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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Banknotes	Lot 257	One Pounds in high grades Britannia in Medallion reverse O'Brien B281 (1), B282 (13) with 10 being consecutives, Hollom B288 (1), Fforde B305 (5) 4 being consecutives, Page B320 (2), B322 (8) include some last series HZ prefix. Isaac Newton Page (6), Somerset (22) generally Unc or near so More banknotes like this	£110
04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Banknotes	Lot 120	One Pound Britannia in Medallion O'Brien prefix J05, 67S, B04N, and M17 replacement B285 the 67S VF others AU-Unc. Hollom prefixes D36N, M73 replacement B289, 58M replacement B290, A12N G reverse, M08N G reverse replacement B293 these AU - Unc. Fforde prefix D26Z, M29R replacement B302 (AU), R reverse K78Z (2 consecutives), M34N replacement (VF), N16L, R23M replacement, U10E (2 consecutives), N04M G reverse replacement (EF), these AU-Unc unless stated. Page T91B (2 consecutives), W51M replacement, EY61, HT50 (EF), MS78 replacement these AU-Unc unless stated. Along with Isaac Newton (4) Unc More banknotes like this	£120
04/06/2023 Auction 181	English Banknotes	Lot 63	One Pound Peppiatt Blue prefix K16H VF, O' Brien B282 69H prefix (4 consecutives), Hollom B288 D04X prefix (3 consecutives), Fforde B305 N01D prefix (4 consecutives), Page B320 X69K prefix (10 consecutives). Isaac Newton A04 000420, Somerset B343 (5 consecutives). Ten Shillings Hollom B295 61D prefix (3 consecutives). The Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound 13.12.1988 (2 consecutives), 8.12.1992 (1), 1.10.2001 (4 being 2 x 2 consecutives) AU-Unc apart from the Peppiatt blue More banknotes like this	£70
05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Banknotes	Lot 112	Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 (6) five being AU-Unc the other VG, Hollom B295 Unc, Fforde B309 (2) AU-Unc, Fforde B310 (20) these mostly in Unc, includes consecutives. One Pounds O'Brien B281 VF and B282 Unc, Fforde B305 (10) a consecutive run Unc, Page B322 (20) two consecutive number runs Unc, Page Isaac Newton B337 (21) one VF others generally AU-Unc many consecutive, B339 (13) AU-Unc, Somerset B341 (40) one VF the others AU-Unc along with Page One Pounds (9) various types F-AU. Five Pounds Fforde B314 GVF and Kentfield B364 HK97 191004 AU More banknotes like this	£240
04/12/2022 Auction 179	English Banknotes	Lot 71	Five Pounds Gill 1990 B357 A48 prefix AU, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue 1940-48 B249 (10) average VF, O'Brien, Hollom and Fforde one of each B282, B288 and B305 these EF, Page B340 EF and Somerset B341 (11) Unc or near so some consecutive. Ten Shillings (13) from circulation Hollom and Fforde More banknotes like this	£90
04/12/2022 Auction 179	English Banknotes	Lot 22	One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc More banknotes like this	£75
05/06/2022 Auction 177	English Banknotes	Lot 5	One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc More banknotes like this	£75
06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Banknotes	Lot 111	One Pound O'Brien B281 (6) with some consecutive Unc, B281 last series Z24 AU, Hollom B288 (2), Fforde B301 (1) and B305 (1), Page B322 (13) ten being consecutives, Isaac Newton B337 A01 054069, Somerset B341 (1) these all high grades generally AU-Unc along with O'Brien B281 Unc with penned number and Isaac Newton reverse from circulation (19) but many EF More banknotes like this	£65
05/12/2021 Auction 175	English Banknotes	Lot 40	One Pound O'Brien B273 (9) issued 1955, two blocks of four consecutive numbers N79J 892052/3/4 and 5 and M45J 559535-559538 these generally AU and a single Z43K 831919 VF. One Pound Page B339 1978 (8) 75R 045724 to 75R 014731 Unc. Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 1955 U45Y 062828 VF, Ten Shillings Fforde (2) B309 1967 both VF More banknotes like this	£50
05/09/2021 Auction 174	English Banknotes	Lot 3	One Pound (7) Peppiatt blue B249 B12E 018335 Fine, Peppiatt B260 D56B 070000 Near Fine with a staple hole and a small tear on the top edge, Page B340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, Somerset B341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, Fforde B310 (4) B06N 421684 EF, C23N 611660 GVF, D09N 015396 NVF, D12N 045306 GVF, Isle of Man Ten Pounds undated 1998 issue, signature Shimmin, 142mm x 75mm Pick 44 VF, Northern Ireland - Ulster Bank Ltd (5) Ten Pounds 1997 issue Pick 198 signature Savage, NVF, Five Pounds 1986 issue Pick 326 Fine, Five Pounds George Best 2006 Pick 339 (2) UNC consecutively numbered GB 564370 and GB564730, One Pound 1976 issue Pick 325b EF, British Armed Forces (7) One Pound Second Series (2) AA/7 906351 and AA/7 936549 UNC, One Pound Fourth Series (5) all consecutives K/3 227886 to K/3 227890 inclusive UNC, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1977 issue Pick 336a B/24 670674 A/UNC, 1984 issues (2) consecutives D/1 393875 and D/1 393876 A/UNC, 1985 issue Pick 341 VG, World (5) Italy 500 Lire 1976 issue Pick 95 VG, Austria 1000 Kronen 1902 issue with red overprint Pick 61 Fine, Russia 500 Roubles Pick 14 Fine, with fold at left, China 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 VG, Germany 100 Marks 1910 Pick 42 Near Fine, along with a group of Travellers Cheques (5) Barclays Bank £50, £20, £10, £5 and £2, issued 1960-1963, and cheques, some blank a mixed group (8) includes Hinckley Urban and Rural District Councils Joint Hospital Committee Fine, others in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£65
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Banknotes	Lot 75	Five Pounds Page (4) B332 (3) B14 025588 Fine, C64 248222 NVF, H84 844579 NVF and B334 (1) 89N 818020 NEF, One Pound (47) Beale B268 (1) NVF, O'Brien B273 (1) Fine or better with some folds, O'Brien BB282 (1) NVF, Hollom B288 (6) GVF to EF includes J76S 413972 and J76S 413973 consecutives EF with folds, Fforde B305 (1) EF, Page (16) B320 (15) prefixes W32E to Z83H includes Z37B 600000 Good Fine with some folds, and Y84E 819400 (highest prefix number) NEF, this group mostly VF to EF, Page B321 W22M GEF with heavy counting flick, Somerset B341 (20) Prefixes ranging from AT28 to CY79 includes radar number CW22 449944 About EF, this group mostly EF to UNC includes some consecutives More banknotes like this	£180
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Banknotes	Lot 96	Five Pounds Gill 1990 B357 A48 prefix AU, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue 1940-48 B249 (10) average VF, O'Brien, Hollom and Fforde one of each B282, B288 and B305 these EF, Page B340 EF and Somerset B341 (11) Unc or near so some consecutive. Ten Shillings (13) from circulation Hollom and Fforde More banknotes like this	£70
07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Banknotes	Lot 16	One Pounds (378) Hollom 1963 B288 (128), Fforde 1967 B305 (6), Page 1970 B320 (1), B322 first series AN (5), last series HZ (16) mid series (14) Page 1978 B337 (26), Somerset 1981 B341 (125) these generally Unc and near so with many in consecutive runs, One Pounds O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde, Page and Somerset from circulation (67) More banknotes like this	£550
06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Banknotes	Lot 5	Bank of England & Treasury (40) a private collection in an album comprising wide range of cashiers and denominations , circulated mostly in average VF-GVF some better. Comprising Treasury George V period 1 Pounds (2) including the Bradbury Second issue T11.1 De La Rue Black Type 1 Letter only prefix issue 1914 serial number B/6 66235 along with the Fisher Second issue T31 Dot in No. Ireland in title issue 1923 serial number G1/82 141090. Accompanied by Bank of England examples (38) consisting of various cashier as Catterns 1930's issues (3) 10 Shillings B223 prefix L55 910575 along with 1 Pounds B225 (2) prefixes T33 & S76. Peppiatt Britannia medallion examples (5) including Second Period World War II Emergency issues as the 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink issues 1940 (3) prefixes C70E, O85D and T52D along with a 10 Shilling B251 Mauve example prefix M73D. Also includes a Post-war threaded example 1948 prefix D48B. An interesting fact about this period is that all pre-war Britannia medallion issues were unthreaded but a metal thread was incorporated into the Emergency issues and the ones to follow, so perhaps the war is what sparked the integration of this additional security measure. Beale 1 Pounds B268 issues 1950 (3) prefixes D05J, D99J and M26C. O'Brien examples of the last Britannia medallion issues and the new QE2 portrait (6) comprising 10 Shillings B271 prefix E37Y. 1 Pound B273 prefix R08J. The last of the White notes example 5 Pounds B276 dated 13th December 1955 serial number B56A 092487. 1 Pounds QE2 portrait (11) including the B281 prefix H63 along with B282 (10) prefixes 92K, 93K (2), 95L, 93N, 80N, 47R, 55S and 95S (2). Hollom (5) including 10 Shillings B295 (3) prefixes 01C (2) and 99B. 1 Pound B288 prefix J78S. And a 5 Pounds seated child Britannia B288 prefix J78S. Fforde (3) including 10 Shillings (2) B309 prefix 03Y and B310 prefix C02N. Also, a 1 Pound B305 prefix S98B. Page 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton 339 W Reverse issue 1978 prefix 77A. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) including a consecutive pair prefixes CU10 along with a DU81. More banknotes like this	£320
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 91	Bank of England a group of Ten Shillings and One Pounds QE2 portrait issues (42) all consecutive sets in high grades 1960's onwards cashiers include O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde and Page More banknotes like this	£150
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 19	Bank of England One Pounds (34) in mixed grades to about UNC some pressed & washed comprising One Pounds Green (11) O'Brien (3) B274 Replacement issue prefix S73S and B273 issued 1955 (2) prefixes J89K & E28L. Beale B268 issued 1950 (5) prefixes D26C, H35C, H13C, J85C and J30J. Peppiatt (3) B239 First Period Unthreaded prefix H02A and B260 Fourth period Threaded issues (2) prefixes C06B and C07B. Along with One Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia (23) comprising O'Brien (2) prefixes D31 and 30T. Hollom (6) prefixes D95T, L11T, E79T and a consecutive set of 3 L29N 130980 - 130982. Fforde B305 issue series R51D 184812. Page B322 issues (14) prefixes EW56, consecutive trio CZ04, consecutive set of 5 HX17 and another consecutive set of 5 HY39. More banknotes like this	£120
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 63	Bank of England (60), Ten Shillings Fforde (21), two consecutively numbered runs of 10 notes, One Pound O'Brien (2), Hollom (1), Fforde (1), Page (17) 3 consecutively numbered sets, Somerset (15) a consecutively numbered run, 5 Pounds (3) Fforde, Page and one Royal Bank of Scotland, mixed grades More banknotes like this	£110
18/03/2018 Auction 160	English Banknotes	Lot 99	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 More banknotes like this	£200
04/12/2017 Auction 159	English Banknotes	Lot 1510	Bank of England & Treasury collection (125) in 2 albums and some loose, range from Bradbury One Pound to Gill 5 Pounds, Bradbury, Warren Fisher, Catterns, Peppiatt, Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde, Page, Somerset & Gill, 1st & last runs and replacements seen, including consecutive runs, mixed grades, a very interesting and varied collection of English banknotes, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£750
04/12/2017 Auction 159	English Banknotes	Lot 1509	Bank of England (78), a range of notes most One Pound & Ten Shillings but also including some 5, 10 & 20 Pounds, Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde, Page, Somerset and Gill, some first, last, consecutive and replacement notes seen, 2 British Armed Forces notes, mixed grades, needs viewing More banknotes like this	£240
04/12/2017 Auction 159	English Banknotes	Lot 1514	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 More banknotes like this	£120
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Banknotes	Lot 21	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 More banknotes like this	£220
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Banknotes	Lot 65	One Pound (103) Beale (6), O Brien (12), Hollom (8), Fforde (13), Page (33), Somerset (31), first run, consecutive and replacement seen, mixed grades More banknotes like this	£140
05/12/2016 Auction 155	English Banknotes	Lot 1780	Fifty Pounds Lowther B385 K25 404154, Twenty Pounds (5) Somerset B351 (2) 33K 722119 (last series) and 74J 009274, Gill B358 A16 777324, Lowther B371 (2, consecutives) J08 027899 and J08 027900 , Ten Pounds Page B326 B43 668664, Five Pounds Page B324 (2) 66D 246283 and 21H 930488 (last series), One Pound (31) O'Brien (3) B281 (2) H69 939483 and R13 688759, B282 96E 667069, Hollom B288 (2) C60N 153764 and B82W 868138, Fforde B305 (3) N55D 568408, R05H 466563 and U07D 213535, Somerset B341 (23, consecutives) DX11 656201 to 656223 inclusive, Ten Shillings (4) O'Brien B286 (2) D88 117283 and E72 848467, Fforde B309 69Z 006363, Fforde B310 A30N 573611 in mixed grades with consecutives in UNC More banknotes like this	£265
05/06/2016 Auction 153	English Banknotes	Lot 209	Ten Pounds Page (4) B326 UNC consecutives, Ten Pounds Hollom B299 (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 More banknotes like this	£500
30/11/2013 Auction 143	English Banknotes	Lot 52	One Pound Beale B268 A67C 630442 About Fine, One Pound Page B322 (50) HU40 124841 to 12890 consecutive UNC, Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 (2) K09Y 469505 and 469506 consecutive VF, Ten Shillings Fforde (20) B310 C29N 655381 to 655400 consecutives UNC More banknotes like this	£160
04/12/2011 Auction 135	English Banknotes	Lot 169	A collection (21) Ten Shillings O'Brien 1955 (2) and Fforde, One Pound (11) includes Warren Fisher L/51, O'Brien 1955 (2), Page HX17 (5, consecutive numbers), Five Pounds Hollom, K29, together with six world notes. More banknotes like this	£42
07/06/2008 Auction 121	English Banknotes	Lot 1222	A collection in an album (61) Twenty Pounds (5) Lowther Duggleby B385 (2) consecutive numbers, Kentfield Duggleby B370 (2) consecutive numbers, Gill Duggleby B355, Ten Pounds (6) Gill B354 (2) consecutive numbers, Kentfield Duggleby B366 (4) two pairs of consecutive numbers, White Five Pounds (2) London December 4 1944, O,Brien July 23 1956, Five Pounds (9) Kentfield Duggleby B362 R36 prefix (2 consecutive numbers), Gill Duggleby B353 RD prefix (4,two pairs of close consecutive numbers), Hollom Duggleby B297 , One Pound (24) Catterns (1), Peppiatt Blue (1), O'Brien (1), Page (15) Somerset (5) later notes with many consecutives, Ten Shillings (23) Fforde (7), Hollom (6), O'Brien (4), Beale (1), Peppiatt (4), Catterns (1), Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (5) 1992 consecutive numbers, in mixed grades many VF or better some later notes in UNC More banknotes like this	£480
06/07/2003 Auction 102	English Banknotes	Lot 46	One Pounds (20) O'Brien, Page and Fforde mostly EF and better some consecutive number runs	£36

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