Catalogue
South Africa, Union, South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria 1.11.55, one pound B/217 040771 (P.92d). Small tone spot at bottom right corner, otherwise crisp, fresh colour, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
St Helena, Government of St Helena, undated (1986), twenty pounds, A/1 092006 (P.10a). Virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, two thousand five hundred piastres, 25.4.1884 in Arabic (P.S109), serial number 926, hectographic signature and seal of General Gordon, 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). Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Switzerland, Schweizerische Nationalbank, one thousand franken, Bern and Zurich, 5 January 1970 (P.52i). Good very fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Syria, Banque De Syrie et du Liban, one livre (pound), 1st September 1939, J/BD 073,859, with lilac type B overprint, (P.40c). Extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Thailand, Kingdom of Siam, ten baht, 15th February 1928, N/29 35669 (P.18a). Stain bottom left corner, very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Thailand, twenty baht, 1st January 1933 (P.19b) P/52 00583. Flattened of folds, bottom edge nick, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Thailand, ten baht, 29th March 1934 (P.24) N/6 38677. Flattened of folds, a few tone spots, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Thailand, twenty baht, 25th February 1935 (P.25) P/10 00934. Flattened of folds, pencil figures on back, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Thailand, Kingdom of Siam, five baht, 15th May 1935, K/25 48181 (P.27). Very fine.
Estimate $380
SOLD $350
Thailand, twenty baht, 29th April 1936 (P.28) P/13 96252. Flattened of folds, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Tibet, Government of Tibet, five, fifty and one hundred srang (P.8, 9, 11). The first two with two punched holes at left, fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $400
SOLD $250
Timor, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, one hundred patacas, 2nd January 1959, 101891 (P.24a). Heavy centre fold, flat, good fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Timor, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, twenty and fifty escudos, 24 October 1967; one hundred and five hundred escudos, 25 April 1963; one thousand escudos, 21 March 1968 (P.26-30). Slight foxing, uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Trinidad and Tobago, The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, 2nd January 1939, specimen one dollar, 31C 00000, stamped at bottom front right 'SPECIMEN', written in ink across top front edge, 'Regn No. 9664/1 18/192. 30.9.38 262C', perforated 'CANCELLED' in bottom half (cf P.5b), another standard issue, 1st July 1949, one dollar, 94D 557704 (P.5b). Both with creases and folds, the first with glue stain on left edge, very fine, the first scarce. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Trinidad and Tobago, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, undated (1964), twenty dollars, R/1 881924 (P.29c). Light crease, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Turkey, Banque Imperiale Ottoman, 1876 Second 'Kaine' issue, Abdul Hamid II, one hundred kurush (P.51a), round AH1293 seal of Ottoman Finance Minister Gabil, below oval registration stamp of Banque Imperiale Ottoman, Constantinople, 1877, numbered 64.48,264. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
USA, Citizens Bank of Louisiana, at New Orleans, one hundred dollars, 18.., uncut sheet of four unissued notes. Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
USA, gold certificates, series of 1922, ten dollars, 1922 (P.274); twenty dollars, 1922 (P.275). Very good - nearly fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
USA, gold certificate, twenty dollars, series of 1922, K 79853033 (P.275). Flattened of fold, light horizontal crease, extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
USA, silver certificate, Series of 1899 (below right serial number), one dollar, M98555629 (P.338b). Some foxing and small paper separation spot on fold, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
USA, Federal Reserve, Series of 1914, blue seal, twenty dollars (P.361b); silver certificate, Series of 1923, one dollar (P.342); USA Transitional - Hawaii, 1934A (1942), twenty dollars, overprint HAWAII on Series of 1934 'L' note, brown number and seal (P.39). The first note with paper loss along bottom edge, edge splits and some light foxing, otherwise overall very good - nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $170
SOLD $140
USA, Federal Reserve Note, one thousand dollars, Bank of Chicago, series of 1934A, 7F G00230418A (P.435a). Crisp original, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $2,000
USA, Federal Reserve Note, Bank of New York, one thousand dollars, series of 1934A, 2E B00367451A (P.435a). Pin hole and centre fold, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Venezuela, Banco Central De Venezuela, specimen ten and twenty bolivares, both March 5 1968 and 000000 (cf P.45s, 46s1), printed in red at left bottom edge 'SPECIMEN No 014' on both, '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 on both in red, punch cancelled on two signatures, imprint of Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited at bottom back. Tape mark at centre of left edge, otherwise uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
World banknotes, collection of specimen notes with Maltese cross prefix, Dominican Republic, (1978) one - one thousand pesos oro, all 006216, eight note set (P.CS1); Paraguay, L.1972 (1979) one hundred - ten thousand guaranies, all 006215, five note set (P.CS1). Uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
World banknotes, collection of specimen notes with Maltese cross prefix, Bahrain, (1978) five, ten and twenty dinars (three high values of a seven note set P.CS1); Botswana, (1979) one - twenty pula, all 006428, five note set (P.CS1); Ghana, (1977) one-ten cedis, all 0007222, four note set (P.CS1); Sierra Leone, (1979) fifty cents and one - five leones, all 006713, four note set (P.CS2); Swaziland, (1974) one - twenty emalangeni, all 006988, five note set (P.CS1). Uncirculated. (21)
Estimate $180
SOLD $220
World banknotes, collection of specimen notes with Maltese cross prefix, Malta, (1979) one - ten liri, all 006303, three note set (P.CS1); Mauritius, (1978) five - fifty rupees, all 006652, four note set (P.CS1); The States of Jersey, (1978) one - twenty pounds, all 007083, four note set (P.CS1). Uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $260
SOLD $200
World banknotes, collection of specimen notes with Maltese cross prefix, Philippines, (1978) two - one hundred piso, all 006136, six note set (P.CS1); Solomon Islands, (1979) two - ten dollars, all 006957, three note set (P.CS1); Tonga, (1978) one - ten pa'anga, all 006739, four note set (P.CS1). Uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
World banknotes, Australia (R.89, 309, 409a), Canada, George V, one dollar, 1935 and Italy (12). Fair - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70