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The Treasury note that sold for £68,000.

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Consigned from the Bill Parkinson collection, it last sold at Christie's in 1990 when it took £21,000 against an estimate of £20,000-30,000. This time out, Spink had expectations of £40,000.

The note was acquired by a private UK-based collector.