Ten Shillings Bradbury Third Issue T20 Red Dash in No. in serial number, 16th December 1918 S/N B/50 518288, pleasing EF or near so and scarce in this high grade
Ten Shillings BradburyT13.1 issued 1915, series T/11 076496, portrait of King George V at top left, (Pick348a), approaching Fine with an inked annotation reverse
A collection in an album Bank of England 10 Shillings - Ten Pounds includes replacements £5 B311 Prefix M20, 10/- B311 prefix M56, £10 B327 prefix M05 also B311 some of these consecutives (M77 prefix), some first and lasts and a run of Five Pounds Lowther George StephensonB380 (14 consecutives) mixed grades the better replacements in middle grades (94 notes in total), along with Advertising and Promotional (5) De La Rue and Bradbury Wilkinson
Ten Shillings Bradbury Third Issue T20 Red Dash in No. in serial number, 16th December 1918 serial number B/4 807326, in a PMG holder graded about Very Fine 30 "Stains"
One PoundBradbury 1917 issue T16 S/N E/5 949932, King George V portrait Very Good and Ten Shillings Bradbury T18 issued 1918 black serial number A/17 821045, No. with dash, (Pick350a), Very Good
Mixed lot, 5 frames of notes which include Treasury Notes Bradbury and Fisher including a T31 first series A1/20 White notes Peppiatt and Beale and others, the grades not possible to ascertain accurately as the frames are sealed, along with bundles of world notes perhaps 300 these with just 3 types Philippines, Iran and Vietnam (lot, bought as seen)
Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key prefix J19 AU, One PoundPeppiatt Blue prefix W08E cleaned, Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve prefix Z48D EF along with Bradbury Ten Shillings in the style of T15 on larger paper with DO NOT DESTROY stamped in red at the bottom and FORGED stamped in black across the front uniface GVF
Books that once held Specimen bank notes (2) the first of a pre war style black with gold embossed lettering on the front in three lines SPECIMENS OF BANK NOTES. WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED. LONDON WALL LONDON this in heavily used condition with the hard backed front cover detached. The second Bradbury Wilkinson blue hard cover with their logo embossed in gold, the first inside page has promotional narrative in English and French, back inside cover has, in the style of a bank note, a blue and white image of their building with the narrative HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS BRADBURY WILKINSON & Co. Ltd NEW MALDEN SURREY ENGLAND, this in good second hand condition (must go lot, so offered here without reserve)
One PoundBradbury 1914 First Issue T3.2 S/N B/32 11710, Fine one pin hole tiny edge tear top and a light brown stain, never the less a pleasant collectable example of this early type
TreasuryOne PoundBradburyT16 E/98 143444 Good Fine, Ten Shillings Warren Fisher red serial number T30 O/28 386044 Fine or better. B of E One Pound Peppiatt blue (2) F-VF, BealeB268 D46J 306915 VF, QE II portrait replacements (4) O'Brien B285 M17 346705 EF, HollomB290 10M 650165 Fine or better, FfordeB307 R71L 945107 Unc, PageB323 MS78 570565 Unc, QE II portrait AU-UNC Page (2) Fforde (1), from circulation generally VF-EF O'Brien (3), Hollom (2), Isaac NewtonSomerset DU39 prefix Unc, Ten Shillings Fforde B23N prefix GEF-AU
Ten Shillings BradburyT8, T/17 012847 VG with signs of mounting on the corners, two central staple holes, and tape residue down a central fold, the reverse with interesting World War I annotations and connections. 'Rec. Oct 2nd 1914. E. Squadron 2nd Lovat (Special) Scouts, Huntingdon, Hooper John.'. The regiment was first formed in 1900 for service in the second Boer War, and has the distinction of being the first military unit to wear Ghillie Suits, a form of camouflage clothing, a net or cloth garment made to blend in with the background environment. From these scouts a sharpshooter unit was later formed and later became the British Army's first sniper unit
Bank of England limited edition presentation pack C169, Royal Celebration mini sheet, Lowther £5 uncut pair serial numbers HM02 000622 & HM03 000622, UNC along with Bradbury Wilkinson promotional fantasy note IBNS 15th Annual Congress 1985 Unc in a Westminster folder
One PoundBradburyT3.4&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">T3.4 B38 0003492. Seven digits, very scarce perhaps the hardest of the T3 issue to find, pleasant VF accompanied by a hand written note on The Conservative Club Glasgow paper 18.7.14. We have not offered an T3.4 since 2011 that example in EF realised £2,000
Ten Shillings Bradbury 1918 T19 series B/6 970074 with a rounded dot below the number rather than the usual dash or square dot very rare type the first we have seen since 2013, Fine with stains
Ten Shillings BradburyT9 First issue Dash in No. ornate font and 6 digit serial issued 1914 serial number A/17 413990 pleasant VF or better, comes with some personal historical provenance including an envelope from 1914
Ten Shillings BradburyT12.2 issued 1915, series J1/4 42493, portrait King George V at top left, (Pick348a), EF with a few minor brown marks, still with some original sheen visible when held up to light
Ten Shillings BradburyT12.3&category=1&prm=sr&searchtype=1">T12.3 Five digit serial issue 1915 series C2/28 77925 the scarcer of the three varieties of the T12 1915 issue George V top left bold VF with some pinholes
Ten Shillings Bradbury Third Issue T20 Red Dash in No. in serial number, 16th December 1918 serial number B/4 807326, in a PMG holder graded about Very Fine 30 "Stains"
One PoundBradbury (2) T11.1 issued 1914, series M/81 20423, King George V at top left, (Pick349a), Fine with two pinholes left side, and T16 issued 1917 series F/93 524804, Pick351, Fine some decolouration and three pinholes
Ten Shillings BradburyT12.1 issued 1915, series D/47 76130, portrait King George V at top left, (Pick348a), probably VF for wear but the colours faded presumed once cleaned
One PoundBradbury 5 digit serial number, dash T4/2. K/12 22630. a scarce issue probably VF for wear and pleasant a few small brown marks and a faint brown stain left bottom light shines through a few tiny holes along a crease at the centre and left middle, a collectable example of this rare early type
Ten Shillings BradburyT17 issued 1918 black serial A/22 023090, No. with dot, (Pick350a), VF or better small crack in the paper at centre where light shines through, a rare issue
Ten Shillings BradburyT9 De la Rue r No. in ornate font Six digit serial F 1914, A/2 738971 GVF with faint number 31 top right, rare in these higher grades
Ten Shillings BradburyT9 First issue Dash in No. ornate font and 6 digit serial issued 1914 serial number A/1 240550, Fine pencilled annotation reverse
One PoundBradbury First Issue T3.3 Black Six-digit serial number Dot in No. 1914 series A/14 004852 probably Fine for wear but has been repaired (re-joined) with tape reverse and with another tear almost as deep as the note and with pencilled annotations reverse
The Bank of LondonFive Pounds Bradbury Wilkinson 1 Jan 1867 Farringdon Road London uniface without signature or serial number AU some light stains and some adhesive residue reverse right top corner
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
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
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
A collection in an album TreasuryTen Shillings 1922 T30 K/79 45792 Fine, One PoundBradbury 1917 T16 A/76 798706 about Fine, Warren Fisher 1919 T24 U/88 701061 aVF one or two pinholes. Bank of England Ten Shillings Peppiatt Mauve K51D 706121 about Fine, Hollom (2) Prefix N40 and R48 both VF, Fforde 47U 583969 GVF, One Pound Peppiatt Blue U28D 545801 Fine, Peppiatt Green 1948 B260 Z99A Fine, Beale 1950 B260 B26C Fine, O'Brien 1955 B273 C75L Fine, Somerset DX11 014009 Fine, Five Pounds George Stephenson reverse Kentfield (3) EF-Unc, Gill (2) consecutive numbers D24 002006 and 002007 Unc, Elizabeth FryLowther (2) consecutive numbers HD41 751091 and 751092 Unc, Winston Churchill Cleland (9) Unc including consecutive number runs, Ten Pounds Hollom A14 482465 VF, Charles DarwinBailey (5) AU-Unc including two consecutive pairs, Jane Austen Cleland (5) Unc consecutive runs a three and a two, Twenty Pounds Bailey AD27 835409 AU, Turner reverse Cleland (3) Unc two being a consecutive pair
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
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
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
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
Bradbury and Wilkinson advertising fantasy No 1 A Dark Orange uniface New Malden windmill scene AU, One Pounds O'Brien S32K prefix Fine, Page X26C prefix GVF, Ten Shillings Beale prefix K49Z O Brien (4) prefixes N81Y, 54A, A86, B03 and Fforde 37Z 603651 these mostly VF
Ten Shillings Bradbury 2nd issue (1915) handstamped FORGED and DO NOT DESTROY. Without watermark and probably a trial and handstamped to avoid being passed into circulation. EX Spink Lot 1148, rare and unusual GVF
One PoundBradbury Third Issue T16 Waterlow Bros & Layton photogravure printing in Brown, Purple and Green and Dot in No. issue 1917 FIRST series prefix A/24 431942, VF or about with a set of pinholes to upper left and 3 small pinholes to centre right
Ten shillings BradburyT9 issued 1914 serial A/13 765041, mount marks on reverse corners, a few edge creases & lightly faded from being framed otherwise GEF to about UNC
Ten Shillings BradburyT12.2 Type 2 with the prefix accompanied by a small number 1 issue 1915 serial number F1/86 01150. Red and uniface featuring crowned George V medallion at upper left and crowned St. George & The Dragon medallion at upper right About VF - VF and a Scarcer variety
One PoundBradbury FORGED in red stamped twice GVF, Ten Pounds Somerset AZ42 960280 AU, One Pounds Page (13) VF-Unc one a printing error with a dark green 3 mm colour bar at left edge, British Military Authority (3) 10/ 03R 481345 EF, 1/- Fine and Tripolitania 10 Lire Fine, BAF Sets £5-5p 7 notes sets in Unc (2 sets) and France 5 Francs 1944 Fine
One PoundBradbury First issue T3.3 Black Dot in No. Six digit serial issue 1914 serial number F/31 009978, an Exceptionally Rare and very well preserved over a century old note in GVF to about EF with very minor signs of wear and no observable flaws. These were Emergency notes issued just at the brink of World War I - Lord Atterbury, Controller of H.M Stationery Office and Sir John Bradbury, the Secretary to the Treasury met at his house and produced this design overnight. These were printed rather rapidly on simple Royal cypher and Postage watermarked postal paper with the use of different numbering machines resulting in many varieties, along with the further increase in productivity by printing extra notes sideways on the sheet's margins resulting in another variety - the sideways watermark. A very pleasing and collectible example
Ten Shillings Bradbury Third Issue T20 Red Dash in No. in serial number issue 16th December 1918 serial number B/11 078451, in a PMG holder graded about UNC 53 EPQ and a high grade and well-preserved note for its age now over a century old. These 10 Shilling notes were produced as a result of the halt in production of the earlier Second issue with black serial numbers as there were widespread complaints that they were too easily confused with the 1 Pound notes of the same period. This resulted in the serial numbers being changed to red and these the last for the Bradbury issues with recorded prefixes only in 2 letters - B and C. An excellent opportunity for any collector to add a high-grade example of these George V period issues
Ten Shillings Bradbury First Issue T9 Dash in ornate font No. Six digit serial De La Rue Red issue 1914 serial number A/16 700727, another more than a century old, Exceptionally Rare and well preserved example in GVF to EF for type showing very minimal signs of wear and no observable flaws. This is also a World War I Emergency issue that is the product of the overnight work between the Lord Atterbury, Controller of H.M Stationery Office and Sir John Bradbury, the Secretary to the Treasury. This type with only a single letter prefix "A" recorded
Bank of England & Treasury (40) a private collection in an album comprising wide range of cashiers and denominations , circulated mostly in average VF-GVF some better. Comprising Treasury George V period 1 Pounds (2) including the Bradbury Second issue T11.1 De La Rue Black Type 1 Letter only prefix issue 1914 serial number B/6 66235 along with the Fisher Second issue T31 Dot in No. Ireland in title issue 1923 serial number G1/82 141090. Accompanied by Bank of England examples (38) consisting of various cashier as Catterns 1930's issues (3) 10 Shillings B223 prefix L55 910575 along with 1 Pounds B225 (2) prefixes T33 & S76. Peppiatt Britannia medallion examples (5) including Second Period World War II Emergency issues as the 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink issues 1940 (3) prefixes C70E, O85D and T52D along with a 10 Shilling B251 Mauve example prefix M73D. Also includes a Post-war threaded example 1948 prefix D48B. An interesting fact about this period is that all pre-war Britannia medallion issues were unthreaded but a metal thread was incorporated into the Emergency issues and the ones to follow, so perhaps the war is what sparked the integration of this additional security measure. Beale 1 Pounds B268 issues 1950 (3) prefixes D05J, D99J and M26C. O'Brien examples of the last Britannia medallion issues and the new QE2 portrait (6) comprising 10 Shillings B271 prefix E37Y. 1 Pound B273 prefix R08J. The last of the White notes example 5 Pounds B276 dated 13th December 1955 serial number B56A 092487. 1 Pounds QE2 portrait (11) including the B281 prefix H63 along with B282 (10) prefixes 92K, 93K (2), 95L, 93N, 80N, 47R, 55S and 95S (2). Hollom (5) including 10 Shillings B295 (3) prefixes 01C (2) and 99B. 1 Pound B288 prefix J78S. And a 5 Pounds seated child Britannia B288 prefix J78S. Fforde (3) including 10 Shillings (2) B309 prefix 03Y and B310 prefix C02N. Also, a 1 Pound B305 prefix S98B. Page 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton 339 W Reverse issue 1978 prefix 77A. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) including a consecutive pair prefixes CU10 along with a DU81.
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