Catalogue
Argentina, Banco Central De La Republica Argentina, five australes, undated (1985) overprint issue, ten australes, undated (1985-89) (P.321, 325b [2]) (3); two pesos, 1992 (4) consecutive, ten pesos, 1993, one hundred pesos, 1993, five hundred thousand pesos, undated (1991), one million pesos, undated (1981-83) (10) (P.340b [4], 342b, 345b, 338, 310 [10]) (17). The P345b very fine with staining around the edge, the rest very fine - uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Argentina, Banco Central De La Republica Argentina, one peso, 1993 (Series D) (P.339b) uncut sheet of twenty eight. Some light crinkling along top edge, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Argentina, Banco Central de la Republica Argentina, one peso - five hundred thousand pesos, 1970s-1980s, all different types and signatures. Uncirculated. (37)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Bahamas, The Bahamas Government, George VI, four shillings, undated (P.9c); The Central Bank of the Bahamas, Elizabeth II, fifty cents (4), undated (P.42a) (2) and 2001 (P.68) (2); one dollar (2), undated (P.35a) and 1996 (P.57); three dollars, undated (P.44) (2). The first good fine, others uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Bangladesh, five taka, undated (2006), twenty taka, undated (1979), five hundred taka, 2000 (P.25d [3], 22, 38) (5); printer's proofs, one without and three with serial numbers, featuring outline of head at right and building on left with three central masked heads, back with jumping figure, scene at right, open book in centre and with the same three masked heads above (4). The first three with rusty staple holes at left edge, overall fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Barbados, Central Bank of Barbados, two dollars, undated (P.36); Belize, Central Bank of Belize, one dollar, 1st July 1983 (P.43), two dollars, 1st June 1991 (P.52b); Bermuda, Bermuda Government, five shillings, 1st May 1957 (P.19b). The first three uncirculated, the last good fine. (4)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Belgian Congo, Banque Du Congo Belge, five francs, 10.6.1942 (P.13); ten francs, 10.12.1941 (P.14); twenty francs, 15.9.1937, 10.9.1940, 10.4.1946 (P.10f, 15, 15E) (3). Very good - very fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $170
Belgian Congo,, Banque du Congo Belge, five francs, 10.4.1947 (P.13Ad); ten francs, 11.11.1948 (P.14E). Very good; good fine. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Bolivia, El Banco Nacional De Bolivia, one boliviano, 1.1.1892 Series B1 and YY (P.S211b) (2); Banco Central De Bolivia, one boliviano, undated (1929) (P.112), five pesos bolivianos, L.1962 (P.153a) Publicado penned at top edge; error notes, twenty pesos, L.1962 (P.155) (4) two with signatures at bottom and mis-printed upside down at top and two with part of back design mis-printed on front of note, all four stamped with bank stamp on front; specimen notes (2), five thousand and ten thousand pesos bolivianos, D.10.2.1984, both with Muestra Sin Valor (Sample without value) in red diagonally on front and back and with serial numbers A 00000000 (P.168s1, 169s) (2). The first three fine - very fine, the rest uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Botswana, Bank of Botswana, twenty pula, undated (1999), 2002 (3) includes consecutive pair (P.21a, 20a [3]) (4); fifty pula, undated (2000) (P.22a) (3). Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Brazil, National Treasury, ten mil reis, undated, No.11874, contemporary copy (P.A231x); Russia, Bukhara Soviet Peoples Republic, ten rubles, 1922 (P.S1043[illustrated]). Extremely fine; fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Brunei, Government of Brunei, specimen one, five and ten ringgit, 1967, printed 'SPECIMEN' front and back, in red on the one and five ringgit and in black on the ten ringgit, all numbered A/1 000000, all punch hole cancelled on each corner (P.1s, 2s, 3s). Uncirculated and scarce. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,400
Brunei, Government of Brunei, specimen fifty ringgit, 1967, printed 'SPECIMEN' front and back in red, numbered A/1 000000, punch hole cancelled on each corner (P.4s). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,200
Brunei, Government of Brunei, specimen one hundred ringgit, 1967, printed 'SPECIMEN' front and back in red, numbered A/1 000000, punch hole cancelled on each corner (P.5s). Tiny foxing spot on right edge, otherwise uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,200
Brunei, Government of Brunei, specimen one ringgit, 1972, printed 'SPECIMEN' front and back in red, numbered A/7 000000, punch hole cancelled on each corner (P.6s). Crease on one corner, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $350
Brunei, Government of Brunei, specimen fifty ringgit, 1973, printed 'SPECIMEN' front and back in red, numbered A/3 000000, punch hole cancelled on each corner (P.9s). Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $800
Brunei, Government of Brunei, specimen one hundred ringgit, 1973, printed 'SPECIMEN' front and back in red, numbered A/3 000000, punch hole cancelled on each corner (P.10s). Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $900
Burma, Reserve Bank of India, George VI, ten rupees, undated (1938), J.B.Taylor, A/45 460149 (P.5). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Cambodia, twenty thousand riels, King's 55th birthday, 2008 (P.60) (2), one hundred thousand riels, King's 60th birthday (2013) (P.New); Laos, one hundred thousand kip, 450th anniversary of Vientane (2010) (2); another, regular issue (2011) (P.New) (2); Myanmar, ten thousand kyat (2012) (P.82) (2). Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $220
Passed in
Canada, New Brunswick, St John, merchant's copper printing plate, Benjamin Smith (1835) two up, for front of five and ten shillings banknotes, 225x177mm. Fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $980
Canada, Dominion of Canada, twenty five cents, 2.1.1900 (P.9b); Bank of Canada, one dollar, 2.1.1937 (P.58d) right top corner tip missing, 1973 (P.85c) (8), five dollars, 2006 (P.101Aa) (6) consecutive two and four, ten dollars, 1971 (P.88d), twenty dollars, 1969 (P.89b). Good fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Cape Verde, Banco De Cabo Verde, two thousand escudos, 1.7.1999, five thousand escudos, 5.7.2000 (P.66a, 67). Very fine; uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Currency Board, Elizabeth II, five dollars, 1991, B/I 000136 (P.12a) and ten dollars, B/I 188992 (P.13b). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
Ceylon, Central Bank of Ceylon, one rupee, 20.1.1951, two rupees, 3.6.1952, ten rupees, 7.4.1961 (P.47, 50, 59b) (3); Sri Lanka, Central Bank of Ceylon, twenty rupees, 26.3.1979 (P.86a), Central Bank of Sri Lanka, twenty rupees, 1.1.2010 (P.-) (2), fifty rupees, 3.7.2000 (P.117e) (2) consecutive pair, one hundred rupees, 3.7.2006, 1.1.2010 (P.118, -) (2), five hundred rupees, 1.1.2010 (P.119) (2) consecutive pair, one thousand rupees, 1.1.2010 (P.-). Many uncirculated, overall fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
China, The Provincial Bank of Kweichow, one cent, 1949 (P.S2461); The Shantung Min Sheng Bank, twenty cents, 1936 (P.S2732); Taiwan, Bank of Taiwan, one yuan, 1949 (1963) green. The first two nearly uncirculated, the last good very fine, all scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, group of mainly Republic, Provincial and Puppet Bank issues, includes Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Central Bank of China, Central Reserve Bank of China, Farmers Bank of China, Federal Reserve Bank, Peoples Bank, Menchang Bank, Central Bank of Manchukuo and Bank of Taiwan. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (61)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Colombia, El Banco De La Republica, one peso oro, 20.7.1943 (P.380c); two pesos oro, 1.1.1945 (P.390b); five hundred pesos oro, 7.8.1973 (P.416a); one thousand pesos oro, 1.4.1979 (P.421) (3) includes consecutive pair; two thousand pesos oro, 2.3.1992 (P.433Aa) (7) includes four consecutive; five thousand pesos oro, 5.8.1986 (P.434a) (2); five thousand pesos, 2.1.1995 (P.440); ten thousand pesos, 1992 commemorative, 1.6.2001 (2) (P.437, 453 [2]) (3); fifty thousand pesos, 23.7.2001 (P.455b). The second fine, the third extremely fine, the rest uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Cook Islands, Government of the Cook Islands, twenty dollars, undated (1992), uncut block of four notes, BBB (P.9a); Samoa, Central bank of Samoa, two tala, 1990 commemorative issues, partial uncut block of five notes, AAB (P.31). Nearly uncirculated. (2 blocks)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Cook Islands, Government of the Cook Islands, specimen ten dollars, undated (1992), uncut sheet of six, AAA 000000 (P.8s); twenty dollars, undated (1987), serial numbers 001015, uncut sheet of twelve (P.5a). Uncirculated. (2 sheets)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Costa Rica, Banco Central De Costa Rica, twenty colones, 28.6.1983 (P.252a) (2) tyvek notes; two thousand colones, 30.7.1997 (P.271) (2); five thousand colones, 24.2.1999 (P.268A) (2); ten thousand colones, 20.3.2002 (P.267b). One of the first notes fine, the rest mostly uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $200
Passed in