Catalogue
Tasmania, Deloraine, handwritten cheques for one hundred pounds, dated 7th April 1855 from Field to A Harrap; another Everton? for three pounds fifteen shillings dated 30th October 1855 from James Brown please pay Edmund Lord for 30 sheep skins. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Tasmania, Hobart Town, handwritten wages cheques for various amounts from one pound to ten pounds dated 15th July 1856 (5); another Launceston darted 21st June 1856 for wages on board the schooner 'Mariposa'. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Tasmania, The Union Bank of Australia, Launceston (branch handwritten) cheque for ten pounds dated 7th November 1857, printed by Royston & Brown, London on green paper; another with Launceston (printed) dated 6th Dec 1857 on white paper printed by Unwin Bucklersbury London. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Handwritten Bill of Exchange, the first, issued at Augusta August 12st 1832 by J.G. Bussell for £17.16.11 payable to Capt Malloy, addressed to Capt. Swanston, Director Derwent Bank Van Dieman's Land, endorsed on back by Malloy, received payment pp via Wm Orr, Alexander Orr. An important historical item linking the settlement in Western Australia with Van Diemen's Land. Perfect full note minute pin-holes paper watermarked in voided Roman capitals SNELG (RASS?) virtually extremely fine and almost identical to lot 2873 in Sale 79 and the last note of its kind in the Mira Collection.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $14,000
Western Australian Bank, printed cheque, Perth April 3rd 1849 Pay Mr. Drummond four pounds £4.0.0 signed G. Shenton, not numbered, signature cancelled in ink. Imprint London. J.E. Weeden, SC. 8, Hatfield Street. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $480
Bank of New South Wales, on vellum certificate for one share of Bank Capital Stock, one hundred pounds sterling 'James Taylor' '1st day of January 1824' No 11 Entd. Jas C. Phelps, John Piper President, W. Walker, James Norton Directors. Transfer on back for Major Jas Taylor by Terence Murray 4th March 1824. Very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $0
The Royal Bank of Australia, one pound, Sydney, 1841 (184 printed), not numbered, hand signed by Manager, Director and Accountant, Interest bearing note, printed on watermarked paper probably with [Royal Bank of] Australia with a frame, with imprint on centre of bottom, 'W.H.Bruce Engraver and Printer, Trump St., King St, Cheapside, with vignette of modified Royal Arms with supporters and St Andrew, all within rectangular spiral border, on front of note, 'Promise to pay Bearer on 1848 at Sydney the Sum of One Pound Sterling with Interest to that day at the rate of five Per Cent Per Annum', also in background in large letters 'POST NOTE ONE POUND', black on white. (Vort-Ronald p.208-209 on bank). Heavily frayed edges, tears and holes, some pieces missing, repaired with clear tape on back, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $0
Papuan Industries Ltd, specimen ten shillings, brown on white with perforated cancellation (circa 1905-6) together with photo of one pound specimen. Good extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
Twenty dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1985) ESQ478930 (R.409a) missing watermark on left and thread on the right, misplaced sheet fead. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1995) SD95 444212 (R.516) ink or solvent run on front. Also, twenty dollars Macfarlane/Henry (2002) FJ 02 796850 (R.419) fade or rub out of portrait area on back. Uncirculated; very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $800
Note Printing Australia, five shillings note vignettes (1989) remainder of original box of one hundred. (78)
Estimate $150
SOLD $210
Ten dollars, Johnston/ Fraser (1988), AA 23 054877/9 (R.310.1; McD GF 3) three consecutive last serial prefix notes in official folders. uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) (R.301a). All notes in a single folder. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Ten dollars; Johnston/Fraser (1988) polymer commens in folders (5); NPA one pound vignettes (2) five shillings, ten dollars, Fraser/Evans (1993) eminent women note/stamp pane portfolio; fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1995) note/stamp pane portfolio; first and last note folders, five dollars 1992, ten dollars 1993, twenty dollars 1994, twenty dollars (1993) 80th anniversary O/P (4), low numbered folders 1994 five dollars premium, deluxe (3) ten dollars premium; 1995 five, ten and twenty deluxe; 1996 five, ten, twenty and fifty dollars deluxe Tasmanian International Coin Fair 1991 (souvenir cheques, five consecutive of 250 issued). Uncirculated. (34)
Estimate $350
SOLD $420
Five dollars, deluxe folder, 1996; ten dollars, deluxe folder 1996; first and last folders, 1993 (3) (black date on notes (2), red date on note (1), bicentennial commemoratives, 1988 (2); twenty dollars, deluxe folder, 1996; fifty dollars, first fifty dollar note folder, 1995, deluxe folder, 1996. Uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $350
SOLD $440
First and last folders, five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992) paper and polymer issue; ten dollars, Fraser/Cole (1993), paper and polymer issue; ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser, Macfarlane/Evans (1998) Deluxe issue folders (2), tenth anniversary issue, five dollars, Thirtieth Anniversary 1967-1997, Fraser/Cole, Fraser/Evans, Deluxe issue in folder; five dollars, Macfarlane/Evans (1997) Hong Kong Handover issue in folders (2). Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992) first and last folders FDI (5), standard (5), ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) (3, including last prefix AA23 Fraser/Evans (1993) single and two folders 1988-1998 pair Deluxe and Premium, fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1993) two note folder FDC, single one hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996) single has two note folder note folders (2); low numbered sets, 1996 deluxe (2 of each) five to fifty dollars; 1997, 1998, 1999 premium & deluxe, five to one hundred dollars, one of each. Also coin & note one and two (2) dollars. Uncirculated. (40)
Estimate $2,400
SOLD $2,700
Ten dollars, Fraser/Evans (1993) (1995 with phone card) twenty dollars (1995) (2), fifty dollars (1995), two note folder, Florey note/stamp portfolios (2), one hundred dollars (1996) two note portfolio, five dollars 30years of decimal (1996) note/stamp, twenty dollars (1994) note/stamp (2), (1997) coin/note; Australian note and coin collections 1998, 1999, plus five shilling vignettes all in hard board portfolios of issue. Uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,200
Five, ten and twenty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1995) Deluxe issue in folders. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Five, ten, twenty and fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996) Deluxe issue in folders. Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Five to one hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans, 1996 Circulating Polymer notes portfolio, No 832. Uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Australian Note and Coin Collection, 1997, combined Note Printing Australia and Royal Australian Mint issues, type 3, No.697 of 1500. Uncirculated.
Estimate $450
SOLD $440
Five dollars, Fraser/Higgins (1990) uncut block of four; ten dollars, Fraser/Cole/1991) uncut vertical pairs (6, 4 with Hobart Fair certificates). Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Five dollars, Fraser/Higgins (1990) uncut pairs (4), block of four, Fraser/Cole (1991) horizontal pairs (4), (1992) first and last folders (2), (2001) run of ten AA 01; ten dollars, Fraser/Cole (1991) uncut pairs (2), Johnston/Fraser (1988) first issue folder; twenty dollars, Fraser/Cole (1993) uncut block of four, 80th anniversary four consecutive folders. Also New Zealand Hardie type II dollar (five consecutive AFD); BAF set; decimal training sets (2) Hobart fair (1892 cheque) souvenir folder and five shillings vignettes (2); Slovenia set of six. Uncirculated. (41)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1991) uncuts as released Adelaide Fairs September 1992 (4 vertical pairs, matching numbers 100 apart), horizontal pairs (8 pairs 500 apart) blocks of four (2 plus 4 Sydney Fair November 1992, all 1000 apart) (1992) (vertical pairs (2 of each), blocks of 4, one of each). Uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Ten dollars, Fraser/Cole (1991) uncut block of four (Melbourne Fair July); one hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996) first and last two note portfolio. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
Ten dollars, Fraser/Cole (1991) uncut block of four, July (4) and November (4) all same serial no. Macfarlane/Evans (1997) uncut blocks of four Melbourne (2) and Sydney (2). Uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $600
SOLD $540
Twenty dollars, Fraser/Cole (1991 mail block of four, Melbourne July vertical pair; Macfarlane/Evans (1998) block of four. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
Fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1993) block of four and vertical pair; Macfarlane/Evans (1999) vertical pair (one of each) and block of four (one of each). Uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $880
One hundred dollars, Fraser/Cole (1991) 1995 Tebbutt Centenary vertical pairs (2, both colour serials) and block of four (black serials) all same serial number. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $900
SOLD $820