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Honduras 1863 five pesos treasury vale de hacienda with national seal and manuscript signatures, Pick 7

Honduras 1863 - 5 Pesos Treasury Bond Vale de Hacienda República Libre, Soberano e Independiente (Pick 7)

The document prominently displays the national seal of the 'República de Honduras Libre, Soberano e Independiente', featuring the triangular emblem with radiant sun and landscape motif adopted after independence. Ornamental engraved pillars and scrollwork frame the design, reflecting the formal visual language used for official fiscal documents in nineteenth-century Central America. Read more →

HondurasTreasury Bond (Vale de Hacienda)18635 PesosUncertified (Manuscript Signed, Cancelled) Treasury BondVale de HaciendaFiscal CertificateGovernment ObligationManuscript SignedRepublica de Honduras Libre Soberano e IndependienteHonduras National SealCentral American Fiscal HistoryEarly Republican FinanceHonduras18635 PesosPick 7CancelledRedeemed Treasury InstrumentMuseum Grade

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United States 1872 State of South Carolina 50 Dollars Revenue Bond Scrip Columbia Act March 2 1872 PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated

United States 1872 – State of South Carolina $50 Revenue Bond Scrip Act of March 2 1872 Columbia Issue

Certified PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated, this specimen exhibits perfect margins, deep ink contrast, and full original embossing. It survives as an exceptional artifact of post-Civil War American fiscal history and of the engraver’s art in its most confident, ornamental phase. Read more →

United StatesState Issue187250 DollarsPMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated United StatesSouth CarolinaColumbiaState IssueRevenue Bond Scrip1872ABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyReconstruction EraPMG 67 EPQSuperb Gem Uncirculated50 Dollars

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Paraguay 1856 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional Treasury Note, earliest national paper money of Paraguay, signed by Matias Reina and Santiago Ozcariz, Pick Unlisted and attributed as Miguel Pratt MC14.

Paraguay 1856 - Tesoro Nacional 2 Reales Treasury Note, Earliest National Paper Money (Pick Unlisted, Miguel Pratt MC14)

Rarity: Pick Unlisted and attributed as Miguel Pratt MC14. This 1856 Reina-Ozcariz signed 2 Reales Tesoro Nacional Treasury Note is presented as the unique known surviving example of the earliest national paper money of Paraguay. Its importance rests on three connected points: it is the first national paper-money issue of Paraguay, it predates the later 1862 to 1865 restrike period, and it survives as a unique foundational document of South American fiscal and monetary history. Read more →

ParaguayTreasury Note18562 RealesUncertified Very Fine Original, Blank Reverse 2 RealesTreasury NoteTesoro Nacional Treasury NoteEarliest National Paper MoneyFirst IssueHandsignedBlank ReversePrimitive LithographyThin Handmade PaperTesoro NacionalCarlos Antonio LopezMatias ReinaSantiago OzcarizAsuncion PrintingParaguayan Monetary OriginsEarly National PaperSouth American Fiscal HistoryWar of the Triple AllianceHistoryParaguay1856Pick UnlistedMiguel Pratt MC14R10 UniqueR10Unique Known ExampleMuseum Grade

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1875 British Consulate Alexandria document with tied 5 Shillings Victoria Consular Service revenue stamp

1875 - 5 Shillings Victoria Consular Revenue Tied Diplomatic Document (British Consulate, Alexandria)

High-value British consular certificate issued at Her Britannic Majesty’s Consulate in Alexandria on 9 September 1875, bearing the scarce 5 Shillings Queen Victoria Consular Service revenue stamp. The document certifies a civil status event and is fully executed with period manuscript, the embossed consular arms, and the oval BRITISH CONSULATE ALEXANDRIA datestamp tying the fiscal adhesive to the sheet. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document18755 Shillings Consular ServiceUncertified (Fine–VF, Complete Document) Legal DocumentGovernment DocumentConsular DocumentConsular Revenue5 ShillingsHigh-Value RevenueVictorian FiscalFiscal HistoryExtraterritorial JurisdictionCapitulations SystemBritish EmpireBritish ConsulateConsular CourtDiplomaticColonial Legal HistoryCross-Border AdministrationEgyptAlexandriaOttoman EgyptKhedivial Egypt1875Queen VictoriaMuseum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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1907 Egyptian official document with First Issue 1m and 2m revenue stamps tied by bilingual cancels

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 →

EgyptGovernment Document19071m & 2m RevenuesUncertified (VF, Complete Document) Government DocumentOfficial DocumentFiscal DocumentRevenue Stamps1 Millieme2 MilliemesMillieme RevenuesFirst IssueAdhesive Fiscal StampsStamped Paper TransitionFiscal HistoryLegal History EgyptAdministrative ReformEarly Egyptian BureaucracyMinistry of InteriorInternal Security AdministrationKhedivial AdministrationEarly 20th Century AdministrationEgypt1907Khedivial EgyptMuseum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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1931 Singer Sewing Machine Company Cairo booklet with tied Singer revenue stamps

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 →

EgyptCommercial Document1931N/A (Service Booklet with Revenues)Uncertified (VF, Complete Booklet) Commercial DocumentTechnical BookletInstalment Payment SystemSinger Fiscal StampsSinger RevenuesProprietary Revenue StampsCorporate AccountingSewing MachineBusiness History EgyptFiscal HistoryInterwar Consumer GoodsGlobal Trade HistoryMultilingual PrintingCorporate HistoryCommercial Invoice HistorySinger EgyptEgyptCairo1931Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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1925 Egyptian government fraud certificate with full pane of six King Fouad five milliemes revenue stamps

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

This document provides direct insight into the bureaucratic culture of 1920s Egypt. Under King Fouad I, ministries operated through highly formalized internal paperwork flows in which handwritten notes, certification stamps, and revenue adhesives played essential roles in validating processes and establishing audit trails. Before the creation of unified accounting offices and standardized printed forms, handwritten internal memoranda like this one formed the backbone of procedural oversight in education, taxation, customs, police, and civil-service departments. The affixed revenue pane represents not only the payment of a fee but also the ministry's adherence to internal financial controls, where fiscal adhesives served as a receipt mechanism for services, certifications, or case-handling steps. Read more →

EgyptGovernment Document1925N/A (Government Fiscal Certificate)Uncertified (VF, Complete Document With Intact Revenue Pane) Government DocumentInternal Government CertificateFraud Investigation DocumentRevenue StampsKing Fouad RevenuesComplete Booklet PaneFive Milliemes StampsFiscal UsageMinistry SealEgyptian BureaucracyFouad Era AdministrationAdministrative OversightCivil Service HistoryInternal Audit ProcedureFiscal History EgyptHandwritten Official Document1920s EgyptEgypt1925Museum GradeR6 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Barbados 1959 Government of Barbados Treasury Bill photographic proof showing early legal wording, distinct border layout, prefix letter A, and handwritten archival date 13-7-59

Barbados 1959 - Government of Barbados Treasury Bill, Photographic Proof (Early Design Stage)

As a photographic proof, this object occupies a distinct position within Barbados fiscal history. It documents an early Treasury Bill design state that predates later standardized issues and preserves legal language and layout elements that were subsequently revised. Surviving photographic proofs of this type are extremely rare and serve as primary evidence for the evolution of government debt instruments in Barbados during the mid-twentieth century. Read more →

BarbadosPhotographic Proof1959UniquePMG 64 Uncirculated Photographic ProofTreasury BillGovernment of BarbadosFiscal PaperSovereign Debt InstrumentSecurity PrintingDesign ArchiveEarly Design StagePick UnlistedBarbados1959Caribbean Fiscal HistoryHistory of Public FinanceSecurity Printing HistoryHistoryPMG 64Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Barbados 1968 Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with prefix A0000 and double perforated CANCELLED cancellation in the lower right corner

Barbados 1968 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Perforated Cancelled, Prefix A

Specimen Treasury Bill issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922, produced for internal reference and administrative control rather than circulation or fiscal settlement. Read more →

BarbadosSpecimen1968500 DollarsUncirculated SpecimenTreasury Bill500 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCPerforated CANCELLEDDouble Perforated CancellationPrefix ASerial A0000Pick UnlistedHandwritten AnnotationDated 1968Caribbean Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsSecurity Printing HistoryPublic Finance HistoryHistoryBarbados1968PMG 58Museum GradeR8 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Barbados 1980 Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint, two punch hole cancellations, and no prefix or serial number

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, No Prefix

This Treasury Bill specimen was issued by the Government of Barbados under the authority of the Treasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922 and represents a non-circulating fiscal instrument prepared for internal treasury reference and archival retention. The denomination of five hundred dollars reflects a lower-tier value within the Barbados Treasury Bill structure, intended for routine accounting and liquidity operations rather than high-value treasury settlements. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill1980500 DollarsPMG 58 Choice About New SpecimenTreasury Bill500 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCRed OverprintPunch CancelledNo PrefixNo Serial NumberPick UnlistedBarbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1980PMG 64Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Barbados 1960 Government 1000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with prefix B, four-digit zero serial format, printed numbering trial line, handwritten date 2/5/60, and two large punch hole cancellations in the signature area

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 1,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix B

The background is formed by a dense multicolor security underprint composed of repeated “Government of Barbados” text, serving both issuer identification and anti-counterfeiting purposes. The design is enclosed within an engraved guilloche border consistent with British fiscal security printing practices of the mid-twentieth century. Read more →

BarbadosSpecimen19601,000 DollarsUncirculated SpecimenTreasury Bill1000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCPunch CancelledPrefix BSerial Format B0000Pick UnlistedPrinted Numbering TrialHandwritten AnnotationDated 1960Barbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1960Museum GradeR8 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Barbados 1960 Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill specimen with prefix C, printed serial range C0001–1234–C0400, handwritten reference of 129766 dated 2/5/60, and two punch hole cancellations

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

The background is formed by a dense multicolour security underprint composed of repeated “Government of Barbados” text, serving both issuer identification and anti-counterfeiting purposes. The design is enclosed within an engraved guilloche border consistent with British fiscal security printing practices of the mid-twentieth century. Read more →

BarbadosTreasury Bill19605,000 DollarsUncirculated SpecimenTreasury Bill5000 DollarsGovernment of BarbadosTreasury Bills (Local) Act of 1922Bradbury WilkinsonBWCPunch CancelledPrefix CSerial Format C0000Pick UnlistedPrinted Numbering TrialHandwritten AnnotationDated 1960Barbados Fiscal HistoryGovernment Debt InstrumentsPublic Finance HistorySecurity Printing HistoryBarbados1960Museum GradeR8 Extremely RareAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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