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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 2 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: | 11th April 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| 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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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
| 601 | |||
| Government of India, 1 rupee (3), ND (ca 1941), blue-green, all Jones signature, George VI at right, 2 rupees. lilac, Taylor signature, George VI at right, 5 rupees, brown-green and 10 rupees, blue, both Taylor signature and George VI at right, ca 1938-, also watermarked paper for a George VI 10 rupee (Pick 25A, 17a, 18a, 19a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.1.1A, 4.2.1, 4.3.1., 4.5.1), generally good very fine, the paper most unusual and rare (7) £200-250 |
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| 602 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 5 rupees (2), ND (1937), consecutive serial numbers B/73 594814-15, brown and green, George VI at right, value at each corner (Pick 18a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.3.1), central crease, about extremely fine (2) £100-150 |
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| 603 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees (2), ND (1937), green serial numbers, violet and multicoloured, George VI as Emperor at right, Deshmukh signature, Government of India, 100 rupees, Bombay, ND (1938), prefix B/1, green and lilac, George VI at right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 20a24, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2A, 4.7.3A), spindle at left, almost very fine (3) £120-160 |
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| 604 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), ND (1937), Bombay and Calcutta, prefixes A/17 and A/52, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20a, 20f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1A, 4.7.3C), spindle holes at left, handstamps and annotations, fine and about very fine (2) £250-350 |
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| 605 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), ND (1937), Calcutta, serial number A/88 305771/772, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 20f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3C), tidy pinholes at left otherwise a very rare and fresh about uncirculated consecutive pair, most unusual (2) £1,400-1,800 |
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| 606 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), ND (1937), Calcutta, serial number A/88 305773/774, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 20f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3C), tidy pinholes at left otherwise a very rare and fresh about uncirculated consecutive pair, most unusual (2) £1,400-1,800 |
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| 607 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Calcutta, serial number A/51 186134, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3D), pinholes and handstamp, about very fine £150-200 |
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| 608 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Cawnpore, serial number A/63 235594, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1D), pencil annotation at left, pinholes at left, almost very fine and a rare branch of issue £400-600 |
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| 609 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1937), serial number A/6 408735, lilac, violet & green, portrait of King George VI at right, printed signature J.B.Taylor, reverse mountain scene (Pick 21b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.8.1b), PMG 35, choice very fine £2,000-2,500 |
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| 610 | |||
| No lot |
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| 611 | |||
| Government of India, 1000 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1938), serial number A/6 181749, purple, green and lilac, George VI at right, Taylor signature, reverse purple, mountains at centre (Pick 21b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.8.1B), spindle at left, handstamp on reverse, almost very fine, scarce £400-600 |
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| 612 | |||
| Reserve Bank of India, 5 rupees, ND (1944), black prefix B/18, green, George VI facing at right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 23a, Razack/Jhunjhunwalla 4.4.1), pinholes at left, about extremely fine and scarce £150-200 |
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| 613 | |||
Reserve Bank of India, Persian Gulf issue, 10 rupees, ND (1950's-60's), serial number A/13 633479, red-orange on multicolour underprint, Asoka column at right, value at centre and top corners, reverse red, dhow at centre (Pick R3), about very fine, scarce £220-280INDONESIA |
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| 614 | |||
| Republik Indonesia, 75 rupiah, 23 August 1943, seral number MM 12879, brown and red-brown, Sukarno at left, two smiths at right (Pick 33A), very good £80-120 |
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| 615 | |||
| Bank Indonesia, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 25 rupiah, type of 1957, violet and multicoloured, Javanese rhinocerous top left, reverse pink-red, Batak houses on stilts (Pick 49B for type, IPM, Indonesian Paper Money catalogue H-241 for type), probably the original art work for this classic rarity, unique (2) £1,000-1,500 |
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| 616 | |||
| Bank Indonesia, a group of specimens, all ND (1957), comprising 5 rupiah, orang-utan, 25 rupiah, Javanese rhinocerous, 50 rupiah, crocodile, 100 rupiah, squirrel, 500 rupiah, tiger, 1000 rupiah, elephant, 2500 rupiah, leguan, also 10 rupiah of 1959 (Pick 49s, 49Bs, 50s, 51s, 52s, 53s, 54s, 65s), black De la Rue oval low left, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated and rare, the 25 rupiah a very sought after rarity (8) £500-800 |
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| 617 | |||
| Bank Indonesia, specimen 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rupiah, 1 January 1959, serial numbers, ornate floral designs (Pick 65s-71s), all with De la Rue overprint red seal and red SPECIMEN overprint, faint soft crease at centre and '1959' in top margin, good extremely fine, rare £500-800 |
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| 618 | |||
| Bank Indonesia, specimen 500 and 1000 rupiah, 1960, black and pink, and green and multicolour respectively, both President Sukharno at left (Pick 87as, 88as), mounting traces, good extremely fine, rare (2) £250-350 |
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| 619 | |||
| Bank Indonesia, specimen 5000 rupiah, 1960, red serial number A0000, violet and muticoloured, President Sukarno at left, arms at centre, reverse multicoloured, dancer at centre (Pick 88A, IPM H-275s), pencil '1962' in top margin, red De la Rue seal, perforated, about uncirculated and very rare, the note never issued £800-1,200 |
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| 620 | |||
Bank Indonesia, a composite essay on board for a 50 rupiah, ND (c1960), blue, President Sukharno at right, arms at centre (Pick unrecorded), unique and a striking portrait £400-600IRANImperial Bank of Persia |
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| 621 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 5 tomans, Teheran, ND (ca 1919), serial number D/E 010001-D/E 030000, black, pink and green, Shah Nasr-ed Din at right, arms at left, value at centre and at each corner, additional farsi script in left field, reverse brown, arms at centre, 'PAYABLE AT TEHERAN ONLY' in black text top centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 3s), ink date '23.4.19' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare £1,200-1,800 |
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| 622 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 10 tomans, Teheran, ND (ca 1919), serial number E/B 20001-E/C 05000, black, pink and green, Shah Nasr-ed Din at right, arms at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse dark grey, arms at centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 4s), ink date '29 June 1905' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 623 | |||
Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 20 tomans, Teheran, ND (ca 1919), serial number F/B 08001-F/B 18000, black, pink and green, Shah Nasr-ed Din at right, arms at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse orange-brown, arms at centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 5s), ink date 'September 1911' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and rare £2,000-3,000A Superb 50 Toman |
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| 624 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 50 tomans, Teheran, ND (ca 1919), serial number H 06501-H/A 01500, black, pink and green, Shah Nasr-ed Din at right, arms at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse brown, arms at centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 7s), perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare £2,000-3,000 |
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| 625 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 toman, Teheran, 15 August 1929, serial number A/1 075297, black, pink and pale green, Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din at left, value at each corner, reverse pink and green, value at right, serial number at each corner (Pick 11), oval handstamp low centre, a pleasing note, almost very fine and scarce £400-600 |
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| 626 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, colour trial 2 tomans, ND (ca 1924), no serial numbers, brown, green and multicoloured, Shah Nasr ed-Din at right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse brown and blue, value at centre, red serial number B/A 0000000 at each corner (Pick 12ct), ink date '1 Jan 1924' in top margin, perforated, uncirculated and very attractive, extremely rare £1,000-1,500 |
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| 627 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 tomans, Hamadan, 29 January 1925, serial number B/R 033084, green and multicoloured, Shah Nasr ed-Din at right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse blue and red, value at centre, serial number at each corner (Pick 12), oval handstamp low centre and 'PAYABLE AT HAMDAN ONLY' low centre, a pleasing note, good very fine and scarce £800-1,000 |
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| 628 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 tomans, Teheran, 16 July 1928, serial number C/B 077637, black, mauve and pale green, Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green and white, value at cetre and at each corner, serial number at each corner (Pick 13), oval handstamp low centre, a pleasing note, good fine and scarce £1,000-1,200 |
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| 629 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, 10 tomans, Teheran, 10 May 1930, serial number D/B 038746, blue, orange and pale yellow, Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din at left, value at centre and at each corner, reverse red and white, value at centre and at left, serial number at each corner (Pick 14), oval handstamp low centre, a pleasing very fine and a rare denomination £2,500-3,000 |
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| 630 | |||
| Imperial Bank of Persia, 20 tomans, Teheran, 11 August 1923, serial number E/A 001989, violet, red and multicoloured, Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din top right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse violet and red, value at left and at each corner, serial number at each corner (Pick 15), oval handstamp low centre, a pleasing note, fine and very rare especially in issued format £7,000-10,000 |
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| 631 | |||
Imperial Bank of Persia, specimen 50 tomans, ND (ca 1924), no serial numbers, brown, green and multicoloured, Shah Nasr ed-Din at right centre, value at left and right, reverse brown-purple and green, arms at centre, value at left and right, 'PAYABLE AT TEHERAN ONLY' in top margin (Pick 16s), ink date '19.10.24' in top margin, perforated, uncirculated and very attractive, extremely rare £2,500-3,500An Exceptional Issued 50 Tomans of Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din |
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| 632 | |||
Imperial Bank of Persia, 50 tomans, Teheran, 15 June 1924, red serial number F/B 025105, brown, green, pink and pale orange, Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din top right centre, value at centre and at each corner, 'PAYABLE AT TABRIZ ONLY', manuscript signature low left and right, reverse purple-brown and green, value at left and at each corner, serial number at each corner (Pick 16), oval handstamp low centre, a pleasing note, good fine to almost very fine, original paper and attractive, extremely rare £18,000-22,000An Exceptional Issued 100 Tomans of Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din |
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| 633 | |||
Imperial Bank of Persia, 100 tomans, Teheran, 14 June 1924, red serial number G/A 003625, blue, green orange and mauve, Shah Muzzaffar-al-Din at right, value at centre and at each corner, two manuscript signatures low centre, reverse blue and purple, arms at centre, value at left and at each corner, serial number in red at each corner (Pick 17), oval handstamp low centre, an attractive very fine and extremely rare, possibly only six examples believed extant. A lovely note £22,000-25,000Bank Melli |
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| 634 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, a hand tinted obverse and reverse essay for a 100 rials, AH 1315 (1936), serial number 45A 123456, brown and multicoloured, Shah Reza in military cap at left, ruins at centre, reverse brown, ruins at centre, arms at right, also a photograph of the obverse and reverse (Pick unrecorded type), extremely fine, unique (2) £500-800 |
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| 635 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, a specimen set of the ND (1933-34, AH1312-13) issue, comprising specimen 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rials, all with Shah Reza in military uniform on obverse, arms on obverse (Pick 24s-30s), all in PMG folders, grades in order are 67, 66, 64, 66, 66, 66, 66, 67, all EPQ (7) £4,500-5,500 |
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| 636 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, uncut sheet of four specimen 10 rials, AH1313 (1934), zero serial numbers, brown on multicolour underprint, Shah Reza at right (Pick 25s for type), cancellation holes, overprinted SPECIMEN, uncirculated and scarce £1,200-1,500 |
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| 637 | |||
| A small group of Iran, comprising Bank Melli, 10 and 50 rials, ND (1933), 5000 and 10000 rials, ND (1974-79), and 10000 rials, ND (1981) (Pick 25, 27, 106b, 107b, 131), first two very good, others about uncirculated or better (5) £150-200 |
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| 638 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, a selection of portrait vignettes (6) of Shah Reza in different poses and colours (Pick 31ff for portaits), extremely fine and rare (6) £150-200 |
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| 639 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, 5 rials, AH1316 (1937), and 5 rials and 10 rials, AH1317 (1938), red brown and purple respectively, Shah Reza at right, (Pick 32a, 32Ae, 33Aa), very fine (3) £100-150 |
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| 640 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, 500 rials, AH 1319 (1937), red serial number C 203554, blue and multicoloured, Shah Reza at right, arms at centre, Imperial guardsman at left and right, reverse blue, the grave of Cyrus the Great at centre, Persian text (Pick 37a), pressed, about vety fine and scarce £250-350 |
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| 641 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, 500 rials, AH1317 (1938), serial number C849203, blue on multicolour underprint, Shah Reza at right, arms at centre, Perisan text and no handstamp on reverse (Pick 37a), 1.5mm tear in top margin, otherwise good very fine £300-400 |
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| 642 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, |
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| 643 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, 500 tomans, AH1317 (1938), serial number C569480, blue, Shah Reza at right, also 100 and 500 tomans, ND (1944), purple and blue respectively, Shah Pahlavi at right (Pick 37a, 44, 45), very good to fine, scarce (3) £200-300 |
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| 644 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, (Pick 36s), |
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| 645 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, specimen 1000 rials, AH 1317 (1938), red serial number C 000000, green and multicoloured, arms top centre, Shah Reza three quarter facing to left at right, value at each corner, reverse green, Mount Damavand at centre, Persian text variety (Pick 38Aas), red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and a handsome note, rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 646 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, specimen 10000 rials, AH 1317 (1938), red serial number 1 000000, blue and multicoloured, Shah Reza three quarter facing to left at centreright, palace at left, ruins at right, value at each corner, reverse blue, viaduct, at centre, column at left and right, arms top right (Pick 38Cs), red De la Rue seal overprint, good extremely fine and a handsome note, lovely and very rare £1,500-2,500 |
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| 647 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, an essay/trial 5 rials, ND (1944), black zero serial numbers, brown and multicoloured, Shah Pahlavi at right in high peaked military cap at right, reverse brown, the tomb of Daniel at Susa at centre (Pick 39 for similar), unique, black oval De la Rue at low left, most unusual £400-600 |
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| 648 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, an essay/trial 10 rials, ND (1944), red serial numbers A/1 000000, purple and multicoloured, Shah Pahlavi at right in high peaked military cap at right, reverse purple, the Alborz Mountains at centre (Pick 40 for similar), unique, red oval De la Rue at low left, most unusual £400-600 |
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| 649 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, a selection of vignettes of Shah Reza (5), brown, purple, orange, blue and green respectively, also Shah Pahlavi in blue with manuscript date '1943', good extremely fine, rare (6) £140-180 |
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| 650 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, specimen 5 rials, ND (1944), orange-brown, 10 rials, blue, 20 rials, brown, 50 rials, green, 100 rials, purple and 200 rials, dark blue, all SH 1332 (1953) except the 200 rials which is SH1330 (1951) (Pick 39s, 59s, 60s, 61s, 62s, 58s), red/black De la Rue oval low left, faint mounting traces, good extremely fine to uncirculated and rare (6) £500-700 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 2 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: | 11th April 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| 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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