Catalogue
Government Time Table and Fares, (68mm x 88mm) from 28th January 1890 comprising 81 pages of detailed information for Sydney tramway network at the time; Tram Timetables Waratah Line (Newcastle) 1950 commencing February 27. Very fine, the first item very scarce. (2)
Estimate $140
SOLD $280
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 $50
SOLD $60
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 $100
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 $50
SOLD $90
Travel Pass, a letter note (204mm x 126mm) from The University of Sydney dated Dec 5th 1922 and issued to Dorothy Hunt, a year II arts student, to enable her to travel on the Sydney ferries between Circular Quay and Longueville, signed by Dorothy Hunt and by the University Warden and Registrar. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Victorian Railways, Albert Park and Melbourne, monthly ticket, first class, to 1 Dec 1906. Very good and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Victoria, Victorian Taxi-Bus services 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. (19)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge Memorabilia, fifth Australian Philatelic Exhibition catalogue, Sydney 22nd March to 1st April 1932 (63 pages) held at the time of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with an illustration of the bridge on the cover and an article entitled "Designing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Stamp" included, also a seperate list of awards & a page with details of "Exhibit No. 2". Also a Sydney Harbour Bridge souvenir cover, 50th anniversary 1932-1982 with commemorative sheet attached first item scarce. 92)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
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 $70
SOLD $50
Russia, program in French, the language at the time of the Russian Imperial Court aristocracy, for a performance in 1894 of the play, Romeo & Juliette, and the ballet, Le Reveil de Flore, at one of the Imperial palaces at Peterhof, the Imperial Tsarist Estate, under the auspices of Tsar Alexander III,decoratively printed by K.A.Fischer at Moscow, four pages inside illustrated in grey, sepia and blue tones, gold blocked front and back cover featuring the Imperial crest and cypher on an ornate floral decorated border framing a coloured illustration of the palace and gardens, reverse bears the name Peterhof at the top left and the date of the performance, 28 Juillet 1894, at the bottom right and with a harp decorated with a golden laurel spray in the centre, at the left side on the front is the original light blue decorative ribbon. Some foxing to the outside border of the cover otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Miners Rights, Victoria, Ballarat 20 August 1902; another 2 July 1909 another 4 June 1916; all with 2/6 fee, first with "Ballarat" ink rubber stamp, second and third with "Ballarat" printed, first Robt. S. Brain Govt. Printer, second J. Kemp Acting Government printer, third J. Kemp Government printer. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Miners Rights, Victoria, Castlemaine Hurstbridge 8 November 1932 fee 2/6 H.J. Green Government printer; New South Wales, Armidale, 24 June 1925, fee 5/-; another Hill End 18 January 1947, fee 2/6; another, Lightning Ridge 31 August 1971, fee one dollar, second rare. Fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Share scrip, Broken Hill South Limited, certificate for one hundred shares (4) three dated 1918 and one dated 1923, certificate for fifty shares dated 1924. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Australian Banking documents, The Australian Bank of Commerce Ltd, annual report 30.6.1910 24 pages; warrant for interest 1.7.1916, another dividend 26.7.1916; report for shareholders 30.6.1897, Union Bank forms for letters of credit, (3); English Scottish & Australian Bank ltd, report of the directors 5.11.1902; The London Bank of Australia Ltd letter of proxy 1897; circular to holders of deposits 21.6.1897, letter re meeting of holders of deposits 11.6.1897; circular of "New Scheme" 3.6.1897. Commonwealth Bank of Australia circular re registration of stock. Relates to Australian branches in the U.K. Fine - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australian Banking documents, The City of Melbourne Bank Ltd. 6 page scheme of arrangement - re be wound up; another 3.6.1897; statement of the commitee of inspection 17.6.1897 documents re the winding up of the bank dated 15.6.1897; creditors proxys two different; notice of meeting 19.6.1897 meeting of creditors admission ticket; the Australian Joint Stock Bank Ltd, notices of deposits due 16.6.1897 and 16.12.1897; Warrants for 6 months interest 1.1.1900 & 1.7.1900; notice of instalment cheque 1.1.1900. Australian Deposit & Mortgage Bank Ltd, documents reclosing branches, redeposit receipts & inviting tenders from registered holders 1905 (4). Documents relate to UK. Branches. Fine - very fine. (17)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Australian Banking Documents, The Queensland National Bank Limited, intermediate inscribed deposit stocks 1913, 1915, 1916 (2), 1917; memorandum, meeting of creditors 24.7.1893; meeting of creditors 24.7.1893 admission ticket; another 8.8.1893; letter re stockholders 11.9.1894; notice of banks change of address, July 1893; four page document re creditors of the bank notice of meeting 11.7.1893; another date 31.7.1893. Documents relate to the winding up of the London office. Interesting group. Fine - good very fine. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australian cheques including the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, Melbourne; The Queensland National Bank Ltd Brisbane; The English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd, Moss Vale; The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd, Five Dock, Delegate NSW, Beaufort VIC. The Bank of New South Wales Sydney, Forbes, Croydon, North Auburn, Dunedoo and On the account of the Public Service NSW; Commonwealth Bank of Australia Sydney, Glen-Huntley VIC; Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia, Double Bay, Northbridge, NSW, Geelong, Toorak VIC; Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd, Ashfield; Rural Bank Coonamble; the National Bank of Australia Ltd Rydalmere; the National Bank, Emerald Qld. Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Australian cheques, a wide selection from different banks, all unused. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (25)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
The National Bank of Australasia, second of exchange, London, 28th November 1891, No. 3321, for twenty-five pounds on Head Office, Melbourne, in favour of Gordon Bowring Esq.; Melville, Kickus & Co Ld, London, duplicate payment order No. 11568 for $78.30 in favour of Saml. Payne, on The Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago.; also Ten Pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) WA/60 881120 (R.86). Very fine; very fine; fine with stained back. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
New South Wales, Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, unissued cheque (2), (19....) and (192..). A large area of foxing on the first cheque particularly on the reverse, a few minor spots of foxing on the second cheque, otherwise good very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Tatlows Royal Mail Coaches cheque for ?13.7.5 dated 19.2.1906 The National Bank of Tasmania illustration of a coach and four at left; another Tatlows Royal Mail Motors cheque for ?6.0.0 dated 1.11.1918 with illustration of motor fleet at left. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
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 $130
SOLD $0
Australia, J.A. Lyons political satirical note produced for the 1931 election "Fiduciary Inflation Note", "Hands off the Note Issue or you will have a "Lang" wait for your money". "Follow Lyons and Vote Country National", authorised and printed in Brisbane. Scarce, small hole and edge tears. Good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, Windsor, NSW branch, early pass books, three different types beginning in 1912, 1921 and 1929-30, also contains information about the Bank, its regulations and information for depositors. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $60
Australia, decimal training notes government notes "For Training Purposes Only" 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars, two sets; another set 1,2,10,20 dollars issued by "Motivational Sales Promotions" South Melbourne; another 20 dollars issued by decimal promotions East Melbourne; another 10 dollars "Demonstration Money" issued by the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd; New Zealand "Decimal Currency Board" "Practice Money" 2,5,10 dollars. Fine - uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
European bills of Exchange, Gothenburg (Sweden) 23.8.1855 first of exchange ?115.0.0, Constantinople (Turkey) 1.4.1856 first of exchange ?103.0.0; Witten A.D. Ruhr (Germany) 22.3.1856 first of exchange and "official' attached copy ?1300.0.0 all with attached Queen Victoria Adhesive Duty stamps (2 shillings (2) 15 shillings) for foreign bills. Fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Great Britain, War Savings certificates, one pound, World War I, booklet containing six war savings certificates, including one certificate with a receipt for the purchase price of 15/6 dated 1917. All certificates are signed by John Bradbury as secretary of the treasury. A chart on the back of the booklet sets out "how wear savings certificate increases in value". Nearly very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
U.S.A. Specimen cheques, National Bank of Detroit also overprinted "No longer in use"; First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee; New England Merchants National Bank overstamped "void"; European-American Bank and Trust Company, New York; plus Bank of South Pacific limited. All cancelled "specimen" or void. Mostly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Documents, receipts, memo's etc, memo to the Commissioners of the Richmond Road Trust (NSW) from the secretary, the Treasury NSW dated 4.11.1865; another State Savings Bank of Victoria, Yarraville re "not negotiable cheques" dated 1.11.1920, plus a letter to accompany a cheque dated 20.9.1920; Australia Mutual Provident Society Receipt for ?9.0.6 dated 25.3.1908; The Mutual Life "Citizens" Assurance Co. Ltd Renewal Receipt dated dated 15.12.1927; The United Insurance Co Ltd Fire Policy details of renewal; Austin Bastow Architect, Melbourne instalment receipt. Very good - very fine. (7)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
India, selection of Hundi mostly issued by Shree Ram Silk Mfg.Co. of Calcutta in denominations from 25 new paice to 10 rupees, variously dated 1969 to 1986. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0