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A group of Provincial notes, comprising, Durham Bank, £5, 1891, black and white, allegorical woman top left, small collection of J Backhouse cheques, all Darlington, dating from 1845 to 1911, Newcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock Banking Company, £5, 1836, black and white, ship sailing into harbour top centre, and Stockton on Tees, £5, 1895, black and white, allegorical maiden looking out at ships at centre (Outing 722, 1515, 2050), mixed grades ranging from fair to very fine (19) £120-150
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A mixed group of notes, comprising, Douglas and Isle of Man Bank, £1, 1844, black, harbour view top centre, reverse, bank arms at centre, Lloyds Bank Limited, £1, 1949, black on light green and mauve underprint, horse in panel with vignette of Viking ship low centre, reverse, pink and blue, triune at centre, St Saviour's Bank, Jersey, £1, 1832, church top left, lion and shield top right, Provincial Bank of Ireland, £1, 1878, Britannia and Hibernia top centre, also National Bank of Scotland cheque and North British Bank copy of specimen £5 (Pick S131, Banknote Yearbook IMI6c, Pick S346, 320), majority good £130-180
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A group of United Kingdom notes, consisting of the following, Cardigan, unissued one guinea, 18<\_>, Newark Bank, Pocklington, Dickinson and Company, 1809, bank arms at left, Norwich Crown Bank, Harveys and Hudsons, £5, bank arms top centre, Tamworth Bank, Paget & Corgan, £1, 1815, bank arms at left, and Harvey & Hudson cheque, 1815 (Outing 427, 1488, 1606, 2130), various grades from good to very good (5) £120-160
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A mixed group of British notes, including, Craven Bank, unissued £10, 18<\_>, depiction of Craven Heifer top centre, Derby Bank, Bellairs, Sons & Co, £1, 1819, deer in circular frame at left, Huddersfield Bank, Benjamin & Joshua Ingham & Co, one guinea (2), 1809, woman in oval frame at left, Swaledale & Wensleydale Banking Company Limited, £5, 1894, Richmond Castle at left, Bolton Castle at right, also Manchester & Salford Bank, proof cheque, and Consolidated Bank of Manchester, proof order (Outing 365, 673, 1004, 1786), good (7) £120-150
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States of Guernsey, £1, 26 July 1933, serial number KZ0938, black on white, value in red tablet at centre, view of Guernsey top centre, reverse, Guernsey seal in ornate blue tablet at centre, Marquand signature (Banknote Yearbook GU22), numerous folds, several holes at centre right, some small tears in margin, otherwise good or better £500-600
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States of Guernsey, £1, 1 June 1963, serial number 35/R 0072, purple and green, view of Castle Cornet at centre, value at centre and each corner, reverse green, arms at centre (Banknote Yearbook GU33b, Pick 43b), in PCGS holder 66PPQ, Gem New, fantastic original note for type with a low number, embossing clearly visible through the holder with superb centering £250-300
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States of Guernsey, 10 shillings (10), 1 July 1966, consecutive serial numbers 23O 3492/3, 23O 3496, consecutive serial run 23P 3961/63 and 23P 3965/68, magenta and light green, value in each corner and at centre, reverse, purple, arms in ornate tablet at centre (Banknote Yearbook GU32b, Pick 42c), all in PMG holders number 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ, superb serial runs £1,100-1,300
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States of Guernsey, £5, ND (1969-75), serial number B059102, purple and yellow, arms at right, value at left, reverse, view of St Peter Port, Hodder signature (Banknote Yearbook GU42b, Pick 46b), in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, and a perfect example of this stunning note type, highly unlikely it will be surpassed in perfection as none finer in the PMG population report £350-450
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Isle of Man Government, £1, ND (1972), serial number D970033, purple on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, reverse Tynwald Hill, John Paul signature (Banknote Yearbook IM32b, Pick 29b), in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, this is actually the number 33 note, as the series starts at 970001, one of the great rarities in the modern Isle of Man series and an outstanding example £800-1,200
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Isle of Man Government, specimen £10, ND (1972), zero serial numbers, brown and green on multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, triune at centre, Stallard signature, value top left, centre and low right, reverse, brown and orange, Peel Castle at centre, also States of Jersey £1 (2), £10 and £20 (Banknote Yearbook IM151a, JE14b, JE34b, JE43b), first, hole punched, red SPECIMEN overprint, about uncirculated, second, very fine, remainder, about uncirculated to uncirculated £300-350
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Isle of Man Government, £10 ND (1972), serial number 000045, brown and green on multicolour, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, Triune and motto at centre, reverse, orange and brown, Peel Castle, Stallard signature (Banknote Yearbook IM51a, Pick 31a), low first run, extremely fine to about uncirculated £400-500
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Isle of Man Government, £20, ND (1979), serial number 000817, red and brown on multicolour underprint, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, reverse Laxey Wheel, Dawson signature (Banknote Yearbook IM61, Pick 32), in PMG holder 65 EPQ, gem uncirculated, and a nice low numbered example of this commemorative "Millennium" issue of only 5000 notes £350-450
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Isle of Man, £10, ND (1979), serial number 720400, brown and multicoloured, Elizabeth II at right, triskeles at centre, Dawson signature (Pick 36a, IOMG B9c), uncirculated £200-250
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Bank of Ireland, £1, 23 February 1942, serial number B18 000001, black and blue, gorgon heads at centre and in line along upper edge, Hibernia at left and right, signature of H.J.Adams (PMI BA96, Banknote Yearbook NI.202b), the No.1 note for this series (1st prefix B/18), extremely desirable as such, very fine £800-1,200
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Central Bank of Ireland, a proof 10 shillings, ND (ca 1966), orange and pale green, Lady Lavery at left, Muimhneachain and Whitaker signatures, reverse green, River Blackwater mask at centre, also five partial backgrounds (PMI LTN 47a for type), low left and top right corners clipped on the first item, uncirculated and unusual (6) £400-600
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Central Bank of Ireland, a proof £1, ND (ca 1966), green and pale orange, Lady Lavery at left, Muimhneachain and Whitaker signatures, reverse green, River Lee mask at centre, also five partial backgrounds (PMI LTN 49a for type), low left and top right corners clipped on the first item, uncirculated and unusual (6) £400-600
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Central Bank of Ireland, specimen £10, 30 April 1965, serial number 97V 000000, O'Muimhneachain and Whitaker signatures, blue on pale green underprint, Lady Hazel Lavery in Irish national costume leaning on a harp in oval at left, value at lower centre and in each corner, reverse mask of River Bann at centre, scalloped borders with guilloches in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, SPECIMEN No 1 at lower left, two punch holes (PMI LTN50as, Pick 66as), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated, very scarce £200-250
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Central Bank of Ireland, specimen £20, 15 June 1965, serial number 20X 000000, O'Muimhneachain and Whitaker signatures, red on pale yellow underprint, Lady Hazel Lavery in Irish national costume leaning on a harp in oval at left, value at lower centre and in each corner, reverse mask of River Boyne at centre, scalloped borders with guilloches in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, SPECIMEN No 1 at lower left, two punch holes (PMI LTN51s, Pick 67as), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated, very scarce £300-400
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Central Bank of Ireland, specimen £50, 6 September 1968, serial number 02Y 000000, O'Muimhneachain and Whitaker signatures, purple on pale yellow and pale green underprint, Lady Hazel Lavery in Irish national costume leaning on a harp in oval at left, value at lower centre and in each corner, reverse mask of River Shannon at centre, scalloped borders with guilloches in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, SPECIMEN No 1 at lower left, two punch holes (PMI LTN52s, Pick 68as), minor glue residue, otherwise choice about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £600-800
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Central Bank of Ireland, specimen £100, 21 November 1963, serial number 01Z 000000, O'Muimhneachain and Whitaker signatures, deep olive-green on pale yellow and orange underprint, Lady Hazel Lavery in Irish national costume leaning on a harp in oval at left, value at lower centre and in each corner, reverse mask of River Erne at centre, scalloped borders with guilloches in each corner, overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, SPECIMEN No 1 at lower left, two punch holes (PMI LTN53as, Pick 69as), mounting traces, otherwise good extremely fine to about uncirculated, rare £500-700
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Central Bank of Ireland, £10, 2 February 1981, serial number AKC 281745, purple on pink and green underprint, Jonathan Swift at right, reverse Map of Dublin (Banknote Yearbook E145, Pick 72a), in PMG holder 64 EPQ, choice uncirculated £120-160
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Central Bank of Ireland, £50, 1 November 1982, serial number EFK 172721, brown on multicolour underprint, Turlough O Carolan at right, signatures of O'Cofaigh and Doyle, reverse musical instruments (PMI LTN79, Banknote Yearbook E151, Pick 74a), in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, a beautiful example of this note £400-600
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National Bank of Ireland, £1, Thurles, 9 December 1847, serial numbers 37757/59140, black and white, Hibernia, harp and wolf-hound top centre, arms top left of the Bank of Thurles, two manuscript signatures below (PMI NA22), an annotation and typed note explaining that the note had been 'paid in full' . There could have been a genuine reason for mismatched halves, security during transport for example so not necessarily a fraudulent attempt to redeem. VG, rare £150-200
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Northern Bank Limited, £10, 1 November 1943, serial number N-I/N 02708, black on red underprint, sailing ship with symbols of agriculture and industry at top centre, value in underprint at centre, and at left and right, Craig signature (Banknote Yearbook NI.623e, Pick 181c), uncirculated, and last date of issue for this series thus scarce £150-200
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Northern Bank Limited, £10, 1 November 1943, serial number N-I/N 08738, black on red underprint, sailing ship with symbols of agriculture and industry at top centre, value in underprint at centre, and at left and right, Craig signature (Banknote Yearbook NI.623e, Pick 181c), uncirculated, and last date of issue for this series thus scarce £150-200
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Northern Bank Limited, £10, 1 October 1968, serial number N-I/OO 00816, black on red underprint, sailing ship with symbols of agriculture and industry at top centre, value in underprint at centre, and at left and right, Hill signature (Banknote Yearbook NI.623g, Pick 181d), uncirculated, and a low number with lovely embossing visible on reverse £100-150
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Northern Bank Limited, £10, 1 October 1968, serial number N-I/OO 01566, black on red underprint, sailing ship with symbols of agriculture and industry at top centre, value in underprint at centre, and at left and right, Hill signature (Banknote Yearbook NI.623g, Pick 181d), uncirculated, and a low number with lovely embossing visible on reverse £100-150
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Northern Bank Limited, £10, 1 October 1971, serial number E0295904, brown on multicolour underprint, agriculture, shipbuilding and weaving (Banknote Yearbook NI.624b, Pick 189b), in PMG holder 66 EPQ, gem uncirculated, a fantastic example of a scarce note £250-300
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Northern Bank Limited, £20, 2 March 1987, serial number F1738955, purple on multicolour underprint, scenes of agriculture, shipbuilding and weaving, J. Roberts signature variety (Banknote Yearbook NI.632c), in PMG holder number 64, choice uncirculated £100-150
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Provincial Bank of Ireland, £1, Ballina, red 1 November 1828, red serial numbers 2809/2525, black and white, Britannia and Hibernia top centre, head of George IV top left, value in oval top right, manuscript signatures below, BALLINA in margins (PMI PR9), red CANCELLED handstamp, very good to fine and a pleasing and early example, although mismatched halves still quite rare £200-300
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Provincial Bank of Ireland, £10, 10 January 1948, serial number N97996, green and red, bank building at upper centre (PMI PR94, Banknote Yearbook NI.723, Pick 240a), in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, NET, minor discolouration and ink stamp £400-500
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Provincial Bank of Ireland, £20, 1 March 1981, serial number SN013105, maroon and multicolour, portrait of a lady at right, Hallway signature, reverse rock pillar at Lacada Point (PMI PR107, Banknote Yearbook NI.732, Pick 250), in PMG holder 67 EPQ, superb gem uncirculated, the only example in the PMG population report, it is unlikely it could be improved upon £350-450
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Leith Banking Company, 20/-, 1 January 1822, serial number 167/402, black and white, sailing ship entering Leith in oval vignette at top centre, bank title in vertical panel at left, pay to 'Alex Macdonald' in text at centre, two manuscript signatures low right (Douglas 1b), a pleasing fine £600-800
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The Renfrewshire Banking Company, £20, 1 November 1836, serial number 12/160, black and white, arms at top centre, three manuscript signatures low right, red Congreve stamp on reverse (not listed in Douglas), discolouration, evidence of repairs, about very good £600-700
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Bank of Scotland, printer's uniface essay £100, ND, no serial number, brown, red and peach, seated woman in ornate frame at left, value top and low left, bank's coat of arms top centre, black SPECIMEN overprint, value in red table at centre about uncirculated to uncirculated, an extremely beautiful essay £160-200
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Bank of Scotland, £1 (3), 22 January 1929, 14 November 1929 and 6 August 1931, serial numbers A0841339, D0553668 and G0174587, light tan and grey, bank arms at left, bank title top centre, allegorical maiden in circular frame at centre, reverse, grey, bank head office (Banknote Yearbook SC 102), very good to about fine (3) £50-80
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Bank of Scotland, £1 (5), 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943 (2), light tan and grey, bank arms at left, bank title top centre, allegorical maiden in circular frame at centre, reverse, grey, bank head office in frame at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC103a, b, c), varying grades from very good to very fine (5) £50-80
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Bank of Scotland, £1 (4), all 1945, serial numbers A0157905, A0059474, A0754348, D0073748, light tan and grey, bank arms at left, bank title top centre, allegorical maiden in circular frame at centre, reverse, brown, arms at centre flanked by value (Banknote Yearbook SC 104), fine (4) £40-60
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Bank of Scotland, £1 (2), 9 November 1953 and 21 November 1961, serial numbers T0704391 and D0787043, first, tan and grey, second, tan and blue, both bank title along top margin, allegorical maiden in circular frame at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC105b, 107a), first, extremely fine or better, second, extremely fine £50-80
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Bank of Scotland, a small group consisting of £1, 1 March 1955, serial number A0855168, £5, 17 May 1960, serial number 2/FA 5673, and £20, 16 November 1950, uniface, serial number 6/1 0730, first two, blue and light tan, third, grey and light tan, all bank arms top centre, allegorical maiden in circular frame at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC 106a, 117b, 142c), first, central fold and light corner fold low left, extremely fine, second, very fine, third, graffiti and bank stamp on reverse, otherwise, fine (3) £80-130
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Bank of Scotland, £20, 27 July 1926, serial number 5/F 2254, orange and brown, value in red lozenge top left and right, royal arms at left, Scotia in grey at centre, A.J. Rose signature variety (Banknote Yearbook SC141c), very good, rare signature £350-450
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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, Bilsland 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) £100-150
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Bank of Scotland, £20, 15 December 1987, serial number K149186, maroon on multicolour underprint, Sir Walter Scott at right, arms at centre, reverse Bank of Scotland central office building at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC145e, Pick 114e), fresh and original, superb embossing, uncirculated £120-160
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Bank of Scotland, a set of specimens comprising £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100, 1995-2006, serial AA000000, all with coat of arms at centre, Sir Walter Scott at left, red specimen overprint (Pick 119s-123s), in PMG holder all gem uncirculated (5) £900-1,000
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Bank of Scotland, £100, 17 September 2007, serial number ZZ002192, red and multicolour, Sir Walter Scott at centre, arms at low right, reverse Kessock Bridge at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC177a, Pick 128r), a fantastic uncirculated example with superb embossing, and a scarce replacement note £200-250
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British Linen Company, £1, Edinburgh, 9 August 1902, serial number L 116/937, blue and white, royal arms top centre flanked by value, bank initials in red underprint at centre, Britannia at left, manuscript signature of C Hogg, uniface (Douglas 37), foxing, fine, an attractive note £1,000-1,500
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British Linen Bank, £1 (5), 1944, 1949, 1954, 1962, 1968, first four, blue on pale green and red underprint, arms top centre, bank title in tablet at centre, ornate panel at left, reverse, blue, allegorical maiden in circular frame at centre, fifth, blue on light green and pink underprint, portrait Sir Walter Scott at left, bank title at centre, ornate panel at right (Banknote Yearbook SC205a, b, 208a, 210), very good, good, fine, fine or better, very fine (5) £40-60
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British Linen Bank, specimen £1, 5 February 1946, serial number W/1 040211, blue, red sunburst pattern at centre, Britannia at left, arms top right centre, Mackenzie signature, also specimen £5, 31 July 1944, serial number R/7 39/1, design as previous, Mackenzie and Waugh signatures (Douglas D74-3, 78-1), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint on issued examples, good extremely fine and rare (2) £200-300
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British Linen Bank, £5, 11 February 1959, serial number S11 061248, blue on red sunburst underprint, bank arms top centre, bank title in tablet at centre, ornate panel at left, reverse, seated allegorical woman at centre flanked by value (Banknote Yearbook SC214c), central fold, small fold top left corner, otherwise very fine to extremely fine £40-60
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British Linen Bank, specimen £5, 2 January 1961, serial number Z/1 000000, blue, red sunburst pattern at centre, Britannia at left, arms top right centre, Anderson signature (Douglas D79-1), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, good extremely fine and scarce, this is the first prefix for type £150-200
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