EGYPT  P13  "Pyramid-  Sailing Ships"   P.M.G. 25

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EGYPT  P13  DATED  1913-19  5 EGYPTIAN  POUNDS  "PYRAMID-SAILING SHIPS" PCGS 25!  RARE RARE RARE - COMING IN AT  ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD!  THIS PRECIOUS NOTE WAS PRINTED DISPLAYING THE MAJESTIC "PYRAMIDS."   WE JUST RECENTLY PROCURED THIS INCREDIBLE PIECE, WHICH WAS DIRECTLY OUT OF EGYPT WHERE IT WAS RECENTLY UNCOVERED / DISCOVERED.  OF ALL THE COUNTRIES ON THE PLANET THAT HAVE PRINTED PAPER MONEY PERHAPS EGYPT IS NEAR THE PINNACLE IN RARITY IN OBTAINING EARLY PIECES!  MOST PAPER MONEY WAS TRADED IN THE MARKETPLACES FOR FOOD, BASKETS, CLOTHING ETC... AND WERE MARKED ON WITH PENCIL OR PEN (KNOWN AS GRAFFITI) TO WRITE DOWN TOTALS ETC... AND REALLY "USED" AS DAY TO DAY TRADES TOOK PLACE IN THE MARKET.  IT'S FASCINATING TO THINK OF HOW MANY EGYPTIANS HANDLED AND SAVED THESE PIECES.  IT'S JUST MINDBOGGLING TO THINK HOW THIS PARTICULAR PIECE HAS SURVIVED ALMOST 100 YEARS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.  CERTAINLY TO BE DESTINED THE FINEST KNOWN FOR ALL AGES!​

OFFERED AT: $4,750

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