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Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1961) TC/75 443386-87 (R.50) consecutive pair. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Ten pounds, Riddle/Heathershaw (1927) U/3 300057 (R.55). Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $7,100
Ten pounds, Riddle/Heathershaw (1927) U/2 936188 (R.55). Flattened otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
Ten pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1932) U/4 363869 (R.56). Six millimetre tear on top edge, minor stain on front right side, otherwise nearly and rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $7,000
Ten pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) V/2 640191 (R.57). Flattened otherwise extremely fine or better.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $0
Ten pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) V/1 946061 (R.57). Flattened, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $520
Ten pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1934) V/2 824614 (R.57). Top right corner repaired otherwise very fine/good fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $170
Ten pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1940) V/3 355937/8 (R.58) a consecutive pair. Nearly uncirculated and very rare thus. (2)
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $6,000
Ten pounds, Armitage/McFarlane (1943) V/11 471872 (R.59). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Ten pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) V/15 957227/8 (R.60) consecutive pair. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
Ten pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) V/16 686414 (R.60). Flattened, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) V/24 260967, (R.61). Flattened, 2mm top edge tear, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1952) V/23 269522 (R.61). Nearly extremely fine, 260 written in ink on back.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/40 468061/2 (R.63), a consecutive pair. Practically uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
Ten pounds, (1954), five pounds (1941, 1952), one pound (1942, 1953), ten dollars (1988), one dollar (1966) (R.62, 41, 46(2), 48(2), 30a(6), 33a(11), 310a(2), 71). Good - uncirculated. (25)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Fifty pounds, Cerutty/Collins (1918) Y 418542 (R.67c). Small hole lower left, various creases and folds, weakness on edges, otherwise of good colour and complete note, nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $12,000
One hundred pounds, Cerutty/Collins (1924) Z 415685 (R.69b). Strong centrefold, pin-hole in corner, slight stain on front right side, otherwise fine or better and rare.
Estimate $26,000
SOLD $26,000
Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificate World War I, for one pound A 718436 , 29th November 1918, issued by A.J.Head at Dalby, Queensland, full face value payable 29th November 1921. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificates for one pound, issued 1940 (4), 1941 (2) (type WF1b). Very good - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificates, World War II, for one pound DA 429595 issued 13 Oct 1942 (type WD1a), five pounds H 155475 issued 25 May 1943 (type WD2a), ten pounds P 133009 issued Feb 1945 (type WD3a), fifty pounds Z 469308 issued 22 Feb 1944 (type WD4a). Very fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificates for one pound 1942 - 4 (21), five pounds 1942 and ten pounds 1942. Savings certificate, one pound 1947. Mostly extremely fine or better. (24)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings Certificates for five pounds G 739569 issued 18 Jun 1941, G 493276 issued 8 Oct 1941, H 823590 issued 1 May 1945 (type WF2b). Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Commonwealth of Australia, Five Years Savings Certificate for fifty pounds, 5A302931, maturity date September 1953 (type G, No.WG4a). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
New South Wales and Victoria, WWII ration tickets for motor spirit, NSW Series B, 2 gallons in sheet form of 10 (2), block of 4 for five gallons, (as issued) another 2 gallon; others Victoria Series B 2 gallons (4), one gallon (3), 2 gallon valid to 31 July 1949 (2), clothing ration card and Commonwealth of Australia, War Savings certificates for one pound (large and small) issued 1942 and 1946. Third last item poor, some fine - very fine, most are uncirculated. (37)
Estimate $30
SOLD $70
Australia, Australian Defence Canteen Service, canteen order No.N 397207, for the value of two shillings, for (not named) at any Australian Defence Canteen, issued December 15, 1943 from Somerton N.S.W. Extremely fine, apparently never used, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Australian Defence Canteen Service, World War II, canteen order for two shillings, V/1 375900-02 Sgt. J.G.Stewart, V/1 567455-56 J.Wilson. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $250
SOLD $290
Australian Defence Canteens Service, canteen order V 189217 for five shillings No.VX18985 19 Sep 1941; Commonwealth of Australia, postal note for two shillings and sixpence, April 1951; National Bank of Australasia Ltd, travellers cheques for ten, twenty and fifty dollars (2). Fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Postal note, one shilling and sixpence, William St., N.S.W., November 8 1933, 702904. Some rust spots, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Decimal specimen banknotes, two each representing front and back of notes of the one dollar, Coombs/Wilson AAA000000; two dollars, Coombs/Wilson FAA000000; five dollars, Coombs/Randall NAA000000; ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson SAA000000; twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson XAA000000, with small oval stamp 'SPECIMEN' in the watermarked area on both sides of notes; plus two fifty dollar notes, Phillips/Wheeler YAA000000, overprinted in red 'NO VALUE', 'SPECIMEN' diagonally across note twice and 'SPECIMEN No. 0021' on one note, 'SPECIMEN No.0092' on the other note (R.71SPA, 81SPA, 91SPA, 101SPA, 111SPA, 121SPC). These notes are contained in a special book printed by the Reserve Bank in 1966 and were presented to prominent people and those directly connected with the design and printing of the decimal notes. This book is signed by Gordon Andrews, who prepared the Coat of Arms on the one dollar note. Uncirculated. (12 notes)
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $50,000
Decimal specimen banknotes, one, two, five, ten and twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966-7) two of each, all with six digit zero numbers and AAA or AA prefixes as issued in Reserve Bank of Australia presentation book similar to the previous lot with the bookplate of the Royal Australian Historical Society on the inside cover. All notes tipped in on two corners otherwise uncirculated and very rare. (10)
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $35,000