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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

The reverse is densely documented with multiple black ink official seals bearing heraldic devices and circular legends. These seals include clearly legible dated impressions corresponding to successive years of administrative handling, specifically 1800, 1801, 1809, and 1811. Together, these dated seals demonstrate that the apólice remained in active fiscal recognition and was repeatedly validated by treasury authorities for more than a decade following its original issue. This sequence confirms long-term administrative continuity and sustained acceptance without the application of a red overprint. 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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Honduras 1873 5 Pesos Billete de Tesoreria Comayagua Unlisted

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

Handwritten signatures and multiple official seals are present. The reverse records in-use history and redemption: manuscript endorsements dated July 20, 1874 (Comayagua) and a later note 'Convertido en billetes - Comay[agua] Junio 11, 1875,' confirming conversion into later circulating notes. Rectangular and oval treasury/revenue office stamps further document handling by state offices.

Great Britain c. 1900 Thomas Cook and Son 20 Pounds Circular Note, serial No. 1163727 S, with blue and green security printing, Circular Note for Twenty Pounds title, £20 denomination, Letter of Indication payment wording, twelve-month validity notice, multiple punch cancellations, clipped lower-right corner, and blank reverse.

Great Britain c. 1900 - Thomas Cook and Son 20 Pounds Circular Note, Cancelled Unissued Note (Pick Unlisted)

The security design is executed principally in blue and pale green, with a dense repeating lettered background, ornamental guilloche framing, scrollwork, and multiple denomination devices. Both side panels are built around vertically arranged ornamental structures containing repeated 20 numerals and TWENTY value tablets. The large £20 at upper right and the written TWENTY POUNDS within the payment wording reinforce the denomination across numerical, textual, and ornamental elements. The composition combines formal payment instructions with an elaborate anti-alteration security design appropriate to a high-value private financial instrument.

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Martinique 1870 Banque de la Martinique 1 franc cheque recovered from the ruins of Saint-Pierre after the 1902 Mount Pelée eruption, with contemporary handwritten provenance notes

Martinique 1870 - Banque de la Martinique 1 Franc Cheque Recovered After the 1902 Mount Pelée Eruption (Pick P.5A)

Crucially, this cheque bears multiple handwritten annotations in period ink on both the face and reverse, transforming it from a dormant banking form into a documented historical artifact. On the face, contemporary handwriting states that the cheque was “Found after the eruption in 1902,” directly linking the object to the destruction of Saint-Pierre. Additional manuscript notes reference the event and date, confirming that the writing was applied shortly after the catastrophe and not as a later retrospective addition.

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