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
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.
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.
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
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
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 (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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
India100 rupeesKGV portrait issued 1927-30, J.W.Kelly signature, Bombay, serial T/29 743288, Pick10c, pinholes & staple holes, a few edge nicks & some penned Indian writing reverse , Fine and scarce
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