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Cayman Islands 1996 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 25 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 19s)

At the lower margin, the printed tracking panel reads “SPECIMEN No. 001,” identifying this note as the first numbered specimen for the 1996 twenty five dollars denomination. The serial format follows the specimen convention with prefix B/1 and serial number 000000, which is separate from the printed specimen number and reserved exclusively for non-circulating reference material. Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 40 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 9s)

The serial format follows the all-zero specimen convention with prefix A/1 and serial number 000000. This format is reserved for specimen handling and does not correspond to circulation output. The obverse bears the engraved signature of V. G. Johnson as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board, situating the note within the principal administrative phase of the 1974 series. Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 50 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 10s)

The serial configuration follows the standard specimen convention for the series: prefix A/1 with an all-zero serial number 000000. The specimen number 064 is separate from the serial and appears exclusively within the printed tracking panel, forming part of De La Rue’s internal accounting structure rather than any circulation numbering system. Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Black Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 11s)

The serial format follows the all-zero specimen convention with prefix A/1 and serial number 000000. The specimen control number 097 appears separately in the printed tracking panel and forms part of the printer’s accounting structure rather than the circulation serial format. Read more →

Cayman Islands 1991 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 100 Dollars Specimen with Red Overprint & Oval Stamp (Pick 15s)

The serial format carries prefix B/1 with the all-zero serial number 000000, a configuration reserved exclusively for specimen handling and never used for circulation output. The engraved signature beneath the central denomination panel is that of A. Jefferson, serving as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board during the 1991 series, anchoring the note within its correct administrative phase. Read more →

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

The upper field is dominated by the Thomas Cook and Son name, with New York printed beneath it, immediately identifying the design as part of the firm's transatlantic payment network. A specimen serial number field appears as No. 000000 at the left, while ornate 50 Dollars value devices appear in the upper-right and lower-left corners. This use of a zero serial number gives the proof a specimen-style control character and separates it visually from the companion 50 Dollars proof designs that rely more heavily on pictorial or ornamental payment-panel treatment. Read more →