World (24) a vast amalgamation of early and mid 1900's examples from various countries and issuers, including a fair amount of George VI portrait issues and all in mixed grades averaging VG - Fine to VF - GVF. Some Scarce examples include Fiji 10 Shillings Pick 38e dated 1st January 1941 signatures Robertson, Hayward & Banting serial number B/2 148532 printer BWC. 1 DollarPick 58d dated 2nd January 1937 signatures Gordon & Towers variety with wide signature panels serial number Z/L 0431960. Australia (2) 10 Shillings Pick 33 signatures Coombs & Wilson along with 1 PoundPick 26b signatures Armitage & McFarlane, this note with substantial grafitti. Japan 10 YenPick 77a ND 1945 block 32 Wakeno Kiyomaro & Goo shrine and Scarce with these earlier block numbers. Egypt 25 PiastresPick 10c dated 4th December 1945 signature Nixon. New Zealand signature Fleming ND 1967 (3) including 10 Shillings Pick 158d, 1 Pound Pick 159d and a 1 Dollar Pick 163a. The lot includes notes from Ceylon, B.A.F (2), Malaya, Hong Kong, Austria (3), Japan (2), North Korea (2), Germany (2), France, Egypt, Netherland Indies Japanese Occupation, Australia (2), Canada, Fiji and New Zealand (3)
World circa 1900's to modern (40) in various grades VG to UNC and a vast collection of issues from France and FrenchColonial - Indo China and Madagascar, Gibraltar, Mauritius, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Fiji. Some better and scarcer notes include Gibraltar 10 Shillings Pick 11a dated 1st October 1927 serial number C062956. French Indo-China such as 20 PiastresPick 56b (2), 5 PiastresPick 53a numeral at upper right on printed area and Pick 55d numeral at upper right on front recessed in white signatures Minost & Laurent and text on reverse in New Lao also a Cambodia set of 1975 & 1979 issues in different denominations - 1979 0.1 and 0.2 Riels along with 1975 0.1, 0.5 (3), 1, 5 (2), 10 (2), 50 and 100 Riels.
World (72) a vast collection in mixed grades Fine to UNC mostly 1900's issues includes BritishProvincial Andover Old Bank 1 Pound For Joseph Wakeford, William Wakeford and Robert Wakeford dated 21st May 1825 number 10783 entered R.W. and signed Wm. Wakeford (Outing 36f) amongst other scarcities as Ireland Republic Lady Lavery 1 Pound Pick 64d, Ireland Northern Bank Limited 1 Pound from 1978, Northern Ireland 1 Pound Pick 65a, Falkland Islands 1 Pound from 1982. Countries of issue include a variety such as France 1940's issues, EnglandBank of England, Jersey including a Commemorative 50th Anniversary of the Liberation, Cyprus, Mozambique, Italy, Yugoslavia, Canada, Peru, Egypt, Singapore and Scotland which includes a few commemorative notes as the EU Summit 1992. Also includes Contemporary USA Advertising $1.000.000, Disney 1 Dollar Mickey Mouse series 1990 number D00119226A and a limited-edition copies of the famous £1.000.000 note featured in the 1954 movie "The Million Pound Note" - serial numbers 0201/2500 and 0529/2500. Along with British Armed Forces a collection of various denominations 5 New Pence to 5 Pounds and most with matching First/Last serial numbers 758 and including examples from 2nd through the last 6th Series (37) all about UNC - UNC and the matching set comes with a Coincraft Certificate of Authenticity bearing the signature of Director and Notaphily Expert Claire Lobel. An attractive group featuring the various beautiful designs
France (70) a collection in mixed grades early to modern issues includes mostly Banque De France but also an assortment of Kingdom of France Assignat issues some of which are in high grade, Military and Provincial issues and a trio New Caledonia notes
France (8), 50 Francs dated 1942, (Pick93) about Uncirculated, 100 Francs dated 1941, (Pick94) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1941, (Pick95b) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1942, (Pick95b), in PCGS holder graded 64PPQ Very Choice New, 50 Francs dated 1950, (Pick127), set of staple holes, about Uncirculated, 10 Francs dated 1969, (Pick147c), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1990, (Pick155d), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1999, (Pick159c), Uncirculated, very high grade lot all Uncirculated or about
World, SPECIMEN Travellers Cheques (9) DenmarkDanske Bank (3 trav. chqs.) France Nat. Bank of Paris (4 trav. chqs.) 1979, ItalyNetherlands Amro Bank (3 trav. Chqs.) 1972 & Banca Commerciale (4 trav. chqs.) 1978, Norway Christiania Bank 1969, SwitzerlandUnion Bank (4 trav. Chqs.) 1970 & Swiss Cantonal Bank (4 trav. chqs) 1970, USA Thomas Cook $1000 1979 & National City Bank of New York 1949. All with official bank correspondence.
World accumulation (23) mostly New Zealand & France includes older 1980-90's 200 francs (4), 50 francs (5), Malaya and Borneo $5 VG, mostly Fine or better
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