One Pound, 1 June 1839, no. 54764, Athlone, stamped CANCELLED twice in red (Pick -). Split and rejoined at centre, pinholes and spots of thinning, otherwise good fine €250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes.

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Notes bearing the portrait of William IV have been recorded into the mid-1840s. There has been an attempt to alter this note to £5 by adding printed panels over the denominations at upper right and lower left, leaving the value in the central panel illegible