Five Pounds Gill QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington (14) in mixed grades average good Fine - VF comprising B343 L Reverse issues 1980 (11) prefixes DU61, HT42, HW81, JZ83, KN27, KT39, KX90, KY13, LY02,LY03 along with a later prefix NC82 letters reversed to combine with the second half of the alphabet with these of the first half. Along with B345 L Reverse 1mm Thread issues 1987 (3) prefixes RB13, RB65 and RC80.
Five Pounds Gill QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB353 L Reverse issues 1988 (36) in mixed grades Fine to VF including prefixes RD54, RD65, RD77, RE49, RH03, RH32, RH52, RJ35, RJ51, RK01, RL14, RL23, SA23, RL16, SA41, SA44, SA47, SA60, SA86, SB02, SB22, SE53, SB54, SC58, SB71, SC17, SC34, SC35, SC63, SC82, SE04, SC51, SE31 and LAST series SE56, SE66 and SE67. Includes a few with inked Annotations
Bank of England Special issues from limited edition packs (8) a collection in an album in about UNC - UNC comprising Five Pounds GillB357 FIRST RUN series A01 002675. Ten Pounds Kentfield (2) including B360 series KN01 500346 and B366 FIRST RUN series A01 002675. Fifty Pounds Kentfield B361 LAST run series E30 999768. Ten Pounds Lowther (2) B382 FIRST RUN series KL01 999833 and series YR20 000809 this with the certificate. Five Pounds Lowther B380 series YR20 000640 this with the certificate. Ten Pounds Lowther B388 FIRST RUN series AA01 001927
Small group of GB (7) predominantly Bank of England (6) comprising Five Pounds BealeWhite Note B270 dated 4th April 1950 series R17 055636 Fine, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key (2) B277 issued 1957 series B77 925410 about EF and B280 issued 1961 first series H25 774529 UNC, Five Pounds HollomB297 issued 1963 series K66 474547 EF with light dirt on reverse, Five Pounds Gill (2) - Duke of WellingtonB353 "L" Reverse issued 1988 series RJ60 681466 UNC and George StephensonB357 issued 1990 series D07 655321 UNC, along with Charles Laffitte & Company Limited 1866 £20 Unissued Share Certificate with some staining
Bank of EnglandTen Shillings to Five Pounds (47) a mixed high grade group comprising Ten Shillings HollomB295 issues 1963 (8) a near consecutive set series 31K 355917 to 31K 355925 missing only 31K 355924. One Pounds Hollom B292 issues 1963 (6) includes a consecutive set of 4 first series A27N 217135 to A27N 217138, first series prefix A19N and a prefix D94T. One Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton 1978 issues (8) consecutive set of 3 notes B337 series T13 377313 to T13 377315 and a consecutive set of 5 notes B339 series 18D 600799 to 18D 600803. One Pounds Page QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B322 issues 1970 (23) a consecutive set of 20 series HN50 136742 to HN50 136761 and a consecutive set of 3 series HT43 150705 to HT43150707. Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington (2) Page B336 issue 1973 series CS21 066032 and GillB353 issue 1988 series RE33 474728
Five Pounds QE2 pictorial type and Duke of Wellington (18) being Page (9) 1971 issue B332 first series A29 069241 about UNC - UNC, 1973 issue "L" Reverse B336 series (4) BT04 741928 GEF with a minor dirt at bottom right below serial, CW23 018131 about EF, CU12 106810 EF, CU13 442984 GEF and a consecutive set of 4 - series AS82 906883 through AS82 906886 all About UNC - UNC. Gill (9) 1988 issue "L" Reverse B353 2 of which last run from circulation series SE90 547736 GVF and SE90 675413 about UNC - UNC, 2 regular runs series SD09 174738 and SE60 822055 both about UNC - UNC, and along with 2 consecutively numbered sets - the first is a pair set series RJ70 936543 GEF and RJ70 936544 both About UNC - UNC, and the second set being a set of 3 series SC28 305659, SC28 305660 and SC28 305661 all about UNC - UNC
Five Pounds Gill QE2 pictorial and The Duke of WellingtonB353 1mm Security Thread issues 1988 rare FIRST & LAST run notes from circulation (2) serial numbers RD01 762114 & SE90 482315. Both UNC and a very sought after pair
Bank of EnglandGill Five and Ten Pounds QE2 pictorial issues 1988 (9) the Five Pounds LAST series consecutive set prefix SE68 and the Ten Pounds a consecutive trio prefix EN57. High grades GEF - about UNC
Five Pounds QE2 and George Stephenson (15) Gill (4) 1990 issue B357 - first run from circulation series A01 875934 with a minor dirt spot around top and bottom edges otherwise about UNC - UNC, a consecutive set of 2 - series A06 791861 and A06 791862 both GEF or near and D27 352117 EF. Kentfield (11) 1993 issue - 2 of which B363 first run from circulation, one is low series AA01 006201 in GEF and the other AA01 427153 in EF, B364 series CK17 572431 GEF and DA79 341328 about UNC with a slight dent on top edge, along with 2 consecutively numbered sets - the first of which is a pair series BB24 116024 and BB24 116025, and the second is a set of 5 - series DA79 341319 through DA79 341323, both sets about UNC - UNC
Bank of England (12) comprising Hollom (1) Ten Pounds Lion & Key B299 issued 1964, series A32 449570, Fine with pinholes and inked numerals, Page (2) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke Of Wellington, B336 "L" Reverse issue 1973, series AU73 328042, GEF and Ten Pounds Lion & Key, B326 issued 1971, series C36 986665, GVF, Page (4) One Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton, B341 "W" Reverse issue 1981, series DX06 022799, GVF, Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington, B343 "L" Reverse issue 1980, series DU26 579706, about UNC and Ten Pounds (2) QE2 Pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B346 issued 1980, a near consecutive number pair W61 583409 & W61 583411 both GEF, Gill (2) Five Pounds QE2 & George Stephenson, B352 Crown at top right issue 1990, series H35 730757 & B82 919588 both about UNC, and last Kentfield (3) Ten Pounds (2) QE2 & Charles Dickens, a consecutively numbered pair, B366 Crown at top right issue 1992, series A39 263721 & A39 263722 both about UNC, along with Twenty Pounds QE2 & Michael Faraday , B371 Crown top right issue 1991, series H40 826569, GVF with inked numerals
Bank of England (15) a mixed group in various circulated grades VF to about UNC comprising Ten Shillings Fforde (6) prefixes C25N, C97N, C97N, C25N and a last run series D38N 549306. Five Pounds Fforde issues 1967 (2) B312 first series R99 408255 and B314 series 59D 086211. Five Pounds HollomB297 issues 1963 (2) series H88 860212 and J84 125650. Five Pounds Page (3) B324 issued 1971 (2) first series 78C 889523 & 97C 689651 along with B332 The Duke of Wellington issue 1971 first series A24 049720. Ten Pounds GillB354Florence Nightingale issue 1988 last series JR22 803967. Ten Pounds KentfieldB366 Charles Dickens issue 1992 series A05 561901
Bank of England (11), BealeFive Pounds white note B270 dated 2nd February 1950, series P64 048409, (Pick344), some edge damage, Fine, plus 5 Pounds signed Gill (2), 1 Pound signed Somerset (6), and 10 Shillings signed O'Brien and Fforde, mixed grades
Five Pounds (43) including O'Brien white note dated 1956, Lion & Key C01 prefix, Page (2) last series prefixes EZ30 & EZ29, Somerset (2) FIRST RUN series RA01 and last series DN01, Gill (7) including 6 FIRST RUN notes prefix A01, Kentfield (3), Lowther (19) including FIRST RUN (14) prefix HA01, FIRST RUN (2) prefix EA01, REPLACEMENT note series LL50 925382, Bailey (8), mixed grades many in high grade inc. Uncirculated
ERRORS (13), very scarce PeppiattOne Pound with heavy printers ink smudge to right edge issued 1948, about Uncirculated, FfordeFive Pounds design misplaced vertically on reverse, issued 1967, good VF, Page One Pound (3) all with ink smudges through portrait of Queen, issued 1970, good VF, EF and Uncirculated, Page Ten Pounds with heavy printers ink smudge through portrait of the Queen, issued 1975, good VF, Page Five Pounds (3) a pair of consecutively numbered notes with queens portrait only lightly printed, issued 1975, about Uncirculated & Five Pounds horizontally misplaced on obverse, issued 1975, about EF, Page One Pound approx. 5mm taller than a standard note, issued 1978, about EF, Gill 10 Pounds with silver security thread misplaced to left and completely exposed, unusual error, issued 1988, VF, Gill Five Pounds missing orange, yellow and green in underprint on back, issued 1990, Uncirculated, Bailey Ten Pounds missing 5 digits from serial number at top left, issued 2004, about VF, an interesting and varied collection of errors needs viewing
Five Pounds (11), Gill (5) and Kentfield (6), all notes FIRST RUN issues, Gill B357 (5) prefixes A01 including a low serial number A01 000234 and a consecutively numbered run of three notes issued 1990, Kentfield B362 (3) prefixes R01 including a low serial number R01 000206 issued 1991, Kentfield B363 (3) prefixes AA01 issued 1993, a superb set of FIRST RUN notes, all Uncirculated
Five Pounds (18), Page (8), Somerset (3), Gill (7) a mix of high grade notes including consecutive pair, FIRST RUN RD01, LAST RUN NC90 & SE90, first and last series, mid series '01' notes, high grade collection EF to Uncirculated
Fifty Pounds Kentfield, Twenty Pounds & Five Pounds Gill, all three notes FIRST RUN with matching serial numbers A01 002037, each note sealed in a perspex slab with Britannia and Bank of England logo on the slabs, the 50 Pounds comes in a presentation box, look Uncirculated
Five Pounds (24), O'Brien Lion & Key (3), Fforde (1), Page first issue (1), Somerset (4), Gill (3) and Kentfield (12), FIRST & LAST runs seen, first & last series seen, consecutive numbers seen, most about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Five Pounds (18), Page (3) including one last series note prefix L92, Somerset (9), Gill (6), 10 notes Uncirculated or about the rest good VF to good EF
Five Pounds B357Gill (11) issued 1990, a consecutively numbered run of 6 First Series notes A11 615128 to A11 615133, and a pair of consecutively numbered First Series notes A11 615136 & A11 615137, Five Pounds issued 1990, FIRST RUN with low serial number A01 001431, last series notes (2) serial No. N36 213234 & N45 570458, (Pick382a), Uncirculated
Debden Sets (3), C166 (2) Ten Pounds Lowther with prefix ER50, commemorative the Queens Golden Jubilee, with the 5 Pounds Crown silver proof 2002, limited edition of only 500 issued in blue presentation box, plus C101Five Pounds Gill with prefix A01, commemorative Queen mother's 90th birthday, with the 5 Pounds Crown silver proof 1990, limited edition of only 1100 issued in blue presentation box, Uncirculated
GB £21 face, Five Pounds (2), One Pound (10), Ten Shillings (2) Peppiatt to Gill in mixed grades to VF, along with World a mixed group (49) in mixed grades to UNC, also Cuba Foreign Exchange Certificates , Series A 5-piece sets (3) comprising 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 5 Pesos, 3 Pesos and 1 Peso, Series B 4-piece sets (3) comprising 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 5 Pesos and 1 Peso, Series C 6-piece sets comprising 100 Pesos, 50 Pesos, 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 3 Pesos and 1 Peso (6 sets) , Series D 5-piece sets (3) comprising 20 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 5 Pesos, 3 Pesos and 1 Peso, and an additional group (12) 500 Pesos (6) and Series C 5 Pesos (6) EF to UNC some with inked annotations
Five pounds SomersetB343 last series NC90 247262 UNC, £5 Somerset B345 first series low number RA01 000615 UNC and £10 GillB354 first series DR01 391046 this pressed EF
Five pounds Gill (3) B353 issued 1988, 1st run RD01 644633 UNC, very last run SE90 821057, from circulated issues VF and B357 last official series N18 049727 GEF
A lot consisting of Twenty consecutively numbered Five Pounds. Starting with a Five Pounds Gill. B357 S05 994197 linking to a Kentfield. B362 S05 994198. A run of Sixteen consecutive Kentfields fills the set, ending with a Kentfield. B362 S05 994215 linking to a Gill. B357 S05 994216. This set is believed to be unique. As far as we can tell, this link has not been recorded before. UNC.
Five pounds Gill to Lowther (16) Stephenson on reverse, £80 face value, Gill B257 (3) GVF-EF, Kentfield AA14 to DA17 (7) mostly EF to UNC and Lowther EA81 to replacement LL20 (6), VF to EF some better
Five pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967 last series prefix Z69 UNC, Five pounds Fforde B312 issued 1967 prefix S21 in UNC, Five pounds Fforde B312 issued 1967 prefix U52 in UNC, Five pounds Fforde B314 (5) issued 1967 prefixes 96B aUNC, 01C GEF, 56D GEF, 41E EF+ and 36H Fine, Five pounds GillB353 (5) issued 1988 prefixes RE45 UNC, RH25 UNC, RJ83 UNC, RK01 GEF and RL01 UNC, Five pounds Gill B353 (5) issued 1988 prefixes SA84 UNC, SB81 UNC, SC06 GEF, SD02 GEF and last series SE52 UNC, Five pounds Gill B357 (3) issued 1990 first run prefix A01, first series A15 and L05, Stephenson reverse, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
Fifty Pounds (2) KentfieldB361 prefix E30 last run, B377 prefix A01 first run, Twenty Pounds (2) GillB355 prefix 20X last run, B358 prefix A01 first run, Ten Pounds Kentfield (2) B360 prefix KR30 last run, B366 prefix A01 first run, Five Pounds Gill (2) B353 prefix SE90 last run prefix B357 A01 first run, all with matched serial numbers 999298, UNC in four presentation albums
A collection in an album (61) Twenty Pounds (5) Lowther Duggleby B385 (2) consecutive numbers, Kentfield Duggleby B370 (2) consecutive numbers, Gill Duggleby B355, Ten Pounds (6) Gill B354 (2) consecutive numbers, Kentfield Duggleby B366 (4) two pairs of consecutive numbers, WhiteFive Pounds (2) London December 4 1944, O,Brien July 23 1956, Five Pounds (9) Kentfield Duggleby B362 R36 prefix (2 consecutive numbers), Gill Duggleby B353 RD prefix (4,two pairs of close consecutive numbers), Hollom Duggleby B297 , One Pound (24) Catterns (1), Peppiatt Blue (1), O'Brien (1), Page (15) Somerset (5) later notes with many consecutives, Ten Shillings (23) Fforde (7), Hollom (6), O'Brien (4), Beale (1), Peppiatt (4), Catterns (1), Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (5) 1992 consecutive numbers, in mixed grades many VF or better some later notes in UNC
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