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Ireland - Northern 1940 - Ulster Bank Limited 1 Pound Issued Note (Pick 306)

The face design carries the strong private-bank identity of Ulster Bank Limited. The upper border names the bank in large Gothic lettering, while the lower border anchors the note in Belfast. The central vignette combines maritime and industrial imagery, with a sailing ship, dockside structure, cart, landscape elements, and tools of commerce. These details give the note a regional economic character, tying the bank’s obligation to trade, shipping, industry, and local commercial life. Read more →

IrelandIssued Note19401 PoundRaw Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueIrish Private BankNorthern Ireland IssueSerial A1521021 PoundUlster BankUlster Bank LimitedBelfastDated Belfast 1st January 1940Ulster Bank Limited WatermarkUlster Bank Limited Watermarked PaperBlue One Pound PanelRed Serial NumbersMaritime VignetteIndustrial VignetteArchitectural VignetteCharles Skipper and East LimitedCharles Skipper and East Limited LondonLondon Security PrinterBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 306Irish Banking HistoryNorthern Ireland Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueIrish Financial HistoryEarly Twentieth Century Paper MoneySterling BanknoteHistoryIrelandIreland - Northern1940Pick 306RawMuseum Grade

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Scotland 1966 - National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds Issued Note (Pick 272a)

This 1966 National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 5 Pounds issued note represents the completed circulation form of the bank's mid-twentieth-century sterling design, cataloged as Pick 272a. Dated Edinburgh, 4th January 1966, and bearing serial number L247675, the note belongs to the 1963-1966 issue period and was printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Company. PMG grades the note 58 Choice About Uncirculated, preserving the design at a high level for a denomination that functioned as practical banking currency rather than as presentation material. Read more →

ScotlandIssued Note19665 PoundsPMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated Issued NoteRegular IssuePrivate Banknote IssueAuthorized Banknote IssueScottish Private BankNational Commercial Bank of ScotlandNational Commercial Bank of Scotland LimitedSerial L2476755 PoundsEdinburghDated Edinburgh 4th January 1966Man's Head WatermarkMan's Head Watermarked PaperCoat of ArmsHeraldic ArmsEdinburgh Castle VignetteArchitectural VignetteSterling BanknoteBradbury, Wilkinson and CompanyBradbury WilkinsonBanknote PrintingSecurity PrintingEngraved BanknotePrivate Banknote ProductionCommercial Banknote IssuePick 272aScottish Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote TraditionCommercial Banknote IssueScottish Financial HistoryTwentieth Century Paper MoneyPre-decimal Sterling1963-1966 IssueHistoryScotland1966Pick 272aPMG 58PMG 58 Choice About UncirculatedChoice About UncirculatedMuseum 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)

As a photographic proof connected to the final Pick 272a reverse, this piece documents the design process behind one of the National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited's last pre-decimal 5 Pounds issues. PCGS grades the proof 55 Choice About New, and its unlisted status supports its importance as a rare surviving production artifact for Scottish private-bank note design. 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. 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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Uruguay 1883 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Specimen (Pick S242s)

Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. was one of the major British security printers supplying banks, governments, and private issuing institutions across international markets during the nineteenth century. This specimen reflects the firm's mature engraving practice through portrait work, denomination repetition, multicolor underprinting, intricate geometric structures, counterfoil integration, production numbering, and printer-applied specimen control within a single private-bank issue. Read more →

UruguaySpecimen188310 PesosPMG 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop) Specimen10 PesosDiez PesosDiez Pesos NacionalesPrivate BanknotePrivate IssueNumbered SpecimenTwo Number Production ControlProduction Control NumberingNumber 345501Number 370500Repeated Number 370500Three Position NumberingCounterfoil NumberingPrinter Control NumberBradbury Wilkinson Production ControlPerforated SPECIMEN BW & Co LONDONSPECIMEN BW & Co LONDONPin Perforated SpecimenSpecimen CancellationRetained CounterfoilFull CounterfoilMulticolor Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCPick S242sBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataBanco de Londres y Río de la PlataMontevideoMoneda Nacional en Oro SelladoLaw of 23 June 1862Pagaremos al Portador y a la VistaUruguay Banking HistoryUruguay Private Banknote EraPrivate Banknote EraNineteenth Century BankingSouth American Banking HistorySouth American NumismaticsBritish Banking in South AmericaSecurity Printing HistoryBritish Security PrintingInternational Banknote PrintingHistoryChristopher Columbus PortraitChild VignetteClassical Female PortraitsDual Portrait ReverseGuilloche Security DesignOrnamental Security DesignDenomination Security DevicesEngraved BanknotePrinter Control SpecimenCounterfoil Control FormatNineteenth Century Security PrintingUruguay18831 January 18831 de Enero 1883PMG 64 EPQChoice UncirculatedTop PopPMG Top PopPopulation 1 at GradeNone HigherMuseum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Australia 1900 Bank of New South Wales £20 Sydney Circular Note specimen, 19__ form with red SPECIMEN overprint, two Charles Skipper & East specimen stamps, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1900 - Bank of New South Wales £20 Sydney Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This £20 Sterling Circular Note specimen was prepared for The Bank of New South Wales at Sydney as a portable international banking instrument connecting Australian customers with the bank's London office and correspondent banking network. The printed form belongs to the 20th-century series identified by the open date field "19__" and preserves the complete unused structure through which a traveler could obtain funds while abroad. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen190020 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note20 Pounds Sterling20 PoundsRed SPECIMEN OverprintSpecimen OverprintCharles Skipper & East Specimen StampsTwo Specimen StampsUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of New South Wales Circular NoteBank of NSWSydneySydney Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security Panel29 Threadneedle StreetThreadneedle StreetLondon OfficeLondonSydney London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia190019__ Date FormatEarly 20th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1890 Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note specimen, 18__ form with perforated SPECIMEN and large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1890 - Bank of New South Wales £10 Brisbane Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This £10 Sterling Circular Note specimen was prepared for The Bank of New South Wales at Brisbane as a portable banking instrument linking the bank's Australian branch network with its London office and correspondent bankers abroad. The printed form belongs to the 19th-century series identified by the open date field "18__" and preserves the complete unused structure through which a traveler could obtain funds while overseas. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen189010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWBrisbaneBrisbane Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondonBrisbane London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia189018__ Date Format19th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1890 Bank of New South Wales £10 Melbourne Circular Note specimen, 18__ form with perforated SPECIMEN, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, reverse London demand draft, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1890 - Bank of New South Wales £10 Melbourne Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This £10 Sterling Circular Note specimen was prepared for The Bank of New South Wales at Melbourne for use within the bank's international traveler-payment system. The face carries the Melbourne office designation and the printed open date field "18__", placing the form within the bank's 19th-century circular-note series. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen189010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWMelbourneMelbourne Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondonMelbourne London BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia189018__ Date Format19th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Australia 1900 Bank of New South Wales £10 London Circular Note specimen, 19__ form with perforated SPECIMEN, large BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES ornamental watermark, reverse Old Broad Street London demand draft, Pick Unlisted, R9 Extremely Rare, unique

Australia 1900 - Bank of New South Wales £10 London Circular Note Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

This £10 Sterling Circular Note specimen was prepared for The Bank of New South Wales at London as part of the bank's traveler-payment system linking the issuing office with correspondent bankers and the holder's supporting Letter of Indication. The face carries the London office designation and the printed open date field "19__", placing the form within the bank's 20th-century circular-note series. Read more →

AustraliaCircular Note Specimen190010 Pounds SterlingUncirculated Circular Note SpecimenCircular Note10 Pounds Sterling10 PoundsPerforated SPECIMENSpecimen PerforationUnissued Banking InstrumentBank of New South WalesThe Bank of New South WalesBank of NSWLondonLondon Circular NoteAustralian Private BankingAustralian Banking HistoryInternational Banking InstrumentTravel BankingLetter of IndicationSignature VerificationDemand DraftLondon DraftSterling Payment InstrumentCharles Skipper & EastLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingSecurity PaperBank of New South Wales WatermarkLarge WatermarkOrnamental WatermarkYellow Gold UnderprintBlue BorderBank of NSW Security PanelOld Broad StreetLondon OfficeLondon BankingCorrespondent BankingInternational SettlementExchange on LondonAustralia190019__ Date FormatEarly 20th Century BankingPick UnlistedUncirculatedMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique

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Argentina 1867 Oxandaburu y Garvino 5 Pesos Bolivianos remainder, Pick S1776r, serial 009148 with retained matching counterfoil, GARVINO misspelling and American Bank Note Company engraving

Argentina 1867 - Banco Oxandaburu y Garvino 5 Pesos Bolivianos Remainder (Pick S1776r)

This 5 Pesos Bolivianos remainder was prepared in 1867 for Oxandaburu y Garvino of Gualeguaychu, Entre Rios, during an early period of private and provincial paper-money issuance in Argentina. The note preserves its original left counterfoil together with the complete unsigned banknote face and carries serial number 009148 on both sections, directly linking the retained accounting stub with the principal note. Read more →

ArgentinaRemainder18675 Pesos BolivianosUncirculated Remainder5 Pesos BolivianosPick S1776rRetained CounterfoilCounterfoil BanknoteSerial 009148Matching Serial NumberUnsigned RemainderBlank ReverseOxandaburu y GarvinoBanco Oxandaburu y GarvinoOxandaburu y GarbinoDomingo Luis GarbinoGarvino MisspellingGarbino Name ErrorMisspelled Bank Name1867 Partnership IssueAmerican Bank Note CompanyABNCNew York Security PrintingEngraved Security PrintingSecurity PrintingExport Banknote PrintingHorse Head VignetteRural VignetteAgricultural VignettePesos BolivianosBolivian Peso DenominationBolivian SilverPrivate BanknoteProvincial BankingArgentine Private Banking19th Century BankingMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentinaEntre RiosGualeguaychu1867UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Argentina 1867 Oxandaburu y Garvino 20 Pesos Bolivianos remainder, Pick S1778r, serial 008371, GARVINO misspelling, gaucho social vignette, red and green printing and fully printed reverse

Argentina 1867 - Banco Oxandaburu y Garvino 20 Pesos Bolivianos Remainder (Pick S1778r)

The note was printed by Litografia San Martin in Buenos Aires, whose imprint appears along the lower margin. Its production represents local Argentine security printing during a period when private issuers commissioned banknote work from both domestic lithographic establishments and major foreign security printers. The 20 Pesos records an important locally produced component of the Oxandaburu y Garvino issue. Read more →

ArgentinaRemainder186720 Pesos BolivianosUncirculated Remainder20 Pesos BolivianosPick S1778rSerial 008371Unsigned RemainderTwo Sided BanknotePrinted ReverseOxandaburu y GarvinoBanco Oxandaburu y GarvinoOxandaburu y GarbinoDomingo Luis GarbinoGarvino MisspellingGarbino Name ErrorMisspelled Bank Name1867 Partnership IssueLitografia San MartinBuenos Aires PrintingArgentine Security PrintingLocal Banknote PrintingLithographic BanknoteMulticolor PrintingRed and Green PrintingGaucho VignetteRural Social VignettePesos BolivianosBolivian Peso DenominationBolivian SilverPrivate BanknoteProvincial BankingArgentine Private Banking19th Century BankingMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentinaEntre RiosGualeguaychuBuenos Aires1867UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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