Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 1 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: 30th September 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Friday 26 September 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 29 September 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
All other times by appointment only
Page: 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19  
Auction Lots - Page 1

ABYSSINIA

1
Click to view full image... † Bank of Abyssinia, a uniface colour trial/proof for a 5 thalers, 19- (ca 1915), blue and multicoloured, bank at left, lion (Lion of Judah) at right and Greater Kudu at centre (Pick 1pr, Linzmayer BOA B1t), small split top centre, otherwise extremely fine, very rare and a 'pretty' note £400-600

AFGHANISTAN

2
Click to view full image... † Bank of Afghanistan, printers archival specimen for 5 afghanis, SH1318 (1939), serial number 12J000001-1000000, purple on green and multicolour underprint, King Muhammad Zahir at right, arms at top centre, reverse purple, view of Hindu Kush mountains at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Linzmayer DAB B1.5s, Pick not listed), ink annotations on face 'NEVER ISSUED' and 'lost by enemy action' with the date '22.1.40', because the shipment of the issued notes was lost in transit during the Second World War, this note is only obtainable as a specimen, mounting traces on reverse, one fold, about uncirculated and of the utmost rarity £1,000-1,500
3
Click to view full image... † Bank of Afghanistan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 10 afghanis, SH1330 (1951), serial number 123456, olive and multicolour, King Muhammad Zahir at left, signature 2, arms low centre, reverse, olive, palace and gardens (Pick 30 for type, DAB 12 for type), unique £300-500
4
Click to view full image... † Bank of Afghanistan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 20 afghanis, ca 1969, zero serial number, violet and multicolour, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse, violet, mountains (Pick unrecorded, DAB unrecorded), unique, this denomination unrecorded for series £350-450
5
Click to view full image... † Bank of Afghanistan, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 50 afghanis, ND (1967), serial number 000000000, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms at lower centre, reverse Arg-e Shahi, King's palace at centre, value in each corner (Pick 43 for type), about uncirculated, unique (2) £300-400
6
Click to view full image... x Bank of Afghanistan, 1000 afghanis, SH 1346 (1967), brown and multicoloured, King Muhammad Zahir at left, arms low centre, reverse mountain pass (Pick 46a, DAB B29a), in PMG holder 67 PPQ £280-340
7
Click to view full image... † Bank of Afghanistan, an obverse printers archival essay for a 20 afghanis, SH 1352 (1973), serial number 1234567, mauve, an obverse and reverse essay 50 afghanis, SH 1352 (1973), green and an obverse essay 100 afghanis, SH 1352 (1973), purple, all President Muhammad Daud at left, arms at centre, all Achekzai signature low right (Pick 48pr, 49pr, 50pr, DAB B31pr, 32pr, 33pr), unique and attractive (4) £600-800

ANGOLA

8
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, specimen 2500 reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial number 550000, black on blue, green and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, passage of ships round The Cape of Good Hope at right, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, red overprint LOANDA at upper right centre, reverse blue, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 29s), mounting traces, ink date '15. 11. 17' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £250-350
9
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, specimen 5 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial number 215000, black on blue, green and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, passage of ships round The Cape of Good Hope at right, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, red overprint LOANDA at upper right centre, reverse green, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 31s), mounting traces, ink date '15. 11. 17' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £250-350
10
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 10 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial run 00000 to 90000, black on blue, pink and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, passage of ships round The Cape of Good Hope at right, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, red overprint LOANDA at upper right centre, reverse brown, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 33s), mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £400-600
11
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 20 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial run 00000 to 80000, black on blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, his embarkation at right, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, red overprint LOANDA at upper right centre, reverse orange-red, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 35s), mounting traces, ink date '18. 2. 18' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £500-700
12
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, specimen 50 mil reis, Loanda, 1 March 1909, serial number 62001-82000, black, green and pink, Vasco de Gama at left, his departure in 1497 at right, red steamship seal Type III low centre, reverse multicoloured, maiden and shipping through the ages at centre, value at left and right (Pick 38s), ink date '11.10.21' in top margin, good extremely fine, attractive and rare £700-900
13
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 10 centavos with counterfoil, 5 November 1914, serial run 0,000,000 to 0,400,000, purple and green; also 20 centavos with counterfoil, 5 November 1914, serial run 0,000,000 to 1,276,000, blue and multicoloured, both value at left, arms at right, green and red overprint LOANDA respectively at upper centre, steamship seal Type II at lower centre, both reverse allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 39bs, 42bs), mounting traces, ink date '23. 8. 16' and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce (2) £100-150
14
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 10 centavos with counterfoil, 5 November 1914, serial run 0,000,000 to 4,000,000, purple and green; also 50 centavos with counterfoil, 5 November 1914, serial run 0,000,000 to 3,830,000, olive-green and multicoloured, both value at left, arms at right, green and blue overprint LOANDA respectively at upper centre, steamship seal Type II at lower centre, both reverse allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 39bs, 46as), mounting traces, ink date '15. 10. 18' and annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine, very scarce (2) £140-180
15
Click to view full image... † Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printer's archival specimen 50 centavos with counterfoil, 5 November 1914, serial run 0,000,000 to 3,830,000, olive-green and multicoloured, value at left, arms at right, blue overprint LOANDA at upper centre, steamship seal Type II at lower centre, reverse brown on yellow and blue underprint, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 46as), mounting traces, ink date '15. 10. 18' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce £100-130
16
Click to view full image... † Banco de Angola, specimen 20, 50 and 100 escudos, 1962, all zero serial numbers, brown, blue and red respectively, arms at top centre, all with red De La Rue ovals and red SPECIMEN overprints, cancellation holes through signatures (Pick 92s, 93s, 94s), first good extremely fine, others about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £300-400
17
Click to view full image... † Banco de Angola, specimen 1000 escudos, 1962, zero serial numbers, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait of Americo Tomas at right, arms at top centre, dam at centre, red De La Rue ovals and red SPECIMEN overprints, cancellation holes through signatures (Pick 96s), about uncirculated, scarce and attractive £250-350

ALBANIA

18
Click to view full image... National Bank of Albania, a vignette of an Albanian youth, as used on the 20 franka ari of 1926, (Pick 3 for type), a Bradbury Wilkinson & Co engraving, very rare £150-200
19
Click to view full image... † Banca Nazionale d'Albania, specimen/proof 100 franka ari, ND (1926), blue and multicoloured, King A. Zogu at right, Gomsiqe Bridge at centre, reverse green and purple, landscape at centre, value at left and right (Pick 4pr), perforated CANCELLED, pencil 'PROOF A' in top right margin, about uncirculated and very rare £450-650

ALGERIA

20
Click to view full image... Banque Centrale d'Algerie, an obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 1/2 dinar, also an obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 1 dinar, both refinery at right, also an obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 5 dinars, bearded Arab at right (probably Abdul Kader Al Jazaeiri) (Pick unrecorded designs), date '13.7.62' in pencil, unusual and the 5 dinars a striking design (6) £300-400

ARABIAN GULF

21
Click to view full image... † Gulf Monetary Authority, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for 5 gulf dinars, ND (1976), zero serial numbers, Indian red on olive, rose and multicoloured underprint, horse's head at right, map of the Gulf at centre, value in each corner, reverse industrial estate, ornate floral design at left and right, value in each corner (Pick unrecorded), important artwork for an issuing authority and currency that never was, attractive, about uncirculated, unique (2) £3,500-4,500

ARGENTINA

22
Click to view full image... El Banco y Casa Moneda de Buenos Ayres, 10 pesos, 1 January 1864, serial number 400461, black on blue paper, arms at top left, value at centre and low left (Pick S443), folds and creases, slight discolouration, quite fresh, good fine and scarce £150-250
23
Click to view full image... † El Banco de Cuyo, Argentina, specimen 100 pesos, San Juan, 18- (ca 1890's), black, pale orange and blue, maiden at left, donkey pack train at right, value at centre and in borders, reverse blue, pale pink-red and green, medallic female heads in field (Pick S1644s), perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, attractive and very rare £800-1,200
24
Click to view full image... † El Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, Argentina, specimen 20 pesos, Cordoba, 15 September 1869, serial number 003001-003001, purple-brown and yellow, value in pale blue at centre, General Belgrano at left, stag at right, counterfoil at left, reverse purple-brown, value (Pick 1728s), good extremely fine and rare £400-600
25
Click to view full image... † El Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, Argentina, printers archival specimen 4 reales plata Boliviano, Rosario, 1 January 1867, black and white, head of a bull at centre (Pick S1734s), uncirculated and rare £300-500
26
Click to view full image... † El Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, Argentina, specimen 50 pesos, Rosario, 1 January 1867, black, pale brown and blue, cherub with torch at left, General Belgrano top centre, reverse blank, counterfoil at left (Pick 1740s for similar), good extremely fine and rare £500-700
27
Click to view full image... † El Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, Argentina, specimen 10 pesos, Rosario, 10 November 1871, black and green, General Belgrano at top centre, counterfoil at left, reverse green, value (Pick 1741s), good extremely fine and rare £400-600
28
Click to view full image... † El Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, Argentina, printers archival specimen 20 centavos, Rosario, 1 June 1874, serial number 1000001, black and grey, general Belgrano at left, anteater at right, counterfoil at left (Pick unlisted type), perforated, uncirculated and very rare, a charming note £300-500

ARMENIA

29
  Republic of Armenia, a set of the third issue comprising, 50 rubles, 1919, serial number U426416, brown on orange underprint, 100 rubles, 1919, serial number U321185, green on orange underprint, 250 rubles, 1919, serial number U383640, brown on light orange and pale green underprint, also Vladikavkaz Railroad Company, Russia, 1000 rubles, 1918, black on mauve and blue underprint (Pick 30, 31, 32, S596), first, extremely fine, second, fine to very fine, third, fine, fourth, extremely fine £100-150

AUSTRALIA

30
Click to view full image... x Australian Banking Company of Sydney, a part issued £1, Sydney, 18- (ca 1890), serial number A 2026, blue and white, value in brown underprint at centre, arms top centre, reverse value in green at centre (Vort-Ronald fig.39, type b), the bank failed in 1891. Repaired split top right otherwise almost very fine and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
31
Click to view full image... † The Australian and European Bank Limited, specimen, £20, Melbourne, 1 June 18-, serial number 11001, black on lilac and olive green underprint, arms at upper centre, shepherdess at left, turreted maiden at right, value at top left and right, reverse lilac and olive-green, value in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Pick S not listed), pencil date 'Feb 78' at upper left, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very rare £1,500-2,000
32
Click to view full image... x Bank of Australasia, £1, Sydney, 1 January 1903, serial number Q 14964, black and white, value in green underprint at centre, arms top left, allegorical maidens top centre, manuscript signature low right (Vort-Ronald type 2c), almost fine and very rare £2,000-3,000
33
Click to view full image... x Bank of New South Wales, Australia, £10, Sydney, 1 October 1880, serial number A/A 29851, brown and white, allegorical maiden top centre, value in circular frame top left and right, two manuscript signatures below (Vort-Ronald type 7c), about fine and extremely rare £4,000-5,000
34
Click to view full image... Bank of New South Wales, Australia, probably a contemporary forgery of a £1, Sydney, 1 January 1885, serial number 522881, pale brown and cream, maiden top centre, value top left and right, two manuscript signatures below, reverse red and white, value at centre (Vort-Ronald type 7c), manuscript "forgery" across note, very good, rare £380-480
35
Click to view full image... † Bank of New Zealand, printer's archival specimen, £20, Adelaide S. A., 18-, serial run A/A 00001 to A/A 02000, black and red, Maoris and landscape in circles at left, value at centre and in each corner, reverse red and grey-green, value in ornate guilloche, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON with counterfoil (Pick S not listed), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very rare and a magnificent note £1,500-2,000
36
Click to view full image... † The Bank of South Australia Limited, printer's archival specimen £50, Melbourne, 1 January 1890, serial number run R 000001 to R 000500, black and orange-red, woman at upper left, bank building top centre, value at upper right, value panel at centre, reverse orange-red, value at centre and in guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Pick S not listed), pencil date 'Mar 21 90' in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £2,500-3,000
37
Click to view full image... † Bank of Victoria Limited, printer's archival specimen £20, Melbourne, 18-, serial number run A 0001 to A 2,000, black and lilac, portrait of Queen Victoria at left, crowned arms at right, value panel at centre, reverse lilac, three heads of Queen Victoria at centre, value in each corner and in guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Vort-Ronald type 3c, Pick S not listed), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare, a handsome note £1,500-2,000
38
Click to view full image... † The City of Melbourne Bank, printer's archival specimen £50, 19 June 1893, serial run B02001 to B02500, black and white, red and pale blue protector, allegorical maiden at left, arms at upper centre, reverse red and pale blue, arms at centre, value at left and right set in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S not listed), pencil date 'Mar 14- 94' at upper left, otherwise about uncirculated and very rare £2,500-3,500
39
Click to view full image... † The City of Melbourne Bank, printer's archival specimen £100, 1 April 1877, serial run A00501 to A01500, black and white, brown and tan protector, allegorical maiden at left, arms at upper centre, reverse brown and tan, arms at centre, value at left and right set in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S not listed), about uncirculated to uncirculated and extremely rare, a magnificent note £3,000-4,000
40
Click to view full image... † The City Bank, Sydney, specimen £20, 1 January 1878, serial number B002001, black and white, value in red, allegorical maiden representing industry at left with emu at upper left and kangaroo at lower left, reverse red, arms at centre, value at left and right set in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Vort-Ronald type 2c, Pick S not listed), about uncirculated and extremely rare £2,000-2,500
41
Click to view full image... x The London Chartered Bank of Australia, printer's archival specimen, £10, Brisbane, 1 February 1882, serial run 0001 to 5000, black on grey and orange-red underprint, value in all four corners, arms at left and right, reverse grey and orange-red, value at centre, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S not listed, Vort-Ronald type2), pencil date '25 Jany 82' at upper left, small nick in top right margin, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated and very rare £2,500-3,500
42
Click to view full image... † The Town and Country Bank, South Australia, printer's archival specimen, £10, Adelaide, 1 December 1881, serial run A00001 to A02000, black and tan, vignette at upper centre of maiden carrying sheaf, town scene at left and rural scene at right, value in all four corners, arms at left and right, reverse tan, value in pyramid at centre, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S not listed), pencil date 'Dec 4/82' at upper left, otherwise choice about uncirculated, rare £1,400-1,800
43
Click to view full image... x Van Diemens Land, Hobart Town, Lempriere & Co., 4 Spanish dollars, 6 July 1823, serial 395, red-brown text on white, manuscript signature of Lempriere low right backed on thread, poor but presentable enough, rare £400-600

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

44
  Commonwealth of Australia, half sovereign, ND (1927), brown on multicolour underprint, portrait King George V at right, arms at left, reverse, Goulburn Weir, Riddle and Heathershaw signatures, also a third bill of exchange in the amount of £73 10s, dated 23 October 1862, pale pink on white paper, Britannia, ship and kangaroo top centre, a very pretty document (Pick 15c, Renniks 7), first, folds, creasing and discolouration, otherwise very good to fine, scarce, second, extremely fine £200-250
45
  Commonwealth of Australia, £1, ND (1933-38), serial number N/17 826127, green and red, George V at right, arms at top centre, value at each corner, Riddle and Sheenan signatures at low left and right (Pick 22a), a presentable about extremely fine £150-200
46
  Commonwealth of Australia, 10 shillings (2), ND (1952), serial numbers A/41 880613 and G/57 992856, orange on multicolour underprint, portrait George VI at right, reverse, manufacturers, Coombes and Watt signatures (Pick 25d, Renniks 15), good to very good, the latter with ink graffiti on reverse £40-80
47
  Commonwealth of Australia, £1 (2), ND (1942), serial number J/67 560179, W/94 294214, green on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at right, reverse, farmhands and sheep at centre, Armitage and Macfarlane signatures (Pick 26b, Renniks 30a), very good to about fine, second, about uncirculated £180-230
48
Click to view full image... x Commonwealth of Australia, £10, ND (1942), serial number V/7 635279, red on multicolour underprint, George VI at centre, value at each corner, also £5, ND (1949), serial number R/92 063062, blue, George VI at left, and 10/-, ND (1936), serial number D/95 304711, orange, George V at right (Pick 21, 27c, 28b), first about extremely fine, others good very fine (3) £500-700
49
  Commonwealth of Australia, £5, ND (1960-65), serial number TC/90 374927, black on pale blue underprint, portrait of Sir John Franklin at right, arms at left, reverse, blue, cattle, sheep and produce at left and right, shields and boomerang at centre, a striking note (Pick 35a, Renniks 50), vertical and horizontal fold, otherwise very fine to extremely fine £80-130
50
Click to view full image... x Commonwealth of Australia, £10, ND (1960-65), serial number WA/49 390669, black on red underprint, Governor Phillip at left, also £5, ND (1960-65), serial number TB/31 901282, black on blue underprint, Sir John Franklin at right, both Coombs-Wilson signatures (Pick 35, 36), about extremely fine, an attractive pair (2) £150-200
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 1 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: 30th September 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Friday 26 September 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Monday 29 September 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
All other times by appointment only
Page: 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19