Catalogue
Great Britain, leases (2) for one year, handwritten on vellum, between Mrs Ann Taverner and Mr John Manistre to Mr James Challis a tenement in the County of Essex, sealed and dated 19th December 1769; Another between Mr John Howard and The Right Honourable Harbord Lord Suffield of a tenement in the County of Norfolk, sealed and dated 9th october 1792. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Australian Joint Stock Bank, letter of credit to London 18 August 1873, from Brisbane for £140 stg for Miss Florence Honoria O'Reilly. Bank of New South Wales cash credit Bond, 1 June 1886 to Emeal Veehbrick. Debenture Coal Cliff Land & Coal Mining Company Limited No227 17t Febuary 1891 for £100 with twenty coupons intact. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $140
City Bank of Sydney, printed cheques 1903 (2), cheque (or promissory note) to City Bank on printed form 1890, receipts with duty stamps, 1896, 1903 and loan certificate or mortgage document of the Bank date 10th May 1870. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Mining Company share scrip, as purchased by (Captain) William Henry Celdred Consul General for Chile, covering period 1886-90. Very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $800
Picturesque Atlas of Australia, edited by Andrew Garran, illustrated with over 800 engravings Vol 1, 1886 387pp & extras, Vol 11, 1887-1888 continued to 798 plus index. Folio, original full cloth binding with gilt lettering. Only fair.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Tourists Handbook of Australia, published by Howard Smith Company Ltd, Market St. Melbourne, 1905. A souvenir of the Company's Jubilee. Printed by Sands and McDougall Ltd, 365 Collins Street, Melbourne, 256 pages, with seperate sections on Victoria, N.S.W., Queensland, South Australia, West Australia plus general infomation about Howard Smith Steamship Company, prousely illustrated with many period advertisements, colour maps, index. Hardbound (a little rubbing bottom corner) contents in excellent condition. Rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Receipts, a group of receipts (1949-51) from many Sydney department stores, shops and organisations, many made out to the shipping and trading firm of Burns, Philip, housed in a Scottish tartan biscuit tin. Poor - very fine. (approx 120)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Union Memorabilia, membership cards and related documents, a wide selection from many different unions 1920/21-1990 (43); plus a group of membership cards from the Operative Painters and Decorators Union 1927-1940 including rules and awards books (8). Very good - extremely fine. (51)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Cricket Memorabilia, a group of Season Fixture books of the Willoughby-Kuring-gai Cricket Association 1935-36, 1936-37, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52 and 1952-53; plus the First Annual Report and Financial Statement season 1928-29 of the Willoughby Cricket Association plus Reports for 1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1947-48, 1948-49, Gordon District Cricket Club 1953-54 and 1972-73. Mostly fine - very fine. (18 items).
Estimate $140
SOLD $0
Fisherman's License, N.S.W Government Fisherman's Licence dated 12 April 1934; N.S.W. Government Fishing Boat Licence dated 28 January 1931, both issued at the Treasury, Sydney for a five shillings fee. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabilia, The Story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 30 page illustrated booklet; Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932-1982, 31 page illustrated booklet produced by the department of main roads in March 1982; Photograph of the Harbour Bridge and Luna Park (195x140mm); another showing the eastern side of the bridge, the city and the Opera House; Christmas Greetings card containing foldout photographs of the House; Christmas Greetings card containing foldout photographs of the Bridge (cover) and the city; 50th anniversary commemorative stamp sheet (2). Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge Memorabilia, N.S.W Government Tramways, Sydney Harbour Bridge tram tickets (black print) for threepence (section); sixpence (1st section), sevenpence (1st and 2nd sections) and eightpence (1st and 3rd section). rare. Fine- very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabilia, Commisioner for Road Transport and Tramways, Sydney Harbour Bridge Toll Voucher circa 1947, another overprinted 'NO CHARGE', rare. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
N.S.W. Government Tramways, early Sydney one penny cardboard Tram tickets (1890's-includes the design of a Queen Victoria old head penny), opverprinted' OS in red, rare as a block of five with overprint. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Railway tickets, cardboard, a variety of South Australian issues, mostly from 1947, all used. (38)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Petrol coupons, 1941-1950, one gallon - five gallons Commonwealth issues plus state issues from N.S.W, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia, also an application form ration tickets and a G.B petrol coupon for one unit dated Febuary 1950. Very good - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II, special Newcastle souvenir ticket to travel on a Royal Visit Tourist bus for travel in February 1954; Anzac Day Celebrations, 25th April 1961, department of Government Transport N.S.W. special free bus ticket for travel by an Ex-Service Member and Employee of the department of Government Transport, both items rare. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Melbourne Olympics 1956, souvenir envelope containing used tickets for the MCG, Olympic Park and Exhibition building, folder issued courtesy of The Myer Emporium Ltd. Fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $0
Australia, decimal 'Dan' educational currency for one, two, ten and twenty dollars, issued for decimal changeover by Motivational Sales Promotions, South Melbourne. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Australian 'Funny Money', a wide selection. Mostly uncirculated. (61)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Photographer's studio portrait cards, mostly from Hobart Town and Melbourne, small size (28), large size (16), includes Alfred Winter, Elizabeth Street, Hobart Town 'by Appointment to His Excellency the Governor'. Mostly fine - extremely fine. (44)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Fiji, a group of postcards and postcard size photographs of Indian labourers working on sugar plantations, also festivals, rural life, rural scenes and other farms. (28)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Postcards, Great Britain, 'the Star album' contains 36 coloured postcards from Lancashire (includes Manchester, Warrington, Wigan, Lancaster, Salford, Preston etc); another 'Midland Counties of England' (36), all three albums complete as issued; two large postcards (19x13.5cm) from Southport, some wear around the edges, three albums. (120 postcards)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Cigarette Cards, The American Tobacco U.S.A., Battle Scenes (1901) (18/25) rare. Very good - fine. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Cigarette Cards, Sniders & Abrahams, Australian V.C's and officers (8); Wills Victoria Cross Heroes (10); John Player & Sons, Uniforms of the Territorial Army (33/50); W.D. & H.O Wills Nelson Series (1905) (7). Very good - extremely fine. (58)
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
Cigarette Cards, album, 'The Castles', of cigarette cards including J. Millhoff & Co De Reszke, Wills various series featuring dogs, cats, birds and animals 1930's (94); Riders of the World, Capstan, Ardath various series, plus three loose (51). Poor - uncirculated. (145)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Cigarette Cards, W.A & A.C. Churchman, the Story of Navigation, (1937) complete set of fifty (50/50). Mostly extremely fine-uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Cigarette Cards, W.D. & H.O Wills, Gems of Russian Architecture (30, some duplicates); Wills Vice Regal Mixture, Riders of the World (10); Players, Shakespearean Series (10); various issues. (17). Very good - uncirculated. (67)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Playing cards, a large collection of single playing cards, featuring one card from each different pack, specialising in the Joker playing card (137); the blank card (19); advertising and bridge scoring table including two miniatures cards (14) plus normal playing cards (36) appear to be all different. Fine - uncirculated. (206)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Beer Coasters, a wide selection many different (approx 350); cotton reels, many different makes and types. (47). Fine - extremely fine. (approx 397)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0