One PoundPeppiatt Blue H52H 738186 AU but with a light stain, Peppiatt W42W 937291 Unc, Beale J57J 840342 AU-Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve C32D 381771 VF, O'Brien Z47X 225749 VF
One PoundWarren Fisher 1919 T24 W/61 283333 better than Fine with some small holes around George V portrait. Five Pounds Page 1971 B324 (2) one AU the other VF. One Pounds Catterns N52 547518 Fine, Peppiatt Blue Y77D 503986 VF, Beale B25C 124674 Fine. Ten Shillings seated Britannia at left O'Brien W63Y 694924 VF small brown stain right edge
Ten Shillings Peppiatt & Beale Britannia medallion issues (5) in various grades VF - GVF to EF - GEF. including Peppiatt examples of each period including First Period B235 Red-brown issued 1934 a LAST series prefix A52 903741, pinholes. Second Period WW2 Emergency IssueB251 Mauve Metal threaded issued 1940 a first series prefix Z80D 166447. Third Period B256 Red-brown Unthreaded issued 1948 using up pre-war stockpiled banknotes and supplies of paper and serial number 47O 187401. And a Fourth Period B262 Red-brown Threaded issued 1948 serial number 78K 016780. Together with the Beale B265 Red-brown issued 1950 serial number 95D 590399
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc
A collection in an album Five Pounds WhiteBealeLondon 1 June 1949 N51 078308 EF, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key C33 027570 GVF, FfordeB314 03D prefix Unc, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue O64D prefix VF some faint brown stains, Beale K34C prefix about EF, O'Brien 1955 prefix O53J B273 Unc and B282 prefix 21A Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve X27D 670057 AU, O'Brien B271 1955 Unc, Fforde B310 prefix C43N Unc along with USA Dollar SERIES 1981 AU
Ten Shillings (20) PeppiattB262 (2), BealeB266 (13) includes three first runs Z28Z prefix (2) and Z98Z prefix, Beale B265 (3), O'Brien B271 (2) one Beale B266 NEF, the others About Fine to Fine, some with bankers annotations
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
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue Shades (2), Peppiatt Green prefix E49B and Beale prefix E23C. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (1), Beale B266 first series Z98Z 713999 (VF), O'Brien B271 Z06X prefix these generally F-VF along with 10/- Seated Britannia type O'Brien (1) Fforde (4) these VF-Unc and Five Pounds Bailey JE73 prefix Unc
Bank of England in an album (23) Ten Pounds FfordeB316 A51 788316 VF with inked annotation, Five Pounds (2) O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B277 A67 829117 VG, O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B280 H36 61063.7 Fine with number written on the reverse, One Pound (17), CatternsB225 M43 070183 Fine with typewritten number 7 at the top and an edge tear, Peppiatt One Pound Fourth period 1948-1949 B260 (4) A62B 772393 Fine with a small pinhole at top left, B59B 431524 Fine with edge nick and foxing at the top, D78B 804129 Fine, T02A Near VF, Pappiatt Wartime Blue B249 (5) B06D 454724 VG repaired, B95H 909895 About Fine, J86E 479818 VG, M22H 853838 Fine with written annotations on both sides, M84E 498129 VG, BealeB268 (4) J95C 113479 About Fine, J99C 094360 Near Fine with pencil annotation, E55C 771938 Fine with an edge nick and a tiny hole by 'of', inked annotations on both sides, N79C 107077 Fine with a staple hole, O'Brien Britannia B273 (2) S46K 879954 Fine with inked annotation, K63K 304996 Fine with small edge nicks and pencil annotation. O'Brien Series C Portrait B281 First series A91 915631 Fine with some foxing, Ten Shillings (3) Peppiatt Wartime Mauve B251 X08E 958782 VG, O'Brien B271 L66Y 969393 Good Fine with some foxing, Fforde B310 B17N 258467 NVF with some folds and a hint of foxing
One Pound (79) Peppiatt Green (2), Peppiatt Blue wartime issues (26), Beale (17), O'Brien Replacements B274 (2), O'Brien (29), PageB340 E54N last series, SomersetB341 (2), Ten Shillings HollomB294 (2), Jersey One Pound (4) Padgham, Clennett, and Baird signatures, and 1995 Baird, 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey issue, Austria 100 Kronen 1922 along with USA $59 face back to 1935 issues in mixed circulated grades some with pencil or inked annotations
GB and World in an album (23) GB (10) Ten Shillings (5) BealeB266, H43Z 297505 Good Fine, HollomB294 (3) Z32 177491 VF, Z63 376508 and Z63376514 both A/UNC, FfordeB310, C95N 039129 NEF. One Pound (5) PeppiattWartime blue B249, R75H 179976 Fine, some folds, Beale B268 (2), W09B 543236 NVF with an inked number on the reverse, A55J 683904 Fine with inked text on the reverse, PageB337 Last run Z27 971372 UNC, SomersetB341 DW44 860550 A/UNC. Isle of Man (4) One Pound (3) undated 1983 issue Pick 38a VG, undated 1961 issue signature Garvey, prefix B, Pick 25a, Fine with some light foxing to the edges, undated 1961 issue signature Stallard Pick 25b About VF with some folds, Fifty Pence undated 1969 issue Pick 27a GVF, Northern Ireland - Northern BankFive Pounds 1999 Pick 203a UNC or very near so, France - Calais 50 Centimes undated 1918 issue Red on green underprint, Fine, Germany One Mark 1944 issue 9-digit serial number Pick 192b VF, Israel 5 Sheqalim 1978 issue Pick 44 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Occupation 1942 Ten Dollars Good Fine, China Five Yuan 1936 issue Pick 217a Near Fine with some edge damage at the right, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 Pick 86a Good Fine, Bohemia and Moravia 1000 Korun 1942 issue Pick 14a NEF, Croatia 5000 Kuna 1943 issue, single letter prefix Pick 14a, UNC
Bank of England & Treasury (78) a collection in an album in various grades mostly in average VF-GVF but also includes several higher grades to About UNC - UNC. Comprising the now little over a century old Treasury George V period 1 Pounds Bradbury Third issue T16 (2) serial numbers including a FIRST series A/12 529939 along with D/44 205890. Along with Bank of England various cashiers and designs issues from the various periods (47) including Catterns 1 Pound B225 prefix Y75. Peppiatt (4) consisting of 10 Shillings First Period B236 Unthreaded prefix 82W. Along with Second Period World War II Emergency issues (3) 10 Shillings B251 prefix Z17E and 1 Pounds B249 (2) prefixes B62H and U62D. Beale 1 Pound B268 prefix X55C. O'Brien 1 Pound B273 prefix H25K. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B295 prefix 66C. Fforde 10 Shillings B309 (2) prefixes 78X and 93W. Page 1 Pounds (4) including a QE2 portrait B322 prefix DR10 along with QE2 pictorial (3) B337 (2) prefixes T71 and W71 and B339 prefix 75K. Somerset (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W reverse (5) prefixes CU80, AR11, BY64, BZ84 and DW39. Along with a 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B343 L reverse prefix DY05. Together with a selection of Lowther 5 Pounds (27) consisting of B393 (26) prefixes HA89, HB02, HB06, HB08 (2), HB10 (2), HB11, HB14 (2), HB15 (2), HB17, HB19, HB22, HB28, HB29 (2), HB31 (2), HB36, HB37, JA63, JA67, JA69 and JA70. Along with B395 prefix HD38. The lot also comes with a small selection of world notes from various countries including China (14) Foreign Exchange Certificates - 10 Fen Pick FX1b (2), 50 Fen Pick FX2, 1 Yuans Pick FX3 (6) and 5 Yuan Pick FX4. Together with 1 Fen Pick 865, 1 Jiaos Pick 881a (2) and 5 Yuan Pick 886. Belgium (2) 20 Francs Pick 138 and 100 Francs Pick 140. India 10 Rupees Pick 81. South Africa 20 Rand Pick 121c (2). Indonesia (3) 100 Rupiah 1977 Pick 116, 500 Rupiah 1977 Pick 117 and 1000 Rupiah 1980 Pick 119. Spain 100 Pesetas Pick 152. Turkey 100 Turk Lirasi Pick 194a. Hong Kong 10 Dollars Pick 191a. Russia Soviet Union 1 Ruble Pick 222a. Zimbabwe 2 Dollars Pick 1b. And USA (2) 1 Dollar Pick 468a and 2 Dollars Pick 382a. An interesting amalgamation certain to attract some attention
Bank of England a collection of 10 Shillings, 1 and 5 Pounds circa 1930's and World War II period to modern (69) including various cashiers as Peppiatt, Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde, Somerset, Page and Lowther most in an album, including few framed examples all in various grades on average VF - GVF to EF - GEF. Some scarcer examples consist of the rarely seen 5 Pounds Lowther B397Experimental issues 2004 with examples of the 2 types (3) consisting of the Unvarnished type (2) serial numbers XC10 998415 and XC10 998415 along with the Varnished type serial number XJ36 997708. These notes Rare in any grade, very seldom seen in UNC in fact the current Duggleby prices these notes only to the EF grade with a price of £300, they were used to test durability and issued in tranches. 5 Pounds Beale White note B270 dated 3rd August 1950 serial number S21 081953. Peppiatt Fourth Period B262 Red-brown Britannia medallion Threaded issued 1948 a LAST series prefix 81E 133185 and a Second Period WW2 Emergency issue B249 Blue/Pink Britannia medallion Threaded issued 1940 serial number D02H 068980. 5 Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key (2) examples of the 2 varieties and both FIRST series prefixes consisting of the B277 Shaded symbol issued 1957 serial number A92 412879 and B280 White symbol issued 1961 serial number H38 000698. A very pleasing collection, certain to attract significant attention. Also comes with a novelty Bank of England 1,000,000 (the million-pound note) dated 1903 known from the 1954 J. Arthur rank studios film "The Million Pound Note" starring Gregory Peck. A Persil promotional 1 Pound Somerset packet. Also comes with an empty album
Ten Shillings Peppiatt & Beale Britannia medallion issues (5) in various grades VF - GVF to EF - GEF. Comprising Peppiatt examples of each period including First Period B235 Red-brown issued 1934 a LAST series prefix A52 903741, pinholes. Second Period WW2 Emergency IssueB251 Mauve Metal threaded issued 1940 a first series prefix Z80D 166447. Third Period B256 Red-brown Unthreaded issued 1948 using up pre-war stockpiled banknotes and supplies of paper and serial number 47O 187401. And a Fourth Period B262 Red-brown Threaded issued 1948 serial number 78K 016780. Together with the Beale B265 Red-brown issued 1950 serial number 95D 590399. A collectible and desirable group, sleeping in a collectors album for some time
Bank of England & Provincial Issue (7) in mixed grades G - about UNC comprising Provincial Issue Dartmouth General Bank £1 dated 20th January 1821 series No.B4266 for John Hine & Henry Joseph Holdsworth (Outing 639a) some tears and top right comer missing. One Pounds Green (4) comprising CatternsB225 issue 1930 (3) a consecutive trio series R74 567827, R74 567828 & R74 567829 along with BealeB268 issue 1950 series S95C 319218. One Pound Peppiatt Second Period Emergency IssueB249 Metal Thread Blue/Pink issue 1940series E42E 008466. Ten Shillings Peppiatt B236 Red/Brown Unthreaded First Period issue 1934 series 65U 337795
Ten Shillings (8) a pleasing collection of high grade notes includes a Peppiatt Mauve Emergency IssueB251 Metal Threaded issue 1940 series K72D 568644 in GEF with a small stain. Britannia medallion Red/Brown notes (3) comprised of Peppiatt Fourth Period B262 Threaded issue 1948 series 31J 075436 in UNC. BealeB266 Threaded issue 1950 series S88Z 337764 in GEF. O'Brien B271 Threaded issue 1955 series C83Y 748197 about UNC. Portrait of QE2 & seated Britannia Red/Brown notes (4) comprised of O'Brien B286 issue 1961 first series A68 882893 choice UNC. HollomB294 issued 1963 series L68 404092 UNC. Fforde (2) B309 issued 1967 series 21Z 637462 UNC and B310 issued 1967 last series D29N 275321 GEF looks better
Bank of England & Treasury (25) collection in an album in mixed grades comprising Treasury issues (6) including Bradbury (2) Ten Shillings T13.2 Type 2 Six Digit Serial issue 1915 serial number P1/18 059624 and 1 Pound T16 Dot in No. issue 1917 serial number F/52 316685 along with Fisher (4) consisting of 10 Shillings (2) T25 Dot in No. issue 1919 LAST series H/6 579715 Scarce and T30 No. omitted issue 1922 serial number L/9 098585 and 1 Pounds (2) T24 Dot in No. issue 1919 serial number R70 673931 and T31 Dot in No. issue 1923 CONTROL note serial number Z1/38 591956 Scarce. Bank of England issues (17) consisting of PeppiattWhite notes (2) a 5 Pounds B255 Thick Paper Metal thread Scarcer earlier issue dated 30th November 1944 serial number E77 003795 London branch and an Operation BernhardForgery 10 Pounds B242 dated 18th December 1936 serial number K/179 89453. Beale White 5 Pounds B270 Scarcer later dated issue 19th August 1952 serial number Y63 002774. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key (3) including B277 Shaded Symbol issue 1957 serial number C48 904966 and B280 White Symbol issues 1961 (2) serial numbers K22 542106 & First series H70 687181. Hollom (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) serial numbers A09 201764 & A13 717477 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B299 issue 1964 FIRST RUN serial number A01 261771. Fforde (4) comprising 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B312 issue 1967 serial number Y81 342627 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 issues 1967 (3) a consecutive trio serial numbers A48 369328 through A48 369330. Page (4) consisting of 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B324 issues 1971 (2) serial numbers 75E 771785 & FIRST series 39C 149102 along with 10 pounds Lion & Key 1971 issues (2) consisting of a B327Replacement issue serial number M07 822804 along with B326 serial number B17 851613. The group accompanied by a Barclays Bank Limited Hereford. cheque for 18 Pounds and 5 Shillings dated 11th July 1923 number 30/C 04380 and a Postal Order for 3 Shillings to pay R. Haylett and signed Richard Haylett number D7/71 483638
Great Britain a collection in album pages in mixed grades from circulation comprises Bank of England (34) Ten Shillings to Five Pounds some better issues such as Five Pounds Beale dated 25th June 1949 series N72 064671, Peppiatt Emergency issues Ten Shillings and One Pound. Scotland (25) One Pounds and Five Pounds mostly after 1970. Ireland One Pound 1977. The States of Jersey One Pounds (2) a consecutive pair series DB 583599 & DB 583600. Along with Wales Black Bull and Black Sheep Company (10) Ten Shillings to Ten Pounds all Cancelled.
Collection in an album (56) mostly Bank of England in mixed circulated grades comprises Five Pounds BealeWhite Note B270 dated 25th November 1949 series P05 090648. Ten Shillings BradburyT12.2 De La Rue Red issue 1915 series D1/3 01409. Ten Shillings Fisher (2) T26 Red Dash in No. First issue 1919 last series H38 112465 and T30 Second Issue Red No. omitted prefix P77. Ten Pounds Page Lion & Key B327 Brown Replacement issue 1971 first series M01 693529. Peppiatt (7) Ten Shillings to One Pounds includes Emergency Issues and One Pound Green B239 First Period issued 1934 first series prefix A52A. Beale (12) Ten Shillings to One Pounds. O'Brien (12) Ten Shillings to Five Pounds includes Lion & Key 1957 issues (2) B277 Shaded Symbols prefix D41 and B280 White Symbols first series prefix H22. Hollom (4) Ten Shillings and a Five Pounds. Fforde (7) 10 Shillings and One Pounds. One Pounds Page (4). LowtherTwenty Pounds prefix AA08. Along with Scotland (2) and Jersey (2).
Bank of England (27) a rich group Peppiatt (7) Ten Shillings B262 Red/Brown Threaded issue 1948 Fourth Period, last series 09E 383453, about UNC, Ten Shillings Emergency Issue (2) B251 Mauve Metal Thread issue 1940, series O73D 260948 about UNC & A58D 057059 UNC, One Pounds Emergency Issue (3) B249 Blue/Pink Metal Thread issue 1940, series K43D 902092 GEF - about UNC, D22H 224767 GVF & M38H 559024 VF light stains, and One Pound Green B238 First Period issue 1934, series 86U 519578, GVF, Beale (3) Ten Shillings (2) B266 Red/Brown Issue 1950, series T50Z 798118 Fine & E10Z 733491 about UNC, One Pound Green B268, series T75C 988661 about VF, O'Brien (5) One Pound Green B273 issue 1955 VF, Five Pounds Lion & Key (2) B277 issued 1957, series C55 518957 & C63 099191 both VF, One Pound QE2 portrait and seated Britannia B282 issued 1960, series 97J 898820 about UNC, Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issue 1961, first series A16 708574 VF, Hollom (3) One Pound QE2 & seated Britannia B288 issued 1963, series K91W 720387 about UNC, Ten Shillings (2) the first B294 issue1963 series Y42 502805 GEF & the second B295 issued 1963, series 36D 516999, Fine, Hollom (4) One Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B305 issued 1967, series U23B 534761 UNC, Ten Shillings(2) QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B310 issued 1967, last series D03N 504903 UNC & C69N 148439 about VF, Five Pounds QE2 & child Britannia B314 issued 1967, series 27B 287191 about VF, Page (3) One Pounds(2) the first QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B321Replacement Issue 1970, series S64M 944900 about UNC and the second B340 QE2 & Sir Isaac Newton issue 1978, series B26N 197348 UNC, Five Pounds QE2 & child Britannia B324 issued 1971, series 16D 210497 Fine, Somerset(2) One Pounds QE2 & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series BN62 631000 interesting serial with a little bit of extended security thread coming from the bottom & BN74 575440 both UNC
Ten Shillings Catterns 1930 B223 (2) first series V85 201513 pressed VF and last series K39 448892 EF, Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 N28D 777443 About Unc, Beale 1950 B266 (3) mid series prefixes VF - AU, O'Brien 1955 B271 (7) mid series prefixes AU-UNC
Bank of England a small group in mixed grades VF - UNC (14) comprising Catterns (1) One Pound Green B225 issued 1930 last series Z55 448173. Peppiatt (5) Ten Shillings B236 Unthreaded issue 1934 series 86W 003755, One Pound Green B238 issued 1934 last series 97Z 230070,One Pound Emergency Issue from the Second Period B249 Blue/Pink Metal Thread issue 1940 (2) - the first being the last series A35H 802356 and the second being last series shades X58H 227632, Ten Shillings Emergency Issue B251 Mauve and with a Metal Thread issued 1940 series M71D 626135. Beale (2) Ten Shillings B266 issued 1950 first series Z46Z 892995 and One Pound Green B269Replacement issue 1950 series S36S 421731. O'Brien (4) Ten Shillings (2) the first being B271 issued 1955 first series D92Z 630560 and the second being B286 QE2 portrait issued 1961 series D06 384029, along with One Pound Green (2) the first being B274 a later Replacement issue 1955 series S18T 549046 and the second being B273 an earlier issue 1955 series L98J 869831 .Hollom (2) One Pound a consecutively numbered pair B288 issued 1963 series D11U 519394 and D11U 519395
Ten Shillings Peppiatt & One PoundBeale, a pair of SOLID serial number notes, Peppiatt 10/- series D07 111111 issued 1934, tear to the top and general wear, about Fine, Beale £1 series S36C 444444 issued 1950, small edge tears and nicks, good VG interesting pair
Ten shillings Peppiatt mauve B251 (2) issued 1940 series S31D rust marks aEF and X06E good Fine, also Beale 10 shillings B265 series 71B about EF & Beale B266 series T55Z rust marks GEF, O'Brien 10 shillings B271 series M86Y in GVF
Ten Shillings Britannia type (2) Peppiatt prefixes C49D & J51D. One Pound Britannia type, Green (5) Catterns prefixes O74 & S69, Peppiatt B42B, Beale H76J, O'Brien N72J. One Pound Britannia type, Blue (6) Peppiatt. Generally good very fine to extremely fine. (13)
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