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Government of the Seychelles, 50 cents, 7 July 1943, serial number A/1 101243, grey-green, oval vignette of George VI in violet at left, value at right and at each corner, William Logan signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 6a, Linzmayer GOS B13a), this is the Linzmayer plate note. Ornate watermark, in ICG holder number 40, an original fresh VF/EF and very rare in this grade, exceptional £1,000-1,200
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Government of the Seychelles, 1 rupee, 7 July 1943, serial number B/1 116698, grey-blue, oval vignette of George VI in red left, value in red at right, value at each corner, William Logan signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 7a, Linzmayer GOS B14a), ornate watermark, good very fine, scarce £300-350
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Government of the Seychelles, 5 rupees, 7 April 1942, serial number A/3 70894, lilac, oval vignette of George VI in green at left, value in green at right, value at each corner, Logan signature low right, reverse blank (Pick 8a, Linzmayer GOS B15a), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated, rare in this grade £250-300
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Government of the Seychelles, 10 rupees, 7 April 1942, serial number A/1 68843, green, oval vignette of George VI in maroon at left, value in maroon at right, value at each corner, Logan signature low right, reverse blank (Pick 9a, Linzmayer GOS B16a), this is the Linzmayer plate note. In ICG holder number 40, a bright VF/EF, scarce in this grade £400-500
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Government of the Seychelles, 5 rupees, 1 August 1954, serial number A/7 06831, lilac, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in green at right, value in green at left, value at each corner, Addis signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 11a, LNZ GOS B18a), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated, rare in this grade £250-350
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Government of the Seychelles, 5 rupees, 1 August 1960, serial number A/7 55831, lilac, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in green at right, value in green at left, value at each corner, John Thorp signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 11b, LNZ GOS B18b), almost uncirculated, rare in this grade £200-300
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Government of the Seychelles, 10 rupees, 1 August 1960, serial number A/3 39665, lilac, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in red at right, value in red at left, value at each corner, John Thorp signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 12b, LNZ GOS B19b), central crease otherwise almost extremely fine, scarce £300-400
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Government of the Seychelles, 10 rupees, 1 May 1963, serial number A/3 45533, lilac, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in red at right, value in red at left, value at each corner, signature of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith low centre, reverse blank (Pick 12c, LNZ GOS B19c), faint central crease otherwise almost extremely fine, scarce £350-450
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Government of the Seychelles, 10 rupees, 1 January 1967, serial number A/4 23966, lilac, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in red at right, value in red at left, value at each corner, signature of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith low centre, reverse blank (Pick 12d, LNZ GOS B19d), in ICG holder number 55, almost uncirculated, rare in this grade £600-800
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Government of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 August 1954, serial number A/2 06916, black and white, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in black at right, value in black at left, value at each corner, William Addis signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 13a, LNZ GOS B20a), in ICG holder number 35*, pressed central crease otherwise VF+, rare £600-800
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Government of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 August 1960, serial number A/2 08075, black and white, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in black at right, value in black at left, value at each corner, John Thorp signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 13b, LNZ GOS B20b), good fine and scarce £300-400
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Government of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 August 1960, serial number A/2 16325, black and white, oval vignette of Elizabeth II in black at right, value in black at left, value at each corner, John Thorp signature low centre, reverse blank (Pick 13b, LNZ GOS B20b), in ICG holder number 40, VF/EF, scarce £600-700
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Government of the Seychelles, 5 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 128003, brown and grey-green, Elizabeth II at right, Seychelles Black Parrot at left, Norman-walker signature, reverse brown and pink-red, also 10 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 122248, turquoise, Elizabeth II at right, sea tortoise at left, Norman-Walker signature, reverse turquoise and grey-green (Pick 14a, 15a, LNZ GOS B21a, 22a), tiny spot low right on first note, in ICG holder numbers 68* and 63, uncirculated (2) £250-300
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Government of the Seychelles, 10 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 402579, turquoise, Elizabeth II at right, sea tortoise at left, Colin Allan signature, reverse turquoise and grey-green (Pick 15b, LNZ GOS B22b), good extremely fine £150-200
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Government of the Seychelles, 20 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 123230, purple-mauve and pale blue, Elizabeth II at right, Sooty Tern and skink at left, Norman-Walker signature, reverse purple (Pick 16a, Linzmayer GOS B23a), very fine, scarce £200-300
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Government of the Seychelles, 20 rupees, 1 January 1971, serial number A/1 245012, purple-mauve and pale blue, Elizabeth II at right, Sooty Tern and skink at left, Bruce Greatbach signature, reverse purple (Pick 16b, Linzmayer GOS B23b), faint crease, almost extremely fine, scarce £300-400
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Government of the Seychelles, 20 rupees, 1 January 1974, serial number A/1 339419, purple-mauve and pale blue, Elizabeth II at right, Sooty Tern and skink at left, Colin Allan signature, reverse purple (Pick 16c, Linzmayer GOS B23c), almost uncirculated, scarce £200-300
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Government of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 January 1968, serial number A/1 006998, green and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, sailing boat at left, SEX spelt out in palm trees at right, Norman-Walker signature low centre, reverse green, pale pink-red and blue (Pick 17a, Linzmayer GOS B24a), tiny spot top centre, in ICG holder number 63*, uncirculated and scarce in this grade. The notorious 'SEX' note £500-600
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Government of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 January 1972, serial number A/1 123393, green and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, sailing boat at left, SEX spelt out in palm trees at right, Bruce Greatbach signature low centre, reverse green, pale pink-red and blue (Pick 17d, Linzmayer GOS B24d), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated and scarce in this grade. The notorious 'SEX' note £500-600
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Government of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, 1 August 1973, serial number A/1 206536, green and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, sailing boat at left, SEX spelt out in palm trees at right, Bruce Greatbach signature low centre, reverse green, pale pink-red and blue (Pick 17e, Linzmayer GOS B24e), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated and scarce in this grade. £300-400
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Government of the Seychelles, 100 rupees, 1 August 1973, serial number A/1 062336, red and pale blue and green, Elizabeth II at right, sea tortoises at left, Veloute shrub in background, value low right and at each corner, Bruce Greatbach signature, reverse red and pale blue, value (Pick 18d, Linzmayer GOS B25d), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated and a classic rarity especially in this condition £2,000-2,500
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Government of the Seychelles, 100 rupees, 1 June 1975, serial number A/1 099886, red and pale blue and green, Elizabeth II at right, sea tortoises at left, Veloute shrub in background, value low right and at each corner, Colin Allan signature, reverse red and pale blue, value (Pick 18e, Linzmayer GOS B25e), in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated and a classic rarity especially in this condition £2,000-2,500
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Republic of the Seychelles, a set of the ND (1976) series comprising 10 rupees, blue, 20 rupees, purple, 50 rupees, olive and 100 rupees, red, all prefix A/1, all President Mancham at right (Pick 19, 20, 21, 22, Linzmayer ROS B1a, 2a, 3a, 4a), uncirculated (4) £150-200
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Seychelles Monetary Authority, a set of the ND (1980) series comprising 10 rupees, blue, 25 rupees, yellow and brown, 50 rupees, olive, 100 rupees, red and 100 rupees, pink and light blue, all A prefix, the 100 rupees serial number A 000522, the last 100 rupees prefix B, all Guy Morel signature (Pick 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, Linzmayer SMA B1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a), uncirculated (5) £200-250
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Central Bank of Seychelles, a set of the ND (1983) series comprising 10 rupees, serial number C000814, blue, 25 rupees, prefix C, yellow and brown, 50 rupees, serial olive and 100 rupees, serial number D000813, pale blue and number C000316, pink, all signature of Guy Morel (Pick 28, 29, 30, 31, Linzmayer CBS B1a, 2a, 3a, 4a), uncirculated and some low serial numbers (4) £100-150
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Central Bank of Seychelles, a group of the 1989 'Bank Headquarters' series comprising 10, 25, 50 and 100 rupees, all Guy Morel signature, also ND (1998-2006) series comprising 10 rupees (2), pale blue, Chang-Leng signatures, 25 rupees (2), Chang-Leng signature, 50 rupees (2), Chang-Leng signature, 100 rupees (2), prefix AA/AE, red, both Norman Weber signature (Pick 32-35, 36, 37, 39, 40, Linzmayer CBS B5a-8a, 9b, 10b, 13a12a, 14a), uncirculated (11) £120-160
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Central Bank of the Seychelles, 50 rupees, ND (ca 2000), prefix AC, green and multicoloured, angel fish at centre, Laporte signature, also 100 rupees, ND (ca 2000), prefix AE, red and multicoloured, Vielle Babone Cecile fish at centre, Norman Weber signature, Chang Leng signatures, 100 rupees, prefix AK, red, Laporte signature, 500 rupees, ND (2005), serial number AA 011741, red and brown, gold foil sailfish, Coco de Mer palm, coat of arms and turtle, Chang Leng signature (Pick 38b, 40a, 41 Linzmayer CBS B13a, 14a, 15a), uncirculated (4) £80-100
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Bank of Sierra Leone, 1 leone (3), ND (1964-1970), prefixes A/6, A/8, A/1, green and pale orange and blue, cotton tree and the Law Court Building in Freetown at left, signatures of Hall, Nicol-Cole, Easmon, Nicol and Williams/Nicol-Cole, Bangura, Komkanda II, Johnson, Broderick/Bangura, Johnson, Fitzjohn, Johnson, Broderick respectively, reverse green, the diamond mine in Hangha (Pick 1a, b, c, LNZ BSL B1a, b, c), uncirculated (3) £120-160
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Bank of Sierra Leone, 2 leones (4), ND (1964-1970), prefixes B/4, B/25, B/30, B/39, red and pale mauve and green, cotton tree and the Law Court Building in Freetown at left, signatures of Hall, Nicol-Cole, Easmon, Nicol and Williams/Nicol-Cole, Bangura, Komkanda II, Johnson, Broderick/ Nicol-Cole, Bangura, Komkanda II, Johnson, Broderick/Bangura, Johnson, Fitzjohn, Johnson, Broderick respectively, reverse green, the diamond mine in Hangha (Pick 2a, b, c, d, LNZ BSL B2a, b, c, d), almost uncirculated to uncirculated (4) £140-180
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Bank of Sierra Leone, 5 leones, ND (1964), serial number C/1 736360, violet and pale pink and blue, cotton tree and the Law Court Building in Freetown at left, signatures of Hall, Nicol-Cole, Easmon, Nicol and Williams, reverse violet, the diamond mine in Hangha (Pick 3a, LNZ BSL B3a), almost extremely fine and scarce £200-250
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Bank of Sierra Leone, a selection of 50 cents (5) comprising ND (1972), ND (1974), 1979, 1981, 1984, prefixes D/1, D/4, D/6, D/11 and D/12 respectively, brown and multicoloured, also 1 leone (5), 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, prefixes A/4, A/8, A/15, A/21, A/30 respectively, green and multicoloured, also 2 leones (8), 1974, 1978(2), 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, prefixes B/15, B/22, B/23, B/31, B/34, B/56, B/72, B/107 respectively, red and multicoloured, all portrait of President Siaka P Stevens at right (Pick 4a, b, c, d, e, 5a, b, c, d, e, 6a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, LNZ BSL B4a, b, c, d, e, B5a, b, c, d, e, B6a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h), uncirculated and all the available varieties (18) £200-250
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Bank of Sierra Leone, 5 leones (6), 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, prefixes C/1, C/2, C/3, C/6, C/17, C/39, purple and multicoloured, also 10 leones (3), 1980, 1984 (2), prefixes E/3, E/8, E/17 respectively, blue and multicoloured, all President Siaka P Stevens at left (Pick 7a, b, c, d, f, g, 8a, b, c, Linzmayer BSL B7a, b, c, d, f, g, B8a, b, c), uncirculated (9) £140-180
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Bank of Sierra Leone, a set 'COMMEMORATING OF ORGANIZATION OF AFRICA UNITY CONFERENCE FREETOWN 1980' and comprising 50 cents, 1, 2, 5 and 10 leones, dated 1 July 1980, President Siaka P Stevens at left (Pick 9-13, Linzmayer BSL BNP 2), uncirculated (5) £60-80
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Bank of Sierra Leone, a group of the 1988-2000 Issues comprising 10, 20, 50, 100 leones, all 27 April 1988, 50 and 100 leones, both 27 April 1989, 100 leones 29 September 1990, 500 leones, 27 April 1991, all with President Momoh at right; 500 leones (2), 27 April 1995, 15 July 1998, K. Londo at right; 1000 leones (3), 4 August 1993, 27 April 1996, 27 April 1997, all with Bai Bureh at right; 2000 leone, 1 January 2000, Johnson at right; 5000 leones (3), 4 August 1993, 27 April 1996, 27 April 1997, Sengbe Pieh at right (Pick 15, 16, 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b, 18c, 19, 20a, 20b, 20c, 21a, 21b, 21c, 23a, 23b, 25; LNZ BSL B10-20;), about uncirculated to uncirculated and a useful lot (17) £60-90
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 January 1943, serial number D/9 047376, purple, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, signatures of Beadle and Fox low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse pink and lilac, value at centre (Pick 8a, SRCB B1a), the much scarcer small size variety, a central crease otherwise a quite fresh example, good very fine £250-350
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, 5 shillings, 1 January 1948, serial number D/44 015383, purple, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, signatures of Jeffreys and Beadle low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse pink and lilac, value at centre (Pick 8b, SRCB B2c1), a fresh and original example, good very fine, scarce £250-350
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, 10 shillings, 15 March 1946, serial number A/49 057797, red-brown and pale green and orange, a landscape in the Eastern Districts in background, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, signatures of Jeffreys and Beadle low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse red-brown, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 9, SRCB B3e2), an original good very fine, scarce £250-350
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, 10 shillings, 1 September 1950, serial number A/97 091783, red-brown and pale green and orange, a landscape in the Eastern Districts in background, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, signatures of Cochran and Gordon Monro low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse red-brown, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 9, SRCB B3i3), in ICG holder number 40*, about extremely fine and quite rare in this grade £600-700
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, £1, 1 March 1944, serial number B/21 021013, green, orange and lilac, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, a pastoral scene in Melsetter at left, signatures of Adams and Fox low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse green and pink, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 10, SRCB B4c2), in ICG holder number 55, almost uncirculated and scarce especially in this grade £600-700
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, £1, 1 September 1951, serial number B/143 074134, green, orange and lilac, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, a pastoral scene in Melsetter at left, signatures of Thornton and Gordon Munro, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse green and pink, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 10, SRCB B4j2), a faint central crease otherwise an attractive good extremely fine and scarce especially in this grade £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, £5, 1 February 1945, serial number C/5 083719, blue and multicoloured, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, Wankie Colliery low centre, signatures of Gordon and Beadle low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse blue/violet and pale orange, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left, arms top centre (Pick 11, SRCB B6c1), original about very fine £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, £5, 1 September 1950, serial number C/15 077341, blue and multicoloured, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, Wankie Colliery low centre, signatures of Jeffreys and Gordon Munro low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse blue/violet and pale orange, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left, arms top centre (Pick 11, SRCB B6c1), almost very fine and scarce £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia Currency Board, £5, 1 September 1951, serial number C/20 051106, blue and multicoloured, George VI at right, value and arms at centre, Wankie Colliery low centre, signatures of Simmonds and Gordon Munro low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse blue/violet and pale orange, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left, arms top centre (Pick 11, SRCB B6i4), a pleasing good very fine and quite rare £600-800
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Southern Rhodesia, Central African Currency Board, 10 shillings, 10 September 1955, serial number A/177 048496, red-brown and pale green and orange, a landscape in the Eastern Districts in background, Elizabeth II at right, value and arms at centre, signatures of Pechey and Grafftey-Smith low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse red-brown, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 16, CACB B1a2), in ICG holder number 55*, a superb original almost uncirculated and a one prefix type with a rare signature combination £700-900
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Southern Rhodesia, Central African Currency Board, £1, 10 March 1954, serial number B/232 052822, green, orange and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, value and arms at centre, a pastoral scene in Melsetter at left, signatures of Jeffreys and Grafftey-Smith low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse green and pink, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 13, SRCB B8c1), a solid and original good very fine, pleasing and scarce £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia, Central African Currency Board, £1, 10 September 1955, serial number B/317 029374, green, orange and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, value and arms at centre, a pastoral scene in Melsetter at left, signatures of Nicholson and Grafftey-Smith low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse green and pink, the Great Zimbabwe ruins at centre, Sable antelope at left (Pick 17, SRCB B2a7), an original good very fine, scarce £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia, Central African Currency Board, £5, 10 March 1954, serial number C/32 093642, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, value and arms at centre, Wankie Colliery low centre, signatures of Grafftey-Smith and Simmonds low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse blue/violet and pale orange, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left, arms top centre (Pick 14c, SRCB B9b4), the last date and prefix for type, one pinhole in margin, in ICG holder number 40*, good very fine and scarce especially in this grade £1,400-1,800
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Southern Rhodesia, Central African Currency Board, £5, 10 September 1955, serial number C/34 072630, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, value and arms at centre, Wankie Colliery low centre, signatures of Grafftey-Smith and Pechey low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse blue/violet and pale orange, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left, arms top centre (Pick 18, CACB B3as), about fine and scarce £400-500
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Southern Rhodesia, Central African Currency Board, £5, 10 September 1955, serial number C/39 096087, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, value and arms at centre, Wankie Colliery low centre, signatures of Grafftey-Smith and Nicholson low centre, value at centre and at top left and right, reverse blue/violet and pale orange, Victoria Falls and the Devil's cataract at centre, Sable antelope at left, arms top centre (Pick 18, CACB B3a7), small tape repair at left, but a solid enough very fine thus quite rare £500-700
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Sudan Currency Board, a group of the 15 September 1956 Issue, all reverse camel postman, comprising 25 piastres, red, troops with rifles at left; third line of text 31mm long; 50 piastres, green, elephants at left; third line of text 31mm long; and 1 pound, blue, Sennar dam at left (Pick 1A, 2A, 3; Lz. SCB B6a, B7a, B8), all choice extremely fine and very scarce (3) £260-340
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