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British Military Authority

Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 194	Great Britain and related, circa early 1900's to modern (55) in mostly high grades VF to UNC including some Scarcer and collectible notes as the Jersey World War II German Occupation 2 Shillings Pick 3ND 1941 series 138024. South Africa Anglo-Boer War Green Point Track POW camp currency 1 and 5 Shillings also known as 'Good For' notes 1809-1902. A Bank of England World War II Emergency 10 Shillings Peppiatt B251 prefix A22D. Along with a group of British Military Authority 1 Shillings 1943 series K (2) and British Armed Forces various series of issue and denominations including some pre decimal 1 Shilling, 3 Pence, 5 Shillings, 10 Shillings together with decimal 5, 10 and 50 Pence, 1 Pounds and 5 Pounds with the 5 Pounds including consecutively numbered sets (50) More banknotes like this	£110

02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1698	World mostly World War 2 issues circa 1940's (32) in mixed grades good Fine/VF - about UNC comprising issues from various countries such as Malaya and Hong Kong George VI portrait issues, China, Japan, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Cyprus and Algeria. Also includes World War 2 Italy Allied Military Currency, British Military Authority 1 Shilling and Japanese Occupation Currency 1 and 50 Cents and 1, 10 and 100 Dollars. An interesting group More banknotes like this	£70
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
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 601	British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (52) a high grade mostly about UNC - UNC collection in an album comprising some scarcer issues as British Military Authority a set of 5 comprising including One Shilling Pick M2 series K, Two Shillings Six Pence Pick M3 series S, Five Shillings Pick M4 series K, Ten Shillings Pick M5 serial number 01S 867681 faint staining to centre right and One Pound Pick M6 serial number 40R 458345. Along with British Armed Forces Special Vouchers comprising 1st Series One Shillings Pick M11 (2) and the Scarcer Two Shillings Six Pence Pick M12 serial number D/8 726263. 2nd series Six Pence Pick M18a with Metal security strip, Five Shillings (2) Pick M20a with Metal security strip series C/66 798860 along with Pick M20d punch hole cancelled, Ten Shillings Pick M21b series BB/7 249609, One Pounds Pick M22 (3) and Five Pounds Pick M23 (4). 3rd Series One Shilling Pick M28b punch holed, Ten Shillings Pick M26b punch holed and One Pounds Pick M29 (2). 4th Series One Shilling Pick M26b punch holed and One Pounds Pick M36 (4). And 6th Series including Five Pence Pick M44 (4), Ten Pences Pick M45 (11) includes a consecutive pair DD/10 000445 & DD/10 000446 and matching serials 000415 with prefixes A/1, A/2,A/3 & A/6 and Fifty Pences Pick M46 (7) including matching serials 000446 with prefixes B/1 & B/2 and 0000415 with prefixes B/1 & B/2 More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£340
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Misc Items	Lot 848	Books (6) 20th Century Scottish Banknotes (Volume 1) by James Douglas 1984, a Library edition signed by the author number 25 of 500. Paper Money of Ireland by Bob Blake and Jonathan Callaway 2009 First edition. A British Collector's Guide to British Cheques by David Shaw 1986. British Military Authority Occupation Currency 1942-1956 Europe and North Africa by T.F.A.van Elmpt 2003. British Armed Forces Special Vouchers by T.F.A.van Elmpt 1994. Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency by Mars Numismatic Company, all in very good second-hand condition More lots like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£120
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Banknotes	Lot 1371	British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (21), a full set of British Military Authority issued 1943, 6 Pence to 1 Pound (PickM1 - PickM6), a full set of British Armed Forces 1st series issued 1946, 3 Pence to 1 Pound (PickM9 - PickM15), a full set of British Armed Forces 2nd series issued 1948, 3 Pence to 5 Pounds (PickM16 - PickM23), mixed grades many high grade, needs viewing More banknotes like this	£150

03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1568	Scotland, British Military & British Postal orders (total 24 items), Bank of Scotland & Royal Bank of Scotland range (12), 1 Pound, 5 Pounds and 20 Pounds, British Military Authority (4), 1 Shilling and 10 Shillings issued 1943 for use in North Africa, British Armed Forces (4) and British Postal orders (4) 3 with portrait King George VI at top left, 1 with portrait Queen Elizabeth II at top left, nice collection in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£120

02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Banknotes	Lot 161	British Military Authority (144), 6 Pence (9), 1 Shilling (72), 2 Shillings 6 Pence (28), 5 Shillings (18) and 10 Shillings (17), issued 1943, mixed grades	£300
02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Banknotes	Lot 159	British Armed Forces (45) & British Military Authority (6) in Hendon album with slipcase, full set of BMA from 6 Pence to 1 Pound issued 1943 (PickM1 - PickM6), full set of BAF first series 3 Pence to 1 Pound issued 1946 (PickM9 - PickM15), 3 x full sets of second series 3 Pence to 5 Pounds issued 1948 (PickM16 - PickM23), a 1 Shilling, 10 Shillings and 1 Pound from both the third and fourth series, plus a few other duplicated notes, the majority are Uncirculated, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£280
02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Banknotes	Lot 162	British Military Authority (6), full set 6 Pence, 1 Shilling, 2 Shillings 6 Pence, 5 Shillings, 10 Shillings and 1 Pound issued 1943, (PickM1- PickM6), high grade set, EF or better	£130

02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 296	Libya Military Authority in Tripolitania (30), British occupation WW2, 1 Lire (1), 2 Lire (2), 5 Lire (9), 10 Lire (15), 50 Lire (2) and 100 Lire (1), mixed grades More banknotes like this	£110
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 141	British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (103) in an album, a wide variety of notes covering all series, some duplication, mixed grades, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£320
03/06/2018 Auction 161	World Banknotes	Lot 265	Estonia & British Military Authority, Estonia 20 Krooni dated 1932 series 1146111, (Pick64) Uncirculated, British Military Authority 6 Pence issued 1943, (PickM1), cleaned and pressed EF, looks Uncirculated More banknotes like this	£30

09/09/2017 Auction 158	World Banknotes	Lot 544	Tripolitania 50 Lire issued 1943, Military Authority British Occupation of Libya during WW2, PickM5a, about EF More banknotes like this	£55

05/03/2017 Auction 156	English Banknotes	Lot 54	British Military Authority First Series (5) 10 Shillings, 5 Shillings, 2 Shillings and 6 Pence, One Shilling (2) all around EF	£110

05/12/2016 Auction 155	World Banknotes	Lot 2012	World (22) including British Military Authority 10/-, 5/-, 2/6 and 1/- circulated grades More banknotes like this	£65

04/09/2016 Auction 154	English Banknotes	Lot 27	GB in an album (110) Five Pounds to 10 Shillings Peppiatt to Bailey £99.50 face, in mixed grades, also Ireland Five Pounds 1999, One Pound 1989, Jersey One Pound 1976, and a group of British Military Authority and British Armed Forces notes (31) dating back to the 1940s, in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£150
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 134	British Military Authority, British Armed Forces, and Bradbury Wilkinson 15th and 16th Annual European Congress IBNS Promotional notes (98) , In mixed grades More banknotes like this	£50
06/03/2016 Auction 152	World Banknotes	Lot 210	British Military Authority 1943 issue (6) £1,10/-,5/-,2/6,1/-, pressed NVF to NEF	£100
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 48	Bank of England and Military (13) Catterns £1 Fine, Peppiatt 10 shillings mauve B251 (2) VF and EF, B262 series 28L about EF, Beale 10 shillings B266 E97Z about UNC, O'Brien Helmeted Britannia £5 B280 GEF, Kentfield £10 plus British Military Authority 1 shilling & 2 shillings 6 pence GVF to EF and Fforde £5 B312 consecutive run X16, GVF More banknotes like this	£150

31/08/2013 Auction 142	English Banknotes	Lot 163	British Military Authority (4) 1 shilling , 2 shillings 6 pence, 5 shillings and 10 shillings, EF or better, Bank of Scotland £5 dated 1955 VF, Hollom £10 A32 in EF, O'Brien B273 last series £1 K08L aUNC and 10 shillings O'Brien H16Y about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£90

01/06/2013 Auction 141	English Banknotes	Lot 204	British Military Authority (7) 1943 issues for use in North Africa & later in Sicily by Allied Forces includes £1 PickM6a pressed EF, 10 shillings PickM5a about EF, 5 shillings PickM4a about UNC plus British Armed Forces (5) and USA MPC series 471 (5) these all Fine to VF More banknotes like this	£60

02/03/2013 Auction 140	English Banknotes	Lot 122	British collection in Lindner album (138) face value £600+, Warren Fisher Treasury to Bailey £50, includes Mahon £1, Catterns £1, Britannia £5s, various replacement issues including Peppiatt £1s (2), Military Authority, Suez shilling and War credit notes, viewing recommended, mostly higher values More banknotes like this	£1,000
02/03/2013 Auction 140	English Banknotes	Lot 365	British Military Authority 1 shilling issued 1943, scarce block letter X used in the Balkans, PickM2 good Fine and 1942 Germany Wehrmacht 50 Reichspfennig PickM35 Fine	£60

01/12/2012 Auction 139	English Banknotes	Lot 236	British Military Authority (9) 1 shilling PickM2 (3), 2/6 shillings PickM3 (2) and 10 shillings PickM5 (4) mostly VF or better plus forged Treasury notes (3) 10/- T8 and T12 plus £1 T3-believed to be modern in origin More banknotes like this	£70

03/06/2012 Auction 137	English Banknotes	Lot 163	Bank of England (30) plus British Military Authority (2) face value £280 includes many column sorts & replacement issues, £20 Gill A87 Fine, £50 Kentfield E01 GVF, Kentfield £20 W17 989220 UNC, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£380

04/12/2011 Auction 135	English Banknotes	Lot 159	Warren Fisher One Pound T31 (2) serial C1/99 461217 and E1/66 350595, British Military Authority One Shilling VG to Good Fine, British Military Authority Sixpence Russia 100 Roubles 1910 issue, plus Florin 1955 UNC, Brass Threepence 1953 UNC in wallets More banknotes like this	£55
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 873	British Military Authority (3) 1943 issues for use in North Africa & later in Sicily by Allied Forces, 1 shilling PickM2 EF, 2/6 shillings PickM3 GVF & 5 shillings Pick M4 small stain almost UNC	£32
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 874	British Military Authority (4) 1943 issues for use in North Africa & later in Sicily by Allied Forces, 6 pence Pick M1, 1 shilling PickM2, 10 shillings Pick M5 and £1 Pick M6, Fine or better	£22
07/06/2011 Auction 133	English Banknotes	Lot 2471	British Military Authority (5) issued 1943 for use in North Africa & Sicily, 1 shilling PickM2, 2/6 shilling PickM3, 5 shillings PickM4, 10 shillings PickM5 and £1 PickM6a, all EF-GEF Signature Sale : Banknote Dealers Stock	£140
06/08/2010 Auction 129	English Banknotes	Lot 97	A collection in an album comprising Twenty Pounds (3), Ten Pounds (5), Five Pounds (8), One Pound (123), Ten Shillings (18), British Armed Forces One Pound (6), Fifty Pence (2), Ten Pence (2), Five Pence (2) all but a small quantity in mint state or near so, British Military Authority One Shilling About Fine , South Africa 10 shilling Mafeking Siege note dated 1900, error with word "Commaning", Pick s654a About Fine with tape residue over a large proportion of the reverse of the note, Provincial Dartmouth General Bank one pound dated 1822 for John Hine and Henry Joseph Holdsworth, Grant957A a few pinholes Near Fine, Postal Orders (44) One Pound (1), Fifty Pence (43) all 1993 or later and with counterfoils, EF-UNC More banknotes like this	£380
06/08/2010 Auction 129	English Banknotes	Lot 510	British Military Authority 5 shillings issued 1943, scarce block letter X used in the Balkans, almost EF	£150
06/08/2010 Auction 129	World Banknotes	Lot 530	British Military Authority (6) 6 pence, 1 shilling, 2/6 shilling, 5 shilling, 10 shilling & £1, PickM1a to PickM6a, used in North Africa & Sicily 1943, average Fine or better More banknotes like this	£42
07/12/2009 Auction 127	English Banknotes	Lot 206	British Military Authority in Tripolitania (Libya) all issued in 1943, 1 lire PickM1a aEF, 2 lire PickM2a mt marks, cleaned & pressed VF, 5 lire PickM3a EF and 10 lire PickM4a GEF	£85
07/06/2009 Auction 125	English Banknotes	Lot 334	British Military Authority 2 shillings 6 pence issued 1943, series X for use in the Balkans, PickM3a, some surface dirt, about VF	£55
01/03/2009 Auction 124	English Banknotes	Lot 1376	British Military Authority notes c 1943 (5) 1/-, 2/6, 5/-. British Armed Forces 1/- and Tripolitania 10 Lira. P.O.W. Camp note 3d stamped 1945. Fine or better. More banknotes like this	£55
07/12/2008 Auction 123	English Banknotes	Lot 195	British Military Authority issued for North Africa campaign 1943 (4) 6 pence, 1/-, 2/6/- and 5/-, PickM1, PickM2, PickM3 and PickM4, VF to GVF	£40
06/09/2008 Auction 122	English Banknotes	Lot 318	British Military Authority 10 shillings issued 1943, scarce Balkan series prefix 01X, PickM5, light surface dirt, good Fine to VF	£280

06/09/2008 Auction 122	English Banknotes	Lot 319	British Military Authority 5 shillings issued 1943, scarce Balkan X series, PickM4, a few marks, about EF	£130
01/03/2008 Auction 120	English Banknotes	Lot 305	British Military Authority in Tripolitania (Libya) PickM1a to PickM6a, 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 & 100 lire, a few with light stains, average GVF to EF, some better	£150
01/03/2008 Auction 120	English Banknotes	Lot 301	British Military Authority £1 prefix 55D, issued 1943 for use in North Africa & eventually Sicily, PickM6a, small rust spot & lightly pressed, looks about UNC	£110
01/03/2008 Auction 120	English Banknotes	Lot 304	British Military Authority 6 pence to 10 shillings issued 1943 for use in North Africa & eventually Sicily, PickM1a to PickM5a, average GVF to EF, some better	£65
01/03/2008 Auction 120	English Banknotes	Lot 302	British Military Authority 2/6 shillings with block letter X for use in Balkan States during WW2, PickM3a, a couple of tiny rust spots, about UNC to UNC	£60
01/03/2008 Auction 120	English Banknotes	Lot 303	British Military Authority 5 shillings with block letter X for use in Balkan States during WW2, PickM4a, about EF	£60
01/12/2007 Auction 119	English Banknotes	Lot 185	British Military Authority 1 shilling PickM2 and 2/6 shilling PickM3, faint stain, GVF to EF	£16
01/12/2007 Auction 119	English Banknotes	Lot 184	British Military Authority 1 shilling block letter B, issued 1943 for use in North Africa & Sicily, PickM2, VF	£10
03/06/2007 Auction 117	English Banknotes	Lot 160	British Military Authority (4) PickM2, 3, 4 and Pick5 also British Armed Forces (12) all different includes scarcer 3 pence with watermark PickM16b VF More banknotes like this	£100
05/06/2006 Auction 113	English Banknotes	Lot 15	British Military Authority 5 shillings 1943 issue with scarce "X" block letter for use in Balkans, PickM4, GVF	£95
05/03/2006 Auction 112	English Banknotes	Lot 25	British Military Authority sixpence, 1 shilling (2), 2/6 shilling & 10 shilling, PickM1,PickM2, PickM3 & PickM5, some rust marks, all Fine or better	£18
27/11/2005 Auction 111	English Banknotes	Lot 28	Banknote Yearbook 4th edition 2005, European Banknote Catalogue First Edition Volumes 1 and 2 2003/4, British Military Authority Occupation Currency 1 More banknotes like this	£90
05/06/2005 Auction 109	English Banknotes	Lot 19	British Military Authority (3) 1 shilling, PickM2, 2/6 PickM3 (corner tear) and Tripolitania (Libya) 10 lire PickM4a, good Fine to VF	£14
05/06/2005 Auction 109	English Banknotes	Lot 18	British Military Authority 10 shillings prefix 02S, light edge stains, PickM5, VF+	£12
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Banknotes	Lot 20	British Military Authority 2 Shillings-6 Pence EF & GF Shilling NVF & F Tri	£24
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Banknotes	Lot 24	British Military Authority six pence 1943, PickM1, VF	£18
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Banknotes	Lot 23	British Military Authority one shilling 1943, PickM2, block D, EF+	£14
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Banknotes	Lot 21	British Military Authority 2 shillings 6 pence 1943, PickM3, block K, VF	£10
06/03/2005 Auction 108	English Banknotes	Lot 22	British Military Authority five shillings 1943, PickM4, block R, good Fine More banknotes like this	£10
06/07/2003 Auction 102	English Banknotes	Lot 10	British Military Authority 1943 issue (6) £1,10/-,5/-,2/6,1/-,6d F-VF most nearer VF	£36

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