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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: 100

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Lot 2842, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues , Co. Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound, 1 November 1825, no. 5824, for Charles Henry Leslie & John Leslie, signed by Charles Leslie (PB 79B). Two small holes at centre, otherwise very fine £300-350

Lot 2842, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £370

Lot 2843, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Cork, Kinsale, ‘For the Convenience of Change I O the Bearer Threepence Halfpenny’, 17 October 1804, no. 9863 (Blake and Callaway p.87, this note illustrated). A 15mm split at top of central crease and a paper repair covering another split on top edge, a few tiny holes on folds, otherwise fine, rare £600-800

Lot 2843, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £600

Lot 2844, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Cork, Mallow, Mallow Bank, Twenty-Five Shillings, 1 August 1811, contemporary forgery on bank of Robert De La Cour & William Galwey (cf. PB 295). Notation at lower centre, worn and damaged edges especially on right side, otherwise very good £150-200

Lot 2844, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 2845, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Alexanders Bank, Four Pounds Post Bill, 7 June 1820, no. 4081, for Sir William Alexander Bt, Robert Alexander Jnr, William James Alexander, William John Alexander & William John Alexander Jnr, signed by W. James Alexander (PB 109, this note illustrated). Heavy notation on back showing through, otherwise about extremely fine £300-400

Lot 2845, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 2846, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Ffrenchs Bank, One Pound, 21 January 1813, no. 377, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taaffe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffrench & Hon. Martin Ffrench, signed by M. French (PB 149C). Bankruptcy stamp on front, pinholes and few tiny holes, otherwise good fine £120-150

Lot 2846, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £80

Lot 2847, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Ffrenchs Bank, Three Guineas (Three Pounds, Eight Shillings & Threepence), 17 December 1812, no. 6124, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taaffe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffrench & Hon. Martin Ffrench (PB 149C). Splits and small holes in body, otherwise very good £80-100

Lot 2847, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 2848, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Ffrenchs Bank, Three Guineas (Three Pounds, Eight Shillings & Threepence), 24 March 1814, no. 4878, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taaffe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffrench & Hon. Martin Ffrench (PB 149C). Bankruptcy stamp on front, very fine to good very fine £150-200

Lot 2848, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £110

Lot 2849, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Gibbons & Williams, Ten Pounds, 1 July 1833, no. 99, signed by J. Williams (PB 159). Notations on bankruptcy on back, pinholes and nick in left edge, otherwise very fine to good very fine £500-600

Lot 2849, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £550

Lot 2850, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Dublin, Dublin, Williams & Finn, One Pound, 20 June 1805, no. 4296, for William Williams & Michael Finn (PB 222). Edge nicks, 10mm tear at top, missing top right corner and pinholes, otherwise very good to fine £120-150

Lot 2850, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £90

Lot 2851, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Galway, Tuam, Tuam Bank, One Guinea (One Pound, Two Shillings & Ninepence), 25 June 1813, no. 2067, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taaffe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffrench & Hon. Martin Ffrench (PB 332C). A couple of pinholes, otherwise very fine to good very fine £150-200

Lot 2851, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £180

Lot 2852, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Kerry, Killarney, William Murphy, Sixpence-Halfpenny, 7 March 1797, number and signature no longer visible, 150 x 30mm (Blake and Callaway p.86, this note illustrated). Pinholes and edge nicks, otherwise very good £300-350

Lot 2852, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 2853, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Limerick, Limerick, Bank of Limerick, Three Guineas, 29 November 1817, no. 610, for George Maunsell, John Kennedy and Robert Hedges Maunsell, signed by John Kennedy (PB 276). Split and rejoined at centre, some small holes, otherwise very good £250-300

Lot 2853, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £240

Lot 2854, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. Limerick, Limerick, Bank of Limerick, Twenty Guineas (Twenty Two Pounds, Fifteen Shillings), 19 May 1829 (sic), no. 569, for Thomas Maunsell, Robert Maunsell Esq, Sir Mathew Blakiston Bt, Thomas Brooke & Richard Maunsell Esq, signed by Richard Maunsell on paper watermarked ‘Thomas Maunsell & Co. of Limerick’ (PB 277). Hole at upper centre, a 10mm split in right side and a tear in bottom edge, some foxing, otherwise goo...

Lot 2854, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £550

Lot 2855, 30 Sep 10

Early Irish Issues, Co. WATERFORD, Waterford, One Pound, 2 November 1809, no. 3916, for Samuel Roberts, John Roberts & Ambrose Congreve, signed by Samuel Roberts (PB 337, this note illustrated). Long edge tears and pieces missing from body but design intact, good to very good £150-200

Lot 2855, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £220

Lot 2856, 30 Sep 10

Joint-Stock Banks, Agricultural & Commercial Bank of Ireland, Thirty Shillings, 1 February 1839, no. 1748, Carrick-on-Suir (AG 6b). Short tear in left edge, pinholes and a few tiny splits, otherwise very good to about fine £500-600

Lot 2856, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £350

Lot 2857, 30 Sep 10

Bank of Ireland, One Guinea & Half, 18 January 1804, contemporary forgery, stamped FORGERY once across front (cf. BA 6). Tears and pieces missing from body but design intact, mounted on backing paper, good £120-150

Lot 2857, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £170

Lot 2858, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 27 November 1869, contemporary forgery, stamped FORGERY three times on front (cf. BA 42). A 10mm tear in top edge and pinholes, otherwise good fine £300-400

Lot 2858, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £400

Lot 2859, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 27 June 1891, R/66 98831, signature of A. Vereker (BA 52; Pick A25a). A few pinholes, otherwise about very fine, scarce £1,200-1,500

Lot 2859, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £950

Lot 2860, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 10 April 1918, A/13 39279, signature of W.H. Baskin (BA 78; Pick A35). Edge nicks, otherwise very good £180-220

Lot 2860, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 2861, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 18 July 1925, A/18 342638, signature of J.A. Gargan (BA 85; Pick A39b). Good very fine £200-250

Lot 2861, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £230

Lot 2862, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 29 January 1926, A/19 136658, signature of J.A. Gargan (BA 85; Pick A39b). Very good £80-100

Lot 2862, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £90

Lot 2863, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 11 February 1927, A/21 935982, signature of J.A. Gargan (BA 85; Pick A39b). A few spots and a stamp on the back, otherwise good fine £120-150

Lot 2863, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £95

Lot 2864, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, One Pound, 13 April 1927, A/22 304742, signature of J.A. Gargan (BA 85; Pick A39b). Pressed, otherwise fine £80-100

Lot 2864, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £65

Lot 2865, 30 Sep 10

The Bank of Ireland, Five Pounds, 11 December 1918, T/28 36103, signature of W.H. Baskin (BA 67b: Pick –). Two spindle holes on right side, fine, scarce £1,200-1,500

Lot 2865, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £1,400

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