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New South Wales, Land Grant, vellum for grant of land purchased at Forbes with embossed five shillings duty stamp, stamped 'Sydney N.S.W. / crown / 1.12.84 / R', large wax seal affixed and signed by Augustus Loftus at Government House on 6 November 1884. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
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; 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. (7)
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
Tellers Reserve Cash, National Bank of Australasia Ltd, bound and ruled daily hand written ledger from 29 July 1909 to 25 December 1932, shows the movement of notes, gold coin, gold, debentures and silver coins received by denomination as sent by Head Office to Adelaide, inside front cover with attached printer's label from, 'Sands & McDougall of Adelaide' marked, 'No.5747 Date 24/6/1893'. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Banking documents, ANZ Banking Group, colourful and decorative official invitations (285mm x 210mm) to the opening of the ANZ Centre, 103 Macquarie Street Branch, Hobart, 12 August 1992, together with accompanying, also colourful, entree card, (3 sets). Uncirculated. (6 items)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Banking documents, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, promissory note dated 17th April 1882 made payable to the bank and attached to an indenture for a loan which it supports; copy of an insurance polcy, a large and decorative one sheet document, and receipt for premium payment, between the bank and the Commercial Union Assurance Company, for a property being the bank's branch office at the corner of Bong Bong and Wangeecarribee Streets, Bowral, dated 27 February 1892, with N.S.W. one pound duty stamp attached. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Bank documents, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, a variety of documents including mortgage, bond and security indentures and a Lien on Wool, all pre 1900, for loans made in country areas of the Colony of New South Wales; also includes numerous other documents, advices, receipts, registration forms and such. Some with foxing but mostly fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Bank documents, specimens of Letter of Indication, Westminster Bank to French bankers and others including Messrs Coutts & Co, London with sample letter in French and worldwide list of correspondents including Australia and its States; specimens of various engraved and impressive Letters of Credit for Bank of America, American Express, Westminster Bank, Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank, London & County Banking (2), Messrs Coutts & Co (3), Hongkong & Shanghai Banking, Skiensfjordens Kreditbank; American Bankers Association travellers cheques; also Guaranty Trust Coy of New York instruction book, March 1931, on Letters of Credit; other actual Letters of Credit 1901-1930's period, some to Bank of Australasia, Murray Bridge, South Australia. Mostly very fine. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Bank documents, Westminster Bank Limited, form letters and regulations for Letters of Credit and Travellers Cheques, 1920s - 1930s, includes a booklet dated April 1924 containing a facsimile signature of all persons worldwide authorised to sign on behalf of the bank; another similar list for Lloyds Bank Limited dated 25 January 1924; and yet another for National Bank of Commerce in New York dated 2 September 1919. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Straits Settlements - Malaya, selection of banking and commerial documents, receipts etc (1910-1949), includes the Indian Overseas Bank Ltd, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ban Hin Lee Bank, other companies include, Overseas Assurance Corp; Eastern United Assurance Corp., Cable & Wireless Ltd; Malayan Railways; Post & Telegraph Dept., plus many trading companies, mainly from Singapore but also includes Penang and Johore. Mostly fine - very fine. (29)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Geelong, Jubilee Juvenile & Industrial Exhibition Certificate, 1887 - 8, to 'A. Churdon for Herbarium' (50 x 40 cm) on paper slight staining and foxing otherwise fine; vellum document for Assistant Cook, 26th October 1853 (London) (50 x 39 cm); poster size reproduction of Australian Colonial public notices (8) and scenic views (12), World War I recruiting poster; plans of old fortifications in NSW; Siege of Tobruk chart maps, history (4), other charts including colour patches for A.I.F all wall map size (5). Fair - fine (approx 35)
Estimate $110
SOLD $160
Victorian Constabulary, July 1862, three pages of original handwritten copies of instructions and a Gold Escort Return. Two pages of blue, ruled foolscap from a book believed to have been maintained at the Kilmore Police Station during a period which included 1862, and numbered 209 to 212. The book believed to have been maintained as a 'Correspondence & Instructions Book'. It contains handwritten instructions at page 209 which are dated 26th July, 1862, titled 'Circular No.44'. The handwritten instructions relate to Forms and Regulations' respecting the introduction of the Immigration Act' and are from the Chief Commissioner of Police, Captain Frederick Charles Standish. This entry is followed by a Memo to the Officer in Charge, Kilmore Police from Inspector David D.Chambers instructing that police will use every exertion in carrying out the provisions of the Immigration Act. Pages 210 and 211 consist of a handwritten copy of a 'Return' to the Officer in Charge, Richmond Depot, Inspector Purcell Dillon, for the 'Gold Escort from Beechworth to Melbourne', apparently completed for a period ceasing on 26th July, 1862. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Correspondence, one family's portfolio, 1886-1940s, resident of Harwood Island, Clarence River, N.S.W., includes an invitation from Grafton High School Old Students' Union to Back to Grafton Week, 1932, also including some photos from the 1945 floods with one showing the Hotel Clarence and the bowls green under flood. Fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Don Bradman, letter dated 20th March 1951 from Don Bradman & Co, Stock and Share Brokers, Adelaide, signed personally by Don Bradman. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
India, letter from Jasper Nicholls of Longfield, Bideford to Col. J.A. Temple, 21 St Johns Wood Road, London re the reading of Busteed's "Echo's of Old Calcutta" together with "The Loss of the Calcutta in 1756 offprint pages 1-10 by R.C. Temple as the document referred to in the letter; together with J.A temple's signed copy 1889 of the book by H.E. Bousteed, "Echoes from Old Calcutta", published in Calcutta in 1888, 359 pp etc. 2nd edition, with illustrations and map. Fair condition, some pages of document disintergrating; book with several loose pages and some toning, but rare. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Historic book, The Pious Christian's Daily Preparation for Death and Eternity, printed in London, 1832 for J.G.& F.Rivington by Gilbert & Rivington, impressed on the front hard cover within an oval wreath of laurel leaves is the name, 'Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge', stamped on inside cover, 'J.Smith, Binder / May 1832' and hand-written above, 'Mrs Bond / the Parting gift of / her Affectionate Mother / on her leaving England for / Sydney New South Wales / Feby 1845', 96pp. Front cover detached, foxing on all pages but nonetheless a piece of early Australian history and scarce, fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Luscombe family crest, in colour, on reverse written in period style is the exact transcript of the bestowal document of assignation of arms to Henry Luscombe of Luscombe in the Parish of Rattery in the County of Devon, signed by Sir Richard St George 'Clarence King of Arms', 21 June 1632, in frame (approx 560mm x 430mm); copy of the front page of the Selma Times - Journal, Alabama, Sunday morning September 2, 1945, shows large Union Jack at Tokyo and country of Japan with headline announcing unconditional syrrender by Japanese and proclamation that 2 September is V-J Day, framed (approx 560mm x 510mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $160
Selection of mostly Australian documents, booklets, brouchures, cheques, banking memorabilia, passbooks, souvenir programmes, stamina clothing cards and leather collector card wallet noted plus Government Savings Bank pass book from Parramatta branch 1912; Foy and Gibson receipt; Australian National Football Council laws of the game (distributed by the Tasmanian Australian N.E League); Titanic layout and deck plan; group of photos featuring Laurel and Hardy and Marx Bros. plus a booklet on the "Native Flowers of Australia". Very good - uncirculated. (52)
Estimate $140
SOLD $110
Group of "Shell" collector cards housed in six "Prospect/Picture Card Albums", subjects include birds, shells, fish, coral, beetles, animals, native flowers, four albums complete, most cards uncirculated, albums some wear. (342)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Old postcard album containing Australian (51) and world (52), contains quite a few Sydney and N.S.W. postcards album in poor condition, cards mostly good - very fine. (103)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Australia, souvenir "fold out" views, includes all states (97) plus a few foreign countries (14). Mostly fine - very fine. (111)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Australia, decimal currency computor for converting ú.S.D to decimal currency (round card) (120mm; another "with compliments Crosby Sensitizing Pty Ltd"; another, metal (64 mm) "with compliments multi-form printers pty ltd"; another "J.P.P Decimal converter", card manufactured by J.P. Products Pty Ltd Croydon, South Australia". Good very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
AFL 96th Grand Final souvenir tickets Eagles Vs Cats, 26 September 1992 (89); 97th Grand Final, 25 September 1993 (7), The Met/V Line. Uncirculated. (96)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Australian Discount Coupons, tickets, exchange and gift coupons, including, Sydney; Hills Fish Cafe (Melbourne); Griffiths Bros., Melbourne, Robur Tea; Foys, Melbourne; Wallace token; Nestles Gift Scheme; Dickson's pharmacy, Melbourne; . The Sun "Sunbeams"; B.U.F.S. Dispensary. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (34)
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Department of Main Roads, N.S.W, Peats Ferry bridge, toll tickets for 6d, 1/-, 1/6, variously used for horse drawn vehicle (two wheel, four wheel), motor cycle, motor car, utility truck, etc (wide ticket with narrow colour bars). Rare, very, good - fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Great Southern and Western Railways, free pass - first class from Sydney and Picton, Richmond and Illawarra line dated September 1885 (147 x 90 mm). Rare very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Government bus services, NSW, set of twelve bus tickets from one penny to one shilling and sixpence (1938-1951) for use on "Newcastle, NSW, buses", all with "NC" "Depot" for Newcastle buses. Rare set mostly fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
N.S.W. Government Tramways, Sydney, pre-paid penny ticket with design of G.B "old head" Queen Victoria penny block of six overprinted "O.S" in red, variety printed in dark blue ink on light card, rare as a "block of six". Uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
N.S.W. Government Tramways, Sydney pre-paid penny ticket with design of ,G.B. "old head" Queen Victoria penny, block of six overprinted "O.S" in red. variety printed in light blue ink on light card, rare as a "block of six". Extremely fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
N.S.W Government Tramways, Sydney, pre-paid tickets, penny with design of G.B. "old head" Queen Victoria, dark blue; another overprinted "O.S". in red; another light blue with "N.E.S" overprinted in green (National Emergency Service); second type with arms of N.S.W, twopence in red; threepence in green; another overprinted "P.M.G" in black; five cents orange overprinted "O.S", in black (2), another overprinted "ambulance" in black. A rare group. Good - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $130
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. (77)
Estimate $90
SOLD $120