Great Britain, Exchequer Tally Receipt 1833, "a receipt for conscience money" made out to Edward Bates, secretary to the Board of Taxes. Light stains VF.
IrelandCentral Bank (8) modern issues, £1 (2) dated 1985 & 1989, £10 (4) dated 1987 (2), 1988 and 1997, £20 (3) dated 1990 and 1999 (2), mostly VF to EF
Ireland Central Bank 10 shillings (6) Lady Lavery dated 1947 to 1968, later issue £1 1977, £5 1994, £10 1999 and £20 1992 plus Northern Ireland Bank of Ireland £1 (2), a few are pressed, average VF or better
Italy and Vatican States in album (42) a good range includes Papal States Repubblica Romana 8 paoli (4), 9 paoli (2) and 10 paoli (4), 3 Baiocchi, Banco Giro di Venezia 10, 50 and 100 Ducati, Banco di Spirito di Roma 78 Scudi, Banco di Napoli 50 lire 1914 and 100 lire 1908, various Isole Jonie and Cassa Mediterranea plus local issues Voghera 50 cent, 1 lira and 3 lire, many in high grades, worth viewing
Italy in 2 albums (72) a good range for 1920 to 1970 includes many large size notes 1000 lire to 10000 lire and later high values Leonardo 20000 lire (2), Manzoni 100000 lire, some scarcer types, viewing recommended
Italy in folder (29) includes large size 500 lire (2) and 1000 lire 1940s (16), Italian East Africa100 lire Pick2a plus various others, mostly VG to Fine some better
Kenya 10 shillings (2) a consecutively numbered pair dated 1st July 1974 series A/81 984182 & A/81 984183, Pick7e, both slabbed in plastic and graded ICG 70 Perfect UNC
Kenya 100 shillings (2) dated 1st July 1972, a consecutively numbered pair series A/38 284127 & A/38 284128, Pick10c, both slabbed in plastic and graded ICG 66 Choice UNC
Malta (8) One Shilling 1940 Overprint on Two Shillings Pick 15 VG heavily creased and with pinholes, One Shilling 1940, 10 Shillings 1949, One Pound 1949 (2), One Lira (3) 1967 (2, two types), 1979, Two Liri 1986 these in mixed grades to EF some pressed
Moldova 200 cupon SPECIMEN dated 1992 series E.0000 000000, Pick2s, UNC, Mongolia 500 tugrik SPECIMEN dated 2000 series AE0000000, Pick65As, small flick bottom edge, about UNC to UNC
Netherlands Testgeld (62), ABN Bank, green 5g (8), 10 Euro cash (4), Brabants Gulden 10g (7), 100 Gulden Amsterdam 28 July 1977, brown (8), RABOBANK sets of five notes (7). Generally FDC. (62)
Nigeria (2) 10 shillings dated 15th September 1958 series D/1 672074, Pick3a, VF to GVF, 5 shillings issued 1968 series A/89 180668, Pick10a, good Fine
Northern Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited £20 dated 20th November 1944 series N7732, signed Kennedy, Pick234b, cleaned & pressed, written name & bank stamp reverse, 2 pinholes, about Fine, scarce
Poland (2) 1,000,000 Marek dated 1923 series F3755553, Pick37, light rust marks reverse & corner folds, GEF, 10000 marek dated 1922 series H8528748, Pick32, GEF
Poland (2) 2 kroner Nr.6137 EF & 5 kroner Nr.2113 about UNC, Walka o Niepodleglosc (Fight for Independence), Donation for foundation of the Post war Government 1918, (ex-Spink part lot 2013), Pick unlisted.
Portugal & Colonies (55) Portugal 20 escudos to 1000 escudos includes better types from 1950s, Macau 5 patacas 1944 Fine, St Thomas & Prince 50 & 100 escudos 1958, Timor, various Angola & Mozambique, some lower grades but many EF to UNC
Portugal modern issues (7) 20 escudos 1964, 20 escudos 1978, 50 escudos 1964, 50 escudos 1980, 100 escudos 1984, 500 escudos 1979 and 1000 escudos 1982, last note about UNC to UNC, the rest are UNC
RhodesiaOne Pound 1967 issue Pick 28, VG with folds and some tears, with Salisbury issues Ten Dollars (3) 1976-1979, Five Dollars 1978, Two Dollars 1977, One Dollar (2) 1978 and 1979 VF to EF
Russia and Ukraine in album (204) various modern factory and farm issues, some fantasies, etc, all modern 1980s period, many with poor printing, mostly UNC, an interesting lot
Russia, Imperial Russian Government Treasury bill for £1000 (5) dated London 22nd February 1916, issued by Barings Brothers & Co., Payable at the Bank of England (Bank of Englandwatermarked paper), punch hole cancelled, all with problems, one is cut in two Poor, the others are Fine to VF or better but stains, small holes, etc
Russia, Imperial Russian Government Treasury bills for £1000 dated London 22nd February 1916 (10) series No.003003, 003004, 003005, 003006, 003007, 003009, 003010, 003011, 003012, 003013 issued by Barings Brothers & Co., Payable at the Bank of England (Bank of Englandwatermarked paper), punch hole cancelled, GVF to NEF some with stains
Russia, Imperial Russian Government Treasury bills for £500,000 (9) dated London 1st November 1915 low series Nos.025, 031, 032, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, 039 issued by Barings Brothers & Co., punch hole cancelled, all about EF, one with two vertical rust lines
Scandinavia group (26) includes Norway, Sweden, Faeroe Islands, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, many better types with dates from 1919 to modern, some lower grades but mostly EF to UNC
ScotlandBank of Scotland £20 large size dated 5th May 1969 series 7/H 3426, signed Polwarth/Letham, Pick110Aa, (this was an emergency printing with a run of only 25,000 banknotes), small stain bottom edge, EF
ScotlandBank of ScotlandSPECIMEN set, £5 7th January 1994 EX000000, £10 13th April 1994 GF000000, £50 12th January 1993 AG000000, £100 9th February 1994 A000000 Unc
Scotland group of 19th & 20th century black & white part-proofs (10), all top sections with dates showing, Bank of Scotland dated 1868 & 1873 and British Linen Bank dates from 1876 to 1901, mount marks reverse, mostly EF to about UNC
Scotland Royal Bank £5 (8) Jack Nicklaus commemorative issues prefix JWN dated 2005, Pick365, a run of consecutive numbers with two missing. UNC or near so
Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland £20, large size, dated 1st December 1952, series F64/2718, Pick319c, inked number on front & back, small holes, Fine
Spain in album (52) 1 peseta to 5000 pesetas, dates from 1925 to 1979, some duplication includes 1000 pesetas 1925, 1928 and 1971 (5), mostly high grades
Sudan £5 dated 1967 series D/65 022906, man riding a camel on reverse, Pick9d, small tape repair at top, pinholes, slabbed in plastic graded ICG 35 (with star) Very Fine
Trinidad and Tobago (6) One Dollar 1948, Five Dollars 1964, One Dollar 1964, One Dollar 1977, Five Dollars 1977, Ten Dollars 1977, last About Fine, the others in mixed grades to EF
USA $5 dated 1907 series B15978899, signed Vernon & McClung, Woodchopper at centre, Pick186 (Friedberg 84), cleaned & pressed, trimmed edges, about Fine but looks better
USA in album (50) includes various fractional issues, Confederate States, Military Payment Certificates, Broken Banks includes a Richmond $1 error also general ephemera, also Woodcutter $5 dated 1907 pinholes pressed GVF, Silver Certificates $1 1899 good Fine and $2 1899 about Fine, a good range, viewing recommended
USAVermont, Bank of Windsor $1 uncut pairs (2) both undated (c.1838), unissued on original sheets, both also with part of a $2 note showing at bottom, about UNC
World a mixed group (8) Rwanda 5000 francs SPECIMEN No.0199 dated 1-12-1998 series AA0000000, Pick28s, UNC, Saint Pierre & Miquelon 10 francs issued 1950-60, series F.41 47261, Pick23, UNC, Sri Lanka1000 rupees dated 1989-02-21 series A/12 460438, Pick101b, flick bottom edge, about UNC to UNC, Sudan (2) 50 piastres 1956 Pick2A, internal tear & surface dirt and £10 1967 Pick10c inked number & tear at bottom, both Fine or better, Tunisia (3) 5 francs dated 1940 and 50 francs dated 1941 both Pick12a and 100 francs dated 1942 Pick13b, all VF or better
Accessories, Lindner Trays (4), a coin album, second hand with used pages, Proof Set box 1927, Red Medal boxes 1935 for the official Royal Mint issue (4), Whitman folders (4) varied state
Book - The Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland - The British Museum, by Seaby Publications 1979 an impressive tome, dust cover with some tears, overall in good condition
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