Ten Shillings BradburyT13.1 issued 1915, series T/11 076496, portrait of King George V at top left, (Pick348a), approaching Fine with an inked annotation reverse
One PoundWarren FisherT24 issued 1919 first series K/47 266110 VF with some staining along with along with Ten Shillings Warren Fisher red serial number T/39 348902 Fine with a small piece of the top left corner missing
Five Pounds Nairne May 1st 1908, B208b, B/4 85869, rare early date, GVF or better with faint discolouration. The vendor informed us the three consecutive 1908 five pounds offered here formed part of a hoard of 20 consecutives discovered by his father over 50 years ago. They were split at that time between various family members and we have sold another from the hoard B/4 85878 in 2011 (LCA 133 Lot 2486) graded as Near EF and realised £1,300.
Five Pounds Nairne May 1st 1908, B208b, B/4 85870, rare early date, GVF or better with faint discolouration and a tiny nick bottom edge. The vendor informed us the three consecutive 1908 five pounds offered here formed part of a hoard of 20 consecutives discovered by his father over 50 years ago. They were split at that time between various family members and we have sold another from the hoard B/4 85878 in 2011 (LCA 133 Lot 2486) graded as Near EF realised £1,300.
Five Pounds Nairne May 1st 1908, B208b, B/4 85871, rare early date, GVF or better with faint discolouration. The vendor informed us the three consecutive 1908 five pounds offered here formed part of a hoard of 20 consecutives discovered by his father over 50 years ago. They were split at that time between various family members and we have sold another from the hoard B/4 85878 in 2011 (LCA 133 Lot 2486) graded as Near EF realised £1,300.
One PoundPeppiatt Blue 1940-1948 B249 (19) being 6 groups of consecutives (2,3 and 4) generally EF (all with 2 folds) a few with edge stains due to long term storage in a tin under floor boards
O'Brien Britannia One Pound (4) being 2 consecutive pairs B273 S73K 563276 and 277, U81J 784930 and 931 AU (one centre fold) the U91J 784930 with a thin grey stain left edge. Ten Shillings B271 (5) a consecutive pair Z02Y 091745 and 746 AU (light centre fold) along with 3 others in lower grades (some staining and ink) prefixes A29Z, D17Y and D39Y. Along with One Pound Page QWE II portrait B320 (4 consecutives) Z76H 488042 - 488045 Unc
Five Pounds Fforde 1967 Child Britannia B313Replacement series M11 prefix about VF with 4 small holes and PageDuke of WellingtonB333 issued 1971 replacement series M04 prefix Fine along with One PoundPeppiatt blue B249 D13H prefix EF-AU, B250 issued 1940, scarce replacement series S04E 796561 VF an inked number in the front white circle, O'Brien Britannia B273 N88K AU
Twenty Pounds PageB328 issued 1970 first series William Shakespeare on reverse, Pick380b (10 consecutives) A17 068391 to 068400 Unc or very near a few with faint discolouration at one edge due to long term storage in the original cash centre envelope
Twenty Pounds PageB328 issued 1970 first series William Shakespeare on reverse, Pick380b (10 consecutives) A38 180951 to 180960 Unc or very near the 180951 with some faint discolouration from long term storage
Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 Christopher Wren a Specimen with serial number A00 000000 and SPECIMEN in red twice across the front and back and Specimen No 090 printed in the bottom left corner B352s Type 1 AU with two faint marks front, a seldom offered type
Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose Windowed Thread issue 1994 a Specimen S/N A00 000000 with black solid capitals printed once horizontally B377s Type 1 AU
Fifty Pounds QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose issues (3) Lowther 1999 B385 M01 643562 Unc. Bailey QE2 B404 2006 (2) prefix M01 VF and N01 AU
Bank of England (6) Lowther QE2 pictorial issues including Twenty Pounds Sir Edward Elgar B386 prefix AB51 About EF. 10 Pounds (2) including Charles DickensB382 prefix KL07 and Charles DarwinB390 prefix AJ12 both are about EF. 5 Pounds (3) George StephensonB380 prefix EB40, Elizabeth Fry (2) including B393 prefix JA03 and B395 prefix HD27 GVF tor better
Fifty Pounds Sarah JohnPolymer Alan Turin (7) B418 a collection of --01 prefixes AA01 (first run), AB01, AC01, AD01, AE01, AJ01 Charles III, the AE01 EF the others all Unc along with a mid series AA80 prefix Unc, presented in a Paper Money Album which has additional empty pages and sleeves A4 size along with another album this empty and small postcard size
ERROR - Fifty Pounds GillB356 issued 1988 Sir Christopher Wren reverse Fishtail ERROR with a fishtail bottom right with three coloured bars printed on it C30 328351 Unc and scarce
ERROR - Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose B377 missing print ERROR a large section of the front right of the note is blank so the Queen appears to be peeping from behind a white curtain EF prefix H35
ERROR - Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose B377 the ER red on silver circular symbol front right is a red blob prefix C14 VF with a tear top centre
ERROR - Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 an ERROR the reverse has a second printing of the Queen over the river Thames now facing the wrong way, VF penned squiggle on the front and a tear top centre, never the less rare, S/N B49 848323
Burton upon Trent Bank £1 dated 1817 for Harding, Oakes & Willington, Outing 373a, Grant 588, pinholes, Very Good. Deal Bank unissued 19th century £5 SPECIMEN engraved by Rob Branston, large size note, VF left bottom corner missing once mounted. Five Pounds Newcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock Banking Company 1st July 1840 No. 7867 Fine "cancelled" and trimmed. Stockton on Tees Bank £5 dated 1887 for Jonathan Backhouse & Comp., Grant 2766, signature cut-cancelled and repaired. MargateIsle of Thanet Bank sight notes dated 1796 (2) series No.823 and No. 832 signed Francis Cobb & Son, both about VF but with central holes along with Margate Bankers Receipt 4 Dec 1887 1d stamp at bottom VF
Huddersfield Commercial Bank 1 Guinea dated Nov 1815 No.6167 for Benjamin & Joshua Ingham & Co., signed John Skin (Out.1004a; Grant 1431) Fine with some pinholes
Wisbech & Lincolnshire Bank £5 issued 1894 for Gurney, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton, Grant 3252D, Outing 2328 (2) both triangular cut-cancellation, F-VF, X5165 and X7379
Anglo - Palestine Bank Series, The Bank of Israel First legal currency of the state of Israel put into circulation August 18th 1948 sterling silver replicas authorised by the Bank of Israel a cased set of 5 silver replicas 55 grams 17cm x 5 cm 50, 10, 5 and 1 Palestinian Pounds along with 500 Mils, cased as issued
France (5) 500 Francs 27.5.1937 VG, 100 Francs 17.6.1914 VG and 22.9.1932 Fine with pinholes, 50 Francs (2) 10.7.1930 VG and 12.3.1931 Fine with some pinholes
France5 Francs 19.10.1918 Laferriere and Picard Pick 72a VF with two ink smudges reverse and Chamber of Commerce Paris 1 Franc 1 July 1922 Purple and Blue on White Fine
GB and World mixed grades some in album pages dating back to PeppiattTen Shillings Mauves including higher denominations such as Channel Islands £5 (circa 80 notes)
Germany - Federal Republic (3) 10 Marks blue on multicolour SERIE 1948 red serial number Pick 5a VF some light dirt reverse, Bank Deutscher Lander 10 Marks 1949 B in circle left front Pick 16b (2) one VG-Fine the other Fine
Gibraltar (3) a high grade group about UNC - UNC comprising 1 PoundPick 20e dated 4th August 1988 serial number L 603181. Along with a consecutively numbered pair 5 PoundsPick 21b dated 4th August 1988 (2) serial numbers E 845382 & E 845383
India, Government of India 10 Rupees 9 December 1916 signed Gubbay Pick A10f S/N ZB/9 43375 firm and collectable F-VF staples holes at issue and small central hole
Isle of Man 1 PoundPick 25b (BY IM31b; IOMPM M505) ND 1970 signature Stallard serial number C 677320, about EF. Mainly in violet on multicolour featuring a partial Annigoni's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and an illustration of Tynwald Hill
Isle of Man 50 Pounds ND (1983) Pick 39 (IOMPM M528, BY IM71) Dawson signature titled Treasurer of the Isle of Man and an early serial number 000464 About UNC - UNC
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