Five Pounds O'Brien whiteB276 dated 23rd November 1955 VF with inked number front top. Ten Pounds Hollom Lion and Key A28 prefix VF, Five Pounds Hollom E80 876709 Fine. One Pounds (4) Peppiatt Blue, O'Brien X64K prefix, Fforde D30Z prefix B301, and Somerset Isaac Newton these from circulation. Ten Shillings O'Brien Y17X 491078 EF and Hollom 02K prefix AU
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 (10) a good selection of 1 Pounds in mostly higher grades in EF to about UNC comprising a Fforde QE2 portrait B301 issue 1967 a LAST series prefix in the serial number L47Z 512765. Amongst a group of Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 issues 1978 (9) including the following serial numbers - a consecutive pair A44 184570 & A44 184571, close numbers to this pair A44 184567 and A44 184593, along with a fully consecutive set of 5 notes B31 984097 - B31 984101.
One Pounds mostly QE2 portrait & seated Britannia O'Brien, Fforde, Page including some Somerset pictorial (160) a 'brick' and all in average VF to EF comprising O'Brien (87) including a B285Replacement serial number M15 032452 amongst B281 issues (86). Fforde (67) including Scarce Replacement issues (3) as B306 (2) prefixes R04M and R08M and B308 series N02M 760906 amongst B301 (18), B303 (3), B305 (40) and B307 (3). Page issues B322 (3). Also the pictorial Somerset includes a B341 example prefix CT28 with torn notes - a left and right hand side pieces from different notes.
Bank of England (12) in mixed grades comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds B249 Blue-Pink Emergency issues 1940 (2) serial numbers U66H 839188 & T86E 002614. O'Brien (5) including 10 Shillings B271 issue 1955 serial number C39Z 788173. 1 Pound Green B273 issue 1955 serial number H48L 092921. 5 Pounds White Note B275 dated 10th March 1955 serial number Z17 077383 in a glass and cardboard frame but the note fairly easy to remove. 5 Pounds Lion & Key B277 Shaded Symbol issues 1957 (2) serial numbers C89 462860 & FIRST series A38 742061. Hollom (3) comprising 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B295 issue 1963 serial number 80L 948489. 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issue 1963 serial number A47 907785. 10 Pounds Lion & Key B299 issue 1964 serial number A08 224264. Fforde 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B301 issues 1967 (2) a consecutive pair serial numbers J74Y 138416 & J74Y 138417
Bank of England (54) in mixed grades comprising Peppiatt 1 Pounds (5) including a First Period Green B239 issue 1934 prefix K71A along with World War II Emergency B249 Blue/Pink issues 1940 (4) prefixes C36D, C84D, T26E and R37H. Beale (3) including 10 Shillings B266 issues 1950 (2) prefixes K01Z and R28Z along with 5 Pounds White note B270 dated 23rd September 1949 serial number O50 079958. O'Brien (3) including 10 Shillings B271 issues 1955 (2) prefixes O84Y & Y11X along with 1 Pound Green B273 issue 1955 prefix Z10K. Fforde QE2 Portrait & seated Britannia issues (32) including 10 Shillings B310 issue 1967 prefix A87N. 1 Pounds 1967 issues (31) including B301 (23) including FIRST series prefixes B30Y, B36Y, B49Y and B75Y amongst others as C04Y, C51Y, D02Y, D21Y, D33Y, H28Y, K14Y, A28Z, A64Z, B22Z, C77Z, D55Z, D64Z, E53Z, E85Z, E90Z, H06Z, H88Z and J75Z. B303 G reverse issue prefix E91Y. B305 issues (7) prefixes N23B, N26B, N37E, N30J, N99J, N15K and N89K. Page 1 Pound QE2 Pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB337 issue 1978 prefix Y11. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W reverse issues 1981 (9) including a FIRST RUN serial number AN01 453602 amongst prefixes AY24, AZ69, BT65, CN51, DR72, DT19, DT42 and DT64. Gill 10 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Florence NightingaleB354 L reverse issue 1988 serial number HS17 102486.
Bank of England (59) in mixed grades average VF to UNC comprising O'Brien (4) including 1 Pound Green Britannia medallion B273 issue 1955 prefix S62J along with 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B281 issues 1960 (3) including a FIRST series prefix A73 along with D49 and K73. Hollom (3) including 10 Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B295 issue 1963 prefix 09L along with 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1963 issues (2) including B288 prefix B21R along with G Reverse issue B292 prefix D32T. Fforde 1 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (6) including B301 prefix K13Y, B305 (3) prefixes N29C, T93A and T60D and B307 (2) prefixes R61L & R62L. Page 1 Pounds (40) including QE2 portrait & seated Britannia issues 1970 (11) including B320 (3) prefixes X43L, Z17E and Z11K, Replacement issue B321 prefix W15M and B322 (7) prefixes BT73, BS12, BX27, CS50 a consecutive pair (2), CT67 and CZ40. Along with QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton (6) including B340 issues 1978 (5) prefixes A64N (2), C46N and C70N (2) along with B337 prefix C43. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (29) prefixes AX31, AX58, BR54, BU58, BX46, BX80, BZ03, CN43, CR84, CS35 a consecutive pair (2), CX48, DR80, DT81 a consecutive pair (2), DW22, DW80, DX05, DX24, DX29 a consecutive pair (2), DX34, DX35, DX40, DX51, DX62, DX64 and DX73.
Bank of EnglandFforde QE2 portrait and seated Britannia 1967 issues (29) in mixed grades comprising One Pounds (18) B301 (4) a consecutive trio series A21Z 852878 - A21Z 852880 and a FIRST series prefix B66Y. B303 (3) prefixes K45Z, K58Z and E83Y. B305 (7) includes a SOLID number 777777 amongst the prefixes N10B, N57C, R34J and T06J which includes a consecutive trio. B306Replacement issues (2) prefixes R41M and S10M. B307 (2) prefixes R92L and U02E. Ten Shillings (11) include B309 (6) prefixes FIRST SERIES 39R along with 59T, 70T, 55X, 88Y and 98Z. B310 (3) prefixes A76N, B11N and C02N. B311 Replacement issues (2) prefixes M58 and M80
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