Presenting private banknote era (17 results)

New Zealand 1905–1916 Bank of New Zealand £1 Red Pick S212bs, serial prefix E300001–E400000, perforated SPECIMEN, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.

New Zealand 1905–1916 - Bank of New Zealand £1 Red Cancelled Specimen with Serial Number Prefix E300001–E400000 (Pick S212bs)

Numbered specimen from the terminal E300001–E400000 block of the BNZ £1 Red (Pick S212bs), printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London. Perforated SPECIMEN across the signature panel and preserved with wide selvage, this pull represents the final and rarest stage of BNZ £1 Red archival production. The E-prefix rollover marks a distinct late-WWI production phase involving plate recalibration and alphabetic reset within Bradbury Wilkinson’s numbering system. ... Read more →

New ZealandSpecimen with Serial Number Prefix19051 PoundRaw (Serial-numbered Specimen, wide selvage) Specimen1 PoundRedBNZ Color LineageSerial-Prefix VarietyE-prefixBradbury WilkinsonBWCPick S212bsBank of New ZealandPrivate Banknote EraPre-Reserve BankWartime ProductionPrefix Block SequenceMāori Portrait SeriesSecurity Printing HistoryNew Zealand190519161905–1916Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Mauritius 1842 - Mauritius Commercial Bank 10 Dollars / 2 Pounds Sterling Issued & Cancelled (Pick S122a)

A fully issued, hand-signed, and dated Mauritius Commercial Bank note - one of the earliest known examples of circulating paper money from the island. Dated 2 August 1842, this note bears manuscript signatures, serial numbers, and the characteristic oval CANCELLED stamps applied upon redemption. The engraving by Myers Frs. ... Read more →

MauritiusIssued & Cancelled Note184210 Dollars / 2 Pounds SterlingFine–Very Fine (Issued & Cancelled) Issued NoteCancelled10 Dollars2 PoundsDual-CurrencyColonial CurrencyMyers Frs & CoEngraved Security PrintingMauritius Commercial BankEarly Mauritius BankingColonial Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote EraPort Louis Harbor VignetteBritish Colonial Finance19th Century BanknotesRedemption and Cancellation NotesMauritiusPort Louis1842Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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Mauritius 1843 Mauritius Commercial Bank 10 Dollars / 2 Pounds Sterling Remainder, PMG 50 NET

Mauritius 1843 - Mauritius Commercial Bank 10 Dollars / 2 Pounds Sterling Remainder (Pick S122r)

Unissued remainder from the earliest Mauritius Commercial Bank dual-currency series, printed by Myers Frs. & Co., London. This note represents the archival stock of the 1840s issue - printed but never signed or circulated. ... Read more →

MauritiusRemainder184310 Dollars / 2 Pounds SterlingPMG 50 NET (Ink Burn) Remainder10 Dollars2 PoundsDual-CurrencyColonial CurrencyMyers Frs & CoEngraved Security PrintingInk BurnMauritius Commercial BankEarly Mauritius BankingColonial Banking HistoryPrivate Banknote EraPort Louis Harbor VignetteBritish Colonial Finance1840s Currency Reform19th Century BanknotesMauritiusPort Louis1843PMG 50Museum GradeR6 Extremely Rare

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New Zealand 1924–1925 Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings Front Proof Pick S231p1 with SPECIMEN perforation, Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.

New Zealand 1924–1925 - Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings Front Proof with SPECIMEN Perforation (Pick S231p1)

Front proof of the Bank of New Zealand 10 Shillings (Pick S231p1), printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London, for the post-war re-engraved issue dated 1924–25. Perforated SPECIMEN through the lower margin and certified by PMG as Choice Uncirculated 63 Top Pop, this example shows the completed obverse design prior to overprinting and serial application. The note features a finely engraved portrait of the Māori rangatira Tamati Waka Nene (1780–1871), leader of Ngāpuhi and an early ally of British settlement-one of the first indigenous statesmen ever depicted on a Commonwealth banknote. ... Read more →

New ZealandFront Proof192410 ShillingsPMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (Top Pop, Front Proof with SPECIMEN Perforation) Front Proof10 ShillingsSpecimen PerforationIntaglioBradbury WilkinsonBWCTamati Waka NeneBank of New ZealandNew Zealand Banking HistoryPre-Reserve BankPrivate Banknote EraInterwar Currency DesignEngraved Security PrintingLate Edwardian PlateworkTint-Stone UnderprintMāori Portrait SeriesNew Zealand192419251924–1925PMG 63Top PopMuseum GradeR8 Extremely Rare

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Uruguay 1883 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Specimen (Pick S242s)

A 10 Pesos specimen prepared for the Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata in Montevideo and dated 1 January 1883, engraved and printed in London by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. The piece preserves the complete specimen format of the bank's 10 Pesos issue, including the retained counterfoil, full multicolor face design, reverse engraving, production numbering, and printer-applied perforated cancellation. The obverse combines formal banking text with an elaborate multicolor security design. ... 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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