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
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
Bank of England 1 Pounds Green Britannia medallion examples circa 1930-40's (4) comprising a Catterns example B225 serial number J58 733105 in about VF and pleasing. Along with Peppiatt examples (3) consisting of First Period B238 Unthreaded Pre-war issues (2) including serial numbers 14M 484445, EF and a LAST series 18Z 736305, in about UNC and very pleasing in this high grade. Accompanied by a Fourth Period B260 Post-War Threaded issue and a FIRST series example serial number S40A 856918, VF - GVF. These notes are always collectable and becoming scarcer with early examples as Catterns approaching the century old mark.
One Pounds Green Britannia medallion issues circa 1934-55 (3) comprising Peppiatt issues (2) including the First Period B239 Pre-war Unthreaded issue 1934 and a LAST series serial number L21A 382818, GEF and the Fourth Period B260 Post-war Threaded issue 1948 and a last prefix of the FIRST series serial number S99A 155797, VF. Together with the O'Brien B274 Green Replacement issue 1955 serial number S73S 981196, EF-GEF and Scarce.
One Pounds Peppatt Fourth period B260 Green Britannia medallion Threaded issues 1948 (10) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers U05A 821610 - U05A 821619, all fresh and crisp about UNC - UNC and still retaining some original embossing. A desirable set in this high grade
Bank of England 10 Shillings, 1 and 5 Pounds various design examples from Peppiatt to Gill circa 1940's to modern (38) in mixed grades averaging VF including a few better examples. Comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds Britannia medallion issues (2) a World War 2 Emergency issue B249 and a Green Fourth Period B260. Beale Britannia medallion (2) including 10 Shillings B266 and 1 Pound B268. O'Brien (20) including a Britannia medallion 10 Shillings B271. 1 Pounds B281 first and last series prefixes (11) including prefixes as A09, A49, A55 and Z02, Z16, Z20, Z25, Z53, Z73, Z91 and Z93. Also, B282 (5) including some first series prefixes as 07A, 72A, 96A and 98A along with 71D and 94D. Together with B285Replacement issues (2) prefixes M26 and M52. Hollom (3) consisting of 1 Pounds B288 (2) prefixes A32X and E44T together with 10 Shillings B294 prefix N33. Fforde (4) including 1 Pounds (2) consisting of B303 G Reverse prefix K64Z and B305 prefix T86C. Along with 10 Shillings B310 (2) prefixes C12N and C39N. Page (4) consisting of 1 Pounds (2) including B3222 prefix HX80 and B339 prefix 78R. And 5 Pounds (2) including B332 prefix D15 together with the later L Reverse (Lithography) issue B334 prefix 10C. Somerset (2) 1 Pound B341 W Reverse (Web-press) prefix DT73. Together with 5 Pounds B343 L Reverse prefix HX33. Also, a 5 Pounds Gill B353 L Reverse prefix RH90. An interesting amalgamation of various designs and issues
One Pounds Peppiatt Fourth Period B260 Green Britannia medallion Threaded issued 1948 (28) all averaging VF - GVF and comprising examples of almost all recorded prefix types including T46A, T57A, T70A, T92A, U12A, U97A, X10A, X53A, X64A, Y14A, Y45A, Y62A, Z66A, A24B, B01B, B38B, B47B, B90B, C04B, C78B, C84B, C89B, C99B, D35B, E05B, E73B, E79B and E88B. An attractive group perfect for both beginning a collection as well as filling the gaps for an advanced collection
One Pounds Peppiatt Fourth Period B260 Green Britannia medallion Post-war Threaded issues 1948 (40) a consecutively numbered set serial numbers Y84A 222701 - Y84A 222740. All original and fresh GEF or slightly better and desirable
Bank of England a collection in an album circa 1920's to modern issues (56) in various grades VF to about UNC - UNC and comprise a Mahon 10 Shillings B210 FIRST series serial number Z11 151655. Catterns 10 Shillings B223 serial number T13 776359. Peppiatt (5) comprising 10 Shillings B236 serial number 06Y 623802, 1 Pound B260 U18A 496511 along with World War II Emergency issues 10 Shillings B251 Mauve serial number K43D 097872 and 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink (2) serial numbers B88E 600126 & Y32D 850191. Beale (2) including 10 Shillings B266 serial number M28Z 029013 and 1 Pound B268 serial number X04C 0074772. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings B271 Britannia medallion serial number N47Y 294085, 1 Pound B273 Britannia medallion serial number D47L 714712, 5 Pounds Lion & Key B277 serial number C41 630201, 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B286 prefix A25 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait (3) prefixes A05, D41 and N21. Hollom QE2 portrait issues (3) including 10 Shillings B295 prefix 29C, 1 Pound B288 prefix A32R and 5 Pounds B297 prefix A45. Fforde QE2 portrait issues (5) including 10 Shillings B309 prefix 86S & B310 prefix B18N, 1 Pounds B305 (2) prefixes R70J & T09E and 5 Pounds B312 FIRST series R40 629728. Page QE2 portrait & pictorial issues (19) comprising 1 Pounds (14) including a B321Replacement prefix W05M, 5 Pounds B324 prefix 88D, 5 Pounds B334 prefix 56N, 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 prefix C04 and 1 Pounds B337 (2) prefixes X76 & W13. Gill (2) including 10 Pounds B354 prefix DY38 & 20 Pounds B355 prefix 06U. Kentfield (3) 5, 10 & 20 Pounds. Lowther (2) 5 and 10 Pounds. Bailey (3) 5, 10 and 20 Pounds. Salmon (2) 5 and 10 Pounds. And Cleland 10 Pounds. An attractive and desirable collection
Catterns & Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1930's issues (12) in various grades average VF/GVF comprising Catterns (4) 10 Shillings B223 Red-brown issues (2) serial numbers M13 319014 & S36 303187. Along with 1 Pounds B225 Green issues (2) serial numbers X77 228689 & Y11 080728. Peppiatt (8) including a Pre-war First period 10 Shillings B236 Red-brown Unthreaded issue serial number 33S 681874. 1 Pounds Post-war B260 Green Threaded issues 1948 (2) serial numbers U74A 293350 & Y07A 398669. Along with World War II Emergency issues 1940's (5) including a first series 10 Shillings B251 Mauve issue serial number Z63D 184618 along with 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink issues (4) serial numbers J55E 081250, U29E 559358, M06H 026140 and O82H 889190.
One Pounds Green Britannia medallion Peppiatt, Beale & O'Brien issues (9) in various grades VF-GVF and about UNC - UNC comprising Peppiatt B260 issue 1948 serial number B20B 166528. Beale B268 issues 1950 (4) serial numbers Z75B 401721, L73C 737109, C94J 444323 and D72J 697546. O'Brien B273 issues 1955 (4) serial numbers R86J 323666, U43J 011712, D80L 438053 & J69L 998563. An attractive group all with similar Threaded design printed at St. Luke's Works, London
One Pounds Peppiatt & Beale Green Britannia medallion issues (4) in very high grades EF-GEF to UNC. Comprising Peppiatt B260 Post-war Threaded issues 1948 (2) serial numbers E78B 999517 and E46B 736406. And Beale B268 issues 1950 (2) serial numbers J59B 526826 & W06B 110611. A very attractive group
Bank of England & Treasury (82) in mixed grades comprising Treasury 1 Pound FisherT31 issue 1923 serial number J1/96 817403. Along with Bank of England issues comprising Mahon 10 Shillings B210 issue 1928 serial number W83 635086. Catterns (2) 10 Shillings B223 issue 1930 LAST series K08 927816 and 1 Pound Green B225 issue 1930 LAST series Z21 271136. Peppiatt (7) including 10 Shillings (2) a 1934 issue B236 prefix 27R and an Emergency Mauve issue 1940 prefix K73D along with 1 Pounds (5) including 1934 Pre World War II issues B238 prefix 84L and B239 prefix J15A, an Emergency Blue-Pink issue 1940 prefix A28D and post World War II issues B260 prefixes B50B & LAST series H11B. Beale 10 Shillings B266 issues 1950 (2) prefixes L35Z & O28Z. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings (3) B271 issue 1955 prefix B04Z along with QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B286 issues 1961 (2) prefixes J87 & FIRST series A10 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1960 issues (4) including B282 prefix 29J along with B284 (3) serial numbers B04N 551826, B64N 572320 & B64N 577777. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B294 issues 1963 (2) prefixes W61 & Z02. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (25) including 1 Pound B307&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B307 prefix U26E 10 Shillings B309 a consecutive trio serial numbers 75S 054374 - 75S 054376 and B310 (21) including prefixes A09N,A19N, a consecutive set of 8 notes B64N 838033 - B64N 838040, C42N, a consecutive pair D01N 089037 & D01N 089038, LAST series D15N, D37N and D36N including a consecutive set of 5 notes D36N 033541 - D36N 033541 along with D36N 467950. Page (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 portrait and seated Britannia 1970 issues (9) Replacement issues B323 (2) a consecutive pair MW11 419588 & MW11 419589 along with B322 (7) prefixes include a consecutive pair CY37 462251 CY37 462252, ET66 and a consecutive set of 4 notes HX02 090663 - HX02 090666. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial and The Duke of Wellington 1973 L Reverse issues (4) including B334 (2) prefixes 73L & 89R and a consecutive pair B336 series B59 572053 - BT59 572054. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William ShakespeareB328 Purple issue 1970 prefix D24 359556. Somerset (14) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W Reverse 1981 issues (9) includes a consecutive set of 5 notes CY56 432207 - 432211 amongst prefixes BY29, DY01, DY02 and LAST RUN DY21 734755. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B343 L Reverse issues 1980 (2) prefixes KX13 & EU15. 10 Pounds (2) including L reverse issue 1984 B348 prefix AY17 and a L reverse Windowed thread (Stardust thread) issue 1987 B349 prefix CT58. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher WrenB352 issue 1981 serial number B30 070658. Gill (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington B353 L reverse issues 1988 prefixes SC32 & SC88. 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB354 L reverse issue 1988 prefix HS41. 20 Pounds QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 Purple & Green issue 1988 prefix 14S. Kentfield (3) including 10 Pounds B360 L reverse issue 1991 prefix KN15 and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Christopher Wren B361 issues 1991 serial numbers E24 902897 & E09 637272. Includes Scotland 1 Pounds (4) from The Royal Bank of Scotland plc & Clydesdale Bank plc.
Bank of England (15) a fine collection in an album in mixed high grades comprising One Pounds MahonB212 issues 1928 (2) series A23 608241 & B24 363589. Catterns (3) Ten Shillings B223 issue 1930 series S46 970661 along with One Pounds Green B225 issues 1930 (2) series U52 367561 & M15 026051. Peppiatt (10) Ten Shillings (3) including B235 issue 1934 LAST series A37 281325, B236 issue 1934 series 63U 317395 & B262 issue 1948 LAST series 73E 690853 along with One Pounds Green (7) comprising B238 issue 1934 LAST series 11Z 477160, B258 issue 1948 series R54A 832714 and B260 issues 1948 (5) series W52A 082956, E61B 092860, T13A 622901 & FIRST series (2) S54A 129563 and S54A 129590
One Pounds Peppiatt (13) comprising Second Period Emergency Issues B249 Metal Thread Blue/Pink issued 1940 (6) a consecutively numbered set O64H 076185 - O64H 076190 about UNC or near so. Along with Green Fourth Period issues B260 issued 1948 (7) a consecutively numbered set E86B 338122 - E86B 338128 EF-GEF
Bank of EnglandOne Pounds (34) in mixed grades to about UNC some pressed & washed comprising One Pounds Green (11) O'Brien (3) B274Replacement issue prefix S73S and B273 issued 1955 (2) prefixes J89K & E28L. BealeB268 issued 1950 (5) prefixes D26C, H35C, H13C, J85C and J30J. Peppiatt (3) B239 First Period Unthreaded prefix H02A and B260 Fourth period Threaded issues (2) prefixes C06B and C07B. Along with One Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia (23) comprising O'Brien (2) prefixes D31 and 30T. Hollom (6) prefixes D95T, L11T, E79T and a consecutive set of 3 L29N 130980 - 130982. FfordeB305 issue series R51D 184812. PageB322 issues (14) prefixes EW56, consecutive trio CZ04, consecutive set of 5 HX17 and another consecutive set of 5 HY39.
One Pounds Green (9) a group of 3 consecutive sets in mixed grades GVF - EF comprising Peppiatt (6) the first set being a pair B239 First Period Unthreaded issue 1934 (2) series H38A 229649 & H38A 229650. The second set being B260 Fourth period Threaded issue 1949 (4) series T48A 256671 through T48A 256674. The last set being a trio BealeB268 Threaded issue 1950 (3) series J41C 060501 through J41C 060503
Peppiatt (17), 10 Shillings B235 LAST Series A94 828842, 1 Pound B238 FIRST series 78B 326866, 1 Pound B239 FIRST series A74A 887658, 1 Pound B260 scarce LAST run first series Z99A 407783, 1 Pound B261 REPLACEMENT note series S03S 983433, 1 Pound B250 REPLACEMENT note series S04H 930752, plus other 10 Shillings and 1 Pound notes various issues, some consecutively numbered notes seen, mixed grades, veiwing recommended
One PoundPeppiatt (7) B260 issued 1948, a consecutively numbered run series E86B 338122 - E86B 338128, with security thread, (Pick369a), Uncirculated or about
One PoundPeppiatt (10) B260 issued 1948, 4 consecutively numbered sets, 2 sets of 3 notes and 2 sets of pairs, with security thread, (Pick369a), EF to almost Uncirculated
One PoundPeppiatt (10) B260 issued 1948, 3 consecutively numbered runs, 2 sets of 3 notes prefixes D57B and U11A, about UNC and good EF, 1 set of 4 notes prefix T26A, good EF, with security thread, (Pick369a)
ERROR £1 PeppiattB260 issued 1948 series X56A 747321, missing the serial number at top right but two digits are printed on the reverse vertically, missing part of lower left corner, good Fine and a scarce Britannia type error
One PoundPeppiatt (2) both H86D 729630 as B260 photographically reproduced with a message in Arabic on the reverse both forgeries VG, part of a propaganda operation dropped by the Germans over Egypt in 1942, along with newspaper cutting explaining the attempt to undermine Arab faith in British currency
One poundPeppiatt (3) prefixes L31A & L35A unthreaded B239 last series and B260 prefix S60A also mauve 10/- (2) B251 prefixes N53D & Y26E, average VF to EF
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