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World Banknotes (Day 1 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 10th April 2013 Time: 1:00PM
Details: Viewing Details
Monday 8 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 9 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 10
452
Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 19 May 1938, serial number D 68541, green and blue and lilac, George VI at left, value at right (Pick 5), faint central crease othewise about extremely fine and scarce £200-250
453
Government of the Falkland Islands, 50 pence, 20 February 1974, brown and grey, and £1, 2 January 1967, blue, lilac and green, Elizabeth at right (Pick 8a, 10b), uncirculated (2) £80-120

FIJI
454
Government of Fiji, colour trial 10 shillings, ND (1934), no serial numbers, violet and multicoloured, George V at right, arms top centre, reverse multicoloured, bank title at centre (Pick 32ct), perforated, red BRADBURY seal low right, uncirculated and very rare £1,000-1,500
455
Government of Fiji, specimen £1, 1 March 1935, prefix B/1, green and pink, arms top centre, George VI in red oval vignette at left, Wright, Craig and Boyd signatures, reverse multicoloured, bank title at centre (Pick 33cs), ink date in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, mutliple creases but excellent paper quailty, good very fine to about extremely fine and rare £600-800
456
Government of Fiji, 5/-, 1 June 1951, prefix B/6, blue and brown, George VI at right, arms top centre (Pick 37k), in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ £200-250
457
Government of Fiji, 10 shillings, 1 June 1951, serial number B/6 05922, brown and pale blue, George VI at right, arms top centre, reverse multicoloured central guilloche, bank title at centre (Pick 38k), fresh and original, almost uncirculated, rare in this grade £400-600
458
Government of Fiji, specimen £1, 1 March 1938, prefix B/1, green and pink, arms top centre, George VI in red oval vignette at left, Barton, Craig and Savage signatures, reverse multicoloured, bank title at centre (Pick 39bs), ink date in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £300-400
459
Government of Fiji, £1, 1 March 1938, serial number B/2 86957, green, pink and red, George VI at right, arms at top centre (Pick 39b), fine and a rare earlier date £250-300
460
Government of Fiji, colour trial £20, ND (1937), grey, lilac and violet, George VI at right, arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse multicoloured guilloche at centre, bank title (Pick 43ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare £1,000-1,500
461
Government of Fiji, sheet of six unissued 1 shillings, 1 January 1942, no serial numbers, uniface, black on laid paper, arms at top centre, value at each corner, whole sheet watermarked at centre right (Pick 48r2), some small spots of foxing otherwise about uncirculated £400-500
462
Government of Fiji, sheet of six unissued 2 shillings, 1 January 1942, no serial numbers, black on orange underprint, arms at top centre, value at each corner, 'Colony of Fiji' repeated in underprint on both sides (Pick 50r2), some small spots of foxing otherwise about uncirculated £400-500
463
Government of Fiji, 5/-, blue-green and 10/-, brown, both 1 October 1965, both Elizabeth II and arms (Pick 51e, 52e), good very fine and almost uncirculated (2) £150-180
464
Government of Fiji, colour trial £20, ND (1954-58), no serial numbers, green and purple, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, value at each corner (Pick 57ct), cancellation holes, overprinted SPECIMEN, foxing along top margin, good extremely fine, scarce £700-900
465
Government of Fiji, specimen 50 cents (3), ND (1968), prefixes A/1, A/2, A/3, blue-green, Ritchie-Barnes, Barrett and Stinson signatures respectively, also a Monetary Authority specimen 50 cents, ND (1974), Barnes and Earland signatures (Pick 58s, 64as, 64bs, 70as), perforated, good extremely fine and rare (4) £250-300
466
Government of Fiji, specimen $1 cents (4), ND (1968), prefixes A/1, A/2, A/3, A/4, A/5, B/1, brown and pale green, Ritchie-Barnes (2), Barrett, Stinson, signatures respectively, also a Monetary Authority specimen $1 (2) cents, ND (1974), Barnes and Earland, Barnes and Tomkins signatures (Pick 59s, 65as, 65bs, 71as, 71bs), perforated, good extremely fine and rare (6) £400-600
467
Government of Fiji, specimen $2 (2), ND (1968), prefixes A/1, A/3, blue-green, Ritchie-Barnes/Barrett signatures respectively, also Monetary Authority specimen $5 (3), ND (1974), Barnes and Craik, Barnes and Earland, Barnes and Tompkins signatures (Pick 60s, 66as, 72as, 72bs, 72cs), perforated, good extremely fine and rare (5) £400-500
468
Government of Fiji, specimen $10, ND (1968), prefix A/1, violet and pale orange and lilac, Stinson signature, also Monetary Authority specimen $10 (2), ND (1974), Barnes and Earland signatures (Pick 68bs, 74bs, cs), perforated, good extremely fine and rare (3) £300-500
469
Monetary Authority of Fiji, specimen $5 (3), ND (1974), prefixes A/1, A/3, A/4, orange and pale green, Barnes and Craik, Barnes and Earland, Barnes and Tompkins signatures respectively (Pick 73as, bs, cs), perforated, good extremely fine and rare (3) £300-400
470
Monetary Authority of Fiji, specimen $20 (3), ND (1974-82), prefixes A/1, A/2 and A/3, blue and pale green, Elizabeth II at right, Barnes and Earland (2) and Barnes and Tompkins signatures (Pick 75bs, cs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and rare (3) £350-450

FINLAND
471
Union Bank of Finland, specimen 25 markkaa, ND (1882), serial number 000001-150000, black, pale blue and orange, man with wolfskin headress at left, value in pale orange underprint at centre, value at right, reverse pale blue and black, rapids at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick S104s), perforated, pencil date 'Sep 20/82' top left margin, uncirculated and extremely rare, lovely £1,200-1,800

FRANCE
472
A group of Assignat sheets, comprising a sheet of two 50 francs, 14 December 1792, series 1830, two sheets of ten 5 livres, 1793, first sheet series 16161, second 28055, all different signatures, also three sheets of 10 livres, 24 October 1792, series 14472, 15034 and 15089 (Pick A76, A72, A66b), some with foxing or small water stains, one sheet of 5 livres slightly miscut at top, overall very fine to extremely fine (6) £150-200
473
France, Promesse de Mandats Territoriaux, sheet of five 500 francs, 1796 issue, series 9, serial numbers 28821-28825, blue-grey and red, seated maiden with map of France at low right (Pick A86b), good very fine to about extremely fine £250-300
474
Republique Francaise, Tresor Central, specimen 500 francs, prefix 02L, brown, specimen 1000 francs, prefix 71E, green and specimen 5000 francs, prefix 01K, pale blue, all ND (1943-1944), all head of Marianne in field, reverse value (Pick 106s, 107s, 109s), all with black De la Rue oval stamp, light mounting traces, good extremely fine and rare (3) £1,000-1,500
475
Republique Francaise, Tresor Central, specimen 5000 francs, ND (1944), serial number 01K 000000, blue and white and pale pink, head of Marianne at right, reverse blue and pale pink value (Pick 109s), black de la Rue specimen oval low left, uncirculated and rare £600-800
476
Banque de France, specimen 50 francs, ND (1962-76), zero serial numbers, multicolour, Jean Racine at right, arms at low left, value at top right (Pick 148s), perforated and overprinted SPECIMEN, specimen number 0108, about uncirculated and scarce £300-400

FRENCH INDIA
477
Banque de l'Indochine, French India, specimen 50 rupees, ND (1936), no serial numbers of signatures, multicoloured, ornamental stove at left, ornate border with flowers, value at left, right and low centre, reverse bust of Dupeix at centre, medalic female head at low right, value at top centre (Pick 7s), perforated SPECIMEN, a wonderful note, uncirculated and rare £2,500-3,500

FRENCH INDOCHINA
478
Banque de l'Indochine, 100 francs (5), 2 Janaury 1920, Djibouti, brown and white, allegorical figures, and symbols of Empire around, d'Oissel and Simon signatures (Pick 5, Kolsky 606), fine to very fine (5) £200-250
479
Banque de l'Indochine, 5 piastres, 4 March 1920, serial number Q.224 383, black and purple, ship at left, flowers at low centre, value at top right, reverse dragon and text (Pick 19), multiple pinholes at left, almost very fine £200-300
480
Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea, 500 francs, 3 January 1921, serial number V.2 443, blue and red, Vasco de Gama at left, Polynesian man with paddle at right, ships at low centre, value at low left and right, reverse blue, text and values (Pick 22), large black handstamp ANNULE on obverse, low left corner missing, a presentable very good with excellent paper strength, scarce £300-400
481
Banque de l'Indochine, unissued remainders from the 1920's fractional issue, comprising 10 cents, blue, 20 cents, purple and gold, and 50 cents, red, all with value at centre and bottom corners (Pick 43r, 45r, 46r), about uncirculated, attractive and scarce (3) £250-350
482
Banque de l'Indochine, 100 piastres, ND (1936-), multicoloured, urn at left, Borduge and Baudouin signatures (Pick 51d), uncirculated, scarce in this grade £120-180
483
Banque de l'Indochine, specimen 500 piastres, ND (1939), serial number O.000 000, multicoloured, woman and child with globe at centre, value at top left and right, reverse woman and child with globe, two elephants behind (Pick 57s), minute bend at low left tip, thus about uncirculated, a lovely note, becoming scarce £450-650
484
Banque de l'Indochine, specimen 10 piastres, ND (1947), red serial number AR 000000, purple, Angkor Wat at centre, also a specimen 100 piastres, ND (1946), red serial number W000-0000, blue and multicoloured, the Banque de l'Indo-Chine building at centre, Gannay and Bruno signatures (Pick 80s, 79s, Kolsky 185, 186), red De la Rue oval low left, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated and rare (2) £300-500
485
Banque de l'Indochine, specimen 100 piastres, ND (1947-54), no serial numbers or signatures, multicoloured, Mercury at left, value at top centre, reverse man at right, man with two elephants at left, value at low centre (Pick 82s), perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated £150-250
486
Banque de l'Indochine, specimen 1000 piastres, ND (1948), serial number O.000 000, black, red and multicolour, elephant at left, water buffalo at right, value at top left and right (Pick 84s1), perforated SPECIMEN, PMG 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ £2,200-2,600
487
Institut D'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam, specimen 1 piastres (3), blue and green, also specimen 10 piastres (3), brown and yellow, a pair of each issue, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam (Pick 94s, 96s, 100s, 102s, 105s, 107s), perforated, good extremely fine, rare (6) £300-500

FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES

488
Banque de Madagascar et du Comores, 50 francs, ND (1960), prefix X, multicoloured, girl and red COMORES at right (Pick 2b), Tresor Public, Afars and Issas, 500 francs, ND (1975), multicoloured, man at left (Pick 33), New Hebrides, 100 francs, ND (1975), signature 2 (Pick 63c), also Tahiti, 100 francs, ND (1971), multicoloured, girl and guitar at right (Pick 24a), uncirculated (4) £150-180
489
Institut d'Emission des Departements d'Outre-Mer, 4th emission, 5 francs, ND (1966), prefix K 1, multicoloured, two women at right, Postel Vinay and Clappier signature, reverse carts with harvest, red text around borders (Pick 7b, Kolsky 707b), uncirculated and fresh, a rare type £200-300

GERMANY
490
Germany, Imperial Treasury note, 5 marks, 10 January 1882, red serial number W 361473, blue and white, warrior and arms at right, reverse blue, white with serial number and value in red (Pick 4, Rosenberg 6), a pleasing very fine, scarce £800-900
491
Rentenbank, 2 rentenmark, 1923, pale pink-red and green, 2 rentenmark, 1937, (Pick 162, 174b), also 5 and 10 mark, 1948, (Pick 11b, 12b), also Bundesbank 5 and 10 mark, 1970 (Pick 30a, 31a), first circulated and scarce, second almost extremely fine, balance uncirculated (6) £100-150
492
Bank Deutscher Lander, specimen 5 mark, 9 December 1948, red serial number A 000000, black and pale green, maiden (Europa) at right, value at centre (Pick 13s), black De la Rue oval low left, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated and rare £300-400
493
Bank Deutscher Lander, specimen 5 mark (2), 9 December 1948, one with zero serial numbers, one with serial number 5C791293, black on yellow-green underprint, Europa on a bull at right, value at centre and each corner (Pick 13s), first overprinted MUSTER, second with no overprint, but two cancellation holes, about uncirculated (2) £500-600
494
Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 2 wertmarke, ND, serial number 99985, black text on pale red, also Mittelbau, 10 pfennig, serial number 010889, grey and white (Schwan-Boling 1003, 1031), extremely fine, and good very fine, scarce (2) £100-150
495
Norddeutsche Lloyd Bremen, 1 mark, serial number A4601, orange-brown and 2 mark, serial number A 1534, green, both on card, 1914, both with red overprint and handstamp good extremely fine, scarce (2) £80-120
496
An album of German notgeld, including some scarcer colonial pieces and many complete sets, a very well put together and organised collection, all in excellent condition, housed in a brown album (365) £100-150
497
A selection of small size notgeld, generally extremely fine or better (54) £30-40

GHANA
498
Bank of Ghana, specimen 10/-, 1958, £1, 1958, £5, 1958, all with Bank of Ghana building in Accra at right centre, also specimen £1000, 1 July 1958, serial number A/1 000000, black and white, Bank of Ghana building low right (Pick 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s), faint mounting traces, De la Rue seal, good extremely fine and rare (4) £350-450

GIBRALTAR

A Superb Two Shillings of 1938
499
Government of Gibraltar, uniface specimen 2 shillings, 3 August 1938, serial number C 000001-C 200000, blue and purple, arms low centre, value at each corner (Pick unrecorded), ink date '21.9.38' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and of the highest rarity £2,000-2,500
500
Government of Gibraltar, £1, 1 May 1965, serial number G274001, green on multicolour underprint, Rock of Gibraltar at low centre, value at top centre and each corner, reverse green arms and values (Pick 18a), fresh and original about uncirculated £100-150
501
Government of Gibraltar, specimen £1, green, £5, brown, 20 November 1971 and a specimen £1 and £5 of 20 November 1975, prefix H on £1 and D on £5, the Rock at centre (Pick 18bs, cs, 19bs), perforated, uncirculated, scarce (4) £400-500
502
Government of Gibraltar, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a £20, 20 November 1975, serial number A 000000, gold and multicoloured, Elizabeth II right centre, arms low centre, reverse brown, Government House at left centre (Pick 23a for type), unique and attractive £300-400

GREECE
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 1 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 10th April 2013 Time: 1:00PM
Details: Viewing Details
Monday 8 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 9 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Any other viewing by appointment only
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