Error, Five Pounds GillDuke of Wellington reverse with the serial number RJ63 654994 perfect at the top left but the serial number bottom right has the penultimate digit 9 raised up so some of the number 9 out of view and what looks like the top of a number 8 creeping in from the bottom, reminiscent of a jammed one armed bandit (slot machine) back in the day when they were mechanical and a good bang on the side of the machine with the palm of the hand would jolt the bells, bars and cherries back in line
Error - Five Pounds SomersetDuke of Wellington HN42 496036 miscut with the start of a second note at the top and the bottom border missing Fine with an inked number but rare
Error - Twenty Pounds Sarah John current polymer issue prefix BL10 extra inking error the back of the note with two areas of uneven dark purple top left and top right within these errors evidence of elements from the front for example the deep purple ink error top left has small figure 20s visible these up side down GVF and most unusual
ERROROne PoundPage Britannia reverse B322 series CX69 355276, diagonal white wavy vertical line of missing print on both front & back due to slight fold during print run, AU
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639, 40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unusual
One Pounds Page Isaac Newton 1978 B337Errors printed off centre and at a slanted angle so the top border gets wider the further left it gets (2 consecutives) A77 137162 and 163 Unc
ERROROne PoundPage Britannia reverse B322 series EX04 767970, printed too far to the right and at the left a thin border from top to bottom with a gap in the centre which is very light green obverse and dark green reverse EF-AU
One PoundPage 1970 B320Error printed at a slanted angle so the B of Bank of England close to the edge the D much further from the top edge T99K 283039 AU-Unc
Error, Fifty Pounds Lowther 1999 Houblon B385 K10 177229 off centre with little or no border at the top and a larger than normal border at the bottom Unc
Error - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Faraday B371 mis-cut, off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom (1 centimetre) and no border at the top (4) consecutive numbers N50 880679-682 AU-Unc each with the same error
Errors (2) - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Farady B371 N50 880683 and Ten Pounds Kentfield 1992 Charles DickensB366 N30 818498 mis-cut, both off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom and no border at the top, the Twenty AU-Unc the Ten EF
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639,40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unseal
Ten Pounds Somerset CX03 690953 ERROR with a blank white strip about a millimetre in width running down both sides of the note at an angle to the security strip VF
Ten Pounds Somerset BR45 prefix B348 Unc and with a fish tail error bottom right corner but now with the body of the fish tail torn off but clear evidence of additional paper protruding at an angle remain, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (6) one being B277 prefix D04 the others B280 these F-VF, Ten Shillings (6) O'Brien 1955 B271 about Fine and 1961 B286 1st series A48 prefix AU, Hollom 1963 B294 W39 prefix VF and B296replacement M33 641202, Fforde 1967 B310 (2) one VF the other Unc
Error, One PoundPage 1970 B322 offset printing error so little or no distance from the bottom of the design to the border, the serial number EX38 778579 is virtually at the border along with another B322 printed normally for comparison the serial number of this note HU22 633107 is about 4 mm higher, both VF and a somewhat discoloured
One PoundBradbury FORGED in red stamped twice GVF, Ten Pounds Somerset AZ42 960280 AU, One Pounds Page (13) VF-Unc one a printing error with a dark green 3 mm colour bar at left edge, British Military Authority (3) 10/ 03R 481345 EF, 1/- Fine and Tripolitania 10 Lire Fine, BAF Sets £5-5p 7 notes sets in Unc (2 sets) and France 5 Francs 1944 Fine
GB & World a very pleasing and wide collection in an album (60) in various grades Good/VG to UNC. Ranging from early Treasury & Bank of England issues to modern and including a group of ERROR notes. Comprising a Fisher Second issue Treasury 1 Pound T31 issued 1923 prefix L1/37. A Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1 Pounds (5) including the Emergency World War II B249 Blue/Pink issues (2) along with the regular Green Post-war B260 Threaded issues (3) prefixes U55A, W95A and X33A. An O'Brien Lion & Key 5 Pounds B277 Shaded Symbol 1957 prefix D33. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 1963 prefix C26. Fforde issues (4) including the Lion & Key 10 Pounds B316 prefix A58 and a selection of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait (3) including B309 first series prefix 81R and B310 prefixes B38N and last series D12N. A group of Page (10) including the 2 designs 1 Pounds QE2 portrait B320 1970 issues (5) a consecutive set Y45D 648139 - Y45D 648143 along with a consecutive set of the QE2 pictorial (5) series L34 259440 - L34 259444. Somerset (4) including a selection of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) close numbers prefix CY82 along with a 5 Pounds the Duke of WellingtonB343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JY66. Gill (2) including a 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B358 issue 1991 with a FIRST RUN and fairly low serial number A01 006715 along with a 5 Pounds. A Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B374 issue 1993 with a LOW FIRST RUN serial number X01 001439 given the first 1000 were not issued making this note number 439. A group of the new Polymer issues (6) including 5 Pounds Churchill B414 (4) with various prefixes and a consecutive pair of the 10 Pounds Jane Austen (2) prefix CD49. The group of ERROR notes include a Page 5 Pounds the Duke of Wellington B334 L Reverse issue 1973 with a partial offset mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. A Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 issue 1970 with a different serial numbers - BT06 788815 at top left and BT06 788825 at lower right. A Somerset 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse 1984 series AU46 984809 with a paper crease during printing in an acute angle across the Queen's picture, this note with 2 sets of small pinholes in the body of the note. And a 20 Pounds Kentfield B371 issue 1991 series T06 676486 with the obverse design with a Misaligned Printing causing signature and Bank's title to appear in incorrect position with a part of the bottom note's bank title to appear at bottom margin, also a part of the Queen's face misprinted with the arrow design at left. The world notes include issues from Brazil, China, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Germany and France along with a few British Armed Forces, World War 2 period Allied military notes and a set of Fantasy 'Hell Bank Notes' with matching serials E64865 and illustrations of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. An interesting and desirable selection certain to attract the attention of collectors and dealers alike
One Pounds Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 'slip & stick' ERROR pair B305 (BY Error Ref. E3h) issue 1967 (2) matching different ERROR serial numbers - the upper left serial number T74L 011076 and lower right T74L 011077. A seldom seen ERROR pair of notes both in GVF-EF
One PoundPage QE2 portrait & seated Britannia ERROR note B322 (BY Error Ref. E3f(iii)) issue 1970 with different serial numbers - at upper left BN31 156636 and at lower right BN31 156635, about UNC - UNC
One PoundPage QE2 portrait & seated Britannia ERROR note B320 (BY Error Ref. E3f(iii)) issue 1970 with different serial numbers - at upper left U85B 886948 and at lower right U85B 886949, about UNC - UNC
Ten Shillings O'Brien Offset (misalignment) ERRORB271 (BY E2d(iii)) Red-brown Britannia medallion issue 1955 serial number Y44Y 005834, VF. Parts of the Britannia medallion and the denomination value with ghost impressions at centre left.
One Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonERROR notes with a mostly solid green 10mm wide streak of extra colour at centre right on obverse B341 W Reverse (web-press) issues 1981 (2) and a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers AR13 493693 & AR13 493694. Both about UNC and very interesting
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Michael Faraday ERROR B371 issue 1991 serial number E20 039367 Insufficient Inking Error along top to bottom at right on Queens picture causing area to be faded and not sharp. About EF - EF
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
Page various QE2 portrait & pictorial issues 1 to 10 Pounds 1970's onwards (26) in various grades to UNC comprising 1 Pounds QE2 portrait issues (11) including B320 (8) prefixes Y82E, Z28D, Z11J, Z80K and a near consecutive set of 4 prefix Z41C along with B322 (3) prefixes DW18, DX03 and EW71. 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton (8) including B337 (5) prefixes A18, A57, D69, H23 and Y54. B339 (2) prefixes 58L and 76W. And an ERROR misprinted B340 prefix A77N. 5 Pounds The Duke of WellingtonB336 L (Lithography) Reverse issues (2) prefixes BU10 and CW25. 5 Pounds seated child Britannia B324 (2) prefixes 63E and 87D. And 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 (2) prefixes B54 and C30.
Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonERROR note B332 issue 1971 LAST series number L16 664855, the reverse print is OFFSET where design has shifted upwards and parts of other notes can be seen. GEF
Five Pounds Page QE2 & The Duke of WellingtonERROR note B332 issue 1971 serial numbers printed upside down on reverse and with different prefixes FIRST series A15 513944 and A16 513944. About VF and interesting
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday Offset missing ink ERROR note B371 issue 1991 serial number K01 894819. Missing ink from overprinting diagonally at upper right on note starting B in Bank of England across the Queens head. VF - GVF and interesting
One Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia ERROR note B320 issue 1970 missing one number from the serial number Y38E 68?999, a faint 6 can be observed under close inspection at upper left serial number but not on the lower right serial number. GEF
ERRORS Bank of England & Italy (8) a small group of errors comprising Five Pounds Somerset QE2 Pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 Blue L Reverse issue 1980 Miss-Cut at bottom edge by 6mm margin with a normal note included to show degree of cut. One Pound Green O'Brian B273 issued 1955 with heavy ink bleed most noticeable on and near "Bank of England", along with a normal BealeB268 issued 1950 note for comparison. One Pound O'Brien QE2 & seated Britannia B282 issued 1960 missing Brown undertone, along with a normal note for comparison. Also Italy 1 Lira Pick 26 1939, missing light brown under print, along with normal note
One Pound Green PeppiattB261 Threaded Fourth Period Replecment issue 1948 series S03S 715068 minor error with slightly uneven edge at lower right UNC and Rare and Unusual
ERROR 5 Pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967, heavy unprinted paper crease, (Pick375b), a rare error, about EF, plus 1 Pound Warren Fisher with the print on reverse very feint, appears to have been washed/cleaned
Bank of England in Hendon album (147), Mahon to Bailey, FIRST & LAST run issues seen, many other first and last series and replacement notes also seen, also ERRORSomersetFive Pounds without signature, many other interesting prefixes and some low serial numbers, a comprehensive collection from 10/- to £50 in mixed grades, many high grade, viewing recommended
Bank of England (91), signature range O'Brien to Salmon, experimental, ERROR, replacement, first and last runs and column sort all seen, range of denominations from 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds, an interesting and varied lot in mixed grades, viewing recommended
ERRORS (5), One PoundFfordeB305 issued 1967, an incredible run of 5 notes with the same mismatched numbers, each note has T38E 674638 top left and T38E 674639 bottom right, all Uncirculated or about, a unique set of errors and exceptionally rare
ERROR (2) Five Pounds SomersetB343a issued 1980 a consecutively numbered pair DU72 446897 & DU72 446898, last prefix recorded for this error, missing signature, (Pick378d), about Uncirculated
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
ERRORFive Pounds Page, missing both serial numbers on front, partial serial number printed diagonally on back, scarce error, one diagonal fold, good EF
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
ERRORTen Pounds (2) ClelandB411 issued 2015, a consecutive numbered pair MB77 228584 & MB77 228585, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, about UNC
ERRORTen Pounds (2) SalmonB408 issued 2012, a consecutive numbered pair LB64 674344 & LB64 674345, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, good EF
ERROR 5 Pounds PageB332 issued 1971, first series A17 330014, the reverse is offset with a complete portrait of QE2 in reverse at left, a striking error, VF
ERRORTen Pounds (2) ClelandB411 issued 2015, a consecutive numbered pair MB62 033972 & MB62 033973, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, UNC
ERRORTen Pounds (2) SalmonB408 issued 2012, a consecutive numbered pair LB16 119382 & LB16 119383, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, good EF
ERRORTen Pounds (2) SalmonB408 issued 2012, a consecutive numbered pair LB10 119478 & LB10 119479, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, UNC
ERRORTen Pounds (2) ClelandB411 issued 2015, a consecutive numbered pair MB65 178838 & MB 178839, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, UNC
ERROR £1 O'Brien B273 issued 1955 series S09J 392996, a large of print missing right side but serial number still printed over clear area, Pick369c, small tears & pinholes, cleaned & pressed, good Fine and a scarce type
ERROR £10 ClelandB411 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series MB80 228788 & MB80 228789, Pick unlisted, about UNC
ERROR £10 ClelandB411 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series MB80 228792 & MB80 228793, Pick unlisted, about UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, a faint imprint is visible (series LB50 518297 & LB50 518298), Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series LB64 674335 & LB64 674336, Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, a faint imprint is visible (series LB10 119474 & LB10 119475), Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 ClelandB411 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, (series MB63 177062 & MB177063), Pick unlisted, about UNC
ERROR £5 PageB334 (3) series 25X 869380 to 25X 869382, first note serial numbers too far to the left, second note a serious error with serial number at upper left and the other at centre at bottom, the 3rd note is normal, about UNC to UNC
PeppiattwhiteOperation Bernhard (3) German forgeries £10 dated 1938, £20 dated 1936 tears, and £50 dated 15th June 1933 (this is an error date as too early for Peppiatt) tear at right edge, usual pinholes, good Fine to VF
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
ERROR £1 SomersetB341 (3) issued 1981 a consecutively numbered run series AR12 493695 to AR12 493697, all have a heavy green printers smudge down centre on face, about UNC to UNC
Error pair Five Pounds KentfieldB364 a consecutively numbered pair AC40 725681 and AC40 725682 mis-cut off centre with the top part of the coloured design right on the top edge of the note, both UNC
Errors (2) GB One PoundPage HW51 829449 with a small vertical fold left of centre showing a double white band, Fine, along with Japan Yen 1944 reverse printed off centre to the left VF, comes with a normal example for comparison (3 notes in lot)
ERROR £10 BaileyB400 series DK69 273804, Pick389c, printers colours across front centre to left, pink, blue & a crisscross pattern running diagonally, Fine but unusual
ERROR £1 SomersetB341 issued 1981 series CR21 889020, an ERROR with a thin strip of extra white paper along the right edge, faint printers ink top edge reverse, slabbed in plastic graded ICG 63 UNC*
Ten shillings O'Brien B271 (13) issued 1955, errors with the print 5mm higher than normal, a consecutively numbered run series C90Z 586101 to C90Z 586113, Pick368c, mostly UNC
ERROR £5KentfieldB364 issued 1993, series CL25 981394, missing most of the black print right side, the Queen's portrait is almost invisible, Pick382b, GVF
ERROR £1 PageB322 issued 1970 series HS22 304188, green thick vertical line smudge running through the right of the Queen's portrait, Pick374g, almost UNC
Error £1 PageB339 issued 1978 series 48H 138129, a striking error with most of the multicolour print missing on the face and transferred to the reverse right side cutting diagonally through Newton, Pick377a, GVF to EF and very unusual
ERRORFive Pounds Kentfield. B364. Errors (2) consecutive numbers AL prefix both printed too far to the right so no border on the right hand edge and a larger one on the left AU-Unc
ERRORS (2) One PoundPage EX64 056458 with extra green strip to the left of the obverse and correspondingly to the right of the reverse NVF with some folds, Ten Shillings Fforde B48N 902530 diagonally off centre with the top right of the obverse too close to the edge Fine
Bank of England (11) Page to Gill, face value £255, includes error Gill £50 with double signature GVF, £20 Kentfield mis-cut GEF, some AO1 first runs, average VF
Error £20 LowtherB386 (2) series AA40 816907 and AA40 816910, both are offset on reverse with extra black print showing the Queen's hair & crown, about UNC to UNC
Error £1 PageB337 issued 1978 series S46 709791, a striking error with most of the reverse print missing, Pick377a, some ink smudge on obverse, almost VF
Ten shillings BradburyT12.2 series F1/14 edge damage Fine and £1 Bradbury T11.1 series M/20 edge tears Fine, Warren Fisher £1 T24 series L/90 stain VF and Page £5 series AU14 EF this an error which has different serial numbers AU14 841251 and AU14 841252
ERROR £1 O'Brien B281 issued 1970 series H46 641879, missing green print top right corner area where note was folded back during the printing process, a few marks, GVF
ERROR £10 FfordeB316 series A68 957504, has 3 matching serial numbers one below the other on the left side instead of only one, Pick376b, very rare to find any Fforde £10 as an error, Fine+
ERROR £20 GillB355 (2) a consecutive pair issued 1988 series 27R 611817 & 27R 611818, both are missing major parts of design on front & back, light dirt marks, pressed VF to EF, scarce
ERROR £20 KentfieldB375 (2) issued 1993 a consecutively numbered pair series CB29 994415 & CB29 994416, print set to the left leaving a wide right side border, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 GillB354 (2) a consecutive numbered run, series ET55 710951 & ET55 710 952, both have misplaced diagonal security threads on the outside of the notes, about UNC and unusual
ERROR £1 PeppiattB260 issued 1948 series X56A 747321, missing the serial number at top right but two digits are printed on the reverse vertically, missing part of lower left corner, good Fine and a scarce Britannia type error
ERROR £5 PageB336 issued 1973 first series AN49 325105, design heavily misplaced vertically leaving a large white area at top & extra printers ink reverse top, yellow marker stripe at left, about UNC to 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
ERROR £1 HollomB288 issued 1960 series E31X 631568, missing all of the obverse print in the lower left area which was folded back during the printing process, about EF
ERROR £10 SomersetB348 issued 1984 series AS61 671950, missing the yellow underprint around the lamp at centre on reverse, small ink mark top edge, about EF
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
ERROR £10 Page. B326. Error. Very rare. Virtually the whole of the back is offset on the front. It is excessively rare to see errors like this on a Ten Pound banknote, this being the most striking we have seen and perhaps the most spectacular error of any type we have seen UNC.
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 FfordeB305 (2) issued 1967, a consecutive numbered pair R82K 470992 & R82K 470993, both with large fishtails bottom right, about UNC and scarce as a pair
ERROR £1 FfordeB305 (3) issued 1967, 2 notes have matching different serial numbers of T42D 422568 & T42D 422569, the 3rd note has a normal serial number of T42D 422568 without any error, almost EF and scarce as a trio
ERROR £1 PageB321 (2) issued 1970, slip and stick replacement pair, both notes have matching different serial numbers of S53M 331588 & S53M 331589, counting flick, about UNC to UNC
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