British Provincial, Dorset, Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, Wiltshire & Shaftsbury (sic) Bank, One Pound, 16 March 1811, A 218, for Henderson & Co, signed by Chris Henderson (Outing 1917A; Grant –). Many tiny holes and splits mostly around edges, otherwise very good, rare £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British and Irish Banknotes formed by the Late Edward Barnby.

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Henderson & Co issued a large number of silver tokens, including an extremely rare threepence, many of which are dated 14 March 1811, the day when the bank was licensed. The Institute of Bankers has the companion £1 note to this one, A 219 (Mays, pp.36-7). The fate of Henderson’s bank is unknown