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
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
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
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 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 £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 £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 £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
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
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
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
Error £20 GillB355, reverse is offset to right with a thin colour streak diagonally down centre, comes with a second normal consecutive note slightly stained on wmk area, both notes GEF
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