Collection PL

New Zealand 1981 - 100 Dollars H.R. Hardie Signature Replacement Star Serial YA000000* Printer Annotation Specimen (Pick 175as)

The note also carries a single punch-hole cancellation applied through the left portion of the design, serving as a basic invalidation method. Importantly, this specimen does not display any red overprint, perforated cancellation text, or oval control stamp, further distinguishing it from formal specimen distribution formats. The absence of these elements confirms its role as an internal control and evaluation piece rather than an externally issued specimen. Read more →

New Zealand 1981 - 100 Dollars H.R. Hardie Signature Serial YAA000000 Printer Annotation Specimen with Single Punch Hole (Pick 175as)

The note bears Serial YAA000000, a structured control serial used for internal reference. A single punch-hole cancellation is applied through the left portion of the design, functioning as a basic invalidation method. Read more →

New Zealand 1985 - 100 Dollars S.T. Russell Signature Black Overprint Specimen No. 004 with Dual Oval Stamps and YAC000000 Serial (Pick 175bs)

A single round punch-hole cancellation is positioned through the central lower area of the design, functioning as a physical invalidation method. The note also carries Serial YAC000000 and is identified as Specimen No. 004, confirming its placement within a controlled and numbered specimen sequence. Read more →

New Zealand 1992 - 100 Dollars Rutherford Design Vertical Red SPECIMEN Overprint Printer-Annotated TDLR Specimen (Pick 181s)

Two red De La Rue oval control stamps marked 'SPECIMEN NO VALUE' are present, positioned separately across the design field, reinforcing its status as a non-circulating reference piece. A single round punch-hole cancellation is applied near the center, completing the physical invalidation process typical of controlled specimen handling. Read more →

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Specimen (Pick S1880s)

The condor vignette, engraved with layered line work and controlled relief, anchors the composition and illustrates the firm’s early approach to portrait and emblem engraving for South American clients. Surrounding security geometry demonstrates anti-counterfeiting standards far beyond the capabilities of local lithographers, underscoring why provincial banks turned to London printers despite geographic distance. Read more →

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Specimen (S1881s)

No issued example of this Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes type is known. No proof state is known. No second specimen has been recorded in institutional collections, auction archives, grading census data, or reference literature. Within the specimen category, this note stands alone as the only observable output of its kind. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 500 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, No Prefix

Cancellation has been applied by two punch holes, permanently invalidating the document for payment or settlement while preserving it as an official specimen. The perforations are positioned in the lower portion of the note and form part of the controlled specimen handling process applied to Treasury Bills retained for reference rather than circulation. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 1,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix B

Cancellation is effected by two large punch holes applied in the lower right portion of the note, positioned through the signature area. These punch holes serve as a physical method of invalidation, permanently preventing any use of the document for circulation or financial settlement. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

Cancellation is effected by two large punch holes applied in the lower right portion of the note through the signature area. These punch holes constitute a physical method of invalidation, permanently preventing the document from being used for payment or settlement. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 5,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix C

Cancellation has been applied by a single punch hole, precisely placed to invalidate the instrument for redemption while preserving it as an official reference document. The use of a single punch hole represents a deliberate specimen treatment variant observed on selected Barbados Treasury Bills of this period. Read more →

Barbados 1960 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

Cancellation is effected by two large punch holes applied in the lower right portion of the note through the signature area. These punch holes constitute a physical method of invalidation, permanently preventing the document from being used for payment or settlement. Read more →

Barbados 1980 - Government of Barbados 10,000 Dollars Treasury Bill, Specimen, Red Overprint, Punch Hole Cancelled, Prefix D

Cancellation is effected by a single punch hole applied to the note, permanently invalidating it for payment while preserving it as an official reference example. The use of a single punch hole reflects a controlled specimen treatment applied to selected high-denomination Treasury Bills of this period. Read more →