Auction Report

22 March 2025

Starting at 6:00 PM

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The Frank Goon Reference Collection of British Malayan Banknotes - Part Three

Sands Expo and Convention Centre  10 Bayfront Ave  Singapore  018956

The Frank Goon Reference Collection of British Malayan Banknotes - Part Three (22 March 2025)

Gross Total: Singapore $1,425,775 (£858,900) (Singapore $1,767,961 [£1,065,037] including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 246
Sell-through rate: 72.8%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.29 and €1.18

Principal Lots
Lot no.
134. Malaya and British Borneo, Board of Commissioners of Currency, $1,000, March 1953, $260,000 (£156,626) ($322,400 [£194,217])
37. Straits Settlements, Government, specimen $10,000, 1919, $80,000 (£48,193) ($99,200 [£59,759])
120. Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency, $1,000, January 1942, $46,000 (£27,711) ($57,040 [£34,361])
60. Sarawak, Government, 25 Cents, July 1919, $38,000 (£22,892) ($47,120 [£28,385])
15. Straits Settlements, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, specimen $10 Post Bill, Kuala Lumpur, 1889, $34,000 (£20,482) ($42,160 [£25,397)]
73. Sarawak, Government, $10, July 1929, $32,000 (£19,277) ($39,680 [£23,904])
43. Straits Settlements, Government, $10, January 1925, $30,000 (£18,072) ($37,200 [£22,410])
139. Malaya and British Borneo, Board of Commissioners of Currency, $10, March 1961, $30,000 (£18,072) ($37,200 [£22,410])
123. Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency, colour trial $10,000, 1942, $28,000 (£16,867) ($34,720 [£20,916])
17. Straits Settlements, Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, $5, Singapore, May 1885, $24,000 (£14,458) ($29,760 [£17,928])
77. Sarawak, Government, printer’s archival specimen $100 Dollars, July 1929, $24,000 (£14,458) ($29,760 [£17,928])

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
None

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None

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