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The Oriental Bank Corporation, five pounds, Melbourne, 16th June 1879 (MVR 1b) uniface black and white printer's proof by Perkins Bacon & Co. Glue tip marks on back, three punched holes on Accountt area, not numbered, in pencil bottom right edge April 1879. Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, Melbourne, 18[-,] No 08024, signed spuriously (MVR 2a). A full note, a 15mm tear lower right, otherwise nearly fine and rare as such.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof one pound, Ballarat, 1st Jany 1878, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, signature reverse cut out to cancel, pencilled 'from this' at bottom (MVR 2b). Glue tip marks on all back corners, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof one pound, Launceston, 1st Jany 1878, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, signature reverse cut out to cancel, pencilled 'from this' at bottom (MVR.2b). Glue tip marks on all back corners, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $550
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, uniface printer's proof on card, one pound, Sydney, 1st Jany. 1902 pencilled in signature reserve 'Nov 2nd 1903', corners cut, three hole punch cancellation (MVR 2c). Adhesive marks on back, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia, uniface printer's proof, fifty pounds, Sydney 1st July 1880 (MVR 2c). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,400
Union Bank of Australia, black and white printer's proof from the original die of the Chalon portrait of Queen Victoria, as used on the banknotes of the 1905 series. Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Gulf of Carpentaria, Normanton, one pound, No. A 1482, issued by Burns, Philp etc, imprint Charles Troedel and Co, Sydney and Melbourne, embossed with Queensland Stamp Duty one penny, undated but circa 1880, unsigned thus not issued. Heavily toned, frail edges otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,500
Passed in
Gulf of Carpentaria, Normanton, five pounds, No.A 411, issued by Burns, Philp, imprint of Charles Troedel & Co. Sydney and Melbourne, impressed oval Queensland one penny duty stamp, signed James Burns, per James Forsyth, undated, issued circa 1880, only a small number of notes issued. Very rare only a few issued notes known of all denominations. Several heavy folds and two small central holes otherwise very good - fine and unique.
Estimate $4,500
Passed in
The Equitable Building Society, Brisbane, Queensland, advertising share issue and prize distribution proposal form in the design of an Australian pre Federation one pound note, 'Monster Freehold Property Distribution - A Good Pound's Worth of Queensland Properties', List closes Nov. 30th. (1893), application to Messrs. Pierce & Co., 126 Pitt Street, Sydney, N.S.W., in the centre is a vignette of the first prize, namely the building occupied by the Queensland Deposit Bank, printed by John Scott & Co. Sydney. Folds and tears and pencil writing on reverse, otherwise good and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170