Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
The January 2013 Collector’s Series Sale<br />
897<br />
895<br />
895 Switzerland. Schweizerische NationalBank.<br />
31.8.1946. 500 Franken. P-36es. SPECIMEN (red<br />
stamp on front). Face: Dark red and lilac lathework<br />
frame and underprint. Portrait of woman from Appenzell<br />
with embroidered collar. Back: Brown lathework<br />
frame and illustration of E. Burnand’s<br />
“Embroidering Appenzell Women.” Small POCs in<br />
signature blocks. Appenzell is a canton in NE Switzerland.<br />
A rural and sparsely populated region, it is<br />
mainly meadowland dotted with small farms and has<br />
been famous for centuries as a textile and embroidery<br />
center. Unc. (photo) Est. 800-1,000<br />
897 Switzerland. Schweizerische NationalBank.<br />
27.8.1937. 20 Franken. P-39fs. SPECIMEN (red on<br />
face). Front: Dark blue on red underprint. Portrait in<br />
lathework grame of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi at<br />
upper right. Back: Cross in center of lathework cartouche<br />
with blue security 20 underprint. Red SPEC-<br />
IMEN stamp on back. Star-shaped punched out<br />
cancels. Unc. (photo) Est. 300-500<br />
898<br />
896<br />
896 Switzerland. Schwizerische NationalBank.<br />
11.11.1943. 1,000 Franken. P-37gs. SPECIMEN<br />
(red on front). Face: Violet lathework frame and<br />
counters with light orange and green underprint. Oval<br />
portrait of young woman with curly hair. Back: Orange<br />
underprint in E. Burnand’s “Foundry.” With red<br />
SPECIMEN stamp as well. Rare Swiss note beautifully<br />
done by Waterlow & Sons, London. Unc.<br />
(photo) Est. 1,500-2,000<br />
898 Switzerland. Schweizerische NationalBank.<br />
21.12.1961. 500 Franken. P-51as. No.2E00000.<br />
SPECIMEN (red on front). Face: Olive-green “500”<br />
and brown-orange vignette on multi-colour underprint.<br />
Face: Woman with hood looks into mirror, cross<br />
beneath. Back: Wonderful allegory of the Fountain of<br />
Youth in brown - three elders at left of pool with withered<br />
vine, young girl bathing, two younger woman<br />
on far right of pool with beautiful vine in bloom, rabbits<br />
and dog. Unc. (photo) Est. 900-1,100<br />
899 Tahiti. Banque de L’Indochine. [2]<br />
1) 100 Fr. (1939-1965). (Pick 14c) Woman holds<br />
statue of Athena. Fresh and bright VF-EF.<br />
2) 20 Fr. (1951-1963). (Pick 21b) Unc.<br />
Est. 200-300<br />
www.<strong>Spink</strong>.com
Change language