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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
01/09/2024 Auction 186	English Banknotes	Lot 104	One Pound O'Brien Experimental Issue R on reverse B283 First Run A01N 458036 VF one tiny pin hole a scarce seldom offered type More banknotes like this	£110
01/09/2024 Auction 186	English Banknotes	Lot 103	One Pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run, series A01N 664065, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), Fine More banknotes like this	£55
07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Banknotes	Lot 69	One Pound Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B339a Green Experimental issue 1978 serial number 81R 932436, UNC and Exceptionally Rare and very seldom offered especially in this high grade. These experimental issues had prefixes 81 or 82 which is outside the normal range as regular issues were only going up to 80 More banknotes like this	£240
01/03/2020 Auction 168	English Banknotes	Lot 85	Bank of England a collection of 10 Shillings, 1 and 5 Pounds circa 1930's and World War II period to modern (69) including various cashiers as Peppiatt, Beale, O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde, Somerset, Page and Lowther most in an album, including few framed examples all in various grades on average VF - GVF to EF - GEF. Some scarcer examples consist of the rarely seen 5 Pounds Lowther B397 Experimental issues 2004 with examples of the 2 types (3) consisting of the Unvarnished type (2) serial numbers XC10 998415 and XC10 998415 along with the Varnished type serial number XJ36 997708. These notes Rare in any grade, very seldom seen in UNC in fact the current Duggleby prices these notes only to the EF grade with a price of £300, they were used to test durability and issued in tranches. 5 Pounds Beale White note B270 dated 3rd August 1950 serial number S21 081953. Peppiatt Fourth Period B262 Red-brown Britannia medallion Threaded issued 1948 a LAST series prefix 81E 133185 and a Second Period WW2 Emergency issue B249 Blue/Pink Britannia medallion Threaded issued 1940 serial number D02H 068980. 5 Pounds O'Brien Lion & Key (2) examples of the 2 varieties and both FIRST series prefixes consisting of the B277 Shaded symbol issued 1957 serial number A92 412879 and B280 White symbol issued 1961 serial number H38 000698. A very pleasing collection, certain to attract significant attention. Also comes with a novelty Bank of England 1,000,000 (the million-pound note) dated 1903 known from the 1954 J. Arthur rank studios film "The Million Pound Note" starring Gregory Peck. A Persil promotional 1 Pound Somerset packet. Also comes with an empty album More banknotes like this	£600
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 395	One pound O'Brien QE2 portrait and seated Britannia B283 Experimental R reverse issue 1960 FIRST RUN series A01N 065132 UNC. Exceptionally Rare experimental issue with R on reverse standing for 'Research'. Our research could find only 1 note in similar grade offered in recent times therefore this being a very rare opportunity to acquire one More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Property of a Gentleman	£750
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 585	Ten Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Charles Dickens issues 1992 & 1993 (10) in high grades in mostly about UNC - UNC comprising B366 (4) FIRST RUN lower series A01 000922, A01 000956, A01 006571 along with prefix U33 this in EF. B367 Experimental issue series Z90 735824 this in Fine. B369 (5) FIRST RUN lower series DD01 000623, DD01 000759 and DD01 001156 along with prefixes DA54 and KK36. More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£240
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 590	Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon B378 Silver Foil Tudor Rose EXPERIMENTAL issue 1994 series A99 581210 UNC and Very Rare More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£190
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Banknotes	Lot 562	One Pound Page QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B339a Experimental Issue 1978 series 81S 889147 GEF. All experimental issues of this note have prefix 81 or 82 which falls outside the normal range More banknotes like this Signature Sale : The Paul Dickinson Collection	£160
02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Banknotes	Lot 152	Bank of England (70), a very interesting and varied collection with FIRST RUN, LAST RUN, EXPERIMENTAL, REPLACEMENT and consecutively numbered runs seen, O'Brien 1 Pound B283 experimental series A01N, B281 first run series A01, and a number of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings, 1 Pound & 5 Pounds a selection of replacement notes, Hollom 10 Shillings B295 first run series 01A, Fforde 1 Pound, a collection of replacement notes and first and last runs, 5 pounds 2 replacement notes, Page 5 Pounds (28) in 2 consecutively numbered runs, Page 1 Pound B339A scarce experimental issue series 81R, first run notes series A01 and A01N, Gill 50 Pounds series C12 348300, signature range O'Brien to Lowther with values from 10 Shilling to 50 Pounds, plus a Stockton on Tees Bank 5 Pounds provincial note, mixed grades veiwing recommended More banknotes like this	£1,600
02/09/2018 Auction 162	English Banknotes	Lot 151	Kentfield Ten Pounds B367 issued 1992, scarce EXPERIMENTAL series Z90 360049, Z90 is the only prefix known for this series, Uncirculated and scarce thus More banknotes like this	£260
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 124	Bank of England (91), signature range O'Brien to Salmon, experimental, ERROR, replacement, first and last runs and column sort all seen, range of denominations from 10 Shillings to 50 Pounds, an interesting and varied lot in mixed grades, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£920
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 89	One Pound Page (2) B339a, scarce EXPERIMENTAL series, consecutively numbered pair 81R 932421 & 81R 932422 issued 1978, (Pick377a), Uncirculated and exceptionally rare as a pair More banknotes like this	£650
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 90	One Pound Page (2) B339a, scarce EXPERIMENTAL series, last run notes series Z81 361691 & Z81 361695 issued 1978, (Pick377a), Uncirculated and scarce More banknotes like this	£600
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 88	One Pound Page (86), B337 B339 B339a & B340 issued 1978, a scarce last run EXPERIMENTAL issue 81Z, First Run A01 (11) including consecutive notes and low serial number, many other first and last series notes seen and many consecutively numbered runs and pairs, also some mid run '01' prefixes, (Pick377a), the 81Z is VF, a few EF but the majority are Uncirculated or about More banknotes like this	£220
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 131	Ten Pounds (3) & Five Pounds (3) Lowther, scarce collection of EXPERIMENTAL notes, 10 pounds series MM19 998218, MM26 997517 & MK39 998130, 5 Pounds series XB31 997030, XD03 998640 & XK04 996910, most about Fine to Fine and hard to find More banknotes like this	£220
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 149	Debden sets (3), C134 issued 1998, The UK Royal Triplet, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds & 20 Pounds signed Kentfield, with matching serial numbers BE98 000863, in limited edition folder with certificate of authenticity, one of 1888 sets believed to have been issued, Uncirculated, C105 FIRST Kentfield Ten Pounds series A01 003092, plus 2 silver proof 10 pence coins in a presentation complete with certificate of authenticity, W102 the Queens Golden Jubilee 2002 Lowther Five Pounds series GJ020987 with a silver proof £5 coin, plus other philatelic/numismatic cover editions in an album (6) and some experimental printers notes (4), viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£140
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 116	Ten Pounds Kentfield B367 issued 1992, scarce EXPERIMENTAL series Z90 461341, Z90 is the only prefix known for this series, EF More banknotes like this	£90
03/06/2018 Auction 161	English Banknotes	Lot 16	Bank of England, Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank (58) £39 face, Late 1940s to 1990s issues, plus One Million Dollar and One Million Euro fantasy notes and Experimental Trials (3), along with Commemorative woven bookmarks (3) 2003 Coronation Golden Jubilee (2) and 2005 Nelson/Battle of Trafalgar 200th Anniversary these in the wallets of issue, in mixed grades More banknotes like this	£65
04/09/2016 Auction 154	English Banknotes	Lot 87	Fifty Pounds Kentfield B378 issued 1994 experimental series A99 704685, counting flick only, GEF More banknotes like this	£120
04/09/2016 Auction 154	English Banknotes	Lot 83	Ten pounds Kentfield B367 issued 1992 experimental series Z90 811096, Fine More banknotes like this	£42
05/06/2016 Auction 153	English Banknotes	Lot 215	One pound Page B339a issued 1978, scarce experimental series 81R 932427, tiny corner flick only, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£140
05/06/2016 Auction 153	English Banknotes	Lot 214	One pound Page B339a issued 1978, scarce experimental series 81R 370996, tiny corner flick only, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£130
06/03/2016 Auction 152	English Banknotes	Lot 165	Experimental and advertising notes (16), Waterlow & Sons Limited advertising/promotional note c.1950s, Sir Philip H. Waterlow portrait at centre, reverse is inverted, thin border. about UNC, Test notes inc Euro and Experimental Trafalgar (IBSS Congress 1995) and RABOBANK set of five. EF. (16) More banknotes like this	£60
06/09/2015 Auction 150	English Banknotes	Lot 122	One pound Page B339a issued 1978, scarce experimental series 81R 932402, UNC More banknotes like this	£360
07/06/2015 Auction 149	English Banknotes	Lot 88	Bank of England in album with slipcase (81) Mahon to Bailey, all first or last numbers, very 1st runs included, also O'Brien £1 A01N and A06N experimental series Fine, mostly Fine to VF, later issues EF to UNC, needs viewing More banknotes like this	£400
07/06/2015 Auction 149	English Banknotes	Lot 162	One pound Page B339a issued 1978 experimental series 81S 972706, some wrinkling at right edge, about EF More banknotes like this	£220
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 41	A collection in an album (99) Twenty Pounds to Ten Shillings Catterns onwards a high grade group mostly EF or better, includes uniface Experimental Test Die One (3) UNC and a small group (8) of British Armed Forces More banknotes like this	£800
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 241	Ten pounds Kentfield B367 (2) issued 1992, a consecutively numbered experimental series Z90 360005 & Z90 360006, small counting flick only, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£260
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 244	Fifty Pounds Kentfield B378 issued 1994 experimental series A99 550647, counting flick only, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£150
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Banknotes	Lot 206	One pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run, series A01N 426902, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), pressed, Fine to good Fine More banknotes like this	£65
31/08/2013 Auction 142	English Banknotes	Lot 49	GB a collection in 8 small albums Bradbury to Lowther signatures, Fifty Pounds (6), Twenty Pounds (29), Ten Pounds (33), Five Pounds (31), One Pound (30), Ten Shillings (22), and an experimental note from 2000 includes White Five Pounds Peppiatt , One Pound Bradbury (2), One Pound Warren Fisher (2), also includes First Runs, Replacements and Column sorts, in mixed grades, along with a Book 'English Paper Money' by Vincent Duggleby 6th Edition More banknotes like this	£2,200
31/08/2013 Auction 142	English Banknotes	Lot 45	Bank of England accumulation (65) face value £171, ranges from Mahon £1 to Lowther £20 includes Catterns £1, Peppiatt blue £1 (4) EF & unthreaded £1 S05A GEF, O'Brien £1 A01N experimental, inked numbers Fine plus many other also some Armed Forces and old cheques More banknotes like this	£480
01/06/2013 Auction 141	English Banknotes	Lot 131	One pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run series A01N 458833, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), slight edge wear, Fine to good Fine and scarce More banknotes like this	£38
02/03/2013 Auction 140	English Banknotes	Lot 240	One Pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 last run series A06N 191362, Experimental research note with short-tailed letter R on reverse, tiny edge nick bottom left, pressed EF or better, looks about UNC More banknotes like this	£130
02/03/2013 Auction 140	English Banknotes	Lot 284	One pound Page B339a (4) issued 1978 all experimental series, first run 81A, 81J and 81L (2) about Fine to Fine, a scarce group More banknotes like this	£85
02/03/2013 Auction 140	English Banknotes	Lot 238	One pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run series A01N 614996, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), one pinhole, good Fine More banknotes like this	£70
01/09/2012 Auction 138	English Banknotes	Lot 248	One pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run series A01N 348013, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), pressed GVF-EF More banknotes like this	£200
03/03/2012 Auction 136	English Banknotes	Lot 181	Bank of England and various (60) total face value c.£400 includes Kentfield £50 (3) A99 gFine, H01 GEF & L21, Lowther £50 K30, also experimental die note, Republic Ireland £5 UNC, £10 GVF and £20 UNC all dated 1999 & Royal Bank of Scotland (6) face value £31, also presentation pack C152 series QM000039, various grades but many in UNC More banknotes like this	£440
04/12/2011 Auction 135	English Banknotes	Lot 283	One pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run serial A01N 303287, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), small ink mark, good Fine More banknotes like this	£60
04/12/2011 Auction 135	English Banknotes	Lot 284	One pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 first run serial A01N 391864, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter R on reverse (for Research), Fine More banknotes like this	£50
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 178	Bank of England collection in album with slipcase (135) face value £1046, a good range from Fisher £1 to Bailey £50, Mahon £1, Catterns £1, Peppiatt 10/- mauve, Britannia £5 (2) also many replacements, Fforde £20 M01, Page £20 M01, Kentfield £50 M99 experimental, all circulated, average Fine to VF but many better, viewing well recommended More banknotes like this	£1,500
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 497	One pound Page B339(b) issued 1978 scarce experimental pair 82K 370673 & 82K 370674 (unlisted in Duggleby & possibly unique as a consecutive pair), almost UNC More banknotes like this	£1,350
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 381	Five pounds Somerset B344 issued 1980 very first series AN91 882438 experimental OCR, Fine and scarce More banknotes like this	£170
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 498	One pound Page B339a (6) issued 1978 all experimental series 81A, 81D, 81H, 81J unlisted, 81L and 81N, all about Fine to Fine, a scarce group More banknotes like this	£120
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 496	One pound Page B339(b) issued 1978 scarce experimental 82J 909103 (unlisted in Duggleby) Fine More banknotes like this	£100
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 382	Five pounds Somerset B344 issued 1980 very last series LZ91 486526 experimental OCR, good Fine and scarce More banknotes like this	£95
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 500	One pound Page B339a issued 1978 experimental series 81Y 960074 GVF More banknotes like this	£95
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 642	Ten pounds Lowther B392 issued 2000 last series experimental MM28 997444 GVF-EF More banknotes like this	£90
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 313	Five pounds Lowther B397 (4) issued 2002, experimental notes to test the new varnish series XB06, XD43, XE28 and XJ14, all from circulation Fine to good Fine More banknotes like this	£80
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 609	Ten pounds Kentfield B367 issued 1992 experimental series Z90 954654 EF More banknotes like this	£36
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 499	One pound Page B339a issued 1978 experimental series 81T 945789 good Fine More banknotes like this	£30
04/09/2011 Auction 134	English Banknotes	Lot 631	Ten pounds Lowther (2) B390 first production run AJ01 VF and B392 experimental last series MJ40 inked number Fine More banknotes like this	£25
07/06/2011 Auction 133	English Banknotes	Lot 2753	One Pound O'Brien B283 issued 1960 last run serial A06N 287371, Experimental research note with short-tailed letter R on reverse, about VF and scarce More banknotes like this Signature Sale : Banknote Dealers Stock	£70
07/06/2011 Auction 133	English Banknotes	Lot 3145	Ten pounds Lowther B392 issued 2000, Charles Darwin on reverse, "and Company" type, series MJ17 997106 experimental issue, VF More banknotes like this Signature Sale : Banknote Dealers Stock	£55
06/12/2010 Auction 131	English Banknotes	Lot 225	Debdens Experimental notes (10) blue variety, Trafalgar across centre with Nelson portrait at right, London IBNS Congress 1995 on reverse, UNC More banknotes like this	£22
06/12/2010 Auction 131	English Banknotes	Lot 226	Debdens Experimental notes (10) green variety, Trafalgar across centre with Nelson portrait at right, London IBNS Congress 1995 on reverse, UNC More banknotes like this	£22
05/09/2010 Auction 130	English Banknotes	Lot 287	Printers test notes (10) de la Rue (4), Harrisons dated 1989, Bradbury Wilkinson 1985 and Experimental Queen Elizabeth 1st (4), two orange, in pink and one in white, about UNC to UNC More banknotes like this	£46
06/08/2010 Auction 129	English Banknotes	Lot 137	Bank of England £5 QE2 collection in a Lindner album with slipcase, (178 notes FV £890), an excellent range from Hollom to Bailey, nearly all prefix letters are different, includes many mid-run "01s", first and last series types, experimental XD in Fine noted, some lower grades but majority EF to mostly UNC, perfect for the specialist and type collector More banknotes like this	£1,500
06/08/2010 Auction 129	English Banknotes	Lot 387	One pound Page B339a issued 1978 experimental issue serial 81R 349495, faint inked numbers on face, about Fine More banknotes like this	£30
03/07/2010 Auction 128	English Banknotes	Lot 202	One pound Page B339a issued 1978, very last prefix 81Z, Experimental issue, GEF to almost UNC and scarce More banknotes like this	£280
09/06/2009 Auction 126	English Banknotes	Lot 124	Bank of England collection in album (187) Peppiatt 1934 £1 to Bailey £20 LL replacement (face value £444), selection includes various replacements, large group of QE2 10/-'s and £1's with duplication, blue wartime £1's, Lowther £5 experimental prefix XE44 in Fine, a good mix, mostly high grade, viewing recommended More banknotes like this	£550
06/09/2008 Auction 122	English Banknotes	Lot 321	Experimental, fun & promotional notes (7) Princess of Wales £50 fun note, IBNS de la Rue (3), IBNS Trafalgar (2) & Queen Victoria Bank of Walford £50 fun note, mostly UNC More banknotes like this	£11
07/06/2008 Auction 121	English Banknotes	Lot 1374	British Military (23) a good range includes low grade BMA 5/- with X letter, various BAFS with 2nd series 6d with watermark Fine plus 1995 IBNS Experimental Trafalgar notes, many high grade More banknotes like this	£55
01/03/2008 Auction 120	English Banknotes	Lot 279	Bank of England £5 P.A.Sparres patent anti-counterfeit Specimen note dated 18th October 1858, stag vignette top left, word "Experimental" written across right side, some corner damage, unusual and scarce, VF More banknotes like this	£320
01/12/2007 Auction 119	English Banknotes	Lot 82	One pound O'Brien B283 prefix A05N, experimental issue with small short-tailed letter "R" on reverse (for Research), has been pressed but looks about UNC, scarce More banknotes like this	£260
03/09/2006 Auction 114	English Banknotes	Lot 72	One pound O'Brien B283 prefix A01N scarce experimental issue, surface dirt, Fine More banknotes like this	£60
05/06/2006 Auction 113	English Banknotes	Lot 59	One pound O'Brien B283 portrait, prefix A06N experimental issue with short tailed letter "R" on reverse, cleaned & pressed, small stain at top & a few More banknotes like this	£60
05/03/2006 Auction 112	English Banknotes	Lot 101	One pound O'Brien B283 prefix A06N, "R" reverse experimental, gFine and scarce More banknotes like this	£60
27/11/2005 Auction 111	English Banknotes	Lot 80	Great Britain promotional and experimental notes (6) IBNS and de la Rue types noted, UNC More banknotes like this	£16
05/09/2004 Auction 106	English Banknotes	Lot 5	Fifty Pounds Lowther Multicoloured Experimental Note B376 serial M01 956751 Unc and rare More banknotes like this	£120

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