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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
05/03/2023 Auction 180	World Banknotes	Lot 133	Burma (British India) Military Administration 10 Rupees Pick 28 ND 1945 Red Overprint "Military Administration of Burma" on India 10 Rupees Pick 24 ND 1945 issue green serial number C/7 110560 signature Deshmukh. The note in violet on multicolour underprint with the obverse featuring a crowned portrait of King George VI at right and as watermark. The reverse with sailing Dhow with the Bank's seal below. About UNC , usual pinholes More banknotes like this	£46
06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 80	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 Burma British Colonial 10 Rupees Pick 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 Rupees Pick 64b ND signature K. R. Puri (1975-1977) correct Urdu spelling of last word on reverse and without plate letter series AJ/O 862367. Ceylon 50 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 Rupees Pick 107a dated 1st January 1991 series G/4 605633. More banknotes like this	£85
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1517	India & Burma (British India) issues (14) in various grades mostly average VF. Some more collectable issues include George VI issues (3) including 1 Rupee Pick 25d prefix P/80, 2 Rupees Pick 17b prefix F/49 and a Burma 10 Rupees Pick 5 prefix A/44. Along with more modern Asoka Column issue 2 Rupees (3) and Gandhi issues 5 Rupees (2), 10 Rupees (3) and 20 Rupees (3)	£60
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1452	Burma (British India) Military Administration 10 Rupees Pick 28 ND 1945 Red Overprint "Military Administration of Burma" on India 10 Rupees Pick 24 ND 1945 issue green serial number C/7 110560 signature Deshmukh. The note in violet on multicolour underprint with the obverse featuring a crowned portrait of King George VI at right and as watermark. The reverse with sailing Dhow with the Bank's seal below. A fresh and crisp About UNC or very near so, usual pinholes and Very Rare in higher grades More banknotes like this	£38
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1453	Burma (British India) Military Administration 10 Rupees Pick 28 ND 1945 Red Overprint "Military Administration of Burma" on India 10 Rupees Pick 24 ND 1945 issue green serial number C/9 358817 signature Deshmukh. The note in violet on multicolour underprint with the obverse featuring a crowned portrait of King George VI at right and as watermark. The reverse with sailing Dhow with the Bank's seal below. A relatively crisp and presentable GEF, usual pinholes and Very Rare in higher grades More banknotes like this	£38
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 501	World (50) a collection in an album in mixed grades including higher ones comprising Canada George VI 1 Dollars Pick 58d (2). Hong Kong (5) including 1 Dollar George VI Pick 312 along with 10 Cents (4) including the 2 varieties Pick 315a without prefix and Pick 315b with prefix (3). India George VI 2 Rupees Pick 17b prefix B/72. Burma 1 Rupees Pick 25b">Pick 25b plate letter A overprints on India Pick 25 (2) prefixes D/25 & C/95. Malta 1 Shilling George VI Pick 16. Malaya George VI 1941 issues (5) including 10 Cents George VI Pick 8 (2). 5 Cents Pick 7b. 1 Cents Pick 6 (2). Japanese Occupation notes (7) including 1 Dollars (2). 5 Cents (2). 1 Cents (4). Netherland Indies (3) including 1 Gulden Pick 111 and 50 Cents Pick 110a (2). France Military 5 Francs. Marseille tram tickets dated 1941. "Algeria Trésorerie - Région Économique d'Algérie 2 Francs Pick 99b." Morocco 1943 WWII First Issue 5 Francs Pick 24a. Egypt 5 Piastres signature Makram Ebeid star in serial numbers Pick 164 (2). Treasury Premium Savings Bond 1 Pound. Germany Reichsbanknote 20 Mark. Turkey (6) 50 Lirasi, 20 Lirasi (2) and 10 Lirasi (3). USA 1 Dollars (14) including Silver certificates blue seal Pick 416D2f series 1935F, Pick 419a series 1957A, Pick 419b series 1957B along with Federal Reserve notes (12) including Pick 462a series 1977, George Washington (10) Pick 480b series 1988A (9) along with Pick 480a series 1988. 10 Dollars Alexander Hamilton Pick 482 series 1988A. British Post World War II Motor Ration Coupons (6) dated 31st August 1950 and May 1950. Includes some claimed. Denmark 20 kroner Pick 49 issue 1984. Germany Federal Republic 50 Deutsche Mark Pick 33d issue 1980 serial number KL1224224B. France 50 Francs Pick 152d dated 1989. China 1 Fen Pick 860b 1953. Suriname 100 Gulden Pick 128b issue 1985. Poland 50 Zlotych Pick 142c issue 1988. Peru 100 Intis Pick 133 issue 1987. Mozambique 100 Escudos Pick 117a overprint issue 1961 (1976). Cyprus 1 Pound Pick 53d dated 1995. Poland 100 Zlotych Pick 143a. More banknotes like this	£180
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 865	Burma Specimen 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 More banknotes like this	£2,000
18/03/2018 Auction 160	World Banknotes	Lot 280	Commonwealth & World, Commonwealth collection in an album (163), Ceylon, East African Currency Board, British West Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Fiji, St. Helena, Falkland Islands, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, India, Burma, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Malaya & British Borneo, British Guiana, British Honduras, Belize, British Caribbean, Eastern Caribbean, Bahamas & Cayman Islands. Includes Straits Settlements 10 Dollars dated 1929, (Pick11a) Fine, 10 Dollars dated 1933, (Pick18a) Fine, British Guiana 5 Dollars dated 1942, (Pick13c) Fine, British Honduras 10 Dollars dated 1947, (Pick27a) about VF, British Caribbean 20 Dollars dated 1961, (Pick11b) Fine, Ceylon 100 Rupees dated 1945, (Pick38a) small edge tear, about VF, East African Currency Board 1 Florin date1920 (Pick8a) Fine, 100 Shillings issued 1964, (Pick48a) Uncirculated, Southern Rhodesia 5 Pounds dated 1945, (Pick11b) Fine, Rhodesia & Nyasaland 5 Pounds dated 1961, (Pick22b) good Fine, and many more, a fabulous collection of King George V, VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Also two further albums (190+) of mostly Asia, some Africa and a few Bank of England, strength in French Indochina and Vietnam, including 100 Piastres dated 1919, (Pick39) Fine, 1 Piastre dated 1901, (Pick5) about Fine, a very rare opportunity to acquire a wide variety of commonwealth notes and many others. More banknotes like this	£28,000

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