Catalogue
Fiji, Kingdom, 1872 Treasury note issue, one dollar, Levuka (24th October (?)) 187(3) no ink cancel (P.14a); another (11 Sep) 187(3) No.1774, ink stamp cancel (P.14b), another (1 Sep) 187(3) No.1895 (P.14b). Very good; fine; very fine. (3)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,300
Fiji, Kingdom, 1872 Treasury note issue, five dollars, Levuka (12 June) 187(3) No.4611 (P.15c); another (16 February) 187(2) No.3451 (P.15a) stamped cancelled three times. Very good. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,100
Fiji, Kingdom, 1872 Treasury note issue, ten dollars, Levuka (28th March) 187(2) No.3390 (P.16a), another (4th April) 187(2) No.5037 (P.16a), another (17th March) 187(3) No.5269 (P.16b), all triple stamped cancelled. Good fine; very good; good fine. (3)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,800
Fiji, Kingdom, 1872 Treasury note issue, twenty five dollars, Levuka 23rd March 187(2) No.2410 (P.17a), another (13 July) 187(2) No.147 (P.17b), another (11 Nov) 187(2) No.323 (P.17b), another (12 June) 187(3) No.450 (P.17c), another (12 June) 187(3) No.549 (P.17b), another (16 July) 187(3) No.27 (P.17b), all but two stamped cancelled. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Fiji, Kingdom, 1872 Treasury Note issue, fifty dollars, Levuka, (13th February) 187(2) No.1051, another (1st April) 187(2) No.1149 (P.18a) (2); (11 March) 187(3) No.345 (P.18b); (12th June) 187(3) No.565 (P.18b), another No.341 (P.18c), the first note stamped cancelled. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Fiji, Kingdom, 1872 Treasury note issue, unissued remainder set one, five, ten, twenty five and fifty dollars, Levuka, imprint ST Leigh & Co Sydney, ink written scribble on Treasurer signature space, the ten has No.(5289), (1st June) 187(3) (P.14-18r). Good extremely fine or nearly uncirculated and rare. (5)
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, printer's proof or unissued remainder, five shillings, Levuka 18, imprint 'Schmidt & Co. SC. Auckland NZ' (R&C 21; P.19r). Mounted to thick blue leaf from an album, template impression otherwise very fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, issued one pound, Levuka (date?) 187 No.1354 (P.21a). Very good and extremely rare as issued note.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $7,000
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, one pound, Levuka, 187 (R&C 23; P.21r). Mounted on thick blue album leaf otherwise extremely fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, black and white printer's proof, one pound, Levuka 187 (R&C 23; P.21r var). Mounted on thick blue leaf from an album and with a template, otherwise good very fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, black and white printer's proof, five pounds, Levuka 18 (R&C 24; P.22r var). Mounted on thick blue leaf from an album otherwise extremely fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $900
SOLD $2,400
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, printer's proof or unissued remainder, ten pounds, Levuka, 18 (R&C -; P.23r and PS215A). Has been removed from thick blue leaf, trace where tipped near edges at back, lower edge tear repair (20mm) otherwise extremely fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,400
Fiji, Fiji Banking and Commercial Company Limited, printer's black and white proof, ten pounds, Levuka, 18 (R&C -; P.23r var.). Right margin tear (15mm), mounted on thick album leaf with template, otherwise good very fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $900
SOLD $950
Fiji, Fiji Currency Company, twenty five cents, Levuka (Mch 25) 187(2) No.82 (R&C p.73). Torn into quarters, stuck down otherwise very good and extremely rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Fiji, Fiji Currency Company, one dollar, Levuka, (May 13) 187(2) No.63 (P-; R&C page 72-3, this note illustrated). Old repairs otherwise nearly fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Fiji, Promissory note, Brewer & Joske, Suva, quarter (one 1/4) dollar, (1st) October 1871, 328 (R&C page 116, cat. no. 1). Nearly fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,300
Fiji, Promissory Note, Brewer & Joske, Suva, one quarter dollar, 1st day of January 1873, 371, signed. With newspaper backing paper, fair and very rare as issued note.
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Fiji, Promissory Note, Brewer & Joske, Suva, half dollar, 1st day of January 1873, 313 (R&C-). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Fiji, Promissory note, Brewer & Joske, Suva, two and a half dollars, printed date, 1st day of October 1871 (R&C 3) 3073, unsigned, imprint 'Homer & Ferguson impt Melbourne' (R&C page 7). Good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Fiji, Promissory note, (Hennings Co) Loma, Loma, Windward Islands, Fiji, one dollar (March 6th) 18(72) imprint 'S.T. Leigh & Co Sydney' red print (R&C page 8 and 117, no 6). Full note with heavy centre fold, two other vertical folds with one horizontal fold, otherwise good fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Fiji, Promissory Note, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji, one pound, Sydney (2nd Dec) 18(69), Levuka (21st Dec) 18(69) 137, signed F.F. Hennings (R&C p.117, cat. no.7) imprint 'S.T. Leigh & Co Sydney'. Good very fine and extremely rare, sold with stage proof mounted on leaf. (2)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,900
Fiji, Promissory Note, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji, unissued one pound 187, imprint 'C.T. Sandon, Stationer, Sydney' (R&C page 8, cat. 11). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Fiji, Promissory Note, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji, one pound (March 10th) 187(2) No.002, signed with line cancel through signature (R&C page 8, p.117, cat. no.11). Top left corner off otherwise very fine and extremely rare as issued note.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Fiji, Promissory Note, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji, one pound, Levuka 9th December 1871, No.159 signed D.Levy & Sons imprint 'S.T. Leigh & Co Sydney' (R&C p.117, cat. no.12). Some rust spots otherwise very fine or better and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Fiji, Ad-Interim Government, 23 March 1874 - 10 October 1874, Certificate of Indebtedness, unissued remainder, Levuka 1874 four months (P.24cr2). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Fiji, Ad-Interim Government, 1874, Certificate of Indebtedness 19th May (4 different), 20th May (3 different), 21st May (2 different), 22nd May, 23 May (3 different) all for four months (P.24c) all crossed Paid 22nd to 26th October 1880. Nearly fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $650
The Polynesia Company Limited, Melbourne and Fiji, two share certificates for fifty , each $2 shares, certificate No.692, 15th February 1869 and 10th May 1870; also land warrant 160 acres in Fiji, No.570 29th July 1870, all three for Samuel Amess. Good very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Fiji, The Government of Fiji, five shillings, 1st September 1920, A/2 72076 (P.25c). Flattened of folds and creases, otherwise nearly very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Fiji, The Government of Fiji, five shillings, 5th December 1925, A/3 35699 (P.25f). Flattened of folds and creases, otherwise fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Fiji, The Government of Fiji, five shillings, 4th February 1928, A/3 65969 (P.25i). Flattened of folds and creases, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $500