Burma10 Rupees Burma Currency Board Pick 32 ND (1947) Red overprint on Reserve Bank of India 10 Rupees note Pick 24 series J46 793756, overprint spells "BURMA CURRENCY BOARD LEGAL TENDER IN BURMA ONLY". UNC with usual pinholes to left
Canada - The Dominion of Canada One Dollar 1st June 1878, Portrait of Countess of Dufferin at the centre, Payable at Toronto on the reverse, series A 255570 plate letter D, Pick 17b, Fine
China, Banque Belge Pour l' Etranger Peking Branch 5 Dollars = 5 Piastres 1921 Pick S128 printer ABMC series G14366 PMG Very Fine 20 Annotations, rare with no price given in Pick
East Caribbean States (2) comprising 20 DollarsPick 15d serial number A3 803438 QE2 Annigoni's portrait, VF. Along with 100 DollarsPick 55b ND 2012 segmented security thread and with marks for the sight impaired, building in the underprint without extension & Sir Arthur Lewis on reverse serial number VP 785662, UNC and the highest denomination in the series. These Central AmericaCommonwealth issues always keenly collectible with their colourful and eye-catching designs
Egypt Arab Republic 10 Piastres Currency Notes Pick 183g Law of 1940 (1971-1986) signature Aly Loutfy Mahmoud Loutfy (November 1978 - May 1980) titled Minister of Finance, series 38-43 and the Flag on obverse with 2 stars (United Arab Republic) variety (101) a bundle in a plastic wrapper with different prefixes in the series but all series 42 and 43 which are the last series for this type and many come in consecutively numbered sets. Each note in black on brown (obverse) / pale red (reverse) underprint and feature a group of militants with the United Arab Republic Flag with 2 stars. Mixed grades mostly UNC includes
EgyptCentral Bank 25 PiastresPick 57a dated 4th April 1987 signature S. Hamed and with a solid security thread (300) in 3 bundles of 100 consecutively numbered notes all with prefix 149/S. The first bundle in the number range of 0788701 through 0788800 including a few BINARY numbers. The second bundle falls in the number range of 0788901 through 0789000. The third bundle in the range 0788201 through 0788300. Each note in Purple and pale blue on pale lilac and multi-coloured underprint featuring Al-Sayida Aisha mosque at centre on obverse and standard Egypt's Coat of Arms at centre left on reverse. All watermarked with Tutankhamun's golden death mask discovered in the Valley of Kings in 1925 one of the best-known works of art in the world. All crisp UNC
GB and World (6) Northern Ireland - Ulster BankFive Pounds 2006 issue, George Best Pick 339 UNC in the Ulster Bank wallet of issue, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland (2) Twenty Pounds 2000 issue Queen Mother 100th Birthday, prefix QETQM, Pick 361, Near VF, Five Pounds 2005 issue Reverse: Jack Nicklaus and the Royal and Ancient clubhouse, St. Andrews, UNC in the Royal Bank of Scotland wallet of issue, GB Five Pounds (3) FfordeB312 with binary serial number U03 866886 Fine, Kentfield Five Pounds (2) a consecutive pair EE68 819795 and EE68 819796 EF
Iran 5000 Rials 1981 issue, Obverse: Imam Reza Mosque, Reverse: National Council of Ministries, Tehran, without security thread, signature 19, Ali Ardelan, Pick 130b, serial number 76/1 062180, minor paper ripples in the border, UNC
Macau - Portuguese Administration - Chan Tung Cheng Bank Ten Dollars 1934 issue, Obverse: Black on pink underprint, Reverse: Red: Government building in the centre, watermark The Hong Kong Printing Press, Pick S92rPMG 62 Uncirculated Stained on the original perforated sheet, the outer sheet with the usual staple holes in the corners, an unusual issue and scarce thus (catalogues at $1350 in the Specialised Pick catalogue)
Nepal or Bhutan Colour Trials (2) green paper various colours printed, design in silhouette lacks denomination and narrative but both have serial numbers, Unc and in need of further research
Portugal (11) 500 Escudos (3) 1979 issue, Pick 177, minor edge nicks at the top, NVF, 1997 issue, Pick 187b UNC, 2000 issue Pick 187c EF, 100 Escudos (4) 1978 issue Pick 169b (2) both EF, 1981 issue Pick 178b UNC or near so with a minor tone spot, 1984 issue Pick 178c UNC, 50 Escudos (2) 1964 issue Pick 168, A/UNC, 1980 issue Pick 174b UNC with a minor paper ripple, 20 Escudos (2) 1964 issue, Green underprint at left and right, Pick 167b A/UNC, October 1978 issue Pick 178b UNC
Russia NORTH CAUCASUS - VLADIKAVKAZ RAILROAD COMPANY 1st September 1918 100 Rubley Pick S594 Steam Train obverse rail network map showing main line from Rostov to Petrovsk and Baku (3) consecutive numbers B33036 - B33038 AU-Unc
Russia NORTH CAUCASUS - VLADIKAVKAZ RAILROAD COMPANY 1st September 1918 1000 Rubley Pick S596 Building and Mountains obverse rail network map showing main line from Rostov to Petrovsk and Baku EF, serial A19319
ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews Complete SPECIMEN set dated 17th September 2007 and all with serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) comprising 5 Pounds Specimen No. 085 in small script at lower left corner Pick 124s (PMS BA127a) . 10 Pounds Specimen No. 042 in small script at lower left corner obverse Pick 125s (PMS BA128a) . 20 Pounds Specimen No. 042 Pick 126s (BY BA129a) . 50 Pounds Specimen No. 061 Pick 127s (PMS BA130a) in green and featuring the Falkirk Wheel on reverse, the World's only rotating boat lift built to restore the canal link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. 100 Pounds Specimen No. 042 Pick 128s (PMS BA131a) . All notes with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on both obverse and reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited without imprint and watermarked Sir Walter Scott. All about UNC - UNC, Scarce set
Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Ten Pounds 5 Jan 1983 signed Winter (2) consecutive numbers A/65 610522 and 610523 tiny faint brown spot on one note top right otherwise choice Unc
Straits Settlements10 Cents 1917-1920 issue green on yellow signed Pountney Pick 6c Y/3 19303 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ (exceptional paper quality)
West African States - Senegal500 Francs 1991 issues (9), 8 are consecutive numbers, Series K, 9157236809 and 9157236891 to 9157236898 inclusive, signature 22, Ildephonse Lemon and Alassane Ouattara, Pick 710K, UNC
World (16) Mauritius (2) 50 Rupees undated 1967 issue, signature 4 (G.Bunwaree and Sir I.Rampaul) Pick 33c, About Fine with small pinholes at the left, 25 Rupees undated 1967 issue, signature 4, (G.Bunwaree and Sir I.Rampaul) Pick 32b About Fine with some small nicks to the lower edge, Bolivia (2) 50 Pesos Bolivianos, new denomination only on reverse, Pick 162a, UNC, 10 Peseso Bolivianos 1962 issue, Pick 154a, UNC, Mozambique (3) 1000 Escudos, undated 1976 issue with Bank name overprint, Pick 119 UNC, 1000 Meticas 1983 issue, Pick 132a, UNC, 100 Meticas 1980 issue, Pick 126, UNC, Brazil (6) 5000 Cruzados undated 1988 issue Pick 214a NVF with some pinholes, 500 Cruzeiros on 500 Cruzados Nova, undated 1990 issue, Pick 226b, A/UNC, 200 Cruzeiros undated 1990 issue, Pick 229 UNC, 50 Cruzeiros on Cruzados Novas undated 1990 issue, Pick 223, UNC, Five Cruzeiros undated 1962-64, signature 11 Nunes and Salles, Pick 176a UNC, One Cruzeiro 1980 issue, signature 20, Emane Galveas and Carlos P. Langoni, Pick 191Ac, UNC, Nicaragua (3) One Cordoba, 1990 issue, Pick 173, UNC with some minor paper ripples, 10 Centavos undated 1991 issue Pick 169a UNC, 5 Centavos undated 1991 issue, Pick 168 UNC
World estimated by weight to be (700) many being Chinese fantasy issues Hell Notes etc some being very large in size and denomination, some imitation USAConfederate issues, others including bundles of Indonesia in Unc and others such as Germaninflation in circulated grades
World from circulation (estimated by weight to be over 200) includes many earlier issues such as George VIHong Kong and Malaysia, Japan 500 Yen, Hong Kong $10 and $50 from the 1970s and 1980s and more
Argentina - El Banco Oxandaburu y Garbino One Peso Fuerte issue 1869, portrait of young girl at left, with horse's head in centre, Pick S1791, unsigned remainder UNC
BahamasDollar 1996, Belize $2 2005, Bermuda $2 2000, $5 1986 and $10 1999, Cayman Islands Dollars 2001, 2006 (2) and 2010, Five Dollars 2005, East Caribbean Five Dollars 2000 (8) each a different island (Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts, St Lucia, Montserrat, Anguilla, St Vincent), $10 2003 (4) (3 different islands), $20 2003, Trinidad & Tobago $10 2006 all Unc
BahamasOne Dollar 1974 issue, Green on multicoloured underprint, signature Allen, Pick 35b, serial number V/1 659484 a minor counting flick, otherwise UNC
Bahrain20 Dinars 1973 Authorisation 23 Pick 10s Specimen serial number 000000 SPECIMEN in black both sides (no price given in Pick) Unc comes with a Bahrain Monetary Agency Public Notice on the issues of the new B.D 20 Note from 1973 in English and Arabic which has an image in colour of this 20 Dinar bank note
Bahrain Monetary Agency SPECIMEN Set Authorisation 23 1973 Half, One, Five, and Ten as Pick 7,8,9 10 serial numbers 000000 and with SPECIMEN in red across both sides Unc and rare and unlisted in Pick, obtained by the vendor whilst living in the Middle East in the 1970s from the Central Bank
Banknotes and Coins, the notes from circulation F-EF with higher denominations including one or more examples of Australia $50, China100 Yuan 2005 (8 consecutive numbers), Hong Kong $100, Lebanon 5000 Livres along with French West Africa 1,000 Francs 20.3.1961 (4) other notes from a variety of countries most of the notes accompanied by circulated coinage from the same era so later 20th century base metal issues. Then a separate group of English coinage including some pre 47 silver issues and a 1906 Halfcrown VF or better (lot)
Barbados (2) Five Dollars 1975 issue, portrait of Sir Frank Worrell, Pick 32a, serial number G6 289913 UNC, One Dollar 1973 issue, portrait of S.J.Prescod at right, Pick 29a, serial number F5334967 A/UNC
Brunei100 Ringgit 1972 A/1 755897 VF with some faint red staining reverse as part of a large group of world (circa 150) from circulation including pre WW II types
Canada - Dominion of Canada One Dollar 1923 issue, Black seal at right, signature Hyndman-Saunders Pick 33a, serial number B-066700, VG, some dark toning, no tears or pinholes, a scarce issue and seldom offered
Canada Dollar George VI 2.1.1937 Fine, Dollar 1867-1967 commemorative Unc (3), 1973 (2) both Unc, Two Dollars 1974 (2) and 1986 all three Unc, Five Dollars 1954 Beattie and Rasminsky AU, 1986 (2), 2006 and 2013 these all Unc Ten Dollars 1971 Lawson and Bouey and 2013 both Unc, Twenty Dollars 1954 Beattie and Coyne VF and 1979 Unc
ChinaCentral Bank500 YuanPick 283a (S/M#C300-244) Year 34 of the Republic (1945) series 100H number 826104, in a PMG holder and graded About UNC 50. Black with light blue national sunbursts in underprint at left and right featuring a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at centre on obverse and the reverse in light olive-green. Chinese printing by SBNC.
China The Canton Municipal Bank 5 DollarsPick S2279c dated 1st May 1933 blue serial number D701374. Green on pale lilac underprint with large building at centre and vertical print on obverse and reverse in red-violet featuring Dr. Sun Yat-sen at centre. About VF
Cyprus - Government of Cyprus 3 Piastres Regular issue 1943 dated 18th June 1943, Pick 28a, serial number A/1 219033, small size note, UNC or very near so, rare thus
France (2) 100 Francs 1938 issue, signatures P.Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly, serial number 569 C.59880, Pick 86b EF pressed, looks better, 20 Francs 1943 signatures P.Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly Pick 100a, serial number H.64 35813 UNC and scarce in this high grade
France (2) 100 Francs 1946 issue, signatures P. Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly Pick 128a, serial number V.163 30862 UNC, 20 Francs 1944 issue signatures P. Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly, Pick 100a, serial number F.128 65166, About VF, pressed
France10 Francs 1916 signatures J. Laferriere and E.Picard, Pick 73a, serial number Z.883 277, EF or better and pressed, looks better, very seldom offered in this high grade
France5 Francs 1966 issue, signatures Tondu, Gargam and Morant, Pick 146a serial number 79427 A/UNC to UNC with some light paper ripples, Rare in high grade
French IndiaFive Roupies 1936-1937 issue SPECIMEN 00000000, Pick 5s two small spots on the left only, otherwise UNC an extremely rare and highly desirable note
GB and World (73) includes GB Bank of EnglandOne Pound (5) Page (1) and Somerset (4) and Ten Shillings (7) O'Brien (1), Fforde (6), in mixed grades some consecutives and EF, World issues 1914 to 1980s issues, comprising Germany (includes some Notgeld), Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Bulgaria, France, Austria, Mexico, Spain, Greece and more, in mixed grades, along with a cheque Messrs Smith, Payne & Smiths for £10 16s. dated 4 June 1831. VG. The cheque bearing the address 1 Lombard Street. The bank was formed in 1758 and in 1902 the five Smith family banks merged to form Union London and Smiths Bank Limited
GB and World Bank of EnglandTwenty Pounds William Shakespeare (5) Page 1970 B328 and Somerset (4) 1981 B350 VF-EF, One Pounds Somerset (5) EF-Unc along with two low grade 10/- O'Brien and Fforde, Scotland a variety of issuers in mixed grades poor - AU some from the 1940s One Pounds (20), Five Pounds (8). Jersey One Pound QEII VF and two B of E damaged notes Fforde £1 and 10/-
German East Africa, 50 Rupien, 15 June 1905, serial numbers on face only S/N 3079, , Kaiser Wilhelm II at left, reverse, multicolour, Pick3a, small piece missing top right corner, Very Fine
Hong Kong $10 (12) dated 2002, a consecutive numbered run, scarcer replacement series ZY, Pick400r UNC. Along with regular issue series CL303342 and Replacement series ZZ487851 both about UNC - UNC. Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the notes in purple, blue and multicolour featuring geometric patterns
Hungary - Ministry of Finance 1946 issues (6) 50,000 Adopengo Pick 138a NVF, 50,000 Adopengo Pick 139b, 1,000,000 Adopengo (2) Reversed Arms, with serial number Pick 140b and Normal Arms, no serial number Pick 140c, Second issue (2) 100,000 Adopengo (2) Pick 144a and Pick 144e Near Fine to NVF
Hungary (16) many from the 1940s but including a few later issues such as 2000 Forint Millennium issue this in Unc early issues VF, Russia 5,000 Rubles 1919 (2) AU-Unc and 25 Rubles 1909 VF
India One Rupee (6) 1940 issues, green serial number, Prefix letter A, all consecutively numbered Pick 25d serial numbers W/39 3894571 to W/39 389576 inclusive, each in a PMG holder and graded Gem UNC 65 Exceptional Paper Quality
Indian Princely States - Hyderabad100 Rupees Obverse: Blue and black on tan underprint, with additional rectangular frame added for the date on the lower left centre frame, Series PS, Pick S266a Jhun&Rez 7.10.4 FE1331 (1920) unissued. Serial number PS69695, printed by Waterlow and Sons, London, in a PMG holder and graded Choice Fine 15 Sea Salvage. Note: On May 20 1922 the ocean liner Egypt, carrying gold and silver collided with the cargo vessel Seine off the French coast. Ten years later the Italian salvage vessel Artiligo recovered most of the precious metal along with these notes which were never officially issued. Pick states most of these notes are with stamping, this note is not stamped
Isle of ManOne Pound undated 1983 issues (11) signature Cashen (5) comprising a consecutive trio serial numbers X358694, X358695 and X358696, and a consecutive pair X358699 and X358700 Pick 40b UNC, signature Shimmin (6) consecutive early numbers AA 000819 to AA 0008824 inclusive, Pick 40c UNC
Malta - Bank Centrali Ta' Malta £5 (2) 1967 issue signatures H. de Gabriele and J. Laspina, Pick 32a, serial number B/13 222265 Near EF, Pick 35a 1967 issue, serial number B/13 541897 A/UNC
MaltaSpecimen Collector Set Pick CS1 issued 1979 comprising Ten Pounds, Five Pounds and One Pound, Maltese Cross prefix with matching serial numbers 006823 UNC the Five Pounds with a small crease on one corner, comes with the envelope of issue
Middle EastIran (12) & Kuwait (1) a small group in mixed grades mostly about UNC comprising Bank Melli Iran (7) - 10 Rials Pick 33Aa SH1317 Reza Shah Pahlavi and Alborz mountains, 50 Rials Pick 66 SH1333 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Koohrang dam, 100 Rials (2) a consecutively numbered pair Pick 67 SH1333 series 74/6 85188 & 74/6 85188 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Oil refinery Abadan, 200 Rials (3) Pick 70 SH1337 series 16/319434, 16/319467 & 16/319699 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Lockheed Constellation C-69 at Mehrabad Airport, Teheran; Bank Markazi Iran - 100 Rials (2) Pick 86a Dark Panel - series 113/140490 & Pick 91a Light Panel - series 188/276632, both signed Mehdi Samil & Dr. Jamshid Amouzegar & featuring Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Oil refinery Abadan, 100 Rials Pick 98 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire SH1350 series 1/209699, 500 Rials Pick 104a ND (1974-1979) signed Mohammad Yeganeh & Hushang Ansari series 8/497817 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Relief of the Marlik goblet (winged bulls flanking a tree), 1.000 Rials Pick105a ND (1974-1979) signed Mohammad Yeganeh & Hushang Ansari Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz; Central Bank of Kuwait 1 DinarPick 8a L.1968 Sheikh Sabah Ibn Salim al-Sabah & Oil refinery
Russia Ruble 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 Fine, 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 Fine, 25 Rubles 1909 Pick 12 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) VF-EF. Treasury Small Change Notes (1915) Pick 24-27 1,2,3 and 5 Rubles (2 of each) generally VF-EF. Postamp Stamp Currency (1915) 1 Ruble (4). 2 Ruble (3) these with black overprint of denomination, 3 Rubles (3), 10 Rubles (6) with 4 still joined in a square, 15 Rubles (2) and 20 Rubles (2) F-EF. Currency Notes 1919 and 1921 issues Pick 81-85 1 Ruble (2), 2 Rubles (1), 3 Rubles (2), 5 Rubles (6) four of these being a attached square of 4 F-EF
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1 Nouveau Franc overprint on Reunion50 Francs, undated 1960 Provisional issue, series J.30 66124 with 9 digit control number, Pick 30b, UNC or near so with only very light paper ripples, seldom seen and popular in high grades
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 Nouveau Francs overprint on 100 Francs, undated 1963 Provisional issue, Pick 32, Black overprint SAINT- PIERRE- ET - MIQUELON, red denomination overprint in the centre, serial number E.81 17253, UNC with the usual paper ripples, Rare, an interesting item and seldom offered
Scotland - Bank of Scotland (2) Ten Pounds 1986 dated 8th January 1986, signatures T.N.Risk and D.B.Pattullo, serial number BF348282 Pick 113c A/UNC, Five Pounds 1978 dated 19th October 1978, signatures Lord Clydesmuir and A.M. Russell, serial number AW 269375 Pick 112c EF pressed
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