Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, cancelled 50 Livres, 1947, serial number E.2 614, Bulsson and Souayal signatures, reverse with image of Badawi Mosque and the surrounding gardens in northern Tripoli, without Syrian Republic overprint, large blue cross cancellations, repaired, corner added, stains, in PMG holder 15 NET, choice fine, extremely rare without the usual hand stamp, as only the first two series were not overprinted BNB B313a, Pick 60, Djaroueh SY110 £1,000-£1,500.

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, cancelled 50 Livres, 1947, serial

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 25 Livres, 1947, serial number L.2 179, Bulsson and Souayal signatures, reverse with an image of the entrance to the Citadel of Aleppo, without Syrian Republic overprint, repaired, corner added, in PMG holder 20 NET, very fine, an exceptionally rare note, especially since only the first two of 29 series were issued without the hand stamps, a wonderful note BNB B312a, Pick 59, Djaroueh SY108 £7,000-£9,000.

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 25 Livres, 1947, serial number

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 10 Livres, 1 December 1945, serial number O.00 000, Busson and Letayf signatures, small purple SPECIMEN stamps, two cancellation holes, small tear, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine, very scarce, and an attractive and unusual specimen type BNB B220as, Pick 50s, PCLB 68s £400-£500.

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 10 Livres, 1 December

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 250 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.0 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, black SPECIMEN stamps, featuring the Baptisry of St John-Marc Cathedral in Byblos at centre, and the Sea Castle in Sidon on reverse, in PMG holder 53, about uncirculated, exceptionally rare and one of the key notes for the whole of Lebanon, a truly handsome and magnificent large-format note BNB B206as2, Pick 21s, PCLB 55s £15,000-£20,000.

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 250 Livres, 1939, serial

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, colour trial 5 Livres, 1939, serial number 0.00 000, Berard and Laferriere signatures, black SPECIMEN stamp, predominantly green, red and blue on obverse and shades of tan and brown on reverse, reverse showing image of the dome and minaret of the Al-Tawbat Mosque in Tripoli, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, scarce and lovely BNB B202t, Pick 16cts, PCLB 51ct £3,000-£3,600.

Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, colour trial 5 Livres, 1939

Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, 5000 piastres, Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, 5000 piastres, 25th April 1884, serial no.696, (Pick S110), ink stamps to reverse, very fine or better and scarce, scarce

Sudan, Siege of Khartoum, 5000 piastres, scarce

Bank of England, C.P. Mahon, Five Pounds, Bank of England, C.P. Mahon, Five Pounds, London, 2nd January 1926, serial no. 203/E 23437, (EPM B215), ink stamp to reverse, near very fine

Bank of England, C.P. Mahon, Five Pounds

Bank of England, E.M. Harvey, Five Pounds, Bank of England, E.M. Harvey, Five Pounds, Manchester, 11th July 1921, serial no. U/70 88190, (EPM B209a), stamp to top right corner, minor nick to top edge, fine and scarce

Bank of England, E.M. Harvey, Five Pounds

Stamp Collection, Stamp Collection, in two red 'Ideal' albums c.1925 edition, for British Commonwealth and Foreign issues, Vol. I 1840-1915, Vol. II 1915-1924, sparsely filled with several hundred stamps. The albums in good unmarked condition. Plus file of dozen or so 1970s/80s FDCs of Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, Falklands, etc

Stamp Collection

Stamp Collection in Several Volumes, Stamp Collection in Several Volumes, container of 1000s incl. British Commonwealth range from c.1860s-1960s, Great Britain QV incl. approx. 130 penny reds, the later displayed by plate, etc. Additional carton of covers, mainly GB FDC but also handful 19th century and some Commonwealth

Stamp Collection in Several Volumes

Unknown (20th century): Envelope of a will, c. 1917, Autograph Technique: Autograph on Paper Date: c. 1917 Description: The envelope has two stamps on the front and the notary's stamp. The information about the will is neatly written on the envelope. The envelope is sealed. The seal is decorated with a heraldic eagle. The seal itself reads 'Notar Bei. des Königl. Preuss. Oberlandesgericht zu Gelle' & 'Wilhelm Lütkemann'. The will is not present. Keywords: 20th century, Old Master, Biblical, Germany, Size: Paper: 11,5 cm x 18,0 cm (4,5 x 7,1 in)Height: , Width: , Length: , Diameter: ø (0 x 0 x 0, ø 0in)

Unknown (20th), Envelope of a will, around 1917, Autograph

Government of Siam, Thailand, 1000 Baht, 1 October 1930, serial number T/1 43013, Sombat signature, type II text, tear, stamp ink, in PMG holder 30, very fine, a very nice example of this high denomination note, indeed none currently graded higher on the PMG population report, a scarce and attractive De La Rue printing BNB B233b, Pick 21b, TB 35 £1,000-£1,500.