The Important Collection of Irish Paper Money formed by Bob Blake (Part II)

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, Seven Shillings and Seven Pence, undated, no. 399, from the Bank of Cotter & Kelletts, signed by William Kelletts. Many splits and small holes, a 20mm tear in top edge and damaged at both lower corners, otherwise intact, good to very good, rare €600-800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes.

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The bank traces its history back to the original partnership of Falkiner & Mills, c. 1760. Sir James Lawrence Cotter, 2nd Bt (1748-1829) became the senior partner in 1799, but the bank failed in 1809