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The Bob Blake Collection of Irish Banknotes

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This collection was sold in 8 parts:

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Total Lots Found: 459

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Lot 1, 2 Oct 08

Co Antrim, Belfast, Belfast Commercial Bank, One Pound British, 18—, proof on card by Perkins & Heath for William Tennent, Robert Callwell, James Luke and John Thomson, text in bottom border 'Equal to £1.1s Irish'. A few light spots, otherwise good extremely fine (£1,000-1,200)

Lot 1, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £750

Lot 2, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Charleville, For Convenience, Six Pence British, no date or no., gg in scrollwork on left side, signed George Gibbon. Worn edges with nicks and short tears, missing part of corner at top right and pinholes, stained on left side, otherwise very good to about fine (£400-500)

Lot 2, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £580

Lot 3, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, Thirty Shillings, 2 January 1807, no. 915, payable by a Bank of Ireland Note, for Sir Thomas Roberts Bt, James Bonwell and John Leslie, signed by John Leslie. Heavily circulated with worn edges, holes at lower centre and bottom right and many small holes in body, otherwise intact, good to very good (£300-400)

Lot 3, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £300

Lot 4, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound British Sterling, 1 December 1825, A 3566, for Charles Henry Leslie and John Leslie, signed by John Leslie. A few pinholes, endorsement in top margin and another on back, about very fine, unusually high grade (£600-800)

Lot 4, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £620

Lot 5, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound Five Shillings Sterling, 25 January 1825, B 2009, for Charles Henry Leslie and John Leslie, signed by Charles Leslie. A few pinholes, small ink splashes and endorsements on back, otherwise good fine (£600-800)

Lot 5, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £620

Lot 6, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound Five Shillings British Sterling, 1 December 1825, no. 1627, for Charles Henry Leslie and John Leslie, signed by John Leslie. A few pinholes, endorsements on back and a couple of spots, otherwise very fine, high grade (£600-800)

Lot 6, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £550

Lot 7, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Cork, Denis Moylan, Three Guineas & Half [Three Pounds, Nineteen Shillings and Seven Pence], 30 September 1813, no. 1052. Cut across corner at top right and without signature at lower right, ragged left edge, a few spots and paper remnants on back of top edge, otherwise good very fine (£800-1,000)

Lot 7, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £680

Lot 8, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Mallow, Mallow Bank, One Pound Sterling, 1 October 1833, no. 3024, for Robert De La Cour, signed by him. Pinholes and a few spots, otherwise very fine (£800-1,000)

Lot 8, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £1,000

Lot 9, 2 Oct 08

Co Cork, Youghall, Youghall Bank, One Guinea & Half [One Pound, Fourteen Shillings and Three-Halfpence], 26 May 1809, no. 3217, for George Giles and Richard Giles, signed by Richard Giles. Stamps and endorsements either side and a 70mm horizontal split across centre, otherwise good fine (£400-600)

Lot 9, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £400

Lot 10, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Alexanders Bank, One Pound, 21 March 1820, no. 4674, for Sir William Alexander Bt, Robert Alexander Junr., William James Alexander, William John Alexander and William John Alexander Junr, signed by Robert Alexander. Pinholes and spots of light foxing, otherwise good fine (£600-800)

Lot 10, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £550

Lot 11, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Bank of Kings Court, 180–, unissued Post Bill for Three Guineas [Three Pounds, Eight Shillings and Threepence], engraved by Martyn, payable at Ten days sight and at Dublin 'from 10 until 2 o'clock'. A few tiny holes at upper left, a small ink splash near centre and spots of foxing around edges, otherwise very fine to good very fine (£400-500)

Lot 11, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £360

Lot 12, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Finlay & Co, Twenty Pounds, 18[—], no. 269, originally for Messrs. Thomas Finlay, Robert Law and Michael Law, date and signature of Thomas Finlay crossed through and cancelled. Very fine (£400-500)

Lot 12, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £360

Lot 13, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Gibbons & Williams, One Pound, 4 December 1834, no. 4807, unissued. A few small holes and a 15mm split in left margin, otherwise about fine (£250-300)

Lot 13, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £230

Lot 14, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Gibbons & Williams, Thirty Shillings, 1 September 1833, no. 532, signed by H. Williams. Numbers and endorsements either side and pinholes, otherwise fine (£300-350)

Lot 14, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £250

Lot 15, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Gibbons & Williams, Three Pounds, 1 September 1833, no. 974, signed by H. Williams. A few tiny holes, trimmed down left border and missing bottom left corner tip, otherwise fine (£400-500)

Lot 15, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £350

Lot 16, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Dublin, Morris & Malone, Bank Post Bill for Five Pounds, 3 August 1813, no. 682, for William Morris and John Malone. Pinholes, a few small holes, two 10mm splits in top edge from rusted paper clip, endorsements and confirmation of First Dividend paid 1815 on back, otherwise good fine (£350-450)

Lot 16, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £250

Lot 17, 2 Oct 08

Co Dublin, Malahide, The Silver Bank, Three Shillings & Ninepence Halfpenny, 14 June 1804, no. 70, payable in Notes of the Bank of Ireland, for Richard Wogan Talbot and Edward Glascock, signed by Edward Glascock. A few small holes in body, worn edges and missing part of bottom right corner, a small repair on back of top edge and many endorsements, otherwise very good to about fine (£600-800)

Lot 17, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £980

Lot 18, 2 Oct 08

Co Galway, Galway, Galway Bank, Thirty Shillings, 18—, unissued, for John Joyce and Francis Blake. Two small holes in left side, a 10mm tear and two small pieces out of bottom edge, otherwise good fine (£600-800)

Lot 18, 2 Oct 08

Unsold

Lot 19, 2 Oct 08

Co Galway, Galway, Galway Bank, Thirty Shillings, 4 June 1813, no. 440, contemporary forgery on bank of John Joyce and Francis Blake, with imitation signature of Francis Blake, FORGERY written across front. Two strips of backing paper, one covering piece missing right side, otherwise very good (£200-250)

Lot 19, 2 Oct 08

Unsold

Lot 20, 2 Oct 08

Co Kerry, Killarney, William Murphy, One British Shilling, 7 March 1797, S 176, signed by William Murphy, 145 x 30mm. A few tiny holes, otherwise fine (£250-350)

Lot 20, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £380

Lot 21, 2 Oct 08

Co Kerry, Killarney, William Murphy, One Shilling & Seven Pence Halfpenny, 17 March 1797, signed by William Murphy, 145 x 55mm. Ragged edges and splits in body but intact, good to very good (£250-350)

Lot 21, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £220

Lot 22, 2 Oct 08

Co Kerry, Killarney, Ross Island Mine, Three Guineas [Three Pounds, Eight Shillings and Threepence], 18—, uniface proof on paper, William White in text panel on left side. A piece missing at top left and a 20mm tear running through vignette, further 10 and 30mm tears in top edge and a 15mm tear in bottom edge, otherwise good very fine (£350-450)

Lot 22, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £500

Lot 23, 2 Oct 08

Co Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Bank, Five Pounds Ster[lin]g, 11 November 1818, no. 381, for James Loughnan, signed by him. Pinholes and couple of other small holes, endorsements mostly on back, otherwise fine (£1,000-1,200)

Lot 23, 2 Oct 08

Sold for £1,300

Lot 24, 2 Oct 08

Co Limerick, Limerick, Bank of Limerick, Twenty Five Shillings Ster[lin]g, 18—, unissued, for George Maunsell, John Kennedy and Robert Hedges Maunsell. Edge nicks and short tears, a few tiny holes and short splits in body, otherwise good fine (£200-250)

Lot 24, 2 Oct 08

Unsold

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