Catalogue
Five pounds, Collins/Allen (1913) No. U 000240 (R.35) no mosaic of '5's on back. Limp paper, minor edge tears, very good, a full note with a very low serial number, a great rarity.
Estimate $17,500
Passed in
Five pounds, Collins/Allen (1913) No. V 315403, small black serial numbers, no mosaic of '5's on reverse, contemporary forgery, CANCELLED perforated in two places across note with seven large voiding punch holes, 'CH 76.206 (b)' penned in top right corner on back (cfR.35). Rusted drawing pin hole in top margin, very good.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
Five pounds, Collins/Allen (1913) No. U 591232 (R.36bL), small black serial numbers, no mosaic of '5's on reverse, contemporary forgery (cfR.35). Good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Five pounds, Collins/Allen (1914) No. V 630451 (R.36bL) last prefix, small black serials, mosaic of '5's on back. Flattened, fine.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $5,400
Five pounds, Collins/Allen (1914) No. 608159 U (R.36cF) first suffix, medium black serials, mosaic of '5's on back. Flattened, good fine.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $5,400
Five pounds, Cerutty/Collins (1918) No. 892940 V (R.37a). Crisp original paper, nearly extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $8,000
Five pounds, Cerutty/Collins (1918) No. U 936593 C (R.37b). Flattened, good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,800
Five pounds, Kell/Collins (1924) Q/1 294155 (R.38a) black signatures. Original paper, extremely fine or better and rare as such.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,200
Five pounds, Kell/Collins (1924) Q/6 521239 (R.38b) dark blue signatures. Good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,700
Five pounds, Kell/Heathershaw (1927) Q/7 780911 (R.39F) Note Issue Department, first prefix. Very fine or better.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $4,000
Five pounds, Kell/Heathershaw (1927) Q/8 836945 (R.40) Commonwealth Bank issue. Crisp original paper, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,200
Five pounds, Riddle/Heathershaw (1927) Q/12 492539 (R.41) Note Issue Department. Flattened of folds, otherwise very fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $30,000
Passed in
Five pounds, Riddle/Heathershaw (1927) Q/21 255001 (R.42). Original paper with raised ink, extremely fine or better and rare thus.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,000
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1932) Q/28 218935 (R.43) last issue of promise to pay in gold. Good body, flattened of minor creases and folds, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,400
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/5 898415 (R.44a) pink face. Flattened, very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,250
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/11 961807 (R.44b) white face. Flattened, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,050
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) R/24 887603 (R.45). Glue remnants on back at left, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Five pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1941) R/46 470785 (R.46). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $440
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) S/13 485195 (R.47). Flattened, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/49 727692 (R.48). Virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $340
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) TA/77 811799 (R.49). Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) TB/67 622049 (R.50). Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) R/90 255844 and S/0 150372 (R.47) (2); Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/39 053576 (R.48). Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180