Government of the Falkland Islands, 10 shillings, 10 February 1932, serial number CF 13177, grey and brown, Value in brown tablet at left centre, crowned head of George V at right, signature of Montagu Cecil Craigie-Halkett low centre (Pick 1, GFI B6c), VG to fine and rare £700-900
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Government of the Falkland Islands, 10 shillings, 19 May 1938, serial number C 60396, brown and pale grey, George VI at left, Stewart signature, reverse brown (Pick 4, GFI B9), uncirculated thus rare £300-400
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Government of the Falkland Islands, specimen £1, 19 May 1948, serial number E 00000, blue, green and lilac, George VI at left, reverse blue (Pick 5s, GFI B10s), ink date '6.5.42' in top margin, perforated, extremely fine and rare £300-400
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £5, 20 February 1951, serial number C 09681, red, pale blue and green, crowned head of George VI at left, value in red tablet at centre, value at right, at right centre, reverse red (Pick 6, GFI B11a), the paper retaining some strength, presentable fine and scarce £1,000-1,200
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Government of the Falkland Islands, 50 pence, 25 September 1969, prefix D, brown and grey, also £1, 1 January 1982, prefix F, green, lilac and blue, both Elizabeth II at right, Gleadell and Rowlands signatures respectively (Pick 10a,8d, GFI B15a,13d), uncirculated (2) £100-140
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £5, 10 April 1960, serial number C 56521, green, red and pale blue, Elizabeth II at right, value in red tablet at centre, Gleadell signature, reverse red (Pick 9a, GFI B14a), uncirculated and scarce £250-300
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £5 (3), 14 June 1983, 14 June 2005 (2), serial numbers A000124, B001253 and B012984 respectively, all Queen Elizabeth II at right, penguins at left and sea lions at far left, also 50 pence, 20 February 1974, serial number D61093, Queen Elizabeth II at right (Pick 10) (Pick 12, 17), first, a commemorative issue, low serial number, central fold, otherwise extremely fine or better, second, creasing, very fine, third, crisp, slight creasing, about extremely fine, fourth central fold, extremely fine £80-130
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 1 October 1984, serial number A001241, blue and multicolour, £10, 1 September 1986, serial number A000911, green and multicolour, £20, 1 October 1984, serial number A000173, brown and multicolour, all Queen Elizabeth II at right, penguins at left and sea lions far right (Pick 13, 14, 15), all crisp, fresh and about uncirculated to uncirculated £100-150
FIJI |
Govenment of Fiji, specimen 5 shillings, 1 October 1940, serial number B/2 180001-B/3 40000, blue-green and brown, George VI at right, arms top centre, signatures of Robertson, Hayward and Ackland (Pick 37cs), ink date '17.10.40' in top margin, good extremely fine and rare £350-450
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Government of Fiji, 5 shillings (2), 1 October 1940, serial number B/3 31,093, signatures Robertson, Hayward, Ackland; 1 January 1942, serial number B/4 08,199, signatures Robertson, Hayward, Banting, both grey-blue, brown and yellow, portrait of King George VI at right, coat of arms at upper centre, value at lower centre and in each corner, reverse ornate geometric patterns (Pick 37c, 37e), the first pressed, otherwise good fine, the second nick in top margin, otherwise original very fine, scarce (2) £80-120
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Government of Fiji, 5 shillings (2) 1 October 1940 and 1 January 1942, serial numbers B/2 190.272 and B/3 174,117 respectively, blue grey and brown, 10 shillings, 1 January 1941, serial number B/2 137,823, brown and blue, and £1, 1 January 1941, serial number B/3 02,606, green, pink and red, all George VI at right, arms top centre (Pick 37c, e, 38, 40a), varying grades from good to fine, scarce (3) £250-350
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Government of Fiji, 10 shillings, 1 July 1950, serial number B/461,237, brown and dark blue on pale blue, £1, 1 March 1938, serial number B/2 86957, green, pink and red, George VI at right, arms at top centre (Pick 38j, 39b), first, pressed, otherwise very fine, second, fine and a rare earlier date (2) £200-250
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Government of Fiji, 10 shillings, 1 June 1951, serial number B/6 132,152, brown on light blue, King George VI at right, arms top centre, (Pick 38k), central fold, repair low centre, pinholes, very fine or better £100-150
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Government of Fiji, a sheet of six unissued 1/-, 1 January 1942, black text on grey white paper, arms top centre (Pick 48, Schwan-Boling 1372c), about extremely fine, scarce £200-300
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Government of Fiji, specimen 1 shilling, 1 January 1942, serial number 00000, an issued example of the same date, both black text on grey paper, also 1 shilling, 1 September 1942, yellow paper, together with specimen 2 shillings, 1 January 1942, zero serial number and an issued example, 1 January 1942, serial number 93253, black text on pink, arms top centre (Pick 48a, s, 49a, 50s, 50a, Schwan-Boling 1372a, s1, 1374a, 1374bs, a), extremely fine to uncirculated, an interesting group (5) £200-250
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Government of Fiji, 1 shilling, 1 January 1942, black on grey laid paper with rampant leopard watermark; 1 shilling, 1 September 1942, block letter 'B', black on yellow underprint, no watermark, both coat of arms at top centre, value in each corner (Pick 48b, 49b), the first slight staining, otherwise very fine, the second about extremely fine (2) £40-60
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Government of Fiji, one sheet containing 6 unissued 2 shillings, 1 January 1942, black text on pink paper, arms top centre (Pick 50, Schwan-Boling 1374c), good extremely fine, unusual and scarce £250-350
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Government of Fiji, 10 shillings, 1 September 1964, serial number C/8 64730, brown on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, reverse brown, value at each corner (Pick 52d), central fold, some creasing and slight corner folds, otherwise about uncirculated £100-150
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Government of Fiji, 5/-, 1961, serial number C/6 139097, dark blue, pink and turquoise, $20, 1971, and Central Monetary Authority, $20, ND (1974), both blue, all with Elizabeth II at right (Pick 51b, 69b, 75b), first good very fine, other two extremely fine (3) £220-260
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Government of Fiji, £10, 1 October 1960, serial number C/2 79262, signatures Bevington, Griffiths, Cruickshank, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at upper centre, value at lower centre and in each corner, reverse ornate geometric patterns (Pick 55c), pressed, 5mm tear in top margin, otherwise very fine and very scarce £300-400
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Central Monetary Authority, Fiji, $10, ND (1974), serial number A/2 039600, signatures Barnes and Craik, purple and multicoloured; $20, ND (1974), serial number A/2 942001, signatures Barnes and Earland, blue on multicoloured underprint, both Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at upper centre, value at lower centre, top right and left, reverse ornate geometric patterns (Pick 74a, 75b), the first good fine, the second about uncirculated, very scarce (2) £250-350
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Central Monetary Authority, Fiji $20, ND (1980), serial number B/2 951001, signatures Barnes and Tomkins, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, coat of arms at upper centre, domodomo at right, reverse bure kalou with thatched roof at centre left, domodomo at left (Pick 80a), about uncirculated, scarce £100-130
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Government of Fiji/Grand Pacific Hotel, $10 (2), ND (1980), violet and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Barnes Tompkins signatures, also a sheet of four Grand Pacific Hotel 1 penny vouchers, black text on blue, ND (ca 1942) (Pick 79a, CMA B10, Schwan-Boling 1451), uncirculated (6) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, a block of 100 consecutive $1, ND (1993), serial number D 22120301/22120400, grey-green and pink, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Kubuabola signature (Pick 89, RBF B1b), uncirculated (100) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, a block of 50 consecutive $5, ND (1992), serial number A 115051-A115100, orange-brown and pink, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Kubuabola signature (Pick 93, RBF B6a), uncirculated (50) £350-450
FRANCE |
Banque de France, 5000 francs, 19 October 1939, prefix B.404, purple, green and yellow-brown, woman facing right, wearing headdress of laurel leaves representing victory and holding winged statue at lower centre, grain stalks and sheaf at left and right, reverse orange-brown, blue and grey-green, similar image but facing left (Pick 97a), pressed, six pinholes, otherwise extremely fine, attractive £60-80
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Tresor Central, France specimen 100 francs, Law of 2 October 1943, no serial numbers, blue on green and violet underprint, portrait of Marianne at centre, value at upper left and right, reverse anchor, barrel, bale and other implements (Pick 105s), printed letter 'C' at top right, ink date '14/12/43 and annotation in top margin, some surface dirt, otherwise about extremely fine and very scarce in this format £100-150
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Allied Military Currency, France a quality selection comprising 2 francs (2) 5 francs (2), 10 francs, 50 francs (5), 100 francs (15) (Pick 114, 115, 116, 117, 118), varying grades from very fine to about uncirculated (25) £300-400
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Allied Military Currency, France 500 francs, 1944, serial no. 03756312, blue and green, value in brown at centre and at left and right, reverse flag, (Pick 119, Fayette 21.1), uncirculated, rare £200-300
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Fort de la Revere, near Monte Carlo, 1 franc, black text on blue card, signed by the British officer commanding the internees, also Prisoner of War currency, No.15 P.O.W. Coy, 5 francs, World War I, serial number X/18 845, red text on pale background very fine, rare £150-200
FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA |
Afrique Francaise Libre, French Equatorial Africa, specimen 5 francs, prefix A/40 and specimen 25 francs, prefix F, local men at centre flag top right, value top left, also 5 and 25 francs, ND (1941), local man at centre, flag top right, value top left, (Pick 6, 7, Schwan-Boling 1171,1172), first and second, ink date '26.5.42' and '10.5.43' in top margin, fresh, good extremely fine and very rare, third and fourth, fine (2) £250-300
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Afrique Francais Libre, French Equatorial Africa, specimen 1000 francs, ND (1941), zero serial numbers, multicoloured, allegorical figures representing France, mother and child, flag top right, value top left, two printed signatures at left (Pick 9s, Schwan-Boling1174), perforated, bright and fresh, several creases otherwise extremely fine, attractive and very rare £750-950
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, French Equatorial Africa, group of specimens comprising 5 francs, prefix AB, red, 10 francs, prefix FC, violet, 20 francs, prefix LA, green and 100 francs, prefix FC, green, all head of Marianne at centre (Pick 10, 11, 12, 13, Schwan-Boling 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184), SPECIMEN overprint on issued notes, probably an issue for French Equatorial Africa, perforated, pinholes on first three, extremely fine, last note perforated uncirculated, rare (4) £400-600
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, French Equitorial Africa, printer's archival specimen 10 francs, Law of 2 December 1941, serial run FA 000,001 to FB 1,000,000, purple on light brown and light blue underprint, portrait of Marianne at centre, value at left and right, reverse extract from Penal Code in decorated oval, value on either side, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 11s), mounting traces, ink date '4. 2. 42' and annotations in margins, otherwise about uncirculated and very scarce in this format £80-120
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, French Equatorial Africa, a group of notes consisting of 10 francs, red prefix FC, violet and pale green-blue, head of Marianne at centre, Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 5 francs, law of 1944, blue serial number AM 076891, red and lilac, head of Marianne at centre, Duval signature, Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, 5 francs, law of 1944, red prefix A with blue serial number 4,198,247 (Equatorial Africa), red and lilac, head of Marianne at centre, Postel-Vinay signature, an unissued 5 francs, law of 1944, no serial numbers, red and lilac, head of Marianne at centre, Postel-Vinay signature, 10 francs, 1944, violet prefix A, black serial number 1,482,973, violet and pale blue, head of Marianne at centre, Postel-Vinay signature and 20 francs, law of 1944, green prefix A, black serial number 3867119, green and blue, head of Marianne at centre, Postel-Vinay signature (Pick 12a, 15, a, b, c, 16c, 17d ), first, good very fine, second, very fine, third and fourth, extremely fine, fifth, good, sixth, very fine (6) £350-450
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, French Equatorial Africa, specimen 100 francs, ND (L 1941), red serial number PC 771,938, green and pale orange, head of Marianne at centre, also Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, Reunion, 100 francs, ND (1945), red serial number PE 759266, green and pale orange-yellow and lilac, head of Marianne at centre (Pick 13, 37c, Schwan-Boling 1184 variety, 1184), first, red SPECIMEN overprint, hole punched lower left and right, pinholed top left otherwise about extremely fine, scarce, second, tip of low left corner missing, otherwise extremely fine (2) £250-350
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Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, French Equatorial Africa, 1000 francs, ND (1941), red serial number TA 482045, blue and lilac and green, phoenix arising from the flames at centre, reverse blue, allegorical scenes of war and peace (Pick 14, Schwan-Boling 1817 for similar), possibly Reunion or Saint Pierre and Miquelon, perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare £600-800
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, French Equatorial Africa, obverse and reverse photographic style black and white proofs for 5 francs, 10 francs and 20 francs, Law of 2 February 1944, all signature A. Duval, all portrait of Marianne at centre, value at left and right, reverse extract from Penal Code in decorated oval, value on either side (Pick 15a, 16a, 17a for types), ink annotations 'As submitted 13 .7. 44' in top margins, part of margin missing from obverse of 20 francs, otherwise about uncirculated and sold with original envelope marked 'Approved photo prints for new title and signatures', very rare in this format (7) £100-120
FRENCH GUYANA |
Caisse Centrale de la France Libre, French Guyane, 1000 francs, ND (1946), red serial number TA 174576, blue, green and lilac, phoenix arising from the flames at centre, black handstamp GUYANE FRANCAISE across face, reverse blue, allegorical scene of war and peace (Pick 16A, Schwan-Boling 1242, Kolsky 217a), ANNULE handstamp at centre, about extremely fine, rare, Kolsky states only 11 examples believed extant £1,000-1,200
FRENCH INDIA |
Banque de l'Indochine, French India, specimen 50 rupees, ND (1936), no serial numbers nor signatures, multicoloured, ornamental medallic stove at left, ornate border with flowers, value at left, right and low centre, reverse bust of Dupleix at centre, medallic female head at low right, value at top centre (Pick 7s), perforated SPECIMEN, a wonderful note, uncirculated and rare £1,800-2,500
FRENCH OCCUPIED TERRITORIES |
Tresor Francais, Occupied Territories, 50 francs, ND (1947), serial number R.1 74013, blue and pink, 100 francs, ND (1947), serial number M.1 75534, brown and pale orange, 1000 francs, ND (1947), serial number B1-62471, blue-green and multicoloured, all Mercury left centre and maiden reclining on reverse (PM8, 9, 10, Schwan-Boling 833, 834, 835 Kolsky T23, T24, T25), first, folds and creasing, some discolouration, otherwise about fine, second, central fold, extremely fine or better, third, uncirculated, a superb group (3) £650-850
FRENCH COLONIAL |
Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, 25 francs (2), 1942, serial numbers 69743089 and 89526085, blue, red and brown, man and horse at centre, 100 francs, 14 December 1942, blue serial number T437-880, pink and black, Baobab tree at centre, and 5000 francs, 22 December 1950, serial number N 285-281, blue and multicoloured, allegorical figures at centre, France and colonies, flowers and fruit in field (Pick 27, 31a, 43), first, almost very fine, second about extremely fine, third, about uncirculated to uncirculated, fourth, extremely fine, a very pleasant group, (4) £400-500
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Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer/Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, Saint-Pierre & Miquelon, 20 francs, ND (1950-60), serial number B.81 61806, and French West Africa, 5 francs, serial number O.30 35912 (Pick 24, 36), both in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated (2) £200-300
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Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, 5000 francs, 22 December 1950, serial number P.248 152, multicolour, three women representing Africa and France at centre, reverse man and woman at centre, De Coppet and Poilay signatures (Pick 43, Kolsky 204), in PMG holder number 62, uncirculated, a delightful note and exceptional in this grade £700-800
GERMANY |
Reichsbanknote, 100 marks, 17 April 1903, serial number 3700475A, dark blue on blue and purple underprint, value at low left, also 100 marks, 1908 (3) and 100 marks, 1910 (36), and 50 marks, 1919 (Pick 22, 33, 34, 42, 66), the first good fine, scarce, 1910 100 marks range from good vey fine to about extremely fine, others mixed (41) £200-250
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Reichsbanknote, a sizeable group of notes comprising, 100 marks, 7 February 1908, 1000 marks (4), 21 April 1910 (2 red serial numbers and 2 green serial numbers), 100 marks, 21 April 1910, 20 marks (4), 5 August 1914, 5 marks (7), 1 August 1917, 20 marks (9), 20 February 1918, 50 marks, 24 June 1919, (Pick 34, 45a, b, 43, 48a, b, 56, 57, 66), various grades ranging from good to very fine £200-300
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Bielefeld, Germany, 25 marks silk notes (2), 50 marks, 100 marks, Heiffiiche 2 million marks (3), 1923, Stadt Freital 100 million marks, 1923 (2), also Lautawerk 100 mark 1922, Osterwwieck 1 gold mark, 1923, 50 million mark leather note in black and gold, Reichsbanknote, 1000 mark (11), 100000 mark, 1923, 500000 mark, 1923 and a German Democratic Republic 100 mark, 1948, blue and green (Notgeld not listed in Pick, Pick 44b, 83a, 88b, 15), last damaged, fine, balance extremely fine (26) £200-250
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Reichsbanknote, Republic Treasury Notes, Germany, 100 millionen mark (2), 22 August 1923, uniface, black on blue green and olive underprint, (Pick 107), central folds, some creasing and slight discolouration, otherwise fine (2) £50-100
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German occupied territories, World War II, 1, 2 (2) and 5 (2) reichsmark, 20 mark, 50 mark (2), purple, woman in headscarf at right, Rentenbank, Germany, 5 mark, 1926, red serial numbers, green, girl at right, also Reichsbanknote 50 mark, green, Hansemann at right and 100 mark, purple, Schinkel at right, both 1933, Reichsbanknote, 10 mark, 1929 (1945), dark green, Thaer at left, ornament watermark at left, also 20 mark, 1939, brown, woman at right and 5 mark, 1942, purple, man at right, and Nordhausen (Mittelbau), 1 reichspfennig (2), ND (1943-1945), grey and white, reverse text with serial number (Pick R136b, 137a, b, 138a, b, 139, R140, 169, 182b, 184, 180b, 185, 186a), good very fine to about uncirculated (16) £250-350
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Germany, a large group of notes including Notgeld and other miscellany, many of which have superb and fantastical depictions and there is also an unusual circular note, varying grades but mostly fine or better £100-130
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