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States of Guernsey, 6D, 1 January 1943, serial number A/O 2893, black text on mauve, Marquand signature, reverse mauve, arms at centre (Pick 28, GN 35iii), uncirculated and scarce £300-350
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States of Guernsey, 1/- on 1/3D, 1 January 1943, serial number W 0188, black text on yellow and brown, orange 1/- at centre, Marquand signature, reverse brown, arms at centre (Pick 29, GN36iii), good extremely fine and scarce £250-300
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States of Guernsey, 10 shillings, 1 January 1943, serial number M1 2023, blue and red, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, red, also one shilling on threepence, orange overprint denoting new denomination of 1 shilling, 1 January 1943, serial number T 1628, black on yellow underprint (Pick 29, 32, GN40, 36iii), first, numerous folds and creases, small tear in top margin, fine, second, several deep folds, otherwise about fine, first quite rare (2) £500-700
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States of Guernsey, 10/-, 1 January 1943, serial number T/1 2471, blue and white, value in red-orange underprint at centre, value at each corner, Marquand signature, reverse red and white, arms at centre (Pick 32, McCammon GN 40, GU 29), pencil annotation on reverse 'Peace day Guernsey May 8th 1945', fresh and original, good very fine and quite rare in this grade £600-800
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States of Guernsey, £1, 1 January 1943, serial number Z/1 3469, black and white, value in red guilloche at centre, value at each corner, view of Saint Peter Port top centre, Marquand signature, reverse blue and white, arms at centre (Pick 33, GN 41i, GU 30a), a presentable fine, scarce £400-600
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States of Guernsey, 10 shillings, 1 June 1959, serial number 12/A 3303, lilac and green, value at centre and at each corner, Guillemette signature, reverse violet, arms at centre (Pick 42b), almost uncirculated and scarce £150-180
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States of Guernsey, 10 shillings, 1 March 1962, serial number 15/F 1985, lilac and green, value at centre and at each corner, Guillemette signature low right, reverse violet, arms at centre (Pick 42b, McCammon GN43), uncirculated and scarce £150-200
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States of Guernsey, 10 shillings (2), 1 January 1961 and 1 March 1962, prefixes 13/L and 15/M, lilac and green, value at centre and at each corner, Guillemette signature, reverse violet, arms at centre (Pick 42b, McCammon GN43), uncirculated and scarce (2) £250-300
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States of Guernsey, £1, 1 August 1945, serial number 4/L 2806, violet and green, view of Saint Peter Port top centre, value at centre and at each corner, Marquand signature, reverse green, arms at centre (Pick 43a, McCammon GN 44), good very fine £60-80
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States of Guernsey, £1, 1 June 1963, serial number 35/R 0068, violet and green, view of Saint Peter Port top centre, value at centre and at each corner, Guillemette signature, reverse green, arms at centre (Pick 43b, McCammon GN44 ), uncirculated, scarce £180-220
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States of Guernsey, £1, 1 July 1966, serial number 46/A 1892, violet and green, view of Saint Peter Port top centre, value at centre and at each corner, Guillemette signature, reverse green, arms at centre (Pick 43c, McCammon GN44 ), uncirculated £150-180
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States of Guernsey, £10, ND (1975-), serial number A 549961, blue, green and multicoloured, maiden with arms and spear at left, Hodder signature, blue, General Sir Isaac Brock and the battle of Queenstown Heights in 1812 (Pick 47, McCammon GN48), uncirculated and scarce in this grade £500-600
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States of the Island of Jersey, interest bearing note, £5, 1 September 1840, serial number 1392, also a group of 11 French cheques with dates ranging from 1911 to 1913, of historical interest (Pick A1b), a diverse group, the first, very fine, remainder mostly fine £60-80
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States of Jersey, 6D (2), ND (1942-), serial numbers 84586 and 793140, black text on pale red, arms top left, Ereaut signature, reverse red, value (Pick 1a, JN 244, JE 1), original, good very fine or slightly better (2) £100-120
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States of Jersey, specimen £1, ND (1985), serial number TB000000, dark blue, and specimen £5, NS (1983), serial number HB000000, brown, both with Elizabeth II at centre right, arms at top centre, both with red SPECIMEN overprint (Banknote Yearbook JE12b, JE22b), about uncirculated (2) £50-100
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States of Jersey, £1 (3), serial numbers LB 10000000, QB 999999 and SB 1000000, blue and £10, JC 1000000, red-brown, all Elizabeth II portrait, (Pick 11, 22, SOJ B11a, b, 22a), uncirculated (4) £400-450
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States of Jersey, a specimen set of the ND (2005), comprising £1, 5, 10, 20 and £50, all Elizabeth II at right, black signature (Pick 32as), uncirculated (5) £150-180
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States of Jersey, specimen £20 and £50, ND (1993), also specimen £20 and £50, ND (2010) and an issued £100, 2012 commemorative issue, purple, Elizabeth II at right (Pick 23s, 24s, 35s, 36s, 37a, SOJ B23as, 24s, 30as, 36s, 32a), in ICG holders 68, 63, 66, 66, 68 (5) £220-280
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Lloyds Bank Limited, Isle of Man, £1, undated remainder, no serial number, black, pale green and violet, bank title, horse in panel and Viking ship in full sail at centre, reverse, bright blue and pink, Isle of Man triune at centre (Pick 13r, Banknote Yearbook IM16 for type), in PMG holder number 65, gem uncirculated, EPQ, retaining vivid colour, very pleasing £150-200
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Westminster Bank Limited, Isle of Man, £1, 21 October 1960, serial number 239944, signatures Barlow and Russell, black on pale yellow underprint, crowned arms with triskeles, lion and unicorn at top centre, arms of bank in upper corners, value in guilloches in lower corners, reverse blue on green underprint, triskeles with motto, value in ornate guilloches either side (Pick 23Ab, Banknote Yearbook IM10e), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ, very rare (believed unique) in this grade £380-460
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Peveril Internment Camp., 1 Shilling canteen voucher on card, ND (1940-45), serial number D 59, mauve, black text, handstamped signature at right (Q.419, Campbell 5384), good extremely fine, Quarmby states 33 believed extant £220-260
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Peveril Internment Camp., 1 Shilling canteen voucher on card, ND (1940-45), serial number D 65, mauve, black text, handstamped signature at right (Q.419, Campbell 5384), about uncirculated to uncirculated and the best of the group of 1 Shilling vouchers, Quarmby states 33 believed extant £300-400
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Isle of Man Government, £5, ND (1961), serial number 671519, green and blue on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Stallard signature, reverse Castle Rushen, 1775 at centre (Pick 26), slight stain low right, faint centre fold, otherwise extremely fine or better £50-100
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Isle of Man Government, £5 ND (1961), serial number 818001, green and blue on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Stallard signature, reverse Castle Rushen, 1775 at centre (Pick 26), faint centre fold, nevertheless about extremely fine £50-100
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Isle of Man Government, £5, ND (1961), serial number 835356, green and blue on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Stallard signature, reverse Castle Rushen, 1775 at centre (Pick 26), extremely faint central fold, otherwise fresh, crisp, extremely fine or better £100-150
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Isle of Man Government, £5, ND (1961), serial number 911955, green and blue on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Stallard signature, reverse Castle Rushen, 1775 at centre (Pick 26), slight ding bottom centre, otherwise crisp, extremely fine or better £100-150
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Isle of Man Government, £5, ND (1961), serial number 636331, green and blue on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, Stallard signature, reverse Castle Rushen, 1775 at centre (Pick 26), slight indentation low right, crisp, fresh, about uncirculated £150-200
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Isle of Man Government, unissued £5, ND (1972-79), no serial numbers, signature title Lieutenant Governor, no signature, purple and blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Anthony Buckley at right, triskeles at centre, reverse grey-green, Castle Rushen, (Pick 30 for type Linzmayer IOMG B7 for type), good extremely fine and rare £180-240
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Isle of Man Government, unissued £5, ND (1972-79), no serial numbers, signature title Lieutenant Governor, no signature, purple and blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Anthony Buckley at right, triskeles at centre, reverse grey-green, Castle Rushen, (Pick 30 for type Linzmayer IOMG B7 for type), good extremely fine and rare £180-240
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Isle of Man Government, unissued £5, ND (1972-79), no serial numbers, signature title Lieutenant Governor, no signature, purple and blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Anthony Buckley at right, triskeles at centre, reverse grey-green, Castle Rushen, (Pick 30 for type, Linzmayer IOMG B7 for type), good extremely fine and rare £180-240
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Isle of Man Government, £5, ND (1967), serial number 326869 blue and green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at low centre, value at each corner, Stallard signature, reverse dark grey, Castle Rushen (Quarmby 480, Pick 26b), slight creasing, faint central fold, crisp, fresh, extremely fine £280-330
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Isle of Man Government issue, £5, ND (1972), purple and £10, ND (1972), brown, both Elizabeth II at right, triskeles at centre, Paul signature (Pick 30b, 31b, IOMG B7b, 9b), in ICG holders 50 EF/AU (2) £250-300
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Isle of Man Government, £20, ND (1979), serial number 002522, signature Dawson, scarlet, brown and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Anthony Buckley at right, triskeles at centre, overprinted "ISSUED DURING MILLENNIUM YEAR 1979", reverse inauguration of Laxey Wheel in 1854 (Pick 32, Linzmayer IOMG B11), original extremely fine £100-150
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Isle of Man Government, 50 pence, ND (1979), £1 (3), ND (1983), ND (1961), ND (1961), blue on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, reverse viking ship in full sail, and purple on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, reverse Tynwald Hill respectively (Pick 33, 40, 25), mixed grades ranging from fine to extremely fine (4) £40-60
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Isle of Man Government, £1, ND (1983), serial number Z 000159, violet and multicoloured, Elizabeth II and triskeles, Dawson signature (Pick 40a), almost very fine and a very rare replacement £400-450
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Currency Commission, Irish Free State, £50, 10 September 1928, red serial number Y/01 009431, violet, pale green and pale yellow-orange, Hazel Lady Lavery at left in oval frame, value in ornate guilloche at centre, value at each corner, Brennan and McElligott signatures low centre, reverse violet and pale green, river God (Shannon) at centre with trident, value below (Pick 6, Mac Devitt E121, PMI LTN 6), almost the last note of series, the last prefix Y/01 009435, exceptional for this very rare type, uncirculated and very probably the finest example extant, a remarkable banknote £18,000-22,000
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Bank of Ireland, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a proposed issue of £1, Belfast, ND (ca 1965), red serial number A/00 000000, black and multicolour, Hibernia at right, head of Mercury at left, reverse, black, building, ship and plane and weaving symbols (Pick 56 for similar, PMI BA 104 for similar), unique, attractive £800-1,200
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ERROR: Bank of Ireland, £20 printing error, 1 January 2013, serial number AD499405, brown and green, Hibernia at left, reverse printing completely missing except for underprint, (unlisted), tiny tear in top margin, good very fine to about extremely fine, a scarce error £130-180
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Bank of Ireland, specimen £100, ND (1978), serial number A000000, red on multicolour underprint, Hibernia at right, Medusa heads at left and along top edge (PMI BA 114s, Pick 64b), in PCGS holder 66PPQ, Gem New £200-250
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Central Bank of Ireland, £5, ND (1988), red serial number CAF 444444, brown, Eriugena at right, Doyle and Cromien signatures (Pick 71e, LTN 81) in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' £150-180
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Central Bank of Ireland, £5, ND (1988), red serial number HDF 222222, brown, Eriugena at right, Doyle and Cromien signatures (Pick 71e, LTN 81) in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' £150-180
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Central Bank of Ireland, £5, ND (1988), red serial number LDF 333333, brown, Eriugena at right, Doyle and Cromien signatures (Pick 71e, LTN 81) in PMG holder 66 'gem uncirculated' £150-180
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National Bank of Ireland Limited, £10 (2), 2 May 1949, red prefix A, pink and green, Hibernia at centre, O'Donnell signature (Pick 159, PMI NA82), last issue, fine and very fine (2) £120-160
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Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited, obverse and reverse composite essay for a £1, 1 December 1965, serial number LN 000000, pale and dark green, veiled woman's head at centre, value at left and right, reverse, green, bank building at centre, value at left and right (Pick 243 for type, PMI PR 96 for type), unique £600-800
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Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a £5, 6 December 1965, serial number DN000000, dark and pale brown, veiled woman's head at centre, reverse, brown, bank building at centre, value at left and right (Pick 244 for type, PMI PR98 for type), unique, attractive £600-800
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Dumfries Commercial Bank, 1 guinea, 5 February 1805, black and white, three manuscript signatures below (Douglas 2), a presentable VG £140-180
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Dundee Union Bank, proof £5 on card, 183-, black and white, Britannia and maidens top centre, allegorical symbols of Great Britain and Scotland at left and right (Douglas 3 for type), black SPECIMEN handstamp, about extremely fine and a rare Perkins and Bacon proof £400-500
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East Lothian Banking Company, an unissued £1, 18-, black and white, maidens top centre and a Stornaway part issued £1, 1 February 1823, black and white, ship top centre (Douglas 2, 1), extremely fine (2) £170-220
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The Eastern Bank of Scotland, obverse die proof for a twenty pounds sterling, ND (c.1938), black, Queen Victoria at top centre, Dundee Church at top left, Edinburgh Castle at top right, Saint Andrew at low left, Britannia at low right (Douglas page 126), some foxing, extremely fine, a lovely engraving, very rare £300-400
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George Keller & Company, Glasgow, 20 shillings, 7 November 1764, serial number 13/193, black text on white paper, clasped hands top centre, manuscript signature of George Keller low right (Douglas 3), an original good very fine and rare especially in this condition £4,500-5,000
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