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Auction: 11040 - British Banknotes featuring the Brian Ascroft and the Alasdair Macdonald Collections and other properties
Lot: 666

The Commercial Bank of Scotland, £5, 1. 8. 1836, serial number 6A 1/170, black and white, vignette of Edinburgh Castle at upper centre, portrait of William IV in ornate scrolled border at left, manuscript numbers and signatures, embossed seal lower right, payable to J. S. Cunningham or bearer, uniface with revenue stamp on reverse (cf Douglas 6b; Pick S292), Douglas plate note with handwritten note by Dr Pringle, about fine, thought only two copies known, thus excessively rare Estimate £ 2,000-2,500

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