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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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| Page: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | ||
| Auction Lots - Page 10 | |||
| 451 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds, 1964, serial number run TH/222 000001 to TH/222 1000000, signature Zendo, lilac and brown on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, value in Arabic numerals in each corner, reverse purple, value set in guilloche and ornate geometric pattern, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 40s), ink date '8. 2. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated £140-180 |
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| 452 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, 10 pounds (10), 1960, serial numbers 036226, 036227, 036228, 036229 036230, 036231, 036232, 036233, 036234, 036235, a particularly lovely and colourful group, Tutankhamen's mask at right, reverse denomination in figures and text, consecutive serial numbers unusual for a group of this size (Pick 41), uncirculated (10) £250-300 |
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| 453 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 10 pounds, ND (c1961), zero serial numbers, no signature, purple and green on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, value in Arabic numerals, reverse green and orange, value set in guilloche and ornate geometric pattern, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 41ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated £350-450 |
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| 454 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, group of £5 notes (6), 1977, serial numbers 0506190, 0506191, 0506192, 0506193, 0506194, 0506195, black on blue and multicolour, Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo at centre right, signature 15, reverse, ruins at left and frieze at right, consecutive serial numbers (Pick 45), a crisp fresh group, all uncirculated (6) £120-150 |
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| 455 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, £5 (2), 1976, 1978, serial numbers 0512246, 1031402, also, specimen £1, zero serial number, signature 15, brown and multicoloured, Sultan Qait Bey Mosque at centre left, reverse Abu Simbel statues, overprinted SPECIMEN in Arabic in red on obverse and in English on reverse, two punch holes (Pick 45c, 50s), all uncirculated £200-300 |
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| 456 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, £10 (4), 1969, 1976, 1978 (2), serial numbers 0073877, 0668078, 1208138 and 0970526, red-brown and red on multicolour, Sultan Hassan Mosque at Cairo at centre left, reverse pharaoh and pyramids, watermark Egyptian scribe (Pick 46), crisp, fresh, uncirculated, a very pleasant group £120-150 |
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| 457 | |||
| Central Bank of Egypt, specimen 1 pound, 1978-81, zero serial numbers, signature 15, brown and multicoloured, Sultan Qait Bey Mosque at centre left, reverse Abu Simbel statues, overprinted SPECIMEN in Arabic in red on obverse and in English on reverse, two punch holes (Pick 50s), about uncirculated to uncirculated £120-160 |
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| 458 | |||
Central Bank of Egypt, 25 piastres (100), 1990 issue, purple on mauve and multicolour underprint, Sayida Aisha Mosque at centre (Pick 57b), uncirculated (100) £300-400Government Currency Notes |
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| 459 | |||
| Egyptian Government Currency note, trial 5 piastres, 27 May 1917, serial number 800161, lilac and pale green, Youssef Wahba signature, reverse green, ruins of the Temple of Isis (Pick 158, Hanafy p.116), this type never issued, good extremely fine and scarce £1,200-1,400 |
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| 460 | |||
| Egyptian Government Currency note, specimen 10 piastres (2), 27 May 1917, no serial numbers, green on tan and light green underprint, value in western numerals at upper left and in Arabic numerals at lower right, reverse blue, the Colossi of Memnon, the first perforated CANCELLED, the second overprinted SPECIMEN in purple in lower right margin with one punch hole [Pick 160bs (2)], the first uncirculated, the second glue stain at left, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce (2) £400-500 |
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| 461 | |||
| Egyptian Government Currency note, 10 piastres, 27 May 1917, no serial number, green and pale pink, reverse blue and pale pink, Colossi of Memnon at centre, perforated CANCELLED centre (Pick 160), several creases, extremely fine to about uncirculated £300-350 |
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| 462 | |||
| Egyptian Government Currency note, 10 piastres, 1916, prefix A/2, green, reverse blue, the Colossi of Memnon at centre (Pick 160a), good fine and rare £1,200-1,400 |
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| 463 | |||
| Egyptian Government Currency note, printer's archival specimen 5 piastres (2), 1 June 1918, serial number runs H/1 00000 to H/1 1000000 and H/100 00000 to H/100 1000000, lilac-brown on green underprint, camel train at lower centre, reverse blue, Sphinx at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 162s (2)], ink date '24. 6. 20' and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £350-450 |
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| 464 | |||
| Egypt, a small group including, Government Currency Notes, 5 and 10 piastres, ND (1940 issue), signature title 'Minister of Finance and Economy', also 10 piastre, ND (1940), signature title, 'Minister of Finance', also National Bank of Egypt, £1, 1948, and Banque du France, 5 francs, 1931 (Pick 165b, 168a, 168b), first good very fine, second extremely fine, others very fine (5) £120-160 |
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| 465 | |||
| Egyptian Government Currency note, 10 piastres (2), ND, serial numbers H/4 125422, J/5 755658, blue and green, portrait King Farouk at right, reverse green on pink underprint, (Pick 168), first, graffiti at top, central fold otherwise very fine to about extremely fine, second, central folds, small rust spots, good to very good £50-80 |
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| 466 | |||
| Egypt Government Currency note, 10 piastres (5), ND (1940 issue), serial numbers W/9 074521-25, blue on pale green underprint, King Farouk at right, value at each corner, signature title 'Minister of Finance and Economy' on reverse (Pick 168b), fresh and original, about uncirculated and the rarer type (5) £250-350 |
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| 467 | |||
Egypt Government Currency note, 10 piastres (5), ND (1940 issue), serial numbers W/9 074529-33, blue on pale green underprint, King Farouk at right, value at each corner, signature title 'Minister of Finance and Economy' on reverse (Pick 168b), fresh and original, about uncirculated and the rarer type (5) £250-350EL SALVADOR |
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| 468 | |||
| Dueda Publica Del Salvador, printers archival specimen 1 peso, 18- (c.1889), serial range 27001-42000, black and red, Mercury at left, arms at top centre, counterfoil at left, perforated SPECIMEN B.W&Co LONDON (Pick 35 for bank, denomination unlisted), about uncirculated, rare £200-300 |
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| 469 | |||
| Dueda Publica Del Salvador, printers archival specimen 5 pesos, 18- (c.1889), serial range 22001-42000, black and red, Mercury at left, arms at top centre, counterfoil at left, perforated SPECIMEN B.W&Co LONDON (Pick 35 for bank, denomination unlisted), about uncirculated, rare £200-300 |
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| 470 | |||
Dueda Publica Del Salvador, printers archival specimen 25 pesos, 18- (c.1889), serial range 10001-22000, black and orange, Mercury at left, arms at top centre, counterfoil at left, perforated SPECIMEN B.W&Co LONDON (Pick 35s), about uncirculated, rare £200-300EQUATORIAL AFRICAN STATES |
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| 471 | |||
| Banque Centrale des Etats de L'Afrique Equatoriale, Equatorial African States, specimen 10,000 francs, ND (1968), zero serial numbers, multicoloured, President Jean-Bedel Bokassa at right, the Rock Hotel and the Bangui river at left at right, signatures of Panouillot and Gautier low left, reverse carvings at left and right, man ploughing with tractor at centre (Pick 7, EAE B5a), in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, EPQ. The only issue of 10000 francs issued by the Banque Centrale, an iconic African note, most attractive and very rare £2,500-2,800 |
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| 472 | |||
Banque Centrale des Etats de L'Afrique Equatoriale, Equatorial African States, 10,000 francs, ND (1968), serial number C.1 17217, multicoloured, President Jean-Bedel Bokassa at right, the Rock Hotel and the Bangui river at left at right, signatures of Panouillot and Gautier low left, reverse carvings at left and right, man ploughing with tractor at centre (Pick 7, EAE B5a), the only issue of 10000 francs issued by the Banque Centrale, an original good very fine, the paper retaining original fabric and a very rare note especially in this grade £2,000-2,200EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
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| 473 | |||
| Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial, 5000 francs/5000 francos, 1 January 1985, prefix M.001, yellow, brown and multicoloured, maiden with basket of reeds at right, tribal mask at left (Pick 22a, BEAC B3a), uncirculated and attractive, scarce £140-180 |
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| 474 | |||
Banco Popular, Equatorial Guinea, a set of specimens of the 7 July 1975 Issue, all President Masie Nguema Biyogo at right, comprising 25 ekuele, serial number E/1 000000, purple and multicoloured, reverse bridge; 50 ekuele, serial number D/1 000000, brown and multicoloured, reverse logging; 100 ekuele, serial number C/1 000000, green and multicoloured, reverse bridge and boats; 500 ekuele, serial number B/1 000000, blue and multicoloured, reverse National Palace; and 1000 ekuele, serial number A/1 000000, red and multicoloured, reverse bank building, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s), mounting traces, the 500 ekuele otherwise good extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce in this format (5) £80-120ESTONIA |
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| 475 | |||
| Baltic States, Estonia, group of 8 notes compirising 3 marka (2), 1919, olive green, 5 marka (2), grey blue, 10 marka (3), dark blue on brown, 25 marka, dark purple on light brown (Pick 44a, 45ab, 46acd, 47a), mixed grades from good fine to extremely fine, all scarce (8) £220-250 |
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| 476 | |||
| Republic Treasury, 5, 50 marka, 1919, serial numbers 00001333 and 00359370, grey blue on tan and brown on grey and olive, also 3, 25 marka, 1919, 25 marka, 1922, serial numbers 01755264, 0158335 and 02993191 (Pick 45b, 55a, 44a, 47a, 54a), good about extremely fine (2), others, good, fine, very fine respectively £120-160 |
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| 477 | |||
| Republic Treasury, 25 marka exchange notes (3), 1922, serial numbers 4071478 (orange), 4323543 (red) and 4411690 (brown), light brown on olive and violet (Pick 54a), good very fine to extremely fine £150-180 |
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| 478 | |||
| Republic Treasury, 25 marka exchange notes, 1922, serial numbers 3317796 and A3765357, brown on olive and violet (Pick 54a, c) about extremely fine, good extremely fine and good extremely fine (3) £120-150 |
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| 479 | |||
Republic Treasury, 50, 100 marka, 1919 and 1921, serial numbers 00220984 and No 1346171, olive, brown (Pick 55a, 56a), good fine to about very fine £100-120ETHIOPIA |
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| 480 | |||
| Bank of Ethiopia, obverse and reverse uniface specimen colour trial 2 thalers, 1 June 1933, brown-purple on orange, green and lilac underprint, conjugate busts of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw at centre, value in each corner, reverse brown-purple, value in guilloches at top and bottom, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 6ct), the obverse about uncirculated, the reverse good extremely fine, fresh, attractive and rare (2) £250-350 |
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| 481 | |||
| Bank of Ethiopia, obverse and reverse uniface proof 5 thalers, ND (c1932), violet and white, Greater Kudu head at lower centre, bank building at left, lion at right, reverse blue-grey, value at centre, guilloches at left, palm fronds in each corner (Pick 7p), mount marks, ink annotations, the obverse missing top left corner, two nicks and tear in reverse, otherwise good very fine and rare (2) £150-250 |
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| 482 | |||
| Bank of Ethiopia, 10 thalers, 31 May 1935, serial number B/3 20061, dark purple on yellow and green underprint, leopard at centre, lion at left, building at right (Pick 8), very fine, very scarce £400-500 |
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| 483 | |||
| Bank of Ethiopia, obverse uniface proof 50 thalers, ND (c1932), blue-green and white, lion at lower centre, bank building at upper left, lion at upper right (Pick 9p), mount marks, ink annotations, tears in margins, otherwise extremely fine and rare £100-150 |
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| 484 | |||
| Bank of Ethiopia, specimen 100 thalers, 1 May 1932, serial number D/1 00000, blue and pale pink, building at left, elephant at right, arms top left centre, reverse purple (Pick 10s), ink date '20.2.32' in top margin, red CANCELLED at left and right, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine, attractive and rare £500-700 |
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| 485 | |||
| Bank of Ethiopia, 100 thalers, 1 May 1932, serial number D/1 03218, turquoise on multicolour underprint, elephant at right, lion at top centre, building at left (Pick 10), good fine, rare £500-700 |
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| 486 | |||
| State Bank of Ethiopia, a set of colour trials of the ND (1961) Issue comprising $1, deep brown, $5, blue, $10, purple, $20, olive, $50, brown, $100, deep green and $500, red, all zero number serial numbers, all Emperor Haile Selassie at right, reverse arms of the Lion of Judah, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red or black on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 18ct, 19ct, 20ct, 21ct, 22ct, 23ct, 24ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated and a lovely set, very rare (7) £700-900 |
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| 487 | |||
| State Bank of Ethiopia, a group of specimens of the ND (1961) Issue comprising $1, green, $5, orange, $10, red (2), one zero serials, the other no serials, $20, brown (2), $50, blue (2), one zero serials, the other no serials, $500, deep green, all Emperor Haile Selassie at right, reverse arms of the Lion of Judah, four copies overprinted SPECIMEN in red, one punch hole, the remainder colour proofs without overprint, [Pick 18s, 19s, 20s, 20p, 21p (2), 22s, 22p, 24p], ink date '27/2/58' and annotations on all copies, the first about extremely fine, the remainder good extremely fine or about uncirculated and a rare group (9) £350-450 |
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| 488 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse composite essay on card for a 5 dollars, ND (c1966), serial number B/1 000000, deep orange on sage green underprint, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, Bole Airport, Addis Ababa at centre left (Pick 26 for type), about uncirculated, attractive alternative colouring to issued note, unique £200-300 |
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| 489 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, 5 dollars, ND (1966), prefix D, brown and multicoloured; 10 dollars (2), ND (1966), prefixes AH and G, deep red and multicoloured, all Emperor Haile Selassie at right, reverse [Pick 26a, 27a (2)], the second note good extremely fine, the reminder uncirculated (3) £50-70 |
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| 490 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 50 dollars, ND (c1966), serial number B/1 000000, deep blue on multicoloured underprint, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, Koka High Dam at left, reverse arms of the Lion of Judah (Pick 28 for type), about uncirculated, attractive and rare, unique (2) £350-450 |
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| 491 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, specimen 50 dollars (2), ND (1966), the first serial number A000000, specimen No 1, the second serial number B000000, specimen No 001, both blue on multicoloured underprint, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, Koka High Dam at left; also specimen 100 dollars (2), ND (1966), both serial number A000000, one specimen No 1 and one specimen No 001, both purple and green on multicoloured underprint, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, rock church at left, all reverse arms of the Lion of Judah, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two specimen De La Rue ovals on obverse and reverse [Pick 28s (2), 29s (2)], mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated (4) £150-200 |
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| 492 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse artwork and reverse composite essay on card for a 1 dollar, ND (c1966), serial number A/1 000000, green on pink and multicoloured, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, Fasilides' Castle at Gondar at left centre, reverse green, arms of the Lion of the tribe of Judah at centre, value in guilloches at left and right (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive artwork, unique (2) £350-450 |
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| 493 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse artwork and reverse composite essay on card for a 10 dollars, ND (c1966), serial number 000000, carmine red, blue and green, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, Bole Airport, Addis Ababa at centre, reverse carmine, arms of the Lion of the tribe of Judah at centre, value in guilloches at left and right (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive artwork, unique (2) £400-500 |
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| 494 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse artwork on card for a 10 dollars, ND (c1966), serial number A/1 000000, carmine red, blue and orange, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, vignette of Bole Airport, Addis Ababa in an oval at centre (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive artwork, unique £250-350 |
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| 495 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 50 dollars, ND (c1966), serial number 000000, indigo and multicoloured on pink underprint, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, vignette of electricity generation in oval at left, reverse indigo and pale blue, arms of the Lion of the tribe of Judah at centre, value in guilloches at left and right (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, most attractive, unique (2) £500-700 |
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| 496 | |||
| National Bank of Ethiopia, obverse artwork on card for a 100 dollars, ND (c1966), serial number A/1 000000, purple, brown and blue, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, ship in Massawa Harbour at centre left (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive artwork, unique £300-400 |
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| 497 | |||
Imperial Ethiopian Government, obverse composite essay on board for an Eth.$100, ND (c1930), serial number A/1 000000, green and cream, arms of the Lion of Judah in guilloche at centre, alcohol tax at left and right, ornate engraved borders, ink numerals in lower margin, otherwise about uncirculated, unique £80-120EUROPEAN UNION |
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| 498 | |||
European Union, 500 euros, 2002 Duisenberg issue, prefix T for Ireland, purple and multicolour, modern architecture at right, stars at centre, reverse bridges (Pick 7t), uncirculated, the T prefix very rare £2,000-2,500FALKLAND ISLANDS |
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| 499 | |||
| Government of the Falkland Islands, 10 shillings, 1 February 1921, serial number C 00111, signature William Paulin Martin and William Austin Thompson, brown on grey underprint, portrait of King George V at right, value at left, reverse ornate geometric pattern (Pick 1a), pressed, otherwise good fine with good body and a very low serial number, extremely rare and desirable £1,600-2,200 |
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| 500 | |||
| Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 1 January 1982, serial number F 50246, green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right (Pick 8d, GFI B13d), uncirculated £100-150 |
| 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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