Catalogue
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 $400
Bank of New South Wales, specimen one pound, Sydney 19- 35993 (MVR type 7f) overprinted specimen only twice vertically in red. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $520
Bank of New Zealand, specimen one pound, Sydney 18- , No.1/00001/No.2/10000 (MVR type 3s) with B.W. & Co., London specimen performation and 21 Apl 82 pencilled in top left margin. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Bank of New Zealand, specimen five pounds, Sydney 18- , No.1/00001/No.1/05000 (MVR type 3s) with B.W. & Co. London specimen perforation and 21 Apl 82 pencilled in top left margin. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,250
SOLD $3,300
Bank of New Zealand, specimen ten pounds, Sydney 18- , No.1/00001 / No.1/02000, similar to the previous two lots. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,250
SOLD $4,300
Bank of New Zealand, specimen twenty pounds, Sydney 18- , as previous lot. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,750
SOLD $4,700
Bank of New Zealand, specimen fifty pounds, Sydney 18-, No.1/00001 / No.1/00500 as previous four lots but with Sep 22/82 pencilled in top left margin. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,250
SOLD $5,400
Bank of New Zealand, specimen one hundred pounds, Sydney 18- , printed on card by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Engravers London with specimen overprint and four punch hole cancellations, no serial numbers (MVR type 3). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,250
SOLD $5,300
The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, five pounds Sydney, 1 Novr. 1905, No. C326446 (MVR 4b). Toning in places otherwise goold body to paper fine and very rare, the only example known uncancelled.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $5,000
The Federal Bank of Australia Limited, specimen one pound, Sydney, 1st June 18-, No.00001/50000 imprint of Sands & McDougall, engravers, Melbourne (MVR type 1S). Pencilled in top margin July 15/82 and with BW & Co. London specimen performation. Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,600
The Federal Bank of Australia LImited, specimen ten pounds, Melbourne, 1st June 18- , No.00001/0500 imprint of Sands & McDougall, Engravers, Melbourne (MVR type 1M). Pencilled in top margin 9 August '82 and with B.W. & Co. London specimen performation. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
The London Chartered Bank of Australia, specimen ten pounds, Sydney, 1st February 1888, 11501/20000, (MVR type 2d) with B.W. & Co. London specimen performation and Feb 29-88 pencilled in top left margin. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $0
The Mercantile Bank of Australia Limited, specimen one hundred pounds, Melbourne 1st May 1890, No.000001/No.00100 (MVR type 1) with B.W. & Co. specimen performation and June 11/90 pencilled iin top margin. Nearly uncirculated and very rare, possibly the only one available.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $0
The National Bank of Australasia, specimen twenty pounds, Melbourne, 2nd July 1888, 000001/002500, (MVR type 4M). With B.W. & Co. London specimen perforation and wide margin on left. Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $0
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, specimen ten pounds, Melbourne 18- , No.05001/No. 05001 (MVR type 2a) with B.W. & Co. London specimen performation, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof one pound, Sydney, 1st Jany 1877, (not in MVR) with C.Skipper & East specimen performation, printed with colour on card. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Western Australian Bank, one pound, Perth Jan. 1844. Unissued note form on thin paper, watermarked 'Whatman/Turkey Mill/1843'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Bank of New South Wales, share certificate for one hundred pounds printed on vellum, issued to Samuel Terry 31st May 1832, No.137, no imprint but by William Moffitt. Transferred on back to John Malcolm by Rosetta Terry 12th May 1838. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, share certificate for one hundred pounds, issued to John Malcolm, 11th April 1835, No.645, imprint of W.Moffitt. Good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $800
The Bank of New South Wales, specimen Circular Notes for ten pounds, Sydney, twenty pounds, Brisbane, Sydney (2), all with C. Skipper & Eat specimen performation and the last two with red specimen overprint. Nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
The Leichhardt District Queensland, John Frazer & Co., Caamboon sight note for seven pounds fifteen shillings 25th Jan. 1870, No.1146, paid by Bank of New South Wales, Rockhampton. Nearly fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
The Leichhardt District Queensland, John Frazer & Co, altered to Frazer & Manson, sight note for nine pounds three shillinghs and four pence Walloon, 27th Nov. 1869, No.162 with duty stamps both sides and paid by Australian Joint Stock Bank, Rockhampton. Fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
The Leichhardt District Queensland, John Frazer & Co. altered to Frazer & Manson, sight note for one pound, Walloon 13th May 1871, No.22 with duty stamps front and back, a slightly different design from the previous, paid by Australian Joint Stock Bank, Rockhampton. Fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
J.P. Howard, Hotelkeeper, Boulia, Queensland, one pound, Winton December 19th 1931, A 489 (c/- Nicholson Collection lot 1660). Split in two otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $680