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Italy 1869 - Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company Portrait of Man for Credito Agricolo della Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna 30 Lire Design Intaglio Vignette

Vignettes of this type were engraved separately within the security printing workflow, allowing master engravers to refine portrait structure, shading, and line depth before integration into the full note layout. The precision visible in the engraving reflects high-level nineteenth century intaglio technique, with controlled line work used to build tonal realism and dimensional depth. Read more →

Italy 1866 - Credito Fondiario di Bologna 50 Lire Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Specimen proof of the 50 Lire issue from the Credito Fondiario di Bologna, engraved by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. and dated 1866. Credito Fondiario institutions specialized in long-term, mortgage-backed lending-a key innovation in Italy’s financial system, providing stability and funding for agricultural and urban development at a time when the new Kingdom was still economically fragmented. Read more →

Australia 1939 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Historically, this 1939 proof bridges the institutional continuity between Australia’s interwar financial infrastructure and its postwar traveller’s cheque system. It documents how Australian banks maintained London-based printing contracts to guarantee international recognition and anti-counterfeit standards decades before modern traveler payment systems emerged. Read more →

Australia 1963 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 Travellers Cheque Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The piece captures the final monochrome layout used for the £5 denomination, showing alignment marks, margins, and design placement in photographic negative format. It represents a form of Australian banking ephemera rarely preserved outside institutional archives, bridging the worlds of banknote design, printing technology, and the evolution of financial instruments for international travel. Read more →

Australia 1963 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £5 Travellers Cheque Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The CBC of Sydney was a cornerstone of Australian finance, founded in 1834 and later merging into the National Australia Bank. Its traveller’s cheque program reflected both the confidence and sophistication of the postwar Australian economy. Before credit cards, such cheques provided a secure means for travellers to carry and exchange money internationally, backed by the issuing bank’s reputation. Read more →

Australia 1963 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney LIMITED £2 Travellers Cheque Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

Traveller’s cheques were part of a major postwar shift in how Australians accessed funds overseas. The CBC of Sydney, one of the country’s oldest and most respected institutions, offered these instruments to business travellers and emigrants, ensuring international liquidity in an era before electronic payments. Each cheque carried intricate guilloche patterns and serialized numbering to prevent forgery. Read more →

Cayman Islands 2018 - Monetary Authority $1 Prefix D/6 (Pick Unlisted)

This early printing of the 2018 series originally appeared as an unlisted variety before it was catalogued under Pick 38 in later references. It carries serial number prefix D/6 and features the same design as subsequent printings - Queen Elizabeth II at right, reef fish vignette at lower left, and the national coat of arms at upper center. Read more →

Brazil 2010 - Banco Central 5 Reais (Pick Unlisted)

When first reported, the combination of date, signature pair, and prefix had not yet been recorded in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, appearing in grading-service population reports as 'Pick Unlisted'. Later research confirmed its identity within the definitive 2010 polymer-style paper series and catalogued it as Pick 253d. Read more →

Brazil 2010 - Banco Central 5 Reais (Pick 253d)

Catalogued as Pick 253d in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, this type formalized earlier unlisted varieties into the recognized numbering system. It belongs to the second-generation Real family, introduced to improve accessibility, fight counterfeiting, and harmonize design language across denominations. Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 - Central Bank 10 Dollars (Pick Unlisted)

This variety was the first polymer $10 of the ECCB and initially appeared as an unlisted entry in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money before being formally classified as Pick 56a. It carries updated security features including a clear polymer window with the ECCB logo, raised tactile marks, microtext, and color-shifting elements embedded in the vertical design format. Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 - Central Bank 10 Dollars (Pick 56a)

Issued polymer 10 Dollars from the East Caribbean Central Bank, dated 2019 and catalogued as Pick 56a. Read more →

East Caribbean States 2019 - Central Bank 20 Dollars (Pick Unlisted)

When first released, this note was unlisted in the SCWPM but later catalogued as Pick 57. It belongs to the ECCB’s first full polymer issue, designed to withstand the tropical environment of the Eastern Caribbean. It carries enhanced features such as a transparent window, latent images, microtext, and raised printing. Read more →