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 15
701
Government of India, 1 rupee, 1917, serial number S/20 279882, black on red underprint, George V in coin at top left, McWatters signature, watermark rayed star in open field (Pick 1b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.2B), central fold and some surface dirt but a presentable very fine £200-250
702
Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1917), prefix S/43, black and white, 1 rupee coin with George V portrait top left, pale pink-red central guilloche, Denning signature (Pick 1c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.3), small handstamp on reverse, fresh and original, good very fine, scarce £300-400
703
Government of India, 1 rupee, 1917, serial number S/46 812972, black on red underprint, George V in coin at top left, Denning signature, watermark rayed star in open field (Pick 1c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.3), folded but retains good paper quality, almost very fine, a rare variety £500-700
704
Government of India, 1 rupee, 1917, serial number P/22 558230, black on red underprint, George V in coin at top left, McWatters signature, watermark rayed star in square (Pick 1e, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.2A), several creases but overall a fresh extremely fine £250-300
705
Goverment of India, 1 rupee, ND (1917), prefix Y/68, black and white, 1 rupee coin with George V portrait top left, pale pink-red central guilloche, Mcwatters signature (Pick 1e, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.2A), pinholes at left otherwise about very fine, scarce £150-200
706
Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1917), prefix B/1, Bombay, black and white, 1 rupee coin with George V portrait top left, pale pink-red central guilloche, Gubbay signature (Pick 1g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.1A), spindle hole at left otherwise about uncirculated, fresh and original, scarce in this grade £300-400
707
Government of India, 1 rupee, 1917, serial number D/99 387692, black on red underprint, George V in coin at top left, Gubbay signature, watermark rayed star in square (Pick 1g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.1A), pressed but still a pleasing extremely fine, scarce £400-600
708
Government of India, 1 rupee, 1917, serial number X/17 783666, black on red underprint, George V in coin at top left, Gubbay signature, watermark rayed star in square (Pick 1g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.1B), perforated at left, centre fold and some other light creases, overall good very fine £400-500
709
Goverment of India, 2 rupee 8 annas, ND (1918), prefix B/7, Bombay, black and white, George V portrait top left, pale blue central guilloche, Gubbay signature (Pick 2, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.3.1B), spindle hole at left otherwise about fine and rare £500-700
710
Goverment of India, 2 rupee 8 annas, ND (1918), prefix K/1, Kurachee (Karachi), black and white, George V portrait top left, pale blue central guilloche, Gubbay signature (Pick 2, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.3.1D), spindle hole at left otherwise VG to about fine and a rare branch of issue £700-900
711
Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1925), prefix K/86, white, purple, pale green and orange, George V at right, Denning signature (Pick 4a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.4.1B), pinholes, original, about very fine with good body to the paper and scarce £400-500
712
A presentation pack for the inaugration of the Currency Note Press, Nasik Road, comprising one pass in blue for the special train leaving Victoria terminus at 7:30 am on the 14th April. one invitation to the inaugration dated 14th April 1928 issued by the Master of the Security Printing Plant, one folder describing the Currency Note Press, a photograph of the plant and in addition a typed letter handsigned by Lieut. Colonel Couchman, the Master of Security Printing, India, detailing the programme for the inspection of the printing plant. In addition there is a specimen 10 rupee, ND (1928), no serial numbers, brown and green with portait of George V top right, red SPECIMEN overprint and red seal of the Security Printing plant low right (Pick 5s, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 14.35), the presentation pack some wear but the specimen 10 rupees uncirculated, very rare and desirable and the additional programme most unusual and interesting £5,000-7,000
713
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number A/38 992650, brown and blue-green, George V at top right, McWatters signature (Pick 5a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.1), lacking punch-hole at left, thus an interesting rarity, heavy centrefold, thus about very fine £500-700
714
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1923), serial number B/14 943469, blue-green, brown and white, George V top right, McWatters signature (Pick 5a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.1), spindle hole top left, good fine, rare £300-400
715
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number B/30 158718, blue-green, brown and white, George V top right, Denning signature (Pick 5b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.2), pinhole top left, good fine, rare £300-400
716
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number B/63 522782, brown and blue-green, George V at top right, Denning signature (Pick 5b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.2), several folds but a fresh and presentable very fine £450-650
717
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number C/5 274360, brown and blue-green, George V at top right, Denning signature (Pick 5b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.2), pressed, thus very fine £400-600
718
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number D/19 750771, blue-green, brown and white, George V top right, Denning signature (Pick 5b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.2), small split top centre otherwise good fine, rare £350-450
719
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number D/48 920362, brown on green underprint, George V at right, Denning signature (Pick 6, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6A.1), PMG 25, very fine, scarce £350-450
720
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number H/67 084407, blue, lilac, pale grey and white, George V top right, Denning signature (Pick 7a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.1), a heavy central crease and minor graffiti on reverse otherwise very fine, scarce £300-400
721
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number J/87 389476, dark blue on purple and green underprint, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), annotation in top margin, extremely fine £400-500
722
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number K/21 490947, dark blue on purple and green underprint, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), PMG 30, very fine, scarce £300-400
723
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number K/32 865742 dark blue on purple and green underprint, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), PMG 35, choice very fine, scarce £350-450
724
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1926), serial number K/94 093130, blue, lilac, pale grey and white, George V top right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), rust spot low left otherwise a pleasing and original good very fine, rare thus £400-600
725
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number K/68 890466, dark blue on purple and green underprint, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), an attractive and original very fine, scarce £350-450
726
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number L/55 436191, dark blue on purple and green underprint, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), cleaned and pressed thus very fine, but lacking spindle hole at left, thus unusual and scarce £350-450
727
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number L/4 733652, dark blue on purple and green underprint, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), centre fold, but a presentable good very fine £400-500
728
Government of India, 50 rupees, ND (1926), serial number V/4 568635, lilac, pale green and white, George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CALCUTTA in black low centre, reverse lilac and white, Taylor signature (Pick 9d, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.9.2B), rust paper clip mark low left and paper split top centre otherwise a presentable good fine to about very fine and rare £1,500-2,000
729
Government of India, 100 rupees, Bombay, ND (1928), serial number S/76 699011, lilac and green, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 10b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.10.2A), spindle hole at left otherwise an original good very fine and rare in this grade £1,400-1,800
730
Government of India, 100 rupees, Bombay, ND (1928), serial number T/39 219574, lilac and green, George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 10c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.10.3A), fine, scarce £600-800
731
Government of India, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1931), serial number K/94 613703, purple, pale green and white, George V at right, value at centre and at each corner, CALCUTTA in black top centre, Kelly signature, reverse purple and pale green, a boy and plough team at centre (Pick 12c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.11.2B), an original about extremely fine, attractive and a classic note for the series, rare in this grade £5,500-7,000
732
Government of India, 1 rupee (2), ND (issued 1940), prefixes 01A, 90A, green, blue and pale orange, 1 rupee coin with portrait of George V at top right, Kelly signature (Pick 14a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.2.1B), watermarked, original very fine (2) £100-150
733
Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (issued 1940), prefix E/93, green, blue and pale orange, 1 rupee coin with portrait of George V at top right, Kelly signature (Pick 14b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.2.1A), no watermark, pinholes on counterfoil, note uncirculated and the scarce unwatermarked variety £200-300
734
Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1933), prefix T/2, purple, green and pink, George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 15b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.5.2), spindle holes at left otherwise fresh and original, extremely fine, scarce £350-450
735
Government of India, 10 rupee, ND (issued 1933), red prefix M/51, blue and green, palm tree and George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 16a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.8.1A), fine, scarce £100-140
736
Government of India, 10 rupee, ND (issued 1933), red prefix Q/23, blue and green, palm tree and George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 16b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.8.2), pinholes, a fresh good very fine, scarce £300-400
737
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1928-35), serial number Q/37 433292, dark blue on brown and green underprint, George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 16b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.8.2), several folds, graffiti on reverse, very fine £150-200
738
Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1928-35), serial number R/30 995596, dark blue on brown and green underprint, George V at right, Kelly signature (Pick 16b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.8.2), centre fold, an attractive good very fine £200-300

Reserve Bank

739
Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees (9), ND (1937), full range of prefix letters, A (2), B, C, D, E, F, G and H, lilac and multicolour, George VI at right, value at centre and top corners, black serial numbers, Taylor signature (Pick 17a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.2.1 & 4.2.2 [8]), mostly about uncirculated, some extremely fine, unusual selection of all known prefixes (9) £1,000-1,200
740
Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees (2), ND (1943), prefixes A/37, D/11, lilac and multicoloured, George VI at right, Taylor and Deshmukh signatures respectively (Pick 17a, b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.2.1, 4.2.2), pinholes at left otherwise good extremely fine (2) £140-180
741
Government of India/Reserve Bank of India, 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial number V/71 631778, blue on multicolour underprint, value on top corners, portrait of George VI at top left, Reserve Bank of India (4), 2, 5 and 10 rupee (1937), 10 rupee (1940), oval portrait King George VI at right (Pick 17b, 18b, 19b, 24, 25a), all very fine (5) £150-250
742
Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees, ND (1943), red serial number H/62 280918, lilac and multicolour, George VI at right, value at centre and top corners, Deshmukh signature (Pick 17c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.2.3), about extremely fine and a scarce serial number in red £400-500
743
Reserve Bank of India, 5 rupees (2), ND (1938), prefixes D/69, K/41, purple and pale green, George VI at right, Taylor and Deshmukh signatures respectively (Pick 18a, b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.3.1, 4.3.2), pinholes at left otherwise extremely fine and good very fine (2) £150-200
744
Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees (2), ND (1938), red prefixes E/75, H/55, D/69, K/41, blue and pale green, palm tree and George VI at right, Taylor and Deshmukh signatures respectively (Pick 19a, b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.5.1, 4.5.2), pinholes at left otherwise extremely fine and good very fine respectively (2) £200-250
745
Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Bombay, serial number A/35 173975, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1A), slight graffiti in top margin, pressed but a very attractive almost extremely fine £400-600
746
Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Bombay, serial number B/86 579721, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Deshmukh signature, watermark facing portrait (Pick 20c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3A), some folds, but a presentable very fine £500-600
747
Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Calcutta, serial number B/73 968408, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Deshmukh signature, watermark facing portrait (Pick 20f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3C), heavily folded and some surface dirt, overall fine £500-600
748
Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Cawnpore, serial number A/63 286004, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1D), graffiti in margins on obverse and reverse, several folds, good fine and a rare branch of issue £1,000-1,500
749
Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Kanpur, green serial number B/83 199844, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 20i, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3F), graffiti in watermark on both sides, facing bust of King in watermark, folded with some edge tears, overall fine and a rare type £1,000-1,500
750
Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Lahore, serial number A/64 726630, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20l, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1E), graffiti on reverse, folded and pressed, an attractive very fine and a rare branch of issue £800-1,200
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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