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Signature Set Detail: 7j BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA SPECIMENS - PROOFS - ISSUED NOTES - UN 1 PESO 1949 - 1960



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BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA - UN 1 PESO

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During 1949 the US Treasury yielded to the pressures that private printing banknote companies were excercising upon them to discontinue Government supplied printing of Cuban notes and to allow the private segment to compete for this work. Their argument was Cuba no longer needed the US Government assistance, as it did back in 1934, and that when the time came to engrave new plates to issue new notes, the US BEP should not be involved in this endeavour. The Cuban Government thus requested offers from three private printing houses, each prepared and submitted Essays and/or Printer's Specimens of the UN PESO note; American Banknote Company (ABNC) and Security Banknote Company (SBNC) from the USA, and Thomas DeLa Rue (TDLR) from England.
The winner was ABNC, who probably had the "inside track" since they had been printing Cuban Silver Certificates since 1944 along with the US BEP. While ABNC continued printing notes for Cuba until 1960, TDLR was able to gain a foothold contract in 1956 and also continued printing notes for Cuba until 1960.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE BELOW THE FINAL WORK SUBMITTED BY SBNC & TDLR PRINTING HOUSES, USING THE "UN PESO" DENOMINATION TO SHOW THEIR CAPABILITIES, AS THEY COMPETED TO OBTAIN THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONTRACT.


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Slot NameSlot CommentCertification #Note InfoCountryGradePhoto
1949 SBNC SECURITY BANK NOTE CO. PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING ESSAYS BUT THEY DID NOT WIN THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS AWARDED TO THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.  
1949...P NL SBNC Progress Proof VIGNETTE
of JOSE MARTI #8735
- Long tie type -
8004957-006 $1 United StatesN/A
1949...P NL SBNC Progress Proof VIGNETTE
of JOSE MARTI #8735 R9688 FH
- Long tie type -
8004957-005 $1 United StatesN/A
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - OBVERSE UNIFACE
Black and White
PLATE No. 8737
8004957-001 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printer's Es
1 Peso
Cuba64
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - REVERSE UNIFACE
Color Trial Green and White
PLATE No. 8738
8004957-003 Cuba República De Cuba ""Printer's Essay
1 Peso
Cuba67 EPQ
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - REVERSE UNIFACE
Unfinished Dark and Light Blue
IB-BN-18355 dated 4-26-49
8004957-002 Cuba República De Cuba ""Printer's Essay
1 Peso
Cuba67 EPQ
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - REVERSE UNIFACE
Color Trial Dark and Light Blue
8004957-004 Cuba República De Cuba ""Printer's Essay
1 Peso
Cuba66 EPQ
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - OBVERSE UNIFACE
PROOF No.1 dated 7-28-49
S/N A000000A
8003986-016 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printers Ess
1 Peso
Cuba68 EPQ
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - REVERSE UNIFACE
PROOF No.2 dated 7-28-49
8003986-015 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printers Ess
1 Peso
Cuba66 EPQ
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - OBVERSE UNIFACE
PROOF No.3 dated 7-28-49
S/N A000000A
8003986-014 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printers Ess
1 Peso
Cuba65 EPQ
1949...P NL SBNC Printer ESSAY - OBVERSE UNIFACE
PROOF No.4 dated 8-3-49
S/N A000000A
8003986-013 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printers Ess
1 Peso
Cuba66 EPQ
1949 TDLR THOMAS DE LA RUE PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING ESSAYS BUT THEY DID NOT WIN THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS AWARDED TO THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.  
1949...P NL TDLR Printer ESSAY
No. 415/94
S/N A000000A
8003986-018 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printers Ess
1 Peso - Printer: Various
Cuba64 NET
1949...P NL TDLR Printer ESSAY -
stamped SPECIMEN in Rev.
SPECIMEN NO.1 - S/N A000000A
8003986-017 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""Printers Ess
1 Peso
Cuba63
1949 ABNC THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR 1949 AND LATER YEARS.  
1949-1960 P77 NL ABNC Progress Proof VIGNETTE
of JOSE MARTI V-74831 Dark black - bow tie type -
Accent over E of JOSE
8004957-010 $1 United StatesN/A
1949-1960 P77 NL ABNC Progress Proof VIGNETTE
of JOSE MARTI - Dark black - bow tie type -
Accent over E of JOSE and over I of Marti
name outside of Vignette.
8004957-008 $1 United StatesN/A
1949...P NL ABNC Printer PROOF - OBVERSE UNIFACE
Color Annotated F 12923
8004687-001 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""PROOF""
1 Peso
Cuba66 EPQ
1949...P NL ABNC Printer PROOF
REVERSE UNIFACE Color Annotated Order F 12923
8004687-002 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""PROOF""
1 Peso
Cuba68 EPQ
1949...P77s1 ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
S/N 00000
8003450-020 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME
1 Peso
Cuba66 EPQ
1949...P77s1 ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
Uncut Sheet of SIX
S/N 00000
8004631-002 Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES
1 Peso - Printer: ABNC
Cuba65 EPQ
1949...P77a ABNC ISSUED NOTE
S/N L138470C
8003450-022 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso - Printer: ABNC
Cuba64
1953...P86s ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
S/N 00000
8003450-026 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME
1 Peso - ""Commemorative""
Cuba67 EPQ
1953...P86a ABNC ISSUED NOTE
B381805A
1406080-001 Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso 1953 - ""Commemorative""
Cuba67 EPQ
1956...P87s1 TDLR SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
No. 62 - perforated SPECIMEN
S/N A000000A
8003450-035 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME
1 Peso
Cuba67 EPQ
1956...P87a TDLR ISSUED NOTE
S/N A000133A
Low Serial Number
8003450-039 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso
Cuba66 EPQ
1956...P87a TDLR ISSUED NOTE
S/N A001471A
Low Serial Number
8003450-040 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso
Cuba67 EPQ
1956...P87s1 TDLR SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
No. 858 - perforated SPECIMEN
S/N B000000A
8003450-038 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME
1 Peso
Cuba67 EPQ
1956...P87a TDLR ISSUED NOTE
S/N B000433A
Low Serial Number
8015096-002 Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso 1956
Cuba66 EPQ
1957...P87s2 TDLR SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
No. 48 - perforated SPECIMEN
S/N N000000A
8003450-048 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME
1 Peso
Cuba67 EPQ
1957...P87b TDLR ISSUED NOTE
S/N G737928B
1185240-009 Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso 1957
Cuba67 EPQ
1957...P87b TDLR ISSUED ERROR NOTE
SN lower in field
S/N R873886B
8003450-053 Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso 1957
Cuba64
1958...P87c TDLR ISSUED NOTE
S/N P965209B
8003450-057 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso
Cuba64
1959...P NL TDLR Printer COLOR PROOF - perforated CANCELLED
No. 538 - S/N A000000A
dated 15.12.58 So.2061.9.3738
8003686-001 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso
Cuba62 NET
1959..P.90s TDLR SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
No. 14 - perforated SPECIMEN
S/N A000000A
8003686-002 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIME
1 Peso - Printer: TDLR
Cuba65 EPQ
1959...P90a TDLR ISSUED NOTE
S/N A000099A
Low Serial Number
8003686-004 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso
Cuba64
1959...P90 star TDLR REPLACEMENT STAR NOTE
S/N *044758A
8003686-013 Cuba Replace
1 Peso - Printer: TDLR
CubaVF 25
1960...P77s2 ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
S/N 00000
Obv. Blue with SPECIMEN dark black
5005043-002 Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES
1 Peso - Printer: ABNC
Cuba67 EPQ
1960...P77s2 ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped SPECIMEN
S/N 00000
Error: Obv. Blue/Green with SPECIMEN light black
8003761-003 Cuba, Banco Nacional De Cuba ""SPECIMEN""
1 Peso 1960
Cuba65 EPQ
1960...P77s2 ABNC SPECIMEN - stamped MUESTRA
S/N 00000
Obv. Blue with SPECIMEN dark black
8003686-014 Cuba ""SPECIMEN / MUES
1 Peso - Printer: ABNC
Cuba66 EPQ
1960...P77b ABNC ISSUED NOTE
S/N A000032A
Low Serial Number
8007684-006 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso - Printer: ABNC
CubaAU 58 EPQ
1960...P77b ABNC ISSUED NOTE
S/N J669894A
8004633-002 Cuba Banco Nacional De Cuba
1 Peso - Printer: ABNC
Cuba67 EPQ


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