One Pounds QE2 portrait and seated Britannia, O'Brien (3) comprising B281 Green issue 1960 (2) first & last series A08 678195 & Z22 307157. Along with B282 issue 1960 first series 24A 938849. All UNC
One pound O'Brien QE2 portrait and seated Britannia B283Experimental R reverse issue 1960 FIRST RUN series A01N 065132 UNC. Exceptionally Rare experimental issue with R on reverse standing for 'Research'. Our research could find only 1 note in similar grade offered in recent times therefore this being a very rare opportunity to acquire one
Ten Shillings Hollom QE2 portrait & seated Britannia Red/Brown 1963 issues (4) comprising B294 series Z91 809708 UNC. B295 (2) series 02A 416565 about UNC & last series 20R 682658 UNC. And the last one being B296Replacement issue series M41 701314 about UNC
Five Pound QE2 Portrait and child Britannia, HollomB297 issued 1963, last series R09 243140, tiny rust spot near denomination at top right otherwise UNC
Five Pound QE2 Portrait and child Britannia, HollomB298Replacement issue 1963, series M10 325139, about UNC and quite scarce printed at Bank of England Works, Debden, Essex on banknote paper manufactured by Portals Ltd.
Ten Pounds Lion & Key Hollom, B299 Brown issued 1964, last run later series A40 832798, about UNC and scarce and desirable in this high grade, designed by Reynolds Stone CBE, RDI and printed by Bank of England Works, Debden, Essex on banknote paper manufactured by Portals Ltd.
Ten Shillings FfordeB310 Red/Brown issued 1967 (2) the first being a very last run series D38N 728569 GEF looks better, and the second being an earlier piece series A59N 030056 about UNC
Bank of EnglandPage (6) Five Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB334 Blue L Reverse issue 1973 last series 37Z 437366 UNC. Along with One Pounds QE2 & seated Britannia Green issues 1970 (5) comprising B320 (2) series Z20A 386718 & Z17L 849719, both UNC. Replacement issues B321 (2) series R70M 940633 UNC & S66M 867870 GEF. And the last note is B322 last series HZ55 992782 UNC
One Pounds Page QE2 & seated Britannia B321Replacement issues 1970 (2) first run series W01M 084072 UNC & mid first series X01M 185815 UNC with a tiny faint rust spot on right edge not extending into design. Rare pair especially in this high grade
One Pound QE2 portrait and seated Britannia, PageB323Replacement issue 1970 however not all were used as replacement, mid last series MS84 473388, choice UNC and scarce in this high grade, printed on sheet-fed or continuous reel-fed machines at the Bank of England Printing Works, Debden, Essex
One Pounds (3) QE2 portrait and seated Britannia, FfordeB305 issued 1967, series S66B 234183, along with Page (2) B323Replacement Issues 1970, although not all were used as such, series MS02 560310 & MT05 022869, all UNC
Ten Pounds Page Lion & Key B327 Brown Replacement issue 1971 FIRST RUN series M01 313486 UNC and very scarce from the last ever issues of the Lion & Key Ten Pound notes
Ten Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB330 Brown issue 1975 FIRST RUN series A01 144135 UNC scarce and the first issues of the QE2 series D Florence Nightingale Ten Pounds notes
Five Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB333Replacement issue 1971 FIRST RUN series M01 120559 about UNC. Our research could find none offered in this grade in recent times so this been a very rare opportunity to acquire this fine note
Five Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB335Replacement L Reverse issue 1973 FIRST RUN series 01M 497304 UNC . Our research could find only 1 note offered in this grade in recent times
Five Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB336 Blue L Reverse issue 1973 FIRST RUN series AN01 538083 about UNC - UNC. Exceptionally rare note and seldom offered
One Pound QE2 pictorial type and Sir Isaac Newton, PageB337 issued 1978 (3), the first being a pair of an earlier and later very first run series A01 196312 & A01 920827 and the third being a last series Z68 499052 all UNC
One Pound QE2 pictorial type and Sir Isaac Newton, PageB339 issued 1978 (2), the first being a first run series 01A 778852 and the second being series 10U 796187, both UNC
Five Pounds QE2 and The Duke of Wellington, SomersetB343 issued 1980 (2) prefix reversed to combine letters from the second half of the alphabet with the first half, last run series NC90 247347 GEF and an earlier issue of the later series NC01 383140 UNC
Five Pounds QE2 and The Duke of Wellington, SomersetB345 1mm Thread L Reverse issued 1987,a later series RC01 123197, UNC with small ink bleed on reverse at top margin
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B347 Brown issue 1980 very FIRST RUN serial 01A 642019 about UNC - UNC. Exceptionally scarce and seldom offered note
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B348 Brown L Reverse issue 1984 very FIRST RUN and very low serial AN01 000086 about UNC - UNC. Exceptionally rare
Twenty Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & William Shakespeare, B351 Purple & Green issue 1981 FIRST RUN and very low series 01A 000285 UNC. Exceptionally Scarce note
Fifty Pounds QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher Wren, SomersetB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very LAST RUN serial number B90 970889 about UNC - UNC. Seldom offered and rare note especially in this high grade
Fifty Pounds QE2 pictorial type & Sir Christopher Wren, SomersetB352 Contoured Thread Brown issue 1981 very first run and an extremely low serial number A01 000313 about UNC - UNC
Twenty Pounds QE2 Pictorial and William Shakespeare, GillB355 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, first run series 01L 219163, choice UNC
Fifty Pounds QE2 Pictorial and Sir Christopher Wren, GillB356 Windowed Security Thread (Stardust thread) issue 1988, first series C01 373636, UNC with light staining at top left, quite scarce and desirable in this high grade
Twenty Pounds QE2 and Michael Faraday, signature GillB358 issued 1991 Crown at top right, first run from circulation and a low serial number A01 006508, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C104, Kentfield £10 last & first prefix design pair B360 & B366, serials KR30 999338 & A01 999338, UNC with certificate
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C109, Kentfield £10 & £50 last design pair B360 & B361, serials KR30 722573 & E30 722573, UNC with certificate
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C111, Kentfield £10 last & first prefix design pair B366 & B369, serials DD01 999338 & X40 999338, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C112, Kentfield £20 last & first prefix design pair B371 & B374, serials W35 999338 & X01 999338, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation book C113, Kentfield £50 last & first prefix design pair B361 & B377, serials A01 999338 & E30 999338, UNC with certificate
Bank of England 1996 As Good as Gold Collection limited edition minisheet of 8 uncutKentfield £5 B364 notes C121, only 5,000 issued worldwide with UK being allocated only 200, series as follows: First Column - BH28 000511, BH27 000511, BH26 000511 & BH25 000511, Second Column - BH36 000511, BH35 000511, BH34 000511 & BH36 000511, UNC in the original folder of issue
Bank of England 1997 Hong Kong Handover Limited World Edition of only 10,000 minisheets of 12 uncutKentfield £5 B364 notes issued C122b, series prefix HK97, serial numbers as follows: First Column - 249832, 239832, 229832 & 219832, Second Column - 149832, 139832, 129832 & 119832 & Third Column - 049832, 039832, 029832 & 019832, UNC with certificate and in the original folder
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C138, 1999 Year prefix set, Kentfield £5, £10, £20 and £50 all serial YR19 990000, UNC in the wallet of issue
Bank of EnglandKentfield last series special run set C146 in presentation pack, £5 DL99, £10 KK99, £20 CL99 & £50 H99, all with matching serial numbers 001027, UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C147, Lowther 1st series set, £5 EA01 001027 £10 KL01 001027, £20 DA01 001027 & £50 J01 001027 UNC in pack as issued
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C148, year 1999 Lowther £20 pair, last Faraday & first Elgar (B384 & B386), series DA80 999038 & AA01 999038, UNC
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
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