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Auction 172
English Banknotes Prince of 50th Birthday a 3-piece set comprising s , John Houblon B377, s Kentfield, Charles B369, and s Kentfield, George B364 set, the Five Pounds in a set with the accompanying Five Pound Crown coin. All notes with special prefix PW50 and matching serial number 000024. The Five Pounds in the Coin and Banknote original pack, the Ten Pounds and Fifty Pounds UNC in the original plastics. Originally only 95 sets of the coins and notes Debden set C133 (3 coins and 3 notes) were issued
£300

Auction 169
English Banknotes Special prefix QM10 with partially matching VERY LOW serial numbers and 3rd denomination set of the Commemorative HM The Queen Mother's 100th Birthday 2000 (3) all UNC in the original packaging comprising 5 Pounds George B380 serial number QM10 010003 from C153 set given that the notes in this set start from serial number QM10 010001. Also 10 Pounds Charles B382 serial number QM10 000003 from C154 set. Together with a 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 serial number QM10 000003 from C155 set. A very desirable LOW numbered 3- denomination set of this type certain to attract attention by both dealers and collectors alike
£340 London Coins : A169 : Lot 90 : Bank of England Lowther Special prefix QM10 with partially matching VERY LOW serial numbers and 3rd ... London Coins : A169 : Lot 90 : Bank of England Lowther Special prefix QM10 with partially matching VERY LOW serial numbers and 3rd ...

Auction 169
English Banknotes (12) comprising (1) s Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, (2) s QE2 pictorial & The Duke Of Wellington, B336 "L" Reverse issue 1973, series AU73 328042, GEF and Ten Pounds Lion & Key, B326 issued 1971, series C36 986665, GVF, Page (4) QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac , B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The , B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & , B346 issued 1980, a near number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George , B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles , a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with s QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
£140 London Coins : A169 : Lot 16 : Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 44... London Coins : A169 : Lot 16 : Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 44...

Auction 169
English Banknotes matching FIRST RUN LOW serial number pair 5 and 10 Pounds (2) both UNC comprising 5 Pounds QE2 & George B369 Turquoise Crown at upper right issue 1999 serial number EA01 000964 together with 10 Pounds QE2 & Charles B369 Orange-brown Denomination at upper right on obverse and reverse issue 1993 serial number DD01 000964.
£70 London Coins : A169 : Lot 24 : Bank of England matching FIRST RUN LOW serial number pair 5 and 10 Pounds (2) both UNC comprising 5 ... London Coins : A169 : Lot 24 : Bank of England matching FIRST RUN LOW serial number pair 5 and 10 Pounds (2) both UNC comprising 5 ...

Auction 167
English Banknotes early to modern issues (23) in various grades VF to UNC comprising 1 Pounds World War II Emergency B249 issue 1940 serial number R14D 516937. Britannia medallion 1950's notes (2) including 10 Shillings B266 Red-Brown issue serial number S45Z 102908 and 1 Pound Green B268 serial number N21C 145996. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key B280 symbols issue 1961 serial number J58 327803. 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issue 1963 prefix D07 . 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B309 issue 1967 prefix 18U. 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B322 issue 1970 prefix BT79. 1 Pound Sir Isaac B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (2) prefix CU76 along with DW47 in a Raffles presentation wallet. 10 Pounds B354 L Reverse issue 1988 prefix ET57. (5) including 5 Pounds George B364 Crown at upper right issues 1963 (3) prefixes BH33, BH79 & BK22 along with 10 Pounds Charles B369 Denomination at upper right issue 1993 prefix JH06 and 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B375 issue 1994 prefix AL29. (4) including 5 Pounds Elizabeth Fry B343 prefix JA39 and B395 (2) prefixes HD30 & HJ08 along with 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST series prefix AA37. 10 Pounds Charles B400 issue 2004 prefix EA78. 5 Pounds B414 issues 2016 (3) prefixes include FIRST series AA17 & AA33 along with AC28.
£150

Auction 166
English Banknotes (21) in mostly very high grades comprising Kentfield issues 5 Pounds QE2 & George issues (8) including 1991 issue B362 prefix S35, 1993 issues B364 a set of 4 notes AK77 402306 - AK77 402306 and a Special edition 1997 Hong Kong H issues consecutive pair (2) serial numbers HK97 903081 & HK97 903082. 10 Pounds (6) including QE2 pictorial & B360 L reverse issue FIRST RUN serial number KN01 643675, QE2 & Charles 1992 issues B366 (4) consisting of a consecutive pair A05 092356 & A05 092357 and a consecutive pair A13 862281 & A13 862282 and a 1993 issue B369 issue prefix DD17. 20 Pounds (7) including B371 issue 1991 prefix T25 along with 1994 issues B375 (6) including a consecutive set of 4 notes serial numbers BA59 418416 - BA59 418419 amongst prefixes BH27 & CH54. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 serial number D21 347358
£400

Auction 166
English Banknotes (25) mostly about UNC - UNC comprising (16) consisting of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac B341 W reverse issues 1981 (11) including a FIRST RUN series AN01 405701 along with a ly numbered set of 10 notes CT64 638741 - CT64 638750. 5 Pounds 2 QE2 pictorial & The (3) including B345 L reverse issues 1987 (2) a consecutively numbered pair RC69 575522 - RC69 57552 along with B343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JT05. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & B346 issues 1980 (2) a consecutively numbered pair Z33 741864 - Z33 741865. (7) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 (2) serial numbers SB64 987301 & SC80 375955. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & George B357 issues 1990 (2) including a FIRST RUN from circulation serial number A01 284965 along with A14 752259. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B354 L Reverse issue 1988 LAST series JR01 866929. 5 pounds QE2 pictorial & B364 issues 1993 (2) a consecutively numbered pair CK13 753788 & CK13 753789. (2) including 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Charles B382 issue 1999 a FIRST RUN from circulation and a LOW number KL01 000469. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AC68 364305
£250

Auction 166
English Banknotes (30) in mixed grades including some very high ones comprising O'Brien (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) B281 prefix R15 and B282 prefix 27S along with 10 Shillings QE2 & seated Britannia B286 First series prefix A25. 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (3) including B288 prefix B68T & B292 (2) First series prefix A61N along with E86U QE2 & seated Britannia issues (2) including 1 Pound B305 prefix T34A and 10 Shillings B310 LAST series prefix D03N. 1 Pounds (7) including QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) prefixes HW16, HX17 and CX33 and along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac B337 prefix A05. 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 prefix DX03. QE2 pictorial issues (2) including The 5 Pounds B353 prefix SB27 and 10 Pounds B354 LAST series prefix JR35. QE2 pictorial issues (4) including George 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15, Charles 10 Pounds B366 prefix B70 and Michael Faraday 20 Pounds B375 (2) prefixes CD55 and AL46. Kentfield 50 Pounds Sir John Houblon Silver Tudor Foil B377 issues (2) prefixes C05 & C18. QE2 pictorial issues (6) including 5 Pounds (3) B380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles Dickens B382 prefix KL07 and Charles B390 prefix AJ12. 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51.
£250 London Coins : A166 : Lot 76 : Bank of England (30) in mixed grades including some very high ones comprising O'Brien (3) inclu... London Coins : A166 : Lot 76 : Bank of England (30) in mixed grades including some very high ones comprising O'Brien (3) inclu...

Auction 165
English Banknotes (12) comprising (1) s Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, (2) s QE2 pictorial & The Duke Of Wellington, B336 "L" Reverse issue 1973, series AU73 328042, GEF and Ten Pounds Lion & Key, B326 issued 1971, series C36 986665, GVF, Page (4) QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac , B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The , B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & , B346 issued 1980, a near number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George , B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles , a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with s QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
£95 London Coins : A165 : Lot 108 : Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 44... London Coins : A165 : Lot 108 : Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 44...

Auction 161
English Banknotes Debden Sets (20), C157 (3) Last & First issued 2000, 10 Pounds pair, last & first with prefixes LA80 & AA01 and matching serial numbers, C169 (2) Royal celebration pair issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds uncut pair with matching serial numbers HM02/HM03 000394, C162 (2) Last & First issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds pair, last & first Fry with prefixes EJ90 & HA01 and matching serial numbers, C142 (1) First & Special run issued 1999, pair 5 Pounds signed Lowther & EA01/DL99 999000, C122a (6) Hong Kong h issued 1997, Kentfield 5 Pounds prefix HK97, 4 notes in presentation folders and 2 notes in presentation booklets, C149 (2) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 5 Pounds prefix YR20, C150 (5) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds prefix YR20, one of these has no presentation folder or cover, nice of Debden sets
£650

Auction 161
English Banknotes of litho-prints and other printed material mostly depicting original designs of scenes and faces found on Bank of England notes, including a set of 4 limited edition prints of Sir John Houblon, Michael Faraday, Charles & George taken from the original drawings by Roger Withington set number 262 of only 500 sets, a set of 8 very large prints taken from paintings and illustrations by Harry Eccleston OBE, showing master portrait of Sir , preliminary illustration of Sir Isaac , pencil & wash drawing of the , William , master drawing of , Romeo & Juliet balcony scene from the reverse of the £20, master illustration for the reverse of the £5 issued from 1971 & master drawing in pencil & wash showing Florence Nightingale ministering to the sick, a further set of 7 smaller prints (A4) of drawings and designs also by Harry Eccleston OBE also showing images and vignette's from Bank of England banknotes, a set of 9 banking related prints many showing images of the Bank of England, a largescale sheet showing 4 different illustrations of Britannia found on Bank of England notes, number 179 of 500 issued, also copies of the Daily Mail from 1912 and 2 newspaper copies from the second world war, Daily Express dated 1941 and News Chronicle dated 1941, a very attractive and interesting lot
£220

Auction 149
English Banknotes Coin and Banknote Sets (2) II 70th Birthday 1997 £10 HM70 000306 UNC and Crown 1996 Silver Proof FDC boxed as issued, Queen Mother Centenary 2000 £10 QM10 000323 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2000 Silver Proof FDC in the wallet of issue, along with note issues in wallets (6) The UK Royal Triplet E series £20, £10 and £5 matched umbers BE98 000780 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Sheet Press' AC01, AC02 and AC03 000897 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Web Press' AB16, AB17 and AB18 999935 UNC in the wallet of issue, A Royal Celebration Five Pounds Lowther two notes on a mini-sheet HM02 and HM03 000297 UNC in the wallet of issue, s Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the wallet of issue, also limited edition C121 of 8 notes, matching numbers from BH25-28 & BH33-36 000136, UNC
£600

Auction 144
English Banknotes banknote books printed by Debdens (5), gives information for the £5, £10, Faraday £20, Wren £50 and the Houblon £50, as issued
£10

Auction 125
English Banknotes Books (10) 'The Story of the St.Paul's Drawing on the reverse of the £50 Note' , 'The New £50 Note and Sir John Houblon', 'The New £20 Note and Michael Faraday', 'The New £10 Note and Charles ', 'The New £5 Note and George , by Debden Security Printing, 'The Money-makers International' by W.Kranister, Amusing, Shocking, Informing:- The 's Cartoons and Caricatures, Britannia Quarterly July 1993 and June 1981, 1985 Portals Holdings PLC Report and Accounts all in good condition
£20

Auction 120
English Banknotes accumulation (54) face value £240.50, all high grades, portrait 10/- to (7), portrait £1 (3), £1 (19), £5 (5) to , £5 (4), Fry £5 (4), Nightingale £10 & Gill £10, £10 (3
£320

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