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Sussex, Chichester Old Bank, Five Pounds, 20 August 1840, no. 1275, for William Ridge, Charles Ridge & William Newland, signed by Charles Ridge (Grant 792B). Bankruptcy stamp on back, split and rejoined at centre, pinholes and two cancellation holes, otherwise good fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
Westmoreland, Lonsdale Bank, One Pound, 3 February 1825, no. 680, for Joseph Gibson, William Gibson, Warwick Pearson & Edward Wilson, signed by Edward Wilson (Grant 1533A). Heavily worn, missing pieces from edges and held in a glazed frame, good to very good, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Worcestershire, Stourbridge & Kidderminster Banking Co, proofs on paper of Payment Orders (2) and Demand note, 1875-7, various pencil annotations (Grant 5645) [3]. One missing parts of two corners, otherwise extremely fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £80
Yorkshire, Leeds Old Bank, proofs on paper for various Payment Orders (4), all 18—, pencilled annotations and dates; Leeds Old Bank, proof on paper for payment order, 19—, Beckett & Co at bottom right (Grant 1590D) [5]. Last missing short strip on top edge, otherwise extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £50
Yorkshire, Williams, Brown & Co, Leeds, proofs on paper of Bank Post Bills for Fifty Pounds (2), Payment Orders (2), all 18— [4]. One Post Bill missing part of two corners, other badly torn, but Payment Orders extremely fine and clean £50-70
Hammer Price: £70
Yorkshire, York Bank, Five Pounds, 21 November 1876, N 0931, for Swann, Clough & Co, signature cut-cancelled (Grant 3369E). Large area on reverse with backing paper, otherwise very fine to good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £340
Yorkshire, York Union Banking Co Ltd, Five Pounds, 13 June 1895, A 4946 (Grant 5747B). Split and rejoined at centre, various stamps and endorsements, otherwise good fine to very fine £150-180
Derbyshire, Wirksworth Bank, One Pound, 18—, for R. Arkwright, J. Toplis & Co, on copper; together with a pull used as part of the original wrapper [2]. In good condition £200-250
£200–£250
Derbyshire, Wirksworth Bank, Two Pounds, 18—, for R. Arkwright, J. Toplis & Co, on copper; together with a pull used as part of the original wrapper [2]. In good condition £200-250
Lincolnshire, Stamford, Spalding & Boston Banking Co, Five Pounds 18—, Peterborough, on steel (Grant 5636B). Some corrosion £150-200
£150–£200
Nottinghamshire, Nottingham Bank, Five Pounds, 18—, for Ichabod & Charles Wright & Co, on copper (Grant 2169). Worn £150-200
Staffordshire, Walsall Old Bank, Ten Pounds, 18—, for Charles Forster & Sons, on copper (Grant 3051). Worn £200-250
Matthew Marshall, two proof copies of the signature of J. Williams as used on Bank of England notes in the mid-1850s; together with two letters to Edward Cowper [4]. One signature paper with two edge tears, otherwise good very fine £80-100
Gordon Nairne, Five Pounds, 22 June 1914, 34/T 34780, Hull, forgery, faint impression of watermark (cf. Dugg. B208b). Splits, tears and several tape repairs on back, otherwise good to very good £120-150
Fort Montague Bank, Five Halfpence, 180–, signature of T. Hill. A few tiny holes on creases, otherwise very fine £60-80
£60–£80
Unused blank financial papers (4), all with impressed duty stamp of Four Pence; others (3), all 181–, part printed for receipts, all 210 x 88mm [7]. About uncirculated £40-60
£40–£60
Bank Note Specimen, 17 October 1858, ‘I promised to Manufacture Bank Note Specimens which it was Impossible to Counterfeit’, in the style of a contemporary Bank of England note with text added at bottom ‘For the Gov. and Comp. of the BANK of ENGLAND’. Missing strip from upper left edge and a short split at centre, otherwise fine, scarce £1,500-1,800
£1,500–£1,800
Bradbury, H., Specimens of Bank Note Engraving &c &c &c, London, 1860, includes full proof plates for Bank of Scotland (One Hundred Pounds), Bank of England (Ten and One Hundred Pounds), Banco Brazil (Ten Milreis, 3 different designs), Banco Maua & Cia, Rosario (One Onza de Oro and Two Pesos), etc, second free endpaper inscribed ‘With Henry Bradbury’s Compliments, April 27, 1860’. Red leather, gilt embossing on front and back, all edges gilt; repair to title page and the ribbed spine...
Hammer Price: £3,100
Waterlow & Sons Ltd, Amostras de Cheques, Saques, Letras de Cambio, etc, a brown leather company presentation album containing specimen cheques, receipts, drafts and bills of exchange (160), all with counterfoils, for banks in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Far East and South America [160]. Very little duplication; extremely fine to uncirculated £500-1,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Douglas & Isle of Man Bank, One Pound, 1 January 1847, signed by James Holmes and Robert Kelly (Quarmby 232). Very fine and clean £80-100
Isle of Man Bank, Five Pounds, 1 December 1936, no. 11419, Quayle-Ronan signatures (Quarmby 305; Pick 63Aa). Nick and a 3mm tear in top edge, has been lightly pressed, otherwise very fine to good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £380
Peveril Internment Camp, Peel, Canteen voucher for Two Shillings and Sixpence, E 447, signature of J.W. Green (Quarmby 421; Campbell 5385a). Good very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £190
Government, Ten Pounds, 1980, A 706391, signature of W. Dawson (Quarmby 526; Pick 36). Good extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £65
Guernsey Commercial Banking Co, One Pound, proof on card of back, ‘July 12th 1904’ pencilled at bottom centre, three small punch-holes (McCammon GN 5; Pick S171). A 15mm tear in bottom edge, left edge worn and missing strip at right, otherwise very fine £50-70
States (German Occupation), Sixpence, 1 January 1942, P 0420, French blue paper, horizontal watermark (McCammon GN 35iii; Pick 24). About uncirculated £200-250
Hammer Price: £420
States (German Occupation), Kenneth Peppiatt, One Pound, E15A 763327, stamped Withdrawn from circulation September 18th 1941 on both sides (Dugg. B239A). Good extremely fine £180-220
States (German Occupation), Kenneth Peppiatt, One Pound, E15A 700899, stamped Withdrawn from circulation November 10th 1941 on both sides (Dugg. B239C). About extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £430
States, Ten Shillings, 1 June 1959, 11/O 2914 (McCammon GN 43; Pick 42b). Very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
States, One Pound, 1 June 1963, 33/W 0464 (McCammon GN 44; Pick 43b). Lightly pressed, otherwise good very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £85
States, One Pound, c. 1969, A 000000, stamped SPECIMEN in red either side, one small punch-hole in signature area (McCammon GN 46; Pick 45a). Good extremely fine to about uncirculated £300-350
Jersey Joint Stock Bank, One Pound, 2 January 1871, no. 9992, unissued (McCammon JN 12; Pick –). Pinholes in margin, otherwise good very fine to about extremely fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,000
Banque Commerciale, 18—, proof cheque on paper with French text, ‘To this June 26th 1894’ pencilled at bottom right. A few spots, otherwise good extremely fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £55
Bible Christian Church, One Pound, unissued (McCammon JN 23; Pick S121). Good extremely fine £40-50
St. Mary’s Parochial Church, One Pound (2), both unissued, one black, the other blue (McCammon JN 190; Pick S326, S328) [2]. About uncirculated £50-70
States, Five Pounds, 1 September 1840, no. 1117, cancelled by pen strokes through signatures; together with an unissued note (McCammon JN 227; Pick A1b, A1r). [2]. First good very fine, second good extremely fine £50-70
States, Ten Shillings, A 000000, stamped SPECIMEN, two De la Rue company stamps either side (McCammon JN 249; Pick 7). Paper residue on back of left edge, otherwise about uncirculated £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Five Pounds, 18—, Glasgow, uniface proof on card, titles of the six constituent banks in left border (Douglas 11). Thinning on corners and some paper remnants on back, otherwise good extremely fine £600-800
£600–£800
One Pound, 2 April 1867, A prefix, uniface proof on paper, ‘January 30th 1867’ pencilled in bottom margin (Douglas 19). Good extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £180
One Pound, 1 August 1874, C prefix, uniface proof on paper, ’From this’ pencilled at bottom centre (Douglas 19). Thinning in top left corner, mount marks and some scuffing on back, otherwise about extremely fine £150-180
£150–£180
Five Pounds, 2 April 1875, A prefix, uniface proof on paper, ‘To this…25 Feby/75’ pencilled at bottom (Douglas 20). Light mount marks on backs of two corners, otherwise extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
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