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Government of India (Government of Pakistan), 1 rupee, Government of Pakistan overprint, ND (1948), serial number, Q/79 105745, blue-grey, 2 rupees, Government of Pakistan overprint, ND (1948), serial number G/58 760057, lilac (Pick 1, 1A, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 5.17.1, 5.18.1) usual staple holes, foxing, good (2) £150-200
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Reserve Bank of India (Government of Pakistan), 5 rupees, Government of Pakistan overprint, ND (1948), serial number B/67 074234, C.D. Deshmukh signature, green, 10 rupees, Government of Pakistan overprint, ND (1948), serial number H/95 403937, violet (Pick 2, 3, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 5.19.1, 5.20.1), both with staple holes, first very good, second has staining at left, very good (2) £100-150
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Government of Pakistan, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1961), zero serial numbers, blue and pale pink, arms at right, value at each corner, Mumtaz Hasan signature, reverse blue, Naulakha Pavilion in Shahi Qila (Pick 9s, GOP B11bs for type), red overprint, uncirculated and rare £300-400
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 5 rupees, ND (1953), red zero serial numbers, purple-lilac, boat with cargo of jute, signature of Abdul Qadir, reverse purple-lilac, a view of the Khyber Pass (Pick 12s, SBP B2bs), red Urdu overprint, uncirculated and very rare £500-600
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 10 rupees (2), ND (1971-), serial number DA 000000, green and multicoloured, President Mohammed Ali Jinnah at left, Ghulam Ishaq Khan signature, reverse green, Shalimar Gardens, value at each corner (Pick 21bs, SBP B11bs), one with red SPECIMEN overprint, one perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, uncirculated and rare (2) £300-400
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 100 rupees, ND (1976), zero serial numbers, red and pale orange, Mohammed Ali Jinnah at right, reverse red, the Islamic College at Peshawar left centre (Pick 31s), red SPECIMEN overprint, about extremely fine and rare £350-550
| PALESTINE | |
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Palestine Currency Board, 500 mils, 20 April 1939, serial number E370146, purple and multicolour, Rachel's Tomb at left, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, purple, Tower of David citadel in Jerusalem (Linzmayer PCB B1, Pick 6), numerous folds, heavy glue residue at left and right, graffiti at left otherwise very good, scarce £120-160
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Palestine Currency Board, 1 pound, 1 September 1927, serial number A876823, black on green and purple underprint, Dome of the Rock at left, value at each corner, signatures of Ezechiel, Couper and Harding, reverse green, Tower of David at centre (Linzmayer PCB B2a, Pick 7a), in PMG holder 25, very fine, the scarce 1927 date £2,500-3,000
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Palestine Currency Board, specimen £1, 20 April 1939, serial number L000000, signatures Caulcutt, Ezechiel and Downie, green, black, pale green and yellow, the Dome of the Rock at left, value in each corner, signatures of Ezechiel, Caulcutt and Downie, reverse the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, ornate guilloche at lower right, four punch holes (Linzmayer PCB B2cs, Pick 7cs), Linzmayer does not record the 1939 as a specimen, mounting traces and glue stains, ink date '20. 2. 41' and annotations in top margin, 12mm tear in left margin, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £1,200-1,800
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Palestine Currency Board, £1, 1939, serial number K 472115, green and black, Dome of the Rock at left, reverse, Citadel of Jerusalem at centre, value top left and right and low centre, signatures of Ezechiel, Caulcutt and Downie, reverse green, the Tower of David at centre (Linzmayer PCB B2cs, Pick 7c), in ICG holder number 30, very fine £500-600
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Palestine Currency Board, £1, 1944, serial number B/I 046012, green and black, Dome of the Rock at left, reverse, Citadel of Jerusalem at centre, value top left and right and low centre, signatures of Ezechiel, Caine, Boyd and Kershaw (Linzmayer PCB B2d, Pick 7d), in ICG holder number 50, extremely fine to about uncirculated £2,000-2,500
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Palestine Currency Board, specimen 5 pounds, 20 April 1939, red serial number C 710270, red and pale green, the White Tower of Ramleh at left, Caulcutt, Ezechiel and Downie signatures, reverse red, the Citadel of Jerusalem and the Tower of David at centre, value at left and right (Linzmayer PCB 3c, Pick 8c), fresh and original thus scarce, extremely fine £1,800-2,400
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Palestine Currency Board, specimen £10, 7 September 1939, serial number B000000, signatures Caulcutt, Ezechiel and Downie, blue, black and orange on pale green underprint, Crusader's Tower at Ramleh at left, value in each corner, reverse the Citadel of Jerusalem with the Tower of David at centre, ornate guilloche at lower right, SPECIMEN in mauve small letters in lower right margin, perforated CANCELLED (Linzmayer PCB B4cs, Pick 9cs), Linzmayer does not record the 1939 as a specimen, mounting traces, ink date '25. 8. 43' and annotations in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £3,000-4,000
| PARAGUAY | |
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Banco Central del Paraguay, specimen 1 guarani (2), ND (1952), red serial numbers A 0000000, green, soldier at centre, also specimen 1 guaranie (3), ND (1963), green, soldier at right, also specimen 5 guaranies (3), ND (1943, 1952), blue, General Diaz at right and a specimen 5 guaranies, ND (1963), blue, girl and pot at right (Pick 178s, 185s, 192s, 193s, 179s, 186s, 194s, BCP B1s, 8s, -, B2s, 10as1), all with perforations and red De La Rue seal in field, mounting traces, scarce (9) £350-400
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Banco Central del Paraguay, a specimen set of the law of 1952 series comprising 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 guaranies (Pick 185s-191s, BCP B1s1-B7si for types), all with red or black SPECIMEN overprint and red or black De La Rue seal at left and right, fresh, uncirculated and scarce (7) £400-600
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Banco Central del Paraguay, an obverse and reverse printers archival essay on board for a proposed issue of 50 guaranies, ND (ca 1952), red serial number 0000000, red-brown, pale green and lilac, Doctor J.Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia at left, arms at centre, reverse grey-black, bank building at centre, value at left and right (Pick unrecorded, similar to Pick 188), unique and attractive (2) £300-500
| PERU | |
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Banco Central de Reserva del Peru, specimen 5 soles de Oro (8), 1952, 1954, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, red zero serial numbers, green, Liberty at centre, specimen 5 soles de Oro (5), 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, green, the Inca Pachacutec at right (Pick 70s, 76s, 83s, 92s, 99as, 99bs), perforated, red De La Rue SPECIMEN seal at left and right, mounting traces otherwise generally good extremely fine and a complete run of the De La Rue issues to date (13) £350-450
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Banco Central de Reserva del Peru, specimen 50 soles de oro, 1965, blue and specimen 100 soles de oro, 1965, grey, both red zero serial numbers, also specimen 1000 soles de oro, 1981, green, Admiral Grau at right, and specimen 50000 soles de oro, 1981, 1984, orange and multicoloured, De Pierola at right (Pick 89s, 90s, 122s, 125s), perforated, red overprint, uncirculated (5) £200-300
| PHILIPPINES | |
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Central Bank of the Philippines, a printers archival obverse essay on card for a proposed issue of 5 piso, ND (ca 1967), serial number BB 000000, violet and pale blue, Andres Bonifacio at right, dancers low centre (Pick unrecorded), the bank unrecorded as issuing currency with this title, unique and most unusual, attractive £700-900
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Central Bank of the Philippines, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a proposed issue of 20 piso, ND (ca 1967), serial number DD 000000, red and lilac, Fathers Burgos, Gomez and Zamora at right, reverse blue, Magellan and ships (Pick unlisted but in the style of the issue of 1949), unique (2) £300-500
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Central Bank of the Philippines, an obverse and reverse composite essay on board for a proposed issue of 500 piso, ND (ca 1982), serial number AA 000000, pink and multicoloured, Ferdinand Marcos at left centre, tree at right, reverse brown, allegorical scenes (Pick unlisted), unique (2) £300-500
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Polish State Loan Bank, 2, 5, 10, 20 marki, 1917, all crowned eagle at centre (Pick 9, 11, 12, 14), mixed grades ranging from good to extremely fine (4) £150-200
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Bank Polski, 50 zlotych, 11 November 1936, serial number AW0852951, green, standing woman at left, man at top right, crowned eagle at low right, reverse with allegorical figures (Pick 78a), an attractive very fine, rare as an issued note £300-400
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Prisoner of War Currency, Poland, 10 fenigow, (2), 50 fenigow (3), 2 marki, 1944, (2), 5 marek, all uniface, value on notes in text and numerals, Kasa Samopomocy OB OF 11C along low margin and top margin on 5 marek (Campbell C3665a1, 3765a2, 3766b1, 3766b2, 3766b3, 3768a, 3768b, 3769a), grades range from very fine to extremely fine, a most unusual group, of historical importance (8) £350-450
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Litzmannstadt Ghetto, Poland, a consecutive pair of 20 mark, 15 May 1940, red serial numbers 278296/296, olive, star top left (Schwan-Boling 1006a, Campbell 4206), extremely fine £80-100
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 5 mil reis, ND (ca 1903), Chapa 6, no serial numbers, no signature, black and blue-green on brown underprint, vignette of maiden (Portugal) and river gods in oval at upper centre, value in guilloche at left and in each corner, reverse coat of arms at upper centre, value in ornate guilloche at right, one punch hole (Pick 83p), fresh, good extremely fine and very rare £300-500
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Casa da Moeda, Portugal, 100 reis (2), 6 August 1891, brown and green, reverse green, arms and value, also a 50 reis, 6 August 1892, blue and green (Pick 89, 87), one 100 reis good extremely fine, other VG, the 50 reis fine (3) £80-120
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 5 escudos, ND (ca 1913), no serial numbers, no signature, brown-purple and light blue, portrait of Alexandre Herculano at upper centre, maiden with wreath at left, value at upper right, reverse brown on pale green and yellow underprint, Belem Tower, Lisbon, at centre, one punch hole (Pick 114p), ink date 'July 1913' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £400-600
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 20 escudos, ND (ca 1915), no serial numbers, no signature, brown-lilac and sage green, portrait of Almeida Garrett at centre, supported by two maidens representing literature and justice, reverse blue on green and yellow underprint, coat of arms at centre, value in ornate guilloches at left and right, one punch hole (Pick 115p), fresh, attractive, very fine and very rare £500-700
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Banco de Portugal, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 5 February 1920, serial number run 1GV 00,001 to 1GV 05,000, blue-green on multicoloured underprint, Brazilian natives at left and right (discovery of Brazil), medallic portrait of Pedro Alvares Cabral at lower centre, reverse brown, blue and multicoloured, vignette of arrival of Cabral in Brazil at centre, female medallic heads at left and right, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 116s), ink date '3. 11. 26' and annotations in top margin, otherwise fresh, good extremely fine, attractive and extremely rare £2,000-3,000
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Banco de Portugal, printer's archival specimen 10 escudos, 7 July 1920, serial number run 1HJ 00,001 to 1HJ 20,000, blue on pink and yellow underprint, portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque at left, allegorical scene of discovery at lower centre, reverse brown and pale yellow, head of Liberty at right, river gods at lower centre, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 117s), ink date '14. 2. 23' and annotations in top margin, excess surface ink on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine and rare £700-900
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 20 escudos, ND (ca 1919), no serial numbers, no signature, blue, brown and green, portrait of Don Joao de Castro at left, value in three corners, reverse purple on blue, pink and yellow underprint, Sintra National Palace at centre, coat of arms and value in ornate guilloches at right, one punch hole (Pick 118p), fresh, attractive, extremely fine and very rare £800-1,200
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 5 escudos, ND (ca 1920), no serial numbers, no signature, brown-purple and blue on pink underprint, portrait of Dr. Joao das Regras at left, medallic female head at right, reverse blue and pink, Convent da Batalha at right, value at left, one punch hole (Pick 120p), fresh, attractive, good extremely fine, rare £250-350
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Banco de Portugal, obverse and reverse printers archival photograph for 1000 escudos, ND (1920), black and white, de Camoes at right, value at left and each corner, arms at top centre, ships at low left and right, reverse with allegorical women at left and right (Pick 126 for type), a striking large format image of the original design for an exceptionally rare note, unique and important (2) £250-300
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Banco de Portugal, obverse and reverse archival photographs for 20 and 50 escudos, 1929, black and white, first with Albuquerque at left, second with Carneiro at centre (Pick 143, 144), brush strokes and other hand painted elements still visible, a lovely record (4) £200-250
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Banco de Portugal, specimen proof 50 escudos, ND (ca 1929), no serial numbers, no signature, violet and multicoloured, portrait of Borges Carneiro at left centre, arms and value at lower centre, reverse blue on pale green and purple underprint, Coimbra University at centre, medallic female head at right, one punch hole (Pick 144), fresh, attractive, about uncirculated, rare £400-600
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Banco de Portugal, specimen colour trial 20 escudos, ND (ca 1941), Chapa 6, serial number 0000, no signatures, black and red-brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Dom Antonio Luiz de Menezes at right, reverse arms at centre, value at left and in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 153ct), uncirculated, scarce £80-120
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Portugal, an approved die proof (ca 1945) for an engraving of a portrait of Queen Dona Filipa de Lancastre as later used on the 1000 escudos of 1956, black on white, signed in blue ink at upper left, sold with envelope, about uncirculated to uncirculated, most attractive and extremely rare £80-120
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Banco de Portugal, obverse and reverse composite essay on board for 50 escudos, 28 April 1953, Chapa 7, serial number B 00000, no signatures, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Fontes Pereira de Melo at right, value in each corner, reverse statue "The Thinker" at left, arms at top centre (Pick 160 for type), small piece of design missing at upper centre on obverse, otherwise uncirculated, most attractive, unique (2) £300-500
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Banco de Portugal, specimen colour trial 500 escudos, ND (ca 1958), Chapa 9, no serial numbers, no signatures, green and blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Dom Francisco d'Almeida at right, arms at centre, reverse vignette of Almeida with two men and a ship in background at left, bank seal at upper centre, value in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 162ct), uncirculated, very scarce £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 5 Mil Reis, with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial run 00000 to 30000, black on blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, sailing ships at right, steamship seal Type I at centre, red overprint 'BOLAMA', reverse green, woman looking at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 3s), mounting traces, ink date '18. 1. 17' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 10 mil reis, 1 March 1090, serial number 19500 00000, dark green on multicolour underprint, Vasco da Gama at left, bank title top centre, ships in full sail at right, arms low centre, reverse, woman in circular frame flanked by value (Pick 4), with counterfoil, perforated CANCELLED, BOLAMA overprint, printer's annotation top left, pinhole low left, otherwise extremely fine £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printer's archival specimen 20 mil reis, 1 March 1909, serial number 7583 0000, black on multicolour, Vasco da Gama centre left, embarkation of the explorer in 1497 at right, bank title top centre, arms at centre, value in each corner, reverse, woman looking out at ships (Pick 5), with counterfoil, overprint BOLAMA, printer's annotation top left, perforated CANCELLED, slight wrinkling at left, otherwise about uncirculated £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen colour trial 50 escudos, ND (ca 1958), serial number B 000000, no signatures, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Joao Teixeira Pinto at left, arms at lower centre, steamship seal at right, reverse blue, green and orange-pink, woman looking at ships, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 37ct), uncirculated, very scarce £100-150
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen colour trial 100 escudos, ND (ca 1958), serial number B 000000, no signatures, olive-green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Joao Teixeira Pinto at left, arms at lower centre, steamship seal at right, reverse deep olive on pale green and lilac underprint, woman looking at ships, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 38ct), uncirculated, very scarce £120-180
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen colour trial 500 escudos, ND (ca 1958), serial number B 000000, no signatures, yellow-brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Joao Teixeira Pinto at left, arms at lower centre, steamship seal at right, reverse brown and pale blue, woman looking at ships, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 39ct), uncirculated, very scarce £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen colour trial 500 escudos, ND (ca 1958), serial number B 000000, no signatures, blackish brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of Joao Teixeira Pinto at left, arms at lower centre, steamship seal at right, reverse deep brown black and pale blue, woman looking at ships, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 39ct), uncirculated, very scarce £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, colour trial 1000 escudos, 30 April 1964, serial number 000000, dark brown-purple, Barreto at right, ship seal top centre, colour trial 50 escudos, green, Tristao, colour trial 100 escudos, olive, Tristao and colour trial 500 escudos, brown and pink, Barreto at right (Pick 43ct, 44ct, 45ct, 46ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (4) £350-450
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, 500 escudos, 27 July 1971, serial number 198531, purple on multicolour, arms at centre, portrait of H. Barreto at right, watermark at left (Pick 46a), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated £180-250
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, 4 tangas, 1 October 1917, serial number 282, 861, red-brown, deep green steamship seal type (Pick 19, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 12.9.1), several small holes due to excessive folding, good £80-100
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