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29 May 2024
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, proofs for 50 Escudos (2), 30 June 1964, first with serial number B000000, first fully printed, one cancellation hole, second with obverse showing underprint only, reverse fully printed, both with annotations in margins, in PMG holders 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated and 35, choice very fine, rare (2 notes) BNU PG52p, Pick 40pp £150-£200
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, colour trial 1000 Escudos, 30 April 1964, serial number 000000, Luis Pereira Coutinho signature, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated BNU PG55ct, Pick 43ct £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, proofs for 100 Escudos (2), 17 December 1971, first with serial number 000000, first fully printed, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, second with underprint only on obverse, ink and pencil annotations in margins, in PMG holders 63, choice uncirculated and 40, extremely fine, rare (2 notes) BNU PG57p, Pick 45p £100-£150
Hammer Price: £110
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimens for 500 Escudos (3), 27 July 1971, serial number ranges 000001 to 020000, 020001 to 050000 and 050001 to 080000, Abel Beja Corte Real, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes and Camilo Afonso Maximo Cimourdain Ferreira de Oliviera signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, the first second and third of seven print runs, rare (3 notes) BNU PG58as, bs, cs, Pick...
Hammer Price: £300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimens for 500 Escudos (2), 27 July 1971, serial number ranges 080001 to 110000 and 110001 to 140000, Jose Manuel Passeiro and Luis Esteves Fernandes signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, the fourth and fifth of seven print runs, rare (2 notes) BNU PG58ds, es, Pick 46s £140-£180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimens for 500 Escudos (2), 27 July 1971, serial number ranges 140001 to 170000 and 170001 to 200000, Pedro de Mascarenhas Gaivao and Samuel Rodrigues Sanches signatures, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated, the sixth and seventh of seven print runs, rare (2 notes) BNU PG58fs, gs, Pick 46s £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 5 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 870001 to 930000, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, rare BNB B324as, Pick 35s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,700
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 5 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 930001 to 1000000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sá – Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, rare BNB B324bs, Pick 35s £500-£700
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 10 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 430001 to 460000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, previously mounted, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce BNB B325gs, Pick 36s £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 265001 to 271000, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, previously mounted, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, rare, the joint finest graded by PMG BNB B326as, Pick 37s £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,100
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 50 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 085001 to 100000, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, previously mounted, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, rare BNB B327as, Pick 38s £800-£1,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 60 Escudos, 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sá – Visconde de Merceana signature, red SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue seals, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, scarce BNB B331as, Pick 42s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £420
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 00001 to 08334, Balthazar Freire Cabral signature, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, exceptional condition, the first print run for this issue and a considerably scarcer signature variety, a beautiful note and the finest example graded by PMG BNU ST10as, Pick 7as £400-£500
£400–£500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 25001 to 30000, 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 rare and very beautiful BNU ST16ds, Pick 10as £600-£800
Hammer Price: £900
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 5 Escudos, 26 June 1935, serial number range A000001 to A120000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, incredibly rare, and indeed one of only two archival specimens ever produced for this note BNU ST36as, Pick 26s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 21 March 1944, serial number range A40001 to A45000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, rare BNU ST39fs, Pick 29s £260-£320
£260–£320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, an engraved portrait of D. Afonso V, as used on the 1946 and 1956-58 series, as well as the 1972 series in Mozambique, hand signed for approval but an unknown signatory, as produced, extremely rare and attractive BNU ST42-ST44, ST49-ST52, MZ117 for types £150-£200
£150–£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimen 50 Escudos, 12 August 1946, no serial number, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, red ESPECIME overprint and two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated BNU ST43s, Pick 33s £100-£150
Hammer Price: £90
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimens for 100 Escudos (3), 12 August 1946, serial number ranges 000001 to 010000, 010001 to 020000 and 020001 to 025000, Joao Baptista de Araujo, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar and Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, the first, second and third of 13 print runs (3 notes) BNU ST44as, bs, cs, Pick 34s ...
Hammer Price: £280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimens for 100 Escudos (3), 12 August 1946, serial number ranges 0225001 to 035000, 035001 to 040000 and 040001 to 050000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado and Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, 55 and 63, choice/about uncirculated, the fourth, fifth and sixth of 13 print runs (3...
Hammer Price: £340
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimens for 100 Escudos (3), 12 August 1946, serial number ranges 050001 to 055000, 055001 to 062000, 062001 to 070000, Joao Baptista de Araujo, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana and Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58, 55 and 50 about to choice about uncirculated, the seventh, eighth and ninth of 13 print runs (3...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimens for 100 Escudos (2), 12 August 1946, serial number ranges 070001 to 078500 *078000 crossed out) and 078501 (078001 crossed out) to 085000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta and Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 50 and 55 about uncirculated, the 10th and 11th of 13 print runs (2 notes) BNU ST44js, ks, Pick 34s £200-£260
£200–£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimens for 100 Escudos (2), 12 August 1946, serial number ranges 085001 to 092000 and 092001 to 100000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar and Francisco Pinto Castello Branco signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 50 and 30 about uncirculated and very fine, the 12th and 13th of 13 print runs (2 notes) BNU ST44ls, ms, Pick 34s £150-£200
Hammer Price: £130
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, colour trial 20 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number B000000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, scarce BNU ST49ct, Pick 36ct £120-£160
Hammer Price: £140
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, specimens for 100 Escudos (6), 20 November 1958, all serial number B000000, each with a different one of the six possible signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated, 64, 64, 64, 64, choice uncirculated and 45, choice extremely fine, a great set of specimens (6 notes) BNU ST51s, Pick 38s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
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 £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, a set of specimens for the 1970 order of 1000 Escudos (4), 11 May 1964, all serial number 000000, each with a different one of the four possible signatures for this order date, red ESPECIME overprints and one cancellation hole, order numbers and 1970 date inked in top margin, in PMG holders 55, 55, 53 and 55, about uncirculated, scarce (4 notes) BNU ST53s, Pick 40s £280-£340
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, obverse and reverse partially hand-painted composite essays for 50 Dobras, ND (1977), serial number A000000, in PMG holders 65 EPQ, 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 B208, Pick 52 for type £500-£700
Hammer Price: £500
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, proofs and specimens for the 50 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 approval subject to minor changes, and a final specimen of the note, grades mixed, extremely fine to about uncirculated, extremely rare and indeed most are unique (4 notes) BNB B208,...
Hammer Price: £200
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a complete set of stage proofs (8) on watermarked paper for 50 Dobras, 1977, including complete proofs for the the obverse and reverse, as well as die proofs and a pair of underprint proofs for each side, all with archival annotations, generally uncirculated, extremely rare and likely unique (8 proofs) BNB B208, Pick 52 for type £200-£260
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a group of proofs (8) for the updated 1982 issue of 50 Dobras, before the decision was made to alter and move the signature titles and position, comprising one proof with transparent overlay showing position of text elements, regular sized proofs (4) without text elements and obverse (2) and reverse (1) large format proofs without text elements, most with annotations and dated 1982, generally uncirculated, rare, if not unique (8 proofs) BNB B212, Pick 56...
Hammer Price: £220
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a group of proofs (4) and photographs (6) for the updated 1982 issue of 50 Dobras, showing the decision making process around the movement of the signature titles and position, comprising specimens (3), one with final signature position, the others with older position, one positional proof with biro lines to check positions of various elements, and photos of the obverse of the note at various points in the process, with stamped signatures in various...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, 5 Patacas, 1 January 1924 (1933), serial number 140013, rust, in PMG holder 20, very fine, scarce BNB B106a, Pick 6 £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 100 Escudos (3), 2 January 1959, all serial number 000000, Arthur Meneses Correia de Sa - Visconde de Merceana, Jose de Azeredo Perdigao and Luis Pereira Coutinho signatures, red ESPECIME overprints, perforated SPECIMEN, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated (3 notes) BNB B126as, bs, cs, Pick 24as £300-£400
Hammer Price: £480
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 100 Escudos (3), 2 January 1959, all serial number 000000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes, Gastao Bessone Basto and Abel Beja Corte Real signatures, red ESPECIME overprints, perforated SPECIMEN, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated (3 notes) BNB B126ds, es, fs, Pick 24as £240-£300
Hammer Price: £320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proofs for 100 Escudos (3), ND (1963), comprising two fully printed proofs and a third with only underprint on obverse, all with reverses fully printed, some perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holders 35, choice very fine, 55, about uncirculated and 64, choice uncirculated, rare (3 notes) BNB B130p, Pick 28p £120-£160
Hammer Price: £100
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proofs for 500 Escudos (2), ND (1963), comprising one fully printed proof and one with only underprint on obverse, both with reverses fully printed, in PMG holders 64, choice uncirculated and 45, choice extremely fine, rare (3 notes) BNB B131p, Pick 29p £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, printers archival specimens 1000 Escudos (2), 21 March 1968, serial number ranges 000001 to 003000 and 006001 to 090000, Abel Beja Corte Real and Camilo Afonso Maximo Cimourdain Ferreira de Oliveira signatures, each with one cancellation hole, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated and 45, choice extremely fine, rare (2 notes) BNB B132bs, fs, Pick 30s £240-£300
29 & 30 November 2023
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson photographs showing unissued designs for 2500 Reis, ND (1907), serial number 000000, in the style of the Portuguese India notes issued in the previous year, backed on card, with annotations noting the colours to be used, in PMG holders 63 and 64, choice uncirculated, unique and important (2 photos) BNU ANA1, BNB and Pick unlisted £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, obverse and reverse Bradbury Wilkinson photographs showing unissued designs for 5 Mil Reis, ND (1907), serial number 000000, in the style of the Portuguese India notes issued in the previous year, backed on card, with annotations noting the colours to be used, in PMG holders 64 and 63, choice uncirculated, unique and important (2 photos) BNU ANA2, BNB and Pick unlisted £300-£400
Hammer Price: £260
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