GB Error Banknotes - British Error Notes

A collection of GB Error Banknotes. - Do you have one in your wallet?

We have a mixed selection of Error notes in this PDF

What is an Error Banknote ? This is where there something has gone wrong in the printing phase , you can get pictures missing, the front of the note printed on the back, No serial numbers , no signatures etc.

This is a very special collecting area and some of these note are worth Hundreds of pounds.
There are are number of common errors but in some cases an error will be found that no one has seen before.

In this PDF we have shown a number of error notes,

£1-Series D – Pictorial Error – Page – UNC
Fishtail on left with printing. Rather neat and spectacular
example.

£1-Series A – Britannia Error – Beale – EFPartial offset of
front £1 logo.

£20-Series E - Historical Error – Kentfield – A/UNC
Mssing the Queen, the so called abdication note. No
main black on front.

£20-Series D - Pictorial Error – Gill – GVF
Spectacular full exposure of thread – plus major shift..
allowing it to go through the Queens face

£20-Series D - Pictorial Error – Gill – UNC
Spectacular Offset – back on front – major

£20-Series D - Pictorial Error – Gill – UNC
Spectacular – Missing St.George & dragon and
underprint on front and Romeo & Juliet and underprint
on back.

£10-Series D - Pictorial Error – SOMERSET – UNC
Spectacular – QUEEN OFFSET ON BACK – MAJOR.

£1-Series C - Portrait Error – Fforde – aEF
Major repair using red adhesive paper..
Very minor edge tear to top left (2mm) and some limited

£5-Series D - Pictorial Error – Page – aUNC
Spectacular – Queen Offset.. front on back – with
Wellington.

£5-Series D - Pictorial Error – Page – UNC
Spectacular – Queen Offset.. front on back – with
Wellington.

£5-Series D - Pictorial Error – Page – aVF
Spectacular – Folds without extra paper showing blank
spear cutting through Wellington.. minor miss cut due to
fold and blank spear area on front of note.. difficult to
classify – but a real rarity.

£5-Series D - Pictorial Error – Page – aVF
Front value dry print to back of note.. minor

£5-Series D - Pictorial Error – Page –UNC
Front value dry print to front of note.. major – very faded
Queen

£5-Series E – Historical Errors– Page –gF
Spectacular Wellington offset to front of note.
Completely unlisted and one of the strongest offsets I
have ever seen

£1-Series D – Pictoral Error – Page –EF
Very dry print (green) middle to left of note resulting loss
of POUND and detail to a complete 2 inch across entire
note

£1-Series D – Pictoral Error – Page –EF
Very dry print (green) middle to left of note resulting
partialloss of POUND and detail with bluring giving
ghosting effect

£1-Series C – Portrait Error – Page –UNC
Major colour extra line on replacement MU note.

£1-Series D – Pictorial Error – Page –UNC
Part design missing in body off note

£5-Series D – Missing Signature – Lowther –AUNC
Missing signature