Laos bulk lot (384), 500 Kip (100), 100 Kip (200) & 20 Kip (84), not dated these notes were printed in China and circulated in areas under the control of the Pathet Lao insurgents and became the accepted legal tender in the entire country in 1975, consecutively numbered runs, (Pick21, Pick23 & Pick24), Uncirculated or about
Malaya & British Borneo50 Dollars dated 21st March 1953 series A/8 248288, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick4a), some light dirt and a small red mark on reverse, tiny centre pinhole, about VF
Malaya (2) and Malaya & British Borneo, 10 Dollars & 1 Dollar from Malaya dated 1st July 1941, (Pick11 & Pick13) and 1 Dollar from Malaya & British Borneo dated 1959, (Pick8A), all cleaned and pressed Fine to good VF
Malaya (2) and Malaya & British Borneo, 10 Dollars & 1 Dollar from Malaya dated 1st July 1941, (Pick11 & Pick13) and 10 Dollars from Malaya & British Borneo dated 1953, (Pick3a), all cleaned and pressed VF
Malta Government (2), 1 Pound issued 1951 (Law 1949) first series A/1 283712, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick22) and 1 Pound issued 1954 (Law 1949) series A/28 004161, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick24a), light dent in paper only, Uncirculated
Malta Government (2), 1 Pound issued 1969 & 10 Shillings issued 1968 (Law of 1967), portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick28a & Pick29a), the £1 has a light dent in paper otherwise UNC, the 10/- Uncirculated
Mauritius (3), 25 rupees series A/13 110793, (pick32b), light dent in paper otherwise UNC, 10 Rupees series A/43 751462, (Pick31c), UNC and 5 Rupees series A/46 592341, (Pick30c), about UNC, issued 1967 signature 4, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right
New Zealand (19), 10 Shillings (2) issued 1960 - 1967 with security thread, signed Fleming, 20 Dollars (4) including polymer issues, 10 Dollars (3), 2 Dollars and 1 Dollar (8) some consecutive pairs seen, mixed grades, many Uncirculated
New Zealand (3) 5 Pounds, 1 Pound & 10 Shillings issued 1956 - 1960 & 1960 - 1967, portrait Captain James Cook at right, the 10 Shillings and 5 Pounds are the earlier scarcer issue with no security thread, (Pick160c, 159d & 158c), the £5 and 10/- cleaned and pressed VF, the £1 EF
New Zealand PROOF & SPECIMEN notes (36), all different from the 1800's, various offices of issue from various banks: Bank of Australasia, the National Bank of New Zealand Limited and The Union Bank, in 1 Pound, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds, 20 Pounds & 50 Pounds denominations, most with cut bottom margin and mounting marks on reverse, in leuchtturm lighthouse album and slipcase, a fabulous collection of very scarce notes rarely seen, an opportunity not to be missed
Pakistan (27), denominations from 1 Rupee to 1000 Rupees, date range 1950's to 2008, includes 2 Haj Pilgrims notes for use in Saudi Arabia, most notes Uncirculated
Palestine Currency Board500 Mils dated 20th April 1939 series F552574, Rachel's tomb near Bethlehem at lower left, (Pick6c), inked writing in top border on reverse, good Fine to about VF
Poland (3), 5 Groszy, 20 Groszy & 50 Groszy, Kobierzyn Hospital Vouchers, a state hospital for the mentally and nervously ill, a scarce Uncirculated set
Qatar (2), 500 Riyals issued 1980's second series, (Pick12) small edge tear at top and bottom of centre fold, ink annotations, Fine, 50 Riyals issued 1989 second series, (Pick10), inked numbers on front, good Fine
Scotland (8), Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds dated 1984 and 1 Pound dated 1939, British Linen Bank5 Pounds dated 1956 & 1957, Commercial Bank 1 Pound dated 1953, National Commercial Bank 1 Pound dated 1964, Union Bank 1 Pound dated 1953 & 1954, mixed grades
ScotlandBank of Scotland 10 Pounds large size dated 26th September 1963 series 6/C 0844, signed Bilsland & Watson, (Pick93c), tiny edge nick, inked numbers in top border, good Fine to aVF and a scarce note
ScotlandBritish Linen BankOne Pound dated 18th July 1918 series E243/562, early issue square note, (Pick151a), light dirt to left border, VF to good VF
Scotland Clydesdale & North of Scotland 5 Pounds, dated 1st March 1954 serial J000000, SPECIMEN No.14 with de la Rue red ovals in corners, one punched hole through signature, (Pick191as), glue residue down left side on reverse, about Uncirculated
Scotlandcollection (27), including Bank of Scotland, Linen Bank, Commercial Bank, National Bank, National Commercial Bank, RBS and Union Bank, one £20 from Bank of Scotland the rest all £1's and £5's, some earlier dates, mixed grades
Scotland Royal Bank 20 Pounds (30), dated 4th August 2000, Commemorative issue birth centennial of the Queen Mother, some consecutive numbered runs seen, all in presentation folder and envelope, Uncirculated
Scotland, Northern Ireland & Hong Kong (15), Scotland (10) Bank of Scotland 5 & 20 Pounds dated 1998, (Pick119c & Pick121b) the £5 good Fine the £20 UNC, Clydesdale Bank Limited 1, 5 & 10 Pounds dated 1977 1976 & 1980, (Pick204c, Pick205c & Pick207b) the £1 about UNC the £5 good EF the £10 about VF, Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pound (2), 5 and 10 Pounds dated 1977 1978 1976 & 1978, (Pick336a, Pick337a & Pick338a) the £1's UNC and good VF the £5 about UNC the £10 Fine with pinholes, Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound dated 1959, (Pick324b) about Fine, Northern Ireland Belfast Banking Company 1 Pound dated 9th November 1939 series E/O 1907, blue serial number, (Pick126b) Fine, Northern Bank Limited 5 Pounds dated 1st October 1971, (Pick188b) Fine, and 3 x notes from Hong Kong including 2 with King George VI portrait
South Africa (28), 10 Rand issued 1962 - 1963, 5 & 10 Rand issued 1966 - 1976, 200 Rand with leopard at right (4), 100 Rand with water Buffalo at right (2), 50 Rand with Lion at right (6), 20 Rand with Elephant at right (6), 10 Rand with Rhinoceros at right (3), plus others, various dates and mixed grades many Uncirculated
Sudan (3) 1 Sudanese Pound (2) dated 1966 series C/50 0094698 and 1967 series C/59 0542192, dam at left, (Pick8c), EF and pressed good VF, 50 Piastres dated 1978 series B/39 493591, (Pick12b), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
SudanBritish Administration, Siege of Khartoum 2500 piastres issued 1884, hectograph signature of General "Pasha" Gordon, (PickS109), light toning and a few spots otherwise looks about Uncirculated
TurkeyOttomanEmpire (2), 50 Kurush issued 1877 with AH1294 handstamp, (Pick50b), generally EF but has a pinhole and small stain at top, 100 Kurush issued 1877 with AH1294 handstamp, (Pick51b), EF but with a small piece missing from side border
World (18), Portugal 5000 Reis (War of the 2 brothers) dated 1798, Australia 1 Dollar issued 1938 signed Sheehan & MacFarlane (scarcer green signature), Belize 1 & 2 Dollars dated 1st January 1976, portrait Queen Elizabeth at right, Cuba (6), 1, 5 and 10 Pesos date range 1969 - 1987, all SPECIMEN notes, Austria 1000 Kronen(2), one with Slovenian stamp and overprint, the other with Slovenian stamp and Croatian overprint, Austria/Hungary 10 Kreuzer, Bezirk Graslitz gutschein 10 Kronen dated 1918, 2 local/promotional notes from Hungary and 2 labels from the top of a brick of USA5 Dollars and 20 Dollars series 1981 issued in San Francisco, these both stuck to a piece of plywood, a very interesting and unusual collection well worth viewing
World (6), Saint Helena 10 Pounds issued 1985, (Pick8b) Uncirculated, Gibraltar 1 Pound dated 1971, (Pick18b) good EF, Jersey 1 Pound signed Clennett and 1 Pound SPECIMEN signed May, both about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, Northern Ireland5 Pounds Ulster Bank dated 1998 and Bank of Ireland 1 Pound issued 1977, both VF
World (8), Netherlands (3) 100 Gulden dated 14th May 1970, (Pick93a) good EF, 10 Gulden dated 23rd March 1953, (Pick85), some glue residue on reverse, good EF, 5 Gulden dated 26th April 1966, (Pick90a) EF, Malta 1 Pound issued 1969, signed Hogg, (Pick29a) EF, France50 Francs dated 5th September 1974, (Pick148d) good EF, Hong Kong5 Dollars dated 31st July 1967, (Pick181c) EF, Switzerland(2), 10 Francs dated 15th January 1969, (Pick45o) about UNC, 20 Francs dated 5th January 1970, (Pick46r) about UNC
World and GB collection (78), including Wisbech Lincolnshire £5 and £10 provincial notes, Scotland commemorative notes, nice assortment in mixed grades, many UNC
AustraliaCommonwealth (6), 5 Pounds (2) issued 1941 signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at left, (Pick27b), 1 Pound issued 1949 signed Coombs & Watts, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick26c), 10 Shillings issued 1939 orange signature Sheehan & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick25a), 10 Shillings issued 1942 signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick25b), 10 Shillings issued 1961 signed Coombs & Wilson, portrait Mathew Flinders at right, (Pick33a), mixed grades, needs viewing
Bahamas Government 1 Dollar issued 1953 series A/3 397989, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right sailing ship at left, signed Higgs, Sweeting & Burnside, good Fine to about VF
Barbados Central Bank (4) 5 Dollars (2) a consecutively numbered pair series G23 761109/761110, issued 1996 signed C M Stringer, (Pick47) Unc, 10 Dollars issued 1995 series C16 623450 signed C M Stringer, (Pick48) Unc, light ripples in the paper, 10 Dollars issued 1973 series C4 281952 signed C Blackman, (Pick33a) good EF
Belgian Congo (2) 10 Francs dated 1944 quatrieme emission, series D852176, dancing Watusi at left, (Pick14D) light toning/dirt good Fine, 5 Francs scarce early issue dated 1942 deuxieme emission, series B269586, woman & child by beehive at left, (Pick13), good Fine
Bermuda Government (3), 1 Pound series H2 178854, (Pick20c) VF, 10 Shillings series T/1 717877, (Pick19b) EF and 5 Shillings series V/1 978543, (Pick18b) VF, all dated 1st May 1957 with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
Burma (3) Government of India, 10 Rupees issued 1938 series A/35 808687, portrait King George VI at right, signed J B Taylor (Pick5) 2 pinholes, cleaned and pressed about VF and 1 Rupee (2) issued 1945 series D/25 911361 & D/35 748141, 'military administration of Burma' in red overprint, (Pick25b), VF
Burma1 Rupee (6) issued 1947 (old date 1940), a consecutively numbered run series Q22 090393 - Q22 090398, 'Burma currency board legal tender in Burma only' red overprint on Government of India note, portrait King George VI at upper right, (Pick30), each sealed in plastic holder and all appear to be Uncirculated
Canada (10), 10 Dollars (4), 5 Dollars (2), 2 Dollars (2) & 1 Dollar (2), all dated 1954, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right with 'Devil's Face' hairdo, (Pick66 - Pick69), most about Fine to Fine
Canada (29), 10 Dollars (7), 5 Dollars (3), 2 Dollars (7) & 1 Dollar (12) all dated 1937, portrait King George VI at centre, (Pick58 - Pick61), various signatures & mixed grades, needs viewing
Canada Dominion (8), 1 Dollar dated 2nd July 1923 series V-723615, portrait King George V at centre, (Pick33f), pinholes and edge tears VG, 25 Cents (4) dated 2nd July 1923, Britannia at centre, (Pick10 & Pick11), 25 Cents (3) dated 2nd January 1900, Britannia at right, (Pick9), the fractional notes have various signatures and mixed grades, viewing recommended
Ceylon (5), 2 Rupees dated 10th November 1917 series G/9 49368, (Pick18), tears and small border pieces missing, Fair and scarce, 1 Rupee dated 4th August 1943, (Pick34) VF, 1 Rupee dated 20th January 1951, (Pick47) good EF, 25 Cents dated 14th July 1942, (Pick44a) VF, 10 Rupees dated 1st July 1953, (Pick55), some dirt, Fine
Ceylon10 Rupees dated 19th September 1942 series J/7 873177, portrait King George VI at left, Temple of the Tooth on reverse, (Pick36A), some dirt good Fine
Ceylon 2 Rupees dated 3rd June 1952 series E/13 672047, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at left, (Pick50), good EF to almost Uncirculated scarce in this grade
Cheques (2), dated 1854 for Cognac Brandy, Coates & Co., complete with hand written receipt from Premont Plauchet, Angoeleme, very old piece of banking history
Confederate States of America50 Dollars dated February 17th 1864, serial No.83909 plate A, portrait President Jefferson Davis at centre, (Pick70), small edge nicks, good Fine
CongoDemocratic Republic (4), 1000 Francs dated 15th October 1961 series B858782, portrait J. Kasavubu at left, (Pick8a), some dirt, Fine, 20 Francs (3) dated 15th September 1962, a pair of consecutively numbered notes and one other, (Pick4a), EF
Cyprus 250 Mils first date of issue 1st December 1961, first series VERY LOW number A/1 000017, Democratic Republic issue, (Pick37a), scarce early date, in PMG holder graded 65EPQ Gem Uncirculated, Exceptional Paper Quality, A1-A6 are the only prefixes issued for the 250 mills 1961 issue. The 1961 is the first and only republic of Cyprus issue after the QE11 banknote era ends due to Cyprus becoming independent. Serial numbers 1 - 10 are held by the treasury, so this one of the lowest numbers available.
Czechoslovakia (2), 1000 Korun dated 8th April 1932 series C 0432311 & 500 Korun dated 2nd May 1929 series E 283538, both perforated SPECIMEN, (Pick25s & Pick24s), about VF and Uncirculated
East African Currency Board (5), 10 Shillings dated 1st February 1956, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at bottom right, (Pick34), good Fine, 5 Shillings (2) dated 1956 & 1957, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at bottom right, (Pick33), Fine & good Fine, 1 Shilling (2) dated 1st January 1943, portrait King George VI at left, (Pick27), one pressed, both EF
East African Currency Board 10 Shillings dated 1st January 1949 series B/15 69871, portrait King George VI at bottom left, (Pick29b), blue ink marks to top border, some dirt, Fine
East African Currency Board 100 Shillings or 5 Pounds dated 1st October 1949 series C/6 34795, portrait King George VI at top left, four signatures, lion on reverse, (Pick31b), good VF
East African Currency Board 20 Shillings or 1 Pound dated 1st January 1952 last date of issue, series C/19 35626, portrait King George VI at top right, (Pick30b), some foxing and toning to border, about VF
Fiji (7), 5 Dollars (1) & 1 Dollar (4) issued 1974 signed Barnes & Earland, (Pick73c & Pick71b), 10 Shillings dated 1st October 1965 & 1 Pound dated 1st January 1967, (Pick52e & Pick53i), first 6 are EF or about and the last 2 Fine
Fiji Government 5 Shillings dated 28th April 1961 series C/6 129062, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick51b), in PMG holder graded 58 EPQ choice about Uncirculated, Exceptional Paper Quality
France (48) a very good assortment including 5000 Francs 1952 (Pick131), 5 Francs 1913 (Pick70), 100 Francs Tresor Central 1943 (Pick105), 500 francs 1985 (Pick157), 1000 Francs 1955 (Pick134), some duplication, mixed grades, needs viewing
French West Africa 25 Francs dated 14th December 1942 series K 0433644, woman at left, (Pick30a), light dirt on back a few small foxing spots to bottom corner, good Fine
GB & World (19), 1 PoundWarren Fisher P/20 Fine+, edge nicks, 10 Shillings Catterns (2) T82 EF but has 2 holes with rust marks, K19 last series VF, 1 Pound O'Brien K94K about VF, 10 Shillings Fforde (9) 8 x consecutive notes generally about EF, IrelandLady Lavery 10 Shillings & 1 Pound these about Fine, plus 4 other world notes
GermanEast Africa (2) 100 Rupien dated 15th June 1905 series No.6917, Kaiser Wilhelm portrait at centre, (Pick4a), centre pinhole, small edge tears, about Fine, 1 Rupie dated 1st November 1915 series C9490, (Pick11b), small corner piece missing, good Fine
Germany 0.50 Reichsmark (50 Pfennig), prisoner of war canteen money for us in the sub-camp of Buchenwald, Standort Kantine SS issues, overprinted SS - Ko.Rottleberode, many of these camp notes were destroyed by fire as the Germany tried to destroy evidence of the holocaust, this is a scarce survivor, a rare and interesting piece of WW2 history, one pinhole and some dirt, Fine
Germany Schwarmstedt, Lower Saxony, prisoner of war Officer camp WW1, 10 Mark, 5 Mark & 1 Mark, some light foxing, mounting residue on reverse, Fine, also 5 Pfennig Holzminden camp, mounting residue on reverse, Fine
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