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The remarkable ‘Hong Kong 1860’ Five Dollar Banknote, issued by the Oriental Bank Corporation - The earliest known fully issued banknote of any denomination for Hong Kong - An extraordinary new discovery that furthers our understanding of early banknote issuance in the region Oriental Bank Corporation, Hong Kong, $5, 1 June 1860, serial number 20465, signature of the Manager, John McDouall, at right and the Accountant, James Webster, at left, Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre,...
Hammer Price: £130,000
Bank of England, Horace G. Bowen, £5, Hull, 11 October 1900, serial number U/54 49805, black handstamp on reverse has seeped through paper and visible on obverse, still retaining good paper quality, a solid and fresh very fine, an exceptionally rare branch on what is already a very rare note EPM B207a £12,000-£18,000
Hammer Price: £14,000
Bank of England, Basil G. Catterns, £5, Bristol, 22 January 1932, serial number T/102 57499, several pinholes, two rusty pinholes at top left, very fine with an overall lovely appearance, an extremely rare branch of issue EPM B228b £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
Central Bank of Oman, a complete specimen set of the 1995 issue, comprising 100 and 200 Baisa, 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Rials, all with serial numbers J/1 0000000, specimen number 0080 in each case, and each note with multiple red SPECIMEN handstamps, in PMG holders 65 EPQ, 67 EPQ, 64 EPQ, 67 EPQ, 64, 66 EPQ, 66 EPQ, 64, all very attractive uncirculated examples, and an exceptionally rare set, with only a handful of recorded sales of any denomination recorded in the last decade (8...
Hammer Price: £9,000
Bank of England, Cyril P. Mahon, £10, Newcastle on Tyne, 11 July 1925, serial number 093/V 26958, crayon and pen numeral, faint stain at centre left, very fine, an extremely rare branch for type EPM B216g £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
The National Bank Limited, £5, 5th October 1925, serial number 344607, printed signature of Brown, very fine and scarce PMI NA 68 £2,600-£3,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Bank of Ireland, £5, 27 January 1919, serial number T/29 49834, Baskin signature, green print, 66 branches listed, multiple pinholes, black handstamp on reverse, lovely clean paper, fine, the incredibly rare green variety PMI BA 68 £8,000-£10,000
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 25 Livres, 1925, serial number 0.0-000, Forges and Laferriere signature, tympanum from the entrance to the Palace of El Adm, reverse blue and multicoloured, houses on a hillside at centre, ornate floral design at left and right, GRAND-LIBAN in red top centre, perforated SPECIMEN, single pinhole in left margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, extremely rare and attractive TBB B107s, Pick 6s £7,500-£10,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
Provincial Bank of Ireland Ltd, £3, 3 May 1905, serial number 10069, one manuscript signature, blue print, pinholes, about fine, extremely rare and attractive PMI PR 67 £4,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
The National Bank Limited, £1, 1 August 1919, serial number F30251, printed Wilson signature, extremely fine, a beautiful example of a rare note PMI NA 62 £2,600-£3,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, £100, Birmingham, 14 October 1937, serial number Y/05 09009, two handstamps on reverse a lovely original very fine, an exceptional high-denomination Birmingham branch note, extremely rare EPM B245a £4,000-£5,000
Bank of England, Frank May, £5, London, 4 September 1893, serial number E/60 36665, bank stamp from Tunbridge Wells at low centre, slight stain on reverse right, otherwise an astonishingly fresh and crisp example, paper still clean and white, good very fine. The date of this note probably makes it the latest in private hands, having been issued only a few months before Frank May retired. In such wonderful condition, this recently discovered note is also undoubtedly one of the finest...
Hammer Price: £6,000
Ulster Bank Limited, £1, 1 December 1924, serial number 105506, manuscript Reid signature, superb paper quality, a solid very fine, a lovely example of this rare early dated note PMI UB 41 £2,600-£3,000
Bank of England, Ernest M. Harvey, £50, Birmingham, 13 August 1923, serial number 36/X 04617, two handstamps, ink numeral, damage and thinning to top section, about very good, a much scarcer branch on a high denomination note EPM B209da £2,500-£3,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, good for 2 Shillings and 6 Pence, Pretoria, 16 December 1871, serial number 235, two manuscript and one printed signature, fresh and original paper, good fine to about very fine, extremely rare and in remarkable condition Pick 45 £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
De Nationale Bank der Zuid Afrikaanische Republiek (Beperkt), 1 Pond, 2 June 1894, serial number A-18139, four manuscript signatures, several pinholes and some minor stains at left, but a simply lovely original good fine example of an extremely scarce note, and especially remarkable as it has not been cut and rejoined Pick 48a £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Reserve Bank of India, a presentation pack issued by the Reserve Bank of India and Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Ltd, including a specimen 100 Rupees, 1996, zero serial numbers, diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint and 500 Rupees, 1996, zero serial numbers, red horizontal SPECIMEN overprint, both with Chakravarthi Rangarajan signatures, these packs were produced and presented to delegates of the Printers conference in 1997 to display the new series of notes produced at the recently completed...
Hammer Price: £3,400
Bank of England, Kenneth O. Peppiatt, Half a Crown (2 Shillings and Six pence), May 1941, no serial number, black on pale blue, central fold, corner fold, two small stains on one side, extremely fine and above average for type, a World War II emergency issue prepared and printed in anticipation of a shortage of coinage but never actually issued, very rare EPM B254 £3,400-£4,000
States of Guernsey, £1, 1 January 1945, serial number O/2 0362, Marquand signature, printed on blue paper, very good, an extremely rare variety printed on French paper, very late in the war, incredibly hard to find in any grade BNYB GU 30b, Pick 33A £1,000-£1,500
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, fully printed proof for £1, ND (ca 1915-1917), black on brown and green, portrait of George V in oval frame low centre, printed signature of John Bradbury low right, reverse green and dark brown, the Houses of Parliament and the River Thames, missing top right corner tip otherwise about uncirculated, very attractive and rare EPM TE13e £2,600-£3,600
Hammer Price: £2,800
Government of Fiji, complete stage and die proofs for the extremely rare first design of £20, ND (1937), no signatures or serial numbers, with two obverse die proofs, one for each colour layer, and three reverse sheets, one complete and two showing the various layers of colour, each with typed annotations in margins, some mounting traces on reverse, original about uncirculated, almost certainly unique and quite important (5 notes) TBB B319p, Pick not listed £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,600
Bank of Communications, 50 Cents, Changchun, 1 January 1915, serial number 752546, two pairs of staple holes, a few folds, but an original and fresh good very fine and a very rare note in issued form TBB B1443c, Pick 121 £400-£500
Perth Banking Company, specimen £1, 18-, no serial number, Perth arms at top left, TWENTY SHILLINGS in decorative text at top centre, printed on watermarked paper, manuscript text on reverse signed and dated by David Walker, the cashier who signed the issued notes known, a presentable fine, an interesting piece PMS PB 4 £1,000-£1,500 The text on reverse reads: This is a specimen of the Twenty shilling notes supposed to be issued by the Perth Banking company and is referred to in...
Bank of England, Ernest M. Harvey, £100, London, 16 May 1919, serial number 16/O 56765, completely original, fresh paper, good very fine, scarce EPM B209e £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £2,200
Royal Bank of Scotland, £100, 3 February 1966, serial number G1/58, Robertson and Campbell signatures, two usual light folds, good extremely fine also known as a ‘Scottish unc’, a superb example PMS RB 62f £800-£1,000
Kwangtung Currency Bureau, $1, Year 30 (1904), serial number 101, two dragons at top centre, flanked by the obverse and reverse of the Guangdong silver dollar, red seal at left, strong paper quality, some scuffing, about very fine, very scarce Pick S2385 £800-£1,200
Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, £1, 8 April 1960, serial number X/41 349845, Grafftey-Smith signature, in PMG holder 67 EPQ,, superb gem uncirculated, very scarce in this grade TBB B102a13, Pick 21a £1,500-£2,000
Bank Negara Malaysia, proof $100, ND (1992), no serial numbers, United States Banknote Company printing but with Mohd Don signature, paperclip mark at top left, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce TBB B132b, Pick 32A £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,000
Bank of Ireland, £1, 10 April 1922, serial number 10A 000002, Hinton signature, rusty paperclip mark visible on reverse, a few nicks in top margin but lovely clean paper, very fine, a superb serial number two note PMI BA 84 £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Bank of Scotland, £100, 16 October 1946, serial number 1/K 0706, Elphinstone and Crawford signature, a lovely clean example, very fine and scarce PMS BA 110c £800-£1,000
Central Monetary Authority of Fiji, $20, ND (1974), serial number A/3 173251, Barnes and Earland signatures, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, very scarce in this exceptional grade TBB B406b, Pick 75b £200-£260 Ex. Laurence Pope Collection
Hammer Price: £1,500
Central Bank of Ireland, replacement £100, 22 August 1996, serial number KKK 000009, O’Conaill and Mullarkey signatures, corner fold, about uncirculated, a very low serial number on a replacement note, thus very scarce PMI LTN 92R, Pick 79* £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,300
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1, 8 February 1905, serial number 6989534, printed signature of Dewan on behalf of Accountant, hand-signed on behalf of Manager, one horizontal and one vertical fold, a few spots of foxing, about extremely fine, a superb example PMS CL 14a £800-£1,000
North of Scotland & Town & County Bank Limited, an obverse and reverse colour trial proof for £20, 1 March 1910, no serial number, obverse black and brown on yellow and orange, reverse green and orange, both pieces perforated SPECIMEN, obverse corner fold, reverse has a small nick in small margin, about uncirculated and attractive (2 pieces) PMS NS 28a £1,000-£1,500
Central Bank of Ceylon, 5 Rupees, 3 June 1952, serial number G/7 924340, in PMG 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated and rare in this excellent grade, consecutive with subsequent lot TBB B305a, Pick 51 £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Central Bank of Ceylon, 5 Rupees, 3 June 1952, serial number G/7 924341, in PMG 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated and rare in this excellent grade, consecutive with previous lot TBB B305a, Pick 51 £1,000-£1,500
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, Ceylon, proof 10 rupees, Colombo, 1 July 1870, no signatures or serial number, pencil annotation in signature strip, previously mounted, with some damage where removed from backing, overall very fine, rare Pick S135 £600-£800
Central Bank of Ireland, £100, 22 August 1996, serial number AAK 000009, O’Conaill and Mullarkey signatures, light corner bend that has not broken the paper, about uncirculated to uncirculated, a nice low serial number PMI LTN 92, Pick 79 £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Bank of England, John G. Nairne, £10, London, 16 June 1915, serial number 33/K 69450, small hand stamped numeral on reverse, three vertical fold one horizontal fold, good very fine, overall an attractive example EPM B208c £700-£900
Bank of Japan, Gold Certificate Issues, 5 Yen, ND (1899-1903), Japanese serial number, Takeuchi no Sukune at centre, lightly pressed, good very fine but overall a lovely presentable example of a scarce note, a simply stunning design TBB B309, Pick 31 £400-£500
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