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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 144	Canada The Bank of Upper Canada, York (Toronto) 10 Dollars Pick S2037 (Charlton Unlisted) dated 1st January 1861 Number 43552, a manuscript signature at lower centre right and with no observable overprint, in a PMG holder graded VF 20 this is a fabulous example of this Exceptionally Rare note. A collaboration of engraving by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-York on plate patented 30th June 1857 and printed by the American Bank Note Company is the result of this fabulous note in black on green underprint featuring a young portrait of Queen Victoria at lower left, seated Britannia with trident and shield with the crest of Upper Canada at right, and at upper centre 2 Allegorical female figures symbolizing Upper and Lower Canada, which united in 1841, and a Lion and a Unicorn, possibly representing Great Britain, and 3 crests in the middle. The 3 crests as follows - lower left and right depict the arms of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada and the top - surmounted by a crown, shows the badge of The Order of the Garter, a clear reference to the monarchy. Below the whole allegory is a plinth carrying the words "VICT...TTANNIARM RE DEF"-Victoria, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith. The reverse with an ornate panel and value at centre. An excellent example from one of the first Canadian Banks to issue their own banknotes following the success and the provided model of the Bank of Montreal, the very first Bank to issue any banknotes in Canada just following its establishment in 1817, and which in turn was itself following the model of the First Bank of the United States established in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. secretary of the Treasury. Also, one of the most influential early banks which ended up in a "Bang" in 1866 after having setup close relationships with the government from the moment of its establishment. The first significant bank failure in Canadian history, with its shareholders losing all their capital, which at a time had amounted up to over three million dollars and the government losing another million dollars. Banknotes at the time represented the principal liability of a bank and were redeemable in specie, upon demand. The issue of banknotes was well received by the public and became the principal means of payment along with the fact that they helped mitigate the problems that were associated with having a vast range of foreign coins circulating with different ratings. This note is a bit of an outlier as although featuring Royal portraits and images to relate to Great Britain, the Bank chose to use dollars as their denomination in contrast to others circulating in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland that were typically denominated in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence. Online research could not find any of this denomination offered in recent times, with only a few of the lower denominations in similar grades that were so keenly sought after they ended up in the 4 figure range, and the only example that occured is currently in the collection of the Bank of Canada Museum and these early issues are very unlikely to be seen in much higher grades, infect the current SCWPM prices them only up to the VF grade. Such an early Rarity, especially in issued format, is certainly a 'tasty' find for any serious collector and will most certainly serve as an absolute treasure in their collection. According to an official publication of the Canadian Paper Money Society Journal Volume 50, Number 143 of December 2014 this denomination was ordered May 1861 in Sheet Numbers 34001 - 44000 and October 1861 in Sheet Numbers 44001 - 49000 and was in a total of only 60000 notes More banknotes like this	£7,500
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 129	Canada The Government of Newfoundland 1 Dollar Pick A14c dated 2nd January 1920 series A202843, VG Inked Graffiti in the body of the note, the left signature slightly faded and hard to come by early George V British dominion issue. Black on blue underprint featuring a portrait of King George V at left and a reindeer, also known as Caribou, at right on obverse. The reverse in blue featuring the Coat of Arms incorporation the Royal Coat of Arms, sailing ships at sea and anchor. More banknotes like this	£80
04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 250	Short snorter banknotes WW2 (4) Ireland Currency Commission £1 dated 6-8-41 warcode B Pick2c, Morocco 10 francs 1943--this with "Short Snorters Club" written left border, China 10 yuan 1935 and Portugal 20 escudos 1941, all with written annotations of locations visited such as Azores, Newfoundland Morocco, Baltimore, etc., some RAFTC based, average Fine More banknotes like this	£75
30/11/2013 Auction 143	World Banknotes	Lot 246	Newfoundland $1 dated 2nd January 1920 series A366102, KGV portrait at left, signatures Hickey and Brownrigg, PickA14b, washed, trimmed and pressed, about Fine More banknotes like this	£150

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