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the david KirCh ColleCtion of english provinCial banKnotes - part iii3428Bank, Birmingham (Joseph Gibbins, WilliamWynne Smith & Williams Goode), pair of £1,18[23] & 18[25], black and white, value at lower left,right and top right, large Britannia vignette at centre,manuscript signature of Joseph Gibbins at lower right,revenue stamp on reverse (Outing 169c), heavilytoned, first fine, second good (2)£200-2503431National Provincial Bank of Birmingham, unissued£50, 183-, no serial number, black and white, value atlower left and top right, bust of William IV at top left,pastoral vignette at top centre, bordered edge (Outing179a), toned, torn edges, small holes along folds, aboutfine£120-1803429Commercial Bank of England, £5, 25 May [1866],serial number 619, black and white, value at lower left,vignette of Britannia at top left, manuscript signatureat lower right (Outing 180a, not seen issued), toned,otherwise a solid fine, rare£300-4003432National Provincial Bank of Birmingham, proof£10, 183-, no serial number, black and white on card,value at lower left and top right, bust of William IV attop left, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch (Outing179b), evidence of mounting on reverse, otherwise afresh about uncirculated£200-3003430Birmingham Banking Company, a group of proofsight bills (4), 18- (c.1845), no serial numbers, blackand white, bank name initials in laurel at left, includesa proof sight bill from Birmingham Town & DistrictBank (Outing 176 & 184), handstamped SPECIMEN,pencil annotation dated ‘1845’, mount marks onreverse, generally very fine£60-803433Northern & Central Bank of England, proof £5,18-, no serial number, black and white, value at lowerleft, centre and top right, stunning Britannia vignetteat top centre (see Outing 1138 for type, a new branchissue), very light toning, otherwise about uncirculated, abeautiful design and an unrecorded issue from thisbranch, rare£300-400WWW.spinK.Com