Five Pounds whiteNairne, 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
One Hundred Pounds NairneB208f dated 28th May 1914 serial 7/Y 22317, MANCHESTER branch issue, faint inked number top left and very faint discolouration or light stain right, otherwise GEF and scarce
Ten Pounds NairneWhite note B208c World War I dated 16th June 1915 serial number 33/K 69074 LONDON branch issue. EF or near so, rare in this high grade
Ten Pounds NairneWhite note B208c World War I dated 16th April 1915 serial number 30/K 42328 LONDON branch issue. EF one small faint stain reverse, rare in this high grade
Five Pounds NairneWhite 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.
Ten Pounds NairneWhite note B208c World War I dated 16th June 1915 serial number 33/K 24072 LONDON branch issue. Good Fine bank stamps one of which is Barclays bank Limited, Chertsey and manuscript signatures on reverse. A Scarce and very collectable note
One Hundred Pounds NairneWhite note, B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7Y 16390 MANCHESTER branch issue with faint ink number and washed otherwise about UNC or near so and exceptionally rare
Five Pounds Nairne B208bf issued 8th April 1915, scarce MANCHESTER branch note, series 73/T 15415, lightly cleaned and pressed, EF looks about Uncirculated, scarce in this condition (Ex LCA 162 realised £1500)
NairneFive Pounds B208bf issued 8th April 1915, scarce MANCHESTER branch note, series 73/T 15415, lightly cleaned and pressed, EF looks about Uncirculated, scarce in this condition
One Hundred Pounds Nairne (2), B208ff dated 28th May 1914 a very scarce consecutively numbered pair 7/Y 17781 & 7/Y 17782, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), very faint inked numbers top left, pressed EF, scarce as a pair and in this condition
One Hundred Pounds Nairne B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7/Y 16382, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), faint stains and ink marks top left, pressed EF, scarce
One Hundred Pounds Nairne B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7/Y 16400, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), small ink number top left, pressed EF, scarce
One Hundred Pounds Nairne B208ff dated 28th May 1914 series 7/Y 16375, MANCHESTER branch issue, (Pick308b), faint stain top right and ink annotations top left, pressed EF, scarce
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
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
Fifty pounds NairneB208e dated 2nd July 1913 serial 2/X 64126, Manchester branch issue, faint inked numbers, small holes & round bank stamp, Fine and scarce
Twenty pounds NairneB208d dated 16 March 1916 serial 11/M 41105, London branch, extremely water damaged causing thinning and holes, toned colour and in a very fragile condition, Poor but scarce
One Hundred Pounds Nairne. B208F. 18th January 1916. London, number 30841. The London issue is far rarer than the Manchester issue and in the Manchester hoard of Hundred Pound notes, it is reported there was only one London. VF or better.
Fifty Pounds NairneLondon. 8/N 64663. B208E. The rare London issue. The majority of the Nairne Fifty Pounds known are Manchester branch. This note is a Duggleby plate note, EF and desirable
Five pounds NairnewhiteB208b dated 20 March 1916 serial 98/T 20437, Birmingham branch issue, some pinholes, small paper split & inked annotations, gFine to VF and scarce
Five Pounds whiteNairneB208b dated September 24 1915 Fine with two folds, small hole on centre fold and some pinholes, stamped with N84 on each opposite corner of the reverse
Fifty Pounds NairneManchester July 2nd 1913 several penned numbers obverse and one tiny pinhole otherwise probably nearer VF than Fine scarce and collectable
Hundred pounds NairnewhiteB208f dated 1st Aug.1913 serial 5/Y 02051, MANCHESTER branch issue, small paper split, bank stamps & inked numbers, VF-GVF and scarce
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