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British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, ten shillings, Lagos, 10th December, 1943 (P.7b). Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $600
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen ten shillings, 31.3.53, four small punch hole cancels; 12.8.57 A/A, three punch holes, red overprint; 9.8.57 two small punch holes, no serials, brown back (colour trial), Waterlow & Sons Limited overprint; 4.2.58 single red overprint either side (P.8s). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,400
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1928 issue, specimen twenty shillings, Lagos, 2nd January 1928 serial 000000, stuck on board (P.8as), 4th January 1937, diagonal specimen red 0/751 once, two punch hole cancels at top; 1st December, 1942, overprint twice; 2nd July 1951 overprint twice. (P.8bs). (3). Nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1928 issue, twenty shillings, Lagos, 2nd January, 1928, A/6 598019 (P.8a) perforated cancelled, also 2.1.28, B/1; 2.6.33 C/3; 14.9.34, D/7 (P.8a), these flat contemporary replicas. First good; very fine; others extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1928 issue, twenty shillings, Lagos, 26th September, 1947, Z/10 968617 (P.8b). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1928 issue, twenty shillings, Lagos, 4.1.37 F/9; 6.11.41 J/6; 1.12.42 M/2; 10.12.43 M/4; 12.1.45 N/8; 3.1.46 R/6; 25.10.46 V/5; 1.2.47 Y/4; 26.4.47 Y/9; 26.9.47 5/A; 22.12.47 5/B; 27.5.48 4/M; 29.11.48 8/R; 24.12.48 2/T; also replicas AC/7; 28/1/49 AC/2; 1.10.49 A/F; 28.7.50 AJ/4; 26.1.51 BB/4; 30.4.51 BD/4 (2); 2.7.51 BS/6 (P.8b). Very good - good very fine. (22)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,400
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen ten shillings, 31st March 1953 (P.9s) with six stage proofs. Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,900
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, ten shillings 31.3.53 A/H; 12.1.55 A/J, 20.2.57 A/N, 9.8.57 A/Q, 3.2.58 A/U (P.9a). Very good - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen twenty shillings, undated A/A 000000, small punch hole cancels (2), 31.3.53 four punch hole cancels; 1.3.54 black specimen overprint both sides, larger punch holed A/A prefix, 13.1.56 similar overprint, four small punch holes; 20.2.47 F/P three large punch holes; F/S no punch holes (P.10s) (7); 1962 issue 17.5.62 F/T red overprint no punch holes (P.12s).
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen colour trial for twenty shillings, 1st March 1954 no serials, 3 small punch hole cancels and Waterlow & Sons Limited overprint front only (P.10ct). Uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African^Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, twenty shillings, 31.3.53 C/R; 1,3,54 D/V; 12.1.55 E/S; 13.1.56 F/N; 20.2.57 F/R (P.10a) (5); 1962 issue, 17.4.62 F/T (P.12). Fine - good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen one hundred shillings or five pounds 31.3.53 (P.11as), 26.4.54 A/S 42535, red specimen overprint either side (P.11bs). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, one hundred shillings or five pounds, 26th April 2954 A/Q 09961 (P.11b). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,800
British West Africa, British Administration, West African Currency Board, 1953-54 issue, specimen one thousand pounds, 26th April 1954 A/A 000000, perforate (small) specimen with three minute punch hole cancels. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $10,000
Nigeria, British Administration, Government of Nigeria, 1918, WWI emergency issue, one shilling, Lagos, December 1918 No 55329 (P.1). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,600
Nigeria, Federation of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1958 issue, 15th September 1958, uniface speciment of front and back of (P.2-5), two punch hole cancels and signatures on fronts. Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Nigeria, Federation of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1958 issue, 19th September 1958, specimen ten shillings E/1 000 000, 134 on top back left corner, red colour trial?; specimen five pounds A/1 000 000, 58 on back top left corner, two punch hole cancellations (P.3s, 5s). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Nigeria, Federation of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1958 issue five shillings, ten shillings, one pound and five pounds, 15th September 1958. Nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1967 issue, five, ten shillings, one and five pounds (P.6,s, 7s, 8, 9). Virtually uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $700
SOLD $950
Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1968 issue, five, ten shillings, one and five pounds specimen set (P.10as-13as) and (P.10a,b, 11a,b, 12a,b 13a,b, also 13a crossed, only very good). Very good to mostly uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1973;1977 issue, specimen set fifty kobo, one, five, and ten naira (P.14as-17as) (P.14 (11 different including 14fr and gr), P.15a,b,c, 16b,c 17a,b). Except for 17a, uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,300
Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1979 issue, 1984; 1991 issue, (P.18a,c,e, 19-21a, 23ar to 30 to 2011 (P.36d variation not listed.) Uncirculated. (77)
Estimate $750
SOLD $950
Cape Verde, Portuguese Administration, National Bank, 1914 issue, 10 centavos (P.13); 1958 issue (P.47a), 1971/1972 issue (P.52a 2 sig, 53 (only very good; Republic, P.55s, P.63s, 64s2). First and fourth fine, others uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $300
SOLD $650
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, 1919 emergency issue, fifty cents, Mah?, Seychelles, 10th November, 1919, No 0645 (P.A5). Embossed with coat of arms in paper, centrefold otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $10,500
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, 1919 Emergency issue, one rupee, Mah?, Seychelles, 10th November 1919, No 0105 (P.A6). Embossed with coat of arms in the paper, mild centre fold, chip cut at the top left corner otherwise very fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $17,500
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, George V, 1918-1928 issue, fifty cents, 1st July 1919, A/1 00877 (P.1a). Pin hole top left margin, creases otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, George V, 1918-1928 issue, fifty cents, 5th October 1934, A/1 39442 (P.1d). Good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, George V, undated issue (1936) fifty cents, A/1 52546 (P.1e), one rupee B/1 76142 (P.2f). Nearly fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,700
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, George V, 1918-1928 issue, one rupee, 1st July 1919, A/1 07597 (P.2b). Centre fold otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $4,400
Seychelles, British Administration, Government of Seychelles, George V, 1918-1928 issue, one rupee, 1st July 1924, A/1 17050 (P.2c); 6th November 1928 B/1 04955 (P.2d); 5th October 1934 (P.2e). Stained, perforated otherwise fine; fine; bottom left corner off otherwise very good. (3)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850