Government of India, three sheets of watermarked paper for three different issues of 5 Rupee notes, the first in 1915 (8 notes on a sheet), the second a late printing of the non-pictorial type in 1924 (24 notes on a sheet) and the last the first printing of the first George V issue in 1924 (24 notes on a sheet), housed in paper folder with details of the contents, all as produced, with some folds in sheets, extremely rare and the only chance to acquire uncut sheets of original Indian paper from these issues (56 papers across 3 sheets)
BNB B131, B132, B138, Pick A5, A6, 4, Razack 2A.1.4, 2A.1.5, 3.4 £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Paper and Proofs from the Portals Archives.

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