Twenty Pounds (16) a high grade collectionPage to John includes Shakespeare reverse (4) Page prefix A17, Somerset prefixes E58 and 22J, Gill 32S the Page Unc the Somersets EF the Gill Unc others mostly AU-Unc
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
Twenty Pounds GillB355Shakespeare Reverse a scarce first run consecutive group of 5 notes, the first two notes with a slightly uneven lower edge, 01L 429480 to 01L 429484 inclusive (March 1988) AU to UNC
Twenty Pounds Gill examples of the transition between designs 1988 & 1991 (12) all circulated and a pleasing mid-grade group Fine to VF and few with inked accounting numerals. Consisting of the B355 Purple/Green 1mm Windowed Thread William Shakespeare watermark issues 1988 (8) prefixes 05L, 10L, 17M, 23S, 27N, 27R, 34W and 68M. Together with the changed and now small sized design B358 Purple/Black Square symbol for the sight impaired Crown at upper right issues 1991 (4) including examples of the first series prefixes - A50, A83, B59 and D17.
Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, Page (2) Five Pounds 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) One Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington, B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B346 issued 1980, a near consecutive number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, Gill (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson, B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last Kentfield (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles Dickens, a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
Twenty Pounds QE2 Pictorial and William Shakespeare, GillB355 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, first run series 01L 219163, choice UNC
Twenty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 issued 1988 rare FIRST RUN series 01L 726685. UNC and quite sought after in this high grade
Twenty Pounds Gill QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB355 issue 1988 (3) comprises a consecutive pair series 75M 694468 & 75M 694469 about UNC - UNC along with series 69W 759661 GEF
Twenty pounds GillB355 (2) issued 1988 last series 20X 998639 & 20X 998840 (from C102 packs), Pick380e, about UNC to UNC (Ex LCA 151 Dec 2015 realised £220)
Twenty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 issued 1988 rare LAST RUN series 20X 999862 from Debden Limited Edition set C102. UNC with very minor ridging perhaps as issued
Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, Page (2) Five Pounds 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) One Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington, B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B346 issued 1980, a near consecutive number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, Gill (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson, B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last Kentfield (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles Dickens, a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
Twenty Pounds QE2 and Michael Faraday, signature GillB358 issued 1991 Crown at top right, first run from circulation and a low serial number A01 006508, UNC
Twenty Pounds (18), PageB238 issued 1970 mid run '01' prefix series C01 668232, Uncirculated, GillB355 issued 1988 mid run '01' prefix series 01T 660679, about Uncirculated, Gill B358 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series A01 999828 (from Debden set C102), about Uncirculated, KentfieldB371 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series E01 001046 and series R26 243821, both Uncirculated, Kentfield B374 issued 1993 FIRST RUN series X01 001476, Uncirculated, LowtherB384 issued 1999 LAST RUN series DA80 999601 (from Debden set C148), Uncirculated, Lowther B386 (5) including 4 FIRST RUN notes series prefix AA01, BaileyB402 (2) including a Column Sort series BL37 485737, Uncirculated, Bailey B403 REPLACEMENT note series LL25 795085, Uncirculated, Bailey B405 (2) Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
Twenty Pounds (7), Gill (3) prefix A01, Kentfield (3) prefixes X01 & CL99, Lowther (1) prefix DA01, all FIRST and LAST RUN notes, about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds GillB355 (2) issued 1988, rare LAST RUN series 20X 999653 from Debden set C102 and 20X 834262 from circulation, (Pick380e), the first Uncirculated the second VF
Fifty Pounds Kentfield, Twenty Pounds & Five Pounds Gill, all three notes FIRST RUN with matching serial numbers A01 002037, each note sealed in a perspex slab with Britannia and Bank of England logo on the slabs, the 50 Pounds comes in a presentation box, look Uncirculated
Bank of England (21), Beale 5 Pounds white note plus twenty other notes signed by Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Somerset & Gill, mixed grades some with glue residue on reverse from previous mounting, needs viewing
Twenty pounds GillB358s type 2 series E22 200075 an issued note but overprinted on left hand serial number with Specimen Number in red A00 000000. Unusual and of the highest rarity and possibly unique, being the only one we have seen. EF.
Twenty Pounds Gill. B358S Type 2. Number E22 200075. Issued note. Overprinted on left hand serial number with Specimen Number in red A00 000000. Unusual and of the highest rarity and possibly unique, being the only one we have seen. EF.
A lot consisting of Twenty consecutively numbered Five Pounds. Starting with a Five Pounds Gill. B357 S05 994197 linking to a Kentfield. B362 S05 994198. A run of Sixteen consecutive Kentfields fills the set, ending with a Kentfield. B362 S05 994215 linking to a Gill. B357 S05 994216. This set is believed to be unique. As far as we can tell, this link has not been recorded before. UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. Large flap at top right showing virtually all of the queen's head above. It is also totally missing its serial numbers. Very rare. UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. B02 625018. Extra large piece of paper at top left showing part of the note above. Also showing serial number on reverse of flap. EF to UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. C30 985588. Extra large flap at top right showing all of a section of the note above it apart from the additional note's serial number. EF to UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B355. Error. Very large extra flap at bottom right showing part of another note which has part of a serial number on the back. The note is also missing part of its own serial number. Striking error. Very scarce. Has to be seen to be appreciated. EF.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. B66 213345. Large extra flap of paper at the top right. Also showing part of serial number on reverse. EF to UNC.
Twenty pounds GillB355 issued 1988 first series prefix 25L, Shakespeare on reverse, about EF, Twenty pounds Gill B358 issued 1991 first series prefix A43, Faraday on reverse, UNC, Twenty pounds Gill B358 issued 1991 prefix H56, Faraday on reverse, about UNC
Fifty Pounds (2) KentfieldB361 prefix E30 last run, B377 prefix A01 first run, Twenty Pounds (2) GillB355 prefix 20X last run, B358 prefix A01 first run, Ten Pounds Kentfield (2) B360 prefix KR30 last run, B366 prefix A01 first run, Five Pounds Gill (2) B353 prefix SE90 last run prefix B357 A01 first run, all with matched serial numbers 999298, UNC in four presentation albums
Twenty pounds GillB358 prefix C40 with autographed signature of Chief Cashier G.M.Gill over watermark area, on presentation card also with separate autograph on card of Faraday who is depicted on the reverse of the note, about UNC
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