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29 & 30 November 2023
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers’ archival specimen 500 Escudos, 20 November 1958, serial number range B030001 to B038000, Gastao Bessone Basto signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, rare, the fourth of only six print runs BNU PG50ds, Pick 39s £160-£220
Hammer Price: £170
26 & 27 May 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 500 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, specimen number 41 on reverse, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNU CV64ct, Pick 50ct £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers’ archival specimen 500 Escudos, 20 November 1958, serial number range B045001 to B050000, Abel Beja Corte Real signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, small piece missing, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated, rare, the final of only six print runs BNU PG50fs, Pick 39s £140-£180
31 May & 1 June 2023
Companhia de Mocambique, proof 1/2 Libra Esterlina, 15 March 1934, serial numbers 123456 and 789012, two cancellation holes, manuscript signature to match the printed signature of the note, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine, rare Pick SR30s £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 500 Escudos, ND (1971), serial number 000000, Jose Manuel Passeiro signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, rare BNU CV65ct3, Pick 53Act £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 20 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 1,276,001 to 1,330,000, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, extremely minor evidence of mounting, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and rare BNU MZ54cs, Pick 54s £200-£260
24 & 25 November 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse archival photos showing designs for 20 Escudos, 6 April 1937, serial number 000000, Julio Schmidt signature in short form, unlike the issued note, otherwise very similar to the note eventually issued, in PMG holders 65 EPQ and 63, gem/choice uncirculated (2 photos) BNU MZ77ph2, Pick 74 for type £120-£160
Banco da Beira, a group of Bradbury Wilkinson obverse and reverse black and white photographs showing designs for 10 Centavos and 1/2 Libra Esterlina (2), 15 September 1919, serial numbers 0000000, several backed on board, in PMG holders 64, 65 EPQ, 63, 62, 65 EPQ and 63, uncirculated (6 photos) Pick SR3, R5 £200-£260
Companhia de Mocambique, specimen 10 Centavos (3), 20 October 1933, including two printers’ archival specimens for both print runs, 100001 to 200000 and 200001 to 300000, also an example without serial numbers, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 63, 64 and 55, choice/about uncirculated (3 notes) Pick SR28s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 500 Escudos, ND (1963), serial number 000000, no signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 68 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, this is the finest note on the PMG population report, rare TBB B131t, Pick 29cts £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 29 November 1945, serial number range 800,001 to 880,000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and rare, the first of seven print runs for this date and the break note between the 1943 and 1945 issues BNU MZ101as, Pick 97s £200-£260
Companhia de Mocambique, stage proofs for 1 Libra Esterlina (5), 15 March 1934, no signatures or serial numbers, consisting of one obverse and one reverse die proof, and three different underprint proofs, ink annotations in margins, some mounting traces, in PMG holders 64, 62, 64, 63 and 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare (5 notes) Pick SR31s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimens for 1 Escudo (2), 1 September 1941, consecutive serial number ranges B1,200,001 to B1,300,000 and B1,300,001 to B1,400,000, two different Administrador signatures, CANCELLED perforations, order number and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 64 and 63, choice uncirculated (2 notes) BNU MZ84ms, MZ84ns, Pick 81s £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, obverse and reverse archival photographs for 2500 Reis, 19- (1909), serial number 0000, similar to the issued note but with various differences in the positioning of several elements, in PMG holders 63 and 65 EPQ, choice/gem uncirculated, unique and important survivors (2 photos) BNU AN19ph, Pick 29 for type £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 29 November 1945, serial number range 1,230,001 to 1,300,000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and rare, the last of seven print runs for this date and the break note between the 1945 and 1947 issues BNU MZ101gs, Pick 97s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, obverse archival photograph for 20 Mil Reis, 19- (1909), serial number 0000, similar to the issued note but with various differences in the wording and positioning of several elements, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, unique and an important early photograph BNU AN25ph, Pick 35 for type £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 10 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number CA00000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, specimen number 8, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated and scarce TBB B056as, Pick 59s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 20 Escudos, 1 January 1921, no serial number, without Decreto number, red SPECIMEN overprint and perforation, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, scarce BNU MZ70s, Pick 70bs £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers’ archival specimen 10 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 2400001 to 2700000, ship seal type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated BNU ST23as, Pick 13s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number range 800,001 to 1,600,000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, the finest example graded by PMG BNU AN51bs, Pick 55s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers’ archival specimen 500 Escudos, 1 November 1941, serial number range 120001 to 140000, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the seventh of 10 print runs for this issue BNU MZ90gs, Pick 87s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers’ archival specimen 500 Escudos, 1 November 1941, serial number range 140001 to 160000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the eighth of 10 print runs for this issue BNU MZ90hs, Pick 87s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers’ archival specimen 20 Escudos (3), 24 October 1967, serial number range 175001 to 350000, 350001 to 525000 and 525001 to 700000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes, Camilo Afonso Maximo Cimourdain Ferreira de Oliviera and Jose Manuel Passeiro signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, last note with mounting traces, in PMG holders 64, 64 and 58, choice/about uncirculated, the second, third and fourth of seven print runs for this...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers’ archival specimen 100 Escudos (2), 27 March 1947, serial number ranges 080001 to 085000 and 085001 to 090000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta and Joao Baptista de Araujo signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 50, about uncirculated and 40, extremely fine, the first and second of 14 print runs (2 notes) BNU PG45as, bs, Pick 35s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers’ archival specimen 20 Escudos (3), 24 October 1967, serial number range 700001 to 875000 and 875001 to 1050000, 1050001 to 1250000, Luis Esteves Fernandes, Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao and Samuel Rodrigues Sanches signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, mounting traces, in PMG holders 58, 63 and 64, choice/about uncirculated, the fifth, sixth and seventh of seven print runs for this issue, very scarce (3 notes) BNB B128es, cs,...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers’ archival specimen 100 Escudos (2), 27 March 1947, serial number ranges 090001 to 095000 and 095001 to 100000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar and Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 40, extremely fine, and 55, about uncirculated, the third and fourth of 14 print runs (2 notes) BNU PG45cs, ds, Pick 35s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number range 011151 to 014000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the fifth print run for this issue BNU PG46es, Pick 36s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (3), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 420001 to 480000, 480001 to 540000 and 540001 to 600000, three different Administrators signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holders 55, 55 and 58, about uncirculated, these are the ninth, tenth and eleventh of 13 print runs for this series (3 notes) BNU CV63is, CV63js, CV63ks, Pick 49s £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number range 014001 to 016900, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the sixth print run for this issue BNU PG46fs, Pick 36s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number range 1471001 to 1500000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, this is the seventh and final print run for this issue, very scarce BNU MZ104gs, Pick 100s £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 22 March 1967, serial number ranges 1200001 to 1300000 and 1300001 to 1400000, Camilo Afonso Maximo Cimourdain Ferreira de Oliveira and Luis Esteves Fernandes signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated and 64, choice uncirculated, the sixth and seventh (final) print runs for this issue, very scarce (2 notes) BNU MZ115fs, gs, Pick...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proof 30 Escudos, ND (1959), no signatures, date or serial number, order number and date, along with the annotation ‘for colour only’ inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very rare TBB B124p, Pick 22p £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proof 100 Escudos, ND (1959), no signatures, date or serial number, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date, along with the annotation ‘for colour only’ inked in top margin on reverse, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, very rare TBB B126p, Pick 24p £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos (2), 17 December 1971, serial number ranges 560001 to 700000 and 700001 to 840000, two different signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated and the fifth and sixth print runs for this issue, very scarce (2 notes) BNU PG56es, PG56fs, Pick 44s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1000 Escudos (2), 11 May 1964, serial number ranges 010501 to 014000 and 014001 to 017000, Gastao Bessone Basto and Luis Pereira Countinho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, the first with a small tear, in PMG holders 45 and 50 EPQ, choice extremely fine and about uncirculated, the fourth and fifth print runs for this note (2 notes) BNU ST53ds, es, Pick 40s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, specimen 1000 Escudos, 30 April 1964, serial numbers 123456 and 789012, submitted and approved text in upper margin, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, extremely rare BNU PG55p2, Pick 43s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, several proofs for the 1000 Escudos of 1964, one complete proof without signatures or serial numbers, the second and third with complete reverse and only underprint on obverse, submitted and approved text in upper margin, in PMG holders 40, extremely fine, 35 and 30, very fine, very rare (3 notes) BNU PG55p, Pick 43s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers’ archival specimen 20 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 4120001 to 5370000, ship seal type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, one of only six specimens ever printed for this issue BNU AN35cs, Pick 42bs £150-£200
Companhia de Mocambique, obverse and reverse colour trials for 10 Centavos, 1 October 1931, no serial number, perforated SPECIMEN, both in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated and extremely rare, an absolutely beautiful little note, particularly in these colours (2 notes) Pick SR25tp £200-£260
Companhia de Mocambique, specimen 10 Centavos, 1 October 1931, serial number 0,000,000, one small cancellation hole, printed signature of R. Ulrich, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, ink annotation stating the design was approved on 13/12/31 and signed by hand by R. Ulrich, very rare, the first on the market for almost a decade Pick SR25s £200-£260
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