BradburyTen Shillings (2), T12.3 issued 1915 series C2/87 03352 (next to last series, last issue being C2/88), portrait King George V at top left, (Pick348a), good Fine to about VF, scarcer issue for this type, T13.2 issued 1915 series Q1/9 098845, portrait King George V at top left, (Pick348a), good VF
Warren Fisher (11), a collection of Treasury notes, 1 Pound T24 (3) issued 1919 including a first series, 10 Shillings T25 (2) issued 1919 including a last series, 10 Shillings T30 issued 1922, 1 Pound T31 (3) issued 1923, 10 Shillings T33 issued 1927, 1 Pound T34 issued 1927, mixed grades Fine to about Uncirculated
NairneFive Pounds B208bf issued 8th April 1915, scarce MANCHESTER branch note, series 73/T 15415, lightly cleaned and pressed, EF looks about Uncirculated, scarce in this condition
Bank of England (143), in 3 albums, a varied collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds with signature varieties from Mahon to Bailey, in mixed grades, also "Collectors Banknotes Treasury & B.of E." 14th edition book, an interesting and varied collection, viewing recommended
CatternsFive pounds white notes B228 (2) both dated 13th May 1930, a consecutively numbered pair series 374/H 37763 & 374/H 37764, (Pick328a), both have a small bank stamp on reverse, in PMG holders graded 55 About Uncirculated & 58 Choice About Uncirculated, rare in this condition and as a consecutive pair
Bank of England (187), a collection of 1 Pound and 10 Shilling notes ranging from Peppiatt to Somerset, including some WW2 emergency notes, in mixed grades some Uncirculated
Bank of England (52) face value £235, 50 Pounds signed SomersetB352 series B20 708851, VF, 20 Pounds signed Somerset B350 including a consecutively numbered pair, about Uncirculated, 10 Pounds (2) signed Somerset B347 issued 1980, good EF, 10 Pounds (2) signed Somerset B348 a consecutively numbered pair series AT79 104412 & AT79 104413, about Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (4) signed GillB357 a consecutively numbered run series A81 229797 to A81 229800, Uncirculated, an assortment of 1 Pound notes (31) signed Page and Somerset, many consecutively numbered pairs and small runs seen, a few other 5 Pounds, 1 Pound and 10 Shilling notes, mixed grades
Bank of England (6), Peppiatt 1 Pound issued 1934 series 46O 712699, unthreaded type, about Uncirculated, Peppiatt 10 Shillings issued 1948 series 65H 456744, threaded type, Uncirculated, O'Brien 5 Pounds issued 1957 series D67 466361, lion & key, about Uncirculated, O' Brien 10 Shillings issued 1961 first series A68 882884, about Uncirculated, Fforde 1 Pound issued 1967 series U45E 056568, 'G' on reverse, about Uncirculated, Beale 1 Pound issued 1950 series N13C 080107, VF
PeppiattFive Pounds white note B241e dated 2nd November 1937 series T/267 60115, LIVERPOOL branch note, (Pick335b), 2 small edge nicks at bottom, scarce branch issue, VF to good VF
PeppiattTen Pounds B242 (2) German Operation Bernhardforgery WW2 both dated 16th March 1935 a consecutively numbered pair series K/144 25723 & K/144 25724, (Pick336B), in PMG holders graded 64 Choice Uncirculated and 63EPQ Choice Uncirculated, exceptional paper quality, scarce as a consecutive pair
PeppiattTen Shillings (6), Peppiatt mauve WW2 issue (4) B251, EF or better, Peppiatt 1934 unthreaded issue B236 series 40W 961395, good VF, and O'Brien B271 issued 1955 series N88Y 478222, good EF
Bank of England (104), including Bealewhite 5 Pounds dated 1949, large number of Page 1 Pounds first run and first series with some consecutive numbers seen, a varied collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 20 Pounds, signatures from Peppiatt to Kentfield, some consecutively numbered runs, some replacement notes and some first series notes, mixed grades including Uncirculated, well worth viewing
Bank of England (11) plus a few world notes (4), including Bealewhite 5 Pounds dated 1951, Kentfield 5 Pounds FIRST RUN AC01 001960, and a range of 10 Shillings, mixed grades
O'Brien 10 Shillings (33), B271 issued 1955, a consecutively numbered run of 33 notes series U47Y 871768 - U47Y 871800, (Pick368c), all Uncirculated or about
Bank of England (25), including O'Brien white 5 Pounds (3) dated 1955 & 1956, Hollom & Page 10 Pounds including some first series and a range of 1 Pound and 10 Shilling notes, mixed grades, along with coins mostly 20th Century bronze pennies from circulation
Bank of England, Scotland and world collection (264 notes), strength in Bank of England especially 5 Pounds (approx 100 notes), Scotland (27), other world notes including Ireland, Isle of Man, Canada, Singapore etc., mixed grades and needs viewing
O'Brien 5 Pounds (12) Lion & Key B277 & B280 issued 1957 & 1961, including a first series note A97 766490, a consecutively numbered pair series H79 727967 & H79 727968, the majority EF and better
Bank of England (27), O'Brien 1 Pound (17) B281 & B282, 3 x first series notes with highest prefix A99, including a pair of consecutively numbered notes, a consecutively numbered pair of '01' notes series B01 574516 & B01 574517, a consecutively numbered pair of '99' notes series 99R 929127 & 99R 929128, plus a consecutively numbered run of 10 notes series 11K 903381 to 11K 903390, also Fforde 10 Shillings (10), B310, a consecutively numbered run series C91N 645636 - C91N 645645, all Uncirculated or about
CatternsFive pounds white notes B228 (2) both dated 1st June 1932, a consecutively numbered pair series 208/J 52323 & 208/J 52324, (Pick328a), in PMG holders graded 45 Choice Extremely Fine (minor rust mark) and 45EPQ Choice Extremely Fine exceptional paper quality, rare in this condition and as a consecutive pair
FfordeTen Shillings (68), Fforde B310 issued 1967 a consecutively numbered run of last series notes D02N 393321 to D02N 393388, (Pick373c), Uncirculated
Bank of England (81), a range of 1 Pound (52) and 10 Shillings (29), FIRST & LAST RUN, REPLACEMENT, first and last series and consecutively numbered notes seen, signature range from Peppiatt to Somerset, good mix with many in high grade including Uncirculated, needs viewing
SomersetTwenty pounds (2) B351 issued 1984, FIRST RUN notes, one with low number series 01A 000546 & 01A 138473, William Shakespeare on reverse, (Pick380d), about Uncirculated and Uncirculated
KentfieldFive Pounds (8) B362 issued 1991 (5) FIRST RUN issues with low numbers series R01 000091, R01 000208 and a consecutively numbered run series R01 000202 to R01 000204, B363 issued 1993 (2) First Run issues series AA01 006370 & AA01 846882, B364 issued 1993 with VERY LOW serial number AC02 000003, all Uncirculated or about
KentfieldTen Pounds B367 issued 1992, scarce EXPERIMENTAL series Z90 360049, Z90 is the only prefix known for this series, Uncirculated and scarce thus
Bank of England (70), a very interesting and varied collection with FIRST RUN, LAST RUN, EXPERIMENTAL, REPLACEMENT and consecutively numbered runs seen, O'Brien 1 Pound B283experimental series A01N, B281 first run series A01, and a number of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings, 1 Pound & 5 Pounds a selection of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings B295 first run series 01A, Fforde 1 Pound, a collection of replacement notes and first and last runs, 5 pounds 2 replacement notes, Page 5 Pounds (28) in 2 consecutively numbered runs, Page 1 Pound B339A scarce experimental issue series 81R, first run notes series A01 and A01N, Gill 50 Pounds series C12 348300, signature range O'Brien to Lowther with values from 10 Shilling to 50 Pounds, plus a Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds provincial note, mixed grades veiwing recommended
Bank of England (76), in 4 albums, a varied collection ranging from 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds with signature varieties from Mahon to Bailey, in mixed grades, an interesting and varied collection, viewing recommended
Five Pounds (43) including O'Brien white note dated 1956, Lion & Key C01 prefix, Page (2) last series prefixes EZ30 & EZ29, Somerset (2) FIRST RUN series RA01 and last series DN01, Gill (7) including 6 FIRST RUN notes prefix A01, Kentfield (3), Lowther (19) including FIRST RUN (14) prefix HA01, FIRST RUN (2) prefix EA01, REPLACEMENT note series LL50 925382, Bailey (8), mixed grades many in high grade inc. Uncirculated
Ten Pounds (22), SomersetB346 issued 1980 first prefix of LAST RUN series Z01 064147, about Uncirculated, Somerset B349 issued 1987 FIRST RUN series CS01 853226, Uncirculated, GillB354 (3) issued 1988 FIRST RUN consecutively numbered pair series DR01 757318 & DR01 757319, Uncirculated & LAST SERIES JR27 098605, Uncirculated, KentfieldB360 (3) issued 1991 FIRST, LAST & MID RUN series KN01 500540, KN88 219842 & KR30 618677, Uncirculated or about, Kentfield B366 (2) issued 1992 FIRST RUN series A01 000906 & A01 253728, Uncirculated, B369 (4) issued 1993 FIRST RUN series prefix DD01 all with low numbers, Uncirculated, Lowther (3) with 3 interesting prefixes AA01, LA80 and VR10, Uncirculated and about, Bailey (5) including a near SOLID number series DH11 111110, Uncirculated
Twenty Pounds (18), PageB238 issued 1970 mid run '01' prefix series C01 668232, Uncirculated, GillB355 issued 1988 mid run '01' prefix series 01T 660679, about Uncirculated, Gill B358 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series A01 999828 (from Debden set C102), about Uncirculated, KentfieldB371 issued 1991 FIRST RUN series E01 001046 and series R26 243821, both Uncirculated, Kentfield B374 issued 1993 FIRST RUN series X01 001476, Uncirculated, LowtherB384 issued 1999 LAST RUN series DA80 999601 (from Debden set C148), Uncirculated, Lowther B386 (5) including 4 FIRST RUN notes series prefix AA01, BaileyB402 (2) including a Column Sort series BL37 485737, Uncirculated, Bailey B403 REPLACEMENT note series LL25 795085, Uncirculated, Bailey B405 (2) Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
Fifty Pounds (8), SomersetB352 issued 1981 series B80 873103, Uncirculated, KentfieldB377 issued 1994 FIRST RUN series A01 004233, about Uncirculated, LowtherB385 (2) issued 1999 FIRST RUN series J01 000638, about Uncirculated, and COLUMN SORT series L28 877512, Uncirculated, BaileyB402 (3) issued 2004 including FIRST RUN series L01 234548 about EF and rare, plus 2 further L prefix notes, Uncirculated and about Uncirculated, SalmonB410 issued 2011 FIRST RUN series AA01 653366, Uncirculated, very nice high grade set of notes
SalmonFifty Pounds B410 (2) issued 2011, FIRST RUN notes series AA01 644499 & AA01 644469, Matthew Bolton & James Watt on reverse, (Pick393b), Uncirculated and about
British Armed Forces (45) & British Military Authority (6) in Hendon album with slipcase, full set of BMA from 6 Pence to 1 Pound issued 1943 (PickM1 - PickM6), full set of BAF first series 3 Pence to 1 Pound issued 1946 (PickM9 - PickM15), 3 x full sets of second series 3 Pence to 5 Pounds issued 1948 (PickM16 - PickM23), a 1 Shilling, 10 Shillings and 1 Pound from both the third and fourth series, plus a few other duplicated notes, the majority are Uncirculated, viewing recommended
British Military Authority (6), full set 6 Pence, 1 Shilling, 2 Shillings 6 Pence, 5 Shillings, 10 Shillings and 1 Pound issued 1943, (PickM1- PickM6), high grade set, EF or better
Debden sets (4) and other Philatelic/Numismatic cover editions (2), Debden C103Gill 5 Pounds & 20 Pounds with matching serial number SE68 722562 & 20U 722562, late cyphers 1991 in leatherette binder, limited edition only 400 issued, Debden C104Kentfield 10 Pounds first & last with matching serial numbers A01 999339 & KR30 999339 in leatherette binder, limited edition only 1500 issued, Debden C123 Kentfield 5 Pounds series HM50 001097 along with a cupro-nickel 5 Pound coin, commemorating the Queens Golden Wedding Anniversary, Debden C130 Kentfield 5 Pounds series PW50 000099 along with a cupro-nickel 5 Pound coin, commemorating Prince of Wales 50th birthday, Page 1 Pound EW74 835332 along with 1 pound coin dated 1998 first day cover, Fforde 10 Shillings C21N 670906 along with 2 x 50 Pence coins, commemorative coin cover
Debden set C145Bank of England, last Kentfield 50 Pound & first Lowther 50 Pounds with matching number H99 999925 & J01 999925, limited edition only 1500 sets issued, UNC
EnglandProvincial notes (2), Plymouth-Dock Bank, Devonshire 5 Pounds dated 1st September 1923 series No.1624, for Thomas Clinton Shiells & Henry Incledon Johns., (Outing 683e) Fine, Dartmouth General Bank 1 Pound dated 1822 series No.B7092 for John Hine & Henry Joseph Holdsworth (Outing 639a), Fine
Henley & Oxfordshire Bank 1 Pound dated 1820 for George Hewett & John Cooper (Outing 928a), mounted in a picture frame, edge damage, looks VG, scarce note
Narberth & Pembrokeshire Bank 1 Pound (2), scarce provincial notes dated 1820 & 182x, for David Saer, Benj. Thomas & Co., with punched cancellation hole, one also has 2 small burn holes, (Outing1478), ink annotations on reverse, Fine and rare
Prisoners of War notes WW2 (3), 6 Pence Camp No.554, VF, 6 Pence Camp No.119, missing corner good Fine, 3 Pence Camp No. not visible, large stain about Fine, WD (War Department) in underprint at centre, various handstamps and annotations
Advertising, Promotional, Test, Training notes (20), along with a selection of older edition coin and paper money catalogues and related books (23), unsuitable for posting due to weight
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