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Ten Pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) V/17 733249 (R.60). Original body, extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $800
Ten Pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) V/15 731064 (R.60F) first prefix. Glue or cellotape remnants at right, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) V/23 412649/50 (R.61) consecutive pair. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/00 374312 first prefix (R.62F). Small tear and tiny nick on top edge, otherwise crisp nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $470
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/17 803748 (R.62), (1960) WA/55 366941 (R.63). Flattened, good very fine; nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $500
Passed in
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/25 563312 (R.62), (1960), WA/45 499790 (R.63). Nearly extremely fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/22 833261/2 consecutive pair, 296, 299 (R.62). Centre folds, minor toning, extremely fine or better. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Fifty pounds, Cerutty/Collins (1918) No.Y 444052 (R.67c). Folds and creases, Bank of Adelaide stamped on front top left and back top right sides of note, a 7x7x7mm triangle shape tear in centre still attached to note, very good and rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $15,500
World War II, Camp Seven Bank, Internment Camp Hay, Three Pence (1941), on card, No. 444, signed R.Stahl, with ink rubber stamp seal on front (Bulluss recorded only three examples). Extremely fine and extremely rare, only five or six known.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,600
Tatura Internment Camp Group, No.1 Camp, Victoria, canteen coupons, 6d, 90585/7, joined strip of three, printed by Miller, Melbourne, 'No.1 CAMP/Tatura Internment Camp' ink rubber stamped on backs. Extremely fine and extremely rare. (3)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,300
Commonwealth of Australia, Savings Certificate, fifty pounds, type F, seven years series, post WWII, issued 20 Dec 1946, The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited, Sydney ink rubber stamp, A 010867/8 consecutive pair, with 'S' in top right corner, signed S.G.McFarlane, Secretary to the Treasury, payable 1st December 1953 (R.WF4a). Nearly uncirculated and a rare type. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Commonwealth of Australia, Savings Certificate, fifty pounds, type F, seven years series, post WWII, issued 20 Dec 1946, The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited, Sydney ink rubber stamp, A A 088468/70 consecutive trio, with 'S' in top right corner, signed S.G.McFarlane, Secretary to the Treasury, payable 1st December 1953 (R.WF4a). Nearly uncirculated and a rare type. (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $700
Commonwealth of Australia, Savings Certificate, fifty pounds, type F, seven years series, post WWII, from 1st Dec 1946, Bank of New South Wales, Tattersall Branch, NSW ink rubber stamp, A 014260/4 a run of five consecutive, with 'S' in top right corner, signed S.G.McFarlane, Secretary to the Treasury, payable 1st December 1953 (R.WF4a). Nearly uncirculated and a rare type. (5)
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,050
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II, motor spirit ration tickets, two (pair) and five (pair) gallons. Nearly extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
YMCA, meal coupon, Pitt Street, Sydney, Breakfast Only, No.C3837, possibly WWII period. Small stain lower left corner, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $70
Passed in
Five shillings, specimen note, Cerutty/Collins (1916) overprinted in blue 'SPECIMEN' on front of note, an unissued note, possibly ten in existence. Light vertical centre fold, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $70,000
SOLD $65,000
Ten pounds, Kell/Collins (1925), issued Specimen note, with numbers U/1 000218, serial number and signatures in black, watermarked basketweave pattern around edges '£10' '£10' above 'Commonwealth' below 'of Australia', perforated 'Cancelled' across note (153mm long) an upset cancellation, with 22mm high letters, two holes 9mm in diameter to left of the note and with 1mm black diagonal lines on both sides of the note, (R.54, Vort-Ronald 46 [Fig.68 illustrated U/1 000211 without diagonal black lines], McDonald 77b). Crisp, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $40,000
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Decimal specimen banknotes, type one, two each representing front and back of notes of the one dollar, Coombs/Wilson AAA 000000; two dollars, Coombs/Wilson FAA 000000; five dollars, Coombs/Randall NAA 000000; ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson SAA 000000; twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson XAA 000000, with small oval stamp overprinted red 'SPECIMEN' in the watermarked area on both sides of notes (R.71SPA, 81SPA, 91SPA, 101SPA, 111SPA), these notes are contained in a special book printed by the Reserve Bank in 1966 and were presented to prominent people and those directly connected with the design and printing of the decimal notes, this book is signed by ten officials associated with the note issue, including Roland Wilson. Uncirculated. (10 notes)
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $20,000
Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) type one specimen note, FAA 000000 (R.71SPA) overprinted with a small oval stamp 'SPECIMEN' in red. Uncirculated.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Fifty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) type three specimen, YAA 000000 (McDs21), 'SPECIMEN No.0224' overprinted in red. Uncirculated.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,400
One hundred dollars, Johnston/Stone (1984) type four specimen ZAA 000000 (McDs28) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red on front of note and 'SPECIMEN No.0531'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $8,000
Passed in
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992) type four specimen, AA 00 000000 (McDs30) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red on front of note and 'SPECIMEN No.0064' in red on back of note. Uncirculated.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $6,500
One hundred dollars, polymer, Faser/Evans (1996) type five specimen, AA 96 000000 (McDs34) overprinted in red on front of note 'SPECIMEN No.0874' and 'SPECIMEN' on back of note. In folder, uncirculated.
Estimate $8,500
SOLD $5,500
Ten dollars, polymer issue, Macfarlane/Henry (2002) AF 02 000000. Uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $450
Ten dollars, polymer issue, Macfarlane/Henry (2002) CH 02 0000OO. Uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $550
Ten dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2002), uncut vertical pair from left side of charity auction sheet, specimen serial DC/DD 02 000000. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Ten Dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2002) polymer specimen note AA 02 000000, only released in sheet form for charity auction. Uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Five dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007), uncut vertical pair, top left corner of charity auction sheet, specimen serials CG/CH 07 000000. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) HE/99 86248* (R.34bs). Crisp and original full bodied note, light centre fold and minor handling creases, good extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $4,500
Passed in
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) HE/88 84365* (R.34bs). Virtually uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $4,500
Passed in