GB and a few World sets and singles a varied group:- Royal Mint Year Sets (2) 1990, 1992, Royal Mint Baby Set 2000, Twenty Pounds 2013 Silver, George and the Dragon (3) UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue. Coin an Banknote set 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday comprising Five Pounds Kentfield HM70 000490, and Five Pound Crown 1996 Cupro-Nickel UNC in the Royal Mint wallet as issued. Five Pound Crowns (5) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday, 1999 Diana Memorial, 1999 Millennium, 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2007 Diamond Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Two Pounds (4) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, 1996 Euro 96 Football, 1997, 2014 Outbreak of World War I - Lord Kitchener, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights, One Pound (2) 1995 Wales, 1997 England, Fifty Pences 1994 D-Day Landings (2), Fifty Pences a 2-coin set comprising 1992/3 EU Presidency and 1992 Britannia Fifty Pence, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue. Last £sd Set Halfcrown to Halfpenny 1964-1967 (8 coins), UNC in the wallet of issue. Last £sd Set Halfcrown to Halfpenny (7 coins, only the English Shilling included), in mixed grades. Last £sd and First Decimal Coins 25th Anniversary of Decimal Currency the £sd comprising Halfcrown to Halfpenny (7 coins) 1965-1967 (only Scottish Shilling included) and Decimal Coinage 1996 Set (7 coins) One Pound to One Penny Lustrous UNC. UK/USA United Coin Collection comprising UK set 1997 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny Lustrous UNC and USA Set 1997 (5 coins with medalet) Half Dollar to One Cent Lustrous UNC. Two Pounds Silver Britannias (2) 1998 UNC and 1999 UNC with a hint of toning, Crowns (11) 1953, 1965, 1977 (8), 1981 EF to UNC. Two Pounds 1995 UN 50th Anniversary EF. Hong Kong Mint Set 1997 Handover (7 coins) UNC in the wallet of issue, USA Silver Eagle 1993 Lustrous UNC, Alderney Five Pound Crown 1993 Concorde, Solomon Islands Five Dollars 1993 Concorde, UNC in the packs of issue, Gibraltar 2.8 Ecus 1993 Eurotunnel UNC, Alderney One Pound 1995 Silver Proof FDC in capsule with certificate, Jersey Fifty Pence 2018 100th Anniversary of the RAF UNC with coloured reverse, Isle of Man Five Pounds 1993 Nigel Mansell UNC, USA Half Dollar 1996S Atlanta Olympics - Swimmer Prooflike UNC, Tonga 50 Seniti 1996 Victorian Age - Queen Victoria Empress of India 1876 Silver Proof nFDC, Marshall Islands (2) Five Dollars 1993 Elvis Presley Lustrous UNC, Ten Dollars 1991 Legendary Aircraft - Avro Lancaster Lustrous UNC, Medallions (2) 1986 the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson UNC, 1990 Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary UNC on the card of issue, GB and Numismatic Covers (8) many with a World War II theme UNC many in the packs of issue, GB and World First Day and Philatelic Covers and Stamp Sets (34) many on the envelopes or album pages of issue UNC. Also a small group of GB and World (51) base metal issues mostly 20th Century in mixed grades, along with a British Armed Forces Threepence Second Series VG with folds
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.
World (72) a vast collection in mixed grades Fine to UNC mostly 1900's issues includes BritishProvincial Andover Old Bank 1 Pound For Joseph Wakeford, William Wakeford and Robert Wakeford dated 21st May 1825 number 10783 entered R.W. and signed Wm. Wakeford (Outing 36f) amongst other scarcities as Ireland Republic Lady Lavery 1 Pound Pick 64d, Ireland Northern Bank Limited 1 Pound from 1978, Northern Ireland 1 Pound Pick 65a, Falkland Islands 1 Pound from 1982. Countries of issue include a variety such as France 1940's issues, England Bank of England, Jersey including a Commemorative 50th Anniversary of the Liberation, Cyprus, Mozambique, Italy, Yugoslavia, Canada, Peru, Egypt, Singapore and Scotland which includes a few commemorative notes as the EU Summit 1992. Also includes Contemporary USA Advertising $1.000.000, Disney 1 Dollar Mickey Mouse series 1990 number D00119226A and a limited-edition copies of the famous £1.000.000 note featured in the 1954 movie "The Million Pound Note" - serial numbers 0201/2500 and 0529/2500. Along with British Armed Forces a collection of various denominations 5 New Pence to 5 Pounds and most with matching First/Last serial numbers 758 and including examples from 2nd through the last 6th Series (37) all about UNC - UNC and the matching set comes with a Coincraft Certificate of Authenticity bearing the signature of Director and Notaphily Expert Claire Lobel. An attractive group featuring the various beautiful designs
World (176) circa early 1915's to modern in mixed grades average VF or near so to UNC including various issuers and a selection of different designs and denominations some of which higher. A few of the countries and issuer include Scotland, France, Greece, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, British Armed Forces, World War 2 Allied Occupation Currency & Japanese Occupation Currency, Mexico, Brazil, Suriname, Peru, Argentina, Algeria, USA, China, Thailand, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and many others. An attractive group, also includes 2 black & white photos of India Government 5 and 10 Rupees from the early 1900's
World (9) in mixed mostly high grades comprising issues from Great Britain (2) Bank of England 10 Shillings O'Brien B287 (Pick 373a, BY BE34b) Replacement issue 1961 serial number M12 391900 and British Armed Forces 6 PencePick M10a ND June 1946 for use by British troops in Germany and Austria, Trieste and Japan. Australia 1 Dollar Pick 42b1 signed Knight & Wheeler security thread in centre serial number CJA 598278. New ZealandReserve Bank5 DollarsPick 177a">Pick 177a ND (1992) serial number CM786731. Spain Banco de Espana1 PesetaPick 144a dated 22nd July 1953. Portugal (4) including 500 Escudos Pick 170a dated 25th January 1966 signed Manuel Jacinto Nunes & António Luís Gomes, 500 Escudos Pick 177 dated 4th October 1979 signed José da Silva Lopes & Alberto Alves de Oliveira Pinto, 1000 Escudos (2) Pick 175a dated 28th May 1968 serial number ARG03036 and Pick 175d dated 21st September 1982 serial number GVN013656 Manuel Jacinto Nunes & Emílio Rui da Veiga Peixoto Vilar and this about UNC - UNC and a much Rarer date
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
Books (6) 20th Century Scottish Banknotes (Volume 1) by James Douglas 1984, a Library edition signed by the author number 25 of 500. Paper Money of Ireland by Bob Blake and Jonathan Callaway 2009 First edition. A British Collector's Guide to British Cheques by David Shaw 1986. British Military Authority Occupation Currency 1942-1956 Europe and North Africa by T.F.A.van Elmpt 2003. British Armed Forces Special Vouchers by T.F.A.van Elmpt 1994. Illustrated Catalogue of Hong Kong Currency by Mars Numismatic Company, all in very good second-hand condition
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
Quarter Sovereign 2009 BU in a Westminster soft case, Cook Islands One Dollar 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding Proofs in gold plated cupro-nickel each with a different coloured photo on the reverse, FDC in a Westminster box with certificates, Two Pounds Britannia Silver 2007 UNC in a Westminster box, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the blue wallet of issue, Gibraltar Crown 2008 The Elizabethan Era BU in silver plated cupro-nickel, Turks and Caicos Islands 5 Crowns 2004 The Crown Jewels, St. Edward s Crown in gold plated copper with emerald inset Proof FDC, History of British Currency (21) Pre-Decimal and Decimal issues coloured and gilded in the London Mint Office folders of issue, in mixed grades , Numismatic First Day Covers (12) from a selection of series, along with the accompanying stamps, Rothmans Cambridge Collection of rare banknotes in three mini albums, Stamps - The History of the Monarchy - 10x First Class on a large sheet depicting all monarchs since 1066, A Photo Frame containing British Armed Forces Notes 1950s issues (4) Five Pounds 2nd Series, One Pound 2nd Series, One Pound 3rd Series and One Pound 4th Series mounted on card in a large frame, along with an additional three display boxes, one a Royal Mint case the others MDM style cases
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
World banknotes plus fantasy, promotional notes, first day covers and a few stamps, including Gibraltar, Uganda, British Armed Forces, Singapore, fantasy notes including 9 Shillings notes, Fawlty Towers, Margaret Thatcher and others, Bradbury Wilkinson promotional note IBNS 1986, stamp booklets including British Army uniforms and treasures of the archive, needs viewing
World & GB accumulation (36), including Nigeria, East African Currency Board, French Indochina, Scotland, British Armed Forces 5 Pounds, UNC (17), and a scarce One Penny ship note, M.V.Sobieski shipping lines dated 1943, interesting lot, mixed grades
Halfcrown 1887 Young Head ESC 717 GF/NVF, Crown 1844 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 281 VG, plus a handful of World Paper Money (6) from Malaya (3), Portuguese India, China and a British Armed Forces Voucher in mixed circulated grades
World War I 100th Anniversary 2014 - A Story in Coins, Five Pound Crowns a 6-coin set comprising 2014 Heroes and Famous Figures - Walter Tull, 2014 Conflicts and Battles - British Expeditionary Force, 2014 Armed Forces and Support Services - Royal Navy, 2014 Armed Forces and Support Services - Home Front, 2014 Technology, Weaponry and Machinery - Howitzer, 2014 Social and Cultural Impact - Propaganda FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet
Five Pound Crowns 2014 a 6-coin set 100th Anniversary of the First World War, comprising Heroes and Famous Figures - Walter Tull, Conflicts and Battles - British Expeditionary Force, Armed Forces and Support Services - Royal Navy, Armed Forces and Support Services - Home Front, Technology, Weaponry and Machinery - Howitzer, Social and Cultural Impact - Propaganda, all Silver Proofs FDC in the black box of issue with certificate
World a varied group from a multitude of countries, including earlier types such South Africa Governments Een Pond (2), in mixed grades, generally from circulation but including British Armed Forces One Pound 4th series (100) estimated by weight to be around 250 pieces
World includes South Africa card tickets S.M Vooruit, Waarde Een Brood and 1/2 Brood, an interesting group, also includes multiples of British Armed Forces, India One Rupee, and Peru 10 Soles 1968 in mixed grades (gross weight around 1.5 Kilos)
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
Stamps, First Day Covers, Postcards etc. (209) a varied group mostly dating from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, Book 'Collectors Coins 1978' , Banknotes (5) Syria 10 Piastres 1944, Lebanon 10 Piastres 1944, British Armed Forces Threepences (2) Shilling (1) in mixed condition
British Armed Forces 1 shilling issued 1946 with "--NAAFI CANTEENS ONLY" overprint-(used by T Force in Japan), PickM11b, cleaned & pressed Fine and scarce
Penny Tokens (4) a small and varied group, Victorian Penny Token in Brass Canteen Forces Token First Battalion of the Shropshire Rifle Volunteers (1860-1880) Fine (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £3), Penny Token in silver c.1896 The Regiment Weekly W.C Reverse Crowned Crossed Swords VF (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £3), First World War Penny Canteen Token in bone Fine, (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £4), British Armed Forces penny token in brown plastic (c.1946) VF (bought J.Whitmore 1983 £1.50)
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
World accumulation (55) in Hendon album with slipcase, mostly modern Egypt from circulation with some British Armed Forces and British colonial low values
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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