Lot of three San Juan, Argentina, Provincia de San Juan, specimens dated 1-7-1909: 10 pesos, PMG AU 55; 5 pesos, PMG AU 50; 1 peso, PMG AU 50. SCWPM-S2178s, S2177s, S2175s. Two POCs, red CREDITO PUBLICO RENOVACION overprint, and G. KRAFT MUESTRA perforation on each note. Extremely rare set of three specimen notes by Guillermo Kraft of Buenos Aires for the province of San Juan. All three notes are the only examples listed in the PMG census. The 10 pesos features the bust of Guillermo Rawson, a native of San Juan and Argentina's interior minister from 1862 to 1868, while the two lower denominations have the seal of San Juan on the obverse. The reverse designs have various vignettes of women on them. Nice, original ink colors on slightly toned paper, the PMG label mentions retained chads on all three, minor rust on the 5 pesos, and rust on the 1 peso. PMG #1886486-004, 005, and 006.
Estimate: $1500-3000