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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 229	World (48) Argentina (2), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (1), Cambodia (1), China (4), Congo (1), Croatia (1), Egypt (3), Ethiopia (1), Guinea (2), Guinea-Bissau (1), Hong Kong (1), India (2), Indonesia (1), Iran (4), Iraq (2), Laos (3), Mozambique (1), Nicaragua (1), Peru (2), Saudi Arabia (2), Sudan (1), Tajikistan (1), Tatarstan (1), USA (1), Uzbekistan (2), Venezuela (1), Yugoslavia (2), Zambia (1), mostly modern issues in high grades, along with Uzbekistan 100 Sum 1994 (34) UNC, Zambia 100 Kwacha 1991 (27) UNC, and Wartime Military issues from Japan, Italy, Germany (36) and British Military Authority (5) One Shilling (2) and One Pound Second Series (3), in mixed grades, along with Australia (8) Twenty Dollars (1), Ten Dollars (1), Five Dollars (3), Two Dollars (1), and One Dollar (2) 1960s to 2000s issues, in mixed grades generally in line with age More banknotes like this	£40
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 183	Ireland (Republic) Currency Commission Lady Lavery 1 Pound 'War Code' Letter B in red Pick 2C (PMI LTN18, BY E078) dated 6th August 1941 series 01M 028624 signatures Joseph Brennan & James J McElligott. The note in green on yellow and pale violet underprint featuring portrait of Lady Hazel Lavery on obverse and the River Lee mask on reverse. Fresh and relatively crisp about EF - EF Pinholes and a scarcer note. These Emergency Tracer Overprint Codes also called War Codes were identifying code letters used as wartime security measures as the notes continued to be printed in England and then shipped to Dublin for issue. More banknotes like this	£130
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 217	Japan (28) from 1938-1980 includes some wartime notes WW2 in mixed grades VG to about UNC comprises 10 Yen Flying Dragon M4b, 50 Sen Pick 59 (7), 1 Yen Pick 85 (5), Allied Military Occupation 10 Sen Pick 63 and 20 Yen Pick 73, 50 Sen Pick 58, 10 Send Pick 53 and others. More banknotes like this	£45
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1622	Scotland The National Bank of Scotland Limited Sixth issue 1 Pound Pick 248b (PMS NA31, BY SC501c) wartime dated 15th May 1924 serial number N 080-654 and engraved signature William J Samuel titled P. General Manager and letterpress signature Andrew McKissock titled Accountant. A large sized note in blue on yellow and red sunburst underprint with the obverse displaying the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, a portrait of Henry Schomberg Kerr the 9th Marquess of Lothian at left and a view of Edinburgh Castle at right. The reverse with an elaborate guilloche panel featuring an illustration of a city view in Edinburgh and numerical denomination in each corner. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London imprinted in small script at lower centre on obverse and reverse. A presentable and crisp VF - GVF, and a very Rare note More banknotes like this	£140
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1614	Scotland The Clydesdale Bank Limited Fourth issue 5 Pounds Pick 189 (PMS CL20e, BY SC305d) wartime dated 5th May 1943 in small sans serif capitals with a very attractive true BINARY serial number Z2/W 0001000 bearing the signatures Andrew Mitchell titled General Manager and Robert Young titled Accountant & Cashier. The note in blue and red with the obverse featuring an ornate panel at left with thistles and the Bank's monogram in cursive along with the City of Glasgow's 'Let Glasgow Flourish' Coat of Arms at upper centre. The reverse in blue featuring an elaborate guilloche panel with an enlarge Glasgow's Coat of Arms as on obverse flanked by denomination numerical values. About VF - VF, Scarce and desirable with this collectable number More banknotes like this	£120
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1601	Scotland Bank of Scotland Third Waterston issue 5 Pounds Pick 92c (PMS BA101c, BY SC112c) and a very last and wartime date for this uniface type 26th September 1944 and next to last prefix 13/R 2746 bearing signatures of Lord Elphinstone titled Governor and John B Crawford titled Treasurer. The note in brown on light brown and grey underprint and Uniface featuring a panel at left with a thistle motif in the Scotland Royal Arms along with the Great Britain Royal Coat of Arms at bottom and a seal featuring King William II seal on top with motto "DEO FAVENTE 1695", the Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre flanked by black value panels above a grey medallion at lower centre. Printed by G. Waterston & Sons, Ld. imprinted in small script at lower right and watermarked with chain-like frame, Bank of Scotland text and value both in wording and numerical. VF - GVF and a Scarce VERY last issue for this uniface 5 Pounds type sized issue also called a 'horse blanket' note by Scottish collectors due to their large size More banknotes like this	£100
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1613	Scotland The Clydesdale Bank Limited Fourth issue 5 Pounds Pick 189 (PMS CL20d, BY SC305d) wartime dated 15th May 1940 in small sans serif capitals serial number X2/H 0003371 bearing the signatures Andrew Mitchell titled General Manager and Robert Young titled Accountant & Cashier. The note in blue and red with the obverse featuring an ornate panel at left with thistles and the Bank's monogram in cursive along with the City of Glasgow's 'Let Glasgow Flourish' Coat of Arms at upper centre. The reverse in blue featuring an elaborate guilloche panel with an enlarge Glasgow's Coat of Arms as on obverse flanked by denomination numerical values. An attractive and presentable VF or slightly better, Scarce More banknotes like this	£80
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1618	Scotland The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited Thirteenth issue 5 Pounds Pick S328b (PMS CO 62d, BY SC413d) wartime dated 5th January 1943 serial number 15/S 20532 signatures James Thomson titled Cashier & Sir John Erskine titled General Manager. The note in dark blue on yellow and red underprint with the obverse featuring a portrait of Lord Pitcairn the first Chairman of the Bank at lower centre and Allegorical figures at upper centre the same as the pediment on the head office building. The reverse with a dark blue guilloche panel featuring the Bank's head office building at centre flanked by the numerical values. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, London E.C. imprinted in small script at lower centre on obverse and which designs are regarded as amongst the very finest of the 20th century Scottish notes. This note in an attractive and presentable VF - GVF and a Scarce large sized issue More banknotes like this	£75
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1619	Scotland The National Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Pick 259c (PMS NA54, BY SC512c) dated 6th July 1942 serial number B 489-712 larger vertical format signatures A A Bremner for Chief Accountant and George Drever for Cashier. The note in blue on red and yellow underprint with the obverse featuring the Bank's Coat of Arms at centre, portrait of Henry Schomberg Kerr the 9th Marquess of Lothian to left, view of Edinburgh Castle at right. The reverse with an elaborate guilloche panel with an illustration of Edinburgh city view at centre flanked by numerical value. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London, England. Large sized wartime dated note with paper still retaining relative crispiness VF or near so with very faint Pencilled Annotation, for the redesigned signature format successor of this issue see next lot More banknotes like this	£70
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1607	Scotland North of Scotland Bank Limited Seventh issue 5 Pounds Pick S645 (PMS NS44b, BY SC715b) wartime dated 1st July 1944 serial number CE008069 and signed George Logan Webster titled General Manager. VF faint Pencil Annotation at upper margin, the note in red and the obverse featuring an illustration of Aberdeen's King's College at centre and 3 Coat of Arms at 3 corners - top left is the Bank's Coat of Arms, top right is the County of Aberdeenshire and at lower left is the City of Aberdeen. The reverse displaying an enlarged Bank's Coat of Arms at centre on a guilloche panel. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited London and watermarked with a bust of Sir William Wallace based on the statue on Union Terrace in Aberdeen by Sir William Stevenson along with the Bank's monogram. The North of Scotland Bank notes have been and always are keenly sought after by collectors due to their imperviously beautiful design. It makes this a very rare and desirable note along with the fact that this bank was the last of Aberdeen issuers, the relatively small quantity of notes issued and this being the last design just before the bank's identity was completely lost in 1950 even through the Aberdonian directors determined efforts to preserve their independence after the London-based Midland Bank acquisition in 1923. All these facts make this a very rare and seldomly offered note More banknotes like this	£50
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1612	Scotland The Clydesdale Bank Limited Fourth issue 1 Pound Pick 189c (PMS CL19c, BY SC303b) wartime dated 24th February 1943 and in small sans serif capitals, serial number B7897720 signatures Andrew Mitchell for General Manager and Robert Young for Accountant & Cashier. The note in blue on yellow and red sunburst underprint with the obverse featuring Glasgow's Coat of Arms at upper centre with Allegorical women of science and engineering, along with an illustration with allegorical women of Maritime and Agriculture at lower left and Allegorical woman of Arts at lower right. The reverse displaying an elaborate guilloche panel with enlarged Glasgow's Coat of Arms at centre flanked by numerical value at left and right. A presentable and relatively crisp GVF or near so More banknotes like this	£22
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 310	Italy Banca D'Italia (3) all pressed and Fine to about VF comprising Wartime issue 50 Lire Seal Type "Italia" / "Fascio" Pick 64 dated 31st March 1943 series T7 number 000373 signed Azzolini & Urbini and in blue on green underprint featuring large "L" with Allegorical woman ("Arts") at left on obverse and Italia bust at right on reverse, Foreign Substance, Annotations, Erausure. 100 Lire Wartime issue "Italia" / "Monogram B-I" Pick 67a dated 23rd August 1943 series S34 number 082318 signed Azzolini & Urbini and in brown on yellow underprint featuring seated Allegorical figure woman ("Knowledge") at left and Allegorical figure ("Justice") at right on obverse and Allegorical woman ("Science") on reverse, Minor Repair. 1000 Lire Post War issue "Italia" / "Monogram B-I" Pick 72c dated 12th October 1946 series W1426 number 013661 signed Einaudi & Urbini, Large sized and in Violet-brown and brown with ornate frame featuring Large M with Winged woman at left on obverse and Italia bust at right on reverse. More banknotes like this	£110
05/12/2016 Auction 155	World Banknotes	Lot 1894	Ireland Five Pounds Lavery Pick 3c Wartime Code D issue 3/9/1942 Fine More banknotes like this	£140
05/12/2016 Auction 155	World Banknotes	Lot 1949	Philippines Wartime Emergency Guerilla notes (63) Twenty Pesos to One Peso in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£46
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 283	Philippines Wartime Emergency Guerrilla Notes 1941-1943 20 Pesos to 1 Peso (100) in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£75
07/12/2014 Auction 147	World Banknotes	Lot 287	page=Pastresults&searchterm=Ireland&category=2&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Ireland (4) Five Pounds Lavery Pick 65b, One Pound Lavery (2) Pick 64a (2), Ten Shillings Pick 63, GB Ten Shillings Peppiatt 52L 302678 B256, Certificate for Post War credit 1945-1946 , wartime era cheques (2), plus India (2) in mixed lower grades, also a copy of the Nottingham Evening Post dated December 10 1936 the front page headline 'FEARS OF KING'S ABDICATION' More banknotes like this	£55
07/12/2009 Auction 127	World Banknotes	Lot 465	World accumulation (9) includes India 1 rupee 1917 Pick1e aUNC and 10 rupee Pick24 GEF also Ireland wartime code 10/- 1944 and 10/- 1952 VG, Jamaica 5/- KGVI Fine, Australia £1 QE2 Fine and USA $10 (2) 1950a, Italy 100 lire military Fine More banknotes like this	£220
09/06/2009 Auction 126	World Banknotes	Lot 296	Ireland Currency Commission Lady Lavery £1 dated 9.8.41, wartime code letter B in circle, Pick2C, Fine More banknotes like this	£50
07/06/2009 Auction 125	World Banknotes	Lot 417	Ireland Republic Currency Commission £1 Lady Lavery dated 30-6-41, red wartime code B in circle, Pick2C, 2 pinholes, about Fine More banknotes like this	£50
03/03/2007 Auction 116	World Banknotes	Lot 273	World accumulation (52) includes GB face value £14.50 mainly high grade Somerset £1 and strong in wartime China, average Fine More banknotes like this	£40
05/06/2006 Auction 113	World Banknotes	Lot 280	Ireland Republic Currency Commission £1 (2) wartime code issues B and V in circles, dated 1941 and 1942, Pick2C, cleaned, one with inked number, Fine More banknotes like this	£50
05/03/2006 Auction 112	World Banknotes	Lot 307	Ireland Republic Currency Commission ten shillings dated 6.3.41, prefix 78F, wartime code K in circle, Pick1C, Fine More banknotes like this	£32
05/06/2005 Auction 109	World Banknotes	Lot 204	Europe (53) all different high grade better notes includes pre-war Belgium, wartime Croatia, early Romania, etc., GEF to UNC, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£100
06/07/2003 Auction 102	World Banknotes	Lot 106	Croatia Wartime issues (70) 5000 Kuna 1943 P14 (6) P13 (16-including 9 consecutive or close numbers) 1000 Kuna P4 (27) 500 Kuna P3 (20) & 100 Kuna P2 More banknotes like this	£45

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