The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes

King’s Bench & Fleet Bank in England, 1 Penny, 16 April 1811, serial number 4176, signature of...

Hammer Price:
£160

Fleet Bank in England, 2 Pence, 1811, serial number 41106, promising to pay Abraham Lattitat or bearer, manuscript...

25 June 2025

Lot No 121

Fleet Bank in England, 2 Pence, 1811, serial number 41106, promising to pay Abraham Lattitat or...

Hammer Price:
£120

Fleet Bank in England, 25 Pence, 21 June 1811, serial number 64781, signature of R. Denton, some toning and small...

25 June 2025

Lot No 122

Fleet Bank in England, 25 Pence, 21 June 1811, serial number 64781, signature of R. Denton, some...

Hammer Price:
£170

Isaacs Bank, Tamworth, 3 Pence, 9 July 1792, serial number C405, signature of I. Hare, with several engravings at...

25 June 2025

Lot No 123

Isaacs Bank, Tamworth, 3 Pence, 9 July 1792, serial number C405, signature of I. Hare, with...

Hammer Price:
£50

A Skit Note with Naval Origins or Connections, for Sir Tom Bowling, Jack Splicewell & Self, for 2 Pence, 1 May 1793,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 124

A Skit Note with Naval Origins or Connections, for Sir Tom Bowling, Jack Splicewell & Self, for...

Hammer Price:
£110

Bank of Bagland, an amusing joke note for £5, Liverpool, 10 February 1936, serial number 72/V 15793, signed by R.O....

25 June 2025

Lot No 125

Bank of Bagland, an amusing joke note for £5, Liverpool, 10 February 1936, serial number 72/V...

Hammer Price:
£45

Bank of Disneyland, a note for £1,000,000, 1967, advertising the Disney film ‘The Happiest Millionaire’,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 126

Bank of Disneyland, a note for £1,000,000, 1967, advertising the Disney film ‘The Happiest...

Unsold

Bank of Fanland, a huge format skit note for 1 Joker, in the style of a green £1 note, promising to ‘prove that...

25 June 2025

Lot No 127

Bank of Fanland, a huge format skit note for 1 Joker, in the style of a green £1 note,...

Hammer Price:
£50

Swank of England, a joke note for £5, 23 October 1950, serial number 890 C59365, signed by E.S.Pratt, with a form...

25 June 2025

Lot No 128

Swank of England, a joke note for £5, 23 October 1950, serial number 890 C59365, signed by...

Bank of Oporto, a skit note of unknown purpose promising to pay WIlliam Thomas the sum of £100, December 1820,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 129

Bank of Oporto, a skit note of unknown purpose promising to pay WIlliam Thomas the sum of £100,...

Bank Side, a skit note of unknown purpose promising to pay WIlliam Shakspeare or bearer, £100, 10 October 1603,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 130

Bank Side, a skit note of unknown purpose promising to pay WIlliam Shakspeare or bearer, £100,...

Hull New Bank, for Perring, Friz, Lather & Co, a joke note for Halfpence, ND (probably late 1700s), no serial...

25 June 2025

Lot No 131

Hull New Bank, for Perring, Friz, Lather & Co, a joke note for Halfpence, ND (probably late...

Hammer Price:
£50

Bank of Love, a note denominated only in ‘love’, promising to ‘pay to you on Demand the entire Love of the...

25 June 2025

Lot No 132

Bank of Love, a note denominated only in ‘love’, promising to ‘pay to you on Demand the...

Hammer Price:
£90

A Victorian Lovers Skit note in the form of a Court Summons, with blank spaces to be filled out by the suitor, the...

25 June 2025

Lot No 133

A Victorian Lovers Skit note in the form of a Court Summons, with blank spaces to be filled out...

Bank Restriction Bill, an original copy of the 'Anti-Hanging note', 1819, a satirical note designed by George...

25 June 2025

Lot No 134

Bank Restriction Bill, an original copy of the 'Anti-Hanging note', 1819, a satirical note...

Hammer Price:
£320

The Gospel Bank Note, a religious skit note for ‘Whosoever’, ND (likely late 19th or 20th century), stating that...

25 June 2025

Lot No 135

The Gospel Bank Note, a religious skit note for ‘Whosoever’, ND (likely late 19th or 20th...

Bank of Elegance, C.M’Alpine, 47 or 48 Threadneedle St, London, a series of skit notes for £50 (3), £10,000,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 136

Bank of Elegance, C.M’Alpine, 47 or 48 Threadneedle St, London, a series of skit notes for...

Hammer Price:
£260

Bank of Fashion, J. Money, 49 Threadneedle St and 13 Fleet St, London, a skit note for £100, dated 24 October 1823,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 137

Bank of Fashion, J. Money, 49 Threadneedle St and 13 Fleet St, London, a skit note for £100,...

Bank of Elegance, Marsh & Aurendel, 25 Upperhead Row, Leeds, a skit note for £50, dated 11 April 1824, promising to...

25 June 2025

Lot No 138

Bank of Elegance, Marsh & Aurendel, 25 Upperhead Row, Leeds, a skit note for £50, dated 11...

Bank of Elegance, E. Clarke, 103 Golwell St, London, a skit note for £50, dated 1 April 1927, promising to ‘cut...

25 June 2025

Lot No 139

Bank of Elegance, E. Clarke, 103 Golwell St, London, a skit note for £50, dated 1 April 1927,...

Hammer Price:
£140

Bank of Fashion, Arthr Gardner, 29 Old Jewry, Cheapside, a skit note for £1000, dated 29 May 1822, stating that...

25 June 2025

Lot No 140

Bank of Fashion, Arthr Gardner, 29 Old Jewry, Cheapside, a skit note for £1000, dated 29 May...

Hammer Price:
£120

Bank of Engraving, Matthews, 20 Lease Lane, Birmingham, a skit note for £5, 29 April 1856, promising to ‘Engrave...

25 June 2025

Lot No 141

Bank of Engraving, Matthews, 20 Lease Lane, Birmingham, a skit note for £5, 29 April 1856,...

Hammer Price:
£45

Bank of Economy, Edmund Morris, 11 Hollywell Street, Strand, a skit note for the unusual sum of 54 pence, 15 October...

25 June 2025

Lot No 142

Bank of Economy, Edmund Morris, 11 Hollywell Street, Strand, a skit note for the unusual sum of...

Hammer Price:
£120

Bill of Exchange, W.A.Bezant, 12 Victoria Terrace, Leamington, a skit note for £20, ND (likely mid to late 19th...

25 June 2025

Lot No 143

Bill of Exchange, W.A.Bezant, 12 Victoria Terrace, Leamington, a skit note for £20, ND (likely...

Hammer Price:
£65

Bank of Exchange, J.E. Rogersons, Blacksmiths Arms, Henbury, Macclesfield, a skit note for £5, ND (likely late 19th...

25 June 2025

Lot No 144

Bank of Exchange, J.E. Rogersons, Blacksmiths Arms, Henbury, Macclesfield, a skit note for £5,...

Hammer Price:
£300

Bank of Exchange, Frank Witt & Co., 17 James Street, Weston Super Mare, a skit note for £5 (or ⅛ per month)...

25 June 2025

Lot No 145

Bank of Exchange, Frank Witt & Co., 17 James Street, Weston Super Mare, a skit note for £5 (or...

Bank of Exchange, G.D. Gale, Shirley Drive, Hove, a skit note for 100 percent of good value, ND (c.1920s-1930s),...

25 June 2025

Lot No 146

Bank of Exchange, G.D. Gale, Shirley Drive, Hove, a skit note for 100 percent of good value, ND...

Hammer Price:
£80

Norfolk, Suffolk & Essex, Banks of Elegance, a note denominated £5,000 advertising the hairdressing services of the...

25 June 2025

Lot No 147

Norfolk, Suffolk & Essex, Banks of Elegance, a note denominated £5,000 advertising the...

Hammer Price:
£160

A note advertising Post Coaches & Diligences, departing from the Saracens Head Inn, Snow Hill, ‘with a guard’,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 148

A note advertising Post Coaches & Diligences, departing from the Saracens Head Inn, Snow Hill,...

Hammer Price:
£80

Bank of Elegance, a note promising to ‘pay on demand the sum of fifty pounds if I do not cut any lady or...

25 June 2025

Lot No 149

Bank of Elegance, a note promising to ‘pay on demand the sum of fifty pounds if I do not cut...

An Advertising notes for Richards, ‘Perfumer, Hair Desser, and Ornimental Hair Manufacturer, No.1 London Road,...

25 June 2025

Lot No 150

An Advertising notes for Richards, ‘Perfumer, Hair Desser, and Ornimental Hair Manufacturer,...

Adelphi Theatre, Edinburgh, a note in the style of a Bank of England white note, denominated ‘Ten Thousand a...

25 June 2025

Lot No 151

Adelphi Theatre, Edinburgh, a note in the style of a Bank of England white note, denominated...

Hammer Price:
£80

Bank of Talent, an incomplete and undated skit note, clearly adapted directly from a Bank of England £5 note, which...

25 June 2025

Lot No 152

Bank of Talent, an incomplete and undated skit note, clearly adapted directly from a Bank of...

Hammer Price:
£55

Please Note, an undated skit note (c.1820s) for £5, suggesting ‘you might Pay Five Pounds to your Doctor for...

25 June 2025

Lot No 153

Please Note, an undated skit note (c.1820s) for £5, suggesting ‘you might Pay Five Pounds to...

Hammer Price:
£75

A Group of mid-20th century skit notes, all loosely in the style of Bank of England £1 notes, including one ‘Bash...

25 June 2025

Lot No 154

A Group of mid-20th century skit notes, all loosely in the style of Bank of England £1 notes,...

Hammer Price:
£320

A Group of 20th and 21st Century Skit notes, comprising a Bank of Apple (Apple Corps, formed by the Beatles), 1...

25 June 2025

Lot No 155

A Group of 20th and 21st Century Skit notes, comprising a Bank of Apple (Apple Corps, formed by...

Hammer Price:
£160

Feversham Bank, for Sir Wm Moore, Sooty, Smokejack, & Self, unissued 2 Pence, ND (1790s), no serial number,...

13 March 2025

Lot No 85

Feversham Bank, for Sir Wm Moore, Sooty, Smokejack, & Self, unissued 2 Pence, ND (1790s), no...

Hammer Price:
£75

Feversham Bank, for Sir Wm Moore, Sooty, Smokejack, & Self, 2 Pence, 29 February 1792, serial number 5564,...

13 March 2025

Lot No 86

Feversham Bank, for Sir Wm Moore, Sooty, Smokejack, & Self, 2 Pence, 29 February 1792, serial...

Hammer Price:
£85

Feversham Bank, for Sir Wm Moore, Sooty, Smokejack, & Self, an embroidered copy of a skit note for 2 Pence, 20 June...

13 March 2025

Lot No 87

Feversham Bank, for Sir Wm Moore, Sooty, Smokejack, & Self, an embroidered copy of a skit note...

Hammer Price:
£75

Kings Bench & Fleet Bank in England, 1 Penny, 16 April 1811, serial number 1176, signature of signature of R....

13 March 2025

Lot No 88

Kings Bench & Fleet Bank in England, 1 Penny, 16 April 1811, serial number 1176, signature of...