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 1895–1915 — Bank of New Zealand £5 Orange (Pick S192s, Specimen)

The high-denomination anchor of the BNZ color series, this £5 Orange (Pick S192s) marked the transition from ornate Victorian engraving to stricter Edwardian geometry. Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. in London, it features a deep orange duty tint and the familiar Māori figures and coastal vignette refined from the 1870 £1 Green. ... 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 →

Australia 1905–1910 — Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 (Specimen Proof)

Proof specimen printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. between 1905 and 1910 for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED — one of Australia’s oldest and most respected private banks, founded in 1834. The CBC operated independently until its 1981 merger with the National Bank of Australasia, forming today’s NAB. ... Read more →

Great Britain — Thomas Cook & Son Travellers Cheque £5 (Proof, ca. 1922)

Photographic proof of a £5 Thomas Cook & Son Travellers Cheque produced in the early 1920s. By this period, Cook’s cheques had become internationally recognized instruments accepted throughout the British Empire and allied banking networks. The £5 denomination served travelers within the United Kingdom and on continental routes, combining portability with the firm’s guarantee of redemption through its global offices. ... Read more →

Australia 1961 — Bank of New South Wales Sterling Traveller’s Cheques, Complete Proof Set (Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London)

Complete archival proof set of five Sterling Traveller’s Cheques produced by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London, for the Bank of New South Wales in April 1961. The set comprises 2 Pounds, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds, 20 Pounds, and 50 Pounds, each bearing the printer’s manuscript control notations and dated approval workflow marks from the same submission. Across the set, the faces show the full engraved traveller’s cheque design used by the bank in the early 1960s: multitone intaglio guilloche backgrounds, denomination tablets at the corners, central payable text panels, and the Bank of New South Wales London address at 29 Threadneedle Street. ... Read more →