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Mittelbau concentration camp, Germany, 2 reichsmarks, 1944, series M, serial number *004336, red, value at low right (Schwan-Boling 1037b), fine, rare £200-250
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Flossenburg Concentration Camp, Germany, 1 reichsmark on card, 1944, black text on pale blue card, eagle and swastika stamp at centre (Schwan-Boling 1742, Campbell 3972b2), uncirculated, rare £180-220
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, 1.00 reichsmark, 1943, serial number 967139*, black on blue paper, value at low centre (Schwan-Boling 1662), a few repairs, good fine and very scarce £200-300
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Bank of Ghana, a printers archival composite obverse and reverse essay on card for a proposed issue of £1, ND (ca 1964), serial number A 0000000, brown, pink and pale blue, Doctor Kwame Nkrumah at right, £1 at left and right in ornate scrip, a reasonable attempt at a copy of William Halm signature low centre (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), Ghana left the British monetary system in 1965, this presumably an essay from before the changeover mooted. Unique £400-600
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Bank of Ghana, a printers archival composite essay for the obverse of a proposed design for a 20 cedis, 7 February 1981, serial number A/1 0000000, green and orange, arch 'FREEDOM AND JUSTICE AD 1957' at centre, man with flag at left, man at right, value at left and right (Pick unlisted, Linzmayer unlisted), Lt. Jerry Rawlings took power in 1981, unique £450-550
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Bank of Ghana, a printers archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 1000 cedis, ND (1987), multicoloured, girl and star at right, river at left, reverse green and mauve, the Adomi bridge over the Volta river at right, dam and docks at left (Pick unrecorded, Linzmayer unrecorded), unique £400-500
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Government of Gibraltar, £50 (3), 20 November 1975, serial number A000049, 15 September 1979, serial number A264006, 1 July 1986, serial number A643130, orange on multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, Rock of Gibraltar top left, reverse, Parliament House (LNZ GOG B21a, b, c), the first a very low serial number, all about uncirculated to uncirculated £250-300
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Government of Gibraltar, £50 (2), 27 November 1986, serial numbers A040096 and A040107, purple on multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II centre right, value at each corner and centre left, aerial view of Rock of Gibraltar (LNZ GOG B22, Pick 24), about uncirculated to uncirculated, two beautiful notes £120-180
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Government of Gibraltar, Franklin Mint specimen set comprising £1, red, £5, green, £10, blue, £20 yellow-ochre, 20 November 1975, Maltese Cross serial number 005826 with envelope and certificate of authenticity, all Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, reverses various Gibraltarian scenes (Pick CS1), uncirculated (4) £60-90
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Bank of the Gold Coast, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a 5/-, ND (30 April 1953), serial number 123456, red-brown and lilac, young Queen Elizabeth II at left, palm tree low centre, value at centre, top left and right, reverse red-brown and pale green, logging scene (Pick unrecorded Bank), a chance to acquire this beautiful and unique record of a banknote that never existed £4,500-5,500
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Bank of Greece, colour trial 25 drachmai, ND (type of 1897), black, yellow and pale pink, male head at centre, Athena standing at left, arms of George I at low right, reverse brown, head of Hermes at centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 44ct), red SPECIMEN overprint, a blue WATERLOW seal low right, perforated, good extremely fine, a lovely example and very rare £1,000-1,500
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National Bank of Greece, an obverse and reverse printers archival die proof Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Saint Thomas and Prince, an obverse printers archival die proof for a 20 escudos, brown, an obverse and reverse die proof 50 for a 20 drachmai, black and white and an obverse and reverse die proof 1000 drachmai, ND (ca 1928), both obverses George Stavros portrait (Pick 95, 100 for similar), extremely fine with strong engraving, rare (4) £300-400
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Bank of Greece, specimen proof 500 drachmae, ND (1944), zero serial numbers, green, Capodistrias at left, reverse University of Athens; also specimen colour proof 1000 drachmae (3), ND (1944), all zero serial numbers, the first brown green and yellow, the second brown, green and red and the third brown, green, red and blue, all Kolokotronis at left, reverse soldier at centre, all one punch hole (Pick 171p, 172pct (3)), ink signature in watermark area of first note, otherwise very fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated and a very rare trio of colour proofs (4) £250-350
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Kingdom of Greece, Ministry of Finance, a group of specimens of the 27 October 1917 Issues, all no serial numbers, all coat of arms on reverse, comprising 1 drachma, black on light green and pink underprint, Homer at centre; 1 drachma, purple, pale green and multicoloured, Hermes at right; 2 drachmae, blue and multicoloured, Zeus at left; and 2 drachmae, red-brown on multicoloured underprint, Orpheus at centre, one or two punch holes (Pick 308s, 309s, 310s, 311s), the third ink initials in watermark area, otherwise all about uncirculated, very scarce (4) £150-200
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Kingdom of Greece, Ministry of Finance, specimen proof 5 drachmae, ND (1918), no serial numbers, green and multicoloured, Athena at left, reverse slate-purple and orange, coat of arms, one punch hole (Pick 312p), ink date '9. 5. 18' and annotation in top margin, otherwise fresh extremely fine to good extremely fine, never issued and very rare £400-600
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Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Grenada, printer's archival specimen $5, Bridgetown, 1 March 1940, serial run X 160,001 to X 170,000, purple on multicoloured underprint, code letter 'G' at upper right, value at left and in each corner, arms at right, overprinted 'ISSUED AT GRENADA BRANCH', reverse purple, pale blue and green, arms at centre, value in guilloches at left and right, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S107cs), ink date '29. 7. 40' and annotations in top margin, otherwise choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £200-250
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Americano De Guatemala, 25 pesos, ND (1919-1923), blue-black on red underprint, seated maidens with symbols of Agriculture and Commerce centre, reverse red, panoramic view of three mountains overlooking village and train in the foreground, cancel holes, red SPECIMEN overprint, blue WATERLOW seal (Pick S118), minor mounting traces on reverse otherwise uncirculated £200-250
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El Banco Americano de Guatemala, colour trial 100 pesos, serie B, ND (ca 1913), brown, green and cream, maidens at centre with allegorical symbols of trade, industry and progress, value at right, reverse red, arms at left and right, train and mountains at centre, value at left and right (Pick S119 for type), good extremely fine, attractive and rare £400-600
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Banco Colombiano, Guatemala, specimen 1 peso, 18- (1879), no serial number, black and green, female allegory of Liberty at left, ox cart at top centre, flanked by values, reverse green, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S121as), in ICG holder 63, uncirculated, very scarce £500-700
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Banco Central de Honduras, a printers obverse and reverse archival composite essay on card for a proposed issue of 20 lempiras, ND (1972), serial number in red AA 0000000, green and multicoloured, Dionisio de Herrera at left, arms at right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse green, 'the Casa Presidencial' at left centre, value at each corner (Pick 60 for type), unique (2) £300-400
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Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, $5, 28 October 1941, serial number S/F 562685, green, value in pale red at centre, helmeted male head at left, arms top centre, value at each corner, two printed signatures below, reverse green, junk at centre (Ma S5a), fresh and original, almost extremely fine, scarce £220-270
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Chartered Bank, Hong Kong, $5, ND (1962-70), serial number S/F5789450, green and multicolour, arms at left, reverse, Chinese junk and sampan, also, $5, ND (1967), serial number S/F8123285, black on orange and multicolour underprint, arms at low left, reverse, orange, Chinese junk and sampan at centre, and Mercantile Bank Limited, $100, 4 November 1974, serial number B228900, red on multicolour underprint, female allegory of trade and commerce at left, value at centre and each corner, reverse with view of Hong Kong at centre (Pick 68, MA S6, 69, 245, MA M18), first, central fold, crisp, extremely fine, second, light central fold, otherwise extremely fine to about uncirculated, third, a fantastic original note with superb embossing, about uncirculated £180-230
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Mercantile Bank Limited, Hong Kong, specimen $100, 27 July 1968, serial number A000000, red, pale blue and multicoloured, view of Hong Kong at centre, value at centre and at each corner, reverse red and pale orange, maiden at centre, value at each corner (Pick 244cs, Ma M 17), unusually no SPECIMEN overprint, perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, uncirculated, a scarcer date and rare in this format £800-1,200
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Hong Kong and Shanghai Corporation, a large group comprising, $5, 1969, 1973(2), 1975, $10, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1992 (7), $20, 1986, 1994 (3), $50, 1992, $100, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1991 (Pick 181c, f, 182g-j, 187d, 191a, c, 192a, 193c, 194b, 197a, b, 201a), 1978 and 1982 $10, good very fine, the remainder about uncirculated to uncirculated (29) £200-250
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Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, replacement $1000, 1 January 1988, serial number ZZ117369, orange, yellow and multicoloured, arms at left, value at centre and top left and right (Pick 199a, MA H49), the $1000 the highest denomination in the series and a scarce note, especially as a replacement. A wonderful original with great embossing, a very light centre fold thus about uncirculated £260-300
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Hungary, 2 gulden/2 forint, 1 March 1849, no serial numbers, series C, black and white, German on one side, Hungarian on the other, value at top centre, arms at low left (unlisted), annotated K.K. Compagnie in Zupanja (Military Company in Zupanja), a city in Croatia, very fine and interesting, very scarce £600-700
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Landsbanki Islands, colour trial 100 kronur, L.1928, purple on multicolour underprint, J. Sigurdsson at left, value at each corner, reverse purple, flock of sheep at right, one cancellation hole, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 30ct), about uncirculated to uncirculated and very rare £350-450
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Landsbanki Islands, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 10 kronur, 21 June 1957, serial number 123456, brown-violet on pink, pale green and pale blue underprint, portrait of Jon Eiriksson at left, ship and seascape at lower centre, reverse blue, ships docked in Reykjavik harbour, aeroplane at top left, value at lower left and upper right (Pick 38 for obverse type, reverse unlisted), obverse about uncirculated, reverse good extremely fine, unique (2) £300-400
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Landsbanki Islands, an obverse composite essay on card for a 10 kronur, 21 June 1957, serial number 123456, brown-violet on pink, pale green and pale blue underprint, portrait of Magnus Stephensen at left, value at top left and lower right (Pick unlisted), about uncirculated, unique £150-250
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Landsbanki Islands, specimen proof 5 kronur, 21 June 1957, serial number A 000000, orange-brown, Ingolfur Arnarson at left, reverse grey-green, Bessastadir, the President of Iceland's official residence; also specimen proof 10 kronur, 21 June 1957, serial number 000000, deep violet on pink and blue-green underprint, portrait of Jon Eiriksson at left, reverse violet, ships docked in Reykjavik harbour, aeroplane at top left, value at lower left and upper right, both one punch hole (Pick 37sp, 38sp with unlisted reverse), ink annotations and 1959 dates in top margins, the first otherwise good very fine, the second about uncirculated to uncirculated and excessively rare (2) £250-350
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Landsbanki Islands, a group of specimens, all dated 21 June 1957, comprising 10 kronur, serial number B 000000, violet-brown, Eiriksson at left, reverse green, Reykjavik harbour; 100 kronur, serial number D 000000, blue-green, Gunnarsson at left, reverse sheep farming; and 1000 kronur, serial number E 000000, blue, Sigurdsson at right, reverse coastal rock formations, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, perforated CANCELLED or SPECIMEN (Pick 38s1, 40s, 41s), ink annotations and 1959 dates in top margins, the first otherwise good very fine, the second extremely fine, the third thinning otherwise good extremely fine (3) £150-200
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Landsbanki Islands, colour trial proof 25 kronur, 21 June 1957, no serial numbers, red on pale orange and pale green underprint, portrait of Magnus Stephensen at left, value at lower left and upper right, reverse brown-purple and pale blue-green, Vestmannaeyjar, Heimaey Island, one punch hole (Pick 39ctp), ink annotation 'as submitted, 25-8-61' in top right margin, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated, and extremely rare £120-180
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