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№ 65

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29 November 2023

Hammer Price:
£600

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, printers’ archival specimen 5 Libras Eserlinas, 1 March 1909, serial number range 26001 to 76000, 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, this is the first of only two print runs for this issue, and is extremely rare, being one of a mere four specimens ever produced
BNU MZ47as, Pick unlisted £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Laurence Pope Collection of Portuguese Colonial Banknotes.

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