Catalogue
Van Diemen's Land, Lempriere & Company, four Spanish dollars, Hobart Town, June 1823, No L 100, imprint Engraved by S. Clayton Sydney, entered by C. Boucher and hand signed by T.J. Lempriere, red brown print on white. Right side frayed and torn away otherwise full and nearly fine, very rare being an uncrossed note not used as a court exhibit.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,000
Union Bank of Australia, Hobart Town, one pound 1 January 186(4) No L19425, imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London Patent Hardened Steel Plate (MVR type 2a). Three vertical folds, blue print slightly faded, otherwise original quality paper and print, very fine and extremely rare for this domicile as an issued note.
Estimate $60,000
SOLD $59,500
The Oriental Banking Corporation, one pound, Sydney 14th April 1879, 597369 (MVR type C). Pin holes and larger rust holes left margin otherwise very good and rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $17,500
Bank of New South Wales, specimen twenty pounds, Adelaide, 18-, South Australia top bottom borders (MVR type 7c). Wide left margin perforated specimen C skipper & East in signature, extremely fine and rare
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $10,000
Bank of New Zealand, South Australia, twenty pounds, Adelaide, undated (18- printed), No.A/A 00001 / A/A 020000, unsigned specimen note, perforated 'Specimen B.W & Co London' in lower field, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co Engravers & c London, on paper with perforated counterfoil (MVR type 3). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $20,000
Hobart Town, hand written cheques, receipts etc all dated 1856. Group of four receipts from captain Croucher for wages for members of the ship "Mariposa"; another for payment of bales of hay; another payment for goods for the "Mariposa" including "ship biscuits"; another in payment of goods for the ship "Mariposa". Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Hobart Town, hand written receipts, invoices all dated 1856. receipts from Captain Croucher of the ship "Mariposa" for wages, goods, bales of hay; another Canick Mills, Messrs Brown & Sons for "678 bags" of produce for Å‣119.19.6 paid by cheque. Mostly very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Victoria, Melbourne, hand written cheques for one days labour, Melbourne, 16th October 1856, ten shillings; another, 6th October 1856, for ten shillings. Both for labour aboard the "Maid of Yarra"; another receipt for six months rent on premises in Elizabeth Street dated 26th Dec 1855. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
The City Bank, Sydney 187. Banks logo/vignette at left, unissued cheque; Bank of NSW, pay to the order, "duplicate exchange" for Å‣350 London office to Orange, NSW dated 13.8.1915. Very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
The City Bank of Sydney, 187., bank logo/ vignette at left unissued cheque. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bank of Victoria Ltd, second of Exchange for Å‣440 dated 15.10.1897 from London Office to Sale, Victoria; anothor Bank of Australasia for Å‣500 from Melbourne office to London Office dated 14.6.1899. Fine/very fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Stage money in immitation of pre-federation banknotes, consists of the Bank of Australasia, Adelaide branch, one pound 1st Dec 1857 (20); Bank of N.S.W, Geelong Branch 18.. (20); fifty pounds, Sydney 1862 (1); South Australian Banking Co Bank of South Australia, 1862 Adelaide branch one pound (16); Union Bank, Sydney branch (cancelled) one pound 1870's type (10); The Union Bank of Australia Ltd, Perth Branch, ten pounds 1905 (21). Fine - extremely fine. (88)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0