Ponterio to Auction World Rarities at Expo
Ponterio & Associates, a division of Bowers and
Merena Auctions, will bring 1,250 lots of world paper money to Baltimore as
part Bowers and Merena’s Official Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles
Baltimore Expo scheduled for Nov. 10-14, 2009. The auction will take place at
the Baltimore Convention Center.
Currency highlights include more notes from the “East
Bay Collection” set to cross the auction block. One of the notable countries is
Iran, which will be illustrated by many Imperial Bank of Persia issues. One of
the highlights of the Iranian notes is a 20 tomans 1925 P-15 in an original
Very Fine grade.
More impressive notes will be displayed from countries
of the British Commonwealth with a selection of Straits Settlements highlighted
by a P-12a 50 dollar note in Fine.
Other countries of interest offering a pleasing
assortment of scarce to rare notes includes Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia,
Costa Rica, Danzig, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Russia, and Scotland.
All lots and images in the Bowers and Merena Official
Auction of the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo and world sessions
presented by Ponterio & Associates can be viewed online at www.bowersandmerena.com.
Source: numismaster.com