Auction Report

1 & 2 March 2023

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Banknotes

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Banknotes (1 & 2 March 2023)

Gross Total: £612,980 (£760,095 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 1,110
Sell-through rate: 84.8%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.19 and €1.13

Principal Lots
Lot no.
753-815. The Bruce Smart Collection of Indian Paper Money, £179,320 (£222,357)
1-82. The Bruce Smart Collection of British and Irish Paper Money, £75,515 (£93,639)
266. Bank of England, £500, April 1936, Leeds, £24,000 (£29,760)
766. India, Government, 2 Rupees 8 Annas, Cawnpore, 1917, £20,000 (£24,800)
850. Persia, Imperial Bank, colour trials for 500 Tomans, 1890-1923, £20,000 (£24,800)
769. India, Government, specimen 5 Rupees, 1917-30, £15,000 (£18,600)
1032. South Africa, Siege of Koffyfontein, £5, 1901, £15,000 (£18,600)
773. India, Government, specimen 10 Rupees, 1928, £14,000 (£17,360)
789. India, Reserve Bank, 100 Rupees, 1957-62, Persian Gulf issue, £14,000 (£17,360)
69. Ireland, Currency Commission, Provincial Bank of Ireland, £10, October 1931, £11,000 (£13,640)
776. India, Government, 50 Rupees, 1930, £10,000 (£12,400)
1051. South Africa, Reserve Bank, specimen £20, September 1921, £10,000 (£12,400)
806. Portuguese India, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, 500 Rupias, November 1945, £8,000 (£9,920)
83-149. The Ivor Bridges Collection of Provincial Banknotes (Part III: Final), £6,715 (£8,327)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
946. No graffiti on the note
947. No graffiti on the note
1075. The date is 12 April 1935

Withdrawn Lots
The following lot was withdrawn before the auction:
1101

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