Catalogue
Reserve Bank, T.P. Hanna (1940-55), specimen one pound, L/52 000000 (P.159a), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back,with no cancellation or specimen stamps, printer's instructions on top margin dated 4.7.50. Light glue mark on back at right, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare having no cancellations.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,800
Reserve Bank, T.P. Hanna (1940-55), specimen five pounds, 8/V 000000 (P.160a), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back, CANCELLED in preforated letters diagonally, printer's instructions on top margin dated 2.7.52. Glue marks on back at right, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,000
Reserve Bank, T.P. Hanna (1940-55), specimen ten pounds, 4/F 000000 (P.161a), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back, CANCELLED in preforated letters diagonally, printer's instructions on top margin dated 2.7.52. Glue mark on back at right, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,900
Reserve Bank, T.P. Hanna (1940-55), specimen fifty pounds, 0/U 000000 (P.162a), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back, SPECIMEN/OF NO VALUE in preforated letters horizontally at bottom, printer's instructions on top margin dated 27.6.51. Glue mark on back at right, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Reserve Bank, G. Wilson (1955-56), specimen five pounds, No.23, 2/Y 000000 (P.160b), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back, SPECIMEN in red letters diagonally both sides, SPECIMEN/DE LA RUE & CO LTD/NO VALUE in red ovals, top left and bottom right corners both sides, one punch hole in signature. Paper thin near serial number, glue mark on back, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Reserve Bank, G. Wilson (1955-56), specimen fifty pounds, No.34, 0/U 000000 (P.162b), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back, SPECIMEN in black letters diagonally both sides, SPECIMEN/DE LA RUE & CO LTD/NO VALUE in black ovals, top left and bottom right corners both sides, one punch hole in signature. Glue marks on back and front, piece missing from right hand border, 12mm tear at top, graduating horizontal fold, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, R.N. Fleming (1956-67), specimen one pound, No.1, 227 000000 (P.159c), imprint of Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited, London on back, SPECIMEN in red letters diagonally both sides, SPECIMEN/DE LA RUE & CO LTD/NO VALUE in red ovals, top left and bottom right corners on both sides, one punch hole in signature. Glue mark on back right margin, otherwise nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,550
Reserve Bank, presentation book of decimal notes, R.N. Fleming (1967), published 10th July 1967, presented to T.P. Hanna Esq, with card signed by G. Wilson (Governor), specimen notes (two of each) tipped into album, all with distinct prefix letter and 000000 serial numbers, central hole cancellation through signature and overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally (P.163a-168a). Uncirculated and very rare, especially to a former Chief Cashier (T.P. Hanna 1940-1955).
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, Hardie type II (1981-5), specimen set of one dollar AAA 000000, two dollars EAA 000000, five dollars, JAA 000000 and ten dollars NAA 000000, one perforation hole in the watermark at left (P.169a-172a). Nearly uncirculated and very rare. (4)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, ten shillings, 1st August 1934, number letter 8Z 074994 (L.602; P.154). Flattened, still crisp, very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, ten shillings, 1st August 1934, number letter, 6Z 348227 (L.602; P.154). Good fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $440
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, ten shillings, 1st August 1934, letter only, Z 157818 (L.601; P.154). Several small pinholes, otherwise nearly fine, the rare first prefix.
Estimate $200
SOLD $270
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, ten shillings, 1st August 1934, letter only, Y 921758 (L.601; P.154). Heavy folds, trimmed at top, very good and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, one pound, 1st August 1934, number letter, 1D 497220 (L.604; P.155). Flattened of folds, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, one pound, 1st August 1934, number letter, 9B 452933 (L.604; P.155). Vertical and horizontal folds, pinhole, tone spots on back, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, one pound, 1st August 1934, Letter, D649716; number letter, 7B 688523; five pounds, number letter, 4K 760620 (L.603, 604, 606; P.155, 156). Very good. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $450
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, five pounds, 1st August 1934, letter, K 165760 (L.605; P.156). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $850
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, five pounds, 1st August 1934, number letter, 4K 100141 (L.606; P.156). Folds and creases, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, five pounds, 1st August 1934, number letter, 3K 483626 (L.606; P.156). Good fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $450
Reserve Bank, L. Lefeaux, five pounds, 1st August 1934, number letter, 4K 272322 (L.606; P.156). Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Reserve Bank, T.P. Hanna (1940-55) one pound, letter over number, 0/P 412304 (L.613; P.159a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Reserve Bank, T.P. Hanna (1940-55), fifty pounds, number over letter, 0/U 243101 (L.616; P.162a). Heavy centre fold, very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,450
Reserve Bank, G.Wilson (1955-56), ten pounds, number over letter, 4/F 999889 (L.624; P.161b). Folds and creases, pinhole and 3mm edge tear, good fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Reserve Bank, G. Wilson (1955-56) ten pounds, number letter, 6F 262046 (L.625; P.161b). Flattened very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Reserve Bank, R.N. Fleming (1967), ten shillings, number letter 9L consecutive pair (P.158d; L.628). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Reserve Bank, R.N. Fleming (1956-67), five pounds, with security thread, number number letter 12L 422057 (L.631; P.160d). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Reserve Bank, R.N. Fleming (1956-67), ten pounds, with security thread, letter letter, AE 808620 (L.633; P.161d). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $160
Reserve Bank, R.N. Fleming (1967), twenty dollars, letter letter, AA 357480/1 (L.640; P.167a) consecutive pair. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $280
SOLD $240
Reserve Bank, R.N. Fleming, one hundred dollars, letter only, G 109367 (L.641; P.168a). Centre fold, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Reserve Bank, R.L. Knight (1975-7) star replacement notes, one, two, five, and ten dollars (P.163-6c); H.R. Hardie (1977-81) type I star replacement notes, one dollar to twenty dollars (3 of each)(P.163-7d). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440