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† Reserve Bank of Malawi, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 1 kwacha, 31 January 1976, serial number A000000, red-brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Hastings Banda at upper right, fishermen in boat on Lake Malawi at centre, value in each corner, reverse tea picking, mountains in background (Pick 14 for type), about uncirculated, unique (2) £300-400
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† Reserve Bank of Malawi, a group of specimens all dated 31 January 1976, a group of specimens all dated 31 January 1976, serial number A/A 000000, all Hastings Banda at right, comprising 50 tambala, blue-grey, reverse cotton picking; 1 kwacha, red-brown, reverse workers harvesting; 10 kwacha, blue and brown, reverse capital building, Lilongwe, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole; also specimen proof 5 kwacha, no date, no serials, red, Hastings Banda at right, reverse worker with basket at centre, one punch hole (Pick 13s, 14s, 16s, 11p), the last with ink date '17 Feb 1975 and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, the remainder mount marks, otherwise about uncirculated (4) £100-200
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† Reserve Bank of Malawi, specimen proof 20 kwacha (3), 1 July 1983 (2), serial numbers A000000 and AA000000; also undated copy with no serial numbers, all green and brownish purple and multicoloured, Hastings Banda at right, reverse green, Reserve Bank building, one punch hole [Pick 17sp (3)], the first hand-signed by the governor, the first and second ink annotations in top margins, otherwise all about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £150-250
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Reserve Bank of Malawi, 5, 10 and 20 kwacha, all dated 1 March 1986, serial numbers J/1359841, M/1386241 and P/1317173 respectively, all brightly coloured with portrait of Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda at left, fishermen with nets in boat at centre, sunset over mountains in distance, reverse, modern buildings (Pick 20a, 21a, 22a), uncirculated, a stunning group (3) £250-350
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Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, $10, 1 July 1941, serial number B/45 037567, red-orange on yellow, green and blue underprint, George VI at right, value at left, reverse red, 11 coats of arms (Pick 13, Tan M13), ), good fine, scarce £1<\p>00-150
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Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, $10, 1 July 1941, serial number C/64 063758, red-orange on yellow, green and blue underprint, George VI at right, value at left, reverse red, 11 coats of arms (Pick 13, Tan M13), an original very fine, scarce £150-200
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, specimen colour trial $50, ND (1942), no serial numbers, no signatures, brownish purple, red and multicoloured, portrait of King George VI at right, value in guilloche at left, reverse olive-green, arms of the states and value set in ornate guilloches, overprinted SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE in red with red Bradbury Wilkinson seal on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 14ct, BCC B16t, Tan M14s, Goon MB42Lt), about uncirculated to uncirculated, a handsome note and extremely rare £8,000-10,000
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, specimen $50, 1 January 1942, serial number A/630001 - A/650000, blue, white and lilac, value at left, George VI at right, printed signature at right, reverse, blue, value and arms in central panel (Pick 14s, BCC B15as, Tan M14s, Goon MB42Lp), perforated SPECIMEN, ink date "7.4.49" in top margin, extremely fine and very rare £5,000-7,000
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, printer's archival specimen $1000, 1 January 1942, serial number run A/1 15001 to A/1 35000, violet, deep grey-green and multicoloured, portrait of King George VI at right, value in guilloche at left, reverse violet, arms of the states and value set in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 16s, BCC B18as, Tan M17s, Goon MB42M), ink date '8. 2. 46' and annotations in top margin, otherwise choice, fresh extremely fine, a magnificent note and excessively rare £12,000-16,000
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x Japanese Occupation, Malaya, $1, ND (1942), serial number MA 200221, dark blue and pink, bananas at left and right (Pick M5a), about extremely fine and one of the scarcer occupation issues £100-120
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x Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, $5, 21 March 1953, serial number A/33 720675, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, value at left and top corners, reverse green, multiple arms (Pick 2a, BCC B2a, Tan M19, Goon MB53V), in ICG holder 55, almost unc £200-250
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x Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, $50, 21 March 1953, serial number A/4 614853, blue and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, Taylor signature, reverse blue and white, arms (Pick 4a, BCC B4a, Tan M21, Goon MB53L), in ICG holder 50, EF/AU £500-600
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, printer's specimen $50, ND (c.1964), no serial numbers, no signature, blue, green and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, value at lower centre and in top left and right corners, reverse value in guilloche at left, arms of the states set in upper and lower borders (Pick 4sp, Tan M21s, BCC B4s), ink date '17.10. 64' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £2,000-2,500
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, printers archival specimen $100, 21 March 1953, serial number run A/1 000001-A/1 500000, purple on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, value at low centre and top left and right, reverse purple, 16 coats of arms, value at left and top left and right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 5s, Tan M22s, BCC B5s), mounting traces on reverse, ink annotations in top margin, about uncirculated, very rare and an extremely desirable note, lovely £3,000-4,000
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Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, $10, 1 March 1961, serial number A/1 169304, red and multicoloured, farmer and buffalo at right (Pick 9a, BCC B9a), uncirculated and scarce in this grade £180-240
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† Maldivian State, Government issue, specimen 1 rupee, specimen 2, 5 and 10 rupees, all ND (type of 1947), no serial numbers, multicoloured, dhow and palm tree at left, dhow at right (Pick 2s-5s, GOM B2s-5s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce (4) £800-1,200
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† Banque de la Republique du Mali, specimen 50 francs, 22 September 1960, serial number A 000000, purple, specimen 100 francs, brown, specimen 500 francs, green and specimen 1000 francs, blue, all Modibo Keita at right (Pick 6s-9s, Kolsky 400s-403s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (4) £500-700
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† Banque de la Republique du Mali, a group of specimens, 22 September 1960, all Modibo Keita at right, comprising 100 francs, serial number G1 000000, brown on multicoloured underprint, reverse old man and canoes; 1000 francs, serial number A 000000, blue, reverse Great Mosque in Djenne; and 5000 francs, serial number dark red on pale green underprint, reverse Le Marche Rose building in Bamako, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, three punch holes (Pick 7s, 9s, 10s, Kolsky 401s, 402s, 404s), mounting traces, the first otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the remainder good extremely fine, rare (3) £400-600
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† Banque de la Republique du Mali, specimen 5000 francs, 22 September 1960, serial number A 000000, red and pale green, Modibo Keita at right, plough team at centre, reverse red, market and church (Pick 10s, Kolsky 404s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare, a handsome note £400-600
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† Banque de la Republique du Mali, a reverse composite essay on card for a 5000 francs, ND (c.1960), blue, longhorn cattle outside city walls (Pick unrecorded), thinning at centre left, small piece missing from top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, unique £100-200
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x Banque Centrale du Mali, partial obverse proof for 5000 francs, ND (1972-84), multicoloured, cattle at low left, man in blue headscarf at right, vibrant multicoloured borders, no signatures, serial numbers or other text (Pick 14 for type), some folds in the lower margins but good extremely fine and scarce, very pretty £300-400
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x The Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company Limited, a partial specimen set of the 1866 issue comprising, 10 shillings, serial number 0001 1000, brown, £1, serial number 0001 2000, brown, £5, serial number 0001 0400, brown, and £10, serial number 0001 0200, green, all dated 1 October 1866 and depicting Grand Master La Valette at left, reverse, value at centre, perforated B.W&Co LONDON at low right (Pick S101, 102, 103, 104), light pencil date "Dec 1886" top left, all uncirculated, a spectacularly rare group, one of only two known, extremely desirable Estimate: POA
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† The Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company Limited, Malta, specimen £20, 1 October 1886, serial number 0001 0100, blue, portrait Grand Master La Valette, arms below, reverse, blue, value in ornate panel at centre, perforated SPECIMEN B.W&Co LONDON (Pick S105), slight wrinkling, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated £2,800-3,300
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x Government of Malta, 1/- on 2/-, 1918 (1940), serial number A/1 36916, pale blue and green with red revaluation overprint, George V at right, Cuschieri signature (Pick 15), in PMG holder 64 choice uncirculated £100-120
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x Central Bank of Malta, colour trial £1, ND (1969), no serial number, blue on multicolour, Queen Elizabeth II at right, Maltese Cross at centre, reverse, diagonal red SPECIMEN obverse and reverse, hole punched low centre, (Pick 29ct), mounting residue on reverse at right, otherwise uncirculated £250-300
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† Central Bank of Malta, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a £1, Law of 1949 (1971), serial number A/1 000000, red-brown on multicoloured underprint, head with building on top at right, statue of Saint Paul at left, reverse harbour and yachts (Pick unrecorded), good extremely fine, unique (2) £400-600
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† Central Bank of Malta, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a £10, Law of 1967 (1972), serial number C/1 000000, brown and multicoloured, arms at right, map at centre, statue of Neptune at left, reverse painting, "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" by Caravaggio, the altarpiece in St John's Co-Cathedral, Valetta, at left, ornate column at right (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, unique (2) £400-600
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Banque de la Martinique, 5 francs, ND (law 1901 1934-40), serial number Y.372 399, mauve on cream, tribesman and tribeswoman at left and right, Arnaud and Rosemain signatures, reverse, pale green, denomination at each corner, woman's head in circular panel at centre surrounded by foliage and various birds (Pick 6, Kolsky 305), slight corner fold, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated £250-350
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† Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer, Martinique, specimen 100 francs, Law of 2 February 1944, no serial numbers, green and red on orange underprint, Marianne at centre, value at upper left and upper right, reverse anchor, barrel, bale and other implements, two punch holes (Pick 25s, Kolsky 332-1), two small perforations, no SPECIMEN overprint, three small stains, otherwise good very fine, rare without overprint £100-150
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† Banque Centrale de Mauritanie, specimen 100 ouguiya, 28 November 1975, serial number A00-000000, blue and multicoloured, man in turban at left, two women with tea at centre, bush at right, also a specimen 200 ouguiya, 29 June 1977, serial number A00-000000, purple and multicoloured, man at left, camel at centre, woman at right (Pick 3As, 3Bs, BCM B8s, B9s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare, these notes never issued (2) £800-900
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† Banque Centrale de Mauritanie, specimen 1000 ouguiya, 29 June 1977, serial number A00-000000, green and multicoloured, woman in turban at left, cattle and people by a well at centre, man and donkey at right, reverse green, mining scene (Pick 3Cs, BCM B10s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare, this note never issued £800-1,200
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Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees, 1 July 1927, serial number C 410612, black on olive background, arms top centre, Grannum and Pickwoad signatures (Pick 16), a pleasing fine and scarce £100-150
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x Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees, ND (1937), serial number H908332, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at right, arms at left (Pick 22), extremely fine £100-150
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Government of Mauritius, specimen 25 cents (2), 1943, serial number A 600001-B 200000 and 1944, serial number B22001-B 800000, both blue and lilac, George VI at right, arms at left, the first note with serial number at centre, second note with serial number low left (Pick 24as, 24cs), ink date in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and scarce (2) £400-600
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† Government of Mauritius, specimen 50 cents (2), serial number A000000 (at centre) and serial number A000000 (at left) respectively, both purple and pale green and lilac, arms at left, George VI at right (Pick 25s bs), ink date "1.3.43" and "11.12.44" respectively, good extremely fine, fresh and pleasing, rare £500-700
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† Government of Mauritius, an obverse specimen proof 1 rupee, ND (1940), no serial numbers, no signature, green on lilac underprint, portrait of King George VI at right, arms at left, value in each corner (Pick 26p), mounting paper and traces, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £100-150
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† Government of Mauritius, printer's archival specimen 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial run K740, 001 to L240, 000, no signature, green on lilac underprint, portrait of King George VI at right, arms at left, value in each corner, reverse ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 26s), mounting traces, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £160-240
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† Government of Mauritius, specimen colour trial 5 rupees, ND (1954), no serial numbers, no signature, green on blue and lilac underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, mountain at lower left, reverse coat of arms, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 27ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £250-350
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† Government of Mauritius, progressive proof 5 rupees, ND (1954), no serial numbers, no signature, blue, underprint and central guilloche only on obverse, reverse coat of arms (Pick 27p), ink date '8. 5. 64' and annotations in top margin of reverse, 15mm tear at lower centre, very fine and very rare £60-90
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Government of Mauritius, colour trial 5 rupees, green, colour trial 10 rupees, blue, colour trial 50 rupees, brown, all ND (1954), no serial numbers, Elizabeth II at right (Pick 27ct, 28ct, 29ct), perforated, uncirculated, attractive and rare (3) £1,200-1,500
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x Government of Mauritius, specimen 5 rupees, ND (1954), serial number K000000, blue on multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, island scene at low left, reverse, arms and value, perforated SPECIMEN low centre (Pick 27), uncirculated £300-400
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x Government of Mauritius, 5 rupees, ND (1954), serial number B 554461, blue, Elizabeth II at right, mountain and coastline low left (Pick 27), almost uncirculated, fresh £200-250
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† Government of Mauritius, specimen colour trial 10 rupees, ND (1954), no serial numbers, no signature, blue and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, mountains at lower centre, reverse coat of arms, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 28ct), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £350-450
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Government of Mauritius, 10 rupees, ND (1954), serial number A 975412, plum red and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, coastline low centre, reverse plum, arms at centre, value low left and right (Pick 28), uncirculated thus quite rare £1,500-1,700
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† Government of Mauritius, specimen colour trial 25 rupees, ND (1954), no serial numbers, no signature, brown and multicoloured, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, Government House, Port Louis at lower centre, reverse coat of arms, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 29ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very rare £800-1,200
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Government of Mauritius, 25 rupees, 1954, serial number A 484026, green and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Government House low centre (Pick 29), pinholed, a fresh and original about extremely fine and a pleasing note, scarce £1,500-1,800
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x Government of Mauritius, 25 rupees, ND (1954), serial number A671335, green and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, view of Port Louis low centre, reverse, green, arms at centre, value low right, centre and left (Pick 29), central and horizontal folds, retaining crispness, very fine to extremely fine £600-800
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x Government of Mauritius, colour trial 1000 rupees, ND (1954), no serial number, green on lilac underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, view of Port Louis low centre, reverse, light brown, arms at centre, red stamp SPECIMEN at centre, hole punched low left and right (Pick 29A), uncirculated, a stunning example, rare Estimate: POA
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† Government of Mauritius, printer's archival specimen 1000 rupees, ND (1954), serial run A0001 to A5000, no signature, mauve on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, Government House, Port Louis at lower centre, reverse coat of arms, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 29As), ink date '10 / 9 / 53' and annotations in top reverse margin, otherwise fresh good very fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,500
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Bank of Mauritius, 10 rupees, ND (1967), serial number A/1 000243, red and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms low left (Pick 31a), about uncirculated and a low serial number £150-200
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