The following is an article excerpt from CoinweekA Palestine Currency Board £5 note dated 1944 and with rare "F" prefix sold for $12,980 at a sale of U.S. and worldwide banknotes, federal bonds and documents and security printing ephemera held March 10 by Archives International Auctions, in the firm's offices at 1580 Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee, New Jersey and online at the firm's website.
Of the more than 1,040 lots offered, 670 changed hands in an auction that grossed $279,110. Headlining the sale was a fine collection of Middle Eastern banknotes that included the Palestine Currency Board £5 note, the sale's top lot.
"These banknotes featured rarities missing from even the most advanced collections," said Dr. Robert Schwartz of Archives International Auctions.
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