Catalogue
Traveller's Cheques, The Bank of Adelaide, complete "specimen" set containing 10, 20 and 50 dollars "Australian Currency" on original card of issue, two sets. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Traveller's Cheques, Bank of America, two "Specimen" U.S. 20 dollars 711 831253, 422 456 781, on official folder of issue (1965 issue) with details of use in 3 languages; Canadian Pacific Express Company, three "Specimen" U.S. 20 dollars printed on card of issue (series, 61, 71, 83); 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. Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, Australian currency, Bank of Adelaide, ten, twenty and fifty dollars, c.1966; same but 1970 issue (2 sets); Rural Bank of New South Wales, three printed examples in advices, 1963, 1966, 1971; Rural and Industries Bank, ten dollars, 1966; another sheet with printed specimen, 1972; Savings Bank of South Australia, sheets with printed specimens, 1969, 1972; Thomas Cook, ten, twenty, fifty dollars, 1970; one hundred dollars, 1976; foreign currency issues for ten, twenty and five hundred U.S. dollars and twenty, fifty and one hundred pounds sterling, 1978; a few other information folders. Fine - very fine, notes uncirculated. (17 folders/sheets, 20 notes)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Travellers Cheques, The Bank of Australasia, one, two, five and ten pounds sterling, all overprinted Specimen in red, top edge glued into an official advice document dated 17 July 1950. Scarce, document good very fine, cheques extremely fine. $ Ex M.P.Vort-Ronald Collection.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Travellers Cheques, Bank of New South Wales, fifty dollars Australian, (2) 1971 issue; foreign exchange, sterling, cheque form (3); Westpac Banking Corporation, twenty, fifty, one hundred and two hundred dollars Australian, 1986 (3 sets), all overprinted Specimen; other forms and folders. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (11 items plus attached notes)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, specimen notes in official folders, Bank of Scotland, 1995, twenty and fifty pounds; another but 1978, five, ten, twenty and fifty pounds; Co-operative Bank, Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd, 1963 (no folder); two, five, ten, twenty, fifty pounds; another but 1965, two, five, ten, twenty pounds; another but 1970, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty pounds; Lloyds Bank, 1973, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty pounds; Westminster Bank, 1962, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty pounds; another for same values but 1965. Corner torn on 1963 Co-operative Bank issues, second last folder of notes with centre ripples, otherwise all uncirculated. (35 notes in 7 batches)
Estimate $250
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 $90
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, Commercial Bank of Australia, ten, twenty and fifty dollars, 1966 in folder advising decimalization of Australian currency on 14 February 1966, all overprinted Specimen in red and all with serial no.000000. The first decimal issue cheques, uncirculated and scarce. (3 notes, 1 folder)
Estimate $90
SOLD $220
Travellers Cheques, Commercial Bank of Australia, Australian currency, two, five and ten pounds, date unkonwn; ten, twenty, fifty dollars, 1972; sterling currency, five, ten, twenty, fifty pounds, 1972; also Letter of Credit for one thousand pounds sterling, 1972, with three 'Cancelled' stamps for bank in Hamburg, Germany, together with Letter of Indication. Very fine, cheques uncirculated. (5 documents, 10 cheques)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Travellers Cheques, The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited complete "Specimen" set containing 10, 20, and 50 dollars "Australian currency" "000000" on original official folders of issue. uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Australian currency, two, five and ten pounds, 1957; same again with some details altered, 1961; ten, twenty and fifty dollars, 1965; same again with some changes, date uncertain (2 sets); printed example of 1974 issue design. Folders very fine, notes uncirculated. (6 folders/cards, 21 notes)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia, Australian and sterling currency, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollars and five, ten, twenty and fifty pounds, 1977 (2 sets); Commonwealth Bank of Australia, three folders, one with twenty, fifty and one hundred dollars (2 sets), another, identical but also with ten, twenty and fifty pounds, all 1985, all notes overprinted Specimen in red. Extremely fine. (6 folders/circular, 28 notes)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Travellers Cheques, all Australian currency, English Scottish and Australian Bank, two, five and ten pounds, pre 1958; five and ten pounds, c.1958; twenty pounds, 1958 (introduction of this value); ten, twenty, fifty dollars (inaugural decimal issues); ten, twenty, fifty dollars, 1968. All attached to relevant folders/circular, folders fine - very fine, notes uncirculated and some scarce. (5 folders, 12 notes)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, National Bank of Australasia, all Australian currency, two and five pounds, 1947; two pounds, 1955; twenty, fifty, one hundred dollars, 1980; the same denomination with modified designs, 1984; also Letter of Credit documents, 1972; other folders, one of these for ANZ cheques, 1975. The pre 1960 issues scarce, all notes extremely fine - uncirculated. (9 and attached notes)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Travellers Cheques, National Bank of Australasia, five, ten, twenty and fifty dollars, 1965, in folder advising that these cheques will replace old Lsd cheques on 9 February 1966, all overprinted Specimen in red and all with serial no.000000. The first decimal issue cheques, uncirculated and scarce. (4 notes, 1 folder)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Travellers Cheques, State Savings Bank of Victoria, Australian currency, ten and twenty dollars, 1966; fifty dollars, 1969; ten, twenty and fifty dollars, 1972; Bank of Queensland, twenty and fifty dollars, 1980 ( 2 of each); Brisbane Permanent Building & Banking Company, ten dollars, 1968, all with or attached to accompanying letters. Uncirculated. (5 letters, 11 cheques)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Travellers Cheques, Thomas Cook, specimen notes, 1972-1984, in official cards, for the following currencies, Canadian dollars, Deutsche Bank (2 different), French francs, Hong Kong dollars, pounds sterling (2 different), Japanese yen, U.S.dollars (6 different), Dutch guilders; same but in official folders, French francs, sterling, U.S., Canadian and Australian dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Japanese yen; 1965 booklet. All notes overprinted Specimen, uncirculated. (36 notes + folders/cards)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Travellers Cheques, instructional folders with specimen or facsimile images for American Express (2 folders), Midland Bank, Travellers Cheque Associates; others with attached specimen notes, American Express, one with cheque, another with twenty dollars overprinted Specimen in black and with punched holes, another with two x twenty dollars overprinted Specimen in red, one 1965 issue and one prior to 1965; Saudi Travellers Cheque Company (2), with one hundred riyals overprinted Specimen in red; Midland Bank general instructions book, 1965, with colour photographic samples of various payment and credit documents. Very fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Travellers Cheques, for several different groups, some with photographic samples others with specimen cheques, namely for Bank of Tokyo, Citicorp, First National City Bank, American Express (6, US$20, Canadian $20, ú10stg, SWF100, two blank cheques), Lloyds Bank (5, two pounds - fifty pounds), Deutscher Reisescheck (3, 50DM, 100DM and 500DM), Thomas Cook (6, A$50, Canadian $20, US$10 and US$500, ú20 and ú100 stg); also facsimile prints of Canadian Pacific (3 x twenty dollars) and Canadian Imperial Bank (3 x Overseas Money Order), Overseas Chinese Banking Corp, all overprinted Specimen. Uncirculated. ( 24 cheques, 2 facsimile sheets, 18 folders/sheets)
Estimate $180
SOLD $0