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National Bank of Egypt, £5, 3 April 1917, serial number W/16 056625, black, mauve, pale green and pale orange-brown, feluccas and pyramids left centre, value at left and right, Rowlatt signature, reverse mauve, value at left and right (Pick 13a, Hanafy M2), some splitting, about fine, scarce £800-900
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National Bank of Egypt, £10, 8 January 1915, serial number X/4 048820, brown and multicoloured, street scene at left with the Mosque of Qayetbay, Rowlatt signature (Pick 14, Hanafy M3), good fine and scarce £1,500-2,000
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National Bank of Egypt, £10, 12 November 1919, serial number X/30 055751, purple-brown and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qayetbay and street scene at right, value at left, Rowlatt signature, reverse brown (Pick 14, Hanafy M3), about very fine, no annotations thus unusually good condition and thus rare, attractive £600-800
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† National Bank of Egypt, specimen £50, 4 January 1915, serial number Y/2 040001-Y/2 050000, purple and multicoloured, camel train and Mameluke tombs at centre, value at centre and at left and right, reverse purple and multicoloured, value at left and right (Pick 15bs, Hanafy M2s), perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and rare £1,600-2,200
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x National Bank of Egypt, £50, 15 November 1919, serial number N/2029044, multicolour, camel train and Mameluke Tomb at centre, Rowlatt signature, reverse, multicolour, value at left and right (Pick 15, Hanafy M2), folds, several tape repairs, graffiti on reverse, good to very good £600-800
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x National Bank of Egypt, £50, 4 August 1942, serial number N/5081542, multicolour, camel train and Mameluke Tomb at centre, Nixon signature, reverse, multicolour, value at left and right (Pick 15, Hanafy M2), folds and discolouration, graffiti, otherwise fine £800-1,000
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 100 pounds, 7 October 1919, serial number run T/1 020001-T/1 04000, no signature, purple and multicoloured, the citadel and Mosque of Mohammed Ali at centre, value in each corner, reverse value in western and Arabic numerals in guilloches at left and right set in ornate floral pattern, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 16s, Hanafy M2s), mounting traces, ink date '9.9.19' in top margin, otherwise fresh choice extremely fine and extremely rare £3,500-4,500
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x National Bank of Egypt, £5, 19 August 1942, serial number M/67 000067, violet and green on multicolour, bank building at centre, value at each corner, reverse, palm trees and building at centre, also £1, 23 April 1930, serial number J/11953715, blue and multicolour, Tutankhamen at right, reverse, green, mosque at centre (Pick 19c, 22, Hanafy M3), first, some light folds, very fine or better, low serial number, second, repair to central fold, some discolouration, otherwise, good to very good £150-200
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x National Bank of Egypt, £1, 9 November 1929, serial number J/9360624, green on multicolour underprint, portrait Fellah at right, Hornsby signature, reverse, violet, the Mosque of al-Mansour Seif el-Dein Qala'un at centre, value at each corner and at right (Pick 20, Hanafy M4), numerous folds and creases, some staining, fine £200-300
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 10 pounds (2), 9 April 1945, serial number run X/98 000001 to X/98 100000; and 10 April 1945, serial number run X/99 000001 to X/99 100000, both no signature, brown, violet and multicoloured, the Mosque of Qala'un and street scene at right, value in each corner, reverse blue, green and pink, farm scene at left, palm trees at centre, both perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 23bs, Hanafy M4/2), mounting traces, ink date '31.1.45.' and annotations in top margin of both copies, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a rare pair of specimens with consecutive dates (2) £700-900
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds, 1946, serial number run AB/5 000001 to AB/5 100000, no signature, blue-green and multicoloured, portrait of King Farouk at upper right, Citadel of Cairo at left, reverse olive-green, the god Nilos and his thirteen sons, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 25as, Hanafy M), mounting traces, ink date '17/ 9/ 46' and annotations in top margin, good extremely fine, very scarce £250-350
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 pounds, 1949, serial number run EF/1 000001 to EF/1 100000, no signature, green, brown and multicoloured, portrait of King Farouk at right, the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor at lower left, reverse the Mameluke cemetery and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 26as, Hanafy M3s), ink date '15. 11. 49' and annotations in top margin, otherwise very fine and rare £500-700
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 pounds, 1949, serial number run EF/2 000001 to EF2 100000, no signature, green, brown and multicoloured, portrait of King Farouk at right, the Ramesseum Temple at Luxor at lower left, reverse the Mameluk cemetery and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 26as, Hanafy M3s), ink date '15. 11. 49' and annotations in top margin, otherwise very fine and rare £500-700
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 100 pounds, 1950, serial number run CD/4 000001 to CD/4 100000, no signature, violet, black and multicoloured, portrait of King Farouk at right, Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din at left, reverse tomb of Sultan al-Ashraf Qatbay at the Qarafa cemetery of the Mamluks, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 27as, Hanafy M4s), mounting traces, ink date '13/ 1/ 51' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about extremely fine and very rare £800-1,000
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 50 piastres, 1960, serial number run in Arabic script 000001 to 1000000, Arabic signature; also specimen proof 50 piastres ND (1960), no serial numbers, no signature, both brown on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right, reverse the building of Trajan at the Temple of Philae, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 29s, 29p; Hanafy M4s, M4p), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 60' and annotations in top margin of both copies, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the second extremely fine, rare (2) £250-350
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds, 1952, serial number run in Arabic script 000001 to 1000000, no signature, blue-green on orange and multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at upper right, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali at left, reverse deep olive-green, the god Nilos and his thirteen sons, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 31s, Hanafy M), mounting traces, ink date '24. 3. 52' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £150-200
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x National Bank of Egypt, £5, 1960, serial number 073666, green, grey and orange, mask of Tutankhamen at right, mosque at right, reverse, allegorical figures, also £10, 1960, serial number 000128, red on multicolour underprint, Tutankhamen's mask at right, reverse, Egyptian ruins, together with Central Bank of Egypt, £5, serial number 042961, violet on multicolour underprint, mask of Tutankhamen at right, reverse, violet, beautifully ornate (Pick 31, 32), first, several folds, otherwise very fine or better, second, lightly pressed, very fine, third, lightly pressed, extremely fine, a very pleasing group (3) £100-150
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 10 pounds, 1952, serial number run in Arabic script 000001 to 1000000, no signature, red and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, reverse the ruins at Karnak, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 32s, Hanafy M5s), mounting traces, ink date '26. 3. 52' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £180-260
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 10 pounds, ND (ca1952), no serial numbers, no signature, red and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, reverse the ruins at Karnak, overprinted in black ANNULE, AKYPON, CANCELLED and in Arabic, on obverse and reverse, perforated 000 CANCELLED (Pick 32s, Hanafy M5s), mounting traces, ink date '2. 3. 52' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £300-340
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† National Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 100 pounds, ND (ca 1952), serial number 345678, no signature, blue, slate and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, minaret at left, reverse olive-green, the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 34ct, Hanafy M4ct), biro line in top right margin, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated, very rare £1,500-2,000
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† National Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 100 pounds, ND (ca 1952), no serial numbers, no signature, violet, blue-green and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, minaret at left, reverse the Mosque of Qadi Yahya Zein al-Din, overprinted in black ANNULE, AKYPON, CANCELLED and in Arabic on obverse and reverse, perforated 000 CANCELLED (Pick 34s, Hanafy M4s), mounting traces, ink date '16. 12. 52' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £1,000-1,250
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† Central Bank of Egypt, colour trial 25 piastres, ND (ca 1961), brown and pale blue and colour trial 50 piastres, ND (ca 1961), red and multicoloured, Zendo signature, both arms of the U.A.R. at left (Pick 35ct, 36ct, Hanafy M3, 5), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (2) £300-500
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† Central Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 25 piastres (3), 1961, serial number runs 1/6 000001 to 1/6 1000000; 1/7 000001 to 1/7 1000000; and 1/8 000001 to 1/8 1000000, blue on multicoloured underprint, coat of arms of the U. A. R. at right set in ornate columns, value at top left and right, reverse value set in three guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 35s), mounting traces, ink date '16. 1. 61' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce (3) £300-400
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† Central Bank of Egypt, colour trial 1 pound, ND (ca 1965), purple and colour trial 5 pounds, 1965, blue and green, Zendo signature, both Tutankhamen at right (Pick 37ct, 38ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (2) £400-500
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† Central Bank of Egypt, printer's archival specimen 5 pounds, 1964, serial number run TH/229 000001 to TH/229 1000000, lilac and brown on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at right set in ornate columns, value in each corner, reverse value set in guilloche and ornate geometric pattern, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 40s), glue residue, ink date '8. 2. 65' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce £250-350
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† Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 10 pounds, ND (ca 1964), serial number J/1 000000, no signature, purple, green and orange on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at centre right, value in three corners, reverse green and orange, value set in guilloche, top border of acanthus scrolls, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 41ct, Hanafy M6ct), pencil figures in lower margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £350-450
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† Central Bank of Egypt, specimen colour trial 10 pounds, 1964, serial number J/181 000000, purple, green and orange on multicoloured underprint, Tutankhamen at centre right, value in three corners, reverse green and orange, value set in guilloche, top border of acanthus scrolls, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 41ct, Hanafy M6ct), choice about uncirculated, rare £450-550
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† Central Bank of Egypt, colour trial 10 pounds, 1964, zero serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, Tutankhamen at right, Ahmed Zendo signature, reverse green and orange, value at left (Pick 41ct, Hanafy M6ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce £400-500
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Central Bank of Egypt, colour trial £10, ND (1964), zero serial numbers, multicoloured, Tutankhamen in violet guilloche at right, reverse green and pale orange, hole punched lower centre (Pick 41ct, Hanafy M6ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, slight mounting trace right margin, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £400-600
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x Central Bank of Egypt, £10 (4), 1963, consecutive serial numbers 080461/4, dark green on multicolour underprint, Tutankhamen's mask at right, value at each corner, reverse, brown, pale green and orange, bank title low centre (Pick 41, Hanafy M6), about uncirculated to uncirculated, a great consecutive group (4) £80-100
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x Central Bank of Egypt, group of £5 notes (6), 1977, serial numbers 0506190, 0506191, 0506192, 0506193, 0506194, 0506195, black on blue and multicolour, Ahmad ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo at centre right, signature 15, reverse, ruins at left and frieze at right, consecutive serial numbers (Pick 45, Hanafy M), a crisp fresh group, all uncirculated (6) £100-130
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† Central Bank of Egypt, a group of printer's positional proofs of the 1978-79 Issue comprising 1 Pound, serial number 2/L 200001, brown and multicoloured, Sultan Qait Bey mosque at left; 10 pounds, serial number 30/N 090001, brown, violet and multicoloured, Al Rifal mosque; also 100 pounds, serial number 3/N 140001, blue, green and multicoloured, Al-Sayida Zainab mosque, all marked with positioning lines in black ink (Pick 50p, 51p, 53p), ink annotations in top margins, red ink on the third note, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated a very rare type of printer's proof (3) £100-200
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† Egypt, a mixed group of notes including 1 pound (2), 1952, blue, 10 pounds (2), 1961-65, brown and green, three Government Currency notes, and a selection of modern notes, (Pick 30, 41 and others), all with light pencil annotations, mixed grades, fine to about uncirculated (23) £50-80
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres, 10 May 1918, violet and light green on pale orange underprint, reverse, green, temple on the Nile at centre (Pick 161, Hanafy M1), a number of folds and discolouration, very fine, scarce £500-700
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres, 1 June 1918, serial number J/251, violet and pale orange and green, Wahba signature, reverse green, temple on the Nile in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 161, Hanafy M1), original, small stain low left, almost very fine, scarce £300-350
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres, 1 June 1918, prefix G/17, violet and pale green, camel train, Wahba signature, reverse blue, sphinx at left and right (Pick 162, Hanafy M2), good very fine £200-300
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres, ND (L 50/1940), serial number M/3 000006, green on brown underprint, reverse, brown, Aswan Dam, Soliman signature (Pick 163, Hanafy M3), uncirculated, low serial number, extremely rare and scarce signature £2,000-2,500
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x Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres (2), ND (L.50/1940), serial numbers 616048 and 975313, olive green on brown underprint, value at each corner and low left and right, reverse, Aswan Dam at centre, value at left and right (Pick 163), first, extremely fine or better, second, lightly pressed, staple rust mark low right, very fine £400-600
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, printer's reverse essay 5 piastres, ND, no serial number, dark grey on pale yellow, M Ebeid signature (Pick 164 for type, Hanafy M4 for type), uncirculated, very rare £300-500
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres, ND (L50/1940), serial number C/3 000006, brown on yellow underprint, Mosque of Emir Khairbak at left, K Sedky signature (Pick 164, Hanafy M4), uncirculated, low serial number, very rare, highly desirable £1,500-1,800
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres (2), ND (L50/1940), consecutive serial numbers M/8 793856/7, light brown on pale yellow underprint, portrait King Farouk at left, F Serag Eldin signature (Pick 165, Hanafy M5), uncirculated, rare in this grade (2) £500-700
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 5 piastres, ND (L.1940), serial number 561661, brown on pale yellow underprint, portrait King Farouk at left, reverse, blue-grey on light blue underprint (Pick 165), extremely faint vertical fold, about uncirculated £250-350
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 10 piastres, ND (L50/1940), serial number F/3 000006, blue and light green, Temple of Philae at centre, M Ebeid signature, reverse, green and pink (Pick 167, Hanafy M3), uncirculated, low serial number, extremely scarce £1,600-2,000
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 10 piastres, ND (L50/1940), serial number T/2 000006, blue and light green, Temple of Philae at centre, A Osman signature, reverse, pink and green (Pick 167, Hanafy 3), uncirculated, low serial number, very rare £1,400-1,600
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 10 piastres, ND (L50/1940), serial number L/2 000008, brown on lilac underprint, A Osman signature, reverse, blue, Nile scene with Citadel at centre flanked by value (Pick 166c), uncirculated, low serial number, highly desirable £3,000-4,000
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Egyptian Government Currency Note, 10 piastres, ND (L.1940), serial number 523218, blue and light green, King Farouk at right, reverse, green and salmon pink (Pick 168), several minute spots low centre and centre left, about uncirculated £120-160
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Egyptian Government, colour trial 5 piastres, ND (L. 1940), no serial number, orange on pale yellow, Queen Nefertiti at right, value top left and right, reverse, orange and light yellow (Pick 169 for type), slightly creasing, miscut paper, larger crease at right margin, extremely fine to about uncirculated, a stunning colour trial £600-800
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x Arab Republic of Egypt Currency Note, 5 piastres (41), ND (1998), 10 piastres (104), ND (1998), different prefixes, all serial number 000071, various colours, Queen Nefertiti at right on 5 piastre, and Sphinx at right on 10 piastre (Pick 185, 186), all uncirculated, a superb group (145) £400-500
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x El Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador, specimen 25 colones, 11 March 1954, black and multicoloured, maiden at centre, also specimen 100 colones, 1 February 1949, black and multicoloured, the Monument for Independence at centre (Pick 79s, 86s), uncirculated (2) £240-280
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x El Banco Agricola Commercial, El Salvador, specimen 1 peso, ND (189-), black, green and yellow, woman at left and right (Pick S101s), uncirculated £230-270
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