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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: 175

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Lot 1001, 1 Oct 09

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound Five Shillings, 15 February 1809, no. 3895, for Sir James Laurence Cotter, Richard Kellett, Sir Richard Kellett & William Kellett (PB 67B, this note illustrated). Worn edges and small holes in body, otherwise very good, scarce £400-450

Sold for £500

Lot 1002, 1 Oct 09

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound Five Shillings, 18 March 1823, no. 8988, for Charles Henry Leslie & John Leslie, signed by John Leslie (PB 79A, this note illustrated). Split and rejoined at centre, missing small pieces in top edge and tiny holes in body, otherwise fine, scarce £400-450

Sold for £350

Lot 1003, 1 Oct 09

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Pound Five Shillings, 2 January 1826, no. 5942, for Charles Henry Leslie & John Leslie, signed by Charles Leslie (PB 79B). Many pinholes, otherwise good fine to about very fine £400-450

Sold for £470

Lot 1004, 1 Oct 09

Co Cork, Cork, Cork Bank, One Guinea, 1 October 1818, no. 256/58, for Stephen Roche & James Roche (PB 97). Split and rejoined at centre, missing parts of both bottom corners, otherwise very good £200-250

Sold for £160

Lot 1005, 1 Oct 09

Co Cork, Mallow, Mallow Bank, Three Pounds, 1 February 1833, no. 2147, for Robert de la Cour and signed by him (PB 295C). Split and rejoined at centre and pinholes, otherwise good fine, rare £500-600

Sold for £500

Lot 1006, 1 Oct 09

Co Cork, Youghall, Youghall Bank, One Pound, 20 December 1809, no. 3992, for George Giles & Richard Giles, signed by Richard Giles (PB 373, this note illustrated). Very fine, scarce £500-600

Sold for £580

Lot 1007, 1 Oct 09

Co Dublin, Dublin, Beresford & Co, One Guinea (One Pound, Two Shillings and Ninepence), 14 January 1807, no. 2008, for John Claudius Beresford & James Woodmason (PB 117E). Tears along bottom edge and many tiny holes in body, otherwise very good, scarce £400-450

Sold for £440

Lot 1008, 1 Oct 09

Co Dublin, Dublin, Finlay & Co, Twenty Pounds Sterling, 18—, unissued, for Messrs Thomas Finlay, Robert Law & Michael Law (PB 153C). About extremely fine £200-250

Unsold

Lot 1009, 1 Oct 09

Co Dublin, Dublin, Gibbons & Williams, Thirty Shillings, 14 October 1833, no. 2339, signed by [–] Williams (PB 159). Tape repairs on back for two splits in top edge, otherwise fine £150-180

Sold for £130

Lot 1010, 1 Oct 09

Co Dublin, Dublin, Gibbons & Williams, Three Pounds, 4 December 1834, no. 5469, unissued (PB 159). Pinholes and a tape repair on back covering split at lower centre, otherwise very fine to good very fine £200-250

Sold for £130

Lot 1011, 1 Oct 09

Co Dublin, Dublin, McCreery & Ballantine, One Pound, November 1805, no. 13, for Alex McCreery & James Ballantine, signed by Alex McCreery (PB 190, this note illustrated). Long tears and splits covered by tape repairs on back, otherwise good to very good, rare £400-450

Sold for £390

Lot 1012, 1 Oct 09

Co GALWAY, Tuam, Tuam Bank, One Guinea & Half (One Pound, Fourteen Shillings and Three Halfpence), 7 November 1812, no. 3599, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taaffe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffrench & Hon. Martin Ffrench (PB 332C). Edge damage, small holes, spots and staining, otherwise very good, scarce £120-150

Sold for £110

Lot 1013, 1 Oct 09

Co GALWAY, Tuam, Tuam Bank Post Bill, Three Pounds, 25 June 1813, no. 209, for Hon. Charles Ffrench, Henry Taaffe, Michael Morris, William Keary, Hon. Thomas Ffrench & Hon. Martin Ffrench (PB 332C). Bankruptcy stamp on front and pinholes, otherwise very fine £120-150

Sold for £150

Lot 1014, 1 Oct 09

Co KILKENNY, Kilkenny, Kilkenny Bank, Four Pounds, 1 October 1819, no. 2293, for James Loughnan, signed by him (PB 259, this note illustrated). Split and rejoined at centre, a few tiny holes and many endorsements on back, otherwise fine, rare £800-1,000

Sold for £800

Lot 1015, 1 Oct 09

Co LIMERICK, Limerick, Bank of Limerick, Five Pounds, 15 July 1817, no. 763, for George Maunsell, John Kennedy and Robert Hedges Maunsell, signed by John Kennedy (PB 276). Split and rejoined at centre, many pinholes, otherwise fine £300-350

Sold for £260

Lot 1016, 1 Oct 09

Co LIMERICK, Limerick, Bank of Limerick, Five Pounds, 30 November 1819, no. 38, for George Maunsell, John Kennedy and Robert Hedges Maunsell, signed by R.H. Maunsell (PB 276). Split and rejoined at centre, many pinholes and repair on back covering large hole at centre, otherwise good fine to very fine £120-150

Unsold

Lot 1017, 1 Oct 09

Co Louth, Drogheda, Drogheda Bank, Six Shillings, 5 June 1804, no. 6/28, for William Hughes, signed by him (PB 107, this note illustrated). A few tiny holes, a 10mm split at top of centre crease and a rounded left edge presumably cut from counterfoil, otherwise good fine, rare £1,200-1,500

Sold for £1,600

Lot 1018, 1 Oct 09

Co TIPPERARY, Clonmel, Clonmell Bank, One Pound, Ten Shillings Sterling, 21 June 1813, G 3724, payable in Bank of Ireland paper for William Riall, Charles Riall and Arthur Riall, signed by Arthur Riall (PB 57B). Splits and a few holes in body, a 25mm tear in right edge, otherwise intact, good to very good £200-250

Sold for £290

Lot 1019, 1 Oct 09

Co Waterford, Waterford, Waterford Bank, Post Bill for Three Guineas (Three Pounds, Eight Shillings and Threepence), 1 December 1808, A19, for Abram Atkins, Nicholas Britiffe Skottowe & Richard Roberts, signed by N.B. Skottowe (PB 334). A few pinholes, otherwise fine, scarce £500-600

Sold for £430

Lot 1020, 1 Oct 09

Co Waterford, Waterford, Waterford Bank, Five Guineas (Five Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and Ninepence), 1 September 1808, C72, for Abram Atkins, Nicholas Britiffe Skottowe & Richard Roberts, signed by N.B. Skottowe (PB 334). A few tiny holes, otherwise fine to good fine, scarce £400-450

Sold for £550

Lot 1021, 1 Oct 09

Co Waterford, Waterford, One Pound Five Shillings, 11 March 1820, no. 2474, issued for William Newport, Samuel Newport and John Newport, signed by Samuel Newport (PB 346). Split and rejoined at centre, spots of foxing and small holes, otherwise very good to fine, scarce £300-350

Unsold

Lot 1022, 1 Oct 09

Co Waterford, Waterford, One Guinea (One Pound, Two Shillings and Ninepence), 18—, unissued, on paper watermarked Congreve & Co, for Samuel Roberts, John Roberts & Ambrose Congreve (PB 350). Mount marks on back, otherwise good very fine £300-400

Unsold

Lot 1023, 1 Oct 09

Co Wexford, Upton, Upton, One Guinea, unissued. A few pinholes, otherwise good very fine, rare £500-600

Sold for £460

Lot 1024, 1 Oct 09

Agricultural & Commercial Bank of Ireland, Five Pounds, 5 October 1839, no. 413, Thomastown (AG 9b, this note illustrated). Very fine, rare £1,500-1,800

Sold for £2,100

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