Catalogue
The Oriental bank Corporation, five pounds, Melbourne, 6th Jany 1875, pencilled 'To this/Nov 2nd/74' (Spink 715). Rust spot, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $3,500
The Producer's Bank, one pound, Sydney, 1 January 1861, (18 printed), No. 7444, hand signed and entered by uncertain signatures, imprint 'Nissen & Parker, London'(Vort-Ronald, p.193 and Fig.202 for similar note and that note also illustrated in Tomlinson p.83). Heavy folds, stains and creases, tears and frayed edges, with unobtrusive holes mostly around the watermark and on the folds, heavy aging tone, otherwise good, and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,500
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, proof, issued at Melbourne, not dated (18 printed), No.08388, not signed, with imprint in under vignette 'Bradbury Wilkinson & Co London' (Vort-Ronald type two, p.194-196 on bank and similar note but ten pounds, illustrated as fig 204 and 205). With two small pin-holes, folds, creases, slightly soiled, good fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, Melbourne - 18 -, No.01400 (MVR type 2) unissued remainder. Nearly fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,000
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Sydney, Feb 21, 1848, (184 printed), not numbered, hand signed by Manager, Director and Accountant, Interest bearing note, with imprint on centre of bottom, 'W.H.Bruce Engraver and Printer, Trump St., King St, Cheapside' (Vort-Ronald, p.208-209 on bank, This Note illustrated as Fig. 217 on p.209). Folds and creases, with unobtrusive pinholes from folds and small hole lower left, some aging tone, otherwise good fine, extremely rare and possibly unique.
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $13,000
The Royal Bank of Australia, Hobart Town, thirty shillings, not dated (18--printed) unnumbered proof stamped SPECIMEN imprint of Perkins Bacon Petch, London, signed on back in pencil. Some foxing, mount marks on back, very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
The Royal Bank of Australia Limited, two pounds, Sydney, 184-, imprint 'Perkins, Bacon & Petch London....' Unissued note, (cf. MVR fig 218, type 1). One closely cropped edge, otherwise fine - very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,000
The Royal Bank of Australia, five pounds, Lauceston, not dated (18 printed), proof, not signed, with imprint on centre of bottom 'Perkins Bacon & Petch London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate' (MVR p.210-12 on bank, similar one pound note illustrated as Fig 218 on p.210). Unobtrusive rust holes lower left, a little aging tone, some ink smudging on the back, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare, especially for this city.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,600
Sydney Deposit Bank, one pound, Sydney, 1 July 1890. '2029' in ink on front of note. Handwriting on back of note and blue bank stamp. Very good.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,900
The Sydney Deposit Bank, Sydney, ten pounds, dated 17 Dec (uncertain reading) 1892?, (18 printed), numbered G 0281, uncertain reading of signatures, on paper, unwatermarked (?), imprint of 'Sands McDougall Limited' (Vort-Ronald, comments on bank and type p.218-219, Tomlinson type illustrated [proof] [p.94-5]). Many folds and creases, rough edges with corner missing, with rust marks from pins, various pinholes and crease holes, otherwise good-very good and extremely rare for this denomination.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $5,400
Sydney Deposit Bank, fifty pounds, Sydney - 18 - imprint Sands & McDougall Limited. Very good and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,800
Union Bank of Australia, Sydney, one pound, 1st Jany 1877, not numbered, specimen on thin card, unsigned perforated SPECIMEN C.SKIPPER & EAST, 23 printed in pencil on back of note. Two pin holes, some foxing, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $6,400
Union Bank of Australia, specimen one pound, SYdney 1 Jany 1887 by C. Skipper & East (MVR -) this type not issued, plain back. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,250
SOLD $6,800
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, Melbourne, five pounds, proof on card, not dated (18 date printed), various ink marks mostly in the relevant places removed by inking over, not numbered, imprint of 'Thos. Ham Engraver Melbourne' (Vort-Ronald, Type two?, further comments p.223-8). Side panel section and small internal area added to note for completeness, some card toning and stains, otherwise nearly very fine and excessively rare if not unique.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $12,000
Union Bank, one pound, Geelong, on card 18-, GEELONG in side borders, stamped 'Specimen' lower field, in pencil in lower margin, `February 10th 1854'. Scuffed right edge, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,200
Union Bank, ten pounds, Geelong, on card 18-, GEELONG in side borders, stamped 'Specimen' lower field, in pencil in lower margin, `March 11th 1854'. Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,600
Union Bank, five pounds, Geelong, on card 18-, GEELONG in side borders, stamped 'Specimen' lower field, in pencil in lower margin, `Feby 24th 1854'. Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
Union Bank, twenty pounds, Geelong, on card 18-, GEELONG in side borders, stamped 'Specimen' lower field, in pencil in lower margin, `April 22nd 1854'. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
Western Australia Bank, one pound, 1844, unissued note form from an archive haord packaged as a commercial release. Virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
Government of Queensland, superscribed on The Queensland National Bank Limited, an issue for Government of Queensland as a Treasury Note, Brisbane, one pound, dated 2nd June 1893 for superscribed part and 1 January 1891 on original note (both dates printed), numbered A000178 on superscribed Treasury part, and on original note No C324178, on paper, signatures for accountant only on original note, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London' (Vort-Ronald, Superscribed part Fig.209 [p.200], original note Fig.214 & 215, [p.206-207], further comments p.199-203, also Tomlinson p.111-2 This Note, and This Note illustrated p.112). Some staining on the reverse and along creases, otherwise good very fine, exceptionally rare if not unique.
Estimate $150,000
SOLD $180,000