Auction Report

31 May & 1 June 2023

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Banknotes

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Banknotes (31 May & 1 June 2023)

Gross Total: £526,105 (£652,370 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 1,384
Sell-through rate: 83.7%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.25 and €1.16

Principal Lots
Lot no.
474-683. The Laurence Pope Collection of Portuguese Colonial Banknotes (Part III), £73,665 (£91,345)
629. Portuguese India, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, specimen 20 Rupias, January 1906, £11,000 (£13,640)
814. British North Borneo, BNB Co $25, July 1940, £11,000 (£13,640)
126. Bank of England, £2, January 1818, £9,000 (£11,160)
1146. Lithuania, Lietuvos Bankas, eight stage proofs for the 100 Litu, 1928, £7,000 (£8,680)
1148. Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency, $1, January 1940, ex Ruth Hill, £7,000 (£8,680)
1145. Lithuania, Lietuvos Bankas, eight stage proofs for the 100 Litu, 1928, £5,500 (£6,820)
927. South Africa, Currency Board, specimen 100 Shillings, December 1921, £5,000 (£6,200)
1069. India, Hyderabad Government, 5 Rupees, 1920-36, £4,600 (£5,704)
123. Treasury Bill for £1 million, December 2003, £4,400 (£5,456)
172. Bank of England, £10, February 1975, serial A01 000010, ex Eccleston, £4,400 (£5,456)
1072. India,. Hyderabad Government, 1,000 Rupees, 1939-46, £4,400 (£5,456)
279. Ireland, Limerick Trades & Labour Council, 5 Shillings, April 1919, £4,200 (£5,208)
278. Ireland, Limerick Trades & Labour Council, Shilling, April 1919, £4,000 (£4,960)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
744. The note is not a replacement
1202. The grade is very fine

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
110 and 275

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