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Territory of Western Samoa, specimen proof 10 shillings, Wellington, ND (ca 1959), no serial numbers, no signatures, black on brown and green underprint, palm tree and beach scene at upper centre, value at left and right, reverse value in ornate guilloches perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 7dp), mounting traces, ink date '15/ 9/ 60' and annotations in obverse top margin, pencil annotation in top reverse margin, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £250-350
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Territory of Western Samoa, 10 shillings, 7 February 1956, serial number 161308, green and pale pink, palm trees at centre, reverse green and pale orange (Pick 7), a number of folds and some discolouration but relatively crisp, fine or better £180-230
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Territory of Western Samoa, £1, 1 April 1958, serial number 343717, mauve on multicolour underprint, thatched village hut low centre, reverse, light brown, pink and blue (Pick 8), a number of folds and some discolouration but relatively crisp, fine or better £300-400
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Territory of Western Samoa, printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, Wellington, ND (1960-61), Provisional Issue, serial number run 359001 to 379000, no signatures, black on brown and green underprint, palm tree and beach scene at upper centre, value at left and right, overprinted in red on obverse and reverse BANK OF WESTERN SAMOA / Legal tender in Western Samoa by virtue of the Bank of Western Samoa Ordnance 1959, reverse value in ornate guilloches, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 10s), mounting traces, ink date '15/ 9/ 60' and annotations in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £250-350
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Bank of Western Samoa, specimen proof 10 shillings, no serial numbers, no signatures; printer's archival specimen 10 shillings, serial run 000001 to 200000, both perforated SPECIMEN; specimen 10 shillings, serial number 000000, overprinted SPECIMEN horizontally in red on obverse, one punch hole, all ND (1963), green and multicoloured, all arms at left, boat at right, reverse hut and two palm trees at centre (Pick 13p, 13s (2)), mounting traces, ink dates and annotations in top margins, otherwise extremely fine to good extremely fine (3) £100-150
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Bank of Western Samoa, specimen proof £1, no serial numbers, no signatures; printer's archival specimen £1, serial run 000001 to 500000, both perforated SPECIMEN; specimen £1, serial number 000000, overprinted SPECIMEN horizontally in red on obverse, one punch hole, all ND (1963), blue and multicoloured, all arms at centre, palm trees at left and right, reverse hut and seascape with palm trees set in arched vignette (Pick 14p, 14s (2)), mounting traces, ink dates and annotations in top margins, the first otherwise about extremely fine, the remainder good extremely fine (3) £100-150
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Bank of Western Samoa, specimen proof £5, no serial numbers, no signatures; printer's archival specimen £5, serial run 000001 to 050000, both ND (1963), brown and multicoloured, rava bowl at left, flag at centre right, arms at lower right, reverse shoreline with trees and islands, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick 15p, 15s), mounting traces, ink date '20/ 9/ 62' and annotations in top margins, otherwise about extremely fine (2) £100-150
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Bank of Western Samoa, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for 10 tala, ND (ca 1967), serial number 000000, green, pink and blue on multicoloured underprint, tava bowl at left, flag at centre right, arms at lower right, value in each corner, reverse shoreline with palm and banana trees, one punch hole (Pick 18 for type), good extremely fine, unique (2) £200-250
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South Arabian Currency Authority, specimen 1 and 5 dinars, ND (1965), serial numbers A1 00000, blue and red respectively, dhow at centre, city and shoreline behind, value at each corner, perforated CANCELLED, both with Owen signature (LNZ SACA B3as, B4as, Pick 3as, 4as), both with annotations in margins, in ICG holders 58*, about uncirculated plus and 60*, about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £100-150
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South Arabian Currency Authority, specimen 5 and 10 dinars, ND (1965-67), prefixes A1 and E5, red and brown respectively, dhow at centre, city and shoreline behind, value at each corner, red SPECIMEN overprints and De La Rue ovals, both with Ireland signature (LNZ SACA B4bs, B5bs, Pick 4bs, 5s), in ICG holders 40*, good very fine to about extremely fine and 55*, almost uncirculated, both with mounting residue (2) £150-200
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Bank of Yemen, specimen 10 dinars, ND (1984), serial number 000000 AH/1, brown, dhow at centre with shoreline behind, value at each corner, red SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, two cancellation holes, specimen number 001 (LNZ BOY B4as, Pick 9as), in INC holder 40*, good very fine to about extremely fine £200-250
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Yemen Currency Board, obverse and reverse printers archival photograph showing a design for the 1964 issue of 10 rials, black and white, obverse same as that issued but with ornate design at right, and no arms at right, also central text different, reverse same as issued, but in reverse (Linzmayer ARY B3, Pick 3 for similar), unique and interesting (2) £100-150
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Yemen Currency Board, specimen colour trial set of the ND (1964) Issue, all Arabic serial number A/1 000000, all coat of arms at left, comprising 1 rial, blue, reverse houses and minaret in Sana'a; 5 rials, olive-green, reverse Lion of Timna sculpture; and 10 rials, purple, reverse dam, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red twice on obverse and once on reverse, one punch hole (Pick 1ct, 2ct, 3ct), two staple holes at top left on all three notes, otherwise uncirculated and rare (3) £300-400
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Yemen Currency Board, specimen colour trial 20 rials, ND (1971), serial number A/1 000000, green and purple, Palace on the Rock, reverse Sana'a cityscape; specimen colour trial 1 rial, ND (1973), serial number A/1 000000, purple and brown, Al Baqilyah mosque at left, reverse coffee plants; also specimen 100 riyals, ND (1976), serial number 1/13 000000, red-violet, marble sculpture at left, reverse view of Ta'izz, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 9ct, 11act, 16s), about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce (3) £200-300
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Central Bank of Yemen, specimen 1 rial, green, 5 rials, red, 10 rials, blue, all ND (1973), also 25 rials, purple, all zero serial numbers, ND (1983), all al-Sanabani signature except the 5 rials which is Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani signature (Pick 11s, 12s, 13s, 19s, CBY B1bs, 2as, 3bs, 11as), all red Arabic specimen overprint, perforated, uncirculated and scarce (4) £400-600
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Central Bank of Yemen, colour trial 10 rials, ND (1973), purple, bronze head of King Dhamer Ali and colour trial 20 rials, purple, sculpture of a seated figure with grapes at left, all signature of Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani at low centre, red SPECIMEN overprint, single hole punch (LNZ CBY B3ct, B4ct, Pick 13, 14), in ICG holder, the first note number 60, about uncirculated to uncirculated, second number 66, choice uncirculated (2) £200-300
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Central Bank of Yemen, specimen 50 rials, ND (1971), olive-green, Ma'adkarib at left, Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani signature, also specimen 100 rials, ND (1978), purple, cherub and gryphon at left, al Sanabani signature, both zero serial numbers (Pick 15s, 16s, CBY B5bs, 6as), red Arabic specimen overprint, perforated, uncirculated and scarce (2) £300-350
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Central Bank of Yemen, specimen 50 rials, ND (1978), green, statue of Ma'adkarib at left, Abdulla Mohamed al-Sanabani signature and specimen 100 rials, ND (1971), purple, sculpture of a gryphon and cherub at left, signature of Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (Pick 15s, 16s, CBY B5bs, B6as), red Arabic SPECIMEN overprint, perforated, uncirculated and rare (2) £200-250
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Central Bank of Yemen, one complete proof and several stage proofs (5) for 50 rials, ND (1978-85), each showing the various layers of printing on the obverse and reverse, olive green on multicolour underprint, bronze statue at left, value at each corner (LNZ CBY B5, Pick 15), pencil annotations in one corner, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (6) £150-200
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Central Bank of Yemen, one complete proof and several stage proofs (5) for 100 rials, ND (1984), each showing the various layers of printing on the obverse and reverse, purple on multicolour underprint, marble sculpture at left, value at each corner (LNZ CBY B12, Pick 21A), pencil annotations in one corner, about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (6) £150-200
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National Bank of Yugoslavia, 10 dinara, 1950, dark green on paler green underprint, young soldier at right, value at centre and each corner (Pick 67Sa), in ICG holder 70, perfect uncirculated £120-160
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National Bank of Yugoslavia, 20 dinara, 1950, red-brown on orange underprint, boy at right, value at centre and each corner (Pick 67T), in ICG holder 68, gem uncirculated £260-300
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Yugoslavia, a group of modern Issues, 1963-2002, (Pick 73-157), most uncirculated (approx 70) £80-120
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Bank of Zambia, 10 shillings, ND (1964), serial number A/1 837103, brown on multicolour underprint, Chaplins Barbet at right, arms at top centre, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer BOZ B1a, Pick 1a), a nice original note with good embossing, minor handling, otherwise uncirculated £220-260
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Bank of Zambia, composite essay on card for £1, ND (1964), serial number A/1000000, green on multicolour, black-cheeked lovebird at right, arms top centre, bank title along top, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, green, mining tower (Pick 2 for type), slight split on top centre right on card of obverse, about uncirculated, unique £1,000-1,200
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Bank of Zambia, an obverse and reverse printers archival composite essay on board for a proposed issue of £5, ND (ca 1964), serial number 000000, blue and lilac, arms and lion at right, value at centre and at each corner, reverse blue, indigenous fauna in oval frame at centre, lions at left, cheetah at right (Pick unrecorded design, Linzmayer unrecorded design), unique and charming £500-700
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Bank of Zambia, 10 kwacha, ND (1968), serial number 12/D 736909, blue on multicolour underprint, President Kenneth Kauda at right, arms at top centre, value at centre and each corner (Linzmayer BOZ B7a, Pick 7a), good extremely fine and a very scarce signature and denomination £200-250
| AN EXCEPTIONAL ZANZIBAR COLOUR TRIAL 20 RUPEES OF 1908 | |
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Zanzibar Government, colour trial 20 rupees, 1 January 1908, no serial numbers, dark purple on pink, orange and green underprint, dhow in full sail at left, workers harvesting cloves at right, values at centre and each corner, four cancellation holes, red overprint SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE and blue WATERLOW & SONS roundel at low centre (Pick 4ct, LNZ ZB B4at2), faint mounting traces at left, gloriously original, about uncirculated, an utterly superb example of the ultra-rare Zanzibar series £20,000-25,000
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Compania Nacional de Transportes "Expreso Villalonga", a specimen circular note for £5, ND (19<\_>), green on blue and pink underprint, steamship at left, steamtrain at right, five cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN NO VALUE overprint, blue WATERLOW & SONS roundel, unlisted, very minor mounting traces at left, otherwise uncirculated and rare £150-200
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Banknotes of All Nations, a beautiful green presentation box containing 131 envelopes each with a banknote and stamp from a different country, all alphabetically arranged as issued a superb collection and likely to be the complete set £500-600
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Queen Elizabeth II, a stunning brown leather presentation album entitled 'Engraved Portraits of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited', containing 16 engraved vignettes in brown ink, including those from East Africa, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Ceylon, New Zealand, Mauritius, Solomon Islands, Canada, the Falkland Islands, Jersey, and others, beautifully presented with one per page, a top quality collectors item, superb £1,000-1,500
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A group of heavily damaged/chopped up specimens and colour trials, including some examples of extremely rare notes, including Egypt, £1 Fellah, colour trial in brown, and HSBC, $500 of 1927 all with significant pieces missing and/or damaged, but interesting nonetheless (17) £450-650
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A large group of excellent quality mixed world banknotes, including specimens, proofs and some essays, very mixed countries, as far ranging as Congo, Cape Verde, Mauritius, Zaire, Algeria, Kuwait, India, Belize, Seychelles, Djibouti and many others, a superb lot, an absolute treasure-trove of interesting items and worth a look for any collector (114) £2,000-3,000
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A small group of notes comprising, Falkland Islands, £1, 1977, blue, green and pink, Cyprus, 5/-, 1950, blue on multicolour, and Canada, $50 (2), 1975, red on multicolour (Pick 8c, 22, 90), first PMG 64 EPQ, second good very fine and third in PCGS holders 66PPQ (4) £250-300
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A large selection of modern notes, from countries including National Bank of Kazakhstan dating 1993-1998, Turkmenistan 1993-2005, Uzbekistan, 1993-1994, Azerbaijan, 1992-1994, Kyrgyzstan 1993-2002, Mongolia, 1993-2000 most uncirculated (143) £120-180
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A mixed group of world banknotes, from countries which include, Belgium (including a consecutive run of 4 notes), Malta, Germany, Austria, German East Africa, France, Brazil, Cyprus, Italy, China, Kuwait, Slovenia, Afghanistan, Rhodesia, Kenya (a consecutive run of 3 notes), Guyana, Canada, Lithuania (a consecutive run of 4 notes), varying grades from good to about uncirculated, a useful and eclectic group (39) £200-300
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An interesting mixed group of notes, comprising Banque de Syrie et du Liban, 1 livre, 1 September 1939, serial number J/CX 051, 249, green and multicolour, Columns of Baalbek at left, black overprint LIBAN, reverse, orange, city view at centre, also Republique Syrienne, 5 piastres, 15 February 1944, green on pale green underprint, reverse, blue and light blue, Citadel of Aleppo at centre, Germany, ND (1970-80), 10 deutsche mark, serial number CK8247069W, blue and multicolour, Regno d'Italia, 1 lire and 10 lire, and Banque de L'Algerie, Tunisia, 5 francs, 1941 (Pick 26, 55, 31, 25, 26), first, good to very good, second and third, about uncirculated, remainder, fine or better £80-120
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A mixed group of Military Currency, from countries which include, Libya, 10 lire, ND (1943), Malaya, 5 dollars, 10 dollars (3), 100 dollars, ND (1942), Netherlands Indies, 10 cents and 10 gulden, ND (1942), Philippines, 1, 5 (2), 10, 50 centavos, 5 (2, one of which is hole punched), 10 pesos (3), 100 pesos, ND (1943), Burma, 1 and 10 cents, 1/4, 1/2, 1 (2), 5 (4) and 10 (3) rupees, Austria, 1944, 50 groschen, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 50 shillings, France, 1944, 2 francs (2), 5 francs and 10 francs (2), Germany, 1944, 1/2, 1, 5, 20, 50, 100, 1000 marks differing grades which range from good to uncirculated, a useful group of military currency issues (50) £250-350
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A large group of mixed world banknotes, from countries which include, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Albania, various Japanese occupation notes, China, Allied Military Currency, Philippines, Military payment certificates, Carcassonne ration coupons, Romania, Greece, varying ranges from good to uncirculated, a useful group (85) £300-350
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A large group of mixed world banknotes, comprising the following, Bank of Ethiopia, 2 talers (2), 1 June 1933, blue and multicoloured, Emperor Haile Selassie and the Empress at centre, reverse blue and white, National Bank of Ethiopia, $100 (4), ND (1966), all prefix C, violet and multicoloured, Emperor Haile Selassie at right, reverse violet and white, lion at centre, Bielefeld, Germany, 25 marks silk notes (2), 50 marks, 100 marks, Heiffiiche 2 million marks (3), 1923, Stadt Freital 100 million marks, 1923 (2), also Lautawerk 100 mark 1922, Osterwwieck 1 gold mark, 1923, 50 million mark leather note in black and gold, Reichsbanknote, 1000 mark (11), 100000 mark, 1923, 500000 mark, 1923 and a German Democratic Republic 100 mark, 1948, blue and green, Central Bank of Iraq, a selection comprising 10 dinars, 1958, purple, signature 2, 1 dinar, ND (1973), 25 dinars (2), 1978/1980, green, horses, 10 dinars, ND (1980), and 25000 dinars, ND (2003), red, and Northern Bank Limited, £100, 1 January 1980, serial number H 0309149, red, pale green and orange, allegorical scenes in field, reverse red and pale blue, arms and value varying grades from very good to uncirculated, a great opportunity to acquire a diverse group of notes (44) £400-600
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A group of mixed world banknotes, from countries which include, Germany, China, Mozambique, USA, Suriname, Brazil (two consecutive notes), Peru, Latvia, Macedonia some damaged and attached to card, otherwise grades range from good to uncirculated (31) £100-120
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A group of world banknotes, including, Government of Sarawak, 10 cents, $1, 1940, Board of Commissioners Malaya, 1, 5, 10, 20 (2), 50 cents, 1941, Government of Ceylon, 25 cents, 1942, Singapore, $1 (5), Brunei, $1, also notes from Ghana, Sudan, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Algeria (Pick 25, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 44), mixed grades ranging from poor to extremely fine (41) £200-250
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A large mixed group of world banknotes, from countries which include, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Slovakia, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Germany, Poland, Hungry, Macedonia, Romania, Latvia, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United Arab Republic Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Greece, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Ceylon, Pakistan, India, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Korea, Jamaica, Barbados, Fiji, East Caribbean, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Chiles, Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico varying grades from poor to about uncirculated (322) £300-350
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A varied group of world banknotes, including the following countries, Indonesia, Iraq, China, Jordan, Luxembourg, Laos, Norway, Paraguay, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Korea, Sudan, Thailand, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, Uruguay a mixture of grades from good to about uncirculated, a useful group (109) £300-350
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A large group of world banknotes, comprising the following, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Australia, Barbados, Canada, Gibraltar, India, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malta, Nigeria, Military Authority in Tripolitania, British Armed Forces, £1 (100) varying grades from poor to about uncirculated (146) £180-230
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A large selection of world banknotes, from countries which include, Afghanistan, Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Mongolia, Mexico various grades, good to about uncirculated, a truly esoteric group (89) £280-330
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A selection of African notes, comprising Bank of Ethiopia, 2 talers (2), 1 June 1933, (Pick 6), Central Bank of Egypt, £100, 1978, serial number 2/N 392619, (Pick 53), Comoros, 500 francs, 1976, serial number A.143303, (Pick 7a), Mauritania 100 ouguiya, 1985 (Pick 4c) Tanzania, 1000/- 1993 (Pick 27a), Tonga, $1, 1995 (Pick 31a), Tunisia 1/2 dinar, 1973 (Pick 6a) about extremely fine to uncirculated (12) £250-300
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World notes, a miscellaneous group including a 'lion and key' £5, a Gill £10, various inflationary issues and other material (approx 120) £100-150
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A group of notes, comprising, Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, $1 and $10, orchid series, $1, $5, $10 and $20, bird series, $1, $2, $5 and $10, first ship issues, $2 (2), 1998 issue, $2, $10, $50 and $100, 1999 portrait issue, and $2, $5 and $10, 2004-10 issue, also Government of Gibraltar, £1, 1975, red, £5, 1988, green and £10, 1986, blue, all with Elizabeth II at centre right, arms at low left, also £5, £10 and £20, 1995 and £5, 2000 and £10, 2002, all with Elizabeth II at right (LNZ GOB B18a, B19b, B20b, B23-B25, B27, B28, Pick 20-22, 25-7, 29, 30) (Linzmayer BCCS B1d, 3d, 10-13, 19-22, 29, 32-36, MAS B2-4, Pick 1, 3, 9-12, 18-20, 27-28, 38-42, 46-48), first portrait issue about uncirculated, remainder generally uncirculated (27) £350-400
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A mixed group of world banknotes, from the following countries, British Honduras, Guatemala, Ecuador largely about uncirculated to uncirculated (57) £350-450
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