Catalogue
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, one pound, Melbourne, (1st Nov) 187(7) No. 02252, imprint of Sands & McDougall, Engravers, Melbourne (MVR 1b). Very good and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, specimen five pounds, Melbourne 18 (MVR 1) imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co London, two hole punch cancellation. Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,650
The Government of Queensland, Queensland Treasury Note, unissued one pound, Brisbane, January 1st 1867 No - (MVR p197 and pedigrees p 223) imprint by Authority engraved and printed at the Government Printing Office Brisbane, cancelled G W in red ink vertically. Nearly uncirculated and excessively rare.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
The Government of Queensland, Queensland Treasury Note, unissued five pounds, Brisbane, November 1st 1866 No- (MVR p197, pedigrees p 223) imprint by Authority engraved and printed at the Government Printing Office Brisbane, cancelled G W in red ink vertically. Good extremely fine and excessively rare, the only known specimen.
Estimate $25,000
Passed in
Queensland Government, one pound, Brisbane, 2nd July 1906, D/1 528026 (MVR 2). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $8,600
Queensland Government, five pounds, Brisbane, 1st July 1904, A/5 428158, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co. Ld. London. A full note, tone spots, some holed through, many folds and creases, otherwise nearly fine and very rare, historically important and one of only a few known.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,000
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Hobart Town, 18- (MVR 1), unissued form. Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,500
Passed in
The Sydney Deposit Bank, one pound, Sydney, 1 July 1891, No. A5119 signed George F.Young and T.S.Richardson, imprint of Sands & McDougall Limited (MVR 1). Left corners missing, good and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
The Sydney Deposit Bank, ten pounds, Sydney, N.S.Wales, 1st March 1894 (bogus), No. G0313 (MVR p218-9), imprint of Sands & McDougall Limited. Left top corner missing, several tears with rough margins, otherwise very good and extremely rare as an issued note.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
Union Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Sydney, 1st January 1881, 2/A 63518 (MVR 2c). Very good and very rare.
Estimate $6,500
Passed in
Union Bank of Australia, black and white uniface printer's proof, on card, first issue, five pounds, Melbourne, 18-, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'SPECIMEN' across signature reserves and vertically in centre (MVR.1). Top right corner missing, rough margins with tears, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, ten pounds, altered as a fraud from a one pound, Sydney, 1st Jan 1897, 2/A 719332 (MVR 1c). Perforation horizontally in the centre, large tear and repair, thin paper, frayed edges but full note, thinned areas on the back, signature left on back GDM/17/3/09, poor - fair but very rare.
Estimate $4,500
Passed in
Western Australian Bank, specimen ten pounds, Perth 1st January 1890 No 00001A/01000A (MVR 3) perforated Specimen/B.W & Co/London (Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co Ld engravers London). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
(George Shenton), unissued remainder of currency note issue one pound, Perth 18- (1849) (MVR page 95). Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $750