Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 5000 escudos, ND (1942), no serial numbers, deep blue-green, purple and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Eleanor at right, three children with basket at lower left, arms at top centre, reverse woman, old man and child set in an ornately carved archway at centre, allegorical figures representing music and art at lower left and lower right respectively, one punch hole (Pick 157p), signed approval dated 28 August 1942 endorsed in ink on obverse, excess surface ink on reverse, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 5000 escudos, ND (1942), no serial numbers, deep blue-green, purple and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Eleanor at right, three children with basket at lower left, arms at top centre, reverse woman, old man and child set in an ornately carved archway at centre, allegorical figures representing music and art at lower left and lower right respectively, two punch holes (Pick 157p), nick in left margin, otherwise fresh, about extremely fine and a handsome note, extremely rare £1,800-2,400
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Banco de Portugal, 100 escudos, blue, 500 escudos, pink-brown and 1000 escudos, grey-brown, Casa da Moeda, 5 centavos (2), red (Pick 178a, 180d, 181i, 98), uncirculated (5) £60-80
PORTUGUESE GUINEA |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 1000 reis with counterfoil (2), 1 March 1909, serial runs 00000 to 70000 and 000, 000 to 670, 000, different signature combinations, black on green and yellow underprint, value in ornate guilloche at left, the first steamship seal Type I at right, the second steamship seal Type III at right, red overprint BOLAMA at upper centre, reverse allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED or SPECIMEN (Pick 1s, 1As), mounting traces, ink dates '8. 12. 16' and' 28. 1. 20' respectively and annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine and rare (2) £350-450
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 1000 reis with counterfoil (2), 1 March 1909, serial runs 000, 000 to 720, 000 and 000, 000 to 770, 000, different signature combinations, black on green and yellow underprint, value in ornate guilloche at left, both steamship seal Type III at right, red overprint BOLAMA at upper centre, reverse allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED or SPECIMEN [Pick 1As (2)], mounting traces, ink dates '28. 1. 20' and '18. 5. 20' respectively and annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine and rare (2) £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 2500 reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial run 000000 to 140000, black on blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, passage of ships round The Cape of Good Hope at right, steamship seal Type III at lower centre, red overprint BOLAMA at upper right centre, reverse blue, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 2As), mounting traces, ink date '18. 5. 20' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen 5 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, black on pale blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, passage of ships round The Cape of Good Hope at right, overprinted BOLAMA in red, steamship seal Type I at centre, reverse green and multicoloured, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 3bs), mounting traces, ink date '18. 1. 17' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen 20 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, black on pale blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, his embarkation at right, overprinted BOLAMA in red, steamship seal Type I at centre, reverse vermilion and multicoloured, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 5s), mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £700-900
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 20 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial run 00000 to 15250, black on pale blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, his embarkation at right, overprinted BOLAMA in red, steamship seal Type I at centre, reverse vermilion and multicoloured, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 5s), mounting traces, ink date '25. 1. 16' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £700-900
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 1 January 1921, Provincia de Guine, serial number run 020, 001 to 031, 000, brown on olive-green, yellow and multicoloured underprint, portrait of Francisco Oliveira de Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, value in each corner, reverse grey and green, seated allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 18s), 3mm tear, ink date '3. 11. 21' and annotation in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated and a handsome note, rare £350-450
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 2.5 escudos, 2 January 1945, serial number run A.0, 000, 001 to A.1, 000, 000, violet and multicoloured, portrait of Joao Teixeira Pinto at left, steamship seal at right, reverse arms at top centre, value at lower centre set in geometric pattern, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 26s), mounting traces, ink date '20. 12. 44' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated £100-120
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number run 230, 001 to 250, 000, deep purple and multicoloured, portrait of Joao Teixeira Pinto at left, steamship seal at right, reverse purple and pale green, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 35s), mounting traces, ink date '29. 3. 48' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine £140-180
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, 100 escudos, ND (1971), zero serial number, olive green on multicolour underprint, Nuno Tristao at right, reverse woman looking out at sailing ships, red stamped "SPECIMEN" obverse and reverse, hole punched twice lower centre (Pick 45cts), in PMG holder number 67 superb gem unicrculated EPQ £200-300
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen 50 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, black on pale green and peach underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama and palm trees at left, his embarkation at right, overprinted BOLAMA in red, steamship seal Type I at centre, reverse blue, lilac and multicoloured, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 5Bs), mounting traces, ink date '16. 7. 17' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £800-1,000
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen 10 rupias with counterfoil, 1 January 1906, serial number 00000, sea nymph with trident on hippocamp at centre, value at left and right and in each corner, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, reverse green and red, medallic female head at centre, value in guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 16as, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 12.6.4), mounting traces, ink date '2 Sept 1908' top left on counterfoil, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare £1,500-2,000
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PORTUGUESE INDIA |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 5 rupias, 11 January 1938, serial number 000000, green on lilac underprint, floating palace set in ornate arched frame at centre, reverse tiger at centre, value in ornate guilloches at left and right (Pick 31s), mounting traces, ink annotation '103 B' in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce £600-800
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 5 rupias, 11 January 1938, serial number 000000, green on lilac underprint, floating palace set in ornate arched frame at centre, reverse tiger at centre, value in ornate guilloches at left and right (Pick 31s), mounting traces, ink annotation '103 C' in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, very scarce £500-700
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, an obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 5 rupias and a 10 rupias, 29 November 1945, zero serial numbers, both Afonso de Albuqueque at right, ship seal at left, reverse maiden and ships through the ages at left, value and arms at right (Pick 35, 36 for types), (4) £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, 500 rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number 019, 639, deep green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at right, steamship seal at upper left, reverse young woman looking out at ships through the ages at centre left, value and coat of arms in ornate guilloche decorated with acanthus leaves at right, two large cancellation holes (Pick 40-cancelled), pressed, small nick in right margin, otherwise attractive very fine, scarce £100-150
QATAR AND DUBAI |
Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, specimen 1 riyal, ND (1960s), serial number A/1 000000, green on multicolour underprint, Dhow, Oil Derrick and Palm at left, value at each corner, reverse value at centre, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and Arabic on obverse and reverse (Pick 1s, Linzmayer QDBC B1as), PMG 63, choice uncirculated NET, stained, rust, pinholes, very rare and an even scarcer Arabic specimen overprint £1,000-1,500
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, specimen 5 riyals, ND (1960s), serial number A/1 000000, purple on multicolour underprint, Dhow, Oil Derrick and Palm at left, value at each corner, reverse value at centre, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and Arabic on obverse and reverse (Pick 2s, Linzmayer QDBC B2as), PMG 62, uncirculated NET, stained, minor rust, pinholes, very rare and an even scarcer Arabic specimen overprint £1,200-1,600
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, specimen 10 riyals, ND (1960s), serial number A/1 000000, black on multicolour underprint, Dhow, Oil Derrick and Palm at left, value at each corner, reverse value at centre, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and Arabic on obverse and reverse (Pick 3s, Linzmayer QDBC B3as), PMG 63, choice uncirculated NET, stains, minor rust, pinholes, very rare and an even scarcer Arabic specimen overprint £1,500-2,000
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, specimen 25 riyals, ND (1960s), serial number A/1 000000, blue on multicolour underprint, Dhow, Oil Derrick and Palm at left, value at each corner, reverse value at centre, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and Arabic on obverse and reverse (Pick 4s, Linzmayer QDBC B4as), PMG 63, choice uncirculated NET, staining, minor rust, pinholes, very rare and an even scarcer Arabic specimen overprint £5,500-6,500
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, specimen 50 riyals, ND (1960s), serial number A/1 000000, red on multicolour underprint, Dhow, Oil Derrick and Palm at left, value at each corner, reverse value at centre, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and Arabic on obverse and reverse (Pick 5s, Linzmayer QDBC B5as), PMG 64, choice uncirculated NET, stains, minor rust, pinholes, exceptionally rare and an even scarcer Arabic specimen overprint £5,500-6,500
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Qatar & Dubai Currency Board, specimen 100 riyals, ND (1960s), serial number A/1 000000, olive green on multicolour underprint, Dhow, Oil Derrick and Palm at left, value at each corner, reverse value at centre, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and Arabic on obverse and reverse (Pick 6s, Linzmayer QDBC B6as), PMG 58, choice about uncirculated NET, stains, minor rust, pinholes, exceptionally rare and an even scarcer Arabic specimen overprint £2,500-3,500
QATAR |
Qatar Monetary Authority, a printers obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 10 riyals, ND (ca 1973), serial number 123456, ornate background detail, archway at right, reverse a view of the Port of Doha (Pick unrecorded design, Linzmayer unrecorded design), (2) £250-350
RHODESIA |
Bank of Africa Limited, Rhodesia, 10 shillings, 24 May 1903, serial number A 17862, black on yellow, globe at left, plantation at right, red TEN SHILLINGS and RHODESIA ISSUE in borders, two manuscript signatures below, reverse mauve, value (Pick S106a), a presentable enough VG and very rare £1,000-1,200
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Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Rhodesia, £1, Salisbury, 11 April 1936, serial number R/1 A245284, brown and black on pale green underprint, standing Britannia with flag, shield, anchor and sheep at left, value in each corner, RHODESIAN ISSUE in top margin, reverse woman wearing turreted tiara at centre, value in ornate guilloches on either side (Pick S147), about fine, very scarce £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, specimen colour trial 10 shillings, number 63, 30 September 1964, serial number H/1 000000, brown on pale blue and lilac underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse tobacco field, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 24ct), uncirculated and very scarce £250-350
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, specimen colour trial 10 shillings, number 64, 30 September 1964, serial number H/1 000000, brown on pale blue and lilac underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse tobacco field, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 24ct), uncirculated and very scarce £250-350
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 24 September 1965, serial run H/10 000001 to H/10 1000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse tobacco field (Pick 24as unlisted date, Linzmayer RBR B1 unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £200-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 8 October 1965, serial run, H/11 000001 to H/11 1000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse tobacco field (Pick 24as unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £250-350
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 22 October 1965, serial run H/12 000001 to H/12 1000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse tobacco field (Pick 24as-unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £200-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, 10/-, 7 October 1964, serial number H/2 572537, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, Zimbabwe bird at left, arms at top centre (Linzmayer RBR B1b, Pick 24a), in PMG holder 58, Choice About Uncirculated, EPQ, a scarce second date of issue £250-350
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's stage proofs (2) for 10 shillings, ND (1963) and ND (1965), no serial numbers, both with central multicoloured motif and underprint only on obverse, reverse, tobacco field, the first note perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 24 for type), mounting traces, annotations and ink dates '13. 12. 63' and '1. 11. 65' respectively in top margins, otherwise good very fine and very rare (2) £100-150
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen £1, 29 October 1965, serial run G/19 000001 to G/19 1000000, red on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse Victoria Falls, (Pick 25as-unlisted date, Linzmayer RBR B2-unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £200-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen £1, 5 November 1965, serial run G/20 000001 to G/20 1000000, red on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 25as-unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good etremely fine. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £200-300
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen £1, 12 November 1965, serial run G/21 000001 to G/21 1000000, red on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 25as-unlisted date), mounting traces and paper residue, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £160-240
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen £1, 19 November 1965, serial run G/22 000001 to G/22 1000000, red on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 25as-unlisted date), mounting traces and paper residue, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £180-260
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, printer's archival specimen £1, 26 November 1965, serial run G/23 000001 to G/23 1000000, red on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 25as-unlisted date), mounting traces, ink date '1. 11. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated. Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 and all the notes with 1965 dates, except those in the archives, were subsequently destroyed, thus extremely rare £220-320
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Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, $1, 1973, blue, $2, 1979, red, $5 (7), 1976, 1978, brown and $10 (3), 1975, grey-blue, all arms at right (Pick 30b, 31d, 32b, 33b, RBR B7h, 8a, 9b, c10h), uncirculated (12) £200-250
RHODESIA & NYASALAND |
Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 19 June 1959, serial run W/14 000001 to W/14 1000000, signature Grafftey-Smith, reddish brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse river scene, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 20as), ink date '6 /7 / 59' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £220-280
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Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, 18 January 1961, serial run W/28 000001 to W/28 1000000, signature Richards, reddish brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse river scene, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 20bs), ink date '10/ 12/ 61' and annotations in top margin, otherwise choice about uncirculated, rare £220-280
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Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's specimen colour proof 10 shillings, ND (1959), no serial numbers, no signature, reddish brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse river scene, also printer's stage colour proof 10 shillings, ND (1961), central multicoloured motif and underprint only, reverse reddish brown, river scene, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 20sp (2)], ink dates '6/7/ 59' and '10/12/61' respectively and 'FOR COLOUR' and other annotations in top margins, the first otherwise about extremely fine, the second good extremely fine, rare (2) £250-350
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Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, 10/-, 20 January 1961, serial number W/29 132091, red-brown and multicoloured, eagle low left, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Richards signature (Pick 20b), pressed but still quite fresh and good very fine, scarce £130-180
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Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's archival specimen £1, 15 April 1957, serial run X/16 000001 to X/16 1000000, signature Grafftey-Smith, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Zimbabwe ruins, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 21as), ink date '11/ 4/ 57' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £200-300
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Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's archival specimen £1, 20 May 1960, serial run X/44 000001 to X/44 1000000, signature Grafftey-Smith, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Zimbabwe ruins, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 21as), ink date '27/ 6/ 60' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £200-300
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Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's archival specimen £1, 20 January 1961, serial run X/70 000001 to X/70 1000000, signature Richards, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Zimbabwe ruins, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 21bs), ink date '10/ 2/ 61' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a lovely note, rare £250-350
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