Collection PL

Uruguay 1872 - P. Valdez & Co., Tacuarembo 10 Centesimos Unissued (Pick Unlisted)

Unissued 10 Centesimos note dated 1 July 1872 from P. Valdez & Co. of Tacuarembo (then San Fructuoso), printed by Lit. F. Bauer, Rincon 72, Montevideo. Pablo Valdez was a leading figure of 19th-century Tacuarembo: a stage-coach operator connecting San Fructuoso with Paso de los Toros, the town’s first agent of livestock brands and marks, and founder of the large soap works Jaboneria de Pablo Valdez near Arroyo Tranqueras. His firm issued these small bearer chits to replace missing fractional coinage during the post-conflict period following the Revolution of the Lances (1870-1872). Read more →

Uruguay 1872 - P. Valdez & Co., Tacuarembo 20 Centesimos Unissued (Pick Unlisted)

Considerably scarcer than the 10 Centesimos, this 20 Centesimos note represents one of the few surviving examples of private merchant scrip from Uruguay’s frontier economy. Together, the two Valdez denominations illustrate how local initiative substituted trust and commerce for absent national coinage in 1870s Uruguay. Read more →

United States 1863 - Bank of the State of South Carolina 10c and 15c Uncut Sheet of 3

Condition: original folds with strong color and margins, about VF by sight. A compact snapshot of the Confederate era home front economy and best preserved intact as a sheet. Read more →

Uruguay 1870 - Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso, Junta de Credito Publico (Signed Ruy / West, Serial 017385)

Earliest emission of the Junta de Credito Publico, dated 4 de Mayo de 1870, representing Uruguay’s first nationally guaranteed paper currency after the financial reform law of the same date. Printed locally in Montevideo by Litografía G. Mas & Cía., the note carries the denomination of 1 Peso, its face tinted green and engraved in fine local intaglio style. The allegorical figure of Mercury, god of commerce and trade, appears seated at left holding the caduceus, symbolizing Uruguay’s aspiration toward open international trade. Read more →

Uruguay 1870 - Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1 Peso, Junta de Credito Publico (Illegible Signature Variant, Serial 710157)

Dated 4 de Mayo de 1870, this 1 Peso note represents the same first national issue of the Junta de Credito Publico but bearing a different handwritten signature type, executed by another board member whose autograph remains partially illegible due to cancellation and ink staining. The printing is identical to the 'Ruy / West' variety, featuring Mercury seated left, Uruguay’s arms top center, and the text 'Ley de 4 de Mayo de 1870'. The green paper stock and scalloped margin are characteristic of local lithography by G. Mas & Cía. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial A029393 (Pick A88a)

The reverse consists of a dense green guilloche security field enclosing denomination panels, engraved with the precision and symmetry characteristic of Waterlow & Sons production of the 1880s. The fibrous matte paper stock and balanced ink saturation remain consistent with first-phase deliveries of the 1887 issue. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial A053441 (Pick A88a)

The obverse presents the seated Mercury allegory at left, symbolizing commerce and circulation, executed in refined intaglio engraving. The national coat of arms appears at right within an ornate guilloche framework, reinforcing sovereign legitimacy. The layered green and black linework demonstrates Waterlow export engraving discipline of the late nineteenth century, combining ornamental density with clear denomination prominence. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Issued Note Serial K078922 (Pick A88c)

Serial K078922 belongs to the later production phase of the issue. The signatures of Vittone, Bugliam, and Gimenez are mechanically reproduced rather than individually hand applied. Their uniformity in stroke, pressure, and placement distinguishes this A88c classification from the earlier hand-signed A88a variety. This transition reflects operational scaling and production efficiency rather than any alteration in denomination authority or design composition. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos Paysando Branch Overprint Serial J016899 (Pick A88c)

As a Paysando branch overprint applied to a mechanically signed 1887 emission, this example documents the layered structure of Uruguay's late nineteenth century banking system: central issuance in Montevideo, mechanical signature refinement, and provincial distribution control through localized overprint marking. Read more →

Uruguay 1887 - Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 20 Centesimos CANELONES Branch Overprint Serial H092503 (Pick A88c)

This 20 Centesimos note was issued by the Banco Nacional de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay under the monetary framework dated 25 de Agosto de 1887 and printed in London by Waterlow and Sons. The base note corresponds to the mechanically signed production phase classified as Pick A88c. It bears an additional red CANELONES branch overprint applied after central issuance. Read more →

Uruguay 1870 - Republica Oriental del Uruguay 50 Centesimos, Junta de Credito Publico (“Cow Head”) Serial 274594 (Pick A109b)

Cataloged as Pick A109b / PMG A109b (Cincuenta Centesimos, 4 de Mayo de 1870), this variety is extremely scarce-only four examples appear in the PMG census, graded between 10 and 20. Serial 274594 demonstrates the note’s full border and clear signatures. Within the Uruguay early-issue series, it stands as the defining 'Cow Head' note, linking the locally produced 1870 currency experiment to the later industrial precision of the 1871 ABNC and 1887 Waterlow printings. Read more →

New South Wales 1865 - Embossed 'ONE HALF PERCENT' Stamp Duty Fiscal Proof Specimen

This archival embossed proof was prepared for the Treasury of the Colony of New South Wales in 1865 as part of the design approval process for official stamp duty revenue paper. The piece displays the crowned colonial arms surrounded by a laurel wreath with the inscription 'ONE HALF PERCENT', executed in colourless embossing and framed by printer’s blue layout guide lines with a printed 'Specimen' designation. Read more →