Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues
Lot 3058 Session 10 (7:30pm Wednesday) Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues
Estimate $4,000
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COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYDNEY, one pound, Sydney 18- (c1875) printer's specimen, light blue print on watermarked paper, multicoloured back, imprint W. & A.K.Johnston, Edinburgh for Cowan & Coy., Sydney (MVR 3?). Several pin holes, printer's instructions in margins, otherwise very fine and very rare.
This note along with eight other lots in Noble Numismatics Sale 100, was originally collected by Charles J.Hutchinson, born Orkney Is in 1885. He and his family came to Australia as free settlers in 1888. He was with the CBC and ESA as a bank employee (later manager) from about 1900 onwards.
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