Asia (207) a large collection in an album in mixed grades up to about UNC - UNC. Includes an assortment of China issues with a variety of high denominations. Includes Taiwan issues, a variety of Provincial Banks certain ones include The Farmers Bank of China, Kwangtung Provincial Bank and Provincial Bank of Hunan, also The Central Bank of China Gold Customs Units up to 50 Gold Customs units and other banks include The Central Bank of China with issues from different printers, Bank of China, The Central Reserve Bank of China and Bank of Communications. Along with Hong Kong issues from various banks such as The Chartered Bank, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China also includes an assortment of Government of Hong Kong QE2 issues and a Hong Kong Bank specimen Travellers Cheque $1000. Also Korea North & South (28) a collection of modern to early issues notes includes notes such as South Korea 10 hwan Pick 16 EF - about UNC, 1000 Won Pick 10a EF - about UNC and 1 Won Purple Pick 116 UNC. Other countries include Tibet(2), Mongolia(23) and Kyrgyzstan (5)
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited complete Fourth issue SPECIMEN set Torrens signature (6) comprising 5 Pounds dated 24th August 1990 serial number A0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, blue and multicolour. 10 Pounds dated 24th August 1990 serial number B0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, red and brown on multicolour underprint. 20 Pounds dated 24th August 1990 serial number C0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, purple-brown, red and multicolour. 50 Pounds dated 1st November 1990 serial number D0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, bluish green black and multicolour. 100 Pounds dated 1st November 1990 serial number E0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, lilac black blue and multicolour. The takeover of Northern Bank by National Australia Bank on 30th October 1987 required a change of design to remove the Midland Bank motif therefore new designs were prepared and were printed and engraved by Thomas De La Rue & Co. London. The notes feature prominent men whose inventions in Northern Ireland contributed to the progress of various forms of transport. The new designs standarized the reverse of the notes with a dish antenna at left, a stylized N at centre and a computer at right. All about UNC - UNC. Scarce and seldom seen as a complete set. Pick 193s to 197s (Blake-Callaway NR 112, 113, 115, 117 and 118)
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited 5 Pounds SPECIMEN No. 0013 year 2000 Commemorative Millennium Polymer issue Pick 203s (Blake-Callaway NR 128) dated 8th October 1999 signature Don Price serial number MM0000000 with red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally across obverse and reverse. The note in blue, red and multicolour with ovals and globe pattern on obverse and space shuttle and electronics with pocket watch in the underprint. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Co on polymer supplied by Securency Dimensions of Australia. UNC
World (34) notes in mixed grades includes mostly early 1900's issues such as Commonwealth of Australia 1 Pound signed Armitage & McFlarne and SPECIMEN notes includes some sets such as Jersey5 Pounds, 10 Pounds and 20 Pounds. North Korea 1, 5 and 10 Won, India Asoka Column Specimen Denomination Set, the 200 Euro specimen is imitation
Australia (5) Commonwealth of Australia One Pounds, ND(1938-1952), 3 notes being Pick 26c signed Coombs & Watts, serial numbers K97 582946, I22 605323 & I21 020861, and 2 notes being Pick 26b signed Armitage & McFarlane, serial numbers J79 592306 & K31 542337. Banknotes in green featuring King George VI portrait obverse and shepherds with sheep on reverse. Mixed grades VG to Fine
World (5) a group in mixed grades includes about UNC Asia & Australia early George VI issues 1940s comprising Ceylon1 RupeePick 36a dated 1st June 1948 straight edge at left George VI & Thuparama pagoda, Anuradhapura stamp on reverse. Malaya10 CentsPick 8 dated 1st July 1941 uniface George VI portrait at left. Australia 1 PoundPick 26b signed Armitage & McFarlane George VI & Shepherds. Along with Stamps (2) Tasmania Inland Revenue Beer Duty One Barrel Green 9 Shillings 1881 and Imperial Reply Coupon model Great Britain Type I Australia 2 1/2 d Blue Britannia holding trident & shield facing right looking towards arriving sailing ship with issue/exchange office circles to left & right watermarked GVR & Crown printed Waterlow & Sons Limited London last line reads "... OF THE MONTH OF ISSUE"
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited 5 Pounds Commemorative Millennium Polymer issues (3) Pick 203a (Blake-Callaway NR 128) dated 8th October 1999 signature Don Price (2) serial numbers MM0063187 & MM0001628 series starts MM0000001 and Pick 203b (Blake-Callaway NR 128) dated 1st January 2000 serial number Y2K10130. The notes in blue, red and multicolour with ovals and globe pattern on obverse and space shuttle and electronics with pocket watch in the underprint. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Co on polymer supplied by Securency Dimensions of Australia. UNC
Australia One off General Folder, Two Dollar Last Issue Green Folder without coin show stamp McDonald Mc $2GF 1a Unc as issued along with Banknote Vignette The unissued Five Shilling Note of 1946 1989 Unc as issued serial 3006/20000
AustraliaCommonwealth 5 Pounds issued 1928 series Q/13 789211, portrait King George V at right, signed Riddle & Heathershaw, (Pick17b), trimmed & pressed, Fine and scarce
AustraliaCommonwealth 1 Pound issued 1927 series J/14 849598, portrait King George V at right, signed Riddle & Heathershaw, (Pick16c), cleaned & pressed, light toning, good VF, looks better
AustraliaCommonwealth 1 Pound issued 1927 series J/21 131225, portrait King George V at right, signed Riddle & Heathershaw, (Pick16c), cleaned/pressed Fine
AustraliaCommonwealth 1 Pound issued 1942 series H/71 893963, portrait King George VI at right, signed Armitage & McFarlane, (Pick26b), lightly pressed good EF, plus world heritage first day cover of 4 stamps
Australia, Australian Joint Stock Bank, Fifty PoundsSPECIMEN printer's proof by Perkins Bacon & Co., black and white uniface, Brisbane branch 18xx, pencil notation "31st January 1857" in lower margin, corners removed, SPECIMEN stamped in black at signatures, tiny edge nick, large stain top and bottom otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Australia 10 Pounds issued 1954 - 1959, a consecutively numbered pair series WA/03 193012 & WA/03 193013, portrait Gov. Arthur Phillip at left, signed Coombs & Wilson, (Pick32a), original EF
Australia (5), 10 Shillings issued 1961 - 1965 series AH64 061774, portrait Mathew Flinders at right, (Pick33a), 1 Pound (4) issued 1961 - 1965, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick34a), all signed Coombs & Wilson, high grade collection, good EF to about Uncirculated
World (10), high grade collection, Guernsey 5 Pounds signed Bull issued 1969 - 1975, Guernsey 1 Pound signed Hodder issued 1969 - 1975, New Zealand 10 Shillings signed Fleming issued 1960 - 1967, Gibraltar 10 Shillings dated 1958, Jersey6 PenceGerman Occupation of WW2 issued 1941 - 1942, Libya Miltary Authority in Tripolitania 5 Lire issued 1943, Canada10 Dollars signed Gordon & Towers dated 1937, Australia 10 Shillings signed Coombs & Wilson issued 1961 - 1965, Jersey 10 Shillings signed Padgham issued 1963 & Isle of Man 10 Shillings signed Garvey issued 1961, a good selection with some being Uncirculated or about
Australia high grade lot (74), 1 Dollar mostly signed Johnston & Stone (48) split into 5 consecutively numbered runs plus a few others and one signed Knight & Wheeler, 2 Dollars (20) with signature combinations Knight & Stone, Johnston & Stone, Johnston & Fraser, many consecutively numbered notes seen, 5 Dollarspolymer issues (3) and a Five Dollar first and last folder featuring the last paper note and the first plastic note, dated 1992, the majority Uncirculated or about
Australia 1 Pound issued 1949 series I/54 312449, portrait King George VI at right, signed Coombs & Watt, (Pick26c), Uncirculated and hard to find in this condition
Australia 1 Pound issued 1933 - 1938 series M/18 207164, portrait King George V at right, Commonwealth of Australia, signed E. C. Riddle & H. J. Sheehan, (Pick22), cleaned & pressed, VF+ looks better
AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia 10 Shillings (4), an example of each signature variety for this issue, Sheehan & McFarlane issued 1939, (Pick25a) good VF, Armitage & McFarlane issued 1942, (Pick25b) EF, Coombs & Watt issued 1949, (Pick25c) good EF, Coombs & Wilson issued 1952, (Pick25d) good VF
Australia 1 Pound issued 1933 - 1938 series L/93 062653, portrait King George V at right, Commonwealth of Australia, signed E. C. Riddle & H. J. Sheehan, (Pick22), cleaned & pressed, VF+ looks better
Australia (14), 5 Pounds issued 1941, 5 Pounds issued 1960 - 1965, 10 Dollars commemorative issued 1988, 5 Dollars (3) issued 1979 & 1985, 2 Dollars issued 1979, 1 Dollar (5) issued 1983, a consecutively numbered run, 5 Dollars (2) dated 2012, a limited edition special presentation set with 1st prefix BA12 and last prefix EA12, in a commemorative folder, one of only 300 issued, mixed grades, most Uncirculated
Australia (20), 10 Dollars (2) issued 1979 & 1991, 5 Dollars (3) issued 1974, 1983 & 1990, 2 Dollars (2) issued 1979 & 1985, 1 Dollar (13) issued between 1966 & 1983, the 1966 $1 about EF the rest good EF to Uncirculated
AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia 1 Pound (5), issued 1942, all signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick26b), one good VF the rest good Fine
AustraliaCommonwealth 10 Shillings issued 1942 series F/81 772267, signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick25b), cleaned & pressed about VF
Australia PROOF & SPECIMEN notes (57), all different and from the 1800's, various offices of issue from various banks: English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, Royal Bank of Queensland Limited, The Union Bank, Bank of Australasia, Australian Joint Stock Bank, Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited, The Bank of North Queensland Limited, National Bank of Australasia, Queensland National Bank Limited, Queensland Government, in 1 Pound, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds, 20 Pounds, 50 Pounds & 100 Pounds denominations, most with cut bottom margin and mounting marks on reverse, in leuchtturm lighthouse album and slipcase, a fabulous collection of very scarce notes rarely seen, an opportunity not to be missed
Australia Presentation sets (3), The 25th Anniversary Banknote Set 1991, one of the most spectacular presentations ever issued, this leather bound 8 note set was produced to mark the anniversary of the introduction of decimal currency on February 14th 1966. The notes came from the archives at Note Printing Australia (NPA) and consisted of the last 800 10 shilling, 1 pound, 5 pounds and 10 pounds issues coupled with the first issue of the 1 dollar, 2 dollars, 10 dollars and 20 dollars notes. All the notes have the last 3 digits of the serial number in common while the 10 shillings and 5 pounds have fully matching serial numbers. This set is number 134 of 800. Triple Anniversary Banknote Set 1994, complementing the previous set, this premium banknote set was issued in 1994. The 800 issued leather folders each contained three banknotes which were reserved from the initial printing of the paper 5 dollars, 50 dollars and 100 dollars. Each set was individually numbered with each note having fully matching serial numbers, this set is number 134 of 800, matching the number of the set above. Presentation set of Australia's First Polymer notes 1996, Australian polymer note portfolio commemorating the world's first series of circulating polymer notes 1996, consisting of 5 dollars, 10 dollars, 20 dollars, 50 dollars and 100 dollars, the notes in this set have matching serial numbers and bear a common prefix of '00' followed by the 2 digits '96' representing the year of issue, each note is specially overprinted with the notes first year of issue, this set is number 134 of 1000, again matching the number of the 2 sets above. Very rare to see the 3 sets together and especially rare to see them all with the same issue number 134. A unique opportunity to acquire all three sets.
Australia 10 Pounds issued 1934 - 1939 series V/2 280122, portrait King George V at centre, Commonwealth of Australia, signed E. C. Riddle & H. J. Sheehan, (Pick24), cleaned & pressed, VF & scarce
World (18), Portugal 5000 Reis (War of the 2 brothers) dated 1798, Australia 1 Dollar issued 1938 signed Sheehan & MacFarlane (scarcer green signature), Belize 1 & 2 Dollars dated 1st January 1976, portrait Queen Elizabeth at right, Cuba (6), 1, 5 and 10 Pesos date range 1969 - 1987, all SPECIMEN notes, Austria 1000 Kronen(2), one with Slovenian stamp and overprint, the other with Slovenian stamp and Croatian overprint, Austria/Hungary 10 Kreuzer, Bezirk Graslitz gutschein 10 Kronen dated 1918, 2 local/promotional notes from Hungary and 2 labels from the top of a brick of USA5 Dollars and 20 Dollars series 1981 issued in San Francisco, these both stuck to a piece of plywood, a very interesting and unusual collection well worth viewing
Australia (12), 10 Dollars signed Johnston & Fraser issued 1985 UKY 325799, (Pick45e), 10 Dollars signed Knight & Stone issued 1979 TVG 521292, (Pick45c), 10 Dollars (2) signed Evans & Fraser first date of issue 1993 a pair of consecutively numbered notes, (Pick52a), 10 Dollars signed Evans & Macfarlane dated 1998, (Pick52b), 5 Dollars (2) signed Fraser & Cole issued 1992, (Pick50a), 5 Dollars signed Evans & Macfarlane issued 1998, (Pick51c), 5 Dollars signed Macfarlane & Henry issued 2005, (Pick57c), 5 Dollars (2) new 2016 polymer issue, 1 Dollar signed Johnston & Stone issued 1983, (Pick42d), first 2 EF+, the rest Uncirculated
AustraliaCommonwealth (6), 5 Pounds (2) issued 1941 signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at left, (Pick27b), 1 Pound issued 1949 signed Coombs & Watts, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick26c), 10 Shillings issued 1939 orange signature Sheehan & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick25a), 10 Shillings issued 1942 signed Armitage & McFarlane, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick25b), 10 Shillings issued 1961 signed Coombs & Wilson, portrait Mathew Flinders at right, (Pick33a), mixed grades, needs viewing
World (3) Commemorative notes, Estonia 10 Krooni dated 2008 in presentation folder with 1 Kroon coin, Pick90 for banknote type, Belarus 20 Rubles 1991 - 2001 10th anniversary of National Bank in presentation folder, Pick33, Australia10 Dollars issued 1988 in presentation folder, Pick49a
AustraliaTen Shillings (3) Pick 25a Sheehan and McFarlane signature (1) Fine with a light stain on either side, Pick 25b Armitage and McFarlane (2) Fine and VF
Australia, Tasmaniacheques (59), mainly National Bank of Tasmania from 1880's to 1920's, many printed with Tasmanian companies. Multiples of some types. Overall good used condition
Australia (9) includes $5 banknote that should never have been with info Pick44g pressed VF, a set of Hutt River Province issues (5), $10 Pick45g pressed VF, $5 Commemorative Pick56 UNC and $100 Pick55a VF
Australia, Tasmaniacheques (32), mainly National Bank of Tasmania from 1880's to 1920's, many printed with Tasmanian companies. Overall good used condition
ScotlandClydesdale Bank PLC £10 dated 1st May 1997, special series NAB 002057, encapsulated in a thick plastic block to make an official presentation paperweight, (presented to staff to commemorate 10 years ownership by the National Australia Bank), Pick226a for type, corner chips to plastic, note inside looks UNC
Australia $10 (3) issued 2008, a consecutively numbered trio, series DC08546518 to DC08546520, Stevens & Henry signatures, Polymer plastic, Pick58e, UNC
World in sleeves (45) includes Seychelles5 rupees 1968 EF & 50 rupees "SEX" note 1973 gFine, Syria1 piastre 1920 & 1 livre 1939 VF, Fanning Islands £1 cut in two, also Australia $10 aborigine Commemorative in folder, worth viewing
World in an album including high denominations such as NZ $100 and $50, RBS £20, ECCB $20, Australia $20, New Caledonia 5,000 F, New Hebrides 1,000 F, SA 100 and 50 Rand mixed grades to Unc
Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China working reverse proof circa 1863, uniface on card with all of the engravers working notes for the design, tear at right, piece missing at bottom and paper residue on reverse from being mounted, (view photos for details and overall condition).
World banknotes (20) includes Ireland Republic £1 dated 23-4-48, ScotlandBritish Linen Bank £1 1948, Gibraltar 10/- 1942, New Zealand 10/- Hannah signature series A/2, Australia QE2 £1s (2), average Fine to VF
Australia $50 uncut group of 4 printers trials, only the background and values are printed (rolled in a tube) issued 1973-94, Pick47, GEF to about UNC and scarce
Australia $100 uncut pair of obverse printers trials on blue paper, one note complete the other is 3/4 printed, issued 1984-96, Pick48, GEF to about UNC and scarce
Australia $20 uncut obverse printers trials on blue paper, one complete note & 1/4 of another to the left, also an embossed feature to the right, issued 1974-94, Pick46, edge wear, about EF and scarce
Australia $1 QE2 portrait issued 1968 signed Coombs/Randall star replacement ZAF 95133*, Pick38br, some foxing spots and tiny internal tear, Fine and scarce
Australia £1 (6) KGVI 1942 issues (3), Armitage/McFarlane, prefixes H69, H71 and J76, Pick26b and QE2 Reserve Bank (3) prefixes HI/24, HI/42 and HI/65, Pick34a, average Fine or better
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