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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
04/06/2023 Auction 181	World Banknotes	Lot 239	China Bank of China 1 Yuan (4) 1934 Shantung P71a, 1935 Shanghai P74a (2), 1935 Tienstin P76, 5 Yuan (3) 1926 Shanghai P66a (2), 1930 Amoy P68, Yuan (3) 1918 Tientsin/Peking P53r, 1934 Tienstin P73, 1935 P77, 10 Yaun (2) 1918 Fukien P53 and Amoy 1930. Central Bank of China 10 Yuan 1942 P245 (Unc). Bank of Communications (2) 5 Yuan 1914 Tientsin P118 and 100 Yuan 1941 P162b. Farmers Bank of China 1 Yuan 1943 P463, 2 Yuan 1943 P231, 5 Yuan (2) 1930 P200 and 1935 P458, 10 Yuan (3) 1940 P464 (2) and 1942 P242, 50 Yuan 1926 P198f, 100 Yuan 1941 P477a mixed circulated grades More banknotes like this	£220
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 108	China Bank of China One Yuan National Currency 1937 blue, skyscraper building at right reverse Pick 79 (3) consecutives red serial number T220762-64 AU, Central Bank of China 5 Yuan 1936 Pick 217 green (3) consecutives B/H 696729V -731V AU More banknotes like this	£24
05/09/2021 Auction 174	World Banknotes	Lot 73	China, People's Bank of China (2) 5 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1948, trace number 16914, series (I ii iii) 0000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 801s for type, paper abrasions reverse from being mounted, cleaned & pressed, GEF or better More banknotes like this	£140
05/09/2021 Auction 174	World Banknotes	Lot 67	China (6) Bank of Hopei 20 cents 1929 Pick s1712 Good, Kwangtung Provincial Bank $5 1936 Pick s2443, Farmers Bank 20 cents 1935, 5 yuan 1935, Bank of China 1 yuan 1935 and Japanese Puppet Bank 1 yuan 1938 these mostly Fine More banknotes like this	£75
06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 120	China, The Provincial Bank of Shantung 5 yuan issued TSINAN 1925 series A639462, Picks2758a, PMG 20 Very Fine More banknotes like this	£36
07/03/2021 Auction 172	World Banknotes	Lot 183	World a mixed group (28) Macau (3) 20 Patacas 1999 Pick 71a (2) GEF and UNC, 10 Patacas 2005 Pick 80a UNC, China 5 Yuan October 1st 1914 with SHANGHAI overprint Pick 117o UNC, Mongolia (10) 50 Tugrik 2000 Pick 64a (6) UNC consecutively numbered , 10 Tugrik 1955 Pick 31a About UNC with a small crease on one corner, One Tugrik 1955 Pick 28 UNC (3), Japan (11) 1000 Yen Hideo Noguchi, Black Double Letter serial number, Pick 104b UNC, 100 Yen (10) includes some consecutives A/UNC to UNC one with a small corner fold and a little uneven one edge, Hong Kong (3) 20 Dollars HSBC issue Pick 212b UNC (2), Ten Cents undated 1945 issue Pick 323 NEF More banknotes like this	£90
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 283	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 Union Lenin 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 Africa 1 Rand Pick 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. China Bank of Communications (5) consisting of 5 Yuan Pick 154 1935. Along with various 10 Yuan (3) including Pick 118q 1914 Shanghai overprint, 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 Yuan Pick 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). Sweden 10 Kronor Commemorative 300th Anniversary of Sveriges Riksbank (1668-1968) Pick 56. France Kingdom Assignat 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42a). Malta 1 Shilling George VI Pick 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 Pesos Pick 59j, 60h and 58j respectively. More banknotes like this	£170
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1672	World (14) an exceptionally attractive amalgamation of notes in mostly higher grades VF - GVF to UNC. Comprising scarce issues such as the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 Dollars Pick 180a dated 14th December 1957 and bearing the serial number J/H 388886, and the note in brown on multicolour and an always attractive Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. design watermarked with a helmeted warrior and value underneath. Australia Reserve Bank 10 Shillings Pick 33a ND 1961-1965 serial number AH/16 178691 signatures Coombs & Wilson, the note in black on multicolour and features a portrait of the English navigator and cartographer Matthew Flinders on obverse and the parliament building on reverse. Bermuda Government 5 Shillings Pick 18b dated 1st May 1957 and LAST series Z/1 377077 and another attractive Bradbury & Wilkinson print in brown on multicolour featuring a young portrait of H.M. the Queen with an illustration of the steamship SS Monarch of Bermuda in Hamilton harbour. Straits Settlements 1 Dollar Pick 16b dated 1st January 1935 signature Rex Curall and serial number L/5 1700 and a BWC print in blue on multicolour featuring a portrait of King George V on obverse and a tiger on reverse. Russia 200 Rubley Pick S423 High Command of The Armed Forces in South Russia 1919 series AB-021. Portugal 100 Escudos Pick 179d dated 3rd December 1987 (4) and a consecutively numbered set BJB 019557 - BJB 019560. Dominican Republic a desirable denomination set (4) comprising TDLR print 10 Pesos Pick 119c series of 1987 along with 1988 series 20 Pick 120c and US banknote Company print 50 Pesos Pick 127 and 100 Pesos Pick 128. Belize Monerthary Authority 1 Dollar Pick 38a dated 1st June 1980 serial number A/5 079418 in green on multicolour featuring a portrait of H.M. the Queen and an unwreathed Coat of Arms. China Bank of Communications 5 Yuan Pick 117n dated 1st October 1914 serial number SB489209N and Shanghai overprint. More banknotes like this	£120
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 161	China (56) a high grade group including Bank of Communication 10 Yuan Pick 118q dated 1st October 1914 place of issue Shanghai (2). Bank of China (28) comprising 5 Yuans (7) including Pick 80 dated 1937 (5) and Pick 84 dated 1940 (2), 10 Yuans (21) including Pick 81 dated 1937 (20) along with Pick 85b dated 1940. The Central Bank of China (26) comprising Post World War II 20 Customs Gold Units Pick 328 dated Shanghai 1930 (2) and 2000 Customs Gold Units Pick 340 along with 1 Yuan Pick 212a dated 1936 printer Thomas De la Rue & Co., 5 Yuans all dated 1936 but different printers (10) including Pick 217a printer Waterlow & Sons (5) and Pick 213a printer Thomas De la Rue & Co. (5), 10 Yuans (10) including Pick 197g dated 1928 printer American Banknote Company, Pick 214c dated 1936 printer Thomas De la Rue & Co., Waterlow & Sons (8) including Pick 218a (3), Pick 218b & Pick 218d (4) and 100 Yuans Pick 243a (2) More banknotes like this	£120
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 874	China (72) includes many 1930s and 1940s issues, 5 Yuan dated 1936 printed by TDLR (3), 5 Yuan dated 1936 printed by W & S, many consecutively numbered notes seen (21), 10 Yuan dated 1936 (10), 20 Cents dated 1940 (5), 10 Yuan dated 1937 (5), 10 Customs Gold Units dated 1930 (11), plus others, the majority UNC or near so More banknotes like this	£170
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1084	World (24) a mixed group in various grades from F to UNC. Bulgaria (7) a 1951 set comprising 3 Leva Pick 81a series ВЕ 114184. 5 Leva Pick 82a series ВЛ 637183. 10 Leva Pick 83a series ГЯ 251181. 25 Leva Pick 84a">Pick 84a series БГ 861083. 50 Leva Pick 85a series АД 625983. 100 Leva Pick 86a series БА 460883. 200 Leva Pick 87a series АВ 186883. The set comes with a ticket. China(10) comprising 10 Yuan 1928 Pick 197e series SX313817AZ. 100 Yuan 1941 Pick 243a">Pick 243a series KN 427317. 10 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 327d series YM183008. 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 series VD066821. 10 Yuan SHANGHAI 1st October 1914 Pick 118q series SB474577G. 10 Yuan SHANGHAI 1st October 1914 Pick 118q series SB383217F. 10 Yuan 1935 Pick 155 series B881969U. 5 Yuan 1937 Pick 80 series CB533287. 5 Yuan 1940 Pick 84 series M405058A, small hole at margin top centre. Jamaica $20 dated 01.10.1979 Pick 68a series RT 961317. Ceylon 1 Rupee dated 1st February 1941 George VI portrait Pick 30 series A2 162794, pinholes. India 10 Rupees ND (1943) George VI Pick 24 series B32 386154, pinholes. Provincial Stamford, Spalding & Boston Banking Company, Stamford issue £5 dated 1st May 1901 series No.L7944, Outing 2036f, triangle cut-cancelled, bank stamps, pinholes. Provincial Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company £10 dated series No.F4913, Outing 2036h, triangle cut-cancelled, bank stamps. Wisbech & Lincolnshire Bank £5 dated 11th October 1894 No.X5031 for Gurney, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton, triangular cut-cancellation through signature, Outing 2382y. Wisbech & Lincolnshire Bank £10 dated 11th October 1894 No.N8550 for Gurney, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton, triangular cut-cancellation through signature, Outing 2382aa. More banknotes like this	£110
03/06/2018 Auction 161	World Banknotes	Lot 231	China (9) collection of small fractional notes, 20 Cents Farmers Bank (3) issued 1937 (Pick462), 10 Cents Farmers Bank dated 1937 (Pick461), 20 Cents Central Bank issued 1931 (Pick203), 5 Cents Central Bank issued 1939 (Pick225), 1 Cent Central Bank issued 1939 (Pick224), 10 Fen Federal Reserve Bank issued 1938 (PickJ48) & 1 Fen Federal Reserve Bank issued 1938 (PickJ46), mixed grades VF to almost Uncirculated, along with China (64), 5 Jiao (17), 2 Jiao (28) & 1 Jiao (19), all dated 1980, (Pick881, Pick882 & Pick883), most Uncirculated, along with a further group of China (10) 1 Jiao (2) 1962, 2 Jiao (2) 1962, 5 Jiao (2) 1972, 1 Yuan (2) 1960, 4 sets of consecutively numbered notes, plus 5 Yuan dated 1960 & 10 Yuan dated 1965, these all good EF to UNC, China 5 Yuan 1980 issue (32), 2 Yuan (10), 1 Yuan (around 200), and Fen 1953 (approximately 100) EF to UNC More banknotes like this	£130
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 125	China (4) 100 Yuan Farmers Bank of China 1941 Pick 477a, Fine, 5 Yuan 1942 issue Pick 244 VF, 10 Yuan undated issue (1945) Pick J86b Fair, 100 Yuan 1946 Pick 1939 VF, along with China 20 Cents Shanghai Auditorium 1933 Fine, Empire (32) 100 Yuan to 10 Cents 1930s and 1940s issues in mixed grades, also China 5 Yuan 1960 EF, along with Foreign Exchange Certificates (9) 10 Yuan, 5 Yuan (5), 1 Yuan, 50 Fen (2), 10 Fen EF to UNC, and China Central Bank of China 5 Yuan 1936 issue (10 all consecutives) V715012 to 715021 UNC More banknotes like this	£200
05/03/2017 Auction 156	World Banknotes	Lot 106	China 5 Yuan 1936 P217 generally Unc or near so (80) More banknotes like this	£140
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 149	China, The Chinese Italian Banking Corporation (3) unissued remainders dated 1921, 1 yuan Picks253, 5 yuan Picks254 & 10 yuan Picks255, average GVF to EF More banknotes like this	£46
05/06/2016 Auction 153	World Banknotes	Lot 298	China, Book of the Fifth Set of Renminbi an 11-piece set comprising 100 Yuan (2) 1999 and 2005 issues, 50 Yuan (2) 2001 and 2005 issues, 20 Yuan (2) 2000 and 2005 issues, 10 Yuan (2) 2001 and 2005 issues, 5 Yuan (2) 2002 and 2005 issues and 1 Yuan 2004 issue all UNC in the impressive hard backed folder of issue in presentation box More banknotes like this	£65
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 239	China, Farmers Bank Specimen proofs (8) 1 yuan (2) issued 1935, De La Rue Specimen No.31, both notes are uniface, unlisted but Pick457(s) for type (has multicolour underprint, so not Pick457A), mounting stains left edges, almost UNC, 10 yuan (2) issued 1935, De La Rue Specimen No.35, both notes are uniface, Pick459s for type, mounting stains reverse, GEF or better, 5 yuan issued 1935 (2), De La Rue Specimen No.34, both notes are uniface, Pick458s, mounting stains left edges, almost UNC, 50 cents issued 1936 (2) , De La Rue Specimen No.00220, both notes are uniface, Pick460s for type, small rusty pinholes, mounting stains reverse, about UNC More banknotes like this	£460
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 234	China Bank 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 More banknotes like this	£240
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 236	China, Bank of China 1 dollar issued AMOY October 1930 series No.541521, Pick67, Fine, China, Bank of China 10 dollars issued AMOY October 1930 series No.468835, Pick69, GVF, China, Bank of China 20 cents issued 1941, an obverse SPECIMEN proof series A000000, uniface, as Pick90s, UNC, China, Bank of China 5 yuan issued Shanghai 1926 series U329569, black signature, Pick66a, pressed VF, China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in brown, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick52f for type, printer ABNC, HANKOW issue & Hankow in script top edge, some edge wear at right, otherwise UNC More banknotes like this	£170
06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 252	China, Bank of Communications 5 yuan SPECIMEN, issued in HARBIN December 1st 1920, No.000000, 2 punch holes, Pick129s, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£600
06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 260	China, Bank of Manchuria 5 yuan SPECIMEN issued HARBIN July 1921, No.000000, 2 small punch holes, Picks2928s for type (variety not listed), EF More banknotes like this	£300
06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 244	China, Bank of Communications (2) obverse & reverse Specimen proofs, 5 yuan dated 1914, perforated SPECIMEN in English & Chinese, (Specimen No.1113 in red on reverse of both notes with C.P.R. Jul-9 1937 in green), Pick117 unlisted, about UNC More banknotes like this	£170
06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 240	China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in brown, dated September 1918, uniface, Pick52f for type, printer ABNC, Hankow in script top edge, glue residue on reverse, about UNC More banknotes like this	£75
06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 241	China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in green, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick52k for type, printer ABNC, Shanghai in script top edge, some edge & corner wear, about UNC More banknotes like this	£75
06/09/2015 Auction 150	World Banknotes	Lot 182	China Bank of Communications 1 yuan 1927 Weihaiwei Pick145Bg rust marks about Fine and 5 yuan 1927 Lungkow Pick146Cc cleaned & pressed, pinholes Fine, both have steam trains in the vignettes More banknotes like this	£70

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