Bidspirit auctions | Money and Exchange Auction May 6, 2025
Money and Exchange, May 6, 2025. 433 lots, estimates 500 - 800 $.
Money and Exchange -
Welcome to the inaugural auction from Velanord Ltd, trading as Money and Exchange — a trusted platform dedicated to collectors and enthusiasts of historical and world currency. This special event features a thoughtfully curated selection of rare and collectible paper money from around the world, including notes from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the United States, and Australia and Oceania, as well as exceptional pre-1800 issues.
Among the highlights are specimen notes, a strong offering of PMG graded notes in high grades, and a unique collection of checks and bills of exchange dating back to the late 18th century, offering a rare glimpse into early financial history. We are also pleased to present an impressive range of scripophily, featuring historic bonds and shares from notable financial periods and institutions.
Every lot reflects our team’s commitment to excellence, authenticity, and a genuine passion for numismatics. We invite you to explore the catalogue and place your bids with confidence.
For any inquiries, please contact us at velanordltd@mail.com — we’re happy to assist.
Best of luck, and happy collecting
Lots in this catalog (433)
- Lot 1: Angola 1000 Kwanzas (without date of Independence) Specimen PMG 64 EPQ 1979 PMG 64 Coice UNC — 66
- Lot 2: Angola 1000 Kwanzas Specimen 1979 P117s — 46
- Lot 3: Angola 20 Kwanzas 1976 Specimen — 66
- Lot 4: Angola 50 Kwanzas Specimen 1979 — 54
- Lot 5: Angola 500 Kwanzas (without date of Independence) Specimen Z/A PMG 65 EPQ 1979 PMG 65 EPQ Gem UNC — 56
- Lot 6: Angola 500 Kwanzas Specimen 1979 P116s — 60
- Lot 7: Botswana 10 Pula 1982 (ND) Specimen — 60
- Lot 8: Botswana 2 Pula 1976 (ND) Specimen — 320
- Lot 9: Botswana 20 Pula 1982 (ND) Specimen — 74
- Lot 10: Botswana 5 Pula 1982 - 1983 (ND) Specimen — 35
- Lot 11: Burundi 100 Francs 1993 Specimen — 40
- Lot 12: Burundi 20 Francs 1977 Specimen — 23
- Lot 13: Burundi 20 Francs 1991 Specimen — 53
- Lot 14: Egypt 'Credit Lyonnais' Agence de Cairo Cheque for 23145 Egyptian Piastres Freemasonry 1894 — 30
- Lot 15: Egypt Alexandria 'Moise Valensin & Co' Bill of Exchange £1000 1859 — 21
- Lot 16: Egypt Cairo 'Emanuel Casdagli & Sons' Cheque 100 Pounds 1912 Tobacco — 59
- Lot 17: Egypt Cairo 'Tod Rathbone & Co' 1870s Proof Bill of Exchange — 76
- Lot 18: Egypt J.N. Mosseri Figli & Co Cairo Check 1940 — 76
- Lot 19: Egypt Sahal Brothers of Cairo Bill of Exchange for £1000 Judaica 1918 — 130
- Lot 20: Kenya 20 Shillings 1988 Specimen — 170
- Lot 21: South Africa 'Mann, George & Co' Cape Town Bill of Exchange 1918 Shipping Coal — 55
- Lot 22: South Africa 'The Bank of Africa Ltd' of Exchange £100 Cape Town 1880 — 89
- Lot 23: South Africa "The National Bank of the Orange River Colony" Specimen Bill of Exchange Scarce — 37
- Lot 24: South Africa African Banking Corp Durban Bill of Exchange 1917 Coal Trading — 62
- Lot 25: South Africa Cia Naviera Guipozcoana Durban 1917 Bill of Exchange Shipping Coal — 160
- Lot 26: South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Bill of Exchange for 10 Pounds 1889 — 175
- Lot 27: South Africa Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Specimen Circular Letter of Credit 1954 — 25
- Lot 28: Sudan 5 Pounds 2011 Specimen P# 72 UNC — 48
- Lot 29: Standard Bank of South Africa Mozambique Bill of Exchange 1913 Lourenço Marques
- Lot 31: Argentina 1 Austral 1985 - 1986 (ND) Specimen
- Lot 32: Argentina 1 Peso Convertible 1992 - 1994 (ND) Specimen
- Lot 33: Argentina 10 Australes 1986 - 1989 (ND) Specimen P 235S Muestra
- Lot 34: Argentina 2 Pesos 1997 - 2000 (ND) Specimen
- Lot 35: Argentina 5 Australes 1986 - 1989 (ND) Specimen
- Lot 36: Banco Aleman Transatlantico Lima Peru Bill of Exchange 1910 Cheque Check — 30
- Lot 37: Banco del Ecuador Guayaquil Cheque Check 1914 — 223
- Lot 38: Banco del Peru Lima 1880s Printers Proof 'Recibo de Deposito' Cheque Check — 90
- Lot 39: Banco del Peru y Londres Lima Bill of Exchange Letra de Cambio 1909 — 48
- Lot 40: Banco Nacional de Mexico Guadalajara Jalisco Bill of Exchange 1895 Cheque $100 — 60
- Lot 41: Bank of California 1899 Bill of Exchange – San Francisco to Rothschild Frères, Paris — 70
- Lot 42: Bermuda 20 Dollars 1984 Specimen P# 31s Overprint Specimen UNC — 20
- Lot 43: Bolivia Banco J A Fernandez Bill of Exchange Letra de Cambio £1000 Sucre 1881 — 80
- Lot 44: Bolivia Banco Nacional Sucre 1903 Bill of Exchange Coat of Arms — 175
- Lot 45: Brazil Banco Italo-Belga Santos Bill of Exchange Cheque 1918 Brasil — 212
- Lot 46: Brazil Borstelmann & Cia Bill of Exchange for £150 Pernambuco 1881 — 26
- Lot 47: Brazil Brasil 'Wilson, Sons & Co' Rio de Janeiro Bill of Exchange 1918 — 26
- Lot 48: Brazil H.Fraeb Bill of Exchange for £750 Rio Grande do Sul 1881 — 23
- Lot 49: Brazil Joan da Costa Bill of Exchange for £50 Maranhao 1847 — 48
- Lot 50: Brazil London & Brazilian Bank San Paulo 1926 — 35
- Lot 51: Brazil San Paulo London & Brazilian Bank Ltd Cheque for2240,83$ 1926 — 62
- Lot 52: Brazil Wilson, Sons & Co Bahia Bill of Exchange for £1849.11.9 1918 — 130
- Lot 53: Brazil Wilson, Sons & Co Pernambuco Bill of Exchange for £821.1.0 1917 — 150
- Lot 54: Brazil Wilson, Sons & Co Rio de Janeiro Bill of Exchange for £2145.15.10 1917 — 76
- Lot 55: British Guyana Bank Bill of Exchange for £90 Demerara 1897 — 76
- Lot 56: Canada 'Bank of British North America' Bill of Exchange Toronto London 1879 — 18
- Lot 57: Canada 'Canadian Bank of Commerce' Bill of Exchange 1874 New York Branch — 18
- Lot 58: Canada Bank of British Columbia Bill of Exchange San Francisco 1893 — 120
- Lot 59: Canada Bank of Montreal 1872 PMG 45 XF Bill of Exchange — 175
- Lot 60: Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange for 3 Pounds London 1903 — 150
- Lot 61: Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange XF 45 PMG New York London — 180
- Lot 62: Chile 'Banco Mobiliario' Valparaiso 1883 Bill of Exchange — 76
- Lot 63: Chile 'Thomas, La Chambre & Co' Valparaiso Bill of Exchange 1863 — 88
- Lot 64: Chile Banco de Valparaiso Bill of Exchange for £500 1882 — 47
- Lot 65: Chile Banco Nacional Santiago 1874 Bill of Exchange Letra de Cambio PMG 35 — 53
- Lot 66: Chile G.A. Hoermann & Co Bill of Exchange for £3000 Valparaiso 1881 — 44
- Lot 67: Chile Gregorio Osso y Cerda Santiago Bill of Exchange for £22,1,6 1863 — 80
- Lot 68: Chile The Anglo-South American Bank Ltd Check for 40 Pounds 1921 — 80
- Lot 69: Chile Weber & Co Bill of Exchange for £3000 Valparaiso 1881 — 84
- Lot 70: Cuba 1 Peso 1964 Specimen — 74
- Lot 71: Cuba 1 Peso 1964 Specimen — 74
- Lot 72: Cuba 1 Peso 1975 Specimen — 79
- Lot 73: Cuba 1 Peso 1975 Specimen — 158
- Lot 74: Cuba 1 Peso 1978 Specimen — 74
- Lot 75: Cuba 1 Peso 1979 Specimen — 74
- Lot 76: Cuba 1 Peso 1981 Specimen — 79
- Lot 77: Cuba 1 Peso 1985 Specimen — 74
- Lot 78: Cuba 1 Peso 1988 Specimen with black overprint Muestra twice at each side — 74
- Lot 79: Cuba 10 Pesos 1967 Specimen — 74
- Lot 80: Cuba 3 Pesos 1983 Specimen — 74
- Lot 81: Cuba 3 Pesos 1984 Specimen — 74
- Lot 82: Cuba 3 Pesos 1985 Specimen — 200
- Lot 83: Cuba 3 Pesos 1986 Specimen with black overprint Muestra twice at each side — 50
- Lot 84: Cuba 3 Pesos 1988 Specimen with black overprint Muestra twice at each side — 85
- Lot 85: Cuba 5 Pesos 1968 Specimen — 50
- Lot 86: Cuba 5 Pesos 1970 Specimen — 54
- Lot 87: Cuba 5 Pesos 1970 Specimen — 250
- Lot 88: Cuba 5 Pesos 1972 Specimen — 250
- Lot 89: Cuba 5 Pesos 1987 Specimen with black overprint Muestra twice at each side — 44
- Lot 90: Cuba 10 Pesos 1967 Specimen — 22
- Lot 91: Cuba 10 Pesos 1968 Specimen — 100
- Lot 92: Cuba 10 Pesos 1970 Specimen — 17
- Lot 93: Cuba 10 Pesos 1978 Specimen — 25
- Lot 94: Cuba 10 Pesos 1978 Specimen — 26
- Lot 95: Cuba Habana Banco "H.Upmann & Cia" Bill of Exchange 1893 Tobacco Havana — 350
- Lot 96: Cuba Manzanillo Royal Bank of Canada Check Cheque 1924 — 225
- Lot 97: Dominican Republic 10 Pesos Oro 1978 Specimen — 50
- Lot 98: Dominican Republic 10 Pesos Oro 1987 Specimen — 58
- Lot 99: Dominican Republic 20 Pesos Oro 1987 Specimen — 44
- Lot 100: Dominican Republic 50 Pesos Oro 1987 Specimen — 28
- Lot 101: Ecuador Guyaquil 'Janer e Hijo' Letra de Cambio Bill of Exchange 1897 Scarce — 80
- Lot 102: Ecuador L.C. Stagg & Cia £300 Guayaquil 1881 Bill of Exchange Cheque — 150
- Lot 103: Ecuador Santiago French £100 Guyaquil 1881 — 220
- Lot 104: Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1927 — 17
- Lot 105: Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1928 — 55
- Lot 106: Haiti Republique d'Haiti 2 Gourdes L. 1827 VG P#42 — 54
- Lot 107: India Bank of Madras Cheque Guntoor Branch 1860-1870s — 339
- Lot 108: Merchant Bank of Canada 1882 £5000 Bill of Exchange New York Sugar Trust — 32
- Lot 109: Mexico Banco de Londres y Mexico 1893 $1000 Bill of Exchange — 26
- Lot 110: Mexico Bill of Exchange 'Esteban Benecke y Cía' Printer's Proof 1860-1870 — 19
- Lot 111: Mexico Julian Aragon & Sobrino Bill of Exchange for 200 pesetas 1901 — 22
- Lot 112: Panama 'Antonio Guerra" Bill of Exchange / Letra de Cambio 1926 — 17
- Lot 113: Peru Bolivia 'Ventura Forfan y Cia' 1879 Tacna Letra de Cambio Bill of Exchange — 29
- Lot 114: Peru N Forga e Hijos Arequipa £28-5-0 1905 — 26
- Lot 115: Peru Otto Richter Bill of Exchange Arequipa 1881 Cheque Letra de Cambio — 60
- Lot 116: Uruguay 'London, Buenos Ayres & River Plate Bank' Bill of Exchange 1873 - Issued in Montevideo, Payable in Valparaíso — 8
- Lot 117: Uruguay 5000 pesos 1967 Serie A — 19
- Lot 118: Uruguay Banco Comercial de Montevideo Bill of Exchange Letra de Cambio 1896 — 133
- Lot 119: Uruguay Banco Comercial Montevideo 1889 AU 50 PMG Bill of Exchange Rare — 66
- Lot 120: Uruguay London & River Plate Bank Ltd Montevideo Bill of Exchane for 1000 Pounds 1888 — 40
- Lot 121: Venezuela Deuda Nacional Interna Billete de 2,000 Bolivares 1906 Uncancelled — 339
- Lot 122: 1941 HSBC Hong Kong Bill of Exchange – WWII Scarce Banking Document Paid in Scotland — 49
- Lot 123: Afghanistan 2 Afghanis 2002 P#65s Specimen UNC — 17
- Lot 124: British India 1882 Oriental Bank Corporation Bill of Exchange, Calcutta to London — 268
- Lot 125: British India Calcutta Bill of Exchange 'Borradaile, Schiller & Co' 1873 — 21
- Lot 126: China 1 Jiao 1980 PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem UNC — 85
- Lot 127: China Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1874 PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine — 62
- Lot 128: India Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1873 PMG 35 Choice Very Fine — 35
- Lot 129: India Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp 1873 PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine — 26
- Lot 130: India Syndicate Bank Pair of Travellers Cheque for 100 and 1000 Rupees Specimen — 80
- Lot 131: India Travellers Cheque for 50 Rupees Specimen — 85
- Lot 132: Indonesia Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Bill of Exchange for £246.19.0 Batavia Indonesia 1910 PMG 55EPQ — 15
- Lot 133: Indonesia Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Indonesia Batavia Bill of Exchange 1910 — 200
- Lot 134: John Gittens & Co Fuzhou (Foochow) Fujian China Bill of Exchange 1882 — 225
- Lot 135: Kyrgystan sheet 3 uncut 50 som 2002 (ND) P 20 UNC — 225
- Lot 136: Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij Batavia East-India 1882 Bill Exchange ABN — 177
- Lot 137: Pakistan 10 Rupees 2007 Low Serial FP0000003 — 133
- Lot 138: Pakistan 10 Rupees Specimen 2006 Specimen — 23
- Lot 139: Pakistan 100 Rupees Specimen 2006 Specimen — 150
- Lot 140: Pakistan 20 Rupees Specimen 2007 Specimen — 133
- Lot 141: Pakistan 50 Rupees Specimen 2010 Specimen — 125
- Lot 142: Pakistan 500 Rupees Specimen 2006 — 60
- Lot 143: Philippines - Banco Español Filipino – Rare Historical Bill of Exchange Manila to Barcelona 1884 1000 Pesos Fuertes — $500 - $750
- Lot 144: Philippines 1883 Manila 'Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp' HSBC Bill Of Exchange 1883 — 120
- Lot 145: Philippines Manila Bank J.M Tuason & Co Bill of Exchange £62.3.8 1878 — 49
- Lot 146: Singapore Aslagoff & Co Signed Bill of Exchange HSBC 1912 — 26
- Lot 147: Singapore Chartered Bank of India Australia and China Bill of Exchange for £10 1910 — 30
- Lot 148: Singapore Mercantile Bank of India Bill of Exchange for £8.17.5 1926 — 84
- Lot 149: Singapore Nederlandisch Indische Handelsbank £28.3.0 1924 — 71
- Lot 150: Uzbekistan 500 Som 1999 Fancy number — 33
- Lot 151: Uzbekistan 500 Som 1999 Fancy Number — 33