Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose Windowed Thread issue 1994 a Specimen S/N A00 000000 with black solid capitals printed once horizontally B377s Type 1 AU
ERROR - Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose B377 missing print ERROR a large section of the front right of the note is blank so the Queen appears to be peeping from behind a white curtain EF prefix H35
ERROR - Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose B377 the ER red on silver circular symbol front right is a red blob prefix C14 VF with a tear top centre
A collection of matching serial numbers with each note in this lot having the number 001060 Five Pounds George StephensonKentfieldB364 prefix DL99 and LowtherB380 EA01, 10 Pounds Kentfield Charles DickensB369 prefix KK99 Lowther B382 KK01, 20 Pounds Faraday Kentfield CL99 and Lowther DA80, 50 Pounds Houblon Kentfield H99 and Lowther J01 AU-Unc (generally UNC)
A high grade group of Lowther and Bailey including first runs Fifty Pounds Bailey 2006 HoublonB404 (3 consecutives) L26 405348 - 350, Twenty Pounds Lowther Elgar reverse B386 (5), Bailey B402 (4), Adam Smith B405 (2) including AA01 363176 in crisp Unc, Ten Pounds Bailey 2004 DarwinB400 (7), Five Pounds Lowther Full Halo B393 First Run HA01, column sort B395cs (6) mid series EL and DL prefix, replacement Full Halo B394 LL74 prefix. Bailey 2004 B398 (10) £535 face AU-Unc the majority crisp Unc
Bailey (5) including first runs and replacements, Fifty Pounds Houblon 2006 B404 prefix M30 Unc. Twenty Pounds (4) Edward Elgar B403 replacement LL25 795067 AU-Unc, Adam Smith (3) 2007 B405 (2) including a first run AA01 000139 this Unc and prefix CD54 EF, replacement B406 LL12 977351 Unc
Kentfield high denominations 20 Pounds Faraday 1994 B375 (2) from circulation one slightly off centre so no border at right. 50 Pounds Houblon (6) 1994 B377 AU-UNC
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 series YR19 990467 from C141 Limited Edition Black Boxed Presentation Set UNC and in the plastic holder
Error, Fifty Pounds Lowther 1999 HoublonB385 K10 177229 off centre with little or no border at the top and a larger than normal border at the bottom Unc
Bank of England Prince of Wales 50th Birthday a 3-piece set comprising Fifty Pounds Kentfield, John HoublonB377, Ten Pounds Kentfield, Charles DickensB369, and Five Pounds Kentfield, George StephensonB364 set, the Five Pounds in a set with the accompanying Five Pound Crown coin. All notes with special prefix PW50 and matching serial number 000024. The Five Pounds in the Coin and Banknote original pack, the Ten Pounds and Fifty Pounds UNC in the original plastics. Originally only 95 sets of the coins and notes Debden set C133 (3 coins and 3 notes) were issued
Fifty pounds KentfieldB377 issued 1994 low 1st run serial A01 002558, Houblon on reverse, UNC in the Royal Mint's 1994 Commemorative Set which includes the D-Day 50p Coin Silver Proof FDC
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Windowed Thread Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 a very FIRST RUN prefix and LOW NUMBER serial A01 000368, about UNC - UNC with nice original embossing. A very collectible and highly sought after note featuring an image of the iconic British 5 Guineas William & Mary 1692 gold coin which was the only time in British history when joint monarch portraits were featured on currency
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Windowed thread Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers E08 506431 & E08 506432, both about UNC - UNC and pleasing
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Windowed thread Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers E08 506449 & E08 506450, both about UNC - UNC and pleasing
Bank of EnglandKentfield Special prefix PW50 and matching LOW serial numbers Commemorative Prince of Wales 50th Birthday 1998 (2) both UNC in the original plastic holders comprising 10 Pounds Charles DickensB369 serial number PW50 000044 from C131 set along with 50 Pounds John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose serial number PW50 000044 from C132 set
Bank of EnglandKentfield Special prefix YR19 issues 1999 (2) both UNC in the original plastic holders comprising a 20 Pounds Michael FaradayB375 serial number YR19 991383 from C140 set along with a 50 Pounds John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose serial number YR19 990416 from C141 set.
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose Windowed Thread issue 1994 serial number A23 526131, about UNC and collectable in these high grades
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon B377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 serial number E08 506433 in a PMG holder and assigned the outstandingly high grade of Gem UNC 66 EPQ. Printed at the Bank of England Works, Debden, Essex and designed by Roger Withington this high grade note holds much eye-appeal
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial & Sir John HoublonB377 Red Silver Foil Tudor Rose Special Commemorative issue 1999 serial number YR19 990478, UNC from the limited edition of a 100 packs C141 and still in the plastic holder
Bank of EnglandKentfield 20 and 50 Pounds 1994 issues (9) in consecutively numbered sets and about UNC - UNC comprising 20 Pounds QE2 & Michael FaradayB375 value at upper right issues (7) with last production series prefix serial numbers CJ59 836073 through CJ59 836079. Along with 50 Pounds QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver foil Tudor rose issues (2) serial numbers E22 317256 & E22 317257.
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (5) in 2 consecutively numbered sets and about UNC - UNC comprising a FIRST series prefix pair A28 365599 & A28 365600 along with a trio E16 305972 through E16 305974.
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1994 (5) including 2 consecutively numbered pairs and about UNC - UNC comprising serial numbers E16 305925 & E16 305926 and E22 317252 & E22 317253 along with E16 305987.
Bank of EnglandKentfield (21) in mostly very high grades comprising Kentfield issues 5 Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson issues (8) including 1991 issue B362 prefix S35, 1993 issues B364 a consecutive set of 4 notes AK77 402306 - AK77 402306 and a Special edition 1997 Hong Kong Handover issues consecutive pair (2) serial numbers HK97 903081 & HK97 903082. 10 Pounds (6) including QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B360 L reverse issue FIRST RUN serial number KN01 643675, QE2 & Charles Dickens 1992 issues B366 (4) consisting of a consecutive pair A05 092356 & A05 092357 and a consecutive pair A13 862281 & A13 862282 and a 1993 issue B369 issue prefix DD17. 20 Pounds (7) including B371 issue 1991 prefix T25 along with 1994 issues B375 (6) including a consecutive set of 4 notes serial numbers BA59 418416 - BA59 418419 amongst prefixes BH27 & CH54. 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 serial number D21 347358
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.
Fifty Pounds Lowther QE2 and Sir John HoublonB385 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1999 (2) a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers M01 641586 & M01 641587. Both about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Sir John HoublonB404 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 2006 (2) a consecutively numbered pair M01 040772 & M01 040773. Both about UNC - UNC
Fifty pounds KentfieldB377 issued 1994 low 1st run serial A01 002628, Houblon on reverse, UNC in the Royal Mint's 1994 Commemorative Set which includes the D-Day 50p Coin Silver Proof FDC
Fifty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Sir John HoublonB404 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 2006 (7) including very FIRST RUN series L01 192077, a consecutive pair series M60 917738 & M60 917739, a consecutive pair series M42 426785 & M42 426786 and series L21 464289 & M70 936460. Mostly about UNC - UNC
Fifty Pounds Lowther QE2 and Sir John Houblon (6) comprising B385 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1999 (5) including a consecutive pair series K28 734456 & K28 734457, very LOW and scarce first run series from circulation J01 000768, low number first run J01 000204 and M01 641582 along with B385cs Column Sort series L50 980892. GEF to about UNC - UNC
Bank Of England (3) a denomination set from presentation packs in the original plastic holders and UNC comprising Ten Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Charles DickensB369 Denomination at top right issue 1993 series HM50 000691 from C124 Limited edition Green Boxed Presentation Set. Twenty Pounds Lowther QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 Foil Hologram issue 1999 series QM10 000147 from C155 Limited Edition Presentation Set. Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 series YR19 990460 from C141 Limited Edition Black Boxed Presentation Set
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John HoublonB377 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issue 1994 series YR19 990459 from C141 Limited Edition Black Boxed Presentation Set UNC and in the plastic holder
Bailey 50 Pounds B404 issued 2006 series L70 247827, Sir John Houblon on reverse, (Pick388c), small, light corner dent, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds KentfieldB377 (6) issued 1994, including a pair of consecutively numbered FIRST RUN notes series A01 001873 & A01 001874, LAST RUN special prefix H99 999807, Column Sort notes also seen, Sir John Houblon on reverse, (Pick388a), high grade collection about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds KentfieldB377 (4) issued 1994, all FIRST RUN notes with low serial numbers, prefix A01, Sir John Houblon on reverse, (Pick388a), Uncirculated
Bank of Englandcollection of litho-prints and other printed material mostly depicting original designs of scenes and faces found on Bank of England notes, including a set of 4 limited edition prints of Sir John Houblon, Michael Faraday, Charles Dickens & George Stephenson taken from the original drawings by Roger Withington set number 262 of only 500 sets, a set of 8 very large prints taken from paintings and illustrations by Harry Eccleston OBE, showing master portrait of Sir Christopher Wren, preliminary illustration of Sir Isaac Newton, pencil & wash drawing of the Duke of Wellington, William Shakespeare, master drawing of Florence Nightingale, Romeo & Juliet balcony scene from the reverse of the £20, master illustration for the reverse of the £5 issued from 1971 & master drawing in pencil & wash showing Florence Nightingale ministering to the sick, a further set of 7 smaller prints (A4) of drawings and designs also by Harry Eccleston OBE also showing images and vignette's from Bank of England banknotes, a set of 9 banking related prints many showing images of the Bank of England, a largescale sheet showing 4 different illustrations of Britannia found on Bank of England notes, number 179 of 500 issued, also copies of the Daily Mail from 1912 and 2 newspaper copies from the second world war, Daily Express dated 1941 and News Chronicle dated 1941, a very attractive and interesting lot
Books (10) 'The Story of the St.Paul's Drawing on the reverse of the £50 Note' , 'The New £50 Note and Sir John Houblon', 'The New £20 Note and Michael Faraday', 'The New £10 Note and Charles Dickens', 'The New £5 Note and George Stephenson, by Debden Security Printing, 'The Money-makers International' by W.Kranister, Amusing, Shocking, Informing:- The Bank of England's Cartoons and Caricatures, Britannia Quarterly July 1993 and June 1981, 1985 Portals Holdings PLC Report and Accounts all in good condition
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