World a varied group (33) France (8) 20 Francs (3) 1933 (2) Good Fine and VF, 1938 Fine, 10 Francs 1933 (2) Fine and Good Fine, Five Francs (2) 1849A About Fine/Fine, 1933 VF, One Franc 1856BB Fine, FrenchPolynesia50 Francs 1975 A/UNC and lustrous, India (6) Mughal Empire Square Rupees undated (2) both Fine, Rupees (2) 1917 Bombay Lustrous UNC, 1942 Bombay GEF and lustrous, Half Rupee 1944L EF, Quarter Rupee 1945 Bombay Small 5 EF, Germany (2) Ten Marks 1972D MunichOlympics KM#131 Lustrous UNC with pleasing tone, Five Marks 1978F 225th Anniversary of the Death of Balthazar Neumann Prooflike KM#148 UNC, Austria 50 Schillings 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympics - Ski Jumper KM#2896 EF, Greece 30 Drachma 1964 Kongsberg (Bф on shoulder) GVF, Switzerland (4) Five Francs (2) 1968B GVF, 1969B NEF toned, One Franc (2) 1945B Good Fine, 1970 NEF, Belgium 50 Francs (2) 1958 World Trade Fair, French Legend DES BELGES KM#150.1 reverse inverted UNC, 1958 World Trade Fair Dutch legend DER BELGEN KM#151.2 reverse inverted UNC, Poland 200 Zloty 1974 30th Anniversary of the Polish People's Republic Y#72Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Australia50 Cents 1966 AU/UNC, Spain100 Pesetas 1966 (dated 68) GVF, New ZealandShilling 1934 Fine, Sweden Science medal 1815 a restrike (1953) Obverse Crowned radiant star surrounded by the Three Crowns KONGL. WETENSKAPS ACADEMIEN, Reverse: Amn planting a tree FOR EFTERKOMMANDE, EF and lustrous Czechoslovakia 10 Korun 10th Anniversary of Independence KM#12 VF/GVF, Isle of ManPenny 1758 VG, Italy Ten Centesimi 1867M NVF, all housed in a Lindner tray
Czechoslovakia (11) 100 Korun 1949 Stalin 70th Birthday KM#30 (4) GEF to A/UNC one with some toning, 50 Korun 1949 Stalin 70th Birthday KM#28 (7) EF to A/UNC one with a thin scratch on the obverse
GB and World in an album (23) GB (10) Ten Shillings (5) BealeB266, H43Z 297505 Good Fine, HollomB294 (3) Z32 177491 VF, Z63 376508 and Z63376514 both A/UNC, FfordeB310, C95N 039129 NEF. One Pound (5) PeppiattWartime blue B249, R75H 179976 Fine, some folds, Beale B268 (2), W09B 543236 NVF with an inked number on the reverse, A55J 683904 Fine with inked text on the reverse, PageB337 Last run Z27 971372 UNC, SomersetB341 DW44 860550 A/UNC. Isle of Man (4) One Pound (3) undated 1983 issue Pick 38a VG, undated 1961 issue signature Garvey, prefix B, Pick 25a, Fine with some light foxing to the edges, undated 1961 issue signature Stallard Pick 25b About VF with some folds, Fifty Pence undated 1969 issue Pick 27a GVF, Northern Ireland - Northern BankFive Pounds 1999 Pick 203a UNC or very near so, France - Calais 50 Centimes undated 1918 issue Red on green underprint, Fine, Germany One Mark 1944 issue 9-digit serial number Pick 192b VF, Israel 5 Sheqalim 1978 issue Pick 44 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Occupation 1942 Ten Dollars Good Fine, China Five Yuan 1936 issue Pick 217a Near Fine with some edge damage at the right, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 Pick 86a Good Fine, Bohemia and Moravia 1000 Korun 1942 issue Pick 14a NEF, Croatia 5000 Kuna 1943 issue, single letter prefix Pick 14a, UNC
Germany 10000 Marks 1922 Pick 70 (3) NVF, NEF and EF, 1922 Pick 71 EF, 500 Marks 1923 with green 7-digit serial numbers Pick 74b (3) EF with two consecutives O.6124575 and O.6124576 and O.6124579, 50,000,000 Marks 10.10.1923 Black on orange, blue and green Pick 120 Good Fine with some folds and a small tear to the left of the note, Germany - Federal Republic (3) Two Marks 1948 Series Pick 3a VG, One Mark 1948 series Pick 2a (2) both VG, 1000 Marks Allied Occupation 1944 issue Note P#198b Fine with some staining to the edge, along with Europe a mixed group (16) includes Greece (9) 5000 Drachmai 1984 Pick 203a, EF with some light folds, 1000 Drachmai (6) 1926 Pick 100a (3) all About Fine, 1972 Issue (dated 1 November 1970), Brown on multi-coloured underprint with watermark of Head of Ephebus of Anticythera in 3/4 profile Pick 198b (2) GVF and About Fine, 1987 issue, Reverse: Discus Thrower, Pick 202a GEF, 500 Drachmai (2) Reverse: Fortress overlooking Corfu Pick 201a (2) EF and GVF the second with some folds, Hungary (3) 1000 Forint 2017 (2) Pick 203a UNC (2), 200 Forint 1998 issue Pick 178a EF, Czechoslovakia (3) 500 Korun 1973 (2) Prefix U Pick 93a and Prefix W Pick 93b both about Fine and collectable, and Croatia (1) 100000 Dinara 1993 Pick 27a A/UNC
Czechoslovakia Perforated Specimen Set 1944-45 1,000 Korun P48s, 500 Korun P49s, 100 Korun P50s 2 of each note with and without postage stamp, 20 Korun P47s, 5 Korun P46s and 1 Korun P45s these all Unc along with Slovakia 100 Korun P10s 1940 (2) both with postage stamp both Unc but one stained
Bohemia and Moravia 1 Koruna ND (1940) Pick 3 Unc, Bulgaria (6) 100 Leva 1951 (2), 10 Leva 1951 (2) and 1974, 5 Leva and 2 Leva 1974 all Unc, Serbia 500 Dinara 1941 Pick 27 GVF, Germanyinflation issues 10,000 and 5,000 Marks 1922 and 20,000 Marks 1923 (2) these VF along with Cambodia modern post 1961 issues (23) in minty state some duplication
Czechoslovakia & Czech Republic 1970-80s issues (4) comprising Czechoslovakia (3) all about UNC - UNC including examples of the last notes before the dissolution 100 Korun Československých Pick 97 dated 1989 (2) a consecutively numbered pair A19 694453 & A19 694454, green with Klement Gottwald on obverse and view of Prague on reverse. Also a 500 Korún Československých Pick 93b dated 1973 serial number W02 645293, deep brown-violet and multicolour with armed soldiers at right on obverse and the reverse with a medieval shield illustration and fortress ruins at Devin, a desirable note and a Scarcer type. Also includes a Czech Republic Provisional issue 1000 Korun Pick 3a old date 1985 (1993) with an adhesive green stamp on Czechoslovakia Pick 98 serial number C64 199222, this in VF-GVF. A pleasing group
Czech Republic 1.000 Korun Pick 3c ND 1993 (old date 1985) serial number U13 825342, fresh and crisp UNC. Dark green M-1000 revalidation stamp printed on Czechoslovakia 1.000 Korun Pick 98. Blue-black, blue and purple on multi-coloured underprint featuring Bedrich Smetana at right and coat of arms at centre. The reverse with an illustration of Vyšehrad/Wyschehrad/Chrasten castle (Vltava/Moldau River near Prague). Watermarked with stars and leaves across whole body.
Eastern Europe 1920's to modern (19) an interesting collection of notes in various grades ranging from VG-Fine/VF-GVF to UNC and all different issuers, denominations and designs without duplication. Comprising Yugoslavia (11) including the Scarcer American printing early Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes 10 Dinara Pick 21 dated 1st November 1920 series AM366064. Scarce 1930's issues (2) including 10 Dinara Pick 35 dated 20th September 1939 series Г1168 206 and 20 Dinara Pick 30 dated 6th September 1936 series C1262 275, issued in 1941 only as a Serbian note. Along with Social Federal Republic issues (8) consisting of 50 Dinara Pick 101a dated 1st January 1990 series AA 1752499. 100 Dinara Pick 65a dated 1st May 1946 series БВ 395423 without security thread. 500 Dinara (2) including Pick 84a dated 1st August 1970 series DS 408815 without security thread and Pick 106a">Pick 106a dated 1st March 1990 series AK 6913614. 1000 Dinara (2) made of Pick 92d dated 4th November 1981 series DR 2552855 and Pick 107 dated 26th November 1990 series AB 2086512. 5000000 Dinara Pick 121 dated 1993 series AG 6574944. And a 1000000 Dinara Pick 99a dated 1st November 1989 with a COLLECTIBLE BINARY serial number AH 0808080. Also a Scarce Czech Republic Statin Banka 500 Korun Pick 2b with adhesive stamp on Pick 93 dated 1973 (1993 issue) prefix W22 number 391910, and these stamped notes very seldom seen. Greece 1000 Drachmas (2) including an early French printing Pick 106 dated 1st May 1935 series AZ046 715342 together with Pick 198b dated 1st November 1970 series 63E 788352 watermark head of Efivos of Andikythira. Hungary (5) comprising a set of Adopengo "Tax Pengo" notes (4) made up of 10.000 (Tizezer) (2) including Pick 143b dated 28th May 1946 with watermark 5 digit serial number D10 45058 Law text on reverse 5th Line reads "5.970/1946" and reverse text paragraph 92mm long. Together with its other variety Pick 143b dated 28th May 1946, with watermark and no serial number and Law text on reverse 5th Line reads "5.970/1946". 100.000 (Egyszazezer) Pick 144a dated 28th May 1946, with watermark and serial number E16 79924 and Law text on reverse 5th Line reads "5.970/1946". 10.000.000 (Tizmillio) Pick 141a dated 25th May 1946 no watermark or serial number. Also comes with a 2000 Forint Commemorative special prefix issue "Magyar Millennium" - 1000 Years of Hungarian State commemorative issue Pick 186a dated 2000 series MM 0037448. A very desirable and collectible group, especially the early issues which in contrast with the modern issues are seldom seen
Czechoslovakia, Bohemia & Moravia and Slovakia (63) in mixed grades mostly early World War 2 issues and includes a number of SPECIMEN perforated notes. Some scarcer notes include 100 KorunPick 91a 1961 wet print issue with an adhesive stamp, 1000 Korun Pick 65a ND (1945), 5000 Korun Pick 75a dated 1st November 1945 serial number 089763, 5000 Korun Pick 771s perforated SPECIMEN series B number 403742 and 10 Korun Pick 8a dated 15th April 1919
Czechoslovakia in silver (39) 100 Korun 1948 600th Anniversary of Charles University KM#26 (6), 1948 30th Anniversary of Independence KM#27 (7), 1949 700th Anniversary of Jihlava Mining Privileges KM#29 (18), 1949 70th Birthday of Josef V. Stalin KM#30 (1), 1951 30th Anniversary of the Communist Party KM#33 (7), GVF to UNC
Czechoslovakia (19) including 1000 Korun dated 1945, (Pick74), 100 Korun issued 1945, (Pick63), 1000 Korun issued 1945 perforated SPECIMEN, (Pick65s), plus a varied collection with date range 1919 to 1989, 2 notes are good EF the rest Uncirculated
Czechoslovakia (35) 100 Korun (2) 1971 Josef Manes UNC, 1991 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Dvorak, 50 Korun (10) 1970 Centenary of the Birth of Lenin, 1971 50th Anniversary of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party (2), 1971 50th Anniversary of the Death of Pavol Orsagh-Hviezdoslav (2), 1973 21st Anniversary of the Victory of the Communist Party, 1973 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Josef Jungmann, 1974 Centenary of the Birth of Janko Jesensky, 1975 Centenary of the Birth of S.K.Neumann, 1986 KM#124, 25 Korun (10) 1955 10th Anniversary of the Liberation from Germany, 1965 20th Anniversary of the Czechoslovakian Liberation (3), 1970 25th Anniversary of the Liberation (4), 1970 50th Anniversary of the Slovak National Theatre (2), 20 Korun 1972 Centenary of the Death of Anrej Sladkovic, 10 Korun (12) 1957 Bishop of the Moravian Brotherhood (2), 1957 250th Anniversary of the Technical College, 1964 20th Anniversary of the 1944 Slovak Uprising (3), 1965 550th Anniversary of the Death of Van Hus (4), 1966 1100th Anniversary of Great Moravia GEF to UNC some with lustre
Slovakia 200 Korun in silver (22) 1993 150th Anniversary of the Slovak Language, 1993 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Kollar (2), 1994 100th Anniversary of the Olympic Committee, 1994 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Janko Alexy, 1994 50th Anniversary of D-Day, 1995 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Mikulas Galanda, 1995 European Environmental Protection, 1995 Centennial of the Bratislava Electric Tram, 1996 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Jozef Ciger Hronsky, 1996 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Samuel Jurkovic, 1996 Centennial of the Mountain Railway to Strba Lake, 1997 Banska Stiavnica UNESCO, 1997150th Anniversary of the Birth of Svetozar Hurban Vajansky, 1997 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Stefan Moyzes, 1998 UNESCO World Heritage site, 1998 150th Anniversary of the Slovak Revolt of 1848, 1998 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Smrek, 1999150th Anniversary of the Birth of Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav, 1999 50th Anniversary of the Slovak Philharmonic, 2000 Juraj Fandly, 2001 Alexander Dubcek all UNC and with practically full lustre, Krause states that each issue had a considerable percentage of the issue melted
Czechoslovakia (2), 1000 Korun dated 8th April 1932 series C 0432311 & 500 Korun dated 2nd May 1929 series E 283538, both perforated SPECIMEN, (Pick25s & Pick24s), about VF and Uncirculated
Hungary 500 Forint (2) 1981 Centennial of Bela Bartok KM#623 SilverProof nFDC in the box of issue with certificate, 1988 World CupFootball Silver Proof nFDC, Czechoslovakia 500 Korun (6) 1981 Ludovit Stur, 1983 National Theatre, 1987 Josef Lada, 1988 National Federation, 1988 Matica Sloveska Institute, 1989 100th Year of Czech Tennis UNC
European in high grade (10) Austria (3) 100 Schillings 1976 Johann Nestroy Proof, 100 Schillings 1978 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Durnkrut and Jedenspeigen, 25 Schilling 1968 Proof 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Von Hildebrandt Proof, Poland 10000 Zloty 1987 Pope John Paul II, Czechoslovakia (6) 100 Korun (3) 1948 30th Anniversary of Independence, 1949 70th Birthday Josef V, 1951 30th Anniversary of the Communist Party, 50 Korun (2) 1968 50th Anniversary of Czechoslovakia, 20th Anniversary of the People's Republic, 1973 200th Anniversary of Josef Jungmann, 10 Korun 1957 Bishop of the Moravian Brotherhood A/UNC to FDC
Czech Republic 200 Korun (11) 2004 KM#74 Kralice Bible, 2005 KM#80 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Mikulas Dacicky, 2005 KM#78 100th Anniversary of Jan Werich and Jiri Voskovec , 2006 KM#81 250th Anniversary of the Birth of F.J Gerstner, 2005 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz, 2008 100 Years of Ice Hockey, 2008 100th Anniversary of the Death of Josef Hlavka, 2008 Viktor Ponrepo 150th Anniversary, 2008 650th Anniversary of Vineyard Planting, 2008 100th Anniversary of Prague's Technical Museum, 2008 Schengen Agreement all Specimen strikes UNC in capsules
Czech Republic 200 Korun Specimen strikes (8) 2005 100th Anniversary of the Production of the First Car in Malada Boleslov, 2006 (3) 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Jaroslav Jezek, 700th Anniversary of the death of Wenceslas III, 500th Anniversary of the death of Matej Rejsek, 2007 (4) 650th Anniversary of the setting of the foundation stone in the Charles Bridge in Prague, 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Jarmila Novotna, 50th Anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik Satellite, 550th Anniversary of the founding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, all Specimen strikes with SPECIMEN counterstamp, originally sent out as promotional examples, Choice UNC in capsules and presumed rare
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