Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 1 of 2)
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 July 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Monday 14 July 2014, 10am - 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 13
602
East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, ND (1958), serial number M2 29312, red-purple and pale pink, Elizabeth II top left, value top right and low left and right, four printed signatures low right, reverse red-pink and pale blue-green, value at centre (Pick 40), a lovely fresh example, good extremely fine and rare ink date in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, mounting traces, almost uncirculated and rare £400-500
603
East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, ND (1961), serial number F/4 36502, top left signature E. B. David, red on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at upper left, value in each corner, reverse flowers, cereals and palm trees in ornate geometric patterns (Pick 44a), very fine £80-120
604
East African Currency Board, specimen 100 shillings, ND (1964), serial number A000000, burgundy on multicolour underprint, boat at centre, reverse various types of flora, hole punched "SPECIMEN" top centre (Pick 48), slight fold top left corner, otherwise uncirculated, a superb example £200-300

EAST CARIBBEAN STATES

605
British Caribbean Territories, Eastern Group, $1, 2 January 1958, red and multicoloured, Queen Elizabeth II at right, map on scroll at left, reverse coats of arms of the islands (Pick 7c), pressed, slight foxing in top margin, otherwise extremely fine £20-30
606
East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $100, ND (1968), serial number A1 000000, black, red and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, map of the islands at left, signature 5, Theophilus, Smith and two unknown signatures (Pick 16cs, ECCA B5s), ink annotation in top margin, mounting traces, perforated SPECIMEN, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £350-450

ECUADOR

607
Banco Central del Ecuador, a specimen set of the 1975-80 issue, comprising 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 sucres, all with red SPECIMEN overprints and two cancellation holes, also several later issued notes (7) (Pick 108s-112s), specimens with a couple of small stains, pencil annotations on reverse, about uncirculated or better, all issued notes uncirculated (12) £120-160

EGYPT

608
Egyptian Government currency note, a printers obverse archival photograph for a 5 piastres, ND (ca 1919), zero serial numbers, head of a camel top centre, value in field at centre and at left and right (Pick not listed), a most interesting item and never adopted, date on reverse '10/12/19' £350-450
609
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen £5 (2), 8 November 1919 and 9 November 1919, serial runs W/41 000,001 to W/41 100,000 and W/42 000,001 to W/42 100,000 respectively, black on lilac and yellow underprint, feluccas and pyramids at centre left, palm trees at centre right, reverse black on mauve, green and yellow underprint, value in western numeral at left and in Arabic numeral at right set in ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED [Pick 13s(2), Hanafy M2s (2)], mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 19' and annotation in top margins, otherwise fresh good extremely fine, and a very rare pair with consecutive dates £2,500-3,500
610
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen £10, 4 November 1907, serial run D/5 080001 to D/5 090000, black, pale blue-green and rose, feluccas and the ruins at Philae at left, reverse blue-green, value in western numerals at left and Arabic numerals at right set in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 4s, Hanafy M1s), mounting traces, ink date '8 Nov. 1907' in top margin, otherwise fresh, original good very fine and very rare £2,200-2,800
611
National Bank of Egypt, a pair of black and white archival photographs for a £50, 1 January 1904, the ruins at Philae at left, value in field, reverse value at centre (cf Pick 5 for type), an important research lot £300-500
612
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen £100, 20 November 1904, serial run G/2 10001 to G/2 15000, black, yellow-green and orange, the temple at Philae at left, value at lower left, reverse olive-green, value in western numerals at left and Arabic numerals at right set in ornate guilloches, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 6s, Hanafy M1s), mounting traces, otherwise fresh extremely fine and very rare £3,500-4,500
613
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 piastres (2), 13 May 1918 and 14 May 1918, serial number runs P/33 000,001 to P/33 100,000 and P/34 000,001 to P/34 100,000 respectively, brown on multicoloured underprint, sphinx at left, value at upper right and lower left, reverse blue on pale green and pink underprint, value in western and Arabic numerals set in guilloches and ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED [Pick 11s (2), Hanafy M2s (2)], mounting traces, ink date '18. 7. 18' and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and an extraordinary opportunity to obtain a very rare pair of specimens with consecutive dates and serial number runs (2) £700-900
614
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 piastres (2), 15 May 1918 and 16 May 1918, serial number runs P/35 000,001 to P/35 100,000 and P/36 000,001 to P/36 100,000 respectively, brown on multicoloured underprint, sphinx at left, value at upper right and lower left, reverse blue on pale green and pink underprint, value in western and Arabic numerals set in guilloches and ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED [Pick 11s (2), Hanafy M2s (2)], mounting traces, ink date '18. 7. 18' and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and an extraordinary opportunity to obtain a very rare pair of specimens with consecutive dates and serial number runs (2) £700-900
615
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 25 piastres, 13 August 1917, serial number run L/9 000,001 to L/9 100,000, no signature, blackish purple on pale green and multicoloured underprint, banks of the Nile at centre, value in each corner, reverse deep blue, light blue and orange, value in western and Arabic numerals set in guilloches and ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 10as, Hanafy M1s), mounting traces, ink date '24. 7. 17' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very early date for this issue, rare £400-500
†616
National Bank of Egypt, printer's specimen proof 25 piastres, ND (1951), no serial numbers, Said signature, blackish purple on pale green and multicoloured underprint, banks of the Nile at centre, value in each corner, reverse deep blue, light blue and orange, value in western and Arabic numerals set in guilloches and ornate pattern, one punch hole (Pick 10asp), mounting traces, ink annotation 'Returned by Bank approved for signature Letter 10/7/51' in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very rare signature proof £400-600
†617
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 1 pound (2), 21 September 1914, 20 November 1918, serial number runs R/1 000.001 to R/1 1000,000 and S/50 000,001 to S/50 100,000 respectively, the first no signature, the second signature Rowlatt, blue on pink and pale green underprint, the temple gate of Khonsu at Karnak at left, value in western and Arabic numerals at right, reverse dark green on orange and pale green underprint, value in ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED [Pick 12as (2), Hanafy M2bs (2)], the first bisected with top right third missing, ink date '26. 10. 14' and annotations in top margin, the second mounting traces, ink date '13. 11. 18' and annotations in top margins, both otherwise about uncirculated, very rare (2) £900-1,200
618
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 1 pound, 20 November 1918, serial number run S/50 000,001 to S/50 100,000, signature Rowlatt, blue on pink and pale green underprint, the temple gate of Khonsu at Karnak at left, value in western and Arabic numerals at right, reverse dark green on orange and pale green underprint, value in ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 12as, Hanafy M2bs), mounting traces, ink date '13. 11. 18' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, very rare £700-900
†619
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen £10, 13 November 1919, serial run X/31 000,001 to X/31 100,000, brown and multicoloured, old Cairo street scene and the Mosque of Qayetbay at right, value in Arabic numerals in guilloche at left, reverse value in western and Arabic numerals set in ornate pattern with acanthus scrolls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 14s, Hanafy M3s), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 19.' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £1,200-1,600
†620
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen £50, 15 November 1919, serial run N/2 00001 to N/2 010000, purple, pale blue and multicoloured, Mameluke tombs and camel train at centre, value in Arabic and western numerals at right and left and in each corner, reverse purple, peach and pale green, value in western and Arabic numerals set in ornate pattern with acanthus scrolls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 15bs, Hanafy M2s), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 19.' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £1,600-2,200
621
National Bank of Egypt, £50, 15 November 1919, serial number N/3 098484, purple and multicoloured, camel trains and citadel at centre, value at centre and at left and right, Rowlatt signature, reverse purple and multicoloured, value at left and right (Pick 15b, Hanafy M2), vertical folds, small notch lower right, small graffiti annotation upper centre, discolouration reverse left, about fine, scarce £250-350
622
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen £100, 16 November 1919, serial run T/2 000001 to T/2 010000, purple, pale green and orange, the Mosque of Mohammad Ali at centre, value in Arabic and western numerals in each corner, reverse value in western and Arabic numerals in guilloches set in ornate pattern with foliage and flowers, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 16s, Hanafy M2s), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 19.' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and extremely rare £4,000-6,000
623
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 100 pounds, 1 November 1918, serial number run Z/8 090001 to Z/8 100000, purple and multicoloured, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali at centre, value in each corner, reverse value in western numerals at left and in Arabic numerals at right set in ornate pattern, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 16s, Hanafy M2s), ink date '17. 10. 18' and annotation in top margin, otherwise choice extremely fine and extremely rare £4,000-5,000
624
National Bank of Egypt, printers archival photograph for an obverse and reverse 5 pounds, ND (ca 19230, the National Bank building at centre, value low left and right and at each corner, reverse a tomb and pale trees, value at left and right (Pick 19 for type, Hanafy M3 for type), date on reverse '23/5/23', the obverse design similar to the issue of 1924, the reverse identical, a fascinating research example (2) £250-350
625
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds (2), 6 January 1945, 8 January 1945, serial number runs M/93 000001 to M/93 100000 and M/94 000001 to M/94 100000 respectively, no signature, green, blackish purple and multicoloured, National Bank building at centre, reverse dark blue and red on green and orange underprint, palm trees and building at centre, value in guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 19cs (2), Hanafy M3s (2)], ink dates '12. 7. 44' and '24. 2. 44' respectively and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £700-900
626
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds (2), 9 January 1945, 10 January 1945, serial number runs M/95 000001 to M/95 100000 and M/96 000001 to M/96 100000 respectively, no signature, green, blackish purple and multicoloured, National Bank building at centre, reverse dark blue and red on green and orange underprint, palm trees and building at centre, value in guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 19cs (2), Hanafy M3s (2)], ink date '24. 2. 44' and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £700-900
627
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds, 11 January 1945, serial number run M/97 000001 to M/97 100000, no signature, green, blackish purple and multicoloured, National Bank building at centre, reverse dark blue and red on green and orange underprint, palm trees and building at centre, value in guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 19cs, Hanafy M3s), slight mounting traces, ink date '24. 2. 44' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £350-450
628
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 1 pound, 2 May 1935, serial number run J/22 000001 to J/22 1000000, signature Cook, blue, brown and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, value in each corner, reverse green, Mosque of al-Mansour Seif el-Dine Qalawan at centre, value in guilloche at left, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 22as, Hanafy M5s ), ink date '2. 5. 35' and annotations in top margin, otherwise choice about uncirculated, very scarce £50-700
629
National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 piastres (2), 27 February 1948, 28 February 1948, serial number runs A/39 000001 to A/39 1000000 and A/40 000001 to A/40 1000000 respectively, signature Leith-Ross, green and multicoloured, King Cephren at left, value at right, reverse blue, crescent and stars at left, value in guilloche at right, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 21ds (2), Hanafy M3s (2)], ink date '24. 2. 48' and annotations in top margins, both otherwise fresh, good very fine and very scarce (2) £400-600
630
National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 50 piastres, ND (c.1952), zero serial numbers, no signature, purple on pale green and orange underprint, Tutankhamen at right, value in each corner, reverse purple, the building of Trajan at the Temple of Philae, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 29ct, Hanafy M4ct), uncirculated, rare £350-450
631
National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 1 pound, ND (c1952), zero serial numbers, 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), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £400-500
632
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), uncirculated, rare £400-500
633
National Bank of Egypt, £5, 1951, serial number AB/59047745, blue, green, violet and brown, portrait King Farouk at right, citadel of Cairo at right, reverse green, allegorical scene (Pick 25), central fold, minor repair low centre, otherwise about extremely fine £100-200
634
National Bank of Egypt, £5 (3), 1958, two of which have consecutive serial numbers, green on multicolour underprint, Tutankhamen facing at right, mosque at left, reverse olive green, allegorical scene at centre (Pick 31), crisp, fresh and all uncirculated (3) £100-150
635
National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial £100, ND (1952), serial number 345678, blue, purple and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, minaret of the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, reverse olive-green on purple and yellow underprint, tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay at centre, value at left, 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
636
Central Bank of Egypt, £1 (8), a consecutive run of the 1967 issue comprising 21990/1/2/3/4/5/6/7, also two other examples, blue and pale pink, Tutankhamen at right, Abdel Hamid signature, also National Bank of Egypt, £10 (7), 1952 (1), 1958, (4), 1960 (2), red on multicolour (Pick 37, Hanafy M8, 32, Hanafy M5), first group, uncirculated, second group, grades range from fine to extremely fine (17) £150-200
637
Central Bank of Egypt, colour trial £10, ND (1964), zero serial numbers, multicoloured, Tutankhamen in violet guilloche at right, reverse green and pale orange, hole punched lower cente (Pick 41ct, Hanafy M6ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, slight mounting trace right margin, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £500-700
638
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 10 pounds, 1964, zero serial numbers, signature Zendo, 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), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £350-450
639
Central Bank of Egypt, specimen £10, ND (1961-65), perforated serial number 152, dark green and brown on multicolour, Tutankhamen's mask at right, black stamp ANNNULE at left and CANCELLED at right (Pick 41s), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated £600-800
640
Egyptian Government Currency note, 5 piastres, 1 June 1918, serial number F/6404095, lilac on green underprint, value in each corner, camel train low centre, reverse blue, sphinx at right and left (Pick 162), faint central fold, extremely fine to about uncirculated £200-300
641
Egyptian Government Currency notes, 5 piastres (2), 1940, prefixes A/4 and M/3, brown and pale yellow (Pick 164), good extremely fine £140-180
642
Egyptian Government Currency note, a sheet of three 'Printer's essay' 5 piastres, law of 1940, black and white, value low left and right (Pick 164pe), in PMG holder 45, 'Choice extremely fine', EPQ, rare £600-800
643
Egyptian Government Currency note, 10 piastres, law of 1940, serial number A/2 000009, pale green and blue, the Temple at Philae at centre, value top left and right, reverse pale green and pink, value low left and right (Pick 167b), uncirculated and rare £800-900
644
United Arab Republic Currency notes, 5 piastres (10), ND (1961), consecutive serial numbers 147211/220, purple and light green, Queen Nefertiti at right, reverse brown and pale orange (Pick 180), all uncirculated £150-200
645
United Arab Republic Currency note, 10 piastres (18), 1971, blue-grey and brown, Egyptians at right with flag with two stars, Hegazy (4), Ibrahim, El Nashar, Salah Hamed, Abou Ismail (2), Loutfy (4) including L/39 000001, Abdul Meguid (2) including Q/43 000001 and Salah Hamed (3) signatures, reverse pink and grey, value (Pick 177a, Hanafy M7), generally uncirculated and two rare number 1's (18) £180-230
646
United Arab Republic Currency note, 10 piastres, 1958, serial number O/13 000001, blue-grey and brown, Egyptians at right with flag with hawk emblem, Salah Hamed signature (13) including Z/60 000001 and El Razaz signature (8) including H/73 000001/2, reverse pink and green, value (Pick 177a, Hanafy M7), generally uncirculated and two rare number 1's (21) £180-230
647
United Arab Republic Currency note, 10 piastres (12), 1961, blue-grey and brown, Egyptians at right with flag with two stars, El Bogdadhy (4), El Kaissouny (3) and Deif (5) signatures, one El Kaissouny serial number A/18 000001, one El Kaissouny with Minister of Treasury signature, one Bogdadhy with prefix B/16, five consecutive in two groups, reverse pink and green, value (Pick 181a,b,c,d, Hanafy M8), generally uncirculated and some scarce types and a number 1 (12) £180-280
648
Arab Republic of Egypt, a set of notes of the 1998 series and with serial number 00001/2/3/4/5 /6/7/8/9/10, orange, brown and white, sphinx and pyramids at right, reverse green and orange, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali at left (Pick 187, Hanafy M11), generally uncirculated and a very rare consecutive first ten number set (10) £150-250
649
Arab Republic of Egypt, 10 piastres (9), type of 1998, orange, brown and white, sphinx and pyramids at right, reverse green and orange, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali at left, also a miscut example and a note with no serial numbers or signatures together with 10 piastres (9) of the 1999 series, blue and multicoloured, Sphinx and pyramids at right, (Pick 187, 189, Hanafy M11,12), generally uncirculated (20), 2 of which are error notes £100-120
650
Arab Republic of Egypt, 5 piastres (3) and 10 paistres (3), ND, (1999), the serial number of each of the 5 piastres corresponds with each of the 10 piastres, all grey and multicoloured, the 5 featuring Queen Nefertiti at right (Pick 188, 189), all about uncirculated, an unusual group of serial numbers £100-150

ESTONIA

651
Bank of Estonia, 5 krooni, 1929, 10 krooni (2), 1928, one specimen and one issued, 10 krooni, 1937, 20 krooni, 1932, 50 krooni, 1929 and 100 krooni, 1935, also Port Kunda cement works, Estonia, a set of five notes comprising 1, 3, 5, 10, 25 rubles, 20 August 1941, various colours, circular vignette of a moose head top centre, four manuscript signatures below, handstamp serial numbers, reverse one handstamp (Pick 62a, 63s1, a, 64a, 65a, 66a, Schwan-Boling 1101b, 1102b, 1103b, 1104a, 1105a), generally fine to very fine (12) £100-200

ETHIOPIA

652
Bank of Ethiopia, printer's archival specimen 5 Thalers, 1 May 1932, serial number run A/1 00001 to A/1 20000, brown-purple on pale green and orange underprint, greater kudu at centre, bank building at left, lion at right, reverse lilac, green and pale orange, value at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 7s), mounting traces and paper residue, ink date '20. 2. 32.' and annotations in top margin, otherwise original good fine to very fine and rare £120-180
653
Bank of Ethiopia, 10 thalers, 29 April 1933, serial number B/2 18469, purple and green, leopard at centre, 50 thalers, 1 May 1932, dark blue on multicolour underprint, lion at centre, also National Bank of Ethiopia, $1 (3), green, 1 birr (5), light green, $10 (2), red, 10 birr (4), $50 (1), blue, 50 birr (2), blue on multicolour, $100 (1), blue and green, 100 birr (1), purple and multicolour, also State Bank of Ethiopia, $1, green and light brown, $5, orange and olive green, a mixture of grades from good to about very fine (23) £200-250
654
Bank of Ethiopia, 2 talers (2), 1 June 1933, blue and multicoloured, Emperor Haile Selassie and the Empress at centre, reverse blue and white (Pick 6), pinhole low left and right, extremely fine, attractive and scarce (2) £200-300
x655
National Bank of Ethiopia, $100 (4), ND (1966), all prefix C, violet and multicoloured, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, reverse violet and white, lion at centre (Pick 29a), good extremely fine (4) £180-240

EUROPEAN UNION

656
ERROR: European Union, error 5 euros, 2002, serial number X065988776987, grey and multicolour, miscut with large additional section top margin containing following serial number, also with triangular section missing top left, a most unusual error (Pick 1x), uncirculated £150-200

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 1 of 2)
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 July 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Monday 14 July 2014, 10am - 5pm
Private viewing by appointment only
This entire sale, including the front and back of many notes is also available to view electronically, please contact Andrew Pattison for more details.
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