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04/06/2023 Auction 181
World Banknotes
Lot225
Biafra One Pound Pick 5 Unc, England 10/- Peppiatt Mauve K93D 044800 about Fine, Guernsey One Pound Bull P48 Fine, Japan 10 Yen 1946 Pick 87 Fine, Scotland Clydeside Bank One Pound 1980 Fine, USA State of Louisiana $5 Bond with 7-1/2% coupons at right 1875 VF, Wales Llandudno Fantasies (2) UN BUNT and DWY BUNT
£55
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05/06/2022 Auction 177
World Banknotes
Lot158
Qatar and Dubai 1 Riyal undated 1960s issue Pick 1 Near Fine, Biafra One Pound 1967 issue Pick 2 Fine, Hong Kong One Dollar 1936 issue Pick 316 VG, Jamaica Five Shilling s 1960 issue Pick 51Aa Fine, as part of a group of World (203) a wide ranging group, includes issues from: Malaya , Jamaica, Egypt , Austria , Thailand , Belgium , Yugoslavia , France , Algeria , Italy , Indonesia , British Armed Forces, Netherlands , Japan , Germany , East Africa , Singapore , Kuwait , Korea , Greece , Luxembourg , Malta , Argentina , Turkey , Bulgaria , Namibia , Oman, India , New Zealand , Canada , Spain , Philippines , Russia , Brazil , Trinidad and Tobago , Tunisia , Algeria, Hong Kong, Vietnam , Saudi Arabia , Jordan , Chile and Uganda , in mixed circulated grades
£300
06/09/2020 Auction 170
World Banknotes
Lot139
Biafra (10) a selection of the ND 1969 "Second" issues in 2 complete denomination sets and mixed circulated but presentable grades VF with few better examples. Comprising 5 Shilling s Pick 3a (2) serial numbers MZ 0598392 and MV 0839754, illustration of 4 native girls on reverse. 10 Shillings Pick 4 (2) serial numbers GD 0531819 and GF 0374569. 1 Pound s Pick 5a (2) black close to each other serial numbers CV 0345313 and CV 0345310, Biafra's Coat of Arms on reverse with motto - "Peace Unit y Freedom". 5 Pounds Pick 6a (2) serial numbers WA 0129633 and WA 0209287, the reverse with illustrations of a female carpet weaver at work. 10 Pounds Pick 7a (2) serial numbers ZA 0388091 and ZA 0062330, a skilful Carver at work crafting what appears to be a wooden decorative piece. Each banknote with the distinctive illustration of the Palm tree and rising sun, believed due to the country adopting the song 'The Land of the Rising Sun' as its national anthem. Biafra, or Republic of Biafra, did not have a very long lived life as an independent state and its declaration of independence from Nigeria in May 1967, due to rising tensions in economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions in nature, between the various people of Nigeria, led to a Civil War that ended in January 1970 with what is believed almost 2 million Biafran civilians losing their lives (3/4 of which small children) caused by starvation in the region. The starvation was in result of the complete blockade of the Biafran region by the Nigerian Government and it led to the surrender of the Biafran Forces to the Nigerian Federal Military Government (FMG) in 1970, and the state re-joining Federal Nigeria.
£65
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02/12/2019 Auction 167
World Banknotes
Lot1675
World (26) a collection in mixed grades comprising early 1900's to modern issues from England , Scotland , Ireland , Jersey , Isle of Man , Spain , Italy , Malta , Austria , Netherlands , Finland , Biafra , Nigeria , Cuba , Bermuda , Canada and Malaysia . Includes a Scotland British Linen Bank One Pound Pick 166a (BY SC208a, PMS BL71a) First Thomas De La Rue Reduced size issue but unchanged design and very FIRST prefix for this type dated 31st March 1962 Anderson signature serial number U/3 931640, Malta 10 Shilling s Pick 2 8a">Pick 28a L. 1967 (1968) and One Pound Pick 24b L.1949, Biafra One Pound Pick 2 serial number A/B 5231511
£130
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03/06/2019 Auction 165
World Banknotes
Lot1148
Africa (85) in an album mostly high includes about UNC - UNC high denominations and scarcer issues from Ghana (24), Central African Republic (4), Guinea (13), Guinea-Bissau (9), Mauritania (2), Mali (4), Nigeria (12), Biafra (5), Gabon (2) and Sierra Leone (10). Group includes Mali 10000 Francs Pick 15f and 100 Francs Pick 2 . Biafra 5 and 10 Pound s Pick 6 and Pick 7 , Ghana 10 Shilling s Pick 1d series Z/1 763402. 5 Pounds Pick 3d series A/1 858307. 100 Cedis Pick 9a series A/1 310117. And a specimen 1, 2, 5 and 10 Cedis Pick 13s to Pick 16s
£800
03/06/2019 Auction 165
World Banknotes
Lot1114
World (95) mostly GB cash iers O'Brien, Hollom , Fforde , Page , Somerset and Gill 10 Shilling s and 1, 10, 20 and 50 Pound s including QE2 portrait and pictorial issues and some Lion & Key. Scarcer notes include a 1 Pound O'Brien B284 LAST run series B76N 106562, 20 pounds Gill FIRST run series A01 886417 and 50 Pounds Somerset B318 FIRST run series A01 395307. Along with world issues from Germany , China , France , Scotland , Austria , Brazil , Bulgaria , Greece , Indonesia and Biafra including a 20 Mark Pick 46a 19th February 1914. Various grades to UNC
£360
03/06/2019 Auction 165
World Banknotes
Lot1111
World (83) a collection in an album in mixed grades including UNC mostly 1900's and includes a few consecu tive sets comprising countries as Egypt , Turkey (Ottoman Empire ), Libya , Algeria , Tunisia , Angola , Biafra , Gambia , Malawi , Morocco , Madagascar , Rwanda , South Africa , Sudan , Uganda , Zambia , Cuba with some specialised issues Espanol De La Isla De Cuba, East Caribbean, Jamaica , Bermuda , Antarctica First issue Commemorative 1996, Mexico , Curacao , Haiti and Guinea
£240
03/06/2019 Auction 165
World Banknotes
Lot843
World (80) an interesting collection in an album mostly high grades a lot in UNC comprises Cheque s (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 Rue Giori 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 Baht Pick 93 King s 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, Dominica n 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 Rupees Pick 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
£200
03/06/2019 Auction 165
World Banknotes
Lot1098
World (40) a high grade collection to UNC comprising Ireland Lady Livery 10 Shilling s Pick 63a . Germany 50 Mark 1918 Pick 65 . France 10 Francs Pick 150 , 10 Francs Pick 147 and 100 Francs Pick 94 . Canada 1 and 2 Dollars 1954 Pick 74b & 76 both signed Beattie & Rasminsky. Saint Pierre & Miquelon 5 Francs Pick 22 . Afghanistan 500 Afghanis Pick 52 . Hong Kong 50 Dollars Pick 286c and 10 Dollars Pick 182e . Japan ese Occupation Currency Malaya (5) 50 Cents and 1, 5, 10, 100 Dollars Pick M4 to Pick M8 . Other countries include Egypt , Biafra , Mexico (2), Japan, Thailand (2), South Vietnam , South Korea , Korea Bank of Chosen - US Army Administration, China (3), New Zealand , East Caribbean States , Barbados (3), England , Italy , Denmark and Cuba 1967 Specimen set (3) Pick 102s - 104s
£110
03/06/2018 Auction 161
World Banknotes
Lot478
World bulk lot (approx. 1048), Austria , Biafra , British Armed Forces, Bulgaria , Egypt , Estonia , Ethiopia , Greece , Guinea , Kenya , Macedonia , Mozambique , Nigeria , Russia , Rwanda , Slovenia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda , Ukraine , Zaire & Zimbabwe , mixed grades, many Uncirculated
£300
03/06/2018 Auction 161
World Banknotes
Lot493
World in 4 albums (136), includes Angola (26), Argentina (9), Austria (3), Bahamas (8), Bahrain (1), Bangladesh (5), Belarus (2), Belgium (3), Biafra (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (4), Bulgaria (12), Burma (4), Canada (1), China (10), Colombia (1), Confederate States (1), Croatia (3), Cuba (4), Cyprus (3), Eritrea (1), Ecuador (6), Egypt (6), Germany (1), Ghana (1), Gibraltar (1), Greece (4), Guinea Bissau (1), Guatemala (1), Iceland (3), Japan (2), Lao s (4), Malaya (1), Malaya & British Borneo (1), Southern Rhodesia (1), mixed grades, viewing recommended
£180
18/03/2018 Auction 160
World Banknotes
Lot208
Africa in a Hendon album (82), Algeria , Angola , Biafra , Botswana , Burundi , Cameroun, Congo , Djibouti , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Kenya , Liberia , Lesotho , Madagascar , Malawi , Mali , Mauritania , Mozambique , Nepal , Nigeria , Rwanda , Senegal , Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda , West African States , Zaire , Zambia and Zimbabwe , a very nice collection with scarcer types seen, most Uncirculated
£480
04/12/2017 Auction 159
World Banknotes
Lot1573
Africa accumulation (62), Angola , Biafra , Burundi , Egypt , French West Africa , Gambia , German East Africa , Ghana , Guinea , Kenya , Libya , Madagascar , Malawi , Morocco , Mozambique , Namibia , Nigeria , Somalia , South Africa , Tanzania , Uganda & West African States , mixed grades needs viewing
£220
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09/09/2017 Auction 158
World Banknotes
Lot173
Biafra 10 Pound s issued 1968 - 1969 series ZA0291416, Pick7a, scarcer issue with serial number, good EF
£40
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04/06/2017 Auction 157
World Banknotes
Lot117
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£65
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06/03/2016 Auction 152
World Banknotes
Lot200
Biafra 5 Shilling s undated 1967 issue Pick 1 (107) two groups of consecu tive numbers UNC
£160
06/03/2016 Auction 152
World Banknotes
Lot201
Biafra Five Shilling s undated 1967 issue, Pick 1 (18) consecu tively numbered UNC
£90
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06/12/2015 Auction 151
World Banknotes
Lot197
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£50
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06/09/2015 Auction 150
World Banknotes
Lot162
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£55
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01/03/2015 Auction 148
World Banknotes
Lot135
Biafra £10 issued 1968-69 series ZA0968372, Pick 7a , faint stain top edge, about UNC to UNC
£26
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01/09/2012 Auction 138
World Banknotes
Lot388
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£50
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03/06/2012 Auction 137
World Banknotes
Lot268
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£50
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03/03/2012 Auction 136
World Banknotes
Lot595
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£50
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04/12/2011 Auction 135
World Banknotes
Lot552
Biafra £1 issued 1968-69 (10) scarcer types all without serial numbers, Pick5b (cat. value $20 each), UNC
£50
06/08/2010 Auction 129
World Banknotes
Lot525
Biafra 5 shilling s (5) a consecu tive numbered run issued 1968-69 prefix MC, Pick3a, UNC
£20
06/08/2010 Auction 129
World Banknotes
Lot526
Biafra 5 shilling s (5) a consecu tive numbered run issued 1968-69 prefix MC, Pick3a, UNC
£20
07/12/2008 Auction 123
World Banknotes
Lot392
Biafra 10 shilling s issued 1968-69 (10) prefix GT, a consecu tive run, Pick4 , UNC
£15
07/06/2008 Auction 121
World Banknotes
Lot1385
Biafra 5/- Pick 5a (estimated by weight to be about 750) most appear in higher grades VF or better
£200
07/06/2008 Auction 121
World Banknotes
Lot1551
World a small group (26) includes Biafra , Cuba , Iraq , Kuwait , Ukraine , Belize , Japan , Germany , Russia , France , Thailand and Greece , not common types with many pre-World War II many VF and better
£42
02/09/2007 Auction 118
World Banknotes
Lot227
Biafra assortment (253) includes £10 Pick7a, £5 (2) Pick6a , £1 (136) Pick5a , 10 shilling s (25) Pick4 , 5 shillings (29) Pick3a and £1 (59) Pick2 , and N
£65
02/09/2007 Auction 118
World Banknotes
Lot228
Biafra one pound (100) Pick2 issued 1967, Fine or better
£42
02/09/2007 Auction 118
World Banknotes
Lot229
Biafra one pound (100) Pick2 issued 1967, Fine or better
£32
03/06/2007 Auction 117
World Banknotes
Lot292
Biafra (14) includes £1 Pick2 GEF, £10 Pick7a prefix ZA, GEF, £5 Pick6a , aUNC plus others in various grades
£60
03/06/2007 Auction 117
World Banknotes
Lot291
Biafra one pound (100) Pick2 issued 1967, Fine or better
£55
03/06/2007 Auction 117
World Banknotes
Lot290
Biafra accumulation (209) 5 shilling Pick1 (57), £1 Pick2 (4), 5 shillings Pick3a (8), 10 shillings Pick4 (13) and £1 Pick5a (127), average about Fine
£42
03/03/2007 Auction 116
World Banknotes
Lot124
Biafra (315) includes 5 shilling s Pick1 (15), £1 Pick2 (53), 5 shillings Pick3a (112), 10 shillings Pick4 (17) and £1 Pick5a (118), average Fine to VF
£44
03/03/2007 Auction 116
World Banknotes
Lot123
Biafra one pound (100) issued 1967, Pick2 , average Fine, some better
£24
03/12/2006 Auction 115
World Banknotes
Lot144
Biafra (circa 530) 5 shilling Pick1 (15), £1 Pick2 (107), 5 shilling Pick3a (180), 10 shilling Pick4 (33), £1 Pick5a (196) average Fine to VF, later £
£85
03/12/2006 Auction 115
World Banknotes
Lot139
Biafra one pound (100) issued 1967, Pick2 , average good Fine to VF, some better
£50
03/12/2006 Auction 115
World Banknotes
Lot140
Biafra one pound (100) issued 1967, Pick2 , average good Fine to VF, some better
£50
03/12/2006 Auction 115
World Banknotes
Lot142
Biafra (300) 5 shilling s Pick3a (100), 10 shillings Pick4 (100) and £1 Pick5a (100) average Fine to VF, some better
£32
03/12/2006 Auction 115
World Banknotes
Lot143
Biafra (302) 5 shilling s Pick1 (13), 5 shillings Pick3a (116), 10 shillings Pick4 (158) and £1 Pick5a (15), average Fine to good Fine, some better
£32
03/12/2006 Auction 115
World Banknotes
Lot141
Biafra (200) 5 shilling s Pick3a (100) & 10 shillings Pick4 (100), average Fine to VF, some better
£24
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot233
Biafra accumulation (778) one pound Pick2 (526), 5 shilling s Pick3a (22), 10 shillings Pick4 (5) and one pound Pick5a (225), average gFine or better,
£160
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot235
Biafra (300) 5 shilling s Pick1 (50), £1 Pick2 (100), 5 shillings Pick3a (100) and 10 shillings Pick4 (50), average gFine or better
£90
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot236
Biafra (300) 5 shilling s Pick1 (50), £1 Pick2 (100), 5 shillings Pick3a (100) and 10 shillings Pick4 (50), average gFine or better
£90
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot237
Biafra (300) 5 shilling s Pick1 (50), £1 Pick2 (100), 5 shillings Pick3a (100) and 10 shillings Pick4 (50), average gFine or better
£90
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot232
Biafra accumulation (108) includes £5 Pick6a (2), one almost EF, £1 Pick2 (54), 5 shilling s Pick1 (9), 5 shillings Pick3a (41), 10 shillings Pick4 an
£36
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot238
Biafra £10 (5) Pick7a, a few with faults, Fine plus £5 (5) Pick6a , average VF or better
£36
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot239
Biafra £5 (20) Pick6a, issued 1968-69, some with minor faults or pen marks,mostly gFine to VF, some better
£36
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot234
Biafra one pound (50) Pick5a, about UNC to UNC
£16
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot240
Biafra £5 (5) Pick6a, issued 1968-69, average VF or better
£15
05/03/2006 Auction 112
World Banknotes
Lot241
Biafra £5 (5) Pick6a, issued 1968-69, average VF or better
£15
27/11/2005 Auction 111
World Banknotes
Lot178
Biafra one pound s (119) Pick2 , average Fine to VF
£38
27/11/2005 Auction 111
World Banknotes
Lot179
Biafra (7) five pounds Pick6a (5), average VF plus 5/- Pick1 , VF, and low grade one pound Pick2
£22
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot178
Biafra (c.217) 5 shilling s Pick1 (17), one pound Pick2 (50), 5 shillings Pick3a (50), 10 shillings Pick4 (50) average Fine to VF plus one pound Pick5a
£48
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot177
Biafra (c.194) one pound Pick2 (58), 5 shilling s Pick3a (46), 10 shillings Pick4 (37) plus one pound Pick5a (53) average Fine to gFine, some better
£40
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot175
Biafra one pound s (200) Pick2 (100) and Pick5a (100), average gFine or better
£36
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot176
Biafra one pound s (200) Pick2 (100) and Pick5a (100), average gFine or better
£36
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot169
Biafra one pound s (100) Pick2 , average Fine to gFine
£32
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot173
Biafra one pound s (100) Pick2 , average Fine to gFine
£32
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot170
Biafra one pound s (100) Pick2 , average Fine to gFine
£30
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot171
Biafra one pound s (100) Pick2 , average Fine to gFine
£30
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot172
Biafra one pound s (100) Pick2 , average Fine to gFine
£30
05/09/2005 Auction 110
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Lot174
Biafra one pound s (150) Pick2 (50) and Pick5a (100), average gFine or better
£30
05/09/2005 Auction 110
World Banknotes
Lot168
Biafra 1 pound (30) Pick2 , issued 1967, average good Fine
£16
05/06/2005 Auction 109
World Banknotes
Lot169
Biafra (9) small group includes 5 pound s Pick6b about UNC and 10 pounds Pick7b about UNC
£28
05/06/2005 Auction 109
World Banknotes
Lot168
Biafra one pound Pick2 , 1967 issue, prefix A/C, scarce high grade, almost UNC
£22
02/11/2003 Auction 103
World Banknotes
Lot58
Algeria 100 Dinar s 1964 P25 aVF, Austria lottery 30 Kreuzer 1885, Biafra 5/-.10/-,£1 and £5 Fine, Germany Third Reich lottery 17.4.1943, Morocco 50 Fr
£22
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