Catalogue
U.S.A., promissory notes, The Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, no.8894, Decr 15th 1840, one thousand dollars; handwritten note, November 1, 1866, with revenue stamp, signed by making his (Joseph Anderson) mark, notation on back; monthly statement, Cincinnati, Apl 1st, 1867, notated, signed and stamped by notary and with revenue stamp; Petersburg Savings & Insurance Company, Virginia, Nov 20th 1915, five thousand dollars, with a series of entries on back and five revenue stamps; Citizens State Bank, Grainfield, Kansas, Jany 1, 1917, one hundred dollars, stamped on back three times. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
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 $130
SOLD $0
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, Å“10stg, 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, Å“20 and Å“100 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 $100
SOLD $60
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 $80
SOLD $70
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 $60
SOLD $40
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 $60
SOLD $90
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 $60
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 $150
SOLD $100
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 $150
SOLD $70
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 $100
SOLD $0