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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 246	Scotland The British Linen Bank Fourth Waterlow Bank's Arms 5 Pounds Pick 161b (BY SC214c; PMS BL67e) very LAST date & prefix issue of this type before the re-designed size reductions and bearing signature of A. P. Anderson dated 4th August 19559 serial number Y/11 011655, a pleasing high grade about UNC and Exceptionally Rare example, or 'Scottish UNC' as some would say due to the engrained habit of Scottish bank tellers of folding the large sized notes in order to fit them in their tills. The obverse in blue on light green and red sunburst underprint featuring Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre surrounded by value in panels at left and right and at far left - a panel displaying Ditat and seated helmeted Athena (Pallas). The reverse in blue on light green underprint featuring an enlarged Ditat helmeted Athena (Pallas) panel at centre and numerical value panels at left and right. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London on 'granite' paper containing red and blue silk fibres as an additional security feature. More banknotes like this	£60
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1611	Scotland The British Linen Bank 20 Pounds Fourth Waterlow issue Pick 159a (BY SC234c, PMS BL68c) dated 2nd July 1942 serial number F/4 8/103 printed signature George Mackenzie titled General Manager and manuscript signature Robertson titled P. Accot. The obverse in blue on light green and red sunburst underprint featuring Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre surrounded by value in panels at left and right and at far left - a panel displaying Ditat and seated helmeted Athena (Pallas). The reverse in blue on light green underprint featuring an enlarged Ditat helmeted Athena (Pallas) panel at centre and numerical value panels at left and right. GEF or Scottish UNC as some would say due to the engrained habit of Scottish bank tellers of folding their notes to fit them in their tills. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd London Wall, London imprinted in lower centre obverse and reverse, on 'granite' paper containing red and blue silk fibres as an additional security feature. An Exceptionally Rare war-time note and very seldom offered in this superb high grade with sharp corners, certain to be a fabulous addition to any advanced Scottish collection therefore this being a unique opportunity to acquire it More banknotes like this	£320
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1609	Scotland The British Linen Bank 20 Pounds First Thomas De La Rue issue Pick 164 (BY SC236, PMS BL73) dated 5th March 1962 serial number H/6 13/237 signature Andrew Philip Anderson titled General Manager. The obverse in blue on light green and red sunburst underprint featuring Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre surrounded by value in panels at left and right and at far left - a panel displaying Ditat and seated helmeted Athena (Pallas). The reverse in blue on light green underprint featuring an enlarged Ditat helmeted Athena (Pallas) panel at centre and numerical value panels at left and right. About EF or near to about `Scottish UNC` as some would say due to the engrained habit of Scottish bank tellers of folding their notes to fit them in their tills. Printed by Thomas De La Rue imprinted in small script at lower centre on obverse and reverse, and a very desirable note Scarce in these high grades. Consecutive serial number to next lot More banknotes like this	£240
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1610	Scotland The British Linen Bank 20 Pounds First Thomas De La Rue issue Pick 164 (BY SC236, PMS BL73) dated 5th March 1962 serial number H/6 13/238 signature Andrew Philip Anderson titled General Manager. The obverse in blue on light green and red sunburst underprint featuring Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre surrounded by value in panels at left and right and at far left - a panel displaying Ditat and seated helmeted Athena (Pallas). The reverse in blue on light green underprint featuring an enlarged Ditat helmeted Athena (Pallas) panel at centre and numerical value panels at left and right. About EF or near to about `Scottish UNC` as some would say due to the engrained habit of Scottish bank tellers of folding their notes to fit them in their tills. Printed by Thomas De La Rue imprinted in small script at lower centre on obverse and reverse, and a very desirable note Scarce in these high grades. Consecutive serial number to previous lot More banknotes like this	£240
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1505	GB & World circa 1940-50's issues to modern (71) in various grades Fine-VF to UNC with some countries and issuers including England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, Norway, Sweden, USA Silver Certificate, Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong. A few Scarce and collectable notes include a Bank of England White notes (2) including Peppiatt B264 a very later date 11th July 1947 just a few days before the last issue and serial number M67 035102 along with a Beale B270 dated 30th August 1949 serial number O29 044314. Also Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton in consecutively numbered sets and all UNC. A very attractive Netherlands Thomas De La Rue print 10 Gulden from 1949 (2). A consecutively numbered set of the Italy Athena 100 Lire Pick 92b dated 31.12.1951 signatures Di Cristina, Cavallaro & Parisi (4) serial numbers 3550 095608 through 3550 095611. Also include a few Germany & Italy Allied Military Currency and a USA 1 Dollar Silver Certificate More banknotes like this	£190
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 492	World (34) in mixed grades VF and above comprising Yugoslavia 1990 issues (13) comprising 500 Dinars Pick 106 dated 01.03.1990 Youth on obverse and Mountains on reverse (7) and 1000 Dinars Pick 107 dated 26.11.1990 Nikola Tesla on obverse and High frequency transformer on reverse (6) includes some AA prefixes. All hand stamped on watermark area obverse "Narodna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine" (National Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Syria 50 Dinars Pick 103e dated 1991 Tabqa dam on Euphrat River Goddess found in Sumerian ruins at Mari on obverse and Citadel of Aleppo on reverse (2). Kuwait contraband notes stolen by the Iraqi Forces during the invasion in 1990 (4) including 20 Dinars Pick 16bx L. 1968 (1980-1991) Facace of Kuwait Stock Exchange and arms on obverse and Justice Centre Kuwait on reverse, prefix denominator 12 (2) along with 10 Dinars Pick 15cx L. 1968 (1980-1991) Arms on obverse and Dhow on reverse (2) prefix denominators 72 and 80. Iraq 10 Dinars (2) comprising Pick 55a ND (1959) Arms on obverse & al-thawr al-mugannah (Winged Assyrian bull, Assyrian priest (Palace Complex of Sargon II, Khorsabad) on reverse along with Pick 60 ND (1971) Ducan dam on obverse and al-thawr al-mugannah (Winged Assyrian bull, Assyrian priest (Palace Complex of Sargon II, Khorsabad) on reverse. Hungary 100 Forint Pick 171h dated 10th January 1989 (5) Kossuth Lajos on obverse and Horse carriage from painting "Took Refuge from the Storm" (by Lotz Károly) on reverse. Greece 500 Drachmai Pick 102 dated 1st October 1932 (8) Athena at centre obverse obverse and Catching wild buffalos (Vaphio cup) on reverse. More banknotes like this	£75
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 724	Northern Ireland Provincial Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds Pick 234b (Blake-Callaway PR83) signature G.A. Kennedy dated 20th November 1944 serial number N8967. Black on red-brown underprint featuring Bank building at upper centre on obverse and Athena and Allegorical woman holding Irish harp at centre. Printers Perkins Bacon & Co imprinted on reverse. EF More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£400
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 725	Northern Ireland Provincial Bank of Ireland 5 Pounds Pick 236b (Blake-Callaway PR87) signature G.A. Kennedy dated 5th January 1944 serial number N/A 178451. Blue on brown underprint featuring Bank building at upper centre on obverse and Athena and Allegorical woman holding Irish harp at centre. GEF - About UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£140
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 723	Northern Ireland Provincial Bank of Ireland 1 Pound Pick 235b (Blake-Callaway PR85) signature G.A. Kennedy dated 16th January 1946 serial number N/I 112663. Black on green underprint featuring Bank building at upper centre on obverse and Athena and Allegorical woman holding Irish harp at centre. EF More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£120
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 726	Northern Ireland Provincial Bank of Ireland 5 Pounds PROOF note without serial numbers Pick 239p (Blake-Callaway PR93) signature H.W.M. Clarke dated 5th April 1952. Grey pink and brown underprint featuring Bank building at upper centre on obverse and Athena and Allegorical woman holding Irish harp at centre. About UNC - UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£95

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