Catalogue
Island of Van Diemen's Land, Conditional Pardon on vellum and dated 5 July 1848 for Charles Heatherington originally tried at Moulmein and sentenced to Life and transported to Van Diemen's Land on the ship, Strathisla, a condition of the pardon being that he not return to the East India Company's Possessions, signed at Hobart Town by Sir William Thomas Denison, Lieutenant-Governor, with large wax seal. Three folds and some foxing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,900
Van Diemen's Land, Conditional Pardon on vellum for Vincenzo Bucchieri, signed at Hobart Town on 6 January 1841 by Sir John Franklin, with registration seal. Writing very faded and some toning, otherwise very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $1,300
Van Diemen's Land, Conditional Pardon on vellum to James Brown previously transported for life in 1832, provided he never returns to the United Kingdom, signed by Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, Captain General and Governor on 17 September 1857, with a large impressed seal. With folds and foxing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $650
Island of Van Diemen's Land, Police Office Richmond, 1839, Conviction notice printed with Royal arms at top and basic details and then with other information handwritten, the notice named for Charles Watson for employing without lawful excuse or authority George Hall who at the time was a Transported offender under an unexpired and unremitted sentence of hard labor, fined the sum of twenty pounds and costs, dated 11 May 1839 and signed by Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, William Henry Breton and Francis Smith. Three folds and some minor top edge nicks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Island of Van Diemen's Land, Attorney-General's charge sheet on vellum and dated 15 April 1844 against Michael Norton of Richmond for the theft of one hat to the value of ten shillings from John Melven, signed by the prosecutor, Thomas Horne, at left is written, 'Plea Not Guilty'. Stains and foxing and some edge nicks, otherwise very good.
Estimate $60
SOLD $190
Island of Van Diemen's Land, Attorney-General's charge sheet on vellum and dated 18 April 1853 against William Ward for the theft of twelve hundred weight of hay from Randall Young, signed by the prosecutor, Valentine Fleming, on reverse is recorded 'Plea Guilty' and was sentenced to hard labour for two years. Stains and some vellum loss and pin-holes, otherwise very good.
Estimate $70
SOLD $340
Police Offices Hobart, 1832, correspondence dated 5 October 1832 re pay requests for magistrates not being received in accordance with previous advice as circularised on 24 March 1832, all correspondence handwritten. One page with a few small stains and one with a small corner tear, otherwise very good - fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Van Diemen's Land Acreage Grant, a vellum document by His Excellency Lachlan Macquarie Esquire, Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesty's Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies giving and granting to John Whaley and His Heirs eighty acres of land in the District of Strangford, Van Diemen's Land, provided he does not sell it or fail to cultivate it in the term of five years otherwise the grant is null and void, signed and sealed on 25 July 1821 by L.Macquarie. Age toned and faded writing but still easily read, very good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,200
Van Diemen's Land Acreage Grant, a vellum document by His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majesty's Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies giving and granting to John Faber and His Heirs three hundred acres of land in Van Diemen's Land, on certain conditions including the employment to work on that land of three transported convicts until the expiration or remission of their Terms of Transportation otherwise the grant is null and void, signed and sealed on 30 June 1823 by T.Brisbane. Age toned and faded writing but still legible, very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $900
Bill of Sale of the Brig "Calypso", Custom House, Hobart Town, dated 1 January 1855, entered in Transfer of Property Account on 26 January 1855, a large 3-page Indenture document between William Henry James of Hobart Town in Van Diemen's Land and William Fisher of Recherche Bay in Van Diemen's Land for the sale of 64 parts or shares of the ship, 'Calypso' for one thousand three hundred pounds, signed and sealed by W.H.James for delivery of sale item and receipt of money. Some toning on back on folds, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Hobart Town Punch, two editions of the magazine, No.11 Volume One, June 1867 and No.12 Volume One, June 29, 1867, printed in b&w, one with stringed fitting at side; Australasian Sketcher, Melbourne, Saturday September 1, 1877, front cover and reverse is page 82 and another sheet with pages 95/96. The Punch magazines with a few small stains and some light foxing, otherwise fine; the Sketcher with tears at sides and some light stains, otherwise poor. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Royal Navy Pay Slip, a large foolscap sized printed form with handwritten details for Midshipman Arthur Packe on the ship, 'Rattlesnake', dated at Hobart Town on 30 June 1847 and with stamp of Union Bank of Australia, Hobart Town, approved by Captain Owen Stanley of HMS Rattlesnake, with signed payment instructions on reverse. Some edge tears and a small amount of foxing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Letter of introduction, handwritten and dated 1852, from Robert Stewart, Lord Provost of Glasgow for his brother James Stewart on his departure to Australia; together with personal letters (2) dated 1926 to Mrs Stewart of Melbourne C/- Dunlop Rubber Co, Edinburgh, from Lady Stewart of Murdostoun Castle; small booklet on Clan Stewart. First letter with foxing, edges torn, seal cracked and has been repaired with tape along six foldlines, poor - good very fine. (4 items)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Shipping document, by Boys & Hall for one box of gold to be taken on the Windermere under master R.C.Ross bound for London, dated in Hobart twentieth day of February 1852, signed by R.C.Ross, with printer's name, 'W.Fletcher' under elaborate illustration and also with wax seal. With small tear at top edge, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
New Norfolk Asylum, April 14th c1870s, small poster for Grand Ethiopian Entertainment by the Nelson Minstrels, printed by Henn & Co, Hobart Town. Repaired with tape, otherwise all details visible and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Edward Prince of Wales letter, a printed two page letter handwritten on H.M.S. Renown letterhead in Sydney on 16th August 1920 by Edward Prince of Wales to the children of Australia. Edge tears and tears on centrefolds on both pages so only good, otherwise an interesting read.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Valentine Hobart, small cards (63x105mm), c1870s, features b&w drawing on front and below on a black surface is a gold name, 'Valentine Hobart', and the reverse is black, the drawings feature various scenes of dinner suit dressed men and ladies except one with a man struggling to unlock his door after a night at the club, each card has a different time listed, 3p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., midnight, 3a.m. Some foxing spots and fading to the drawings, otherwise fine and believed to be scarce. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
National War Memorial of Victoria, Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance by HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Order of Service, Melbourne 11th November 1934. With quarter folds and creases, three tears to bottom edge and one to right side centre foldline, otherwise good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Masonic memorabilia, including a selection of installation cards 1913 - 1969 from different lodges, a book (143 pages) entitled "Constitutions of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria, 1927", and the rules of "The Loyal City of London Lodge" of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, London 1888. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Harry M. Miller autograph, on a printed 'With the Compliments of the Chairman' slip, The Silver Jubilee Commemorative Organisation, 100 William St, Sydney. The printed slip aged with creases and pin-holes, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australia, cash cheques, handwritten Van Diemens Land, Hobart (3), 1836, 1837 (2), 1840 (print Derwent Bank), Wetmore 1840, Englewood 1839, Oatlands Bay 1840, Logan 1835-7 (4), Great Swan Port 1837 (2); unissued chq 18 CBC; Commercial Bank Hobart 100 1842 (printed), Bank of Van Diemens Land 1829, three NSW country handwritten to Bank of NSW 1867-9; South Australia, Clare (15) (ex Spink Australia Sale lots 1980, 1, 2), 1869-79; ESA Adelaide 1880, Mt Gambier 1879; Unissued Bill of Exchange 186-; Union Bank deposit slip Launceston July 27 1854 also ?20 share Australia Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company 1852. Very good - extremely fine. (39)
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Australia, 1850s on, cheques (unissued 91 diff) and share scrip, other financial related documents, includes CBC of Sydney Townsville 1907 (6), Commonwealth of Australia Fourth War Loan Travellers Cheques, includes PNG gold mining shares, Samarai Burns Philp; Shares & correspondence (ex Spink Australia Sale lot 3084). Very good - extremely fine. (approx 400)
Estimate $600
SOLD $800
World cheques and scrip, includes Great Britain early (from 1791) (7), Annuities 1827 (7), Hong Kong 1890/1978 (5), India (18), Singapore (6), South Africa (8 including Bank of Africa 1893 (6)), Burma, Ceylon (3), Egypt (6 Farouk), Malta (4), 1857, 1862, 1866, 1867; Travellers Chqs specimen set 7 (Noble Numismatics Sale, lot 3289); China Chq book Canton (1925-33) (CB 1 A&C), British Guiana specimen Bank cheque 186-, Bill of Exchange 29/8/1901; Ionian Bank 1866, Bermuda 1896, Cape of Good Hope 1865, 1866; Sarawak (2), Liberia, Tanganyika, Baghdad (2), Jamaica 1848, Zanzibar chq book, 19-, Isle of Man (5), Barbados (Colonial Bank 1877), Penang 1856, Oriental Bank Share Certificates 1852, 1865; Mauritius, Ceylon 1821, New Zealand Insurance (3), Belgian Congo Bonds (3). Very good - extremely fine. (approx 350)
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Australia and world cheques, financial documents, ephemera, lottery tickets, decimal training notes, paper tickets and passes, photo prints of George VI Malaya, replicas and funny money, Travellers cheques, mostly mounted for display, also Masonic Lodge documents. Very good - uncirculated. (approx 300)
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Germany, Hamburg lottery ticket for quarter D, 6 class, 3 October 1890, No.59479, city crest at top and stamped name of Collector for Hamburg City Lottery, Louis Lowenherz. Minute edge chips and tip off one corner, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Germany WWII, two stamp signed official documents, on embossed paper, one with letterhead, framed, (32 x 23 cm). Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80