Russia 1 Ruble 1898 VF a stain reverse, 10 Rubles 1909 (3) F-VF, 25 Rubles 1909 VF (2) one with a stain in the centre both sides, 250 Rubles 1917 VF again with central heavy stain (the stains where perhaps once mounted), 100 Rubles 1910 (6) VG-Fine, 10,000 Rubles 1919 VF pinholes at top left, 500 Rubles 1919 Pick 103 VG, 10 Rubles 1918 VG
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 about UNC - UNC
Russia (81) a collection an album early pre-revolutionEmpire (30) including some of the large issues such as 50 Rubles 1912, pre WW II (11), Soviet era (24) Federation (16) mixed grades many later ones Unc
Russia 1 Ruble 1898 Pick 1 AU, 5 and 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 and 11 both Unc, 100 Rubles 1910 Pick 13 (2) Unc and VF, 500 Rubles 1912 Pick 14, South Russia 1919 issues 1,000 Rubles S418 VF, 5,000 Rubles S419 (2) consecutives RA 49 and 50 AU-Unc, 10,000 Rubles S425 AU along with 25 Rubles green uniface 1919 -1920 Fine
Russia Ruble 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 Fine, 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 Fine, 25 Rubles 1909 Pick 12 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) VF-EF. Treasury Small Change Notes (1915) Pick 24-27 1,2,3 and 5 Rubles (2 of each) generally VF-EF. Postamp Stamp Currency (1915) 1 Ruble (4). 2 Ruble (3) these with black overprint of denomination, 3 Rubles (3), 10 Rubles (6) with 4 still joined in a square, 15 Rubles (2) and 20 Rubles (2) F-EF. Currency Notes 1919 and 1921 issues Pick 81-85 1 Ruble (2), 2 Rubles (1), 3 Rubles (2), 5 Rubles (6) four of these being a attached square of 4 F-EF
Hungary (16) many from the 1940s but including a few later issues such as 2000 Forint Millennium issue this in Unc early issues VF, Russia 5,000 Rubles 1919 (2) AU-Unc and 25 Rubles 1909 VF
Russia - South 1,000 Rubles 1919 Pick S418 (3) VF-EF and 10,000 Rubles 1919 (3) these AU-Unc, Siberia and Urals 50 Rubles Treasury Bills 1920 black on white or pale green (7) VG
Russia 100 Rubles 1918 Pick 92 VF, 50 Rubles 1914 4% brown on green Pick 52 VF, 25 Rubles 1918 Pick 39A VF, 1,000 Rubles 1917 black on green Pick 37 VF, 250 Rubles black on lilac Pick 36 VF, 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11">Pick 11 EF, Ruble 1898 Pick 1 Fine, along with Siberia and Urals 4 Rubles 50 Kopeks Coupon Money a block of 8 black on white series 9919 38 in red GVF Pick S884, Ruble 1918 black on orange VG and 25 Rubles 1917 black on green and pink two palaces either side of denomination reverse VG
RussiaTreasury Bills 25 Rubles 1919 (2) black on light green, 50 Rubles 1919 (3) black on green, 250 Rubles 1919 (2) dark brown on light brown (2) VGH - Fine
Russia (2) 50000 rubles front & back Specimen proofs dated 1923, Transcaucasia, Picks628p for type, both uniface, pinholes, small stains and some edge damage, GEF or better
Russia, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia post WW I, revolutionary and provincial issues (1916 - 1925) a wide variety including postage stamp or small treasury types some still in attached squares of 6, some coupons, others larger and impressive notes up to 5,000,000 Rubles, a wide variety in mixed circulated grades (banknotes 54, coupons 65) most being different types with little or no duplication
Russia Ruble 1878 Pick A41 Very Good, Ruble 1898 (4) EF-Unc, 3 Rubles 1905 (6) VF-Unc average EF, 5 Rubles 1909 (4) EF-Unc, 10 Rubles 1909 VF-EF, 100 Rubles 1910 (2) about VF, 500 Rubles 1912 (29) average VF. Germany 50 Marks 5.8.1914 Good, 20 Marks 1915 VG, 50 Marks June 1919 (2) VG-F, 10,000 Marks 19.1.1922 Fine, 1000 Marks 15.9.1922 (4) F- VF, 5000 Marks 1.12.1922 (3) aEF and a Notgeld 500,000 Marks Nurnberg 11.8.1923 Fine
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
Russia 100 Rubles 1898 Pick 5 F-VF a couple of small tears at the edges, 100 Rubles 1910 Pick 10 F-VF a few small tears at the edges, pinholes and 4 cancellation letters punched across the centre, 500 Rubles 1912 Pick 14 Fine four cancellation letters punched across the centre
Russia Ruble 5 Rubles 1909 Pick 10 Fine, 10 Rubles 1909 Pick 11 Fine, 25 Rubles 1909 Pick 12 VF, 50 Kopeks (1915) Pick 31 (2) VF-EF. Treasury Small Change Notes (1915) Pick 24-27 1,2,3 and 5 Rubles (2 of each) generally VF-EF. Postamp Stamp Currency (1915) 1 Ruble (4). 2 Ruble (3) these with black overprint of denomination, 3 Rubles (3), 10 Rubles (6) with 4 still joined in a square, 15 Rubles (2) and 20 Rubles (2) F-EF. Currency Notes 1919 and 1921 issues Pick 81-85 1 Ruble (2), 2 Rubles (1), 3 Rubles (2), 5 Rubles (6) four of these being a attached square of 4 F-EF
Russia Ruble 1898 VF 5 Rubles 1909 (3) two being VF the other EF, 10 Rubles 1909 (3) one VF the others AU-Unc, 250 Rubles 1917 VF, 1000 Rubles (2) 1917 green and 1919 orange on green, 50,000 Rubles 1921 green on white VF, USSR20 Kopeks undated, Ruble (3) 1934 EF Pick 207, 1938 VF, 1961 VF, 25 Rubles 1961 (3) VF, and 1937 issues 5 & 10 Chervontsev Pick 204 and 205 the 5 VF the 10 EF-AU
Russia and related (6) South Russia 1000 Rubles 1919 issue PS#418b with monogram watermark BД-00001 About UNC, Russia - Azerbaijan 500 Rubles 1920 issue Pick 7 (2) the first EF, the second Near Fine with some folds and an edge tear at the lower left, Russia - Azerbaijan - Baku City Management issues (3) 10 Rubles 1918 issue PS#724 VG with some edge nicks, 5 Rubles 1918 issue PS#723 mis-cut at the top edge showing the lowest edge of another note VG, 3 Rubles 1918 issue PS#722 mis-cut at the top edge showing the lowest edge of another note VG
Russia & Armenia (14) in mixed grades comprising Armenia 50 Rubles Pick 30 1919 (1920), Russia Transcaucasian Administrat 3 Rubles Pick S602, Russia Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia 10 Million Rubles Pick S631, Russia Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia 1 Million Rubles Pick S629, Russia Federation of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia 500 Thousand Rubles Pick S628, Russia Transcaucassian Commissariat 250 Rubles Pick S607, Russia Transcaucassian Commissariat 100 Rubles Pick S606, Russia Volga-Kama Commercial BankGrozny branch 100 Rubles number 05863, Russia 100000 Rubles Pick 117a, Russia 25000 Rubles Pick 115a, Russia 50000 Rubles Pick 116a, Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 25 Rubley Pick S1248 (2) one with a red overprint on reverse and 100 Rubley Pick S1249
Russia & Bulgaria (44) in mixed grades comprising Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 25 Rubley Pick S1248, Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 100 Rubley Pick S1249 with a blue overprint on reverse, Russia Krasnoyarsk Territory 10 Rubles Pick S969a, Russia 10000 Rubles Pick 97a, Russia 5000 Rubles Pick 96a, Russia 1000 Rubles Pick 95a (2), Russia 500 Rubles Pick 94a, Russia 250 Rubles Pick 93, Russia 1000 Rubles Pick 37 (2), Russia 250 Rubles Pick 36 (3), Bulgaria 100 Leva Zlato Pick 20a, Russia Currency notes ND 1919 1, 2 & 3 Rubles Pick81,82 & 83, Russia Treasury Small Chanche notes 1,2,3,5 & 50 Kopeks (4) Pick 24,25,26,27 & 31(4), Russia Treasury Notes Nd 1917 20 Rubles (2) and 40 Rubles Pick 38 (2) and 39, Russia Turkestan Central Asia 1 Rubles 1918 Banknote Pick S1162 puncholed, Russia 10 rubles Pick 89, Russia 25 rubles Pick 90, Russia Far East Provisional Government - Priamur Region 5 Rubles Pick S1246, 3 Ribley Pick 9c (3), 3 Ribley Pick 9b, 25 Rubles Pick 12b (2), Government Bank Vladikavkaz 5 Rubles Pick S600A, 10 Rubles Pick11c (2), 10 Rubles Pick 11b, 5 Rubles Pick 10b (2), Government Bank Ekaterinburg 1 Ruble Pick S921a, Government Bank Irkutsk 4 Rubles 50 Kopeks Pick S8888, 1 Ruble Pick 1d (5) and 50 Rubles Pick 8d (2)
Russia Northwest Front Field Treasury 1919 Currency Tokens Large issues (2) comprising 500 Rubles Pick S209 serial number 150721 about VF - VF and 1000 Rubles Pick S210 serial number 316862 GVF - EF. Both Scarce Large notes, especially in this high grade featuring Shields & Flags at left and a double headed eagle grasping a snake at right on obverse and uncrowned double eagle and Peter the Great Monument on reverse
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
Russia (26), small Treasury notes 20 Rubles (18) issued 1917, (Pick38), Russia South 50 Rubles issued 1920, (PickS438), plus other small change treasury notes, mixed grades
World (80) an interesting collection in an album mostly high grades a lot in UNC comprises Cheques (5) all issued some of which include Glyn Mills & Co. (2) , Bank of England Liverpool, Scottish Widows Fund, Westminster Bank Ltd. De la Rue test notes including Die test notes, Currency Test notes such as J Austen 100 series JA123456, IBNS Annual Congress (1988,1991,1994,1995 (2),1996), IBNS 40th Anniversary 2001 series FB 030000 , Euro 1998 small notes with overprint Specimen in red 5 to 500 Euros, NGZ Set of test notes, Siemens Nixdorf notes and a Russia, De La RueGiori test note circa 1970-80, Pushkin portrait on face, an obverse uniface proof for a 10 (ruble) denomination (complete notes have the Queen of Spades on the reverse). Also a Disney Set comprising 1 Dollar Mickey Mouse series 1990 number A00678441A, 5 Dollars Goofey in a purple toxedo series 1997 number D00041337A and 10 Dollars Simba series 1997 number D00062973A. India Bank of Boroda Travelers SPECIMEN cheques some of which in the official folders of issue No.4, No.5 (2) & No.6 . Also a TC/82B 000000 set including 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2500 and 5000 Rupee and a TC/83 FA 000000 set 100, 250, 500, 1000 Rupee. Along with regular issues and SPECIMEN notes from around the world including Thailand 60 BahtPick 93Kings 60th Birthday Commemorative issue (2), an assortment of Russia & Bulgaria notes some of which include 5000 Rubles Pick S419 and 10000 Rubles Pick S425, Biafra 1 Pound, Cuba Specimen 1 Peso 1968, Dominican Republic 10 Peso Oro Specimen 2001, Quatar 1 Riyal, Czechoslovakia 1000 Specimen 1934 perforated SPECIMEN at top and a Mauritius Specimen Set 5, 10, 25 and 50 RupeesPick CS1 10th Nov 1978 all with the Maltese cross prefix in the serial and numbered 001837 comes with the original envelope of issue and certificate of authenticity
World around 47 notes mostly Russia high grade Empire issues early 1900's includes Ukraine & Crimea - Odessa 1917 Exchange Notes 25 Rubles Pick S337 and 3 Rubles Pick S334. SOUTH RUSSIA - High Command of the Armed Forces 10000 Rubles 1919 Pick S425a (2). Along with USAConfederate State issues some of which imitations and Bank Cheques. Prisoners of War 10 Francs stamped "Prisoner of war camp No.225". Germany 1923 Bielefeld SILK NOTGELD 500 Mark. Bank of EnglandOne Pounds Somerset (2) prefix DS83 and DS72. And Chine 1920s Confucius 'Strings of Cash' Red and black Confucius in red at top seal on reverse measueres around 25.7 cm in height and 6.9 cm in width.
World (32) a group in mixed circulated grades mostly Bank of England issues along with Jersey 1 Pound 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey Pick 25a and RussiaSoviet Union 10 Rubles Pick 240 (15) issued 1991 and Brass 1 Kopek Coins Y# 126a (5) dates include 1976, 1977, 1982 and 1990 (2). Bank of England comprises Five PoundsWhite notes in frames (2) BealeB270 dated 3rd August 1951 series V35 087337 and O'Brien B275 dated 2nd May 1955 series Z61 019938 with rustmarks and inked numbers on reverse. Ten Shillings Beale B266 Red/Brown issue 1950 series T36Z 193642 and One Pounds Beale Green (2) B268 issued 1950 prefixes A86C & W26B. Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 Red/Brown issue 1955 series Y82Y 314529 and One Pound O'Brien Green B273 issue 1955 series B15K 555805. One Pounds Somerset QE2 & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 issued 1981 prefixes DX84, DU60, DT74 and DY13.
Russia (21), 100 Rubles dated 1898, large note with portrait of Catherine II at left, signed Konshin, some dirt/stains and edge tears with attempted repairs, (Pick5c), 1000 Rubles (20) dated 1917, (Pick37), mixed grades
Russia (6), Northwest Russia Field Treasury notes, 25 Kopeks dated 1919, (PickS201) surface dirt about EF, 1 Ruble dated 1919, (PickS203) small stain good Fine, 3 Rubles dated 1919, (PickS204) good Fine to about VF, 5 Rubles dated 1919, (PickS205) one tear and a few edge nicks, generally VF, 25 Rubles dated 1919, (PickS207) about EF, 100 Rubles dated 1919, (PickS208) small edge nicks good Fine
Russia (4), 25 Rubles issued 1918, North Russia Government Bank, Red Regime, Archangel, (PickS104), good EF, 100 Rubles dated 1918, East Siberia, Provisional Power of the Pribaikal Region, blue overprint on reverse, (PickS1197), light glue marks on reverse corners, otherwise EF, 1000 Rubles dated 1919, South Russia Treasury Note, (PickS424), Uncirculated, 10 Chervontsev dated 1937, (Pick205a), good EF to about Uncirculated, high grade lot
Russia (138), 250 Rubles (103) dated 1917, (Pick36) most EF or better, 100 Rubles dated 1910 Shipov Signature (21) & Konshin signature (14), (Pick13), generally Fine
Small world lot (17), Russia (5) 1 Chervonetz dated 1926 (Pick198), 2 Chervontsa dated 1928 (Pick199), 5 Chervontsa dated 1932 (Pick201a), 500 Rubles dated 1912 (Pick14b), 100 Rubles dated 1910 (Pick13b), the 500 rubles EF, the rest fine or good fine, France (3) Assignats 50 Sols, 10 Livres & 100 Francs, Germany (9) collection of early reichsbank notes
Russia (20), good range of notes, including 10,000 Rubles (2), 5000 Rubles, 1000 Rubles, 500 Rubles, 250 Rubles (3), plus other early 20th Century notes, most Uncirculated or almost
China, Russo-Asiatic Bank (3) Russian influence, Harbin, all dated 1917, 1 ruble Picks473a, 3 rubles Picks475a & 10 rubles Picks476a, all with steam train vignettes, Fine to good Fine
Russia 1 million rubles front Specimen proof dated 1922, Transcaucasia, Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic, Picks719 for type, uniface, corner flicks, about UNC to UNC
Russia bills of Exchange (3) issued Petrograd 1917, one for Russian Bank for foreign trade payable at Bank of Liverpool and the other two for the Azoff-Don Commercial Bank payable at the National Bank, London plus a bank cover for 1000 rubles with a large wax seal, cheques have some wear, VF or better
Russia (63) 1898 to 1917, includes scarcer 1 ruble Pleske 1898 Pick1a (21) & 1 ruble Timashev Pick1b (3) these average Fine or better and Shipov 1 ruble Pick15 (130 VF to EF plus some later higher values 3 rubles, 5 rubles, 10 rubles, 250 rubles & 1000 rubles average VF or better
Russia (10) 50 rubles 1899 signed Shipov Pick8d (5) one with a mark, about UNC and 500 rubles large size dated 1912 signed Shipov Pick14b, good Fine to VF
Russia (117) a large group from 50 rubles 1899 (2) to modern issues, mostly Czarist to revolutionary period with duplication, many Konshin signatures noted, average Fine to VF with many better grades noted, viewing highly recommended
World accumulation (54) includes Mozambique20 centavos 1914 good Fine, Russia 100 rubles 1898 signed Konshin Pick5c Fine, various 1940s China, average Fine to VF some better
Russia (5) 100 rubles 1910 (2) and 500 rubles 1912, provisional 1000 rubles & 5000 both dated 1919 these all GEF to about UNC, modern Turkey x 2 and Williams Deacon Bank Ltd of Wigan memorandum referring to Russian banknotes dated 1917
France (2) all very large size notes, 500 francs 1938 Pick88c and 1000 francs 1940 Pick90c, small edge tears, plus Russia 1 million rubles 1921 Pick120, inked word at top, all good Fine-VF
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
Russia (18) includes 100 rubles dated 1910 signed Konshin (13) Pick13a and Shipov (3) Pick13b plus 2 others, a couple with faults but average Fine to good Fine
World assortment in album (50+) mostly Russia includes 100 rubles 1898 (3), 5 rubles 1898, early Bulgaria, private issues, Asian, possible Burma vouchers, etc, worth viewing
World assortment (90+) includes Russia 5 rubles 1898, 100 rubles 1898 (3) various Scottish £1 (15) all 1960-70 issues, Germanmilitary, USAuncut sheets of 4 notes both $1 and $2, viewing recommended
Russia 100 rubles (4) Konshin signature 1898 issues (3) and Shipov 1910 issue, Pick 5c and Pick13b, small tears on edges with stamp paper repairs, Fine to VF
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