Important British, Irish and World Banknotes

Specimen set: Fifty Pence, One Pound, Five Pounds, Ten Pounds, Twenty Pounds and Fifty Pounds, all with red specimen stamp across centre, one small punch-hole in signature areas (Quarmby 535; Pick 33s, 35As, 36s, 37s, 38, 39) [6]. About uncirculated to uncirculated (£500-600)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Godfrey Burr Collection.

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Last only illustrated. The One Pound and Fifty Pound values are original specimens with 000000, the other denominations were taken from circulation and overstamped as specimens. 200 sets were prepared in 1991 and distributed to government offices, banks, post offices and building societies following a directive from the Treasury to raise the profile of Manx government notes. At a later date the Treasury requested the return of these specimen sets for destruction