CGB Paper Money Live Auction - April 2, 2019: the Remi Dargent collection

| 15/03/2019

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428 lots are for sale at this April 2, 2019 Live Auction, which breaks down into three chapters, i.e. two collections (Remi Dargent and Stéphane Lelièvre collections) and a refined selection of banknotes. First part of the sale presents the Remi Dargent collection.

The Remi Dargent collection (lots 4290001 to 4290129) is mainly made-up of small-sized notes, billets de nécessité (Notgeld), coupons and vouchers from all over the world, from the Banque de Law era to the early 1920s.

Lot 4290104 - 50 Centimes Océanie 1919 P.02 - 400 € / 800 €

Lot 4290108 - 5 Gulden 1914 P.006a - 400 € / 750 €

This rare collection will allow you to discover paper money from the plantations in French Cochinchina (lot 4290071, a complete series of issuances from the Société des Plantations in Honquan), coupons from merchants in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia (lot 4290063, 1-piastre coupon Union des commerçants (merchants association) of Dire Dawa, the second known copy only, after that of Dr. Kolsky) or vouchers from the Continental Palace in Saigon (lots 4290072, 4290073 and 4290074).

Lot 4290071, complete series of issuances from the Société des Plantations de Honquan - 1 700 € / 1 800 €

Lot 4290063, 1 piastre Union des commerçants de Diré-Daoua - 800 € / 1 500 €

Lot 4290073, ticket 10 Cents Continental Palace de Saïgon - 300 € / 700 €

Of course, the money-stamps of Madagascar and issuances from the Chambers of Commerce in Oceania and Djibouti are also largely represented. More and more hobbyists seek these small notes, especially in good condition.

Lot 4290064 - 0,05 Franc Djibouti 1919 P.21 - 400 € / 700 €

Lot 4290066 - 50 Centimes Djibouti 1919 P.23 - 250 € / 450 €

Lot 4290097 - 50 Centimes Nouvelle Calédonie 1914 P.24 - 550 € / 900 €

Lot 4290103 - 25 Centimes Océanie 1919 P.01 - 400 € / 800 €

It is also worth noting an exceptional 1-Dollar – 1-Piastre note of 1891 for Indochina (lot 4290075) and a very interesting selection from the Netherlands. Among issuances from the Netherlands, you will also find an outstanding and extremely rare 2 Livres - 18 Sols 1795 note (lot 4290114). A rare set to be closely examined!

Lot 4290075 -1 Dollar – 1 Piastre 1891 for French Indochina - 3 500 € / 7 000 €