For collectors of WWII paper, one note in Spink’s Oct. 3 catalog of the Ibrahim Salem Collection stood out: a specimen Banque de Madagascar 5,000 francs dated 30 April 1942 and drawn on Tananarive [Antananarivo] (P-44; S&B-612s).
Extremely rare WWII Banque de Madagascar 5000 francs specimen of April 1942 (P-44; S&B-612s) that realized $25,180 in PCGS 35 Very Fine at Spink’s October sale of the Ibrahim Salem Collection