Presenting new (245 results)

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)

The piece is mounted on card stock, consistent with proof handling for review or archival preservation. PCGS grades it 55 Choice About New. Its Pick Unlisted status and alternate-design character make it a rare museum-grade witness to Scottish banknote design development, preserving a reverse concept that would otherwise be invisible from the issued-note record alone. 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

Held

Ask PMG Census

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

Held

Ask PMG Census

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)

The cardstock-mounted photographic format is central to the piece's importance. It records the design as an unpunched photographic review state, isolating density, contrast, text hierarchy, and background strength during the first review phase of the top denomination. This is especially meaningful when viewed beside the later 15 June 1965 revised 50 Dollars photographic proof, where the bank-name field is brought forward on a lighter horizontal reserve and the proof carries the single round control punch associated with the formal proof sequence. Together, the two 50 Dollars photographic proofs preserve the movement from early photographic review to revised approval-stage presentation. 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

Held

Ask PMG Census

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

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note photographic proof mounted on cardstock, dated 24 April 1919, with brown security-printing design, large denomination devices, portrait vignette, payment wording, and Thomas Cook and Son title.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The design is printed in a warm brown photographic tone and shows a highly developed Thomas Cook and Son composition built around secure international payment rather than ordinary circulation. The face carries the large Thomas Cook and Son title, prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices, layered guilloche ornament, a central payment panel, engraved signature areas, and a right-side female portrait vignette. That portrait device is especially important because it continues into the later 5 Pounds traveller-payment design, appearing again on both the 1922 photographic proof and the matching specimen. The wording identifies the instrument as a circular note, a controlled payment document presented through banking and correspondent channels. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssuePre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191924 April 1919Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note alternate-design photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with centralized ornamental security engraving, vertical Thomas Cook and Son title, circular note wording, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof, Alternate Design (Pick Unlisted)

The design is built around a dense ornamental structure rather than the portrait-based layout seen on the companion proof. The Thomas Cook and Son name rises vertically at the side, while the central field is dominated by a large guilloche medallion, radiating linework, heavy security engraving, layered value panels, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices. The words "Circular Note for Five Pounds" are placed directly within the main security field, giving the instrument a compact and strongly centralized appearance. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssueAlternate DesignPre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofOrnamental Security DesignGreat BritainGreat Britain 19191919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques photographic proof with central eagle vignette, United States and Canada payment wording, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers London imprint, signature identification text, 50 Dollars denomination devices, and mounted proof presentation.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques Photographic Proof, Central Eagle Vignette Design (Pick Unlisted)

The face should be read as a working financial instrument, not simply as an ornamental proof image. At the upper field, the Thomas Cook and Son name dominates the design, with a blank serial-number field at the left. A small administrative notice box instructs that particulars of advice are to be forwarded to Thomas Cook and Son in London or New York, showing the transatlantic administrative structure behind the instrument. The central title reads "Travellers Cheque for Fifty Dollars," placing the piece clearly within the travellers cheque branch of Thomas Cook and Son Limited's private payment system. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof191950 DollarsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequesTravelers Checks50 DollarsPrivate IssueCentral Eagle Vignette DesignCentral Eagle VignetteEagle VignetteEagle Security VignetteMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentGood for Twelve Months from DateUnited States and Canada Payment FormDollar Denominated Payment InstrumentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedBradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers LondonLondon Security PrintingSecurity Printer ImprintProduction Review ProofPhotographic Design ReviewDesign Verification ArtifactThomas Cook and Son LimitedThomas Cook and Son Bankers LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryNorth American Dollar Payment NetworkUnited States and CanadaLondon or New York Advice WordingPost First World War FinanceGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191920 October 1919Pick UnlistedPCGS 63 Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques photographic proof with ornamental oval design, United States and Canada payment wording, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited engraving attribution, dense security-printing layout, 50 Dollars denomination devices, and mounted proof presentation.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques Photographic Proof, Ornamental Oval Design (Pick Unlisted)

The face carries the Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited engraving tradition through its security-printing style, with the London printer's imprint forming part of the proof's production identity where visible on the lower margin. The dense linework, layered oval architecture, lettered security field, value panels, and ornamental devices all reflect a printer's proofing environment in which visual hierarchy, anti-alteration structure, payment wording, and denomination clarity were reviewed together. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof191950 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequesTravelers Checks50 DollarsPrivate IssueOrnamental Oval DesignMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentUnited States and Canada Payment FormDollar Denominated Payment InstrumentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedBradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers LondonLondon Security PrintingSecurity Printer ImprintProduction Review ProofPhotographic Design ReviewDesign Verification ArtifactOrnamental Security DesignThomas Cook and Son LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryNorth American Dollar Payment NetworkUnited States and CanadaPost First World War FinanceGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191910 November 1919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques photographic proof with No. 000000 serial number, New York wording, Travelers Cheque for Fifty Dollars title, good for twelve months from date text, international exchange-rate grid, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited security-printing attribution, and mounted proof presentation.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques Photographic Proof, Control Layout Design (Pick Unlisted)

The upper field is dominated by the Thomas Cook and Son name, with New York printed beneath it, immediately identifying the design as part of the firm's transatlantic payment network. A specimen serial number field appears as No. 000000 at the left, while ornate 50 Dollars value devices appear in the upper-right and lower-left corners. This use of a zero serial number gives the proof a specimen-style control character and separates it visually from the companion 50 Dollars proof designs that rely more heavily on pictorial or ornamental payment-panel treatment. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof191950 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequesTravelers Check50 DollarsPrivate IssueControl Layout DesignMounted on CardstockSerial Number 000000Specimen Serial NumberSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentGood for Twelve Months from DateDollar Denominated Payment InstrumentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedBradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers LondonLondon Security PrintingSecurity Printer ImprintProduction Review ProofPhotographic Design ReviewDesign Verification ArtifactOperational Payment LayoutExchange Conversion TableThomas Cook and Son LimitedThomas Cook and SonNew YorkLetter of IdentificationSight Draft Payment FormInternational Exchange Rate GridCorrespondent Bank Payment SystemPrivate Payment InstrumentsTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryPost First World War FinanceGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryUnited States and Canada Fifty DollarsGreat Britain and Ireland 10 Pounds 4 Shillings 1 PennyFrance Belgium and Switzerland 256.25 FrancsGermany 208.30 MarksItaly 256.25 LireScandinavia 183.49 KronerHolland 122.70 FlorinsAustria 245.10 KronenOther Countries Current RatesGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191929 March 1919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Great Britain 1900 Thomas Cook and Son 4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 Pence sight draft photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with Ludgate Circus London headquarters address, boxed sterling value, at sight payment wording, written denomination banner, date blanks, sign here instruction, and Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited production context.

Great Britain 1900 - Thomas Cook and Son 4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 Pence Sight Draft Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Ludgate Circus is central to the identity of this proof. It was one of the most important Thomas Cook and Son addresses in London, located at a major intersection in the city's historic commercial, publishing, and financial district. Thomas Cook and Son established its large global headquarters there in 1873, and the address was printed prominently on payment instruments because it identified the firm's principal office and the institutional source behind the draft. On this proof, "Ludgate Circus, London" functions as more than an address. It anchors the document to the headquarters from which Thomas Cook's international travel-payment network was administered. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19004 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 PencePCGS 58 Choice About New Photographic ProofSight Draft4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 PenceFour Pounds One Shilling and EightpencePrivate IssueMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentAt Sight Payment FormSterling Denominated Payment InstrumentExchange Based Denomination20 Dollars Sterling EquivalentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofDesign Verification ArtifactThomas Cook and SonThos Cook and SonLudgate Circus LondonThomas Cook Ludgate Circus HeadquartersThomas Cook 1873 HeadquartersLondon Financial DistrictInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsSight Draft HistoryCircular Note HistoryTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryEarly Travel Payment SystemGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 190019001900s Date LinePick UnlistedPCGS 58 Choice About NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Poland 1946 Narodowy Bank Polski 1 Zloty State Note with multi-tone triangular watermark, no serial number, Pick 123, PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated.

Poland 1946 - 1 Zloty Narodowy Bank Polski State Note (Pick 123)

The 1 Zloty note dated 15 May 1946 formed part of the first post-war currency issued by Narodowy Bank Polski following the establishment of the new monetary system in Poland after the Second World War. As the lowest denomination of the series, it was intended for everyday transactions and circulated extensively between 1946 and 1950. Read more →

PolandState Note19461 ZlotyPMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated Narodowy Bank PolskiState Note1 Zloty1946 IssueEdward DrożniakWitold TrąmpczyńskiKarol PustówkaRyszard KleczewskiMulti-tone WatermarkTriangle WatermarkNo Serial NumberTypographic PrintingGuilloche DesignPolish Security Printing WorksPWPWŁódźPolandPoland 1946Pick 123Miłczak 123PMG 67EPQSuperb Gem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census

Poland 1946 Narodowy Bank Polski 1 Zloty Specimen with red SPECIMEN overprint, diagonal red cancellation lines, multi-tone triangular watermark, Pick 123s, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated.

Poland 1946 - 1 Zloty Narodowy Bank Polski Specimen (Pick 123s)

The 1 Zloty specimen dated 15 May 1946 belongs to the first post-war currency series issued by Narodowy Bank Polski following the establishment of Poland's new monetary system after the Second World War. Prepared as an official specimen, it documents the final approved design and security features of the denomination before distribution for institutional reference and archival purposes. Read more →

PolandSpecimen19461 ZlotyPMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated SpecimenNarodowy Bank PolskiState Note1 Zloty1946 IssueSPECIMEN OverprintRed Diagonal CancellationNo Serial NumberMulti-tone WatermarkTriangle WatermarkEdward DrożniakWitold TrąmpczyńskiKarol PustówkaRyszard KleczewskiTypographic PrintingGuilloche DesignPolish Security Printing WorksPWPWŁódźPolandPoland 1946Pick 123sMiłczak 123Wa-bPMG 66EPQGem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

Held

Ask PMG Census