Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10 Shillings 3rd April 1953 W/1 000024 PMG 63 EPQ Pick 20a. W/1 is the first series of this issue so this is just the 24th note printed also in choice grade at 63 EPQ so a rare and desirable note that ticks all the boxes
Rhodesia and Nyasaland 5 Pounds Salisbury 3rd July 1959 Good Very Fine and seldom seen in this pleasing grade Pick 22a ex NGC Choice Very Fine 35 "Closed Pinholes"
Southern Rhodesia Central Africa Currency Board issue 1 PoundPick 17a dated 10th March 1954, Salisbury serial number B/230 045876. 2 centimetre tear left top some dirt otherwise Fine
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 Shillings dated 16 January 1961 prefix W/27 signed Richards, Pick20b, good Fine along with Rhodesia 10 Shillings 1 June 1966 VF with a stain at the top
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401038, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401039, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401036, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401037, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
Southern Rhodesia 5/- George VI portrait front right (2) Salisbury 1 February 1945 D/26 prefix Very Good and 1 January 1948 this Fine with a nick at the top edge
Southern RhodesiaOne Pound Salisbury 1st December 1952 Pick 13a serial number B/169 000,011 Unc or near so rare thus, two pinholes top left (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
Southern RhodesiaFive PoundsGeorge VI portrait Salisbury 1st September 1951 Pick 11f serial number C/20 069,372 Good VF (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
Southern RhodesiaTen Shillings Salisbury 10th September 1955 Pick 16 serial number A/186 037,030 VF or near so (part of a trio held by the vendor's family since his father obtained them in Salisbury in the fifties)
GB and World B of E Pounds (23) including Peppiatt Blue and some Beales Cyprus Pounds (19) 1994 and 2001, Italy 1,000 Lire (34) three types, along with a group Rhodesia 1970s (15) various denominations generally from circulation a few better
Rhodesia (4) Reserve Bank of Rhodesia all with Cecil Rhodes watermark Ten Shillings 10.9.1968 EF and Ten Dollars (3) 15.12.1973, 19.11.1975 and 1.3.1976 these Fine
Rhodesia (3) One Pound (2) 21/9/1964 issue, G/5 095540, Pick 25a, About Fine with an ink mark at lower right centre, 14/10/1968 issue K/29 487140, Pick 28d, Near Fine with a small split on the lower edge, One Dollar 18/4/1978 issue L/98 300873, Pick 34c Fine with a tiny pinhole to left centre
Rhodesia 10/- 10th September 1968 VF with some light stains as part of a group (32) world notes from circulation others including an early Greece and Iraq issue
CanadaDollar 1867-1967 AU, Jason Islands (10) issued 1970's Len Hill portrait, penguin at left, 50p, £1, £5, £10 and £20 two of each denomination UNC, Mauritius5 Rupees ND(1967) Pick 30d Unc, RhodesiaReserve Bank $2 1.3.1976 Unc, Rhodesia & Nyasaland £1 dated 25th March 1960 signed Grafftey Smith, Pick21a, aVF small tear at bottom, Russia 20 Rubles 2017 Unc, USA Dollar Silver Certificate Series 1935 E Unc or near so
Rhodesia (2) a high grade about UNC - UNC denomination pair of the 1979 Arms and Zimbabwe bird watermark issues including the 1 Dollar Pick 38a dated 2nd August 1979 and with a collectible BINARY RADAR serial number L/127 551155, blue on multicolour with a tobacco field illustration. Along with the 2 DollarsPick 39 dated 24th May 1979 serial number K/166 318669 and this with minor pencil in upper margin but not extending to design, red on multicolour with an illustration of the breath-taking and well-recognized Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river.
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 Shillings Pick 20b dated 23rd January 1961 signature Richards serial number W/30 567575, presentable Fine with 3 very minor 1mm edge nicks to upper centre margin and multiple very small pinholes to left upper body and Scarce. Reddish Brown on green and multicolour featuring an African Fish Eagle with fish at lower left, very much similar to the American bald eagle, Rhodesia & Nyasaland's Coat of Arms to upper centre and a young portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse. The reverse illustrating a river scene with boar. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. and watermarked Cecil Rhodes.
World (57) average about VF - VF and various countries and issuers circa 1930's onwards mostly from Europe including countries as Malta, Cyprus, Switzerland, Spain, Isle of Man and the majority from Italy together with some Rhodesia, Mozambique, Ceylon and Singapore. Some Scarcer and desiarble notes include the Rhodesia 10 Shillings QE2 Annigoni's portrait issues Pick 24 dated 14th October 1964 (2) series H/3 863598 & H/5 199287. Malta George V 1 Shilling Pick 15 circa 1940 overprint on 2 ShillingsPick 9 dated 20th November 1918 earlier serial number A/1 03903. Ceylon George VI portrait issues (2) including 50 CentsPick 45b dated 1st December 1949 prefix A/49 and 1 RupeePick 34 19th December 1942 prefix A/30. An interesting and attractive group of notes
Rhodesia Bank 5 DollarsPick 36a dated 20th October 1978 serial number M/18 445673, a fresh and crisp about UNC and still retaining significant embossing. The note in brown and multicolour featuring a Giraffe at far left, Rhodesia's Coat of Arms at far right and Bank's logo at centre. The reverse illustrating a resting Lion and Lioness in bushes at centre. Watermarked C. Rhodes who oversaw Rhodesia's formation in the early 1890's and an ardent believer in Britishimperialism.
World mostly mid 1900's to modern (398) in various grades VG - EF including many and different issues and a few higher denominations. A few interesting and eye catching notes include an early 1923 Dominion of Canada25 CentsPick 11b. United StatesTreasury and Silver Certificates from 1934-35 and 1953. Isle of Man John W. Paul and Dawson issues. Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 1978 issues. Various issues from the East Caribbean, FrenchPacific Territories, Gibraltar, Spain including the 1957 'Reyes Catolicos' 1000 Pesetas, Portugal including a few issues with star at the end of the serial numbers (possible replacements), Middle East, Trinidad & Tobago, France, Germany and others
World mostly mid 1900's to modern (669) a collection in album pages in various grades VG to about UNC - UNC including a wide selection of issuers in different denominations some of which very high along with some World War 2 Allied Occupation and Japanese Occupation Currency. Includes a rare MauritiusReplacement10 RupeesPick 35 with serial number Z/1 140626. Malta scarce QE2 portrait issues such as the 1 PoundPick 26a from 1949 series A/2 205923 and the 10 Shillings Pick 28a from 1967. Denmark 10 KronerPick 36 from 1944. Cyprus 250 Mils Pick 41c dated 1st September 1979. Jamaica QE2 portrait 10 Shillings Pick 51Bd from 1964 signed R.T.P. Hall titled Governor. Trinidad and Tobago 1964 QE2 portrait issues. Rhodesia 1979 issue 1 and 2 Dollars. Gambia 25 DalasisPick11b and 10 Dalasis Pick 6c. Different and interesting issues from France, FrenchAfrica and the Pacific. Also some of the 1979 Sri Lanka 'fauna and flora' issues. An interesting and vast collection
RhodesiaReserve Bank 10 Shillings Pick 27b dated 10th September 1968 serial number L/17 243829 signature Bruce. The note in blue on multicoloured underprint featuring the Annigoni portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at right and Coat of Arms at upper centre. The reverse illustrating a tobacco field. A Rhodesian Lithography printing (without imprint) and watermarked C. Rhodes. EF and a very sought after and scarce note
Southern Rhodesia Central Africa Currency Board issue 1 PoundPick 17a dated 10th September 1955, Salisbury serial number B/274 045795. A Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. printing in green on multicoloured underprint with the obverse featuring a young crowned portrait of H.M. the Queen at right and Coat of Arms at upper centre. The reverse displaying a Sable at left and Zimbabwe ruins at centre. Minor piece of the upper left corner missing otherwise about Fine - Fine and a very Scarce note
Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland (8) in mixed including high grades comprising Southern Rhodesia 1 Pound Queen Elizabeth II Pick 17 dated 10th September 1955 serial number B/321 000555, 5 Shillings KingGeorge VIPick 8b dated 1st January 1948 serial number D/49 059686 Scarce, Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 Shillings Queen Elizabeth IIPick 20b signature Richards dated 25th January 1961 serial number W/31 041055, 1 Pound Queen Elizabeth II Pick 21a signature Grafftey-Smith dated 17th August 1956 serial number X/5 930314, Rhodesia 2 DollarsPick 35c dated 5th August 1977 serial number K/144 079475, 5 DollarsPick 36b dated 20th October 1978 serial number M/19 178306, 10 DollarsPick 33i dated 3rd December 1975 serial number J/38 075667 and 10 Dollars Pick 37 dated 1st March 1976 serial number J/43 242425
Rhodesia & Nyasaland Bank 5 Pounds Pick 22a dated 3rd July 1959 signed Grafftey-Smith serial number Y/6 059683 in blue on multicolour underprint featuring Sabre Antelope at lower left and Portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and Victoria Falls on reverse. About VF and an Exceptionally Scarce note
Rhodesia & Nyasaland Bank 1 PoundPick 21a dated 11th June 1957 signed Grafftey-Smith serial number X/20 218062 in green on multicolour underprint featuring Leopard at lower left and Portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at right on obverse and Zimbabwe ruins at centre on reverse. GVF, Minor Pinholes and a Scarce issue in higher grades
Africa (4) small group in high grades includes a Rhodesia Salisbury set of 3 notes comprised of $1 dated 12th August 1974 Pick 30i Arms & Tobacco Field series L/57 550887 UNC. $2 dated 17th February 1970 Pick 31a Arms & Victoria Falls series K/35 504464 UNC. $10 dated 2nd January 1979 Pick 41a Arms & Great Zimbabwe ruins series J/62 766742 UNC. Along with Mozambique20 Centavos Companhia de Mozambique cancelled note Pick R29 dated 25th November 1933 UNC with cancellation punch holes spelling "PAGO 5.11.1942"
Rhodesia & Zimbabwe (142), collection in an album ranging from 10 Shillings dated 1964 (Pick24a) to 500 Dollars dated 2009 (Pick98), includes early issues featuring Queen Elizabeth II, many denominations and dates in between, little duplication, in mixed grades (many Uncirculated), needs viewing
Southern Rhodesia (5), 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1943 series D/3 075956, portrait KingGeorge VI at right, (Pick8a), pinholes, about Fine, 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1948 series D/49 074359, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick8b), pinholes, about Fine, 10 Shillings dated 1st September 1950 series A/106 098044, portrait King George VI at right, (Pick9f), splits and small tears, VG, 10 Shillings dated 3rd January 1953 series A/168 050272, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick12b), some dirt and pinholes, Fine, 1 Pound dated 10th September 1955 series B/284 077876, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, (Pick17), central hole/split otherwise Fine
Rhodesia (12), 5 Dollars (4) dated 15th May 1979 including a consecutively numbered run of three notes, (Pick40) about Uncirculated, 2 Dollars (4) dated 24th May 1979 including a consecutively numbered run of three notes, (Pick39b) Uncirculated, 1 Dollar (4) dated 2nd August 1979 a consecutively numbered run of four notes, (Pick38) Uncirculated
Rhodesia (18) & South Africa (1), 1 Dollar (14) dated 2nd August 1979, most in consecutively numbered pairs, (Pick38) Uncirculated, 5 Dollars (2) dated 15th May 1979, (Pick40) Uncirculated, 2 Dollars dated 4th March 1975, (Pick31j) VF, 2 Dollars dated 24th May 1979, (Pick39b) about VF, South Africa 10 Rand issued 1975, (Pick114c) about Uncirculated, plus a quantity of coins, mainly from Rhodesia including 2 x Rhodesia Mint Sets 1964
Rhodesia & Nyasaland (2), 1 Pound dated 8th May 1959 series X/31 240029, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, signed Grafftey-Smith, (Pick21a), some light stains, good Fine, 10 Shillings dated 1st February 1961 series W/34 265463, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, signed Richards, (Pick20b), one tiny edge nick, good Fine
Commonwealth (6), Reserve Bank of Rhodesia 1 Pound dated 19th October 1964 series G/9 849409, (Pick25a) 2 sets of staple holes, pressed good Fine, BahamasCentral Bank 1 Dollar dated 1974, rare REPLACEMENT note series Z204697, (Pick35ar), small tear to bottom, pressed Fine, CanadaKingGeorge VI range, 10 Dollars, 2 Dollars & 1 Dollar dated 2nd January 1937, the 2 Dollars Uncirculated, the 10 Dollars EF and the 1 Dollar pressed good VF
Rhodesia (47) 10 Dollars (12), 5 Dollars (12), 2 Dollars (11), 1 Dollar (12), all dated 1979, sorted into twelve packs, eleven with one of each and one pack with a 10, 5 and 1 Dollar, (Pick38a - Pick41a), about Unc to Unc, also a Zimbabwe Proof coin set, flat pack dated 1980, Uncirculated
RhodesiaReserve Bank (2) 10 Shillings dated 1st June 1966 series L/10 039202, (Pick27a) and 1 Pound dated 15th June 1966 series K/17 769402, (Pick28a), portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, signed Bruce, Uncirculated plus a postcard from Rhodesia dated 1967
Rhodesia5 Dollars (13) dated 15th May 1979 a consecutively numbered run of ten notes series M23 154164 - M/23 154173, plus 3 others, bird watermark, (Pick40a), Uncirculated
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1 Pound (3) series X/31 568174 dated 8th May 1959, series X/33 861014 dated 5th June 1959 with a few pinholes, series X/39 950893 dated 11th March 1960 with a tiny edge nick, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, leopard lower right, signed Grafftey-Smith, (Pick21a), Fine with some surface dirt
Rhodesia & Nyasaland (2) 1 Pound dated 26th March 1959 series X/28 098002 signed Grafftey-Smith, (Pick21a), a few tears & centre hole VG, Rhodesia 1 Dollar first date of issue 17th February 1970 series L/22 797725, (Pick30a), surface dirt, good Fine
RhodesiaReserve Bank 10 Shillings dated 1st June 1966 series L/11 404406, Pick27a, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, Uncirculated but has a tiny edge nick to right border
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/21 444602, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, Uncirculated to about Uncirculated
Southern Rhodesia (2) 5 Shillings dated 1st January 1948 series D/45 023119, 5 Shillings dated 1st October 1945 series D/42 062262, Pick8b, portrait KGVI at right, some surface dirt, Fine
Rhodesia (4) One Pound 1964 issue Pick 25 G/7 327225 GVF, One Pound 1967 issue Pick 28 K/26 200977 VF pressed, Ten Shillings 1964 issue Pick 24 H/3 482835 Fine, Ten Shillings 1968 issue Pick 27a L/17 397137 EF with light folds, Rhodesia and Nyasaland (3) 10 Shillings 1961 Pick 20b Signature Richards W/22 004868 Fine or better, pressed, 10 Shillings 1961 issue Richards signature W/33 408022, Pick 20b VG with a small pinhole at left, and tape residue mark on the reverse, scarce, One Pound 1961 signature Richards Pick 21b X/66 838225 Fine with a small tear at the bottom edge and small signs of foxing, Rare, Southern RhodesiaFive Shillings 1948 issue Pick 8b VG some folds, with a small nick on the top edge and a pinhole at the centre
Rhodesia (2) £1 dated 15th June 1966 series K/18 374480 Pick28a & £1 dated 18th August 1967 series K/21 290671 Pick28b, QE2 Annigoni portraits at right, small stains & handling creases, EF, comes with bank envelope from Bulawayo.
Rhodesia $2 (4) all dated 4th January 1972, a consecutively numbered run series K/67 667074 to K/67 667077, Pick31f, K/67 667076 is an ERROR missing the lower right serial number, this note GEF the others all about UNC to UNC, comes with bank wrapper & bank envelope from Bulawayo.
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.
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 shillings archival SPECIMEN dated 23rd February 1962 series W/39 000001--W/39 1000000, signed Richards, Pick20bs, perforated & small abrasion on reverse, EF
RhodesiaOne Pound 1967 issue Pick 28, VG with folds and some tears, with Salisbury issues Ten Dollars (3) 1976-1979, Five Dollars 1978, Two Dollars 1977, One Dollar (2) 1978 and 1979 VF to EF
Rhodesia $1 perforated SPECIMEN dated 17th February 1970 series L/19 000000, Pick30as, light folds, in 3rd party graded WBG folder, about UNC 53 (TOP).
World collection in 5 albums (728) a good range with nearly all different types from A to Z includes France & French assignats, Southern Rhodesia 5 shillings VG, Northern Ireland, Ireland Republic, better South Africa and a good selection of Iran from 1930s to 1980s, average grades, viewing recommended
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 shillings dated 22nd May 1956 very 1st series W/1 624801, signed Grafftey Smith, Pick20a, some glue residue on edges & 1 pinhole top left, Fine but a scarce 1st series
Rhodesia (4) QE2 issues 10/- 1968 Pick27a and £1 1964 Pick25a both GVF, $2 1977 about UNC and $2 1979 GEF plus assorted world currency and a large GermanNotgeld
Rhodesia (10) $1 date 1978 series L/109 (5) a consecutive run Pick 30c all UNC and $2 1977 replacements X/1 (2), $2 1977 series K/148 (2) & $2 1979 replacement X/1, these all about UNC to UNC
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