Collection — Specimens, Proofs & Issued Banknotes

Ireland 1929 Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound proof with specimen perforation, Pick 306p, graded PMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated, with selvage included, no serial number, no issuing date, no signatures, Westminster Bank Limited watermarked security paper, and Charles Skipper and East Limited London printer imprint

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Proof with Specimen Perforation (Pick 306p)

The proof is printed on Ulster Bank Limited watermarked security paper, visible through the reverse under light. The watermark ties the paper itself to the issuing bank, adding a second layer of institutional identity beneath the engraved face. Together, the bank-name watermark, Belfast issue language, specimen perforation, and selvage show how private-bank paper money was physically constructed, controlled, and prepared for issue in the Northern Ireland banking system. Read more →

IrelandProof19291 PoundPMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated ProofSingle ProofSpecimen PerforationWith Specimen PerforationSelvage IncludedPrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueNo Serial NumberNo Issuing DateNo Signatures1 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastWestminster Bank Limited WatermarkWestminster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved ProofPrivate Banknote ProductionProof-stage MaterialSpecimen Perforation ProductionPick 306pIrish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper Money1929-1934 IssueHistoryIreland19291934Pick 306pPMG 55PMG 55 EPQPMG 55 EPQ About UncirculatedExceptional Paper QualityTop PopPopulation 1R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Ireland 1929 Ulster Bank Limited large-format watermarked security paper, Pick Unlisted, showing repeated Ulster Bank Limited watermarking across uncirculated banknote security paper associated with the Northern Ireland issue period

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited Large-Format Watermarked Security Paper

As a surviving large-format example of Ulster Bank Limited watermarked security paper, this sheet adds an important technical layer to the printed proof material from the same collecting group. It documents the paper foundation behind Ulster Bank Limited banknote production and stands as a rare preserved security-paper artifact from the early twentieth-century Irish and Northern Ireland private-bank note tradition. Read more →

IrelandSecurity Paper1929Security PaperUncirculated Security PaperWatermarked Security PaperLarge-Format Security PaperBanknote Security PaperUnused Banknote PaperUncirculated PaperUlster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperPrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBanknote PaperSecurity Paper ProductionWatermark ProductionBanknote Production MaterialPrivate Banknote ProductionProof-production MaterialWatermark StudyPaper Security FeaturePick UnlistedIrish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper Money1929-1934 IssueHistoryIreland19291934Pick UnlistedUncirculatedR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Ireland - Northern 1940 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Issued Note (Pick 306)

This 1940 Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound issued note is part of the Northern Ireland Issue tradition of commercial-bank sterling notes. Dated Belfast, 1st January 1940, and bearing serial number A152102, the note represents the fully issued form of the Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound design, with completed date, serial numbering, officer signatures, and payable promise text. Read more →

IrelandIssued Note19401 PoundRaw Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueSerial A1521021 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastDated Belfast 1st January 1940Ulster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperBlue One Pound PanelRed Serial NumbersMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteArchitectural VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 306Irish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper MoneySterling BanknoteHistoryIrelandIreland - Northern1940Pick 306RawMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

The reverse presents an engraved Edinburgh city view centered on the Castle and surrounding architectural landscape. The scene is more than decorative: it anchors the note visually in Scotland's national and financial setting, balancing the legal promise of the face with a civic image of historical continuity, capital authority, and urban permanence. The large oval reserve contains the Man's Head watermark, visible when backlit, adding a portrait-style paper security feature beneath the reverse design. Read more →

ScotlandIssued Note19665 PoundsPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSerial L2476755 PoundsEdinburghDated Edinburgh 4th January 1966Man's Head WatermarkMan's Head Watermarked PaperCoat of ArmsHeraldic ArmsEdinburgh Castle VignetteArchitectural VignetteSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 272aScottish Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueScottish Financial HistoryTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueHistoryScotland1966Pick 272aPMG 58PMG 58 Choice About UncirculatedChoice About UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, Edinburgh Castle reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and associated with the issued Pick 272a design family

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Edinburgh Castle Design (Pick Unlisted)

This 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof preserves the Edinburgh Castle reverse design that belongs to the visual development of the bank's early 1960s 5 Pounds issue. The proof is cataloged here as Pick Unlisted and stands as a separate production artifact for the reverse side of the design, centered on Scotland's capital rather than on the legal and textual structure of the face. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockEdinburgh Castle DesignEdinburgh CastleArchitectural VignetteScottish Castle VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, landscape reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and preserving an alternate reverse concept for the 5 Pounds design group

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Landscape Design (Pick Unlisted)

The piece is mounted on card stock, consistent with proof handling for review or archival preservation. PCGS grades it 55 Choice About New. Its Pick Unlisted status and alternate-design character make it a rare museum-grade witness to Scottish banknote design development, preserving a reverse concept that would otherwise be invisible from the issued-note record alone. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockLandscape DesignAlternate Landscape DesignRiver Landscape VignetteScottish Landscape VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyAlternate Reverse DesignBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Australia 1965 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 20 Dollars traveller's cheque photographic proof prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, mounted on cardstock, dated 31 March 1965, showing the monochrome Bradbury Wilkinson and Company design with central Australia map motif, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, and proof-room review presentation.

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 20 Dollars Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Its position in the surviving approval trail is especially important. The related 20 Dollars colour design proof was submitted on 23 March 1965 and carries the left-margin review annotation referring to the 12 April 1965 letter. This photographic proof, dated 31 March 1965, shows that the denomination was already being examined within the printer's review process before the April correspondence stage. It is therefore one of the earliest surviving technical records of the 20 Dollars design, standing between the submitted proof and the later sequence of revision evidence preserved across the companion 50 Dollars photographic proofs. Read more →

AustraliaPhotographic Proof196520 DollarsProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Choice New, Mounted on Cardstock Photographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check20 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Review PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage31 March 196512 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 1965 Revision PhasePick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Photographic Review ProofMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Australia 1965 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars traveller's cheque photographic proof prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, mounted on cardstock, dated 1 April 1965, showing the monochrome Bradbury Wilkinson and Company top-denomination design with central Australia map motif, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, and proof-room review presentation.

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

As a dated, mounted photographic proof of the highest denomination in the series, this piece is a discovery-level archival survivor. Its 1 April 1965 manuscript date, unpunched photographic review state, cardstock mounting, top-denomination role, and direct relationship to both the March 50 Dollars submitted proof and the revised 15 June photographic proof make it one of the central technical records in the Bradbury Wilkinson and Company approval trail for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited's decimal-era traveller's cheque programme. Read more →

AustraliaPhotographic Proof196550 DollarsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check50 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Review PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordProfessional Coin Grading Service 63 Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTop Denomination ProofTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage31 March 1965 Photographic Proof Link1 April 196512 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 1965 Revised Photographic Proof LinkPick UnlistedPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Top-Denomination Photographic Review ProofMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Australia 1965 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars traveller's cheque approval-stage photographic proof prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, mounted on cardstock, dated 15 June 1965, showing the monochrome Bradbury Wilkinson and Company top-denomination design with lighter bank-name reserve, central Australia map motif, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, single right-side control punch, and approval-stage proof-room presentation.

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars Travellers Cheque Approval-Stage Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The proof reproduces the 50 Dollars design in monochrome, but its importance lies in the visible changes that separate it from the earlier 1 April 1965 50 Dollars photographic proof. The inscription "The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited" is carried across a distinctly light horizontal reserve panel, lifting the bank title out of the dense security background and giving the central field a cleaner visual hierarchy. This treatment makes the institutional name read with immediate clarity while preserving the same high-denomination structure, corner value tablets, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, Australia map motif, circular C.B.C. medallion, and drawer's signature area seen throughout the 50 Dollars design progression. Read more →

AustraliaApproval-Stage Photographic Proof196550 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Approval-Stage Photographic ProofPhotographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check50 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Approval PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordLighter Bank Name ReserveSingle Control PunchProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Very Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTop Denomination ProofTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage1 April 1965 Photographic Proof Link12 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 196515 June 1965 Approved 10 Dollars Proof Link12 July 1965 Approval StagePick UnlistedPCGS 64R9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Approval-Stage Top-Denomination Photographic ProofMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1922 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque specimen printed in brown with red specimen and cancellation markings, portrait vignette, large denomination devices, and reverse payment text for Thomas Cook and Son Bankers Limited.

Great Britain 1922 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

As a surviving specimen of the 5 Pounds Thomas Cook and Son Travellers Cheque, this item occupies an important position in the history of private payment media, security printing, and international travel finance. Its connection to the matching photographic proof strengthens the archival value of both pieces, preserving the movement from design verification to finished specimen presentation within one of the most influential traveller-payment systems of the twentieth century. Read more →

Great BritainSpecimen19225 PoundsUncirculated SpecimenTravellers ChequeTravelers Check5 PoundsPrivate IssueSpecimen CancelledPrinted ReverseSignature Verification InstrumentThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son Bankers LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsEarly Travellers Cheque SystemEarly Travelers Check SystemSecurity PrintingSpecimen Presentation FormProof and Specimen PairGlobal Payment SystemsGreat BritainGreat Britain 19221922Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level SpecimenMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note photographic proof mounted on cardstock, dated 24 April 1919, with brown security-printing design, large denomination devices, portrait vignette, payment wording, and Thomas Cook and Son title.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This 1919 proof occupies an important position between earlier Thomas Cook circular note designs and the more standardized traveller-payment instruments of the early 1920s. It connects backward to the earlier Thomas Cook and Son 50 Dollars Circular Note photographic proof and forward to the later Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque photographic proof. The comparison shows the continuity of Thomas Cook's identity-linked payment system while also documenting the movement from circular note design language toward the later traveller's cheque format. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssuePre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191924 April 1919Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note alternate-design photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with centralized ornamental security engraving, vertical Thomas Cook and Son title, circular note wording, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof, Alternate Design (Pick Unlisted)

This alternate design is important because it shows that Thomas Cook and Son was evaluating more than one visual solution for the 5 Pounds circular note during the same period. It relates directly to the companion 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note photographic proof, which uses a right-side female portrait vignette and a design architecture that visually leads toward the later 5 Pounds traveller-payment material. The present proof follows a different path, emphasizing ornamental density, central symmetry, and value framing rather than portrait continuity. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssueAlternate DesignPre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofOrnamental Security DesignGreat BritainGreat Britain 19191919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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