(x) Egyptian Government Currency notes, a fine selection of 5 piastres (82) and 10 piastres (67) including 5 piastres, 1918, lilac and green, 5 piastres (6), 1940, brown and green, 5 piastres (4), pale yellow, reverse Mosque at left, a partial proof obverse 5 piastres in black and white, a lovely photograh of King Farouk and 5 piastres (12), pale yellow with Farouk portrait, Currency note/Arab Republic, 5 piastres (37), lilac, Queen Nefertiti at right, 5 piastres 'Nefertiti' in green and tan/lilac (22) and one uncut pair, 10 piastres (3), 1940, lilac and brown, 10 piastres (3), blue and green, 10 piastres Farouk (9), blue, Currency note/Arab Republic, 10 piastres (27), demonstration at right, 10 piastres (25), sphinx at right and an uncut pair, (Pick 162, 163, 164, 164pr, 166, 172, 174, 176, 182ff, 166b, c, 167a, b, 168a, b, 175, 183ff), a good selection of types and signatures and several scarcer issues, well worth a closer inspection (149).
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500