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Afghanistan Bank, obverse die proof for 500 Afghanis, SH1352/1973, blue, previously mounted, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated, very rare BNB B334p, Pick 51p £150-£200
Hammer Price: £340
Banco de Angola, specimen 50 Angolares, 1 October 1944, serial number 1TG00000, red De La Rue ovals, previously mounted, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine BNB B410as, Pick 80s £120-£160
Hammer Price: £190
Banco de Angola, partially hand-executed obverse and reverse composite essays for 50 Angolares, 1 October 1944, serial number A000000, each with a De La Rue stamp on reverse, first with minor stains, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated and 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, unique and a magnificent pair (2 essays) BNB B410, Pick 80 for type £500-£700
Hammer Price: £400
Banco de Angola, partially hand-executed reverse composite essay for 100 Angolares, ND (1944), in PMG holders 65 EPQ, unique and a beautiful production BNB B411, Pick 81 for type £300-£400
Hammer Price: £240
Argentina, a black and white photograph, subsequently painted over by hand showing the painting ‘The Second Founding of Buenos Aires’ by Jose Mareno Carbonero, as used on the 100 Pesos of 1967, backed on thick card, unique and a beautiful large format piece BNB B330, Pick 277 for type £80-£100
Hammer Price: £260
Central Bank of the Bahamas, a pair of vignettes of Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, as used on the $5 of 1992, along with an issued example of the same note, also a pair of vignettes of Sir Stafford Sands, as used on the $10 of 2000, along with an issued example of the same note, uncirculated and rare (4 vignettes, 2 notes) BNB B317a, B330a, Pick 52, 64 £100-£150
Hammer Price: £90
Central Bank of the Bahamas, specimen $20, 1974 (1993), serial number A000000, Smith signature, ships facing left/right, red SPECIMEN overprints and De La Rue ovals, single cancellation hole, uncirculated, the much rarer type with the original vignette on reverse BNB B319as, Pick not listed £200-£260
Hammer Price: £380
Bahrain Monetary Agency, obverse die proof for 10 Dinars, 1973 (1979), no serial number, green, minor rust, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare BNB B204, Pick 9 for type £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,200
A Wonderful Group of Caribbean Proofs and Vignettes, including Central Bank of Barbados, a die proof vignette of Grantley Adams, ND (c.1973), also $50, 1989, prefix J, also a vignette of Errol Barrow, Bermuda, a vignettes of quayside, seashell, fish, also East Caribbean Currency Board, two vignettes of Sir Arthur Lewis, Bahamas, vignette of Sir Milo Butler from the $50 of 1997, also reverse $20 die proof detail of possibly the Central Bank building in Nassau, two die proof vignettes of...
Hammer Price: £420
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, a pair of vignettes of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, as used on the 10 and 100 Ngultrum, ND (2000), uncirculated, rare (2 notes) BNB B211a, B214a, Pick 22a, 25a £100-£150
Hammer Price: £100
A Group of South American notes and proofs, comprising El Banco Central de Bolivia, 5000 Bolivianos, 20 December 1945, serial number G884295, also two die proof vignettes of the of the Puerta del Sol as depicted on the reverse, one in brown, one in blue, also a die proof vignette of a fountain as depicted on the 100 Bolivianos of 1984, also Banco Central de Uruguay, 1000 and 100000 Nuevos Pesos, 1989-1991, and two die proof vignettes of Eduardo Fabini as featured on the note, also a die...
Hammer Price: £200
El Banco Central de Bolivia, partially hand-executed reverse essay for 5000 Bolivianos, ND (1945), with a superbly painted image of Puerta del Sol at centre, stains, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, unique, and a beautiful De La Rue essay BNB B339, Pick 150 for type £200-£260
Bank of Botswana, a partial obverse and reverse die proofs for 5 Pula, and a complete reverse die proof for 1 Pula, ND (1976), also a vignette of Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, as used on the 1983 issue, some with mounting traces, otherwise uncirculated (4 items) BNB B101, B103, Pick 1, 3 for types £100-£150
Hammer Price: £110
Government of Brunei, a vignette of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, extremely similar to that used on the 25 Ringgit of 1992, along with an original engravers pencil sketch of the same portrait, as produced (2 items) BNB B121, Pick 21 for similar £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
Cambodia, a black-and-white photograph, subsequently painted over by hand showing the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, in official dress, backed on card with removable tracing paper overlay, unique and superbly painted £60-£80
Hammer Price: £70
Banco de Cabo Verde, 2500 Escudos, 20 January 1989, serial number LP473179, Pires and Da Luz signatures, also a die proof of the Palace of National Assembly on the reverse, also a vignette in blue of a man looking through a sextant with text below ‘PAGAVEL EM MOCAMBIQUE, uncirculated (3 items) BNB B208a, Pick 61a £60-£80
Hammer Price: £80
China, three die proof portrait vignettes of Kong Xiang Xi, good extremely fine (3 vignettes) £100-£150
Bank of China, reverse die proof for 100 Yuan, 4 October 1914, design elements cut out, in PMG holder 63 EPQ, choice uncirculated Pick 35Bp2 £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Bank of China, reverse die proof for 10 Yuan, 1940, brown, along with a vignette of Sun Yat-sen, as featured on the obverse of the same note, one small design element cut-out at centre, otherwise uncirculated and rare (1 note, 1 vignette) BNB B1165b, Pick 85b £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
Bank of China, obverse die proof for 100 Yuan, 1940, design element cut-outs, a few spots of foxing, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, rare BNB B1168p, Pick 88p £150-£200
Hammer Price: £130
Bank of Communications, reverse proof for 10 Yuan, 1941, in olive-green, spindle hole in top right otherwise uncirculated and rare BNB B1499p, Pick 158p £100-£150
Hammer Price: £170
Central Bank of China, a die proof vignette of a temple from the 1 Yuan, 1936, a vignette of a snow-capped volcano, and two vignettes, one purple and one green, of an ornamental gateway, good extremely fine (4 vignettes) BNB B3070, Pick 216a £80-£100
Kwangtung Provincial Bank, reverse proofs for $5 (2), 1931, one in red and one in olive-green, the first with two design element cut-outs at upper centre, otherwise uncirculated and rare (2 notes) BNB B82432p, Pick S2414p £120-£160
Kwangtung Provincial Bank, reverse proof for 10 Cents, 1935, also an example of the vignette of Hong Kong harbour featured at centre, design element cut-out at lower centre, low right corner tip missing, otherwise uncirculated and attractive (1 note, 1 vignette) BNB B82454a, Pick S2436b £120-£160
Hammer Price: £120
Danmarks Nationalbank, a Waterlow & Sons presentation wallet containing an example of the vignette used on the reverse of the 10 Kroner of 1954, in addition to loose copies of the vignettes as used on the reverse of the 50 and 100 Kronur notes of 1956 and 1961, plus an issued example of the 10 Kroner, note very fine, others as produced, very rare and highly attractive (1 note, 3 items) BNB B914-B916, Pick 42-44 £150-£200
Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana, a partial obverse die proof 10 Pesos Oro, ND (1978), Mella at right, green, also Philippines, a die proof reverse in green from the 5 Piso of 1985, also reverse inauguration scene from the 200 Piso of 2002, uncirculated and rare in this format (2 notes, 1 vignette) BNB B653apr, B1027pr, B1047, Pick 119pr, 168pr, 195 £80-£120
Hammer Price: £160
East African Currency Board, a truly magnificent obverse essay for a proposed 10 Shillings, 1 April 1954, serial number D/69 000000, Downie, Kershaw, Bourdillon and Rogers signatures, a hand painted view of Victoria falls and surrounding forest, vignette of Queen Elizabeth II at right, purple, rather interestingly D/69 is the final prefix of the George VI 10 shillings, a breathtaking piece of De La Rue artwork of the highest quality, most attractive and unique BNB B224b, Pick 34 ...
Hammer Price: £4,200
East African Currency Board, hand executed composite essay on board showing the reverse of an unadopted 10 Shillings, ND (1958-60), mainly red, dancers with white plumed head-dresses, spears and drums, minor stain, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, unique and supremely well designed and painted, a lovely essay BNB unlisted, Pick unlisted £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,400
East African Currency Board, hand executed composite essay on board showing the reverse of an unadopted 20 Shillings, ND (1958-60), mainly green, large group of cattle and herdsman with spear, minor foreign substance, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, unique and an absolutely superb design, beautifully painted BNB unlisted, Pick unlisted £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, $100 (2), ND (2001), serial numbers C329591D-92D, also $100, ND (2008), serial number VL862901, Venner signature, in PMG holders 67 EPQ, 66 EPQ and 64, superb gem/gem/choice uncirculated (3 notes) BNB B225d, B235a, Pick 41d, 51a £200-£260
Central Monetary Authority/Reserve Bank of Fiji, reverse die proofs of $5 and $10, first used on the notes issued in 1980, and then again on all issues until 1992, also a vignette of a flag-raising ceremony as used on the reverse of the $50, first used in 1996, uncirculated and very rare (2 notes, 1 vignette) BNB B409, B410, B513, Pick 78, 79, 100 £150-£200
Central Bank of the Gambia, a lovely vignette of the Hoopoe as featured on the 50 Dalasis of 1989 and onwards, and an issued example of the same note, also a vignette of a Gambian girl, as first featured on the 5 Dalasis of 1996, and an issued note of the same design from 2005, also a vignette of a Gambian man similar to that used on the 100 Dalasis of 2001, and two vignettes of the President Jawara, different to the one used on any of the notes, a few foxing spots, generally uncirculated (5...
Hammer Price: £320
Government of Gibraltar, an obverse die proof £5, ND (1975), green, uncirculated, very rare BNB B119pr, Pick 21pr £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Government of Gibraltar, a group of items relating to George Elliot, as featured on the reverse of the £10 of 1995, comprising one issued note, two complete reverse die proofs, four vignettes of Elliot and a large format engraving of the complete portrait (originally by Joshua Reynolds), almost certainly 19th century, last considerably foxed, in mounting board, but unframed, others generally about uncirculated or better, a wonderful group (8 items) BNB B124, Pick 26 £200-£260
National Bank of Greece, partial obverse die proof for 5000 Drachma, 5 October 1926, blue print, left and right margins removed, pinholes, extremely fine and unusual BNB B500a, Pick unlisted £120-£160
Banque Nationale de la Republique d’Haiti, reverse die proof 10 Gourdes, ND (1967), also 25 Gourdes, 1973, Duvalier portrait and a uniface reverse die proof for the same note, uncirculated (3 notes) Pick 193, 218 £80-£120
Chartered Bank, Hong Kong, reverse die proofs for $50 (2), ND (1979), blue, bank building at left, one cut down at right, but no printed area lost, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated (2 notes) BNB B373p, Pick 78p £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,100
Chartered Bank, Hong Kong, obverse and reverse die proofs for $1000, 1 January 1979, Gledhill and Brown signatures, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, extremely rare and attractive (2 notes) BNB B376ap, Pick 81p £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,600
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, die proof for the coat of arms on the obverse of the $100, ND (1972), in non-numeric PMG holder, uncirculated BNB B667, Pick 185 £80-£100
Gandhi, a small format steel printing plate featuring a portrait of Gandhi, as produced, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £700
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