Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10 Shillings 3rd April 1953 W/1 000024 PMG 63 EPQ Pick 20a. W/1 is the first series of this issue so this is just the 24th note printed also in choice grade at 63 EPQ so a rare and desirable note that ticks all the boxes
Rhodesia and Nyasaland 5 Pounds Salisbury 3rd July 1959 Good Very Fine and seldom seen in this pleasing grade Pick 22a ex NGC Choice Very Fine 35 "Closed Pinholes"
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94e (Calloway-Murphy BA109e) dated 12th June 1956 serial number 1/B 1507 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About Uncirculated PMG 53
Scotland 5 Pounds (5) Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited Pick 192a (4) 2.3.1953 VF, 2.9.1953 Fine, 1.2.1958 (2) both VF. National Commercial Bank 16.9.1959 Fine
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94f dated 25th March 1958 serial number 1/C 4911 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About UNC World Banknote Grading 50 "Staple Holes"
Jersey (5) 1 Pound 1995 Anniversary Pick 25, 1 Pound 2004 commemorative Pick 31 series J8 000080 along with Baird 1993 issues 1 Pound QC000127, 5 Pounds JC 000140 and 10 Pounds FC 000138 Pick 20,21 and 22 all Unc
Isle of Man Barclays Bank Limited 1 PoundPick 1c (BY IM18f; IOMPM M346) dated 25th March 1958 signatures T. Hall & J. Butterworth serial number 44219. A Waterlow & Sons Limited printing in brown on yellow and green underprint with large Triune at centre in the underprint on obverse. The reverse with a fully printed underprint across whole body of the note and an elaborate panel at centre with an illustration of Douglas Bay & Harbour, and the Bank's name and head office address, all in brown on lighter brown a firm original note F-VF with some members written on the front
Southern Rhodesia Central Africa Currency Board issue 1 PoundPick 17a dated 10th March 1954, Salisbury serial number B/230 045876. 2 centimetre tear left top some dirt otherwise Fine
Bahamas 4 Shillings 1953 signed Sweeting and Roberts VG, QE II portrait 50 Cents signed Allen, 1 Dollar Pick 27 (1), Pick 35 (1), Pick 43 (9), series 1996 (3) many of these VF or better. 2001 (3), 2008 (1) these from circulation. Barbados $5 and $20 signed Blackman VF-EF, Belize 1 Dollar 1.7.1983 VF, $2 2003-2011 (4) F-VF, Bermuda 1 Dollar 6.2.1970 VF. Cayman I 1 Dollar 1974 Pick 5 prefix A/5 EF. East Caribbean QEII $5 and $10 F-VF, Trinidad and Tobago 1 Dollar 2.1.1939 Fine and 2008 1 and 5 Dollars VF
Iran20 Rials SH1330 (1951) Pick 55SPECIMEN by De La Rue with red circular De La Rue stamps in the corners and SPECIMEN across the centre both sides, two punch holes and SPECIMEN No 86 in red bottom left edge serial number 14/000000 (in Persian numerals) Unc and unlisted in Pick rare thus
South Vietnam 1,000 Dong ND(1956) SpecimenPick 4As Black GIAY MAU overprint series 000000000 with 00183 in red at centre PCGS About Unc 55 "Minor Surface Damage" a large and eye catching issue
Cayman Islands Currency Board Queen Elizabeth II issues (4) including 1 Dollars (3) including Pick 1b L. 1971 (2) serial numbers A/2 373643 and A/2 979362, and Pick 5a L.1974 serial number A/3 055958. Along with 5 DollarsPick 2a L. 1971 serial number A/1 364016. All about UNC - UNC, Scarce -issues all featuring H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right wearing tiara and Arms at centre
Madagascar (3) a trio of the 5 FrancsPick 35 ND circa 1937 in average GVF (3) including block B.2159 series 134 number 53951134, block L.1507 series 457 number 37660457 and block N. 2409 series 950 number 60212950. All in red-brown on mainly green and blue underprint and a French design print and text featuring a portrait of the goddess Juno
India Government 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series Q/41 695034, KingGeorge V portrait to right, signed JW Kelly, (Pick15b), PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine Staple Holes at Issue from The Dauer Collection
USATreasury20 DollarsGold CertificatePick 275 series of 1922 golden seal and serial number K15311337 signature Speelman and White portrait George Washington at centre on obverse and Treasury Coat of Arms at centre on reverse. Good Fine - about VF (2 or 3 tiny pinholes) along with Two Dollars (2) 1976 and 1995 VF
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited SPECIMEN PROOFS (2) 1 Pound similar to Pick S815c (BY SC903d, PMS UB63e) signatures Hird & Wilson dated 28th September 1945 serial number V/16 376001 with guide lines on obverse and stamped on reverse in violet "The Union Bank of Scotland, Limited / EXHIBITED" and a dated stamp 1st April 1946, 4 punchole cancels, EF stain on reverse from where once mounted. Along with the later re-designed issue 1 Pound similar to Pick S816a (BY SC904a, PMS UB68a) signature Morrison dated 1st September 1953 serial number G/17 401000 with guide lines on obverse and stamped in violet "The Union Bank of Scotland Limited / 29th May 1954", 3 sets of punch hole cancellations formed in vertical lines, about UNC - UNC
Gibraltar (3) Ten Shillings 1965 issue, dated 1st May 1965, Pick 17, serial number D548059 About Fine with some tiny pinholes, Rare. 1 Pound and 5 Pounds 3 Oct 1958 Pick 18 and Pick 19 the Pound GVF the Five Good Fine with inked annotations reverse
Egypt in high grades (5) 10 Pounds 1958 red and lilac ruins on back Pick 32, 5 Pounds 1958 green mosque at left Pick 57, 1 Pound 1957 blue and lilac Pick 30 (3) AU-Unc a pleasing group
Italy 5000 Lire (2) 5th May 1952 Pick 85b VG or slightly better, with small central holes where folded, 27 October 1953 Pick 85c VG or better with small central holes where folded
Isle of Man 1 Pounds (4) Paul 1972 G433928, Dawson Green Pick 38 M877483, Dawson Purple Pick 40 (2) these AU-Unc with the P38 difficult to find in high grade. Jersey 1 Pound 1995 Liberation, 2010 issues Black (3) 1, 5 and 10 Pounds these Unc
Southern RhodesiaOne Pound Salisbury 1st December 1952 Pick 13a serial number B/169 000,011 Unc or near so rare thus, two pinholes top left (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
Southern RhodesiaFive PoundsGeorge VI portrait Salisbury 1st September 1951 Pick 11f serial number C/20 069,372 Good VF (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
AustraliaCommonwealth Bank 10 Pounds Pick 28a ND (1938-1952) "George VI" Issue serial number V/4 412299 signatures H. J. Sheehan and S. G. McFarlane in deep red on multicolour underprint featuring portrait of King George VI at centre on obverse and Allegorical Agriculture figures, Farmers and horses at centre right on reverse and watermarked Captain James Cook. Choice Extremely Fine and graded 45 by PMG "Stains Lightened" (has some faint stains reverse)
Malaya and British Borneo50 Dollars 2 March 1953 A/9 489356 Pick 4 VG - Fine central hole, minute tear at top and some light dirt, a collectable example of this rare type
Isle of Man Bank Limited 1 Pound 17th March 1958 Pick 6d (Banknote Yearbook IM3f, IOMPM M283) signatures J.E. Cashin & W.E. Quirk serial number I/4 5997. Blue, brown and green featuring Douglas Harbour on obverse and triskele at centre on reverse. AU and scarce in this original and pleasing grade
Isle of Man Bank Limited 1 Pound 4th April 1957 Pick 6d (Banknote Yearbook IM3f, IOMPM M283) signatures J.E. Cashin & W.E. Quirk serial number H/4 5996. Blue, brown and green featuring Douglas Harbour on obverse and triskele at centre on reverse. AU and scarce in this original and pleasing grade
Isle of Man Barclays Bank Limited 1 PoundPick 1c (BY IM18f; IOMPM M346) dated 25th March 1958 signatures T. Hall & J. Butterworth serial number 44219. A Waterlow & Sons Limited printing in brown on yellow and green underprint with large Triune at centre in the underprint on obverse. The reverse with a fully printed underprint across whole body of the note and an elaborate panel at centre with an illustration of Douglas Bay & Harbour, and the Bank's name and head office address, all in brown on lighter brown a firm original note F-VF with some members written on the front
Mauritius 5 Rps (1954) Pick 27 VG, 5 Rps Pick 30b Fine and 30C Unc. 10 Rps (1954) Pick 28 VG-Fine, 10 Rps Pick 31c Unc, 25 Rps and 50 Rps signed Bunwaree and Ramphil (1973-82) the 25 Fine the 50 Good
Southern RhodesiaTen Shillings Salisbury 10th September 1955 Pick 16 serial number A/186 037,030 VF or near so (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
Isle of Man Bank Limited 1 Pound 5th March 1956 (the earliest date for these signatories) Pick 6d (Banknote Yearbook IM3f, IOMPM M283) signatures J.E. Cashin & W.E. Quirk serial number D/4 5985. Blue, brown and green featuring Douglas Harbour on obverse and triskele at centre on reverse. Nearer VF than Fine
Isle of Man Bank Limited 1 Pound 17th March 1958 Pick 6d (Banknote Yearbook IM3f, IOMPM M283) signatures J.E. Cashin & W.E. Quirk serial number I/4 0576. Blue, brown and green featuring Douglas Harbour on obverse and triskele at centre on reverse. Fine
Malaya and British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency 5 DollarsPick 2a dated 21st March 1953 serial number A/9 627803. A Waterlow & Sons Limited, London print in green on brown and multicoloured underprint featuring Queen Elizabeth II on obverse and Coats of Arms of the Member States. Watermarked Lion's head. VF
French Indochina 500 Piastres / Yuan / Đồng / Kip / Riels Pick 83 ND 1951 bank title in red field signatures Minost & Laurent block N.52 series 142 number 1287142, VG or about with tears/inner splits and very minor rust
Malaya & British Borneo (British Administration) Board of Commissioners of Currency 1 DollarPick 8A (KNB8a) dated 1st March 1959 serial number B/56 643436, in a PMG holder Gem UNC 65EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality). Blue on multi-coloured underprint featuring a Sailing boat at left on obverse. The reverse illustration a scene of fishermen grounding boat at beach and Coat of Arms of Member states.
Rhodesia (3) One Pound (2) 21/9/1964 issue, G/5 095540, Pick 25a, About Fine with an ink mark at lower right centre, 14/10/1968 issue K/29 487140, Pick 28d, Near Fine with a small split on the lower edge, One Dollar 18/4/1978 issue L/98 300873, Pick 34c Fine with a tiny pinhole to left centre
Scotland The British Linen Bank circa 1950-60's issues (10) in various grades mostly VF-GVF and above comprising 5 Pounds Pick 170 (PMS BL77, BY SC217) dated23rd April 1968 signature. W. Walker titled General Manager serial number L/12 668758. Together with 1 Pounds (9) consisting of Pick 157d (PMS BL65d, BY SC205c) signature A. P. Anderson titled General Manager and Water low printing (2) dated 28th August 1958 serial number H/3 071084 and 15th April 1960 first prefix for type serial number M/3 857831. Pick 157e (PMS BL65e, BY SC207) dated 15th April 1960 signature A. P. Anderson titled General Manager (3) including a first prefix for type serial number M/3 857831, a last prefix for type P/3 506654 along with N/3 777299. Pick 162 (PMS BL70, BY SC2007) dated 30th September 1961 signature A. P. Anderson titled General Manager last prefix for type serial number T/3 825893 and De La Rue printing. Pick 166a (PMS BL71a, BY SC208a) first date for type 31st March 1962 signature A. P. Anderson titled General Manager serial number V/3 267047. Pick 169a (PMS BL75, BY SC210) signature T. W. Walker titled General Manager (2) including a very first date and first prefix for type 29th February 1968 serial number U/4 203122 along with 5th November 1969 serial number A/5 201608. A very desirable group, certain to attract much attention
Iran20 Rials SH1330 (1951) Pick 55SPECIMEN by De La Rue with red circular De La Rue stamps in the corners and SPECIMEN across the centre both sides, two punch holes and SPECIMEN No 86 in red bottom left edge serial number 14/000000 (in Persian numerals) Unc and unlisted in Pick rare thus
IndiaReserve Bank10 RupeesKingGeorge VI portrait in profile Pick 19a ND 1937 issues bearing the signature Taylor (2) including a very first prefix serial number A/55 395914 GVF with 2 hand stamps on reverse one of which from the Imperial Tobacco Company of India along with B/35 039239 VF . Both notes in blue-violet and olive featuring a portrait of King George VI in profile at right and a banana palm tree and sea side scene in the underprint on obverse. The reverse mainly in blue depicting the Reserve Bank of India Coat of Arms at centre - . Both with the usual Pinholes/Spindle hole.
Scotland (4) grades VF to EF - GEF comprising Clydesdale Bank Limited signature Fairbairn issues dated 1st September 1969 (2) including 1 PoundPick 202 (PMS CL30b, BY SC317a) serial number C/R 202591 along with 5 PoundsPick 203 (PMS CL31b, BY SC319b) serial number C/BB 130551. Along with National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds signatures David Alexander dated 16th September 1959 Pick 265 (PMS NC1, BY SC601) (2) serial numbers B 591851 and 1E 220546.
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited £1 proof with 3 rows of cancellation punch-holes dated 7th April 1952, Proof or Specimen of Pick S816a, series E/23 552000 AU issuers annotation in ink top border
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited £1 proof with 3 rows of seven cancellation punch-holes dated 1st June 1954, Proof of Pick S816b, bank stamp obverse GEF
GB and World (6) Northern Ireland - Ulster BankFive Pounds 2006 issue, George Best Pick 339 UNC in the Ulster Bank wallet of issue, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland (2) Twenty Pounds 2000 issue Queen Mother 100th Birthday, prefix QETQM, Pick 361, Near VF, Five Pounds 2005 issue Reverse: Jack Nicklaus and the Royal and Ancient clubhouse, St. Andrews, UNC in the Royal Bank of Scotland wallet of issue, GB Five Pounds (3) FfordeB312 with binary serial number U03 866886 Fine, Kentfield Five Pounds (2) a consecutive pair EE68 819795 and EE68 819796 EF
Straits Settlements10 Dollars 10th July 1916 serial number A/46 49552 Pick 4b firm and pleasing VF or better, very minor rust marks reverse top otherwise Choice GVF, rare in all grades, exceptionally rare in this high grade
Indian Princely States - Hyderabad100 Rupees Obverse: Blue and black on tan underprint, with additional rectangular frame added for the date on the lower left centre frame, Series PS, Pick S266a Jhun&Rez 7.10.4 FE1331 (1920) unissued. Serial number PS69695, printed by Waterlow and Sons, London, in a PMG holder and graded Choice Fine 15 Sea Salvage. Note: On May 20 1922 the ocean liner Egypt, carrying gold and silver collided with the cargo vessel Seine off the French coast. Ten years later the Italian salvage vessel Artiligo recovered most of the precious metal along with these notes which were never officially issued. Pick states most of these notes are with stamping, this note is not stamped
India One Rupee (6) 1940 issues, green serial number, Prefix letter A, all consecutively numbered Pick 25d serial numbers W/39 3894571 to W/39 389576 inclusive, each in a PMG holder and graded Gem UNC 65 Exceptional Paper Quality
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland £5 dated 1st March 1943 series F1068-3481, Pick317c, signed Brown large size and uniface Fine, Five Pounds 1st April 1958 F-VF, One Pound 31 Oct 1933 aVF small ink spot bottom left corner, One Pound 1.6.1950 AU, One Pound 1.2.1961 Unc
World - French Indo ChinaPiastre 1953 Pick 92 Unc, Greece 1000 Drachmas 1939 GVF, Italy 1000 Lite 1990 GVF, Mozambique 100 Escudos 27.3.1961 (2) both Unc, Netherlands 10 Gulden 25.4.1968 Unc, Scotland Jedburg 1769 a Bill for rent and highway rogue money attached to a promoters card, USADollars Series 1957 (3) consecutive numbers and $2 series 1976 (4) consecutive numbers all Unc, Yugoslavia post 1961 issues VF-Unc mostly Unc (13), Fantasy Spilegeld (8) Unc, Thomas De La Rue Energy Promotional notes (4) Unc. Along with the book 20th Century Scottish banknotes James Douglas Volume 1 used second hand
Scotland Bank of Scotland One Pound 4th FEBy 1935 signed Elphinstone and Beveridge Pick 91a Fine or better and 15.10. 1979 AU, Five Pounds 28.9.1979 VF, British Linen Bank One Pound 15.4.1960 Fine, Clydesdale Bank One Pound 5.1.1983 and 8.4.1985 both Fine, National Commercial Bank One Pound 16.9.1959 VF, North of Scotland Bank One Pound Aberdeen 1st July 1949 Fine, The Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound 3.5.1982 VG and 4.1.1984 VF, Five Pounds 24.1.1996 EF, Ten Pounds 3.5.1982 nVF
Isle of ManOne Pound undated 1983 issues (11) signature Cashen (5) comprising a consecutive trio serial numbers X358694, X358695 and X358696, and a consecutive pair X358699 and X358700 Pick 40b UNC, signature Shimmin (6) consecutive early numbers AA 000819 to AA 0008824 inclusive, Pick 40c UNC
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9b dated 1st January 1930 and date in black serial number N/95 05596 signed Luis Shelley For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. PMG 25 Very Fine
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1 Pounds (8) most in high grades with examples about UNC - UNC, Pick 91b (BY SC103b, RB95b) (2) both dated 20th April 1939 signatures Elphinstone & Macfarlane series S0491446 & X0689960. Pick 91c (BY SC103c, PMS BA95d) dated 16th October signatures Elphinstone & Crowford series AA347964. Pick 96b (BY SC105a, PMS BA98b) signatures Elphinstone & Crawford (4) including 29th November 1945 series D0181176, 28Th January 1947 series F0534756, 8th March 1949 series J0682830 22nd October 1952 series Q0069662. Pick 96c (BY SC105b, PMS BA98c) dated 9th November 1953 signatures Elphinstone & Watson series T0084497.
Spain El Banco de Espana (13) in mostly high grades comprising 200 Pesetas Pick 156 dated 16th September 1980 serial number B5068963, 500 Pesetas Pick 157 dated 23rd Octobre 1979 (3) serial numbers 1F5536555, 1G3565313 & L5294118, 1000 Pesetas Pick 158 dated 23rd October 1979 (3) serial numbers 3Q6091952, 4I4626287 & 5T8243241, 2000 Pesetas Pick 159 dated 22 July 1980 (2) serial numbers 1J3294721 & I6868515, 5000 Pesetas Pick 160a dated 23rd October 1979 serial number 3G8884039 & 10000 Pesetas Pick 161a dated 24th September 1985 serial number L2299877 both high grade Scarce notes and highest denominations in their series, 1000 Pesetas Pick 163 dated 12th October 1992 serial number 2J6110625 and 2000 Pesetas Pick 164 dated 24th April 1992 serial number H2906162
Malaya & British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency issues (2) comprising young Queen Elizabeth II portrait issue 1 DollarPick 1 dated 21st March 1953 serial number A/92 084066 the reverse featuring Coat of Arms of the Member States, about UNC along with 1 Dollar Pick 8a dated 1st March 1959 serial number A/35 260304 Sailing boat at left on obverse and Fishermen & Arms of the Member States GVF
Spain 1,000 Pesetas (7) 29.11.1957 (4) one VG the others EF with two of these being consecutives, 17.9.1971 (3) Pick 1974 serial numbers 2H5869258, 59 and 62 EF - AU
Canada20 Dollars signed Beatty and Rasminsky (2) 1954 series Pick 80 F-VF and 1969 Pick 89 EF, along with 1954 Beatty and Rasminsky signatures $10 GVF inked number obverse, $2 aVF, Dollar Fine
Cyprus Government 1 PoundPick 35a first date of issue for this type 1st June 1955 serial number A/3 049473 signature Denis John Mahony. The reverse with numerical denomination in panel at left and Colonial Coat of Arms with 2 Lions in panel at right. Watermarked with an Eagle's head. In a PMG holder graded Choice VF 35 and an Exceptionally Scarce and very sought after note
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