British Banknotes from the Collection of the Late Ray Harrod

1 October 2009

Lot No 1317

Fifty Pounds 2006, M06 343095 (Dugg. –). About extremely fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1318

Twenty Pounds (6), all 2007, AA01, AA08 (2), AJ01 and AJ26 prefixes, LL05 replacement (Dugg. –) [6]. First two about uncirculated, others good very fine to extremely fine £150-180

1 October 2009

Lot No 1319

P.S. Beale, One Pound, 1949-55, K62C 158133, concertina fold on left side (Dugg. B268). Thin stain at top left corner, otherwise very fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1320

L.K. O’Brien, Ten Shillings, 1955-60, W11Y 366785, missing strip of print on lower right side (Dugg. B271). Very fine to good very fine £40-60

1 October 2009

Lot No 1321

L.K. O’Brien, Ten Shillings, 1955-60, J61Y 778479, extra paper at bottom right (Dugg. B271). Very fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1322

L.K. O’Brien, One Pound (2), both 1961-2, B09 230499, small piece of extra paper at bottom right; D39 397145, small section of mirror print on back including signature (Dugg. B281) [2]. First good very fine, second with 10mm tear in top edge, fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1323

L.K. O’Brien, One Pound, 1961-2, Z80 885936, large extra paper on right side (Dugg. B281). Good very fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1324

J.Q. Hollom, Five Pounds, 1963-6, J47 955252, trace only of number at bottom right (Dugg. B297). Pressed and number may have been removed at that time, otherwise very fine £40-60

1 October 2009

Lot No 1325

J.S. Fforde, Ten Shillings (2), 25Y and C68N prefixes; One Pound (4), N98D, R34D, S37D and S85L prefixes, mostly miscut, R34D and S37D with concertina folds (Dugg. B305, 309-10) [6]. Good very fine to about uncirculated £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1326

J.S. Fforde, One Pound (2), R31L 799815/899815, R31L 799961/899961 (Dugg. B307) [2]. About uncirculated and better £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1327

J.B. Page, One Pound (9), all 1970-8, T65E, Y60B, Y45J, CY82, EN69, EW23, EY35, HR17 and HY27 prefixes, Y45J with concertina fold; Ten Pounds, 1975-80, L26 207966, all minor errors on serial numbers or with ink streaks (Dugg. B320, 322, 330) [10]. Generally good very fine to extremely fine, some better £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1328

J.B. Page, One Pound, 1970-8, AN37 026393, uniface (Dugg. B322). Good very fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1329

J.B. Page, One Pound (2), both 1970-8, CS48 024989, extra paper with green line on left side; CY69 266637, fishtail with green print at bottom left (Dugg. B322) [2]. Good very fine to extremely fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1330

J.B. Page, Ten Pounds, 1975-80, H01 103306, extra paper at top and left side, full length diagonal cut on left side (Dugg. B330). Good very fine £120-150

1 October 2009

Lot No 1331

J.B. Page, Five Pounds (2), 1971-3, J40 085208, minor mirror printing on back; 1973-8, 06S 141052, yellow/orange cancellation line on left side (Dugg. B332, 334) [2]. First good very fine, second good extremely fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1332

J.B. Page, One Pound (3), all 1978-80, 08S 584875, extra paper on left side including colour bars at bottom; C09N prefix, ink smudges on left side; C75N prefix, miscut (Dugg. B339, 340) [3]. Last about extremely fine, others very fine to good very fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1333

D.H. Somerset, One Pound (10), AR prefix (6), with last digit slightly raised, BS45 and BS47 prefixes, missing most of print on front, DX5 prefixes (2), ink streaks; Ten Pounds (2), AY33 and BN01 prefixes, both miscut (Dugg. B341, 348) [12]. BS45 and BS47 very fine to good very fine, laundered so not original...

1 October 2009

Lot No 1334

D.H. Somerset, Five Pounds (2), both 1980-7, LN90 prefix, miscut with larger margin at bottom; DU56 446189, missing signature of cashier (Dugg. B343, 343a) [2]. Very fine and better £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1335

D.H. Somerset, Ten Pounds, 1980-4, 56B 421345, flap of paper cut from right edge and folded over during printing (Dugg. B347). Extremely fine £120-150

1 October 2009

Lot No 1336

D.H. Somerset, Ten Pounds, 1980-4, 56E 124871, partial mirror image of top 20mm of front appearing on back (Dugg. B347). Good very fine £40-60

1 October 2009

Lot No 1337

G.M. Gill, Five Pounds, 1988-90, RD57 997723, missing one digit at bottom right; Ten Pounds, HX62 441948, security thread on surface of note (Dugg. B353, 354) [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1338

G.M. Gill, Five Pounds, 1990, B33 746539, security thread on surface (Dugg. B357); G. Kentfield, Five Pounds (2), both 1993-9, AD18 602181, security thread on surface, CE12 975100, miscut leaving wider margin on left side (Dugg. B364) [3]. Very fine to good very fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1339

G.M. Gill, Five Pounds, 1990, E90 035864, missing yellow underprint on back (Dugg. B357). Uncirculated £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1340

G. Kentfield, Five Pounds 1993-99, AK10 793215, serial numbers wrong way round; Ten Pounds (3), S04 prefix, miscut, DK01 734207-8, one miscut (Dugg. B364, 366) [4]. First very fine, others good extremely fine or better £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1341

G. Kentfield, Twenty Pounds, 1991-3, E10 038508, missing print on right side, only shadow royal portrait visible (Dugg. B371). Good very fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1342

G. Kentfield, Fifty Pounds, 1994-9, A51825983, missing silver foil on medallion and Tudor rose (Dugg. B377). Bottom right corner tip cut off, otherwise very fine £70-90

1 October 2009

Lot No 1343

M. Lowther, Five Pounds, 1999-2002, EB61 013920/EB 61 013820 (Dugg. B380). About uncirculated £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1344

M. Lowther, Twenty Pounds (2), both 1999-2004, AD57 148187, missing print from bottom half of note including royal portrait; CH72 447157, miscut (Dugg. B386) [2]. Extremely fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1345

M. Lowther, Twenty Pounds, 1999-2004, AE 736386, partial mirror image on back including royal portrait (Dugg. B386). A couple of marks in front lower margin, otherwise good very fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1346

M. Lowther, Ten Pounds (4), all 2000-4, DL24 852883/EL24 852883; AD16 prefix, missing silver foil hologram; BK33 prefix, miscut; EL06 prefix, ink smudges (Dugg. B388, 390); A. Bailey, Twenty Pounds, missing small section of necklace (Dugg. B402) [5]. Last two uncirculated, others good very fine £120-150

1 October 2009

Lot No 1347

HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, Portsea and Hampshire Bank, One Pound, 1 October 1816, no. 7681, for Godwin, Minchin, Carter & Goldson (Grant 2340B); unissued cheque, 18—, Gosport, for Messrs Grant, Gillman & Long, Bankers, Portsmouth [2]. First with large dividend stamps on front and pinholes, very good, second with...

1 October 2009

Lot No 1348

HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, Portsea and Hampshire Bank, One Pound, 13 July 1818, no. 8001, for Godwin, Minchin & Carter (Grant 2340C). Large dividend stamps on front, bankruptcy stamp on back and pinholes, otherwise very fine £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1349

HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, Portsea and Hampshire Bank, Five Pounds, 10 September 1818, no. 8535, for Godwin, Minchin & Carter (Grant 2340C). Large dividend stamps on front, bankruptcy stamp on back, edge nicks and pinholes, otherwise very fine to good very fine £150-180

1 October 2009

Lot No 1350

HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, Portsea and Hampshire Bank, Ten Pounds, 20 May 1818, no. 8535, for Godwin, Minchin & Carter (Grant 2340C). Large dividend stamps on front, bankruptcy stamp on back and pinholes, otherwise good fine, scarce £150-180

1 October 2009

Lot No 1351

Bank of Love, 14 Feby. 1847, signed Cupid; Bank of Elegance, Five Pounds, 4 January 1841, for Myself & Co, G. Gilbert, Old Bailey [2]. First with tiny piece out of left edge and a few tiny holes, otherwise fine, second missing strip from left edge and some tears, very good £80-100

1 October 2009

Lot No 1352

Unknown Kingdom Of Pomona And Other Places, One Nothing, W/1 220473, in style of third issue Treasury Pound, text around vignette at right, ‘Golf Balls Make Hagen Lots of Money’. Good extremely fine £60-80

1 October 2009

Lot No 1353

The Exchequer, Five Pounds, 29 July 1697, bearing interest of a Farthing a day, signature of Sir Robert Howard, auditor of the Exchequer. Cancelled with inked X across middle, tiny hole at upper left, short tear in bottom edge, a couple of ink splashes and many endorsements on back, otherwise very fine, rare £600-800

1 October 2009

Lot No 1354

Bank of England, cheque for Six Pounds, ‘To the Agent of the Bank of England’, Portsmouth, 31 January 1862. Pinholes, otherwise good very fine £40-60

1 October 2009

Lot No 1355

Bank of England, cheques (2), ‘To the Agent of the Bank of England’, Liverpool, 3 July 1878, 19 January 1880; cheque, 12 January 1903, ‘To the Agent of the Bank of England’, Western Branch, Burlington Gardens, London [3]. All with pinholes, first two with large punch-hole taking piece out of top edge, last...

1 October 2009

Lot No 1356

Bank of England, Public Revenue Cheque ‘To the Cashiers of the Bank of England’, 12 October 1931, printed on Bank watermarked paper; Barclays Bank Ltd, Transfer cheque ‘To the Cashiers of the Bank of England’, One Hundred and Forty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety Three pounds, Fifteen Shillings, 16...