Bank of England & Treasury (78) a collection in an album in various grades mostly in average VF-GVF but also includes several higher grades to About UNC - UNC. Comprising the now little over a century old Treasury George V period 1 Pounds Bradbury Third issue T16 (2) serial numbers including a FIRST series A/12 529939 along with D/44 205890. Along with Bank of England various cashiers and designs issues from the various periods (47) including Catterns 1 Pound B225 prefix Y75. Peppiatt (4) consisting of 10 Shillings First Period B236 Unthreaded prefix 82W. Along with Second Period World War II Emergency issues (3) 10 Shillings B251 prefix Z17E and 1 Pounds B249 (2) prefixes B62H and U62D. Beale 1 Pound B268 prefix X55C. O'Brien 1 Pound B273 prefix H25K. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B295 prefix 66C. Fforde 10 Shillings B309 (2) prefixes 78X and 93W. Page 1 Pounds (4) including a QE2 portrait B322 prefix DR10 along with QE2 pictorial (3) B337 (2) prefixes T71 and W71 and B339 prefix 75K. Somerset (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W reverse (5) prefixes CU80, AR11, BY64, BZ84 and DW39. Along with a 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B343 L reverse prefix DY05. Together with a selection of Lowther 5 Pounds (27) consisting of B393 (26) prefixes HA89, HB02, HB06, HB08 (2), HB10 (2), HB11, HB14 (2), HB15 (2), HB17, HB19, HB22, HB28, HB29 (2), HB31 (2), HB36, HB37, JA63, JA67, JA69 and JA70. Along with B395 prefix HD38. The lot also comes with a small selection of world notes from various countries including China (14) Foreign Exchange Certificates - 10 Fen Pick FX1b (2), 50 Fen Pick FX2, 1 Yuans Pick FX3 (6) and 5 Yuan Pick FX4. Together with 1 Fen Pick 865, 1 Jiaos Pick 881a (2) and 5 Yuan Pick 886. Belgium (2) 20 Francs Pick 138 and 100 Francs Pick 140. India 10 Rupees Pick 81. South Africa 20 Rand Pick 121c (2). Indonesia (3) 100 Rupiah 1977 Pick 116, 500 Rupiah 1977 Pick 117 and 1000 Rupiah 1980 Pick 119. Spain 100 Pesetas Pick 152. Turkey 100 Turk Lirasi Pick 194a. Hong Kong 10 Dollars Pick 191a. Russia Soviet Union 1 Ruble Pick 222a. Zimbabwe 2 Dollars Pick 1b. And USA (2) 1 Dollar Pick 468a and 2 Dollars Pick 382a. An interesting amalgamation certain to attract some attention
Five Pounds Lowther & Bailey (8) all in about UNC - UNC consisting of Lowther issues (5) including B380 Crown at upper right prefix EA56, B393 issues 2002 (3) prefixes HA25, HB36 & JA53 along with B395 prefix JB15. And Bailey 398 issues 2004 (3) a consecutively numbered trio JD01 755360 - JD01 755362.
Five Pounds Lowther QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B395 issued 2002 (100) a consecutively numbered bundle in a bank wrapper serial numbers HD19 766901 through HD19 767000. All UNC with only the top and bottom notes showing slight handling mentioned for accuracy
Bank of England early to modern issues (23) in various grades VF to UNC comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds World War II Emergency B249 issue 1940 serial number R14D 516937. Beale Britannia medallion 1950's notes (2) including 10 Shillings B266 Red-Brown issue serial number S45Z 102908 and 1 Pound Green B268 serial number N21C 145996. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key B280White symbols issue 1961 serial number J58 327803. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issue 1963 prefix D07 . Fforde 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B309 issue 1967 prefix 18U. Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B322 issue 1970 prefix BT79. Somerset 1 Pound Sir Isaac NewtonB341 W Reverse issues 1981 (2) prefix CU76 along with DW47 in a Raffles presentation wallet. Gill 10 Pounds Florence NightingaleB354 L Reverse issue 1988 prefix ET57. Kentfield (5) including 5 Pounds George StephensonB364 Crown at upper right issues 1963 (3) prefixes BH33, BH79 & BK22 along with 10 Pounds Charles DickensB369 Denomination at upper right issue 1993 prefix JH06 and 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B375 issue 1994 prefix AL29. Lowther (4) including 5 Pounds Elizabeth Fry B343 prefix JA39 and B395 (2) prefixes HD30 & HJ08 along with 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST series prefix AA37. Bailey 10 Pounds Charles DarwinB400 issue 2004 prefix EA78. ClelandPolymer 5 Pounds B414 issues 2016 (3) prefixes include FIRST series AA17 & AA33 along with AC28.
Bank of England (43) comprising 20 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 serial number AA17 659328. 10 Pounds Lowther QE2 & Charles Darwin (2) including B388 "The Company" issue 2000 serial number AA15 826613 and B390cs Column Sort "And Company" issue 2000 serial number EL11 548347. 5 Pounds (40) comprising Kentfield QE2 & George StephensonB364 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1993 (16) prefixes CE65, CJ04, DA21, DA59, DA61 a near consecutive set (8), DA77 (4) . Lowther (13) including B393 Full Halo issues 2002 (3) prefixes JA12, JA17 and JA63, B395 Cut Hallow issues 2002 (4) prefixes HH05, HH23 and HE72 (2), QE2 and George StephensonB380 Turquoise Crown at top right issue 1999 (6) prefixes EB54, ED68 (2), EE61, EE62 and EE70. Bailey QE2 and Elizabeth Fry (11) including B398cs Column Sort Turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 serial number EL01 815915 and B398 turquoise Cut Halo & Unvarnished issue 2004 (10) prefixes JB51, JC29, JH17, JH19 (2), JH20, JH75 (4). Mostly About UNC - UNC, few with tellers creases
Bank of England (30) in mixed grades including some very high ones comprising O'Brien (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) B281 prefix R15 and B282 prefix 27S along with 10 Shillings QE2 & seated Britannia B286 First series prefix A25. Hollom 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (3) including B288 prefix B68T & B292 (2) First series prefix A61N along with E86U Fforde QE2 & seated Britannia issues (2) including 1 Pound B305 prefix T34A and 10 Shillings B310 LAST series prefix D03N. Page 1 Pounds (7) including QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) prefixes HW16, HX17 and CX33 and along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 prefix A05. Somerset 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 prefix DX03. Gill QE2 pictorial issues (2) including The Duke of Wellington 5 Pounds B353 prefix SB27 and Florence Nightingale 10 Pounds B354 LAST series prefix JR35. Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues (4) including George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15, Charles Dickens 10 Pounds B366 prefix B70 and Michael Faraday 20 Pounds B375 (2) prefixes CD55 and AL46. Kentfield 50 Pounds Sir John Houblon Silver Tudor Foil B377 issues (2) prefixes C05 & C18. Lowther QE2 pictorial issues (6) including 5 Pounds (3) George StephensonB380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles Dickens B382 prefix KL07 and Charles DarwinB390 prefix AJ12. 20 Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51.
Bank of EnglandLowtherFive Pounds to Twenty Pounds includes many scarce FIRST RUN LOW serial numbers (36) collection in an album mostly in high grades comprising Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry with Bank of England envelopes titled "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003" (3) FIRST RUN LOW series HA01 000281, HA01 000302 & HA01 000189 the last being EFive Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB380 issue 1999 FIRST RUN series EA01 000962 along with prefixes EA86 and EH48. Ten Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB388 (3) FIRST RUN series AA01 000882 & AA01 006176 along with a Column sort issue 2000 series EL07 324609. Twenty Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST RUN (3) series AA01 000885, AA01 000889 and AA01 005837. Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B393 issues 2002 (9) FIRST RUN series HA01 006833, HA01 007542, and a consecutive pair series HA01 007335 & HA01 007335 along with a Column Sort consecutive set of 5 series DL29 832236 to DL29 832240 amongst other prefixes as HB01, JA54, a consecutive set of 4 prefix JA01, a consecutive set of five notes prefix H80. B395 (3) prefixes MC12, HE65 and DL25. B396Replacement issue series LL83 852481.
Five Pounds B380 & B393 & B395Lowther (8), FIRST RUN (5) with low serial numbers, prefixes HA01 & EA01, plus Replacement notes (2) prefixes LL60 & LL74 and column sort note prefix DL37, all Uncirculated
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000420 & HM03 000420, UNC, Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C162, last Stephenson & first Fry, Lowther £5 (2) B380 EJ90 999473 and B395 HA01 999473, UNC, Coin and Banknote First day cover Set 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary Five Pounds Lowther QC03 002642 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2003 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and banknote first day cover set Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2002 Five Pounds Lowther QE50 008770 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and Banknote set Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002 Five Pounds Lowther ER50 000578 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC, Coin and Stamp set 1999 comprising Two Pounds Britannia 1999 UNC and £10 stamp UNC in the wallet of issue
Five Pounds LowtherB395 low number 1st series HA01 000026, with an official Bank of England envelope, on it headed "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003", crease in envelope but banknote is about UNC to UNC
Five Pounds LowtherB395 first run low serial HA01 000204 with Bank of England Charity auction envelope dated 2003, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
Five pounds LowtherB393 (2) full halo type first run HA01 AND column sort DL31, Elizabeth Fry reverse, counting flick, about UNC to UNC, Five pounds Lowther B395 (2) cut halo type column sorts DL28 & EL26, Elizabeth Fry reverse, counting flick, about UNC to UNC, Five pounds SomersetB343 (2) issued 1980 prefixes NB03 and NC01, Wellington reverse, both UNC, Five pounds KentfieldB363 (2) issued 1991 first run prefix AA01and last series AB17, Stephenson reverse, both UNC, Five pounds PageB324 issued 1971 prefix 03E UNC, Five pounds Page B324 issued 1971 prefix 58D UNC, Five pounds Page B332 (2) issued 1971 first series A02 and mid-run K17, Wellington on reverse, GEF to about UNC, Five pounds Page B336 (2) issued 1971 first series AN05 and mid-run BW15, Wellington on reverse, GEF and UNC
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