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x Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, specimen 20 colones, ND (1914), blue and multicoloured, helmeted woman at right with book and wreath, reverse brown, value (Pick 187s), uncirculated £500-600
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x Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, specimen 50 colones, ND (1914), blue and multicoloured, helmeted maiden at left with sword, reverse grey, value (Pick 188s), uncirculated, rare £850-950
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x Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, specimen 50 colones, ND (1914), black and white, maiden at centre, value at left and right, reverse black and white, value (Pick 163s), large format paper, uncirculated, scarce £550-650
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x Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, specimen 100 colones, ND (1914), black and white, maiden at left, value right centre, reverse black, value (Pick 164s), large format paper, uncirculated, scarce £450-550
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† Banco Central de Costa Rica, archival photographs for a proposed issue of 1000 colones, series of 1950, Pena at right, also an obverse and reverse archival photograph for a 5 pesos, series of 1950, Carrillo at right (Pick unlisted, similar to Pick 220 and 226), important and interesting (4) £150-200
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† Banco Central de Costa Rica, a printers archival obverse essay on card for a 100 colones, ND (1972), red serial number E 0000000, black and multicoloured, Ricardo Jimenez O at left, value right centre and at left and right (Pick 248 for similar), unique £250-350
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x The Government of Cyprus, 3 piastres, 1 March 1943, serial number C/3 623515, green on multicolour underprint, right half of a 1/- note with black overprints (Pick 27), in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, rare in this grade £800-1,200
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† The Government of Cyprus, printer's archival specimen 250 mils, 1 February 1956, serial number run A/7 000001 to A/8 250000, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in at upper right, map of island at lower right, reverse value at left, coat of arms at right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 33s), ink date '7/ 12/ 55' and annotations in obverse and reverse top margins, otherwise choice very fine, very scarce £100-140
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† The Government of Cyprus, printer's archival specimen £1, 1 February 1956, serial number run A/13 000001 to A/20 250000, brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in at right, map of island at lower right, reverse value at left, coat of arms at right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 35s), ink date '7/ 12/ 55' and annotations in obverse and reverse top margins, otherwise choice very fine, very scarce £120-160
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† Central Bank of Cyprus, specimen colour trial 250 Mils, ND (1979), no serial numbers, brown on multicoloured underprint, fruit at left, arms at right, reverse mine, and specimen colour trial 500 mils, ND (1979), no serial numbers, violet on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, reverse tree-lined mountain road, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, punch hole(s), also specimen 250 mils, blue and specimen 500 mils, green of the same type (Pick 41t, 42t, 41rs, 42ls, CBC B1t, 2t, 1s, 2s), perforated, red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce (4) £300-400
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† Central Bank of Cyprus, colour trial £5, ND (1964-66 issue), no serial numbers, purple on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, map at low right, value at top left and right, also a colour trial £1, ND, brown, design as previous note (Pick 44ct, 43s, CBC B4t, 3s), cancellation holes, overprinted SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE in top margin, some spots of foxing thus good extremely fine, scarce £250-300
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† Central Bank of Cyprus, specimen proof £10, 1 October 1981, no serial number, no signature, green and blue-black on multicoloured underprint, archaic bust at left, coat of arms at right, island at lower right, reverse two Cyprus warblers, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse and signed approved 26 June 1981 on obverse (Pick 48bs), ink annotation 'approved for new date letter 26, 6, 81' in top margin, otherwise uncirculated and very rare in this format £80-120
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† Central Bank of Cyprus, an obverse and reverse die proof for a 50 cents, ND (type of 1983), orange-brown, girl in national dress at right, island of Cyprus low centre, reverse the Yermasoyia dam at centre (Pick 49pr, CBC B9pr), typed date 'May, 1983' in field, extremely fine, not unattractive and rare (2) £200-250
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† Central Bank of Cyprus, specimen £1 (2), 1 November 1982, serial number L000000; and 1 March 1984 serial number P000000, dark brown and multicoloured, mosaic of nymph Acme at right, arms at upper centre, map of island at lower centre, reverse Bellapaise Abbey, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse and SPECIMEN No 001 in lower left margins on obverse (Pick 50s (2)), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £80-120
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Republika Ceskoslovenska, 500 korun, 15 April 1919, serial number 027 209206, brown, red and blue, falcons at left and right, arms at top left, woman's head at top right, value at low centre, reverse family at centre, flanked by values (Pick 12a), clear watermark, accent visible above the C on reverse, not a series number known to be forged, partially split along central fold, but original strong paper, fine and one of the great Czechoslovakian rarities £8,000-12,000
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† Republika Ceskoslovenska, specimen 5 korun, ND (1945), serial number Z/Z 000000, red on yellow underprint, value in guilloche at lower left, reverse arms at centre, value on either side; also specimen 10 korun, ND (1945), serial number Y/Z 000000, green, value in guilloche at centre and at upper left and right, reverse value set in ornate pattern, both overprinted with one De La Rue Specimen oval, the first in black and the second in red (Pick 59s, 60s), ink number in lower left margins, glue residue, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and scarce in this format (2) £200-300
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† National Bank of the Danish West Indies, obverse and reverse specimen uniface proofs 100 francs, St Thomas, 1905, no serial numbers, no signatures, black on pale green and yellow underprint, portrait of King Christian IX at left, street scene at upper centre, banana tree at right, reverse, indigo, townscape at centre, value in each corner, acanthus swirls at left and right, obverse two punch holes, reverse perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 20p), the obverse extremely fine, the reverse about uncirculated to uncirculated, attractive and extremely rare (2) £700-900
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Danzig City Council, 50 pfennig (2), 15 April 1919, red serial number 646798* and 015195*, first green and white, second violet and brown, value at left reverse cathedral, also 50 pfennig, 1918, brown, plus Senate of the Municipality, Free City of Danzig, 10000 mark, 26 June 1923, red serial number 065660, blue, Holbein's portrait of a merchant, galleon right centre, blue and brown, Saint Mary's Church top centre, red city seal low centre, reverse blue and brown, arms at centre, building at left and right, and Danzig Central Finance Department, 1 pfennig, pale brown, 2 pfennig, orange and green, 5 pfennig, green and 10 pfennig, blue and red-brown, all dated 21 October 1923, value at centre (Pick 11, 12, 9, 18, 32, 33a, 34a, 35a, Rosenberg 791, 790, 788, 799, 811, 812, 813, 814a Schone A372a, 372b, 369a, N8), generally fine to very fine (8) £200-250
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x Free City of Danzig, 500 marks, 31 October 1922, serial number 100753, dark blue and green, two lions flanking Danzig coat of arms at left, Town City Hall at right, reverse, Motlawa River (Linzmayer SD B2, Pick 14), in PMG holder number 65, gem uncirculated, EPQ £300-500
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x Free City of Danzig, 1,000,000 marks, ND (1923), serial number 94889, green and magenta, dark blue and green, two lions flanking Danzig coat of arms at left, portrait Daniel Chodowiecki at right, green seal of the Danzig Senate low right, reverse, gate to governmental rococo garden house (Linzmayer SD B12, Pick 24a), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated, EPQ, a stunning note £350-450
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x Free City of Danzig, 10 million marks, 31 August 1923, serial number A 141653, olive green and dark green, astronomer Johann Hevelius at left, two lions flanking Danzig coat of arms at right, reverse, waterfront and ships in dock (Linzmayer SD B14, Pick 26), in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, £300-500
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x Free City of Danzig, 500 million mark, 26 September 1923, serial number 527002, black and light purple underprint, red seal of the Danzig Senate low left, Arthur Schopenhauer top centre, reverse, two lions flanking Danzig coat of arms (Linzmayer SD B16, Pick 28a), in PMG holder number 66, gem uncirculated, EPQ £600-700
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Copenhagen Exchange and Mortgage Bank, Denmark, 5 riksdaler, 1796, serial number 54631, black text on pale blue parchment-like paper, manuscript signatures below (Pick A29), about very fine and scarce £250-350
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East African Currency Board, specimen 10/-, 15 December 1921, serial number A/1 00000, dark blue on pink, and green and yellow underprint, George V at right, value at centre, left and each corner, reverse green, Lion at centre, horizontal perforation CANCELLED (Linzmayer EACB B10s, Pick 14s), handling, about uncirculated and rare £1,000-1,500
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† East African Currency Board, specimen 5 shillings, 1 October 1957, serial number L50 00000, brown and black, Elizabeth II low right, Savage, Fisher, Mathieson and Vile signatures low right, reverse pinkish-brown, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B23es var., Pick 33s), perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated and rare. This prefix not recorded by Linzmayer £400-600
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x East African Currency Board, 5/-, 1 October 1957, serial number M87 59391, dark blue on orange-brown underprint, Elizabeth II at right, value at left and each corner, reverse red-brown, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B23e, Pick 33), in PCGS holder 67PPQ, superb gem new, scarce in such high grade £600-800
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† East Africa Currency Board, specimen 10 shillings, 1 October 1957, serial number H21 00000, green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, value at left, signature 15, reverse green, lion at centre (Linzmayer EACB B24es, Pick 34s), last date of issue for type, perforated CANCELLED, mounting traces on reverse at right margin otherwise good extremely fine and rare £300-400
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† East African Currency Board, printer's archival specimen 5 shillings, ND (1962), serial number J23 00000, brown and light pink, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at top left, bank title top centre, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, ornate panel containing flowers and cotton plant (Linzmayer EACB B27s, Pick 37, 41), perforated SPECIMEN, printer's annotation top left, extremely fine £200-300
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x East African Currency Board, 5 shillings, ND (1961), serial number A21 03507, pink and brown, Elizabeth II top left, top left signature of David (Linzmayer EACB B27b, Pick 41a), uncirculated £100-120
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† East Africa Currency Board, specimen 5 shillings, prefix Q/24, ND (1962-), brown and pink, Adu signature top left, also specimen 10 shillings, prefix G16, green and pale orange, ND (1961-), David signature top left, and 20 shillings, ND (1961-), prefix P19, blue, David signature top left, all Elizabeth II at top left (Linzmayer EACB B27cs, B28bs, B29bs, Pick 41bs, 42as, 43as), printers annotation in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare (3) £300-400
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† East African Currency Board, archival specimen 5 shillings, prefix Z23, brown, 10 shillings, prefix N12, green and 20 shillings, prefix A, blue, all ND (ca 1957-1962) (Linzmayer EACB B27cs, 28as, 29as, Pick 41s, 38s, 39s), first two printers annotation top margin, perforated, extremely fine and rare (3) £350-550
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East African Currency Board, 10 shillings, ND (1961), serial number A27 06368, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at top left, value at each corner (Linzmayer EACB B29b, Pick 43b), beautiful original and fully embossed, one tiny spot at low left, otherwise entirely uncirculated and impossible to improve upon £400-600
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† East African Currency Board, printer's archival photograph obverse on card for 100 shillings, ND, zero serial number, grey and black, sailboat on Lake Victoria, together with a composite essay reverse on card 100 shillings, purple and violet, five circular frames, three with different flora (Linzmayer EACB B34 for type), first, slightly scuffed, extremely fine, second, about uncirculated to uncirculated, most unusual £300-400
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $1, ND (1965), serial number A/1 0000000, signature 1, red and multicoloured; specimen $5, ND (1974), serial number C6 000000, signature 8, green and multicoloured; also specimen $20, ND (1983), serial number A25 000000, signature 10, code letter 'A' in circle for Antigua, purple and multicoloured, all Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, map of islands at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, the first perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, the second overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes, the third overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, four punch holes (Linzmayer ECCA B1a1s, 2cs, 3cas, Pick 13as, 14gs, 15hs), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (3) £250-350
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $100, ND (1983), serial number A/1 0000000, signature 10, code letter 'G' in circle for Grenada, black, orange and multicoloured, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, map of islands at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, four punch holes (Linzmayer ECCA B4cgs, Pick 16is), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £220-280
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $100, ND (1965), serial number A/2 0000000, signature 10, code letter 'L' in circle for St Lucia, black, orange and multicoloured, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, map of islands at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, four punch holes (Linzmayer ECCA B4cls, Pick 16ks), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £200-250
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $100 (2), ND (1965), serial numbers A/1 000000 and A/2 0000000, both signature 10, both code letter 'V' in circle for St Vincent, black, orange and multicoloured, Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, map of islands at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, four punch holes (Linzmayer ECCA B4cvs, Pick 16ks), the first 'for style and position of o/p', ink annotations and ink date '1. 8. 83' in margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second glue residue, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (2) £350-450
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $1, red; $5, green; $10, blue; $20, purple, all 1988 (ND), all serial number A000000A for Antigua, Jacobs signature, all mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and map of islands at right, windsurfer at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre or ($10) harbour scene, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Linzmayer ECCA B5as, 6as, 7as, 8as, Pick 21as, 22as, 23as, 24a1s), the first about uncirculated, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very scarce group (4) £150-250
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $5 (4), ND (1987/1988) serial number A000000A for Antigua, Jacobs signature, without Anguilla on map; serial number A000000U for Anguilla and serial number B000000D for Dominica, both Jacobs signature, with Anguilla on map; also serial number C000000G for Grenada, Venner signature, with Anguilla on map, green and multicoloured, all mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and map of islands at right, windsurfer at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Linzmayer ECCA B2a1s, 6u1s, 6d1s, 6g2s, Pick 18as, 22ds, 22us, 22g2s), ink annotations in top left margin of last three notes, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce (4) £80-120
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $20 (2), ND (1988) serial number B000000D for Dominica; serial number A000000U for Anguilla, Anguilla on map, purple and multicoloured, both mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and map of islands at right, windsurfer at left, both signatures of Cecil Albert Jacobs, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Linzmayer ECCA B8d1s, 8u1s, Pick 24d1s, 24us), ink annotations in top left margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £150-200
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† East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen $100 (2), ND (1988) serial number A000000D for Dominica; serial number A000000U for Anguilla, both Jacobs signature with Anguilla on map, black, orange and multicoloured, both mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and map of islands at right, windsurfer at left, reverse coastline with palm tree at centre, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Linzmayer ECCA B9d1s, 9u1s, Pick 25d1s, 25us), the first ink annotation in top left margin, the second glue residue, both otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (2) £400-600
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x Banco Commercial y Agricola, Ecuador, specimen 100 sucres, 1927, black and brown, maiden with rudder at centre, reverse brown (Pick S131s), red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine, scarce £700-800
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x Banco del Ecuador, specimen 1 peso, ND (ca 1880), black, pale pink and blue, maiden (Abundance) at centre, helmeted female head at left, Mercury at right, reverse blue (Pick S144), red SPECIMEN handstamp, good extremely fine £280-320
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x Banco del Ecuador, specimen 2 sucres, 1 December 1912, black, red and yellow, pale pink and blue, maiden (Commerce) at centre, helmeted female head at left, Mercury at right, reverse green (Pick S154As), red SPECIMEN handstamp, good extremely fine, scarce £360-420
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x Banco del Pinchincha, Ecuador, specimen 5 sucres, ND (1912), black and pale green, bearded man at centre, reverse green (Pick S223s), red SPECIMEN handstamp, uncirculated, scarce £280-320
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x Compana de Credito Agricola and Industrial, Ecuador, specimen 10 sucres, 1921, black and white with a multicoloured central guilloche, man at left, woman at right, reverse brown (Pick S274s), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, scarce £360-420
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† National Bank of Egypt, printers archival specimen 50 piastres (2), 17 May 1918, 18 May 1918, serial number P/37 000001-P/37 100000, P/38 000001-P/38 100000, purple-brown and pale orange, the Sphinx and pyramids at left, reverse blue, pale orange and green, value (Pick 11s, Hanafy M2s), ink date '18.7.18' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare (2) £1,800-2,400
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x National Bank of Egypt, £1 (2), 30 June 1917 and 26 March 1920, serial numbers R/85013, 664 and V/6017, 181, blue on pink and light green underprint, ruins at left, reverse, green and salmon pink (Pick 12, Hanafy M2s), first, lightly pressed, fine to very fine, second, pressed, small tape repair at centre right, otherwise fine or better £600-800
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x National Bank of Egypt, £1, 1 October 1915, serial number R/16009, 773, blue on pink and light green underprint, ruins at left, reverse, green and salmon pink (Pick 12, Hanafy M2), pressed, tape repairs, several folds, good to very good £400-600
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National Bank of Egypt, £1, 2 April 1918, serial number R/86 082650, blue on pink and green underprint, ruins and palm trees at low left, Rowlatt signature, reverse green, pale orange and yellow, value at centre (Pick 12a, Hanafy M2b), fine, quite scarce £350-500
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