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Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof one pound, uniface, black and white, Braidwood, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, '5th July 1859' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof five pounds, uniface, black and white, Braidwood, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, 'July 1859' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). A 5mm tear in top margin, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,300
Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof ten pounds, uniface, black and white, Braidwood, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, '30th July 1859' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400
Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof one pound, uniface, black and white, Goulburn, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, '28th June 1859' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof five pounds, uniface, black and white, Goulburn, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, 'July 1859' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,600
Australian Joint Stock Bank, uniface black and white printer's proof one pound of back only, Sydney, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co Ld London (MVR 4a). 7mm tear top left, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Australian Joint Stock Bank, Sydney, specimen one pound, back only on card, perforated SPECIMEN, (not illustrated in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees). Good extremely fine, very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Australian Joint Stock Bank, Sydney, proof five pounds, back only on paper, imprint Perkins Baker & Co, London, c.1893 (not illustrated in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees). Minor tears, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $350
Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof one pound, uniface, black and white, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 18.., payable 'here or in Sydney', imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, '6th November 1862' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,000
Australian Joint Stock Bank, first issue, proof five pounds, uniface, black and white, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 18.., payable 'here or in Sydney', imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, '11th November 1862' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1b). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400
Australian Joint Stock Bank, uniface five pounds, Sydney, 1st July 1881 (date printed), number S117144, hand signed by Manager and countersigned, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, (This note mentioned in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.20). Creases and folds rough bottom edge, some soiling, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $8,000
The Bank of Adelaide, one pound specimen, Adelaide 1st June 1893, 960001/1060000, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld Engravers London, perforated specimen at signature reserve (MVR type 3). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $5,000
The Bank of Adelaide, five pounds, Adelaide, 1st June 1893 (date fully printed), printed on paper, numbered No.70001 - 90000, officially perforated CANCELLED, watermarked '5 5 POUNDS BANK OF ADELAIDE' in three lines. Imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & C, London, in ink upper left 17th May 1904. (Vort-Ronald p.55 fig 52 similar). Extremely fine, very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,500
Bank of Australia, Sydney, uniface ten pounds, not dated (18-- printed), c1840, not numbered, trace of watermark Bank of Australia inside a border, imprint Perkins & Heath, London (Vort-Ronald type two comments on bank and type p.64-65, this note illustrated Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.54). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $2,500
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, issued at Sydney, 2 April 1883, (date mostly written), No.A/4 114004, hand signed by Manager W.B.Hawthorne and entered by J.H. Potts, on watermarked paper 'BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES' within saw-toothed multiple line frame, with imprint in centre of bottom, 'Charles Skipper & East, London', with vignettes of female seated with produce and in top corners oval framed tablet with ONE, all within rectangular ornate spiral border with words BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES at top and bottom, back with large ONE within rectangular frame surrounded by a ornate circles in each corner, black on white/red on white, (Vort-Ronald, p.67-85 on bank, Type Seven (g) and a similar note illustrated as Fig.87, This noted in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.65). Trace of oval bank stamp on back with "Doris" written over in ink, folds and creases, however good colour and body, nearly very fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $5,000
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney 4th April 1899. A/6 407536 (MVR7d). Frail, missing bottom left corner, otherwise nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,300
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 1st October 1879, A/A 166459 (This note listed Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.78, MVD p.79 illustrated, McD PFB09 K/13). A full note, fine or better, but with bleached top right hand corner, with creases and folds.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 1st April 1882, A/A 205121 (This note listed Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.79, MVD p.79 illustrated, McD PFB09 K/13). A full note, fine or better, with many creases and folds.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 1st Oct 1883, A/A 258973 (This note listed Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.80, MVD p.79 illustrated, McD PFB09 K/13). A full note, good fine or better, with stain near Manager signature.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,800
Bank of New South Wales, specimen five pounds, Sydney 18, imprint of Charles Skipper & East London, perforated 'Specimen C. Skipper & East' in signature reserve (MVR.7c). Wide left margin, water stain and slight creasing on right margin, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Bank of New South Wales, two sided one pound, Melbourne, undated (18- printed), not numbered, unsigned printer's proof, perforated 'Specimen C Skipper & East' in signature reserve, imprint of Charles Skipper & East, London, (MVR type 7(e)(2), p.82). Large portion of RHS lower corners trimmed, slight toning, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $900
Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne, twenty pounds, not dated (18--printed), unnumbered, proof on card stamped SPECIMEN, Castlemaine in ink below, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co, issue c1860, (MVR type 7). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,200
Bank of New South Wales, uniface one pound, described as a forgery issued at Sydney, dated 2nd April 1877, (18 printed), specimen, No. A/3 157004, with imprint in centre of bottom, 'Charles Skipper & East, London', with vignettes of female seated with produce and in top corners oval framed tablet with ONE, all within rectangular ornate spiral border with words NEW SOUTH WALES, back with large ONE within rectangular frame surrounded by ornate circles in each corner, black on white, written on front 'Forgery Case', on back initialled and dated 27/12/77, (Vort-Ronald, p.67-85 on bank, and similar note illustrated as Fig.82, this note noted in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.65). Nearly fine, with many wrinkles, folds and flattened, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, emergency issue, issued at Sydney, 15th May, 1893, No.A 070312, hand signed by Manager and entered, watermarked paper, with imprint in centre of bottom, 'John Sands, Sydney', temporary design with 1 within squares in corners, on a rectangular framed ornate tablet with 'New South Wales' on edge, across diagonally in orange 'The Bank of New South Wales', black on white, orange diagonal, (Vort-Ronald, p.67-85 on bank, this note listed by Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.671 and similar note illustrated, Renniks MVR 9). Folds and creases, missing portions of edging on two sides, toned, on left, large tear across half of the note, and many other smaller tears, otherwise nearly very good and excessively rare, the second only example of this note ever offered for sale.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
Bank of New Zealand, five pounds, Sydney, N.S.W., undated (18- printed), No.2/00001 / 2/05000, unsigned specimen note, perforated 'Specimen B.W. & Co London' in signature field, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c London, on paper with perforated counterfoil (MVR type 3, similar note to the one hundred pounds illustrated on p.87 and p.88, fig.90 and 91). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,800
Bank of South Australia, one pound, Adelaide, 18th February 1877 No. U 34073 (MVR type 2b). Stain in centre, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $9,000
Passed in
The Bank of South Australia, specimen one pound, Adelaide, 14th December 1870 (fully printed), printed on paper, not numbered, watermarked Bank of South Australia One Pound in two lines (one as arch), Imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & C, London, unsigned, (This note illustrated Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.101, Vort-Ronald p.103, fig 106 similar). Good extremely fine, very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,800
The Bank of South Australia Limited, specimen five pounds, no domicile, 1st Decr. 1891 (date printed), discordant serial numbers No. M 032001 and M 042000, unsigned, perforated 'SPECIMEN B.W & Co LONDON' in lower field, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c London, 'Nov 30-91' handwritten in pencil at top of note (MVR type 3(c), p.104). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,200
Bank of Victoria Limited, specimen one pound, Melbourne 19- (MVR type 3a) discordant serials No. D000001 and No. D100000, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers &c London, perforated SPECIMEN in one line. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,400
Bank of Victoria Limited, specimen five pounds, Melbourne 19- (MVR type 3c) discordant serials No. B20001 and No. B40000, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers &c London, perforated SPECIMEN. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,500