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Official Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1932, facsimile copy of the original booklet, 31pp, issued in 1982 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bridge opening; also The Collection of 1990 Australian Stamps (FV approx $45) year album. Nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Hobson's Race Distribution on the Sydney Gold Cup, 1867, one pound ticket no.281, features names of entered horses and ticket holder (Mr Cape?). Three folds with slight edge splits on folds, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Postcards, English, c1906-1919, patriotic and satirical colour postcards, includes Bamforth & Co (13), Valentine's Series (3), Inter-Art Co, Fred Spurgin (3), Donald McGill (4), 'Oilette' Remarque, cricket (2, one damaged), The Bulletin, H.G.C.Marsh Lambert. Fair - good. (27)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Postcards, a selection of Australian topographical postcards, c1900-1920, mostly of Victoria including Bendigo, Whittlesea, Ararat (7), Sandringham, Melbourne, Marysville, Healesville, Mansfield, Mt Buffalo, Willoura (2), in black and white (10) and colour (14). Fair - good. (24)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Comical postcards, mostly risque and hilarious, 1940s-1960s Great Britain colour issues. Stored in photo album, used - unused. (248)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
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 $200
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France, Arras, Department du Pas-de-Calais, hand written on letterhead style document (24.6cm x 17.7cm) with French Republic logo, judgement of the Tribunal of the District of Arras handed down by the magistrate of the canton of Aplincourt to Citizen Morval, dated 16 Spring (20 April - 19 May) in the 5th year of the French Republic (1794), signed 'Devienue'. A few holes and tear at bottom edge from being on a spike and another small hole at top left corner, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $40
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India, a large quantity of Hundis, some included are from Government of India, some with images of George V and George VI, also Princely State issues such as Jaipur, Mysore and Sikar issues, some with Prince of State images. Mostly fine - very fine. (100s)
Estimate $500
SOLD $440
India, Bill of Lading, Peary Chand Mittra and Sons, for 500 bags of rice and 500 bags of oats, shipped from river Hoogly, Calcutta, dated 8th March 1867 to Mauritius; another from L. Gandolphe, various goods shipped from Madras, dated 18 November 1867 to Mauritius. First missing small pieces from right corners, otherwise good fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $50
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India, Piploda State (princely state), PNL Court Fee documents, 1930s, all different with each featuring the Piploda State arms. Usual spike holes, otherwise extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
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India, Fort William in Bengal, various Supreme Court documents and Sherrif of Calcutta legal documents and other legal correspondence relating to court cases, summonses and writs, mostly 1850s-1860s, a few earlier, many with seals and mostly hand written in English and signed, many by the British Sherrif of the day. Stored in large document album, mostly fine - very fine. (26)
Estimate $200
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