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Argentina 1876 Bradbury Wilkinson engraved condor vignette used on Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte banknote design

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Condor Vignette (Bradbury Wilkinson and Company)

This engraved condor vignette was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in London as a primary design element for the 1876 Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte issue. It is not an isolated or stock engraving, but the exact vignette integrated into the issued design framework of the note, forming a direct and traceable component of the final composition. The vignette depicts an Andean condor standing in a mountainous landscape, engraved with layered intaglio linework and controlled tonal depth. ... Read more →

ArgentinaVignette1876Not ApplicablePCGS 58 Choice About New Apparent Minor Mounting Remnants VignetteCondor VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBanco de San Juan1 Peso FuerteUn Peso FuerteLinked to Banknote IssueCompanion PieceLey de Bancos GarantidosArgentina Provincial BankingNineteenth Century ArgentinaLatin American Banking HistoryHistoryArgentina1876UnlistedPCGS 58RareR8 Extremely RareMuseum Grade
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Poland 1937 Free City of Gdańsk Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden architectural vignette engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson used on Pick 63 banknote

Poland 1937 - Free City of Gdańsk Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden Architectural Vignette Bradbury Wilkinson and Company

This engraved architectural vignette was produced by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company in New Malden, Surrey, as a direct design component for the 1937 Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden issue (Pick 63), issued under the authority of the Free City of Gdańsk. It is not a generic or stock engraving, but the exact central vignette incorporated into the final banknote design. The engraving depicts a monumental civic structure rendered with precise architectural detail and controlled perspective. ... Read more →

PolandVignette1937Not ApplicablePCGS 64 Very Choice New VignetteArchitectural VignetteDie ProofEngraving ProofIntaglio EngravingBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyNew Malden SurreySecurity PrintingBanknote ProductionDesign ElementBank of DanzigFree City of Gdańsk20 GuldenPick 63Linked to Banknote IssueCompanion PiecePolandGdańskInterwar PeriodGdańsk Monetary SystemLeague of Nations EraHistoryPoland1937UnlistedPCGS 64RareMuseum 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)

This 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof preserves the Edinburgh Castle reverse design that belongs to the visual development of the bank's early 1960s 5 Pounds issue. The proof is cataloged here as Pick Unlisted and stands as a separate production artifact for the reverse side of the design, centered on Scotland's capital rather than on the legal and textual structure of the face. The composition is built around Edinburgh Castle and the surrounding city architecture, with the fortress rising above the neoclassical buildings and urban landscape below. ... 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)

This 1962 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds photographic back proof preserves a separate landscape reverse concept from the same design period. Cataloged here as Pick Unlisted, it records a proposed scenic direction for the bank's 5 Pounds reverse, with the design organized around countryside, water, trees, distant hills, and open Scottish terrain. The image has a very different character from the Edinburgh Castle reverse. ... 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 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)

Photographic proof for the 50 Dollars traveller's cheque prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited during the 1965 Bradbury Wilkinson and Company design and approval sequence. Mounted on cardstock and dated 1 April 1965 in manuscript below the proof image, this piece records the early photographic review stage for the top denomination, following the 23 March 1965 submitted design proof and preceding the 12 April 1965 review letter noted on the companion colour proof. The proof reproduces the 50 Dollars design in monochrome, allowing the engraved structure and tonal balance of the top denomination to be studied without the full rose and pink colour scheme. ... 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 Grade
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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)

Approval-stage photographic proof for the 50 Dollars traveller's cheque prepared for The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited during the 1965 Bradbury Wilkinson and Company design and approval sequence. Mounted on cardstock and dated 15 June 1965 in manuscript below the proof image, this piece records the revised 50 Dollars form produced after the March design submission and April review stage. Its date places it in the same corrected June approval cycle as the 10 Dollars design proof, which carried the approved submission direction for the series. ... 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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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)

Photographic proof of the 5 Pounds Circular Note prepared for Thomas Cook and Son in 1919, representing an early post First World War production-stage record from the firm's international private payment system. Mounted on cardstock and dated 24 April 1919 in manuscript on the mount, this proof preserves the face design of a 5 Pounds circular note before finished specimen or issued-form production. 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. ... 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
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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)

Photographic proof of the 5 Pounds Circular Note prepared for Thomas Cook and Son Limited in 1919, representing an alternate design approach within the firm's post First World War circular note production. Mounted on cardstock and identified by Professional Coin Grading Service as a 5 Pounds 19xx circular note proof from about 1919, this piece preserves a distinct proof-stage design for the same denomination and payment system as the companion 1919 photographic proof. The design is built around a dense ornamental structure rather than the portrait-based layout seen on the companion proof. ... 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
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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)

Photographic proof of the 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques prepared for Thomas Cook and Son Limited in 1919, representing a production-review record from the firm's post First World War international payment programme. Mounted on cardstock and dated 20 October 1919 on the reverse mount, this proof preserves a dollar-denominated traveller-payment design created for use within a defined North American payment channel. The face should be read as a working financial instrument, not simply as an ornamental proof image. ... 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
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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)

Photographic proof of the 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques prepared for Thomas Cook and Son Limited in 1919, representing a distinct ornamental design state within the firm's post First World War dollar-denominated traveller-payment programme. Mounted on cardstock and dated 10 November 1919 on the reverse mount, this proof preserves a related but visually separate 50 Dollars design from the same United States and Canada payment branch as the earlier pictorial payment panel proof. The face is dominated by a large ornamental oval structure that carries the main traveller-payment wording through a dense engraved security field. ... 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
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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)

Photographic proof of the 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques prepared for Thomas Cook and Son Limited in 1919, representing a highly developed control-layout design for the firm's post First World War international traveller-payment system. Mounted on cardstock and dated 29 March 1919 on the reverse mount, this proof records a more operationally structured 50 Dollars form than the companion United States and Canada design proofs, with serial-number placement, formal payment instruction text, and a detailed international exchange-rate grid built directly into the face. 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. ... 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
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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)

Photographic proof of a Thomas Cook and Son sight draft for 4 Pounds, 1 Shilling and 8 Pence, prepared in Great Britain during the early twentieth century and preserved mounted on cardstock. The proof records a compact sterling payment form issued from the firm's Ludgate Circus office in London, with the amount, payment instruction, date line, and signature guidance arranged as a controlled private travel-finance document. Ludgate Circus is central to the identity of this proof. ... 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
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