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27 July 2023
A skit note in the style of a post bill, printed by Tom Smith & Co. London, denominated in Kisses, dated Christmas 1889, with a red faux duty stamp reading ‘my true love’, signed by ‘A. Lover.’, with the text ‘Seven days after date, I promise to ay to the holder of this anything in season, provided always that at the time of it’s becoming due he or she shall be heartwhole and that this offer is thoroughly reciprocated’, good fine, scarce, unusual and charming Outing unlisted ...
Hammer Price: £100
Bank of Sincere Love, a skit note in the style of a Bank of England note, denominated in Love, 14 February 1847, serial number L/Y 1665797, signed by Cupid and payable at the temple of Hymen, with an amusing vignette of cupid at top left, backed on paper, with some damage to edges, about fine and scarce Outing unlisted £50-£70
Hammer Price: £30
Bank of Love, denominated in Love, 14 February 1868, serial number L/Y 67579, signed by Cupid, payable at the temple of Hymen, with an amusing vignette of cupid looking strangely cross at top left, light stains, very fine and scarce Outing unlisted £70-£90
£70–£90
Sand Hill & Somerset Bank, for Taunton, Chard, Upcot, Norton & Co., promising to pay ‘Thomas Buckler Lethbridge our sapient Representative five grains of sand when the Phisical cause of his ‘Hair standing on end’ shall be radically cured and on his Son of the (Blood of the Despards) supporting the Liberty of the Subject and Trial by Jury’, 21 June 1810, with a vignette of the tower of London, the River Thames, and a figure intended to be Sir Thomas Lethbridge whose hair is standing...
Hammer Price: £360
Bank Restriction Bill, an original copy of the 'Anti-Hanging note', 1819, a satirical note designed by George Cruickshank, signed by J. Ketch (the hangman), with a design very similar to the Bank of England white notes, fresh and original, very fine and a lovely example of this famous political commentary Outing 4040a £300-£400
Hammer Price: £320
Magical Digest, a large format promotional note for £1 (2), ND (c.1950’s), serial number S/R 876520, signed by Garpinta the Office Rabbit, and specifying that ‘this currency note is not legal tender of any amount’, first example very fine, second fine, scarce and amusing (2 notes) Outing unlisted £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
Royal Lyceum Bank, a Canadian advertising note in the style of a Bank of England £10, Thursday April 9th, year unknown, serial number 1910, promising to ‘perform to the public visiting this bank to the best of my ability every evening or forfeit ten pounds or as many rounds of applause, signature of Rigdum Funnibus, with an additional note in red indicating a performance at the Academy of Music by Mr. E.H.Sothern in ‘The Maister of Woodbarrow’, some edge damage, otherwise very fine,...
£60–£80
Please Note, an advertisement in the form of a £5 note for Aerial Flashes at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, ND (first performance 20th October 1924), claiming that ‘everyone is talking about it, and when YOU see it you will get the craze’, printed by Taylors, Wombwell, very fine, rare Outing unlisted £60-£80
Public Lounge, Holborn, otherwise known as Tulleys Lounge, a skit note promising to allow entry for 1 Shilling, or forfeit £1000, ND (1834), serial numbers 95 and 96, and detailing the attractions as being a Euterpeon (automatic music machine), an evening concert, and a Cosmoramic Corridor (a series of enormous, usually coloured, images of cityscapes or faraway places), with a printed signature of James Tulley, two mounting hinges at in upper margin on reverse, otherwise good fine and...
Hammer Price: £130
Bank of Dundreary, a Scottish advertising note in the style of a Bank of England £5 for the play Brother Sam at the Princes Theatre, Glasgow, 1 April 1863, serial number 2840, signature of Mrs Edmund Glover, with a vignette showing the character Lord Dundreary in place of Britannia at top left, laid down on paper, very good, rare Outing unlisted £70-£90
Hammer Price: £60
Bank of Fun, a skit note in the style of a Bank of Ireland £5, advertising the Christmas Pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, denominated in fun, 26 December 1848, serial number X/Mas 1848, signature of Signor Bolero, about very fine, rare Outing unlisted £80-£100
Hammer Price: £220
Bank of Elegance, for Myself & Co. (M. Carroll), a note promising to ‘pay the bearer 5 Rounds if I do not sell Articles cheaper than any Body else in the whole universe’, 1 January 1847, serial number 230, with a vignette of Queen Victoria and the text ‘Long Live the Queen’, very good, very scarce Outing unlisted £60-£80
Bank of Elegance, for Myself & Co., promising to ‘Pay on Demand the Sum of Five Pounds if I do not Sell Goods Cheaper and better than any person Travelling the World, 6 October 1837, serial number 230, with a vignette of a finger ring at left, very good Outing unlisted £50-£70
Bank of Elegance for W.H. Slater & Co., promising to ‘Pay on Demand the Sum of Five Pounds if I do not sell the best and most Fashionable Over-Coat in London for the sum of one Pound’, 1 October 1868, serial number 018, and with the address 18, Shoreditch, City Side G.E.R, with a vignette of the three feathers, presumably referencing the emblem of Prince of Wales, very good to fine, unusual Outing unlisted £70-£90
Hammer Price: £40
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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