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National Bank of Egypt, specimen £10, ND, serial number A/10001, mauve, pink, green and yellow, bank title top centre, value in ornate frame at left and at top right and left (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, perforated SPECIMEN, in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated, highly unusual £500-700
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Bank of England, K O Peppiatt, an air drop 'Desert War' propaganda WWII £1, ND, serial number H86D 729630, black and white with Arabic text on reverse pinhole and small tear in margin at left, otherwise very fine £80-120
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Bank of England, propaganda notes, £1 (6), c.1940-44, all serial number H86D 729630, black and dark green, Britannia at top left, reverse with Arabic text, (Schwan-Boling 192), produced by the Axis powers for use in North Africa during the Second World War, generally extremely fine (6) £300-400
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Bank of England, propaganda notes, £1 (6), c.1940-44, all serial number H86D 729630, black and dark green, Britannia at top left, reverse with Arabic text, (Schwan-Boling 192), produced by the Axis powers for use in North Africa during the Second World War, generally extremely fine (6) £300-400
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Republic of El Salvador, specimen 100 pesos, ND (1880), grey and light blue, allegorical figure in circular frame at left, arms top centre, denomination in each corner, centre and in black tablet at right, reverse, bank title in ornate tablet top centre (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated £500-700
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El Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador, specimen 2 colones, 15 February 1962, serial number 0000000, black and multicoloured, coffee bush at left, reverse red-brown, Columbus; 25 colones, 19 June 1980, black and multicoloured, port and harbour, reverse blue, Columbus, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two or three punch holes; also specimen 10 colones (2), 7 July 1977, black and multicoloured, Arce at centre, reverse black, Columbus at centre, both overprinted SPECIMEN in black twice on obverse; and reverse proof 10 colones, ND (ca 1983), black, on unwatermarked paper with large margins, Columbus at centre (Pick 101s, 130s, 127s (2), 135p), the first uncirculated, the second glue residue, otherwise uncirculated, the third and fourth ink annotations in top and bottom reverse margins, the fifth ink annotation on obverse, otherwise about uncirculated (5) £150-250
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State Bank of Ethiopia, $5, $100 and $500, ND (1945-54), all black on multicolour underprint, Haile Selassie at left, value at each corner, reverse orange, mauve and olive green respectively, crowned lion at centre (Linzmayer SBE B2c, 5b, 6c, Pick 13, 16, 17), first two about extremely fine, last fresh and original good very fine (3) £300-400
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National Bank of Ethiopia, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of $5, ND (1973-1974), serial number A 000000, orange and brown, man with hair right centre, map at left, musicians at right, reverse brown, the Simien mountains, a Kudu antelope at left, a Caracal cat at right (Pick unlisted, Linzmayer unlisted), unique. The reverse similar to the issues of 1976, the obverse not recorded and a 'bad hair day' at the studio. Attractive £400-600
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National Bank of Ethiopia, three archival reverse essays for 10 dollars, red, 50 dollars, blue and 100 dollars, violet, all for the series of 1966, all the lion of Judah at centre, value at each corner (Pick 27, 28, 29 for types, NBE B3, 4, 5 for types), very beautiful and unique (3) £300-350
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Faeroe Islands, 1 krone, November 1940, serial number 518904 A, lilac and dark pink, value top left and right and at centre, reverse, lilac, pink and blue, value in ornate tablet at centre, also, 5 kroner, November 1940, serial number 165421 B, green and blue-green, reverse, value in ornate tablet at centre, together with specimen 10 kroner, November 1940, serial number 000001 C-250000 C, pink and green, olive spray at left and right, reverse pink and green, value at centre (Pick 9, 10, 11a, Schwan-Boling 855), first, some creasing, retaining crispness, extremely fine, second, several light creases, some discolouration at top and left margin, extremely fine, third, ink date '31.10.40' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, uncirculated and rare £400-500
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Foroyar, Danish Administration, 5 kronur, L.1949 (1951-60), serial number 0320193, black and green, coin with ram at left, value at each corner, also 10 kronur, L.1949 (1951-60), serial number 1892330, black and red, shield with ram at left, both Vagn-Hansen signature (Pick 13a, 14b), fresh and original, about uncirculated to uncirculated, the first rare (2) £300-500
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 1 February 1921, serial number C06917, olive green and blue, portrait King George V in highly ornate circular frame at right, bank title top centre, value in dark blue tablet below, reverse, guilloche pattern (LNZ GFI B7a, Pick 2), several holes and damage to edges, nevertheless, good, rare £250-350
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Government of the Falkland Islands, 10 shillings, 19 May 1938, serial number C63934, brown on grey green underprint, portrait King George VI at left, value in tablet at centre, reverse, ornate tan guilloche (LNZ GFI B9, Pick 4), uncirculated, highly desirable £300-400
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 19 May 1938, serial number D64139, grey-blue on green and violet underprint, portrait King George VI at left, value in tablet at centre, reverse, bluish guilloche at centre (LNZ GFI B10, Pick 5), about uncirculated, rare in this grade £350-450
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 1 January 1982, serial number F74092, olive green and blue, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, value at left and in black tablet at centre, reverse, blue, geometric pattern, and £5, 10 April 1960, serial number C35568, red on light blue, green and yellow underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, value in ornate red panel at centre, reverse, elaborate red panel (LNZ GF1 B13, B14a, Pick 8, 9), first, in PCGS holder number 65 PPQ gem new, second, central fold, about extremely fine (2) £200-250
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Government of the Falkland Islands, 50 pence, 25 September 1969, prefix D, brown and grey, also £1, 1 January 1982, prefix F, green, lilac and blue, both Elizabeth II at right, Gleadell and Rowlands signatures respectively (Pick 10a, 8d, GFI B15a, 13d), uncirculated (2) £80-120
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £1 (6), 1 October 1984, consecutive serial numbers A043923/4/5, A044934/5 and A043942, blue and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, penguins at left, arms low left, map of islands in background at centre, sea lions at far right, reverse, blue, red, green and mauve, various buildings in circular panels (LNZ GFI B18, Pick 13), faint central fold, otherwise extremely fine or better (6) £120-150
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Government of the Falkland Islands, £1, 1 October 1984, serial number A137698, blue, £5, 14 June 1983, serial number A070859, red, and £20, 1 October 1984, serial number A027518, brown, all depicting Queen Elizabeth II at right, penguins at left, sea lions at left, reverse, Governor's house and church, the £5 a commemorative issue for the 150th anniversary of the Government of the Falkland Islands (Pick 12, 13, 15), all uncirculated, a very pleasing group £120-150
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Government of Fiji, specimen 5 shillings, 1 October 1940, serial number B/3 00,000 blue-green and brown, King George VI at right, arms top centre, signatures of Robertson, Hayward and Ackland (Pick 37cs), in ICG holder number 60* about uncirculated to uncirculated £250-350
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Government of Fiji, 10/-, 1 June 1951, serial number B/6 05,922, brown and purple, George VI at right, arms at top centre, value at low centre and each corner, reverse multicolour (Pick 38k), in ICG holder 58*, about uncirculated plus, paperclip mark at top left, scarce in this grade £300-350
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Government of Fiji, printers archival specimen £1, 1 March 1938, serial number B/2 95, 001- B/2 195,200, green and pink, arms top centre, King George VI in red oval vignette at left, Robertson, Hayward and Ackland signatures, reverse multicoloured, bank title at centre, perforated CANCELLED, (Pick 39bs), ink annotations and date '4.6.40' in top margin, in ICG holder number 58, about uncirculated, rare £350-450
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Government of Fiji, 10 shillings, 1 July 1950, serial number B/461, 237, brown and dark blue on pale blue, £1, 1 March 1938, serial number B/2 86957, green, pink and red, George VI at right, arms at top centre, also Bahamas Government issue, £1, Law of 1936 (1941), serial number A/4 135901, signatures Heape, Taylor and Moore, signature title Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Currency at left, black, King George VI at right, ship seal at left, reverse purple, orange and green, coat of arms at left, value in ornate guilloche at right (Pick 38j, 39b, 11b), first, pressed, otherwise very fine, second, fine and a rare earlier date, third, fine (3) £270-320
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Government of Fiji, printer's archival specimen £5, 1 August 1949, serial number run B/1 92, 001 to B/1 120,000, purple and pale blue-green, arms top centre, George VI in green oval vignette at right, arms at upper centre, reverse ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN, signature Taylor, Banting and Smith, (Pick 41ds), ink date '15.12.49' and annotations in watermark area, in ICG holder number 35*, very fine, very rare £800-1,200
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Government of Fiji, printer's archival specimen £10, 1 January 1942, serial number run B/1 20, 001 to B/1 30,000, blue and grey, King George VI at right, arms at top centre, signatures of Robertson, Banting, Allen, reverse blue and multicoloured, ornate guilloches, bank title at centre (Pick 42bs), ink annotation '14.12.42' in top margin, about uncirculated and very rare £1,000-1,500
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Government of Fiji, printer's archival specimen £20, 1 September 1948, serial number run B/1 47,251 to B/1 90,000, signature Taylor, Banting and Smith, black and purple on purple underprint, portrait of King George V at right, arms at upper centre, reverse ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 43ds), ink date '21.1.49' and annotations in top margin, in ICG holder number 55*, almost uncirculated, very rare £1,000-1,500
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Government of Fiji, uncut sheet of six unissued 2/- notes, 1 January 1942, no serial numbers, black on tan underprint, arms at top centre, value at centre and each corner (Pick 50r2), good extremely fine £100-150
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Government of Fiji, £1, 1 January 1967, serial number C/22 184521, green on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at top centre, value at centre and each corner, also, $5, ND (1969), serial number A/1 006755, orange on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, value at low centre and top left and right, and $2, ND (1974), serial number A/5 432303, green on pale blue and yellow underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, reverse, green, value at each corner and at centre, ornate tablet top and lower margin (Pick 53i, 61a, Pick 72a), first, a clean and crisp example of this popular note, extremely fine, second, missing from most Fiji collections and by far the hardest $5 to obtain in any grade, with none listed in the PMG population report. This note probably the highest grade possible for this type. Completely original and fully embossed, about uncirculated and rare, third, some wrinkling, extremely fine (3) £350-450
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Government of Fiji, printer's archival specimen £5, 1 July 1954, serial number run C/1 00, 001 to C/1 50,000, signatures Davidson, Donovan and Davis, purple on orange, pale green and pink underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, value in each corner, reverse purple, value at centre, ornate guilloches at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 54as), ink date '7/ 6/ 55' and annotations in top margin, excess printer's ink on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £280-360
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Government of Fiji, specimen colour trial £5, ND (c.1954), no serial numbers, no signatures, blue on lilac and pale green underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, value in each corner, reverse blue, value at centre, ornate guilloches at left and right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 54cs), in ICG holder number 68* uncirculated and rare £550-750
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Government of Fiji, 1 July 1954, serial number C/1 06,670, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, reverse, geometric pattern, value in each corner and at centre, also Government of Trinidad and Tobago, $1 (2), 2 January 1939 and 1 January 1943, serial numbers 47C71965, and 61D 58412, blue on multicolour, sailing ship with mountain in background at left, palm tree with ship in distance at right, reverse, arms in ornate panel flanked by value, also (Pick 55, LNZ GTT B7, Pick 5), first, good very fine, second and third, about fine £200-300
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Government of Fiji, printer's archival specimen £20, 1 January 1953, serial number run B/1 96,251 to B/1 146, 250, signatures Davidson, Donovan and Smith, black and purple on mauve underprint, portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, value in each corner, reverse purple, yellow, blue and multicoloured, GOVERNMENT OF FIJI set in ornate guilloches at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 56s), ink date '25/ 3/ 53' and annotations in top margin, otherwise uncirculated and extremely rare, a handsome note £1,600-2,200
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Government of Fiji, specimen 50 cents, ND (1969), serial number A/1 000000, green and specimen $1, ND (1969), serial number A/2 000000, brown, both with red SPECIMEN overprint, hole punched (Pick 58s2, 59s1), in ICG holders number 63, uncirculated (2) £150-250
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Government of Fiji, specimen $5 (2), ND (1971-), serial number A/1 000000, orange and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, signatures of Wesley Barrett and C.A.Stinson respectively, reverse red-orange, value (Pick 67as, bs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated and scarce (2) £300-400
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Government of Fiji, specimen $10 (2), ND (1968), both prefix A/1, violet and pale orange and lilac, Stinson/Barnes and ? signatures, also Monetary Authority specimen $10 (3), ND (1974), prefixes A/2, A/4, A/5, Barnes and Earland/Barnes and Tomkins (2) signatures (Pick 68bs, 74bs, cs, Linzmayer CMA B5bs, cs), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and rare (5) £800-1,000
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Central Monetary Authority, Fiji, $10, ND (1974), serial number A/2 039600, signatures Barnes and Craik, purple and multicoloured; $20, ND (1974), serial number A/2 942001, signatures Barnes and Earland, blue on multicoloured underprint, both Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right, coat of arms at upper centre, value at lower centre, top right and left, reverse ornate geometric patterns, also, Bank of Jamaica, £1 (2), Law of 1960 (1964), serial number DM214429, signature R. T. P. Hall as Acting Governor, and serial number FV930041, signature G. A. Brown, both green on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at left, coat of arms at lower centre, reverse, tractor harvesting grain (Pick 74a, 75b, 51Cc, 51Ce), first, good fine, second, about uncirculated, very scarce, third, pressed, stain at top left, otherwise extremely fine, fourth, fresh, about extremely fine (4) £250-300
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Reserve Bank of Fiji, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of $1, ND (1990), serial number A 000000, mauve and pale green, Elizabeth II at right, arms top centre, Jone Kubuabola signature low centre, 'domodomo' at right, reverse mauve and green, the marketplace in Suva at centre, ship in background (Pick 89 for similar, Linzmayer RBF B1b for similar), very close but not identical to the adopted design, unique £400-600
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Central Monetary Authority, Fiji, specimen $20, ND (1980), serial number B/1 0000000, signature Barnes and Tomkins, blue on multicoloured underprint, Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms at upper centre, reverse bure kalou temple with thatched roof, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 80s), glue residue at left on reverse, otherwise uncirculated, very scarce £120-160
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Storfurstendomet Finland, Waxel-Depositions-Och Lane Bank, 20 kopeks, 1832, serial number 11166, black print, double headed eagle at top centre, manuscript signature lower right (Pick A24), toned paper, tear along centre fold thus very good £500-700
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Storfurstendomet Finland, Assignates Issue, 75 kopeks, 1836, serial number 37052, black print, double headed eagle top centre, manuscript signature in black panel (Pick A26), good £1,500-2,000
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Finlands Bank, 12 markkaa, 1862, serial number 0426629, black on green, arms top centre, vignette of women at right and a man with stick at left (Pick A35a), large pinholes, about fine £700-900
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Finlands Bank, 20 markkaa, 1862, serial number 415222, black on red underprint, crowned arms at left, flanked by man and women (Pick A36a), fine £1,200-1,500
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Finlands Bank, 100 markkaa, 1862, serial number 037184, black print on pale pink and blue, coat of arms at top centre (Pick A38a), fine £1,500-2,000
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Finlands Bank, 1 markkaa, 1867, serial number 457082, blue and red, black coat of arms top centre, V. Von Haartman signature variety (Pick A39A), about very fine £300-400
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Finlands Bank, 3 markkaa, 1867, serial number 326191, grey and black, coat of arms top centre, V.Von Haartman signature variety (Pick A40b), very good to fine £220-280
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Finlands Bank, 3 markkaa, 1872, serial number 406025, grey on rose coloured underprint, black coat of arms top centre (Pick A40c), fine £500-600
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Finlands Bank, 3 markkaa, 1875, serial number 14120, grey and black, coat of arms top centre, value in top left and right corner (Pick A40e), slight staining very good £300-400
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Finlands Bank, 3 markkaa, 1874, serial number 404189, grey on rose coloured underprint, black coat of arms top centre, (Pick A40e), very good £150-200
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Finlands Bank, 500 markkaa, 1878, serial number 136011, printed in Helsinki, black on yellow underprint, ornate border, coat of arms at centre flanked by cherubs, manuscript signatures lower centre, reverse vignette of rural Finland (Pick A45b) very good, extremely rare and a very presentable example £7,500-9,500
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Finlands Bank, 10 markkaa, 1882, serial number 1938155, black and yellow, value at right, coat of arms at left, (Pick A46b), very good £350-450
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Finlands Bank, 20 markkaa, 1883, serial number 1490918, black on brown underprint, coat of arms at left, denomination at right (Pick A47b), fine £600-700
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