Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Sale 12023 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: 2nd October 2012 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 28 September 10 am to 5 pm
Monday 1 October 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday 2 October 10 am to 5 pm
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Auction Lots - Page 9
401
National Bank of Egypt, £1 (3), 1950 (2), 1952, blue and lilac, King Farouk at right, reverse blue, temple of the Godess Isis at centre, two with Leith-Ross signature, one Saad signature (Pick 24, Hanafy M6), one 1950 extremely fine, other two fine (3) £150-200
402
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £5, ND (1946), blue and pale pink-orange, King Farouk right, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at left (Pick 25s, Hanafy M4s), perforated black CANCELLED overprint, good very fine, rare £350-450
403
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £5, ND (1946), blue and pale pink-orange, King Farouk at right, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at left (Pick 25s, Hanafy M4s), black CANCELLED overstamp, uncirculated and rare £450-650
404
National Bank of Egypt, £5 (3), 1947, 1951 (2), ND (1946), blue and pale pink-orange, King Farouk at right, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at left, Leith-Ross and Saad (2) signatures (Pick 25, Hanafy M4), fine to very fine (3) £80-120
405
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £50, no serial numbers, green, orange and pink, King Farouk at right, the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor lower left, reverse green, city view (Pick 26s, Hanafy M3s), black CANCELLED handstamp in English, Arabic, French and Greek, perforated ANNULÉ, uncirculated, rare £500-600
406
National Bank of Egypt, £50 (2), 1949, 1951, prefixes EF/1. EF/4, no serial numbers, green, orange and pink, King Farouk at right, the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor lower left, one Leith-Ross signature, one Saad signature, reverse green, city view (Pick 26a, b), also an example, 19-, with Tutankhamen at right (Pick 26a, b, Hanafy M3, 4), almost fine (3) £200-300
407
National Bank of Egypt, colour trial £100, 1st September 1921, blue and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, King Farouk at right, reverse blue, reverse tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks (Pick 27ct, Hanafy M4ct), mounting traces, good very fine, scarce £700-900
408
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £100, ND (1948) no serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, King Farouk at right, reverse blue, reverse tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks (Pick 27s, Hanafy M4s), perforated CANCELLED, black 'CANCELLED' handstamp in English, Arabic, Greek & French, about uncirculated, rare £500-700
409
National Bank of Egypt, £100, 1948, serial number CD/1 080776, purple and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, King Farouk at right, Leith-Ross signature, reverse blue, reverse tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks (Pick 27a, Hanafy M4), graffiti on reverse, very fine £400-600
410
National Bank of Egypt, £100, 1948, serial number CD/2 079488, purple and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, King Farouk at right, Leith-Ross signature, reverse blue, reverse tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks (Pick 27a, Hanafy M4), good fine £150-200
411
National Bank of Egypt, colour trial 25 piastres, blue and multicoloured, a specimen 25 piastres, green and multicoloured and an issued 25 piastres, 1957, green and multicoloured, all Tutankhamen at right, the Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Morsy in Alexandria at centre (Pick 28ct, 28s, 28, Hanafy M2ct, M2s, M2), colour trial mounting stain along top margin good very fine, balance uncirculated, rare (3) £400-500
412
National Bank of Egypt, specimen 50 piastres, ND (1952), brown and pale green, no serial numbers and 50 piastres, 1952, both Tutankhamen at right, reverse the building of Trajan at the Temple of Philae (Pick 29s, 29, Hanafy M4), black CANCELLED overprint, multicoloured, issued note good very fine (2) £200-250
413
National Bank of Egypt, £1 (2), 1957, serial number 000001 and 000002, blue and lilac, Tutankhamen in circular violet frame at right (Pick 30, Hanafy M7), original, faint creases, almost extremely fine, good numbers! (2) £400-600
414
National Bank of Egypt, £1 (3), 1952 (2), 1960, blue and lilac, Tutankhamen in circular violet frame at right (Pick 30, Hanafy M7), good very fine (3) £100-150
415
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £5, ND (1952), green and pale pink-orange, Tutankhamen at right, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at left, reverse green, the God Nilos and his thirteen sons, value (Pick 31s, Hanafy M5s), black CANCELLED overstamp, perforated, pinholed, uncirculated, scarce £400-600
416
National Bank of Egypt, a specimen £10, ND (1952), red and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, reverse red, the ruins at Karnak, a sphinx lower left and right (Pick 32s, Hanafy M5s), perforated ANNULÉ, black CANCELLED overstamp, uncirculated, rare £500-800
417
National Bank of Egypt, £10 (7), 1952, 1957 (4), 1958 (2), red and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, reverse red, ruins at karnak, a sphinx lower left and right (Pick 32, Hanafy M5), generally very fine, one 1957 almost uncirculated (7) £200-300
418
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £50, no serial numbers, green, orange and pink, King Tutankhamen at right, the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor lower left, reverse green, the Mamluk cemetery and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at centre (Pick 33s, Hanafy M3s), black CANCELLED, handstamp in English, Arabic, French and Greek, perforated ANNULÉ, uncirculated, rare £500-600
419
National Bank of Egypt, colour trial £50, ND (19-), serial number 3458, purple-brown and multicoloured, King Tutankhamen at right, the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor lower left, reverse green, the Mamluk cemetery and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at centre (Pick 33ct, Hanafy M3ct), perforated, mounting strands, otherwise almost extremely fine, rare £600-800
420
National Bank of Egypt, specimen £100, ND (1948) no serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, Tutankhamen at right, no signature, reverse purple, the tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay (Pick 34s, Hanafy M4s), perforated CANCELLED, black 'CANCELLED' handstamp in English, Arabic, Greek & French, about uncirculated, rare £1,000-1,500
421
National Bank of Egypt, £100 (2), 1952, purple and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-din at left, Saad signature, reverse purple, the tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay, also a colour trial £100 of the same type in blue, serial number 345678 (Pick 34, 34ct, Hanafy M5Ct, 5), very good, the colour trial almost very fine, rare £500-700
422
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £5, ND (1952), green and pale pink-orange, Tutankhamen at right, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at left, reverse green, value (Pick 39s, Hanafy M5s), black CANCELLED overstamp, perforated, pinholed, good very fine, scarce £300-400
423
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £5, ND (1952), green and pale pink-orange, Tutankhamen at right, reverse green, value (Pick 39s, Hanafy M5s), black CANCELLED overstamp, perforated, pinholed, good very fine, scarce £300-400
424
National Bank of Egypt, £5 (6), 1956 (2), 1957, 1958, 1959, 19-, green and orange, Tutankhamen at right, four signature varieties (Pick 31, 39), Central Bank of Egypt, £5 (2), 1961, 1962 (Pick 38) and £5, 1964, lilac (Pick 31, 40, Hanafy M5, 6, 8), the two 1964 good fine and a scarcer variety, balance generally uncirculated (9) £250-300
425
National Bank of Egypt, a specimen £10 letter of credit, 19-, green and pale orange (Pick unrecorded), a Bradbury Wilkinson engraving, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, rare £150-200

Central Bank

426
Central Bank of Egypt, a specimen and an issued 25 piastres, (1961-), blue and green, and a specimen and an issued 50 piastres (1961-), black and multicoloured, both arms at right (Pick 35s, a, 36s, a, Hanafy M3s, M3, M5), black CANCELLED overprint, pinholes on specimen 50, extremely fine to uncirculated, the specimens scarce (4) £250-350
427
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £1, ND (1961), blue and violet, Tutankhamen at right, reverse blue-green, the temple of the Goddess Isis at Philae, value (Pick 37s, Hanafy M7s), black CANCELLED overprint, perforated, multicoloured, rare £300-400
428
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £1, ND (1961), blue and violet, Tutankhamen at right, reverse blue-green, the temple of the Goddess Isis at Philae, value (Pick 37s, Hanafy M7s), black CANCELLED overprint, pinholed, good very fine, rare £200-300
429
Central Bank of Egypt, £1 (8), a consecutive run of the 1967 issue comprising 021990/1/2/3/ 4/5/6/7, also two other examples, blue and, Tutankhamen at right, Abdel Hamid signature (Pick 37, Hanafy M8), uncirculated (10) £200-300
430
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £10, 1961, zero serial numbers, green and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, El Refay signature lower right, reverse brown, value (Pick 41s, Hanafy M6s), perforated, ink date 17/11/61 top right, good extremely fine, rare £300-400
431
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £10, ND (1961), no serial numbers, green and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, no signature, reverse brown, value (Pick 41s, Hanafy M6s), black CANCELLED overprint, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine, rare £300-400
432
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £10, ND (1961), no serial numbers, green and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, no signature, reverse brown, value and an issued example dated 1964 (Pick 41s, 41, Hanafy M6s, M6), black CANCELLED overprint, perforated CANCELLED, good very fine, rare (2) £200-300
433
Central Bank of Egypt, colour trial £10, ND (1964), zero serial numbers, multicoloured, Tutankhamen, in violet guilloche at right, reverse green and pale orange, value (Pick 41ct, Hanafy M6ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, perforated, uncirculated, rare £800-1,000
434
Central Bank of Egypt, a set comprising 50 piastres £1, £5, £10, £20, ND (1967-1976), Mosques, also 25 piastres, ND (1976-), (Pick 43s-48s, Hanafy M6s, 9s, 7s, 1s, 5s), all CANCELLED, pinhole top left on £5 and £20, generally good extremely fine, rare (6) £250-350

Government Issue

435
Government Currency note, 5 piastres, 27th May 1917, serial number 899093, blue and pink, stylised flowers top centre, reverse olive-green, the Temple of Isis at Philae at centre, value at each centre (Pick 158, Hanafy M1), a Barclay & Fry engraving, possibly a colour trial, paper split lower right otherwise good extremely fine, rare £350-450
436
Government Currency note, colour trial 5 piastres, 27th May 1917, serial number 800666, green and pale brown, stylised flowers top centre, Youssef Wahba signature, reverse lilac, the Temple of Isis at Philae at centre, value at each corner (Pick 158ct, Hanafy p.116 for similar), a Barclay and Fry engraving, good extremely fine, very rare £400-600
437
Government Currency note, 5 piastres, 10th May 1918, prefix G/155, purple, pale green and orange, Youssef Wahba signature, reverse green, the Temple of Isis at Philae at centre, value at each corner (Pick 161, Hanafy M1), an original very fine, rare £150-200
438
Government Currency note, 5 piastres (2), 1st June 1918, prefixes G/17, G/93, green and violet, camel train lower centre, Youssef Wahba signature, reverse blue, sphinx lower left and right (Pick 162, Hanafy M2), almost extremely fine (2) £150-180
439
Government Currency note, a large format reverse proof for a proposed issue of 5 piastres, ND (c.1917), blue and white, the Citadel of Cairo and a city view at centre, value at each corner, (Pick 158 unrecorded, Hanafy unrecorded), extremely fine and a very rare trial issue £300-400
440
Government Currency note, a sheet of 8x unissued 5 piastres, ND (type of 1940), green, value at each corner, reverse lilac, Aswan Dam at centre, value at left and right (Pick 163 for type), reverse double printed with obverse, most unusual and extremely rare £1,000-2,000
441
Government Currency note, 5 piastres (3), ND (1940), Sadek with serial number 9, Sedky number 1, green and pale brown, signatures of Sadek, Badawy and Sedky respectively, reverse purple, Aswan Dam, value at left and right (Pick 164, Hanafy M3), extremely fine to uncirculated and some great numbers (3) £350-450
442
Currency Notes, 5 piastres (3), law of 1940, serial number N/3 000001/2/3*, brown and pale yellow, the Mosque of Emir Khairbek at left, Osman signature, reverse pale blue-grey, value at left and right (Pick 164, Hanafy M4), uncirculated and very low mid prefix numbers (3) £250-300
443
Government Currency note, proof 5 piastres, 1940, no serial numbers and 5 piastres (2), 1940, one prefix A/3 the other U/3 000001, pale brown and yellow, the Mosque of Emir Khairbak at left (Pick 164, Hanafy M4), first good very fine, balance good extremely fine (3) £150-250
444
Government Currency note, 5 piastres (4), 1940, serial numbers Q/5 000001/6/8/7, pale brown and yellow, the Mosque of Emir Khairbak at left, Ebeid signature, reverse grey-blue, value (Pick 165a, Hanafy M5), good extremely fine (4) £200-250
445
Egyptian State note, 5 piastres, ND (1952), serial number Z/9 000001, lilac and grey, Queen Nefertiti at right, overprint pattern at left, El Amary signature, reverse brown (Pick 172, Hanafy M7), faint crease otherwise fresh, almost uncirculated, a very rare variety £250-300
446
Government Currency note, a Waterlow & Sons photograph of a proposed issue for a 10 piastres, 1st October 1916, serial number 000001, black and white, Mosque of Khayer Bek at right, signature of Youssef Wahba (Pick unrecorded, Hanafy p.117), mounted on board with WATERLOW seal lower right, highly unusual and a fascinating research piece £250-450
447
Government Currency note, specimen 10 piastres, ND (c.1917), serial number 000561, brown and green, value in brown tablet at centre, value lower left and right, signed by Youssef Wahba, reverse blank (Pick 159 for type, Hanafy volume 2, page 116), red SPECIMEN in English & Arabic on obverse and reverse, hand stamped number 375 on reverse, possibly a specimen overprint on an issued note in the absence of true specimens, good very fine, exceptional and extremely rare £1,500-2,500
448
Government Currency note, colour trial 10 piastres, ND (c.1916), green and lilac, Youssef Wahba signature, reverse blue and pale green, the Colossi of Memnon at centre (Pick 160ct, Hanafy M1 for similar), perforated CANCELLED, extremely fine, very rare £400-500
449
Government Currency note, specimen 10 piastres, ND (1916), green and orange, Youssef Wahba signature, reverse blue and pale orange, the Colossi of Memnon at centre, also an issued example dated 27th May 1917, prefix A/31 (Pick 160s, 160b, Hanafy M1), perforated CANCELLED, extremely fine, rare, issued note good very fine (2) £300-400
450
Government Currency note, 10 piastres (3), ND (1940), first no watermark, Arabic serial numbers, second watermark, Arabic serial numbers, third watermark, Arabic and Western serial numbers, brown and lilac, Soliman, Badawy and Osman signatures respectively, reverse blue, the Citadel of Cairo overlooking the Nile (Pick 166a, b, c, Hanafy M2, 3), good extremely fine and all three varieties for type (3) £300-400
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Sale 12023 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: 2nd October 2012 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Friday 28 September 10 am to 5 pm
Monday 1 October 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday 2 October 10 am to 5 pm
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