1000 Annas

India, The Henry Archer Collection of designs for Indian and Hyderabad banknotes, 1928 - 1952, consisting of Reserve Bank of India, George VI, black and white, uniface photographic proofs (14) for, one, two, two rupees eight annas, five, ten, one hundred (two types), and one thousand rupees, plus various vignettes and photos of George VI, animals, dhows, the Ashoka Column, hand drawn sketches and memos (31); Hyderabad, uniface black and white photographic proofs (12) for one, five, ten, and one hundred rupees, plus photos of vignettes, memos (5), also black and white photographs of the pages from the inauguration ceremony brochure for the opening of the currency note press in 1928 (6). Most proofs show signs of being removed from a book or album, several small repairs, nearly all the other vignettes, photos and other items show no faults, mostly very fine - extremely fine. (68)