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Ten pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1943) V/12 718735/6 (R.59) consecutive pair. Slight tone line on top margin of the second, otherwise virtually uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,300
Ten pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1943) V/7 000282 (R.59). Vertical streak, flattened and has been tipped with glue at back margins, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $260
Ten pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) to Coombs/Wilson (1960) (R.60-63). The first virtually uncirculated, others good very fine. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $680
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/27 854959/60 (R.62) consecutive pair. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/06 415921 (R.62). Good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $150
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/17 803748 (R.62), (1960) WA/55 366941 (R.63). Flattened, good very fine; nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/41 431173/4 (R.63) consecutive pair. Virtually uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/45 352743 (R.63). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/58 139842 (R.63). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/62 089043 (R.63L). Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960), WA/49 064805/6 (R.63) consecutive pair. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/32 533171/80 (R.63) a run of ten consecutive notes. Flattened, otherwise good extremely fine or nearly uncirculated and rare as such. (10)
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,200
Commonwealth of Australia, World War I, orange War Savings Certificate, one pound, 1st Feb 1918, A444745, payable 1st Feb 1921, issued at 'Commonweath Bank/of Australia Hobart' stamped in red (WA1). Full bright colour, crisp note, horizontal and vertical centre folds, corner folds bottom left and right, good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,600
Commonwealth of Australia, World War I, green War Savings Certificate, one pound, 16th August 1919, C049556, payable 16 Aug 1924, issued at 'Commonweath Bank/of Australia Hobart' stamped in blue (WB1). Full bright colour, crisp note, horizontal and vertical folds, good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,600
WWI-WWII Memorabilia, includes quantity of War Chest funds 1917 cinderallas for shilling drive, liberty loans, war loans, war bonds together with pamphlets c.1918 War Chest Day, Soldiers day, Homes Day, Empire Day, War Savings Army of Australia; together with Active Service covers (4) and cards (2) for WWI, Church service Nov. 1918 for cessation of Hostilities; WWII and post war Motor Spirit Ration tickets to 10 gallons (7), plus a block of 8 each 2 gallons to 1949, letter on infringement use of car 4 May 1942, various quantities of ration tickets for meat, butter, sugar, tea and clothing with ration cards; WWII active servicepostal stamps, Identity card applications and cards; Sydney tramway and railway tickets c. 1930s-1940s, assorted sets of war cigarette cards by Wills etc illustrating 19th century warfare and WWI (150). All in a plastic display book, a few fine but mostly very fine - extremely fine. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
World War II, Camp Seven Bank, Hay, sixpence, Robinow/Stahl, Hay 1st March 1941, C40555. Centre fold, good fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
YMCA, meal coupon, Pitt Street, Sydney, Breakfast Only, No.C3837, possibly WWII period. Small stain lower left corner, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
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 $150
SOLD $110
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 $50
SOLD $30
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 $80
SOLD $90
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) TA/00 000037 specimen note (McD.71/ps01) overprinted in red 'Specimen' on front and back of note. Uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $30,000
Passed in
Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) Bicentennial AA 00 000000, 'SPECIMEN' No.0654 overprinted in red (McD.DS29). Uncirculated.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $5,000
Twenty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007), specimen notes, zero serial all from a single sheet, prefixes BH, BJ, CD, CJ, CK, CL 07 000 000 (R.421). Uncirculated and rare. (6)
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
One hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996), specimen number 0059, serial AA 96 000 000, type four series first polymer issue. In folder of issue, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,000
Two dollars, Phillips/Randall (1968) GJK 999999 and GJK 1000000 (R.83) million number note and penultimate solid number note consecutive pair. Three vertical folds on each, otherwise crisp originals, extremely fine or better and very rare. (2)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $10,000
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/52 02706* (R.13s). Very good and rare first issue star note.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1952) A/7 62250* (R.15s); (1961) AG/50 01702* (R.17s); one pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) HE/89 67063* (R.34bs). The last with a 1 cm tear lower left margin, otherwise very fine; others fair and good. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $800
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1954) AE/92 51056* (R.16sL) last prefix star note. Uncirculated and rare in this grade.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961) AE/96 06811* (R.17s). Virtually uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $9,000
Passed in
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961) AG/50 49789* (R.17s); one pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) HE/81 85957* (R.34as). Very good; fair. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $420