Newcastle upon Tyne £5 Joint Stock Bank dated 1840 ink Cancelled overprint, (Outing1515b), No 7107 Fine and firm the best example of the group offered here
One PoundPeppiatt World War II Guernsey overprintB239ADuggleby Type A overprint September 18th, 1941. with dot after year on obverse only and serial number E15A 639414, VF Scarce
One PoundPeppiatt Second Issue B239A World War II Guernsey overprint unthreaded 1941 serial number E82A 392783, GVF. Overprint reads "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941".
One PoundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint prefix E15A, "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941" over stamp face & back, Pick363h, AU desirable thus
One PoundPeppiatt World War II Guernsey overprint B239A Green Britannia medallion Type A Overprint variety with full stop after year on obverse only issue 1941 serial number C37A 977198, a presentable VF with expected signs of wear but no observable flaws on this Scarce War-time example from the only British occupied territories in World War II. These notes were withdrawn due to the shortage of low denomination banknotes on the isle after the Germans occupation took place.
One poundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series E03A 006585, "Withdrawn from circulation November 10th, 1941.", (a full stop after 1941--only 79 recorded for this variety to date, this will be the 80th known) small stain top right, Good VF
One Pound (7) Peppiatt blue B249 B12E 018335 Fine, Peppiatt B260 D56B 070000 Near Fine with a staple hole and a small tear on the top edge, PageB340 E46N 965879 Fine, Page B339 10Y 992241 About Fine, Page B339 Z69 824570 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) AT07 609681 VF, AT16 720427 Fine, Ten Shillings (5) O'Brien B286 K61 145900 (last series) Fine, FfordeB310 (4) B06N 421684 EF, C23N 611660 GVF, D09N 015396 NVF, D12N 045306 GVF, Isle of Man Ten Pounds undated 1998 issue, signature Shimmin, 142mm x 75mm Pick 44 VF, Northern Ireland - Ulster Bank Ltd (5) Ten Pounds 1997 issue Pick 198 signature Savage, NVF, Five Pounds 1986 issue Pick 326 Fine, Five Pounds George Best 2006 Pick 339 (2) UNC consecutively numbered GB 564370 and GB564730, One Pound 1976 issue Pick 325b EF, British Armed Forces (7) One Pound Second Series (2) AA/7 906351 and AA/7 936549 UNC, One Pound Fourth Series (5) all consecutives K/3 227886 to K/3 227890 inclusive UNC, Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (4) 1977 issue Pick 336a B/24 670674 A/UNC, 1984 issues (2) consecutives D/1 393875 and D/1 393876 A/UNC, 1985 issue Pick 341 VG, World (5) Italy 500 Lire 1976 issue Pick 95 VG, Austria 1000 Kronen 1902 issue with red overprintPick 61 Fine, Russia 500 Roubles Pick 14 Fine, with fold at left, China 20 Customs Gold Units 1930 Pick 328 VG, Germany 100 Marks 1910 Pick 42 Near Fine, along with a group of Travellers Cheques (5) Barclays Bank £50, £20, £10, £5 and £2, issued 1960-1963, and cheques, some blank a mixed group (8) includes Hinckley Urban and Rural District Councils Joint Hospital Committee Fine, others in mixed grades
GB (11), British Armed Forces (5), World (16), comprising GB Bank of England (11) Five Pounds SalmonB407 LH01 782120 EF, One Pound (8) BealeB268 K19J 428234 Fine, HollomB288 A71Y 555285 Good Fine, FfordeReplacementB306 S46M 732818 Fine, Page Britannia B322 (2) ER42 475777 NVF and ES60 162512 Good Fine, Page B339 34H 134177 Fine, SomersetB341 (2) BR82 172168 Good Fine, and DR21 307858 EF, Ten Shillings (2) O'Brien B271 J22Y 682337 Fine, Hollom B295 62L 429243, British Armed Forces (5) One Shilling 1946 First issue NVF, Sixpence 1946 First Issue (4) VF to GVF, World (16) Scotland - Royal Bank of ScotlandTen Pounds 1989 issue 22.2.1989 Pick 348a NVF, Austria (5) 100 Kronen 1912 with Deutchosterreich overprintPick 56 VG, 20 Kronen 2.Jan.1922 Pick 76 Fine, Ten Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 75 Fine, Two Kronen 2.Jan 1922 Pick 74 Fine, 50 Schilling 1944 issue Pick 102b VG, Netherlands Gulden 1938 issue Pick 61 VG, Russia Three Chervotsa Pick 203a VG, Burma One Rupee (undated 1942) Pick 14 Fine, Zimbabwe (2) Five Dollars 1983 Pick 2cVF, Two Dollars 1994 issue Pick 1d Near Fine, Germany (5) 20 Marks 1914 with 7-digit serial number Pick 46b, VG, 500 Marks 2.12.1922 watermark Lattice Pick 81b Near Fine, 100000 Marks 1923 issue green paper Pick 91a Fine, One Mark 1944 issue, 9-digit serial number without F, Pick 192b Fine, Half Mark 1944 issue Pick 191 Fine, some of the GB issues with ink marks
One PoundPeppiatt World War II Guernsey overprint B239A Green Britannia medallion Type A Overprint variety with full stop after year on obverse only issue 1941 serial number C37A 977198, a presentable VF with expected signs of wear but no observable flaws on this Scarce War-time example from the only British occupied territories in World War II. These notes were withdrawn due to the shortage of low denomination banknotes on the isle after the Germans occupation took place.
England (4) consisting of a ProvincialStamford, Spalding & Boston Banking Company Limited 5 Pounds dated 18th October 1899 No. L4330, signature cut-cancelled (Outing 2036f; Grant 5636C), VG with a 4mm oblong centre hole, bank stamps on reverse and still presentable. The note comes with a descriptive short historical background printout. Along with a Wales - Cwmni y Ddafad Ddu Cymreig, 'Black Sheep/Bull Bank' SPECIMEN 5 Swllt (Shillings) Menai bridge type with 3 feathers at Fleur de Lis top left and overprint ENGHRAIFFT (translated from Welsh meaning Example) in blue to lower left and serial number 990953, UNC. Also included in the lot are a Bradbury Wilkinson Promotional Test note in main blue and multicolour value of 100 portrait of King Charles I at right and uniface, along with a display cardboard postage stamp sheet - Her Majesty's stamps from The Stamp Show 2000, Earls Court, London.
BirminghamLabour Exchange, Robert Owen 10 Hours notes dated 22nd July 1833 unissued remainders Outing 3010k (4) all about EF or better and with Forward Trading Company, 143a Stratford Road Birmingham overprint dated 191x on reverse. Imprint of Vizetelly, Branston & Co. Fleet Street, London. Black and grey with vignette of Beehive ("Industry") at upper left and balanced scales ("Justice and Equality") at upper right. These notes were used in exchange of produced goods.
Five Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial and George Stephenson printing ERRORB364 issue 1993 serial number AE74 697041, VF or slightly better Tears. The note with a torn area on the queen's face due to a possible paper jam during the obverse overprint process causing parts of the design of H.M. the queen's face to be missing and mis-printed. Signs of paper jam can also be observed by a small tear at upper margin near security thread, black roller marks at the torn area on reverse and generally the overall folding of the note. These kind of errors rarely make their way into private hands and circulation
Treasury and Bank of England Forgeries & Training notes (3) in various grades VG to about UNC - UNC comprising a Treasury 1 Pound Bradbury signature Training note prefix F without serial number, punch-hole cancelled and red overprints NOT VALID and FOR TRAINING USE ONLY. Peppiatt 1 Pound Green Britannia medallion B239 pre-war Unthreaded issue 1934 with a forged Guernsey "Withdrawn from circulation..." overprint and serial number K84A 269068 this the VG note. Along with a forged 1 Pound Bradbury Dardanelles overprint with black FORGED overprint twice and serial number J/44 71335.
One Pound Green CatternsSPECIMENB225s issue 1930 serial number Q00 000000 and red SPECIMEN. overprint in small solid capitals over signature once diagonally. Crowned Britannia medallion at left and value at right on obverse and Bank of England building across top of reverse. Printed at St. Luke's Works, London and watermarked with Helmeted Britannia bust. GEF - About UNC, Pinholes and an Exceptionally Scarce note seldom appearing on the market
Five Pounds Peppiatt pre-war SPECIMENWhite Note B241s dated 20th April 1934 serial number 000Q 00000. GEF - About UNC, Minor Foxing Horizontal lines perhaps from storage. Britannia medallion at upper left red SPECIMEN overprint in solid capitals twice diagonally at centre left and across signature at lower right. These notes were produced for the benefit of foreign central banks. They should have been returned and destroyed when no longer needed for reference, but that was not always the case.
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 & Michael Faraday Offset missing ink ERROR note B371 issue 1991 serial number K01 894819. Missing ink from overprinting diagonally at upper right on note starting B in Bank of England across the Queens head. VF - GVF and interesting
One Pound Green PeppiattB239C Type C Full stop after year, reverse only. Guernsey overprint "Withdrawn from Circulation November 10th, 1941.", serial E15A 763471 GEF - about UNC
One PoundPeppiatt Blue Guernsey overprintB249A C60D 888273 Pressed Good VF looks better Rare especially in the better grade, only 122 Peppiatt Blue overprints exist
Peppiatt 1 Pound B239A Guernsey overprint series A33A 952036, overprint "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941.", (Pick363h), pinholes, one tiny edge nick and small brown spot to botom border, Fine
One PoundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series H31A 976189 (a recorded number), "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941", (Pick363h), a scarcer prefix, cleaned and pressed Fine+
Bradbury (4), 10 Shillings a pair of uncut forged notes without serial numbers, (T12 for type), 10 Shillings punched cancelled and overprinted 'Not Valid - For Training Use Only', (T8 for type), 1 Pound over printed 'Falsifikat' forgery, (t3 for type), and a John Cadbury 9/- note
Newcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock Banking Company 5 Pounds dated 1840 series No.7838, "Cancelled" overprints, (Outing1515b), ink annotations on reverse, Fine
Ten shillings BradburyT15 a contemporary forgery of DardanellesArabic overprint, Cancelled with "Army Pay Office 2 Sept.1918 Gibraltar" on reverse, gFine, also a group (12) of Hungarian, Greek, German & Yugoslavian common WW2 period banknotes all with modern forged Nazi and Jewish overprints, mostly Fine
One poundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series H59A 310221 (a recorded number), "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941", Pick363h, a scarcer prefix, Fine+
Newcastle upon Tyne £5 Joint Stock Bank dated 1838 No.2919, ink Cancelled overprints, (Outing 1515b), VG mounted on card in a photo frame, Proof Sets 1970 (2) nFDC in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Year Set 1983 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UC toned in the blue wallet of issue, Five Pound Crown 2008 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Guernsey Five Pound Crowns 2000 (2) Century of the Monarchy UNC in the wallets of issue
Newcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock £10 dated 1836, series No.182, (Outing 1515e), ink Cancelled overprints, almost Fine and a scarcer high value for this type
Newcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock £10 dated 1838, series No.247, (Outing 1515e), ink Cancelled overprints, rejoined, Fine and a scarce high value for this type
One Pound blue PeppiattB249A, Guernsey overprint 2Withdrawn from circulation September 18th 1941." series C63D 428817 (a recorded number), cleaned & pressed, good Fine to VF, scarce
Leeds Bank £5 proof, soft card overprinted SPECIMEN for Wm. Williams Brown, Charles Barr & Co. (Outing1130 for type), printers ink stains, about UNC to UNC
One poundPeppiattB239A Guernsey overprint series E03A 006585, "Withdrawn from circulation November 10th, 1941.", (a full stop after 1941--only 79 recorded for this variety to date, this will be the 80th known) small stain top right, VF
One PoundPeppiattoverprint pair. B249A. C61D 934203 and C61D 934204 consecutive numbered pair. These notes are both in EF to UNC condition, and are one of the best conditioned pairs of the B249A series.
One PoundMahonB212A Guernsey overprint series D94 154877, this is EF to UNC condition, and thus being the finest condition of all the 48 notes known in the hoard.
One poundPeppiattB239C Guernsey overprintconsecutive pair series E15A 781699 & E15A 781700, "Withdrawn from circulation November 10th, 1941", about UNC and scarce as a pair
Twenty pounds GillB358s type 2 series E22 200075 an issued note but overprinted on left hand serial number with Specimen Number in red A00 000000. Unusual and of the highest rarity and possibly unique, being the only one we have seen. EF.
Treasury 10 shillings BradburyT15 issued 1915, Dardanelle issue with Arabic overprint for 60 Piastres series Z/18 099380, corner & edge repairs with glue residue reverse, Good to VG but scarce
British Armed Forces 1 shilling issued 1946 with "--NAAFI CANTEENS ONLY" overprint-(used by T Force in Japan), PickM11b, cleaned & pressed Fine and scarce
One PoundPeppiattoverprint pair. B249A. C61D 934203 and C61D 934204 consecutive numbered pair. These notes are both in EF to UNC condition, and are one of the best conditioned pairs of the B249A series.
One PoundCatternsoverprint. B225A. 036 261346. This is the finest condition Catterns note in the hoard. Only 74 Catterns overprints are known in total. EF to UNC.
Twenty Pounds Gill. B358S Type 2. Number E22 200075. Issued note. Overprinted on left hand serial number with Specimen Number in red A00 000000. Unusual and of the highest rarity and possibly unique, being the only one we have seen. EF.
One PoundPeppiattoverprint pair. B239C. E15A 781699 and E15A 781700. There is no full stop on the front. This pair is one of the best conditioned pairs known for this series. Only 398 Peppiatt overprints for this series known. EF to UNC.
One PoundPeppiattoverprint. B238A. Z Last series. This was the best condition last series note available from the hoard. Just 328 Peppiatt overprints known in this series. Near EF.
One PoundCatterns. B226A. Guernsey overprint, withdrawn from circulation September 18th 1941. Only five known and accompanied by pictures of the others which show that this note is the finest known in existence. 87A 573048 and VF and pleasing.
One PoundPeppiattoverprint pair. B239B. E03A 007276 and E03A 007277 consecutive pair. One of the finest condition pairs of the E03A's in the hoard. There were only 79 issued of this series. EF to UNC.
One PoundPeppiattoverprint. B249A. A01D First series. There are only three A01D notes known in the first series, this being the best condition of the three. In total there are just 122 Peppiatt Blue overprints known. Good VF.
One PoundMahonoverprint. B212A. A76 760129. First Series. Only four are known in this first series, this being the best condition. There are just 48 Mahon overprints known in total. VF.
One PoundCatternsoverprint. B225A. First Series. H95 426734. There are only two first series notes known, this note being the best condition of the two. Just 74 Catterns overprints are known in total. Good VF.
One PoundPeppiattoverprint. B238A. B First series. Only six are known in this series, this note being in the best condition of the six. There are just 328 known Peppiatt overprints of the B238A series. Near EF.
One PoundPeppiattoverprint. B238A. 40Y 371856. Possibly the best condition known of all mid series B238A series notes. Just 328 Peppiatt overprints known in this series. Near EF.
Treasuryone poundBradburyT14 serial P/56 91719, WW1 Dardanelle Arabic overprint, collectable and pleasant with some small damage at the corners and minor edge tears, a key note to GB treasury collection, about Fine and very scarce in any grade
One poundMahonB212A, serial B77 524831, WW2 Guernsey overprint "Withdrawn from circulation September 18th, 1941" across face, only 48 know for this type, Pick363e, pinholes, Fine+ and scarce
One PoundBealeB268 prefix L16C error with a mirror image of the obverse design overprinted on the reverse interesting and scarce Fine, along with an O'Brien 10/- and Page One pound from circulation and a quantity of British pre decimal coins from circulation
Treasury forgeries (3) all thicker paper, they look contemporary but possibly later, 10 shillings T8 prefix T/30 overstamped FORGED and T15 prefix Z/7 and £1 T14 prefix J/44, last two with Arabic Dardanelle overprint, all Fine or better
Treasury 10 shillings BradburyT15 prefix Y/23 "Dardanellesoverprint" issued for Turkey Gallipoli campaign 1915, toned with pinholes & edge wear at left, almost Fine and scarce
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