Fifty pounds GillB356 (5) series B42 118252 good Fine, consecutive pair D21100455 & D21 100456 VF, D40 030473 inked number Fine and D71 666638 about UNC
Five poundClelandB414 (2) different prefix numbers but they have same serial number, AK02 353272 & AK18 353272, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Five poundClelandB414 (3) different prefix numbers but they all have same serial number, AK02 353254, AK04 353254 & AK18 353254, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Five poundClelandB414 (3) different prefix numbers but they all have same serial number, AK02 353439, AK04 353439, AK13 353439 & AK18 353439, polymer plastic, Churchill on reverse, UNC (came from the Bank of England on 1st day of issue)
Bank of England presentation set C118, KentfieldB371 £20 uncut pair with matching serial numbers E01 & E02 000783, limited edition of 1000 sets only, UNC
Bank of England presentation set C119 HM the Queens 70th birthday, Kentfield £5 note series HM70 002678 & cupro-nickel £5 crown, UNC in folder with certificates
Bank of Englanduncut sheet of eight banknotes, Kentfield £5, C121, series BH25-BH28 & BH33-BH36 with matching numbers 001048, small crease on lower right note only, about UNC to UNC, limited run of 5000, this series issued for the worldwide market, without folder.
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000852 & HM03 000852 UNC
Twenty pounds Lowther 50th Coronation issue series QC50 000222, this comes from the C174 presentation pack, missing both the packaging and coin, small flick at top, about UNC to UNC
Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Company £5 (2) dated 1901 series L8039 and 1904 series M1770, triangular cut cancelled, (Outing 2036f) numerous Post Office & bank stamps, about Fine
Ten shillings BradburyT9 issued 1914 series A/20 428012 watermark shows the last three letters "AGE" of the word "postage" at left edge, cleaned & pressed good Fine, looks a lot better
Bank of England group (55) £168 face value, range from Beale to Lowther, includes Beale 10 shillings 1950 EF, includes some 1st series and replacement issues, mostly EF to UNC
Bank of England group (8) O'Brien to Fforde includes B277 £5 GVF, Fforde 10 shilling replacement M67 EF, Hollom £10 A08 and A15, Page £10 B01 x 2, Fforde £5 R98 and Page £5 series 94D, mostly VF to EF
One pound Henry HaseB201d dated 31st December 1825 (old date of 1821 at top) series No.63603, small holes within inked signature area, toned paper Fine and a scarce variety
PeppiattwhiteOperation Bernhard (3) German forgeries £10 dated 1938, £20 dated 1936 tears, and £50 dated 15th June 1933 (this is an error date as too early for Peppiatt) tear at right edge, usual pinholes, good Fine to VF
Five pounds Peppiattwhite thick paper B255 (4) all dated 30th July 1945, a consecutively numbered series J84 089715 to J84 089718, small stains on first note, EF
Ten shillings Beale (2) B266 issued 1950, series X62Z cleaned & pressed EF and K90Z GEF to about UNC, also Fforde £5 series W71 GVF and Hollom £10 series A30 small stain reverse GEF
One Pound O'Brien (8) 4 pairs of consecutive notes M85J 441561 and 441562, R32J 739985 and 739986, R35J 741416 and 741417, R78J 511590 and 511591 all UNC
One poundHollomB288 (3) issued 1963, a consecutively numbered last series B09Y 798364 to B09Y 798366 (very last run for this series traced to B10Y), small flicks only, about UNC to UNC
One PoundHollomB291 issued 1963, QE2 portrait at right, scarce replacement last series M08R 488932, small flick only, about UNC to UNC, missing from most major collections
One PoundHollomB291 issued 1963, QE2 portrait at right, scarce replacement last series M08R 488933, small flick only, about UNC to UNC, missing from most major collections
One PoundPageB322 (20) issued 1970, a consecutively numbered run series BS57 409001 to BS57 409020, Pick374g, all slightly mis-cut bottom left corner, about UNC or better
Error pair Five Pounds KentfieldB364 a consecutively numbered pair AC40 725681 and AC40 725682 mis-cut off centre with the top part of the coloured design right on the top edge of the note, both UNC
Ten Pounds KentfieldB369 (4) issued 1993, all low number first prefixes DD01 000933, DD01 000943, DD01 000983 & DD01 000985, first two with counting flick only, about UNC to UNC, the second two are both UNC
Ten Pounds LowtherB388 (4) issued 2000, a consecutively numbered first run AA01 007454 to AA01 007457, small half moon counting flick only, about UNC to UNC
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000420 & HM03 000420, UNC, Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C162, last Stephenson & first Fry, Lowther £5 (2) B380 EJ90 999473 and B395 HA01 999473, UNC, Coin and Banknote First day cover Set 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary Five Pounds Lowther QC03 002642 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2003 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and banknote first day cover set Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2002 Five Pounds Lowther QE50 008770 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps, Coin and Banknote set Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002 Five Pounds Lowther ER50 000578 UNC and Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC, Coin and Stamp set 1999 comprising Two Pounds Britannia 1999 UNC and £10 stamp UNC in the wallet of issue
Errors (2) GB One PoundPage HW51 829449 with a small vertical fold left of centre showing a double white band, Fine, along with Japan Yen 1944 reverse printed off centre to the left VF, comes with a normal example for comparison (3 notes in lot)
ERROR £1 PageB322 (3) issued 1970, a consecutively numbered run with different numbers on same note, series HN79, top serials read HN79 486164 to HN79 486166 & bottom serials read HN79 386164 to HN79 386166, handling flicks only, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £5 PageB334 (3) series 25X 869380 to 25X 869382, first note serial numbers too far to the left, second note a serious error with serial number at upper left and the other at centre at bottom, the 3rd note is normal, about UNC to UNC
ERROR £1 SomersetB341 (3) issued 1981 a consecutively numbered run series AR12 493695 to AR12 493697, all have a heavy green printers smudge down centre on face, about UNC to UNC
Plymouth-Dock Bank, Devonshire £5 first date of issue 1819 series No.1716 for Thomas Clinton Shiells & Henry Incledon Johns., signed Shiells, (Outing 683e), Fine
English & Scottish bank cheques (81) dates range from late 1800s to 1970s, some duplication but most are different, also 2 USA cheques, a mixture of issued and unused some with counterfoils still attached
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
Five pounds Harveywhite B209a(a) dated 10th March 1919 series T/33 06138, a scarce BIRMINGHAM branch issue, tiny hole right side, cleaned & pressed but looks about UNC
Five pounds Harveywhite B209a(d) dated 23rd December 1918 series 81/U 95998 LEEDS branch issue, faint inked number lower left & slight toning to edges, pressed GVF, looks better
Ten pounds HarveywhiteB209b (2 )both dated 15th August 1918, a consecutively numbered pair series 48/K 37333 & 48/K 37334, a tiny rust mark on right edge of one note, both GVF to EF and very rare to find as a pair, both have the usual paper notch top right
Five pounds MahonwhiteB215 (2) both dated 16th March 1926, a consecutively numbered pair series 244/E 00410 & 244/E 00411, second note has very faint toning at edges, GVF to EF
Ten pounds MahonwhiteB216e dated 9th February 1927 series 104/V 86116, a scarce LIVERPOOL branch, a damaged note that has been professionally repaired, Poor but now looks presentable
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