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Bank Indonesia, die proof on card for 500 rupiah, ND (1957), black and white, tiger in ornate circular frame at left, elaborate scroll work low centre right, value low left, centre, and at top and low right, reverse, paddy terraces, buffalo, forest in background (Pick 52 for type), about uncirculated, an absolutely stunning item, rare £600-800
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Bank Indonesia, 1000 rupiah, 1958, serial number EFY 19100, red- brown, 5000 rupiah, 1958, serial number BAO 08559, lilac, 1000 rupiah, 1959, serial number DZ/1 83903, black on lilac and green underprint (Pick 61, 64, 71b), in PMG holder numbers 64 and 65, uncirculated (3) £200-300
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Bank Indonesia, 5 rupiah, grey, 10 rupiah, pink-red and 100 rupiah, green, all 1960 (1964), all President Sukharno at left, arms at centre (Pick 82a, 83, 86a), the colours different to the Pick colours, uncirculated (3) £300-400
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Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, green, 1/2 dinar, red-brown and 1 dinar, blue, all law of 1931, all King Ghazi at right, signatures of Kennet and Amin, te 1/2 dinar Amery and Chadirchi (Pick 7, 8, 9, Linzmayer GOI B7e, 8c, 9e), generally almost fine (3) £250-300
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Government of Iraq, colour trial 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1945), dark blue and multicoloured, a young King Faisal II wearing a white jacket at right, reverse dark blue, value and bank title (Pick 22ct, Linzmayer GOI B24ct), perforated, small red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare £1,500-2,000
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Government of Iraq, 1/4 dinar, ND (1945), serial number X380, 424, green on multicolour underprint, Faisal II as a boy at right, value at each corner (Pick 22), fresh and original good very fine, a very nice example £250-350
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National Bank of Iraq, specimen 10 dinars, 1947, serial number C 600001-E 100000, purple and multicoloured, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, Abdul Ilah Hafudh signature, reverse, violet, a winged bull and priest at centre, value at left (Pick 36s, Linzmayer NBI B10s), ink date '20/7/55' on reverse, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and rare £1,200-1,400
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National Bank of Iraq, colour trial 1/2 dinar, 1947, serial number H 000000, blue and multicoloured, King Faisal II as an adolescent at right, reverse blue, the spiral Minaret at the Great Mosque of Samarra at centre, value at left and at each corner (Pick 38ct, Linzmayer NBI B12t), perforated, uncirculated and very rare £1,000-1,200
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Central Bank of Iraq, colour trial 5 dinars, 1958, zero serial numbers, green and multicoloured, arms at right, reverse green, Hammurabi receiving the scrolls, value at left and at each corner, also a specimen 5 dinars, red and multicoloured, as previous but signature of Nadhim al-Zahawi (Pick 54ct, s, Linzmayer CBI B11act, s), ink date in top margin of the specimen otherwise uncirculated, rare (2) £500-700
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Central Bank of Iraq, Republic Issue, colour trial 1 dinar, ND (1971), zero serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, oil refinery at centre, signature of Saleh Kubba at right, reverse purple and white, the al-Mustansiriyah school in Baghdad at centre, value at left, also a colour trial 5 dinars, ND (1971), blue and brown, the National Parliament building in Baghdad at centre, Saleh Kubba signature, reverse blue, Hammurabi and the scrolls (Pick 58ct, 59ct, Linzmayer CBI B15act16act), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint on face, uncirculated and rare (2) £500-700
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Central Bank of Iraq, Republic Issue, colour trial 10 dinars, ND (1971), zero serial numbers, blue, green and multicoloured, the Dukan Dam at centre, Abdul Hassan Zalzalah signature at right, reverse green and mauve, priest and Assyrian ox at centre, value at left (Pick 60ct, Linzmayer CBI B17ct), perforated, mounting traces at left, small red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and rare £400-600
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Central Bank of Iraq, Republic Issue, specimen 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5 and 10 dinars, ND (1973), all with zero serial numbers, green, purple and multicoloured, blue, red and purple respectively, Grain silos, cement factory, Aldora oil refinery, National Parliament building and the Dukan Dam respectively, all signature of Fawzi al-Kaissi at right (Pick 61as-65as, Linzmayer CBI B18as-22as), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare (5) £700-900
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Central Bank of Iraq, an almost complete set of notes from 1959 to 2003, missing only two notes (Pick 51-61, 63-75, 77-96) all extremely fine or better, most uncirculated, a useful set (49) £180-230
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Central Bank of Iraq, four pairs of obverse and reverse printers archival photographs for 1 dinar, ND (c1959-60), black and white, two formats, all with arms of the Republic of Iraq at right, reverse of the first format with scientist at left, oil refinery at centre, second format with ancient bull-headed harp at centre (Pick unlisted designs), an interesting record of unproduced notes (8) £400-600
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Central Bank of Iraq, obverse and reverse archival photographs of an early design of the 1 dinar, ND (1971), black and white, Aldora Oil Refinery at centre, value at top corners, reverse, Doorway to Mustansiriya at centre (Pick 58, LNZ CBI B15 for similar), the key differences are in the borders and other designs surrounding the central features, an interesting study in the evolving design of a note (2) £200-250
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Central Bank of Iraq, obverse and reverse archival photographs of an early design of the 10 dinars, ND (1971), black and white, what appears to be an outlet of a dam at centre, value at each corner, reverse, Winged Bull statue (Pick 60, LNZ CBI B17 for similar), the central vignette may be the opposite view from that on the issued note, as it looks downriver from a dam, an interesting record of the design process (2) £250-350
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Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse and reverse printers archival composite essay on board for a proposed issue of 5 dinars, ND (1980's), no serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, Saddam Hussein at right, statue and ruins low centre, value low left and top right, reverse purple and brown, hall by water at centre, vase with falcon lid at left, value at each corner (Pick unlisted, Linzmayer unlisted), unique and attractive (2) £600-800
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, a group of trial/specimens for the 1948 issue, comprising 500 mils, £1, £5 and £10, all orange on cream paper, zero serial numbers and purple DUGMA overprints (Pick 1-4 for type), uncirculated, rare (4) £5,600-6,000
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, trial/specimens £50, 1948 issue, orange on cream paper, zero serial numbers and purple DUGMA overprint (Pick 5 for type), uncirculated, rare £2,500-3,000
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, proof uniface 50 mils on large format card, ND ( October 1948), black text on blue and white, mosaic (from the floor at the synagogue at Beit Alpha), values at each corner, Kaplan signature (Pick 6 for type, Birnbaum page 92 for similar design in red, Tepper p.50), manuscript signature of O.Wallish the designer below design. Good extremely fine and very rare £1,200-1,600
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, proof uniface 100 mils on large format card, ND (October 1948), black text on green and white, mosaic (from the floor at the synagogue at Beit Alpha), values at each corner, Kaplan signature (Pick 6 for type, Birnbaum page 92 for similar design in red, Tepper p.50), manuscript signature of O.Wallish the designer below design. Good extremely fine and very rare £1,200-1,600
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, proof uniface 100 mils on board, ND (1948), black text on green-blue and white on large format card, values at each corner, Kaplan signature, vertical purple handstamp 'DUGMA in field (Pick 6 for type, Birnbaum page 92 for similar design in red), manuscript signature of O.Wallish the designer below design. Extremely fine and very rare £1,200-1,600
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, proof uniface 100 mils on board, ND (1948), black text on teal and white on larger format paper, values at each corner, Kaplan signature (Pick 7 for type, Birnbaum page 92 for similar design in red), uncirculated and rare £1,200-1,600
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, underprint proofs for 50 pruta, 1952, both obverse and reverse, orange on cream paper, value at centre (Pick 9 for type), uncirculated and rare (2) £2,500-3,000
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, underprint proofs for 100 pruta, 1952, both obverse and reverse, green on cream paper, value at centre (Pick 10 for type), uncirculated and rare (2) £2,500-3,000
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Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited, 500 mils, ND (1948-51), serial number A933883, dark grey on brown underprint, value at centre and each corner (Pick 14a), fresh and original, good very fine to about extremely fine, a nice example £150-200
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Anglo Palestine Bank Limited, hand executed reverse proof for £5, ND (c.1948), black text on cream board, red and yellow colour bar at low centre, value at each corner (Pick not listed, similar to 16), unique £2,000-2,500
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Anglo Palestine Bank Limited, hand executed reverse proof for £10, ND (c.1948), black text on cream board, red and yellow colour bar at low centre, value at each corner (Pick not listed, similar to 17), unique £2,600-3,000
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Anglo Palestine Bank Limited, hand executed reverse proof for £50, ND (c.1948), dark grey text on cream board, red and blue colour bar at low centre, value at each corner (Pick not listed, similar to 18), unique £2,500-3,000
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Il Banco di Napoli, Italy, specimen Fede di Credito 50 to 200 lire, ND (1868), grey and green, 201 to 500 lire, ND (1868), grey and light orange, 510 to 1000 lire, ND (1868), light blue and grey, 2001 to 4000 lire (2), ND (1868), grey and light tan, and 10001 to sopra, ND (1868), grey and light red, all without serial numbers (Ga.01.1420, 1442b, 1422c, 1422e, 1422h), first, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, second, hole punched SPECIMEN, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, third, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, fourth, hole punched in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated, fifth, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, sixth, SPECIMEN B.W&Co LONDON, in ICG holder number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated (6), a superb group, rare £500-700
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Banca Nazionale Toscana, specimen 500 lire, 9 September 1869, black, pale brown, bank title and value in pale pink panels, turreted female head (Italia) at left, Dante laureate at right, value in field, counterfoil at left, reverse pink and pale brown, value inverted at centre (Pick S768s, Crapanzano-Giulianini NT 27s), good extremely fine, attractive and very rare £1,000-1,200
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Banca Toscana di Credito, specimen 100 lire, 1 July 1874, serial number 60001, uniface, dark and light grey on pale orange paper, portrait of crowned female in elaborate frame at left, bank title at centre, ornate panels around (Pick S775), with counterfoil, hole punched, in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated, striking £1,000-1,200
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Banca Romana, Italy, specimen 1000 lire, ND (1872), serial number S/251234, grey blue and pink on cream paper, crowned and helmeted figures in circular frames at left and right, Romulus and Remus with she wolf low centre, arms top centre, ornate border, reverse, pink (Pick S802), hole punched, with counterfoil, in ICG holder number 48, extra fine + £1,000-1,200
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Banco di Napoli, specimen 25 lire with counterfoil, 1 March 1883, serial number B/Q 00000, black and pink, portrait of Cavour at left, value in each corner, reverse brown and pink, medallic heads of Mercury at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Pick S843s), pencil date 'Jun 84' at top of counterfoil, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £300-500
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Il Banco di Sicilia, printer's archival specimen 50 lire with counterfoil, Palermo, 11 April 1879, serial number run 120001 to 130000, black and green on rose underprint, bank seal at upper centre, value at centre and in guilloches in each corner, reverse value at left and right and at upper and lower centre, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S890s), choice, good extremely fine, rare £400-450
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Il Banco di Sicilia, printer's archival specimen 100 Lire with counterfoil, Palermo, 11 April 1879, serial number run 85001 to 90000, black and red on brown underprint, bank seal at upper centre, value at centre and in guilloches in each corner, reverse brown and rose, value at centre and at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW&Co LONDON (Pick S891s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £280-320
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Banco del Popolo, Italy, specimen 50 lire, ND (1866), no serial number, black and green on tan paper, female allegories and arms in border, counterfoil at left (Pick S944s), mounting traces on reverse, in ICG holder 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, a lovely example of a very rare type £450-650
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Banca Italo Germanica, specimen 50 lire, 187-, serial number F00001, light and dark grey, castle in ornate frame at left, and Venice scene at right, value in each corner, reverse, grey, light orange and pink (Pick S974s), in ICG holder number 63, uncirculated £500-700
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Banco di Sicilia, printer's archival specimen 50 lire with counterfoil, Palermo 11 April 1874, serial number run 110001 to 120000, black, rose and green, triskeles at upper centre, value at centre and in each corner, reverse extract from penal code at centre, value at left and right, perforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDON (Pick S980s, Crapanzano-Giulianini S152s), pencil date 'Sep 11 88' at top of counterfoil, 12mm tear in counterfoil at lower left, small stain at lower right, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £140-220
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Banco del Popolo, Italy, specimen 30 lire, Firenze, 18- (ca 1867), black text on yellow and brown, arms flanked by maidens top centre, arms at left and right, Ceres low centre, counterfoil at left (Gavello 38 for type), good extremely fine and very rare £400-600
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Barclays Bank, (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Jamaica, £10, 1 March 1940, serial number D002, 816, black on blue and multicolour underprint, bank title top centre, arms at right, reverse bank title, value right and left, arms at centre (Pick S148c), in PMG holder number 25, very fine, a beautiful note retaining vibrant colour £250-350
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Government of Jamaica, black and white printers archival photograph showing an unissued design for a 5/-, 1919, zero serial numbers, George V in military uniform and cap at left, arms at right, value at low centre and top left and right, reverse arms at centre, value at left and right (unlisted design), a wonderful design bearing very little resemblance to anything actually produced, almost certainly a unique record (2) £200-250
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Government of Jamaica, black and white printers archival photograph showing an unissued design for a 10/-, 1919, zero serial numbers, George V in military uniform and cap at left, native man at low right, banana farmers with donkey at low left, value at centre and top right, reverse arms at centre, value at left and right (unlisted design), an attractive design nothing like the issued notes, unique and important (2) £200-250
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Government of Jamaica, obverse and reverse archival photographs for an unissued 5 shillings, ND (c1928), black and white, arms at top left, George V at top right, Roaring River Falls at centre, sugar cane and banana harvesting at left and right, reverse Flat Bridge over the Rio Cobre River at centre (this design not listed anywhere), pencil dates on reverse "2/7/28", similar in some respects to the 1918 issue, but larger format and several different elements, unique and an important record (2) £200-250
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Government of Jamaica, specimen 5/-, 15 August 1958, serial number 34 00000, orange, specimen 10/- 1 November 1940, serial number C/34 00000, blue, specimen £1 19 May 1960, serial number 63C 00000, green, all with King George VI at right and value at left, all perforated CANCELLED (LNZ GOJ B6ms, B7cs, B10js, Pick 37, 38, 41), in ICG holders the 5/- number 40* very fine, remaining two number 50*, extremely fine to about uncirculated (3) £500-600
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Government of Jamaica, £1, 7 April 1955, serial number 28B 72006, green, George VI at left, value at right and each corner, reverse green and multicolour, arms at top centre, value at left and right (Pick 47, LNZ GOJ B15a), wonderfully original about uncirculated to uncirculated £200-300
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Government of Jamaica, £5, 4 July 1960, serial number 11A 10648, blue on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at left, value at right and in top corners, reverse blue, mining buildings and banana tree (LNZ GOJ B16b, Pick 48b), a really good example, uncirculated and very rare in this grade £2,000-2,500
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Government of Jamaica, £5, 4 July 1960, serial number 24A46809, blue on multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at left, value in colourful tablet at left, reverse, bauxite mine buildings centre and left, banana tree at right (LNZ GOJ B16, Pick 48), about extremely fine £200-250
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Bank of Jamaica, 5 shillings, ND (1960), serial number FK276001, red on pale multicolour underprint, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at left, value in each corner and at centre, arms low centre, reverse, bank title top centre, waterfall, also, $20, ND (1976), serial number H401829, maroon on multicolour underprint, Noel. N. Nethersole at left, national flag at centre, arms at low centre, value at each corner, Brown signature (LNZ BOJ B1, BOJ B18a, Pick 49, 63), first, about uncirculated, second, completely original and very scarce in this grade, uncirculated with wonderful embossing £200-230
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Bank of Jamaica, a small specimen set from the 1960 issue comprising 5/-, serial number EU 000000, red, 10/- serial number HG 0000000, blue, £1, serial number EE 000000, green, all with Queen Elizabeth at left, coat of arms lower centre (LNZ BOJ B4bs, 5ds, 6ds, Pick 51A-C), in ICG holders the 10/- number 50*, extremely fine to about uncirculated, the remainder number 55*, almost uncirculated (3) £500-600
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