Lot 3547

Description

Queensland, Fieldings, Merchant and Importer, Boulia, Queensland, uniface five shillings note, dated 1 June 1936, numbered 3933, signed, an IOU in white behind green note using black ink, (Not noted by Vort-Ronald). Heavily folded, eadge tears and rough edges, fair and extremely rare.

A rare 'shin-plaster' issue from Northern Queensland from the same town that issued the W.S. Weigh note in 1931. Various other notes and denominations are known for this merchant, but this example appears to be a new note previously unrecorded. A selection of higher denomination notes were sold in Spink Noble Sale 36 (lot 2728-2730) and a similar five shilling note was in our sale 63 (lot 3037).