As I have mentioned on here already, I thoroughly expected you to bid (and win) and also that I'd lose out on the others hence only the one bid and then left alone for you or others. Didn't think it was fair just to bid it up or attempt to win it as it would have been nice but not really my area. I even told other people myself, muppet that I am.Plus it was an ideal chance for us to see that thing you like to show whenever you can (again, fair enough). Personally I'd bin it but hey, that's just me.
Worked out well in the end I thought. Likewise with the others you drew attention too so I left them alone, I'm like that.
Lovely plaque by the way, all I got was a decent Cromwells one (clipped) and another oddity. Basically the first 2 that were sold before attention was brought to the rest, which is fair enough and to be expected and welcomed in the hobby.
If of any use Torrey, an offer of 200 euros was turned down but it probably opens the door for you a little lower than the 550 with any luck.
While I'm here though I'll take a leaf out of another's book and throw some totally unrelated pictures up.
Have fun and good luck.

Smaller later replacement possibly. Also a £50 (numbered up to 100).
Some "trivia" on the "Bond" type plaques.............
£500s - 100 made I believe as that is the highest number I have seen. Obviously I could be wrong (as usual) but it makes sense as it looks like the £100 only went up to 200 and the £50 probably 300. Obviously the cheap seats had lots of £5s and £10s. Yes, lots of ruined ones that are like bubblegum and some of the higher values are still "flexible" which is just weird.
More information will be available as I go along but a few things have evolved since I started all of this, obviously.
I have found out the perfect thing to use to seal them properly and will offer that to any prospective buyers. Personally I think that as they survived in a barn for 27 years or so without anything being done to them they should last another 50 years if looked after a bit better. Considering they are over 50 years old and some look like they were made yesterday it is amazing they even exist as far as I am concerned.
They are in the process of being sorted serial number wise and gradings done then in plain white envelopes. Some are still "sweating" a little and obviously they all have "that" smell which on a one to one basis is not that bad but when lots, pretty overpowering until you get used to it.
I have a few from the same for the same sort of era and most of the Le Cercle ones run rings around the French stuff (and even the Monaco ones) so it doesn't worry me (yet).
Even the first set £1000s that I thought were totally "shot" are trying to make a comeback and I have happily bought and sold ones much worse than the one shown, easily. Coronet, Glasgow being a case in point. Anyway I hope somebody finds this of interest and any advice that can be offered will be gratefully accepted. Thanks to all that bothered to read this, enjoy your weekend.