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Banknotes of the World (Sale 27)
Auctioneer: St. James’s Auctions Ltd (Knightsbridge Coins) Location: Cavendish Hotel, 81 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London SW1
Contact: Tel: 020 7930 7597
Date: 6th March 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Monday 3rd March 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday 4th March 10.30am to 4.30pm
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Auction Lots - Page 2
51
National Bank of the Danish West Indies, five francs in gold, 1905, St.Thomas, nos. 250,001 – 300,000, black, green and orange, King Christian IX at left, palm tree at right (Pick 17s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £700-900
52
National Bank of the Danish West Indies, five francs in gold, 1905, St.Thomas, nos. 300,001 – 400,000, black, green and orange, King Christian IX at left, palm tree at right (Pick 17s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £700-900

Danzig
53
Bank of Danzig, twenty five gulden, 10 February 1924, B/A 400,001 – B/A 600,000, black, tan and lilac, St Mary's Church at centre, arms at left (Pick 54s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED, two creases £700-900
54
Bank of Danzig, twenty five gulden, 1 October 1928, B/A 600,001 – B/A 1,000,000, black, tan and lilac, St Mary's Church at centre, arms at left (Pick 59s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED, few creases £700-900
55
Bank of Danzig, twenty gulden, 2 January 1932, C/B 750,001 – C/B 1,000,000, black and multicolour, Stockturm at centre, arms at left (Pick 60s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED, one crease £500-700
56
Bank of Danzig, twenty gulden, 1 November 1937, K/A 300,001 – K/A 300,000, black, pale green and yellow, Artushof at centre, arms at left (Pick 63s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £500-700

East Africa
57
East African Currency Board, five shillings, 2 January 1939, M/2 46522, black and orange-brown, King George VI at left (Pick 28a), tiny spot bottom edge, good very fine £120-150
58
East African Currency Board, five shillings, 1 October 1957, M87 59391, black and orange brown, Queen Elizabeth lower right; with next issue 1958-60, N 51435, brown and pale red, Queen upper left (Pick 33/37), about uncirculated (2) £150-200

Egypt
59
Egyptian Government Currency Note, ten piastres, 27 May 1917, B/15 72816, green and pale orange, Wahba signature (Pick 160), good extremely fine £120-150
60
Egyptian Government Currency Note, five piastres, 1 June 1918, E/24 99645, violet and green, camel train lower centre, Wahba signature (Pick 162), good extremely fine £100-120
61
National Bank of Egypt, one pound, 16 March 1942, J/51 000001 – J/51 1000000, blue and brown, Tutankhamun at right (Pick 22cs), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, few
creases £500-600
62
National Bank of Egypt, five pounds, 22 December 1941, M/59 000001 – M/59 100000, green, pink and purple, bank at centre (Pick 19cs), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £600-800
63
National Bank of Egypt, ten pounds, 15 May 1939, X/53 000001 – X/53 100000, brown, violet and multicolour, street scene and mosque of Sultan al Mansour Qalawun at right (Pick 23as), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED, few creases £800-1200
64
National Bank of Egypt, fifty pounds, 4 September 1913, Y/2 010001 – Y/2 020000, purple and multicolour, camel train and Mameluke tombs at centre (Pick 15as), perforated CANCELLED, one crease at left side £2000-2500
65
National Bank of Egypt, one hundred pounds, 5 September 1913, purple, black and multicolour, the citadel of Cairo at centre with the Mosque of Muhammed Ali (Pick 16s), perforated and stamped ANNULÉ and CANCELLED, one crease at left side £4000-6000

England
66
Nottingham Bank, five pounds, 18β€”, Nottingham, C/1 1001, uniface, black and white, arms upper left, pale green FIVE across centre, for Samuel Smith & Company (Outing 1614h), two small punch-holes £100-150
67
Nottingham Bank, five pounds, 18β€”, Nottingham, T/I 1 – X/I 1000, uniface, black and white, arms upper left, blue FIVE across centre, for Samuel Smith & Company (Outing 1614h), pencilled date top left, two small punch-holes, perforated SPECIMEN, BW & CO, LONDON £100-150

Ethiopia
68
Bank of Ethiopia, 5 thalers, 31 May 1935, A/3 26001 – A/3 36000, purple, green and lilac, head of greater kudu at centre, bank building at left, Royal Lion of Judah at right (Pick 7s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED, central crease £400-500
69
Bank of Ethiopia, ten thalers, 31 May 1935, B/3 20001 – B/3 30000, violet, mauve and multicolour, leopard at centre, Royal Lion of Judah at left, bank building at right (Pick 8s), numbers top margin, perforated CANCELLED £500-600

Greece
70
Bank of Greece, ten thousand drachmai, undated (1945), A.36 350 001 – A.37 100 000, orange and green, Aristotle at left, coinage around border (Pick 174s), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, few creases £250-300
71
Bank of Greece, ten thousand drachmai, undated (1946), nos. Ξ“18-500,001 – Ξ“20-250,000, blue and green, Aristotle at left, coinage around border (Pick 175s), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN at left £250-300

Hong Kong
72
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, one dollar, 1 July 1913, nos. 1476001 – 1776000, blue, black and pale orange, helmeted head of Minerva low left, arms low right, two printed signatures (Pick 155bs), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £1000-1200
73
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, one dollar, 1 June 1935, F000,001 – F1,000,000, blue, pale green and pink, helmeted head of Minerva at left, two printed signatures below (Pick 172cs), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £700-900
74
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, ten dollars, 1 October 1930, F000,000, blue-green and pink, Ceres top left, Grayburn signature (Pick 178s), numbers top margin, perforated CANCELLED £800-1000
75
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ten dollars, 1 October 1930, F000,000, blue-green and pink, Ceres top left, Grayburn signature (Pick 178s), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED, one crease £800-1000
76
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ten dollars, 1 April 1941, Q900,001 – V400,000, blue-green and pink, Ceres top left, Grayburn signature (Pick 178bs), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, few creases £900-1100
This is the date used for the World War II 'Duress' issues.
77
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, one hundred dollars, 1 April 1941, B650,001 – B850,000, red, maiden with book at left, arms at centre, two printed signatures below (Pick 176es), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £1500-2000
78
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, five hundred dollars, 30 March 1945, C400,001 – C500,000, brown, pale blue and grey, Sir Thomas Jackson at right, arms top centre, two printed signatures below (Pick 179bs), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £2000-2500
79
Government of Hong Kong, one dollar, 1 January 1952, F/5 000001 – Q/5 1000000, green and lilac, value at left, George VI at right, Clarke signature (Pick 324bs), numbers top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £400-500

Iceland
80
Landsbanki Islands, one hundred kronur, L.1928, C 0,450,001 – C 0,500,000, red, J. Sigurdsson at left, signatures of Arnason and Sigurthsson (Pick 30s), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £350-400

India
81
India, Reserve Bank of India, one hundred rupees, undated (1943), Calcutta, A/88 305763 (Pick 20e), notations on watermark, light damage top right corner, good very fine £200-250
82
India, Reserve Bank of India, one hundred rupees, undated (1943), Calcutta, A/88 305764 (Pick 20e), light damage top right, good very fine to extremely fine £350-400

Iraq
83
Government of Iraq, ten dinars, Law of 1931 (1942), B 457,286, purple and multicolour, King Faisal II as child at right, signatures of Kennett and al Haidari (Pick 20), about very fine £1200-1500
Scarce as an issued note.
84
National Bank of Iraq, ten dinars, Law of 1947 (1950), A 490654, purple and multicolour, young King Faisal II at right, signature of Abdul Ilah Hafudh (Pick 31), about very fine £800-1000
Scarce as an issued note.
85
National Bank of Iraq, ten dinars, Law of 1947, B 610713, purple and multicolour, young King Faisal II at right, signature of Abdul Ilah Hafudh (Pick 36), good fine to about very fine £300-350

Isle of Man
86
Isle of Man Government, twenty pounds, undated (1979), no. 063302, red and brown, Queen Elizabeth at right, triune and motto at centre, signature of W. Dawson (Quarmby 529; Pick 37a), uncirculated £150-200

Italy
87
Banco di Sicilia, five hundred lire, 5 July 1892, nos. 28001 – 32000, black, pale brown and blue, Genio di Palermo at left, princess at right (Pick S445s), perforated SPECIMEN, BW & CO,
LONDON £500-600
88
Banco di Sicilia, one thousand lire, 5 July 1892, nos. 12001 – 14000, black, green and multicolour, Genio di Palermo at left, princess at right (Pick S446s), perforated SPECIMEN, BW & CO,
LONDON £500-600

Kenya
89
Central Bank of Kenya, five shillings, 1 July 1967, A/16 665890, brown; ten shillings, 1 July 1967, A/14 754838, green; twenty shillings, 1 July 1968, A/19 220394, blue; fifty shillings, 1 July 1968, A/4 551261, dark brown; one hundred shillings, 1 July 1968, A/8 561072, all with Jomo Kenyatta at left (Pick 1b/2b/3c/4c/5b), the first uncirculated, the others extremely fine (5) £350-400

Lebanon
90
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, one hundred livres, 1935, nos. 360001 – 510000, purple and multicolour, Bank of Beirut top centre, green diagonal overprint, LIBAN top centre (Pick 12 Fs), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £2000-2500

Luxembourg
91
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, fifty francs, undated (1943), green and lilac, Grand Duchess Charlotte at left, arms at centre (Pick 45s), numbers and date top margin, perforated SPECIMEN £250-350

Malta
92
Government Issue, two shillings and sixpence, A/1 240001 – 480000, blue, red and green; five shillings, A/1 280001 – 560000, red and green; one pound, A/7 285001 – A/8 735000, olive, brown and lilac, all George VI at right, undated (1939, 1942) (Pick 11s/12s/20s), numbers and date top margin, first two perforated CANCELLED and £1 perforated SPECIMEN (3) £700-800

Mauritius
93
Government of Mauritius, five rupees, undated (1954), J 551622, blue, Queen Elizabeth at right (Pick 27), about uncirculated to uncirculated £200-250
94
Government of Mauritius, five rupees, undated (1954), Q 295435, blue, Queen Elizabeth at right (Pick 27), about uncirculated to uncirculated £200-250

Mozambique
95
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, one escudo, 1 September 1941, B1 900,001 – B2 000,000, green and multicolour, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left (Pick 81), numbers and date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £100-120

New Zealand
96
Bank of New Zealand, one pound, 18β€”, Auckland, E027001 – E077000, black, white and green, Maoris and pastoral scene at left (Pick S191s), with counterfoil, perforated SPECIMEN, BW & CO, LONDON £800-1000
97
Bank of New Zealand, one pound, 18β€” (1885), Auckland, E077001 – E127000, black, white and green, Maoris and pastoral scene at left (Pick S191s), small date top of counterfoil, perforated SPECIMEN, BW & CO, LONDON £800-1000
98
Bank of New Zealand, five pounds, 19β€” (1901), Wellington, no. 376901 – 396900, black, white and brown on watermarked paper, Maoris and pastoral scene at left (Pick S 192s), date top margin, perforated CANCELLED £800-1000
99
Bank of New Zealand, ten pounds, 18β€” (1885), Auckland, no. 092476 – 097475, black, white and brown, Maoris and pastoral scene at left (Pick S193s), small date top of counterfoil, perforated SPECIMEN, BW & CO, LONDON £1000-1200
100
Bank of New Zealand, ten pounds, Invercargill, no. 000000, black, white and brown on watermarked paper, Maoris and pastoral scene at left (Pick S 193s), two small punch-holes £1000-1200
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Banknotes of the World (Sale 27)
Auctioneer: St. James’s Auctions Ltd (Knightsbridge Coins) Location: Cavendish Hotel, 81 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London SW1
Contact: Tel: 020 7930 7597
Date: 6th March 2014 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Monday 3rd March 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday 4th March 10.30am to 4.30pm
Viewing at other times by appointment
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