Bermuda Monetary Authority, a group of the 2000 issue all dated 24 May 2000, comprising replacement $2, serial number Z/1 001381, blue-green on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse map, replacement $5, serial number Z/1 000548, purple on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse lighthouse, replacement $10, serial number Z/1 001759, blue and mauve on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse petrel and shell, replacement $20, serial no Z/1 000105, green and red on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse bridge and harbour, and $50, serial number D/1 000350, dark blue, red and brown on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse scuba divers (Pick 50ar, 51ar, 52ar, 53ar, 54a), uncirculated, the replacement notes all very scarce (5) £150-200
BOLIVIA |
El Banco Francisco Argandona, printer's archival specimen 1 Bolivano, 1 July 1893, serial run J00000 to N99999, dated black on pale blue and yellow-orange underprint, Argandona as a young man at left, child with pick at right, reverse green with two allegorical women, also printer's archival specimen 5 Bolivanos, 1 January 1898, serial run B00000 to B99999, black on pale green underprint, Argandona at left, reverse dark brown, building and numeral "5" at left and right (Pick S141 and S149 for type), perforated SPECIMEN, attractive, uncirculated and rare (2) £150-200
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El Banco Francisco Argandona, obverse and reverse uniface proofs for a 5 Bolivanos, 1 January 1905, black on green and yellow underprint, Mercury with Argandona at left, Fame with Mrs Argandona at right, reverse red, building and numeral "5" at left and right (Pick S149 for type), perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare (2) £100-120
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El Banco Francisco Argandona, obverse and reverse uniface proofs for a 5 Bolivanos, 1 January 1905, black on red and yellow underprint, Mercury with Argandona at left, Fame with Mrs Argandona at right, reverse red, building and numeral "5" at left and right (Pick S149 for type), perforated SPECIMEN uncirculated and rare (2) £100-120
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El Banco Potosi, uniface proof 100 Bolivanos, 1 January 1894, black on pale orange underprint, Potosi at centre, Bolivar at right (Pick S236 for type), about uncirculated and rare £100-150
BOTSWANA |
Bank of Botswana, set of specimens of the ND (1982-83) and ND (1992-95) issues, comprising 10 Pula, green, serial number D/45 000000, 20 Pula red, serial number E/20 000000, 50 Pula brown and green, serial number F0000000A, 100 Pula blue and ochre, serial number G/1 000000, all President Masire at left and 100 Pula, 2000 (ND), blue and ochre, serial number G/11 000000, three chiefs at left (Pick 9s4, 10s4, 14s2, 16s, 23s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, Pick 23s good very fine (5) £40-60
BRAZIL |
Imperio Do Brasil, 10 mil reis, ND (1869), red serial number 078639, serie 1C, black and white and green, arms and maidens top centre, Dom Pedro II at left, landscape and caduceus at right, two manuscript signatures below, reverse green, value (Pick A252), good fine, scarce £150-200
BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES |
British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, specimen colour trial $1 (ND), no serial number, watermark Queen's head, olive-grey and pink, and specimen colour trial $2 (ND) no serial number, watermark Queen's head, slate-purple and pink, both Queen Elizabeth II at right, map low left, reverse arms (Pick 7ct, 8ct) two punch holes, glue stains top margin, red SPECIMEN overprint, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce (2) £350-450
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $1, 5 January 1953, serial number C/2 426301, ship watermark, red on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, map low left, reverse arms (Pick 7a), good extremely fine to about uncirculated, very scarce in this grade £150-200
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $1, 2 January 1964, prefix R4, pale red, Elizabeth II at right, map low left (Pick 7c), uncirculated £70-90
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, a consecutive run of four $1, 2 January 1964, serial numbers S/4 554373/4/5/6, red on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, map low left reverse arms (Pick 7c), uncirculated (4) £400-500
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $1 (2), 1957, 1964, prefixes T/4 and X/2, red and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, map low left (Pick 7b, c), uncirculated and extremely fine (2) £150-200
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, specimen $2 (ND) no serial numbers, watermark Queen's head, blue on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, map low left, reverse arms (Pick 8s), perforated specimen glue traces at left, ink annotations, otherwise about uncirculated, scarce £400-500
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $2, 2 January 1961, serial number Q2-988980, blue, Elizabeth II at right, map at left (Pick 8c), a very faint soft central crease, almost uncirculated and scarce £180-200
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $2 (ND), serial number Y2-343724, watermark Queen's head, blue on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, map low left, reverse arms (Pick 8) uncirculated £180-200
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, specimen colour trial $5 (ND) no serial number, watermark Queen's head, orange and blue-green, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse arms (Pick 9ct), red specimen overprint, two punch holes and glue stains top margin otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce £350-450
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $5, 3 January 1955, serial number D2-137124, green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, map at left (Pick 9b), good very fine, scarce £150-180
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $10, 2 January 1962, serial number H2 419368, purple-brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, map low left (Pick 10c), fresh, almost extremely fine and rare £400-500
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, $10, 2 January 1962, serial number H/2 153145, brown on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, map low left, reverse arms (Pick 10c), pressed, otherwise good very fine £120-160
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, colour trial $1, brown-purple, colour trial $2, lilac and brown-purple and colour trial $5, orange-brown and blue-green, all ND (1954), all Elizabeth II at right and in watermark, map at left (Pick 7bct, 8bct, 9bct), perforated, uncirculated and rare, attractive (3) £600-1,000
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, colour trial $10, ND (1955), blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right and in watermark, map at left (Pick 10bct), perforated, uncirculated and rare, attractive £500-700
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, colour trial $20, ND (1954), green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, map at left (Pick 11bct), perforated, uncirculated and rare £400-600
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British Caribbean Territories, Currency Board, colour trial $100, ND (1954), blue and green, Elizabeth II at right and as watermark, map at left (Pick 12bct), perforated, uncirculated, attractive and rare £700-900
BRITISH HONDURAS |
The Government of British Honduras, a uniface colour trial, for a $1, ND (1924), blue and green, arms top centre (Pick 14 for type), perforated specimen, almost extremely fine, very rare £700-900
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The Government of British Honduras, $5, Belize, 1 May 1924, red serial number C025632C, green, arms top centre, three printed signatures at right, reverse green (Pick 16), top left and right corners worn away otherwise a presentable fine and rare £400-600
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The Government of British Honduras, specimen/proof $50, Belize, ND (1894), green and pale orange, value in rectangular tablet at centre, counterfoil at left (Pick 5 for type, 'reported not confirmed'), perforated CANCELLED, right margin slightly uneven otherwise good extremely fine, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
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The Government of British Honduras, $1, 2 October 1939, serial number A 093066, blue on multicoloured underprint, King George VI at right, arms at left (Pick 20), staining at right, bank hand stamp and signature on reverse, otherwise good very fine, rare £400-500
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The Government of British Honduras, $1, 1 February 1952, red serial number A/3 008096, green on multicoloured underprint, George VI at right, arms at left (Pick 24b), faint central crease otherwise good extremely fine and scarce £500-600
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The Government of British Honduras, $1 (ND), no serial number, green on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at left (Pick 28 proof), punch hole, minor glue stains at left, ink annotations in top margin, otherwise uncirculated £250-300
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The Government of British Honduras, $1, 1 March 1956, serial number G/3 231852, $1, 1 November 1961, serial number G/3 712110, $1, 1 June 1970, serial number G/5 799743, and $1, 1 January 1972, serial number G/6 551418, all green on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at left [Pick 28a, 28b, 28c (2)], the Pick 28a about uncirculated and rare in this grade, the remainder uncirculated, a very desirable group (4) £300-500
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The Government of British Honduras, colour trial $1, 2 and 5, ND (1953), brown, lilac and blue respectively, all Elizabeth II at right, arms at left (Pick 28ct, 29ct, 30ct), perforated, uncirculated and rare (3) £450-650
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The Government of British Honduras, colour trial $1, blue, $2, brown-lilac, $5, brown-violet, $10, green-orange, all ND (1953), Elizabeth II at right, arms at left (Pick 28-31 ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, minor mounting traces at left, uncirculated, fresh and rare £600-700
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The Government of British Honduras, $2, 1 November 1961, serial number H/1 344378, and $2, 1 January 1973, serial number H/2 028352, both purple on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at left (Pick 29b, 29c), about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £250-300
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO |
British North Borneo Company, $1, Sandakan, 19 (indistinct), green serial number A517279, black and white, value in red low centre, Mount Kinabalu top centre, manuscript signature low left, printed signature low right, reverse green, value (Tan N 4 for type), VG, scarce £200-250
BRITISH WEST AFRICA |
West African Currency Board, specimen 10/-, 4 February 1958, green, specimen 20/-, 20 February 1957, red and specimen 100/-, 26 April 1954, blue, all river scene left centre (Pick 9s, 10s, 11bs), all last dates of issue for types, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (3) £350-450
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Currency Board, 10/-, 4 February 1958, green, 20/-, 20 February 1957, red, and £5, 26 April 1954, blue, all serial number ending 15, all river scene left centre (Pick 9, 10, 11b), uncirculated, rare in this grade (3) £700-900
BRUNEI |
Government of Brunei, colour trial set of the 1967 (ND) issue, comprising 1 ringgit, blackish-brown, 5 ringgit, red, and 10 ringgit purple, all without serial numbers, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III at right, reverse mosque (Pick 1ct, 2ct, 3ct), one punch hole, uncirculated and very scarce (3) £180-240
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Government of Brunei, 1 ringgit (20), 1978, serial numbers A/18 916702-721, blue and lilac, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I at right (Pick 6a, Tan B6b), uncirculated and a consecutive run (20) £150-200
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Government of Brunei, specimen 1 ringgit, series 1982, serial number A/23 000000, perforated III at lower left, Sultan Hassani Bolkiah I at right, reverse mosque, also 4 varieties of specimen 10 ringgit, series 1986 comprising (1) red specimen overprint on back only, serial number A/17 000000 (2) red specimen overprint on front and back, serial number A/17 000000 (3) without specimen overprint, serial number A/17 000000 and (4) without specimen overprint, serial number 000000, all Sultan Hassani Bolkiah at right, reverse mosque (Pick 6bs, 8bs), uncirculated and an interesting lot for the specialist (5) £150-200
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Government of Brunei, 10 ringgit (2), 1976, serial number A/9 967008/009, red and multicoloured, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I at right (Pick 8a, Tan B 8), uncirculated (2) £140-180
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Government of Brunei, colour trial 1 ringgit, ND (1972-79 issue), brown, and specimen colour trial 50 ringgit, ND (1972-79 issue), violet and green, both without serial numbers, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse mosque (Pick 6ct, 9ct), one punch hole, uncirculated and very scarce, attractive (2) £400-500
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Government of Brunei, specimen 100 ringgit, ND (1972), no serial numbers, violet and multicoloured, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I at right (Pick 10s, Tan B 10s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare £400-500
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Government of Brunei, specimen set of the ND (1972-79 issue), comprising 1 ringgit, blue, 5 ringgit, green, 10 ringgit, red, 50 ringgit, brown and olive, and 100 ringgit, blue and mauve, all without serial numbers, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse mosque (Pick 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s), one punch hole, about uncirculated to uncirculated and very scarce (5) £600-800
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Government of Brunei, specimen 500 ringgit, ND (1979-87 issue), orange on multicoloured underprint, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse mosque, and 1000 ringgit, ND (1979-87 issue), grey, brown and greenish-blue, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse Brunei Museum, both without serial numbers (Pick 11s, 12s), one punch hole, the 500 uncirculated, the 1000 about uncirculated, rare (2) £600-800
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Negara Brunei Darussalam, specimen 500 ringgit, 1989 series, serial number B/1 0000000, red-orange, purple, olive and black on multicoloured underprint, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse woman paddling boat, 1000 ringgit, 1989 series, serial number B/1 0000000, red-violet, purple, olive and blue-green on multicoloured underprint, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse waterfront scene, and 25 ringgit, 1992 series, commemorative issue, brown, lilac, green and multicoloured, serial number A/1 0000000, royal procession at centre, Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah I at right, reverse coronation scene, all red overprints CONTOH and specimen on obverses and reverses (Pick 18s, 19s 21s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (3) £500-700
BULGARIA |
National Bank, specimen 5000 leva, 1924, red zero serial numbers, green and multicoloured, King Boris III at right, arms at left, reverse brown and multicoloured, a man at left (Pick 41s), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare, an attractive note and a key note for series £600-800
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National Bank, specimen 50 leva, brown, 100 leva, blue, 500 leva, green, 1000 leva, brown, also 5000 leva, violet, all 1925, all zero serial numbers, King Boris III and arms in field (Pick 45-49), perforated, ink date in top margin, all are uncirculated except the 5000 which is almost extremely fine with scuffing, attractive and rare (5) £800-1,200
BURMA |
Reserve Bank, 5 rupees, ND (1938), prefix A/25, purple and green, George VI at right, peacock low centre, also 10 rupees, ND (1938), prefix A/35, green, George VI at right, Taylor signature (Pick 4, 5, Jhunjhunwalla 4.1, 5.1), pinholes at left, almost uncirculated, scarce (2) £250-300
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Reserve Bank, 5 rupees, ND (1938), serial number A/27 690055, purple and blue and green, George VI at right, peacock low centre, Taylor signature (Pick 4, Jhunjhunwalla 4.1), pinholes otherwise uncirculated, scarce £120-140
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Reserve Bank, 10 rupees (2), ND (1938), serial numbers A/24 111632/633, green and lilac, George VI at right, Taylor signature (Pick 5, Jhunjhunwalla 5.1), pinholes otherwise uncirculated and a scarce consecutive pair (2) £200-240
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