Jamaica Government 5 Shillings George VI portrait issue Pick 37a dated 1st November 1940 and a very early date for this denomination considering its issue started in 1939 serial number C/43 56881 PMG 50 About Uncirculated
Africa (35) a tantalizing mostly high grade group about UNC - UNC with various all different denominations, issuers and colourful notes. Consisting of Angola1000 EscudosPick 103 1972. Lesotho 2 MalotiPick 4a ND 1981. Mozambique (11) including an earlier example 20 CentavosPick 60 dated 5th November 1914, this in Fine or near. Along with the Provisional Overprint issues 50 Escudos Pick 116 dated 1970 (1976) and 100 Escudos Pick 117 dated 1961 (1976). Also, 1980 issues (2) 100 Meticais Pick 126 and 1000 meticais Pick 128, the later with a fairly earlier serial number AA 0018891. Together with 500 Meticais Pick 131b 1986. 1000 Meticais Pick 132a lower number AB 0016400. 5000 meticais Pick 133a 1988 earlier serial number AA 0019482. 1991 denomination trio (3) 500 Meticais Pick 134, 1000 Meticais Pick 135 and 5000 Meticais Pick 136. Sierra Leone1 LeonePick 5d 1981. South Africa10 RandPick 123b. South Africa 10 Rand Pick 123b signature Mboweni. Somaliland (2) 5 Shillings Pick 1a 1994 and 100 ShillingsPick 5b 1996. Zaire (7) including 5 Zaire's Pick 26Aa 1985 printer: Hotel de Moniz - Zaire. 20000 Zaire's Pick 39 1991. Various denominations all from 1993 (4) 10 Nouveau Makuta = 0.10 Noveau Zaire's Pick 49. 50 Nouveau Makuta = 0.50 Noveau Zaire's Pick 51 Hotel de monaiz / green + red-brown. 5 Nouveau Zaires Pick 53a. 10 Nouveau Zaire's Pick 54aGerman print : Giescke & Devrienta. Also a 500 Noveau Zaire's Pick 64A serial number prefix "X" double letter beginning with X - Hôtel des Monnaies - Zaïre (printed in Argentina; allegedly a non authorized issue). Zambia (9) including small near complete denomination sets like the ND 1980-88 (3) 2 Kwaca Pick 24c, 5 Kwacha Pick 25c and 10 Kwacha Pick 26e. Also, ND 1989-91 signature Bussiere (3) 10 Kwacha Pick 31b, 20 Kwacha Pick 32b and 100 Kwacha Pick 34. Also, 1992 signature Mulaisho print TDLR (3) 20 Kwacha Pick 36a, 50 Kwacha Pick 37a and 100 kwacha Pick 38a and these with matching 2 last digits of the serial numbers. Together with a Zimbabwe 500 Dollars Pick 11b 2004. Nigeria (2) 10 Naira Pick 25c ND 1984-2000 and 100 Naira Pick 28j 2010.
Jamaica Government 5 Shillings George VI portrait issue Pick 37a dated 1st November 1940 and a very early date for this denomination considering its issue started in 1939 serial number C/43 56881, GEF - about UNC and Scarce in this high grade. The note in orange featuring a facing portrait of King George VI on obverse and the reverse in multicolour featuring Jamaica's Coat of Arms at upper centre, numerical value in guilloche panels at left and right and denomination wording in 2 lines on panels at left and right bottom. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, watermarked with a Pineapple plant and a very eye-pleasing note.
Caribbean, Canada & Russia mainly early issues including some George VI portrait issues (7) in various grades Fine to about UNC comprising Scarcer issues as the Barbados Government George VI portrait 1 DollarPick 2b dated 1st September 1939 serial number B/D 390891. Jamaica Government George VI portrait 5 Shillings Pick 37a dated 1st November 1940 serial number C/36 93593. Martinique5 FrancsPick 16bWW2 period ND 1942 issue variety with blue serial number R21 1000 517000. Also, a modern Haiti 20 Gourdes Pick 271 dated 2001 series TL183756. Canada (2) including Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited 10 Cents Voucher - also known as Canadian Tire Money "cash bonus coupon" along with a Fantasy Money 1 Million Dollar Bill in original packaging. And a Russia Siberia & Urals - Irkutsk 200 Rubley Pick S890 dated 1917 series 33 17801 without coupons. A very desirable and collectible group, certain to attract attention
South America (21) comprising Trinidad & Tobago (4) including 5 DollarsPick 37a serial number AA903046, 10 DollarsPick 32a serial number AN416677, 20 DollarsPick 33a serial number BR638656 and 100 DollarsPick 40a serial number BA281589. Jamaica (6) including 1 Dollar Pick 59b serial number EV447020, 2 DollarsPick 60b serial number HF026518, 5 Dollars similar to Pick 56 star prefix serial number 007443, 10 Dollars similar to pick 57 star prefix serial number 001683, 50 DollarsPick 73a serial number AL786655 and 100 Dollars Pick 74 serial number AD531207. Haiti (11) including 1 Gourde Pick 245 serial number AU420052, 2 Gourdes Pick 231A serial number M005599, 2 Gourdes Pick 240 serial number AF136202, 5 Gourdes Pick 202 serial number M453219, 5 Gourdes Pick 246 serial number AD228479, 10 GourdesPick 242a serial number A924491, 10 Gourdes Pick 247a serial number E092837, 25 Gourdes Pick 248 serial number AA174941, 25 Gourdes Pick 218 serial number DB740775, 25 Gourdes Pick 243a serial number AB699049 and 50 Gourdes Pick 235Ab serial number F890397. All about UNC - UNC
IranBank Melli (5) including 1000 Rials Pick 38Aa SH1317 Western serial number B004889 no stamp on reverse about Fine, Green on multicolour portrait Reza Shah Pahlavi three-quarter face towards left without cap on obverse and Mount Damavand reverse. 500 Rials Pick 37a SH1317 Western serial number D324214 no stamp on reverse VG taped at 2 places on reverse, Blue on multicolour portrait Reza Shah Pahlavi three-quarter face towards left without cap on obverse and Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae reverse. 20 RialsPick 34Aa SH1317 Western serial number A/P 374948 no stamp on reverse Fine, red on multicolour portrait Reza Shah Pahlavi three-quarter face towards left without cap on obverse and Railroad bridges of the Trans-Iranian Railway between Veresk and Dowgal (ca. km 240) in North Iran reverse. 5 RialsPick 32A SH 1317 purple stamp on reverse (2) consecutive pair Persian serial numbers 261766 & 261767 about UNC, red-brown on multicolour portrait Reza Shah Pahlavi three-quarter face towards left without cap on obverse and Tomb of Daniel, Susa on reverse.
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