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12 October 2023

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British and Irish Banknotes

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№ 332 ††

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12 October 2023

Hammer Price:
£480

Currency Commission/Central Bank of Ireland, Lady Lavery Series, watermarked paper featuring the head of Erin, as used on 10 Shillings, £1, £5 and £10 from 1928 until 1977, making this one of the longest running watermarks ever produced, all glued into blue card frames, with ink annotations, as produced, these are the only examples of the 10 Shillings, £5 and £10 in the Portals archive, and may represent the only surviving examples, extremely rare (4 papers)
PMI LTN 1-4, Pick 1A-4A (and later issues) £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Paper and Proofs from the Portals Archives.

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