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Bill of Exchange issued by Lachlan Macquarie's father, handwritten in ink and dated at Ulva 22 Agust (sic) 1767 for £19:10 sh, To Mr William Craige/Senior/Merch: in Belfast, Sir, Two days after sight pay Mr John McDugale Merch; in Campbelltown or Order within your office The sum of Ninteen (sic) pounds Ten sh British for value in Cash received, which place to the Acct: of--------- Sir/Your Hule:Sevt (Humble Servant)/ Lach:MacQuarie, and on the reverse top right corner is written, 'McQuarys (sic)/Draught (British variant of Draft)/in favour/of/W McDugale'. With folds and a few small stains on reverse but in excellent condition for its age, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
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Italian Republic (Napoleonic), (1802-05), The Minister of Public Treasury of the Italian Republic, 2-page document No.3971 hand printed and written in ink, dated Milan 1st September 1803 Year 2, text mostly in Italian addressed to Citizen Mesny Pagatore general of the French troops stationed in Italy, with a three-line later addition in French by a different writer being a receipt by the cashier of the Cisalpine Treasury to be dismissed against the receipt of the taxpayer, signed at end, 'Veneri' and another (signature indistinguishable). Some small edge tears and loss of paper, spike hole mark as usual and light foxing but in excellent condition for age, fine.
Estimate $100
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Great Britain, typed letter from British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, dated 20th December 1920, to T.J.Bennett Esq, C.I.E., M.P. advising him of the award of a Knighthood, on letterhead of 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, signed personally; a Home Office typed letter from H.R.Boyd a civil service member of the Home Office, dated 26th January 1921, to Thomas J.Bennett Esq, C.I.E., M.P., advising of arrangements for having the Knighthood conferred at the hands of the King, signed personally; a handwritten letter signed personally by British Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, dated 23.XII.23, to Sir Thomas (Bennett CIE, MP), on letterhead of 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, the letter thanks Sir Thomas for his support even though the election in November 1923 was lost, in the Prime Minister's envelope hand addressed to Sir T.J.Bennett C.I.E. and postmarked Dec 27 1923; various European and Middle Eastern postcards (10), c1907, addressed to Miss Brooke -Jones; handwritten notes in an OHMS India Office envelope addressed to T.J.Bennett; three watercolour paintings (25x17.5cmm [2], and 23x15.2cm), featuring historic buildings in English counties, in an envelope printed for The Society for Nautical Research at Greenwich, and with handwritten note on front to 'Lady Bennett with the compliments of Sir Charles Ollivant'; Commonwealth Parliamentary Association lapel badge in enamel and nickel, by Spink, London. The envelopes torn and the watercolours with some foxing, otherwise very good - extremely fine. (19)
Estimate $80
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New South Wales, Conveyance, handwritten on vellum, between Ernest Augustine Lambie Sharpe of Forbes and William John Scotford of Bathurst, a parcel of land measuring two roods in the Parish of Bathurst, signed and dated 6th March 1885, with NSW ten shillings duty stamp affixed top left corner. With folds, some foxing, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Colony of Victoria, Ballarat, Gold License, No.76, issued Feb 28 1853 to G.Howan to search for, dig and remove gold in the district of Ballarat, to mine for the Month of March 1853. With folds to fit in a wallet or pocket, tears along fold lines, soiled patch on back, very good and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Colony of Victoria, Miners Right, No.4, district of Beechworth, 12 May 1863, issued to James Chambers. With folds and creases, soiled, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Victoria, Miners Right, No.206, issued at Mount William, January 15th 1901, to Harry Hutchins of Mt William. With pin holes, folds and creases, some water staining, fine.
Estimate $100
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Colony of Victoria, Shire of Ballarat, Publican's License, No.10, issued to David Lamb of Burrumbeet, for the house 'Ocean Child' situated at Burrumbeet, fee paid twenty five pounds, dated Learmonth, 14th February 1865, on the back, hand written transfer of the license to Christopher Merrifield, dated 18th September 1865. With folds, two small holes in folds, very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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Commonwealth of Australia, Treasury Bond for ten pounds, AR 007108, issued 28th March 1944, 3-1/4% repayable 15th October, 1950-1960, with all thirty two coupons attached. Light folds, slight foxing to edges, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Bank of New South Wales, Sydney Branch, specimen circular note for ten pounds sterling, 18--, No A--, perforated SPECIMEN / C.SKIPPER & EAST in two lines in bottom right signature field. Uncirculated.
Estimate $180
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Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne Branch, specimen circular note for twenty pounds sterling, 18--, No C--, perforated SPECIMEN / C.SKIPPER & EAST in two lines in bottom right signature field. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
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Bank of New South Wales, London Branch, specimen circular note for twenty pounds sterling, 18--, No E--, perforated SPECIMEN / C.SKIPPER & EAST in two lines in bottom right signature field. Creases right side edge, extremely fine.
Estimate $180
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Tasmania, 1826-1868, a collection of Government Acts including 1835 Currency Exchange Act, Proclamations, Land Documents along with two newspapers, The Mercury, October 21st 1865 and The Tasmanian Times, October 24 1868. In folder, very fine. (approx 28 items)
Estimate $140
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Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Debenture for £100, No.1072, Hobart Town, 31st October 1867, Coat of Arms top centre, blue print and ornate border (44.5 x 29.5cm) with 'PAID' overstamped twice in red in signature fields, two one shilling transfer stamps for 1892 and 1893 affixed top left side. With pin holes, folds and creases, wear to edges, very fine.
Estimate $100
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Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Debenture for £500, No.1118, Hobart Town, 31st October 1867, Coat of Arms top centre, blue print and ornate border (43 x 28.5cm) with 'PAID' overstamped in red twice in signature fields and 'London / 9 3 68 / P' stamp in black near Coat of Arms. With pin holes, spike hole in left border, folds and creases, very fine.
Estimate $200
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Tasmania, Land Order Warrant, No.081, issued to Henry James Herman age 33 years, and his wife Louisa Herman, age 32 years, of Andover, Hampshire to emigrate to Tasmania paying full cost of the passage to Tasmania, dated [Westminster], [23rd May] 18[79], signed by the Agent for the Board of Immigration, written in red '2nd Class per S.'Darling Downs'. With folds, holes in foldlines, 4cm tear bottom edge, soiled, fine.
Estimate $150
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Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Debenture for £100, No.154, issued to Francis William Mitchell, Hobart Town, 1st May 1880, Coat of Arms top centre, black print within lined border (45 x 29cm), overstamped 'CANCELLED' five times across signatures, signed by Government Administrator Smith. With transfer notations in red and black ink on back, pin holes, folds and creases, some foxing, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Treasury Bill, for five hundred pounds, No.512, Hobart, 8th December 1892, due date 8th December 1895, with red and white embossed two shillings and sixpence and ten shilling duty stamps, overstamped 'PAID' and hole punched twice across two signatures. With light vertical fold, some foxing lower bottom right, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Treasury Bill, for one hundred pounds, No.305, Hobart, 8th December 1892, due date 8th December 1895, with red and white embossed two shillings and sixpence duty stamp, overstamped 'PAID' and hole punched twice across two signatures. With light vertical fold, stained area lower left bottom border, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Treasury Bill, for one thousand pounds, No.591, Hobart, 8th December 1892, due date 8th December 1895, with red and white embossed five shillings and one pound duty stamps, overstamped 'London & Westminster Bank for credit of North China Insurance Co.Ltd' in three lines in pink and stamped 'PAID' and hole punched twice across two signatures. With pin holes, light vertical fold, areas of foxing lower bottom and left side, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Banking, Australia, 1831 to 1944, a group of First, Second and Third Exchanges, cheques, term deposit slips, sight notes, receipts, including Bank of Australasia, Bank of New South Wales, Bank of Van Diemen's Land Limited, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Derwent Bank, English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank, The Australian Joint Stock Bank Queensland, [Brisbane 2nd Jany] 18[77], Second of Exchange, with Queensland one shilling and a sixpence duty stamps affixed; The Scottish Australia Investment and Insurance Company, instalment receipt for shares, Aberdeen, [27 th December] 184[2]; Union Bank of Australia; Lysaght Brothers & Co Limited, 19[35]; sight notes include, Kemp & Co., dated Hobart Town, [July 18th] 183[4]; George Hubbard, dated Launceston [4 June] 186[71]; handwritten, dated Hobart Town, 3 June 1831, 8th July 1834, May 4th 1837 all payable at the Derwent Bank; together with English receipts dated from 1799. All housed in a ring binder, some with pin holes, folds, edge tears, good - nearly uncirculated. (55)
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
World, Bills of Exchange, First and Second of Exchange, to the order of Messrs Stieglitz & Co, for £437.3/11, St Petersburg, 18[56], to Messrs Smith, Payne & Smiths, London; First of Exchange, for £51.10/-, Constantinople, [1856] to the order of William Kerr, to James Miller & Sons,London; The Yokohama Specie Bank Limited, first of exchange, for £20/9/6, Kobe, [13 December] 19[09], to the Consul for the Netherlands at Cape Town, South Africa, with Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd Cape Town and The Y.S.B.Ltd Kobe stamps on front and Japan 3 Sn stamp affixed left lower, on back a Government of the Cape of Good Hope 6d revenue stamp. With pin holes, light folds, 3cm tear from right edge along horizontal fold line on last and small tears top edge, fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Insurance, Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited, policy issued to Michael Bolger, farmer, of Trentham, Victoria, for the sum of £250, dated twenty-eighth November 1888, with vignette of two seated female figures top centre; Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society, policy issued to Christina Pollock for a dwelling in Marion St, Leichhardt, sum insured £200, dated thirtieth May 1896, with vignette of the Society's Head Office building corner Pitt and King Streets, Sydney, and a NSW one shilling duty stamp affixed. With folds, creases, some edge tears, small stain top right side on first policy, fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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World cheques, some handwritten dated from 1791, including USA, Canada, Peru, Great Britain, Turkey, India, all in a blue album. Fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
British and Colonial cheques, Victorian and Edwardian issues, 1887-early 1900s, Gurneys, Birkbek, Barclay, Buxton & Creswell Bank at King's Lynn, five cheques issued between 16 March and 15 December 1887, drawn by Plowright & Pratt (later named Plowright, Pratt and Harbage), some with bank stampings on front and endorsements on back and all with impressed one penny duty stamp; also an unissued cheque with stub attached for The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Germiston, with vignette at left edge, number A34474 and with a Transvaal Edward VII one penny duty stamp affixed. Fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Cheques, all unused, from fourteen different Australian banks dating from 1830s. Mostly extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Cheques, all used, various Australian banks (1865-1936). Very fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
Australian banks, various cheques and financial documents, new and used (1860s-1938), mostly South Australia. Mostly extremly fine. (22)
Estimate $40
SOLD $90
Various Australian banks, promissory notes (1860-1880). Fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Bank of Adelaide, unused printed cheque forms (5); Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7) and Bank of New South Wales, includes issued term deposit certificate from 1962 (27). Mostly extremely fine or better. (39)
Estimate $90
SOLD $120