British and Irish Banknotes

Alcester Bank, for Jno. Haynes, Richd. Bloxham & Jno. Morgan, £5, 1 January 1802, serial number 2538, signed by John Morgan, about fine and a nice...

Swaledale & Wensleydale Banking Company, Bedale, unissued £5, 18-, serial number Y979, CANCELLED handstamp and red ink strikethroughs, remains of ...

Swaledale & Wensleydale Banking Company Limited, cancelled £5, Bedale, 13 March 1897, serial number D576, lovely vignettes of Richmond and Bolton ...

Swaledale & Wensleydale Banking Company, Bedale, unissued £10, 186-, no serial number, CANCELLED handstamp and red ink strikethroughs, remains of ...

Swaledale & Wensleydale Banking Company, Bedale, unissued £20, 186-, no serial number, CANCELLED handstamp and red ink strikethroughs, remains of ...

Bridgend, Stonehouse, for John Dimmock & Co., £1, 3 February 1825, serial number 178, signed by John Dimmock, Congreve stamp on reverse, stain in ...

Dorsetshire General Bank, for William Fowler, William Good & Compy, £1, Bridport, 27 March 1809, serial number 9734, and 27 August 1809, serial nu...

Brighthelmston Bank, for Wigney & Company, £5, 1 January 1842, serial number 11016, signed by William Wigney, top right corner missing,otherwise a...

Buxton & High Peak Bank, for G. Goodwin, G.T. Goodwin & Co., £1, 1 July 1814, serial number 5594, signed by George Goodwin, very good Outing 388a ...

Cambridge Town & County Bank, for Hollick, Nash, Searle, Son & Nash, £1, 12 August 1825, serial number 1753, signature of William Searle, very goo...

Cardigan, for Wilkins, Wilkins, Jones, Church & Co., unissued 1 Guinea, 18-, also Windsor, an unissued receipt, dated 18-, and Whitby Bank, for Ri...

Chard, Somerset, for Leman, Son & Co., unissued £1, 180-, no signature or serial number, slight paper burn at low left, otherwise extremely fine a...

Derby Bank, for Samuel Smith & Co, unissued £5, ND (1887-1902), no serial number or signature, two cancellation holes, uncirculated and scarce Ou...

The West of England & South Wales District Bank, Exmouth, specimen/proof on paper for £5, 18-, no signatures or serial numbers, black SPECIMEN sta...

Faversham Bank, for Hilton & Rigden, cut-cancelled £5, 3 December 1884, serial number 7627, good fine to about very fine Outing 786d £60-£80

Haverfordwest Bank, for S.L Phillips, Son & Co, £1, 23 December 1823, serial number 2143, Phillips signature, two cancellation holes, Congreve sta...

Hertford Bank, for Samuel Adams & Co., £10, 1 October 1850, serial number A648, Adams signature, split and rejoined, very good and rare Outing 944...

Lynn Regis & Norfolk Bank, for Jarvis & Jarvis, £10, 10 October 1887, serial number A10224, A. Weston Jarvis signature, very fine and a lovely exa...

Lynn Rs. & Norfolk, £10, 15 April 1818, serial number A8596, Norwich Crown Bank & Norfolk & Suffolk Bank, £5, 17 July 1869, serial number A3168, s...

The Leeds Banking Company, proof on thin card for £5, ND, no signature or serial numbers, minor mounting traces, about uncirculated and scarce Out...

Lincoln Bank, for Abraham Sheath, Challis Sheath, John Steel & John Wray, £20, 28 April 1814, serial number 1729, Challis Sheath signature, very g...

Macclesfield Bank, for Tho Critchley & Robt Turner, £1, 18 June 1914, serial number B703, signature of Rob Turner, very good Outing 1318b £80-£100

Margate Bank, for Cobb & Son, cancelled £10, 7 June 1833, serial number A.445, signature torn cancelled, very good, very scarce Outing 1389e £200-...

Drayton & Shropshire Bank, for Davies, Son & Co., 1 Guinea, 1804, serial number B/957, Saml Davies signature, pinholes, very good to about fine O...

Drayton & Shropshire Bank, for Davies, Dickens, Wood & Co., 5 Guineas, 14 July 1797, serial number N3338, 14 July 1797, Davies Signature, very goo...

Milford & Pembrokeshire Bank, for Chas. Phillipps, Thos. Phillipps & Co., £1, 11 October 1808, serial number M705, Charles Philipps signature, an ...

Newcastle Exchange Bank, for Surtees, Burdon & Brandling, 20 Shillings or £1, 3 March 1803, serial number W123G, John Surtees signature. also Gain...

Newcastle Exchange Bank, for Self, Rowland Burdon Esq & Co., £5, December 1797, serial number unclear, signature of Aubone Surtees, an attractive ...

Northampton Town & County Bank, for Smith, Osborn, Howes, Smith & Osborn, £20, 14 January 1823, serial number 1716, C.Smith signature, pinholes, f...

Northampton Town & County Bank, for Smith, Hall, Osborn, Howes, Smith & Osborn, £1, April 1822, serial number A4625, George Smith signature, trimm...

Norwich & Norfolk Bank, for Gurneys & Birkbeck, specimen/proof on paper for £5, 18-, no signatures or serial numbers, black SPECIMEN overprint, pe...

Nottingham Bank, for Samuel Smith & Co., archival specimen £5, 18-, serial number range C1 to C1000, perforated SPECIMEN B.W & Co London, pencil d...

West Cornwall Bank, Redruth, for Carpenter, Pryce & Co., partly issued £1, 1 January 1810, serial number 3392, no signature, glue traces on revers...

Retford Bank, for Pocklington, Dickinson & Compy, £1, 1 October 1808, serial number 154, Pocklington signature, very good, and an overall very att...

Sleaford & Newark Bank, for Anty Peacock, Benjn Handley, Wm Kirton & Co., 5 Guineas, 1 January 1793, serial number F133, signature torn cancelled,...

Sleaford & Newark Bank, for Anty Peacock, Benjn Handley, Wm Kirton & Co., proof on paper for 10 Guineas, 180-, no signatures or serial numbers, ba...

Stafford Bank, for Omar, Hall & Co., £1, 15 December 1807, serial number 5624, Hall signature, very good Outing 2025b £80-£100

Stamford & Rutland Bank, for Stephen Eaton & Edward Cayley, cancelled £5, 17 February 1834, serial number A271, signature cut-cancelled, an attrac...

Wellington & Somerset Commercial Bank, for Thos Wood, John Carpenter & Son, £5, 14 July 1814, serial number E2934, John Carpenter signature, trimm...

Wells Bank, for Thomas Fuller Junr, Henry Brookes & Joseph Lax, unissued £1, 18-, no serial numbers or signatures, mounting traces and associated ...

Wisbech Bank, for James Hill & Son, £1, 10 January 1825, serial number 2660, James Hill signature, very good Outing 2384a £60-£80

Bilston District Banking Company, Wolverhampton, proof on card for £5, 184-, no serial numbers or signatures, black SPECIMEN handstamp, mounting t...

A skit note in the style of a post bill, printed by Tom Smith & Co. London, denominated in Kisses, dated Christmas 1889, with a red faux duty stam...

Bank of Sincere Love, a skit note in the style of a Bank of England note, denominated in Love, 14 February 1847, serial number L/Y 1665797, signed...

Bank of Love, denominated in Love, 14 February 1868, serial number L/Y 67579, signed by Cupid, payable at the temple of Hymen, with an amusing vig...

Sand Hill & Somerset Bank, for Taunton, Chard, Upcot, Norton & Co., promising to pay ‘Thomas Buckler Lethbridge our sapient Representative five gr...

Bank Restriction Bill, an original copy of the 'Anti-Hanging note', 1819, a satirical note designed by George Cruickshank, signed by J. Ketch (the...

Magical Digest, a large format promotional note for £1 (2), ND (c.1950’s), serial number S/R 876520, signed by Garpinta the Office Rabbit, and spe...

Royal Lyceum Bank, a Canadian advertising note in the style of a Bank of England £10, Thursday April 9th, year unknown, serial number 1910, promis...

Please Note, an advertisement in the form of a £5 note for Aerial Flashes at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, ND (first performance 20th October 192...

Public Lounge, Holborn, otherwise known as Tulleys Lounge, a skit note promising to allow entry for 1 Shilling, or forfeit £1000, ND (1834), seria...

Bank of Dundreary, a Scottish advertising note in the style of a Bank of England £5 for the play Brother Sam at the Princes Theatre, Glasgow, 1 Ap...

Bank of Fun, a skit note in the style of a Bank of Ireland £5, advertising the Christmas Pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, denominated in fu...

Bank of Elegance, for Myself & Co. (M. Carroll), a note promising to ‘pay the bearer 5 Rounds if I do not sell Articles cheaper than any Body else...

Bank of Elegance, for Myself & Co., promising to ‘Pay on Demand the Sum of Five Pounds if I do not Sell Goods Cheaper and better than any person T...

Bank of Elegance for W.H. Slater & Co., promising to ‘Pay on Demand the Sum of Five Pounds if I do not sell the best and most Fashionable Over-Coa...

Bank of Economy, for Myself & Co. (J. Hopkins), a note promising to ‘Pay on Demand the Sum of One Thousand Pounds if I do not supply the Best Virg...

Bank of Economy, for G. Lains, a note in the style of a Bank of England £5, promising to ‘Supply the Bearer on Demand or Forfeit Five Pounds at Th...

Within Five Miles of the Bank of England, for Charles Sinclair, a notes promising to ‘deliver at the House of the Bearer of the Sum of Two Pounds,...

Bath, for Charles Stockman, 5 Milsom Street, a note promising to ‘dress Ladies and Gentlemen with Punctuality and Serve them with Perfumery, Ornim...