Germany 20000 Mark dated 1923 with a Scottish Unionist political overprint on reverse, "Vote Unionist and Protect Your Interests against unfair competition from abroad, where men work long hours for low wages and are paid in notes like this, which were formerly worth about £1000 and now cannot buy a crumb of bread, Defend your home industry and Vote Unionist", printed in Glasgow, edge tear, about VF
World accumulation in box (c.1230) Germanynotgeld (465) small and large size, Germany (290) includes AMC, 1903 to 1940s, mostly inflationary period, Italy (365) includes some earlier types and AMC but mostly modern pre-Euro period, bank cheques & ephemera (c.107) mostly GB and Thailand cheques, promotional notes and some assorted car tax discs (11), a large lot with much duplication, needs viewing
Germanyinflation period (67) 1918 to 1922,mostly large size Grossgeld (36) many with Milliarden values average VF, a sheet of 1922 dated coupons, German and Austrian small size Serienschein notgeld (27) these mostly UNC, better types noted
German East Africa 100 Rupien dated 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm portrait, series No.3195, Pick4a (Rosenberg 903a), a scarcer 4 digit serial number variety, small edge nick, Fine
World in album pages a mixed group with some earlier better types such as GB White Five and Treasury issues, some unusual Far East, and German and more (lot) mixed grades
World notes (11) includes Gibraltar £1 1988 (2), £5 1988, £5 1995 & £10 1986 all UNC, Spain (4) 1928 to 1953 EF to UNC and Germany 1933 Konversionskasse cancelled 5 Reichsmark & 10 Reichsmark 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
Germany (60) all different inflation period larger size notgeld with high values up to 5 billion, mostly Fine to VF but also some better grades and types
Germany in album (93) 1923 to modern with little duplication, includes 50 Rentenmark 1934 rust holes EF, very strong in West Germany and East Germany with many better types and full series sets, including values up to 1000 marks, viewing recommended
Germanynotgeld & grossgeld (76) a good range of better high values with earlier types 1918 to 1923, nearly all are high value inflation notes including some Billion and Milliarden, Bielefeld silk 50 mark, private issues, etc., average Fine to VF, some better
Germany Bielefeld local issues 1923 (3) silk notgeld 25 mark healing pool & 1 Goldmark both about UNC plus an oval shape felt 1 dollar or 4.20 Goldmark in purple, some mount marks to reverse EF+D440
World banknotes (over 400), Tsarist postal currency (6) and sets of stamps (4), 20th century banknotes including Tsarist Russian, early German and worldwide, conditions from poor to UNC
India100 rupees (2) Pick44 and Pick45, purple issues with staple holes & repairs plus assorted Germany (31) duplicated issues from 1010 to 1920s, average Fine but some better
World with many pre-1945 (495) includes Germany, Greece, Russia, Austria and a few cheques, also with some larger types included, in mixed circulated grades
German East Africa 1 rupie (4) all dated 1915, scarcer types series B Pick9a light green, series B Pick9b brown, series C (2) Pick9Aa, all stained & water damaged, about Fine
World in an album (320) includes some Pre World War II types, in mixed grades, along with an additional group of Germany, Austria, Poland, Greece and Russia, including some larger type, in mixed grades
Russia banknotes (21) mostly private issues from 1918-19 period includes large size and Germany (15) these mostly notgeld includes high value millions and millarden
Germany and Austrianotgeld in original album (c.645) mostly all different Serienschein but also some higher values and a few Reich issues majority in UNC, viewing recommended
Germany (60) a good range from 1903 to 1948 includes better earlier date varieties, inflation period, Reichsmark and some later post-war issues, grades from Fine to UNC, viewing recommended
Germany WW1 Prisoner of War notes (18) all different issued 1916-17 includes Minden, Langensalza, Cottbus, Guben, Brandenburg, Konigsbruck, etc., mostly EF to UNC
Rhodesia (4) QE2 issues 10/- 1968 Pick27a and £1 1964 Pick25a both GVF, $2 1977 about UNC and $2 1979 GEF plus assorted world currency and a large GermanNotgeld
India, Commercial Bank of India Sight note dated 1864 for £100 sterling, large splits & missing bottom left area, only Good but interesting plus low grade German note 1923
Germanynotgeld in original 1920s album (approx.590) many full sets and some larger size, mostly 1920s Serienschein but earlier dates notes, mostly UNC, viewing recommended
GermanyPrisoner of War WW1 (26) all different, includes a linen 1 mark 1915 from Bad Colberg gFine, Hesepe 5pfg to 10 mark, Hammerstein 5 mark and many other camps, various grades but many in UNC
An accumulation in an album POW and Military Notes with Austro-Hungarian and German POW notes (93) 1915-1916 including Bautzen i.Sa, Braunau, Csot, Grodig, Minden, Neuhammer, Reichenberg, Soppronyek, Tabor, 1940-1945, Czechoslovakia, Thersienstadt set of 1-100 Kronen, Germany, 10 Reichspfennig, Netherlands, Westerbork 25 and 50 Cents, PolandLitzmannstadt, 50 Pfg, 1(2) and 20 Mark, Yugoslavia Industrijsko Zanatsko 1 (2),2 (2), 5, 10, 50 (2), and 100 kronen (2) plus Austro-Hungary Mauthausen 10, 20, 50 Heller 1918, Germany, Wertmarke for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20 and 40 Reichspfennigs, and South Africa Mafeking 10 Shillings 1900 plus Green Point Track Five Shillings unissued, Mafeking note damaged VG, some of the POW notes stain but generally VF-UNC (138)
Germany (186) includes 1000 marks 1918 Darlehnskasse Ost (5), WW2 POW 5 Reichsmark (2), a large range dating from 1910 to 1940s, mostly Reichsbank, some duplication, many high grade, viewing recommended
A collection in two albums and pages the first album being an A - Z collection including many modern issues in high grades, a second album this mostly Austrian and German and including inflation and notgeld period issues, then a group of Cuba and Latin America (14) these from circulation and including some earlier types
Germany Prison of War (2) 5 Reichsmark series 1 in UNC and 10 Reichsmark EF+ red triangle at centre eagle over swastika bottom left used by captured Allies during WW2 high grades for type
European Union 5 euro dated 2002, miscut ERROR with 50% of bottom design at top and 50% top design at bottom, series X06599078282 signed Duisenberg, (German issue) Pick1x, UNC
Germany (53) 1900s to 1920s--large assorted group mostly different includes Reichsbank, Reichsbahn, Prisoner of War WW1 (7), 1922 share certificate, large size grossgeld including billions and a few private notgeld, viewing recommended
Germanynotgeld in album (c.350) mostly all different Serienschein but also some higher values and a small amount of Austrian notgeld, some earlier dates in lower grades but majority in UNC, viewing recommended
Germanynotgeld (160+) 1917 to 1923 inflation issues, a good mix of colourful Serienschein with about 50% in sets these mostly UNC and a large group of Grossgeld high value inflation notes these Fine to VF some better, nearly all different and worth viewing
Germany (48) 50 mark 1906 Pick26a, 50 mark 1910 Pick41 (6) and 50 mark 1919 Pick66, 100 mark 1908 Pick33 (5), 100 mark 1908 Pick34 (15) and 100 mark 1910 (20), average Fine
France Chamber of Commerce & local issues in small album (88) a good range all different dating c.1914 to 1920s includes Algers and Bone, some interesting WW1 period Bons also, some lower grades but mostly GEF to UNC, also a few German & Russian
World and GB accumulation (84) includes GB £19 face value, Republic Ireland, 570 francs in old pre-Euro French currency, old Russia, Germany, etc, a mixed grade lot worth viewing
Germany Prison of War (2) 5 Reichsmark series 1 in UNC and 10 Reichsmark EF+, red triangle at centre, eagle over swastika bottom left, used by captured Allies during WW2, high grades for type
Jersey £1 issued 1941-42, German occupationWW2 serial No.4703, small tear & edge nick at top, contemporary note written in 1944 on reverse edge, almost VF
Germanyinflation currency (40) majority are high value millions up to 5 billion marks, dates from 1918 to 1923, some better types and grades, mostly all different, viewing recommended
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