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576.
Philip IV, 1621-1665. Tari, 5.53g. Naples, 1622.
Mintmaster Michele Cavo, 1621-1623. Obv:
PHILIPP IIII DG 1622, cuirassed, radiate crowned
bust with ruff, facing right, MC/C to left. Rx: HISP
VTRIV SICILIE REX, crowned heart-shaped shield.
MIR 245/3, KM 41. VF, small dent
$200
577.
Tari, 5.70g. Naples, 1622. Mintmaster Michele
Cavo, 1621-1623. Obv: PHILIPP IIII DG 1622, cui-
rassed, radiate crowned bust with ruff, facing right,
MC/C to left. Rx: HISP VTRIV SICILIE REX,
crowned heart-shaped shield. MIR 245/3, KM 41.
VF
$250
578.
Tari, 5.98g. Naples, 1623. Mintmaster Fabrizio
Biblia, 1623-1625. Obv: PHILIPP IIII DG 1623,
cuirassed, radiate crowned bust with ruff, facing
right, B/C to left. Rx: HISP VTRIV SICILIE R,
crowned heart-shaped shield. Rare date and mint-
master. MIR 245/7, KM 41. VF, some small weak
areas
$300
SMALL BUT IMPORTANT GROUP OF
WORLD WAR II BANKNOTES
579.
Complete Fanning Island Plantations Ltd. Note
.
One Pound ND (1942). Schwann-Boling 1541a1.
Complete original uncut note #3096. Classic Rarity
of which only slightly more than a dozen are
known. PMG-Choice Extremely Fine-45
$6500
Fanning Island lies between Hawaii and Australia
and was a relay station for the Cable and Wireless
Company, a vital link between the US and
Australia. With an influx of US troops in 1942, local
Australian money in circulation was insufficient for
their needs. R.G.Garrett, manager of the Plantation,
ordered in excess of 3000 emergency notes to be
printed in Hawaii. These were used for local labor,
and when the shortage abated, they were col-
lected and cut up, to be recycled as theater tickets.
Complete issued notes are very rare. This note has
the added distinction of having been autographed by
several members of the USO Pacific Tour troop as
part of a “Short Snorter”. It bears the autographed
signatures of actors Boris Karloff, Maurice Evans,
Werner Klemperer, Mary Adams, Gracie Fields
and Robert Karnes, and several others. There is
only one other note to our knowledge that has been
signed by USO entertainers
580.
U.S. Silver Certificate series of 1935-A
, “Short
Snorter”. Issued for use in Hawaii and the South
Pacific, this “Short Snorter” was signed by the