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The Bank of Australasia, five pounds, Sydney, 5th August 1886, No 47,538 (MVR 2c). Very good and rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
The Bank of Australasia, printer's proofs, one pound, Perth 1st June 1894 cut cancelled at the base; another 1st January 1896 cut cancelled as previous but mounted on card with the base border (MVR 2b). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $500
The Bank of Australasia, printer's proofs, five pounds, Perth 5th Feby. 1896, cut cancelled but added to card bottom border, pencilled 'to this Jan 24th 1896'; ten pounds, Perth, 20th June 1895 cut cancelled at base (MVR 2b). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
Bank of New South Wales, one pound printer's proof, uniface, black and white, on paper, Orange 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, specimen stamped in Manager reserve, '11th Aug 1862' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7, fig.82, p.81). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,300
SOLD $800
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, uniface black and white printer's proof on paper, 18- (c1858), imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, specimen stamped in Directors reserve, '19th May 1854' written in pencil bottom margin (MVR 7c). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Bank of New South Wales, fifty pounds on paper, uniface, Sydney, undated (18- printed), not numbered, unsigned 'specimen' note, stated 'to this 16th Feb /63' in Manager's field, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, (MVR type 7). Lightly soiled, extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,200
Bank of New South Wales, specimen twenty pounds, Melbourne, Victoria dated 18-, perforated specimen of Skipper and East in manager reserve (MVR 7). Guillotined close to margin on the right, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney, 2 Octr 1876, A/A 121533 (MVR 7c). Rust and frayed on top right, otherwise, nearly fine.
Estimate $3,000
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Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 1 April 1899, A/6 248316 (MVR 7c). Very good.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,100
Bank of New South Wales, one pound forgery, issued at Sydney, 1st October, 1897, No. A97592, hand signed by uncertain manager and accountant, printed on unwatermarked paper, with imprint in centre of bottom, "Charles Skipper & East, London", with vignettes of female seated with produce and in top corners oval framed tablet with ONE, all within rectangular ornate spiral border with words BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES in frame at top and bottom, back with large ONE within rectangular frame surrounded by ornate circles in each corner, dark brown on white/red on white, (Vort-Ronald, p.67-85 on bank, Type Seven (f) and similar note illustrated as Fig.87). In black pen across note "Forgery", many folds and creases, otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 1st day of February 1909, B 216960 (MVR.7f) contemporary forgery. Good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
The Bank of Van Diemens Land Limited, one pound, Hobart 1st July 1881, No 96027 (MVR type 4). A circulated note, with typed envelope of Commercial Bank of Australia Limited, account B.E.Walker, unsigned by bank staff at issue, heavy folds, otherwise fine and rare as such.
Estimate $5,000
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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 $1,800
SOLD $1,000
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 fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $1,800
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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 $2,300
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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 $2,200
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The National Bank of Australasia, printer's proof, fifty pounds, Adelaide 1st January 1876, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co London. Very good and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $650
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, printer's 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 $14,000
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The Producers' Bank, Sydney., one pound, Sydney 18 No 20801. Very good and rare.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $1,000
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, one pound, Fitzroy 187 No 01126 (MVR 1a) signed. Fair.
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, Melbourne 18, No 03539 (MVR 1). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
The Queensland National Bank Limited, uniface black and white printer's proof one pound, Brisbane, 1st January 1877, No C without serials (MVR type 2). Nearly very fine; extremely fine and thus scarce, very rare. (2)
Estimate $10,000
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The Royal Bank of Australia, two pounds, Sydney 18, imprint 'Perkins Bacon & Petch London...' unissued note, serial A 6/184 (MVR page 233 pedigrees). Good fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
The Union Bank, printer's proofs, five pounds, 1st Feby. 1892 cut cancelled at base; ten pounds, 1st March 1898, cut cancelled at base, pencilled 'To this 22nd April 1898'; twenty pounds, 1st April 1898, cut cancelled at base. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
The Union Bank, printer's proofs, ten pounds, Perth 1st March 1902 cut cancelled at base, pencilled 'To this Oct 17th 1902'; twenty pounds Perth 1st April 1893, cut cancelled at base, pencilled 'To this July 27th/94'. Very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $500
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, specimen of fifty pounds, 1st March 1905, no domicile printed, specimen no 294 at top, four punched hole cancellation (MVR type 3). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $15,000
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Western Australian Bank, one pound, Perth, Jan 1844, unissued form, without watermark (MVR 1), ink flaw on N of pound. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Lachlan & Waterloo Mills' Company, twenty Spanish dollars 18. (MVR fig.41, p.42). Originals issued 1822-5, this unissued proof was printed in c1888 from the original plates engraved by Samuel Clayton. Slight thin, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Lachlan & Waterloo Mills Company, ten dollars, Sydney 18 (MVR p.43, fig.42), specimen reprint c1888 original issue 1822-5. Thin, piece out of lower left corner, otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,200
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(Van Diemen's Land), Bill of Exchange for one hundred pounds sterling, third of exchange, to The Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, from (Hobart Town), 18th February 1828, No 607, payable to Mr James Ogilvie, signed A.Moodie. Thin toned paper, nearly extremely fine, pin holes and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $450