Catalogue
Ten Shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), an officially issued specimen note, C/26 282021, serial numbers in black and signatures in brown, watermarked with Prince of Wales to left, with additional 'Ten Shillings' in red printed at top and side borders, perforated CANCELLED over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.10s). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $14,000
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), an officially issued specimen note, R/0 000031, serial numbers in black and signatures in blue, watermarked with Prince of Wales at centre bottom, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.44as). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $14,000
Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939), an officially issued specimen note, R/20 338025, serial numbers in black and signatures in blue, watermarked with Captain Cook at centre bottom, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.45s). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $14,000
Ten pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1940), an officially issued specimen note, V/3 076023, serial numbers in black and signatures in brown, watermarked with Captain Cook at right, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.58s). Original body, good extremely fine and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $14,000
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961), specimen note, AF/20 000014, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and back (R.17Fs). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $10,000
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961), specimen note, HF/65 456024, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and back (R.34aFs). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $9,000
Decimal specimen banknotes, type one, two of each representing front and back of notes of the one dollar, Coombs/Wilson AAA 000000; two dollars, Coombs/Wilson FAA 000000; five dollars, Coombs/Randall NAA 000000; ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson SAA 000000; twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson XAA 000000, with small oval stamp overprinted red 'SPECIMEN' in the watermarked area on both sides of notes (R.71SPA, 81SPA, 91SPA, 101SPA, 111SPA; McD S1-5). Uncirculated. (10 notes)
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $16,000
Five dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) type three Specimen No. 0273, NKG 000000 (McD S18). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Twenty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) type three Specimen No.0273, XGY 000000 (McD S20). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,800
Fifty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) type three Specimen No.0273 YAA 000000 (McD S21). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $4,500
Ten dollars, Fraser/Evans (1993) Specimen No.0582, AA93 000000 (R.SP31). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $5,500
Passed in
Fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1995) AA 95 000000 (R.516F) specimen number as issued and cut from charity auction uncut sheet. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Fifty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2008), specimen number type CJ 08 000000 (R.521b) single from charity auction sheet. Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $900
Two dollars, Johnston/Stone (1983) JZV 999999 (R.88) solid number note, penultimate for one million number note; also five dollars (R.222a) DF 12 343232. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
Five dollars, Coombs/Randall (1967) NAF 666666 (R.202) rare solid number. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Ten dollars, Fraser/Higgins (1990) MAU 444444 (R.312) solid number. Heavy folds with repaired tear at top, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Twenty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007) GA 07 777777 and GB 07 777777 (R.421a) consecutive prefix rare solid number pair. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Five - twenty dollars, MacFarlane/Henry, ten dollars, CD 02 000000 (R.300a), twenty dollars, CC 05 000000 (R.420c); Stevens/Henry, five dollars CC 07 000000 (R.221a); twenty dollars, CC 07 000000 (R.421a), all specimen zero number style from charity auction sheets. Uncirculated and scarce. (4)
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,200