One Pounds Peppiatt Blue (1) Green Britannia Issue (7) Peppiatt, Beale and O'Brien, Britannia in Medallion Fforde and Page (95), Isaac Newton (38) from circulation Good - EF
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue VG, Green Seated Britannia at left Beale (3), O'Brien (10), QE II portrait Britannia in Medallion reverse (2) Hollom and Page, Isaac Newton (2) Page and Somerset these from circulation VG-VF most in collectable grades along with Five Pounds Somerset Wellington reverse VF
One Pounds Peppiatt Blues (2), O'Brien facing Britannia at left (2) these VF, Fforde N25B prefix EF, Isaac Newton (4) VF-EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve Fine, Britannia in Medallion (9) Fforde EF-Unc (4), O'Brien and Fforde F-VF (5)
Five Pounds O'Brien whiteB276 dated 23rd November 1955 VF with inked number front top. Ten Pounds Hollom Lion and Key A28 prefix VF, Five Pounds Hollom E80 876709 Fine. One Pounds (4) Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien X64K prefix, Fforde D30Z prefix B301, and Somerset Isaac Newton these from circulation. Ten Shillings O'Brien Y17X 491078 EF and Hollom 02K prefix AU
Five Pounds Gill RJ29 prefix AU. One Pounds Peppiatt 1934 B239 K90A prefix VF and Blue A12D prefix EF both with pencilled annotations reverse. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve Z01D EF with pencilled annotations reverse, Peppiatt B236 last series 38O 500281 VF, Hollom Britannia in Medallion (2) VF
One PoundWarren Fisher 1919 T24 W/61 283333 better than Fine with some small holes around George V portrait. Five Pounds Page 1971 B324 (2) one AU the other VF. One Pounds Catterns N52 547518 Fine, Peppiatt Blue Y77D 503986 VF, Beale B25C 124674 Fine. Ten Shillings seated Britannia at left O'Brien W63Y 694924 VF small brown stain right edge
Ten Pounds (3) Hollom, Page and Somerset EF-Unc, Five Pounds (7) O'Brien Lion and Key (1), Hollom (3), Page Wellington (1) VF-AU, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue VF, O'Brien W34K 845005 VF, Britannia in Circle (20) Hollom & O'Brien generally EF or better, Isaac Newton (21) these generally AU-Unc some consecutive, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (2) F-VF, Britannia front left (4) F-VF, Britannia in circle on the back (11) VF-AU
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
Provincials including uniface trials (3) Dartmouth Bank One Pound 1823 No 1221 reverse red on black FIVE PENCE GR IV ONE pleasant Fine ink annotations reverse along with a uniface of the reverse only on thin blue paper presumed a reverse trial and Ross & Archenfield Bank Five Pounds uniface reverse Jones Richards and Morgan see Outing 1829 where no Five Pounds is listed for these partners so presumed a reverse trial of a note never introduced the trials collectable Fine or better
A collection in an album Five Pounds WhiteBealeLondon 1 June 1949 N51 078308 EF, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key C33 027570 GVF, FfordeB314 03D prefix Unc, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue O64D prefix VF some faint brown stains, Beale K34C prefix about EF, O'Brien 1955 prefix O53J B273 Unc and B282 prefix 21A Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve X27D 670057 AU, O'Brien B271 1955 Unc, Fforde B310 prefix C43N Unc along with USA Dollar SERIES 1981 AU
A collection in an album TreasuryTen Shillings 1922 T30 K/79 45792 Fine, One PoundBradbury 1917 T16 A/76 798706 about Fine, Warren Fisher 1919 T24 U/88 701061 aVF one or two pinholes. Bank of England Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve K51D 706121 about Fine, Hollom (2) Prefix N40 and R48 both VF, Fforde 47U 583969 GVF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue U28D 545801 Fine, Peppiatt Green 1948 B260 Z99A Fine, Beale 1950 B260 B26C Fine, O'Brien 1955 B273 C75L Fine, Somerset DX11 014009 Fine, Five Pounds George Stephenson reverse Kentfield (3) EF-Unc, Gill (2) consecutive numbers D24 002006 and 002007 Unc, Elizabeth Fry Lowther (2) consecutive numbers HD41 751091 and 751092 Unc, Winston Churchill Cleland (9) Unc including consecutive number runs, Ten Pounds Hollom A14 482465 VF, Charles DarwinBailey (5) AU-Unc including two consecutive pairs, Jane Austen Cleland (5) Unc consecutive runs a three and a two, Twenty Pounds Bailey AD27 835409 AU, Turner reverse Cleland (3) Unc two being a consecutive pair
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
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key B277 last series E33 680991 EF, Five Pounds Somerset 1980 B343 LW69 prefix VF, One Pounds Peppiatt Blues 1940 B249 (6) F-VF including some consecutives, Ten Shillings O'Brien and Hollom (5) from circulation along with a modern group from circulation (18). Italy 1000 Lire Pick 101 AU, British Isles One Pounds (13), B of E £10 Bailey, US Dollars (2)
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue Shades (2), Peppiatt Green prefix E49B and Beale prefix E23C. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (1), Beale B266 first series Z98Z 713999 (VF), O'Brien B271 Z06X prefix these generally F-VF along with 10/- Seated Britannia type O'Brien (1) Fforde (4) these VF-Unc and Five Pounds Bailey JE73 prefix Unc
One Pounds Catterns (4) prefixes K06 Fine with a small hole top left, R02 Fine, T35 VF but ripped and perhaps a millimetre of the note missing where the tear is, 71A Very Good. Peppiatt Blues B249 (2) VF or better. BealeB268 (6) these VF-Unc. O'Brien B273 (8) VF - Unc one with a tear at the top
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, PageB340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, FfordeB310 (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 overprintPick 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
Bank of England in an album (23) Ten Pounds FfordeB316 A51 788316 VF with inked annotation, Five Pounds (2) O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B277 A67 829117 VG, O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B280 H36 61063.7 Fine with number written on the reverse, One Pound (17), CatternsB225 M43 070183 Fine with typewritten number 7 at the top and an edge tear, Peppiatt One Pound Fourth period 1948-1949 B260 (4) A62B 772393 Fine with a small pinhole at top left, B59B 431524 Fine with edge nick and foxing at the top, D78B 804129 Fine, T02A Near VF, Pappiatt Wartime Blue B249 (5) B06D 454724 VG repaired, B95H 909895 About Fine, J86E 479818 VG, M22H 853838 Fine with written annotations on both sides, M84E 498129 VG, BealeB268 (4) J95C 113479 About Fine, J99C 094360 Near Fine with pencil annotation, E55C 771938 Fine with an edge nick and a tiny hole by 'of', inked annotations on both sides, N79C 107077 Fine with a staple hole, O'Brien Britannia B273 (2) S46K 879954 Fine with inked annotation, K63K 304996 Fine with small edge nicks and pencil annotation. O'Brien Series C Portrait B281 First series A91 915631 Fine with some foxing, Ten Shillings (3) Peppiatt Wartime Mauve B251 X08E 958782 VG, O'Brien B271 L66Y 969393 Good Fine with some foxing, Fforde B310 B17N 258467 NVF with some folds and a hint of foxing
One Pounds PeppiattB238 41S VF, B239 H38A AU, blues (3) B249 generally EF-Unc, B258 R37A Fine B260 F-VF (5), VF (3) including S44A first series, AU (2) Y16A and last series H09B, BealeB269replacement S22S 272530 VF, O'Brien B273 (2) GVF and Unc, B282 VF (3) and last series 67Z Unc, B292 AU along with Scotland Royal Bank One Pound 30.3.1999 VF
GB and World in an album (23) GB (10) Ten Shillings (5) BealeB266, H43Z 297505 Good Fine, HollomB294 (3) Z32 177491 VF, Z63 376508 and Z63376514 both A/UNC, FfordeB310, C95N 039129 NEF. One Pound (5) PeppiattWartime blue B249, R75H 179976 Fine, some folds, Beale B268 (2), W09B 543236 NVF with an inked number on the reverse, A55J 683904 Fine with inked text on the reverse, PageB337 Last run Z27 971372 UNC, SomersetB341 DW44 860550 A/UNC. Isle of Man (4) One Pound (3) undated 1983 issue Pick 38a VG, undated 1961 issue signature Garvey, prefix B, Pick 25a, Fine with some light foxing to the edges, undated 1961 issue signature Stallard Pick 25b About VF with some folds, Fifty Pence undated 1969 issue Pick 27a GVF, Northern Ireland - Northern BankFive Pounds 1999 Pick 203a UNC or very near so, France - Calais 50 Centimes undated 1918 issue Red on green underprint, Fine, Germany One Mark 1944 issue 9-digit serial number Pick 192b VF, Israel 5 Sheqalim 1978 issue Pick 44 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Occupation 1942 Ten Dollars Good Fine, China Five Yuan 1936 issue Pick 217a Near Fine with some edge damage at the right, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 Pick 86a Good Fine, Bohemia and Moravia 1000 Korun 1942 issue Pick 14a NEF, Croatia 5000 Kuna 1943 issue, single letter prefix Pick 14a, UNC
One Pounds Peppiatt (6) comprising different period examples in VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC including B239 Pre-war First Period Unthreaded issue 1934 serial number H85A 212334. B249 World War II Blue/Pink Emergency issues 1940 (4) including a consecutive pair serial numbers W89H 242357 & W89H 242358 along with E91E 739285 and U50H 870549. And B258 Post-war Third Period Unthreaded issue 1948 serial number S11A 724761. An attractive and collectible group
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.
One Pounds Peppiatt Second Period WW2 Emergency issues B249 Blue/Pink Metal thread Britannia medallion issued 1940 (11) all GEF - about UNC and in a consecutively numbered set U43E 792178 - U43E 792188
One Pounds Britannia medallion 1930's and World War II period (4) in average VF - GVF and very collectible. Comprising a CatternsB225 Green Britannia medallion issued 1930 serial number W04 963407. Together with Peppiatt (3) consisting of a First Period B239 Green Britannia medallion Unthreaded issued 1934 serial number C64A 057395. Along with World War II Emergency issues B249 Blue/Pink Britannia medallion Metal Thread issued 1940 (2) serial numbers C08H 351308 and C08H 351308 the later lightly trimmed at left and right. A pleasing early collectible group
Bank of England (5) comprising Peppiatt issues (3) including a 5 Pounds White note B241 dated 20th January 1937 serial number A/359 01918 VF along with World War II Emergency 1940 issues (2) 10 Shillings B251 Mauve, serial number J97D 226704, VF - GVF pressed & lightly washed along with One PoundB249 Blue/Pink LAST series shades serial number X88H 578076 about UNC. Also includes 5 Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key B277 Shaded denomination symbol issue 1957 serial number C67 356479, VF cleaned & pressed with annotation and pinholes. Ten Pounds Fforde Lion & Key B316 issue 1967 serial number A60 277241, VF - GVF cleaned and pressed with faint annotations.
One Pounds Peppiatt World War II Emergency B249 Blue/Pink Second period issues 1940 (9) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers R31E 579421 - R31E 579429. All about UNC and 1 with very minor rust
Bank of England & Provincial Issue (7) in mixed grades G - about UNC comprising Provincial Issue Dartmouth General Bank £1 dated 20th January 1821 series No.B4266 for John Hine & Henry Joseph Holdsworth (Outing 639a) some tears and top right comer missing. One Pounds Green (4) comprising CatternsB225 issue 1930 (3) a consecutive trio series R74 567827, R74 567828 & R74 567829 along with BealeB268 issue 1950 series S95C 319218. One Pound Peppiatt Second Period Emergency IssueB249 Metal Thread Blue/Pink issue 1940series E42E 008466. Ten Shillings Peppiatt B236 Red/Brown Unthreaded First Period issue 1934 series 65U 337795
One Pounds Peppiatt World War II Emergency B249 Pink/Blue issues 1940 (3) serial numbers N38E 037235 VF, T96E 817446 GEF - about UNC and W59H 436711 about UNC - UNC. Always keenly sought after notes in higher grades
Bank of EnglandPeppiatt Second Period Wartime 1940 Emergency Issues (16) mostly EF to UNC includes few in lower grades comprising Ten Shillings B251 Mauve (7) close serial numbers Z21E 774522, Z21E 774524, Z21E 774528 and B06D 413564, B06D 413569, B06D 413571 & B06D 413572. Along with One Pounds B249 Blue/Pink (9) prefixes K01E, R31E and a near consecutive set of 7 notes series R35E 649657 through R35E 679664 missing only the R35E 649660
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
Bank of England (27) a rich group Peppiatt (7) Ten Shillings B262 Red/Brown Threaded issue 1948 Fourth Period, last series 09E 383453, about UNC, Ten Shillings Emergency Issue (2) B251 Mauve Metal Thread issue 1940, series O73D 260948 about UNC & A58D 057059 UNC, One Pounds Emergency Issue (3) B249 Blue/Pink Metal Thread issue 1940, series K43D 902092 GEF - about UNC, D22H 224767 GVF & M38H 559024 VF light stains, and One Pound Green B238 First Period issue 1934, series 86U 519578, GVF, Beale (3) Ten Shillings (2) B266 Red/Brown Issue 1950, series T50Z 798118 Fine & E10Z 733491 about UNC, One Pound Green B268, series T75C 988661 about VF, O'Brien (5) One Pound Green B273 issue 1955 VF, Five Pounds Lion & Key (2) B277 issued 1957, series C55 518957 & C63 099191 both VF, One Pound QE2 portrait and seated Britannia B282 issued 1960, series 97J 898820 about UNC, Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issue 1961, first series A16 708574 VF, Hollom (3) One Pound QE2 & seated Britannia B288 issued 1963, series K91W 720387 about UNC, Ten Shillings (2) the first B294 issue1963 series Y42 502805 GEF & the second B295 issued 1963, series 36D 516999, Fine, Hollom (4) One Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B305 issued 1967, series U23B 534761 UNC, Ten Shillings(2) QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B310 issued 1967, last series D03N 504903 UNC & C69N 148439 about VF, Five Pounds QE2 & child Britannia B314 issued 1967, series 27B 287191 about VF, Page (3) One Pounds(2) the first QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B321Replacement Issue 1970, series S64M 944900 about UNC and the second B340 QE2 & Sir Isaac Newton issue 1978, series B26N 197348 UNC, Five Pounds QE2 & child Britannia B324 issued 1971, series 16D 210497 Fine, Somerset(2) One Pounds QE2 & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series BN62 631000 interesting serial with a little bit of extended security thread coming from the bottom & BN74 575440 both UNC
One Pounds Peppiatt (13) comprising Second Period Emergency Issues B249 Metal Thread Blue/Pink issued 1940 (6) a consecutively numbered set O64H 076185 - O64H 076190 about UNC or near so. Along with Green Fourth Period issues B260 issued 1948 (7) a consecutively numbered set E86B 338122 - E86B 338128 EF-GEF
Bank of EnglandPeppiatt Second Period Wartime 1940 Emergency Issues (11) a group in mixed very high grades to UNC comprising Ten Shillings B251 Mauve (4) series A78D 700771, B42D 981188, Z35D 964762 & Z49E 451771. Along with One Pounds B249 Blue/Pink (7) series A25E 641876, A32H 341507, B92D 733891, K60D 860151, N49E 188867, J65H 624686 & E01E 696052
One Pounds (11) CatternsB225 issued 1930 (2) series mid series prefixes J61 and S72 pressed VF and EF other mid series issues Peppiatt Blue B249 (6) BealeB268 (1), O'Brien B273 (2) these mixed grades though mostly VF - AU
Bank of EnglandPage (6) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB334 Blue L Reverse issue 1973 last series 37Z 437366 UNC. Along with One Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia Green issues 1970 (5) comprising B320 (2) series Z20A 386718 & Z17L 849719, both UNC. Replacement issues B321 (2) series R70M 940633 UNC & S66M 867870 GEF. And the last note is B322 last series HZ55 992782 UNC
Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (11) Hollom (1), One Pounds Peppiatt Blue (7), Green (2), Fforde (1) from circulation along with a small group ofcirculated coinage which includes pre 47 and pre 20 silver issues (lot)
A small and useful collectionFive Pounds Peppiatt 18th April 1945, 10/- Warren Fisher, others 10/- to £10 back to O'Brien including Mauve 10/- and Peppiatt Blue Shades One Pounds and a consecutive number pair of Lion and key Five Pounds, along with a small group of Scottish notes these dating back to 1946 (69 notes) mixed grades some Unc
A group of (8) £5 O' Brien Lion and Key (2) prefix J01 and B61, One Pounds Peppiatt pale blue and dark blue, Beale green (3) these practically Mint State, 10/- Peppiatt Mauve EF or better and Beale (2) F - UNC
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