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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 6 | |||
| 1072 | |||
| Sarawak, an embossed seal on paper, signed by Sir Charles Vyner Brook, hand coloured yellow, arms at centre, signed 'C.V. Brook Rajah of Sarawak', very rare and a lovely item £800-1,200 |
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| 1073 | |||
Government of Sarawak, $1, 1 July 1929, serial number A/2 167,380, dark purple on tan, green and blue underprint, Vyner Brook at top right, palm trees at left, value at centre and each corner, reverse purple, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 14), absolutely original with embossing still visible on serial numbers, one corner crease, about uncirculated and rare in this grade £1,000-1,500SAUDI ARABIA |
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| 1074 | |||
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, 10 riyals, ND (1954), serial number 9/148983, dark green on multicolour underprint, dhows at centre, reverse, palm tree with crossed swords at left and right (Pick 4), faint central fold, otherwise extremely fine to about uncirculated £150-200SEYCHELLES |
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| 1075 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, emergency issue 5 rupees, Mahe, 20 June 1942, serial number 00888, black text on cream parchment like paper, embossed seal at centre, value at centre, red manuscript signature of Morgan low right (Pick 5A, Schwan-Boling 4901), vertical and corner folds, good very fine and extremely rare £2,000-2,500 |
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| 1076 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, 1 rupee, ND (1936), serial number B/1 40258, signature Arthur Francis Grimble, greenish grey and red, King George V at right, value in each corner, uniface (Pick 2f), mounting stains in all four corners, otherwise fine £60-90 |
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| 1077 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, a group of individually hand-coloured uniface bromide prints, all dated 1 July 1927, all serial number A/1 00000, signature Joseph Byrne, comprising 5 rupees, lilac brown and green; 10 rupees, green and red; 50 rupees, brown-ochre and blue, all portrait of King George V in profile at right, guilloche at centre, value in each corner (Pick 3, 4, 5 for types), all with earlier 1927 date and earlier Byrne signature than issued notes, about uncirculated to uncirculated, a very desirable set, unique (3) £400-600 |
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| 1078 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 50 cents, 7 July 1943, serial number A/1 000000, violet and green, George VI at left, Morgan signature (Pick 6a), ink date 8/11/43 low right and FILE handstamp, good extremely fine, rare £700-1,000 |
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| 1079 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 1 rupee, 7 July 1943, serial number A/1 000000, red text on grey paper, George VI at left, Morgan signature (Pick 7a), ink date 8/11/42 low right and FILE handstamp, good extremely fine, rare £700-1,000 |
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| 1080 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 5 rupees, 7 April 1942, serial number A/3 00000, green and lilac, and 10 rupees, 7 April 1942, serial number A/1 75773, red and green, both George VI at left, Morgan signature low centre (Pick 8, 9), first, perforated CANCELLED, ink date 31/2/1 in top margin, extremely fine, rare, second, good very fine (2) £500-700 |
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| 1081 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 50 rupees, 7 April 1942, serial number A/1 00000, blue and brown, George VI at left, Morgan signature low centre (Pick 10), ink date '11.1.44' in top margin, small SPECIMEN stamp low right, perforated CANCELLED, mounting traces, good extremely fine, very rare £500-800 |
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| 1082 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen colour trial 5 rupees (2), ND (c.1968), no serial numbers, no signature, blue-green on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, Seychelles black parrot at left, reverse value in guilloche at top right, geometric patterns at left, overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole [Pick 14ct (2)], choice about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £150-200 |
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| 1083 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, 5 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 360665, signature H. S. Norman-Walker, brown, green and pink, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse geometric patterns; 10 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 344209, signature H. S. Norman-Walker, blue, green and pale lilac, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, sea tortoise at left, reverse geometric patterns (Pick 14a, 15a), both usual light indentations alongside security threads, otherwise choice about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £250-300 |
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| 1084 | |||
| †1084 Government of Seychelles, printer's archival specimen 10 rupees, 1 January 1974, serial run A/1 350001 to 450000, signature Colin Hamilton Allan; also specimen colour proof 10 rupees, ND (1974), no serial numbers, no signature, both light blue on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in regalia of the Order of the Garter at right, sea tortoise at lower left, reverse value in ornate geometric pattern (Pick 15bs, 15s proof), mounting traces, ink date '21. 3. 74' and annotations on both copies, the first otherwise good very fine, the second about uncirculated and both rare in this format (2) £150-200 |
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| 1085 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 20 rupees, 1 January 1971, serial number A/1 000000, signature Bruce Greatbatch, purple on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in regalia of the Order of the Garter at right, skink lizard, sooty tern and coral at lower left, reverse value in ornate geometric pattern, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 16bs), ink letter 'A' in lower right corner, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £160-220 |
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| 1086 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 50 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 000000, signature Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, olive-green on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in regalia of the Order of the Garter at right, sailing ship at left, reverse value in ornate geometric pattern, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 17as), ink letter 'B' in lower right corner, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £260-340 |
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| 1087 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen 50 rupees, 1 October 1970, serial number A/1 000000, signature Bruce Greatbatch, olive-green on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in regalia of the Order of the Garter at right, sailing ship at left, reverse value in ornate geometric pattern, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 17cs), ink letter 'B' in lower right margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a rare date, particularly as a specimen £300-400 |
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| 1088 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, printer's archival specimen 50 rupees, 1 August 1973, serial run A/1 160001 to 210000, signature Bruce Greatbatch; also specimen colour proof 50 rupees, ND (1973), no serial numbers, no signature, both olive-green on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in regalia of the Order of the Garter at right, sailing ship at left, reverse value in ornate geometric pattern (Pick 17es, 17s proof), mounting traces, ink date '7. 9. 73' and annotations on both copies, the first otherwise good very fine, the second about uncirculated and both rare in this format (2) £400-600 |
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| 1089 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, specimen colour trial 100 rupees, ND (c.1968), no serial numbers, no signature, blue and multicoloured, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, two giant tortoises under a veloutye shrub at centre left, reverse value set in geometric patterns, overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 18ct), mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £700-90 |
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| 1090 | |||
| Government of Seychelles, printer's archival specimen 100 rupees, 1 June 1975, serial run A/1 075001 to A/1 100000, signature Colin Hamilton Allan, red and multicoloured, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, two giant tortoises under a veloutye shrub at centre left, reverse value set in geometric patterns, (Pick 18es), ink date '8. 5. 75' and annotations in top margin, mounting traces, otherwise very fine and rare £350-450 |
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| 1091 | |||
Government of Seychelles, printer's archival specimen 100 rupees, 1 January 1972, serial run A/1 025001 to 050000, signature Bruce Greatbatch; also specimen colour proof 100 rupees, ND (1972), no serial numbers, no signature, both red on multicoloured underprint, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in regalia of the Order of the Garter at right, land turtles at lower left, reverse value in ornate geometric pattern (Pick 18cs, 18s proof), mounting traces, ink date '10. 2. 72' and ink annotations on both copies, otherwise both good very fine to about extremely fine and very rare in this format (2) £1,000-1,200SINGAPORE |
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| 1092 | |||
| Republic of Singapore, $5, ND (1967), serial number A/8 496195, green and multicoloured, orchid and arms in field, Lim Kin San signature, also specimen $10000, ND (1999), gold, Yusof bin Ishak at right, arms top left (Pick 2a, 44s, BCCS B2a, 38as, Tan E2), in PCGS holders 58, PPQ, 65 gem new (2) £250-300 |
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| 1093 | |||
| Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, 100 dollars (3), ND (intro 1985), consecutive serial numbers A/16 393359/61, orange and brown on multicolour, passenger shop centre left, reverse Changi airport, also 2 dollars (3), ND (intro 1991), pink on multicolour, boats at centre, reverse procession (BCCS B24b Pick 23, BCCS B20a, Pick 27), about uncirculated (6) £100-150 |
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| 1094 | |||
| Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, 2 dollars, ND (1981), serial number NR819929, 10 dollars, ND (1988), serial number C/26 108991, 100 dollars, ND (intro 1985), serial number A/16 393357, all depicting different types of boat on front (BB BCCS B20a, BCCS B22, BCCS B24b, Pick 27, 20, 23) first and third, about uncirculated to uncirculated, second, very fine or better (3) £100-150 |
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| 1095 | |||
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, 100 dollars (3), ND (intro 1985), consecutive serial numbers A/16 393363/4, brown and red on multicolour, passenger ship centre left, reverse Changi airport (BCCS B24, Pick 23), about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £180-230SOUTH AFRICA |
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| 1096 | |||
| Mafeking Siege Note, South Africa, 2 shillings, February 1900, serial number B 10049, blue text on flimsy white paper, arms top centre, Greener handstamped signature low right, embossed seal at centre (Pick S652b), pinholes and central crease, otherwise a fresh extremely fine and scarce in this grade £250-350 |
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| 1097 | |||
| The Civil Commissioner, Bulawayo, six pence (2), postage stamp on card, 1900, black text on card, manuscript signature and administrator's official stamp in purple, also "Beaconsfield Siege Soup - Town Hall Depot. Two Pints." card, ND, blue "order for milk", ND very fine, an historically interesting group (4) £150-200 |
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| 1098 | |||
| De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikanische Republiek, specimen 5 pond, 189-, serial number B-, black and white, value in central panel, President Kuger at left, arms top centre, value at each corner, no signatures, hole punched "SPECIMEN C SKIPPER & EAST" low right (Pick 49s), top left corner damaged, nevertheless very fine to about extremely fine, scarce £1,800-2,000 |
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| 1099 | |||
| De Nationale Bank der Zuid-Afrikanische Republiek, 5 pond, 1 June 1898, serial number B-89803, black and white, value in pink central panel, President Kuger at left, arms top centre, value at each corner, three manuscript signatures below (Pick 49a, Hern 281), split and rejoined almost certainly for transport security, uncancelled thus rare. About fine £3,000-4,000 |
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| 1100 | |||
| Anglo-Boer War Government Note, South Africa, £1 (2), 28 May 1900, serial numbers 476 and 13188, green-grey on cream, arms at left, also 10 shilling postal order, ND (1898), purple on cream, stamped several times on obverse, £1 (2), postal order, olive green on cream, several stamps on obverse (Pick 54), very fine, an interesting group £150-200 |
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| 1101 | |||
| Anglo-Boer War Government Note, South Africa, £50, 28 May 1900, serial number 1104, green-grey on cream, arms at left (Pick 58), extremely fine or better, scarce £150-200 |
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| 1102 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £5 (2), 3 April 1944 and 4 April 1944, serial runs B/24 000001 to B/24 1000000 and B/25 000001 to B/25 1000000 respectively, both Postumus signature, green, pink and pale orange, galleon at left, allegorical South African scenes at lower centre and lower right, reverse arms and value at centre, perforated SPECIMEN [Pick 86bs (2)], mounting traces, ink date '27. 7. 43' and ink annotations on both copies, otherwise both about uncirculated, and an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a rare pair of specimens with the last two consecutive dates for this signature (2) £500-700 |
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| 1103 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, specimen 10 shillings, 21 July 1959, date with month by number, serial number Y/1 000000, signature de Kock, brown and multicoloured, Jan van Riebeeck at left, first line of text in Afrikaans, reverse arms, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes; also specimen £5, 21 November 1948, serial number C/1 000000, green and brown, Jan van Riebeeck at left, first line of text in Afrikaans, the Great Trek at lower centre, reverse galleon, one punch hole (Pick 91ds, 95s), ink dates and annotations in top margins, the first otherwise good extremely fine, the second nick in right margin, otherwise good very fine (2) £150-200 |
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| 1104 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, 10 shillings (2), 10 April 1948, serial numbers A/1045545 and A/1248196, also 10 shillings (2), 22 January 1958, serial numbers A/155897395 and A/155897399, red brown on multicolour underprint, Jan van Riebeeck at left, reverse lion at centre (Pick 91a, d), uncirculated £150-180 |
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| 1105 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £1, 12 April 1949, serial run B/28 000001 to B/28 1000000, signature de Kock, thick paper variety, blue and multicoloured, Jan van Riebeeck at left, his arrival at The Cape at lower right, first line of text in Afrikaans, reverse arms, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 93bs), ink date '8. 2. 49.' and annotations including 'thick paper' in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £250-350 |
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| 1106 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, £1 (2), 22 April 1949, serial numbers B32 038758 and B32 038760, also 2 rand (2), ND (1962-65), serial numbers B183 798712 and B199 424771, all blue on multicolour, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, ships at right, reverse lion at centre (Pick 93c, 105b), first two, uncirculated, third, slight folds, otherwise extremely fine, fourth, uncirculated £150-200 |
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| 1107 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, £1 (2), 1 November 1955, consecutive serial numbers B217 040787/8, also £1 (2), 22 October 1957, consecutive serial numbers B305 257408/9, blue on multicolour, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, ships at right, reverse lion at centre (Pick 93e), all uncirculated £100-150 |
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| 1108 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, £1 (8), 25 February 1955, consecutive serial numbers B202 933682/89, blue on multicolour, portrait Jan van Riebeeck at left, ships at right, reverse lion at centre, (Pick 93e), all uncirculated, a pleasant consecutive group (8) £200-230 |
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| 1109 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, printer's specimen proof £100, 15 April 1949, manuscript alteration to 29.1.52, serial number C/10 000000, manuscript alteration to E/1 000000, blue, brown and multicoloured, Jan van Riebeeck at left, galleon at right, first line of text in English, reverse arms, value in guilloches with acanthus scrolls at lower left and lower right, two punch holes (Pick 100s), ink annotations 'As submitted May 23rd 1951' and 'Approved Letter 15/6/51' in top margin, some excess printer's ink, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and excessively rare in this format £1,000-1,500 |
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| 1110 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, printer's specimen proof £100, 15 April 1949, manuscript alteration to 29.1.52, serial number C/10 000000, manuscript alteration to E/1 000000, blue, brown and multicoloured, Jan van Riebeeck at left, galleon at right, first line of text in Afrikaans, reverse arms, value in guilloches with acanthus scrolls at lower left and lower right, two punch holes (Pick 101s), ink annotations 'As submitted May 23rd 1951' and 'Approved Letter 15/6/51' in top margin, some excess printer's ink, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and excessively rare in this format £1,000-1,500 |
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| 1111 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, a group of specimen proofs, ND (1959), all serial number 123456 at upper left and 789012 at lower right, all no signature, all Jan van Riebeeck at left, all first line of text in Afrikaans, comprising 10 shillings, brown and multicoloured, reverse arms; £1, blue and multicoloured, reverse arms; £5, green and brown, reverse galleon; and £10, brown-violet and green, reverse mining scene, all one punch hole (Pick 91s, 93s, 97s, 99s), printed date '15-10-59 as submitted' and ink annotations including 'Approved for style & size of numbering only for rand notes' in margins, ink circles around serial numbers, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a fascinating excessively rare set of proofs relating to the change of currency from pounds to rand (4) £400-600 |
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| 1112 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, specimen proof 1 rand (2), ND (1960), both serial number A/1 123456 at upper left and A/1 789012 at lower right, both signature de Kock, brown and multicoloured, Jan van Riebeeck at left, the first note first line of text in English, the second note first line of text in Afrikaans, reverse arms, one punch hole (Pick 103as, Pick 103s but unissued), printed date '15-1-60 as submitted' and ink annotations in margins relating to approval, also deletion of full stops, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the second very fine and excessively rare (2) £300-500 |
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| 1113 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, a group of progressive proofs for a 20 rand, ND (1982), all with security thread, comprising uniface proof with obverse underprint only; uniface proof with obverse underprint and building only; proof with underprint and building on obverse, underprint only on reverse; proof (2) with underprint and building on obverse, galleons at left, arms at right on obverse; complete proof, signature Gerhard de Kock, Jan Riebeeck at left, building at centre, reverse galleons at left, arms at right [Pick 121c proofs (6)], mounting traces, ink annotations and various 1982 dates in margins, otherwise extremely fine or better and a rare group (6) £100-200 |
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| 1114 | |||
| South African Reserve Bank, a group of specimen proof 20 rand (3), ND (1982), all signature Gerhard de Kock, Jan Riebeeck at left, building at centre, reverse galleons arriving at The Cape at left, arms at right, with security thread, the first no serial numbers, the second printer's archival copy, serial run D1/36 000001 to D2/16 1000000, the third serial number D1/36 000000, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse [Pick 121cs (3)], mounting traces, ink annotations and various 1982 dates in margins, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the second good extremely fine, the third about extremely fine (3) £120-160 |
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| 1115 | |||
South African Reserve Bank, 1 rand (5), ND (1962-65), dark brown on multicolour, also, 1 rand (2) ND (1967), consecutive serial numbers Z35048002/3, red brown on multicolour underprint, all Jan van Riebececk at left, reverse lion at centre and agricultural scene respectively (Pick 103b, 110b), all fresh, crisp and uncirculated (7) £80-130SOUTHERN RHODESIA |
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| 1116 | |||
Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, specimen £5, 1 January 1948, serial number C/11 000001-C/11 100000, blue and multicoloured, George VI at right, mining scene low centre, Thornton and Bessle signatures, £5 in white script at centre, reverse blue, arms and Victoria falls, gazelle head at left (Pick 11s), ink date in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, very slight mounting traces, good extremely fine, attractive and rare £400-500SPAIN |
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| 1117 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, obverse and reverse printers archival photographs for a 50 pesetas, maiden at centre, 100 escudos, 1909, maiden at centre, cherub at left and right and 500 escudos, maiden at left, Fernando VI at right (Pick unrecorded), (6) £200-300 |
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| 1118 | |||
| El Banco de Espana, a registration proof for 25 pesetas, ND (1931), brown, green and orange underprint only on obverse, lilac and blue underprint only on reverse, watermark of woman in Phrygian cap, one punch hole; also original envelope, used for watermark registration, dated 9 November 1931 (Pick 81 for type) extremely fine, attractive and very rare £80-120 |
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| 1119 | |||
Spain, a Bradbury Wilkinson engraved vignette on card of Alfonso XIII in black and white with manuscript signature of the King and date January 1916, historically most unusual and interesting, extremely rare £250-350STRAITS SETTLEMENTS |
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| 1120 | |||
| Government of the Straits Settlements, 25 cents, ND (1917), serial number E/1 63203, black on yellow and orange, arms top centre, reverse orange, tiger at centre (Pick 7), central crease, several repairs to margin, otherwise very fine or better, a lovely example, rare £300-400 |
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| 1121 | |||
| Government of the Straits Settlements, 10 cents, 14 October 1919, serial number E/70 68372, green, beige and red, arms top centre, Pountney signature (Pick 8, GSS B17b), good extremely fine, scarce £150-200 |
| 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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