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Bank of East Asia Limited, China, obverse and reverse specimens for $100, Shanghai, 1 January 1924, no serial numbers, street scene in Shanghai at centre, red SPECIMEN WATERLOW & SONS LTD. overprint, three cancellation holes, previously mounted, minor stains, in PMG holders 62, uncirculated, a most attractive example of a beautiful and classic design, very rare (2 notes) Pick S303Es1 £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Hyderabad Government, 1 Rupee, ND (1919), serial number A/2 466986, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, a pleasing and rare example Pick S261, Razack 7.1.1 £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,600
Cape of Good Hope Bank, Johannesburg Issue, £10, 10 March 1890, serial number 03300, two manuscript signatures, purple Coutt’s handstamp on reverse, Cape Town struck-out and red and black Johannesburg overprints, pinholes and ink, in PMG holder 20, very fine, extremely rare and a beautiful note in thoroughly presentable condition Pick S177 for similar, Hern 116 £2,000-£2,600
Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya, a single sheet of watermarked paper as used on the $50, $100, $1000 and $10000, issue of 1942, glued into blue card frame, ink annotations on paper, as produced, extremely rare, one of only two examples in the Portals archive BNB B115-B118, Pick 14-17 for types £300-£400
Palestine Currency Board, an uncut sheet of watermarked paper for 500 Mils (36), intended for the issue of 1927 to 1944, featuring an olive sprig design, with minor ink and pencil annotations, folded twice, with some handling and additional corner folds, but largely as produced, extremely rare, and most likely the only intact sheet of these watermarks to have survived (1 sheet, 36 papers) BNB B101, Pick 6 £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Hyderabad Government, 100 Rupees, ND (1920-28), serial number PU 49467, Hyder Nawaz Jung signature, in PMG holder 30, very fine, a presentable example of this extremely scarce type Pick S266d, Razack 7.10.2A £1,500-£2,000
Bank Polski, an uncut sheet of watermarked paper for the 20 Zlotych of 1928 (30), which was printed but never actually issued, and is available only as a specimen, featuring the head of a girl in profile, minor ink and pencil annotations, folded four times, otherwise as produced, wonderful condition and rare (1 sheet, 30 papers) Pick 68 £1,500-£2,000
Central Bank of Oman, specimen 10 Rials, 1993, serial number B/5 000000, Sultan Qaboos bin Said signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, mounting traces, in PCGS holder 58, choice about uncirculated, scarce BNB B216bs, Pick 28bs £700-£900
Cape of Good Hope Bank, Johannesburg Issue, £20, 15 January 1890, serial number 08907, two manuscript signatures, Cape Town struck-out and red and black Johannesburg overprints, officially split and rejoined, multiple pinholes and areas of rust, in PMG holder 12, fine, extremely rare Pick S178 for similar, Hern 117 £2,000-£2,600
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, £1, 1 October 1896, serial number H61933, two manuscript signatures, strong and fresh paper and appearance, in PMG holder 25, very fine, very rare and the only example on the PMG population report, a superb note Pick S412, Hern 404 £2,000-£2,600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers’ archival specimen 10 Rupias, 1 January 1906, serial number range 160001 to 170000, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, extremely rare, this being one of only six archival specimens ever made for this ship seal, in addition to being the finest example graded by PMG, superb BNB B302es, Pick 16bs £4,000-£5,000
Russia, State Credit Notes, specimen 500 Rubles, 1898, no signatures or serial numbers, overprinted and perforated SPECIMEN, two significant tears at two of the folds, in PMG holder 35 NET, choice very fine, extremely rare as a true specimen, with this being the only example graded by PMG Pick 6s £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Imperial Bank of Persia, printers’ archival specimen 25 Tomans, 1890-1923 (1911), serial number range V/A 08001 to V/A 10000, perforated SPECIMEN, order date ‘August 1911’ in top margin on reverse, in PCGS holder 55, choice about uncirculated, very scarce BNB B108as1, Pick 6s £3,000-£4,000
Central Bank of the Bahamas, $100, 1974, serial number B099232, Allen signature, original paper quality, light central bend, extremely minor handling, one single small stain, only visible on reverse, a highly desirable example of this modern rarity BNB B306b, Pick 41b £3,000-£4,000
Central Bank of Oman, specimen 20 Rials, 1994, serial number B/000000, Sultan Qaboos bin Said signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and De la Rue ovals, mounting traces, in PCGS holder 58, hoice about uncirculated, scarce BNB B217bs, Pick 29bs £800-£1,000
Central Bank of Oman, specimen 50 Rials, 1985, serial number B/2 000000, Sultan Qaboos bin Said signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and De la Rue ovals, mounting traces, in PCGS holder 58, choice about uncirculated, scarce BNB B218as, Pick 30as £700-£900
Reserve Bank of India, Government of Pakistan, 5 Rupees, ND (1948), serial number A/61 438919, Deshmukh signature, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, staple holes at issue, rare in this grade BNB B103a, Pick 2, Jhun-Rez 5.19.1 £1,400-£1,600
Imperial Bank of Persia, a full uncut sheet of watermarked paper (12) as used on 20, 50 and 100 Tomans, second issue, between 1923 and 1932, minor ink annotations in sheet corner, folded twice, otherwise as produced, very rare (one sheet, 12 papers) BNB B117-B116, Pick 15-17 £800-£1,000
Government of the Falkland Islands, colour trial £1, ND (1899-1915), no serial number, with counterfoil, printers’ annotation in margin, purple print on peach underprint, evidence of mounting, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, fabulous condition for a note of this size, an exceptionally rare note and potentially the only example produced in this colour BNB B204t, Pick A3ct £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Hyderabad Government, 10 Rupees, ND (1917), serial number CD 11869, H.N. Jung signature, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 45 EPQ, choice extremely fine and the joint highest graded example on the PMG population report, rare in this attractive grade Pick S265e, Razack 7.8.3 £2,600-£3,200
Hyderabad Government, 5 Rupees, ND (1938-47), serial number OE 26103, G. Muhammad signature, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, this is the highest grade recorded on the PMG population report, a beautiful note Pick S273c, Razack 7.6.3 £400-£500
Banque de l’Indochine, French Somaliland, 1000 Francs, ND (1945), serial number L.2-0362/34362, Borduge and Baudouin signatures, pinholes, in PMG holder 20, very fine and a rare and beautiful note, of which only a few are believed to have survived BNB B130a, Pick 18a £3,000-£4,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers’ archival specimen 5 Rupias, 1 January 1906, serial number range 300001 to 310000, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, previously mounted, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very rare BNB B301es, Pick 15bs £3,000-£4,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photograph showing the original obverse design for 10 Rupias, ND (1906), backed on board, with ink annotations in margins, edge damage, in PMG holder 61, uncirculated, unique and important BNB B302, Pick 16 for type £1,500-£2,000
Russia, State Credit Notes, 10 Rubles, 1864, serial number 413547, small hole, in PMG holder 20, very fine, extremely rare and a very presentable example, with only a single example graded higher by PMG Pick A36 £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
Russo-Chinese Bank, China, obverse proof on paper for 50 Mexican dollars, Shanghai, 1909, no serial numbers, dragons at left and right, printed signature at low left, minor tears, on extremely thin backing paper, in PMG holder 61, uncirculated, a striking example and a most attractive Bradbury Wilkinson proof, there are no other examples of this type listed on the PMG population census, extremely rare Pick S544p1, SM 05-43 £4,000-£5,000
Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden, 10000 Kronor, 1958, serial number A130350, perforated cancelled, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very rare, with very few examples extant, almost all of which are cancelled in this manner Pick 49 £3,000-£4,000
De Javasche Bank, 100 Gulden, ‘Wayang Dancer series’, 15 April 1939, serial number LT 00787, about very fine and rare Pick 82a £2,600-£3,000
Banque de l’Indochine, French Somaliland, specimen 500 Francs, ND (1945), serial number A.1-0002, Borduge and Baudouin signatures, red manuscript SPECIMEN across face of the note, large cancellation hole at right, manuscript S added after CENT in text at right centre, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, a remarkable very low number for issue and a striking example of a rare type note, probably made into a specimen for reference purposes or to correct the spelling error BNB B129as, Pick...
Imperial Bank of Persia, a full uncut sheet of watermarked paper (18) as used on 2 Tomans, second issue, between 1923 and 1932, minor ink annotations in sheet corner, folded twice, otherwise as produced, very rare (one sheet, 18 papers) BNB B114, Pick 12 £800-£1,000
Bank Melli Iran, a complete set of watermarked papers for the series of 1936-38, comprising 5, 10, 20 and 50 Rials, showing the Imperial Crown and 100, 500, 1000 and 10000 Rials, showing Reza Shah, glued into individual blue card frames, ink annotations on the paper, as produced, extremely rare, and the only complete set of these watermarks in the Portals archive (8 papers) BNB B115-B133, Pick 31-38C £600-£800
Barclays Bank, Dominion, Colonial and Overseas, Barbados, specimen $100, 1 September 1926, no serial number, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, rare Pick S103r £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Palestine Currency Board, £5, 20 April 1939, serial number C433241, minor rust, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, an attractive example BNB B103c, Pick 8c £1,000-£1,500
Palestine Currency Board, an uncut sheet of watermarked paper for £1 (25), intended for the issue of 1927 to 1944, featuring an olive sprig design, with minor ink and pencil annotations, folded twice, as produced, extremely rare, and most likely the only intact sheet of these watermarks to have survived (1 sheet, 25 papers) BNB B102, Pick 7 £1,200-£1,600
Government of India, 100 Rupees, Calcutta, ND (1917-30), serial number S/69 807066, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, the joint second highest on the population report, a fabulous example of this note BNB B144c2, Pick 10i2 £1,500-£2,000
Bank von Danzig, uncut sheets of watermarked paper for 10 Gulden (24 per sheet), 25 Gulden (24 per sheet) and 100 Gulden (18 per sheet), with tiny ink annotations, each sheet folded twice, otherwise entirely as produced, rare (3 sheets, 66 papers) BNB B401-B408, Pick 53-64 for types £1,200-£1,600
Colonial Bank, Barbados, specimen $5, Bridgetown, ND (ca 1907), serial number A000000, reverse green, a Perkins Bacon engraving, black SPECIMEN hand-stamp and three cancellation holes, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very rare and a handsome example and the only example graded on the PMG population report Pick S141s £3,000-£4,000
Bank von Danzig, an uncut sheet of watermarked paper for 1000 Gulden (10), with tiny ink annotations, sheet folded once, otherwise entirely as produced, very rare (1 sheets, 10 papers) BNB B407, Pick 57 for type £400-£500
Central Bank of Oman, specimen 1 Rial, 1989, serial number B/5 000000, Sultan Qaboos bin Said signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and De la Rue ovals, single cancellation hole, in PCGS holder 58 PPQ, choice about uncirculated BNB B214bs, Pick 26bs £600-£800
Government of India, 100 Rupees, Calcutta, ND (1917-30), serial number T/26 911825, Kelly signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, an extremely attractive example free from any staining or graffiti, very scarce BNB B144c3, Pick 10h £2,000-£2,600
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