Catalogue
China, Japanese Puppet Banks, Federal Reserve Bank of China, second issue, 1938, five dollars, B0825879 (P.J56a). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
China, Japanese Puppet Banks, Federal Reserve Bank of China, second issue, 1938, ten dollars, B0711566 (P.J57a). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $900
Passed in
China, various issues, some include P.J79, 80, 1944 puppet banks, P.J130, 133, 135, 137, 138; 1944 Mengchiang Bank ten yuan, The Charhar Commercial Bank ten cents, Liu Tung Shih Mien twenty and thirty cents; 1914 P.116r Tientsin Bank of Communications, P.117n, 1914 Shanghai, 1941 ten yuan; Tung Pei Bank of China one hundred yuan; The Central Bank of China P.220 one hundred yuan 1936, P.2006 five yuan 1930, P.J25c 1943 five hundred yuan; Military bond issued Dec 31 1937 by State of Manchukuo (?). In a prestige album with slipcase, mostly very fine - uncirculated. (45)
Estimate $250
SOLD $360
China, one yuan (dollar), with overprint for one yuan, ship currency (?) or ticket, issued 1933 (year 22), reading the name of the ship 'Chung Fung Wu' (Celebrate size in plenty), front in Hong Kong Chinese, back in Taiwanese, issued for movement between Jing Nan and Anhua, in red on back (prohibit copying false ticket), overprinted with additional characters of value one yuan, rev. ship image in centre. Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
Passed in
China, a collection of Hell Bank Notes, many different types, includes a multiple colour missing misprint of first note and two sets of notes with the serial number prefix and the serial numbers incrementing by denomination of the note, one yuan A123456, five yuan B234567 etc; also includes Republic of China, Liberty bond for five yuan, Year 26 (1937), number 0536705. The last missing top right corner and with a few edge chips, several spike holes and two edge splits, otherwise fine, the rest mostly uncirculated. (31)
Estimate $50
Passed in
China, Republic, Taiwan and People's Republic issues, mostly 1940s-1990s, mainly issues of Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Central Bank of China and Kwangtung Provincial Bank, noted some Customs Gold Units; private large currency merchant note of Yuan Hung Li of Li Guan village for one dollar (unissued note); also 3rd Special Issue Laterie de Bienfaisance Relief Lottery, Shanghai, January 24th 1941 (4 tickets). Mostly fine - uncirculated. (73)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Cyprus, (Palestine), Palestine Currency Board, Jerusalem, 20th April 1939, one Palestinian pound, R322543 (P.7c). Creases and folds, fresh colour, very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $750
Cyprus, (Palestine), Palestine Currency Board, Jerusalem, 20th April 1939, five Palestinian pounds, B804046 (P.8c). Creases and folds, a few edge nicks, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,650
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 29th May 1940, one shilling, C/2 784168 (P.20). Uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $800
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 30th August 1941, one shilling, C/3 680827 (P.20). Folds and a few foxing spots, otherwise fresh very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 1st May 1942, two shillings, C/5 107796 (P.21). A small area of foxing at bottom edge, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 10th August 1945, five shillings, D/8 048867 (P.22). Flattened of creases, fresh colour, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 6th October 1947, ten shillings, F/6 180732 (P.23). Flattened of folds, some foxing, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 22nd January 1943, one pound, F/6 426834 (P.24). Flattened of folds, light foxing, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 22nd January 1943, five pounds, G/6 056205 (P.25). Flattened of folds, some foxing, paper chip at top centre, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 1943 Provisional Issue, undated (1943), three piastres on 30th August 1941 one shilling, C/3 401572, overprint in English and Greek (P.26). Centre fold, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,600
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 1943 Provisional Issue, (1943), three piastres on right portion (approx two fifths) of one shilling, C/3 427271, overprint on back in English and Greek (P.27) (1st March, 1943). A few tone spots, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,100
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 18th June 1943, three piastres, A/1 403813 (P.28a). A few spots, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Cyprus, Government of Cyprus, 6th April 1944, three piastres, A/2 010620 (P.28b). Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
East Africa, East African Currency Board, 1st January 1943, one shilling, A/67 12057 (P.27). Flattened of creases and folds, crisp, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
East Africa, East African Currency Board, 1st January 1952, five shillings, F/14 92852 (P.28). Creases, folds and foxing, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
East Africa, East African Currency Board, 1st August 1942, five shillings, A/13 82189 Indian style numbers and without Thos De La Rue imprint (P.28A). Creases and folds, foxing and small tear (5mm) at bottom left edge, fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
Passed in
East Africa, The East African Currency Board, uniface colour ink print and hand touched essay, twenty shillings or one pound, Nairobi 1st January 1954, D/69 00000, (cf.P35). On board, glue marks and tiny patches of surface removal, otherwise extremely fine and unique.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
East Caribbean, East Caribbean Currency Authority, specimen one dollar, undated (1965), B/33 000000 (P.13s), printed in red at left bottom front edge 'SPECIMEN No 010', 'Specimen DE LA RUE & CO LTD No Value' oval stamp on two diagonal corners front and back and SPECIMEN diagonally front and back, all these in red, punch cancelled on signature, imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited on back. Tape mark on right edge and glue toning mark on left edge, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Falkland Islands, The Government of the Falkland Islands, Elizabeth II, one pound, 1st December 1977, F45409 (P.8c). A few creases and tone spots, otherwise crisp and fresh uncirculated.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Fiji, Government of Fiji, 1st March 1939, five shillings, B/2 151,153 (P.37b), 1st June 1957, five shillings, C/2 137260 (P.51a). Creases and folds, fine and very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Fiji, Government of Fiji, George VI - Elizabeth II, five shillings, 1st January 1941 (P.37d), 1st June 1951 (P.37k); ten shillings, 1st June 1951 (P.38k); one pound, 1st July 1954 (P.53a); France, twenty francs (1797-1803)(P.S245a); also, Australia, ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936)(R.11). Good - nearly fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Fiji, Government of Fiji, 1st January 1942, five shillings, B/3 188637 (P.37e). Centre fold, fresh, crisp, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
Fiji, Government of Fiji, George VI, five shillings, 1st August 1949, B/5 00,451/2 consecutive pair (P.37i). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Fiji, Government of Fiji, one pound, 1st June 1951, B/7 149,693 (P.40f). Flattened of folds, ink mark in left margin, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $390