Catalogue
Shipping documents, to Adelaide, on 'Appleton' one close carriage, (21 feet long), 10 January 1849 swansea to Adelaide; other documents for Insurance, May 11, 1855, of goods from Adelaide to Valpariaso Port, South America, (2). Fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Assorted documents, housed in ring-binder document holder, includes, Castlemaine letter 20 April 1856, promissary bill to pay for purchase of plant and printing of 'Miners Right' Newspaper etc., Freehold sale of property Melbourne, (1906), telegram, receipts (as early as 1832), cheques, letters, etc. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Assorted documents, housed in ring-binder document holder, includes, baptism certificate, adelaide, 1906, Jewish documents, receipts, cheques, membership cards, State postage stamps, The Herald (May 1, 1934), etc. (lot)
Estimate $30
SOLD $50
Miscellaneous Documents, including some in other languages (2) and postal letters of c.1819 (postmark and postage paid of 7d) and another (of 3d) for correspondance to Attorney at Law in Basingstoke regarding criminal charges of fraud etc., a list of high constables c.1832., in Basingstoke, and seal impression for Western Australia. Very good - fine. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Great Britain, Indenture on parchment, 1636, lacking seal but written in Elizabethan English, interesting document. Very good and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $100
Great Britain, period of Charles I, vellum obligation in English (3 lines Latin verso) dated June 2, 1646, between Samuel Westlie, John Winterfloud and wife Anne relating to a parcel of 3 acres of land in Thaxted, Essex. With some of the wax seal suspended and attached. Very good, scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
Great Britain, Indenture on parchment, issued July 5, 1677, lacking seal but written in Restoration English, interesting document. Very good and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $170
Great Britain, Indenture on parchment, issued March 27, 1686, lacking seal but written in Restoration English, interesting document. Very good and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $90
Great Britain, Commission to Frederick Gardner (Gentleman) as Ensign in the 86th Regiment of foot on 2nd december 1851, entered on Feb. 2, 1852, with seals affixed. Fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $50
Great Britain, Letter of thanks from Marlborough House, Pall Mall, of the 13th December 1878 to Sir Alfred Stephen in his valuable services as a member of the commission for NSW in the Paris Exhibition, from the President of the Royal Commission for the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878. Fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
South Africa, Grant of land August 22, 1888, in the district of Zoutpansberg county of Maralastad, for land estimated at 920 morgen (one morgen = 2 1/4 acres), signed by P.J. Kruger States President of the South African Republic, together with translation document produced by the Netherlands Indies Government Information Service, 28/12/1944. Fine and rare.
Estimate $40
SOLD $60
South Africa, The Mafeking Mail, Special Siege Slip, No.110, Thursday April 5, 1900, 175th day of Siege, reports latest news, including general orders by Colonel R.S.S. Baden-Powell, Commanding Frontier Force, and much other interesting reading. Fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Australia, Collection from 1913 to Xmas 1986, kangaroos include 1/- 3rd wmk MUH (tone spot), 5/- C of A (FU), 6d Kooka used, 5/- bridge used, and near complete commems pre-decimal mostly mint, robes 5/- thin paper corner unit, 10/- thick MUH, £1 fine used, thick paper, arms to £2 (£1 & £2 fine used), decimals from 1966 to $4, some as blocks appears complete to 1979, incl. block of 7, 1971 Xmas, blocks (FV $135+). A few toned, mostly MUH, early issues mostly mint and only a few used, all housed in large blue lighthouse stock book. (100's)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Australia and AAT, MUH mostly in blocks of 4, some as larger blocks and gutter strips, AAT from 1957 - 1982, pre-decimal complete, decimal (FV $51), Australia MUH (FV $59), and a quantity of used, all house in a red stockbook. MUH and used. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Australia, MUH mostly in large blocks, gutter strips, or sheets, c.1978-1980, includes a few AAT, all house in mint sheet book, (FV $200). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Australia, MUH mostly in large blocks, gutter strips, or sheets, c.1978-1980, all house in mint sheet book, (FV $300). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $180
SOLD $210
Australia, MUH mostly in large blocks, gutter strips, or sheets, c.1978-1980, includes a few AAT, all house in mint sheet book, (FV $309). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $180
SOLD $220
Australia, MUH mostly in large blocks, gutter strips, or sheets, c.1978-1980, all house in mint sheet book, (FV $343). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Australia, MUH mostly in blocks of 4, some as larger blocks and gutter strips, c.1980, M/S, to $2 McCubbin, all house in Lighthouse large green stockbook, (FV $237). MUH. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Australia, first day covers, pre-stamped envelopes, mostly in multiples, noted 2 x Xmas 1971 FDC, 2 x Primary Industries 1972, paintings to $10, all c. 1971-1981, all housed in three large FDC albums, and Malta FDC (4) for sets of Nov. 1948 (to 1/6), others to 1960. (@300)
Estimate $40
SOLD $140
Australia, Post-Office packs from 1970 to the $10 painting noted 1971 selected issues etc. (140); some MUH gutter strips of Post Office set (FV $26), some FDC, Aerogrammes, 6 cent, Famous Australians booklet, cover from Mawson fixed with 1/2d kangaroo, 4d koala, 6d kooka, 3 1/2d S.A. Cent. first stamp, dated 5 March 1956, three circular date stamps, and a small stock book with Norfolk Island, PNG, GB, Thailand, etc. Mostly MUH, or fine used. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
British Commonwealth, 1977 Silver Jubilee of reign of Elizabeth II, housed in KEK blue stock book and SG souvenir album, includes booklets (5), M/S, etc. appears complete. MUH. (lot in two albums)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Canada, collection from 1897 to 1970, in red stamp album, noted 1897, 5c, 10c, 1908 7c Quebec, SG 255 $1, 1930 50c Acadian church, 1932-3 SG 319-325, 1935 SG 350-1, 1946 Peace, Officials, airs etc. (CV SG 1986 £1032 for scarce only). A few with faults, otherwise mint. (100's)
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
New Zealand, decimal collection in SG NZ album from 1967 - 1982, mostly as MUH sets, although some are used to complete sets, a few M/S, collection nearly complete for period. MUH, mint and used, some scarce. (Approx. 250)
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
Norfolk Island, a large quantity of MUH mostly as sheets or blocks, in sheet file folder from 1948 to 1979, (FV $161). MUH. (100's)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Sydney 184-, imprint 'W.H. Bruce Engraver and Printer, Trump Street, King Street, Cheapside', unissued note form (cf.MVR fig 217 and Nicholson Sale Lot 1601). Creases, centre holes and minor tears otherwise fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Sydney 184-. S.B.Q. handwritten after day of, otherwise as previous lot. Number of holes at centre and side otherwise fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Bank of Australasia, Launceston, one pound, dated 15 Sept. 1863, (date fully printed), not numbered, proof, unsigned except 'from this', on paper, no watermark, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London Patented Hardened Steel Plate', vignette on left of bank arms, in centre female figures portraying commerce and prosperity as a farming and mining scene, and ornamental oval tablet with ONE on upper right and ONE in rectangular tablet lower left, all within rectangular ornate spiral border, states below, 'Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand One Pound here or at Hobart Town. For the Bank of Australasia', black on white, (Vort-Ronald, Type two (a), comments on bank and type p.57-63, similar issued note illustrated Fig. 58 [p.60], no exact examples from this date and city in the Spink Perkins Bacon Archive sale but cf. lot 266). Gum in corners with stain in centre, on the back, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $580
Bank of Australasia, Beechworth, five pounds, dated 3rd Oct. 1864, (date fully printed), not numbered, proof, unsigned, in margin in pencil, '23rd May 1864, in place of plate altered', on paper, no watermark, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London Patented Hardened Steel Plate', vignette on left of bank arms, in centre female figures portraying Commerce and Prosperity with a farming and mining scene, and ornamental oval tablet with FIVE on upper right and 'Five Pounds' in rectangular tablet lower left, all within rectangular ornate spiral border, states below, 'Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand Five Pounds here or at Melbourne. For the Bank of Australasia', black on white, (Vort-Ronald, Type two (a), comments on bank and type p.57-63, similar issued note illustrated Fig. 58 [p.60] but £1, five examples similar [one of exact date], and this town in the Spink Perkins Bacon Archive sale lots 213-6). Corners missing, light stains in margins, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $540
The Bank of Australasia, one pound, Adelaide 15th Septr. 1863, printer's proof 'To this 24th June 1863' - signature reserve, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $250