Catalogue
Australian Wool Company, one pound Sydney 184-, Royal Bank of Australia unissued interest bearing note (calabash) imprint 'W.H. Bruce, Engraver and Printer Trump Street, King Street Cheapside' (MVR p18) this note illustrated. trace of watermark, several perforations and edge nick otherwise a full note, good fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
Australian Wool Company, one pound Sydney, October 20 18455, No.1355, entd. Thos W. Calillmore, Alex Marsden his mk., watermark clear Australian/Wool/Company in three lines, interest bearing note (calabash) imprint as previous (MVR p18). A complete note nearly fine and the only example known issued, excessively rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,500
The Bank of Adelaide, one pound specimen, Adelaide, 1st June 1893, discordant serial numbers 1060001 and 1160000, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, Engravers London, perforated SPECIMEN at signature reserve, '10th Decr 1901' in pencil top left corner (MVR 3). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,600
The Bank of Australasia, uniface printer's proof on card, five pounds, Newcastle 18- (MVR1b), pencilled printer's instructions bottom left, "July 24th 1854". Smudged with offset in red from twenty (pounds) o/p SPECIMEN, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
Passed in
The Bank of Australasia, uniface black and white printer's proof, five pounds, Newcastle 1st July 1876 (MVR 2a) pencilled "To This 4th August/76". Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
The Bank of Australasia, one pound, Sydney, 1st July 1893, K52,991 (MVR 2c). Rust foxing, otherwise fine and rare date.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $1,500
Bank of New South Wales, black and white printer's proof, one pound, Melbourne (or Sydney) 185- imprint "Ham Bros, Engravers hardened steel plate" (MVR 6a). Top right corner tear, several tears top right, old stain left, top right corner off, otherwise fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $9,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, printer's black and white proof five pounds, Mount Alexander Agency 18- (MVR 6b) (circa 1855). Nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $8,000
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, printer's proofs, one pound, Sydney, 18- (MVR 7c) of front and back seperately on thin card. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $750
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 1 Oct 1899 A/6 222579 (MVR 7c). Fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,300
Bank of New South Wales, twenty pounds, Adelaide 18- South Australia, printer's specimen, specimen/C. Skipper & East perforated (MVR 7c). Broad left margin, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 1 Apl 1876, A/3 68971 (MVR 7e). Edge nicks, otherwise fine or better.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Bank of New South Wales, printer's proof one pound 19- no domicile (MVR 78). Large margin or counterfoil at left, "cancelled" handwritten in ink diagonally, extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales, specimen one pound, Sydney 18- (c1880) imprint "Bradbury Wilkinson & CO Engravers & Co. London" utilising the Bank of Victoria design. Pin holes top margin otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,600
Bank of New South Wales, ten pounds, Sydney, 1 Oct 1902, 21683 (MVR 7f). A full note, stain top right corner otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,000
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney 15th May 1893, A072181 (MVR 9b) emergency issue during the Banking crisis of 1893, imprint "John Sands, Sydney". Pieces out of left and top margins, horizontal tears through note from the right side, CBC Sydney Manly rubber ink stamp on front, very good and extremely rare.
Estimate $10,000
Passed in
Bank of Parramatta, printer's proof one pound Parramatta 183- (MVR 1). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Bank of Victoria, specimen one pound Melbourne 18- No E500001, perforated 'Specimen/ BW & Co/ London' (MVR 3a). Left edge only with straight cut, virtually uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,000
The Colonial Bank of Australasia, printer's proof of front on full sheet, one pound Melbourne 30th June 1872 (pencilled '12th Novr 1874') imprint W. & A.K. Johnston Edinburgh. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Excelsior Bank, Sydney, one pound, not dated (18 printed), No. 8042/3 consecutive pair, on paper, all unissued, no signatures, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' lower left (Vort-Ronald, Fig.173 and [p.162], comments p.162 on bank, also Tomlinson p.66). Light toning around edges, mostly extremely fine and rare, part of the remainder of a booklet. (2)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,400
Dunsford & Co Geelong, issued for Buninyong, ten shillings currency note, proof on paper, not dated (185- printed), with provision for number, no watermark, vignette of Justice and goods of prosperity including a cornucopia, and with various ships to right in the background, imprint of H.C.Jervis Engraver & C, Pitt St. Sydney, stating on front 'At Sight Pay ...... or Bearer TEN SHILLINGS Value received To Messrs. Dunsford & Co, Geelong, all within rectangular framed border with BUNINYONG printed in top border, dark-brown on light blue (Spink Noble Sale 37, lot 2761 a similar note). Almost uncirculated, extremely rare and possibly the second known specimen.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,400
Five shillings, calabash, W.S.Jones, Boulia, Queensland 19- No 1782 5/- (MVR 2nd ed, P.59) (c1940). Right hand quarter torn away, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Political note, vote for J.A Lyon, £1,000,000 pounds, issued 1931, olive green on white (MVR, p.117), this note illustrated. Centrefold tear and perforation otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Funny money, Australian political notes (10) others (2); Hutt River set 1, 2, 10, 20 and 50 dollars. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30