Catalogue
France, Bagnols, 1790-3, Bon Pour, five sous, AH No 420, signed P.Baume (P.-). Minor stain spot top left margin, very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
France, Republic, Bank of France, five francs, 14.3.1873, 454/K.2076; 51884454 (P.60; F.1.16) first control prefix number. Flattened of quarter folds otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
France, Republic, Bank of France, twenty francs, 9.6.04, K.433/346; 10809346 (P.61b; F.9.3). Flattened of light quarter folds otherwise very fine or slightly better and very scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
France, Republic, Bank of France, fifty francs, 5.2.27, 898/G.12525; 313106898 (P.64h; F.14.4); 17.8.27, 854/V.933; 023320854 (P.77a; F.15.2); 24.8.33, 050/B.14331; 358251050 (80b; F.16.4); 16.7.36, 161/A.4747; 118850161 (P.81b; F.17.28); 17.3.38, 749/N.7781; 194512749 (P.17b; F.18.10); 8.1.42, H157/75857; 390775857 (P.93; F.19.18); 3.10.46, 32544/F.39; 095532544 (P.127a; F.20.6). First and second pinholes, very good - nearly uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
France, Republic, Bank of France, one hundred francs, 30.7.08, 240/P.5149; 128714240 (P.65e; F.21.23). Pinholes on rust spot otherwise nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
France, Republic, Bank of France, five hundred francs, 27.5.37, 834/F.2603; 65055834 (P.66m; F.30.38); 5.5.38, 796/Y.2848; 71197796 (P.88e; F.32.10); 1.10.42, 161/H.6799; 169957161 (P.95b; F.32.41); 2.1.53, Q129/87866; 321587866 (P.129c; F.34.11); 7.1.54, 73599/L.3; 006073599 (P.133a; F.35.11). Pin holes in first, fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
France, Republic, Bank of France, one thousand francs, 7.7.26, 520/K.2521; 63009520 (P.67k; F.36.43). Light centrefold, pin holes lower right otherwise very fine or better and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
France, Republic, Bank of France, twenty francs, 1.2.06, X.105/807; 0261807 (68a; F.10.1). Quarter folds, good body to paper, very fine with two moisture tone spots.
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
France, Republic, Bank of France, one hundred francs, 4.7.08, 863/P.312; 07789863 (P.69; F.22.1) with LOM on bale of wool; 30.6.15, 367/R.2599; 72466367 (P.71a; F.23.7) without LOM; 21.8.30, 282/M.26319; 657961282 (P.78b; F.24.9); 14.9.39, 314/Y.67501 (P.86b; 25.49); 9.1.41, 327/K.17737; 443409327 (P.94; F.26.44); 15.5.42, J.11/91612; 025891612 (P.101a; F.27.1); 7.2.52, 77852/E.425; 1067977852 (P.128d; F.28.31). Pin holes on first, fine to nearly uncirculated, the first very scarce. (7)
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
France, Republic, Bank of France, five francs, 24.11.16, 022/K.15084; 377084022 (P.70; F.2.45). Two pin holes, three vertical and one horizontal fold, very fine/good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
France, Republic, Bank of France, five francs, 17.7.30, 411/R.41039; 1025966411 (P.72d; F. 3.14). Flattened of centrefold, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
France, Republic, Bank of France, ten francs, 4.7.17, 141/E3662; 9159141 (P.73a; F.6.2); 4.12.41, 737/R.85237; 213091737 (P.84; F.7.30); 30.6.49, U196/05921; 489405921 (P.99f; F.8.22). First two with centrefold, rust spots, good very fine; good very fine, uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
France, Republic, Bank of France, twenty francs, 30.8.16, M.400/387; 09986387 (P.74; F.11.1). Two fine pinholes, nearly extremely fine and scarce thus.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
France, Republic, Bank of France, five thousand francs, 4.1.18, 457/J.3, margin J.3.J/457; 00058457 (P.76; F.43.1). Without faults, the key banknote of the series, virtually extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $7,500
Passed in
France, Republic, Bank of France, one thousand francs, 27.5.37, 564/Y.2916; 72897564 (P.79c; F.37.1). Virtually uncirculated thus scarce and choice.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
France, Republic, Bank of France, five thousand francs, 16.5.35, 714/B.29; 00476714 (P.82b; F.44.2). Pin holes right side otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
France, Republic, Bank of France, five francs, 28.11.40, 607/H.66557; 1663957607 (P.83; F.4.15); five francs, 5.8.43, Z.65/11522; 162311522 (P.98a; F.5.3). Nearly uncirculated; uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
France, Republic, Bank of France, three hundred francs, undated, A O.173.494 (P.87; F.29.1). Flattened of heavy centrefold otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
France, Republic, Bank of France, one thousand francs, 26.1.39, 107/G.5790; 144731107 (P.90c; F.38.33); 19.12.40, 187/B.1239; 030451187 (P.96b; F.39.3); 8.10.42, 048/B.1523; 038051048 (P.120; F.40.9); 6.12.45, 15225/W.155; 387415225 (P.130a; F.41.9); 7.4.55, 64333/A.130; 0322564333 (P.134a; F.42.12). Pin holes, edge tear on first otherwise very fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
France, Republic, Bank of France, five thousand francs, 13.10.38, 644/P.51; 01264644 (P.91; F.45.1). Virtually uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
France, Republic, Bank of France, twenty francs, 5.12.40, G.2080/804; 051981804 (P.92b; F.12.1); 15.4.43, 42637/Z.82; 204542637 (P.100a; F.13.6). Uncirculated; two fine pinholes otherwise nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
France, Republic, Bank of France, five thousand francs, 8.1.42, 360/S.813; 20317360 (P.97c; F.46.32); 19.4.45, 810/E.517; 012904810 (P.153c; F.47.22); 7.2.52, V.97/21878; 242021878 (P.131c; F.48.6); 6.3.58, C.54/11973; 132711973 (P.135a; F.49.36). Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $900
France, Republic, Bank of France, ten thousand francs, 2.4.53, 407/F.4494; 112330407 (P.132d; F.50.64); 6.6.57, C.80/41953; 197741953 (P.136b; F.51.8). Pin holes on the second otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
France, Republic, Bank of France, five, ten, fifty and one hundred new francs; five 12.2.59; 29036/V.121; 0302029036 (P.137b; F.52.2); ten 7.3.57, 48169/D.327; 0815348169 (P.138; F.53.1); fifty 30.10.58, B.92/60878; 0227660878 (P.139a; F.54.1); one hundred 30.10.58, N.149/13576; 371213576 (P.140; F.55.1). Smudges on last, otherwise nearly uncirculated; good extremely fine; good very fine; nearly very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,400
France, Republic, Bank of France, fifty new francs, 7.4.60, N.47/85442; 0116285442 (P.143; F.58.5). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
France, Republic, Bank of France, five new francs, 1.7.65, 73842/F.149; 0370573842 (P.141; F.56.19); ten new francs, 4.2.60, 57297/W.52; 0129957297 (P.142; F.57.5); one hundred new francs, 4.6.59, F.12/42042; 028042042 (P.144; F.59.2). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
France, Republic, Bank of France, five hundred new francs, 7.4.60, 86895/J.5; 040886895 (P.145a; F.60.2). Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
France, Republic, Bank of France, five (8.1.70), ten (2) (4.2.65 and 3.10.74), fifty (4.1.73) and one hundred francs (5.10.78) (P.146b, 147a, 150a, 148d, 149f; F.61.12, 62.13, 63.78, 64.22, 65.63). First three pin holes otherwise very fine or better, last two nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
France, Republic, Bank of France, twenty (1980), fifty (1981), one hundred (1978 and 1981) (2), two hundred (1990 and 1994) (2) and five hundred (5.11.87) francs (P.151a, 152b, 154a, b, 155c, f, 156f; F.66.1, 67.7, 68.1, 69.5, 70.10b, 70.21, 71.37). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
France, Republic, Bank of France, fifty (1992, 1999), one hundred (1998), two hundred (1997), and five hundred (1994) francs (P.157, 157a, 158a, 159b, 160a; F.72.1b, 73.5, 74.2, 75.46, 76.1). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180