Australia 1965 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 50 Dollars Travellers Cheque Approval-Stage Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)
The single round control punch is one of the most important physical details on this proof. Photographic proofs of this type normally function as mounted review images, yet this 15 June 1965 proof carries a punch through the cheque image at the drawer's signature area. That treatment aligns it with the formal proof-room handling seen on the submitted colour design proofs and separates it from the earlier 1 April 1965 50 Dollars photographic proof, which records the first photographic review state. The punch therefore serves as a stage marker, showing that this June proof had moved beyond simple photographic review into the approval-stage handling of the corrected design. Read more →
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AustraliaApproval-Stage Photographic Proof196550 DollarsPCGS 64 Very Choice New Approval-Stage Photographic ProofPhotographic ProofTravellers ChequeTravelers Check50 DollarsMounted on CardstockSecurity Printing ProofProof-Room Approval PieceBradbury Wilkinson and CompanyLondon Security PrinterPhotographic Design ReviewPrinter's ArchiveEngraved Design RecordLighter Bank Name ReserveSingle Control PunchProfessional Coin Grading Service 64 Very Choice NewCommercial Banking Company of Sydney LimitedAustralian Banking HistoryDecimal Currency TransitionTop Denomination ProofTraveller's Cheque Approval SequenceTravellers Cheque Approval TrailBradbury Wilkinson Approval TrailBank HistoryAustraliaAustralia 1965196523 March 1965 Submitted Design Stage1 April 1965 Photographic Proof Link12 April 1965 Review Letter15 June 196515 June 1965 Approved 10 Dollars Proof Link12 July 1965 Approval StagePick UnlistedPCGS 64R9 Extremely RareDiscovery-Level Photographic ProofUnique Approval-Stage Top-Denomination Photographic ProofMuseum Grade
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