German East Africa (14) One Rupie (3) 1899 KM#2 Good Fine/Fine, 1904A KM#10 About Fine/Fine with some surface marks, 1911J KM#10 Good Fine, the obverse with some thin scratches, Half Rupien (3) 1897 KM#4 Near Fine, 1904A KM#9 Fine with some corrosion on the reverse, 1909A KM#9 About Fine, Quarter Rupien (4) 1909A KM#8 Good Fine, 1910J KM#8 Fine, 1912J KM#8 Near Fine/Fine, 1913 KM#8 Good Fine with a scratch on the obverse, 20 Heller (3) 1916T L's with pointed tips, Small Crown, Obverse B, Reverse B, KM#15 Fine with flan faults on the obverse, 1916T Obverse A, Reverse A, Curled tip on second L, KM#15 (2) Fine and NVF, 5 Heller 1914J KM#13 GVF
German East Africa (12) One Rupie (2) 1905A KM#10 NVF, 1905J KM#10 Good Fine/Fine with grey tone, Half Rupie 1910J K M#9 Fine, Quarter Rupie 1904A KM#8 Fine, the reverse slightly better, 20 Heller Brass (2) 1916T Obverse A, Reverse A (2) KM#15a, the first VF, the second Fine with a darker tone spot on the reverse, Ten Heller 1911A KM#12 Good Fine, Five Heller (2) 1908J Bronze KM#11 Good Fine/NVF, 1914J Cupro-Nickel KM#13 Good Fine, One Heller 1907J KM#7 Fine, Half Heller (2) 1904A KM#6 Good Fine, 1905J KM#6 Fine
World (14) India (10) One Rupee 1887 Bombay Mint, B incuse Good Fine, Half Rupee (2) 1840 Divided Legend with .W.W incuse on truncation, Fair, 1943 Lahore, Fine, Quarter Rupee (5) 1840 Divided Legend, 10 berries (2) VG and Fair, 1862 Calcutta Near Fine/Fine, 1940 Bombay Mint, Fine, 1944 Bombay Mint, Fine, Two Annas (2) 1895 Calcutta VG, 1907 Fine, German East Africa One Rupie 1892 Fine, Ceylon (3) 50 Cents 1899 GVF, 25 Cents 1893 Good Fine toned, Ten Cents 1897 VF toned, along with Banknote India 50 Rupees 2011 VF with an inked annotation on the obverse
World a small group (11) German East Africa (3) Pesa 1891 Lustrous UNC with a few spots, Half Rupie 1904A NVF cleaned, One Rupie 1898 About Fine, Straits SettlementsOne Cent (2) 1889 Good Fine/Fine, cleaned, 1901 VF, CyprusHalf Piastre 1879 GVF/VF with a small striking flaw on the portrait, Liberia (2) Two Cents 1896H UNC or near so and lustrous, One Cent 1896H UNC or near so with good subdued lustre, Hong Kong Twenty Cents 1890 Fine, CeylonRix Dollar 1821 KM#84 Good Fine, toned, with some fine scratches, SpainEscudo 1866 VF toned
German East Africa (5) One Rupie (3) 1892 NVF with some thin scratches on the obverse, 1910J Fine, 1913J Good Fine, One Heller (2) 1908J Fine, 1910J Fine
South Africa, German East Africa, Southern Rhodesia and East Africa (35) comprising South Africa (29) Halfcrowns (2) 1935, 1941, Two Shillings (5) 1896 (2), 1927, 1941, 1954, Shillings (2) 1927, 1951, Sixpence 1935, Threepences (19) 1927 (3), 1930 (2), 1932 (2), 1933, 1935, 19368, 1939 (2), 1955, in mixed grades VG to VF, German East Africa (3) One Rupie 1905J (2) NVF and VF both cleaned, Quarter Rupie 1914J Fine/Good Fine, Southern Rhodesia Threepences (2) 1951 VG, 1952 Fine, East Africa Shilling 1942 I Good Fine
German East Africa (7) One Rupie 1908J KM#10 GF/NVF with grey tone, Half Rupie 1901 KM#4 Good Fine toned, Quarter Rupie 1912J KM#8 Fine, toned, Five Heller (2) 1909J KM#11 VF the reverse with some verdigris spots, 1916T Brass, thin flan KM#14.2 Good Fine/Fine with much double striking, One Heller 1905J KM#6 Fine with some dirt in the legends, Half Heller 1904A KM#6 Fine with some verdigris spots
German East Africa (12) 20 Heller 1916T (2) both Large Crown, curled tip on second L (Obverse A, Reverse A) both NEF, Ten Heller (5) 1908JGood Fine, nicely toned, 1909J Good Fine, 1910J Good Fine, 1911A, VF, 1914J VF with a thin scratch on the reverse, Five Heller (3) 1913A VF, 1913J VF, 1914J NVF, One Heller (2) 1904A VF, 1905J Fine with some surface residue
German East Africa, 50 Rupien, 15 June 1905, serial numbers on face only S/N 3079, , Kaiser Wilhelm II at left, reverse, multicolour, Pick3a, small piece missing top right corner, Very Fine
German East Africa15 Rupien Gold 1916T Right Arabesque ends below the T of OSTAFRIKA KM#16.1 UNC and very rare in this high grade, this coin considerably superior to the other example graded NGC MS62 listed in this sale
A Bedouin 'money box' on a long chain presumed silver, with an additional decorative series of chains and charms, the box decorated with a German East Africa Two Rupien 1894 KM#5 Near Fine, an unusual piece
A collection in an album (448) GB Halfcrowns to Farthings (252) with some decimal issues, also many 1967 mint state coins, with Farthing 1893 lustrous NEF, SilverThreepences (20, one holed), Sixpences (42) includes some lower grade Victorian examples, some pre-1947 silver, with a few George VI issues in lustrous grades, Channel Islands and Isle of Man (35), World (161), a mix of countries generally in mixed grades, includes Austria, Australia, Cyprus, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, France, India, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland USA and more, these mostly 20th Century issues, includes Australia (2) Threepence 1915 GVF holed, Sixpence 1926 Good Fine/VF, Canada - Nova Scotia Cent 1864 Fine, Canada Ten Cents 1918 NVF/VF, German East Africa One Rupie 1914J Fine, toned, South Africa (3) Shilling 1894 VG, Threepences (2) 1941 NVF toned and 1942 VF, Switzerland 2 Francs 1874B Near Fine, along with a few modern token issues
World a small group (5) South Africa 2 1/2 Shillings 1896 KM#7 NEF/GVF the reverse with some scratches above the eagle, Denmark Two Kroner 1876 (h) HC/CS KM#798.1 Near Fine/About Fine, Ceylon Half Stiver 1815 KM#80 Fine/Good Fine, German East Africa One Rupie 1911A KM#10 VF/GVF with some hairlines, France100 Francs 1958 Privy Mark Owl KM#919.1 VF and scarce
German East Africa Two Rupien 1894 KM#5 Fine with some toning, Rare with a mintage of just 15,000 pieces, our archive database reveals this to be much rarer than the 1893 coin
German East Africa 2 Rupien 1893 KM#5 Good Fine/Fine toned, with an edge nick, a scarce issue only minted in 1893 and 1894, with a mintage of just 33,000 pieces
German States (4) Empire (6), and German East Africa (2), German States - Hannover Pfennig 1855B UNC with traces of lustre, Hesse-Cassel Albus 1770 VG, Wismar 3 Pfennig 1743 the reverse double struck at about a 120 degree angle VG, unusual, Wurttemberg Kreuzer 1853 EF, Empire One Pfennig (3) 1874G NVF, 1888A, UNC with traces of lustre, 1898F GEF with traces of lustre, 2 Pfennig 1875E VF, 20 Pfennigs (2) 1874A EF/NEF, 1887A, VF toned, German East Africa 10 Heller 1909J (2) both NVF
World (13) China Republic (2) Dollar Year 3 Y#329 NVF, 50 Cents (Half Yuan) Year 3 Y#328 NVF toned. ThailandBahtundated (1876-1900) Y#34 Fine. German East Africa One Rupie 1890 KM#2 Good Fine/Fine. JapanYen Year 30 Y#A25.3 Good Fine with a dig on the reverse, once cleaned. TibetRupee undated (1911-1916, 1930-1933) Y#3.2 Good Fine. Panama (2) 50 Centesimos 1904 VF, Balboa 1934 KM#13 VF. French Indo-China (2) Piastre 1909A KM#5a.1 VF toned, once cleaned, One Piastre 1931 KM#19 GVF the obverse with dark tone. Straits Settlements 50 Cents 1908 KM#24 Fine/Good Fine with speckled tone. IndiaOne Rupee 1906 Calcutta About Fine. Canada - Newfoundland 50 Cents 1908 KM#12 VG
A mixed lot with a bag of mixed world (2 kilos) mostly 20th century base metal issues from circulation including crowns, low grade and damaged hammered (3), Maria Theresia restrike Thaler 1780, bracelet made up of 8 German East AfricaSilver 1/ Rupees, two unidentified artefacts and three earlier low grade world coins
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, FrenchKingdom 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 DollarsPick 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 PiastresPick 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 PencePick 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 RupeePick 19 dated 1st February 1916 series N2 text "Gebucht von" at left. Brazil Thesuro Nacional (3) including 1 Mil ReisPick 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. BurmaIndia 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
German East Africa (2) One Rupie 1910J KM#10 UNC the obverse toned, the reverse with good lustre, a couple of small spots only prevent the reverse from being choice, seldom encountered in this high grade, Quarter Rupie 1909A KM#9 GVF/EF, a scarcer date in this short series, Mombasa One Rupee 1888H ImperialBritish East Africa Legend KM#5 VF with some surface marks, a scarce one-year type
German East Africa Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank 100 Rupien Pick 4 dated Daressalam, 15th June 1905 serial number 12943. The note in black on green underprint featuring Portrait Kaiser Wilhelm II in cavalry uniform at center with Regalia objects beneath. Printed by Giescke & Devrient, Leipzig. In a PCGS Gold Shield holder graded VF 30 and Scarce
German East Africa Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank 50 Rupien Pick 3b dated Daressalam, 15th June 1905 serial number 13095. The note in black on blue underprint featuring a crowned Portrait Kaiser Wilhelm II in cavalry uniform at left. Printed by Giescke & Devrient, Leipzig. In a PCGS Gold Shield holder graded VF 25, Details - Pinholes, Spotted paper but a Scarce note
GermanyFederal Republic & German East Africa (16) early to modern issue in mixed grades including scarcer issues as German East Africa 10 Rupien Pick 2 dated 15th June 1950 serial number 28101, 1 Rupie Pick 11b Letter G and 1 Rupie Pick 19 letter B3. Also Federal Republic 20 Deutsche Mark Pick 17a dated 22nd August 1949, Series of 1948 1/2 Deutsche Mark Pick 1a, 1 Deutsche Mark Pick 2a and 5 Deutsche Mark Pick 4a block 11 serial number B90800684A
German East Africa (5) Rupia 1904A Fine, 20 Heller 1916T (2) Fine to Good Fine on with a planchet clip, 10 Heller 1911A Good Fine, 1 Heller 1907J Fine, Congo Free State (2) 20 Centimes 1908 Fine, 10 Centimes 1894 UNC with traces of lustre
World War I (12) World War I Medals (5) awarded respectively to 7403 Pte.J.Watkins 2nd South Lancashire Regiment VF. Killed in action France 24/10/1914. He is buried at Le Touret Memorial. Panel 23., to 7759 Pte.G.M.Fairfax 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, GVF. Killed in action France 24/3/1915, He is buried at Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension II. E.22, to 4986 Sergt. C.Atkinson 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action in France 21/3/1918. He is buried at Arras Memorial Bay 8., to 1928 Dvr. Piran Ditta R.A. GVF. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 1-31 Oct. 1916, to Pte. N.CF.Fredericks. 1st Cape Corps. NVF. Pte. Fredericks was washed overboard off H.M.S.Tuna in the Indian Ocean 11/7/1917. 1914-1915 Stars (3) awarded respectively to 4030 Pte.W.Murray 11th Lancashire Fusiliers. EF. Killed in action in France 25/9/1917, he is buried at Arras Memorial Bay 5., to Pte. A.P.Stock Machine Gun Detachment. NEF. Pte. Stock was discharged unfit ex- East Africa 30/10/1917, he died 19/11/1925, to Sgt.F.V.Harris 11th Mounted Rifles (Patchefstroom Ruiters, a part of South Africa's Active Citizen Force.) EF. Sgt. Harris was awarded this for service in German S.W.Africa. Wounded East Africa April 1916 and died of malaria 29/1/1917 as Sergt.Major. World War I pair awarded to 2550 Rfmn.Nawab Din 1at.125th Rifles (Napier's Rifles) 1914-15 Star and World War I Victory medal. VF to GVF. Rfmn. Din was killed in action in Givenchy, France 20/12/1914, He is buried at Meerut Military Cemetery, St. Martin-les-Boulognei. A. 18. The heavy casualties suffered in the Battle of Givenchy caused a temporary ceasefire which led to the Christmas truce of 1914. World War I Victory Medals to two brothers (2) the first awarded to 10990 Pte.H.Cuthbertson 2nd. Scots Guards, GEF. Pte Cuthbertson died of wounds Neuve Chapelle, March 1915, the second awarded to 243077 Gnr.A.L.Cuthbertson, D.Battery 44 Brigade (Howitzers) R.F.A, (listed as Signaller on the CWGC website) GEF. Killed in action in Belgium 2/11/1918, and is buried at Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension V. K.10 along with a further group of World War I (13) 1914-1915 Stars (5) 14614 Pte.F.Hardy 7th Somerset Light Infantry, About EF, Pte.Hardy was killed in action in France 3/9/1916 and is buried at Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont XIV. I.4,2317 Pte.E.G.Burling (Lance Corporal on CWGC website) 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers. EF lacquered. He died of wounds in France 11/3/1915 and is buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery I. D.21A, the second awarded to 1605 Pte. W.Armstrong, Durham Light Infantry. EF. Killed in action in Belgium 2/3/1916, he is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) II B.24.273229 Pte.E.Grant 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. NEF. He was present at the Battle of Tanga, German East Africa 4/11/1914, 8725 Pte.J.Friend 4th Royal Fusiliers, NEF, Pte. Friend was killed in action in France 3/12/1916 and is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery XX. D.14A, the 4th Battalion served on the Western Front at Mons and Le Cateau, World War I Victory Medals (2) 15463 Pte. H.Wilson 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps (L/Cpl on CWGC website), a P.C. in the Hong Kong Police until 1915, he was killed in action at Dellvile Wood 27/7/1916, and is buried at Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 13A and 13B, 203155 Pte.J.Millership, South Staffordshire Regiment EF, Pte. Millership was wounded 31/7/1917, then killed in action with 1st and 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment 20/1/1918. He is buried at Oxford Road Cemetery V.K.15, World War I Medals (6) 9665 Pte.C.H.Butler 1st Berkshire Regiment. NEF. He was killed in action in France 16/5/1915 and is buried at Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue II.F.4, (also entitled to the 1914 Star and bar). The second awarded to 28713 Pte.W.H.Cardew 2nd Light Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. NEF. Pte.Cardew was killed in action in France 5/12/1917 and is buried at Cambrai Memorial Louverval, Panel 7. The third awarded to 29947 Pte.E.G.Beer, 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, NEF. Pte.Beer died of wounds in France 20/4/1918 and is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez VIII.H.12, 31633 Pte. F.Worthington, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. GVF. Died of wound in France 5/5/1918. He is buried at Arneke British Cemetery II. C.9. ,41468 Gnr.A Sale R.A. Z battery 5th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, NEF, Gnr.Sale was killed in action in France 24/4/1917 and is buried at Bois-Carre British
German East Africa (2) 100 Rupien dated 15th June 1905 series No.6917, Kaiser Wilhelm portrait at centre, (Pick4a), centre pinhole, small edge tears, about Fine, 1 Rupie dated 1st November 1915 series C9490, (Pick11b), small corner piece missing, good Fine
South Africa (151) includes Crowns (50) 1947, 1948 (22), 1949 (15), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 (2), 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960 (3), 50 Cents (5) 1963 (3), 1964 (2), and South Africa minors (95) includes plenty of silver items, in mixed grades also German East Africa 1 Heller 1910J Fine and GB (14) mainly early 20th century silver minors, these in mixed grades
German East Africa coin card postcards (2) slightly different designs but one in German and the other in English, both unissued with only the slightest of edge wear
Africa a varied and useful group (70) Trial pieces (2) British West AfricaShilling 1952 struck in steel with TRIAL on both sides UNC, Nigeria Shilling 1962 with TRIAL in obverse and reverse fields UNC, Southern Rhodesia (17) Crown 1953, Halfcrowns (4) 1936, 1937, 1940, 1947, Two Shillings (2) 1935, 1940, Shillings (2), Sixpence 1932, Threepences (2) 1936, 1941, Pennies (3) 1934, 1937, 1944, Halfpennies (2) 1934, 1944, in mixed grades some EF, Medal 1965 Rhodesia Independence EF, Rhodesia 20 Cents 1964 Fine, German East Africa (4) One Rupie 1910J, Half Rupie 1904A, 1 Heller 1908J, Half Heller 1904A, East Africa and Uganda (7) 25 Cents 1906, One Cent (5) 1901 Aluminium, 1909, 1912H, 1913, 1917H, One Pice 1897, in mixed grades most VF to GEF, East Africa (15) 50 Cents 1922, 1948, 25 Cents 1913, 10 Cents (5) 1936 (2) George V and Edward VIII issues, 1941, 1951, 5 Cents (5) Edward VIII 1936KN, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1963, One Cent 1952 in mixed grades, One Shilling (2)1949, 1952 many in lustrous UNC, Sierra Leone 10 Cents 1796 GVF toned, Nigeria - British West Africa (4) Penny 1907, One Tenth Penny (3) 1908, 1909, 1911H GVF to GEF, British West Africa (19) Two Shillings 1913, One Shilling 1939, Sixpence 1919H, Threepences (2) 1914, 1945H, Pennies (9) 1915H, 1920H, 1936 Edward VIII, 1936H Edward VIII, 1936KN Edward VIII, 1940, 1940KN, 1943, 1951, Halfpennies (2) 1915H, 1936KN Edward VIII, One Tenth Penny (3) 1932, 1936, 1940, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous, along with a small group of mixed African paper money (9) these modern issues in high grades
German East Africa 100 Rupien dated 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm portrait, series No.3195, Pick4a (Rosenberg 903a), a scarcer 4 digit serial number variety, small edge nick, Fine
German East Africa 5 Rupien dated 1905 series No.34252, Lions at lower centre, Pick1, small edge split & centre hole, about Fine
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