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31 May & 1 June 2023

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№ 589

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31 May 2023

Estimate: £120–£160

Companhia de Mocambique, printers archival photographs showing obverse designs for 5 Libras Esterlinas (2), 15 January 1934, serial numbers 000000, the first showing an entirely different design to the issued note, with King Charles I as a placeholder for a later image, the second similar to the issued design but with a different underprint, in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated, unique and a wonderful insight into the printing design process (2 photos)
Pick SR32 for type £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Laurence Pope Collection of Portuguese Colonial Banknotes.

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