Catalogue
O'Neil, Jas., commercial and currency note, five shillings, Sydney, 7 Feb 1814, No.120, with imprint of R. Slager Sculp., at base, black on white. Folds, holes and tears these reinforced on back with stamp hinges, stains on front and back, missing three corners to varying degrees, and with various minor edge tears and breaks, otherwise very good and extremely rare if not unique.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $5,000
Blaxcell, G., currency note, ten shillings, Sydney, 19 Feb 1814 (year printed in full), No.268, black on white. Many minor folds, with good edges, good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,000
Government House, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Police Fund, Edward Foord Bromley, Treasurer of the Police Fund, Government police fund bill, forty pounds, 22 June 1821 (year 182 printed), No.184, to E.F. Bromley, hand signed by Lt. Governor William Sorell, black on white, watermarked paper with crude Britannia with shield on waves in oval on side, with additional four horizontal lines. Small thin near GOV of GOVERNMENT and some minor paper toning, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, being one of only two known in private hands.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $10,200
Government House, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land Police Fund, Edward Foord Bromley, Treasurer of the Police Fund, Government police fund bill, fourteen pounds, 23 June 1821 (year 182 printed), No.185, to E.F. Bromley, hand signed by Lt. Governor William Sorell, black on white, watermarked paper with crude Britannia with shield on waves in oval on side, with additional four horizontal lines. Extensive paper toning particularly on the reverse, otherwise nearly very fine and extremely rare, being one of only two known in private hands.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $10,000
Eddington, J., Hobart Town, currency note, sixpence, May 1823 (year 1823 printed), No.64, hand signed by J. Eddington, on printed form, black on white, on vertical lined watermarked paper. Many folds, corners with gum adhesions on back, otherwise good fine, the note overall being in better than average condition for notes of this period, extremely rare and probably unique.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,900
Lempriere & Company. Hobart Town, currency note, one Spanish dollar, 2 June 1823 (year 182 printed), No. M52, hand signed by Thomas James Lempriere, on printed form by S. Clayton, Sydney, red-brown on white, on unwatermarked paper, 'Exhibited / Et' written across. Corner missing, various folds, two stain marks on the back, otherwise nearly very fine, the note overall being in better than average condition, and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Weavell, John, Hobart Town, currency note, one shilling, 10 Feby 1824 (year 1824 printed), No. 15, hand signed by John Weavell, on printed form, black on white, on unwatermarked paper, (type not in McNeice). Corner missing, various minor holes mostly as pin-holes, some folds, corners with gum adhesions on back, otherwise fine, the note overall being in better than average condition for notes of this period, and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
Stace, Thomas, Hobart Town, currency note, threepence (in Spanish Dollars at 5s each), 19 May 1826 (year 1826 printed), No.E136, hand signed by Thos. Stace, on printed form, black on white, printed on ornate printer's sample paper, (McNeice 36). Many miniscule perforations although not detracting from the note, with folds, otherwise fine, and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,600