Bank of England (48), includes Page 5 Pounds B336 (14) a consecutively numbered run series AR13 253456 - AR13 253469 about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, Fforde 5 Pounds B312 (2) including FIRST series R78 461761, O'Brien 5 Pounds (B277) Lion & Key LAST series E16 625595, Beale 10 Shillings (B267) REPLACEMENT note series 24A 878639, plus other replacement and consecutively numbered notes seen, mixed grades, needs viewing
Gill (8) & Fforde (6), Gill 20 Pounds (3) B358 issued 1991, a consecutively numbered run series A34 166298 - A34 166300, aUNC/UNC, Gill 5 Pounds (5) B357 issued 1990, a consecutively numbered run series A04 607541 - A04 607545, good EF to aUNC, Fforde 10 Shillings (6) B310 issued 1967, a consecutively numbered run series C03N 356073 - C03N 356078, good EF
Bank of England (13), Peppiatt 10 Shillings (5) B256 & B262 including first series notes, O'Brien 10 Shillings (2) B271, O'Brien 1 Pound (2) B273, O'Brien 5 Pounds (2) B280 including a first series note, Fforde 5 Pounds (2) B312 & B314, mixed grades, needs viewing
Bank of England (17), 10 Shillings signed O'Brien (2), Fforde (6), 1 Pound signed Hollom (2), 5 Pounds signed Page (7), many consecutively numbered notes seen, most EF to about Uncirculated
Fforde (6), Peppiatt (3) & Page (3), Fforde 5 Pounds B312 issued 1967, a consecutively numbered run series Z02 833381 - Z02 833386, EF, Peppiatt 1 Pound B249 issued 1940, a consecutively numbered run series K75D 079497 - K75D 079499, good EF to aUNC, Page 1 Pound B322 issued 1970, a consecutively numbered run series ER74 034326 - ER74 034328, about EF to EF
Bank of Englandcollection of 10 Shillings & 1 Pound (61), 1 Pound (51) with signature varieties O'Brien (4), Hollom (5), Fforde (5) & Page (37), 10 Shillings (10) with signature varieties O'Brien (1), Hollom (2) & Fforde (7), FIRST series, REPLACEMENT and some consecutively numbered runs seen, mixed grades, many in high grade inc. Uncirculated
Peppiatt 10 Shillings B252 plus 3 further 10 shilling notes, Peppiatt mauve emergency wartime issue 1940, scarce REPLACEMENT series T10D 341906, small ink mark at top corner, (Pick366r), good Fine, Peppiatt 10 Shillings B236 issued 1934 series 46O 989011, small ink annotation on obverse, good Fine, Hollom & Fforde 10 Shillings, one of each signature, Fine
ERROR 5 Pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967, heavy unprinted paper crease, (Pick375b), a rare error, about EF, plus 1 Pound Warren Fisher with the print on reverse very feint, appears to have been washed/cleaned
Bank of England (11), BealeFive Pounds white note B270 dated 2nd February 1950, series P64 048409, (Pick344), some edge damage, Fine, plus 5 Pounds signed Gill (2), 1 Pound signed Somerset (6), and 10 Shillings signed O'Brien and Fforde, mixed grades
Bank of England (70), a very interesting and varied collection with FIRST RUN, LAST RUN, EXPERIMENTAL, REPLACEMENT and consecutively numbered runs seen, O'Brien 1 Pound B283experimental series A01N, B281 first run series A01, and a number of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings, 1 Pound & 5 Pounds a selection of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings B295 first run series 01A, Fforde 1 Pound, a collection of replacement notes and first and last runs, 5 pounds 2 replacement notes, Page 5 Pounds (28) in 2 consecutively numbered runs, Page 1 Pound B339A scarce experimental issue series 81R, first run notes series A01 and A01N, Gill 50 Pounds series C12 348300, signature range O'Brien to Lowther with values from 10 Shilling to 50 Pounds, plus a Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds provincial note, mixed grades veiwing recommended
Bank of England (6), Peppiatt 1 Pound issued 1934 series 46O 712699, unthreaded type, about Uncirculated, Peppiatt 10 Shillings issued 1948 series 65H 456744, threaded type, Uncirculated, O'Brien 5 Pounds issued 1957 series D67 466361, lion & key, about Uncirculated, O' Brien 10 Shillings issued 1961 first series A68 882884, about Uncirculated, Fforde 1 Pound issued 1967 series U45E 056568, 'G' on reverse, about Uncirculated, Beale 1 Pound issued 1950 series N13C 080107, VF
FfordeTen Shillings (68), Fforde B310 issued 1967 a consecutively numbered run of last series notes D02N 393321 to D02N 393388, (Pick373c), Uncirculated
Debden sets (4) and other Philatelic/Numismatic cover editions (2), Debden C103Gill 5 Pounds & 20 Pounds with matching serial number SE68 722562 & 20U 722562, late cyphers 1991 in leatherette binder, limited edition only 400 issued, Debden C104Kentfield 10 Pounds first & last with matching serial numbers A01 999339 & KR30 999339 in leatherette binder, limited edition only 1500 issued, Debden C123 Kentfield 5 Pounds series HM50 001097 along with a cupro-nickel 5 Pound coin, commemorating the Queens Golden Wedding Anniversary, Debden C130 Kentfield 5 Pounds series PW50 000099 along with a cupro-nickel 5 Pound coin, commemorating Prince of Wales 50th birthday, Page 1 Pound EW74 835332 along with 1 pound coin dated 1998 first day cover, Fforde 10 Shillings C21N 670906 along with 2 x 50 Pence coins, commemorative coin cover
Bank of England (27), O'Brien 1 Pound (17) B281 & B282, 3 x first series notes with highest prefix A99, including a pair of consecutively numbered notes, a consecutively numbered pair of '01' notes series B01 574516 & B01 574517, a consecutively numbered pair of '99' notes series 99R 929127 & 99R 929128, plus a consecutively numbered run of 10 notes series 11K 903381 to 11K 903390, also Fforde 10 Shillings (10), B310, a consecutively numbered run series C91N 645636 - C91N 645645, all Uncirculated or about
Bank of England Debden Sets and other Philatelic/Numismatic cover editions (39), including C163, C153, C158, including 5 and 10 Pounds Kentfield & Lowther, 1 Pound O'Brien and Page, 10 Shillings Fforde, many with coins, some silver coins seen, and some duplication, needs viewing
ERRORS (5), One PoundFfordeB305 issued 1967, an incredible run of 5 notes with the same mismatched numbers, each note has T38E 674638 top left and T38E 674639 bottom right, all Uncirculated or about, a unique set of errors and exceptionally rare
ERRORS (13), very scarce PeppiattOne Pound with heavy printers ink smudge to right edge issued 1948, about Uncirculated, FfordeFive Pounds design misplaced vertically on reverse, issued 1967, good VF, Page One Pound (3) all with ink smudges through portrait of Queen, issued 1970, good VF, EF and Uncirculated, Page Ten Pounds with heavy printers ink smudge through portrait of the Queen, issued 1975, good VF, Page Five Pounds (3) a pair of consecutively numbered notes with queens portrait only lightly printed, issued 1975, about Uncirculated & Five Pounds horizontally misplaced on obverse, issued 1975, about EF, Page One Pound approx. 5mm taller than a standard note, issued 1978, about EF, Gill 10 Pounds with silver security thread misplaced to left and completely exposed, unusual error, issued 1988, VF, Gill Five Pounds missing orange, yellow and green in underprint on back, issued 1990, Uncirculated, Bailey Ten Pounds missing 5 digits from serial number at top left, issued 2004, about VF, an interesting and varied collection of errors needs viewing
Ten Pounds (16), Hollom (7) B299 issued 1964, including a pair of consecutively numbered notes, Fforde (3) B316 issued 1967, including a FIRST RUN note A41 927867, Page (6) B326 & B327 issued 1971, including two REPLACEMENT notes M10 & M11, a very high grade collection good EF to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings Fforde (2) B310 issued 1967, FIRST and LAST RUN notes series A01N 901651 & D38N 726763, a very scarce pair of first and last notes from the last ever issue of the 10/-, (Pick373c), Uncirculated
One Pound (69), Hollom (3), Fforde (27) and Page (39), consecutively numbered runs and pairs noted, first and last series notes and mid run '01' notes also seen, portrait series C, high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings (72), O'Brien, Hollom and Fforde, scarce Fforde last run 99Z and Hollom last run Z99, REPLACEMENT notes (9), first and last series and consecutively numbered sets also seen, the 99Z is Fine, the Z99 is VF and the rest of the notes are about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
One PoundFforde (5) B304 & B308 issued 1967, all "G" reverse REPLACEMENT notes, (Pick374e), one has a centre fold good EF, the other four are Uncirculated
One Pound (23), O'Brien (4), Hollom (2), Fforde (1) and Page (16), all REPLACEMENT notes in high grade, great opportunity to acquire a varied selection of high grade replacements, EF to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings Fforde (7) B311, all LAST RUN REPLACEMENT series M80, including a consecutively numbered run of 4 notes M80 569170 - M80 569173, issued 1967, (Pick373c), Uncirculated or about Uncirculated
One PoundFfordeB308 issued 1967, "G" reverse REPLACEMENT T29M 093550, very rare first number for this prefix, (Pick374e), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
One PoundFfordeB308 issued 1967, "G" reverse REPLACEMENT T29M 093563, very rare first number for this prefix, (Pick374e), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings (151), FfordeB310 issued 1967 a consecutively numbered bundle of last series notes D27N 844001 to D27N 844151, (Pick373c), the top few have indentations from wrapping otherwise they are all Uncirculated
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
One Pound (47), series C, O'Brien (8) issued 1960 including a consecutively numbered pair of first series notes A82 020534 & A82 020535, about Uncirculated, Hollom (10), including a consecutively numbered run of 4 notes good EF, plus 4 notes 'Goebel printing press' including a first series prefix A80N, Fforde (1) issued 1967 series T02D 933960 Uncirculated, Page (28) issued 1970 including first series prefix AN21 good EF, a pair of consecutively numbered last series notes prefix HZ12 about Uncirculated, plus other consecutively numbered runs seen, many Uncirculated
Bank of England (4), 5 Pounds O'Brien B272 issued 1957 and B280 issued 1961, both good VF, 5 Pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967, VF and 10 Pounds Fforde B316 issued 1967, about Uncirculated, plus 3 test/promotional notes
One Pound Series C portrait (55), O'Brien (21), Hollom (12), Fforde (16) and Page (6), first and last series & a few consecutive noted, mixed grades, most EF
One pound QE2 portrait notes (32) consecutively numbered runs of O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde and Page signature types, mostly GEF to UNC, along with a further group One Pound (16) O'Brien (4), Hollom (2), Page (10), Ten Shillings Hollom (3) in mixed higher grades with some consecutives, along with a further group One Pound (5) of minor miscuts, ink fades and an interesting serial number, these in mixed grades
Bank of England group (23) all QE2 portrait issues O'Brien to Fforde, 10 shillings (7), £1s (10), £5s (5) these all average GVF to about UNC and Fforde £10 this about 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
Bank of England group (8) O'Brien to Fforde includes B277 £5 GVF, Fforde 10 shilling replacement M67 EF, Hollom £10 A08 and A15, Page £10 B01 x 2, Fforde £5 R98 and Page £5 series 94D, mostly VF to EF
Ten shillings Beale (2) B266 issued 1950, series X62Z cleaned & pressed EF and K90Z GEF to about UNC, also Fforde £5 series W71 GVF and Hollom £10 series A30 small stain reverse GEF
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
Ten shillings FfordeB310 (100) a consecutively numbered run series C30N 518001 to C30N 518100, light storage stains, about UNC to UNC and scarce to still see as an original "brick"
ERRORS (2) One PoundPage EX64 056458 with extra green strip to the left of the obverse and correspondingly to the right of the reverse NVF with some folds, Ten Shillings Fforde B48N 902530 diagonally off centre with the top right of the obverse too close to the edge Fine
Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (11) Hollom (1), One Pounds Peppiatt Blue (7), Green (2), Fforde (1) from circulation along with a small group ofcirculated coinage which includes pre 47 and pre 20 silver issues (lot)
ERROR £10 FfordeB316 series A68 957504, has 3 matching serial numbers one below the other on the left side instead of only one, Pick376b, very rare to find any Fforde £10 as an error, Fine+
Five pounds FfordeB314 (2) issued 1967, a consecutively numbered pair, very 1st run series 01A 473205 & 01A 473206, about Unc to UNC, very scarce and especially as a pair
Bank of England (43) face value £254 mostly Fforde to Kentfield, strong in £5 and £10, includes some A01 first series low numbers, B362 £5 R01 first series, B360 £10 (3) series KR16, KR27 & KN06, B368replacement M32 in GVF, also some world notes and stamps, varied grades but most of the later issues in UNC, needs viewing
Bank of England, Scotland, Ireland and world group (65) around £90 various face value includes Fforde 10/- replacement M76 (4) aUNC, Royal Bank of Scotland £1 1932 gFine, Ireland Lavery £1 1963 UNC, Wales 5 swilt 1969 (2) UNC, needs viewing
One poundFfordeB307 (5) a consecutive numbered run U01E 523766 to U01E 523770 scarce 1st run "G" reverse, average EF to GEF, slight wear on first and last note only
Ten shillings Fforde (6) issued 1967, QE2 portrait, B309 (2) last series 59Z and 86Z and B310 (4) series A06N, A67N, A78N and B01N, average EF, a few better
Ten shillings Fforde (50) issued 1967, QE2 portrait, B309 (40) series 57X, 76X, 92X and 93x and 41Y and B310 (10) series B21N, average EF or better, 3 groups of 10 consecutive notes still in original bank wrappers
One PoundFforde E62Y prefix 'G' note UNC, One Pound Page (42) EF-UNC includes some consecutives, along with Decimal Half Pennies in bags (estimated by weight to be around 2150 pieces) in mixed grades
Fifty Pounds to One Pound £1596 face includes Fifty Pounds Somerset A02 (2) a consecutive pair, Twenty Pounds PageB328 (2), Ten Pounds Page B326 (2), Ten Pounds Page B330 (34), Ten Pounds Somerset B346 (14), Five Pounds Page B336 (19), Five Pounds Somerset B343 (28), One Pound FfordeB305 (11), One Pound Page B322 (228), One Pound Page S90M B321Replacement (1), One Pound Page B320 (129), One Pound Page B339 (78), One Pound Page B340 A01N First Run a consecutive pair UNC, One Pound Somerset B341 (115), One Pound Page B337 (120), Ten Shillings Fforde B310 (50), Royal Bank of Scotland (4) Five Pounds (2) 1972 and 1973, One Pound (2)1967 and 1969 issues, a high grade group with the majority in UNC and a good proportion are consecutively numbered
Mint Runs 10/- FfordeB310 (109) B19N 430844-431000 (a few missing), B310 C43N (413) consecutive runs, B311 (100) M79 200690 - 200798 (a few missing) these mostly mint state a few lightly handled, 10/- in circulated grades (3), One Pound Fforde B308 R25A (35) consecutive runs EF - UNC other Page £1s small and large types from circulation (11)
Five pounds Fforde and £5 PageB314p, sequence pair, consecutive overlapping serial numbers 95D 788589 & 95D 788590 respectively, both UNC and a scarce pairing of 2 different signatures
Five pounds Page and £5 FfordeB314p, sequence pair, consecutive overlapping serial numbers 44E 549501 & 44E 549502 respectively, both UNC and a scarce pairing of 2 different signatures
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