Ceylon 2 Rupees (2) dated 16th October 1954 consecutively numbered pair E/24 818954 & E/25 818955, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at left, (Pick50), Uncirculated very scarce as a pair and in this grade
Palestine Currency Board 500 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
East Africa 20 Shillings dated 1st January 1955 series G79 00763, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at top right, (Pick35), in PCGS holder graded 62 Uncirculated
Gibraltar 10 Shillings dated 1st May 1965 series D551618, rock of Gibraltar at left, (Pick17), in PCGS holder graded 58PPQ Choice About New, Perfect Paper Quality
Fiji Government 1 Pound dated 1st June 1951 series B/7 65530, last date of issue, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, signed Taylor, Donovan & Smith, (Pick40f), good Fine
BahamasCentral Bank (4), 20 Dollars series M287580, (Pick39b), 10 Dollars series L109488, (Pick38b), 5 Dollars series L249155, (Pick37b) & 1 Dollar series S/1 492144, (Pick35b), all dated 1974 and signed W. C. Allen, the $20 Fine (pressed), the $10 good Fine (inked number on obverse), the $5 good VF and the $1 Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (5), 50 Pence dated 20th February 1974 series D40295, (Pick10b) Uncirculated, 1 Pound dated 1st January 1982 series F64041, (Pick8d) good VF, 1 Pound Dated 1st October 1984 series A137219, (Pick13a) good EF, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 1983 series A141855, commemorative issue 150th Anniversary of English rule, (Pick12a) about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 2005 series B003241, (Pick17a) light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Reunion 20 New Francs overprint on 1000 francs issued 1971 series E.3 19895, signature type 2, (Pick55b), in PCGS holder graded 58PPQ Choice About New, Perfect 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
Northern Ireland Bank of Ireland (6), 5 Pounds (3) dated 1935 series S/12 094967, has glue residue on obverse, Fine, dated 1940 series S/14 078659, some dirt, Fine, & dated 1943 series S/20 031831, glue residue on reverse otherwise EF, (Pick52b & Pick52c), 1 Pound (2) last date of issue 15th November 1943, series B/21 202392 & B/21 419612, both have glue residue on reverse, one with ink on reverse, (Pick55b), VF and Fine, 1 Pound issued 1980's series G936687, glue residue on reverse otherwise good EF, (Pick65a)
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
Malta (3), 2 Shillings issued 1942 first series A/1 958055, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, signed J. Pace, uniface, (Pick17a), EF and 1 Shilling (2) issued 1943 series A/2 108382 & A/2 829006, portrait King George VI at centre, (Pick16), both about VF
India1 Rupee (3) dated 1940 a consecutively numbered run series L/1 844053 - L/1 844055, portrait King George at top right, (Pick25d) usual staple holes to left and another set of staple holes in watermark, otherwise Uncirculated
Ukraine (3) 100 Karbowanez, 50 Karbowanez & 5 Karbowanez dated 10th March 1942, used during the German occupation of WW2, (Pick55, Pick54 & Pick51), first good Fine, second good VF with small edge nick and third VF
Cyprus Government 5 Pounds dated 1st June 1955 series A/1 442117, Pick36a, portrait QEII at right, in PMG holder graded 55 About Uncirculated, scarce note
India100 Rupees issued 1943 series B/O 556674, Pick20m, scarce branch issue Lahore, portrait KGVI at right, signed Deshmukh, usual staple holes and spindle hole to left, tiny pinholes, pencil annotation on back, Fine and scarce
Malta 5 Shillings issued 1939 series A/2 238550, Pick12, portrait KGVI at right, signed J. Pace, uniface, original EF to good EF, scarce in good condition
Guernsey (3) 10 Pounds issued 1980 - 1989 series D558830 Pick50b, 5 Pounds issued 1990 - 1995 series G523856 Pick53a, 1 Pound issued 1980 - 1989 series H794775 Pick48b, all signed M J Brown, the £1 about UNC the rest Uncirculated
Iraq 10 Dinar 1959 issue Pick 52a A/UNC, 10 Dinar 1959 issue without security thread Pick 55a Near EF, 1 Dinar Pick 53a About VF, Half Dinar Pick 55a NVF with a small nick at the top, also Iraq 25 Dinar (85) Saddam Hussein VF-EF many with inked annotations, along with Oman 1970s and 1980s issues (87) in mixed grades
Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank Limited £10 dated 1st May 1936, series No.33547, Lester signature, Pick314 (Blake & Callaway UB 55), Fine and a scarce date type
Canada, The Dominion of Canada $1 dated 1923 series D9558867, black seal No.3 at right, Campbell & Sellar signatures, Pick33n (DC-25n) Fine condition, also a QE2 $1 Commemorative series dated 1967 Pick84b, about UNC to UNC
East Africa 20 shillings (2) both dated 1st January 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series G79 53996 & G79 53997, QE2 portrait, Pick35a, GEF to about UNC
Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank Limited £10 dated 1st May 1936, series No.33547, Lester signature, Pick314 (Blake & Callaway UB 55), Fine and a scarce date type
Spain (4) 500 Pesetas (2) 1927 issue Pick 73 VF with a pinhole at left centre, 1954 issue Pick 148a EF, 1000 pesetas 1965 Pick151 and 5000 pesetas 1976 Pick155, both pressed VF
China, The Chinese Italian Banking Corporation (3) unissued remainders dated 1921, 1 yuan Picks253, 5 yuan Picks254 & 10 yuan Picks255, average GVF to EF
IrelandUlster Bank Ltd £1 dated 1st May 1956 series A691055, Pick315c good Fine & Bank of Ireland £1 issued 1972 low serial number D000007, Pick61a, light surface dirt, pressed GVF or better
ChinaBank of Communications (10) 10 yuan issued Tientsin 1927 series A090842T, Pick147Ca, Fine, 100 yuan issued 1942 series Q985779, train and ship, Pick165, edge dirt reverse, VF+, 25 yuan issued 1941 series D370168, Pick160a, Fine with a small ABNC original black & white print of the centre vignette showing a Zeppelin, ship, train etc. 5 yuan issued Shanghai 1927 series B015199S, Pick146B, Fine, 5 yuan issued Shantung 1927 series C118084L, Pick146Ca, about Fine, 5 yuan issued Tientsin 1927 series A340921T, Pick146D, ink marks, pressed Fine, obverse proof issued 1931, Specimen overprint in black & perforated in English and Chinese, serial number S000336A, uniface, mount marks reverse, Pick148s1 for type, about EF, obverse proof issued SHANTUNG 1927, Specimen overprint in black & perforated in English and Chinese, uniface with red overprint SPECIMEN No.1985 on reverse and some ink smudges, 2 punch holes, Pick145Bs for type, about UNC, reverse Specimen proof issued FENGTIEN 1927,uniface with overprint SPECIMEN No.1559 on the front side, 2 punch holes, Pick145s for type, faint stains, GEF, 50 yuan issued 1942 seriesM490815, steam train at left, Pick164a, edge wear, Fine
Poland (2) 1,000,000 Marek dated 1923 series F3755553, Pick37, light rust marks reverse & corner folds, GEF, 10000 marek dated 1922 series H8528748, Pick32, GEF
Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank Limited £10 dated 1st May 1936, series No.35435, Lester signature, Pick314 (Blake & Callaway UB 55), pinholes & inked number reverse, surface dirt, about Fine and a scarce date type
Australia (9) includes $5 banknote that should never have been with info Pick44g pressed VF, a set of Hutt River Province issues (5), $10 Pick45g pressed VF, $5 Commemorative Pick56 UNC and $100 Pick55a VF
Iranian Azerbaijan (3) all issued 1946, 1 toman series No.170478 Picks102, 2 toman No.550203 Picks103 and 50 toman remainder Picks106r, first two VF and the last note about UNC to UNC
Scotland National Commercial Bank £100 dated 16th September 1959 series A017553, Pick268a, light surface dirt & a tiny inked number top edge, good Fine and a scarce high value
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank £20 dated 7th October 1955 (3) a consecutively numbered trio series A/5 05-133 to A/5 05-135, Anderson signature, Pick159b, all about EF
LibyaCentral Bank 10 dinars issued 1971 (15) a consecutively numbered run, 1st series A/1 181545 to A/1 181559, Omar EL Mukhtar at left, Pick37a, a few have tiny marks top edge, mostly UNC and high catalogue value
Italy 50 lire dated 1926 series S556 6309, Pick38e edge tear good Fine, Austria 50000 kronen 1922 series 0001 54876 Pick80 GVF and USA green seal $10 dated 1928C Pick421c EF
ScotlandBank of Scotland £20 large size note dated 6th April 1955 series 2/A 3165, Pick94e first date of issue, tiny inked number reverse, Fine to good Fine
India Bank of Bengal 100 Sicca Rupees dated 1832 series No.30994, signature cut cancelled, Picks55, imprint Perkins & Bacon, pinholes & ink annotations on reverse, good Fine
India Bank of Bengal 100 Sicca Rupees dated 1833 series No.38592, signature cut cancelled, Picks55, imprint Perkins & Bacon, pinholes & ink annotations on reverse, good Fine
Estonia 500 marka SPECIMEN issued 1920-21 series B445515, PROOV in red diagonally across centre, Pick49e, damage top right corner area & some light toning to edges, overall aUNC
Canada, The Dominion of Canada $2 dated July 2nd 1897, series A 695512 signed Courtney, Pick24Ca (DC-14b), Edward Prince of Wales at left, pressed & trimmed, gFine to VF, looks better and scarce
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