Ten Pounds Somerset CX03 690953 ERROR with a blank white strip about a millimetre in width running down both sides of the note at an angle to the security strip VF
Ten Pounds Somerset BR45 prefix B348 Unc and with a fish tail error bottom right corner but now with the body of the fish tail torn off but clear evidence of additional paper protruding at an angle remain, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (6) one being B277 prefix D04 the others B280 these F-VF, Ten Shillings (6) O'Brien 1955 B271 about Fine and 1961 B286 1st series A48 prefix AU, Hollom 1963 B294 W39 prefix VF and B296replacement M33 641202, Fforde 1967 B310 (2) one VF the other Unc
One PoundBradbury FORGED in red stamped twice GVF, Ten Pounds Somerset AZ42 960280 AU, One Pounds Page (13) VF-Unc one a printing error with a dark green 3 mm colour bar at left edge, British Military Authority (3) 10/ 03R 481345 EF, 1/- Fine and Tripolitania 10 Lire Fine, BAF Sets £5-5p 7 notes sets in Unc (2 sets) and France 5 Francs 1944 Fine
GB & World a very pleasing and wide collection in an album (60) in various grades Good/VG to UNC. Ranging from early Treasury & Bank of England issues to modern and including a group of ERROR notes. Comprising a Fisher Second issue Treasury 1 Pound T31 issued 1923 prefix L1/37. A Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1 Pounds (5) including the Emergency World War II B249 Blue/Pink issues (2) along with the regular Green Post-war B260 Threaded issues (3) prefixes U55A, W95A and X33A. An O'Brien Lion & Key 5 Pounds B277 Shaded Symbol 1957 prefix D33. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 1963 prefix C26. Fforde issues (4) including the Lion & Key 10 Pounds B316 prefix A58 and a selection of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait (3) including B309 first series prefix 81R and B310 prefixes B38N and last series D12N. A group of Page (10) including the 2 designs 1 Pounds QE2 portrait B320 1970 issues (5) a consecutive set Y45D 648139 - Y45D 648143 along with a consecutive set of the QE2 pictorial (5) series L34 259440 - L34 259444. Somerset (4) including a selection of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) close numbers prefix CY82 along with a 5 Pounds the Duke of WellingtonB343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JY66. Gill (2) including a 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B358 issue 1991 with a FIRST RUN and fairly low serial number A01 006715 along with a 5 Pounds. A Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B374 issue 1993 with a LOW FIRST RUN serial number X01 001439 given the first 1000 were not issued making this note number 439. A group of the new Polymer issues (6) including 5 Pounds Churchill B414 (4) with various prefixes and a consecutive pair of the 10 Pounds Jane Austen (2) prefix CD49. The group of ERROR notes include a Page 5 Pounds the Duke of Wellington B334 L Reverse issue 1973 with a partial offset mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. A Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 issue 1970 with a different serial numbers - BT06 788815 at top left and BT06 788825 at lower right. A Somerset 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse 1984 series AU46 984809 with a paper crease during printing in an acute angle across the Queen's picture, this note with 2 sets of small pinholes in the body of the note. And a 20 Pounds Kentfield B371 issue 1991 series T06 676486 with the obverse design with a Misaligned Printing causing signature and Bank's title to appear in incorrect position with a part of the bottom note's bank title to appear at bottom margin, also a part of the Queen's face misprinted with the arrow design at left. The world notes include issues from Brazil, China, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Germany and France along with a few British Armed Forces, World War 2 period Allied military notes and a set of Fantasy 'Hell Bank Notes' with matching serials E64865 and illustrations of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. An interesting and desirable selection certain to attract the attention of collectors and dealers alike
ERRORS Bank of England & Italy (8) a small group of errors comprising Five Pounds Somerset QE2 Pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 Blue L Reverse issue 1980 Miss-Cut at bottom edge by 6mm margin with a normal note included to show degree of cut. One Pound Green O'Brian B273 issued 1955 with heavy ink bleed most noticeable on and near "Bank of England", along with a normal BealeB268 issued 1950 note for comparison. One Pound O'Brien QE2 & seated Britannia B282 issued 1960 missing Brown undertone, along with a normal note for comparison. Also Italy 1 Lira Pick 26 1939, missing light brown under print, along with normal note
Bank of England in Hendon album (147), Mahon to Bailey, FIRST & LAST run issues seen, many other first and last series and replacement notes also seen, also ERRORSomersetFive Pounds without signature, many other interesting prefixes and some low serial numbers, a comprehensive collection from 10/- to £50 in mixed grades, many high grade, viewing recommended
ERROR £1 SomersetB341 (3) issued 1981 a consecutively numbered run series AR12 493695 to AR12 493697, all have a heavy green printers smudge down centre on face, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 SomersetB348 issued 1984 series AS61 671950, missing the yellow underprint around the lamp at centre on reverse, small ink mark top edge, about EF
ERROR £20 SomersetB351 (2) issued 1984 both with very different serial numbers on the same note 14K 798678/14K 799316 on one and 14K 798679/14K 799316 on the other, the last 2 serials of each not match, tiny pinholes bottom left, about UNC
ERRORS (13) includes 10/- O'Brien B271 faint double serial top right, £1 Fforde (2) one different serials and other diagonal white strip, £5 Page (2) one offset & other different serials £5 Somerset different serials, £1 Somerset (2) missing print on front, £20 Page missing signature, £20 GillB355 extra paper, £20 Gill different prefix letters, £20 Kentfield faded colours & £50 Somerset missing print, many with inked numbers, tears, etc, average Fine to VF, many better types, needs viewing
ERROR £50 SomersetB352 issued 1981 series B31 527586 missing serial number at top left which is mostly printed on reverse as the top left corner must have been folded during printing process, GVF and scarce
ERROR £10 SomersetB348 (2) issued 1984 a consecutive pair series AZ41 960264 and AZ41 960265, the watermark is completely missing & there are small watermark dots at right, about UNC to UNC
ERRORTen Pounds Somerset. B347. Error. 40L 573968. Large amount of print missing on back. Exceptionally rare last series prefix. Prefix probably worth much more than the error so a rare combination EF.
ERRORS (3) £5 GillB353 prefix RH06 missing single digit top left UNC plus £10 SomersetB348 AZ88 with watermark only slightly displaced in UNC & £20 Somerset B351 prefix 01H with small area of missing print top reverse good Fine
ERROR £20 SomersetB351 issued 1984 serial 53D 847518, completely offset with front on back, small piece of bottom left corner missing & pinholes, gFine-VF
ERROR £5 SomersetB343 prefix JR53, the reverse has an orange piece of paper attached upon which note design was printed leaving blank space underneath, GVF
Error group (5) B341Somerset £1 prefix CW69 (2) consecutive pair both with a dropped digit, B341 Somerset £1 prefix DS01 (2) both with a white print splash top left, O'BrienB273 prefix M30K with a faintly printed serial number and another M30K to show c
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