ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews 100 Pounds SPECIMEN dated 17th September 2007 serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) No. 076 in small script at lower left corner Pick 128s violet-red featuring Kessock Bridge on reverse spanning the Moray and Beauly Firths near Inverness. PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated
El Salvador El Banco Occidental 1 Peso Specimen San Salvador September 30 1899 green and black S/N 00000 in red SPECIMEN in red, the note is printed on a larger sheet than the note so additional white paper above with EL BANCO OCCIDENTAL printed in green on this, as well as NOV 1899 stamped in purple Pick S171S Unc
ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews 100 Pounds SPECIMEN dated 17th September 2007 serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) No. 076 in small script at lower left corner Pick 128s violet-red featuring Kessock Bridge on reverse spanning the Moray and Beauly Firths near Inverness. PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated
Dominican Republic Banco Central Franklin Mint Collectors Set Pick CS4 of 8 notes - 1 to 1.000 Pesos. All with Maltese cross prefix, serial numbers 009808, overprinted SPECIMEN in red and come with the original envelope , informative card and Certificate of Authenticity signed William F. Kriegg, serial number of the set and dated 12th February 1979. These were produced in cooperation with the printer Thomas De La Rue and the Franklin Mint in 1978-80's. All notes UNC and a pleasing set
SwazilandSPECIMEN Franklin Mint Collectors set Pick CS1 of 5 notes - 1 Lilangeni and 2, 5, 10 and 20 Emalangeni (Similar to Pick 1 - 5). All with Maltese Cross prefix, serial numbers 010529, overprinted SPECIMEN some in red and 1 in black and come with the original envelope, informative card and Certificates of Authenticity signed William F. Krieg and dated 15th September 1978. All notes UNC and a very collectable set
Zaire 1.000.000 Zaire's SPECIMEN No. 821 Pick 45a dated 15th March 1993 signature Nyembo Shabanga serial number MB 0000000 A, about UNC - UNC. Red large 'SPECIMEN' overprint diagonally on both obverse and reverse and a small 'SPECIMEN' at left over watermark area on obverse with specimen number and on reverse
Jersey Specimens Young QE II (4) each with SPECIMEN in red across both sides 10 Pounds ND (1972) Pick 10s serial no. A000000 (2), 5 Pounds ND (1963) Pick 9s2 B000000 and 1 Pound ND (1963) F000000 Pick 8s2 all Unc
World a mixed group (10) CeylonBritish Administration 1 Rupee 2.10.1939 Pick 16c S/N Q/84 03570 PMG Fine 12 "INK STAMP", Belgian Congo10 Francs 01.02.58 Fine inked annotation reverse, Iran 10 Rials AH1317 Pick 33A Fine, Japan 10 Yen Diet Building (1946) Fine with inked narrative all around the front edges, Malaya 1 Dollar 1. July 1941 George VI facing portrait Fine with an inked narrative in the front white circle, CubaSpecimen set 1988 5, 10 and 20 Pesos S/N in red 000000 MUESTRA in red both sides and red numbers in bottom left edge these Unc, Greenland Trade Certificates (2) 5 Skilling ND(1942) blue on white Pick M9 and 1 Skilling red on white Pick M8 these Good - Very Good
Jersey Specimens each with SPECIMEN in red both sides (8) 20 Pounds Ian Black LC 000000. 5 Pounds Ian Black KC 000000 and George Baird HC 000000. 1 Pound blue young QE II Clennet HB 000000 and May SB 000000, green older QE II May FC 000000 and Black (2) AB 000000 and TC 000000 all UNC
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds SPECIMEN signed Maiden 25th March 1987 Lord Hay right, Balmoral Castle reverse series A/1 000000, Pick350as first date of issue of this type, Gem Uncirculated PMG 66 EPQ
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds SPECIMEN signed Maiden 25th March 1987 Lord Hay right, Balmoral Castle reverse series A/1 000000, Pick350as first date of issue of this type, UNC
Colombia 5 pesos SPECIMEN EL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA On blue colour, left side portrait of Jose M. Cordoba date 20 Julio De 1942 Series M 00000 two cancellation punch holes P386s UNC
JerseySPECIMENS signed Clennet all with two letter prefix followed by 6 zeros (7) 5 Pounds (5) prefixes BB, CB, DB, FB and GB Pick 12as, 10 Pounds (2) AB and DB Pick 13as, 20 Pounds AB prefix Pick 14as all Unc the £20 with a few faint stains and all with penned number reverse top right corner as often with specimens
Northern Ireland Bank of Ireland signed ASJ O'Neil manager (1983) a six note set One Pound STERLING Pick 65 H996763 then £1,£5,£10, and £100 again O'Neil but without STERLING beneath denomination and with matching serial number *006093 and all with SPECIMEN across the centre and MUSTER in red in each corner all Unc
Scotland The Union Bank of Scotland Limited 1 PoundSPECIMEN PROOF similar to Pick S815b (PMS UB63d, BY SC903b) dated 5th December 1931 without a serial number and prefix F only, printed signatures Norman Hird and J F McCrindle, EF with the usual printers annotations and punch hole cancellations
Isle of ManMartins BankOne Pound dated as Pick18 (1928-38)a colour trial specimen, green on whiteSPECIMEN in red across both sides SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD in black top left border No 517 top right Choice Uncirculated PMG 64 "Previously Mounted" but difficult to see much evidence of mounting
Iran20 Rials SH1330 (1951) Pick 55SPECIMEN by De La Rue with red circular De La Rue stamps in the corners and SPECIMEN across the centre both sides, two punch holes and SPECIMEN No 86 in red bottom left edge serial number 14/000000 (in Persian numerals) Unc and unlisted in Pick rare thus
Ireland and World a collection early financial instruments, Waterford Bill of Exchange 5th March 1798 black on white No 236 for £60-5-6 pleasing fine two pinholes, Letter pf Credit Donnell, Lawson and Co. New York undated 18xx L10 Sterling, DIX LIVRES VF adhesive stain at centre, another this The National Bank of Orange Colony LTD National Bank of South Africa LTD with National over written Standard, Circus Place London Wall SPECIMEN in red across the face VF and bold undated 19xx, hand drawn scrip or fantasy note Ulster Bank 1909 Good along with a hand written ledger of rental income Cornwall Brady Hartstonge Estate 1898 County Carlow
Dominican Republic SPECIMEN Franklin Mint Collectors set (8) Pick CS4 of85 notes -1 to 1000 Pesos Oro All with Maltese Cross prefix and suffix, s overprinted SPECIMEN some in red and 2 in black and come with the original envelope, informative card and Certificates of Authenticity signed William F. Krieg. All notes UNC
South Vietnam 1,000 Dong ND(1956) SpecimenPick 4As Black GIAY MAU overprint series 000000000 with 00183 in red at centre PCGS About Unc 55 "Minor Surface Damage" a large and eye catching issue
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited SPECIMEN PROOFS (2) 1 Pound similar to Pick S815c (BY SC903d, PMS UB63e) signatures Hird & Wilson dated 28th September 1945 serial number V/16 376001 with guide lines on obverse and stamped on reverse in violet "The Union Bank of Scotland, Limited / EXHIBITED" and a dated stamp 1st April 1946, 4 punchole cancels, EF stain on reverse from where once mounted. Along with the later re-designed issue 1 Pound similar to Pick S816a (BY SC904a, PMS UB68a) signature Morrison dated 1st September 1953 serial number G/17 401000 with guide lines on obverse and stamped in violet "The Union Bank of Scotland Limited / 29th May 1954", 3 sets of punch hole cancellations formed in vertical lines, about UNC - UNC
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank 100 Pounds Edinburgh 9th May 1962 SPECIMEN Serial Number U/300/000 SPECIMEN in red across front and back SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO NO VALUE in oval in top left and bottom right corners both sides one punch hole bottom centre signed Anderson Choice Uncirculated and graded 64 by PMG rare and desirable thus
Ireland Republic and Northern Banks (28, £280 face value) ranging from Lady Lavery 1965 to 2017 £1 - £20 earlier issues from circulation recent issues Unc and includes Bank of Ireland Collectors Series SPECIMENs Donegal Palace £5,£10 and £20 matching serial numbers *002340 these Unc and not included in the £280 face total
A collection in an album (168) includes Cambodia, Canada (up to $10), Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica including a 1917 El Banco Anglo Colon in Unc, Croatia, Cuba (including SPECIMENS) and a pre 1900 issue, Cyprus including £5 2001 Unc, Czech 100 K 1945 Unc and pleasing and more, mixed grades many modern issues AU-Unc
A collection in an album (153) comprising Yugoslavia, Yemen includes Democratic Rep 10 DollarsPick 9b GVF, Zambia, Zaire including 5,000,000 Zaires 1992 SPECIMEN, Zimbabwe including a comprehensive run of the high denominations up to ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS 100 000 000 000 000 mixed grades many in Unc
Bermuda (19) QE II issues 1970 -2003 includes $50 SPECIMEN 1978 from the collectors set and $50 2003 mixed grades $200 face value not including the $50 Specimen
GambiaCentral Bank 1 Dalasi Commemorative "Opening of Central Bank 18.02.1978" SPECIMEN No. 027 Pick 8s ND 1978 serial number H 000000 punch-hole cancelled twice on signatures and red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on both obverse and reverse, UNC. Purple on multi-coloured underprint featuring a sailing boat and Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the First President of the Republic of Gambia, at right. The reverse Central Bank building in Banjul with commemorative text beneath. Watermarked with a Crocodile's head.
GibraltarSPECIMEN Franklin Mint Collectors set Pick CS1 of 4 notes - 1, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (Similar to Pick 20a, 21a, 22a and 23a) all very eye-catching QE2 issues and dated 20th November 1975. All with Maltese Cross prefix, serial numbers 010296, overprinted diagonally SPECIMEN in red at left centre on obverse and at centre on reverse and comes with the original envelope, informative card and Certificates of Authenticity signed William F. Krieg. All notes UNC
Rwanda Banque Nationale SPECIMEN100 FrancsPick 8s3 dated 1st July 1971 signature titles Administrateur and Gouverneur variety serial number AB000000 black SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse. About UNC - UNC
Iran20 Rials SH1330 (1951) Pick 55SPECIMEN by De La Rue with red circular De La Rue stamps in the corners and SPECIMEN across the centre both sides, two punch holes and SPECIMEN No 86 in red bottom left edge serial number 14/000000 (in Persian numerals) Unc and unlisted in Pick rare thus
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited £1 proof with 3 rows of cancellation punch-holes dated 7th April 1952, Proof or Specimen of Pick S816a, series E/23 552000 AU issuers annotation in ink top border
Scotland - Union Bank of Scotland Limited One PoundSpecimen 7th April 1952, serial number E/13 301000 cancelled with three rows of punch holes, EF with some inked annotations on the lower border and a bank stamp to the right border
ScotlandBank of Scotland Dennis Stevenson & Colin Mathews Complete SPECIMEN set dated 17th September 2007 and all with serial number AA000000 and featuring Sir Walter Scott on obverse (5) comprising 5 Pounds Specimen No. 085 in small script at lower left corner Pick 124s (PMS BA127a) . 10 Pounds Specimen No. 042 in small script at lower left corner obverse Pick 125s (PMS BA128a) . 20 Pounds Specimen No. 042 Pick 126s (BY BA129a) . 50 Pounds Specimen No. 061 Pick 127s (PMS BA130a) in green and featuring the Falkirk Wheel on reverse, the World's only rotating boat lift built to restore the canal link between Glasgow and Edinburgh. 100 Pounds Specimen No. 042 Pick 128s (PMS BA131a) . All notes with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint on both obverse and reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited without imprint and watermarked Sir Walter Scott. All about UNC - UNC, Scarce set
Bahrain Monetary Agency SPECIMEN Set Authorisation 23 1973 Half, One, Five, and Ten as Pick 7,8,9 10 serial numbers 000000 and with SPECIMEN in red across both sides Unc and rare and unlisted in Pick, obtained by the vendor whilst living in the Middle East in the 1970s from the Central Bank
French IndiaFive Roupies 1936-1937 issue SPECIMEN 00000000, Pick 5s two small spots on the left only, otherwise UNC an extremely rare and highly desirable note
Bahrain20 Dinars 1973 Authorisation 23 Pick 10s Specimen serial number 000000 SPECIMEN in black both sides (no price given in Pick) Unc comes with a Bahrain Monetary Agency Public Notice on the issues of the new B.D 20 Note from 1973 in English and Arabic which has an image in colour of this 20 Dinar bank note
MaltaSpecimen Collector Set Pick CS1 issued 1979 comprising Ten Pounds, Five Pounds and One Pound, Maltese Cross prefix with matching serial numbers 006823 UNC the Five Pounds with a small crease on one corner, comes with the envelope of issue
Portuguese India 1,000 Escudos 2.1.1959 SPECIMEN serial number 000000 SPECIMEN in black across both sides Unc small archival number 36 top corner, rare and desirable
JerseySpecimen issues a small group (6) Five Pounds undated 1976-1988 issue, HB000000 signature May, Reverse: Elizabeth castle with ship in foreground Pick 12bs UNC. One Pound (5) undated 1976-1988 blue issue (2) DB000000 and LB000000 signature Clennet Pick 11as both UNC, undated 1993 green issue NC000000 signature Baird Pick 20s UNC and 2004 800th Anniversary of the Special relationship between Jersey and the BritishCrown, J8C000000 signature Black, Pick 31s UNC, along with collector series One Pound with Maltese Cross serial number prefix matching serial numbers 001779, A/UNC with slight wave in the paper (see lot with Twenty Pounds Specimens for the matching £20 note)
JerseyTwenty PoundsSpecimens (2) undated (1976-1988 issue) AC000000, signature May, Reverse: Sailing ship and Gorey Castle, Pick 14bs UNC, Twenty Pounds Specimen with Maltese Cross prefix serial number 001779 UNC (please see One Pound with matching serial number in earlier Jersey lot)
SPECIMEN collection (15) Albania 50 Leke 1976 ZB 054380 SPECIMEN in red across obverse Pick 45s2, Bangladesh 100 Taka Pick 752 000000 SPECIMEN in red across right obverse, Congo 1,000 Francs 30.6.2013 Pick 101s Q 0000000 SPECIMEN No. 1544, North Korea set of 10 P 58s - 67s 5,10,50,100,200,500,1000,2000,5000,5000 Wons all with serial number 0000000 and North Korea 5000 Wons (2) P-CS-19 and P-CS-20 all Unc
Gibraltar set of Specimens (5 notes) £5 1 January 2011 A/AA 000000 (006 in bottom right corner), £10 1 January 2010 A/AA 000000 (027 in bottom right corner), £20 1 January 2011 A/AA 000000 (006 in bottom right corner), £50 1 January 2010 A/AA 000000 (027 in bottom right corner) and £100 1 January 2011 A/AA 000000 (006 in bottom right corner) designs as per Pick 35 to 39, SPECIMEN in red across both sides crisp Unc
IrelandNational Bank 1 PoundSPECIMEN PROOF on card PMS NA22 uniface in black and white SPECIMEN overprint on Manager signature area, Stg added to centre panel along with enlarged medallion at upper right and outlined ONE in centre underprint, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London. A very well-preserved example, good EF with pencilled annotation on reverse reads "April 14" and mounting marks, and a very small rust mark at centre on face.
Asia - Far East (24) mostly UNC comprising various and interesting notes including countries and issuers as China - Peoples Republic, Hong Kong - various issuers as HSBC including 1960-70's examples, The Chartered Bank including a $5 Pick 68c (Mars S6) ND 1962-70, Special Administrative Region $10 issue, Korea with examples from both North & South including a SPECIMEN 5000 Won Pick 46s1, Macau, Malaya - Japanese Occupation $1000 and Vietnam including examples from Northern Vietnam.
China, People's Bank of China (2) 10 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 001992, series (I II III) 000000 , both notes uniface and still attached at left side, Pick 815s for type, mount marks on reverse & small piece missing top right edge from front note, front note GEF and reverse note about UNC
Scotland The Union Bank of ScotlandOne Pounds Specimens, punch holed cancelledPick S816s (3) these issues are larger than the regular issue S816 and have a wider border 17th October 1949 B/24 577000 and 8th December 1952 (2) E/14 327000 and F/21 501000 average EF and with stamps and annotations
China, People's Bank of China (2) 5 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1948, trace number 16914, series (I ii iii) 0000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 801s for type, paper abrasions reverse from being mounted, cleaned & pressed, GEF or better
China, People's Bank of China (2) 500 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, front trace number 0059124 & back trace number 0059114, series (I II III) 0000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 845s for type, mount marks reverse & stains, GEF or better
China, People's Bank of China (2) 200 yuan front & back Specimen proofs dated 1949, trace number 010354, series (II V I) 000000 , both notes uniface, Pick 837s for type, mount marks reverse & internal tears from being removed from archives, GVF to EF
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
Papua New Guinea 5 kina SPECIMEN issued 1992 series HBJ 000000, violet and purple on multicolor underprint. Stylized Bird of Paradise at left centre. Back: Mask at centre right. signature 3, Pick13as, UNC
Argentina 50 australes Specimen issued 1986 overprint MUESTRA series 00.000.000A, B.Mitre at centre. Watermark: multiple sunbursts. Series A. 3 Signature varieties. Signature titles GERENTE GENERAL and PRESIDENTE Pick326s, about UNC
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1995 300 years anniversary issue specimens (5) £5/10/20/50/100, SPECIMEN in red across obverse, serial numbers AA 000000 Unc and rare, Ex LCA 104 29/2/2004 Lot 136 realised £700
Cayman Islands Currency Board Specimen Set 1974 Pick CS1 comprising 7 notes as follows: $100 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Seacoast view of George Town, $50 A/1 000000 signature Jefferson, Reverse: Government House, $40 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Pirate's Week Festival, $25 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Compass and map of the Islands, $10 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: A beach scene, $5 A/1 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Sailboat, and $1 A/3 000000 signature Johnson, Reverse: Fish and coral. (Specimen issues of Pick 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5). All dated 1974, the obverse with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing, turned to the left, and with watermark Tortoise. The $100, $40 and $10 have SPECIMEN in black, the $50, $25, $5 and $1 have SPECIMEN in red, All crisp UNC and contained in the Cayman Islands Currency Board plastic sleeve with gold lettering as issued, a very rare set with only 300 issued, very seldom offered as a complete set, our research has shown that far fewer Specimen sets of 1974 show up than the later sets of 1991 and 1996 which have the same mintage
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited £1 proof with 3 rows of cancellation punch-holes dated 7th April 1952, Proof or Specimen of Pick S816a, series E/23 552000 AU issuers annotation in ink top border
Central America (9) Cuba Ten Pesos 1988 issue Maximo Gomez in centre, denomination at the left SPECIMENPick 104s UNC. Honduras (8) 100 Lempiras 2008 issue Pick 77i UNC or near so, Fifty Lempiras 2010 Pick 94c A/UNC, Twenty Lempiras 2008 Polymer issue Pick 95 UNC, Ten Lempiras 2010 Pick 86e UNC, Five Lempiras 2012 issue Pick 96a">Pick 96a UNC, Two Lempiras (2) 1976 Commemorative issue, Centenary of the Marco Aurelio Soto Government Pick 61 UNC, 2012 issue Pick 97a UNC, One Lempira 2012 issue Pick 96 UNC
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