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ISLE OF MAN
227 Isle of Man Banking Company Limited Proof Check By
Waterlow. Isle of Man. 190x. Denominated in Pounds. Unissued
proof check printed on white soft india type of paper. Counterfoil on
left with 3 leg Isle of man Arms on left. Archival notation on top
“3161”. Uncirculated condition. From the Waterlow & Sons archive.
W&S. Rare. (PH) ........................................................ Est. $759150
ITALY
228 Banca D’Italia 1943 Issue Short Snorter. Italy, 1943, 50 Lire, P<
64, Choice VF condition, signed on right side of note by (Staff?)
Sergeant Al Smolensky, 375 Bomb Group. No other signatures, still
a strong military air force connection to this banknote. Sergeant
Smolensky flew in a B<24 Liberator bomber in the 375th Bomber
group. The 375th Bomb Group was officially transferred to 14th Air
Force in China early in 1943. They began flying brand new B<24D
Liberators. The squadron arrived in India and made many trips over
the ‘Hump’ between India and China to obtain gasoline, bombs,
spare parts they needed to prepare for and sustain their combat
operations. The 375th supported Chinese ground forces; attacked
airfields, coal yards, docks, oil refineries and fuel dumps in French
Indochina; mined rivers and ports; bombed maintenance shops and
docks at Rangoon, Burma; attacked Japanese shipping in the East
China Sea, Formosa Straits, South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin.
The squadron moved to India in June 1945, ferrying gasoline and
supplies from there back into China. The unit sailed for the United
States, where it was inactivated on 6 January 1946. Surprisingly his<
toric banknote. (PH) .................................................. Est. $2009300
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229 Banca D’Italia, 1982 Issue Banknote. Italy, 1982, 50,000 Lire, P<
107d, Issued banknote, Signature < Ciampui < Stevani,
Young woman and Lion of St.Mark at left, PMG graded Gem
Uncirculated 66 EPQ, extremely attractive note rarely found this
nice. (PH) ................................................................... Est. $2509400
230 Regie Finanze9Torino, 1765 Issue Banknote. Italian States,
January 1, 1765, 100 Lire, P<S 113r, Remainder, black on cream col<
ored paper, seated allegorical children with eagle and shield on
cream colored paper, No S/N, Printed on large margined paper, 13 x
7.5 inches, the note itself would grade Choice Uncirculated,
extremely attractive and early Italian States issue in very high grade.
(PH)............................................................................ Est. $3009600
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IRELAND - EIRE
226 Currency Commission, National Bank, Ltd, “PLOWMAN” £5 1933 Issue Banknote Dublin, Ireland, 15<3<(19)33, £5, P<27, CNA2, Issued banknote,
Brown on m/c, Man plowing with 2 horses on face, bridge over river on back, S/N 03 NK 052596, PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality),
the note is a superior example for the grade and has claims to a higher designation, rare and popular note that will enhance any advanced
collection. (PH)................................................................................................................................................................................................. Est. $150093000
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