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
Ten Pounds (8) BaileyB398 (2) KB31 758636 NEF, KB74 960349 GVF, SalmonB408 (4) LB61 968080 GVF with some folds, KJ39 581317 and KJ39 581319 and KJ39 581320 consecutives all GEF with one central fold, ClelandB411 (2) LH12 530829 first series A/UNC and MD04 475559 UNC, Bailey Five Pounds (10) JH79 674478, LC22 115831 and LC22 115382 consecutives, LC22 115834 to LC22115840 a run of 7 consecutives all GEF with a central fold, One PoundHollomB288 (5) includes D12W 588060 to D12W 588063 a run of 4 consecutives About UNC with a slight crease to the right of the Queen on each note, and D95W 011993 A/UNC, One Pound PageB322 About UNC with a counting flick, One Pound SomersetB341 (6) DY08 654324 Fine, CW14 908064 to CW14908068 a run of 5 consecutives UNC, Ten Shillings (9) Hollom B294 (2) Y53 591715 Fine and Y83 641905 Fine, Fforde (7) B309, 80Z 517196 Fine, B310, B05N 118413 Fine, B84N 942171 GEF, B84N 942183 Fine, C17N 459738 NF, C32N 722636 Fine, and C76N 587351 Good Fine
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
Bank of England 10 Shillings to 10 Pounds 1930's to modern (46) a pleasing collection in an album averaging VF to UNC incorporating the Bank's various designs, issuers and cashiers as Catterns, Peppiatt, Hollom, Fforde, Page, Somerset, Gill, Lowther, Kentfield and Salmon. Some earlier and scarcer issues include the Catterns (2) 10 Shillings B223 Red-Brown Britannia medallion prefix T01 and a 1 Pound B225 Green Britannia medallion Prefix K77. A Peppiatt Second Period World War II Emergency issue B251 Mauve Britannia medallion prefix K16D. Together with Hollom QE2 portrait issues (4) 10 Shillings B294 (2) and 1 Pounds B288 (2). Fforde QE2 portrait (5) including 10 Shillings B310, 1 Pounds B305 (3) including a last series prefix X41C, and 5 Pounds B314. Page QE2 portrait & pictorial (10) including 1 Pounds (7) including B320 (2) and B322 (5), 5 Pounds (3) B324 and B334 L Reverse (2). Somerset QE2 pictorial (11) consisting of 5 Pounds B343 L Reverse (8) including 2 last series prefixes LZ07 and LZ35 along with 10 Pounds (3) including B347, B348 L Reverse and B349 L Reverse 1mm windowed thread. Gill (5) 5 Pounds (3) including B353 L Reverse and B357 Crown at upper right (2) together with 10 Pounds B354 L Reverse (2). Kentfield 5 Pounds B364 Crown at upper right (2). Lowther 5 Pounds (2) B380 Crown at upper right and B393. Also, Salmon 5 Pounds B407 (2) with same prefix MA17 and fairly close numbers.
Bank of England a collection of Peppiatt, O'Brien, Fforde, Gill, Salmon and Bailey issues mostly 5 Pounds along with a 1 and 20 Pounds (59) all in various grades average VF - GVF some better comprising Peppiatt (2) including a 5 Pounds White note B241 with interesting prefix as Duggleby number in the serial number B/241 00634 dated 5th July 1938 London branch issue along with 1 Pound World War II Emergency issue B249 issue 1940 prefix D09H. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key 1957 issues including examples of the 2 different varieties and including a few FIRST and LAST series notes and some of the prefixes very low and high near to first run (52) comprising B277&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">B277 Shaded symbol (34) prefixes A02, A05, A17, A26, A32, A42, A64, A65, A90, B05, B16, B21, B27, B31, B36, B37, B46, B58, B82, C39, C45, C59, C65, C97, D06, D15, D20, D22, D28, D45, D83, D90, D92 and E36. Also the B280 White Symbol (18) prefixes H09, H17 (2), H18 (2), H52, H57, H65, H83, J16, J72, J78, J79, K10, K20, K32, K43 (2). Fforde 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B314 issue 1967 prefix 69C. Somerset 5 Pounds QE2 & The Duke of WellingtonB343 L Reverse issue 1980 prefix KZ56. Gill 20 Pounds QE2 & William ShakespeareB355 issue 1988 prefix 75M. And Bailey and Salmon 5 pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry (2) B398 issue 2004 prefix LC83 and B407 issue 2012 prefix MA29. An attractive group
Bank of England a collection in an album circa 1920's to modern issues (56) in various grades VF to about UNC - UNC and comprise a Mahon 10 Shillings B210 FIRST series serial number Z11 151655. Catterns 10 Shillings B223 serial number T13 776359. Peppiatt (5) comprising 10 Shillings B236 serial number 06Y 623802, 1 Pound B260 U18A 496511 along with World War II Emergency issues 10 Shillings B251 Mauve serial number K43D 097872 and 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink (2) serial numbers B88E 600126 & Y32D 850191. Beale (2) including 10 Shillings B266 serial number M28Z 029013 and 1 Pound B268 serial number X04C 0074772. O'Brien (7) including 10 Shillings B271 Britannia medallion serial number N47Y 294085, 1 Pound B273 Britannia medallion serial number D47L 714712, 5 Pounds Lion & Key B277 serial number C41 630201, 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B286 prefix A25 and 1 Pounds QE2 portrait (3) prefixes A05, D41 and N21. Hollom QE2 portrait issues (3) including 10 Shillings B295 prefix 29C, 1 Pound B288 prefix A32R and 5 Pounds B297 prefix A45. Fforde QE2 portrait issues (5) including 10 Shillings B309 prefix 86S & B310 prefix B18N, 1 Pounds B305 (2) prefixes R70J & T09E and 5 Pounds B312 FIRST series R40 629728. Page QE2 portrait & pictorial issues (19) comprising 1 Pounds (14) including a B321Replacement prefix W05M, 5 Pounds B324 prefix 88D, 5 Pounds B334 prefix 56N, 10 Pounds Lion & Key B326 prefix C04 and 1 Pounds B337 (2) prefixes X76 & W13. Gill (2) including 10 Pounds B354 prefix DY38 & 20 Pounds B355 prefix 06U. Kentfield (3) 5, 10 & 20 Pounds. Lowther (2) 5 and 10 Pounds. Bailey (3) 5, 10 and 20 Pounds. Salmon (2) 5 and 10 Pounds. And Cleland 10 Pounds. An attractive and desirable collection
Fifty Pounds Salmon QE2 & Mathew Bolton and James Watt B410 serial numbers on reverse Motion thread issues 2011 (5) in a consecutively numbered set and all about UNC - UNC serial numbers AC24 379650 - AC24 379654
Fifty Pounds Salmon 2011 issue B410 Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (3) first series consecutive numbers AA01 050004, 050005 and 050006 about UNC - UNC
Bank of England Modern issues includes polymer LOW numbers FIRST RUN (10) a collection in an album all about UNC - UNC and comprising Salmon (3) Five Pounds B407 issues 2012 (2) a consecutive pair series MC59 177135 & MC59 177136 along with Twenty Pounds B409 series JD09 383261. Cleland 2015 & 2016 issues (7) comprising Ten Pounds B411 (3) series LJ19 370438, MA73 214684 and the last only a few numbers away from previous MA73 214688. Twenty Pounds B412 series JK70 948728. Fifty Pounds B413 series AK10 854088. Five Pounds Polymer issues B414 (2) a consecutive pair FIRST RUN LOW numbers series AA01 000247 & AA01 000248
Bank of England (3) comprising Fifty Pounds Salmon QE2 & Mathew Bolton and James Watt B410 issue 2011 FIRST RUN LOW series A01 000248 UNC lowest series available 000013. Along with a pair of matching FIRST RUN serial numbers comprising Fifty Pounds Salmon QE2 & Mathew Boulton and James Watt B410 issue 2011 & Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 & Adam Smith B405 issue 2007 (2) serial numbers AA01 000750
SalmonFifty Pounds B410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes series AA01 644499 & AA01 644469, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds (5) Bailey 2007 B405 (2) issued 2007 first run AA01 119169 and AA01 119175 Pick392a both EF and mid series AB01 994708 AU, SalmonB409 2012 (2) consecutive numbers JE60 181833 and 181834 these Unc
Bank of England and Treasury in an album with slipcase (42), a collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 10 Pounds with signature varieties from Bradbury to Salmon, in mixed grades, needs viewing
Fifty Pounds (8), SomersetB352 issued 1981 series B80 873103, Uncirculated, KentfieldB377 issued 1994 FIRST RUN series A01 004233, about Uncirculated, LowtherB385 (2) issued 1999 FIRST RUN series J01 000638, about Uncirculated, and COLUMN SORT series L28 877512, Uncirculated, BaileyB402 (3) issued 2004 including FIRST RUN series L01 234548 about EF and rare, plus 2 further L prefix notes, Uncirculated and about Uncirculated, SalmonB410 issued 2011 FIRST RUN series AA01 653366, Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
SalmonFifty Pounds B410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes series AA01 644499 & AA01 644469, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
Bank of England (91), signature range O'Brien to Salmon, experimental, ERROR, replacement, first and last runs and column sort all seen, range of denominations from 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds, an interesting and varied lot in mixed grades, viewing recommended
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (6) issued 2011 a collection of FIRST RUN notes, AA01 prefix, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
Bank of Englandcollection in an album (25), face value £142, range from Catterns to Salmon, 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds, many in high grade, viewing recommended
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes with low serial numbers, AA01 000147 & AA01 001750, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
Framed 99.9% pure Gold L.K. O'Brien Ten Shilling and Five Pound notes, a limited edition number 529 of 1000, issued by the Royal Mint, in glass fronted frame so room buyers or collection only, unsuitable for posting, also 2 further gold banknotes, 50 Pounds Salmon and USA 1 dollar
Five Pounds (37), ClelandB414 (13) polymer notes including a pair of consecutively numbered FIRST RUN AA01, plus other consecutively numbered runs noted, SalmonB407 (13) including 2 sets of consecutively numbered notes with prefix LE79 and a mid run '01' note, BaileyB398 (11) including consecutively numbered runs and a few mid run '01' notes, most Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131341 & AA01 131342, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131334 & AA01 131335, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131336 & AA01 131337, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds SalmonB410 (2) issued 2011 a pair of consecutively numbered first series notes, AA01 131344 & AA01 131345, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated
ERRORTen Pounds (2) SalmonB408 issued 2012, a consecutive numbered pair LB64 674344 & LB64 674345, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, good EF
Framed 99.9% pure Gold L.K. O'Brien Ten Shilling and Five Pound notes, a limited edition number 975 of 1000, issued by the Royal Mint, in glass fronted frame so room buyers or collection only, unsuitable for posting, also 2 further gold banknotes, 50 Pounds Salmon and USA 1 dollar
ERRORTen Pounds (2) SalmonB408 issued 2012, a consecutive numbered pair LB16 119382 & LB16 119383, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, good EF
ERRORTen Pounds (2) SalmonB408 issued 2012, a consecutive numbered pair LB10 119478 & LB10 119479, both missing last 4 digits from top left serial number, UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, a faint imprint is visible (series LB50 518297 & LB50 518298), Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series LB64 674335 & LB64 674336, Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, a faint imprint is visible (series LB10 119474 & LB10 119475), Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
Twenty Pounds Bailey (22) consecutive numbers UNC, along with Five Pounds (2) Salmon LJ21 and Lowther HA80 GEF to UNC also Canada Atlantic Quebec Western Railway Company £100 1905 5% First Mortgage Debenture Bond About VF with some coupons
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