Auction Catalogue

29 May 2024

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World Banknotes

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Lot

№ 305

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29 May 2024

Hammer Price:
£750

Central Bank of Ceylon, watermarked papers for 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Rupees, intended for a complete issue in 1951, of which only the 1 and 10 Rupees were released on account of the death of King George VI, though the 5 and 100 Rupees exist as specimens, glued into individual blue card frames, ink annotations on paper, as produced, extremely rare and indeed likely unique, as these as the only examples in the Portals archive (6 papers)
BNB B301a-B302.2, Pick 47, 48, plus several unlisted £500-£700