Collection

Poland 1926 — 10 Złotych (Pick 65br Remainder, CM#64c–d), Bolesław Chrobry 992–1025 Watermark, PMG 40 EF

Remainder variety of the interwar 10 Złotych listed as Pick 65br — the unnumbered remainder to Pick 65b — using the trial portrait watermark reading “Bolesław Chrobry 992–1025.” Catalog context: the mass-issued type with the generic guilloche watermark is Pick 65a. Notes issued with the dated Chrobry portrait watermark are cataloged as Pick 65b and are scarce but documented. This piece shares the plates and paper of Pick 65b but was never serialed or released, hence its remainder status. ... Read more →

Poland 1988 — 50 Złotych (Prefix HK) — Missing Signatures and Date Print Error (Raw, Circulated)

Issued 50 Złotych note (Prefix HK, Warszawa 1 GRUDNIA 1988) showing a major printing error where the typographic layer containing the date 'WARSZAWA, 1 GRUDNIA 1988' and both signatures of the issuing officials (Prezes and Główny Skarbnik) is completely absent. The eagle emblem remains intact, confirming that only the upper black text plate failed to print. This omission occurred during the final typographic stage at Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych (PWPW), where the date and signatures were added separately from the offset underprint and intaglio portrait layers. ... Read more →