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† Grand-Duche de Luxembourg, specimen 500 francs, serial number A 000000, blue and specimen 1000 francs, serial number A 000000, brown, both Grand Duchess Charlotte at right, both ND (1961) (Pick 52As, 52Bs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, almost uncirculated, fresh and scarce (2) £500-700
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† Grand-Duche de Luxembourg, specimen 100 francs, 1980, Banque Internationale de Luxembourg 1981, zero serial numbers, also Institut Monetaire Luxembourgeois specimen 1000 francs, ND (198-), serial number A 000000, brown and multicoloured, Grand Duke Jean at centre (Pick 57s, 14As, 59s), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce £200-250
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† Grand-Duche de Luxembourg, colour trial 10 francs, 1967, brown, 20 francs, ND (1966), violet, 50 francs, 1972, green and 100 francs, 1970, blue, all Grand Duke Jean at right (Pick 53ct, 54ct, 55ct, 56ct), mounting traces on 100 otherwise uncirculated and rare (4) £400-600
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† Institut Monetaire Luxembourgeois, an obverse and reverse archival essay on board for a proposed issue of 5000 frang, ND (198-), serial number A2345678, green and multicoloured, Grand Duke Jean at right centre, the Chateau de Clevaux at left, value top right, reverse green and multicoloured, the European centre at Luxembourg-Kirchberg at right (Pick 60a for similar), unique and striking (2) £600-800
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† Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, colour trial 10 patacas, ND (type of 1963), zero serial numbers, green, mauve and multicoloured, Carneiro at right, arms low centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green and multicoloured, maiden and ships, ship seal at left (Pick 50ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, paper clip indentation top left otherwise uncirculated and a rare colour trial £400-600
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† Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, printer's positional proof 5 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number AT00001, green on multicoloured underprint, temple at right, value in each corner, reverse 19th century harbour scene, marked with positioning lines in black ink (Pick 58p), ink date '10. 12. 81' and annotations in lower margin, otherwise about uncirculated and a very rare type of printer's proof £100-200
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Banque de Madagascar, 5 francs, ND (1937), serial number P.2574 526, red brown on pale yellow and green underprint, Goddess Juno at left, ornate panel at right, reverse, value at left, bank title low centre, floral display above (Pick 35, BDM B2b), in ICG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated £150-200
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Banque de Madagascar, 10 francs, ND (1937-47), serial number E.1074 0, 628, blue and olive green, woman holding large bowl of fruit at left, palm tree in background, corn sheaves at right, reverse, dark and light blue, team of cattle with herder at centre (Pick 36, BDM B3b), in ICG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated £120-160
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Banque de Madagascar, 10 francs, ND (1937-47), consecutive serial numbers E.1074 0, 616/7, green and blue, woman with fruit platter at right, palm tree in background, corn at left, reverse turquoise, cattle ploughing field (Pick 36, BDM B3b), both with pinhole at low left, very fine £50-80
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Banque de Madagascar, 20 francs, ND (1948), serial number D.938 0, 054, brown, green and blue on yellow, French and African ladies at right, palm tree in background, signature 3, reverse, brown and yellow, man at left (Pick 37, BDM B4c), in PMG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated £100-150
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x Banque de Madagascar, 50 francs, ND (1937-47), serial number Y.977 709, yellow, green and red, seated allegorical women, one representing Minerva wearing helmet and holding shield and the other representing science, holding a lit lantern, signature 3, reverse, bust of Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest, globes of earth and sky, cherubs bearing fruit and flowers, surrounded by ornate border of trees, birds and small animals (Linzmayer BDM B5c, Pick 38), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated £600-800
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Banque de Madagascar, 50 francs, ND (1937-47), serial number R.829 375, olive green on multicolour, two seated women, Minerva at left and the other representing science, signature 3, reverse, three cherubs with offerings to Demeter (Linzmayer BDM B5cPick 38), in PMG holder number 53, about uncirculated, NET £80-130
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Banque de Madagascar, 100 francs, ND (1937), serial number F.689 461, blue-grey and multicolour, woman with child at right, men at centre and left, ornate surround, signature 2, reverse, herdsmen and cattle (Linzmayer BDM B6b, Pick 40), in PMG holder number 30, very fine £100-150
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Banque de Madagascar et des Comores, 100 francs, ND (1950-51), serial number L.2702 418, multicolour, woman at left, palace of the Queen of Tananariva and women with water jugs centre background, reverse, woman at left, sailboats, zebu cattle low right (Pick 46b, BMC B2b), in PMG holder number 45, choice extremely fine £100-150
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Banque de Madagascar et des Comores, 1000 francs, 1 February 1951, serial number G.216 720, multicolour, woman and man AT centre left, various types of flowers, oxen and cart, mountains in background (Pick 48a, BMC B4b), in PMG holder number 30, very fine £130-180
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Institut d'Emission, Malagasy Republic, 100 francs (2), ND (1961), consecutive serial numbers T.2618 872/3, multicolour, fruit at left, Queen's Palace in Antananarivo, women carrying urns, Merina woman at right, reverse, woman at left, sailboats at centre, zebu cattle at low right (Linzmayer IEM B2b, Pick 52), black INSTITU D'EMISSION MALAGACHE/FAMOAHAM BOLAN'NY REPOBLIKA MALAGASY overprint, in ICG holders number 55, about uncirculated, the latter NET (2) £200-300
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x Institut d'Emission, Malagasy Republic, 100 francs (5), ND (1966), multicolour, three seated women spinning cotton, building and trees in background, signature 3, signature 4 (4), reverse, cacti at left, boabab trees centre and right (Linzmayer IEM B7a, b, Pick 57), all in PMG holders number 64, choice uncirculated (5) £300-400
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Institut d'Emission, Malagasy Republic, 500 francs, ND (1966), serial number R.6 78862, multicolour, woman at left, ornately carved columns at right, reverse, purple and green, flower at left, palm at right (Pick 58a, IEM B8a), in PMG holder number 63, choice uncirculated, NET £80-100
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x Institut d'Emission, Malagasy Republic, 1000 francs, ND (1966), serial number C.11 89265, multicolour, man and women at left, signature 3 (Pick 59a, IEM B9a) in PMG holder number 55, minor rust, pinholes, about uncirculated £250-300
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Institut d'Emission, Malagasy Republic, 1000 francs, ND (1966), serial number U.3 65674, green and light pink on pale yellow and orange underprint, Hauts Plateaux woman and man at left, flowers in background, signature 3, reverse, multicolour, team of two zebu cattle pulling cart with Malagasy driver (Linzmayer IEM B9a, Pick 59a), in ICG holder number 30, very fine £100-150
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Institut d'Emission, Malagasy Republic, 5000 francs, ND (1966), serial number O.1 25342, multicolour, portrait President Philibert Tsiranana at left, harvesting scene at centre and right, signature 3, reverse, woman holding child, fields, trees and mountains in background (IEM B10a, Pick 60), in ICG holder number 25, very fine, NET £150-250
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† Banque Centrale de la Republique Malgache, printers archival specimen set of the 1974 series comprising 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 ariary (Pick 62s-66s, BFRM B4as, 5as), mounting traces, good extremely fine, red De La Rue seal in field, scarce (5) £150-200
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† Central Bank of Madagascar, an obverse and reverse archival printers essay for 500 ariary, ND (ca 1984), brown and red and green, boy and fish in net, signature of Leon Rajaobelina, 1000 ariary, violet, man with flute and 5000 ariary, blue, mother and child, both signature of Richard Randriamaholy (Pick 67, 68, 69 for type, BFM B1apr, 2bpr, 3bpr), unique (6) £300-400
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† Central Bank of Madagascar, an obverse and reverse hand executed essay on card for a 2500 francs, ND (1991), serial number FA 0000000, red and multicoloured, woman at centre, reverse green and multicoloured, heron, tortoise, butterfly and Verreaux's Sifaka at centre in vertical format (similar to Pick 72A, BFM B9 for type), unique £250-300
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Madagascar/Malagasy, a mixed group of notes comprising, 10 francs (2), 50 francs (2), 100 francs (6), 500 francs and 1000 francs (BDM B3b, B6b, c, B1a, B2a, IEM B1b, B2a, B9a, B11a), various grades from very good to very fine, a useful group (12) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of Malawi, £5, ND (1964), serial number A102428, blue and red-brown, Hastings Banda at left, fisherman and canoe at centre right, value at each corner (Linzmayer RBM B4a, Pick 4), in PMG holder 30, very fine, a very difficult type note and a key note for Malawi £300-400
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Reserve Bank of Malawi, 1 kwacha (2), ND (1971), serial numbers A471582-83, 2 kwacha, ND (1971), serial numbers A528600, red-brown on multicolour underprint, Dr Hastings Banda at left, fishing boat at right, value at each corner and green on multicolour underprint, Dr Hastings Banda at left, fishing boat at right centre, value at each corner respectively (Pick 6a, 7a), first two, slight discolouration, otherwise about uncirculated, third, some very minor foxing but about uncirculated, scarce in this grade (3) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Malawi, 1 kwacha, ND (1971), serial numbers A471584, 2 kwacha (3), ND (1971), serial numbers B156581-83, red-brown on multicolour underprint, Dr Hastings Banda at left, fishing boat at right, value at each corner and green on multicolour underprint, Dr Hastings Banda at left, fishing boat at right centre, value at each corner respectively (Linzmayer RBM B6a, 7a, Pick 6a, 7a), some foxing but about uncirculated, scarce in this grade (4) £250-300
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Reserve Bank of Malawi, 2 kwacha, ND (1971), serial number D352009, green on multicolour underprint, Hastings Banda at left, fisherman in canoe at centre right, value at each corner, also a specimen of the same note, serial number A000000 (Linzmayer RBM B7a, B7as3, Pick 7a, 7as), first uncirculated, second fine with staple hole and small piece missing from right margin (2) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of Malawi, 1 kwacha (2), ND (1976), serial numbers L/L 907441 and P/P 774984, red-brown on multicolour underprint, also 5 kwacha, ND (1986), orange, green and multicolour, all with Hastings Banda at right, fishing canoe at centre left (Linzmayer RMB B14a, B20a, Pick 14a, 20a), all fully embossed, original and uncirculated (3) £100-150
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Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, $10, 1 January 1940, serial number A/81 015262, purple and multicolour, portrait King George VI at right, bank title along top, value in text below, reverse, purple, ornately patterned with 11 coats of arms (Linzmayer BCC B3, Pick 1), central fold, corner folds, otherwise, about very fine £180-230
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Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, 10 cents, 1 July 1941, blue on multicolour underprint, and 20 cents, 1 July 1941, brown on multicolour underprint, George VI at left (Linzmayer BCC B9a, B10a, Pick 8, 9a), both faultless originals with great centering, uncirculated (2) £100-150
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya, an obverse $1, 1 July 1949, water scene at centre, reverses (2), arms and also an obverse and reverse archival photograph for the obverse and reverse of a $5, 1 July 1949, bridge and huts at right, reverse coastline (Pick unrecorded, Goon unrecorded, Tan unrecorded), fascinating (5) £300-400
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† Central Bank of the Federation of Malaya, an obverse archival photograph for the proposed issue of $1 and $5, both dated 1 March 1968 (Pick unrecorded, Goon unrecorded, Tan unrecorded), important research material (2) £200-300
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, a printers archival photograph for the obverse and reverse of a proposed issue of $10, 1 March 1952, serial number A/11 000000, black and white, Elizabeth II at right, reverse arms and plants (Pick unrecorded, Tan unrecorded, Goon unrecorded), De La Rue handstamp with date 'MAY 1952' on reverse, very striking and unusual (2) £500-700
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† Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo, a printers archival photograph for the obverse and reverse (3) of a proposed issue of $1000, 1 March 1952, serial number A/11 000000, black and white, Elizabeth II at right, reverse arms and orchid, arms and arms and snake (Pick unrecorded, Tan unrecorded), De La Rue handstamp and date 'APRIL 1952' on reverse, very striking and unusual (4) £800-1,200
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† Bank Negara, Malaysia, printers obverse and reverse archival essay on board for a proposed issue of 5 ringgit, ND (ca 1966), zero serial numbers, green and multicoloured, ornate engine turnings in field, value low left and at right, reverse green, arms at left, value at each corner (Tan MBB6 for similar style, this type unrecorded, see Goon p.277 for essays of the period), there are essays produced in the early 1960's with the King's portrait. The Bank Negara first issued in 1967 and this essay can be attributed to July 1966 and represents a fascinating bridge between the essays illustrated in the Frank Goon collection and the currency issue of 1967. Unique and attractive (2) £4,000-6,000
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† State Government Issue, Maldives, a group of specimen proofs of the ND (1947) Issue, all serial number A 000000, comprising 1 rupee, blue, green and multicoloured; 2 rupees, olive, brown, blue and multicoloured; 5 rupees, brown, violet, orange and multicoloured; and 10 rupees, red-brown, blue, green and multicoloured, all palm tree at left, dhow at right, reverse various buildings, all one or two punch holes (Pick 2ap, 3ap, 4ap, 5ap), mounting traces, ink annotations concerning submission and approval of the notes in 1947/48 in top margins, the 5 rupees otherwise good extremely fine, the 10 rupees about extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated and very rare as proofs (4) £400-600
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† State Government Issue, Maldives, printer's positional proof 50 rupees, 1 August 1960, serial number G050001, blue on multicoloured underprint, palm tree and dhow at left, dhow at right, reverse Royal Embarkation Gate, Male, marked with positioning lines in purple ink (Pick 6cp), ink date '4. 5. 82' and annotations in lower margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very rare type of printer's proof £100-200
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† State Government Issue, Maldives, specimen 50 rupees, 1951, serial number A 000000, blue and multicoloured, palm tree at left, dhow at right, reverse embarkation gate, Male; also specimen 100 Rupees, 1951, serial number A 000000, green and multicoloured, palm tree at left, dhow at right, reverse park and building complex, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 6as, 7as), about uncirculated to uncirculated and rare 1951 dates (2) £300-400
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† Maldives Monetary Authority, specimen 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 rufiyaa, 1983, zero serial numbers, all sailing boat at right (Pick 9s-14s, MMA B1as2-6as2), uncirculated (6) £150-200
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Banque de la Republique du Mali, 100 francs, 22 September 1960, serial number D45 367183, brown on light ta, President Modibo Keita at left, reverse, her of cattle at centre (Linzmayer BRM B2a, Pick 2), in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated £200-300
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† Banque de la Republique du Mali, a specimen set of the 22 September 1960 series, prefixes A, K, A, J and A respectively, mauve, brown, green, blue and red respectively, all Modibo Keita at right (Pick 6s-10s, BRM B6s-10s), all are perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, fresh, uncirculated and a handsome set. Much rarer without the De La Rue specimen ovals (5) £800-1,200
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x Banque Centrale, Mali, partial obverse proof for 5000 francs, ND (1972-84), multicoloured, cattle at low left, man in blue headscarf at right, vibrant multicoloured borders, no signatures, serial numbers or other text (Pick 14 for type, BCM B4 for type), one fold along left edge, extremely fine and scarce, very pretty £250-350
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x Banque Centrale, Mali, a uniface obverse proof for a 5000 francs, ND type of 1972), multicoloured, Fulani man in electric blue turban at right, cattle left centre (Pick 14 for type, BCM B4 for type), lovely design, scarce £100-120
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x Banque Centrale, Mali, 5000 francs, ND (1972-84), serial number Z.1 04622, blue and multicolour, Fulani herdsman and cattle, reverse, woman picking cotton centre and left and another working textile machinery at right (Linzmayer BCM B4, Pick 14), in PMG holder number 55, about uncirculated, rare £900-1,100
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x Banque Centrale, Mali, 5000 francs, ND (1972-84), serial number O.4 14029, blue and multicolour, Fulani herdsman and cattle, reverse, woman picking cotton centre and left and another working textile machinery at right (Linzmayer BCM B4, Pick 14), in PMG holder number 66, choice uncirculated, EPQ, very rare signature £800-1,000
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x Banque Centrale, Mali, 10000 francs, ND (1970-84), serial number E.6 71670, green and multicolour, man with goatee beard at left, factory building at centre, tree at right, reverse, man weaving at left, woman in ornate headdress at right (Linzmayer BCM B5, Pick 15), in PMG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ £800-1,000
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† Central Bank of Malta, a specimen colour trial set of the Law of 1967 (1968) Issue comprising 10 shillings, olive and multicoloured; £1, blue and multicoloured; and £5, red and multicoloured, all Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, George Cross at centre, reverses various Maltese scenes, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 28ct, 29ct, 30ct), the first uncirculated, the second about uncirculated, the third choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (3) £400-600
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Banque de la Martinique, 100 francs, ND (1922), serial number U.6 723, black and white, penal code in green circular frames top left and right, value at centre, signatures of Dinslage, Pradeu and Bellonie, reverse brown and white, galley with arms of the Republic at centre, ornate border of flora and foliage (Pick 8, Kolsky 310c), two pinholes and a central crease, but a totally original good extremely fine, a superb note, extremely rare in this grade £3,000-4,000
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