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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 1 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 27th September 2011 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Friday, 23 September 2011, 10am- 5pm Monday, 26 September 2011, 10am- 5pm |
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| Auction Lots - Page 1 | |||
AFGHANISTAN | |||
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| Bank of Afghanistan, specimen 10 afghanis, 1939 issue, no serial numbers, dark red, King Muhammad Zahir at left, reverse building, Bradbury Wilkinson specimen in red circle at low centre (Pick 23s), perforated, about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce £50-80 |
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| Bank of Afghanistan, colour trial 2 afghanis, SH1318, purple and green, and colour trial 2 afghanis, brown-purple, 10 afghanis, green and 20 afghanis, violet, all SH 1327, all King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre (Pick 21ct, 28ct, 30act, 31act), perforated, uncirculated and rare (4) £300-500 |
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| 3 | |||
| Bank of Afghanistan, specimen 100 afghanis, red zero serial numbers, green and multicoloured, also a specimen 500 afghanis, violet and multicoloured, both portrait of King Muhammad Zahir and arms in field, both SH 1318 (1939) (Pick 26s, 27s), ink date '22.1.40' and '7.8.41' in top margin respectively, good extremely fine and rare (2) £600-800 |
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Government Issue, colour trial 500 and 1000 afghanis, SH1346 (1967), zero serial numbers, 500 blue, orange and green, 1000 brown, pink-red, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse brown (Pick 45, 46), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated, scarce (2) £200-300ALBANIA |
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| 5 | |||
Banka Nazionale d'Albania, stage proofs 100 franka Ari, ND (c.1926), comprising obverse uniface proof, lilac and multicoloured, President Zogu at right, bridge and river low centre, obverse proof central underprint only, endorsed manuscript approval, with complete reverse in purple and blue, valley at centre and obverse proof central underprint only and complete reverse in purple and blue-green, valley at centre, N.B. the two reverses are in slightly different colours (Pick 4), about uncirculated and a very rare attractive set of stage proofs (3) £250-350ALGERIA |
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| 6 | |||
Banque de l'Algerie et de la Tunisie, red 100 NF overprint on 10000 francs, 29th January 1958, s/n W476-747, blue and multicoloured, seagulls and view of Algiers, red CONTRE VALEUR DE 100 NOVEAUX FRANCS at right (Pick 114), fresh and original, almost extremely fine and rare £450-500ANGOLA |
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| 7 | |||
| Banco Nacional Ultramarino, specimen 50 mil reis, Loanda, 1 March 1909, red serial number 0000-8666, black, pale pink and blue, Vasco de Gama and palms at left, his departure in 1497 at right, red steamship seal 1 low centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse multicoloured, maiden and sailing ship (Pick 37s), counterfoil, good extremely fine and rare £1,000-1,400 |
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| 8 | |||
| Banco de Angola, colour trial 20 escudos, 1 June 1927, no serial numbers, brown, value in green panel top left and right, Salvador Correia at centre, jungle and river in background, arms low left, reverse brown and green, hippopotamus at centre, value at left and right (Pick 73), letter D low left, about uncirculated, attractive and rare £350-450 |
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| 9 | |||
| Banco de Angola, colour trial 50 escudos, 1 June 1927, red serial number 1E 00000, purple, value in green panel top left and right, Salvador Correia at centre, falls in background, arms top left, value top right, reverse purple, leopard at centre, value at left and right (Pick 74A), letter B low right and letter U on reverse, about uncirculated and lovely, rare £700-900 |
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| 10 | |||
| Banco de Angola, 5 angolares, 1 January 1947, serial number 31FTm 142767, brown, green and blue, General Carmona in oval at right, men grafting at centre left, reverse green, arms top centre (Pick 77), dirty surface, strong central crease, fine £60-80 |
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| 11 | |||
| Banco de Angola, 10 angolares, 1947, serial number 19A1 053991, black, blue and pale red, Padre Antonio Barroso in vignette at right, Missionary scene at left centre, reverse blue, scene representing the Treaty of Simulambuco signed in 1885 (Pick 78), extremely fine £150-180 |
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| 12 | |||
Banco de Angola, specimen 500 escudos, 1970, red, Tomas at left, and specimen 1000 escudos, 1970, blue, Tomas at right (Pick 97, 98), uncirculated, scarce (2) £150-200ANTIGUA |
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| 13 | |||
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), printer's archival specimen $5, 1 March 1937, serial run D/CQ950, 001 to D/CQ957, 000, purple, arms at right and centre on reverse, letter "A" for Antigua at upper right, perforated, annotations in top margin (Antigua PS108 for type), also printer's archival specimen $5, 1 February 1941, serial run X387, 001 to X389, 000, purple, arms at right and centre on reverse, letter "D" for Dominica at upper right, perforated cancelled, annotations in top margin (Dominica Pick S101A for type), uncirculated and rare (2) £200-300ARABIAN GULF |
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| 14 | |||
| Arabian Gulf Currency Board, a partially hand executed reverse essay on board for a proposed reverse for a 10 riyals, ND (c.1959), olive and pink, dhows at centre, value low centre and at each corner (Pick unrecorded), unique and very unusual £1,200-1,800 |
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Arabian Gulf Currency Board, a partially hand executed reverse essay on board for a proposed reverse for a 100 riyals, ND (c.1959), purple-brown, lilac and beige, tanker and tug at centre, value low centre and at each corner (Pick unrecorded), unique and attractive £1,200-1,800ARGENTINA |
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| 16 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, an obverse proof for a 10 centavos, 1 May 1892, black and pale green, Sarmiento at right, also an obverse and reverse proof on card for a 20 centavos, 1 May 1892, pink and black, Mitre at left, arms at right, reverse brown, bull at centre, also another reverse in green, bull at centre, text in different place (Pick 210, 215 for similar), good extremely fine, rare (3) £150-200 |
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| 17 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, obverse proofs on card for a 50 centavos (3), 21 August 1890, 29 September 1891, one 1890 pink and black, the other two black and pale orange, Urquiza at left, arms low right, various small differences between the two proofs (Pick 212, 216 for similar), good extremely fine and rare (3) £200-300 |
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| 18 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, an obverse proof for a 1 peso, 1 January 1895, black and pink, Admiral Brown at left, maiden with lyre at right, also an obverse proof for a 2 pesos, 1 January 1895, black, pale pink and green, Alvear at right, child with flag at left, arms at centre (Pick 218, 219 for similar), good extremely fine and rare (2) £200-250 |
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| 19 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, obverse and reverse proof on card for a 5 pesos, 1 January 1895, black, pink and pale blue, dragon at left, arms top centre and V. Sarsfield at right, reverse green, galleons at centre (Pick 220 for similar), good extremely fine and rare £200-250 |
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| 20 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, obverse and reverse proof on card for a 50 pesos, 1 January 1895, black, pale pink and pale blue, the ship 'Admirante Brown' at left, arms at centre, Pueyrredon at right, reverse blue, a ship 'the 9th of July' at centre, value at left and right (Pick 223 for similar), good extremely fine and rare, a lovely design £300-400 |
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| 21 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, an obverse and reverse proof on card for a 100 pesos, 1 January 1895, black and pink, Moreno at left, maiden with wreath above, arms at centre, reverse blue, falls at centre, value at left and right (Pick 224 for similar), good extremely fine and rare £300-400 |
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| 22 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, an obverse proof 200 pesos, 1 January 1895, black, pink and lilac, ewe, lamb and maiden at left, arms left centre, Rivadavia at right (Pick 225), good extremely fine and rare £200-300 |
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| 23 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, an obverse and reverse on card for a proof 500 pesos, 1 January 1895, black, pink and pale blue, portrait of Belgrano at left, maiden with olive branch at left, arms right centre, value at right, reverse blue, angel and bearded mathematician (da Vinci) at centre (Pick 226 for similar), good extremely fine and rare (2) £400-500 |
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| 24 | |||
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina, a reverse proof on card for a 1000 pesos, ND (1895), green, maiden and cherubs at centre, value at left and right (See Pick 227 for type), good extremely fine and very rare £100-150 |
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| 25 | |||
| A red morocco and gilt bound presentation album titled 'COMPANIA SUD-AMERICANA DE BILLETES DE BANCO - Premiado con dos Medallas de Oro en la ESPOSICIÓN DE BÚFFALO', ND (c.1898), postage stamps and banknotes removed but containing proof vignettes (39), on card, mainly as used by 'Banco de la Nacion Argentina', depicting famous people, allegorical figures, steam trains and steamships, also cigar and cigarette tax stamps (approx 30), lottery tickets (5), stamped paper, etc. mainly from Argentina and Bolivia, a fascinating and attractive presentation, slightly rubbed, very rare £500-700 Footnote: The album was prepared for display at the Pan-American Exposition (World's Fair) held in Buffalo in 1901. The organisation commenced in 1897 but plans were put on hold due to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898. This explains the dating of the items to the late 1890's. |
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| 26 | |||
El Banco Nacional, obverse proof for a 5 Pesos, 1 January 1888, Serie 001, black on green and rose underprint, Sarsfield and allegorical woman at left, reverse blank (Pick S1093 for type), perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated £100-140ARUBA |
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| 27 | |||
Centrale Bank van Aruba, specimen 10 florin, 16 July 1993, serial number 0000000000, blue, conch shell, reverse artwork, specimen 25 Florin, 16 July 1993, serial numbers 0987654321 and 1234567890, brown, rattlesnake, reverse artwork, 50 Florin, red-brown, serial numbers 0987654321 and 1234567890, burrowing owl, reverse artwork (Pick 11s, 12s, 13s), all overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in red, about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £40-60AUSTRALIA |
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| 28 | |||
| Federal Bank of Australia, specimen £50, Melbourne, 1 June 18- (1881-), serial number 00001-02000, black, orange and green, maiden with lamb at left, maiden (Melbourne) at right, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, revere orange and green, value (Vort-Ronald page 163/164) a lovely Bradbury Wilkinson engraving, extremely rare, no example in the Christies Bradbury Wilkinson archive sale in 1985, a lovely note £12,000-16,000 |
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| 29 | |||
| Commercial Bank of South Australia, specimen £1, Adelaide, 2 May 1881, serial number B75001-B100000, black and white, value in green at left and right, also text 'Ein Pfund', maiden (Ceres) at centre, reverse value in green at left and right (Vort-Ronald type 2), perforated, good extremely fine and rare £3,000-4,000 |
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| 30 | |||
Bank of South Australia, £1, Adelaide, 2 January 1882, serial number B018659, black and white, bank building top centre, maiden top left, value in oval top right, two manuscript signatures below, reverse pink-brown, value at centre (Vort-Ronald type 3a), small perforations on signatures, a pleasing and original good very fine and rare £2,500-3,500Three Spectacular Cerutty-Collins £1 Notes |
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| 31 | |||
| Commonwealth of Australia, £1, ND (1918), serial number B855341L, green, blue and orange, crowned arms at centre, value in underprint at centre and at each corner, Cerutty and Collins signatures, reverse blue and lilac, gold mining scene at Bendigo at centre, value at left and right (Renniks R21, McDonald 31), small pinhole top left otherwise uncirculated thus very rare, a lovely example £8,000-10,000 |
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| 32 | |||
| Commonwealth of Australia, £1 (2), serial numbers B855323L and B355324L, green, blue and orange, crowned arms at centre, value in underprint at centre and at each corner, Cerutty and Collins signatures, reverse blue and lilac, gold mining scene at Bendigo at centre, value at left and right (Renniks 21, McDonald 31), apart from a small pinhole top left an uncirculated consecutive pair thus very rare (2) £16,000-18,000 |
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| 33 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, £1, ND (19-), serial number H/38 027900, green and orange, George V at right, arms at left, Miller and Collins signatures, reverse green (Pick 11a, Renniks 22aF), a pleasing very fine, scarce £800-1,000 |
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| 33A | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, half sovereign, ND (1926), black serial number A/25 149870, brown, pale green and orange, head of George V at right, arms at left, Kell and Collins signatures, red HALF SOVEREIGN top centre and at left and right (Pick 15a, Renniks R05), first prefix of mid series, an original very fine and scarce £400-600 |
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| 34 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, £1, ND (1927), serial number J/25 378980, green and orange, George V at right, arms at left, Riddle-Heathershaw signatures (Pick 16c, Renniks 26), faint crease at centre, fresh and original about extremely fine £1,000-1,500 |
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| 35 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, £1, ND (1933-), serial number N/17 826127, green, value in pale pink at centre, George V at right, arms top centre, Riddle and Sheehan signatures (Pick 22, Renniks 28), extremely fine, scarce £500-600 |
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| 36 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, £10, ND (19-), serial number V/2 271995, red-brown and pale green, George V at centre, Riddle and Sheehan signatures, value at each corner, arms at left, reverse red, agricultural frieze at right (Pick 24, Renniks 57), a fresh and original uncirculated, thus rare. Attractive £4,000-6,000 |
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| 37 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, 10/- (4), 1939-), prefixes F/16, F/33, A/21, A/77 orange and pale blue, George VI at right, Sheehan-Macfarlane, Armitage-Macfarlane, Coombs-Watt, Coombs-Wilson (Pick 25a, b, c, d, Renniks 12-15), generally fresh extremely fine to good extremely fine, scarce (4) £800-1,000 |
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| 38 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, 10/-, serial number G/13 111111, orange, green and lilac, George VI at right, Armitage and MacFarlane signatures, also a $50, serial number WPH 000006, orange and multicoloured, Fraser and Evans signatures (Pick 25b, 27i, Renniks 13), first split top centre otherwise about fine, second very fine (2) £200-250 |
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| 39 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, £1 (4), ND (1938-), prefixes P/43, J/19, I/26, X/25, green and pale pink, George VI at right, Sheehan-Macfarlane, Armitage-Macfarlane, Coombs-Watt, Coombs-Wilson signatures respectively (Pick 26a, b, c, d, Renniks 29, 30b, 31, 32), uncirculated, extremely fine, extremely fine, uncirculated, scarce (4) £800-1,000 |
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| 40 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, £5 (3), ND (1941-), prefixes R/35, R/91, S/53, blue, lilac, green and white, George VI at left, arms at right, Armitage-Macfarlane, Coombs-Watt, Coombs-Wilson respectively (Pick 27b, c, d, Renniks 46, 47, 48), soft crease on first two, extremely fine and scarce (3) £1,000-1,200 |
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| 41 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, a set comprising 10/-, £1, £5 and £10, ND (1953-), Flinders, Elizabeth II, Franklin and Phillip respectively, all Coombs-Wilson signatures (Pick 29a-32a, Renniks 16, 33, 49, 62), about extremely fine, the £5 about uncirculated (4) £600-800 |
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| 42 | |||
| Commonwealth Issue, 10/-, £1, £5 and £10, ND (1953-), Flinders, Elizabeth II, Franklin and Phillip respectively, all Coombs-Wilson signatures (Pick 33a, 34a, 35a, 36a, Renniks 17, 34b, 50, 63), uncirculated (4) £1,200-1,400 |
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| 43 | |||
| Reserve Bank, $5 (2), purple, Banks at right, also $10 (3), serial number UJL 522219/21/22, blue and orange, Greenway at right (Pick 44e, g, 45e), uncirculated (5) £80-120 |
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| 44 | |||
| Reserve Bank, a type set comprising $1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and $100, first two Knight and Stone, balance Johnston and Fraser (Pick 42c, 43c, 44e-47e, 48b), uncirculated (7) £250-300 |
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| 45 | |||
Reserve Bank, $10 (10), ND (1988), prefix AB, green and mullticoloured, the 'Supply' right centre, reverse orange-brown and multicoloured, aborigine at right centre (Pick 49b), uncirculated run £140-180AUSTRIA |
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| 46 | |||
National Bank, specimen 100 schilling, 2 January 1947, red zero serial numbers, green and lilac, girl at right (Pick 124 s), ink date '17.1.47' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, scarce £150-250BAHAMAS |
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| 47 | |||
Bank of Nassau, 4/-, hand stamped date 1910, serial number 45179, cream and green, ship seal at left, man at right, two signatures below (Pick A8), good fine and scarce £400-500Government Issue |
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| 48 | |||
| Government Issue, colour trial 4/-, ND (1936-), no serial numbers, purple and pale orange, George VI at right, arms at left, reverse purple, pale blue and orange, arms at left, value at right (Pick 9ct), small oval black De La Rue handstamp at right, almost uncirculated, attractive and very rare £900-1,000 |
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| 49 | |||
| Government Issue, 4/-, 10/-, £1, £5, all George VI at right, ship seal at left, first Moore at right, balance Burnside signature at right (Pick 9b, 10d, 11e, 12b), fine to very fine, the 10/- good very fine, scarce (4) £450-550 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 1 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 27th September 2011 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Friday, 23 September 2011, 10am- 5pm Monday, 26 September 2011, 10am- 5pm |
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