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Auction: 5027 - The McIntyre and Macmillan Collection of Scottish Banknotes & other properties
Lot: 424

Leith Banking Company, £5, 2 May 1825, serial number 13/398, black and white, the arrival of George IV in the Part of Leith top centre, value at left and right, Bonnie Prince Charlie left centre with Gaelic and Latin legend, sailor right centre, ´pay to Alex Macdonald´ in text at centre, three manuscript signatures low right, reverse black and red Congreve tax stamp (Douglas 8), small tear top margin otherwise fine. Red ´rose´ control mark (the rare type) top left Estimate £ 150-180Provenance: Spink, Pringle Auction, 2003 Macmillan Collection

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