Some Special SPECIALS

Special cheques have a long and honorable history.  However, in modern times they have sometime been utilized as part of a wider marketing strategy for a variety of well known products.  Some examples are illustrated below.   These pieces never become available in any quantities.  Many will have been cashed and some, being for small amounts, will have been forgotten and discarded.  Just a few will have been retained.  They are expensive cheques to produce and most companies appear to have discontinued the practice – but they are always worth looking out for! 

OXO CUBES

Barclays Bank
Burnley Branch
1992

Vegetable, Chicken & Original Stock Cubes feature in this distinctive promotion of the well known kitchen cubes.

Wall’s Ice Cream

Barclays Bank
Market Street, Bradford 1993

“Too Good to be True” says this cool cheque from Wall’s Ice Cream. 

Kenco

Barclays Bank
Market Street, Bradford
1994

Restrained, dignified and distinctive is the message from Kenco Coffee. The £1-91 was for a free jar of coffee.

Jif

Midland Bank
Fenchurch St
1990

“Try Me Free” was the offer behind this cheque for just 83p. 

Kellogs Crunchy Nut

Barclays Bank
Market Street, Bradford
1994

My favourite breakfast cereal and a nice cheque as well!

Domestos

Midland Bank
Fenchurch St Branch
1990

These two crazy characters must be the zaniest depiction on any cheque.  First prize to The Midland!

Very sorry we have none for sale.

All the above are single examples – duplicates rarely seen.
We are always interested in buying any similar items.