Catalogue
Lempriere & Compy., Four Spanish Dollars, Hobart Town, 25 June 1823, No 085, imprint, S.Clayton, Sydney. Frail edges however nearly full original size, crossed 'Exhibited /A/Rops', good fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,000
Lempiere & Company, Hobart Town Van Diemen's Land, currency note four Spanish dollars, 25th July 1823 (182 printed) No.U 43, hand signed by Thomas James Lempriere, entered by C.Bouchin, on printed form red-brown on white, unwatermarked paper, imprint Engraved by S.Clayton Sydney, 'Exhibited / ET / Ross written across. Tears and frayed at edges, piece missing top right hand corner, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
Lempriere & Co., Twenty dollars, Hobart Town, 5 May 1823, No l7(McNeil 19b). Slight crease otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,900
Lempriere & Co., Five Pounds, Hobart Town, 20 August 1823, handwritten only form 'Payable to Mr.A.McLeod or Bearer five pounds currency'. Minor pin-holes otherwise good very fine and very rare, the only issue of Lempriere in British currency.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
Weavell, John., Hobart Town, currency note one shilling (Payable in Dollars at 5s each) August 13 1823 (year 1823 printed) No.AKO, hand signed by John Weavell (type 1). Extremely rare first type with signature in full (John Weavell) all other types are signed Weavell. Different layout to the wording and print design, also 'Payable in Dollars at 5s each'. Folds, creases, tears and stains, note is with new backing, otherwise very good.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Weavell, John, Hobart Town, one shilling, (December) 182 (3) No. (58) (McNeice 52). Tipped with glue, to exercise book paper centre tear otherwise nearly very fine and complete.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
Weavell, John, Hobart Town, one shilling, (Jany 1st) 1824 No. (14). A complete note, top left corner torn, tipped with glue to exercise book paper otherwise very fine and extremely rare for this date.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $2,200
Weavell, John., Hobart Town, one shilling, January 2nd 1824 (1824 printed) No.2, hand signed by John Weavell on printed form, black on white paper. Punch hole right hand side, tear in left hand side, frayed edges, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,900
Weavell, John, One Shilling, Hobart Town, January 8 1824 No 53. A series of minute holes (silverfish?) but a full and clear note, toned nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,100
Kemp & Gatehouse, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, currency note, five shillings, 10 June 1824 (date entirely written), No. 132, hand signed as Kemp & Gatehouse (untrimmed size 187x115mm), dark green on white, on unwatermarked (McNeice illustrates a similar note p.12). Probably not released into circulation. and in superb condition, in far better than average condition, nearly extremely fine and very rare, probably unique with full counterfoil.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $11,200
Van Diemen's Land, promissory note, Kemp & Gatehouse five shillings, Hobart-18- imprint of S. Clayton Sculpt. Sydney. A full unissued example with severe vertical tear otherwise very fine and very rare. $ cf our sale 38 (lots 2795, 6)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,700
Kemp and Gatehouse, ten shillings, Van Diemen's Land, Hobart (18-- printed) (1824), unissued form printed from plate by S Clayton Scult Sydney. Heavy folds, tears at folds, few pinholes and stains, otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,300
Kemp & Gatehouse, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, currency note, one pound, 1st April 1824 (year 18 printed), No. 1008, hand signed by Wmn. Bunster, on printed form by S. Clayton, Sculpt, Sydney (MVR illustrated p.22 [This Note]). Note in two halves, some rust, and holes from folds, otherwise nearly fine, the note except for being in two is in overall being in better than average condition for VDL notes of this period, unique.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,000
Stace, Thomas., Hobart Town, currency note, threepence (in Spanish Dollars at 5s each), 19 May 1826 (1826 printed), No.E103, hand signed by Thos. Stace, on printed form, black on white, printed on ornate printers sample paper (McNeice 36). Stuck down on backing paper, although not detracting from the note, with folds, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,100
Stace, Thomas., Hobart Town, currency note, threepence (in Spanish Dollars at 5s each), 19 May 1826 (1826 printed), No.E136 hand signed by Thos. Stace (McNeice 36). Many miniscule perforations although not detracting from the note, with folds, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Stace, Thomas, Three-pence, Hobart Town, 12 June (1826)(No 197). In Spanish Dollars at 5s each crossed out and currency written in underneath (cf Mira p71 illus). Top left and right corners missing, toned cleaned very fine apart from the obivous damage.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Stace, Thomas, threepence, Hobart town 12 June 1826 No 41, 'In Spanish Dollars at 5s each' cancelled with a straight line and 'currency' written in by hand. Printed on printer's sample paper. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,600
Stace, Thomas, sixpence, Hobart Town, 10 June 1826, No 129. Printed on printer's sample paper. Slight tear, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,200
Stace, Thomas, sixpence, Hobart Town, 10 June 1826, No 165 'In Spanish dollars at 5s each' printed on alphabet paper. Foxed slightly, minor pin-hole otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,500
T. Allison, Hobart Town, six pence, (March 11th) 1825 No. (341) (Mira Currency, p62) issued on a stock form. A complete note, horizontal centre crease or tear otherwise good very fine and extremely rare, the first we have handled.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,400
Uncertain (A.W. Bryant) Hobart Town, one shilling 1825 No , printedr on stock form. Signature may be deliberately difficult to read. A full note, toned in centre, good fine and extremely rare, the issuer unpublished.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,300
G.C. Clark, Hobart Town, one shilling, (September 6) 182 (2) or one fifth of a dollar payable at the Waterloo Mills (McNeice 1). Perforation in centre otherwise complete very fine and extremely rare, the first we have handled.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,700
G.C.Clark, One Shilling, Hobart Town, Sep 16 1823, No S76 'or One-fifth of a Dollar Payable at the Waterloo Mills'. Tiny split otherwise full and toned very fine and extremely rare, possibly the finest known.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $4,100
Eddington, J., Hobart Town, currency note, sixpence, May 1823 (year 1823 printed), No.64, hand signed by J. Eddington. 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 $6,000
SOLD $6,900
Simon Lake & Geo. Alywin, One Shilling, Hobarty Town, May 22nd 1823, No 5. Struck down on Indian paper, right edge torn away in sections, edge tears, otherwise nearly very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $3,700
W.Lamb, one shilling, Hobart Town, July 1st 1823, No E.U 'payable in Dollars at 5s each'. Heavy fold flattened several holes, mostly from paper detrioration otherwise full and fine, very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Lepine, John, Ten Shillings, Hobart Town, 2nd Jund 1823, No 7b. Slight tear in left side, minor pin-holes otherwise a full good very fine note and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,700
Martin, John, one shilling, Hobart Town, May 21st 1826, No 180 Colnl Currency 'In Spanish Dollars at 5s each'. Frayed along folds otherwise full very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,400
Martin, John, one shilling Hobart Town, May 26th 1826, No. 75. Signed on back as well by John Martin. Toned, good fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,100
Martin, John, one shilling, Hobart Town, Sept 14th 1825, No 217. Partly frayed, heavily toned, with new backing paper, very good and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200