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Hyderabad Government, 1 Rupee, ND (1919), serial number A/1 431285, one small hole in low margin, in PMG holder 25, very fine, an extremely rare type in nice original grade Pick S261, Razack 7.1.1 £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Hyderabad Government, 5 Rupees, ND (1920-36), serial number MB044157, Jung signature, lovely original paper, in PMG holder 30, very fine, the joint highest in the PMG population report Pick S263c, Razack 7.5.2 £2,600-£3,200
Hammer Price: £4,200
Hyderabad Government, 10 Rupees, ND (1917), serial number AO 03491, Glancy signature, very minor rust and ink, in PMG holder 25, very fine and scarce, with only two higher grades in the PMG population report Pick S265b, Razack 7.8.1B £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,000
Hyderabad Government, 100 Rupees, ND (1920-28), serial number PT91908, Hyderi signature, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, spectacular condition, particularly for a large note, and the joint highest in the PMG population report Pick S266d, Razack 7.10.2A £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Hyderabad Government, 1000 Rupees, ND (1939-46), serial number AA93626, Jung signature, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, scarce in this grade Pick S267b, Razack 7.12.1 £3,600-£4,200
Hammer Price: £3,800
Hyderabad Government, 1 Rupee, ND (1945-46), serial number T/6 526841, Hussain signature, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, scarce in this grade Pick S271d, Razack 7.2.5 £400-£500
Hammer Price: £900
Hyderabad Government, 5 Rupees, ND (1945-46), serial number PL461877, Hussain signature, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, rare in this top grade Pick S273d, Razack 7.6.4 £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Hyderabad Government, 10 Rupees, ND (1941-45), serial number IH 72646, Muhammad signature, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated Pick S274c, Razack 7.9.3 £400-£500
Hammer Price: £400
Government of India, 50 Rupees, Bombay, 29 May 1918, serial number SD/8 99752, Denning signature, usual spindle hole and paper makers notch, in PMG holder 30, very fine, very rare in any grade, and this is a superb original example and the second highest in the PMG population report TBB B134b4, Pick A15c £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Government of India, 1 Rupee, 1917, serial number Y/68 007704, McWatters signature, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, a beautifully clean and original example, scarce in this grade TBB B135c, Pick 1e £500-£700
Hammer Price: £700
Government of India, 1 Rupee, 1917, serial number Z/7 650616, McWatters signature, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, toned but still a nice example of a scarce last prefix for this watermark TBB B135c, Pick 1e £400-£500
Hammer Price: £950
Government of India, 1 Rupee, 1917, serial number S/2 630093, McWatters signature, watermark rayed star in plain field, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, slight toning accounting for lack of EPQ, very scarce in this grade and even better for being a crossover prefix TBB B135d, Pick 1b £1,000-£1,500
Government of India, 2 Rupees 8 Annas, Cawnpore, ND (1917), serial number A/1 158185, Gubbay signature, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, one annotation lightened on reverse, at low right, otherwise an attractive and clean example of a very rare Cawnpore prefix TBB B136a1, Pick 2 £20,000-£26,000
Hammer Price: £20,000
Government of India, 5 Rupees, ND (1917), serial number H/10 022450, Denning signature, in PMG holder 58 EPQ, choice about uncirculated, very scarce in this lovely grade, and the second highest in the PMG population report TBB B138a, Pick 4a, Razack 3.4.1A £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Government of India, 5 Rupees, ND (1917), serial number L/14 581236, Denning signature, in PMG holder 58 EPQ, choice about uncirculated, scarce in this grade and the second highest in the PMG population report TBB B138a, Pick 4a, Razack 3.4.2B £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,100
Government of India, specimen 5 Rupees, ND (1917-1930), serial numbers A/3 012345 and A/3 567890, Denning signature, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 63 EPQ, choice uncirculated and extremely rare as a specimen and the only example graded by PMG TBB B138as, Pick 4as, Razack 3.4.1As £8,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
Government of India, 5 Rupees, ND (1917-1930), serial number N/1 492625, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 58 choice about uncirculated, rare in this grade TBB B138b, Pick 4b, Razack 3.4.2 £800-£1,200
Government of India, 10 Rupees, ND (1917), serial number B/84 295159, Denning signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine TBB B139b, Pick 5b, Razack 3.6.2 £700-£900
Government of India, 10 Rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number C/72 200944, Denning signature, spindle holes at left, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, scarce in this grade TBB B140a, Pick 6a, Razack 3.6A.1 £700-£900
Hammer Price: £800
Government of India, specimen 10 Rupees, ND (1928), without serial number or signature, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, very rare, presented as a souvenir to VIP guests at the commemorative ceremonial opening of the Nasik Security Press. In top grade and a great note, and the highest of only 9 notes graded by PMG TBB B140as, Pick 6s, Razack 14.35 £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £14,000
Government of India, 10 Rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number J/38 498917, Denning Signature, in PMG holder 55 EPQ, about uncirculated, rarely found in this excellent grade with EPQ designation, with only three graded higher by PMG TBB B141a, Pick 7a, Razack 3.7.1 £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,300
Government of India, 10 Rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number J/59 798359, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 64 choice, uncirculated and a very high grade for type TBB B141b, Pick 7b, Razack 3.7.2 £1,000-£1,500
Government of India, 50 Rupees, ND (1930), serial number V/5 704980, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine and the 50 Rupee a rare type note TBB B143b2, Pick 9b, Razack 3.9.2A £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Government of India, 100 Rupees, ND (1917-30), serial number S/9 025901, Denning signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, scarce TBB B144c1, Pick 10d £6,000-£8,000
£6,000–£8,000
Reserve Bank of India, 100 Rupees, Lahore, ND (1937), serial number A/2 621806, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 45 EPQ, choice extremely fine, a rare branch and in exceptional grade for type especially with an EPQ designation, only one example graded higher by PMG TBB B204a5, Pick 20l, Razack 4.7.1E £2,000-£2,600
Reserve Bank of India, 100 Rupees, Lahore, ND (1937), serial number A/32 697965, Taylor signatures, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, a rare branch of issue and in lovely grade for type, consecutive with subsequent lot TBB B204a5, Pick 20l, Razack 4.7.1E £1,500-£2,000
£1,500–£2,000
Reserve Bank of India, 100 Rupees, Lahore, ND (1937), serial numbers A/32 697966, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, a rare branch of issue and in lovely grade for type, consecutive with previous lot TBB B204a5, Pick 20l, Razack 4.7.1E £1,500-£2,000
Reserve Bank of India, 100 Rupees, Bombay, ND (1944), serial number B/79 082020, Deshmukh signature, facing watermark, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine and rare with this watermark type TBB B204b1, Pick 20b, Razack 4.7.3B £600-£800
Reserve Bank of India, 100 Rupees, Kanpur, ND (194), serial number B/82 903132, Deshmukh signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, an extremely scarce issue location TBB B204b5, Pick 20i, Razack 4.7.3F £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Reserve Bank of India, 1000 Rupees, Calcutta, ND (1937), serial number A/6 411468, Taylor signature, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine, rare in this grade and a handsome note TBB B205b, Pick 21b, Razack 4.8.1B £4,000-£5,000
Reserve Bank of India, 1000 Rupees, Bombay, ND (1962-1967), serial number A/1 783364, Bhattacharya signature, in PMG holder 35, choice very fine, first prefix for series, scarce, particularly with no graffiti TBB B229a, Pick 47f, Razack 6.9.3.1 £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
Reserve Bank of India, 1000 Rupees, Bombay, ND (1975-1977), serial number A/11 295557, Puri signature, in PMG holder 63 EPQ, choice uncirculated TBB B230a, Pick 65a, Razack 6.9.4.2 £600-£800
Hammer Price: £750
Government of India, Persian Gulf Issue, 1 Rupee, ND (1957-62), serial number Z/3 315834, Roy signature, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated TBB BR101, Pick R1 £800-£1,200
Reserve Bank of India, Persian Gulf Issue, 5 Rupees, ND (1957-62), serial number Z/O 739692, Iyengar signature, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, a scarce first prefix in exceptional grade TBB BR201, Pick R2 £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Reserve Bank of India, Persian Gulf Issue, 10 Rupees, ND (1957-62), serial number Z/13 048123, Iyengar signature, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, rare in this exceptional grade and in fact one of the finest examples known TBB BR202, Pick R3 £4,000-£5,000
Reserve Bank of India, Persian Gulf Issue, 100 Rupees, ND (1957-62), serial number Z/3 053022, Iyengar signature, in PMG holder 58 EPQ, choice about uncirculated, scarce in any grade and this one of the best examples known TBB BR203, Pick R4 £10,000-£12,000
Government of India, Government of Pakistan, 1 Rupee, ND (1948), serial number S/47 921632, Jones signature, minor toning in margins, otherwise original paper, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, scarce in this grade TBB B101a, Pick 1 £500-£700
Reserve Bank of India, Government of Pakistan, 2 Rupees, ND (1948), serial number G/35 021159, Deshmukh signature, lovely original paper with minor toning, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and very rare in this grade, with only two higher on the population report TBB B102a, Pick 1A £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Reserve Bank of India, Government of Pakistan, 5 Rupees, ND (1948), serial number A/61 438946, Deshmukh signature, original paper, serial numbers well embossed, toning in margins, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, scarce in this grade and the joint highest on the PMG population report TBB B103a, Pick 2 £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Reserve Bank of India, Government of Pakistan, 10 rupees, ND (1948), serial number J/15 501732, Deshmukh signature, fresh and original paper, embossing visible through holder, toning, mainly in margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, scarce in this grade with only two higher grades in the PMG population report TBB B104a, Pick 3 £1,500-£2,000
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