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India, Reserve Bank of India, George VI, five rupees, signature Deshmukh, undated (issued 1947) C/31 099692, black serial numbers (P.23a; Jhun.4.1). Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
India, Reserve Bank of India, George VI, five rupees, signature Deshmukh, undated (issued 1947) B/31 369753, black serial numbers (P.23a; Jhun.4.1). Two staple holes, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
India, Reserve Bank of India, George VI, ten rupees, signature Deshmukh, undated (issued 1944), G/95 153278 (P.24; Jhun.6.1). Two staple holes, uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
India, Reserve Bank of India, George VI, ten rupees, signature Deshmukh, undated (issued 1944), E/34 893666 (P.24; Jhun.6.1). Two staple holes and stain in watermark window, extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
India, Government of India, George VI, one rupee, 1940 (first issued 1944), signature C.E.Jones, D/95 124740, red serial number (probably issued after 1947) (P.25b; Jhun.1.1D). Spindle hole at left and stain in top margin, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
India, Government of India, George VI, one rupee, 1940 (issued 1944), signature C.E.Jones, L/1 383969 and L/87 432772, green serial numbers and 'A' bottom right corner (P.25d; Jhun.1.1C), R/49 910365, black serial number (P.25a; Jhun.1.1A). Very good; two staple holes, uncirculated; very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
Passed in
India, Republic of India, Reserve Bank of India, ten rupees, C.D.Deshmukh (1947-9) issue, A/7 714068 (P.37a). Two pin holes and slight paper toning, otherwise good fine and rare with this signature.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
India, Republic, Reserve Bank of India, one hundred rupees, A/15 756095 (Bombay) (1951) signature B.Rama Rau (P.42; Jhun.7.2.1A). Five pin holes, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
India, Reserve Bank of India, one hundred rupees (1953), B. Rama Rau, serial number in black A/3 876615 'A' for Bombay (P.42a; Jhun.7.2.1A), Hindi spelling 'Rupaya'. Two staple holes and inked number at left, flat, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
India, Reserve Bank of India, one hundred rupees (1960), P.C. Bhattacharya, serial numbers in red AB/62 175373 (P.44; Jhun.7.4.2). Spindle hole, staple holes at left and inked numbers back and front, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
India, Reserve Bank of India, Third Series, H.M.Patel, two rupees, undated (19876) letter A, 57G 871901/2000 pack of one hundred notes (P.79e). End notes scuffed on edges and with rubber band bonded near left edge, the remaining notes uncirculated. (100)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
India, specimen one hundred rupees, not dated (1996), signature 87 (C.Rangarajan) number 000000 Ghandi on right, overprinted in red SPECIMEN back and front, (P.S91). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,200
India, specimen five hundred rupees, not dated (1996), signature 87 (C.Rangarajan) number 000000 Ghandi on right, overprinted in red SPECIMEN back and front, (P.S92). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,800
India, Hyderabad, five rupees, signature Hyder Nawaz Jung, (FE1333/1923-24), LR 045165 (P.S263; Jhun.5.2). Staple holes at left, flattened of creases and folds, good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,400
India, Hyderabad, ten rupees, signature Hyder Nawaz Jung, (FE1344/1934-35) BZ 75305 (P.S265F; Jhun.8.3). Heavy folds and creases with splits and holes, good and scarce.
Estimate $500
Passed in
India, Hyderabad, one hundred rupees, signature Hyder Nawaz Jung, (FE1339/1929-30), PZ 02403 (P.S266b; Jhun.10.3). Two pin holes at left, nearly uncirculated and rare, especially in this condition, an impressive note.
Estimate $2,300
SOLD $3,000
India, Hyderabad, one thousand rupees, signature Hyder Nawaz Jung (FE1341/1931-32), AA 95804 (P.S267; Jhun.12.1). Two pin holes at left, otherwise virtually uncirculated, an excellent example of Waterlow's printing, one of the world's most impressive notes, especially in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,500
India, Hyderabad, one thousand rupees, signature Hyder Nawaz Jung (FE 1341/1931-2), AA93644 (P.S267; Jhun.12.1). Three pin holes, otherwise nearly uncirculated and a spectacular banknote.
Estimate $2,400
Passed in
India, Hyderabad, one rupee, undated (1945-1946), Hyderabad Prison printing, with promise and four lines of Urdu text, signature Zahid Hussain T/6 526862 (P.S271d; Jhun.2.5). Usual two staple holes, uncirculated.
Estimate $130
SOLD $300
India, Hyderabad, five rupees, signature Zahed Hussain (1945-1946), PL 461860 (PS.273d; Jhun.6.4). Usual two staple holes, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $550
SOLD $1,200
India, Hyderabad, ten rupees, signature Ghulam Muhammad (1941-1945), IK 21114 (P.S274c; Jhun.9.3); another, signature Liaquat Jung (1945-1947) IQ 501984 (P.S274e; Jhun.9.4). Staple and spindle holes at left, flat, extremely fine; four pin holes at left, extremely fine, the second illustrated. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
India, Persian Gulf, Government of India, one rupee, 1957 (issued 1959), A.K.Roy signature, Z/5 367495 'B' (P.R1; Jhun.12.1.1). Usual two staple holes, uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
India, Persian Gulf, Reserve Bank of India, five rupees, (1959), signature Iengar, Z/0 739681 (P.R2; Jhun.12.2.1). Usual two staple holes, uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
India, Persian Gulf, Reserve Bank of India, ten rupees (1959), signature Iengar, Z/13 773174 'A' (P.R3; Jhun.12.3.1). Staple holes at left, good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
India, Persian Gulf, Reserve Bank of India, one hundred rupees (1959), signature Iengar, Z/4 454088 (P.R4; Jhun.12.4.1). Two staple holes, heavy folds lightly holed through in places, ink number in watermark area on back, otherwise nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $1,800
India, Fort St George (Madras), 1819, second of exchange for 'fifty pounds sterling or sicca rupees 400', dated Fort St. George 31st December 1819, No. 23 'to the Honorable the COURT of DIRECTORS for affairs of the Honorable the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND trading as East Indies in LONDON'. Nearly very fine and very rare, a very early bill of exchange from Fort St George (Madras).
Estimate $450
Passed in
India, Calcutta, second of exchange, 1823, for five hundred pounds, dated Calcutta, 25th November, 1823, No. 2187, payable twelve months after date; another, London, 1846, second of exchange for 5200 rupees, dated London, 4 August 1846, payable sixty days after sight, at the Bank of Madras. Very fine and rare, especially the first item. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
India, Madras, second of exchange, 1823, for 841 pounds sterling, dated Madras, 14 August 1823, No. 150, payable five months after sight; another, Madras, 1827, second of exchange for fifty pounds sterling, dated Madras, 12th July 1827, No. 1072, to Messers Coutts & Co, Bankers, London. Very fine; nearly very fine, both very rare. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
India, Manchester & Salford Bank, Bombay, second of exchange for £1000, dated 28 April 1866, payable six months after sight; Balmer Lawrie & Co, second of exchange for £796.5.0, dated 25th September 1888, payable three months after sight; John Elliot & Sons, London, first of exchange for 1338 rupees, dated 15th June 1883, three days after sight at Bombay, a block of sixteen Queen Victoria one anna stamps attached to the back; Moosa C. Viera & Co, Hong Kong, second of exchange for 1214.2.2 rupees dated 18th Nov 1905, three days after sight; another for 5100 rupees, 29th Dec 1906, at thirty days after sight at Bombay, last two with Hong Kong impressed duty stamps. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
India, National Bank of India, London, second of exchange for 74.9 rupees, dated 26th November 1912, payable on demand at Madras; cheques: Calcutta, 19.., unissued; another, Bombay, 19.., unissued; another, Madras, 14 April 1952; another, Bank of Bengal, Calcutta, 18.., unissued; another, Oriental Bank Corporation, Calcutta, 18.., unissued; another, Bank of Madras, 18.., unissued; another, The Agra United Service Bank Limited, Calcutta, 18.., unissued; another, Messrs. Grindlay & Co, Calcutta, 186., unissued, overprinted 'Army Agents'. Fine - extremely fine, several rare. (9)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40