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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, 25 Piastres, 1925, serial number R.3 393, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse showing Baz al-Kilaniyya waterwheel of Hama on the Orontes River, previously mounted, in PMG holder 25, very fine, rare BNB B101a, Pick 1, PCLB 21a £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £750
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, obverse and reverse uniface proofs for 1 Livre, 1925, serial number 0.00 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, each with SPECIMEN perforation, reverse showing view of Jounieh Bay in Beirut, pinhole in each, minor ink on obverse, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated and 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce (2 notes) BNB B103ap, Pick 3p, PCLB 23 £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, 1 Livre, 1925, serial number Y.120 438, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse showing view of Jounieh Bay in Beirut, splits, entirely original and without any repairs or other issues, in PMG holder 15, choice fine, rare in any grade BNB B103a, Pick 3, PCLB 23 £800-£1,200
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, obverse and reverse uniface proofs for 5 Livres, 1925, serial number 0.00 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, each with SPECIMEN perforation, reverse showing view of Krak des Chevaliers medieval castle, each with rusty paperclip mark on reverse, reverse with minor internal tear in left margin, in PMG holders 62, uncirculated, extremely rare and very beautiful (2 notes) BNB B104ap, Pick 4p, PCLB 24 £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, obverse and reverse uniface proofs for 10 Livres, 1925, serial number 0.00 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, each with SPECIMEN perforation, reverse showing the Temple of Venus at Baalbek, second with minor rust and a small tape repair to uper margin, in PMG holders 64 and 63 NET, choice uncirculated, extremely rare and absolutely lovely (2 notes) BNB B106ap, Pick 5p, PCLB 25 £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £3,400
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 25 Livres, 1925, serial number 0.0 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, reverse with an image of the entrance to the Citadel of Aleppo, faint remains of pencil annotations in margins, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very rare and a beautiful design, virtually unobtainable in issued form, the finest example of only three graded by PMG BNB B107as, Pick 6s, PCLB 26s £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 50 Livres, 1925, serial number 0.0 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, reverse with image of Badawi Mosque and the surrounding gardens in northern Tripoli, faint remains of pencil annotations in margins, pinholes, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare and a handsome design BNB B108as, Pick 7s, PCLB 27s £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 100 Livres, 1925, serial number 0.0 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, reverse showing a city skyline view, including a mosque, in Damascus, as well as evocative incense urns burning either side, faint remains of pencil annotations in margins, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare and a truly stunning classic design, the joint finest of only three examples graded by PMG BNB B109as, Pick 8s, PCLB...
Hammer Price: £5,000
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 5 Livres, 1935, serial number 0.0 000, Forges and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, reverse showing image of the Al-Azm Palace in Damascus, in PMG holder 58 EPQ, choice about uncirculated, an exceptional example of this very scarce and attractive note BNB B105as, Pick 12As, PCLB 36s £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, 5 Livres, 1935 (1939), serial number T.47 192, LIBAN 1939 overprint at lower centre, reverse showing image of the Al-Azm Palace in Damascus, in PMG holder 25, very fine, very rare and a lovely fresh example BNB B113b, Pick 13A, PCLB 43a £3,000-£3,600
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 100 Livres, 1935, no serial number, Berard and Laferriere signatures, chevron overprint, Bank of Beyrouth Headquarters building at upper centre, reverse showing landscape with mountains, city and river, order number and date inked in top margins, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare BNB B110ds1, Pick 12Fs, PCLB 39s £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £2,800
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 1 Livre, 1939, serial number 0.000 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, reverse with pair of antelope heads and cedar tree, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, scarce BNB B201as1, Pick 15s, PCLB 50s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 Livre, 1939, serial number E.150 476, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse with pair of antelope heads and cedar tree, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine BNB B201a, Pick 15, PCLB 50a £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, colour trial 5 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.00 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, black SPECIMEN stamp, predominantly green, red and blue on obverse and shades of tan and brown on reverse, reverse showing image of the dome and minaret of the Al-Tawbat Mosque in Tripoli, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, scarce and lovely BNB B202t, Pick 16cts, PCLB 51ct £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 5 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.00 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, reverse showing image of the dome and minaret of the Al-Tawbat Mosque in Tripoli, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, very scarce BNB B202s, Pick 16s, PCLB 51s £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 10 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.0000 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, vertical SPECIMEN perforation, reverse with image of Beiteddine Palace courtyard, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, rare and striking, and the single finest of only five examples graded by PMG BNB B203as1, Pick 17s, PCLB 52s £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,700
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 25 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.0 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, obverse with image of the arches from the Great Mosque at Baalbek, reverse with stylised lion frieze from the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, an absolutely exceptional example, the joint finest PMG graded example, extremely rare and the joint finest graded example BNB B204as, Pick 18s, PCLB 53s £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 50 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.00 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, obverse with image of Beiteddine Palace, reverse showing the Roman Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, very rare and a tremendous design BNB B205as, Pick 19s, PCLB 54s £5,000-£7,000
Est: £5,000–£7,000Starting Price: £
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 250 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.0 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, black SPECIMEN stamps, featuring the Baptisry of St John-Marc Cathedral in Byblos at centre, and the Sea Castle in Sidon on reverse, in PMG holder 53, about uncirculated, exceptionally rare and one of the key notes for the whole of Lebanon, a truly handsome and magnificent large-format note BNB B206as2, Pick 21s, PCLB 55s £15,000-£20,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing designs for the obverse and reverse of an unadopted 100 Piastres, 1935, obverse showing the pillars of the Roman Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, reverse with Beirut cityscape, each side backed on thick card, obverse with ink date 28-10-37 in margin, very similar in design to the 1939 issue used in both Lebanon and Syria, but denominated in Piastres and with a different bank title, in PMG holders 58,...
Hammer Price: £700
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 Livre, 1 September 1939, serial number J/DV 021367, obverse showing the pillars of the Roman Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, reverse with Beirut cityscape, chevron overprint, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, only two examples in higher grades on the PMG population report, an exceptional note BNB B210c, Pick 26c, PCLB 56c £600-£800
Hammer Price: £850
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 Livre, 1 September 1939, serial number J/ER 030411, obverse showing the pillars of the Roman Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, reverse with Beirut cityscape, double chevron overprint, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, rare in this exceptional condition BNB B210d, Pick 26d, PCLB 56d £500-£700
Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing designs for the obverse and reverse of an unadopted 500 Piastres, 1935, each side backed on thick card, obverse with cedar tree at right, reverse showing view of a small coastal village, very similar in design to the 1939 issue used in both Lebanon and Syria, but denominated in Piastres and with a different bank title, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated and 64, choice uncirculated, unique...
Hammer Price: £480
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon & Syria, an original copy of the Bradbury Wilkinson engraving used on the 5 Livres of 1939 in both Lebanon and Syria, showing a mighty Cedar of Lebanon at right and part of a village at left, slightly scuffed but a wonderful and superbly engraved image BNB B211, Pick 27, PCLB 57 for design £240-£300
Hammer Price: £340
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 Livres, 1 September 1939, serial number K/AE 047940, obverse with cedar tree at right, reverse showing view of a small coastal village, double slash overprint, original and unaltered paper, in PMG holder 15, choice fine, scarce in any grade BNB B211b, Pick 27b, PCLB 57b £300-£400
Hammer Price: £200
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 Livres, 1 September 1939, serial number K/AY 078763, obverse with cedar tree at right, reverse showing view of a small coastal village, chevron overprint, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, an absolutely superb, clean and fresh example, rare in this grade BNB B211c, Pick 27c, PCLB 57c £600-£800
Hammer Price: £950
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 Livres, 1 September 1939, serial number K/BK 027616, obverse with cedar tree at right, reverse showing view of a small coastal village, diamond overprint, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, a truly spectacular high grade example of this iconic design, only a single example graded higher by PMG BNB B211d, Pick 27d, PCLB 57d £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,500
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon & Syria, an original copy of the Bradbury Wilkinson engraving used on the 10 Livres of 1939 in both Lebanon and Syria, featuring the beautiful clock tower of the Grand Serail (government palace), ink annotation ‘LARGE’ at low centre, slightly scuffed but a striking, and indeed iconic, image BNB B212, Pick 28, PCLB 58 for design £300-£360
Hammer Price: £220
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 10 Livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/Z 092988, chevron overprint, obverse with the beautiful clock tower of the Grand Serail (government palace) at left, reverse showing an image of fishermen and nets at the breakwater in Tyre, in PMG holder 53, about uncirculated, extremely scarce in this wonderful condition, and indeed only two examples are currently graded higher by PMG BNB B212c, Pick 28c, PCLB 58c £2,000-£2,800
Hammer Price: £1,600
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon & Syria, an original copy of the Bradbury Wilkinson engraving used on the 50 Livres of 1939 in both Lebanon and Syria, showing a typical street scene on the Via Recta in Damascus, faded annotation ‘Banque de Syrie’, scuffed but a classic image of the highest engraving quality BNB B214, Pick 30, PCLB 60 for design £240-£300
Hammer Price: £170
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 50 Livres, 1 September 1939, serial number N/I 097646, obverse showing the Via Recta in Damascus, reverse with an image of dhows sailing near Sarafand, chevron overprint, tape residue but entirely original paper, in PMG holder 12, fine, and even in this grade there are only four better examples graded by PMG, none of which is better than very fine, rare BNB B214c, Pick 30b, PCLB 60c £800-£1,000
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 50 Livres, 1 September 1939, serial number N/I 095952, obverse showing the Via Recta in Damascus, reverse with an image of dhows sailing near Sarafand, chevron overprint, edge damage, in PMG holder 10, very good, rare regardless of grade BNB B214c, Pick 30b, PCLB 60c £500-£700
Hammer Price: £800
Banque d’Emission (Lebanon and Syria), hand painted essays on greaseproof/tracing paper, showing obverse and reverse designs for 1 Soldo/Lira, ND (c.1939), serial number 1739-576AB, design mainly in brown and green, with mountain at left, probably produced by Pikovsky printing works in Palestine, in non-numeric PMG holders, unique and a remarkable pair of designs (2 essays) BNB and Pick unlisted, Dabbah pages 102-103 £4,000-£5,000
Banque d’Emission (Lebanon and Syria), hand painted essays on greaseproof/tracing paper, showing obverse and reverse designs for 1 Soldo/Lira, ND (c.1939), serial number 715 S1291, design mainly in green and red, with mountain at left, probably produced by Pikovsky printing works in Palestine, in non-numeric PMG holders, unique and a remarkable pair of designs (2 essays) BNB and Pick unlisted, Dabbah pages 102-103 £4,000-£5,000
Banque d’Emission (Lebanon and Syria), hand painted essays on greaseproof/tracing paper, showing obverse and reverse designs for 1 Soldo/Lira, ND (c.1939), serial number 712-S1934, design mainly in purple, red and yellow, with mountain at left, probably produced by Pikovsky printing works in Palestine, in non-numeric PMG holders, unique and a remarkable pair of designs (2 essays) BNB and Pick unlisted, Dabbah pages 102-103 £4,000-£5,000
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Bon de Caisse, Lebanon, reverse uniface proof for 50 Livres, ND (1942), in a slightly different colour to the issued note, stains, annotation on reverse, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, extremely rare BNB B216p, Pick 32p, PCLB 32 £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £600
Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Bon de Caisse, Lebanon, proof 100 Livres, ND (1942), without text on obverse, but all other printing in place on both sides, previously mounted, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine, excessively rare BNB B217p, Pick 33p, PCLB 64 £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Republique Libanaise, 5 Piastres (2), 15 July 1942, first with red ANNULE handstamp and blue crayon strikethrough on both sides, second fully issued, first in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, second extremely fine, unusual with cancellation (2 notes) BNB B301a, Pick 34, PCLB 72a £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
Republique Libanaise, 10 Piastres (2), 31 July 1942, each with an image of the Chateau in Beirut on reverse, first with blue crayon cancellation on reverse, both in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unusual with cancellation (2 notes) BNB B302a, Pick 35, PCLB 73a £80-£100
Republique Libanaise, 25 Piastres, 1 August 1942, serial number A/6 021916, Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on obverse, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated BNB B303a, Pick 36, PCLB 74a £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
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