Ten Pounds (3) Hollom, Page and Somerset EF-Unc, Five Pounds (7) O'Brien Lion and Key (1), Hollom (3), Page Wellington (1) VF-AU, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue VF, O'Brien W34K 845005 VF, Britannia in Circle (20) Hollom & O'Brien generally EF or better, Isaac Newton (21) these generally AU-Unc some consecutive, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (2) F-VF, Britannia front left (4) F-VF, Britannia in circle on the back (11) VF-AU
Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 (6) five being AU-Unc the other VG, HollomB295 Unc, FfordeB309 (2) AU-Unc, Fforde B310 (20) these mostly in Unc, includes consecutives. One Pounds O'Brien B281 VF and B282 Unc, Fforde B305 (10) a consecutive run Unc, PageB322 (20) two consecutive number runs Unc, Page Isaac NewtonB337 (21) one VF others generally AU-Unc many consecutive, B339 (13) AU-Unc, SomersetB341 (40) one VF the others AU-Unc along with Page One Pounds (9) various types F-AU. Five Pounds Fforde B314 GVF and KentfieldB364 HK97 191004 AU
A collection in an album TreasuryTen Shillings 1922 T30 K/79 45792 Fine, One PoundBradbury 1917 T16 A/76 798706 about Fine, Warren Fisher 1919 T24 U/88 701061 aVF one or two pinholes. Bank of England Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve K51D 706121 about Fine, Hollom (2) Prefix N40 and R48 both VF, Fforde 47U 583969 GVF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue U28D 545801 Fine, Peppiatt Green 1948 B260 Z99A Fine, Beale 1950 B260 B26C Fine, O'Brien 1955 B273 C75L Fine, Somerset DX11 014009 Fine, Five Pounds George Stephenson reverse Kentfield (3) EF-Unc, Gill (2) consecutive numbers D24 002006 and 002007 Unc, Elizabeth Fry Lowther (2) consecutive numbers HD41 751091 and 751092 Unc, Winston Churchill Cleland (9) Unc including consecutive number runs, Ten Pounds Hollom A14 482465 VF, Charles DarwinBailey (5) AU-Unc including two consecutive pairs, Jane Austen Cleland (5) Unc consecutive runs a three and a two, Twenty Pounds Bailey AD27 835409 AU, Turner reverse Cleland (3) Unc two being a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key B277 last series E33 680991 EF, Five Pounds Somerset 1980 B343 LW69 prefix VF, One Pounds Peppiatt Blues 1940 B249 (6) F-VF including some consecutives, Ten Shillings O'Brien and Hollom (5) from circulation along with a modern group from circulation (18). Italy 1000 Lire Pick 101 AU, British Isles One Pounds (13), B of E £10 Bailey, US Dollars (2)
Bank of England (20) PeppiattTen Shillings Mauve B251 X92D 284863 UNC, O'Brien Ten Shillings Series A Britannia B271 (3) B32Z 445476 First Series A/UNC, Z21X 012161 Last Series A/UNC, Z54X 819951 Last Series Fine, Page (4) Five Pounds (3) Series C Portrait B324 83E 024797 EF, Duke of WellingtonB334 (2) 29E 131504 NEF, and 34U 687070 A/UNC, One Pound Sir Isaac NewtonB337 K03 623728 NEF, Somerset (7) Five Pounds B343 a consecutive pair LN60 918579 and LN60 918580 UNC, One Pound Series D Pictorial B341 (5) a consecutive pair CW83 467687 and CW 83 467688 GEF and A/UNC, along with DS38 974549 GVF, DW51 163484 Fine with one pinhole and DW78 695656 Fine, Kentfield (5) Ten Pounds (3) B369 (3) HA43 638669 and HA43 638670 a consecutive pair both UNC each with a small counting flick, and HA43 638688 A/UNC, Five Pounds B364 (2) CK53 254182 and CK53 254183 a consecutive pair the first with a slight surface deposit A/UNC, the second UNC, Lowther Five Pounds B395 HH63 731681 UNC
Five Pounds O'Brien - Lion & Key (3) SHADED £5 symbol reverse - 1957 to 61 - Helmeted Britannia front -last series consecutive numbers E01 536542, E01 536542, E01 536544 , all Good EF
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
Five Pounds Page (4) B332 (3) B14 025588 Fine, C64 248222 NVF, H84 844579 NVF and B334 (1) 89N 818020 NEF, One Pound (47) BealeB268 (1) NVF, O'Brien B273 (1) Fine or better with some folds, O'Brien BB282 (1) NVF, HollomB288 (6) GVF to EF includes J76S 413972 and J76S 413973 consecutives EF with folds, FfordeB305 (1) EF, Page (16) B320 (15) prefixes W32E to Z83H includes Z37B 600000 Good Fine with some folds, and Y84E 819400 (highest prefix number) NEF, this group mostly VF to EF, Page B321 W22M GEF with heavy counting flick, SomersetB341 (20) Prefixes ranging from AT28 to CY79 includes radar number CW22 449944 About EF, this group mostly EF to UNC includes some consecutives
Bank of England along with a Wales Black Bull 5 Swllt-Shillings (12) in various grades VG to GVF comprising a Five Pounds O'Brien White note B276 dated 5th August 1955 serial number A44A 007471. A pair of the Peppiatt Second issue World War II Emergency 1940 issues (2) including a 10 Shillings B251 Mauve series Z71D 814200 and the 1 Pound B249 Blue/Pink series H34H 753086. A pair of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait FfordeB310 issues (2) last series prefixes D16N and D27N. A consecutively numbered trio of 1 Pounds QE2 portrait PageB322 (3) last series HZ 32 041070 - HZ32 041072. Together with another consecutive trio 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial SomersetB341 W Reverse (3) series AY54 357391 - AY54 357393.
Bank of England O'Brien a fine collection in album (25) in mixed high grades comprising a Five PoundWhite Note B275 dated 9th April 1955 series Z42 066765 along with One Pounds Green 1955 (24) including B274Replacement issues (3) series S76S 558704, S91S 072052 & S16T 727767 and B273 issues (21) several of which in consecutive pairs or near consecutive sets prefixes include M94J, S25J, O49J, T29J, Z70J, C20K, E74K, E75K, E80K, J73K, K76K, L34K, L55K, R63K, A98L and D94L
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key (6) including B277 shaded symbol issues 1957 a consecutive trio FIRST series A30 191682 - A30 191684 EF-GEF and B280white symbol issues 1961 a consecutive trio FIRST series H96 808598 - H96 808600 about UNC
Bank of EnglandTen Shillings to Five Pounds (36) a mixed mostly high grades group comprising Ten Shillings B271 Red/Brown issues 1955 (5) a consecutive set of 4 notes series W98Y 629125 to W98Y 629128 and series X24Y 726915. Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia (10) Fforde 1967 issues (4) including B309 (2) series 90S 691882 & first series 89R 494317 and B310 issues (2) consecutive set A81N 259209 & A81N 259210, Hollom 1963 issues (3) including B295 prefix 86N and B294 prefixes U61 &X27 and O'Brien issues 1961 (3) close serial numbers all prefix E20. One Pounds Green O'Brien B273 issues 1955 (13) prefixes T89K, Y19J, Y90J, L73J, J73L, J16L, C46L, H25L, H51L, E05L, E94L, C12L and D35L. One Pounds Green BealeB268 issue 1950 (3) prefixes D63C, K28B and first series H44B. One Pounds O'Brien QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B282 issues 1960 (4) a consecutive set of 4 notes series 46K 252377 to 46K 252380. Along with Five Pounds WhiteB276 dated 16th September 1955 series A80A 061908
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key B277 £5 Shaded Symbol issues 1957 (4) GEF - about UNC comprising FIRST series A86 920181 along with a consecutive pair A12 514221 & A12 514222 and LAST series E06 350669
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (16) issued 1957, including two consecutively numbered pairs series D88 449006 - D88 449007 and D70 687038 - D70 687039, also first and last series notes, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), good EF to Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (3) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered run series B14A 093698 & B14A 093700, these 3 notes being consecutive to the previous pair, (Pick345), first 2 are Uncirculated the last note good EF to aUNC
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093694 & B14A 093695, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093696 & B14A 093697, these 2 notes being consecutive to the previous pair, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093683 & B14A 093684, these 2 notes being consecutive to the previous pair, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds O'Brien white note (2) B276 dated 25th October 1955, a consecutively numbered pair series B14A 093681 & B14A 093682, (Pick345), Uncirculated and scarce as a consecutive pair
Five Pounds (24), O'Brien Lion & Key (3), Fforde (1), Page first issue (1), Somerset (4), Gill (3) and Kentfield (12), FIRST & LAST runs seen, first & last series seen, consecutive numbers seen, most about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (2) issued 1957, a consecutively numbered pair first series A86 133511 & A86 133512, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), about Uncirculated
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 (3) issued 1957, a consecutively numbered run series B35 435016 to B35 435018, Helmeted Britannia at left, Lion & Key reverse, (Pick371a), EF
Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse, issued 1957, a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes A55227411 & A55 227412, (Pick371a), good EF
Five pounds (6), O'Brien (4) white notes B275, a consecutively numbered series Y88 028238 - Y88 028241 dated 5th February 1955, all VF and Beale (2) white notes B270 dated 23rd May 1950 & 29th October 1951 series R58 086055 & W10 031048, Fine
GB (15) Five Pounds (12) O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse, issued 1957, including 'A' prefix (8), plus other GB (3), One Pound (2) O'Brien B273 pair of consecutive notes issued 1955 and Peppiatt 10 Shillings B262 issued 1948, mixed grades generally VF, a few with ink annotations
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (4) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, consecutive numbered First Series notes H73 120205 to H73 120208, light signs of handling, almost UNC
Five pounds O'Brien B277 (3) Helmeted Britannia issued 1957 a consecutively numbered last series with first prefix E01 all about UNC also Hollom £10 GEF and Fforde £10 in UNC
Ten Pounds Page (4) B326 UNC consecutives, Ten Pounds HollomB299 (3) VF to EF one with an inked number on the obverse, Five Pounds Hollom B297 (3) VF to EF, Five Pounds Fforde (15) B312 and B314 EF to UNC, Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Fine, Ten Shillings Hollom B295 (66) EF to UNC, Fforde (52) B309 and B310 mostly UNC , many groups of consecutives, one note with an inked figure on the obverse, plus Scotland (12) Five Pounds (2), One Pound (10) various banks, in mixed grades, Isle of Man Fifty Pence 1969 issue Fine
Five pounds O'Brien B277 (5) Helmeted Britannia issued 1957 a consecutively numbered last series with first prefix E01 536556 to E01 536560 (edge stains on last note only), about UNC to UNC
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (2) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, a consecutively numbered pair last series K40 694125 & K40 694126, almost EF
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (5) a consecutively numbered run dated 9th September 1955 series A74A 066340 to A74A 066344, one has inked numbers reverse & the others have light edge stains at left, VF
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (3) a consecutively numbered trio dated 13th July 1955 series A24A 088793 to A24A 088795 (this one has tiny printers ink marks on reverse), first note GVF the others about EF
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (2) a consecutively numbered pair dated 13th July 1955 series A24A 088789 & A24A 088790 (this one has tiny printers ink marks on reverse), about EF,
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (3) a consecutively numbered trio dated 24th June 1955 series A08A 032295 to A08A 032297, one has a small inked number on reverse, GVF
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (2) a consecutively numbered pair dated 13th July 1955 series A24A 088781 & A24A 088782, tiny print marks on one, about EF
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (2) a consecutively numbered pair dated 27th September 1955 series A89A 071546 & A89A 071547, one with tiny edge stain, GVF
Five pounds O'Brien whiteB276 (2) a consecutively numbered pair dated 22nd October 1955 series B12A 072895 small marks & a dirt crease on reverse VF & B12A 072896 GVF
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (4) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, consecutive numbered series J98 219287 to J88 219290, GEF to about UNC
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (4) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, consecutive numbered last series K44 446625 to K44 446628 (last prefix for this series only runs to K45), GVF to EF
Five Pounds O'Brien B280 (2) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1961, first series consecutive numbers H72 927817 & H72 927818, GEF
A small and useful collectionFive Pounds Peppiatt 18th April 1945, 10/- Warren Fisher, others 10/- to £10 back to O'Brien including Mauve 10/- and Peppiatt Blue Shades One Pounds and a consecutive number pair of Lion and key Five Pounds, along with a small group of Scottish notes these dating back to 1946 (69 notes) mixed grades some Unc
Five pounds O'Brien Helmeted Britannia (6) B277 (3) and B280 (3) issued 1957 to 1961, series B68consecutive pair, D21, J94 (3) including a consecutive pair, average GVF to EF, some better
Five pounds O'BrienB277 (3) Helmeted Britannia at right, Lion & Key reverse issued 1957, a consecutive run C55 778011 to C55 778013, small stain upper right, EF-GEF
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