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Auction: 26694 - The Mulberry Collection of English Banknotes
Lot: 60

Bank of England, J. G. Nairne, £100, Portsmouth, 27th March 1912, serial number Y/29 12499, (EPM B208fi), in PMG holder 63 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, paper maker's notch, Ex Lou Manzi Collection, an issued example presented to a high-ranking bank official upon the closing of the Portsmouth branch in 1914. The red "specimen" overprint was applied to allow the gift of cash to a bank official which was otherwise prohibited. A beautiful and extremely rare note, one of only two known

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Estimate
£22,000 to £28,000

Starting price
£15000