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Commonwealth of Australia, 20 dollars, ND (1966), serial number XAN647780, 20 dollars (2), ND (1968), serial number XED829350 and XCG985398, black on red and yellow and multicolour underprint, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith at right, reverse, Lawrence Hargrave, aeronautical devices (Pick 40a, c), all extremely fine to about uncirculated (3) £130-180
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x Commonwealth of Australia, Reserve Bank, $50, 1985, prefix YSB, green, Florey at right, also $100, 1985, ZED prefix, grey, Mawson portrait, both Johnston and Fraser signatures (Renniks 509a, 609, McDonald 206, 222), in PCGS holders 65 PPQ and 64 PPQ (2) £150-180
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Austrian Private Bank, Domestical Obligation-Herzogenthum Steyer, 50 gulden, 1 August 1867, black on white, cut cancelled slight foxing, about uncirculated, rare £600-800
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Wiener Stadt Banco, Austria, 5 gulden, 1 January 1800 black on white, value at top centre, arms lower centre, watermarks value in Arabic and Roman numerals (Pick A31), uncirculated, rare in this condition £150-180
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Privilegrite Oesterreichische National Bank, 5 gulden, 1 January 1941, serial number O.J 628361, black on white, profile of Austria top centre, coat of arms between cherubs below (Pick A70) very good, rare £400-600
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Austria, 1 gulden, 1 July 1888, serial number Yk15 6 13665, blue, medallic portrait of Franz Joseph top centre, acorn and fruit at left, kneeling cherub low right, back, reversed image of obverse (Pick A156), fine to very fine £60-80
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K.K. Reichs-Central-Casa, Austria, 5 gulden, 1881, red serial number UH 49-22.10999, green, allegorical maiden at left and right, Franz Joseph top centre within wreath, German text, reverse as obverse, Hungarian text (Pick A154), a pleasing extremely fine, scarce £250-280
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Austro-Hungarian Bank, 20 kronen, 31 March 1900, serial number 1201 059536, red on green underprint, cherub with portrait of woman at left, arms below, reverse in Hungarian (Pick 5) original good very fine £400-600
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x Austro-Hungarian Bank, 50 korona, 1902, red serial numbers 39821, pink and blue, maiden at left and right, arms top centre, Austrian text, reverse as obverse but Hungarian text (Pick 6), central fold otherwise quite fresh and bright, good very fine and scarce £140-180
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Austro-Hungarian Bank, specimen 1 krone, 1 December, 1916, serial number 393492, pink, womens heads at upper right and left, reverse red and black, helmeted warrior at centre, red MUSTER overprint and perforated (Pick 20s), uncirculated £50-80
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Austro-Hungarian Bank, 25 kronen, 27 October 1918, serial number 167674, blue on grey-brown, girl at left, red MUSTER overprint, perforated (Pick 23s), uncirculated £200-300
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Austro-Hungarian Bank, 2 kronen, 1 March 1917, serial number 698582, red, 10 kronen, 2 January 1915, serial number 687390, red on multicolour, 20 kronen, 2 January 1913, serial number 293449, multicolour, all perforated with DEUSHOSTERREICH overprint (Pick 51s, 52s, 53s), about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £250-300
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Austro-Hungarian Bank, specimen 1000 kronen, 2 January 1902, serial number 06605, blue on rose and grey underprint, portrait of woman at right, red DEUTSCHOSTERREICH overprint, perforated (Pick 57s), uncirculated £100-150
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Austro-Hungarian Bank, specimen 1000 kronen, ND (2 January 1902) (2), serial number 06605, blue on rose and grey underprint, portrait of woman at right, red horizontal DEUTSCHOSTERREICH overprint, with additional black overprint, and serial number 12163, with vertical red DEUTSCHOSTERREICH overprint, both perforated (Pick 58s and 59s), about uncirculated (2) £200-250
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Austrian Government, a small set of specimen notes from the 2 January 1922 first issue, comprising 100 kronen, serial number 253103, green, Princess Rohan at right, 1000 kronen, serial number 067090, blue on multicolour, 5000 kronen, serial number 89644, dark magenta on green, 50,000 kronen, serial number 07144, brown, all perforated (Pick 77s-80s), uncirculated (4) £450-500
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Austrian National Bank, specimen 10000 kronen, 2 January 1924, serial number 411941, purple and green, girl at right, red 'Ein Shilling' overprint at centre and a specimen 5 shilling, 1 July 1927, serial number 1033 108007, blue on green, perforated (Pick 87s and 93s), first has a tear top right margin, otherwise completely uncirculated note, second PMG holder 64 choice uncirculated (2) £180-220
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Austrian National Bank, 50 schillings, 2 January 1929, serial number 1042 68567, blue on brown-tan colour, woman at left, man at right, value at centre, red MUSTER overprint at centre, perforated (Pick 96s), uncirculated £1,000-1,200
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Austrian National Bank, specimen 10 schilling, 2 January 1933, serial number 1050 23947, blue, woman in traditional national costume at top, reverse blue, Grossglockner mountain at top, red MUSTER overprint, perforated (Pick 99s), uncirculated £180-220
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x Austrian National Bank, specimen 10 schilling, 2 January 1933, red serial number 1296-64649, blue, woman, also specimen 50 schilling, 2 January 1935, red serial number 1019-07256, violet and green, Hubert Sterrer at right (Pick 99bs, 100s), slight mounting at borders, good extremely fine, the 50 rare (2) £300-400
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Austrian National Bank, specimen 10 schilling, 2 January 1933, serial number 1050 23947, blue on brown underprint, woman in traditional national costume at top, reverse blue, Grossglockner mountain at top, red MUSTER overprint, ZWEITE AUSGABE in lower margin, perforated (Pick 115s) about uncirculated £120-160
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x Austrian National Bank, specimen 1000 schilling, Wien, 1 September 1947, red serial number 1012-35372, green, woman with statuette of Athena at right centre, arms at left, 'ZWEITE AUSGABE' at left, reverse green, Salzburg at centre (Pick 125s), perforated and red MUSTER, uncirculated and scarce £350-450
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x Austrian National Bank, a group comprising specimen 20 schilling, 1956, specimen 100 schilling, 1949, specimen 500 schilling, 1953 and specimen 10 schilling, 1954 (Pick 132s, 133s, 134s, 136s), the 100 schilling of 1954 about extremely fine, balance good extremely fine and scarce (4) £500-700
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x Austrian National Bank, a presentation album in cream cloth and with seal low right OESTEREICHSCHE NATIONAL BANK DRUCKERIE FÜR WERTPAPIERE, containing specimen 50 shilling, 2 January 1970, purple and multicoloured, Raimund at right, specimen 100 schilling, 2 January 1969, green and multicoloured, Kauffman at right, specimen 500 schilling, 1 July 1965, brown-purple and multicoloured, Ressel at right and specimen 1000 schilling, 1 July 1966, dark green and multicoloured, Bertha von Suttner at right, all notes with MUSTER, overprint and mounted on brown card with typed description in white at low right. Also four pages of attractively mounted postage stamps (Pick 143s, 145s, 139s, 147s), a lovely presentation album, extremely rare £1,200-1,600
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x Austrian National Bank, specimen 1000 schilling, 1983, dark mauve, Schrodinger at right (Pick 152s), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated £100-120
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x Austrian Military Currency, a partial set of the 1944 series comprising 50 groschen, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 1000 schilling (Pick 102b, 103b, 104b, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111), uncirculated, the 1000 schilling fresh and original, extremely fine and scarce (9) £400-450
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x Bahamas Government, an obverse hand executed essay on board for £1, ND (c.1919), black, brown and yellow, George V at right, palms and sailing boats at centre, value at each corner, A.C.Burns signature at left as on Pick 4b (Pick not listed, Pick 4 for the type actually issued instead, Linzmayer unrecorded), a rare Waterlow & Sons item, completely unique and absolutely beautiful £5,000-6,000
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Bahamas Government, a printers archival obverse and reverse (2) photograph for a proposed issue of £1, ND (1929), black and white, Columbus at left and right, Grant, Armbrister and Weech signatures, reverse value, Columbus at right, one example with value at centre, the other with ship seal at centre (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), pencil date '2/9/29' on reverse of photographs, unusual and interesting (3) £350-450
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x Bahamas Government, 4 shillings, ND (law of 1936), serial number A/4649448, green, George VI at right, ship seal at left, Heape, Taylor and Moore signatures, reverse, multicoloured arms at left, value at right, also 10 shillings, prefix A/6, red and pale orange-yellow, Higgs, Latreiile and Burnside signatures (Pick 9a, 10d, BG B8a, 9d), small stain centre right, otherwise about uncirculated, second note fresh, extremely fine (2) £250-300
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x Bahamas Government, £1, ND (law of 1936), red serial number A/8636849, black and pale orange, King George VI at right, ship seal at left, Higgs, Latreille and Burnside signatures, reverse, multicolour, arms at left, value top centre and right (Pick 11e, BG B10e), small stain left margin, slightly creased, otherwise an original extremely fine £120-160
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x Bahamas Government, 10 shillings, ND (1953), serial number A/2 088429, red and pale orange, Queen Elizabeth II at right, ship seal at left, Higgs, Sweeting and Burnside signatures, reverse, red, arms at left, denomination at top centre and at right (Pick 14, BG B13b), slight discolouration, extremely fine £80-130
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x Bahamas Government, £1, ND (1953-), serial number A/3 646737, black and pale green and orange, ship seal at left, Elizabeth II at right, Higgs, Sweeting and Bethell signatures (Pick 15c, BG B14c), possible annotation at centre otherwise uncirculated £150-200
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x Bahamas Government, $5, ND (1965), serial number A130259, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at left, value at centre and each corner, Sands and Higgs signatures, reverse Government House with Columbus Statue at centre (Pick 20a, BG B19a), good embossing on serial numbers, fresh and original, about uncirculated and a lovely example £200-300
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Bahamas Monetary Authority, a full specimen set of the 1968 issue, comprising $ 1/2, 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50 and $100, all zero serial numbers, Elizabeth II at left, value at each corner, Hammond and Donaldson signatures, reverse multicolour, arms at right, national scenes and symbols at centre (Pick 26s-33s, BMA B1as1-8as1) uncirculated (8) £1,500-2,000
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x Central Bank of the Bahamas, $10, ND (1974), serial number H 903592, dark grey, lilac and pale yellow, Elizabeth II at left, value at centre and at each corner, Donaldson signature at centre, reverse multicoloured, flamingoes (Pick 38a, CBB B3a), in PMG holder 58 'choice about uncirculated', scarce £300-350
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Central Bank of the Bahamas, $10, 1974, serial number E 804948, grey and lilac, Elizabeth II at left, Donaldson signature (Pick 38, CBB B3a), uncirculated, scarce £500-550
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x Central Bank of the Bahamas, a group comprising $ 1/2 (4), grey, $1 (4), green and $3 (4), red, all ND (1984), all in consecutive runs and with Elizabeth II at right and William Allen signature (Pick 42, 43, 44, CBC B7a, 8a, 9a), uncirculated (12) £80-120
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† Central Bank of the Bahamas, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a $3, ND (law of 1974), serial number A000000, red and multicoloured, Queen Elizabeth II at right, Allen signature, reverse, red, sailing boats (Pick 44 for type, CBB P9 for type), unique £250-350
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† The People's Republic of Bangladesh, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 10 takas, ND (1972), serial number A 0000000, signature at lower centre, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Mujibur Rahman at right, geometric design at left and right, reverse blue, olive-green and multicoloured, vignette of a canoe laden with goods at left with one man paddling and another man waving a flag, value in each corner (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive, unique (2) £800-1,000
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† The People's Republic of Bangladesh, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 50 takas, ND (1972), serial number A 0000000, signature at lower centre, brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Mujibur Rahman at right, flag at centre, geometric design at left and right, reverse brown and olive-green, vignette of a sailing boat laden with goods and a steamship at centre, value in each corner (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive, unique (2) £900-1,100
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† The People's Republic of Bangladesh, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 100 takas, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 100 takas, ND (1972), serial number A 0000000, signature at lower centre left, blue and pale grey on pink underprint, tiger at centre right, value in three corners, geometric design at left and right, reverse sage-green, yellow ochre and blue, of Mujibur Rahman at right, flag at centre, reverse brown and olive-green, vignette of a building with turreted tower at centre left, value in three corners (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive, unique (2) £1,000-1,400
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† Bangladesh Bank, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a 10 takas, ND (1972), serial number A 0000000, space for signature at lower centre, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Mujibur Rahman at left, value in each corner, reverse vignette of river scene with boats, houses and palm trees (Pick 11 for type), about uncirculated, attractive, unique (2) £500-700
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† Bangladesh Bank, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 10 taka, ND (c.1972), serial number A/1 123456, brown on blue and green underprint, tiger's head at left, value in each corner, reverse value in guilloche at centre, engine-turned design at left and right (Pick unrecorded), about extremely fine, unique (2) £250-350
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† Bangladesh Bank, a reverse composite essay on card for a 1 taka, ND (c.1972), purple and blue underprint, workers harvesting rice in a field, value in each corner (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, unique £100-150
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† Bangladesh Bank, a reverse composite essay on card for a 10 taka, ND (c.1972), brown, green and multicoloured, workers carrying sheaves, value in each corner (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, unique £100-150
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† Bangladesh Bank, a reverse composite essay on card for a 100 taka, ND (c.1972), green on yellow and pink underprint, women picking tea, value in each corner (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, unique £100-150
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† Bangladesh Bank, colour trial 1 taka (3), ND (1973), one purple, one violet and one blue, woman with pestle at left (Pick 6ct), the last uniface, uncirculated, rare (3) £250-300
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† Bangladesh Bank, colour trial 5 taka, ND (1975), brown and colour trial 10 taka, ND (1975), specimen 10 taka, ND (1973), green, all Mujibur Rahman at right (Pick 13ct, 14ct, 14s), ink annotation, about uncirculated, rare (3) £400-600
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† Bangladesh Bank, an obverse composite essay on card for a 5 taka, ND (c.1973), red on multicoloured underprint, Mujibur Rahman at right, value in each corner (Pick 14 for type), glue traces, otherwise extremely fine, unique £120-180
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† Bangladesh Bank, colour trial 50 taka, ND (1975), zero serial numbers, orange and multicoloured, three colour varieties in central guilloche, Sat Gamnbuj Mosque in Dhaka at right, reverse orange, tea harvesting (Pick 23ct), annotation, perforated, uncirculated and rare (3) £400-600
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