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English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, South Australia, first issue, fifty pounds, black and white printer's proof, Adelaide, ..18.., no imprint, printer's instructions in pencil 'to this. 27th Jan/66.' in Manager signature reserve (MVR 1). Remnants of glue marks on back, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,800
Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), numbered No.8038, on paper, unissued, no signatures, no watermarks, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' lower left, vignette of emu and kangaroo separating 'Excelsior' climbing mountain, 1 in circlar geometric frames in corners and 'ONE' in value tablets either side of vignette and in block lower left, all within rectangular spiral frame, states 'On demand I Promise to pay to the Bearer ONE POUND Sterling. Sydney ... For the EXCELSIOR Land Investment and Building Company and BANK Limited', with ONE in blue inside five geometric circles, on back geometric ovals with central value tablet '1' and 'ONE' written inside scrolls six times around, blue and black on white/blue on white, (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p.162], comments p.162 on bank, also Tomlinson p.66). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $1,400
Excelsior Bank, one pound, Sydney, 18-, No.8026, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London with full left margin, three binding holes, unissued form as taken from book of 100 notes that remained intact until recent times. Virtually uncirculated and rare in folder.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
Excelsior Bank, one pound, Sydney, 18-, No.8089, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London with full left margin, three binding holes, unissued form as taken from book of 100 notes that remained intact until recent times. Virtually uncirculated and rare in folder.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Excelsior Bank, one pound, Sydney, 18-, No.8090, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London with full left margin, three binding holes, unissued form as taken from book of 100 notes that remained intact until recent times. Virtually uncirculated and rare in folder.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), No. 8030, 8042/4, 8046, 8053, 8057/8, 8063/4, 8067/9, 8072, 8074, 8087, 8091/3, on paper, all unissued, no signatures, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p.162], comments p.162 on bank, also Tomlinson p.66). Light toning around edges, mostly extremely fine and rare, unique as the remainder of a booklet. (19)
Estimate $27,500
Passed in
The Federal Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Sydney, 1st June 1891, No.57227 (MVR p.163 and note number included in Vort Ronald Private Banknote Pedigrees p.165). Very good and extremely rare, only known issue with this domicile in private hands.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $8,500
The Federal Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Melbourne, dated 1st June 18 (printed), discordant numbers 00001 - 50000, unsigned specimen note, perforated 'Specimen B.W. & Co London' in signature field, imprint of Sanos & McDougall Engravers Melbourne, on paper printed both sides, in pencil above 9 May 82, (MVR p.163-4, This note type illustrated Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.165). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,700
The Federal Bank of Australia Limited, specimen twenty pounds on cardboard, Melbourne, 1st June 18-, printed on front only, number not noted on note, imprint of Sands & McDougall, engravers, Melbourne (type illustrated Vort Ronald p.163, Fig.174). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $750
The London Chartered Bank of Australia, first issue, proof one pound, uniface, black and white, Geelong, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve, '21st July July 1859' added in pencil in bottom margin (MVR 1a). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,700
The London Chartered Bank of Australia, first issue, proof twenty pounds, uniface on card, black and white, Geelong, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'SPECIMEN' in Manager signature reserve (MVR 1a). Mounting remnants on back, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,400
London Chartered Bank of Australia, one pound, Brisbane, Queensland, dated 1st December 1887 (printed), discordant numbers A 25001 - A50000, unsigned specimen note, perforated 'Specimen B.W. & Co London' in signature field, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c London, on paper printed both sides with counterfoil, in pencil above Dec 21 87, (MVR type 2d, similar note to the illustration on p.169, fig.179, this note type also illustrated Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.172). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,500
The London Chartered Bank of Australia, specimen ten pounds, Sydney, New South Wales, 1st February 1888, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c London (MVR type 2d), punch hole cancellation SPECIMEN/B.W & Co/LONDON, discordant serial numbers 11501 and 20000. An impressive note, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $8,000
The London Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Melbourne, 1st February 1903, D72823, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ld. Engravers & c. London (MVR type 2g). Frail but full note, very good and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,200
The London Bank of Australia Limited, specimen five pounds, Melbourne, not dated, in pencil on frame 2801 March 1911, numbered Y000001 - Y125000, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson Engravers & c London (MVR type 2), perforated specimen. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $9,000
The London Bank of Australia Limited, specimen one hundred pounds, Melbourne, not dated, in pencil on frame 2876 April 1911, numbered T0001 - T0500, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson Engravers & c London (MVR type 2), perforated specimen. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $9,000
The National Bank of Australasia, one pound, Adelaide, 1 January 1877, No. 432606, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate (MVR type 2). A frail but complete note, very good and very rare.
Estimate $9,000
Passed in
The National Bank of Australasia, ten pounds, Melbourne, Victoria, dated 2nd July 1883 (printed), discordant numbers 002001 - 007000, unsigned specimen note, perforated 'Specimen B.W. & Co London' in signature field, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co London, on paper printed both sides, (MVR type 3, This note type illustrated Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.192). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,700
The National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, twenty pounds, not dated c.1910, printed on paper both sides, numbered No.W00001 - W20000, officially perforated SPECIMEN, not watermarked, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & C, London, (This note listed in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.206, Vort-Ronald p.183). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $12,000
The Oriental Bank Corporation, one pound, Melbourne, Victoria, June 1st 1876 (date printed) 871871, hand signed by Manager and Accountant, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London (MVR type c). Many folds and creases, well used, very good and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,400
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, one pound, issued at Fitzroy 2nd July 1872, No 0417 (MVR1a), fully signed, imprint Sands & McDougall Engravers, Melbourne. Nearly fine and excessively rare with domicile unaltered.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,400
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds Melbourne 18-, No 08024, unissued remainder, spuriously signed and circulated in the 1870s (MVR.2a). Nearly fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,600
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, issued at Melbourne, no.04977 not dated c.(1879), signed uncertain name, appears to be contemporary but not issued as bank failed in 1879, (This note not noted in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.219-221, see illustration of type unissued p.218). Rust spots, heavily creased with tattered edges and several small holes, fair.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,000
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, ten pounds, issued at Melbourne, no.03646 not dated c(1879), not signed, appears to be contemporary but not issued as bank failed in 1879, (This note is noted in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.222, see illustration of type unissued p.221). Two corners off, horizontal tear, foxed and on backing paper, with rust spots, note heavily creased and with fair edges, fair and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $950
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, issued at Melbourne, no.08733 dated June 12th 1894, signed I.B.Anderson, consecutive no.08734 dated May 14th 1893, signed A.B.Mansfield, no.08795 dated June 3 1894, signed I.B.Anderson, all dates and signatures well aged and appear to be contemporary but spurious as bank failed in 1879, (These notes are noted in Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.220-221). All notes with rust spots, the second note more so affected, all notes heavily creased with tattered edges and the last two notes with some small holes, poor - good. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,600
The Government of Queensland, Queensland Treasury Note, specimen one pound, uniface, Treasury, Brisbane, Jany. 1st 1867, No., imprint of the Government Printing Office, Brisbane, 'Cancelled/G.W' hand written across front (MVR p197). Slight thinning at right edge on back having been pasted in a book, otherwise nearly uncirculated and of the highest rarity, one of only two known examples.
Estimate $25,000
Passed in
The Government of Queensland, Queensland Treasury Note, specimen five pounds, uniface, Treasury, Brisbane, Novr. 1st 1866, No., imprint of the Government Printing Office, Brisbane, 'Cancelled/G.W' handwritten vertically across front (MVR p197). Centre fold, otherwise good extremely fine and excessively rare, possibly the only known surviving example of a five pound note.
Estimate $25,000
Passed in
Government of Queensland, Queensland Treasury Note, specimen one pound, uniface on card, Brisbane, 2nd June 1893, No., imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co Ld, London, hand written across base Sept 8th 1893 (cf.MVR p197), printed signature of G.B. Cullen Under Secretary Treasury. Three circular (specimen holes), corners bevelled and evidence of being stuck down on back having been pasted in a book, otherwise nearly uncirculated and of the highest rarity, possibly unique.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Government of Queensland, superscribed on The Queensland National Bank Limited, an issue for Government of Queensland as a Treasury Note, Brisbane, one pound, dated 2nd June 1893 for superscribed part and 1 January 1891 on original note (both dates printed), numbered A000178 on superscribed Treasury part, and on original note No C324178, on paper, signatures for accountant only on original note, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' (Vort-Ronald, Superscribed part Fig.209 [p.200], original note Fig.214 & 215, [p.206-207], further comments p.199-203, also Tomlinson p.111-2 this note, and this note illustrated p.112). Good very fine and extremely rare, of the greatest historical importance.
Estimate $250,000
Passed in
Queensland Government, Brisbane, one pound, dated 2 July 1906, (date fully printed), numbered D/1 649671, printed signature of Under Secretary Treasury W.L. Fowles, and countersigned by uncertain ink signature, on paper, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. Ld. London', vignette in black on upper left of State arms, and black ornamental oval tablet with '� ONE' lower left and upper right, green colour underprint, 'QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT' in two lines, 'ONE' in large letters across note, states below in black, 'I Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound Sterling, Brisbane 2nd July 1906, For the Queensland Government', on back head of Queen Victoria in geometrical pattern, '1' in oval each side, black on green on white/blue on white, (Vort-Ronald, Type two, comments on bank and type p.199-203, Similar note described p.203, and similar issued note illustrated Fig. 211 [p.202], This note illustrated Vort Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.225). Several folds and creases, has been repaired at corner and on edge, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $10,000