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 $10,000
SOLD $12,000
Five pounds, Cerutty/Collins (1918) No. U 706532 C (R.37b). Flattened of folds and creases, stains, trimmed, small tears in margins, very good.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Five pounds, Kell/Collins (1924) Q/7 482742 (R.38a) black signatures. Very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
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 $25,000
Passed in
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/0 825904 (R.44aF) first prefix. Flattened of folds, bright clean note, good very fine.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,200
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/19 479588 (R.44b) white face. Flattened, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1933) R/11 451641 (R.44b) white face. Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,250
Five pounds, Coomb/Watt (1949), S/3 457491 (R.47). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949), S/16 090425 (R.47). Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Five pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) R/86 783524 (R.47); Coombs/Wilson (1954) TA/04 296548 (R.49). Flattened, good very fine - nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/50 955231/5 (R.48) run of five consecutive notes. Crisp originals with slightest centre bends, virtually uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,800
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/29 062587 (R.48). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) S/53 417338 (R.48). Flattened, otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $480
Passed in
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952), S/50 485784, 883614 (R.48). Crisp extremely fine or slightly better. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $350
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) TA/06 141644 (R.49). Extremely fine or better.
Estimate $160
SOLD $90
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) TB/03 809562 (R.49); ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/51 206708 (R.63). The last with some scuffing across top edge, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1961) TB/41 959099 (R.50), first prefix. Fresh and crisp but with three heavy folds, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1961) TC/82 561071 (R.50). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) TC/82 392974 (R.50). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) TC/84 (4), TC/79 (3), TC/46, TC/88, TB/95, (R.50) (2). Cleaned and pressed, otherwise extremely fine or better. (10)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
Ten pounds, Collins/Allen (1910), superscribed issue on a Bank of New South Wales, ten pounds, undomiciled, 19-, No. 15045, superscribed serial B 032956 (R.S17(c) [this note]). Folds and creases, two edge tears, ink stain on front, some toning, otherwise fine and excessively rare and the only known example for this denomination in private hands, the other three are in the Reserve Bank Archives.
Estimate $16,000
SOLD $13,000
Ten pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), V/2 046289 (R.57). Multiple folds and creases, very good.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Ten pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1943), V/7 627407/8 (R.59) consecutive pair. Original paper, hint of light centre fold, nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Ten pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1943) V/13 206560 (R.59); Coombs/Watt (1949) V/19 555848 (R.60). Very fine; nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Ten pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) V/17 657727 (R.60). Flattened of folds, 4mm x 1mm repair front left margin, rust spot right side circle, very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) V/22 674222 (R.61). Raised ink with crisp paper, good extremely fine or better and scarce thus.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,400
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) V/23 202978 (R.61). Good fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $350
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/03 219544/6 (R.62) three consecutive notes. Centre folds, otherwise nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/22 490529 (R.62). Flattened, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954), WA/02, 06, 07, 18, 22, 23 (R.62). Very fine or better. (6)
Estimate $300
SOLD $680