Note Collection (page 7)

Music cover, The Birth of the Blues, words by B G De Sylva and Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson. 1926

Ex Libris. H F Tomalin
Wet or Fine Rain or Shine, kindly note this book is mine. H F Tomalin HF Tomalin was the author of Three Vagabonds in Friesland (1907). Date: circa 1907

Self Portrait (ink & coloured chalk on paper)
CHT207453 Self Portrait (ink & coloured chalk on paper) by Baudelaire, Charles Pierre (1821-67); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Letter (oil on canvas)
CHT181994 The Letter (oil on canvas) by Reggianini, Vittorio (1858-1938); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

Assignats and other examples of paper money from the time of their issue in 1789 up to
CHT179692 Assignats and other examples of paper money from the time of their issue in 1789 up to the cessation of their circulation in 1797 (colour engraving) by French School

Autograph war letter, 1915-19 (pen & ink on paper)
2909387 Autograph war letter, 1915-19 (pen & ink on paper) by Vache, Jacques (1895-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Addressed to AndreBreton)

Autograph letter to Therese or Barbe Durieux, dated 19 April 1770 (pen & ink on vellum
2961209 Autograph letter to TherAse or Barbe Durieux, dated 19 April 1770 (pen & ink on vellum) (verso of 2961210) by Habsburg-Lothringen

Autograph letter to Col. H. W. Feilden, Hotel Bellvue Cannes, 9th April
957194 Autograph letter to Col. H. W. Feilden, Hotel Bellvue Cannes, 9th April, 1921 (pen & ink on paper) by Kipling, Joseph Rudyard (1865-1936); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

The Secret Postbox, 1876 (oil on panel)
CH402165 The Secret Postbox, 1876 (oil on panel) by Conti, Tito (1842-1924); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700245-6)
700247 Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700245-6) by Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Union of Comedy and Music (oil on canvas)
3108830 The Union of Comedy and Music (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); 64.7x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Letter to the artists granddaughter Angela Thirkell (pencil on paper)
6322820 Letter to the artists granddaughter Angela Thirkell (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: A folio of twenty letters)

Joke money, Five Halfpence, Fort Montague Bank
Joke money banknote for five halfpence, Fort Montague Bank. 1827

Likeness of Sun Yat-Sen on a banknote
PNP367578 Likeness of Sun Yat-Sen on a banknote by Chinese School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925)

The Letter (engraving)
820585 The Letter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter, Der Brief show a lady being handed a letter by a messenger while her maid looks)

Cartoon of Julius Benedict
865155 Cartoon of Julius Benedict by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); (add.info.: Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, born at Stuttgart, the son of a Jewish banker

Bank of England, Five Pound note Office (engraving)
582125 Bank of England, Five Pound note Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of England, Five Pound note Office. Published 1841)

Bank restriction note (engraving)
604705 Bank restriction note (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank restriction note, specimen of a bank note.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Midas Transmuting all into Gold Paper, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797
NCO190488 Midas Transmuting all into Gold Paper, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815)

Happy faces
Keep smiling. A note of optimism during a difficult period in our history. Date: circa 1932

Christmas card, three robins asleep on a branch. 20th century

Postcard in the form of a voucher for five kisses / francs from the Bank of Love
CHT289145 Postcard in the form of a voucher for five kisses/francs from the Bank of Love, 1914-18 (colour litho) by French School

Mandats Territoriaux, c. 1796 (engraving)
CHT341931 Mandats Territoriaux, c.1796 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Six Contre Dances, 1784 (pen & ink on paper)
NBY335546 Six Contre Dances, 1784 (pen & ink on paper) by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Reverse side of Bolton Wanderes FC players postcard, 1911-12 (lithograph)
NFM315186 Reverse side of Bolton Wanderes FC players postcard, 1911-12 (lithograph) by English School, (20th century); National Football Museum, Manchester

Back of Play postcard depicting a football match (colour litho) (pair of 315178
NFM315179 Back of Play postcard depicting a football match (colour litho) (pair of 315178) by English School, (20th century); National Football Museum, Manchester

American twenty dollar bill of 1775 (litho)
PNP316585 American twenty dollar bill of 1775 (litho) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the time of the The American Revolutionary War;)

Architectural sketch for an Ideal City, fol. 16 (recto) from Paris Manuscript B
BIF267170 Architectural sketch for an Ideal City, fol. 16 (recto) from Paris Manuscript B, 1488-90 (pen and ink on paper) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France

Aristocratic Couple holding package, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731212 Aristocratic Couple holding package, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristocratic Couple holding package)

Robin with message and flowers, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731075 Robin with message and flowers, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robin with message and flowers)

A Note from Laws Royal Bank (1719) (engraving)
725394 A Note from Laws Royal Bank (1719) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Note from Laws Royal Bank (1719)

Marche de Gisors (Rue Cappeville) (etching & drypoint)
3469911 Marchede Gisors (Rue Cappeville) (etching & drypoint) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 27.8x20.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How does Your Garden Grow? The Nursery, 1886 (stained glass)
3475493 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How does Your Garden Grow? The Nursery, 1886 (stained glass) by Holmes Jewitt, Edward (1849-1929); Pownall Hall Farm, Wilmslow, Cheshire

There was a young lady of Stow (engraving)
3622920 There was a young lady of Stow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a young lady of Stow)

Self-portrait of French caricaturist Andre Gill (litho)
3646216 Self-portrait of French caricaturist Andre Gill (litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-portrait of French caricaturist Andre Gill)

Devonshire MSS AS 3101, folio from a bundle of bills settled by Pinder Simpson for Lord
3588369 Devonshire MSS AS 3101, folio from a bundle of bills settled by Pinder Simpson for Lord George Cavendish, including Alexander Bowies bill, 1829-300 (pen & ink on paper) by English School

Devonshire MSS AS 3101, folio from a bundle of bills settled by Pinder Simpson for Lord
3588365 Devonshire MSS AS 3101, folio from a bundle of bills settled by Pinder Simpson for Lord George Cavendish, including Alexander Bowies bill, 1829-300 (pen & ink on paper) by English School

Carta Pisano, 1090 (ink on parchment)
3083348 Carta Pisano, 1090 (ink on parchment) by Italian School, (11th century); 28.7x19.6 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

The Love Letter (Portrait of Dora Labbette) c. 1918 (oil on canvas)
3088302 The Love Letter (Portrait of Dora Labbette) c.1918 (oil on canvas) by Strang, William (1859-1921); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; Scottish, out of copyright

Singing woman (colour litho)
3102770 Singing woman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Singing woman. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Artwork by Florence Auerbach, robin with note
Artwork by Florence Auerbach, robin in the snow with a note, Please come early. Date: late 19th century

The Pink Note, notice of termination of employment
The Pink Note - notice of termination of employment. 1870

Educational Bank, One Pound note, for scholastic use only

Handwritten note from R G Ingersoll to R R Conklin, possibly part of a letter, dated 9 December 1890. Robert G Ingersoll (1833-1899) was an American lawyer, politician and freethinker

Note paper cover: Pekingese and cockerel
Front cover of a book of note paper( The Aristocrat - a note paper of style ), featuring a Pekingese and a cockerel, framed with an stylized border. Date: c. 1920s

"Action"of one Note in an Upright Grand Piano, John Broadwood and Sons (engraving)
969923 " Action" of one Note in an Upright Grand Piano, John Broadwood and Sons (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tap pouring out money with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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