Ceylon5 Rupees 1 November 1948 black on whiteGeorge VI facing portrait at left Government of Ceylon a set of two PMG graded items as front and back archival photographs S/N 000000 uniface, both graded by PMG as Choice Uncirculated 64 and attributed by PMG as "Front Archival Photograph" and "Back Archival Photograph"
ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews 100 Pounds SPECIMEN dated 17th September 2007 serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) No. 076 in small script at lower left corner Pick 128s violet-red featuring Kessock Bridge on reverse spanning the Moray and Beauly Firths near Inverness. PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated
Northern IrelandUlster Bank Ltd £100 dated 1st January 1941 S/N 1078 hand signed Niblock, Pick320, Very Fine PMG 20 and the first example we have seen since 2011
Scotland The Clydesdale Bank Ltd 5 Pounds Glasgow 13th January 1930, S/N T2/V 0003750, Pick 186, 4 a high grade example for this early type Very Fine PMG 30
Seychelles100 RupeesPick 26b Sea Salvage from the Greek Freighter Aeolian Sky which sank off the Isle of Wight in 1979 PMG 50 SEA SALVAGE, S/N A801242 and comes with copies of articles about the sinking
Seychelles100 RupeesPick 26b Sea Salvage from the Greek Freighter Aeolian Sky which sank off the Isle of Wight in 1979 PMG 50 SEA SALVAGE, S/N A801241 (at the time or writing another example from the Aeolina Sky was being offered on line for 900 Euros)
Portugal 100 Escudos undated (1961) an unissued remainder, punch hole cancelledPick 165r in a PMG Holder at 50 About Uncirculated "Previously Mounted, Edge Piece Missing". Along with fantasy issue The Hyderabad Philatelic & Hobbies Society green on blue and white the castle front right, in the presentation wallet 1962-2022 as issued
India100 Rupees ND(1917-30) CALCUTTA signed J.W Kelly, S/N T/21 959339 Pick 10h Choice Very Fine PMG 35 "staple holes at issue", "pinholes" these being 6 in number
ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews 100 Pounds SPECIMEN dated 17th September 2007 serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) No. 076 in small script at lower left corner Pick 128s violet-red featuring Kessock Bridge on reverse spanning the Moray and Beauly Firths near Inverness. PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated
Scotland 5 Pounds (3) Clydesdale Bank 1 May 1967 PMG 53 EPQ About Uncirculated prefix C/1, Clydesdale and North of Scotland 1.11.1956 Very Good prefix A/T, National Bank 1st August 1939 S/N B 085-930 about Fine with two pinholes
Ireland Euro Set 2002 first year of issue so all with T prefix 5 Euros Unc, 10 EurosPMG 65 EPQ, 20 Euros Unc, 50 Euros PMG 66 EPQ, 100 Euros Unc and 500 Euros PMG 65 EPQ (this rare and the key to the series) so this a full set as no Irish 200 Yellow note was issued. All signature 1 Duisenberg
Northern IrelandProvincial Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds Pick 234b (Blake-Callaway PR83) signature G.A. Kennedy dated 20th November 1944 serial number N8686. Black on red-brown underprint featuring Bank building at upper centre on obverse and Athena and Allegorical woman holding Irish harp at centre. Printers Perkins Bacon & Co imprinted on reverse. About Uncirculated PMG 50 scarce and desirable thus
World a mixed group (10) CeylonBritish Administration 1 Rupee 2.10.1939 Pick 16c S/N Q/84 03570 PMG Fine 12 "INK STAMP", Belgian Congo10 Francs 01.02.58 Fine inked annotation reverse, Iran 10 Rials AH1317 Pick 33A Fine, Japan 10 Yen Diet Building (1946) Fine with inked narrative all around the front edges, Malaya 1 Dollar 1. July 1941 George VI facing portrait Fine with an inked narrative in the front white circle, CubaSpecimen set 1988 5, 10 and 20 Pesos S/N in red 000000 MUESTRA in red both sides and red numbers in bottom left edge these Unc, Greenland Trade Certificates (2) 5 Skilling ND(1942) blue on white Pick M9 and 1 Skilling red on white Pick M8 these Good - Very Good
Sweden Rikes Standers Bank 32 Skillingar Banco, 1836-1858 issue, Lion lying in front of Crowned Arms at top centre, with printed serial number 53700, Pick A123C, in a PMG holder and graded VF 25
Scotland North of Scotland £20 dated 1st March 1930 serial number A 0102/0401 Harvey H Smith Pick s641, Calloway and Murphy NS41 PMG 25 EPQ, Very Fine Exceptional Paper Quality
Isle of ManMartins Bank Ltd £1 dated 1st February 1957 serial No.215941, Pick19b, Gem Uncirculated and Exceptional Paper Quality and graded 65 EPQ by PMG rare and desirable thus
AustraliaPMG Graded (3) 1 Pound (1942) Armitage and McFarlane George VI at right Pick 26b EF and graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine, 1 Pound (1952) Coombs and Wilson George VI at right Pick 26d EF and graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine, 1 Pound ND (1953-60) Pick 30 Extremely Fine PMG 40 EPQ
East Caribbean States St Lucia 20 Dollars ND (1965) Overprint L in circle watermark QE II with Young QE II at right series A23 517010 Choice Uncirculated PMG 64 scarce in this high grade
AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia One Pounds George VI (1942) Armitage and McFarlane Pick 26b R30a-b AU and grade 55 PMG Annotations these being on the back in the circle sent 7/22/44 received 7/31/44
ChinaKirin Yung Heng Provincial Bank 10 Tiao 1916-17 Pick S986 series 04445 Printer BEPK PMG Choice Fine 15 along with China Hung Chi Private Issue 1000 Cash 1927 Weihai S/N 00367 PMG VF 25
Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10 Shillings 3rd April 1953 W/1 000024 PMG 63 EPQ Pick 20a. W/1 is the first series of this issue so this is just the 24th note printed also in choice grade at 63 EPQ so a rare and desirable note that ticks all the boxes
Portuguese India, Banco National Ultramarino 4 Tangas 1917 Pick 19 Very Fine PMG 25 "rust" this being a small thin line of decolouration left top from a paper clip which hardly detracts
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds SPECIMEN signed Maiden 25th March 1987 Lord Hay right, Balmoral Castle reverse series A/1 000000, Pick350as first date of issue of this type, Gem Uncirculated PMG 66 EPQ
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94e (Calloway-Murphy BA109e) dated 12th June 1956 serial number 1/B 1507 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About Uncirculated PMG 53
India100 rupees issued 1937 series A/6 611938, KGVI portrait at right, scarcer MADRAS branch issue, Pick20n, usual 2 staple holes Choice Very Fine and graded PMG 35 "Staple Holes at Issue"
Isle of ManMartins BankOne Pound dated as Pick18 (1928-38)a colour trial specimen, green on whiteSPECIMEN in red across both sides SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD in black top left border No 517 top right Choice Uncirculated PMG 64 "Previously Mounted" but difficult to see much evidence of mounting
Jersey World War II German Occupation 1 ShillingPick 2a (BY JE2; Rosenberg ZWK-100e (formerly 656e)) issued in April 1942 and June 1942 ND with the prefix JN only and serial number 37423, graded 66 EPQ by PMG Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality and rare in this top grade
India Government 10 RupeesPick 16b ND 1935 issue red serial number P/24 446460 and signature J.W. Kelly. The note in dark blue on olive and light orange underprint featuring a portrait of KingGeorge V facing left and palm tree coastal scene in the underprint. The reverse with 2 Mahout riders and elephants. Extremely Fine usual pinholes and graded PMG 40 Spindle Holes, Staple Holes
USAMilitary Payment Certificate 1 Dollar Series 611 First Printing S875-1 pp 24 Extremely Fine PMG 40, along with raw issues 10 Cents series 481 VG series 521 VF, 1 Dollar series 521, 661 (2), 681 these VF and better, 10 Dollars series 521 and 651 both about Fine
Egypt 1 Pound 1951 King Farouk at right Arabic Serial Number 982417 HG/17 About Uncirculated PMG 55 and a seldom offered type especially in this high grade
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