Catalogue
Sight note, Hobart Town, Union Bank of Australia, £49.15.2, 17th July 1840, No. 2/2991 to Mr P. Stephenson, Blacksmith, Collins St, Union Bank of Australia stamp on front, endorsed on back for £50.17.5. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
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 $500
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia, Third of Exchange, Launceston, 22nd August 1861, No. 6340, for £293.10.5, in favour of Mr D.Grubb Esq. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
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 $200
Passed in
Randell & Scott, Hay, Lang's Crossing, 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
SOLD $2,250
Bukkulla Vineyards, McIntyre River, Inverell, one pound, November 29th 1869, No.115, Pay to Boniss, by Messrs. Wyndham/Dalwood Vineyards,/Branxton N.S.W., signed by F.W.Wilkinson, bank rubber stamped, 'Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Inverell', cross cancelled by hand in black ink and written, 'Paid Decr.9/69'. Trimmed, some foxing with pen notations on back, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
Passed in
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 $500
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 $50
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 $1,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Collins/Allen (1913) M 000039 (R.1a) presentation note. Three heavy vertical folds, holed through and repaired with tape on back, tatty edges and rounded corners having been in a wallet for many years, fair but very rare, an important historical note.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
Ten shillings, Collins/Allen (1913) red serial M 144792 (R.1c). Fair and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,600
Ten shillings, Cerutty/Collins (1918) N 525759 S (R.3b). Flattened of folds, very fine.
Estimate $3,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Miller/Collins (1923) A/12 484657 (R.4). Flattened of folds, trimmed, original printer's ink mark on back, good fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Ten shillings, Kell/Collins (1926) A/40 802425 (R.5). Some crispness, has been flattened, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $2,300
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) B/1 457536 (R.7). Flattened of folds, otherwise good colour, central pin hole, nearly very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) B/42 642497 (R.8b) thin signature. Folds and creases, 4mm tear repaired in left margin, trimmed, fine.
Estimate $650
SOLD $500
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) C/2 772216 (R.9). Original body, good fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,300
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) C/2 887230 (R.9). Flattened, good fine.
Estimate $1,600
Passed in
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1933) C/17 409893 (R.9). Flattened of folds, good fine.
Estimate $850
Passed in
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/64 234749 (R.10). Slightly trimmed, single pin hole, full bodied note, bright colour, nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/29 803594 (R.10). Folds and creases, slightly trimmed, pin hole, nearly fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/60 020735 (R.11). Flattened of folds, good fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Ten shillings, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) F/19 525349 (R.12). Folds and creases, slightly trimmed, good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Ten shillings, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) to Coombs/Wilson (1952) (R.12-15). The first nearly fine, others good very fine. (4)
Estimate $400
Passed in
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) F/42 891361 (R.13). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/19 705918 (R.13). Crisp original body, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/22 164240 (R.13). Folds, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/51 593025 (R.13). Flattened of centre fold and crease, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/0 855509 (R.13). Crisp note, vertical folds, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/69 182387 (R.13); Coombs/Watt (1952) A/66 928384 (R.14). Both notes slightly trimmed, fine - nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170