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Auction: 20009 - World Banknotes
Lot: 294

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, a fascinating group of letters, instructions and related ephemera regarding the production of the 'Bon de Caisse' 5 livres issue of 1942, incuding a pencil essay for the obverse and revese of the note with various annotions, a series of leters regarding the note written by the Banque de Syrie et du Liban and addressed to the printer Raymond Soriano c/o de l'Imprimerie Catholique, Beyrouth and detailing textual instructionsand layout. Also a watermark design recto et verso and with annotation 'd'accord'. Also a letter addressed to Baba, CALLIGRAPHE-EXPERT listing the sum of 10 livres Libanaises 'pour l'ecriture arab qui doit figurer au verso du bon de cinq fancs'.
(Pick 46 for the issued note), a fascinating and historical documentary group regarding one of the scarcest issues of the era, unique

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