Bank of England - Queen Victoria Centenary Commemorative Prefixes (3) a denomination trio comprising Twenty Pounds LowtherB386, VR10 000028 UNC, Ten Pounds Lowther B390, VR10 000028, and Five Pounds Lowther B380, VR10 000028, each UNC in the Coin and Banknote wallets of issue, only the Five Pounds set contains the Five Pound Crown coin (this a cupro-nickel issue UNC), the other two sets have had the coin removed
Bank of EnglandFforde, Hollom & O'Brien QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues (21) in various high grades GVF-EF to about UNC - UNC comprising O'Brien (4) including 10 Shillings B286 issue 1961 (2) prefixes D14 and B64 along with 1 Pounds issue 1960 (2) B281 prefix W12 and B284 prefix B75N. Hollom 1963 issues (8) including 10 Shillings (2) B294 prefix R35 and B295 prefix 20H along with 1 Pounds (6) including B288 (4) prefixes D16X, a consecutive pair D19U and J09X and the G (Goebel printing) Reverse (2) prefixes D69T and LAST series L18X with obverse design slightly offset. And Fforde issues 1967 (9) including 10 Shillings (7) consisting of B310 (6) prefixes B70N, C25N, C55N (2) and a consecutive pair C93N along with B309 prefix 62Y. Also 1 Pounds B305 (2) consecutive pair prefix S60H. Some of the 10 Shillings Fforde accompanied by a vintage letter from A. Hopkins, Electrical Engineer & Contractor.
Bank of England O'Brien & Hollom 1955-63 issues (11) in various high grades about EF - GEF to about UNC - UNC comprising O'Brien 10 Shillings B271 Red-Brown Britannia medallion (3) serial numbers C80Z 234013, C90Z 761866 and N56Y 196872. Together with 1 Pounds B273 Green Britannia medallion (2) serial numbers S72K 023844 & S11J 771625. Along with Hollom Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B294 issues 1963 (6) serial numbers R36 275057, S38 256914, T22 039318, U27 057103, W77 029256 and X32 216813
Bank of EnglandPeppiatt, Beale & Hollom 1940-60's issues (4) mostly about UNC - UNC includes 1 VF example comprising Britannia medallion issues as 1 Pound Peppiatt B260 Fourth Period Threaded serial number A28B 052585 and 10 Shillings Beale B267Replacement 1950 serial number 16A 204739, this VF. Along with Hollom QE2 portrait (2) including B294 FIRST series K68 925630 along with B295 series 91H 121883. A desirable and collectible group
One PoundBradbury FORGED in red stamped twice GVF, Ten Pounds Somerset AZ42 960280 AU, One Pounds Page (13) VF-Unc one a printing error with a dark green 3 mm colour bar at left edge, British Military Authority (3) 10/ 03R 481345 EF, 1/- Fine and Tripolitania 10 Lire Fine, BAF Sets £5-5p 7 notes sets in Unc (2 sets) and France 5 Francs 1944 Fine
Great Britain (22) in mixed grades comprising Bank of England issues (17) consisting of O'Brien (5) including 10 Shillings B271 Red-Brown Britannia medallion issue 1955 prefix C56Y and 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issue 1961 (4) prefixes D93, D59, E66 & first series A05. Fforde (9) 10 Shillings QE2 & seated Britannia 1967 issues (5) including B309 (2) prefixes 79Z & 68Y and B310 prefixes A11N, A30N and B90N along with 5 Pounds QE2 & seated child Britannia B312 issue 1967 (4) including prefixes T66 and a consecutive trio Z06 these about UNC - UNC. Page 1 Pound QE2 & seated Britannia B320 issue 1970 prefix Y39E. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 issues 1981 (2) prefixes DW05 & DY12. Along with Scotland 1 Pounds Commemorative issues celebrating 100th Anniversary of Death of Robert Louis Stevenson Pick 358a (Calloway-Murphy RB94, BY SC835) dated 3rd December 1994 and signed G.R.Mathewson (5) in 2 consecutively numbered runs - a trio RLS0546101 through RLS0546103 and a pair RLS0546049 & RLS0546050, these also UNC.
Cheque - Falmouth Bank Cornwall for £70 Oct 8th 1864 with £3 per centum per annum payable white uniface with allegorical female figures top right and left, the uniface reverse has various penned and stamped transaction and interest payment records
Ten Shillings BradburyT12.2 Type 2 with the prefix accompanied by a small number 1 issue 1915 serial number F1/86 01150. Red and uniface featuring crowned George V medallion at upper left and crowned St. George & The Dragon medallion at upper right About VF - VF and a Scarcer variety
Ten Pounds PeppiattWhite note dated 20 June 1938 with Serial no. L107 93424, about VF with front top left hand corner marked by ink that has run through from the numbers 685 written on the reverse top right hand corner otherwise note is well presented.
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
Five Pounds PeppiattWhite note London branch dated 28 April 1945 the date on which Benitto Mussolini was executed Serial no. J05 045963, VF or better with signs of slight creasing through the centre of the note with staining on the reverse bottom right hand corner from mount and stamped with numbers 2201 in top left in line with vignette otherwise a well presented and clear note. an example of a Military Payment Note printed on the heavier Thick Paper with incorporation of Metal thread with new prefix numbering system showing five figures in the watermark instead of the previous four. Few examples in grade EF or higher have appeared with us in the present year.
Bank of EnglandPeppiatt Third Period Britannia medallion issues 1948 (2) comprising 10 Shillings B256 Red-Brown Unthreaded issue serial number 57L 435461, VF and 1 Pound B258 Green Unthreaded issue serial number R08A 607415, about UNC - UNC.
One Pounds O'Brien B273 Green Britannia medallion issues 1955 (3) a consecutively numbered trio serial numbers R09J 345635 - R09J 345637. All about UNC or near so
Bank of England 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & Pictorial issues 1967-81 (13) in various very high grades GEF - UNC comprising Fforde (4) including B307 gaps/links issues 1967 (4) two of which with G (German Goebel printing) on Reverse serial numbers R41B 195378, U10E 315339 along with a consecutive pair S60H 386903 & S60H 386904. Page (6) including QE2 portrait B320 issues 1970 (2) consecutive pair X70H 820387 & X70H 820388 along with QE2 pictorial B337 issues 1978 (4) serial numbers A29 102277, Y57 493985 and a consecutive pair Y57 493991 & Y57 493992. Along with Somerset QE2 pictorial B341 W (Web-press) reverse issues 1981 (3) a consecutive trio DX57 186945 - DX57 186947.
Bank of EnglandReplacement issues (2) comprising One PoundBeale Green B269 Replacement Britannia Medallion issue 1950 serial number S50S 862204 UNC with a Very Minor Rust spot at lower left edge along with Ten Pounds Page Lion & Key B327 Replacement QE2 portrait and last Lion & Key design issue 1971 serial number M11 459868 GEF - about UNC
Bank of England (4) a small group in various grades good Fine to GEF - about UNC consisting of 1 Pounds Page (3) including QE2 pictorial B337 (2) with a FIRST RUN LOW serial number A01 000272 along with a A24 583756. Also a QE2 portrait B323Replacement issue serial number MW11 660191. The lot also includes a Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B294 serial number N34 416392.
Bank of England (11) a mostly high grade group about UNC - UNC includes a few GVF and all 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton. Consisting of PageB337 (7) including a consecutively numbered set K15 983756 - K15 983761, and a serial number H30 278249. Also, SomersetB341 W Reverse issues (4) serial numbers BN55 015752, BR50 347281 and a near consecutive duo BS30 060894 & BS30 060896.
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB351 Purple & Green issue 1984 FIRST RUN and a VERY LOW serial number 01A 000104, GEF - about UNC
Fifty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher WrenB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very FIRST RUN and LOW serial number A01 000312, a pleasing EF or better with 2 very minor rust spots towards right margin but not obstructing the notes general appearance and such low numbers are always keenly collected and very sought after
Bank of England 5 Pounds (14) all about UNC - UNC comprising Gill (2) B357 issue 1990 serial number J49 563367 and B353 issue 1988 serial number RH64 338668. SomersetB343 issue 1980 serial number EX47 620751. KentfieldB364 issue 1993 serial number DB81 427195. BaileyB398 issues 2004 (4) including a consecutive pair serial numbers JD01 755363 & JD01 755364, along with JE18 776671 and KK63 341774. ClelandPolymerB414 issue 2016 (2) consecutive pair serial numbers AK55 362146 & AK55 362147. SalmonB407 issue 2012 (3) a consecutively numbered trio serial numbers LK80 438379 - LK80 438381. The lot also comes with a 10 Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B311Replacement issue 1967 serial number M75 742042
Twenty Pounds LowtherB386 - Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee serial number ER50 000166 an early issue, (the issue was numbered from 000151 to 000250) from the C167 Debden Security Printing set originally issued with the Gold Five Pound Crown UNC in the hard plastic holder as issued
Twenty Pounds Lowther QM10 000024 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC in the C155 set folder, the Gold Five Pound Crown coin removed, (only 98 complete sets were sold). Ten Pounds Lowther QM10 000024 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC in the C154 set folder, the Silver Five Pound Crown coin removed (485 sets were sold), Coin and Banknote set Five Pounds Lowther QM10 000024 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC, with Five Pound Crown 2000 Cupro-Nickel UNC in the C153 folder of issue
British Armed Forces & Military Authority (13) in various grades VF-GVF to UNC comprising B.M.A 1 Pound World War II Pick M6 ND 1943-45 series 41K 098289. Along with B.A.F ND 1946 issues (7) including 3 Pence Pick M9a (4), 6 Pence Pick M10a (2) and 1 Pound Pick M15a serial number A/1 006732. Also 2nd series ND1948 (5) including 2 Shillings 6 Pence Pick M19a (2) serial numbers DD/1 328931 and DD/1 462226 both with metal strip. Along with 5 Shillings (3) consisting of Pick M20a series CC/I 203631 paper with metal strip. Pick M20c series CC/1 146043 paper with watermark and red serial number. And Pick M20d Remainder series CD/1 959941 paper with watermark, red serial number and punch-hole cancelled twice. A desirable and collectible group
British Military Authority (3) a mixed grade average VF - GVF trio of the 10 Shillings Pick M5 ND 1943 (3) serial numbers 20C 649152, 03K 392048 and 03K 108887. Each note in Blue on lilac and olive underprint featuring a Crown with lion on top at right and the reverse grey on purple/green. Watermarked with a partially helmeted Athena bust facing left. These notes were used by British troops in Tripolitania, North Africa introduced in 23rd January 1943 and withdrawn 15th September 1943. Rarity index of 4 out of 7 in T.F.A. Van Elpmt's "British Military Authority Occupation Currency 1942-56 Europe and North Africa"
Bristol Bank 5 Pounds cut-cancelled across signature dated 8th October 1807 number D420 for Miles, Vaughan, Miles, Baugh and Birch where Birch has been struck off, manuscript signatures for Entered Wm. Holmes and the other cut-cancelled (Outing 305b, Grant 468K), an Exceptionally Rare example in VF or about minor wear holes in design and expected for a note over 2 centuries old. The note uniface displaying a vignette of Bristol city Coat of Arms at centre left with text Corn Street beneath, G. Johnson fc. Bristol imprint and an embossed Revenue stamp at lower centre. Printed on watermarked paper with faintly visible partnership in an enframed design. A unique opportunity to acquire this seldom seen note with the last date before the Birch name was removed completely from partnership
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