Two Hundred Pounds 2020 2oz. GoldProof - Elton John - British Music Legend. The Royal Mint range of Elton John coins has proved as big a hit as many of the subjects compositions. The Reverse design by Bradley Morgan Johnson is particularly innovative and eye catching, in keeping with the music and performances of Elton John over his 50 Year career during which he sold over 300 million records. This issue will undoubtedly be sought after by Gold Collectors and Music fans alike. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and the accompanying informative booklet. Certificate number 35 of only 50 pieces minted. The Royal Mint website states that the entire issue of the Gold Two Hundred Pound Elton John coins are 'Reserved'
Chinese Government 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan 1913 Bond for £20 red/brown with coupons, Good Fine, Chinese Government Tientsin-Pukow 5% Railway Loan 1908 Bond for £100 Red-Orange Fine with coupons (2), Chinese Government 5% Gold Loan 1912 Bond for £100 Green with some coupons, Good Fine, Chinese Government 5% Gold Loan 1912 Bond for £500 brown with coupons, Chinese Government Gold Loan 1908 Bond for £100 mauve, Chinese Government Gold Loan 1908 Bond for £20 green, Near Fine, Chinese Imperial Government 4 1/2% Gold Loan 1898 Bonds for £100 (2) red/brown Fine with some coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £100 mauve on green VF with coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £50 green on blue VF with coupons, Chinese Government Loan 1912 8% Bond for £10 mauve on blue VF with coupons, Chinese Government 5 1/2% Gold Loan - Province of Petchili 1913 (2) Fine with coupons, Chinese Government Treasury Note 1925/1929 8% 10 Year Sterling Bond for £500 blue with coupons, Chinese Government Treasury Note 1925/1929 8% 10 Year Sterling Bond for £100 green with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan 1898 Fine with pencil annotations, with some coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic Treasury Bill 1918 8% Bond for £100 Sterling, About Fine with coupons, Republique Chinoise 5% Gold Bond 1925 brown,NVF with some coupons, Republique de Chine 5% Gold Loan 1914 Paris issue, Fine with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan Canton-Kowloon Railway Bond for £100 red Good Fine with coupons, Imperial Chinese Government 5% Sinking Fund Gold LOan Hukuang Railways Bond for £20 (2) green with coupons, Chinese Government 6% Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway Completion Loan 1936 Good Fine with coupons, Chinese Imperial Railway 5% Gold Loan Shanghai-Nanking Railway Bond 1907 for £100 red Good Fine, Chinese Government Treasury 8% Bond 1921 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsing-U-Hai Brussels 500 Francs Green with coupons VF, Chinese Government Treasury Bond 8% Bond 1923 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsing-U-Hai Brussel 500 Francs brown, trimmed Fine with coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic Railway Equipment Loan of 1922 £20 Treasury Blue (2) Good Fine with coupons, Government of the Chinese Republic 8% LOan 1920 Chemin de Fer Lung Tsin-U-Hai red-orange VF with coupons, Gouvernement Imperial de Chine 1903 5% Gold Loan 500 Francs, red-orange Fine with 2 coupons, along with USA Share Certificates (11) British Columbia Goldfields, The DiamondMining Investment Company Limited, United States Corporation, The International Nickel Company, The Briggs National Bank and Trust Co. New York, Lisbon Valley Uranium Company, Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, International Resistance Company, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, J.P.Clark Co.INC. Roger A. Halvorsen D.N.M. Ltd, Presidio Motrion Pictures Corporation, in mixed grades and Rhodesia - The Beatrice (Rhodesia) Company Limited, Fine
SpanishAmerican 8 Reales (5) Peru 8 Reales 1772 LIMAE with dot above left mintmark only KM#64.2 Bright Fine with some old scratches in the reverse field, Bolivia 8 Reales 1778 PTS PR KM#55 Fine, plugged at the top of the obverse, Mexico 8 Reales (3) 1772 Mo FM with the assayers initials inverted KM#106.1, Fine/NVF the obverse with many scratches in the fields, 1787 Mo FM KM#106.2a Fine/Good Fine, 1784 Mo FM the obverse with an East India Company 1788 bale countermark, 26.72 grammes, the countermark presumed a later unofficial strike, countermark VF, the host coin VG/Fine
Russia Railway bonds (5) The Russian South-Eastern Railway Company 1914, 4 1/2% bonds (3) £500 red, £100 blue and £20 brown with some coupons, GF to NVF the £500 with some tears and folds, Troitzk Railway Co. 1913 Loan issue bond for £500, 4725 Roubles, black on red with ornate border, with UK revenue stamp and with coupons, Near VF, 1909 D'Eisk Railway 4 1/2% loan for 100 Roubles, brown, VF or better with two coupons
Russia - ImperialGovernment of Russia - Nicolas Railroad 125 Rouble, 500 Francs, £20 Sterling, 600,000 bond issue 1867 (46), Russia - Imperial Government of Russia - Nicolas Railroad 125 Rouble, 500 Francs, £20 Sterling 555,000 Bond issue 1869 (40), VG to Fine with coupons detached, The Russian South Eastern RailwayCompany Bond of £100 4 1/2% Bond Loan, Petrograd 1914 (5) Good Fine with coupons, along with Chinese Government Canton-Kowloon Railway 5% Gold Loan 1907 Fractional Scrip certificate for one-third of a Funding Bond for £11-0-0 (6) VF with folds
Australia and South Africa (3) Australia, TasmaniaGovernment debenture for £100 sterling, 1867, issued bond, blue/black with GB Royal seal, a rare early Australian document, some light creases, Good Fine, South Africa (2), English and FrenchGold Mines Syndicate Limited, 1895, bearer warrant for 5 Shares of £1 sterling, blue/green and pink, slight discolouration on the top edge otherwise NVF. Transvalia Land Exploration and MiningCompany Limited, Pretoria, 1889, bearer bond for one share, text in three languages, English, French and Afrikaans, Good Fine with minor pencil annotation at the top left
Canada Dominion of Canada 1 DollarPick 24Aa (DC-13b) dated 31st March 1898 series H number 427638 check letter A signature of Deputy Receiver General J.M. Courtney the left with a manuscript counter signature of one of the many women employed by the Finance Department who were hired for this purpose, variety with wording "ONE" bent outwards at left and right centre reverse, VG - about Fine and Exceptionally scarce note. Black on brownish underprint displaying an illustration of a busy log river drive scene flanked by the portraits Countess and Earl of Aberdeen (Governor General). The reverse in green with guilloche panels and an illustration of the Parliament Buildings, view from front gate to the Centre block. These notes were printed in sheets of four with the same sheet number printed on each note. Printed by the American Banknote Company, Ottawa.
Pennies19th Century (7) Staffordshire 1811 Obv: George III/Rev: To Facilitate Trade Good Fine. Birmingham 1812 Union Copper Company VG. Bristol & South Wales 1811 Obv: Arms of Bristol/Rev: Plumes in coronet Good Fine. Worcester 1811 The House of Industry (Workhouse) Obv: City Arms/Rev:WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY TOKEN value in wreath , Worcestershire - Lye Forge 1811 Thomas Wood & Co. Fine. Ireland - Coleraine 1813 W.McKenzie Obv: Commerce seated left/Rev: Value in wreath VG. Ireland - Edward Stephens 1813 Obv: Bust left WELLINGTON & ERIN . CO. BRAGH Rv: Crowned Harp VG
Bonds and Shares 1930s to 1980s issues (11) a wide variety includes The Grand Union Company - 8 Shares, The New York Central Railroad Company (3) 100 Shares, 50 Shares and 10 Shares, The Penn Central Corporation - 400 Shares, The Leigh Coal and Navigation Company - 100 Shares, United Board & Carton Corporation - 10 Shares, Baker International Corporation - 100 Shares, Eurofund, Inc. - 100 Shares, and a Greece issue for 10 Shares. Debenture Certificate 9% Pennsylvania Company in mixed condition
Two Hundred Pounds 2020 2oz. GoldProof - Elton John - British Music Legend. The Royal Mint range of Elton John coins has proved as big a hit as many of the subjects compositions. The Reverse design by Bradley Morgan Johnson is particularly innovative and eye catching, in keeping with the music and performances of Elton John over his 50 Year career during which he sold over 300 million records. This issue will undoubtedly be sought after by Gold Collectors and Music fans alike. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and the accompanying informative booklet. Certificate number 35 of only 50 pieces minted. The Royal Mint website states that the entire issue of the Gold Two Hundred Pound Elton John coins are 'Reserved'
Canada The Bank of Upper Canada, York (Toronto) 10 DollarsPick S2037 (Charlton Unlisted) dated 1st January 1861 Number 43552, a manuscript signature at lower centre right and with no observable overprint, in a PMG holder graded VF 20 this is a fabulous example of this Exceptionally Rare note. A collaboration of engraving by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-York on plate patented 30th June 1857 and printed by the American Bank Note Company is the result of this fabulous note in black on green underprint featuring a young portrait of Queen Victoria at lower left, seated Britannia with trident and shield with the crest of Upper Canada at right, and at upper centre 2 Allegorical female figures symbolizing Upper and Lower Canada, which united in 1841, and a Lion and a Unicorn, possibly representing Great Britain, and 3 crests in the middle. The 3 crests as follows - lower left and right depict the arms of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada and the top - surmounted by a crown, shows the badge of The Order of the Garter, a clear reference to the monarchy. Below the whole allegory is a plinth carrying the words "VICT...TTANNIARM RE DEF"-Victoria, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith. The reverse with an ornate panel and value at centre. An excellent example from one of the first Canadian Banks to issue their own banknotes following the success and the provided model of the Bank of Montreal, the very first Bank to issue any banknotes in Canada just following its establishment in 1817, and which in turn was itself following the model of the First Bank of the United States established in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. secretary of the Treasury. Also, one of the most influential early banks which ended up in a "Bang" in 1866 after having setup close relationships with the government from the moment of its establishment. The first significant bank failure in Canadian history, with its shareholders losing all their capital, which at a time had amounted up to over three million dollars and the government losing another million dollars. Banknotes at the time represented the principal liability of a bank and were redeemable in specie, upon demand. The issue of banknotes was well received by the public and became the principal means of payment along with the fact that they helped mitigate the problems that were associated with having a vast range of foreign coins circulating with different ratings. This note is a bit of an outlier as although featuring Royal portraits and images to relate to Great Britain, the Bank chose to use dollars as their denomination in contrast to others circulating in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland that were typically denominated in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence. Online research could not find any of this denomination offered in recent times, with only a few of the lower denominations in similar grades that were so keenly sought after they ended up in the 4 figure range, and the only example that occured is currently in the collection of the Bank of Canada Museum and these early issues are very unlikely to be seen in much higher grades, infect the current SCWPM prices them only up to the VF grade. Such an early Rarity, especially in issued format, is certainly a 'tasty' find for any serious collector and will most certainly serve as an absolute treasure in their collection. According to an official publication of the Canadian Paper Money Society Journal Volume 50, Number 143 of December 2014 this denomination was ordered May 1861 in Sheet Numbers 34001 - 44000 and October 1861 in Sheet Numbers 44001 - 49000 and was in a total of only 60000 notes
One Hundred Pounds 2020 One OunceGoldProof - Elton John - British Music Legend. The Royal Mint range of Elton John coins has proved as big a hit as many of the subjects compositions. The Reverse design by Bradley Morgan Johnson is particularly innovative and eye catching, in keeping with the music and performances of Elton John over his 50 Year career during which he sold over 300 million records. This issue will undoubtedly be sought after by Gold Collectors and Music fans alike. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and the accompanying informative booklet. Certificate number 154 of only 300 pieces minted with just 250 in this presentation format. The Royal Mint website states that the entire issue of the Gold One Hundred Pound Elton John coins are 'Reserved'
One Hundred Pounds 2020 Queen's Beasts - The White Lion of Mortimer One Ounce Gold Proof S.QGC7 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 036 of only 445 minted, with just 390 in this presentation format, the accompanying booklet describes the White Lion of Mortimer Statue at Kew Gardens, and the White Lion in heraldry
India - Madras Presidency Gold Mohurundated (1819) Reverse: ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, Small letters on the reverse, edge with vertical milling KM#421.1 Near EF with some light contact marks, many of these coins were mounted and placed in jewellery, as a result on the rare occasions we have offered these unmounted pieces they have always been keenly sought after
St. Helena and Ascension One Pound 2013 East India Company the reverse with the same design as the India GoldMohur, 11.66 grammes of .999 gold, Proof FDC in the impressive box of issue with scroll-style certificate
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9b dated 1st January 1930 and date in black serial number N/95 05596 signed Luis Shelley For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on obverse and reverse. PMG 25 Very Fine
World (125) a various and very interesting collection in an album of early notes mostly circa late 1800's early 1900's and in different grades mostly averaging VF to UNC. Includes a few always collectable issues from the US as a Silver Certificate 1 Dollars (3) Pick 342 series of 1923 Blue seal, Speelman & White. Pick 416d2e series 1935E Priest & Humphrey. Pick 416a series 1935A Julian & Morgenthau ink signed on main body Eugene Elbert. And a 10 Dollars Operation Torch Pick 415Y series of 1934A, yellow seal Issued for Military use in North Africa and Sicily in WW2. A Fractional Currency 10 Cents P108e 1863 Colby & Spinner. Confederate Currency 5 DollarsPick 67 (Criswell T69-561) series 4 Plate G. Treasury2 DollarsPick 378g series of 1928G Clark & Snyder. Obsolete Currency such as the Natchez, Mississippi Railroad Company 100 Dollars dated 3rd April 1839. Bank of Windsor, Vermont 5 Dollars circa 1800's uncut or wrongly cut at top and bottom sheet originally of 4 notes now only 2full notes and with parts of the first and the last notes from the sheet showing. Also a BrazilImperial Thesouro Nacional 500 Reis Dom Pedro IIEstampa 2 Pick A243b ND 1880 (1885) variety with 2 serial numbers 81510 serie 61A. Some interesting 1700's items such as a BritishColonialGeorge III period State Lottery ticket 1776 and a Cleo bury Mortimer Bewbley Old Bank sight note unissued remainder circa 1796 as advised by Forster, Lubbock, Bosanquets & Co. bankers and watermarked upside down with the Royal cypher and the date 1796 also has 2 Revenue embossed stamps. Philatelic Australian Tasmania Inland Revenue Beer Duty Stamps (2) 12 shillings on 9 shillings (One Barrel) green and 18 shillings on 18 shillings (One Hogshead) dark brown/black, both stamped "The Cascade Brewery Co. Limited" used, 1901. India a part of a Fiscal Revenue 2 Annas Tax Revenue paper from the Victorian period and a Princely States Bhopal Fiscal 8 Annas dated 17th February 1900, red and black. An Iraqi Safe Conduct Pass in Arabic and with an illustration of 25 dinar note on obverse. Together with many more other issues from Europe including some Austrian and German Not geld, Asia, Turkey (OttomanEmpire), The Middle East, some large sized issues and World War II period and Military notes. The lot includes a fantasy issue US 1 million dollars and some modern contemporary copies
BahamasCentral Bank5 DollarsPick 37b Law of 1974 serial number K 369486 signature W. C. Allen, in a PMG holder and in the Exceptional grade 67EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality) with very few examples recorded in this outstandingly high grade on the PMG Population Report at the time of writing and along with the fact that this signature variety is much Rarer and sought after than its predecessor makes this note a very desirable example. Orange on multicolour underprint featuring young Queen Elizabeth II at left on obverse and the reverse with a beautiful illustration of the Government House and the Columbus Monument. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company and watermarked with a shellfish. This is a unique opportunity for any collector to obtain such a high grade and attractive piece
Netherlands Indies Ministry of Finance / Javasche Bank MUNTBILJET - Small Change State Notes 1919-20 (3) a scarce early denomination set of the very first issues of these notes consisting of the very seldom seen Queen Wilhelmina portrait issues (2) both with the variety with the left signatures and title in the printing plate including the 1 GuldenPick 100a dated Batavia, 28th November 1919 serial number EW 068268, a pleasing VF - GVF. Along with the 2 1/2 GuldenPick 101a dated Batavia, 20th January 1920 serial number JK 066587, presentable aVF to VF. Both printed by the American Banknote Company and displaying that characteristic design look for their printing style of that period, very similar to their other prints as some of the Dominion of Canada issues from the early 1900's. Both notes feature a large portrait of Queen Wilhelmina at the centre obverse and the Netherlands Coat of Arms at centre reverse. The 1 Gulden with a classic black/grey look on obverse with a blue reverse, and the 2 1/2 Gulden with a dark olive-green obverse and a brown reverse. The lot also includes a 1/2 Gulden Pick 102 dated Batavia January 1920 serial number FZ 13922, VG this note of the second issues now printed locally by Topographische Inrichting, Batavia (Jakarta). These small denomination notes were authorised for issue due to the short supply of metal after World War I with denominations below 5 Gulden until a series of Exclusive Rights were brought to an end in 1922, with De Javasche Bank Act, and the bank's capital was increased by 50% to 9 million gulden which resulted in the bank being prohibited from issuing notes of less than 5 gulden, and all banknote designs were to be officially published. The same metal issue also arose later during World War 2 in the 1940's and some small denominations were issued again along with the invasion of the Japanese forces who also introduced their own Gulden Occupation currency.
Pennies19th Century an interesting group (15) Staffordshire (7) Bilston 1812 Samuel Fereday Withers 75 Good Fine, Burton 1813 Burton Exchange Withers 648 NVF, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1813 Cotton Works Withers 900 Fine, Walsall 1811 Walsall Church Withers 1158 Good Fine, Walsall 1811 Joseph Parker Withers 1169 Good Fine, Walsall 1811 Joseph Parker Withers 1175 Fine/About Fine. West Bromwich, Oldbury, Tiptin and Brierly 1811 Withers 1193 Fine, Rare. Yorkshire (3) Doncaster 1812 Thomas Birkinshaw - Pawnbroker Withers 720 (2), both VF one with a stain on the obverse, Sheffieldundated, John Blurton Printer EF and nicely toned, Somerset 1811 Bath Withers 25 VF, Surrey - Weybridge 1812 I.Bunn & Co. Withers 1200 VF, Essex - Walthamstow 1812 British Copper Company Withers 563 VF, Worcester (2) 1811 The House of Industry (Workhouse) Withers 1249 GVF, 1813 John Knapp Junior, 3 over smaller 3 in date, Withers 1276 VF
Mauritius Bank denomination set of the ND (1967) young H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Issues (4) comprising 5 RupeesPick 30c serial number A/49 223934 blue featuring a sailboat on reverse, 10 RupeesPick 31c serial number A/41 036118 red and featuring Government building Port Louis on reverse, 25 RupeesPick 32b serial number A/4 176693 green and featuring an Ox Cart on reverse and 100 RupeesPick 33c serial number A/11 294048 purple featuring ships docked at Port Louis harbour on reverse. All signed Goorpersad Bunwaree & Indurduth Ramphul, printed by Thomas De la Rue & Company London imprinted in small script on a panel at lower centre on each notes reverse and watermarked with Dodo bird. About UNC - UNC
France including a French Oceania example (8) a mixed group averaging Good/VF to VF and includes a Scarce and very pleasing example of the unusual denomination 300 Francs Ceres & Mercury Type 1938 Pick 87 (Fayette F29.3) signatures Rousseau & Favre-Gilly block X number 0827074, this in VF with no observable pinholes. Also, an alluring large-sized 50 Francs Luc Oliver Merson dated 18th July 1928 serial number block V.2602 number 932 serial number 065045932 signatures Platet & Strohl. Accompanied by a 5 Francs Violet Type 1917 Pick 72d (Fayette F3.12). 10 Francs (3) consisting of the Mineur Type 1941 Pick 99e (2) Fayette F8.17 dated 9th January 1947 last date for signature pair Rousseau & Favre-Gilly along with Fayette F8.16 dated 19 December 1946 signature pair Rousseau & Favre-Gilly. Along with the Minerve Type 1915 Pick 73d (Fayette F6.14) dated 18th December 1930. And a 20 Francs Pecheur Type 1942 Pick 100a (Fayette F13.5) dated 28th January 1943. The lot also includes the not so common French Oceania 1 Franc Pick 3 Law of 29th December 1919 serial number 52625 Series B, handwritten signatures slightly faded in blue at left for Secretary and in black at right for President, American print by Halpin Lithograph Company, San Francisco on watermarked paper.
Canada Dominion of Canada 1 DollarPick 24Ab (DC-13c) Fine and Scarce variety with vertically printed word "ONE" at left and right on reverse curves outward, away from the centre of the note, at the centre of the word, dated 31st March 1898 left counter-signature manuscript and slightly faded, right signature Boville printed, plate D, series P and a collectible REPEATER number 703703, and well preserved for its age. The obverse in black on light brown with a busy log drive scene on a Canadian river flanked by portraits of Countess of Aberdeen at left and Earl of Aberdeen at right. The reverse in green with guilloche panels and an illustration of the Parliament building, Ottawa with a view from the front Gate to the Centre Block. Printed by the American Banknote Company, Ottawa in sheets of four notes with the check/plate letters A, B, C and D. The left signature varies and is manuscript entered by one of the many women employed by the Finance Department with exactly this purpose. Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, GBE (1857-1939) was a British author, philanthropist, and an advocate of women's interests. As the wife of John Hamilton-Gordon (who's portrait is at right), 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, she was viceregal consort of Canada from 1893 to 1898 and of Ireland from 1906-1915. John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, KT, KP, GCMG, GCVO, PC (1847-1934) known as The 7th Earl of Aberdeen from 1870 to 1916, was a Scottish politician. Born in Edinburgh, Lord Aberdeen held office in several countries, serving twice as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1886; 1905–1915) and serving from 1893 to 1898 as the seventh Governor General of Canada.
World (10) an interesting and very collectible group of notes in various grades mostly GVF - EF to about UNC - UNC and comprising a Scarce Russian Civil War East Siberia -Chita 100 Rubley "Sparrows" Gosudarstvenniy Bank (State Bank) - Chita branch Pick S1187b 1920 Ataman Semenov's money issued by the Government of the Russian Eastern Border Regions, variety with cubes in frame on reverse. These notes were called Sparrows due to their grey paper and were printed later in blue reason being, whatever ink was available that is what was used to print. The fate of the “sparrows” was a foregone conclusion: even when released, their cost was 2 times lower than that of Kolchak’s “Siberian squirrels”. And by the end of 1920, their value was striving for zero. Also, a very attractive and very well-preserved selection of USA Obsolete Currency of various issuers and denominations (5) comprising a Bank of New-England at Goodspeed's Landing East Haddam, Connecticut2 Dollars unissued remainder circa 1800's. The Bank of Macomb County, Mt. Clements, State of Michigan10 Dollars Unissued Remainder dated 1st April 1858. The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company 20 Dollars 9th November 1840 No. 372B. The Canal Bank New Orleans 20 dollars series D Unissued remainder circa 1800's. And The State of Georgia, Milledgeville 100 Dollars dated 1st February 1863 series A No. 11384 with 2 manuscript signatures and a black Treasury of Georgia seal on reverse dated 1864, a nice and even original cut. Also known as a C-note with a portrait of war time Governor Joe Brown, who contemplated the idea of Georgia succeeding from the Confederacy. The lot also includes an Italy Biglietto Di Stato 1 LiraPick 29c signatures Di Cristina, Cavallaro & Parisi. Egypt 5 Pounds 63c from 2009. And a pair of Disney Dollars r series D of 2009 (2) including 1 Dollar Mickey Celebrate and 5 Dollars Daisy Duck & Minnie Mouse.
India, Bombay Duncan, Stratton, & Co. Half RupeeTrial strike Coin. undated (1905) NEF and scarce. In February 1905, Duncan Stratton & Co. of 9 Marine Street, Bombay, on behalf of H. H. the Nizam of Hyderabad's mint, ordered coin presses from Greenwood and Batley of Leeds. These presses, to strike coins of one, half, quarter and eighth rupee (2 annas), were dispatched in February 1906. The manufacturers made dies and struck ‘proving pieces' to test the equipment and to 'prove' the efficiency of the minting presses to the purchasers. Proving pieces for each of the four coin sizes One Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee and 2 Annas each bear the same designs. Thomas Green Wood and John Batley established the partnership in 1856. They were electrical Mechanical engineers who specialised in manufacturing small arms and ammunition at the Albion Foundry, Leeds. They later moved to the Albion Works, Armley, Leeds, where this proving piece was struck. They supplied coining presses and associated machinery to several foreign governments (firstly; China in 1887: at Tientsin). The Greenbat trade mark was adopted in 1967 and the company later became Greenbat Ltd. in 1973
Malta (2) a pair of very collectible George VI portrait issues comprising a World War II period example 1 ShillingPick 16 ND 1943 uniface serial number A/1 528042, uniface in purple blue and lilac on teal and multicolour underprint, EF. Along with a 1 PoundPick 22 Law 1949 (1951) possibly a first series prefix serial number A/1 744381 and a high grade example in a PCGS Currency holder Choice About UNC 58, a Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited print in reddish brown on pale lime green and pale red underprint and watermarked with the allegorical figure of Malta, also features the St. George Cross at left on obverse awarded to the people of Malta for their courage, bravery and involvement in World War II being under constant besiege by Axis forces, serving to "bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people".
Jersey (2) comprising a World War II German Occupation 2 Shillings Pick 3a (BY JE4) issued in April 1942 ND with the prefix JN only and serial number 117496, pressed about UNC or near so and a Scarce denomination. Signed H. F. Ereaut titled Treasurer of The States of Jersey. The note in blue on light brown and blue underprint featuring Jersey's Coat of Arms at upper left, a horse drawn cart and man Silhouette in the underprint and the serial number in black with the prefix and signature embedded in the printing on obverse and the reverse depicting the same scene as the obverse but in blue. Thick Chain watermark. Together with 5 Pounds Pick 21a (BY JE24a) ND 1993 signature George Baird and a very first prefix for this type serial number CC 188131, about UNC - UNC. Maroon on multicolour QE2 portrait and denomination in solid print at upper right on obverse. The reverse with an illustration of La Corbiere lighthouse. A Thomas De La Rue And Company Limited print watermarked with a Jersey's Cow head.
Beverley, East Riding Bank 5 guineas copper printing plate 180x for Robert Carlyle Broadley & Company (Outing 129c for type) clear engraving, very scarce. Along with a Polymer £5 Churchill note B414 a FIRST series prefix serial number AA01 224692, this in GVF - EF few folds
America South (76) a vast selection mostly UNC and comprises various all different notes circa 1950-60's to modern and features examples of different printers including some English as Waterlow & Thomas De La Rue along with American Banknote Company and others. Countries consist of Argentina including a 5 Pesos Pick 264 L. 12.962 & 13.571 and some overprint examples, Bolivia, Brazil also including some overprinted examples, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador a beautiful 1980's denomination set 5 to 100 Sucres, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru including a very attractive 500 Soles de Oro Pick 91, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. A certainly eye-catching group
Canada Dominion of Canada 1 DollarPick 18a (DC-8e) variety with value numerals in the corners dated 1st June 1878 Payable at Montreal blue serial number 255590 plate B manuscript signature at left Taylor and printed signature Harrington at right, about VG. Black on green underprint featuring a portrait of Countess of Dufferin on obverse and seal of Queen Victoria on reverse. Printed by the BritishAmerican Banknote Company, Montreal. Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava VA CI DBE (1843 - 1936) was a British peeress and the great-granddaughter of both United Irishmen patriot and hero Archibald Hamilton Rowan as well as the political writer, activist, and Irish nationalist General George Cockburn. She was known for her success in the role of "diplomatic wife", and for leading an initiative to improve medical care for women in British India. For an example with red serial number and payable at Toronto see next lot
Halfpenny18th CenturyWarwickshire - Birmingham 1794 Birmingham Coining & Copper Company, Obverse: Female seated on a rock, Reverse a stork upon a cornucopia, Edge : PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE DH74L, very rare edge reading, rated RRR by Daltons GVF
York City & County Banking Company 5 Pounds Unissued Remainder circa 1830-80's No. D2693 (Outing 2456d) printed by Perkins & Bacon, London Patented Hardened Steel plates, a pleasing GVF - EF for type with some foxing and the note out of a frame with visible mounting points on the corners but not glued or similar, the frame had small plastic insert points for each corner of the note to be inserted in which protected the paper from foxing up at these spots. Being Rare and in high grade makes this note a fabulous example of the early provincial issues
Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds For Jonathan Backhouse & Company, cut-cancelled (Outing 2050c; Grant 2766) dated 1st September 1887 (2) No. A/C 1588 & A/C 1380, both VG multiple pinholes, bank stamps and inked numerals
England (4) consisting of a ProvincialStamford, Spalding & Boston Banking Company Limited 5 Pounds dated 18th October 1899 No. L4330, signature cut-cancelled (Outing 2036f; Grant 5636C), VG with a 4mm oblong centre hole, bank stamps on reverse and still presentable. The note comes with a descriptive short historical background printout. Along with a Wales - Cwmni y Ddafad Ddu Cymreig, 'Black Sheep/Bull Bank' SPECIMEN 5 Swllt (Shillings) Menai bridge type with 3 feathers at Fleur de Lis top left and overprint ENGHRAIFFT (translated from Welsh meaning Example) in blue to lower left and serial number 990953, UNC. Also included in the lot are a Bradbury Wilkinson Promotional Test note in main blue and multicolour value of 100 portrait of King Charles I at right and uniface, along with a display cardboard postage stamp sheet - Her Majesty's stamps from The Stamp Show 2000, Earls Court, London.
Jersey20 PoundsPick 29 (BY JE43b) ND 2000 signature Ian Black and a FIRST prefix LOW number for this type KC 000431, about UNC - UNC and a very collectible example. Mainly in blue featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the "£20" symbol now filled in the upper right corner on obverse. The reverse with an illustration of St. Queen's Manor, the traditional home of the Seigneur of St. Ouen, and the ancestral home of the De Cartere with earliest record of the house dating back to 1135. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company and watermarked with a Jersey Cows head.
Bank of England 10 Shillings to 20 Pounds mid 1900's to present, varied examples of designs and cashiers Beale to Cleland (24) all in mixed mostly high grades ranging from VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC. Comprising Beale Green 1 Pounds Britannia medallion issues B268 (2) prefixes A40J & B55C. O'Brien Green 1 Pound Britannia medallion B273 prefix J43K. Hollom QE2 portrait (3) including 10 Shillings B295 prefix 64B, 1 Pound B288 prefix C06R and 5 Pounds B297 prefix H07. Fforde QE2 Portrait (2) consisting of 10 Shillings B310 prefix C41N and 1 Pound B305 prefix S32D. Page (4) 1 Pound QE2 Portrait B322 prefix HU06, 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B336 L Reverse (2) prefixes including a FIRST series AN08 along with CR78 and a 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 prefix C45. Somerset QE2 pictorial (3) including 1 Pound B341 W Reverse prefix AR73 along with a pair of 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B343 L Reverse (2) prefixes EX06 and DZ25. Kentfield (2) 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B364 prefix AD48 and a 20 Pounds B375 prefix CH21. Lowther (4) including a pair 5 Pounds B393 (2) prefixes HB23 and JA62, a 10 Pounds B390 "AND COMPANY" prefix AJ07 and 20 Pounds B386 prefix AA29. Bailey 20 Pounds B402 prefix DH79. Together with a consecutive pair of the Cleland 5 Pounds PolymerB414 (2) prefix AJ54.
India 4 Annas Token undated (1899) in bronze 27mm diameter Tea Garden token Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Murnar: Facing Bust of bearded man within inner circle TOKEN FOR 4 ANNAS, three-quarter view of a factory building with K.D.H.P. CO.LD. in exergue, plain edge, 6.86 grammes, NEF with a dark tone area to the left of the obverse, retaining some lustre, Very Rare especially in higher grades
South Africa Proof Sets (9) 1969 (3), 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991 nFDC to FDC some coins with some spots, in the cases of issue, Crowns (2) 1950 EF, 1954 NVF/VF, 50 Cents 1962 Lustrous UNC, 1964 UNC and lightly toned, One Rand 1991 Nursing (2) Silver Proofs nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue, One Rand 1991 Nursing (2) Lustrous UNC, One Rand 1990 P.W.Botha Nickel Proof FDC in a slide case, Ten Cents (17) 1966 English legend (5), 1966 Afrikaans legend (5), 1969 English Legend (2), 1969 Afrikaans legend (5) A/UNC to UNC, Five Cents 1989 Proof FDC, 2 1/2 Cents 1964 UNC, One Cent 1965 English Legend (2) UNC toned (2). Along with South Africa Pattern Decimal Set (9 coins) undated (1989), the coins representing 5 Rand, 2 Rand, 1 Rand, 50 Cents, 20 Cents, 10 Cents, 5 Cents, 2 Cents and 1 Cent UNC in the S.A Mint Company (PTY) Ltd folder
Provincial notes (4) in various grades VG - Fine and comprises some scarcer notes as the Birmingham Bank 5 Pounds dated 25th March 1829 No. 3075 For Rot tons, Smith & Scholefield (Outing 172 for type) hand stamp Cancelled twice. Leominster Bank 5 Pounds dated 1st January 1824 No. B2071 For Coleman, Morris & Sons (Outing 1176c; Grant 1653) missing corner piece and originally paper repaired on reverse, dividend & bankruptcy stamps. Burton upon Trent Bank 1 Pound dated 11th January 1815 No. J3005 For Harding, Oakes and Willington (Outing 373a; Grant 588). Together with the Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds dated 19th June 1882 No. Z1758 For Jonathan Backhouse & Company (Outing 373a; Grant 588). An interesting selection
BirminghamLabour Exchange, Robert Owen 10 Hours notes dated 22nd July 1833 unissued remainders Outing 3010k (4) all about EF or better and with Forward Trading Company, 143a Stratford Road Birmingham overprint dated 191x on reverse. Imprint of Vizetelly, Branston & Co. Fleet Street, London. Black and grey with vignette of Beehive ("Industry") at upper left and balanced scales ("Justice and Equality") at upper right. These notes were used in exchange of produced goods.
China - Shanghai Union Mobiliere Société Francoise De Banque Ed De Placements Cert. d 'Actions Nom. De $20 forming date 22nd February 1926 at the French Consulate-General in Shanghai. Average Fine to VF, strongly folded in 3/4 places and some with small marginal nicks/tears and still presentable and fairly clean and crisp. Uniface in black, orange and brown and all issued to a Mr Edwin Arthur of Nottingham with various issue dates including 160 shares on 1st July 1944 No. 1561 and 80 Shares (2) on 16th February 1935 No. 0864 and 15th October 1943 No. 1303. Issue dates and various signatures manuscript filled at bottom, company embossed stamps at lower centre and lower far left. Two liquidation hand stamps at upper left on the reverses of each and manuscript signed for liquidators, the first stamp dated 25th April 1946 for 160 US Dollars and the second dated 9th January 1947 for US 80 Dollars on the 160 Shares and 80 US Dollars and 40 US Dollars for the 80 Shares. Scarce and rarely seen
India 4 Annas Token undated (1899) in bronze 27mm diameter Tea Garden token Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Murnar: Facing Bust of bearded man within inner circle TOKEN FOR 4 ANNAS, three-quarter view of a factory building with K.D.H.P. CO.LD. in exergue, plain edge, 6.86 grammes, obverse with some scratches, the reverse stained, nevertheless very rare
ScotlandClydesdale Bank Limited 20 Pounds Pick 200 (PMS CL23, BY SC323) dated 1st December 1967 serial number C/F 005370 bearing the signature of Robert D Fairbairn titled General Manager. The note in red Carmine/Red on multicolour underprint featuring Coat of Arms on an elaborate guilloche panel with thistle plants at bottom on obverse and the reverse depicting a scene of George Square in Glasgow named after King George III and being the Glasgow's biggest and most famous square. Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited inscribed in small script on obverse lower centre margin. In a PMG holder and graded Extremely Fine 40 Stains
India Proof Set 1974 (10 Coins) nFDC-FDC with some toning, in the plastic case (cracked), GB and World cased sets (6) and cased single items (3), Numismatic covers (3) 2008 Britain's New Coinage Fifty Pence to One Penny UNC (6 coins) on an envelope with First Class stamp, Five Pound Crown 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding on an envelope with commemorative First Class stamp, BritishIndian Ocean Territory Two Pounds 2011 Prince William and Catherine Middleton UNC on the envelope of issue with Guyana $200 stamp. USABuffaloNickels in a presentation album, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, each coin with accompanying stamp and descriptive page of USA history, along with a further group of uncased GB and World includes USA, Canada, GB and Channel Islands issues, in mixed grades a few in UNC (lot)
Europe circa 1940's to modern (22) in mixed grades VG to UNC and comprising various issues from Cyprus (6) consisting of George VI portrait 3 PiastresPick 28a dated 18th June 1943 series A/1 342034. 500 MilsPick 42b dated 01.06.1974 series 1/33 031827. 1 Pounds (2) Pick 43b dated 01.05.1973 series H/63 003422 & 01.07.1975 series J/79 083058. 1 Pound Pick 60b dated 01.12.1998 series W527018. Along with the Scarcer Central Bank5 PoundsPick 44c dated 1st June 1974 serial number N/124 086770. Greece Local Banks Crete (Trapeze Kritis) 25 Drachmai Pick S153 dated 26th September 1915 FIRST series A001 number 290,341Germany. (5) consisting of a Bank Deutscher Lander (3) including a Reich banknote 100 ReichsmarkPick 190a Emergency issue - photo-mechanically produced (blurred printing), dated 24th June 1935 (1945) all these issues have an identical serial number T 7396475 and similar to Pick 183, these notes were printed few days before the end of the war by order of the bank and were to be printed by any means necessary locally if they had to so the banks used whatever supplies they had and ended up printing on paper used for the food ration cards, the notes did not have a long life in circulation. 5 Deutsche Mark 1948 series Pick 13i serial number 7T 138077 printer BDK without imprint. 1949 series (2) both dated 22nd August 1949 including 10 and 20 Deutsche Mark Pick 16a and 17a and serial numbers N5795169H and P5834987T respectively, both American Banknote Company printing without imprint. Democratic Republic Deutsche Notenbank 5 Mark der DDR dated 1964 series JJ 241008. Iceland Haskola (Haskoli) Islands fund raising ticket 1/4 hlutur I 5. flokki 1943 d. Italy 100,000 Lire Pick117b. Yugoslavia & Croatia (7) including Yugoslavia 50 Dinara (3) - Pick64a & Pick64b, 10 Dinara Pick50c (2) and Croatia (2) 200 Kuna colour trial notes for the 1993 issue one obverse and one reverse similar to Pick33. And an Austria 100 ShillingPick 150. An interesting and varied group
World War I 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal pair to 49052 Pte. J.E.Morgan EF with ribbons and name tag with chain, World War II trio Defence Medal, War Medal and 1939-45 Star GEF with all ribbons and with accompanying letter showing recipient V.W Walton (Queen's Own Royal West KentRegiment) was killed in action
Canada Dominion of Canada 1 DollarPick 33e dated Ottawa, 2nd July 1923 Bronze seal block R-1 (Group 1) signatures McCavour & Saunders, Fine - VF pressed with several pinholes in body and a 7mm uneven tear to lower left. A very Rare note and the early Dominion of Canada issues always keenly sought after. The note in black on green underprint featuring a portrait of King George V at centre on obverse. The reverse in green featuring an illustration of the Library of Parliament building in Ottawa. Printed by the Canadian Banknote Company Limited with imprint.
Russia (3) City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, first issue, blue bond for 945 Roubles/£100 sterling EF with 10 coupons, City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, first issue, brown bond for 189 Roubles/£20 sterling EF both with traces of tape residue, Troitzk RailwayCompany 1910 4% Loan bond of 945 Roubles/£100 sterling, blue, EF with 6 coupons
Great Britain, Sunderland, Sir James Laing and Sons Limited Preference Share Certificate for 100 shares at £10 (shares number 101 to 200) issued 21st January 1899, Number 2, red and orange, to Sir James Laing of Thorncliffe (son of the founder Phillip Laing 1770-1854), and Ordinary Share Certificate for 100 shares at £10 (numbered 1308-1407) 21st January 1899, green and yellow, to Mr. Arthur Laing, this cross cancelled by hand 9th September 1904. Both certificates About UNC and unique items. James Laing took over the business from his father Phillip Laing in 1843 aged just 20 . The business prospered and subsequently became the first shipyard on the Wear to build iron ships, the first the 'Amity' being launched in 1853. The most famous ship, built in Deptford, was the Torrens in 1875. The novelist Joseph Conrad sailed on this ship as the second mate between 1891 and 1893. James Laing went on the be knighted in 1897, the following year the company was renamed Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Comes with copies of images the shipyard and of Phillip Laing, the founder, and of Sir James Laing. A most interesting group of great interest to shipping enthusiasts.
Ten Pounds Lowther QE2 pictorial & Charles DarwinB388 Orange-brown "The Company" variety Foil hologram windowed thread issue 2000 FIRST RUN and an earlier serial number AA01 006249, about UNC - UNC
USAMining Share Certificates, Cripple Creek Colorado (2) The Doctor Jack Pot Mining Company certificate for 2000 shares, issued September 11th 1905, The Anaconda Mining Company certificate for 1000 shares, issued November 12th 1900 both punch cancelled, both around VF with pencil annotations
Germany, Germany - Weimar Republic and German States (25) comprising German States (17) FrankfurtThaler 1862 KM#370 NVF. Bavaria (5) 5 Marks 1911D 90th Birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold KM#999 (2) the first UNC with a subtle blue and gold tone, the second UNC with original mint lustre, 3 Marks 1911D 90th Birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold KM#998 (2) both UNC and lustrous with original toning, 2 Marks 1911D 90th Birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold KM#997 UNC and lustrous. Baden (2) 5 Marks 1907G Death of Friedrich KM#279 UNC with choice original mint lustre over blue, gold and magenta toning, 2 Marks 1907G Death of Friedrich KM#278 UNC with choice prooflike fields and original blue, gold and magenta toning. Prussia (3) 3 Marks 1913A Wilhelm II 25th Year of Reign KM#535 (2) both UNC with original lustre and choice toning, 2 Marks 1913A Choice UNC with original lustre and tone. Prussia (5) 3 Marks (4) Breslau University 1910A KM#530 UNC and choice with golden tone, 1911A Breslau University KM#533 UNC with choice lustre and tone, 1913 100th Anniversary of the Defeat of Napoleon KM#534 Lustrous UNC with touches of attractive toning, 2 Marks 1913 100th Anniversary of the Defeat of Napoleon KM#532 Lustrous UNC with touches of golden tone. Saxony 3 Marks 1913 Battle of Leipzig Centennial KM#1275 Lustrous UNC with touches of gold tone. Germany - Weimar Republic (4) 5 Reichsmarks 1930D Zeppelin KM#68 UNC toned retaining original lustre, 3 Reichsmarks (3) 1930D KM#67 Lustrous UNC, 1925D 1000th Year of the Rhineland KM#46 Lustrous UNC with flecks of toning, 1929 10th Anniversary of the Weimar Constitution KM#63 UNC with gold tone, Germany (2) One Mark 1914D (2) KM#14 Lustrous UNC with original gold toning, Weimar Republic Medallic Coinage - 1927 80th Birthday of Von Hindenberg - Karl Goetz issue X#1 NEF/EF toned, Medal 19287 Fitzmaurice/Von Hunefeld/Kohl 13 April 1928 Silver Medal 90th Anniversary of the departure of the departure from Baldonnel of the Junkers D-1167 the first successful flight across the North Atlantic from East to West on a heavier than air machine, 36mm diameter in .900 silver UNC and nicely toned, An original group containing many choice items, with accompanying paperwork suggesting these have been untouched since 1951
GB/St. Helena a 3-coin set in gold 'The World's Most Significant Gold Coins' comprising Sovereign 2014 Proof, St. Helena (2) Guinea 2013 East India Company Gold Proof, and Gold Mohur 2014 24 carat Gold Proof FDC in the London Mint Office box with certificate
A History of the English Speaking Peoples a 50-piece set each medal showing key historical events and key figures in British History from 55BC to 1945, many depicting iconic coins, medals, seals or coats of arms on the reverses, by Danbury Mint 1971 each medal 45mm diameter in gold-plated silver, UNC in the green album of issue, some pieces with toning, comes with 47 accompanying information cards regarding the subjects of most pieces
Unofficial Farthing Tokens (10) Wales - Monmouthshire, Abergavenny J.H.Conway Grocer, Tea & Coffee Dealer Bell 7546 NVF, Ireland - Dublin (2) undated, Todd Burns & Co. Tailors Drapers and General Furnishers 47 Mary St. Dublin Bell 6320 Fine, Byrne & Co. Tea and Wine Merchants, 6&7 Granby Row Bell 5970 Fine, W.Ford & Co. Drapers 2350, Fine, holed at the top, James Stelfox, Provision Dealer, Salford, Manchester 3570 Fine, Plymouth - Hockley, Clothier 4285, NVF, Rare, Worcester Co-Operative Company 5240 Fine, John B.Hanman, Southgate St. Gloucester, 1660 VG, John Nutall 3494, Grocer, Tea Dealer and Importer 206 Deansgate, Manchester, Fine, Henry Evans, Oldham, Tea Dealer, Market Place, 4210 Good Fine, along with Inn/Pub Tokens (4) Sherborne Threehalfpence 1845 Half Moon Inn NVF, Worcester Cross 2 1/2d T.Ward About Fine, Threehalfpence 1850 George Hotel, Castle Carry, F.W.Harrold EF and lustrous, W.Smith Queen's Head, Phillips Street, Aston, Fine, along with Victoria Diamond Jubilee Token Obverse Partial Brockage 1897 the impression of the head is incuse the lettering and date appears to have been removed from the die, Fine, unusual
Pennies19th Century (3) Staffordshire 1812 Cheadle Copper & Brass Company Withers 667 GVF with uneven tone and some unevenness to the surfaces, Suffolk - Bury (2) Charles Marquis Cornwallis (2) undated DH4 VF and GVF, along with Augustus Cove, Londonmedalet in the style of an 18th CenturyHalfpenny Token 27mm diameter and in copper, die axis upright, Augustus Cove a dealer in China and Glass, was criminally and unjustly treated by the Grand Junction Canal Company. The sorry tale began when Cove took a lease on a wharf at Paddington basin. What followed is told in Cove's book which is named on the medalet. The second edition of the book ran to 185 pages. Obverse: BEWARE OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMP.Y SOME OF WHOSE FRAUD, OPPRESSION, PERJURY, FORGERY, & ROBBERY &Ca, ARE SET FORTH IN ...Reverse: .AUGUSTUS COVE'S PUBLICATIONS. ENTITLED THE TOCSIN SOUNDED OR THE BULL TAKEN BY THE HORNS &c TO BE HAD OF THE BOOKSELLERS Lustrous About UNC toning, with a few spots
Great Britain & the Channel islands (10) all in average good Fine to VF and various issuers and issues. Comprising England (4) consisting of a Treasury 1 Pound Fisher Second issue T31 Dot in no. 1923 serial number C1/7 117577. Bank of England 1 Pound CatternsB225 Green Britannia medallion 1930 series M22 258760. Together with a provincialNewcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock Banking Company 5 Pounds Cancelled twice in ink handstamp (Outing 1515b) and a British postal order George VI for 2 Shillings issued office Babington Lane, Derby 1948 with no paying office stamp. Also Scotland (3) including The Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 336 1975 signature Burke prefix A/95. The Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Pick 337a 3rd May 1977 signature Burke prefix A/51. And the British Linen Bank 1 Pound Pick 162a 30th September 1961 signature Anderson prefix T/3. Isle of Man Government (2) including a 50 New Pence Pick 28c signature Paul together with 1 Pound Pick 38 Tyvek signature Dawson. Also a Jersey 1 Pound Pick 11a signature Clement. A varied and interesting group
Halfpennies18th Century (3) Warwickshire - Coventry 1792 Lady Godiva DH231 GVF, Hampshire - Portsmouth 1795 John Howard DH57a GVF, Middlesex - Whitfields - Long Live The King 1795 DH911 NVF, Pennies 19th Century (2) 1812 Birmingham and SheffieldCopper Company VF, 1812 Birmingham Union Copper Company NEF, Halfpenny 19th Century London - 1834 William Till Good Fine, Wellington Token 1812 Cuidad Rodrigo Good Fine with a heavy dig in the obverse field, Wellington Token 1813 Britannia Reverse Near Fine, along with a mixed group of Tokens and medals (21), includes Casino Tokens, Engraved and Gaming Counters
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.
Malta Bank Centrali 10 Liri Pick 36b Law of 1967 (1979) serial number C/21 924398 and the variety with 3 dots at upper right for the visually impaired, in a PMG holder and very high graded example in Choice UNC 64EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality). Gray and pink on multicolour underprint featuring Map at upper left, Malta Coat of Arms at upper right and Statue of "Justice" at lower centre on obverse. The reverse displaying an Aerial view of Malta drydocks, La Valletta at left centre. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company and watermarked with Allegorical bust of Malta facing right. This variety much scarcer and sought after
World (13) all in about UNC - UNC comprising East Caribbean StatesCentral Bank 1 Dollars Pick 17u ND (1985-1988) Anguilla not named on map on obverse upper right and black overprint U in circle at left for Anguilla (10) all about UNC - UNC and come in 2 consecutively numbered sets of 4 notes each - serial numbers C605411V - V605414V, C605566V - C605569V along with C605600V and C605084V. All in red on multi-coloured underprint featuring Windsurfer at left, Queen Elizabeth II at centre right on obverse and a picturesque scene of a coastline with rocks and Coconut Palm trees on reverse. All printed by Thomas de la Rue and Company Limited imprinted in small script at lower centre on reverse and watermarked with a bust of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. All bearing the signature of Sir Cecil Jacobs, the first Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Together with Brunei Government mid 1980's issues (3) all in fresh and crisp UNC comprising 1 Ringgit/Dollar Pick 6c dated 1984 serial number A/29 466317, blue. 5 Ringgit/Dollars Pick 7b dated 1986 serial number A/5 865182, green. And the 10 Ringgit/Dollars Pick 8b dated 1986 serial number A/18 107315, in red. All featuring Sultan Hassan al-Bolkiah I on obverse and as watermark and the reverses illustrating Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan. Very pleasing and desirable in this superb grade
Russia City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, first issue, blue, bonds for £100, 945 Roubles, with coupons, VF (4), Russia, Petrograd, Tchoodovsky Cement Works 500 Roubles blue (2) both VF, Russia Black SeaRailwayCompany 1913 4 1/2% Loan, 187 Roubles 50 Kopeks, green with ornate patterned border, VF with 9 coupons (6 items in lot)
Costa Rica Banco de Costa Rica Unsigned Remainders (4) circa early 1900's and all in About UNC - UNC comprising 5 PesosPick S163r1 serial number 82212 featuring a Lion at upper centre on obverse and ornate design and value at left and right on reverse. 10 PesosPick S164r serial number 63055 featuring the American & Canadian Horseshoe Falls Niagara on obverse and ornate design Woman's bust at centre on reverse. 10 Pesos Pick S174r Series C number 34866 featuring a Steam passenger train on obverse and Banco de Costa Rica building, San Jose on reverse. 20 Pesos Pick S179r Series C number 08337 featuring the Juan Santamaria monument on obverse and Banco de Costa Rica building, San Jose on reverse. All very colourful and eye-appealing notes, a desirable group. Almost all printed by the American Banknote Company with the exception of the 20 Pesos printed by Waterlow & Sons
Thailand Government World War II Japanese intervention 5 BahtPick 46a ND 1945 variety with constitution vessel in panel at right on reverse serial number K/90 987755 signature Leng Srisomwongse, VF or slightly better and a Rare note in comparison with its earlier variety rarely seen and offered with only 3 examples currently recorded by the PMG population report. The obverse in green featuring King Rama VIII Ananda Mahidol full face portrait at right and Marble temple at left. The reverse in purple displaying Walled temple and pagoda complex on river bank (Royal Palace). Printed by Mitsui Trading Company and watermarked Constitution on tray on pedestal.
Falkland Islands Government 50 PencePick 10b dated 20th February 1974 serial number D64933 signature Harold Theodore Rowlands OBE CBE, about UNC and a very desirable and always collectible note. The banknote in brown on grey underprint and features a crowned portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II facing left on obverse and the reverse displaying an exquisitely designed brown guilloche panel. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin and watermarked with lozenge quadrilateral shaped pattern across the paper. Harold T. Rowlands entered Government in 1948 and was appointed Secretary and Commissioner for taxation in 1972.
Zambia (32) mostly UNC includes a few VF-GVF and EF examples and a variety of signature types and denomination sets from various issues as the ND 1980-1988 Issues (16) comprising 5 Kwacha Pick 25c signature D. A. R. Phiri (2), 10 Kwacha Pick 26e signature Dr. L. S. Chivuno, 20 Kwacha (6) including Pick 27d signature D.A.R Phiri and 27e Dr. L. S. Chivuno (5) and 50 Kwacha Pick 28a signature Dr. L. S. Chivuno (8). ND 1989-1991 Issues (11) including 10 Kwacha Pick 31b signature Bussiere, 20 Kwacha Pick 32b signature Bussiere, 50 Kwacha Pick 33a signature Nkhoma (2), 100 Kwacha Pick 34 signature Bussiere (3) and the highest denomination for this issue 500 Kwacha Pick 35 signature Bussiere (4). 1992-2011 All Large Zeroes in Value Issues (2) including 500 Kwacha Pick 39a 1992 signature Mulaisho and 1000 Kwacha Pick 40a 1992 signature Mwanza. Also 2003-2012 Canadian Bank Note Company Polymer Issues (2) both signature K. Fundanga including the 500 Kwacha Pick 43c 2004 and 1000 Kwacha Pick 44b 2003 second print with the serial numbers not wearing off. The earlier examples mostly TDRL print. An interesting and diverse group
Fortune in the Year of the Horse a 12-coin set of World issues depicting each of the animals for each ChineseLunar Year, these A/UNC to UNC and lustrous, mounted in a bookform case with only one side visible, along with a set of large Commemorative Chinese stamps (6), UNC in the accompanying book. China Cash coins (20) bronze cast issues stuck in a presentation book, in mixed grades
Medals (6) with 4 in silver Kings Hussars XIV 32mm diameter in silver, loop mounted at the top, Prize medal 32mm diameter in silver, Northern Group Inter Unit Team Boxing 1937 Runner-Up, India Prize Medals (2) Lahore District 1938 Assault-At-Arms (2) one with loop mounting at the top. VF to EF. Household Division 39mm diameter in base metal with ribbon, two clasps, 1979 and Benham Trophy Ind, EF, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment Inter Company prize medal, uninscribed, Reverse: HINDOOSTAN on inner circle, crowned, with elephant within, 35mm diameter in base metal NEF loop mounted at the top, along with additional ribbons (11) of varying colours and types, as new condition
Five Guineas 1729 EIC S.3664 in an NGC holder and graded AU50 an impressive and pleasing piece with touches of red toning on the shield, and a good collectable example of the popular East India Company type
Order of the Dogwood - Province of British Columbia, Canada awarded to The Rt.Hon. Sir Robert Bellinger, Lord Mayor of London 1966. 55mm diameter, 101.37 grammes of 10 carat gold, along with 18mm 10 Carat gold miniature. Obverse: The image of the Dogwood flower, Reverse: Provincial Coat of Arms. UNC, inscribed to the recipient in a presentation box, and accompanied by a 10 carat gold miniature similar in design. The predecessor to the Order of the Dogwood, called the Dogwood medallion was created by the provincial government in 1958 to mark the Centennial of the establishment of the Colony of British Columbia. In turn, the Order of the Dogwood was created by Order in Council during a provincial cabinet meeting held at Fort Langley on November 19th 1966 to mark the centennial of the union of the Colony of British Columbia with the Colony of Vancouver Island. At the conclusion of the meeting Lieutenant Governor George Pearkes (who was a future recipient of the honour) gave consent to the creation of the honour, then presented at the Douglas Day dinner that followed. The honour was then presented to the first 5 recipients:- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Viscount Amory (Governor of the Hudson Bay Company), Sir Robert Bellinger, Clarence Wallace, and Frank Mackenzie Ross. Mackenzie and Ross were present for the ceremony. The Order of the Dogwood was the highest provincial honour until 1989, when it was replaced by the Order of British Columbia. Other recipients of the award include Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Princess Royal (Princess Anne), and Princess Alexandra. The last recipient was Terry Fox (Canadian Athlete, humanitarian and cancer research activist) in 1980. Only 13 people have been awarded the Order of the Dogwood, and as the award was replaced in 1989 by the Order of British Columbia, there will be no future recipients. Sir Robert was a controversial London Mayor in 1966-1967 and was a stalwart of the Nation Savings movement. His time as Mayor from 1966-1967 coincided with the Harold Wilson Government which was eager to blame the City for the nation's economic woes. Rather than confine himself to ceremonial duties, Bellinger responded firmly on the City's behalf emphasising it's contributions through invisible earnings. He protested again when the Labour Government in October 1974 decided to abolish the 10 Pence savings stamp. Although the stamps paid no interest and was costly to administer it attracted £120 million a year from schoolchildren, housewives and factory workers. Bellinger hailed it as 'the grass roots of savings activity in this country'. He was appointed one of Her Majesty's lieutenants for the City in 1976, was also a trustee for St. Paul's cathedral and Chairman of the City of London's Freemans school. Bellinger had previously been knighted in 1964 and appointed GBE in 1967 He was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod (a role akin to treasurer) of the Order of the British Empire, and also held decorations from Belgium, Greece, Cameroon and Denmark. In his later years, Sir Robert became a director of Arsenal Football Club and was elected life president of the club in 1997. He died in July 2002. A rare opportunity to purchase an award only offered to 13 individuals including many Royal recipients. See also the impressive group of medals also awarded to Sir Robert Bellinger
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9b dated 1st January 1930 and date in black serial number N/95 05596 signed Luis Shelley For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on obverse and reverse. A presentable and attractive about VF - VF and an Outstandingly Rare note especially in higher grades and always 'hunted' down by most serious collectors. For a similar earlier dated and date in red issue see previous lot
Bank of EnglandLowther 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (28) all in very high grades mostly UNC and some in consecutively numbered sets comprising 5 Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B393 issues 2002 (8) serial numbers HA52 712201 through HA52 712208. 10 Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB388 "THE COMPANY" issued 2000 (17) including a consecutive set of 4 serial numbers AC26 313048 through AC26 313051 along with prefixes AA11, AA15, AA23, AA25, AA28, AA29, AA30, AA39, AA54(2), AA66, AA67 and AB33. 20 Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issued 1999 (3) a consecutive set serial numbers AJ04 314055 - AJ04 314057.
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9a dated 1st January 1925 and date in red serial number J/65 22035 signed Pountney For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on obverse and reverse. A presentable and attractive VF and an Outstandingly Rare note especially in higher grades and always 'hunted' down by most serious collectors. For a similar later dated and date in black issue see next lot
Ten Shillings Bradbury T13.2 Waterlow Red Six Digit serial type 2 small number "1" accompanying letter prefix issue 1915 serial number X1/33 024280. An attractive VF with printing still retaining its high level of detail and a Scarce note
Ten Pounds Lowther QE2 & Charles DarwinB390 "AND COMPANY" issued 2000 (23) all of the same first production run series AJ with different prefixes including a very FIRST production run AJ01 626792 along with prefixes AJ02, AJ03, AJ07 (2) , AJ08, AJ11, AJ13, AJ16, AJ17, AJ22, AJ23 (2), AJ26, AJ29, AJ31 (2), AJ32, AJ34 (2), AJ36, AJ37 and AJ76. All in very high grades EF/GEF - UNC
USAConfederate & Obsolete Currency (9) in mostly higher grades average VF-GVF to EF-GEF comprising Confederate Richmond issues including a Rare 100 DollarsPick 45 (Criswell T41) dated 1st December 1862 number 78552 plate Z uniface and stamped on reverse "Issued at Montgomy/ ALA / 10th Jan 1863 / T. Sanford / Depositary" along with 17th February 1864 issues 5 DollarsPick 67 (Criswell T69-559) plate B series 2 number 3580, 10 DollarsPick 68 (Criswell T69-547) plate A series 5 number 92422 along with a 6th April 1863 issue 20 DollarsPick 61b (Criswell T67-517) plate D series 2 number 8328 cut-cancelled and red stamp July, 1863. Obsolete Currency (5) issues include a Western & Atlantic Railroad 50 Cents Atlanta, Ga. dated 1st July 1862 perforated "PAID". Macon & Brunswick Railroad Company Macon, GA. 1 Dollar dated 1st February 1867 number 31458 punchole cancelled. Bank of Windsor Vermont3 Dollars number 159 circa early 1800's both signatures Emerson with different first names. State of Louisiana 5 Dollars "Baby bond" circa 1870's date unfilled number 747 number 108427 with 5 Coupons for 7 and 1/2 Cents numbered 7 through 11. The Canal Bank New Orleans 20 Dollars Unissued Remainder Plate D circa 1800's reverse in red and obverse 3 Allegorical women at top, steam ship at bottom left and Allegorical woman at right with Bald Eagle above. An attractive group
GB and World Tokens (31) South Africa Halfpenny 1861 Whyte & Co. Obverse: TEA MERCHANTS ANDS GROCERS. CAPE TOWN with WHYTE & CO in centre, Reverse: Figure of Hope seated with anchor behind to right, 1861 in exergue, VF. New Zealand Penny undated Obverse: Standing Female with arm on shield, Palm Tree behind NEW ZEALAND, Reverse bust of Maori warrior 3/4 right ADVANCE NEW ZEALAND KM#Tn49 VF, Ireland Penny 1818 Obverse Bust of George III, LUKE XX.CHAP.XXV.VER, Reverse Harp VG. Halfpennies18th Century (18) Kent - Lamberhurst 1794 DH32 Fine, Rare. Yorkshire - Leeds 1791 Paley's Bishop Blaze standing DH43 EF with traces of lustre. Warwickshire (2) - Birmingham 1793 DH50 Obv: Figure of Boy/Rev: Shield, VF. Birmingham Mining and Copper Company 1792 DH85 NVF. Hampshire - Emsworth 1793 Obv: Ship sailing/Reverse: Seated female DH9 Fine. Shropshire - Shrewsbury 1793 Obverse: Shield/Reverse: Woolpack DH19 NVF, Lancashire - Rochdale 1791 Obv: Man in loom weaving Reverse: Hanging Fleece, Edge Payable at the Warehouse of John Kershaw DH140. Plymouth - Devon 1796 Obverse: A female spinning/Reverse: A man in a loom weaving, DH6 VF. Middlesex - Salter's The Cheapest Hat Warehouse in the World undated DH473 GEF with traces of lustre. Middlesex - Lackington's 1795 milled edge, DH357a VF. Middlesex Lackington's 1794 Edge Payable at the Temple of the Muses DH353 NEF/GVF. Norfolk - Norwich undated Obverse: Bottle/Reverse: Hope standing, Plain edge DH23b NEF. Middlesex Political and Social Series 1793 Newton DH1033 NVF/GF. Hampshire - Emsworth 1794 Earl Howe, plain edge not in collar DH14a GVF/VF. Somerset - Bath 1794 F.Heath DH39 NVF. Warwickshire - John Wilkinson Iron Master 1792 with plain edge DH451h, GVF. Warwickshire - Birmingham undated Dr.Samuel Johnson DH71 VF. Dublin undated John of Gaunt, Plain edge DH231a VF. Pennies 19th Century (3) Staffordshire Penny 1811 TO FACILITATE TRADE Davis 21 EF, 1811 Bristol and South Wales Fine with poor surfaces, 1812 Birmingham and South Wales About Fine, Borough of Gateshead 1849 Boundary Token 32mm diameter in bronze George Hawks, NEF, and Masonic Tokens in bronze, Halfpenny sized (4) along with Halfpenny 1699 Date in Exergue Peck 687 NVF/GF and Gibraltar Two Quarts 1842 Fair, Mother of Pearl Decorative counters , oval shaped (2) EF
IrelandHalfpennies (13) Charles II to George IV includes 1686 Fine and 1805 NEF with small spots, Farthings 1806 (2) GEF and VF, Halfcrown to Farthings Free state coinage in base metal (73) in mixed grades and a Halfpenny Token 1879 Non-Local London & Newcastle Tea Company NVF
Canada Bank 100 DollarsPick 64c dated Ottawa 2nd January 1937 serial number B/J 4869230 signatures Coyne & Towers. A Canadian Banknote Company Limited printing in black on brown underprint featuring portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald at centre on obverse. The reverse featuring allegorical figures. Very scarce higher denomination note sought after by many. Fresh and crisp GVF
World (14) a varied group, includes some more unusual and scarcer items: Colombia - Cartagena Siege Coinage Half Real 1812 KM#D2 Good Fine with date full and bold, France 30 Sols 1820 Aniche Mining Company Token, Reverse: MD 1820 within wreath (Maz.779) GVF and very scarce, Lithuania Six Groszy 1652 Johann Casimir KM#44 VF/GF, a rare one-year type, South AfricaFlorin 1928 VF/GVF, Guatemala Quarter Quetzal 1926 KM#243.1 GVF, Ecuador Decimo 1902 LIMA with JF on reverse KM#50.3 UNC and lustrous, TunisiaOne Franc AH1335 (1916)A Muhammad Al-Nasir KM#238 UNC or near so and lustrous, New GuineaShilling 1935 KM#5 EF, Cyprus Nine Piastres 1901 KM#6 Bold Fine, Ireland Shilling 1930 S.6627 GVF, Greenland25 Ore 1926 (h) HCM GJ with central hole KM#6 Good Fine, Finland One Markka 1874S KM#3.2 Fine, Spain Real 1733 VG, Portugal 60 Reis undated (1683) KM#139 GVF
Canada Bank 50 DollarsPick 63c dated Ottawa 2nd January 1937 serial number B/H 4822069 signatures Coyne & Rasminsky. A Canadian Banknote Company Limited printing in black on orange underprint featuring portrait of King George VI at centre on obverse. The reverse featuring allegorical figure. Very scarce higher denomination note sought after by many. Presentable and relatively crisp VF or near so
St. Helena Government 1 Pounds Pick 9a ND (1981) correct "ANGLIAE" spelling in motto (10) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers A/1 337552 through A/1 337561. Each note in deep olive-green on pale orange and ochre underprint with the obverse displaying a portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right and ships and the island at upper centre left. The reverse with an elaborate panel displaying the BritishEast India Company Coat of Arms at left and a sailing ship at right. All attractive and always keenly desired and all in fresh and crisp UNC
World (14) an exceptionally attractive amalgamation of notes in mostly higher grades VF - GVF to UNC. Comprising scarce issues such as the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 DollarsPick 180a dated 14th December 1957 and bearing the serial number J/H 388886, and the note in brown on multicolour and an always attractive Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. design watermarked with a helmeted warrior and value underneath. AustraliaReserve Bank 10 Shillings Pick 33a ND 1961-1965 serial number AH/16 178691 signatures Coombs & Wilson, the note in black on multicolour and features a portrait of the English navigator and cartographer Matthew Flinders on obverse and the parliament building on reverse. Bermuda Government 5 ShillingsPick 18b dated 1st May 1957 and LAST series Z/1 377077 and another attractive Bradbury & Wilkinson print in brown on multicolour featuring a young portrait of H.M. the Queen with an illustration of the steamship SS Monarch of Bermuda in Hamilton harbour. Straits Settlements 1 Dollar Pick 16b dated 1st January 1935 signature Rex Curall and serial number L/5 1700 and a BWC print in blue on multicolour featuring a portrait of King George V on obverse and a tiger on reverse. Russia 200 Rubley Pick S423 High Command of The Armed Forces in South Russia 1919 series AB-021. Portugal 100 EscudosPick 179d dated 3rd December 1987 (4) and a consecutively numbered set BJB 019557 - BJB 019560. Dominican Republic a desirable denomination set (4) comprising TDLR print 10 PesosPick 119c series of 1987 along with 1988 series 20 Pick 120c and US banknote Company print 50 PesosPick 127 and 100 PesosPick 128. Belize Monerthary Authority 1 Dollar Pick 38a dated 1st June 1980 serial number A/5 079418 in green on multicolour featuring a portrait of H.M. the Queen and an unwreathed Coat of Arms. ChinaBank of Communications5 YuanPick 117n dated 1st October 1914 serial number SB489209N and Shanghai overprint.
Ten Shillings BradburyT12.2 De La Rue Red five digit serial and type 2 with number "1" accompanying prefix letter issue 1915 serial number K1/80 33328. Presentable VF or near so and Scarce
Malaya and British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency 1 Dollars Pick 8A dated 1st March 1959 (3) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers B/65 986866 - B/65 986868. Each note in blue on multicolour underprint with the obverse displaying a sailing boat at left. The reverse with men beaching boat out of water and the Coat of Arms of the 5 states along upper centre left through centre right. Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited printing imprinted in small script at lower centre obverse and lower right on reverse, and watermarked with a Tiger's head. Original fresh and crisp EF and Scarce
Suriname Central Bank & Government modern issues circa 1980's and 1990's (389) in 4 consecutively numbered bundles. Comprising Government 2 and 1/2 GuldenPick 119 L. 08.04.1960 / 01.11.1985 signature title 'Minister van Financiën en Planning' in 3 bundles prefixes H/4 and V/4. Each note in red-brown, light blue and multicolour featuring a blue-grey Tanager bird (Thraupis episcopus) on obverse and a green Iguana and Afobaka dam, Brokopondo District. Along with a bundle of Central Bank 5 Guldens Pick 136b dated 1st December 1996 serial numbers AH202601 through AH202700, and each note deep blue and green on multicolour underprint with log trucks at upper left and the Central Bank building at centre on obverse and Toucan bird (Ramphastidae) and logging scene on reverse, printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company limited and watermarked Toucan. Almost if not all notes in original fresh and crisp UNC
Malaya Board of Commissioners of Currency King George VI portrait issues dated 1st July 1941 signature Hyman Weisberg (3) comprising 20 CentsPick 9a Jawi script second line at lower left with 2 dots underneath and the note in brown on orange and green underprint. 50 CentsPick 10a Jawi script at lower left first line with 1 dot above, serial number A/18 166344 and the note in violet on orange and blue underprint. These printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin. Along with a 1 DollarPick 11 serial number D/56 066344 and the note in blue on orange and multicolour underprint, watermarked with a lion's head and printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin. All the notes feature the Straits Settlements Coat of Arms at upper centre and Coat of Arms of the member states on the reverses. All high grade GEF - about UNC
Guatemala 1 QuetzalPick 73c dated 22nd January 1992 (200) in 2 bundles of 100 consecutively numbered notes with same series prefix and suffix B - F, fairly closely numbered and with near matching serial numbers with only the 4th digit different. Serial numbers B4281401F through B4281500F and B4285401F through B4285500F respectively. Each note in green on multicoloured underprint with obverse displaying the nearly threatened Quetzal bird (Pharomachrus mocinno) important in Mesoamerican mythology at upper left and General J. M. Oreliana at right, a political and military leader in early 1900's during which time the Quetzal was established as the currency of Guatemala. The reverse featuring the Banco de Guatemala building with Plate of Leyden at left Ara del Tikal seal at right. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company without watermark. All notes in fresh and crisp UNC as if just came out of printing
Guatemala50 Centavos de Quetzals (1/2 Quetzals) FIRST & LAST year issues for this type (180) in 2 bundles with same prefix and suffix letters A - C and most matching the last 3 digits of the serial numbers. The first bundle of a 100 notes Pick 72a first date for this type 4th January 1989 in a fully consecutive run serial numbers A1376801C through A1376900C. The second bundle of 80 notes Pick 72b last date for this type 14th February 1992 in a near consecutive run A8419801C - A8419900C missing only a small range A8419879C - A8419898C. Each note in brown on multicoloured underprint featuring at upper left - nearly threatened Quetzal bird (Pharomachrus mocinno) important in various types of Mesoamerican mythology and also an illustration of Tecun Uman at right, one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people believed slain by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in the battle against the Spanish approach to Quetzaltenango in 1524. The reverse displaying the Mayan Tikal I Temple. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company and without a watermark. Most if not all in fresh and crisp UNC conditions as if just printed with only 1 of the bundles utmost top few notes with very minor wear perhaps from storage mentioned for accuracy
Gibraltar Government One Pound (2) comprising Pick 20b dated 15th September 1979 serial number K284995 signed R. J. Wallace CMG, OBE titled Financial And Development Secretary and the second being Pick 20d dated 21st October 1986 serial number L405956 signed B Traynor titled Financial And Development Secretary. Both notes in red and brown on multicoloured underprint and feature young H.M. Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara portrait and Gibraltar's Coat of Arms with the inscription "Montis Insignia Calpe" ("Badges of the Rock of Gibraltar") at centre and a sea view of Gibraltar at upper left on obverse and the reverse showing The Covenant of Gibraltar also known by its old name Convent of Franciscan Friars and has been the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar since 1728, but was originally built in 1531 and heavily rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its dining room is known to have the most extensive display of heraldry in the Commonwealth of Nations. Both notes printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited and watermarked with a bust of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. Both UNC
IndiaReserve Bank10 Rupees King George VI portrait in profile Pick 19a ND 1937 issues bearing the signature Taylor (2) including a very first prefix serial number A/55 395914 with 2 hand stamps on reverse one of which from the Imperial Tobacco Company of India along with B/35 039239. Both notes in blue-violet and olive featuring a portrait of King George VI in profile at right and a banana palm tree and sea side scene in the underprint on obverse. The reverse mainly in blue depicting the Reserve Bank of India Coat of Arms at centre - Palm tree and the endangered Bengal tiger, surrounded by elephant riders/trainers also known as Mahout riding elephants. The first good Fine - about VF, the second VF. Both with the usual Pinholes/Spindle hole, very Scarce first date earlier issues and rarely seen
Bank of England (11) in various grades VF/GVF - about UNC comprising 1 Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton (3) comprising a B337 issue 1978 serial number D69 007355 along with a consecutively numbered pair B339 issues 1978 (2) serial numbers 73D 288967 & 73D 288968. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W reverse issues 1981 (5) including serial number BT78 515428 together with a consecutively numbered set of 4 notes serial numbers DN09 968640 - DN09 968642. Along with Lowther issues (3) comprising 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Charles DarwinB390 "AND COMPANY" issues 2000 (2) serial numbers AJ67 861331 and BB37 352394 together with a 20 Pounds B386 issued 1999 serial number AC76 591664.
St. Helena 10 Pounds Pick 8a ND 1979 a lower serial number P/1 000544. The note in pale red on multicolour underprint featuring Jamestown view of the port from sea with sailing ships and a portrait of H.M. the Queen. The reverse with an elaborate red panel featuring the BritishEast India Company Coat of Arms at centre. Fresh, crisp and very attractive UNC rarely seen in these higher grades and sure to do a quality addition to any collection
Falkland Islands Government 50 PencePick 10b dated 20th February 1974 serial number D48235 and bearing the signature of Harold Theodore Rowlands OBE CBE titled Commissioner of Currency who entered Government in 1948 and was appointed Secretary and Commissioner for taxation in 1972. The banknote in brown on grey underprint and features a crowned portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II facing left on obverse and the reverse displaying an exquisitely designed brown guilloche panel. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin and watermarked with lozenge quadrilateral shaped pattern across the paper. About UNC
East Caribbean Currency Authority 20 DollarsPick 15d ND 1965 issue serial number A3 802672. The note in purple on multicoloured underprint and displaying a portrait of young H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right, sea turtles (Chelonioidea) at centre left and right and Map at left. The reverse displaying a very eye catching Coastal scene. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited imprinted on lower reverse and watermarked with Queen Elizabeth II profile bust. An attractive and presentable VF and Scarce
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9b dated 1st January 1930 and date in black serial number N/59 94067 signed Luis Shelley For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on obverse and reverse. In a PMG holder and graded Choice VF 35 NET, Repaired
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9a dated 1st January 1925 and date in red serial number J/39 18341 signed Pountney For the Currency Commissioners and the note in red on grey-violet underprint featuring the Royal Coat of Arms at upper centre, Palm trees and beach at lower left and stilt houses and palm trees at right on obverse and a shoreline scene at centre on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on obverse and reverse. In a PMG holder and graded VF 30
Hong Kong The Chartered Bank5 DollarsPick 68c ND 1962-1970 serial number S/F 4332524 and the note in black and green on multi-coloured underprint featuring the bank's Coat of Arms at lower left on obverse and Chinesejunk and sampan at centre on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited inscribed in small script at lower margins on obverse and reverse. Watermarked Helmeted Warrior. EF - GEF
The East India CompanyOne Pound/Mohur 2010 struck in 22 carat gold, the reverse with a modern version of the India Gold Mohur design of 1841, 11.73 grammes, Proof nFDC in the East India Company box of issue with scroll-type certificate and booklet
First World War (2) Military Medal - For Bravery in the Field, to 302597 Cpl. James Houston 1/5th Battalion (City of London) London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) EF and Victory Medal to 4367 Cpl J.Houston EF, comes with internet research, showing 'Missing in action 28th March 1918'. The research shows the citation for James who was awarded the Military Medal on 16/8/1917 for Polygon Wood, after he took charge of his platoon after the platoon commander was killed. On 28th March the enemy attacked 'C' Company with an intense bombardment and the Battalion strength was reduced from 23 officers and 564 o/ranks, to 8 officers and 60 o/ranks. He is listed at the Commonwealth War Grave at Arras Memorial, France. Also World War II War Medal and Defence medal pair EF in a box with label Capt. W.E.P Tuddenham, and an assortment of cap badges, badges, a small hinged box containing two Edwardian stamps, a compass a sextant, a Military button and a worn Victorian Halfpenny. Also First Day Covers (19) and a quantity of mainly used GB and World stamps Decimal and Pre-Decimal denominations
Canada The Bank of Nova Scotia10 DollarsPick S623f dated Halifax, N.S. 2nd January 1929 series D number 1715512 in black on ochre and blue underprint featuring miners scene at lower left, Coat of Arms with unicorn and Native American at centre and Sailing ship at lower right. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited inscribed in small script at bottom centre on obverse and reverse. About VF
Promoter's Collection Westminster, London Mint Office and Jubilee Mint a wide range of base metal issues include some Royal Mint strikes such as Beatrix Potter 50p in new packaging, a collection of GB Florins from circulation in a cabinet some pre 47, some stamp sets and First Day Covers and Change Checker's Silver Banknote Collection. Along with a set of Eddie Stobart silver plated pocket watches (26), a scrabble game and accompanying word book, Thunderbirds wall clock and more (large lot in several boxes)
Bank of England (43) comprising 20 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AA17 659328. 10 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Charles Darwin (2) including B388 "The Company" issue 2000 serial number AA15 826613 and B390cs Column Sort "And Company" issue 2000 serial number EL11 548347. 5 Pounds (40) comprising Kentfield QE2 & George StephensonB364 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1993 (16) prefixes CE65, CJ04, DA21, DA59, DA61 a near consecutive set (8), DA77 (4) . Lowther (13) including B393 Full Halo issues 2002 (3) prefixes JA12, JA17 and JA63, B395 Cut Hallow issues 2002 (4) prefixes HH05, HH23 and HE72 (2), QE2 and George StephensonB380 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1999 (6) prefixes EB54, ED68 (2), EE61, EE62 and EE70. Bailey QE2 and Elizabeth Fry (11) including B398cs Column Sort Turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 serial number EL01 815915 and B398 turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 (10) prefixes JB51, JC29, JH17, JH19 (2), JH20, JH75 (4). Mostly About UNC - UNC, few with tellers creases
Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds Pick 350a (Callaway-Murphy RB89, BY SC882a) Lord Ilay FIRST ISSUE FIRST PREFIX serial number A/1 145193 dated 25th March 1987 signed Robert M Maiden titled Managing Director. The note in red on multicolour underprint featuring Lord Ilay at right and Coat of Arms at lower centre on obverse and an illustration of Balmoral castle on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited not inscribed on the note and watermarked Lord Ilay. GVF - EF and very Rare
Seychelles (2) comprising H. M. Queen Elizabeth II portrait issues dated 1st August 1954 including 5 RupeesPick 11a serial number A/6 37175 in lilac and green GVF and 10 RupeesPick 12a serial number A/2 69936 in green and red VF. Both Scarce and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin
World (28) mostly about UNC - UNC including a Provincial issue The Bradford Banking Company 5 Pounds Cut-cancelled with bottom third of note cut away (Outing 247c) number D9737. Scotland (22) comprising Clydesdale Bank Limited (10) including 1 Pounds Pick 204c, Pick 211b (2) and Pick 211d. 5 Pounds Pick 218a. 10 Pounds (4) including Pick 219a, Pick 226a very FIRST series for type A/AA 494680 along with a consecutive trio Pick 226f series CG/5 824028 - CG/5 824030. Bank of Scotland (12) including 5 Pounds (4) Pick 112f, Pick 116b, Pick 119a and Pick 119c. 10 Pounds (8) including Pick 113b, Pick 113c (2), Pick 113d, Pick 117a (2), Pick 120a and Pick 125b. Jersey World War II German Occupation 6 PencePick 1a (BY JE1) serial number JN 580645, trimmed. Charles Darwin Commemorative Coin & Banknote Cover Limited Edition of 500 including a 10 Pounds LowtherB390 FIRST RUN series AA01 999642 along with a Sierra Leone Charles Darwin Commemorative Copper-nickel 1 Dollar Coin 1999. Australia Banknote Vignette The unissued Five Shilling Note of 1946 1989 UNC as issued serial 4635/20000. Museum on the Mound limited edition presentation folder of British Linen Company 1 Guinea 1819 modern pull pencilled 69/100. Cumberland & Carlisle Bank £5 contemporary pull printed on card dated 180x, a Thomas Berwick engraving, (Outing 435a for type)
Guernsey/Jersey/AlderneyFive Pounds 2006 The Victoria Cross 150th Anniversary an 18-coin set in Silver, each coin depicting a famous recipient of the Victoria Cross on the reverse nFDC to FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in the box of issue with certificates, with accompanying book 'The Victoria Cross' by Peter Duckers
Straits Settlements 1 DollarPick 9a dated 1st September 1927 serial number M/32 96337. The note in red on grey-violet underprint Palm trees and beach scene at left and huts and boat at right on obverse and people on Palm tree beach on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London. Fine and a very rare note from the reign of King George V
Pennies19th Century (9) Warwickshire (3) 1812 Birmingham and South Wales Withers 180 VF, Birmingham Union Copper Company 1812 Withers 348 VF with a few small spots, 1813 Birmingham Workhouse Withers 402 NEF with traces of lustre, Yorkshire (3) 1812 Hull Lead Works Withers 760 VF, Sheffield 1813 Overseers of the Poor, Withers 1005 VF, Sheffield 1813 Phoenix Ironworks Withers 1040 VF, Nottinghamshire (2) 1812 J.M.Fellows and Co. Withers 940 VF, 1813 J.M.Fellows and Co. Withers 950 VF/GVF lacquered, Essex 1812 British Copper Company - Rolling Mills at Walthamstow Withers 568 Good Fine, Rare
IrelandUlster Banking Company 1 Pound dated Belfast 1st July 1852 with a fairly low serial number A385 printed by Skipper & East as Pick 366 (PMI UB21 for type). Farm scene and sailing ships at upper centre, branches listed in panels at left and right and manuscript signature at lower right. Fair - about Good and very rare early date issue
JerseyTreasury of the States ERROR 1 PoundPick 8c (similar to BY JE11a) serial number B 098701 MISSING signature destined to be F.N. Padgham with the tile Treasurer of the States. The note in green on a multi-coloured underprint featuring a young portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and the reverse illustrating the view of Mont Orgueil Castle ('Mount Pride' or 'Haughty Mount') also known as Gorey Castle by English speakers which construction was undertaken following the division of Duchy of Normandy in 1204 and it was first mentioned in 1212. The castle was the primary defence of Jersey until the development of gunpowder which then rendered the castle ultimately indefensible from Mont Saint Nicholas, the adjacent hill which overlooks the castle. Printed by Thomas de La Rue & Company, London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on reverse and watermarked with a Cow's head. VF - GVF, a Scarce and interesting error
Jersey The States of Jersey 10 Pounds ND (1963) Pick 10a (BY JE31) signature J. Clennet titled Treasurer of the States serial number A349428. The note in purple on multicolour underprint featuring the State's Coat of Arms at lower centre and a portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and an illustration of St. Ouen's Manor on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited inscribed with small script at lower margin on reverse and watermarked Jersey Cow's Head. About UNC - UNC
World (387) a mixed lot of notes, Specimen Travellers Cheques, Cheques and Postal orders, Confederate States Contemporary Copies also known as Bubble Gum notes and promotional leaflets from various European countries regarding the introduction of the Euro. Some notes include China 1 Jiao Pick 881 (100), Egypt 50 PiastresPick 62 (100), Japanese Occupation Currency (50) including Malaya 1 Dollar Pick M5c (20) and Philippines10 PesosPick 111 (30). Germany & Austria (55) including Notgeld & Regional notes and many inflation issues. Specimen Travellers Cheques in presentation folders including Australian Thomas Cook & Son Limited, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Fuji Bank, Banque Nationale De Paris, Amro Bank, Amsterdam - Rotterdam Bank N.V. Also includes Yesterdays Money presentation pack displaying Boy's own paper accompanied by a Sixpence 1958 coin also a Money of the World presentation folder including a Peru100 Intis note along with a Silver 1969 D Kennedy Half Dollar.
China (56) a high grade group including Bank of Communication 10 YuanPick 118q dated 1st October 1914 place of issue Shanghai (2). Bank of China (28) comprising 5 Yuans (7) including Pick 80 dated 1937 (5) and Pick 84 dated 1940 (2), 10 Yuans (21) including Pick 81 dated 1937 (20) along with Pick 85b dated 1940. The Central Bank of China (26) comprising Post World War II 20 Customs Gold Units Pick 328 dated Shanghai 1930 (2) and 2000 Customs Gold UnitsPick 340 along with 1 Yuan Pick 212a dated 1936 printer Thomas De la Rue & Co., 5 Yuans all dated 1936 but different printers (10) including Pick 217a printer Waterlow & Sons (5) and Pick 213a printer Thomas De la Rue & Co. (5), 10 Yuans (10) including Pick 197g dated 1928 printer American Banknote Company, Pick 214c dated 1936 printer Thomas De la Rue & Co., Waterlow & Sons (8) including Pick 218a (3), Pick 218b & Pick 218d (4) and 100 Yuans Pick 243a (2)
New ZealandReserve Bank 1940s Captain James Cook portrait issues (3) comprising 10 Shillings Pick 158d signature Fleming with security thread serial number 9S 499273 brown on multicolour Kiwi bird at left and Treaty of Waitangi signing at centre on reverse UNC. 1 PoundPick 159b signature Wilson serial number O17 950248 purple on multicolour featuring Sailing ship on reverse VF. 5 PoundsPick 160b signature Wilson serial number 6/W 354861 blue on multicolour featuring Lake Pukaki with boat and Mount Cook on reverse, EF, Minor Staining. All printed by Thomas de La Rue & Company Limited London and watermarked Maori Chieftain. Scarce
East Caribbean StatesCentral Bank 1 Dollars Pick 17u ND (1985-1988) Anguilla not named on map on obverse upper right and black overprint U in circle at left for Anguilla (10) a consecutively numbered run serial numbers C605951V - C605960V. All in red on multi-coloured underprint featuring Windsurfer at left, Queen Elizabeth II at centre right on obverse and a picturesque scene of a coastline with rocks and Coconut Palm trees on reverse. All printed by Thomas de la Rue and Company Limited imprinted in small script at lower centre on reverse and watermarked with a bust of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. All UNC and bearing the signature of Sir Cecil Jacobs, the first Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Jamaica Government 5 Shillings Pick 37b dated 7th April 1955 serial number 71D40527 and the note in orange featuring Portrait of King George VI at left and the reverse multi-coloured featuring Jamaica's Coat of Arms at upper centre. About UNC - UNC. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London imprinted in small script at lower centre margin on obverse, watermarked Pineapple plant and a scarce King George VI post-mortem issue.
Singapore Board of Commissioners of Currency 50 DollarsPick 13b ND 1976 serial number B/39 044919 and the note in dark blue on multicolour underprint featuring a White-rumped shama at left, city skyline along bottom and Singapore's Coat of Arms at upper right on obverse and a School band on parade on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited imprinted in small script at lower centre right on reverse and watermarked Lion's head. GEF - About UNC
Russia NORTH CAUCASUS - VLADIKAVKAZ RAILROAD COMPANY 50 Rubles Pick S593 dated 1st September 1918 serial number A 13353 black on light blue, buff and light green underprint featuring winged gear at lower left and steam locomotive below a partly robed woman at lower right on obverse and Network of the East Caucasian Railroad Company on reverse. Exceptionally Scarce issue about UNC - UNC
Scotland & England (7) mostly about UNC - UNC comprising Scotland (5) including The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 1 PoundPick S331a (BY SC404c, PMS CO61c) dated 1st June 1931 serial number 23E 564588. Clydesdale Bank Plc 20 PoundsPick 229H (BY SC360, PMS CL61) dated 24th June 2006 signature Thorburn very LOW number FIRST series for this type A/EJ 450313 given that series begin A/EJ 450001. The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (3) including 5 Pounds "Jack Nicklaus Retirement from Golf" Commemorative Issues Pick 365 (BY SC847, PMS RB101) both dated 14th July 2005 (2) serial numbers JWN 0611412 & JWN 1563512. 10 PoundsPick 353a (BY SC853, PMS RB103a) dated 23rd March 1994 serial number C/44 204252. Along with Bank of EnglandLowther 10 Pounds (2) including First historical series Charles DickensB382 issue 1999 serial number KL09 758700 along with Second historical series Charles DarwinB388 "The Company" issue 2000 serial number AA57 724824.
Halfpennies18th Century (5) Gloucestershire 1795 Brimscombe Port, Plain sails DH59 GF/NVF. Warwickshire (2) Birmingham 1792 John Howard/HH cypher, H.Hickman edge DH145 NVF/VF with a small spot on the reverse. Birmingham 1792 Mining and Copper Company, Female seated on rock/Stork and Cornucopia DH88 EF. Birmingham 1792 Donald and Co. DH123 Bees and Beehive VF. Sussex - Chichester 1794 John Howard DH19 GVF/NEF
Jordan The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 500 Fils Pick 5Ac L. 1949 serial number B/D 694855. The note in lilac featuring a Landscape view with irrigation system on obverse and a herd of cows and Cowherder in a field on reverse. Printed by Thomas de La Rue & Company. About VF - VF and Scarce
JerseyTreasury of the States 1963 young H.M. Queen Elizabeth II issues (2) comprising 10 Shillings Pick 7 (BY JE10) a LOW serial number A000455 signed F.N. Padgham titled Treasured of the States and the note in brown on multicolour underprint with Coat of Arms at lower centre and depicting an illustration of St. Ouen's Manor the traditional home of the Seigneur of St. Ouen, and the ancestral home of the De Carteret family and the earliest record of the house dates from 1135. Along with 1 PoundPick 8b (BY JE11b) serial number J764877 signed J. Clennett titled Treasured of the States and the note in green on multicolour underprint with Jersey's Coat of Arms at lower centre on obverse and the reverse illustrating the view of Mont Orgueil Castle ('Mount Pride' or 'Haughty Mount') also known as Gorey Castle by English speakers which construction was undertaken following the division of Duchy of Normandy in 1204 and it was first mentioned in 1212. The castle was the primary defence of Jersey until the development of gunpowder which then rendered the castle ultimately indefensible from Mont Saint Nicholas, the adjacent hill which overlooks the castle. Both notes about UNC, printed by Thomas de La Rue & Company, London inscribed in small script at lower centre margin on reverse and watermarked with a Cow's head.
SixpenceElizabeth I Milled issue 1567 Small Bust S.2599 mintmark Lis, Fine for wear, with countermark N in the obverse field and 4-lobed countermark on the reverse, Electrotype Halfgroat Elizabeth I 1920's British Museum (Obverse only) Grueber 523 with accompanying ticket
Russia (7) Troitz RailwayCompany £100 sterling 4 1/2% Bond Loan 1913, Kahetian Railway Company £100 sterling 4 1/2% Bond Loan 1912, Kokand Namagan Railway Company £20 sterling 4 1/2% Bond Loan 1910, Troitz Railway Company £20 sterling 4 1/2% Bond Loan 1910, Black Sea Kuban Railway Company £20 sterling 4 1/2% Bond Loan 1911, Black Sea Kuban Railway Company £100 sterling 4 1/2% Bond Loan 1911, Russia City of Kieff 22nd Loan 1914 ornate border, with City Arms at top, each with some or all coupons, mostly VF to GVF
Canada Bank of Canada 1 DollarPick 48e dated 2nd January 1937 signatures Coyne & Towers serial number B/N 9030672. The note in black on green underprint featuring Portrait King George VI at centre and the reverse in green featuring a seated Allegorical figure, Wheat at lower centre left and fruit basket at lower centre right on reverse. Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited imprinted in small script at lower centre margin both on obverse and reverse. About UNC - UNC
Share Certificates a wide ranging group (14), as follows:- United Airlines, Quaker State Oil Refining Company, New York Central Railroad Company, J.J.Newberry Co.,Paramount Pictures Corporation, Chas. Pfizer & Co. Inc., King's Department Stores Inc.Admiral Corporation, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Phillips Van Heusen Corporation, The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company, Woodward Iron Company, and E.J.Korvette Inc.1920s to 1970 issues VF to EF
Pre-DecimalHalfcrowns to Farthings, 20th Century base metal issues, Hudson Bay Company Medal, and a small group of World items, in mixed circulated grades (lot) total weight around 3 Kilos
BurmaProof Set 1949 (5 coins) KM#PS1 comprising 8 Pe, 4 Pe, 2 Pe, Pe, and 2 Pyas VIP Proofs/Proofs of record, nFDC with light toning, retaining much original lustre and brilliance, with a mintage of only 100 pieces, this set in the Royal Mint maroon box with the Chinze crest in gold on the lid and 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 extra notes on the back of this slip written by the original recipient. The set has been in the recipient's family for the entire 70 years since issue, only the second complete set to be offered for sale in recent times, the previous set lacking the accompanying paperwork realising £6200 hammer price in June 2016, also only two other incomplete sets have been offered, both lacking the 2 Pyas coin and also without the box
USA The Union Fire Insurance Company of London, merger with the Victoria Insurance Company of New York 1896, 38mm diameter, 26.45 grammes af 18 carat gold, Obverse: bust left, laureate, crowned and veiled, VICTORIA QUEEN AND EMPRESS, in the fields TO COMMEMORATE THE 60TH YEAR OF HER MAJESTY'S REIGN, Reverse: A shield with four clasped hands upon it flanked by the Union Jack and USA flags, the American eagle and arrows above, UNION OF LONDON 1714 AND VICTORIA OF NEW YORK 1836 by F.Bowcher, for Spink and Sons. A/UNC with light scratches on the edge where possibly once mounted, the surfaces showing no signs of mounting, Rare, we note a silver example was offered in the Professor Wayne Newman Palmer Collection in a USA auction. No recent auction transactions have been recorded for the gold medal. The present day descendent of these companies is Commercial Union Assurance Company
Bermuda Government British Administration 1 Pound dated 2nd December 1914, serial number in red 008547, P1, PMG 25 VERY FINE. An extremely rare piece, black on green underprint with arms at left on obverse. This is the first ever 1 Pound note issued in Bermuda and the only one to be printed by the American Banknote Company, Ottawa as the following later denominations were printed by British printers, mostly Waterlow & Sons and Bradbury & Wilkinson & Co. In 1882, the local 'legal tender act' demonetized the gold doubloon, which had in effect been the real standard in Bermuda, and this left pounds, shillings, and pence as the sole legal tender. The British pound sterling then remained the official currency of Bermuda until 1970. In 1920, 5 shilling notes were introduced, followed by 10 shillings in 1927 and 5 pounds in 1941. The 5 shilling note ceased production in 1957, with 10 pound notes introduced in 1964. It was finally decided to take the action that British Honduras had already done 85 years earlier. In line with the international trend towards decimalization, Bermuda introduced a new currency in the form of a dollar that was fixed at an equal value to the US dollar. The new Bermuda dollars operated in conjunction with decimal fractional coinage, hence ending the pounds, shillings, and pence system in that colony in the year before it was ended in the United Kingdom itself. The decision to finally align with the US dollar was at least in part influenced by the devaluation of sterling in 1967 and Bermuda's increasing tendency to keep its reserves in US dollars. Although Bermuda changed to a U.S. based currency and changed the bulk of its reserves from sterling to U.S. dollars in 1970, it still nevertheless remained a member of the sterling area since at that time, the pound sterling and the US dollar had a fixed exchange rate of £1 = $2.40. The design makes it a bit of an outlier as it does not feature any royal portraits.
BurmaSpecimen Set ND 1953 Union Bank of Burma Act 1952 (4) comprising 1 Rupee looks like Pick 38 unlisted series 5J 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Sailing boat reverse. 5 Rupees looks like Pick 39 unlisted series IM 000000 Chinze at right obverse & Woman spinning wheel reverse. 10 Rupees looks like Pick 40 unlisted series 1X 000000 Peacock at right obverse & Man riding elephant lifting log reverse. 100 Rupees looks like Pick 41 unlisted series 5J 000000 Peacock at centre Chinze at right obverse & Farmer and oxen on reverse. All UNC and single tiny faint stain on each note these however not extending into design. Extremely Rare. With the passage of the Union Bank of Burma Act 1952, the sole right of currency issued was transferred from the Burma Currency Board to a newly created Currency Department of the Union Bank of Burma with effect from 1st July 1952. The Burma Currency Board was abolished and its asset and liabilities were transferred to the Union Bank of Burma. Another important change in the new currency is the conversion to a decimal system. When the Union Bank of Burma took over the central bank’s responsibilities, a token issue of the bank notes was made on 1st July 1952. The new bank notes had the rupee denominations (1,5,10,100 rupees) that was later connected to kyat. It included peacock water mark. 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 along with a Burma Currency Board seal proof card. 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 listed in the coin section
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
USA Obsolete & Fractional Currency along with Confederate States issues (58) in mixed grades comprising The Washington County Bank Calais 5 Dollars dated March 1806. The Citizens' Bank of Louisiana New Orleans 5 Dollars unissued remainder "FIVE" in cursive pink font at lower centre. The Citizens Bank of Louisiana Shreveport 10 Dollars unissued remainder "TEN10TEN" in green at lower centre. The State of Alabama 1st January 1863 Montgomery issues (3) 25 cents, 50 cents and 1 Dollar. The Central bank of Alabama Montgomery 1 Dollar unissued remainder "ONE" in red at lower centre. Augusta Insurance & banking Co. Augusta Georgia (4) 2 Dollars dated 12th March 1862 horse running from train at upper centre, 1 Dollar dated on Christmas Eve 24th December 1861 Man watering horse at centre left Red underprint, 5 Dollars dated 10th March 1860 (?) man and barrels at lower left and girl child at lower right and red underprints, 1 Dollar dated 18th March 1862 blacksmith at upper centre. The cochitate Bank boston (2) 2 dollars blacksmith resting at upper left and 5 dollars sailing paddle steamship at sea surrounded by smaller vessels at upper left. The Commercial Bank of New JerseyPerth Amboy State of New Jersey 1 Dollar dated 10th July 1856 Farm animals at upper centre man with hat sitting at lower left. The Valley Bank of Maryland Haggerstown 5 Dollars dated 1856 Woman and anchor on shore and stormy seas and ship in background at upper centre "FIVE" in red at lower centre. The Egg Harbor Bank New Jersey dated 1861 dogs herding elk at upper centre "ONE" in green at lower centre. The Bank of Clarandon at Fayetteville State of North Carolina 5 Dollars dated 1st November 1855 "FIVE" in red at lower centre. Fractional Currency 50 CentsPick 124, 25 CentsPick 123a (2), 10 CentsPick 122b, 10 Cents Pick 98c, 3 CentsPick 105a. Along with St. Louis, MO- Terre Haute Alton & St. Louis Rail Road Company 10 Dollars dated 21st March 1859, this railroad was part of the Atlantic & Mississippi rail line. The Merchants Bank, Augusta, Georgia 5 and 10 Dollars both dated 1st October 1861 and both promise to pay Mr David L. Roath. The State of FloridaTalahasee 1863 issues (3) 10, 25 and 50 cents. a Silver Dollar Martha Washington Pick 321. The State of North Carolina Raleigh (3) 5 Cents 1st January 1866, 1 Dollar 1st January 1866 and 2 Dollars 6th October 1861. The State of Missisipi (10) 25 Cents 1st May 1864, 1 Dollar Cotton Pledged underprint in green dated 1st May 1862, 2 Dollars dated 1st May 1862 (2) Cotton Pledged underprint in green and blue, 3 Dollars dated 1st May 1862 Cotton Pledged underprint in green, 5 Dollars dated 1st May 1862 Cotton pledged underprint in green, 10 Dollars dated 1st May 1862 Faith of the State Pledged underprint in blue, 20 Dollars (2) dated 1st May 1862 Cotton Pledged underprint in green and 7th March 1862 Cotton pledged underprint in grey, 50 Dollars dated 1st May 1862 Cotton pledged underprint in green. Also includes an assortment of unissued remainders from various issuers
The 100 Greatest Masterpieces a 99-piece set, missing issue number 60 ('The Flight Into Egypt' by Glotto) each medal 51mm diameter in silver and weighing around 65 grammes, by John Pinches Ltd. All but one medal (number 84 - The Maids of Honor by Diego Velazquez) has the accompanying certificate Prooflike UNC to FDC a few with light toning, or with light hairlines or contact marks, many on the cards of issue
World Conservation SeriesSilverProofCollection the full 48-coin Crown-sized set 1970s issues nFDC to FDC lightly toning, retaining much original mint brilliance, in capsules (one with only half a capsule) with 24 certificates and the accompanying booklets
Northern IrelandBelfast Banking Company Ltd £100 dated 3rd December 1963 series A.16617, Pick131c, GEF to about UNC, scarce. The note in red and black, The Bank's Coat of Arms at top centre with bank title below, values in red and black text at centre and the reverse featuring a red panel with bank title and value
Brazil (2) comprising 500 Mil ReisPick 87aEstampa 10a Serie 12A black on multicolour underprint woman with wreath portrait at centre flanked by Cupids. 500 Mil Reis Pick 91a Estampa 14A Serie 6A portrait of J. Bonifacio is seen at centre and is a much more scarce variety then those which depict M. Piexoto at centre. Both Fine to VF and likely missing from even comprehensive collections in this pleasing mid-grade and both printed by the American Banknote Company
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