World (circa 100) a wide variety some with George VI portrait, a BealeTen Shillings in decent grade, a few Notgeld and Germaninflation and some fantasies viewing recommended, generally in circulated grades
Gibraltar (3) Ten Shillings 1965 issue, dated 1st May 1965, Pick 17, serial number D548059 About Fine with some tiny pinholes, Rare. 1 Pound and 5 Pounds 3 Oct 1958 Pick 18 and Pick 19 the Pound GVF the Five Good Fine with inked annotations reverse
World (180) a mixed group which includes some earlier 20h century Far East, WWII military, B of E £1s and Ten Shillings and more, mostly from circulation the earlier material in lower grades
Southern RhodesiaTen Shillings Salisbury 10th September 1955 Pick 16 serial number A/186 037,030 VF or near so (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
Rhodesia (4) Reserve Bank of Rhodesia all with Cecil Rhodes watermark Ten Shillings 10.9.1968 EF and Ten Dollars (3) 15.12.1973, 19.11.1975 and 1.3.1976 these Fine
GB and World B of E Fforde Britannia Medallion Ten Shillings (19) consecutives D29N 387244 -387262, One Pounds (3) R05H 660026 to 28 AU-Unc, mixed world (33) mostly late 20th century issues in mixed grades
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
JerseyFive Pounds (1963) QE II young portrait dark red Padgham the scarcer Pick 9a EF and seldom seen in this pleasing grade serial number A109243, One Pound (1963) again Padgham Pick 8a EF or better small number written obverse perhaps pencil, Ten Shillings (1963) Padgham Pick 7 Fine
A mixed group comprising a collection in an album mostly more recent issues includes some B of E Pounds and Ten Shillings and Cyprus20 Pounds 2004, world from circulation (131) and Honduras 1 Lempira 26.8.2004 Pick 85 a run of (99) consecutive numbers AU-Unc
Australia (3) comprising Ten ShillingsPick 25b issued by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ND (1939-1952), signed Armitage & McFarlane, series F64 842908, featuring George VI portrait obverse and Manufacturers on reverse. Ten Shillings Pick 33 issued by Reserve Bank of Australia, ND (1961-1965), signed Coombes & Wilson, featuring Matthew Flinders portrait obverse and Parliament house, Canberra on reverse. Five PoundsPick 35 issued by Reserve Bank of Australia, ND(1960-1965), signed Coombes & Wilson, featuring Sir John Franklin portrait obverse and Bull, Sheep,Cow,Fruit,Boomerang,Shield on reverse, all three notes cleaned and pressed VF or near so
Isle of Man Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey Specimen set of 3 notes - Ten Shillings M500 (Pick 24s) Viking Ship, One Pound M501 (Pick 25s) View of Tynwald Hill and St. John's Church, Five Pounds M502 (Pick 26s) Castle Rushen, all watermarked with the Triune and printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. New Malden Surrey England, all VF with glue and paper residue and diagonal cancellation punch holes which means notes were used for official purposes otherwise quite scarce
World (32) a group in mixed circulated grades mostly Bank of England issues along with Jersey 1 Pound 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey Pick 25a and RussiaSoviet Union 10 Rubles Pick 240 (15) issued 1991 and Brass 1 Kopek Coins Y# 126a (5) dates include 1976, 1977, 1982 and 1990 (2). Bank of England comprises Five PoundsWhite notes in frames (2) BealeB270 dated 3rd August 1951 series V35 087337 and O'Brien B275 dated 2nd May 1955 series Z61 019938 with rustmarks and inked numbers on reverse. Ten Shillings Beale B266 Red/Brown issue 1950 series T36Z 193642 and One Pounds Beale Green (2) B268 issued 1950 prefixes A86C & W26B. Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 Red/Brown issue 1955 series Y82Y 314529 and One Pound O'Brien Green B273 issue 1955 series B15K 555805. One Pounds Somerset QE2 & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 issued 1981 prefixes DX84, DU60, DT74 and DY13.
Great Britain (10) a group in mixed grades including UNC comprising Bank of EnglandTen ShillingsFforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B310 issue 1967 (6) a consecutive set series B29N 857735 to B29N 857740. Along with Scotland (4) comprising 1 Pounds The Royal Bank of Scotland W.H. Egan Reverse (2) Callaway & Murphy RB 55d dated 1st December 1956 and RB 55h dated 2nd April 1963 ( Pick 324b ). 5 Pounds The Royal Bank of Scotland Callaway and Murphy RB 58e dated 1st April signatures Ballantyne & Campbell. And The National Bank of Scotland 5 pounds Callaway & Murphy NA56 ( Pick 259d ) dated 3rd January 1944
GB One PoundPeppiatt blue B249 H85E 798776 UNC, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve H56D 445159 B251 A/UNC, Myanmar 45 Kyats 1987 issue (100) Pick 64, 5 Kyats (300) 1973 issue Pick 57 (200) 1996 issue (100), 1 Kyat (700) 1990 issue Pick 67 (300), 1996 issue (400) Pick 69 mostly in sealed runs of 100 notes UNC some with foxing on the edge, plus Germany an album of largely early 20th Century and hyperinflationary issues (lot), these in mixed grades
Rhodesia (4) One Pound 1964 issue Pick 25 G/7 327225 GVF, One Pound 1967 issue Pick 28 K/26 200977 VF pressed, Ten Shillings 1964 issue Pick 24 H/3 482835 Fine, Ten Shillings 1968 issue Pick 27a L/17 397137 EF with light folds, Rhodesia and Nyasaland (3) 10 Shillings 1961 Pick 20b Signature Richards W/22 004868 Fine or better, pressed, 10 Shillings 1961 issue Richards signature W/33 408022, Pick 20b VG with a small pinhole at left, and tape residue mark on the reverse, scarce, One Pound 1961 signature Richards Pick 21b X/66 838225 Fine with a small tear at the bottom edge and small signs of foxing, Rare, Southern RhodesiaFive Shillings 1948 issue Pick 8b VG some folds, with a small nick on the top edge and a pinhole at the centre
GB and World in an album (51) includes GB One Pound and Ten ShillingsBeale to Page £17 face, Germany, Canada and France a mixed group along with tram tickets for London last tram week (2) in mixed grades
AustraliaTen Shillings (3) Pick 25a Sheehan and McFarlane signature (1) Fine with a light stain on either side, Pick 25b Armitage and McFarlane (2) Fine and VF
Malta (4) One Pound 1940 issue, Pick 20b A/15 465268 UNC, Ten Shillings (3) 1940 issue Pick 19 A/3 715087 UNC, 1949 issue Pick 25 A/2 245624 About EF pressed with some light foxing in the margins, 1968 issue, QE2 portrait, series A/2 834292, Pick28a, pressed VF
Ireland (9) Five Pounds Lavery (3) 1960, 1965 and 1968 series, One Pound Lavery (4) 1952, 1968, and 1969 (2), Ten Shillings Lavery 1968 series (2) VF to UNC some pressed
GB One PoundPeppiatt blue B249 H85E 798776 UNC, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve H56D 445159 B251 A/UNC, Myanmar 45 Kyats 1987 issue (100) Pick 64, 5 Kyats (300) 1973 issue Pick 57 (200) 1996 issue (100), 1 Kyat (700) 1990 issue Pick 67 (300), 1996 issue (400) Pick 69 mostly in sealed runs of 100 notes UNC some with foxing on the edge, plus Germany an album of largely early 20th Century and hyperinflationary issues (lot), these in mixed grades
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