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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland Limited, one pound, uncut sheet of sixteen printer's proofs, fully printed on back, underprint and guilloche only on front, notations on back '1,000,000 notes = 62,500 pulls....Wording correct. Improve register 3.7.50' three vertical lines of punch holes (P.S816a; D.42-1). Good very fine/nearly extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $260
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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland Limited, one pound, uncut sheet of four printer's proofs, all Glasgow or Edinburgh, 2nd August 1951, D/7 151000, D/7 152000, D/8 176000, D/8 177000, notations 'Starting Nos correct for 25,000 notes of each serie 24.1.51' and 'Exhibited 31 March 1952' across part of central margin, three vertical lines of small punch holes (P.S816a; D.42-1). Some mount marks on back, otherwise extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $260
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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland Limited, one pound, uncut sheet of four printer's proofs, all Glasgow or Edinburgh, 8th December 1952, F/13 301000, F/13 302000, F/14 326000, F/14 327000, notations 'Starting Nos correct for 25,000 notes of each serie 13.3.53' and 'Examined 19/9/53' across part of central margin, three vertical lines of small punch holes (P.S816a; D.42-1). Some mount marks on back, otherwise extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland Limited, five pounds, uncut pair of printer's proofs, Glasgow or Edinburgh, 17th July 1950, not numbered, with bankstamps dated 16 Mar 1951, two vertical lines of small punch holes (P.S817a; D.43-1). Some mount marks on back, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $130
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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland, twenty pounds, pair of proofs with underprint and guilloche on front, fully printed backs, bankstamps dated 1951 on front, notations in black pen 'Plate and colour OK..21/9/50' on back, three vertical lines of punch hole cancellations (cfP.S811; D.44-1). Good very fine.
Estimate $150
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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland, twenty pounds, uniface pair of printer's proofs, underprint and guilloche for front, notation 'Make up and lay of red correct 7.9.50' at bottom, bankstamps dated 1951, three vertical lines punch hole cancellations (cfP.S818; D.44-1). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $160
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Scotland, The Union Bank of Scotland Limited, five pounds, uncut sheet of four printer's proofs, all 1954, underprint and guilloche on front, notation 'Colour OK 30.4.54' bankstamps dated 21 August 1954 on back, three vertical lines of small punch holes (D.43-3). Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
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Scotland, National Commercial Bank of Scotland, one pound, Edinburgh, 16th September 1959, C 050759 (P.265; D.1); another, 4th January 1967, 2H 279481 (P.271; D.6b). Uncirculated; nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Scotland, National Commercial Bank of Scotland, twenty pounds, Edinburgh, 16th September 1959, A148174 (P.267; D.3). Inked letter on back, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Scotland, National Commercial Bank of Scotland, five pounds, Edinburgh, 3rd January 1961, G856521 (P.270; D.5). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
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Scotland, National Commercial Bank of Scotland, five pounds, Edinburgh, 1st August 1963, F784743 (P.272a; D.7). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Scotland, Clydesdale Bank Limited, twenty pounds, Glasgow, 19th November 1964, C/C 029475 (P.200; D.30). Centre fold, extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Scotland, Clydesdale Bank Limited, one pound, Glasgow, 30th March 1966, C/H 603374 (P.197; D.27); another, 1st March 1977, D/AL 667668 (P.204c); five pounds, 27th February 1981, D/DS 092893 (P.205c); another, 1st December 1997, E/DU 213218 (P.218c); ten pounds, commemorative issue, 1st May 1997, A/AF 847845 (P.226a); twenty pounds, 1st November 1997, AA/AB 021500 (P.228a). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
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Scotland, Bank of Scotland, one pound, Edinburgh, 10th December 1962 (P.102a; D.96); five pounds, 7th January 1994, consecutive pair (P.116b)(2); five pounds, commemorative issue, 4th January 1995, a run of ten consecutive notes (P.119a)(10); ten pounds, commemorative issue, 1st February 1995, consecutive pair (P.120a)(2); another (P.120f); ten pounds, 7th May 1992, consecutive pair (P.117a)(2); twenty pounds, 17th September 2007 (P.126)(2). The first fine, others nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Scotland, Bank of Scotland, twenty pounds, Edinburgh, 15th December 1987, K149012 (P.114e). Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Solomon Islands, Monetary Authority, ND (1977) 1981 issue; two, five, ten and twenty dollars (P.5[2], 6a, 7a,b, 8); ND (1984) issue , ten and twenty dollars (P.11, 12); ND (1977), 2001, 2004, 2006 issues; two, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollars (P.18[2], 19[2], 23[3], 26[2], 27, 28, 29[2], 30). Uncirculated. (29)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
South Africa, Natal, Durban Bank, twenty five pounds, Durban, 12 April 1864, No. 00587 (P.S444). Cancelled with broad ink strokes diagonally, as note illustrated in Pick, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $850
South Africa, Mafeking Siege Note, ten shillings March 1900, 872 (P.S654b). Quarter folds, frail, tears on folds otherwise very good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
South Africa, The National Bank of South Africa Limited, Natal issue, ten shillings, Durban, 1st July, 1916, No.W22255 (P.S491, Orange Free State). Quarter folds, otherwise crisp, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,750
South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, ten shillings, 1 September 1947 (P.82a) E/90 118,791. Creases and folds, small number 76 pencilled at top left margin, very good and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
South East Asian collection, with issues from Cambodia, China, French Indo China, Indonesia, North Vietnam and South Vietnam, includes several uncirculated issues, mostly 1960s-1980s. Stored in nine small home-made albums by a collector resident in Vietnam, mostly very good - uncirculated. (135)
Estimate $150
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St Helena, Government of St. Helena, ten pounds, undated (1985)(P.8b). Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Straits Settlements, The Government of the Straits Settlements, one dollar, 1st September 1906, A/49 80920; another 1st January 1925 J/4 84560; 1st September 1927, M/19 02538 (P.1a, 9a). Poor - fine. (3)
Estimate $180
SOLD $400
Straits Settlements, George V, one dollar, L/40 48167 (P.16b) and five dollars B/81 94532 (P.17b) both 1st January 1935. Crisp nearly uncirculated; crisp extremely fine, slight toning. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Sudan, five hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S106a), serial number 275, handsigned signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, cloth backed card, stamp on back of Mr Tito Figari, Avocat a la cour d'appel le Caire (Barrister of the Court of Appeal at Cairo). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $450
Sudan, one thousand piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S107b), serial number 510, hectographic signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, cloth backed card. Fresh, clear, extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $550
Sudan, Sudan Currency Board, specimen one pound, 15.9.1956 (P.2Bs) C/13 0 000000, diagonal overprint CANCELLED in red on front and back, one punch hole cancelled in each corner. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Sudan, Sudan Currency Board, specimen five pounds, 15.9.1956 (P.4) D/13 000000, diagonal overprint CANCELLED in red on front and back, one punch hole cancelled in each corner. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Sudan, Bank of Sudan, specimen twenty five piastres, 25.1.1967 (P.6b) A/00 0 000000, diagonal overprint CANCELLED in red on front and back, punch hole SPECIMEN in each corner and number 1107 below left corner SPECIMEN. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Sudan, Bank of Sudan, specimen fifty piastres, 6.3.1964 (P.7a) B/0 0 000000, diagonal overprint CANCELLED in red on front and back, punch hole SPECIMEN in each corner and number 331 below left corner SPECIMEN. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280