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№ 1088

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2 October 2008

Hammer Price:
£2,100

One Guinea, 7 May 1787, no. 103/324, watermarked paper, signed by John Maston and David Walker (Douglas 1). A 15mm split in left edge and a 10mm split at bottom, a couple of tiny holes, otherwise very fine, rare (£1,200-1,500)

Illustrated on the front cover. The bank opened for business on 6 May 1787 and traded until merging with the Union Bank of Scotland in 1857