A RM1 CR Ali Abul Hassan banknote sold for SGD2000 (excluding tax & commision) in Mavin International Auction 35 world banknotes session held at the Concorde Hotel Singapore today (16 November 2013). The most sought after banknote in Malaysia because it is the only prefix for RM1 banknote signed by the late Tan Sri Ali Abul Hassan, Malaysia Bank Negara Governor. The 10th series banknote released in 1999 with a serial no. CR 7235269 and graded by Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) Gem UNC65EPQ.
The Auction for SA-RIBU RINGGIT Malaysia and 3rd series Malaysia $1000 banknotes signed by Ismail Md. Ali both note graded PMG XF40 don't have any bid.
Here are some highlights of the auction:
Malaya 10 Cents, 15 August 1940, King George VI, (P.2; Tan M1), serial no. B 671440, PMG Gem UNC66EPQ.
Estimate: SGD950 – SGD1,000Sold: SGD1,700 (excluding tax & commision)
Malaya $100, 1 January 1942, King George VI, (P.15; Tan M15), serial nos. A/6 37275 to 276, consecutive pair of exceptional paper quality notes, PMG AU53EPQ and AU55EPQ respectively. These are the last from a small run of 10 consecutive notes from an estate. We sold the rest, nos. 37271-74 and 37277-80, in earlier auctions. This original pair from the middle of the run are the best in the group.
Estimate: SGD15,000 – SGD16,000Sold: SGD80,000 (excluding tax & commision)
Malaya & British Borneo $50, 21 March 1953, Queen Elizabeth II, (P.4b; Tan M21), serial no. A/11 454129, PMG Choice AU58.
Estimate: SGD2,300 – SGD2,400Sold SGD3,000 (excluding tax & commision)
Malaya & British Borneo $100, 21 March 1953, Queen Elizabeth II, (P.5a; Tan M22), serial no. A/1 502422, PMG XF40.
Estimate: SGD3,400 – SGD3,600Sold SGD5,000 (excluding tax & commision)
Malaya & British Borneo $10, 1 March 1961, buffalo, small prefix A, specimen, (P.9as; Tan M26), serial no. A/1 000000, perforated "SPECIMEN ONLY" and "SPECIMEN" opvt., PMG Choice UNC64 NET - minor foreign substance.
Estimate: SGD24,000 – SGD25,000Sold SGD24,000 (excluding tax & commision)
Malaya & British Borneo $10, 1 March 1961, buffalo, large prefix A, specimen, (P.9bs; Tan M26a), serial no. A/96 000000, perforated "SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE", PMG AU55 NET - printer's annotations, previously mounted.
Estimate: SGD24,000 – SGD25,000Sold SGD24,000 (excluding tax & commision)
printer's proof of the obverse $1, in black and white on thick cardboard, annotations, AU-UNC,
sale estimate: SGD420.
Sold SGD520 (excluding tax & commision).
uniface Printers Essay, no colour, sign. or serial no., PMG Choice UNC63EPQ; $1, (1967-81), (P.UNL1ape, P.unlisted), uniface Printers Essay, no colour, sign. or serial no., PMG AU55EPQ,
Sale estimate: SGD850.
Sold SGD1,700 (excluding tax & commision).
Sale estimate: SGD850.
Sold SGD1,700 (excluding tax & commision).
Sarawak C.V. Brooke, $10, 1 July 1929, (P.16), serial no. C/1 113792, PMG AU50.
Estimate: SGD3,000 – SGD3,200
Sold: SGD3,000 (excluding tax & commision)
Straits Settlements $1, 1 September 1906, (P.1a; Tan S1b), pink paper, serial no. A/37 17700, good fine.
Estimate: SGD1,300 – SGD1,400Sold: SGD1,300 (excluding tax & commision)
Straits Settlements $5, 1 January 1935, King George V, (P.17b; Tan S18d), serial nos. B/58 25562 to 563, consecutive pair, original GEF.
Estimate: SGD9,000 – SGD9,500Sold: SGD17,000 (excluding tax & commision)
You can find the complete result for Mavin Auction 35 world coins and banknotes coins session at their website: Mavin AUCTION 35-Coins, Postcards And Banknotes.
Mavin International is the Auctioneer appointed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). All Lots sold on behalf of MAS is subject to 7% Goods and Services Tax on both the Hammer Price and the Buyers Premium if the Lot is delivered in Singapore. No GST is payable if the Lot is exported outside Singapore. The buyer's premium for bids made through liveauctioneers.com is 20%. The buyer's premium for absentee bids by post, fax and email is 18%.
