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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/03/2024 Auction 184	World Banknotes	Lot 249	India Government 10 Rupees Pick 16b ND 1935 issue red serial number P/24 446460 and signature J.W. Kelly. The note in dark blue on olive and light orange underprint featuring a portrait of King George V facing left and palm tree coastal scene in the underprint. The reverse with 2 Mahout riders and elephants. Extremely Fine usual pinholes and graded PMG 40 Spindle Holes, Staple Holes More banknotes like this	£120
03/12/2023 Auction 183	World Banknotes	Lot 99	India, Government of India 10 Rupees 6 June 1891 signed A.F. Cox - Circle Bombay unlisted by Pick RR & KJ 2A.2.1 D.5 PMCS 25 Very Fine " Restored" extremely rare More banknotes like this	£3,600
03/09/2023 Auction 182	World Banknotes	Lot 172	India Government 10 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 red serial number R/55 844465, portrait King George V at right, signed Kelly, (Pick16b), normal holes at left 2 pinholes bottom right, otherwise near EF and pleasing More banknotes like this	£260
03/09/2023 Auction 182	World Banknotes	Lot 173	India Government 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series P/57 690823, King George V portrait to right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick15a), usual 2 holes to the left, original about VF More banknotes like this	£220
03/09/2023 Auction 182	World Banknotes	Lot 174	India Government 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series Q/41 695034, King George V portrait to right, signed JW Kelly, (Pick15b), PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine Staple Holes at Issue from The Dauer Collection More banknotes like this	£200
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 125	India Government 10 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series M/79 208914, portrait King George V at right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick16a), pinholes, pressed very fine More banknotes like this	£260
04/09/2022 Auction 178	World Banknotes	Lot 88	India, Government of India 1 Rupee 1935 SCWPM 14b Serial E/46 483238 PCGS Very Choice New 64 More banknotes like this	£250
06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 168	India, Government of India One Rupee 1950 first issue after independence black serial number (3) consecutives K/79 099512-514 signed Ambegaonkar Unc with central staple holes More banknotes like this	£200
06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 171	India, Government of India One Rupee George VI green serial number (2) consecutives A/57 830156 and 830157 both VF with usual central staple hole More banknotes like this	£100
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 316	World circa late 1800's early 1900's onwards (139) a vast amalgamation of various issuers and denominations and all in average good Fine - VF and above mostly European, Latin America, Canada and US including modern star replacments, Africa, Egypt, Middle and Far East including some World War I and II Occupation and Military examples, British Armed Forces, French Kingdom Assignats, British Cheques and Postal orders and includes a Contemporary modern US Confederate states copy. Including some Exceptionally Rare and always collectible notes as the Strait Settlements very sought after issues with signature Rex Curall and dated 1st January 1935 (2) including 1 Dollar Pick 16b series J/91 68507 along with a very scarce 5 Dollars Pick 17b series B/66 96209. Hong Kong Government George V portrait 1 Dollar Pick 311 ND 1935 serial number C049564, BWC printing and very sought after. Egypt Government Currency note 5 Piastres Pick 161 early dated 1st June 1918 series J/59, purple on green and orange underprint, reverse in green with ruins. Dominion of Canada 1 Dollar Pick 32a dated 17th March 1917 signature at right Boville, without printer's imprint and serial number 336978-C plate D manuscript countersigned at left, Princess Patricia Ramsey (Princess of Connaught) on obverse. Jersey World War II German Occupation 6 Pence Pick 1a ND 1941 serial number 70259. Kenya 100 Shillings Pick 10a dated 1st July 1969 series A/15 19598. German East Africa Emergency World War I Interim-Banknote 1 Rupee Pick 19 dated 1st February 1916 series N2 text "Gebucht von" at left. Brazil Thesuro Nacional (3) including 1 Mil Reis Pick 3b ND 1891 Estampa 7A series 195A number 28152. 2 mil Reis Pick 12 Estampa 10 nuber 584249. And 5 Mil Reis Pick 18 ND 1890 Estampa 9A series 73A number 66757. Argentina Rupublic (2) including Caja de Conversión 5 Centavos Pick 209 L. 2707 of 1st August 1890 dated 1st November 1891 series B number 764949 signatures Areco & Marín. Together with Banco Provincial de Córdoba 2 Pesos Pick S1122c dated 1st January 1888 with black overprint Ley. 8 January 1894. Malta 1 Pound QE2 Annigoni's portrait Pick 29 L. 1967 (1968) the George Cross at center series A/15 048390. Burma India Government 1 Rupee George VI red overprint "Military Administration of Burma" plate letter A Pick 25b. An interesting French provincial 50 centimes issued during German occupation attached to a manuscript letter of Y.M.C.A with the British Expeditionary Force On Active Service signed with initials C. H.H. dated january 1919. This lot certain to attract a significant ammount of attention from both collectors and dealers alike More banknotes like this	£460
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 202	India Government 1 Rupee Pick 25a 1940 George VI issue black serial number G/90 134813 no plate letter, about UNC - UNC usual Pinholes and Spindle hole. The note in blueish grey and multicolour featuring a coin with George VI portrait at upper right on obverse and the reverse displaying the back of the coin with denomination and date at upper left, text at centre. Watermarked with King George VI facing right. More banknotes like this	£40
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1466	Ceylon Government 100 Rupees Pick 38 dated just nearer the end of World War II 24th June 1945 and serial number L/9 91320. A large sized note and Indian printing in green on multicoloured underprint with the obverse displaying a portrait of King George VI at left and text at top centre reads "This note is Legal Tender For The Payment of Any Amount". The reverse illustrating Laxapana Water fall at centre. Watermarked Chinze. An attractive GVF with paper still retaining relative crispiness, usual staple holes at left with minor split but this an Exceptionally Rare high denomination note and sought after in any grade by many collectors More banknotes like this	£450
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1685	World (40) an attractive collection in mostly very high grades average VF-GVF - about UNC - UNC includes a few lower grades and various issuers from early 1900's to modern. Comprising Malaya George VI portrait 1940 & 1941 issues (17) including 10 Cents Pick 2, 25 Cents Pick 3, 1 Cents Pick 6 (8), 10 Cents Pick 8 (3), 20 Cents Pick 9a (2), 50 Cents Pick 10a and 1 Dollar Pick 11. Malaya & British Borneo 1 Dollar Pick 8A. India George VI 1 Rupee Pick 25a usual Pinholes. East Africa Currency Board (2) including 5 Shillings QE II portrait Pick 37 and George VI portrait 5 Shillings Pick 28a date all in italic. South Africa Anglo-Boer War Government Noot 5 Pounds Pick 55b dated 258th May 1900. Uzbekistan Bukhara Emirate Second signature 5000 Tengas Treasury note Pick 18c 918/AH1337. Uruguay Banco De Londres Y Rio De La Plata 50 pesos Unissued Remainder Pick S238r dated 1st January 1872. Along with Australia 1 Dollar Pick 42d, Bahamas 50 Cents Pick 42a, Belize 2 Dollars Pick 52b (2), Canada 2 Dollars Pick 94c, Cayman Islands 1 Dollar Pick 38a, Falkland Islands 5 Pounds Pick 17a, Fiji 5 Dollars Pick 105a and 10 Dollars Pick 106a, St. Helena 1 Pound Pick 9a "ANGLIAE" in motto, Hong Kong George VI portrait 10 Cents Pick 323, QE2 portrait 1 Cent Pick 325c and HSBC 10 Dollars Pick 182g, class="rel_search_link" href="?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Mauritius&category=2&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Mauritius 10 Rupees Pick 31b, New Zealand 5 Dollars Pick 177, World War 2 Japanese Occupation 5 Cents (2), China Farmers Bank 1 Yuan Pick 474, German East Africa Emergency 1 Rupee Pick 19 and East Caribbean 5 Dollars (4) Pick 31d, 42k& 42L (2) along with 10 Dollars Pick 43. A very interesting and desirable group More banknotes like this	£260
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1518	India Government 10 Rupees Pick 16b ND 1935 issue red serial number P/85 992735 and signature J.W. Kelly. The note in dark blue on olive and light orange underprint featuring a portrait of King George V facing left and palm tree coastal scene in the underprint. The reverse with 2 Mahout riders and elephants. A very Rare note always sought after and rarely seen in high grades this example in about VF usual pinholes More banknotes like this	£130
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1673	World (176) circa early 1915's to modern in mixed grades average VF or near so to UNC including various issuers and a selection of different designs and denominations some of which higher. A few of the countries and issuer include Scotland, France, Greece, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, British Armed Forces, World War 2 Allied Occupation Currency & Japanese Occupation Currency, Mexico, Brazil, Suriname, Peru, Argentina, Algeria, USA, China, Thailand, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and many others. An attractive group, also includes 2 black & white photos of India Government 5 and 10 Rupees from the early 1900's More banknotes like this	£85
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 505	World (8) an interesting high grade group comprising issues as Maldives Maldivian State / Government Treasurer 10 Rufiyaa Pick 5b 1960 serial number C 109435. China Japanese Puppet Banks MengChiang Bank 10 Yuan Pick J108b block 55 number 485853. North Korea Central Bank of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea 50 Won Pick 16 1959. India (2) including Reserve Bank of India 2 Rupees Pick 79f signature Singh Plate letter A serial number 50M 520282 and Khadi & Village Industries Commission 2 Rupees Pick UNL (Unlisted) circa 1950's serial number AO 052912 manuscript signature lower centre obverse and Cancelled stamp on reverse. Tunisia Banque Centrale de Tunisie 5 Dinars Pick 59 ND (1958) serial number C/6 643484. Canada The Bank of Nova Scotia 5 Dollars Pick S632 dated 2nd January 1935 serial number 799001. USA United States Treasury 5 Dollars Pick 186 red seal series of 1907 signatures Speelman & White serial number M11309756 Rare and featuring a portrait of President Andrew Jackson at lower left and a Pioneer family at centre. More banknotes like this	£420
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 278	India Government of India 1 Rupee Pick 14a 1935 serial number 10A 989490 watermark King George V portrait signature J.W. Kelly titled Controller of the Currency. Green-blue obverse featuring Coin depicting King George V at right and reverse with the serial number and a design featuring the Royal Cypher with a crown and 1 rupee coin dated 1935. This note printed in England and this issue could not be introduced at the time due to the death King George V in January 1936 and it was only accepted to circulate these notes at par with the metallic silver rupee folowing the outbreak of the Second World War and the ensuing commodity scarcity around Silver i.e. this being a unique issuing where notes were released after the death of a monarch and also the only note to feature the serial number on the reverse. VF with a usual spindle hole More banknotes like this	£90
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 865	Burma Specimen Set ND 1948/1949 Independence from the British transition to Republic (4) comprising 1 Rupee looks like Pick 34 unlisted series 1E 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Sailing boat reverse. 5 Rupees looks like Pick 35 unlisted series 1A 000000 Chinze at right obverse & Woman spinning wheel reverse. 10 Rupees looks like Pick 36 unlisted series 1A 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Man riding elephant lifting log reverse. 100 Rupees looks like Pick 37 unlisted series 1C 000000 Rangoon dated 1st January 1948 Peacock at centre Chinze at right obverse & Farmer and oxen on reverse. All UNC and single faint stain on each note these however not extending into design. Extremely Rare. When Burma gained independence from the British, it became a republic and the heading on the note was changed to GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA. As the Burma Currency Board notes increased in number, it was decided to demonetize all those India notes marked "Legal Tender in Burma Only" from 1st July 1948. This set has been given to Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom who had been working with the UK & Burma Currency Board at the time and the set had stayed in possession of the family ever since. Comes with the contemporary brown envelope abbreviated at top left O.H.M.S (On His Majesty's Service) and the Royal Cypher G.R. of King George VI at bottom left. Part of a diplomat's group of Burma coins and notes which was accompanied by the original Burma Currency Board Secretary's compliment slip and note to the original recipient Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom with this original documentation accompanying the Burma Proof Coin set listed in the coin section More banknotes like this	£2,000
03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1481	India Government 5 Rupees dated 22nd June 1915 series SC/56 011691, signed M.M.S. Gubbay, (PickA6a), spindle hole as usually seen, in PMG holder graded 25EPQ Very Fine, Exceptional Paper Quality, rare with the EPQ at this grade More banknotes like this	£550
03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1479	India Government 10 Rupees issued 1917 - 1930 series K/73 611826, portrait King George V at right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick7b), usual spindle hole at left, original clean good EF to aUNC, rare in this grade More banknotes like this	£400
02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 267	India Government 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series T/2 695809, King George V portrait to right, signed J.W. Kelly, (Pick15b), pinholes to the left, pressed good VF More banknotes like this	£240
02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 266	India Government (2), 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series S/11 549571, King George V portrait at right, signed J.W. Kelly, (Pick15a), usual 2 holes to the left, VF, 5 Rupees issued 1937 series J/33 529666, King George VI portrait at right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick18a), usual 2 holes to the left, Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£160
18/03/2018 Auction 160	World Banknotes	Lot 250	Burma 1 Rupee (2) issued 1947 a pair of consecutively numbered notes series Q22 090393 & Q22 090394, red overprint 'Burma currency board legal tender in Burma only, on Government of India note dated 1940, (Pick30), very feint foxing marks, Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£60
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1733	India Government 5 Rupees dated 25th October 1918 series BE/56 163298, signed M.M.S. Gubbay, (PickA6g), small edge tear to top, minor staining, completely original VF More banknotes like this	£650
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1734	India Government 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series P/57 690823, King George V portrait to right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick15a), usual 2 holes to the left, original about VF More banknotes like this	£200
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1609	Burma 1 Rupee (6) issued 1947 (old date 1940), a consecutively numbered run series Q22 090393 - Q22 090398, 'Burma currency board legal tender in Burma only' red overprint on Government of India note, portrait King George VI at upper right, (Pick30), each sealed in plastic holder and all appear to be Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£100
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1608	Burma (3) Government of India, 10 Rupees issued 1938 series A/35 808687, portrait King George VI at right, signed J B Taylor (Pick5) 2 pinholes, cleaned and pressed about VF and 1 Rupee (2) issued 1945 series D/25 911361 & D/35 748141, 'military administration of Burma' in red overprint, (Pick25b), VF More banknotes like this	£60
01/12/2007 Auction 119	World Banknotes	Lot 265	India - Government of India Twenty Rupees Bombay Jan 3rd 1901 signed O.T Barrow two small staple holes left and the top left hand corner with a small piece detached otherwise pleasing Fine or better and scarce thus More banknotes like this	£3,000

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