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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 15 | |||
| 701 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, proof 500 rials, type of 1934, no serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, Shah Reza at left in military cap at left, Mount Damavand in panel at right centre, value at each corner, reverse blue and white, arms at centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 29), uncirculated and a very rare ABNC engraving £1,500-1,800 |
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| 702 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, specimen/trial 20 rials, AH1316 (1937), serial number A/1 000000, orange, lilac and pale blue, Shah Reza facing at right, ruins low centre, column at left and right, reverse orange, a series of bridges across a valley at centre, French text (Pick 34 for type), uncirculated, a splendid example, rare £600-650 |
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| 703 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran colour trial 100 rials, AH 1316 (1937), zero serial numbers, red and pale blue and multicoloured, Shah Reza in military uniform at right, Mount Damavand low centre, reverse red and pale green, fortress at centre, arms in square frame at left, text in French (Pick 35Bct), perforated SPECIMEN, pencil letter top right, uncirculated and extremely rare, a lovely note £2,500-3,500 |
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| 704 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, specimen 100 rials, ND (1944), red serial number 000001-1000000, violet and multicoloured, Shah Pahlavi at right, value at each corner, reverse violet, the bridge at Dezful at centre (Pick 44s), ink date '31.3.44' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare £500-700 |
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| 705 | |||
Bank Melli Iran, specimen 1000 rials, ND (1944), red serial number 30001-75000, green and multicoloured, Shah Pahlavi at right, value at each corner, reverse green, Mount Damavand at centre (Pick 46s), ink date '23.3.44' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare £800-1,200Bank Markazi |
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| 706 | |||
| Bank Markazi Iran, 500 rials, ND (1965), black on pink and purple underprint, type VI portrait of Shah Pahlavi in armed forces uniform at centre, obverse winged horses (PIck 74), some slight creasing, extremely fine to about uncirculated £100-120 |
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| 707 | |||
| Bank Markazi Iran, 1000 rials, brown on red and blue underprint, type VI portrait of Shah Pahlave in air force uniform at centre, reverse tomb of Hafez in Shiraz (Pick 75), a lovely crisp example, about uncirculated to uncirculated £100-130 |
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| 708 | |||
| Bank Markazi Iran, specimen 100 rials, purple, signature 15, specimen 200 rials (3), blue, signature 16, 17, all Shah Pahlavi at right (Pick 102as, 105bs, cs), red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and scarce (4) £100-150 |
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| 709 | |||
| Bank Markazi Iran, a group of notes of various denominations, all with portrait of Shah Pahlavi at right, each bearing a postage stamp top left corner and with handstamp indicating the decline of the Pahlavi government, an unusual collection, mixed grades from very good to about uncirculated £100-150 |
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| 710 | |||
| Bank Melli Iran, also Bank Markazi Iran, a large group of notes of various dates and denominations, all depicting Shah Pahlavi at right, largely about uncirculated to uncirculated, a colourful group and a great addition to any collection £200-300 |
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| 711 | |||
| Bank Markazi Iran, 200 rials, ND (1981), red zero serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, the Iman Reza Mosque at right, circular Republican handstamp at left of lion and sun, reverse blue and multicoloured, the Victory Monument 'Banaye Azadi' at left (Pick 127As), red oval De La Rue stamp and red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and a very rare type £800-1,200 |
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| 712 | |||
| Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a selection of notes of various denominations and dates (31), a bright and colourful group about uncirculated to uncirculated £250-300 |
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| 713 | |||
Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a presentation album in tan leather with embossed title, the notes in cloth frames within album, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 and 20000 rials, signature 28, 31, 28, 27, 33, 28, 28 , 31 respectively, note with detailed descrptions in pocket at end of album, a wonderful item (Pick 140-147), uncirculated and an attractive presentation, unusual and very rare (8) £200-250IRAQ |
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| 714 | |||
| Government of Iraq, a die proof vignette of H.M. King Faisal I, black and white, a strong Bradbury Wilkinson engraving, this portrait used on the currency issue, very rare £250-350 |
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| 715 | |||
| Government of Iraq, a die proof uniface partial obverse for a 1/2 dinar, law of 1931 (1941, issued in 1942), brown and white, King Faisal II as a child at right, value at each corner, no signatures (Pick 17pr, GOI B19pr), printers annotations and date 'Nov 1941' in top margin, good extremely fine and extremely rare £2,000-2,500 |
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| 716 | |||
| Government of Iraq, a die proof uniface partial obverse for a 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1941, issued in 1942), blue and white, King Faisal II as a child at right, value at each corner, no signatures (Pick 18pr, GOI B20pr), printers annotations and date 'Nov 1941' in top margin, good extremely fine and extremely rare £2,500-3,000 |
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| 717 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931, prefix J, green, Kennet and Ata Amin signatures, 1 dinar, law of 1931, prefix C/1, blue, Kennet and Daoud al Haidari signatures, both King Faisal II at a child at right (PIck 16a, 18a, GOI B18a, B20b), pressed, good fine (2) £400-450 |
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| 718 | |||
| Government of Iraq, die proof vignettes (3) of H.M. King Faisal II, black and white as used on the National Bank of Iraq, second and third issues and on the Central Bank of Iraq first issue, strong Bradbury Wilkinson engravings, these portraits used on the currency issues, very rare (3) £300-400 |
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| 719 | |||
| Government of Iraq, a die proof uniface partial obverse for a 1/2 dinar, law of 1931 (1934, issued in 1935), brown and white, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, Amery and al-Askari signatures, also a uniface partial reverse in brown and white, brown and white, bank title and value, also three background colour die proofs (Pick 8pr, GOI B8pr), printers annotations and date 'Ap 26th 34' in margins, good extremely fine and extremely rare (5) £3,000-3,500 |
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| 720 | |||
| Government of Iraq, a die proof uniface partial obverse for a 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1937, issued in 1935), blue and white, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, no signatures, also a uniface partial reverse in blue and white, bank title and value (Pick 9pr, GOI B9pr), printers annotations and date 'Ap 14th 37' in margins, good extremely fine and extremely rare (5) £3,000-3,500 |
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| 721 | |||
| National Bank of Iraq, 1 dinar (2), law of 1947, pale blue, also 5 dinars, law of 1947, red, also 10 dinars, law of 1947, violet and multicoloured, all Abdul Ilah Hafudh signatures, all King Faisal II at right (Pick 29, 40, 41, NBI B3a, B14b, B15b), pressed, VG, about fine, very fine and very fine respectively (4) £600-650 |
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| 722 | |||
| National Bank of Iraq, 10 dinars (2), law of 1947, violet and multicoloured, Abdul Ilah Hafudh signatures, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right (Pick 41 NBI B15b), pressed, very fine (2) £500-550 |
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| 723 | |||
| Republic, Central Bank of Iraq, a set of the ND (1959) issue comprising 1/4 dinar, green, 1/2 dinar, brown, 1 dinar, blue, 5 dinars, purple-red and 10 dinars, purple, all arms of the Republic at right and without security thread except the 5 dinars, all al Zawahi signature except the 5 dinar, Saleh Kubba signature (Pick 51a, 52a, 53a, 54b, 55, CBI B8a, 9a, 10a, 11c), the 1/2 dinar good very fine, balance about uncirculated to uncirculated (5) £150-200 |
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| 724 | |||
| Central Bank of Iraq, a partial set of the ND (1973) issue comprising 1/4 dinar, blue-grey, 1/2 dinar, brown-purple, 1 dinar, blue, 5 dinars, purple, 10 dinars, purple, all al-Kaissi signature except the the 5 dinar Abdul Zalzalah (Pick 61-65, CBI B18b, 19b, 20b, 21a, 22a), uncirculated (5) £60-80 |
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| 725 | |||
| Central Bank of Iraq, 1/4 , 1/2 , 1, 5 and 10 dinars, 1979-1984, (Pick 67-71, CBI B24a, 25b, 26c, 27c, 28c), uncirculated (5) £20-40 |
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| 726 | |||
| Central Bank of Iraq, 100 dinars (5), 1991, consecutive serial numbers, blue green on lilac underprint, Saddam Hussein at right, reverse Victory Arch Monument (Pick 76), about uncirculated to unrcirculated £150-200 |
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| 727 | |||
| Central Bank of Iraq, a group of colour trials comprising 5 dinars (2), the first dark brown on multicolour, the other dark pink on multicolour, 10000 dinars (3), light brown on multicolour, one a slightly different size to the other two, an interesting group (Pick 79, 89), uncirculated, rare £180-220 |
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| 728 | |||
Central Bank of Iraq, 250 dinars error note (2), mauve, turquoise and pale pink, one with serial number at right, the other at left, reverse has been overprinted, very unusual (Pick 88), uncirculated, scarce £150-200The Ali Mehilba Collection of IraqGovernment of IraqKing Faisal I |
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| 729 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial numbers A 309045, green and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, value at each corner, Hilton Young and Hornsby signatures low centre, reverse green and white, value in field (Pick 1a), pressed; small tape repairs around edges, ICG 25*, fine to very fine, scarce £700-800 |
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| 730 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/2 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial numbers A 291989, brown and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, value at each corner, Hilton Young and Hornsby signatures low centre, reverse brown and white, value in field (Pick 2a), ICG 50, extremely fine to almost uncirculated, thus rare in this condition, atttractive £800-1,000 |
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| 731 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/2 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial numbers A 730287, brown and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, value at each corner, Goschen, Afnan and Amery signatures low centre, reverse brown and white, value in field (Pick 2a, GOI B2b), ICG 10, very good, scarce £700-800 |
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| 732 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial numbers A 157560, blue and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, value at each corner, Hilton Young, al Askari and Hornsby signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, value in field (Pick 3a, GOI B3a), tiny spot in watermark area, ICG 60*, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare in this grade £1,800-2,000 |
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| 733 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1 dinar, 1 August 1932, serial number B 823090, blue and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, value at each corner, Amery, Goschen and Afnan signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, value in field (Pick 3b, GOI B3b), two tiny pinholes, ICG 20*, fine, scarce £900-1,000 |
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| 734 | |||
| Government of Iraq, specimen 5 dinars, law of 1 July 1931, no serial numbers, orange-brown and violet, King Faisal I at right, al Askari, Hilton Young and Hornsby signatures low right, reverse violet and white, value at left (Pick 4s, GOI B1a), two strips of paper glued on reverse; minor stains, ICG 60*, about uncirculated to uncirculated, red BRADBURY WILKINSON seal at centre, rare £5,500-6,500 |
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| 735 | |||
Government of Iraq, 5 dinars, 1 July 1931, serial numbers A 185454, purple-pink and multicoloured, King Faisal I at right, value at each corner, Hilton Young, al Askari and Hornsby signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, value in field (Pick 4a, GOI B4a), pressed; small repairs at edge folds, central crease, ICG 30*, very fine, rare in this grade £7,000-8,000<@Heading 10pt U&L>King Ghazi |
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| 736 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931, serial numbers D 936344, green and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, Amery and al Chidirchi signatures low centre, reverse green and white, value in field (Pick 7, GOI B7d), pressed, ICG 20*, fine, scarce £200-300 |
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| 737 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931, serial numbers G 155494, green and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, Kennet and Ata amin signatures low centre, value at each corner, reverse green and white, value in field (Pick 7a, GOI B7e), small spot on reverse, ICG 45*, extremely fine, rare in this grade £400-500 |
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| 738 | |||
| Government of Iraq, specimen 1/2 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial number B 400001-B900000, brown and lilac and pink, King Ghazi at right, al Askari and Hornsby signatures, reverse brown and white, value at left (Pick 8s, GOI B2a), ink date '14.5.36' in top margin, ICG 55*, almost uncirculated and rare £2,400-2,800 |
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| 739 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/2 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), serial numbers C 563366, brown and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, Amery and al Chadirchi signatures low centre, reverse brown and white, value in field (Pick 8a, GOI B8c), minor stains on top edge, ICG 60*, about uncirculated to uncirculated, fresh and original, rare in this grade £800-900 |
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| 740 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), serial numbers D 236573, blue and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, Amery and al Ayubi signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, value in field (Pick 9a, GOI B9c), small tears at folds, ICG 20*, fine £220-280 |
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| 741 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), serial numbers G 915324, blue and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, Kennet and Ata Amin signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, value in field (Pick 9a, GOI B9b), minor staining at top right corner, ICG 48*, a fresh extremely fine thus quite rare, attractive £500-600 |
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| 742 | |||
| Government of Iraq, colour trial 5 dinars, law of 1931 (1940), no serial numbers, purple and pale orange-brown, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, signatures of Amery and Raouf al Chadirchi low centre, reverse purple and white, value at left (Pick 10ct, GOI B10t), perforated, red circular Bradbury Wilkinson seal low right, uncirculated and very rare, attractive £3,500-4,500 |
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| 743 | |||
| Government of Iraq, specimen 10 dinars, law of 1931 (1938), serial number A 000000, violet and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, al Chiderchi and Amery signatures low centre, reverse violet and white, value in field (Pick 11s, GOI B11as), red Arabic CANCELLED overprint at centre on obverse and reverse, ICG 63, uncirculated and very rare ink date '14.5.36' in top margin, uncirculated and rare £6,000-6,500 |
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| 744 | |||
Government of Iraq, 100 dinars, law of 1931 (1935), serial numbers A 006068, blue and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, Amery and al Ayubi signatures low centre, reverse blue and white, value in field (Pick 12a, GOI B12a), graffiti on reverse, minor tears and two pinholes, ICG 30*, very fine and extremely rare £7,500-8,500King Faisal II |
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| 745 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1941), serial number E/1 074051, green and lilac, King Faisal II as a child at right, Swan and Kamal signatures, reverse green, value in field (Pick 13, GOI B14), the very rare India printing at the Nasik Security Printing Press, ICG 45, a pleasing extremely fine £2,500-2,800 |
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| 746 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1942), serial number E/5 010929, green and lilac, King Faisal II as a child at right, Swan and Kamal signatures, reverse green, value in field (Pick 15, GOI B16a), a few pinholes on top left corner, ICG 40*, the very rare India printing, an original very fine to extremely fine, and rare in this condition, attractive £800-1,200 |
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| 747 | |||
| Government of Iraq, specimen 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), no serial numbers, green and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right, value at each corner, Kennet and al Wadi signatures low centre, reverse green and white, value in field (Pick 16s, GOI B18cs), strip of paper glued at left, ICG 60*, about uncirculated to uncirculated, red Arabic CANCELLED overprint at centre on obverse and CANCELLED in English on reverse, perforated CANCELLED, rare £1,100-1,300 |
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| 748 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), serial numbers H 447506, green and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right, value at each corner, Kennet and Ata Amin signatures low centre, reverse green and white, value in field (Pick 16a, GOI B18a), ICG 50, fresh and original, extremely fine to about uncirculated and rare in this grade, a lovely note £350-450 |
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| 749 | |||
| Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), serial numbers S 117485, green and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right, value at each corner, Kennet and al Wadi signatures low centre, reverse green and white, value in field (Pick 16, GOI B18c), pressed, ICG 48*, extra fine and rare, a charming example £350-450 |
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| 750 | |||
| Government of Iraq, specimen 1/2 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), no serial numbers, brown and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right, value at each corner, Kennet and al Wadi signatures low centre, reverse brown and white, value in field (Pick 17s, GOI B19bs), paper strip glued at left, ICG 63*, red Arabic CANCELLED overprint at centre on obverse and CANCELLED in English on reverse, perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare £1,200-1,600 |
| 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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