Bradbury 1 Pound T1 issued 1914 series C.638721, 3 sets of small staple holes, 2 tiny edge nicks, small annotaion on obverse & light surface dirt, very few C prefix notes exist for this early type, generally good Fine and scarce
Bradbury 10 Shillings T10 issued 1914 series B/50 31555, small split on centre line, numerous pinholes, small edge nicks/tears & some surface dirt, Very Good to about Fine and a scarce variety
One PoundWarren Fisher (2) T24 issued 1919, a consecutively numbered pair series N/26 568263 & N/26 568264, portrait KGV at right, light toning, original EF scarce as a pair
One PoundWarren Fisher (2) T31 issued 1923, a consecutively numbered pair series F1/99 293017 & F1/99 293018, portrait KGV at right, staple holes at bottom left, original about EF, scarce as a pair
Catterns 10 Pounds, Peppiatt 50 Pounds & 10 Pounds, 3 x Bernhard white notes, Operation Bernhard German forgery WW2, Catterns 10 Pounds dated 19th February 1932 series K/102 76426, 2 edge tears and a few small edge nicks, small internal splits, edge toning, generally Fine, Peppiatt 50 Pounds dated 20th June 1934 series 51/N 64664, pinholes and a small internal split, small cut off corner, discoloured, generally Fine, 10 Pounds dated 17th December 1935 series K/160 57823, pinholes, 2 small edge tears, toning to edges, generally good Fine
Peppiatt (17), 10 Shillings B235 LAST Series A94 828842, 1 Pound B238 FIRST series 78B 326866, 1 Pound B239 FIRST series A74A 887658, 1 Pound B260 scarce LAST run first series Z99A 407783, 1 Pound B261 REPLACEMENT note series S03S 983433, 1 Pound B250 REPLACEMENT note series S04H 930752, plus other 10 Shillings and 1 Pound notes various issues, some consecutively numbered notes seen, mixed grades, veiwing recommended
Peppiatt 1 Pound B239A Guernsey overprint series A33A 952036, overprint "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941.", (Pick363h), pinholes, one tiny edge nick and small brown spot to botom border, Fine
Peppiatt 5 Pounds white note B241b dated 1st April 1935 series T/179 44539, very rare BRISTOL branch note, (Pick335i), small ink annotation on reverse, very scarce branch issue, good Fine
Peppiatt 10 Pounds (6) B242, 6 x Bernhard white notes, German Operation Bernhard forgeries WW2 dated 1936 and 1937, 3 notes cut in half, the other 3 have large tears top and bottom of centre fold, some toning, generally VG
Peppiatt 1 Pound (10) B249 blue emergency issue 1940, including a consecutively numbered pair, world war 2 issue, (Pick367a), one with small brown marks on back, all EF to about Uncirculated
Bank of England (11), BealeFive Pounds white note B270 dated 2nd February 1950, series P64 048409, (Pick344), some edge damage, Fine, plus 5 Pounds signed Gill (2), 1 Pound signed Somerset (6), and 10 Shillings signed O'Brien and Fforde, mixed grades
Bank of England (13), Peppiatt 10 Shillings (5) B256 & B262 including first series notes, O'Brien 10 Shillings (2) B271, O'Brien 1 Pound (2) B273, O'Brien 5 Pounds (2) B280 including a first series note, Fforde 5 Pounds (2) B312 & B314, mixed grades, needs viewing
Bank of England (17), 10 Shillings signed O'Brien (2), Fforde (6), 1 Pound signed Hollom (2), 5 Pounds signed Page (7), many consecutively numbered notes seen, most EF to about Uncirculated
Bank of England (48), includes Page 5 Pounds B336 (14) a consecutively numbered run series AR13 253456 - AR13 253469 about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, Fforde 5 Pounds B312 (2) including FIRST series R78 461761, O'Brien 5 Pounds (B277) Lion & Key LAST series E16 625595, Beale 10 Shillings (B267) REPLACEMENT note series 24A 878639, plus other replacement and consecutively numbered notes seen, mixed grades, needs viewing
Bank of England and Treasurycollection (58), a collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 20 Pounds with signature varieties from Warren Fisher to Gill, also including a white 5 Pounds O'Brien dated 23rd December 1955, in mixed grades, needs viewing
Bank of England and Treasury in an album with slipcase (42), a collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 10 Pounds with signature varieties from Bradbury to Salmon, in mixed grades, needs viewing
Bank of Englandcollection of 10 Shillings & 1 Pound (61), 1 Pound (51) with signature varieties O'Brien (4), Hollom (5), Fforde (5) & Page (37), 10 Shillings (10) with signature varieties O'Brien (1), Hollom (2) & Fforde (7), FIRST series, REPLACEMENT and some consecutively numbered runs seen, mixed grades, many in high grade inc. Uncirculated
Bank of England, Treasury and World notes and coins (45 items), includes a framed display of Pre-Decimal One Pound and 10 Shillings banknotes and 8 coins from Farthing to Half Crown, other Bank of England notes (20), Treasury notes (8), & World notes (16), mixed grades
Peppiatt 10 Shillings B252 plus 3 further 10 shilling notes, Peppiatt mauve emergency wartime issue 1940, scarce REPLACEMENT series T10D 341906, small ink mark at top corner, (Pick366r), good Fine, Peppiatt 10 Shillings B236 issued 1934 series 46O 989011, small ink annotation on obverse, good Fine, Hollom & Fforde 10 Shillings, one of each signature, Fine
Beale 1 Pound (20) B268 issued 1950, two consecutively numbered runs of 10 notes in each, (Pick369b), series O49B 008142 - O49B 008151, about Uncirculated, series J65B 629471 - J65B 629480, Uncirculated or about
O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key (3), a collection of FIRST and LAST series notes, 5 Pounds B277 issued 1957 first series A68 896144, (Pick371a), good EF to about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds B277 issued 1957 last series E18 244632, (Pick371a), EF, 5 Pounds B280 issued 1961 first series H72 151075, (Pick372a), a few pinholes otherwise about EF
Fforde (6), Peppiatt (3) & Page (3), Fforde 5 Pounds B312 issued 1967, a consecutively numbered run series Z02 833381 - Z02 833386, EF, Peppiatt 1 Pound B249 issued 1940, a consecutively numbered run series K75D 079497 - K75D 079499, good EF to aUNC, Page 1 Pound B322 issued 1970, a consecutively numbered run series ER74 034326 - ER74 034328, about EF to EF
Page (2), 20 Pounds B329 issued 1970 REPLACEMENT series M02 590809, (Pick380br), good EF to about Uncirculated, 20 Pounds B328 issued 1970 FIRST series A37 107108, (Pick380b), good EF
Gill & Hollom, Gill 20 Pounds B355 issued 1988, rare FIRST RUN series 01L 103965, (Pick380e), good Fine to about VF, Hollom 10 Pounds B299 issued 1964, FIRST RUN series A01 671798, (Pick376a), about EF, a rare pair of first run notes
Gill (8) & Fforde (6), Gill 20 Pounds (3) B358 issued 1991, a consecutively numbered run series A34 166298 - A34 166300, aUNC/UNC, Gill 5 Pounds (5) B357 issued 1990, a consecutively numbered run series A04 607541 - A04 607545, good EF to aUNC, Fforde 10 Shillings (6) B310 issued 1967, a consecutively numbered run series C03N 356073 - C03N 356078, good EF
Bailey 50 Pounds B404 issued 2006 series L70 247827, Sir John Houblon on reverse, (Pick388c), small, light corner dent, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (21), a full set of British Military Authority issued 1943, 6 Pence to 1 Pound (PickM1 - PickM6), a full set of British Armed Forces 1st series issued 1946, 3 Pence to 1 Pound (PickM9 - PickM15), a full set of British Armed Forces 2nd series issued 1948, 3 Pence to 5 Pounds (PickM16 - PickM23), mixed grades many high grade, needs viewing
British Armed Forces (261), comprising 23 sets of 7 notes, 5 Pounds second series (PickM23), 1 Pound second, third & forth series (PickM22, PickM29 & PickM36), and 50 Pence, 10 Pence and 5 Pence, plus a full consecutive pack of 100 x 1 Pound 4th series, all Uncirculated or about
British Armed Forces (approx 1400) in box, examples from 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th series, many consecutively numbered runs, much duplication only 7 different notes, mixed grades, many Uncirculated
British Armed Forces 6 Pence, very rare 3rd series, issued 1956 for use during the Suez crisis, (PickM25), about Uncirculated and scarce especially in this condition
British Armed Forces (34), 4th Series 10 Shillings (20) & 1 Shilling (14) issued 1962, all with 2 cancellation punched holes, (PickM32b & PickM35b), all Uncirculated or about
British Armed Forces (5), 10 Shillings 4th Series issued 1962, (PickM35a), rare issues WITHOUT punched holes, 2 x consecutively numbered pairs seen, light brown staining to edges otherwise grades between EF and about Uncirculated
Banknotes and other numismatic material, Debden Set C142 5 Pounds Kentfield special run and Lowther first run series DL99 999983 & EA01 999983 in limited edition folder, Kentfield 5 Pounds B364 an uncut sheet of 4 notes all with BH prefix and number 001814, Bradbury 10 Shillings a pair of uncut forged notes without serial numbers, (T12 for type), Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd promotional/souvenir with portrait of Viscount Nelson at right centre
Debden Set C170Lowther First Issues 2003, 20 Pounds prefix AA01, 10 Pounds prefix AA01 and 5 Pounds prefix HA01, all with matching serial number 001996, in limited edition packet, one of only 1000 sets issued
ERROR 5 Pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967, heavy unprinted paper crease, (Pick375b), a rare error, about EF, plus 1 Pound Warren Fisher with the print on reverse very feint, appears to have been washed/cleaned
Burton upon Trent Bank 1 Pound dated 1817 for Harding, Oakes and Willington, signed by James Harding, (Outing 373a). Bankruptcy stamp on back and other inked numbers, pinholes, limp about Fine
Newcastle upon Tyne (2), 1 Pound (or 20 Shillings) dated 1802 for Surtees, Burdon & Brandling (Out.1502g), vignette of The Exchange building top left, holes and splits, inked number on reverse, VG, 5 Pounds dated 180? for Surtees, Burdon, Surtees & Brandling, (Outing 1502d), vignette of The Exchange building top left, small holes and one larger hole over date, inked number on reverse, good VG
Ringwood & Hampshire Bank (2), 10 Pounds dated 1920 for Stephen Tunks (Outing 1788e), dividend stamps, small edge tear, pinholes, 2 cut corners, inked numbers on reverse, about Fine and a scarce high value, 1 Pound dated 1821 for Stephen Tunks (Outing1788b), dividend stamps, a few pinholes, Fine
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