British, Irish and World Banknotes

Bank of Africa, Johannesburg, specimen £20, 1 June 1898, serial number A2249, nine small cancellation holes in signature strip, pencil annotations in margins, with ‘file copy’ on obverse and ‘20.5.98 1000 £20 A1250 to A2249’, meaning that this copy is the printers record for this order of notes, top right corner tip missing, a few pinholes and scuffing, overall very fine and exceptionally rare, a wonderful Waterlow & Sons engraving
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