Scripophily.1

April- June, 2001

BONDS OF THE BALTIC STATES & RUSSIA

Contents of Scripophily

1.Bonds 8.Lottary tickets

2.Shares 9.Passports

3.Insurance polices 10.Certificates & diplomas

4.Valuable papers of 11.Official decrees about money

early types 12.Payments & archives documents

5.Trade licenses & payments 13.Rationing system

6.Checks 14.WW II. Propaganda printed matter

7.German Occupation WW II. 15.WW II. Soviet awarded documents

Special issues 16.Postcards

17.Militaries – Studio/real photos

No. Date Denomination Description Condition Price US$

BONDS

Czechoslovakia

1.Czechoslovak State Loan of 1922. Series B. Bond to Bearer. Special issue

for investors from UK. With nice coat of arms of Czechoslovakia.

1.1 1922 100 STERLING. Brown & green. W/o coupons. VF 94.50

( Perforated. Printed in English by Bradbury & Wilkinson. )

Estonia

1. Russian Empire. Estonian Noble Land Credit Society. 4% Mortgage bond.

Reval(Tallinn), 1898 – 1913. Printed on Russian & German languages.

1.1 1898 100 RUBLES. Green. W/add talon’s sheet–8 coupons F/VF 35.00

1.2 1898 200 RUBLES. Blue. W/talon’s sheet – 12 coupons. VF 48.75

1.3 1898 200 RUBLES. Blue. W/talon’s sheet – 12 coupons. F 39.90

1.4 1903 500 RUBLES. Pink. W/talon’s sheet – 16 coupons. F+ 57.50

1.5 1905 100 RUBLES. Green. W/talon’s sheet w/o coupons. VF 33.85

1.6 1909 100 RUBLES. Brown. W/talon’s sheet - 14 coupons. F/VF 31.30

1.7 1913 100 RUBLES. Brown. W/talon’s sheet – 17 coupons aVF 34.60

2.Russian Empire. The Reval City Credit Society. 5 % Mortgage Bill.

Printed on Russian & German languages. W/pink stamp & black hand signs.

2.1 2.1911 100 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Brown. F+ 99.00

2.2 1.1913 100 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Brown. F 99.00

2.3 1913 100 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Brown. F 99.00

2.4 1913 100 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Brown. F 99.00

2.5 1907 500 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Blue. F 230.00

2.6 1912 1,000 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Red. F 275.00

Full set above /100, 500 & 1000 rubles/ for only US$ 550.- These bonds

are really rare. I found only this first set for last 10 years!

3.Premium bond of the Estonian Republic 1920. First Estonian Bond Issue.

3.1 1920 100 MARKA . W/o coupons. Dk./lt. blue. Wmk. F/VF 29.95

( Serie 04434, #084. Printed in Estonian & English. Seldom seen. )

3.2 1920 100 MARKA . W/o coupons. Dk./lt. blue. Wmk. aVG 24.70

( Series 07379, #031. Printed in Estonian & English. Seldom seen. )

4.Republic of Estonia. Banking and Currency reform. 7% Loan, 1927.

Bond to bearer for £ 100 Sterling. Special issue for investors from UK.

With nice & stylized view of old Tallinn City, sea & boat.

4.1 1927 100 STERLING. Blue. Wmk. –RARE- VF 495.00

(With 14 coupons value £3.10 ea. Printed in English by Bradbury & Wilkinson.

W/hand signs of Estonian Minister in London + British, foreign corporation)

5.The Land Bank of Estonia. Serie IV of 4% Mortgage-Bond.

5.1 1927 250 KROONI. Brown & yellow. Wmk. aUNC 17.50

(With 20 coupons value 5 KROONI ea. Estonian, French & English languages)

5.2 1927 500 KROONI. Violet & yellow. Wmk. aUNC 22.85

(With 20 coupons value 10 KROONI ea. Estonian, French & English languages)

5.3 1935 100 KROONI. Blue. Wmk. W/20 coupons. aUNC 24.95

(With nice farmers vignette. W.20 coupons. Estonian, French & English lang.)

6.The Estonian Land Credit Association. 5% Mortgage Bond.

6.1 1938 250 KROONI. W.20 coupons. Gray. Wmk. Serie A. aUNC 29.70

7.The Estonian Mortgage’s Bank. Tartu City. Coupon’s sheet from 200 krooni

6% Mortgage Bond. Seldom seen.

7.1 1939 COUPON’S SHEET W.19 COUPONS. Green. Wmk. Serie B. XF 29.70

7.2 1939 COUPON’S SHEET W.19 COUPONS. Pink . Wmk. Serie D. XF 29.70

Latvia

1.The Government Bond with interest. W/nice coat of arms Latvia.

1.1 1931 20 LATU. Brown. Wmk. W/4 coupons. aUNC 15.70

( Serie 000009. Number 000054 )

1.2 1931 20 LATU. Brown. Wmk. W/4 coupons. aUNC 15.00

( Serie 000010. Number 000002 )

1.3 1931 20 LATU. Brown. Wmk. W/4 coupons. aUNC 14.50

( Serie 000010. Number 000003 )

Russia. Czarist Empire

1.Estland Noble Credit Cashier's Office. Credit Loan Letter.

It is prototype of first Russian obligations. You can see ones only

in museums or archives, but in public sales. They are really rare

items. As you know that first issue of Russian State Obligations

dated 1864. Before this date little used only local issues analogue

below. Estland Noble Credit Society one from first used ones under

pledge lands. They used experience of Germany and asked license from

Russian czar about 25 years ! All printed on paper with lovely large

size watermark - Coat of arms of Russian empire. First & second types

with seals of German Landlords. They all used by local Baltic’s German

Landlords and all they are deference’s by dates, amounts, names, terms

& etc. I know about three principal difference’s types.

- Second type

1.1 Dated 25.02.1803. Written on paper with watermark - Russian coat of

arms & date 1799. Tax stamp 1801 for value 30 kopeks. W/seal.

Including 4 pages each size: 27.5 x 34.5 cm. Used 1 page. 325.00

- State Issues

1.Bill of the State Commission of Discharge Debts for capital not limited

in time. Four 6% Loan for payment in state assignates.

1.1 1839 5,000 RUBLES. Size: 27 x 20 cm. Lit.A. SELDOM. VF 199.00

(With large size imperial coat of arms on paper + same in watermark )

2.Bill of the State Commission of Discharge Debts for capital not limited

in time. Third 6% Loan for payment in Russian silver coins.

2.1 1878 500 RUBLES. Size: 31,8 x 24,8 cm. Pg.650. SELDOM. VF 199.00

(With large size imperial coat of arms on paper + same in watermark)

3.State Bank. Bill of Internal 5% Profitable Loan. First issue.

3.1 1864 100 RUBLES. W/15 coupons. Wmk. Brown/pink. VF 43.50

3.2 1864 100 RUBLES. W/15 coupons. Wmk. Brown/pink. F 34.95

4.State Bank. Bill of Second Internal 5% Profitable Loan.

4.1 1866 100 RUBLES. W/17 coupons. Wmk. Green/yellow. F 34.95

5.Imperial Government of Russia. 3 8/10 % Conversion Obligation.

Printed on Russian, English, German & French languages.

5.1 1898 150 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Brown. aUNC 44.50

(With registered German Reich’s Stamp – Abgabe. )

6.Imperial Russian Government. State 4% Rent. Certificate for bearer.

6.1 1902 1,000 RUBLES. W/29 coupons. Red. Serie 57. aUNC 35.90

6.2 1902 1,000 RUBLES. W/29 coupons. Red. Serie 57. XF 32.85

6.3 1902 1,000 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Red. Serie 161. VG/F 19.95

7.State Committee of Discharge Debts. Second Internal 5% Loan of 1905.

7.1 1905 100 RUBLES. Second loan. W/o coupons. Brown. aVF 23.70

7.2 1905 500 RUBLES. Second loan. W/o coupons. Blue. F 28.25

8.Imperial Russian Government. Russian State 5% Loan 1906. Obligation.

8.1 1906 187 RUBLES 50 KOPEKS. W/15 coupons. Gray/blue VF 37.85

9.State Internal 5% Loan Debenture Bonds. With very large

military vignette of mythology heroes. Russian & French languages.

9.1 1914 50 RUBLES. W/23 coupons & number. Wmk. Violet. XF 26.60

9.2 1914 50 RUBLES. W/14 coupons & number. Wmk. Violet. F/VF 17.35

9.3 1914 1,000 RUBLES. W/14 coupons & number. Wmk. Pink. XF 39.90

9.4 1915 500 RUBLES. W/17 coupons & number. Wmk. Blue VF 28.70

10.Second State Internal 5% Loan 1915. Bond. With very large military

vignette of mythology heroes. Russian & French languages. Very popular.

10.1 1915 100 RUBLES. W/19 coupons. Brown. Wmk. -Scarce-. F 35.00

11.State 5 1/2% Military Short-term Loan 1915. Bond.

11.1 1915 100 RUBLES. W/16 coupons. Wmk. Gray & brown. XF 21.85

11.2 1915 100 RUBLES. W/16 coupons. Wmk. Gray & brown. VF 16.95

11.3 1915 5,000 RUBLES. W/10 coupons. Wmk. Violet & brown. F 25.00

12.State 5 1/2 % Military Short-term Loan 1916. First Issue.

12.1 1916 50 RUBLES. W/14 coupons. Wmk. Brown/green. aVF 14.50

12.2 1916 500 RUBLES. W/17 coupons. Wmk. Brown/violet. F 27.00

13.State 5 1/2 % Military Short-term Loan. Second Issue 1916.

13.1 1916 50 RUBLES. W/18 coupons. Wmk. Lt./Dk.green. XF+ 18.75

13.2 1916 100 RUBLES. W/18 coupons. Wmk. Green/brown. VF 19.50

13.3 1916 100 RUBLES. W/18 coupons. Wmk. Green/brown. F/VF 16.25

13.4 1916 100 RUBLES. W/18 coupons. Wmk. Green/brown. F 13.80

13.5 1916 38 RUBLES 50 KOPEKS. Sheet w/14 coupons. Wmk. VF 7.95

(Not cut sheet w/14 coupons 2 rubes 50 kopeks ea. from 100 rubles bond)

13.6 1916 500 RUBLES. W/17 coupons. Wmk. Green/violet. F/VF 25.00

- Railroars

1.Emperor Russian Government. Nicholas Railroad. Bond.

Printed on Russian, English & French languages.

1.1 1867 125 RUBLES. W/15 coupons. Black on white. F 48.50

2.Head Society of Russian Railroads. Third Issue.3% Bond. Lovely design.

Printed on Russian, English, French & German languages.

2.1 1881 125 RUBLES. W/24 coupons. Dk.green. VF 44.90

3.4% Obligation Loan of the Society of Moscow-Kursk Railroad.

Moscow, 1886. Printed on Russian & German languages.

3.1 1886 1,000 GERMAN MARKS. W/o coupons. Dk.red. VF 38.80

4.Imperial Government of Russia. Russian 4% Obligation Russian

Railroads. Printed on Russian, English & German languages.

4.1 1889 125 GOLD RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. RARE. XF 68.00

(With registered German Reich’s Stamp – Abgabe)

5.4 % Obligation Loan of the Society of South-East Railroads.

Printed on Russian, German & Holland languages.

5.1 1897 1,000 GERMAN MARKS. W/o coupons. Dk. green. aUNC 45.00

5.2 1897 2,000 GERMAN MARKS. W/o coupons. Red. aUNC 57.00

(Rare currency loan for foreign investors)

6.Imperial Russian Government. Russian 4 ½ % Railroad Bonds. Bond of the

Kulundinskoi Railroad. Petrograd, 1916.

6.1 1916 100 RUBLES. With 39 coupons. Brown/yellow. UNC 38.50

- Banks

1.The Tiflis (Tbilisi) Noble Land Bank. 5 ½ % Mortgage.

1.1 1894 100 RUBLES. W/o coupon. Brown. F 23.75

2.State Certificate of Agrarian Lands Bank for capital.

2.1 1912 100 RUBLES on capital. W/ 8 coupons. Brown. VF 24.65

3.The Donskoi Land Bank in Taganrog City. 4 1/2% Mortgage.

3.1 1916 100 RUBLES. W/16 coupons. Wmk. Brown. aVF 27.85

4.Pskov Commercial Bank. Pernovsk (Pjarnu, Estonia) Dept. -RARE-

4.1 1919 300 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Blue. W/stamp. F 69.95

(W/ovpt.: Moscow Industrial Bank <ex. I.V.Unker & Co.> Dept. in Pernov)

- City Loans & Credit Societies

1.City of Moscow. Loan of the year 1908. 5% Bond.

1.1 1908 189 RUBLES/20POUNDS. Brown. W/2 coupons. VF 24.95

1.2 1908 189 RUBLES/20POUNDS. Brown. W/o coupons. VF 27.95

( Printed in Russian & English languages. W/registration stamps –

2 Shilling 1909 and Baring Brothers & Co., Ltd )

2.City of Moscow. Loan of the year 1909. 5% Bond.

2.1 1909 189 RUBLES 50 KOPEKS. Blue. W/3 coupons. XF 27.95

( Printed in Russian, French & English languages. W/registration stamp –

Amsterdam 1917 )

3.Pskov City Administration. City 4% Short-term Loan.

3.1 1918 500 RUBLES. Brown. W/o issued stamp. –RARE-. aUNC 280.00

(Printed only 500 pcs. Serie G, #00362. Used as tax payment for all

holders of immovable. Very popular in collectors of paper money)

4.St. Petersburg City Credit Society. 4 1/2% Bond.

4.1 1908 100 RUBLES. W/2 coupons. Wmk. Red. F/VF 17.95

4.1 1908 100 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Red. F/VF 16.40

4.2 1908 500 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Green. F+ 23.00

5.Petrograd City Credit Society. 4 1/2% Bond.

5.1 1916 100 RUBLES. W/18 coupons. Wmk. Red. F 21.25

5.2 1908 500 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Green. F+ 23.00

RSFSR

1.Second Internal short-term State Bread Loan. Bond. With lovely

picture of farmer which sow grain. Size: 22.3 x 10 cm. First district

2.1 1923 3 POODS RYE IN GRAIN. Green. Serie XIX. UNC 43.50

USSR

1.Farmer's Profitable Loan. Bond. Size: 22.7 x 10.4 cm.

1.1 1924 1 RUBLE. Brown. W/2 coupons. Serie IV. VF 39.75

( Printed in red large letters "Specimen". #3000001. )

2.East Siberian Province. Second Province Loan of Technical Knowledge’s

named STALIN. “Technique to the masses”. Irkutsk, 1930. - Scarce -

2.1 1930 20 HOURS. Class 4. Dk.pink. 21.4 x 15.5 cm. VF 27.45

3.Tatarian Soviet Socialist Republic. Loan of cleanness and comfortable

of Kazan City. Obligation. With view of Kazan. Seldom seen.

3.1 1934 2 WORKS DAYS / 2 Trudodnja. Red. W/4 coupons. aUNC 23.95

3.2 1934 2 WORKS DAYS / 2 Trudodnja. Green.W/4 coupons.aUNC 23.95

3.3 1934 2 WORKS DAYS / 2 Trudodnja. Blue. W/4 coupons.aUNC 23.95

4.State Internal Loan of Consolidation Defense of the USSR.

4.1 1937 10 RUBLES. Class 21. Green & brown. VF+ 8.65

5.State Loan of third five-year plan of the USSR.

5.1 1939 25 RUBLES. Class 5. Green. aVF 4.75

Money was raised to finance the “Great Patriotic War” in the Soviet Union

by selling war bonds. Subscriptions to the war loans yielded 93 billion

rubles. The designs are striking and very patriotic all illustrated. All

denominations of an issue have the vignettes - Very nice pictures of

military battles. They were printed by Soviet State Printer: GOSNAK. The

paper is watermarked with wavy horizontal lines. An interest rate of 4%

is listed on the bonds. Over the life of the ”bond” one third were to be

drawn and redeemed.

6.First State Military Loan, 1942. Obligation. World War II.

6.1 1942 10 RUBLES. Class 19. Green & red. Wmk. UNC 10.95

6.2 1942 10 RUBLES. Class 19. Green & red. Wmk. aUNC 9.30

6.3 1942 10 RUBLES. Class 19. Green & red. Wmk. XF 6.25

Size: 120 x 83 mm.

7.Second State Military Loan, 1943. Obligation. World War II.

7.1 1943 25 RUBLES. Class 67. Dk./green. Size: 84 x 121. aVF 10.70

7.2 1943 50 RUBLES. Class 41. Dk.blue & red. Wmk. XF 14.45

7.3 1943 50 RUBLES. Class 42. Dk.blue & red. Wmk. XF 14.80

7.4 1943 50 RUBLES. Class 151.Dk.blue & red. Wmk. XF 14.60

Size: 140 x 103 mm.

7.5 1943 100 RUBLES. Class 35. Blue & brown. Wmk. F+ 22.35

Size: 197 x 147 mm. -Seldom seen-.

(Catalog "WW II Remembered" price for this loan - US$ 80)

8.Third State Military Loan, 1944. Obligation. World War II.

8.1 1944 50 RUBLES. Class 135. Brown & red. Wmk. XF 7.75

Size: 140 x 103 mm.

8.2 1944 100 RUBLES. Class 150. Brown & red. Wmk. XF 24.50

8.3 1944 100 RUBLES. Class 171. Brown & red. Wmk. XF 25.65

8.4 1944 100 RUBLES. Class 223. Brown & red. Wmk. XF 24.95

Size: 200 x 150 mm. -Scarce-.

(Catalog "WW II Remembered" price for this loan - US$ 60)

9.Fourth State Military Loan, 1945. Obligation. World War II.

9.1 1945 25 RUBLES. Class 97. Blue & red. Wmk. aUNC 9.25

9.2 1945 25 RUBLES. Class 173. Blue & red. Wmk. VG/F 3.50

9.3 1945 25 RUBLES. Class 176. Blue & red. Wmk. VF+ 5.00

9.4 1945 25 RUBLES. Class 227. Blue & red. Wmk. aUNC 9.25

Size: 122 x 85 mm.

9.5 1945 50 RUBLES. Class 56. Dk.blue & red. Wmk. aVF 9.50

9.6 1945 50 RUBLES. Class 202. Dk.blue & red. Wmk. F+ 5.85

9.7 1945 50 RUBLES. Class 220. Dk.blue & red. Wmk. VF 9.70

Size: 140 x 103 mm.

9.8 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 16. Blue & red. Wmk. VF 17.90

9.9 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 16. Blue & red. Wmk. F 9.95

9.10 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 24. Blue & red. Wmk. XF 27.45

9.11 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 36. Blue & red. Wmk. VF 17.90

9.12 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 36. Blue & red. Wmk. VG/F 7.35

9.13 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 37. Blue & red. Wmk. XF 26.70

9.14 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 37. Blue & red. Wmk. F 9.50

9.15 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 74. Blue & red. Wmk. VG 4.95

9.16 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 78. Blue & red. Wmk. XF 21.45

9.17 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 80. Blue & red. Wmk. UNC 33.00

9.18 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 84. Blue & red. Wmk. XF 21.95

9.19 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 84. Blue & red. Wmk. aVF 16.80

9.20 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 130. Blue & red. Wmk. VG/F 7.50

9.21 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 130. Blue & red. Wmk. XF 21.90

9.22 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 143. Blue & red. Wmk. G 2.95

9.23 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 204. Blue & red. Wmk. VF+ 18.30

9.24 1945 100 RUBLES. Class 207. Blue & red. Wmk. XF 21.45

Size: 200 x 150 mm. Catalog value - $ 60.00

9.25 1945 200 RUBLES. Class 16. Dk.blue/red. Wmk. aVF 26.50

9.26 1945 200 RUBLES. Class 21. Dk.blue/red. Wmk. F 22.00

9.27 1945 200 RUBLES. Class 199. Dk.blue/red. Wmk. XF 35.80

Size: 197 x 152 mm. -Seldom-. Catalog value $75.-

9.28 1945 500 RUBLES. Class 4. Dk.blue/red. Wmk. XF 49.95

(Large size: 187 x 242 mm. Catalog "WW II Remembered" price - US$ 95.-)

10.State Loan of Restoration and Development Peoples Economy.

(Reconstruction loan after World War II). First and second issue.

Very nice vignette coat of arms of the USSR.

10.1 1946 100 RUBLES. Green, brown & red. Wmk. XF 11.45

10.2 1946 100 RUBLES. Green, brown & red. Wmk. F/VF 4.00

(Catalog "WW II Remembered" price for this loan - US$ 20.00)

10.3 1946 200 RUBLES. Green, brown & red. Wmk. VF 8.90

10.4 1946 200 RUBLES. Green, brown & red. Wmk. F 4.85

(Catalog "WW II Remembered" price for this loan - US$ 25.00)

10.5 1946 500 RUBLES. Green & red. Class 10. aXF 14.50

(Size: 25.7 x 18 cm. Catalog value $25.-)

10.6 1947 100 RUBLES. Blue & violet. Wmk: CCCP. F 7.85

(Size: 26.6 x 14.5 cm. W/5 coupons)

11.State Loan of Restoration and Development Peoples Economy.

(Reconstruction loan after World War II). Third and four issues.

Very nice industrial picture & coat of arms of the USSR.

11.1 1948 100 RUBLES. Multicolor. Wmk. XF 8.20

11.2 1948 100 RUBLES. Multicolor. Wmk. VF 4.00

12.State Loan of Development Peoples Economy. Obligation.

12.1 1951 100 RUBLES. Green & blue. Wmk.: CCCP. aUNC 4.10

( Above with nice farmers and building pictures )

12.2 1955 100 RUBLES. Green & brown. Wmk.: CCCP. aUNC 3.95

12.3 1955 100 RUBLES. Green & brown. Wmk.: CCCP. XF 3.10

12.4 1955 100 RUBLES. Green & brown. Wmk.: CCCP. VF 1.90

Ukraine / under Russian empire

1.The Kharkov Land’s Bank. 4 1/2% Mortgage.

1.1 1897 100 RUBLES. W/17 coupons. Wmk. Green/brown. F/VF 22.00

1.2 1898 100 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Green/brown. F 16.80

1.3 1908 1,000 RUBLES. W/14 coupons. Wmk. Red/brown. VF+ 39.90

2.The Kiev City Credit Society. 5% Obligation. With nice coat of arms of

Kiev City - St.Vladimir with sword.

2.1 1909 500 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Green. aVF 24.95

2.2 1910 500 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Green. aVF 24.95

2.3 1912 500 RUBLES. W/o coupons. Wmk. Green. aVF 24.95

3.The Nikolaev City Credit Society. 4 1/2% Obligation.

3.1 1910 100 RUBLES. W/2 coupons. Wmk. Brown. Scarce. VG 29.80

4.The Odessa City Credit Society. 5% Bond. Coupon.

4.1 1918 22 RUBLES 50 KOPEKS. Coupon. Wmk. Red. F 2.50