Bidspirit auction | A Collection of UK Ten
A Collection of UK Ten Shilling Banknotes Including Treasury and Bank of England Issues - A collection of British ten shilling banknotes housed in clear plastic album pages, spanning the early 20th century to the late 1960s. The assembly includes early UK Treasury Notes, also known as Bradbury notes, featuring a portrait of King George V in a circular frame. These notes are printed in a reddish-brown ink on white paper, with some examples displaying the signature of N. K. Warren Fisher. The collection continues with Bank of England ten shilling notes, including the mauve-coloured Britannia series and the subsequent Series C portrait notes featuring a young Queen Elizabeth II. The Series C notes are printed in shades of reddish-brown and feature various signatures including J. K. O'Brien and J. S. Fforde. Visible serial numbers on these issues include 30N 108141, M42 590134, 50R 015207, 79Z 620412, E37 326587, 878N 173873, and M78 864924. Several notes are accompanied by handwritten collector slips providing technical details such as split prefix information and last issue notations.