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x Government of Iraq, specimen 10 dinars, law of 1931 (1938), serial number A 000000, violet and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, al Chiderchi and Amery signatures low centre, reverse violet and white, value in field (Pick 11s, GOI B11as), red Arabic CANCELLED overprint at centre on obverse and in English on reverse, in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated and very rare £6,000-6,500
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x Government of Iraq, 5 dinars, law of 1931 (1942), serial number B 751814, pink-purple, Faisal II as a child at right, Lord Kennett and Daoud al Haidari signatures, reverse purple, value (Pick 19b, GOI B21b), fine, scarce £400-500
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† National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1 dinar, 1947, serial number A 000000, lilac and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a youth at right, reverse lilac, an equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre (Pick 29ct, NBI B3t), mounting traces at left, perforated, pencil date 1954 top right, uncirculated and rare £700-900
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† National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1 dinar, 1947, serial number A/1 000000, lilac and multicoloured, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse lilac, an equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre (Pick 34ct, NBI B8t), perforated, pencil date 1954 top right, uncirculated and rare £1,500-2,000
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† National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1 dinar, 1947, serial number A/1 000000, lilac and multicoloured, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse lilac, an equestrian statue of King Faisal I at centre (Pick 34ct, NBI B8t), additional print at left, a trial or an error, unusual and very rare, perforated, uncirculated £1,500-2,000
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x National Bank of Iraq, 1/4 dinar (2), law of 1947 (1950), third issue, prefixes Y and C/1, green, also 1/2 dinar (2), prefixes K and 1/A, brown, all King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, Abdul Hafudh signature low centre (Pick 37, 38a, NBI B11, 12), ICG, 30 very fine, 30* very fine, 15* very good to fine, 63 uncirculated respectively (4) £250-300
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† National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, 1947, serial number H 000000, blue and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a young man at right, reverse blue, the Malwiya Tower at the Great Mosque of Samarra (Pick 43ct, NBI B2t), perforated, pencil date 1955 top right, uncirculated and rare £600-800
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x Central Bank of Iraq, a full set from the 1958 issue, comprising 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5 and 10 dinars, all with coat of arms at right (Linzmayer CBI B8b, 9b, 10a, 11a, 12a), 1/2 dinar pressed very fine, remainder about uncirculated (5) £150-200
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† Central Bank of Iraq, a colour trial 1/4 dinar, ND (1958-), zero serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, arms at right, signature 5, Saleh Kubba (Pick 52ct, CBI B9t), Bank annotation 'Approved' at left, mounted on card, rare and unusual £350-450
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† Central Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1/4 dinar, brown, colour trial 1/2 dinar, blue and colour trial 5 dinars, green, all ND (1958/1959), all arms of the Republic at right, all zero serial numbers (Pick 51ct, 52ct, 53ct, CBI B8t, 9t, 10t), perforation, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (3) £700-900
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Central Bank of Iraq, an almost complete set of notes from 1959 to 2003, missing only two notes (Pick 51-61, 63-75, 77-96) all extremely fine or better, most uncirculated, a useful set (49) £150-200
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† Central Bank of Iraq, colour trial 10 dinars, ND (1959), zero serial numbers, green on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, security thread, reverse statue of priest and winged ox, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse, one punch hole, and stage proof 10 dinars, ND (1971), obverse with multicoloured underprint only, complete reverse, purple, statue of priest and winged ox (Pick 55bct, 60 for type), the first about uncirculated to uncirculated, the second ink annotations reverse top margin, otherwise very fine and rare (2) £300-300
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† Central Bank of Iraq, obverse uniface stage die proofs 1/4 dinar (2), ND (1971), the first green, bank legend, borders and value in all four corners, the second brown, ship loading at dockside, also reverse uniface stage proof 1/4 dinar, black, value at left, palm trees at centre (Pick 56p (3)), glue stains, removed from backing, ink figures, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare (3) £250-350
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† Central Bank of Iraq, a die proof on large format paper for a 1/2 dinar, type of 1971, brown and multicoloured, signature of Saleh Kubba, also a specimen 1/2 dinar, ND (1973), purple and multicoloured, signature of Fawzi al-Kaisi, both cement factory at centre, reverse spiral minaret at the Great Mosque of Samarra (Pick 57pr, 62b, CBI B14pr, B19bs), good extremely fine and rare (2) £450-650
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† Central Bank of Iraq, obverse uniface stage die proofs 1/2 dinar (2), ND (1971), the first green, borders only, the second brown, cement factory, bank legend, borders and value in all four corners, also reverse uniface stage proof 1/2 dinar, brown, value at left, spiral minaret and ruins of mosque at centre, bank legend at top (Pick 57p), glue stains, removed from backing, ink figures, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (3) £200-250
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† Central Bank of Iraq, obverse uniface stage die proofs 1 dinar (2), ND (1971), the first blue, bank legend, borders and value in all four corners, the second brownish black, oil refinery, also reverse uniface stage proof 1 dinar, blue, value at left, ornate doorway at centre, bank legend at top, and obverse uniface stage die proof 5 dinars, ND (1971), blue-green and brown, bank legend and borders only (Pick 58p (3), 59p), glue stains, removed from backing, ink figures, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare (4) £350-450
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x Central Bank of Iraq, a full set from the 1971 issue comprising 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5 and 10 dinars (Linzmayer CBI B13a, 14a-16a), about uncirculated to uncirculated (5) £150-200
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x Central Bank of Iraq, a full set from the 2004 issue comprising 25, 100, 250 and 10,000 dinars and a full set of colour trials from the 2004 issue comprising 25, 100, 250 and 10,000 dinars (Linzmayer CBI B42-45), 10,000 dinars very fine, remainder of note uncirculated, these notes are of questionable authenticity £300-400
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x Anglo-Palestine Bank, an obverse and reverse large size proof for a 50 mil, 1948 'carpet series', green and white, printed signature of Wallish (Birnbaum p.148 for similar), very rare (2) £3,000-3,200
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x Anglo-Palestine Bank, an obverse and reverse large size proof for a 100 mil, 1948 'carpet series', green and white, printed signature of Wallish (Birnbaum p.148 for similar), very rare (2) £3,000-3,200
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x Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, 10 pounds, ND (1948-51), serial number C769622, red on light orange underprint on both obverse and reverse (Pick 17), several light folds, extremely fine £100-150
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x Bank of Israel, a group of progressive proofs for the 500 prutah, ND (1954-1956), comprising one note with no numbers and signatures, one reverse proof and three partial backgrounds (Pick 24 for type), good very fine to about extremely fine, rare (5) £350-450
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x Bank of Israel, a hand executed sketch on board for a proposed issue of 5 lira, ND (1959), pencil on white, fisherman (no beard) at right with anchor and boats, green colour plug low centre, signature of Nebenzahl low left (Pick 30 for similar, Arkin page 83 for similar), manuscript signature of Maxim Shamir low right, unique £2,400-2,600
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x Bank of Israel, specimen 5 lirot, 1958, no serial numbers, brown, pink and green, factory worker at left, also a specimen reverse and two partial backgrounds (Pick 31s for type), extremely fine, rare (4) £300-400
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x Bank of Israel, a hand executed essay on board for a proposed issue of 5 lira, ND (1959), pencil drawing of worker at left wearing cap, value in red-brown in field, the seal of 'Shema, a servant of Jeraboam' at right centre (Pick 31 for similar, Arkin page 30 for elements of design), manuscript signature of Maxim Shamir, one of the designers, low left. Unique £2,200-2,400
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x Bank of Israel, a hand executed essay on board for a proposed issue of 10 lira, ND (1959), violet and white, male head at left (similar to scientist series, Rudi Wissenstein), the Megila scrolls and jars from Qumran right centre, signatures of Shamir and Zin low margin (Pick 32 for similar, Arkin page 31 for similar), very striking and interestingly a typed description attached below. Unique £2,600-2,800
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Banco di Napoli, 200 lire, 1877, serial number A/F 00934, black, blue, green and pink on pink paper, Leonardo Da Vinci at left, woman (Arts) at right, value at centre and each corner, Ascione, Cannaveri and Nappa signatures, reverse blue (Pick S850, Crapanzano-Giulianini NA 145), damage at left, but an original very good, extremely rare, R5 in Crapanzano £800-1,000
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† Il Banco di Sicilia, printer's archival specimen 50 lire with counterfoil, Palermo, 11 April 1879, serial number run 120001 to 130000, black and green on rose underprint, bank seal at upper centre, value at centre and in guilloches in each corner, reverse value at left and right and at upper and lower centre, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S890s), choice, good extremely fine, rare £400-600
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† Il Banco di Sicilia, printer's archival specimen 100 lire with counterfoil, Palermo, 11 April 1879, serial number run 85001 to 90000, black and red on brown underprint, bank seal at upper centre, value at centre and in guilloches in each corner, reverse brown and rose, value at centre and at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S891s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £300-400
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† Il Banco di Sicilia, printer's archival specimen 100 lire with counterfoil, Palermo, 5 July 1892, serial number run 90001 to 110000, black and red on brown underprint, bank seal at upper centre, value at centre and in guilloches in each corner, reverse brown and rose, value at centre and at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S891s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £300-400
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Banca d'Italia, 500 lire, 7 June 1920, serial number L41 4946, purple, red and pink, arms at top centre, head of Roma at low centre, allegorical figures on obverse and reverse, Stringher and Sacchi signatures (Pick 40f, Crapanzano-Giulianini 282), original good fine to about very fine, very rare, R5 in Crapanzano £800-1,200
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Government of Jamaica, obverse and reverse archival photographs for an unissued 5 shillings, ND (c1928), black and white, arms at top left, George V at top right, Roaring River Falls at centre, sugar cane and banana harvesting at left and right, reverse Flat Bridge over the Rio Cobre River at centre (this design not listed anywhere), pencil dates on reverse "2/7/28", similar in some respects to the 1918 issue, but larger format and several different elements, unique and an important record (2) £200-250
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Government of Jamaica, obverse and reverse archival photographs for an unissued 10 shillings, ND (c1928), black and white, arms at top left, George V at top right, Roaring River Falls at centre, sugar cane and banana harvesting at left and right, reverse Flat Bridge over the Rio Cobre River at centre (this design not listed anywhere), rather odd design choice to have the arms and king in a diagonal orientation, pencil dates on reverse "2/7/28", similar in some respects to the 1918 issue, but larger format and several different elements, unique and an important record (2) £200-250
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† Government of Jamaica, specimen 5 shillings (2), 15 August 1958, 17 March 1960, prefixes 34E, 56E, orange-brown, George VI at left, value at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse orange-brown, value and arms (Pick 37s, 45s, GOJ B6as, 13as), ink annotation on the second note, perforated CANCELLED, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce (2) £400-500
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† Government of Jamaica, specimen 5 shillings, 17 March 1960, serial number 67E 00000, red-brown and specimen 10 shillings, 17 March 1960, serial number 34C 00000, green, both George VI at left, value at right, E.R.Richardson signature (Pick 45s, 47s, GOJ B13as, 15as), ink date in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, good extremely fine and quite rare (2) £400-600
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x Government of Jamaica, £5, 17 March 1960, maroon serial number 10A 36696, blue, green and pink, Elizabeth II at left, value in ornate guilloche at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse blue, sugar refinery and banana tree (Pick 48a), an original fresh good very fine and the scarce early date for issue £300-350
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x Government of Jamaica, £5, 17 March 1960, maroon serial number 10A 58691, blue, green and pink, Elizabeth II at left, value in ornate guilloche at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse blue, sugar refinery and banana tree (Pick 48a), an original very fine and the scarce early date for issue £200-250
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x Government of Jamaica, £5, 4 July 1960, maroon serial number 11A 10660, blue, green and pink, Elizabeth II at left, value in ornate guilloche at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse blue, sugar refinery and banana tree (Pick 48b), a consecutive note to lot 441. Slight foxing otherwise an original about extremely fine, attractive and scarce in this grade £400-600
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x Government of Jamaica, £5, 4 July 1960, maroon serial number 12A 15296, blue, green and pink, Elizabeth II at left, value in ornate guilloche at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse blue, sugar refinery and banana tree (Pick 48b), a central crease otherwise a fresh extremely fine, attractive and scarce in this grade £350-450
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x Government of Jamaica, £5, 4 July 1960, maroon serial number 13A 23475, blue, green and pink, Elizabeth II at left, value in ornate guilloche at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse blue, sugar refinery and banana tree (Pick 48b), an original good very fine, attractive £250-350
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x Government of Jamaica, £5, 4 July 1960, maroon serial number 11A 10659, blue, green and pink, Elizabeth II at left, value in ornate guilloche at right, Richardson signature at right, reverse blue, sugar refinery and banana tree (Pick 48b), slight foxing and a soft central crease otherwise an original almost extremely fine, attractive and scarce in this grade £300-400
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† Bank of Jamaica, specimen 5 shillings (5), ND (1961-), prefixes EJ, EU, FE, FQ, GA, red and pale mauve, Elizabeth II at left, arms low centre, Payton signature (2), Hall and Brown (2) (Pick 49s, 51Ac251Ad), perforated, red De La Rue SPECIMEN seal at left and right, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce (5) £350-450
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Bank of Jamaica, 5 shillings, ND (1960), serial number FK276001, red on pale multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at left, value in each corner and at centre, arms low centre, reverse, bank title top centre, waterfall (Linzmayer BOJ B1, Pick 49), about uncirculated £70-100
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† Bank of Jamaica, specimen 10 shillings (4), ND (1961-), prefixes GR, HB, HG, HM, violet, pale pink and green, Elizabeth II at left, arms low centre, Hall (2) and Brown (2) signatures (Pick 51Bcs, ds, es), red De La Rue seal at left and right, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce (4) £350-450
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† Bank of Jamaica, specimen 50 cents, prefix A, red, $1, prefix A, violet, $2, prefix A, green, $5, prefix A, brown and pink, $10, prefix A, blue, and $20, prefix A, purple, all law of 1960 (1969) except the $20 which was issued in 1976, all G.A.Brown signature (Pick 53s-57s, 63s, BOJ B8as2-B12as2, 18as), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint and red De La Rue seal, good extremely fine (6) £400-600
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Bank of Jamaica, $20, ND (1976), serial number H401829, maroon on multicolour underprint, Noel. N. Nethersole at left, national flag at centre, arms at low centre, value at each corner, Brown signature (Linzmayer BOJ B18a, Pick 63), completely original and very scarce in this grade, uncirculated with wonderful embossing £180-260
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† Government of Jamaica, the original watermark design for the 5 and 10 shilling issues, black and white on card, a pineapple at centre with annotations and manuscript 'appd design for watermark 12.7.38', a purple oval De La Rue seal at right and date in red ink '13.1.38'. the first date of issue with this watermark 2 January 1939. Most unusual and interesting £300-400
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Japan, 1 yen, 1916, serial number 565325 (427), 50 sen, 1917-22 serial number 386 (year 10), and 100 yen, 1944, serial number 564155 (Pick 30c, 48c, 57a), all fantastic faultless original notes and scarce as such, impossible to improve on grade, uncirculated (3) £80-120
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Nippon Ginko, 1000 yen, ND (1950), serial number ZE605528W, 1000 yen, ND (1963), serial number CV496933P, and 1000 yen, ND (1984), serial number ZC895225P, (Pick 92b, 96d, 97b), lovely original examples of these type notes, uncirculated (3) £80-120
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x The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1 dinar, L.1949 (1952), serial number B/B 046803, green and black, King Hussein at right, value in each corner, signatures of Hananeyah and Toukan, reverse, ruins (Linzmayer HKJ B7a, Pick 6a), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated, scarce £300-400
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