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Great Britain 1922 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque specimen printed in brown with red specimen and cancellation markings, portrait vignette, large denomination devices, and reverse payment text for Thomas Cook and Son Bankers Limited.

Great Britain 1922 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Travellers Cheque Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

As a surviving specimen of the 5 Pounds Thomas Cook and Son Travellers Cheque, this item occupies an important position in the history of private payment media, security printing, and international travel finance. Its connection to the matching photographic proof strengthens the archival value of both pieces, preserving the movement from design verification to finished specimen presentation within one of the most influential traveller-payment systems of the twentieth century. Read more →

Great BritainSpecimen19225 PoundsUncirculated SpecimenTravellers ChequeTravelers Check5 PoundsPrivate IssueSpecimen CancelledPrinted ReverseSignature Verification InstrumentThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son Bankers LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsEarly Travellers Cheque SystemEarly Travelers Check SystemSecurity PrintingSpecimen Presentation FormProof and Specimen PairGlobal Payment SystemsGreat BritainGreat Britain 19221922Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level SpecimenMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note photographic proof mounted on cardstock, dated 24 April 1919, with brown security-printing design, large denomination devices, portrait vignette, payment wording, and Thomas Cook and Son title.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

As a photographic proof, this piece records the design as a production-review image rather than as a circulating financial instrument. Its mounted format, dated proof-room handling, security-printing composition, portrait-based design continuity, and close relationship to the companion 1919 alternate design make it an unusually strong reference artifact. It preserves a stage where the engraver's image, banking language, denomination structure, and global payment function could be studied before the final printed form was selected or advanced. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssuePre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191924 April 1919Pick UnlistedR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note alternate-design photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with centralized ornamental security engraving, vertical Thomas Cook and Son title, circular note wording, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son 5 Pounds Circular Note Photographic Proof, Alternate Design (Pick Unlisted)

The design is built around a dense ornamental structure rather than the portrait-based layout seen on the companion proof. The Thomas Cook and Son name rises vertically at the side, while the central field is dominated by a large guilloche medallion, radiating linework, heavy security engraving, layered value panels, and prominent 5 Pounds denomination devices. The words "Circular Note for Five Pounds" are placed directly within the main security field, giving the instrument a compact and strongly centralized appearance. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19195 PoundsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofCircular Note5 PoundsPrivate IssueAlternate DesignPre Issue Production ProofMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentSecurity Printing ProofThomas Cook and SonThomas Cook and Son LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsCircular Note HistoryGlobal Payment SystemsPost First World War FinanceSecurity PrintingDesign Verification ArtifactProofing ProcessPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofOrnamental Security DesignGreat BritainGreat Britain 19191919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques photographic proof with central eagle vignette, United States and Canada payment wording, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers London imprint, signature identification text, 50 Dollars denomination devices, and mounted proof presentation.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques Photographic Proof, Central Eagle Vignette Design (Pick Unlisted)

The central payment field is also built around an eagle vignette. The eagle is integrated into the engraved security design behind the signature and payment wording, with clawed feet visible beneath the body and wings. This vignette is one of the defining design features of the proof. Together with the wording "in the United States and Canada," the eagle gives the form a clear North American visual identity while the issuing authority and security-printing origin remain British: Thomas Cook and Son Limited, engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited in London. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof191950 DollarsPCGS 63 Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequesTravelers Checks50 DollarsPrivate IssueCentral Eagle Vignette DesignCentral Eagle VignetteEagle VignetteEagle Security VignetteMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentGood for Twelve Months from DateUnited States and Canada Payment FormDollar Denominated Payment InstrumentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedBradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers LondonLondon Security PrintingSecurity Printer ImprintProduction Review ProofPhotographic Design ReviewDesign Verification ArtifactThomas Cook and Son LimitedThomas Cook and Son Bankers LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryNorth American Dollar Payment NetworkUnited States and CanadaLondon or New York Advice WordingPost First World War FinanceGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191920 October 1919Pick UnlistedPCGS 63 Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques photographic proof with ornamental oval design, United States and Canada payment wording, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited engraving attribution, dense security-printing layout, 50 Dollars denomination devices, and mounted proof presentation.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques Photographic Proof, Ornamental Oval Design (Pick Unlisted)

The face carries the Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited engraving tradition through its security-printing style, with the London printer's imprint forming part of the proof's production identity where visible on the lower margin. The dense linework, layered oval architecture, lettered security field, value panels, and ornamental devices all reflect a printer's proofing environment in which visual hierarchy, anti-alteration structure, payment wording, and denomination clarity were reviewed together. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof191950 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequesTravelers Checks50 DollarsPrivate IssueOrnamental Oval DesignMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentUnited States and Canada Payment FormDollar Denominated Payment InstrumentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedBradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers LondonLondon Security PrintingSecurity Printer ImprintProduction Review ProofPhotographic Design ReviewDesign Verification ArtifactOrnamental Security DesignThomas Cook and Son LimitedInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryNorth American Dollar Payment NetworkUnited States and CanadaPost First World War FinanceGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191910 November 1919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1919 Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques photographic proof with No. 000000 serial number, New York wording, Travelers Cheque for Fifty Dollars title, good for twelve months from date text, international exchange-rate grid, Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited security-printing attribution, and mounted proof presentation.

Great Britain 1919 - Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars Travellers Cheques Photographic Proof, Control Layout Design (Pick Unlisted)

This proof belongs to the same Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited security-printing group as the related Thomas Cook and Son Limited 50 Dollars photographic proofs, whose London engraver imprint is visible on the companion design state. The dense guilloche work, layered lettered security field, denomination devices, exchange-rate table, and formal payment layout all reflect a London security-printer's production environment, where visual hierarchy, anti-alteration structure, payment wording, and operational detail were reviewed together. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof191950 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Photographic ProofTravellers ChequesTravelers Check50 DollarsPrivate IssueControl Layout DesignMounted on CardstockSerial Number 000000Specimen Serial NumberSignature Verification InstrumentIdentity Verification InstrumentGood for Twelve Months from DateDollar Denominated Payment InstrumentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedBradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited Engravers LondonLondon Security PrintingSecurity Printer ImprintProduction Review ProofPhotographic Design ReviewDesign Verification ArtifactOperational Payment LayoutExchange Conversion TableThomas Cook and Son LimitedThomas Cook and SonNew YorkLetter of IdentificationSight Draft Payment FormInternational Exchange Rate GridCorrespondent Bank Payment SystemPrivate Payment InstrumentsTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryPost First World War FinanceGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryUnited States and Canada Fifty DollarsGreat Britain and Ireland 10 Pounds 4 Shillings 1 PennyFrance Belgium and Switzerland 256.25 FrancsGermany 208.30 MarksItaly 256.25 LireScandinavia 183.49 KronerHolland 122.70 FlorinsAustria 245.10 KronenOther Countries Current RatesGreat BritainGreat Britain 1919191929 March 1919Pick UnlistedPCGS 64 Very Choice NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Great Britain 1900 Thomas Cook and Son 4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 Pence sight draft photographic proof mounted on cardstock, with Ludgate Circus London headquarters address, boxed sterling value, at sight payment wording, written denomination banner, date blanks, sign here instruction, and Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited production context.

Great Britain 1900 - Thomas Cook and Son 4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 Pence Sight Draft Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

This proof belongs to the Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited security-printing group represented across the related Thomas Cook proof material. The mounted photographic proof format, London production context, controlled payment wording, formal value panels, and close relationship to the engraved Thomas Cook proof sequence place it within the same security-printing environment as the broader Thomas Cook and Son proof archive. Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited is therefore treated as the printer for this catalog record, consistent with the related Thomas Cook photographic proof group. Read more →

Great BritainPhotographic Proof19004 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 PencePCGS 58 Choice About New Photographic ProofSight Draft4 Pounds 1 Shilling 8 PenceFour Pounds One Shilling and EightpencePrivate IssueMounted on CardstockSignature Verification InstrumentAt Sight Payment FormSterling Denominated Payment InstrumentExchange Based Denomination20 Dollars Sterling EquivalentBradbury Wilkinson and Company LimitedLondon Security PrintingSecurity PrintingPhotographic Design ReviewProduction Review ProofDesign Verification ArtifactThomas Cook and SonThos Cook and SonLudgate Circus LondonThomas Cook Ludgate Circus HeadquartersThomas Cook 1873 HeadquartersLondon Financial DistrictInternational Travel FinancePrivate Payment InstrumentsSight Draft HistoryCircular Note HistoryTravellers Cheques HistoryTravelers Checks HistoryEarly Travel Payment SystemGlobal Payment SystemsHistoryGreat BritainGreat Britain 190019001900s Date LinePick UnlistedPCGS 58 Choice About NewR9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUniqueMuseum Grade

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Poland 1938 Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty State Ticket, serial IB4039776, with Boleslaw I the Brave portrait, Polish crowned eagle, repeating 1 ZL watermark, and PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated preservation.

Poland 1938 - Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty State Ticket IB4039776 (Pick 50)

The reverse is composed around a prominent central denomination surrounded by geometric guilloche ornament and repeated value devices designed for rapid recognition in circulation. The paper incorporates a repeating horizontal 1 ZL watermark serving as the principal security feature of the issue. Read more →

PolandIssued State Ticket19381 ZlotyPMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated Issued State TicketState TicketMinistry of FinanceMinisterstwo Skarbu1 ZlotySerial IB4039776Emergency Coin ReplacementTreasury-Issued Paper MoneySecond Polish RepublicLate Prewar Issue1939 Emergency CirculationSmall-Denomination Paper MoneySubsidiary Coinage SubstituteBoleslaw I the BraveBoleslaw ChrobryPolish Crowned EagleLeonard SowinskiMarian Romuald PolakEugeniusz KwiatkowskiWieslaw DomaniewskiPolish Security Printing WorksPWPWPolska Wytwornia Papierow WartosciowychWarsaw PrintingSecurity Printing HistoryFibrous PaperEmergency Paper StockRepeating 1 ZL WatermarkAs-Made InclusionPolandPoland 1938Second Polish Republic Currency19381939Pick 50Milczak 78bPMG 66 EPQGem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Poland 1938 1 Zloty specimen H1234567 with red WZOR overprints on both sides and vertical Bez wartosci overprint

Poland 1938 - Ministry of Finance 1 Zloty Specimen with WZÓR and BEZ WARTOŚCI Overprints (Pick 50s)

The ticket was designed by Leonard Sowinski, engraved by Marian Romuald Polak, and printed by Polska Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych S.A. in Warsaw. Its production belongs to the final prewar phase of Polish state paper money and to the treasury-ticket programme introduced in response to a shortage of subsidiary coinage. Read more →

PolandSpecimen19381 ZlotyPMG 64 SpecimenState TicketMinistry of FinanceMinisterstwo Skarbu1 ZlotySerial H1234567Additional Number H0900000Red WZOR OverprintWZOR Overprint on Both SidesVertical Bez wartosci OverprintEmergency Coin ReplacementTreasury-Issued Paper MoneySmall-Denomination Paper MoneySubsidiary Coinage SubstituteRepeating 1 ZL WatermarkBoleslaw I the BraveBoleslaw ChrobryPolish Crowned EagleLeonard SowinskiMarian Romuald PolakEugeniusz KwiatkowskiWieslaw DomaniewskiPolish Security Printing WorksPWPWPolska Wytwornia Papierow WartosciowychWarsaw PrintingSecurity Printing HistoryPolandPoland 1938Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic CurrencyLate Prewar Issue19381939Pick 50sMilczak 78WaPMG 64Museum Grade

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Poland 1941 Bank Emisyjny w Polsce 1 Zloty State Note, serial BD3580426, Miłczak 99b Warsaw printing, with geometric watermark, PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated.

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce State Note BD3580426 (Pick 99)

The BD prefix belongs to the Miłczak 99b variety. Miłczak identifies this variety as the Warsaw printing produced by Staatsdruckerei und Münze in the former facilities of Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. The plant, equipment, and established security-printing infrastructure of the former PWPW works continued to be used under the wartime administrative structure. Read more →

PolandIssued State Note19411 ZlotyPMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated Issued State NoteState NoteBank Emisyjny w Polsce1 ZlotySerial BD3580426BD PrefixGeneral GovernmentOccupation Period CurrencySecond World War1941 IssueFeliks MłynarskiRudolf JędrzejowskiLeonard SowińskiMłynarkiWatermark Type 14Watermark Type 14AGeometric Pattern WatermarkDark and Light RectanglesGuilloche DesignSeven-Digit Red NumberingTypographic PrintingSecurity Printing HistoryStaatsdruckerei und MünzeFormer PWPWPolska Wytwórnia Papierów WartościowychWarsaw PrintingNo Known WZÓRPolandPoland 1941General Government Currency1941Pick 99Miłczak 99bPMG 67 EPQSuperb Gem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Poland 1941 Bank Emisyjny w Polsce 1 Zloty uncut sheet of three Miłczak 99b notes, serials BE4460823, BE4464323, and BE4467823, with two circular punch holes, red diagonal control mark, and PMG 55 About Uncirculated.

Poland 1941 - 1 Zloty Bank Emisyjny w Polsce Uncut Sheet of 3 Notes (Pick 99b)

Miłczak identifies the 99b variety as the Warsaw printing produced by Staatsdruckerei und Münze in the former facilities of Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A. The sheet preserves material evidence of the production methods used at the former PWPW security-printing works under the wartime administrative structure, including numbering, registration, spacing, control markings, paper, and typographic printing. Read more →

PolandUncut Sheet19411 ZlotyPMG 55 About Uncirculated Uncut SheetUncut Sheet of 3 NotesBank Emisyjny w Polsce1 ZlotyBE4460823BE4464323BE4467823BE PrefixGeneral GovernmentOccupation Period CurrencySecond World War1941 IssueGeneral Government CurrencyFeliks MłynarskiRudolf JędrzejowskiLeonard SowińskiMłynarkiWatermark Type 14Watermark Type 14AGeometric Pattern WatermarkDark and Light RectanglesGuilloche DesignSeven-Digit Red NumberingTypographic PrintingTwo Circular Punch HolesRed Diagonal Control MarkProduction ControlManufacturing-Stage ArtifactConnected Production UnitOriginal Sheet Layout48-Note Printing SheetSecurity Printing HistoryStaatsdruckerei und MünzeFormer PWPWPolska Wytwórnia Papierów WartościowychWarsaw PrintingNo Known WZÓRPolandPoland 19411941Pick 99bMiłczak 99bPMG 55About UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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Poland 1946 Narodowy Bank Polski 1 Zloty State Note with multi-tone triangular watermark, no serial number, Pick 123, PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated.

Poland 1946 - 1 Zloty Narodowy Bank Polski State Note (Pick 123)

Designed by Ryszard Kleczewski and printed by the Polish Security Printing Works in Łódź, the note reflects the restrained yet functional security printing adopted during the immediate post-war reconstruction period. Although produced in a print run of approximately 152 million notes, surviving examples in exceptional condition are considerably less common due to the heavy circulation typical of low-denomination currency. Read more →

PolandState Note19461 ZlotyPMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated Narodowy Bank PolskiState Note1 Zloty1946 IssueEdward DrożniakWitold TrąmpczyńskiKarol PustówkaRyszard KleczewskiMulti-tone WatermarkTriangle WatermarkNo Serial NumberTypographic PrintingGuilloche DesignPolish Security Printing WorksPWPWŁódźPolandPoland 1946Pick 123Miłczak 123PMG 67EPQSuperb Gem UncirculatedMuseum Grade

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