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x Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, a set of composite obverse essays for $1, red, $5, green, $10, black, $20, purple and $50, brown, $100, blue, all Law of 1964 (1977), last two serial number AA 000000, arms at centre, all Bruce signature (Pick 30a, 31a, 32, 33, 34, 35 for types), a pleasing set, unique (6) £650-750
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† Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, specimen $100, ND (1977), no serial numbers, blue on multicolour underprint, arms at centre, branch with leaves and berries at left, reverse bank building, Bruce signature, single large cancellation hole (Pick 35s), annotations in top margin and faint mounting traces, about uncirculated £100-150
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† Central Bank, Trinidad and Tobago, $1, serial number XX 181001, red, $5m XX051001, green, $10, XX 047002, grey, $20, XX 090001, purple and $100, XX 028001, blue, all 1964 (1977), all arms at centre, all Bruce signature (Pick 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, CBTT B5, 6, 7, 8, 10, Mehilba MWR RA1, RB1, RC1, RD1, RF1), generally original good very fine or slightly better and all scarce replacement issues (5) £300-500
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† Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, specimen $1, prefix Z/1, red and pale lilac, $5, prefix S, green, $10, prefix J, black and $20, prefix R, purple, all Elizabeth II at centre, arms at left, Victor Bruce signatures, reverse the Old Central Bank building in Port of Spain (Pick 26s-29s, CBTT B1ds, 2cs, 3cs, 4cs), perforated, annotation in top margin, good extremely fine and rare (4) £400-600
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† Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, colour trial $20, ND (1964), serial number A 000000, red and pale lilac, Elizabeth II at centre, arms at left, John Pierce signature, reverse pale red, the Old Central Bank building in Port of Spain (Pick 29ct, CBTT B4as), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare £300-500
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† Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, specimen $100, ND (1964), serial number 123456-789012, blue and pale lilac, Elizabeth II at centre, arms at left, John Pierce signature, reverse pale blue, the Old Central Bank building in Port of Spain (Linzmayer CBTT B4.5p, Pick unlisted), this is the Linzmayer plate note, perforated, printers annotation and date '3 Dec. 1963' in top margin, uncirculated and almost certainly extremely rare £1,000-1,500
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† Banque Centrale de Tunisie, 1 dinar, prefix B/8, green, tractor at right, 5 dinars, prefix C/2, brown, bridge at left, both ND (1958), both Bourguiba at right, also a die proof 5 dinars, 1960, prefix C/9, black and white, bridge low left, Bourguiba at right, first two handstamped ANNULE, uncirculated, last with printers annotations, good very fine and rare (3) £350-550
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† Banque Centrale de Tunisie, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 5 dinars, 1 August 1972, serial number A/13 000000, green and multicoloured, Habib Bourguiba at right, boat and seascape at centre, ornate scrollwork at left, reverse castle ramparts and fishing boats at centre left, value at upper right and lower left (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, attractive, unique £500-700
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† Banque Centrale de Tunisie, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 5 dinars, 15 October 1973, serial number C/16 000000, brown and purple on multicoloured underprint, Habib Bourguiba at left, hilltop town at lower left, shoreline with rowing boat at lower right, reverse montage of old and new with Mercury, basilica and columns at centre, arches and mosaic at left (Pick 71 for type), about uncirculated, most attractive, unique £500-700
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Ottoman Empire Treasury, 20 kurush, ND (c.AH1267/1851), black on brown underprint, two seals on reverse (Pick 22), an attractive very fine, very scarce £450-550
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x Ottoman Empire Treasury, 20 kurush, ND (c.AH1271/1854), black on golden underprint, one circular seal on reverse (Pick 26), good fine, scarce £150-200
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x Ottoman Empire Treasury, 20 kurush, ND (c.AH1271/1854), black on green underprint, one circular seal on reverse (Pick 26), stains on reverse, but a solid good fine, the green underprint scarcer £200-250
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x Banque Imperiale Ottomane, a full set of the 1876 second issue, comprising 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 kurush, first green, others red on yellow/tan underprints (Pick 46c, 47c, 48b, 49a, 50b, 51a), last extremely fine, others very fine (6) £180-220
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Banque Imperiale Ottomane, an obverse and reverse printers archival photograph for a proposed issue of 50 livres Turques, AH1299 (1882), sepia, star and crescent at centre, value at left and right and top left and right, toughra of Murad V top centre, ornate archway above, reverse, steamship on the Bosporus and view of Constantinople at centre, value at left and right (Pick unrecorded, Donmez unrecorded, Tezcakim unrecorded), fascinating research piece £400-600
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Banque Imperiale Ottomane, specimen 100 livres, AH1326 (1908), no serial number, green on multicolour underprint, value at left and right, large ornate borders, reverse red-brown, value at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN in Arabic (Pick 63s), in ICG holder 40*, good very fine to about extremely fine, a large and very striking note £800-1,000
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x Banque Imperiale Ottomane, specimen 5 livres, AH. 1326 (1909), blue on light green and orange underprint, Toughra of Muhammad V, value at left and right, reverse brown, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and perforated SPECIMEN in Arabic (Pick 64s), mounting traces at left, original good very fine and rare £400-500
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Banque Imperiale Ottomane, specimen 100 livres, AH. 1326 (1909), green on purple and orange underprint, Toughra of Muhammad V, value at left and right, reverse brown, red SPECIMEN overprint in English and perforated SPECIMEN in Arabic (Pick 66s), toning at left, original good very fine and rare £700-900
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x Turkey, State notes of the Ministry of Finance, 1/2 piastre, 19 August AH1332, series B, black on red and tan underprint, also 1/4 livre, 18 October AH1331, series E, dark brown on green, 5 piastres, 4 January AH1331, series B, black on brown, 1/4 piastre, 4 January AH1331, series A, dark brown on green, 5 piastres, 19 August AH1332, Series 10, black on olive green (Pick 71, 79, 81, 87, 89), first about uncirculated, others very fine to extremely fine (5) £120-160
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x Turkey, State notes of the Ministry of Finance, 50 livres, law of AH. 1332 (1916-17), serial number P.003594, black text on blue and yellow underprint, value at left and right, squared stars watermark (Pick 93b), some splits at folds, but a presentable and completely original very good, the last prefix for type and very scarce £800-1,200
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x Turkey, State notes of the Ministry of Finance, 25 livres, Law of 28 March 1333 (1917), serial number N.021111, brown, red and pale blue, toughra of Mohammed V top centre, reverse brown and black (Pick 105), several repairs but a very presentable very good, very scarce £400-500
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x Turkey, State notes of the Ministry of Finance, 100 livres, law of 1333 (1917), black serial number D.002748, brown and red on light blue and orange underprint, toughra top centre, value at left and right, reverse pale brown, value low left and right (Pick 106), some splits and repairs, a few stains in margins but an original and presentable very good, rare £1,800-2,200
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x Turkey, State notes of the Ministry of Finance, 50 livres, L.1934 (1926), serial number 004520, brown on blue underprint, Ataturk at right, value at each corner, reverse view of town and mountains (Pick 122a), small repaired splits along folds, repairs at corners, very good to fine, rare in issued form £450-550
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x Turkey, State notes of the Ministry of Finance, 100 livres, L.1934 (1926), serial number 13065, brown on green and yellow underprint, Ataturk at right, value at each corner, reverse view of Ankara new town (Pick 123a), very good, heavily repaired but still a bright and attractive example of an extremely rare note £700-900
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† Central Bank of Turkey, specimen/trial 50 lirasi, law of II Haziran 1930 (ca 1937), Serie 1, zero serial numbers, brown and pale blue and orange, Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse brown and pale blue, city view and flat topped mountain at centre, value top left and right (Pick unlisted, similar to Pick 122 for the State Note of the Ministry of Finance), this is a Central Bank issue. Ink date '4.3.37' in low margin, perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and very rare £700-900
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† Central Bank of Turkey, specimen 50 lirasi, law of 1930 (1938), red zero serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, President Kamal Ataturk at right, reverse purple, Angora sheep (Pick 129s), ink numeral top left, almost extremely fine, red SPECIMEN overprint, rare £400-500
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† Central Bank of Turkey, specimen 1000 lirasi, law of 1930 (1938), black zero serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, President Kamal Ataturk at right, column at left and right, reverse blue, the Monument of Security in Ankara at centre, value low left and right (Pick 132s), ink numeral top left, almost extremely fine, black SPECIMEN overprint, very rare and a key note for series £1,500-2,000
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† Central Bank of Turkey, colour trial specimen 50 kurus, ND (L. 1930), dark brown on lilac, portrait President I Inonu at right, reverse, bank, printer BWC, interestingly the issued note was on a ship in Piraeus Harbour which was bombed at the beginning of WWI and was subsequently cancelled by the Turkish Government and replaced by another design (Pick 134) (Pick 133), uncirculated, a superb specimen of a note which ultimately was not issued £300-500
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† Central Bank of Turkey, specimen colour trial 50 kurus, Law of 1930 (1942), no serial numbers, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of President Ismet Inonu at right, reverse blue, bank building, specimen colour trial 1 kurus, dark green and multicoloured, President Ismet Inonu at right, reverse blue, the Bosporus, also specimen colour trial 2 1/2 lira, Law of 1930 (1947), no serial numbers, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of President Ismet Inonu at right, reverse building, all with Bradbury Wilkinson red specimen seals (Pick 133ct, 135ct, 140ct), the first note never issued, uncirculated and rare (3) £700-900
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x Central Bank of Turkey, 50 lira, L.1930 (1942), serial number O4 05576, purple, President Inonu in long tie at right, reverse goats, also 10 lira, L.1930 (1947), serial number K17 17081, red, President Inonu in long tie at right, reverse Fountain of Ahmed III (Pick 142a, 147), about very fine and good fine, quite rare (2) £250-350
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x Central Bank of Turkey, specimen 10 lira, law of 1930 (1948), red zero serial numbers and series A1, brown and multicoloured, President Inonu with bow tie at right, reverse the Fountain of Ahmad III, also specimen 50 lira, law of 1930 (1942-), red zero serial numbers, series E1, violet and multicoloured, President Inonu at right, reverse goats (Pick 148s, 142As), red overprint, perforated, uncirculated and scarce (2) £400-600
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Central Bank of Turkey, 50 lira (2), L.1930 (1951), serial numbers M72 039939 and R53 026310, brown on multicolour underprint, Ataturk at right, value at upper centre and each corner, reverse brown, soldier with rifle at centre (Pick 162a), both original and fresh, first good very fine, second uncirculated, scarce (2) £250-350
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† Central Bank of Turkey, specimen colour trial 500 Lira, Law of 1930 (c1953), zero serial numbers, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse Byzantine Hippodrome and mosque in Istanbul, also a specimen of the same type in brown (Pick 170ct, 171s), uncirculated, rare (2) £400-600
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† Central Bank of Turkey, specimen colour trial 50 Lira, Law of 1930 (1964), zero serial numbers, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Kemal Ataturk at right, reverse statue of soldier holding rifle at centre, also a specimen 50 lira of the same type and in brown (Pick 175ct, 175s), uncirculated, rare (2) £300-400
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x Central Bank of Turkey, 100 and 500 lira, L.1930 (1962-64), serial numbers Z90 398977 and R68 007393, green and purple respectively on multicolour underprint, Ataturk at right, value at upper centre and each corner (Pick 177a, 178a), very fine and good very fine (2) £150-200
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x Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, 5 shillings, 10 January 1928, serial number A/1 07664, blue and pale yellow-brown, arms top centre, value in blue tablet at centre and at left and right, two printed signatures of Southby and Frith at right (Linzmayer GTC B6a, Pick 1), CANCELLED handstamp at left and right. Pinhole top left otherwise a bright, fresh and original example, uncirculated and a spectacular rarity especially in this grade £10,000-15,000
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x Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, uniface proof for a 5/-, type of 1928, no signatures or serial numbers, blue on tan underprint, arms at top centre, value at left and right and in blue tablet at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Linzmayer GTC B6p, Pick 1), roughly cut edges, uncirculated and very scarce £1,000-1,500
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x Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, 10 shillings, 1 June 1924, serial number A/1 04777, brown and pale green, arms top centre, value in brown tablet at centre and at left and right, two printed signatures of Smith and Frith at right (Linzmayer GTC B4b, Pick 2), CANCELLED handstamp at left and right. A solid good very fine and of the highest rarity especially in issued format £10,000-15,000
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x Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, £1, 3 December 1903, serial number A/1 00251, pink and pale blue, arms top centre, value in pink tablet at centre, value at left and right, three manuscript signatures low right (Linzmayer GTC B3a, Pick 3a), some rusting and top margin a little untidy otherwise VG to fine and extremely rare £5,000-6,000
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x Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, £1, 10 January 1928, serial number A/1 04841, pink-red and pale brown, arms top centre, value in pink-red tablet at centre and at left and right, two printed signatures of Southby and Frith at right (Linzmayer GTC B7a, Pick 4), CANCELLED handstamp at left and right. Minor pinhole top left, a fresh and original uncirculated and of the highest rarity, an exceptional banknote £12,000-18,000
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x State Credit note, Ukraine, 2000 hryven, 1918, red-brown and pale brown, reverse red-brown and pale blue-green, arms at centre, Denmark 100 kroner, 1943, brown (Pick 25, 33d), uncirculated and almost very fine (2) £120-160
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x United Arab Emirates Currency Board, 1, 5 and 10 dirhams, ND (1973), green on multicolour, mauve on multicolour and blue black on multicolour, all dhow, camels and derrick at left, reverses, police station, Fortress Fujairah and aerial view of Umm al'Qaiwan at centre respectively (Pick 1a, 2a, 3a, Linzmayer CBO B1a, 2a, 3a), uncirculated (3) £200-250
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United Arab Emirates, Currency Board, 100 dirhams, ND (1973), green and multicoloured, map, dhow, derrick, camels and palms at left, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum signature low centre (Pick 5, CBO B5a), original and fresh, soft crease at centre otherwise extremely fine £150-200
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United States Continental Currency, $2, 14 January 1779, serial number 86263, black and red, corn threshing with the motto TRIBULATIO DITAT at left, two manuscript signatures, reverse mulberry leaf (Pick S188), very fine £100-150
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United States Fractional Currency, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents, 17 July 1862, 5 and 25 cents brown on tan paper, 10 and 50 cents green on mint paper, all with equivalent postage stamp values printed on obverse (Pick 97-100), first extremely fine, others about uncirculated or better (4) £150-200
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United States, National Currency, National Bank of Saint Louis, $10, serial number K356157E, black on white, Liberty on eagle at right, Benjamin Franklin at left, Bruce and Gilfillan signature variety, reverse brown, green charter numbers 170 at centre (Friedberg 479), an original good very fine £500-600
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United States of America, $1, series of 1891, blue serial number E 39813767, black and white, Martha Washington at left, red seal low right, Tillman and Morgan signatures, reverse green (Pick 326), an original good very fine, pleasing £350-450
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United States of America, $1 (2), ND (1923), serial numbers X81805329B and Y24143019D, dark grey, portrait George Washington in oval frame at centre, value in each corner and in blue centre right, reverse, green (Pick 342), good to about very good £80-100
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x United States Treasury note, $2, 1891, serial number B9342417*, black with red seal and serial numbers, Mc Pherson at right, value at left and each corner, reverse green (Pick 352), an attractive good very fine £300-400
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x United States National Currency, $2, Minneapolis, 1918, serial number I1467197A, black with blue seal and serial numbers, Jefferson at left, value at each corner, reverse green, battleship at centre (Pick 372), a very presentable good very fine to about extremely fine £200-250
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x ERROR: United States Federal Reserve Bank, $2 (2), 1976, serial numbers B10949887A and E00404384*, black and green, Jefferson at centre, reverse green, Declaration of Independence, first miscut, section of note missing from top and next note visible at low, second with majority of ink absent from top half of the obverse (Pick 461), about uncirculated to uncirculated, attractive errors and the second note a replacement serial number (2) £150-200
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