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Bank of New South Wales, certificate for one share Bank Capital Stock one hundred pounds in name of Michael Robinson, No. 28, Sydney 18 August 1818, signed by Jno Thos Campbell President, and Directors, D.Wentworth and Thos Wylde, and entered by Fras. Williams signed on the back, 'Received Sixty (£60) pounds Sterling out of the Bank Stock on account of the within share - James Norton', and at the top is written, 'Memorandum that I Michael Robinson have this day assigned and transferred all my Right title and interest in hand to my share of the Bank Capital stock in (illegible) their Certificate mentioned to James Norton of Sydney Gentleman. Dated 8th August 1821', signed by M. Robinson and written, 'Bank Transfer/9th August 1821/Nich Bayly/Cashier', together with a contemporary envelope with written details, 'Bank of New South Wales/Certificate No.28/for 1 Share'. Printed on thick parchment, plate heavily embossed into the paper, folds and age toning, otherwise very fine and an excessively rare first issue type certificate bearing the signatures of very prominent colonials.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $6,000
Bank of Australia, copper printing plate (21x12.2cm), uniface, for One Share of Bank Capital Stock, One Hundred Pounds Sterg., 18-, engraved by 'S. Clayton Sct'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,200
Bank of Australia, copper printing plate (23x14.8cm), uniface, for Two Pounds Sterling, Sydney, 18-, on reverse is impressed, 'Willm Pontifex Son & Co/No 46/Shoe Lane London'. Through centre is defaced for security reasons, otherwise fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,000
Bank of Australia, copper printing plate (18.9x11cm), uniface, for Five Pounds Sterling, Sydney, 182-, on reverse is impressed, 'Mr Smythes Lands and map for part of a land subdivision'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
Bank of Australia, copper printing plate (18.6x10.2cm), uniface, for Twenty Pounds Stg, Sydney, 18-, on reverse is impressed partial text, 'F./rfield/N'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,900
Bank of Australia, copper printing plate (23x14.6cm), uniface, for Fifty Pounds Sterling, Sydney, 18-. Through centre is defaced for security reasons, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,700
Bank of Australia, copper printing plate (21x35.5cm), uniface, for cheque forms 'To the Cashier of the Bank of Australia', 183-, printed 4 to the page, with selvedge. Fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $650
Van Diemen's Land, Lempriere & Company, Hobart Town, currency note, four Spanish dollars, 25th June 1823 (year 182 printed), No. N.83, imprint, Engraved by S.Clayton, Sydney, entered by C.Boucher and hand signed by Lempriere & Co. Frail edges with many tears, significant foxing, a complete note, very good and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,500
Tasmania, bank drafts, Bank of Van Diemen's Land, 5th May 1837, £84-0-0, signed James Kelly and payable to Paul & C.' Bill; Derwent Bank, Campbelton (written above Hobart Town crossed out), 22 November 1838, No 22, £6.7.3, signed James ? to Mr. J.E. McVicker, endorsed on back. Foxing and the second repaired where signature has been cancelled and scored the paper, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Bank of Australia, lottery ticket for the disposal of unsaleable assets of the bank, tickets 7968 and 7970, on paper watermarked 'Sydney Banking Company' at top and bottom, issued to Samuel Lyons, Sydney, 19th day of October 1848, signed by the four directors, W J Macleay, J Gilchrist, R Campbell, and T W Smart, imprint H.C.Jervis SC (MVR. p65), with assignation on back of each ticket signed by Samuel Lyons. Good fine and very rare. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
Australian Joint Stock Bank, one pound printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on card, Sydney, 18-, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'May 3rd 1853' pencilled in lower marginn, SPECIMEN stamped in black at signatures reserve (MVR.1b). Glue marks on back corners, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $850
Australian Joint Stock Bank, one pound printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Brisbane, 1st Jany. 1870, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'to this 11th June 1870' pencilled in Manager's signature reserve (MVR.1b). Glue tips on back corners with thin top left, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
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The Australian Joint Stock Bank, one pound printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on card, Sydney, 1st Jany. 1904, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co Ld, London, printer's instructions 'Sept 26th 1903' in pencil at Manager's signature reserve (MVR.4b). Glue tips on back corners, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
The Bank of Australasia, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, one pound, Ipswich, 18.., (here or at Brisbane) imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'to this 31st July 1860' added in pencil at Manager's signature reserve (MVR 1). Glue marks on back corners, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $2,500
The Bank of Australasia, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, ten pounds, Brisbane, 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, '27th August 1860' added in pencil in lower margin, SPECIMEN stamped below in Manager reserve (MVR.1c). A repaired 4.5cm tear top left corner, part missing and blunted corners at top, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
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The Bank of Adelaide, one pound specimen, Adelaide, 1st June 1893, discordant serial numbers 1060001 and 1160000, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, Engravers London, perforated SPECIMEN at signature reserve, '10th Decr 1901' in pencil top left corner (MVR 3). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,200
The Bank of Adelaide, specimen twenty pounds, Adelaide, 1st June 1893, discordant serial numbers No 07501 and No 08750 (MVR 2a) imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Ld Engravers London, perforated SPECIMEN in Manager's signature reserve, 'June 27/96' pencilled top left corner. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,200
Bank of New South Wales, domicile North Brisbane, issued in Moreton Bay, one pound, [1] day of [Sept] 18[53], No.18574, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel, with Commercial Banking Co of Sydney Ltd / 8 May rubber stamped on back (MVR 7b). Repaired with backing paper, pieces missing around edges, '486' handwritten and crossed out on back of note, fair and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Bank of New South Wales, Queensland one pound, Brisbane, date faded (1889), B 534667, imprint of Charles Skipper & East, London (MVR 7). Piece missing bottom left corner, splits in body, ragged edges, fair and extremely rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,000
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 1st October 1883, A/A 260795, imprint of Charles Skipper & East, London (MVR 7c, this note listed in Vort-Ronald, Australian Private Banknote Pedigrees p.80). A full note, good fine and rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $3,900
Bank of South Australia, one pound, Adelaide, 15th February, 1877, No U35830 (MVR 2b). Minimal smoke staining (ex Chimney Hoard), good fine and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,800
Commercial Bank, Hobart Town, Tasmania, second issue, black and white printer's proof on paper, twenty pounds, Hobart Town, 1st January 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, a 67mm piece removed at Director signature reserve for cancellation, 'from this' pencilled next to date (MVR.2b). Glue remnants on back corners, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Commercial Bank, Launceston, Tasmania, second issue, black and white printer's proof on paper, twenty pounds, Launceston, 1st January 18.., imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, a 61mm piece removed at Manager signature reserve for cancellation, 'from this' pencilled next to date (MVR.2b). The usual glue tips on back corners, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, ten pounds, Melbourne, 18-, no imprint, pencilled 'X' each side of VICTORIA at left and right (MVR.1). The usual glue tips on back corners, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
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Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), No. 8054 on paper, unissued, no signatures, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co. London lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p162], comments p162 on bank, also Tomlinson p66). Extremely fine and rare, in a PVC holder housed in a cardboard frame, originally from a booklet.
Estimate $750
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Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), No. 8055 on paper, unissued, no signatures, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co. London lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p162], comments p162 on bank, also Tomlinson p66). Extremely fine and rare, in a PVC holder housed in a cardboard frame, originally from a booklet.
Estimate $750
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The London Chartered Bank of Australia, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, one pound, Melbourne, 18-, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager signature reserve, pencilled '8th April 1859' in lower margin (MVR.1a). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
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The Sydney Deposit Bank, ten pounds, Sydney, N.S.Wales, 1st April 1892, no.G0281 (MVR p.218-9), imprint of Sands McDougall Limited. Left corner missing, paper clip rust marks, pinholes and creases otherwise very good and extremely rare as an issued note.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,000
Union Bank of Australia, black and white uniface printer's proof on card, twenty pounds, Adelaide, 18-, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Accountant signature reserve, pencilled 'Sept 20th 1854' at bottom (MVR 2a). Glue tip marks on all back corners, water stains, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia, black and white uniface printer's proof, on card, first issue, one pound, Sydney, 18.., imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'SPECIMEN' across signature reserves (MVR.1). Staining, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $700
Passed in