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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 1 of 3) Lots 1-955 | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 15th 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 9 | |||
| 401 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £1, 9 November 1929, serial number J/9 915235, green and pale pink, Fellah in blue-violet circular vignette at right, Hornsby signature, reverse violet, Mosque at centre (Pick 20, Hanafy M4), fine, scarce £450-500 |
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| 402 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, colour trial 50 piastres, ND (1935-1951), no serial numbers, dark blue on multicolour underprint, Tutankhamun at left, value at right, reverse purple, red Bradbury Wilkinson stamp at low right (Pick 21ct, Hanafy M3ct), PMG 64, choice uncirculated, very rare £2,000-2,500 |
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| 403 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 piastres (2), 9 August 1935 and 10 August 1935, serial number runs A/3 000001 to A/3 1000000 and A/4 000001 to A/4 1000000 respectively, signature Cook, green and multicoloured, King Cephren at left, value in Arabic numerals in guilloche at right, reverse blue, crescent and stars at left, value in western numerals at right, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 21as, Hanafy M3s), mounting traces, ink date '10. 8. 35' and annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine and an extraordinary opportunity to obtain a rare pair of specimens with consecutive dates and serial number runs (2) £800-1,000 |
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| 404 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, 50 piastres, 12 March 1938, serial number A/6 955228, signature Cook, green and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at left, reverse blue, crescent and stars at left, value in guilloche at right (Pick 21a, Hanafy M3), in PMG holder 66, Gem Uncirculated £150-200 |
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| 405 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 1 pound, 8 October 1936, serial number run J/26 000001 to J/26 1000000, Cook signature, blue, brown and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, value in each corner, reverse green, Mosque of al-Mansour Seif el-Dine Qalawun at centre, value in guilloche at left, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 22as, Hanafy M5s), ink date '7. 10. 36' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £600-800 |
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| 406 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen 10 pounds, ND (1931-51), no serial numbers, no signature, brown, violet and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qala'an and street scene at right, value in each corner, reverse blue, green and pink, farm scene at left, palm trees at centre, red Bradbury Wilkinson specimen seal at lower left, overprinted SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE on obverse, one punch hole (Pick 23s, Hanafy M4s), mounting strip in left margin, ink figure '3' in top reverse margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a rarer variety of specimen for this issue £400-600 |
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| 407 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 10 pounds, (2), 11 October 1935 and 12 October 1935, serial number runs X/47 000001 to X/47 100000 and X/48 000001 to X/48 100000, no signature, brown, violet and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qala'an and street scene at right, value in each corner, reverse blue, green and pink, farm scene at left, palm trees at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 23as, Hanafy M4s), ink date '12. 10. 35' and annotations in top margins, otherwise fresh good very fine to about extremely fine and an extraordinary opportunity to obtain a rare pair of specimens with consecutive dates and serial number runs (2) £800-1,000 |
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| 408 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £10 (2), 16 May 1939 and 23 May 1951, serial numbers X/54 037121 and X/151 063420, brown, yellow-green and multicolour, Mosque of Sultan Qala'un and street scene in Cairo, reverse green and pale pink, man and water buffalo at left, palm trees at centre (Pick 23a, c, Hanafy M4), first, very fine, second, extremely fine £200-300 |
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| 409 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £10, 10 April 1945 and 21 April 1945, serial numbers X/99054837, X/109016005, multicolour, Mosque of Sultan Qala'un and street scene at right, reverse man and water buffalo at right, palm trees at centre, (Pick 23, Hanafy M4), very good to fine £50-80 |
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| 410 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £10, 12 November 1947, serial number X/121 023380, brown, yellow-green and multicolour, Mosque of Sultan Qala'un and street scene in Cairo, reverse green and pale pink, man and water buffalo at left, palm trees at centre (Pick 23b), extremely fine £150-250 |
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| 411 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £10, 9 June 1948, serial number X/130 067190, brown, yellow-green and multicolour, Mosque of Sultan Qala'un and street scene in Cairo, reverse green and pale pink, man and water buffalo at left, palm trees at centre (Pick 23c), extremely fine £125-175 |
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| 412 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £10, 8 November 1947 (1), 5 June 1948 (3), 6 February 1950 (2), brown, yellow green and multicolour, Mosque of Sultan Qala'un and street scene in Cairo at right, reverse man with water buffalo at left, palm trees at centre (Pick 23), good to very good £60-100 |
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| 413 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, a die proof of H.M.King Farouk, black and white (Similar to portraits on the issues of the late 1940's and early 1950's), manuscript 'Cancelled 20.3.53'. A lovely Bradbury Wilkinson engraving and dated during momentous changes in Egypt £200-300 |
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| 414 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 1 pound, ND (c1950), no serial numbers, no signature, brown on pink, blue and multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Farouk at right, value in each corner, reverse brown, the ruins at Philae, overprinted SPECIMEN in black on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 24ct), uncirculated and very rare £700-900 |
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| 415 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 1 pound (2), the first no date and Arabic zero serial number, the second dated 1952 and no serial numbers, different Arabic signatures, blue and lilac, portrait of King Farouk at right, value in each corner, reverse blue, the ruins at Philae, one punch hole [Pick 24p (2], ink annotations, dates and 'approved for signature' in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very rare pair of proofs, one of which was approved on 17 June 1952, only five weeks before the revolution (2) £600-700 |
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| 416 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £5 (2), 1950, serial numbers 196134 and 906850, £5, 1951, serial number 332725, blue on multicolour, portrait King Farouk at right, reverse grey blue, ruins at left and centre (Pick 24), first, extremely fine, second, central fold, some discolouration, fine, third, extremely fine £80-120 |
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| 417 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £1, 1951, serial number 323578, blue on multicolour, portrait King Farouk at right, reverse grey blue, ruins centre and left (Pick 24b), in PMG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ £70-120 |
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| 418 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £5, 1947, serial number AB/13 035310, blue green, violet and brown, portrait King Farouk at left, Citadel of Cairo at right, reverse allegorical figures at centre (Pick 25a), about uncirculated £250-300 |
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| 419 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £5, 1948, serial number AB/40 072545, £5, 1951, serial number AB/59 015186. blue green, violet and brown, portrait King Farouk at left, Citadel of Cairo at right, reverse allegorical figures at centre (Pick 25a, 25b), first, very fine, second, fine £230-250 |
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| 420 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 10 pounds, 1946, Arabic serial number 187654, Arabic signature, purple and scarlet on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Farouk at right, value in Arabic numerals in guilloches in three corners, reverse red on pale brown, orange and olive-green underprint, the ruins at Karnak, sphinx at left and right, one punch hole (Pick and Hanafy unrecorded), glue traces, printed annotation "as submitted, March 18th 1952.' and ink annotation 'approved letter 26. 5. 52' both in top margin, signature and date both deleted in blue ink, pin hole, otherwise good extremely fine. Of the utmost rarity, probably unique, note prepared for issue but never released, as King Farouk overthrown in the revolution on 23 July 1952 £15,000-20,000 |
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| 421 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £50, 1949, serial number EF/1 080363, green on multicolour, King Farouk at right, ruins at lower left, reverse, city view (Pick 26a, Hanafy M3), fine to very fine £350-450 |
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| 422 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £50, 1949, serial number EF/2 034463, green on multicolour, King Farouk at right, ruins at lower left, reverse, city view (Pick 26a), some discolouration top margin, ink graffiti on reverse, otherwise fine to very fine £300-400 |
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| 423 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £50, 1949, serial number EF/2095669, green and multicolour, portrait King Farouk at right, ruins at low centre left, reverse green, city scene (Pick 26), graffiti at left and top centre, corner folds, very to extremely fine £70-120 |
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| 424 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £50, 1951, serial number EF/4 056668, green on multicolour, King Farouk at right, ruins at lower left, reverse, city view (Pick 26b), extremely fine £600-800 |
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| 425 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 100 pounds, ND (c1950), no serial numbers, no signature, blue and black on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Farouk at right, Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, reverse tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 27ct, Hanafy M4ct), mounting strip in left margin, otherwise about uncirculated and very rare £1,000-1,250 |
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| 426 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, cancelled £100, 1951, no serial number, purple on multicolour, minaret at left and portrait of King Farouk at right, reverse mosque, black stamped and perforated ANNULE, AKYPON, CANCELLED, and in Arabic, also perforated number 070 bottom centre right, (Pick 27), several folds and discolouration, however retaining bright colour, fine to about very fine £1,200-1,500 |
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| 427 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £100, 1948, serial number CD/1 035921, purple on multicolour, portrait King Farouk at right, minaret at left, reverse purple, mosque (Pick 27a), very fine, a striking note £300-400 |
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| 428 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £100, 1948, serial number CD/1069542, purple and multicolour, portrait King Farouk at right, minaret at left, reverse purple, mosque at centre (Pick 27), central fold, ink marks at right, otherwise about extremely fine £100-150 |
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| 429 | |||
| National Bank/Central Bank of Egypt, a die proof of Tutankhamen, pyramids (2), a plough team from the Credit Hypothecaire Agricole d'Egypte an interesting Bradbury Wilkinson group of die proofs (4) £100-150 |
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| 430 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 25 piastres (2), 1954 and 1957, serial numbers 123456, green on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, reverse Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Morsy in Alexandria, one punch hole [Pick 28p, Hanafy M2)], printed and ink annotations relating to approval dates in top margins, the first otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second extremely fine, rare (2) £200-250 |
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| 431 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 50 piastres (2), the first 1957, serial number 654321, the second no date, no serial numbers, different signatures, brown on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, reverse the building of Trajan at the Temple of Philae, one punch hole [Pick 29p, Hanafy M4s], printed and ink annotations relating to approval dates in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £200-300 |
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| 432 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, a group of notes comprising 50 piastres (2), 1952, 1960, serial numbers 333538 and 945940, £10 (2), 1958, 1960, serial numbers 018182 and 036483, £5, 1961, serial number 067399 (Pick 29a, 29c, 32, 38), all uncirculated, a bright and crisp group, very pleasing £180-230 |
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| 433 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 1 pound, ND (c1952), serial number 876543, no signature, brown and purple on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, reverse brown, the Temple of Philae, overprinted SPECIMEN in black on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 30ct, Hanafy M7s), good extremely fine to about uncirculated, rare £350-450 |
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| 434 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 1 pound (2), the first 1954, serial number 123456, the second 1960, serial number 654321, different signatures, blue, lilac and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, reverse the Temple of Philae, one punch hole [Pick 30p (2)], printed and ink annotations relating to approval dates in top margins, the first otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second extremely fine, rare (2) £200-300 |
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| 435 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, three 1 pound notes, 1960, serial numbers 515040, 515039, 515038, a very pleasing group, blue on multicolour underprint, Tutankhamen at left, reverse, ruins, consecutive serial numbers (Pick 30), uncirculated (3) £120-160 |
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| 436 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, three 1 pound notes, 1957, serial numbers 901083, 901084, 901085 a beautiful group, blue on multicolour underprint, Tutankhamen at left, reverse, ruins, consecutive serial numbers (Pick 30), crisp, fresh and about uncirculated (3) £100-120 |
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| 437 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £1, 1960, serial number 446681, £10, 1958, serial number 025818, blue on multicolour, Tutankhamen at right, reverse, blue, ruins at centre, red on multicolour, ruins with sphinx at either side of entrance at centre, an attractive pair of notes (Pick 30, 32), about uncirculated to uncirculated £100-120 |
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| 438 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 5 pounds, ND (1952-60), zero serial numbers, no signature, purple and green on orange underprint, Tutankhamen at upper right, the Mosque of Mohammad Ali at left, reverse brown, the god Nilos and his thirteen sons, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 31ct, Hanafy M5ct), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £400-500 |
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| 439 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 5 pounds, ND (1952-60), serial number 876543, no signature, purple and green on orange underprint, Tutankhamen at upper right, the Mosque of Mohammad Ali at left, reverse brown, the god Nilos and his thirteen sons, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 31ct), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £350-450 |
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| 440 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 5 pounds (2), the first 1957, serial number 876543 and 210987, the second 1960, serial number 654321, different signatures, blue-green on orange underprint, Tutankhamen at upper right, the Mosque of Mohammad Ali at left, reverse deep olive-green, the god Nilos and his thirteen sons, one punch hole [Pick 31p (2)], printed and or ink annotations relating to approval dates in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £250-350 |
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| 441 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £5, 1951, serial number AB/59 079473, grey green on multicolour, portrait King Farouk at right, mosque at left, reverse allegorical figures, also £5 (2), 1959, dark green, grey blue and pink, Tutankhamen facing at right, mosque at left, reverse spectacular allegorical figures (Pick 25b, 31), central folds, fine to very fine (3) £80-100 |
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| 442 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial proof 10 pounds, ND (1952-60), serial number 876543, black and yellow-ochre on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, reverse the ruins of Karnak, sphinx at left and right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 32pct, Hanafy M5ct), ink dates and annotations relating to approval in top and bottom margins on obverse and bottom margin on reverse, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £400-600 |
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| 443 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £50, 1952, green and multicolour, Tutankhamen at right, reverse green, city scene (Pick 33, Hanafy M4), graffiti centre left, centre fold, very fine £50-80 |
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| 444 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 100 pounds, ND (1952), serial number 876543, no signature, black and blue on pink and multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, reverse olive-green on pink underprint, tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 34ct, Hanafy M5ct), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £1,500-2,000 |
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| 445 | |||
| National Bank of Egypt, £100, 1952, purple and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right (Pick 34), almost very fine £350-450 |
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| 446 | |||
National Bank of Egypt, £100, 1952, serial number 078482, violet, green and multicolour, Tutankhamen facing at right, minaret at left, reverse purple, mosque at centre (Pick 34), extremely fine to about uncirculated, a beautiful example £450-500Central Bank |
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| 447 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 50 piastres, ND (c1961), zero serial numbers, no signature, red on multicoloured underprint, arms of the United Arab Republic at right, value in Arabic numerals in each corner, reverse value in western numerals set in ornate guilloches at centre and at upper left and right, overprinted SPECIMEN in black on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 36ct), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £250-350 |
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| 448 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 1 pound, ND (c1961), zero serial numbers, no signature, purple and blue on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, minarets at left and right, reverse purple, value set in guilloche and ornate geometric pattern, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 37ct), uncirculated, very scarce £300-400 |
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| 449 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, specimen proof 1 pound, 1961, blue-green and lilac, specimen proof 5 pounds, 1961, green and brown, specimen proof 10 pounds (2), 1961, dark green and brown, all serial number 876543 at right and serial number 654321 at left, all Tutankhamen at right, reverse value in ornate guilloches, one punch hole [Pick 37p, 38p, 40p (2)], printed and or ink annotations relating to approval dates in top margins, one copy of £10 about uncirculated, the remainder good very fine, fascinating and, rare (4) £400-600 |
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| 450 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 5 pounds, ND (c1961), zero serial numbers, no signature, blue and green on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, value in Arabic numerals in each corner, reverse blue, value set in guilloche and ornate geometric pattern, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 39ct), choice good very fine, very scarce £80-100 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 1 of 3) Lots 1-955 | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 15th 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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