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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 181	Ireland (Northern) Ulster Bank 50 Pounds Pick 338a (BY NI.844; PMI UB94) dated 1st January 1997 serial number D 0352552 signature Kells, about UNC - UNC and a scarcer note with it now being the highest denomination of the issue with no more 100 Pound notes printed. Green, brown and multicolour with small illustrations along bottom including the Belfast rock formation along with urban and rural views of Belfast, also the Bank's logo at the time serving as a silver foil security device. The reverse illustrating the Bank's Coat of Arms at centre flanked by the numerical values, along with Coat of Arms of the four provinces of Ireland in each corner - Connaught, Munster, Leinster and Ulster. Watermarked with the Bank's name across the full body of the note and printed by Thomas De La Rue Limited More banknotes like this	£140
06/09/2020 Auction 170	World Banknotes	Lot 178	Ireland (Northern) Bank of Ireland Second Northern Ireland Type C "Sterling" issue 10 Pounds Pick 67b (BY NI.224b, PMI BA 121) ND 1985 signature D J Harrison and a first of the double prefix for this signature type and lower serial number AA 000115, otherwise this type starts at single letter prefix X with some stating even W 900001, a fresh and crisp UNC and very alluring in this high grade. These were the last issues for this design and introduced the word 'STERLING' below denomination at centre obverse and the '£' symbol was added to numerical values at corners. These changes made to reflect the end of the fixed exchange rate of par between the Irish Pound (Punt) and British Pound Sterling that took place in March 1979. A Thomas De La Rue engraving and printing but without imprint and in brown on multicolour featuring a statue of Hibernia at right and the well-recognized for the Bank - Medusa head at left with the row of the same head at upper centre with the exception that its now featured in the underprint. The reverse with various illustrations representing industry at centre of which is the Bank's building along with the Short Belfast - the heavy lift turboprop freighter plane with only 10 aircraft constructed, textile and thread rolls and the passenger ocean liner SS Canberra. An amazing 250 metre and 17 million Pounds liner that was named after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra and sponsored by the Dame Pattie Menzies, GBE, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia - Robert Menzies. The ship entered service in 1961 and made her maiden voyage starting in June, operating on the combined P&O-Orient Line service between the United Kingdom and Australasia. So popular, the ship appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever and in 1997 Gerard Kenny released the single "Farewell Canberra" which was specially composed for the last voyage, before it was withdrawn and sold to ship breakers for scrapping, and left for Gadani ship-breaking yard in Pakistan. Being such a solid construction, the scrapping process took a year instead of the planned 3 months. The ship also served as a troopship in the Falklands War being requisitioned by the MOD and quickly refitted for the purpose she sailed on 9th April 1982 travelling 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) away from the UK mainland and being put in the heart of the conflict she was nicknamed the Great White Whale. More banknotes like this	£95
07/06/2020 Auction 169	World Banknotes	Lot 206	Ireland (Northern) First Trust Bank 20 Pounds Pick 137b (BY NI.422b, PMI FT10) dated 1st May 2007 serial number SB 079838 signature T. McDade, EF or better. Mauve and brown on multicolour featuring a mature lady portrait at right, statue of a boy with horses in the underprint and six Coat of Arms of the six counties of Northern Ireland at lower centre. The reverse illustrating the 'rock chimney' at Lacada Point, Giant's Causeway. Printed by De La Rue and watermarked with a young woman. More banknotes like this	£75
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 715	Northern Ireland Northern Bank Limited complete Fourth issue SPECIMEN set Torrens signature (6) comprising 5 Pounds dated 24th August 1990 serial number A0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, blue and multicolour. 10 Pounds dated 24th August 1990 serial number B0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, red and brown on multicolour underprint. 20 Pounds dated 24th August 1990 serial number C0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, purple-brown, red and multicolour. 50 Pounds dated 1st November 1990 serial number D0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, bluish green black and multicolour. 100 Pounds dated 1st November 1990 serial number E0000000 red SPECIMEN overprint diagonally on obverse and reverse, lilac black blue and multicolour. The takeover of Northern Bank by National Australia Bank on 30th October 1987 required a change of design to remove the Midland Bank motif therefore new designs were prepared and were printed and engraved by Thomas De La Rue & Co. London. The notes feature prominent men whose inventions in Northern Ireland contributed to the progress of various forms of transport. The new designs standarized the reverse of the notes with a dish antenna at left, a stylized N at centre and a computer at right. All about UNC - UNC. Scarce and seldom seen as a complete set. Pick 193s to 197s (Blake-Callaway NR 112, 113, 115, 117 and 118) More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£360
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 717	Northern Ireland Northern Bank Limited Don Price signature 19th January 2005 near complete series SPECIMEN set (3) including 20 Pounds Pick 207s (Blake-Callaway NR 130) serial number HE0000000 blue and rose on multicolour underprint H. Ferguson at right and farm tractor at lower left. 50 Pounds Pick 208s (Blake-Callaway NR 131) serial number JB000000 violet on multicolour Sir Samuel Davidson at right and centrifugal machine at lower left. 100 Pounds Pick 209s (Blake-Callaway NR 132) serial number KB000000 Rose and blue on multicolour underprint Sir James Martin at right and Martin Baker ejection seat at lower left. All notes with red overprint SPECIMEN diagonally at centre on obverse and reverse and feature Belfast City Hall on reverse with buildings and architectural drawings in the underprint. Engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co Limited. All UNC and seldom offered More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£260
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 744	Northern Ireland Ulster Bank Limited signatures M.J.Wilson & R.D.Kells issues 1990's includes SPECIMEN notes (7) comprising 5 Pounds (3) Blake-Calloway UB87 dated 1st July 1998 (2) serial numbers A0469099 & B2941454 along with a De La Rue SPECIMEN No.007 series B0000000 1 punchole cancel, 10 Pounds Blake-Calloway UB88 dated 1st January 1997 serial number A0036935,20 Pounds Blake-Calloway UB91 dated 1st January 1996 serial number A6523031 and 50 Pounds Blake-Calloway UB94 dated 1st January 1997 (2) including serial number D0352552 and SPECIMEN issue serial number D0000000. All About UNC - UNC and scarce notes More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£190
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 727	Northern Ireland Provincial Bank of Ireland 5 Pounds signature N.J. Shaw (2) including Pick 242 (Blake-Callaway PR97) dated 5th June 1956 serial number CN076906 and Pick 244 (Blake-Callaway PR98) dated 6th December 1965 serial number DN127777. Both Brown with Cameo portrait of archaic woman at upper centre on obverse and bank building on reverse. Different printers Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd for the earlier issue and Waterlow & Sons Limited for the later issue and both imprinted at lower right on reverse. About UNC - UNC More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£170
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 699	Northern Ireland Northern Bank Limited 100 Pounds Pick 209a (Blake-Callaway NR 132) dated 19th January 2005 signature Don Price serial number KB126012. Rose and blue on multicolour underprint featuring Sir James Martin at right and Martin Baker ejection seat at lower left on obverse and Belfast City Hall and buildings and architectural drawings in the underprint on reverse. Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co Limited. UNC Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£140
03/06/2019 Auction 165	World Banknotes	Lot 718	Northern Ireland Northern Bank Limited Don Price signature dated 19th January 2005 (7) including Pick 206a (Blake-Callaway NR129) (4) serial numbers GE3953285, GE5280434, GE6196289 and GF0248908 all UNC along with Replacement issue (Blake-Callaway NR129R) similar to Pick 206a but prefix YY serial number YY0013274 this VF. The notes in green and blue on multicolour underprint featuring J.P. Dunlop at right bicycle at lower left on obverse and Belfast City Hall with buildings and architectural drawings in the underprint on reverse. 20 Pounds (2) Pick207a (Blake-Callaway NR 130) a consecutive pair FIRST series HE2853932 & HE2853933 both UNC. The notes in blue and rose on multicolour underprint featuring H. Ferguson at right and farm tractor at lower left on obverse and Belfast City Hall with buildings and architectural drawings in the underprint on reverse. All printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co Limited. More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£80
05/06/2016 Auction 153	World Banknotes	Lot 371	Northern Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited £1 dated 1st December 1965, a De La Rue SPECIMEN No.2, series LN000000, Pick243s (PR 96s), lightly pressed, about UNC More banknotes like this	£100
06/06/2004 Auction 105	World Banknotes	Lot 138	Ireland Northern, Bank of Ireland Twenty Pounds 9th May 1991 Specimen, Unc with one punched hole SPECIMEN in bold red and SPECIMEN DE LA RUE in two co More banknotes like this	£170

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