Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Ottoman Empire, Palestine Mandate and Isreal Paper Money

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4570		Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Lot of 6 Banknotes, and Germany, Lot of 33 Notgeld & Concentration Camp Notes. Ottomon notes include: P-87, 5 Piastres, AH1332 (1916-7); P-85 & P-86, 1 & 2 1/2 Piastres, AH1332 (1916-7); P-72, 1/2 Livre, AH1331 (1915-6); P-83, 1 Livre, AH1331 (1912); Filistine 100 Fills Liberation Coupon. Anti-Semitic and other Notgeld inflation money. Theresienstadt Concentration Camp Paper Money issued by the Nazi's in exchange for confiscated currency from the Jewish deportees. Portrait of Moses with 10 commandments and facsimile signature of the elder of the community Jacob Edelstein. Complete set of 7 uncirculated notes: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Kronen; not listed by Pick. Also notes used in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto: two 1 Mark, and 5 Marks. Mostly Uncirculated, some just Good. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 4571		Turkey, 20 Kurush, AH1277 (1861). P-36. Second issue. Looks crisp except for couple of small folds made as it was printed. PMG graded AU-50, distressed margins. Estimated Value $45 - 55. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 4572		Turkey, 50 Kurush, AH1277 (1861). Turkey, 50 Kurush, AH1277 (1861). P-37. Second issue, red-brown. PMG graded VF-20, split. Estimated Value $25 - 30. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $48
Lot 4573		Turkey, 10 Livres, AH1334 (1918), AU-58. P-110x. British military counterfeit. Features two large Stars of David. PMG graded AU-58, water stain. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 4574		Turkey, 10 Livres, AH1334 (1918), MS-62. P-110x. Similar to previous lot. Nice example. PMG graded MS-62, water stained. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4575		Turkey, 10 Livres, AH1334 (1918), MS-62. Turkey, 10 Livres, AH1334 (1918) P-110x. Similar to previous lot. PMG graded MS-62, water stained. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 4576		Turkey, 10 Livres, AH1334 (1918), MS-63. P-110x. Similar to previous lot. Choice. PMG graded MS-63, minor water stain. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4577		Turkey, 10 Livres, AH1334 (1918), MS-64EPQ. P-110x. Similar to previous lot. Very choice example. PMG graded MS-64, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 4578		Palestine Mandate, Bank Zerubabel Certificate for 5 Palestine Pounds, 1946. 13 x 14" Certificate for Five Palestine Pounds issued by the Bank Zerubabel, Aguda Shetufit Mercazit Ltd., Central Institution of the Palestine Cooperative Movement. Printed in English, Hebrew and Arabic. With signature and seal. Fair, folded, with some splitting, but intact. Estimated Value $60 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4579		Palestine Mandate, Lot of 2 Specimen 100 Lirot Bonds with Coupons Attached, 1937. Unissued specimen bonds of Alexander Eliash & Co. Ltd., Bankers, Jerusalem, indicating that "One Hundred Palestine Pounds deposited with us upon giving 60 days notice and upon surrender of this certificate. Bearer is entitled to interest on the deposit at the rate of 5% per annum, payable by coupons on January 2nd and July 1st of each year." Dated Jerusalem, 1st of July 1935. With 10 coupons attached. Very unusual and probably rare. Fine, uncreased. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 4580		Palestine Mandate, Lot of 15 Bank Notes, Checks, Money Orders, etc. This interesting group includes two 500 Mils and 1 Pound Anglo-Palestine Bank Notes, two Barclays Bank (Tel-Aviv) checks including one dated just before independence, another check from Barclays Bank "with which is amalgamated the Anglo-Egyptian Bank," Anglo-Palestine Company check with Ottaman stamp dated Oct. 7, 1914, Palestine Postal Order for 1 Pound, Egyptian Postal Order for One Egyptian Pound, Hebrew receipts, etc. Fair to Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196
Lot 4581		Eretz Israel, Lot of 3 Certificates, etc. Includes numbered certificate, with stamped signatures of The Colonisation of Yeshiva-Students in Eretz-Israel Company, Ltd., Jerusalem, Incorporated on the 25th day of March, 1929; undated and unissued. Also, certificate for 25 shares of the Palestine Economic Corporation, "Incorporated under the laws of the State of Maine," dated Feb. 26, 1960, stamped "Cancelled," with a corporate seal dated 1926. Plus signed list of Yeshiva heads, dated 1945. Two certificates are Extremely Fine, list is Very Good with couple of tears at left margin. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details	Realized $132
Lot 4582		Palestine Mandate, 500 Mils, 1929. P-6b. Features Tower of David. Notch at border, heavy fold in center. About Good. Estimated Value $35 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4583		Palestine Mandate, 500 Mils, 1939. P-6c. Designs similar to previous lot. Very Good. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4584		Palestine Mandate, 500 Mils, 1945. P-6d. Designs similar to previous lot. Good. Estimated Value $35 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4585		Palestine Mandate, 1 Pound, 1929. P-7b. Some browning near edges and at fold in center. Plus a small silver ingot reproducing the design of this note. Very Good. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4586		Palestine Mandate, 1 Pound, 1939. P-7c. For all intents and purpose this is an uncirculated note. Rare and in great demand in this quality. PMG graded AU-58, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 4587		Palestine Mandate, 1 Pound, 1944. P-7d. Exceptionally clean, virtually uncirculated, with good eye appeal. Rare thus. PMG graded AU-55, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 4588		Palestine Mandate, 5 Pounds, 1929. P-8b. Some creasing as expected for the grade, but still nice looking. Scarce. PMG graded VF-20. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 4589		Palestine Mandate, 5 Pounds, 1939. P-8c. Looks Good or better, but partially split down the center. Fair. Estimated Value $35 - 45. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 4590		Palestine Mandate, 5 Pounds, 1944. P-8d. Nice looking note with a few folds. Choice Very Fine. Scarce. PMG graded VF-35, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 4591		Palestine Mandate, 10 Pounds, 1929. P-9b. Choice Fine example of this scarce note. PMG graded Fine-15, stain (at upper edge) and split. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 4592		Palestine Mandate, 10 Pounds, 1939. P-9c. Very pleasing for the grade. Scarce. PMG graded VF-25. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 4593		Palestine Mandate, 10 Pounds, 1944. P-9d. Rather fresh looking for the grade. Scarce. PMG graded VF-30, faint water stain at bottom. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 4594		Israel (Tel-Aviv), Lot of 2 Notes, 50 and 100 Mils, 1948. Paper currency issued by the Tel Aviv municipality in September 1948 as a means of payment to its suppliers and as a form of tax payment vouchers in return. These notes were produced at the same time as the wartime transitional government issued red and green "carpet notes", also in 50 and 100-mils denominations. However, though the carpet notes are rare, the Va'ad Tel Aviv notes are even less well known. Their Hebrew date is "5708" (or 1948 - "Tashach") even though they were produced right around the time of the Jewish new year, which would have necessitated that they be dated "5709" for 1949. The 50 Mils note is Very Good and the 100 Mils note is Choice About Uncirculated. Scarce. Very Good and About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4595		Israel, 50 Mils, Undated (1952). P-6. Features a mosaic Torah Shrine from the floor of the 6th century CE synagogue at Beth Alpha. Only 500,000 issued. Extraordinary gem quality. Rare thus. PMG graded MS-65, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4596		Israel, 100 Mils, Undated (1952). P-7. Exceptional gem quality example. Very scarce this nice. PMG graded MS-65, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $250 - 285. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 4597		Israel, 50 Pruta, Signature 1, Undated (1952). Pick 8. Choice note. PMG graded EF-45, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 4598		Israel, 50 Pruta, Blue & Signature 1, Undated (1952). P-9. Looks like crisp uncirculated. PMG graded AU-58, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 4599		Israel, 50 Pruta, Red & Signature 1, Undated (1952). P-10a. Choice, seemingly as made. PMG graded AU-58, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 4600		Israel, Lot of 2 50 Pruta, Signatures 2 & 3, Undated (1952). Pick 10b and 10c. Nice clean notes. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $55 - 65. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $102
Lot 4601		Israel, Lot of 2, 50 Pruta & 100 Pruta, Undated (1952). P-10c and 12c, both with Signature 3. Exceptional examples. PMG graded MS-65 and MS-64 respectively, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $15 - 20. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23
Lot 4602		Israel, Lot of 5 100 Pruta, Undated (1952). P-11 Very Fine; P-12a, PMG AU-53, Exceptional Paper Quality; P-12b, Choice Crisp Uncirculated (2) P-12c Choice Crisp Uncirculated & About Good. (Note that PMG misattributed P-12a as P-11a.). PMG graded AU-53 and four raw: (2) Crisp Uncirculated, Very Fine & About Good. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 4603		Israel, Lot of 7 250 Pruta, Undated (1952). P-13, mixed varieties. High grade group for the specialist. Six are Uncirculated, and one is Good. Estimated Value $200 - 235. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 4604		Israel, Lot of 2, 500 Mils & 1 Pound, Undated (1948-51). Anglo-Palestine Bank issues. Pick-14a; may have never circulated, but kept folded in half in someone's wallet; creases at corners. P-15a; three vertical folds. About Fine. Estimated Value $35 - 45. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $322
Lot 4605		Israel, Lot of 3: 500 Pruta, 5 & 10 Pounds, Undated (1948-51). P-16a, PMG EF-40, Exceptional Paper Quality; P-17a & P-19a Very Good. PMG graded EF-40 Exceptional Paper Quality, and two raw Very Good. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4606		Israel, 50 Pounds, Undated (1948-51), Very Rare. P-18a. One of the greatest rarities in the Israel banknote series. Some light folds and a minor ink mark on the back are reflected in the grade. Overall pleasing appearance. PMG graded VF-20. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $24,150
Lot 4607		Israel, Lot of 3: 500 Pruta, 5 & 10 Pounds, Undated (1952). P-19a, VF-30, Exceptional Paper Quality, a few light vertical folds and some crinkling are reflected in the grade. P-21a, Choice EF-45, Exceptional Paper Quality, looks virtually uncirculated. P-22a, VF-30, choice for the grade. PMG graded VF-30 to EF-45, two with Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $130 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4608		Israel, 1 Pound, Undated (1952). P-20a. Superb gem quality. PMG graded MS-66, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 4609		Israel, 10 Pounds, Undated (1952), Very Rare. P-22a. Bright, clean and barely any evidence of apparent use. PMG graded Choice VF-35. Estimated Value $60 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 4610		Israel, 50 Pounds, Undated (1952). P-23a. Remarkably choice looking for the grade, with virtually no signs of circulation. PMG graded Choice VF-35 Premium quality. Estimated Value $400 - 475. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 4611		Israel, Lot of 5: 500 Pruta, 1 Lira, 5,10 & 50 Lirot, 1955, Uncirculated. P-24a, 25a, 26a, 27b, 28b. Full set of this issue. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $506
Lot 4612		Israel, Lot of 6: 500 Prutah - 50 Lirot, 1955. P-24a (500 Pruta), 26a (5 Lirot) (3) 27b (10 Lirot), 28a (50 Lirot). Full set of this issue. Small ink squiggles on 50 Lirot. Good to Very Fine. Estimated Value $15 - 20. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $48
Lot 4613		Israel, 50 Lirot, 1955. P-28a. Variety with black serial number. Near-gem quality example, and scarce as such. MS-64, Exceptional Paper Quality. Estimated Value $125 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 4614		Israel, Lot of 9: Type Collection of 1958-60 & 1968 Issues. P-29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37. 1/2 Lira - 50 Lirot notes of 1958-60, and 5 - 100 Lirot notes of 1968. Nice collection. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $70 - 85. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $48
Lot 4615		Israel, Lot of 13: Mixed Group of 1958-60, 1968 & 1973. P-29 through 41. Issues of 1958-60 and 1968 are all Uncirculated; 4 issues of 1973 are Good to Uncirculated. Almost all Uncirculated. Estimated Value $70 - 85. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $42
Lot 4616		Israel, Lot of 13: Mixed Group of 1958-60, 1968 & 1973. P-29 through 41. Issues of 1958-60 and 1968 are all Uncirculated; 4 issues of 1973 are Very Good to Uncirculated. Almost all Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $46
Lot 4617		Israel, 10 Lirot with Error (Mismatched Serial Numbers), 1973-75. P-39a with mismatched serial numbers on back -- 3605016565 and 2605016565. Rare and desireable. Crisp Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 4618		Israel, Lot of 5 Uncut Sheets of Banknotes (3) P-46e, 1978, 50 Sheqalim, uncut sheet of 12; P-51Ac, 1 New Sheqel, uncut sheet of 12; and P-51Ad, uncut sheet of 18. Almost Uncirculated, with some minor creases in 1 New Sheqel sheets. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details	Realized $92
Lot 4619		Israel, Lot of 2: 1 New Sheqel with Error, 1985-92. A pair of P-51a, each with error of missing signature in left white area. One note is Very Fine, the other is Uncirculated. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368

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