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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/03/2024 Auction 184	World Cased	Lot 795	World Proof Sets - Flat Packs (14) Bahrain 1969 (8 coins), Ceylon 1971 (7 coins), Gambia 1971 (6 coins), Morocco 1974-75 (7 coins), Swaziland 1974 (7 coins), Falkland Islands 1974 (5 coins), Yemen 1974 (5 coins), Botswana 1976 (6 coins), Tuvalu 1976 (7 coins), Sri Lanka 1978 (8 coins), Mauritius 1978 (7 coins), Zambia 1978 (6 coins), Jersey 1981 (7 coins), Vanuatu 1983 (6 coins) nFDC to FDC some with light toning, in the Royal Mint envelopes of issue More coins like this	£200
04/06/2023 Auction 181	World Banknotes	Lot 426	World (756) comprising Russia 3 Chervontsa 1937 Near Fine as part of a group includes issues from Maldives (5), (includes 1947 and 1960 issues), Ecuador, Greece, India, France, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Moldova, Italy, Spain, Zambia, Turkey, Belgium, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Hungary, Indonesia, Tunisia, Brazil, Cambodia, Malta, Ceylon/Sri Lanka, Israel, Cyprus, Swaziland, Trinidad Tobago, Poland, Pakistan, Peru, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nepal, Surinam, Kenya, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Czechoslovakia, Uruguay, Madagascar, Egypt, Afghanistan, Transnistria, China, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, with some duplication, in mixed circulated grades More banknotes like this	£360
05/12/2021 Auction 175	World Cased	Lot 748	World Proof and Mint Sets (7) and singles (13) comprising World Proof Sets (5) British Virgin Islands 1974 (6 coins) nFDC to FDC in the box of issue with certificate British Virgin Islands, Flat Packs (4) Ceylon 1971 Falkland Islands 1974, Mauritius 1978, Sri Lanka 1978, nFDC to FDC some with toning, in the cases of issue, Canada Mint Set 1973 a 4-coin set comprising Ten Dollars (2) 1973 World Map and 1973 Montreal Skyline, Five Dollars (2) 1973 Map of USA and Canada, 1973 Yachts and Kingston Skyline, all UNC in the 4-coin Olympic box of issue, Cuba a 3-coin set 1981 One Peso (3) 1981 Cuban Fauna - Almiqui KM#64, 1981 Cuban Fauna - Manjuari KM#65 and 1985 International Year of Music UNC in the box of issue, World Singles (9) Jamaica $25 1979 10th Anniversary of Independence 136 grammes of 0.925 silver nFDC lightly toned, in the box of issue, Turks and Caicos Islands 1979 10th Anniversary of the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Kiribati Five Dollars 1979 Independence Silver Proof nFDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, Cook Islands Two Dollars 1973 Proof nFDC in the blue box of issue, Gibraltar Crown 1967 Silver Proof FDC in the white box of issue, Jersey One Pound (4) 1984 St. Saviour Silver Proof, 1984 St. Helier Silver Proof, 1984 St. Brelade, Silver Proof, 1985 St. Clement Silver Proof all FDC (the St. Brelade coin uncased) the others in the folding cases of issue, Gibraltar Crowns (4) 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 UNC in slide cases More coins like this	£140
06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 244	World Banknotes (14) Russia - South Russia 5000 Roubles 1919 яБ -013 Pick Specialised 419 EF, Russia 25 Roubles 1909 ET001561 signature Shipov Pick 12b">Pick 12b EF, Faroe Islands 10 Kronur 1949 issue 5362525 Pick 14a VF, Denmark (2) 10 Kroner 1972 issue Pick 48g B3771A NEF, 10 Kroner 1972 issue Pick 48f B0761K NEF, Norway 100 Kroner 1994 issue Signatures Moland and Johanson 4221381621 Pick 43e EF, Italy (6) 5 Lire Pick 23d 1915 issue (2) 085248 2855 EF with staple hole at left, 072733 2567 Fine with staple hole at right, 2 Lire 1914 issue (2) Pick 37a 223597 033 GVF and 876747 027 Fine, One Lira (2) 1914 Issue Pick 36a 336731 055 Fine and 079633 031 Near Fine, Germany - Notgeld - Baden 10000 Marks 1923 issue Pick Specialised S910 K 099565 EF, German States Municipality of UK (Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein)- Notgeld 50 Pfennigs 1920 Issue A/UNC, along with a group of notes all stapled to cards, many with tape residue (14) Australia Ten Shillings 1952 issue A/81 177804 signatures Coombs and Wilson in black, Pick 25d, Fine Guinea 1000 Francs 1985 issue Pick 332a, Fine, Malaya - Japanese Government 10 Dollars Pick M7b VG, East African Currency Board Five Shillings 1st January 1952 4 signatures as Pick 29b (Pick 29 listed as a Ten Shillings) VG, Germany 10 Marks 1906 6-digit number 392480, Pick 9a VG, Palestine 500 Mils Rachel's Tomb Pick 6c VG, Rare, Southern Rhodesia Ten Shillings 1st September 1951 Signature Gordon Munro Pick 9f Fine, Iceland 5 Kronur 1928 issue, signature 8, Jonsson and Arnason Pick 32a Near Fine, British Caribbean Territories One Dollar 1st September 1951 K/1 719189 Pick 1 Fine, Peru 100 Intis 1987 issue Pick 133 VF, Sierra Leone 1000 Leones 1993 Pick 20a VG, torn and stuck with tape, Canada One Dollar 1937 B/L 8621497 Pick 58d VG, South Africa Ten Shillings 26th November 1951, Bank and denomination in English A/50 708052 Pick 90b, Fine, Iraq Quarter Dinar 1931 issue Pick 16 VG with long tear and taped at centre, along with a further group of commoner types from circulation (246) comprising Netherlands (3), France (15), Italy (8), Greece (1), Belgium (1), Portugal (2), Poland (5), Germany (15), Indonesia (14), Malaysia (3), Hong Kong (2), Singapore (4), Australia (4), New Zealand (1), Peru (3), Argentina (3), Ecuador (1), India (4), Sri Lanka (4), Maldives (3), Mexico (2), Guyana (3), Bahamas (4), Barbados (1), Brazil (1), Nicaragua (1), Philippines (2), British Armed Forces (5), Bulgaria (3), Yugoslavia (19), Zambia (3), Gambia (2), Ghana (1), Mongolia (6), Myanmar (4), Canada (2), Israel (1), Cyprus (1), Iraq (1), South Africa (2), Algeria (1), Ceylon (1), Lebanon (1), Burundi (1), Afghanistan (3), French West Africa (1), Egypt (16), Surinam (2), Qatar (1), Estonia (2), Croatia (6), Commonwealth of Independent States (7), Lithuania (4), Transnistria (5), Nepal (1), Belarus (9), China (3), Japan (2), Kyrgyzstan (4), Tajikistan (3), Ukraine (5), Uzbekistan (1), Bangladesh (1), Lao (5), Cambodia (3), in mixed grades some UNC, and a further group (40) these all stapled to card comprising examples from Finland, Mozambique, Egypt, Java, Trinidad and Tobago, USA (2), Italy (2), Denmark (2), Lebanon (2), Guinea, Belgium, Netherlands, Indochina, Colombia, Poland, Hong Kong, Belgium, Malta, India (2), Ceylon, Fiji, France (2), Yugoslavia, Monaco, GB, Sierra Leone, Congo (2), Cambodia, Turkey, Malaya, Netherlands Indies, British Armed Forces 1930s to 1970s issues in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£800
06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 80	Asia South & Southeast 1940's to modern (6) including some George VI issues and all different and interesting notes in mixed grades VF to UNC some with the usual Pinholes. Comprised of Burma British Colonial 10 Rupees Pick 32a George VI facing portrait ND 1947 overprint "Burma Currency Board" signature Deshmukh green serial J/49 256521. India (2) including 1 Rupee George VI Pick 25a 1940 black serial number A/5 374688 and without Plate letter along with 100 Rupees Pick 64b ND signature K. R. Puri (1975-1977) correct Urdu spelling of last word on reverse and without plate letter series AJ/O 862367. Ceylon 50 Cents George VI portrait Pick 45b dated 1st December 1949 serial number A/48 730865. And Sri Lanka examples of the Heritage series 1st January 1991 (2) consisting of 100 Rupees Pick 105b dated 1st January 1991 series J/I 944762 and Corrected version with dot above Tamil letter left on front. Along with a 1000 Rupees Pick 107a dated 1st January 1991 series G/4 605633. More banknotes like this	£85

06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Cased	Lot 556	GB and World Proof Sets (23) GB (10) Flat Packs (9) 1971 (2), 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, Blue Set 1999 nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue some coins with toning, World Proof Sets (13) British Virgin Islands 1974 (6 coins) includes the Silver one Dollar, Ceylon 1971, Gambia 1971, Nigeria 1973, Falkland Islands 1974, Swaziland 1974, Morocco 1974, Yemen 1974, Botswana 1976, Tuvalu 1976, Mauritius 1978, Zambia 1978, Sri Lanka 1978 nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue. Mint Set New Zealand 1978 UNC. Vatican Coin and Stamp Set 500 Lire to 20 Lire 1991-1995 (5 coins) along with 40 Lire and 15 Lire stamps UNC on the card of issue. India - 'Old Indian Coins' (2) both 16-coin sets comprising Indian States Gwalior copper and 15 base metal coins of varying types Edward VII - 1972 in mixed grades, each coin stuck to a card backing. GB Pennies Provincial Mints (5) 1912H, 1918H, 1918KN, 1919H, 1919KN VG to Near Fine in a slide case More coins like this	£160
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1284	World (67) a collection in an album in mixed grades includes including about UNC - UNC comprises countries as Sri Lanka & Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Brunei, Bhutan and Bangladesh More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£140
02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 351	Sri Lanka Ceylon (24), 50 Rupees dated 26th March 1979, in PCGS holder graded 67PPQ superb gem new, perfect paper quality, Uncirculated, 20 Rupees (2) dated 26th March 1979, (Pick86a) Uncirculated, 2000 Rupees dated 2005, (Pick121) Uncirculated, 1000 Rupees dated 1995, (Pick113) Uncirculated, 1000 (3) dated 2004, including a consecutively numbered pair, (Pick120c) Uncirculated, a set of 6 notes dated 2010, 5000 Rupees, 1000 Rupees, 500 Rupees, 100 Rupees, 50 Rupees and 20 Rupees, (Pick123 - Pick128) all Uncirculated, 500 Rupees dated 2004, 20 Rupees (2) dated 1982, 100 Rupees (3) dated 2001, 50 Rupees (3) dated 2001, 20 Rupees dated 2001, Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£240

04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1880	Sri Lanka Ceylon (13), 20 Rupees (4) dated 26th March 1979 (Pick86a), 50 Rupees (7) dated 1st January 1982 (Pick94a), 100 Rupees (2) dated 1st January 1982 (Pick95a), Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£100

09/09/2017 Auction 158	World Banknotes	Lot 496	Sri Lanka Central Bank of Ceylon 100 Rupees dated 26th March 1979 series Z/10 274245, Pick88a, Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£160

05/06/2016 Auction 153	World Bulk Lots	Lot 2379	Ceylon (25) 1/12 Rixdollar 1803, 1/48 Rixdollar 1802, Two Stivers 1815, One Stiver 1815, Half Stiver 1815, 50 Cents (4)1900, 1903, 1919, 1942, 25 Cents (3) 1893, 1910, 1922, 10 Cents (4) 1894, 1903, 1921, 1941, 5 cents 1910, 2 Cents 1944, Cent (4) 1870, 1904, 1922, 1971 Aluminium, Half Cent 1926, Quarter Cent (3) 1898, 1901 (silver plated), 1904, as Sri Lanka (2) Rupee 1996, half Rupee 1995, in mixed grades some including Victorian issues in lustrous EF to UNC, along with Banknotes (2) One Rupee 1947 issue and Fifty Cents 1942 issue both Fine More lots like this Signature Sale : Bay View Collection	£120
07/12/2014 Auction 147	World Cased	Lot 697	World Proof Sets Flat Packs (25) Bhutan 1979, Bermuda 1983, Bahrain 1965/1968/1969 Mixed date set, Brunei 1979, Botswana 1976, Ceylon 1971 East Caribbean Currency Authority 1965, Gambia 1971, Gilbert Islands 1979, Guernsey 1979, Guernsey 1981, Jersey 1980, Jersey 1981, Jordan 1978, Lesotho 1979, Mauritius 1978, Morocco 1974/1975 mixed date set, Sierra Leone 1980, Sri Lanka 1978, Swaziland (2) 1974, 1979, Yemen 1974, Tuvalu 1976, Zimbabwe 1980, Zambia 1978 nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue a couple without envelopes More coins like this	£280
04/06/2012 Auction 137	World Bulk Lots	Lot 2260	Ceylon/Sri Lanka (38) in silver and base metal 1815-1980, in mixed grades More lots like this	£60
01/03/2008 Auction 120	World Banknotes	Lot 352	Ceylon (2) 10 rupees dated 1954 Pick55 pressed about EF, 100 rupees 1974 Pick80a and Sri Lanka 100 rupees 1977 Pick82a both about VF More banknotes like this	£50
03/06/2007 Auction 117	World Bulk Lots	Lot 1810	Ceylon (72) a collection Ancient & British Colonial (40) Republic (8) & Sri Lanka (24) all different types generally F+ better with many later dates U More lots like this	£65
03/12/2006 Auction 115	World Banknotes	Lot 437	Sri Lanka 100 rupees Central Bank of Ceylon dated 1977, Pick82a, UNC More banknotes like this	£30
05/09/2005 Auction 110	World Bulk Lots	Lot 1417	Ceylon (63) Collection Colonial issues KG3-QE2 (32) republic (9) & Sri Lanka (22) 1815-1999 all Different F+ to UNC More lots like this	£65
06/06/2004 Auction 105	World Bulk Lots	Lot 1239	Ceylon (66) a collection 1802-1999 colonial (33), Republic (8), Sri Lanka (25) all different types many EF or better More lots like this	£75

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