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31 May & 1 June 2023
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 50 Escudos, 12 August 1946, no serial number, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, red ESPECIME overprint and and two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margins, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, scarce BNU ST43s, Pick 33s £120-£160
Hammer Price: £120
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 12 August 1946, serial number range 070001 to 078500 (with 078000 crossed out), Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, a highly unusual serial numbering error on an archival specimen! BNU ST44js, Pick 34s £120-£160
Hammer Price: £190
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 50 Escudos (3), 20 November 1958, serial number B000000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana, Jose de Azeredo Perdigao signature, and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signatures, red ESPECIME overprints, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, 63 and 63 choice uncirculated (3 notes) BNU ST50s, Pick 37s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 50 Escudos (3), 20 November 1958, serial number B000000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes, Gastao Bessone Basto and Abel Beja Corte Real signatures, red ESPECIME overprints, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, 58 and 63 about/choice uncirculated (3 notes) BNU ST50s, Pick 37s £180-£240
Hammer Price: £170
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival photographs showing the obverse and reverse designs for 500 Escudos, 18 April 1956, serial number 000000, backed on card, with the date 9 May 1956, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and an important record (2 photos) BNU ST52ph, Pick 39 for type £120-£200
Hammer Price: £110
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, several proofs for the 500 Escudos of 1956, including one complete proof without signatures or serial numbers, the second and third with complete reverse and only underprint on obverse, pen and pencil annotations in upper margins, in PMG holders 35, very fine, 40 and 40, extremely fine, very rare (3 notes) BNU ST52 for type, Pick 39 for type £200-£260
£200–£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers positional proof for 500 Escudos, 18 April 1956, serial number 070001, Luis Pereira Coutinho signature, with ruled lines across face to check the position of serial numbers, cancelled with crayon, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, this is possibly an ‘issued’ note taken from the top of a pack to check the position of various elements, and is almost certainly a unique survivor, but it lacks the comma in the serial number, so...
Hammer Price: £90
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1000 Escudos (3), 11 May 1964, serial number ranges 000001 to 03500, 003501 to 007000 and 007001 to 010500, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes, Jose Guerreiro Murta and Abel Beja Corte Real signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 35, 45 EPQ and 40 EPQ, choice very fine to choice extremely fine, the first, second and third print runs for this note (3 notes) BNU...
Hammer Price: £280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1000 Escudos (2), 11 May 1964, serial number ranges 010501 to 014000 and 014001 to 017000, Gastao Bessone Basto and Luis Pereira Countinho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, the first with a small tear, in PMG holders 45 and 50 EPQ, choice extremely fine and about uncirculated, the fourth and fifth print runs for this note (2 notes) BNU ST53ds, es, Pick 40s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1000 Escudos (3), 11 May 1964, serial number ranges 017001 to 020000, 022501 to 025000 and 027501 to 030000, first and last with Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao signature, second with Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, first perforated SPECIMEN, others with single cancellation hole, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, second with internal slit, third with significant mounting remnants, in PMG holders...
Hammer Price: £220
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 1 Pataca, 1 January 1910, serial number range 050001 to 250000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, extremely rare, this being the only example on the PMG population report TBB B101as, Pick 1s £1,000-£1,500
£1,000–£1,500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival photos showing initial designs for the obverse and reverse of 1 Pataca, ND (1910), no serial numbers or signatures, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and very early photographs (2 photos) TBB B101 for type, Pick 1 for type £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival photos showing initial designs for the obverse and reverse of 5 Patacas, ND (1910), no serial numbers or signatures, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, unique and very early photographs of an exceptionally rare note (2 photos) TBB B102 for type, Pick 2 for type £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 60 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial number ranges 000001 to 025000 and 025001 to 055000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes and Luis Pereira Countinho signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated and 58 EPQ, choice about uncirculated, the first and second of six print runs (2 notes) TBB B125ds, cs, Pick 23s £340-£400
Hammer Price: £320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 60 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial number ranges 055001 to 075000 and 075001 to 100000, Arthur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana and Gastao Bessone Basto signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55 and 58, choice/about uncirculated, the third and fourth of six print runs (2 notes) TBB B125as, es, Pick 23s £240-£300
Hammer Price: £300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 60 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial number ranges 1000001 to 130000 and 130001 to 150000, Jose de Azeredo Perdigao and Abel Beja Corte Real signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58 and 50, choice/about uncirculated, the fifth and sixth of six print runs (2 notes) TBB B125bs, fs, Pick 23s £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (3), 25 April 1963, serial number ranges 013001 to 026000, 026001 to 039000 and 039001 to 052000, Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao, Luis Pereira Coutinho and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 45, choice extremely fine, 53 and 55, about uncirculated, very scarce (3 notes) TBB B130fs, as, bs, Pick 28s £300-£400
Hammer Price: £260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (3), 25 April 1963, serial number ranges 052001 to 066000, 066001 to 080000 and 097001 to 114000, Jose Guerreiro Murta, Abel Beja Corte Real and Gastao Bessone Basto signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, 63 and 40, about uncirculated, choice uncirculated and extremely fine, very scarce (3 notes) TBB B130es, ds, cs, Pick 28s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (2), 25 April 1963, serial number ranges 180001 to 310000 and 310001 to 440000, Abel Beja Corte Real and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signatures, previously mounted, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce (2 notes) TBB B130ds, bs, Pick 28s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (2), 25 April 1963, serial number ranges 440001 to 570000 and 570001 to 700000, Luis Pereira Coutinho and Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao signatures, previously mounted, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64 and 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce (2 notes) TBB B130as, fs, Pick 28s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 20 Escudos, 24 October 1967, serial number 000000, Samuel Rodrigues Sanches signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated TBB B128dt, Pick 26cts £150-£200
Hammer Price: £130
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 50 Escudos, 24 October 1967, serial number 000000, Jose Manuel Passeiro signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated TBB B129gt, Pick 27cts £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 100 Escudos, ND (1963), serial number 000000, no signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated TBB B130t, Pick 28cts £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 500 Escudos, ND (1963), serial number 000000, no signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 68 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, this is the finest note on the PMG population report, rare TBB B131t, Pick 29cts £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 1000 Escudos, 21 March 1968, serial number 000000, Luis Esteves Fernandes signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, very scarce TBB B132et, Pick 30cts £200-£260
24 & 25 November 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 5 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 215001 to 217500, 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 BNU AN21fs, Pick 31s £300-£400
Hammer Price: £360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 5 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 220001 to 240000, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, ship seal Type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, scarce BNU AN22as, Pick 32s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £420
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number range 800,001 to 1,600,000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, the finest example graded by PMG BNU AN51bs, Pick 55s £150-£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range 300,001 to 642,000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU AN54cs, Pick 58s £240-£300
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, colour trial 1 Angolares, 14 August 1926, serial number L 000000, blue De La Rue seal, specimen number 12 in lower margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, previously mounted Pick 64ct £300-£400
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, specimen 1 Angolar, 28 March 1942, serial number Ds 000000, red De La Rue oval, specimen number 28 in lower margin, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, very scarce Pick 68s £200-£260
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, specimen 1 Angolar, 6 October 1948, serial number Al 000000, black De La Rue oval, specimen number 43 in lower margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, rare, with this being the only example graded by PMG, and the only example in a major auction in more than a decade Pick 70s £340-£400
Banco de Angola, specimen 20 Angolares, 1 December 1944, serial number A00000, specimen number 171 in lower margin, one pinhole in lower margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, an attractive specimen without stamps or perforations, very scarce, particularly in this grade TBB B409as, Pick 79s £240-£300
Banco de Angola, obverse archival photograph showing the original design for 20 Angolares, 23 April 1947, serial number 000,000, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated, foreign substance, and while the essential elements are similar, there are many significant differences from the issued note TBB B409 for type, Pick 79 for type £80-£120
Banco de Angola, specimen 500 Escudos, 15 August 1956, serial number 10AN 00000, three cancellation holes, black SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, specimen number 30 in lower margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, previously mounted TBB B416as2, Pick 90s £200-£260
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing early designs for 500 Escudos, 1 March 1954, serial number 51AB00000, each with De La Rue handstamps on reverse along with the date 1 April 1955, and both obverse and reverse significantly different to the note eventually issued, in PMG holders 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated (2 photos) TBB B416 for type, Pick 90 for type £150-£200
Hammer Price: £440
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing early designs for 500 Escudos, ND (1955), serial number 51AB00000, each with De La Rue handstamps on reverse along with the date 15 June 1955, and obverse design significantly different to the note eventually issued, in PMG holders 67 EPQ and 66 EPQ, superb/gem uncirculated (2 photos) TBB B416 for type, Pick 90 for type £120-£160
Banco de Angola, a specimen set of the 24 November 1972 issue comprising 20, 50, 100, 500 (2) and 1000 Escudos, prefixes AN, AN, AB, BL, BL and AC, all with red SPECIMEN overprints and De La Rue seals, two cancellation holes, mounting traces, about uncirculated and scarce (6 notes) TBB B423as2-B427as2, Pick 99s-103s £120-£160
Banco Nacional de Angola, 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number AH 5000089, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem 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 TBB B511b, Pick 119/125 for type £260-£320
£260–£320
Banco Nacional de Angola, replacement 100 Kwanzas, 11 November 1987, serial number ZA 7030957, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem 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 TBB B511bz, Pick 119*/125* for type £400-£500
£400–£500
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