Ten Pounds Lion and Key Page and Fforde (4), Nightingale Page (1), Five Pounds Lion and Key O'Brien (1), Child Britannia (3) Hollom, Page and Fforde, Wellington reverse Gill, Page and Somerset (8), George Stephenson Gill (1) Churchill Polymer (1) from circulation some with inked annotations a few EF
Medals (4) Thomason's Bronze Vase 1821 54mm diameter in bronze by E.Thomason, Obverse: The vase standing on a pedestal, THE THOMASON METALLIC VASE 21 FEETIN CIRCUMFERENCE & 55 FEET 10 IN. IN HEIGHT, Reverse; Another view of the vase BEGUN IN THE 54TH YEAR OF KING GEORGE THE III AND COMPLETED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF GEORGE IV, 66.18 grammes, BHM 1176, VF with some contact marks and small spots, Thomason's Bronze Vase 1829 52mm diameter in white metal by E.Thomason, Obverse: The vase standing on a pedestal, THOMASON'S METALLIC BRONZE VAZSE. PRECISELY THE SIZE OF THE MARBLE AT WARWICK CASTLE. Below: OCCUPIED 6 YEARS TO MODEL CAST AND SCULPTURE in three lines, Reverse: Another view of the vase 21 FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE AND 5 FEET 10 IN. IN HEIGHT. Below: BRONZED IN DEVOTOXIDE in 1820, ACQUIRED A PER OXIDE IN 1820. 39.24 grammes, BHM 1359, Fine or better with a little blistering in places, Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830 46mm diameter in white metal by T. Halliday, Obverse: Bust of George Stephenson left GEORGE STEPENSON ESQ. ENGINEER, Reverse: A viaduct with an engine and trucks upon it, tall trees to left. Above: BRIDGE AT NEWTON, In Exergue: LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY OPENED 15th SEPT. 15 1830 Good Fine with some small blisters, holed at the top, Centenary of the Birth of George Stephenson 1881 45mm diameter in white metal by T.P. Chapman, Obverse: Bust of George Stephenson left: GEORGE STEPHENSON BORN JUNE 9th 1781 AT WYLAM. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. DIED AUG. 17 1848, Reverse: Stephenson's Rocket. Below: THE ROCKET 1830 GEORGE STEPHENSON CENTENARY MEDAL, 27.64 grammes, BHM 3097, Eimer 1681b, VF
Bank of England (21) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) along with 10 Shillings QE2 & seated Britannia B286 First series prefix A25. Hollom 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (3) including B288 prefix B68T & B292 (2) First series prefix A61N along with E86U Fforde QE2 & seated Britannia issues (2) including 1 Pound B305 prefix T34A and 10 Shillings B310 LAST series prefix D03N. Page 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) HW16, HX17 and CX33 along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 prefix A05. Somerset 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 prefix DX03. Gill QE2 pictorial issues (2) including The Duke of Wellington 5 Pounds B353 prefix SB27 Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues including George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15,
Institution of Civil Engineers, The Stephenson Medal 1848 47mm diameter by J.S and A.B. Wyon Obverse: Bust left, GEORGE STEPHENSON B. 1781 D. 1848 THE INST. C.E. INCORP. 1828, Reverse: View of a locomotive, marked No.2 on its side LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE BUILT BY GEORGE STEPHENSON 1816, BHM 2311, Eimer 1429, 59.60 grammes, A/UNC
Masonic Tokens (23) base metal issues, includes Grand Lodge of Wiltshire, George Stephenson Lodge, Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, Lodge Toryglen Glasgow, The Border Lodge, Scotland, and more, in mixed grades many EF
Cheques (84) includes 19th Century types (61) Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company (2), Parr's Banking Company Limited and related (18), Messrs. Parsons, Thomson, Parsons, Old Bank Oxford (1), Messrs. Pease & Sons, Bankers, Beverley (1), Preston Old Bank (2), Messrs. Praed, Fane, Praed & Johnson and related (3), Prescott, Dinsdale, Cave, Tugwell & Co. (3), Prescott, Grote, Cave & Cave (1), The Preston Banking Company (2), The Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited (1), Messrs. Paget, Bainbridges & Co. (1), Messrs. Pybus, Call, Marten & Hale (1), Messrs, Ransom, Bouverie & Co (1), Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock & Company (3), The Royal Bank of Canada (1), The Royal Bank of Liverpool (2), The Royal bank of Scotland (5), Messrs. Rufford, Biggs & Rufford (1), Messrs. Ruffords & Wragge (1), Messrs. Sanders & Co. Exeter Bank (2), Sir Samuel Scott, Bart & Company (1), Sharples, Tuke, Lucas & Seebohm, Hitchin (2), The Sheffield Hallamshire Bank Limited (1), The Sheffield Union Banking Company Limited (1), Sheffield Banking Company and related (3), Sheffield and Rotherham Bank (1), Messrs. Simpson & White, Peterborough (1), Messrs. Simpson, Chapman & Co. (2), Messrs. Samuels Smith Bros & Co.(1), Messrs. Samuel Smith & Co. (2), Messrs. Smith, Payne & Smiths (2), Stamford and Spalding Banking Company and related (3), Messrs. Stephensons, Batsom, Remington & Smith (1), Messrs. Stephensons, Remington, Smith & Co. (1), The Standard Bank (1), Messrs. Stilwell & Sons. (1), Stockport & District Trustees Savings Bank (1), Town & Country Building Society (1), Stuckey's Banking Company and related (7), also includes photocopies of the winding up order of Prescott's Bank 1903 and takeover of the Sheffield Union Banking company by the Midland Bank 1901 (now HSBC), many different branches represented, the vast majority in high grade and unused with counterfoils
LowtherFive Pounds StephensonB380 1999 prefix EH11, Ten Pounds Dickens 1999 B382 prefix LA34, Twenty Pounds B384 Faraday 1999 DA80 999396 (from C148 pack), Twenty Pounds Elgar B386, Ten Pounds Dickens THE Company B388 and AND Company B390, Five Pounds Fry B393 First Run HA01 005921. Bailey Five Pounds B398, Ten Pounds B400, Twenty Pounds Column Sort B402cs BL22 649991, Twenty Pounds Adam Smith 2007 B405 First Run AA01 805710. Salmon Five Pounds B407 (3) two being consecutives, Ten Pounds B408, Twenty Pounds B409. Cleland Ten Pounds B411, Twenty Pounds B412, Five Pounds Churchill B414Polymer First Run AA01 prefix (4), Ten Pounds Polymer Austen B415 First Run AA01 prefix (2). Twenty Pounds Polymer Sarah John current issue (2) consecutives BH78 prefix these generally Unc, along with One Pounds Page HU66 prefix (5) consecutive numbers Unc but some light discolouration on the left side. These in an album and accompanied by a second album with sleeves this empty
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
Penny 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border mule, the obverse with second T in BRITT over a higher T, as Freeman 9, dies 2+B, NVG Very Rare, and listed as R17 by Freeman, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 4/5/2010 Lot 166, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2846 hammer price £550
Penny 1861 as Freeman 18 dies 2+D, Satin 24, with 8 over 8 in the date, the underlying 8 clearly visible in both loops of the 8 and also high and left, Satin states in his notes on page 20 'some examples have been noted with the 8 over an underlying 8', LCGS Variety 40, VF and pleasing, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, the only and therefore finest example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-James Workman Collection (part 1) September 2010 Lot 18, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 4/6/2017 Lot 2850, we note there was no example in either the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections
Penny 1862 as Freeman 33 dies 6+G, with elongated top colon dot after F:D:, UNC the obverse with good pale lustre, the reverse with practically full lustre and some small trivial spots, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, Ex-Carlisle 9/3/2006 Lot 254, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2862 hammer price £100
Penny 1882H Freeman 115 dies 12+N, with unbarred H, LCGS Variety 06, UNC with around 80% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2897 hammer price £220
Penny 1913 Freeman 175 dies 1+B, UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction, and traces of lustre, Very Rare, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Spink 23/9/2015 Lot 607 (part), Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 4/6/2017 hammer price £240
Penny 1861 Freeman 21 dies 3+D, Poor with only a few examples known, rated R18 by Freeman, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 4, Ex-M.Peake 1982, Ex-Michael Cole Collection, London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2017 Lot 2684, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 4/6/2017 Lot 2853 hammer price £300
India, East Indian Railway opened to Rajmahal, 1860, 73mm diameter in silver, unsigned (after W. Wyon), Obverse: Coroneted head of Victoria, left, VICTORIA REGINA Reverse: THE ESAT INDIAN RAILWAY PROJECTED BY ROWLAND MACDONALD STEPHENSON, GEORGE TURNBULL BEING CHIEF ENGINEER WAS COMMENCVED IN THE XVth YEAR OF THE REIGN OF VICTORIA, JAMES ANDREW MARQUIS OF DALHOUSIE K.T. BEING GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA; AND WAS OPENED TO RAJMAHALIN THE XXIVth YEAR OF THE SAME GRACIOUS REIGN : CHARLES JOHN EARL CANNING. C.C.B. BEING VICEROY AND GOVERNOR GENERAL. A.D. MDCCCLX. Legend in 16 lines, Outer legend PROSPER THOU THE WORK OF OUR HANDS UPON US! O PROSPER THOU OUR HANDY-WORK . Ps.XC. Named to W. Parker Inspector and Platelayer N.W.P. October 15th 1860, Pudd. 860.2, 90.83 grammes, VF lightly cleaned, now colourfully retoned
Penny 1888 as Freeman 126 dies 12+N with both I's in VICTORIA missing their top left serifs, Gouby BP1888 B, UNC with around 60% lustre, the obverse with a dark toned area on the D of F:D:, Ex-London Coins Auction A111 November 2005 Lot 1200, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2935 (part)
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Opened 1830 (2) the first 46mm diameter in bronze, unsigned, Eimer 1224, BHM 1459, Obverse: Bust left GEO. STEPHENSON ESQ. ENGINEER, Reverse train crossing viaduct in a landscape, BRIDGE AT NEWTON., In Exergue: LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY OPENED SEPT. 15 1830 GVF/NEF, the second, similar, in white metal, NVF/VF with some contact marks
Penny 1889 Freeman 127 15 Leaves in wreath, 14 1/2 teeth date spacing, Gouby BP1889 A, UNC or near so attractively toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A1547 June 2017 Lot 2936 (part)
Alexander II, Visit to the City of London 1874, Eimer 1634/BHM 2981, Welch 14, A uniface reverse medal, Reverse: Londinia, attended by two cupids, welcomes the Czar standing opposite her. Peace, her wings outstretched, stands over the couple, To left, an altar decorated with the Russian eagle. SERVORUM EMNACIPATOR LIBERAE CIVITATIS HOSPES XVIII MAII MDCCCLXXIV. In Exergue: LONDINI VF, cleaned and lacquered, unusual. Joseph Fry Bicentenary 1928, 51mm diameter in bronze, by H.Youngman, Eimer 2013, BHM 4221, Obverse: Bust left, draped and wearing a hat, JOSEPH FRY 1728-1787, Reverse: A flourishing cocoa plant upon the globe, J.S.FRY & SONS Ltd BICENTENARY 1928, UNC boxed. Sinking of the S.S. Lusitania 1915 55mm diameter Eimer 1941A, BHM 4118 EF with some rust spots, boxed with newspaper cutting, the box lid detached. Replica Oliver CromwellDeath Medal, original by J.Dassier 37mm diameter in white metal EF. 150th Anniversary of the World's First Public Railway, by the Nordon Art Company, Obverse: Bust of George Stephenson facing, Father of the Railways, 1781-1848, Reverse: The 'Locomotion No.1' 1825 and British Rail High Speed Train 1975, WORLD'S FIRST PUBLIC RAILWAY. THEC STOCKTON & DARLINGTON , UNC and lustrous, boxed
Penny 1889 as Freeman 128 dies 13+N, 14 Leaves in wreath, with 15 teeth date spacing, VF/GVF, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 50, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction June 2017 Lot 2936 (part)
Bank of England Prince of Wales 50th Birthday a 3-piece set comprising Fifty Pounds Kentfield, John Houblon B377, Ten Pounds Kentfield, Charles DickensB369, and Five Pounds Kentfield, George StephensonB364 set, the Five Pounds in a set with the accompanying Five Pound Crown coin. All notes with special prefix PW50 and matching serial number 000024. The Five Pounds in the Coin and Banknote original pack, the Ten Pounds and Fifty Pounds UNC in the original plastics. Originally only 95 sets of the coins and notes Debden set C133 (3 coins and 3 notes) were issued
AlderneyGold Coin, Banknote and Stamp Cover Set 2004 comprising £25 Gold 2004 Stephenson's Rocket - 1829 Rainhill KM#50 Gold Proof FDC and Banknote Five Pounds Gill B357 Stephenson Reverse, early prefix A30 202033 UNC in the Westminster wallet of issue
Bank of EnglandLowther Special prefix QM10 with partially matching VERY LOW serial numbers and 3rd denomination set of the Commemorative HM The Queen Mother's 100th Birthday 2000 (3) all UNC in the original packaging comprising 5 Pounds George StephensonB380 serial number QM10 010003 from C153 set given that the notes in this set start from serial number QM10 010001. Also 10 Pounds Charles DickensB382 serial number QM10 000003 from C154 set. Together with a 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 serial number QM10 000003 from C155 set. A very desirable LOW numbered 3- denomination set of this type certain to attract attention by both dealers and collectors alike
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
Bank of England matching FIRST RUN LOW serial number pair 5 and 10 Pounds (2) both UNC comprising 5 Pounds Lowther QE2 & George StephensonB369 Turquoise Crown at upper right issue 1999 serial number EA01 000964 together with 10 Pounds QE2 & Charles Dickens B369 Orange-brown Denomination at upper right on obverse and reverse issue 1993 serial number DD01 000964.
Great Britain including Bank of England, a Treasury 10 Shillings BradburyForgeryuncut sheet along with ScotlandClydesdale Bank (14) an interesting amalgamation of notes in very high grades mostly about UNC to UNC comprising Bank of England (11) consisting of a consecutive bundle of 1 Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Issac NewtonB341 issue 1981 (10) in an original Barclays Bank plc wrapper serial numbers BX64 791071 - BX64 791080. Along with a 5 Pounds Lowether QE2 pictorial & George Stephenson B380cs Column Sort issue 1999 serial number CL10 574088. The Treasury 10 Shillings Forgery stamped sheet of 2 uncut notes over stamped in black 'Forgery' on both notes, also stamped with sheet number 004 and 'Restricted' in black in margin, Scarce. Together with Scotland Clydesdale Bank 100 PoundsReplacement issue Pick 229M (PMS CL68r, BY SC374) dated 7th June 2009 signature D. Thorburn serial number E/ZZ 001089, Rare. The note portrays Charles Rennie Macintosh & Heart of Neolithic Orkney and these issues begin E/ZZ 000309 to E/ZZ 003509. Also includes a contemporary forgery USADelaware State issue 5 Shillings number 62101 similar to Pick S638. A very desirable little group
Bank of England 1, 5 and 10 Pounds Page, Gill and Kentfield (9) all in very high grades about UNC - UNC comprising Page (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B340 (2) consecutive pair with a numeronym prefix spelling 'COIN' series C01N 233258 & C01N 233259 along with 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B334 1971 series E32 384710. Gill 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & George StephensonB357 issue 1990 (4) including FIRST RUN (2) serial numbers A01 176820 & A01 693022 along with A34 540324 and B08 742962. Kentfield 10 Pounds B369 issue 1993 serial number EH74 61897. And a Special Commemorative Prefix Lowther 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial from Limited Edition pack C153 serial number QM10 007233. A desirable group
Five Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial and George Stephenson printing ERRORB364 issue 1993 serial number AE74 697041, VF or slightly better Tears. The note with a torn area on the queen's face due to a possible paper jam during the obverse overprint process causing parts of the design of H.M. the queen's face to be missing and mis-printed. Signs of paper jam can also be observed by a small tear at upper margin near security thread, black roller marks at the torn area on reverse and generally the overall folding of the note. These kind of errors rarely make their way into private hands and circulation
Bank of EnglandKentfield 5 and 10 Pounds 1993 issues (38) mostly about UNC - UNC and in consecutive sets/pairs comprising 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & George StephensonB364 Crown at upper right (20) serial umbers DB52 696441 through DB52 696460. Along with 10 Pounds B369 value at upper right issues (18) including serial numbers JC79 285511 & JC79 285512, JD28 299545 through JD28 299556 and JD58 379847 through JD58 379850.
Bank of EnglandGill 5, 10 and 20 Pounds 1988, 1990 & 1991 issues (17) most in about UNC - UNC and all in consecutively numbered sets comprising 5 Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB357 Crown at upper right issues 1990 (4) FIRST series prefix A82 106604 through A82 106607. 10 Pounds QE2 & Florence NightingaleB354 L Reverse issues 1988 (10) in 2 consecutively numbered sets HZ76 011921 through HZ76 011925 and DT61 612633 through DT61 612637. 20 Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday B358 Crown at upper right issues 1991 (3) serial numbers D64 589528 through D64 589530.
19th CenturyShillings (6) Warwickshire - Birmingham 1811 Workhouse (2) Davis 9 Near EF with an attractive golden tone, and Davis 10">Davis 10 VF, Cheshire - Nantwich Shilling 1811 Davis 1 Near VF, Yorkshire - Bridlington Quay 1811 James StephensonDavis 6 Fine, Staffordshire (2) Bilston 1811 Rushbury and Woolley Davis 2 (2) both Fine. Sixpences 19th Century (3) Staffordshire - Fazeley 1811 Arms of the Harding Family Davis 11 Near VF with some spots, Staffordshire - Bilston 1811 Rushbury and Woolley Davis 3 (2) NVF/Fine and Fine. Ireland Bank Tokens (2) Ten Pence 1813 VF, Five Pence 1805 Fine, GB One Shilling and Sixpence Bank Token 1812 About Fine, toned
Bank of England early to modern issues (23) in various grades VF to UNC comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds World War II Emergency B249 issue 1940 serial number R14D 516937. Beale Britannia medallion 1950's notes (2) including 10 Shillings B266 Red-Brown issue serial number S45Z 102908 and 1 Pound Green B268 serial number N21C 145996. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key B280White symbols issue 1961 serial number J58 327803. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issue 1963 prefix D07 . Fforde 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B309 issue 1967 prefix 18U. Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B322 issue 1970 prefix BT79. Somerset 1 Pound Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W Reverse issues 1981 (2) prefix CU76 along with DW47 in a Raffles presentation wallet. Gill 10 Pounds Florence NightingaleB354 L Reverse issue 1988 prefix ET57. Kentfield (5) including 5 Pounds George StephensonB364 Crown at upper right issues 1963 (3) prefixes BH33, BH79 & BK22 along with 10 Pounds Charles DickensB369 Denomination at upper right issue 1993 prefix JH06 and 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B375 issue 1994 prefix AL29. Lowther (4) including 5 Pounds Elizabeth Fry B343 prefix JA39 and B395 (2) prefixes HD30 & HJ08 along with 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST series prefix AA37. Bailey 10 Pounds Charles DarwinB400 issue 2004 prefix EA78. ClelandPolymer 5 Pounds B414 issues 2016 (3) prefixes include FIRST series AA17 & AA33 along with AC28.
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.
Bank of England 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (4) comprising various designs and with different cashier signatures. Including the last Lion & Key design for the 10 Pounds - PageB326 issue 1971 serial number C20 539939. Somerset 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 issue 1980 serial number LR37 412891. Kentfield First Historical design 5 Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB363 Crown at upper right issue 1993 and very FIRST RUN from circulation serial number AA01 007172. Lowther Second Historical design 20 Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 and a first prefix serial AA03 046856. All about UNC - UNC and an attractive variety group
Bank of EnglandKentfield (21) in mostly very high grades comprising Kentfield issues 5 Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson issues (8) including 1991 issue B362 prefix S35, 1993 issues B364 a consecutive set of 4 notes AK77 402306 - AK77 402306 and a Special edition 1997 Hong Kong Handover issues consecutive pair (2) serial numbers HK97 903081 & HK97 903082. 10 Pounds (6) including QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB360 L reverse issue FIRST RUN serial number KN01 643675, QE2 & Charles Dickens 1992 issues B366 (4) consisting of a consecutive pair A05 092356 & A05 092357 and a consecutive pair A13 862281 & A13 862282 and a 1993 issue B369 issue prefix DD17. 20 Pounds (7) including B371 issue 1991 prefix T25 along with 1994 issues B375 (6) including a consecutive set of 4 notes serial numbers BA59 418416 - BA59 418419 amongst prefixes BH27 & CH54. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 serial number D21 347358
Bank of England (43) comprising 20 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AA17 659328. 10 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Charles Darwin (2) including B388 "The Company" issue 2000 serial number AA15 826613 and B390cs Column Sort "And Company" issue 2000 serial number EL11 548347. 5 Pounds (40) comprising Kentfield QE2 & George StephensonB364 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1993 (16) prefixes CE65, CJ04, DA21, DA59, DA61 a near consecutive set (8), DA77 (4) . Lowther (13) including B393 Full Halo issues 2002 (3) prefixes JA12, JA17 and JA63, B395 Cut Hallow issues 2002 (4) prefixes HH05, HH23 and HE72 (2), QE2 and George StephensonB380 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1999 (6) prefixes EB54, ED68 (2), EE61, EE62 and EE70. Bailey QE2 and Elizabeth Fry (11) including B398cs Column Sort Turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 serial number EL01 815915 and B398 turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 (10) prefixes JB51, JC29, JH17, JH19 (2), JH20, JH75 (4). Mostly About UNC - UNC, few with tellers creases
Bank of England (25) mostly about UNC - UNC comprising Somerset (16) consisting of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W reverse issues 1981 (11) including a FIRST RUN series AN01 405701 along with a consecutively numbered set of 10 notes CT64 638741 - CT64 638750. 5 Pounds 2 QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington (3) including B345 L reverse issues 1987 (2) a consecutively numbered pair RC69 575522 - RC69 57552 along with B343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JT05. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB346 issues 1980 (2) a consecutively numbered pair Z33 741864 - Z33 741865. Gill (7) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 (2) serial numbers SB64 987301 & SC80 375955. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & George StephensonB357 issues 1990 (2) including a FIRST RUN from circulation serial number A01 284965 along with A14 752259. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B354 L Reverse issue 1988 LAST series JR01 866929. Kentfield 5 pounds QE2 pictorial & George StephensonB364 issues 1993 (2) a consecutively numbered pair CK13 753788 & CK13 753789. Lowther (2) including 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Charles DickensB382 issue 1999 a FIRST RUN from circulation and a LOW number KL01 000469. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AC68 364305
Bank of England (30) in mixed grades including some very high ones comprising O'Brien (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) B281 prefix R15 and B282 prefix 27S along with 10 Shillings QE2 & seated Britannia B286 First series prefix A25. Hollom 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (3) including B288 prefix B68T & B292 (2) First series prefix A61N along with E86U Fforde QE2 & seated Britannia issues (2) including 1 Pound B305 prefix T34A and 10 Shillings B310 LAST series prefix D03N. Page 1 Pounds (7) including QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) prefixes HW16, HX17 and CX33 and along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 prefix A05. Somerset 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 prefix DX03. Gill QE2 pictorial issues (2) including The Duke of Wellington 5 Pounds B353 prefix SB27 and Florence Nightingale 10 Pounds B354 LAST series prefix JR35. Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues (4) including George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15, Charles Dickens 10 Pounds B366 prefix B70 and Michael Faraday 20 Pounds B375 (2) prefixes CD55 and AL46. Kentfield 50 Pounds Sir John Houblon Silver Tudor Foil B377 issues (2) prefixes C05 & C18. Lowther QE2 pictorial issues (6) including 5 Pounds (3) George StephensonB380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles Dickens B382 prefix KL07 and Charles DarwinB390 prefix AJ12. 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51.
Bank of England (12) mostly about UNC - UNC comprising O'Brien (2) including 10 Shillings B271 Red-Brown issue 1955 serial number C51Y 891803 and 1 Pound Green B273 issue 1955 serial number N02K 366188. Hollom (2) including 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issue 1963 serial number E39N 646954 and 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issue 1963 serial number K76 786162. Fforde 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B309 issue 1967 serial number 90T 068296. Page (2) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB336 L Reverse issue 1973 serial number AT30 184096 and 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 issue 1971 serial number B44 252116. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W reverse issues 1981 (2) serial numbers AZ57 014879 and DU59 660148. Gill 5 Pounds First Historical QE2 & George StephensonB357 issues 1990 (2) including a FIRST RUN serial number A01 207028 along with L36 811855. Kentfield 5 Pounds First Historical QE2 & George StephensonB364 issue 1993 serial number AK42 974168
Bank of EnglandGill (5) in mostly very high grades comprising 5 Pounds (3) including The Duke of Wellington 1994 B353 L reverse issues (2) a consecutive pair RH68 078676 - RH68 078677 along with George Stephenson issue 1990 Crown at top right B357 serial number K31 290784. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB354 issue 1988 serial number EZ49 662903. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Michael Faraday B358 issues 1991 (2) serial numbers A27 166665 & A37 638038.
Bank of EnglandLowtherFive Pounds to Twenty Pounds includes many scarce FIRST RUN LOW serial numbers (36) collection in an album mostly in high grades comprising Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry with Bank of England envelopes titled "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003" (3) FIRST RUN LOW series HA01 000281, HA01 000302 & HA01 000189 the last being EFive Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB380 issue 1999 FIRST RUN series EA01 000962 along with prefixes EA86 and EH48. Ten Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB388 (3) FIRST RUN series AA01 000882 & AA01 006176 along with a Column sort issue 2000 series EL07 324609. Twenty Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST RUN (3) series AA01 000885, AA01 000889 and AA01 005837. Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B393 issues 2002 (9) FIRST RUN series HA01 006833, HA01 007542, and a consecutive pair series HA01 007335 & HA01 007335 along with a Column Sort consecutive set of 5 series DL29 832236 to DL29 832240 amongst other prefixes as HB01, JA54, a consecutive set of 4 prefix JA01, a consecutive set of five notes prefix H80. B395 (3) prefixes MC12, HE65 and DL25. B396Replacement issue series LL83 852481.
Bank of EnglandLowther (21) comprising a consecutive set of Ten Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB390 issue 2000 copyright wording "The Governor AND COMPANY of the Bank of England 2000" series BJ05 098651 through BJ05 098670 all about UNC - UNC. Along with Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson B380cs Column Sort issue 1999 series CL21 523218 EF or near so
Small group of GB (7) predominantly Bank of England (6) comprising Five Pounds BealeWhite Note B270 dated 4th April 1950 series R17 055636 Fine, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key (2) B277 issued 1957 series B77 925410 about EF and B280 issued 1961 first series H25 774529 UNC, Five Pounds HollomB297 issued 1963 series K66 474547 EF with light dirt on reverse, Five Pounds Gill (2) - Duke of WellingtonB353 "L" Reverse issued 1988 series RJ60 681466 UNC and George StephensonB357 issued 1990 series D07 655321 UNC, along with Charles Laffitte & Company Limited 1866 £20 Unissued Share Certificate with some staining
Five Pounds Kentfield QE2 & George Stephenson issues 1991 & 1993 (15) in high grades mostly about UNC - UNC comprising B362 (5) including FIRST RUN series R01 393050 along with consecutive pairs prefixes S04 and U18. B363 (3) including FIRST RUN from circulation series AA01 006487 along with prefix AA07 and AA31. B364 (7) including prefixes AE20, CC01 consecutive pair, CK40, DC23 and BK22
Five Pounds QE2 and George Stephenson (15) Gill (4) 1990 issue B357 - first run from circulation series A01 875934 with a minor dirt spot around top and bottom edges otherwise about UNC - UNC, a consecutive set of 2 - series A06 791861 and A06 791862 both GEF or near and D27 352117 EF. Kentfield (11) 1993 issue - 2 of which B363 first run from circulation, one is low series AA01 006201 in GEF and the other AA01 427153 in EF, B364 series CK17 572431 GEF and DA79 341328 about UNC with a slight dent on top edge, along with 2 consecutively numbered sets - the first of which is a pair series BB24 116024 and BB24 116025, and the second is a set of 5 - series DA79 341319 through DA79 341323, both sets about UNC - UNC
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
Five Pounds QE2 and George Stephenson (12) Kentfield (8) 1993 issue B364 a consecutively numbered set of 8 - series CJ07 553240 through CJ07 553247 all GEF to UNC and all with a light dent at top edge possibly from bank wrapper, along with a Lowther (4) 1999 issue B380 consecutively numbered set - series EH20 363064 through EH20 363067 all about UNC to UNC with a slight bump at top edge possibly from bank wrapper
Bank of England Debden Sets (20), C157 (3) Last & First issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds pair, last Dickens & first Darwin with prefixes LA80 & AA01 and matching serial numbers, C169 (2) Royal celebration uncut pair issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds uncut pair with matching serial numbers HM02/HM03 000394, C162 (2) Last & First issued 2002, Lowther 5 Pounds pair, last Stephenson & first Fry with prefixes EJ90 & HA01 and matching serial numbers, C142 (1) First & Special run issued 1999, pair 5 Pounds signed Lowther & Kentfield EA01/DL99 999000, C122a (6) Hong Kong handover issued 1997, Kentfield 5 Pounds prefix HK97, 4 notes in presentation folders and 2 notes in presentation booklets, C149 (2) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 5 Pounds prefix YR20, C150 (5) Millennium Year prefix issued 2000, Lowther 10 Pounds prefix YR20, one of these has no presentation folder or cover, nice collection of Debden sets
Bank of Englandcollection of litho-prints and other printed material mostly depicting original designs of scenes and faces found on Bank of England notes, including a set of 4 limited edition prints of Sir John Houblon, Michael Faraday, Charles Dickens & George Stephenson taken from the original drawings by Roger Withington set number 262 of only 500 sets, a set of 8 very large prints taken from paintings and illustrations by Harry Eccleston OBE, showing master portrait of Sir Christopher Wren, preliminary illustration of Sir Isaac Newton, pencil & wash drawing of the Duke of Wellington, William Shakespeare, master drawing of Florence Nightingale, Romeo & Juliet balcony scene from the reverse of the £20, master illustration for the reverse of the £5 issued from 1971 & master drawing in pencil & wash showing Florence Nightingale ministering to the sick, a further set of 7 smaller prints (A4) of drawings and designs also by Harry Eccleston OBE also showing images and vignette's from Bank of England banknotes, a set of 9 banking related prints many showing images of the Bank of England, a largescale sheet showing 4 different illustrations of Britannia found on Bank of England notes, number 179 of 500 issued, also copies of the Daily Mail from 1912 and 2 newspaper copies from the second world war, Daily Express dated 1941 and News Chronicle dated 1941, a very attractive and interesting lot
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000420 & HM03 000420, UNC, Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C162, last Stephenson & first Fry, Lowther £5 (2) B380 EJ90 999473 and B395 HA01 999473, UNC, Coin and Banknote First day cover Set 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary Five Pounds Lowther QC03 002642 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2003 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and banknote first day cover set Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2002 Five Pounds Lowther QE50 008770 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and Banknote set Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002 Five Pounds Lowther ER50 000578 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC, Coin and Stamp set 1999 comprising Two Pounds Britannia 1999 UNC and £10 stamp UNC in the wallet of issue
Coin and Banknote Sets (2) Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday 1997 £10 Kentfield HM70 000306 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Silver Proof FDC boxed as issued, Queen Mother Centenary 2000 £10 Lowther QM10 000323 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2000 Silver Proof FDC in the wallet of issue, along with note issues in wallets (6) The UK Royal Triplet E series £20, £10 and £5 matched umbers BE98 000780 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Sheet Press' AC01, AC02 and AC03 000897 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pounds Kentfield an uncut trio 'Produced on the Web Press' AB16, AB17 and AB18 999935 UNC in the wallet of issue, A Royal Celebration Five Pounds Lowther two notes on a mini-sheet HM02 and HM03 000297 UNC in the wallet of issue, Ten Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the Dickens wallet of issue, Five Pounds Lowther 2000 Millennium YR20 000163 UNC in the Stephenson wallet of issue, also Bank of England limited edition C121uncut sheet of 8 notes, matching numbers from BH25-28 & BH33-36 000136, UNC
Bank of England banknote books printed by Debdens (5), gives information for the Stephenson £5, Dickens £10, Faraday £20, Wren £50 and the Houblon £50, as issued
Coin and Banknote Sets (4) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield HM70 000051 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, 2001 VictoriaAnniversary comprising Ten Pounds Lowther VR10 000481 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2001 Silver Proof FDC in the wallet of issue with certificate, 1996 (2 sets) Five Pounds Kentfield HM70 000357 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 Cupro-nickel UNC, and Five Pounds Kentfield HM70 001829 UNC and Five Pound Crown 1996 both sets UNC in the wallet of issue with certificate, Coin and Banknote First Day Cover 2001 Victoria Anniversary comprising Ten Pounds Lowther QV10002050 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2001 along with Five Pound Crown 2001 Cupro-nickel UNC with two 26p stamps as issued, Banknote set Twenty Pounds pair last 'Michael Faraday' and first 'Edward Elgar' DA99 999837 and AA01 999837 UNC in the wallet of issue, along with Banknote Books (4) one each describing the new note £5 George Stephenson, £10 Charles Dickens, £20 Michael Faraday, and £50 Sir John Houblon these in very good condition
Five pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967 last series prefix Z69 UNC, Five pounds Fforde B312 issued 1967 prefix S21 in UNC, Five pounds Fforde B312 issued 1967 prefix U52 in UNC, Five pounds Fforde B314 (5) issued 1967 prefixes 96B aUNC, 01C GEF, 56D GEF, 41E EF+ and 36H Fine, Five pounds GillB353 (5) issued 1988 prefixes RE45 UNC, RH25 UNC, RJ83 UNC, RK01 GEF and RL01 UNC, Five pounds Gill B353 (5) issued 1988 prefixes SA84 UNC, SB81 UNC, SC06 GEF, SD02 GEF and last series SE52 UNC, Five pounds Gill B357 (3) issued 1990 first run prefix A01, first series A15 and L05, Stephenson reverse, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
Five pounds LowtherB393 (2) full halo type first run HA01 AND column sort DL31, Elizabeth Fry reverse, counting flick, about UNC to UNC, Five pounds Lowther B395 (2) cut halo type column sorts DL28 & EL26, Elizabeth Fry reverse, counting flick, about UNC to UNC, Five pounds SomersetB343 (2) issued 1980 prefixes NB03 and NC01, Wellington reverse, both UNC, Five pounds KentfieldB363 (2) issued 1991 first run prefix AA01and last series AB17, Stephenson reverse, both UNC, Five pounds PageB324 issued 1971 prefix 03E UNC, Five pounds Page B324 issued 1971 prefix 58D UNC, Five pounds Page B332 (2) issued 1971 first series A02 and mid-run K17, Wellington on reverse, GEF to about UNC, Five pounds Page B336 (2) issued 1971 first series AN05 and mid-run BW15, Wellington on reverse, GEF and UNC
Proof Sets (6) Flat Packs (3) 1977, 1980, 1982, Blue Sets (3) 1983, 1993, 1998, Five Pound Crowns (2) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof, 1997 Golden Wedding Silver Proof, One Pound Silver Proofs (3) 1988, 1991, 1993, One Pound a 4-coin set 1994-1997 Silver Proofs, Five Pence a 2-coin set 1990 Large and Small sizes all FDC cased as issued with certificates, Royal Mint Year Sets (3) 1990 (2), 1992 UNC in the wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 1996, Two Pounds (2) 1994, 1995 Peace Dove, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights, One Pound 1988, Fifty Pence 1992/3 EU UNC in the wallets of issue, Medals (2) Queen's 60th Birthday 1986 by Sandhill Proof FDC boxed, Referendum 1975 Bronzed UNC by Pobjoy, boxed as issued, George Stephenson a 2-medal set one in Sterling silver and one in bronze 150th Anniversary of the World's First Public Railway 1825-1975 by Norton Art Company number 0083 of 1000 issued, boxed UNC with certificate, Railways Act 1921 a 4-medal set in base metal depicting 4 different locomotives boxed UNC as issued
Books (10) 'The Story of the St.Paul's Drawing on the reverse of the £50 Note' , 'The New £50 Note and Sir John Houblon', 'The New £20 Note and Michael Faraday', 'The New £10 Note and Charles Dickens', 'The New £5 Note and George Stephenson, by Debden Security Printing, 'The Money-makers International' by W.Kranister, Amusing, Shocking, Informing:- The Bank of England's Cartoons and Caricatures, Britannia Quarterly July 1993 and June 1981, 1985 Portals Holdings PLC Report and Accounts all in good condition
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