By Roger Outing.

This list provides an update to “The Cheques of Barclays Bank – A Guide for Collectors”

by Roger Outing and available from this site for £6 + £1 packing/postage.

The list below gives the first half dozen reports of new cheques not yet included in the Barclays catalogue.  It is noticeable that it is the early overprinted varieties that predominate but this is only to be expected. 

Many of these new reports might logically be predicted to have existed but it is emphasised that we cannot make an entry in the catalogue until we have actual confirmation of a cheque.  We do not make a catalogue entry on the basis of anecdotal reports – no matter how well founded they are.  We prefer to handle the actual cheque or at the very least a scan or photocopy from a reliable source.

1. Gurneys, Birkbeck, Barclay, Buxton & Orde

Barclays Catalogue currently lists two varieties of this type of cheque from Great Yarmouth – printed in blue or purple (Nos. 9.1 & 9.2.)

We now have an example from South Lowestoft – printed in green.  See Fig. 1.  Waterlow & Sons printed this example, as they did the two varieties already listed.  This new entry is provisionally numbered as 9.4 and has a market valuation of £16.  (Thanks to M.V. for this report).

2.  Molineux, Whitfield & Co

Molineux, Whitfeld & Co is currently listed as “Not yet Confirmed” in the Barclays Catalogue.  This can be changed as we now have an entry for No. 12.1 that is illustrated at Fig. 2.  Printer is Waterlow & Sons and market valuation is £25.  Design is very similar to corporate style Barclays cheques.

3.  Bolitho, Williams, Foster, Goode, Grylls & Co

Bolitho & Co were taken over in 1905 but their cheques with “Barclay “Co Ltd” title had not previously been reported.  Fig. 3 now remedies this situation with a nice example from Fowey printed in purple by Charles Skipper & East.

Provisionally numbered 26.1 with a market valuation of £26.

4.  Woods & Co

Woods & Co were taken over in 1897 and we now have an example of a “Barclay & Co Ltd” overprint at Fig. 4.  Printed in green by Barclays Patent Indelible.  Provisionally numbered 27.1 with a market valuation of £30.  (Thanks to MV for supplying this example).

5.  Backhouses

Shown at Fig. 5 is a type No. 61 with “Backhouses Bank” within circle at left.  This has the plain Bank title with Branch name in narrow print.  Printed by Barclay & Fry Ltd – as are the others of this type.  It was a reasonably prediction that this variety would exist but this is the first confirmation. Provisionally numbered as 61.5 with a market valuation of £6.  (Thanks to HP for this example)

6. Veasey, Desborough & Co

Fig. 6 confirms another predictable variety for type 61 this time from Veasey & Desborough with the stags head and hunting scene at left.  Again the plain bank title with Branch name in narrow print.  Printed by Barclay & Fry as usual for the type.  Provisionally numbered 61.6 with a market valuation of £7.  (Thanks to F.W. of Leeds for selling this item to Banknotes4u)

The above discussion makes much more sense if you have a copy of “The Cheque of Barclays Bank – A Guide for Collectors ”

by Roger Outing 

Available from this site for £6 + £1 packing and postage 

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