Bank of England (20) PeppiattTen Shillings Mauve B251 X92D 284863 UNC, O'Brien Ten Shillings Series A Britannia B271 (3) B32Z 445476 First Series A/UNC, Z21X 012161 Last Series A/UNC, Z54X 819951 Last Series Fine, Page (4) Five Pounds (3) Series C Portrait B324 83E 024797 EF, Duke of WellingtonB334 (2) 29E 131504 NEF, and 34U 687070 A/UNC, One Pound Sir Isaac NewtonB337 K03 623728 NEF, Somerset (7) Five Pounds B343 a consecutive pair LN60 918579 and LN60 918580 UNC, One Pound Series D Pictorial B341 (5) a consecutive pair CW83 467687 and CW 83 467688 GEF and A/UNC, along with DS38 974549 GVF, DW51 163484 Fine with one pinhole and DW78 695656 Fine, Kentfield (5) Ten Pounds (3) B369 (3) HA43 638669 and HA43 638670 a consecutive pair both UNC each with a small counting flick, and HA43 638688 A/UNC, Five Pounds B364 (2) CK53 254182 and CK53 254183 a consecutive pair the first with a slight surface deposit A/UNC, the second UNC, Lowther Five Pounds B395 HH63 731681 UNC
GB (11), British Armed Forces (5), World (16), comprising GB Bank of England (11) Five Pounds SalmonB407 LH01 782120 EF, One Pound (8) BealeB268 K19J 428234 Fine, HollomB288 A71Y 555285 Good Fine, FfordeReplacementB306 S46M 732818 Fine, Page Britannia B322 (2) ER42 475777 NVF and ES60 162512 Good Fine, Page B339 34H 134177 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) BR82 172168 Good Fine, and DR21 307858 EF, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien B271 J22Y 682337 Fine, Hollom B295 62L 429243, British Armed Forces (5) One Shilling 1946 First issue NVF, Sixpence 1946 First Issue (4) VF to GVF, World (16) Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1989 issue 22.2.1989 Pick 348a NVF, Austria (5) 100 Kronen 1912 with Deutchosterreich overprintPick 56 VG, 20 Kronen 2.Jan.1922 Pick 76 Fine, Ten Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 75 Fine, Two Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 74 Fine, 50 Schilling 1944 issue Pick 102b VG, Netherlands Gulden 1938 issue Pick 61 VG, Russia Three Chervotsa Pick 203a VG, Burma One Rupee (undated 1942) Pick 14 Fine, Zimbabwe (2) Five Dollars 1983 Pick 2cVF, Two Dollars 1994 issue Pick 1d Near Fine, Germany (5) 20 Marks 1914 with 7-digit serial number Pick 46b, VG, 500 Marks 2.12.1922 watermark Lattice Pick 81b Near Fine, 100000 Marks 1923 issue green paper Pick 91a Fine, One Mark 1944 issue, 9-digit serial number without F, Pick 192b Fine, Half Mark 1944 issue Pick 191 Fine, some of the GB issues with ink marks
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
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
Five Pounds Catternswhite BIRMINGHAM branch May 5 1931 B228a, 478U 65177 Fine with a pinhole at the centre and a small holes above and below the word Five at left
One poundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series E03A 006585, "Withdrawn from circulation November 10th, 1941.", (a full stop after 1941--only 79 recorded for this variety to date, this will be the 80th known) small stain top right, Good VF
The World War II Emergency Banknote Collector's Set comprising One PoundPeppiattWartime Blue B249 A03E 398315 Near Fine, a set of six World War II stamps, 3d, 2 1/2d, 2d, 1 1/2d, 1d and 1/2d along with Churchill stamps of 1,3 and 4d all housed in a Perspex holder
Five Pounds BealewhiteB270London 19th April 1951 serial number U43 082016 Pick344 VF penned number lower left corner, pencilled number at the top and bank stamp reverse
Five Pounds O'Brien - Lion & Key (3) SHADED £5 symbol reverse - 1957 to 61 - Helmeted Britannia front -last series consecutive numbers E01 536542, E01 536542, E01 536544 , all Good EF
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key (8) Shaded £5 symbol reverse - 1957 to 61 - Helmeted Britannia front B277 (6 ) first series A31 552172 , A39 545187, A52 491130, & B33 041165, B71 002173 , C46 588573 VF to Good EF and WHITE £5 symbol reverse - 1961 to 63 B280 (2 ) first series H86 155439 VF , H81 829861 EF
One Pounds Somerset 1981 Isaac Newton (100) a consecutive number run CX15 prefix AU-Unc, 10 Shillings FfordeB310 (10) EF - Unc some consecutives some with multiple brown stains
Twenty Pounds, Cashier - Sarah John, Reverse: JMW Turner (10) all AA01 prefixes EF to UNC includes low number consecutives (5) AA014 006260 to 006264 inclusive
Five Pounds Debden Set C107 Five Pounds Kentfield Last Sheetlet 1993 an uncut sheet of 3x Five Pounds containing Kentfield AB16 999145, AB17 999145 and AB18 999145 UNC in the folder of issue, the final Kentfield £5 banknotes printed on web presses
Five Pounds Debden Set C108 Five Pounds Kentfield First Sheetlet 1993 an uncut sheet of 3x Five Pounds containing Kentfield AC01 001028, AC02 001028 and AC03 001028 UNC in the folder of issue, the first Kentfield £5 notes printed on the new sheet-fed presses
Darlington Bank 1 Pound FIRST year for this type dated 6th September 1813 number A382 for Mowbray, Hollingsworth, Wetherell, Shields, Boulton & Co., Manuscript signatures Entered Plews and signed Hollingsworth (Outing 630c; Grant 927F), Fine Pinholes and Scarce featuring an Allegorical woman holding wheatsheaf at left and the manuscript calligraphy and signatures in beautiful cursive and embossed Revenue Stamp for Four Pence at centre left. The reverse features a monogram panel M.H.W.S.B & Co.
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