The Laurence Pope Collection of Portuguese Colonial Banknotes

Banco Nacional de Angola, a full set of specimens for the 4 February 1991 issue comprising 100,...

Banco Nacional de Angola, a group of specimens for the 4 February 1991 issue comprising 500, 1000, 5000, 10000,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 15

Banco Nacional de Angola, a group of specimens for the 4 February 1991 issue comprising 500,...

Hammer Price:
£360

29 May 2024

Lot No 16

Banco Nacional de Angola, a group of specimens for the 4 February 1991 issue comprising 500,...

Hammer Price:
£300

Banco Nacional de Angola, a group of specimens for the 4 February 1991 issue comprising 1000, 5000 (2) and 500000...

29 May 2024

Lot No 17

Banco Nacional de Angola, a group of specimens for the 4 February 1991 issue comprising 1000,...

Hammer Price:
£200

Banco Nacional de Angola, specimen 500 Kwanzas rejustados, 14 August 1995, serial number KT0000000, printers...

29 May 2024

Lot No 18

Banco Nacional de Angola, specimen 500 Kwanzas rejustados, 14 August 1995, serial number...

Hammer Price:
£800

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range...

29 May 2024

Lot No 19

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909,...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 4 Centavos (3), 5 November 1914, serial numbers 0,358,127 and 0,358,128 and...

29 May 2024

Lot No 20

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 4 Centavos (3), 5 November 1914, serial numbers...

Hammer Price:
£460

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range...

29 May 2024

Lot No 21

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 January 1921,...

Hammer Price:
£360

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 5 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial numbers, red SPECIMEN overprint...

29 May 2024

Lot No 22

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 5 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial numbers,...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse die proof for 20 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial number, typed...

29 May 2024

Lot No 23

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse die proof for 20 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 20 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number, Antonio Augusto...

29 May 2024

Lot No 24

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 20 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number,...

Hammer Price:
£65

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing the original designs for 50...

29 May 2024

Lot No 25

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing the...

Hammer Price:
£50

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, die proof 50 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial number, previously mounted, typed...

29 May 2024

Lot No 26

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, die proof 50 Escudos, ND (1945), no serial number,...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 50 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number, Antonio Pedroso...

29 May 2024

Lot No 27

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 50 Escudos, 16 November 1945, no serial number,...

Hammer Price:
£190

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing design for the 100 Escudos...

29 May 2024

Lot No 28

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing design...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (3), 16 November 1945, serial number...

29 May 2024

Lot No 29

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos (3), 16 November...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 16 November 1945, serial number...

29 May 2024

Lot No 30

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 16 November...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (3), 16 November 1945, serial number...

29 May 2024

Lot No 31

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (3), 16 November...

29 May 2024

Lot No 32

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (3), 16 November...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 16 November 1945, serial number...

29 May 2024

Lot No 33

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 16 November...

Hammer Price:
£360

29 May 2024

Lot No 34

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 16 November...

29 May 2024

Lot No 35

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 16 November...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, an engraved portrait of Bartholomeu Dias, as used on the 1945 series, hand...

29 May 2024

Lot No 36

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, an engraved portrait of Bartholomeu Dias, as used on the...

Hammer Price:
£140

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen proof 20 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial numbers 123456 and 789012,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 37

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen proof 20 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial numbers...

Hammer Price:
£80

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 20 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 082534, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa...

29 May 2024

Lot No 38

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 20 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 082534, Artur...

Hammer Price:
£95

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen proof 100 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial numbers 123456 and 789012,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 39

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen proof 100 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial numbers...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 100 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 597024, Gastao Bessone Basto...

29 May 2024

Lot No 40

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 100 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 597024, Gastao...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 500 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number 000000, Gastao Bessone Basto...

29 May 2024

Lot No 41

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, specimen 500 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number 000000,...

Hammer Price:
£80

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, proofs for 500 Escudos (2), ND (1958), no serial numbers or signatures,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 42

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, proofs for 500 Escudos (2), ND (1958), no serial numbers...

Hammer Price:
£90

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 500 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 271778, Abel Beja Corte Real...

29 May 2024

Lot No 43

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 500 Escudos, 16 June 1958, serial number 271778, Abel...

Hammer Price:
£90

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, partially printed die proof colour trial for 500 Escudos, ND (1971), no...

29 May 2024

Lot No 44

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, partially printed die proof colour trial for 500...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, proofs for 50 Escudos (2), ND (1972), no serial numbers or signatures, first...

29 May 2024

Lot No 45

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, proofs for 50 Escudos (2), ND (1972), no serial numbers...

Hammer Price:
£90

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen proofs for 2, 5, 10 and 20 Avos, 19 January 1952, all with zero serial...

29 May 2024

Lot No 46

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen proofs for 2, 5, 10 and 20 Avos, 19 January 1952,...

Hammer Price:
£3,000

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 10 Patacas, 8 April 1963, serial number 000000, red ESPECIME overprint,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 47

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 10 Patacas, 8 April 1963, serial number 000000, red...

Hammer Price:
£260

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 500 Patacas, 24 April 1979, serial number 000000, red ESPECIME overprint...

29 May 2024

Lot No 48

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 500 Patacas, 24 April 1979, serial number 000000,...

Hammer Price:
£400

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, a series of highly unusual proofs (5) for the 10 Patacas of 1984, each consising...

29 May 2024

Lot No 49

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, a series of highly unusual proofs (5) for the 10 Patacas of...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, 50 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number KQ00000, red SPECIMEN overprint and De...

29 May 2024

Lot No 50

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, 50 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number KQ00000, red...

Hammer Price:
£160

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, a rejected specimen with an unissued date for 100 Patacas, 26 February 1981,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 51

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, a rejected specimen with an unissued date for 100 Patacas, 26...

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 100 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number LA00000, red SPECIMEN...

29 May 2024

Lot No 52

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau, specimen 100 Patacas, 8 August 1981, serial number LA00000,...

Hammer Price:
£190

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 2500 Reis, 2 January 1908, red manuscript serial number 00000,...

29 May 2024

Lot No 53

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Mozambique, specimen 2500 Reis, 2 January 1908, red manuscript...