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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 100001 to 110000, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU AN23is, Pick 33s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £460
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 140001 to 160000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU AN24bs, Pick 34s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, colour trial 5 Angolares, 14 August 1926, serial number V000000, perforated CANCELLED, blue De La Rue ovals, ink numeral ‘219’ in low margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, extremely rare, and one of only two examples graded by PMG, both of which are this grade Pick 66cts £500-£700
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, 2 1/2 Angolares (2), 28 March 1942, serial numbers Sa109924 and Ap052365, first in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, second very good (2 notes) Pick 69 £200-£260
£200–£260
Banco de Angola, obverse (2) and reverse (2) photographs showing designs for 500 Angolares, ND (c. 1940’s), zero serial numbers, both pairs of photos identical, Silva Porto at right, male allegories at centre, reverse partially finished, pencil outlines at centre, all in PMG holders 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated (4 photos) BNB and Pick unlisted £400-£500
Hammer Price: £400
Banco de Angola, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing unadopted designs for the the obverse and reverse of 20 Escudos, 1 March 1956, serial number 123456, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, unique and a wonderful record of what might have happened if Bradbury Wilkinson had won this printing contract instead of De La Rue (2 photos) BNB B413, Pick 87 for the note issued instead £150-£200
Hammer Price: £100
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse essays showing the final designs for 20 Escudos, 15 August 1956, serial number 51AB 00000, mostly hand painted with spectacular skill, in PMG holders 64, choice about uncirculated, unique and beautifully produced (2 essays) BNB B413, Pick 87 £400-£500
Banco de Angola, De La Rue archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 20 Escudos, 1 March 1954, serial number 51AB 00000, with an entirely different image at centre to the one issued, official De La Rue stamps on reverse, in PMG holders 64 and 65 EPQ, choice/gem about uncirculated (2 photos) BNB B413, Pick 87 for type £150-£200
£150–£200
Banco de Angola, De La Rue archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 20 Escudos, ND (1954-56), serial number 51AB 00000, with an entirely different image at centre to the one issued, official De La Rue stamps on reverse, in PMG holders 65 EPQ, gem about uncirculated (2 photos) BNB B413, Pick 87 for type £150-£200
Banco de Angola, partially hand painted composite essay on board showing the obverse of 100 Escudos, 15 August 1956, serial number 51AB 00000, almost identical to the issued note, significant repaired tear at right, in PMG holder 60, uncirculated, unique and lovely BNB B415, Pick 89 for type £240-£300
Hammer Price: £340
Banco de Angola, De La Rue archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 100 Escudos, ND (1954-56), serial number 51AB 00000, with an entirely different image at centre to the one issued, official De La Rue stamps on reverse, in PMG holders 66 EPQ and 64 EPQ, gem/choice about uncirculated (2 photos) BNB B415, Pick 89 for similar £150-£200
£240–£300
Banco de Angola, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing the obverse and reverse of unadopted designs for 1000 Escudos, 1 July 1972, serial number 000000, with Carmona at right in place of Camoes, otherwise similar to the note issued in 1973, backed on card, otherwise as produced, unique and interesting (2 photos) BNB B432a, Pick 108 for similar £100-£150
Banco de Angola, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing the obverse and reverse of some nearly final designs for 1000 Escudos, 1 July 1972, serial number 000000, Camoes at right, backed on card, otherwise as produced, unique and interesting (2 photos) BNB B432a, Pick 108 £100-£150
£100–£150
Banco de Angola, a set of stage proofs for 1000 Escudos, ND (1973), comprising obverse and reverse (2) die proofs, partial obverse underprint proofs (3) and a complete obverse underprint proof, with typed and ink annotations, generally uncirculated and extremely rare (7 proofs) BNB B432ap, Pick 108p £200-£260
Hammer Price: £280
Banco de Angola, specimen 1000 Escudos (3), 10 June 1973, all with serial number AB00000, single cancelaltion hole, one with ‘approved’ in margins, others signed by hand by the Governor by way of approval for the design, first very fine, others extremely fine, rare to find proofs approved in this way (3 notes) BNB B432as, Pick 108s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £260
Banco de Angola, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing unadopted obverse and reverse designs for 1000 Escudos, 11 November 1975, serial number 000000, with President Agostinho Neto at right, people with flag at centre, arms at right, reverse showing mining, wagons and a carved head, backed on card, unique and a wonderful record of an entirely unadopted note (2 photos) BNB unlisted, Pick unlisted £150-£200
Hammer Price: £120
Banco Nacional de Angola, 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number AH 5000090, uncirculated, an extremely unusual example of the 1987 date without the overprint, the note was not actually issued for this date and only a handful of examples exist BNB B511b, Pick 119/125 for type £150-£200
Hammer Price: £320
Banco Nacional de Angola, 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number AH 5000091, uncirculated, an extremely unusual example of the 1987 date without the overprint, the note was not actually issued for this date and only a handful of examples exist BNB B511b, Pick 119/125 for type £150-£200
Hammer Price: £190
Banco Nacional de Angola, 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number AH 5000100, also 50 Kwanzas (2) and 100 Kwanzas (2), 1984, serial numbers CA1000421-22 and AE8484100 and AE8484292, uncirculated, the first an extremely unusual example of the 1987 date without the overprint, the note was not actually issued for this date and only a handful of examples exist (5) BNB B510a, B511a,b, Pick 118, 119/125 for type £150-£200
Hammer Price: £300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 5 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 146001 to 151000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type III, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very rare BNU CV10ds, Pick 6bs £400-£500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 5130001 to 5190000, ship seal Type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 30, very fine, excessively rare and indeed one of only two archival specimens ever produced for this issue BNU CV24s, Pick 17s £260-£320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A00001 to A05000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, rare and striking, the first print run for this date BNU CV54as, Pick 40s £300-£360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A05001 to A10000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the second print run for this date BNU CV54bs, Pick 40s £300-£360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A10001 to A15000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the third print run for this date BNU CV54cs, Pick 40s £300-£360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A15001 to A20000, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coehlo signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the fourth print run for this date BNU CV54ds, Pick 40s £300-£360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A20001 to A25000, Manuel Rodrigues Junior signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the fifth print run for this date BNU CV54es, Pick 40s £300-£360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A25001 to A30000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the sixth print run for this date BNU CV54fs, Pick 40s £300-£360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 20 Escudos, 16 November 1945, serial number 000000, backed on card, ink date ‘11 Jan 46’, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique (2 photos) BNU CV57, Pick 43 £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 16 November 1945, serial number ranges 024301 to 025700 and 025701 to 027120, Francisco Pinto Castelo Branco and Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, the 8th and 9th print runs for this issue (2 notes) BNU CV60hs,is, Pick 46s £440-£550
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 16 November 1945, serial number ranges 027121 to 028600 and 028601 to 030000, Joao Baptista de Araujo and Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, the 10th and 11th of 11 print runs for this issue (2 notes) BNU CV60js,ks, Pick 46s £440-£550
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (2), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 000001 to 135000 and 135001 to 265000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 55 and 58, choice/about uncirculated, the first and second of only six print runs (2 notes) BNU CV61as,bs, Pick 47s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (2), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 265001 to 400000 and 400001 to 533000, Jose de Azeredo Perdiagao and Gastao Bessone Basto signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated, the third and fourth of only six print runs (2 notes) BNU CV61cs,ds, Pick 47s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (2), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 533001 to 660000 and 660001 to 800000, Abel Beja Corte Real and Luis Pereira Coutinho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated, the fifth and sixth of only six print runs (2 notes) BNU CV61es,fs, Pick 47s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, proofs for 100 Escudos (2), ND (1958), no serial number, dates or signatures, first fully printed on both sides, second underprint only on obverse, fully printed on reverse, perforated CANCELLED, order number and dates in top margins, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated and 30, very fine, very rare (2 notes) BNU CV63p, Pick 49p £120-£160
Hammer Price: £110
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 00001 to 08600 and 08601 to 16300, Abel Beja Corte Real and Luis Pereira Coutinho signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, second note previously mounted, in PMG holders 53 and 55, about uncirculated, the first and second of 15 print runs (2 notes) BNU CV64as,bs, Pick 50s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (3), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 16301 to 24000, 24001 to 33000 and 33001 tp 40000, Jose de Azeredo Perdigao, Abel Beja Corte Real and Gastao Bessone Basto signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, 58 and 58, choice/about uncirculated, the third, fourth and fifth of 15 print runs (3 notes) BNU CV64cs-es, Pick 50s £300-£400
£300–£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (3), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 080001 to 090000, 090001 to 100000 and 150001 to 200000, Jose Guerreiro Murta, Gastao Bessone Basto and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandez signatures, first two perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, the 10th, 11th and 13th of 15 print runs (3 notes) BNU CV64js, ks, ms, Pick 50s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 16 June 1958, serial number ranges 200001 to 350000 and 350001 to 500000, Abel Beja Corte Real and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandez signatures, previously mounted, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated, the 14th and 15th of 15 print runs (2 notes) BNU CV64ns, os, Pick 50s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos (2), 4 April 1972, serial number ranges 500001 to 600000 and 600001 to 700000, Abel Beja Corte Real and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, mounting traces, in PMG holders 45, choice extremely fine and 53, about uncirculated, the first and second of seven print runs (2 notes) BNU CV67as,bs, Pick 53s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos (3), 4 April 1972, serial number ranges 700001 to 900000, 900001 to 1100000 and 1100001 to 1300000, Camilo Afonso Maximo Cimourdain Ferreira de Oliveira, Jose Manuel Passeiro and Luis Esteves Fernandes signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, mounting traces, in PMG holders 53, about uncirculated, the third, fourth and fifth of seven print runs (3 notes) BNU CV67cs-es, Pick 53s £220-£280
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