Jersey Ian Black signature a matching serial number set (6) 100 Pounds QE II Jubilee QE 60000081 Pick 37 then 1,5,10,20 and 50 Pounds 2010 Pick 32-35 all with serial number AD 000081 all Unc
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds SPECIMEN signed Maiden 25th March 1987 Lord Hay right, Balmoral Castle reverse series A/1 000000, Pick350as first date of issue of this type, Gem Uncirculated PMG 66 EPQ
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland Ltd 100 Pounds dated 1 May 1981 (2) A/1 196812 Fine small tear penned number front bank stamp reverse, A/1 206416 VF nick top centre edge light dirt
ScotlandBank of Scotland (2) 50 Pounds Edinburgh 24th September 2004 series AC282995 300 Years of the Company emblem bottom and 100 Pounds 22 Jan 1992 A272725 both EF
Scotland National Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds (5) 1.10.1953 (4) and 1.7.1955 generally VF or near so 2 with a number written on the front probably pencilled and perhaps removable
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds SPECIMEN signed Maiden 25th March 1987 Lord Hay right, Balmoral Castle reverse series A/1 000000, Pick350as first date of issue of this type, UNC
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94e (Calloway-Murphy BA109e) dated 12th June 1956 serial number 1/B 1507 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About Uncirculated PMG 53
JerseySPECIMENS signed Clennet all with two letter prefix followed by 6 zeros (7) 5 Pounds (5) prefixes BB, CB, DB, FB and GB Pick 12as, 10 Pounds (2) AB and DB Pick 13as, 20 Pounds AB prefix Pick 14as all Unc the £20 with a few faint stains and all with penned number reverse top right corner as often with specimens
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds 5 May 1969 Pick 110A signed Polwarth and Letham series 7/H 3876 World Banknote Grading holder 35 Very Fine Choice and a seldom offered emergency printing
Northern Ireland Bank of Ireland signed ASJ O'Neil manager (1983) a six note set One Pound STERLING Pick 65 H996763 then £1,£5,£10, and £100 again O'Neil but without STERLING beneath denomination and with matching serial number *006093 and all with SPECIMEN across the centre and MUSTER in red in each corner all Unc
Scotland National Commercial Bank 5 Pounds dated 1st August 1966, signed David Alexander, Pick272a, (3) near consecutives in high grades M107513, 517 and 519 AU (light centre fold only) and slight discoloration left edge
World (88) from circulation with some earlier issues such as Dresden 100 Marks 1890 and higher denominations such as Swiss 20 and 50 Francs, Australia $10 and Ireland £5 a mixed group, comes with four empty banknote albums and some sleeves. Along with Fantasy issues of pre 1900 USA notes (10)
Scotland, Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds 4.1.1945 VF penned number in red reverse, 4.1.1945 EF, 10.2.1949 Fine, 12.9.1956 VF, 17.11.1961 VF, 21.11.1961 VF (2), 4.12.1962 VF, 3.12.1962 EF, 11.12.1962 VF, 12.12.1962 VF. Sir W. Scott at right 3.10.1968 Unc
Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Pound 1.9.1940 VG, 11.10.1948 VF stain, 1.8.1953 GVF, 2.1.1963 VG, 1.4.1965 GVF, 1.12.1965 VF and 1.6.1967 VF. 5 Pounds 2.11.1964 Good Fine penned numbers front
Jersey (5) 1 Pound 1995 Anniversary Pick 25, 1 Pound 2004 commemorative Pick 31 series J8 000080 along with Baird 1993 issues 1 Pound QC000127, 5 Pounds JC 000140 and 10 Pounds FC 000138 Pick 20,21 and 22 all Unc
Scotland (10) Bank of Scotland 1 Pound 12.12.1985, Royal Bank 1 Pounds 24.3.1992, 8.12.1992 EU Summit, 3.12.1994 Stevenson, 3.3.1997 Graham Bell, 12.5.1999 Parliament. 5 Pounds 23.3.1994, 14.5.1994 St Andrews, 1.7.2005 Surgeons, 14.7.2005 Niklaus all Unc
Gibraltar Government 1965 issues (2) 1 Pound series G229658, rock of Gibraltar at bottom centre, Pick18a EF and 10 Shillings D573509 Fine inked annotation reverse
A collection in an album a wide variety including higher denominations such as B of E 20 Pounds, Italy 10,000 Lire and Spain 5,000 Pesetas, also some earlier types from a variety of countries these include India and Confederate States mixed grades some Unc
Southern Rhodesia Central Africa Currency Board issue 1 PoundPick 17a dated 10th March 1954, Salisbury serial number B/230 045876. 2 centimetre tear left top some dirt otherwise Fine
AustraliaGeorge VI at right (3) 10 Shillings orange Armitage and McFarlane GVF with some black marks and Coombs and Wilson about Fine. 1 Pound Coombs and Wilson Fine 1 pinhole
Ireland and World a collection early financial instruments, Waterford Bill of Exchange 5th March 1798 black on white No 236 for £60-5-6 pleasing fine two pinholes, Letter pf Credit Donnell, Lawson and Co. New York undated 18xx L10 Sterling, DIX LIVRES VF adhesive stain at centre, another this The National Bank of Orange Colony LTD National Bank of South Africa LTD with National over written Standard, Circus Place London Wall SPECIMEN in red across the face VF and bold undated 19xx, hand drawn scrip or fantasy note Ulster Bank 1909 Good along with a hand written ledger of rental income Cornwall Brady Hartstonge Estate 1898 County Carlow
Guernsey (14) One Pounds Brown, Trestain, Clarke and Haines (9) mixed grades some Unc, Five Pounds Bull Pick 49 EF-AU, circulated issues Five Pounds (2) Trestain and Clark, £10 and £20 Haines these four F-VF
Guernsey States Treasurer of The States 1980 very First issue W.C. Bull signature with matching Exceptionally LOW serial numbers denomination set (4) comprising 1 PoundPick 48a (BY GU35a), 5 PoundsPick 49a (BY GU43), 10 PoundsPick 50a (BY GU52a) and 20 PoundsPick 51a (BY GU61a) all with the LOW serial number A000017. All about UNC - UNC and scarce and LOW collectible numbers
ScotlandBank of Scotland (8) £100 18.8.1997, £50 1.5.1995 (2), £20 1.5.1995 and 22.3.1999, £10 18.8.1998, £5 5.8.1998 (2) VF or better two with inked annotations a £50 and a £20
Jersey (3) 10 Pounds Pick 13A ND 1976 signature Clennet serial number CB ,1 Pound Pick 8b ND 1972 signature J. Clennet, 10 ShillingPick 7 ND 1963 Signature Padgham All About EF
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401038, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401039, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
World (159) a wide variety includes some higher denominations such as Bank of Ireland 5 Pounds and 1 Pounds from Gibraltar, Jersey and IOM, a batch of WWII issues some with George VI portrait and BritishMilitary Authority 10/-, 2/6 and 1/-, pre war types from circulation such as Algeria 50 F 1936 some post war issues some of the more recent issues in high grades
Wales (15) 1, 5 and 10 Punt black sheep at left, colourful sailing scene on reverse, Llandudno with Two Pence blue emblem right each with red cancellation stamp 29 May 1969. 10/-, £1, £5, and £10 Laurgharne Castle, Conway Castle, Hatlech Castle and Cardiff Castle red dragon above Two Pence blue emblem at right denomination in green design on the back cancellation stamps on the front. 1, 5 and 10 Punt Llandudno red dragon at right colourful sailing scene reverse cancellation stamps. 1 Punt and 10 Swilt Black Sheep at bottom red dragon a 2p stamp cancelled 29 Apr 1969 sailing scene reverse. 5 & 10 Swilt Black Sheep galleon under bridge front different backs the 5 Swilt not cancelled and 10 Swilt red dragon at right sailing scene reverse all Unc accompanied with The Collectors Guide to Modern Welsh Notes black and white booklet and ARIAN IBABWE HANES Y BUNT GYMRAEG gan Ivor Wynn Jones
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401036, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
RhodesiaReserve Bank 1 Pound dated 18th August 1967 series K/20 401037, Pick28b, portrait QEII at right, signed Bruce, AU light centre fold part of a consecutive group offered here
Bahamas Government 10 Dollars issued 1965 first prefix series A452908, Pick22a, portrait QEII at left, 2 signatures variety, good Fine. A seldom offered note this being the only one we have seen originally purchased by the current vendor in September 2017 LCA 158 Lot147 (realised £160)
Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Limited SPECIMEN PROOFS (2) 1 Pound similar to Pick S815c (BY SC903d, PMS UB63e) signatures Hird & Wilson dated 28th September 1945 serial number V/16 376001 with guide lines on obverse and stamped on reverse in violet "The Union Bank of Scotland, Limited / EXHIBITED" and a dated stamp 1st April 1946, 4 punchole cancels, EF stain on reverse from where once mounted. Along with the later re-designed issue 1 Pound similar to Pick S816a (BY SC904a, PMS UB68a) signature Morrison dated 1st September 1953 serial number G/17 401000 with guide lines on obverse and stamped in violet "The Union Bank of Scotland Limited / 29th May 1954", 3 sets of punch hole cancellations formed in vertical lines, about UNC - UNC
Egypt in high grades (5) 10 Pounds 1958 red and lilac ruins on back Pick 32, 5 Pounds 1958 green mosque at left Pick 57, 1 Pound 1957 blue and lilac Pick 30 (3) AU-Unc a pleasing group
Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank Limited 10 Pounds Belfast 1st Jan 1948 series No.159275, manuscript signature Williams, Pick317 EF or better for wear but with some brown stains at the bottom
Isle of Man 1 Pounds (4) Paul 1972 G433928, Dawson Green Pick 38 M877483, Dawson Purple Pick 40 (2) these AU-Unc with the P38 difficult to find in high grade. Jersey 1 Pound 1995 Liberation, 2010 issues Black (3) 1, 5 and 10 Pounds these Unc
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank 100 Pounds Edinburgh 9th May 1962 SPECIMEN Serial Number U/300/000 SPECIMEN in red across front and back SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO NO VALUE in oval in top left and bottom right corners both sides one punch hole bottom centre signed Anderson Choice Uncirculated and graded 64 by PMG rare and desirable thus
AustraliaCommonwealth Bank 10 Pounds Pick 28a ND (1938-1952) "George VI" Issue serial number V/4 412299 signatures H. J. Sheehan and S. G. McFarlane in deep red on multicolour underprint featuring portrait of King George VI at centre on obverse and Allegorical Agriculture figures, Farmers and horses at centre right on reverse and watermarked Captain James Cook. Choice Extremely Fine and graded 45 by PMG "Stains Lightened" (has some faint stains reverse)
Ireland Republic and Northern Banks (28, £280 face value) ranging from Lady Lavery 1965 to 2017 £1 - £20 earlier issues from circulation recent issues Unc and includes Bank of Ireland Collectors Series SPECIMENs Donegal Palace £5,£10 and £20 matching serial numbers *002340 these Unc and not included in the £280 face total
Malta 10 Shillings L1949 signed Cuschieri Pick 23a VF pin holes, L1949 Shepherd issues 1 Pound Pick 24b pleasant Fine and Five Pounds nVF some dirt, 1 Pound L1949 Soler Pick 26a Fine small tear top right, 10 Shillings Green (1963) Pick 10 about Fine, 1967 issues 10 Shillings, 1 Pound, 5 PoundsPick 10,11 and 12 VF or near so
Scotland a collection in an album (46) in circulated grades a variety of banks £1 - £20 1950s to recent issues (£193 face value) includes Royal Bank £10 22 Feb 1989 (2 consecutives in EF)
A collection in an album (168) includes Cambodia, Canada (up to $10), Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica including a 1917 El Banco Anglo Colon in Unc, Croatia, Cuba (including SPECIMENS) and a pre 1900 issue, Cyprus including £5 2001 Unc, Czech 100 K 1945 Unc and pleasing and more, mixed grades many modern issues AU-Unc
Bahamas (25) includes 10/- and Pound Higgs , Sweeting and Roberts in low grades later issues from L1974 to 2009 includes useful issues $5 Allen P37b GVF $50 Smith 1996 VF, $5 L1974 Donaldson VF, $100 2009 VF, $20 Allen F-VF and more
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited Belfast 10 Pounds Pick 181b (Blake-Callaway NR 76) Black serial numbers N-I/F 06498 dated 1st August 1940 manuscript signature W.F. About Uncirculated Exceptional paper Quality PMG 55 EPQ
Fiji Young QE II issues (3) 5 Shillings 1.10.1965 Fine, 10 Shillings 1.6.1957 Fine, 1 Pound 1.6.1957 VG-Fine small tape at top, 1 Pound 1.12.1961 Good Fine
Jamaica 5 Shillings signed Hall Pick 49 AU but with multiple pin holes, 1 Pound Payton Pick 51 about Fine, 10 Shillings and 1 Pound signed Hall Pick 51B and 51C these about Fine, 1 Pound Brown pick 51C EF but small tear at top
Gibraltar £10 21 Oct 1986 and 1 July 1995 both Unc, 2010-11 issues £5 (2), £10 and £20 EF, £20 1 July 1996 Fine, £5 Millennium issue (3) two being Unc £1 1979 Good and 10/- 2018 TOURISM fantasy note
World a group of (72) from circulation including some One Pounds and a Jersey £5. Banknotes of all the Nations presentation packs (4), and a few notes in an album including Bank of Scotland £10 and £5 and a few fantasy notes
World (23 ) including Canada $1 194, 1967, USA $2 1976, USA $10 1864 Confederate States America VF , Germany 10 Mark 1949, 5 Mark 1948, 1923 1M Mark, 10,000 MK 1923, 25 Pfenning , Austria 20 Sch and 100 Kronen, France50 Francs , Scotland (3 ) £1 (2) and £5 Clydesdale , Japan WWII 1946 Ten Sen , One Yen and 5 Pesos mixed grades F to VF better
Guernsey (14) One Pounds Brown, Trestain, Clarke and Haines (9) mixed grades some Unc, Five Pounds Bull Pick 49 EF-AU, circulated issues Five Pounds (2) Trestain and Clark, £10 and £20 Haines these four F-VF
World (98) Japanese Occupation of Malaya10 Dollars (36) 1 Dollar (54) the $10 VF the Dollars mostly Unc, Kenya 10 Shilingi 1994 (5) AU-Unc, 20 Shilingi 1990-91 (25) VF, Sudan 1 Pound 2006 EF
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