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There are a few contemporary forgeries of these early Ulster £1 notes in private hands. They seem to be the only examples of the design available to collectors.

Proof notes also provide collectors with examples of the single branch designs although these notes are also very scarce. Here is an example of a 30 Shillings issued note, from the Downpatrick Branch, which appeared on the net some time ago. The note most likely resides in the Bank’s archives or in a museum.

A nice example of an early note there.
I suppose it is possible that there are a few examples of notes of this era in private collections that we may see at some stage.

Other cancelled early notes are known in private hands - a few cancelled Bank of Ireland notes (£5, £20) from 1915-1921 turned up in Whyte's a few years ago.

Here is an example of an Ulster Banking Company single branch, 35 Shillings note. This proof note for the Ballymoney Branch dates from the period 1836-1845.

The Ulster Bank also issued £2 notes as part of the First Issue. The denomination was most likely discontinued at the end of the single branch issue in 1850. An example issued by the Cootehill Branch is attached.

Nice! Two and Three Pound notes have always been my favourite denominations!
Provincial Bank of Ireland issued a £4 denomination early on in its existence, the only joint stock bank to do so, I think.

Those, £2, £3 and £4 notes are curious denominations and very difficult to obtain in issued form !

Here is an early single branch £5 proof note of the Londonderry Branch. The note was printed by Perkins Bacon & Petch, most likely in the 1830’s.

A few more notes here to add to the main page on Ulster Bank. Thanks for those.

This Ulster Banking Company £1 forgery from 1846 was recently sold at auction by DNW. There is an interesting hand-written note on the back which reads: ‘William Gill mounted sub. Constable received this note on the 8th December 1848’.

The forgery bears some resemblance to a genuine note but the design detail is crude. The signature on the note purports to be that of J. Thompson Tennant, a director of the bank at the time. It is likely that the forgery is based on a genuine note and that the signature of James Thompson Tennant as depicted on the forgery, is a reasonable copy of his signature.

Sometimes there can be interesting annotations on the reverse of these contemporary forgeries. It adds nice detail to the notes.

This Ulster Bank 35 Shillings specimen note, Lurgan branch, was sold recently at DNW. It is a scarce denomination from the First Issue. These notes were discontinued in 1845.

Here is an example of an Ulster Bank £1 specimen, Cookstown Branch, with a penciled year of 1850. The first multibranch notes were issued in 1852, so this single branch note was printed at the end of the era for the Ulster Bank single branch notes.

It would be nice to see an issued example turning up, even as a cancelled note.