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The first records of the kind of activity we know today as banking can be traced back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia, where merchants made loans to farmers and traders who transported goods between cities. Deposits initially consisted of grain and later other goods including livestock, farming tools and then precious metals such as gold. Temples and palaces were thought to be the safest places to store gold as they were constantly guarded and well built. As temples were considered to be sacred places, they presented an extra deterrent to possible thieves. In the ancient Greek and Roman Empires, lenders based in temples made loans but also began to accept deposits and change money. Around this time, there is also evidence of the development of money-lending in China and India. The development of banking in the modern sense of the word can be traced back to medieval Italy and later spread through Europe. During the last century, the rapid development in telecommunication and computing systems resulted in major changes in the way banks operated and allowed them to greatly increase in size and geographic spread. In recent years, there has been a significant number of bank failures, including some of the world's largest banks, and much debate about bank regulation.

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2023, New issue subscription Banking and Insurance

ayypmb5, New Issue Subscriptions, 2023

10.00
Mint NH

1983, 5Nu, Druk Air overprint 1v

lbja0810, Bhutan, 1983

6.00
Mint NH

1974, 100F, Stamp out of set

lcf0435, Congo Republic, 1974

1.50
Mint NH

1987, 34p, Stamp out of set

lenc1108, Great Britain, 1987

0.90
Used or CTO

1971, 65F, Stamp out of set

liqa0681, Iraq, 1971

6.00
Mint NH

1943, 3.5c, Stamp out of set

lndjj13, Netherlands Indies, 1943

10.00

-20%

8.00

Mint NH

1.00

-15%

0.85

Mint NH

1.00

-10%

0.90

Used or CTO

1981, Stamp out of set

lne1222, Netherlands, 1981

0.70

-10%

0.63

Mint NH

0.70

-15%

0.60

Used or CTO

1975, 50c, Save, Stamp out of set

lne1078, Netherlands, 1975

0.70

-10%

0.63

Mint NH

0.70

-15%

0.60

Used or CTO

1988, Stamp out of set

lsra0586, Suriname, Republic, 1988

1.90
Mint NH

1964, 2.00, Stamp out of set

lzka0422, Korea, South, 1964

10.00
Mint NH

2020, Bank architecture 4v [+]

sabp32013, Albania, 2020

4.70
Mint NH

1984, Lloyds list 4v

sacp0360, Ascension, 1984

3.00
Mint NH

1967, KSiH, Degas paintings 7v

saepkh194, Aden, 1967

5.00
Mint NH

1967, Social security 1v

safp0203, Andorra, French Post, 1967

6.00
Mint NH

1967, Social insurance 1v, imperforated

safp0203b, Andorra, French Post, 1967

9.00
Mint NH

1969, African development bank 1v

sagp0532, Algeria, 1969

0.70
Mint NH

1990, World saving day 1v

sagp1027, Algeria, 1990

0.70
Mint NH

1989, Development bank 1v

sagp1009, Algeria, 1989

0.70
Mint NH

2022, Islamic financing 1v

sagp32224, Algeria, 2022

0.70
Mint NH
2.20
Mint NH

2022, Military insurance 1v+tab

samp32250, Armenia, 2022

3.80
Mint NH

2018, 25 years national coin Dram 1v

samp31816, Armenia, 2018

2.30
Mint NH
50.10
Mint NH

2017, Insurance for servicemen 1v+tab

samp31714, Armenia, 2017

2.80
Mint NH

2017, Alexander Mantashian 1v

samp31702, Armenia, 2017

2.25
Mint NH

2011, 35 Years National bank 4v + s/s

saop31104, Angola, 2011

5.75
Mint NH

1998, ENSA 4v

saop1162, Angola, 1998

6.00
Mint NH

1998, ENSA s/s

saopb038, Angola, 1998

2.30
Mint NH

2000, Aruba bank/Alto Vista 2v

sar0249, Aruba, 2000

4.00

-20%

3.20

Mint NH

2.50

-10%

2.25

Used or CTO

5.00

-15%

4.25

First Day Cover

1973, Provincial bank 1v

sat1140, Argentina, 1973

0.70
Mint NH

1968, Saving bank 1v

satp1012, Argentina, 1968

0.70
Mint NH

1985, Central bank 1v

satp1739, Argentina, 1985

0.70
Mint NH

1988, Mendoza bank 2v

satp1930, Argentina, 1988

1.90
Mint NH

1990, National saving bank 1v

satp2016, Argentina, 1990

0.70
Mint NH

1999, Development bank 1v

satp2505, Argentina, 1999

1.60
Mint NH

1965, Postal saving bank 1v

satp0860, Argentina, 1965

0.70
Mint NH

1978, Buenos Aires bank 1v

sat1355, Argentina, 1978

0.70
Mint NH

1967, Bank of Australia 1v

sau0386, Australia, 1967

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1968, Building and saving society 1v

sau0408, Australia, 1968

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1971, Sydney Stock Exchange 1v

sau0465, Australia, 1971

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

2012, Central Bank 1v

sayp31205, Azerbaijan, 2012

1.65
Mint NH

2013, Papers of value 1v

sayp31316, Azerbaijan, 2013

2.10
Mint NH

2010, 10 Years Ministry of Taxes 1v

say31003, Azerbaijan, 2010

2.05
Mint NH

1996, Finance ministers meeting 1v

sbdp0713, Bermuda, 1996

2.20
Mint NH

1980, Finance ministers conference 4v

sbdp0391, Bermuda, 1980

1.90
Mint NH

1950, Saving fund 1v

sbe0866, Belgium, 1950

0.70
Mint NH

1963, Postal cheques 1v

sbe1331, Belgium, 1963

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

2009, 10 Years Euro 2v s-a

sbe30904, Belgium, 2009

3.00
Mint NH

1965, Saving bank 5v

sbe1379, Belgium, 1965

1.00
Mint NH
1.00
First Day Cover

1988, Postal cheques 1v

sbe2358, Belgium, 1988

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.10
First Day Cover

1975, National bank 1v

sbe1833, Belgium, 1975

1.00
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1979, National credit bank 1v

sbe1990, Belgium, 1979

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.10
First Day Cover

1969, National credit society 1v

sbe1573, Belgium, 1969

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1960, Hubert Frere-Orban 4v

sbe1218, Belgium, 1960

1.30
Mint NH
4.00
Unused postal stationary

1990, First dollar coin 1v

sbfp1043, Belize/British Honduras, 1990

6.00
Mint NH

1984, Cayes, Lloyds list 4v

sbfpcay010, Belize/British Honduras, 1984

3.75
Mint NH

1980, Definitives 16v

sbhp0454, Bahamas, 1980

24.00
Mint NH

1984, Lloyds list 4v

sbhp0561, Bahamas, 1984

3.50
Mint NH

1988, Lloyds 4v

sbhp0682, Bahamas, 1988

6.75
Mint NH

1979, National bank 1v

sblp2752, Bulgaria, 1979

0.70
Mint NH

2012, 120 Years Plovdiv Fair 1v

sblp31220, Bulgaria, 2012

1.10
Mint NH

2020, National insurance institute 1v

sblp32022, Bulgaria, 2020

1.15
Mint NH

1978, Central bank 1v

sbo0942, Bolivia, 1978

1.10
Mint NH

2008, SBEF Bank 2v

sbo30806, Bolivia, 2008

3.25
Mint NH

1988, World bank 1v

sbr0817, Germany, Berlin, 1988

1.00
Mint NH
0.80
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover
1.60
Maximum Cards

1985, Berlin exchange 1v

sbr0740, Germany, Berlin, 1985

1.00
Mint NH
0.80
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover

2000, Literacy decade 4v+tabs

sbtp0698, Botswana, 2000

2.60
Mint NH

1969, African development bank 4v

sbu0502, Burundi, 1969

2.60
Mint NH

1969, African development bank s/s

sbupb034, Burundi, 1969

2.80
Mint NH
4.00
Mint NH
3.00
Mint NH

1980, Development bank 1v

sbz1759, Brazil, 1980

0.70
Mint NH

1984, Housing bank 1v

sbz2062, Brazil, 1984

0.70
Mint NH

1964, North East bank 1v

sbz1051, Brazil, 1964

0.70
Mint NH

1974, Building saving bank 1v

sbz1448, Brazil, 1974

1.90
Mint NH

1982, Central bank museum 2v

sbz1917, Brazil, 1982

0.80
Mint NH

1990, CEntral bank 1v

sbzp2350, Brazil, 1990

1.00
Mint NH

1986, Saving bank 1v

sbzp2191, Brazil, 1986

0.70
Mint NH

1979, North East bank 1v

sbzp1712, Brazil, 1979

0.70
Mint NH

1953, Bank of Brasil 1v

sbz0802, Brazil, 1953

0.70
Mint NH

1962, National bank 1v

sbz1025, Brazil, 1962

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Mint NH

1977, Development bank 1v

sbz1602, Brazil, 1977

0.70
Mint NH

1958, Financial conference 1v

sbz0938, Brazil, 1958

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Unused (hinged)

1984, Economic bank 1v

sbzp2057, Brazil, 1984

0.70
Mint NH

1967, Development bank 1v

sbzp1147, Brazil, 1967

0.70
Mint NH

1973, Security 4v

sbz1390, Brazil, 1973

4.00
Mint NH

1976, Bank of Brazil s/s

sbzb038, Brazil, 1976

1.00
Mint NH

2002, Toronto Stock Exchange 1v

scap2083, Canada, 2002

0.80
Mint NH

2005, TD Bank 1v

scaa0516, Canada, 2005

0.80
Mint NH

1988, Anglo-Costarician bank 1v

scdp1349, Costa Rica, 1988

0.70
Mint NH

1991, Medical insurance 1v

scdp1392, Costa Rica, 1991

1.20
Mint NH

1961, UNO organisations 8v

scdp0588, Costa Rica, 1961

6.00
Mint NH

1911, Lot with seals

sc9o!e2576, *Advertising seals, 1911

7.50
Unused (hinged)

2017, Asian Development Bank 1v

scep31705, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 2017

0.70
Mint NH

1914, Lot with seals

sc9o!e2559, *Advertising seals, 1914

9.00
Unused (hinged)

1969, African development bank 2v, imperforated

scfp0182b, Congo Republic, 1969

3.00
Mint NH

1987, Europa, modern architecture 2v

scg0681, Cyprus, 1987

1.30
Mint NH
1.10
Used or CTO
1.50
First Day Cover

1965, Social insurance 3v

scg0250, Cyprus, 1965

1.90
Mint NH

2007, Social insurance 2v [:]

scga0709, Cyprus, 2007

2.40
Mint NH

1984, Insurance 1v

schp1987, China People’s Republic, 1984

1.30
Mint NH

1987, Postal saving bank 1v

sch2129, China People’s Republic, 1987

1.00
Mint NH

1996, Hong Kong 4v

schp2778, China People’s Republic, 1996

3.00
Mint NH

2007, Postal saving bank 1v

scha0709, China People’s Republic, 2007

1.00
Mint NH

1992, Envelope, Bank of China

schwjf35, China People’s Republic, 1992

2.00
Unused postal stationary

1989, Envelope, Asian Development Bank

schwjf21, China People’s Republic, 1989

2.00
Unused postal stationary

1994, Envelope, Construction bank

schwjf41, China People’s Republic, 1994

2.00
Unused postal stationary

1972, New postal saving bank 1v

scj0271, Central Africa, 1972

0.70
Mint NH

1981, Central bank 2v

scj0796, Central Africa, 1981

1.60
Mint NH

1986, Am. Development bank 1v

scl1128, Chile, 1986

0.90
Mint NH

1958, Saving bank imperforated sheet

sclp0541bl, Chile, 1958

120.00
Mint NH

1971, Post office 3v

scm0295, Cambodia, 1971

1.10
Mint NH

1965, Saving bank 3v

scn0430, Cameroon, 1965

1.50
Mint NH

1971, 100 years Bogota bank 1v

sco1184, Colombia, 1971

0.70
Mint NH

1972, Social front 1v

sco1237, Colombia, 1972

0.70
Mint NH

1974, 100 years Insurance 2v

sco1273, Colombia, 1974

0.70
Mint NH
6.00
Mint NH

1987, Social insurance 1v

scop1711, Colombia, 1987

0.70
Mint NH

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