Consecutive number runs Fifty Pounds Sarah JohnPolymer Alan Turin (4) AA02233655 - 658. Twenty Pounds Bailey Adam Smith (7) CK70 007412-7418, (3) DB25 569430-432, (3) ED18 715441-443, (9) HD38 002020-2088 all Unc (£640 face value)
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
Five Pounds PeppiattwhiteB241 (2 consecutives) dated 29 May 1943 series C/368 45897 and 45898, the first Fine the second near so with some small central holes
One PoundWarren FisherT31 issued 1923 series (3 consecutives) H1/77 963620, 963921 and 963622, EF-AU and all with the stamp of DENNIS, FAULKNER & ALSOP on the back
Ten Shillings Britannia front top left Beale 1950 B266 (4) GVF-EF, O'Brien A68Y 618537 AU, Britannia in Medallion reverse O'Brien J63 prefix Unc, Ffordeconsecutive (4) C86N 726486 and 487, D25N 497336 and 337 Unc, Replacements B311 (2) prefix M78 and M79 Unc other Fforde issues B309 (6) and B310 (1) these AU - Unc mostly Unc
One PoundPageB323 issued 1970 consecutive number replacements (6) MS37 004060 and 4061, MS60 774294 and 4295, MS78 570502 and 503 Unc or very near most in UNC
Consecutive number runs page=Pastresults&searchterm=!Twenty+Pound&category=1&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Twenty Pounds Bailey Adam Smith (2 notes), Ten Pounds DarwinLowther (3 notes) Salmon (5 notes a run of 3 and a run of 2), Five Pounds Fry Lowther (2 notes) and Bailey (4 notes) One Pounds Isaac Newton page (12 notes a run of 2 and a run of 10) AU-Unc
Ten Shillings Britannia in Medallion a high grade group (34) 1963 B294 (12) with eleven being consecutives and 1967 B310 (22) being 3 groups (a group of 3, 9 and 10) of consecutives
Ten Shillings (36) O'Brien 1961 B286 K24 last series (AU) Hollom 1963 B294 (4) three being consecutives, B295 (3), FfordeB309 1967 (5) including prefix 79R and 85R first series and 28Z last series these AU-Unc along with others (23) Hollom and Fforde from circulation some EF a few with annotations
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
One PoundPeppiatt Blue prefix K16H VF, O' Brien B282 69H prefix (4 consecutives), HollomB288 D04X prefix (3 consecutives), FfordeB305 N01D prefix (4 consecutives), PageB320 X69K prefix (10 consecutives). Isaac Newton A04 000420, SomersetB343 (5 consecutives). Ten Shillings Hollom B295 61D prefix (3 consecutives). The Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound 13.12.1988 (2 consecutives), 8.12.1992 (1), 1.10.2001 (4 being 2 x 2 consecutives) AU-Unc apart from the Peppiatt blue
One PoundHollom 1963 B288 (20) being two consecutive number runs of 10 prefix B10R and D01S AU-Unc. PageB322 BW80 prefix (2 consecutives) AU along with Page and Fforde Britannia in medallion Pounds from circulation (12)
One PoundPeppiatt Fourth Period 1948-49 B260 (2) prefix T52A and Z04A AU, along with One Pounds Somerset Isaac Newton (2) consecutives DX47 898099 and 898100 Unc in Campbell's Great British Shareout presentation wallet and British Museum post card Threadneedle Street in Danger
Five Pounds HollomB297 Britannia (54) prefixes A72 to J53 in mixed grades includes a consecutive run of 5 notes C57 845094 to 845098 inclusive EF, and a consecutive run of 4 notes C57 848183 to 848186 EF, some are Fine, some VF to GVF
One PoundWarren Fisher (2) T31 issued 1923, a consecutively numbered pair of first series notes A1/77 609281 & A1/77 609282, portrait KGV at right, GEF-Unc, scarce as a pair
Ten Pounds (3) Hollom, Page and Somerset EF-Unc, Five Pounds (7) O'Brien Lion and Key (1), Hollom (3), Page Wellington (1) VF-AU, One Pounds Peppiatt Blue VF, O'Brien W34K 845005 VF, Britannia in Circle (20) Hollom & O'Brien generally EF or better, Isaac Newton (21) these generally AU-Unc some consecutive, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (2) F-VF, Britannia front left (4) F-VF, Britannia in circle on the back (11) VF-AU
Ten Shillings O'Brien B286 (6) five being AU-Unc the other VG, HollomB295 Unc, FfordeB309 (2) AU-Unc, Fforde B310 (20) these mostly in Unc, includes consecutives. One Pounds O'Brien B281 VF and B282 Unc, Fforde B305 (10) a consecutive run Unc, PageB322 (20) two consecutive number runs Unc, Page Isaac NewtonB337 (21) one VF others generally AU-Unc many consecutive, B339 (13) AU-Unc, SomersetB341 (40) one VF the others AU-Unc along with Page One Pounds (9) various types F-AU. Five Pounds Fforde B314 GVF and KentfieldB364 HK97 191004 AU
One Pound (118) O'Brien B281 (2) includes low number E15 000185 NVF, O'Brien B282 (5), HollomReplacements B289 (6) a run of 6 consecutives M88 123977 to M88 123982 EF one with some discolouration on one corner, Hollom Replacement B290 16M 201979 EF, Hollom B288 (104) in mixed grades with many EF includes some consecutive runs of two, three or four notes, along with Ten Shillings (3) Hollom B294 (2) N54 163340 and Z10 950387 both EF, Fforde (1) B310 C89N 039537 EF with a corner crease and some rust marks
Bank of EnglandOne Pound (29) Peppiatt Blue B249 (2) T09H 194099 GVF, W24H 484374 NEF, PageB337 (4), Page B339 (6), Page B340 (3), in mixed circulated grades, SomersetB341 (14) includes 12 in UNC or near so, with a run of 6 consecutives AR24 311827 to 311832, and a run of 4 consecutives AR24 311834 to 311837 inclusive, and a consecutive pair AR24 311844 and 311845, along with World (20) a mix of different countries includes Turkey, Bulgaria, France, Spain Germany and Portugal, in mixed circulated grades
Ten Pounds Hollom 1964 B299 (49) all A prefix and including an A01 but this the only note in the group damaged the rest VF-Unc for wear with some consecutives but most with discoloration presumable from damp or wet storage in the past
A hoard (132) of £211 face value comprising Ten Shillings Fforde (5) AU, One Pounds Fforde (9) consecutives prefix N14B aU-Unc and (4) consecutives U21A prefix AU, One Pounds Page (20) consecutives prefix Z72E Unc, One Pounds Page Britannia reverse (3) VF-AU and another (18) Fine or better, One Pounds Page (64) Isaac Newton reverse 2 blocks of consecutives Unc, Ten Pounds Page 1971 B326 (4) two groups of 2 consecutives B16 and B43 prefix AU and Ten Pounds Page Florence Nightingale reverse (5) from circulation
Bank of England ( 28 ) mostly Somerset 1, 10 and 20 Pounds along with a 20 Pounds Page FIRST series A78 149720 and a Germany Reichsbanknote 20000 Mark Pick 85b ,this in VG the rest Bank of England Somerset in various grades on average VF few with inked annotations or pinholes/stapled comprising 20 Pounds (6) including a Scarce B351 FIRST RUN series 01A 071562 along with B350 (5) including FIRST and LAST series prefixes E40, J07, J10, J13, J32. 10 Pounds (11) including B347 (4) prefixes 62E, 68J, 73J and 23L together with B348 (7) prefixes AN21, AN45, AN88, AR11, AR55, AU23 and AU50. 1 Pounds B341 (9) prefixes AN49, AS36 (2) consecutive, AR10, BU21 (2) consecutive stapled together, BY15, CN52 and DT71.
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639, 40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unusual
One Pounds Page Isaac Newton 1978 B337Errors printed off centre and at a slanted angle so the top border gets wider the further left it gets (2 consecutives) A77 137162 and 163 Unc
One PoundSomerset (60) B341 a consecutive run of 50 notes DS81 328197 to DS81 328246 UNC most with the last digit slightly misaligned, UNC, a few at either end with minor paper rippling, and another run of 10 notes DU70 940941 to DU70 940950 UNC
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue shades 1940 B249 (3) prefix A06D VF, D49E GVF, J84D Unc, Green B239 prefix D48A Unc, Beale 1950 B268 prefix X13B EF along with Series C portrait O'Brien (3), Fforde (3) and Page (2) these EF- Unc mostly Unc, and last issue small size Isaac Newton Page (2) consecutives Unc, Somerset (1) EF. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve 1940 B251 prefix W93D Fine, O'Brien 1955 B271 (2) prefixes B50Z and M80Y both Unc, Hollom 1963 B295 (2), Fforde 1967 B309 (1) and B310 COIN 109233 and three consecutives D27N 844479-81 these all Unc
One Pound O'Brien 1955 B273 (3) consecutive numbers D07K 0000169, 170 and 171 Unc or near so along with B284 (2) consecutives B55N 308195 and 196 AU-Unc, One Pounds HollomB290replacement (2) consecutives 62M 318329 and 330 AU-Unc, FfordeB303 (2) consecutives K85Z 953123 and 124 AU. Ten Shillings Hollom B293 (3) consecutives Z91 147853 - 855 Unc, Hollom B295 (3) consecutives 90A 293955 - 957 AU
One Pound (12) PageB320 (4), Page B322 (1), Near Fine to VF, Page B339 (6) consecutive numbers 04X 791559 to 04X 791564 inclusive UNC, One Pound SomersetB341 NVF, Ten Shillings (15) PeppiattB262 27J 173542 Near Fine with some rust spots and an inked annotation, FfordeB310 (14) includes two in Near Fine to Fine , and a run of 12 consecutives C41N 003621 to C41N 003632 A/UNC to UNC
LowtherFive Pounds StephensonB380 1999 prefix EH11, Ten Pounds Dickens 1999 B382 prefix LA34, Twenty Pounds B384 Faraday 1999 DA80 999396 (from C148 pack), Twenty Pounds Elgar B386, Ten Pounds Dickens THE Company B388 and AND Company B390, Five Pounds Fry B393 First Run HA01 005921. Bailey Five Pounds B398, Ten Pounds B400, Twenty Pounds Column Sort B402cs BL22 649991, Twenty Pounds Adam Smith 2007 B405 First Run AA01 805710. Salmon Five Pounds B407 (3) two being consecutives, Ten Pounds B408, Twenty Pounds B409. Cleland Ten Pounds B411, Twenty Pounds B412, Five Pounds Churchill B414Polymer First Run AA01 prefix (4), Ten Pounds Polymer Austen B415 First Run AA01 prefix (2). Twenty Pounds Polymer Sarah John current issue (2) consecutives BH78 prefix these generally Unc, along with One Pounds Page HU66 prefix (5) consecutive numbers Unc but some light discolouration on the left side. These in an album and accompanied by a second album with sleeves this empty
Five Pounds Fforde 1967 B312 EF small tear at top, One Pounds PageB322 (8) mostly high grades EF-Unc, One Pounds Page Isaac Newton 1978 B337 first series A01 (25) VG-VF (17), VF - Unc (8) and B337 mid series A50 prefix (10) consecutives AU-Unc
Fifty pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 (10 consecutives) series A02 703351 through to A02 703360, Christopher Wren on reverse, Pick381a, the first note has been the end of a £2500 bundle since 1981 so this EF- AU the other nine About UNC-UNC
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
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