The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes

Co Waterford, Waterford, Waterford Bank, One Guinea (One Pound, Two Shillings and Ninepence), 25 November 1817, no. 2143, for William Newport, Samuel Newport and John Newport, signed by Samuel Newport. Pinholes, some foxing and a bank stamp at upper left, otherwise good fine €800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes.

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The collapse of the bank in 1820 led to the suicide of William Newport