Auction Catalogue

12 March 2008

Starting at 1:00 PM

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British and World Paper Money including the John Clark Brodie Archive of Proof and Specimen Banknotes and The Union Bank of Scotland Collection (Part II)

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1148

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12 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£140

One Pound, 2 November 1923, B prefix, uniface, signature of Norman Hird, stamped CANCELLED, line of small punch-holes at centre (Douglas 36-1). Trimmed close to border, otherwise good very fine (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Union Bank of Scotland Collection.

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Collection

A second series of notes from Waterlow & Sons Ltd appeared in 1921, printed with a red and yellow overlay in the form of a sunburst. The £1, £5 and £10 had one printed signature but notes for £20 and £100 were still signed by hand until the early 1940s. The £1 note was printed in sheets of eight and, after a reduction in size in 1924, in sheets of 16