Catalogue
Cheques, in two albums, 1880-1919 issues, various banks, to Johnston & Wilnott, Launceston (one for Bundaberg with duty stamps), unsigned Bank of Australasia Adelaide 191- for the Druids. (2). Fine - extremely fine. (101)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Cheque book, c1900, generic, hard covered and bound (260x100mm), two used with stubs remaining, the others (91) in situ. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Tooth and Co Limited, Kent Brewery cheque, drawn on the Bank of New South Wales, 30th June 1921 with 2d duty stamp affixed (2), another dated 17th November 1921 with embossed 2d duty, also a defaced copper plate or seal that made the embossing. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, cheque form, 192-, signed Eliza Nichols, vignette at left edge and printer's name, Bloxham & Chambers Ltd. Folds, age toned, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Muswellbrook, coupon vouchers, c1930s (see example, Leichardt MVR p42) five green coupons, Penrith; ten, Arnotts, Corpiun Store, Mrs Henderson, A.Weidman, Any Fruiterer and Greengrocer, Any Food Store. Frail with some damage, otherwise fine or better and rare. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
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 $50
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Merchant National Bank of Boston, cheque no.769 dated January 6, 1873 for Twenty thousand dollars, made out and signed personally by T.Jefferson Coolidge for Lawrence Man'g Co., stamped on back, 'Pay through Boston Clearing House Jan 7 1873, printed by Hooper, Lewis & Co. Boston. Cancellation hole in centre and pin holes, some small loss of paper at edges, otherwise crisp extremely fine.
Estimate $250
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North Broken Hill Limited, share certificates, 1923 for twelve shares (No 1651) and two shares (No 1650), fifty shares, 1924 (No 1776), fifty shares, 1925 (No.7805) and 1926 (No 10607), also one hundred shares, 1941 (No A11053). Fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
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China, bonds, with portrait of Sun Yat Sen brown No.590192 (5 yuan) and yellow No.26939 (10 yuan). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Tattersall's Melbourne Cup Sweepstakes, Monster Cash Prize Consultation application form for five shillings ticket for Melbourne Cup run at Flemington November 7, 1899; also another for Grand National Hurdle Race run at Flemington July 8, 1899. The first with centre fold, the second with centre fold and there is a short tear on this at bottom edge, a few very light foxing marks on back of first, otherwise both fresh and extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Australia, Melbourne bookmaker betting tickets (4), 1960s, includes printed tickets for S.W.Beaver (no.393), W. (Bill) Hannah (no.116), Geo. Jeffries (no.860) and W.O'Dea (no.638); Belgium, share certificates for Verreries Des Hamendes (Glassworks of Hamendes), in the town of Jumet, black and green print, each for 15,500 of series A and 32,000 of series B with a nominal value of 300 francs, Nos 14332-14338 and 14390, issued c1950s, with official stamp imprints and dividend vouchers 55-60 attached to each (total certificates 8); also India, Tonk State legal documents (9), c1930s, approx A4 size with printed heading, mostly handwritten and with official stampings. Very good - very fine. (21)
Estimate $70
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Conductor's bell punch for tram tickets, c1900, No.B4450, barrel engraved M.T.O.Co.; together with a Cambio coin change holder dispenser, maker Cambio, Sweden, No.15230. Very good - very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Dept of Road Transport & Tramways, NSW, a large collection of staff tickets from many different tramlines includes Narrabeen Line (3); Neutral Bay Line (4); Northbridge Line (3); Taronga Park Line (4); other lines include Lane Cove, La-Perouse, Watsons Bay (6), Waverley-Randwick (3), Zetland, Dowling Street to Waterloo Junction (8), Waratah (2), Wallsend Line (4), all tickets different for use to different junctions, depots, loops, terminus, avenues etc. Very fine - uncirculated, a rare group. (42)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 1932-1982, souvenir tickets, 2d (0333); 4d (0418); 5o Years of Government Bus Services, 1932-1982, 2d (0784); 6d (0838). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $80
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Westpac, 200 The Westpac Story, 2017, 301pp, illustrated throughout, hardbound with dust jacket and cover. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Thomas Edison signature, in ink on cheque number 323 of Savings Investment & Trust Company of East Orange, for Edison Botonic Research Corporation, West Orange, N.J., dated Feb 10 1928 (date stamped) for $3.00 payable to Eastman Kodak Co., written in a separate hand and signed by Thos Edison as President and J. Miller as Treasurer, and with bank stamp, on back is a Pay to Order bank stamp, punch hole cancelled 'PAID/+2 17 28/55-158'. Crisp, bisecting vertical fold, a couple of diagonal creases slightly affecting signature, otherwise fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Sir Edmund Hillary - George Lowe autographs in ink, on a piece of manila envelope, signed above two New Zealand health issue stamps featuring Mt Aspiring and above in a cloud is Everest, a rare personally autographed item given during the Sole New Zealand Post Everest Climb Tour signed by the newly knighted Sir Edmund Hillary and his best mate 'We knocked "The Bastard Off" guy', W.G.Lowe, and dated 'At Timaru 24/8/53'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Isadora Duncan, American 'Mother of Modern Dance', Union Postale Universelle Russie postcard, in b&w, with Isadora Duncan written in pencil on reverse in both English and Russian, with impressed Russian text stamping at bottom right corner. A few spots of colour loss, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
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The Beatles autographs, 1964, on a Qantas Empire Airways postcard, written on back of the card, 'To Barbara With All My Loving' and signed by each of the Beatles. Crease in card, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $4,000
Saddam Hussein signature, in blue ink on an official, untranslated document typed in Arabic (approx 21x30cm), c1990s, at top is a printed eagle with shield device and with a patterned border to the page. Small file holes to right margin, rough top edge, otherwise fine, clean condition.
Estimate $300
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New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, imperf 1d reds some on bluish paper, some with no clouds, all described on a Seven Seas album leaf, includes as described by collector SG 1-12 (with extra #6) all inclusive, (CV £5,300), allmost all with full margins, (illustrated). Mostly fine used, scarce. (13)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,700
New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, imperf. mostly varieties of 1d reds and 2d blues, all described on Seven Seas album leaves, these numbered by collector 1d reds SG 8a, 8b, 12c (2); 2d blues SG 16c, 24b, 24e, 26a, 26e, 26f, 26g, 29c, 30c, 32e, 33a, 34c, 38b, (CV £6,825), almost all with full margins. Mostly fine used, scarce. (18)
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,300
New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, imperf. 1d red, 2d blue, 3d green and 1851 laureate issues all described on two Seven Seas album leaves, as described by collector SG 13 (2), 31, 39; 43d (no whip), 43ef (no whip), 46, 46a, 48a (both no leaves), 58, 77 (postmarked 40 Bombala rare), 87, (CV £2,085), some with full margins. Mostly fine used, many scarce. (12)
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, imperf 2d blue some on bluish paper, various impressions and plates, all described on three Seven Seas album leaves, includes as described by collector SG 15-30, 32-35, 37 and 38 all inclusive, (CV £6,950), almost all with full margins, (two pages illustrated). Mostly fine used, scarce. (22)
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, 2d greyish blue on soft yellowish paper with barred cancel, imperf. SG 16b (CV £325), from Plate I, intermediate impression, position 6, full margins. Fine used, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, 2d dull blue on soft yellowish paper with barred numeral 9 (Bathurst) cancel, imperf. SG 18 (CV £170), from Plate I, later impression, position 7. full margins; another 1851 Sydney view, 2d ultramarine, on hard greyish wove paper with barred cancel, SG 36 (CV £180) from plate V, position 4, full margins. Both fine used, scarce. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
New South Wales, 1850 (April) Sydney View, 2d lilac blue, with barred numeral 2 cancel for Parramatta, imperf. SG 22f (CV £1,200), from Plate II, full margins. Fine used, very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
New South Wales, 1850 Sydney View, imperf 3d yellow greens, two on bluish paper, all desribed on a Seven Seas album leaf, includes as described by collector SG 40-43, 43d, 43e all inclusive, (CV £2,975), almost all with full margins, (illustrated). Mostly fine used, scarce. (6)
Estimate $750
SOLD $500
New South Wales, 1851-1853 laureate issues all described on five Seven Seas album leaves, as described by collector SG 44, 45, 48, 48a, 49a (no leaves), 50, 51 - 63 (inclusive), 62a, (WAEES), 66, 67, 69, 71 - 76, 78, 80, 81, 82 - 86, 83a, 83c, and a joined pair of 48c (WALE) and 48; (CV $7,924), some with full margins. Mostly fine used, an extraordinary collection, some with numbered postmarks, many scarce. (39)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
New South Wales, various issues on three Seven Seas album leaves, 1854 definitive series 5d to 1/-, SG 88 - 96, 93a, 96a, 97 (illustrated with certificate), 98 (illustrated with certificate), 99, 99a, 101, 128, 129 joined pair; Registered letter issues 102 - 106; 1856 definitive issues queen wearing coronet, 1d - 3d, SG 107, 112, 112a, 117; all as described by collector, (CV £6,126), many with good margins. Mostly fine used, many scarce. (27)
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,200