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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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| Page: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | ||
| Auction Lots - Page 11 | |||
| 1456 | |||
| Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S. Tome e Principe, specimen 500 escudos, 18 April 1956, zero serial number, blue on multicolour underprint, bank seal at left and D Afonso V at right, red stamped diagonal "ESPECIME" obverse and reverse, hole puched at bottom, several ships and boats and woman on reverse (Pick 39), creasing and some slight stains, good to very good £200-300 |
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| 1457 | |||
| Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S. Tome e Principe, 1000 escudos, 11 May 1964, zero serial number, green on multicolour underprint, J de Santarem at right, bank arms upper centre, woman, sailing ships at left centre on reverse, red stamped ESPECIME obverse and reverse, hole punched bottom centre (Pick 40), small nick at left, several stains and some creasing, good to very good £100-120 |
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| 1458 | |||
Banco Nacional de S. Tome e Principe, specimen 50, 100, 500 and 1000 dobras, all have serial number AC0000000, all dated 12 July 1977, a bright and colourful set all depicting Rei Amador at right, the 50 black diagonal stamp SPECIMEN, others bear red diagonal stamp SPECIMEN (Pick 52s, 53s, 54s, 55s), uncirculated (4) £350-400SARAWAK |
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| 1459 | |||
| The Government of Sarawak, uniface stage proof on waxy paper for $1, ND (c1929), purple and multicoloured, guilloche at centre, value at lower centre, blank area at right for bust of Sir Charles Vyner Brooke (Pick 14 stage proof), ink annotation 'Sarawak $1 Front Plate V10 24' in top margin, glue residue, thinning at upper centre and in left margin, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £300-500 |
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| 1460 | |||
The Government of Sarawak, uniface stage proof for $1, ND (c1934), green and blue on multicoloured underprint, guilloche at centre, value at lower centre, blank area at right for bust of Sir Charles Vyner Brooke (Pick 20 stage proof), ink annotations 'Blue No 1 Special Aug. 10th 34' in top margin and 'F53' in lower right margin, slight glue residue otherwise about uncirculated and extremely rare £500-800SAUDI ARABIA |
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| 1461 | |||
| Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, 100 riyals, AH 1379 (1976), prefix 232, blue and multicoloured, King Abd al'Aziz ibn Saud at right, Mosque at centre, signature 4 (Pick 20), uncirculated £100-150 |
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| 1462 | |||
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, a sheet of 45 x 10 dinar notes, AH 1379 (1984), no serial numbers, black and multi-coloured, King Fahd at right centre, the al-Murabah Palace in Riyadh at left, signature omitted, corrected text version, reverse palm tree plantation and arms (SAMA B22b for type, Pick 23 for type), a spectacular sheet of error 10 dinars without serial numbers and no signature. Extremely rare, the sheet in an attractive frame and a lovely presentation item, and quite probably unique £20,000-25,000SERBIA |
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| 1463 | |||
Chartered National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, 10 dinara, 2 January 1876, serial number K.778 084, pale blue on pink brown underprint, woman playing musical instrument with child looking up at her at left, (Pick 10), some staining bottom right, otherwise very fine £80-120SEYCHELLES |
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| 1464 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, 50 cents, 1 July 1919, serial number A/1 00009, violet and grey-green, head of George V at right, value at left, signatue of Eustace Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes low centre (Pick 1a, GOS B7a), in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very slight mounting traces. Very rare and in addition a very rare low serial number! £3,800-4,000 |
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| 1465 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, 1 rupee, 6 November 1928, serial number B/1 02121, red on grey-green underprint, George V at right, value at centre left and at each corner (Pick 2d), PMG55, about uncirculated, EPQ £1,500-1,800 |
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| 1466 | |||
Government of Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 January 1972, serial number A/1 113465, olive green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, sailing boat at left (Pick 17d), original good very fine £100-150SIERRA LEONE |
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| 1467 | |||
Bank of Sierra Leone, a group of specimens of the 1974-80 Issue, all zero serials, all President Siaka Probyn Stevens at left, comprising 50 cents, ND, prefix D/1, brown; 1 Leone, 19 April 1974, prefix A/1, olive-green; 2 Leones, 19 April 1974, prefix B/1, red; 5 Leones, 4 August 1975, prefix C/1, purple; and 10 Leones, 1 July 1980, prefix E/1, blue-grey, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, four or five punch holes (Pick 4as, 5as, 6as, 7as, 8as), mounting traces, the first otherwise good very fine, the second extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated (5) £60-90SINGAPORE |
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| 1468 | |||
| Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, $1000, ND (1984), serial number A/8 286854, purple and red on multicolour, container ship Neptune at centre, Doctor Hu Tsu Tau signature, reverse shipyard (Pick 25b, Tan E25b), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated EPQ £600-800 |
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| 1469 | |||
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, $1000, ND (1984), serial number A/8 286853, purple and red on multicolour, container ship Neptune at centre, Doctor Hu Tsu Tau signature, reverse shipyard (Pick 25b, Tan E25b), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated EPQ £600-800SOMALIA |
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| 1470 | |||
| Banca Nazionale Somala, 20 shillings, 1971, serial number 959534, brown on multicolour underprint, bananas at left, reverse Banca Nazionale Somala headquarters building (BB BNS B8c), slight mark at bottom of watermark, extremely fine £180-220 |
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| 1471 | |||
Banca Nazionale Somala, 100 shillings, 1971, serial number 584347, blue on multicolour underprint, implements at right, reverse blue and pink, National Assembly Building in Mogadishu, leopard head watermark, (BB BNS B9c), a beautiful crisp and fresh note, about uncirculated £400-450SOUTH AFRICA |
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| 1472 | |||
| Natal Bank Limited, South Africa, specimen £1, 18- (1898), black and grey, allegorical maidens and arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse dark grey, value (Pick S466s for similar), ink annotation and date '14 March 98' in top margin, perforated, pinhole at left otherwise a bold good extremely fine and rare in this colour £400-600 |
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| 1473 | |||
| Natal Bank Limited, South Africa, specimen £10, ND (ca 1890), blue and multicoloured, allegorical maidens and arms top centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green, value (Pick S468s for similar), perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare £500-600 |
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| 1474 | |||
| Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 1 shilling, February 1900, serial number B 7715, blue text on whte paper, value in green at right, handstamped signature of H Greener, Captain, Chief Paymaster (Pick S651), light creasing otherwise an original and fresh almost extremely fine £120-160 |
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| 1475 | |||
| Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 2 shilling, February 1900, serial number B 10256, blue text on whte paper, value in red-brown at right, handstamped signature of H Greener, Captain, Chief Paymaster (Pick S652), pinholes at left, light creasing otherwise an original and fresh almost extremely fine £120-160 |
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| 1476 | |||
| Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, 10 shillings, February 1900, serial number 5977, green text on white paper, value in green at right, field gun at left and right, handstamped signature of H Greener, Captain, Chief Paymaster (Pick S651), pinholes, good very fine, original and scarce £200-250 |
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| 1477 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, 10 shillings, 5 September 1945, serial number E/74 982,046, brown on multicolour underprint, value at centre and at each corner, reverse arms (Pick 82e), perforated CANCELLED, about uncirculated thus rare £250-300 |
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| 1478 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, £1, 2 April 1931, serial number A/26 633360, black on pink and grey underprint, sailing ship at left (Pick 84b), about uncirculated £200-300 |
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| 1479 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, specimen £10, 14 April 1943, serial number F/1 000000, brown and pale pink and orange, galleon at left, allegorical South African scenes in field, sunburst pattern at centre, Postumus signature, reverse brown and pale blue-green, arms and value at centre (Pick 87s, Hern 201s), perforated, ink annotation and date '21.6.43' in low margin, good extremely fine and rare £600-800 |
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| 1480 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, colour trial £5, ND (1948), no serial numbers, violet and multicoloured, Van Riebeeck at left, allegorical scenes of South Africa in field, no signature, value at centre and at each corner, first line of text in Afrikaans, reverse violet and pale green, galleon at centre (Pick 95ct, Hern 171ct), perforated, small red SPECIMEN overprint, ink annotation 'BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO.LTD' in top margin, good extremely fine and very rare in this colour £500-700 |
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| 1481 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, 10 pounds (2), 10 August 1953, serial numbers D/2 819908/909, purple and green, Van Riebeeck top left, local fauna in background, de Kock signature, first line of text in English (Pick 98, Hern 212), an about uncirculated consecutive pair, scarce (2) £200-250 |
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| 1482 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, 100 pounds, 29 January 1952, serial number E/1 012905, brown and blue on multicolour underprint, Van Riebeek at left, galleon at right, value at centre and each corner, first line of text in Afrikaans, De Kock signature, reverse arms at centre (Pick 101a, Hern 232) cleaned, but a presentable very fine, rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 1483 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, a large group of notes comprising, ten shillings (3), 4 December 1948, £1 (6), 23 September 1948, £1, 25 February 1955, £1 (12), 22 October 1957, £1 (4), 18 November 1958, also 1 rand (11), ND (1962-65), 2 rand (16), ND (1961), 10 rand (3), an impressive group all extremely fine to about uncirculated (56) £400-500 |
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| 1484 | |||
South African Reserve Bank, a group comprising 5 rand (2), de Kock, Rissik signatures respectively, 20 rand GPC, de Kock signature, 200 rand (4), 'Big five series leopard', 200 rand (3), Stals, Mboweni and Marcus signatures, 'Mandela' 200 rand, Marcus signature and Swaziland 100 emalangeni 2008, King's birthday note, the 5 and 20 rand scarce in high grade, generally uncirculated (9) £220-280SOUTHERN RHODESIA |
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| 1485 | |||
| Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, specimen 5 shillings, 1 January 1943, serial number D/11 000001-D/20 100000, purple, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, Thornton and Bessle signatures, reverse purple, value at centre (Pick 8as for similar), ink date '9.7.45' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare £300-400 |
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| 1486 | |||
| Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, unissued/specimen £1, ND (ca 1951), no serial numbers, green, lilac and pale orange, George VI at right, pastoral scene at left, arms top centre, reverse green, Sable antelope at left, Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 10fs for similar), printed annotation on reverse and dated '29.9.51' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare £300-400 |
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| 1487 | |||
| Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, specimen £1, 15 December 1939, serial number B/1 000001-B/6 100000, green, lilac and pale orange, George VI at right, pastoral scene at left, arms top centre, Sanders and Fox signatures, reverse green, Sable antelope at left, Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 10as for similar), ink date '22.3.39' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare and the first date for series £300-400 |
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| 1488 | |||
| Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, specimen £1, 1 September 1950, serial number B/104 000001-B/108 100000, green, lilac and pale orange, George VI at right, pastoral scene at left, arms top centre, Strachan and Gordon Munro signatures, reverse green, Sable antelope at left, Zimbabwe ruins at centre (Pick 10fs for similar), ink date '11.7.50' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and rare £200-300 |
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| 1489 | |||
| Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, £5, 1 October 1945, serial number C/7 051, 121, Saunders and Bessle signatures, blue, brown and multicoloured, King George VI at right, factory at lower centre, white £5 in underprint, reverse Victoria Falls at centre, sable at left (Pick 11c-unrecorded signature combination), good fine to very fine, very scarce £160-220 |
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| 1490 | |||
Southern Rhodesia, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for an unadopted £10, ND (c.1940-50), dark blue on brightly multicoloured underprint, George VI at right, value at each corner and in underprint at centre, reverse with lion at centre, arms at top centre, value at left, top left and low right, also an additonal vignette of the lion (not listed or known, no £10 ever issued for Southern Rhodesia), the lion similar to that used on Congo notes, a striking and attractive design for an unissued denomination, unique and lovely (3) £3,500-4,500SPAIN |
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| 1491 | |||
| El Banco Balear, specimen 500 reales de vellon, 1 September 1864, black on pink watermarked paper, arms flanked by female allegories of industry, trade and agriculture at upper centre, value at left, top corners and low centre, counterfoil at left (Pick S203s), about uncirculated and extremely rare £2,000-3,000 |
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| 1492 | |||
| Banco de Emision y Descuentos de Santiago, specimen 500 reales de vellon, 18-, serial number 02484, black and red on pink watermarked paper, Saint James at centre, arms at top centre, counterfoil at left (Pick S208 for bank, this denomination not listed), small hole in low left corner, some evidence of mounting, almost extremely fine, very rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 1493 | |||
| Banco de Bilbao, specimen 4000 reales de vellon, 18- (1959), black, blue and tan on cream paper, seated allegorical maiden at top centre, scenes of mining and smelting at left and right, red SPECIMEN handstamp, two cancellation holes (Pick S256), about uncirculated and very rare £2,000-3,000 |
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| 1494 | |||
| Banco de Barcelona, specimen 50 pesos, 18- (1859), no serial numbers, black on pale lilac watermarked paper, turretted maiden with globe, shield and caduceus at centre, bat and crown at top centre, value at top left and right, counterfoil at left (Pick S234s), top right tip missing, some mounting traces on reverse, almost extremely fine, rare £1,000-1,500 |
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| 1495 | |||
| Banco de Barcelona, specimen 10 pesos fuertes, 18- (1868 issue), black, red and green on blue watermarked paper, crowned female allegories with shields and scepters at left and right, crown and bat at centre, counterfoil at left (Pick S242), good extremely fine and very rare £3,000-4,000 |
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| 1495A | |||
| Banco de Burgos, Spain, proof 2000 reales vellon on card, 18- (ca 1864), serie E, black and white, arms top centre, maiden (Abundance) with cornucopia, the cathedral of Burgos in background, crowned maiden at right with arms and lion (Pick S265pr), extremely fine. A Gilmour and Dean engraving, attractive and extremely rare £400-600 |
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| 1496 | |||
| Banco de Barcelona, specimen 200 pesos fuertes, 18- (1868 issue), black, brown and blue on blue watermarked paper, crowned female allegories with shields and scepters at left and right, crown and bat at centre, counterfoil at left (Pick S246), small patch of paper stuck on obverse, extremely fine and very rare £3,500-4,500 |
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| 1497 | |||
| Aramburu Hermanos, Cadiz, specimen 500 reales de vellon, 18- (c.1872), serial number 4001, black and green, Hercules and lions at top centre, reverse green, counterfoil at left, two cancellation holes (Pick not listed), ink date 'Sept 72' at top left, good extremely fine, rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 1498 | |||
| Banco de Cadiz, 100 reales, ND (1847), serial number 041353, green paper, black with red underprint at centre, Hercules with two lions between pillars at top centre (Pick S281), several stamps on reverse, otherwise about fine £120-150 |
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| 1499 | |||
| El Banco de Sevilla, specimen 200 reales de vellon, 18-, black and brown on blue underprint, River God and The Giralda (tower) at left, value at top centre and each corner, counterfoil at left (Pick type not listed, S411 for bank), portion of the counterfoil folded under, extremely fine and very rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 1500 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, specimen 4000 reales, 1 May 1862, black, brown and pale blue, reclining maiden (Spain) with spear, shield and lion at top centre, value at top left and right (Pick unlisted, Bank of Spain 1974, p.65), about extremely fine, exceptionally rare £8,000-12,000 |
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| 1501 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, unissued 100 escudos, Madrid, 1 January 1966, black, brown and green, maiden (Spain) with spear, shield and lion at left, boy loading bales at top centre (Pick unlisted, Bank of Spain 1974, p. 70), mounting traces at left, extremely fine and of the utmost rarity £5,000-7,000 |
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| 1502 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, specimen 50 pesetas, Madrid, 1 January 1875, serial number 500001, black on green and red underprint, crowned arms flanked by two female allegories at top centre, woman at low centre, lions at low left and right, reverse red, counterfoils at left and right, two cancellation holes (Pick 7s), about uncirculated, very rare £3,000-4,000 |
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| 1503 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, a selection of notes including 100 pesetas, 1906, 25 and 50 pesetas, both 1907, 500 pesetas, 1927, 1000 pesetas, 1947 black and blue, women seated at left and right, black on pink and green underprint, woman seated at centre, black on multicolour underprint, women standing at left and right, blue and brown on orange and green underprint, Isabel la Catolica at right and green and brown, Juan Luis Vives at right (Pick 59, 62, 63, 73, 133), grades range from fine to extremely fine but altogether a decent group (5) £400-600 |
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| 1504 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, a selection comprising 500 pesetas, 1928, green, Cardinal Cisneros at top left, 1000 pesetas, 1951, green, Sorolla at centre, 500 pesetas, 1954, blue, Picasso at centre and 5000 pesetas, 1976, purple, King Carlos at right (Pick 77a, 143a, 148a, 155a), generally extremely fine (4) £100-150 |
| 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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