Scotland (10) a small selection of 1 and 5 Pounds mid 1970's to 1990's all in circulated presentable mid grades on average around VF comprising The Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 327 (BY SC 805; PMS RB63) dated 1st September 1967 signature G. P. Robertson serial number A/4 79104. Along with The Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds Pick 336a (BY SC814a; PMS BR 75) signature Burke serial numbers A/68 951081 and A/99 838790. Also, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc issues (6) including 1 Pounds (5) consisting of various issues as follows - Pick 341Aa (BY SC831c; PMS RB80c) series D/58 495005 signature Winter, Thomas De La Rue print. Pick 341b (BY SC831b; PMS RB80d) series C/73 438272, BWC print no sort codes. Pick 351c (PMS RB90c; BY SC833c) dated 24th March 1992 signature Mathewson (3) two with prefix B/83 but not consecutive numbers along with B/58. Accompanied also by a 5 PoundsPick 352a (BY SC843a; PMS RB97a) dated 13th December 1988 series A/84 365751. All together with a Bank of Scotland example of a 5 Pounds Pick 116a (BY SC122a; PMS BA115a) 20th June 1990 signatures Risk & Burt serial number EF 879023.
World (54) a mostly early 1900's mixed grade group most ranging in the average of Fine/VF to about UNC - UNC and consisting of various and exotic issues. Comprising examples from Russia (22) from various periods and regions as the Imperial examples (6) including the Scarce 100 Rubley Catherine II Pick 5c dated 1898 (1898-1912) signatures Konshin & Ivanov. 1 Ruble Pick 1d 1898 (1912) signature Shipov second cashier's signature unrecognizable by me. 3 Rubley Pick 9c 1905 (1912) signatures Shipov & Baryshev. 5 Rubley Pick 10b 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 10 Rubley Pick 11c 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bylinskiy. 25 Rubley Pick 12b 1909 (1912) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 100 Rubley Pick 13a 1910 (1909-12) signatures Konshin & Afanasev. And 500 Rubley Pick 14b 1912 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Metz. Provisional Government (3) 250 Rubley Pick 36 1917 signatures Shipove & Baryshev issued by the R.S.F.S.R. series ??-144.1000 Rubley Pick 37 1917 (1917-18) signatures Shipov & Sofronov series ?? 105222 issued by the R.S.F.S.R. And 1000 Rubley Pick 95 1918 signature Zhikharev series ??-045. South Russia State Bank (2) 1000 Rubley Pick S418c 1919 series ??-00093 and 5000 Rubley Pick S419d 1919 series ??-200, both with watermark mosaic. South Russia - High Command of the Armed Forces (4) 500 Rubley Pick S434 1920 series ??-011 along with 10000 Rubley Pick S425a 1919 printed on both sides variety (3) series ??-048, ??-086 and ??-020. Also 50 Kopek (2) Pick 31 ND 1915 and Pick S407 ND 1918. Soviet UnionLenin portrait 1937 examples (3) 1, 3 and 10 Chervontsev Pick 202, 203 and 205 respectively. Along with other countries examples as Italy (2) a RARE pair 500 Lire Pick 71 (Gigante BI 32A - R3) Seal Type Italia/ Monogram B-I 23rd August 1943. And 1000 Lire Pick 81a Seal Type Medusa / Monogram B-I 14th April 1948 signatures Eianudi & Urbini. South Africa1 RandPick 116a. Greece 1943-44 (4) including the highest, for its series, denomination 100.000.000.000 Drachmai Pick 135. Along with 50 Drachmai Pick 121. 25000000 Drachmai Pick 130b. And 100000 Drachmai Pick 125a. ChinaBank of Communications (5) consisting of 5 YuanPick 154 1935. Along with various 10 Yuan (3) including Pick 118q 1914 Shanghaioverprint, Pick 155 1935. And Pick 159 without overprint of place of issue (issued in Japanese controlled area) 1941 variety with serials on obverse and reverse. Also, a 100 YuanPick 120a 1st October 1914 place of issue - CHUNGKING. Romania (5) an interesting selection of the 1917 Ferdinand I First World War Emergency issues (5) very well preserved including 10 Bani Pick 69 (3) and 50 Bani Pick 71 (2). Sweden10 Kronor Commemorative 300th Anniversary of Sveriges Riksbank (1668-1968) Pick 56. FranceKingdom Assignat 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42a). Malta 1 ShillingGeorge VIPick 16 manuscript signature and title Cuschieri ND 1943. Bolivia 100 Bolivianos Pick 147 with conflict overprint. Canada 1 Dollar George Vi portrait Pick 58e signatures Coyne & Towers. Yugoslavia (7) including a denomination set of the 1944 Partisan issues (4) 1, 5, 10 and 20 Dinara Pick 48b, 49b, 50a and 51c respectively. Along with 50, 100 and 500 Dinara from the following 1946 issues Pick 64b, 65b and 66b respectively. And finally Mexico 1960's issues (3) including 1, 5 and 10 PesosPick 59j, 60h and 58j respectively.
Vietnam mostly South Vietnam mid 1950's onwards issues (21) in various mostly high grades GEF to UNC includes 1 example in Fine. Comprising National Liberation Front 1 Dong Pick R4 ND 1963 (5) close serial numbers AN431473, AN431465, AN431449, AN431461 and AN431343, these notes were printed in China but never issued and were intended for use in the territories under control of the National Liberation Front, many of them were captured during a joint US/South Vietnamese military operation into Cambodia. Also Vietnam war (Second Indochina War) period 10 Dongs Pick 3a ND 1955 (2) close serials H3 283574 & H3 283577. 100 DongPick 8a ND 1955 series ZA 657671. 50 Dong Pick 17a ND 1966 series U3 568238. 100 Dong Pick 18a ND 1966 (2) a consecutive pair seirals Y2 227189 & Y2 227190. 100 Dong Pick 19b ND 1966 watermark head as on obverse portrait (3) serials D8 419597, X4 983810 and S5 290925. 1000 Dong Pick 29a ND 1971 series K4 478016. 500 Dong Pick 33a ND 1972 (2) serials R5 480838 & F4 795571. Along with a Transitional Issue 1975 1 Dong Pick 40a serial number RT 263546 dated 1966 but issued after 30th April 1975 and these notes were used until the South's economic system was merged with that of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1978. Also modern issues 20000 Dong Pick 110a 1991 serial BV 8013872. 50000 Dong Pick 116a 1994 serial AV4761635. And 100000 Dong PolymerPick 122a (Polymer Notes of the World S5R1) 2004 issue (first 2 digits of the serial give last 2 digits of year) series JB 04358096. A varied and interesting group. For ease of readability Pick numbers listed here - South Vietnam - R4 (5), 3a (2), 8a, 17a, 18a (2), 19b (3), 29a, 33a (2), 40a and Vietnam - 110a, 116a, 122a.
Russia & Armenia (14) in mixed grades comprising Armenia 50 Rubles Pick 30 1919 (1920), Russia Transcaucasian Administrat 3 Rubles Pick S602, Russia Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia 10 Million Rubles Pick S631, Russia Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia 1 Million Rubles Pick S629, Russia Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia 500 Thousand Rubles Pick S628, Russia Transcaucassian Commissariat 250 Rubles Pick S607, Russia Transcaucassian Commissariat 100 Rubles Pick S606, Russia Volga-Kama Commercial BankGrozny branch 100 Rubles number 05863, Russia 100000 Rubles Pick 117a, Russia 25000 Rubles Pick 115a, Russia 50000 Rubles Pick 116a, Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 25 Rubley Pick S1248 (2) one with a red overprint on reverse and 100 Rubley Pick S1249
SpainEl Banco De Espana 25 PesetasPick 116a dated 9th January 1940 serial number F2155808 in Gray-blue on light brown underprint featuring Juan de Herrera at left, Patio de Evangelistas at right on obverse and Arms at left on reverse. Printed by Calcografia & Cartevalori, Milano, Italia inscribed in small script at lower centre on obverse. About UNC - UNC, Minor Rust and Scarce
ScotlandBank of Scotland 5 Pounds (8) including Pick 112c (Calloway-Murphy BA 114c) Clydesmuir & Russell signatures dated 1st December 1975 serial number AK526262. A consecutive pair LAST prefix HIGH numbers for the no longer encoded type signatures Risk & Pattullo Pick 112f (Callaway-Murphy BA 114f) (2) serial numbers DZ999928 & DZ999929 both dated 29th February 1988. Pick 116a">Pick 116a (Callaway-Murphy BA 115a) (3) including a LAST prefix and VERY HIGH number for this type signatures Risk & Burt serial number EJ999994 dated 20th June 1990 along with a consecutive pair FIRST prefix LOW numbers for this type Pick 116a dated EA000324 & EA000325 both dated 20th June 1990. A consecutive pair FIRST prefix LOW numbers for type Pick 116b (Callaway-Murphy BA 115b) Patullo & Burt signatures serial numbers EK000245 & EK000245 both dated 6th November 1991. All blue on multicolour underprint featuring arms at centre flanked by 2 women and Sir W. Scott at right on obverse and sailing ship at left, arms at upper centre and Pallas seated at right on reverse in addition the later Pick 116 issues are with a reduced size and 'STERLING' now added below value at centre on obverse. All about UNC - UNC
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