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Bank of New South Wales, printer's proof or essay of one pound, Sydney 1st day of -190- MV1000 (MVR pedigrees p.70), printed on front only, blue on apricot. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,600
Western Australian Bank, unissued one pound Jan 1844, Perth, housed in portfolio folder. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $750
Tasmania, Beer Duty Coupon 1/3 overprinted 1/8 One Keg, One Shilling and Three Pence (1905); City Bank of Sydney 190 - unissued cheque form by W.C.Penfold. The first (illustrated) and very rare, fine the second extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $300
Passed in
Bank of Commerce, Young, Cooma, [Forbes], (NSW); storekeeper's note in the name of Jacobs & Co., Storekeepers, Cooma for one hundred pounds, numbered 563107. An unusual item previously unreported, faded and in very poor state of preservation and backed onto paper.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, one pound 'stage money' facsimile, printed signatures and date, 1st May 1857, A 184951, unwatermarked paper, (cf. Vort-Ronald type 7(a)), a copy of the note illustrated in Vort-Ronald, Banks of Issue in Australia (fig.76, p.78). Many folds and tears, very good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Van Diemens Land Bank, three different cheque forms, all signed by G. Butler, 8th June 1830, No 39 £19.18.9 to Messrs Mawle; 12th July 1830 No E, altered from Commercial Bank form, to T.W.Rowlands (Mawle) for £40.8.4, crossed A.Bryant; 19th July 1830 No F, altered from Derwent Bank form, pay A.Stephens Esquire £9.19.0. First with central hole and butt tip on back, otherwise very fine or better. (3)
Estimate $450
Passed in
Van Diemen's Land, Bank of Van Diemen's Land cheques made out and signed by James Kelly 17th October 1829 £97.8.6 to J.T.Cotticott Esq; 11th Dec 1830 £15.0.0 to Mr Thos. Lucas these two with B.V.D.L. on left margin; 16th Nov 1833 £10.0.0 to Michael Common; 23rd Nov 1833 £5.0.0 to Thos Bisley, these two with Bank of V D Land on left margin. Fine- good very fine. (4)
Estimate $300
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Van Diemen's Land, Bill of Exchange or sight note, the third, Union Bank of Australia, Issued at 1 p/cent prem., Hobart Town 3 June 1844 No. 300, to G. Butler for £450.0.0 stg., stamped signed J.F.Groom, signed on the back 4th June Sent Cop 1st of Exchange W.Kinnead. Faded blue print, however very fine or better and very rare, a most early Union Bank form.
Estimate $750
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Van Diemen's Land, cheque from George Hunt to Mr. George Stokell, Macquarie Street for £80.1.9 stg. Hobart Town 23rd May 1830, No 180, circular rubber ink stamp Derwent Bank crossed and cancelled, signed on back George Hunt, mercer, Ludgater, entirely handwritten. Very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Van Diemen's Land, printed cheque form Derwent Bank, Hobart Town, July 4th, 1835, No.-, for £480 to S. Neil Talbot Esq, signed by Jms. Thos. Leahy, D.Cl 21st Fusiliers. Two spike holes and 5mm tear in top margin, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Bukkulla Vineyards, McIntyre River, Inverell, one pound No.230 to Nash, signed Hugh Wyndham November 25/ 1870 cross cancelled, Paid April 11/71 to John Lee & Co N. Maitland (?) imprint De Gruchy & Leigh Sydney (MVR type 1a). Bottom right corner off, otherwise very fine and rare as such.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Burnell & Jones, General Storekeepers, Boulia, one pound No. 1641 (Dec 1st) 189(0), payable at the Queensland National Bank, Rockhampton embossed Queensland Stamp Duty one penny, ink rubber stamped on back Burnell Jones Boulia, tiny handwritten ink note top left corner of back ' y at 04 years passing this'. Faintly crossed in ink on front (MVR p26). A complete note but taped at back and with perforations from folding and handling, otherwise nearly fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
Tattersall's Melbourne Cup ticket, for the Monster Cash Prize Consultations No 2, November 6th 1894, price 5/- No 34814, imprint McCarron, Stewart & Co., Brisbane, red rubber ink seal stamp, conditions printed on back. Thin paper as issued, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320