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Australia 1900 Bank of New South Wales £20 Sydney Circular Note specimen, 19__ form with red SPECIMEN overprint, two Charles Skipper & East specimen stamps, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1900 - Bank of New South Wales £20 Sydney Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The main text explains the payment procedure in full. The presenting customer was identified through the signature recorded on the Letter of Indication, after which the banker was instructed to pay the value of twenty pounds sterling without deduction at the exchange of the day on London. Settlement was made against the holder's draft on the London Office of The Bank of New South Wales, endorsed on the instrument. Blank Accountant and Manager signature lines complete the face. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen190020 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note20 Pounds Sterling20 PoundsRed SPECIMEN OverprintSpecimen OverprintCharles Skipper & East Specimen StampsTwo Specimen StampsUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of New South Wales Circular NoteBank of NSWSydneySydney Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security Panel29 Threadneedle StreetThreadneedle StreetLondon OfficeLondonSydney London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia190019__ Date FormatEarly 20th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1900 Bank of New South Wales £10 London Circular Note specimen, 19__ form with perforated SPECIMEN, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, reverse Old Broad Street London demand draft, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1900 - Bank of New South Wales £10 London Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

A printed instruction on the reverse states that the draft should be signed in the presence of the banker cashing it. This instruction completes the control process described on the face and ties the reverse draft directly to the holder-identification procedure of the circular-note system. The perforated specimen cancellation remains visible from the reverse, and the watermark with its large ornamental elements can also be seen through the paper. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen190010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWLondonLondon Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondon BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia190019__ Date FormatEarly 20th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Bolivia 1904 - Banco Nacional 5 Bolivianos (Specimen)

Graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated and standing at the top of the population report, this example ranks as the finest known for the type. Beyond rarity, it illustrates both the artistry of BWC’s export engravings and the transitional stage of Bolivia’s financial system in the early 1900s-when private banks carried national currency responsibility. As such, it is a cornerstone type for collectors of Bolivian paper money and a reference piece for the study of South American banknote history. Read more →

BoliviaSpecimen19045 BolivianosPMG 64 (Top Pop) S214sTop PopBanco NacionalBradbury WilkinsonBWCBolivia 20th CenturyBolivia19045 BolivianosAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Bolivia 1903 Banco Agrícola 5 Bolivianos ABNC proof pair, PMG 63

Bolivia 1903 - Banco Agrícola 5 Bolivianos (Proof Pair)

Holding both sides in equal preservation offers an uncommon educational view of ABNC’s workflow: artistry balanced with precision. Together they document how Bolivia’s early 1900s paper currency combined national imagery with the engraving craft that linked Latin America to New York’s printing houses. Read more →

BoliviaFront & Back Proof19035 BolivianosPMG 63 (Top Pop) ABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyTop PopBanco AgrícolaBolivia19035 Bolivianos

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1907 Egyptian official document with First Issue 1m and 2m revenue stamps tied by bilingual cancels

Egypt 1907 - First Issue Revenues 1 & 2 Milliemes Tied on Official Document

Egypt’s transition from stamped paper to adhesive fiscal stamps occurred during a period of rapid administrative modernization. By the early 1900s, the Ministry of Interior was reorganising legal, civil, and security documentation to match European-style bureaucratic standards while still relying heavily on Arabic-language chancery practice. Adhesive revenues were introduced to streamline fee collection, reduce fraud, simplify accounting, and standardise records across provincial and urban offices. The First-Issue adhesives were printed in limited quantities to test the new system, and their use was restricted to select departments until the procedure proved reliable. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document19071m & 2m RevenuesUncertified (VF, Complete Document) Government DocumentOfficial DocumentFiscal DocumentRevenue Stamps1 Millieme2 MilliemesMillieme RevenuesFirst IssueAdhesive Fiscal StampsStamped Paper TransitionFiscal HistoryLegal History EgyptAdministrative ReformEarly Egyptian BureaucracyMinistry of InteriorInternal Security AdministrationKhedivial AdministrationEarly 20th Century AdministrationEgypt1907Khedivial EgyptMuseum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1912 Compagnie des Bateaux Omnibus illustrated Nile steamer letterhead with pyramids and palm vignette

Egypt 1912 - Compagnie des Bateaux Omnibus (Nile Steamer Illustrated Letterhead)

The printed service list to the left advertises excursions to Sakkara, boat rentals, navigation on Nile and irrigation canals, postal transport, and cargo towing. These offerings reflect the wide operational scope of the Compagnie des Bateaux Omnibus, which by the early 1900s had become one of the principal private river navigation companies serving both tourists and local commerce. At the upper right, the telegraphic address BATOBACLAIRE and telephone numbers DIRECTION 9098 and DEPÔTS 4145 appear in crisp serif type, recording the company's communication infrastructure on the eve of World War I. Read more →

EgyptCommercial Document1912N/A (Transport Company Letterhead)Uncertified (VF, Strong Engraving, Full Header, Tier 6) Commercial DocumentCommercial InvoiceCommercial Invoice HistoryIllustrated LetterheadRiver Transport LetterheadNavigation Company DocumentBateaux OmnibusNile SteamerA. Mourès & CieTransportation HistoryRiver Navigation EgyptBahr Youssef CanalPre WWI CommerceTourism History EgyptPostal Transport HistoryIrrigation Canal SystemPublic Works AdministrationMinistry of Public WorksFrench Arabic LetterheadCosmopolitan CairoCommercial History EgyptEarly 20th Century InfrastructureColonial Era EgyptPrivate Navigation CompaniesEgyptCairo1912Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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Great Britain 1900 Thomas Cook and Son 4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 Pence sight draft photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with Ludgate Circus London headquarters address, boxed sterling value, at sight payment wording, written denomination banner, date blanks, sign here instruction, and Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited production context.

Great Britain 1900 - Thomas Cook and Son 4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 Pence Sight Draft Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This 4 Pounds, 1 Shilling and 8 Pence sight draft photographic proof is a museum-grade archival survivor from the early development of Thomas Cook and Son's international financial instruments. Its importance lies in the precise face wording, the exchange-based amount, the Ludgate Circus headquarters connection, the Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited production context, and its place within the broader Thomas Cook sequence of sight drafts, circular notes, and travellers cheques. As a distinct mounted photographic proof of an early Thomas Cook payment form, it stands as an R9 Extremely Rare reference item for the study of private travel finance, exchange instruments, London security printing, and early twentieth-century payment design. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19004 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 PencePCGS 58 Choice About New Photographic ProofSight Draft4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 PenceFour Pounds One Shilling and EightpencePrivate IssueMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentAt Sight Payment FormSterling Denominated Payment InstrumentExchange Based Denomination20 Dollars Sterling EquivalentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofDesign Verification ArtifactThomas Cook and SonThos Cook and SonLudgate Circus LondonThomas Cook Ludgate Circus HeadquartersThomas Cook 1873 HeadquartersLondon Financial DistrictInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsSight Draft HistoryCircular Note HistoryTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryEarly Travel Payment SystemGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 190019001900s Date LinePick UnlistedPCGS 58 Choice About NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain c. 1900 Thomas Cook and Son 20 Pounds Circular Note, serial No. 1163727 S, with blue and green security printing, Circular Note for Twenty Pounds title, £20 denomination, Letter of Indication payment wording, twelve-month validity notice, multiple punch cancellations, clipped lower-right corner, and blank reverse.

Great Britain c. 1900 - Thomas Cook and Son 20 Pounds Circular Note, Cancelled Unissued Note (Pick Unlisted)

The principal payment text begins with "Gentlemen" and explains the operating mechanism of the Circular Note. The instrument was to be presented by a holder whose signature corresponded with the firm's accompanying Letter of Indication, which was to be produced together with the note. The paying correspondent was requested to pay the value of TWENTY POUNDS at the current rate of exchange against proper endorsement. This language records the essential security structure of the Thomas Cook Circular Note system: portable value supported by a separate identification document, signature comparison, controlled presentation, and redemption through designated banking correspondents. Read more →

Great BritainCircular Note190020 PoundsUncirculated Circular Note20 PoundsTwenty PoundsPrivate IssueUnissued NoteCancelled Unissued NoteCancelled Circular NoteOperational Production NoteNumbered Production NoteSerial Number 1163727 SPunch CancelledPunch CancellationCorner ClippedCancellation ControlBlank ReverseNo EndorsementNo Redemption MarkingsGood for Twelve Months from DateSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook & SonThomas Cook Circular NoteInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryEarly Travel Payment SystemInternational Payment InstrumentCorrespondent Bank Payment SystemLetter of IndicationBanker Correspondent NetworkCurrent Rate of ExchangePortable MoneyGlobal Payment SystemsSecurity PrintingGuilloche Security DesignBlue and Green Security PrintingOrnamental Security DesignDenomination Security DevicesFinancial Instrument CancellationWithdrawn Operational StockLondonGreat BritainGreat Britain 19001900Early Twentieth CenturyPick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareUniqueDiscovery-Level Circular NoteMuseum GradeUncirculated

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