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the A.1 No. 028 of the 10F Minerve (lot No. 4250027) – all specimens, with small serial numbers, and great quality. In all, they represent more than 350 outstanding banknotes. 4250381 The Banque de l’Indochine was another area of special interest for this knowledgeable collector. Just for pleasure, and also for the beauty of such documents, Mr. Masson gathered a few examples that are both rare and beautiful. Lots 4250358 to 4250383 perfectly embody this selection. A specimen of the 1876 100-Dollar – 100-Piastres note (lot No. 4250361), another specimen of the 1951 1,000-Piastres note with an elephant (lot n°4250381) or a proof note of the 1926 5-Piastre with a penciled watermark (lot No. 4250370) will delight hobbyists. With this sale, the “Masson collection” pedigree takes its place among the greats. Mr. Mas- son has always been nice and friendly with our team. We are thus glad to dedicate this catalog to him and we thank him for his trust and loyalty. The second part of this sale consists of a selection of Banque de France and World paper money that should not be overlooked as it includes nice rarities. Among the 147 lots offered for sale, 79 are French: a comprehensive file of plates from the Banque de France (lot No. 4250386), a 1,000 F Demeter from January 20, 1944 (lot No. 4250422) or a 300F UNCIRCULATED (lot No. 4250409) will more than satisfy the specialists’ expectations. The same goes for World banknotes with a few extremely rare emergency notes for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Tahiti (lots No. 4250521, 4250522 and 4250526) and an exceptional series of 21 modernAlgerian specimens (lots No. 4250476 to 4250496). Nice rarities for Yugoslavia (lot No. 4250530), Luxemburg (lot No. 4250509) or China (lot No. 4250503) will finalize this chapter of the sale. The Live closing (live offers) of this sale is scheduled for October 2, 2018. Every 30 seconds, one of the 530 lots of this sale will be put up for auction. You will be able to 7