Bank of England Debden Sets (3), C118 first uncut pair issued 1995, Kentfield 20 pounds uncut pair with matching serial numbers E01 & E02 000190, limited edition of 1000 sets only, C100 Last & First issued 1990, Gill 5 Pounds pair last series D first series E, matching serial numbers A01 999324 & SE90 999324, limited edition in blue leatherette binder, C104 Last & First issued 1992, Kentfield 10 Pounds pair last series D first series E, matching serial numbers A01 999382 & KR30 999382, limited edition in brown leatherette binder
Bank of England Debden Sets (12), C119 HM the Queen's 70th birthday issued 1996, limited edition of 5000 sets, each with 5 Pounds banknote prefix HM70, (B364 for type) and £5 Cupro-Nickel Crown, in presentation packet as issued, one set is missing the outer sleeve of packet, 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
Bank of England (13), GB and Commonwealth coins (54), a collection of coins and banknotes set in frames including 2 Queen Elizabeth II pre-decimal currency of Great Britain frames with examples of 10/-, £1 and £5 banknotes and 10 coins in each, 3 framed pairs of Bank of England notes, one with a 10/- and £1, another with 2 different examples of £1 and one with 2 different examples of £5 notes, also a framed white £5 signed Peppiatt, a framed collection of coins (14) commemorating the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana and a framed collection of GB currency coins all dated 1953 and celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Bank of England Debden Set C121 as good as gold collection minisheet issued 1996, Kentfield 5 Pounds uncut sheet of eight banknotes series BH25-BH28 & BH33-BH36 with matching numbers 001080, limited run of 5000 issued for the worldwide market, without folder, Uncirculated
Bank of England, Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank (58) £39 face, Late 1940s to 1990s issues, plus One Million Dollar and One Million Euro fantasy notes and ExperimentalTrials (3), along with Commemorative woven bookmarks (3) 2003 Coronation Golden Jubilee (2) and 2005 Nelson/Battle of Trafalgar 200th Anniversary these in the wallets of issue, in mixed grades
Bank of England Debden sets and other Philatelic/Numismatic cover editions (22) in an album, including C163, C153, C158, mostly 5 and 10 Pounds Kentfield & Lowther, some with coins and some duplication, needs viewing
Bank of England (3), 50 Pounds issued 1994 signed Kentfield (B361), 10 Pounds issued 1994 signed Kentfield (B360), 5 Pounds issued 1988 signed Gill (B353), all 3 notes with different prefixes but matching serial numbers, E30 722588, KR30 722588 and SE68 722588, the first 2 originally released in leatherette binder (not included here) Debden C109 limited edition of only 400 pairs with matching serial numbers, the £5 originally from Debden set C103 (would have been issued with a £20 with matching number, not included here), this £5 having the same number as the previous 2 notes, very much a limited edition issue and therefore scarce, all in PCGS holders graded 64PPQ Very Choice New, Perfect Paper Quality
Bank of EnglandKentfield last series special run set C146 (these are all single notes without the presentation pack), £5 DL99, £10 KK99, £20 CL99 & £50 H99, all with matching low serial numbers 001190, Uncirculated
Bank of England (7), 1 Pound CatternsB225 issued 1930 series S07 403141, (Pick363b) EF, 1 Pound PeppiattB239 issued 1934 series L32A 702331, (Pick363c) Fine, 1 Pound Peppiatt B258 issued 1948 series R12A 524289, (Pick363d) good Fine, 1 Pound (3) Peppiatt B249 war issue 1940, (Pick367a) two notes about UNC the other good VF, 10 Shillings Peppiatt B251 war issue 1940 series A28D 475119, (Pick366) good EF
Bank of England (4), 5 Pounds O'Brien B272 issued 1957 and B280 issued 1961, both good VF, 5 Pounds FfordeB312 issued 1967, VF and 10 Pounds Fforde B316 issued 1967, about Uncirculated, plus 3 test/promotional notes
Bank of England (3), 5 Pounds Bealewhite note B270 dated 29th September 1949 series O55 055150, (Pick344) VF, 10 Shillings Beale B266 issued 1950 series N82Z 128720, (Pick368b) good Fine, 5 Pounds O'Brien B277 issued 1957 series D79 243046, (Pick371a) about VF
Five Shillings (Crown) Bank of England, PeppiattB253, very scarce fractional war note never issued, these notes were prepared during WW2 as emergency issues because of a feared shortage of silver coins due to problems with the power supply at the royal mint, 8 million notes were printed and distributed to the clearing banks in 1941, the paper has no watermark but does have a security thread, the crisis at the Royal Mint passed and the notes were then not authorised for issue and were all supposedly destroyed, this note is one of a very few that survived and is therefore extremely scarce and an essential issue for any serious collector of British banknotes, some surface dirt, about VF
Bank of EnglandKentfield (10) 50 Pounds B377 (2) a consecutively numbered pair A13 363203 & A13 363204, about Unc, 20 Pounds B375 (2) a consecutively numbered pair series CJ29 410460 & CJ29 410461, Uncirculated, 10 Pounds B369 (3) a consecutively numbered run series DC41 927698 - DC41 927700, Uncirculated, 5 Pounds B364 (3) a consecutively numbered run series CJ25 812469 - CJ25 812471, good EF
Bank of EnglandLowther (16) 50 Pounds B385 series K26 191141, good VF, 20 Pounds B386 (4) two consecutively numbered pairs prefixes DB01 & AB26, good EF, 10 Pounds B388 (2) a consecutively numbered pair series AC24 787884 & AC24 787885, about Unc, 10 Pounds B390 series AJ28 320826, about Unc, 5 Pounds (8) two pairs of consecutively numbered notes and 4 others, mixed grades VF to Unc
Bank of EnglandPage (14) 20 Pounds B328, 10 Pounds B326 (2) a consecutively numbered pair, 10 Pounds B330 (3), 5 Pounds B324, 5 Pounds (2) B336 including a last series note EZ20, 1 Pound (2) B320 & B322, 1 Pound (3) B337 & B340 including a last series note E01N, mixed grades VF to Uncirculated
Bank of England (21), Beale 5 Pounds white note plus twenty other notes signed by Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Somerset & Gill, mixed grades some with glue residue on reverse from previous mounting, needs viewing
Bank of England (5), One Pound (2) B273 signed O'Brien issued 1955 a pair of consecutively numbered notes O73J 076360 & O73J 076361, good EF, 10 Shillings B271 signed O'Brien issued 1955 series H11Y 709021, almost UNC, One Pound B323 signed Page issued 1970, replacement note series MT08 813184, almost UNC, One Pound B337 signed Page issued 1978 first series A51 044785, good EF
Five Pounds Cleland (2) B414 different prefix numbers but they both have same serial number, AK13 360205 & AK17 360205, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, Uncirculated (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Five Pounds Cleland (3) B414 different prefix numbers but they all have same serial number, nice almost solid numbers, AK02 353333, AK13 353333 & AK18 353333, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Bank of England Debden set C150, Lowther 10 Pounds (B382 for type) issued 2000, millennium year prefix YR20 000321, limited edition only 1500 issued, in cardboard pack with certificate of authenticity, UNC
Bank of England Debden Sets (6), variant design last & first pairs signed Kentfield 1994, C112 £20's X01 & W35, C111 £10's DD01 & X40 & C110 £5's AA01 & W18, C113 £50's A01 &E30, C102 1991 £20's 20X & A01, C104 1992 £10's KR30 & A01 all with same serial number 999861 & all in presentation folders as issued, UNC
Bank of England £1000 seven days sight Bank Post Bill dated 20th April 1853 No.25703, Bank of England watermark, signature lower right partially torn away, possibly for cancellation purposes, small holes, good Fine and very scarce
Bank of England Debden Set C106 issued 1993, Kentfield Firsts, £50 E01, £20 E01, £10 KN01, £5 R01, all with same serial number 500176, in red leatherette binder, UNC
Bank of England group (23) all QE2 portrait issues O'Brien to Fforde, 10 shillings (7), £1s (10), £5s (5) these all average GVF to about UNC and Fforde £10 this about UNC
Bank of England (18) Peppiatt to Hollom includes O'Brien 10 shillings B271 (10) some consecutives and O'Brien £1 B273 (5) a consecutive run, a few lower grades but mostly GEF or better (they come with a Midland Bank envelope)
Bank of Englanduncut sheet of eight banknotes, Kentfield £5, C121, series BH25-BH28 & BH33-BH36 with matching numbers 001048, small crease on lower right note only, about UNC to UNC, limited run of 5000, this series issued for the worldwide market, without folder.
Bank of England presentation set C118, KentfieldB371 £20 uncut pair with matching serial numbers E01 & E02 000783, limited edition of 1000 sets only, UNC
Five poundClelandB414 (2) different prefix numbers but they have same serial number, AK02 353272 & AK18 353272, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Five poundClelandB414 (3) different prefix numbers but they all have same serial number, AK02 353439, AK04 353439, AK13 353439 & AK18 353439, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000852 & HM03 000852 UNC
Five poundClelandB414 (3) different prefix numbers but they all have same serial number, AK02 353254, AK04 353254 & AK18 353254, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Bank of England presentation set C119 HM the Queens 70th birthday, Kentfield £5 note series HM70 002678 & cupro-nickel £5 crown, UNC in folder with certificates
Bank of England group (55) £168 face value, range from Beale to Lowther, includes Beale 10 shillings 1950 EF, includes some 1st series and replacement issues, mostly EF to UNC
Bank of England group (8) O'Brien to Fforde includes B277 £5 GVF, Fforde 10 shilling replacement M67 EF, Hollom £10 A08 and A15, Page £10 B01 x 2, Fforde £5 R98 and Page £5 series 94D, mostly VF to EF
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000420 & HM03 000420, UNC, Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C162, last Stephenson & first Fry, Lowther £5 (2) B380 EJ90 999473 and B395 HA01 999473, UNC, Coin and Banknote First day cover Set 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary Five Pounds Lowther QC03 002642 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2003 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and banknote first day cover set Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2002 Five Pounds Lowther QE50 008770 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and Banknote set Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002 Five Pounds Lowther ER50 000578 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC, Coin and Stamp set 1999 comprising Two Pounds Britannia 1999 UNC and £10 stamp UNC in the wallet of issue
Ten Pounds Page (10) consecutives B08 228821 to B08 228830 EF or better other Bank of England issues 10/- to £5 O'Brien to Somerset £38 face from circulation along with a small group of GB and World coins including a USA Peace Dollar
Bank of England presentation set C119 HM the Queens 70th birthday, Kentfield £5 note series HM70 002905 & cupro-nickel £5 crown, UNC in folder with certificates, folder a little edge worn
Bank of England group (46) includes O'Brien Britannia £5 (3), Peppiatt blue £1 (13), green Peppiatt £1 (5), Beale £1 (3), Obrien £1 (3), purple 10 shillings Peppiatt (3, various brown Peppiatt to O/Brien 10/- plus later issues, mostly Fine to VF, some better, a good mix
Bank of England group face value £242, includes Warren Fisher £1 T31, white £5 (2) Beale & O'Brien, Mahon £1 (3), Catterns 10 shillings & £1, various Peppiatt 10 shillings and £1s to modern issues, also some foreign and a few coins, Fine to VF average, some better
Five Pounds LowtherB395 low number 1st series HA01 000026, with an official Bank of England envelope, on it headed "Charity auction of Friday 24th January 2003", crease in envelope but banknote is about UNC to UNC
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