Catalogue
Legal Documents, In the Supreme Court of NSW, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Probate on the will of George Craig, Sailmaker of Kensington Street, Sydney, issued 11 February 1885 on vellum, fitted with seals, etc.; another portion of a legal document signed by Sir George Gipps Governor NSW 13th January 1841 also signed by Colonial secretary and with State seal. Fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $140
Van Diemen's Land, Commercial Bank, cashiers cheque, No 87, Hobart Town, lilac main print, for amount of L7.8.2, 22nd May 1841, signed by G. Butler. Fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Tasmania, Victoria and NSW. Legal documents relating to Mr Gordon Bowring Esq., including Mortgage of land in Parish of Wallace County of Monmouth, Tasmania, 1883; Birth Certificate, 1857 London; National Bank of Australia, seconds of exchange (2) 1891/92; AMP annual bonus certificates; Perpetual Trustees Company objects booklet; personal letters, mostly originating in Melbourne and addressed "My dear Uncle" and "Dear Edward" (1880's - 1890's), baptism certificate (NSW 1847) for Ellen Hodden Cockburn. Fine - very fine. (45)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Malta, Warrant to practise as Legal Procurator in and before Her Majesty's Courts of Justice throughout Malta, issued to the Honourable Eduardo Sernini, dated Valletta, 14th July 1899, with 10/- Malta postage stamp. A second stamp removed from document, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
Tasmania, Tasmanian Government Debenture for Å‣100 sterling No.685 issued 31st October 1867 and stamped several timnes "Paid", signed by the Colonial Treasurer and Governor in Chief of the Colony of Tasmania Sir Thomas Gore Browne with various other signatures. Set for repayment on July 1, 1894 with interest set at "six pounds per centum per annum". Very fine and very rare.
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 $70
SOLD $0
War Savings Certificate WWII one pound CB488572 (R.WD1a) 17 September 1943; another one pound DC446046 (R.WE1a) 23 March 1945; 1945 Treasury Bonds 200 Pounds Interim Receipt dated 4 March 1940; Acknowledgement of War Savings Certificates for Custody from Bank of New South Wales, Wingham dated 17 July 1940; Commonwealth of Australia Postal Note N.S.W. N947362 for two shillings issued at Griffith 24 January 1964; two Money Orders issued at Australia Square, one by Commonwealth of Australia dated 1973, the other by Australia Post dated 1976; N.S.W. tram tickets - penny x 1 and five cents x 2. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $80
SOLD $300
Great Britain, vellum document with seals, Deed to load the uses of a find, 18th April 1785.
Estimate $80
SOLD $150
Great Britain, George II, consolidated 3 per cent joint stock annuities note for Å‣4.5.9 dated 26.1.1831 transferrable at the bank of England, scarce. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
New South Wales, Funded Stock, Certificate of Allotment No. 33 to Andrew Loder Å‣500 paid, for four per cents, 25th August 1873, Geo. A. Lloyd Colonial Treasurer watermarked form "New South Wales/ Government Debenture/1859" Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Mining. Ida of Dunmore Tin, 1873; North Broken Hill Silver, 1897; Broken Hill South Silver, 1906; Conrad Mines, 1910; North Broken Hill Mining, 1911; Australian Iron Mines, 1911; Eleanora Mines, Hillgrove, 1912; Ormiston Metal. 1915; Carlos' Gap Coal Mining & Smelting, 1919; Cherry Tin Mining, 1919; Carr's Creek Tin Sluicing, 1920; Buffalo Tin, 1920; Kirk Gold (Ravenswood), 1949. Very fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
South Australia miner's right, vellum, December 7 1886, No. 43, five shillings fee paid, signed by the Warden. Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $620
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 $100
SOLD $90
Various types, Bernard Hughes Ltd, 1894; The Costa Rica Railway Company Limited, 1888; The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company Limited (Debenture with four sheets of attached Interest Coupons minus one coupon) 1910; Compagne Generale De Chemins De Fer Et De Tramways En Chine (Debenture with 8 attached Interst Coupons) 1900; Government De La Republique Chinoise Pour le Chemin De Fer Lung-Tsing-U-Hai (Bond with attached Interest Coupon sheet minus two coupons) 1913; Le Grand Bazar De La Place Saint-Lambert, Liege (Debenture with attached Interest Coupons with several missing) 1899 - 1944 (10). Very fine. (15)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Miscellaneous share script, Australian Mutual Provident Society, 1905; Australian Paper Manufacturers Limited, 1939; Bragge's Railway Truck Company Pty. Ltd, 1900; The Brisbane Gas Company and transfer certificate, 1935; The Curtin Davis Proprietary Company, 1897; Ecks (N.S.W) Limited, 1922; A. & E. Ellis, Limited, 1914; Queensland Forests Limited, 1937; Rolfe & Company, 1936; Willsford Limited, unused certificate; The Iron, Steel and Metals Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1908. Mostly very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Heraldry, Sources Symbols and Meanings; miscellaneous books on business and other motivational topics (42); Bhavans Journal (Sikh religion) (approx. 100 copies); various topics in Hindi as mostly children's books (39); other miscellaneous books (10). Fair - fine, all used. (approx. 190)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Children fiction books, an assorted range in English and all published in India, only a few with hard covers. Fair - fine, mostly used. (Approx. 60)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0