Middle EastIran (12) & Kuwait (1) a small group in mixed grades mostly about UNC comprising Bank Melli Iran (7) - 10 Rials Pick 33Aa SH1317 Reza Shah Pahlavi and Alborz mountains, 50 Rials Pick 66 SH1333 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Koohrang dam, 100 Rials (2) a consecutively numbered pair Pick 67 SH1333 series 74/6 85188 & 74/6 85188 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Oil refinery Abadan, 200 Rials (3) Pick 70 SH1337 series 16/319434, 16/319467 & 16/319699 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Lockheed Constellation C-69 at Mehrabad Airport, Teheran; Bank Markazi Iran - 100 Rials (2) Pick 86a Dark Panel - series 113/140490 & Pick 91a Light Panel - series 188/276632, both signed Mehdi Samil & Dr. Jamshid Amouzegar & featuring Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Oil refinery Abadan, 100 Rials Pick 98 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire SH1350 series 1/209699, 500 Rials Pick 104a ND (1974-1979) signed Mohammad Yeganeh & Hushang Ansari series 8/497817 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Relief of the Marlik goblet (winged bulls flanking a tree), 1.000 Rials Pick105a ND (1974-1979) signed Mohammad Yeganeh & Hushang Ansari Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz; Central Bank of Kuwait 1 DinarPick 8a L.1968 Sheikh Sabah Ibn Salim al-Sabah & Oil refinery
Scotland £1 over printed SPECIMEN in black on front, without date, imprint or serial numbers, issued 1961-65, signature of Bilsland & Watson, Pick102 for type, about UNC to UNC
ScotlandBank of Scotland (2) £1 dated 17th July 1968 series A/2 0955049 signed Polwarth/Letham, Pick109a about UNC to UNC. Along with £5 dated 1st November 1968 series A0 745107 signed Polwart/Letham Pick 110a GVF
Western Samoa Territory 10 Shillings issued Wellington 1st May 1961 series 336464, palm trees and beach scene top centre, (Pick10a), lightly pressed, VF and scarce
Egypt in an album (49), plus a few Jordan (6), 5 Piastres (2) issued law 1940 'Aswan Dam', (Pick163), 5 Piastres (2) issued law 1940 'Mosque of Emir Khairbak', (Pick164), 5 Piastres (3) issued law 1940 'King Farouk', (Pick165), 10 Piastres issued law 1940 'Temple of Philae', (Pick167), 10 Piastres (2) issued law 1940 'King Farouk', (Pick168), 25 Piastres (2) dated 1942 signed Nixon & 1946 signed Leith-Ross, (Pick10), 50 Piastres (2) dated 1938 signed Cook and 1944 signed Nixon, (Pick21), plus many other more recent issues in mixed grades with some Uncirculated
Iran (106), 20 Rials (12) issued 1965 (Pick78b), 20 Rials (59) issued 1969 (Pick84), 20 Rials (26) issued 1974 - 1979 (Pick100), plus a few other denominations, mixed grades with the majority Uncirculated or about
Falkland Islands (6), 1 Pound dated 1967, 1974, 1977 & 1982, the 1982 example with nice RADAR no. G70007, the 1977 example being a scarce date issue, (Pick8a, 8b, 8c & 8e), 50 Pence dated 1969 & 1974, (Pick10a & Pick10b), the £1 1982 has a very light stain to top left otherwise Uncirculated, a superb collection of Uncirculated notes
Italy (31), 100,000 lire (15) dated 1st September 1983, (Pick110), 10,000 Lire (2) dated 1962 & 1968, (Pick97), 5 Lire (6) dated 1944 a consecutively numbered run series OO14 101086 to OO14 101091, (Pick31) Uncirculated, 1000 Lire dated 1964 (Pick96b), 2000 Lire (3) dated 8th October 1973 a consecutively numbered run series SA 259080 D to SA 259082 D, (Pick103a), plus 4 others, mixed grades
World a small mixed group (12) Mauritania 200 Ouguiya dated 1974 (5) series D002, Pick5a, first date type, GEF, Sri Lanka (6) 500 RupeesPick112, 100 RupeesPick111, 50 RupeesPick110, 20 Rupees Pick109, 10 RupeesPick108, all dated 15 - 11 - 1995, also 200 Rupees polymer issue dated 1998 Pick114b, grades from about EF to UNC, Tunisia (2) 5 Dinars 1960 Pick 59 Arabic numerals C/5 0891726 VF, 1 Dinar 1958 issue Pick 58 B/17 723971 Near VF with some folds, Nicaragua 10 Cordobas dated 1951 series No. 605711, (Pick94c), small foxing spots at left border, tiny edge nick to bottom left, cleaned and pressed, about VF
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority 100 Riyals issued 1961, Law AH1379, series 19/050335, signature 2, (Pick10b), light ink marks, 3 small tears otherwise Fine
Qatar (2), 500 Riyals issued 1980's second series, (Pick12) small edge tear at top and bottom of centre fold, ink annotations, Fine, 50 Riyals issued 1989 second series, (Pick10), inked numbers on front, good Fine
Cayman Islands Currency Board 50 Dollars dated 1974 (issued 1987) first series A/1 026960, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick10a), Uncirculated
Falkland Islands50 Pence (2) dated 25th September 1969, a pair of consecutively numbered notes series D17623 & D17624, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick10a), Uncirculated
Falkland Islands (5), 50 Pence dated 20th February 1974 series D40295, (Pick10b) Uncirculated, 1 Pound dated 1st January 1982 series F64041, (Pick8d) good VF, 1 Pound Dated 1st October 1984 series A137219, (Pick13a) good EF, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 1983 series A141855, commemorative issue 150th Anniversary of English rule, (Pick12a) about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds dated 14th June 2005 series B003241, (Pick17a) light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
KuwaitCentral Bank (5), 10 Dinars first issue under Law 32 of 1968, (Pick10), one set of staple holes, about VF, 1 Dinar (4) first issue under Law 32 of 1968, (Pick8), one with small piece missing from corner, one with large tear, other small tears, generally Fine
France (48) a very good assortment including 5000 Francs 1952 (Pick131), 5 Francs 1913 (Pick70), 100 Francs Tresor Central 1943 (Pick105), 500 francs 1985 (Pick157), 1000 Francs 1955 (Pick134), some duplication, mixed grades, needs viewing
Canada Dominion (8), 1 Dollar dated 2nd July 1923 series V-723615, portrait KingGeorge V at centre, (Pick33f), pinholes and edge tears VG, 25 Cents (4) dated 2nd July 1923, Britannia at centre, (Pick10 & Pick11), 25 Cents (3) dated 2nd January 1900, Britannia at right, (Pick9), the fractional notes have various signatures and mixed grades, viewing recommended
Egypt (3) 25 Piastres dated 17th May 1943 signed Nixon, Pick10c, VF, 5 Piastres Law 1940 signed M. Ebeid, Pick165a, EF, 5 Piastres Law 1940 signed K. Sedky, Pick164, about VF
TurkeyOttomanEmpire (5), 10 Livre Pick101 issued 1916 - 1917 law of 4th February AH1332, small edge tears, centre hole, aFine, 5 Livre Pick91 issued 1916 - 1917 law of 6th August AH1332, edge nicks to right border, Fine, 1 Livre Pick90 issued 1916 - 1917, law of 6th August AH1332, some staining, good Fine, 5 PiastresPick87 issued 1916 -1917 law of 6th August AH1332, VF, 20 KurushPick36 issued 1861, second 'Kaime' issue AH1277, EF
Malaya Commissioner of Currency 50 cents (2) dated 1941 (issued 1945) KGVI at left, a consecutive pair series A/19 399346 & A/19 399347, Pick10a, about UNC to UNC
Southern Rhodesia 10 shillings dated 10th January 1950 series A/88 002774, KGVI portrait, Pick10e, Strachan signature, good Fine, comes with bank envelope from Bulawayo.
World a mixed group (8) Rwanda 5000 francs SPECIMEN No.0199 dated 1-12-1998 series AA0000000, Pick28s, UNC, Saint Pierre & Miquelon 10 francs issued 1950-60, series F.41 47261, Pick23, UNC, Sri Lanka1000 rupees dated 1989-02-21 series A/12 460438, Pick101b, flick bottom edge, about UNC to UNC, Sudan (2) 50 piastres 1956 Pick2A, internal tear & surface dirt and £10 1967 Pick10c inked number & tear at bottom, both Fine or better, Tunisia (3) 5 francs dated 1940 and 50 francs dated 1941 both Pick12a and 100 francs dated 1942 Pick13b, all VF or better
Kenya 100 shillings (2) dated 1st July 1972, a consecutively numbered pair series A/38 284127 & A/38 284128, Pick10c, both slabbed in plastic and graded ICG 66 Choice UNC
Nigeria (2) 10 shillings dated 15th September 1958 series D/1 672074, Pick3a, VF to GVF, 5 shillings issued 1968 series A/89 180668, Pick10a, good Fine
Ethiopia 100 thalers dated 1st May 1932, low number first series D/1 00198 (this issue began with prefix D), elephant at right, Pick10, pinholes top left, Fine
BotswanaSpecimens (5) 1982-83 issues, 1 pula A/1 00000 Pick6s, 2 pula B/7 00000 Pick7s2, 5 pula C/6 000000 Pick8s2, 10 pula D/7 000000 Pick9s1 and 20 pula E/9 000000 Pick10s3, all with corner punch-holes, UNC
Scotland £1 ovprinted SPECIMEN in black on front, without date, imprint or serial numbers, issued 1961-65, signature of Bilsland & Watson, Pick102 for type, about UNC to UNC
Saint Helena (4) QE2 portraits, £1 Pick9a, £5 Pick11a, £10 Pick8b&category=2&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Pick Pick8b and £20 Pick10a, the £20 about UNC and the others all UNC
IrelandCurrency CommissionPloughman £10 dated 6-5-29 for The Bank of Ireland, series 01BT 023379 signed Brennan/Gargon, Pick10 (CBI 3), 2cm tear into design top centre & inked numbers at right, original Fine+ and scarce
ScotlandBank of Scotland £5 (5) dated 1966 series E missing top corner Pick106b, 1968 series A0007830 Pick110a, 1977 series AT, 1981 first series BT and 1994 last series FB, average Fine to VF
Iraq 100 dinars (50) a consecutive number run, Saddam Hussein portrait issued 2002 Pick87 UNC, Iraq 100 dinars (50) many in consecutive order, Saddam Hussein portrait issued 2002 Pick87 UNC, Iraq 100 dinars (51) many consecutive dated 1994, Saddam Hussein portrait, EF or better, Iraq 25 dinars (50) many consecutively numbered dated 1986, Pick73, average EF to about UNC, Syria 10 pounds (28) a consecutive run dated 1982, Pick101c&category=2&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Pick101c, UNC, Bosnia & Herzegovina (40) includes 500 dinara Pick1 (10) VF to EF, 1000 dinara Pick2 (10) VF to EF and 10 million dinara Pick36 (20) these mostly UNC
Syria (20) 1 livre 1939 Pick40 (6) and 5 livres 1939 Pick41 (3) all Good-VG condition, some laminated for protection plus 500 pounds Pick105&category=2&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Pick105 (2) 100 poundsPick98 (9) average Fine, also Bosnia (4) Pick1 (2) and Pick2 (2) VF-GVF
World accumulation ((8) includes Russia 100 rubles 1898 Pick5 & 50 rubles 1899 (2) Pick8c (tape repair) and Pick8d Fine plus Bosnia 500 dinara Pick1b & 1000 dinara Pick2b GVF, also Yemen 100 rials Pick16, stain, about EF and Syria £100 Pick98d almost VF & £500 Pick105d aUNC, Bosnia & Herzogovina (10) first provisional issues from 1992, 500 dinara Pick1b (5) and 1000 dinara Pick2b (5) average VF to GVF
ScotlandBank of Scotland £1 (13) dated 1968 (7) Pick109a & 1969 (6) Pick109b, various prefixes from A/1 to A/4 & A/7 to B/2, some with inked numbers and a couple with the faulty date 1963 instead of 1968, Fine to VF
Croatia 25 dinara dated 1991 (11) Pick19b with watermark (for Swedish 5 kroner #51) UNC, World accumulation (16) includes Bosnia 1000 dinara Pick2 good Fine, Kuwaiti 10 dinars (3) and 20 dinars (2) Pick15 and Pick16 average VF to EF, some better, World accumulation (2) Mexicorevolution issues (11) mostly EF to UNC and Iraq (7), includes 5 dinarsPick59 & 10 dinars Pick60 (5), some duplication, average VF or better, Syria £1 dated 1982 (100) bundle of consecutive notes dated 1982, Pick93e, UNC, Syria group (42) 7 sets of 1980s -90s issues 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 pounds, Pick93e, 100e, 101e, 102e, 103e & 104e, UNC, World accumulation (21) includes early Russia, China, scarcer 1st series Bosnia & Herzogovina 500 & 1000 dinara, Canada, etc, Fine or better, World accumulation (22) Bosnia & Herzogovina 500 dinara Pick1 (2) & 1000 dinara Pick2 (2) Fine to VF, various Mexico revolution(13) all about UNC, Kuwait, Iraq, Cuba, etc, these mostly high grade, World accumulation (43) Syria £100 Pick98c aVF & Pick98d (5) GVF, £50 Pick103e (15) UNC, Bosnia Pick1 (6) and Pick2 (6) Fine or better, North KoreaPick22a (7) and Pick45 (3) about UNC to UNC
India100 rupeesKGV portrait issued 1927-30, J.W.Kelly signature, Bombay, serial T/29 743288, Pick10c, pinholes & staple holes, a few edge nicks & some penned Indian writing reverse , Fine and scarce
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