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specimen and cancelled overprints

The tables below show the measurements in millimetres to nearest half millimetre ish,

of all known Specimen overprints on English banknotes.

 Overprints are solid lettering or Cameo (hollow). C = Cameo.

Overprints in either red or black.

English Paper Money has further details. 

 Treasury Specimens

Length       Depth  Value                  Catalogue Number                                  
? x   £1 T3, 2
?  x            10/-       T8
?  x   £1 T11, 1
?  x   10/- T13, 1
      32.5 x 5  £1  T30 

Treasury Cancelled                 

Length        Depth     Value                     Catalogue Number                                         
      37 x 3 £1   *        T3, 2
      43 x  5  10/- T8
      43  x  5  £1 T11, 1
?  x    10/- T13, 1
      43  x  5  £1 T16
      37 x 3 £1    * T16   serials omitted
      37  x  3  10/-  * T17   serials omitted
      43 x 5 10/- T20
?  x    5/- T21
?  x    2/6 T28
? x   2/6 T28   serials omitted
?  x    1/- T29
? x   1/- T29   serials omitted
      38 x 4.5 10/- T30
      38 x 4         £1 T31

*  = full stop after overprint not included in measurement

White Specimens 

Length                Depth         Value/Prefix                   Catalogue Number                                                                 
? x                £5 +    14 H             B206a           
?  x    £5 +    01/Q B209a           
?  x    £5 +    001/Q B215             
      53  x  4  £5 +  * 000/Q B228             
      53  x 4  £5 +    000/Q B241             
      54.5  x  4.5  £5        E00 B255   2nd  o/p  46.5  x  4.5
      52 x. 4  £5        L00 B264
      53    x. 4  £5        M00 B270
      56 x 4.5 £5        Y71 B275

+  =  Also higher values.

* = full stop after overprint not included in measurement

B255  Two diferent size overprints used on the one note.

Britannia Specimens

Length   Depth  Value/Prefix     Catalogue Number                            
      24 x   2.5 10/-  *   Q00 B210        
      24 x 2.5 £1    *   Q00 B212
      24  x  2.5  10/-  *   Q00 B223
      24 x 2.5 £1    *   Q00 B225
      26+ x 2.5 10/-       Q00 B235
      26+ x 2 £1         Q00 B238
      27  x  3  £1         A00D B249
      27  x  3  10/-       Z00D B251
      30 x 3.75 £1         R00 B260
      30 x 3.75 10/-       R00 B262
      95  x.  8  10/-       00 B265
      95  x.  8  £1         00 B268
?  x    10/-       A00A B271
?  x     £1        A00A B273 

* = full stop after overprint not included in measurement

Lion & Key Specimens

Length          Depth       Value/Prefix Catalogue Number                                           
      53 x      6 £5      A00                    B277  also perfed  50  x  8,  5 holes high              
      51  x  6  £5      A00 B280   

 Pictorial Specimens

Length              Depth        Value/Prefix              Catalogue Number                                                      
? x   £1       A00 B281 
     53 x  6  10/-     A00  B286 
?  x    £1       A00  B288 
?  x    10/-     A00  B294 
      49  x  6  £5       A00  B297 
      51 x 6 £10     A00 B299
      51.5 x 6 £1       A00 B301     
      50 x 6.  10/-     A00 B309
      51 x 10  £5       A00 B312
      51 x 6 £10     A00 B316

Portrait Specimens 

Length       Depth   Value/Prefix       Catalogue Number                                   
      54+ x  7   C £20    A00        B318                          
      54  x  7   C £10    B00 B326                           
      61  x  8   C  £10    A00 B330
      55 x 6 £5      A00 B332    black  o/p
      54.5 x 7   C £5      A00 B332    red  o/p 
? x   £5      00A B334    black  o/p 
     54.5 x 6  C £5      00A B334    red  o/p         
? x   C £1      A00 B337
      55  x 7   C  £1      A00 B341                        
      54  x  7   C £1      AN00  B341 
      63  x  8   C £5      RA00 B345    red  o/p
? x   C £5      A00 B345    black  o/p
? x   C £10    A000 B349
? x   C £10    A00 B349
? x   C £20    A00 B350
? x   C £20    00A B351
      63 x 8   C £50    A00 B352     black
      63 x 8   C  £50    A00 B352     red
      63+ x 8   C £50    A00 B356                       

C = Cameo

Historical Specimens

Length             Depth       Value/Prefix               Catalogue Number                                                    
? x   C £5     A00 B357
?  x    £5     A00 B358
?  x    £5     A00 B358   o/p over normal prefix
?  x    C  £5     AA00 B363                        
? x   C        £10   A00 B366
     45.5 x 6  C  £10   DD00 B369
     46 x 6  C £20   X00 B374
? x   £50   A00 B377

C = Cameo

New Historical Specimens

Length   x    Depth   Value/Prefix  Catalogue Number                                       
      48.5 x 6.5  £20    AA00         B386                        
      43  x  6  £10    AA00 B390   'and company'
      35  x  5  £5      AA00 B393

 46 Specimen Types

 

 

T16  Proof serials omitted

 
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