Collection PL

Uruguay 1920 - Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company José Gervasio Artigas Engraved Portrait Die Proof (Reference 192A, Cancelled)

An engraved portrait die proof of José Gervasio Artigas produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company of London for the Republic of Uruguay. Printed in black from a master steel die onto thin India paper and mounted on card, this proof carries the printer identification, country designation, and the internal reference number “192A.” Directly beneath this reference, the word “CANCELLED” appears as a printed, typeset element, indicating formal cancellation at the printer level. Read more →

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

Affixed at the upper left are two examples of Egypt’s First-Issue adhesive revenues: one 1 millieme (UNE PIASTRE) and one 2 milliemes (DEUX PIASTRES), printed in green with the large central oval framing the Khedivial tughra and the GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT bilingual banner. Both stamps remain fresh in color, retaining full perforations. Each is tied to the paper by a clear magenta manuscript cancellation across the top ("١٩٠٧"), a style used only during the earliest months of adhesive fiscal use. The cancellation touches the design but preserves all internal details of the frame and value tablets. Read more →

Egypt 1931 - Singer Sewing Machine Co. Booklet with Tied Singer Revenues

Interior pages contain pre-ruled instalment boxes, each originally intended to hold Singer’s proprietary fiscal adhesives. These are fully present: multiple green 50-mills 'Marque de Contrôle / The Singer Manufacturing Co.' revenue stamps, each with serial numbers and the bilingual French-Arabic inscription. Every stamp is tied with purple-violet dated cancellations, the majority reading 1931, with several entries also bearing manuscript dates in Arabic script (e.g., 1-9-31, 3-10-31). The stamps are affixed in neat rows, though some pages show traces of in-period handling-light smudges, small mounting abrasions, and faint ink offsetting around the centre fold. Read more →

Egypt 1910 - Riches & Mawas, Cairo–Alexandria–Tanta Commercial Draft for 1600 Piastres

Paper shows natural vertical folding from office handling, as well as small corner wrinkles and light toning consistent with early 20th-century commercial storage. All engraved elements remain sharp, with no trimming, reductions, punch cancellations or damage. The reverse retains the faint ink shadowing of the front text but no modern additions. Read more →

Egypt 1927 - Chahine & Sbath Cairo Commercial Draft Endorsed by Banque d’Orient

The reverse includes a full handwritten endorsement payable to the order of Mestarban et Candiyrly, dated 22 December 1927 in flowing French cursive. Below it is a second blue ink stamp, Payez à l’ordre de la Banque d’Orient, dated 23 NOV 1927 and signed by Souki, Makarius & Co. A large ANNULÉ cancellation in violet spans the lower half, applied after settlement. Several red and blue pencil ledger numbers are written at the bottom. Read more →

Egypt 1927 - Italian Notarial & Consular Legalization Dossier

Page one contains the consular-facing administrative layer: multi-value Italian revenue adhesives, Egyptian consular stamps, foreign-ministry validations, and court certifications. Affixed along the left margin is a vertical sequence of Marca da Bollo stamps, including a 10 centesimi blue adhesive with portrait medallion, a pair of 1 lira purple adhesives, and a larger high-value adhesive used for elevated consular fees. All are tied with deep purple and blue circular datestamps, confirming contemporaneous use. Below them appears the green embossed circular seal of the Regio Consolato d'Italia in Egitto, bearing the royal arms and surrounding Italian legend, followed by multiple Cairo and Siracusa cancellations validating the movement of the document across jurisdictions. Read more →

Greece 1949 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Certified Translation and Legalisation (Volos–Athens)

Affixed at the left margin are two vertical 100 Drachma Parakh Eisaktion consular revenue adhesives, printed in grey olive with classical Greek lettering and the numeral 100 in bold black. These adhesives represent the ministerial fee required for legalization of foreign service translations. Both stamps are fully tied to the document by large violet circular cancellations bearing the wording of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the date 22 June 1949, with cancellation strikes extending well into the surrounding paper. The alignment and clarity of these impressions confirm direct on-document application. Additional embossed and inked seal impressions are faintly visible beneath the red legalization block, consistent with Greek foreign service authentication practices of the late 1940s. Subtle typewriter impressions and light shadowing from the underlying Greek original remain visible beneath the English text, showing this was part of a multi-page physical case file. Read more →

Egypt 1925 - Government Internal Fraud Certificate With Full Pane of Six King Fouad Five Milliemes Revenues

Its most striking feature is the complete booklet pane of six 5-millieme King Fouad revenue stamps affixed together, fully intact and without separation. Government offices almost always detached individual stamps for fee payment, making the survival of a full booklet pane on a working document exceptionally rare. The pane remains in its original 2-by-3 configuration with uniform perforations and complete margins, showing that it was removed as a single unit from a revenue booklet rather than assembled from loose singles. All six stamps bear full manuscript cancellation across their surfaces, and the entire pane is additionally tied by a large circular ministry seal in violet, overlapping both the adhesives and the underlying paper. Read more →

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Specimen (Pick S1880s)

This note was produced as a specimen and never intended for circulation. Its pristine paper, absence of circulation wear, and specimen cancellation confirm its role as an internal control, approval, or archival reference. There is no evidence that an issued 1 Peso Fuerte note of this Banco de San Juan type ever entered circulation, nor is any proof state documented. Read more →

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Condor Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The corresponding Banco de San Juan specimen is dated 1876 and cataloged as Pick S1880s. It carries serial number D 030001 and a perforated SPECIMEN / BW&Co cancellation. The presence of the same engraved vignette on the completed specimen provides a direct production connection between die number 203 and the final banknote composition. Read more →

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Specimen (S1881s)

The note was produced as a specimen and never intended for circulation. Its pristine paper surfaces, absence of wear, and specimen cancellation confirm its function as an internal approval, documentation, or archival reference. There is no evidence that an issued 5 Pesos Fuertes note of this Banco de San Juan type ever entered circulation, nor is any proof state documented. Read more →

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Central Portrait Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

The corresponding Banco de San Juan specimen is dated 1876 and cataloged as Pick S1881s. It carries serial number D 006001 and a perforated SPECIMEN / BW&Co cancellation. The completed specimen preserves the same portrait engraving in its final position within the banknote composition. Read more →