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26 & 27 May 2022

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№ 56

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26 May 2022

Estimate: £100–£150

Isaacs Bank, Tamworth, 3 Pence, 9 July 1792, serial number C405, signature of I. Hare, with several engravings at left including a Hare called Loo Loo and a crude depiction of Tamworth Castle, low left corner tip missing, otherwise very good and very scarce, one of the earliest known skit notes in existence
Outing 4087a £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes.

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This note is clearly very similar to the previous lot, having been produced by the same man. However, it isn’t clear why Isaac is no longer poor three months later!