Collection PL

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Red Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, this red Serie D, Specimen No. 2 example is most important when understood as one half of the surviving matched control pair. Its shared series, specimen number, serial format, design, and grade with the black-marked example provide direct material evidence of parallel specimen preparation within Uruguay's 1939 one hundred pesos issue. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

This Serie D one hundred pesos specimen of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay is identified as Specimen No. 2 and forms the black-marked counterpart to a matching red specimen-control example. Both notes share the same Pick 39cs classification, Serie D designation, prefix D all-zero serial numbers, printed Specimen No. 2 identity, completed design, and certified grade. Their only major administrative distinction is the color of the diagonal specimen inscription and the oval printer control stamps. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Pesos Specimen, Red Oval De La Rue Cancel, Serie A (Pick 38as)

Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company, this red-oval-only Serie A specimen represents one of several parallel control formats used for the 1939 Uruguay issue. Its restrained cancellation protocol distinguishes it from diagonal-overprint and perforated examples, documenting the nuanced internal handling methods employed for official specimen material. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos Specimen, Printed Cancel, Serie B, Specimen No. 8 (Pick 41bs)

Within the 1939 emission, the one thousand pesos occupied the apex of the denomination hierarchy, associated with treasury settlement, interbank accounting, and large-scale financial operations. Specimen examples of this value document the administrative and production controls governing Uruguay’s late-interwar monetary system. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Centesimos Issued Note Serie H (Pick 34)

Graded PMG 67 Exceptional Paper Quality, this example represents the highest certified population level for the type at the time of writing. Its preservation state, original paper integrity, and sharp embossing place it among the finest known survivors of the denomination. As an issued circulation note rather than a specimen, it documents the practical lower tier of Uruguay’s 1939 monetary system in its most advanced state of preservation. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note SORIANO Branch Overprint, Serial D099758 (Pick A88c)

Serial D099758 belongs to the D-prefix distribution of the mechanically signed production phase. The uniformity of signature placement and stroke confirms mechanical reproduction rather than hand application. The red SORIANO overprint crosses central design elements and partially intersects signatures, demonstrating post-production validation at the branch level. Read more →

Uruguay 1896 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note PAGADO 25.8.96 Perforation Cancel, Serial L084390 (Pick A88b)

This is not a specimen marking and not a branch validation overprint. It is a structured institutional redemption cancel applied through a mechanical punch device. The perforations are evenly spaced and uniform in diameter, forming clearly legible letter shapes and numerals. The density and alignment indicate deliberate administrative invalidation rather than random damage or informal cancellation. Read more →

Uruguay 1870 - El Banco Franco Platense 20 Pesos Dos Doblones Issued Note (Pick S173a)

The note was engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Company of New York, a major supplier of security printing to Latin American commercial banks during this period. The central vignette depicts a steamship at sea, symbolizing transatlantic trade and commercial connectivity between the Rio de la Plata region and global markets. At right appears an allegorical female portrait within a circular medallion, executed in refined steel engraving typical of ABNCo export work. Read more →

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 1 Peso Fuerte Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1802)

The base design reflects ABNC's late-1860s export engraving style. A central horse-head vignette is flanked by a youthful female portrait at left and an industrial allegorical vignette at right. Blue underprint denomination panels, ornate border engraving, fine lathe-work, and detailed vignette cutting demonstrate the security-printing methods used by the American Bank Note Company for provincial Latin American banking institutions. Read more →

United States 1928C - Five Dollars Legal Tender Note Red Seal, Friedberg 1528, GA Block, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated

This example, graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated, resides firmly within the upper tier of surviving examples for the type. Exceptional Paper Quality confirms fully original paper surfaces with intact embossing and undisturbed fiber integrity. The centering, color saturation of the red seal, and sharpness of engraving detail combine to present the note as a pristine representative of its issue. Read more →

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 5 Pesos Fuertes Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1803)

Unsigned and unnumbered remainder notes of the underlying 5 Pesos Fuertes type, Pick S1792r, preserve the original Oxandaburu y Garbino form. The Banco Domingo Garbino issued form is identified by its completed signatures, numbering, and large red BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint and is cataloged separately as Pick S1803. PMG records six graded examples of S1803 across all grades. Read more →

United States 1934 - 5 Dollars Federal Reserve Note, Cleveland District, DGS Mule (DA Block), Friedberg 1956-Dm, PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine

Graded PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine, this example retains original paper integrity as confirmed by the Exceptional Paper Quality designation. The surfaces show honest circulation consistent with its grade, while preserving clarity of engraving, legibility of serial numbers, and the crisp district seal that anchors the composition. As a documented DGS Mule variety, it holds additional interest for specialists who study transitional plate pairings within the 1934 Federal Reserve Note series. Read more →