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Bank of South Australia, one pound, Adelaide 1st July 1881, No A082723 (MVR 3a). Nearly very fine, pin hole, very rare.
Estimate $9,000
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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 $3,500
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Bank of Van Diemens Land, Half a Spanish-Dollar, Hobart Town, 182-, No.-, unissued (MVR 1) watermarked paper BVDL monogram. With many folds across the note, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Bank of Victoria, black and white printer's proof on card, one pound Melbourne 18 (c1853)(MVR 1) imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, specimen stamped in signature reserve. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
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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 $15,000
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The City Bank, black and white printer's proof on card, one pound, Sydney 26th January 1865 (MVR 1), imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., Engravers, London, blue ink stamped specimen with three punch hole cancellation. Extremely or better and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
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The Colonial Bank of Australasia, printer's proof one pound, Melbourne, 30th June 1872, third issue, imprint W. & A.K. Johnson, Edinburgh (MVR 3a), on board. As issued uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
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The Colonial Bank of Australasia, black and white printer's proof on card, one pound, Melbourne, 30th June 1872, imprint W.K. & A.R. Johnston, Edinburgh (MVR3a), four punch hole cancellation. Virtually uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
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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
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Commercial Bank of Sydney, uniface five pounds, issued at Sydney, Apr 1, 1881?, (18 printed), No. 226675, hand signed by Manager, G.George and entered by uncertain name, with imprint on centre of bottom, 'Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston Edinh. for Cowan & Coy Sydney', with vignettes of females grouped in top corners and in centre the bank building in Sydney, all within rectangular ornate spiral border, red-brown rectangular block with FIVE inside it, red-brown and blue on white, (New England Hoard No. 29 [Report of ANS 1974 yearbook, pp 49-68], Vort-Ronald, p.142-152 on bank, similar note illustrated as Fig.153). Folds, ragged edge and creases, with some aging tone, otherwise fine, and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,000
Commercial Bank of Sydney, uniface five pounds, issued at Sydney, Apr 1, 1881?, (18 printed), No. 226484, hand signed by Manager, G.George and entered by uncertain name, with imprint on centre of bottom, 'Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston Edinh. for Cowan & Coy Sydney', with vignettes of females grouped in top corners and in centre the bank building in Sydney, all within rectangular ornate spiral border, red-brown rectangular block with FIVE inside it, red-brown and blue on white, (New England Hoard No. 28 [Report of ANS 1974 yearbook, pp 49-68], Vort-Ronald, p.142-152 on bank, similar note illustrated as Fig.153). Folds, ragged edge and creases, centre cut in two and rejoined by paper tape, with some aging tone, otherwise nearly fine, and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,300
Commercial Bank of Sydney, five pounds, Sydney (1st August) 18(81) No 232264 (MVR 3). Faded, fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $1,800
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 $3,600
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 $5,000
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Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, specimen ten pounds, Sydney, 18- No C 0001/C 5000, pencilled at top right. Aug 83, perforated specimen BW & Co London in three lines (MVR.4b). Tip of top right corner off, otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $2,900
Cornwall Bank, Launceston (Cornwall County), Van Diemen's Land, one pound, dated Feb, 1, 1831, (183 printed), numbered 7338, signatures on note are Richard Dry (foundation director of the bank 1828-1836) and William Effington Lawrence (Bank Chairman 1828-1836), and made out to James Ranken, all on paper, unwatermarked (?), note printed on copper plates by Thomas Bock of Hobart, imprint of 'Bock sct Hobart' to left under cartouche on left, uniface, black on browned white paper, (Vort-Ronald, comments on bank and type p.153). Many folds and creases, rough edges stiffened with fresh paper on frayed edges, with additional tone and staining marks, many pin-holes, otherwise good - very good and excessively rare if not unique as an issued note from this bank.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $2,700
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 $15,000
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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 $20,000
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The London Bank of Australia Limited, specimen five pounds, Melbourne, 1st April 1910, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, Engravers & c., London, discordant serial numbers C46001 and C50000, SPECIMEN perforated in signature reserve backwards, (MvR 2). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $1,600
The National Bank of Australasia Limited, specimen one pound, Melbourne, 1st June 1895, 200001/225000; specimen five pounds, Melbourne, undated, top left margin O/2969 March 1913, printers inked note, Y 400001/Y 500000; specimen ten pounds, Melbourne, 1st January 1906, top left printers inked note, 1st Feb 1906, 025001/027500, each note in set with long left margin and each perforated specimen, by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Engravers & C. London (MVR 4M). Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $15,000
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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 $5,000
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The Oriental Bank Corporation, one pound, printer's proof, printed both sides, black and white, on paper, Sydney, undated (c1855), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, no signatures or numbers, (MVR 1a, cf.Fig 198, p.189-190). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $950
The Oriental Bank Corporation, unissued blue five pounds, to be issued at Sydney, not dated (c.1855), without number and no signatures, printed on un-watermarked paper, with imprint to left at bottom, 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London', with vignettes of scene with train, and in corners circular framed tablet with 5, all within rectangular ornate border, back with several geometrical circles intertwined, black on white, (Vort-Ronald, type [a], p.189-191 on bank, and similar note illustrated as Fig.198). Extremely fine, and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,700
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Hobart Town, 18- (MVR 1), unissued form. Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
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Union Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Sydney, 1st January 1881, 2/A 63518 (MVR 2c). Very good and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
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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 $4,000
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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 $6,000
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Waterloo Warehouse, five pounds, Sydney, on heavy paper 18- (MVR type 4, this note illustrated fig.240b, p.234), an unissued uniface form. Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Van Diemen's Land, Bill of Exchange for two hundred pounds sterling, third of exchange, Commissariat Office, Hobart Town, 28 July 1824, No 917, imprint S.Clayton, payable to Mr George Lowe, signed A.Moodie. Thin toned paper, nearly extremely fine, with pin holes, rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $640
Van Diemen's Land, Bill of Exchange for three hundred pounds sterling, third of exchange, Commissariat Office, Hobart Town, 3 August 1825, No 328, imprint S.Clayton, payable to Sam Butler Esq, signed A.Moodie. Thin toned paper, extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $450