Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 3 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 12th April 2013 Time: 10:00AM
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Wednesday 10 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
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ENGLAND

English Provincial Banks

1538
Craven Bank Limited, a sight bill for £20, Skipton, 188-, black and white, bull at left, bankers names altered with red handstamp at left (Outing 1971), very fine, scarce £80-100
1539
Ludlow Bank (Giles, Edward & James Prodgers), unissued £10, 18- (1805-23), black and white, single shield with bankers initials above at top left, value in tablet at low left (Outing 1293b), original and fresh, about uncirculated £80-120
1540
Taunton Bank (Brickdale, Halliday & Sheppard), 1 guinea, 9 November 1905, serial number 5890, black and white, allegorical maiden with arms and symbols of commerce at top left, value at low left (Outing 2133a), cancelled with black ink, presentable enough, very good £180-220
1541
A small group of provincial banking items, comprising Margate Isle of Thanet Bank, a cheque dated 1797 and a receipt datred 1793, along with a letter to Francis Cobb, founder of the bank, relating to his dealings as a brewer, dated 1782, also Newcastle upon Tyne Bank, 20/-, 1802, and cheques from Whitby Bank and Evesham Bank, 1822 and 1828 respectively, finally a pull of a North Irish Volunteers payment note, mixed grades but an interesting group £60-80

Treasury Series

John Bradbury

1542
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, ND (1914), dot prefix T/10 with five digit serial number 00121, black, also 10/-, ND (1914), serial number A/1 553335, red, both with George V at left, value in large tablet at centre (T3.2, T9), attractive fine, the £1 rare (2) £250-350
1543
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, 10/-, ND (1914), serial number A/1 104886, red and white, George V in profile at left, value at right and in red tablet at centre (T.9), about uncirculated and a lovely example of an A/1 prefix £300-400
1544
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1 (2), ND (23 October 1914), prefixes L1/47 and K/75, black, and 10/-, ND (21 January 1915), prefix S1/4, red, both with George V at top left, crowned arms at top right, value in ornate tablet at centre and at low left (T11, T12), L1 prefix discoloured in margins due to mounting, but still good extremely fine, K prefix very good, 10/- pressed but very fine (3) £250-350
1545
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, ND (1915), serial number M/36 42391, black and white, crowned head of George V in profile at top left, arms at top right, value at low left and in black tablet at centre, red Arabic overprint at centre, 'PIASTRES SILVER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY' (T.14), three vertical folds and some other small creases but paper quality excellent, very fine and scarce £2,000-3,000
1546
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, 10/-, ND (1915), serial number Y/29 099882, red and white, head of George V top left, black Arabic overprint 'PIASTRES SILVER SIXTY' at centre (T 15), creased but still quite fresh thus above average for type, small split low centre, almost very fine, scarce £300-500
1547
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1 ND (c 1917), serial number W/87 191127, green, brown, lilac and white, crowned head of George V at right, Saint George and the dragon at left, printed signature of John Bradbury low right (T16 for similar though this is a larger format trial type), small split top left margin, pinholed at left and central crease otherwise good very fine and very rare £700-900
1548
Treasury issue, John Bradbury (Admiralty Anchor Note), £1, ND (1918), serial number B/1 770045, brown on green and pink underprint, George V in crowned cartouche at right, Saint George and the dragon at left, value in ornate tablet at centre, and at low left, reverse grey, Houses of Parliament at centre, small anchor and chain at low right (T16a), some damage to top right corner, slightly worn, but presentable and attractive good fine, extremely rare in any condition and missing from most collections £1,600-2,200
1549
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, ND (22 January 1917), serial number dot prefix D/34 983335, brown and green, George V at right, St. George and dragon at right, also 10/-, ND (16 December 1918), serial number red dash prefix B/5 493209, brown and green, George V at right, Britannia at left (T16, T20), first good very fine, second about very fine (2) £150-250

A Spectacular Proof 1 Shilling

1550
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, specimen 1/-, ND (ca 1918), serial number A/1 00000, green, white and brown, crowned head of George V at centre, value at left and right, reverse green and white, a shilling coin dated 1918 at centre (EPM T23p), ink numeral on reverse, fresh and bright, almost uncirculated and very rare, a charming note £4,000-6,000

A Lovely John Bradbury Essay £1

1551
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, a proof/essay £1, ND (ca 1915), serial number P/10 00000, dark and light blue and brown, crowned head of George V within wreath at right, value in blue tablet at centre, value in wreath at left, ornate border of ovals and denomination arpound (EPM T11b for similar), watermarked paper with GR at centre, good extremely fine and extremely rare, attractive £4,000-6,000<@Heading 10pt U&L>

N. F. Warren Fisher

1552
Treasury Series, N. F. Warren Fisher, £1 (15), ND (1919, 1923, 1927), including a Northern Ireland issue, serial number U1/100 594795, otherwise first issue (2) and second issue (12), all black, brown and green, George V at right, St. George slaying the dragon at left, reverse Houses of Parliament (T24, T31, T35), mixed grades, most good very fine or better, two very good, U1/100 prefix extremely fine (15) £350-450
1553
Treasury Series, N. F. Warren Fisher, 10/-, first issue, ND (30 September 1919), serial number dot prefix, D/30 569705, 10/-, second issue, ND (6 November 1922), serial number S/51 645345, and 10/-, third issue (Northern Ireland), ND (25 July 1925), serial number T/2 904426, all with George V at right, Britannia at left (T26, T30, T33), all three attractive and very fine (3) £150-250
1554
Treasury Series, N. F. Warren Fisher, 10/-, ND (1922), red prefix L/62, green, liac and white, George V and Britannia (T 30), in PCGS holder 58, choice about new, PPQ £100-150
1555
Treasury Series, N. F. Warren Fisher, 10/-, ND (1922), red prefix J/62 (first prefix for type, green, lilac and white, George V and Britannia, also a £1, ND (1928), NORTHERN IRELAND, dot, prefix W1/73, green, white and brown, George V and Saint George and the dragon (T30, T34), in PMG holders 53, about uncirculated and 58, choice about new, PPQ (2) £200-250
1556
Treasury Series, N. F. Warren Fisher, £1 (2), ND (26 February 1923), consecutive serial numbers B1/56 938641-42, black, brown and green, George V at right, St. George slaying the dragon at left, reverse Houses of Parliament (T31), about uncirculated, an attractive pair (2) £150-200

Bank of England

J. G. Nairne

1557
Bank of England, (J. G. Nairne), £5, Leeds, 21 March 1906, serial number 39/U 73171, black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britannia top left, value in black tablet at low left (B208bd), several items of graffiti on obverse and reverse, purple "Bradford Joint Stock Banking Co." handstamp at low centre, overall a presentable good fine, scarce £400-600

E. M. Harvey

1558
Bank of England, (E. M. Harvey), £100, London, 16 April 1919, serial number 16/O 56766, black and white, Britannia in ornate crowned vignette at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B209e), fresh and original good extremely fine and rare £1,200-1,800

C. P. Mahon

A Parchment Pair with Serial Number 66

1559
Bank of England, (C. P. Mahon), parchment pair, 10/- and £1, serial numbers A01 000066, red and green respectively, Britannia at left, value at right and in tablet at low left, complete with original vellum envelope and plastic slip-cases (B210), slight wear at top centre of each where the notes have been removed from the original cases, otherwise fresh and original good extremely fine, a extremely rare and desirable pair (2) £4,200-5,200
1560
Bank of England, (C. P. Mahon), £5, 5 October 1926, serial number 336/E 40051, black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britiannia at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B215), about uncirculated, scarce in this grade £350-450
1561
Bank of England, (C. P. Mahon), £5 (3), London, 27 July 1927, serial numbers 052/H 252295-297, black and white, Britannia in ornate crowned vignette at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B215), slight foxing at right otherwise fresh and original good very fine and a rare consecutive trio of Mahon £5's (3) £600-800
1562
Bank of England, (C. P. Mahon), £5 (3), London, 26 July 1927, serial numbers 053/H 34808-810, black and white, Britannia in ornate crowned vignette at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B215), fresh and original extremely fine and a rare consecutive trio of Mahon £5's (3) £700-900

B. G. Catterns

1563
Bank of England, (B. G. Catterns), 10/- (2), ND (15 July 1930), consecutive serial numbers K56, 224834-35, red, Britannia at left, value at right and in tablet at low left (B223), extremely fine, a scarce last series consecutive pair (2) £200-300
1564
Bank of England, (B. G. Catterns), £5, 30 August 1929, serial number 258/H 05365, black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britiannia at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B228), fresh and original about uncirculated £250-350

K. O. Peppiatt

1565
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), 10/- (2), ND (5 October 1934), prefixes H67 and 09S, red, Britannia at left, value at right and in tablet at low left (B235, B236), about uncirculated (2) £120-160
1566
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), £1, ND (17 October 1934), serial number 19W 671469, green, Britannia at top left, and 10/-, ND (2 April 1940), serial number A62D 029656, purple, Britannia at top left (B238, B251), good extremely fine (2) £50-70
1567
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), 10/- (3), ND (2 April 1940), prefixes Y80E, J35D, and L49D, mauve, Britannia at left, value at right and in tablet at low left (B251), first two about uncirculated, last good extremely fine (3) £180-220
1568
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), £5, 16 November 1945, serial number K79 032725, black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britiannia at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B255), minute ink mark in top margin, but still about uncirculated £80-120
1569
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), £5 (2), London, 14 March 1938, serial numbers B/195 09378 and 381, black and white, Britannia at top left, value in tablet at low left (B241), both very fine (2) £150-200
1570
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), £5, 13 September 1938, serial number B/276 86731, black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britiannia at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B241), fresh and uncirculated, a lovely example £150-200
1571
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), £5, 1 October 1938, serial number B/280 93151, black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britiannia at top left, value in black tablet at low left (B241), about uncirculated £150-200
1572
Bank of England, (K. O. Peppiatt), 10/-, ND (25 October 1948), serial number 91E 442120, red, Britannia at left, value at right and in tablet at low left (B262), a solid good extremely fine and a very rare last run of final series, a lovely find £500-700

L. K. O'Brien

1573
Bank of England, (L. K. O'Brien), 10/-. ND (1961), serial number A01 000191, brown and white, Elizabeth II at right (EPM B286), about uncirculated £150-200
1574
Bank of England, (L. K. O'Brien), £1, ND (1960), serial number A01 000462, green and white, Elizabeth II at right, value low left, value top right, reverse green and white, Britannia top right (EPM B 281), uncirculated £300-500
1575
Bank of England, (L. K. O'Brien), £1, ND (1960), serial number A01 000441, green and white, Elizabeth II at right, value low left, value top right, reverse green and white, Britannia top right (EPM B 281), uncirculated £300-500

Low Number 'Lion and Key' £5

1576
Bank of England, (L. K. O'Brien), £5, ND (1957), serial number A01 000205, blue and white, Britannia at left, Saint George and the dragon low centre, reverse blue, lion and key (EPM B 277), uncirculated £600-800
1577
Bank of England, (L. K. O'Brien), £5, ND (1957), serial number A01 000206, blue and white, Britannia at left, Saint George and the dragon low centre, reverse blue, lion and key (EPM B 277), uncirculated £600-800

J. Q. Hollom

1578
Bank of England, (J. Q. Hollom), £5, ND (1963), serial number A01 000086, blue and white, Elizabeth II at right, reverse blue, Britannia at centre, value at centre and left and right (EPM B 297), uncirculated £300-400
1579
Bank of England, (J. Q. Hollom), £5, ND (1963), serial number A01 000129, blue and white, Elizabeth II at right, reverse blue, Britannia at centre, value at centre and left and right (EPM B 297), uncirculated £250-350
1580
Bank of England, (J. Q. Hollom), £10, ND (1964), serial number A01 000120, brown and white, Elizabeth II at right, Britannia top left, reverse brown, lion and key in field, value at centre and at left and right (EPM B 299), uncirculated £300-400
1581
Bank of England, (J. Q. Hollom), £10, ND (1964), serial number A01 000128, brown and white, Elizabeth II at right, Britannia top left, reverse brown, lion and key in field, value at centre and at left and right (EPM B 299), uncirculated £300-400

Three Experimental 'Nelson' Notes

1582
Bank of England, an experimental design for a proposed issue (£1?), ND (ca 1963), serial number A00Z 115663, green and pink and lilac, Nelson at centre, reverse blank, pink (EPM unrecorded), presumably a trial printing for a possible design for a £1, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN in low margin, engraved and the printing of a high standard, highly unusual and excessively rare £300-500
1583
Bank of England, an experimental design for a proposed issue (£1?), ND (ca 1963), serial number Z00A 994102, green and pink and lilac, Nelson at right in hexagonal frame, ship of the line (probably the Victory), printed signature of Nelson Bronte low centre, T in value oval low left and top right, EXPERIMENTAL in text low left, reverse pink and green, owl at centre, EXPERIMENTAL in text below (EPM unrecorded), The background design as on the regular issue £1 of the period. Presumably a trial printing for a possible design for a £1, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN in low margin, engraved and the printing of a high standard, cross cancelled in the print, uncirculated, highly unusual and excessively rare £500-700
1584
Bank of England, an experimental design for a proposed issue (£1?), ND (ca 1963), serial number A32T 498839, green and pink and lilac, Nelson at right in hexagonal frame, ship of the line (probably the Victory), printed signature of Nelson Bronte low centre, T in value oval low left and top right, EXPERIMENTAL in text low left, reverse pink and green, owl at centre, EXPERIMENTAL in text below (EPM unrecorded), The background design as on the regular issue £1 of the period. Presumably a trial printing for a possible design for a £1, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN in low margin, engraved and the printing of a high standard, highly unusual and excessively rare £500-700

J. S. Fforde

1585
Bank of England, (J. S. Fforde), 10/- (2), ND (1967), serial number R26 694906/907, brown, Elizabeth II at right, reverse brown, Britannia (EPM B 309), a rare consecutive pair for the first prefix for the first run, uncirculated (2) £500-600
1586
Bank of England, (J. S. Fforde), 10/- (2), ND (1967), serial number R26 694908/909, brown, Elizabeth II at right, reverse brown, Britannia (EPM B 309), a rare consecutive pair for the first prefix for the first run, uncirculated (2) £500-600
1587
Bank of England, (J. S. Fforde), £1 (2), ND (1967), serial numbers U01E 528972/973, green and white, Elizabeth II at right, small G on reverse, also £1, serial prefix R72L (EPM B307), good extremely fine, the U01E scarce (3) £200-300
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 3 of 3)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 12th April 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details
Monday 8 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 9 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 10am - 5pm
Any other viewing by appointment only
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