The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes

Selwyns Theatre, an American advertising note denominated £5, in the style of the Bank of England £5 note, ND (1876-70), signed John.H.Selwyn, featuring an attractive vignette of the coat of arms of Massachusetts, good fine and rare
Outing unlisted £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes.

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Selwyns Theatre, opened and owned by the British-born actor John Selwyn, was opened in Boston in 1867. In 1870 it was renamed the Globe Theatre, giving this note a fairly precise date.