An extremely rare variant - two 1794 Kosciuszko Insurrection 10 zloty treasury tickets that were side by side in the sheet, as well as have consecutive series and numbering.
Banknote No. 1 - 10 zlotys 1794 ser. A with number : 33437
Banknote no. 2 - 10 zlotys 1794 ser. B with number : 33438
Preservation states of the banknotes :
* banknote ser. A (condition +2) - bend and break of the upper right corner for about 1.5 cm and a few small production wrinkles - very attractive pieces.
* bill ser. B (condition -2) - deeper but not strong fracture of the upper right corner, as well as there is a paper jam of 0.5cm on the right edge, a few production wrinkles, including one going through the dry seal, on the lower margin we also have in the case of this banknote, an example of uneven cutting from the sheet - hence the paper allowance, an interesting and beautiful piece.
Both banknotes of excellent presentation, perfectly visible, well struck dry seals. The banknotes are natural, without any conservation corrections. In addition, what makes this offering even more attractive - the Series A banknote has a full filigree - the so-called "crest" type, a feature that is appreciated and strongly sought after by collectors.
The banknotes, before they were signed (commissioners' signatures and numbering), were in sheet form, already in printed form, with security features already applied - in the form of nailed dry seals and applied chemical security marks. To this day, it is not known how many banknotes were on a single sheet of handmade paper? (research in this direction is ongoing). After cutting the printed sheet, into individual banknotes, they were stapled together in 500 pieces and bound in linen. Cutting the sheet into individual pieces was done "by hand", hence we mainly encounter these banknotes as not perfect rectangles.
These banknotes, already in finished form, were successively cut out of the "booklet" (leaving a control coupon at the top, the so-called "head" of the banknote) and distributed for circulation. Adjacent banknotes, which have numbering that differs by one "eyelet," after cutting, applied to each other with the appropriate edge, usually matched each other perfectly with the slits from the sheet (although this is not the rule if one banknote was the last from the sheet and the next in numbering was the first from the next sheet).
Here in the auction we have this case, that the bill from the photos on the left, ser. A , when applied to the bill ser. B ( the one on the right p.) - the two match perfectly with the cutouts. This is a rare case, where these banknotes are preserved in such a combination and are submitted for auction together - as one currency. Here, not infrequently, such "twin pairs" in numbering, which have survived until modern times, were deliberately separated and sold separately in order to get a better price.
Recommended - an opportunity to buy an exceptional collectible.
Literature : Miłczak A2
