Russia 1 Ruble 1898 Pick 1 AU, 5 and 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 and 11 both Unc, 100 Rubles 1910 Pick 13 (2) Unc and VF, 500 Rubles 1912 Pick 14, South Russia 1919 issues 1,000 Rubles S418 VF, 5,000 Rubles S419 (2) consecutives RA 49 and 50 AU-Unc, 10,000 Rubles S425 AU along with 25 Rubles green uniface 1919 -1920 Fine
One Pound (7) Peppiatt blue B249 B12E 018335 Fine, Peppiatt B260 D56B 070000 Near Fine with a staple hole and a small tear on the top edge, PageB340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, FfordeB310 (4) B06N 421684 EF, C23N 611660 GVF, D09N 015396 NVF, D12N 045306 GVF, Isle of Man Ten Pounds undated 1998 issue, signature Shimmin, 142mm x 75mm Pick 44 VF, Northern Ireland - Ulster Bank Ltd (5) Ten Pounds 1997 issue Pick 198 signature Savage, NVF, Five Pounds 1986 issue Pick 326 Fine, Five Pounds George Best 2006 Pick 339 (2) UNC consecutively numbered GB 564370 and GB564730, One Pound 1976 issue Pick 325b EF, British Armed Forces (7) One Pound Second Series (2) AA/7 906351 and AA/7 936549 UNC, One Pound Fourth Series (5) all consecutives K/3 227886 to K/3 227890 inclusive UNC, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1977 issue Pick 336a B/24 670674 A/UNC, 1984 issues (2) consecutives D/1 393875 and D/1 393876 A/UNC, 1985 issue Pick 341 VG, World (5) Italy 500 Lire 1976 issue Pick 95 VG, Austria 1000 Kronen 1902 issue with red overprintPick 61 Fine, Russia 500 Roubles Pick 14 Fine, with fold at left, China 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 VG, Germany 100 Marks 1910 Pick 42 Near Fine, along with a group of Travellers Cheques (5) Barclays Bank £50, £20, £10, £5 and £2, issued 1960-1963, and cheques, some blank a mixed group (8) includes Hinckley Urban and Rural District Councils Joint Hospital Committee Fine, others in mixed grades
GB (11), British Armed Forces (5), World (16), comprising GB Bank of England (11) Five Pounds SalmonB407 LH01 782120 EF, One Pound (8) BealeB268 K19J 428234 Fine, HollomB288 A71Y 555285 Good Fine, FfordeReplacementB306 S46M 732818 Fine, Page Britannia B322 (2) ER42 475777 NVF and ES60 162512 Good Fine, Page B339 34H 134177 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) BR82 172168 Good Fine, and DR21 307858 EF, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien B271 J22Y 682337 Fine, Hollom B295 62L 429243, British Armed Forces (5) One Shilling 1946 First issue NVF, Sixpence 1946 First Issue (4) VF to GVF, World (16) Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1989 issue 22.2.1989 Pick 348a NVF, Austria (5) 100 Kronen 1912 with Deutchosterreich overprintPick 56 VG, 20 Kronen 2.Jan.1922 Pick 76 Fine, Ten Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 75 Fine, Two Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 74 Fine, 50 Schilling 1944 issue Pick 102b VG, Netherlands Gulden 1938 issue Pick 61 VG, Russia Three Chervotsa Pick 203a VG, Burma One Rupee (undated 1942) Pick 14 Fine, Zimbabwe (2) Five Dollars 1983 Pick 2cVF, Two Dollars 1994 issue Pick 1d Near Fine, Germany (5) 20 Marks 1914 with 7-digit serial number Pick 46b, VG, 500 Marks 2.12.1922 watermark Lattice Pick 81b Near Fine, 100000 Marks 1923 issue green paper Pick 91a Fine, One Mark 1944 issue, 9-digit serial number without F, Pick 192b Fine, Half Mark 1944 issue Pick 191 Fine, some of the GB issues with ink marks
Russia 100 Rubles 1898 Pick 5 F-VF a couple of small tears at the edges, 100 Rubles 1910 Pick 10 F-VF a few small tears at the edges, pinholes and 4 cancellation letters punched across the centre, 500 Rubles 1912 Pick 14 Fine four cancellation letters punched across the centre
Falkland islands (3) a mostly high grade QE2 portrait signature H. T. Rowlands trio, about UNC - UNC and a VG-Fine example, consisting of the 1 pound Pick 13a dated 1st October 1984 serial number A 154161, this the VG - Fine. Commemorative 5 Pounds 150th Anniversary of British Rule (1833-1983) Pick 12 dated 14th June 1983 serial number A 101824, red on multicolour. Along with the 10 PoundsPick 14 dated 1st September 1986 serial number A 085030, green on multicolour. Both with Penguins to left obverse and Governor's house, Cathedral and Whale Bone monument in Stanley.
Seychelles (6) mixed grades VG to Fine comprising QE2 Annigoni's portrait 1968 issues (4) including 5 RupeesPick 14 along with the popular amongst collectors "SCUM" 10 RupeesPick 15a (3) as the design in the underprint to lower left below turtle forms to spell SCUM. Along with President Mancham portrait 1977 issues (2) 50 RupeesPick 21 and 100 RupeesPick 22, and these the highest denominations for the series. Interesting notes and one can almost picture an engraver “gone rogue” as some have put it and interestingly these errors went either unnoticed or unreported for seven years
Western SamoaPound / Pauni System ND (1963) SPECIMEN set (3) comprising 10 Shillings Pick 13s dark green on multicolour arms at left on obverses and thatched hut at centre on reverse, 1 Pound Pick 14s this with minor foxing, dark blue on multicolour underprint Palms and rising sun at left and right, Arms at centre on obverse and thatched hut and lagoon on reverse and 5 PoundsPick 15s this with minor foxing and marginal stain, brown on multicolour underprint Kava bowl at left and red and blue flag over Arms at right on obverse and shoreline with palm trees, sea and islands scene on reverse. All with diagonal red overprint SPECIMEN on obverse and punchole cancelled through signature, all about UNC to UNC
Sierra Leone 20 Leones SPECIMEN No. 049 Pick 14s dated 24th August 1984 serial number FF 0000000 punch-hole cancelled across both signatures and red 'SPECIMEN' overprint diagonally on both obverse and reverse, UNC seldom offered and very desirable. Brown, red and green on multicolour featuring Poplar tree (Populus trichocarpa) with Arms at centre and President Siaka Stevens on obverse. The reverse illustrating a river Pan mining scene. Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and watermarked with a Lion's head.
Malaya Board of Commissioners of Currency 50 DollarsPick 14 dated 1st January 1942 serial number A/7 21633 blue featuring portrait of KingGeorge VI at right on obverse and ornate guilloche with Arms of the various member States (Straits Settlements, Trengganu, Kedah, Kelantan, Johore, Perlis, Brunei, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan) on reverse. VG and a Scarce note
Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia & Serbia (38) in mixed grades average VF and above to about UNC - UNC comprising Slovenia (9) including 1 Tolar Pick 1. 2 Tolarjev Pick 2. 5 Tolarjev Pick 3. 10 Tolarjev Pick 4. 50 Tolarjev Pick 13. 100 Tolarjev Pick 14. 200 Tolarjev Pick 15a. 500 Tolarjev Pick 16a. World War II Occupation Savings Bank of The Province of Ljubliana (Laibach) 1000 Lire Pick R9 dated 14th September 1944 series A number 055228 in deep purple on brown and pale blue underprint featuring a portrait of a Woman wearing a National costume hat at left and The Slovene Home Guard Coat of Arms represented by a Crowned eagle with a checkered crescent on its chest. The Slovene Home Guard was an anti-Partisan military organization that was active during the 1943-1945 German occupation of the formerly Italian-occupied Province of Ljubliana. It consisted of former Village Sentries part of Italian-sponsored Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia re-organized under Nazi command after the Italian Armistice 3rd September 1943. Combined with other 2 "Home Guard" units they were formed exclusively of ethnic Slovenes which at their peak had a combined membership of around 21000 men, 15000 of which were in the Ljubliana Province. Macedonia (5) including 1993 Issues (2) including 10 Dinars Pick 9a and 20 DinarsPick 10a">Pick 10a Along with 1992 issues (3) including 10 Denars Pick 1a, 25 Denars Pick 2a and 5000 Denars Pick 7a. Montenegro (8) including Army Administration 1917-18 (K.u.K. Militarverwaltung) Convertible Voucher 5 Perper = 2 Munzperper 50 Para Pick M150 dated Cetinje (the Old Royal Capital of Montenegro), 5th July 1917 serial number 081283. The note with black text and purple frame on green underprint and reverse with black text and green frame on red underprint. Both sides featuring the Austro-Hungarian Lesser Coat of arms of Cisleithania and Transleithania under the Imperial Crown and the Crown of Saint Stephen respectively, linked by the crowned Habsburg-Lorraine armorials, the Order of the Golden Fleece with the Latin motto on the bottom 'Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter' meaning Indivisable and Inseparable in the underprint. 1 Perper Pick 15a series A.55 number 980 blue with dark brown text and Ornamental Anchor at upper centre. 2 Perpera Pick 16a series E.34 number 150 brown with dark blue text and ornamental Anchor at top. 10 Pepera Pick 18 series T.2 number 286 blue with brown text and Coat of Arms at upper left corner and Hermes's Caduceus staff at left and right. 50 Perpera Pick 19 series FIRST series A.1 number 567 red with dark text featuring 2 Angels at left and right of The Caduceus staff at upper centre and 2 Allegorical women holding cornucopias at left and right of Farmer ploughing with cows at lower centre. 50 Perpera Pick 19 series FIRST series A.1 number 567 red with dark text featuring 2 Angels at left and right of The Caduceus staff at upper centre and 2 Allegorical women holding cornucopias at left and right of Farmer ploughing with cows at lower centre. 10 Perpera 1914 Second issue Pick 10 series B number 08707 red with brown-red text featuring Coat of Arms in the underprint on obverse and reverse. Croatia (9) including World War II Axis Influence Kingdom, Independent State of Croatia Government issues (4) including 1000 Kuna dated 20th May 1941 Pick 4a (2) serial numbers Y0897826 & R1488706, brown featuring Croatian farmers wife at left and Ustasha Coat of Arms in the underprint at centre on obverse and Velebit mountains on reverse. 100 Kuna dated 26th May 1941 Pick 2a (2) including the BINARY RADAR serial number C0800080 and L0795277, dark blue and green on light brown and light blue underprint featuring Utasha Coat of Arms at left. Croatian State Bank (Hrvatska Drzavna Banka) 1943 issues (4) including 100 Kuna Pick 11 serial number R0410449, dark blue on light brown underprint featuring round design of birds and flowers at right on obverse and reverse with child in national dressing on a guilloche pattern at centre. 1000 Kuna Pick 12a serial number F1812926, brown on yellow and green underprint featuring Frieze at centre on obverse and 2 Croatian women in national dressings one of which holding a rose flower and the other holding a pot. 5000 Kuna Pick 13a serial number K0310514, brown on red-brown and blue underprint featuring the Baptizing font of first Croatian Prince Viseslav, Nin Heptagonal at right on obverse and Couple from Dalmatia in national dressings on
Equatorial Guinea (8) including 100 Bipkwele Pick 14 dated 3rd August 1979 serial number 6015252, dark olive-green and multicolour T. Nkogo at right. 1000 Bipkwele Pick 16 dated 3rd August 1979 serial number 852445, brown black and multicolour R.Bioko at right. 5000 Bipkwele Pick 17 dated 3rd August 1979 serial number 0505537, blue-grey on multicolour E. Okenveat right. 50 Ekuele Pick 5 dated 7th July 1975 serial number D/3 955492, brown on green and pink underprint Macias Nguema Biyogo at right. 500 Ekuele Pick 12 dated 7th July 1975 serial number B/2 093014, blue on multicolour underprint Masie Ngueme Biyogo Negue Ndoong at right. 1000 Bipkwele on 100 Pesetas Provisional issue Pick 18 dated 21st October 1980 (old date 12th October 1980) serial number 5699784, red-brown on light tan underprint Banana tree at left. 1000 Pesetas Guineanas Pick 3 dated 12th October 1969 serial number 0270025, blue on multicolor president M. Nguema Biyogo at center on obverse and arms at center and tree at left on reverse. 5000 Francos Pick 22a dated 1st January 1985 series H.001 018795 number 0007018795, brown yellow and multicolor carved mask at left and woman carrying bundle at right on obverse and farmer plowing with tractor at left and ore lift at right on reverse. All UNC and scarce
World (24) comprising Oman (2) including 200 Baisa Pick 14 ND (1985) purple on multicolour and 1/2 Rial Pick 16 ND (1977) green and purple on multicolour. Iran (4) including 100 Rials Pick 98 SH1350 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire reverse featuring Health, Agriculture, Education. 500 Rials Pick 103b 12-pointed stars in design on reverse and featuring Maidane Shahyad (later Shahyad Aryamer, today Banaye Azadi) monument Teheran, 1000 Rials Pick 138b Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse and 5000 Rials Pick 106b Golestan palace Teheran on reverse. South YemenSouth Arabian Currency Authority 500 Fils Pick 2b ND (1965) serial number L840305. Afghanistan 1000 Afghanis Pick 53">Pick 53a">Pick 53a Blue Mosque, Mazar-e-Sharif on reverse. Libya (6) including 1/2 Dinar Pick 53 serial number 4 D/1 056304, 1/4 Dinar Pick 47">Pick 47 serial number 3E/6522535, 1/2 Dinar Pick 48 serial number 3D/6242258 serial number 3D/6 242258, 1/4 Dinar Pick 57a serial number 012896, 1/2 Dinar Pick 34b serial number 1D/10383468 and 5 DinarsPick 60b Camels on obverse and Battle of Al-Hani monument on reverse. Yemen (5) consisting of 10 Buqshas Pick 4 ND (1966) brown Lion of Timna on obverse, 20 Buqshas Pick 5 ND (1966) green and Alabaster head on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 13a ND (1973), dark blue on multicolour with Bronze head of King Dhamer Ali on obverse, 10 Rials Pick 18b Thulla on obverse and Al-Bakiliayah mosque on reverse and 20 RialsPick 19b Marble sculpture of god Dionysos on obverse and San'a on reverse. United Arab Emirates 5 Dirhams Pick 7a">Pick 7a Sharjah market at right on obverse and Khor Fakkan on reverse. Qatar1 Riyal Pick 7 Arms at right on obverse and Doha on reverse. Saudi Arabia 50 Riyals Pick 24b Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem) & King Abdulaziz Ibn Abd Fahd on obverse Al-Aqsha Mosque and Dome of the Rock Jerusalem on reverse. Syria (2) including 100 Pounds Pick 104c dated 1982 Hadrian's gate and row of columns in Palmyra & Queen Zenobia on obverse and Grain discharging facility Port of Lattakia on reverse along with 500 pounds Pick 105e dated 1990 Motifs from ruins of Kingdom of Ugarit on obverse and Gold bowl from temple of Baal in Ugarit on reverse. All about UNC - UNC
The States of Jersey Clennet signature same series AB 000000 SPECIMEN notes (2) comprising 10 Pounds SPECIMEN Pick 13s ND 1976-88 overprint SPECIMEN diagonally in red obverse and reverse, green on multicolour underprint portrait QE2 at centre right waring tiara arms at upper centre value top right, bottom left right and at centre and Victoria College on reverse, small faint stain to lower left edge but this not threatening the notes general appearance. 20 Pounds SPECIMEN Pick 14s ND 1976-88 overprint SPECIMEN diagonally in black obverse and reverse, red-brown on multicolour underprint portrait QE2 at right wearing tiara arms at upper centre value top right, bottom left right and at centre and Gorey Castle on reverse. Both UNC and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Ltd
The States of Jersey May signature SPECIMEN notes (2) comprising 10 Pounds SPECIMEN Pick 13s ND 1976-88 serial number FB 000000 overprint SPECIMEN diagonally in red obverse and reverse, green on multicolour underprint portrait QE2 at centre right waring tiara arms at upper centre value top right, bottom left right and at centre and Victoria College on reverse. 20 Pounds SPECIMEN Pick 14s ND 1976-88 serial number AC 000000 overprint SPECIMEN diagonally in black obverse and reverse, red-brown on multicolour underprint portrait QE2 at right wearing tiara arms at upper centre value top right, bottom left right and at centre and Gorey Castle on reverse. Both UNC and printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Ltd
Jersey a matching serial number set of Specimen notes (4) Twenty Pounds, Ten Pounds, Five Pounds and One Pound issues, Battle of Jersey reverse, 006697, Pick 14S. 13s, 12s and 11s UNC from the 'Specimen Banknotes from around the World' Set, Jersey Specimen notes 1993 (3) Twenty Pounds signature Baird Pick 23s UNC, Ten Pounds signature Baird Pick 22s UNC, Five Pounds signature Baird Pick 21s UNC, Jersey Twenty Pounds 1989 Specimen Pick 18s UNC
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