2017-04-04 Tue

A private 1817 £1 banknote that was stolen from the city museum of Padstow in Cornwall 33 years ago was returned through a post from St. Lucia. The banknote which was stolen in June 1984 was placed in a plain white envelope with a postmark from the island of St. Lucia and without any return address.

A local merchant called Thomas Rawlings owned the Padstow Bank. The museum officials were extremely surprised and happy to welcome back their prized possession. A same kind of note was sold by Spink in October 2012 for £390.