Trinidad and Tobago
968 Government of Trinidad and Tobago, 1949 Issue Specimen.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 1st July 1949, $1, P<5e, Unlisted
Specimen banknote, dark blue on m/c, sailing ships and harbor
scenes on left and right, S/N < 97D00000, Pin<punch CANCELLED,
archival notations on top margin, Staple holes on left margin,
Choice AU but the note looks Uncirculated to almost CU condition.
Scarce late date specimen, TDLR.
(PH)
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EST. $300;600
969 Government of Trinidad and Tobago, 1939 Issue Specimen.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2nd January 1939, $2, P<6b,
Unlisted Specimen banknote, bright red on m/c, sailing ships and
harbor scenes on left and right, S/N < 25C 00000, Pin<punch CAN<
CELLED with hand stamp small SPECIMEN on bottom right margin,
archival notations on top margin, Light stains from previous mount<
ing on left margin otherwise the note looks Uncirculated. Scarce
specimen. TDLR.
(PH)
...................................................
EST. $400;800
Tunisia
970 Banque de L’Algerie, Trio of Issued 1930s;1940s Notes
Algeria
banknotes overprinted “TUNISIE”, set of 3 notes, includes 10 Francs,
one 1939, one 1941, P<13a, VF and UNC respectively; and 5 Francs,
1941, P<8, small lower margin tear otherwise UNC.
(PH)
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EST. $75;150
Turkey
971 Ottoman Empire 1861 Issued Note Quartet
Turkey, AH 1277
(1861), group of 4 notes, two are 100 Kurush, P<41 Issued banknotes,
possibly a color variation, listed with gray underprint, these notes
have brownish<red underprint with dark brown printing, The notes
grade Fine with edge faults, small edge splits and toning for one and
the second would have graded a nice VF to XF but there is a 1.2 inch
piece of margin missing that does not touch the design. The other
two are 20 Kurush, P<36 Issued banknotes, black on gold underprint,
One would grade XF with rounded corner and a small 1/3rd inch tear
on the upper right side, the second would grade Fine with edge
faults but there is a 1 inch piece of margin missing that does not
touch the design on the right middle. Still scarce early group of
Turkey banknotes.
(PH)
...............................................
EST. $200;400
968
969
972 Ottoman Empire AH1332 Issued Note Group
Turkey, Ottoman
Empire, small lot of 6 issued notes, includes 1 Piastre, P<85; 2 1/2
Piastres, P<86 (3 pcs); 20 Piastres, P<88; and 1 Livre, P<90. Grade
range Very Good to Fine.
(PH)
......................................
EST. $75;150
973 Ottoman Empire Issued Note
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, 10
Livres, P<110x, 2eme emission, thought to be a British military coun<
terfeit paper without watermark. Small “10”s in the denomination in
left border on back facing out instead of in. Choice VF apart from
stained paper. Scarce.
(PH)
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EST. $80;160
974 Central Bank of Turkey, 1930 Issue Specimen Banknote.
Turkey, 1930, 50 Lira, P<142As, specimen note, PMG graded Choice
About Uncirculated 58 EPQ, ABNC.
(PH)
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EST. $300;600
975 Bank of Turkey, Proof Vignette of Goat Family Used on back
of 1942;47 ABN Issues.
Turkey, ND (ca,1942<47). Proof vignette of
goats used on the back of the ABNC 1942<47 printed Issue, 50 Lira,
P<142; P<142a and P<143. Printed in black on india paper mounted to
large card. Bottom has “Bank of Turkey“ (ca.1960’s) imprint though
ABNC only printed notes for the “Central Bank of Turkey” so this
proof was possibly for an unissued ABN issue. 9 by 6 inches.
Uncirculated condition with light foxing spots. Rare production
vignette proof from ABNC archives.
(PH)
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EST. $200;400
972
973
974
975
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