Stack's Bowers Galleries Offers Rare Printer's Models Certified by PMG
Posted on 4/21/2025
A pair of seldom-seen Printer's Models are among more than 550 banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) that are being offered in an upcoming auction presented by Stack's Bowers Galleries that is focused on paper money from around the world. Bidding is already underway for the Spring 2025 Maastricht Auction: World Paper Money, which ends on May 8, 2025.
The top PMG-certified lot in the sale is a pair of Malaya & British Borneo 1958 50 Dollars - Printer's Models (Front and Back) graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated and 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 50408), with an estimate of $10,000 to $17,500. The only 50 Dollar notes issued for Malaya & British Borneo are the series 1953, which feature a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The front of this proposed note shows a portrait of Tunku Abdul Rahman, who prior to becoming prime minister of Malaysia served as the only chief minister of Malaya from 1955 to 1957; the back shows Government Offices in Kuala Lumpur.
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Other PMG-certified notes in this auction include:
- a Bermuda / British Administration 1941 £5 graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 50040), with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
- a Costa Rica, Banco Internacional 1931-36 2 Colones graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 50098), with an estimate of $7,500 to $12,500
- a Costa Rica, Banco Internacional 1931-36 2 Colones graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 50099), with an estimate of $7,500 to $12,500
- a British Honduras 1924-28 2 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine EPQ (lot 50058), with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000
- a Nicaragua, Billete del Tesoro Nacional 1908 10 Pesos graded PMG 15 Choice Fine (lot 50446), with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000
- a Russia / North Russia, Chaikovskii Government 1918 500 Rubles graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 50515), with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000
- a Saar, Treasury 1947 100 Mark graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 50524), with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000
- a China, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank 1907 5 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 50087), with an estimate of $5,000 to $10,000
- a Kiau Chau, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank 1907 10 Dollars graded PMG 20 Very Fine (lot 50088), with an estimate of $5,000 to $10,000
- an Egypt / Italian Occupation World War II ND (1942) 50 Piastres graded PMG 25 Very Fine NET (lot 50187), with an estimate of $5,000 to $10,000
Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars.
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