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New Zealand, World War II watercolour (original artwork) (31 x 20cm) of a New Zealand expeditionary forces soldier seated on a Pacific Island beach with the jungle in the background, with the inscription "Greetings from New Zealand in the Pacific", artist Barnes Graham. Inscription on back states"with regards & gratitude for all the hard work you put into setting this card through the printing press". Rare, very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $650
Tasmania, "The Medals of F & W Stewart, Launceston, Tasmania by Roger McNeice 16 pages, illustrated throughout; sold with an original photograph of Stewart's shop & buildings plus a receipt/letterhead of Stewart for "Gold bar & Swivells" sold for Å‣1.7.6 dated 13.9.1902. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Book printers plates, both sides of a one thousand pound note, Kell/Collins (1924) 2A 64703 (cf.R.70b), steel on wooden blocks, plate size (147mm x 100mm), cancelled with two diagonal lines each side. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $900
Match box labels, an old collection mounted in an excercise book, contains many old types, appears to be all different. Very good - very fine. (123)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Postcards, group of, featuring the rugged coast and twelve apostles at Port Campbell, Victoria. Extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
New Zealand, postcards including scenes of Auckland, Christchurch, Gisborne, Hamilton, Napier, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Timaru, Wellington and various country scenes. Mostly very good - very fine. (78)
Estimate $140
SOLD $120
Sydney Harbour Bridge, selection of booklets including "The Bridge Opened-Official Opening, 19th March 1932" (1982 printing) well illustrated 32 pages; "The Official Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1982 Fascimilie Edition) 32 pages well illustrated; "Main Roads March 1982 Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932-1982", published by the Department of Main Roads, well illustrated in colour and black and white, 32 pages; "The Story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge" 32 pages, very informative group. Mostly near new - new. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
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 $90
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 $70
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 $80
SOLD $0
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 $70
SOLD $0
N.S.W Government Tramways, a group of tram tickets (1932-1951), a wide selection of values, varieties and depots including weekend "s" surcharge. Very good - very fine. (60)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
NSW, Department of Road Transport and Tramways cap badges World War II period (3); Public Transport Commission of NSW. Oval cap badges (3). Fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Victorian Railways, Albert Park and Melbourne, monthly ticket, first class, to 1 Dec 1906. Very good and rare.
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Victoria, Victorian Taxi-Bus sevices Melbourne to Kew, Northcote, Brighton, Lakes Entrance tickets for 5d, 5d, 9d, 25/- in pairs (8); Melbourne & Victorian Tramways Board 2d ticket, pair; Tasmania, Transport Commission, Trans Derwent ferry tickets adult, child; Bellerive Ferry Service, adult, student, child set of 3; motivational sales promotions, South Melbourne, decimal changeover educational notes, 1, 2, 10 & 20 dollars set. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (190
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Petrol coupons, 1941-1949 plus series "A" and series "B" also issues from NSW, Tasmania and Western Australia for one and two gallons, includes an "application for ration tickets" form. Very good -uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Ration cards, a group of Australian ration cards for meat, tea, butter and clothing 1947-49 (10); a group of green coupon, gold coupon and Squire Peper Pty Ltd Cowra coupons (27) complete book of Green coupons Pty Ltd, George St, Sydney sixpence coupons containing 500 coupons (rare as complete book); Ceylon ration books for rice (3) and clothng 1945-47 (2) . Last five rare. Fair - extemely fine. (43)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
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 $60
SOLD $50
Newcastle and District Co-Operative store vouchers for fifty cents, one dollar, two dollars in uncut pairs (6); fifty cents No. 022024, two dollars No. 012717, ten dollars No. 001427. First three pairs rare. Fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $170
SOLD $140
Tasmania, Westfield, group of hand written receipts to Messrs Brown and Son, Launceston 1858 on account of Mr John Burke for ten different deliveries of bags of wheat. Dated from 22 April to 14 May 1858, all tied togther with a piece of string. Mostly fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Victoria, Melbourne Dance Hall, Palais de Dance, selection of admission, dance and pass out tickets & cheques, all different. A rare group. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Commonwealth of Australia, Queensland, postal note for one shilling, 1966; Hong Kong Jockey Club, sweep ticket for Hong Kong Derby, 1960; France, Assignat, 250 livres, series 6665 (1793). Very fine; very good; very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Postal Notes, Postal Orders, money orders (1951-2004), Great Britain 2/6 19 October 1951, Fiji, 20 cents Suva, 14 Aug 2003; USA, manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, International money order specimen; Thailand 5, 10, 20 baht, 1947-(2004), Korea 50 Won, also includes Great Britain letter (and envelope) from the money order department (G.P.O) London N.7. dated 9 January 1940 relating to the non arrival of a Å‣5 remittance from South Australia (scarce), also George VI.1947 2 1/2d red envelope with "send money by postal note or money order" cancel. Fine - uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $130
SOLD $150
Travellers cheques, Australia, Commercial Bank of Australia 5, 10 pounds 1955, 1964; National Bank of A'sia 10, 20, 50 dollars 1975; The Savings Bank of South Australia 10, 20, 50 dollars 1974 - 76; Great Britain, National Provincial Bank 5, 10, 20 pounds 1963; 2, 10, 20 pounds 1964-65 Lloyds Bank Ltd 20, 50 pounds, 1979 - 81. All used. Mostly extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Selections of Australian, cheques, letterheads, receipts, sight notes, telegrams and documents, also includes some U.S.A items. Housed in a black spiral album. Mostly very good - extremely fine. (49)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Banking. Cheques, Melbourne, 1880, with Victoria one penny duty stamp affixed; The Bank of Australia, Hobart Town, 1855 (3), 1857; The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited, Melbourne, 1911; Bank of New South Wales, London, 1916; Second of Exchange, The Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne, 1897 and 1899; The Royal Bank of Australia Limited, Melbourne, 1904; promissory notes, Melbourne, 1877 (2). Good - fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Tasmania, large collection of Tasmanian documents (1853-1870) mostly hand-written correspondence with many relating to merchandise, orders, receipts, bills cheques in settlement, part payments etc includes a few printed letterheads and invoices, interesting group. Mostly very good - very fine. (48)
Estimate $180
SOLD $240
Tasmania, Launceston, cheques payable 'four months after date (1889-1896) Irvine & McEachern Å‣10.16.9, 31.10.1889; another Johnstone & Wilmont Å‣6.19.6, 1.9.1891; another Edwin Faulkiner Å‣34.1.8, 9.12.1890; another Irvine & McEachern Å‣6.12.9, 1.9.1896. All with imressed duty stamps. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Tasmania, Launceston cheques (1887-1899) payable "3-8 months after date" Ducroz Smith Å‣49.10.0, 28.2.1887; another Å‣9.2.5, 29.10.1887; another P.O. Fysh & Co Å‣11.8.2, 1.5.1897; another W & G Gardner Å‣9.19.10, 1.4.1899, two with impressed duty stamps. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Tasmania, Launceston, cheques (1888-1918), payable "four months after date" Johnstone & Wilmont Å‣36.13.6, 1.1.1888; another Irvine & McEahern Å‣41.7.6, 30.8.1890; another B.G. Clark & co Å‣7.8.9, 1.9.1898; another P.O. Fysh & co. Å‣6.6.3, 1.1.1918. Three with impressed Tasmanian sixpence duty stamp. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130