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England, Bicester & Oxfordshire Bank, printer's proof ten pounds, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with 'To this July 19th 1866' pencilled in signature reserve (Grant 228c). Tipping marks on back otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Bankers Specimen, Perkins Bacon & Co London, one pound, London, undated 18-, unsigned specimen for a bank's consideration. Right margin folded and stuck back, vertical folds otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Advertising note, Rowlands' Macassar Oil, A.Rowland & Sons, 20 Hatton Garden, London, 'For the Growth, Restoration and Beautifying the Human Hair, Price 21/- Per Bottle', imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London. Two repairs, pin-hole otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $210
Scotland, Bank of Scotland, printer's proof, one pound, undated, not numbered, printed on watermarked paper 'Bank of Scotland', unissued (P.S-). Vertical folds, extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $900
Scotland, Commercial Bank of Scotland, uniface printer's proof, twenty pounds, Edinburgh, undated 18- (circa 1850), not numbered, imprint W.H.Lizars Edinburgh, with 'Specimen To W.S.Portal Esq' stamped in signature reserve, 'Specimen' stamped in centre (P.S298; Douglas 19; D.S355). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,050
Scotland, Perth Banking Company, uniface printer's proof on glossy card, five pounds, undated 185-, not numbered, imprint W.H.Lizars Edinburgh, with 'Specimen' written in red ink (Douglas 12). Staple holes in edges otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $850
Scotland, Perth Banking Company, uniface printer's proof, twenty pounds, Perth, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Engd by W.H.Lizars Edinr (Douglas 13). Spotted otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, one pound, Waterford, Augt 1 1853, No.29045, imprint Perkins & Bacon Patent Steel Hardened Plate with 'Cancelled' stamped on each half. Officially cut and rejoined, very good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,050
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, printer's proof, thirty shillings, undated (circa 1860), not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with 'Specimen' stamped in black across signture reserve (Devitt PA-1-D2). Tipping adhesions on back, some tone spots otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,050
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, one pound, Parsontown, Jany 15 1855, No.35746, imprint Perkins & Bacon Patent Steel Hardened Plate with 'Cancelled' stamped on each half. Officially cut and rejoined, very good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,150
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, printer's proof on card, thirty shillings, Cootehill, undated, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with 'Specimen' stamped in black across signature reserve (Devitt PA-3-D2). Tipping adhesions on back, some tone spots otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,400
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, printer's proof, five pounds, Carrick-on-Shannon, undated, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London Patent Hardened Steel Plate with 'Specimen' stamped in signature reserve and '17th June 1858' pencilled in lower margin (Devitt PA-7-d). Corners trimmed otherwise nearly uncirculated
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,350
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, printer's proof, one hundred pounds, Belfast, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London Patent Hardened Steel Plate with 'To this 2nd March / 67' pencilled in signature reserve (Devitt PA-11-d). Tipping marks on back, possibly trimmed otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,500
Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland, printer's proof, one pound, Dublin, 1st October 1874, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London Patent Hardened Steel Plate with 'To this 28th Augt / 74' pencilled in signature reserve (Devitt PB-1-a). Tipping marks on back, stained right edge otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,200
Peru, Banco de Londres Mexico Y Sud America (London Bank of Mexico and South America), printer's proof on card with enlarged margins, two soles, Lima, undated 1866, not numbered, imprint American Bank Note Co. New York (similar to P.S271). '1866' pencilled on back otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
Advertising note, in Spanish, Bradbury & Wilkinson & Co. Limited, 25 & 27 Farringdon Road, London. Also Chalon portrait (Victoria) proofs, by Draper, Welsh & Co.; Province of Nova Scotia; for Canadian banknote; photographs of Queen Victoria (2). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Bond, Soci‚t‚ Anonyme, Paris, 5 Octobre 1924, No.31617, sheet of 17 coupons (3 missing). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Private currency, (Edward Dorset), currency note for one shilling, Tarankai (New Plymouth), 1845, also payable at Medical Hall, Wellington, with small circular embossed watermark of crown surrounded by legend 'extra superfine satin', (Sutherland 280 and 285 [p.195], cf.Robb [p.39 illustrated]). Unissued as usual, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,600
John Jones, specimen one pound, undated 18- (circa 1862), not numbered, Dunedin, imprint of Fergusson & Mitchell Engs 59 Collins St. Melbourne. Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,000
Bank of Otago, The Otago Banking Company, proof, only type, ten shillings, colour blue, Dunedin, unissued, date .... 185.., not numbered, watermarked Bank of Otago 1851, (L.-, P.S336, Sutherland p.185 and other pages, Hargreaves p.65-75). Not issued, a complete note, virtually uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,700
SOLD $2,500
Bank of Otago, The Otago Banking Company, only issue, five pounds, Dunedin, undated 185-, not numbered, no imprint (L.553, P.S338, Sutherland p.185 and other pages, Hargreaves p.65-75). Pin-holes, rust spots, folds and creases otherwise nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Bank of Australasia, second issue, specimen one pound, Dunedin, 11th Octr 1864, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, with 'from this' in pencil in signature field (L.401, P.S111, Robb 4a). With tipping marks on back, corners trimmed, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Bank of Australasia, second issue, specimen five pounds, Dunedin, 11th August 1863, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, with '6th May 1862' in pencil on lower margin (L.402, P.S112, Robb 4b). Corners trimmed, stained lower right, top left corner slight crease otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
Bank of Australasia, second issue, printer's proof, five pounds, Dunedin 11th October 1864, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, with 'to this 13th July 1864' in pencil in signature field (L.402, P.S112, Robb 4b). Corners trimmed, tipping marks on back otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,400
Bank of Australasia, second issue, Napier/Wellington, twenty pounds uniface not dated, not numbered proof, specimen note unsigned, stamped SPECIMEN on paper imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co, London. June 1875 in pencil on bottom margin. This note illustrated in Pick (S114(h)) and is the only known example (Robb 4d). Extremely fine and extremely rare, possibly unique.
Estimate $1,300
SOLD $2,300
Bank of Australasia, second issue, proof fifty pounds, Auckland, not numbered, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, with date 'To this May 12th / 70' in pencil in signature field (L.404, P.S115, Robb 4e). Much staining on front, some on the back, otherwise nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,100
Bank of Australasia, second issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st July 1915, No.O 73807, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, (L.406, P.S117m, Robb 4a). Many creases and folds, fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,250
Bank of Australasia, third issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 1st December 1928, No.718167, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co., Ld. London (L.410, P.S131, Robb 5g). Cleaned, five vertical folds, pin-holes, pen marks on back otherwise good fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,300
Bank of Australasia, third issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st Jany 1926, No. 169738, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ld. London, (L.411, P.S132, Robb 5a). Ink spots on back otherwise good extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Bank of Australasia, third issue, one pound, Wellington, 2 July 1928, 734262, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ld. London (P.S132, L.411, Robb5a). Good very fine.
Estimate $950
SOLD $1,000