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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
05/12/2021 Auction 175	World Banknotes	Lot 119	Mozambique (11) a varied and interesting group dating back to as early as 1930 - 40's to modern in mixed grades VG to UNC. Comprising interesting issues as the early Companhia de Mozambique 5 Libras Estrelinas Pick R32 dated 15th January 1934 and punch holed at centre left and right to read "PAGO / 5th Nov 1942" - PAGO meaning PAID. Along with a World War 2 Emergency issue 50 Centavos Pick 80 series L No. 56028 Decreto No 17154 dated 9th September 1941. A Chamico portrait series 1 Escudo Pick 81 dated 1st September 1941 signatures Manuel Rodrigues Junior & Antonio dos Santos Viegas (2) serial numbers B 000404 and B 1737117. The provisionally overprinted 50 Escudos Pick 116 dated 27th October 1970 (1976) serial number B0161674. Also, 1000 Escudos Pick 115 dated 23rd May 1972 number 1659501. Along with a selection of 1000 Meticais Pick 128 dated 16th June 1980 (5) all possibly first series prefixes AA and come in some fairly earlier numbers as the consecutive trio AA 0018593 - AA 0018595, AA0013003 and AA744640 this with a minor pencilled numeral at upper right marginal corner. An interesting selection especially the early Portuguese colonial More banknotes like this	£42
06/12/2020 Auction 171	World Banknotes	Lot 224	South America issues mostly circa late 1800's and early 1900's including an African Guinea 10 Syilis Pick 16 1971 issue (23) and all in mixed grades about VF - VF to about UNC - UNC including various issuers and denominations. Comprising Argentina (2) including Banco Domingo Garbino 1 Peso Pick S1802 overprint on Oxandarburu Y Garbino Pick S1791 and Oxandaburu Y Garbino 5 Pesos Pick S1792 1869 unsigned remainder. Bolivia Banco Central Law of 20th June 1928 issues (4) including series 1 ABNC printing 5, 10 and 50 Bolivianos (3) Pick 120, 121 and 123 along with an example of the series 2 English Water low & Sons printing 100 Bolivianos Pick 133. Mexico El Estado de Chihuahua issues (2) including 1 Peso Pick S529f 1914 series A circular treasury seal on reverse along with 5 Pesos Pick S132a 1913 series A. Paraguay (4) including a consecutively numbered set of Banco de La Republica 100 pesos Pick 159 Law of 1907 (4) consecutively numbered series A numbers 0013009 to 00130012. Together with Banco Central 500 Guaranies Pick 206. Uruguay 1 Peso series A Pick 28b 1935. Haiti 1 Gourde Pick 200 ABNC printing under Law 12th April 1919. Brazil (3) including the Emergency issue 1 Mil Reis valid 1 Cruzeiro Pick 131A Law of 1923 (1944) Estampa 1 series 500 along with 1 Cruzeiro Pick 132 (2) series 30 and 124. Cuba (4) including some early Spanish Colonial El Banco Espanola de la isle de Cuba 1896-97 issues (3) consisting of 1 Peso Pick 47a 1896 no PLATA overprint, 5 Pesos Pick 48b 1896 with PLATA overprint and 10 Pesos Pick 49a without overprint. Together with a Banco Nacional de Cuba 50 Pesos Pick 81a 1950. More banknotes like this	£100
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 283	World (54) a mostly early 1900's mixed grade group most ranging in the average of Fine/VF to about UNC - UNC and consisting of various and exotic issues. Comprising examples from Russia (22) from various periods and regions as the Imperial examples (6) including the Scarce 100 Rubley Catherine II Pick 5c dated 1898 (1898-1912) signatures Konshin & Ivanov. 1 Ruble Pick 1d 1898 (1912) signature Shipov second cashier's signature unrecognizable by me. 3 Rubley Pick 9c 1905 (1912) signatures Shipov & Baryshev. 5 Rubley Pick 10b 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 10 Rubley Pick 11c 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bylinskiy. 25 Rubley Pick 12b 1909 (1912) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 100 Rubley Pick 13a 1910 (1909-12) signatures Konshin & Afanasev. And 500 Rubley Pick 14b 1912 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Metz. Provisional Government (3) 250 Rubley Pick 36 1917 signatures Shipove & Baryshev issued by the R.S.F.S.R. series ??-144.1000 Rubley Pick 37 1917 (1917-18) signatures Shipov & Sofronov series ?? 105222 issued by the R.S.F.S.R. And 1000 Rubley Pick 95 1918 signature Zhikharev series ??-045. South Russia State Bank (2) 1000 Rubley Pick S418c 1919 series ??-00093 and 5000 Rubley Pick S419d 1919 series ??-200, both with watermark mosaic. South Russia - High Command of the Armed Forces (4) 500 Rubley Pick S434 1920 series ??-011 along with 10000 Rubley Pick S425a 1919 printed on both sides variety (3) series ??-048, ??-086 and ??-020. Also 50 Kopek (2) Pick 31 ND 1915 and Pick S407 ND 1918. Soviet Union Lenin portrait 1937 examples (3) 1, 3 and 10 Chervontsev Pick 202, 203 and 205 respectively. Along with other countries examples as Italy (2) a RARE pair 500 Lire Pick 71 (Gigante BI 32A - R3) Seal Type Italia/ Monogram B-I 23rd August 1943. And 1000 Lire Pick 81a Seal Type Medusa / Monogram B-I 14th April 1948 signatures Eianudi & Urbini. South Africa 1 Rand Pick 116a. Greece 1943-44 (4) including the highest, for its series, denomination 100.000.000.000 Drachmai Pick 135. Along with 50 Drachmai Pick 121. 25000000 Drachmai Pick 130b. And 100000 Drachmai Pick 125a. China Bank of Communications (5) consisting of 5 Yuan Pick 154 1935. Along with various 10 Yuan (3) including Pick 118q 1914 Shanghai overprint, Pick 155 1935. And Pick 159 without overprint of place of issue (issued in Japanese controlled area) 1941 variety with serials on obverse and reverse. Also, a 100 Yuan Pick 120a 1st October 1914 place of issue - CHUNGKING. Romania (5) an interesting selection of the 1917 Ferdinand I First World War Emergency issues (5) very well preserved including 10 Bani Pick 69 (3) and 50 Bani Pick 71 (2). Sweden 10 Kronor Commemorative 300th Anniversary of Sveriges Riksbank (1668-1968) Pick 56. France Kingdom Assignat 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42a). Malta 1 Shilling George VI Pick 16 manuscript signature and title Cuschieri ND 1943. Bolivia 100 Bolivianos Pick 147 with conflict overprint. Canada 1 Dollar George Vi portrait Pick 58e signatures Coyne & Towers. Yugoslavia (7) including a denomination set of the 1944 Partisan issues (4) 1, 5, 10 and 20 Dinara Pick 48b, 49b, 50a and 51c respectively. Along with 50, 100 and 500 Dinara from the following 1946 issues Pick 64b, 65b and 66b respectively. And finally Mexico 1960's issues (3) including 1, 5 and 10 Pesos Pick 59j, 60h and 58j respectively. More banknotes like this	£170
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 149	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 Piastres Pick 28a dated 18th June 1943 series A/1 342034. 500 Mils Pick 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 Bank 5 Pounds Pick 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 Reichsmark Pick 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 Shilling Pick 150. An interesting and varied group More banknotes like this	£75
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 235	Middle East (27) in various grades to UNC comprising examples from Yemen (Arab Republic) (8) including the Currency Board 1 Rials Pick 1b ND 1967 Green Arms issue (3) serial numbers A/25 608566, A/39 836475 and A40 061082. Along with Central Bank 20 Rials Pick 26a ND 1990 issues variety with Traditional buildings illustration on reverse and the bank title on obverse without shading (5) a consecutively numbered set serial number B/37 237901 - B/37 237905. Along with Iraq large sized issues (19) consisting of 10 Dinars Pick 65 ND 1973 (2) a consecutively numbered pair AY/62 902656 & AY/62 902657. 25 Dinars (5) including Pick 66a 1978 (2) a consecutive pair AYKH/3 0198450 & AYKH/3 0198451. Along with Pick 73 1986 (3) a consecutive trio serial number AYKH/62 0376116 to AYKH/62 0376118. Gulf War Emergency issues (6) including 5 Dinars Pick 80b 1992 printed only bank title, UV values . Chinese printing ink printed watermark Falcon's head (3) same prefix imprinted on note AKH/7 serial numbers consecutive pair 0587768 & 0587769 along with 0622090. Together with 50 Dinars Gulf War Emergency Issues Pick 75 1991 (3) same printed prefix printed prefix DKH numbers 0518093, 0518108 and 0518090. Also 50 Dinars Pick 83 1994 (3) a near consecutive trio printed prefix NKH/386 numbers 0448606, 0448607 and 0448609. And 250 Dinars Pick 85a 1995 (3) same printed prefix DKHM and close numbers 0171180, 0171182 and 0171179. A varied and interesting group More banknotes like this	£55
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 223	Libya & Iraq (63) in various grades good Fine - VF to GEF comprising Iraq (41) including 250 Dinars Pick 85 dated 1995 portrait Saddam Hussain at right (31) along with 5 Dinars Pick 80 "Chinese and Local Printers" Emergency Issues dated 1992 portrait Saddam Hussein at right (10). Also Libya (22) including 1/4 Lybian Pound Pick 23 Law of 1963 "Arms / Large Size" issue . 1 Dinar Pick 71 ND (2008-2009) Issue. 1/2 Dinar Pick 34a ND (1971-1972) "Series 1" Dinar Issue. 1/2 Dinar Pick 43a and 5 Dinars Pick 45a both ND (1980-1981) "Series 2 / Green" Issues. 10 Dinars (17) including Pick 46a (2) ND (1980-1981) "Series 2 / Green" Issues, Pick 51 (2) ND (1984) "Series 3" Issue, Pick 56 (4) ND (1988-1990) "Series 4 / White Border" Issues and Pick 61a (9) ND (1991-1993) "Series 4 / Full Printing" Issue. More banknotes like this	£50
01/03/2020 Auction 168	World Banknotes	Lot 167	France Kingdom & First Republic, Tresor Francais, Emergency and early issues (6) in various grades Fine - VF to about UNC - UNC and always desirable issues as the French Kingdom & Frist Republic Assignat issues (3) including 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42c) dated 23rd May 1793 series 3477 watermark "RF 50s" along with 5 Livres Pick A76 (Ass-46a) 10. Brumaire l'an 2ème (31.10.1793) (2) series 4736 & 6596. Also the Tresor Francis 10 Francs ND 1947 series A 05042236 intended for use of French Army personnel in occupied territories in Germany and Austria. Emergency issue Chamber de Commerce de Calais 1 Franc (Pirot 37) First series of the Replacement of the 5th Issue serial number B 17974 printed by LITH . ROY & VALADE, AMIENS, issued 28th February 1917. Along with Banque de France 100 Francs "Merson" Pick 71c (Fayette F23.15)dated 31st October 1922 series J.8647 212 signatures Platte & Aupetit. A very attractive and collectible group More banknotes like this	£30
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 480	World (127) a mostly high grade collection in an album including issues from Germany (3) including a Notgeld Ruhla Stadt 25 Pfennig 1st May 1920, Australia, Costa Rica, South Africa (3), France, England (3), Scotland (3), Guernsey, Jersey, Greece, Nepal (10), Malawi (11), Moldova, Italy (17) includes Allied Military Currency, Mauritania (3), Mozambique, Mongolia (3), Mexico, Lebanon (2), Lithuania (3), Latvia (3), Cambodia (6), Laos (3), Kenya, Netherlands, Kyrgyzstan (2), Kazakhstan (6), Korea (5), Senegal, Ghana, Rhodesia, Indonesia (21), Israel (6). Includes some consecutive and near consecutive sets. Some scarcer issues include a Germany Bayerische Notenbank 100 Mark Pick S922 dated 1st January 1900 serial number B. 1595837, Reichsbanknote 50 Mark Pick 65 dated 30th November 1918 also known as "Egg note" because of the egg shaped white area on reverse. Costa Rica Banco Anglo Costarricense 1 Colon Pick S121 L. 23.06.1917 serie A No. 071608 unsigned remainder. France banque de France 100 Francs Pick 94 dated 20th November 1941 serial number S 26306 930 657642930. England Bank of England 5 Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key B280 (Pick 372a) issue 1961 FIRST SERIES number H83 532076, 10 Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B347 (Pick 379b) issue 1980 serial number 63E 965359 and World War 2 Emergency Issue 1 Pound Peppiatt B249 (Pick 367) issue 1940 serial number A26E 872765. Rhodesia Reserve Bank 1 Dollar Pick 38a dated 2n August 1979 serial number L/129 040919. More banknotes like this	£400
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 479	World (11) in mixed mostly high grades to UNC comprising German East Africa World War I Emergency issue 1 Rupee Pick 20a dated 1st February 1916 series N3 number 784441 6 stars in frame at upper left, "Gebucht von" at centre left and violet overprint "Eine Rupie" on reverse. Tanzania 500 Shilingi Pick 26b. Japanese Occupation - Malaysia 100 Dollars Pick M8b. Indonesia 1000 Rupiah Pick 141. Tonga 2 Pa’anga Pick 32d. Saint Helena 1 Pound Pick 9a. Falkland Islands 1 Pound Pick 8e dated 15th June 1982 series G21356. Sweden 100 Kronor Pick 57 (2). Belize 1 Dollar Pick 46c. London Westminster Bank Cheque dated 30th January 1875 for 16 Pounds 12 Shillings payable to The Clydesdale Chemical Co. with an affixed 1 Penny Queen Victoria Stamp at lower right. More banknotes like this	£110
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 371	One Pound Peppiatt Facsimile German Propaganda Note dropped on North Africa 1942 similar design to B249 Peppiatt Second Period Emergency issue series H86D 729630. Romel Arabic text on reverse and comes with a translation card. EF with a small nick at top centre but not excessive More banknotes like this	£70
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1233	Italy, Luxembourg, Ivory Coast & San Marino Republic (98) in mixed grades early to modern issues includes some Italy Military & Allied Currency and some higher denominations. Also includes Moneta Patriotica 1, 2, 3 and 5 Lire. 5 Lire Banca Nazionale nel Regno D'Italia Pick S734 series Q25. 500 Lire Banca Nazionale nel Regno D'Italia Pick S744 red "Annularo" overprint at lower left Scarce. 500 Lire Banco Di Napoli Pick S858 series F-A 02145 vertical stamp at left and right reading "CHANTOLAIR 11 MIGLOIUR LIQUORE". Ivory Coast 0.50 Franc Colonie De La Cote D'Ivore Pick 1b series P-96 008 11th February 1917 Black and orange on yellow underprint, obverse and reverse side of a French 50 centimes coin at upper left and right and black text on reverse of note. San Marino 1978 Emergency issues 150 and 200 Lire Pick S101 and Pick S102 More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£600
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1206	France Colonies & West Africa States (42) mostly VF - EF and some in about UNC - UNC including French Equatorial Africa 50 Francs Pick 23 ND 1947, Guadeloupe 20 Francs Pick 20a 1944 and Martinique 1 Franc Cheque unissued Pick 5A, 20 Francs Pick 24a 1944 and 5 Francs Pick 16b blue serial number Emergency issue 1942. West African states include early 1940's issues and a variety of modern issues and states, also include a few high denominations More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£550
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1216	Greenland Administration Trade certificate 5 Skilling Pick M6 ND (1941) World War II emergency issue during American and British occupation UNC. Exceptionally scarce issue our research could find none offered in this grade in recent times so this being a very rare opportunity to acquire this note More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Collection of Julio Alvarez Part 1	£320
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 930	Indonesia (62) and Philippines (15) in an album with slipcase, Indonesia range from 25 Rupiah dated 1952 to 2000 Rupiah dated 2014, noted 10,000 Rupiah dated 1964 and 10,000 Rupiah dated 1975, Philippines a range of local emergency issues from the 1940's plus a few others, mixed grades More banknotes like this	£130
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 1000	Philippines (54) a collection in a white album, 1936 - 2000 comprising many different issues some of which Guerrilla money, WW2 Emergency issues and Japanese Occupation Currency. Various grades VG - UNC some punch hole cancelled, some with VICTORY overprint on reverse, and some with inked lettering. An interesting collection More banknotes like this	£80
02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 379	World (380), Japanese Invasion Money (345) from Philippines, Burma, Malaya & Netherland Indies, also Philippines (35) provincial local issue emergency issue notes from the 1940's, mixed grades More banknotes like this	£85
03/06/2018 Auction 161	World Banknotes	Lot 276	Fiji (3) 1 Shilling dated 1st January 1942, WW2 emergency issue, a remainder note without serial numbers, printed by the Fiji Government Printer on heavy laid paper, (Pick48r1), Uncirculated, 10 Shillings dated 1st June 1957 series C/2 183685, (Pick52a), 5 Shillings dated 1st September 1964 series C/13 171440, (Pick51d), portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, cleaned & pressed, good Fine More banknotes like this	£110

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