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Five pounds, Riddle/Heathershaw (1927) Q/20 377677 (R.42). A 5mm tear left edge, flattened and cleaned, slightly faded, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1932) Q/28 262956 (R.43). Flat, lower left corner fold, good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $7,000
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/2 334465 (R.44a). Flattened of folds, 2mm tear in top border, otherwise bright colour good body, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $3,500
Passed in
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/7 603680 (R.44a). Good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,450
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/2 823724 (R.44a). Good fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $940
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) to Coombs/Watt (1949) (R.44a, 45, 46 and 47). Very good - fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $540
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/13 729591/3 (R.45) consecutive trio. Pin holes in each, repaired nicks in edge of first, first and third flattened, otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare as such. (3)
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/28 264381 (R.45). Light folds, otherwise crisp, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $940
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/31 434258 (R.45). Cleaned and flattened, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/21 480047; R/28 441300 (R.45). Crisp very fine; nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $520
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/20 526689 first prefix, R/22 (2), 23, 25 (R.45). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,000
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/28 (2), 30, 31 (2) (R.45). Nearly fine - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $800
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/20 (4) first prefix, 22 (2), 24 (2), 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (R.45). Good - very good. (13)
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,400
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/37 745771/2 (R.46) consecutive pair. Nearly uncirculated and rare as such. (2)
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Five pounds, Armitage McFarlane (1941) R/84 692047 (R.46) last serial prefix. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $620
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) E/75 483062 (R.46). Crisp, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/65 867011 (R.46). Light centre fold, crisp, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/57, 58 (3), 60 (R.46). Generally crisp, very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $600
SOLD $720
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/64, 66, 68, 76, 78, 79 (R.46). Generally crisp, nearly very fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $600
SOLD $760
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/79 115344, 521312 (R.46). Good fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/34 (first prefix), 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43 (2), 44, 45 (2), 46 (4), 47, 49 (R.46). Good - good fine. (17)
Estimate $500
SOLD $720
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/60 (2), 61 (2), 62 (3), 63 (2), 64 (3), 65 (2), 66, 68 (2). Good - good fine. (17)
Estimate $450
SOLD $640
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/51 (3), 52 (2), 53 (5), 54, 56 (4), 57 (2), 58 (2). Good - good fine. (19)
Estimate $500
SOLD $670
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/70 (2), 71 (3), 72, 73 (4), 74 (5), 75, 76 (4), 79 (8), 80 (2), 81, 83 (2). Good - good fine. (33)
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,250
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/56 501018 (R.46), Coombs/Watt (1949) S/13 982989 (R.47), Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/49 902020 (R.48), (1954) TB/00 447520 (R.49). The first with small foxing spot and the second last with foxing, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/83 878106 (R.46), Coombs/Watt (1949) S/21 768172 (R.47), Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/35 302748 (R.48). The last with small spot of foxing on bottom edge, otherwise fine - nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $220
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/84 900279 last prefix (R.46F), Coombs/Watt (1949) S/26 823876 last prefix (R.47L), Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/27 054645, 222155, 678293 first prefix issues (R.48F) (3). The S/26 with edge tear and the last note with small tear on bottom edge, good - very good. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) S/8 417754/5 (R.47) consecutive pair. Uncirculated and rare as such. (2)
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,250
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) R/85 133953 first prefix; R/91 200401 (R.47). Crisp, nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) R/85 145394 first prefix and S/26 905871 last prefix (R.47F, L). Very good. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260