One Pounds Beale prefix N12B VF inked number front, S11B GVF tear at top, O'Brien Britannia front left prefix D02K VF tear at top, M82K Fine. Britannia in Medallion prefix 88K GVF, Britannia in Medallion Fforde (1), Page (10) from circulation a few damaged a few GVF, Isaac Newton Page and Somerset (9) these in high grade. Ten Shillings Britannia right front Catterns prefix V56 VG, Beale X04Z Fine, Britannia in Medallion reverse Hollom, O'Brien and Fforde (4) one damaged the others VF or better
One PoundWarren Fisher 1919 T24 W/61 283333 better than Fine with some small holes around George V portrait. Five Pounds Page 1971 B324 (2) one AU the other VF. One Pounds Catterns N52 547518 Fine, Peppiatt Blue Y77D 503986 VF, Beale B25C 124674 Fine. Ten Shillings seated Britannia at left O'Brien W63Y 694924 VF small brown stain right edge
Bank of England (8) One Pound (5) and Ten Shillings (3) comprising One Pound TreasuryFisherT31 C1/81 163165 Good Fine, One Pound Bank of England (4) PeppiattWartime Blue B249 (2) serial numbers X58D 513540 VF and X86D 344777 VF, Peppiatt B258 serial number S23A 021123 EF and B260 C80B 023201 EF, Ten Shillings Treasury Fisher Second issue T30 L/67 028302 Fine with a staple hole to left, Ten Shillings Bank of England (2) CatternsB223 serial number R01 787880 approaching Fine, Peppiatt Wartime mauve B251 serial number J44D 526766 approaching Fine
Bank of England in an album (23) Ten Pounds FfordeB316 A51 788316 VF with inked annotation, Five Pounds (2) O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B277 A67 829117 VG, O'Brien Helmeted Britannia B280 H36 61063.7 Fine with number written on the reverse, One Pound (17), CatternsB225 M43 070183 Fine with typewritten number 7 at the top and an edge tear, Peppiatt One Pound Fourth period 1948-1949 B260 (4) A62B 772393 Fine with a small pinhole at top left, B59B 431524 Fine with edge nick and foxing at the top, D78B 804129 Fine, T02A Near VF, Pappiatt Wartime Blue B249 (5) B06D 454724 VG repaired, B95H 909895 About Fine, J86E 479818 VG, M22H 853838 Fine with written annotations on both sides, M84E 498129 VG, BealeB268 (4) J95C 113479 About Fine, J99C 094360 Near Fine with pencil annotation, E55C 771938 Fine with an edge nick and a tiny hole by 'of', inked annotations on both sides, N79C 107077 Fine with a staple hole, O'Brien Britannia B273 (2) S46K 879954 Fine with inked annotation, K63K 304996 Fine with small edge nicks and pencil annotation. O'Brien Series C Portrait B281 First series A91 915631 Fine with some foxing, Ten Shillings (3) Peppiatt Wartime Mauve B251 X08E 958782 VG, O'Brien B271 L66Y 969393 Good Fine with some foxing, Fforde B310 B17N 258467 NVF with some folds and a hint of foxing
Bank of England & Treasury (78) a collection in an album in various grades mostly in average VF-GVF but also includes several higher grades to About UNC - UNC. Comprising the now little over a century old Treasury George V period 1 Pounds Bradbury Third issue T16 (2) serial numbers including a FIRST series A/12 529939 along with D/44 205890. Along with Bank of England various cashiers and designs issues from the various periods (47) including Catterns 1 Pound B225 prefix Y75. Peppiatt (4) consisting of 10 Shillings First Period B236 Unthreaded prefix 82W. Along with Second Period World War II Emergency issues (3) 10 Shillings B251 prefix Z17E and 1 Pounds B249 (2) prefixes B62H and U62D. Beale 1 Pound B268 prefix X55C. O'Brien 1 Pound B273 prefix H25K. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B295 prefix 66C. Fforde 10 Shillings B309 (2) prefixes 78X and 93W. Page 1 Pounds (4) including a QE2 portrait B322 prefix DR10 along with QE2 pictorial (3) B337 (2) prefixes T71 and W71 and B339 prefix 75K. Somerset (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W reverse (5) prefixes CU80, AR11, BY64, BZ84 and DW39. Along with a 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B343 L reverse prefix DY05. Together with a selection of Lowther 5 Pounds (27) consisting of B393 (26) prefixes HA89, HB02, HB06, HB08 (2), HB10 (2), HB11, HB14 (2), HB15 (2), HB17, HB19, HB22, HB28, HB29 (2), HB31 (2), HB36, HB37, JA63, JA67, JA69 and JA70. Along with B395 prefix HD38. The lot also comes with a small selection of world notes from various countries including China (14) Foreign Exchange Certificates - 10 Fen Pick FX1b (2), 50 Fen Pick FX2, 1 Yuans Pick FX3 (6) and 5 Yuan Pick FX4. Together with 1 Fen Pick 865, 1 Jiaos Pick 881a (2) and 5 Yuan Pick 886. Belgium (2) 20 Francs Pick 138 and 100 Francs Pick 140. India 10 Rupees Pick 81. South Africa 20 Rand Pick 121c (2). Indonesia (3) 100 Rupiah 1977 Pick 116, 500 Rupiah 1977 Pick 117 and 1000 Rupiah 1980 Pick 119. Spain 100 Pesetas Pick 152. Turkey 100 Turk Lirasi Pick 194a. Hong Kong 10 Dollars Pick 191a. Russia Soviet Union 1 Ruble Pick 222a. Zimbabwe 2 Dollars Pick 1b. And USA (2) 1 Dollar Pick 468a and 2 Dollars Pick 382a. An interesting amalgamation certain to attract some attention
Bank of England & Provincial Issue (7) in mixed grades G - about UNC comprising Provincial Issue Dartmouth General Bank £1 dated 20th January 1821 series No.B4266 for John Hine & Henry Joseph Holdsworth (Outing 639a) some tears and top right comer missing. One Pounds Green (4) comprising CatternsB225 issue 1930 (3) a consecutive trio series R74 567827, R74 567828 & R74 567829 along with BealeB268 issue 1950 series S95C 319218. One Pound Peppiatt Second Period Emergency IssueB249 Metal Thread Blue/Pink issue 1940series E42E 008466. Ten Shillings Peppiatt B236 Red/Brown Unthreaded First Period issue 1934 series 65U 337795
Bank of England (15) a fine collection in an album in mixed high grades comprising One Pounds MahonB212 issues 1928 (2) series A23 608241 & B24 363589. Catterns (3) Ten Shillings B223 issue 1930 series S46 970661 along with One Pounds Green B225 issues 1930 (2) series U52 367561 & M15 026051. Peppiatt (10) Ten Shillings (3) including B235 issue 1934 LAST series A37 281325, B236 issue 1934 series 63U 317395 & B262 issue 1948 LAST series 73E 690853 along with One Pounds Green (7) comprising B238 issue 1934 LAST series 11Z 477160, B258 issue 1948 series R54A 832714 and B260 issues 1948 (5) series W52A 082956, E61B 092860, T13A 622901 & FIRST series (2) S54A 129563 and S54A 129590
Ten Shillings Catterns 1930 B223 (2) first series V85 201513 pressed VF and last series K39 448892 EF, Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 N28D 777443 About Unc, Beale 1950 B266 (3) mid series prefixes VF - AU, O'Brien 1955 B271 (7) mid series prefixes AU-UNC
Bank of England (4) an early group comprising Mahon (2) Ten Shillings B210 Red/Brown issue 1928, series Y06 380863 VF and One Pound Green B212 issued 1928 series C82 919239 GEF, along with Catterns (2) Ten Shillings B223 Red/Brown Issue 1930 series R59 710369, UNC or near so and One Pound Green B225 issued 1930, series M91 371127, about UNC
Bank of England a small group in mixed grades VF - UNC (14) comprising Catterns (1) One Pound Green B225 issued 1930 last series Z55 448173. Peppiatt (5) Ten Shillings B236 Unthreaded issue 1934 series 86W 003755, One Pound Green B238 issued 1934 last series 97Z 230070,One Pound Emergency Issue from the Second Period B249 Blue/Pink Metal Thread issue 1940 (2) - the first being the last series A35H 802356 and the second being last series shades X58H 227632, Ten Shillings Emergency Issue B251 Mauve and with a Metal Thread issued 1940 series M71D 626135. Beale (2) Ten Shillings B266 issued 1950 first series Z46Z 892995 and One Pound Green B269Replacement issue 1950 series S36S 421731. O'Brien (4) Ten Shillings (2) the first being B271 issued 1955 first series D92Z 630560 and the second being B286 QE2 portrait issued 1961 series D06 384029, along with One Pound Green (2) the first being B274 a later Replacement issue 1955 series S18T 549046 and the second being B273 an earlier issue 1955 series L98J 869831 .Hollom (2) One Pound a consecutively numbered pair B288 issued 1963 series D11U 519394 and D11U 519395
Ten Shillings & One Pound (4), Mahon 10 Shillings B210 first series Z80 117311, (Pick362a), pressed good VF, Mahon 1 Pound B212 series G41 337318, (Pick363a), VF both issued 1928, Catterns 10 Shillings B223 series L94 475582, (Pick362b), EF, Catterns 1 Pound B225 series W49 297639, (Pick363b), EF both issued 1930
Ten Shillings Catterns (2) issued 1930, a scarce pair of consecutively numbered notes series M28 698226 & M28 698227, (Pick362b), very light mark to one note, original good EF
Ten Shillings, One Pound & Five Pounds, Catterns 10 Shillings B223 issued 1930 series U70 773479, about VF to VF, Peppiatt 10 Shillings B251 issued 1940 WW2 emergency mauve issue E10D 936844, EF, 1 Pound B258 issued 1948, unthreaded paper, series R71A 195950, good EF to about Uncirculated, Page 5 Pounds B336 issued 1973 series AT28 926806, very small dent in paper, Uncirculated or about
Ten Shillings & One Pound (2) Catterns issued 1930, 10 Shillings B223 series S54 997961, (Pick362b), small brown spot to left, good VF, One Pound B225series N57 471829, (Pick363b), EF
Catterns (5) Ten Shillings (2) B223 issued 1930 series O51 920087 & N28 335068, One Pound (3) B225 issued 1930 series U66 443375, U27 560618 & U18 920498, plus world notes (3) Spain, Netherlands & Belgium, mixed grades, and USA Kennedy Half Dollar coin
Ten shillings CatternsB223 (3) issued 1930 1st series V28 341425 about VF, series S02 and series S12 both with rusted holes at left, these pressed GVF to EF, also 1934 Peppiatt £1 1st series 77B good Fine
A collection in an album (80) Ten Shillings - £20 dating back to Catterns many in high grades including Lion and Key Fives, and some better prefixes such as Hollom £10 A01 and Fforde £20 A01
Ten Shillings Britannia type (2) Peppiatt prefixes C49D & J51D. One Pound Britannia type, Green (5) Catterns prefixes O74 & S69, Peppiatt B42B, Beale H76J, O'Brien N72J. One Pound Britannia type, Blue (6) Peppiatt. Generally good very fine to extremely fine. (13)
Ten Shillings Peppiatt mauve Z86E, One Pound green Catterns X15, One Pound Peppiatt blue U47H W.W.2 issues. First two tape stains on back, generally good fine
Ten shillings CatternsB223 prefix K51, excellent quality printing with the word "Forged" in ink across front & back, no signs of the Britannia watermark, rusty paper clip mark, Fine and unusual
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