English Banknotes (lots 1-116 ) 1)
Accessories & Books (4) a group including 2 x Large Lindner Banknote albums format 305 x 317mm with ring binder and softer free crystal clear hard-PVC pages with white backing pages - one in wine red including 12 x 2 slotted pages and 9 x 3 slotted pages. Comes with the slipcase also in wine red and all in very well kept condition, and another in tan orange with 27 x 2 slotted pages only, both almost as new. The lot also comes with Notaphily related books, in good condition (2) including the English Paper Money by Vincent Duggleby, 7th Edition 2006, ISBN 0-9543457-1-1. Along with The Banknote Yearbook, 9th Edition 2015 by Token Publishing (£1 - £5)
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Bank of England & The Royal Mint Limited Edition Commemorative Presentation sets (4) an appealing group of these always collectible sets comprising the C119 H.M. the Queen’s 70th birthday 1996, Kentfield 5 Pounds note series HM70 004193 & a Cupro-nickel 5 Pound Crown, in the original folder missing the outer sleeve and the informative booklet with the COA. C130 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday 1998, Kentfield 5 Pounds note with a special prefix and a LOW serial number PW50 000278 & a Cupro-nickel 5 Pound Crown, both in the original presentation folder and sleeve with the COA. C157 First & Last Kentfield 10 Pounds with matching serial numbers consisting of Last Dickens B382 serial number LA80 999165 & the First Darwin B390 serial number AA01 999165, a very low numbered set considering it’s a limited-edition of 1000 matched pairs in the range of 999000 to 999999. Along with the 10 Pounds Lowther Special Millennium Commemorative Prefix 2000 from C150 and an early serial number YR20 000549, comes only with the original COA but without the cardboard container wallet (£90 - £160)
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Bank of England & Treasury (3) a collectible and interesting group of notes comprising examples of Treasury Warren Fisher First issue 1919 (2) consisting of a 10 Shillings T26 Dash in No. Red serial number E/17 309537, VFGVF. Along with the 1 Pound Fisher T24 dot in No. serial number T/95 703289, Fine - VF 2 sets of pinholes in left body. Accompanied by a 5 Pounds Beale White note B270 dated 23rd November 1949 serial number N18 087084, watermark fully visible to naked eye perhaps from foxing, faint bank stamps and a small pencilled annotation on reverse (£75 - £150)
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Bank of England & Treasury (33) a selection of notes in a small album and in mixed grades from Good/Fine to UNC. Comprising Treasury 1 Pounds (2) including a Bradbury Third issue T16 Dot in No. 1917 serial number C/58 334995, inked number on reverse along with a Fisher First issue T24 Dot in No. 1919 serial number M/3 028710, 4 pinholes at upper left. Also comprises a selection of Polymer Churchill 5 Pounds B414 2016 (25) including a range of AA prefixes and a FIRST RUN AA01 prefix along with other later prefixes, some in consecutively numbered sets. Together with a Fforde QE2 portrait 10 Shillings and 1 Pounds (2), a Page QE2 portrait 1 Pound and a Somerset QE2 pictorial 1 Pound. The lot also comes with a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe 50 Billion Dollars Pick 87 dated 2008. (£150 - £200)
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Bank of England & Treasury (40) a private collection in an album comprising various cashiers and denominations with a wide range of designs, 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 and designs 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 we 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. (£180 - £300)
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Bank of England & Treasury (78) a collection in an album in various grades mostly in average VF-GVF but also includes several higher grades to About UNC - UNC. Comprising the now little over a century old Treasury George V period 1 Pounds Bradbury Third issue T16 (2) serial numbers including a FIRST series A/12 529939 along with D/44 205890. Along with Bank of England various cashiers and designs issues from the various periods (47) including Catterns 1 Pound B225 prefix Y75. Peppiatt (4) consisting of 10 Shillings First Period B236 Unthreaded prefix 82W. Along with Second Period World War II Emergency issues (3) 10 Shillings B251 prefix Z17E and 1 Pounds B249 (2) prefixes B62H and U62D. Beale 1 Pound B268 prefix X55C. O’Brien 1 Pound B273 prefix H25K. Hollom 10 Shillings QE2 portrait B295 prefix 66C. Fforde 10 Shillings B309 (2) prefixes 78X and 93W. Page 1 Pounds (4) including a QE2 portrait B322 prefix DR10 along with QE2 pictorial (3) B337 (2) prefixes T71 and W71 and B339 prefix 75K. Somerset (3) including 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W reverse (5) prefixes CU80, AR11, BY64, BZ84 and DW39. Along with a 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial B343 L reverse prefix DY05. Together with a selection of Lowther 5 Pounds (27) consisting of B393 (26) prefixes HA89, HB02, HB06, HB08 (2), HB10 (2), HB11, HB14 (2), HB15 (2), HB17, HB19, HB22, HB28, HB29
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