Catalogue
Bank of New South Wales, uniface one pound, Melbourne, undated (18- printed), not numbered, unsigned printer's proof, stamped 'Specimen' in red in signature reserve, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with '9th November 1857' pencilled in bottom border (MVR type 7(e)(2), p.82). Corners trimmed, slight toning otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $3,400
Bank of New South Wales, printer's proof, five pounds, Castlemaine, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins Bacon & Co, London, stamped Specimen in signature reserve, with '6th April 1850' pencilled in lower margin (MVR type 7). Corners trimmed, good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $5,100
Bank of New South Wales, ten pounds, Victoria, undated 18-, uniface printer's proof, not numbered, on card, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co., London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate (MVR Type 7, similar to (e)(2) except with Bank name omitted around vignette and substituted on top border). Corners trimmed, tipping marks on back otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $3,300
Bank of New South Wales, unissued specimen one pound, Sydney, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c. London. Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $9,100
Bank of Victoria, uniface one pound, without domicile, undated (18- printed), not numbered, unsigned printer's proof on card, stamped 'Specimen' in black in signature reserve, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London,Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with 'May 21st 1856', '1st March plate' pencilled in bottom border (MVR type 1, p.113). Corners trimmed, 3mm tear bottom border otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,300
Bank of Victoria, uniface ten pounds, Geelong, undated (18- printed), not numbered, unsigned printer's proof on card, stamped 'Specimen' in black in signature reserve, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London,Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with 'Septr 21st 1853' pencilled in bottom border (MVR type 1, p.113). Corners trimmed, tipping adhesive marks on back, traces of paper adhered to front, 8mm tear centre top edge otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,800
SOLD $2,600
Bank of Victoria, uniface twenty pounds, Geelong, undated (18- printed), not numbered, unsigned printer's proof on card, stamped 'Specimen' in black in signature reserve, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co London,Patent Hardened Steel Plate, with 'August 19th 1854' pencilled in bottom border (MVR type 1). Corners trimmed, tipping adhesive marks on back, soiled at bottom otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,500
Bank of Victoria, specimen one pound, Melbourne, undated 18-, No.E5 00001, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c. London, with 'Specimen BW&Co. London' perforated (MVR type 3a, p.115 fig.122). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $7,400
Bank of Victoria, specimen five pounds, Melbourne, undated 18-, discordant serials, No.A00001 & A20000, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c. London, with 'Specimen BW&Co. London' perforated (MVR type 3c). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $9,500
SOLD $8,800
Bank of Victoria, specimen ten pounds, Melbourne, undated 18-, discordant serials, No.A0001 & A10000, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c. London, with 'Specimen BW&Co. London' perforated (MVR type 3c). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,800
Queensland Government, vignette as used on back of treasury issues. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Union Bank of Australia, specimen one pound, on card, Portland, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'Specimen' across signature reserves, with 'January 14th / 53' in pencil in lower margin (MVR type 1). Tipping marks on back, stained, top edge fold otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,900
Union Bank of Australia, specimen five pounds, on card, Portland, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'Specimen' across signature reserves, with '18th January / 1853' in pencil in lower margin (MVR type 1). Tipping marks and water stain on back, ink marks on surface otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,100
Union Bank of Australia, specimen ten pounds, on card, Portland, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'Specimen' across signature reserves, with 'February 2nd 1853' in pencil in lower margin (MVR type 1). Tipping marks on back, ink marks on surface otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Union Bank of Australia, specimen twenty pounds, on card, Bathurst, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'Specimen' across signature reserves, with '29th of January 1852' in pencil in lower margin (MVR type 1). Tipping marks on back otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $5,200
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof, one pound, colour on card, Sydney, 1st Jany 1877, not numbered (not in MVR). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,600
Union Bank of Australia, printer's proof, five pounds, on card, Brisbane, undated 18-, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'Specimen' across signature reserves (MVR type 2(a), similar to Fig.226, p.224). Back slightly dirty otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,400
Union Bank of Australia, specimen fifty pounds, Melbourne, 1st May 1878, not numbered, imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, three punchole cancellations stamped in signature reserve, with 'July 1878' in pencil in lower margin (MVR type 2(a)). All corners except lower right trimmed, lower right corner small fold, tiny indent top edge, minor creases top right corner otherwise mainly pristine, good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,200
Union Bank of Australia, (part, approx. one quarter) one pound, date and domicile not visible, 2Y 20098 (Perth domicile serial) (MVR type 2(b)). Mounted on grid paper with short essay on Chalon portrait written in cursive script. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
One pound, Collins/Allen (1910), superscribed issue on The Union Bank of Australia Limited, one pound, Melbourne, No. 3/F 96218, superscribed serial A 845783, (R. S59, this note illustrated as Fig.295 Vort-Ronald). Many folds and creases, with two small pinholes and tear behind Britannia, otherwise good fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $51,000
Lane Brothers, Bank of Good Value, West Maitland, New South Wales, Discount note, issued at Cheapside West Maitland, one shilling coupon as a discount for every one pound worth of goods purchased by bearer, dated 1893 (sic, from shilling dated 1893 but error type for this date), no watermark, green on white with brown band/ brown and green on white. Many pinholes, several creases, otherwise good fine and very rare, possibly unique.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,900