Bank of England group (14) face value £59 includes Helmeted Britannia £5 (2) 1st series prefixes A31 & H74, consecutiveO'Brien 10/- (2) prefixes E65Y, average VF or better
Bank of England group (22) interesting group includes white £5 (2) Peppiatt & Beale, Catterns 10 shillings V74, Lowther £10 AA01 000336 & £20 AA01 000882, Newton £1 Page A01 000867, various other 1st, lasts & replacements, earlier types Fine or better, later issues mostly UNC, face value £132.50, needs viewing
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C112, Kentfield £20 last & first prefix design pair B371 & B374, serials W35 998984 & X01 998984, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C146, Kentfield last series set, £5 DL99 £10 KK99, £20 CL99 & £50 H99 with matching serial number 001144, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C147, Lowther 1st series set, £5 EA01 £10 KL01, £20 DA01 & £50 J01 with matching serial number 001144, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000288 & HM03 000288, UNC
ERROR £20 KentfieldB371 issued 1991, folds with extra paper & two Queens, serial T30 818878 on lower complete note & T29 818878 on the right side upper 1/3 size note, a striking example, GEF and scarce
ERROR £20 SomersetB351 issued 1984 serial 53D 847518, completely offset with front on back, small piece of bottom left corner missing & pinholes, gFine-VF
ERROR £5 PageB332 issued 1971, missing all of the serial number at bottom right but has the prefix digits "36" on reverse at an angle, serial A36 644910, almost VF
ERROR 10 shillings BealeB265 issued 1950 serial number 01D 344475 at bottom left, serial is missing top right (written "no number") with 2 digits on reverse, some surface dirt, GVF
ERROR 10 shillings Peppiatt mauve B251 issued 1940 serial Y46E 600843, completely uniface, small tear at bottom, some pinholes and pressed otherwise GVF and scarce
ERRORFifty Pounds Kentfield. B377 (3) Errors. C25 355751, C26 355751 and C27 355751. Three notes of consecutive prefix all showing large extra paper at right hand side. A striking set of three. Very scarce and most unusual.
ERRORFive Pounds Kentfield. (3) Errors. Three exceptionally rare incorrectly guillotined notes. All have a different prefix on the left hand side. Superb and very striking error. UNC.
ERRORFive Pounds Page. B334. (2) Errors. 32X 883916 and 32X 883917. Both with large extra paper at top right. Very scarce and an excellent pair. EF to UNC.
ERROROne Pounds Fforde. B305. (5) Errors. All five notes have the serial number T38E 674638 on the top left and T38E 674639 on the bottom right. Notice the difference between the top and bottom serial numbers. Also, all five notes have the same two different serial numbers. Excessively rare. UNC.
ERROROne Pounds Page. B305. (3) Errors. All three notes have the serial number U05B 941250 on the top left and U05B 941251 on the bottom right. Notice the difference between the top and bottom serial numbers. Also, all three notes have the same two different serial numbers. Excessively rare. UNC.
ERRORTen Pounds Kentfield. B369 (3) Errors. All three notes end with 196446. A spectacular set of three heavily miscut. One showing complete colour bars at bottom. All UNC.
ERRORTen Pounds Kentfield. B369. Error. EC39 874119. Massive extra flap at top right showing almost half of another banknote including the whole of the Queen's portrait. A stunning error. EF to UNC.
ERRORTen Pounds Somerset. B347. Error. 40L 573968. Large amount of print missing on back. Exceptionally rare last series prefix. Prefix probably worth much more than the error so a rare combination EF.
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. 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. B66 213345. Large extra flap of paper at the top right. Also showing part of serial number on reverse. 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. 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 Kentfield. B358. Error. H29 441146. Very unusual shape. Large fishtail at right hand side which includes a weak but readable indentation of another number at top right. EF to UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Kentfield. B371. Fantastic cutting error. It has been cut in such a way that the bottom of one note and the top of another make up this one note. Must be seen. A minute tear at bottom left otherwise UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Kentfield. B375. Error. AB65 292520. Massive extra flap at top right showing almost half of another banknote including the whole of the Queen's portrait. A stunning error. EF to UNC.
ERRORTwenty Pounds Kentfield. B375. Error. Extra large flap, which also includes part of the note below it including its serial number. Spectacular error. 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
ERRORS (4) £5 PageB332 prefix H13 with vertical ink fault through Queen's portrait, £5 Page B336 prefix AX78 front & back both misaligned to right & pair of Lowther £5 B393 prefix HB23 with left side numbers physically rubbed off, VF or better
Five pounds Bailey (12) issued 2004, face value £60 includes column sort EL06 and replacements LL74 (2), all from circulation, GVF to UNC, most are higher grades
Ten pounds (13) issued 1964 to 1971, Lion on reverse, HollomB299 A22, £10 FfordeB316 (2) A46 & A85, £10 PageB326 (6) and replacement series B327 (4) prefixes M01, M04, M05 and M13, some inked numbers & small edge tears on a few, grades range from Fine to GEF
Twenty pounds Bailey (25), issued 2007, Adam Smith on reverse, face value £500, all first series AA01, most are consecutive numbers, one note is VF all others are about UNC or UNC
Abergavenny Bank 1811, bank draft "pay to the order of" 39 pounds and nine shillings for Thos. Hill, Saml Hopkins and Lewis Osborne, dated Jan 25th 1811. Signature cancelled, water stained good F
Bicester & Oxfordshire Bank £5 dated 1920 No.12900 for Tubb & Co., (Outing 135 for type, the £5 not listed), ovpt. Cancelled & tape residue on face but the note is complete, scarce later date, gFine-VF
Dudley & Westbromwich Bank £5 dated 1868 serial No.97415, signature part-cut cancelled for Directors & Proprietors, numerous vignettes on reverse, (Outing 716a for type), hole top left, Fine and rare
Glastonbury & Shepton Mallet Bank £5 dated 1833 serial No.5504 for John Fry Reeves & Thomas Porch Porch, (Outing 818g), ink cancelled & clipped around edges, Fine
Ipswich & Needham Market Bank £10 dated 1894 serial No.0389 for Gurneys, Alexanders, Birkbeck, Barclay, Buxton & Kerrison (Outing1043n) red ink cancelled across centre, with usual inverted reverse, good Fine-VF and very rare
Leamington, Warwick & Warwickshire Bank £10 dated 1884 serial No.L2046 for Greenway, Smith & Greenways, (Outing 1121b), a few inked annotations reverse, VF-GVF
Lewes Old Bank £5 dated 1882 serial No.4850, ink cancelled for Geo. Molineaux, Geo. Whitfield, Philip H. Molineaux & Francis B. Whitfield, (Outing1181f), tape residue right edge & bank stamps reverse, Fine and scarce
Milford & Pembrokeshire Bank 1 guinea dated 1809 No.10/811 for Chas Phillips, Thos Philipps & Co., (Outing 1431a) some pinholes, almost VF and better grade than usual
Narberth, Pembrokeshire Bank Haverfordwest £5 dated 18xx, part issued, No.1560 for John Walters & William Walters, (Outing 1479b) a few pinholes & bank stamp reverse, GEF-aUNC
Plymouth-Dock Bank, Devonshire £5 dated 1819 No.596 for Thomas Clinton Shiells & Henry Incledon Johns., signed Johns, (Out.683e; Grant 2295D), some edge wear, Fine
Plymouth-Dock Bank, Devonshire £5 dated 1820 No.2152 for Thomas Clinton Shiells & Henry Incledon Johns., signed Shiells, (Out.683e; Grant 2295D), Fine+
Richmond & Swaledale Bank sight note for 2 months after (without title at top), issued in Richmond dated 1807 for £50, vignette of Bolton Castle top left, red "Bank of England" stamp across face, Fine+
Romsey & Hampshire Bank 5 guineas dated 1789 No.D21 for Benj.Godfrey, Jas.May (3rd name has been cut away) & Co., signature cut cancelled, (Outing-- not yet listed), small holes, VG, fragile and very rare early date issue
Stamford Bank (2) £10 and £20 both dated 1813 for A.W.Bellairs & Son (Out.2030c and d; Grant 2745), both heavily clipped around edges, Fine-good Fine and scarce
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