World (211) a vast collection in an album ranging from VG to UNC and includes many and different examples from numerous countries and from different periods from 1920's and World War II period 1940's to modern. A few Scarce and more collectible notes include a Great BritainBank of England 20 Pounds SomersetB351 prefix 73C and a Brixton 1 Pound. An interesting early issue Algeria5 FrancsPick 71b dated 19th May 1924 block Y.2802 series 447 signatures Moyse & Penalva. Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 96a (PMS BA98a; BY SC104) first date and prefix 4th January 1945 series A 0351859, worn but Scarce. Belgium50 Francs / Frank = 10 Belgas / Belga Pick 106 dated 29th November 1944 series 5647J0460. Brunei an example of the very first banknotes issued and circulated in the country - 1 Ringgit/DollarPick 1a 1967. A Dominion of Canada25 CentsPick 11c 1923. Fiji 5 Shillings Pick 51d 1st September 1964 series C/12 142551. A selection of various French issues circa 1960's to modern including some very sought after examples as the 5 Francs "Pasteur" Pick 146a (Fayette F61.4) LAST date for signature type Tondu / Gargam / Morant dated 4th November 1966 block L.46 08696. 50 Francs Pick 148d (Fayette F64.28) LAST date for signature type Bouchet / Vergnes / Morant dated 3rd October 1974 block X.256 77027, also examples of the 1999 issues 50, 100 and 200 (2) Francs, a selection of 100 Francs Delacroix (8) with various dates and wording value with lines at upper left - 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 along with other various French examples. Also, French Equatorial Africa 100 Francs Pick 32 ND 1957 along with a West African States 100 Francs Pick 2a 23rd April 1959 no Code Letter. A Promotional set of the Jason Islands Len Hill notes 50 Pence and 1, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds, used to support the Birdland Zoo Gardens in Great Britain in the late 1970s. A RARE Libya Bank of Libya 5 PoundsPick 26 Law No. 4 of 5th February 1963 series 4 B/6 473591, an always sought after note. Luxembourg10 FrancsPick 44a, an American printing. Malta (2) 10 Liri Pick 47 and 20 Liri Pick 48. A Sweden modern 100 Krona P65a 2002, a higher denomination. Also includes other issues from Macedonia, Mozambique, Kuwait, China, Romania, Sri Lanka, Germany, Brasil, Peru, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Korea and many others. A very attractive lot
Indonesia Bank 500 Rupiahs 1992 -1999 (300) in 3 consecutively numbered bundles of 100 notes each. The first bundle Pick 128b 1992/1993 serial numbers TNU008601 through TNU008700. The second and third bundle Pick 128g 1992 / 1998 - serial numbers CFV416601 through CFV416700 and CFV416901 through CFV 417000 including a RADAR number CFV416614 . The notes in brown and green on multi-coloured underprint featuring an Orangutan resting on a tree branch at left and Coat of Arms at upper right on obverse and the reverse showing an illustration of native huts at E. Kalimantan Eastern Borneo at right on reverse. All printed by Perum. Percetakan Uang and watermarked with a portrait of the Indonesian nationalist H. O. S. Cokroaminoto who was one of the leaders of the Islamic Trade Union which then he co-founded the Sarekat Islam. All notes crisp UNC
World circa mid 1900's to modern (74) a nice collection in various grades VF to UNC with majority to the higher spectrum and from various countries of issue comprising Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Spain, Cyprus, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Afghanistan and Indonesia this including a modern counterfeit produced by the son of the printer on original printing machine. Includes complete or near complete denomination sets of the same design issues from Afghanistan, Poland, Russia. And some scarcer issues consist of a 10 Shillings Pick 7a (BY JE10) Padgham signature ND 1963 serial number B883937. Spain 1000 Pesetas Pick 154 dated 17th September 1971 serial number 1U3442041. National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds Pick 265 dated 16th September 1959 serial number N546072 signature David Alexander. Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 109a dated 17th July 1968 and a very FIRST prefix for this type serial number A/1 0821904. Also includes a few Commemorative issues. An interesting and attractive group
World (42) in mixed grades from Afghanistan (12) including 5000 Afghanis Pick 62 near consecutive set (5) and 10000 Afghanis Pick 63a near consecutive set (7). Sri Lanka10 RupeesPick 74Aa dated 21st August 1973 (12) includes some consecutive. Indonesia (8) including Irian Barat (Western New Guinea) Regional issues (7) including 1 Rupiah Pick R1 (3) and 10 Rupiah Pick R4 (4) in order to avoid circulation of these notes outside of Irian Barat, they have been produced with a different colour along with 50000 Rupiah Pick 133b Commemorative 25 Years of Development, 1968-1993. Iran (7) comprising 5000 Rials (5) including Pick 106a (2), Pick 106b and 106c(2) along with 10000 Rials Pick 146b (2). Japan 5 YenPick 39a ND (1930) Vermillion Stamp Mi-hon. Pakistan (2) including 1000 RupeesPick 43 signature Dr. Muhammad Yaqub and 10 Rupees Pick 21a signature Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
Philippines, Netherland Indies & Indonesia, Maldives and Malaysia (112) in mixed grades comprising Philippines Bank of the Philippine Islands (2) including 10 PesosPick 23 series 1933 serial number E64672E. 5 PesosPick 22 series of 1933 serial number E290486E. Commonwealth Philippines 5 Pesos Pick 83a series of 1936 serial number D2132309D. Philippine National Bank 5 Pesos Pick 46b">Pick 46b signatures Mercado & Concepcion serial number A1500569A. World War II Emergency & Guerrilla Currency Apayao Legal Tender 2 Pesos Pick S113 number 4971 ND (1942) "Arms" Issue. Philippines Treasury Certificate 10 Pesos Pick 84a serial number D33440D. Philippine National Bank Emergency Cebu Guerrilla 5 Pesos Pick S219 serial number 188452. Philippine National Bank Emergency Iloilo City 2 Pesos Pick S306 serial number 677028N, the "Iloilo Currency Committee" was created by president Quezon in a telegram dated 29.12.1941 and C. S. Cervantes, manager of the PNB-Iloilo Branch, became chairman. Provincial Board of Mountain Province Emergency note 2 Pesos Pick S596a serial number 3159. Central Bank of The Philippines (11) including 50 PesosPick 132 serial number BJ306696. 1 Pesos ND (2) Pick 133g serial number SZ498342 & Pick 133h serial number XM648258. 2 Pesos ND (2) Pick 134b serial number AG152731 and Pick 134d serial number DP 660149. 5 Pesos Pick 135f serial number EY999194. 10 Pesos Pick 136e serial number EC924458. 20 Pesos Pick 137d serial number DJ777984. 50 Pesos Pick 138d serial number L581195. 100 PesosPick 139 serial number A070144. 200 Pesos Pick 140 serial number A009642. Netherland Indies (4) including 10 Gulden Pick 79b serial AI 01539 dated 16th September 1938. 10 Gulden Pick 79a serial CX 08151 dated 16th January 1934. 25 GuldenPick 80a serial EC 07754 dated 17th January 1935. 5 Gulden / Rupiah Pick 88 dated 1946 series DBD 043454. Indonesia (64) some of which include 400 Rupiah Possible facsimile. Dutch Civil Administration 1st December 1947 set (2) including 10 SenPick 31 and 25 SenPick 32. Republik Indonesia (2) including 01.01.1947 "ORI II" Issue 5 Rupiah Pick 21 variety 1 with 2 block letters serial number Hr 637933 and 26.07.1947 "ORI III" Issue 100 Rupiah like Pick 29 possible Facsimile. Republic Indonesia Serikat (United Republic of Indonesia) 10 Rupiah Pick 37 dated 1st January 1950 serial number E/8 027216. Republic Indonesia 1951 & 1953 "Small Change" Issues (2) including 1 Rupiah Pick 38 serial number C/D 199589 and 2 1/2 Rupiah Pick 39 dated 1953 serial number C/G 666088. Republic Indonesia 1 Rupiahs (2) Pick 72 and Pick 74. Bank Indonesia 1952 issues (4) comprising 10 Rupiah Pick 43b, 50 Rupiah Pick 45, 100 Rupiah Pick 46 and 1000 Rupiah Pick 48. Maldives (5) including 2 Rupees Pick 3b dated 1960. 5 Rufiyaa Pick 10a. 10 Rufiyaa Pick 11a. 20 Rufiyaa Pick 12a and 100 RufiyaaPick 14a. Malaysia 50 Ringgit Pick 31.
Asia & Oceania (17) comprising New Zealand10 Dollars QE2 issue Pick 172b signature S.T. Russell titled Governor serial number NKG 136603, blue on multicolour mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and Kea bird at centre and plants on reverse. VanuatuCentral Bank 1000 Vatu Pick 3 ND 1982 serial number BB387621,black on light orange, green and multicolour underprint Melanesian chief standing with spear on obverse and three man outrigger sailboat at centre. Papua New Guinea (3) including 2 Kina Pick 1a ND 1975 serial number ACG 404906, black on light green and multicolour stylized bird of paradise on obverse and artefacts on reverse, 10 Kina Pick 3a ND 1975 serial number NAJ 646426, dark blue-green and purple on multicolour stylized bird of paradise on obverse and bowl ring and other artefacts on reverse, 10 Kina Pick 9b ND 1988 serial number NCU 377320, dark blue dark green and brown-violet on multicolour stylized bird of paradise on obverse and bowl ring and other artefacts on reverse. Solomon islands 2 DollarsPick 13a ND 1986 serial number B/1 000324, green on multicolour Arms at right on obverse and fishermen on reverse. Indonesia 10000 Rupiah Pick 131a dated 1992 serial number on reverse TAH050515, purple and red on multicolour sultan H. Buwono IX on obverse and Borobudur temple on reverse. Malaysia (4) including 1 RinggitPick 7 ND 1972-76 serial number N/81 816857, blue on multicolour T.A. Rahman at right, 10 RinggitPick 9a solid security thread ND 1972-76 serial number F/55 049873 red-orange and brown on multicolour T.A. Rahman at right, 1 Ringgit Pick 19A TDLR printer serial number AH6841004, dark blue and brown on pink and multicolour T.A. Rahman at right, 5 RinggitPick 28c ND 1986-91 serial number NU2971587, dark green and green on multicolour T.A. Rahman at right. Philippines (6) including 500 Pesos Pick 141a serial number A002344, black on purple and light tan Manuel Roxas at left obverse and reverse in purple bank building at centre, 20 Piso Pick 162a serial number PN195007, orange and brown on multicolour M.L. Quezon at left, 50 PisoPick 163b serial number QC341769, red on multicolour S.Osmena at left, 100 Piso Pick 164c black serial UY853723, purple and deep olive-green on multicolour M. Roxas at left, 10 Piso Pick 169a serial number AL535539, dark-brown brown and blue-grey on multicolour A. Mabini at centre left and 50 Piso Pick 171a serial number E106649, red and purple on multicolour E. Osmena at left. All about UNC - UNC
Indonesia (62) and Philippines (15) in an album with slipcase, Indonesia range from 25 Rupiah dated 1952 to 2000 Rupiah dated 2014, noted 10,000 Rupiah dated 1964 and 10,000 Rupiah dated 1975, Philippines a range of local emergency issues from the 1940's plus a few others, mixed grades
World in a box (458), includes Canada 1 Dollar dated 1973 5 uncut sheets of 4 notes on each sheet, range of Uncirculated notes from China, French Indochina, Indonesia 10000 Rupiah (2) dated 1964 Uncirculated, packs of duplicated notes including China, Russia, Iraq and others, mixed grades
Indonesia (35) 5 Rupiah to 10000 Rupiah and Israel (29) Half Lira to 10 Lirot and 5 Sheqalim to 1000 Sheqalim, in an album, in mixed grades, some later notes EF-UNC
World a small group from circulation then the following in bundles EF- UNC Bulgaria 10 Leva 1974 P96 (113), Chile10 Cents on 100 Pesos 1960 P126 (28), Hong Konk Cent P325 (224), Indonesia10 Sen P92 (205), Laos 1 Kip P8 (217), Paraguay 1 Gurani P193 (129), South Korea 50 Jeon 1962 P29 (228)
Straits SettlementsOne Dollar 1935 (2) along with a group of Indonesian types dating back to the early 1950s, (lot) mixed generally circulated grades some Unc
World a small collection (27) includes some difficult types, Hungary 30 Pengo 1849 F National Army Defence, Russia 50 Rublia 1899 UNC, ThailandJapanese Intervention World War II One Baht 1945 UNC, 60 Baht 1987 UNC, Tunisia 10 Dinars 1986 EF, Indonesia Serang 1 Rupian 1947 UNC, 5 Rupiah 1947 UNC, Kuwait 20 Dinars 1968 UNC, Switzerland50 Francs 1947 F, Iraq 10 Dinars 1973 UNC, Saudi Arabia 10 Riyals 1983 EF, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1000 Dinara 1992 F, Bermuda 1 Dollar 1965 VF, France10 Francs 1976 VF, Greece (8) 10000 Drachma A (2)1947 G, 1000 Drachma 1935 EF, 1000 Drachma 1947 F, 5000 Drachma 1932 VF (2), 500 Drachma 1932 F, 1000 Drachma 1956 F and Japan Hansatsu notes (3) printed on heavy paper 18th and 19th century About F
Indonesia a large group (110 Kilos, approximately 223,600 notes) 1 Sen 1964 Pick 90 (approx. 93,000), 5 Sen 1964 Pick 91 (approx. 94,900), 10 Sen 1964 Pick 92 (approx. 26,000), 25 Sen Pick 93 (approx. 9,000) mint state mostly still sealed, 25 Rupiah Pick 106a (700) mint state still sealed these listing at $4.50 each in UNC
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