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Auction: 5024 - The Karouni Collection of English Banknotes Part III
Lot: 51

Treasury, John Bradbury, large format essay £1, ND (1916-1917), serial number W/87 191127, title in plain script on top, green, brown and lilac on white, crowned vignette of George V at right, St. George and the dragon at left, value in m/c tablet at centre, reverse green and brown, the Houses of Parliament at centre (cf T.16 for similar design), a design by Bertram Mackennal and printed by Waterlows on watermarked paper, a lovely example, very striking and extremely rare, only about 12 examples are believed extant, uncirculated Estimate £ 2,200-2,600

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