Ten Shillings (36) O'Brien 1961 B286 K24 last series (AU) Hollom 1963 B294 (4) three being consecutives, B295 (3), FfordeB309 1967 (5) including prefix 79R and 85R first series and 28Z last series these AU-Unc along with others (23) Hollom and Fforde from circulation some EF a few with annotations
One PoundPeppiatt Blue prefix K16H VF, O' Brien B282 69H prefix (4 consecutives), HollomB288 D04X prefix (3 consecutives), FfordeB305 N01D prefix (4 consecutives), PageB320 X69K prefix (10 consecutives). Isaac Newton A04 000420, SomersetB343 (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
Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 (6) five being AU-Unc the other VG, HollomB295 Unc, FfordeB309 (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, PageB322 (20) two consecutive number runs Unc, Page Isaac NewtonB337 (21) one VF others generally AU-Unc many consecutive, B339 (13) AU-Unc, SomersetB341 (40) one VF the others AU-Unc along with Page One Pounds (9) various types F-AU. Five Pounds Fforde B314 GVF and KentfieldB364 HK97 191004 AU
One Pound (118) O'Brien B281 (2) includes low number E15 000185 NVF, O'Brien B282 (5), HollomReplacements B289 (6) a run of 6 consecutives M88 123977 to M88 123982 EF one with some discolouration on one corner, Hollom Replacement B290 16M 201979 EF, Hollom B288 (104) in mixed grades with many EF includes some consecutive runs of two, three or four notes, along with Ten Shillings (3) Hollom B294 (2) N54 163340 and Z10 950387 both EF, Fforde (1) B310 C89N 039537 EF with a corner crease and some rust marks
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
One Pound O'Brien 1955 B273 (3) consecutive numbers D07K 0000169, 170 and 171 Unc or near so along with B284 (2) consecutives B55N 308195 and 196 AU-Unc, One Pounds HollomB290replacement (2) consecutives 62M 318329 and 330 AU-Unc, FfordeB303 (2) consecutives K85Z 953123 and 124 AU. Ten Shillings Hollom B293 (3) consecutives Z91 147853 - 855 Unc, Hollom B295 (3) consecutives 90A 293955 - 957 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
One Pound O'Brien 1955 B273 (3) consecutive numbers D07K 0000169, 170 and 171 Unc or near so along with B284 (2) consecutives B55N 308195 and 196 AU-Unc, One Pounds HollomB290replacement (2) consecutives 62M 318329 and 330 AU-Unc, FfordeB303 (2) consecutives K85Z 953123 and 124 AU. Ten Shillings Hollom B293 (3) consecutives Z91 147853 - 855 Unc, Hollom B295 (3) consecutives 90A 293955 - 957 AU
Ten Pounds (8) BaileyB398 (2) KB31 758636 NEF, KB74 960349 GVF, SalmonB408 (4) LB61 968080 GVF with some folds, KJ39 581317 and KJ39 581319 and KJ39 581320 consecutives all GEF with one central fold, ClelandB411 (2) LH12 530829 first series A/UNC and MD04 475559 UNC, Bailey Five Pounds (10) JH79 674478, LC22 115831 and LC22 115382 consecutives, LC22 115834 to LC22115840 a run of 7 consecutives all GEF with a central fold, One PoundHollomB288 (5) includes D12W 588060 to D12W 588063 a run of 4 consecutives About UNC with a slight crease to the right of the Queen on each note, and D95W 011993 A/UNC, One Pound PageB322 About UNC with a counting flick, One Pound SomersetB341 (6) DY08 654324 Fine, CW14 908064 to CW14908068 a run of 5 consecutives UNC, Ten Shillings (9) Hollom B294 (2) Y53 591715 Fine and Y83 641905 Fine, Fforde (7) B309, 80Z 517196 Fine, B310, B05N 118413 Fine, B84N 942171 GEF, B84N 942183 Fine, C17N 459738 NF, C32N 722636 Fine, and C76N 587351 Good 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
Ten Shillings a collection in a small album of the transition between designs 1950-60's period Red-Brown Britannia medallion and the QE2 portrait issues (51) with various cashier signatures and averaging VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC. Consisting of a BealeB266 Red-brown Britannia medallion issued 1950 prefix Y23Z. O'Brien (12) including the Red-Brown Britannia medallion B271 issued 1955 (3) prefixes R25Y, E85Y and Z80X. Together with QE2 portrait B286 issued 1961 (9) consisting of examples of the FIRST series prefixes A18, A27, A73, A78 and A83 along with B03, B68, D30 and E69. Hollom QE2 portrait issues 1963 (19) consisting of B295 (13) prefixes 40A, 11B, 92C, 93H, 76K, 03N and a consecutively numbered set of 7 notes prefix 14L. Also, B294 (6) including prefixes L53, L73, a consecutive pair R57 and a consecutive pair Z16. Along with Fforde QE2 portrait issues 1967 (18) including a Replacement issue B311 prefix M59. Together with B309 (5) prefixes including 77Z along with a consecutive pair 38Z and a consecutive pair of the LAST series 96Z. And B310 (12) including some numeronym prefixes amongst A05N, B01N, C01N spelling 'COIN' (4) along with LAST series D01N, a near consecutive set D02N (3) and a D15N.
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 PeppiattWhite 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 BernhardForgery 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 B327Replacement 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
Bank of EnglandTen Shillings to Five Pounds (36) a mixed mostly high grades group comprising Ten Shillings B271 Red/Brown issues 1955 (5) a consecutive set of 4 notes series W98Y 629125 to W98Y 629128 and series X24Y 726915. Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia (10) Fforde 1967 issues (4) including B309 (2) series 90S 691882 & first series 89R 494317 and B310 issues (2) consecutive set A81N 259209 & A81N 259210, Hollom 1963 issues (3) including B295 prefix 86N and B294 prefixes U61 &X27 and O'Brien issues 1961 (3) close serial numbers all prefix E20. One Pounds Green O'Brien B273 issues 1955 (13) prefixes T89K, Y19J, Y90J, L73J, J73L, J16L, C46L, H25L, H51L, E05L, E94L, C12L and D35L. One Pounds Green BealeB268 issue 1950 (3) prefixes D63C, K28B and first series H44B. One Pounds O'Brien QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B282 issues 1960 (4) a consecutive set of 4 notes series 46K 252377 to 46K 252380. Along with Five Pounds WhiteB276 dated 16th September 1955 series A80A 061908
Ten Shillings (20) O'Brien (2) 1961 B286 a consecutively numbered set of 2 - C03 511214 and C03 511215 both GEF. Hollom (14) - a near consecutive set of 4 notes 1963 B295 - series 65C 226743, 65C 226745, 65C 226747 and 65C 2246749 EF to about UNC, along with a fully consecutive set of 10 notes B295 - series 92L 815501 through 92L 815510 generally Unc one with a stain. Fforde (4) - 1967 B309 (2) 95X 500292 GVF and 39X 539115 VF, B310 C21N 483600 VF, along with a LAST RUN REPLACEMENT issue B311 serial number M80 373636 about UNC - UNC
Ten Shillings (72), O'Brien, Hollom and Fforde, scarce Fforde last run 99Z and Hollom last run Z99, REPLACEMENT notes (9), first and last series and consecutively numbered sets also seen, the 99Z is Fine, the Z99 is VF and the rest of the notes are about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
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
Ten Pounds Page (4) B326 UNC consecutives, Ten Pounds HollomB299 (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
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