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Government of India, the original pencil design for the watermark of the Victoria portrait 10 Rupees of 1863, along with 22 early trials for the w...

Government of India, archival examples of watermarked paper from the 5, 10, 20 and 50 Rupees, Victoria Portrait, with three sheets of two notes fo...

Government of India, a printers design for 5 Rupees, Lahore or Calcutta, 20 January 18- (1871), serial number L/8 00000, six cancellation holes, i...

Government of India, printers design for 5 Rupees on watermarked paper, ND (1871), no signature or serial number, ink and pencil printers annotati...

Government of India, printers design for 5 Rupees, ND (1871), no signature or serial number, ink annotations, in PMG holder 63 EPQ, choice uncircu...

Government of India, printers design for 5 Rupees, ND (1871), no signature or serial number, ink annotations, minor stains, in PMG holder 45, choi...

Government of India, printers design for 5 Rupees on large format watermarked paper, ND (1871), no signature or serial number, crayon annotations,...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees on larger format un-watermarked paper, Allahabad or Calcutta, 20 January 1872, no signature or serial number, ...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees on watermarked paper, Kurrachee or Bombay, 20 January 1871, no signature or serial number, four cancellation h...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees on watermarked paper, Kurrachee or Bombay, 20 January 1871, no signature or serial number, four cancellation h...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees on watermarked paper, Kurrachee or Bombay, 20 January 1871, no signature or serial number, four cancellation h...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees, ND (1871), no signatures or serial numbers, four cancellation holes, with black printing elements present but...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees, ND (1871), no signatures or serial numbers, four cancellation holes, with black printing elements present but...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees, ND (1871), no signatures or serial numbers, four cancellation holes, with black printing elements present but...

Government of India, proof 5 Rupees on larger format paper, ND (1871), no signatures or serial numbers, four cancellation holes, with black printi...

Government of India, two uncut pairs of watermarked papers as used on all denominations of 10 Rupees and above (up to 1000 Rupees), non-pictorial ...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees, paper dated 1925, annotated “100 Rupees, Government of India. 2nd Issue.”, glued into blue ...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees, paper dated 1925, annotated “100 Rupees, Govt of India Note. Hand Made.”, glued into cream ...

Government of India, three sheets of watermarked paper for three different issues of 5 Rupee notes, the first in 1915 (8 notes on a sheet), the se...

Government of India, an uncut pair of watermarked hand made papers for 10 Rupees, non-pictorial red printed issue, paper dated 1923, in the final ...

Government of India, proof watermarked machine made paper for 10 Rupees, non-pictorial red printed issue, paper undated, with envelope giving year...

Government of India, initial pen sketches on acetate (or equivalent substance) for the watermark for 1 Rupee, ND (1917), also an example of the ac...

Government of India, several sheets of watermarks for 1 Rupee, ND (1917), including one and a half sheets of the old watermark (star in box, 60 no...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees, ND (1925), annotated with the text “5 Rupees, Government of India (4th Issue)”, glued into bl...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees (2), ND (1925), annotated in margins, glued into cream paper frames, uncirculated, very rare (...

Government of India, a sheet of watermarks for the 10 Rupee of 1923, showing rayed star in box and George V cypher, annotated “10 R. Mould made. 1...

Government of India, a specimen trial “Kings Head” of George V, as used on the 10 Rupees of 1923, itself annotated, and also with an envelope with...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees, ND (1925), annotated on paper “10 Rupees, Government of India (6th Issue)”, glued into blue ...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees (3), ND (1925), annotated on frames “10 Rupees, Government of India Note”, glued into cream p...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 50 Rupees, ND (1930), annotated with the text “50 Rupees Government of India. 4th Issue.”, different fr...

Government of India, trial watermarks for the 50 Rupee of 1930, with the correct text but a different and expanded image of King George V, pencil ...

Government of India, trial watermarks for the 100 Rupee of 1930, with the correct text but a different and expanded image of King George V, pencil...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees, ND (1930), annotated with the text “100 Rupees, Government of India. 4th Issue.”, this is t...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees (2), ND (1927), annotated with the text “100 Rupees, Government of India. 5th Issue.”, glued...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees (3), ND (1927), annotated with the text “100 Rupees, Government of India Note.”, glued into ...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees (3), ND (1927), annotated with the text “100 Rupees, Government of India Note.”, glued into ...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 10,000 Rupees, ND (1931), annotated with the text “10,000 Rupees, Government of India Note. 3rd Issue.”...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 1 Rupee (2), ND (1928-1935), incorrectly annotated with the text “2 Rupees, Special Security Paper” whe...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees, ND (1933), annotated in margin “Govt of India. 5 Rupees”, glued into cream paper frame, uncir...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees (2), ND (1933), annotated on paper, glued into blue card frames, uncirculated, very rare (2 pa...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees (3), ND (1933), annotated in paper borders, glued into black thin card frames, uncirculated, v...

Government of India, the original wax mould for the watermarked paper for 5 Rupees, ND (1933), enclosed in a pair of glass panes, one crack in the...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees (2), ND (1933), annotated on paper “10 Rupees, Government of India (7th Issue)”, glued into b...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees (3), ND (1933), annotated on paper “10 Rupees, Government of India”, glued into black thin ca...

Government of India, watermarked paper for 1 Rupee, ND (1940), annotated with the text “1 Rupee India (2nd Issue)”, glued into blue card frame, un...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees (2), ND (1943), annotated with the text “5 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India (6th Issue)”, glued...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees, ND (1938), annotated with the text “10 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India (8th Issue)”, glued i...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees, ND (1938), annotated with the text “100 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India (6th Issue)”, glued...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees, ND (1938), annotated with the text “100 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India”, glued into blue c...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 100 Rupees, ND (1944), annotated with the text “100 Rupees India (5th Issue)”, glued into blue card f...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 1000 Rupees, ND (1938), annotated with the text “1000 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India. 4th Issue”, glue...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 10,000 Rupees, ND (1938), annotated with the text “10,000 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India. 4th Issue”, ...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees, ND (1944), annotated with the text “5 Rupee India (1946 Issue)”, glued into blue card frame...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees, ND (1944), annotated with the text “Reserve Bank of India, 10 Rupees”, glued into blue car...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 10 Rupees, ND (1944), annotated with the text “10 Rupees India (1944 Issue)”, glued into blue card fr...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper the full range of denominations issued from 1949-54, comprising 2, 5, 10, 100, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 Rupe...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees (3), ND (1950), annotated “Reserve Bank of India, 5 Rupees”, glued into blue card frame, unc...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 5 Rupees, ND (1955), annotated “5 Rupees, Reserve Bank of India. (1955)”, glued into blue card frame,...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 5000 Rupees, ND (1954), annotated “5000 Rupees India (1951)”, glued into blue card frame, uncirculate...

Reserve Bank of India, watermarked paper for 5000 Rupees, ND (1954), annotated “Reserve Bank of India, 5000 Rupees”, glued into blue card frame, u...