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† Royaume de Cambodge, Institut d'Emission du Cambodge, a set of archival photographs for a proposed issue of currency, ca 1955, and comprising obverse and reverse photographs for a 1, 5, 10, 20, 100 and 200 piastres, all with portrait of Prince Norodom Sihanouk at right, reverse various temples or allegorical local scenes (Pick unlisted, Linzmayer unlisted), together with archival envelope and annotation 'dispatched 20.1.55', unusual and interesting and not unattractive. A fascinating research group (12) £350-550
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x Imperial Government of Cameroun, 50 marks, 12 August 1914, serial number 05611, black on brown paper, red Imperial Eagle at centre, reverse, German text (Linzmayer KGK B2b, Pick P2), in PMG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated £950-1,000
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x Imperial Government of Cameroun, 100 marks, 12 August 1914, serial number 02939, black on olive green paper, blue green Imperial eagle at centre, reverse, German text (Linzmayer KGK B3, Pick 3), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated, EPQ £950-1,000
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x Institut d'Emission de L'Afrique Equatoriale Francaise et du Cameroun, 100 francs, ND (1957), serial number X.3 10630, multicolour, Gov. Gen. Felix Eboue at centre, girl with large jug on her head at left, canoe at right, reverse old man at right, dock with ships at centre and left (Pick 32), fresh and original about uncirculated, a really lovely example £200-250
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x Banque Centrale Cameroun, specimen 1000 francs, ND (1962), zero serial number, green and multicolour, cacao tree at left, man carrying wicker basket of cacao pods at right, reverse, coffee bean harvesting scene, mountains in background (Linzmayer BC B1, Pick 7), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated £950-1,000
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x Republique du Cameroun, specimen 10000 francs, ND (1984-90), serial number H.003 499882, multicolour, five antelope heads at right, woman in ornate headdress at left, reverse, group of people loading bananas on to truck, various fruits low left and at right (Linzmayer BEAC B6, Pick 20), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ £150-250
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Bank of Montreal, a sheet showing several printers archival photographs of designs for $5, 1 January 1904, two obverses with very different designs, and one reverse, with additional paper sections demonstrating the colours of the paper and printing (not listed, Pick S533 issued instead), this is a very interesting sheet because it shows that B&W Co. were probably bidding for the Bank of Montreal contract to print the 1904 series. This was actually given to the ABNC, who printed the notes until 1923. A unique record and a lovely original item in its intact state (3) £400-600
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Fraudulent Claim of Hereditary Lands of Nova Scotia, and unissued £20, 184[-], black and white, Royal Coat of Arms at left, Arms of the Alexander's of Menstrie top centre, foxing otherwise about uncirculated £100-200
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Fraudulent Claim of Hereditary Lands of Nova Scotia, and unissued £50, 184[-], black and white, Royal Coat of Arms at left, Arms of the Alexander's of Menstrie top centre discolouration, weakened by water damage, otherwise about uncirculated £100-150
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Fraudulent Claim of Hereditary Lands of Nova Scotia, and unissued £100, 184[-], black and white, Royal Coat of Arms at left, Arms of the Alexander's of Menstrie top centre slight foxing, otherwise about uncirculated £100-150
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x Banque Nationale, Canada, specimen $5, 2 November 1922, no serial number, black on green, monument at left, portrait of G.E. Amyot at right, (Pick S871s), perforated specimen, in WBG holder number 62Q, uncirculated £220-250
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x Banque Nationale, Canada, specimen $10, 2 November 1922, no serial number, black and orange, Jacques Cartier sighting land at left, portrait of G.E. Amyot at right (Pick S872s), perforated specimen, in WBG holder number 62 TPQ, uncirculated £220-250
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x Banque Nationale, Canada, specimen $20, 2 November 1922, no serial number, black and orange, Quebec Citadel at left, portrait G.E. Amyot at right (Pick S873s), perforated specimen, in WBG holder number 62, uncirculated £250-300
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x Banque Nationale, Canada, specimen $50, 2 November 1922, no serial number, black and brown, portrait G.E. Amyot at centre, reverse green, Quebec City arms at centre (Pick S874s), perforated specimen, in WBG holder number 62, uncirculated £280-320
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Bank of Canada, a hand executed essay for a proposed issue of $20, ND (ca 1970), serial number E/E 0000000, brown and multicoloured, the Annigoni portrait of Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre (Charlton unrecorded, Pick unrecorded), various pencil annotations, unique and quite attractive £600-800
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Bank of Canada, $1, ND (1972), serial number M/F1785115, green and black, coat of arms in background at centre, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse, Saskatchewan prairie fields and cloudy sky at centre, also $2 (2), ND (1972), serial numbers E/G6958899 and R/G4390598, grey and pink, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse, russet, rural scene (Linzmayer BOC B38c, B39, Pick 75, 76), fresh, crisp and uncirculated (3) £50-80
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Bank of Canada, $1 (2), ND (1974), serial numbers FD0999485 and LC7945921, also $2 (2), ND (1974), serial numbers BH9299643 and RB8998226, both portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, elaborately coloured coat of arms at left, green, Ottawa River with Parliament Buildings in background and red and blue, Inuit tribesmen with harpoons and canoes at shoreline respectively (Linzmayer BOC B48, 49, Pick 85, 86), uncirculated, a very pretty group (4) £40-60
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x Bank of Canada, $50 (2), 1975, serial numbers EHK0999806 and EHK0999809, red and multicolour, William Lyon Mackenzie King at right, arms at left, reverse, Royal Canadian Mounted Police in circular formation (Linzmayer BOC B53, Pick 90), in PCGS holders number 66PPQ, gem new £100-150
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x Bank of Canada, $100, 1975, serial number AJH0707316, brown on multicolour, Robert Laird Borden at right, arms at left, reverse, harbour at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (Linzmayer BOC B54, Pick 91), in PCGS holder number 67 PPQ superb gem new £80-120
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x Bank of Canada, $100, 1975, consecutive serial numbers AJH0707309/10, brown on multicolour, Robert Laird Borden at right, arms at left, reverse, harbour at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (Linzmayer BOC B54, Pick 91), in PCGS holders numbers 67 PPQ, superb gem new and 68 PPQ superb gem new respectively, consecutive serial numbers £200-250
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x Bank of Canada, $20 (2), 1979, consecutive serial numbers 56177623628/9, green on multicolour underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at left, reverse, valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta (Linzmayer BOC B56, Pick 93), in PCGS holders number 65 PPQ gem new £60-100
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† Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 20 escudos, blue, 50 escudos, green, 100 escudos, brown, 500 escudos, red, all ND (1958), all Serpa Pinto at right, ship seal at left (Pick 47ct-50ct), uncirculated and attractive, scarce (4) £350-450
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† Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printer's positional proofs (2) comprising 100 escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 700001, red on multicoloured underprint; also 500 escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 255001, brown on multicoloured underprint, both Serpa Pinto at right, reverse woman looking at ships, both marked with positioning lines in black ink (Pick 49p, 50p), ink annotations in top margins, the first otherwise about extremely fine, the second about uncirculated and a very rare type of printer's proof (2) £100-200
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x Republique du Chad, 5000 francs, ND (1984-91), serial number D.001 982617, brown and multicolour, carved mask at left, woman with bundle at right, reverse, musical instruments, tractor ploughing field and mine conveyor belt, also 10000 francs, green and multicolour, five antelopes at right, woman at left, reverse, group of people loading bananas on to truck, various types of fruit low left and at right (Linzmayer BEAC B11, B12, Pick 11, 12), both in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated, EPQ (2) £250-350
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Asiatic Banking Corporation, Ceylon, 10/-/5 rupees, Kandy, 3 August 1822, serial number 012145, green and black, arms top centre, value top left and right and at left and right, two manuscript signatures below, reverse green, value at centre and around border (PS 106b), slight ink corrosion, almost very fine, original and scarce, above average for type £500-700
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Government of Ceylon, 5 rupees, 1 September 1923, serial number B/26, 93463, uniface, black on green underprint, value at centre and left and right (Pick 11c), some heavy folds and surface dirt but paper has good body, overall good fine £150-200
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Government of Ceylon, specimen 1 rupee, 1st June 1948, serial number A/90 665104, green and lilac, George VI at left, reverse multicoloured, elephant (Pick 34s), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare £300-400
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Central Bank of Ceylon, two obverse and reverse archival photographs showing designs for a 1 rupee, both dated 11 August 1962, black and white, both with Bandaranaike at right, reverse ornate stairway (not listed, and no 1 rupee issued in 1962), backed on original card, labelled "A" design and "B" design, the second is much cruder, unique and important (4) £200-250
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† Central Bank of Ceylon, colour trial 5 rupees, green, 10 rupees, brown, 50 rupees, red and 100 rupees, violet, all ND (1965), all King Parakkama at right (Pick 68ct-71ct, CBC B22t-25t), mounting traces on the 50 and 100, perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare (4) £500-700
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Central Bank of Ceylon, 100 rupees, 6 October 1975, serial number W/119 73604, black on multicolour underprint, S W R D Bandaranaike at right, water lilies at low right, ornate border, reverse, brown and pink, steps flanked by guard stones at Vatadage in Polonnaruwa (Linzmayer CBC B34, Pick 80b), fresh, crisp, extremely fine to about uncirculated £70-120
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† Central Bank of Ceylon, specimen 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 rupees, ND (ca 1979), 'Fauna and flora' series (Pick 83-89s, CBC B37as-43as), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce (6) £400-600
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Diyatalawa, Prisoner of War currency during the Boer War for Ceylon, 50 cents, handstamped date 25 April 1901, serial number 3608, black text on green, value and arms at centre, handstamped signature of Lieut. Col. Vincent low right (Ineson 205), purple CANCELLED handstamp across face, fine and scarce £350-450
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x Banque de Madagascar, Comoros, 500 francs, ND (1963), serial number W.603 783, multicolour, capped man with fruit platter at centre, various flora around, red COMOROES overprint low left, reverse, blue and multicolour, woman wearing kanga (Linzmayer BMC B3, Pick 4), in PMG holder number 55, about uncirculated, EPQ £950-1,000
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† Banque Nationale du Congo, specimen 10 makuta (2), 1968, 1970, blue, 20 makuta (2), 1967, 1970, brown, 50 makuta (3), 1967, 1968, 1970, red, also 1 zaire (3), 1967, 1968, 1970, brown and 5 zaires (3), 1967, 1968, 1970, green, all Mobutu Sese Seko at right (Pick 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, BNC B6bs, ds, B7as, bs, B8bs, cs, ds, 9bs, cs, ds, B10cs, ds, es), red SPECIMEN overprint, extremely fine to uncirculated (13) £500-700
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Banque Nationale du Congo, specimen 100 makuta, 1 September 1968, serial number A000000, brown and multicolour, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, stadium at centre, reverse, brown, green and multicolour, large group of people (Linzmayer BNC B9, Pick 12), red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated £80-130
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Banque Nationale du Congo, specimen 1 zaire (100 makuta), 1 September 1968, serial number A000000, brown and multicolour, Mobutu at right, stadium at centre, reverse, gathering of people at right and centre, watermark antelope's head, also Banque du Zaire, 10 zaires, 27 October 1985, serial number B 0258016D, multicolour, Mobutu at centre right, leopard at left, reverse torch (Pick 12s2, 27A), first, uncirculated, second, slight discolouration around edges, otherwise extremely fine or better (2) £80-120
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Banque Nationale du Congo, specimen 500 makuta, ND (1967-70), serial number A000000, green and multicolour, Mobutu Sese Seko at right, reverse, multicolour, Palace of the Nation centre left (Linzmayer BNC B10, Pick 13), red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, fresh, crisp and uncirculated £100-150
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x Banque Populaire du Congo, obverse partial proof 10000 francs, ND (1974-81), multicoloured, woman at left, parade and statue at right, value at top left and right (Pick 5 for type), one crease in low left, about uncirculated, rare and attractive £150-250
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x El Banco Anglo-Costariccense, specimen 1 colon, law of 1917, black and multicoloured, man at centre (Pick S121s), uncirculated £450-550
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x El Banco Commercial de Costa Rica, specimen 5 colones, ND (ca 1914), black and green, bank building at centre, reverse head of Liberty at centre (Pick S146s), uncirculated £400-500
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x El Banco Commercial de Costa Rica, specimen 10 colones, ND (1914), black, blue and pale orange, the National Theatre at centre, reverse orange, head of Liberty at centre (Pick S147s), uncirculated £400-500
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x El Banco Commercial de Costa Rica, specimen 20 colones, ND (1914), black, yellow-green and orange-brown, the National Theatre at centre, reverse blue, head of Liberty at centre (Pick S148s), uncirculated £525-625
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x El Banco Commercial de Costa Rica, specimen 50 colones, ND (1914), pink, black and mauve, the National Theatre at centre, reverse green, head of Liberty at centre (Pick S149s), large format paper, this type never issued, uncirculated, rare £850-950
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x Banco de Costa Rica, specimen 20 pesos, 1 April 1899, black, mauve and multicoloured ship at centre, value at left and right, reverse black, mauve and blue, maiden at centre, value at left and right (Pick S165s), uncirculated £550-650
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x Banco de Costa Rica, specimen 10 colones, ND (1901), black, green and multicoloured, locomotive at centre, reverse building at centre, value at left and right (Pick S174as), uncirculated £650-750
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x Banco de Costa Rica, specimen 20 colones, 1 July 1905, Serie B, brown, pale red, blue and yellow-green, miners at centre, value at left and right, reverse brown and multicoloured, bank building at centre (Pick S175bs), uncirculated £650-750
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x Republica de Costa Rica, specimen 1 colon, ND (1902), black, yellow and green, Columbus at left, arms at right (Pick 141s), uncirculated £400-500
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x Republica de Costa Rica, specimen 2 colones silver certificate, 19- (1917), black, yellow and orange-red, Columbus at left, arms at right, value at centre (Pick 149s), uncirculated £280-320
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x Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, specimen 5 colones, ND (1914), black and white, Indian girl at left, banana plant at right, value at centre, reverse red (Pick 160s), uncirculated £360-420
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x Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, specimen 20 colones, ND (1914), black and white, woman at right, value left centre, reverse green, value at centre (Pick 162s), large format paper, uncirculated £550-650
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