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NO RESERVE Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII., collation: A-Z Aa-Tt8, woodcut printer's device to title

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Lot 4

NO RESERVE Annotated Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum libri IIII., collation: A-Z Aa-Tt8, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of colophon f., woodcut decorative initials, Tt6-8 blank, extensive contemporary ink marginalia at start, name at head of title obliterated, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, printer's waste used as pastedowns and an endpaper (loose), contemporary blind-stamped calf, lacking backstrip, covers detached, with corners worn and water-stained, a rare little edition, 16mo (118 x 82mm.), Antwerp, [Joannes Latius for] Joannes Steelsius, 1553.

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Shakespeare source book.- Prepositas his Practise, a Work-very necessary to be used for the better preservation of the Health

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Lot 65

Shakespeare source book.- Prepositas his Practise, a Work-very necessary to be used for the better preservation of the Health of Man, Translated out of Latin into English by L. M., mostly black letter, title with woodcut fleur-de-lis ornament, woodcut initial and headpiece, title a little soiled with British Library ink stamp to verso and "Duplicate for Sale 1769" stamp below, ink name on recto largely erased causing minor holing with neat tissue repair, red ink marking to table at end, last gathering closely shaved at foot, damp-staining and occasional light browning, medical receipt in an early hand to N2 verso, bookplate with 19th century gift inscription to front pastedown, later red morocco, gilt, neatly and sympathetically rebacked and recornered, rubbed, [STC 20180.7], small 4to, by John Wolfe for Edward White, dwelling at the little north doore of Paules, at the signe of the Gunne, 1588.⁂ Rare book of medical receipts, a possible source book for Ophelia's "garland speech". We can trace no copy at auction since 1935.In his 1979 essay "Ophelia's Herbal" (Economic Botany, 1979, pp.227-232), Lucile Newman cites the present work as a potential source for Ophelia's famous "garland speech", highlighting three receipts in particular (nos. 88, 203 and 212) as containing the herbs mentioned which indicate that she could be intending for their use as abortifacients.

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Mary, Queen of Scots & Elizabeth I.- [Blackwood (Adam)] Martyre de la Royne d'Escosse, douairiere de France. Contenant le

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Lot 66

Mary, Queen of Scots & Elizabeth I.- [Blackwood (Adam)] Martyre de la Royne d'Escosse, douairiere de France. Contenant le vray discours des trahisons à elle faictes, à la suscitation d'Elizabet Angloise; par lequel les mensonges, calomnies & faulses accusations dressees contre ceste tres-vertueuse, final f. blank, title outer edge little chipped, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary French calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, spine ends and corners worn, joints splitting, but holding firm, rubbed, [STC 3109; Allison & Rogers Catholic books, 121], 12mo, Edinburgh [i.e Paris], Iean Nafeild, 1589.⁂ Rare at auction. Blackwood was a Scottish author, lawyer, and apologist for Mary. He studied at the universities of Paris and Toulouse and was rector of the former in 1567-1568.

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Porcacchi (Tommaso) Le Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, 3 parts in 1, engraved architectural title and maps and plans by Girolamo

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Porcacchi (Tommaso) Le Isole Piu Famose del Mondo, 3 parts in 1, engraved architectural title and maps and plans by Girolamo Porro, woodcut printer's device at end with initials H.S.G.K, F3 with short marginal tears and corner repaired, small previous owner's inscription to final f. verso, occasional light ink- or finger-soiling but overall still a remarkably clean and crisp copy, modern antique style blind-stamped calf, small light stain to upper cover, small folio (300 x 205mm), Venice, Giorgio Angelieri for heirs of Simone Galignani de Karera, 1590.⁂ A superb copy of this rare early atlas of the late sixteenth century, treating the world as a collection of islands. This edition contains seventeen additional maps, mostly of the islands of the Greek archipelago, which were introduced in the 1576 edition. Literature: Phillips, Atlases 3327.

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Witchcraft.- T. (R.) The Opinion of Witchcraft Vindicated. In an Answer to a Book Intituled the Question of Witchcraft Debate

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Lot 77

Witchcraft.- T. (R.) The Opinion of Witchcraft Vindicated. In an Answer to a Book Intituled the Question of Witchcraft Debated, first edition, cropped throughout with loss of text to title at fore-edge and in imprint, headlines, signatures and catchwords and some ink marginalia, title detached, foxing and soiling, Printed by E.O. for Francis Haley, [1670]; bound with Abrege de l'Histoire de la tres-illustre Abbaye de Repos de Notre-Dame de l'ordre de citeaux a Marquette..., engraved frontispiece, corner of last few leaves insect-damaged affecting a few words on last 2 ff., last leaf also torn, marginal browning, Lille, 1772, together 2 works in 1, text blocks detached, later half calf, worn, spine broken, covers detached, 12mo⁂ The first a very rare tract, only four institutional copies located, being a reply to Wagstaffe's work (see previous lot).

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Banking in Scotland.- [Law (John] Two Overtures Humbly Offered to His Grace John Duke of Argyll, Her Majesties High Commissio

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Lot 83

Banking in Scotland.- [Law (John] Two Overtures Humbly Offered to His Grace John Duke of Argyll, Her Majesties High Commissioner, and the Right Honourable the Estates of Parliament. The 1. For supplying the present scarcity of coyn, and improving trade. The 2. For clearing the debts due by the Government to the Army and Civil List, 8pp., drop-head title, one or two page numbers shaved, untrimmed and sewn in modern paper wrappers [ESTC T178153; Goldsmiths-Kress 04226], sm. 4to (185 x 142mm.), [Edinburgh, no printer], [1705].⁂ Extremely rare pamphlet by John Law. In 1705, Law urged the establishment of a Scottish national bank and the issue of banknotes backed by gold or land. The proposals in the present pamphlet, and in his major work of the same year, Money and Trade Considered, were rejected, and Law left for France. After establishing the French Banque Générale in 1716, he went on to promote the Mississippi System which caused a financial crisis in France and his subsequent exile. This is, to our knowledge, the only known copy in private hands.

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Drinking.- Browne (Peter, Bishop of Cork and Rosse) A Discourse of Drinking Healths, first edition, 4pp. advertisements at en

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Lot 88

Drinking.- Browne (Peter, Bishop of Cork and Rosse) A Discourse of Drinking Healths, first edition, 4pp. advertisements at end, lightly browned, cropped, later ink inscription to front free endpaper, modern half calf, gilt, spine gilt, for Henry Clements, 1716 § [Wilson (Thomas)] Distilled Spirituous Liquors the Bane of the Nation..., first edition, variant with date on title in Roman numerals and no price, with 24pp. Appendix, title soiled, cropped affecting pagination, modern half calf, [Kress 4315], for J.Roberts, 1736 § S. (T.) A Proper Reply to a Scandalous Libel, intituled The Trial of the Spirits, first edition, a little stained, cropped affecting pagination, modern half calf, [Kress 7444.], for J.Roberts, [1736] § Publick-House-Keeper's Monitor (The)..., third edition, slightly creased or frayed at corners, original wrappers, a little worn, later ink inscription to inside front wrapper, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth drop-back boards, J.Downing, 1730, 8vo et infra (4)⁂ The first mentioned is a scarce work from a pamphlet war on the fashion of drinking toasts, especially to the memory of the dead. The second is a reflection on the gin craze of the time, the result of the government's encouragement of gin distillation in order to foster grain production in the late 17th century. The last two are rare with ESTC listing only 3 UK copies (BL, Cambridge, & National Library of Scotland) and 2 UK copies (BL, Magdalene College Cambridge) respectively.

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Low Life.- [Legg (Thomas)] Low-Life: or One Half of the World, knows not how the Other Half Live, being a critical account of

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Lot 92

Low Life.- [Legg (Thomas)] Low-Life: or One Half of the World, knows not how the Other Half Live, being a critical account of what is transacted by people...between Saturday-Night and Monday-Morning..., second edition, occasional soiling, later half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, for the Author, [?1755]; and 4 others on lewdness, cuckolds, bachelors and covetousness, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ Rare work portraying the low-life of London over a twenty-four hour period, inspired by Hogarth's Four Times of the Day series, completed in 1736. It features the debauched, gamblers, prostitutes, card sharps, quacks etc. in their hovels, taverns, prisons and streets. This is an expanded version of the first edition of 1752 and ESTC locates only 2 UK copies (BL and Trinity College Cambridge) with 2 more in America.

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*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed.Drink.- Boydell (James) The Ullage Cask Gauger, comprised in a serie

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Lot 93

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed.Drink.- Boydell (James) The Ullage Cask Gauger, comprised in a series of tables..., first edition, author's signature of authentication on Advertisement at end of Preface (as usual), with additional leaf 'To the Public' explaining the accuracy of the tables tipped in following Advertisement (small stain), title browned at margins, one or two spots, contemporary tree calf, gilt, rubbed, joints split, spine ends and corners worn, by R. and H.Causton...for the Author, 1784; and another on brewing, 8vo (2)⁂ Rare guide to calculating ullage, the airspace between wine and the top of its container (either cask or bottle), by a former wine merchant. This new guide for casks was intended for the wholesale wine trade, and was particularly useful for taking inventory and for controlling pillage. One section is specifically intended for use in the trade in whale oil, which due to the growth of the Arctic whaling industry in the 1750s was imported into England in increasing quantities. The work was later reprinted in the 19th century by Henry Kent Causton.ESTC lists only 6 copies in the UK (none in Oxford or Cambridge) and 4 others (3 in America).

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Curiosa.- Dulaure (Jacques-Antoine) Pogonologia, or a Philosophical and Historical Essay on Beards, first edition in English,

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Lot 94

Curiosa.- Dulaure (Jacques-Antoine) Pogonologia, or a Philosophical and Historical Essay on Beards, first edition in English, half-title, lightly browned, one or two corrections in ink, book-label of Thomas Preston, contemporary sheep, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked, Exeter, printed by R.Thorn, and London, T.Cadell, 1786 § Treatise (A) on the Custom of Counting Noses, first edition, title lightly soiled and with faint ink signature, ex-library copy with embossed stamp, later half calf, rubbed, rebacked, for M.Smith, 1779 § Modern Dissertation (A) on a Certain necessary Piece of Household Furniture, 16pp., only edition, title with woodcut ornament, modern panelled calf, spine faded, by H.Kent, 1752, 8vo (3)⁂ An interesting and amusing group of oddities, on beards, noses, and chamber pots. The first is a scarce satirical work on beards which until that time had long been out of fashion. The second, on noses, is one of two issues with variant imprints, both rare; ESTC records only one copy with this imprint (Dublin City Libraries). The third item, on chamber pots, has 4 locations in ESTC (BL, Guildhall, & Wellcome in UK, and another in Kansas).

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A Steiff Teddy Bear, Jack - The Rare Black Alpaca Bear, green collar, Danbury Mint exclusive, 26cm high, accompanied by certi

Sheffield Auction Gallery

Lot 709

A Steiff Teddy Bear, Jack - The Rare Black Alpaca Bear, green collar, Danbury Mint exclusive, 26cm high, accompanied by certificate, boxed.

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JACOB GRIMMER (FLEMISH CIRCA 1525-1590)TRAVELLERS ON A TRACK, A VIEW OF ANTWERP BEYONDOil on panel22.5 x 26.5cm (8¾ x 10¼ in.

Dreweatts 1759

Lot 4

JACOB GRIMMER (FLEMISH CIRCA 1525-1590)TRAVELLERS ON A TRACK, A VIEW OF ANTWERP BEYONDOil on panel22.5 x 26.5cm (8¾ x 10¼ in.)Provenance: Koetser Gallery, London, 1971 (colour reproduction no. 42) Literature: E. Greindl, Monographie de Jacob Grimmer, 1972, no. 55 Reine de Bertier de Sauvigny, Jacob et Abel Grimmer: Catalogue Raisonné, Brussels 1991, no. 3Jacob Grimmer, born in Antwerp, was a contemporary of Peter Brueghel the Elder who clearly influenced this small but elegant landscape. Gillis Mostaert also had a marked influence on his oeuvre and most likely painted the figures in this panel. Most of Grimmer's works when signed and dated (which is rare) were painted between 1553 and 1588. This present composition, with the tower in the background, shows significant similarities to a signed and dated panel painted in 1583 in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (cat. rais. XXVII). Condition Report: The panel is cradled. Some discolouration of the varnish. Areas of fine craquelure, mainly in the foliage, but paint layer appears stable. A horizontal crack running from the edge of the panel through the foliage of the trees upper left. UV light reveals signs of retouching in scattered areas and in concentrated patches in the sky. Condition Report Disclaimer

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Winstanley No 8 Blue greyhound, very rare colour, signed on base

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Lot 149

Winstanley No 8 Blue greyhound, very rare colour, signed on base

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WWII WAC 1943 woman's field jacket, size 18/L (rare size)

Ryedale Auctioneers

Lot 137

WWII WAC 1943 woman's field jacket, size 18/L (rare size)

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A rare William III Britiannia Standard silver Chocolate pot by Anthony Nelme, London 1697, the cover with hinged finial over

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Lot 107

A rare William III Britiannia Standard silver Chocolate pot by Anthony Nelme, London 1697, the cover with hinged finial over a conical base and scroll spout with hinged cover, engraved armorial decoration, fruitwood handle, height 25.5cm, weight 27 toz.The hallmarks are quite rubbed but still legible. The hinged lid has the Britannia standard mark inside. There is a minor dent to the body and a 5mm deep scratch under this. There doesn't appear to be any soldered repairs.

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A rare set of four Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern sauce ladles, indistinct marks, the handle backs with engraved crest, w

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Lot 9

A rare set of four Georgian silver Hanoverian pattern sauce ladles, indistinct marks, the handle backs with engraved crest, weight 7 toz.The marks are either badly struck or worn off and are illegible. They have engraved armorials on the backs of the handles. Generally each are in good condition. Photos added of the marks and the armorials. The length of each ladle is 18cm.

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§ Tibor Reich (British, 1916-1996), a rare Tournament design lampshade, circa 1964, printed in colours and mounted to a bobbi

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Lot 164

§ Tibor Reich (British, 1916-1996), a rare Tournament design lampshade, circa 1964, printed in colours and mounted to a bobbin turned columnar basethe shade 41 x 41cm

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Rare and interesting brass drumhead clock/barometer, the 5.5" barometer chapter ring inscribed E. Bourdon and Richard's Paten

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 1321

Rare and interesting brass drumhead clock/barometer, the 5.5" barometer chapter ring inscribed E. Bourdon and Richard's Patent Parts, Gold Medal Exhibition 1849 and Council Medal, Universal Exhibition London 1851, enclosing a 3.75" clock dial, the movement with platform escapement and inscribed Richard á Paris, no. 229 on the back plate, the brass casing surmounted by a ring handle (key); also with a hinged folding shagreen travelling case

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Rick Ortenburger - Black Forest Clocks, Justin J. Miller - Rare and Unusual Black Forest Clocks; also eight other hardba

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 2209

Rick Ortenburger - Black Forest Clocks, Justin J. Miller - Rare and Unusual Black Forest Clocks; also eight other hardback and paperback books relating to Black Forest clocks (10)

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John Wyke of Liverpool - A Catalogue of Tools for Watch and Clockmakers and Theodore R. Crom - Horological Shop Tools, 1700-1

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 2212

John Wyke of Liverpool - A Catalogue of Tools for Watch and Clockmakers and Theodore R. Crom - Horological Shop Tools, 1700-1900; also seventeen other various standard and rare horological hardback books relating to tools and clock repairing (19) and a quantity of paperback books and periodicals relating to the same subject matter

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Rare and unusual skeleton mantel clock entirely made of cardboard except with brass hands, the 4" light brown dial inscribed

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 2326

Rare and unusual skeleton mantel clock entirely made of cardboard except with brass hands, the 4" light brown dial inscribed Nouvelles Pendules en Carton Perfectionnees, Villense NS et Cie Galerie Vivienne, no. 38, supported upon five Corinthian style columns, under a glass dome and upon a circular ebonised base, 19" high

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Vienna two train regulator wall clock, the 5" cream chapter ring enclosing a brass sunburst centre, within a pillared glazed

Gardiner Houlgate

Lot 2615

Vienna two train regulator wall clock, the 5" cream chapter ring enclosing a brass sunburst centre, within a pillared glazed case, 36" high (pendulum and key); also a Jerome & Co ogee two train wall clock, the 9" square cream dial over a rare beehive painted glazed tablet, 26" high (pendulum, two weights and two winding keys) (2)

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A note advertising Post Coaches & Diligences, departing from the Cross Keys Inn, Wood Street, Cheapside, ‘with a guard’, ND (

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 67

A note advertising Post Coaches & Diligences, departing from the Cross Keys Inn, Wood Street, Cheapside, ‘with a guard’, ND (c. early 1800s), signature of B.W. Mountain, in the style of a £100 Bank of England note, with an engraving of Crossed Keys at top left, with an impressive list of destinations including Edinburgh ‘in four easy days’, Carlisle, Penrith, Whitehaven, Dumfries, Glasgow and Leeds among others, printed on thin paper, very good to about fine and rare Outing unlisted £150-£200 --- The Cross Keys is where Charles Dickens arrived in London when he was a child, and it was used in several of his novels. B.W.Mountain refers to Butler William Mountain, born in 1759. His father William was an innkeeper and the pair appear to have had a stake in several inns in London at this time. He is named in records as a ‘coach hirer’ from at least 1807 until his death in 1818. Several of his children continued his business and were still at the Saracens head in at least 1829. Extra image not included in lot

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Birmingham Bank, No.31, Bull Street, an advertising note for ‘novelty & fashion’, promising to ‘cut any Lady or Gentleman’s H

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 68

Birmingham Bank, No.31, Bull Street, an advertising note for ‘novelty & fashion’, promising to ‘cut any Lady or Gentleman’s Hair and make Ornamental Hair in a most Superior manner, also to keep for sale Foreign and British Perfumery of the best Qualities or forfeit the Sum of One Hundred Pounds’, 26 April 1924, serial number 31, signature of M. Elmore, a remarkable engraving of a the shop front at left, showing the building and window display in perfect and meticulous detail, very fine and very rare, one of the most beautiful skit notes the cataloguer has ever seen Outing unlisted £200-£260 --- Michael Elmore was a highly successful hairdresser who maintained these premises at Bull Street for almost 50 years. He was wealthy enough to keep several servants and had seven children, although he outlived four of them, retiring in 1855 and dying in 1860. His probate was valued at £5000, a very large sum of money. This note was engraved by Smith & Greaves in Birmingham to a very high standard. This partnership operated from at least 1820 until some time in the 1830’s, whereupon Greaves continued alone until the 1850’s. The standard of artistry, engraving and printing shown here is unusually high for a smaller printer of this period.

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Brighton Royal Bank, for John Kinnear, £1, 18 November 1823, serial number B21343, John Kinnear signature, loosely mounted on

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Lot 7

Brighton Royal Bank, for John Kinnear, £1, 18 November 1823, serial number B21343, John Kinnear signature, loosely mounted on thick card, but paper quite brittle, very good to fine and rare Outing 296a £200-£260

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Bank of Enterprise, Sealfast Limited, an 1914 advertising note promising to ‘pay the user of Sealfast the sum of five pounds

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 70

Bank of Enterprise, Sealfast Limited, an 1914 advertising note promising to ‘pay the user of Sealfast the sum of five pounds if he can prove same injures rubber’, serial number AI/OK 1914, signature of Leslie M. Lane and a vignette of a tin of the aforementioned Sealfast at top left, extremely fine and rare Outing unlisted £120-£160 --- Leslie Mathew Lane (1890-1948) seems to have been something of a travelling salesman who appears in court records a great many times throughout the first half of the 20th century. Most of his offences are related to driving, and include the accidental killing of a woman on the strand, for which he was not sentenced. Sealfast was only sold from May 1913 until September 1914 when Lane signed up to fight in the Royal Fusiliers, Kensington Battalion although he actually served in the Army Service Corp. It is unclear what Sealfast was, or whether it actually worked.

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Nissan Estate, British North Borneo, remainder $5, ND (1942), serial number 07020, without the signature and red stamp found

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Lot 701

Nissan Estate, British North Borneo, remainder $5, ND (1942), serial number 07020, without the signature and red stamp found on the fully issued examples, lovely original paper, very fine and very rare, with only a handful of other examples believed extant Boon KNB3b, Pick and TBB not listed £600-£800

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Pure Tobacco, Wolverhampton, an advertising note for £5, 4 July 1895, serial number 16, signature of Lizzie Marrian, promisin

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 71

Pure Tobacco, Wolverhampton, an advertising note for £5, 4 July 1895, serial number 16, signature of Lizzie Marrian, promising to supply ‘Guaranteed Genuine Irish Twist of Superior Quality’, at the premises on 145 Horseley Fields, Wolverhampton, fine and rare, unusual to find a female proprietor listed on a note of this kind Outing unlisted £120-£160 --- Lizzie Marrian (nee Somerfield), born 1870, lived and worked at 145 Horseley Fields for much of her life. She had several children but it seems none survived. She married in 1892 but the couple separated and she died at Stafford County Asylum in 1910.

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The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, a copper plate for the 100 denomination used on notes from this Issuing autho

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 731

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, a copper plate for the 100 denomination used on notes from this Issuing authority, the plate comes with a sample print of the plate, printed on thick card, with printers annotations and dates ‘ Jan 1892’, W.W. Sprague & Co. Banknote engravers, an incredibly interesting piece of the printing process from this rare Issue of notes, rare £400-£500

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Russo-Chinese Bank, $5, Tientsin, 1/14 September 1903, serial number A001623, red on green and multicolour underprint, Englis

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 732

Russo-Chinese Bank, $5, Tientsin, 1/14 September 1903, serial number A001623, red on green and multicolour underprint, English text on one side, Russian on the other, with a different manuscript signature on each side, a very scarce Nissen & Arnold printing, beautifully embossed serial numbers, original paper, although a little toned and with a few edge splits, mainly along the central fold, overall extremely fine and an incredibly rare note, particularly in this beautiful condition Pick S572 £10,000-£15,000

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Landsbanki Islands, obverse and reverse stage proofs for 50 Kronur (5), 15 April 1928, no signatures or serial numbers, consi

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Lot 779

Landsbanki Islands, obverse and reverse stage proofs for 50 Kronur (5), 15 April 1928, no signatures or serial numbers, consisting of obverse and reverse die proofs along with three underprint proofs for the obverse, ink annotations on all sheets, minor mounting traces on reverse, slight damage to the reverse die proof, thus extremely fine, others about uncirculated to uncirculated, extremely rare and attractive (5 notes) TBB B607p, Pick 29p £300-£400

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Landsbanki Islands, obverse and reverse stage proofs for 100 Kronur (5), 15 April 1928, no signatures or serial numbers, cons

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 780

Landsbanki Islands, obverse and reverse stage proofs for 100 Kronur (5), 15 April 1928, no signatures or serial numbers, consisting of obverse and reverse die proofs along with three underprint proofs for the obverse, ink annotations on all sheets, minor mounting traces on reverse, significant stains on underprint sheets and reverse die proof, obverse die proof largely free of stains, overall extremely fine and very rare (5 notes) TBB B608p, Pick 30p £200-£260

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Government of India, 10 Rupees, Calcutta, 13 February 1901, serial number OA/21 18452, Cox signature, spindle holes as issued

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 785

Government of India, 10 Rupees, Calcutta, 13 February 1901, serial number OA/21 18452, Cox signature, spindle holes as issued, fairly minor ink annotation on reverse, in PMG holder 25, very fine, and a superb example of a rare note TBB B111c7, Pick A7p £2,000-£2,600

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Jordon, three beautifully engraved vignettes mounted and framed in card, first portrait: King Abdullah featured on the Hashem

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 819

Jordon, three beautifully engraved vignettes mounted and framed in card, first portrait: King Abdullah featured on the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan 1949 Issue, second portrait: King Hussein bin Talal, featured on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 1952 Issue, third portrait: King Hussein bin Talal featured on the Central Bank of Jordan Issues 1975-1992, reverse with annotations, about uncirculated and extremely rare £500-£700

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Lietuvos Bankas, obverse and reverse false colour die proofs for 50 Litu, 1928, no serial numbers, in green print, ink annota

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 856

Lietuvos Bankas, obverse and reverse false colour die proofs for 50 Litu, 1928, no serial numbers, in green print, ink annotations in margins, mounting remnants in top margins, showing on obverse and reverse, good extremely fine and very rare (2 notes) TBB B126p, Pick 24p £400-£600

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Lietuvos Bankas, obverse (4) and reverse (4) stage proofs for 100 Litu, 1928, consisting of obverse and reverse false colour

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 857

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, minor mounting traces on reverse, generally about uncirculated and extremely rare, probably unique in this colour (8 notes) TBB B127p, Pick 25p £1,000-£1,500

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Lietuvos Bankas, obverse (4) and reverse (4) stage proofs for 100 Litu, 1928, consisting of obverse and reverse false colour

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 858

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, minor mounting traces on reverse, generally about uncirculated and extremely rare, probably unique in this colour (8 notes) TBB B127p, Pick 25p £1,000-£1,500

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Treasury Series, John Bradbury, a highly unusual piece of ‘printers waste’, in the form of £1, 1914, serial number omitted, m

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 86

Treasury Series, John Bradbury, a highly unusual piece of ‘printers waste’, in the form of £1, 1914, serial number omitted, miscut or misprinted to the left by around 15mm, watermark misaligned, selectively pressed, or damaged by machinery (it is unclear which), overall about extremely fine, blue crayon across face showing it has been pulled from the production run in the printing works and crudely cancelled, clearly before the serial numbers were added to the batch, very rare and interesting in this format EPM T1-T7 for type £800-£1,200

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Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, 7 August 1914, serial number B/29 0060994, minor graffiti, original paper, fine and a rar

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 89

Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, 7 August 1914, serial number B/29 0060994, minor graffiti, original paper, fine and a rare seven digit serial EPM T3.4 £800-£1,200

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Bank Negara Malaysia, die proof 50 Ringgit, ND (1982), blue print on white paper, top layer of the engraving, decorative bord

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 892

Bank Negara Malaysia, die proof 50 Ringgit, ND (1982), blue print on white paper, top layer of the engraving, decorative borders and portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman, small hole in lower margin, signature of Brian Moore, the engraver of the note, on reverse, about uncirculated and extremely rare TBB B123p, Pick 23p £600-£800 --- This is the work of Brian Moore, who was employed many of the great British printing firms over a career spanning half a century. This proof is for his sections of the note only, and is completely unique.

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Monico Bar, Malta, a 3 Pence chit or I.O.U. for the officers bar, ND (1940’s), some staining, blue handstamp p.p Butregren Br

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 895

Monico Bar, Malta, a 3 Pence chit or I.O.U. for the officers bar, ND (1940’s), some staining, blue handstamp p.p Butregren Bros & Co, fine to very fine, rare Pick unlisted £240-£280

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Central Bank of Oman, specimen 5 Rials, 2010, serial number D/5 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 932

Central Bank of Oman, specimen 5 Rials, 2010, serial number D/5 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic and English, uncirculated and extremely rare, we cannot find any records of sale for this note as a specimen, let alone with a 1234567 serial number TBB B232as, Pick 44s £500-£700

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Central Bank of Oman, specimen 10 Rials, 2010, serial number D/3 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 933

Central Bank of Oman, specimen 10 Rials, 2010, serial number D/3 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic and English, uncirculated and extremely rare, we cannot find any records of sale for this note as a specimen, let alone with a 1234567 serial number TBB B233as, Pick 45s £500-£700

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Central Bank of Oman, specimen 20 Rials, 2010, serial number D/5 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 934

Central Bank of Oman, specimen 20 Rials, 2010, serial number D/5 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic and English, uncirculated and extremely rare, we cannot find any records of sale for this note as a specimen, let alone with a 1234567 serial number TBB B234as, Pick 46s £500-£700

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Central Bank of Oman, specimen 50 Rials, 2010, serial number D/4 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 935

Central Bank of Oman, specimen 50 Rials, 2010, serial number D/4 1234567, five red SPECIMEN overprints on each side in Arabic and English, uncirculated and extremely rare, we cannot find any records of sale for this note as a specimen, let alone with a 1234567 serial number TBB B235as, Pick 47s £500-£700

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Government of Pakistan, 100 Rupees, ND (1948), serial number A227033, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, rare in this ex

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 937

Government of Pakistan, 100 Rupees, ND (1948), serial number A227033, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, rare in this exceptional grade TBB B108a, Pick 7 £800-£1,200

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Banco de Portugal, specimen colour trial for 500 Reis, 30 November 1904, serial number BK 00000, line struck through both sig

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 963

Banco de Portugal, specimen colour trial for 500 Reis, 30 November 1904, serial number BK 00000, line struck through both signatures, black on brown and orange print, design as issued, perforated SPECIMEN, multiple pinholes, extremely fine, this note is dated one month earlier than the start of the issue, very rare especially in this colour variety Pick 105ct £300-£400

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Banco de Portugal, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing designs for the 500 Escudos of 1922, similar in almost al

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 968

Banco de Portugal, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing designs for the 500 Escudos of 1922, similar in almost all respects to the note eventually issued except for the large portrait of Joao de Deus being replaced with an allegorical maiden, photographs in excellent condition, laid down on thick card, fascinating to see early design work for an exceptionally rare note (2 photos) Pick 129 for similar £340-£400

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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, 100 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number 102,086, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 989

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, 100 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number 102,086, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana signature, very good, a very rare note in any grade Pick 35, BNU PG45e £300-£400 --- This is the BNU plate note

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Banca Nationala a Romaniei, obverse and reverse die proofs for 500 Lei, 31 July 1934, no serial number, ink annotations in ma

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1008

Banca Nationala a Romaniei, obverse and reverse die proofs for 500 Lei, 31 July 1934, no serial number, ink annotations in margins, significant mounting remnants on reverse, showing through to obverse, a few edge tears, overall very fine and rare (2 notes) TBB B221p, Pick 36p £300-£400

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North Russia, Chaikovskii Government, specimen 5 Rubles, 1919, no serial number, prefix TH, red SPECIMEN WATERLOW & SONS LTD.

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1009

North Russia, Chaikovskii Government, specimen 5 Rubles, 1919, no serial number, prefix TH, red SPECIMEN WATERLOW & SONS LTD. NO VALUE overprint at centre, blue Waterlow stamp at low right, two cancellation holes, a superb quality uncirculated example of a rare and beautiful note Pick S146s £340-£400

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North Caucasian Socialist Republic, Area Executive Committee, 50 Rubles, 1918, serial number A-8, one fold, otherwise a clean

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1011

North Caucasian Socialist Republic, Area Executive Committee, 50 Rubles, 1918, serial number A-8, one fold, otherwise a clean and original good extremely fine, very rare in this grade Pick S457 £200-£260

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Imperial Russia, State Assignat, 10 Rubles, 1812, serial number 5170724, paper still relatively strong, a few pinholes but no

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1013

Imperial Russia, State Assignat, 10 Rubles, 1812, serial number 5170724, paper still relatively strong, a few pinholes but no tears or larger holes, overall very good to about fine and rare Pick A9b £800-£1,200

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Government Credit Notes, Russia, specimen 250 Rubles, 1919, serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two tiny cancellati

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1019

Government Credit Notes, Russia, specimen 250 Rubles, 1919, serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two tiny cancellation holes, uncirculated, very rare and beautiful Pick 40As £1,500-£2,000

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Government Credit Notes, Russia, specimen 500 Rubles, 1919, serial number 00000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two tiny cancellatio

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1020

Government Credit Notes, Russia, specimen 500 Rubles, 1919, serial number 00000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two tiny cancellation holes, uncirculated, rare and a superb ABNC engraving Pick 41s £1,500-£2,000

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Government Credit Notes, Russia, specimen 1000 Rubles, 1919, serial number 00000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two tiny cancellati

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1021

Government Credit Notes, Russia, specimen 1000 Rubles, 1919, serial number 00000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two tiny cancellation holes, uncirculated, a rare and stunningly beautiful note! Pick 42s £1,500-£2,000

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USSR State Currency Notes, 25,000 Rubles, 1923, serial number 12016, a few foxing spots, otherwise uncirculated and rare in t

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1023

USSR State Currency Notes, 25,000 Rubles, 1923, serial number 12016, a few foxing spots, otherwise uncirculated and rare in this wonderful original condition Pick 183 £600-£800

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USSR State Currency Notes, specimen 3 Chervontsa, 1924, serial number BA 079351, red cancellation overprint at centre, lovely

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1024

USSR State Currency Notes, specimen 3 Chervontsa, 1924, serial number BA 079351, red cancellation overprint at centre, lovely original paper, extremely fine and rare Pick 197as £800-£1,200

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Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, “Admiralty Anchor Note”, 22 January 1917, serial number B/1 217796, ink stain at top left

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 103

Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, “Admiralty Anchor Note”, 22 January 1917, serial number B/1 217796, ink stain at top left, otherwise fine, rare EPM T16a £1,500-£2,000

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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, 50 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number 0,783,668, black S. TOME overprin

Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb)

Lot 1031

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, 50 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number 0,783,668, black S. TOME overprint, very good and rare in any grade, the much scarcer variety without the H in S. TOME Pick 15, BNU ST26a £80-£120 This is the BNU plate note

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