Consecutive number runs Five Pounds GillDuke of Wellington (3) RD08 214869-871 (these AU), Kentfield George Stephenson (19) U38 237566-67, U81 243999-244000, AC09 229431-432, AE42 007040-7041, BB36 516859-60, BB49635162-63, CC90 576506-512 LowtherGeorge Stephenson (7) EH37 708782-88, Lowther Elizabeth Fry (6) EL35 905328-329, HA62 844248-249, HA68 846773-774, Bailey Elizabeth Fry (10) JC55 278359-360, JC64 732493-494, JC78 3466110-611, KA85 020753-756, Salmon Elizabeth Fry (9) LH90 650203-205, LJ74 156035-036, MA10 119178-181, ClelandPolymer Winston Churchill (9) AM49 601135-142. One Pound page Britannia in Medallion (7) HT64 032400-406, Page Isaac Newton (8) K20 461647-654, Somerset Isaac Newton (38) these in runs of two, threes and fours. Ten Shillings Fforde (9) C61N 426777-782, D25N 597333-335 generally Unc or near so unless marked
Gibraltar Sets (2) 2015 WinstonChurchill - Inspiration to a Nation a 6-coin set comprising Ten Pounds 2015 One Tenth Ounce, in .999 gold Proof FDC, Crowns 2015 (5) each in bronze and plated with silver and/or gold each with a different reverse design of Churchill BU in the London Mint Office folder of issue, with all certificates, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday a 7-coin set comprising Double Crown in 9 carat gold accented with white and rose gold, Proof FDC, Crowns 2016 (5) each in Cupro-nickel silver layered and with gold-plated portrait, the portraits being the five different effigies of the Queen, Gillick, Machin, Maklouf, and the new Maklouf 90th Birthday portrait, Lustrous UNC, Halfcrown 2016 Cupro-Nickel layered in silver Lustrous UNC, all in the London Mint Office folder of issue with all certificates
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (2) VF or better, seated Britannia reverse (3) Fforde, Hollom and Page GVF-AU, Wellington reverse Page and Somerset EF-AU. George StephensonGill 1990 B357 (2) A01 001134 and an A06 prefix both Unc, Elizabeth Fry Lowther (3) including HA01 prefix and Bailey (2) these AU-Unc
Error, Five Pounds GillDuke of Wellington reverse with the serial number RJ63 654994 perfect at the top left but the serial number bottom right has the penultimate digit 9 raised up so some of the number 9 out of view and what looks like the top of a number 8 creeping in from the bottom, reminiscent of a jammed one armed bandit (slot machine) back in the day when they were mechanical and a good bang on the side of the machine with the palm of the hand would jolt the bells, bars and cherries back in line
Ten Pounds Lion and Key Page and Fforde (4), Nightingale Page (1), Five Pounds Lion and Key O'Brien (1), Child Britannia (3) Hollom, Page and Fforde, Wellington reverse Gill, Page and Somerset (8), George Stephenson Gill (1) Churchill Polymer (1) from circulation some with inked annotations a few EF
A Ladies 9 carat gold amethyst ring by Wilson & Gill, Birmingham, date letter n (1962), size T, also with R/ST stamp, total weight 6.01 grammes, in good second-hand condition
General Strike, Service Medal 1926 51mm diameter in bronze by E.Gillick Obverse Helmeted figure of Britannia seated left, hand resting on a shield, holds out a laurel, in the field, winged emblem of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, between a rose and a thistle, FOR SERVICE IN NATIONAL EMERGENCY MAY 1926, Reverse: An allegory of three draped figures standing with their backs to each other, two locomotives resting upon their outstretched hands LARGITAS MVNERIS SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Eimer 2003, 60.44 grammes toned UNC, boxed
Five Pound Crown 2013 Queen Elizabeth II The Queen's Portraits - Gillick head S.L28 Gold Proof in an NGC holder 'One of the First 50 Struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
Antoninianus (14) Gordian III Antioch, (242-244 AD). Obverse: Bust right, cuirassed and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Gordian standing right, holding a spear diagonally & globe. SAECVLI FELICITAS, 3.54 grammes, RIC 216, RSC 319, Good Fine, Gordian III (242-244AD) Obverse: Bust right cuirassed and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Fortuna standing left with prow and cornucopia FORTVNA REDUX, 4.62 grammes, RIC 210, RSC 98a.NVF">RSC 98a.NVF, Gordian III, Antioch, Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Reverse: Pax advancing left with branch and sceptre, PAX AVGVSTI, RSC 179">RSC 179, RIC 214, 5.73 grammes, Fine, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right draped, radiate and cuirassed, Reverse: Aequitas standing left with scales & cornucopia. AEQVITAS AVGG, 4.02 grammes, RIC 27b, RSC 9, VF, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Pax walking left with branch and sceptre PAX AETERN RSC 102, RIC 41, 4.30 grammes, Good Fine with some scuffs on the portrait, Philip I (244-249AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Reverse: Rome seated left holding Victory and spear, RIC 106a, RSC 165, 3.80 grammes, Good Fine, Gallienus (253-268AD) Billon issue, Asian Mint, Obverse: Bust right radiate and cuirassed, GALLIENVS PF AVG, Reverse: Soldier standing left resting right hand on shield, Star in left field VIRTVS AVG, RIC 667star, Cohen 1235, 3.45 grammes, VF with some obverse pitting, Valerian (254AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right radiate, draped and cuirassed, IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Reverse: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm, RIC 125, Cohen 230, 2.96 grammes, Fine or slightly better, Saloninus, as Caesar, billon issue (256AD) Lyons. Obverse: Bust right, draped and radiate, SALON VALERIANVS CAES, Reverse: Sacrificial implements: liuus, knife, vase turned left, simpulum and aspergillum, PIETAS AVGG, RIC 9, RSC 41, 3.66 grammes, Good Fine/Near Fine, Salonina (267AD) Mint in Asia. Obverse: Draped and diademed bust right, on crescent, SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Salus standing right, feeding serpent in her arms, SALVS AVG, RSC 105, RIC 88, 4.39 grammes, Fine or better, the reverse with hints of colourful tone, Salonina (260-268AD) Antioch. Obverse: Diademed bust right, on crescent SALONINA AVG, Reverse: Venus standing left with helmet and spear, VENVS AVG, mintmark PXV below, RIC 86, RSC 113, 4.11 grammes, NVF, Probus (279AD) Rome. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed, IMP PROBVS AVG, Reverse: Emperor on horseback left, raising right hand and holding a sceptre in the left, treading down a captive seated on ground to the left, Mintmark R dot in crescent Δ, RIC 157, Cohen 37, 2.63 grammes, Fine, Herennia Etruscilla (c.250AD) Obverse: Bust right, draped and diademed, on crescent HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, Reverse: Pudicitia standing left holding sceptre, and drawing veil from her face. PVDI[CIT] IA AVG, RSC 17, RSC 58b, 4.43 grammes, Good Fine/Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Aurelian (270-275AD) plated issue, Serdica Mint. Obverse: Bust right, radiate and cuirassed IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, Reverse: Sol walking left holding globe and raising right hand, foot on one of two bound captives ORIENS AVG, mintmark XXIP, RIC 279, Cohen 145, 3.43 grammes, Good Fine with some surface dirt
Bank of England (21) including 1 Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) 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 QE2 & seated Britannia (6) including B320 (3) prefixes X55J, X12M and X27D, B322 (3) HW16, HX17 and CX33 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 Kentfield QE2 pictorial issues including George Stephenson 5 Pounds B364 prefix AK15,
Ethiopia (4) One Piastre Token 1922 in aluminium, Gill-Tk-2, issued by the Syndicat des Commercants et Industrels de Dire-Daoua of French operation. Bears the denomination 1/16th Thaler, Fair/Poor, rare, Gersh EE1889 KM#12 Good Fine, toned, 1/8 Birr (1887/1888) KM#2 Fine, holed on the date, 1/4 Birr KM#4 (EE 1887/1888/1889) date worn
A mixed lot including Britannia SilverTwo Pounds 1999, GB Two Pounds and One Pounds from the 1990s, Cupro- Crowns, Paper Money (2) Gill £5 and RBS £1 1992, and more (lot) the Britannia BU others from circulation
Twenty Pounds (16) a high grade collectionPage to John includes Shakespeare reverse (4) Page prefix A17, Somerset prefixes E58 and 22J, Gill 32S the Page Unc the Somersets EF the Gill Unc others mostly AU-Unc
Cheques (98) includes 19th Century types (64) The County of Gloucester Bank (4), Messrs. Coutts & Company (5), Coventry Union Banking Company (1), Messrs. Cox & Co. and related (4), The Craven Bank Limited (1), Messrs. Crickett, Bacon & Wood (1), Crompton & Evans Union Bank Ltd (2), Messrs. Cunliffes, Brooks & Co (2), The Cumberland Union Banking Co. Limited (2), Messrs. Roger Cunliffe, Sons & Co. (1), Messrts. Currie & Co. (1), Messrs. Curteis, Pomfret & Co. Bankers, Rye (1), Kington & Radnorshire Bank (2), Messrs. Davison, Noel, Templer, Middleton & Wedgwood, London (1), Derby & Derbyshire Banking Company (2), Devon & Cornwall Banking Company and related (2), Mesrs. Dimsdale, Fowler, Barnard & Dimsdale (1), Messrs. Dingley, Pethybridge, White & Dingley (1), District Bank Limited and related (7), Messrs. Dixon, Langdale, Dixon & Brooks (1), Messrs. Dixon, Son, & Brooks (1), Messrs, Drake, Gribble, Marshall & Co. (1), Messrs. Drummond (5), Dudley & West Bromwich Banking Company (1), Douglas and Isle of Man Bank - Dumbells Banking Company Limited (2), East of England Bank (1), Messrs. Willm & Saml Evans & Co. (1), Messrs. Farley, Wakeman, Lavender & Owen (1), Farrow's Bank Limited (2), Mr. Thomas Ferguson (1), Messrs. Fincham, French & Simpson (1), First Direct (1), Fox, Fowler & Co. (3), Leek Bank - Messrs. Fowler, Gaunt & Co. (2), Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Mathieson (1), Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Co. (1), Messrs. Gillett & Co. (2), The Glamorganshire Banking Company, Swansea (1), The County of Gloucester Bank (1), The Gloucestershire Banking Company (3), Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills & Co and related (16, with almost all different), Messrs. Goslings & Sharpe (3), Messrs. Grant, Gillman & Long (1), Grant & Maddison's Union Banking Company (1), Messrs. Greaves, Greenway & Smith (1) and Messrs. Greenway, Smith & Greenways (1) some a little faded, a couple damaged, the vast majority unwritten and in high grades most with counterfoils
Five Pounds Gill RJ29 prefix AU. One Pounds Peppiatt 1934 B239 K90A prefix VF and Blue A12D prefix EF both with pencilled annotations reverse. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve Z01D EF with pencilled annotations reverse, Peppiatt B236 last series 38O 500281 VF, Hollom Britannia in Medallion (2) VF
Bank of England ( 15) including £10 J.B. Page (2 ) consecutive pair prefix K71 both near EF , £5 Pale Blue - reverse Duke of Wellington (4) cashiers - J.P Page (2) Somerset (1 ) , Gill (1) , VF to EF , £5 (1) Gill- Crown top right , £1 (7) J.P page (1 ) Somerset (7) including 2 consecutive pair EF to UNC and Ten Shilling J Fforde VF
The Gillespie Memorial medal - The Galloway Cattle Society of GREAT BRITAIN and Ireland a large 76mm diameter Prize medal in silver, awarded at the Highland Agricultural Society Show , Glasgow 1934, won by Arthur B. Duncan, Gilchristland, Closeburn, with Ewanston fashion 31417, EF/NEF, 267.23 grammes, hallmarked, EF/NEF with a thin scratch on the reverse
Five Pound Crowns 2013 a 4-coin set Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 60th Anniversary 1953-2013, each with a different obverse, one each displaying the Gillick, Machin, Maklouf and Rank-Broadley portraits of the Queen, Silver Proof Piedforts (S.L28-S.L31) set S.PSS61, the Machin portrait coin toned on the obverse, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet, only 697 sets issued
World War I Death Plaque to Robert Gillis, Good Fine with some pitting, World War I Pair to 201369 Cpl. T.Hughes Welsh Regiment VF to GVF, World War I 1914-1948 medal in silver to 37060 G.T. Richardson M.G.C. VF, suspension bar bent, World War I pair to 5052 Sjt. D.B. Hobday Manchester Regiment mounted as worn, World War II 1939-1945 Medals (2) both GVF, World War II Defence Medals 1939-1945 (2) both VF one with some stains, World War II Stars (3) Africa Star, France and Germany Star and 1939-1945 Star VF to GVF, Miniatures World War I trio EF mounted on a small bar, boxed, Replica Miniatures (4) Africa Star, 1939-1945 War Medal, George Medal and IndiaGeneral Service Medal, Kings Medal 1912-1913 awarded by London County Council awarded to C.Passmore EF, USAAsiatic Pacific Campaign 1941-1945 EF, USA World War I Victory Medal EF, Cap Badges (3) RAF, Essex Regiment and Manchester Regiment, VF and a Scots Guards buckle VF
World (71) Five PoundsPeppiatt London March 30 1937 VF Operation BernhardForgery Fine right hand top corner off and attached to a card, GillWellington reverse prefix RE34 VF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue prefix C87E VF others include recent issues in high grades, WW II issues including Philippines, Notgeld and more mixed grades and displayed in an album
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
France (2) 100 Francs 1938 issue, signatures P.Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly, serial number 569 C.59880, Pick 86b EF pressed, looks better, 20 Francs 1943 signatures P.Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly Pick 100a, serial number H.64 35813 UNC and scarce in this high grade
France (2) 100 Francs 1946 issue, signatures P. Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly Pick 128a, serial number V.163 30862 UNC, 20 Francs 1944 issue signatures P. Rousseau and R. Favre-Gilly, Pick 100a, serial number F.128 65166, About VF, pressed
Sovereigns to Farthing - The Gillick Portrait Collection a 13-coin set comprising Sovereigns (2) 1957 GEF/AU, 1968 Lustrous UNC, and Crowns (2) 1960, 1965, Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1967, Shillings 1966E, 1966S, Sixpence 1967, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, and Farthing 1956 A/UNC to UNC and lustrous, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet style certificate
GB and World Numismatic Covers Queen Elizabeth II 2012 Diamond Jubilee in 3 albums (56) includes GB (4), St. Helena, Niue (3), Isle of Man (6), British Indian Ocean Territory (6), Falkland Islands (5), South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (6), Ascension Island (6), Cook Islands (2), Tristan da Cunha (3), Jersey (4), Guernsey (2), British Virgin Islands (3), Gibraltar, Pitcairn Islands (2), Fiji (2), all coins Crown-sized Cupro-Nickel issues, many covers with stamps from differing countries, UNC as issued, includes some duplication, Portraits of Her Majesty 1952-2012 coin and banknote covers (5) comprising Ten Pence 1971 VF and set of 2x First Class stamps, Five Pound Crown 2012 Cupro-Nickel UNC, and 2x First Class stamps, Crown 1953 EF with 2x stamps, Banknote Five Pounds Gill Duke of Wellington reverse EF with set of 2x First Class stamps, Banknote One Pound Fforde Fine with 2x First Class stamps UNC as issued, The GoldMedal Winners 2012 Collector Card Set (27) each card with a set of six First Class stamps featuring an Olympic Gold Medallist, includes Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford, Victoria Pendleton, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes, Anthony Joshua, Nicola Adams, Charlotte Dujardin, Laura Trott, Alistair Brownlee, Ben Ainslie and many more UNC in the album of issue
GB and World Numismatic Covers Queen Elizabeth II 2012 Diamond Jubilee in 3 albums (56) includes GB (4), St. Helena, Niue (3), Isle of Man (6), British Indian Ocean Territory (6), Falkland Islands (5), South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (6), Ascension Island (6), Cook Islands (2), Tristan da Cunha (3), Jersey (4), Guernsey (2), British Virgin Islands (3), Gibraltar, Pitcairn Islands (2), Fiji (2), all coins Crown-sized Cupro-Nickel issues, many covers with stamps from differing countries, UNC as issued, includes some duplication, Portraits of Her Majesty 1952-2012 coin and banknote covers (5) comprising Ten Pence 1971 VF and set of 2x First Class stamps, Five Pound Crown 2012 Cupro-Nickel UNC, and 2x First Class stamps, Crown 1953 EF with 2x stamps, Banknote Five Pounds Gill Duke of Wellington reverse EF with set of 2x First Class stamps, Banknote One Pound Fforde Fine with 2x First Class stamps UNC as issued, The GoldMedal Winners 2012 Collector Card Set (27) each card with a set of six First Class stamps featuring an Olympic Gold Medallist, includes Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford, Victoria Pendleton, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes, Anthony Joshua, Nicola Adams, Charlotte Dujardin, Laura Trott, Alistair Brownlee, Ben Ainslie and many more UNC in the album of issue
General Strike, Service Medal 1926 Eimer 2003, BHM 4210, 51mm diameter in bronze by E.Gillick, Obverse Helmeted figure of Britannia seated left, hand resting on a shield, holds out a laurel, in the field winged emblem of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, between a rose and a thistle, FOR SERVICE IN NATIONAL EMERGENCY MAY 1926, Reverse: An allegory of three draped figures standing with their backs to each other, two locomotives resting upon their outstretched hands LARGITAS MVNERIS SALVS REIPVBLICAE UNC in the brown box of issue, the box with some tears
Ten Pounds Gill 1988 B354 prefix HS39 Unc, Five Pounds (4) Hollom 1963 B297 last series R12 586693 Fine, Page 1971 B324 first series 65C 102150 VF, Kentfield 1993 B364 BC52 prefix Unc , Lowther 2002 B393 A76 EF, Bailey 2004 B398 LC31 prefix Unc, One Pound Page 1970 B320 Y08L prefix VF. Travellers Cheques (6) five being Specimens Thomas Cook $US500 and $10 Australia $50 Pounds Sterling £100 and £20 Unc along with Zimbabwe $5000 Unc and cheques (2) Pina County Bank Tombstone Arizona 1880 and Barclays bank Dominion and Overseas 1927
Five Pound Crowns a 4-coin set 2013 Queen Elizabeth II Portrait CollectionS.PSS53 comprising Five Pound Crown 2013 Gillick portrait S.L28Silver Proof, 2013 Machin Portrait S.L29 Silver Proof, 2013 S.L30 Maklouf Portrait Silver Proof and 2013 Rank-Broadley Portrait S.L31 Silver Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet
Canada Ten Dollars Gold 'The Effigies of Queen Elizabeth II' a 4-coin set comprising 2014 Obverse: Gillick Head, 2015 Machin Head, 2015 De Pedery-Hunt Head, 2016 Blunt Head, all reverse frosted design Gold Proofs FDC in the 4-coin box, three coins with individual certificates, and one certificate covering all four pieces
Tristan da Cunha 'The Longest Reigning Monarch Portrait Collection' 2015 a 4-coin set in gold comprising Sovereigns 2015 (4) the reverses depicting representations of the Gillick, Machin, Maklouf and Rank-Broadley portraits, the odd tiny nick, otherwise FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Twenty Pounds GillB355Shakespeare Reverse a scarce first run consecutive group of 5 notes, the first two notes with a slightly uneven lower edge, 01L 429480 to 01L 429484 inclusive (March 1988) AU to UNC
One PoundWarren FisherT32 J1/95 066133 VF with some minor stains and once mounted with the bottom corners having a thin strip of card attached, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key A66 615903 VF, Ten Pounds Gill 1988 issue HS51 559017 EF
One pounds PageB337 (47) AU - Unc including consecutive numbers these often X73 prefix, One Pounds Page B339 last series (6) 13Y 311564 to 311569 AU-Unc, One Pounds SomersetB341 (189) including consecutives prefixes BU42, CU26, CY48, CY49 and DN10 AU-Unc, One Pounds small issues Somerset and Page in circulated grades (11). Five Pounds Somerset B343 (8) including consecutives AU-Unc, Five Pounds GillB353 (4) including consecutives AU-Unc
AlderneyGold Coin, Banknote and Stamp Cover Set 2004 comprising £25 Gold 2004 Stephenson's Rocket - 1829 Rainhill KM#50 Gold Proof FDC and Banknote Five Pounds Gill B357 Stephenson Reverse, early prefix A30 202033 UNC in the Westminster wallet of issue
Bank of England 5 Pounds (14) all about UNC - UNC comprising Gill (2) B357 issue 1990 serial number J49 563367 and B353 issue 1988 serial number RH64 338668. SomersetB343 issue 1980 serial number EX47 620751. KentfieldB364 issue 1993 serial number DB81 427195. BaileyB398 issues 2004 (4) including a consecutive pair serial numbers JD01 755363 & JD01 755364, along with JE18 776671 and KK63 341774. ClelandPolymerB414 issue 2016 (2) consecutive pair serial numbers AK55 362146 & AK55 362147. SalmonB407 issue 2012 (3) a consecutively numbered trio serial numbers LK80 438379 - LK80 438381. The lot also comes with a 10 Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B311Replacement issue 1967 serial number M75 742042
Channel IslandsFive Pound Crowns - 'The Queen's 80th Birthday' a 3-coin set 2006 in gold comprising Guernsey Five Pound Crown 2006 Reverse: Queen Elizabeth II 'Gillick' head KM#196a FDC, Jersey Five Pound Crown 2006 Reverse: Queen Elizabeth II 'Machin' head, unlisted by Krause, Alderney Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 'Maklouf' head KM#133b.1 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 11, only 500 sets issued
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
France including a French Oceania example (8) a mixed group averaging Good/VF to VF and includes a Scarce and very pleasing example of the unusual denomination 300 Francs Ceres & Mercury Type 1938 Pick 87 (Fayette F29.3) signatures Rousseau & Favre-Gilly block X number 0827074, this in VF with no observable pinholes. Also, an alluring large-sized 50 Francs Luc Oliver Merson dated 18th July 1928 serial number block V.2602 number 932 serial number 065045932 signatures Platet & Strohl. Accompanied by a 5 Francs Violet Type 1917 Pick 72d (Fayette F3.12). 10 Francs (3) consisting of the Mineur Type 1941 Pick 99e (2) Fayette F8.17 dated 9th January 1947 last date for signature pair Rousseau & Favre-Gilly along with Fayette F8.16 dated 19 December 1946 signature pair Rousseau & Favre-Gilly. Along with the Minerve Type 1915 Pick 73d (Fayette F6.14) dated 18th December 1930. And a 20 Francs Pecheur Type 1942 Pick 100a (Fayette F13.5) dated 28th January 1943. The lot also includes the not so common French Oceania 1 Franc Pick 3 Law of 29th December 1919 serial number 52625 Series B, handwritten signatures slightly faded in blue at left for Secretary and in black at right for President, American print by Halpin Lithograph Company, San Francisco on watermarked paper.
Great Britain (92) a mixed circulated group mostly average Fine/VF some better with examples from England, Scotland and Jersey circa 1950's to modern. Comprising Bank of England (72) including O'Brien 10 Shillings (2) B271 Britannia medallion prefix C60Y originally hidden in jewellery or similar along with the QE2 portrait B286 prefix E20. Hollom QE2 portrait examples (10) including 10 Shillings (6) consisting of B294 prefix X97 and B295 (5) prefixes 47A, 31D, 80D, 46H and 75H. Also 1 Pounds (4) B292 G reverse (2) FIRST prefix A48N and A74N. Along with B288 (2) prefixes A90Y along with a BINARY number C99R 777744. Fforde QE2 portrait (20) including 10 Shillings (13) consisting of B309 (6) prefixes 57S, 20W, 85X, 22Y, 30Y and 68Z. B310 (6) prefixes B93N, C25N, C40N, C67N, C68N and D02N. And ReplacementB311 prefix M67. Also, 1 Pounds (7) including 305 (2) prefixes R33D and R86E and the scarcer B307 G reverse gaps (5) prefixes R15L, R64L, R71L, R74L and R90L. Page 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & portrait issues (10) consisting of B320 prefix Y55B and B322 (6) prefixes BW21, BZ49, BU68, DX16, EX63 and HS07. Along with the pictorial B337 prefix K32 and B339 (2) prefixes 07R and 26X. Somerset QE2 pictorial (28) including 1 Pounds B341 W Reverse (27) prefixes AY04, AY60, Z53 (5) 4 consecutive + 1 closely numbered to them, BU27, BZ72, CN05, CN15, CS33 (2) consecutive, CU77, CZ26, CX11, CX44, DT34, DT51, DU48, DX11, DX13, DX51, DY08 and DY13 (3) consecutive. Along with a 5 Pounds B343 L Reverse prefix HY73. And a pair of Gill 5 Pounds QE pictorial B353 L Reverse (2) prefix SE09 and SE38. Together with Scotland (16) various issuers including Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds (3) Pick 111d 15th October 1979 signatures Clydesmuir & Pattulo (2) prefixes D/ and D/7, along with Pick 111f 9th November 1984 signatures Risk & Pattulo prefix D/66. Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds (5) consisting of Pick 329a 19th March 1969 signatures Robertson & Burke prefix A/10. Pick 341a 3rd May 1982 prefix C/65 signature Winter. And, Pick 341b 4th January 1984 signature Winter (3) prefixes C/98 and D/1 (2). The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 1 Pounds Pick 351a (6) 5 dated 13th December 1988 prefixes A/50, A/55, A/58, A/64 and A68 along with a 19th December 1990 prefix B/16. Clydesdale Bank plc (2) including 1 Pound Pick 211c signature Hamilton 25th November 1985 prefix D/CZ and 5 pounds Pick 218c signature Goodwin 1st December 1997 prefix E/DX. Along with the Jersey 1 Pounds group (4) including Pick 11b signature Leslie May prefix MB, first prefix for signature type. Pick 15 signature Leslie May value at upper left outlined prefix BC. And the Pick 20 signature George Baird value at upper left filled (2) prefixes MC and GC. An interesting and varied group
France (2) a pair of 1000 Francs including "Ceres Et Mercure" Type 1927 modified Pick 90c (Fayette F38.30) dated 20th October 1938 signatures de Bletterie, Rousseau & Favre-Gilly block A.4610 306 number 115225306, GVF with usual small inner body holes and very tiny edge nicks on this very large sized note with an alluring and pleasing appearance. These earlier French series notes incorporate various beautiful and colourful designs and are very hard to maintain and find in high grade due to their nature with not very thick paper and especially this example with it's excessively large size. Ochre, blue and multicolour with portraits of Ceres and Mercury, also serving as watermarks, at upper left and right obverse with 2 cherubs - with Cock lower centre left holding sickle and maritime at right with paddle and anchor. The reverse with a four various craftsmen figures - Mathematician/Astronomer, Blacksmith, Painter/Artist and Scientist/Alchemist, on a river scene backroad with bota and ships. Along with the "Commerce Et Industrie" Type 1940 Pick 96a (Fayette F39.3) a LAST date 19th December 1940 for this signature type de Bletterie, Rousseau & Favre-Gilly block T.1260 963 number 031493963, about UNC or near so with minor rust at left 2 pinholes mostly marginal and very pleasing and scarce in this high grade World War II period note. Multicolour with allegorical female portraits at left and right with flowers, butterflies, agricultural produce and Cock on obverse. The reverse with illustration of Factories and ships in the background and allegorical man representing Industry at left with hammers, anvil, cog wheel and related along with Ceres at right holding the Caduceus staff representing Commerce with boat and anchor. Watermarked with another allegorical female portrait. An alluring and beautiful design certain to be enjoyed by any collector
DecimalPennyTrial 1961 Obverse: 'Gillick' bust of Elizabeth II right, + ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F:D: as used on the Farthing 1954-1956, Reverse: E II R monogram ONE DECIMAL PENNY 1 CENT 1961 20mm diameter in bronze, 2.90 grammes, Freeman 793, (rated R19, 2-5 examples believed to exist,1985 edition plate XV), Peck 2530, KM#Pn139, EF with some spots and a trace of lustre, we note another example formed part of the Cheshire collection
The Gillick Portrait Collection a 13-coin set comprising Sovereigns (2) 1957 A/UNC, 1968 GEF, Crowns (2) 1960, 1965, Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1967, Shillings (2) 1966 English and 1966 Scottish, Sixpence 1967, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967 and Farthing 1956 these A/UNC to UNC and lustrous, in the red box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Five Pound Crowns (11) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof, 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary Silver Proof, 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Silver Proof, 1999 Diana Memorial Silver Proofs (2), 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Proof, 2002 Queen Elizabeth IIGolden Jubilee Silver Proofs (2), 2005 Battle of Trafalgar 200th Anniversary Silver Proof, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Silver Proof, 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding Silver Proof, Five Pound Crowns 2-coin sets (2) 2002 and 2003 The Royal Celebration Silver Proof Set comprising Five Pound Crown 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Proof and Five Pound Crown 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary Silver Proof, 2005 Nelson and Trafalgar - 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar Silver Proofs, Crowns (4) 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver Proofs (2), 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates. Coin and Banknote set 1990 comprising Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof FDC and £5 Banknote Gill A01 002759 UNC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, along with Royal Mint promotional literature for two unrelated sets
Twenty Pounds Gill examples of the transition between designs 1988 & 1991 (12) all circulated and a pleasing mid-grade group Fine to VF and few with inked accounting numerals. Consisting of the B355 Purple/Green 1mm Windowed Thread William Shakespeare watermark issues 1988 (8) prefixes 05L, 10L, 17M, 23S, 27N, 27R, 34W and 68M. Together with the changed and now small sized design B358 Purple/Black Square symbol for the sight impaired Crown at upper right issues 1991 (4) including examples of the first series prefixes - A50, A83, B59 and D17.
Ten Pounds Gill QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB354 L (Lithography) Reverse issues 1988 (19) all circulated and a mid-grade group Fine to VF including prefixes DS20, DS24, DS61, DU14, DU54, DY63, DZ89, EN16, ER47, ES50, ET53, EU49, EW07, EW48, HN39, HR27, HU64, HZ85 and JN37
The Royal Mint Limited Edition Matching serial numbers presentation sets (2) both UNC comprising the Commemorative Queen Mother's 90th Birthday 1990 C101 set of 5 Pounds GillB357 First Run serial number A01 002845 along with a Silver (.925) Proof 5 Pound Crown. And a Commemorative new 10 Pounds and 10 Pence coins 1992 C105 set consisting of a 10 Pounds KentfieldB366 FIRST RUN serial number A01 002845 along with Silver (.925) Proof 10 Pence coins (2) including the old and new design. Both in the limited edition blue presentation boxes with certificates
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
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