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Lot 1

Cork Bank, for Charles Henry Leslie & John Leslie, £1, 1823, serial number A2030, numerous holes and pinholes, damage along central fold, large tear at top left, annotations in lower margin, good nevertheless a very rare note PMI PB 79 £150-£200

Sold for £75

Lot 2

Cork Bank, for Sir Thomas Roberts Bart, James Bonwell & John Leslie, 1 Guinea, 15 September 1806, serial number 455, payable by Bank of Ireland note, signed by John Leslie, an 80mm tear in right side partly pinned together, several small holes, edge damage and missing some small pieces, otherwise good and very scarce PMI PB 92 £150-£200 The bank, located in St Patrick’s street, was established in 1786 and had evolved into Leslie & Co by...

Sold for £500

Lot 3

Ffrench’s Bank, Dublin, for Hon Charles Ffrench, Hon E.Taaffe, M.Morris, W.Keary & Hon. T.Ffrench, Bank post bill for 3 Guineas (3 Pounds, 8 Shillings and 3 Pence), 2 May 1814, serial number 165, paper still retaining good quality, split and rejoined, pinholes, otherwise very fine PMI PB 149 £100-£150

Sold for £80

Lot 4

Gibbons & Williams, Dublin, unissued £1, 4 December 1834, serial number 4807, no signature, pinholes, a 15mm split in left margin, about fine PMI PB 159 £150-£200

Sold for £170

Lot 5

Gibbons & Williams, Dublin, 30 Shillings, 1 September 1833, serial number 532, H. Williams signature, annotations and endorsements on obverse and reverse, pinholes, fine, scarce PMI PB 159 £200-£260

Sold for £120

Lot 6

Gibbons & Williams, Dublin, £3, 1 September 1833, serial number 974, H. Williams signature, few small holes, left margin trimmed, small piece missing from lower left corner, about fine, a nice enough example, scarce PMI PB 159 £300-£400

Sold for £180

Lot 7

La Touche, Dublin, for John David La Touche, Robert La Touche, Peter la Touche Jnr and James Digges La Touche., receipt ‘for account of Trustees of the Lord Bangor’, Three Hundred and Sixty Seven Pounds, for Shillings and Fivepence’, 1 July 1826, serial number 25, Ex Bob Blake Collection, also David LaTouche Esq & Sons, cheque for £400, 28 June 1783, signed ‘Leinster’, endorsement on reverse, first has small hole in left side, otherwis...

Sold for £120

Lot 8

Galway Bank, for John Joyce & Francis Blake, 3 Guineas, 15 June 1813, serial number A4694, signed by Francis Blake, heavily repaired, split and rejoined, further repairs along lower margin, hole at centre, manuscript ink signatures still visible, good and very scarce PMI PB 249 £240-£300

Sold for £170

Lot 9

Bank of Kings Court Post Bill, unissued 3 Guineas, 180-, engraved by Martyn, payable at ten days sight and at Dublin 'from 10 until 2 o'clock', embossed seal, a few tiny holes at upper left, ink stain at centre, light spots of foxing around edges, pinholes, otherwise very fine to good very fine PMI PB 265 £600-£800

Sold for £400

Lot 10

Bank of Limerick, for George Maunsell, John Kennedy and Robert Hedges Maunsell, unissued 30 Shillings, 18-, no serial number or signature, embossed seal at right, small tear in right margin, very fine PMI PB 276 £100-£150

Sold for £150

Lot 11

Tuam Bank, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taafe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffench & Hon. Martin Ffrench, £1, 18 November 1813, serial number 3697, pinholes, thinning and splits along hard central folds, about very good PMI PB 332C £100-£150

Sold for £90

Lot 12

Tuam Bank, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taafe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffench & Hon. Martin Ffrench, 30 Shillings, 7 November 1812, serial number 6526, embossed seal, bankruptcy stamps on obverse, endorsements on reverse, pinholes, fine PMI PB 332C £150-£200

Sold for £80

Lot 13

Waterford Bank, for Abram Atkins, Nicolas Britiffe Skottowe and Richard Roberts, One Guinea (One Pound, Two Shillings and Ninepence), 3 May 1808, serial number A946, signed by Abram Atkins, pinholes, ink stains, small piece missing from lower left corner, annotations, about fine and rare PMI PB 334 £200-£260 Ex Bob Blake Collection

Sold for £180

Lot 14

Knockmahon Mining Company, 1 Shilling, 1861, on card, stamped 1167 on front and initialled in red ink on back, Copper was mined at Knockmahon, Co. Waterford, until the 1870s, some dirt, very fine and rare PMI PB- not listed £60-£80 Ex Burr collection

Sold for £260

Lot 15

Bank of Ireland, contemporary forgery of a £1, 3 April 1817, serial number 29267, on watermarked paper, large inked X across obverse, holes and splits in body of note, tape repairs otherwise intact, good, scarce and a very interesting item PMI BA 14 £300-£400 Ex Bob Blake Collection and plate note in ‘Paper Money of Ireland’

Sold for £650

Lot 16

Bank of Ireland, £1, 12 November 1914, serial number H/92 14375, W.H. Baskin signature , two spindle holes at right, a lovely and fresh original very fine, very scarce in this grade PMI BA 65, Pick 74a £500-£700

Sold for £750

Lot 17

Bank of Ireland, £5, 18 June 1915, serial number T/15 921174, W.H. Baskin signature, 65 branches of issue, fine and rare PMI BA 67a, Pick 75a £1,500-£2,000

Sold for £1,000

Lot 18

Bank of Ireland, £10, 22 September 1917, serial number U/37 5889, W.H. Baskin signature, 66 Branches listed, multiple pinholes, two rust spots, about fine, a presentable example, very rare PMI BA 69 £1,800-£2,200

Unsold

Lot 19

Bank of Ireland, £10, 23 November 1918, serial number U/40 5652, W.H. Baskin signature variety, list of Branches at centre, two spindle holes at left, small tear in top margin, biro graffiti on reverse, fine and a nice presentable example, scarce PMI BA 69 £1,500-£2,000 Ex Bob Blake Collection

Unsold

Lot 20

Bank of Ireland, £20, 10 November 1915, serial number W/14 15689, W.H. Baskin signature, small piece of graffiti on reverse, ink smudge at top right, an attractive and original about fine and a rare high denomination for this date PMI BA 71a £3,000-£3,600

Sold for £3,000

Lot 21

Bank of Ireland, £1, 14 June 1922, serial number 13A326772, S. Hinton signatures, original good fine PMI BA 83, Pick 95b £440-£550

Unsold

Lot 22

Bank of Ireland, £1, 15 June 1922, serial number 14A046541, S. Hinton signatures, original good fine, last prefix of issue PMI BA 83, Pick 95b £500-£700

Unsold

Lot 23

Bank of Ireland, £1, 20 January 1925, serial number A/16 335207, J.A. Gargan signature variety, first date and prefix of issue, a few minor stains, good fine PMI BA 85 £100-£150

Sold for £120

Lot 24

Bank of Ireland, £1, 18 July 1925, serial number A/18 342637, J.A. Gargan signature, good very fine, scarce in this grade PMI BA 85 £550-£650

Unsold

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