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Auction: 14009 - World Banknotes
Lot: 1102

(†) South African Reserve Bank, printer's archival specimen £5 (2), 3 April 1944 and 4 April 1944, serial runs B/24 000001 to B/24 1000000 and B/25 000001 to B/25 1000000 respectively, both Postumus signature, green, pink and pale orange, galleon at left, allegorical South African scenes at lower centre and lower right, reverse arms and value at centre, perforated SPECIMEN
[Pick 86bs (2)], mounting traces, ink date '27. 7. 43' and ink annotations on both copies, otherwise both about uncirculated, and an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a rare pair of specimens with the last two consecutive dates for this signature (2)

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