Lot 3257

Description

Bank of Van Diemen's Land, Hobart Town, unissued notes of early 20th century printing, all on printed forms for threepence, sixpence and shilling, Hobart Town, believed to be engraved by Thomas Bock, dated 182-, black on white, on watermarked paper dated 1900, Type 2 original issue 1826, with tree and wheat bushel as a vignette scene upper left, (Vort-Ronald figure [P.108-112, p.110]. Very fine and very rare. (3)

Ex Spink & Son (Australia) Sale 3, (lot 52). The notes as illustrated were printed on one sheet but since that sale the sheet has been cut up making the three notes. The sheet was withdrawn at that sale because it was discovered the watermark was dated 1900, indicating a later printing, even though it was from the original plates.