Catalogue
Twenty dollars, Johnston-Fraser (1985), EKK 645283-4, Gothic script side thread, consecutive pair, (R. 119b, Vort-Ronald 154). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $860
Twenty dollars, Johnston-Fraser (1985), EKK 645264-8, with Gothic serial numbers and with side thread, run of five, (R.119b, Vort-Ronald 153). Uncirculated, scarce. (5)
Estimate $600
SOLD $2,150
Twenty dollars, Phillips-Fraser (1989), twenty dollars EXF 662579-662583, a run of five notes, (R.120). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Fifty dollars, Phillips-Wheeler (1974), YAR 692077-81, Australia, run of five, (R.121, Vort-Ronald 165, Nicholson 100). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Fifty dollars, Knight-Wheeler (1975), YCC 959537-41, Gothic script with side thread, Australia, run of five, (R.122a, 122b, Vort-Ronald 166a, 166b, Nicholson 101). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $500
SOLD $540
Fifty dollars, Knight-Wheeler (1976) side thread, YCD 650670; Johnston-Fraser (1985) Gothic, YSH 959565; Phillips-Fraser (1989), YXK 909809; Fraser-Higgins (1990), WAX 078791; Fraser-Cole (1991), WGH 996886; (R.122b, 125a, 126, 127, 128, Vort-Ronald 166b, 169, Nicholson 101). Nearly extremely fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $210
Fifty dollars, Knight-Stone (1979), YDN 112335-9 with Gothic serial numbers, with side thread, run of five, (R.123, Vort-Ronald 167, Nicholson 102). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Fifty dollars, Johnston-Stone (1983), YHP 504939-43, Gothic serial numbers, with side thread, run of five, (R.124, Vort-Ronald 168). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $350
SOLD $420
One dollar, Coombs-Wilson (1966), ACE 510881; ACT 038375; Phillips-Randall (1969), APE 269078; BAD 229016; BAT 242962; Knight-Wheeler (1976), CAD 043043; (R.71, 73, 76a, Vort-Ronald 65, 67, 70a, Nicholson 66, 68, 86). Nearly extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Two dollars, Coombs-Wilson (1966), FEE 123606, FEE 653875, FDG 211211; Phillips-Wheeler (1972), GSJ 989989, HAN 989888; (R.81, 84, Vort-Ronald 85, 88 Nicholson 70, 73). Very good - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Five dollars, Phillips-Randall (1969), NDE 112122, NFF 200500, NFV 440044, NGK 888988; Knight-Wheeler (1976), NUN 948092; Knight-Stone (1979), PAE 993354; Johnston-Fraser (1985), PRQ 151616, PUN 855284, QAC 856850; (R.92, 95a, 96, 98a, 98b, Vort-Ronald 106, 109a, 110, 112, 113, Nicholson 75, 92, 93, -). Fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ten dollars, Coombs-Wilson (1966), SAY 540421, SBR 315313, SDG 882233; Coombs-Randall (1968), SEE 187737; Phillips-Randall (1969), SSD 801821, SPY 501349; Phillips-Wheeler (1972), TAN 442413; Knight-Wheeler (1976), TEN 579774; Knight-Stone (1979), TVK 504514; Johnston-Stone (1983), TYY 322224, UAB 878080; Johnston-Fraser (1985), UGP 833330, (R.101, 102, 103, 104, 106a, 107a, 108, 109, Vort-Ronald 125, 126, 127, 128, 130a, 131a, 132, 133, Nicholson 77, 78, 79, 80, 95, 96). Fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Twenty dollars, Phillips-Randall (1969), XES 666888; Phillips-Wheeler (1972), XHB 782792; Knight-Wheeler (1975), XPG 022622, XRD 554444; Johnston-Stone (1983), VJJ 565636; Johnston-Fraser (1985), EFN 368366; (R.113, 115, 116a, 118, 119a, Vort-Ronald 147, 149, 150a, 152, 153, Nicholson 83, 97, 98). Fine - nearly uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Fifty dollars, Knight-Stone (1979), YED 167160 with Gothic serial numbers, with side thread; Johnston-Fraser (1985), YUU 317617, OCR-B serial numbers; Phillips-Fraser (1989) YYQ 931119, YYU 900004; (R.123, 125b, 126, Vort-Ronald 167, 169, Nicholson 102). Extremely fine - Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
First Serial Prefixes (different signatures), one dollar BAA 998524; CAA 373441; five dollars QAA 973113; twenty dollars RAA 516733; VAA 345751; fifty dollars YAA 192783; YAA 866267; one hundred dollars ZAA 182206. Fine - good extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
Common Letter Serial Prefixes (different signatures), one dollar CCC 664619; two dollars FFF 625641; KKK 331685; ten dollars SSS 099274; SSS 104628; TTT 129131; UUU 096729; twenty dollars XXX 545577; EEE 942014. Fine - good extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
Satirical, one Royal Note, a mock up made from various notes of George V - Elizabeth II with two sets of signatures and described as a '1 Royal Note', c.1965, notes used range from ten shillings to ten pounds, back is hand numbered R/1 00001. Fine, a curious piece, unique.
Estimate $50
SOLD $270
Decimal Currency educational notes, for one, two, ten and twenty dollars, issued by Motivational Sales Promotions 127 Dorcas St., South Melbourne 69 3453; for educational purposes, signed by 'Ossy Dollars' and 'Decimal Dan'. Centre fold, extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $20
SOLD $40
Facsimiles, White Wings Limited, Sydney, replicas of private notes illustrated in Australian Bank Notes 1817-1963 (G.W. Tomlinson), size 5' x 3', printed in blue, yellow, orange, mustard or mauve paper, (Vort-Ronald p.241-2). Uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $20
SOLD $10
Victoria, Lancefield, sight notes, as a printed cheque form, drawn on Messrs Bear & Son, Melbourne, all dated in December 1854, 'At sight pay' various names, for various sums £5.2.0 to £43.0.0, cheque forms printed by HAM Bros Engrs Melbourne. One with bank stamp of Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, generally fine or better. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Interest Warrant, Commonwealth 6 per cent Conversion & redumption Loan, 1930, issued at Launceston, 15th december 1930, as payment to Roma V. Lees for the sum on one penny, No.42457. Very fine, rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Australian Traveller's Cheques, various including ANZ five pounds 1957; ten pounds 1957, 1961; National Bank five pounds 1965; twenty pounds 1965; Bank of Adelaide, five pounds 1958; ten pounds 1958; and specimen traveller's cheques Bank of NSW for two, five, ten and twenty pounds; ten dollars (2 different types) and Commonwealth Trading Bank for ten pounds. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $40
SOLD $130
Various cheques, receipts and forms, including blank cheques forms drawn on the Savings Bank Bendigo (c.1890), joined pair No.5298-9; another pair Commonwealth Bank of Australia, drawn on Rabaul, New Britain, (both New Guinea three halfpence stamps as duty stamps), c.1920's; another blank form on the London Chartered Bank of Australia, Melbourne, (186-); another a deposit slip for the Commercial Bank of Tasmania, August 21, 1901 for one pound; receipt for £9.4.8 on Kendal, Tasmania 8th March 1899, interesting vignette for Examiner & Tasmanian Office, with duty stamp; sight note for £1008.8.4 Sterling drawn on Perth 14 October 1958, with duty stamp etc., U.S.A. Worcester, Mass, cheque Nov. 27 1883, vignette, to McFarlane Bros, Hobart Tasmania. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Great Britain, all different, early unused blank cheques of the middle 19th century issued by banks and private companies, many are specimen issues, many from cities outside of London, (57), others from Belgium (4), Ireland (2), and one each from France, Egypt, India, Dominica, British Guiana, Orange Free State, Canada, St. Thomas, and two used cheques, Glasgow and London. Mostly extremely fine, a diverse group with only a few with vignettes. (73)
Estimate $200
SOLD $310
Great Britain, Isle of Wight Bank, issued at Newport, promisary note for ten pounds, 12th April 1790, No.4462, payable by Henry & John Roberts and Mark Gregory, and note signed by John Roberts, also payable at Mssrs Down Thornton & Frees, Bankers in London, dated in ink above 29 July [17]90. A few minor holes, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Turkey, Gallipoli Campaign World War I, c.1915-6, sixty piastres on a ten shilling John Bradbury red number Z/26 No. 047229, (Pick M1 on Pick 107 [Great Britain]). Extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Great Britain, Warren Fisher issue, ten shillings (1922-3), M/47 603254 and M/90 956176 (P.117); one pound (October 1919), F1/13 No.710133 (P.114); Emergency WWII issue ten shilling (1940-1948), Z 90 D 295911; others (2), armed forces issues (2); Scotland various note issues Clydesdale Bank one pound 28/7/43; British Linen Bank 9/11/42; Bank of Scotland 18/8/69; 31/8/71; Royal Bank of Scotland, five pounds 15/7/70. Mostly very fine or better. (13)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
New Zealand, Bank of Australasia, second issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st July 1915, No.O 73807, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, (L.406, P.S117m). Many creases and folds, fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $230
World notes, British Commonwealth, Jamaica five shillings 15th August 1958 (P.37); others Malaya & Malaysia (5); New Zealand ten shillings (1934) others (3); World includes Saudi Arabia 50 riyals. Very good - good extremely fine. (29)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Bank of Newcastle, Newcastle, unissued ten pounds, not dated except 18- (1828), printer's proof, on unwatermarked paper, vignette of produce etc., imprint of Wilson Sydney in centre of note, in centre to upper left wreathed enclosed FB (for Frederick Boucher, founder of the bank) and right TEN, black on white, (Vort-Ronald [p.66, figure 64 illustrates a one pound note, another known note was sold Spink Noble Sale 38, lot 2809). An original printer's proof, small hole in centre of the note broad margins, very fine and excessively rare, possibily the second known specimen.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,550