One PoundBealeB269 issued 1950, very first replacement series S10S 722699 GVF inked number front, a seldom offered prefix the first we have seen for over 10 years
One PoundBealeB269 issued 1950, very first replacement series S10S 097868 VF light dirt (rare, only the 2nd example we have offered the first in 2015 LCA 149 Lot 123 pressed EF realised £220)
One Pounds QE II portrait a collection in an album Britannia in Medallion stretching back to O'Brien (95), Page Isaac Newton (50) includes A01 000657 AU with a small stain includes consecutives and replacements. Along with a two Pounds O'Brien Fantasy and BAFs (7)
Five Pounds Fforde 1967 Child Britannia B313Replacement series M11 prefix about VF with 4 small holes and PageDuke of WellingtonB333 issued 1971 replacement series M04 prefix Fine along with One PoundPeppiatt blue B249 D13H prefix EF-AU, B250 issued 1940, scarce replacement series S04E 796561 VF an inked number in the front white circle, O'Brien Britannia B273 N88K AU
A collection in an album Bank of England 10 Shillings - Ten Pounds includes replacements £5 B311 Prefix M20, 10/- B311 prefix M56, £10 B327 prefix M05 also B311 some of these consecutives (M77 prefix), some first and lasts and a run of Five Pounds Lowther George StephensonB380 (14 consecutives) mixed grades the better replacements in middle grades (94 notes in total), along with Advertising and Promotional (5) De La Rue and Bradbury Wilkinson
One Pounds Fforde (40) B301 (8) including a last series L71Z, B302 (2) prefix M22R and M31R, B303 E93Z, B304 M32N, B305 (14) includes a last X32C, B306replacements (3) R42M, S61M and a scarce T29M this VF, B307 (6) including U01E this EF and B307 another (4) being 2 pairs of consecutives, B308 (1) generally VF or better with many AU-Unc
One PoundHollomB291 issued 1963, QE2 portrait at right, scarce replacement FIRST RUN M01R 350787 VF or near so and a seldom offered prefix missing from most major collections
A collection in an album, O'Brien Ten Shillings Britannia B271 prefix C21Y VF, B272replacement 53A 094929 GVF, QE II portrait B286 VF. One Pound Britannia B273 Fine, B274 replacement S19T 019750 VF, QEII portrait B281 first and last series prefix A79 AU and Z77 VF, B282 Fine, B284 First Run B01N 604736 VG, B285 replacement M17 931788 AU. Hollom Ten Shillings B294 first series K87 908149 Unc, B295 Fine. One Pound B288 Fine, B290 replacement 17M 896350 AU, B292 first series A78N prefix Unc, B293 replacement M08N EF. Fforde Ten Shillings B309 (2) these in low grade, B310 Fine, B311 M57 prefix AU. One Pound B301 Fine, B303 E59Y prefix AU, B304 replacement M30N Fine, B305 AU, B306 replacement R09M prefix EF, B307 replacement R09L Fine, B308 replacement N12M EF-AU. Page One Pound B320 (2) Z01C and Z67K AU-Unc, B321 replacement X03M EF, B322 last series HZ20 119644 Unc, B323 replacement MU04 AU, Isaac Newton (3) B337, B339 and B340 these in high grades
PageOne Pound 1970 B320 (2), B321replacement X07M 632372, B322 (28) includes first and last series prefix AN58 and HZ04 and consecutive runs B323 replacements (2) prefix MR08 and MS61 these generally Unc or near so, Isaac NewtonB337 (8) some consecutive, B339 (26) 25 being consecutive, B340 (2) these Unc, ERROR B339 reverse green globe bottom right has a triangular shaped piece missing (like a chocolate orange half eaten) VF with some stains
One Pound O'Brien 1960 B281 (48) better than average generally VF-AU with some being consecutive and includes one Replacement M12 533403 GVF along with Ten Shillings O'Brien QE II portrait 1961 B286 (20) mixed grades to AU mostly first series A-- prefix
One PoundPeppiatt Blue 1940 (3) B250 scarce replacement series (2) prefixes S09H and S12D along with B249 A01E 153125 the replacements about Fine the B249 slightly better
BealeOne Pounds better prefixes, replacementB269 S58S 270617 EF with a thin stain reverse, B268 in AU grades (4) prefixes A10J, A86J, L11J, L55J, then Z90B this EF with some small light stains reverse
Ten Shillings Peppiatt red B262 84E 698223 EF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue A31D 106014 EF, PageB321replacement X15M 633294 EF, Propagandaairdrop note issued by Germany WW2 over North Africa, £1 Peppiatt series H86D 729630 on face, Arabic on reverse, VF, POW Green Point Track 1 Shillings Unc or near so
One PoundHollom G reverse replacementB293 (2) first and last run M01N 312886 EF or better with some minor and faint stains on the back and M28N 146288 GVF with some light stains a seldom offered pair this M01N being the first we have offered
Five Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB335Replacement L Reverse issue 1973 FIRST RUN series 01M 478779 EF a scarce issue, we have not offered one since 2019 that example in Unc realised £550
One Pounds O'Brien QE II portrait (102) B281 (including prefix Z last series), B282 and B285replacements (2 consecutives) prefix M27, mixed grades a proportion in high grades some of these consecutives
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
One PoundPageReplacements B323 (29) prefix MT02 (3 consecutives), MT17 prefix (1), MT20 prefix (1), MU17 prefix (24) many consecutive generally Unc or near so
One Pound O'Brien medallion of Britannia replacementB274 S75S 745167 GVF along with B273 1955 issue (14) various mid series prefix 10 in high grades AU-Unc 4 in middle grades
One PoundPage (6) B323 S/N MW19 748009 scarce last run replacement, issued 1970, AU along with One Pound Page B323 replacement, issued 1970 (3) consecutives prefix MT16 along with Page B322 (2 consecutives) prefix AR05
One PoundHollomB291 issued 1963, QE2 portrait at right, scarce replacement last series a spectacular run of 3 consecutives M08R 083259, 083260 and 083261, small flick only, about UNC to UNC, missing from most major collections
Twenty Pounds Lowther (28) FaradayB384 issued 1999 very first run DA01 999825 and mid series DA58 both UNC, Edward Elgar B386 in high grade Unc or near so (20) including consecutive runs, B386 from circulation (4) replacements B387 (2) prefix LL10 GVF and LL25 Fine
Ten Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B331 Brown Replacement issue 1975 FIRST RUN series M01 087091 EF or better rare and seldom offered.
Ten Shillings Seated Britannia Beale 1950 B265 prefix 92B EF, B266 last series D54Z 716921 EF, B267replacement prefix 21A EF, O'Brien 1955 B271 First Series D93Z 891628 GVF, B272 replacement prefix 43A EF along with Hollom Britannia in Medallion (2) replacement B296 M21 023982 and B295 mid series prefix 10A these AU-Unc a useful group
Ten Pounds and Five Pounds Lowther (30) ten Pounds and Five Pounds George Stephenson 1990 B380 (4) including 3 consecutives, B381replacement LL10, Elizabeth FryB393 first run HA01 012805 others B393 and 395 (3) mid series, B394 replacement (8) including 3 consecutives, B395 (1) generally Unc. Ten Pounds DickensB382 (1) Unc, B388 (3) two from circulation the other Unc, replacements B389 prefix LL02 AU and LL34 EF, B390 (5) mid series AU-Unc 2 consecutive, B391 AND COMPANY replacement LL03 924790 Unc
Hollom 10 Shillings 1963 B294 prefix S01 and Z04 and B295 19K Unc, B296replacement M34 468520 Unc, consecutive runs (12 notes) B295 57L 297781,82,83 and 84 and 42K 143064 through to 143071 these AU-Unc. One Pounds B288 (3) AU-Unc, B290 replacement 33M 525556 AU, B292 prefix D96T Unc and B293 replacement prefix M20N EF. Five Pounds B298 replacement M02 05704 VF and B297 (3) (2 consecutives) C40 767854 and 855 Unc or near so the other prefix C21 Unc. Ten Pounds 1964 B299 (2) prefix A09 AU (light centre fold) and A30 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
One Pound (5 )Seated Britannia Beale 1950 B268 (2 consecutives) E53C 121265 and 66 AU-Unc, B268 H09C 000219 VF, B269replacement LAST RUN S70S 258536 scarce EF penned number front, O'Brien 1955 B273 (2 consecutives) M86J 723181 and 182 Unc
Fforde (31) Ten Shillings 1967 B307 (8) including consecutives, B310 (9) with two last series D13N and D15N, B311replacements (3) prefix M75, M79 and M80 (last run) these generally AU-Unc mostly Unc. One Pound 1967 B301 (2), B302 replacement M46R 888668 these Unc, B303 AU, B304 replacement M37N 819413 Unc, B305 (1), B306 replacement (2) S43M and S57M, B307 G notes (2) R41B and R79L, B308 G replacement N13M 177282 these Unc, a useful group
O' Brien, One Pound 1955 Britannia front left B273 (2) prefix W98J and Z70J both Unc, QE II front B281 1960 (8) VF-Unc mostly Unc including A48 and A78 prefix and Y49 prefix (3 consecutives), B282 (5) mostly AU-Unc including 95A prefix and 2 consecutives, B284 B04N AU and B285 replacement M31 665765 AU. Ten Shillings B272 66A 328602 Replacement, Scarce GVF, B271 1955 (4) prefixes J74Y VF, Y87Y VF, Y15X VF and Z52Y VF small stain front, Seated Britannia in Medallion 1961 B286 (3) AU-Unc
PageOne Pound 1970 B320 (2), B321replacement X07M 632372, B322 (28) includes first and last series prefix AN58 and HZ04 and consecutive runs B323 replacements (2) prefix MR08 and MS61 these generally Unc or near so, Isaac NewtonB337 (8) some consecutive, B339 (26) 25 being consecutive, B340 (2) these Unc, ERROR B339 reverse green globe bottom right has a triangular shaped piece missing (like a chocolate orange half eaten) VF with some stains
TreasuryOne PoundBradburyT16 E/98 143444 Good Fine, Ten Shillings Warren Fisher red serial number T30 O/28 386044 Fine or better. B of E One Pound Peppiatt blue (2) F-VF, BealeB268 D46J 306915 VF, QE II portrait replacements (4) O'Brien B285 M17 346705 EF, HollomB290 10M 650165 Fine or better, FfordeB307 R71L 945107 Unc, PageB323 MS78 570565 Unc, QE II portrait AU-UNC Page (2) Fforde (1), from circulation generally VF-EF O'Brien (3), Hollom (2), Isaac NewtonSomerset DU39 prefix Unc, Ten Shillings Fforde B23N prefix GEF-AU
One PoundPage Isaac NewtonB338 issued 1978 scarce replacement M01 181887 (M01 is the only prefix known for this type), Fine. B337 First Run A01 950000 GF-VF along with B337 (4) prefix A70 2 consecutives in Unc, D40 Unc and prefix U01 EF. B339 (3) Unc though one prefix 81X with a inked number front. B340 (3) prefix A11N 2 consecutives and COIN 478304 these Unc
One Pound (3) Britannia in Medallion O'Brien B284 issued 1960 very first run B01N 324397 Fine, B289replacement M92 111333 GVF, B293 replacement with G reverse M22N 554689 EF with some faint staining
Fforde (11) Ten Shillings 1967 B309 first series (2) prefixes 61R and 66R VF or better, One PoundB301 (3) two being consecutives HZ prefix letters UNC, B301 first series B12Y 072274 Fine, B304 G reverse replacement M37N 543379 Fine, B305 prefix T49E AU, B320 with matching numbers 975499 prefixes Z66H and Z75H UNC and another X25K prefix UNC
Ten Shillings BealeB267 issued 1950 very first run replacement 04A 509827, VF with some light stains a seldom offered first run type this being the first 04A we have seen since 2011
Five Pounds Fforde QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B313Replacement issue 1967 serial number M13 868968 AU-UNC and seldom offered in this high grade
One PoundHollomB288 Green issue and a LAST series (2 consecutives) serial number prefix B04Y, AU-UNC and B291replacement last run prefix M08R VF small stains tiny fraction of bottom corner missing
O'Brien One Pound 1960 B281 last series Z15 334954 GEF, Ten Shillings 1961 B286 1st series A67 524566 AU. HollomFive Pounds 1963 B297 L03 prefix Unc, One Pound replacementB290 22M 789044 AU-Unc, Ten Shillings replacement B296 M32 prefix Fine. Fforde Five Pounds 1967 B312 X85 prefix AU (light centre fold), One Pound replacement B306 S13M 949494 AU (light centre fold), Ten Shillings 1967 B309 1st series 46R 225020 Unc or near so
One PoundFfordeB304 G reverse issued 1967 replacements first and last (3) very first run replacement (2) M29N 115619 VF and M29N 330758 GVF a seldom offered prefix very last run M42N 012493 VG
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