Auction Catalogue

14 March 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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The Important Collection of Irish Paper Money formed by Bob Blake (Part II)

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 751

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14 March 2009

Hammer Price:
€53

Proof vignette on paper of Hibernia, harp and wolfhound as used on new series, 15273 inked at upper left. Good extremely fine €40-60

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

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Illustrated at actual size. Waterlow & Sons took over the printing contract for the bank, which issued a new series of notes in 1937. The vignette of Hibernia with harp and wolfhound was restored, with the profile of Daniel O’Connell now in the watermark