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New South Wales 1865 - Embossed 'ONE HALF PERCENT' Stamp Duty Fiscal Proof Specimen

Unlike adhesive revenue stamps, this form of fiscal authentication was produced as embossed security paper intended to validate legal and financial documents. The inscription 'ONE HALF PERCENT' represents an ad valorem duty rate applied to instruments such as bonds, contracts, and high-value agreements where the tax was calculated as a percentage of the transaction value rather than as a fixed denomination. Read more →

AustraliaFiscal Die Proof1865One Half PercentUnissued archival proof (colourless embossing with printed SPECIMEN) Fiscal ProofDie ProofEmbossed Revenue PaperStamp Duty PaperAd Valorem DutyOne Half PercentNew South Wales TreasuryColonial Revenue SystemGovernment Fiscal PaperLegal Document AuthenticationThomas De La RueTDLRCowan & Sons PaperSecurity Paper ProductionEmbossed Die EngravingEarly Security PrintingAustraliaNew South Wales1865Colonial Fiscal PrintingRevenue Paper HistoryMuseum Grade

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Honduras 1873 5 Pesos Billete de Tesoreria Comayagua Unlisted

Honduras 1873 - 5 Pesos Treasury Note Billete de Tesoreria, Comayagua (Pick Unlisted)

Catalog and rarity: This issue is unlisted in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick) and major databases, with no recorded Heritage or Spink sales as of 2025. It represents a previously undocumented variant of the 'Billete de Tesorería' 1873 decree, making it of exceptional historical and numismatic importance within early Honduran fiscal paper. Read more →

HondurasTreasury Note18735 PesosUncertified (Manuscript Signed, Endorsed/Converted) HondurasTreasury Note (Billete de Tesoreria)Billete de TesoreriaTreasury NoteFiscal NoteUnlistedPick Unlisted5 Pesos1873ComayaguaHandwrittenEndorsedConverted to BanknotesEarly Central AmericaNumismatic HistoryEducationalAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Armed Forces of South Russia 100,000 Rubles Treasury Bill, November 1920 (Pick S431c), Imperial eagle at left

Russia 1920 - Armed Forces of South Russia 100,000 Rubles Treasury Bill (November Issue, Pick S431c)

The bill promises payment to the bearer at official State Bank offices and carries detailed interest, transfer, and endorsement instructions. Its bilingual inscriptions were deliberately retained by the collapsing White administration to reassure foreign creditors and align the fiscal paper with pre-revolutionary international financial norms. Read more →

RussiaTreasury Bond Note1920100,000 Rubles- Treasury Bill100000 RublesFiscal DocumentHigh-Value DenominationGovernment ObligationBond IssueImperial EaglePick S431cRussian Civil WarWhite MovementArmed Forces of South RussiaWrangel GovernmentCrimea AdministrationCollapse of White RussiaEmergency FinanceExile Government HistoryTransitional Fiscal SystemsAnti-Bolshevik AdministrationRussiaCrimeaSimferopol1920Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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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)

The reverse is blank but bears a faint handwritten pencil notation reading “13-7-59.” This marking documents internal handling or archival reference and anchors the proof chronologically to 1959. No overprints, serial numbers, perforations, or cancellation marks are present, confirming that this piece was created as a photographic design record rather than a fiscal instrument intended for use. 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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Portugal 1799 Real Erario 20000 reis apólice issued in Lisboa, serial number 37723 in red, blind embossed seal on the face, no red overprint present, with multiple official ink seals on the reverse

Portugal 1799 - Real Erario 20000 Reis Apólice, Original Issue, No Overprint, Lisboa No. 37723

A Portuguese royal-era public debt instrument issued in Lisboa in 1799 under the authority of the Real Erario, denominated 20000 reis and payable to bearer. This document is an apólice, a formal treasury obligation representing state-backed debt issued during a period of administrative continuity in late eighteenth-century Portugal, prior to the political and fiscal disruptions of the nineteenth century. Read more →

PortugalPublic Debt Bond179920000 ReisVery Fine Public Debt BondApolice20000 ReisPayable to BearerBlind Embossed SealMultiple Reverse SealsNo OverprintOriginal IssuePre War of the BrothersReal ErarioLisboaPortuguese Treasury FinanceRoyal Era Fiscal PaperEighteenth Century State DebtAdministrative Validation SealsFiscal Control HistorySecurity Printing HistoryPortuguese Monetary HistoryPortugal17991811Museum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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