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Three rare Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike stages, probably for a larger denomination note, with central device 'Central Bank of Iran' in Persian script over a highly ornate background below portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform to centre (all very fine, some handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two rare Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike stages, probably for a larger denomination note, with central device 'Central Bank of Iran' in Persian script over a fine background below portrait vignette of Mohammad Rez Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform to centre (both extremely fine, some light handling marks, each on different grade of paper). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of four Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform, colour trials in black, brown and blue, two with titles to lower half 'I.M. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi' above 'Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey, England', both numbered '462' (good/very fine, one with corner crease, overall very fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare and unique Bank Markazi Iran partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for a one thousand rials note, circa 1969, the centre in deep brown with portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform fading to the borders, with embossed finish (extremely fine, some handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two rare Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a five hundred rials note, both colour trials in black with portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform to centre, values to quarters, one struck off-centre, on oversized paper/card (both very fine/extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of eight Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform, colour trials, comprising six in black, one in brown and one in purple (all good/very fine/extremely fine, one with heavy discolouration to paper). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of seven Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike small format portrait vignettes of Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform, colour trials in blue, red/brown and black, two mounted on card backing (extremely fine, the two mounted examples with glue points to top corners). Note: we do not believe this portrait was used on an issued banknote. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform, colour trials in purple (both very fine/extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of three Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in the uniform of Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, colour trials in green, blue and brown (all extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on 1971 and 1974-1979 twenty, fifty, one hundred, two hundred, five hundred, one thousand and five thousand rials notes. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of four Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in the uniform of Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, colour trials, comprising three in blue and one in brown (all very fine/extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on 1971 and 1974-79 twenty, fifty, one hundred, two hundred, five hundred, one thousand and five thousand rials notes. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform, colour trials in light and dark blue, both titled to lower half 'I.M. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi' below 'Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey, England' and numbered '462' and '469' (both extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of six Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform, colour trials in black, red and brown (all very fine/extremely fine, some soiling and handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of four rare and unique Bank Markazi Iran four-stage partial-full banknote die proof test strikes for the obverse of a twenty rials note, each in vivid green with portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform to right side, values to corners (all extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two rare Bank Markazi Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a twenty rials note, each in dark brown with portrait vignette of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Imperial Iranian Army uniform to right side, both on cut and part-torn paper sheets (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare and striking Central Bank of Jordan banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Hussein wearing keffiyeh, in dark lilac/brown on oversized paper, inked to lower half with printer's comments and dated '26.8.73' (inscribed 'Toovey's' in ink to reverse, needs cleaning). Note: this style of portrait was used on fourth and fifth issue notes circa 1992-1995. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Bank of Libya third series issue partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for a ten dinars note, circa 1984, in green with portrait vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar to left side, values in corners, on oversized paper/card (extremely fine), together with a die proof engraver's test strike colour trial vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar in blue/black, as used on the aforementioned banknote (very fine/extremely fine, some handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two extremely rare Bank of Libya partial banknote die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a second series issue ten dinars note, circa 1980, each in green with portrait vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar to left side, values to corners, on oversized paper/card with engraver's observations in ink to lower left corner (both extremely fine, some handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two extremely rare Bank of Libya partial banknote die proof engraver's test strikes for a third series issue ten dinars note, circa 1984, each in green with portrait vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar to left side, values in corners, on oversized paper/card (both extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Bank of Libya partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for a third series issue ten dinars note, circa 1984, in green with portrait vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar to left side, values in corners, on oversized paper/card (extremely fine), together with a die proof engraver's test strike colour trial vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar in blue/black, as used on the aforementioned banknote (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Bank of Libya partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for a third series issue ten dinars note, circa 1984, in green with portrait vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar to left side, values in corners, on oversized paper/card (extremely fine), together with a die proof engraver's test strike colour trial vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar in blue/black, as used on the aforementioned banknote (handling marks, tear to top left away from the print plate margin, similar lower tear, otherwise good/very fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Bank of Libya partial banknote die proof obverse engraver's test strike for a second series issue ten dinars note, circa 1980, in green with portrait vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar to left side, values to corners, on paper/card, together with a die proof engraver's test strike colour trial vignette of Omar Al-Mukhtar in black/blue, both tack-mounted to paper with cut frames for presentation purposes (both extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of six rare and unique Central Bank of Oman Qaboos bin Said partial-full banknote die proof stage engraver's test strikes for a twenty rials note, each in red/brown with portrait vignette of the Sultan to right side (all extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of six Bank Melli Iran banknote die proof engraver's test strikes for the reverse of a ten rials note, colour trials in blue/black with depiction of the tomb of Ibn Sina at Hamadan, mixed formats on cut and part-torn paper (all good/very fine, some soiling). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of five extremely rare and striking Central Bank of Jordan banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes, colour trials in red, blue and mauve with profile portrait of King Hussein of Jordan, on oversized paper/card with partial and full-plate margins, one trimmed on all sides, two with faint titled details to lower half (all very fine/extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa 1949-1955. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of three extremely rare Arab Bank Limited partial die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a Jordanian traveller's cheque, each in blue with portrait vignette of Abdul Hameed Shoman, founder of Arab Bank 1890-1974, on oversized paper/card, together with a group of four die proof engraver's test strike vignettes of Abdul Hameed Shoman, comprising three in blue and one in black (all extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of eight rare Government of Brunei banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I in military uniform, colour trials in black/brown on oversized part-cut and part torn paper/card, printer's comments to lower edge margin (very fine, some handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare and striking Kerajaan Brunei, Government of Brunei partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a fifty dollars note, with portrait vignette of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I in military uniform to right side, values in corners, together with a die proof engraver's test strike vignette of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I in pale brown/black, as used on the aforementioned note, both tack-mounted on paper with cut frames (both extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Government of Brunei partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a ten ringgit or ten dollars note, in red with portrait vignette of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I in military uniform to right side, values to corners, on oversized paper/card (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of three rare Iraq banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Saddam Hussein in deep blue, on oversized paper with printer's notes in pencil to edge margins (good/very fine, some handling marks, one with taped transparency covering). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Iraq banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of Saddam Hussein in purple, on oversized paper/card with nearly full-plate margins and inked printer's comments to lower edge. Note: a similar portrait was used on Iraq bonds circa mid-1980s (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Central Bank of Iraq partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a five dinars note, circa 1953, in red with portrait vignette of the young King Faisal II to right side (some light soiling and handling marks), together with two further die proof engraver's test strike vignettes of King Faisal II in black. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare and striking National Bank of Iraq partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for the reverse of a half-dinar note, circa 1959, in light brown with depiction of the ruins of the Great Mosque of Samarra, titled 'National Bank of Iraq' to top centre, values to corners and in large script to left hand side, on paper/card mounted stuck on card base (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare and striking National Bank of Iraq partial banknote die proof engraver's test strike for the reverse of a half-dinar note, circa 1959, in light brown with depiction of the ruins of the Great Mosque of Samarra, titled 'National Bank of Iraq' to top centre, values to corners and in large script to left hand side, on paper/card (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two very rare Morocco Banque du Maroc banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of King Muhammad V wearing fez in black, on oversized paper/card, one trimmed, the other with near full-plate margins (both very fine). Note: probably not adopted for use, though very similar to that used on early 1965 issue notes. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare and striking Arab Republic Yemen Currency Board partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a five rials note, issued circa 1973, in deep red with depiction of the buildings of Wadi Du'an to far left side, values to corners, ink bleeding to fields, on paper/card with virtually four plate margins, together with two die proof engraver's test strike partial vignettes of the buildings of Wadi Du'an, on part-cut and part-torn paper/card (all extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of seven extremely rare and striking United Arab Emirates partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a five hundred dirhams note, in brown with falcon to the right hand side, some contrasting ink bleed, values to corners, watermark to lower border detailed 'United Arab Emirates 500 FT. 1981, on oversized paper/card, most with near full-plate margins (all extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of five extremely rare United Arab Emirates partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a one thousand dirhams note, in brown with Arabian coffee pot to right side, values to corners, one partially erased, watermark to lower border detailed 'United Arab Emirates 1000 FT. 1981', on oversized paper/card, most with near to full-plate margins (all extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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An extremely rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on paper/card, together with a printed design copy of a ten riyals note with applied test strike of King Fahd, tack-mounted on paper with cut frames (some rippling to paper but good/very fine overall). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa 1983. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on white paper/card with four plate margins (extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on white paper/card with four plate margins (extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, each in black on miss-cut white paper/card with vertical plate margins (both extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on white paper/card with four plate margins (extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on white paper/card with four plate margins (extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on white paper/card with two vertical plate margins. Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in black on white paper/card with two vertical plate margins. Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Arabia in black on white paper/card with two vertical plate borders (good/very fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Arabia in black on white paper/card with two vertical plate borders (good/very fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Arabia in black on white paper/card with three plate margins (good/very fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignette of King Fahd of Arabia in black on white paper/card with three plate margins (good/very fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued circa early 1980s. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Bank Negara Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a twenty ringgit note, circa late 1980s, in brown with portrait vignette of Abdul Rahman to right side, values in opposing corners, on oversized paper/card with virtually four plate margins (extremely fine, some light handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A very rare and striking Bank Negara Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a five hundred ringgit note, in purple with portrait vignette of Abdul Rahman to right side, values in opposing corners, on oversized paper/card with virtually four plate margins, dated '30.6.82' in pencil to bottom right (extremely fine, some handling marks and creasing to outer edge). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A very rare and striking Bank of Negara Malaysia partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a one thousand ringgit note, in blue/black with portrait vignette of Tunku Abdul Rahman to right side, no values to corners but value 'Sa-Ribu Ringgit' to centre, on oversized torn paper/card with partial margins (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A very rare and striking Bank of Negara Malaysia partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a one thousand ringgit note, in blue/black with portrait vignette of Tunku Abdul Rahman to right side, no values to corners but value 'Sa-Ribu Ringgit' to centre, on oversized part-cut and part-torn paper/card with partial margins (extremely fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of four very rare Bank of Negara banknote die proof portrait vignettes of Tunku Abdul Rahman, colour trials in green, purple, blue and black on part-cut and part-torn paper/card with part or near full-plate margins (all extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued 1967-1996. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A rare Bank of Negara Malaysia partial banknote progressive die proof engraver's test strike for the obverse of a one ringgit note, circa early 1980s, in blue with portrait vignette of Tunku Abdul Rahman to right side, values to lower corners, on oversized paper/card with four plate margins (extremely fine, some light handling marks). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Three very rare Bank of Negara Malaysia banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of Tunku Abdul Rahman, colour trials, comprising two in green and one in brown/black, all on part-cut and part-torn paper/card, one mounted stuck on paper/card base. Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued 1967-1996. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of five very rare Bank of Negara Malaysia banknote die proof portrait vignettes of Tunku Abdul Rahman, colour trials in purple, blue, green, black and light brown on part-cut and part-torn paper/card with part or near full-plate margins (all extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued 1967-1996. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of three very rare Bank of Negara Malaysia banknote die proof portrait vignettes of Tunku Abdul Rahman, colour trials in green, purple and black on part-cut and part-torn paper/card with part or near full-plate margins (all extremely fine). Note: this style of portrait was used on notes issued 1967-1996. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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Two very rare Central Bank of Ceylon partial banknote die proof engraver's test strikes for the obverse of a five rupees note, comprising one cut portrait vignette of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike in brown, and one partial full-plate in brown with portrait vignette of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike on right side (both extremely fine). Note: this design of note was not used on circulated currency. Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.
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A group of six Bank of Ceylon banknote die proof engraver's test strike portrait vignettes of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, probably for the obverse of a five rupees note, colour trials, comprising two titled examples in black with details for Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and numbered '409', two untitled examples in black and two examples in mauve (all very fine). Provenance: from the personal archive of the late Alan Dow, master banknote engraver to Bradbury Wilkinson & Co and the Bank of England.