Catalogue
South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, specimen five pounds, 14.1.59, discordant serial numbers, C/69 000001 and C/69 1000000, SPECIMEN perforated under signature, 12345 stamped and printer's notes 'O/118532/28/4/58' in pen top margin (P.96cs). Slightest thinning of paper on back at right (book adhesion), otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, specimen five pounds, 26.3.54, discordant serial numbers, C/35 000001 and C/35 500000, SPECIMEN perforated at signature, 12345 stamped and printer's notes 'O/91176/24/8/53' in pen top margin (P.97cs). Slight ink smudge on back at top, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
South Africa, South African Reserve Bank, specimen one rand, undated (1961), discordant serial numbers, A/35 000001 and A/35 1000000, SPECIMEN perforated in centre, 12345 stamped and printer's notes 'O/130492/22/6/60' in pen top margin (P.103as). Uncirculated.
Estimate $750
Passed in
South Korea, The Bank of Korea, specimen fifty won, undated (1969), serial number '0' on front with Korean lettering in red, 'SPECIMEN' horizontally in red and 'PK' (impressed) followed by '000263' in red on bottom margin of back. (P.40s). Uncirculated and unpriced in Pick.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Sri Lanka, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, five hundred rupees, 01-07-1992, H/34 191785/8 (P.106b) consecutive run of four notes; Suriname, Centrale Bank van Suriname, ten thousand gulden, 5 October 1997, AE492485/6 (P.144) consecutive pair, AZ603606/7 (P.145) consecutive pair. Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Straits Settlements, The Government of the Straits Settlements, one dollar, black overprint date 1st January 1930, P/58 63908, P/59 38194, P/60 99823 (P.9b). Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $460
Straits Settlements, The Government of the Straits Settlements, George V, one dollar, 1st January 1934, E/82 89892 (P.16a). Tiny stain in top margin, very light centre bend, good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Straits Settlements, The Government of the Straits Settlements, George V, one dollar, 1st January 1935, L/55 37696 (P.16b). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, one hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S105a), handsigned signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, on thick layered 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 fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, one hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic, handsigned signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, thin card (P.S105a). Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, two thousand five hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S109), hectographic signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, thick card, stamp on back of Mr Tito Figari, Avocat a la cour d'appel le Caire (Barrister of the Court of Appeal at Cairo). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, two thousand five hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S109), hectographic signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, thick card, stamp on back of Restitue Par la Commission Des Indemnites Du Soudan (Restored by the Commission of the Indemnification of Sudan). Extremely fine and scarce this nice.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, two thousand five hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S109), hectographic signature and seal of General Gordon, hand stamped seal of Governor General of Sudan, thick card, stamp on back of Restitue Par la Commission Des Indemnites Du Soudan (Restored by the Commission of the Indemnification of Sudan). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Swaziland, Monetary Authority of Swaziland, specimen set of one, two, five, ten and twenty emalangeni, undated (1974) *007163 (P.CS1), all printed SPECIMEN diagonally in black or red on both sides. Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Sweden, Sveriges Riksbank, five kronor, 1974 BT (P.51c) (2, consecutive); ten kronor, 1975 E (P.52c) (2, consecutive); fifty kronor, 1974 H, 1974 R (P.53b) (2); one hundred kronor, 1970 A, 1971 T (P.54a, 54b) (2). Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Switzerland, Swiss National Bank, ten Franken, 24 January 1972 (P.45r) (2); twenty Franken, 15 May 1968 and 7 March 1973 (P.46p, u) (2); one hundred Franken, 23December 1965 and 30 June 1967 (P.49h, j) (2); five hundred Franken, 15 January 1969 (P.51g); one thousand Franken, 1 October 1973 (P.52l). The last with some paper loss at lower left edge, overall very good - nearly extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Switzerland, Swiss National Bank, five hundred Franken, 7 March 1973 (P.51k) 9K 38593. Fresh and crisp, vertical and horizontal folds, minor edge chip at bottom centre edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Switzerland, Swiss National Bank, one thousand Franken, 1 October 1973 (P.52l), 7C88676. Fresh, centre fold, small smudge at back top edge, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
Tahiti, Institut D'Emission D'Outre-Mer, Papeete, five hundred francs, undated (1977), X.1 00684/02200684 (P.25b1) [illustrated]; another (1985), H.3 47863/05747863 (P.25d); one thousand francs, undated (1983) O.4 22416/08822416 (P.27c) [illustrated]; others, O.009 18455/6-21318455/6, consecutive pair, S.6 34847/14234847, V.010 53222/24553222 (P.27d) (4). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
Tanzania, Bank of Tanzania, de la Rue specimens (6) for five, ten, twenty and one hundred shillings (3), undated (1966), various prefixes, all numbered 000000, 'Specimen DE LA RUE & CO LTD No Value' oval stamp on two diagonal corners front and back on all and SPECIMEN in red diagonally front and back on all, each punch cancelled on two signatures (P.1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5as, 5bs) all with SPECIMEN No.2 in red bottom left margin, except the last which is SPECIMEN No.1. Adhesions to margins at right on back (having been glued in an album), otherwise uncirculated and scarce. (6)
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Timor, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, five avos, 19 July 1940, 598,861 and 710,667 (P.12). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, printer's proof or specimen one pound, Nukualofa, 1st January, 1921, imprint of Thos. de la Rue & Co. Ltd., London, 'CANCELLED' perforated at bottom and 'Reqn 123/20 - 260A' written in pen in top margin (P.3s). Hand trimmed in a haphazard manner, top right corner off, otherwise nearly extremely fine and an unrecorded date in Pick for the denomination, very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, two line block out of STERLING at right, 2nd April, 1937, B/1 03997 (P.5b). Many creases and folds, two holes, several pieces missing from margins, fair.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 2nd April, 1937, B/1 04640 (P.5b). Severe folds and creases, crudely repaired vertical central tear, various other small holes and tears, fair but scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $400
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 4th May, 1937, B/1 10376 (P.5b). Heavy creases and folds, several small holes and margin tears, fair.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 4th May, 1937, B/1 09522; 2nd December, 1937, B/1 13696; 1st December, 1941, B/1 24048 (P.5b) (3). Heavy creases and folds, some small holes and margin tears, small tape repairs top and bottom margin in centre on second note, stains and toning especially on first and third notes, poor. (3)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 14th June, 1938, B/1 15083 (P.5b). Many folds and creases, some holed through, pin holes and minor edge tears, very good and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 19th May, 1939, B/1 20316 (P.5b). Several heavy folds on back, fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 16th June, 1938, B/1 17358 (P.5b). Folds and creases, several small holes and margin tears, stains on left side, especially on the back, very good.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Tonga, Government of Tonga, Treasury Note, four shillings, three line block out of STERLING at right, 19th May, 1939, B/1 19176 (P.5b). Many folds and creases, two minor edge tears, otherwise nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40