Framed .999 pure Gold L.K.O'Brien Ten Shilling and Five Pound notes, a limited edition number 114 of 1000 issued by the Royal Mint, also Framed .999 pure Gold National Bank of ScotlandOne Pound 1926 a limited edition number 266 of 7500 isued by the National Bank of Scotland, in glass fronted frame so room buyers or collection only unsuitable for posting, plus a small group of modern World banknotes (24) these UNC (12 pairs)
Bank of Englandcollection in album (70) high grade collection all different from Mahon 10/- Z80 to Kentfield M01 replacement, includes Guernsey ovpt H36A, Fforde £20 A01, replacements Page £5 09M aUNC, Page £20 M01 aU/UNC, portrait Page £10 M01 aUNC, Fforde £1 T29M aUNC, numerous 1st and last series, viewing highly recommended
A collection in an album with B of E 10/- and £1 back to Mahon, BAFS including 10/- 3rd Series, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and IOM and some Welsh fantasy issues, mixed grades to Unc
One poundBradbury T16a issued 1918 series B/1 770045, a rare Admiralty Anchor note with small anchor under clock tower on reverse, missing from most collections, a small piece missing top right corner & printed number on reverse, Fine-good Fine,
Bank of England £1 collection in album with slipcase (79) mostly Britannia series from Peppiatt to O'Brien plus later issues, 1st and last series noted, some lower grades but average EF to UNC
Bank of England 10 shilling collection in album with slipcase (70) includes Peppiatt mauve (3), Peppiatt 1948 prefix 72E & 22J, Beale (9), O'Brien Britannia type (19), assorted QE2 including replacements, a few lower grades but average EF to UNC
Banknotes (3) Five Pounds PeppiattwhiteB241 K83 prefix 21 Nov 1945, One PoundFisherT24 K25 prefix first series, Ten Shillings Peppiatt B251 W52D prefix mounted in two glass frames so difficult to grade exactly, the notes appear to be GF-VF bought as seen, no postal service room clearance or collection only
Five Pounds BealeWhite 24 Sept 1949 in a glass frame so difficult to grade (looks VF- EF, but bought as seen), no postal service room buyers or collection only
Treasuryone poundBradburyT14 serial P/56 91719, WW1 Dardanelle Arabic overprint, collectable and pleasant with some small damage at the corners and minor edge tears, a key note to GB treasury collection, about Fine and very scarce in any grade
One Million Pounds A David Hargreaves 1991 copy based on the 1948 Treasury Note £1,000,000 issue, No 19 of a limited edition of 100 framed with historical narrative (room bidders or collection only no postal service owing to glass frame)
Bank of England £5 QE2 collection in a Lindner album with slipcase, (178 notes FV £890), an excellent range from Hollom to Bailey, nearly all prefix letters are different, includes many mid-run "01s", first and last series types, experimental XD in Fine noted, some lower grades but majority EF to mostly UNC, perfect for the specialist and type collector
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
A collection in an album (80) Ten Shillings - £20 dating back to Catterns many in high grades including Lion and Key Fives, and some better prefixes such as Hollom £10 A01 and Fforde £20 A01
Collection, 26 bonds and certificates, dated 1888-77, several countries represented, titles include, Anleiheablosungsschuld des Deutschen Reichs 1925, five bonds, different denominations, Chinese Vickers Loan, £100 bond, Aux Classes Laborieuses Ltd., 1953, Pinelawn Cemetery, (NY), 1904, Spring Mines Ltd., 4 x certificates, 1952-58, Hungarian bond, 1888, Woodlands Chemists Ltd., 1935, Heppells Ltd., 1924, John Bell & Croyden Ltd., debenture, 1922, also some sundry documents, mostly VF. (26).
Collection, 6 Red Cross bonds, Hungary 1882, Austria 1882, one with Czechoslovak stamp, Austria 1916, two bonds, and Italy 1885, all have appropriate vignettes which include wounded being treated, mostly VF. (6).
Bank of Englandcollection in 3 albums (229) consists of many different 10/- (78), £1 (94), £5 (34), £10 (15), £20 (4) and £50 (4), includes Treasury 10/- T30, £1 T31 (2), Mahon 10/- (2) EF, Mahon £1, Catterns 10/- and £1, many first and last prefixes, numerous replacements, column sorts, etc, earlier types VF to EF later types mostly EF to UNC, viewing strongly recommended
Bank of Englandcollection in album with slip case (101) Mahon to Lowther (face value £391.50), selection includes better replacements, low number 1st series, last series, column sorts, Helmeted Britannia £5 (5), Catterns 10/- & £1, mauve 10/- (5), Hollom £10 (2), Fforde £5, Kentfield low number £50 prefix A01, many later issues in high grade, viewing well recommended
Bank of Englandcollection in album (187) Peppiatt 1934 £1 to Bailey £20 LL replacement (face value £444), selection includes various replacements, large group of QE2 10/-'s and £1's with duplication, blue wartime £1's, Lowther £5 experimental prefix XE44 in Fine, a good mix, mostly high grade, viewing recommended
Collection, 8 bonds and certificates, Conversion of Spanish Passive Debt, certificate, 1869, Comp. Huanchaca de Bolivia, certificate, 1928, Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, certificate, 1915, Comp. General de Minas y Sondeos, certificate, 1901, Costa Rica Railway Co. Ltd., 2 x unissued bonds, different types, 188-, Comp. des Tramways Electriques de l?Ariege, certificate, 1908, and Municipality of Para (Belem), bond, 1916, cancelled, six with vignettes, mostly VF. (8).
Collection, 5 bonds, Russian South-Eastern Railway 1914 issue, bond for £20, Troitzk Railway 1913 issue, bond for £100, City of Baku 1910 Loan, bond for £20, City of Moscow 1908 Loan, bond for £20, and Kingdom of Bulgaria 1926 Loan, bond for £100, all with coupons, mostly VF. (5).
Collection, 6 railway bonds and 4 railway certificates, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., 3 x different certificates, 1899-1914, Rock Island Co., certificate, 1910, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co, 4 x bonds, two types, all 1893, and Colombian National Railway Co. Ltd., 2 x debentures, two types, 1903-1910, mostly VF. (10).
Collection, Kingdom of Roumania 1922 External Loan, bond for £100, Roumanian 1913 Gold Loan, bond for 1,000 lei, Kingdom of Bulgaria 1926 Settlement Loan, 2 x bond for £100, all with vignettes, all with coupons, F-VF. (4).
A collection in three albums with value in Bank of England material with a £50 Somerset A16 prefix, £20 Fforde A01 prefix these EF others including £5s and accompanied by a box of mostly GB 20th century coinage including a few in silver
Chequecollection in album, British cheques (102), travellers cheques (64) and USA cheques (482) with some foreign also noted, a good range with many 19th century issues to some modern, viewing well recommended
Bank of England portrait collection in folder (42) O'Brien to Lowther face value £132, many 1st, last and scarcer prefixes including £10 B299 A01, FfordeB302 M14R, etc, average Fine to VF, many better, viewing recommended
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