Collection

New Zealand 1916–1920 — Bank of New Zealand £5 (Pick S227bs, With Serial Prefix, Specimen, PMG 65 EPQ Top Pop)

The highest-graded Bradbury Wilkinson specimen of its era and the terminal link in New Zealand’s pre-Reserve Bank lineage. This £5 (Pick S227bs, With Serial Prefix) was printed in London by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. during the 1916–1920 wartime contract period. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1913 — Bank of New Zealand £5 Orange (Pick S192ms, Multi-Serial Approval Specimen)

A numbered approval specimen of the Bank of New Zealand £5 Orange design, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London, circa 1913. Though derived from the 1895 S192 plate, this example bears two distinct serial numbers (286901 and 296900), identifying it as a multi-serial approval specimen—part of a control pair used for printer audit and bank record verification. PMG lists this variant as Pick S192ms. ... Read more →

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

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, indicating printer-archive invalidation rather than circulation intent. The With Serial Number Prefix classification denotes authentic production serials used on specimen pulls for approval, audit and retention. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1905–1916 — Bank of New Zealand 1 Pound Red (Pick S212bs) E300001–E400000 Specimen with Serial Number Prefix

Numbered specimen from the E300001–E400000 block of the BNZ £1 Red (Pick S212bs), printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London. Perforated SPECIMEN across the signature panel and preserved with wide selvage, this pull shows live production numbering used for printer approval, banking audit and archival retention. As With Serial Number Prefix, the note is pulled from the working plates with authentic serial logic rather than dummy or zeroed numerals. ... Read more →

Portugal ND (1917) — Banco de Portugal 50 Mil Réis Specimen (Pick 110s)

Specimen of the Banco de Portugal 50 Mil Réis, the grandest denomination of the First Republic’s intricate 1916–1919 issue. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London, without serials or signatures and perforated SPECIMEN, it reveals the full design before numbering and underprint were applied. PMG 35 Choice Very Fine. ... Read more →

Mexico 1915 — Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro 10 Centavos (Uncut Sheet of Four, M2952c)

Uncut vertical sheet of four 10 Centavos notes issued by the Ayuntamiento (Municipal Council) of Zitácuaro, Michoacán, during the Mexican Revolution, catalogued as M2952c. Each note is individually numbered in blue ink (Nos. 1124–1127) and printed in black on thin local stock typical of municipal emergency currency produced in 1914–1916. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1905–1916 — Bank of New Zealand £1 Red (Pick S212bs) G000001–G100000 Cancelled with Serial Prefix Specimen

The closing chapter of the BNZ private-issue series, this £1 Red (Pick S212bs) carries live serials G000001–G100000 and a pencilled approval date 19 January 1915 on the selvage, confirming late-WWI production from Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London. It represents the definitive ‘with serial prefix’ format pulled directly from the working plates for printer and bank-director approval. Perforated CANCELLED across the signature panel identifies an internal archival invalidation of a fully printed, final-design note. ... Read more →