Ten Pounds KentfieldB369 first prefix DD01 ten all low numbers ranging from DD01 000260 to DD01 000773 Unc along with four original watermarked pieces for the BradburyT16 note these VF
Cheques, British banks, (21) including Messrs Hammerleys & Co. 1836, Mesrs Ladbrokes, Kingscote & Gillman 1836 (this scarce). Some unused, generally VF or better. (21)
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 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
ERROR £1 O'Brien B273 issued 1955 series S09J 392996, a large of print missing right side but serial number still printed over clear area, Pick369c, small tears & pinholes, cleaned & pressed, good Fine and a scarce type
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, a faint imprint is visible (series LB50 518297 & LB50 518298), Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series LB64 674335 & LB64 674336, Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 ClelandB411 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series MB80 228788 & MB80 228789, Pick unlisted, about UNC
ERROR £10 ClelandB411 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, series MB80 228792 & MB80 228793, Pick unlisted, about UNC
English Provincial Bank cheques and bills of exchange (6) all 19th century proofs for Brosely Bank (3), Bridgnorth Bank, Ludlow and Tenbury Bank & Shrewsbury & Welsh Pool Bank, mount marks, stains, some edge damage etc., an interesting group, EF or better
English Provincial banknotes (7) Dartmouth General Bank £1 (3) and Dartmouth General Bank £5 (2) dates range from 1817 to 1820s, Carmarthen Bank £5 1828 and Wolverhampton Bank £1 dated 1824, average Good to VG
Guinea 1813 Huddersfield, Benjamin & Joshua Ingham & Co. Grant 1431, VG as part of a group of GB coins (71) Decimal and pre-decimal mostly 20th Century issues in base metal with a few silver minors, in mixed grades
Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company £5 (6) dates range from 1901 to 1904, triangular cut cancelled, (Outing 2036f) numerous trade & bank stamps, about Fine
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)
Five pounds Harveywhite B209a(e) dated 25th February 1920, series T/63 92443, a scarce Liverpool branch, Pick312c, small tear at top, bank stamps, stains, etc., Fine
Five pounds O'Brien B277 (3) Helmeted Britannia issued 1957 a consecutively numbered last series with first prefix E01 all about UNC also Hollom £10 GEF and Fforde £10 in UNC
Twenty pounds SomersetB351 issued 1984 (2) a consecutive numbered pair, series 66H 67905 and 906, counting flicks only, about UNC to UNC along with Five Pounds Somerset B343 (2) consecutive numbers EW57 026300 and 026301 Unc or near so
British and world cheques and ephemera (approximately 60) dates range from 1850s to 1980s, mostly English cheques but also various Travellers cheques including Thomas Cook Specimens in folder
Cheques (42), all used, assorted British banks including a scarce Bassett Son & Harris Bankers Dunstable 1894, a good mix, along with a further group (19) of assorted British including Messrs Morlands & Co. London 182-, and a few world banks including Barclays Bank D.C.O. Cairo, a good selection of unused cheques. EF.
ERROR £10 SalmonB408 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, a faint imprint is visible (series LB10 119474 & LB10 119475), Pick389d, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £10 ClelandB411 (2) a consecutive pair both missing the last four digits of the left serial numbers, (series MB63 177062 & MB177063), Pick unlisted, about UNC
Waterlow & Sons Limited advertising/promotional note c.1930s, vertical format with a ship & steam train at docks vignette at top, factory & building vignettes on reverse, about UNC
Provincial Bank trial proof, an ornate William Congreve design issued c.1820s, loosely mounted onto thin card, about UNC (this example has no watermark but others have been seen with an India "Bank of Hindustan" watermark)
A collection mostly GB including Treasury, two WhiteFive Pounds 1947 and 1950 these in high grades others ranging from Catterns Pounds to Bailey Twenties and with an O'Brien Pound serial H63L 000026 along with some World issues these include Falkland Islands One Pound 1974 in high grade and two cheques June 1940 Barclays Bank North Street Brighton
Ten shillings BradburyT15 a contemporary forgery of DardanellesArabic overprint, Cancelled with "Army Pay Office 2 Sept.1918 Gibraltar" on reverse, gFine, also a group (12) of Hungarian, Greek, German & Yugoslavian common WW2 period banknotes all with modern forged Nazi and Jewish overprints, mostly Fine
One PoundWarren FisherT31 (5) A1/34 294338 Near EF, A1/70 998852 Near EF, C1/35 Good VF, F1/36 Near EF, K1/13 016806 Near EF all with light centre folds
Ten shillings BradburyT9 issued 1914 serial A/13 765041, mount marks on reverse corners, a few edge creases & lightly faded from being framed otherwise GEF to about UNC
British collection (circa 100) in Lindner album with slipcase, English notes range from Bradbury £1 to modern types, Mahon £1, Catterns 10 shillings and £1, Peppiatt etc., some 1st runs and replacements plus Gill £20 column sort A91, also a good selection of Scottish, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man includes Martins Bank £1 1953 Fine, a few GB military and fantasies including a modern copy of a damaged Bradbury T11, viewing recommended
Sight notes (3) London issue payable in Lisbon dated 1790 and the other two from Porto, Portugal payable in London dated 1790 & 1791, all relate to Langston & Dixon, wine merchants, edge staining average VF
One hundred pounds NairneB208f dated 4th May 1911 series Y/27 45547, MANCHESTER branch issue, faint stains lower right, pressed VF but looks much better, scarce
Propaganda Axis airdrop £1 Peppiatt note issued by Germany WW2 over North Africa, series H86D 729630 on face, Arabic on reverse (comes with translation), small tear top centre, VF to GVF
Five Pounds (3) Beale (2) 12 May 1956 London X77 011910 B270 EF pressed with pinholes and holed along the edge of the watermark, 28 May 1952 London X91 034118 B270 GVF pressed with a couple of tiny pinholes, O'Brien 3 March 1956 C27A 045361 B276 VF holed along the edge of the watermark
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