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27 July 2023
Bank of Economy, for Myself & Co. (J. Hopkins), a note promising to ‘Pay on Demand the Sum of One Thousand Pounds if I do not supply the Best Virginia tobacco at the Lowest Prices’, ND (1850’s), serial number 19, very fine, scarce Outing unlisted £70-£90
Hammer Price: £50
Bank of Economy, for G. Lains, a note in the style of a Bank of England £5, promising to ‘Supply the Bearer on Demand or Forfeit Five Pounds at The Tea and Grocery Establishment, 37, High Street, Gateshead, an assortment of Teas, Coffees, Spices & as choice & as cheap as any House in the Kingdom, with no date or serial number, and a vignette of a Chinese man smoking a long pipe, small tear in top margin, otherwise very fine Outing unlisted £70-£90
Within Five Miles of the Bank of England, for Charles Sinclair, a notes promising to ‘deliver at the House of the Bearer of the Sum of Two Pounds, Sinclair’s Novelty the articles enumerated above’, these articles being a wide variety of glass or china objects, ND (c.1840’s or 50’s), very finely printed by J.&J. Emmerson, a small but evidently skilful London printer, very fine, unusual and a nice example Outing unlisted £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
Bath, for Charles Stockman, 5 Milsom Street, a note promising to ‘dress Ladies and Gentlemen with Punctuality and Serve them with Perfumery, Ornimantal Hair &c. of the best Quality with Dispatch, Boarding Schools attended, in Town or Country, 18- (1840’s-60’s), a lovely and clean very fine example Outing unlisted £70-£90
Hammer Price: £60
A Dutch advertising note for Cigars and Cigarettes, claiming to be ‘the defeat of most cigar dealers’, in the style of a Bank of England £5 note, dated 15 August 1901, with some text altered but overall an incredibly realistic copy, down to the impression of a watermark, although it is s shame they did not picture Britannia smoking a cigar, some minor nicks to upper margin, overall very fine and unusual £70-£90
Hammer Price: £80
Bank Establishment for Wines and Spirits, for Henry James, Shadwell, a note in the style of a Bank of England £10, 1 April 1834, serial number 211, promising to ‘supply The Bearer with any Quantity of Old & Genuine Wines & Spirits or forfeit the Sum of Ten Pounds on demand’, with a vine vignette of what appears to be Bacchus at left, good fine, attractive and finely printed Outing 4075 £70-£90
Hammer Price: £40
Leeds and London Bank of Economy, for John Fossey, a poorly printed notes in the style of a Bank of England £20, 12 August 1844, serial number 156, promising to ‘pay to Mr Henry Hase or Bearer on Demand every attention in supplying them with Foreign Cigars & Genuine Tobacco or forfeit the sum of Twenty Pounds of Genuine Hong Kong Tea which I am agent for’, with the address of 156 Briggate, Leeds, good very fine Outing unlisted £70-£90
Bank of Exhibition, 1851, for John Watson, a note denominated £50, 14 January 1851, serial number 86, promise to ‘supply my Friends & the Public with Stockings & Gloves of the best Quality at such prices that must give the utmost satisfaction or Forfeit the Sum of Fifty Pounds’, with the address 86 Newgate Street, and with the coat of arms of the Hanoverian monarchs at left (with an additional escutcheon), small repair, good fine and unusual Outing unlisted £70-£90
Isle of Thanet Bank for Mesrs Kilderkin Co. & Self, a skit note of an unknown but evidently political nature, promising to ‘pay to Mr Timothy Takeall or Bearer on Demand the Sum of Two Pence’, with hand entered date 10 April 1793, and serial number 10021, signed Titus Taptub, with an amusing vignette of ‘two thieves carrying a pickpocket’, mounting traces, about fine and rare, particularly interesting because of the early date and the fact that there was a real bank of this...
Hammer Price: £130
Shrewsbury, for Trickweight, Shovel, Axe and Self, a skit note for 2 Pence, 4 June 1792, serial number K161, signed by S.Kipe, promising to ‘pay Mr. Nevercall, or Order on demand the Sum of Two Pence at Messrs Parrs, Smokey, Rawe and Beckets, with a vignette of a horse-drawn cart of coal at left, fragile, very good and rare Outing unlisted £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
Woodmancoat Bank, Glocestershire, a note that appears to be a general protest against dentistry (!), denominated 2 Pence, 20 August 1796, promising to pay to Mr. Neighbour or bearer on demand the Sum of Two Pence for Sir Wm Dentist, Hellebore, Campshire & Self’, with a vignette of a man in great discomfort while having a tooth pulled, and the Latin Nunquam Non Paratus, meaning ‘never unprepared’, a little trimmed and stains on reverse due to prior mounting, fine and highly unusual,...
1 & 2 March 2023
Fleet Bank in England, 50 Pence, 11 May 1811, serial number 4310, signature of R. Denton, some toning and small stains but a nice looking example, very fine and very scarce Outing 4018d £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Bank of Neverpay, joke notes for 1 Dud (2), ND (1930s), serial number IOU 1234567, in the style of a US Silver certificate, in this case a ‘phoney certificate’, the reverse clearly saying that the note is ‘not worth the paper it is printed on’, very fine and fine (2 notes) Outing unlisted £20-£30
Hammer Price: £15
Swank of England, a note without a clear origin with the text ‘I say to the bearer that Uncle Sam will pay 50 Rounds for every drink he does not receive while in Jolly Old England, date unclear but likely early 20th century, signed James Moonshine, Chief Secretary, and with a vignette of Britannia and the latin motto Operae Pretium Est (there is a reward for work), extremely fine, unusual and possibly American, although printed in London Outing unlisted £70-£90
£70–£90
Pluckington Bank, a Liverpool joke note for 1 Penny, December 1819, serial number 2235, promising to pay Mr John Tump or Bearer on Demand, on behalf of Mud Pluckington & Co., with indeterminate manuscript signature, fine, rare and amusing Outing unlisted £80-£120
Hammer Price: £160
Bank of Rawcliffe, 5 Halfpence, 21 June 1825, serial number 84, manuscript signature of Jas Hirst, with an amusing engraving of a selection of people an animals including a horse drawn chaise, a small dog with a saddle, a man with a pig and a musket, and man running away from another man riding an ox! very good, amusing and scarce Outing unlisted £70-£90
Hull New Bank, for Perring, Friz, Lather & Co, a joke note for Halfpence, ND (probably late 1700s), no serial number, promising to ‘pay Mr. Richd Puff or Bearer on Demand Five Halfpence at the House of Messrs Scrapewell Catgut & Minuet Bankers London or of Sr Thomas Shandy Blockshead Shave Cut & Tie Bankers, Southward’, signature of Charles Snip, very good, scarce Outing unlisted £80-£120
£80–£120
Bank of True Love, a skit note on thin paper, denominated in Love, 14 February 184-, serial number L/O 14248 and V/E 14248, signed by Cupid, fine and scarce Outing unlisted £70-£90
Bank of Hymen, Dublin, a skit note in the style of a Bank of Ireland £1, denominated in Love, 14 February 186-, serial number L/O 83227 V/E, backed on paper, damage to low left, very good and rare, a worryingly good imitation of the real thing! Outing unlisted £150-£200
Lovers Banking Company, a poorly printed but charming skit note, denominated in Love, 14 February 185-, serial number L/O 28769 V/E, signed by Cupid, very fine Outing unlisted £70-£90
A note commemorating the Battle of the Nile, titled Alexandria, promising to pay Admiral Nelson on demand Nine Ships of the Line, Frigates & Transports, for the value received in British Valour, 3 August 1798, signed Bonaparte, with a vignette of Admiral Nelson at left, very fine and rare Outing unlisted £150-£200
Hammer Price: £400
House of Correction, ‘Anti-Flogging Note’, 30 January 1819, serial number 222, signed by I. Flogwell, produced by George Cruikshank in a similar style to the more famous ‘Anti-Hanging Note’, one small hole at left, otherwise good fine and rare Outing unlisted £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
Bank of Elegance, 10 Crescent Cambridge, a note promising to ‘Cut and Dress any Lady’s or Gentleman’s Hair equal to any man in England or forfeit on Demand the Sum of Fifty Pounds’, 29 April 1827, serial number 56, signature of William Donagan, reverse beautifully printed in blue, mounting traces, very fine and scarce, a beautifully printed note Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bank of Elegance, Loughboro’, a note promising to ‘accept the Challenge of any Man in England to Cut and Dress any Lady’s or Gentleman’s hair in a Superiour style or forfeit on Demand the Sum of Fifty Pounds’ 18 October 834, serial number 20, signature of Pyke & Son, thinned a little at right, overall good fine, and nicely engraved Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bank of Elegance, Thames Street, Kingston, a note promising to ‘Pay on Demand the sum of Fifty Pounds, if I do not Cut any Lady or Gentleman’s Hair in the first style of fashion’ 1 April 1826, serial number 120, signature of W.H.Collins, marked ‘Forged’ in ink, which is unsurprising give the close resemblance to a Bank of England note, good fine and scarce Outing unlisted £80-£120
Hammer Price: £65
Long Room, New Theatre, Abadare, an advertising pamphelt in the style of a cheque for £10, 1909, claiming that there are ‘sales daily and each evening, where you certainly ought to pay A.Henry & Co (auctioneers) a visit. It may benefit you more than a cheque for £10’, and signed ‘R.U.Cumming?’, good fine, unusual Outing unlisted £60-£80
£60–£80
Bank of Engraving, 9 Charlotte Terrace, New Cut, Lambeth, a note dated 29 April 1831, serial number 150, promising to ‘Engrave and Print in Letter Press and Copper plate, Cards, Bills, Circulars etc in the First Style of Elegance, with the greatest accuracy and dispatch or forfeit the sum of Five Pounds, with the signature of J.W.Peel, with an attractive engraving of a printer at work, fine and scarce Outing unlisted £70-£90
Thomas Cave & Son, a high quality advertising note, ND (c.1825), titled ‘To Bankers, Merchants etc’, promising to ‘Engrave & Print on demand Checks, Bills or Notes for the Merchants & Bankers in the Country or in London from the sum of One Pound to One Thousand’, with the address No.7 Spring Gardens, Manchester, and signed Thomas Cave & Son, some damage to right margin, fine, but a high quality engraving, even if the vignette at centre is a little rudimentary in design Outing...
Cannon Court Bank Yarmouth, for China, Delf, Crockery & Self, 4 Pence, ND (c.1793), promising to pay ‘Mr Brittle or Bearer on Demand the Sum of Four Pence at No.25 Market Row or at the Norfolk & Suffolk Cut Glass Manufactory’, hand signed by William Absolon, with vignettes bearing the motifs ‘Success to Trade’ and ‘May Yarmouth Flourish’, fine and scarce, a very early skit note Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bewley and Draper Ltd, Dublin, a leaflet in the form of a bill of exchange, advertising Drapers Dichroic Ink, promising to pay out £1000 in 500 years time, 1 January 1897, serial number 5782, extremely fine, colourful and amusing Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bank of Economy, 9 Church Street, Liverpool, an advertising note for 1 Guinea, 30 March 1833, serial number 9, promising to ‘supply Mr. Wm Purchasewell or bearer with the best London Beaver hat that can be made for one pound one shilling and every article in the Hat, Cap & Bonnet trade, proportianably cheap’, signature of Wm Ward Junr, with a vignette of Liver Birds at top left, very fine and scarce Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bank of Economy, 146 Strand, London, an advertising note for 1 Guinea, 21 October 1833, serial number 146, promising to ‘supply Mr. Wm Purchasewell or bearer with the best London Beaver hat that can be made for one pound one shilling and every article in the Hat, Cap & Bonnet trade, proportianably cheap’ , signature of Thomas Ward, very fine and scarce Outing unlisted £80-£120
The Bank of Erin, an advertising note Griffin Wards, for £1, 1 March 1801, serial number O/O 87315, promising to ‘give the bearer on demand the best value in Boots & Shoes for one pound, obtained throughout Ireland’, with the address 68 South Great Georges Street, Dublin, and produced in imitation of Northern Bank notes of the era, about fine and scarce Outing unlisted £80-£120
Tinkler, 26 Charing Cross, an advertising note for the Grocers run by G. Tinkler, promisng to ‘pay Mr. Abm Nutmeg or Bearer on Demand the Sum if Two Pence, 10 July 1790, serial number 638, signature of G. Tinkler, ink burn, good fine and scarce, and of unusually high quality for such an early date Outing unlisted £100-£150
£100–£150
An Advertising notes for Richards, ‘Perfumer, Hair Desser, and Ornimental Hair Manufacturer, No.1 London Road, near the Elephant & Castle, and at his Manufactory, Garden Row’, cleverly denominated (n) One, dated 1804, serial number 1, signed Fashion, about very fine, scarce Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bank of Henley, for Buyer, Bidder, Puffer, Sweetner and Self, a note advertising the auctioneer belonging to John Telford, 10 March 1792, serial number J69, promising to ‘pay Mr. Auctioneer or Bearer on Demand the Sum of Three Pence, at Henley in Arden, signature of J. Telford, very good to fine, rare Outing unlisted £80-£120
Bank of Charity, a note advertising the shows of Mr Irving Bishops (pictured in place of Britannia), 12 June 1883, serial number 12/J 07710, promising to pay the bearer £1000, ‘if I am detected in any fraud or collusion’, signed by an illegible signature marked as Editor of Truth, fine and rare Outing unlisted £80-£120
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
Boston Theatre, an American advertising note denominated £5, in the style of the Bank of England £5 note, ND (probably 1884-96), signed signed Eugene Tompkins, featuring the coat of arms of Massachusetts, good extremely fine and scarce Outing unlisted £70-£90
Augustus Harris’s Venus Burlesque account, a remarkable pamphlet in the form of an account book bulging with £5 notes and £500 cheques, undated, but the note is a May £5 and is dated 189(?), the book opens to reveal the full advert and cast of ‘Venus’, a burlesque in three acts (these were, 1 Vulcan’s Forge, 2 Mercury Newspaper Office and 3 The Immortals Club; The Trial), foxed, extremely fine and a remarkable item Outing unlisted £100-£150
Hammer Price: £100
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