One Pounds FisherT31 issued 1923 (3) comprising FIRST series (2) A1/85 011614 EF - about UNC & A1/23 017202 GVF - EF along with series G1/88 523790 about UNC all pressed
One Pounds FisherT34 Dot in No. Third issue 1927 LAST series X1/6 368424 about UNC - UNC. Printed by Waterlow & Sons on banknote paper manufactured by Portals Ltd. Northern Ireland in title and rare in this high grade
Ten Shillings MahonB210 Red/Brown issue 1928 (2) comprising FIRST series Z98 924025 GVF and scarce along with series Y75 089191 about EF - EF. Designed collectively by William Keesey and other experts inside and outside the Bank and printed at St. Luke's Works, Old Street, London on banknote paper by Portals Ltd with a watermark of wavy lines and helmeted Britannia facing right
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
Bank of EnglandPeppiatt Second Period Wartime 1940 Emergency Issues (11) a group in mixed very high grades to UNC comprising Ten Shillings B251 Mauve (4) series A78D 700771, B42D 981188, Z35D 964762 & Z49E 451771. Along with One Pounds B249 Blue/Pink (7) series A25E 641876, A32H 341507, B92D 733891, K60D 860151, N49E 188867, J65H 624686 & E01E 696052
Five Pounds PeppiattWhite note B255 Thick paper Threaded Second Period issues (2) comprising a 14th March 1945 series H66 074580 LONDON branch issue UNC and rare in this condition along with a 12th May 1945 series J17 006270 LONDON branch issue pressed GVF
Bank of EnglandBealeTen Shillings and One Pounds Green (13) a mixed high grade group including UNC comprising Ten Shillings 1950 (3) B265 LAST series 60B 056860 and B266 (2) series W82Z 510169 & E55Z 028409. Along with One Pounds Green 1950 (10) including B268 (7) series S92C 138537, Z56C 166090, Z20B 288024, M08C 883889, A82J 249632, E22J 247162 & FIRST series H38B 414777 and B269Replacement issues (3) series S11S 612476, S55S 027469 & S63S 357438
Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 Red/Brown issues 1955 (7) a mixed grade group to about UNC comprising LAST RUN FIRST series A99Z 705851 along with Y95Y 534149, a consecutive pair L10Y 380818 & L10Y 380819, J98Y 028284, A11Y 815985 and Z48X 268514
Bank of England O'Brien a fine collection in album (25) in mixed high grades comprising a Five PoundWhite Note B275 dated 9th April 1955 series Z42 066765 along with One Pounds Green 1955 (24) including B274Replacement issues (3) series S76S 558704, S91S 072052 & S16T 727767 and B273 issues (21) several of which in consecutive pairs or near consecutive sets prefixes include M94J, S25J, O49J, T29J, Z70J, C20K, E74K, E75K, E80K, J73K, K76K, L34K, L55K, R63K, A98L and D94L
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key B277 £5 Shaded Symbol issues 1957 (4) GEF - about UNC comprising FIRST series A86 920181 along with a consecutive pair A12 514221 & A12 514222 and LAST series E06 350669
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key B280 £5 White Symbol issues 1961 (3) a mixed high grade group GEF - UNC all FIRST series H64 387855, H78 569681 & H82 847338
Bank of England O'Brien Ten Shillings and One Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues (17) a mixed grade group to about UNC - UNC comprising Ten Shillings B286 issues 1961 (5) include FIRST series A37 013200 & A26 609238 along with series D40 509970, H68 762394 and LAST series K29 025029. One Pounds 1960 include a B285Replacement issue FIRST RUN series M01 301558. B282 (6) a FIRST series 01A 387007, a consecutive trio 85C 384122 to 85 C 384124 and 69D 859612 & 81K 679692. And B281 (5) series B45 344176, S33 886099, H60 509703, Y01 293017 and LAST series Z56 413952
Bank of EnglandHollomTen Shillings to Five Pounds (21) a mixed grade high grade group includes about UNC - UNC comprising Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1963 (10) including a Replacement issue B296 series M20 415822, B294 (4) FIRST series K65 292958 along with Y33 138543 and a consecutive pair Z54 020436 & Z54 020437 and B295 (5) series 35A 070745, 65A 140325, 02K 083290, 89K 111536 & LAST series 20R 682653. One Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1963 (9) including a Replacement B291 series M05R 592344, B292 (2) FIRST and LAST series A17N 240990 & L04X 614778 and B288 (6) series D28N 168651, D84X 625062, L70T 109021 and a consecutive trio K99X 194748 to K99X 194750. Five Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) series A92 620603 & B54 906890
Five Pounds Hollom QE2 Portrait and seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) FIRST RUN series A01 108647 and the second only a few numbers away A01 108659. Both about UNC - UNC and scarce
Ten Pounds Hollom Lion & Key FIRST & LAST B299 Brown issue 1964 (3) comprising FIRST RUN series A01 689571 and the second only a few numbers away A01 689580 along with LAST RUN series A40 720766 about UNC - UNC and scarce
One Pounds Page and FfordeB305p Signature Sequence Pair concurrently issued consecutive serial numbers W86B 233480 & W86B 233481 respectively, both UNC and a very scarce pairing of 2 different signatures
Bank of EnglandFforde QE2 portrait and seated Britannia 1967 issues (29) in mixed grades comprising One Pounds (18) B301 (4) a consecutive trio series A21Z 852878 - A21Z 852880 and a FIRST series prefix B66Y. B303 (3) prefixes K45Z, K58Z and E83Y. B305 (7) includes a SOLID number 777777 amongst the prefixes N10B, N57C, R34J and T06J which includes a consecutive trio. B306Replacement issues (2) prefixes R41M and S10M. B307 (2) prefixes R92L and U02E. Ten Shillings (11) include B309 (6) prefixes FIRST SERIES 39R along with 59T, 70T, 55X, 88Y and 98Z. B310 (3) prefixes A76N, B11N and C02N. B311 Replacement issues (2) prefixes M58 and M80
One Pounds Fforde QE2 portrait & Seated Britannia B307 Green G reverse issue 1967 (2) a near consecutive pair last mid run series R99L 730451 & R99L 730453. Both UNC and Scarce
Ten Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait and seated Britannia FIRST and LAST RUN B310 issued 1967 (2) series A01N 237569 & D38N 767806 a very scarce pair of first and last notes. Both GEF
Ten Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait and seated Britannia FIRST and LAST RUN B311Replacement issue 1967 (2) series M56 082916 GEF - about UNC & M80 916387 UNC. A very rare pair of first and last replacement notes
Bank of EnglandFforde 1967 issues (5) in mixed grades comprising Five Pounds QE2 & seated child Britannia B312 (4) including FIRST RUN series R20 813354, series T31 256058 and a consecutive pair Y82 185650 & Y82 185651. Along with a Ten Pounds Lion & Key B316 series A54 003640
One Pounds Page QE2 & seated Britannia 1970 issues (23) in mixed high grades includes B320 (3) prefixes T67D and a consecutive pair X50L. B321Replacement issues (2) prefixes S73M and W02M. B322 (4) prefix CS04 and a near consecutive trio AN90 021942 to AN90 021945. B323 (14) including SCARCE MID FIRST series MS01 250179 and MW01 6891280 amongst other prefixes as MR32, MS37, a consecutive pair MS47, MT02, MT21, MU01, MU04, MW06 and a consecutive trio MW16 002941 to MW16 002943
Bank of EnglandPage (5) EF to UNC comprising Five Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia (2) including FIRST series 53C 147401 along with 76D 073562. Ten Pounds Lion & Key (3) including B326 series B67 726703 and B327Replacement issues (2) series M05 650477 and M11 459868
Twenty Pounds Page QE2 and William ShakespeareB328 issues 1970 (4) in mixed high grades to about UNC - UNC comprising FIRST SERIES (3) consecutive pair series A38 272564 & A38 272563 along with A72 463296 and LAST series D47 160475
Five Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB336 Blue L Reverse issue 1973 FIRST RUN series AN01 499779 about UNC - UNC . Exceptionally rare note and seldom offered
One Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton (46) a mixed mostly high grade collection in an album includes about UNC - UNC comprising B337 (31) FIRST RUNS (2) prefix A01, a LAST RUN Z80 908798 and some consecutive amongst other prefixes. B339(10) including a FIRST RUN 01A 574005 amongst other prefixes. B340 (5) including a FIRST RUN series A01N 892774 and an interesting prefix C01N spelling "COIN"
Five Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 issues 1980 (5) including a FRIST RUN series DN01 573364 VF-GVF amongst other prefixes including LAST RUN NC90 and LZ89, DX43, DN07 and DZ27 mostly about UNC - UNC
Five Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & The Duke of Wellington FIRST & LASTS B345 issues 1987 (3) including LOW serial numbers RA01 000636 and RA01 000593 along with RC90 766567. All about UNC - UNC
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale (6) including a consecutive set B347 serial numbers 29H 851824 - 29H 851826 UNC along with B346 FIRST series U33 807576 along with Z01 267959 and B348 series BN01 744815. All about UNC - UNC
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB348 Brown L Reverse issue 1984 VERY FIRST RUN and very LOW serial AN01 000035 about UNC - UNC. Exceptionally rare
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB349 Brown L Reverse issue 1987 (2) including a very FIRST RUN CS01 211662 along with CS90 709065 both about UNC - UNC and scarce
Bank of EnglandSomerset 20 and 50 Pounds QE2 pictorial issues (5) including 50 pounds B352 issue 1981 serial number A17 101382 EF, 20 Pounds B351 issues 1984 (3) serial numbers 29A 690538 about UNC - UNC and a consecutive pair 33B 986881 & 33B 986882 both VF and 20 Pounds B350 issue 1981 serial number H48 602951 EF
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
Twenty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 issued 1988 rare FIRST RUN series 01L 726685. UNC and quite sought after in this high grade
Twenty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial & William Shakespeare B355 issued 1988 rare LAST RUN series 20X 999862 from Debden Limited Edition set C102. UNC with very minor ridging perhaps as issued
Fifty Pounds Gill QE2 Pictorial and Sir Christopher WrenB356 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, FIRST RUN series C01 886184. About UNC and quite scarce and desirable in this high grade
Bank of EnglandGill (24) all in very high grades comprising 10 Pounds B354 issues 1988 (4) including FIRST RUN series DR01 391238 along with a consecutive trio EY01 394739 - EY01 394741. 20 Pounds B355 issue 1988 serial number 39S 000004. 50 pounds B356 issued 1988 serial number D32 121658. 5 Pounds B357 issues 1990 (17) including a consecutive pair FIRST RUN series A01 723021 & A01 723022, a near consecutive set (3) FIRST RUN series A01 723059 - A01 723062 missing only the A01 723060, FIRST RUN series A01 317081 & A01 723016 and a consecutive set (10) series C24 514584 - C24 514593. 20 pounds B358 issue 1991 FIRST RUN series A01 006362. All desirable and sought after notes
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
Five Pounds Kentfield QE2 & George Stephenson issues 1991 & 1993 (15) in high grades mostly about UNC - UNC comprising B362 (5) including FIRST RUN series R01 393050 along with consecutive pairs prefixes S04 and U18. B363 (3) including FIRST RUN from circulation series AA01 006487 along with prefix AA07 and AA31. B364 (7) including prefixes AE20, CC01 consecutive pair, CK40, DC23 and BK22
Ten Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Charles Dickens issues 1992 & 1993 (10) in high grades in mostly about UNC - UNC comprising B366 (4) FIRST RUN lower series A01 000922, A01 000956, A01 006571 along with prefix U33 this in EF. B367Experimental issue series Z90 735824 this in Fine. B369 (5) FIRST RUN lower series DD01 000623, DD01 000759 and DD01 001156 along with prefixes DA54 and KK36.
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday 1991 & 1994 issues (11) in mixed high grades comprising B371 (2) series T02 527329 and a Column Sort series A75 506139. B375 (9) a near consecutive set of 7 notes series AA64 697701 to AA64 697709 missing only the 2nd and 3rd notes along with series AA08 621288 and CJ39 494033
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Michael Faraday B374 issued 1993 Crown at top right (2) scarce FIRST RUN notes series X01 515850 and the very LOW number X01 001105 considering the first 1000 serial numbers were not issued. Both UNC
Ten Pounds Replacement issues (2) comprising Lowther QE2 and Charles DickensB383 Replacement issue 1999 series LL07 898077 and Ten pounds KentfieldB368 issued 1992 replacement series M26 758809, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
Fifty Pounds Lowther QE2 and Sir John Houblon (6) comprising B385 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 1999 (5) including a consecutive pair series K28 734456 & K28 734457, very LOW and scarce first run series from circulation J01 000768, low number first run J01 000204 and M01 641582 along with B385cs Column Sort series L50 980892. GEF to about UNC - UNC
Bank of EnglandLowtherFive Pounds to Twenty Pounds includes many scarce FIRST RUN LOW serial numbers (36) collection in an album mostly in high grades comprising Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry with Bank of England envelopes titled "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003" (3) FIRST RUN LOW series HA01 000281, HA01 000302 & HA01 000189 the last being EFive Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB380 issue 1999 FIRST RUN series EA01 000962 along with prefixes EA86 and EH48. Ten Pounds QE2 & Charles DarwinB388 (3) FIRST RUN series AA01 000882 & AA01 006176 along with a Column sort issue 2000 series EL07 324609. Twenty Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 FIRST RUN (3) series AA01 000885, AA01 000889 and AA01 005837. Five Pounds QE2 & Elizabeth Fry B393 issues 2002 (9) FIRST RUN series HA01 006833, HA01 007542, and a consecutive pair series HA01 007335 & HA01 007335 along with a Column Sort consecutive set of 5 series DL29 832236 to DL29 832240 amongst other prefixes as HB01, JA54, a consecutive set of 4 prefix JA01, a consecutive set of five notes prefix H80. B395 (3) prefixes MC12, HE65 and DL25. B396Replacement issue series LL83 852481.
Bank of EnglandBailey (11) mainly in mixed high grades about UNC - UNC comprising Five Pounds QE2 and Elizabeth Fry (9) including B398 FIRST RUN series JB46 448185 amongst other prefixes as JD02, JE63, JE77, JH09, JH53 & JH75 and B399Replacement issues series LL73 774458 & LL80 734140. Twenty Pounds (2) QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B403 Replacement issue 2004 series LL25 795054 and QE2 & Adam Smith B405 serial on reverse issue 2007 FIRST RUN series AA01 967518
Ten Pounds Bailey QE2 and Charles Darwin 2004 issues (5) comprising B400cs Column Sort mid first series HL01 974742, B400 (3) series CJ22 100895 & a consecutive pair DD12 271281 & DD12 271280 and a B401Replacement issue series LL38 852543 All UNC
Fifty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Sir John Houblon B404 Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues 2006 (7) including very FIRST RUN series L01 192077, a consecutive pair series M60 917738 & M60 917739, a consecutive pair series M42 426785 & M42 426786 and series L21 464289 & M70 936460. Mostly about UNC - UNC
Twenty Pounds Bailey QE2 and Adam Smith (15) comprising B405 prefix and serial now on reverse issues 2007 (11) a 2 consecutive run sets series AJ22 985185 through AJ22 985190 and LL37 888074 through LL37 888078 along with B406cs prefix and serial now on reverse Column Sort issues 2007 (4) includes a consecutive pair series AL24 581596 & AL24 581596 along with series AL21 856739 & AL06 873302 all UNC
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
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
British Military Authority & British Armed Forces (52) a high grade mostly about UNC - UNC collection in an album comprising some scarcer issues as British Military Authority a set of 5 comprising including One Shilling Pick M2 series K, Two Shillings Six Pence Pick M3 series S, Five Shillings Pick M4 series K, Ten Shillings Pick M5 serial number 01S 867681 faint staining to centre right and One PoundPick M6 serial number 40R 458345. Along with British Armed Forces Special Vouchers comprising 1st Series One Shillings Pick M11 (2) and the Scarcer Two Shillings Six Pence Pick M12 serial number D/8 726263. 2nd series Six Pence Pick M18a with Metal security strip, Five Shillings (2) Pick M20a with Metal security strip series C/66 798860 along with Pick M20d punch hole cancelled, Ten Shillings Pick M21b series BB/7 249609, One Pounds Pick M22 (3) and Five Pounds Pick M23 (4). 3rd Series One Shilling Pick M28b punch holed, Ten Shillings Pick M26b punch holed and One Pounds Pick M29 (2). 4th Series One Shilling Pick M26b punch holed and One Pounds Pick M36 (4). And 6th Series including Five Pence Pick M44 (4), Ten Pences Pick M45 (11) includes a consecutive pair DD/10 000445 & DD/10 000446 and matching serials 000415 with prefixes A/1, A/2,A/3 & A/6 and Fifty Pences Pick M46 (7) including matching serials 000446 with prefixes B/1 & B/2 and 0000415 with prefixes B/1 & B/2
Weald of Kent Bank CranbrookFive Pounds dated 19th November 1813 No.3021 for Argles Bishop, Brenchley & Bishop, signed A. Bishop (Outing 608C), faint stain at centre and a few small holes VG - about Fine
Gloucester Old Bank Five Guineas dated 17th September 1812 for William Fendall, Charles Evans & James Jelf, entered Geo Jelf and signed Jas. Jelf (Outing 822b), inked letters on reverse, VG - about Fine and Scarce
Portsmouth, Portsea and Hampshire Bank One Pound dated 10th October 1818 No. M2942 for Godwin, Minchin & Carter, Entered Pearce and signed Carter (Outing 1742e), triangular, circle and red dividend stamps on obverse and Guildhall stamp on reverse, Fine - good Fine
Ringwood & Hampshire Bank One Pound Design on reverse dated 1921 No.R6500 for Stephen Tunks (Outing 1788b) 2 dividend stamps on obverse one slightly smudged, faint inked numbering a top right, Fine
The Banking Company 5 dollars sterling promotional note, circa early 1900s, printed by Charles Skipper & East, London, harvesters and windmill vignette at top, UNC and unusual
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