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Auction: 13047 - Banknotes of Bermuda - Dr. the Hon. David J. Saul Collection
Lot: 1

(x) Merchants Bank of Halifax, a specimen sheet comprising 2 x $5, Halifax, 1 July 1880, blue serial number 0000, black, pink and green, maiden spinning (Industry) at left in oval frame, bank building at right, steamship at centre, blue overprint top centre, 'The Agency at Hamilton, Bermuda, will exchange this note for' and low centre continuation in blue ONE POUND ONE SHILLING STG.', blue overeprint over value top left and right, one printed signature of Kenny low right, reverse brown, value at left and right, blue 'ONE POUND ONE SHILLING STERLING AT BERMUDA at centre
(Aspen page 104/105, Pick S1184 (Canada), Charlton 24-02S), the Aspen plate example. Perforated and red manuscript date 'Oct 6th 1882' between the two notes, good extremely fine, attractive and extremely rare

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