Catalogue
Reserve Bank, R.N.Fleming, ten pounds, without security thread, number letter, 2F 947310 (P.161c). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
Reserve Bank, R.N.Fleming, fifty pounds, letter R 199177, with security thread (P.634, P.162c). Uncirculated.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
New Zealand Commercial Exchange Co., head office Wellington, store note, 'entitled...after presentation to Goods or Services to the value of one shilling stg.' No.2099, c.1898, (Sutherland 277 [p.194-5], Robb -). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,100
New Zealand Commercial Exchange Company, head office Wellington, store note, 'entitled...after presentation to Goods or Services to the value of ten shillings stg' No.0182, c.1898, (Sutherland 277 [p.194-5], Robb -). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,200
New Zealand Troopship Card Currency, issued on the M.S. Sobieski for one penny, c.1940, blue cardboard, 'One Penny New Zealand Currency Redeemable only during the voyage for which issued' No.61, stamp dated on back 22.1.1940, together with circular red ship stamp, (Sutherland 273 [p.193-4], Robb p.44 [illustrates example]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $550
George Court & Sons Limited, Auckland, store notes or George Court's Credit Union as coupons for two shillings and sixpence, ten shillings and one pound, 'is exchangeable for merchandise purchased in any department of George Court's ....' No.31537 (2/6); 41964 (10/-), 21470 (£1), not dated, c. 1950's - early 1960's. (Robb -). As issued, uncirculated and very rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $110
George Court & Sons Limited, Auckland, store notes for two shillings and sixpence No.31535: ten shillings No.41817; one pound No.21469; ten dollars, No.50962, 51132, undated (c.1950's - early 1960's). Also miscellaneous New Zealand paper tokens (4). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
The New Zealand Banking Company, unissued sterling cheque form dated 184., (1840-45). One of the earliest known examples of New Zealand Banking history. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Britannia Saloon, Aurora Tavern, Wellington, New Zealand, one shilling, Sept 23rd 1845, No 69, signed Robert Davis (S.-). Several tears, stains from adhesive tape otherwise full, good and very rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $550
Auckland Islands, The Southern Whale Fishery Company, four shillings sterling (1849), black on white uniface printer's proof on card, prepared by B.Wyon, 287 Regent Street, London for an issue of notes at the Company's whaling station at Port Ross, Auckland Islands, 1850. Very fine, mount marks on back, the only example of a four shillings known for this company.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,400
John Jones, Dunedin - Otago, one pound, universal, circa 1852. Nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
Bank of Otago, The Otago Banking Company, one pound, Dunedin 185-, signed (L.552, P.S337, Robb 18a). Top right corner missing otherwise very good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Bank of Otago, The Otago Banking Company, only issue, five pounds, Dunedin, 185-, no imprint, signed (L.553, P.S338, Sutherland p.185 and other pages, Hargreaves p.65-75, Robb 18b). Very good and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Bank of Australasia, second issue, uniface black and white printers proof on medium paper, one pound, dunedin 14th july 1863, overprinted specimen in signature reserve, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co London Patent Hardened Steel Plate (P.S111, Robb 4a). Corners cut off at tips, pencilled date '5th May 1863', bottom right side smudged or toned otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,600
Bank of Australasia, second issue, uniface black and white printer's proof on thin paper, one pound, Christchurch 1st January 1878, three punch hole cancellations in signature reserve imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co. London, pencilled date 'November 1877' on right of bottom margin (P.S111; Robb 4a variety). Tips of corners cut off, stain on right margin otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,600
Bank of Australasia, second issue, uniface black and white printer's proof on thin paper, five pounds, Dunedin 1st January 1878, three punch hole cancellations in signature reserve, imprint Perkins Bacon & Co. london Patent Hardened Steel Plate, pencilled date right side of bottom margin 'January 1878' (P.S112, Robb 4b var). Margins cut close, slight smudging bottom margin otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Bank of Australasia, second issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st July 1915, No.O 087594, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, (L.406, P.S117m, Robb 4a). Rust hole at centre, pin-holes otherwise nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $660
Bank of Australasia, second issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st July 1922, No.Y 3878, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, (L.406, P.S117m, Robb 4a). Signature ink transfer on back, nearly fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,050
Bank of Australasia, third issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 2nd June 1927, No.647918, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co., Ld. London (L.410, P.S131, Robb PB.5g). Folds and creases, pin-hole bottom left otherwise very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,000
Bank of Australasia, third issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st July 1927, No. 478145, imprint of Perkins Bacon & Co. Ld. London, (L.411, P.S132, Robb 5a). Four vertical folds, nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,400
Bank of Australasia, third issue, five pounds, Wellington, 5th August 1927, No.B069262, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, (L.413, P.S134, Robb 5b). Ink marks at left, pin-holes at centre and left, folds and creases otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $3,200
Bank of New South Wales, first issue, uniface black and white printer's proof on thin paper, one pound, Auckland 18-, overprinted specimen in signature reserve, imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London Patent Hardened Steel Plate (L.416, P.S141, Robb 6a). Pencil instruction bottom margin '5th March 1862'. Some toning otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,100
Bank of New South Wales, first issue, printer's proof one pound, Christchurch 18- imprint of Charles Skipper & East London (L.420, P.S146, Robb 6a). With wide left margin top corner cut otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $450
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Dunedin, undated 18-,not numbered, specimen note unsigned, perforated SPECIMEN SKIPPER & EAST, both vertical and horizontal, on paper with counterfoil watermarked within frame in three lines BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES, imprint of Charles Skipper & East, London (L.420, P.146, Robb 6a). Holed near centre otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $900
Bank of New South Wales, specimen five pounds, Dunedin domicile, note in blue with extended left edge, with perforation three times of Specimen C.Skipper & East (L.421, P.S147 Robb 6d). Printed on watermarked paper, some marks on left margin otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,050
Bank of New South Wales, second issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st February 1917, C 221052 imprint of Charles Skipper and East, London (L.427, P.S154m, Robb 7a). Two holes near centre, flattened of creases otherwise fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Bank of New South Wales, third issue, five pounds, Wellington, 1 August 1921, No.464781, imprint of Charles Skipper and East, London, (L.428, P.S155, Robb 7b). Left water stained otherwise crisp very fine and scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $5,800
Bank of New South Wales, third issue, ten pounds, Wellington, 1 April 1922, No. 121785, imprint of Charles Skipper & East, London, dated hand stamp, (L.429, P.S156m, Robb 7c). Toning back half and left margin, bottom left corner frail otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,600
Bank of New South Wales, third issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 1 August 1925, No. A299680, imprint of Charles Skipper and East, London, (L.433, P.S161, Robb 8g). Flattened of creases, cleaned otherwise good body, very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,700
Bank of New South Wales, third issue, one pound, Wellington, 1 September 1931, No. F441813, imprint of Charles Skipper and East, London, (L.434, P.S162, Robb 8a). Flattened of creases otherwise fine.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $900