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Sight note, Adelaide, August 1st, 1876, drawn on English Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, for £6.4.0. Very fine.
Estimate $40
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Great Britain. George II, Reduced 3% Annuity, [25 August] 180[3], for £350 interest or share in Capital or Joint Stock of Reduced £3 per cent Annuities, black and red print with handwritten insertions. Piece missing from top left corner, pin holes, fine.
Estimate $100
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Great Britain. George II, Consolidated 3% Annuity, [2nd Octr] 180[7], for £600 interest or share in Capital or Joint Stock of Three per cent Annuities, black print with handwritten insertions. Piece missing from top left corner, 4mm tear along centre fold right side, figures handwritten in ink on back, fine.
Estimate $100
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Tasmania. Tasmanian Government Debenture for £500, No.1129, Hobart Town, 31st October 1867, Coat of Arms top centre, blue print and ornate border with 'Paid' twice in red overstamped on signatures, 'London 9.3.68 P' stamped in black. With folds, pin holes, wear to edges, very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Tasmania. Tasmanian Government Debenture for £100, No.220, to James M Wilson and I L Tabart, Trustees to the Estate of the Late Henry Degraves, Hobart Town, 25th September 1872, Coat of Arms top centre, black print and plain border, overstamped 'Cancelled' nine times. With folds, pin holes, two rust spots, wear and some foxing to edges, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $320
Tasmania. Tasmanian Government Treasury Bill, No.311, for £100 on presentation at the Consolidated Bank Limited, London, 8th December 1895, dated at the Treasury, Hobart, 8th December 1892, Coat of Arms top centre, with two shillings and sixpence red embossed stamp, hole punched and stamped 'Paid' in signature fields. Light stain in bottom border, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Tasmanian Government Treasury Bill, for one hundred pounds sterling, No.324, dated at Treasury, Hobart, 8th December, 1892, with watermark, two punch holes for cancellation through signatures and stamped paid. Some paper missing at right edge, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Tasmania shipping. The Hobart Steam Navigation and Trading Company, Hobart, 188[5], eight £50 shares of 512 on offer, blue and gold print, with attractive gold border and two small vignettes of steamships left and right side; together with typed and signed Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 6th December 1898. With three vertical folds, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $1,100
Australia mining. Assorted share certificates and receipts, including Alliance Gold, Western Creek, Pitfield, 186[4], £10 share (2) consecutive, of 120 on offer, black on grey; Sir Henty Havelock & Martin Lyons Gold, Charters Towers, 188[6], one hundred 10s shares (2) consecutive, mauve print; Black Jack Consols Gold, Charters Towers, one hundred £1 shares (2) consecutive, red print, company stamp in blue right side; Fultons Creek Gold, Gippsland, 190[4], one hundred 10/- shares (2) consecutive, mauve on buff with company stamp in red; Nuggetty-Ajax South Gold, 190[6], fifty 5s shares (2) consecutive, brown on green with company stamp in blue top right; New Pyrenees Alluvials, 193[4], one hundred 10/- shares, green on green; Upper Watut Gold Alluvials, New Guinea, 193[5], one hundred 5/- shares (2) consecutive, brown on green, overprinted 'Fully Paid / Vendors Shares' in red; Hastings Exploration, 1970 (2), black print; together with receipts from Newington and Pleasant Creek Quartz, 187[7]; Great Western Gold, 186[7] (3); Bolivia Reef Company, 18[59]; Mount Hope Quartz, [1859]; Maryborough Mining, Sluicing & Quartz Crushing, [1860] (3); Bank of Victoria, [1859] (3); Emil Pohl, 18[59]; notice of share allotment from Emu Reef Company, Bolivia Reef Company and Mount Hope Quartz, 1859; Notice of Extraordinary Meeting of the Lord Nelson Gold Mining Company, St Arnaud, for 31st March 1909. Some with pin holes, folds, tears to edges, stains, fair - good very fine. (total of 31 items)
Estimate $200
SOLD $800
Australia mining. Carisbrook United Company, Carisbrook, 188[2], twenty five £1 shares, black print, with broker's stamp in blue; Cordillera Hill Silver Mining and Smelting, 18[88], fifty 10/- shares, black on grey, scrollwork at left, with 'Third Call Paid' in blue; Mount Garnet and Chillagoe Exploration, 189[9], £5 share, blue print, scrollwork at left. With pin holes, light folds and creases, very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Australia mining. Flora Bell Proprietary Silver, Northern Territory, 188[8], one hundred £1 shares, blue and pink on blue and white; North Queen Gold, Charters Towers, 190[3], one hundred 7s 6d shares, blue print, with 'Fully Paid Up' in red; Barrambie Ranges Gold, Murchison District, Western Australia, 19[07] (2) for fifty and one hundred 20/- shares, blue on blue; Pani-ilota, 1910, one hundred 10/- shares, black print; Oxide Creek Limited, Mount Oxide, Queensland, 191[3], one hundred 5/- shares, black print, with 'Fully Paid'in red; Lode Hill Tin, Cooktown, Queensland, 191[4], one hundred 10s shares, blue print, Return Creek Tin, Mount Garnet, Queensland, 192[8], one hundred cumulative preference shares, brown on yellow; Silver Mountain Mining, Pine Creek, Northern Territory, 192[8], one hundred 10/- shares, brown on grey, also one hundred vendors' shares, 192[8], with blue border and 'Fully Paid' in red; Georgetown Gold, Queensland, 1934, one hundred 10/- shares, black on grey; Daisy Hill Alluvials, 193[5], £5 share, black on grey with 'Vendor's Share Fully Paid' in red; Great Boulder Mining and Finance, Adelaide Register, 19[35], one hundred 5/- shares, brown print; Chrome Alluvials, 19[37], fifty £1 shares, black on grey; Illabarook Alluvials, 19[37], one hundred 10/- shares, black on blue; Normanby Tin, 19[43], one hundred 2/- shares, blue on blue; Mountain View Gold, 19[49], one hundred 4/- shares, black and gold on grey; Whippet Consolidated, 19[53], one hundred 1/- shares, black on yellow; Morning Star (C.M.A.), [1955], one hundred 4/- shares, brown on yellow; Australasian Mining, [1968], one hundred shares, black on grey. Some with pin holes, light folds, fine - good very fine. (20)
Estimate $180
SOLD $300
Australia mining. Ironclad Gold, Marble Bar, Pilbarra, West Australia, 189[4], one hundred £1 shares, black print, with 'first call' stamp; Morning Star Quartz, Mount Magnet W.A., 189[7], twenty £1 shares, green print, scrollwork at left; Mount Drysdale Gold, 189[5], ten £1 shares, brown print; Tingha Consolidated, 190[6], one hundred 10/- shares, black print, with 'Fully Paid Up / Preferential' in blue; Tingha Tin, 192[4], one hundred £1 shares, blue print; Mount Battery Tin, Torrington, 192[8], one hundred 10/- shares, blue print; Consolidated Gold, 19[39], one hundred shares, red print; Blue Spec Mining, 19[53], one hundred shares, blue on yellow, with 'Fully Paid Up' in red; Shaw River Alluvials, 1955, one hundred shares, red on pink. With pin holes, light folds, very fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $260
Australia mining. Victorian Fuel Economising Co., 189[7], one hundred 10/- shares, black on green, gold border; Australian Oil Wells, Melbourne, 191[4], one hundred 1s shares, black print; Lampeh (Siam) Tin, 192[7], one hundred £1 shares, blue on blue; Tasmanite Shale Oil, 192[8], one hundred £1 shares, blue on buff and blue; Irowat Gold, New Guinea, 193[5], one hundred 2/6 shares, brown on pink; British New Guinea Gold, 193[4], £5 share, brown on yellow; Misima Limited, 193[6], £10 share, brown on tan; Upper Watut Gold, 193[6], one hundred 5/- shares, brown on green; Enterprise of New Guinea Gold and Petroleum, 19[65], one hundred shares, black on grey; Roma Oil Corporation, 19[29], black print over vignette of oil wells, repaired with tape down centre; Borneo Options, 193[8], ten £5 shares, blue on blue, with 'Vendor Shares' in red; Exoil, 196[9], one hundred shares, black print; Oil Search Limited, 195[9], one hundred shares, black on green; Timor Petroleum, 192[8], one hundred shares, black print, with 'Fully Paid Shares' in blue; Golden Fleece (Cracow), 193[2], one hundred 5/- shares black on grey, with Queensland 6d duty stamp affixed. With pin holes, light folds, fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $120
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Australia mining. Queensland Mining Prospecting & Investment, 18[99], five £1 shares, green on pink; North Australian Exploration, 191[2], £10 share, blue print; Coronet Hill Development, Mount Davis, Northern Territory, 191[8], £10 share, blue print, with 'Fully Paid Up' in red; Great Boulder Mining and Finance, 19[35], one hundred shares, brown print; Marvel Lock Gold, 193[6], one hundred shares, red print; Consolidated Gold, 19[39], one hundred shares, red print; Mountain View Gold, 19[49], one hundred shares, black and gold on grey; Blue Spec Mining (2), 195[3], one hundred shares, blue on yellow, with 'Fully paid Up' in red; Pioneer Mines, 19[54], one hundred shares, black on green; Shaw River Alluvials, 1955, one hundred shares, red on pink; Australasian Mining, 1968, one hundred shares, black on grey. Most with pin holes, light folds, fine - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $140
SOLD $150
Australia mining. Radium Hill Company, 19[13], £10 share, mauve print, with 'Contributing' in red; Pacific Gold, [1935], £10 share, black print; Consolidated Gold Areas, 19[39], one hundred shares, red print; Evanston Gold 19[47], one hundred shares, blue on grey; New Butlers Tin, Torington, 194[8], one hundred £1 shares, black on green; Mountain View Gold, 19[49], one hundred shares, black on grey; Blue Spec Mining, 19[51], one hundred 5/- shares, black on yellow, 19[53], blue on yellow, with 'Fully Paid Up' in red; Pioneer Mines, 19[54] (2), one hundred shares, black on green; Lancefield, 1954, one hundred shares, blue print; Shaw River Alluvials, 1955, one hundred shares, red on pink; Australasian Mining, 1968, one hundred shares, black on grey. Most with pin holes, light folds, fine - good very fine. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, mostly mining, The Argus and Australasian Limited, newspaper, Victoria, fifty preference shares, 12 August 1937; Broken Hill South, NSW, one hundred shares, 13 July 1923; Broken Hill South Silver Mining, NSW, fifty contributing shares, 25 February 1914; Golden Gate Corporation, Queensland, five hundred shares to Dr Clement Godson, a prominent English physician, 22 July 1903; Hannan's Kalgoorlie (Hannan's Find Western Australia), fifty shares, 4 October 1899; North Broken Hill Mining, fifty shares to Walter Gurner, Vice President of Adelaide Stock Exchange, 16 June 1911; King Solomon's Gold Mines, one hundred shares to Charles James Inwood, property developer of Brighton in England, 26 May 1898; Mount Elliott Limited, Anglo-French share warrant for one share with dividend coupons 9-20 attached, 26 November 1912; Queensland Copper Coy, Anglo-French share warrant for five shares with dividend coupons 5-20 attached, 1 November 1906; 'W.A.G.' Assets Coy, twelve shares, 22 November 1917; also specimens of certificates for BP Developments Australia, bonds dated 19 April 1991 and Tasmanian Public Finance Corp, medium term notes dated 29 December 1994. The last two uncirculated, the rest mostly very fine. (12)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150