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Auction: 5027 - The McIntyre and Macmillan Collection of Scottish Banknotes & other properties
Lot: 554

Royal Bank of Scotland, a contemporary forgery of a £1, Edinburgh, 1 May 1847, serial number 376/287, black and white, crowned arms top centre flanked by a lion and a unicorns, ´pay to James Wright´ in text at centre, allegorical maiden low left and right, value at centre, two manuscript signatures low centre (cf Douglas 30b), handstamp CANCELLED at left and right, embossed seal at left field, an attractive example and excellent compared to most contemporary forgeries of the time, good very fine and rare Estimate £ 200-300Provenance: Macmillan Collection

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