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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
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
£80–£100
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
£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
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
Martinique, Banque de la Martinique, Twenty-Five Francs, 1945, B 61385, Arnaud-Roseman-Calvy signatures (Pick 12). A 15mm split in lower margin and pressed, otherwise very good £60-80
Mozambique, Banco Nacioñal Ultramarino, One Thousand Escudos, 16 May 1972, LXF 56416 (Pick 112); Banco de Mozambique, One Hundred Escudos (4), all 1976 (Pick 117) [5]. Good extremely fine or better £60-80
Greece, Bank of Greece, Fifty Drachmai (6), One Hundred Drachmai (5), all c. 1928 (Pick 97-8) [11]. Good to very good £60-80
Libya, United Kingdom of Libya, Ten Piastres (2), both 1951 (Pick 6); Kingdom of Libya, Five Piastres, Ten Piastres (2), all 1 January 1952 (Pick 12, 13) [5]. Very fine to good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Argentina, Republica Argentina, Five Centavos (3), 1884 (2), 1892; Ten Centavos, 1884; Twenty Centavos (2), 1884, 1891; Fifty Centavos, 1884; Five Pesos, 1908-25 (Pick 5, 6, 7a, 8, 209, 211b, 244a) [8]. Varied state £40-60
Argentina, Banco Provincial de Santa Fé, One Real, 1874, no. 633708 (Pick S804). Very good to about fine £40-60
New Hebrides, Banque de l’Indo-Chine, Five Francs, c. 1941, M 71677 (Pick 4b); New Caledonia, Banque de l’Indo-Chine, Five Francs (3), all c. 1926 (Pick 36a, 36b); Trésorerie de Nouméa, One Franc, 1943 (Pick 55b) [5]. First very good, others generally about very fine £60-80
Oceania, Japanese Government, One Shilling (4), all OC prefix; Ten Shillings (4), all OA prefix (Pick 2a, 3a) [8]. Shillings very fine to good very fine, others very good to good fine £60-80
El Salvador, Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador, One Colon, 1943 (Pick 75); Banco Occidental del Salvador, One Colon, 1919, B 1167635, overstamp on back Se Tomo Razo San Salvador 2 De Deciembre de 1934 (Pick S192); together with modern notes (8), 1970-98 [10]. First very good, others about uncirculated and better £60-80
Estonia, Eesti Vabariigi Kassatäht, Five, Ten, Twenty and Fifty Penni, all 1919 (Pick 39a-43a); Eesti Pank, Ten Krooni (3), 1928 (2), 1937 (Pick 63a, 67a) [7]. Very fine to uncirculated £60-80
Uruguay, El Banco Montevideano, Twenty Centesimos, 3 January 1866, no. 016137 (Pick S351); El Banco Franco Platense, Twenty Doblones, 1 August 1871 (Pick 173b); El Banco Maua & Cia, Twenty Pesos, 1 March 1871 (Pick S292); República Oriental del Uruguay, Fifty Centesimos, One Peso (3), One Hundred Pesos, all 1939 (Pick 34, 35a, 35b, 35c, 39c) [8]. First two good, Banco Maua very good, others in varied state £60-80
Uruguay, Banco Nacioñal, One Peso, 25 August 1887, G 068455 (Pick A90a). Good very fine £80-100
Haiti, Banque Nationale de la République d’Haiti, One Gourde (3), Two Gourdes (3), Five Gourdes (2), all 1951-83 (Pick 178, 180, 185, 186, 191a, 192, 200a, 201); Banque de la République d’Haiti, One Gourde, Two Gourdes, Five Gourdes, all 1989-92 (Pick 253a, 255, 260) [11]. Pick 180 with pinholes, extremely fine, others uncirculated £60-80
Italian East Africa, Banca d’Italia, Fifty Lire, 14 January 1939, G 499737 (Pick 1b). Very fine £60-80
Japan, Great Japanese Government, Ministry Of Finance, Ten Sen (2), One Yen, all 1872 (Pick 1, 4) [3]. Last with long horizontal tear across centre, others very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £50
Japan, Great Imperial Japanese Government Note, Twenty Sen, c. 1882, Ten Sen, 1917-21 (Pick 15, 46) [2]. Good very fine £80-100
Japan, Bank of Japan, One Yen, c. 1885 (Pick 22). Some tiny holes and light repairs on back, otherwise very good £80-100
Martinique, Banque de la Martinique, Two Francs (2), both 1915, no. 197783, Alizard-Bonneville signatures, no. 348692, Alizard-Pradeu signatures (Pick 11) [2]. First good fine to about very fine, second lightly pressed and with edge nicks and a short tear £80-100
Martinique, Banque de la Martinique, Five Francs, 1944, G 57 476, Garcin-Rosemain signatures, Twenty-Five Francs, 1945, S 45854, Arnaud-Roseman-Calvy signatures (Pick 16b, 17); Caisse Centrale de la France d’Outre-Mer, Twenty Francs, 2 February 1944, LP prefix (Pick 24) [3]. Very good to about very fine £80-100
Netherlands, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, Muntbiljeten, One Gulden (3), Ten Gulden (2), all 1943; One Gulden, Two and-a-Half Gulden (2), all 1945; Two and-a-Half Gulden, 1949 (Pick 64, 66, 70, 71, 73); Westerbork, Camp, Ten Cents (Campbell 4171b) [10]. Mostly very fine to good very fine £60-80
Uruguay, Banco Nacioñal, Ten Centesimos, H 039001, overstamped Canelones, Fifty Centesimos, F 023429, overstamped Tacuarembo, both 25 August 1887 (Pick A87c, A89c) [2]. First very good, second fine £80-100
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