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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/12/2023 Auction 183	World Banknotes	Lot 113	Morocco (2) a pair of the 100 Francs Pick 20 dated 18th June 1946 both VF or near and comprising block K.2330 series 312 number 58234312 and block J.2363 series 364 number 59058364 More banknotes like this	£36

03/09/2023 Auction 182	World Banknotes	Lot 134	Cyprus 1 Shilling 30th August 1941 George VI at centre C/3 750190 Pick 20 Choice Very Fine PMG 35 EPQ More banknotes like this	£140

03/09/2023 Auction 182	World Banknotes	Lot 159	Germany (dealers ex retail stock) (24) as per Pick 20, 22, 24a, 28, 33a, 34, 40a, 40b, 44a, 45b, 66, 68, 69a, 69b, 72, 73, 79, 80, 83a, 173b, 174b, 180a, 181a, 182b from circulation mostly F-VF More banknotes like this	£19

04/06/2023 Auction 181	World Banknotes	Lot 234	Cayman Islands (5) a choice group $10 2001 Pick 28 Unc, $25 2003 Pick 31a and 2014 Pick 41b both PMG 66 EPQ, $50 2003 Pick 32b C/2 prefix Unc, $100 1996 Pick 20 Unc More banknotes like this	£320

04/06/2023 Auction 181	World Banknotes	Lot 319	Jersey in high grades (10) 1 Pound Pick 11b, 5 Pounds Pick 12b, 10 Pounds Pick 13a, 1 Pounds (3) Pick 20, 26 and 31, Ian Black signature (4) 5, 10, 20 and 50 Pounds the Pick 12b and 13a EF-AU others Unc More banknotes like this	£140

04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 121	Guernsey One Pounds (2) Hodder Pick 45b AU-Unc and Bull Pick 48a Unc. Isle of Man Pound Cashen Pick 40b Unc. Jersey 10/- Padgham 1963 brown on green AU and One Pound Baird Pick 20 Unc More banknotes like this	£21

05/06/2022 Auction 177	World Banknotes	Lot 116	Guernsey One Pounds Hodder Pick 45b AU, One Pounds Pick 52 (2) Trestain and Clark, Five Pounds 2000 Millennium Commemorative in the presentation card Unc. Jersey Ten Shillings (1963) Pick 7, One Pound Pick 11c (2) and 1993 issue Pick 20 these all Unc, One Pound Clennet green Pick 8b GVF, Five Pounds Padgham red Pick 9a pleasant and firm VF, Ten Pounds Clennet Pick 10a VF More banknotes like this	£160

06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 193	Jersey Specimen issues a small group (6) Five Pounds undated 1976-1988 issue, HB000000 signature May, Reverse: Elizabeth castle with ship in foreground Pick 12bs UNC. One Pound (5) undated 1976-1988 blue issue (2) DB000000 and LB000000 signature Clennet Pick 11as both UNC, undated 1993 green issue NC000000 signature Baird Pick 20s UNC and 2004 800th Anniversary of the Special relationship between Jersey and the British Crown, J8C000000 signature Black, Pick 31s UNC, along with collector series One Pound with Maltese Cross serial number prefix matching serial numbers 001779, A/UNC with slight wave in the paper (see lot with Twenty Pounds Specimens for the matching £20 note) More banknotes like this	£140

05/12/2021 Auction 175	World Banknotes	Lot 98	Cyprus 2 shillings KGVI dated 1st May 1942 serial C/6 218809, Pick 21 VF and 1 Shilling 1st May 1942 C/5 276238 Pick 20 Fine More banknotes like this	£150

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 197	Saudi Arabia AH1379 series (5) 100 Riyals Pick 20 GVF, 50 Riyals Pick 19 VF, 10 Riyals Pick 18 AU, 5 Riyals Pick 17 EF, Riyal Pick 16 EF More banknotes like this	£55

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 181	Netherlands 10 Guilden 1965 Pick 91b, 10 Gulden 1997 Pick 99, Netherlands Antilles 1 Gulden 1970 Pick 20 (6), and 2-1/2 Gulden 1970 Pick 21 (3) all Unc More banknotes like this	£40

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 173	Jersey One Pounds (6) (1976-88) Pick 11b, (1898) Pick 15, (1993) Pick 20, 1995 Liberation Pick 25, (2000) Pick 26. 2004 Pick 31 all Unc More banknotes like this	£28

07/03/2021 Auction 172	World Banknotes	Lot 152	Sarawak $1 dated 1st January 1935 (2) series A/3 695200 and A/4 811363 , Pick 20, VG - Fine, Hong Kong Government of Hong Kong (2) Dollar ND(1936) Pick 312 and 10 Cents ND(1941) Pick 314 F-VF the 10 Cents with a banker's stamp obverse, Malaya 1st July 1941 issues (2) Dollar Pick 11 and 10 Cents Pick 8 VF or better, French Indo-China (3) Banque De L'Indochine 5 Piastres ND(1942-45) Pick 61, Piastre ND(1942-45), and Government General 20 Cents ND(1942) Pick 90 about Fine - VF, along with WW II Japanese occupation (3) 5,10 and 100 Dollars F-VF More banknotes like this	£600

07/03/2021 Auction 172	World Banknotes	Lot 77	Cameroon (8) 10000 Francs (4) Signature 12 Oye Mba and Tchepannou (1981-1989) Pick 20 C.001 prefix, E.001 and Pick 23 Y.1 prefix (2) Fine to Good Fine with a little foxing, 5000 Francs 1984 undated issue Pick 22 Near Fine, 1000 Francs (3) 1984 undated issue Pick 21 Fine, 1000 Francs 1-1-1988 Pick 26a Fine, some folds, and 1-1-1990 Pick 26b Near Fine with some light foxing, Gambia (6) 200 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 36 About UNC, 100 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 35 UNC, 50 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 34, 20 Dalasis Pick 33 UNC, 10 Dalasis Pick 32 UNC, 5 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 31 UNC all issues with Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh at the right More banknotes like this	£120

06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 100	East Africa Currency Board 1930's issues (4) comprising a George V portrait 5 Shillings Pick 20 dated 1st January 1933 with an attractive BINARY serial number J/7 50000 in good Fine or near so, George VI portrait issues in VF - GVF (3) including 5 Shillings Pick 28a dated 1st June 1939 and the variety with all numbers and letters in the date in italic serial number N/1 04165, 10 Shillings both dated 1st June 1939 (2) comprising 2 varieties including Pick 26B with numbers and letters in date partly in italic and upright and printer's imprint at lower centre on obverse serial number K/2 87350, Pick 29a date numbers and letters all in italic serial number J/2 97909. All printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd London and watermarked with East African Currency Board monogram in hexagonal panels across the whole of the note More banknotes like this	£260
06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 99	East Africa Currency Board (4) a fine early collection of Scarce issues aVF - GEF comprising a King George V portrait 5 Shillings Pick 20 dated 1st January 1933 serial number K/4 94597 3 signatures, King George VI portrait issues (3) including 1 Shillings Pick 27 dated 1st January 1943 serial number A/10 85413 4 signatures, 5 Shillings Pick 28a dated 1st July 1941 serial number T/6 53769 3 signatures and 20 Shillings = 1 Pound Pick 30b dated 1st August 1951 serial number B/70 62009 4 signatures. All Thomas De La Rue printing More banknotes like this	£180

06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 191	Malta One Pound (ND 1940) Pick 20 Cuschieri AU and Ten Shillings P19 aU-Unc More banknotes like this	£110

06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Banknotes	Lot 18	Great Britain (92) a mixed circulated group mostly average Fine/VF some better with examples from England, Scotland and Jersey circa 1950's to modern. Comprising Bank of England (72) including O'Brien 10 Shillings (2) B271 Britannia medallion prefix C60Y originally hidden in jewellery or similar along with the QE2 portrait B286 prefix E20. Hollom QE2 portrait examples (10) including 10 Shillings (6) consisting of B294 prefix X97 and B295 (5) prefixes 47A, 31D, 80D, 46H and 75H. Also 1 Pounds (4) B292 G reverse (2) FIRST prefix A48N and A74N. Along with B288 (2) prefixes A90Y along with a BINARY number C99R 777744. Fforde QE2 portrait (20) including 10 Shillings (13) consisting of B309 (6) prefixes 57S, 20W, 85X, 22Y, 30Y and 68Z. B310 (6) prefixes B93N, C25N, C40N, C67N, C68N and D02N. And Replacement B311 prefix M67. Also, 1 Pounds (7) including 305 (2) prefixes R33D and R86E and the scarcer B307 G reverse gaps (5) prefixes R15L, R64L, R71L, R74L and R90L. Page 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & portrait issues (10) consisting of B320 prefix Y55B and B322 (6) prefixes BW21, BZ49, BU68, DX16, EX63 and HS07. Along with the pictorial B337 prefix K32 and B339 (2) prefixes 07R and 26X. Somerset QE2 pictorial (28) including 1 Pounds B341 W Reverse (27) prefixes AY04, AY60, Z53 (5) 4 consecutive + 1 closely numbered to them, BU27, BZ72, CN05, CN15, CS33 (2) consecutive, CU77, CZ26, CX11, CX44, DT34, DT51, DU48, DX11, DX13, DX51, DY08 and DY13 (3) consecutive. Along with a 5 Pounds B343 L Reverse prefix HY73. And a pair of Gill 5 Pounds QE pictorial B353 L Reverse (2) prefix SE09 and SE38. Together with Scotland (16) various issuers including Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds (3) Pick 111d 15th October 1979 signatures Clydesmuir & Pattulo (2) prefixes D/ and D/7, along with Pick 111f 9th November 1984 signatures Risk & Pattulo prefix D/66. Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds (5) consisting of Pick 329a 19th March 1969 signatures Robertson & Burke prefix A/10. Pick 341a 3rd May 1982 prefix C/65 signature Winter. And, Pick 341b 4th January 1984 signature Winter (3) prefixes C/98 and D/1 (2). The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 1 Pounds Pick 351a (6) 5 dated 13th December 1988 prefixes A/50, A/55, A/58, A/64 and A68 along with a 19th December 1990 prefix B/16. Clydesdale Bank plc (2) including 1 Pound Pick 211c signature Hamilton 25th November 1985 prefix D/CZ and 5 pounds Pick 218c signature Goodwin 1st December 1997 prefix E/DX. Along with the Jersey 1 Pounds group (4) including Pick 11b signature Leslie May prefix MB, first prefix for signature type. Pick 15 signature Leslie May value at upper left outlined prefix BC. And the Pick 20 signature George Baird value at upper left filled (2) prefixes MC and GC. An interesting and varied group More banknotes like this	£120

01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 235	Middle East (28) in various grades average VF to about UNC - UNC comprising some interesting issues from Bahrain, Sultanate of Muscat & Oman, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. Some interesting issues comprising Qatar including ND 1995 issue 1 Riyal Pick 13b and ND 2003 issues (3) 1 Riyal Pick 20, 5 Riyals Pick 21, 10 Riyals Pick 22. Also Kuwait including L. 1968 (1980-1991) "White Underplayed Arms" Issues (4) including 1/4 Dinar Pick 11d, 1 Dinar Pick 13d, 10 Dinars Pick 15c and 20 Dinars Pick 16b along with L. 1968 (1994-2014) "We Seek God's Assistance" Issues (3) including 1/4 Dinar Pick 23b and 1/2 Dinars (2) Pick 24a and 24b. An interesting and diverse group More banknotes like this	£75

02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1477	East Africa Currency Board 1930's issues (4) comprising a George V portrait 5 Shillings Pick 20 dated 1st January 1933 with an attractive BINARY serial number J/7 50000 in good Fine or near so. Along with George VI portrait issues in VF - GVF (3) including 5 Shillings Pick 28a dated 1st June 1939 and the variety with all numbers and letters in the date in italic serial number N/1 04165. 10 Shillings both dated 1st June 1939 (2) comprising 2 varieties including Pick 26B with numbers and letters in date partly in italic and upright and printer's imprint at lower centre on obverse serial number K/2 87350. Along with Pick 29a date numbers and letters all in italic serial number J/2 97909. All printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd London and watermarked with East African Currency Board monogram in hexagonal panels across the whole of the note. A Scarce and very attractive group More banknotes like this	£340

02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1474	East Africa Currency Board (4) a fine early collection of Scarce issues in about VF-VF to EF-GEF comprising a King George V portrait 5 Shillings Pick 20 dated 1st January 1933 serial number K/4 94597 3 signatures. Along with King George VI portrait issues (3) including 1 Shillings Pick 27 dated 1st January 1943 serial number A/10 85413 4 signatures. 5 Shillings Pick 28a dated 1st July 1941 serial number T/6 53769 3 signatures. And 20 Shillings = 1 Pound Pick 30b dated 1st August 1951 serial number B/70 62009 4 signatures. All Thomas De La Rue printing and very collectable More banknotes like this	£320

01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 340	Latvia & Lithuania (30) in mixed grades comprising early 1900's to modern issues and includes Lithuania Fantasy Olympic Games issues 1991. Some scarcer notes include Latvia 1 Rublis Pick 1 1919 series A No. 191158, 100 Rubli Pick 7a dated 1919 serial number 476067 A, 25 Latu Pick 18 dated 1928 serial number A244728 and 50 Latu Pick 20 dated 1934 serial number 497104. Lithuania 2 Litu Pick 14a dated 16th November 1922 series G number 793911, 20 Centu Pick 11a dated 16th November 1922 series O and 100 Litu Pick 25a dated 31st March 1928 serial number B216561 More banknotes like this	£460
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 396	Russia, Azerbaijan & Ukraine (36) In mixed grades includes scarce issues as Northwest Russia 50 Mark independent west army under Colonel Avalov-Bermondt, 5 Rubles Pick S102 North Russia Red Regime series BB 081, Chechnya Grozneft Payment Orders 1922 1,3 & 5 Kopeks, Northwest Front 100 Rubles Field Treasury Pick S208, Ukraine 10 Hryven Pick 21b">Pick 21b, Independent West Army under Avalov-Bermondt 1919 Issues Kassenschein, Ukraine 50 Karbovantsiv 1918 Pick 6, 2 hryven Pick 20 dated 1918 & 2000 Hryven Pick 25 1918, Russia Transcaucasia Azerbaijan Socialist Republic 1 Million Rubles Pick S719 dated 1922, South Russia Government Treasury 50 Rubles Pick S438 ND 1920, Azerbaijan 100 Rubles Pick 5 dated 1919, 50 Rubles Pick 2 dated 1919, 25 Rubles Pick 1 dated 1919 and others More banknotes like this	£340
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 183	East Africa & British West Africa (11) in mixed grades comprising East Africa King George V, King George VI and young Queen Elizabeth II issues some scarcer of which include 20 Shillings Pick 43a ND 1961 serial number N17 36282, 20 Shillings = 1 Pound Pick 30b 4 signatures variety dated 1st August 1951 serial number B/42 27313 and 5 Shillings Pick 20 dated 1st January 1933 serial number H/8 48064 along with British West Africa 10 Shillings Pick 10a dated 31st March 1953 serial number A/F 992412 More banknotes like this	£320
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 215	GB & Commonwealth (37) in mixed grades including issues from Seychelles (7), Mauritius (9), Malta (6), St. Helena (4) and British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (11). Some scarer and interesting issues include Malta 1 Pound young Queen Elizabeth II Pick 26a L. 1949 serial number A/2 108521, 2 Shillings GeorgeVI portrait Pick 17a ND 1942 serial number A/1 495921 and 2 Liri Pick 37 L.1967 (1986) earlier serial number A/1 002712. Mauritius young Queen Elizabeth II issues 5 Rupees Pick 30c (2) serial numbers A/51 596068 & A/49 432854, 10 Rupees Pick 31c serial number A/20 287561 along with King George V portrait 5 Rupees Pick 20 serial number C874470. Saint Helena 1 Pounds Pick 9a (2) serial numbers A/1 298323 & A/1 284333 along with 50 Pence 5a (2) serial number V/1 033423 & V/1 141997 More banknotes like this	£300
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 360	New Zealand & Western Samoa (15) a pleasing collection in mostly very high grades comprising New Zealand (12) including 1 Dollar Pick 163b serial number 6K 276869. 1 Dollar Pick 169a (2) serial numbers AFR 548720 & AFR 548725. 2 Dollars (3) Pick 170b (2) serial numbers EHM 403528 & EHM 403537 and Pick 170a serial number EGZ 7786387. 5 Dollars Pick 171b (2) a near consecutive pair serial numbers JDW 189158 & JDW 189160. 10 Dollars Pick 172a serial number NFZ 9143109. 20 Dollars Pick 173a serial number TCK 237501. 10 Dollars Pick 178 serial number AW247026. 20 Dollars Pick 179 serial number AC297742. Along with Western Samoa (3) including 10 Shillings Pick 10b serial number 374082 signature title Minister of Finance in plate and red overprint on Pick 7. 2 Talas (2) including Pick 17b serial number 813474 and Pick 20 serial number C462148. More banknotes like this	£240
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 398	Sarawak (2) comprising Government issue 1 Dollar Pick 20 dated 1st January 1935 serial number A/3 465399 Green and multicolour featuring Palm trees at left and C. Vyner Brooke at right Fine, Foreign Substance and 1 Picul of Dry Rubber Coupon Pick UNL valid until 31st March 1942 serial number P477992 VF More banknotes like this	£85

03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1144	Africa (175) a collection in an album comprising mostly high grade early to modern issues with an assortment of different denominations some of which high from countries as Burundi, Uganda, Madagascar, Comoros, Liberia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Lesotho, Katanga, Congo, Zaire, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Djibouti. A few scarcer issues include Rwanda-Burundi 10 Francs Pick 2a dated 15 September 1960 serial number C519621 and 100 Francs Pick 5a dated 15th September 1960 serial number F568796, Madagascar 5000 Francs = 1000 Ariary Pick 66a serial number A/25 307572 and SPECIMEN issues (2) including 50 Francs = 10Ariary SPECIMEN Pick 62s stamped with No. 006841 perforated and overprinted SPECIMEN serial number A/1 000000 and 100 Francs = 20Ariary SPECIMEN Pick 63s stamped with No. 006841 perforated and overprinted SPECIMEN serial number A/1 000000, Somalia 20 Shillin = 20 Shillings Pick 23a dated 1978 series T005 No. 199240, Congo 5 Zaires = 500 Makuta Pick 13a dated 2nd January 1967 serial number A269838, Djibouti 500 Francs Pick 38a serie V.1 55484 No. 02055484 and French Somaliland Djibouti 1000 Francs Pick 20 series L.20 145 No.001760145 also including different varieties of the same denomination issues. Scarce More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£850
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1110	World (72) a collection in an album in mixed grades includes a rare issue Sarawak 1 Dollar Pick 20 dated 1st January 1935, a Tonga Specimen set Pick CS1, also a few consecutive sets. Comprises countries and territories as Japan, French Indochina, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, British North Borneo, Ceylon, Seychelles, India, Sarawak, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, Singapore, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Turkey (Ottoman Empire), Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates More banknotes like this	£480
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1280	Western Samoa ND 1980 issues (4) comprising 1 Tala Pick 19 serial number B000671, 2 Tala Pick 20 serial number A375134, 5 Tala Pick 21 serial number B079304 and 10 Tala Pick 22 serial number A005857. All about UNC - UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£120

03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Bulk Lots	Lot 3317	Proof Sets 1971 (2) nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Crowns to Farthings includes some silver, part Maundy Set 1882 Fourpence, Twopence and Penny NEF to EF, Pennies (18) 1902 Low Tide (1), 1912H (3), 1918H (5), 1919H (6), 1918KN (2), 1919KN (1), 1926 Modified Head, in mixed circulated grades, Penny 1951 UNC/AU with traces of lustre, with some World items and a small group of World Paper money (4) Cyprus One Shilling 1947 Pick 20 Good Fine with some spots, Egypt 5 Piastres 1940 undated issue Pick 165a NEF, Italy 5 Lire 1944 (2) Pick 31 Fair More lots like this	£70
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 359	Straits Settlements One Dollar 1916 Pick 1c VG, Sarawak (3) One Dollar 1935 Pick 20 (2) A/4 875,772 and 317,338, the second with staple holes, Ten Cents 1940 issue B333103 Pick 25 VG or slightly better all scarce More banknotes like this	£300

06/12/2015 Auction 151	World Banknotes	Lot 411	Malta (3) One Pound 1940-1943 Pick 20 EF, Two Shillings 1940-1943 Pick 17b About Fine with a tear at the bottom, One Shilling 1940-1943 VF, Cyprus Three Piastres 1944 Pick 28 GVF More banknotes like this	£180

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