Catalogue
Bank of New South Wales specimen twenty pounds, 19- (MVR 7f) wide left margin and specimen C.Skipper & East perforation. Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $5,000
Bank of New South Wales, specimen one hundred pounds, Melbourne 18-, (MVR 8) specimen C.Skipper & East perforation. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $7,800
Bank of New South Wales, plate proofs on printing plate paper wrappers, all one pound, for Brisbane, Queensland in margin; Adelaide, South Australia in margin; Sydney, New South Wales in margin (MVR type 7c). Some damage and rust otherwise fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,000
The Bank of North Queensland Limited, one pound, Brisbane, (January 1st) 19(00), BB017863, signed as if issued, watermarked paper 'Hodgkinson & Co' (MVR fig 98). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Bank of Tasmania, ten pounds, Launceston 185-, unissued and unnumbered form with red ink CANCELLED in signature reserve, imprint Rowe, Kentish & Co London (MVR 2a). Spike hole as always on left margin otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $8,200
The Bank of Victoria Limited, five pounds, Melbourne 4th Nov 1899 No.08291, bogus note created from a Provincial and Suburban Bank form by overprinting the title, crossed Forgery in red twice. Very fine and interesting.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
City Bank of Sydney, watermarked note paper (2) plus a third with portrait vignette printed from a smaller plate. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Commercial Bank of Sydney, five pounds, Sydney 1st January 1876 No.168937 (MVR 3). Extensive rust and hole damage to left centre otherwise good fine, rubber stamp of Dungog branch on back.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Commercial Bank of Sydney, ten pounds, Sydney, 1st Oct 1877, No.62433 (MVR 3). Old repair of full centre tear otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,800
Commercial Bank of Tasmania, ten pounds, Hobart Town, 1st January 18- Perkins Bacon & Co, black and white proof, cut cancelled in signature reserve (MVR 2b). Extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,700
The National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, Victoria, uniface one pound front and back, not dated, but c.1895, not numbered, specimen note, unsigned, perforated 'SPECIMEN' twice, overprinted in red 'SPECIMEN', on paper, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c. London', vignettes to left of woman as a personification of Victoria, and '1 POUND' in oval frame on right, ornamental round tablet with '1' in corners and 'L ONE' in frame lower left, all within rectangular ornate geometric border, 'MELBOURNE' above and 'VICTORIA' below, states below, 'On Demand I promise to pay to the Bearer ONE POUND Sterling at Melbourne, For The National Bank of Australasia', yellow and red 'ONE' across note, rainbow back with '1' in centre, bank name around with profile facing helmeted head of Grecian women on either side, '1' in corners, perforated 'SPECIMEN'and overprinted in red 'SPECIMEN' below, rectangular block over the whole back, front note green, orange and black on white, back note green and orange on white (Vort-Ronald, Type four 1(M), comments on bank and type p.175-185, similar note issued illustrated Fig.188 [p.179]). Stuck down and mounted on a thick white card base edged in gold, framed and glazed. Extremely fine and extremely rare. (2)
Estimate $11,000
SOLD $12,000
The Oriental Bank Corporation, one pound, Melbourne, July 1st 1881, 993657 (MVR 1c). Holed from heavy rust, rust spots all over otherwise fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
The Producers' Bank, Sydney, one pound, 1st January 1859, No.6967 (MVR1) signed and issued. Two bank stamps, one for West Maitland, holes in margin otherwise very good and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,200
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, one pound, Melbourne 187 date not entered, No 02976, signed the domicile printed over Fitzroy, imprint Sands & McDougall Engravers Melbourne (MVR 1b). Very good.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,000
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, five pounds, Melbourne 18- no.08520 (MVR 2a), unsigned. Torn and repaired, poor.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, ten pounds, Melbourne 18-, No.03646 unissued form (MVR 2a). Two corners off, horizontal tear, foxed and on backing paper otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $800
Queensland, Government of, one pound Treasury note, Hugh Nelson, Colonial Treasurer Brisbane 2nd June 1893 A007001 superscribed over Queensland National Bank Limited form 1st January 1892 C331001. Quarter folds otherwise crisp good extremely fine and of the greatest rarity and historical interest.
Estimate $125,000
SOLD $156,000
Queensland Government, one pound, Brisbane, 2nd July 1906, D/1 538873 (MVR2). Many folds and creases, pinholes otherwise fine/nearly fine.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $15,500
Queensland Government, five pounds, Brisbane 1st July 1897, A/5 138450 (MVR 1). Heavy vertical folds, rust and fold holes otherwise good colour nearly very fine.
Estimate $22,000
SOLD $15,500
Queensland Government, five pounds, Brisbane, 2nd January 1902 A/5 306732 (MVR 1). Folds, creases and slight toned areas otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $31,000
Queensland Government five pounds, Brisbane 1st July 1903 A/5 337561 (MVR 1). Quarter folds and heavy toned area on section of back otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $32,000
The Sydney Deposit Bank, ten pounds, Sydney, 1st April 1892, no.G0281 (MVR p.218-9) imprint of Sands McDougall Limited. Left corner missing, paper clip rust marks, pinholes and creases otherwise very good and extremely rare as an unissued note.
Estimate $4,200
SOLD $0
The Sydney Deposit Bank, ten pounds, Sydney, undated and unsigned No.G0288 (MVR 1). Very good.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $1,500
The Sydney Deposit Bank, fifty pounds, Sydney, 18- no.H0079 (MVR p.218-9) imprint Sandy McDougall Limited. Very good and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Western Australia Bank, one pound Perth, January 1844, unissued form on watermarked paper (Whatman/Turkey Mill/ 1843)(MVR.1). Uncirculated and rare with the watermark.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Western Australia Bank, cheque Perth, August 2nd 18(49) to P.Marmion from G.Shenton for discount on £25. Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Darling Downs, one pound, Stowbridge 1st Nov 185(1) No.61 part Thos Nicholson (order) on account of R.Campbell, Tertius (the third) esq., Circular Quay, Sydney, signed J.DeLacey Moffatt. Torn in half and repaired, stamped on back 'Coleman P.Hyman', otherwise very fine and extremely rare, the first we have seen.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Sydney House, Adelaide, South Australia, ten shillings, Adelaide 18_, No.235, written in signature reserve 'paper money issued by Isaac Solomon in early days of South Australia' (MVR.fig.26, p.21). Stuck on old backing paper with traces of newspaper 1887(?) otherwise very fne and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,700
Sydney House, Adelaide, South Australia, one pound, Adelaide, 18-, No.1804 imprint Wilson. Another unissued form, trail edges otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,700
South Australia, early unissued pay to order cheque form 18.. (1860s?), printed by Batho & Co, London, blue print on pale blue paper. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50