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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 2 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: | 16th 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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| Auction Lots - Page 5 | |||
| 1022 | |||
| Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's specimen colour proof £1, ND (1960), no serial numbers, no signature, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Zimbabwe ruins, perforated SPECIMEN; also printer's stage colour proof £1, ND (1960), central multicoloured motif and underprint only, reverse green, Zimbabwe ruins, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 21sp (2)], ink date '27/ 6/ 60' and 'FOR COLOUR' and other annotations in top margins, the first otherwise choice extremely fine, the second good very fine, rare (2) £240-320 |
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| 1023 | |||
| Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, £1, 6 January 1961, serial number X/64 965075, green, orange and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, leopard low left, Richards signature, reverse green, ruins (Pick 21b), lightly pressed, still fresh and about extremely fine, rare £250-300 |
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| 1024 | |||
| Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's specimen colour proof £5, ND (1960), no serial numbers, no signature, blue and brown-purple on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated SPECIMEN; also printer's stage colour proof £5, ND (1961), blue and multicoloured, missing Queen's portrait at right, reverse Victoria Falls, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 22sp (2)], ink dates '15/ 12/ 59' and '1/ 1/ 60' on first note, ink date 11/ 12/ 61 on second note, both annotations and 'FOR COLOUR' in top margins, the first surplus ink, otherwise good very fine, the second about extremely fine, very rare (2) £500-700 |
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| 1025 | |||
Bank of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, printer's specimen colour proof £10, ND (1959), no serial numbers, no signature, brown and blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse grey-green, elephants; also printer's stage colour proof £10, ND (1961), brown on multicoloured underprint, missing Queen's portrait at right, reverse grey-green, elephants, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 23sp (2)], ink date '16/ 2/ 59' on first note, ink date 7/ 9/ 60 on second note, both annotations and 'FOR COLOUR' in top margins, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the second about uncirculated to uncirculated, extremely rare (2) £1,200-1,800RUSSIA |
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| 1026 | |||
| A group of Russian notes including, 10 kopeks, ND (1919), green on pale pink, 100 rubles (state promissory note), 1922, red on pale pink and green underprint, 3 rubles, 1919, (north west front), 1919, green on light tan, 1 mark (volunteer western army), 1919, black on brown and light tan underprint, 1 and 3 rubles, 1918, black on light orange and black on green respectively, 5 and 10 rubles (Siberia & Urals), 1918, grey and red respectively (Pick S131, 133, S204b, S226, S601, S602, S817, S818), differing grades from good to very fine £50-100 |
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| 1027 | |||
| Field Treasury, Northwest Front, Russia, 500 and 1000 rubles, 1919, serial numbers 231582 and 029363, black and blue, and black and light brown respectively, flags and shield surrounding value at left, double eagle and snake at right (Pick S209, S210), first very fine, second extremely fine, scarce (2) £200-250 |
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| 1028 | |||
| Field Treasury, Northwest Front, Russia, 1000 rubles, 1919, serial number 305147, black green on light pink underprint, flags and shields surrounding value at left, double headed eagle and snake at right, reverse, monument of Peter the Great at centre, double headed eagle in lilac centre background (Pick S210), central fold and several light creases, nevertheless about extremely fine, a stunning example, rare £200-300 |
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| 1029 | |||
| A group of Russian notes consisting of, 15 kopeks, ND (1917), brown, 50 kopeks, ND (1918), brown, double eagle at centre, 50 kopeks, ND (1918), black and grey on light orange, 3 rubles, 1918, black and green on orange underprint, 25 rubles, 1918, black and green on light brown underprint, 250 rubles, 1920, lilac brown (Pick S331, 369, 407, 409a, 412c, 433b), a pleasant colourful group varying grades from good to about uncirculated (6) £100-150 |
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| 1030 | |||
| Russia, local issues, a group of regional/local issues, comprising Odessa region, 5 and 10 rubles, 1917, double headed eagles on face, South Russia, 25 rubles, 1918, maiden with sword at left, and 250 and 500 rubles, 1920, red and blue-green respectively, also Siberia, 5 and 10 rubles, 1918 issue, green and red respectively (Pick S335, 336, 412, 4336, 434, 817, 818), very fine to extremely fine (7) £80-120 |
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| 1031 | |||
| South Russia, Government issue, 50 rubles, ND (1920), serial number 546718AC, blue on yellow underprint, helmetted woman at left, also 50 kopeks, 1918 postage stamp currency issue, also 4 other Ukraine postage stamp issues, also Siberian Provisional Administration, 1 ruble (2), 5 rubles and 10 rubles, 1918 first issue, black on yellow, blue and red respectively, double headed eagles at left and right, arms on reverse (Pick S369, S438, S816-818), good very fine to about uncirculated (10) £200-250 |
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| 1032 | |||
| South Russia Currency Tokens issue, 1000 rubles (4), 1919, black on blue, light green and pink underprint, double eagle at upper centre, reverse allegory of Russia at centre, buildings at left and right, 5000 rubles (2), 1919, dark brown on orange, green and light brown underprint, double eagle at upper left, Mercury at upper centre, reverse St George and snake at left, double eagle upper centre (Pick 418a, b, c, 419, 419d), mixed grades ranging from very fine to about uncirculated, an excellent addition for any collection (6) £100-150 |
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| 1033 | |||
| Government Treasury Notes, Russia, 1000 rubles, 1919, serial number OA-071, 1000 rubles, 1919, serial number RA-053, both multicolour, bell at left and St George and dragon at right, 10, 000 rubles, 1919, serial number RX-083, green on multicolour, reverse seated women left and right (Pick S424a, 424b, 425), first, folds otherwise, about very fine, second, some discolouration and creases, fine to very fine, third, crisp, fresh and about uncirculated £130-180 |
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| 1034 | |||
| Vladikavkaz Railroad Company, Russia, interest bearing loan note, 1000 rubles, 1918, serial number A2533, black on maroon and light blue underprint, building at right, reverse Caucasus map showing railroad at centre (Pick S596), extremely fine to about uncirculated £250-300 |
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| 1035 | |||
| Vladikavaz Railroad Company, 5000 rubles, 1 September 1919, serial number 3055, black, brown and blue, lifting bridge at left, arms at top centre right, steam train at top left, value at top centre and low right, reverse map of the railroad route (Pick S598), pencil annotation in top margin, central crease and one corner crease, but a lovely fresh and original good extremely fine, scarce in this grade £1,500-2,000 |
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| 1036 | |||
| Vladikavaz Railroad Company, 10,000 rubles, 1 September 1919, serial nmber A2470, black and brown, steam train at low centre, arms at top right, value at top and bottom left, and far right, reverse map of the railroad route (Pick S599), completely original, about uncirculated and an extremely impressive note, exceptionally rare, especially in this grade £8,000-10,000 |
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| 1037 | |||
| Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia, first currency token issues, 1000 rubles, 1923, serial number A-00009, 25, 000 rubles, 1923, serial number A-02041, 500, 000 rubles, 1923, serial number B-08161 (Pick S611, 615, 619), first, minute piece missing top left corner, very fine or better, second and third, extremely fine, an interesting group (3) £150-200 |
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| 1038 | |||
| Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia, Currency Tokens issues, a group comprising 1000 rubles, 1923 first issue, 100,000, 250,000, 500,000 and 10,000,000 rubles, 1923 second issue, and 50,000,000 and 100,000,000 rubles, 1924 issue (Pick S611, S626, S627, S628, S631, S633, S636), generally extremely fine, the 100,000 and 500,000 rubles very fine, becoming scarce (7) £150-200 |
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| 1039 | |||
| Transcaucasia, a group of the 1923 issues, comprising first issue, 10000 (2), 50000, 100000, 250000 and 500000 rubles, and the second issue, 1000000, 5000000 and 10000000 rubles, all with building at centre, value to left and right, reverse arms at centre (Pick S613-614, 616-618, 629-631), fine to very fine (9) £100-150 |
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| 1040 | |||
| Russia Transcaucasia, Baku City Management, 25 rubles, 1918, black on purple and light brown underprint, also postage style stamp money, 5 kopeks, ND (1918), olive green, arms at upper centre, value at centre (Pick S725, 726), first, folds and some discolouration, good fine, second about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £80-120 |
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| 1041 | |||
| Siberia & Urals, Government Debenture Obligations, 50 rubles, 1919, serial number AA0065, black on green underprint, 1000 rubles, 1919, serial number 2276, red brown on green underprint, 25 rubles (2), 1919, serial numbers A-A0165, AA0199, black on blue underprint, 250 rubles, 1919, serial number 9232, black and light brown on pink underprint (Pick S841, 850, 859, 861), mixed grades ranging from good to extremely fine, a pleasant group (6) £120-180 |
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| 1042 | |||
| Siberia, 25, 50, 250, 500 and 1000 rubles, 1919, all with double headed eagle at left, value on the outside (Pick S839, 840, 852, 857, 858) fine to very fine (5) £80-120 |
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| 1043 | |||
| Government Bank, Russia, committee savings loan notes issue, 200 rubles, 1917 (1919), green and black, 200 rubles, 1917 (1919), orange and black, both with woman with child top centre, value left and right, (Pick S886, S890), crisp, fresh, exremely fine or better, retaining vibrant colour, a great addition to any collection (2) £100-150 |
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| 1044 | |||
| Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia, 25 rubles, 1919, black on purple and grey underprint, (Pick S970a), irregular cut margins, pencil annotation top right, very fine or better £100-150 |
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| 1045 | |||
| Ashkhabad National Bank, 25, 50 (2), 100 (3) and 250 (3) rubles, 1919, black on various block colour underprints, arms at centre, also Archangel, Chaikovskii Government, 10, 20 and 50 kopeks, 1919 small change issue, green and red, brown and green and blue and yellow respectively, arms at centre, flanked by values, also 50 kopeks, 1919 revalidated issue, with perforations (Pick S1143-1146, S131, 132, 133, 151), very good to about very fine (13) £230-280 |
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| 1046 | |||
| Far Eastern Republic, Russia, 10 rubles, 1920, serial number AA 01003, red on salmon pink, reverse sheaf of wheat, anchor and pickaxe at centre (Pick S1204), about uncirculated to uncirculated, an excellent example, rare £100-150 |
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| 1047 | |||
| Nikolaevsk-on-Amur Branch Government Bank, Russia, 250 rubles (3), 1000 rubles (3), 1920, first black and red-brown, second black and green, black handstamp at low left (Pick S1291, S1293), one 1000 very good, others generally very fine (6) £120-170 |
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| 1048 | |||
| Russia, State Credit Notes, 100 rubles, 1898 (1903-1909), serial number 017624, black on tan underprint, Catherine II at left, Timashev signature, also 1 ruble, 1898 and 3 rubles (2), 1905 (Pick 5b, 1, 9), first original very fine, others fine to very fine (4) £100-150 |
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| 1049 | |||
| State Credit Notes, Russia, 100 rubles, 1898, black on light brown underprint, reverse multicolour, 500 rubles, 1989, black on light green, reverse multicolour, 100 rubles (4), 1910, dark brown on light brown and multicolour underprint, 500 rubles (2), 1912, black on green and multicolour underprint, (Pick 5c, 6c, 13b, 14b), varying grades from good to very fine (8) £180-230 |
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| 1050 | |||
| State Credit Notes, Russia, 50 rubles (2), 1899, serial numbers AK 817233 and AN 259006, portrait Nicholas I at left, 3 rubles, 1905, serial number AS 228522, 5 rubles (2), 1909, blue black on light blue, vertical format, 10 rubles (4), vertical format, olive green on salmon pink underprint, 25 rubles, 1909, black on multicolour underprint, reverse portrait Alexander III at right (Pick 8c, d, 9c, 10b, 11c, 12b), varying grades good fine to extremely fine (10) £120-170 |
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| 1051 | |||
| A group of Russian notes, comprising state credit notes, 1 ruble, ND (1915 old date 1898) (3), blue on brown underprint, treasury small change notes, 2, 3, 5, 50 kopeks, ND (1915), government credit note, 250 rubles, 1917, black on lilac underprint, government credit note, 1000 rubles, 1917, dark brown on green underprint, reverse multicolour, treasury notes, 20 rubles, 40 rubles, ND (1917), also state currency notes, 1 ruble, 1922, orange and brown, 50 kopek coin image, NDS (1923), blue on cream (Pick 15a, 25, 26, 27, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 146, 155), grades ranging from very fine to about uncirculated, a very interesting and collectable group (13) £130-180 |
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| 1052 | |||
| Postage Stamp Currency, Russia, 1 kopek (1), ND (1916-1917), brown orange, one without overprint, 2 kopeks (2), ND (1915), green, 3 kopeks (3), 1915, red, 10 kopeks, ND (1915), blue, 15 kopeks, brown and 20 kopeks, light green (Pick 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23), extremely fine to about uncirculated, a desirable and interesting group (10) £80-130 |
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| 1053 | |||
| Russia, a group of small change and postage stamp currency, comprising 2, 10, 15 and 20 kopeks, 1915, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 50 kopeks, 1915, 20 and 40 rubles, 1917, and 1, 2, 3 and 5 rubles, 1919, also Siberia, 50 kopeks, 1919, orange (Pick 18, 21-27, 31, 38-39, 81-85, S828), last fine, others extremely fine or better (17) £50-70 |
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| 1054 | |||
| State Treasury notes, Russia, a nearly full set of the 1918 issue, comprising 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 and 5000 rubles, as well as a set of the 1919 currency note issues, comprising 15, 30, 60, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 rubles (Pick 86-96, 98-101, 103-105), most good very fine to good extremely fine, a few fine (19) £120-160 |
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| 1055 | |||
| State Treasury Notes, Russia, 50 rubles, 1918, serial number AA-085, 250 rubles, 1918, AG-603, 1000 rubles, 1918, serial number AA-012, also currency notes, 60 rubles, ND (1919), 5000 rubles, 1919 (1920), serial number TE 958998, 10, 000 rubles, 1919 (1920), serial number TXX 568202, 100 rubles, 1921, 1, 000 rubles, 1921, 10, 000 rubles, 1921, serial number AB-050, 50, 000 rubles (2), 1921, serial numbers GG-089 and GG-149 (Pick 91, 93, 95, 100, 105a, 106a, 109, 112a, 114, 116a), various grades from fine to about uncirculated, a superb group (11) £120-150 |
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| 1056 | |||
| State Currency Notes, Russia, 10, 000 rubles (4), 1919, blue and yellow on multicolour underprint, also, State Currency Note, 1 chervonetz (2), 1926, dark grey on pale pink and green underprint, (Pick 106, 198), first four, central folds, very fine or better, fifth and sixth, folds and some discolouration, otherwise, very fine £150-200 |
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| 1057 | |||
| State Currency Notes, Russia, a set of the 1921 issue comprising 25, 50, 1000, 5000, 25000, 50000 and 100000 rubles, also State Currency Notes, a set of the 1922 issue comprising 1, 3, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 rubles (Pick 110-113, 115-117, 127, 128, 130-132, 136), good fine to extremley fine (14) £120-160 |
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| 1058 | |||
| State Currency Notes, Russia, 1, 3, 5, 10 and 25 rubles, 1922, all small size vertical format notes, arms at top centre, and 50 rubles, 1923, perforated edges, also 1 (2), 5, 10, 25, 50, 500 and 1000 rubles, 1923 second issue (Pick 146-150, 155, 163-167, 169-170), fine to extremely fine (14) £150-200 |
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| 1059 | |||
| Russia, a group comprising, small change notes, 1, 2 and 3 rubles, 1924, State Currency notes, 3 rubles, 1925, 1 chervontz, 1926, 5 chervontsev, 1928, and 5 chervontsa, 1937, also State Treasury notes, 1 gold ruble, 1928 (Pick 189, 191-193, 198, 204, 206, 220), good very fine to extremely fine (8) £160-200 |
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| 1060 | |||
Russian Spitsbergen, sets of the 1961 and 1979 issues, each comprised of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 kopeks (Pick not listed), 1961 series about uncirculated, 1917 10 kopeks very fine, others uncirculated (10) £150-200RWANDA AND BURUNDI |
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| 1061 | |||
| Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, specimen colour trial 50 francs, ND (c.1960), serial number A000000, green and violet, lioness at centre right, value at lower left and upper right, reverse value repeated three times set in ornate geometric patterns, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 4ct), uncirculated, very scarce £250-350 |
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| 1062 | |||
| Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, specimen colour trial 100 francs, ND (c.1960), serial number L000000, brown on pale green and tan underprint, zebu at left, value in guilloche at right, reverse value repeated three times set in ornate geometric patterns, overprinted SPECIMEN in red diagonally on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 5ct), uncirculated, very scarce £250-350 |
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| 1063 | |||
Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi, specimen colour trial 1000 francs, ND (c.1960), purple on multicoloured underprint, zebra at right, value at left and lower right, reverse value repeated three times set in ornate geometric patterns, overprinted SPECIMEN in red diagonally on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 7ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £350-450SAINT HELENA |
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| 1064 | |||
| Government of Saint Helena, specimen proof £1 (2), ND (1975), the first no serial numbers and no signatures, the second serial number A000000 and three signatures all in overlay traces, both deep olive-green on orange underprint, view of island with sailing ships at left, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse stylised £ sign at centre, arms with incorrect spelling ANGLAE in motto at left, ship shield at right, one punch hole [Pick 1sp (2)], ink comments on both copies and annotations 'As submitted 30-6-1975' on first copy and 'As submitted 17-9-1975' on second copy, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and extremely rare in this format (2) £100-150 |
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| 1065 | |||
| †1065 Government of Saint Helena, specimen proof £5, ND (1975), serial number H000000, three signatures in overlay traces, blue on light brown underprint, view of Jamestown harbour and island at left, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse stylised £ sign and value at centre, arms with incorrect spelling ANGLAE in motto at left, ship shield at right, one punch hole; also printer's photographic black and white reverse proof £5 (2), ND (1979) with corrected spelling of ANGLIAE, and original envelope, one punch hole [Pick 7asp, 7 reverse proofs (2)], ink comments dates and annotations, otherwise about uncirculated and extremely rare in this format (3) £150-250 |
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| 1066 | |||
| Government of Saint Helena, specimen proof £10, ND (1978), serial number A/1 000000, signature 1, pale red on multicoloured underprint, view of the island at left, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse arms set in ornate pattern (Pick 8sp-error signature and prefix), ink annotations 'Wrong sigs and prefix' and 'As submitted 10.8.78' in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and an excessively rare copy with incorrect prefix and signature £200-300 |
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| 1067 | |||
| Government of Saint Helena, a group of specimen proofs of the ND (1976-79) Issues, all zero serial numbers, comprising 50 pence (2), purple; £1, olive-green; £5, signature 1, blue, incorrect spelling of ANGLAE; and £10, signature 2, pale red, all portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, island views at left, reverse arms, value and patterns, one punch hole; also original envelope used for submission of proofs [Pick 5sp (2), 6sp, 7asp, 8asp], ink annotations and approval dates in top margins, the £1 otherwise good extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated and extremely rare in this format (5) £300-400 |
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| 1068 | |||
A mixed group of notes including, Government of Saint Helena, 50 pence, prefix V/1, violet, £1, prefix A/1, olive, £5, prefix H/1, turquoise, and £20, brown, prefix A/1, all ND (1976-1981), all Elizabeth II and arms, Tresorerie de Noumea, New Caledonia, 1 franc, 29 March 1943, serial number 209655, blue and white, mining scenes, reverse blue and white, Cross of Lorraine and stag head at centre, Litzmannstadt, additional lunch scrip ('Zus-Mittag'), black text on brown paper with red handstamp 'Nachtarbeit', and Merchants Change Association, unissued 50 cents, Brooklyn, July 1862, black and white with blue protector at centre (Pick 5a, 6a, 7b, 10, 55b, Campbell 4237f), grades range from extremely fine to uncirculated (7) £180-230SAINT THOMAS AND PRINCE |
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| 1069 | |||
| Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 10 centavos with counterfoil, 5 November 1914, serial run 0, 000, 000 to 2, 700, 000, purple on multicoloured underprint, value at left, arms at right, green overprint LOANDA at upper centre, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, reverse blue on yellow and pale green underprint, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 13s), mounting traces, ink date '22. 6. 18' and annotation in top margin, of 10 centavos, otherwise choice about uncirculated, very scarce £80-120 |
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| 1070 | |||
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Saint Thomas and Prince, printer's archival specimen 50 escudos, 1 January 1921, Provincia de S. Tome e Principe, serial number run 010,001 to 016,000, brown-orange on pale blue and yellow-green underprint, portrait of Francisco Oliveira de Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, value in each corner, reverse seated allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 24s), ink date '3. 11. 21' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £250-350SARAWAK |
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| 1071 | |||
| Sarawak, a vignette of Sir Charles Vyner Brook, similar to that used on the Government notes of 1929 onwards, black and white, laid down on card with hand annotations in pen on obverse, reverse with short dated biography in pencil, very rare and an interesting alternative vignette £600-800 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| World Banknotes (Day 2 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: | 16th 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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