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Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese Guinea, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos, 17 December 1971, serial number range 840001 to 1000000, Samuel Rodriguez Sanchez signature, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated and the final print run for this issue, very scarce BNU PG56gs, Pick 44s £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 5 Rupias, 1 January 1906, serial number range 183334 to 200000, Manuel Carlos de Freitas Alzina signature, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, mounting traces in counterfoil, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce TBB B301ds, Pick 15s £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £4,600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing the original design for 5 Rupias, 19- (1905), serial number 00000, in most cases identical to the note issued but with several differences in the printers imprint, signature strips and date, laid down on card and annotated with the intended colours for the note, and the date 28.11.05, in PMG holder, unique and attractive (2 photographs) TBB B301 for type, Pick 15 for type £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 4 Tangas, 1 October 1917, serial number range 120,001 to 180,000, Ship seal Type II, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated, very rare TBB B305as, Pick 19s £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 5 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 000,001 to 100,000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and very scarce, the first print run for this issue TBB B324cs, Pick 35s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £2,400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 5 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 100,001 to 250,000, Manuel Rodrigues Junior signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, paper pull on face, extremely minor mounting traces, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated and very scarce TBB B324es, Pick 35s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £850
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 10 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 000,001 to 050,000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sá – Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and very scarce, with this being the first print run for this issue TBB B325bs, Pick 36s £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 10 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 050,001 to 100,000, João Baptista de Araújo signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, extremely minor mounting traces, paper pull, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated and very scarce TBB B325cs, Pick 36s £500-£700
Hammer Price: £750
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 000,001 to 050,000, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and very scarce, with this being the first print run for this issue TBB B326as, Pick 37s £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 20 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 050,001 to 100,000, Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and very scarce TBB B326bs, Pick 37s £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 50 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 000,001 to 005,000, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated and very scarce, the first print run for this issue TBB B327ds, Pick 38s £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 50 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 005,001 to 010,000, Francisco Jose Vieira Machado signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, extremely minor mounting traces and one paper pull on the face of Vasco de Gama, in PMG holder 53, about uncirculated and very scarce TBB B327ds, Pick 38s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 100 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 013,001 to 018,000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, a few minor mounting traces, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and rare TBB B328cs, Pick 39s £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,900
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, printers archival specimen 500 Rupias, 29 November 1945, serial number range 001,501 to 002,500, Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, a few minor mounting traces, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated and rare TBB B329ds, Pick 40s £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 30 Escudos, 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, black SPECIMEN overprint, light handling, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated and scarce TBB B330ds, Pick 41s £240-£300
Hammer Price: £360
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Portuguese India, specimen 300 Escudos, 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, black SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue seals, specimen number 24, two cancellation holes, corner fold, in PMG holder 63 EPQ, choice uncirculated and scarce TBB B333ds, Pick 44s £240-£300
Hammer Price: £420
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, obverse and reverse archival photographs showing designs for 2500 Reis, 19- (1905), serial number 000000, this design is very similar to the notes issued in Portuguese India in 1909, but denominated in Reis rather than Rupias, laid down on card with ink annotations detailing the colour of the note, and the date ‘7.9.05’, in PMG holder, unique and a very important record of a series that never made it past the design stage for this country...
Hammer Price: £380
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number range 100,001 to 120,000, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, light mounting traces, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce and the second of only five print runs for this type BNU ST29bs, Pick 19s £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, 1 Escudo, 1 January 1921, serial number 372,342, fine and scarce in any grade BNU ST29d, Pick 19 £80-£120
Hammer Price: £90
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 21 March 1944, serial number range A06,501 to A08,500, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very rare BNU ST41es, Pick 31s £400-£500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, colour trial 20 Escudos, ND (1946), no signatures or serial number, red SPECIMEN overprint and two small cancellation holes, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated, about uncirculated and rare BNU ST42ct, Pick 32ct £240-£300
Hammer Price: £200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 18 April 1956, serial number range 000,001 to 002,000, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 50, about uncirculated and the first print run for this date, very scarce and effectively unobtainable in higher grades BNU ST52as, Pick 39s £120-£160
Hammer Price: £140
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (3), 18 April 1956, serial number ranges 002,001 to 003,500, 035,001 to 005,000 and 005,001 to 007,000, three different signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 53, 53 and 40, about uncirculated and extremely fine and the second, third and fourth print runs for this date, very scarce and effectively unobtainable in higher grade (3 notes) BNU ST52bs,...
Hammer Price: £340
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 18 April 1956, serial number ranges 007,001 to 008,500 and 008,501 to 010,000, two different signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, light mounting traces, in PMG holders 50, about uncirculated and 63, choice uncirculated, second with mounting traces, the fifth and sixth print runs for this date, very scarce and effectively unobtainable in higher grade (2...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos (2), 18 April 1956, serial number ranges 010,001 to 010,250 and 010,251 to 010,500, two different signatures, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated, the seventh and eighth print runs for this date, very scarce and effectively unobtainable in higher grade (2 notes) BNU ST52gs, ST52hs, Pick 39s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 18 April 1956, serial number range 010,501 to 010,750, Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated and the ninth print run for this date, very scarce and effectively unobtainable in higher grade BNU ST52is, Pick 39s £100-£150
Hammer Price: £130
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 18 April 1956, serial number range 010,751 to 020,000, Luis Pereira Coutinho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated and the tenth and by far the largest print run for this date, very scarce and effectively unobtainable in higher grade BNU ST52js, Pick 39s £100-£150
Hammer Price: £120
Banco Nacional de S.Tome e Principe, a set of proofs for the 12 July 1977 issue, comprising 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Dobras, all serial number AC0000000, Trovado and Correia signatures, each with one small cancellation hole, each note has the ‘E’ in the date line circled, with an annotation explaining it should be in lower case on the final design, with additional annotations on each which reads ‘approved subject to comments detailed in your letter 23/5/77’ and hand signed by Correia,...
Hammer Price: £280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 30 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, signatures of Artur Meneses Correia de Sa -Visconde de Merceana and Jose de Azeredo Perdigao signatures, red ESPECIME overprint, perforated SPECIMEN, two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, minor mounting traces, otherwise uncirculated and scarce (2 notes) TBB B124s, Pick 22s £240-£300
Hammer Price: £400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 30 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, Luise Pereira Coutinho and Antonio Julio de Castro Fernandes signatures, red ESPECIME overprint, perforated SPECIMEN, two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, minor mounting traces, otherwise uncirculated and scarce (2 notes) TBB B124s, Pick 22s £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 30 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial number 000000, Gastao Bessone Basto and Abel Beja Corte Real signatures, red ESPECIME overprint, perforated SPECIMEN, two cancellation holes, order number and date inked in top margin, minor mounting traces, otherwise uncirculated and scarce (2 notes) TBB B124s, Pick 22s £240-£300
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, colour trial 100 Escudos, ND (1963), serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, specimen number 92, in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated and scarce TBB B130t, Pick 28ct £150-£200
Hammer Price: £150
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