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Union Bank of Australia, one pound, Goulburn, 4th Jnry 1858 No. C/T 9841 (MVR type 2a). A full note printed on thin paper, nearly fine and extremely rare as an issued country town note.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $11,000
Union Bank of Australia, Melbourne, one pound, dated 1 Jany 1876 (187- printed), No.F452590, uniface note issue, signed Davids (?) for manager and entered by W.Anderson, no watermark, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London Patented Hardened Steel Plate', vignette of Britannia and colonial wharf scene, with ships between in background, all within scroll border which includes MELBOURNE at the sides, two vertical overprints of ONE in five blue circles, blue and black on white, (Vort-Ronald, Type two (a), Fig.228, [p224], similar note, further comments pp223-8). Creases and folds, scattered light stains, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $14,000
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof one pound on card, Sydney, 1st Jany. 1877, No.-, perforated Specimen/C. Skipper & East at bottom (MVR-). Extremely fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,000
Western Australian Bank, one pound, Perth Jan., 1844 (MVR1). Unissued form, extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
Bank of New South Wales, certificate on vellum for one share of Bank Capital Stock, one hundred pounds sterling 'James Taylor' '1st day of January 1824' No 11 Entd. Jas C. Phelps, John Piper President, W. Walker, James Norton Directors, transfer on back for Major Jas Taylor by Terence Murray 4th March 1824. Very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,500
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Bank of New South Wales, certificate on vellum for one share of Bank Capital Stock, one hundred pounds sterling entered in the name of Sarah Redfern at Folio 44 of the Stock Ledger, dated 1st day of January 1824, No 178, Entd. Jas C. Phelps, John Piper President, W. Walker, James Norton Directors, on back Received thirty pounds Sterling account of the within share, A.K. Mackenzie, Cashier, also, Indented ... William Redfern Esquire 14 March 1826. Very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Bank of New South Wales, Share Certificate for one hundred pounds, 31 May 1832, printed on vellum by William Moffitt (no imprint), No.712 of folio 317, made out to Samuel Terry, signed by the President, two directors and entered by J.Potts, transferred on the back to John Malcolm 12th May 1838. One of the earliest available Australian share certificates. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
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Tamar Bank, Launceston, bank share for fifty pounds, dated First day of September 1835 No.168 (only 183 printed), on vellum, issued to William Field, signed by Directors, Philip Oakden and Lewis Gilles. A very rare example of this early bank as no banknotes are known to have survived, some folds and pinholes, otherwise nearly extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,500
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Van Diemen's Land, Derwent Bank, Hobart, 8 June 1829, cheque for five pounds; handwritten cheque for forty pounds, eleven shillings, eleven pence, dated July 7th 1830, with Derwent Bank stamp. Very fine.(2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Van Diemen's Land, Bank of Van Diemen's Land, printed cheque Hobart Town, 18 May 1829, Pay to Estate of John Lakeland, £87-18-8, signed James Kelly. Left side torn out of book with crooked tear, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Van Diemen's Land, Derwent Bank printed cheque form, issued to James York, four pounds sterling (15th May) 183(2), No (25) signed A.Davidson, on back James X York his/mark witness Thos Gibbin. Holed in centre, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
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Van Diemen's Land, Hobart Town, payment order No.26, dated 21st May 1832 for £10.0.0 issued by Cashier of the Derwent Bank payable to Wm Kingston, signed on back by payee. Spike hole in centre, folds, very fine.
Estimate $100
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Van Diemen's Land, hand written cheques, Hobart Town; Geo. Stockell 1834, 1835 (2) on Derwent Bank; two of 1835 issued George Hunt and accepted by Geo. Stockell (crossed); one by George Stockell 1834 for J. Boyes crossed for Derwent Bank and written payable at the Bank of VDL on back; another 1838 for John Graham. Fine or better. (7)
Estimate $150
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Sight Note, for three hundred pounds from a member of the 51st Regiment, James Holmes Esquire, Banker, Douglas, Isle of Man, to John Dunn Esquire, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land, 7 April 1845, with a small note handwritten on a separate piece of paper showing a discount. Some pinholes, small hole centre top of note, very fine.
Estimate $500
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Bill of Exchange, printed form with details entered in ink, Jno Flower, Eighty four pounds and Tenpence, Sydney, New South Wales, 20th September 1841, Third of Exchange No.71 to order of I.C.McLaren, in cartouche at left 'Sold By/W.Wilson/York St', paper watermarked 'JOHN DAWDNEY', endorsed on back to a third party by I.C.McLaren. Creases and folds, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $70
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Union Bank of Australia, Melbourne, second of exchange note for ninety days, for £500.0.0 issued at Melbourne Victoria (entered over Port Phillip), 6th August 1851 from Messrs Brown and son, Launceston V.D.L., with stamps Union Bank of Australia, Launceston and another for Melbourne. One small hole and several pin holes, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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Whaling, Advance Note, Hobart Town, May 24 1867, ship 'Planter', five pounds payable to Richard W Groves three days after the ship has sailed from the River Derwent, Hobart Town, signed John Anderson, Commander; drawn on Mr Francis Anderson, No. 15 Macquarie St, Hobart Town, green Tasmania threepence stamp affixed to front, crossed with Payable at 15 Macquarie Street Hobart Town John Anderson; back endorsed with signature of Richard H. Groves. Vertical folds otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Randell & Scott, Lang's Crossing, Hay, Murrum Bidgee, ten shillings, Hay Novr.5th 1861 No.75, vignette of steam ship in centre, imprint (faint) H.Berger Lit. Payable also in Adelaide (cf Nicholson lot 1631) (see Mira, W.J.D., 'From Riverboat to Iron Horse' MCC, Sydney 1990, p16). Trimmed to border, many folds, creases and tears, stuck down (as usual) to thick backing paper or card, fair and excessively rare, the only known example of this denomination.
Estimate $2,500
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bank cheque No.1, for one pound, Sydney 20th January 1913, pay to order of G.F.V.Cole, signed H.J.Armitage accountant (later Governor of the Commonwealth Bank 1 July 1941 to 31 December 1948 and signatory to Australia's banknote issues for 1942 - 1948). Two vertical folds otherwise extremely fine and unique.
Estimate $7,500
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