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World cheques, Australia, Tooth & Co. Limited, Kent Brewery, Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 Feb 1922, perforated paid; Tooth & Co. Limited, Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Feb 1922, perforated paid (both large forms with company horse logo), also includes an unused Meat Ration Coupon Change Docket; Canada, N.Smith Belting Works Limited, Imperial Bank of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 1943; Canadian Hospital Council, Bank of Montreal, Toronto, Ontario, 24 August 1951, perforated paid; Scotland, P.R.Jefferies, The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, Stornoway, 8 February 1957; another but Edinburgh branch, 29 January 1937; USA, The H.B.Smith Company, Hampden National Bank, Westfield, Massachusetts; Pleasant Valley Wine Company, Steuben County Bank, Hammondsport, N.Y., 30 January 1875; Atlantic Mutual Fire & Marine Insurance Co, First National Bank Provincetown, Massachusetts, 18 June 1878; State of New York, The Central National Bank of Rome, 5 February 1874; L.V.F.Randolph, American Exchange National Bank, New York, 3 July 1883; Seamen's Savings Bank, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 12 April 1884; Estate of Chas. M.Reed (see footnote), First National Bank of Erie (Pennsylvania), 25 April 1873. Fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Various, includes Federal Pastoral Shearing Co Limited, partly used company cheque book 1921, 1251/1350 (butts only), 1351/1500 unused; 1350, 1352 torn out, stamp IN LIQUIDATION, signed John Dudley all drawn on Bank of New South Wales Sydney; used cheque forms printed by Banks & Co Ltd Edinburgh, dated 1905-1907 for Moffat - Virtue Sheep Shearing Machine Co all payable at Queensland National Bank Ltd Sydney (approx 60); bag of Euro coins issued in Germany amounting to 10.23 Euro or 20DM; misc coins (approx 55) and a lead mould of H.M.Submarine No 1 sunk 1913, recovered 1982, plus six P.O. packs and loose stamps. Fair - uncirculated. (approx 150)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sight note, Adelaide, August 1st, 1876, drawn on English Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, for £6.4.0. Very fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
Sight note, South Australia, £12.17.9, 1st July 1892, payable to Mr A. Scholz at Bank of Victoria, Kaniva, bank stamps for Eng. Scot. & Aust. Chart. Bank and Bank of Victoria Limited on front, duty stamps for both Victoria and South Australia also on front. Very fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
Banking. Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne, Second of Exchange (16), dated between 1894 and 1899, all made payable to Messrs Malleson England & Stewart for various amounts; Royal Bank of Australia Limited, Melbourne, Second of Exchange (3), 1898, 1901, 1902, all handwritten 'Payable at Dundee' in red ink bottom left corner; English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited, Melbourne (2), 1912, duplicate cheques. Three with piece missing from top left corner, one with piece missing from bottom left corner, all with folds, good - fine. (21)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Banking documents, a hoard of cheques, promissory notes and other related documents for The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited, Boulder, Western Australia, early 1900s period. Mostly in bank wrapped and stamped bundles in large carton, mostly fine - very fine. (1,000s)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,000
Second of Exchange, National Bank of Australasia, London, no.3.496 dated 9th June 1892 for £25.0.0 payable to Gordon Bowring Esq at the bank's Head Office, Melbourne, Victoria, watermark of the bank's name within patterned border; promissory note, handwritten for £10.0.0 dated 11th November 1811 from William Welsh and Jon Welsh to James Johnstone, impressed 1 shilling VI pence duty stamp featuring Order of the Garter; handwritten note of payment for 5 days work 1/6d, Jan 5th 1826. The second last with heavy foxing but all ink writing clear, very good, the last fine and the first very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Tasmanian Government, treasury bill no.322 dated at Hobart, 8th December 1892 for £100.0.0 sterling redeemable on 8th December 1895, with red and white embossed duty stamp for two shillings and sixpence, 'PAID' stamp and two cancelled punch holes at signatures. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Bill of Exchange, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Second of Exchange no.56/2535 dated 28 May 1914 at Singapore, pay on demand £228.2.6 to The London Bank of Australia, vignette of arms at left, number 117467 printed in bottom left corner; another but a First of Exchange, unissued, 19-, with watermark 'WN/Extra Strong/587'. The first very fine, the second uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
New Zealand, Province of Otago, Will and Probate for Dennis Heenan of the North East Valley near Dunedin, dated 27th September 1867, two large pages, revenue stamp for sixty shillings dated 7 September 1868, includes later declaration by his widow Winifred and illustrated plan of land dated 1890. Very fine and a scarce piece of early New Zealand history.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Province of Auckland, miner's right, District of Hauraki, 25th Sept 1871, printed No.2601 and upright £1:0:0, black print on plain cloth. Very good and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Indenture to lease, for area numbered 1040 in Orange/Hill End locality, taken out by Henry Pyrmont, 17 July 1875; NSW Mineral Licenses to Henry Pyrmont (3, 19 Sept 1884, 29 Sept 1885 and 23 Feb 1889); NSW Elector's Right to Henry Pyrmont, Newton Camperdown Division, 4-3-1897; also Milston's store, Sydney receipt Nov4-44; Possession cloth (21 x 34cm) for attaching to prospecting site, black print on white cloth. Very good - fine. (7)
Estimate $60
SOLD $150
Colony of Victoria, miner's right, Ballarat, all issued to Emily Kisler, Series/No./date, as follows, I/138/21 August 1888, J/2/30 September 1889, K/22/29 September 1890, O/95/24 September 1894, Q/139/23 September 1895, R/142/22 September 1896, S/195/24 September 1897, Victoria, Book/No./date, as follows 362/25/23 September 1898, 720/4/22 September 1899, 743/115/22 September 1900. Mostly fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $250
Passed in
Australian traders, advertising material for Duckworth & Co aerated waters, many different types many in colour and all printed with the names of an agent in one of Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney, also two product price list and advertising books, one x 10pp, one x 18pp, both approx A4 size. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (37)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
New Zealand traders, advertising material for Duckworth & Co aerated waters, many different types mostly in colour and all printed with the names of an agent in one of Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington. A few with foxing spots, very fine - extremely fine. (26)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Debentures, oil companies, Phillips Petroleum Company, debenture, 25,000 dollars, No.R20403, Feb 18 1977; another for 5,000 dollars, RV 9222, Feb 14 1977; Belco Petroleum Corporation, debenture for 10,000 dollars, RX 5323, Mar 02 1978; another for 1,000 dollars, RM 29875, May 15 1974; Penzoil United, Inc, debenture for 10,000 dollars, RX 2546, Mar 31 1971; another for 1,000 dollars, RM31232, 07/11/73; Standard Oil Company, debenture for 4,000 dollars, RU01168, Aug 2 1968; another for 5,000 dollars, UF10974, 22 July 1984; another for 5,000 dollars, Sep 05 1972, RV15764; another for 10,000 dollars, Mar 23 1977, RB 01739. Mostly extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $280
Passed in
Documents and other miscellaneous items, includes NSW petrol ration tickets 1 gallon (20, July 1949), others (6, July 1946; 4, July 1947, 1, Sept 1947); from Czechoslovakia passports (5, c1910's - 1930's) and other legal documents (15) all from Czechoslovakia and Hungary banknotes (5, c1920); receipts from NSW suppliers, power etc.; health contribution payment booklets (3), birth certificates, cheques (8) etc. Fair - fine, some with minor water damage. (approx 200)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50