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Auction B43 24 Feb 2022
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The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes - Part One
Brotherly Love Bank, for the Three Grand Principles, a Masonic note promising to pay Brother Secrecy the sum of 1 Shilling, Newcastle, 7 April 1806, serial number A48, manuscript signature of Faithful Hope, with Masonic symbols engraved at left, with a small but beautifully executed hand coloured element, minor mounting remnants on reverse low left corner slightly damaged, overall very fine and rare
Outing unlisted £240-£300
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Given the issue location, it seems likely that the serial number is A48 because the oldest Masonic lodge in the 'Province of Durham' is in Gateshead and is lodge number 48. There are other such Masonic notes known, with several different 'branches' and payees known to have been printed. The purpose or use of the notes is unclear.
Brotherly Love Bank, for the Three Grand Principles, a Masonic note promising to pay Brother Secrecy the sum of 1 Shilling, Newcastle, 7 April 1806, serial number A48, manuscript signature of Faithful Hope, with Masonic symbols engraved at left, with a small but beautifully executed hand coloured element, minor mounting remnants on reverse low left corner slightly damaged, overall very fine and rare
Outing unlisted £240-£300
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Given the issue location, it seems likely that the serial number is A48 because the oldest Masonic lodge in the 'Province of Durham' is in Gateshead and is lodge number 48. There are other such Masonic notes known, with several different 'branches' and payees known to have been printed. The purpose or use of the notes is unclear.