British, Irish and World Banknotes

First Trust Bank, an uncut sheet of thirty-five £50 proofs, 1 January 1998, License signature, most of the notes on the sheet have had a section cut out and reattached, these sections have undergone various stress tests in heat, moisture, rust etc. to ascertain how the paper and printing will react to the elements, sheet has three vertical folds and one horizontal fold, colour bars in lower margin, various annotations and numbers on the notes corresponding to the test carried out on that particular section, a fascinating and totally unique item!
PMI FT11, TBB B138a, Pick 138 £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Charity Sale from the Archive of the AIB (formerly First Trust Bank).

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