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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/12/2023 Auction 183	World Banknotes	Lot 90	George VI issues India 10 Rupees Taylor Pick 19, Rupee Pick 25. Burma 5 Rupees Pick 5 and Military Administration Rupee Pick 25. Ceylon 2 Rupees 1st February 1941. from circulation generally VG-Fine More banknotes like this	£140
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 130	India Reserve bank 100 Rupees Pick 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 King George 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 More banknotes like this	£220
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 126	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees issued 1937 series G/25 369353, portrait King George VI at right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick19a), usual holes to left, cleaned & pressed, good VF More banknotes like this	£110
04/12/2022 Auction 179	World Banknotes	Lot 129	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees King George VI portrait in profile Pick 19a ND 1937 issues bearing the signature Taylor (2) including a very first prefix serial number A/55 395914 GVF with 2 hand stamps on reverse one of which from the Imperial Tobacco Company of India along with B/35 039239 VF . Both notes in blue-violet and olive featuring a portrait of King George VI in profile at right and a banana palm tree and sea side scene in the underprint on obverse. The reverse mainly in blue depicting the Reserve Bank of India Coat of Arms at centre - . Both with the usual Pinholes/Spindle hole. More banknotes like this	£65
06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 148	India 10 Rupees George VI issue signed Taylor (1937) Pick 19a Fine penned number obverse and some small holes, 1 Rupee 1940 Pick 25 (3) black serial number (2) green serial number (1) Unc two with staple holes, 2 Rupees Pick 53 (14) EF - Unc, 5 Rupees Pick 56 (3) Unc, 10 Rupees Pick 60 (2) AU, 1 Rupee Pick 66 (2) Unc, 1 Rupee Pick 77 (5) EF-Unc, 1 Rupee Pick 78 Unc (4), 5 Rupees Pick 80 EF-Unc (5)	£120
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 201	India (52) in various mostly high grades good Fine-VF to about UNC - UNC and some with the usual pinholes. Including Scarcer King George VI issues as 10 Rupees Pick 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 Rupees Pick 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 More banknotes like this	£100
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1520	India Reserve bank 100 Rupees Pick 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 King George 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 More banknotes like this	£240
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1519	India Reserve Bank 10 Rupees King George VI portrait in profile Pick 19a ND 1937 issues bearing the signature Taylor (2) including a very first prefix serial number A/55 395914 with 2 hand stamps on reverse one of which from the Imperial Tobacco Company of India along with B/35 039239. Both notes in blue-violet and olive featuring a portrait of King George VI in profile at right and a banana palm tree and sea side scene in the underprint on obverse. The reverse mainly in blue depicting the Reserve Bank of India Coat of Arms at centre - Palm tree and the endangered Bengal tiger, surrounded by elephant riders/trainers also known as Mahout riding elephants. The first good Fine - about VF, the second VF. Both with the usual Pinholes/Spindle hole, very Scarce first date earlier issues and rarely seen More banknotes like this	£65
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1522	India Reserve Bank George VI facing left portrait Taylor signature ND 1937 issues (2) comprising 5 Rupees Pick 18a serial number H/36 900050 and the note in light brown on green and multicolour. Along with 10 Rupees Pick 19a red serial number C/59 042408 and the note in dark blue on olive and light orange underprint featuring Mahout elephant riders on reverse. Always sought after and collectable notes the first about EF, the second VF and both with the usual pinholes More banknotes like this	£55
18/03/2018 Auction 160	World Banknotes	Lot 379	India 10 Rupees issued 1937 series C/69 593303, portrait King George VI at right, signed J.B. Taylor, (Pick19a), usual staple holes to left, cleaned & pressed, good VF More banknotes like this	£82
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1608	Burma (3) Government of India, 10 Rupees issued 1938 series A/35 808687, portrait King George VI at right, signed J B Taylor (Pick5) 2 pinholes, cleaned and pressed about VF and 1 Rupee (2) issued 1945 series D/25 911361 & D/35 748141, 'military administration of Burma' in red overprint, (Pick25b), VF More banknotes like this	£60

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