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Imperial Bank of Persia, cancelled 1 Toman, Kermanshah, 8 August 1908, red serial number A/D 064262, Grundy and Rabino signatures, repaired, split and rejoined, cancelled, in PMG holder 10 NET, very good, rare to find these official cancellations on the market as they were supposed to be destroyed BNB B102d14, Pick 1a £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £800
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, Resht, 18 June 1906, red serial number A/C 009425, Grundy and Rabino signatures, original paper, no repairs, annotations, in PMG holder 15, choice fine, an extremely rare branch note from this first issue BNB B102d20, Pick 1a £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, 15 August 1908, red serial number A/E 032119, Dalton and Rabino signatures, repaired, in PMG holder 12 NET, fine, a rare early type and signature variety only issued for a couple of months BNB B102e, Pick 1a £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,100
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, Teheran, ND (1913-18), black serial number A/K 095438, Dalton and Wood signatures, repaired, pieces added, in PMG holder 12 NET, fine BNB B102f, Pick 1b £800-£1,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, Bushire, 15 May 1918, black serial number O/C 059006, Dalton and Wood signatures, repaired, rust, in PMG holder 25 NET, very fine, an attractive example of a scarce issue location BNB B102g7, Pick 1b £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,800
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, Resht, 10 October 1919, black serial number O/A 037937, Dalton and Wood signatures, minor repairs, in PMG holder 25, very fine, a fresh and clean looking example of a scarce branch of issue BNB B102g20, Pick 1b £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,600
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, Yezd, 12 October 1912, black serial number O/B 061846, Dalton and Wood signatures, repaired, in PMG holder 15 NET, choice fine, a scarce location of issue BNB B102g27, Pick 1b £1,000-£1,500
Imperial Bank of Persia, 1 Toman, Teheran, 25 March 1920, black serial number A/M 056127, Wilkinson and Wood signatures, repaired, in PMG holder 15, choice fine, a very scarce late signature type and an attractive and clean example BNB B102h, Pick 1b £1,000-£1,500
Imperial Bank of Persia, unissued 1 Toman, ND (1920-22), no serial number or seal, or issue location, Wilkinson and Wood signatures, annotation on obverse ‘this has not been issued & consequently is not a note’, stains, in PMG holder 20, very fine, an extremely unusual item, probably either ‘issued’ in error or stolen, but has evidently circulated regardless of its lack of serial numbers BNB B102hr, Pick 1r £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £950
Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 Tomans, 9 March 1908, red serial number B/B 034913, Grundy and Rabino signatures, original paper, no repairs, tears, pinholes or other issues, in PMG holder 30, very fine, far nicer than those usually found and a rare crossover combination of red serial number and Grundy signature BNB B103 unlisted type, between b and c, Pick 2 £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 Tomans, Teheran, 1913, black serial number B/F 040526, Dalton and Wood signatures, superb original paper quality, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, an exceptional example which is only lacking EPQ due to a couple of tiny rust spots, the finest example on the PMG population report and likely one of the finest examples extant BNB B103e, Pick 2 £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 Tomans, Kermanshah, 25 September 1918, black serial number P/B 083233, Dalton and Wood signatures, repaired, but with nice original paper, in PMG holder 25, very fine, a very fresh looking example BNB B103f14, Pick 2 £1,000-£1,500
Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 Tomans, Isfahan, 1 November 1921, black serial number P/C 042391, Wilkinson and Wood signatures, minor repairs, in PMG holder 20, very fine BNB B103h11, Pick 2 £1,500-£2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 Tomans, Tehran, 28 November 1923, black serial number P/D 077277, Walter and McMurray signatures, minor repairs, in PMG holder 25, very fine, a very rare variety BNB B103h26b, Pick 2 £1,500-£2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 2 Tomans, Teheran, 1 June 1923, black serial number B/H 010254, Walter and McMurray signatures, in PMG holder 30 EPQ, very fine, an astonishing note with spectacular paper, one of the only issued notes for the Imperial Bank of Persia ever to be granted the elusive EPQ designation by PMG, a true prize for any collector BNB B103i, Pick 2 £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, stolen and unissued 2 Tomans, ND (1908), red serial number B/C 049381, Dalton and Rabino signatures, repaired, in PMG holder 15 NET, choice fine, a rare note with an interesting story BNB B103d for type, Pick 2 £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
Imperial Bank of Persia, forged 2 Tomans, Meshed, 21 July 1912, serial number L/H 002406, Dalton and Wood signatures, fine and scarce BNB B103x, Pick 2x £300-£400
£300–£400
Imperial Bank of Persia, forged 2 Tomans, Meshed, 21 July 1912, serial number P/A 009683, Dalton and Wood signatures, split and rejoined, stains at centre line, very good to fine, scarce BNB B103x, Pick 2x £200-£260
£200–£260
Imperial Bank of Persia, 3 Tomans, 8 August 1908, red serial number C/B 031583, Dalton and Rabino signatures, very attractive and problem-free, original paper, in PMG holder 25, very fine, only one example graded higher by PMG and highly unusual without a single repair, a superb note BNB B104d2, Pick 2A £4,000-£5,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 3 Tomans, Teheran, ND (1909-13), black serial number C/C 003177, Dalton and Wood signatures, repaired, rust, in PMG holder 20 NET, very fine, scarce BNB B104e, Pick 2A £1,500-£2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 3 Tomans, Bushire, 15 May 1918, black serial number Q/A 082643, Dalton and Wood signatures, minor repairs, in PMG holder 20, very fine, overall a very attractive and fresh example, far above average for type, a rare branch for this denomination BNB B104f7, Pick 2A £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Imperial Bank of Persia, 3 Tomans, Resht, 16 December 1911, black serial number Q/A 039176, Dalton and Wood signatures, minor repairs, in PMG holder 20, very fine, a rare branch of issue for this denomination and an attractive note BNB B104f20, Pick 2A £2,600-£3,200
Hammer Price: £2,200
Imperial Bank of Persia, 3 Tomans, without issue location, ND (c.1914-18), black serial number Q/B 002101, Dalton and Wood signatures, repaired, stains, in PMG holder 15 NET, choice fine, an unusual note without branch of issue, despite being a type and prefix that usually features one BNB B104f, Pick 2A £1,500-£2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, Tabriz, 19 June 1905, black serial number D/A 077406, Grundy and Rabino signatures, small tear along upper central fold tear, in PMG holder 25, very fine, entirely free from the usual repairs, and a lovely original example of a rare branch note BNB B105d25, Pick 3 £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, Tabriz, 2 October 1905, black serial number D/A 096264, Grundy and Rabino signatures, repaired, in PMG holder 20 NET, very fine, a scarce branch note BNB B105d25, Pick 3 £3,000-£4,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, cancelled 5 Tomans, Kermanshah, 8 August 1908, serial number D/B 057275, Grundy and Rabino signatures, repaired, split and rejoined, cancelled, in PMG holder 15 NET, fine, rare to find these official cancellations on the market as they were supposed to be destroyed, a rare branch of issue regardless of cancellation BNB B105e14, Pick 3 £1,500-£2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, Birjand, 9 February 1914, black serial number R/A 059490, Dalton and Wood signatures, minor repairs but good paper quality visible through holder, in PMG holder 25, very fine, an extremely attractive and mostly original example of a rare branch of issue BNB B105g4, Pick 3 £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, Isfahan, 11 August 1913, black serial number R/A 055726, Dalton and Wood signatures, minor repairs, in PMG holder 20, very fine, a handsome example and a rare issue location BNB B105g11, Pick 3 £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, Teheran, 1 May 1920, black serial number D/E 023358, Wilkinson and Wood signatures, repaired, in PMG holder 20, very fine, a scarce signature combination which appears only to have been issued in Teheran BNB B105h, Pick 3 £3,000-£4,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, Teheran, 5 September 1923, black serial number R/B 083914, Walter and McMurray signatures, minor repairs, but largely original paper, in PMG holder 20, very fine and an extremely late Teheran issue released immediately prior to the replacement of these notes with the second issue, using a note intended for one of the other branches and handstamped Teheran BNB B105i26a, Pick 3 £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Imperial Bank of Persia, 10 Tomans, Tabriz, 7 August 1905, black serial number E/B 02650, Grundy and Rabino signatures, restoration, in PMG holder 25, very fine, any denominations above the 5 Toman are very rare, but this is the finest of only three examples graded by PMG and is an utterly exceptional note BNB B106b25, Pick 4 £12,000-£16,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, 20 Tomans, Meshed, 9 May 1913, black serial number T/A 14852, manuscript signatures of Grundy and one other, repaired, in PMG holder 20, very fine, exceptionally rare, with only three examples graded by PMG, very presentable and tastefully repaired, a truly superb and very desirable note BNB B107e16, Pick 5 £18,000-£24,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, a composite or reconstituted example of 10 Tomans, ND (1896-1923), no signatures or serial numbers, probably pasted together from one or more severely damaged examples, edge entirely fabricated from additional paper, good to very good BNB B106, Pick 4 for type £200-£260
Hammer Price: £220
Imperial Bank of Persia, a composite or reconstituted example of 25 Tomans, ND (1896-1923), no signatures or serial numbers, probably pasted together from one or more severely damaged examples, edge entirely fabricated from additional paper, good to very good BNB B108, Pick 6 for type £300-£400
Imperial Bank of Persia, a composite or reconstituted example of 50 Tomans, ND (1896-1923), no signatures or serial numbers, probably pasted together from one or more severely damaged examples, edge entirely fabricated from additional paper, good to very good BNB B109, Pick 7 for type £300-£400
Imperial Bank of Persia, a composite or reconstituted example of 500 Tomans, ND (1896-1923), no signatures or serial numbers, probably pasted together from one or more severely damaged examples, edge entirely fabricated from additional paper, good to very good, anything to do with the 500 Tomans very rare regardless of format or condition BNB B111, Pick 9 for type £500-£700
£500–£700
Imperial Bank of Persia, obverse and reverse uniface colour trials for 1 Toman, 1 January 1896, Grundy and Rabino signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated and 62, uncirculated, rare and beautiful, one of two possible colour trial varieties for this issue (2 notes) BNB B102at, Pick 1ct £1,500-£2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, obverse and reverse uniface colour trials for 2 Tomans, 1 July 1901, Grundy and Rabino signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holders 64 and 63, choice uncirculated, rare and lovely (2 notes) BNB B103at, Pick 2ct £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, obverse and reverse uniface colour trials for 3 Tomans, ND (1896-1908), Grundy and Rabino signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated, rare and extremely attractive (2 notes) BNB B104at, Pick 2Act £4,000-£5,000
£4,000–£5,000
Imperial Bank of Persia, obverse and reverse uniface colour trials for 5 Tomans, ND (1896-1908), Grundy and Rabino signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated, rare and a handsome pair, particularly the red reverse (2 notes) BNB B105at, Pick 3ct £4,000-£5,000
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