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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings (2), 1 January 1938, prefix L/1 and 2 January 1939, prefix M/1, dark blue on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at left, value at centre, left and each corner, reverse orange, Lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B17a, 17b, Pick 28), very good to about fine, two examples of the much scarcer early dates, particularly the 1938 (2) £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings (4), 1 July 1941, 1 September 1943, 1 June 1939 and 1 June 1939, all dark blue on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at left, value at centre, left and each corner, reverse orange, Lion at centre, also a 1 shilling, 1943, prefix A/67 (Linzmayer EACB B16, 17c, 17d, 17e, 17g, Pick 27, 28), the 1 shilling about extremely fine, first two very good, others good fine to almost very fine, includes both varieties of the 1939 date (5) £220-260
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 August 1942, 'Indian' serial number A/12 29338, dark blue on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at left, value at centre, left and each corner, reverse orange, Lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B17f, Pick 28A), an original good fine to about very fine, the Indian printing much scarcer £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings (4), 1 January 1947, 1 January 1949, 1 August 1951 and 1 January 1952, all dark blue on orange and multicolour underprint, George VI at left, value at centre, left and each corner, reverse orange, Lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B17h, 17j, 17l, 17m, Pick 28), first washed with tape stains, very good, last good fine, others original good very fine (4) £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings (2), 1 June 1939, serial numbers J/3 44421 and K/9 20582, dark blue on green and pink underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and each corner, reverse green, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B18c, Pick 29a), both varieties of type face for date and serial number, first fine, second good fine, scarce (2) £120-160
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings (2), 1 July 1941 and 1 September 1943, serial numbers M/8 19130 and S/6 87754, dark blue on green and pink underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and each corner, reverse green, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B18d, 18f, Pick 29), first fine, second good fine (2) £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings (2), 1 January 1949 and 1 January 1952, serial numbers Z/3 46217 and D/13 65075, dark blue on green and pink underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and each corner, reverse green, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B18i, 18l, Pick 29), first fine, second good fine, the 1952 date slightly scarcer (2) £120-160
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings, 1 September 1950 serial number B/45 84935, dark blue on green and pink underprint, George VI at low left, value at centre, low right and each corner, reverse green, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B18j, Pick 29), pressed, but almost very fine, the 1950 date much scarcer £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings (3), all 1 June 1939, prefixes D/6, D/8 and E/10, dark blue on multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B19c, Pick 30), three varieties of date and serial number, fine, good fine and fine (3) £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings (3), 1 July 1941, 1 September 1943 and 1 January 1947, prefixes G/6, K/9 and M/4, dark blue on multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B19d, 19f, 19g, Pick 30), original about very fine (3) £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 August 1942, 'Indian' serial number A/22 94626, dark blue on multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B19e, Pick 30A), an attractive very fine, the much rarer Indian printing £500-700
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 January 1949, serial number R/9 93130, dark blue on multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B19h, Pick 30), in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, scarce in this grade £300-400
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings (3), 1 September 1950, 1 August 1951 and 1 January 1952, prefixes X/6, B38 and B83, dark blue on multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B19i, 19j, 19k, Pick 30), first pressed, extremely fine, second good very fine, last fresh and original good very fine (3) £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, 1 July 1941, serial number B/4 70813, blue-black on pink and multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse pink, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B20a, Pick 31), original good fine to about very fine, scarce £400-500
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, 1 September 1943, serial number B6 36649, blue-black on pink and multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse pink, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B20b, Pick 31), an original fine, a scarcer date £400-500
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, 1 August 1951, serial number D/10 55451, blue-black on pink and multicolour underprint, George VI at top left, value at centre, top right and each corner, reverse pink, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B20b, Pick 31), fresh and original, good very fine, scarce, particularly in this grade, a lovely example £500-700
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings (4), 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1957, prefixes G16, H57, J41 and N54, dark blue on orange and multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at low right, value at centre, low left and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B23a, b, c, e, Pick 33), first and third about fine, second good fine, last very fine (4) £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings (3), 1953, 1955 and 1956, prefixes E45, G14 and G42, dark blue on green and multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at low right, value at centre, low left and each corner, reverse green, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B24a, c, d, Pick 34), original about very fine (3) £120-160
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings (2), 31 March 1953 and 1 April 1954, prefixes D46 and D63, dark blue on yellow and multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top right, value at centre, top left and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B25a, 25b, Pick 35), both original good fine (2) £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings (2), 1 January 1955 and 1 February 1956, prefixes E84 and H20, dark blue on yellow and multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top right, value at centre, top left and each corner, reverse orange, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B25c, 25d, Pick 35), good very fine and good fine (2) £120-160
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, 31 March 1953, serial number F10 03912, dark blue on pink and multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top right, value at centre, top left and each corner, reverse pink, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B26a, Pick 36), a presentable very fine, scarce £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings 1 April 1954, serial number G6 87046, dark blue on pink and multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top right, value at centre, top left and each corner, reverse pink, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B26b, Pick 36), original good fine, scarce £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings and 10 shillings, ND (1958), prefixes N7 and K12, brown and green respectively, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B27a, 28a, Pick 37, 38), first with a central crease, good extremely fine, second about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £180-220
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings and 10 shillings, ND (1961), prefixes G17 and W17, brown and green respectively, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B27b, 28b, Pick 41a, 42a), first very fine, second good extremely fine, the 1961 date scarcer (2) £200-250
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings and 10 shillings, ND (1962), prefixes H26 and M20, brown and green respectively, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B27c, 28c, Pick 41b, 42b), very fine and about very fine (2) £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, ND (1958), serial number A9 52172, blue on tan and blue underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B29a, Pick 39), good extremely fine, scarce in this grade £180-220
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, ND (1961), serial number A19 85282, blue on tan and blue underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B29b, Pick 43a), about extremely fine, this signature very scarce £150-200
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, ND (1962), serial number B26 07992, blue on tan and blue underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B29c, Pick 43b), good very fine to about extremely fine £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, ND (1958), serial number Y 53168, red on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B30a, Pick 40), a solid very fine £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, ND (1961), serial number C4 51688, red on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B30b, Pick 44a), stains on reverse, original very fine and the scarcest signature variety £100-150
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, ND (1962), serial number Q5 61988, red on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer EACB B30c, Pick 44b), repaired tear at top left, very fine £100-150
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East African Currency Board, colour trial 5 shillings, ND (1964), no signatures or serial numbers, orange on multicolour underprint, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse coffee plant, palm tree and flowers, red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE overprint and two cancellation holes (Linzmayer EACB B31t, Pick 45ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated and scarce £300-400
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East African Currency Board, colour trial 10 shillings, ND (1964), no signatures or serial numbers, red on multicolour underprint, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse coffee plant, palm tree and flowers, black SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE overprint and two cancellation holes (Linzmayer EACB B32t, Pick 46ct), uncirculated, scarce £350-450
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East African Currency Board, colour trial 20 shillings, ND (1964), no signatures or serial numbers, green-black on multicolour underprint, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse coffee plant, palm tree and flowers, red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE overprint and two cancellation holes (Linzmayer EACB B33t, Pick 47ct), uncirculated, scarce £450-550
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East African Currency Board, colour trial 100 shillings, ND (1964), no signatures or serial numbers, olive green on multicolour underprint, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse coffee plant, palm tree and flowers, red SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE overprint and two cancellation holes (Linzmayer EACB B34t, Pick 48ct), uncirculated, scarce £500-700
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East African Currency Board, 5 and 10 shillings, ND (1964), serial numbers R918312 and A022160, brown and green respectively, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse coffee plant, palm tree and flowers (Linzmayer EACB B31a, 32a, Pick 45, 46), about uncirculated and about extremely fine (2) £80-120
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East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, ND (1964), serial number C501562, blue on multicolour underprint, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse blue, coffee plant, palm tree and flowers (Linzmayer EACB B33a, Pick 47), good extremely fine £120-160
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East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, ND (1964), serial number K725460, purple on multicolour underprint, sailing boat on Lake Victoria at centre, value at each corner, reverse purple, coffee plant, palm tree and flowers (Linzmayer EACB B34a, Pick 48), about uncirculated, a lovely example £300-400
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† East African Currency Board, a series of partially hand coloured photographs (8) showing designs for 10 and 20 shillings, all early 1920's, included the obverse and reverse of a 10 shilling, 1 September 1921 and a 20 shilling, 1 May 1922, as well as two obverse designs each for undated 10 and 20 shillings, photos all in black and white, hand coloured elements in grey and blue paint and chinese white (these designs not listed, though several similar), all hand dated '15 July 21', several with additional annotations in red ink, some corner damage and mounting traces on reverse, an interesting and important group (8) £300-400
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† East Africa Currency Board, specimen 50 florins, Mombasa, 1 May 1920, serial number A/1 00001-A/1 20000, dark blue and lilac, head of George V in oval frame top centre, value in field, reverse lilac and white, value at top, Mount Kenya and lion low centre, value at left and right (Pick 12, EACB B6s), ink date '8.6.20' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, low left corner damaged, overall a pleasing good very fine and extremely rare £5,000-8,000
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x East African Currency Board, Nairobi 1933 issue, 5 and 10 shillings, serial numbers J/7 46340 and F/9 66750, blue black on orange underprint, blue black on green and pink underprint respectively, King George V at right, reverse, lion with mountains in background at centre (Linzmayer EACB B9, B10, Pick 20, 21), folds and discolouration, some edge damage and small tears, fine to about fine, the first better, scarce in any grade (2) £300-450
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 20 shillings or £1, 1 January 1933, serial number C/2 00000, three signatures, blue-black on yellow and orange underprint, portrait of King George V at upper right, value in guilloche at upper left, reverse ochre, lion at centre, value in each corner, perforated CANCELLED (Linzmayer EACB B11bs, Pick 22s), glue residue and mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £800-1,000
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 20 shillings or £1, 1 January 1933, serial number C/5 00000, three signatures, blue-black on yellow and orange underprint, portrait of King George V at upper right, value in guilloche at upper left, reverse ochre, lion at centre, value in each corner, perforated CANCELLED (Linzmayer EACB B11bs, Pick 22s), fresh good extremely fine, rare £900-1,200
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x East African Currency Board, 20 shillings, 1 January 1933, serial number C/322687, blue black on yellow and orange underprint, portrait King George V at top right, reverse, light tan, lion at centre (Pick 22) PMG holder number 20, very fine, scarce in this grade £850-1,000
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x East African Currency Board, 100 shillings, 1 January 1933, serial number A/469994, blue black on green and lilac underprint, portrait King George V at right, reverse, mauve, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B12b, Pick 23), folds and discolouration, some edge damage and small tears, evidence of repair top centre, fine to about fine, rare in any grade £800-1,000
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 5 shillings, 1 July 1941, serial number B/26 00000, three signatures, blue-black on brown and orange underprint, portrait of King George VI at lower left, value in guilloche at lower right, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre, value in each corner, with TDLR imprint, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 26As), pencil and ink annotations and 1942 ink dates in top and lower margins, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce £180-260
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 5 shillings, 1 September 1943, serial number B/36 00000, four signatures, blue-black on brown and orange underprint, portrait of King George VI at lower left, value in guilloche at lower right, reverse orange-brown, lion at centre, value in each corner, with TDLR imprint, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 26As), pencil annotation in top margin, three pinholes, otherwise about extremely fine, very scarce £140-220
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East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, 10 shillings and 20 shillings, 1 September 1943, dark blue on orange, green and yellow respectively, George VI at left, value at right and each corner, reverse lion at centre (Pick 28b, 29b, 30b), very fine, good very fine and about very fine respectively (3) £200-300
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 10 shillings, 1 June 1939, serial number J/10 00000, three signatures, blue-black and green on pink underprint, portrait of King George VI at lower left, value in guilloche at lower right, reverse green, lion at centre, value in each corner, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 29as), ink annotations and 1940 and 1941 ink dates in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, very scarce £200-300
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 10 shillings, 1 July 1941, serial number Q/1 00000, three signatures, blue-black and green on pink underprint, portrait of King George VI at lower left, value in guilloche at lower right, reverse green, lion at centre, value in each corner, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 29as), ink annotations and 1942 and 1946 ink dates in top margin, otherwise fresh good very fine, very scarce £150-250
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