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Somerset Bank Of England Shakespeare : English Banknotes

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Auction 168
English Banknotes 5, 10 and 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial series , & (31) an interesting amalgamation of notes in various grades VF - GVF to EF - GEF. Comprising 5 Pounds Page The (5) including B332 Blue 0.5mm Metal Thread issued 1971 (2) prefixes H47 & H89. Together with the later L Reverse (Lithography) 1973 issues (3) consisting of B334 prefix 39K and B336 (2) prefixes AR69 and BT59. Also, Somerset (16) consisting of 5 Pounds The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse (Lithography) issued 1980 (7) including prefixes EN75, JS74, JW49, KX13, LR32, LY47 & LY81. 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse (Lithography) issued 1984 (4) prefixes AX89, CS02, CS31 and CX51. And 20 Pounds William B351 Purple/Green 1mm Windowed Thread issued 1984 (5) prefixes 55A, 15B, 18B, 50B and 60J. Together with Gill (10) including a 5 Pounds The Duke of Wellington B353 L Reverse (Lithography) 1mm Security Thread issued 1988 prefix SC34. 10 Pounds Florence Nightingale B354 L Reverse (Lithography) issued 1988 (4) prefixes EY29, DZ62, ET68 accompanied by a LAST SERIES prefix JR35. And 20 Pounds William Shakespeare B351 Purple/Green 1mm Windowed Thread issued 1988 (5) prefixes 27L, 75N, 21R, 56R & 37W. A varied and interesting group
£350

Auction 167
English Banknotes a of , O'Brien, , , and issues mostly 5 Pounds along with a 1 and 20 Pounds (59) all in various grades average VF - GVF some better comprising Peppiatt (2) including a 5 Pounds note B241 with interesting prefix as number in the serial number B/241 00634 dated 5th July 1938 branch issue along with 1 Pound World War II Emergency issue B249 issue 1940 prefix D09H. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key 1957 issues including examples of the 2 different varieties and including a few FIRST and LAST series notes and some of the prefixes very low and high near to first run (52) comprising B277&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B277 Shaded symbol (34) prefixes A02, A05, A17, A26, A32, A42, A64, A65, A90, B05, B16, B21, B27, B31, B36, B37, B46, B58, B82, C39, C45, C59, C65, C97, D06, D15, D20, D22, D28, D45, D83, D90, D92 and E36. Also the B280 White Symbol (18) prefixes H09, H17 (2), H18 (2), H52, H57, H65, H83, J16, J72, J78, J79, K10, K20, K32, K43 (2). Fforde 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B314 issue 1967 prefix 69C. 5 Pounds QE2 & The B343 L Reverse issue 1980 prefix KZ56. Gill 20 Pounds QE2 & William B355 issue 1988 prefix 75M. And Bailey and Salmon 5 pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry (2) B398 issue 2004 prefix LC83 and B407 issue 2012 prefix MA29. An attractive group
£360

Auction 166
English Banknotes & (82) in mixed grades comprising Treasury 1 Pound T31 issue 1923 serial number J1/96 817403. Along with Bank of England issues comprising 10 Shillings B210 issue 1928 serial number W83 635086. (2) 10 Shillings B223 issue 1930 LAST series K08 927816 and 1 Pound Green B225 issue 1930 LAST series Z21 271136. (7) including 10 Shillings (2) a 1934 issue B236 prefix 27R and an Emergency Mauve issue 1940 prefix K73D along with 1 Pounds (5) including 1934 Pre World War II issues B238 prefix 84L and B239 prefix J15A, an Emergency Blue-Pink issue 1940 prefix A28D and post World War II issues B260 prefixes B50B & LAST series H11B. 10 Shillings B266 issues 1950 (2) prefixes L35Z & O28Z. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings (3) B271 issue 1955 prefix B04Z along with QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issues 1961 (2) prefixes J87 & FIRST series A10 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1960 issues (4) including B282 prefix 29J along with B284 (3) serial numbers B04N 551826, B64N 572320 & B64N 577777. 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B294 issues 1963 (2) prefixes W61 & Z02. QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (25) including 1 Pound B307&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B307 prefix U26E 10 Shillings B309 a trio serial numbers 75S 054374 - 75S 054376 and B310 (21) including prefixes A09N,A19N, a consecutive set of 8 notes B64N 838033 - B64N 838040, C42N, a consecutive pair D01N 089037 & D01N 089038, LAST series D15N, D37N and D36N including a consecutive set of 5 notes D36N 033541 - D36N 033541 along with D36N 467950. (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 portrait and seated Britannia 1970 issues (9) issues B323 (2) a consecutive pair MW11 419588 & MW11 419589 along with B322 (7) prefixes include a consecutive pair CY37 462251 CY37 462252, ET66 and a consecutive set of 4 notes HX02 090663 - HX02 090666. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial and The 1973 L Reverse issues (4) including B334 (2) prefixes 73L & 89R and a consecutive pair B336 series B59 572053 - BT59 572054. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William B328 Purple issue 1970 prefix D24 359556. (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac B341 W Reverse 1981 issues (9) includes a consecutive set of 5 notes CY56 432207 - 432211 amongst prefixes BY29, DY01, DY02 and LAST RUN DY21 734755. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issues 1980 (2) prefixes KX13 & EU15. 10 Pounds (2) including L reverse issue 1984 B348 prefix AY17 and a L reverse Windowed thread (Stardust thread) issue 1987 B349 prefix CT58. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir B352 issue 1981 serial number B30 070658. (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 prefixes SC32 & SC88. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & B354 L reverse issue 1988 prefix HS41. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 Purple & Green issue 1988 prefix 14S. (3) including 10 Pounds B360 L reverse issue 1991 prefix KN15 and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher Wren B361 issues 1991 serial numbers E24 902897 & E09 637272. Includes Scotland 1 Pounds (4) from The plc & plc.
£500

Auction 166
English Banknotes (11) in mostly high grades comprising 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William B318 issue 1970 FIRST RUN serial number A01 823230. (5) comprising 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The B334 L Reverse issues 1973 (2) a ly numbered pair serial numbers 62D 506498 & 62D 506499, 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & B330 issues 1975 (2) serial numbers D73 153462 & H75 395905 along with 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B328 issue 1970 FIRST series A11 468925. (5) comprising 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issue 1980 serial number KY13 977025, 10 Pounds QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale B347 issue 1980 serial number 25K 109843, 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare (2) including B350 Purple issue 1981 serial number H68 839442 and the redesigned now Purple & Green and with a new watermark & 1mm Windowed Thread B351 issue 1984 serial number 42A 850799 and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir B352 Contoured thread issue 1981 serial number A02 065412
£380 London Coins : A166 : Lot 64 : Bank of England (11) in mostly high grades comprising Fforde 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William S... London Coins : A166 : Lot 64 : Bank of England (11) in mostly high grades comprising Fforde 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William S...

Auction 166
English Banknotes s QE2 pictorial & William B351 Purple & Green issue 1984 FIRST RUN LOW NUMBER 01A 000351 in a holder and graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ, Exceptional Paper Quality. A very Scarce Pictorial Series D banknote with this LOW collectible number featuring H.M. II at right and a St. George slaying the dragon medallion in the underprint at centre on obverse along with a statue of William Shakespeare on reverse with an illustration of Romeo & Juliet in the underprint. Plate-printed at the Works, Debden, and watermarked William Shakespeare's head
£220 London Coins : A166 : Lot 72 : Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B351 Purple & Green issue 1984 FI... London Coins : A166 : Lot 72 : Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B351 Purple & Green issue 1984 FI...

Auction 166
English Banknotes (26) in mixed grades comprising World War 2 Emergency issue 1 Pounds B249 issues 1940 (2) prefixes R91H & N27E. (3) including 10 Shillings (2) B265 issue 1950 prefix 20C and B266 issue 1950 prefix E02Z along with 1 Pound Green B268 issue 1950 prefix C07C. O'Brien (2) including 1 Pound Green B273 issue 1955 prefix S05K and 5 Pounds Lion & Key B280 Symbol issue 1961 prefix J08. (6) including 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1963 issues (2) B295 prefix 02J and a issue B296 prefix M30, 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issues 1963 (2) prefixes J08T and D25N and 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) prefixes A29 & A43. (2) including 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B2310 issue 1967 prefix A98N and 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B301issue 1967 prefix J10Z. (4) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac issue 1978 (2) B337 prefix X49 and B339 prefix 45H, 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The B336 L Reverse issue 1973 prefix AR51 and 10 Pounds Lion & Key B331 Replacement issue 1975 FIRST RUN serial number M01 452067. (6) including 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 issue 1981 prefix AN65, 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issue 1980 prefix KX79, 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & B348 L Reverse issue 1984 prefix BR71, 20 pounds QE2 pictorial & William B351 issues 1984 (2) prefixes 39A & 22C and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir B352 issue 1981 prefix B16. 5 Pounds QE2 & George B362 Crown at top right issue 1991 prefix S43.
£200

Auction 165
English Banknotes over £260 face value mostly £20 and £10 from circulation and including £20 1984 B351 first run 01A 071562 VF, along with coins these mostly late 20th century issues including a few UK £1 and £2 presentation packs (lot)
£320

Auction 165
English Banknotes (3) group comprising s (2) QE2 & William , the first being B351 issued 1984, series 22A 903276, about UNC and the second B350 issued 1981, first series E64 800961 VF, along with s QE2 & Sir , B352 Contoured Issuer 1981 first run series A01 121899, about UNC and scarce
£180 London Coins : A165 : Lot 113 : Bank of England (3) Somerset group comprising Twenty Pounds (2) QE2 & William Shakespeare, the f... London Coins : A165 : Lot 113 : Bank of England (3) Somerset group comprising Twenty Pounds (2) QE2 & William Shakespeare, the f...

Auction 165
English Banknotes (11) comprising a set of 9 ly numbered s QE2 & Seated Britannia B309 Red/Brown issue 1967, series from 65S 236389 to 65S 236397 all UNC. Along with s QE2 and Elizabeth Fry B398 issue 2004 series KK68 401988 about VF and s QE2 pictorial & William B351 Windowed thread issue 1984, series 59E 248953, Fine
£48 London Coins : A165 : Lot 97 : Bank of England (11) comprising a set of 9 consecutively numbered Ten Shillings QE2 & Seated Bri... London Coins : A165 : Lot 97 : Bank of England (11) comprising a set of 9 consecutively numbered Ten Shillings QE2 & Seated Bri...

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