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New Zealand 1905–1916 — Bank of New Zealand £1 Red Cancelled Specimen with Serial Number Prefix G100001–G300000 (Pick S212bs)

1905 • Specimen with Serial Number Prefix • 1 Pound • Raw (Serial-numbered Specimen, cancelled) • Held

New Zealand 1905–1916 Bank of New Zealand £1 Red Pick S212bs, serial prefix G100001–G300000, perforated CANCELLED, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.
New Zealand 1905–1916 Bank of New Zealand £1 Red Pick S212bs, serial prefix G100001–G300000, perforated CANCELLED, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.

At a glance

  • Country: New Zealand
  • Year: 1905
  • Denomination: 1 Pound
  • Type: Specimen with Serial Number Prefix
  • Grade: Raw (Serial-numbered Specimen, cancelled)
  • Status: Held
  • Tags: Specimen; 1 Pound; Red; BNZ Color Lineage; Serial-Prefix Variety; Cancelled; Bradbury Wilkinson; BWC; Pick S212bs; Bank of New Zealand; Private Banknote Era; Pre-Reserve Bank; Wartime Production; Prefix Block Sequence; Māori Portrait Series; Security Printing History; New Zealand; 1905; 1916; 1905–1916; Museum Grade; R8 Extremely Rare

Description and research notes

Numbered specimen from the G100001–G300000 block of the BNZ £1 Red (Pick S212bs), printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London. Fully executed in final inks with live production numbering and perforated CANCELLED across the signature panel, identifying it as a printer-archive invalidation of a fully finished note rather than a proof or unfinished file copy.

This cancelled variant represents the second major production block of the BNZ £1 Red sequence. Surviving examples from this middle G-prefix range are scarcer than the opening block and provide critical evidence of how Bradbury Wilkinson structured its production ranges during late-WWI contracts.

The red duty tint marks the final chromatic stage of the BNZ private-issue lineage. With extremely limited survival and no institutional duplicates known, this mid-block specimen is properly classified as R8 Extremely Rare.

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New Zealand 1905 Specimen 1 Pound Red BNZ Color Lineage Serial-Prefix Variety Cancelled Bradbury Wilkinson BWC Pick S212bs Bank of New Zealand Private Banknote Era Pre-Reserve Bank Wartime Production Prefix Block Sequence Māori Portrait Series Security Printing History 1916 1905–1916 Museum Grade R8 Extremely Rare

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