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31 May & 1 June 2023
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, obverse and reverse die proofs for 5 Escudos, 2 November 1944, no serial number or signatures, typed annotations in margins, previously mounted, in PMG holders 62 and 58, uncirculated and choice about uncirculated, rare (2 notes) BNU PG35dp, Pick 25p1,p2 £200-£260
£200–£260
29 & 30 November 2023
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse De La Rue archival photographs showing designs for 20 Escudos, in the style of the 2 1/2 Escudos of 1921 but dated 1 January 1937, serial number A000000, with Decreto number in top left, in PMG holders 66 EPQ and 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, extremely rare and quite remarkable to find De La Rue pitching for a later issue of a note already printed by Bradbury Wilkinson (2 photos) BNU MZ70ph, Pick 70 for similar £150-£200
£150–£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse De La Rue archival photographs showing designs for 20 Escudos, in the style of the 2 1/2 Escudos of 1921 but dated 1 January 1937, serial number A000000, with Decreto number in top left, in PMG holders 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, extremely rare and quite remarkable to find De La Rue pitching for a later issue of a note already printed by Bradbury Wilkinson (2 photos) BNU MZ70ph, Pick 70 for similar £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival photograph for 2$50 Escudos, 2 May 1944, serial number A000000, backed on card, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, with several differences to the note issued, mainly the date of issue BNU PG37dp, Pick 26p £80-£100
£80–£100
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers’ archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 495001 to 620000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, toning, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very rare, this is the final print run for this ship seal BNU PG1os, Pick 1s £300-£400
£300–£400
26 & 27 May 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse die proofs for 1000 Escudos, ND (1941), in brown, as issued, with types annotations in top margins, mounting traces, obverse about uncirculated, reverse extremely fine, very rare (2 notes) BNU MZ82dp1, Pick 79p £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, no serial number, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, red ESPECIME overprint, two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated BNB B326as, Pick 37s £800-£1,000
£800–£1,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 100 Escudos, (14 September) 1937, serial number D000000, coat of arms positioned differently from the issued note, backed on board with ink date in margin, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and the D prefix never used (2 photos) BNU PG34ph, Pick 24 for type £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 1 Libra Esterlina, 2 January 1908, no serial number, ship seal Type I, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, excessively rare, this is the finest of only three copies known BNU MZ42s1, Pick unlisted £1,000-£1,500
£1,000–£1,500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing designs for the 20 Libras Esterlinas, ND (1909), in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated, unique (2 photos) BNU MZ50ph, Pick 49 for type £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, reverse colour trial proof for 20 Centavos, ND (5 November 1914), in purple with yellow underprint, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very rare and very pretty BNU AN35/36, Pick 42/43 £120-£160
£120–£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, no serial number, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, large red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, very scarce TBB B326s, Pick 37s £1,000-£1,500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 160001 to 190000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce TBB B326gs, Pick 37s £1,000-£1,500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 190001 to 220000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sá – Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, very scarce TBB B326bs, Pick 37s £1,000-£1,500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse false colour die proofs for 50 Escudos, 11 January 1938, no signatures or serial numbers, in brighter green colour, previously mounted, typed annotation in margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated (2 notes) BNU MZ78dp2, Pick 75p £260-£320
£260–£320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson archival photograph showing designs for 500 Escudos, ND (1941), serial number 000000, backed on card with ink date “3-3-41.”, in PMG holders 63 and 65 EPQ, choice/gem uncirculated, unique (2 photos) BNU MZ81ph, Pick 78ph £100-£150
£100–£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number range 00001 to 04000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, the first print run for this issue, rare BNU MZ81as, Pick 78s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number range 08001 to 12000, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 62, choice uncirculated, the third print run for this issue, rare BNU MZ81cs, Pick 78s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number range 12001 to 16000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the fourth print run for this issue, rare BNU MZ81ds, Pick 78s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1941, serial number range 16001 to 20000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, the fifth print run for this issue, rare BNU MZ81es, Pick 78s £300-£400
24 & 25 November 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number 153,515, in PMG holder 25, very fine, rare in any grade and this a fresh and clean example BNU PG24a, Pick 12a £400-£500
£400–£500
Banco Nacional de Angola, 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number AH 5000089, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, an extremely unusual example of the 1987 date without the overprint. The note was not actually issued for this date and only a handful of examples exist TBB B511b, Pick 119/125 for type £260-£320
Banco Nacional de Angola, replacement 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number ZA 7030957, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, an extremely unusual example of the 1987 date without the overprint. The note was not actually issued for this date and only a handful of examples exist TBB B511bz, Pick 119*/125* for type £400-£500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen/proof 10 Escudos, 1 January 1921, no serial number, two small cancellation holes, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce BNU CV42s, Pick 35s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 4,000,001 to 6,000,000, Ship seal Type III and green LOANDA overprint, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, extremely minor mounting traces, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and extremely rare, with only two archival specimens produced for this type, encompassing the entire of both print runs BNU AN32as, Pick 40s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 4 Centavos (2), 5 November 1914, serial numbers 0,358,127 and 128, nice original paper, in PMG holders 40 and 45, extremely fine and choice extremely fine, quite scarce in this grade (2 notes) BNU CV17a, Pick 10 £400-£500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 100 Escudos, 1 January 1921, no serial number, two small cancellation holes, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated and extremely rare, with only three believed extant. This is possibly the first time an example has ever come up for auction BNU CV45ct, Pick 38ct £2,000-£2,600
£2,000–£2,600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, proof for 1000 Escudos (3), 11 May 1964, first a fully printed positional proof, serial number 050001, with ink lines to check the relative position of print layers, other two with fully printed reverse and only underprint on obverse, ink and pencil annotations in margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated, 53, about uncirculated and 40, extremely fine, extremely rare (3 notes) BNU ST53np, Pick 40p £240-£300
£240–£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, obverse (2) and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson archival photos showing early sketch designs for for 1000 Escudos, 11 May 1964, with several differences from the note issued, in PMG holders 62, 63 and 64, choice/uncirculated, photographs of initial sketches are extremely rare (3 notes) BNU ST53ph1, ph2, Pick 40 for type £200-£260
Banco de Angola, proof 50 Angolares, 1 June 1927, red serial number IE00000, with a different colour underprint to the note eventually issued, ink annotation in top margin, ‘Approved proof - No G. to be black’ indicating that the serial numbers need to be changed to black, ink numerals E and Y in lower margins,in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, extremely rare TBB B404b1t, Pick 74Asp £700-£900
£700–£900
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing designs for a 100 Escudos, intended for issue in 1972, featuring Carmona, as per the previous issue, rather than Camoes, who was used instead, backed on card, as produced, rare and important (2 notes) BNB B430, Pick 106 for similar £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, uniface obverse die proofs for 5, 10 and 20 Escudos, 26 June 1935, no serial numbers, each with a single cancelation hole, and also including a Bradbury Wilkinson envelope dated July 24th 1935, with the text ‘As submitted to bank for passing new date & signatures’ along with a list of the proofs, in PMG holders 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, 63, choice uncirculated and 58, choice about uncirculated, extremely rare and superb, particularly...
Banco de Angola, obverse (3) and reverse (2) Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing designs for a 100 Escudos, intended for issue in 1972, featuring Camoes but with several small differences from the note issued, backed on card, as produced, rare and important (5 notes) BNB B430, Pick 106 for similar £150-£200
Banco de Angola, proof 20 Escudos, 10 June 1973, no signatures or serial numbers, along with stage proofs (3) for the reverse underprint of the same note, one complete, and one each for the two layers, uncirculated and very rare (4 notes) TBB B428as, Pick 104s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing designs for 1000 Escudos, ND (1968), serial number 000000, Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao signature, backed on card, with ink dates in margins, in PMG holders 66 EPQ and 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, unique and important (2 photos) BNB B132, Pick 30 for type £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number range 002801 to 005650, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the second print run for this issue BNU PG46bs, Pick 36s £220-£280
£220–£280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson photographs showing designs for the 1 Escudo of 1921, serial number 0000000, similar to the issued note in most respects but with the addition of a counterfoil that was never actually implemented, in PMG holders 64 and 63, choice uncirculated, unique and an important record (2 photos) BNU CV39ph, Pick 32 for type £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson photographs showing designs for the 5 Escudos of 1921, serial number 0000000, similar to the issued note in most respects, backed on card, in PMG holders 63 and 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, unique and an important record (2 photos) BNU CV41ph, Pick 34 for type £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 27 March 1947, serial number ranges 016901 to 020000 and 025001 to 026500, Francisco Pinto Castelo Branco and Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated and 45, choice extremely fine, the seventh and 10th print runs for this issue (2 notes) BNU PG46gs,js, Pick 36s £340-£400
£340–£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson photographs showing designs for the 20 Escudos of 1921, serial number 0000000, similar to the issued note in most respects, backed on card, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and an important record (2 photos) BNU CV43ph, Pick 36 for type £150-£200
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