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Lot 483
Lietuvos Bankas, watermarked paper for the Bradbury Wilkinson series issued in the 1920s, comprising 500, 1000 (2), 50 and 100 Litu, all glued into blue card frames, one 1000 Litu separate, and the others in one one page, annotated with details of the notes the paper was for and the weights of the paper, the 50 and 100 Litu paper includes coloured fibres like the issued notes, all items exactly as produced, extremely rare (5 papers) BNB B123, B124, B126, B127, Pick 21, 22, 24, 25 £200-£260
Lot 628
Bellvue POW Camp, Simon’s Town, good for 1 Shilling, ND (1901), red printing, cancelled with ink across face, with blue handstamp ‘Prisoners of War Censor’, suggesting this note may have been posted out of the camp, small stain at centre, overall about very fine, extremely rare Pick unlisted, Hern 36 £1,000-£1,500 --- Hern states that this note is printed in both black and red/orange varieties, with both being extremely rare
Lot 317
Government of India, watermarked paper for 10,000 Rupees, ND (1931), annotated with the text “10,000 Rupees, Government of India Note. 3rd Issue.”, glued into blue card frame, uncirculated, extremely rare, this being the only example in the Portals archives BNB B147, Pick 13, Razack 3.12 £600-£800
Lot 288
Government of India, proof 5 Rupees on larger format un-watermarked paper, Allahabad or Calcutta, 20 January 1872, no signature or serial number, four cancellation holes, printers annotations in pencil and coloured crayon, and additonal design elements on the extra paper around the margins, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine, extremely rare BNB B108p for type, Pick A2p1, Razack 2A.1.1 £10,000-£15,000
Lot 344
Hyderabad Government, watermarked paper for 5, 10 and 100 Rupees, ND (1938-47), glued into blue card frames and annotations denoting what the paper is for, as produced, uncirculated, extremely rare and the only copies in the Portals archive (3 papers) Pick S273-S275, Razack 7.6, 7.9, 7.11 £500-£700
Lot 486
Lietuvos Bankas, obverse (4) and reverse (4) stage proofs for 100 Litu, 1928, consisting of obverse and reverse false colour die proofs along with three underprint proofs for the obverse and three for the reverse, ink annotations on all sheets, some with mounting traces on reverse, otherwise generally about uncirculated or better and extremely rare, probably unique in this colour (8 notes)
BNB B127p, Pick 25p £2,000-£2,600 --- This is the final pair of notes from the group of proofs Noonans have been selling for several years - there are no more from this source
Lot 524
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, 5 Mil Reis, 2 January 1908, serial number 137477, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, repaired but still presentable and in PMG holder 20 NET, very fine, this 1908 date only used in Mozambique and extremely rare in issued form, with only two notes graded by PMG, both in the same condition Pick 31a, BNU MZ26d £1,200-£1,600
Lot 484
Lietuvos Bankas, watermarked paper for the Bradbury Wilkinson series issued in the 1920s, comprising every denomination, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Litu, all glued into blue card frames across two full pages, annotated with details of the notes the paper was for, the 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Litu paper includes coloured fibres like the issued notes, all items exactly as produced, extremely rare (7 papers) BNB B123-B129, Pick 21-27 £500-£700
Lot 354
Bank of Madras, India, 10 Rupees, 1 May 1845, serial number 12092, hand signed by John Heyman, several purple purple PAID handstamps, annotation on reverse, corrosion across body of note, overall good, this signature type seldom seen with only a couple of notes known in private hands, extremely rare! Pick S141, Razack 1C.3.1.1 £7,000-£9,000 --- John Heyman began his career as a cashier at the London and Westminster Bank, before becoming an accountant at the Bank of Madras, where he spent the remainder of his working life. After the resignation of S.D Birch, Heyman was promoted to the highest position of the bank as Secretary and Treasurer on 1st of February 1845. Sadly Heyman died on the 26th August 1845 at the young age of 28, only months after his promotion . The only notes ever signed by him are 10 Rupees, dated 1 May 1845, such as this one, making this note a true rarity among Bank of Madras notes.
Lot 310
Government of India, watermarked paper for 50 Rupees, ND (1930), annotated with the text “50 Rupees Government of India. 4th Issue.”, different from the paper used by Nasik and probably intended as a second print run, to be printed in England, as is the case with the 100 Rupees, glued into blue card frame, uncirculated, extremely rare BNB B143, Pick 9, Razack 3.9 £400-£500
Lot 120
Central Bank of Ceylon, colour trial 50 Rupees, ND (1952), serial number R/1 00000, purple, red SPECIMEN overprints and two cancellation holes, pencil annotation in margin, mounting traces and handling, good very fine to about extremely fine, very rare and beautiful in this colour BNB B308t, Pick 52ct £600-£800
Lot 299
Government of India, three sheets of watermarked paper for three different issues of 5 Rupee notes, the first in 1915 (8 notes on a sheet), the second a late printing of the non-pictorial type in 1924 (24 notes on a sheet) and the last the first printing of the first George V issue in 1924 (24 notes on a sheet), housed in paper folder with details of the contents, all as produced, with some folds in sheets, extremely rare and the only chance to acquire uncut sheets of original Indian paper from these issues (56 papers across 3 sheets) BNB B131, B132, B138, Pick A5, A6, 4, Razack 2A.1.4, 2A.1.5, 3.4 £1,500-£2,000
Lot 117
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 50 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number 017,437, repairs, with paper replaced particularly in lower margin, central hole filled, overall very good but with an appearance closer to a fine, and extremely rare in any grade Pick 37, BNU CV44a £1,200-£1,600 --- This is the BNU plate note
Lot 302
Government of India, initial pen sketches on acetate (or equivalent substance) for the watermark for 1 Rupee, ND (1917), also an example of the actual watermarked paper, annotated with the text “1 Rupee, Government of India. 1st Issue.” also two other workings or designs for the rayed star image on paper, watermark glued into blue card frame, uncirculated, very rare, sketches in annotated envelope, good condition, unique (5 items not including envelopes) BNB B135, Pick 1, Razack 3.1 £300-£400
Lot 713
Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Trinidad, $100, 1 January 1937, serial number D000011, George and one other manuscript signature, one small ink stain, minor internal splits, original paper, fine and extremely rare, this being the first date of issue, one of a print run of only 1500 with hand-written signature, and the serial number 11 for this issue, an exceptional note BNB B148a, Pick S104a £1,000-£1,500
Lot 296
Government of India, two uncut pairs of watermarked papers as used on all denominations of 10 Rupees and above (up to 1000 Rupees), non-pictorial green printed issue until 1909, after which time each denomination was given unique paper, this paper dated fifth week of 1876, each with cancellation hole, paper exactly as produced, uncirculated and extremely rare (4 papers on 2 sheets) BNB B111-B128 for types, Pick A10-A19 £500-£700
Lot 196
National Bank of Egypt, £1, 1899, serial number B/1 232286, Rowlatt signature, in PMG holder 15 NET, choice fine, repairs along central fold and in margins, but with nice original paper, and no pressing or washing in evidence, a far nicer example than the PMG grade might suggest, and very rare regardless of condition BNB B102b, Pick 2b £8,000-£12,000
Lot 336
Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper the full range of denominations issued from 1949-54, comprising 2, 5, 10, 100, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 Rupees, all with annotations denoting the denomination and date, all glued into blue card frames, uncirculated and very rare (7 papers) BNB B209, B214, B219, B223, B227, B231, B233, Pick 27, 32, 37, 41, 46, 48, 50 £700-£900
Lot 123
Rubber Controller of Ceylon, 100 Pounds of Dry Rubber with 50 overprint in red and dated 1 May 1941 Second Advance issue and subsequently re-dated Final issue 1941, serial number K/1 013762, only two other examples believed extant, extremely rare, slight worm damage and low left and right tips cut off otherwise good very fine BNB Unlisted £300-£400
Lot 286
Government of India, printers design for 5 Rupees, ND (1871), no signature or serial number, ink annotations, minor stains, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine, extremely rare and clearly an early design for the 5 Rupees of 1871, although in much larger format which was likely shrunk down later BNB B108p for similar, Pick A2pd, Razack 2A.1.1 £4,000-£5,000
Lot 282
Government of India, archival examples of watermarked paper from the 5, 10, 20 and 50 Rupees, Victoria Portrait, with three sheets of two notes for each denomination, as well as three sheets of non-denominated paper, all paper with large cancellation holes to prevent use by forgers, because this is the actual paper used to make the notes, all housed in a blue paper folder, some ragged edges and folds, in general all paper white and clean as the day it was produced over 150 years ago, exceptionally rare, and the only paper of this type in the Portals archive, thus a completely unique opportunity (15 sheets of two notes each, 1 folder) BNB B101-B104, Pick AA1, A1, A1A, PNL £5,000-£7,000
Lot 455
Kuwait Currency Board, obverse and reverse photographs showing an earlier Bradbury Wilkinson design for 1 Dinar, ND (1961), serial number 123456, Al-Sabah signature, in non-numeric PMG holder, showing considerable differences to the note eventually issued, rare BNB B103a, Pick 3 for similar £500-£700
Lot 629
South African Reserve Bank, £100, 8 September 1933, serial number D/3 008592, Postmus signature, one pair of staple holes, otherwise with paper of exceptional quality and strength, and superb clarity of engraving, good very fine but with the appearance and feel of a much higher grade, very rare in any condition, and one of the finest known examples BNB B717b, Pick 89b £12,000-£15,000
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