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Union Bank of Australia, type two printer's proof on card, one pound, Brisbane, 18-, stamped SPECIMEN across signature reserves (MVR 2a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Union Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof, on paper, five pounds, Brisbane, 1st Feby. 1878, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, signature reserve cut out to cancel, pencilled 'From this' at bottom (MVR.2a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Union Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof, on paper, ten pounds, Brisbane, 1st March 1878, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, signature reserve cut out to cancel, pencilled 'From this' at bottom (MVR.2a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $350
Union Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof, on paper, five pounds, Perth, 1st Feby. 1878, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, three punch hole cancellation in signature reserve (MVR.2a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,300
Union Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof, paper (two sections) on card, ten pounds, Perth, 1st March 1878, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate (MVR.2a). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $500
Union Bank of Australia, black and white uniface printer's proof on paper, one pound, Ballarat, 1st Jany 1878, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, signature reserve cut out to cancel, pencilled 'from this' at bottom (MVR 2b). Glue tip marks on all back corners, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Union Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof, on card, for back of ten pounds, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, printer's instructions in pencil below 'U. Bk. of Aa. Ld. December 1880' (MVR.2c). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Union Bank of Australia Limited, uniface black and white printer's proof, paper backed on card, ten pounds, Brisbane, 1st March 1882, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, signature reserve cut out to cancel, pencilled 'to this 29th Novr/82' at bottom (MVR 2c). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $700
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia Limited, type two, uniface black and white printer's proof, paper (in two sections) on card, twenty pounds, Perth, 1st April 1890, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate (MVR.2c). Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Union Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof, on card, for back of twenty pounds, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, printer's instructions in pencil below 'U. Bk. of Aa. Ld. May 1881' (MVR.2c). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Western Australian Bank, specimen one pound, Perth 1st Jany.1902 discordant nos D/450001 - D/500000 imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers London (MVR.3c) perforated SPECIMEN lower centre. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,600
Bukkulla Vineyards, McIntyre River, Inverell, one pound, December 12th 1870, No. 241, imprint of De Gruchy & Leigh Sc Sydney (MVR fig 32 pp23- 5), light blue on white, cross cancelled in ink and rubber stamped at the CBC Inverell. Ragged on corners, otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $250
Gulf of Carpentaria, Normanton, one pound, No. A 1482, issued by Burns, Philp, 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 $3,500
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 $3,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Miller/Collins (1923), A/9 129242 (R.4). Repaired tear at top right, vertical fold, two other folds, flattened nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Miller/Collins (1923) A/16 360575 (R.4). Pin hole, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $650
Ten shillings, Kell/Collins (1926) A/32 278586 (R.5). Extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Kell/Collins (1926) A/40 470853 (R.5). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,400
Passed in
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) B/29 911921 (R.7). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) A/61 608377 (R.7). Very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1932) B/41 375977 (R.8b) thin signature. Flattened, fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $470
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) C/0 411056 (R.9). Cleaned, flattened, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) C/4 936551 (R.9). Flattened of folds, staple holes and a 5mm tear in bottom margin, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/51 612269/70 (R.10) consecutive pair. Hint of a light centre fold, virtually uncirculated and very rare as such, especially as a consecutive pair. (2)
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,400
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/38 324245 (R.10). Flattened, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $700
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/66 498272 (R.10). Flattened, nearly very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $420
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) to Coombs/Wilson (1961), C/63 (R.10), E/24 (R.12), F/46 and F/84 (R.13) (2), A/65 (R.14), B/1, B41 and B/45 (R.15) (3), AH/53 (R.17) (2). Very good - nearly uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $450
SOLD $460
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/77 650084 (R.11). Good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $540
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/28 136920 (R.11). Flattened, very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $450
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/38 029633 (R.11). Three vertical folds, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500