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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
08/03/2026 Auction 192	English Banknotes	Lot 27	Five Pounds Nairne May 1st 1908, B208b, B/4 85869, rare early date, GVF or better with faint discolouration. The vendor informed us the three consecutive 1908 five pounds offered here formed part of a hoard of 20 consecutives discovered by his father over 50 years ago. They were split at that time between various family members and we have sold another from the hoard B/4 85878 in 2011 (LCA 133 Lot 2486) graded as Near EF and realised £1,300. More banknotes like this	£750
08/03/2026 Auction 192	English Banknotes	Lot 29	Five Pounds Nairne May 1st 1908, B208b, B/4 85871, rare early date, GVF or better with faint discolouration. The vendor informed us the three consecutive 1908 five pounds offered here formed part of a hoard of 20 consecutives discovered by his father over 50 years ago. They were split at that time between various family members and we have sold another from the hoard B/4 85878 in 2011 (LCA 133 Lot 2486) graded as Near EF realised £1,300. More banknotes like this	£700
08/03/2026 Auction 192	English Banknotes	Lot 28	Five Pounds Nairne May 1st 1908, B208b, B/4 85870, rare early date, GVF or better with faint discolouration and a tiny nick bottom edge. The vendor informed us the three consecutive 1908 five pounds offered here formed part of a hoard of 20 consecutives discovered by his father over 50 years ago. They were split at that time between various family members and we have sold another from the hoard B/4 85878 in 2011 (LCA 133 Lot 2486) graded as Near EF realised £1,300. More banknotes like this	£650
01/06/2025 Auction 189	English Banknotes	Lot 24	Five Pounds white Nairne, B208b dated January 11 1913, LEEDS branch, S/N 29/T 54364 probably nearer VF than Fine some light dirt small bank stamp "1422" front centre and a penned signature reverse, pleasing and bold for this early type More banknotes like this	£850
01/12/2024 Auction 187	English Banknotes	Lot 37	Five Pounds Nairne white B208b dated 26nd October 1915 series 77/D 81225, GVF with 2 or 3 small flecks of brown More banknotes like this	£700
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Banknotes	Lot 18	Five Pounds white Nairne, B208b dated March 9 1915, LEEDS branch, series 86/P 21198 approaching VF with some light and faint discolouration, interesting SCUNTHORPE oval purple bank stamp JUN 8 1918 reverse a collectable and pleasant low to mid grade example More banknotes like this	£800
05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Banknotes	Lot 45	Five Pounds Nairne White Note B208b dated 12th November 1914 serial number 58/C 44454, EF desirable thus More banknotes like this	£1,100
06/09/2020 Auction 170	English Banknotes	Lot 38	Five Pounds Nairne White Note B208b dated 24th June 1915 serial number 31/D 83624, VF and an Exceptionally Rare early example of the White Britannia medallion issues. Seldom seen by the public at the time as it would roughly be equal to a monthly wage, as average guards and signalmen would make about 25 to 35 shillings per week (20 Shillings in 1 Pound), these historic examples are consistently sought after by any collector. John Gordon Nairne served a long and prosperous career in the Bank service entering at a very young age in 1880. He was knighted in 1914 and created a Baronet in 1917. More banknotes like this	£480
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 297	Five Pounds Nairne White note, B208b dated 19th August 1915 series 49D 38360 LONDON branch issue about UNC and scarce More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Property of a Gentleman	£1,300
09/09/2017 Auction 158	English Banknotes	Lot 24	Five Pounds Nairne B208b scarcer early date 24th June 1913, series 65/A 40422, small inked signature on back, 3 ink stamps, about VF to VF More banknotes like this	£520
06/12/2015 Auction 151	English Banknotes	Lot 76	Five pounds Nairne white B208b dated 5th June 1914 series 96-B 32752, ink marks, small holes, some edge wear & surface dirt, Pick304, almost Fine More banknotes like this	£320

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