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Government of Hyderabad, obverse (2) and reverse archival photographs showing unadopted designs for a 1 rupee, ND (c1919), black and white, both sides of a 1 rupee coin at top left and right, reverse with value in four languages (Pick 26 for similar design), this design bears some resemblance to the note issued in 1919 but several design elements were altered before final production, unique and important (3) £300-400
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Government of India, 5 rupees, 11 August 1916, serial number CD/85 577149, black and white, value in pink underprint at centre, Gubbay signature (Pick A6a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 2A.1.4.B.4), pinhole at left, graffiti on obverse, about fine £280-300
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Government of India, contemporary forgery 5 rupees, 7 January 1920, serial number GC/95 654742, black and white, value in pink underprint at centre, Gubbay signature (for type Pick A6g and Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 2A.1.6.1), major repairs, fine £100-150
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Government of India, 10 rupees, 10 February 1919, serial number VC/50 08200, black on white, value in pink underprint at centre, Gubbay signature (Pick A10k, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 2A.2.4.1), pressed, cut halves repaired, very good to fine £150-200
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Government of India, 1 rupee (2), ND (1917), serial numbers H/55 202752-53, black on red underprint, George V on coin at top left, Gubbay signature (Pick 1a), one soft central crease, spindle holes at left with a small amount of rust, wonderful embossing on serial numbers thus fresh and original, good extremely fine and a fairly scarce consecutive pair (2) £400-600
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Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1919), serial number B39 041201, black on red underprint, portrait King George V at top left, value low left, centre and top right (Pick 1g), staple holes at left, a number of folds, staining, fine £100-130
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Government of India, a selection comprising 1 rupee, ND (1917-), prefix G/15, black, white and pale red, Gubbay signature, 1 rupee, 1935, prefix 22B, blue and green and orange, Kelly signature, 10 rupees, ND (1928-), prefix P/12, blue and green, Kelly signature, all George V portrait (Pick 1g, 14a, 16b), very fine, the last note an original good very fine (3) £200-250
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Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1925), serial number L/14 581246, brown, green, pale orange and white, George V at right, Denning signature (Pick 4a, Razack/Jhunjhunwalla 3.4.1B), pinhole and soft central crease otherwise an original extremely fine £400-500
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Government of India, 5 rupees, ND, serial number N/47 278726, brownish violet, green and light brown, portrait King George V at right, value at centre, J.B Signature variety (Pick 4, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 3.4.2), usual pinhole at left, very fine £450-550
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Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (May 1923), serial number B/63 710561, H. Denning signature variety, blue and brown, head of King George V in brown panel at right (Pick 5b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.6.2), pinhole and graffiti at left, fine £300-400
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Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1925), serial number J/59 798398, blue, lilac and white, George V at right, Taylor signature low right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse blue, value and Royal cypher (Pick 7b, Razack/Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), pinholes, almost extremely fine thus scarce £300-400
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Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1926), serial number K/44 423988, J.B. Taylor signature variety, blue on purple and grey underprint, George V at top right, value at centre and at each corner, also 10 rupees, ND (1926), serial number K/3 130858, J.B. Taylor signature variety, blue on purple and grey underprint, George V at top right, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 7b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.7.2), first, stain on reverse lower margin, about very fine, second, small tear in watermark window, very good, stain on reverse lower margin, about very fine, second, small tear in watermark window, very good (2) £280-320
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Government of India, 1 rupee, ND (1935) consecutive serial numbers E/86 040778/79 and 80, blue and green, 1935 coin depicting King George V at upper right, reverse coin at left (Pick 14, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.2.1.A), all with counting folds top right corner and toned, extremely fine (3) £200-250
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Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1928), red serial number M/48 438994, dark blue and green, George V at right, Taylor signature (Pick 16a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 3.8.1A), almost extremely fine and the scarcer thin paper variety £250-300
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Government of India, 10 rupees, ND (1928-35), serial number Q/21 069792, blue and olive green, George VI at right, reverse blue, value at centre flanked by elephants, Kelly signature (Pick 16b), in ICG holder 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated £300-400
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Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees (2), ND (March 1943), serial numbers A/79 577867/8, J.B. Taylor signature variety, lilac on multicolour underprint, King George VI at right, value at centre, also 2 rupees, ND (1943), serial numbers C/84 086322 and C/84 086326, C.D Deshmukh signature variety, lilac on multicolour underprint, King George VI at right, value at centre (Pick 17a, b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.2.1/2), first, without pinhole, slight toning, first note good extremely fine, second about uncirculated, second, usual staple holes at left, otherwise uncirculated (4) £300-350
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Reserve Bank of India, a consecutive run of 5 rupees, ND (1938), serial numbers L/O 431871-6, a consecutive run of 5 rupees, ND (1938), serial numbers L/O 431871-6, C.D. Deshmukh signature variety, brown on green underprint, portrait of King George VI at right (Pick 18b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.3.2), usual staple holes at left, first four uncirculated, staining on fifth and sixth otherwise extremely fine (6) £230-260
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Government of India/Reserve Bank of India, a group of George VI issues comprising 1 rupee (4), Jones signature, two black serial number, two green serial number and A, 2 rupees (2), prefix D/12, D/38, lilac, Deshmukh signature, 5 rupees, prefix J/33, Taylor signature, 10 rupees (2), prefixes C/65 and G/30, blue, Taylor signature (Pick 25a, d, 17b, 18a, 19a), the 2 rupees, the 5 rupees and one 10 rupees, pinholed but otherwise original uncirculated thus scarce (9) £250-350
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Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees, ND (1943), serial number 429287, pink and multicolour, also 5 rupees, ND (1937), serial number J33 722668, brown and multicolour, both portrait King George VI at right, reverse, tiger at centre and at right respectively, together with 1 rupee, ND (1940), blue and green King George VI on coin at right, also 5 rupees, ND (1937), serial number G/35 481087, J.B. Taylor signature, 5 rupees, ND (1943), serial number K/34 622502, C.D Deshmukh signature, 10 rupees, ND (1938), serial number E/58 713865, J.B Taylor signature and a 10 rupee, ND (1944), serial number J/11 525470, C.D Deshmukh signature (Pick 17b, 18a, 25d, 18a, b 19a, b, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 4.3.1, 2 and 4.5.1, 2), first, crisp, extremely fine, second, pinholes at left, otherwise extremely fine to about uncirculated, third, pinholes at left, extremely fine, fourth, about very fine, fifth, very fine, sixth note has large pinhole, fine, seventh very fine, an attractive group all with usual staple holes (7) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, ND (1937), red serial number C/72 513219, dark blue and olive, George VI at right, Taylor Signature (Pick 19a), encased in plastic wallet, but appears to have a pressed central fold, thus about extremely fine £50-70
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Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, ND (1937), serial number C93 J46064, violet-blue and olive green, portrait King George VI at right, Taylor signature, palm tree, mountain and lake at centre, reverse, elephants with handlers and tiger at centre, also, 5 rupees, ND (1943), black serial number D/19, 097518, C.D. Deshmukh signature, green, King George VI at right, reverse Indian Bucks at centre, plus, Government of India, consecutive groups of 1 rupee, ND (1944), black serial numbers V/67 039787-91 and green serial numbers M/31 191561-65, all blue-grey on multicolour underprint, dated coin depicting King George VI at upper right, reverse coin at left (Pick 19, 23, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 4.4.1, 25a, d, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.1.1A and 4.1.B), first, light horizontal fold, lightly pressed, otherwise extremely fine, second, usual staple holes at left, very fine, remainder, all have usual pinholes at left otherwise about uncirculated (12) £300-350
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Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND (1938), serial number B/66 778177, C.D. Deshmukh signature variety, green on lilac, King George VI at right (Pick 20b, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2 A), usual staple holes at left, very fine £180-230
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Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, Calcutta, ND (1938-), serial number A/88 209624, green and lilac, George VI at right, Deshmukh signature, reverse green, tiger at centre (Pick 20e, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2B), pinholes, a pleasing good extremely fine £150-200
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Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, Karachi, ND (1937), serial number A/83 197395, green on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, value at centre and top right, reverse green, tiger at centre (Pick 20k), about very fine, a scarcer Karachi issue £700-900
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Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, Bombay, ND (1938), serial number A/3 869267, purple and green, George VI at right, Taylor signature, reverse purple, mountains at centre (Pick 21a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.8.1A), spindle hole damage in left field, handstamps on reverse and minor graffiti otherwise an original very fine with good fabric to the paper, scarce £400-600
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Reserve Bank of India, 2 rupees, ND (1943), serial number D30 345427, pink on multicolour, 10 rupees (3), ND (1937), serial numbers B67 681259, B88 553669 and C79 884339, blue and olive green, Government of Pakistan, 10 rupees, ND (1943), serial number H49 061260, purple and multicolour, all portrait King George VI at left (Pick 17b, 19a, 24), first staple holes at left, otherwise about uncirculated, third, fine, remainder, good to very good (5) £180-220
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Reserve Bank of India, 5 rupees, ND (1943), serial number A19 987807, green and multicolour, portrait King George VI in ornate frame at right, bank title top centre, value at low left and in tablet at centre, reverse, arms at left, antelopes centre left (Pick 23a), in PMG holder number 35, choice very fine, EPQ £200-250
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Government of India, 5 rupees, ND (1943), serial number A/84 059032, 10 rupees, ND (1943), serial number C/30 219169, green and multicolour and purple and multicolour respectively, portrait King George VI at right, both Deshmukh signature (Pick 23a, 24, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.4.1, 4.6.1), pinholes at left otherwise good extremely fine and about uncirculated, scarce and scarce in this grade (2) £200-300
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Government of India, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial number O/00 000000, green on multicolour underprint, George VI in coin at top right, value at centre and top left and right, red SPECIMEN overprint at top left (Pick 25s, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 4.1.1A-D), in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, NET, minor foreign substance (very small stain in the design), extremely scarce as a specimen note, and a wonderful condition example £5,500-7,500
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Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, 1958, serial number C/51 000125, pale blue-grey on multicolour underprint, Asoka column at right, Lengar signature (Pick 39c, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.4.3.2A), usual staple hole at left, uncirculated and a low number £200-300
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Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, ND, red serial number AA/13 021042, blue on multicolour underprint, Ashoka column at right, reverse, two elephants at centre (Pick 42a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.7.3.2), staple holes at left, extremely fine or better £200-250
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Reserve Bank of India, a group of notes comprising 100 rupees, ND (1951), black serial number A/15 540799, Rama Rau signature variety, blue on multicolour, Ashoka column at right, 100 rupees, ND (1953), red serial number H/18 636796, 100 rupees, ND (1951), black serial number H/11 713427, 100 rupees, ND, red serial number AA/29 857502, 100 rupees, ND, red serial AB/61 020969 (Pick 42a, b, 41, 44, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.7.2.1B, 6.7.2.1A, 6.7.3.2, 6.7.4.2), all with pinholes, first, very fine, second and third, repairs on reverse, very good, second about very fine, fourth and fifth about fine (5) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, Bombay, ND (1964), serial number A/1 703210, P.C Bhattacharya signature, brown on multicolour underprint, text in English and Hindi, Asoka column at right (Pick 47f, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.9.3.1), numerous large pinholes and graffiti at left, bankstamps on reverse, about fine, very rare £350-450
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Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, Madras, ND, serial number Q/0 074361, B Rama Rau signature, 1000 rupees, Madras, ND, serial number Q/0 074361, light brown on pale multicolour underprint, bank title top centre, B Rama Rau signature, reverse, Tanjore Temple at centre (Pick 46e, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.9.1E), usual pinholes, graffiti, bank stamp on reverse, very good, rare £350-450
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Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees (2), ND, red consecutive serial numbers AB76 399065/66 blue on multicolour underprint, Asoka column at right, reverse, dam at centre, arms low centre (Pick 62b), staple holes at left, extremely fine to about uncirculated (2) £400-600
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Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees, Bombay, ND (1975), serial number A/1 021126, N.C. Sengupta signature variety, brown on multicolour underprint, text in English and Hindi, Asoka column at right (Pick 65a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.9.4.1), usual pinholes at left, very good £100-150
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Reserve Bank of India, 1000 rupees (2), ND (1975), Bombay, serial numbers A1 104556 and A1 385935, brown on multicolour underprint, text in English and Hindi, Asoka column at right, reverse, temple at centre (Pick 65a), first, staple holes at left, slight spotting round edges, otherwise fine or better, second, pinholes top left and centre left, graffiti reverse left, fine (2) £200-250
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Reserve Bank of India, a double sided page with four pairs of archival photographs showing designs for 10 and 100 rupees, 1968, all black and white, all have Gandhi at left, and other design elements generally related to the life of Gandhi, or Indian architecture (Pick unlisted designs), Gandhi did not appear on Indian notes for another 20 years, so these early designs are fascinating, particularly as the portrait is the same as those on the issued notes, the other design elements are completely different from anything issued, a unique and very important record (8) £1,200-1,600
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Reserve Bank of India, specimen 100 rupees, ND (1996), red zero serial numbers, purple and dark green on multicolour underprint, Gandhi at right, Asoka Column at low left, reverse Himalaya Mountain view, red SPECIMEN overprint (Pick 91s), a superb original uncirculated, rare £1,200-1,600
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Bank of Khalistan, India, $100, ND (1980s), Khalistan propaganda notes issued by Sikh separatists, part of Surjan Singh Gill's campaign promoting a Sikh homeland (Pick not listed), about uncirculated, becoming quite scarce £200-250
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Morvi, Kutch, World War I emergency issue, 500 rupees, 1914-18, serial number 1648/148, purple and red with hand written elements, large embossed seal at top centre, value at low centre, signatures in border (Pick not listed, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 9.1.4), good extremely fine, scarce £180-230
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Prisoner of War Camp money, India, 1 anna, Bangalore, ND (1939-1945), uniface, purple, also 1 rupee, Bangalore, ND (1939-1945), uniface, green, both with 'Group I Bangalore' in red at centre with bar at left (Campbell 5075, 5079), original good fine, scarce (2) £200-250
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Thomas Cook & Sons, uniface die proof travellers cheque for 100 rupees, red-brown, value at left, Indian elephant at right mounting traces, extremely fine £100-150
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A group of Indian notes, comprising, 2 rupees, ND (1962), serial number B/3 145336, 5 rupees, ND, (1963), serial number B/33 223865, 10 rupees, ND (1969), prefixes A/71, H/34, J/89, Indargarh State, Emergency cash coupon, 1 anna, 1933 (9) (1942) and 2 annas, 1939 (1942) (Pick 30, 35, 69, S282, 3, Rasack Jhunjhunwalla 6.2.4.1, 6.3.4.1, 6.4.7.1, 10.15.1, 2), the coupons have staining otherwise about uncirculated, the remainder uncirculated (17) £150-250
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Gulf Rupees (Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States), specimen 1 rupee, ND (1959), serial number 0/00 000000, red and mauve and pale orange, for the Government of India, Ashoka pillar at top right, signature of A.K.Roy low right, reverse red, 1 rupee coin top left (Pick R1s, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.12.1.1), black SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and very rare £3,000-5,000
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Government of India, 1 rupee, ND, prefixes Z/1, Z/2, Z/10, red, coin with Asoka column at right, watermark at left, A. K. Roy signature variety, (Pick R1), all with usual staple holes at left, good very fine to extremely fine (3) £850-950
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Government of India, 1 rupee, India Gulf Issue, ND (1959), serial number Z/6 513729, A.K.Roy signature, 10 rupee, India Gulf Issue, ND (1959), serial number Z/5 78193, H.V. Lengar signature (Pick R1, R10, Razack Jhunjhunwalla 6.12.1.1, 6.12.3.1), first about very fine, second fine (2) £150-180
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Gulf Rupees (Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States), specimen 5 rupees, ND (1959), serial number 0/00 000000, orange and mauve, for the Reserve Bank of India, Ashoka pillar at right, signature of H.V.R.Lengar low right, reverse orange and mauve, Indian Blackbucks low left, value and seal in field (Pick R2s, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.12.2.1), black SPECIMEN overprint, faint paperclip mark otherwise uncirculated and very rare £10,000-15,000
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Gulf Rupees (Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States), specimen 10 rupees, ND (1959), serial number 0/00 000000, red and green and pale orange, for the Reserve Bank of India, Ashoka pillar at right, signature of H.V.R.Lengar low right, reverse red and mauve, dhow and seal at centre (Pick R3s, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 6.12.3.1), black SPECIMEN overprint, ink letter 'A' top left, good extremely fine and very rare £12,000-15,000
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Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, ND, serial number Z/17 317317, red on multicolour, Asoka column at right, watermark at left (Pick R3), usual staple holes at left, very fine, rare in this grade £700-800
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