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India, British, one rupee stamp duty paper, fold over, top half with uniface one rupee design, printed by Thomas de la Rue and Company Limited, bottom half watermarked, on reverse with stamp of The Resident's Treasury, Bangalore, 17 May 1919, and signed by the Treasurer on same date. Some toning, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
India, Government of India, George V, one rupee, 1917, C/2 No. 378226, signature M.M.S.Gubbay (P.1a; Jhun.1.1A). Spindle hole at left, tiny tears in top and right edges, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
India, Government of India, ten rupees, 1 May 1920, AE/23 20880, signature M.M.S.Gubbay (P.A10k; Jhun.2.4.1). Nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,200
India, Government of India, ten rupees, 31 March 1920, ZD/44 36740, signature M.M.S.Gubbay (P.A10k; Jhun.2.4.1). Two spindle holes and several pin holes, bank stamp on back, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
India, Government of India, George V, ten rupees, undated, J/89 224953, J.B.Taylor signature (P.7b; Jhun.7.2). Spindle hole, otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $700
Passed in
India, Government of India, George V, ten rupees, undated, Q/2 518946, J.W.Kelly signature (P.16b; Jhun.8.2). Staple hole, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
India, Government of India, one thousand rupees, Bombay, 14 Augt. 1925, ME/45 14585, signature H.Denning (P.A19c; Jhun.7.2D.4). Spindle hole at left, pin holes top left corner, otherwise good very fine - nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $12,000
Passed in
India, The Henry Archer Collection of designs for Indian and Hyderabad banknotes, 1928 - 1952, consisting of Reserve Bank of India, George VI, black and white, uniface photographs of proofs (14) for, one, two, two rupees eight annas, five, ten, one hundred (two types), and one thousand rupees, plus various vignettes and photos of George VI, animals, dhows, the Ashoka Column, hand drawn sketches and memos (31); Hyderabad, uniface black and white photographs of proofs (12) for one, five, ten, and one hundred rupees, plus photos of vignettes, memos (5), also black and white photographs of the pages from the inauguration ceremony brochure for the opening of the currency note press in 1928 (6). Most photos of proofs show signs of being removed from a book or album, several small repairs, nearly all the other vignettes, photos and other items show no faults, mostly very fine - extremely fine. (68)
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $11,000
India, George VI, Government of India, C.E.Jones, one rupee, 1940 serial prefix A/91, 97; C/19 (pair); C/26 (16, inclding pair); C/32 (P.25a) black serials. Fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
India, George VI, Government of India, one rupee 1940, C.E.Jones, D/96 025851 (P.25b) red serial. Some foxing on corners, otherwise good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
India, George VI, Reserve Bank of India, five rupees, undated (1943), D/84 463211/2 consecutive pair, red serials, signature C.D.Deshmukh (P.23b; Jhun.4.2). Staple holes at left as usual, otherwise uncirculated and rare, especially as a pair. (2)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,600
India, George VI, Reserve Bank of India, ten rupees, C.D. Deshmukh, B/87 497134/5 (P.24) consecutive pair. Toned, nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $250
Passed in
India, George VI, Reserve Bank of India, C.D.Deshmukh, ten rupees (1943) B/87 497129/30 (P.24) consecutive pair. Spindle holes on left, good very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
India, Republic, Reserve Bank, one hundred rupees, undated (1957-62) AB/12 151103, AB/62 820817, signature P.C.Bhattacharyya (P.44; Jhun.7.4.2). Spindle holes and pin holes at left, the first with small bank stamp on back and '10' in pen on front, the second with heavy bank stamp and pen mark on front, otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70