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Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960)(R.63). Very good - very fine. (15)
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,250
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960)(R.63). Very good - very fine. (20)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,300
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960)(R.63). Very good - very fine. (20)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,450
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954) WA/11 373972 (R.62); five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) TC/54 470639 (R.50); one pounds: Riddle/Heathershaw (1927) K/55 279298 (R.26); Sheehan/McFarlane (1938) 0/82 975340 (R.29); Coombs/Wilson (1952) X/34 071655 (R.49); Coombs/Wilson (1953) HD/72 337953 (R.33); ten shillings: Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) E/98 158169 (R.12); Armitage/McFarlane (1942) F/29 140905 (R.13); Coombs/Watt (1949) A/70 895352 (R.14); Coombs/Wilson (1952) B/46 007823 (R.15); Coombs/Wilson (1954) AE/02 226080 (R.16); Coombs/Wilson (1961) AF/35 866541 (R.17). Very good - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
World War I, Commonwealth of Australia War Savings Certificate, one pound, 20th May 1918, A 481923 three years certificate issued at Sydney (R.WAI; cf., Nicholson Collection lot 3120). Extensive tape repairs to multiple folds, good colour and body to paper, good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
World War I, Commonwealth of Australia War Savings Certificate, one pound, 19 April 1920, C184203, five years certificate issued at Sydney (R.WBI; cf., Nicholson Collection, lot 3123). Heavy folds and centre hole on folds with some tearing into folds, otherwise good colour and body, fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,000
War Savings Certificates, one pound, 1st August 1944, BC075086 (Gladesville stamp) (R.RWD1c); five pounds, 8 January 1946 (Bright) H767487 (R.WD2a). Extremely fine or better. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
War Savings Certificate, ten pounds, 1st July 1946, P.2698175 (Melbourne) (R.WD3a). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $370
War Savings Certificate, fifty pounds, November 1945, Z664757 (Adelaide) (R.WD4a). Centrefold, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
World War II, Camp Seven Bank, Internment Camp, Hay, sixpence, Hay 1st March 1941, Mendel/Stahl, C40342 (not listed in Bullus). Tiny nick at centre of bottom edge, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $6,800
World War II, Australian Defence Canteen Service, canteen order for 5/-, Date rubber ink stamped 18 Jul 1944, N 780618, imprint W.C.G. McCracken Australian Note and stamp printer. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
Australia, military issue, RAAF Base East Sale, Officers Mess, Casual Meal, Lunch, chit (65 mm x 33 mm), black print on white paper. Uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Australia, military canteen chits, Sydney Harbour, HMAS Kuttabul Wardroom Mess, one cent; HMAS Watson Wardroom Mess one cent (both blackprint on white paper); Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, Decimal Currency Training Note ten dollars. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Ten shillings, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939) F/23988769 (R.12) "short snorter" signed by 21 servicemen, mostly command staff US Army CAC. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Australia, J.A. Lyons political satirical note produced for the 1931 election "Fiduciary Inflation Note", "Hands off the Note Issue or you will have a "Lang" wait for your money". "Follow Lyons and Vote Country National", authorised and printed in Brisbane. Scarce, small hole and edge tears. Good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank of Australia, presentation album with two of each specimen note, type one Coombs/Wilson (1966) one, two, ten and twenty dollars and Coombs/Randall (1967) five dollars, all with AA prefixes and six zeroes. This album presented to Lady Casey with the compliments of the Reserve Bank of Australia, signed by H.C. Coombs, Governor. The notes tipped into place as issued, uncirculated.
Estimate $90,000
SOLD $108,000
Fifty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1973) type three specimen note, YAA 000000 specimen No 0203, overprinted specimen in outline diagonally twice across both sides and No Value front and back (McD DS21). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $20,000
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/74 11018* (R.13s). With folds, otherwise good very fine, and very rare.
Estimate $35,000
SOLD $27,000
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/95 26964* (R.13s). Flattened, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $0
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1952) A/3 38295* (R.15s). Rust spots, nearly very good.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,200
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1954) AC/92 56553* (R.16s). Light paper, crease repair(?) right edge, flattened, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $3,700
SOLD $0
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961) AG/50 70453* (R.17s) accompanied by AH/53 226945/8 (R.17). Natural crisp body to notes, mild centrefolds and evidence of handling, originally a larger run of 30 notes held by the same owner since 1960's, the star note rare in this condition, nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $13,000
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1960) AE/96 06811* (R.17s). Natural body, centrefold, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961) AE 88641* (R.17s). Very good.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961) (R.17s). Very good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $550
One pound, Coombs/Watt (1949) W/1 34266* (R.31s). Trimmed, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1952) W/5 05769* (R.32s) punch cancelled plus six large cancellation holes and blue rubber ink stamp "cancelled" diagonally twice on front. Fine, an interesting curiosity.
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,100
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1953) HC/99 48168* (R.33s). Good body but with folds and creases and dirty, otherwise fine or better.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1953) HE/96 00855* (R.34bs). Crisp original body, slightest handling, good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,500
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) HE/90 28438* (R.34bs). Slight rippling of paper at top and bottom edges, otherwise crisp extremely fine and original, rare thus.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $8,000