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Standard Reference Pick 31 : World Banknotes

Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
05/06/2022 Auction 177	World Banknotes	Lot 163	Russia Ruble 1898 Pick 1 (2) F-VF, 3 Rubles 1905 Pick 9 VF, 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 VF (2), 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) F-VF, 250 Rubles 1917 Pick 36 F-VF (2) some pinholes 1,000 Rubles 1917 Pick 37 VF all with four letter cancellation holes punced at the top More banknotes like this	£30
05/06/2022 Auction 177	World Banknotes	Lot 164	Russia Ruble 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 Fine, 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 Fine, 25 Rubles 1909 Pick 12 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) VF-EF. Treasury Small Change Notes (1915) Pick 24-27 1,2,3 and 5 Rubles (2 of each) generally VF-EF. Postamp Stamp Currency (1915) 1 Ruble (4). 2 Ruble (3) these with black overprint of denomination, 3 Rubles (3), 10 Rubles (6) with 4 still joined in a square, 15 Rubles (2) and 20 Rubles (2) F-EF. Currency Notes 1919 and 1921 issues Pick 81-85 1 Ruble (2), 2 Rubles (1), 3 Rubles (2), 5 Rubles (6) four of these being a attached square of 4 F-EF More banknotes like this	£30
06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 193	Jersey Specimen issues a small group (6) Five Pounds undated 1976-1988 issue, HB000000 signature May, Reverse: Elizabeth castle with ship in foreground Pick 12bs UNC. One Pound (5) undated 1976-1988 blue issue (2) DB000000 and LB000000 signature Clennet Pick 11as both UNC, undated 1993 green issue NC000000 signature Baird Pick 20s UNC and 2004 800th Anniversary of the Special relationship between Jersey and the British Crown, J8C000000 signature Black, Pick 31s UNC, along with collector series One Pound with Maltese Cross serial number prefix matching serial numbers 001779, A/UNC with slight wave in the paper (see lot with Twenty Pounds Specimens for the matching £20 note) More banknotes like this	£140

06/03/2022 Auction 176	World Banknotes	Lot 160	Egypt Five Pounds 1952 issue Pick 31 very low serial number 000045 EF or better with some staining on the reverse, a rare early issue More banknotes like this	£80

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 179	Malta Lira 1973 Pick 31 (7) average EF, Lira 1979 Pick 34b (2) both Unc, 5 Liri 1967 Pick 46 Unc, More banknotes like this	£55

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 140	Gambia 2015 issues 5,10,20,50,100 and 200 Dalasis Pick 31 to Pick 36 Unc More banknotes like this	£42

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 195	Russia Ruble 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 Fine, 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 Fine, 25 Rubles 1909 Pick 12 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) VF-EF. Treasury Small Change Notes (1915) Pick 24-27 1,2,3 and 5 Rubles (2 of each) generally VF-EF. Postamp Stamp Currency (1915) 1 Ruble (4). 2 Ruble (3) these with black overprint of denomination, 3 Rubles (3), 10 Rubles (6) with 4 still joined in a square, 15 Rubles (2) and 20 Rubles (2) F-EF. Currency Notes 1919 and 1921 issues Pick 81-85 1 Ruble (2), 2 Rubles (1), 3 Rubles (2), 5 Rubles (6) four of these being a attached square of 4 F-EF More banknotes like this	£35

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 194	Russia Ruble 1898 Pick 1 (2) F-VF, 3 Rubles 1905 Pick 9 VF, 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 VF (2), 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) F-VF, 250 Rubles 1917 Pick 36 F-VF (2) some pinholes 1,000 Rubles 1917 Pick 37 VF all with four letter cancellation holes punced at the top More banknotes like this	£30

06/06/2021 Auction 173	World Banknotes	Lot 173	Jersey One Pounds (6) (1976-88) Pick 11b, (1898) Pick 15, (1993) Pick 20, 1995 Liberation Pick 25, (2000) Pick 26. 2004 Pick 31 all Unc More banknotes like this	£28

07/03/2021 Auction 172	World Banknotes	Lot 77	Cameroon (8) 10000 Francs (4) Signature 12 Oye Mba and Tchepannou (1981-1989) Pick 20 C.001 prefix, E.001 and Pick 23 Y.1 prefix (2) Fine to Good Fine with a little foxing, 5000 Francs 1984 undated issue Pick 22 Near Fine, 1000 Francs (3) 1984 undated issue Pick 21 Fine, 1000 Francs 1-1-1988 Pick 26a Fine, some folds, and 1-1-1990 Pick 26b Near Fine with some light foxing, Gambia (6) 200 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 36 About UNC, 100 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 35 UNC, 50 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 34, 20 Dalasis Pick 33 UNC, 10 Dalasis Pick 32 UNC, 5 Dalasis 2015 undated issue Pick 31 UNC all issues with Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh at the right More banknotes like this	£120

06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 164	Jersey (5) a high grade small group all in about UNC - UNC comprising a selection of 1 Pounds all different types (4) including the Clennett signature Pick 11a (BY JE12a) serial number HB 6571465, QE2 with tiara and the Battle of Jersey. Also an Ian Black signature (2) including Pick 26a double letter prefix variety serial number SC 314389, QE2 & St. Helier Parish Church. Also a commemorative example 800th Anniversary of Jersey (1204-2004) Pick 31 (BY JE16) 2004 special prefix and LOW serial number J8C 000259, as the regular issue but with Golden value at upper right and Coat of Arms, also a commemorative overprint at left. And a Baird signature Commemorative example of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey Pick 25 (BY JE15) 9th May 1995 serial number LJ 046101, QE2/Treecreepers and an illustration of a German Occupation 1 Pound note obverse and reverse/Liberation bronze sculpture in St. Helier. The lot also includes a George Baird signature 10 Pounds Pick 22 (BY ND1993 More banknotes like this	£38
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 283	World (54) a mostly early 1900's mixed grade group most ranging in the average of Fine/VF to about UNC - UNC and consisting of various and exotic issues. Comprising examples from Russia (22) from various periods and regions as the Imperial examples (6) including the Scarce 100 Rubley Catherine II Pick 5c dated 1898 (1898-1912) signatures Konshin & Ivanov. 1 Ruble Pick 1d 1898 (1912) signature Shipov second cashier's signature unrecognizable by me. 3 Rubley Pick 9c 1905 (1912) signatures Shipov & Baryshev. 5 Rubley Pick 10b 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 10 Rubley Pick 11c 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bylinskiy. 25 Rubley Pick 12b 1909 (1912) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 100 Rubley Pick 13a 1910 (1909-12) signatures Konshin & Afanasev. And 500 Rubley Pick 14b 1912 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Metz. Provisional Government (3) 250 Rubley Pick 36 1917 signatures Shipove & Baryshev issued by the R.S.F.S.R. series ??-144.1000 Rubley Pick 37 1917 (1917-18) signatures Shipov & Sofronov series ?? 105222 issued by the R.S.F.S.R. And 1000 Rubley Pick 95 1918 signature Zhikharev series ??-045. South Russia State Bank (2) 1000 Rubley Pick S418c 1919 series ??-00093 and 5000 Rubley Pick S419d 1919 series ??-200, both with watermark mosaic. South Russia - High Command of the Armed Forces (4) 500 Rubley Pick S434 1920 series ??-011 along with 10000 Rubley Pick S425a 1919 printed on both sides variety (3) series ??-048, ??-086 and ??-020. Also 50 Kopek (2) Pick 31 ND 1915 and Pick S407 ND 1918. Soviet Union Lenin portrait 1937 examples (3) 1, 3 and 10 Chervontsev Pick 202, 203 and 205 respectively. Along with other countries examples as Italy (2) a RARE pair 500 Lire Pick 71 (Gigante BI 32A - R3) Seal Type Italia/ Monogram B-I 23rd August 1943. And 1000 Lire Pick 81a Seal Type Medusa / Monogram B-I 14th April 1948 signatures Eianudi & Urbini. South Africa 1 Rand Pick 116a. Greece 1943-44 (4) including the highest, for its series, denomination 100.000.000.000 Drachmai Pick 135. Along with 50 Drachmai Pick 121. 25000000 Drachmai Pick 130b. And 100000 Drachmai Pick 125a. China Bank of Communications (5) consisting of 5 Yuan Pick 154 1935. Along with various 10 Yuan (3) including Pick 118q 1914 Shanghai overprint, Pick 155 1935. And Pick 159 without overprint of place of issue (issued in Japanese controlled area) 1941 variety with serials on obverse and reverse. Also, a 100 Yuan Pick 120a 1st October 1914 place of issue - CHUNGKING. Romania (5) an interesting selection of the 1917 Ferdinand I First World War Emergency issues (5) very well preserved including 10 Bani Pick 69 (3) and 50 Bani Pick 71 (2). Sweden 10 Kronor Commemorative 300th Anniversary of Sveriges Riksbank (1668-1968) Pick 56. France Kingdom Assignat 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42a). Malta 1 Shilling George VI Pick 16 manuscript signature and title Cuschieri ND 1943. Bolivia 100 Bolivianos Pick 147 with conflict overprint. Canada 1 Dollar George Vi portrait Pick 58e signatures Coyne & Towers. Yugoslavia (7) including a denomination set of the 1944 Partisan issues (4) 1, 5, 10 and 20 Dinara Pick 48b, 49b, 50a and 51c respectively. Along with 50, 100 and 500 Dinara from the following 1946 issues Pick 64b, 65b and 66b respectively. And finally Mexico 1960's issues (3) including 1, 5 and 10 Pesos Pick 59j, 60h and 58j respectively. More banknotes like this	£170
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 282	Tunisia Banque de l'Algérie 1.000 Francs Pick 31 German Occupation World War II Overprint 1942-43 issue on an unissued Banque de France 100 Francs and bearing date 17th May 1892 series P.5 836 number 0114836, VF-GVF pressed and Scarce. More banknotes like this	£38
02/12/2019 Auction 167	World Banknotes	Lot 1473	Cyprus Government 10 Shillings Pick 31 first date of issue dated 1st September 1953 serial number F/9 086279 variety with the denomination text at upper right written in modern Turkish (with Latin letters) alongside the English and Greek texts. The note in maroon on pink and olive underprint and featuring a portrait of King George VI portrait at upper centre on obverse and the reverse blank displaying a circular Seal with 2 lions at upper left and Government of Cyprus text at lower right. An Exceptionally Rare note in issued format and interestingly issued post-mortem of the featured Royalty with more than an year after King George VI's passing. Certain to be missing from even most advanced collections with PMG having only 4 examples recorded on their Population Report at the time of writing therefore this being a clear sign how rare of an opportunity this is to acquire this note. VF - GVF More banknotes like this	£750

01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 376	Philippines, Netherland Indies & Indonesia, Maldives and Malaysia (112) in mixed grades comprising Philippines Bank of the Philippine Islands (2) including 10 Pesos Pick 23 series 1933 serial number E64672E. 5 Pesos Pick 22 series of 1933 serial number E290486E. Commonwealth Philippines 5 Pesos Pick 83a series of 1936 serial number D2132309D. Philippine National Bank 5 Pesos Pick 46b">Pick 46b signatures Mercado & Concepcion serial number A1500569A. World War II Emergency & Guerrilla Currency Apayao Legal Tender 2 Pesos Pick S113 number 4971 ND (1942) "Arms" Issue. Philippines Treasury Certificate 10 Pesos Pick 84a serial number D33440D. Philippine National Bank Emergency Cebu Guerrilla 5 Pesos Pick S219 serial number 188452. Philippine National Bank Emergency Iloilo City 2 Pesos Pick S306 serial number 677028N, the "Iloilo Currency Committee" was created by president Quezon in a telegram dated 29.12.1941 and C. S. Cervantes, manager of the PNB-Iloilo Branch, became chairman. Provincial Board of Mountain Province Emergency note 2 Pesos Pick S596a serial number 3159. Central Bank of The Philippines (11) including 50 Pesos Pick 132 serial number BJ306696. 1 Pesos ND (2) Pick 133g serial number SZ498342 & Pick 133h serial number XM648258. 2 Pesos ND (2) Pick 134b serial number AG152731 and Pick 134d serial number DP 660149. 5 Pesos Pick 135f serial number EY999194. 10 Pesos Pick 136e serial number EC924458. 20 Pesos Pick 137d serial number DJ777984. 50 Pesos Pick 138d serial number L581195. 100 Pesos Pick 139 serial number A070144. 200 Pesos Pick 140 serial number A009642. Netherland Indies (4) including 10 Gulden Pick 79b serial AI 01539 dated 16th September 1938. 10 Gulden Pick 79a serial CX 08151 dated 16th January 1934. 25 Gulden Pick 80a serial EC 07754 dated 17th January 1935. 5 Gulden / Rupiah Pick 88 dated 1946 series DBD 043454. Indonesia (64) some of which include 400 Rupiah Possible facsimile. Dutch Civil Administration 1st December 1947 set (2) including 10 Sen Pick 31 and 25 Sen Pick 32. Republik Indonesia (2) including 01.01.1947 "ORI II" Issue 5 Rupiah Pick 21 variety 1 with 2 block letters serial number Hr 637933 and 26.07.1947 "ORI III" Issue 100 Rupiah like Pick 29 possible Facsimile. Republic Indonesia Serikat (United Republic of Indonesia) 10 Rupiah Pick 37 dated 1st January 1950 serial number E/8 027216. Republic Indonesia 1951 & 1953 "Small Change" Issues (2) including 1 Rupiah Pick 38 serial number C/D 199589 and 2 1/2 Rupiah Pick 39 dated 1953 serial number C/G 666088. Republic Indonesia 1 Rupiahs (2) Pick 72 and Pick 74. Bank Indonesia 1952 issues (4) comprising 10 Rupiah Pick 43b, 50 Rupiah Pick 45, 100 Rupiah Pick 46 and 1000 Rupiah Pick 48. Maldives (5) including 2 Rupees Pick 3b dated 1960. 5 Rufiyaa Pick 10a. 10 Rufiyaa Pick 11a. 20 Rufiyaa Pick 12a and 100 Rufiyaa Pick 14a. Malaysia 50 Ringgit Pick 31. More banknotes like this	£400
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 500	World (49) a collection in an album in mixed grades including many issues from Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Some examples include Libya 5 Dinars Pick 36a without inscription at lower right. Nigeria (4+5) 1 Pounds (4) including Pick 12a signature title at right General Manager and Pick 12b signature title at right Chief of Banking Operations. 10 Naira Pick 21c ND 1979-1984 (5). 20 Naira Pick 18c ND 1977-1984 (2). South Africa Reserve Bank 5 Rand Pick 119b no security thread signature de Knock. Tunisia (10) including 1965 issues 1/2 Dinar Pick 62 (2), 1 Dinar Pick 63 and 5 Dinars Pick 64 and 1972 issues 1 Dinar Pick 67 (2) and 5 Dinars Pick 68 (4). Uganda 10000 Shillings Pick 38a dated 1995 (2). West African States - Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 1000 Francs Pick 103Al ND signed H. C. Bedie & A. Fadiga. Zaire 1000 Zaires Pick 31 dated 24th November 1985 (3) close serial numbers. Other countries include Azerbaijan, Austria, France, Italy, Ukraine, Indonesia, Lebanon, Philippines and Singapore. More banknotes like this	£130
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 844	World (86) a high grade collection in an album comprising issues from Jamaica, Guyana, South Africa, Rhodesia, Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Bermuda, Barbados, Bahamas, East Caribbean, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malaya Japanese Occupation and Gibraltar. Some scarcer issues include Jamaica 5 Shillings Pick 51Ad Brown signature. Rhodesia 1 Dollar Pick 38 and 5 Dollars Pick 39. Cayman Islands 1 Dollar Pick 5b, Pick 5f and Pick 30a. Trinidad & Tobago 1 Dollar Pick 26c. Bermuda 1 Dollar Pick 28b, 20 Dollars SPECIMEN Pick 31s (2), 50 Dollars Pick 32s and 100 Dollars Pick 33s">Pick 33s. Barbados 10 Dollars Pick 33 and 5 Dollars pick 37 (4). Bahamas 1/2 Dollar Pick 42, 1 Dollars (3) Pick 35, Pick 43 and Pick 50. East Caribbean 1 Dollar Pick 13g. More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£420
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1150	Africa ( 30 )in high grade Burundi 10 Francs 20.06.65 Pick 9, 1000 Francs 1.1.1984 Pick 31b">Pick 31b, Congo D.R 100 Francs 15.11.61 Pick 7, Congo Republic 500 Francs 1.1.83 Pick 2d">Pick 2d, Ethiopia 10 Birr Pick 32b (1976), 100 Birr Pick 34b (1976), Kenya 5 Shillings 1 Jan 1981 Pick19, Somalia 100 and 500 Shillin 10983 and 1989 Pick 35a and 36a, South Africa 200 Rand Pick 127a">Pick 127a (1994), Swaziland 2 and 10 Emalangeni (1974) Pick 2 and 4, 2 Emalangeni Signature 4 1992 Pick 18, 5 and 10 Emalangeni Pick 14 and 15, 20 Emalangeni (2) Pick 12 and 21, Uganda 10 Shillings Pick 16, 20 Shillings 1987 Pick 29, 100 Shilings Pick 21, Tanzania 20 and 50 Shilling (1985) signature 3 Pick 9 and 10, 200 Shillingi (1986) Pick 18a, ) Pick 500 Shillingi (1989) signature 3 Pick 21a, 1000 Shillingi (1990) Pick 22, Zaire 10 Zaires 20.10.1982 Pick 27 and 100 Zaires 30.6.1983 Pick 29, 1000 Zaires 24.11.1985 Pick 31, 1,000,000 Zaires 31.7.1992 Pick 44">Pick 44, 100 Nouveaux Zaires 24.6.1993 Pick 58 and Pick 4 generally Unc or near so More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£420

03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1156	Asia (23) comprising Ceylon (4) including 1 Rupee Pick 56d serial number B/65 331174, 50 Rupees Pick 94a serial number H/23 498300, 500 Ruppes Pick 89a serial number J/7 168208 and 1000 Rupees Pick 90a serial number P/5 272007. Burma (2) including 45 Kyats Pick 64 serial number AG 9012614 and 90 Kyats Pick 66 serial number PZ 4899924. Thailand 5 Baht Pick 75d serial number Q/237 801114. Pakistan (5) including 10 Rupees Pick 21a serial number CR870345, 50 Rupees Pick 40 serial number HE/1 385808, 100 Rupees Pick 36 serial number JM/1 196493, 500 rupees Pick 42 serial number M7280896 usual pinholes to left and 1000 Rupees Pick 43 serial number B1537031 usual pinholes to left. Vietnam (7) including 30 Dong Pick 87a serial number EX 0016418, 500 Dong Pick 99a serial number CF 0980351, 1000 Dong Pick 102a serial number LA 2400130, 2000 Dong Pick 103 serial number RA 0093809 and 5000 Dong Pick 104a serial number YA0408094 along with South Vietnam 100 Dong Pick 31a">Pick 31a serial number A/71 961951 and 200 Dong Pick 32 serial number P2 188948. Cambodia (2) including 20 Riels Pick 31 serial number 4233969 and 500 Riels Pick 9c serial number 976092. Bangladesh (2) including 50 Taka Pick 23 orange women harvesting tea on reverse and 50 Taka Pick 28a usual pinholes to right red and green on multicolour National Assembly, Dacca on reverse. All about UNC - UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£400

03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 648	Isle of Man Government 10 Pounds SPECIMEN Pick 31s (similar to Banknote Yearbook IM51a, IOMPM M511) signature P.H.G Stallard serial number 000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and 2 punchole cancels. Brown and dark green on multicolour underprint with triskele at centre Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and reverse in brown and orange Peel Castle. About UNC and rare More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£100

04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 109	Belgian Congo (4) 20 Francs (2) 1957 issue Pick 31 NVF, 1959 issue Pick 31 NVF, 10 Francs 1959 issue Pick 30b VF, 5 Francs 1947 issue Pick 13Ad Fine, Congo Democratic Republic (3) 100 Francs 1961 issue Pick 6a GVF, 50 Francs 1962 issue Pick 5a Fine, 20 Francs 1961 issue Pick 4a VF, Belgium (5) 100 Francs 1924 Pick 95, 100 Francs 1938 Pick 107, 100 Francs 1943 Pick 112, 100 Francs 1945 Pick 126, 5 Francs 1922 Pick 93 in mixed grades to VF More banknotes like this	£220

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