Five Pounds whiteNairne, B208b dated March 9 1915, LEEDS branch, series 86/P 21198 approaching VF with some light and faint discolouration, interesting SCUNTHORPE oval purple bank stamp JUN 8 1918 reverse a collectable and pleasant low to mid grade example
Cheques (95) includes 19th Century types (61) Messrs. Grindlay & Company (1), Messrs. Gurner & Co. Bankers, Aylsham (1), messrs. Gurney & Co. Bankers Attleborough (1), Messrs. Gurneys, Turner, Brightwen & Lloyd (1), Gurneys, mBirkbvecks, Barclay & Buxton (1), Messrs. Gurneys, Birkbeck, Buxtons & Orde (2), Gurneys & Birkbecks (1), Gurneys, Alexanders, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton (1), Gurneys, Alexanders, Birkbeck, Barclay, Buxton & Kemson (1), Gurneys, Birkbeck & Martin (1), Messrs. Gurneys, Turner & Brightmen (1), Halifax & Huddersfield Union Banking Co. (1), Messrs. Hall, West & Borrer (1), Messrs. Hammersleys & Co. (1), Messrs. Hammond, Plumptre, Hilton, McMaster & Furley (1), The Hampshire Banking Company (1), The Hampshire & North Wilts Banking Company (1), Mr. Joseph Hardy (1), Messrs. Hardy & Co. Bankers, Grantham (1), Messrs. Harris, Cheese, Davies & Crammer, Bankers, Kington (1), Messrs Harrison, Watson & Co. Bankers, Hull (1), Messrs. Harveys & Hudsons, Bankers Norwich (2), , Messrs. Harwood, Hatcher & Co. (1), Messrs. Haydons & Company (1), Messrs. Henty & Son (1), Messrs. Herries, Farquar, Hallidays & Chapman and related (3), Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons & Co. (1), Messrs. Hoare, Barfnetts, Hoare & Co. (1), Messrs. Hoare (1), Messrs, C. Hoare & Co. (1), Messrs. Holt & Co. and related (4), messrs. Hopkinsons, London (1), Messrs. Hordern, Molineux Company of Wolverhampton (1), The Huddersfield Banking Company (2), The Imperial Bank, London (1), The Imperial Bank of India (1), The Isle of Man Banking Company Limited (4), Knaresborough & Claro Banking Co. (1), Joseph Monhouse Head & Company, Carlisle (1), Sir Edmund K.Lacon. Baronet., Lacons, Youell & Kemp, bankers, Halesworth (1), Messrs. lambton & Co. (2), The Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank Limited (3), The Lancaster Banking Company (4), Messrs. leatham, Tew & Company (2), Messrs. Le Bailly, Deslandes & Co. Jersey Mercantile Union Bank (1), Leeds & County Bank Limited (1), The Leicestershire Banking Company Limited and related (3), Lewis's Bank Limited (1), Lincoln & Lindsay Banking Company Limited (1), Liverpool Trustee Savings Bank (1), Liverpool Union Bank Limited (1), Lloyds Bank and related (22) with some as Lloyd Banking Company Limited, Lloyds, Barnetts, Bosanquets Bank Limited (1) and Lloyds & National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited (1), a few slightly faded, mostly unwritten, the vast majority in higher grades, most with counterfoils
Fifty pounds PeppiattwhiteB244d dated 29th April 1936 series 82/X 21939, LEEDS branch, 1 pinhole & faded inked number top right, cleaned & pressed, (ex-Colin Narbeth & Sons), about VF but looks a lot better, an extremely rare branch issue
Five pounds Harveywhite B209a(d) dated 23rd December 1918 series 81/U 95998 LEEDS branch issue, faint inked number lower left & slight toning to edges, pressed GVF, looks better
Leeds Bank £10 copper printing plate 18xx, Owl vignette, no partnership but Outing 1133 for type, this denomination unlisted, slight rubbing but clear engraving, very scarce
Five pounds Harveywhite B209a(d) dated 9th August 1919 series T/37 90920, LEEDS branch issue, small hole bottom centre, pinholes, cleaned & pressed, Fine
Leeds Bank £5 proof, soft card overprinted SPECIMEN for Wm. Williams Brown, Charles Barr & Co. (Outing1130 for type), printers ink stains, about UNC to UNC
One Hundred Pounds Peppiatt March 12 1935 Leeds Branch B245 pleasing Good VF, small inked number and a bank stamped number on the front excessively rare with only five others of these Leeds £100 logged by catalogue compilers and market observers ( these being 92/Y 03017, 99/Y 21643, Y/09 01972, Y/09 05551, Y/09 05552) and this one being at the higher end of the grade spectrum
Leeds Commercial Bank £1 dated 1809, No.126 for Fenton Scott, Nicholson & Smith (Out.1126; Grant 1608) red stamp across right side Poor and missing section at the left side, scarce
Ten pounds PeppiattwhiteB241 German WW2 Bernhardforgery dated 27 October 1934, series 150/V 23903, a scarce LEEDS branch issue, rust stain at left & some edge wear, almost EF and scarce
Leeds Commercial Bank £1 dated 1809, No.126 for Fenton Scott, Nicholson & Smith (Out.1126; Grant 1608) red stamp across right side Poor and missing section at the left side, scarce
Leeds Bank £5 forgery dated 1848 No.6262 hand signed Beckett & Wm. Beckett (Out.1124h; Grant1590 for type) top right side torn & rejoined, Fine and scarce
ProvincialLeeds Commercial Bank £1 dated 1809, Grant 1608 for Fenton, Scott, Nicholson & Smith, cut (ripped)-cancelled, trimmed & stuck to old paper, VG but very scarce
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