One Pounds Peppiatt Blue (1) Green Britannia Issue (7) Peppiatt, Beale and O'Brien, Britannia in Medallion Fforde and Page (95), Isaac Newton (38) from circulation Good - EF
Five Pounds WhiteBealeB270 October 8th 1949, O63 020860 VF with some brown stains and inked number front top corner, in Westminster's presentation folder
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue VG, Green Seated Britannia at left Beale (3), O'Brien (10), QE II portrait Britannia in Medallion reverse (2) Hollom and Page, Isaac Newton (2) Page and Somerset these from circulation VG-VF most in collectable grades along with Five Pounds Somerset Wellington reverse VF
Five Pounds BealeWhite Note B270 dated 26th April 1950 serial number R35 083143,Good VF with an original most likely a Bank teller's annotation for accounting purposes at upper right corner on face
Bank of England (8) Five Pounds Lion and Key E24 prefix, 1 Pounds Catterns U01 337039 nEF, Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien Prefix E29L and H03L, Beale C34J, 10 Shillings Peppiatt Mauve and O'Brien U81Y mixed circulated grades some with the odd stain the O'Brien 10/- with a penned number
One Pounds Green medallion of Britannia type Bank prior to rebuilding reverse (34) Peppiatt, Beale and O'Brien from circulation but generally firm collectable examples F-VF
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
One PoundPeppiatt Blue H52H 738186 AU but with a light stain, Peppiatt W42W 937291 Unc, Beale J57J 840342 AU-Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve C32D 381771 VF, O'Brien Z47X 225749 VF
One PoundWarren Fisher 1919 T24 W/61 283333 better than Fine with some small holes around George V portrait. Five Pounds Page 1971 B324 (2) one AU the other VF. One Pounds Catterns N52 547518 Fine, Peppiatt Blue Y77D 503986 VF, Beale B25C 124674 Fine. Ten Shillings seated Britannia at left O'Brien W63Y 694924 VF small brown stain right edge
Ten Shillings Peppiatt & Beale Britannia medallion issues (5) in various grades VF - GVF to EF - GEF. including Peppiatt examples of each period including First Period B235 Red-brown issued 1934 a LAST series prefix A52 903741, pinholes. Second Period WW2 Emergency IssueB251 Mauve Metal threaded issued 1940 a first series prefix Z80D 166447. Third Period B256 Red-brown Unthreaded issued 1948 using up pre-war stockpiled banknotes and supplies of paper and serial number 47O 187401. And a Fourth Period B262 Red-brown Threaded issued 1948 serial number 78K 016780. Together with the Beale B265 Red-brown issued 1950 serial number 95D 590399
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc
Bank of England 1 Pounds various designs and cashiers circa 1940's to 1980's (14) mixed grades average VF or about to GEF-about UNC comprising Peppiatt (2) including a Second Period B249 Blue/Pink World War II Emergency issue 1940 prefix B32E along with Third Period B258 Green Britannia Medallion Post-War Unthreaded issue continued 1948 prefix S21A, and a scarcer type. BealeB268 Green Britannia medallion threaded issue 1950 prefix T65C, possible original ink-transfer in printing small smudge, from what appears to be a part of some from the flourishes, near lower left serial number. O'Brien (5) consisting of Green Britannia medallion 1955 issues (2) including B273 prefix A78L and 274 Replacement issue serial number S77S 749116, this with minor repair & erasure and 2 pinholes. Together with QE2 portrait & Seated Britannia issues 1960 (3) consisting of B281 prefix L21, B282 prefix 66C and a B285 Replacement issue serial number M45 583595, this about UNC and pleasing. Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issue 1963 prefix J45S. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (2) consisting of B305 prefix S60J and B307 G Reverse prefix R71L. Page QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1970 (2) including B320 prefix W69E and B322 prefix HU74. Also a Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 Green W Reverse issue 1981 first series prefix AN15. A pleasing and collectable group
Ten Shillings BealeB266 prefix H70Z AU, O'Brien B271 prefix A85Z AU, E27Y AU, E63Y AU and Z51X EF smaller 1961 issue prefix B87 Unc and C35 VF. HollomB294 first series K94 425665 EF and Z04 prefix Unc, B295 (4) one Unc others VF-EF, FfordeB309 and B310 (5) generally AU-Unc
Ten Shillings 1950-60's period Red-Brown Britannia medallion and the QE2 portrait issues (4) with various cashier signatures and averaging GVF including a GEF - about UNC. including BealeB266 issued 1950 serial number X62Z 786943. Together with O'Brien B271 issued 1955 (2) serial numbers A90Z 828912 & D05Y 588818. Along with a Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B294 issued 1963 serial number S96 544442.
A collection in an album Five Pounds WhiteBealeLondon 1 June 1949 N51 078308 EF, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key C33 027570 GVF, FfordeB314 03D prefix Unc, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue O64D prefix VF some faint brown stains, Beale K34C prefix about EF, O'Brien 1955 prefix O53J B273 Unc and B282 prefix 21A Unc, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve X27D 670057 AU, O'Brien B271 1955 Unc, Fforde B310 prefix C43N Unc along with USA Dollar SERIES 1981 AU
Five Pounds White (2) Pappiatt London 11 June 1945 and Beale London 13 February 1952 F-VF the Beale with some stains at each edge in the centre, the Peppiatt with a bankers stamp reverse
Ten Shillings (20) PeppiattB262 (2), BealeB266 (13) includes three first runs Z28Z prefix (2) and Z98Z prefix, Beale B265 (3), O'Brien B271 (2) one Beale B266 NEF, the others About Fine to Fine, some with bankers annotations
A collection in an album TreasuryTen Shillings 1922 T30 K/79 45792 Fine, One PoundBradbury 1917 T16 A/76 798706 about Fine, Warren Fisher 1919 T24 U/88 701061 aVF one or two pinholes. Bank of England Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve K51D 706121 about Fine, Hollom (2) Prefix N40 and R48 both VF, Fforde 47U 583969 GVF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue U28D 545801 Fine, Peppiatt Green 1948 B260 Z99A Fine, Beale 1950 B260 B26C Fine, O'Brien 1955 B273 C75L Fine, Somerset DX11 014009 Fine, Five Pounds George Stephenson reverse Kentfield (3) EF-Unc, Gill (2) consecutive numbers D24 002006 and 002007 Unc, Elizabeth Fry Lowther (2) consecutive numbers HD41 751091 and 751092 Unc, Winston Churchill Cleland (9) Unc including consecutive number runs, Ten Pounds Hollom A14 482465 VF, Charles DarwinBailey (5) AU-Unc including two consecutive pairs, Jane Austen Cleland (5) Unc consecutive runs a three and a two, Twenty Pounds Bailey AD27 835409 AU, Turner reverse Cleland (3) Unc two being a consecutive pair
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc
Five Pounds BealewhiteB270, issued May 17 1952, X82 084161 NVF with some foxing and a pencil annotation on the reverse, comes in a Westminster folder with certificate
Ten Shillings BealeB266 prefix H70Z AU, O'Brien B271 prefix A85Z AU, E27Y AU, E63Y AU and Z51X EF smaller 1961 issue prefix B87 Unc and C35 VF. HollomB294 first series K94 425665 EF and Z04 prefix Unc, B295 (4) one Unc others VF-EF, FfordeB309 and B310 (5) generally AU-Unc
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue Shades (2), Peppiatt Green prefix E49B and Beale prefix E23C. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (1), Beale B266 first series Z98Z 713999 (VF), O'Brien B271 Z06X prefix these generally F-VF along with 10/- Seated Britannia type O'Brien (1) Fforde (4) these VF-Unc and Five Pounds Bailey JE73 prefix Unc
Bank of England (18) whiteFive Pounds Beale 22 May 1952 X86 080468 About Fine with some ink marks and inked annotations, Ten Pounds BaileyB400 (1) JE66 996049, Five Pounds Salmon (3) B407 LK28 223091, LH53 528180 and LH65 464039 , One PoundSomerset (6) DT34 781938, DU79 673755, DU79 673756, DX09 895305, DX16 895241 and DY06 726174, Ten Shillings (7) O'Brien B271 Last Series Z72X 085602 GVF, Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 D11 538331 Fine, HollomB294 X55 316895, FfordeB309 (4) 41Z 304609, 02Y 689652, 02Y 689656, and 43Z 927743 in mixed grades some EF
In picture frames (3) One Pounds Warren Fisher P/98 460777, Beale K42J 212570 and British Military Authority 5/-, middle grades and the reverse of the notes or how they may be fixed in the frames impossible to view
Bradbury and Wilkinson advertising fantasy No 1 A Dark Orange uniface New Malden windmill scene AU, One Pounds O'Brien S32K prefix Fine, Page X26C prefix GVF, Ten Shillings Beale prefix K49Z O Brien (4) prefixes N81Y, 54A, A86, B03 and Fforde 37Z 603651 these mostly VF
One PoundBealeB268 issued 1950 (6) including consecutively numbered runs K07J 613526 and 527, J24J 179034 and 035 also J24J 179032 and K07K 613533 all AU
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 BealewhiteB270London 19th April 1951 serial number U43 082016 Pick344 VF penned number lower left corner, pencilled number at the top and bank stamp reverse
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
Five Pounds Page (4) B332 (3) B14 025588 Fine, C64 248222 NVF, H84 844579 NVF and B334 (1) 89N 818020 NEF, One Pound (47) BealeB268 (1) NVF, O'Brien B273 (1) Fine or better with some folds, O'Brien BB282 (1) NVF, HollomB288 (6) GVF to EF includes J76S 413972 and J76S 413973 consecutives EF with folds, FfordeB305 (1) EF, Page (16) B320 (15) prefixes W32E to Z83H includes Z37B 600000 Good Fine with some folds, and Y84E 819400 (highest prefix number) NEF, this group mostly VF to EF, Page B321 W22M GEF with heavy counting flick, SomersetB341 (20) Prefixes ranging from AT28 to CY79 includes radar number CW22 449944 About EF, this group mostly EF to UNC includes some consecutives
Bank of England (53) One Pound (35) BealeB268 (7) includes first prefix sub-series A61C 881381, Beale B269Replacement S16S 279977, O'Brien Britannia series A B273 (21) includes first prefix sub-series A08K 837710, O'Brien Series C Portrait B281 (2), HollomB292 (1), PageB320 (1), Page B322 (2) mostly Fine to VF many have multiple folds, a few with inked numbers, Ten Shillings (18) Hollom B295 (2), FfordeB310 (16) a few Fine, mostly NVF to EF
Bank of England in an album (23) Ten Pounds FfordeB316 A51 788316 VF with inked annotation, Five Pounds (2) O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B277 A67 829117 VG, O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B280 H36 61063.7 Fine with number written on the reverse, One Pound (17), CatternsB225 M43 070183 Fine with typewritten number 7 at the top and an edge tear, Peppiatt One Pound Fourth period 1948-1949 B260 (4) A62B 772393 Fine with a small pinhole at top left, B59B 431524 Fine with edge nick and foxing at the top, D78B 804129 Fine, T02A Near VF, Pappiatt Wartime Blue B249 (5) B06D 454724 VG repaired, B95H 909895 About Fine, J86E 479818 VG, M22H 853838 Fine with written annotations on both sides, M84E 498129 VG, BealeB268 (4) J95C 113479 About Fine, J99C 094360 Near Fine with pencil annotation, E55C 771938 Fine with an edge nick and a tiny hole by 'of', inked annotations on both sides, N79C 107077 Fine with a staple hole, O'Brien Britannia B273 (2) S46K 879954 Fine with inked annotation, K63K 304996 Fine with small edge nicks and pencil annotation. O'Brien Series C Portrait B281 First series A91 915631 Fine with some foxing, Ten Shillings (3) Peppiatt Wartime Mauve B251 X08E 958782 VG, O'Brien B271 L66Y 969393 Good Fine with some foxing, Fforde B310 B17N 258467 NVF with some folds and a hint of foxing
One PoundFisherT31, F1/79 388089 VG with two pinholes, Ten Shillings (4) BealeB266, T31Z 042232 About Fine with some folds, O'Brien (3) B286, A15 074453 (first series) NVF, B286, B24 810496 NVF, B286, B97 884152 About Fine with some light surface dirt
Five Pounds BealewhiteB270 U13 068165 dated 14 March 1951 Good Fine with a small pencil annotation on the reverse, and a small crease on the lower right corner
Bank of England 1 Pounds various designs and cashiers circa 1940's to 1980's (14) mixed grades average VF or about to GEF-about UNC comprising Peppiatt (2) including a Second Period B249 Blue/Pink World War II Emergency issue 1940 prefix B32E along with Third Period B258 Green Britannia Medallion Post-War Unthreaded issue continued 1948 prefix S21A, and a scarcer type. BealeB268 Green Britannia medallion threaded issue 1950 prefix T65C, possible original ink-transfer in printing small smudge, from what appears to be a part of some from the flourishes, near lower left serial number. O'Brien (5) consisting of Green Britannia medallion 1955 issues (2) including B273 prefix A78L and 274 Replacement issue serial number S77S 749116, this with minor repair & erasure and 2 pinholes. Together with QE2 portrait & Seated Britannia issues 1960 (3) consisting of B281 prefix L21, B282 prefix 66C and a B285 Replacement issue serial number M45 583595, this about UNC and pleasing. Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B288 issue 1963 prefix J45S. Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (2) consisting of B305 prefix S60J and B307 G Reverse prefix R71L. Page QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1970 (2) including B320 prefix W69E and B322 prefix HU74. Also a Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 Green W Reverse issue 1981 first series prefix AN15. A pleasing and collectable group
One Pound (79) Peppiatt Green (2), Peppiatt Blue wartime issues (26), Beale (17), O'Brien Replacements B274 (2), O'Brien (29), PageB340 E54N last series, SomersetB341 (2), Ten Shillings HollomB294 (2), Jersey One Pound (4) Padgham, Clennett, and Baird signatures, and 1995 Baird, 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey issue, Austria 100 Kronen 1922 along with USA $59 face back to 1935 issues in mixed circulated grades some with pencil or inked annotations
One Pounds PeppiattB238 41S VF, B239 H38A AU, blues (3) B249 generally EF-Unc, B258 R37A Fine B260 F-VF (5), VF (3) including S44A first series, AU (2) Y16A and last series H09B, BealeB269replacement S22S 272530 VF, O'Brien B273 (2) GVF and Unc, B282 VF (3) and last series 67Z Unc, B292 AU along with Scotland Royal Bank One Pound 30.3.1999 VF
Five Pounds Bealewhite note B270 dated October 3rd 1949, series O58 035872, (Pick344), EF with some faint brown discolouration and a small section of the top left corner missing
GB and World in an album (23) GB (10) Ten Shillings (5) BealeB266, H43Z 297505 Good Fine, HollomB294 (3) Z32 177491 VF, Z63 376508 and Z63376514 both A/UNC, FfordeB310, C95N 039129 NEF. One Pound (5) PeppiattWartime blue B249, R75H 179976 Fine, some folds, Beale B268 (2), W09B 543236 NVF with an inked number on the reverse, A55J 683904 Fine with inked text on the reverse, PageB337 Last run Z27 971372 UNC, SomersetB341 DW44 860550 A/UNC. Isle of Man (4) One Pound (3) undated 1983 issue Pick 38a VG, undated 1961 issue signature Garvey, prefix B, Pick 25a, Fine with some light foxing to the edges, undated 1961 issue signature Stallard Pick 25b About VF with some folds, Fifty Pence undated 1969 issue Pick 27a GVF, Northern Ireland - Northern BankFive Pounds 1999 Pick 203a UNC or very near so, France - Calais 50 Centimes undated 1918 issue Red on green underprint, Fine, Germany One Mark 1944 issue 9-digit serial number Pick 192b VF, Israel 5 Sheqalim 1978 issue Pick 44 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Occupation 1942 Ten Dollars Good Fine, China Five Yuan 1936 issue Pick 217a Near Fine with some edge damage at the right, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 Pick 86a Good Fine, Bohemia and Moravia 1000 Korun 1942 issue Pick 14a NEF, Croatia 5000 Kuna 1943 issue, single letter prefix Pick 14a, UNC
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