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27 & 28 November 2024
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers’ archival specimen 5 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 1000001 to 1060000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 30, very fine, very scarce BNB B324gs, Pick 35s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, colour trial 10 Rupias, ND (1945), no serial number or signatures, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, a superb example of a very rare colour trial BNB B325t, Pick 36ct £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 160001 to 190000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce TBB B326gs, Pick 37s £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £900
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 271001 to 300000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, very scarce TBB B326gs, Pick 37s £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 50 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 100001 to 112000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated BNB B327gs, Pick 38s £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £950
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 1000 Escudos, 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, Abel Beja Corte Real signature, black SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, scarce BNB B335fs, Pick 46s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number range 000001 to 100000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the first of only five print runs for this scarce type BNU ST29as, Pick 19s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 26 June 1935, serial number range A000001 to A020000, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, the 1935 date is rare in any form, and with only two examples of this archival specimen produced there is unlikely to be another chance to acquire one for a very long time BNU ST38as, Pick 28s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £460
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 21 March 1944, serial number range A03001 to A04500, Jose Pinto Coelho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, the third of six print runs BNU ST41cs, Pick 31s £340-£420
Hammer Price: £650
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 20 Escudos, 12 August 1946, no serial number, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated BNU ST42s, Pick 32s £80-£100
£80–£100
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (2), 12 August 1946, serial number ranges 035001 to 040000 and 078501 to 085000, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado and Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated and 55, about uncirculated, the second an interesting case of a corrected print run, the first serial number having been crossed out and reprinted (2...
£240–£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (3), 20 November 1958, serial number ranges B000001 to B060000, B060001 to B120000 and B120001 to B200000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana, Abel Beja Corte Real and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 40, 45 and 45, extremely fine, the first, second and third of 12 print runs (3 notes) BNU...
Hammer Price: £120
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (3), 20 November 1958, serial number ranges B200001 to B260000, B260001 to B320000 and B320001 to B350000, Gastao Bessone Basto, Jose Guerreiro Murta and Luis Pereira Coutinho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, second note with mounting traces, in PMG holders 50, 53 and 55, about uncirculated, the fourth, fifth and sixth of 12 print runs (3 notes) BNU ST49ds-fs,...
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (3), 20 November 1958, serial number ranges B350001 to B500000, B500001 to B650000 and B1150001 to B1350000, Abel Beja Corte Real, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes and Luis Pereira Coutinho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, second note with mounting traces, in PMG holders 30, 30 and 55, very fine and about uncirculated, the seventh, eighth and last of 12 print...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 18 April 1956, serial numbers 000000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana and Luis Pereira Coutinho signatures, red ESPECIME overprints and two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates in top margins, in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated (2 notes) BNU ST52s, Pick 39s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 500 Escudos (3), 18 April 1956, serial numbers 000000, Luis Pereira Coutinho, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes and Jose de Azeredo Perdigao signatures, red ESPECIME overprints and two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates in top margins, in PMG holders 55, 64 and 64, about uncirculated and choice uncirculated (3 notes) BNU ST52s, Pick 39s £280-£340
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, colour trial 1000 Escudos, 11 May 1964, serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNU ST53ct, Pick 40ct £200-£260
Hammer Price: £190
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, obverse and reverse partially hand-painted composite essays for 100 Dobras, ND (1977), serial number A000000, in PMG holders 64 and 65 EPQ, choice/gem uncirculated, likely the final production essay, as the quality is extremely high and the similarity to the final note is remarkable, unique and lovely (2 essays) BNB B209, Pick 53 for type £500-£700
£500–£700
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, proofs and specimens for the 100 Dobras (4) of 1977, comprising a proof with transparent overlays showing the positions of various text elements, a positional proof with lines drawn to check final printed positions of these same elements, a proof with annotations denoting final submission prior to printing, and a final specimen of the note, grades mixed, extremely fine to about uncirculated, extremely rare and indeed most are unique (4 notes) BNB B209,...
£150–£200
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a set of stage proofs (5) on watermarked paper for 100 Dobras, 1977, including a complete reverse and one more for each stage of printing, plus an complete obverse underprint proof, as well as two archival photographs showing the original designs for the notes, all with archival annotations, generally uncirculated, extremely rare and likely unique (5 proofs, 2 photos) BNB B209, Pick 59 for type £150-£200
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a group of proofs (8) for the updated 1982 issue of 100 Dobras, before the decision was made to alter and move the signature titles and position, comprising five proofs with transparent overlay showing position of text elements, a regular intaglio proof, a complete reverse proof with only underprint on the obverse and one obverse underprint proof with blank reverse, most with annotations and dated 1982, generally uncirculated, rare, if not unique (8...
£200–£260
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a group of black and white die proofs proofs (4) and photographs (2) and specimens (3) for the updated 1982 issue of 100 Dobras, showing the decision making process around the movement of the signature titles and position, including specimens (2), one positional proof with biro lines to check positions of various elements, and photos of the obverse of the note with stamped, also a 100 Dobras, 1989, issued, generally uncirculated, a few with minor tape...
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, obverse and reverse partially hand-painted composite essays for 100 Dobras, 1 July 1988, serial number AC0000000, in PMG holders 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, certainly the final production essay, as the quality is extremely high and the similarity to the final note is remarkable, unique and lovely (2 essays) BNB B216, Pick 60 for type £500-£700
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, black and white archival photographs showing the original designs for the obverse and reverse of 5, 10 and 20 Avos, 1940-41, zero serial numbers, all backed on card, first two in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated, others in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, unique and very important records (6 photos) BNB B110-B112, Pick 12-14 £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, black and white archival photographs showing the original designs for the obverse and reverse of the 20 Avos of 1948, zero serial numbers, backed on card, in PMG holders 64 and 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, unique and important (2 photos) BNB B123, Pick 21 £80-£100
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 50 Escudos, 24 October 1967, serial number 000000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, red ESPECIME overprint, also a pair of proofs fro the same issue, one fully printed and one with underprint only on obverse, fully printed reverse, all with order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, 64 and 58 EPQ, choice uncirculated and choice about uncirculated (3 notes) BNB B129as, B129p, Pick 27s, 27p £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, obverse and reverse colour die proofs for 1000 Escudos, ND (1968), no signatures or serial numbers, colours and date typed in margins, in PMG holders 64 EPQ and 64, choice uncirculated, extremely rare, if not unique (2 notes) BNB B132dp, Pick 30dp £200-£260
Hammer Price: £260
29 May 2024
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 50 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 17001 to 27000, 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, rare, this being the first of only four print runs and eight specimens produced for this type, and issued notes effectively impossible to obtain BNU AN28as, Pick 38s £600-£800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 50 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 3830001 to 4430000, ship seal Type III, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, extremely rare, with only four specimens ever made for this type BNU AN40bs, Pick 46s £200-£260
Banco de Angola, specimen 500 Angolares, 1 June 1927, serial number 2H00000, hollow black SPECIMEN overprint and five cancellation holes, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, an exceptional example of a beautiful note with stunning De La Rue engraving BNB B406as, Pick 76s £1,800-£2,400
Hammer Price: £1,900
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse hand painted designs for the 50 Angolares of 1944, sketched in pencil and painted with water-colour paints, on thin card backed on board, in non-numeric PMG holders, as produced, unique (2 essays) BNB B410a, Pick 80 for type £700-£900
Hammer Price: £800
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse monochrome photographs showing designs for the 50 Angolares of 1944, backed on card with dates in ink, in PMG holders 62 NET, uncirculated with tape repair and 64, choice circulated, extremely rare and an important record (2 photos) BNB B410a, Pick 80 for type £100-£150
Hammer Price: £100
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse monochrome photographs showing unadopted designs for a 20 Angolares of 1 January 1955, in PMG holders 64 and 63, choice uncirculated, extremely rare if not unique and an important record of a Bradbury Wilkinson design for a note actually printed by De La Rue (2 photos) BNB B413, Pick 87 for design chosen instead £100-£150
Hammer Price: £200
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse monochrome photographs showing unadopted designs for a 50 Angolares of ND (1956), official De La Rue stamps on reverse with the date 15 June 1955, obverse image very different to the one chosen for issue, in PMG holders 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, extremely rare if not unique and an important record (2 photos) BNB B414, Pick 88 for design chosen instead £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, 50 Centavos, 1921, serial number B151999, nicely embossed and with no major folds, but thinning to right margin and corner bends, thus good extremely fine to about uncirculated Pick 62 £70-£90
Hammer Price: £70
Republica Portuguesa, Angola, specimen 50 Centavos, 1923, serial number A/2 0000000, and original and fresh good very fine and a scarce note Pick 63s £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
Banco de Angola, a group of archival photographs showing obverse (3) and reverse (2) designs for the 500 Escudos eventually issued in 1973, though these are either undated, or dated 1972, the first pair features Carmona, as with the previous issue, the others feature Camoes like the notes actually issued, all backed on card with ink dates, as produced, likely unique (5 photos) BNB B431a, Pick 107 for similar £200-£260
Banco de Angola, colour trial proofs for 500 Escudos (2), 10 June 1973, serial numbers A/1 000000, red SPECIMEN overprints and two cancellation holes, with archival annotations in margin and one with ‘approved’ signature in watermark area, serial numbers printed onto acetate and attached to notes, about uncirculated and extremely rare (2 notes) BNB B431at, Pick 107t £200-£260
Banco de Angola, colour trial proof for 500 Escudos, 10 June 1973, serial number BC00000, red SPECIMEN overprints and two cancellation holes, also underprint stage proofs (4) for the same note, uncirculated and very rare (5 notes) BNB B431at, Pick 107t £150-£200
Hammer Price: £150
Banco de Angola, specimens for 500 Escudos (3), 10 June 1973, serial number BC00000, first two with red SPECIMEN overprints and two cancellation holes, all with archival annotations, two with signatures in watermark area, first two about uncirculated, last very fine, very rare (3 notes) BNB B431as, Pick 107s £180-£240
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