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N.S.W., Sydney bills of exchange, Gibbs Bright & Co £135.1.3 dated 1.11.1895; The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited £3.11.6 dated 21.6.1913. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Tasmania, cheques, Tatlow's Royal Mail Motors, Myalla, Stanley & Smithton £10.0.0 dated 1.11.1918; another Tatlow's Royal Mail Coaches, Burnie, Stanley Smithon £18.10.0 dated 19.2.1906, both with large vignettes of the Company's cars, garage and horsedrawn mail coach. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Queensland, Townsville, interest bearing fixed deposit receipt from The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, Townsville Branch for £20.3.2 received from Stephen Jesse Hulbert dated 23.3.1911; plus a Commercial Banking Co Townsville Branch cheque for £20.15.2 dated 26.3.1912. Both items pinned together. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Tasmania, cheques, The Commercial Bank of Tasmania, Launceston Branch 19...; The Bank of Van Diemen's Land, Hobart 18..., "For Hobart Savings Bank", both unissued, first with impressed one penny duty stamp, second with cheque stub. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Traveller's cheques, money orders and letters of credit, c.1930's - 1970's, a group of specimen issues from Bank of New South Wales, American Express (1930's - 1940's) (includes facsimile signatures of officers authorised to sign), Barclays Bank, Canadian Pacific Express Company and National Provincial Bank Limited. Mostly extremely fine. (28)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Australia, wide selection of discount vouchers, chits, store, credit certificates, coupons, entrance tickets and other "cinderella" items. Griffiths Bros' Ltd, 30 Flinders St. Melbourne, half coupon; Foys Bourke Street only "Swap Exchange Headquarters card; Wallace "Tokens" and United Discounts quality coupon one unit noted. Good - uncirculated. (59)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Australian 'Funny Money', a wide selection. Mostly uncirculated. (68)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Flavelle Bros Ltd. "Examples of Engraving" a group of designs, including vignettes and a coat of Arms printed in black on a white background attached to card (21.5 x 16.5cm), (probably to show potential customers) Rosenthal, Aronson & Co. Wholesale Jewellers & Colonial Importers, Manufacturers of Colonial Jewellery receipt on their letterhead for "one case cigars missing from Bond" £17.10.0 dated Launceston 1st Feb 1895; Gaunt & Co Watchmakers, Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Opticians, Bourke Street, Melbourne receipt on their letterhead for "Gold Huntley? Watch.... and Gold Fob? £12.4.0 dated 14 Nov 1894. Letterhead includes illustrations of gold medal 1873 International Exhibition Melbourne and silver medal Philadelphia 1876 won by the firm. First item rare. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
N.S.W. Government Tramways, early Sydney one penny cardboard Tram tickets (1890's-includes the design of a Queen Victoria old head penny), overprinted' OS in red, rare as a block of five with overprint. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Victorian Railways, Albert Park and Melbourne, monthly ticket, first class, to 1 Dec 1906. Very rare. Very good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Great Southern and Western Railways, Free Pass - Second Class for travel from 1st to 30th September 1885, between Sydney and Picton, Springwood, Richmond and Illawara Line. Very rare, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Great Southern and Western Railways, Free Pass - Second Class for travel from 1st August 1885 (available for brake van), between Sydney and Picton, Springwood, Richmond and Hurstville, "On Service" black print on green paper (158mm x 98mm). Very rare. Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Commonwealth of Australia, South Australia, postal note for five shillings and sixpence, 674996, issued at Adelaide Railway, S.A. on 13 December 1945; Commonwealth of Australia War Savings Certificate for one pound, EC921938, issued at Rialto, Victoria on 5 July 1945. The second with three pinholes, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabilia, tram tickets, department of Road Transport and Tramways (1932-1940's) General Daily Issues 1d., 2d.; NSW Government Tramways tickets, (1940's) 3d. (two green bars), 3d. (two red bars), 6d., 7d., 8d. Department of Road Transport and Tramways (1932-1940's?) Sunday Issues 1d; NSW Government Tramways tickets, (1940's) 4d., 7d., 8d., 9d. all with additional red "S" "Sunday Surcharge". Complete(?) set of all the general daily and Sunday Surcharge issues used to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge up to the 1940's, rare as a set. Fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge Memorabilia, car and vechicle toll tickets, Department of Main Roads 3d., 6d., 9d., 1/-, 1/3, set of five. Very good - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge Memorabilia, official Programme, Resume on pink sheet, 1d; First Day Covers (3) postmarked 21 March 1932, all three with registration labels S.E. Pylon, N.E Pylon and 5th Australian Philatelic Exhibition, 2d and 3d values only. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Print Panorama of Sydney NSW in the Year 1829 as painted by Robert Burford, imprint printed and published by Lane & Sons Pty Ltd Sydney & Melbourne/from the original in the possesion of Mr. J. Feldlein". Also six plates of Circular Quay, from originals 1788-1888 by the public Library of New South Wales in 1956 for Mr. Heyday (sic). Fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Berlin Olympics, 1936, commemorative photographic cards (80mm x 120mm) and (120mm x 170mm). Fine - very fine. (205)
Estimate $60
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 $20
Miscellaneous interesting items, including letters dated 20 January 1813 describing Napoleon's retreat from Russia (5 pages) in ink and in French; another interesting letter "Dear Father and Mother" from Penrith NSW September 22, 1840: 3 notes of acknowledgement of registered letter awaiting collection 1 Nov. 1916; 4 assorted receipts for goods c.1908-1916; Theatre programs in Dimanche (Damascus) 12-19 June 1919 (in French and Arabic); full and partial newspapers (mostly in poor condition) - The Sun (Sydney), "Britain is Now at War" (September 3, 1939); "Allies Invade Europe" (June 6, 1944); "Its All Over in Europe" (May 8, 1945); "Russia Opens War on Japan" (December 9, 1945); "Peace" (August 15, 1945); "The Queen is in Sydney" (February 3, 1954); Daily Mirror (Sydney) Queen Lands" (February 3, 1954). Mostly fair. (lot)
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Baron Ferd von Mueller KCMG, MD, PhD, F.R.S., litho print by P.Wendel mounted on board (390mm x 320mm), printed by Troedel & Co Lith Melbourne, signed to Prof Hugh Pye F.R.H.S. for Friendly remembrance from Ferd.von Mueller. Very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Correspondence from Baron Ferd. Von Mueller to Miss M.Henley, 10.8.1891, content re. equiry about the 'Sneeze-Meld' plant. Together with envelope addressed to Miss M.Henley, Richmond House, Milawa via Wangaratta, 30.10.1893; printed slip from the Phytologic Museum of Melbourne, Aug 1891 Miss Maria Henley; business card - Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, K.C.M.G. Mr Ph.D.F.R.S. Very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Edmund Barton, signed typed letter on Commonwealth of Australia Department of External Affairs letterhead, requesting any correspondence on the subject of mints and silver coinage. The letter is addressed to the Premier of N.S.W., and acknowledged on the back by the Under Secretary N.S.W., oval stamp embossed into top left corner, filing hole on edge. Fine and of some numismatic significance.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Theatre Royal (Melbourne), single sheet programme for the Grand Opening & Inauguration of the Theatre Royal on Monday Evening, July 16, 1855. Good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Tasmania, Government House, specially bound leatherette book with gilt lettering containing an invitation from the Governor Sir James Plimsoll, a 12 page colour brochure featuring Government House plus an official notice of the death of the Governor and news clippings Royal Tour Tasmania Febuary 1954 Official 40 page illustrated booklet; about the tour; Large mounted sporting photograph (30cm x 25cm) of the West Hobart Draught Club Southern Tasmania Premiers, Seasons 1934, 1935, 1936 & 1938. Three items, the first rare. Fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $70
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 $100
SOLD $0
`The Australasian', an article from the Dec 10 1898, edition on `Early Australian Coins' by A.Chitty, with photographs; also from `The Australasian' dated May 21 1927 a page of photographs showing the various stages in the production of the 1927 florin commemorating the opening of Federal Parliament, Canberra. Both mounted on board (410mm x 560mm and 445mm x 600mm). The first one with 15 mm tear on top of page, very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Colony of Victoria. Legal documents including Mortgage of land in Williamstown, 1857; Lease of land in the Parish of Casterton, 1887; Mortgage of land in the Parish of Cul Paw Paw, 1888; Settlement, 1893; Conveyances 1875, 1889, 1892; Power of Attorney, 1888. All except last document on vellum. Fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Colony of Victoria. Land Grant by Purchase of one hundred and fifty seven acres three roods and twenty eight perches in the County of Grenville, Parish of Warrambine, to Thomas Russell of Rokewood, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Barkly, 15th September 1859, on vellum. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Colony of Victoria. Country Land Purchase, of sixty three acres three roods and eighteen perches in the County of Campden Parish of Ettrick, to Louise Currie of Larra, Colonist, signed and sealed by Governor Sir Henry Barkly, 18th April 1861, on vellum. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220