Catalogue
Thursday Island, Torres Straits, unissued five pounds, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd, c 1890, imprint W.E. Smith Sydney (Mira p.39). Toned, from framing on back otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
The Australasian New Hebrides Company, The Bank of North Queensland Ltd, unissued one pound, Vila (c1890s) imprint W.E. Smith - Sydney (Mira p.39). Toned on margins from framing, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
The Australasian New Hebrides Company, The Bank of North Queensland Ltd, unissued five pounds, Vila (c.1890s) imprint W.E. Smith Sydney (Mira p.39). Toned on margins from framing, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,700
British New Guinea, Samarai unissued one pound (c1890s), Burns Philp & Company Ltd (Mira p.43) serial 15000. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,400
British New Guinea, Port Moresby unissued one pound (c1890s), Burns Philp & Company Limited, imprint W.E. Smith Sydney (Mira p.44). Old framing stain around edges otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,400
British New Guinea, Port Moresby unissued five pounds (c.1890s), Burns, Philp & Company Ltd, imprint W.E. Smith Sydney (Mira, p.44). In crayon on back '64 packs of 1000 1£, 200 5£' with old framing stains, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,400
New Guinea, The Papuan Industries Ltd, one pound specimen, sepia photographic print, reduced size (BWC) (c1905) (Mira p.49). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Territory of New Guinea, World War II Australian banknotes autographed by servicemen, ten shillings (R.12 extensive signatures on front three on back) (R.13 dated Sept 2. 1944 includes American Soldiers Illinois, Arizona, Boston on front only, another one only on back dated 1945); later notes Bank of Papua New Guinea Teller stamp (R.50, 63), PNG Banking Corporation ?? 15 Jul '74 (R.63), Burns, Philp & Company Ltd, Samarai, Bank of New South Wales, date stamped paid 20 Sep 1937, cheque No.3030, £7/10/-, imprint Websdale, Shoosmith Limited, Printers, Sydney. Very good - very fine. (7)
Estimate $350
SOLD $550
Papua New Guinea, Bank of Papua New Guinea, 1975 issue, specimen set without overprint, one, five, ten and twenty kina (P.1 - 4sz). Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $420
Papua New Guinea, Bank of Papua New Guinea, 1975, two kina, AAA 000002, low serial (P.1a) set (P.1 - 4) first prefixes ending 294; (1981) (P.5a (2), b) (P.6a, b) (P.7); (P9a), c, d) (P.10a, b, d); fifty kina (1989) HTT 000009 (P.11). Uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
Papua New Guinea, Bank of Papua New Guinea, 1975 issue, specimens with voided specimen overprint, set 0074 (P.1 - 3si); specimen five kina (2000) (P.22s) another (2003) (P.A27), specimen ten kina (P.9s) specimen No.0444; specimen one hundred kina (2005) without overprint (P.33s). Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Papua New Guinea, Bank of Papua New Guinea, 1991 - 2008 issues as per Pick numbers (P.12, 13a, b, d, 14a, b, 15, 16b, c, 17, 18a, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23a, 24, 25, 26a, b, 27, 28a, 29a, 30a, 32a, 33a, 34, 36, 36 zzzz replacement, 37). Uncirculated. (30)
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
Pacific Islands Issue, Solomon, Gilbert Ellice & Other Groups, unissued one pound, serial 5000, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd (Mira p45). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Pacific Islands Issue, Solomon, Gilbert Ellice and Other Groups, unissued five pounds, serial 1000, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd (Mira, p.45). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Solomon Islands, Central Bank of Solomon Islands, Elizabeth II, twenty dollars (1984) Z/1 007402 (P.12) replacement note. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $700
Fiji, Kingdom, CR = Cakobau Rex, 1871 Treasury Note issue, one dollar, (16th November) 187(1) No.413 (P.1b). Very fine and very rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
Fiji, Kingdom, CR = Cakobau Rex, 1871 Treasury Note issue, unissued remainder, one dollar (P.1c). Top edge nicked otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Fiji, Kingdom, CR = Cakobau Rex, 1871 Treasury Note issue, five dollars (16th November) 187(1) No.68 (P.2b). Top right corner torn off otherwise fine with ink signature cancellation, very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Fiji, Kingdom, 1871 Government Debenture, five dollars, (1st January) 187(2) No.70 (P.4a). Central perforation otherwise very fine with ink cancellations and signatures.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,300
Fiji, Kingdom, 1871 Government Debenture, ten dollars, (fifteenth December) 187(1) No.9 (P.5a). Good very fine, with ink cancels at signatures.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Fiji, Kingdom, 1871 Government Debenture, ten dollars, (First January) 187(2) No. (private) 32 (P.5b). Good very fine, with ink cancel.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Fiji, Kingdom, 1871 Government Debenture, ten dollars, (First January) 187(2) No.58, another No.86 (P.5b). Very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $750
SOLD $950
Fiji, Kingdom, Vakacavacava fractional tax notes, 1872-73, twelve and a half cents, Levuka (SeptR 1st) 187(3) No.304, another No.348, the first note ink cancelled (P.7a). The first stamp hinge (tape) repair, very good. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $950
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, twelve and a half cents, Levuka (Sept 1) 187(3) No.191 (?), another unsigned, (Octr 13) 187(3) No.302 crossed cancelled in ink (P.7a, b). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,100
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, twelve and a half cents, Levuka (Sept 1) 187(3) No.194 (P.7a) stuck to card (ex Noble Numismatics Sale (lot 4490); twenty five cents, Levuka 187 No.207 (P.9a); fifty cents, Levuka (1st February) 187(3) No.368 stamped cancelled diagonal (P.11b); one hundred cents, Levuka, (16th February) 187(3) No.50 (P.12a). The last left hand half only, otherwise very good. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,800
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, twenty five cents, Levuka (1 Sepr) 187(3) No.159 (P.9a). Very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,200
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, fifty cents, Levuka (5th January) 187(2) No.18 (P.10a). Good very fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, fifty cents, Levuka, (1 September) 187(3) No.297, another, No.219 with cancelled overprint stamped diagonally twice (P.11a, b). Very good with repairs. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $340
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, fifty cents, Levuka, (1 Sepr) 187(3) No.78 (P.11b). Rust spots otherwise very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Fiji, Kingdom, fractional tax notes, 1872-73, one hundred cents, Levuka, (1st April) 187(2) No.277 (P.12a) not signed. Booklet pin-holes left margin otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,800