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The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney limited, five pounds, Sydney, Oct 1901, No C 266764(MVR2c). Very fine and very rare as issued note.
Estimate $8,000
Passed in
The Commercial Bank of South Australia, one pound Adelaide 1st November 1878 No A 20477 (MVR1), German text vertically either side, imprint Sands & McDougall Engravers Melbourne. Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $8,000
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The Commercial Bank of South Australia, one pound Adelaide, 1st January 1883 No B141199 (MVR 2) with Ein Pfund in German up/down both sides of front. Nearly fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $15,000
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The London Bank of Australia Limited, specimen one pound, Adelaide, 1st February 1910, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, Engravers & c., London, discordant serial numbers A/A 000001 and A/A 010000, SPECIMEN perforated in signature reserve, selvedge at left with pencilled note in top margin '0/2738 Delivered March 1910' (MVR 2). Small stain on back, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
The London Bank of Australia Limited, specimen five pounds, Adelaide, 1st February 1910, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, Engravers & c., London, discordant serial numbers A/B 00001 and A/B 05000, SPECIMEN perforated in signature reserve, selvedge at left with pencilled note in top margin '0/2738 Delivered March 1910' (MVR 2). Small stain on back, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
The London Bank of Australia Limited, specimen ten pounds, Adelaide, 1st February 1910, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, Engravers & c., London, discordant serial numbers A/C 00001 and A/C 05000, SPECIMEN perforated in signature reserve, selvedge at left with pencilled note in top margin '0/2738 Delivered March 1910' (MVR 2). Glue remnants on back, otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,000
The Oriental Bank Corporation, one pound, Melbourne, Victoria Jany 1st 1881, 971869 (MVR 1c). Two pin holes, very good and rare.
Estimate $6,000
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The Oriental Bank Corporation, one pound, Sydney, 15th April 1879, 597369 (MVR type C). Pin holes and larger rust holes left margin, otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $2,500
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The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, Melbourne 18-, No 08024 (MVR.2a). Broken edge tear, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $7,000
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Queensland Government, five pounds, Brisbane 2nd January 1902, A/5 306732 (MVR 1). Good fine, one of the finest known and very rare.
Estimate $12,000
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The Queensland National Bank Limited, one pound, Brisbane, 1st January 1891, C248191 (MVR.1c). Good fine and extremely rare as such.
Estimate $12,000
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The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound Hobart Town 18, unissued form (MVR 1) imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch London Patent Hardened Steel Plate. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Union Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Sydney 1st Jany 1881 2/A 63518 (MVR 2c). Very good and rare.
Estimate $14,000
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Five pounds, Collins/Allen (1910), superscribed issue on The Bank of Adelaide, five pounds, Adelaide, 1st day of June 1893, No. 85251, superscribed serial C 009750, (R.S6(c), this note illustrated p46 Nicholson, 2nd Edition 1979). Folds and creases, separations through watermark in centre, otherwise nearly very fine and extremely rare, only three known, none in public collections.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,500
One pound, superscribed series, Collins/Allen (1910) E070647 on The City Bank of Sydney (R.S26). A full note, fine or better and very rare, possibly the finest known.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $11,000
One pound, superscribed series Collins/Allen (1910), London Bank of Australia Limited Melbourne S 356584, superscribed number J 652417 (R.S45). Good fine.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
One pound, superscribed series, Collins/Allen (1910) National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne S 562940, superscribed number L 509063 (R.550). Good fine.
Estimate $6,000
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Ten shillings, Miller/Collins (1923), A/10 418055 (R.4). Light body to paper, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $4,000
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Ten shillings, Miller/Collins (1923), A/9 129242 (R.4). Vertical folds and repaired tear, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $1,500
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Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928), B/34 983012 (R.7). Crisp original good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
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Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) A/52 686847 (R.7). Tiny spot on back, otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/89 241047/8 (R.11) consecutive pair. Virtually uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,200
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/42 508257 (R.11). Flattened, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1952), A/87 132490/9 (R.15), a spectacular run of ten consecutive notes. Light quarter fold, otherwise extremely fine or better and rare as such. (10)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400
An album with duplicates and extras from a collection sold 25 years ago, includes Bank of Australasia one pound, Sydney 1st July 1881, A 75, 814; predecimal (R.10, 11, 12 (3), 13, 14, 16, 17, 29-33, 34, a, b, 34b5, 46, 47, 48, 49 (2), 50, 59, 60, 62) decimal (R.81s, 73s, 71 (run of 4), 301s, 403s, 518a, P(pair)/total FV of decimal approximately $1400). Fair - uncirculated. (251)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,400
One pound, Collins/Allen, (1913), No. 125884L (R.18d). Good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
One pound, Collins/Allen, (1915), No F 231491 F (R.20bL), last prefix emergency issue, "rainbow pound". Top left corner weakness, one pinhole, quarter folds, good colour for this issue, good fine and very rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $13,000
One pound, Kell/ Collins (1926), H/74 793670 (R.24), in perspex holder. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $800
One pound, Riddle/Heathershaw(1927) K/9 529176/80(R.26) five consecutive notes. Uncirculated and rare as such. (5)
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,200
One pound, Riddle/Heathershaw, (1927), K/14 464514 (R.26). Flat, virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600