Catalogue
Van Diemen's Land, promissory or currency note, John Weavell, Elizabeth Street, Hobart Town, Sept 1 1823, one shilling, No.? (MVR fig.165). Piece out at left, fair.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Lempriere & Compy, Two Spanish-Dollars, Hobart Town, 5 July 1823, No CA2, imprint of S.Clayton, Sydney (MVR-). Crossed 'Exhibit EA', spike hole, pieces missing bottom left and at top (rusted out), pasted on card, fair and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $950
Van Diemen's Land, Derwent Bank Cheques, Hobart and Logan, handwritten (15) printed (5) plus Ross 1829, 1836-1840, plus CBA book of ten deposit forms 19-, Launceston, Bank of NSW Sydney 1876. Very good - extremely fine. (36)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Van Dieman's Land, Police Office Launceston, intact vertical pair of liquor permits, No 482 (Rum), No 483 (twenty-five gallons of gin) 25th March 1847, to remove spirit from bonded store. Central spike hole, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
The Bank of Van Diemen's Land, Hobart 18-, cheque forms for the Hobart Savings Bank, eleven sheets of four per sheet. Extremely fine. (44)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
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 $6,000
Passed in
The Australian 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 $4,500
Passed in
Bank of Australia, unissued ten pounds, Sydney 18- (this note is illustrated in MVR Private Banknotes, p54). Nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
The Bank of Australasia, one pound, Sydney, 1st July 1886, E45,061 (MVR 2c). Small tear, fine.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
The Bank of Australasia, one pound, Sydney, 1st January 1909, T50,007 (MVR 2c). Nearly fine.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, Sydney, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, SPECIMEN stamped in Manager reserve, 'to this 13th March /63' written in pencil above 'Specimen' in signature field (MVR 7). Corners on back of note shows old gum marks, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 1 October 1898 A/6 352753 (MVR 7c). Nearly fine.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Adelaide, 1 April 1899, 147132 (MVR 7c). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 1 April 1902, 955306 (MVR 7f). Pin holes, fine and very rare.
Estimate $12,500
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney 1st October 1881 A/A 54672 (MVR 7c) signed by Spofforth (signed 1863-1875) only two outstanding of this variant, New England Hoard No 56. Some slight staining, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 2 October 1882, (MVR 7c) A/A 225189. Good fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney 18--, A/A 274515 (MVR 7c). Flattened of folds, rust stains, two holes, paper cracks, five pin holes, nearly fine.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, ten pounds, Sydney, 1 October 1880 A/A 29851 (MVR 7c). Very fine, Chinese ink characters written on the back, very rare.
Estimate $12,500
Passed in
Bank of South Australia, one pound, Adelaide 1st July 1881, No A082723 (MVR 3a). Nearly very fine, pin hole, very rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
Bank of Tasmania, unissued five pounds, Launceston 185- (MVR 2a) overprint cancelled in signature reserve, spike hole as always. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Bank of Victoria, one pound, Nov 25 1909, No D 076252 (MVR 3e) R R overprint for reconstituted bank after 1893 crisis. Central perforations, very good and extremely rare.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
The Commercial Bank of South Australia, one pound (ein pfund) Adelaide 1st November 1878, No A20477 (MVR 1). Small corner tear, toned, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
The Commercial Bank of Australia, one pound, Sydney, 8th Septr. 1909, No C 090712 (MVR 1), signature A.W.Burrows for Manager and Geo Jennings, Chinese script vertically on left and right, floral pattern border, imprint 'Sands and McDougall, Stationers, Melbourne'. Two minor unobtrusive holes, rust spots on back, otherwise nearly very fine and extremely rare, only one other issued note known.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $20,000
Commercial Bank of Sydney, ten pounds, Sydney, 1st August 1887 No.60315, (MVR 3) imprint of W & A.K. Johnson of Edinburgh for Cowan & Co Sydney. Nearly fine and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,700
The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, specimen one pound Sydney 189-, No F200001/250000 (MVR type 5) perforated Specimen, pencilled date top left Oct 4-98. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, specimen five pounds Sydney 18, No C00001/C10000 (MVR 4a) perforated Specimen/B.W & Co/London, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers London. Slight toning in both lower right front, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,650
Government of New South Wales, (Sydney), Treasury note, one pound, uniface, undated (c1893), No.23409, imprint of 'Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer' (MVR fig196, p186). Folds and creases, pin hole top left corner, good fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $16,000
SOLD $14,000
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 $5,500
Passed in
The National Bank of Australasia, one pound, Adelaide 1st January 1904, 305687 (MVR type 4). Poor but rare and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $750
The Producers' Bank, Sydney, only issue, one pound, 1st January 1859, No.6967, signed and issued (MVR 1). Two bank stamps, one for West Maitland, holes in margin, otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600