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Collections of Chinese, Russian and World Banknotes

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location234 West 42nd Street, New York, New York, United States

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We welcome you to this fantastic sale with an exciting array of banknotes from China, Russia, Asia and Europe, featuring two premier collections: "The East Bay Collection of International Banknotes" and "The Eduard Kann Chinese Banknote Collection."


The East Bay Collection is believed to be the largest collection of international banknotes ever to come to market. Assembled over the course of 40 years by a private collector in Northern California, it consists of more than 30,000 notes representing over 150 countries. The scope of this collection is absolutely wonderful in both quantity and quality. This sale features the Chinese and related Asian banknotes and Russian and European banknotes from this fantastic collection.


The Eduard Kann Chinese Banknote Collection is the exceptional collection of the world’s leading authority on Chinese coins and the Chinese monetary system, consisting of more than 500 banknotes.


Please note the pre-sale Internet bidding ending times for each session as listed on this page. And don’t forget that this sale will go to live floor bidding October 27 – 28 at the Hilton Times Square in New York City. For those of you attending the sale, the session start times are as follows: Session One will begin at 10:00 am EDT on Monday, October 27; and Session Two will begin at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday, October 28.

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1923 20 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury Notes2767 - 1923 20 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury Notes
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5) 1923 50 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury Note2768 - 5) 1923 50 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury Note
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(2) 1923 200 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury.2769 - (2) 1923 200 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury.
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(11) 1923 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury2770 - (11) 1923 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury
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(7) 1923 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes2771 - (7) 1923 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes
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1923 1 Billion Mark Republic Treasury Note2772 - 1923 1 Billion Mark Republic Treasury Note
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1923 100 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury Note2773 - 1923 100 Milliarden Mark Republic Treasury Note
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1924 10 Billionen Mark Republic Treasury Note2774 - 1924 10 Billionen Mark Republic Treasury Note
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1924 5 Billionen Mark Republic Treasury Note2775 - 1924 5 Billionen Mark Republic Treasury Note
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(2) 1923 42&105 Goldmark Imperial Treasury Interi2776 - (2) 1923 42&105 Goldmark Imperial Treasury Interi
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(2) 1923 42&105 Goldmark Imperial Treasury Bonds2777 - (2) 1923 42&105 Goldmark Imperial Treasury Bonds
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(3) 1923 Rentenmark. Issues F/VF2778 - (3) 1923 Rentenmark. Issues F/VF
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(3) 1926 5 Rentenmark. Issues F/AU2779 - (3) 1926 5 Rentenmark. Issues F/AU
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1934 50 Rentenmark Rentenbank Rentenmarkschein2780 - 1934 50 Rentenmark Rentenbank Rentenmarkschein
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(7) 1937 1 & 2 Rentenmark Issues AU/Unc2781 - (7) 1937 1 & 2 Rentenmark Issues AU/Unc
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(4) 1924 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes2782 - (4) 1924 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes
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1924 1000 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note Spec.2783 - 1924 1000 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note Spec.
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1929 20 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note2784 - 1929 20 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note
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1929 20 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note Proof2785 - 1929 20 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note Proof
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(11) 1929-36 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes2786 - (11) 1929-36 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes
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(6) 1929-36 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes2787 - (6) 1929-36 Mixed Denoms Republic Treasury Notes
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1936 1000 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note AU2788 - 1936 1000 Reichsmark Republic Treasury Note AU
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(7) 1939-42 20&5 Reichsmark Republic Treasury2789 - (7) 1939-42 20&5 Reichsmark Republic Treasury
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(6) 1945 20 Reichsmark Kassenschein Emergency2790 - (6) 1945 20 Reichsmark Kassenschein Emergency
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1945 (ND) 100 Reichsmark Emergency ReIssue AU2791 - 1945 (ND) 100 Reichsmark Emergency ReIssue AU
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(14) 1944 1/2 & 1 Mark Allied Military Currency2792 - (14) 1944 1/2 & 1 Mark Allied Military Currency
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(11) 1944 1 Mark Allied Military Currency Unc2793 - (11) 1944 1 Mark Allied Military Currency Unc
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1944 1 Mark Allied Military Currency EF2794 - 1944 1 Mark Allied Military Currency EF
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1944 5 Mark Allied Military Currency AU.2795 - 1944 5 Mark Allied Military Currency AU.
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(5) 1944 5 Mark Allied Military Currency F/Unc2796 - (5) 1944 5 Mark Allied Military Currency F/Unc
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(4) 1944 10 Mark Allied Military Currency VF/Unc2797 - (4) 1944 10 Mark Allied Military Currency VF/Unc
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1944 20 Mark Allied Military Currency Error AU2798 - 1944 20 Mark Allied Military Currency Error AU
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(4) 20 Mark Allied Military Currency XF/Unc2799 - (4) 20 Mark Allied Military Currency XF/Unc
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(4) 50 Mark Allied Military Currency VF/Unc2800 - (4) 50 Mark Allied Military Currency VF/Unc
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(3) 100 Mark Allied Military Currency XF/Unc2801 - (3) 100 Mark Allied Military Currency XF/Unc
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1944 1000 Mark Allied Military Currency Unc2802 - 1944 1000 Mark Allied Military Currency Unc
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(3) 1933 Reichsmark Conversion Fund German Debt2803 - (3) 1933 Reichsmark Conversion Fund German Debt
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(2) 1934 5 Reichsmark Conversion Fund2804 - (2) 1934 5 Reichsmark Conversion Fund
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1934 10 Reichsmark Conversion Fund2805 - 1934 10 Reichsmark Conversion Fund
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1934 50 Reichsmark Conversion Fund for GermanDebt2806 - 1934 50 Reichsmark Conversion Fund for GermanDebt
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(7) 1916 Mixed 20 & 50 Kopeken & 1 Rubel2807 - (7) 1916 Mixed 20 & 50 Kopeken & 1 Rubel
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(2) 1916 3 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Notes2808 - (2) 1916 3 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Notes
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1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note2809 - 1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note
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1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note2810 - 1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note
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(8) 1918 Mixed Denoms State Loan Bank East Kowno2811 - (8) 1918 Mixed Denoms State Loan Bank East Kowno
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(11) 1940 Mixed Denoms Reich's Credit Treasury2812 - (11) 1940 Mixed Denoms Reich's Credit Treasury
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(4) 1942 (ND) Mixed Denoms Auxiliary Payment Cert2813 - (4) 1942 (ND) Mixed Denoms Auxiliary Payment Cert
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(2) 1942 (ND) 1 & 2 Reichsmark Auxiliary Payment2814 - (2) 1942 (ND) 1 & 2 Reichsmark Auxiliary Payment
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(5) 1944 Mix Denom Clearing.German Armed Forces2815 - (5) 1944 Mix Denom Clearing.German Armed Forces
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1865 1 Gulden Grand Duchy Hesse Darmstadt VG-F2816 - 1865 1 Gulden Grand Duchy Hesse Darmstadt VG-F
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