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"
India Reserve bank 100 RupeesPick 20n (Jhun 4.7.1F) ND (1937-1943) MADRAS issue and signature J.B. Taylor serial number A/49 415553. A large sized note in dark green and lilac with the obverse featuring a crowned profile portrait of KingGeorge VI. The reverse displaying a Tiger's head. Watermarked with King George VI profile same as portrait on obverse. In a PMG holder VF 30 NET Tear, Stained and an Exceptionally rare high denomination note, seldom seen in any grade
World (16) Mauritius (2) 50 Rupees undated 1967 issue, signature 4 (G.Bunwaree and Sir I.Rampaul) Pick 33c, About Fine with small pinholes at the left, 25 Rupees undated 1967 issue, signature 4, (G.Bunwaree and Sir I.Rampaul) Pick 32b About Fine with some small nicks to the lower edge, Bolivia (2) 50 Pesos Bolivianos, new denomination only on reverse, Pick 162a, UNC, 10 Peseso Bolivianos 1962 issue, Pick 154a, UNC, Mozambique (3) 1000 Escudos, undated 1976 issue with Bank name overprint, Pick 119 UNC, 1000 Meticas 1983 issue, Pick 132a, UNC, 100 Meticas 1980 issue, Pick 126, UNC, Brazil (6) 5000 Cruzados undated 1988 issue Pick 214a NVF with some pinholes, 500 Cruzeiros on 500 Cruzados Nova, undated 1990 issue, Pick 226b, A/UNC, 200 Cruzeiros undated 1990 issue, Pick 229 UNC, 50 Cruzeiros on Cruzados Novas undated 1990 issue, Pick 223, UNC, Five Cruzeiros undated 1962-64, signature 11 Nunes and Salles, Pick 176a UNC, One Cruzeiro 1980 issue, signature 20, Emane Galveas and Carlos P. Langoni, Pick 191Ac, UNC, Nicaragua (3) One Cordoba, 1990 issue, Pick 173, UNC with some minor paper ripples, 10 Centavos undated 1991 issue Pick 169a UNC, 5 Centavos undated 1991 issue, Pick 168 UNC
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
World (38) 1914-recent issues mostly in circulated grades including Antarctica $10 Dr John Hamilton, India5 RupeesGeorge VI, Belgium5 Francs (2) 1914 and 1919 the latter pleasing VF, Malaya50 Cents 1941 nVF, Tripolitania 100 Lire 1943 LibyaPick M6 nVF, 1000 (TAUSEND) Marks 1944 issue ALLIIERTE MILITARBEHORDE series 31 150535 EF and more
India (11) 100 Rupees (3) 1979 issue Pick 86, signature 86d, EF with staple holes, 2007 issue, signature 89 Y.V.Reddy, Pick 99 (2) NEF one with staple holes, 50 Rupees 2007 issue, Reverse: Parliament House, Letter E Pick 97i and Letter L Pick 97j GVF. Ten RupeesReserve Bank of India L.K.Jha signature undated 1969-1970 issues Pick 69a (6) includes five consecutives A/UNC to UNC with the usual staple holes
Asia South & Southeast 1940's to modern (6) including some George VI issues and all different and interesting notes in mixed grades VF to UNC some with the usual Pinholes. Comprised of BurmaBritishColonial10 RupeesPick 32a George VI facing portrait ND 1947 overprint "Burma Currency Board" signature Deshmukh green serial J/49 256521. India (2) including 1 Rupee George VI Pick 25a 1940 black serial number A/5 374688 and without Plate letter along with 100 RupeesPick 64b ND signature K. R. Puri (1975-1977) correct Urdu spelling of last word on reverse and without plate letter series AJ/O 862367. Ceylon50 Cents George VI portrait Pick 45b dated 1st December 1949 serial number A/48 730865. And Sri Lanka examples of the Heritage series 1st January 1991 (2) consisting of 100 Rupees Pick 105b dated 1st January 1991 series J/I 944762 and Corrected version with dot above Tamil letter left on front. Along with a 1000 RupeesPick 107a dated 1st January 1991 series G/4 605633.
Mauritius Bank denomination set of the ND (1967) young H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Issues (4) comprising 5 RupeesPick 30c serial number A/49 223934 blue featuring a sailboat on reverse, 10 RupeesPick 31c serial number A/41 036118 red and featuring Government building Port Louis on reverse, 25 RupeesPick 32b serial number A/4 176693 green and featuring an Ox Cart on reverse and 100 RupeesPick 33c serial number A/11 294048 purple featuring ships docked at Port Louis harbour on reverse. All signed Goorpersad Bunwaree & Indurduth Ramphul, printed by Thomas De la Rue & Company London imprinted in small script on a panel at lower centre on each notes reverse and watermarked with Dodo bird. About UNC - UNC
Seychelles (6) mixed grades VG to Fine comprising QE2 Annigoni's portrait 1968 issues (4) including 5 RupeesPick 14 along with the popular amongst collectors "SCUM" 10 RupeesPick 15a (3) as the design in the underprint to lower left below turtle forms to spell SCUM. Along with President Mancham portrait 1977 issues (2) 50 RupeesPick 21 and 100 RupeesPick 22, and these the highest denominations for the series. Interesting notes and one can almost picture an engraver “gone rogue” as some have put it and interestingly these errors went either unnoticed or unreported for seven years
IndiaReserve Bank100 RupeesPick 20e (Razack-Jhunjhunwalla 4.7.2B, TBB B204b2) World War II period ND 1937-43 signature Deshmukh, Calcutta issue and variety with watermark KingGeorge VI in profile serial number A/77 652288, VF-GVF usual Pinholes/Spindle hole, inked annotation and Bank stamp dated 21st January 1946 on reverse. A very Scarce high denomination example of one of the last George VI portraits notes just before the Asoka column types. A very eye-pleasing large sized note in dark green and lilac featuring a crowned portrait of King George VI at right on obverse and the reverse illustrating a Tiger's head and the Bank's Coat of Arms.
World (lot) mixed grades from Fine to UNC and a vast amalagamtaion of countries, issuers and dates circa early-mid 1900's to modern. Mostly from Europe including Britain, Ireland & the Channel islands, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, Africa including Egypt, the Middle and Far East. Some desiarable notes include a few George VI portrait issues as Malaya 10 Centes 1940, Canada 1 Dollar 1937 signatures Gordon & Towers, and others including Belgium100 Francs = 20 Belgas Pick 114 dated 4 November 1944, Ethipoia 1 Ethiopian Dollar ND 1945 signature Bennett, Lebanon 10 Livres 1986 with a BINARY serial number 90090, Scotland The Clydesdale Bank limited 1 Ppind Pick 189c dated 4th April 1945 signatures Mitchell & Young and a Seychelles5 Rupees 1968 QE2 Annigoni's portrait prefix A/1. The lot also comes with some US Contemporary copies of Confederate currency also known as 'Buble Gum' money and some GB Fule coupons
India (52) in various mostly high grades good Fine-VF to about UNC - UNC and some with the usual pinholes. Including Scarcer KingGeorge VI issues as 10 RupeesPick 19a ND (1937 & 1943) signed Taylor serial number A/85 207152 with King's portrait in profile and 10 Rupees Pick 24 ND (1943) signed Deshmukh serial number B/32 386402 with King's portrait facing. Along with a group of early to modern Gandhi and Asoka Column issues denominations of which include 1 Rupee, 2 Rupees (2), 5 Rupees (3), 10 Rupees (14), 20 Rupees (6), 50 Rupees (7) and 100 Rupees (13) includes some consecutively numbered notes. Together with a group of ERROR notes (3) and an interesting serial number regular issue in mixed grades VF to about UNC - 10 Rupees Pick 95q Plate Letter "L", dated 2009, Misalignment (Design off-centre) to left by 15mm, 50 Rupees Pick 104e Plate Letter "L" signed Subbarao, dated 2013, "fishtail" triangular piece to lower right, 500 RupeesPick 114 Plate Letter "F", dated 2017, small edge nick on top centre and a quadrilateral "fishtail" piece to lower left, along with 100 Rupees Pick 105o New Rupee Symbol Plate Letter "E", signed Raghuram G. Rajan, dated 2014, series 2LH 600000
Africa & African Isles circa 1960's to modern (12) including QE2 Annigoni's portrait and all different issuers and denominations in various grades VF-GVF to UNC mostly towards the higher end. Comprising some always collectible notes as the Mauritius QE2 Annigoni's portrait ND 1967 issues(2) consisting of 5 RupeesPick 30a series A/6 343122 a Scarce signature type together with the highest denomination for the series 50 RupeesPick 33c series A/6 065724 and Scarce. Sao Tome E Principe (2) consisting of a 1000 DobrasPick 62 Decreto Lei No. 1/88 dated 4th January 1989 series AD9558540 along with 5000 Dobras Decreto Pick 65c Lei No. 10/04 dated 26th August 2004 series AA3103265 and 2 security threads. Madagascar 2500 Francs = 500 Ariary Pick 72Aa ND 1993 serial number YA5450380 and a beautiful note. Djibouti 2000 Francs Pick 40a ND 1997 series B.001 87122. Comoros 500 Francs Pick 10a ND 1984-2004 series X.1 34983 Banque Centrale issue and signature titles: "Directeur Général" & "President du Conseil d 'Administration". A Swaziland denomination set (4) consisting of a 5 Emalangeni Pick 23a ND 1995 printer Harrison & Sons Ltd. with a VERY LOW serial number AA 000355. 10 Emalangeni Pick 24a ND 1995 printer FC Oberthur, France series AB655178. 20 Emalangeni Pick 25b dated 8th April 1997 printer FC Overture, France series AG971273. And a 50 Emalangeni Pick 26adated 1st April 1995 printer Giesecke & Deviant, Germany series AA5033993. Also a Tunisia 1 DinarPick 70 dated 15th October 1973 series B/4 252940. A very desirable and collectible group, certain to attract a sufficient amount of attention
Ceylon Government 100 RupeesPick 38 dated just nearer the end of World War II 24th June 1945 and serial number L/9 91320. A large sized note and Indian printing in green on multicoloured underprint with the obverse displaying a portrait of KingGeorge VI at left and text at top centre reads "This note is Legal Tender For The Payment of Any Amount". The reverse illustrating Laxapana Water fall at centre. Watermarked Chinze. An attractive GVF with paper still retaining relative crispiness, usual staple holes at left with minor split but this an Exceptionally Rare high denomination note and sought after in any grade by many collectors
Middle East modern issues (1473) in 15 bundles in consecutive, near consecutive and/or consisting of several consecutive sets. Consisting of notes as Sudan 1991 issue 5 Pounds Pick 45 (199) and 10 PoundsPick 46 (100). Egypt Arab Republic Currency 10 PiastresPick 189a Law 50 of 1940 (1998-2002) signature Mohay Eldin Elghareeb (100) and Central Bank 25 PiastresPick 57a (125) including a few different dates and 2 signature varieties. Afghanistan 100 Afghanis Pick 58a and 58b (100) with 2 different dates and signatures varieties. Yemen Central Bank ND 1983 issue 1 Rials Pick 16B (100) clear underprint design at watermark area and smaller sized serial numbers. Iraq Pre-Gulf War also known as Swiss issues 5 Dinars Pick 70 (274) including 2 dates 1981/AH1401 and 1982/AH1402 along with 25 DinarsPick 72 (175) dated 1982. Pakistan State Bank 2 Rupees Pick 37 ND 1985 - 1993 signature Imtiaz A. Hanafi (300) with 2 of the bundles stapled and the last with staple holes. Most in original fresh and crisp UNC
India Reserve bank 100 RupeesPick 20n (Jhun 4.7.1F) ND (1937-1943) MADRAS issue and signature J.B. Taylor serial number A/49 415553. A large sized note in dark green and lilac with the obverse featuring a crowned profile portrait of KingGeorge VI. The reverse displaying a Tiger's head. Watermarked with King George VI profile same as portrait on obverse. In a PMG holder VF 30 NET Tear, Stained and an Exceptionally rare high denomination note, seldom seen in any grade
World (42) in mixed grades from Afghanistan (12) including 5000 Afghanis Pick 62 near consecutive set (5) and 10000 Afghanis Pick 63a near consecutive set (7). Sri Lanka10 RupeesPick 74Aa dated 21st August 1973 (12) includes some consecutive. Indonesia (8) including Irian Barat (Western New Guinea) Regional issues (7) including 1 Rupiah Pick R1 (3) and 10 Rupiah Pick R4 (4) in order to avoid circulation of these notes outside of Irian Barat, they have been produced with a different colour along with 50000 Rupiah Pick 133b Commemorative 25 Years of Development, 1968-1993. Iran (7) comprising 5000 Rials (5) including Pick 106a (2), Pick 106b and 106c(2) along with 10000 Rials Pick 146b (2). Japan 5 YenPick 39a ND (1930) Vermillion Stamp Mi-hon. Pakistan (2) including 1000 RupeesPick 43 signature Dr. Muhammad Yaqub and 10 Rupees Pick 21a signature Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
Philippines, Netherland Indies & Indonesia, Maldives and Malaysia (112) in mixed grades comprising Philippines Bank of the Philippine Islands (2) including 10 PesosPick 23 series 1933 serial number E64672E. 5 PesosPick 22 series of 1933 serial number E290486E. Commonwealth Philippines 5 Pesos Pick 83a series of 1936 serial number D2132309D. Philippine National Bank 5 Pesos Pick 46b">Pick 46b signatures Mercado & Concepcion serial number A1500569A. World War II Emergency & Guerrilla Currency Apayao Legal Tender 2 Pesos Pick S113 number 4971 ND (1942) "Arms" Issue. Philippines Treasury Certificate 10 Pesos Pick 84a serial number D33440D. Philippine National Bank Emergency Cebu Guerrilla 5 Pesos Pick S219 serial number 188452. Philippine National Bank Emergency Iloilo City 2 Pesos Pick S306 serial number 677028N, the "Iloilo Currency Committee" was created by president Quezon in a telegram dated 29.12.1941 and C. S. Cervantes, manager of the PNB-Iloilo Branch, became chairman. Provincial Board of Mountain Province Emergency note 2 Pesos Pick S596a serial number 3159. Central Bank of The Philippines (11) including 50 PesosPick 132 serial number BJ306696. 1 Pesos ND (2) Pick 133g serial number SZ498342 & Pick 133h serial number XM648258. 2 Pesos ND (2) Pick 134b serial number AG152731 and Pick 134d serial number DP 660149. 5 Pesos Pick 135f serial number EY999194. 10 Pesos Pick 136e serial number EC924458. 20 Pesos Pick 137d serial number DJ777984. 50 Pesos Pick 138d serial number L581195. 100 PesosPick 139 serial number A070144. 200 Pesos Pick 140 serial number A009642. Netherland Indies (4) including 10 Gulden Pick 79b serial AI 01539 dated 16th September 1938. 10 Gulden Pick 79a serial CX 08151 dated 16th January 1934. 25 GuldenPick 80a serial EC 07754 dated 17th January 1935. 5 Gulden / Rupiah Pick 88 dated 1946 series DBD 043454. Indonesia (64) some of which include 400 Rupiah Possible facsimile. Dutch Civil Administration 1st December 1947 set (2) including 10 SenPick 31 and 25 SenPick 32. Republik Indonesia (2) including 01.01.1947 "ORI II" Issue 5 Rupiah Pick 21 variety 1 with 2 block letters serial number Hr 637933 and 26.07.1947 "ORI III" Issue 100 Rupiah like Pick 29 possible Facsimile. Republic Indonesia Serikat (United Republic of Indonesia) 10 Rupiah Pick 37 dated 1st January 1950 serial number E/8 027216. Republic Indonesia 1951 & 1953 "Small Change" Issues (2) including 1 Rupiah Pick 38 serial number C/D 199589 and 2 1/2 Rupiah Pick 39 dated 1953 serial number C/G 666088. Republic Indonesia 1 Rupiahs (2) Pick 72 and Pick 74. Bank Indonesia 1952 issues (4) comprising 10 Rupiah Pick 43b, 50 Rupiah Pick 45, 100 Rupiah Pick 46 and 1000 Rupiah Pick 48. Maldives (5) including 2 Rupees Pick 3b dated 1960. 5 Rufiyaa Pick 10a. 10 Rufiyaa Pick 11a. 20 Rufiyaa Pick 12a and 100 RufiyaaPick 14a. Malaysia 50 Ringgit Pick 31.
World (23) in mixed grades comprising India (9) including Persian/Arabian Gulf 1 Rupees Pick R1 (3) red and serial numbers Z/3 971890, Z/4 299894 and Z/5 822663, 1 Rupees Pick 76a">Pick 76a (2) prefixes F21 & B89, Pick 75f prefix Q78, Pick 77a (2) prefixes S57 & S69 along with 500 RupeesPick 99r prefix 5AQ. Pakistan (4) including 5 RupeesPick 12a ND 1951-1960 (2) serial numbers GC/1 235037 & V/1 243041 signature Shujaat Ali Hasnie, along with 10 RupeesPick 13 ND 1951-1967 (2) serial numbers YW932138 & RY741032 signature Abdul Qadir. Portugal20 EscudosPick 153a dated 25th May 1954 serial number TXL 12297 signature title at left Vice-Governador signatures Alvaro Pedro de Sousa & Jose Caeiro da Mata. Greece 1000 Drachmai Pick 110a">Pick 110a dated 1st January 1939 serial number A101 450654. GermanyReichsbanknote 20000 Mark dated 20th February serial number with star prefix 007321. Tunisia 10 Dinars Pick 84 dated 20th March 1986 serial number d/36 113506. Oman 100 Baisa Pick 13a ND (1977) serial number A/7 589386 Azerbaijan 500 Rubles Pick 7 dated 1920 serial number BH 0875. Mauritius 5 Rupees young Queen Elizabeth II portrait Pick 13b ND 1967 serial number A/16 800403. Chile100 PesosPick 152b dated 1981 signatures Alvaro Bardon Munoz & Carlos Molina Orrego serial number B4147872. Ceylon 10 Rupees Pick 64 dated 28th August 1964 serial number M/65 557713. Malaya 1 Dollars Pick 11 dated 1st July 1941 KingGeorge VI (2) serial numbers M/18 036050 & Q/49 054709.
India (163) in mixed grades average VF - GVF and better including 1 Rupees some of which consecutively numbered (10) including 1976 no plate letter Pick 77t (8) and 1985 Pick 78Aa (2). 1 Rupees (23) including Pick 117c dated 2017 (17) a consecutively numbered set 80A 853301 - 80A 853317. Pick 77t dated 1976 no plate letter (3). Pick 77w plate letter A dated 1979. 2 Rupees ND (10) comprising signature I. G. Patel (1977-1982) Plate letter B Pick 53e, a consecutive pair signature I. G. Patel (1977-1982) Plate letter C Pick 53f (2) and signature Venkitaramanan (1997) Plate letter B Pick 53Ae (7) a consecutively numbered pair and consecutive set of 5 notes. 2 Rupees (9) including Pick 53e Plate letter B signature I. G. Patel 1977-1982 (4). Pick 53f Plate letter C signature I. G. Patel 1977-1982. Pick 79i Plate letter B signature Malhotra (4) in 2 sets of consecutively numbered pairs. 5 RupeesPick 80o ND without plate letter and with text below Asoka Column signature Malhotra (10) all with prefix 81B and close numbers and in 2 consecutive sets of 4 notes each along with a pair. 5 Rupees Pick 80o no plate letter signature Malhotra with text below Asoka Column (10) series 81B 128615 along with a consecutively numbered set of 9 notes series 81B 128621 - 81B 128629. 10 Rupees some of which consecutively numbered (13) including Pick 88c, Pick 88d (4) 10 Rupees ND (9) comprising signature Malhotra (1985-1990) Plate letter F Pick 60k along with signature Venkitaramanan (1997) small serial number Pick 60Ac (8) all with prefix 03P and come in a consecutive pair and a consecutive set of 6. 10 Rupees (12) including Pick 69a signature L. K. Jha. Pick 57a signature Bhattacharya (1962-1967) title cantered below signature (2). Pick 60k signature Malhatora 1985-1990 Plate letter F (2). Pick 60Ac small serial number signature Venkitaramanan 1997 (2). Pick 81g Plate letter B signature Malhotra (3). Pick 88d Plate letter B signature C. Rangarajan (2) a consecutive pair 39A 593699 - 39A 593700. 20 Rupees ND (4) including Plate letter B signature C. Rangarajan with text below Asoka Column Pick 82i (2) series 69V 866000 & 81T 687606 along with Plate letter B signature Malhotra Pick 82h (2) series 73A 790274 & 73A 790238. 20 Rupees signature C. Rangarajan with text below Asoka column (2) including Pick 82i Plate letter B and Pick 82j Plate letter C. 50 RupeesPick 84j ND Plate letter C signature C. Rangarajan (3) a consecutively numbered trio 3KA 829737 - 3KA 829739. 50 Rupees Pick 84j Plate letter C signature C. Rangarajan (3). 100 Rupees (5) including Pick 62a (2) and Pick 62b (3). 100 Rupees (12) including No Plate letter signature Malhotra Pick 86c (2) prefixes 1CF & 1BG. No Plate letter signature S. Venkitaramanan Pick 86d (3) prefix JAS, 3CE & 4DH. No Plate letter signature C. Rangarajan Pick 86f (4) prefixes 3SQ, 0QK,6VA & 9RN. Plate letter A signature S. Venkitaramanan Pick 86e prefix 6CB. Plate letter A signature C. Rangarajan Pick 86g prefix 8LN. Plate letter B signature C. Rangarajan Pick 86h prefix 4BF. 100 Rupees (6) including Pick 62a signature Bhattacharya (1962-1967) FIRST series AA1 596962. Pick 86a Plate letter A signature S. Venkitaramanan (2). Signature C. Rangarajan without Plate letter Pick 86f (2), Plate letter A Pick 86g and Plate letter B Pick 86h. 500 Rupees Ink Offset Errors parts of obverse design Mirror transferred on reverse (5) including No plate letter signature Bilmal Jalan Pick 93a, plate letter C signature Bimal Jalan Pick 93d and No plate letter signature C. Rangarajan Pick 92a (3). 500 Rupees (4) including 2009 no plate letter Pick 99p, 2010 plate letter L Pick 99v, 2014 signature Raghuram G. Rajan no plate letter Pick 106j and 2015 serial number of same height plate letter E Pick 106o. Gandhi 500 Rupees (8) including 2009 no plate letter issues Pick 99p (4) all with prefix OGW and a fairly close numbers along with new Rupee Symbol issues (4) including 2012 no plate letter Pick 106b prefix OFF, 2014 signature Raghuram G. Rajan no plate letter Pick 106j prefix JBQ and 2015 serial numbers of same height and plate letter E Pick 106o (2) a consecutively numbered pair JVQ 749802 & JVQ 749803. Gandhi 1000 Rupees (5) including 2012 plate letter L issues Pick 100w (4) and 2013 plate letter L Pick 107g.
India, Cuba & Iran (25) mostly about UNC - UNC comprising India (10) comprising 5 RupeesPick 68a signature L. K. Jha (5) a consecutively numbered set A23 794313 - A23 794317. 500 Rupees (5) including no plate letter 2009 Pick 99p (2), plate letter R 2012 Pick 106d and no plate later 2014 Pick 106j (2). Iran 50 Rials Pick 101c (5) a consecutively numbered set 318/729942 - 318/729946. Cuba (10) including 50 PesosPick 81b (5) in 2 consecutively numbered sets a trio B672381A to B672383A along with a pair B672386A - B672387A. 100 PesosPick 93a (5) a consecutively numbered set A559440A - A559444A.
India, Cuba & Iran (29) in mixed mostly high grades GEF to UNC with the usual pinholes on the India notes. Comprising 1 Rupees Pick 76c Plate letter B (4) consecutively numbered set E73 599404 - E73 599408. 10 RupeesPick 69a signature L. K. Jha (5) a consecutively numbered set H/34 171814 - H/34 171818. 50 RupeesPick 84j plate Plate letter C signature: C. Rangarajan (10) all prefix 3KA including a consecutively numbered run of 7. Cuba 5 Pesos Pick 92a (5). Iran 20 Riyals Pick 100a (5) a consecutively numbered set 2/512660 - 2/512664.
Sri Lanka (10) comprising issues from the Sri Lanka Heritage series including 10 RupeesPick 102a dated 1st January 1991 serial number M/15 092651 Presidential Secretariat building, Colombo. 50 RupeesPick 104b dated 1st July 1992 serial number K/8 068366 Abhayagiri Stupa, Anuradhapura temple, spotless grass yellow butterfly. 12th December 2001 Issues (3) including 20 Rupees Pick 109b serial number L/222 834061 Fishermen, 50 Rupees Pick 110b serial number K/184 541161 Abhayagiri Stupa, Anuradhapura temple, spotless grass yellow butterfly and 100 RupeesPick 111b serial number J/290 435161. 10th April 2004 issues (3) including 10 Rupees Pick 108c serial number M/352 730161 Presidential Secretariat building, Colombo, 500 RupeesPick 119b serial number H/87 028961 Abhayagiri Stupa (Anuradhapura), orchids and 1000 RupeesPick 120b serial number G/135 075161 Temple of the Tooth, Kandy and peacock. 20 Rupees Pick 108f dated 3rd July 2006 serial number L/432 104765 Presidential Secretariat building, Colombo. Along with Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers series 20 Rupees 123a dated 1st January 2010 serial number W/3 000576. All about UNC - UNC
BurmaSpecimen Set ND 1953 Union Bank of Burma Act 1952 (4) comprising 1 Rupee looks like Pick 38 unlisted series 5J 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Sailing boat reverse. 5 Rupees looks like Pick 39 unlisted series IM 000000 Chinze at right obverse & Woman spinning wheel reverse. 10 Rupees looks like Pick 40 unlisted series 1X 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Man riding elephant lifting log reverse. 100 Rupees looks like Pick 41 unlisted series 5J 000000 Peacock at centre Chinze at right obverse & Farmer and oxen on reverse. All UNC and single tiny faint stain on each note these however not extending into design. Extremely Rare. With the passage of the Union Bank of Burma Act 1952, the sole right of currency issued was transferred from the Burma Currency Board to a newly created Currency Department of the Union Bank of Burma with effect from 1st July 1952. The Burma Currency Board was abolished and its asset and liabilities were transferred to the Union Bank of Burma. Another important change in the new currency is the conversion to a decimal system. When the Union Bank of Burma took over the central bank’s responsibilities, a token issue of the bank notes was made on 1st July 1952. The new bank notes had the rupee denominations (1,5,10,100 rupees) that was later connected to kyat. It included peacock water mark. This set has been given to Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom who had been working with the UK & Burma Currency Board at the time and the set had stayed in possession of the family ever since. Comes with the contemporary brown envelope abbreviated at top left O.H.M.S (On His Majesty's Service) and the Royal Cypher G.R. of King George VI at bottom left along with a Burma Currency Board seal proof card. Part of a diplomat's group of Burma coins and notes which was accompanied by the original Burma Currency Board Secretary's compliment slip and note to the original recipient Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom with this original documentation accompanying the Burma Proof Coin listed in the coin section
BurmaSpecimen Set ND 1948/1949 Independence from the British transition to Republic (4) comprising 1 Rupee looks like Pick 34 unlisted series 1E 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Sailing boat reverse. 5 Rupees looks like Pick 35 unlisted series 1A 000000 Chinze at right obverse & Woman spinning wheel reverse. 10 Rupees looks like Pick 36 unlisted series 1A 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Man riding elephant lifting log reverse. 100 Rupees looks like Pick 37 unlisted series 1C 000000 Rangoon dated 1st January 1948 Peacock at centre Chinze at right obverse & Farmer and oxen on reverse. All UNC and single faint stain on each note these however not extending into design. Extremely Rare. When Burma gained independence from the British, it became a republic and the heading on the note was changed to GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA. As the Burma Currency Board notes increased in number, it was decided to demonetize all those India notes marked "Legal Tender in Burma Only" from 1st July 1948. This set has been given to Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom who had been working with the UK & Burma Currency Board at the time and the set had stayed in possession of the family ever since. Comes with the contemporary brown envelope abbreviated at top left O.H.M.S (On His Majesty's Service) and the Royal Cypher G.R. of King George VI at bottom left. Part of a diplomat's group of Burma coins and notes which was accompanied by the original Burma Currency Board Secretary's compliment slip and note to the original recipient Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom with this original documentation accompanying the Burma Proof Coin set listed in the coin section
Hyderabad100 Rupees dated 1339 series PY09758 Fine-VF with two staple holes at left and two pinholes right top corner WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON E.C. at bottom Pick S266
Asia (23) comprising Ceylon (4) including 1 RupeePick 56d serial number B/65 331174, 50 RupeesPick 94a serial number H/23 498300, 500 Ruppes Pick 89a serial number J/7 168208 and 1000 RupeesPick 90a serial number P/5 272007. Burma (2) including 45 Kyats Pick 64 serial number AG 9012614 and 90 Kyats Pick 66 serial number PZ 4899924. Thailand 5 BahtPick 75d serial number Q/237 801114. Pakistan (5) including 10 RupeesPick 21a serial number CR870345, 50 Rupees Pick 40 serial number HE/1 385808, 100 RupeesPick 36 serial number JM/1 196493, 500 rupeesPick 42 serial number M7280896 usual pinholes to left and 1000 Rupees Pick 43 serial number B1537031 usual pinholes to left. Vietnam (7) including 30 Dong Pick 87a serial number EX 0016418, 500 Dong Pick 99a serial number CF 0980351, 1000 Dong Pick 102a serial number LA 2400130, 2000 Dong Pick 103 serial number RA 0093809 and 5000 Dong Pick 104a serial number YA0408094 along with South Vietnam100 DongPick 31a">Pick 31a serial number A/71 961951 and 200 Dong Pick 32 serial number P2 188948. Cambodia (2) including 20 Riels Pick 31 serial number 4233969 and 500 Riels Pick 9c serial number 976092. Bangladesh (2) including 50 Taka Pick 23 orange women harvesting tea on reverse and 50 Taka Pick 28a usual pinholes to right red and green on multicolour National Assembly, Dacca on reverse. All about UNC - UNC
Central Bank of Ceylon (6) a set of the 1979 "fauna and flora" issues comprising 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 rupees, red, grey, olive green, brown/blue, blue and gold respectively, all feature indigenous species Pick 83 through 88 about UNC - UNC
World (80) an interesting collection in an album mostly high grades a lot in UNC comprises Cheques (5) all issued some of which include Glyn Mills & Co. (2) , Bank of England Liverpool, Scottish Widows Fund, Westminster Bank Ltd. De la Rue test notes including Die test notes, Currency Test notes such as J Austen 100 series JA123456, IBNS Annual Congress (1988,1991,1994,1995 (2),1996), IBNS 40th Anniversary 2001 series FB 030000 , Euro 1998 small notes with overprint Specimen in red 5 to 500 Euros, NGZ Set of test notes, Siemens Nixdorf notes and a Russia, De La RueGiori test note circa 1970-80, Pushkin portrait on face, an obverse uniface proof for a 10 (ruble) denomination (complete notes have the Queen of Spades on the reverse). Also a Disney Set comprising 1 Dollar Mickey Mouse series 1990 number A00678441A, 5 Dollars Goofey in a purple toxedo series 1997 number D00041337A and 10 Dollars Simba series 1997 number D00062973A. India Bank of Boroda Travelers SPECIMEN cheques some of which in the official folders of issue No.4, No.5 (2) & No.6 . Also a TC/82B 000000 set including 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2500 and 5000 Rupee and a TC/83 FA 000000 set 100, 250, 500, 1000 Rupee. Along with regular issues and SPECIMEN notes from around the world including Thailand 60 BahtPick 93Kings 60th Birthday Commemorative issue (2), an assortment of Russia & Bulgaria notes some of which include 5000 Rubles Pick S419 and 10000 Rubles Pick S425, Biafra 1 Pound, Cuba Specimen 1 Peso 1968, Dominican Republic 10 Peso Oro Specimen 2001, Quatar 1 Riyal, Czechoslovakia 1000 Specimen 1934 perforated SPECIMEN at top and a Mauritius Specimen Set 5, 10, 25 and 50 RupeesPick CS1 10th Nov 1978 all with the Maltese cross prefix in the serial and numbered 001837 comes with the original envelope of issue and certificate of authenticity
Ceylon QE2 portrait 16th October 1954 issues (2) comprising 100 RupeesPick 53 series V/29 86344 brown-red on multicolour, value at each corner, a fresh and original note and 5 RupeesPick 54 series G/15 176752. Both good Fine and scarce
World War II Japanese Occupation Money (160) in mixed circulated grades, some with tears, pinholes and cancellation punch holes, much duplication, strength in Malaya (99) 1 Cent to 1.000 Dollars, Netherland Indies (10) 1 Cent to 1 Gulden, Philippines (23) - 1 Centavo to 100 Pesos, and Burma (28) - 1 Cent to 10 Rupees
World (24) a mixed group in various grades from F to UNC. Bulgaria (7) a 1951 set comprising 3 LevaPick 81a series ВЕ 114184. 5 LevaPick 82a series ВЛ 637183. 10 Leva Pick 83a series ГЯ 251181. 25 Leva Pick 84a">Pick 84a series БГ 861083. 50 Leva Pick 85a series АД 625983. 100 Leva Pick 86a series БА 460883. 200 Leva Pick 87a series АВ 186883. The set comes with a ticket. China(10) comprising 10 Yuan 1928 Pick 197e series SX313817AZ. 100 Yuan 1941 Pick 243a">Pick 243a series KN 427317. 10 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 327d series YM183008. 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 series VD066821. 10 Yuan SHANGHAI 1st October 1914 Pick 118q series SB474577G. 10 Yuan SHANGHAI 1st October 1914 Pick 118q series SB383217F. 10 Yuan 1935 Pick 155 series B881969U. 5 Yuan 1937 Pick 80 series CB533287. 5 Yuan 1940 Pick 84 series M405058A, small hole at margin top centre. Jamaica $20 dated 01.10.1979 Pick 68a series RT 961317. Ceylon1 Rupee dated 1st February 1941 George VI portrait Pick 30 series A2 162794, pinholes. India10 Rupees ND (1943) George VI Pick 24 series B32 386154, pinholes. Provincial Stamford, Spalding & Boston Banking Company, Stamford issue £5 dated 1st May 1901 series No.L7944, Outing 2036f, triangle cut-cancelled, bank stamps, pinholes. Provincial Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company £10 dated series No.F4913, Outing 2036h, triangle cut-cancelled, bank stamps. Wisbech & Lincolnshire Bank £5 dated 11th October 1894 No.X5031 for Gurney, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton, triangular cut-cancellation through signature, Outing 2382y. Wisbech & Lincolnshire Bank £10 dated 11th October 1894 No.N8550 for Gurney, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton, triangular cut-cancellation through signature, Outing 2382aa.
World a small mixed group (12) Mauritania 200 Ouguiya dated 1974 (5) series D002, Pick5a, first date type, GEF, Sri Lanka (6) 500 RupeesPick112, 100 RupeesPick111, 50 RupeesPick110, 20 Rupees Pick109, 10 RupeesPick108, all dated 15 - 11 - 1995, also 200 Rupees polymer issue dated 1998 Pick114b, grades from about EF to UNC, Tunisia (2) 5 Dinars 1960 Pick 59 Arabic numerals C/5 0891726 VF, 1 Dinar 1958 issue Pick 58 B/17 723971 Near VF with some folds, Nicaragua 10 Cordobas dated 1951 series No. 605711, (Pick94c), small foxing spots at left border, tiny edge nick to bottom left, cleaned and pressed, about VF
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
Pakistan (3) State Bank Haj Pilgrims notes (2) 100 Rupees issued 1975 - 1978 series A/6 544511, PickR7 (like Pick31), 10 Rupees ND series T994523, PickR4 (like Pick16), for use in Saudi Arabia only, usual staple holes to left, good EF & UNC plus 500 Rupees issued 1964 series H812138, Pick19c, Lahore overprint, usual staple holes and spindle hole to left, pressed VF
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
India1000 rupeesKGVI issued 1937 series A/0 364895, Calcutta branch, Taylor signature, Pick21b, four staple holes at left and in centre, inked bank stamps on reverse, GVF
Seychelles100 rupees QE2 portrait dated 1st August 1973, series A/1 061418, QE2 Annigoni portrait at right, Pick18d, pinholes & edge wear, Fine and very scarce
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
Ceylon group (10) includes KGVI50 cents 1942, 1 rupee 1946, 1 rupee 1951, later issues include 100 rupees 1968 Pick71b, mostly VF to UNC, a few are pressed
Seychelles100 rupees (3) all with low number 888 serial numbers, AF000888 Pick40(a) with vertical black serial number, AG000888 Pick40(b) with red vertical serial number and AK000888 Pick43, UNC
India1000 rupees Post Office 5 year cash certificate dated 1946 series CD/2 100406, inked annotations and official hand stamps, rusty holes right side, about EF
India100 RupeesGeorge VI 1943 issue B/73 223017 Calcutta Branch signed Deshmukh, water mark with facing portrait Pick 20f 3 small holes left side otherwise F-VF
India100 rupeesKGVI issued 1943 series B/86 799078, BOMBAY branch, signed Deshmukh, watermark with facing portrait, Pick20c, EF and a very scarce variety
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
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
India Bank of Bengal 100 Sicca Rupees dated 1832 series No.30994, signature cut cancelled, Picks55, imprint Perkins & Bacon, pinholes & ink annotations on reverse, good Fine
India Bank of Bengal 100 Sicca Rupees dated 1833 series No.38592, signature cut cancelled, Picks55, imprint Perkins & Bacon, pinholes & ink annotations on reverse, good Fine
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
Nepal1000 rupeesde la RueSPECIMEN No.001 issued 1981-96, signature 13, Pick36es, printers ink annotation top border, small mount mark reverse, 1 punch hole, UNC
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
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
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
Indiaerrors (2) 5 rupeesPick80 no reverse print, red stripe down front centre EF, 50 rupeesPick84, large piece of extra paper at bottom, tears into centre, Fine, plus Pakistan 1000 rupee error Pick43, large fold split in design causing white stripe down centre right, pinholes, VF
Indiaerrors (2) 5 rupeesPick80 no reverse print, red stripe down front centre EF, 50 rupeesPick84, large piece of extra paper at bottom, tears into centre, Fine, plus Pakistan 1000 rupee error Pick43, large fold split in design causing white stripe down centre right, pinholes, VF
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