LesothoCentral BankSPECIMEN (2) issued 1981, 20 Maloti & 50 Maloti, series A/81 000000, with punched holes through signatures, (Pick7 & Pick8), Uncirculated Lesotho Central Bank SPECIMEN (5) issued 1981, 2 Maloti, 5 Maloti, 10 Maloti, 20 Maloti & 50 Maloti, all 5 notes series A/81 000000, with punched holes through signatures, except the 50 Maloti which has no holes, (Pick4 to Pick8), Uncirculated, rare to see complete set of this date issue Lesotho Monetary Authority SPECIMEN (2), first series issued 1979, 5 Maloti series J/79 000000, 10 Maloti series C/79 000000, rare specimens WITHOUT punched holes through signatures, (Pick2 & Pick3), Uncirculated (9 notes in the lot)
Russia & Bulgaria (44) in mixed grades comprising Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 25 Rubley Pick S1248, Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 100 Rubley Pick S1249 with a blue overprint on reverse, Russia Krasnoyarsk Territory 10 Rubles Pick S969a, Russia 10000 Rubles Pick 97a, Russia 5000 Rubles Pick 96a, Russia 1000 Rubles Pick 95a (2), Russia 500 Rubles Pick 94a, Russia 250 Rubles Pick 93, Russia 1000 Rubles Pick 37 (2), Russia 250 Rubles Pick 36 (3), Bulgaria 100 Leva Zlato Pick 20a, Russia Currency notes ND 1919 1, 2 & 3 Rubles Pick81,82 & 83, Russia Treasury Small Chanche notes 1,2,3,5 & 50 Kopeks (4) Pick 24,25,26,27 & 31(4), Russia Treasury Notes Nd 1917 20 Rubles (2) and 40 Rubles Pick 38 (2) and 39, Russia Turkestan Central Asia 1 Rubles 1918 Banknote Pick S1162 puncholed, Russia 10 rubles Pick 89, Russia 25 rubles Pick 90, Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 5 Rubles Pick S1246, 3 Ribley Pick 9c (3), 3 Ribley Pick 9b, 25 Rubles Pick 12b (2), Government Bank Vladikavkaz 5 Rubles Pick S600A, 10 Rubles Pick11c (2), 10 Rubles Pick 11b, 5 Rubles Pick 10b (2), Government Bank Ekaterinburg 1 Ruble Pick S921a, Government Bank Irkutsk 4 Rubles 50 Kopeks Pick S8888, 1 Ruble Pick 1d (5) and 50 Rubles Pick 8d (2)
Southern Rhodesia (5), 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1943 series D/3 075956, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, (Pick8a), pinholes, about Fine, 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1948 series D/49 074359, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick8b), pinholes, about Fine, 10 Shillings dated 1st September 1950 series A/106 098044, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick9f), splits and small tears, VG, 10 Shillings dated 3rd January 1953 series A/168 050272, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick12b), some dirt and pinholes, Fine, 1 Pound dated 10th September 1955 series B/284 077876, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick17), central hole/split otherwise Fine
Iran (106), 20 Rials (12) issued 1965 (Pick78b), 20 Rials (59) issued 1969 (Pick84), 20 Rials (26) issued 1974 - 1979 (Pick100), plus a few other denominations, mixed grades with the majority Uncirculated or about
Netherlands (9), 100 Gulden (3) dated 2nd February 1953 (Pick88), 25 Gulden (3) dated 10th April 1955 (Pick87), 10 Gulden (3) dated 23rd March 1953 (Pick85), mixed circulated grades good Fine to EF
Peru 10 Soles de Oro (210), dated 1967 (47) some consecutively numbered runs seen, 1965 (110), 1963 (27) and 1962 (26), (Pick84), mixed grades many higher grade with Uncirculated notes seen
China (14), 1 Yuan to 100 Yuan set of 6 notes dated 1999, (Pick895 - Pick901) Uncirculated, 1, 2 & 5 Jiao and 1, 2, 10 & 50 Yuan set of 8 notes date range 1980 - 1996, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
ChinaPeoples Bank3 Yuan dated 1953 block 231 series 2037955, watermark star & wings, (Pick868), one set of staple holes with minor rust, in PMG holder graded 35 Choice Very Fine, rare
Northern Ireland (19), Bank of Ireland (6), 100 Pounds dated 1st March 2005 series A300185, (Pick82) about Uncirculated, 50 Pounds dated 5th April 2004 series A245923, (Pick81) about Uncirculated, 20 Pounds dated 1st March 2005 series CJ621605, (Pick80b) about Uncirculated, 10 Pounds dated 1st May 2005 interesting low series BE000100, Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (2) dated 1st March 2003 low numbers series AY300087 & AY300078, (Pick79a) about Uncirculated, Northern Bank (8), 100 Pounds dated 19th January 2005 series KB014567, (Pick209) Uncirculated, 50 Pounds dated 19th January 2005 series JB101099, (Pick208) Uncirculated, 20 Pounds dated 19th January 2005 series HE0008920, (Pick207a) Uncirculated, 10 Pounds dated 19th January 2005 series GE7223802, (Pick206a) Uncirculated, 10 Pounds Danske Bank dated 25th January 2013 series AB0167547, (Pick212) good EF, 5 Pounds commemorative millennium dated 1999 series MM0009968, (Pick203a) Uncirculated, 5 Pounds commemorative Year 2000 series Y2K07134 & Y2K17019 both in presentation folders, (Pick203b) Uncirculated, Ulster Bank (3), 20 Pounds dated 1st July 1999 series C1685074, (Pick337b) EF, 10 Pounds dated 1st January 2006, good EF, 5 Pounds dated 1st January 2001 series D3842882, (Pick335c) Uncirculated, First Trust Bank 2), 20 Pounds dated 1st May 2007 series MB140551, (Pick137b) good EF, 10 Pounds dated 1st January 1998 series PA402912, (Pick136a) EF, also a Bank of England 10 Pounds signed Page, about Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (6), 1 Pound dated 1967, 1974, 1977 & 1982, the 1982 example with nice RADAR no. G70007, the 1977 example being a scarce date issue, (Pick8a, 8b, 8c & 8e), 50 Pence dated 1969 & 1974, (Pick10a & Pick10b), the £1 1982 has a very light stain to top left otherwise Uncirculated, a superb collection of Uncirculated notes
ScotlandUnion Bank Limited (7), 1 Pound PROOF with 4 large cancellation punch-holes, dated 30th November 1942, printers ink in top border & bank stamp on reverse, (PickS815c) good EF, 1 Pound PROOF with 3 rows of cancellation punch-holes, dated 2nd August 1951, printers annotations and date stamp in borders, (PickS816a) good EF, 1 Pound (2) dated 1942 & 1945 (PickS815c) good Fine & VF, 1 Pound (3) dated 1952, 1953 & 1954, (PickS816a & Pick816b) one good EF the others VF
France (29), collection in an album, including 100 Francs (10) dated 1939 - 1942 (Pick94), 100 Francs (6) dated 1932 - 1939 (Pick78 & Pick86), a few Allied Military notes plus others, mixed grades
Canada (3), Dominion of Canada Fractional notes, 25 Cents dated 1st March 1870, very scarce issue with plate letter A below date (Pick8b), cleaned & pressed with edge nicks/tears, limp paper, about Fine, 25 Cents dated 1st March 1870 with plate letter B below date (Pick8c), cleaned & pressed 2 tiny edge nicks, a few pinholes, Fine, 25 Cents dated 2nd January 1900 signed Boville, (Pick9b), VF to good VF
Germany (107), range from 1 Mark to hyper inflation issues to 500 Million Mark, including 5000 Mark dated 1922 (Pick77), 1000 Mark dated 1922 Unissued note (Pick82a), some duplication, mixed grades
Palestine Currency Board 5 Pounds Contemporary Counterfeit dated 20th April 1939, a crudely printed counterfeit that was apparently good enough to be passed around in commerce, (Pick8x), internal holes & splits, edge nicks and corner wear, VG
East African Currency Board 1 Florin dated 1st May 1920 series A/88 12019, portrait KingGeorge V at right, (Pick8a), some dirt/stains, a few tiny pinholes, Fine
Jersey (8), scarce unsigned 1 Pound issued 1963, (Pick8c), good Fine, 10 Shillings issued 1963 signed Padgham, (Pick7a), VF, German occupationWW2 1 Pound, 2 Shillings & 6 Pence issued 1941 - 1942, about Fine to Fine, 20 PoundsSPECIMEN issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, (Pick14s), UNC, 10 Pounds SPECIMEN issued 1976 - 1988 signed May, (Pick13s), UNC, 50 Pounds SPECIMEN issued 1989 signed May, (Pick19s), UNC, also Stockton & Tees Bank 5 Pounds issued 1895, cut cancelled, good Fine and a Darlington Bank 5 Pounds, cut cancelled, dated 1895 VF
Northern Ireland (2), Bank of Ireland 50 Pounds dated 5th April 2004, VERY LOW serial number A200027 (this series started with A2 prefix, so this is note 27 in the series), Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds dated 1st January 2003, LOW serial number BD000104, (Pick81 & Pick80a), both notes in PCGS holders graded 66PPQ Gem New, Perfect Paper Quality
China (9) collection of small fractional notes, 20 Cents Farmers Bank (3) issued 1937 (Pick462), 10 Cents Farmers Bank dated 1937 (Pick461), 20 Cents Central Bank issued 1931 (Pick203), 5 Cents Central Bank issued 1939 (Pick225), 1 Cent Central Bank issued 1939 (Pick224), 10 Fen Federal Reserve Bank issued 1938 (PickJ48) & 1 Fen Federal Reserve Bank issued 1938 (PickJ46), mixed grades VF to almost Uncirculated, along with China (64), 5 Jiao (17), 2 Jiao (28) & 1 Jiao (19), all dated 1980, (Pick881, Pick882 & Pick883), most Uncirculated, along with a further group of China (10) 1 Jiao (2) 1962, 2 Jiao (2) 1962, 5 Jiao (2) 1972, 1 Yuan (2) 1960, 4 sets of consecutively numbered notes, plus 5 Yuan dated 1960 & 10 Yuan dated 1965, these all good EF to UNC, China 5 Yuan 1980 issue (32), 2 Yuan (10), 1 Yuan (around 200), and Fen 1953 (approximately 100) EF to UNC
World (8), Netherlands (3) 100 Gulden dated 14th May 1970, (Pick93a) good EF, 10 Gulden dated 23rd March 1953, (Pick85), some glue residue on reverse, good EF, 5 Gulden dated 26th April 1966, (Pick90a) EF, Malta 1 Pound issued 1969, signed Hogg, (Pick29a) EF, France50 Francs dated 5th September 1974, (Pick148d) good EF, Hong Kong5 Dollars dated 31st July 1967, (Pick181c) EF, Switzerland(2), 10 Francs dated 15th January 1969, (Pick45o) about UNC, 20 Francs dated 5th January 1970, (Pick46r) about UNC
Malaya (2) and Malaya & British Borneo, 10 Dollars & 1 Dollar from Malaya dated 1st July 1941, (Pick11 & Pick13) and 1 Dollar from Malaya & British Borneo dated 1959, (Pick8A), all cleaned and pressed Fine to good VF
Sudan (3) 1 Sudanese Pound (2) dated 1966 series C/50 0094698 and 1967 series C/59 0542192, dam at left, (Pick8c), EF and pressed good VF, 50 Piastres dated 1978 series B/39 493591, (Pick12b), about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (5), 50 Pence dated 20th February 1974 series D40295, (Pick10b) Uncirculated, 1 Pound dated 1st January 1982 series F64041, (Pick8d) good VF, 1 Pound Dated 1st October 1984 series A137219, (Pick13a) good EF, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 1983 series A141855, commemorative issue 150th Anniversary of English rule, (Pick12a) about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 2005 series B003241, (Pick17a) light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
KuwaitCentral Bank (5), 10 Dinars first issue under Law 32 of 1968, (Pick10), one set of staple holes, about VF, 1 Dinar (4) first issue under Law 32 of 1968, (Pick8), one with small piece missing from corner, one with large tear, other small tears, generally Fine
World (6), Saint Helena 10 Pounds issued 1985, (Pick8b) Uncirculated, Gibraltar 1 Pound dated 1971, (Pick18b) good EF, Jersey 1 Pound signed Clennett and 1 Pound SPECIMEN signed May, both about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, Northern Ireland5 PoundsUlster Bank dated 1998 and Bank of Ireland 1 Pound issued 1977, both VF
Jersey (5) and Gibraltar (2), Jersey 10 Shillings issued 1963 a pair of consecutively numbered notes series B999614 & B999615, signed Padgham, (Pick7a), 1 Pound (3) issued 1963, 1976 - 1988 and 1989, the 1989 £1 has a very low serial number E000023, (Pick8a, Pick 11b & Pick15a), Gibraltar 1 Pound (2) dated 4th August 1988, (Pick20e), the first two EF, the third cleaned & pressed VF, the rest Uncirculated
Iraq 1/2 Dinar, law of 1931 issued 1935, portrait King George Ghazi in military uniform at right, signed Lord Kennet & Ata Amin, (Pick8d), one small edge tear and small stain in border, cleaned & pressed Fine
Malaya & British Borneo (5) 10 Dollars dated 1st March 1961 (3), Farmer with ox at right, (Pick9a), two with pinholes, Fine the other good Fine, 10 Dollars dated 21st March 1953 series A/31 347892, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick3a), hole top left and some ink, Fine & 1 Dollar dated 1st March 1959 series A/77 366832, (Pick8A), pinholes and dirt, Fine
Peru (50), 500, 100, 50, 10 & 5 Soles de Oro dated 1965, 10 of each denomination sorted into 10 packs of 5 notes, (Pick83, Pick88 - Pick91), most uncirculated, a few about Uncirculated
Madagascar (12), 5 Francs (6) issued 1937, a consecutively numbered run of five notes and one other, Goddess Juno at left, (Pick35), VF to good VF, 10 Francs issued 1937 - 1947, woman with fruit at right, (Pick36), EF, 20 Francs issued 1937 - 1947, two women at right, (Pick37), VF, 25000 Francs (4) issued 1998, a consecutively numbered run, (Pick82) Uncirculated
CongoDemocratic Republic (4), 1000 Francs dated 15th October 1961 series B858782, portrait J. Kasavubu at left, (Pick8a), some dirt, Fine, 20 Francs (3) dated 15th September 1962, a pair of consecutively numbered notes and one other, (Pick4a), EF
Sudan (4) 5 Pounds dated 1966 Pick9c about VF, 1 Pound dated 1966 Pick8c about EF, 50 Piastres dated 1964 Pick7a Fine with some dirt, 25 Piastres dated 1968 Pick6c tiny edge nick good Fine, scarce series
Southern Rhodesia (2) 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1948 series D/45 023119, 5 Shillings dated 1st October 1945 series D/42 062262, Pick8b, portrait KGVI at right, some surface dirt, Fine
TurkeyOttomanEmpire (5), 10 Livre Pick101 issued 1916 - 1917 law of 4th February AH1332, small edge tears, centre hole, aFine, 5 Livre Pick91 issued 1916 - 1917 law of 6th August AH1332, edge nicks to right border, Fine, 1 Livre Pick90 issued 1916 - 1917, law of 6th August AH1332, some staining, good Fine, 5 PiastresPick87 issued 1916 -1917 law of 6th August AH1332, VF, 20 KurushPick36 issued 1861, second 'Kaime' issue AH1277, EF
Malaya 10 Dollars 1941 Pick 13 Near EF, pressed, Malaya and British Borneo $1 (6) all dated 1959 series A/16, A/34, A/68 & A/71 Waterlow & Sons Pick8a and series A/77 and B/80 TDLR Pick8A, cleaned & pressed, 1 with some rust damage, average Fine or better
Canada, The Dominion of Canada $1 dated 1923 series D9558867, black seal No.3 at right, Campbell & Sellar signatures, Pick33n (DC-25n) Fine condition, also a QE2 $1 Commemorative series dated 1967 Pick84b, about UNC to UNC
Western Samoa £1 Treasury Note dated 10th December 1959 series No.492043, Pick8Ab, 2.5cm repaired tear at top centre, rust marks reverse, cleaned & pressed, about VF
Italy (5) 10000 lire (2) 21st August 1959 series F1605 9171, Pick89d, large size note, pressed VF, 24th March 1962 series S2414 8252, Pick89d, large size note, about VF, 5000 lire dated 7th February 1953 series G403 2759, Pick85b, large size note, pressed VF, 1000 lire (2) 12th July 1946 series W628 080235, Pick72c, large size note, about VF, 8th March 1945 series W105 016270, Pick72c, 2mm tear bottom centre, large size note, pressed VF
China, People's Bank of China (2) 10000 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 20717, series (I II III) 00000000 , both notes uniface, Pick854s for type, mount marks on reverse, GEF to about UNC
Germany Democratic Republic (9) all dated 1948, Deutsche Notenbank 50 Deutsche pfennig to 1000 Deutsche Mark, all have 7 digit serial numbers, Pick8b to Pick16a, mostly UNC
page=Pastresults&searchterm=Lebanon&category=2&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Lebanon 1 livre dated 1930 series W.200 201, GRAND-LIBAN heading, Pick8A (similar to SyriaPick29A) Ayoub page 49 states only 15 notes known to date, a few small pinholes & rust with slight damage & edge tear top edge, Fine and very scarce
Italy 50 lire dated 1926 series S556 6309, Pick38e edge tear good Fine, Austria 50000 kronen 1922 series 0001 54876 Pick80 GVF and USA green seal $10 dated 1928C Pick421c EF
IrelandCurrency CommissionPloughman £1 dated 10-1-39 for The Bank of Ireland, series 93BA 037669 signed Brennan/Johnston, Pick8b (Blake-Callaway CB17), 2 pinholes, pressed good Fine
Russia (10) 50 rubles 1899 signed Shipov Pick8d (5) one with a mark, about UNC and 500 rubles large size dated 1912 signed Shipov Pick14b, good Fine to VF
Northern Ireland Bank of Ireland £5 dated 2008 (4) a consecutive numbered run all in individual official plastic bank folders, Bushmills distillery on reverse, Pick83 UNC
Laos printers colour trials (3), 1 kip issued 1962 in blue & pink No.67 Pick8ct, 5 kip issued 1962 in brown No.21 Pick9ct & 10 kip issued 1974 in red No.043 Pick15ct, all with punch-holes, UNC
Iran20 rials issued 1969, Colour trial in green No.62, series 50/ 000000, signature 11, SPECIMEN ovpt. in red at centre with 2 punch-holes, Pick84ct, UNC
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