Auction Report

25 November 2021

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British, Irish and World Banknotes

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British, Irish and World Banknotes (25 November 2021)

Gross Total: £417,505 (£517,706 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 960
Sell-through rate: 86.9%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.33 and €1.18

Principal Lots
Lot no.
196-334. The Gus McAmhlaigh Collection of Irish Banknotes, Part I, £100,980 (£125,215)
291. Currency Commission, Bank of Ireland, specimen £20, 5 September 1978, £42,000 (£52,080)
879-916. The ‘Red Ox’ Collection of Syrian Banknotes, £25,410 (£31,508)
431-490. The Gus McAmhlaigh Collection of Isle of Man Banknotes, £21,115 (£26,183)
739-762. The ‘Red Ox’ Collection of Lebanon Banknotes, £20,190 (£25,036)
99. Bank of England, Frank May, £5, 15 July 1889, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, £13,000 (£16,120)
121. Bank of England, K.O. Peppiatt, £500, 30 September 1936, Liverpool, £11,000 (£13,640)
765. Libya, Military Authority in Tripolitania, specimen 100 Lire, 1943, £9,000 (£11,160)
111. Bank of England, C.P. Mahon, parchment pair, November 1928, ex Whigham, £8,500 (£10,540)
740. Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, 10 Livres, 1930, 1939 overprint, £8,000 (£9,920)
91. Bank of England, Treasury Bill for £10m, December 2003, £7,500 (£9,300)
153. Bank of England, J.S. Fforde/J.B. Page, £20, £10, £5 and £1, matching A01 numbers, £7,000 (£8,680)
98. Bank of England, Matthew Marshall, £5, 4 August 1855, £6,000 (£7,440)
451. Isle of Man, Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank Ltd, Manx branch, £1, 27 September 1917, £6,000 (£7,440)
873. Straits Settlements, Government, $10, 1 January 1925, £6,000 (£7,440)
753. Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Liban, 1,000 Livres, 1945, contemporary forgery, £5,500 (£6,820)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
944 Note has a corner fold

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None

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