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24 & 25 November 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proof 60 Escudos, ND (1959), no signatures, date or serial number, order number and date, along with the annotation ‘for colour only’ inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated, very rare TBB B125p, Pick 23p £240-£300
Hammer Price: £260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proof 100 Escudos, ND (1959), no signatures, date or serial number, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date, along with the annotation ‘for colour only’ inked in top margin on reverse, in PMG holder 40, extremely fine, very rare TBB B126p, Pick 24p £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, proof 500 Escudos, ND (1959), no signatures, date or serial number, order number and date, along with the annotation ‘for colour only’ inked in top margin on reverse, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated, very rare TBB B127p, Pick 25p £300-£400
Hammer Price: £280
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial numbers 000000, with two of the six possible Administradors signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55 and 53, about uncirculated, second with corner cut (2 notes) TBB B127as, B127bs, Pick 25s £600-£800
Hammer Price: £600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial numbers 000000, with two of the six possible Administradors signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55 and 58, choice/about uncirculated (2 notes) TBB B127cs, B127ds, Pick 25s £600-£800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 2 January 1959, serial numbers 000000, with two of the six possible Administradors signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 58, choice about uncirculated (2 notes) TBB B127es, B127fs, Pick 25s £600-£800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 25 April 1963, serial numbers 000000, with two of the six possible Administradors signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated (2 notes) TBB B131cs, B131es, Pick 29s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 25 April 1963, serial numbers 000000, with two of the six possible Administradors signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, along with the pencil surnames of the Administradors, both previously mounted, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated and 64, choice uncirculated (2 notes) TBB B131bs, B131ds, Pick 29s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £170
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Timor, specimen 500 Escudos (2), 25 April 1963, serial numbers 000000, with two of the six possible Administradors signatures for this issue, red ESPECIME overprints, two cancellation holes, order numbers and dates inked in top margins, along with the pencil surnames of the Administradors, in PMG holders 55 and 58, choice/about uncirculated, the first previously mounted (2 notes) TBB B131as, B131fs, Pick 29s £200-£260
£200–£260
26 & 27 May 2022
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 1000 Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 138,001 to 168,000, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, Ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, light mounting traces, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU AN17fs, Pick 27s £400-£500
Hammer Price: £250
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 76,667 to 83,333, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, Ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, and very scarce BNU AN23es, Pick 33s £600-£800
Hammer Price: £320
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 3,200,001 to 4,000,000, Ship seal Type I and green LOANDA overprint, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and very rare, with only six specimens produced for this type, this being the final print run BNU AN31cs, Pick 39s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £140
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 10 Centavos, 5 November 1914, serial number range 4,000,001 to 6,000,000, Ship seal Type III and green LOANDA overprint, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, extremely minor mounting traces, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and extremely rare, with only two archival specimens produced for this type, encompassing the entire of both print runs BNU AN32as, Pick 40s £300-£400
£300–£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Angola, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 January 1921, serial number range 120,001 to 160,000, CANCELLED perforation, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 64, choice uncirculated and very rare, with only eight archival specimens ever made for this note BNU AN57cs, Pick 61s £360-£440
Hammer Price: £300
Banco de Angola, obverse and reverse photographs showing initial designs for 50 Angolares, 1 May 1927, serial number 000,000, both sides similar in feel but almost entirely different in design from the note actually issued, the only similarity being the portrait of Salvador Correia, here featured on the right side, laid down on board, retaining excellent clarity, in PMG holders 58 and 64, choice about uncirculated and choice uncirculated respectively, unique and important (2...
Hammer Price: £220
Banco de Angola, specimen 50 Angolares, 1 June 1927, black serial number IE00000, ink numerals D and X in lower margins, two minute slits (done at the time of printing), some light staining, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated and rare TBB B404b1s2, Pick 74As £600-£800
Hammer Price: £500
Banco de Angola, proof 50 Angolares, 1 June 1927, red serial number IE00000, with a different colour underprint to the note eventually issued, ink annotation in top margin, ‘Approved proof - No G. to be black’ indicating that the serial numbers need to be changed to black, ink numerals E and Y in lower margins,in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, extremely rare TBB B404b1t, Pick 74Asp £700-£900
£700–£900
Banco de Angola, specimen 1000 Escudos, 15 August 1956, serial number 10AOG000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, three small cancellation holes, specimen number 62, damage to left edge, mainly visible only on reverse, otherwise uncirculated, scarce TBB B417as2, Pick 91s £150-£200
Hammer Price: £120
Banco de Angola, specimen 20 Escudos, 10 June 1962, serial number 1CS000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, two cancellation holes, specimen number 21, uncirculated TBB B418as2, Pick 92s £80-£120
Hammer Price: £50
Banco de Angola, specimen 500 Escudos, 10 June 1962, serial number 1Jp00000, black SPECIMEN overprint and De La Rue ovals, two cancellation holes, specimen number 11, mounting traces on reverse in right margin, otherwise uncirculated and scarce TBB B421as, Pick 95s £120-£180
Hammer Price: £100
Banco de Angola, black and white photographs showing unadopted designs for the obverse and reverse of the 20 Escudos of 1973, although here dated 1 July 1972, essentially similar in most respects to the note issued a year later but with a portrait of Marechal Carmona in place of Luiz de Camoes, laid down on board, otherwise as produced, unique and interesting (2 photographs) TBB B428, Pick 104, for note eventually issued £100-£150
Banco de Angola, black and white photographs showing designs for the obverse and reverse of the 20 Escudos of 1973, although here dated 1 July 1972, identical in most respects to the the note eventually issued with minor differences in underprint and edge design, laid down on board, otherwise as produced, unique and interesting (2 photographs) TBB B428, Pick 104 £60-£80
Hammer Price: £80
Banco de Angola, proof 20 Escudos, 10 June 1973, serial number 1A00000, with annotations in margins ‘As submitted 13.7.73’ and ‘Approved Telex 24-7-73’, and also explaining that the note incorporates fluorescent ink in the security thread, overall extremely fine and rare TBB B428p, Pick 104p £80-£120
Banco de Angola, proof 20 Escudos (2), 10 June 1973, serial number 1A00000, each with one cancellation hole, one with signature of Morgado on reverse, the other with signatures of Morgado and Neto de Miranda (the administrator whose signature appears on the front), a little scuffed, overall about uncirculated to uncirculated and scarce (2 notes) TBB B428p, Pick 104p £120-£160
Banco de Angola, proof 20 Escudos, 10 June 1973, no signatures or serial numbers, along with stage proofs (4) for the underprint of the same note, one complete, and one each for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd working (layer), the four underprint layers with staple holes at left, otherwise uncirculated and very rare (5 notes) TBB B428as, Pick 104s £200-£260
Hammer Price: £200
Banco de Angola, proof 20 Escudos, 10 June 1973, no signatures or serial numbers, along with stage proofs (3) for the reverse underprint of the same note, one complete, and one each for the two layers, uncirculated and very rare (4 notes) TBB B428as, Pick 104s £150-£200
£150–£200
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Mil Reis, 1 March 1909, serial number range 1001 to 1500, Luis Diogo da Silva signature, Ship seal Type I, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, light mounting traces, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, extremely rare with only eight specimens produced for the four print runs, and likely unobtainable as an issued note BNU CV15cs, Pick 9as £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £800
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, 4 Centavos (2), 5 November 1914, serial numbers 0,358,127 and 128, nice original paper, in PMG holders 40 and 45, extremely fine and choice extremely fine, quite scarce in this grade (2 notes) BNU CV17a, Pick 10 £400-£500
£400–£500
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 100 Escudos, 1 January 1921, no serial number, two small cancellation holes, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated and extremely rare, with only three believed extant. This is possibly the first time an example has ever come up for auction BNU CV45ct, Pick 38ct £2,000-£2,600
£2,000–£2,600
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 50 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A80,001 to A90,000, Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, light mounting traces, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, very scarce BNU CV53is, Pick 39s £260-£340
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 100 Escudos, 1 August 1941, serial number range A35,001 to A40,000, Manuel Rodrigues Junior signature, perforated CANCELLED, order number and date inked in top margin, light mounting traces, in PMG holder 63, choice uncirculated, this is the final print run for this issue, very scarce BNU CV54hs, Pick 40s £300-£400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 16 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, one stain, light mounting traces, in PMG holder 45, choice extremely fine and the first of 14 print runs for this series BNU CV57as, Pick 43s £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 16 November 1945, serial number range 050,001 to 100,000, Manuel Rodrigues Junior signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 55, about uncirculated and the second of 14 print runs for this series BNU CV57bs, Pick 43s £100-£150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos, 16 November 1945, serial number range 100,001 to 140,000, Artur Meneses Correia de Sa-Visconde de Merceana signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order number and date inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated and the third of 14 print runs for this series BNU CV57cs, Pick 43s £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (2), 16 November 1945, serial number ranges 140,001 to 180,000 and 180,001 to 220,000, first with Antonio Augusto Correia de Aguiar signature, second with Jose Gabriel Pinto Coelho signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holders 55, about uncirculated and the fourth and fifth of 14 print runs for this series (2 notes) BNU CV57ds, CV57es, Pick 43s £200-£260
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 20 Escudos (2), 16 November 1945, serial number ranges 220,001 to 260,000 and 260,001 to 300,000, first with Joao Baptista de Araujo signature, second with Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, first with paper skim on reverse where removed from mounting, in PMG holders 53 and 40 about uncirculated ad extremely fine to and the sixth and seventh of 14 print runs...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, a complete run of printers archival specimens for the second order of 20 Escudos (7), 16 November 1945, all serial number ranges from 300,001 to 800,000, one of each signature for this issue, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, some with light mounting traces, in PMG holders 40, 50, 53, 63, 58, 64 and 58, extremely fine to choice uncirculated, a superb run and every possible signature for this elusive series (7 notes) BNU...
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, printers archival specimen 500 Escudos, 16 November 1945, serial number range 022,881 to 024,300, Antonio Pedroso Pimenta signature, perforated SPECIMEN, order numbers and dates inked in top margin, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, very scarce BNU CV60gs, Pick 46s £340-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 20 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, specimen number 81 on reverse, in PMG holder 67, superb gem uncirculated BNU CV61ct, Pick 47ct £120-£160
Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Cape Verde, colour trial 50 Escudos, ND (1958), serial number 000000, red SPECIMEN overprint and two cancellation holes, specimen number 89 on reverse, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated BNU CV62ct, Pick 48ct £80-£120
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