Catalogue
Van Diemens Land, Bill of Exchange, third for one hundred pounds, Hobart Town, 16 August 1830, to Alfred Stephen, per Messrs Coutts & Co, Strand, London, signed by W.H.Hamilton, imprint Bock Hobart Town. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
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Van Diemens Land, Bill of Exchange, second for two hundred pounds, Hobart Town, 18th May 1840, to G.A.Robinson senior, drawn on P.M.Sayers, Melbourne Port Philip, signed John Dunn, imprint Bock Hobart Town. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Bank of Parramatta, unissued form, one pound, Parramatta 183- (MVR 1), H.H.MACARTHUR in script sideways. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,600
The Derwent Bank, Hobart, uniface black and white printer's proof on card, twenty pounds, 18- , imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, overprinted SPECIMEN (at right angles) twice (MVR 2). Remnants of glue marks on back, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
The Australian Banking Company of Sydney, one pound, Sydney, 18-, No. A 3517, unissued form (MVR 1b). Light stains, nearly very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $7,000
Passed in
Australian Joint Stock Bank, New South Wales, one pound printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Grafton, 18- (c1862), payable on demand, 'here or in Sydney' imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, '6th November 1862' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 1b). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Australian Joint Stock Bank, New South Wales, one pound printer's proof in blue on card, Sydney, 2nd Jany 1893 (MVA.4a) three punch hole cancellation. Glue tipping on back, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
The Australia Joint Stock Bank Limited, New South Wales, printer's proof on card, fifty pounds, Sydney, 1st July 1893, pencilled Oct 2nd 1893 (MVR 4b), three punch hole cancellation. Glue tip marks on back corners, otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
The Bank of Australasia, one pound uniface black and white printer's proof on card, Adelaide, 18- (c1850), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped vertically and in Manager signature reserve (MVR 1b). Glue marks on back, otherwise good extremely fine and extremely rare, possibly unique.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,100
The Bank of Australasia, one pound uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, Adelaide, 15th Septr. 1871, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, 'from this' in pencil in Manager signature reserve (MVR 2a). Usual glue marks on back, otherwise good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
The Bank of Australasia, five pounds uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, Adelaide, undated (1878), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, three punch hole cancellation in Manager signature reserve, 'Waiting for date - November 1878' in pencil bottom margin (MVR 2b). Good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $550
SOLD $1,000
The Bank of Australasia, fifty pounds uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, Adelaide, undated (1863), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager signature reserve, 'Sept 4th 1863' in pencil bottom margin (MVR 2a). Good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $1,300
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, Bathurst, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, '17th March 1858' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7c). Torn bottom margin, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, Tamworth, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, '16th April 1858' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7c). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 1 Oct 1880, A/A 185484 (MVR 7c). Fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,200
Bank of New South Wales, twenty pounds printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Kyneton, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, 'to this May 1858' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7c). Several small tears in top margin, glue marks on back, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,300
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 31st May 1893, A/5 823719 (MVR 7d) perforated cancelled emergency issue, printed by Sands and McDougall. Fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $7,600
Bank of Queensland Limited, Brisbane, one pound, Toowoomba, 5th October 1864, No. 37970 (MVR 1). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $14,000
Commercial Bank of Sydney, one pound, Sydney 1st Dec 1869, No.863476 (MVR 2a). Fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,500
The Commercial Banking Company Sydney Limited, specimen one pound, Sydney, 190- (MVR 5). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,200
The Commercial Bank of South Australia, twenty pounds 'Zwanzig Pfund', Adelaide, 1st day of August 1879 (date printed), No.B01251, unsigned specimen note, perforated 'Specimen B.W & Co London' in signature field, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c.London (MVR 2). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,600
English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, one pound, Adelaide, 18-, no imprint, pencilled '31st January 1866' (MVR 1). Margin tears at left, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $750
English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, Victoria, first issue, ten pounds, black and white printer's proof, Melbourne, ..18.. (c1870), no imprint, printer's instructions in pencil 'to this Feb 2nd 1870' in Manager signature reserve (MVR 1). Remnants of glue marks on back and some staining, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), No. 8068/9 consecutive pair, 8072 and 8087 [illustrated], on paper, unissued, no signatures, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig 173 and [p162], comments p162 on bank, also Tomlinson p66). Light toning around edges, extremely fine and rare, part of the remainder of a booklet. (4)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,200
The London Chartered Bank of Australia; specimen one pound, Sydney, 1st February 1888, C 0001/50000 (MVR 2a). Pencilled top left margin, Feb 29 88, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,800
The National Bank of Australasia, one pound, Melbourne, 29th February 1896, 260911 (MVR 4bM). Thin paper, minute pin holes, better than fine in appearance.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
The National Bank of Australasia Limited, printer's proof of the back of one hundred pounds, in blue, by Sands & McDougall Melbourne, on large thick paper (170x290mm) (MVR type 4, cf fig 190). Tears on top right corner, left and right sides, otherwise no tears through design area, extremely fine.
Estimate $650
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The Oriental Bank Corporation, one pound, Sydney, 15th April 1879, 597369 (MVR type C). Pin holes and larger rust holes left margin, otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $7,700
The Oriental Bank Corporation, five pounds uniface black and white printer's proof on card, Melbourne, 16th June 1879, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co. London, three punch hole cancellation in Accountt. signature reserve, in pencil bottom right margin 'April 1879' (MVR 1b). Glue marks on back, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,900
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Hobart Town, 18- (MVR 1), unissued form. Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
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