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№ 759 ††

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30 November 2023

Hammer Price:
£12,000

Junta da Fazenda Publica, Portuguese India, a joined pair of original watermarked papers for 20 and 100 Rupias, 1883, combined on one sheet just as the paper was made and the notes were printed, with extensive pencil annotation, also four sheets of trial watermarks for 100 Rupees, that do not appear to have been used on any notes, including one with pencil drawings and one with ink and pencil annotations, paper dated 1881, all housed in a blue archival paper folder with annotations and dates on the front, detailing the original contents, most of which are sadly no longer present, as produced, generally extremely fine or better, extremely rare and potentially unique (5 papers, one envelope)
BNB B103, B105, Pick A3, PNL for types £2,000-£2,600

These items are directly from the Portals Paper archive