A collection in an album generally higher denominations £5 - £20 with some better prefixes such as Hollom £5 A01, and Gill £5 A01 includes some consecutive number runs, mixed grades many in high grades
Bank of England and world group (18) plus assorted 19th Century USA cheques (13) includes face value GB £23 mostly high grade earlier Page £1s and Gill £5 (2), also includes a US probate document dated 1867
ERROR £20 GillB358 series B29 018116, it has a small piece of extra paper top right plus an Isle of Man Tyvek £1 Pick38 with a scrunched up right side, possibly an error also, both VF to GVF
Bank of England and Treasury in Lindner album (41) all better and interesting types Bradbury to Gill, includes white £5 Peppiatt (2) 1944 and 1945, Treasury £1 (2) Bradbury T16 and FisherT24, Fisher 10 shillings (2) T30 and T33, some 1st and last prefixes and a good group of replacement issues including Peppiatt £1 S05S, Fine to EF, viewing recommended
Twenty pounds GillB358s type 2 series E22 200075 an issued note but overprinted on left hand serial number with Specimen Number in red A00 000000. Unusual and of the highest rarity and possibly unique, being the only one we have seen. EF.
ERROR £20 GillB355 issued 1988 series 10R 103342, missing central part of reverse print including all of the balcony scene, tiny dot top left, pressed about UNC
Bank of England presentation album C102Gill £20 last and first with matching numbers, B355 series 20X 999959 & B358 series A01 999959, includes certificate, UNC
ERROR £5 GillB357 issued 1990 (2) a consecutive numbered pair series A17 614220 & A17 614221, missing the pink underprint colour on face leaving borders blank, about UNC
ERROR £5 GillB357 issued 1990 series J10 130437, has a misplaced watermark, Queen is missing her chin which is visible at the top from previous note, UNC
Five pounds Gill (3) B353 issued 1988, 1st run RD01 644633 UNC, very last run SE90 821057, from circulated issues VF and B357 last official series N18 049727 GEF
Bank of England group (28) £74.50 face value includes Peppiatt 10 shillings to Gill £5, Fforde £5 x 3, mauve 10/-, blue £1s, Helmeted Britannia £5, Fine or better
Bank of England and world in small Lindner album with slipcase, TreasuryWarren Fisher £1 (2) T24 & T34 gFine, Bank of England (62) includes Mahon £1, mauve 10/-, Britannia £5 D84 about UNC, Gill £20 EF, Somerset £50 GEF, Gill £50 UNC, Kentfield £50 GEF, also British Military Scottish and various world, China, Russia, Spain, viewing well recommended
ERRORS (13) includes 10/- O'Brien B271 faint double serial top right, £1 Fforde (2) one different serials and other diagonal white strip, £5 Page (2) one offset & other different serials £5 Somerset different serials, £1 Somerset (2) missing print on front, £20 Page missing signature, £20 GillB355 extra paper, £20 Gill different prefix letters, £20 Kentfield faded colours & £50 Somerset missing print, many with inked numbers, tears, etc, average Fine to VF, many better types, needs viewing
Twenty Pounds Gill. B358S Type 2. Number E22 200075. Issued note. Overprinted on left hand serial number with Specimen Number in red A00 000000. Unusual and of the highest rarity and possibly unique, being the only one we have seen. EF.
A lot consisting of Twenty consecutively numbered Five Pounds. Starting with a Five Pounds Gill. B357 S05 994197 linking to a Kentfield. B362 S05 994198. A run of Sixteen consecutive Kentfields fills the set, ending with a Kentfield. B362 S05 994215 linking to a Gill. B357 S05 994216. This set is believed to be unique. As far as we can tell, this link has not been recorded before. UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. Large flap at top right showing virtually all of the queen's head above. It is also totally missing its serial numbers. Very rare. UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. B02 625018. Extra large piece of paper at top left showing part of the note above. Also showing serial number on reverse of flap. EF to UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. C30 985588. Extra large flap at top right showing all of a section of the note above it apart from the additional note's serial number. EF to UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B355. Error. Very large extra flap at bottom right showing part of another note which has part of a serial number on the back. The note is also missing part of its own serial number. Striking error. Very scarce. Has to be seen to be appreciated. EF.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Gill. B358. Error. B66 213345. Large extra flap of paper at the top right. Also showing part of serial number on reverse. EF to UNC.
ERRORS (3) £5 GillB353 prefix RH06 missing single digit top left UNC plus £10 SomersetB348 AZ88 with watermark only slightly displaced in UNC & £20 Somerset B351 prefix 01H with small area of missing print top reverse good Fine
ERROR £20 GillB358 issued 1991 prefix D14, fold with large piece of extra paper at lower left showing lower half of Queen's portrait from previous note and numerous colour bars, unusual shape, GEF to about UNC
ERROR £20 GillB358 issued 1991 prefix D41, folds with large piece of extra paper at left, Faraday portrait pulled out & split into 3 parts leaving blank sections, EF
Bank of England (3) all Gill signatures, £5 B353 prefix SE67 last series aUNC, £10 B354 prefix DR01 first run UNC and £20 B358 prefix A01 first run, about UNC to UNC
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
Twenty pounds GillB355 issued 1988 first series prefix 25L, Shakespeare on reverse, about EF, Twenty pounds Gill B358 issued 1991 first series prefix A43, Faraday on reverse, UNC, Twenty pounds Gill B358 issued 1991 prefix H56, Faraday on reverse, about UNC
Bank of England in album with slipcase (36) face value £99.50, includes white £5 O'Brien 1955, mauve 10/- (3) blue £1 (3), £10 Kentfield KN11 981111 GEF, Gill £5 SE78 UNC, some £1 consecutive pairs O'Brien to Somerset, viewing recommended
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