Error, Five Pounds GillDuke of Wellington reverse with the serial number RJ63 654994 perfect at the top left but the serial number bottom right has the penultimate digit 9 raised up so some of the number 9 out of view and what looks like the top of a number 8 creeping in from the bottom, reminiscent of a jammed one armed bandit (slot machine) back in the day when they were mechanical and a good bang on the side of the machine with the palm of the hand would jolt the bells, bars and cherries back in line
Error - Five Pounds SomersetDuke of Wellington HN42 496036 miscut with the start of a second note at the top and the bottom border missing Fine with an inked number but rare
Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonERROR note B332 issue 1971 LAST series number L16 664855, the reverse print is OFFSET where design has shifted upwards and parts of other notes can be seen. GEF
Five Pounds Page QE2 & The Duke of WellingtonERROR note B332 issue 1971 serial numbers printed upside down on reverse and with different prefixes FIRST series A15 513944 and A16 513944. About VF and interesting
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
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