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Auction 165
World Banknotes Deep Blue Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N 1234 signatures Bilsland for Governor & Watson for Treasurer with 3 punchhole cancels across the signatures and blue diagonally across obverse and reverse with design similar to that of Pick 106 (Calloway-Murphy BA 107a). The note with deep blue border margins and in blue and light brown with lion at centre, arms and s at left and value in wording in black panels at upper centre left and right in addition to the numerical ones to lower of the note on obverse and reverse in light brown with ship at right, arms at centre and values in words in each 4 corners. Despite the introduction of solid £5 symbols it appears that the public continued to confuse £1 and £5 notes so renewed experimentation with the colours of the £5 notes was undertaken. In 1963 it was agreed to prepare essays in blue to reflect the chosen colour of Bank of £5 notes. About UNC and an Exceptionally Scarce and seldom seen issue
£220 London Coins : A165 : Lot 783 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds Deep Blue Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N... London Coins : A165 : Lot 783 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds Deep Blue Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N...

Auction 165
World Banknotes Lighter Blue Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N 1234 signatures Bilsland for Governor & Watson for Treasurer with 3 punchhole cancels across the signatures and diagonally across obverse and reverse with design similar to that of Pick 106 (Calloway-Murphy BA 107a). The note with lighter blue border margins and in light blue and light brown with lion at centre, arms and s at left and value in wording in black panels at upper centre left and right in addition to the numerical ones to lower of the note on obverse and reverse in light brown with ship at right, arms at centre and values in words in each 4 corners. Despite the introduction of solid £5 symbols it appears that the public continued to confuse £1 and £5 notes so renewed experimentation with the colours of the £5 notes was undertaken. In 1963 it was agreed to prepare essays in blue to reflect the chosen colour of Bank of £5 notes. About UNC and an Exceptionally Scarce and seldom seen issue
£220 London Coins : A165 : Lot 784 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds Lighter Blue Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 1... London Coins : A165 : Lot 784 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds Lighter Blue Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 1...

Auction 165
World Banknotes Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N 1234 signatures Bilsland for Governor & Watson for Treasurer with 4 punchhole cancels across the signatures and blue diagonally across obverse and reverse with design similar to that of Pick 106 (Calloway-Murphy BA 107b). The note with white border margins and in light blue and light brown with lion at centre, arms and s at left and value in wording in black panels at upper centre left and right in addition to the numerical ones to lower of the note on obverse and reverse in light brown with ship at right, arms at centre and values in words in each 4 corners. Despite the introduction of solid £5 symbols it appears that the public continued to confuse £1 and £5 notes so renewed experimentation with the colours of the £5 notes was undertaken. In 1963 it was agreed to prepare essays in blue to reflect the chosen colour of Bank of £5 notes. UNC and an Exceptionally Scarce and seldom seen issue
£190 London Coins : A165 : Lot 788 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds White Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N 123... London Coins : A165 : Lot 788 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds White Borders ESSAY dated 14th August 1962 serial number 10/N 123...

Auction 165
World Banknotes 1 s (2) including Craig for Governor & Watson for Treasurer signatures undated and with no prefix/serial number similar to Pick 100b (Callaway-Murphy BA 99b) and Bilsland for Governor and Watson for Treasurer signatures undated and with no prefix/serial number similar to Pick 100c (Callaway-Murphy BA 99c). Both with large red SPECIMEN diagonally on obverse. Blue Scotia lion at centre and value at lower left and right on obverse and , ship and value at lower left and right against a lined background on reverse. Both about UNC - UNC
£120 London Coins : A165 : Lot 791 : Scotland Bank of Scotland SPECIMEN 1 Pounds (2) including Craig for Governor & Watson for Treasu... London Coins : A165 : Lot 791 : Scotland Bank of Scotland SPECIMEN 1 Pounds (2) including Craig for Governor & Watson for Treasu...

Auction 165
World Banknotes Stanley Curister ESSAY undated 21st January 1945 similar design to Pick 97 (Calloway-Murphy BA 102b) serial number 8/Q 4233 signatures Lord Elphinstone for Governor and Craw for Treasurer black diagonally at centre. The note features a grey Scotia lion at centre, Great Seal of Scotland, Arms with s at left on obverse and reverse in Dark Grey featuring Arms at centre and value at centre left and right. In 1943 the Bank started to consider redesigning the £5 note. A committee was set up with a brief to examine ways of reducing the size of the £5 note and adding a printed reverse. Stanley Curister, the Curator of the National Gallery at the time, prepared designs for the printed reverse featuring the Bank's shield against a lined background which was approved in May 1944 after several variants were submitted experimenting with different coloured inks. The inks were produced by A B Fleming & Co Ltd, the long standing ink manufacturers for the Bank. A number of these essays have come on to the market, all in the reduced dimensions. This essay type seen with both the SPECIMEN and overprint. About UNC and Exceptionally Scarce
£95 London Coins : A165 : Lot 787 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds Stanley Curister ESSAY undated 21st January 1945 similar design t... London Coins : A165 : Lot 787 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds Stanley Curister ESSAY undated 21st January 1945 similar design t...

Auction 165
World Banknotes 5 s undated no prefix/serials signatures Bilsland for Governor & Watson for Treasurer similar design as Pick 101 (Callaway-Murphy BA 105b) red SPECIMEN diagonally on obverse. The note in light brown and light blue featuring Scotia lion at centre, arms and s at left and values now also in wording and in black panels at upper centre left and right in addition to the lower numerical values on obverse and ship at right, arms at centre and value in wording in all four corners on the reverse. About UNC - UNC and Scarce
£90 London Coins : A165 : Lot 786 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds SPECIMEN undated no prefix/serials signatures Bilsland for Govern... London Coins : A165 : Lot 786 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds SPECIMEN undated no prefix/serials signatures Bilsland for Govern...

Auction 165
World Banknotes 10 s signatures Pattulo & Burt dated 13th April 1994 includes a issue (2) including Pick 117a (Callaway-Murphy BA117) LAST prefix very HIGH serial number for this type GG999958 and the SPECIMEN similar to Pick 117a (Callaway-Murphy BA117) serial number GF000000 with red SPECIMEN diagonally on both obverse and reverse. The notes in deep brown on multicolour overprint, now reduced size compared to previous issue and 'STERLING' added to centre under denomination wording and featuring arms flanked by 2 women at centre and Sir W. Scott at left on obverse and 2 lions at left and arms at right on reverse. Both UNC
£70 London Coins : A165 : Lot 770 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 10 Pounds signatures Pattulo & Burt dated 13th April 1994 includes a S... London Coins : A165 : Lot 770 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 10 Pounds signatures Pattulo & Burt dated 13th April 1994 includes a S...

Auction 165
World Banknotes 1 s includes a (2) comprising a SPECIMEN signatures Bilsland for Governor and Watson for treasurer undated 1961-65 serial number A/M 0000000 amended printers' imprint at lower right margin now reads "G. Waterston & Sons Ltd." similar to Pick 102 (Calloway-Murphy BA 100d) red SPECIMEN diagonally on obverse. Along with a later regular issue signatures Polwarth for Governor and Letham for Treasurer & General Manager dated 3rd March 1967 serial number B/B 0870402 Pick 105b (Calloway-Murphy BA 100g). Both in light brown with blue Scotia lion at centre and value at lower left and right and , ship and value at lower left and right on reverse in addition the later regular issue now with magnetic ink sorting codes on reverse. About UNC - UNC
£60 London Coins : A165 : Lot 763 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds includes a SPECIMEN (2) comprising a SPECIMEN signatures Bilsland... London Coins : A165 : Lot 763 : Scotland Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds includes a SPECIMEN (2) comprising a SPECIMEN signatures Bilsland...

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