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Luxembourg 24 November 1965 - 20 Francs Face Photographic Proof Final Layout Stage (Pick Unlisted)

The note is preserved in Choice New condition, mounted on original cardstock, retaining strong photographic clarity and full integrity of the finalized layout. Read more →

Luxembourg March 20 1971 - 50 Francs Signature A, Face Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The signature configuration corresponds to the Signature A system later cataloged as Pick 55a, establishing this proof as part of the A-branch design sequence prior to the introduction of the alternate Signature B variant. Read more →

Luxembourg March 20 1971 - 50 Francs Signature A, Back Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

Within the broader Luxembourg collection, this proof represents the definitive reverse reference for the fifty francs denomination in its Signature A configuration, capturing the completed design immediately prior to color trials, specimen preparation, and final issuance. Read more →

Luxembourg 1951 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Multi-Stage Photographic Proof Assembly (Pick Unlisted)

The second face proof represents a significantly more advanced stage. Engraving lines are sharper and more controlled, ornamental elements are proportionally aligned, and the overall composition reflects a near-final structural balance. At this stage, functional elements are fully integrated into the design, including the placement of signatures and the introduction of serial numbering on the obverse. Read more →

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale à Luxembourg 100 Francs Face Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

The composition centers on a classical female allegorical portrait enclosed within a laurel-framed oval, surrounded by finely engraved guilloche structures and flanked by symbolic figures representing labor, production, and national economic strength. The line work is fully resolved, with controlled tonal modeling and balanced ornamental density, confirming that this is not a preliminary concept study but an advanced production-stage photographic proof. Read more →

Luxembourg 1956 Banque Internationale a Luxembourg 100 Francs Back Photographic Proof (Pick Unlisted)

As a photographic proof, this piece served internal review and verification functions within the printing process and was never intended for circulation. Surviving examples are scarce and provide direct documentation of how the reverse moved from design concept into production-ready execution. Read more →

Australia 1929 - Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited - Circular Letter of Credit Photographic Proof (Mounted on Cardstock, PCGS 64 Very Choice New)

In practice, a client would purchase a defined credit amount from their issuing bank in Sydney prior to travel. The document would then be presented at recognized correspondent banks-often in major financial centers such as London-where withdrawals could be made against the established credit line. Each transaction was recorded on the document itself, gradually reducing the available balance until exhausted. This system eliminated the need to carry large sums of physical currency while maintaining strict institutional control and traceability. Read more →

Poland 1937 - Free City of Gdańsk Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden Architectural Vignette Bradbury Wilkinson and Company

Its direct correspondence with the Bank of Danzig 20 Gulden 1937 issue establishes a complete production link between engraved design and finished banknote. As such, it stands as a primary artifact documenting the creation of one of the defining issues of the Free City of Gdańsk’s interwar monetary system. Read more →

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos with 1912 Dual-Side State and Treasury Revalidation Overprint (Pick Unlisted, Base Pick 156)

Uncirculated 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos note, printed by Waterlow & Sons, London, and later transformed by the 1912 Paraguayan emergency revalidation process. The note is based on the original 1907 Banco de la República 5 Pesos issue, cataloged as Pick 156, but this dual-side state and Treasury validation format appears to stand outside the standard catalog listing and is therefore best treated as Pick Unlisted, base Pick 156. The face carries the large oval state overprint “Emisión del Estado – Ley de 11 de Enero de 1912,” while the reverse bears the additional Treasury validation “Departamento de Hacienda – Junta Fiscalizadora – Cincuenta Centavos Oro Sellado – Conforme Decreto de 20 de Mayo 1912.” This dual-side structure places the note among the most historically informative forms of Paraguay’s 1912 provisional paper money. Read more →

Paraguay 1907 - Banco de la República 5 Pesos Issued Note (Pick 156)

The issued Pick 156 also provides the clearest visual comparison for the 1912 overprinted notes. On the single-side Pick 127 issue, the face overprint crosses the central portrait and title, visibly placing state authority over the original banknote. On the dual-side Pick Unlisted variety, the reverse overprint adds the Departamento de Hacienda and Junta Fiscalizadora layer and repeats the “Cincuenta Centavos Oro Sellado” value formula. Without the issued note, those later interventions can be misunderstood as isolated markings. With the issued note present, the full sequence becomes clear: Paraguay first had a refined Banco de la República note, then turned surviving stock into emergency state currency, and in special cases added further Treasury control. Read more →

Barbados 1968 - Bank of Barbados 5 Dollars Prefix AA Front and Back Archival Photograph (Pick Unlisted)

Paper Money Guaranty identifies the pieces as Front Archival Photograph and Back Archival Photograph and classifies them as Pick Unlisted. The photographs are not legal tender, were never issued for circulation, and do not represent specimens of a released Barbados banknote type. Instead, they survive as primary-source production records from the design history of modern Barbados paper money. Read more →

China 1949 - People's Bank of China 100 Yuan Red Ship Unnumbered Multi-Layer Alignment Trial with Inverted 1948 100 Yuan Underprint (Pick Unlisted)

This 1949 100 Yuan Red Ship alignment trial from the People's Bank of China belongs to the production history of the First Series Renminbi, the founding paper-money issue of the early People's Republic of China. The issued Red Ship note is cataloged as Pick 831b, while this piece is Pick Unlisted because it survives in an unfinished production-stage format, without serial numbers or final trimming and with oversized margins and printer guide marks. Read more →