GB & World a very pleasing and wide collection in an album (60) in various grades Good/VG to UNC. Ranging from early Treasury & Bank of England issues to modern and including a group of ERROR notes. Comprising a Fisher Second issue Treasury 1 Pound T31 issued 1923 prefix L1/37. A Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1 Pounds (5) including the Emergency World War II B249 Blue/Pink issues (2) along with the regular Green Post-war B260 Threaded issues (3) prefixes U55A, W95A and X33A. An O'Brien Lion & Key 5 Pounds B277 Shaded Symbol 1957 prefix D33. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 1963 prefix C26. Fforde issues (4) including the Lion & Key 10 Pounds B316 prefix A58 and a selection of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait (3) including B309 first series prefix 81R and B310 prefixes B38N and last series D12N. A group of Page (10) including the 2 designs 1 Pounds QE2 portrait B320 1970 issues (5) a consecutive set Y45D 648139 - Y45D 648143 along with a consecutive set of the QE2 pictorial (5) series L34 259440 - L34 259444. Somerset (4) including a selection of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) close numbers prefix CY82 along with a 5 Pounds the Duke of WellingtonB343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JY66. Gill (2) including a 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B358 issue 1991 with a FIRST RUN and fairly low serial number A01 006715 along with a 5 Pounds. A Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B374 issue 1993 with a LOW FIRST RUN serial number X01 001439 given the first 1000 were not issued making this note number 439. A group of the new Polymer issues (6) including 5 Pounds Churchill B414 (4) with various prefixes and a consecutive pair of the 10 Pounds Jane Austen (2) prefix CD49. The group of ERROR notes include a Page 5 Pounds the Duke of Wellington B334 L Reverse issue 1973 with a partial offset mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. A Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 issue 1970 with a different serial numbers - BT06 788815 at top left and BT06 788825 at lower right. A Somerset 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse 1984 series AU46 984809 with a paper crease during printing in an acute angle across the Queen's picture, this note with 2 sets of small pinholes in the body of the note. And a 20 Pounds Kentfield B371 issue 1991 series T06 676486 with the obverse design with a Misaligned Printing causing signature and Bank's title to appear in incorrect position with a part of the bottom note's bank title to appear at bottom margin, also a part of the Queen's face misprinted with the arrow design at left. The world notes include issues from Brazil, China, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Germany and France along with a few British Armed Forces, World War 2 period Allied military notes and a set of Fantasy 'Hell Bank Notes' with matching serials E64865 and illustrations of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. An interesting and desirable selection certain to attract the attention of collectors and dealers alike
Ten Shillings a collection in a small album of the transition between designs 1950-60's period Red-Brown Britannia medallion and the QE2 portrait issues (51) with various cashier signatures and averaging VF-GVF to about UNC - UNC. Consisting of a BealeB266 Red-brown Britannia medallion issued 1950 prefix Y23Z. O'Brien (12) including the Red-Brown Britannia medallion B271 issued 1955 (3) prefixes R25Y, E85Y and Z80X. Together with QE2 portrait B286 issued 1961 (9) consisting of examples of the FIRST series prefixes A18, A27, A73, A78 and A83 along with B03, B68, D30 and E69. Hollom QE2 portrait issues 1963 (19) consisting of B295 (13) prefixes 40A, 11B, 92C, 93H, 76K, 03N and a consecutively numbered set of 7 notes prefix 14L. Also, B294 (6) including prefixes L53, L73, a consecutive pair R57 and a consecutive pair Z16. Along with Fforde QE2 portrait issues 1967 (18) including a Replacement issue B311 prefix M59. Together with B309 (5) prefixes including 77Z along with a consecutive pair 38Z and a consecutive pair of the LAST series 96Z. And B310 (12) including some numeronym prefixes amongst A05N, B01N, C01N spelling 'COIN' (4) along with LAST series D01N, a near consecutive set D02N (3) and a D15N.
Bank of England 10 Shillings to 5 Pounds including a few World War II Emergency issues (7) in various grades about VF/ VF to EF/GEF comprising 1 Pounds Peppiatt World War 2 Emergency issues B249 Blue/Pink issues 1940 (3) serial numbers B04H 780905, R17H 899713 and R17H 773752. Ten Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (2) comprising B309 FIRST series 53R 085633 along with B310 serial number B78N 671625. 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB353 L Reverse issues 1988 (2) a consecutively numbered pair RJ74 641813 & RJ74 641814.
Ten Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B310 issues 1967 (22) including examples of each prefix for this type and in consecutively or near consecutively numbered sets/pairs comprising serial numbers - A99N 656226 & A99N 656227. A near consecutive pair numeronym prefix spelling 'BEEN' - B33N 484516 & B33N 484518. A near consecutive pair B55N 632161 & B55N 632163. A consecutive set of 10 notes - C13N 132711 through C13N 132720. A consecutive set of 4 notes - C93N 245390 through C93N 245393. And a consecutive pair LAST series D35N 031401 & D35N 031402. All about UNC - UNC and desirable
Bank of England & Treasury (25) collection in an album in mixed grades comprising Treasury issues (6) including Bradbury (2) Ten Shillings T13.2 Type 2 Six Digit Serial issue 1915 serial number P1/18 059624 and 1 Pound T16 Dot in No. issue 1917 serial number F/52 316685 along with Fisher (4) consisting of 10 Shillings (2) T25 Dot in No. issue 1919 LAST series H/6 579715 Scarce and T30 No. omitted issue 1922 serial number L/9 098585 and 1 Pounds (2) T24 Dot in No. issue 1919 serial number R70 673931 and T31 Dot in No. issue 1923 CONTROL note serial number Z1/38 591956 Scarce. Bank of England issues (17) consisting of PeppiattWhite notes (2) a 5 Pounds B255 Thick Paper Metal thread Scarcer earlier issue dated 30th November 1944 serial number E77 003795 London branch and an Operation BernhardForgery 10 Pounds B242 dated 18th December 1936 serial number K/179 89453. Beale White 5 Pounds B270 Scarcer later dated issue 19th August 1952 serial number Y63 002774. O'Brien 5 Pounds Lion & Key (3) including B277 Shaded Symbol issue 1957 serial number C48 904966 and B280 White Symbol issues 1961 (2) serial numbers K22 542106 & First series H70 687181. Hollom (3) including 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 issues 1963 (2) serial numbers A09 201764 & A13 717477 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B299 issue 1964 FIRST RUN serial number A01 261771. Fforde (4) comprising 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B312 issue 1967 serial number Y81 342627 along with 10 Pounds Lion & Key B316 issues 1967 (3) a consecutive trio serial numbers A48 369328 through A48 369330. Page (4) consisting of 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B324 issues 1971 (2) serial numbers 75E 771785 & FIRST series 39C 149102 along with 10 pounds Lion & Key 1971 issues (2) consisting of a B327Replacement issue serial number M07 822804 along with B326 serial number B17 851613. The group accompanied by a Barclays Bank Limited Hereford. cheque for 18 Pounds and 5 Shillings dated 11th July 1923 number 30/C 04380 and a Postal Order for 3 Shillings to pay R. Haylett and signed Richard Haylett number D7/71 483638
Ten shillings FfordeB310 (100) a consecutively numbered run series C30N 518001 to C30N 518100, light storage stains, about UNC to UNC and scarce to still see as an original "brick"
Bank of EnglandFforde and Somerset (105) in mixed grades includes about UNC - UNC comprising One Pounds Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 1967 issues (15) including B308replacement issue series N08M 671102. B303 prefixes E06Y, E15Y, E83Y and K02Z. B307 prefixes R29B, R12L, R16L and R71L. Near consecutive set B305 (6) series N43L 381467 through N43L 381473 missing only N43L 381472. Ten Shillings Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia (84) comprising a consecutive set B309 (4) a consecutive pair first series 61R 080265 and 61R 080266 along with prefixes 14W and 41Y. B310 (80) consecutive set of 79 notes series C40N 314402 through 314480 along with prefix C30N. Also includes One Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonB341 issue 1981 (6) prefixes AN06, BU81, DU08, DU19, DT66 and DT69.
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
Bank of EnglandTen Shillings to Five Pounds (36) a mixed mostly high grades group comprising Ten Shillings B271 Red/Brown issues 1955 (5) a consecutive set of 4 notes series W98Y 629125 to W98Y 629128 and series X24Y 726915. Ten Shillings QE2 portrait & seated Britannia (10) Fforde 1967 issues (4) including B309 (2) series 90S 691882 & first series 89R 494317 and B310 issues (2) consecutive set A81N 259209 & A81N 259210, Hollom 1963 issues (3) including B295 prefix 86N and B294 prefixes U61 &X27 and O'Brien issues 1961 (3) close serial numbers all prefix E20. One Pounds Green O'Brien B273 issues 1955 (13) prefixes T89K, Y19J, Y90J, L73J, J73L, J16L, C46L, H25L, H51L, E05L, E94L, C12L and D35L. One Pounds Green BealeB268 issue 1950 (3) prefixes D63C, K28B and first series H44B. One Pounds O'Brien QE2 portrait & seated Britannia B282 issues 1960 (4) a consecutive set of 4 notes series 46K 252377 to 46K 252380. Along with Five Pounds WhiteB276 dated 16th September 1955 series A80A 061908
Ten Shillings (20) O'Brien (2) 1961 B286 a consecutively numbered set of 2 - C03 511214 and C03 511215 both GEF. Hollom (14) - a near consecutive set of 4 notes 1963 B295 - series 65C 226743, 65C 226745, 65C 226747 and 65C 2246749 EF to about UNC, along with a fully consecutive set of 10 notes B295 - series 92L 815501 through 92L 815510 generally Unc one with a stain. Fforde (4) - 1967 B309 (2) 95X 500292 GVF and 39X 539115 VF, B310 C21N 483600 VF, along with a LAST RUN REPLACEMENT issue B311 serial number M80 373636 about UNC - UNC
FfordeTen Shillings (68), Fforde B310 issued 1967 a consecutively numbered run of last series notes D02N 393321 to D02N 393388, (Pick373c), Uncirculated
Ten Shillings (72), O'Brien, Hollom and Fforde, scarce Fforde last run 99Z and Hollom last run Z99, REPLACEMENT notes (9), first and last series and consecutively numbered sets also seen, the 99Z is Fine, the Z99 is VF and the rest of the notes are about Uncirculated to Uncirculated
Ten Shillings Fforde (7) B311, all LAST RUN REPLACEMENT series M80, including a consecutively numbered run of 4 notes M80 569170 - M80 569173, issued 1967, (Pick373c), Uncirculated or about Uncirculated
Ten Shillings (151), FfordeB310 issued 1967 a consecutively numbered bundle of last series notes D27N 844001 to D27N 844151, (Pick373c), the top few have indentations from wrapping otherwise they are all Uncirculated
One pound QE2 portrait notes (32) consecutively numbered runs of O'Brien, Hollom, Fforde and Page signature types, mostly GEF to UNC, along with a further group One Pound (16) O'Brien (4), Hollom (2), Page (10), Ten Shillings Hollom (3) in mixed higher grades with some consecutives, along with a further group One Pound (5) of minor miscuts, ink fades and an interesting serial number, these in mixed grades
Ten Pounds Page (4) B326 UNC consecutives, Ten Pounds HollomB299 (3) VF to EF one with an inked number on the obverse, Five Pounds Hollom B297 (3) VF to EF, Five Pounds Fforde (15) B312 and B314 EF to UNC, Five Pounds O'Brien B277 Fine, Ten Shillings Hollom B295 (66) EF to UNC, Fforde (52) B309 and B310 mostly UNC , many groups of consecutives, one note with an inked figure on the obverse, plus Scotland (12) Five Pounds (2), One Pound (10) various banks, in mixed grades, Isle of Man Fifty Pence 1969 issue Fine
Ten shillings FfordeB310 (100) a consecutively numbered run series C30N 518001 to C30N 518100, light storage stains, about UNC to UNC and scarce to still see as an original "brick"
Ten shillings Fforde (50) issued 1967, QE2 portrait, B309 (40) series 57X, 76X, 92X and 93x and 41Y and B310 (10) series B21N, average EF or better, 3 groups of 10 consecutive notes still in original bank wrappers
Fifty Pounds to One Pound £1596 face includes Fifty Pounds Somerset A02 (2) a consecutive pair, Twenty Pounds PageB328 (2), Ten Pounds Page B326 (2), Ten Pounds Page B330 (34), Ten Pounds Somerset B346 (14), Five Pounds Page B336 (19), Five Pounds Somerset B343 (28), One Pound FfordeB305 (11), One Pound Page B322 (228), One Pound Page S90M B321Replacement (1), One Pound Page B320 (129), One Pound Page B339 (78), One Pound Page B340 A01N First Run a consecutive pair UNC, One Pound Somerset B341 (115), One Pound Page B337 (120), Ten Shillings Fforde B310 (50), Royal Bank of Scotland (4) Five Pounds (2) 1972 and 1973, One Pound (2)1967 and 1969 issues, a high grade group with the majority in UNC and a good proportion are consecutively numbered
Ten shillings FfordeB309 (22) issued 1967, QE2 portrait, various prefixes from first series 30R (4) includes consecutive pair to 57Z, a few in lower grades the remainder mostly GVF to aUNC
Ten shillings FfordeB310 (10) issued 1967, QE2 portrait, a consecutive numbered run D36N 400101 to D36N 400110, light stains on first note rest all about UNC to UNC
A collection in an album (61) Twenty Pounds (5) Lowther Duggleby B385 (2) consecutive numbers, Kentfield Duggleby B370 (2) consecutive numbers, Gill Duggleby B355, Ten Pounds (6) Gill B354 (2) consecutive numbers, Kentfield Duggleby B366 (4) two pairs of consecutive numbers, WhiteFive Pounds (2) London December 4 1944, O,Brien July 23 1956, Five Pounds (9) Kentfield Duggleby B362 R36 prefix (2 consecutive numbers), Gill Duggleby B353 RD prefix (4,two pairs of close consecutive numbers), Hollom Duggleby B297 , One Pound (24) Catterns (1), Peppiatt Blue (1), O'Brien (1), Page (15) Somerset (5) later notes with many consecutives, Ten Shillings (23) Fforde (7), Hollom (6), O'Brien (4), Beale (1), Peppiatt (4), Catterns (1), Royal Bank of Scotland One Pound (5) 1992 consecutive numbers, in mixed grades many VF or better some later notes in UNC
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