Collection

New Zealand 1895–1908 — Bank of New Zealand £10 Brown (Pick S193bs, With Serial Prefix, Specimen)

A majestic high-denomination specimen from the Bradbury Wilkinson New Zealand lineage, the £10 Brown (Pick S193bs) represents the rare serial-prefix format—bearing dual printed numbers (No. 097476 at upper left and No. 102475 at lower right) that identify it as an official approval or archival pull rather than a plain file copy. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1905–1916 — Bank of New Zealand 1 Pound Red (Pick S212bs) G100001–G300000 Cancelled with Serial Number Prefix Specimen

Numbered specimen from the G100001–G300000 block of the BNZ £1 Red (Pick S212bs), printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London. Fully executed in final inks with live production numbering and perforated CANCELLED across the signature panel, indicating printer-archive invalidation rather than circulation intent. The With Serial Number Prefix classification denotes authentic production serials used on specimen pulls for approval, audit and retention. ... Read more →

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

Numbered specimen from the 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 shows live production numbering used for printer approval, banking audit and archival retention. As With Serial Number Prefix, the note is pulled from the working plates with authentic serial logic rather than dummy or zeroed numerals. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1905–1916 — Bank of New Zealand £1 Red (Pick S212bs) G000001–G100000 Cancelled with Serial Prefix Specimen

The closing chapter of the BNZ private-issue series, this £1 Red (Pick S212bs) carries live serials G000001–G100000 and a pencilled approval date 19 January 1915 on the selvage, confirming late-WWI production from Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London. It represents the definitive ‘with serial prefix’ format pulled directly from the working plates for printer and bank-director approval. Perforated CANCELLED across the signature panel identifies an internal archival invalidation of a fully printed, final-design note. ... Read more →