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Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, (USN) Fleet Officers Club, Chit Book No.18743 of twenty chits, contains 14 intact chits. Staple at left edge of cover missing, otherwise chits virtually uncirculated. (14 + cover)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Midway Island, U.S. base, WWII, R & R Center beer ration chit 2, Good For One Beer. Some smudging along top edge, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Midway Islands, U.S. base, WWII, Ration Coupon 4. Some light paper surface loss around left centre, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Espiritu Santo Naval Officers' Club, WWII, Coupon Book, value $5.00, (cover value - 25c), low no.162 stamped on bottom, and date stamped 'Oct 1 (illegible)', book empty but loose coupons for 5c (5), 10c (9, includes two joined), 25c (2). Cover with foxing, stains on back and rusted staple at edge, most coupons with foxing at outer edge, otherwise good - nearly extremely fine and rare. (17)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
New Hebrides, Fleet Recreation Center : Aore Island, WWII, chit Good For One Ice Cream, invalid after Sept 30, 1944 stamped in yellow on front and Invalid July 31, 1944 stamped in black on reverse. Good very fine, an unusual chit value and extremely rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Ulithi Lagoon, Fleet Officers' Club, fifteen cents, WWII. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Solomon Islands, Forces Afloat Recreation Center, Purvis Bay, WWII, chit Good For One (1) Beer, Not good after March 28, '44, back stamped U.S.S. Leedstown. Some foxing, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Japan, US Occupation, Yuraku Officers Club, Tokyo, Japan, (1950), chits for ten cents and five cents, both stamped OYC Jun 50, also photocopy of chit book cover; Colonial Club, Yamashita-cho Nakaku, Yokohama, Japan, five cents, No.1E 19035, part of club name stamped on back, also photocopy of chit book cover. Uncirculated. (3 + 2 photocopies)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
USA, Philippine Islands, Seventh Fleet Commissioned Officers Mess, Navy 3960, cover of chit book for $2.00, Number 07161, also Navy 3960 chits for ten cents (3). Cover fine, chits uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
USA, WWII, Des-Cru-Pac Commissioned Officers' Mess, chits for 10 cents (2) and 5 cents (2). Virtually uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
USA, First Marine Division Exchange, Cigarettes 2 Packages coupons, undated (1942), includes singles (4), joined pairs (5), joined trio of single and two blanks. Good very fine - nearly uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $120
Passed in
USA, First Marine Division Exchange, Cigarettes 2 Packages coupons, undated (c1943), together with photocopy of a Cigarette Coupon Book cover. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Bermuda, Commissioned Officers' Mess, "Non-Member", $2.00 booklet of chits, No. C6360, includes intact 2 sheets of four 5c chits, two single 5c chits and one 25c; Canada, Officers Mess, H.M.C.S. Peregrine, ten cents. The first booklet missing securing staple at left edge so all pages and coupons are loose, cover and chits with foxing or stain, otherwise very fine, the last chit virtually uncirculated. (12 chits + booklet cover)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Italy, WWII, USA, 956th Air Engineering Sqdn., Enlisted Mens Club, chit book cover for L.300, indecipherable signature at left edge, produced by 530th Spec. Ser. Prtg. Shop, with three loose chits for 5, 10 and 25 lire. Cover very fine, chits extremely fine - uncirculated. (3 + cover).
Estimate $100
Passed in
Van Diemen's Land, Bill of Exchange for one hundred pounds sterling, third of exchange, Commissariat Office Hobart Town, 29th October 1829, No 1439, imprint S.Clayton, payable to Mr Gamaliel Butler, signed A.Moodie. Thin toned paper, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Van Diemen's Land, Bill of Exchange for two hundred pounds sterling, third of exchange, Commissariat Office Hobart Town, 27th February 1825, No 615, inmprint S.Clayton, payable to Mr Gamaliel Butler, signed A.Moodie. Thin paper, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound interest bearing note, post note, imprint of W.H.Bruce Cheapside (London), unissued remainder, Sydney 184- (MVR 1). Full left margin, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,800
Passed in
The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited, specimen ten pounds, Melbourne, 18-, discordant serial numbers, No. A 15001 and No. A 20000 (MVR type 1), with Chinese text on each side of the front, imprint of Sands & McDougall, Stationers, Melbourne, perforated SPECIMEN BW & CO. LONDON. Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $7,000
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, Melbourne 18-, No. 08743, unissued remainder (MVR.2a). With 'bob' written in pen on back at bottom left, coming through to front, two pin holes, creases and folds, fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $500
Scott & Gale, private issue, one pound, Geraldton, Champion Bay, (Western Australia), undated (c1870s), printer's proof by Blades, East and Blades, London, a trial in the completed stage of preparation. Good extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Ten shillings, Collins/Allen (1915) M 042100 M (R.2cF). Very good and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Ten shillings, Cerutty/Collins (1918) N 337779 C (R.3b). Good - very good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $540
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) A/65 112404 (R.7). Original paper, creases and folds, fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) B/10 918182 (R.7). Good body heavily folded up, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) B/36 237018 (R.7), last serial prefix. Heavily creased, otherwise very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928), A/55 (R.7); Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/24, (1936) D/90, D/92 (4) (R.11) (5). Very good - fine, the first with tear in bottom margin. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,250
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) C/14 529137 (R.9). Folds and creases, a 2mm tear top border, very good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/44 164533 (R.10). Original paper, very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $700
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) C/25 721824 (R.10). Folds and creases, fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/72 071843/4 (R.11) consecutive pair. Crisp notes with centre fold, nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $2,600