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

Co Dublin, Dublin, One Guinea, 20 August 1805, no. 1644, for Sir Thomas Lighton Bart, Thomas Needham & Robert Shaw. A few small holes and endorsements on both sides, otherwise fine €500-600

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

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The bank was founded in 1799 after Sir Thomas Lighton, 1st Bt (†1805) and Thomas Needham withdrew from Beresfords Bank. On the death of Sir Thomas Lighton the bank was retitled Robert Shaw & Co