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Government of Mauritius, 1 rupee, ND (1940), serial number D777, 635, green and lilac, portrait King George VI at left, arms at right, each in ornate square frame, reverse, colourful geometric panel (Pick 26), several folds, about extremely fine £200-250
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Government of Mauritius, a large group of 5 rupees, ND (1954), blue and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, coastline and mountain at left, Hinchey and Harvais signatures (Pick 27), good extremely fine or better (31) £1,200-1,600
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Government of Mauritius, colour trial 1000 rupees, ND (1954), no serial number, green on lilac underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, view of Port Louis low centre, reverse, light brown, arms at centre, red stamp SPECIMEN at centre, hole punched low left and right (Pick 29A), uncirculated, a stunning example, rare £7,500-8,500
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Bank of Mauritius, 5 rupees (2), ND (1967), serial numbers A/1 009210 and 009211, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, value at centre and each corner, reverse, purple, shoreline and sailing boat (LNZ BOM B1a, Pick 30), uncirculated and a nice low number consecutive pair (2) £80-120
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Bank of Mauritius, 10 rupees, ND (1967), serial number A/40 397175, red, coat of arms lower left, Queen Elizabeth II at right (Pick 31c, LNZ BOM B2), in PMG holder number 65, gem uncirculated £100-200
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Bank of Mauritius, a sizable group of notes comprising 5 rupees (3) and 10 rupees, 1967, 5 (2), 10 (2), 20 (4), 50 (2), 100 (2), and 200 rupees (4), 1985-1992, and a small group of later issues including a 500 rupees, 1998 (Pick 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46), uncirculated, a superb group with some low numbers and scarcer signatures (27) £700-900
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Bank of Mauritius, 50 rupees, ND (1967), serial number A/1 944964, purple and multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, arms centre left, value top left and right, centre, low left and right, reverse, purple, oil tankers in Port Louis harbour, mountains in background (Linzmayer BOM B4b, Pick 33b), faint central fold, good extremely fine, the rarer signature £200-250
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Bank of Mauritius, specimen $5, $10, $25, $50, matching serial numbers *000483, blue, red, green and purple on multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, reverse, various island scenes (LNZ BOM BNP1, PCS1), uncirculated, a beautiful set £150-200
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Banco Hipotecario Mexicano, specimen 50 pesos, ND (18<\_>), blue, tan, pink and green, woman with floral headdress in circular frame at left, value in pink tablet at centre, reverse, blue text (Pick unlisted), with counterfoil, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON, in ICG holder number 55, almost uncirculated, very pretty £700-900
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Banco de Londres Mexico y Sud America, Mexico, printer's archival specimen 10 Pesos, 18xx, Serie E, serial number run 30001 to 35000, black on tan underprint, portrait of Pablo Benito Juarez at left, national arms at upper centre, horse at right, reverse dark brown, vignette of palace at centre, value in ornate guilloches on each side, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Pick S225s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, a handsome note and very rare £800-1,200
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Banco de Londres Mexico y Sud America, Mexico, an obverse proof on card for a 500 pesos, 1 September 1887, serial number 00001-03000, pink and black, B.Juarez at left, Mercury attaching winged sandals at right, arms top centre (Pick S230 for type), extremely fine and very rare £600-800
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Mongolian Peoples Republic, Commercial and Industrial Bank, 25 tugrik, 1941, serial number 449643 MA, brown on multicolour underprint, Sukhe-Bataar at right, arms at left, value at low centre and each corner (Pick 25, LNZ CIB B19a), in ICG holder 25*, fine to very fine, 4mm tear at top centre £250-300
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A large group of Moroccan notes comprising, 5 francs (2), ND (1924), blue and green, 500 francs, 10 November 1948, multicolour, 1000 francs, 21 December 1945, 10 francs, 20 May 1931, 20 francs, 14 November 1944, 100 francs, 9 January 1950, 50 francs, 28 October 1947, 500 francs, 18 July 1949, 1000 francs, 15 November 1956, 5 dirhams, 1965, 10 dirhams (2), 1969 (Pick 8, 9, 15, 16c, 17a, 18b, 20, 21, 46, 47, 53c, 54), a mixture of grades from good to about uncirculated, a useful group (14) £150-200
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Banque d'Etat du Maroc, 20 francs, 1943, 5 francs, 1941 and 5 francs, 1943, multicolour, ornate designs and values on face, first with tower at centre (Pick 18b, 23Ab, 24), first in ICG holder 58, about uncirculated, others in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated (3) £150-200
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Banco Da Beira, Mozambique, a printers archival specimen, 50 centavos, 15 September 1919, serial run 300,001-400,000, brown on multicolour underprint, 1/2 libra, 15 September 1919, serial run 020,001-100,000, red on multicolour, both perforated CANCELLED (Pick R4b, R5), extremely fine (2) £80-100
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Companhia de Mozambique, specimen 5 libras, 15 January 1934, serial number 62, 926, grey blue on multicolour underprint, arms top centre, reverse, dark grey on pink, olive green and pale yellow, value in oval frame at centre (Pick SR32), perforated 5.11.1942 at left and right, several folds, retaining crispness, extremely fine, a striking note £100-150
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 1000 Reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial run 000000 to 500000 black on green and yellow underprint, value in ornate guilloche at left, steamship seal Type III at right, red overprint LOURENCO MARQUES at upper centre, reverse allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 33s), mounting traces, ink date '10. 5. 16' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated and very scarce £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 20 mil reis with counterfoil, 1 March 1909, serial number run 00000 to 90000, black on blue and yellow underprint, portrait of Vasco da Gama at left, his embarkation at right, steamship seal Type I at lower centre, red overprint LOURENCO MARQUES at upper centre, reverse orange-red, allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 40s), mounting traces, ink date '17. 5. 16' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £450-550
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 1 libra esterlina, with counterfoil, Lisbon, 1 March 1909, serial number run 000000 to 133000, black on orange and blue underprint, arms at top centre, value in guilloche at left, red steamship seal Type III at right, reverse, brown and pale blue, value in ornate guilloche, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 45s), ink date '22. 12. 19' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £320-380
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, a set of printer's archival specimens of the 5 November 1914, Third Issue, comprising 10 centavos, serial run 8,320,001 to A7,820,000, purple and green; 20 centavos, serial run 9,990,001 to A4,490,000, blue and multicoloured; also 50 Centavos, serial run 7,490,001 to A2,990,000, all value at left, arms at right, green, red and blue overprint LOURENCO MARQUES respectively at upper centre, steamship seal Type III at lower centre, both reverse allegorical woman looking out at sailing ships (Pick 59s, 60s, 61s), mounting traces, ink annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated and a very scarce set (3) £200-300
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, a group of printer's archival specimens, all 1 January 1921, comprising 1 escudo, serial run 1,600,001 to 2,760,000, green; 5 escudos, serial run 1,000,001 to 1,026,000, black-brown; 10 escudos, serial run 180,001 to 380,000, brown-purple; and 20 escudos, serial run 100,001 to 400,000, blue, all Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, without Decreto, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 66bs, 68bs, 69bs, 70bs), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 21' and annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated, very scarce (4) £250-350
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 50 escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number run 080,001 to 234,000, red-brown on multicoloured underprint, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, without Decreto, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 71bs), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 21' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, very scarce £200-300
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number run 060,001 to 173,000, slate-violet on pale green and multicoloured underprint, Francisco de Oliveira Chamico at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, without Decreto, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated CANCELLED (Pick 72bs), mounting traces, ink date '3. 11. 21' and annotations in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £300-400
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse uniface proofs 50 escudos, 11 January 1938, green; also obverse uniface proof 50 escudos, 11 January 1938, slate-violet, portrait of Antonio Ennes at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships (Pick 75op (2), 75rp), mounting traces in top margins, typed date '19. 5. 38' and annotations in top and bottom margins, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare (3) £100-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse (2) and reverse (2) uniface proofs 100 escudos, 11 January 1938, one pair purple and one pair carmine-red, portrait of Antonio Ennes at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships (Pick 76op (2), 76rp (2)), mounting traces in top margins, typed date '20. 5. 38' and annotations in top and bottom margins, otherwise extremely fine to good extremely fine, very rare (4) £150-250
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 27 March 1941, serial run number 500,001 to 520,000, reddish-purple, portrait of Antonio Ennes at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 76s), mounting traces, ink date '4. 7. 42' and annotations in top margin, two small ink marks on reverse, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £120-180
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printer's archival specimen 100 escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number run 560,001 to 580,000, purple, portrait of Antonio Ennis at left, steamship bank seal at right, reverse woman looking at ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 77s), ink date '4. 7. 42' and annotations in top margins, otherwise good extremely fine and rare £150-200
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, a group of printer's archival specimens, 29 November 1945, comprising 5 escudos, serial run 2,785,001 to 3,110,000, green; 10 escudos, serial run 1,395,001 to 1,555,000, brown-purple; and 20 escudos, serial run 3,580,001 to 3,700,000, blue, all portrait of Antonio Ennes at left, steamship seal at right, arms at lower centre, reverse woman looking out at ships, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 94s, 95s, 96s), mounting traces, ink date '6. 12. 45' and annotations in top margins, the first otherwise about uncirculated, the remainder very fine to good very fine, very scarce (3) £100-150
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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, an obverse and reverse printers archival die proof for a 100 escudos, black and white, an obverse and reverse die proof 500 escudos, black and white, an obverse and reverse die proof 1000 escudos, black and white and another reverse 1000 escudos, all ND (ca 1950), (Pick 103, 104, 105 for type), printers annotations, good very fine and rare (7) £300-350
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Nepal Rastra Bank, specimen colour trial, 5 rupee, 1970, zero serial number brown and violet, King Mahendra at left, watermark at left, cancel hole, red SPECIMEN overprint (LNZ NRB B10, Pick 17) uncirculated (2) £100-120
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Nepal Rastra Bank, proof 5 rupees, pink, brown and green and proof 10 rupees, brown and multicoloured, both ND (1974), both King Birendra Bir Bikram at left, both signature Kalyan Dikram Adhikary, also proof 5 and 10 rupees with signature 11, Ganesh Bahadur Thapa added on transparent plastic to low centre of note (Pick 23, 24 for type), ink annotation on top margin of second pair, about uncirculated and rare and unusual (4) £300-400
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Nepal Rastra Bank, a group of specimens and proofs for 5 rupees, ND (1982), comprising printers archival specimen, serial numbers 000001-1000000, bank specimens (2), with zero serial numbers, complete proofs with no serial numbers (2), and stage proofs (5) for the obverse and reverse, each showing the various layers of printing, black, pink and green, King Birenda in royal dress and cap at left, Temple of Taleju at centre, reverse Yak at centre right (LNZ NRB B16bs, Pick 23), a few with annotations, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, an important and interesting set (10) £250-350
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Nepal Rastra Bank, a group of specimens and proofs for 10 rupees, ND (1982), comprising printers archival specimen, serial numbers 000001-1000000, bank specimens (2), with zero serial numbers, and stage proofs (6) for the obverse and reverse, each showing the various layers of printing, brown on multicoloured underprint, King Birenda in royal dress and cap at left, reverse black bucks at centre (LNZ NRB B18bs, Pick 24), about uncirculated to uncirculated, an attractive group (9) £250-350
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Nepal Rastra Bank, specimen 2 rupees, green, specimen 50 rupees, blue, specimen 100 rupees, green, specimen 500 rupees, purple and specimen 1000 rupees, blue-grey, all ND (1981-), all King Birendra Bir Bikram in plumed crown at left, signature of Kalyan Dikram Adhikary low centre (Pick 29as, 33as, 34as, 35as, 36as), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and scarce (5) £400-500
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Nepal Rastra Bank, printers archival colour trial/proof 20 rupees (2), brown and multicoloured, ND (1982-), King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing plumed crown at left, and another example in purple and multicoloured, both signature of Ganesh Bahadur Thapa (Pick 32ct for type), ink annotation top margin otherwise uncirculated and very rare (2) £250-350
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Nepal Rastra Bank, proof 20 rupees (2), orange-brown and multicoloured, ND (1982-), both King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing plumed crown at left, one with signature Kalyan Dikram Adhikary, one with signature of Ganesh Bahadur Thapa, also a partial die proof in orange and white (Pick 32 for type), ink annotation 'Approved' on first note, ink annotation in top margin of second note, good extremely fine and unusual, rare (3) £200-300
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Nepal Rastra Bank, one complete proof and several stage proofs (5) for 20 rupees, ND (1982), each showing the various layers of printing on the obverse and reverse, orange on multicolour underprint, King Birenda in royal dress and crown at left, Temple of Krishna of Patan at centre, reverse orange, swamp deer at centre, arms at right (LNZ NRB B29a, Pick 32), some with pencil annotations in one corner, rare and interesting (6) £150-200
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Netherlands State Note, specimen 1 gulden, 1945, serial number 1 AA000000, brown on light green, specimen 21/2 gulden, blue on pink, both with Portrait of Queen Wilhelmina at centre flanked by value, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse (Pick 70s, 71s), about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £150-200
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De Nederlandsche Bank, reverse and partial obverse proofs (2) for 20 gulden, 7 May 1945, with a fully printed reverse and only the underprint on the obverse, Moerdyk Bridge at centre-left (Pick 76 for type), irregular edges, thus presumably cut from a sheet, unusual 'printers waste', good extremely fine and rare (2) £150-200
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Netherlands State Note, specimen 20 gulden, 1945, serial number 1 AA000000, brown on multicolour, King William III at right, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse (Pick 76s), mounting traces, good extremely fine, scarce £250-300
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De Netherlandsche Bank, specimen 10 gulden (2), Amsterdam 4 March 1949, red serial number 5AM000000, blue, value at centre in multicoloured vignette, reverse landscape with windmill after a painting of J.I. Ruisdael, also Amsterdam 7 May 1945, red serial number IAA000000, reverse with Limburg colliery at centre, both perforated cancelled (Pick 83, 75), uncirculated and good extremely fine respectively (2) £300-400
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De Javasche Bank, Netherlands Indies, specimen 30 gulden, ND (ca 1919), blue and white, bank building at centre, value at left and right and low centre, reverse blue and multicoloured, value in field (Pick 67s), an ABNC engraving, red SPECIMEN overprint, light fold along left margin, extremely fine to about uncirculated, scarce £200-300
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De Javasche Bank, Netherlands Indies, specimen 40 gulden, ND (ca 1919), green and white, bank building at centre, value at left and right and low centre, reverse blue and multicoloured, value in field and red number F 6106 top centre (Pick 68s), an ABNC engraving, red SPECIMEN overprint, very slight curl at right margin, faint stamp at low left margin, extremely fine or better, scarce £200-300
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De Javasche Bank, Netherlands Indies, 100 gulden, 1930, serial number HO 09825, black, portrait of Jan Pieterzoon Coen at right, reverse blue and green, Javasche Bank building in Batavia at centre, A. Praasterink signature variety (Pick 73c), in PMG holder number 58, choice about uncirculated £200-300
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De Javasche Bank, Netherlands Indies, a consecutive trio of 5 gulden, 1939, serial number PG 08945-47, brown on light brown and green, 10 gulden, 1938, serial numbers AX 01935 and 01937, dark blue on light blue and pink, all with J.C. Van Waveren signature variety (Pick 78b, 79b), all in PMG holders numbers 58-66, about uncirculated to gem uncirculated (5) £200-300
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De Javasche Bank, Netherlands Indies, specimen 1/2 rupiah, 1948, prefix A/1, violet and pale blue-green, specimen 1 rupiah, 1948, prefix B/1, blue and pink, specimen 21/2 rupiah, 1948, prefix C/1, red, all flowers or trees at left, value at right (Pick 97s, 98s, 99s), mounting traces, black De La Rue seal at left, good extremely fine and rare (3) £350-450
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Newfoundland Government Cash Note, 25 cents, 1913-14, serial number 05769, black on red and pink underprint, vignette of forest and waterfall top centre, value ornate panels at left and right, reverse, orange and blue guilloche with value at centre (NF 7a), very fine, rare £200-250
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Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea, 20 francs, ND (1944), serial number F/T 005381, green, woman with wreath in her hair at left, catamaran canoe at centre, fisherman at right (Pick 49), original extremely fine, quite scarce £180-240
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Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea, 20 francs, ND (1944), serial number F/T 134674, green, woman with wreath in her hair at left, catamaran canoe at centre, fisherman at right (Pick 49), original extremely fine, quite scarce £150-200
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Institut d'Emission d'Outre-Mer, Nouvelles Hebrides, 100, 500 and 1000 francs, ND (1970 issue), multicoloured (Pick 18b, 19a, 20a), also Noumea, 20 francs, ND (1963), 100 francs, ND (1985) and 500 francs, ND (1973), multicoloured (Pick 50c, 60e, 63b), about uncirculated or better, a superb group (6) £250-300
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