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Ireland, Currency Commission, Ploughman issues, The National Bank Ltd, Five Pounds, 6 May 1929, 01NK 080360, Brennan-Russell signatures (CAN 2; MacDevitt E-026). Number on back, nicks, a 5mm tear in lower edge and pressed, otherwise fine £500-600
£500–£600
Japan, The Central Bank of Western India, Five Dollars 18—, Yokuhama (sic), unissued, on watermarked paper, stamped CANCELLED at lower right (Pick – [cf. S 224]). Light foxing on top and left edges, otherwise good very fine or better, rare £2,000-2,500
£2,000–£2,500
Liberia, Republic of Liberia, Five Dollars, 28 December 1863, no. 2035, Monrovia, ‘pay to Bearer in Gold or Silver Coin’, signed by Stephen A. Benson and Benjamin Anderson (Pick 9). Both corner tips cut away on left side, a few spots, otherwise very fine, rare £400-600
£400–£600
Netherlands East Indies, De Javasche Bank, Twenty-Five Gulden, 7 January 1903, WG 07263, van Suchtelen-Vissering signatures (Pick 54a). Missing small pieces from lower edge and a 5mm split at top of centre crease, otherwise good very fine £150-200
£150–£200
Ceylon, General Treasury, Two Rix Dollars, 1 March 1806, no. 9573, Payable in Copper on demand at the General Treasury at the rate of Forty Eight Stivers for One Rix Dollar (Pick –). On light blue backing paper, a 35mm split from top of centre crease and a 30mm split across centre, some foxing, otherwise good to very good, rare £300-400
£300–£400
Ceylon, Government, One Hundred Rix Dollars, 1 January 1809, no. 1088 (Pick –). Worn top edge with small holes and tears, missing part of right edge and light foxing, otherwise very good, rare £400-600
South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Two Rixdollars, 17 November 1815 (Hern 102; Pick –). Splits, small holes and tape repairs on back, otherwise good to very good £120-150
£120–£150
South Africa, Cape of Good Hope Bank Ltd, Five Pounds, 29 November 1889, no. 01146, Potchefstroom (Hern 115; cf. Pick S597). Split and rejoined at centre, tiny holes and a few splits in body, otherwise very good, rare £300-400
Spain, El Banco Español de San Fernando, Four Thousand Réales de vellon, 1 February 1835, no. 992, Madrid (Pick –). Worn top edge, otherwise good very fine, rare £600-800
£600–£800
East Africa, The Government of the East Africa Protectorate, Five Rupees, 1 September 1905, A/2 30075, Mombasa (Pick 1A). Spots of foxing, ink splash on lower edge, pinholes and a few tiny holes on creases, otherwise good fine to about very fine, rare £2,000-2,500
Switzerland, F. Knörr & Fils, One Hundred Francs, Lucerne, ‘Payables Au Porteur, à un jour de vue’, unissued on watermarked paper, embossed seal at lower left (Pick –). Pinholes at upper left and a few marks in top edge, otherwise good very fine, scarce £250-300
£250–£300
Tahiti, Banque de l’Indo-Chine, Five Francs, 3 September 1912, L6 996, PAPEETE (TAHITI) stamped at upper centre (Pick 1b). A 15mm tear in right edge and pinholes, otherwise good fine, rare £600-800
Burma (Myanmar), Military Administration of Burma, One Rupee, 1945 (Pick 25b); Burma Currency Board, Five Rupees, Ten Rupees, both 1947 (Pick 31, 32) [3]. Fine to very fine £90-120
£90–£120
Canada, Dominion of Canada, One Dollar, 2 July 1897, no. 548119, signature of J.M. Courtney (Charlton DC-12; Pick 22). Good very fine £2,500-3,000
£2,500–£3,000
Ceylon, The Government of Ceylon, Two Rupees, 1 June 1926, H/36 68598 (Pick 21a). Fine £60-80
£60–£80
Cuba, Banco Nacioñal de Cuba, One Peso (9), 1967-8-9-70-2-8-9-80-1, Ten Pesos (5), 1968-9-71-86-8, Twenty Pesos (4), 1971-8-83-8, all 000000, stamped SPECIMEN or MUESTRA (Pick 101, 102a, 102b, 104a, 104c, 104d, 105a, 105b, 105c, 105d) [18]. Uncirculated £60-80
East Africa, The East African Currency Board, Ten Shillings, 1958-60, Q13 83874 (Pick 38). Good very fine to about extremely fine £80-100
£80–£100
France, Banque de France, Twenty Francs, 2 February 1917, P 1445148 (Pick 74). Pinholes and a few spots on left side, otherwise very fine £80-100
German East Africa, Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank, Twenty Rupien (2), 1653/1671, different numbers front and back, British forgeries (Pick 44b) [2]. Good extremely fine to about uncirculated £150-200
German East Africa, Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank, Twenty Rupien (2), 1673/1691, different numbers front and back, British forgeries (Pick 44b) [2]. One with spot at top centre, other with nicks along top edge, otherwise good extremely fine £80-100
Iran, Imperial Bank of Persia, One Hundred Tomans, fictitious date, 7 December 1905 upper centre, notation across front ‘Specimen Note Numbered and Date, Forged, Received by the Police…1918’ (cf. Pick 8). Long tears and some repairs on back, lower left quarter on front separated, otherwise good to very good, scarce £900-1,200
£900–£1,200
Jamaica, Government of Jamaica, Five Shillings, 1 November 1940, C/45 95034 (Pick 37a). Good very fine £40-60
£40–£60
Mauritius, The Government of Mauritius, One Rupee, 1940, B 494726 (Pick 26). A few spots, otherwise good fine to about very fine £40-60
North Korea, Central Bank, One Hundred Won 1992, Five Hundred Won 1998, One Thousand Won and Five Thousand Won, both 2006, all 000000 specimens (Pick, 43-6) [4]. Uncirculated £80-100
Philippines, Banco Central, One Thousand, Five Thousand and Ten Thousand Nuevos Pesos, all 1989, with serial numbers, stamped No Emitido (Pick 67A, 68A, 68B) [3]. Uncirculated £40-60
Provincial, HAMPSHIRE, Bishops Waltham, Bishops Waltham & Hampshire Bank, brass bankstamps (2), Re-issued by J.G. Seymour & Wm. Gunner and Issued By Gunner & Co BPS Waltham (Outing 197; Grant 306) [2]. Good condition £200-300
£200–£300
Zaire, Banque du Zaire, Twenty Thousand Zaires, 1991; One Nouveaux Likuta and Five Nouveaux Makuta, One, Five, Ten and One Hundred Nouveaux Zaires, all 1993; Fifty, Two Hundred, Five Hundred Nouveaux Zaires, all 1994; Five Hundred, One Thousand, Five Thousand, Ten Thousand Nouveaux Zaires, all 1995; Twenty, Fifty, One Hundred Thousand, Five Hundred Thousand and One Million Nouveaux Zaires, all 1996, all 000000, stamped SPECIMEN (Pick 39s, 47, 48, 52, 53a, 54, 58a, 59, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68,...
£250–£350
Zimbabwe , Reserve Bank, One Thousand Dollars (800), all 2003; One Cent (700), all 2007; One Million Dollars (600), Five Hundred Million Dollars (800), all 2008; Five Hundred Dollars (100), all 2007; Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (100), Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (100), Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (100), Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (100), Ten Million Dollars (100), Fifty Billion Dollars (100), all 2008 [3,600]. Blocks of notes uncirculated, bundles of 100s very fine...
£800–£1,000
India, Government of India, One Rupee (6) 1917-40 (Pick 1g, 14a, 25a, 25d); Reserve Bank of India, Five and Ten Rupees, 1949-62 (Pick 35a, 38) [8]. Fine to good very fine £60-80
Iran, Imperial Bank of Persia, One Toman, 10 April 1900, A 536904, Yazd (Pick 1b). Horizontal split across centre and a 5mm split at bottom of centre crease, otherwise very good £200-250
£200–£250
Iran, Imperial Bank of Persia, Five Tomans, 10 October 1925, C/J 093038, Barfrush (Pick 13). Damaged top edge with heavy tape repair on back, light staining at top right otherwise paper still quite crisp, good very fine £200-250
Ireland, Co Limerick, Limerick, Bank of Limerick, Three Pounds, 18—, unissued, for George Maunsell, John Kennedy and Robert Hedges Maunsell (PB 276). About extremely fine £200-250
Philippines, Banco Central, Five, Ten and Twenty Pesos, all with normal serial numbers, stamped SPECIMEN either side (Pick S135s5, 136s6, 137s4) [3]. Uncirculated £40-60
Hammer Price: £25
Friedberg, R., Paper Money of the United States, 7th edn, New York, 1972, 327pp, illustrations in text; Lake, K., Discovering Banknotes, Tring, 1972, 54pp including illustrations; Kranister, W. (ed), The Moneymakers International, Cambridge, 1989, 326pp, illustrations in text, dj; Hewitt, Virginia, Beauty and the Banknote, London, 1994, 64pp, illustrations in text; Hewitt, Virginia (ed), The Banker’s Art, Studies in Paper Money, London, 1995, 168pp, illustrations in text; together with...
Hilton Price, F.G., The Marygold by Temple bar, London, 1902, 202pp, illustrations in text, copy no. 169 [of 250]. Publishers’ binding £50-70
Hammer Price: £30
British Provincial, Yorkshire, Huddersfield, Huddersfield Commercial Bank, One Guinea, 23 August 1814, G 403, for Benjamin & Joshua Ingham & Co, signature of John Akin (Outing 1004B; Grant 1431). Short splits, worn edges and missing a few small pieces, otherwise good to very good £40-60
Hammer Price: £35
Provincial, HAMPSHIRE, Andover, Andover Old Bank, Promise to Pay to Mr Thos. Longman…or Order Two Hundred Pounds, 23 July 1825, W 7, for Joseph, William & Robert Wakeford, signed by Robert Wakeford (Outing 36; Grant 51C). Endorsement and handwritten bankruptcy details on back, pinholes, otherwise good very fine £40-60
Libya, National Bank of Libya, Quarter Libyan Pound, One Libyan Pound, both 1963 (Pick 23, 25) [2]. Fine and better, but second with ink number on watermark £60-80
Hammer Price: £40
Madagascar, Banque de Madagascar, Five, Ten (2), Twenty, Fifty and One Hundred Francs, F 88604, all 1937-47; Fifty Francs, 1969 (Pick 35-8, 40, 61) [7]. The 100 Francs very fine, others very good to fine £60-80
Martinique, Banque de la Martinique, Five Francs (2), both 1934, N 333164, T 264308, Didellot-Rosemain signatures (Pick 6) [2]. First with many pinholes, very good, second with many spots of foxing, very fine £60-80
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