4x Hudson's Bay Company Promissory Notes, comprising; (2x) five shillings, 10th May 1832, both issued 25th August 1832, nos. 95 & 96, (Pick S1097b) both notes are heavily worn with numerous creases and tears, detail still discernible and legible, both fair; one shilling 1st May 1845, issued 4th March 1846, no. 2467, (Pick S1095b) some discolouration, folds and wear, one small pinhole, Very Good; and, one pound, 1st June 1857, issued 20th November 1857, no. 738, (Pick S1098d) worn and circulated however still clear with no tears, some pinholes to centre, Good/Very Good; all SCARCE

HBC series notes were signed and dated twice, first by the company secretary in London, then at York Factory, Manitoba, where they were countersigned and dated by local officials. These notes were the principal medium of exchange in the Red River Colony (roughly around present-day Manitoba, Canada) up until 1870 when the Canadian dollar superseded them. These particular notes were believed to have been found around 1910 in a consignment of fur skins delivered to the Hudson Bay Company's head office in the City of London.