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
Ten Pounds Fforde Lion & Key B316 Brown issued 1967 (4) a consecutively numbered single prefix type for this cashier set serial numbers A88 382184 - A88 382187, EF and always collectable notes
Ten Pounds Lion & Key with examples from each cashier for this short-lived design 1964-71 including Hollom, Fforde and Page (24) in average VF comprising Hollom B299 issued 1964 single letter A prefix for this type (2) prefixes A21 & A38. Fforde B316&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B316 again single letter A prefix type continued from Hollom (15) prefixes including the very RARE FIRST RUN serial A41 159394 amongst others as A47, A49, A51, A52, A53, A54, A55, A58 (5) including a consecutive trio A58 562408 - A58 562410 and A61 (2). Together with the last of this design Page issues B326 issued 1971 (7) prefixes B12, B31, B38, B76, B79 and B84 (2). An interesting find certain to attract attention
Treasury & Bank of England (9) in assorted mostly high grades ranging from VF-GVF to EF-UNC comprising Treasury 10 Shillings Fisher Second issue T30 Red serial No. omitted in prefix issued 1922 serial number P/55 343920. Along with Bank of England issues (6) consisting of O'Brien 10 Shillings B286 issue 1961 serial number B12 647593. Fforde 1967 issues (4) consisting of 10 Shillings (2) including B309 serial number 77Y 652749 & B310 serial number A66N 688409. 5 Pounds Fforde B312 FIRST series and an earlier prefix serial number R21 432253, considering series start with prefix R20. And 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 serial number A85 800160. Page 1 Pound B322 issue 1970 serial number HU73 770233. The lot also comes with a copy of the 'English Paper Money' 5th Edition by Vincent Duggleby and British Armed Forces notes (2) involving a 1 Pound Pick M22a 6th series ND 1948 paper with metal strip serial number AA/9 515707 along with 10 New Pence Pick M45 ND 1972 serial number A/5 105532. A varied and desirable lot
Bank of England (5) comprising Peppiatt issues (3) including a 5 Pounds White note B241 dated 20th January 1937 serial number A/359 01918 VF along with World War II Emergency 1940 issues (2) 10 Shillings B251 Mauve, serial number J97D 226704, VF - GVF pressed & lightly washed along with One PoundB249 Blue/Pink LAST series shades serial number X88H 578076 about UNC. Also includes 5 Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key B277 Shaded denomination symbol issue 1957 serial number C67 356479, VF cleaned & pressed with annotation and pinholes. Ten Pounds Fforde Lion & Key B316 issue 1967 serial number A60 277241, VF - GVF cleaned and pressed with faint annotations.
Hollom & Fforde QE2 portrait issues 1960's (31) in various grades Fine - VF to UNC comprising Hollom (11) including 10 Shillings (5) including B294 prefixes L52 and T93 along with B295 (3) prefixes 58H, 17L and 37L. 1 Pounds B288 (4) including prefixes H48R, E36U, K35W and C19W. 5 pounds B297 (2) prefixes K48 and B21. Fforde (20) comprising 10 Shillings (15) including B309 (12) including a consecutive set of 5 notes prefix 10T, near consecutive pair 33Y and a near consecutive set of 5 notes prefix 41Z. Along with B310 (3) including a consecutive pair prefix C22N along with prefix C66N. 1 Pounds B305 (2) prefixes R22K and T28J. 5 Pounds B312 (2) prefixes T94 and W88. 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 prefix A56.
Bank of England & Treasury (25) collection in an album in mixed grades comprising Treasury issues (6) including Bradbury (2) Ten Shillings T13.2 Type 2 Six Digit Serial issue 1915 serial number P1/18 059624 and 1 Pound T16 Dot in No. issue 1917 serial number F/52 316685 along with Fisher (4) consisting of 10 Shillings (2) T25 Dot in No. issue 1919 LAST series H/6 579715 Scarce and T30 No. omitted issue 1922 serial number L/9 098585 and 1 Pounds (2) T24 Dot in No. issue 1919 serial number R70 673931 and T31 Dot in No. issue 1923 CONTROL note serial number Z1/38 591956 Scarce. Bank of England issues (17) consisting of PeppiattWhite notes (2) a 5 Pounds B255 Thick Paper Metal thread Scarcer earlier issue dated 30th November 1944 serial number E77 003795 London branch and an Operation BernhardForgery 10 Pounds B242 dated 18th December 1936 serial number K/179 89453. Beale White 5 Pounds B270 Scarcer later dated issue 19th August 1952 serial number Y63 002774. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key (3) including B277 Shaded Symbol issue 1957 serial number C48 904966 and B280 White Symbol issues 1961 (2) serial numbers K22 542106 & First series H70 687181. Hollom (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) serial numbers A09 201764 & A13 717477 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B299 issue 1964 FIRST RUN serial number A01 261771. Fforde (4) comprising 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B312 issue 1967 serial number Y81 342627 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 issues 1967 (3) a consecutive trio serial numbers A48 369328 through A48 369330. Page (4) consisting of 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B324 issues 1971 (2) serial numbers 75E 771785 & FIRST series 39C 149102 along with 10 pounds Lion & Key 1971 issues (2) consisting of a B327Replacement issue serial number M07 822804 along with B326 serial number B17 851613. The group accompanied by a Barclays Bank Limited Hereford. cheque for 18 Pounds and 5 Shillings dated 11th July 1923 number 30/C 04380 and a Postal Order for 3 Shillings to pay R. Haylett and signed Richard Haylett number D7/71 483638
Ten Pounds Lion & Key (10) Hollom (2) 1964 issue B299 series A05 365738 GEF and A33 692875 GVF both with light staining, Fforde (3) 1967 issue B316 - series A65 559135 GVF along with a consecutively numbered set of 2 - series A51 038184 and A51 038185 both about UNC - UNC, Page (5) 1971 issue B326 - series C13 800242 GEF or better, B07 098173 about UNC, B07 046444 VF with some staining at right, C73 016930 GVF or better, C40 279628 about UNC - UNC
Ten Pounds Page & Fforde (11) in mixed grades includes about UNC - UNC comprising Fforde Lion & Key B316 Brown issue 1967 (2) prefixes A70 both. Page Lion & Key (7) B326 Brown issue 1971 includes prefix C15 and a near consecutive set of 6 series C38 711744 through C38 711750 missing only the C38 711749. Along with Page QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB330 issues 1975 (2) prefixes R09and K01. 3 notes in the group with inked numerals
Bank of EnglandFforde 1967 issues (5) in mixed grades comprising Five Pounds QE2 & seated child Britannia B312 (4) including FIRST RUN series R20 813354, series T31 256058 and a consecutive pair Y82 185650 & Y82 185651. Along with a Ten Pounds Lion & Key B316 series A54 003640
Ten Pounds (16), Hollom (7) B299 issued 1964, including a pair of consecutively numbered notes, Fforde (3) B316 issued 1967, including a FIRST RUN note A41 927867, Page (6) B326 & B327 issued 1971, including two REPLACEMENT notes M10 & M11, a very high grade collection good EF to Uncirculated
Bank of England (4), 5 Pounds O'Brien B272 issued 1957 and B280 issued 1961, both good VF, 5 Pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967, VF and 10 Pounds Fforde B316 issued 1967, about Uncirculated, plus 3 test/promotional notes
ERROR £10 FfordeB316 series A68 957504, has 3 matching serial numbers one below the other on the left side instead of only one, Pick376b, very rare to find any Fforde £10 as an error, Fine+
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
Ten pounds FfordeB316 issued 1967 prefix A51, Pick376b, tiny spot at left, almost UNC, Ten pounds HollomB299 issued 1964 prefix A02, Pick376a, EF+, Ten pounds LowtherB390 issued 2000 first run serial AA01 999497-from collectors pack- UNC, Ten pounds PageB30 issued 1975 prefix S06, Pick379a, almost UNC, Ten pounds Page B326 issued 1971 prefix B03, Pick376c, about UNC
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