Lot 147
DURHAM, Durham Bank for Jonathan Backhouse & Co., £5.,16 of the 6th month 1891, signed E B Mounsey, serial no.…




British & World Banknotes | C26001
Auction: 29 January 2026 at 10:30 GMT
£173
Description
DURHAM, Durham Bank for Jonathan Backhouse & Co., £5.,16 of the 6th month 1891, signed E B Mounsey, serial no. C/W 853, view of city vignetter to left with blue rev., cancelled in red ink. Pinned note stating ‘paid 16 Mar 1914’ and Barclay Bank endorsement stamp on rev. (Outing 722f). Almost Extremely Fine, rare.
Footnote
This is the last issue of this bank in Durham (founded 1774, taken over by Barclays in 1896) and this was the final run numbering some 1,000 notes




