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 (104), including Bealewhite 5 Pounds dated 1949, large number of Page 1 Pounds first run and first series with some consecutive numbers seen, a varied collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 20 Pounds, signatures from Peppiatt to Kentfield, some consecutively numbered runs, some replacement notes and some first series notes, mixed grades including Uncirculated, well worth viewing
Bank of England (52) face value £235, 50 Pounds signed SomersetB352 series B20 708851, VF, 20 Pounds signed Somerset B350 including a consecutively numbered pair, about Uncirculated, 10 Pounds (2) signed Somerset B347 issued 1980, good EF, 10 Pounds (2) signed Somerset B348 a consecutively numbered pair series AT79 104412 & AT79 104413, about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (4) signed GillB357 a consecutively numbered run series A81 229797 to A81 229800, Uncirculated, an assortment of 1 Pound notes (31) signed Page and Somerset, many consecutively numbered pairs and small runs seen, a few other 5 Pounds, 1 Pound and 10 Shilling notes, mixed grades
Bank of England in two Hendon albums (493), Catterns to Bailey, FIRST & LAST run issues seen, including first run REPLACEMENT, many other first and last series and replacement notes also seen, noted O'Brien lion & key £5 first run A01, Page series D pictorial £20 first run replacement M01, a large number of consecutively numbered runs, many other interesting prefixes and some low serial numbers, a comprehensive collection from 10/- to £50 in mixed grades, many high grade, viewing recommended
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 Pounds (9) PageB331 scarce LAST RUN REPLACEMENT series M50 286265, the rest B330 including first series A24 and a pair of consecutively numbered notes issued 1975, (Pick379a), a high grade collection, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
One PoundPage (86), B337B339B339a & B340 issued 1978, a scarce last run EXPERIMENTAL issue 81Z, First Run A01 (11) including consecutive notes and low serial number, many other first and last series notes seen and many consecutively numbered runs and pairs, also some mid run '01' prefixes, (Pick377a), the 81Z is VF, a few EF but the majority are Uncirculated or about
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
Five Pounds (18), Page (8), Somerset (3), Gill (7) a mix of high grade notes including consecutive pair, FIRST RUN RD01, LAST RUN NC90 & SE90, first and last series, mid series '01' notes, high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
ERROR (2), One PoundPage heavy printers ink smudges to one and lighter ink smudges to the other, series HN37 072313 and HZ37 072311, nearly consecutive, issued 1970, (Pick374g), EF
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
Ten Pounds PageB327 (4) issued 1971, a consecutively numbered run of Replacement notes series M13 670179 - M13 670182, (Pick376c), each with a set of staple holes, good VF
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
Bank of EnglandPage (14) 20 Pounds B328, 10 Pounds B326 (2) a consecutively numbered pair, 10 Pounds B330 (3), 5 Pounds B324, 5 Pounds (2) B336 including a last series note EZ20, 1 Pound (2) B320 & B322, 1 Pound (3) B337 & B340 including a last series note E01N, mixed grades VF to Uncirculated
Bank of England (5), One Pound (2) B273 signed O'Brien issued 1955 a pair of consecutively numbered notes O73J 076360 & O73J 076361, good EF, 10 Shillings B271 signed O'Brien issued 1955 series H11Y 709021, almost UNC, One Pound B323 signed Page issued 1970, replacement note series MT08 813184, almost UNC, One Pound B337 signed Page issued 1978 first series A51 044785, good 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
One poundPeppiattB249 (2) blue WW2 issue series H52H plus O'Brien £1 (2) 1955 series M73J and Page £1 (3) 1970 series HU32, consecutive groups, average about UNC
ERROR £1 PageB322 (3) issued 1970, a consecutively numbered run with different numbers on same note, series HN79, top serials read HN79 486164 to HN79 486166 & bottom serials read HN79 386164 to HN79 386166, handling flicks only, about UNC to UNC
One PoundPageB322 (20) issued 1970, a consecutively numbered run series BS57 409001 to BS57 409020, Pick374g, all slightly mis-cut bottom left corner, about UNC or better
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 Pounds Page (10) consecutives B08 228821 to B08 228830 EF or better other Bank of England issues 10/- to £5 O'Brien to Somerset £38 face from circulation along with a small group of GB and World coins including a USA Peace Dollar
Ten pounds PageB326 (32) and B327 (4) all issued 1971, an original consecutively numbered run series B49 314651 to B49314686, four notes missing were replaced with the replacements series M04 349860 to M04 349863 , lion & key on reverse, wrapped in a brown & white paper band "CARE -- not in numerical sequence", top note GEF the rest mostly UNC
ERROR £5 PageB336 issued 1973 with missing serial numbers but AU56 978624 hand written top left (orange stripe left side) aUNC, it comes with a normally printed consecutively numbered note AU56 978625, about UNC to UNC
Bank of England and world notes (18) includes face value £61, consecutivePage £10 B326 series C54 (4) EF, Guernsey £10 Pick47 VF, USA $1 Siver Certificate 1928A Fine in small glass frame
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
Five pounds Page (13) includes B336 (9) issued 1971, QE2 pictorial type, a consecutive numbered run BU07 306466 to BU07 306474, about UNC also series E06, E22, and a consecutive pair 20N these EF to UNC
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
One poundPage, Fforde and Page £1 consecutive numbers as B306p, overlapping serial numbers S67M 493129, S67M 493130 & S67M 493131 respectively, about UNC to UNC and a scarce trio
One poundFforde and £1 PageB306p, sequence pair, consecutive overlapping serial numbers S61M 368703 & S61M 368704 respectively, about UNC to UNC and a scarce pairing of 2 different signatures
One poundPage and £1 FfordeB305p, sequence pair, consecutive overlapping serial numbers W65C 798542 & W65C 798543 respectively, both UNC and a scarce pairing of 2 different signatures
ERROR £1 PageB322 issued 1970 (2) series BT64 538494 & BT64 538495, a consecutive numbered pair both with extra paper at left and margin print, GEF and scarce as a pair
ERROR £1 PageB322 issued 1970 series AN04 334138 with a completely blank reverse, comes with the 2 normal consecutive numbered notes from the same run, about UNC, scarce type
Ten pounds PageB330 (13) issued 1975 prefixes are L20, L22, L23 and L28, consecutive numbers noted, also £5 Lowther HA01 and £1 Page last series E06N, about UNC or better
One Pounds PageB322 (100) issued 1970, QE2 portrait at right, an original consecutive numbered bundle in band, HX60 390247 to HX60 390346, some wear to outside notes, remainder UNC
Bank of England (110) face value £374, includes Page £5 B334 (4) & B336 (46), Hollom £5 B297 (16), consecutive Page £1 B322 last series HZ31 (5), Newton Page £1 B337 (39), many different prefixes, a few earlier types in lower grade but average mostly GVF-GEF or better
Bank of England accumulation (22) face value £86.50 includes 1st run NewtonPage £1 A01 (2) a consecutive pair UNC & Page portrait £1 EY43 (2) a consecutive pair UNC, both pairs in Barclay Bank envelopes, 1st run Somerset £50 A01 about UNC, assorted £1, £5 and 10/- plus Scotland £1 x 2 and world x 3, viewing recommended
Bank of England accumulation (19) face value £32, includes Britannia £5 prefix A30 good Fine, Page £10 Prefix B67 VF, Page £1 B337 prefix A01 UNC, O'Brien £1 consecutive run prefix L98J (3) about EF
Bank of England accumulation in album with slipcase, circa £60 face value includes Fforde 10/- (18) mostly UNC, consecutive pair portrait Page £10 EF, Britannia O'Brien £5 almost UNC, rest various grades
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