Government Issue, 4/-, ND (1936-), red prefix A/9, green, George VI at right, arms at left, Higgs, Latreille and Burnside signatures (Pick 9e), good very fine £120-160
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Government Issue, colour trial a 10/-, ND (1936-), no serial numbers, brown and pale blue, George VI at right, arms at left, reverse orange and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right (Pick 10ct), small oval black De La Rue handstamp at right, almost uncirculated, attractive and very rare £800-1,000
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Government Issue, colour trial £1, ND (1936-), no serial numbers, blue and pale pink-orange, George VI at right, arms at left, reverse blue and pink-red, arms at left, value at right (Pick 11ct), small oval black De La Rue handstamp at right, almost uncirculated, attractive and very rare £1,200-1,400
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Government Issue, £5, ND (1936-), red serial number A/2 222854, blue and orange, George VI at right, Higgs, Catreille and Burnside signatures, reverse blue, orange and green, arms at left, value at right (Pick 12b), uncirculated and original thus rare £900-1,000
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Government Issue, 4/- (2), ND (1953-), serial number A/6 555798/799, green, Elizabeth II at right, arms at left, Higgs, Sweeting and Roberts signatures, reverse green (Pick 13d), uncirculated (2) £150-180
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No Lot
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Government Issue, 50 cents (3), Act of 1965, prefixes A, B, C, violet, also Monetary Authority 50 cents (3), prefixes C, D, E, also Government Issue $1 (2), prefix A, B, green, two signatures, also $1 (5), prefixes B, C, E, F, G, green, three signatures (Pick 17, 16, 18a, b), uncirculated (14) £350-400
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Government Issue, $3, 1965, prefix A, red, $5 (3), 1965, prefixes A, green, B, C, orange, all Elizabeth II at left (Pick 19, 20, 21a, 28a), uncirculated, the orange $5 scarce (5) £500-550
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Government Issue, specimen $3, Francis-Higgs, also Monetary Authority, specimen $1, $5, act of 1968, all Elizabeth II at left, Hammond-Donaldson (Pick 19bs, 27s, 28s), uncirculated (3) £250-280
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Government Issue, specimen $3, red, two signatures, also specimen $5, orange, three signatures, both act of 1965, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 19s, 21bs), perforated, red De La Rue oval seal, uncirculated (2) £300-350
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Government Issue, $10, 1965, serial number A 313008, blue-grey, Elizabeth II at left, Sands and Higgs signature (Pick 22a), fresh good extremely fine, scarce £300-350
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Government Issue, specimen $10, law of 1965, serial number B000000, blue grey and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at left, three printed signatures (Pick 22bs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated and rare £300-350
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Government Issue, $20, 1965, serial number A017757, brown, pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at left, Sands and Higgs signatures (Pick 23a), uncirculated, rare £800-900
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Government Issue, specimen $20, law of 1965, serial number B000000, olive and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at left, three printed signatures (Pick 23bs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, mounting traces at left otherwise about uncirculated and rare £400-500
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Government Issue, specimen $50, law of 1965, serial number A 000000, brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at left, three printed signatures low centre (Pick 24as), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, mounting traces otherwise about uncirculated and rare £450-550
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Government Issue, $100, 1965, serial number A005385, blue and pale pink and orange, Elizabeth II at left, Sands and Higgs signatures (Pick 25a), slight wrinkling at top margin, otherwise almost uncirculated, rare £2,500-3,000
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Government Issue, specimen $100, law of 1965, serial number A 000000, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at left, three printed signatures (Pick 25bs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (extremely rare in issued format!) £700-800
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Monetary Authority, $1 (10), 1968, prefixes G, H, J, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, green, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 27), uncirculated (10) £250-280
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Monetary Authority, $1, 1968, serial number Z 001212, green, two signatures below, Elizabeth II at left, also Central Bank, $1 (2), 1974, both Z prefix, green, Donaldson and Allen signatures respectively (Pick 27, 35a, b), all are scarce replacement notes, uncirculated (3) £180-220
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Monetary Authority, $5 (3), 1968, prefixes D, E, F, orange, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 29a), first extremely fine, balance uncirculated (3) £350-400
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Monetary Authority, $10, 1968, serial number D106879, blue-grey, Elizabeth II at left, Hammond-Donaldson signatures (Pick 30a), uncirculated £450-500
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No Lot
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Monetary Authority, $100, 1968, serial number A378771, blue and pale pink and orange, Elizabeth II at left, Hammond and Donaldson signatures (Pick 33a), about uncirculated, fresh and rare £2,800-3,000
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Central Bank, $1 (5), act of 1974, prefixes S, T, V, W, X, green, Elizabeth II at left, also $1 (12), prefixes A/1-M/1, as previous, all Donaldson signature (Pick 35a), two almost unciculated, balance uncirculated £300-350
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Central Bank, $1 (11), law of 1974, a run of $1 with fractional prefixes running from M/1 through to X/1. green, Elizabeth II at left, Allen signature (Pick 35b), uncirculated and a scarce running sequence group (11) £250-300
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Central Bank, $5 (8), 1974, prefixes F, G, H, J, Donaldson signature, prefixes J, K, L, M, Allen signature, all orange, Elizabeth II at left (Pick 37a, b), uncirculated, scarce (8) £800-900
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No Lot
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Central Bank, $10 (2), 1974, serial number D 965262, E 643612, blue-grey, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signature (Pick 38a), uncirculated, scarce (2) £500-550
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Central Bank, $10 (3), 1974, prefixes G, H, J, blue-grey, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signatures (Pick 38a), G good extremely fine, balance uncirculated, scarce (3) £650-700
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Central Bank, $10 (2), 1974, prefixes K, L, blue-grey, Elizabeth II at left, Allen signature (Pick 38b), almost uncirculated and almost extremely fine (2) £500-600
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Central Bank, $20 (2), 1974, serial number E107657, F458004, brown, pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signature (Pick 39a), extremely fine, scarce (2) £400-500
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Central Bank, $20 (2), 1974, serial number G 821721, J548508, brown, pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signature (Pick 39a), good extremely fine, scarce (2) £450-550
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Central Bank, $20, 1974, serial number L 029819, brown, pale orange and green, Elizabeth II at left, Allen signature (Pick 39ba), about very fine and scarce £150-180
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Central Bank, $50, 1974, serial number A 713381, brown, lilac and pale green, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signature (Pick 40a), uncirculated, rare £900-1,000
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No Lot
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Central Bank, $50, 1974, serial number B293937, brown, lilac and pale green, Elizabeth II at left, Allen signature (Pick 40b), a pleasant very fine, rare £800-900
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Central Bank, $100, ND (1974), serial number A637789, blue and pale pink and orange, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signature (Pick 41a), very fine and rare £900-1,000
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No Lot
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Central Bank, 50 cents (5), black, $3 (5), red, all Elizabeth II at right, Allen signature (Pick 42a, 44a), uncirculated (10) £80-100
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Central Bank, $ 1/2, $1, $5 (2), $10, $20 (2), 1974, all Elizabeth II at right (Pick 42, 43b, 45a, 45b, 53, 47a, 47b), uncirculated (7) £300-350
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Central Bank, $ 1/2, $1, $3, $5 and $20, all 1974, all Elizabeth II at right and all Z replacement notes (Pick 42, 43a, 44a, 45b, 47b), the $20 extremely fine, balance uncirculated (5) £180-220
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No Lot
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Bahamas Monetary Authority, Collector Series, a specimen set comprising $ 1/2, $1, $3, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100, all Elizabeth II at left, multicoloured reverses (Pick CS3), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated (8) £400-450
ALAN COLEIs he your typical banknote collector? Judge for yourself. Beginning in 1970 as an outcome of a postgraduate visit to eastern Europe, he accumulated paper currency of the wider czarist and soviet sphere of influence. He then knew no other collectors. The interest developed rapidly into an addiction. As teacher, lecturer, priest and diplomat, he drew on sources in many countries. As this first part of his collection at auction, Alan has accumulated and researched nearly ten thousand notes of the old Russian empire, central Europe and the Baltic region. This has taught him some of the fiscal, political and economic history of many fascinating local cultures. Joining the International Bank Note Society in 1974 (#2256), Alan has contributed several articles to the Journal, received one award and been associated at various times with the London, Melbourne and Nottingham IBNS Chapters. He is periodically consulted for identification or evaluation by cataloguers, dealers or collectors. Like any other long-standing collector, Alan Cole recognises with both pride and regret that he must return his notes to the cultural reserve, research base and the numismatic market. Patrons will be encouraged to know his grading to be both careful and conservative. Alan still offers a lecture occasionally on some aspect of his field. Other than the Baltic and Czech collections offered on this occasion, another ten sections may pass through auctions in the future. This collector wants to feel confident that his rarest and most significant items will have a new life in the possession of keen and alert paper currency enthusiasts. He can hardly express sufficient thanks to those who have advised and supplied him over the last forty years.
THE ALAN COLE COLLECTION OF BALTIC STATESEstoniaTreasury Notes |
Treasury Note, 100 marka, ND (1919), first series, serial number 00468653, dark and light brown, Maiden spinning at centre, reverse brown, allegorical man and women at left and right (Pick 48a, Tohv 225, Ryabch 23040a), top right corner missing otherwise almost extremely fine, scarce £100-150
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Treasury Note, 100 marka, ND (1919), serie III, serial number 01038908, dark and light brown, Maiden spinning at centre, reverse brown, allegorical man and women at left and right (Pick 48d, Tohv 232, Ryabch 23040a), good extremely fine, scarce £140-180
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Treasury Note, specimen 500 marka, ND (1920), serie II, red serial number 233374, pale blue and mauve, eagle and shield at centre, reverse pale blue and mauve (Pick 49bs, Tohv 262, Ryabch 23041), red PROOV overprint, very fine, scarce £100-150
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Treasury Note, specimen 500 marka, ND (1920), serie A, red serial number 578717, pale blue and mauve, eagle and shield at centre, reverse pale blue and mauve (Pick 49ds, Tohv 282, Ryabch 23041), red PROOV overprint, almost extremely fine, scarce £120-160
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Treasury Note, specimen 500 marka, ND (1920), serie B, red serial number 445515, pale blue and mauve, eagle and shield at centre, reverse pale blue and mauve (Pick 49es, Tohv 292, Ryabch 23041), red PROOV overprint, damage top right otherwise good very fine, scarce £100-120
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Treasury Note, specimen 500 marka, ND (1920), serie D, red serial number 109826, pale blue and mauve, eagle and shield at centre, reverse pale blue and mauve (Pick 49fs, Tohv 297, Ryabch 23041), about extremely fine, scarce £150-180
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Treasury Note, 100 marka, 1923, black serial number 1044857, brown and pale green and pink, Bank of Estonia at centre, reverse brown and pale blue, value at left and right (Pick 51a, Tohv 235, Ry 23045), good very fine £150-180
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