ScotlandBritish Linen Bank 100 Pounds Edinburgh 9th May 1962 SPECIMEN Serial Number U/300/000 SPECIMEN in red across front and back SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO NO VALUE in oval in top left and bottom right corners both sides one punch hole bottom centre signed Anderson Choice Uncirculated and graded 64 by PMG rare and desirable thus
Scotland, Bank of Scotland One Hundred Pounds Proof or Trial by Perkins, Bacon & Co. l Edinburgh 3 January 1867 uniface black on white, hand signed, pencilled cross right of date EF some light discolouration at corners where once mounted
Scotland, Leith Banking Company One Pound No.52/128 dated 1 Sept 1824 with dividend paid stamps on the reverse, payable to Alexr. Macdonald, Fine, along with Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound dated 8 Nov. 1824 to Andrew Bogle, VG, with Forgery written in red ink, and Cheque Scotland - Kelso dated December 31 1827 VF
Scotland , The National Bank of Scotland LTD One Pound 11th Nov 1887 proof or trial on card black on white uniface signed Thomas Shaw pencilled date Nov 21 1887 beneath printed date EF 3 punch holed across the bottom reverse four corners stained where once attached as Calloway and Murphy NA 20
World a group of (72) from circulation including some One Pounds and a Jersey £5. Banknotes of all the Nations presentation packs (4), and a few notes in an album including Bank of Scotland £10 and £5 and a few fantasy notes
World (23 ) including Canada $1 194, 1967, USA $2 1976, USA $10 1864 Confederate States America VF , Germany 10 Mark 1949, 5 Mark 1948, 1923 1M Mark, 10,000 MK 1923, 25 Pfenning , Austria 20 Sch and 100 Kronen, France50 Francs , Scotland (3 ) £1 (2) and £5 Clydesdale , Japan WWII 1946 Ten Sen , One Yen and 5 Pesos mixed grades F to VF better
World (25) an earlier useful group including India1 rupee dated 1917 series Y/95 246846 with McWatters signature about Fine with some edge damage, ScotlandBritish Linen Bank Pound 1940 VG-Fine, East AfricaShilling 1943 Very Good, PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS Sixpence green on whiteGreat Britain stamp obverse this faint so issuing camp not clear A. 93423 F-VF and more with some pre WW2 in lower grades
Scotland - Union Bank of Scotland Limited One PoundSpecimen 7th April 1952, serial number E/13 301000 cancelled with three rows of punch holes, EF with some inked annotations on the lower border and a bank stamp to the right border
Scotland - Union Bank of Scotland Limited One Pound Proof with 2 large cancellation punch-holes, dated 5th December 1931, series F, Pick S815b NEF with a bank stamp and red printers annotations on the reverse
Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc Ten Pounds 5 Jan 1983 signed Winter (2) consecutive numbers A/65 610522 and 610523 tiny faint brown spot on one note top right otherwise choice Unc
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank Five Pounds 2 May 1959 EF and pleasing, One Pounds 12.2.1952 VF, 5.11.1969 VF, Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Five Pounds 2.9.1963 VF, Clydesdale Bank £20 24.6.2006 Unc, £10 25.1.2009 Unc, Five Pounds 1.12.1997 and 6.8.2009 both Unc, One Pound 9.11.1988 Unc, National Commercial Bank Five Pounds 2.1.1963 aVF, Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 3.1.1985 VF, 1.11.2001 and 6.2.2012 both Unc, Five Pounds 19.3.1969 AU, 6.2.2002, 14.5.2004 and 1.7.2005 these three Unc, 14.7.2005 (10) consecutive numbers Unc, One Pounds in Unc 19.3.1969, 3.12.1994, 3.3.1997 and 12.5.1999
GB and World Bank of EnglandTwenty Pounds William Shakespeare (5) Page 1970 B328 and Somerset (4) 1981 B350 VF-EF, One Pounds Somerset (5) EF-Unc along with two low grade 10/- O'Brien and Fforde, Scotland a variety of issuers in mixed grades poor - AU some from the 1940s One Pounds (20), Five Pounds (8). Jersey One Pound QEII VF and two B of E damaged notes Fforde £1 and 10/-
Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandOne Pound Robert Louis Stevenson dated 1994, serial number RLS 0010014 UNC as part of a set 'Robert Louis Stevenson Engraved Portrait'. A set of 4 engraved portraits by Alan Gow in different shades and colours, annotated and dated 11-94 in a hardbound presentation folder with blue cover. Four Sets of trial proofs were prepared for the Royal Bank prior to be release of the Robert Louis Stevenson One Pound of 1994, this is number 3 of 4 sets of trial proofs. An unusual item
Scotland Bank of Scotland One Pound 15.9.1937 VF, 4.1.1964 (3) EF-AU, 4.2.1964 EF, British Linen Bank One Pound 5.11.1969 GVF, Commercial Bank of Scotland One Pound Edinburgh 31st May 1932 F-VF, National Commercial Bank of Scotland One Pound 1.10.1964 VF, National Bank of Scotland One Pound Edinburgh 7th November 1938 F-VF, National Commercial Bank Five Pounds 2.1.1963 Fine, The Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound Edinburgh 2nd June 1952 GVF, 1.6.1965 (2) GVF, 1.5.1967 VF, 1.9.1987 (2) both Fine, 24.3.1992 EF
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland £5 dated 1st March 1943 series F1068-3481, Pick317c, signed Brown large size and uniface Fine, Five Pounds 1st April 1958 F-VF, One Pound 31 Oct 1933 aVF small ink spot bottom left corner, One Pound 1.6.1950 AU, One Pound 1.2.1961 Unc
Scotland Bank of Scotland One Pound 4th FEBy 1935 signed Elphinstone and Beveridge Pick 91a Fine or better and 15.10. 1979 AU, Five Pounds 28.9.1979 VF, British Linen Bank One Pound 15.4.1960 Fine, Clydesdale Bank One Pound 5.1.1983 and 8.4.1985 both Fine, National Commercial Bank One Pound 16.9.1959 VF, North of Scotland Bank One Pound Aberdeen 1st July 1949 Fine, The Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound 3.5.1982 VG and 4.1.1984 VF, Five Pounds 24.1.1996 EF, Ten Pounds 3.5.1982 nVF
Scotland The Royal Bank of ScotlandOne Pounds (17) in high grades GEF/AU/Unc (10) dated 24.3.1992, (6) being 3 consecutive number pairs, 8.12.1992, 3.12.1994, 24.1.1996 (2), then GVF-GEF (7) 24.3.1992 (2), 24.2.1993 (2), 3.12.1994, 3.3.1997, 1.10.2001
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1 Pounds (8) most in high grades with examples about UNC - UNC, Pick 91b (BY SC103b, RB95b) (2) both dated 20th April 1939 signatures Elphinstone & Macfarlane series S0491446 & X0689960. Pick 91c (BY SC103c, PMS BA95d) dated 16th October signatures Elphinstone & Crowford series AA347964. Pick 96b (BY SC105a, PMS BA98b) signatures Elphinstone & Crawford (4) including 29th November 1945 series D0181176, 28Th January 1947 series F0534756, 8th March 1949 series J0682830 22nd October 1952 series Q0069662. Pick 96c (BY SC105b, PMS BA98c) dated 9th November 1953 signatures Elphinstone & Watson series T0084497.
A collection in an album generally post WW II from circulation some earlier issues mostly from Asia, includes some useful higher denominations such as Australia $50, ECCA $20, IOM and Scotland £5 as well as a BradburyOne Pound in low grade
Scotland The Union Bank of ScotlandOne Pounds Specimens, punch holed cancelledPick S816s (3) these issues are larger than the regular issue S816 and have a wider border 17th October 1949 B/24 577000 and 8th December 1952 (2) E/14 327000 and F/21 501000 average EF and with stamps and annotations
Scotland The Union Bank of ScotlandOne Pounds (4) 5th October 1934 Fine one or two pinholes, 14th January 1942 VF, 31st July 1947 VF and 8th December 1952 aVF
Scotland (20) Bank of Scotland (8) Five Pounds (3) 1968 issue Pick 110 Fine with some folds, 1970 issues (2) signatures Polwarth and Walker Pick 112a both VF, One Pound (5) 1960 issue, signatures Bilsland and Watson Pick 100c Fine, 1966 issue Pick 105 Good Fine, 1968 issues (2) Pick 109b Good Fine, 1970 issue Pick 111a Fine, British Linen Bank (3) Five Pounds 1964 issue Pick 167b Fine, One Pound (2) 1967 issue Pick 168 Fine, 1968 issue Pick 169a NVF, Royal Bank of Scotland (4) Five Pounds 1964 issue, signatures Ballantyne and Campbell Pick 326a Fine or better, One Pound (3) 1965 issue, signature Ballantyne Pick 325a Fine, 1967 issue, signature Roibertson, Pick 325b, Fine, 1970 issue, signature Burke, Pick 334 Fine, National Commercial Bank of Scotland One Pound (2) 1966 issue, Pick 269a Fine with some foxing, 1967 issue, Pick 271 VF, Clydesdale Bank Limited One Pound (3) 1963 issue Pick 197 GVF, 1967 issue Pick 197 Fine with some foxing, One Pound 1972 issue, signature Macmillan, Pick 204b NVF with some folds, along with a further group (7) comprising East Caribbean StatesOne Dollar undated (1965) signature 10, Pick 13g GVF, Northern Ireland (2) Northern Bank Five Pounds 1976 issue, signature Gabbey Pick 118b VG with inked annotations, Bank of Ireland One Pound undated 1967 issue, signature Guthrie Pick 56 VF with two small spots at the left, Italy 1000 Lire Verdi (4) 1973 issue Pick 101c Near Fine, 1975 issues (2) Pick 101d VG and Fine the second with a staple hole, 1977 issue Pick 101e Fine with staple hols at the left
ScotlandBank of ScotlandFive Pounds 11.1.1969 GVF One Pounds 7.10.1957 Fine and 7.12.1962 EF. British Linen Bank Five Pounds 3.2.1961 aVF and 21.9.1962 VF penned number obverse, One Pounds 30.9.1951 VG, 31.3.1962 EF Commercial Bank 2 January 1953 Very Good. Clydeside and North of Scotland One Pound 1.11.1960 VF and 1.3.1961 AU. National Commercial Bank Five Pounds 2.1.1963 Fine, One Pounds 16.9.1959 VF and 1.11.1962 EF. National Bank One Pound 1.10.1954 Fine. Royal Bank Five Pounds 2.11.1964 (2) VF with penned numbers, One Pounds 1.11.1960 VF and 2.11.1964 EF
Scotland Bank of Scotland 10 Pounds (3) 20 Oct 1986 P113, 3 March 1993 P117 and 18.8.1998 P120 aU-Unc, Five Pounds 15th Jan 1987 Unc, and One Pound 1st Oct 1987 EF. Clydeside Bank Five Pounds 13th Feb 2015 and One Pound 5th Jan 1983 both Unc. British Linen Bank One Pound 17th Oct 1947 VF. The Royal Bank of Scotland One Pounds (3) 1st Apr 1965 VF, 1st May 1986 Unc and 25th March 1987 aU
ScotlandBank of Scotland (4) in various grades VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC comprising 1 Pounds (3) consisting of Pick 96b (PMS BA98b, PMS SC105a) dated 8th March 1949 series J0047656 signatures Elphinstone & Crawford. Pick 100c (PMS BA 99c, BY SC106c) dated 28th August 1958 series Y0257341 signatures Bilsland & W. Watson. And Pick 105b (PMS BA 100f, BY SC107c) dated 3rd March 1967 series A/Y 0949575 signatures Polwarth & Letham, sorting marks on reverse. Also includes a 5 PoundsPick 101b (PMS BA105b, BY SC118) dated 3rd May 1957 series 12/O 3042 signatures Bilsland & W. Watson. A desirable earlier group
World (211) a vast collection in an album ranging from VG to UNC and includes many and different examples from numerous countries and from different periods from 1920's and World War II period 1940's to modern. A few Scarce and more collectible notes include a Great Britain Bank of England 20 Pounds SomersetB351 prefix 73C and a Brixton 1 Pound. An interesting early issue Algeria5 FrancsPick 71b dated 19th May 1924 block Y.2802 series 447 signatures Moyse & Penalva. Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 96a (PMS BA98a; BY SC104) first date and prefix 4th January 1945 series A 0351859, worn but Scarce. Belgium50 Francs / Frank = 10 Belgas / Belga Pick 106 dated 29th November 1944 series 5647J0460. Brunei an example of the very first banknotes issued and circulated in the country - 1 Ringgit/DollarPick 1a 1967. A Dominion of Canada25 CentsPick 11c 1923. Fiji 5 Shillings Pick 51d 1st September 1964 series C/12 142551. A selection of various French issues circa 1960's to modern including some very sought after examples as the 5 Francs "Pasteur" Pick 146a (Fayette F61.4) LAST date for signature type Tondu / Gargam / Morant dated 4th November 1966 block L.46 08696. 50 Francs Pick 148d (Fayette F64.28) LAST date for signature type Bouchet / Vergnes / Morant dated 3rd October 1974 block X.256 77027, also examples of the 1999 issues 50, 100 and 200 (2) Francs, a selection of 100 Francs Delacroix (8) with various dates and wording value with lines at upper left - 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 along with other various French examples. Also, French Equatorial Africa 100 Francs Pick 32 ND 1957 along with a West African States 100 Francs Pick 2a 23rd April 1959 no Code Letter. A Promotional set of the Jason Islands Len Hill notes 50 Pence and 1, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds, used to support the Birdland Zoo Gardens in Great Britain in the late 1970s. A RARE Libya Bank of Libya 5 PoundsPick 26 Law No. 4 of 5th February 1963 series 4 B/6 473591, an always sought after note. Luxembourg10 FrancsPick 44a, an American printing. Malta (2) 10 Liri Pick 47 and 20 Liri Pick 48. A Sweden modern 100 Krona P65a 2002, a higher denomination. Also includes other issues from Macedonia, Mozambique, Kuwait, China, Romania, Sri Lanka, Germany, Brasil, Peru, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Korea and many others. A very attractive lot
Isle of Man Westminster Bank Limited 1 PoundPick 23Ab (BY IM10e, IOMPM M314) a very LAST date 10th March 1961 with date partially stamped and printed signatures P. F. Barlow & T. D. Russell and serial number 244727, VF - GVF Minor fold Tear and an Exceptionally Rare example of one of the very LAST of the Westminster Bank issues. The note in black on light yellow underprint featuring the Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre depicting a Crowned Triune flanked by the Royal Crowned Lion of England and Unicorn of Scotland, "Incorporated in England" text below Bank's name and promissory text with value in panel at centre. The reverse with a large triune at centre, guilloche value panels and Bank's head office address. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London on unwatermarked paper.
Scotland The Union Bank of Scotland Fourth General First Water low issue 1 PoundPick S805 (BY SC901d, PMS UB57d) dated 4th April 1918, serial number with the gothic script prefix variety F 494/180, printed signature for Accountant J. F. McCrindle and manuscript signature for Cashier, Fine - good Fine and Exceptionally Rare note. Large sized note in blue with an overlaid red guilloche value wording "ONE" panel at centre, The Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre and 2 equestrian statues at lower left and right on obverse. The reverse with a large blue panel. In 1904 a dispute arose in the directorship of Perkins & Bacon printers who were printing the notes up until these issues, which lead to the Bank's concern for the security of supply of the new notes resulting in the Bank approaching Water low & Sons who were critical of the quality of engraving of Perkins & Bacon and were quickly appointed to engrave and print these new issues.
ScotlandClydesdale Bank plc 10 Pounds Eight 'Famous Scots' issue Pick 213c (PMS CL43c; BY SC341c) dated 18th September 1987 serial number D/QA 060131 signature Hamilton, fresh and crisp about UNC and very desirable in these high grades. Brown on multicolour featuring David Livingstone at left on obverse. The reverse illustrating 3 African people next to palm tree, a man riding a Dromedary camel and a sailing boat.
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1 Pound Waterston Essay/Colour Proof unadopted Reverse designs ND 1943, PMS 96 for type (5) all GEF, Exceptionally Rare and in different colours each ink numbered in lower centre margin as follows - No. 2 in Brown, No.3 in Olive-gray, No.4 in Green, No.5 in teal (blue-green) and No.6 in Blue. Each displaying the Bank's Head Office building at centre flanked by the Bank's Coat of Arms and value in each corner. In April, 1943 in advance of the Bank's 250th anniversary in 1945, the Bank started to consider redesigning their 1 Pound notes. A committee was setup and several essays were presented by Waterstons, until Stanley Curister, Curator of the National Gallery, was consulted and expressed a view that none of the designs were suitable and presented a whole new design with the Bank's Arms against a lined background which was approved in May 1944. These very seldom seen and offered for sale, so this a unique opportunity to acquire them and will certainly do a great addition to even the most advanced Scottish collections
France (Kingdom & Banque de France) issues along with County of Perth 5 Pound Sterling coupons (17) various issues and denominations in mixed grades on average VF-GVF some with the usual pinholes and includes a few higher grade notes. Comprises Assignat issues (6) including 25 Sols Pick A55b (Ass 25a) dated 4th January 1792 series 1358. 10 Livres Pick A66b (Ass 36c) dated 24th October 1792 series 11314 and variety with Loraine cross at left and right at upper left and watermark "RP-FR". And 23rd May 1973 issues (4) consisting of 10 Sols Pick A68b (Ass 40b) series 68o. watermark "RF". 15 SolsPick A69b (Ass 41b) series 1512 watermark "RF/15s". And 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass 42b) watermark "RF 50s" (2) series 2989 & 3101. Also Banque de France issues (5) including 10 Francs "Mineur" Pick 99f (Fayette F8.21) signatures Gargam & Roussou dated 7th April 1949 series B.192 02989. Along with 100 Francs (4) consisting of the "Merson" Pick 78c (Fayette F24.14) signatures Boyer & Strohl series E.47256 052 and hand stamped over watermark area. It's successor the "Merson modifié" Pick 86b (Fayette F25.46) signatures Roussau & Favre-Gilly series O.66427 358. "Sully" Pick 94 (Fayette F26.29) signatures Rousseau & Favre-Gilly dated 16th May 1940 (2) a consecutively numbered pair series Q.10800 855 & Q.10800 856. And "Corneille" Pick 149c (Fayette F65.19) dated 7th December 1967 signatures Morant, Bouchet & Tondu series E.281 04024. In addition Corporation of the County of Perth 5 Pounds Sterling Municipal Loan Fund interest coupons (5) all perforated PAID and the interest payable 30th June 1878 at the Bank of Scotland, London, England and with the last 2 digits of the year hand written and bearing the signature of Robert Jones. All series 0009 and includes a few consecutive Debenture numbers 0132, 0133 and 0134 along with 0042 and 0126. A collectible group
World circa mid 1900's to modern (74) a nice collection in various grades VF to UNC with majority to the higher spectrum and from various countries of issue comprising Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Spain, Cyprus, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Afghanistan and Indonesia this including a modern counterfeit produced by the son of the printer on original printing machine. Includes complete or near complete denomination sets of the same design issues from Afghanistan, Poland, Russia. And some scarcer issues consist of a 10 Shillings Pick 7a (BY JE10) Padgham signature ND 1963 serial number B883937. Spain 1000 Pesetas Pick 154 dated 17th September 1971 serial number 1U3442041. National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds Pick 265 dated 16th September 1959 serial number N546072 signature David Alexander. Bank of Scotland 1 Pound Pick 109a dated 17th July 1968 and a very FIRST prefix for this type serial number A/1 0821904. Also includes a few Commemorative issues. An interesting and attractive group
ScotlandBank of Scotland Third Waterston issue 5 Pounds Pick 92c (PMS BA101c, BY SC112c) and a very last and wartime date for this uniface type 26th September 1944 and next to last prefix 13/R 2746 bearing signatures of Lord Elphinstone titled Governor and John B Crawford titled Treasurer. The note in brown on light brown and grey underprint and Uniface featuring a panel at left with a thistle motif in the Scotland Royal Arms along with the Great Britain Royal Coat of Arms at bottom and a seal featuring KingWilliam II seal on top with motto "DEO FAVENTE 1695", the Bank's Coat of Arms at upper centre flanked by black value panels above a grey medallion at lower centre. Printed by G. Waterston & Sons, Ld. imprinted in small script at lower right and watermarked with chain-like frame, Bank of Scotland text and value both in wording and numerical. VF - GVF and a Scarce VERY last issue for this uniface 5 Pounds type sized issue also called a 'horse blanket' note by Scottish collectors due to their large size
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1 Pounds (5) in various grades about VF/VF to about UNC - UNC comprising Pick 102a Reduced size issues (2) including 2 varieties of Lord Bilsland and Watson Reduced size issues PMS BA100a, SC107a dated 16th November 1961 very FIRST prefix for this type serial number A0680814 along with PMS BA100c, BY SC107a fractional prefix and smaller serial number A/G 0033983. Also includes the predecessor larger sized issues (3) including signatures Elphinstone & CrawfordPick 96b (PMS BA 98b, BY SC105a) very LAST date and prefix for this type 19th November 1952 serial number R0248201. Elphinstone & Watson Pick 96c (PMS BA98c, BY SC105b) very FIRST prefix and date for this type 4th September 1953 serial number R0557218. And the only large sized issue for this type for Bilsland & Watson Pick 100c (PMS BA99c, BY SC106c) this design with blue emblem in underprint dated 4th October 1957 serial number S0010753. A desirable group
ScotlandClydesdale Bank PLC Eight Issue 10 Pounds Pick 213c (PMS CL43c, BY SC341c) dated 18th September 1987 serial number D/SU 046367 and signature Arthur Richard Cole Hamilton titled Chief Executive. The note in brown on multicoloured underprint with the obverse featuring a portrait of David Livingstone at left. The reverse displaying a beach scene with 3 African people next to palm tree, a man riding a Dromedory camel and a sailing boat. A crisp and presentable GVF or better
ScotlandOne Pound (8) in very high grades mostly UNC comprising different issuers comprising Clydesdale Bank Limited (2) including Pick 197 (PMS CL 30a, BY SC317a) Seventh Issue FIRST date 2nd September 1963 and FIRST PREFIX for type C/A 286938 signature Robert D Fairbairn along with Pick 204c (PMS CL35c, BY SC 318c) Eighth Issue LAST date for this type 27th February 1981 serial number D/BS 718931 signature Alexander Ross Macmillan. Clydesdale Bank PLC Eighth Issue signature Arthur Richard Cole Hamilton (4) including Pick 211b (PMS CL41b, SC328b) dated 5th January 1983 serial number D/CJ 180011 with sorting marks on reverse. Pick 211c (PMS CL41c, BY SC328c) FIRST date for this type 8th April 1985 serial number D/CX 887597 without sorting marks on reverse. Pick 211d (PMS CL41d, BY SC328d) LAST date for this type 9th November 1988 without sorting marks on reverse (2) and both with the VERY LAST prefix for this type serial numbers D/DW 920988 and D/DW 995513. Along with Bank of Scotland (2) comprising Pick 111c (PMS BA 113c, BYBY SC109c) dated 8th September 1976 serial number C/69 0048863 signatures Lord Clydesmuir & A. M. Russell and Pick 111g (PMS BA113g, BY SC109f) dated 19th August 1988 serial number E/3 0517340 signatures Sir Thomas Risk & Peter Burt.
Scotland The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited Fourteenth and Final Bradbury Wilkinson issue 5 Pounds Pick S333 (PMS CO67b, BY SC414b) dated 2nd January 1954 serial number 17E 048 024 and bearing signature Ian Macdonald titled General Manager. A very handsome and eye-catching design mainly in violet on multicolour underprint with the obverse featuring a portrait of Lord Cockburn one of the Bank's first Directors flanked by 2 Allegorical female figures representing Agriculture and Maritime shipping at upper centre and Allegorical female bust at lower left. The reverse in violet featuring a Victorian period scene of George street, Edinburgh with the Bank's building at centre. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld. New Malden, Surrey, England imprinted in small script at lower centre obverse and watermarked with the same female bust as on lower left obverse. VF and this is an example of the very last issue for the bank before the merger with the National.
Scotland The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited Fourteenth and Final Bradbury Wilkinson issue 1 PoundPick S336 (PMS CO66, BY SC406) dated 2nd January 1954 serial number 27C 573 789 and bearing signature Ian Macdonald titled General Manager. A very handsome and eye-catching design mainly in blue on multicolour underprint with the obverse featuring a portrait of Lord Cockburn one of the Bank's first Directors at upper right and Allegorical female bust at lower centre flanked by thistle plants and 2 Allegorical figures representing Agriculture and Maritime shipping. The reverse in blue featuring a large panel with the Bank's Coat of Arms with a seated Maritime Allegorical female figure on top and flanked by 2 Griffins and thistle plants. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld. New Malden, Surrey, England imprinted in small script at lower centre obverse and watermarked with the same female bust as on obverse. A fresh and crisp GVF example of the very last issue for the bank before the merger with the National.
Scotland The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited Fourteenth and Final Bradbury Wilkinson issue 1 PoundPick S332 (PMS CO65, BY SC405) dated 3rd January 1951 serial number 27M 754 866 and bearing signature Sir John Erskine titled General Manager. A very attractive and eye-catching design mainly in violet on multicolour underprint with the obverse featuring a portrait of Lord Cockburn one of the Bank's first Directors at upper right and Allegorical female bust at lower centre flanked by thistle plants and 2 Allegorical figures representing Agriculture and Maritime shipping. The reverse in violet featuring a large panel with the Bank's Coat of Arms with a seated Maritime Allegorical female figure on top and flanked by 2 Griffins and thistle plants. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ld. New Malden, Surrey, England imprinted in small script at lower centre obverse and watermarked with the same female bust as on obverse. A presentable GVF example of the very last issue for the bank just before the merger with the National.
ScotlandBank of Scotland (11) in mostly very high grades including about UNC - UNC comprising 1 Pounds (7) including Pick 100a (BY SC106a, PMS BA99a) dated 2nd March 1955 signatures Elphinstone & Watson series B0385499. Pick 100b (BY SC106b, PMS BA99b) dated 10th September 1956 signatures Craig & Watson series J0500780. Pick 100c (BY SC106, PMS BA99c) signatures Bilsland and Watson (2) dated 1st October 1957 series P0831811 & LAST prefix before fractional for this type Z0470733. Pick 102a (BY SC107a, PMS BA100c) dated 11th February 1964 signatures Bilsland & Watson series A/G 0513225. Pick 105a (BY SC107b, PMS BA 100c) dated 1st June 1966 signatures Polwarth & Letham series A/Q 0941053. Pick 105b (BY SC107c, PMS BA100f) dated 3rd March 1967 series signatures Polward & Letham series B/A 0373816. 5 Pounds (4) including Pick 106a (BY SC119a, PMS BA106b) dated 25th September 1961 signatures Bilsland & Watson and FIRST series for this type now with solid 5 Pound symbols series 3/H 8355. Pick 103a (BY SC118, PMS BA 106a) dated 55nd September 1961 signatures Bilsland & Watson LAST series for this type with hollow 5 Pound symbols serial number 8/G 2504. Pick 106b (BY SC119b, PMS BA106d) dated 8th March 1966 series F 351438. Pick 106c (BY SC119c, PMS BA106e) dated 1st February 1967 signatures Polwarth & Letham series G469532.
World (28) mostly about UNC - UNC including a Provincial issue The Bradford Banking Company 5 Pounds Cut-cancelled with bottom third of note cut away (Outing 247c) number D9737. Scotland (22) comprising Clydesdale Bank Limited (10) including 1 Pounds Pick 204c, Pick 211b (2) and Pick 211d. 5 Pounds Pick 218a. 10 Pounds (4) including Pick 219a, Pick 226a very FIRST series for type A/AA 494680 along with a consecutive trio Pick 226f series CG/5 824028 - CG/5 824030. Bank of Scotland (12) including 5 Pounds (4) Pick 112f, Pick 116b, Pick 119a and Pick 119c. 10 Pounds (8) including Pick 113b, Pick 113c (2), Pick 113d, Pick 117a (2), Pick 120a and Pick 125b. Jersey World War II German Occupation 6 PencePick 1a (BY JE1) serial number JN 580645, trimmed. Charles Darwin Commemorative Coin & Banknote Cover Limited Edition of 500 including a 10 Pounds LowtherB390 FIRST RUN series AA01 999642 along with a Sierra Leone Charles Darwin Commemorative Copper-nickel 1 Dollar Coin 1999. Australia Banknote Vignette The unissued Five Shilling Note of 1946 1989 UNC as issued serial 4635/20000. Museum on the Mound limited edition presentation folder of British Linen Company 1 Guinea 1819 modern pull pencilled 69/100. Cumberland & Carlisle Bank £5 contemporary pull printed on card dated 180x, a Thomas Berwick engraving, (Outing 435a for type)
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1 Pounds (8) most in very high grades including about UNC - UNC comprising Pick 91b (BY SC103b, RB95b) (2) both dated 20th April 1939 signatures Elphinstone & Macfarlane series S0491446 & X0689960. Pick 91c (BY SC103c, PMS BA95d) dated 16th October signatures Elphinstone & Crowford series AA347964. Pick 96b (BY SC105a, PMS BA98b) signatures Elphinstone & Crawford (4) including 29th November 1945 series D0181176, 28Th January 1947 series F0534756, 8th March 1949 series J0682830 22nd October 1952 series Q0069662. Pick 96c (BY SC105b, PMS BA98c) dated 9th November 1953 signatures Elphinstone & Watson series T0084497.
Scotland 1 Guinea The Royal Bank of Scotland First Lizars Issue dated 4th November 1826 signed James More for the Accountant and Archibald Bonar for the Cashier. Calloway and Murphy RB38. Vignette of Neptune & Britannia upper centre surmounted by crown, Pay Andrew Bogle or the bearer and an elaborate printed reverse. William Home Lizars the printer and engraver who prepared some of Scotland's finest banknote designs, was asked to engrave new £1 and 1 Guinea notes in 1825. There was already a family connection with the bank as his father Daniel Lizars had been a customer since at least 1799 and William himself had been granted a credit of £300 in 1812 'upon an obligation Sir Alex Jardine, Bart (his brother-in-law) and Charles Stewart Printer in Edinburgh being in place of one held by Daniel Lizars, Engraver here.' (his father Daniel had just died). Both the £1 and 1 Guinea notes employ a much more intricate and detailed engraving techniques possible when using harder steel plate. Lizars was at the forefront of these techniques. Both the £1 and the 1 Guinea for the first time for the Royal Bank have printed reverses. These 1 Guinea notes are the last to be issued by the Royal Bank whose minutes indicated that some 550 books at 400 notes per book were issued (= 220,000 notes). Issuance ceased in February 1830 after yet another forgery. The bank's records refer to Steel Plates No. 1 to No. 3, from which it is inferred that the original plate was re-engraved, perhaps in response to forgeries. About Fine with pinholes
Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland plc a high grade group of 1, 10, 20 and 100 Pounds (19) includes commemorative issues such as Robert Luis Stevenson 1 Pound comes with the original envelope and information card, European Summit Edinburgh and Alexander Graham Bell also the 100 Pounds signature Mathewsone serial number A/1 693032
ScotlandBank of Scotland5 Pounds 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 SPECIMENoverprint 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 medallion at centre, arms and unicorns 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 sailing 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 England £5 notes. About UNC and an Exceptionally Scarce and seldom seen issue
ScotlandBank of Scotland5 Pounds 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 SPECIMENoverprint 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 medallion at centre, arms and unicorns 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 sailing 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 England £5 notes. About UNC and an Exceptionally Scarce and seldom seen issue
ScotlandBank of Scotland5 PoundsWhite 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 SPECIMENoverprint 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 medallion at centre, arms and unicorns 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 sailing 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 England £5 notes. UNC and an Exceptionally Scarce and seldom seen issue
ScotlandBank of Scotland5 Pounds 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 Crawford for Treasurer black SPECIMENoverprint diagonally at centre. The note features a grey Scotia medallion at centre, Great Seal of Scotland, Arms with unicorns 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 CANCELLED overprint. About UNC and Exceptionally Scarce
ScotlandBank of Scotland 1 Pounds signatures Lord Elphinstone for Governor and John B Crawford for Treasurer (2) including Pick 91c (Callaway-Murphy BA 95d) dated 16th October 1943 serial number AA492673, yellow-brown dark brown and grey-blue featuring bank's arms at left on obverse and the bank building on reverse GEF - about UNC . Along with Pick 96b (Callaway-Murphy BA 98b) dated 5th January 1948 serial number H0159121, yellow and grey blue Scotia medallion at centre no banks arms on obverse and reverse now in yellow-ochre about UNC - UNC. In 1943, ahead of the Bank's 250th Anniversary in 1945, the Bank started to consider redesigning the 1 Pound note therefore a committee was set up. The notes in this lot include the old and the new design where the new design no longer features a side panel with the banks arms and arms now on reverse against a lined background.
ScotlandBank of Scotland £1 dated 4th January 1945 first series A0542756 signed Elphinstone/Crawford, Pick96a light stain reverse, pressed EF, looks better
Scotland (10), Commercial Bank Limited 1 Pound dated 1st June 1931, (PickS331a) good Fine, 1 Pound dated 3rd January 1952, (PickS332) about EF, 1 Pound dated 2nd January 1958, (PickS336) good EF, National Commercial Bank Limited 5 Pounds dated 1st August 1966, (Pick272) good EF, 1 Pound (2) dated 16th September 1959, (Pick265) one has some light foxing, otherwise Uncirculated, 1 Pound (3) dated 1961, 1962 & 1964, (Pick269) Uncirculated or about, The National Bank 1 Pound dated 1st May 1958 series B/W 832-871, (Pick258c) EF, very nice generally high grade collection
ScotlandUnion Bank Limited (7), 1 Pound PROOF with 4 large cancellation punch-holes, dated 30th November 1942, printers ink in top border & bank stamp on reverse, (PickS815c) good EF, 1 Pound PROOF with 3 rows of cancellation punch-holes, dated 2nd August 1951, printers annotations and date stamp in borders, (PickS816a) good EF, 1 Pound (2) dated 1942 & 1945 (PickS815c) good Fine & VF, 1 Pound (3) dated 1952, 1953 & 1954, (PickS816a & Pick816b) one good EF the others VF
World (21), small collection with interesting notes some in high grade, Malta Banco di Malta 20 lire Sterline dated 18xx, an unissued remainder, (PickS163), usual holes to left, about Uncirculated, South Africa Barry & Nephews 5 Pounds unissued remainder, Swellendam branch dated 185x, vignette of cattle wagon at centre, Uncirculated, South Africa Montagu Bank, Cape of Good Hope 5 Pounds dated 18xx, unsigned remainder series No.1456, (PickS231r), usual holes to left, Uncirculated, Malta Government 1 Pound (Law 1949) issued in 1951, series A/21 058885, KingGeorge VI portrait at right, (Pick22a), Uncirculated, USA the Sussex Bank New Jersey50 Dollars dated 18xx, unsigned remainder, Uncirculated, Saudi Arabia (6) 1 - 100 Riyals 1980's, generally VF, Scotland (4) face value £21, Bank of England 10 Shillings (2) Peppiatt mauve WW2 issue, one aVF the other aUncirculated, plus a small booklet of Travellers Cheques (4), Martins Bank Limited, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds (2) and 50 Pounds
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank One Pound dated 18th July 1918 series E243/562, early issue square note, (Pick151a), light dirt to left border, VF to good VF
Scotland Clydesdale & North of Scotland 5 Pounds, dated 1st March 1954 serial J000000, SPECIMEN No.14 with de la Rue red ovals in corners, one punched hole through signature, (Pick191as), glue residue down left side on reverse, about Uncirculated
World & GB accumulation (36), including Nigeria, East African Currency Board, French Indochina, Scotland, British Armed Forces 5 Pounds, UNC (17), and a scarce One Penny ship note, M.V.Sobieski shipping lines dated 1943, interesting lot, mixed grades
Scotland City of Glasgow Bank £1 dated 15th May 1873 series No.E 990/86, Queen Victoria portrait top centre, (Douglas 6), small stains, one small hole & surface dirt, about Fine and very scarce
Scotland (8) Bank of Scotland 1963, British Linen Bank One Pound (2) 1960 and 1968, Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1957, 1969, 1985, 1989, Bank of Scotland One Pound 1968 VF to EF
Scotland (46) £128 face Twenty Pounds to One Pound, a host of different banks represented, includes some earlier or scarce issues, in mixed grades, viewing recommended
Scotland (24) Five Pounds (8), One Pound (16) various banks a wide selection of issues from 1939 onwards, in mixed grades, mostly around Fine with some later issues better
Scotland National Commercial Bank £100 dated 16th September 1959 series A017966, Pick268a, light surface dirt & very faint crayoned number on reverse, good Fine and a scarce high value
ScotlandClydesdale Bank PLC £10 (3) a consecutively numbered run dated 27th February 1997 series E/WX, Pick219c, signed Goodwin, David Livingstone portrait, UNC
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