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American Bank Note Company and Waterlow & Sons. South American Specimen Book. Various Countries. Mixed Denominations. Various Grades.
A large brown hardbound leather book containing a variety of Specimens from various South American Countries. Printer's include American Bank Note Company, Waterlow & Sons, and Bradbury Wilkinson. The book also has a few pages that contain a variety of vignettes and motifs that were used by the mentioned printers in their designs. All of the specimens are mounted onto thicker card stock pages. The Specimens each contain punch cancellations at their signature panels and red specimen serial numbers and overprints. Over 100 Specimen pieces are seen in addition to over 40 vignettes.

Some of the interesting pieces include a page with a trio of 100, 500, and 1000 Sucres from the Banco Internacional in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Each note is larger than average with the notes increasing in size with the denomination. A couple of rare Specimens from Barranquilla, Colombia are also seen in denominations 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pesos.

Another interesting set contained in the book is P-S121- S126, 1 to 100 Pesos from Guatemala's Banco Colombiano. These notes are all seen with the entire salvage still attached which is incredible rare, especially fully in tact. Lastly, and perhaps one of the more striking pieces, is the 100 Mil Reis Specimen from the Bank of Brazil. Seen with a vignette of a train at center, an allegorical woman at right. A man is seen at left with arrows in his body, leaned up against the tree, which is perhaps one of the most graphic images you will find on a banknote. We are privileged to be offering this book, and do not believe another like it will show up anytime in the near future.

Various Grades.

Estimate: $30000.00- $50000.00