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World Banknotes (Day 3 of 3) Lots 1800-2306
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 17th April 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing
Friday 11 April 10am to 5pm
Monday 14 April 10am to 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 6
2050
The Western Bank of Scotland, proof on card of a £1, ND (1832), black and white, Royal Exchange at top centre, allegorical maidens (Prosperity and Britannia) at low left and right (Douglas 1), fragile, large tear, held together on reverse, nevertheless an attractive note, good and rare £200-300

Bank of Scotland

2051
Bank of Scotland, proof £100, large format paper, ND (ca1880), red and multicoloured, Scotia at left, arms at top centre, value in red panel at centre, black SPECIMEN handstamp, A Waterston printing (Douglas 63/70 for type), probably an experimental issue, good extremely fine £200-250
2052
Bank of Scotland, £1, 20 February 1911, serial number 24/Y 1384, brown on grey and tan underprint, arms at top centre and centre left, coins at top end bottom left (Banknote Yearbook SC101a, Douglas D105-3), almost very fine, a scarce early date £250-350
2053
Bank of Scotland, £1, 31 October 1922, serial number 90/AN 4952, orange brown, Scotia in circular grey frame at centre, arms at left in vertical panel, arms top centre, Rose signature (Douglas 105-5), very fine, scarce £140-180
2054
Bank of Scotland, £1, 12 March 1925, prefix 87/AQ, orange-brown, Scotia in circular grey panel at centre, Rose signature (Douglas 105-5), low right tip missing, fine £60-80
2055
Bank of Scotland, £1(4), 1930, 1935, 1941, 1942, orange brown, Scotia in circular grey frame at centre, arms at left, Elphinstone and Scott, Elphinstone and Beveridge, Elphinstone and Macfarlane, Elphinstone and Crawford, signatures respectively (Douglas 110-1, 111-1, 111-2, 111-3), good very fine to good extremely fine (4) £120-180
2056
Bank of Scotland, £1 (4), orange brown, Scotia in grey circular frame at centre, Elphinstone and Crawford (3), Elphinstone and Watson (1) signatures (Douglas 116-1, 116-2, 116-3), generally extremely fine to uncirculated (4) £80-120
2057
Bank of Scotland, £1, 17 September 1952, yellow and grey; £1, 25 August 1958, light brown and blue, both medallion at centre; also £1, 18 August 1969, blue, ochre and multicoloured, arms at centre; £1, 10 August 1970, green and multicoloured, Sir Walter Scott at right; £1, 4 January 1995, commemorative, blue and purple, Sir Walter Scott at left (Pick 96b, 100c, 108b, 111a, 119a), the first good fine, the second very fine, the third and fourth extremely fine, the fifth uncirculated (5) £50-70
2058
Bank of Scotland, £1 (3), 1955 (2), 1959, orange brown, Scotia in grey circular frame at centre, Elphinstone and Watson, Craig and Watson, Bilsland and Watson signatures (Douglas 118-2, 118-3, 118-4), extremely fine to about uncirculated (3) £80-100
2059
Bank of Scotland, £1 (7), 1961, 1964, 1965(2), 1966, 1967 (2), orange brown, Scotia in circular bule frame at centre, Bilton and Watson (4) and Polwarth and Letham (3) signatures (Douglas 123-1, 123-2, 123-3, 123-4, 123-5), most pressed but at least good extremely fine (7) £80-100
2060
Bank of Scotland, £1 (8), 1968-1969, prefixes A/1, A/2, A/3, A/4, A/5, A/6, A/7, A/8, blue and multicoloured, arms at centre, also £1, 1969, prefix B/1, all Polwarth and Letham signatures (Douglas 127-1, 127-2), generally uncirculated and a great prefix run (9) £120-160
2061
Bank of Scotland, £5, 3 July 1936, serial number 19/M 2467, brown on grey and tan underprint, also £5, 3 September 1955, serial number 4/G 6206, brown on blue and tan underprint, both with arms at top centre and centre left, coins at top end lower left (Banknote Yearbook SC112a, 116b, Douglas D112-1, D119-3), almost very fine and extremely fine (2) £100-150
2062
Bank of Scotland, £5, 8 December 1939, 5/0 0853, orange brown, Scotia in grey circular frame at centre, arms at left, Elphinstone and Beveridge signatures, also £5 (2), 1945, 1955, smaller format, the 1955 with blue frame at centre, Elphinstone and Crawford and Craig and Watson signatures (Douglas 111-2, 117-1, 119-3), fine, good very fine and extremely fine (3) £100-150
2063
Bank of Scotland, £10, 26 September 1963, serial number 6/C 0455, brown on tan and blue underprint, arms at top centre and centre left, coins at top and bottom left (Banknote Yearbook SC133, Douglas D126-1), tear in top margin, graffiti on obverse and reverse, about very fine £150-200
2064
Bank of Scotland, £20, 19 October 1949, serial number 4/I 2003, brown on tan and grey underprint, arms at top centre and centre left, coins at top and bottom left (Banknote Yearbook SC142c, Douglas D114-3), one small piece of graffiti in top right margin, fresh and original good very fine to about extremely fine £100-150
2065
Bank of Scotland, £20 (3), 21 March 1958, 25 March 1958 and 2 October 1963, brown on tan and blue underprint, arms at top centre and centre left, coins at top and bottom left (Banknote Yearbook SC143b, Douglas D121-2, D121-3), about extremely fine, an attractive trio (3) £200-300
2066
Bank of Scotland, £20 (3), 12 September 1960, serial number 7/D 1110; 13 September 1960, serial number 4/E 3165; 2 October 1963, serial number 7/G 4702, all orange-brown grey and blue, arms flanked by maidens at upper centre, obverse and reverse of the Great Seal of Scotland at left, Scotia in medallion at centre, Blisland and Watson signatures [Douglas 121-2 (2), 121-3; Pick 94f (3)], the first ink figures on obverse and reverse, splits along creases, otherwise good fine, the second three pinholes, otherwise about extremely fine, the third ink figures in top margin, otherwise about very fine (3) £140-180
2067
Bank of Scotland, £20, 1 October 1963, serial number 9/F 3467, orange brown, Scotia in blue circular frame at centre, value in red lozenge top left and right, Bilsland and Watson signatures (Douglas 121-3), two folds otherwise almost extremely fine £100-150
2068
Bank of Scotland, £20 (2), 5 May 1969, consecutive serial numbers 7/H 0402, brown and red on tan and red underprint, arms at top centre and centre left, coins at top and lower left (Banknote Yearbook SC144, Douglas D121-4), this is an emergency printing due to the shortage of correct Portal's paper, the issue was therefore printed on Bank of Scotland 'thistle' watermark paper instead. Two vertical creases as is usual, otherwise an attractive good extremely fine pair of the scarcer later date (2) £500-700
2069
Bank of Scotland, £20 (2), 6 January 1987 (large format), and 1 July 1991 (small format), both shades of purple with multicolour details, Sir Walter Scott at right, arms at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC145e, 146, Douglas D132-5, D32-7), about uncirculated (2) £100-150
2070
Bank of Scotland, a group of specimens of the 1970-74 Issues, all serial number A000000, Sir Walter Scott at right, arms flanked by two women at centre, comprising £10, 1 May 1974, brown, reverse medallions and arms; £20, 1 October 1970, purple, reverse head office building; and £100, 6 December 1971, red, reverse head office building, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 113as, 114as, 115as), mounting traces, the £20 otherwise good extremely fine, the remainder about uncirculated and a rare set (3) £400-600
2071
Bank of Scotland, £1 (8), 1970, 1972, 1974(2), 1979, 1981, 1988, green, Sir Walter Scott at right, £5 (2), 1967, 1972, orange-brown, £5, 1968, green and blue, £5, 1975, blue and £5 (2), 2007, blue, £10, 2007, brown (Douglas 129-1, 129-2, 129-3, 129-4, 129-5, 129-7, 124-2, 124-5, 128-1, 130-3), generally extremely fine (15) £100-140
2072
Bank of Scotland, a group of high number last prefixes for the Bank of Scotland Tercentenary Issue, comprising £5, 1. 1. 2006, serial number CH599966, blue and purple on multicoloured underprint, £10, 1. 1. 2006, serial number FX999966, brown and olive-green on multicoloured underprint, £50, 1. 1. 2006, serial number AD099975, green on multicoloured underprint, and £100, 1. 1. 2006, serial number AB719974, red on multicoloured underprint, all Stevenson and Matthew signatures, Sir Walter Scott at left, reverse scenes illustrating the Bank of Scotland's work with the Scottish community (Douglas 134-6, 135-6, 137-5, 138-5; Pick 119e, 120f, 122d, 123e), uncirculated, and a very desirable high numbered group of last prefixes for this series (4) £150-200
2073
Bank of Scotland, a low numbered set of the 2007 issue, all with matching first prefix serial numbers AA000009, comprising £5, blue and multicoloured, Sir Walter Scott at centre, arms lower right, reverse Brig o'Doon, £10, brown and multicoloured, Sir Walter Scott, arms lower right, reverse Glenfinnan Viaduct, £20, purple and multicoloured, Sir Walter Scott at centre, arms lower right, reverse Forth Bridge, £50, green and multicoloured, Sir Walter Scott, arms lower right, reverse Falkirk Wheel, and £100, red and multicoloured, Sir Walter Scott at centre, arms at lower right, Kessock Bridge, all dated 17 September 2007, uncirculated and a very desirable low numbered set (5)<@LotDesc> £500-700

British Linen Bank

2074
British Linen Company, a proof/unissued £1, 31 May 1904, blue on brown underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left, value at top left and right, three cancellation holes (Douglas D53-5), about uncirculated, scarce £200-300
2075
British Linen Bank, £1, 18 July 1917, serial number E 241/792, blue, bank initials, value and sun burst in red, arms top centre, Britannia at left, one manuscript and one printed signature of Galletty low centre (Douglas 68-1), good extremely fine thus scarce £180-240
2076
British Linen Bank, £1 (7), 1934, 1935, 1944, 1947, 1957, 1960, 1961, blue and red, arms top centre, Britannia at left (Douglas 73-1, 74-1, 74-2, 74-3, 74-4, 74-5, 74-6), generally good extremely fine (7) £140-180
2077
British Linen Bank, a group of £1 notes, 15 March 1935, 22 April 1935, 17 October 1947, 12 February 1952 (2), 13 June 1967 (2), blue and red, all arms at top, Britannia emblem and guilloches at left, reverse seated Britannia in emblem, also £1, blue and red, 29 February 1968, 5 November 1969, Walter Scott at left, £5, 1964, blue and red, Walter Scott at right, reverse seated Britannia in emblem (Douglas 74-1, 74-3, 74-4, 80-2, 82-2), generally fine to very fine or better (10) £50-80
2078
British Linen Bank, a group of specimen £1 notes, all zero serials, all blue and red, reverse Britannia emblem in ornate guilloche, comprising £1, 30 September 1961, 150 x 84mm, prefix Q/3; £1, 31 March 1962, 150 x 72mm, prefix U/3, both arms at upper centre, Britannia emblem at left; and £1, 29 February 1968, prefix U/4, Sir Walter Scott at left, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 162s, 166as, 169as), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £120-160
2079
British Linen Bank, £1 (4), 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, blue and red, arms top centre, Britannia at left, £1 (3), 1968, 1969 (2), blue, Sir Walter Scott at left, £5, 1956, blue and red, £5 (2), 1962, 1968, blue, Sir Walter Scott at right (Douglas 80-1, 80-2, 80-3, 81-1, 82-1, 83-1, 78-3), generally extremely fine (12) £100-150
2080
British Linen Bank, £5 (3), 1933, 1938 and 1959, all blue on red and green underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Douglas D69-1, D74-2, D78-3), fine, fine and good very fine (3) £180-220
2081
British Linen Bank, a group of specimen £5 notes, all zero serials, all blue and red, reverse Britannia emblem in ornate guilloche, comprising £5, 2 January 1961, prefix Z/11, arms at upper centre, Britannia emblem at left; £5, 21 September 1962, 140 x 85mm, prefix D/12, and £5, 22 March 1968, 145 x 78mm, prefix K/12, both Sir Walter Scott at left, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Pick 163s, 167as, 169as), mounting traces, the first otherwise extremely fine, the second good extremely fine, the third about uncirculated to uncirculated (3) £140-180
2082
British Linen Bank, £20, 4 September 1933, serial number X/3 3/329, blue on red and pale blue underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Douglas D71-1), completely free of graffiti, very fine £200-300
2083
British Linen Bank, £20 (2), 31 July 1933, serial number X/3 3/329, and 2 August 1940, serial number D/4 2/178, blue on red and pale blue underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Douglas D71-1, D76-1), both very presentable, good fine (2) £100-150
2084
British Linen Bank, £20, 10 March 1943, serial number G/4 3/17, blue, bank initials, value and sun burst in red, arms top centre, Britannia at left, one manuscript and one printed signature of Mackenzie low centre, reverse blue (Douglas 76.3), fresh, good extremely fine, attractive, scarce £150-200
2085
British Linen Bank, £20, 4 November 1946, serial number N/4 7/92, blue, bank initials, value and sun burst in red, arms top centre, Britannia at left, one manuscript and one printed signature of Mackenzie low centre, reverse blue (Douglas 76-4), two central folds, about extremely fine £100-150
2086
British Linen Bank, specimen £20, 14 February 1962, serial number G/500/000, blue and red, arms at upper centre with value in guilloches on either side, Britannia emblem in panel at left, reverse Britannia emblem in ornate guilloche, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Douglas 76-6s), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a handsome note, rare £300-400
2087
British Linen Bank, £5 (2), 10 July 1940, 10 December 1942, prefixes L/6, A/7, blue with red sunburst design, arms top centre flanked by value, Pallas left centre, both manuscript signatures low left, printed signature of Dempster on 1940, of Mackenzie on 1942, also £20, 14 February 1942, prefix G/5 colour and design similar to previous but printed signature of Anderson (Douglas 54a-1, 54a-2, 61-1), generally fine, scarce, last good very fine (3) £220-280
2088
British Linen Bank, specimen £100, 9 May 1962, serial number U/300/000, blue and red, arms at upper centre with value in guilloches on either side, Britannia emblem in panel at left, reverse Britannia emblem in ornate guilloche, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole (Douglas 77-5s), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a handsome note, very rare £500-700

Clydesdale Bank Limited

2089
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1, 4 January 1922, serial number A0031729, blue and orange red, maidens and arms top centre, maidens at left and right, printed signatures of Swanson and Dewar, reverse blue and white, arms at centre, value at left and right (Douglas 15-1), good very fine, scarce and a low number £150-200
2090
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1, 14 March 1923, serial number A1177646, blue and orange red, maidens and arms top centre, maidens at left and right, printed signatures of Swanson and Dewar, reverse blue and white, arms at centre, value at left and right (Douglas 15-2), minor tape residue top left, central crease otherwise about extremely fine £120-160
2091
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1 (7), 1929, 1934, 1940(2), 1946, 1947, 1949, blue and red, allegorical maidens and arms, also Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1 (2), 1952, 1958, blue, allegorical scenes of Industry and Agriculture at left and right (Douglas 19-1, 19-2, 19-3, 19-4, 19-5, 21-1, 21-2), generally uncirculated, the May 1946 rare (9) £160-220
2092
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1 (3), 1935, 1945 and 1949, prefixes A, B and C respectively, blue on orange underprint, allegorical women at top centre, low left and right (Douglas 19-2, 19-2, 19-5, Banknote Yearbook SC303b, 303e), first two good very fine, last about extremely fine (3) £100-150
2093
Clydesdale Bank Limited, an obverse composite essay on board for a £1, 1 March 1961, serial number B/A 00000000, signature R. D. Fairbairn, green on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, value in rectangular guilloche at left, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals, (Douglas 25 for similar, Pick 197 for type), about uncirculated to uncirculated, attractive, unique £100-150
2094
Clydesdale Bank Limited, an obverse composite essay on board for a £1, 2 May 1962, serial number B/D 00000000, signature R. D. Fairbairn, green on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, value in rectangular guilloche at left, perforated CANCELLED (Douglas 25 for similar, Pick 197 for type), about uncirculated to uncirculated, attractive, unique £100-150
2095
Clydesdale Bank Limited, specimen £1 (4), 2 September 1963, prefix C/A, 1 February 1965, prefix C/D, 1 October 1968, prefix C/N, 1 September 1969, prefix C/Q, all zero serials, all signature R. D. Fairbairn, green on multicoloured underprint, arms at right, value in rectangular guilloche at left, reverse ship and tug, all overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one punch hole [Pick 197s (2), 202s (2)], ink dates and annotations in margins of first two, glue stains on reverse of second note, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (4) £100-140
2096
Clydesdale and North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1 (2), 1961, 1963, green, Fairbairn signature, Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1 (2), 1965, 1967, design as previous, £1 (2), 1974, 1985, green, Robert the Bruce at left, (Douglas 25-1 ff), generally uncirculated (6) £60-80
2097
Clydesdale Bank Limited, reverse composite essays on board (2) for a £1, (ca 1971), green on multicoloured underprint, the first with scene from the Battle of Bannockburn at centre right, value in geometric pattern at upper left, the second with a variation of the same scene at centre left, value at upper right (Douglas 25 for similar, Pick 204 (2) for type), damage to surrounds, the essays about uncirculated, unique (2) £120-180
2098
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £5, 16 November 1932, serial number U2/P 0004429, blue and white, value and bank title in pale pink, red background, arms top centre, bank initials at left, Mitchell and Young signatures, also £5, 1941, serial number X2/X 0001050, colour and design as previous (Douglas 16-4), good very fine and about fine (2) £120-160
2099
Clydesdale Bank Limited, £5, 15 October 1941, serial number Y2/N 0000424, blue and orange, bank emblem at top centre, flanked by values (Douglas 16-4, Banknote Yearbook SC305d), good very fine £150-200
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
World Banknotes (Day 3 of 3) Lots 1800-2306
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 17th April 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing
Friday 11 April 10am to 5pm
Monday 14 April 10am to 5pm
Private Viewing by appointment
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