Auction Catalogue

1 October 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British, Irish and World Banknotes including the Bob Blake Collection Part III and Peter Stanton Guernsey Collection Part I

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1204 x

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1 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£130

One Pound, undated, proof on light card, Promise to pay Mr. Henry Hase or bearer, seated woman with globe and cornucopia at centre. A few spots, otherwise extremely fine £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Proofs and Essays, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Designed by Thomas Ranson, who had been wrongly imprisoned for possession of a forged note. At his second trial the note was declared genuine