Collection PL

New Zealand 1916-1920 - Bank of New Zealand £5 Red-Rose (Orange Lineage) with Serial Number Prefix Specimen (Pick S227s)

The specimen carries dual live serial prefixes (7/180001–7/220000), confirming its place within an active production range. The perforated CANCELLED across the signature panel prevented circulation, while the pencil annotation dated 29 September 1917 corresponds to the production record associated with the piece. PMG records this feature as Printer’s Annotation. Read more →

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

As a proof with cancelled perforations, broad margins, and fully preserved plate detail, this example stands among the finest surviving artifacts of early-twentieth-century Australian paper money. Its PMG 63 EPQ Top Pop status further elevates it as a benchmark for scholars and advanced collectors studying the final private-bank issues of the Australian continent. Read more →

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

The presence of live production serial numbers with the letter prefix G clearly distinguishes this class from unnumbered file specimens. The perforated CANCELLED across the signature panel confirms archival invalidation of a fully completed, final-design note rather than a proof or presentation pull. Specimens of this type preserve the finished design together with the actual serial logic employed in production. Read more →

New Zealand 1905-1916 - Bank of New Zealand £1 Red with Serial Number Prefix G100001-G300000 Cancelled Perforation Specimen (Pick S212bs)

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, identifying it as a printer-archive invalidation of a fully finished note rather than a proof or unfinished file copy. Read more →

Luxembourg 1966 - 20 Francs Perforated CANCELLED Specimen No. 62 (Pick 54s)

Serial number A000000 is printed in red at both left and right. A horizontal red SPECIMEN overprint extends across the lower portion of the design, accompanied by two punch-hole cancellations through the signature area. The word CANCELLED is additionally perforated across the right-center of the obverse, creating a second form of physical cancellation within the same specimen. Read more →