Lot 1600

Description

The Queensland National Bank Limited, ten pounds, issued at Brisbane, dated 1st January 1877 (date fully printed), proof specimen note on heavy paper, Not numbered only as No.C.., officially perforated with two holes, stamped SPECIMEN in red, without watermark, with imprint in centre of bottom, 'Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Engravers & C, London', with vignette in framed oval wreath, the head of Queen Victoria and with 10 in all corners and sides in circular and oval framed tablets, TEN POUNDS at top and bottom, all within rectangular ornate border, the back with central St. George and dragon, legend around, yellow green and black on cream/orange and green on cream, (Vort-Ronald, p.204-207 on bank, and similar note but one pound, illustrated as Fig.212). Corner missing, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare.

A proposed new design from Bradbury Wilkinson & Co to replace the issues from Perkins Bacon & Co. The use of colour in this and other notes was designed to reduce the attempt of forgery of bank notes. No issued notes are known in private hands from this 1877 issue type and this note is believed to be the only proof of this denomination in private hands.