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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 2 of 3) Lots 956-1727 | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 16th April 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing Friday 11 April 10am to 5pm Monday 14 April 10am to 5pm Private Viewing by appointment |
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| Auction Lots - Page 1 | |||
LIBYAThe Ali Mehilba Collection of LibyaUnited Kingdom of Libya | |||
| 956 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, 5 piastres (2), 24 October 1951 (1955), serial number prefixes L/1 and L/14, red and pale green, colonnade at left, palm tree at right, signatures of Shaglouf and Muntasser, reverse red and white, value (Pick 5, KOL B1, Mehilba 5), L/1 and L/14 the first and last prefixes for type, the L/14 the Mehilba plate note, original, ICG 55, almost uncirculated and 58*, almost uncirculated (2) £80-100 |
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| 957 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 5 and 10 piastres, L.1951, prefixes L/3 and K/5, red on yellow and green on peach underprints respectively, ruins at left, palm at right, value at low left and top right, Shaglouf and Muntasser signatures (Pick 5s, 6s, UKL B1as, 2as, Mehilba 5s, 6s), perforated CANCELLED, printers annotations and date in top margin, mounting traces otherwise original ICG 60* almost uncirculated to uncirculated, 58* almost uncirculated and rare (2) £400-600 |
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| 958 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 5 and 10 piastres, L.1951, prefixes L/6 and K/6, red on yellow and green on peach underprints respectively, ruins at left, palm at right, value at low left and top right, Shagloof and Muntasser signatures (Pick 5s, 6s, UKL B1as, 2as, Mehilba 5s, 6s), perforated CANCELLED, printers annotations and date in top margin, mounting traces otherwise original ICG 55*, 58*, almost uncirculated and rare (2) £600-650 |
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| 959 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, 10 piastres, 24 October 1951 (1955), serial number K/15 621799, green and pale orange-pink, ruins at left, palm tree at right, signatures of Shaglouf and Muntasser, reverse green and white, value (Pick 6, KOL B2, Mehilba 6), the Mehilba plate note, ICG 60, almost uncirculated to uncirculated £60-80 |
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| 960 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, 1/4 pound, 24 October 1951 (1955), serial number G/1 581656, blue and pale green and orange, ruins of a colonnade at left, palm tree at right, signatures of Shaglouf and Muntasser, reverse blue and white, value (Pick 7, KOL B3, Mehilba 7), ICG 63, uncirculated and rare in this grade £200-250 |
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| 961 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, a composite essay on board for the reverse of a 1/4 Libyan pound, law of 24th October 1951, red and pale green and pink, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 7 for similar, Mehilba P7 for similar), the Kingdom of Libya 1/4 pound is red, the United Kingdom of Libya is blue, this a colour trial/essay, unique £400-600 |
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| 962 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 1/2 pound, law of 1951, violet and white, arms at left, value at right, also partial obverse die proofs (3), various colour backgrounds (Pick 8p, UKL B4p, Mehilba 8pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '24.8.54'. In ICG folders 50, 40, 50, 50, 50. A group of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (5) £600-800 |
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| 963 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 1 pound, law of 1951, blue and white, arms at left, value at right, also partial obverse die proofs (3), various colour backgrounds (Pick 9p, UKL B5p, Mehilba P9pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '6.10.54'. In ICG folders 40, 50, 50, 50, 50. A group of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (5) £700-900 |
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| 964 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 1 pound, law of 24th October 1951 (1955), serial number C/4 000000, green and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, no signatures, reverse green, value (Pick 9ct, UKL B5t, Mehilba P9ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, ICG 63*, uncirculated and rare, attractive £500-600 |
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| 965 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, 1 pound, 24 October 1951 (1955), serial number C/5 685769, blue, pink and pale green and orange, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signatures of Shaglouf and Muntasser, reverse blue and white, value (Pick 9, KOL B5, Mehilba 9), the Mehilba plate note, several pinholes top left and bottom right, ICG 35*, an original good very fine and quite rare £150-200 |
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| 966 | |||
| United Kingdom of Libya, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 5 pounds, law of 1951, green and white, arms at left, value at right, also partial obverse die proofs (3), various colour backgrounds (Pick 10p, UKL B6p, Mehilba 10pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '7.10.54'. In ICG folders 45, 50, 50, 45, 45. A group of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (5) £1,000-1,200 |
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| 967 | |||
United Kingdom of Libya, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 10 pounds, law of 1951, brown and white, arms at left, value at right, also partial obverse die proofs (3), and partial reverse die proof with various colour backgrounds (Pick 11p, UKL B7p, Mehilba P11pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '8.10.54'. In ICG folders 50, 50, 50, 50, 60, 45. A group of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (6) £800-1,000Kingdom of Libya |
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| 968 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, 5 piastres (2), 1 January 1952, serial number K/1 204001, K/4 329867, red and pale green, King Idris at left, palm tree at right (Pick 12, KOLB1, Mehilba P12), first note the Mehilba plate note, first and last prefix for series, ICG 55, almost uncirculated and 60, almost uncirculated to uncirculated thus quite scarce (2) £120-160 |
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| 969 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, Treasury issue, specimen 5 piastres, prefix K/4, green and pale orange, also specimen 10 piastres, prefix H/3, red, both 1952, palm tree at right, King Idris at left (Pick 12s, 13s, KOL B12s, 13s, Mehilba 12s, 13s), oval De La Rue SPECIMEN handstamp, slight mounting traces otherwise fresh, ICG 63* uncirculated and 60* almost uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £400-600 |
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| 970 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, 10 piastres, 1 January 1952, serial number H/1 299623, green and pale pink, King Idris at left, palm tree at right (Pick 13, KOL B2, Mehilba P13), the Mehilba plate note, ICG 45, extremely fine thus quite scarce £100-150 |
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| 971 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, specimen 1/4 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number F/3 000000, red and pale green, King Idris at left, palm tree at right, value low left and top right, reverse red and pale blue, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 14s, KOL B3as, Mehilba 14s), perforated, black De la Rue oval stamp at right, slight mounting marks on reverse, ICG 63*, uncirculated and rare £300-400 |
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| 972 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, 1/4 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number F/2 153821, red and pale green, King Idris at left, palm tree at right (Pick 14, KOL B3, Mehilba P14), top margin slightly untidy, ICG 50, extremely fine to almost uncirculated and scarce £150-200 |
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| 973 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, a die proof vignette of H.M. King Idris I, black and white (Pick 15 for type, see Mehilba p.97 for portrait), a strong Bradbury Wlkinson engraving, this portrait used on the Kingdom of Libya currency issue, very rare £200-250 |
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| 974 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 1/2 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number D/1 000000, red-brown and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, value at each corner, reverse brown, value (Pick 15ct, KOL B4t, Mehilba 15ct), perforated, black SPECIMEN overprint, ICG 68, uncirculated and rare, attractive £900-1,000 |
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| 975 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, 1/2 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number D/1 731191, violet and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, reverse violet, value (Pick 15, KOL B4, Mehilba P15), yellow spot in watermark area, the Mehilba plate note, ICG 30*, an original very fine and scarce £300-350 |
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| 976 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 1 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number C/1 000000, red and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, value at each corner, reverse red, value (Pick 16ct, KOL B5t, Mehilba 16ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, glue residue from mounting at left on reverse, ICG 60*, almost uncirculated to uncirculated and rare, attractive £500-700 |
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| 977 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, 1 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number C/2 951981, blue and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, reverse blue, value (Pick 16, KOL B5, Mehilba P16), ICG 20, fine £100-120 |
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| 978 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 5 pounds, 1 January 1952, serial number B/1 000000, dark grey-green and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, palm tree at right, value at each corner, reverse dark grey and multicoloured, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 17ct, KOLB6t, Mehilba 17ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, ICG 60* almost uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 979 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, 5 pounds, 1 January 1952, serial number B/1 291444, green and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, reverse green, value (Pick 17, KOL B6, Mehilba P17), the Mehilba plate note, a fresh and original, ICG 35, very fine thus rare, attractive £2,200-2,400 |
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| 980 | |||
| Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 10 pounds, 1 January 1952, serial number A/1 000000, dark blue and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, palm tree at right, value and at each corner, reverse violet and pink-brown, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 18ct, KOL B7t, Mehilba 18ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, ICG 60*, almost uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £1,800-2,200 |
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| 981 | |||
Kingdom of Libya, 10 pounds, 1 January 1952, serial number A/1 146783, brown and multicoloured, King Idris at left, bush low centre, reverse brown, value (Pick 18, KOL B7, Mehilba P18), the Mehilba plate note, graffiti in watermark area, ICG 10*, very good and very rare £500-700National Bank of Libya |
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| 982 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, specimen 1/2 pound, law of 26th April 1955 (1959), serial number D/5 000000, violet and multicoloured, arms at left, bush and pale tree in field, Al Aneizi signature, reverse violet, value (Pick 19s, NBL B1s, Mehilba 19s), perforated SPECIMEN in Arabic and perforations, fresh, ICG 40, very fine to extremely fine, rare £450-550 |
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| 983 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 1/2 pound, 26 April 1955 (1959), black serial number D/6 003225, violet and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Bennani, reverse violet, value (Pick 19a, NBL B1b, Mehilba 19), the Mehilba plate note, graffiti at bottom left and numeral on reverse, ICG 30*, very fine £150-200 |
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| 984 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 1/2 pound, 26 April 1955 (1959), red serial number D/6 918728, violet and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Bennani, reverse violet, value (Pick 19b, NBL B1c, Mehilba 19), the Mehilba plate note, ICG 35, an original good very fine, scarce in this grade £1,000-1,200 |
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| 985 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 1 pound, law of 26th April 1955 (1959), serial number C/7 000000, purple-brown and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, no signatures, reverse green, value (Pick 20ct, UKL B2t), Mehilba 20ct plate note, perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, ICG 63*, minor mounting traces otherwise uncirculated and rare, attractive £500-600 |
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| 986 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 1 pound, 26 April 1955 (1959), black serial number C/9 981921, blue and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Aneizi, reverse blue, value (Pick 20, NBL B2a, Mehilba 20), the Mehilba plate note, ICG 55, original, almost uncirculated, scarce £500-600 |
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| 987 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 1 pound, 26 April 1955 (1959), black serial number C/11 481835, blue and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Bennani, reverse blue, value (Pick 20, NBL B2b, Mehilba 20), ICG 30*, an original very fine, scarce £250-300 |
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| 988 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 5 pounds, 26 April 1955 (1959), black serial number B/4 931868, green and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Bennani, reverse green, value (Pick 21, NBL B3b, Mehilba 21), the Mehilba plate note, ICG 40, an original and fresh, very good to extremely fine thus rare £1,400-1,600 |
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| 989 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 5 pounds, 26 April 1955 (1959), black serial number B/3 406936, green and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Aneizi, reverse green, value (Pick 21, NBL B3a, Mehilba 21), the Mehilba plate note, small tears; erasures in watermark area, ICG 15*, very good to fine, scarce £250-300 |
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| 990 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 10 pounds, 26 April 1955 (1958), black serial number A/3 844558, brown and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Aneizi, reverse brown, value (Pick 22, NBL B4a, Mehilba 22), the Mehilba plate note, cleaned, pressed; erasures in watermark area, ICG 20*, fine, scarce £500-700 |
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| 991 | |||
| National Bank of Libya, 10 pounds, ND (1958-63), serial number A/3 526252, brown on multicolour underprint, arms at left, value at right and each corner, Al Aneizi signature (Pink 22, NBL B4a, Mehilba 22a), an original, clean, almost very fine, scarce £500-700 |
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| 992 | |||
National Bank of Libya, 10 pounds, 26 April 1955 (1962), black serial number A/4 023765, brown and multicoloured, arms at left, palm tree and plants in field, signature of Al Bennani, reverse brown, value (Pick 22, NBL B4b, Mehilba 22b), the Mehilba plate note, cleaned, several small taped repairs around the edges, ICG 20*, fine, scarce £500-700Bank of Libya |
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| 993 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 1/4 pound, law of 1963, red and white, also partial obverse die proofs (3), various colour backgrounds and these with metal strip (Pick 23p, BOL B1p, Mehilba P23pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '9.12.65'. In ICG folders 60, 60, 55, 50, 55. A group of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (5) £500-700 |
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| 994 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, colour trial 1/2 pound, 5 February 1963, serial number 3 F/2 000000, blue and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, signature of Al Bennani, reverse violet (Pick 23ct, BOL B1t, Mehilba P23ct), this is the Mehilba plate note, ICG 68, 'GEM UNC', rare £350-450 |
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| 995 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, 1/4 pound, 5 February 1963, serial number 3 F/1 810687, red and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, signature of Al Bennani, reverse red (Pick 23, BOL B1a, Mehilba 23), this is the Mehilba plate note, light fold, ICG 48, extremely fine £100-120 |
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| 996 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 1/2 pound, law of 1963, dark violet and white, arms at left, value at right (Pick 24p, BOL B2p, Mehilba P24pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '30.12.63'. In ICG folders 50. A pair of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (2) £400-500 |
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| 997 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, colour trial 1/2 pound, 5 February 1963, serial number 4 D/7 000000, olive green and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, signature of Al Bennani, reverse violet (Pick 24ct, BOL B2t, Mehilba 24ct), this is the Mehilba plate note, ICG 60, minor mounting traces, 'AU/UNC', rare £400-500 |
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| 998 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, 1/2 pound, 5 February 1963, serial number 4 D/B 184342, violet and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, signature of Al Bennani, reverse violet (Pick 24, BOL B2a, Mehilba 24), this is the Mehilba plate note, ICG 55, almost uncirculated £150-200 |
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| 999 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 1 pound, law of 1963, blue and white, arms at left, value at right (Pick 25p, BOL B3p, Mehilba P25pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '30.12.63'. In ICG folders 40. A pair of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (2) £400-600 |
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| 1000 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, colour trial 1 pound, 5 February 1963, serial number 4 C/11 000000, purple-brown and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, signature of Al Bennani, reverse violet (Pick 25ct, BOL B3t, Mehilba P25pr), this is the Mehilba plate note, ICG 63, minor mounting traces, 'uncirculated', rare £550-650 |
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| 1001 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, 1 pound, 5 February 1963, serial number 4 C/17 162097, blue and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, signature of Al Bennani, reverse blue (Pick 25, BOL B3a, Mehilba 25), this is the Mehilba plate note, ICG 35, very fine £100-120 |
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| 1002 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 5 pounds, law of 1963, green and white, arms at left, value at right (Pick 26p, BOL B4p, Mehilba P26pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '30.12.63'. In ICG folders 40. A pair of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (2) £600-800 |
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| 1003 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, a colour trial 5 pounds, law of 1963, serial number 4B/5 000000, brown, pink and pale blue, arms at left, value at right, palm tree at right, corn ears and thorn bush low centre, reverse brown, pale pink and green, value in field (Pick 26ct, BOL B4t, Mehilba P26ct), Mehilba plate note. In ICG folders 68 'gem unc', minor spot low right, rare £800-1,200 |
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| 1004 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, specimen 5 pounds, law of 1963, serial number 4B/5 000000, green, pink and pale blue, arms at left, value at right, palm tree at right, corn ears and thorn bush low centre, al Bennani signature, reverse green, pale pink and green, value in field (Pick 26s, BOL B4as, Mehilba P26s), Mehilba plate note. Black Arabic 'Cancelled' overprint. In ICG folders 63 'uncirculated', rare £500-600 |
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| 1005 | |||
| Bank of Libya, Constitutional Monarchy, a partial obverse and reverse die proof 10 pounds, law of 1963, brown and white, arms at left, value at right (Pick 27p, BOL B5p, Mehilba P27pr), Mehilba plate notes. Printers printed annotations and date '30.12.63'. In ICG folders 40. A pair of very rare Bradbury Wilkinson die proofs (2) £700-900 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 2 of 3) Lots 956-1727 | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 16th April 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing Friday 11 April 10am to 5pm Monday 14 April 10am to 5pm Private Viewing by appointment |
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