Bank of England Debden Set 1994 First and Last Pair, Variant Design, comprising Twenty Pounds Kentfield (2) B371 W35 999337, and B374 X01 999337, Debden Set C112, both UNC in the blue leatherette folder of issue
Twenty Pounds 1994 variant design Last and First Series E pair comprising Twenty Pounds Kentfield W35 999200 B371 (issued 1991) and Twenty Pounds Kentfield X01 999200 B374 (issued 1993), UNC in a presentation folder with certificate stating 1500 pairs issued
Error - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Faraday B371 mis-cut, off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom (1 centimetre) and no border at the top (4) consecutive numbers N50 880679-682 AU-Unc each with the same error
Errors (2) - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Farady B371 N50 880683 and Ten Pounds Kentfield 1992 Charles DickensB366 N30 818498 mis-cut, both off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom and no border at the top, the Twenty AU-Unc the Ten EF
Twenty Pounds Kentfield - Faraday (2) B371 with crown at top right corner E44 863832 EF, Faraday B375 with £20 at top right corner AJ42 259578 EF, Ten Pounds Kentfield - Dickens (2) B369 JD17 030701GEF and JB60 758519 GEF with a small mark in the lower margin
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
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial & Michael Faraday Purple/Black and including examples of the 2 design varieties (10) all from circulation and mostly Fine to about VF - VF comprising the B371 Crown at upper right issues 1991 (6) prefixes K64, N46, T44, T65, U51 and U70. Together with the B374 Denomination at upper right on both obverse and reverse issues 1993 (4) prefixes X08, X52, Y06 and Y51 and this 1993 type issue has only these 2 recorded prefix letter X and Y.
Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, Page (2) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke Of Wellington, B336 "L" Reverse issue 1973, series AU73 328042, GEF and Ten Pounds Lion & Key, B326 issued 1971, series C36 986665, GVF, Page (4) One Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington, B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B346 issued 1980, a near consecutive number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, Gill (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson, B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last Kentfield (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles Dickens, a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Michael Faraday ERROR B371 issue 1991 serial number E20 039367 Insufficient Inking Error along top to bottom at right on Queens picture causing area to be faded and not sharp. About EF - EF
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday 1991 & 1993 design issues (12) in consecutively numbered sets all about UNC - UNC comprising the B371 Crown at upper right issues 1991 (3) serial numbers N47 000280 - N47 000282. Along with B374 value at upper right issues 1993 (9) serial numbers AJ66 475526 - AJ66 475529 and AK10 958169 - AK10 958173.
Bank of EnglandKentfield (21) in mostly very high grades comprising Kentfield issues 5 Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson issues (8) including 1991 issue B362 prefix S35, 1993 issues B364 a consecutive set of 4 notes AK77 402306 - AK77 402306 and a Special edition 1997 Hong Kong Handover issues consecutive pair (2) serial numbers HK97 903081 & HK97 903082. 10 Pounds (6) including QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB360 L reverse issue FIRST RUN serial number KN01 643675, QE2 & Charles Dickens 1992 issues B366 (4) consisting of a consecutive pair A05 092356 & A05 092357 and a consecutive pair A13 862281 & A13 862282 and a 1993 issue B369 issue prefix DD17. 20 Pounds (7) including B371 issue 1991 prefix T25 along with 1994 issues B375 (6) including a consecutive set of 4 notes serial numbers BA59 418416 - BA59 418419 amongst prefixes BH27 & CH54. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 serial number D21 347358
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday Offset missing ink ERROR note B371 issue 1991 serial number K01 894819. Missing ink from overprinting diagonally at upper right on note starting B in Bank of England across the Queens head. VF - GVF and interesting
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday 1991 & 1994 issues (11) in mixed high grades comprising B371 (2) series T02 527329 and a Column Sort series A75 506139. B375 (9) a near consecutive set of 7 notes series AA64 697701 to AA64 697709 missing only the 2nd and 3rd notes along with series AA08 621288 and CJ39 494033
Bank of EnglandKentfield (7) a group of 2 consecutively numbered sets comprising Ten Pounds QE2 & Charles DickensB366 issue 1992 (4) series D23 322270 through D23 32273 and Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday B371 issue 1991 (3) series N43 504896 through N43 504898. All about UNC - UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C112, Kentfield £20 last & first prefix design pair B371 & B374, serials W35 999338 & X01 999338, UNC
Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, Page (2) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke Of Wellington, B336 "L" Reverse issue 1973, series AU73 328042, GEF and Ten Pounds Lion & Key, B326 issued 1971, series C36 986665, GVF, Page (4) One Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington, B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B346 issued 1980, a near consecutive number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, Gill (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson, B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last Kentfield (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles Dickens, a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
Twenty Pounds (18), PageB238 issued 1970 mid run '01' prefix series C01 668232, Uncirculated, GillB355 issued 1988 mid run '01' prefix series 01T 660679, about Uncirculated, Gill B358 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series A01 999828 (from Debden set C102), about Uncirculated, KentfieldB371 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series E01 001046 and series R26 243821, both Uncirculated, Kentfield B374 issued 1993 FIRST RUN series X01 001476, Uncirculated, LowtherB384 issued 1999 LAST RUN series DA80 999601 (from Debden set C148), Uncirculated, Lowther B386 (5) including 4 FIRST RUN notes series prefix AA01, BaileyB402 (2) including a Column Sort series BL37 485737, Uncirculated, Bailey B403 REPLACEMENT note series LL25 795085, Uncirculated, Bailey B405 (2) Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
Twenty Pounds KentfieldB371 (2), scarce FIRST and LAST run notes issued 1991, series E01 001181 from circulation and W35 999025 from Debden set C112 (without presentation pack), (Pick382b), Uncirculated
Bank of England presentation set C118, KentfieldB371 £20 uncut pair with matching serial numbers E01 & E02 000783, limited edition of 1000 sets only, UNC
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