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Tasmania, letter dated 7 March 1855 addressed to George W. Walker, Savings Bank, Hobart Town, V.D.L., from E.E.Barrington, postmarked at Melbourne Ma 7 and Launceston 9 Mar, a scarce ship mail letter, in which writer apologises to an 'esteemed friend' for leaving so suddenly; also a receipt type letter to Dublin and postmarked on sending, 'Hobart Town, VDL, 1840, also another stamp for India Letter, Plymouth, 1840. Good very fine; fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $390
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USA, letter dated 8 August 1814, to Miss Rebecca Gratz, to the care of Doctor Schuylar, Troy (about 300km as crow flies from Philadelphia), a personal 3-page letter from her sister Rachel Moses in Philadelphia which starts, 'My beloved Becky', with postmark 'PHI/8/AU'. Some pieces torn away on folds and a small hole at one fold but all parts of the letter are present and readable, good and scarce to such a prominent person.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Wartime letters, WWI, a series of love letters (34) between Harold Peatfield and Frieda Belschener during period c1917-21, noted two in Baptist and Congregational Churches, Field Service, On Active Service With The A.I.F. envelopes and one of these on this organisation's writing paper, both written by Harold at 10th A.A.S.C. military camp at Liverpool, in October and November 1917; WWII, a b&w photographic card featuring Lieutenant Esmond Gilhooley, Royal Australian Artillery, KIA at Milne Bay, New Guinea, August 28th 1942, also letters (not from Esmond) written to Jim Gilhooley (6 + 2 empty addressed envelopes), one of these dated 27 August 1945 from Municipality of Burwood relating to naming details for a War Memorial, and Forest Gilhooley (4 + 2 empty addressed envelopes). Some with light foxing but mostly fine - very fine. (48)
Estimate $100
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Bank of New South Wales, Deed of Settlement register (31x46cm), fully leather bound with raised rectangular centre piece in red leather and gold blocked with title as listed above, with 63 parchment pages listing 1,194 shareholders, all handwritten and with their witnessed signatures recorded up to Signature No.1194 on 16 June 1954, as well bound into the register and printed in full are the Deed of Settlement rules and conditions up to 28 May 1912 (10pp), another up to 26 September 1924 (14pp), inside on cover page is library sticker of John M. Chapman Collection; also an 1851 Victoria Bank Returns printed 4pp report as laid upon The Council Table by The Colonial Secretary, printed in Melbourne by John Ferres at the Government Printing Office, handwritten at top edge, 'First Victorian Official Document on Banking'. The first fine and rare, the second good very fine. (2)
Estimate $25,000
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Van Diemen's Land, cheque from George Hunt to Mr George Stokell, Macquarie Street for £153.3.0, Hobart Town, 31st December 1836, No 25261, circular rubber ink stamp Derwent Bank, Bank of Australasia, Hobart Town PAID stamp, crossed and cancelled, signed on back George Hunt, entirely handwritten. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Tasmania, handwritten promissory note, 1837, to 'Cashier of the Derwent Bank, pay to self, or bearer, the sum of Five pounds, - to Acct of - ', (and signed) Maria Ramus (this lined through), at bottom left side, 'Leintwardine, 3d Febr 1837', on reverse is marked as cancelled. Age toning, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Great Britain, large-size promissory note no.165 for £200 due 31st March 1902 issued by New English Bank of the River Plate Limited, also Certificate for Promissory Notes issued by same bank, undated, and note accompanying Sixth and Final Dividend to Promissory Note Holders, issued by same bank, 1905; also share certificate for The Gas Light and Coke Company, 1870, share numbered 44223, vignette at left side. Very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $110
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Great Britain, various Inland Revenue documents for different estates all duly completed with relevant attachments, c1920s-1950s, with impressed Estate Duty Paid stamps; also various Annuity Receipt Stamps and Taxes forms and Annuity Receipt Inland Revenue forms, 1849-51, for the estate of Leonard Wilkinson the Elder of Rock House in Slaidburn, York, with relevant impressed 'One Per Cent Legacy' duty stamp on each of the eight documents. Fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $110
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Ireland, promissory note dated at Dublin Aug 22d 1811, drawn by Robt Douglas for fifty pounds sterling payable twenty one days after sight to the order of Messrs Ball Plunkett & Doyne, charge to account with Messrs Kensington & Co, Bankers, London, with impressed George III duty stamp, with bank entry number and various endorsements on back. Folds and short tear at left edge on a fold, other small edge nicks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $70
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Falkland Islands, second of exchange for £50.0.0 Sterling, 11th May 1891, No.11, in favour of Henry L.Jameson, to Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, London and drawn on 'this Government (Withdrawal from Savings Bank)'. Quarter folds and a few pin sized holes, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Straits Settlements, Municipality of Singapore, 1905-1918, a quantity of receipts for payment of legal fees (11), some named to Donaldson & Burkinshaw, mostly with names of payers and on some the name of the case, all with affixed Straits Settlements duty stamp featuring Edward VII or George V, another document written in Chinese and this also with Edward VII duty stamp affixed, also various Municipal Fund receipts (17), for payment of rates, 1907-1918, some with four languages printed on reverse, all with duty stamps. Some torn, otherwise good - very fine. (approx 30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
USA, bills of exchange, 1849-53, all in sterling directed to London firms and issued by Rallis & Co, New Orleans, J.E.Thayer & Brothers, Boston, M.Morgan & Son, New York, all for one thousand pounds, and James G.King & Sons, New York, this last to the order of Masterton Ure for three thousand pounds. The last with one corner missing otherwise fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
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USA, collection of cheques, 1855-1901, various banks, some with attractive vignettes, also some with affixed revenue stamps, some with centre cut cancellation or perforation cancelled. Mostly fine - very fine. (approx 200)
Estimate $200
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World, Australia, envelope addressed to Manager, Commercial Bank, ? (illegible), with Registered postage stamps dated Ap 7 81 and postmarked Melbourne Ap 8 81, also with stamp, 'Missent to Melbourne', with Victorian postage stamps for 6 pence and 2x2 pence and wax seal on back; Great Britain, addressed portion of a shipped letter postmarked for General Post Office at Cape of Good Hope 1843, addressed to Messrs John Gladstone & Co, Liverpool, also shipping stamp dated 22 Dec 1843. The first torn at one side and repaired from behind with tape, a few spots of foxing, overall fine. (2)
Estimate $110
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World, Malta, unused cheque of Sciclunas Bank, another for The National Bank of Malta Ltd at Valetta, also bill of exchange for B.Tagliaferro & Figli dated 9 October 1936 and another for B.Tagliaferro & Sons dated 4 April 1944, both of these bills have affixed revenue stamps; unused cheque for Ionian Bank Limited; Scotland, written receipt from George Scott of Stobo dated 23 November 1842 for receipt from John Gibson, writer for Sir John Naysmith of Posso Baronet, the sum of seven pounds two shillings and sixpence being his share of one years salary and garden allowance due to him as schoolmaster at Stobo, with impressed duty stamp; Great Britain, Phoenix Fire Office, London (Lancaster Agency), recipt for payment of insurance premium, dated 25 March 1809. A few with rust marks, otherwise very good - good very fine. (7)
Estimate $110
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Bank of New South Wales travellers cheque display board unused; Hong Kong Thomas Cook set of four travellers cheques; Australian paintings specimen stamp folder issues (2); Telecom Calendars 1991 and 1992, featuring coloured banknote images from Vort-Ronald collection (2); collection of sixteen medallions for Shell 'Man in Flight'. In packs of issue, uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $100
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Joseph Brotherton signature, on an admission pass, a grey card (approx 16x11cm), handwritten in ink, 'Admit the Bearer to the Gallery of the House of Commons 10th March 1837' and signed J Brotherton, at the bottom right edge is written 'Salford'. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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Houlder Brothers & Company, London, third class passengers' contract ticket, issued to Christopher Cecil Hanson, aged 35, to sail on the 'Ellora' leaving London for Melbourne, 20th June 186[82], ticket No.4157, black and red print on blue, scrollwork left side, vignette of Company logo top left, includes details of the quantities of water and provisions to be issued daily to each passenger. With one small hole and folds consistent with being housed in a wallet or pocket, good fine.
Estimate $600
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Victoria, miners rights for two shillings and sixpence, issued at Ballarat, 28 Feb 1898; 12 Oct 1900; 3 June 1905; 5 April 1916; 2 May 1919 and 7 March 1921. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $140
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NSW Government Tramways, 1897-1966, group of pre-paid tram tickets (light card), including (1897-1902) penny overprinted 'OS' (4); another, overprinted 'N.E.S.'; threepence (1952?), overprinted 'O.S.' (2); twopence (1920s?) red; decimal five cents, orange, overprinted 'Ambulance'; Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, 1-1/2D, purple (2) and blue (Peck 13, 19, 21). Mostly fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Australian, 'Political Funny Money', a wide selection, all different (18); plus USA 'Clinton Era' notes featuring Bill and Hillary Clinton, Monica Lewinski etc (10). Mostly uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $90
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Australian 'Funny Money', a wide selection including political, advertising, discount and others including lottery tickets, also noted Australia's Bicentenary Expo 88, two dollars (3) and five dollars (2); Hutt River Province, two, ten and fifty dollars, 1970; Western Australian State Lottery ticket application form (£8,000 for 5/-); Watch Your Jockeys Today for Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne, pool competition ticket date 20th October 1962; Fox Studios Australia Backlot admission ticket, 16 Nov 1999; Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia, Withdrawal Form C.S.B. No.10, pre 1966; postal sticker for Legislative Assembly Victoria (KC); Sovereign Hill Ballarat admission tickets (2); also a quantity of world 'Funny Money' or Confederate copies, mostly USA. Poor - uncirculated. (approx 145)
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
Wax seal, for The Archdeacon of Van Diemen's Land. Affixed to cardboard, very fine.
Estimate $70
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Victoria, Melbourne Harbour Trust, plans (2), detailing improvements as recommended by Sir John Coode in his report of 17th Feby 1879, the first (90x74cm) a General Plan, Shewing (sic) Harbour Improvements, with Hobsons Bay, Williamstown, Sandridge Flats, Footscray, Melbourne, Emerald Hill, Sandridge, St Kilda; the second (58x125cm) a Detail Plan, Shewing (sic) Proposed Floating Dock and Improvements in the Yarra River, with the Yarra River and surrounds from Sandridge Flats to Swanston Street, detailing proposed sites for wool stores, warehouses, sheds, timber yards, store yard depots, proposed channel and sluice and future rectification of river line. Both plans in black, blue and red print on buff, printed by Thomas Kell, Lith. 40 King Street, Covent Garden; plan of town allotments in the Parishes of Corinella, Jumbunna, Jeetho, Woolamai and Wonthaggi, 1880; Footscray, 1857; Talbot, 1865. All with heavy folds, some foxing and stains, small and large tears, fair. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Australia, Commonwealth Inaugural Celebrations, Monday 7th January 1901, invitation to a picnic at Kurnel (sic) by the Government of New South Wales to Parliamentary and Judicial Visitors, opens out to show Menu; Official Programme for re-enactment of Landing of Captain Cook, R.N., at Botany Bay, on Monday, 7th January, 1901, opens out to reveal details of the original event that occurred at Kurnell and the names of actors involved in the re-enactment. Both documents with foxing, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Shackleton's Last Antarctic Expedition, Southward in the "Quest", c1922, a cardboard body Kinimette view box with twelve slides in original black paper covered cardboard box (approx 17x7.3x7cm) with top label showing an explorer at the Pole and initialled 'JWS' (?) and 'Mar', and on one end is the label of Kinemette with instructions for viewing. Cardboard box well worn and loose at one corner, the rest fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,150
Brownie Downing prints, a collection of prints originally drawn in c1950-60s and featuring Aboriginal children and bush animals as well as young ballerinas and some other children's works, all in colour printed on white or other different coloured paper, approximately small writing pad size, many multiples, suitable for framing. Some with foxing, otherwise uncirculated. (70)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
World War II Illustrated, Sir John Hanimerton, issues 212-9, 221, 3-6, 254-5. Very good. (15)
Estimate $50
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Australian Chivalry, reproductions in colour and duo-tone of official war paintings, edited by JL Treloar, Director, Australian War Memorial, 1933, broadside with numerous colour and black & white illustrations, cloth boards embossed with Australian Coat of Arms, 44cm wide. Very fine and complete.
Estimate $100
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Prints, assorted group including fishes (4), East Indies (6) all c1783-1850; Voyage of Captain James Lancaster to the East Indies old print, p368-376, produced in 1768; another as part of the Christian's Magazine issued in January 1792, 48pps, (State of the Gospel in the East Indies). Mostly fine or better. (12)
Estimate $150
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