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Van Diemen's Land, Lempriere & Company, Hobart Town, currency note, four Spanish dollars, 25th July 1823 (year 182 printed), No. T19, imprint, Engraved by S.Clayton, Sydney, entered by C.Boucher and hand signed by Lempriere & Co, 'Exhibited / Et Rofs' written across. Note with strip of tape on back of note left side, tape repair back right side base, frail edges, good fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,500
Lachlan and Waterloo Mills Company, Sydney, New South Wales, sixteen different printer's sample banknotes in a bound leatherette booklet (210x145mm) with gold lettering 'Bank Notes' probably by S.Clayton, Sydney, c1830s, denominations: two shillings and sixpence, five shillings, ten shillings, one Spanish-dollar, two Spanish-dollars, four Spanish-dollars, ten dollars, twenty Spanish-dollars, one pound sterling (4), five pounds sterling (2), ten pounds sterling (2). Nearly uncirculated as produced, excessively rare and probably a unique set of early Australian paper money. (one booklet of 16 notes)
Estimate $15,000
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Australian Bank of Commerce Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, uniface printers proof, five pounds, black and white, on card, Sydney, 1st Jany. 1910 (fully printed), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
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Australian Joint Stock Bank, ten pounds printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Armidale, 18- (c1859), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Director/Manager reserve, '28th January 1859' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 1b). Tiny tear in left margin, tape marks on back, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Australian Joint Stock Bank, New South Wales, one pound printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Grafton, 18- (c1862), payable on demand, 'here or in Sydney' imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, '6th November 1862' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 1b). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
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The Bank of Australasia, two pounds printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on card, Parramatta, 18-, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped horizontally and vertically in Manager reserve (MVR unlisted). Some marks on back, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
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The Bank of Australasia, proof twenty pounds, uniface, black and white, Sale, Gipps'land, undated, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate., '... 1865' added in pencil in lower margin, SPECIMEN stamped in 'Manager' area (MVR.2a). Blunted top corners, ink and paper smudging, 8mm tear in left margin, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $500
The Bank of Australasia, proof five pounds, uniface, black and white, Warrnambool, 14th Septr. 1866 and 11th Octr. 1870 (2), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate., pencil annotations below in 'Manager' area (MVR.2a). All damaged, fair but rare. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
The Bank of Australasia, one pound, Melbourne, 1st July 1897, 067,652, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co Ld London (MVR 2c). Flat, staining on back, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
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The Bank of Australasia, proof pound, five pounds, ten pounds, fifty pounds and one hundred pounds, uniface, black and white, on white paper, Sydney, various dates 1889-1893, all with pencil notations added (MVR.2c). Lower section removed as cancellation, otherwise very fine and very rare. (5)
Estimate $1,500
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The Bank of Australasia, proof pound, five pounds, ten pounds and fifty pounds, uniface, black and white, Hobart, various dates 1891-1896, all with pencil notations added (MVR.2c). Lower section removed as cancellation, the £50 with thin top left corner, otherwise very fine and very rare. (4)
Estimate $1,500
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The Bank of Australasia, proof pound, five pounds, ten pounds, fifty pounds and one hundred pounds, uniface, black and white, on white paper, Adelaide, various dates 1891-1896, all with pencil notations added (MVR.2c). Lower section removed as cancellation, the last with 5mm tear in top margin, otherwise very fine and very rare. (5)
Estimate $1,500
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The Bank of Australasia, proof pound, five pounds, ten pounds, fifty pounds and one hundred pounds, uniface, black and white, on white paper, Adelaide, various dates 1891-1897, all with pencil notations added (MVR.2c). Lower section removed as cancellation, otherwise very fine and very rare. (5)
Estimate $1,500
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The Bank of Australasia, proof pound, five pounds (2) and ten pounds (illustrated), uniface, black and white, Hobart, various dates 1898-1903, all with pencil notations added (MVR.2c). Lower section removed as cancellation, otherwise very fine and very rare. (4)
Estimate $1,000
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The Bank of Australasia, proof fifty pounds, uniface, black and white on white paper, Adelaide, 17th Octr 1899, 'To this Jan 26th/00' added in pencil next to date (MVR.2c). Lower section removed as cancellation, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
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Bank of New South Wales, five pounds printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Mudgee, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, '16th April 1858' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7a iii). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,500
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Bank of New South Wales, twenty pounds printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Kyneton, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, 'to this May 1858' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7c). Several small tears in top margin, glue marks on back, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Bank of New South Wales, Rockhampton, five pounds, uniface printer's proof on paper, not dated (18-- printed), stamped SPECIMEN in Manager reserve, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co London, Hardened Steel Plate, '16th Ap 1862' in pencil in bottom margin (MVR type 7c). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Bank of New South Wales, Ipswich, five pounds, uniface printer's proof on paper, not dated (18-- printed), stamped SPECIMEN in Manager reserve, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co London, Hardened Steel Plate, '11th April 1862 altered to this' in pencil in bottom margin (MVR type 7c). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Bank of New South Wales, Newcastle, five pounds, uniface printer's proof on paper, not dated (18-- printed), stamped SPECIMEN in Manager reserve, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co London, Hardened Steel Plate, 'from this to Goulburn 8th Augt 1862' in pencil in Manager reserve (MVR type 7c). Paper thinning due to remnants of glue spots on back corners, three small edge tears, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, c1901, 464720 (MVR 7f). Tone spots and staining, date and signatures faded, postmark 'Kiandra, Ap 3 1903' on back, nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $2,500
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Bank of Queensland Limited, fifty pounds, Brisbane -, (c1864) uniface printer's proof on thick paper (MVR 1). Glue tip marks on back corners, otherwise uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $7,500
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Bank of Van Diemens Land, Half a Spanish-Dollar, Hobart Town, 182-, No.-, unissued (MVR 1) watermarked paper BVDL monogram. Quarter folds with tiny pin holes along folds, two small tears at top and bottom edges, stains at bottom, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Bank of Van Dieman's Land, Hobart Town, 182-, six pence sterling, No.-, uniface, black and white, unissued (MVR 2). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,400
The Bank of Van Diemens Land Limited, one pound, Hobart, 1st July 1881, No. 19717, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Engravers & c, London (MVR 4). Very good and excessively rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $6,500
Bank of Victoria Limited, Melbourne, one pound (19- printed), dated 4 Aug 1908 stamped in blue, No. D 005805, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c. London (MVR 3c). Heavy folds, some holed through, nearly fine and very rare.
Estimate $8,500
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The City Bank, Sydney, five pounds, 26th Janry 1869 (date fully printed), printed on paper both sides, discordant serial numbers No.B520001 - B540000, officially perforated 'SPECIMEN BW & Co, LONDON' (in three lines), watermarked City Bank of Sydney in three lines, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers, London, (MVR type 2c). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
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The Colonial Bank of Australasia, second of exchange, Geelong, 30 Augt 1859, No. 4/13, for five pounds sterling, to the order of 'Mr George Cherry' on the Commercial Bank, Hobart Town. Some small tears around margins, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
The Commercial Bank of South Australia, Adelaide, one pound, 2nd day of May 1881 (date printed), No.B98122, signed by manager and accountant, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Engravers & c. London (MVR 2). Several small holes and a 2cm tear in top, a full note, nearly very good and very rare.
Estimate $9,000
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Commercial Bank of Sydney, one pound, Sydney 18- (MVR.3) black and white uniface printer's proof on card, sixteen punch hole cancellation in three lines of space, no imprint but by Johnston of Edinburgh. Uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,000
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