China (2) Bank of Local Railway of Shansi & Suiyan issued TAIYUAN 1934 series Z0480058, Pick1294c, small edge tear, VF. China, Bank of Territorial Development 5 dollars issued 1916 series A383337, remainder without place name, Pick583r, 2 large red rectangular over stamps at centre & right, about EF
Northern Ireland, Belfast Banking Company Limited £1 dated 9th Nov.1939 series E/M 6874, Keith signature, Pick126b, faint flick only, about UNC to UNC. The note in black and white with arms top centre with bank title below, value lower left and right and in blue tablet at centre, ornate border, reverse featuring a blue panel with bank title and value
Southern Rhodesia (5), 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1943 series D/3 075956, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, (Pick8a), pinholes, about Fine, 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1948 series D/49 074359, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick8b), pinholes, about Fine, 10 Shillings dated 1st September 1950 series A/106 098044, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick9f), splits and small tears, VG, 10 Shillings dated 3rd January 1953 series A/168 050272, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick12b), some dirt and pinholes, Fine, 1 Pound dated 10th September 1955 series B/284 077876, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick17), central hole/split otherwise Fine
Scotland (4), Bank of Scotlandcollection in high grade, 20 Pounds dated 5th November 1985 series F491117, (Pick114e) about Uncirculated, 20 Pounds dated 3rd February 1992 RADAR series Z022220, (Pick118) Uncirculated, 20 Pounds (2) dated 18th June 2001 a pair of consecutively numbered notes series DS362424 & DS362425, (Pick121d) very light centre crease, about Uncirculated
Germany (2), 1 Billion Mark dated 1st November 1923 series 34x.116171, (Pick129) good VF to about EF, 100 Milliarden Mark dated 5th November 1923, (Pick133) EF to good EF, a nice pair of very high denomination hyper-inflation notes
ScotlandBank of Scotland (4), 50 Pounds dated 1st May 1995 FIRST RUN series AA005281, (Pick122a), 20 Pounds dated 6th November 1985 series F237913, (Pick114e), 20 Pounds (2) dated 1st July 1991 series K150035 & K150144, (Pick118), all Uncirculated
Scotland (4), Bank of Scotland set all FIRST RUN LOW NUMBER issued 1995, 50 Pounds series AA001923, (Pick122a), 20 Pounds series AA001145, (Pick121a), 10 Pounds series AA001061, (Pick120a), 5 Pounds series AA002094, (Pick119a), all Uncirculated
France (19), 500 Francs (3) dated 1980 & 1986 (Pick156e) good EF, 500 Francs (2) dated 1994 (Pick160a) good EF and about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1999 (Pick159c) Uncirculated, 100 Francs (3) dated 1997 & 1998 (Pick158a) EF and about Uncirculated, 50 Francs (8) dated 1993 & 1994 (Pick157b & Pick157A) about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, 10 Francs dated 1976 (Pick150c) with nice RADAR no. 104401, about Uncirculated, 50 Francs dated 1950 (Pick127c) 3 pinholes to left about Uncirculated, nice high grade lot
United States of America, USA 1 Dollar dated 1862 series 98602, first ever issue of the American 'Green Back' Dollar, signed Chittenden & Spinner, (Pick128), Fine and scarce
Falkland Islands 5 Pounds (30), dated 14th June 1983, some consecutively numbered runs seen, commemorative 150th Anniversary, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick12a), Uncirculated or about
Scotland 100 Pounds (2), Bank of Scotland issued 17th July 1995 series AA202703, (Pick123a), Bank of Scotland issued 17th September 2007 series AA016126, (Pick128a), Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (11), 20 Pounds (2) dated 1st October 1984, a pair of consecutively numbered notes series A189885 & A189886, (Pick15a), 10 Pounds dated 1st September 1986 series A182829, (Pick14a), 5 Pounds dated 14th June 1983 series A012928, commemorative issue, (Pick12a), 1 Pound dated 1st October 1984 series A005639, (Pick13a), 5 Pounds (6) dated 14th June 2005, 2 sets of 3 consecutively numbered runs, (Pick17), a high grade collection, Uncirculated or about
France (8), 50 Francs dated 1942, (Pick93) about Uncirculated, 100 Francs dated 1941, (Pick94) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1941, (Pick95b) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1942, (Pick95b), in PCGS holder graded 64PPQ Very Choice New, 50 Francs dated 1950, (Pick127), set of staple holes, about Uncirculated, 10 Francs dated 1969, (Pick147c), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1990, (Pick155d), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1999, (Pick159c), Uncirculated, very high grade lot all Uncirculated or about
TurkeyCentral Bank (4), 2 1/2 Lirasi issued 1939, scarce early issue, (Pick126), some dirt, small pinholes Fine, 2 1/2 Lirasi issued 1947, (Pick140), a few pinholes, good Fine, 50 Kurus issued 1942 - 1944, (Pick133), pinholes and edge nick, Fine or about, 1 Lirasi issued 1942, (Pick135), holes/splits and edge nicks, quite worn VG
Gibraltar 1 Pound first date of issue 1st October 1927 series C272775, rock of Gibraltar at bottom centre, signed Bowring, (Pick12), good Fine to about VF, very scarce 1st date type
Qatar (2), 500 Riyals issued 1980's second series, (Pick12) small edge tear at top and bottom of centre fold, ink annotations, Fine, 50 Riyals issued 1989 second series, (Pick10), inked numbers on front, good Fine
Scotland, Northern Ireland & Hong Kong (15), Scotland (10) Bank of Scotland 5 & 20 Pounds dated 1998, (Pick119c & Pick121b) the £5 good Fine the £20 UNC, Clydesdale Bank Limited 1, 5 & 10 Pounds dated 1977 1976 & 1980, (Pick204c, Pick205c & Pick207b) the £1 about UNC the £5 good EF the £10 about VF, Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pound (2), 5 and 10 Pounds dated 1977 1978 1976 & 1978, (Pick336a, Pick337a & Pick338a) the £1's UNC and good VF the £5 about UNC the £10 Fine with pinholes, Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound dated 1959, (Pick324b) about Fine, Northern Ireland Belfast Banking Company 1 Pound dated 9th November 1939 series E/O 1907, blue serial number, (Pick126b) Fine, Northern Bank Limited 5 Pounds dated 1st October 1971, (Pick188b) Fine, and 3 x notes from Hong Kong including 2 with King George VI portrait
Sudan (3) 1 Sudanese Pound (2) dated 1966 series C/50 0094698 and 1967 series C/59 0542192, dam at left, (Pick8c), EF and pressed good VF, 50 Piastres dated 1978 series B/39 493591, (Pick12b), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (5), 50 Pence dated 20th February 1974 series D40295, (Pick10b) Uncirculated, 1 Pound dated 1st January 1982 series F64041, (Pick8d) good VF, 1 Pound Dated 1st October 1984 series A137219, (Pick13a) good EF, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 1983 series A141855, commemorative issue 150th Anniversary of English rule, (Pick12a) about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 2005 series B003241, (Pick17a) light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
JerseySPECIMEN notes (3), 20 Pounds issued 1976 series AC000000, signed Leslie May, (Pick14b), 5 Pounds (2) issued 1976 series DB000000 & EB000000, signed J. Clennett, (Pick12a), the 2 £5 notes have very small pencil numbers at top corner on reverse, Uncirculated
Northern IrelandBelfast Banking Company (4), 10 Pounds dated 5th June 1965 (3), two are generally EF but have glue mounting reside on reverse, the other good Fine, 10 Pounds dated 8th April 1938, taped repair to reverse, small tears VG, (Pick128b & Pick128c)
Malta 5 Shillings issued 1939 series A/2 238550, Pick12, portrait KGVI at right, signed J. Pace, uniface, original EF to good EF, scarce in good condition
Malaya (2) 10 Dollars 1941 issue (1945) Pick 13 B/53 037260 Near EF with a centre fold, 5 Dollars 1941 issue (1945) Pick 12 B/91 032092 Fine with some damage to the lower centre, Singapore $1 issued 1973 series C/11 Pick1d about UNC to UNC, $5 issued 1967 Pick2a VF and $10 issued 1967 Pick3a cleaned gFine, along with various $1 (5), $5 Pick19, $10 Pick20 and $20 Pick12, some pressed, VF or better, along with a further group of Singapore Dollars (8) 1967-1972 issues Lim Kim San (3) Pick 1a, Hun Sui Sen (5) Pick 1d, EF to UNC, Straits Settlements10 Cents 1919 Issue Pick 8b B/60 56426 About Fine, some foxing
Jersey (4) SPECIMEN 5 Pounds issued 1976 - 1988, Pick12s, serial numbers all zero's but all with different prefix's, CB DB EB GB, signed Clennett, portrait QEII at centre right, small inked number in top corner on back of 3 notes, Uncirculated or about
Danish West Indies Bank of Saint Thomas $500 dated 18xx (an unissued reprint which was inserted in a reference volume on Danish Money by J. Wilcke), as Pick12, about UNC
India (16) and Pakistan (4) a good range includes India KGVI1 rupees 1940 (4) and later high grade modern issues 1 rupee to 20 rupees, Pakistan 5 rupees 1951 Pick12 EF
JerseySPECIMENS (3) QE2 portraits all signed by May, £5 issued 1976-88 series KB000000, Pick12bs, £10 issued 1976-88 series GB000000 Pick13bs & £20 issued 1983 series AB000000 Pick14bs, all UNC
World a mixed group (8) Rwanda 5000 francs SPECIMEN No.0199 dated 1-12-1998 series AA0000000, Pick28s, UNC, Saint Pierre & Miquelon 10 francs issued 1950-60, series F.41 47261, Pick23, UNC, Sri Lanka1000 rupees dated 1989-02-21 series A/12 460438, Pick101b, flick bottom edge, about UNC to UNC, Sudan (2) 50 piastres 1956 Pick2A, internal tear & surface dirt and £10 1967 Pick10c inked number & tear at bottom, both Fine or better, Tunisia (3) 5 francs dated 1940 and 50 francs dated 1941 both Pick12a and 100 francs dated 1942 Pick13b, all VF or better
USA 15 cents 1863 Pick116a and 50 cents 1863 Pick120 plus small 10 cent store voucher for Walker Iron & Coal Company, Bising Fawn, Georgia dated 1883, average EF or better
ScotlandBank of Scotland £20 ERROR dated 17th September 2007 series BQ117230, design heavily misplaced vertically showing part of a second note at bottom, Pick126a, VF
Qatar Monetary Agency 500 riyals issued 1980s, Specimen No.069, series A/1 000000, SPECIMEN ovpt. & 1 punch-hole, Pick12s, small mark bottom left & slight ink run, about UNC to UNC and very scarce
ScotlandBank of Scotland bridge series £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100 all with matching numbers AA000262 in commemorative folder, Pick124 to Pick128, slight wear to folder, notes UNC
ScotlandBank of Scotland (5) all dated 1995, £5 last series (2) AM999916 & AM999917 Pick119a, £20 first series AA001171 Pick121a, £50 first series AA Pick122a these all UNC and £100 first series AA001199 Pick123a, faint corner flick otherwise UNC
ScotlandBank of Scotland bridge series £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100 all with matching numbers AA001957 in commemorative folder, Pick124 to Pick128, slight wear to folder, notes all UNC
JerseySpecimens (3) all issued 1972 with Clennett signature, £5 series EB000000, £5 series GB000000 both Pick12as and £10 series CB000000 Pick13as, all with small ink trace number on reverse, about UNC to UNC
France (2) all very large size notes, 500 francs 1938 Pick88c and 1000 francs 1940 Pick90c, small edge tears, plus Russia 1 million rubles 1921 Pick120, inked word at top, all good Fine-VF
Malaya group (6) all KGVI 1941 issues, $1 (3) Pick11 two in Fine the other EF, $5 Pick12 washed & trimmed Fine, $10 (2) Pick13 both cleaned & pressed, Fine
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