Five Pounds PeppiattLondon 1935 A/159 80380 Operation Bernhard VF top right corner missing, 5 - 500 Euro note collectors "SPECIMEN" set, as part of a larger group mostly recent issues from circulation including £120 face of Scottish (lot)
One PoundBradburyT1 issued 1914 series A.568538, perhaps VF for overall wear but with a central brown stain both sides where once taped together over a tear
One PoundBradbury First Issue T3.3 Black Six-digit serial number Dot in No. type 1914 series E/3 001520 original and relatively crisp VF/GVF with a tear stretching from just beneath the 5 in the serial number to the bottom edge and one tiny pin hole a Scarce and pleasing early note
Ten Shillings BradburyT13.1 issued 1915, series T/7 037284, portrait of King George V at top left, (Pick348a), approaching VF with a few pinholes and a scarce issue
Ten Shillings Bradbury Third Issue T20 Red Dash in number, 1918 serial number B100 445580 an attractive and crisp about AU with some faint stains and a scarce issue
Ten Shillings Warren Fisher (2) T26 1919 number dash D/85 889289 about Fine with a small nick at the top and T30 issued 1922 series N/86 854265, portrait of King George V at right, (Pick358), VF some light dirt and stains
Ten Shillings Fisher Second issue (2) red serial numbers, with the word No. now omitted, T30. Serial numbers P/31 037750 and P/31 037751 a consecutive pair GVF consecutives of the early Treasury issues seldom seen
Ten Shillings Fisher Second issue (3) red serial numbers, with the word No. now omitted, T30. R/10 497629, R/46 651590 with two staple holes, R/70 352444 Fine to VF, along with Bank of England (10) One PoundPeppiatt Blue B249 U69E 184398 Fine, One Pound PageB337B02 860371 UNC, and One Pound SomersetB341 (8) AU40 389166 UNC , and BX47 735065 to 735071 (7 consecutives) UNC
Ten Shillings Fisher Second issue (5) red serial numbers, with the word No. now omitted, T30. L/67 997089, P/43 915036, P/81 080339, P/98 239389 and P/99 061897, Fine to VF the third with a pinhole in the centre
Ten Shillings Fisher Second issue (6) red serial numbers, with the word No. now omitted, T30. O1/19 700459, O/47 883392, O/92 093124, N/39 983444, N/62 538397 and N/74 108703 Fine to VF
One PoundFisherT31 (5) Control Note Z1/27 359017, and serial numbers K1/58 964924, N1/42 298881, N1/53 203186 and P1/1 994193 Fine to VF one with staple holes
One PoundFisherT31 (5) Serial Numbers G1/35 690353, G1/50 369908, G1 75 098679, J1/93 274437, L/1 472417 Fine to VF the last with an inked number below the top serial number
One PoundFisherT31 (5) Serial Numbers M1/16 750651, with two pencil annotations, M1/28 101072, M1/37 682997, M1/53 444651 with two staple holes, M1/89 023924 Fine to VF
Ten Shillings Fisher Third issue, Northern Ireland in titles, red serial numbers (4) U/44 778670 with two pinholes, and a group of last series W/3 980071, W/10 459240 (inked annotation on obverse) and W/72 420503 Fine to VF
One PoundFisher, Third issue, Northern Ireland in titles, round dot in prefix T34 (3) U1/90 249017, U1/100 137769, X1/49 167353, last series, Fisher Northern Ireland in titles, square dot in prefix T35 X1/14 921933 last series Good Fine with a pencil annotation on the reverse Fine to VF
One Pounds CatternsB225 Green Britannia medallion issues 1930 serial number O16 873366 Unc or near so and scarce in this high grade along with Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Helmeted Britannia issued 1957 prefix D60, UNC or near so
One Pounds Peppiatt Blue Shades (2), Peppiatt Green prefix E49B and Beale prefix E23C. Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve (1), Beale B266 first series Z98Z 713999 (VF), O'Brien B271 Z06X prefix these generally F-VF along with 10/- Seated Britannia type O'Brien (1) Fforde (4) these VF-Unc and Five Pounds Bailey JE73 prefix Unc
Five Pounds PeppiattWhite Note B255 Thick Paper Metal Thread dated 22 Sept 1944 serial number E18 035091 LONDON branch about UNC - UNC and rarely seen in this high grade
Ten Shillings BealeB266 prefix H70Z AU, O'Brien B271 prefix A85Z AU, E27Y AU, E63Y AU and Z51X EF smaller 1961 issue prefix B87 Unc and C35 VF. HollomB294 first series K94 425665 EF and Z04 prefix Unc, B295 (4) one Unc others VF-EF, FfordeB309 and B310 (5) generally AU-Unc
One Pound O'Brien 1955 B273 (3) consecutive numbers D07K 0000169, 170 and 171 Unc or near so along with B284 (2) consecutives B55N 308195 and 196 AU-Unc, One Pounds HollomB290replacement (2) consecutives 62M 318329 and 330 AU-Unc, FfordeB303 (2) consecutives K85Z 953123 and 124 AU. Ten Shillings Hollom B293 (3) consecutives Z91 147853 - 855 Unc, Hollom B295 (3) consecutives 90A 293955 - 957 AU
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key B277 last series E33 680991 EF, Five Pounds Somerset 1980 B343 LW69 prefix VF, One Pounds Peppiatt Blues 1940 B249 (6) F-VF including some consecutives, Ten Shillings O'Brien and Hollom (5) from circulation along with a modern group from circulation (18). Italy 1000 Lire Pick 101 AU, British Isles One Pounds (13), B of E £10 Bailey, US Dollars (2)
One Pound O'Brien B281 (6) with some consecutive Unc, B281 last series Z24 AU, HollomB288 (2), FfordeB301 (1) and B305 (1), PageB322 (13) ten being consecutives, Isaac NewtonB337 A01 054069, SomersetB341 (1) these all high grades generally AU-Unc along with O'Brien B281 Unc with penned number and Isaac Newton reverse from circulation (19) but many EF
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 - 243944, 233944, 223944 & 213944, Second Column - 143944, 133944, 123944 & 113944 & Third Column - 043944, 033944, 023944 & 013944, UNC with certificate and in the original folder
Five Pounds Kentfield 1993 B364uncut set of 8 all with number 003082 and with prefixes BH25, BH26, BH28, BH28, BH33, BH34, BH35 and BH36 Unc as issued, along with Bank of England presentation pack C122a, Hong Kong takeover special edition Kentfield £5 B364 serial HK97 916218, UNC
Twenty Pounds KentfieldB375 1994 Faraday (50) a mint run AE36 379501 - AE36 379550 the first and last with a stain from a string or band the remaining 48 Unc
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639,40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unseal
Aberystwyth & Tregaron Bank, Cardiganshire £2 dated 1814, No.6887 for Evans, Jones, Davies & Co., (Black Sheep Bank), Grant 12, VG with a section of the note missing to right corner so A of Aberystwyth missing, a scarce denomination, Outing 14c
Bristol Bank 5 Pounds cut-cancelled across signature dated 17th December 1807 number D896 for Miles, Vaughan, Miles, Baugh and Birch where Birch has been struck off, manuscript signatures for Entered Wm. Holmes and the other cut-cancelled (Outing 305b, Grant 468K), perhaps VF for wear and rare thus and with three small central holes
Cardigan One Guinea dated 18xx (1830-90) an unissued remainder, printer Johnston & Co, Bristol, (Outing 427b), Fine with some fire damage top right corner along with Old Bristol Bank cheque June 7th 1823 for £20/1/10 Very Good
Haverfordwest Union Bank Five Guineas dated 24 January 1814 series No. 731 for Mathias, Lloyd & Bowen, pleasing and bold Fine with pinholes, Outing and Grant only list a One Guinea denomination for the Union Bank so this a previously unlisted denomination and rare thus
Haverfordwest Union Bank One Guinea dated 1813 series No.S388 for Mathias, Lloyd & Bowen (Outing 913), pleasing and bold Fine with pinholes, rare in this higher grade
Haverfordwest Union Bank One Guinea, One Pound One Shilling dated 24 August 1813 series No.89 for Mathias, Lloyd & Bowen (Outing 913a), Fine with some pinholes
Swansea Old Bank One Pound Joseph Gibbons and Robert Eaton date a little unclear perhaps 16.1.1828 No 318 strong VG with pinholes. Outing 2121c and rare
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