The Waterlow & Sons specimen banknotes book sold for £205,000 by Tring Market Auctions.
A book of specimen banknotes printed for locations across the world has set a house record for Tring Market Auctions (17.5% buyer’s premium) by selling for £205,000.
It was produced by Waterlow & Sons, the world-famous printing firm which had factories in Dunstable and Watford close to the saleroom, and the book boasted an impressive provenance. An elderly lady who lived locally brought the book to the saleroom in a plastic bag. It came from her late husband who had worked at Waterlow’s.