Banque de l'Indochine, specimen 100 piastres, ND (1946), red serial number W000-0000, blue and multicoloured, Bank building at centre (Pick 79s), faint mounting traces, good extremely fine, rare £300-400
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Banque de l'Indochine, 100 piastres, ND (1949-54), no serial numbers, no signatures, multicoloured, Mercury at left, reverse man with two elephants, Type II Lao text on back (Pick 82bs, KM 155), perforated SPECIMEN, about uncirculated to uncirculated £100-150
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No Lot
FRENCH OCEANIA |
Bons de Caisse, 50 centimes, 7 April 1942, serial number E7-959, red and green and white, torch of Liberty and Cross of Lorraine at centre (Pick 7), almost uncirculated and rare in this grade £400-500
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Bons de Caisse, 50 centimes, 1943, serial number 0171, orange and white, waves below, purple circular handstamp 'TRESOR' low right (Pick 10a), good extremely fine, scarce £180-220
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No Lot
FRENCH WEST AFRICA |
Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, 100 francs, 10 September 1941, serial number 06190055, multicoloured, women with traditional costumes at centre, value at centre left and top left and right, reverse multicoloured, woman harvesting (Pick 23), tan, various creases, very good £40-60
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Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, specimen 5 francs, orange-yellow, 25 francs, green, 100 francs, pink (Pick 28, 30, 31), red SPECIMEN overprint, an E.A. Wright printing, uncirculated, scarce £300-350
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Afrique Occidentale Francaise, 50 centimes (2), ND (1944), one example in red orange, one example in lilac/violet, both fortress at centre (Pick 33, unlisted), uncirculated, the second note extremely rare (2) £400-500
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French West Africa, 1000 francs, 2 October 1951, serial number U2627-955, pale blue and multicoloured, girl with jugs at left centre, antelope and foliage in background (Pick 42), original, good extremely fine, scarce £200-250
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French West Africa, 5000 francs, 22 December 1950, serial number N285-383, multicoloured, France and allegorical maidens representing Africa at centre (Pick 43), almost uncirculated, scarce and a lovely design £400-450
GAMBIA |
Currency Board, colour trial 10/-, blue, £1, orange brown, and £5, olive, all ND (1965), no serial numbers, boat left centre (Pick 1ct, 2ct, 3ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, mounting traces otherwise uncirculated and rare (3) £200-400
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Central Bank of the Gambia, specimen/proofs (2), 50 Dalasis, ND (1989-95), purple, no serial numbers, Jawara at right, reverse stone circle (Pick 15 for type), one lower margin trimmed, 25 Dalasis (8), ND (1996), blue, serial numbers A0830404/5/6/7/8/9 and A083040441, man at right, reverse Government house (Pick 18a), and 50 Dalasis (3), ND (1996), purple, serial numbers A211652/3/4, woman at right, reverse stone circle (Pick 19a), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £60-80
GERMANY |
An album with title 'Das Reutergeld', and containing 200+ notes from the early 1920's all contained in a green card album, also four inflationary notes (1920-1937), generally good extremely fine (200+) £150-200
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Reichsbanknote, 100 mark (8), 1 November 1920, 8 digit serial number, blue and black, also Dusseldorf 1 milliarde, serial number 851885, red, white and green (Pick 69b, Rosenberg 67b), uncirculated run of consecutive notes, last note very fine and scarce (9) £100-120
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Bank Deutscher Lander, specimen 5 deutsche mark, 9 December 1948, serial number A 000000, black on green and yellow underprint, Europa on bull at right, perforated cancelled, Deutsche Bundesbank, specimen 500 deutsche mark, 1 August 1991, serial no AA0000000A0, red-violet and blue on multicoloured underprint, Merian at right, reverse dandelion, red muster overprint on obverse (Pick 13as, 43as), red specimen overprint on back about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £150-200
GHANA/AFRICA |
An African Miscellany comprising: GHANA, Bank of Ghana, 1000 cedis, 22 February 1991 (Pick 29a), GUINEA, Banque Centrale de la Republique du Guinee, an assortment of the 1985 issue comprising 25 francs, 50 francs (2), 100 francs, 500 francs (3), 1000 francs (8), 5000 francs (2) (Pick 28a, 29a, 30a, 31a, 32a, 33a), SUDAN, Bank of Sudan, a group of the 1991 issue comprising 10 pounds, 20 pounds, 50 pounds, 100 pounds (Pick 46, 47, 48, 49), MAURITANIA, 1000 Ouguiya, 28. 11. 1993 (Pick 7f), generally about uncirculated to uncirculated, the Mauritania, Pick 7, good very fine (23) £20-30
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Bank of Ghana, specimen £1000, 1 July 1958, serial number A/1 000000, blackish brown on white, bank building lower right, reverse ornate design, red De La Rue specimen ovals (Pick 4s), uncirculated and rare, the issued note almost unobtainable in this grade £150-250
GIBRALTAR |
Government of Gibraltar, £1, 3 October 1958, serial number F882117, green on multicoloured underprint, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 15c), rust stains on reverse, dirty surface, fine £20-30
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Government of Gibraltar, £1, 20. November 1971, prefix H, green on yellow-brown underprint, Rock of Gibraltar at centre, reverse arms, and £5, 4 August 1988, prefix E, green on multicoloured underprint, Elizabeth II at centre right, reverse Convent of Gibraltar (Pick 18b, 21b), the first about uncirculated, the second uncirculated (2) £100-120
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Government of Gibraltar, specimen £5 (2), 1965, 1971, prefixes C, D, brown and multicoloured, the Rock low centre (Pick 19a, b), mounting traces, perforated, good extremely fine, rare (2) £300-400
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Government of Gibraltar, a set of specimens of the £1, 1975-86 issue, brown and red on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, reverse Convent of Gibraltar, comprising all five dates, viz 20 Nov 1975, serial no J000000, 15 Sept 1979, serial no K000000, 10 Nov 1983, serial no K000000, 21 Oct 1986, serial no L000000 and 4 Aug 1988, serial no L000000, all with red specimen overprints, red De La Rue specimen ovals and one punch hole (Pick 20as, 20bs, 20cs, 20ds, 20es), minor glue stains at left and ink figures in top margin of Pick 20es, otherwise uncirculated, the Pick 20cs a rare note, the remainder very scarce and an important group (5) £150-250
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Government of Gibraltar, a set of specimens of the £20, 1975-86 issue, light brown on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, reverse Governor's House, comprising all three dates, viz 20 Nov 1975, 15 Sept 1979 and 1 July 1986, all with serial number A000000, red specimen overprints, red De La Rue specimen ovals and one punch hole (Pick 23as, 23bs, 23cs), minor glue stains at left, otherwise uncirculated, very scarce (3) £200-300
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Government of Gibraltar, a set of specimens of the £20, 1975-86 issue, light brown on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, reverse Governor's House, comprising all three dates, viz 20 Nov 1975, 15 Sept 1979 and 1 July 1986, all with serial no A000000, red specimen overprints, red De La Rue specimen ovals and one punch hole (Pick 23as, 23bs, 23cs), minor glue stains at left and ink figures in top margin of Pick 23cs, otherwise uncirculated, very scarce (3) £180-260
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Government of Gibraltar, specimen £50, 27 Nov 1986, purple on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, reverse Rock of Gibraltar, serial no A000000, red specimen overprints, red De La Rue specimen ovals and one punch hole (Pick 24s), minor glue stains at left, otherwise uncirculated, scarce £100-150
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Government of Gibraltar, specimen £20, 1 July 1995, purple and violet on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse Admiral Nelson, and specimen £50, 1 July 1995, red and violet on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse Winston Churchill, both with serial no AA000000, red specimen overprints, red De La Rue specimen ovals and one punch hole (Pick 27s, 28s), minor glue stains at left, ink figures in top margins, otherwise uncirculated, scarce (2) £160-240
GREECE |
National Bank of Greece, strip of 5 specimens of 1 drachma, law of 1885, black on blue-orange underprint one with serial no M0000 00, 001, another with serial no M0000 10, 000 and three with serial no M0000 00, 000, Athena at left, reverse blue, arms, also strip of 5 specimen colour trials of 1 drachma, law of 1885, similar to the former but reverse green, each strip has a different signature (Pick 40s and Pick 40ct), uncirculated, rare (10) £200-250
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National Bank of Greece, strip of 3 specimen colour trials of 2 drachma, law of 1885, black on blue-orange underprint, perforated specimen, two with serial no M542 06, 661, and one with serial no M582 06, 660, Hermes at right, reverse brown, arms (Pick 41ct), uncirculated, rare (3) £150-200
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National Bank of Greece, proof 5 drachmai (2), 1922, 1923, no serial numbers, blue, green, pink and pale orange, George Stavros at left, value right centre (Pick 70 for type), one example has 1922 crossed out in pencil, 1922 unrecorded in Pick, very fine and uncirculated, rare (2) £300-400
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National Bank of Greece, colour trial/proofs 5 drachmai, 1923 issue (2), without serial numbers, blue on multicoloured underprint, Stavros at left, reverse purple, Alexander at centre, and colour trial/proof 50 drachmai, 1923 issue, without serial numbers, mauve, Stavros at left, reverse brown on blue underprint, Hermes at centre (Pick 70, 75 for type), various ink endorsements, punch holes, good fine to good very fine, rare (3) £80-120
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National Bank of Greece, proof 25 drachmai, 1923, red-brown, Stavros at left, reverse purple, endorsed "proof approved", proof 25 drachmai, 1923, deep brown, Stavros at left, reverse blue (Pick 71 for type), perforated, about extremely fine, pinholed in margin (2) £100-140
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National Bank of Greece, colour trial 50 drachmai (2), 6 May 1923, no serial numbers, one in blue and pink and orange, the other violet and pale blue and pink, George Stavros at left, value right centre, reverse orange-brown and purple-brown respectively (Pick 84ct for similar), letter top left, perforated, good extremely fine and rare (2) £350-550
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National Bank of Greece, colour trial/proofs 50 drachmai, 1923 issue (2), without serial numbers, one in green and one in olive, Stavros at left, both reverse brown on blue underprint, Hermes at centre (Pick 75 for type), ink letter upper left margin, punch holes, about uncirculated, rare (2) £200-300
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National Bank of Greece, specimen colour trial 500 drachmai, 1923 issue, without serial numbers, brown on multicoloured underprint, Stavros at centre, reverse blue, temple ruins at centre, Bradbury Wilkinson imprint (Pick 78 for type), ink letter upper left margin, pinholes at left, punch holes, about uncirculated, rare £140-180
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National Bank of Greece, colour trial 1000 drachmai, 5 January 1923, blue and pale orange, George Stavros at centre, value at left and right, reverse brown, temple at centre, value at left and right (Pick 79 for type), perforated, scuffed thus very fine and rare £300-400
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Bank of Greece, 50 drachmai, 1 September 1935, serial number AZ=50 000310, multicoloured, girl with sheaf of wheat at left, reverse Relief of Elusis (Pick 104a) and 100 drachmai, 1 September 1935, serial number A1=19 121579, multicoloured, Hermes at centre, reverse woman holding basket (Pick 105a), the first pinholes at left, otherwise about uncirculated, the second about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £30-50
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Bank of Greece, colour trial/proof 50 drachmai, ND (1939 issue), without serial numbers, red-brown, Hesiod at left, reverse frieze (Pick 107 for type), also specimen/proof 50 drachmai, ND (1941 issue), without serial numbers, red-brown, Hesiod at left, reverse frieze (Pick 166 for type), the first about uncirculated, the second endorsed, "22.5.41 Approved for colour", otherwise about uncirculated, rare (2) £100-150
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Bank of Greece, specimen/proof 500 drachmai, ND (1945 issue), no serial numbers, green, Capodistrias at left, reverse Athens University, also specimen 500 drachmai, ND (1945 issue), serial number 082 000000 (Pick 171 for type, 171s), perforated, uncirculated (2) £80-120
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Bank of Greece, specimen 50 drachmai (2), 1939, green, 1941, brown, Hesiod at left (Pick 107s, 168s), also specimen 100 drachmai, 1954, red, Themistocles at left (Pick 192as), perforated, mounting traces otherwise extremely fine, scarce (3) £200-250
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Bank of Greece, two specimen 100 drachmai, 31 March 1954, serial number A09 000000, red on multicoloured, Themistocles at left, reverse sailing ships, black De La Rue oval stamps, the first fully printed, the second with red omitted from reverse (Pick 192as), about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £150-250
GREENLAND |
Greenland Bank, 50 ore, ND (1913), serial number 141290, pale and dark brown, seal at centre, two signatures below (Pick 12), small spot low left otherwise uncirculated and scarce £150-200
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Kongelige Gronlandske Handel, 10 kroner, ND (1953-67), serial number 1207882, brown, hump-back whale at centre, reverse map of Greenland, arms and value tablets (Pick 19), uncirculated, scarce £150-200
GUADELOUPE |
Banque de la Guadeloupe, 5 francs, 1928-45 (ND), serial number H195 177, signature Marconnet, red, man at left, woman at right, reverse grey-black, woman at centre, caduceus and parrots (Pick 7c), slight discolouration, otherwise about uncirculated £120-140
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Banque de la Guadeloupe, 5 francs (2), 1928-45 (ND), serial numbers H276 404/5, signature Devineau, red, man at left, woman at right, reverse grey-black, woman at centre, caduceus and parrots (Pick 7d), about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very scarce consecutive pair (2) £500-600
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Banque de la Guadeloupe, 1000 francs, ND (1942), serial number X2-411, pale blue and black, Karukera at centre, Marconnet signature low left (Pick 26a), very good, rare £300-400
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, 100 francs, 2.2.1944, serial number PP686, 774, green on orange underprint, Marianne at centre, reverse barrel, anchor and wheat (Pick 29a), about fine £80-100
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, a group of the 1947-52 (ND) issue comprising 5 francs, multicoloured, Bougainville at right, 20 francs, multicoloured, Gentil at right, 50 francs, multicoloured, d'Esnambuc at left, 100 francs, multicoloured, La Bourdonnais at left (Pick 31, 33, 34, 35), the 50 francs about uncirculated, the remainder uncirculated (4) £550-750
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, 500 francs, 1947-49 (ND), serial number A3 05000996, multicoloured, two women at right, reverse ox carts (Pick 36), original about uncirculated and rare in this grade £650-850
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, 1000 francs 'UNION FRANCAISE', ND (1946), serial number K4-38723, multicoloured, two women at right, Postel-Vinay signature at left, red GUADELOUPE in margins at top, left and right, reverse multicoloured, maiden and men in canoe (Pick 37, Kolsky 135), some staining but the paper still quite fresh, about extremely fine and scarce £300-400
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, 1000 francs, 1947-49 (ND), serial number N12 028783813, multicoloured, two women at right, the "Union Francaise" reverse canoe at centre, young woman at right (Pick 37, Kolsky 135), original about uncirculated to uncirculated and rare in this grade £500-600
GUATEMALA |
