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26 & 27 May 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 2 1/2 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number A0000000, red SPECIMEN overprint, black De La Rue seal, specimen number 38, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated and scarce BNU MZ85sp, Pick 82s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
29 & 30 November 2023
Banco de Angola, specimen 50 Angolares, 1 March 1951, serial number 41BN00000, red De La Rue ovals, several glue stains on obverse and reverse, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce BNB B410bs, Pick 84s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £190
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 29 November 1945, serial number range 880,001 to 950,000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and rare, the second of seven print runs for this date BNU MZ101bs, Pick 97s £200-£260
24 & 25 November 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimens for 1 Escudo (2), 1 September 1941, consecutive serial number ranges B1,000,001 to B1,100,000 and B1,100,001 to B1,200,000, two different Administrador signatures, CANCELLED perforations, order number and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated (2 notes) BNU MZ84ks, MZ84ls, Pick 81s £120-£160
31 May & 1 June 2023
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 50 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 1950001 to 2750000, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the final print run for this issue, rare BNU MZ57es, Pick 55s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo (2), 1 January 1921, serial number ranges 1600001 to 2760000 and 3220001 to 5000000, without Decreto number, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated, and 40, extremely fine, very scarce, the second and fourth print runs for this issue (2 notes) BNU MZ66bs, ds, Pick 66bs £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers’ archival specimens for 100 Escudos (3), 20 November 1958, serial number ranges B300001 to B370000, B130001 to B440000 and B440001 to B500000, Abel Beja Corte Real, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes and Luis Pereira Coutinho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, the 10th, 11th and 12th of 12 print runs for this issue (3 notes) BNU ST51js-ls, Pick 38s ...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse full colour die proof for 10 Escudos, ND (1945), no signatures or serial number, in PMG holder 62 NET, tape on reverse, evidence mounting, uncirculated, very rare BNU CV56a, Pick 42pp1 £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse photographs showing designs for 10 Escudos, 16 November 1945, serial number 000,000, very similar to the issued note but with a few minor differences, in PMG holders 62, uncirculated and 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated (2 photos) BNU CV56 for type, Pick 42 for type £80-£120
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Escudos, 29 November 1945, serial number range 130001 to 142000, Manuel Rodrigues Junior signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the first print run for this date, very scarce BNU MZ103as, Pick 99as £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number range 1300001 to 1328000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, this is the first print run for this issue, excessively rare as an issued note, so this is likely the best way to acquire an example BNU MZ104as, Pick 100s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 12 August 1946, serial number range 070001 to 078500 (with 078000 crossed out), Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, a highly unusual serial numbering error on an archival specimen! BNU ST44js, Pick 34s £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 283334 to 316666, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated BNU MZ30js, Pick 32s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, proofs for 1000 Escudos (2), ND (1964), the first with fully printed obverse and reverse, second with fully printed reverse and only underprint on the obverse, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holders 35, choice very fine, very rare (2 notes) BNU ST53p, Pick 40p £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, colour trial 500 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number B000000, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, scarce BNU PG50ct, Pick 39ct £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers’ archival specimen 20 Escudos (3), 16 November 1945, serial number ranges 600001 to 660000, 660001 to 740000 and 740001 to 800000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado and Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, 58 and 58, choice/about uncirculated, the 12th, 13th and 14th of 14 print runs (3 notes) BNU...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 500 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial numbers, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, red ESPECIME overprint, two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, rare BNU CV60s, Pick 46s £220-£280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, colour trial 100 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number B000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, the variety with security thread BNU PG49ct, Pick 38bcts £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, colour trial 20 Escudos, 6 April 1937, serial number 000,000, manuscript signatures of the President (Antonio dos Santos Viegas) and one of the Adminstradors (Joao Baptista de Araujo signature) on reverse, single cancellation hole, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, unique and a wonderful item BNU MZ77ct2, Pick 74cts £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range 788,001 to 888,000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine and scarce, the last of only five print runs without Decreto number BNU MZ70es, Pick 70s £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 10 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number 070001 to 150000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated BNU PG27bs, Pick 15s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 20 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number A000000, with Decreto number in top left, perforated CANCELLED and two additional cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, rare BNU MZ70fs, Pick 70as £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 316667 to 350000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated BNU MZ30ks, Pick 32s £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 350001 to 400000, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated BNU MZ30ls, Pick 32s £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, obverse and reverse archival photographs for 50 Mil 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 64, choice uncirculated, smaller scale than the issued notes, unique and important survivors (2 photos) BNU AN27ph, Pick 37 for type £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 10 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 1,200,001 to 1,350,000, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and one of only four archival specimens produced for this issue BNU PG15as, Pick 6s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 20 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 2,520,001 to 2,645,000, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and one of only four archival specimens produced for this issue BNU PG17as, Pick 7s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 50 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 4430001 to 5130000, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the first of only two print runs for this issue, very rare BNU MZ58as, Pick 58s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, obverse and reverse die proofs for 50 Escudos, 11 January 1938, no signatures or serial numbers, in issued olive-grey colour, previously mounted, typed annotation in margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated (2 notes) BNU MZ78dp1, Pick 75p £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers’ archival specimens for 20 Escudos (3), 1 November 1941, serial number ranges 1160001 to 1200000, 1200001 to 1550000 and 2600001 to 2950000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar and Manuel Rodrigues Junior signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, first and last in PMG holders 45, choice extremely fine, second in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the fifth, sixth and 10th of 10 print runs (3 notes) BNU...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, colour trial 10 Escudos, 15 April 1943, no serial numbers or signatures, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, very scarce and an attractive note BNU MZ93ct, Pick 90ct £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, proof 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, no serial number, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated BNU CV39p, Pick 32s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos, 29 November 1945, serial number range 1700001 to 1750000, Franciso Jose Vierira Machado signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the sixth print run for this issue, very scarce BNU MZ100fs, Pick 96As £120-£160
Banco de Angola, proof 20 Escudos, 10 June 1973, no signatures or serial numbers, along with stage proofs (4) for the underprint of the same note, one complete, and one each for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd working (layer), the four underprint layers with staple holes at left, otherwise uncirculated and very rare (5 notes) TBB B428as, Pick 104s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 27 March 1947, serial number range 000001 to 002800, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the first print run for this issue, and this note virtually unobtainable in issued form BNU PG46as, Pick 36s £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers’ archival specimen 20 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range 055001 to 070000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in to margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the third of only six print runs, rare BNU CV43cs, Pick 36s £260-£320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 17 November 1945, serial number range 500,001 to 525,000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and very scarce, the first print run for this issue BNU PG40as, Pick 29s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 22 March 1967, serial number ranges 1000001 to 1100000 and 1100001 to 1200000, Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao and Samuel Rodrigues Sanches signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated, the fourth and fifth print runs for this issue, very scarce (2 notes) BNU MZ115ds, es, Pick 110s £180-£240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, colour trial 500 Escudos, 30 June 1964, serial number C000000, black specimen overprint and two cancellation holes, specimen number 18 on reverse, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated and very scarce BNU PG54ct, Pick 42ct £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos, 17 December 1971, serial number range 000001 to 140000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and the first print run for this issue, very scarce BNU PG56as, Pick 44s £120-£160
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