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DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). Cheque signed (‘Ch. Darwin’) made out to ‘Mr Nicholls’, 30 December 1878.
82 x 178mm. Part-printed document completed by Darwin, a cheque for thirty-four pounds and ten shillings to be drawn on the Union Bank of London, stamped ‘PAID’ on 31 December at the London & County Bank, Bromley (inscribed on verso ‘A Nichols’ in another hand, small tears at each corner)
Such items of personal Darwin memorabilia are rare at auction: according to our research (ABPC/RBH) this is only the second Darwin cheque to have appeared at auction, and the first for over thirty-five years.
82 x 178mm. Part-printed document completed by Darwin, a cheque for thirty-four pounds and ten shillings to be drawn on the Union Bank of London, stamped ‘PAID’ on 31 December at the London & County Bank, Bromley (inscribed on verso ‘A Nichols’ in another hand, small tears at each corner)
Such items of personal Darwin memorabilia are rare at auction: according to our research (ABPC/RBH) this is only the second Darwin cheque to have appeared at auction, and the first for over thirty-five years.
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