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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos (2), 4 April 1972, serial number ranges 1300001 to 1500000 and 1500001 to 1700000, Pedro de Mascerenhas Gaivao and Samuel Rodrigues Sanches signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, mounting traces, in PMG holders 53 and 63, about/choice uncirculated, the sixth and seventh of seven print runs (2 notes) BNU CV67fs,gs, Pick 53s £150-£200
Hammer Price: £140
Banco Nacional de Cabo Verde, Bradbury Wilkinson composite essays showing obverse and reverse designs for an unadopted 50 Escudos, ND (1976), serial number A/1 000000, Pansau na Isna at left, arms at top centre, overlaid onto photographs, usually of the same designs, several small pieces missing from both sides, but largely intact, unlikely anything that was printed, and indeed no 50 Escudo was taken further, unique and fascinating (2 essays) BNB and Pick not listed £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Banco Nacional de Cabo Verde, Bradbury Wilkinson composite essays showing obverse and reverse designs for an unadopted 100 Escudos, ND (1976), serial number A/1 000000, Domingos Ramos at left, arms at top centre, showing some similarities in design to the series of 1977, unique and a wonderful record (2 essays) BNB and Pick not listed £500-£700
Hammer Price: £650
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, colour trial 50 Patacas, ND (1948), serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, the joint finest graded by PMG, rare and very attractive BNB B048t, Pick 47cts £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 5 Patacas, 18 November 1976, serial number 0000000, Jose Andrade Soares signature, single small cancellation hole, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNB B051ds, Pick 54s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 5 Patacas, 18 November 1976, serial number 0000000, Mario Martins Adegas signature, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNB B051es, Pick 54s £150-£200
Hammer Price: £150
Hammer Price: £130
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 5 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number AA00000, Marques signature, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNB B055as, Pick 58s £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 10 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number CA00000, Marques signature, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated BNB B056as, Pick 59s £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 100 Patacas, 1 June 1984, serial number PP00000, Pinto signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, two cancellation holes, order number inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated BNB B058js, Pick 61s1 £180-£240
Hammer Price: £170
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 500 Patacas, 3 September 1990, serial number AA00000, Pinto signature, red ESPECIME overprint, ink annotations, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated BNB B065as, Pick 69s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 2500 Reis, 2 January 1908, no serial number, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 58 EPQ, choice about uncirculated, very rare BNU MZ25s4, Pick 30s £600-£800
Hammer Price: £500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 5 Mil Reis, 2 January 1908, no serial number, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very rare BNU MZ26s4, Pick 31s £600-£800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 10 Mil Reis, 2 January 1908, no serial number, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare BNU MZ27s3, Pick unlisted £1,000-£1,500
£1,000–£1,500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 20 Mil Reis, 2 January 1908, serial number 00000, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, pinholes, in PMG holder 25, very fine and one only two known, this being the only one with hand-written serial numbers BNU MZ28s2, Pick unlisted £700-£900
Hammer Price: £750
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 50 Mil Reis, 2 January 1908, manuscript serial number 00000, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, extremely rare and an impressive early specimen BNU MZ29s2, Pick 32As £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £900
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 1050001 to 1150000, 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, the penultimate print run for this classic design BNU MZ30z1s, Pick 32s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £190
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 1150001 to 1250000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the last of 27 print runs for this issue BNU MZ30z2s, Pick 32s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 1850001 to 2100000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ31fs, Pick 33s £300-£400
£300–£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 77501 to 85000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, Ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce and one of several print runs of this series to be sunk by German forces on its way to Mozambique, meaning several orders had to be reprinted (see next lot) BNU MZ36ks, Pick 38s ...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 77501 to 85000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, Ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, annotation in margin reads ‘Reprint originals sunk by Germans’, mounting remnants, in PMG holder 55 NET, about uncirculated, very scarce and a specimen for the replacement print run which had been destroyed in late 1915 or early 1916 (see previous lot) BNU MZ36ls, Pick 38s ...
Hammer Price: £480
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 20 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 182001 to 192000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, corner tip missing, minor repair, in PMG holder 25, very fine, one of only 8 specimens ever produced for this issue, very rare BNU MZ39bs, Pick 41s £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 50 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 52001 to 62000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, ship seal Type I, CANCELLED perforations, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ40vs, Pick 42s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 50 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 62001 to 67000, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ40ws, Pick 42s £500-£700
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 1 Libra Esterlina, 2 January 1908, no serial number, Alfredo Mendes da Silva signature, ship seal TYPE I, perforated SPECIMEN, pinholes, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine and very rare BNU MZ42s1, Pick unlisted £600-£800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, reverse proof for an unused design for 1 Libra Esterlina, ND (1908), small tears, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated BNU MZ42p, Pick unlisted £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 1 ‘Livra’ Esterlina, ND (1908), serial number 00000, backed on card, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and a record of a design that was never made (2 photos) BNU MZ42ph1, Pick unlisted £150-£200
£150–£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 1 Libra Esterlina, ND (1908), serial number 00000, backed on card, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and a wonderful record (2 photos) BNU MZ42ph2, Pick unlisted £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 10 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 1900001 to 2400000, ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, the last of only six print runs for this issue, very scarce BNU MZ51fs, Pick 53s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number A000000, Decreto number at top left, perforated CANCELLED, two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ66fs, Pick 66as £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 5 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range 1624001 to 1824000, without Decreto number, CANCELLED perforations, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, rare BNU MZ68ds, Pick 68bs £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 10 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range A200001 to A300000, with Decreto number, CANCELLED perforations, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ69gs, Pick 69as £150-£200
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range 080001 to 234000, without Decreto number, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ71bs, Pick 71bs £300-£400
Hammer Price: £280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range A042001 to A072000, with Decreto number, CANCELLED perforations, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce BNU MZ72es, Pick 72as £400-£500
Hammer Price: £420
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, Bradbury Wilkinson archival photographs showing obverse and reverse designs for 100 Escudos, 1938, serial number 000000, in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated, unique (2 notes) BNU MZ79ph, Pick 76ph £120-£160
£120–£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 100 Escudos, 11 January 1938, serial number 000000, no signatures, two cancellation holes, manuscript signature of Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana on face, pinholes, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, very rare, with only a single print run for this date, and this example probably one of the examples used for final printing approval BNU MZ79s, Pick 76s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 1 Escudo, 1 September 1941, no serial number, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNU MZ84sp, Pick 81s £80-£100
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo (2), 1 September 1941, serial number ranges B600001 to B700000 and B700001 to B800000, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho and Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, scarce (2 notes) BNU MZ84gs,hs, Pick 81s £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo (2), 1 September 1941, serial number ranges B800001 to B900000 and B1000001 to B1100000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana and Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signatures, perforated CANCELLED, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated, scarce (2 notes) BNU MZ84is,ks, Pick 81s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers archival specimen 5 Escudos (2), 1 September 1941, serial number ranges B1050001 to B1150000 and B1200001 to B1300000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa Visconde de Merceana and Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, scarce (2 notes) BNU MZ86hs,is, Pick 83s £200-£260
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