Catalogue
Van Diemen's Land, Bank of Van Dieman's Land printed cheque Hobart Town, 9 March 1835, Pay to T.Y.Lowes Esq Å“100 signed James Kelly. Lower right corner off, left side torn out of book with crooked tear, tape repairs to centrefold otherwise good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Van Diemen's Land, Derwent Bank printed cheque, No.4, Hobart Town March 7th 1836, paper watermark 1830. Handwritten cheque, Hobart Town, May 1836 crossed Derwent Bank, payable to George Stokell. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Van Diemen's Land, Derwent Bank, printed cheque from Campbell Town (Hobart crossed out), 28th January 1837 pay Cladius Thomson or Order (Bearer crossed out), Å“27.0.0 signed James Hamilton. Endorsed and signed on the back to pay Dr James Ross. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Van Diemen's Land, Derwent Bank Cashier's printed cheque for Convict Department, Registrar's office, No.727, 10 Nov 1848 to Patrick Harris (?) for Waterlillies, three shillings and sixpence. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
Union Bank of Scotland, Bill of Exchange, the third, issued at Launceston, 20th April 1861, no.6195, imprint Royston & Brown London. Lower left corner fold otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney, 2 April 1883 A/4 (MVR 7a). Trace of oval bank stamp on back with 'Doris' written over in ink, folds and creases however good colour and body, nearly very fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $0
South Australian Banking Company, Wallaroo, early black and white printed cheque form, unissued 186. (c.1860-67), 'Incorporated by Royal Charter'. Nearly very fine and rare. $$ The Bank received a Royal charter in 1847. When a new charter was received in 1867, the name was officially changed to the Bank of South Australia.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
South Australian Banking Company, Robe Town, early black and white printed cheque form unissued 18.. (C.1860-67), 'Incorporated by Royal Charter'. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
South Australian Banking Company, Port Adelaide, coloured printed cheque form, unissued 18... 'B42' (C.1860-67?), 'Incorporated by Royal Charter'. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
National Bank of Australasia, Mount Gambier, black and white printed cheque form, 186 'Incorporated by Acts of Parliament'; another Port Augusta coloured printed cheque form 186.; another Gawler 186. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
South Australia, Port Adelaide, 'On Demand' bills of exchange, 'sola' for Å“28.15.0 pay to the order the Manager, Union Bank May 12th 1887 printed by Penman & Galbraith Adelaide; another Å“3.14.6 to the order of the National Bank of Australasia 21st October 1889, printed by Sands & McDougall Limited, Adelaide Å“122.10 pay to the order the Union Bank, 17th June 1890, no imprint, green one penny duty stamp. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
The City Bank, Sydney, black and grey printed cheque form 187. unissued, City Bank logo of standing female, kangaroo, emu and trade implements vignette at left. Impressed NSW one penny stamp duty at right, no printer's imprint, scarce. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Tasmania, Launceston, bills of exchange, (1886-1913) Irvine & McEachern Å“22.14.4 dated 1.9.1886; R.W. Mackenzie Å“44.0.0 dated April 18th 1889; Tatlow Bros.Å“15.1.2 dated 7.7.1899 with additional 'For Collection and Advice' sticker affixed from the National Bank of Tasmania; Arthur J Lee Å“25.0.0 dated 1.11.1905; James Moore Å“27.10.8 dated 4.7.1903; F.F.Fitzmaurice Å“34.3.0 dated 17.11.1913. All with large printed red or adhesive duty stamps. Mostly very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tasmania, Hobart, Launceston, Stanley, bills of exchange, (1887-1917) George Thorpe Å“7.12.0 dated 29.10.1887; Henry Lovell Å“56.0.0 dated 23.9.1890; John Holme Å“15.0.0 dated 10.11.1891; J Shelton Cotton Å“33.5.1 dated 1.10.1905; E.M. Smedley Å“15.11.5 dated 1.11.1917. All with large printed red or adhesive duty stamps. Mostly fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
The Equitable Building Society, Brisbane, Queensland, advertising proposal form in the design of an Australian pre Federaton one pound note, 'Monster Freehold Property Distribution - A Good Pound's Worth of Queensland Properties'. List closes 30th November 1893, vignette of the Queensland Deposit Bank building in centre, printed by Watson Ferguson & Co Ltd Brisbane. Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $600
World War I, German New Guinea, occupied by Australia, Treasury note, ten marks, Rabaul, 14th October 1914, no.1234, cross cancelled (P.2b). Restored after removal of glue from back when part of a collection displayed in the Commonwealth Bank, Comm of composite W.E.Smiths watermarked paper visible on this note (listed in Cowra to Kina, p.73) thinned paper with backing paper otherwise nearly fine and extremely rare, one of ten known.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $8,200