Collection PL

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos Specimen, De La Rue Cancel Stamp, Serie A, Specimen No. 50 (Pick 41as)

Cancellation on this specimen is effected through a restrained printer-applied method rather than mechanical perforation or large overprint. The obverse bears a small red oval stamp reading SPECIMEN DE LA RUE – CANCELLED, applied near the lower central portion of the design. No diagonal SPECIMEN overprint or perforated cancellation is present. This cancellation style reflects a controlled printer-level handling protocol, balancing permanent non-monetary invalidation with maximal preservation of the engraved artwork. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen, Perforated Cancel, Serie A (Pick 40as)

Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, this specimen records a specialized method of controlling high-value reference currency. Its importance lies not only in the five hundred pesos design itself, but in the survival of a distinct administrative format in which perforation, rather than printed ink, served as the permanent instrument of cancellation. It is a complete production-standard record of the Serie A type and a significant document of the security printer's institutional handling practices. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen, Printed Cancel, Serie A, Specimen No. 29 (Pick 40as)

The printed number at the lower margin is central to the note's documentary character. Specimen No. 29 records the piece as an individually tracked example, allowing it to be associated with a specific position in the group prepared for official reference, institutional comparison, or controlled presentation. Such numbering transformed the specimen into an accountable object whose movement and retention could be supervised independently of the circulation issue. Read more →

United States 1854 - Empire City Bank 100 Dollars Proof (Pick NY1585G16P)

Archival records further support this classification. Six examples of this proof type were recorded in the American Bank Note Company Archives sale of 1990, indicating a very small surviving population derived directly from institutional holdings. Proofs of this nature were produced in extremely limited numbers and were often destroyed once designs were finalized or banks ceased operation, making surviving examples highly significant as primary evidence of nineteenth century American banknote production practices. Read more →

Italy 1781 - Regie Finanze di Torino 5 Scudi Front Proof Sheet (Pick Unlisted)

This sheet contains two impressions of the five scudi front design produced from plates one and two and printed under full intaglio pressure on official paper stock. Plate identifiers are present within the design, confirming systematic plate-based production rather than decorative or commemorative printing. The impressions exhibit deep plate bite visible from the verso, consistent with working proof material. Read more →

Italy 1745 - Regie Finanze di Torino - 100 Lire Back Proof, Pre-Date Control State (Pick Unlisted)

In this pre-date control state, the left and central text areas remain unpopulated by legal obligation text. No No. fields, no Per il Capitale di lire cento inscription, and no dated line are engraved on this impression. The sheet therefore preserves the control framework, emblem, denomination cartouche, and the right-side authority titles as a distinct engraved state without any temporal inscription. Read more →

Italy 1746 - Regie Finanze di Torino - 100 Lire Back Proof, Fixed-Date Control State (Pick Unlisted)

Below the central emblem, a ribbon bearing the inscription Regie Finanze integrates the heraldic and textual elements into a unified fiscal authority statement. The lower margin of the design carries the engraved plate identifier P.2, confirming production from plate number two and documenting systematic plate-based preparation rather than decorative or commemorative printing. Read more →

Italy 1765 - Regie Finanze di Torino - 100 Lire Front Proof, Final Face State (Pick Unlisted)

The engraving exhibits consistent line depth, finely articulated lettering, and fully populated ornamental borders throughout. The lower margin carries the engraved plate identifier P.2, confirming systematic plate-based production. No serial numbers, handwritten entries, or signatures are present, confirming proof status rather than issued currency. Read more →

Cayman Islands 1974 - Cayman Islands Currency Board 1 Dollar Issued Note (Pick 5d)

The obverse follows a restrained and highly structured layout characteristic of Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited’s work for British overseas territories during the late twentieth century. A formal engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second occupies the right half of the note, concentrating fine-line security engraving in a high-density visual field. At center, the Cayman Islands coat of arms is integrated into the principal denomination panel reading One Dollar, establishing immediate denomination clarity while reinforcing institutional authority. Beneath this panel appears the engraved signature of A. Jefferson, serving as Chairman of the Cayman Islands Currency Board at the time this printing was produced. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 500 Pesos Specimen Printed Cancel Serie D Specimen No. 12 (Pick 40cs)

Printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited, this Specimen No. 12 is a complete documentary record of the Serie D five hundred pesos form. It preserves not only the artistic and technical design of the denomination, but also the administrative system through which high-value reference notes were numbered, cancelled, and retained as official records of Uruguay's 1939 paper currency program. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Red Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

At right, the allegorical female figure holds the Constitution, presenting republican law as the foundation of the monetary promise. Her classical form is combined with architectural and industrial imagery, linking constitutional authority with economic organization and national development. Fine intaglio linework creates depth across the face, garments, book, and surrounding symbolic elements. Read more →

Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint, Serie D (Pick 39cs)

This Serie D one hundred pesos specimen of the Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay is identified as Specimen No. 2 and forms the black-marked counterpart to a matching red specimen-control example. Both notes share the same Pick 39cs classification, Serie D designation, prefix D all-zero serial numbers, printed Specimen No. 2 identity, completed design, and certified grade. Their only major administrative distinction is the color of the diagonal specimen inscription and the oval printer control stamps. Read more →