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China 1949 People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship unnumbered multi-layer alignment trial printed by the Shanghai Banknote Printing Plant, with oversized sheet margin, printer guide marks, no serial number, inverted 1948 100 Yuan Ploughing and Factory underprint beneath the face design, and blue 100-denomination underprint visible beneath the reverse, cataloged as Pick Unlisted

China 1949 - People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship Unnumbered Multi-Layer Alignment Trial with Inverted 1948 100 Yuan Underprint (Pick Unlisted)

This 1949 100 Yuan Red Ship alignment trial from the People's Bank of China belongs to the production history of the First Series Renminbi, the founding paper-money issue of the early People's Republic of China. The issued Red Ship note is cataloged as Pick 831b, while this piece is Pick Unlisted because it survives in an unfinished production-stage format, without serial numbers or final trimming and with oversized margins and printer guide marks. Read more →

ChinaAlignment Trial1949100 YuanUngraded Alignment TrialProduction TrialUnnumbered Alignment TrialMulti-layer Alignment TrialPre-numbering Trial ImpressionSheet-margin Trial ImpressionPrinting ErrorAlignment Error1948 100 Yuan Underprint1948 100 Yuan Ploughing and Factory UnderprintInverted 1948 100 Yuan UnderprintInverted Ploughing and Factory Underprint1948 100 Yuan Reverse UnderprintBlue 100 Yuan UnderprintBlue 100-denomination UnderprintBlue Security Underprint100 Yuan Security UnderprintDisplaced 1948 100 Yuan UnderprintDisplaced Blue 100 Yuan UnderprintDisplaced Production PrintingProduction-stage Printing AnomalyLower Margin PrintingNo Serial NumberPick Unlisted100 YuanRed ShipPloughing and FactoryCargo VesselIndustrial HarborOversized Sheet MarginPrinter Guide MarksFirst Series RenminbiShanghai Banknote Printing PlantBanknote PrintingProduction-stage MaterialPrinting AlignmentBackground Impression AlignmentSecurity Printing LayerColor Registration MarksUntrimmed Sheet MarginPre-numbering StagePeople's Bank of ChinaChinese Monetary HistoryEarly People's Republic of ChinaRenminbi Monetary ConsolidationPostwar ChinaSecurity Printing HistoryPublic Finance HistoryHistoryChina19491948Pick number 831bPick number 807aUniqueMuseum GradeR9 Extremely Rare

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Poland 1994 50 Zlotych rare London print C-prefix issued note, serial CH9769411, cataloged as Pick 175a and Milczak 198A, printed by Thomas De La Rue London for Narodowy Bank Polski, depicting King Kazimierz III Wielki with modern post-redenomination security design

Poland 1994 - 50 Zlotych Rare London Print C-Prefix Note, CH9769411, Milczak 198A

Unlike proofs, specimens, or other prepared archival material, this is a regular circulation issue whose significance depends on production sequence, printer attribution, and survival. Most C-prefix notes entered circulation without attracting attention, making surviving high-grade examples uncommon and preserving a small but important part of the production history of the 1994 series. Read more →

PolandIssued Note199450 ZlotychUncirculated Issued NoteUncirculatedRegular Issued Note50 Zlotych50 zlotychC-PrefixCH PrefixCH9769411Serial CH9769411Prefix CHKing Kazimierz IIIKazimierz III WielkiKing Kazimierz III Watermark1994 IssueRedenomination IssueModern Polish ZlotyThomas De La RueThomas De La Rue LondonLondon PrintLondon Printed IssueLondon Security PrinterNarodowy Bank PolskiBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingC-Prefix London PrintLondon C-Prefix RangePrinter AttributionMilczak 198APick 175aPolish Banknote HistoryPolish Monetary HistoryPolish RedenominationThird Polish RepublicPost-Redenomination PolandNew ZlotyPrefix VarietyProduction VarietyRare Prefix VarietyAdvanced Polish Banknote CollectingHistoryPoland19941995UngradedRare London PrintRare C-PrefixRare C-Prefix London PrintMuseum Grade

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Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Uncut Sheet of 3 Proofs with Specimen Perforation (Pick Unlisted)

Ulster Bank Limited belonged to the private banknote tradition of Ireland and Northern Ireland, where commercial banks continued to issue their own notes under regulated authority. As an uncut sheet of 3 proofs on Ulster Bank Limited watermarked security paper, this object stands as a rare and unusually complete survivor of the Pick 306p design family and supports its classification as an R9 Extremely Rare proof artifact. Read more →

IrelandProof19291 PoundUngraded ProofUncut Proof SheetUncut Sheet of 3Sheet of 3 ProofsThree-Subject SheetSpecimen PerforationPrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland Issue1 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastUlster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved ProofPrivate Banknote ProductionProof-stage MaterialUncut Sheet FormatSpecimen Perforation ProductionPick UnlistedPick 306p Design FamilyIrish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper Money1929-1934 IssueHistoryIrelandIreland - Northern19291934Pick UnlistedPick 306pUngradedR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Ireland 1929 Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound proof with specimen perforation, Pick 306p, graded PMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated, with selvage included, no serial number, no issuing date, no signatures, Westminster Bank Limited watermarked security paper, and Charles Skipper and East Limited London printer imprint

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Proof with Specimen Perforation (Pick 306p)

Unlike a state treasury or central-bank note, this design presents the obligation of a commercial bank. The face is built around the name Ulster Bank Limited, the promise-to-pay text, the Belfast place name, large denomination cartouches, and a maritime-industrial vignette that evokes commerce, shipping, and regional economic activity. The proof preserves that institutional language before the note entered ordinary issuing form, making it a document of private-bank monetary authority as much as a piece of security printing. Read more →

IrelandProof19291 PoundPMG 55 EPQ About Uncirculated ProofSingle ProofSpecimen PerforationWith Specimen PerforationSelvage IncludedPrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueNo Serial NumberNo Issuing DateNo Signatures1 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastWestminster Bank Limited WatermarkWestminster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved ProofPrivate Banknote ProductionProof-stage MaterialSpecimen Perforation ProductionPick 306pIrish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper Money1929-1934 IssueHistoryIreland19291934Pick 306pPMG 55PMG 55 EPQPMG 55 EPQ About UncirculatedExceptional Paper QualityTop PopPopulation 1R9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Ireland 1929 Ulster Bank Limited large-format watermarked security paper, Pick Unlisted, showing repeated Ulster Bank Limited watermarking across uncirculated banknote security paper associated with the Northern Ireland issue period

Ireland - Northern 1929 - Ulster Bank Limited Large-Format Watermarked Security Paper

The paper is a production artifact in its own right. It shows the physical substrate prepared for banknote manufacture before printed design, serial numbering, signatures, or denomination-specific engraving were applied. The repeated Ulster Bank Limited watermark is clearly visible when the sheet is backlit, giving the piece strong technical value as surviving banknote security paper rather than only a supporting accessory to a printed proof. Read more →

IrelandSecurity Paper1929Security PaperUncirculated Security PaperWatermarked Security PaperLarge-Format Security PaperBanknote Security PaperUnused Banknote PaperUncirculated PaperUlster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperPrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBanknote PaperSecurity Paper ProductionWatermark ProductionBanknote Production MaterialPrivate Banknote ProductionProof-production MaterialWatermark StudyPaper Security FeaturePick UnlistedIrish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper Money1929-1934 IssueHistoryIreland19291934Pick UnlistedUncirculatedR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Ireland - Northern 1940 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Issued Note (Pick 306)

As a dated 1940 issued example, this note shows the Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound design in its completed circulation form, complementing the proof, uncut proof sheet, and watermarked security-paper material from the same collecting group. It stands as a finished private-bank sterling note from Northern Ireland, preserving the full issued structure of the design with serial number A152102, Belfast date, signatures, bank-name watermark, and engraved security printing. Read more →

IrelandIssued Note19401 PoundRaw Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueSerial A1521021 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastDated Belfast 1st January 1940Ulster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperBlue One Pound PanelRed Serial NumbersMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteArchitectural VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 306Irish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper MoneySterling BanknoteHistoryIrelandIreland - Northern1940Pick 306RawMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

The face is centered on the formal promise-to-pay obligation of National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited. The bank title dominates the upper field, with the Five Pounds denomination set below in large serif lettering and repeated through ornamental counters at the corners and left-center panel. Edinburgh is named directly in the date line, tying the note to Scotland's capital and to the bank's institutional center. The serial number L247675 appears at both upper right and lower left, completing the issued-note structure. Read more →

ScotlandIssued Note19665 PoundsPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSerial L2476755 PoundsEdinburghDated Edinburgh 4th January 1966Man's Head WatermarkMan's Head Watermarked PaperCoat of ArmsHeraldic ArmsEdinburgh Castle VignetteArchitectural VignetteSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 272aScottish Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueScottish Financial HistoryTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueHistoryScotland1966Pick 272aPMG 58PMG 58 Choice About UncirculatedChoice About UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, Edinburgh Castle reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and associated with the issued Pick 272a design family

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Edinburgh Castle Design (Pick Unlisted)

The mounted card-stock format places the piece within a production, review, or archival context. It presents the reverse image as a working design object, suitable for evaluating the strength of the vignette, the balance of the border, the placement of the denomination panels, and the relationship between engraving and watermark reserve. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockEdinburgh Castle DesignEdinburgh CastleArchitectural VignetteScottish Castle VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof, landscape reverse design, Pick Unlisted, graded PCGS 55 Choice About New, mounted on card stock and preserving an alternate reverse concept for the 5 Pounds design group

Scotland 1962 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Photographic Back Proof, Landscape Design (Pick Unlisted)

That difference is what gives the proof its importance. It shows that the reverse program for the National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds note was not limited to a single finished image from the beginning. The bank and printer were working through visual alternatives, testing how a Scottish identity could be expressed on the back of the note: one route through Edinburgh and institutional architecture, another through landscape and regional atmosphere. Read more →

ScotlandPhotographic Proof19625 PoundsPCGS 55 Choice About New Photographic ProofPhotographic Back ProofBack ProofReverse Proof5 PoundsMounted on Card StockLandscape DesignAlternate Landscape DesignRiver Landscape VignetteScottish Landscape VignettePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonPhotographic ProofingProofing and Plate ApprovalDesign Verification ArtifactReverse Design StudyAlternate Reverse DesignBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingPrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick UnlistedScottish Banking HistoryScottish Financial HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueBanknote Design HistoryHistoryScotland1962Pick UnlistedPCGS 55PCGS 55 Choice About NewChoice About NewR9 Extremely RareMuseum Grade

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Australia 1965 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 20 Dollars traveller's cheque photographic proof prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, mounted on cardstock, dated 31 March 1965, showing the monochrome Bradbury Wilkinson and Company design with central Australia map motif, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, and proof-room review presentation.

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 20 Dollars Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Its position in the surviving approval trail is especially important. The related 20 Dollars colour design proof was submitted on 23 March 1965 and carries the left-margin review annotation referring to the 12 April 1965 letter. This photographic proof, dated 31 March 1965, shows that the denomination was already being examined within the printer's review process before the April correspondence stage. It is therefore one of the earliest surviving technical records of the 20 Dollars design, standing between the submitted proof and the later sequence of revision evidence preserved across the companion 50 Dollars photographic proofs. Read more →

AustraliaPhotographic Proof196520 DollarsProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Choice New, Mounted on Cardstock Photographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check20 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Review PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage31 March 196512 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 1965 Revision PhasePick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Photographic Review ProofMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Australia 1965 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars traveller's cheque photographic proof prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, mounted on cardstock, dated 1 April 1965, showing the monochrome Bradbury Wilkinson and Company top-denomination design with central Australia map motif, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, and proof-room review presentation.

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Its date places it at a precise and important point in the surviving approval trail. The 50 Dollars colour design proof was submitted on 23 March 1965 and carries the left-margin annotation referring to the 12 April 1965 letter. The 20 Dollars photographic proof is dated 31 March 1965. This 50 Dollars photographic proof, dated 1 April 1965, follows immediately after it, showing that both higher denominations were under active photographic review within days of the original March submission. Together, the 31 March and 1 April photographic proofs preserve the printer's early technical examination of the March design stage. Read more →

AustraliaPhotographic Proof196550 DollarsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check50 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Review PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordProfessional Coin Grading Service 63 Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTop Denomination ProofTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage31 March 1965 Photographic Proof Link1 April 196512 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 1965 Revised Photographic Proof LinkPick UnlistedPCGS 63R9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Top-Denomination Photographic Review ProofMuseum GradeAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations

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Australia 1965 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars traveller's cheque approval-stage photographic proof prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, mounted on cardstock, dated 15 June 1965, showing the monochrome Bradbury Wilkinson and Company top-denomination design with lighter bank-name reserve, central Australia map motif, C.B.C. Travellers' Cheque title panel, scripted amount line, single right-side control punch, and approval-stage proof-room presentation.

Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars Travellers Cheque Approval-Stage Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Within the surviving Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited 1965 traveller's cheque group, this proof is the pivotal top-denomination link. The March 20 Dollars and 50 Dollars submitted proofs establish the first formal design stage. The 31 March 20 Dollars photographic proof and 1 April 50 Dollars photographic proof record immediate proof-room review. This 15 June 1965 50 Dollars approval-stage photographic proof records the corrected high-value design in the same approval cycle as the 10 Dollars proof, tying the top denomination directly to the accepted June design direction and the July approval stage. Read more →

AustraliaApproval-Stage Photographic Proof196550 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Approval-Stage Photographic ProofPhotographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check50 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Approval PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordLighter Bank Name ReserveSingle Control PunchProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Very Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTop Denomination ProofTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage1 April 1965 Photographic Proof Link12 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 196515 June 1965 Approved 10 Dollars Proof Link12 July 1965 Approval StagePick UnlistedPCGS 64R9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Approval-Stage Top-Denomination Photographic ProofMuseum Grade

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