Hereford City & County Bank (Frederick Hoskyns Matthews & Co), proof £20, 18- (c.1849), no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignettes of Herefordshire Cathedral, Hereford Shire Hall and the Preaching Cross at top, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Outing 934g), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, pencil annotations dated '15th Sept 49', light toning otherwise about uncirculated £250-350
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Hereford City & County Bank (Matthews, Phillipps & Matthews), proof £10, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignettes of Herefordshire Cathedral, Hereford Shire Hall and the Preaching Cross at top, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (see Outing 934l for type, this denomination not seen), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, paper stuck to left edge, some staining, otherwise good extremely fine £200-300
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Hereford City & County Bank (Matthews, Phillipps & Matthews), proof £20, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignettes of Herefordshire Cathedral, Hereford Shire Hall and the Preaching Cross at top, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Outing 934l), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, toning, otherwise extremely fine £250-350
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Hereford City & County Bank (Matthews, Phillipps & Matthews), specimen £20, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignettes of Herefordshire Cathedral, Hereford Shire Hall and the Preaching Cross at top, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Outing 934l), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, some damage and discolouration, very fine £200-250
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Hereford City & County Bank (Matthews, Phillipps & Matthews), specimen £50, 18- (c.1848), no serial number, black and white on thin card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignettes of Herefordshire Cathedral, Hereford Shire Hall and the Preaching Cross at top, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (see Outing 934l for type, this denomination not seen), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, pencil annotation dated 'July 15th 1848', light toning and tear at lower left, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £350-550
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Hereford City & County Bank (John Matthews & Frederick Hoskyns Matthews), proof £5, 18- (c.1848), no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignettes of Herefordshire Cathedral, Hereford Shire Hall and the Preaching Cross at top, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (see Outing 934 for type, this partnership not seen), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, pencil annotations date 'July 14 48', good extremely fine £200-300
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Joseph Morgan and Francis Hamp Adams), £5, 10 March 18[62], serial number 4094, black and white, value at lower left, top left, top right and left, vignette of Justice allegory at top centre, manuscript signature at lower right, coat of arms in border on reverse, a Perkins, Bacon & Co print (Outing 935a), toned, evidence of framing at edge, a solid fine, rare and attractive £350-550
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Joseph Morgan and Francis Hamp Adams), proof £10, 18- (c.1853), no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right and left, vignette of plough at top left (Outing 935b), light toning, pencil annotation dated 'November 5th 1855', handstamped SPECIMEN, otherwise about uncirculated £150-200
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Joseph Morgan and Francis Hamp Adams), £10, 3 June 18[61], serial number 809, black and white, value at lower left, top right and left, vignette of plough at top left, manuscript signature of Joseph Morgan lower right, coat of arms in border on reverse (Outing 935b), halved and rejoined, toned and discoloured, otherwise solid, fine, rare £200-300
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Joseph Morgan and Francis Hamp Adams), proof £20, 18- (c.1887), no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and left, vignette of plough at top left (Outing 935c), light toning, mount marks on reverse, pencil annotation dated 'November 5th 1887', handstamped SPECIMEN, otherwise good extremely fine £200-300
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Joseph Morgan and Francis Hamp Adams), £20, 1 November 18[62], serial number 1212, black and white, value at lower left, top right and left, vignette of plough at top left, manuscript signature of Hamp Adams at lower right, coat of arms on reverse in border, printed by Perkins & Heath (Outing 935c), orange stain, surface dirt, otherwise solid and crisp, about very fine, rare £350-550
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Francis Hamp, Nathaniel Morgan, Joseph Morgan & Francis Hamp Adams), proof £5, 18- (c.1849), no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top left, top right and left, vignette of Justice allegory at top centre (see Outing 935 for type, this partnership not seen), staining, pencil annotation dated 1849, handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, otherwise very fine £300-400
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Francis Hamp, Nathaniel Morgan, Joseph Morgan & Francis Hamp Adams), proof 20, 18- (c.1849), no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right and left, vignette of plough at top left (Outing 935b), light toning, pencil annotation dated 'October 22nd 1849', handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, otherwise about uncirculated £250-350
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Kedgwin Hoskins & Nathaniel Morgan), proof £5, 184-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, left and top right, vignette of Justice allegory at top centre, a Perkins & Heath print (see Outing 935 for type, this partnership not seen), mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, toned, otherwise good extremely fine £200-250
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, proof £5, 186-, no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left (Outing 938c), light surface dirt, two folds, otherwise attractive, good very fine £150-250
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, unissued £5, 186-, no serial number, black and white on watermarked paper, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left, bank branch on reverse in blue turning design (Outing 938c), very light toning, crisp and attractive, good very fine £200-250
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, unissued £5, 186-, no serial number, black and white on watermarked paper, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left, bank branch on reverse in brown turning design (Outing 938c), very light toning, crisp and attractive, good very fine £200-250
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, specimen £5, 186-, no serial number, black and white on watermarked paper, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left, bank branch on reverse in moire pattern (Outing 938c), very light toning, ink annotated 'specimen', crisp and attractive, very fine £200-250
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, proof £10, 186-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left (Outing 938f), crisp and attractive, good very fine £150-200
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Gloucestershire Banking Company Limited, £5, 20 December 188[4], serial number C429, black and white, value at lower left, top right, and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left, bank name on reverse in ornate design, printed by W.W.Sprague & Co (Outing 938g), cancellation holes, light toning, otherwise a solid and attractive about very fine £250-350
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Gloucestershire Banking Company Limited, £10, 1 May 188[2], serial number A072, black and white, value at lower left, top right, centre and centre as protector in red, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left, bank name on reverse in ornate design, printed by W.W.Sprague & Co (Outing 938k), cancellation holes, light toning, ink cancelled in pink, otherwise a solid about very fine, rare £300-500
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, reverse proof designs (2), (c.1860), no serial number, bank branch on reverse in turning design (1) and moire design (1) (see Outing 938 for type), very light toning and two strong folds, otherwise presentable, good very fine (2) £100-120
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Herefordshire Banking Company, £5, 13 June 18[42], serial number 2219, black and white on watermarked paper, value at lower left, centre and top right, arms at top left (Outing 939a), cut cancelled, evidence of mounting at left, heavily toned, very good £100-150
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Hereford, a group of cheque proofs for Herefordshire Bank and County & City Bank (5), black and white on various papers; white, yellow and pink, bankers' initials (3) and vignette of The Preaching Cross (2) at left, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (2) & Charles Skipper & East (2) (see Outing 934 for type), mounted on blue paper (1), evidence of mounting on reverse, generally extremely fine (5) £80-120
KINGTON |
Kington & Radnorshire Bank (Cheese, Davies & Crummer), unissued £1, 18-, no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette at left incorporating bankers' initials with leek (Outing 1078b), light toning, torn corner at top left, otherwise about uncirculated £150-200
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Kington & Radnorshire Bank (Davies, Banks & Co), unissued £5, 19-, no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right, centre and centre as protector in blue, vignette of Oak Tree at right, printed by Blades, East & Blades (Outing 1078f), perforated cancelled, a crisp and attractive very fine, rare £250-350
LEDBURY |
Ledbury Bank (Webb, Holbrook & Spencer), proof £5, 18-, no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right, top left and centre in tableau, bordered edge, printed by Perkins & Bacon (Outing 1122b), ink cancelled by cross-hatching, handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine £150-250
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Ledbury Bank (Webb & Son), proof £5, 18-, no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right, and centre, bordered edge, printed by Perkins & Bacon (see Outing 1122 for type, this partnership not seen), ink cancelled by cross-hatching, handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine £150-200
LEOMINSTER |
Leominster Bank (Coleman, Morris & Sons), £1, 1 January 18[25], serial number B556, black and white, value at lower left, top right, centre and centre as protector, vignette of Leominster Church at left, manuscript signature at lower right, revenue stamp on reverse in black and red (Outing 1177b), heavily toned, pinholes, lower right corner missing, good £80-120
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Leominster Bank (Coleman, Morris & Sons), £1, 6 January 18[25], serial number E6191, black and white, value at lower left, top right, centre and centre as protector, vignette of Leominster Church at left, manuscript signature at lower right, revenue stamp on reverse in black and red (Outing 1177b), heavily toned, pinholes, very good £100-140
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Leominster Bank (Coleman, Morris & Sons), £5, 24 June 18[25], serial number E4654, black and white, value at lower left, top right, centre and centre as protector, vignette of Leominster Church at left, manuscript signature at lower right, revenue stamp on reverse in black and red (Outing 1177C), heavy toning, pinholes at left, bankruptcy handstamps on reverse, about fine £150-200
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Leominster & Herefordshire Bank (James Thos Woodhouse & Francis Woodhouse), £5, 30 January 18[28], serial number 320N, black and white, value at lower left and right, vignette of Leominster Town Hall at centre, printed by Rowe Kentish & Co (Outing 1178c), cut cancelled, laid down on paper, toned, otherwise fine £100-150
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Worcester City & County Banking Company, proof £5, 186-, no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, left and top right, arms at top centre, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Outing 1179a), pencil annotation, mount marks on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine £120-180
ROSS-ON-WYE |
Ross & Archenfield Bank, specimen £5, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, left and top right, vignette with dove and plough at top left, printed by Perkins & Bacon (Outing 1829b), handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, toned, extremely fine £150-200
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield Bank (Kedgwin Koskins & Nathaniel Morgan), proof £20, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, left and top right, vignette of plough at top left (see Outing 1829b for type, this partnership not seen), staining, handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine £200-300
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Ross & Archenfield Bank (Nathaniel Morgan and Kedgwin Hoskins), proof £100, 18- (c.1843), no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right and centre in tableau, vignette of plough at top left (Outing 1829c), toned, mount marks on reverse, pencil annotation dated '4 December 1843', handstamped SPECIMEN, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £400-600
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Ross & Archenfield Bank (Nathaniel Morgan, Kedgwin Hoskins and Francis Hamp), proof £5, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of plough at top left (Outing 1829d), toned, mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, otherwise about uncirculated, rare £150-200
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Ross & Archenfield Bank (Nathaniel Morgan and Kedgwin Hoskins), proof £100, 18-, no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, top right and centre in tableau, vignette of plough at top left, printed by Perkins & Bacon (Outing 1829e), toned, mount marks on reverse, handstamped SPECIMEN, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £400-600
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Ross & Archenfield Bank (Joseph Morgan and Francis Hamp Adams), £5, 21 July 18[62], serial number 4976, black and white, value at lower left, centre and top right, vignette at top left, manuscript signature of Adams at lower left, coat of arms on reverse, printed by Perkins & Bacon (Outing 1829b), toned, pinholes at left, about fine £150-200
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Gloucestershire Banking Company, unissued £5, 186-, no serial number, black and white on watermarked paper, value at lower left, top right and centre, vignette of sticks bound by rope at left, turning design on reverse in blue (Outing 1831b), ink and cut cancelled, rare £300-350
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Ross & Archenfield Bank (Nathaniel Morgan, Francis Hamp, Joseph Morgan & Francis Hamp Adams), proof £5, 18- (c.1849), no serial number, black and white on card, value at lower left, centre and top right, vignette of dove and pastoral scene at top left, allegorical maiden at centre, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (see Outing 1829 for type, this partnership not seen), pencil annotations dated '22 May 49', mount marks on reverse, toned, otherwise extremely fine £150-200
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Hereford, Ross & Archenfield (Kedgwin Hoskins, Nathaniel Morgan & Francis Hamp), proof £20, 18- (c.1847), no serial number, black and white, value at lower left, top right and left, vignette of plough at top left (see Outing 1829 for type, this partnership not seen), stained at edges, corners missing, ink annotation dated '1849', handstamped SPECIMEN, mount marks on reverse, otherwise very fine £150-200
SHROPSHIREBISHOPS-CASTLE |
North and South Wales Bank, proof £5, Bishops-Castle, 18- (c.1889), black and white, arms at top left, value at top right and low left, Menai Suspension Bridge at top centre (not seen for this branch of issue), approx 2cm trimmed from bottom of note, pencil date 'Oct 26th 1889', glue stains on reverse, good very fine, rare £100-150
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North and South Wales Bank, proof £5, Bishopscastle, 18- (c.1848), black and white, arms at top left, value at top right and low left, Menai Suspension Bridge at top centre (not seen for this branch of issue), black SPECIMEN hand stamp, pencil date 'March 15th 1848', glue stains on reverse, good very fine, rare £250-300
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North and South Wales Bank, proof £5, Bishops-Castle, 18-, black and white, arms at top left, value at top right and low left, Menai Suspension Bridge at top centre (not seen for this branch of issue), part removed, glue stains on reverse, good very fine, rare £150-200
BRIDGNORTH |
Bridgnorth Old Bank (Boulton, Bates & Co), proof 5 guineas, Bridgnorth, 179-, black and white, castle gateway in laural wreath at top left, value at top right and low left (Outing 275a), backed on blue paper, foxed, overall very fine £200-300
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Bridgnorth Old Bank (Wm Bates & Wm Jones), £5, 30 June 18[12], serial number 2754, black and white, value at low left, bankers initials at top right, signature of William Jones, countersigned by A. Harding, (Outing 275b), multiple pinholes at left, a very presentable and original good fine £150-200
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Bridgnorth Old Bank (Wm Bates & Wm Jones), £1, 2 May 18[14], serial number ?757, black and white, value at low left, bankers initials at top right, signature of Andrew Harding, countersigned by J Crumpton, (Outing 275b), presentable very good £120-150
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Bridgnorth Bank (Macmichael, Gitton & Co), £1, 12 May 18[13], serial number L812, black and white, value at low left, bankers initials at top left, arms at top right centre, signature of Thos Gitton (Outing 277a), bankruptcy stamp on reverse, annotations and stamps on obverse, about fine £120-150
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Bridgnorth Bank (Macmichael, Gitton & Co), £1, 5 February 18[14], serial number B3132, black and white, value at low left, bankers initials at top left, arms at top right centre, signature of John Macmichael, countersigned by John Harvey (Outing 277a), annotations and stamps on obverse and reverse, presentable about fine £120-150
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