British Armed Forces (9) One Pound First series Pick sM15a">Pick sM15a, Fine with some spots in the border, Ten Shillings Second series, watermarked paper, Pick sM21bEF, Two Shillings and Sixpence First issue Pick sM12 Fine, One Shilling (3) Second series, with metal security strip, Pick sM18a (2) A/UNC and UNC, Fourth series, cancelled remainder with two punched holes Pick M32b UNC, Threepence (3) First series Pick sM9a, EF with some small spots, Second series (2) the first NEF with a tiny pinhole near the edge, the second VF, and GB Military Authority Sixpence Pick sM1 UNC, scarce, USA Military Payment certificate 50 Cents series 471 Fine with some spots
British Armed Forces (13) Five Pounds 2nd Series UNC, One Pound (4) 2nd Series UNC, 3rd Series (2) UNC, 4th Series UNC, Ten Shillings 3rd Series UNC with punch holes, Five Shillings 2nd series UNC with punch holes, One Shilling 3rd series UNC with punch holes, Threepence 2nd series VG, Fifty Pence 6th series UNC, Ten Pence 6th series UNC, Five Pence 6th series UNC, USA Military Payment certificate series 481 VG, along with World Banknotes (19) includes issues from Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Malaya, Algeria and Egypt, most are wartime issues, in mixed grades
One Pound (7) Peppiatt blue B249 B12E 018335 Fine, Peppiatt B260 D56B 070000 Near Fine with a staple hole and a small tear on the top edge, PageB340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, FfordeB310 (4) B06N 421684 EF, C23N 611660 GVF, D09N 015396 NVF, D12N 045306 GVF, Isle of Man Ten Pounds undated 1998 issue, signature Shimmin, 142mm x 75mm Pick 44 VF, Northern Ireland - Ulster Bank Ltd (5) Ten Pounds 1997 issue Pick 198 signature Savage, NVF, Five Pounds 1986 issue Pick 326 Fine, Five Pounds George Best 2006 Pick 339 (2) UNC consecutively numbered GB 564370 and GB564730, One Pound 1976 issue Pick 325b EF, British Armed Forces (7) One Pound Second Series (2) AA/7 906351 and AA/7 936549 UNC, One Pound Fourth Series (5) all consecutives K/3 227886 to K/3 227890 inclusive UNC, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1977 issue Pick 336a B/24 670674 A/UNC, 1984 issues (2) consecutives D/1 393875 and D/1 393876 A/UNC, 1985 issue Pick 341 VG, World (5) Italy 500 Lire 1976 issue Pick 95 VG, Austria 1000 Kronen 1902 issue with red overprintPick 61 Fine, Russia 500 Roubles Pick 14 Fine, with fold at left, China 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 VG, Germany 100 Marks 1910 Pick 42 Near Fine, along with a group of Travellers Cheques (5) Barclays Bank £50, £20, £10, £5 and £2, issued 1960-1963, and cheques, some blank a mixed group (8) includes Hinckley Urban and Rural District Councils Joint Hospital Committee Fine, others in mixed grades
GB (11), British Armed Forces (5), World (16), comprising GB Bank of England (11) Five Pounds SalmonB407 LH01 782120 EF, One Pound (8) BealeB268 K19J 428234 Fine, HollomB288 A71Y 555285 Good Fine, FfordeReplacementB306 S46M 732818 Fine, Page Britannia B322 (2) ER42 475777 NVF and ES60 162512 Good Fine, Page B339 34H 134177 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) BR82 172168 Good Fine, and DR21 307858 EF, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien B271 J22Y 682337 Fine, Hollom B295 62L 429243, British Armed Forces (5) One Shilling 1946 First issue NVF, Sixpence 1946 First Issue (4) VF to GVF, World (16) Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1989 issue 22.2.1989 Pick 348a NVF, Austria (5) 100 Kronen 1912 with Deutchosterreich overprintPick 56 VG, 20 Kronen 2.Jan.1922 Pick 76 Fine, Ten Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 75 Fine, Two Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 74 Fine, 50 Schilling 1944 issue Pick 102b VG, Netherlands Gulden 1938 issue Pick 61 VG, Russia Three Chervotsa Pick 203a VG, Burma One Rupee (undated 1942) Pick 14 Fine, Zimbabwe (2) Five Dollars 1983 Pick 2cVF, Two Dollars 1994 issue Pick 1d Near Fine, Germany (5) 20 Marks 1914 with 7-digit serial number Pick 46b, VG, 500 Marks 2.12.1922 watermark Lattice Pick 81b Near Fine, 100000 Marks 1923 issue green paper Pick 91a Fine, One Mark 1944 issue, 9-digit serial number without F, Pick 192b Fine, Half Mark 1944 issue Pick 191 Fine, some of the GB issues with ink marks
British Armed Forces (2) a pair of 10 Shillings Pick M14a ND 1946 including serial number B/7 241428, Fine marginal tears pressed along with serial number B/1 109422, VF or about.
British Armed Forces & Military Authority (13) in various grades VF-GVF to UNC comprising B.M.A 1 Pound World War II Pick M6 ND 1943-45 series 41K 098289. Along with B.A.F ND 1946 issues (7) including 3 Pence Pick M9a (4), 6 Pence Pick M10a (2) and 1 Pound Pick M15a serial number A/1 006732. Also 2nd series ND1948 (5) including 2 Shillings 6 Pence Pick M19a (2) serial numbers DD/1 328931 and DD/1 462226 both with metal strip. Along with 5 Shillings (3) consisting of Pick M20a series CC/I 203631 paper with metal strip. Pick M20c series CC/1 146043 paper with watermark and red serial number. And Pick M20d Remainder series CD/1 959941 paper with watermark, red serial number and punch-hole cancelled twice. A desirable and collectible group
GB & World a very pleasing and wide collection in an album (60) in various grades Good/VG to UNC. Ranging from early Treasury & Bank of England issues to modern and including a group of ERROR notes. Comprising a Fisher Second issue Treasury 1 Pound T31 issued 1923 prefix L1/37. A Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1 Pounds (5) including the Emergency World War II B249 Blue/Pink issues (2) along with the regular Green Post-war B260 Threaded issues (3) prefixes U55A, W95A and X33A. An O'Brien Lion & Key 5 Pounds B277 Shaded Symbol 1957 prefix D33. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 1963 prefix C26. Fforde issues (4) including the Lion & Key 10 Pounds B316 prefix A58 and a selection of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait (3) including B309 first series prefix 81R and B310 prefixes B38N and last series D12N. A group of Page (10) including the 2 designs 1 Pounds QE2 portrait B320 1970 issues (5) a consecutive set Y45D 648139 - Y45D 648143 along with a consecutive set of the QE2 pictorial (5) series L34 259440 - L34 259444. Somerset (4) including a selection of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) close numbers prefix CY82 along with a 5 Pounds the Duke of WellingtonB343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JY66. Gill (2) including a 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B358 issue 1991 with a FIRST RUN and fairly low serial number A01 006715 along with a 5 Pounds. A Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B374 issue 1993 with a LOW FIRST RUN serial number X01 001439 given the first 1000 were not issued making this note number 439. A group of the new Polymer issues (6) including 5 Pounds Churchill B414 (4) with various prefixes and a consecutive pair of the 10 Pounds Jane Austen (2) prefix CD49. The group of ERROR notes include a Page 5 Pounds the Duke of Wellington B334 L Reverse issue 1973 with a partial offset mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. A Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 issue 1970 with a different serial numbers - BT06 788815 at top left and BT06 788825 at lower right. A Somerset 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse 1984 series AU46 984809 with a paper crease during printing in an acute angle across the Queen's picture, this note with 2 sets of small pinholes in the body of the note. And a 20 Pounds Kentfield B371 issue 1991 series T06 676486 with the obverse design with a Misaligned Printing causing signature and Bank's title to appear in incorrect position with a part of the bottom note's bank title to appear at bottom margin, also a part of the Queen's face misprinted with the arrow design at left. The world notes include issues from Brazil, China, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Germany and France along with a few British Armed Forces, World War 2 period Allied military notes and a set of Fantasy 'Hell Bank Notes' with matching serials E64865 and illustrations of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. An interesting and desirable selection certain to attract the attention of collectors and dealers alike
Treasury & Bank of England (9) in assorted mostly high grades ranging from VF-GVF to EF-UNC comprising Treasury 10 Shillings Fisher Second issue T30 Red serial No. omitted in prefix issued 1922 serial number P/55 343920. Along with Bank of England issues (6) consisting of O'Brien 10 Shillings B286 issue 1961 serial number B12 647593. Fforde 1967 issues (4) consisting of 10 Shillings (2) including B309 serial number 77Y 652749 & B310 serial number A66N 688409. 5 Pounds Fforde B312 FIRST series and an earlier prefix serial number R21 432253, considering series start with prefix R20. And 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 serial number A85 800160. Page 1 Pound B322 issue 1970 serial number HU73 770233. The lot also comes with a copy of the 'English Paper Money' 5th Edition by Vincent Duggleby and British Armed Forces notes (2) involving a 1 Pound Pick M22a 6th series ND 1948 paper with metal strip serial number AA/9 515707 along with 10 New Pence Pick M45 ND 1972 serial number A/5 105532. A varied and desirable lot
Bank of England modern Hollom, Page, Somerset, Gill, Kentfield & Lowther issues also some B.A.F Military special vouchers (33) mostly in about UNC to UNC includes a few lower grade examples comprising Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B295 prefix 54L. Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 last series HZ36. Somerset 1 Pounds Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W (Web-press) Reverse issues 1981 (19) includes some consecutively numbered pairs in the prefixes AR50, AS05, BT30, BU07, DX52, DT47, DW09, DX25, DX46, DX68, DX83, DN74, DW08, CY65, CZ75 and CN47. Gill (7) including 5 Pounds (6) consisting of The Duke of WellingtonB353 issues (4) prefxies RE61 and LAST series SE35, SE79 and SE85 along with George StephensonB357 (2) prefixes D31 and E61. 10 Pounds Florence NightingaleB354 L (Lithography) issue prefix DZ80. Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B375 prefix AD68. And Lowther 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix CC31. Also some British Armed Forces 6th Series Special vouchers 5 New Pence and 10 new Pence (2) prefixes A/5 and DD/10.
British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (52) a high grade mostly about UNC - UNC collection in an album comprising some scarcer issues as British Military Authority a set of 5 comprising including One Shilling Pick M2 series K, Two Shillings Six Pence Pick M3 series S, Five Shillings Pick M4 series K, Ten Shillings Pick M5 serial number 01S 867681 faint staining to centre right and One PoundPick M6 serial number 40R 458345. Along with British Armed Forces Special Vouchers comprising 1st Series One Shillings Pick M11 (2) and the Scarcer Two Shillings Six Pence Pick M12 serial number D/8 726263. 2nd series Six Pence Pick M18a with Metal security strip, Five Shillings (2) Pick M20a with Metal security strip series C/66 798860 along with Pick M20d punch hole cancelled, Ten Shillings Pick M21b series BB/7 249609, One Pounds Pick M22 (3) and Five Pounds Pick M23 (4). 3rd Series One Shilling Pick M28b punch holed, Ten Shillings Pick M26b punch holed and One Pounds Pick M29 (2). 4th Series One Shilling Pick M26b punch holed and One Pounds Pick M36 (4). And 6th Series including Five Pence Pick M44 (4), Ten Pences Pick M45 (11) includes a consecutive pair DD/10 000445 & DD/10 000446 and matching serials 000415 with prefixes A/1, A/2,A/3 & A/6 and Fifty Pences Pick M46 (7) including matching serials 000446 with prefixes B/1 & B/2 and 0000415 with prefixes B/1 & B/2
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 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 (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 (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
British Armed Forces (45) & British Military Authority (6) in Hendon album with slipcase, full set of BMA from 6 Pence to 1 Pound issued 1943 (PickM1 - PickM6), full set of BAF first series 3 Pence to 1 Pound issued 1946 (PickM9 - PickM15), 3 x full sets of second series 3 Pence to 5 Pounds issued 1948 (PickM16 - PickM23), a 1 Shilling, 10 Shillings and 1 Pound from both the third and fourth series, plus a few other duplicated notes, the majority are Uncirculated, viewing recommended
Bank of England & Treasury (149) in 2 Lindner albums, including a Mahonwhite 10 Pounds branch note MANCHESTER dated 1927, Harvey white 5 Pounds dated 1919 & Beale white 5 Pounds dated 1952 with RADAR serial number Y52 006600, Warren Fisher 1 Pound (7), T31 & T34, other Bank of England from Peppiatt to Bailey in denominations from 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds, consecutively numbered runs seen, also Provincial Banks and British Armed Forces notes, mixed grades and viewing highly recommended
British Armed Forces 2nd Series (11), a full set (8) issued 1948, 3 Pence to 5 Pounds, (PickM16 to PickM23), plus 3 other 2nd series notes, most in high grade with the majority Uncirculated
British Armed Forces in old tin (1000+) includes 2nd series £1 (68) and £5 (63), 3rd series £1 (40), 4th series £1 (24) plus bundles of 5 pence, 10 pence and 50 pence, mostly UNC
A collection in an album Fifty Pounds to Ten Shillings Peppiatt onwards over £540 face, plus British Armed Forces Pre-Decimal issues over £54 face, British Armed Forces Decimal Issues over £17 face, in mixed grades, includes many different types, in mixed grades, many EF or better
British Armed Forces 2 shillings & 6 pence issued 1956, series J/1 284079, 3rd series issued for use in the Suez region, PickM26a, almost VF and very scarce as an issued note
British Military Authority (7) 1943 issues for use in North Africa & later in Sicily by Allied Forces includes £1 PickM6a pressed EF, 10 shillings PickM5a about EF, 5 shillings PickM4a about UNC plus British Armed Forces (5) and USA MPC series 471 (5) these all Fine to VF
British Armed Forces 1 shilling issued 1946 with "--NAAFI CANTEENS ONLY" overprint-(used by T Force in Japan), PickM11b, cleaned & pressed Fine and scarce
Military Tokens (6) NAAFI Tokens (4) Egypt Quarter Piastre Red Plastic , Egypt Quarter Piastre Green Plastic, France Half Franc Type 3 in formica, France Half Franc Type 1 in formica, British Armed Forces Penny 19461946 in formica, Italy Five Cents Naples Allied Oficers Club, in mixed grades the green Egypt token witha burn mark
British Armed Forces First Series (5) One Pound, Ten Shillings, Five Shillings, Two Shillings and Sixpence, One Shilling UNC, Second Series (6) Ten Shillings, Five Shillings, Two Shillings and Sixpence, One Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence VF to EF
British Armed Forces (30) many varieties includes 1st series 3d GEF, 6d and 1/-, 2nd series 3d, 6d (2), 1/- (2), 2/6, 5/- (2) and 10 shilling plus later types, also includes Royal Mint folder with 3rd series 1/-, 5/- and 10/- punch-holed, some lower grades but mostly UNC
British Armed Forces Sixpence third series undated 1956 issue Unc or near Pick M25 along with Brass 3d coins 1940,41,42,43,44 these generally lustrous Unc
British Armed Forces 3rd series (2) issued 1956 for use in Suez, 6 pence Pick M25, faint print smudges, about UNC & 1 shilling PickM26a small edge tear GEF
British Armed Forces (12) a set with 6th series notes, varying prefixes but all with matching number 000732, comes with Coincraft certificate of Authenticity, UNC
British Armed Forces 3d 1st issue 1946 PickM9a EF+ plus assorted world WW2 issues (9) includes Malaya, France and Japan AMC plus Turkey 5 piastres 1916 VG, rest Fine to VF
A collection in an album comprising Twenty Pounds (3), Ten Pounds (5), Five Pounds (8), One Pound (123), Ten Shillings (18), British Armed Forces One Pound (6), Fifty Pence (2), Ten Pence (2), Five Pence (2) all but a small quantity in mint state or near so, British Military Authority One Shilling About Fine , South Africa 10 shilling Mafeking Siege note dated 1900, error with word "Commaning", Pick s654a About Fine with tape residue over a large proportion of the reverse of the note, ProvincialDartmouth General Bank one pound dated 1822 for John Hine and Henry Joseph Holdsworth, Grant957A a few pinholes Near Fine, Postal Orders (44) One Pound (1), Fifty Pence (43) all 1993 or later and with counterfoils, EF-UNC
British Armed Forces (7) 1st series all perforated SPECIMEN, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6/-, 5/-, 10/- & £1, last 4 notes all have zero serial numbers, PickM9s to PickM15s, average about EF, some better and scarce
British Armed Forces 3rd series (4) de la RueSPECIMEN set, 2/6 shilling green, 5/- orange, 10/- red & £1 brown, PickM26A, M27, M28 & M29, some abrasion & mounting residue reverse right edge, average EF-GEF and scarce
British Armed Forces (11) all 2nd series with watermark 1961 issues, 3d, 6d, 1/- (2), 2/6/-, 5/- (2), 10/- (2), £1 and £5, the 6d in Fine rest UNC, (3d, 10/- and £1 scarce varieties in high grade)
British Armed Forces (4) 2nd series 1948 issue Specimens (without over stamps or perforations), 2/6 shilling, 5 shilling, 10 shilling & £1 all with zero serial numbers, mounting residue reverse left edge, £1 has some slight edge damage, PickM19s to M22s,
British Armed Forces (11) all 2nd series with thread issued 1948, 3d, 6d (2), 1/-, 2/6/-, 5/- (3), 10/- (2) & £1, PickM16a to PickM22a, one 5/- EF rest UNC
British Armed Forces (16) PM20d 5 shillings (2), PM26a 1 shilling & PM28b 10 shillings (2), PM32b 1 shilling (2) & PM35b 10 shilling, these all with 2 punch-holes plus some other more common varieties, UNC
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