Lot 1594

Description

Queensland Government, Brisbane, one pound, dated 2 July 1906, (date fully printed), numbered D/1 528026, signed by Under Secretary Treasury A.H. Irvine in ink, but not countersigned, on paper, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. Ld. London', vignette in black on upper left of State arms, and black ornamental oval tablet with 'Ã…â€Å‣ ONE' lower left and upper right, green colour underprint, 'QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT' in two lines, 'ONE' in large letters across note, states below in black, 'I Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound Sterling, Brisbane 2nd July 1906, For the Queensland Government', on back head of Queen Victoria in geometrical pattern, '1' in oval each side, black on green on white/blue on white, (Vort-Ronald, Type two, comments on bank and type p.199-203, similar noted p.203, similar issued note illustrated Fig. 211 [p.202]). Many folds and creases, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.

After 1893 the Queensland Government decided to continue to issue its own notes to 1910 and they circulated side by side with the notes from the other banks and were eventually withdrawn when the Commonwealth issued its own notes. This note is not noted by Vort-Ronald but he describes other examples.