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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
01/09/2019 Auction 166	English Banknotes	Lot 30	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 Peppiatt White 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 Bernhard Forgery 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 B327 Replacement 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 More banknotes like this	£550
01/09/2019 Auction 166	English Bulk Lots	Lot 2363	GB and World a mix of countries in bags includes Sixpence James I 1622, Greece 5 Lepta 1851 VF, Australia Sixpence 1921 and Threepence 1921M, with 19th and 20th Century issues some in silver in mixed grades, along with Banknotes (2) Ten Pounds Gill Florence Nightingale, and Page Sir Isaac Newton, Fine and a postal order from 1965 (lot, around 3 Kilos) More lots like this	£260
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 499	World (477) in mixed grades comprising early to modern issues, some high denominations, remainders and British postal order. Includes some Contemporary copies USA Confederate Bubble Gum money More banknotes like this	£200
01/09/2019 Auction 166	World Banknotes	Lot 493	World (387) a mixed lot of notes, Specimen Travellers Cheques, Cheques and Postal orders, Confederate States Contemporary Copies also known as Bubble Gum notes and promotional leaflets from various European countries regarding the introduction of the Euro. Some notes include China 1 Jiao Pick 881 (100), Egypt 50 Piastres Pick 62 (100), Japanese Occupation Currency (50) including Malaya 1 Dollar Pick M5c (20) and Philippines 10 Pesos Pick 111 (30). Germany & Austria (55) including Notgeld & Regional notes and many inflation issues. Specimen Travellers Cheques in presentation folders including Australian Thomas Cook & Son Limited, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Fuji Bank, Banque Nationale De Paris, Amro Bank, Amsterdam - Rotterdam Bank N.V. Also includes Yesterdays Money presentation pack displaying Boy's own paper accompanied by a Sixpence 1958 coin also a Money of the World presentation folder including a Peru 100 Intis note along with a Silver 1969 D Kennedy Half Dollar. More banknotes like this	£130
03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1601	World (198), in 3 albums with slipcases, general collection of world banknotes plus a few postal orders and cheques, many African issues noted, mixed grades, many Uncirculated, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£500
03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1607	World (76), including a King George V 5 Shillings postal order dated 1934, USA postal currency dated 1862, Morocco, Tunisa, Algeria and many others, mixed grades More banknotes like this	£260
03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1568	Scotland, British Military & British Postal orders (total 24 items), Bank of Scotland & Royal Bank of Scotland range (12), 1 Pound, 5 Pounds and 20 Pounds, British Military Authority (4), 1 Shilling and 10 Shillings issued 1943 for use in North Africa, British Armed Forces (4) and British Postal orders (4) 3 with portrait King George VI at top left, 1 with portrait Queen Elizabeth II at top left, nice collection in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£120

03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1576	South Africa Orange Free State (Oranje Vrij Staat) postal orders (7) all dated between 1898 to1899, 1 shilling 6 pence, 10 shillings (2) and £1 (3) generally VF or better More banknotes like this	£85

03/12/2018 Auction 163	World Banknotes	Lot 1575	South Africa Orange Free State (Oranje Vrij Staat) postal orders (4) all dated between 1898 to1899, 1 shilling 6 pence, 5 shillings, 10 shillings and £1 generally VF or better More banknotes like this	£65

02/09/2018 Auction 162	World Banknotes	Lot 372	World & GB (246), including Burma, France, Japan, Chile, Greece, Serbia, Thailand and more, GB (138) including Warren Fisher 1 Pound, range from Mahon to Hollom, Provincial notes Darlington Bank 5 Pounds, Stamford Spalding & Boston Bank 5 Pounds, range of Scotland 1 Pounds, also a few postal orders, stamps and fantasy notes, in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£380
03/06/2018 Auction 161	World Banknotes	Lot 229	Cheques & Postal Orders (132) in an album, modern and older cheques from GB and other countries, including Inda, Hong Kong & France, unused cheques seen, some with counterfoil, varied collection needs viewing More banknotes like this	£70
18/03/2018 Auction 160	Bonds and Shares	Lot 9	World & British bank cheques (800+), most modern UK, some older 19th Century noted, a large cheque book with some unused cheques Parr's Bank Limited, Charing Cross Branch, a few postal orders & lottery tickets, some other general banking ephemera, needs viewing More bonds and shares like this	£220
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1601	British & Foreign cheques, postal orders and various ephemera (74 items) in an album, a very interesting & varied collection, worth viewing More banknotes like this	£110
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1909	World & British bank cheques (245), many modern, some older 19th Century noted, some large unused cheques including Hong Kong & China, a few travellers cheques, postal orders, lottery tickets, many interesting items, needs viewing More banknotes like this	£110
04/12/2017 Auction 159	World Banknotes	Lot 1875	South Africa Orange Free State (Oranje Vrij Staat) postal orders (4) all dated between 1898 to1899, 1 shilling 6 pence, 5 shillings, 10 shillings a £1 gFine to VF More banknotes like this	£60

09/09/2017 Auction 158	World Banknotes	Lot 118	A large group of printers essays, proofs and designs plus postal order specimens, vignettes of Queen Elizabeth 2, King Faisal, Simon Bolivar, President Masire & others, Thomas de la Rue colour trials and test prints, many partial reverse designs including Clydesdale Bank 50 pounds, Guernsey 5 pounds and many other very detailed designs, also artists hand drawn front and reverse designs of Sudan 100 Pounds, Pick44 for type, 4 specimen Sudan postal orders, a very attractive interesting and rare lot More banknotes like this	£1,500

04/06/2017 Auction 157	English Banknotes	Lot 16	British postal orders (23) mostly QE2 issues plus foreign reply coupons (20) includes Australia, USA, New Zealand, a few lower grades but mostly EF or better More banknotes like this	£85

04/06/2017 Auction 157	World Banknotes	Lot 281	World and GB cheques plus some GB postal orders, much duplication (80+) More banknotes like this	£32
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 166	GB (24) includes Five Pounds Beale 27 April 1949 N21 075156 Fine with a couple of small pinholes, and World (over 400) a collection of Paper Money in 3 albums, Postal Orders (1 album), and Cheques (1 small album) a varied group, in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£1,000
04/09/2016 Auction 154	English Banknotes	Lot 20	A collection in 3 albums (128) Hollom, O'Brien, and Page signatures, Ten Shillings (119) One Pound (7), Five Pounds (2) along with Postal Orders, National Stamp Savings book and Air mail letters, in mixed grades some EF More banknotes like this	£220
04/09/2016 Auction 154	World Banknotes	Lot 350	South Africa Orange Free State (Oranje Vrij Staat) postal orders (4) all dated between 1898 to1899, 1 shilling 6 pence, 5 shillings, 10 shillings a £1 gFine to VF More banknotes like this	£70

05/06/2016 Auction 153	World Banknotes	Lot 368	Nigeria 5 shillings Postal Order issued 1947 , KGVI portrait, series F3/99 587195, Fine and scarce More banknotes like this	£80

06/03/2016 Auction 152	English Banknotes	Lot 81	British & Foreign cheques, GB postal orders and various ephemera (70+ items), mostly 20th century with some duplication, worth viewing More banknotes like this	£85
06/09/2015 Auction 150	World Banknotes	Lot 280	Palestine postal orders (2) 100 mils with postmark dated Tel Aviv 1948, cancellation punch holes, and £1 with postmark dated 1938 Haifa, Pay to The Execution Office Tel Aviv, large tear at lower left & rust marks, both VF More banknotes like this	£120
07/06/2015 Auction 149	English Bulk Lots	Lot 3111	Pre-1947 silver £0.92 face, Pre-1920 £0.32 face, World silver minors (9), these in mixed circulated grades, Victoria Toy or Model money (5) all different EF, Death Plaque Alfred William Skingle, plus World 18th to 20th Century includes Twopence and Penny 1797 in mixed grades, Proof Set 1970 FDC, Postal Order for Two Shillings and Sixpence 1897 More lots like this	£140
07/06/2015 Auction 149	World Banknotes	Lot 432	South Africa Orange Free State (Oranje Vrij Staat) postal orders (5) all dated between 1898 to1899, 1 shilling, 1 shilling 6 pence, 5 shillings, 10 shillings a £1 gFine to VF More banknotes like this	£120

01/03/2015 Auction 148	World Banknotes	Lot 334	South Africa Orange Free State (Oranje Vrij Staat) postal orders (7) all dated between 1898 to1899, 1 shilling (2), 1 shilling 6 pence, 5 shillings (2), 10 shillings a £1 (this note has been hole cancelled), gFine to VF More banknotes like this	£100
01/03/2015 Auction 148	Bonds and Shares	Lot 18	Russia, USA and world certificates together with assorted ephemera and two GVI 6d postal orders and £1 Premium Bond certificates. More bonds and shares like this	£20
30/11/2013 Auction 143	English Banknotes	Lot 100	Postal Orders (10) an 1881 Queen Victoria portrait SPECIMEN set with values from 1 shilling up to 20 shillings, toned paper, EF to about UNC More banknotes like this	£400

30/11/2013 Auction 143	World Banknotes	Lot 123	A mixed group with Canada QE II issues (7) $1 - $20 in higher grades, Cuba Exchange Certificates (38) several different types with duplication generally Unc, Euro Fantasy promotional sets €1 - €500 2 sets, Eire 3/- postal order 1969 with Gaelic script, Tripolitania 10 Lire Military Authority purple issues VF, Antarctica Fantasy $1 (4) Unc, Morocco 50 Francs 1.4.44 VG along with a parcel of circulated world notes 480 grams should be around (550) More banknotes like this	£180
02/03/2013 Auction 140	English Banknotes	Lot 366	British Postal Order 6 pence dated 23rd November 1911, King Edward VII at left, issued at Slade Lane, Manchester, complete with counterfoil, a few small holes along creases, good Fine to VF and scarce More banknotes like this	£130

04/12/2011 Auction 135	English Banknotes	Lot 438	British Postal Orders (21) face value £79, KGVI 6 shillings (2) without counterfoil Fine to VF, the rest modern QE2 all with counterfoils dated 2004, 50 pence (9), £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 (2) one without any hand stamps, £10 (2) different types, £15 and £20, these all about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£140
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 875	Postal Orders (4) 1904 Six Pence, 1935 Six Pence with counterfoil, 1944 Two Shillings and Sixpence, 1970 Fifteen Pence, plus Ireland Bank of Ireland One Pound 1943 Pick 55b Fine More banknotes like this	£80
07/06/2011 Auction 133	English Banknotes	Lot 2251	Bank of England & assorted notes, a few Scottish, Irish, KGVI complete 1/- Postal Orders (2) and a few solicitors letters, face value £55 More banknotes like this Signature Sale : Banknote Dealers Stock	£90
06/03/2011 Auction 132	World Banknotes	Lot 453	South Africa Orange Free State postal orders 5 shilling 1899 aVF & £1 1898 edge tears Fine, both with hinges on reverse plus Queen Victoria portrait section of Indian hundis (3) all with cuts, average Fine-VF More banknotes like this	£34
05/09/2010 Auction 130	English Banknotes	Lot 284	British Postal Order 1 shilling, KGV portrait dated 28 May 1918 at Nottingham, 3 x 1d postage stamps attached, unused, pinholes, VF More banknotes like this	£60

05/09/2010 Auction 130	World Banknotes	Lot 359	India postal order 8 annas with KGVI portrait dated 19 July 1946, Kalyana P.O.5 hand stamp, serial A509080, unissued, almost VF More banknotes like this	£60

06/08/2010 Auction 129	English Banknotes	Lot 97	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, Provincial Dartmouth 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 More banknotes like this	£380
06/08/2010 Auction 129	World Cased	Lot 2579	Proof and Mint Sets and Singles (63) includes some silver items, banknotes and a postal order UNC-FDC some of the cases with water damage More coins like this	£360
07/03/2010 Auction 128	World Banknotes	Lot 396	A collection of postal orders in two albums (240) different items Victoria - QE II including many rare and difficult to source items some with retail values in excess of £100 per order More banknotes like this	£1,000
07/12/2009 Auction 127	World Banknotes	Lot 244	Egypt £1 postal order issued 1960, large format in brown with green 1 mill. duty stamps on face, pinholes at left, VF More banknotes like this	£85

01/03/2009 Auction 124	World Banknotes	Lot 1669	World Collection including British Colonial, Canada, Cuba,Egypt, French Assignat's, German Inflation notes, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan,Nigerian Postal order, Russia. Generally fair some unc. A useful lot. More banknotes like this	£420
07/12/2008 Auction 123	English Banknotes	Lot 377	Postal orders (8) KGV (2), various KGVI (6), one has its counterfoil plus National Savings Stamp Book with about a dozen stamps attached, a few low grade but mostly VF or better More banknotes like this	£75
02/09/2007 Auction 118	World Banknotes	Lot 272	India ephemera (11) includes Queen Victoria hundis (4) modern hundis 1960-80's (5) and 2 postal orders, 1 unissued with counterfoil and the other issu More banknotes like this	£30
03/03/2007 Auction 116	English Banknotes	Lot 111	British 2 shilling postal order, Queen Victoria portrait date-stamped 1895, prefix C/32, pinholes and small repaired edge tears, VG but scarce early i More banknotes like this	£90
03/03/2007 Auction 116	English Banknotes	Lot 109	British 15 shilling postal order over stamped for Republic South Africa 1 rand 50 cents, dated-stamped 1964, 2 pinholes, EF More banknotes like this	£55
03/03/2007 Auction 116	English Banknotes	Lot 110	British 1/6 shilling postal order over stamped for Republic South Africa (former word "Union" blacked out) 15 cents dated-stamped 1964, 2 pinholes, E More banknotes like this	£55
03/12/2006 Auction 115	World Banknotes	Lot 442	Sudan Postal Orders (3) unissued with counterfoil for 500 mills, one pound and 2 pounds, circa late 1940's-1950's, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£40
27/11/2005 Auction 111	English Banknotes	Lot 36	British Postal Orders (5) includes George VI 5/- (2), QE2 (3) seven & ten shilling, no counterfoils plus 2/6 shilling with counterfoil, average Fine t More banknotes like this	£16
06/03/2005 Auction 108	World Banknotes	Lot 264	Postal orders (9) c.1970's from Malawi, Kenya ,Uganda , Tanzania, Pakistan More banknotes like this	£20
28/11/2004 Auction 107	World Banknotes	Lot 423	Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and mixed world postal orders (18), mostly modern and some with counterfoils, EF to UNC More banknotes like this	£46
31/03/2003 Auction 101	World Banknotes	Lot 86	Madagascar 5 Francs 1937 Pick 35 and 10 Francs Pick 36, East Africa 1/- 1943 Fine with two British Postal Orders of George VI VG-VF More banknotes like this	£19

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