Catalogue
Van Diemen's Land, Hobart, Bill of Exchange on printed form No 1544 drawn 15th March 1843 for £80 sterling, the third bill of exchange to Gamaliel Butler hand signed by H. Larchin for his account, signed by Maclean A.C.G., to the Right Honorable, The Lords Commisioners for Her Majesty's Treasury London, signed on the back corner '1st & 2nd Remitted to H. Larchin' in two lines. Watermarked paper 'Stacy Wis ( ) Rush Mills 1838' in three lines. Signed on the left G Darling and W. Morgan. Extremely fine and rare, the consecutive issue to lot 2771 in sale 77.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Van Diemen's Land, Bill of Exchange or sight note, the third, Union Bank of Australia, Issued at 1 p/cent prem., Hobart Town 3 June 1844 No. 300, to G. Butler for £450.0.0 stg., stamped signed J.F. Groom, signed on the back 4th June Sent Cop 1st of Exchange W. Kinnead. Faded blue print, however very fine or better and very rare, a most early Union Bank form.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Derwent Bank, Hobart Town, letter to Perkins Bacon & Co, London, per Isabella, dated 10 April 1839, 'Gentlemen, Being desirous of having steel plates made for £5 - £20 - and £50 notes similar to the £1 plate ....' Repaired and with piece missing at centre fold, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Bank of Australasia, one pound, Launceston, 14th July 1853 No 45300 (MVR type 1b) signed Chas. Thomson manager. Only mediocre but legible, extremely rare.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $4,000
The Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited, one pound, Melbourne, (1st Nov) 187(7) No 02252 (MVR 1b). Very good and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Sydney Deposit Bank, fifty pounds Sydney 18- H 0086 imprint of Sands & McDougall Limited (MVR P.219). Corner missing and torn in places otherwise fair and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof of one pound, Melbourne, 1st January 187-, printer's pencilled instruction To this 26th Jan 1870 imprint Perkins & Co London. Stain marks on each corner of back where tipped into book, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600
Randell & Scott, Lang's Crossing, Hay, Murrumbidgee, ten shillings, Hay Novr.5th 1861 No.75, imprint (faint) H.Berger Lit. Payable also in Adelaide (cf Nicholson lot 1631) (see Mira, W.J.D., 'From Riverboat to Iron Horse' MCC, Sydney 1990, p.16). Trimmed to border, many folds, creases and tears, stuck down (as usual) to thick backing paper or card, fair and excessively rare, the only known example of this denomination.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600
Randell & Scott, Wentworth, Darling Junction, ten shillings, Wentworth, 1st May 1861 No.110, imprint H.Berger Lit. Folds, creases and tears, stuck down on card as the previous lot, unpublished and excessively rare, the only known example.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,400
Bukkulla Vineyards, McIntyre River, Inverell, one pound No.230 to Nash, signed Hugh Wyndham November 25/ 1870 cross cancelled, Paid April 11/71 to John Lee & Co N. Maitland (?) imprint De Gruchy & Leigh Sydney (MVR type 1a). Bottom right corner off otherwise very fine and rare as such.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Bukkulla Vineyards, McIntyre River, Inverell, eleven pounds five shillings and sixpence to Boosie promissory note No 29, January 4 1871 signed Hugh Wyndham, cross cancelled, Paid Jany 20/71, handstamped Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, imprint S.T. Leigh & Co Sydney (MVR type 1b). Left centre hole otherwise very fine or better and rare in this condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Ten shillings, Cerutty/Collins (1918) N 232860 T (R.3b). Very good.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,950
Ten shillings, Kell/Heathershaw (1927) A/42 173720 (R.6). Very good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $950
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Heathershaw (1928) B/27 526036 (R.7). Crisp, extremely fine or better.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,700
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) B/27 172537 (R.7). Small rust spot on bottom border, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,300
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Heathershaw (1928) A/12 982307 (R.7). Crisp, extremely fine.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $2,200
Ten shillings, Riddle/Heathershaw (1928) B/14 9116436 (R.7). Nearly fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1933) C/3 385146 (R.9). Good fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,750
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1934) C/57 995232 (R.10). Mild centrefold and corner fold otherwise good extremely fine and original crispness.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,800
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1934) C/42 597528 (R.10). Slight foxing on right edge otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,050
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1934) C/46 761142 (R.10). Flattened of vertical folds otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $820
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1936) D/79 608424 (R.11). Crisp nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,200
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1936) D/88 818922 (R.11). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/54 510685 (R.11). Good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,300
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1936) D/45 500761 (R.11). Pin hole, three vertical and one horizontal fold otherwise crisp extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,100
Ten shillings, Riddle/ Sheehan (1936) D/34 789913 (R.11). Vertical folds otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) D/73 523803 (R.11). Flattened otherwise fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Ten shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1936) to Armitage/McFarlane (1942) (R.11-13). Fine or better.(3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Ten shillings, Sheehan/ McFarlane (1939) E/80 054779 (R.12). Light centrefold otherwise crisp original nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,200
Ten shillings, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) F/12 901123 (R.12). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $440