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British Linen Bank, £5 (2), 1959 and 1964, serial numbers Y11 031177 and G/12 566862, also, £1 (6), 1956, 1964 (2), 1966, 1969 (2), all blue and multicolour, bank arms top centre, blue panel with DITAT emblem at left, reverse, elaborate panel (Banknote Yearbook SC205e, 208b, 210, 214c), first £5, extremely fine, remainder, fine to very fine £100-150
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British Linen Bank, £1, 1959 and £5, 1956, dark blue on green and red underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Banknote Yearbook SC205c, 214c), both original about uncirculated to uncirculated £80-120
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British Linen Bank, a mixed group of £1 notes, comprising dates 1958 (2), 1959 (3), 1960, 1962 (3), 1963 (3), 1964 (4), 1966 (12), 1967 (9), 1968 (2), 1969 (3) and 1970 (3), all blue on red and green underprint, arms at top centre, last few with Walter Scott at left (Banknote Yearbook SC205c, 206, 207, 208a, 208b, 210), all original, very fine to extremely fine (45) £200-250
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British Linen Bank, £5, 4 November 1942, serial number Z/6 1/427, dark blue on green and red underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Banknote Yearbook SC213b), original about very fine £100-150
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British Linen Bank, £5 (3), 1946, 1957 and 1959, prefixes Y/7, P/11 and V/11, blue on red and green underprint, arms at top centre, flanked by values, Britannia at left (Banknote Yearbook SC214b, 214c), all original good very fine (3) £100-150
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British Linen Bank, £5 (3), 1962, £5 (11), 1964 and £5, 1968, all blue, Walter Scott at right, Britannia at left, arms at top centre (Banknote Yearbook SC216a, 216b, 217), all completely original paper, generally extremely fine or a little better (15) £200-250
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British Linen Bank, £20, 2 July 1942, serial number F/4 10/221, dark blue on green and red underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Banknote Yearbook SC234b), the two usual creases, otherwise handling and light folds only, original and fresh good very fine £200-250
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British Linen Bank, £20, 7 December 1955, serial number C517/320 and £5, 21 December 1954, serial number W10 21/497, blue on red and green underprint, arms at top centre, value at top left and right, Britannia at left, reverse blue, Britannia at centre flanked by values (Banknote Yearbook SC235b SC214c), first note ink annotation top margin, very fine (2) £100-150
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British Linen Bank, £20 (2), 4 August 1949 and 15 November 1957, serial numbers Q/4 1/499 and E/5 04/253, blue on red and green underprint, arms at top centre, value at top left and right, Britannia at left, reverse blue, Britannia at centre flanked by values (Banknote Yearbook SC235a, 235b), both original very fine (2) £180-260
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British Linen Bank, £20, 11 December 1957, serial number F/5 03/356, dark blue on green and red underprint, arms at top centre, Britannia at left (Banknote Yearbook SC235b), totally original, good very fine and a great example £120-180
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British Linen Bank, £100, 5 August 1954, serial number S/3 01/193, blue on red and blue-green underprint, arms at top centre, value at top left and right, Britannia at left, reverse blue Britannia at centre flanked by values (Banknote Yearbook SC244), a wonderfully original note, two vertical creases and some other handling, thus good very fine, a lovely example, rare £600-800
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British Linen Bank, specimen £100, 5 August 1954, serial number S/302/110, blue, red sunburst pattern at centre, arms top centre, value top left and right, Britannia left centre, Anderson signature variety, hole punched, red SPECIMEN overprint (Banknote Yearbook SC244), uncirculated and rare £350-450
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British Linen Bank, specimen £20, 14 February 1962, serial number G/5 00/000, blue, red sunburst pattern at centre, arms flanked by value top centre, printed signature of A.P.Anderson low centre, reverse blue, Britannia at centre (Douglas 61-1), mounting traces on reverse, two soft folds and ink date '12-2-62' in top margin, good very fine and scarce £150-180
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1, 4 November 1914, serial number A1060241, black on orange underprint, allegorical maidens at left, right and top centre (Banknote Yearbook SC301), an original and fresh very fine, a lovely example and scarce in this grade £400-500
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £5, 13 January 1943, serial number Z2/N 0004785, blue and red, arms at top centre flanked by values (Banknote Yearbook 305d), clean with very nice edges, pressed but good very fine £200-250
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1, 24 April 1935, serial number A9099678, blue on orange and yellow underprint, allegorical maidens at left, right and top centre (Banknote Yearbook SC303b), one light central crease but an original good extremely fine £80-120
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £5, 27 October 1937, serial number W2/H 0002833, blue and red, arms at top centre flanked by values (Banknote Yearbook 305c), lightly pressed but a nice looking example, good very fine and a scarcer date £200-250
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £20, 15 November 1944, serial number T/W 0000833, blue on red, arms of Glasgow at top centre flanked by value, ornate panel at left (Banknote Yearbook SC308c), very fine £200-300
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £20, 4 June 1947, serial number U/E 0000395, blue and red, arms at top centre flanked by values (Banknote Yearbook 308d), graffiti at top right, almost very fine and an original and fresh example of a scarce type £250-300
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £20, 1 August 1973, serial number D/F016613, purple, portrait Lord Kelvin at left, bank title top centre, value in numerals and text, reverse, lecture room at the University of Glasgow (Banknote Yearbook SC324 for type, this date not listed), about uncirculated £180-230
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, a partially executed obverse composite essay on board for £100, 1 June 1964, serial number A/U 000000, purple and multicolour, arms at right, value at each corner (not listed, see Banknote Yearbook SC326, Pick 201 for similar), in PCGS holder 64, very choice new, unique and lovely £350-450
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Clydesdale Bank Limited, £100, 1 March 1972, serial number D/B 007568, red, portrait Lord Kelvin at left, bank title top centre right, value in text and numerals, reverse, lecture room at the University of Glasgow (Banknote Yearbook SC327a), extremely fine to about uncirculated £400-500
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Clydesdale Bank Plc, 5 January 1983, serial number D/FV 000001, blue, green and pink, portrait Robert Burns at left, bank title top centre right with value below, reverse, dormouse on plant, also original printed note "Clydesdale Bank £5 notes £25, 000 Numbered D/FV000001 to D/FV 005000" (Banknote Yearbook SC329b), about uncirculated to uncirculated £250-300
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Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited, a group of specimens comprising, £1, 1 June 1955, serial number M000000, dark grey and pale orange, £5, 2 May 1951, serial number B000000, also an issued £5, 1 February 1958, serial number A/X 179570, brown on pale green and orange, £20, 1 June 1955, serial number A000000, green (Banknote Yearbook SC311a, 313a, 315a), about uncirculated to uncirculated, the specimens all red SPECIMEN overprint, hole punched, De La Rue oval stamp, a very pleasing group (4) £350-450
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Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1 (3), 1 November 1950, 1 November 1956 and 1 May 1958, and £5, 20 September 1961, dark blue on red and yellow underprint, arms at top centre, shipping, industry and agriculture at low left and right, the £5 blue, arms at right (Banknote Yearbook SC311a, 311b, 314), first two about uncirculated to uncirculated, third and fourth original extremely fine (4) £100-150
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Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited, £20, 2 May 1951, serial number A016988, green on multicolour underprint, Kings College at left, Glasgow Cathedral at right, value at each corner, reverse arms at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC315a), original, a small amount of foxing, about extremely fine and the first date of issue £150-200
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Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited, £20, 1 August 1962, serial number E015844, green on multicolour underprint, Kings College at left, Glasgow Cathedral at right, value at each corner, reverse arms at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC315b), a wonderfully original about uncirculated £180-220
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Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited, £100, 2 May 1951, serial number A001383, blue on multicolour underprint, Kings College at left, Glasgow Cathedral at right, value at each corner, reverse arms at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC316a), fresh and original, an attractive good very fine, scarce £450-550
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 2 April 1886, serial number 13/N 41/216, blue and red, allegorical figures top centre, value in oval frames top left and right and in red tablet at centre (Douglas 31), fine, rare £1,800-2,000
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, specimen £5, Edinburgh, ND (ca 1887), no serial numbers, no signatures, blue on buff underprint, frieze of allegorical figures from the pediment of the Head Office building in Edinburgh at upper centre, value in each corner, reverse brown, Head Office building set in ornate frame, value in guilloches at left and right, two punch holes (Pick S316s, Douglas 37-1s), good extremely fine to about uncirculated and very rare £500-700
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, printer's archival specimen £1, Edinburgh, 3 January 1911, serial number run 18/P 1/1 to 18/Q 200/500, printed signature of L. M. MacKay accountant, blue on pale yellow underprint, views of Head Office building at top centre, left and right, frieze of allegorical figures from pediment at lower centre, reverse slate-lilac, bank seal at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick S323as, Douglas 44-1s), pencil date 'August 1911' and annotation on obverse, otherwise good very fine to about extremely fine and rare £180-260
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, printer's archival specimen £1, Edinburgh, 2 January 1909, serial number run 18/F 1/1 to 18/G 200/500, printed signature of L. M. MacKay accountant, blue on pale yellow underprint, views of Head Office building at top centre, left and right, frieze of allegorical figures from pediment at lower centre, reverse slate-lilac, bank seal at centre, perforated SPECIMEN (Pick S323as, Douglas 44-1s), ink date on obverse and two ink smudges on reverse, otherwise about very fine and rare £140-220
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, printer's archival specimen £1, Edinburgh, 2 January 1918, serial number run 21/B 1/1 to 21/B 1000/500, printed signatures of L. M. MacKay accountant and George Riddell cashier, blue on pale yellow underprint, views of Head Office building at top centre, left and right, frieze of allegorical figures from pediment at lower centre, reverse slate-lilac, bank seal at centre, perforated CANCELLED (Pick S323bs, Douglas 44-5s), ink date '5. 4. 18' and annotation in top margin, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated and a lovely note, rare £300-400
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 2 January 1914, serial number 20/B 162/430, blue on yellow and purple underprint, three bank offices at left, right and top centre, frieze at low centre (Banknote Yearbook SC402b), good fine to about very fine, scarce £100-200
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 2 January 1914, serial number 19/P 171/280, blue on yellow and purple underprint, three bank offices at left, right and top centre, frieze at low centre (Banknote Yearbook SC402b), good fine to about very fine, scarce £100-150
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 2 January 1918, serial number 21/A 746/238, blue on yellow and purple underprint, three bank offices at left, right and top centre, frieze at low centre (Banknote Yearbook SC402b), fine £80-120
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 31 October 1924, serial number 22/Z 308137, blue on yellow and red, portrait of Lord Pitcairn lower centre, R. R. Thomson signature variety (Banknote Yearbook SC404a), about fine £120-150
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1 (2), 1953 and 1955, and £5, 1953, purple, green and purple respectively, Lord Cockburn at top right (Banknote Yearbook SC405, 406, 414a), pressed good extremely fine, uncirculated and original extremely fine (3) £80-120
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, specimen £5, 2 January 1913, serial run 13/C 1/1 - 13/C 50/200, blue on pale yellow underprint, views of Head Office buildings in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, frieze of allegorical figures from pediment at lower centre, printed signature of L M MacKay accountant, reverse slate-lilac, bank seal at centre, £1 (2), 1924 and 1927, brown, pale yellow and orange, also a partial proof £1, 1874, blue (Banknote Yearbook SC412b, 403, 404a), first, perforated SPECIMEN, pencil annotation in counterfoil, good very fine or better, second and third, hole punched, SPECIMEN overprint, about extremely fine, fourth, fine (4) £350-450
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 3 January 1911, serial number 13/B 91/15, blue on yellow and purple underprint, three bank offices at left, right and top centre, frieze at low centre (Banknote Yearbook SC412a), original about fine, very scarce £250-300
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 5 January 1943, serial number 15/Y 19581, blue on yellow and red underprint, Lord Pitcairn at low centre, frieze at top centre (Banknote YearbookSC413d), the two usual creases and some tiny corner creases, extremely fine and an attractive example £150-200
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 3 March 1942, serial number 14/C 20270, also £1, 4 June 1941, serial number 25D 04866, both blue on yellow and red underprint, Lord Pitcairn at low centre, frieze at top centre (Banknote Yearbook SC404d, 413d), both fresh and original good very fine (2) £120-160
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Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, specimen £100, 2 January 1923, serial number 10/A-12/1, blue and orange, bank buildings top centre and at left and right, classical frieze low centre, value in oval top left and right, Mackay signature low left, reverse blue, bank seal at centre, value at each corner (Douglas 47-1), ink date '12.8.24' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, small nick top left margin otherwise extremely fine and the last date of issue for type, rare £800-1,200
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Eastern Bank of Scotland, obverse die proof for a twenty pounds sterling, ND (c.1938), black, Queen Victoria at top centre, Dundee Church at top left, Edinburgh Castle at top right, Saint Andrew at low left, Britannia at low right (Douglas page 126), some foxing, extremely fine, a lovely engraving, very rare £250-300
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National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 11 November 1915, serial number H808-867, blue on yellow and red underprint, Marquess of Lothian at left, arms at top centre, value at top left and right (Banknote Yearbook SC501b), a wonderfully fresh and original good extremely fine, rare in this grade £500-700
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National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 15 May 1917, serial number K034-420, blue on yellow and red underprint, Marquess of Lothian at left, Edinburgh Castle at right, arms at centre (Banknote Yearbook SC501b), fresh and original, extremely fine and a fantastic example, scarce in this grade £250-300
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National Bank of Scotland Limited, specimen colour trial £1, 15 May 1913, no serial numbers, dark blue on yellow and red underprint, Marquess of Lothian at left, arms at upper centre, Edinburgh Castle at right, reverse blue, view of Edinburgh at centre, five cancellation holes, red SPECIMEN NO VALUE overprints, blue WATERLOW & SONS roundel (Banknote Yearbook SC501bct), mounting traces at left, about uncirculated and a very rare Waterlow specimen £150-200
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National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1 (6), 1927, 1932, 1946, 1950, 1954 and 1956, all black/dark brown on red and yellow underprint, arms at centre, Glasgow Cathedral at left, Palace of Holyrood at right (Banknote Yearbook SC502a, 502c, 503b, 503c, 503d, 503e), first and last original about extremely fine, others pressed but extremely fine, a very nice group (6) £250-300
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National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, (5), 2 February 1959, four with consecutive serial number B/Z 413-197 - B/Z413-200 and B/Z 014-714, black on red and yellow sunburst underprint, bank title top centre, arms at centre, depictions of Glasgow Cathedral and Palace of Holyroodhouse at left and right respectively, reverse, scene of Edinburgh in ornate panel at centre flanked by value at left and right (Banknote Yearbook SC503e), first four, very fine to about extremely, fine, fifth, very fine (5) £100-150
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National Bank of Scotland Limited, £5 (2), 2 January 1945 and 1 March 1952, blue on red and yellow underprint, Marquess of Lothian at left, arms at top centre (Banknote Yearbook SC512e, 512f), first fresh and original very fine, second good extremely fine to about uncirculated (2) £150-200
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