Lockdales Auction 170 16-17 November 2019

47 1175 Fiji (2), 10 Shillings dated 1st July 1950 serial B/4 14,408, (TBB B314j, Pick38j) pressed VF+, 5 Shillings dated 1st June 1951 serial B/8 193,773, (TBB B313k, Pick37k) VF £45 - £60 1176 France 100 Nouveaux Francs dated 7th June 1962, portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte at right, serial A.182 25819 (Pick144a), a few pinholes as usual on these notes, crisp clean VF+ £50 - £80 1177 France 500 Francs dated 20th June 1940, serial H.533 453, (Pick95a) pressed, one pair of tiny staple holes to left, clean EF, looks better £35 - £55 1178 France 5000 Francs dated 20th September 1945, serial B.1256 265, (Pick103c) 4 tiny pinholes, generally a crisp clean aEF £80 - £100 1179 France (10), a range of notes from 5 Francs to 100 Francs and 5 Nouveaux Francs to 100 Nouveaux Francs, dated range from 1941 - 1969, an interesting set in mixed grades £45 - £65 1180 France (2) 500 Francs dated 1942, Pax with wreath at left, serial F.6947 969 and G.5223 193, (Pick95b) one with a set of staple holes and tiny edge nicks pressed VF, the other has a few small pinholes and one slightly larger square punched hole, otherwise this note generally aUNC £30 - £50 1181 France (32), a mixed range of old notes including Assignat to last issue pre Euro, in mixed grades including some UNC £45 - £70 1182 France (5), 1000 Francs dated 1927 & 1930, very large notes with portraits of Ceres at left and Mercury at right, (Pick79a) all with some pinholes, 3 have a tiny edge nick, nice clean notes, Fine to VF £50 - £80 1183 France (6), a range of 1000 Franc notes, 1000 Francs dated 1927 & 1938 (Pick79 & Pick90), 1000 Francs dated 1940 (Pick96a), 1000 Francs dated 1942 (Pick102), 1000 Francs dated 1946 & 1950 (Pick130), an interesting set of high denomination notes in mixed grades £50 - £80 1184 France (7), a range of 100 Franc notes, 100 Francs dated 1922 (2) a scarce early date (Pick71c), 100 Francs dated 1926 (Pick78a), 100 Francs dated 1939 (Pick86b), 100 Francs (3) dated 1939, 1941 and 1942 (Pick94), the last 3 EF to UNC, the other 4 notes mixed circulated grades £40 - £60 1185 French West Africa 25 Francs dated 9th July 1925, serial P.209 847, (TBB B102De1, Pick7Bb) edge nicks, pinholes, in WBG holder graded 12 Fine and rare £150 - £200