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The André Chin Collection of Jamaican Paper Money

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This collection was sold on 30 September 2010.

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Lot 3133, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Bill of Exchange, One Hundred Pounds Sterling, 23 April 1778, no. 356, payable after Ninety Days and addressed to John Biggin Esq, London, endorsements on back. Ragged right edge and holes in body, otherwise intact, good to very good, early and rare £120-150

Lot 3133, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £180

Lot 3134, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Bill of Exchange, 1778, Legal Protest on two pages by William Dunbar, Notary Publick, on behalf of Messrs Edward & René Payne for unpaid Bills of Exchange originally issued in Jamaica and due to be paid in London by Robert Biggin. Impressed duty stamps and seal, some edge damage, scarce £150-200

Lot 3134, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £220

Lot 3135, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Commissary General, Six Thousand, Four Hundred & Seventy Four Pounds, Fourteen Shillings Sterling, 24 April 1807, Bill for The Right Honourable Lord Arden, ‘On account of Extraordinary Expenses of His Majesty’s Forces in the Island of Jamaica’. Light foxing, otherwise good very fine £120-150

Lot 3135, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 3136, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Shipping Cargo Bills (3), July 1812 (2), for ships bound for London; 17 November 1813, for a ship bound for St. George’s, Grenada [3]. One with 15mm tear, otherwise very fine to good very fine £60-80

Sold for £60

Lot 3137, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Bills of Exchange, One Hundred Pounds, 9 August 1832, to Messrs Miles & Kingston, Bristol; later company Bills (6), 1859-1913, including Deutsche Reichs-Marine [7]. First with tears in top edge and punch-hole, good fine, others generally good very fine £80-100

Sold for £140

Lot 3138, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Bank of Jamaica, Kingston, Bills of Exchange for Fifty Pounds and Twenty Pounds, 30 July 1845 and 12 November 1850, to be drawn on Messrs Masterman & Co,London [2]. Very fine, but second with top edge trimmed £120-150

Sold for £150

Lot 3139, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Colonial Bank, letter from the Manager to May Hill P.O, 11 April 1853; postcards (4), all 1888-90, postage stamps on fronts and printed details on backs confirming credits to account; postcards addressed to the bank in 1896 (2); Bill of Exchange for Fifty Pounds, 19 June 1893; unissued cheque, 19— [9]. Bill of Exchange with ragged right edge, otherwise generally good very fine or better £80-100

Sold for £150

Lot 3140, 30 Sep 10

Early Financial Paper, Linstead People’s Co-Operative Bank, cheques (3), all 1919-20, for Bog Walk; St. Thomas-ye-Vale Co-Operative Bank, cheque, 1922, for Bog Walk; Bank of Nova Scotia, Kingston, 19—, unissued cheques (2); postcard sent to Bank of British West Africa, London; postcard advertising a Temperance Beverage [8]. Bog Walk mostly very fine or better, others extremely fine £60-80

Unsold

Lot 3141, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Bank of Nova Scotia, One Pound, 2 January 1919, no. 000000, stamped SPECIMEN at lower left, three small punch-holes across bottom, signature of C. Archibald (Pick S131b). Good extremely fine to about uncirculated £250-300

Lot 3141, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £260

Lot 3142, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Five Pounds, 2 January 1920, no. 000000, stamped SPECIMEN twice on front, small punch-holes through signature of C. Archibald, partial number in bottom left margin (Pick S132b). About uncirculated £250-300

Lot 3142, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £260

Lot 3143, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Five Pounds, 2 January 1920, no. 23979, signature of C. Archibald, handsigned for general manager (Pick S132b). Very fine to about good very fine, scarce £800-1,000

Lot 3143, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £1,800

Lot 3144, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Bank of Nova Scotia, One Pound, 2 January 1930, front and back proofs on card with cards joined at corners (Pick S139) [2]. About uncirculated £200-250

Lot 3144, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £220

Lot 3145, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Bank of Nova Scotia, One Pound, 2 January 1930, no. 160606, Moore-McLeod signatures (Pick S139). About very fine £400-500

Lot 3145, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £1,100

Lot 3146, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, One Pound, 1 February 1934, C/F 277518, signature of R.V. Butt, handsigned by accountant (Pick S141b). Fine £250-300

Lot 3146, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £410

Lot 3147, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, Five Pounds, 1 September 1926, specimen, perforated CANCELLED at lower centre, signature of E.W. Lucie-Smith (Pick S142). Mounted on backing paper along left edge, about uncirculated £300-400

Lot 3147, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £320

Lot 3148, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, Ten Pounds, 1 September 1926, specimen, perforated CANCELLED at lower centre, signature of E.W. Lucie-Smith (Pick S143). Mounted on backing paper along left edge, about uncirculated £400-500

Lot 3148, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £420

Lot 3149, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, One Pound, 1 January 1937, D/B 021840, Mortimer-Maguire signatures (Pick S146a). Good fine £200-300

Lot 3149, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £550

Lot 3150, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, One Pound, 1 May 1937, D/M 135561, Mortimer-Lucas signatures (Pick S146b). Brown lines from paper clip at top left, otherwise fine £150-200

Lot 3150, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £390

Lot 3151, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, One Pound, 1 February 1938, D/U 219268, Mortimer-Whiting signatures (Pick S146c). Brown lines from paper clip at top left, otherwise very fine to good very fine £250-300

Lot 3151, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £280

Lot 3152, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, Ten Pounds, 1 May 1937, D 001055, Mortimer-Whiting signatures (Pick S148b). Bankstamps either side and pinholes, otherwise good fine, scarce £400-500

Lot 3152, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £520

Lot 3153, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Barclays Bank (DCO), Kingston, Ten Pounds, 1 March 1940, D 002816, Mortimer-Whiting signatures (Pick S148c). Very fine to good very fine, scarce £500-600

Lot 3153, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £450

Lot 3154, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Kingston, One Pound, 1 March 1921, no. 06802, signatures of B.E. Walker and general manager (Pick S151a). A few edge nicks and lightly pressed, otherwise good fine, rare £1,200-1,500

Lot 3154, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £4,200

Lot 3155, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Kingston, Five Pounds, 1 March 1921, front and back proofs on card (Pick S152p) [2]. Paper residue on back of reverse proof, otherwise uncirculated £300-400

Lot 3155, 30 Sep 10

Unsold

Lot 3156, 30 Sep 10

Non Government Issues, Colonial Bank, Kingston, One Pound Sterling, A 000000, stamped SPECIMEN at lower right, three small punch-holes in signature area (Pick S181). Light foxing, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £1,500-2,000

Lot 3156, 30 Sep 10

Sold for £2,100

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