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Hyderabad, Government issue, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1919), serial number A1 000000, black on peach underprint, reverse, brown, Waterlow & Sons imprint only on lower margin on reverse, hole punched (Pick S261), a number of folds and slight discolouration, fine to very fine, extremely rare £600-800
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x Hyderabad, Government issue, 5 rupees, ND (1945-6), serial number PL 461860, green, tan, purple and blue, arms at top left, value in 5 languages at left and right, reverse five 1 rupee coins at centre, Husain signature (Pick S273d), wonderfully fresh and original, the serial numbers still perfectly embossed, a totally uncirculated example, lovely £100-150
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x Hyderabad, Government issue, 5 and 10 rupees, ND (1938-1947), blue-green and orange-brown respectively, arms top left, also Bikaner 2 anas and Bundi State 1 anna, (Pick S273c, 274d, 213, 222), generally fine to very fine, hole in Bundi State note (4) £80-100
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Hyderabad, Government issue, 10 rupees (5), ND (1938-47), orange-brown and multicolour, also 5 rupees and 1 rupee, ND (1938-53), green and brown respectively (Pick S272, S273, S274), last very good, others good fine to good very fine (6) £300-400
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x Government of India, Burma issue, 10 rupees, Rangoon, 29 October 1918, serial number KD/89 00633, black on red underprint, value in nine languages at left and right, Gubbay signature (Pick A5c, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 2A.2.3 D.3), clean and fresh, good very fine to about extremely fine, scarce in this grade £2,000-2,500
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Government of India, 10 rupees, Bombay, 10 October 1892, serial number W/49 10078, black on green underprint, value in five languages at left and right, Cox signature (Pick A7 signature not listed, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 2A.2.1 D.5), 5cm split along fold from right margin, but overall an attractive and fairly strong about fine, scarce £1,000-1,500
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Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1917), 43 974869, black on red underprint, coin portrait King George top left, value low left, top right and centre (Pick 1b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.2A), pinhole low left, several folds, very fine £150-200
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Government of India, a group of 1 rupees (11), 1917, black and red, George V in coin at top left, all with McWatters signature and watermark showing rayed star in box, all in a Government envelope dated 1925 (Pick 1e), mixed grades, mostly fine to very fine (11) £400-500
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x Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1917-30), prefix F/57, black and white, George V 1 rupee top left, pale pink central guilloche, Gubbay signature (Pick 1g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.1B), fresh extremely fine £100-150
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Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1917-30), serial number H/55 202751, black on red underprint, George V on coin at top left, value at centre, top left and low right, Gubbay signature (Pick 1g, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 3.1.1B), rusty staple holes at left, soft central crease but a lovely and fresh extremely fine £150-200
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Government of India, 5 rupees (2), ND, serial numbers L28 227545 and N10 838912, brownish violet, green and light brown, portrait King George V at right, value centre left, low left and top right, Denning and Taylor signatures respectively (Pick 4a, b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.4.1B, 3.4.2), first, hole centre left, some discolouration, very fine or better, second, several folds, about extremely fine (2) £300-400
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Government of India, 10 rupees (2), ND, serial numbers H46 946485 and K95 900350, dark blue on multicolour underprint, portrait King George V at right, value in each corner and at low centre, Denning and Taylor signatures respectively, reverse, blue, ornate border (Pick 7, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.1, 3.7.2), first, small split centre left, otherwise fine, second, tiny pinhole at left, fine or better, retains crispness (2) £250-350
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x Government of India, a miscellaneous selection of issues comprising George V, 5 rupees, Kelly and 10 rupees, Taylor, George VI, 1 rupee (2), 1 rupee 'Burma', 5 rupees (3), 10 rupees (4) and 10 rupees (5), (facing portrait) generally about fine and an interesting selection (17) £200-250
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Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1935), serial number 17 C 128368, 5 rupees, ND (1928-35), serial number Q38 702693, 10 rupees, ND, serial number M52 858580, portrait King George V at right (Pick 14, 15, 16), first, about very fine, second, staple holes at left, fine, third, fine (3) £250-350
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x Government of India, 1 rupee (2), ND (1935), prefixes 25B and F/10, blue, green and pale orange, George V, 1 rupee coin at right, Kelly signature, 5 rupees, ND (1943), black serial number C/65 035757, green, George VI at right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 14a, b), very fine and extremely fine (3) £140-180
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x Government of India, 10 rupees, ND, serial number R21 882313, Reserve Bank, 10 rupees, ND (1937), serial number D16 779432, portrait of King George V and King George VI at left respectively, both palm tree centre right, mountains in background, reverse, blue, green and pink, elephants and handlers at centre, also 1 rupee, ND (1940), blue-grey, portrait King George VI at right (Pick 16b, 19, 25), first, staple holes at left, otherwise about uncirculated, second, staple holes at left, extremely fine, third, extremely fine (3) £500-600
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Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1928-35), serial number P/39 099871, dark blue on green-grey underprint, George V at right (Pick 16b, Razack Jhunjhunwala 3.8.2), very fine £80-120
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x Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees, ND (1943), serial number C96 771641, Deshmukh signature, 5 rupees, ND (1937), serial number J33 622611, lilac and multicolour and brown and multicolour respectively, both King George VI at right (Pick 17b, 18a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.2.2, 4.3.1), first, staple holes at left, about uncirculated to uncirculated, second, staple holes at left, about uncirculated to uncirculated £80-130
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x Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees (2), ND (1943), consecutive serial numbers B/78 203822-823, pink on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, value at centre and top corners, Deshmukh signature, reverse, with tiger seal at centre (Pick 17b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.2.2), both PMG holders number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ (2) £350-450
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Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees, ND (1943), serial number B72 748663, pink on multicolour, 5 rupees, ND (1943), serial number N32 516145 brown and green, 10 rupees, ND (1937), red serial number F90 122069, grey blue on olive green underprint, 10 rupees, ND (1943), C91 055007, purple and multicolour, also, Government of India, 1 rupee (2), ND (1940), bluish grey and multicolour, serial numbers S73 888417 and X25 911296, all portrait King George VI at right (Pick 17b, 18b, 19a, 24, 25), first, small tear at right, very good to about fine, second, very fine to extremely fine, third, very good, fourth, large pinholes at left, very fine or better, fifth, fine, sixth, very good (6) £80-120
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Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees (2), ND (1937), serial numbers E25 739928 and E25 739930, lilac and multicolour, 10 rupees (2), ND (1937, 1943), grey blue and olive, also 1 rupee (2), ND (1940), green serial number C3 608517A and black serial number Y20 576658, all depicting King George VI at right (Pick 17, 19a, b, 25a, d), all extremely fine, the last two without staple holes, a pleasing group (6) £250-300
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x Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, ND (1937), serial number H/59 437272, blue and olive green, George VI at right, palm at centre, Deshmukh signature, also a Burma issue 5 rupees, red, George VI at right (Pick 19b), first uncirculated and a lovely example, second very fine (2) £150-200
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x Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, ND (1937), red prefix C/80, blue and green, George VI at right, Taylor signature (Pick 19a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.5.1), pinholes at left, an original about extremely fine £50-60
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), Bombay, ND (1943), consecutive serial numbers B/32 181104-105, green on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, value at top right, reverse, green, tiger at centre (Pick 20b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2A), both in PMG holders number 55, about uncirculated (2) £1,300-1,500
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), Calcutta, ND (1943), consecutive serial numbers A/76 371188-189, green on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, value at top right, reverse green, tiger at centre (Pick 20e, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2B), both in PMG holder number 55, about uncirculated (2) £1,000-1,200
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), ND (1937), consecutive serial numbers A/89 026747-48, green, red and tan, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, reverse tiger at centre (Pick 20f, Razack-Jhujhunwalla 4.7.3C), several puncture holes through face in addition to the usual one in the watermark, thus extremely fine, but the paper quality superb, a lovely pair (2) £1,400-1,600
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Calcutta, serial number A/98 583637, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Deshmukh signature (Pick 20f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.3C), several folds, spindle holes at left, handstamp on reverse, almost very fine £400-600
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Cawnpore, serial number A/63 069354, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20g, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1D), handstamp at left, several pinholes, central fold, about very fine and a rare branch of issue £600-800
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Lahore, serial number A/65 643611, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, Taylor signature (Pick 20l, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.1E), horizontal and vertical folds, spindle at left, almost very fine and a rare branch of issue £400-600
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1937), Madras, serial number A/47 480228, green and lilac, George VI at right, value at top right, Taylor signature, reverse tiger at centre (Pick 20n, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7), folds, several pinholes, handstamped twice on reverse, some discolouration, overall fine £300-400
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Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, Madras, ND (1937), serial number A18 600803, green on multicolour, portrait King George VI at right, reverse, tiger's head at centre, value top and low left and at low right, tiger and palm tree at top right (Pick 20n), staple holes at left, horizontal and vertical folds, slight discolouration, otherwise very fine £300-400
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Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1947), red serial number D/50 726953, green on multicoloured underprint, George VI facing at right (Pick 23b, Razack Jhunjhunwala 4.4.2), original good very fine and the red serial number scarce £200-250
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Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1943), serial number C89 144778, 10 rupees (2), ND (1943), serial numbers A96 138717 and B82 623458, green and multicolour and mauve and multicolour respectively, portrait King George VI at right (Pick 23, 24), first, horizontal and vertical folds, pinholes at left, fine to very fine, others, pinholes at left, good very fine (3) £180-230
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Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1943), red serial number D87 276120, green and multicolour, portrait King George VI at right, Deshmukh signature, reverse, antelopes at centre left (Pick 23b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.4.2), pinholes at left, otherwise extremely fine or better and scarce with red serial number £300-400
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x Reserve Bank of India, a bundle of 10 rupees (100), ND (1943), serial range B/95 708201-300, purple on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, Deshmukh signature, reverse sailing boat (Pick 24, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.6.1), complete with original staple (slightly rusted), notes generally about uncirculated, rare in this format and a fantastic item (100) £3,500-4,500
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x Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees (20), (1962-1967), olive green, Bhattacharyya signature and 2 rupees (26), pink-red, all Ashoka column at right, numeral 2 at centre (Pick 31, 53 for type), uncirculated (46) £100-150
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x Reserve Bank of India, 5 rupees (25), ND (1949-1957), prefix M/28 or J/39, green, Ashoka column at right, Rama Rau signature (Pick 33), consecutive runs, uncirculated (25) £150-180
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x Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees (36), ND (1962-1967), prefix H/83, purple, Ashoka column at right, Bhattacharyya signature, B in underprint (Pick 40b), consecutive runs, uncirculated (36) £150-200
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND, serial number Q2 893397, blue on multicolour underprint, Ashoka temple at right, reverse, two elephants at centre (Pick 41, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.7.1.1), staple holes at left, faint central fold, otherwise extremely fine to about uncirculated £250-300
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND, red serial number AA/13 021042, blue on multicolour underprint, Ashoka column at right, reverse, two elephants at centre (Pick 42a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.7.3.2), staple holes at left, extremely fine or better £220-260
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (3), Madras, ND (1949-1957), red serial numbers Q/15 283164/165/170, blue and lilac, Ashoka column at right, Rama Rau signature (Pick 43a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.7.3.1), in PMG holders 58 choice about unc EPQ, last note 64 choice uncirculated, all minor staple holes at left (3) £200-250
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (4), ND (1962-1967), all red prefix AB/52, violet and green, Ashoka column at right, Bhattacharya signature (Pick 45, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.7.4.2), one in PMG holders 55 about unc EPQ, balance 58 choice about unc, one EPQ (4) £200-250
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x Reserve Bank of India, specimen 10000 rupees, Bombay, ND (1954-), serial number 0/00 000000, blue and lilac, Ashoka column at centre, Rama Rau signature (signature 72), value at centre, top left and low right, reverse blue and lilac, text at centre, value at each corner, red stamp SPECIMEN at left (Pick 50as, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.11.1.1A), small ink smudge at right, minute pinholes low right, extremely fine, excessively rare Estimate: POA
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x Reserve Bank of India, 20 rupees (34), ND (1970), prefix A/25, red-orange, Ashoka column at right, Adarkar signature, corrected text on reverse (Pick 61a), consecutive runs, uncirculated (34) £150-180
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x Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), ND, red consecutive serial numbers AB76 399065/66 blue on multicolour underprint, Asoka column at right, reverse, dam at centre, arms low centre (Pick 62b), staple holes at left, extremely fine to about uncirculated (2) £500-600
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x Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, ND (1975), prefix A/2, Bombay, purple, Ashoka column at right, Sengupta signature and a tax revenue stamp for one rupee, brown, large format, on watermark paper (Pick 65a), ink numeral at left, very fine (2) £100-150
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x Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees (2), ND (1975), Bombay, serial numbers A1 104556 and A1 385935, brown on multicolour underprint, text in English and Hindi, Asoka column at right, reverse, temple at centre (Pick 65a), first, staple holes at left, slight spotting round edges, otherwise fine or better, second, pinholes top left and centre left, graffiti reverse left, fine (2) £250-350
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Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, Bombay, ND (1975), serial number A/O 728619, purple, Ashoka column at right, Sengupta signature, reverse purple, temple at centre (Pick 65a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla ), handstamp on reverse, pinholes, otherwise extremely fine £230-280
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x Government of India, 1 rupee (92), ND (1967-), mixed prefixes, purple, Ashoka column top right, Jha, Patel and Singh signatures (Pick 77 ff), consecutive runs, spindle holes otherwise uncirculated (92) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of India, specimen 100 rupees, ND (1975), serial number 000 000000, black and dark purple on olive and multicolour underprint, Asoka column at right, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 85as), staple holes and some scuffing, but about extremely fine and scarce as a specimen £250-350
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