WEALTH ON THE WALLS
On, papei, Mi. F. Catling, of London, i% tho richest man in the world—but Only on paper. Iti a back" room in his house lies a collection, of bank-notes whoso faco value amounts to the colossal figure of £10,0(50,(1)0,000. This is a collection of notes of all countries in tho world} and. Mz. Catling hopes one day to have it exhibited in tho British MuseUm. Mr. Catling- showed his unique collection to * "Sunday Chronr lcle" repiesentative, and told how this ama/uig display was gathered by three generations of collectois in his family. The collection completes a perfect picture of all the famous and stirring event in. history, and is in itself a veritable cavalcade of Empire. "The curious thing," Mr. Catling said, "is that, although the-face value of the notes amounts to £10,000,000,000, many of them are more or less without any ical value except to tho collector"
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1934, Page 19
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152WEALTH ON THE WALLS Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1934, Page 19
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