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Jersey 1840 - Bible Christian Church, Royal Crescent £1 Remainder (Pick Unlisted)

Unissued £1 remainder note of the Bible Christian Church, Royal Crescent, Jersey - a rare surviving artifact from the early 19th-century Methodist movement on the Channel Islands. Printed in blue on thin, high-quality wove paper with a large circular watermark, the piece was intended as a church-backed promissory note payable in British Sterling, guaranteed by the trustees of the congregation. Read more →

South Africa 1861 - Montagu Bank 5 Pounds Remainder (Pick S231r)

The obverse features a finely engraved portrait of John Montagu, framed by elaborate architectural and ornamental elements. Adjacent to the portrait appears a complex security design intended to deter counterfeiting. The scenic vignette depicts a southerly view of Montagu itself, with recognizable local landmarks including the Dutch Reformed Church, the Orphanage, St Mildred’s Anglican Church, Barry’s Trading Store, the Parsonage, and Jouberthuis. This localized imagery transforms the note from a purely monetary instrument into a visual record of the town’s built environment during the mid nineteenth century. Read more →

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 1 Peso Fuerte Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1802)

The base design reflects ABNC's late-1860s export engraving style. A central horse-head vignette is flanked by a youthful female portrait at left and an industrial allegorical vignette at right. Blue underprint denomination panels, ornate border engraving, fine lathe-work, and detailed vignette cutting demonstrate the security-printing methods used by the American Bank Note Company for provincial Latin American banking institutions. Read more →

Argentina 1869 - Banco Domingo Garbino, 5 Pesos Fuertes Issued Note with Red Overprint (Pick S1803)

Historically, these notes belong to Argentina's fragmented late-1860s and early-1870s monetary environment, when private and provincial banking institutions issued paper obligations alongside multiple metallic currency standards. The transition from the 1867 Pesos Bolivianos partnership notes to the 1869 Pesos Fuertes series documents a change in monetary denomination, while the subsequent BANCO DOMINGO GARBINO overprint records the later institutional reuse of the earlier printed currency. Read more →