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the david KirCh ColleCtion of english provinCial banKnotes - part iii3393Wolverhampton & Staffordshire Bank Limited, £5, 12 December 18[87], serialnumber 2/1389, black and white, value at lower left, top right and centre as protectorin blue, arms at top left, large vignette of St.Peter’s Collegiate Church with coats ofarms at left and right on reverse, a Perkins Bacon print (Outing 2396i), cut cancelled,stained at top left, toning, a solid almost very fine, rare£200-2503394Wolverhampton & Staffordshire BankingCompany, a group of proof sight bills (2) and proofcheque (1), 18-, black and white on blue, pink andwhite paper (see Outing 2396 for type), mount markson reverse, surface dirt, pencil annotations, otherwisegenerally extremely fine (3)£50-803396Bilston District Banking Company, proof £5, 184-,no serial numbers, black and white on card, value atlower left, centre and top right, bank’s initials at topleft, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (see Outing2397a for type), evidence of mounting on reverse, toned,otherwise good extremely fine£150-2003395Bilston District Banking Company, proof £5, 1January 1872, no serial numbers, black and white,value at lower left, centre and top right, bank’s initialsat top left, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (seeOuting 2397a for type), mount marks on reverse, pencilannotations, very light surface dirt, otherwise goodextremely fine£100-120WWW.spinK.Com3397County of Stafford Bank, specimen £5, 1 January1875, no serial number, black and white, value atlower left, centre, top right and centre as protector inred, bee emblem at top left, county seal on reversewith ornate design, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co(Outing 2397c), handstamped SPECIMEN, inkmarks, very light toning, otherwise an attractive andcrisp good extremely fine£300-500