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Auction: 323 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1030

Bolivia. Bradbury Wilkinson Printer's Archival Photographic Essays for Proposed, but Never Issued Banco Central de Bolivia Law of 1945 Notes. Original vintage sepia photographic images of front and back Specimens consisting of images mounted on three white pages, and one image mounted by itself. 1-6) The first sheet consists of fronts and backs of the following notes: 5000 Bolivianos, A. J. de Sucre, right, national arms, left. The back is similar to P-150; 50000 Bolivianos (a denomination never issued until 1987), seated woman with wheat, flanked by a condor and lama. National arms on the back; 10000 Bolivianos, similar to P-151. 2) On a second page there is an additional front and back, similar to the 5000 Bolivianos mentioned above, but with a different underprint. "8 Mar 56" is penned on to the page. 3) A third page has a front and two backs of 1000 Boliviano notes. The first and second note are similar to P-149, the back has a native blowing a horn, right. The third note is an entirely different back, with a smiling native's head that appears to be suspended above a fountain in a courtyard. "22 Dec 55" is penned on the page. 4) Also included is an image of the back similar to the 50000 mentioned above, but with a slightly different seal in the center of the national arms. There are minor mounting remnants on the backs of the cards. Should be viewed. Sold as is, no returns. [12]

Estimate
$500 to $750