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The Queensland National Bank Limited, black and white uniface proofs, five and ten pounds, Brisbane 1st January 1873 (MVR.1a). Repairs, otherwise good fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $850
The Queensland National Bank Limited, black and white proofs of the backs of one pound, (2nd plate) December 1875 in pencil; five pounds (2nd plate) May 1876, another From only pencilled, The Royal Bank of Queensland Limited pencilled From this black and white proof of back, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London. Very fine - nearly extremely fine and very rare. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
Queensland Government, Queensland Treasury note, five pounds, uniface black and white printer's proof (MVR.1), Brisbane 2nd January 1899. "To this Jan 5th 1899" written in pencil on lower right. Trimmed, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Queensland Government, black and white uniface proof, five pounds, Brisbane 2nd June 1893, cut cancelled, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co, London (MVR.1). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
South Australian Banking Company, uniface specimen, twenty pounds, Adelaide - imprint Batho and Bingley Lombard Street London. On thick paper or card, printed c1847, good extremely fine and extremely rare, unlisted by M.Vort Ronald, see p100.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
The River Don Trading Coy Limited, twenty five shillings, River Don, Tasmania, black and white calabash No 3822 c Nov 3 1887, payable at Bank of Van Diemen's Land, Launceston (MVR page 87, this note). Has been cleaned, limp paper but full note, very good and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,700
Thomas Edwards, ten pounds, Adelaide 1861, skit or advertising note of the engraver Thomas Edwards of Melbourne and Adelaide (this note illustrated in Vort-Ronald Miscellaneous p37). Tear in top right corner and pin hole, otherwise very fine and very rare, a most curious piece.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Adelaide Royal Bank, fifty pounds, Adelaide 186_, imprint Boot & Clements 7 Mark Lane London advertising note (see MVR page 9 of Pedigrees). Tears, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $480
SOLD $330
The Eagle Tobacco Company Ltd., 237 Clarence Street Sydney, good for sixpence no.1295, Sultan Navy Cut Tobacco, written in crayon "Paid Cash 12/3/96", with outer legend on all four margins, (this note illustrated Vort Ronald Miscellaneous .. p.35). Pin and spike holes, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Lane Brothers, Bank of Good Value, West Maitland, New South Wales, Discount note, issued at Cheapside West Maitland, one shilling coupon as a discount for every one pound worth of goods purchased by bearer, dated 1893 (sic, from shilling dated 1893 but error type for this date), no watermark, green on white with brown band/brown and green on white (this note illustrated in Vort-Ronald Miscellaneous p43). Many pin holes, several creases, otherwise good fine and very rare, possibly unique.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
M.Goulston, Practical Tailor, 8 Queen Victoria Market Buildings, George Street, near Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, advertising note after the design of a Bank of New South Wales one hundred pounds note. Central legend states 'BANQUE DE LA MODE. On demand I promise to give Bearer full value in Clothing for ONE HUNDRED POUNDS Sterling. SYDNEY laid out with me, June 3rd 1898', Entd. Geo B Mason - M Goulston, proprietor. Additional details about the firm are printed on the back, Printed by P.Offer, Printer, 41 Queen Victoria Markets, Sydney, on watermarked paper, No.485142, (similar note illustrated Vort Ronald..Miscellaneous..p.42). Green on white paper, nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420