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 QE2 and Michael Faraday, signature GillB358 issued 1991 Crown at top right, first run from circulation and a low serial number A01 006508, UNC
Bank of England (15) a mixed group in various circulated grades VF to about UNC comprising Ten Shillings Fforde (6) prefixes C25N, C97N, C97N, C25N and a last run series D38N 549306. Five Pounds Fforde issues 1967 (2) B312 first series R99 408255 and B314 series 59D 086211. Five Pounds HollomB297 issues 1963 (2) series H88 860212 and J84 125650. Five Pounds Page (3) B324 issued 1971 (2) first series 78C 889523 & 97C 689651 along with B332 The Duke of Wellington issue 1971 first series A24 049720. Ten Pounds GillB354Florence Nightingale issue 1988 last series JR22 803967. Ten Pounds KentfieldB366 Charles Dickens issue 1992 series A05 561901
Bank of England and Treasurycollection (58), a collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 20 Pounds with signature varieties from Warren Fisher to Gill, also including a white 5 Pounds O'Brien dated 23rd December 1955, in mixed grades, needs viewing
Gill (8) & Fforde (6), Gill 20 Pounds (3) B358 issued 1991, a consecutively numbered run series A34 166298 - A34 166300, aUNC/UNC, Gill 5 Pounds (5) B357 issued 1990, a consecutively numbered run series A04 607541 - A04 607545, good EF to aUNC, Fforde 10 Shillings (6) B310 issued 1967, a consecutively numbered run series C03N 356073 - C03N 356078, good EF
Gill & Hollom, Gill 20 Pounds B355 issued 1988, rare FIRST RUN series 01L 103965, (Pick380e), good Fine to about VF, Hollom 10 Pounds B299 issued 1964, FIRST RUN series A01 671798, (Pick376a), about EF, a rare pair of first run notes
Bank of England (11), BealeFive Pounds white note B270 dated 2nd February 1950, series P64 048409, (Pick344), some edge damage, Fine, plus 5 Pounds signed Gill (2), 1 Pound signed Somerset (6), and 10 Shillings signed O'Brien and Fforde, mixed grades
Bank of England (70), a very interesting and varied collection with FIRST RUN, LAST RUN, EXPERIMENTAL, REPLACEMENT and consecutively numbered runs seen, O'Brien 1 Pound B283experimental series A01N, B281 first run series A01, and a number of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings, 1 Pound & 5 Pounds a selection of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings B295 first run series 01A, Fforde 1 Pound, a collection of replacement notes and first and last runs, 5 pounds 2 replacement notes, Page 5 Pounds (28) in 2 consecutively numbered runs, Page 1 Pound B339A scarce experimental issue series 81R, first run notes series A01 and A01N, Gill 50 Pounds series C12 348300, signature range O'Brien to Lowther with values from 10 Shilling to 50 Pounds, plus a Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds provincial note, mixed grades veiwing recommended
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
Ten Pounds (22), SomersetB346 issued 1980 first prefix of LAST RUN series Z01 064147, about Uncirculated, Somerset B349 issued 1987 FIRST RUN series CS01 853226, Uncirculated, GillB354 (3) issued 1988 FIRST RUN consecutively numbered pair series DR01 757318 & DR01 757319, Uncirculated & LAST SERIES JR27 098605, Uncirculated, KentfieldB360 (3) issued 1991 FIRST, LAST & MID RUN series KN01 500540, KN88 219842 & KR30 618677, Uncirculated or about, Kentfield B366 (2) issued 1992 FIRST RUN series A01 000906 & A01 253728, Uncirculated, B369 (4) issued 1993 FIRST RUN series prefix DD01 all with low numbers, Uncirculated, Lowther (3) with 3 interesting prefixes AA01, LA80 and VR10, Uncirculated and about, Bailey (5) including a near SOLID number series DH11 111110, Uncirculated
Five Pounds (43) including O'Brien white note dated 1956, Lion & Key C01 prefix, Page (2) last series prefixes EZ30 & EZ29, Somerset (2) FIRST RUN series RA01 and last series DN01, Gill (7) including 6 FIRST RUN notes prefix A01, Kentfield (3), Lowther (19) including FIRST RUN (14) prefix HA01, FIRST RUN (2) prefix EA01, REPLACEMENT note series LL50 925382, Bailey (8), mixed grades many in high grade inc. Uncirculated
Bank of England (52) face value £235, 50 Pounds signed SomersetB352 series B20 708851, VF, 20 Pounds signed Somerset B350 including a consecutively numbered pair, about Uncirculated, 10 Pounds (2) signed Somerset B347 issued 1980, good EF, 10 Pounds (2) signed Somerset B348 a consecutively numbered pair series AT79 104412 & AT79 104413, about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (4) signed GillB357 a consecutively numbered run series A81 229797 to A81 229800, Uncirculated, an assortment of 1 Pound notes (31) signed Page and Somerset, many consecutively numbered pairs and small runs seen, a few other 5 Pounds, 1 Pound and 10 Shilling notes, mixed grades
Debden sets (4) and other Philatelic/Numismatic cover editions (2), Debden C103Gill 5 Pounds & 20 Pounds with matching serial number SE68 722562 & 20U 722562, late cyphers 1991 in leatherette binder, limited edition only 400 issued, Debden C104Kentfield 10 Pounds first & last with matching serial numbers A01 999339 & KR30 999339 in leatherette binder, limited edition only 1500 issued, Debden C123 Kentfield 5 Pounds series HM50 001097 along with a cupro-nickel 5 Pound coin, commemorating the Queens Golden Wedding Anniversary, Debden C130 Kentfield 5 Pounds series PW50 000099 along with a cupro-nickel 5 Pound coin, commemorating Prince of Wales 50th birthday, Page 1 Pound EW74 835332 along with 1 pound coin dated 1998 first day cover, Fforde 10 Shillings C21N 670906 along with 2 x 50 Pence coins, commemorative coin cover
Debden Sets (4), last & first pairs, C113 £50's with prefixes A01 & E30 signed Kentfield 1994, C104 £10's with prefixes A01 & KR30 signed Kentfield 1992, C102 £20's with prefixes A01 & 20X signed Gill 1991, C100 £5's with prefixes A01 & SE90, all four sets with same serial number 999288 & all in leatherette binders as issued, Uncirculated and rare to find all 4 sets with the same serial number
ERRORS (13), very scarce PeppiattOne Pound with heavy printers ink smudge to right edge issued 1948, about Uncirculated, FfordeFive Pounds design misplaced vertically on reverse, issued 1967, good VF, Page One Pound (3) all with ink smudges through portrait of Queen, issued 1970, good VF, EF and Uncirculated, Page Ten Pounds with heavy printers ink smudge through portrait of the Queen, issued 1975, good VF, Page Five Pounds (3) a pair of consecutively numbered notes with queens portrait only lightly printed, issued 1975, about Uncirculated & Five Pounds horizontally misplaced on obverse, issued 1975, about EF, Page One Pound approx. 5mm taller than a standard note, issued 1978, about EF, Gill 10 Pounds with silver security thread misplaced to left and completely exposed, unusual error, issued 1988, VF, Gill Five Pounds missing orange, yellow and green in underprint on back, issued 1990, Uncirculated, Bailey Ten Pounds missing 5 digits from serial number at top left, issued 2004, about VF, an interesting and varied collection of errors needs viewing
Ten Pounds (14), Somerset (3) including a scarce FIRST RUN series CS01 issued 1987, Gill (11) including three FIRST RUN notes prefix DR01 and two consecutively numbered pairs, a high grade collection, most Uncirculated a few about Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds (7), Gill (3) prefix A01, Kentfield (3) prefixes X01 & CL99, Lowther (1) prefix DA01, all FIRST and LAST RUN notes, about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds GillB355 (2) issued 1988, rare LAST RUN series 20X 999653 from Debden set C102 and 20X 834262 from circulation, (Pick380e), the first Uncirculated the second VF
Five Pounds (11), Gill (5) and Kentfield (6), all notes FIRST RUN issues, Gill B357 (5) prefixes A01 including a low serial number A01 000234 and a consecutively numbered run of three notes issued 1990, Kentfield B362 (3) prefixes R01 including a low serial number R01 000206 issued 1991, Kentfield B363 (3) prefixes AA01 issued 1993, a superb set of FIRST RUN notes, all Uncirculated
Bank of England Debden Sets (3), C118 first uncut pair issued 1995, Kentfield 20 pounds uncut pair with matching serial numbers E01 & E02 000190, limited edition of 1000 sets only, C100 Last & First issued 1990, Gill 5 Pounds pair last series D first series E, matching serial numbers A01 999324 & SE90 999324, limited edition in blue leatherette binder, C104 Last & First issued 1992, Kentfield 10 Pounds pair last series D first series E, matching serial numbers A01 999382 & KR30 999382, limited edition in brown leatherette binder
Five Pounds (18), Page (8), Somerset (3), Gill (7) a mix of high grade notes including consecutive pair, FIRST RUN RD01, LAST RUN NC90 & SE90, first and last series, mid series '01' notes, high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds Kentfield, Twenty Pounds & Five Pounds Gill, all three notes FIRST RUN with matching serial numbers A01 002037, each note sealed in a perspex slab with Britannia and Bank of England logo on the slabs, the 50 Pounds comes in a presentation box, look Uncirculated
Debden Sets (11), C100 (3) last & first Gill 5 Pounds prefix SE90 & A01 with matching numbers, C102 (4) last & first Gill 20 Pounds prefix 20X & A01 with matching numbers plus a further set but with prefixes 01X & A01 (possibly had the original note removed and the 01X added in place), C103 late cyphers Gill 20 Pounds & 5 Pounds prefix 20U & SE68 with matching numbers, C104 (3) last & first Kentfield 10 Pounds prefix KR30 & A01 with matching numbers
Bank of England (3), 50 Pounds issued 1994 signed Kentfield (B361), 10 Pounds issued 1994 signed Kentfield (B360), 5 Pounds issued 1988 signed Gill (B353), all 3 notes with different prefixes but matching serial numbers, E30 722588, KR30 722588 and SE68 722588, the first 2 originally released in leatherette binder (not included here) Debden C109 limited edition of only 400 pairs with matching serial numbers, the £5 originally from Debden set C103 (would have been issued with a £20 with matching number, not included here), this £5 having the same number as the previous 2 notes, very much a limited edition issue and therefore scarce, all in PCGS holders graded 64PPQ Very Choice New, Perfect Paper Quality
Five Pounds (24), O'Brien Lion & Key (3), Fforde (1), Page first issue (1), Somerset (4), Gill (3) and Kentfield (12), FIRST & LAST runs seen, first & last series seen, consecutive numbers seen, most about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Five Pounds (18), Page (3) including one last series note prefix L92, Somerset (9), Gill (6), 10 notes Uncirculated or about the rest good VF to good EF
Five Pounds B357Gill (11) issued 1990, a consecutively numbered run of 6 First Series notes A11 615128 to A11 615133, and a pair of consecutively numbered First Series notes A11 615136 & A11 615137, Five Pounds issued 1990, FIRST RUN with low serial number A01 001431, last series notes (2) serial No. N36 213234 & N45 570458, (Pick382a), Uncirculated
Debden Sets (3), C166 (2) Ten Pounds Lowther with prefix ER50, commemorative the Queens Golden Jubilee, with the 5 Pounds Crown silver proof 2002, limited edition of only 500 issued in blue presentation box, plus C101Five Pounds Gill with prefix A01, commemorative Queen mother's 90th birthday, with the 5 Pounds Crown silver proof 1990, limited edition of only 1100 issued in blue presentation box, Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds GillB356 issued 1988 series D15 310391, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381b), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds GillB356 issued 1988 series D44 662520, Sir Christopher Wren on reverse, (Pick381b), light dent in paper, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Bank of England (21), Beale 5 Pounds white note plus twenty other notes signed by Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Somerset & Gill, mixed grades some with glue residue on reverse from previous mounting, needs viewing
GB £21 face, Five Pounds (2), One Pound (10), Ten Shillings (2) Peppiatt to Gill in mixed grades to VF, along with World a mixed group (49) in mixed grades to UNC, also Cuba Foreign Exchange Certificates , Series A 5-piece sets (3) comprising 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 5 Pesos, 3 Pesos and 1 Peso, Series B 4-piece sets (3) comprising 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 5 Pesos and 1 Peso, Series C 6-piece sets comprising 100 Pesos, 50 Pesos, 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 3 Pesos and 1 Peso (6 sets) , Series D 5-piece sets (3) comprising 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 5 Pesos, 3 Pesos and 1 Peso, and an additional group (12) 500 Pesos (6) and Series C 5 Pesos (6) EF to UNC some with inked annotations
Cheques, British banks, (21) including Messrs Hammerleys & Co. 1836, Mesrs Ladbrokes, Kingscote & Gillman 1836 (this scarce). Some unused, generally VF or better. (21)
British collection (circa 100) in Lindner album with slipcase, English notes range from Bradbury £1 to modern types, Mahon £1, Catterns 10 shillings and £1, Peppiatt etc., some 1st runs and replacements plus Gill £20 column sort A91, also a good selection of Scottish, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man includes Martins Bank £1 1953 Fine, a few GB military and fantasies including a modern copy of a damaged Bradbury T11, viewing recommended
Fifty pounds GillB356 (5) series B42 118252 good Fine, consecutive pair D21100455 & D21 100456 VF, D40 030473 inked number Fine and D71 666638 about UNC
Bank of England (11) Page to Gill, face value £255, includes error Gill £50 with double signature GVF, £20 Kentfield mis-cut GEF, some AO1 first runs, average VF
Bank of England presentation set C102 £20 Gill first and last, matching serials 20X 999573 & A01 999573, UNC and Bank of England presentation album C104Kentfield £10 last and first, B360 serial KR30 999573 & B366 serial A01 999573, with certificate, UNC
Bank of England Presentation Set C103, Gill £5 (B353) and £20 (B355) series SE68 and 20U with matching numbers 722978, UNC in folder and Bank of England presentation album C100, Gill £5 first and last matching serial numbers B353 & B357, SE90 999756 and A01 999756, UNC
Bank of England (9) includes £5 GillB353 1st series RD01 644562, Kentfield £10 B366 1st series A01 & £10 B369 series KK99 999797 & £10 1st series DD01 001070, EF to UNC
Five pounds SomersetB343 last series NC90 247262 UNC, £5 Somerset B345 first series low number RA01 000615 UNC and £10 GillB354 first series DR01 391046 this pressed EF
ERROR £20 GillB355 (2) a consecutive pair issued 1988 series 27R 611817 & 27R 611818, both are missing major parts of design on front & back, light dirt marks, pressed VF to EF, scarce
ERROR £10 GillB354 (2) a consecutive numbered run, series ET55 710951 & ET55 710 952, both have misplaced diagonal security threads on the outside of the notes, about UNC and unusual
A collection in an album generally higher denominations £5 - £20 with some better prefixes such as Hollom £5 A01, and Gill £5 A01 includes some consecutive number runs, mixed grades many in high grades
Bank of England and world group (18) plus assorted 19th Century USA cheques (13) includes face value GB £23 mostly high grade earlier Page £1s and Gill £5 (2), also includes a US probate document dated 1867
ERROR £20 GillB358 series B29 018116, it has a small piece of extra paper top right plus an Isle of Man Tyvek £1 Pick38 with a scrunched up right side, possibly an error also, both VF to GVF
Bank of England and Treasury in Lindner album (41) all better and interesting types Bradbury to Gill, includes white £5 Peppiatt (2) 1944 and 1945, Treasury £1 (2) Bradbury T16 and FisherT24, Fisher 10 shillings (2) T30 and T33, some 1st and last prefixes and a good group of replacement issues including Peppiatt £1 S05S, Fine to EF, viewing recommended
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