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<p>[QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 8370367, member: 130786"]Your <a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/BCO/BCO0010.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/BCO/BCO0010.htm" rel="nofollow">Belgian Congo 20 Francs appears to be P-10b</a>, printed on <b>03/11/1920</b> from <b>Kinshasa</b>. Date is above "Banque du.." You're right, these <b>Belgian Congo</b> notes are quite tough but I cannot say what the value would be in that condition. Many of the notes in Fine - VF condition often sell for $25 - $50 but this a ballpark figure (& from what I've observed) but they can go for more. Your note looks to be in Good to Very Good (G to VG) with stains & edge tears. </p><p><br /></p><p>The<a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/ANG/ANG0072.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/ANG/ANG0072.htm" rel="nofollow"> 20 Angolares looks to be P-72 from 1927</a> from <b>Angola </b>features Salvador Corréa de Sá e Benevides on the front with a hippo on the reverse. I can't say I have ever seen this note at auction so I have no clue what type of price it would fetch in that condition. Colonial banknotes that feature large game are usually in high demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>These 2 notes are very tough to source so thanks for sharing & I hope I've answered some of your questions. For further reference, I would check out the <a href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/continentcover/afrcover.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/continentcover/afrcover.htm" rel="nofollow">AFRICA section</a> of the banknote museum. Another popular online reference is <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?ct=banknote" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?ct=banknote" rel="nofollow">Numista</a>. Numista provides eBay leads too, & here is a <a href="https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265699163276?hash=item3ddce77c8c%3Ag%3AAywAAOSw9jxeoJqf&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=706-53473-19255-0&campid=5336458434&customid=&toolid=10049" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265699163276?hash=item3ddce77c8c%3Ag%3AAywAAOSw9jxeoJqf&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=706-53473-19255-0&campid=5336458434&customid=&toolid=10049" rel="nofollow">VF example of P-72 from Angola</a>. While eBay is somewhat helpful, today's sellers are often asking whatever they want (Buy it Now or BIN) so it is quite hard to say what the note's true market value is (BIN is not what collectors are willing to pay for at an open auction).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 8370367, member: 130786"]Your [URL='http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/BCO/BCO0010.htm']Belgian Congo 20 Francs appears to be P-10b[/URL], printed on [B]03/11/1920[/B] from [B]Kinshasa[/B]. Date is above "Banque du.." You're right, these [B]Belgian Congo[/B] notes are quite tough but I cannot say what the value would be in that condition. Many of the notes in Fine - VF condition often sell for $25 - $50 but this a ballpark figure (& from what I've observed) but they can go for more. Your note looks to be in Good to Very Good (G to VG) with stains & edge tears. The[URL='http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/ANG/ANG0072.htm'] 20 Angolares looks to be P-72 from 1927[/URL] from [B]Angola [/B]features Salvador Corréa de Sá e Benevides on the front with a hippo on the reverse. I can't say I have ever seen this note at auction so I have no clue what type of price it would fetch in that condition. Colonial banknotes that feature large game are usually in high demand. These 2 notes are very tough to source so thanks for sharing & I hope I've answered some of your questions. For further reference, I would check out the [URL='http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/continentcover/afrcover.htm']AFRICA section[/URL] of the banknote museum. Another popular online reference is [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?ct=banknote']Numista[/URL]. Numista provides eBay leads too, & here is a [URL='https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265699163276?hash=item3ddce77c8c%3Ag%3AAywAAOSw9jxeoJqf&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=706-53473-19255-0&campid=5336458434&customid=&toolid=10049']VF example of P-72 from Angola[/URL]. While eBay is somewhat helpful, today's sellers are often asking whatever they want (Buy it Now or BIN) so it is quite hard to say what the note's true market value is (BIN is not what collectors are willing to pay for at an open auction).[/QUOTE]
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