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
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Auction Lots - Page 10
2248
North of Scotland Bank Limited, £20, Aberdeen, 1 March 1934, serial number A 0117/0491, violet and green, the Marischal College top centre, arms at left, manuscript signature low left, printed signature Harvey-Smith low right, reverse violet and green, arms left centre, bank initials (Douglas 25), a pleasing good very fine, scarce £180-240
2249
North of Scotland Bank Limited, £20, 1 March 1934, serial number A 0119/0444, purple on olive green underprint, Marischal College at top centre, flanked by values, arms at left, manuscript signature low left, printed signature of Harvey-Smith low right (Douglas 25-1, Banknote Yearbook SC716), fresh and original very fine £180-220
2250
North of Scotland Bank Limited, £20, 1 March 1934, serial number A 0125/0169, purple on olive green underprint, Marischal College at top centre, flanked by values, arms at left (Douglas 25-1, Banknote Yearbook SC716), fresh and original very fine £180-220
2251
North of Scotland Bank Limited, £20, 1 March 1934, serial number A 0129/0286, purple on olive green underprint, Marischal College at top centre, flanked by values, arms at left (Douglas 25-1, Banknote Yearbook SC716), fresh and original very fine £180-220

Royal Bank of Scotland

2252
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 1 May 1865, serial number 185/816, black and white, George I and arms at top centre, allegorical maidens at low left and right, two manuscript signatures low centre (Douglas 31a), ink annotation '13 Jany 1891' on reverse, about fine, rare £500-700
2253
The Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 24 December 1915, serial number S459/573, printed signature of D. S. Lunan, manuscript signature of D. Speed, blue and red, coat of arms at top centre, Britannia at lower left, Plenty at right, uniface (Douglas 46d-1; Pick 316d), ink signature on reverse, pressed, otherwise fine, very scarce £100-140
2254
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 29 June 1918, serial number X625/445, blue on brown underprint, George I and arms at top centre, allegorical maidens at low left and right, one printed and one manuscript signatures low centre (Douglas 46d-1, Banknote Yearbook SC801b), very good, scarce £100-150
2255
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 20 February 1919, serial number Y939/209, blue on brown underprint, George I and arms at top centre, allegorical maidens at low left and right, one printed and one manuscript signatures low centre (Douglas 46d-1, Banknote Yearbook SC801b), very good to about fine, scarce £100-150
2256
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 20 February 1922, serial number E 804/224, blue and white, bank initials in brown underprint low centre, arms flanked by a lion and a unicorn top centre, Britannia low left, Abundance low right, printed signature of Speed and manuscript signature low centre (Douglas 46c-1), a pleasing good very fine, scarce in this grade £180-240
2257
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 20 February 1924, serial number I239/518, blue on brown underprint, George I and arms at top centre, allegorical maidens at low left and right, one printed and one manuscript signatures low centre (Douglas 46c-1, Banknote Yearbook SC801c), about fine £100-150
2258
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 14 May 1926, serial number M905/522, blue on brown underprint, George I and arms at top centre, allegorical maidens at low left and right, one printed and one manuscript signatures low centre (Douglas 46c-1, Banknote Yearbook SC801c), last date of issue for series, a clean and fresh very fine, scarce in this grade, a lovely example £200-300
2259
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 1930, prefix E, £1 (11), 1940, 1946, 1952, 1953(2), 1964, 1965(2), 1966(2), 1967, all blue, yellow and brown, arms and maidens, (Douglas 47-1ff), generally extremely fine (12) £120-160
2260
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1 (4), 1 October 1947, 2 March 1964, 2 November 1964, 1 April 1965, black on yellow and brown underprint, coat of arms at top centre, Britannia at lower left, Plenty at right, reverse bank buildings; also £1, 1 September 1967, green and £5, 1 November 1966, blue, both David Dale at left; and £1, 8 December 1992, European Summit commemorative, Lord Islay at lower right (Pick 322b, 324b, 325a (2), 327a, 328, 356a), the second and last good very fine, the sixth uncirculated, the remainder fine or better (7) £50-70
2261
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, £1 and £5, 19 March 1969, both serial number A/1 000028, first green, Forth Bridge at centre, second blue, arms at left, also £10, 17 December 1986, serial number A/91 999000 (Douglas 1-1, 2-1, Banknote Yearbook SC 813a, 816a, 851b), about uncirculated to uncirculated, and 'good' numbers (3) £100-150
2262
Royal Bank of Scotland, £1(2), 1969, 1970, green, Forth road bridge, £1, 1967, green, David Dale at left, £1(3), 1972, 1974, 1983, green, arms, £1 (20), 1987(2), 1988(3), 1989(3), 1990, 1991(2), 1993, 1994(2), 1997(3) (Alexander Graham Bell), 1997, 1999(2), green, all Lord Ilay at right (Douglas 1-1, 6-1, ff), generally uncirculated (26) £120-160
2263
Royal Bank of Scotland, £5, 29 June 1923, serial number E 1900/9935, blue and white, value in brown tablet low centre, arms flanked by a unicorn and lion top centre, arms top centre, printed signature of Speed low right, maniuscript signature below (Douglas 42b-3), good extremely fine thus scarce £150-200
2264
Royal Bank of Scotland, £5 (3), 1933, 1953 (2), uniface, blue on red/orange and yellow underprint, crowned arms at top centre, ornate design at left. The 1953 two different printers, W. & A.K Johnston and G.W. Bacon Ltd (Douglas 50a-1, 50b-1, Banknote Yearbook SC806b, 807a), first fine, second very fine, third about very fine (3) £300-400
2265
Royal Bank of Scotland, £5, 3 January 1939, serial number E4563/2529, blue and pale yellow, value in red-brown, underprint at centre, royal arms top centre, blue vertical panel at left, manuscript date, printed signature of Speed and manuscript signature on behalf of the Cashier (Douglas 42b; Pick 317b), good fine £60-80
2266
Royal Bank of Scotland, £5, 1 March 1943, serial number F1024/4736, size W; £5, 2 March 1959, serial number G21986/7177, size X; £5, 1 October 1965, serial number H9045/8923, size Z, all blue and orange on yellow underprint, coat of arms at top centre, ornate panel at left, value in orange protector at centre (Douglas 42b-5, 50b-3, 52b-1; Pick 317c, 323c, 326b), the first pencil figures on obverse and reverse, otherwise fine, the remainder very fine (3) £70-100
2267
Royal Bank of Scotland, £5 (2), 1961, 1964, yellow, blue and brown, also £20, 1 May 1957, prefix G, yellow, blue and brown, all Royal arms top centre and printed signatures of Ballantyne and Campbell (Douglas 44d-3), first two extremely fine, last good very fine (3) £120-160
2268
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, an unusual proof/unissued/error £5, 3 May 1976, no serial numbers or signatures, blue on multicolour underprint, arms at right, value at centre and each corner, reverse blue, Culzean Castle, extra flap of paper at right (Douglas 9-1, Banknote Yearbook SC817 for type), almost extremely fine, an interesting note £50-80
2269
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, £5 and £10, 19 March 1969, both serial number A/1 000009, first blue, arms at left, second brown, arms at low centre, Burke and Robertson signatures (Douglas 2-1, 3-1, Banknote Yearbook SC816a, 818), about uncirculated to uncirculated, a fantastic low number pair (2) £200-250
2270
Royal Bank of Scotland, a selection of £5 (6), 1966, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2005, all blue, also £10, 1969, 1985 and 1987, all brown (Douglas 54-1 ff), the £10 1969 scarce, about extremely fine, balance uncirculated except the £5, 1966, very fine (9) £120-160
2271
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, £10 with major printing error, 23 March 1994, serial number D/2 666113, brown on multicolour underprint, reverse printing showing through completely on obverse, Lord Ilay at right with reverse of Glamis Castle underneath (Banknote Yearbook SC853a for type), good very fine, a rare and striking error £100-150
2272
Royal Bank of Scotland, £20, 1 July 1940, serial number D372/4388, blue on brown and pale yellow underprint, crowned arms at top centre, ornate design at left (Douglas 44b-1, Banknote Yearbook SC811a), small biro graffiti at top centre, an attractive and fresh very fine, scarce £150-200
2273
Royal Bank of Scotland, £20, 1 May 1957, serial number G43/8486, blue on brown and yellow underprint, crowned arms at top centre, ornate design at left, Ballantyne and Campbell signatures (Douglas 44d-3, Banknote Yearbook SC811d), fresh and orignal good very fine £100-150
2274
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, £20 (3), 19 March 1969, all prefix A/1, purple on multicoloured underprint, coat of arms at lower right, reverse Forth Road Bridge and Forth Railway Bridge [Douglas 4-1, Pick 332 (3)], good very fine to extremely fine, very fine, fine (3) £100-140
2275
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, £20 (2), 19 March 1969, serial number A/1 090231 and 3 May 1982, serial number A/6 583577, purple, arms and values, reverse showing Forth Bridge and Brodick Castle respectively (Douglas 4-1, Banknote Yearbook SC820, 861), first about extremely fine, second good extremely fine (2) £100-150
2276
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, £50 (2), 14 September 2005, serial numbers A/1 141281 and RBS12127, green on multicolour underprint, Lord Ilay at right, arms at low centre, reverse Inverness Castle and RBS Gogaburn respectively (Banknote Yearbook SC871, 872), about uncirculated (2) £150-200
2277
Royal Bank of Scotland, £100, 3 February 1966, serial number G1/48, blue on red-brown and pale yellow underprint, crowned arms at top centre, ornate design at left, Robertson and Campbell signatures (Douglas 45d-2, Banknote Yearbook SC813), clean, fresh and orignal, good very fine, scarce as only 500 issued for this date £500-700
2278
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, £100, 19 March 1969, serial number A/1 022555, red on multicolour underprint, arms at low right, value at each corner, reverse red, Forth Bridge (Douglas 5-1, Banknote Yearbook SC822), small section missing from top of security strip, very fine and rare £350-450
2279
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, £100, 3 January 1985, serial number A/1 328599, red on multicolour underprint, arms at right, value at centre and each corner, reverse Balmoral Castle (Banknote Yearbook SC881), about very fine, scarce £200-300
2280
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, £100, 23 March 1994, serial number A/1 795090, purple on multicolour underprint, Lord Ilay at right, arms at low centre, reverse Balmoral Castle (Douglas 17-1, Banknote Yearbook SC882b), one central crease, otherwise good extremely fine £180-220
2281
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, £100, 30 September 1998, serial number Z/1 011645, purple on multicolour underprint, Lord Ilay at right, arms at low centre, reverse Balmoral Castle (Banknote Yearbook SC882b), good extremely fine and a scarce replacement prefix £220-280
2282
Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, a specimen set of the 19 March 1969 issue, comprising £1, green, Forth Bridge at centre, £5, blue, arms at left, £10, brown, arms at low centre, £20, purple, and £100, red, arms at low right, arms at low right, all with serial number A/1 000000, two cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN overprints (Banknote Yearbook SC814a, 816a, 818a, 820, 822), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare (5) £800-1,200
2283
Royal Bank of Scotland, specimen £1, £5, £10, £20, £100, all dated 25 March 1987, zero serial numbers, all depicting portrait of Lord Ilay, first Governor of the Bank, and all depict a castle on the reverse, diagonal red stamped SPECIMEN obverse and reverse (Banknote Yearbook SC832, 842, 851b, 862, 881), a delightful set, all uncirculated (5) £1,000-1,100
2284
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, a matching serial number set of the 1987 issue, £1, green, £5, blue, £10, brown, £20, purple and £100, red, all with serial number A/1 000015, Lord Ilay at right, arms at low centre, reverses showing Scottish castles (Banknote Yearbook SC832, 842, 852, 862, 872), about uncirculated to uncirculated, and superb low number (5) £1,200-1,600

Union Bank of Scotland

2285
Union Bank of Scotland, specimen £1, 10 March 1903, series H, blue on red underprint, arms flanked by maidens at top centre, mounted statues at low left and right, value at centre and top left and right, red SPECIMEN overprint, three cancellation holes (Douglas D33-4s), about uncirculated, striking £150-200
2286
The Union Bank of Scotland, uniface proof on paper for £1, 2 May 1904, grey black, two females flanking bank arms, lower section missing (Pick S804p, Douglas 25), slight discolouration and pencil notation low centre, otherwise about extremely fine £60-80
2287
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, specimen £1, 12. 4. 1912, serial run C950-C1000, blue and white, red value panel at centre, arms flanked by allegorical maidens upper centre, equestrian statues of William III at lower left and Charles II at lower right, value top left and right, overprinted CANCELLED twice in black on obverse, six punch holes, reverse blue and white, also specimen £20, 31 March 1905, and specimen £100, 27 March 1906, colour and design similar to £1 (Douglas 38-3, 41-1, 42-1), glue mounting stains at right on £1, printers annotations in margins, all are perforated, generally good very fine (3) £200-300
2288
Union Bank of Scotland, £1, 26 August 1913, serial number D 394/891, blue on red underprint, arms flanked by maidens at top centre, mounted statues at low left and right, value at centre and top left and right (Banknote Yearbook SC901c, Douglas D38-3), this date unlisted in both the above catalogues, a perfectly presentable fine, colours and paper still strong £150-200
2289
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 24 December 1914, serial number D 658/210, blue, white with value in maroon concentric circles at centre, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, printed signature of McMcCrindle and one manuscript signature below (Douglas 38-4), about very fine, scarce £200-250
2290
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, specimen £1, 1 October 1921, serial number A 000000, blue, white with value in red at centre, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, two printed signatures of Hird and McCrindle below (Douglas 43-1), black SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and rare £200-300
2291
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 1 October 1921, serial number A 457906, blue, white with value in red at centre, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, two printed signatures of Hird and McCrindle below (Douglas 36-1), this is the Douglas plate note, about fine, scarce £140-180
2292
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, £1 (4), 1926, 1930, 1936, 1939 prefixes B, E, I/12, O/13, blue, red and pale yellow, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, two printed signatures of Hird and McCrindle below (Douglas 48-1, 48-2, 48-3, 48-4), original, attractive good very fine to almost extremely fine (4) £80-120
2293
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, £1 (5), 1945 (4), 1947, blue, red and pale yellow, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, two printed signatures of Hird and Wilson below (Douglas 48-4, 48-5), original, attractive extremely fine (5) £100-120
2294
Union Bank of Scotland, £1, 1 June 1948, serial number X/6 141824, and £5, 31 March 1947, serial number G528/076, both blue on red and yellow underprint, arms at top centre, mounted statues at low left and right (Banknote Yearbook SC903e, 912f, Douglas D44-6, D48-5), first good very fine, second with graffiti on reverse, original very fine (2) £120-160
2295
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 1 August 1914, serial number C 178/130, blue and white with value in red concentric circles at centre, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, two manuscript signatures below (Douglas 39-1), an attractive very fine, scarce in this condition £350-450
2296
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 1 November 1935, serial number C 627/096, blue, red and pale yellow, arms top centre flanked by maidens, equestrian statue low left and right red, two printed signatures of Hird and Wink below (Douglas 44-4), original, an attractive almost extremely fine £120-160
2297
Union Bank of Scotland Limited, printer's proof £5, 4 August 1923, serial letter A, blue with orange and red sunburst underprint, value in red on blue panel at centre, arms flanked by allegorical maidens upper centre, equestrian statues of William III at lower left and Charles II at lower right, value top left and right, nine punch holes, uniface, also £5 (2), 1923, 1940, colour and design as previous prefixes A and D respectively (Douglas 44-2, 44-2, 44-5), ink and pencil annotations at left, otherwise very fine, VG and about very fine with ink numeral top centre (3) £140-180
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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