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Scotland 1956 - The Royal Bank of Scotland £1 With Engraver's Name on Back (Pick 324b)

Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound of the 1956–64 series, variety with the engraver's imprint on back as cited by PMG. The face carries the bank's crowned arms and the long‑standing central medallion portrait associated with the institution since the eighteenth century, surrounded by a dense field of micro‑lettered Royal Bank of Scotland repeats. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Departamento de Emision del Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Pesos Serie A Photographic Proof Pair, Dated 28 November 1956 (Pick Unlisted)

The two photographic impressions are mounted together on a single original cardstock sheet, with the face positioned above the reverse. A handwritten date, 28 November 1956, appears between the two photographs and gives the archival assembly a precise documentary context. The inscription records a specific moment in the later handling of the design, showing that the established 1939 fifty pesos type remained part of an active institutional or printer reference archive seventeen years after its original authorization. Read more →

United States 1934 - 5 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Cleveland District, DGS Mule (DA Block), Friedberg 1956-Dm, PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine

The Series of 1934 Five Dollars Federal Reserve Note from the Cleveland District represents an important transitional variety within early small-size Federal Reserve production. Classified as Friedberg 1956-Dm, this example is identified as a DGS Mule from the DA block - a notable hybrid pairing of face and back plate types that emerged during a period of evolving engraving standards. Read more →

Luxembourg 1951 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Multi-Stage Photographic Proof Assembly (Pick Unlisted)

This photographic proof assembly of the one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A. represents a rare and highly informative record of sequential banknote design development. Rather than a single uniform proof, the mounted composition combines multiple design states within one archival piece, documenting the progression from early layout study to near-final engraved configuration several years prior to the issued 1956 note. Read more →

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 100 Francs Face Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This stage follows the earlier multi-stage design development recorded on the dated 1951 proof assembly, where the face evolved from a softer and less resolved state into the mature engraved form seen here, while also transitioning from front-based to reverse-based serial numbering. By 1956, the obverse composition had been fully stabilized and prepared for printing transfer. Read more →

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Back Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This finalized reverse stage follows the earlier 1951 design development material, where the broad compositional direction had already been explored in less resolved form. By 1956, the reverse had matured into the fully coherent industrial design seen here. Read more →

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Issued Note (Pick 13a)

Issued one hundred francs note of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg S.A., dated 1956 and cataloged as Pick 13a. This note represents the final realized form of the series, following a clearly traceable development sequence documented by the 1951 multi-stage design proofs and the later 1956 photographic proof material. Read more →