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1925 Brazil note

Anyone know if the cursive signature is handsigned or stamped on this bank note. I see some ink bleed thru to rev. Peace Roy

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 14,640 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Picture?

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oops! I forgot. Here they are.

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK I would like your comments on this note. Have a good day.

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52

  • JBKJBK Posts: 14,640 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2019 9:16PM

    Definitely hand signed. There are no printed signatures on the note. Brazilian currency from this era were required by law to have an ink signature from a treasury official in order to validate them.

    I am not sure if they ever tried to keep the signature in the lower right, for example, but all ones I have seen have signatures scrawled across the front like yours.

    I don't know if any of the signatures are identifiable as a specific treasury official. Value is I assume based on condition, denomination, and series. I got a small denomination bill in unc condition once for several dollars or less. They are a great collectable, though, as a transition between early banknotes that were routinely hand signed and modern banknotes that always have printed signatures.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now I'm really glad I asked about the signature. Peace Roy

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  • I have a Brazilian note, believe it's from the 1940's. Hand signed makes a note quite quirky I think.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Did additional research, the note also has an overprinting of 10 cruzeiros, which was applied in 1942 during economic strife.

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52

  • Here's a later Brazilian overprint, when they re-evaluated their currency, 1960's I think

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The older one is more stylized. Thanks for sharing. Check out the British Guiana note I posted too.

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52

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