India100 rupees issued 1937 series A/6 611938, KGVI portrait at right, scarcer MADRAS branch issue, Pick20n, usual 2 staple holes Choice Very Fine and graded PMG 35 "Staple Holes at Issue"
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 Shillings dated 16 January 1961 prefix W/27 signed Richards, Pick20b, good Fine along with Rhodesia 10 Shillings 1 June 1966 VF with a stain at the top
Bermuda £1 dated 1st October 1966 last series Y/2 604029, Blue on multi-coloured underprint. Queen Elizabeth II at right. Bridge at left. Royal crest on back. Pick20d, GVF or better
LesothoCentral Bank (3) dated 2001, 200 Maloti, 100 Maloti & 50 Maloti, matching VERY LOW '13' serial number, B000013, F000013 & L000013, (Pick17d, Pick19c & Pick20b), Uncirculated, rare as a set of matching low numbers
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited Don Price signature dated 19th January 2005 (7) including Pick 206a (Blake-Callaway NR129) (4) serial numbers GE3953285, GE5280434, GE6196289 and GF0248908 all UNC along with Replacement issue (Blake-Callaway NR129R) similar to Pick 206a but prefix YY serial number YY0013274 this VF. The notes in green and blue on multicolour underprint featuring J.P. Dunlop at right bicycle at lower left on obverse and Belfast City Hall with buildings and architectural drawings in the underprint on reverse. 20 Pounds (2) Pick207a (Blake-Callaway NR 130) a consecutive pair FIRST series HE2853932 & HE2853933 both UNC. The notes in blue and rose on multicolour underprint featuring H. Ferguson at right and farm tractor at lower left on obverse and Belfast City Hall with buildings and architectural drawings in the underprint on reverse. All printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co Limited.
Sarawak 1 Dollar dated 1st January 1935 series A/4 558636, portrait C. Vyner Brooke at right, (Pick20), one set of staple holes, cleaned and pressed, Fine
Rhodesia & Nyasaland (2), 1 Pound dated 8th May 1959 series X/31 240029, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, signed Grafftey-Smith, (Pick21a), some light stains, good Fine, 10 Shillings dated 1st February 1961 series W/34 265463, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, signed Richards, (Pick20b), one tiny edge nick, good Fine
Cyprus (2), 1 Shilling dated 1st May 1942 series C/4 461679, (Pick20) Fine, 5 Shillings dated 30th August 1941 series D/3 196188, (Pick22) holes, tears and edge damage, about VG, both with portrait KingGeorge VI at centre, cleaned and pressed
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
Bermuda (7), 5 Shillings (4) dated 1st May 1957, (Pick18b) EF to about Uncirculated, 10 Shillings dated 1st May 1957, (Pick19b) about EF, 1 Pound dated 1st May 1957, (Pick20c) good VF, 1 Pound dated 1st October 1966, (Pick20d) good EF, nice high grade collection
Scotland (15), British Linen Bank (5), 5 Pounds dated 1962, (Pick167a) EF, 5 Pounds dated 1964, (Pick167b) good VF, 1 Pound dated 1956 and 1957, (Pick157d), good EF and about Uncirculated, 1 Pound dated 1962, (Pick166a) good EF, Clydesdale Bank (10) 10 Pounds dated 1992, (Pick219a) Uncirculated, 10 Pounds (2) dated 1993, (Pick219b) both Uncirculated, 5 Pounds dated 1987, (Pick212d) about Uncirculated, 1 Pound dated 1947, (Pick189e) about EF, 1 Pound dated 1966, (Pick197) good EF, 1 Pound first date of issue 1971, (Pick204a) Uncirculated, 1 Pound (3) dated 1983 a consecutively numbered run, (Pick211b) Uncirculated, a good high grade collection
Saudi Arabia 100 Riyals (3) issued 1976, King 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn Saud at right, (Pick20), one has a set of staple holes to bottom left, good EF to about Uncirculated
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
Russia (4), 25 Rubles issued 1918, North Russia Government Bank, Red Regime, Archangel, (PickS104), good EF, 100 Rubles dated 1918, East Siberia, Provisional Power of the Pribaikal Region, blue overprint on reverse, (PickS1197), light glue marks on reverse corners, otherwise EF, 1000 Rubles dated 1919, South Russia Treasury Note, (PickS424), Uncirculated, 10 Chervontsev dated 1937, (Pick205a), good EF to about Uncirculated, high grade lot
Scotland, Northern Ireland & Hong Kong (15), Scotland (10) Bank of Scotland 5 & 20 Pounds dated 1998, (Pick119c & Pick121b) the £5 good Fine the £20 UNC, Clydesdale Bank Limited 1, 5 & 10 Pounds dated 1977 1976 & 1980, (Pick204c, Pick205c & Pick207b) the £1 about UNC the £5 good EF the £10 about VF, Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pound (2), 5 and 10 Pounds dated 1977 1978 1976 & 1978, (Pick336a, Pick337a & Pick338a) the £1's UNC and good VF the £5 about UNC the £10 Fine with pinholes, Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound dated 1959, (Pick324b) about Fine, Northern Ireland Belfast Banking Company 1 Pound dated 9th November 1939 series E/O 1907, blue serial number, (Pick126b) Fine, Northern Bank Limited 5 Pounds dated 1st October 1971, (Pick188b) Fine, and 3 x notes from Hong Kong including 2 with King George VI portrait
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
Malta (3) 10 Shillings (2) issued 1940 series A/3 715070 & A/3 525662 & 1 Pound issued 1940 series A/16 783212, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, signed Cuschieri, uniface, (Pick19 & Pick20b), both 10/- Uncirculated and the £1 EF
Bermuda Government (3), 1 Pound series H2 178854, (Pick20c) VF, 10 Shillings series T/1 717877, (Pick19b) EF and 5 Shillings series V/1 978543, (Pick18b) VF, all dated 1st May 1957 with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
Small world lot (17), Russia (5) 1 Chervonetz dated 1926 (Pick198), 2 Chervontsa dated 1928 (Pick199), 5 Chervontsa dated 1932 (Pick201a), 500 Rubles dated 1912 (Pick14b), 100 Rubles dated 1910 (Pick13b), the 500 rubles EF, the rest fine or good fine, France (3) Assignats 50 Sols, 10 Livres & 100 Francs, Germany (9) collection of early reichsbank notes
India100 Rupees issued 1943 series B/O 556674, Pick20m, scarce branch issue Lahore, portrait KGVI at right, signed Deshmukh, usual staple holes and spindle hole to left, tiny pinholes, pencil annotation on back, Fine and scarce
Malaya (2) 10 Dollars 1941 issue (1945) Pick 13 B/53 037260 Near EF with a centre fold, 5 Dollars 1941 issue (1945) Pick 12 B/91 032092 Fine with some damage to the lower centre, Singapore $1 issued 1973 series C/11 Pick1d about UNC to UNC, $5 issued 1967 Pick2a VF and $10 issued 1967 Pick3a cleaned gFine, along with various $1 (5), $5 Pick19, $10 Pick20 and $20 Pick12, some pressed, VF or better, along with a further group of Singapore Dollars (8) 1967-1972 issues Lim Kim San (3) Pick 1a, Hun Sui Sen (5) Pick 1d, EF to UNC, Straits Settlements10 Cents 1919 Issue Pick 8b B/60 56426 About Fine, some foxing
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank100 Dollars issued 1986 - 1988 series A136965A Antigua, Pick20a, portrait QEII at centre right, edge nick to bottom border, Fine
Haiti (30) 1 Gourde (20) Law 1919 consecutively numbered run series BL707923 to BL707942, Pick200a, 1 Gourde (10) Law 1979 consecutively numbered run Q218874 to Q218883, Pick230, Uncirculated or about
Jersey (10) SPECIMEN 1 Pound issued 1993, Pick20s, serial numbers all zero's but all with different prefix's, GC HC JC KC LC MC NC PC QC RC, signed Baird, UNC to about UNC
Germany 10 Reichsmark Konversionskasse all dated 1933 (6), (Conversion Funds for German Foreign Debts), a consecutively numbered run series C, Pick200, GEF to about UNC
Bermuda £1 dated 1957 series Q/1 450984, a normal issued note used as a SPECIMEN with 4 punch hole cancellations, Pick20s, mounting residue left edge, GVF
CyprusKGVI portrait types (2) 1 shilling dated 30th August 1941 series c/3 774185 Pick20 VF and 5 shillings dated 1st February 1952 series F/3 198997 Pick29 good Fine to VF, scarcer type
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1937 series , Calcutta branch, signed Taylor, A/52 037349 Pick20d, two staple holes at the left and pencil annotation to left, approaching Fine, Rare
Hong Kong (3) HKSB $20 Pick207ar and $100 Pick209ar both ZZ replacement issues, these about UNC to UNC plus HKSB $50 dated 1994 series AT859116 Pick202a UNC
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 shillings archival SPECIMEN dated 23rd February 1962 series W/39 000001--W/39 1000000, signed Richards, Pick20bs, perforated & small abrasion on reverse, EF
Albania (4) 20 franga Pick16 and 100 franga Pick17 both dated 1945 also 10 leke Pick19 and 50 leke Pick20 both dated 1947, the 10 leke EF the others about UNC to UNC
Hong Kong (3) HKSB $20 Pick207ar and $100 Pick209ar both ZZ replacement issues, these about UNC to UNC plus HKSB $50 dated 1994 series AT859116 Pick202a UNC
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1943 series B/86 799078, BOMBAY branch, signed Deshmukh, watermark with facing portrait, Pick20c, EF and a very scarce variety
Iran20 rials issued 1932 (AH1311) series A489445, Shah Reza portrait at centre, Pick20a, small edge tears top, cleaned & pressed, about Fine and scarce
India100 rupees issued 1937 series A/18 338677, KGVI portrait at right, scarcer MADRAS branch issue, Pick20n, usual 2 small pinholes at left & 2 staple holes in wmk area, VF-GVF
India100 rupees issued 1937 series A/18 448573, KGVI portrait at right, scarcer MADRAS branch issue, Pick20n, usual 2 small pinholes at left & small inked number on reverse, VF
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited £50 dated 8th October 1999 first series and very low number DA 0000002, Pick200a (NR125), UNC and a rare No.2 note
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1937 series A/31 814885, Calcutta, signed Taylor, Pick20d, usual 2 tiny holes at left plus some small paper splits, lightly pressed, good Fine plus 10 rupees 1937 Pick18a and 10 rupees 1943 Pick24, Fine
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited £50 dated 8th October 1999 first series and very 1st number DA 0000001, Pick200a (NR125), UNC and a rare No.1 note
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1937 series A/60 661108 signed Taylor, Pick20d, usual 2 tiny holes at left plus some others, ink stamp on reverse, lightly pressed, good Fine
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1937 series A/61 785282 signed Taylor, Pick20d, usual 2 tiny holes at left plus 2 others, lightly pressed about VF, scarcer earlier type
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 shillings dated 22nd May 1956 very 1st series W/1 624801, signed Grafftey Smith, Pick20a, some glue residue on edges & 1 pinhole top left, Fine but a scarce 1st series
Malta Government £1 issued 1940 (3) KGVI portrait at right & uniface, a consecutive numbered run and last series A/16 419367 to A/16 419369, Pick20b, tiniest of edge flicks only, about UNC to UNC
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1943 series B/19 774484 signed Deshmukh, profile portrait watermark Pick20e, usual 2 tiny pinholes at left and a few small rust spots, GVF to EF
Romania (17) 50 bani to 100 lei, dates from 1914 to 1917 includes 100 lei 1914 Pick21 tears VF, 20 lei (3) 1916 edge tears & 1917 (2) Pick20 VF or better, 5 lei 1917 Pick19 EF, plus various lower values average VF or better
ScotlandClydesdale Bank Ltd £1 (4) dated 1971 series D/B GVF, 1972 first series D/G GEF, 1975 series D/Y GVF-EF and 1979 series D/AU in UNC, Pick204a to 204c
Brazil (159) 1 cruzado novo on 1000 cruzados (19) issued 1989 first series 9920, Pick216a, light foxing, UNC, 10 cruzados (25) issued 1987 series 1403 Pick209a some with light foxing, UNC, 10 cruzados novos on 10000 cruzados (20) issued 1989 series 4135, Pick2187a some with light foxing UNC, 100 cruzados (25) issued 1987 series1618, Pick211c, some with light foxing, UNC, 5 cruzados novos on 5000 cruzados (25) issued 1989 first series 3159, Pick217a, light foxing, UNC, 50 cruzados (20) issued 1987 series 2003, Pick210b, some with light foxing, UNC,500 cruzados (25) issued 1987 series 7529, Pick212d, light foxing, UNC
Confederate States of America $5 dated 1861 No.41307, II series, sailor with cotton bales top centre, Pick20b, pinholes & abrasions at left and right on face, VF
Latvia (4) 25 lati 1928 Pick18a Fine, 50 latu 1934 Pick20 pressed Fine, 25 latu 1938 Pick21a gFine and block of 12 Latvia red cross stamps where the gummed reverse is a 1919 Mitau 10 mark note about UNC
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