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A large group of notes from Belarus, a good selection of various denominations, predominantly dated 1992, also, a group of Russian notes including, 10 kopeks, ND (1919), green on pale pink, 100 rubles (state promissory note), 1922, red on pale pink and green underprint, 3 rubles, 1919, (north west front), 1919, green on light tan, 1 mark (volunteer western army), 1919, black on brown and light tan underprint, 1 and 3 rubles, 1918, black on light orange and black on green respectively, 5 and 10 rubles (Siberia & Urals), 1918, grey and red respectively (Pick S131, 133, S204b, S226, S601, S602, S817, S818), the vast majority crisp, fresh, about uncirculated to uncirculated, a delightfully bright group (44) £150-200
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Banque du Congo-Belge, colour trial 1 franc, Matadi, 15 January 1920, black and pale pink, maiden at left, reverse pale red, also colour trial 5 francs, ND (1914), blue-grey and green, maiden and cherub with beehive at left, reverse red-brown, elephant and hippopotamus at centre (Pick 3bct, 4ct for types), perforated, blue WATERLOW seal, red SPECIMEN overprint, mounting traces, good extremely fine and scarce (2) £400-500
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Banque du Congo-Belge, 5 francs, 18 May 1949, serial number B/E 477487, grey-blue on orange underprint, woman seated with child at beehive at left, reverse, elephant and hippopotamus at centre, also 10 francs, 10 June 1944, dark green on pink underprint, Watusi tribesmen at left, reverse, soldiers on parade, also 20 francs, 11 April 1950, serial number BB514555, blue, canoe at centre (Pick 13B, 14, 15H), first, fine, second, small hole at centre, otherwise very good, last in ICG holder 40, very fine to extremely fine (3) £120-160
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Rwanda-Urundi, specimen 5 francs, 1 October 1952, blue on orange underprint, woman and child with beehive at left, value at each corner, reverse blue, elephant and hippo at centre, value at left and right, red SPECIMEN overprint and one small cancellation hole (Pick 21s), tape mark on reverse at top centre, and at low left in margin, thus original about uncirculated, scarce £100-150
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Rwanda-Urundi, specimen 10 francs, 31 August 1952, grey-blue on pink and blue underprint, dancing Watusi at left, reverse grey-blue, soldiers at right, red SPECIMEN overprint and one small cancellation hole (Pick 22s), tape mark at top centre, and at low left in margin, one light crease, extremely fine and scarce £100-150
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Rwanda-Urundi, specimen 100 francs, 31 July 1952, blue on multicolour underprint, two elephants and palm trees at centre, reverse blue, oxen at right-centre, red SPECIMEN overprint and one small cancellation hole (Pick 25as), tape mark at top centre, and at low left in margin, one soft central crease, extremely fine and scarce £200-300
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, specimen proof 500 francs, 1 January 1955, serial number A 000000, purple on green and orange underprint, portrait of a girl at left, river and rocks at lower centre, reverse okapi at centre, value in guilloches at upper left and right, one punch hole (Pick 28bp), ink annotation 'approved per letter 9.8.54' and signature in top margin, otherwise extremely fine, rare £400-600
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, colour trial 1000 francs, ND (1953), serial number A 000000, green and lilac and pale orange, man at left, canoes and river low centre, orange star top left and right, reverse green, waterbuck at centre (Pick 29 for type), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and very rare, a striking note £800-1,200
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 10 francs (2), 1 December 1957, serial number A/G 515952, A/M 177625 black, pale blue and pink, soldier at left (Pick 30b), good extremely fine (2) £80-100
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Rwanda-Urundi, specimen 10, 20 and 500 francs, 1955-57, first blue, soldier at left, second green, young boy at left, third purple, ships and docks at centre, all with red SPECIMEN overprints (Pick 30s, 31s, 34s), all with tape marks at top centre and low left corner, otherwise original about uncirculated, and attractive examples (3) £200-250
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Banque Centrale du Congo-Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, colour trial 1000-francs, ND (c.1958), serial no.A000000, green and multicoloured, King Baudouin at left, view of Leopoldville low centre, value at each corner, reverse green and mauve, huts at right, value in field (Pick 38ct), perforated, SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated, pretty and quite rare £600-800
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National Bank of Belgium, 1000 francs- 200 belgas, 1935 (3), 1938 (5), green on multicolour underprint, portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth at left (Pick 104, 110), extremely fine to about uncirculated £200-250
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Government of Belize, a set of colour trials from the 1974 Issue, no serial numbers, comprising $20, blue on green and pale orange, $10, green and orange, $5, red on multicolour, Elizabeth II at right, arms at left, title at centre, red SPECIMEN overprint, hole punched (LNZ GOB B3-5t, Pick 35-37ct), uncirculated and scarce (3) £400-600
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Government of Belize, specimen $5, no serial numbers, red on multicoloured underprint and specimen $10, zero serial numbers, black on multicoloured underprint, both no signatures, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at left, reverse ornate guilloches, the first three punch holes, the second one punch hole (Pick 35cs, 36cs), ink annotations in top margin of $10, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and very scarce (2) £300-400
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Central Bank of Belize, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of $20, 1 May 1990, serial number AA 000000, red-brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Queen Triggerfish and Queen Angelfish at centre, jaguar in tree at left, Slusher, Arnold and Tillett signatures, reverse brown and multicoloured, local fauna (Pick 55 for similar, Linzmayer CBB B13 for similar), very close to the adopted design, the jaguar at left markedly different, unique and attractive £400-600
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Central Bank of Belize, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of $100, 1 December 1989, serial number AA 000000, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Queen Triggerfish and Queen Angelfish at centre, toucan at left, arms low left, Slusher, Arnold and Alvarez signatures, reverse blue and multicoloured, local birds and Baird's tapir in field (Pick 57 for similar, Linzmayer CBB B15 for similar), unique and attractive £400-600
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Bermuda Government, £1, 30 September 1927, red serial number B/1 269783, blue and pale green and yellow, a view of Hamilton harbour from Crow's Lane at centre, head of George V at right, the Crest of Bermuda at left, value at each corner, printed signature of C.H.Clay at low left, of the Receiver General Allan F.Smith low right, reverse blue and white, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 5, BG B5b, Aspen p.60/61), good extremely fine and very rare, a lovely original example £3,500-3,800
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Bermuda Government, 5 shillings, 12 May 1937, serial number H/3 794600, brown and purple on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at centre, view of Hamilton low centre, value in each corner and at centre left and right, reverse, pink, green and brown, bank arms at centre flanked by value (LNZ BG B8, Pick 8), about uncirculated to uncirculated, a superb note £300-400
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Bermuda Government, 5 shillings (3), 1947, 1952, 1957, brown and multicoloured, George VI on first note, Elizabeth II on balance, the 'Monarch' in the harbour at centre (Pick 8b, 18a, 18b, Linzmayer BG B15a, 19a, b), first slight damage at right, otherwise good fine, second VG, last spot on reverse otherwise almost uncirculated (3) £250-280
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Bermuda Government, 5 shillings, 12 May 1937, brown, serial number U/2 663661, 10 shillings, 12 May 1937, red, serial number T171784 and £1, 1937, blue, serial number R/5 350599, all featuring George VI, reverse arms at centre, value left and right (Pick 8b, 10a, 11b), generally good very fine, a desirable set (3) £150-200
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Bermuda Government, 10 shillings, 12 May 1937, serial number W/2 686718, red, George VI at centre, Gate's Fort below, Young and Trimmingham signatures (Pick 10, Linzmayer BG B10b), about extremely fine £400-450
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Bermuda Government, 5 shillings, 17 February 1947, serial number J/5 408604, brown and purple on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at centre, view of Hamilton low centre, value in each corner and at centre left and right, reverse, pink, green and brown, bank arms at centre flanked by value (LNZ BG B15, Pick 14), faint central fold, extremely fine to about uncirculated £200-300
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Bermuda Government, 10 shillings, 17 February 1947, serial number H/4 235073, and £1, 17 February 1947, serial number C/7 955974, red on multicolour underprint, portrait King George VI at left, Gate's Fort in St George low centre, reverse, red and olive green, bank arms at centre flanked by value and blue on multicolour, portrait King George VI at left, value in each corner and in ornate tablet at centre, Somerset Bridge at Sandys Parish at right, reverse, turquoise, blue and light orange, bank arms at centre, value either side (LNZ BG B16, 16, Pick 15, 16), first, very fine or better, second, extremely fine (2) £200-300
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Bermuda Government, colour trial £5, ND (ca.1941), no serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, head of George VI in oval frame at right, value at left, at low left a vignette depicting the cruise ship 'Monarch' in Hamilton harbour, reverse blue and lilac, arms at centre, value at left and right (Pick 17ct, Linzmayer BG B18ct, Aspen p.186), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and very rare £800-1,200
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Bermuda Government, uniface die proof for 5/-, ND (1952), no signatures or serial numbers, black and white, Elizabeth II at centre, steamship entering Hamilton Harbour at low centre, value at each corner (Pick 18pr), in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, absolutely lovely and very rare £300-400
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Bermuda Government, uniface die proof for 10/-, ND (1952), no signatures or serial numbers, black and white, Elizabeth II at centre, steamship entering Hamilton Harbour at low centre, value at each corner (Pick 19pr), in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, beautiful and rare £250-350
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Bermuda Government, 5 shillings, 1952, purple-brown, Elizabeth II at right, the 'Monarch' in Hamilton harbour low centre, also 10 shillings (2), 1952 and 1966, red and pale orange, Elizabeth II and Gate's Fort at centre, also £1, 1 October 1966, blue and yellow and green and lilac, Elizabeth II at right, Somerset Bridge at left, both Kempe and Davidson signatures (Pick 18a, 19a, BG B19a, 20a, d), good extremely fine (4) £300-400
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Bermuda Government, £1, 20 October 1952, serial number M/1 126191, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Somerset Bridge at left, Kempe and Davidson signatures (Pick 20a, Linzmayer BG B21a), in PMG holder 66, EPQ £500-550
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Bermuda Government, £1, 20 October 1952, serial number B/1 193173, blue on multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, Somerset Bridge at Sandys Parish at left, value in each corner and in ornate tablet at centre, reverse, geometric panel with coat of arms in circular frame at centre flanked by value (LNZ BG B21, Pick 20), about uncirculated to uncirculated £250-350
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Bermuda Government, £1, 1 May 1957, prefixes K/2 and Z/1, blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, Somerset Bridge at left, Lumsden and Davidson signatures (Pick 20b, c, Linzmayer BG B21b, c), uncirculated and almost very fine (2) £350-380
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Bermuda Government, £1 (2), 1 October 1966, serial numbers T/2 149491, X/2 500199, blue on multicolour, Elizabeth II at right, steam train crossing Somerset Bridge in Sandy's Parish at left, signatures of C.W.Kempe and W.W.Davidson and 10/-, 12 May 1937, serial number T/3 897946, red, King George V1 at centre (Pick 20d, LNZ BG B21d), prefix X/2 uncirculated, a lovely note, prefix T/2 has been pressed, thus the remainder very fine (3) £250-350
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Bermuda Government, specimen £5, Hamilton, 20 October 1952, serial number B/1 100001-C/1 300000, orange, Elizabeth II at right, the 'Monarch' in Hamilton harbour at left, value at centre and at each corner, signatures of Kempe and Davidson low centre, reverse orange and green, arms and value (Pick 21a, Linzmayer BG B22as), ink date '24/8/54' in top margin on reverse, perforated SPECIMEN, a fresh and solid uncirculated and the first and rarest date for type £800-1,000
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Bermuda Government, specimen $1, 6 February 1970, serial number A/1 000000, also $1 (2), 6 February 1970, prefix A/3, blue and green, Elizabeth II at right, Bermuda Petrel (cahow) at centre, printed signatures of Sharpe and Kempe, reverse blue, Bermuda fitted dinghy's (Pick 23s, 23a), specimen uncirculated, issued fine and uncirculated (3) £230-250
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Bermuda Government, specimen $50, 6 February 1970, serial number A/1 000000, brown and blue-green, Elizabeth II at right, oleander flowers, printed signatures of Sharpe and Kempe, reverse brown, Gibb's Hill lighthouse in Southampton Parish (Pick 27s, Linzmayer BG B28as), perforated, uncirculated, scarce £600-650
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, specimen $50, 1 May 1974, serial number A/1 000000, brown and blue-green, Elizabeth II at right, oleander flowers, printed signatures of Dudley Butterfield and Roy Clifford, reverse brown, Gibb's Hill lighthouse in Southampton Parish, also a specimen $20, 1 April 1924, serial number A/1 000000, green and pink, Elizabeth II at right, Easter lily at centre (Pick 31as, 32as, Linzmayer BMA B4as, 5as) perforated, uncirculated, rare (2) £450-550
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, partial specimen set of the 1988-89 issue comprising, $2, ND (1988), $10, $20, $50, $100, all 20 February 1989 and all serial number B/1 000000, Queen Elizabeth II at right, various Bermudan scenes on reverses, hole punched (Pick 34a, 36, 37, 38, 39), all uncirculated, a vibrant and colourful group, very pleasing £250-350
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, a consecutive pair of replacement notes, $2, 1989, serial numbers Z/2 007079/80, blue, green and pink, Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse Royal Navy Dockyard (BMA B7, Pick 34), in PMG holder number 65, gem uncirculated (2) £100-200
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, small set form the 2000 Issue, comprising $10, serial Z/1000286, $20 Z/1000104, $ Z1001129 (LNZ BMA B24, 25, 27, Pick 52, 53, 54), first two notes uncirculated, last about uncirculated (3) £250-300
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Bermuda Monetary Authority, a consecutive group of $2, 2009, serial number Z/2 000224/5/6/7, turquoise, Queen Elizabeth II, bluebirds and flowers (LNZ BMA B30, Pick 57), about uncirculated to uncirculated (4) £100-150
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Royal Government of Bhutan, specimen 2 ngultrum, 1981, serial number B/1 000000, specimen 5 ngultrum, 1981, serial number C/1 000000, grey and brown respectively, Royal emblem at centre, stylised dragons or birds at left and right (LNZ RGR B6, 7, Pick 6, 7), in ICG holders, number 60*, about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £100-200
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Royal Government of Bhutan, specimen 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 ngultrum, ND (1981), J.Singye Wangchuk or Jigme Dorji Wangchuk portraits on last four notes (Pick 7s-11s), red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (5) £400-500
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El Banco Agricola, Bolivia, a set of printers archival photographs showing the obverse and reverse of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 bolivianos, 1903, black and white, allegories and symbols of agriculture and plenty, with Bank Building on obverse and reverse (Pick S 101-105), a lovely record of a very rare and beautiful series of banknotes (10) £200-250
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El Banco Agricola, Bolivia, printer's archival specimen 50 bolivianos, La Paz, 22 November 1903, serial number run A00000 to A05999, black on red and pale green underprint, maiden with basket on head and sickle in hand leading sheep at left, bank building at upper centre, value in each corner, reverse green, bull, cow and calf at centre, value in ornate guilloches at left and right, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S105as), choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, a handsome note and very rare £500-700
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El Banco del Comercio, Bolivia, proof 5 bolivianos, Oruro, 1 January 1900, black, pink and orange, maiden and child at left, General A. Narino at right, reverse green, arms and value (Pick 132S), perforated SPECIMEN, cross cancelled, staple holes, good very fine, rare £150-200
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Bank of Botswana, specimen 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 pula, ND (1979), matching serial numbers *006458, brown, blue, purple, green and red respectively, portrait Sir Serese Khama at left, also, Bank of Ghana, 1, 2, 5, 10 cedis, matching serial numbers *0000143, all multicolour (Pick CS1), all red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated £100-130
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Banco do Brazil, specimen 10 mil reis, ND (18<\_>), black and grey on cream paper, value in elaborate panels at right and left, fortress at top centre (Pick unlisted), with part counterfoil, in ICG holder number 30*, very fine, unusual £700-900
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Banco do Brazil, specimen 30 mil reis, ND (1856), uniface, black on pink paper, view of Rio de Janeiro at centre, ornate panels at right and left (Pick S242), with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 30*, very fine, scarce £800-1,000
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Banco do Brazil, specimen 50 mil reis, Bahia, serie 1, ND (ca 1856), black on yellow paper, view of Bahia top centre, counterfoil at left, BAHIA in text low right, ornate vertical panel at left and right with star at centre (Pick S263 for type), slight staining in places but overall extremely fine and a pleasing note, very rare £600-800
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Banco do Brazil, specimen 50000 reis, ND (1856), uniface, black and grey on cream paper, allegorical figure holding Brazilian flag, harbour scene in background, intricate border and panels at left and right (Pick S278), in ICG holder number 45*, extra fine, a beautiful specimen £800-1,000
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Banco do Brazil, specimen 200 mil reis, ND (1857), black and grey on cream paper, people on shoreline with boat and mountains in background, value in ornate panels at left and right (Pick S304 for type), in ICG holder number 50, extremely fine to about uncirculated, a striking specimen £1,000-1,200
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