Lockdales Auction 173 The Banknote Sale 8th Feb 2020

79 550 Rhodesia & Nyasaland 10 Shillings dated 17th June 1960, ARCHIVAL SPECIMEN, serial run W/20 000001 - 1000000, date and ink annotations in top margin, signed A.P. Grafftey-Smith, perforated 'SPECIMEN' (TBB B101a20, Pick20a) small stain and light crease at right, mounting traces, generally about Uncirculated and scarce £250 - £400 551 Rhodesia & Nyasaland 5 Pounds dated 3rd July 1959, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, serial Y/6 018363 (TBB B103a6, Pick22a) has repaired pinholes, in PMG holder graded 35 Choice Very Fine, a rare note £400 - £500 552 Rhodesia (4), 10 Dollars, 5 Dollars, 2 Dollars & 1 Dollar, the 1 and 5 Dollars dated 1978 the 2 and 10 Dollars dated 1976, a beautiful set all crisp UNC £55 - £70 553 Russia 1 Million Rubles dated 1922, Transcaucasia Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic, serial number 0882, (PickS719a) small corner crease and edge dents, about Uncirculated £40 - £60 554 Russia 5 Million Rubles dated 1923, Transcaucasia Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic, serial number 0056, (PickS720) EF/EF+ £40 - £60 555 Russia 50 Rubles dated 1899 (issued 1912 - 1917), State Credit Note, Portrait Nicholas I at left, signed Shipov, serial AP 292825, (Pick8d) in PMG holder graded 64 Choice Uncirculated £70 - £100 556 Russia 500 Rubles dated 1912 (100), a superb bundle of 100 consecutively numbered notes signed Shipov, with portrait of Peter the Great on reverse (Pick14b), the top and bottom note have some signs of handling, the rest all about Uncirculated/Uncirculated £450 - £750