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Norway, Store Norsk Spitsbergen Kulkonpani, 5 kroner, 1961, serial number L1. 1552*, black on green underprint, manuscript signature low right, reverse red, unlisted, unusual and rare, good fine £150-200
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Norway, Kings Bay Kull Comp., unissued 50 ore, 1948-49, no serial numbers, series B, black on pale brown underprint, reverse black, unlisted, unusual and rare, uncirculated £100-150
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Central Bank of Oman, obverse and reverse printers archival photographs for 20 rials, ND (1976), black and white, Sultan Qaboos bin Said at right, arms at low centre, reverse Bank Building at left (Pick 20 for similar, LNZ CBO B8 for similar), almost the same as the issued note, but with arms at low centre instead of top centre, a unique record (2) £200-250
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PAKISTAN
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Government of Pakistan, 1 rupee (3), ND (1948), serial numbers S/47 918191-93, green on multicolour underprint, George VI on coin at top right, value at centre and top left and right (Pick 1, LNZ GOP B1a), section missing from left margin where torn from pack, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce, particularly as a consecutive trio (3) £450-550
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Government of Pakistan, a group of notes comprising 1 rupee (2), 2 rupees, 5 rupees (2), 10 rupees, all ND (1948), all George VI portrait and Deshmukh signature except Jones signature on the 1 rupees (Pick 1, 1A, 2, 3, Linzmayer GOP B1a, 2a, 3a, 4a), generally very fine, the 2 rupees good very fine and rare (6) £300-400
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Pakistan, Reserve Bank of India, 5 rupees, ND (1948), serial numbers A/41 239853, green on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, reverse green, antelope at centre (Pick 2, LNZ GOP B3a), in ICG holder 25* fine to very fine, hole in watermark, scarce £150-200
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Pakistan, Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees (2), ND (1948), consecutive serial numbers H/97 599519-20, purple in multicolour underprint, George VI at right, reverse purple, dhow at centre (Pick 3, LNZ GOP B4a), in ICG holders 40* very fine to extremely fine, and 35* good very fine, respectively, both with some small stains, scarce in this grade as a pair (2) £500-700
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Pakistan, Reserve Bank of India, 10 rupees, ND (1948), serial number J/17 463847, purple on multicolour underprint, George VI at right, reverse purple, dhow at centre (Pick 3, LNZ GOP B4a), in ICG holder 50, extremely fine to about uncirculated £450-550
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Pakistan, Reserve Bank of India, 100 rupees, Karachi, ND (1938-), serial number B/55 005525, green and lilac, George VI at right, Deshmukh signature, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN in text at left, reverse green, tiger at centre (Pick 3A, Linzmayer GOP B5a, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2F for similar) pinholes, bank stamp on reverse otherwise an original good very fine and quite rare £1,000-1,500
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Government of Pakistan, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1949), serial number A/00 000000, green on multicoloured underprint, crescent moon and star at right, value in each corner, reverse arches at left, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one cancel hole (LNZ GOP B9, Pick 4s), in ICG holder number 58, about uncirculated and rare £400-600
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Government of Pakistan, 1 rupee, ND (1949), serial number A/11 647075, green, pale orange and lilac, star and crescent at left, Victor Turner signature, reverse green, the Naulakha Pavilion at Lahore Fort left centre small staining top centre on reverse, minor pinholes otherwise an original extremely fine and a scarce type £100-150
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Government of Pakistan, an unissued 5 rupees, ND (1948), no serial numbers, blue and white and pale orange, star and crescent at right, value at left, no signatures, reverse blue and white (Pick 5 for type, Linzmayer GOP B6 for type), central crease and printers mark otherwise extremely fine and very rare without numbers or signatures £600-800
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Government of Pakistan, specimen 5 rupees, ND (1948), serial number J00000, blue on tan underprint, crescent moon and star at right, value at left, reverse value in ornate guilloches, overprinted in black with one De La Rue Specimen oval at lower right on obverse and SPECIMEN No 47 at lower left (LNZ GOP B6as2, Pick 5s), ink annotations and date '29-10-47' in top margin, mounting traces, in ICG holder number 40*, very fine to extremely fine and rare £450-550
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Government of Pakistan, 5 and 10 rupees, ND (1948), blue and orange respectively, star and moon at right, also State Bank of Pakistan, 10 rupees, ND (1951), brown, Shalimar Garden at centre (Pick 5, 6, 13), all original good very fine (3) £100-150
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Government of Pakistan, 5 rupees, ND (1948), prefix DC, blue and white and pale orange, star and crescent at right, value at left, no signatures, reverse blue and white, 10 rupees (2), prefixes DF, EN, orange-red and 100 rupees, prefix J, green (Pick 5a, 6a, 7a, Linzmayer GOP B6a, 7a, 8a), first central crease, extremely fine, balance fine to very fine (4) £150-250
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Government of Pakistan, 10 rupees, ND (1948), serial number AT378593, orange on blue and green underprint, crescent and star at right, value at left (Pick 6, LNZ GOP B7a), in ICG holder 50* extremely fine to about uncirculated, tiny spot at low centre, but lovely condition for type £200-250
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Government of Pakistan, 100 rupees (2), ND (1948), consecutive serial numbers A829347-48, green on orange underprint, crescent and star at right, value at left (Pick 7, LNZ GOP B8a), in ICG holders 48* good extremely fine some stains in margins, but a lovely pair and quite rare in this grade (2) £500-700
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Government of Pakistan, specimen 1 rupee, ND (1953), zero serial numbers, blue on pale pink underprint, arms at right, value at each corner, Mumtaz Hasan signature, reverse blue, Naulakha Pavilion in Shahi Qila, red specimen overprint (Pick 9s, GOP B11bs for type), in ICG holder number 66, choice uncirculated and rare £300-400
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Government of Pakistan, 1 rupee (2), ND (1952), prefixes A 61 and B/72, blue and lilac, star and crescent at right, Turner and Qadir signatures respectively (Pick 8a, b, Linzmayer GOP B10a, b), pinholes, extremely fine and fine, scarce (2) £140-180
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Government of Pakistan, 1 rupee (4), ND (1953), blue and lilac, star and crescent at right, signatures 3, 4, 6, 7 respectively, reverse blue, State Bank of Pakistan, 1 rupee (6), blue, signatures 8, 9, 10 and a 1 rupee with handstamped Bangladesh overprint, State Bank 1 rupee (4), signatures 10, 11, brown, 1 rupee (4), ND (1974-1979), blue, signatures 11, 12, 13, also later issues 1 rupee (34), 1981- and 2 rupees (10) (Pick 9, 9A, 24A, 25ff, Linzmayer GOP B11c, d, f, g, 12a, b, c, B15a, b, c, B16ff, Bangladesh PRB B2a), mixed but generally extremely fine, a few better (62) £180-240
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 2 rupees, ND (1949), serial number G/00 000000, brown on pink and light green underprint, tower on wall encircling the tomb of Jahingir in Lahore at right, value in each corner, reverse Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, red SPECIMEN overprint, on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (LNZ SBP B1as1, Pick 11s), in ICG holder number 50*, extremely fine to about uncirculated and very rare £600-800
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State Bank of Pakistan, 2 rupees, ND (1949), serial number G/23 604479, brown, minaret from the tomb of Jahangir in Lahore at right, signature of Zahid Hussain low centre (Pick 11, Linzmayer SBP B1a), about fine and a scarce type £150-200
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State Bank of Pakistan, 2 rupees (2), ND (1949-53), consecutive serial numbers G/30 631271-72, brown on pink and green underprint, Minaret at right, value at each corner, reverse brown, Badshahi Mosque (Pick 11, LNZ SBP B1a), the first is The Banknote Book plate note, both in ICG holders 55* almost uncirculated, hand stamp on reverse, showing through to obverse, a really fantastic pair of notes, very rare as a consecutive pair (2) £2,000-2,500
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 5 rupees, ND (1951), serial number A 000000, purple on light green underprint, jute-laden boat at centre, reverse Khyber Pass, red SPECIMEN overprint with one De La Rue Specimen oval at upper centre (LNZ SBP B2as1, Pick 12s), slight mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine and very scarce £400-500
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 5 rupees, ND (1953), zero serial number, purple on light green underprint, jute-laden boat at centre, reverse Khyber Pass, red SPECIMEN overprint in Urdu on obverse (LNZ SBP B2bs, Pick 12s), in ICG holder number 58, about uncirculated and very scarce £400-500
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 10 rupees, ND (1951), serial number LA/1 000000, brown on pale yellow green underprint, Shalimar Gardens Lahore, reverse tombs near Thatta, overprinted SPECIMEN in black with two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse (LNZ SBP B3ds, Pick 13s), mounting traces, ink annotation and date '20-2-62', in top margin, in ICG holder number 55*, almost uncirculated and very scarce £400-500
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State Bank of Pakistan, 5 rupees (3), ND (1951-1960), purple, boat with jute at centre, signatures 1, 2, 3, 10 rupees (5), brown, Shalimar Gardens in Lahore at centre, signatures 1, 2, 3(2), 5, 100 rupees (3), ND (1954), purple, value at left, signature 2, Karachi issue (Pick 12, 13, 14 Linzmayer SBP B2a, b, c, B3a, b, d, f, B4d) mixed but several good extremely fine (11) £200-300
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 100 rupees, ND (1953), serial number D/00 000000, reddish-purple on pale orange underprint, value in ornate guilloche at left and at lower right, reverse ornate geometric pattern, value in each corner, black overprint SPECIMEN in Urdu on obverse and reverse (LNZ SBP B4bs2, Pick 14s), in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £600-800
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 100 rupees, ND (1951), serial number D/000000, reddish purple on pale orange underprint, crescent moon and star at right, value at left, reverse value in ornate guilloches, black SPECIMEN horizontal overprint two De La Rue Specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two cancel holes (LNZ SBP B4bs1, Pick 14s), glue residue on both obverse and reverse, in ICG holder number 55*, almost uncirculated and very scarce £500-700
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State Bank of Pakistan, 100 rupees (2), ND (1953), consecutive serial numbers P932590-91, purple on yellow and orange underprint, crescent and star at right, value at left (Pick 14b LNZ SBP B4d), in ICG holders 60 about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £400-500
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Pakistan, a vignette of Jinnah as first seen on the series of 1957, dark purple, some ink patches missing from the jacket so likely a test piece, in ICG older 55* almost uncirculated, small rust spots, very rare £500-700
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State Bank of Pakistan, a selection of the 1957-1971 issues comprising 5 rupees, purple, 10 rupees (2), brown, 50 rupees, green, 100 rupees (7), green, signature 2, Lahore, signature 3, Dhaka and three no place name, 5 no place name, also 500 rupees (3), red, signature 4 for Dhaka and for Lahore, signature 5 for Karachi, all Mohamed Ali Jinnah portrait (Pick 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, Linzmayer SBP B5b, 6a, 7a, 8c, g, i, 9a, c, d), mixed grades but generally very fine (14) £150-250
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State Bank of Pakistan, 10 rupees (2), ND (1971), serial numbers GK399587-88, brown on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at left, value at each corner (Pick 16, LNZ SBP B6b), the usual staple holes, about uncirculated to uncirculated and an attractive consecutive pair (2) £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, a selection of the 1972-1975 issues comprising 5 rupees (2), 10 rupees (2), 50 rupees (2), 100 rupees (2), blue, both signature 7, later issues, 1976-, 5 rupees (27), 10 rupees (30), 20 rupees (41), 50 rupees (10), 100 (11), 500 and 1000 rupees, all Mohammed Ali Jinnah portrait (Pick 20, 21, 22, 23, 28ff, Linzmayer SBP B13a for first 100 rupees), mixed but generally extremely fine to uncirculated (130) £250-350
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 10 rupees (2), ND (1971-), serial number DA 000000, green and multicoloured, President Mohammed Ali Jinnah at left, Ghulam Ishaq Khan signature, reverse green, Shalimar Gardens, value at each corner (Pick 21bs, Linzmayer SBP B11bs), one with red SPECIMEN overprint, one perforated SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE, uncirculated and rare (2) £600-800
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Government of Pakistan, 1 rupee (2), ND (1977), consecutive replacement serial numbers 1/* 035471-72, blue on multicolour underprint, value at top and low left, crescent and star at right, reverse blue, minaret at left (Pick 24A, GOP B15b), 2 sets of staple holes, otherwise flawless uncirculated, scarce replacement serial numbers (2) £150-200
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ERROR: State Bank of Pakistan, 50 rupees, ND (1976-84), serial number FAM0421608, dark purple on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right, incorrect cut/fold and extra paper with colour bars (Pick 30, LNZ SBP B16a), very fine and a spectacular error £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, ERROR: 100 rupees, ND (1976-84), serial number EJ259440, red on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right, gutter fold error diagonally through the head of Jinnah (Pick 31, LNZ SBP B17a), in ICG holder 20*, fine, rare £150-200
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State Bank of Pakistan, ERROR: 100 rupees, ND (1976-84), no serial numbers on obverse, but remains of serial numbers on reverse, red on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right (Pick 31, LNZ SBP B17a), black crayon cancellation on face, about extremely fine, rare £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, ERROR: 100 rupees, ND (1976-84), serial number MAH1886004, red on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right, folding error with extra paper and colour bars (Pick 31, LNZ SBP B17a), very fine and a spectacular error £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 100 rupees, ND (1976), zero serial numbers, red and pale orange, Mohammed Ali Jinnah at right, reverse red, the Islamic College at Peshawar left centre (Pick 31s), red SPECIMEN overprint, about extremely fine and rare £250-350
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State Bank of Pakistan, 100 rupees (2), ND (1976-82), serial numbers *KQ088583-84, red and orange on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right (Pick 31, LNZ SBP B17c), the usual staple holes, otherwise uncirculated (2) £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, ERROR: 100 rupees, ND (1976-84), serial number EAJ5899836, red on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right, folding error with large flap of extra paper and colour bars at low left (Pick 31, LNZ SBP B17a), original good very fine and a really great looking error £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, specimen 50 rupees, ND (1981-82), serial number 000000, purple and slate-violet on multicoloured underprint, Mohammed Ali Jinnah at right, reverse main gate of Lahore Fort; also specimen 100 rupees, ND (1981-82), serial number 000000, red, orange and tan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah at right, reverse Islamia College, Peshawar, both overprinted SPECIMEN in Urdu in red on obverse and in English on reverse (Pick 35s, 36s), the first note twelve pinholes at top right, 16mm tear at lower right, mounting traces, otherwise extremely fine, the second fourteen pinholes at top left, otherwise about extremely fine, sold with printer's envelope, rare (2) £150-250
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State Bank of Pakistan, ERROR: 50 rupees with a serial number error, ND (1986), serial numbers ZQ243306 and XQ243216, dark red and purple on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right (Pick 40, LNZ SBP B25a), perfect uncirculated, a rare error £120-160
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State Bank of Pakistan, ERROR: 50 rupee note, ND (1999), serial number EL8223202, green and olive green on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right, reverse with only the top half of the note printed properly, the lower half with only underprint present (Pick 42, LNZ SBP B27f), original and fresh good very fine to about extremely fine, a very obvious reverse error £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, proof/specimen 5 rupees, 1997, no serial numbers or signatures, pink on green and multicolour underprint, Jinnah at right, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 44s, LNZ SBP B29p), in ICG holder 68, gem uncirculated, scarce £150-200
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ERROR: State Bank of Pakistan, 1000 rupees, ND (2007), serial number M0280791, purple and blue on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at centre-right, gutter fold error vertically through the head of Jinnah (Pick 50, LNZ SBP B38a), good very fine, a rare and interesting error £100-150
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State Bank of Pakistan, 5000 rupees, 2006, serial number F7942730, red and brown on multicolour underprint, Jinnah at centre right (Pick 51, LNZ SBP B39a), flawless uncirculated £80-120
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State Bank of Pakistan, Haj issue, 10 rupees, ND (ca 1950), serial number B 490650, green and multicoloured, President Ali Jinnah at left, Durrani signature, black overprint FOR HAJ PILGRIMS FROM PAKISTAN FOR USE IN SAUDI ARABIA ONLY, reverse green, Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, at centre (Pick R3, SBP BR3b), in PCGS holder 63, 'CHOICE NEW, apparent minor stains', rare £500-800
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