Afghanistan (3) 10 Afghanis, 50 Afghanis & 100 Afghanis all dated SH 1318 (1939), King Muhammad Zahir at left, Pick23a, Pick25a & Pick26a, first two UNC the last about UNC
Afghanistan1 rupee dated SH 1299 (1920) black series No.238056 with full counterfoil, usual stain at right, 3 staple holes in counterfoil, Pick1b, about UNC to UNC
Albania (4) 20 franga Pick16 and 100 franga Pick17 both dated 1945 also 10 leke Pick19 and 50 leke Pick20 both dated 1947, the 10 leke EF the others about UNC to UNC
Australia $10 (3) issued 2008, a consecutively numbered trio, series DC08546518 to DC08546520, Stevens & Henry signatures, Polymer plastic, Pick58e, UNC
Australia (9) includes $5 banknote that should never have been with info Pick44g pressed VF, a set of Hutt River Province issues (5), $10 Pick45g pressed VF, $5 Commemorative Pick56 UNC and $100 Pick55a VF
Australia, Tasmaniacheques (32), mainly National Bank of Tasmania from 1880's to 1920's, many printed with Tasmanian companies. Overall good used condition
Bradbury Wilkinson small vignettes (3) Estonia town view No.1148, George & Dragon No.343 and Landsbanki Islands (Iceland) harbour view (paper residue on front) and a BEP engraving of Marine View, about UNC
Canada $2 uncut pair dated 1986, upper note series BGM7441838 & lower note BGM7444338, (this comes originally from an uncut banknote sheet of 8 notes-it is not an error), Pick94b, about UNC to UNC
Canada, Dominion of Canada $1 dated 31st March 1898 series B 014629, signed Courtney, Pick24, (ONE curves inwards on reverse left & right), lightly cleaned & pressed, VF but looks better
China (12) unidentified local issues mostly from 1920s to 1930s, many with rough printing, possibly commercial and some look to be fantasy types, average VF or better
China (2) Central Bank of China 2000 Custom Gold Units front & back proof dated 1947, Pick340p for type but more of a light brown colour than orange, (possibly a trial colour), front note has missing top left corner and glue residue on reverse, back proof has some paper abrasions, GEF or better
China local issues (5) unidentified types possibly business receipts, early designs possibly late 19th century to early 20th century, stains and edge damage, three of one type and two of the other, Fine or better
China local issues (6) unidentified types possibly business receipts, early designs possibly late 19th century to early 20th century, stains and edge damage, 3 different designs, Fine or better
China local issues (6) unidentified types possibly business receipts, early designs possibly late 19th century to early 20th century, stains and edge damage, 4 of one type and two others, one for Swatow Wang Lee Chan, Fine or better
China, Bank of China 1 yuan reverse proof in blue, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick51 for type, printer ABNC, glue residue on edges, otherwise UNC
China, Bank of China 10 yuan reverse proof in purple, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick53g for type, printer ABNC, Hankow in script top edge, some glue residue on edges, otherwise UNC
China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in brown, dated September 1918, uniface, Pick52f for type, printer ABNC, Hankow in script top edge, glue residue on reverse, about UNC
China, Bank of China 5 yuan reverse proof in green, dated September 1918, stuck on card & uniface, Pick52k for type, printer ABNC, Shanghai in script top edge, some edge & corner wear, about UNC
China, Bank of Communications (2) obverse & reverse Specimen proofs, 1 yuan dated 1914, perforated SPECIMEN in English & Chinese, (Specimen No.1076 in red on reverse of both notes with C.P.R. Jul-9 1937 in green), small faint stains, Pick116 (not listed), about UNC
China, Bank of Communications (2) obverse & reverse Specimen proofs, 5 yuan dated 1914, perforated SPECIMEN in English & Chinese, (Specimen No.1113 in red on reverse of both notes with C.P.R. Jul-9 1937 in green), Pick117 unlisted, about UNC
China, Bank of Manchuria10 yuanSPECIMEN issued HARBIN July 1921, No.000000, 2 small punch holes, Picks2929s for type (variety not listed), corner flick, about UNC to UNC
Germanyinflation period (67) 1918 to 1922,mostly large size Grossgeld (36) many with Milliarden values average VF, a sheet of 1922 dated coupons, German and Austrian small size Serienschein notgeld (27) these mostly UNC, better types noted
Hong Kong (3) HKSB $20 Pick207ar and $100 Pick209ar both ZZ replacement issues, these about UNC to UNC plus HKSB $50 dated 1994 series AT859116 Pick202a UNC
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
India large size Hundi type receipts (10) large size folded, with red colour (8) and green colour (2), deity head with crown at centre and flowery design, large areas of Indian script, GVF to EF
Iranian Azerbaijan (3) all issued 1946, 1 toman series No.170478 Picks102, 2 toman No.550203 Picks103 and 50 toman remainder Picks106r, first two VF and the last note about UNC to UNC
Ireland, Dunville & Co. skit/promotional note, Royal Irish Distilleries, Belfast, issued c.1890s, vignette at left with letters V R for Queen Victoria, Fine
Isle of Man (5) face value £41, includes £1, £5 (2), £10 and £20 (tear), all from circulation and all Cashen signatures, the £1 is aUNC the rest good Fine to VF
Japanese Invasion Money, World War II, Ten Rupees, estimated by weight to be around 170 pieces, in mixed grades, Japanese Invasion Money, World War II, Five Pesos estimated by weight to be around 950 pieces, in mixed grades
New Zealand £5 (2) both issued 1960-67 series E9 154263 rust marks and series J6 429968, Fleming signature with thin yellow security thread, Pick160d, good Fine
Northern IrelandProvincial Bank of Ireland £1 dated 1st June 1934 series N/B 130818, signed Forde, Pick231b (Blake & Callaway PR 77-lower number than listed in catalogue), cleaned & pressed, Fine, scarce
Northern IrelandProvincial Bank of Ireland £5 dated 5th April 1946 series N/B 11968, signed Kennedy, Pick236b (Blake & Callaway PR 87), almost VF and a scarce earlier date
Northern Ireland, Bank of Ireland £20 dated 9th May 1929, series X/10 002077, Pick54 (Blake & Callaway BA 103--probably only 2500 notes ever issued), crayoned numbers & tears into design, Fine and very scarce
Northern Ireland, Bank of Ireland £5 dated 16th February 1942 first series low number with the Adams signature S/16 000014, Pick52c (Blake & Callaway BA 99), cleaned & pressed, Fine
Northern Ireland, Northern Bank Limited £50 dated 25th April 1918, series No.4596, Pick176 (Blake & Callaway NR 65--only 2000 notes ever issued), small tear at bottom right, surface dirt, Fine and scarce
Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank Limited £10 dated 1st May 1936, series No.35435, Lester signature, Pick314 (Blake & Callaway UB 55), pinholes & inked number reverse, surface dirt, about Fine and a scarce date type
Poland (7) a group of local issues dated 1917 to 1923 includes two different 10 Zlotych Bon Skarbowy (2) and 10 fen from Burmistrz, these Fine or better and a group from Miasta Siedlec (4) these in UNC
Poland10 Zlotych dated 11th November (listopada) 1852, a political freedom issue, possibly propaganda, printed signature of Mazzni at left for Komitet Centralny Europejski (this note could be cut from part of a larger document or ephemera), inked script on reverse, edge wear & mount marks, GEF
Rhodesia $1 perforated SPECIMEN dated 17th February 1970 series L/19 000000, Pick30as, light folds, in 3rd party graded WBG folder, about UNC 53 (TOP).
Russia 1 million rubles front Specimen proof dated 1922, Transcaucasia, Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic, Picks719 for type, uniface, corner flicks, about UNC to UNC
Russia bills of Exchange (3) issued Petrograd 1917, one for Russian Bank for foreign trade payable at Bank of Liverpool and the other two for the Azoff-Don Commercial Bank payable at the National Bank, London plus a bank cover for 1000 rubles with a large wax seal, cheques have some wear, VF or better
Russia, Imperial Russian Government Treasury bill for £5000 dated London 1st November 1915 low series No.033, issued by Barings Brothers & Co., punch hole cancelled, about EF
ScotlandClydesdale Bank PLC £10 dated 1st May 1997, special series NAB 002057, encapsulated in a thick plastic block to make an official presentation paperweight, (presented to staff to commemorate 10 years ownership by the National Australia Bank), Pick226a for type, corner chips to plastic, note inside looks UNC
Scotland Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited £20 dated 2nd January 1947, series 13C 00410, Picks334, small inked annotations & pinholes, cleaned & pressed Fine
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