Lot 2991

Sale 71 · Important Australian, British & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), numbered No.8100, on paper, unissued, no signatures, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p.162], comments p.162 on bank, also Tomlinson p.66). A few folds and creases, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.

The Excelsior Bank was founded in 1880 as a building society with a banking department. It however failed in 1893. The only notes surviving are unissued notes that come from a stub book.

Estimate
$3,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$4,000