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04/12/2022 Auction 179	English Banknotes	Lot 21	Bank of England 1 Pounds various designs and cashiers circa 1940's to 1980's (14) mixed grades average VF or about to GEF-about UNC comprising Peppiatt (2) including a Second Period B249 Blue/Pink World War II Emergency issue 1940 prefix B32E along with Third Period B258 Green Britannia Medallion Post-War Unthreaded issue continued 1948 prefix S21A, and a scarcer type. Beale B268 Green Britannia medallion threaded issue 1950 prefix T65C, possible original ink-transfer in printing small smudge, from what appears to be a part of some from the flourishes, near lower left serial number. O'Brien (5) consisting of Green Britannia medallion 1955 issues (2) including B273 prefix A78L and 274 Replacement issue serial number S77S 749116, this with minor repair & erasure and 2 pinholes. Together with QE2 portrait & Seated Britannia issues 1960 (3) consisting of B281 prefix L21, B282 prefix 66C and a B285 Replacement issue serial number M45 583595, this about UNC and pleasing. Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issue 1963 prefix J45S. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (2) consisting of B305 prefix S60J and B307 G Reverse prefix R71L. Page QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1970 (2) including B320 prefix W69E and B322 prefix HU74. Also a Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 Green W Reverse issue 1981 first series prefix AN15. A pleasing and collectable group More banknotes like this	£50
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Banknotes	Lot 46	Bank of England 1 Pounds various designs and cashiers circa 1940's to 1980's (14) mixed grades average VF or about to GEF-about UNC comprising Peppiatt (2) including a Second Period B249 Blue/Pink World War II Emergency issue 1940 prefix B32E along with Third Period B258 Green Britannia Medallion Post-War Unthreaded issue continued 1948 prefix S21A, and a scarcer type. Beale B268 Green Britannia medallion threaded issue 1950 prefix T65C, possible original ink-transfer in printing small smudge, from what appears to be a part of some from the flourishes, near lower left serial number. O'Brien (5) consisting of Green Britannia medallion 1955 issues (2) including B273 prefix A78L and 274 Replacement issue serial number S77S 749116, this with minor repair & erasure and 2 pinholes. Together with QE2 portrait & Seated Britannia issues 1960 (3) consisting of B281 prefix L21, B282 prefix 66C and a B285 Replacement issue serial number M45 583595, this about UNC and pleasing. Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issue 1963 prefix J45S. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (2) consisting of B305 prefix S60J and B307 G Reverse prefix R71L. Page QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1970 (2) including B320 prefix W69E and B322 prefix HU74. Also a Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 Green W Reverse issue 1981 first series prefix AN15. A pleasing and collectable group More banknotes like this	£55
07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Banknotes	Lot 19	Bank of England 1 Pounds various designs and cashiers circa 1940's to 1980's (14) mixed grades average VF or about to GEF-about UNC comprising Peppiatt (2) including a Second Period B249 Blue/Pink World War II Emergency issue 1940 prefix B32E along with Third Period B258 Green Britannia Medallion Post-War Unthreaded issue continued 1948 prefix S21A, and a scarcer type. Beale B268 Green Britannia medallion threaded issue 1950 prefix T65C, possible original ink-transfer in printing small smudge, from what appears to be a part of some from the flourishes, near lower left serial number. O'Brien (5) consisting of Green Britannia medallion 1955 issues (2) including B273 prefix A78L and 274 Replacement issue serial number S77S 749116, this with minor repair & erasure and 2 pinholes. Together with QE2 portrait & Seated Britannia issues 1960 (3) consisting of B281 prefix L21, B282 prefix 66C and a B285 Replacement issue serial number M45 583595, this about UNC and pleasing. Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issue 1963 prefix J45S. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (2) consisting of B305 prefix S60J and B307 G Reverse prefix R71L. Page QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1970 (2) including B320 prefix W69E and B322 prefix HU74. Also a Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 Green W Reverse issue 1981 first series prefix AN15. A pleasing and collectable group More banknotes like this	£85
01/03/2020 Auction 168	English Banknotes	Lot 40	Bank of England 10 Shillings, 1 and 5 Pounds various design examples from Peppiatt to Gill circa 1940's to modern (38) in mixed grades averaging VF including a few better examples. Comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds Britannia medallion issues (2) a World War 2 Emergency issue B249 and a Green Fourth Period B260. Beale Britannia medallion (2) including 10 Shillings B266 and 1 Pound B268. O'Brien (20) including a Britannia medallion 10 Shillings B271. 1 Pounds B281 first and last series prefixes (11) including prefixes as A09, A49, A55 and Z02, Z16, Z20, Z25, Z53, Z73, Z91 and Z93. Also, B282 (5) including some first series prefixes as 07A, 72A, 96A and 98A along with 71D and 94D. Together with B285 Replacement issues (2) prefixes M26 and M52. Hollom (3) consisting of 1 Pounds B288 (2) prefixes A32X and E44T together with 10 Shillings B294 prefix N33. Fforde (4) including 1 Pounds (2) consisting of B303 G Reverse prefix K64Z and B305 prefix T86C. Along with 10 Shillings B310 (2) prefixes C12N and C39N. Page (4) consisting of 1 Pounds (2) including B3222 prefix HX80 and B339 prefix 78R. And 5 Pounds (2) including B332 prefix D15 together with the later L Reverse (Lithography) issue B334 prefix 10C. Somerset (2) 1 Pound B341 W Reverse (Web-press) prefix DT73. Together with 5 Pounds B343 L Reverse prefix HX33. Also, a 5 Pounds Gill B353 L Reverse prefix RH90. An interesting amalgamation of various designs and issues More banknotes like this	£92
02/12/2019 Auction 167	English Banknotes	Lot 1303	Bank of England a collection in an album circa 1920's to modern issues (56) in various grades VF to about UNC - UNC and comprise a Mahon 10 Shillings B210 FIRST series serial number Z11 151655. Catterns 10 Shillings B223 serial number T13 776359. Peppiatt (5) comprising 10 Shillings B236 serial number 06Y 623802, 1 Pound B260 U18A 496511 along with World War II Emergency issues 10 Shillings B251 Mauve serial number K43D 097872 and 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink (2) serial numbers B88E 600126 & Y32D 850191. Beale (2) including 10 Shillings B266 serial number M28Z 029013 and 1 Pound B268 serial number X04C 0074772. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings B271 Britannia medallion serial number N47Y 294085, 1 Pound B273 Britannia medallion serial number D47L 714712, 5 Pounds Lion & Key B277 serial number C41 630201, 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B286 prefix A25 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait (3) prefixes A05, D41 and N21. Hollom QE2 portrait issues (3) including 10 Shillings B295 prefix 29C, 1 Pound B288 prefix A32R and 5 Pounds B297 prefix A45. Fforde QE2 portrait issues (5) including 10 Shillings B309 prefix 86S & B310 prefix B18N, 1 Pounds B305 (2) prefixes R70J & T09E and 5 Pounds B312 FIRST series R40 629728. Page QE2 portrait & pictorial issues (19) comprising 1 Pounds (14) including a B321 Replacement prefix W05M, 5 Pounds B324 prefix 88D, 5 Pounds B334 prefix 56N, 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 prefix C04 and 1 Pounds B337 (2) prefixes X76 & W13. Gill (2) including 10 Pounds B354 prefix DY38 & 20 Pounds B355 prefix 06U. Kentfield (3) 5, 10 & 20 Pounds. Lowther (2) 5 and 10 Pounds. Bailey (3) 5, 10 and 20 Pounds. Salmon (2) 5 and 10 Pounds. And Cleland 10 Pounds. An attractive and desirable collection More banknotes like this	£320
01/09/2019 Auction 166	English Banknotes	Lot 30	Bank of England & Treasury (25) collection in an album in mixed grades comprising Treasury issues (6) including Bradbury (2) Ten Shillings T13.2 Type 2 Six Digit Serial issue 1915 serial number P1/18 059624 and 1 Pound T16 Dot in No. issue 1917 serial number F/52 316685 along with Fisher (4) consisting of 10 Shillings (2) T25 Dot in No. issue 1919 LAST series H/6 579715 Scarce and T30 No. omitted issue 1922 serial number L/9 098585 and 1 Pounds (2) T24 Dot in No. issue 1919 serial number R70 673931 and T31 Dot in No. issue 1923 CONTROL note serial number Z1/38 591956 Scarce. Bank of England issues (17) consisting of Peppiatt White notes (2) a 5 Pounds B255 Thick Paper Metal thread Scarcer earlier issue dated 30th November 1944 serial number E77 003795 London branch and an Operation Bernhard Forgery 10 Pounds B242 dated 18th December 1936 serial number K/179 89453. Beale White 5 Pounds B270 Scarcer later dated issue 19th August 1952 serial number Y63 002774. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key (3) including B277 Shaded Symbol issue 1957 serial number C48 904966 and B280 White Symbol issues 1961 (2) serial numbers K22 542106 & First series H70 687181. Hollom (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) serial numbers A09 201764 & A13 717477 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B299 issue 1964 FIRST RUN serial number A01 261771. Fforde (4) comprising 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B312 issue 1967 serial number Y81 342627 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 issues 1967 (3) a consecutive trio serial numbers A48 369328 through A48 369330. Page (4) consisting of 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B324 issues 1971 (2) serial numbers 75E 771785 & FIRST series 39C 149102 along with 10 pounds Lion & Key 1971 issues (2) consisting of a B327 Replacement issue serial number M07 822804 along with B326 serial number B17 851613. The group accompanied by a Barclays Bank Limited Hereford. cheque for 18 Pounds and 5 Shillings dated 11th July 1923 number 30/C 04380 and a Postal Order for 3 Shillings to pay R. Haylett and signed Richard Haylett number D7/71 483638 More banknotes like this	£550
01/09/2019 Auction 166	English Banknotes	Lot 34	Bank of England & Treasury (82) in mixed grades comprising Treasury 1 Pound Fisher T31 issue 1923 serial number J1/96 817403. Along with Bank of England issues comprising Mahon 10 Shillings B210 issue 1928 serial number W83 635086. Catterns (2) 10 Shillings B223 issue 1930 LAST series K08 927816 and 1 Pound Green B225 issue 1930 LAST series Z21 271136. Peppiatt (7) including 10 Shillings (2) a 1934 issue B236 prefix 27R and an Emergency Mauve issue 1940 prefix K73D along with 1 Pounds (5) including 1934 Pre World War II issues B238 prefix 84L and B239 prefix J15A, an Emergency Blue-Pink issue 1940 prefix A28D and post World War II issues B260 prefixes B50B & LAST series H11B. Beale 10 Shillings B266 issues 1950 (2) prefixes L35Z & O28Z. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings (3) B271 issue 1955 prefix B04Z along with QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issues 1961 (2) prefixes J87 & FIRST series A10 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1960 issues (4) including B282 prefix 29J along with B284 (3) serial numbers B04N 551826, B64N 572320 & B64N 577777. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B294 issues 1963 (2) prefixes W61 & Z02. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (25) including 1 Pound B307&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B307 prefix U26E 10 Shillings B309 a consecutive trio serial numbers 75S 054374 - 75S 054376 and B310 (21) including prefixes A09N,A19N, a consecutive set of 8 notes B64N 838033 - B64N 838040, C42N, a consecutive pair D01N 089037 & D01N 089038, LAST series D15N, D37N and D36N including a consecutive set of 5 notes D36N 033541 - D36N 033541 along with D36N 467950. Page (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 portrait and seated Britannia 1970 issues (9) Replacement issues B323 (2) a consecutive pair MW11 419588 & MW11 419589 along with B322 (7) prefixes include a consecutive pair CY37 462251 CY37 462252, ET66 and a consecutive set of 4 notes HX02 090663 - HX02 090666. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial and The Duke of Wellington 1973 L Reverse issues (4) including B334 (2) prefixes 73L & 89R and a consecutive pair B336 series B59 572053 - BT59 572054. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B328 Purple issue 1970 prefix D24 359556. Somerset (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W Reverse 1981 issues (9) includes a consecutive set of 5 notes CY56 432207 - 432211 amongst prefixes BY29, DY01, DY02 and LAST RUN DY21 734755. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issues 1980 (2) prefixes KX13 & EU15. 10 Pounds (2) including L reverse issue 1984 B348 prefix AY17 and a L reverse Windowed thread (Stardust thread) issue 1987 B349 prefix CT58. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher Wren B352 issue 1981 serial number B30 070658. Gill (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 prefixes SC32 & SC88. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B354 L reverse issue 1988 prefix HS41. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 Purple & Green issue 1988 prefix 14S. Kentfield (3) including 10 Pounds B360 L reverse issue 1991 prefix KN15 and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher Wren B361 issues 1991 serial numbers E24 902897 & E09 637272. Includes Scotland 1 Pounds (4) from The Royal Bank of Scotland plc & Clydesdale Bank plc. More banknotes like this	£500
01/09/2019 Auction 166	English Banknotes	Lot 73	Bank of England (26) in mixed grades comprising Peppiatt World War 2 Emergency issue 1 Pounds B249 issues 1940 (2) prefixes R91H & N27E. Beale (3) including 10 Shillings (2) B265 issue 1950 prefix 20C and B266 issue 1950 prefix E02Z along with 1 Pound Green B268 issue 1950 prefix C07C. O'Brien (2) including 1 Pound Green B273 issue 1955 prefix S05K and 5 Pounds Lion & Key B280 White Symbol issue 1961 prefix J08. Hollom (6) including 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1963 issues (2) B295 prefix 02J and a Replacement issue B296 prefix M30, 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issues 1963 (2) prefixes J08T and D25N and 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) prefixes A29 & A43. Fforde (2) including 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B2310 issue 1967 prefix A98N and 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B301issue 1967 prefix J10Z. Page (4) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton issue 1978 (2) B337 prefix X49 and B339 prefix 45H, 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B336 L Reverse issue 1973 prefix AR51 and 10 Pounds Lion & Key B331 Replacement issue 1975 FIRST RUN serial number M01 452067. Somerset (6) including 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 issue 1981 prefix AN65, 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issue 1980 prefix KX79, 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B348 L Reverse issue 1984 prefix BR71, 20 pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B351 issues 1984 (2) prefixes 39A & 22C and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher Wren B352 issue 1981 prefix B16. Kentfield 5 Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson B362 Crown at top right issue 1991 prefix S43. More banknotes like this	£200
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 24	Collection in an album (56) mostly Bank of England in mixed circulated grades comprises Five Pounds Beale White Note B270 dated 25th November 1949 series P05 090648. Ten Shillings Bradbury T12.2 De La Rue Red issue 1915 series D1/3 01409. Ten Shillings Fisher (2) T26 Red Dash in No. First issue 1919 last series H38 112465 and T30 Second Issue Red No. omitted prefix P77. Ten Pounds Page Lion & Key B327 Brown Replacement issue 1971 first series M01 693529. Peppiatt (7) Ten Shillings to One Pounds includes Emergency Issues and One Pound Green B239 First Period issued 1934 first series prefix A52A. Beale (12) Ten Shillings to One Pounds. O'Brien (12) Ten Shillings to Five Pounds includes Lion & Key 1957 issues (2) B277 Shaded Symbols prefix D41 and B280 White Symbols first series prefix H22. Hollom (4) Ten Shillings and a Five Pounds. Fforde (7) 10 Shillings and One Pounds. One Pounds Page (4). Lowther Twenty Pounds prefix AA08. Along with Scotland (2) and Jersey (2). More banknotes like this	£260
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 55	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 B321 Replacement 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 More banknotes like this	£170
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 49	Bank of England REPLACEMENT collection (46), a collection of 10 Shillings & 1 Pounds all replacement notes, including 1 Pound Peppiatt blue WW2 emergency issue series S03H 308708, Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde & Page, some scarcer prefixes noted, in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£240
18/03/2018 Auction 160	English Banknotes	Lot 62	GB Bank of England (72), 10 Pounds, 5 Pounds, 1 Pound & 10 Shillings, signed Peppiatt, Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde, Page, Somerset, Gill and Lowther, consecutively numbered notes, replacement notes, first and last series notes all seen in this collection, most notes in EF or better, a superb collection worth viewing More banknotes like this	£700
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
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 45	Bank of England (8) Peppiatt £1 B238 series 44B VF and 68Z pressed GVF and B260 series S99A EF, Peppiatt 10 shillings B251 series K79D EF and B256 series 47L stain GVF, Hollom £1 replacement B289 series M92 EF, Page £5 B324 series 70E aUNC and £20 B328 series A08 pressed EF More banknotes like this	£130

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