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Auction: 26008 - World & British Banknotes including the Cockburn & Jersey Collections
Lot: 352

(x) Britannia Sallon Promissory Note, Aurora Tavern, private promissory note for 1 Shilling, Wellington, 24th September (1845), serial number 83,

Issued by Rowland Davis at the Britannia Saloon and Aurora Tavern, Wellington, hand-numbered, signed by Rowland Davis, payable in goods or government debentures,

(Pick unlisted), very good, missing pieces, well circulated with typical wear for the issue, small splits and handling marks; issued from one of Wellington’s earliest commercial and social centres during a period of acute currency shortage, offering an insight into the improvised financial systems of the settlement’s formative years, extremely rare and historically fascinating

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£100 to £150

Starting price
£30