Auction Catalogue

14 March 2024

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British and Irish Banknotes

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Lot

№ 114

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14 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£38,000

Bank of England, Horace G. Bowen, £100, Birmingham, 19 May 1894, serial number W/24 84925, an ink stain at top left, small ink annotation on obverse and reverse, two pinholes, about very fine, superb paper quality for date, this is one of only two notes recorded for this type and is the only Bowen branch note recorded above £5, an extremely rare denomination for a seldom seem cashier, a remarkable and highly desirable item
EPM B207 for type £24,000-£30,000

This is the English Paper Money plate note