Special Interest - 2 x Midland Bank Ltd, Ellesmere Port, 1911 (used 1936) + 1930

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Midland Bank Limited, Ellesmere Port, 1911 - by Duty Stamp (not used until 1936) Imprint:- Blades East & Blades, London. Watermark:- The London City & Midland Bank Limited. A most unusual cheque where the following features have been deleted by overprinting with a horizontal printed red line . From top right - Edge Hill Branch , Liverpool , The London City & , North & South Wales Bank Branch, 1A Wavertree Road . Having deleted Edge Hill Branch a stamped overprint Ellesmere Port has been added and repeated adjacent to North & South Wales Bank Branch 1A Wavertree Road. The Duty Increase has been accommodated by the addition of a 1d postage stamp. How sure are we the red line overprinting is actually printed? The archive produced five cheques (Sold June(2),July(1) all of which show exactly the same feature in exactly the same position. If done by hand it has been executed with great care and precision, either way its an overprint. Finally, the vignette at l.h.s is exactly the same vignette used by the North & South Wales Bank - see other ebay entry . This has not been deleted or revised. The added bonus is the 25 year gap between the cheques origin and its eventual use. There are very few cheques which bear such a variety of features and to cap it all the London City & Midland Bank amalgamated with The London Joint Joint Stock read more

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