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Elizabeth I, hand written note in ink from 1542, by Walter F Payte. Badly damaged, mounted on board, fair for age.
Estimate $50
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John Franklin, signature, portion of document dated and signed by John Franklin on 24 May 1839 together with signature of Colonial Secretary and Registrar with affixed impressed paper seal of William IV, features the Royal Arms with the legend ' Gulielmus IV D.G. Britanniar. Rex. F.D. Sigillum Terrae Diemanensis'. Some foxing but historic signature and seal, very fine.
Estimate $200
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Letter envelope, Liverpool Ja 18, 1838 to Lieut Col C.Bentinck, Coldstream Guards, Orderly Room, Horse Guards, London, from Daniel William relating to refusal of credit for goods to be sent to the British Colony of Demerara; Burma, Engineer Second Class, Certificate of Competency, 5 Oct 1919, stamp of the Burma Boiler Commission, Rangoon, photo of recipient affixed with signature across. Sharp, clean postmarks on letter envelope, very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Letter of reference, from Mayor of Manchester, England, 11 July 1849, under seal, for George Gardner Whitlow for his emigration to Australia; two Certificates of Marriage, Colony of Victoria, 1878 and 1885; business letter dated 10 June 1930 featuring image of Sydney Harbour Bridge with caption 'North Shore Bridge - - Progress'; a variety of other business, insurance, war related and political documents for the period 1930 - 1960s; No.5 Opera House Lottery ticket; Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Grand Australian banner, certificate for induction and installation as a Certified Primo, 1940; The Scotsman calendar for 1945. Stored in a photo album, good - very good. (approx 80)
Estimate $50
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Papal seal, envelope dated 7 July 1861, with five different location postmarks, with Papal State stamp, addressed 'A Sua, Eccellenza Rv. Mo II Sig. Cardinale Penitenziere Maggiore, Roma' (To His Excellency Most Reverend Mr. Cardinal Penitentiary Major, Rome), inside the papal seal impressed on paper and affixed. Hole where letter opened otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
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Indenture for Deed, dated 7 March 1872, extending co-partnership term as commission merchants between Alexander Learmonth and Samuel Dickinson for a period of ten years from 31st December 1872, three pages written in easily read style. An interesting Australian colonial document, very fine.
Estimate $50
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Waverley Council, bravery commendation to Mr Bert Doherty, 3 April 1923, signed under seal of the Council by the Mayor and the Town Clerk commending Mr Doherty for rescuing Miss T.Kirby from drowning off the rocks at Ben Buckler, North Bondi on Sunday 18 March 1923. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Queen's Birthday Honours 1969, tributes and congratulations on award of OBE to Mr M.H.Kellerman, a prominent member of the Australian Jewish community and the International Correspondence School (I.C.S.) system, including telegrams, letters and cards from the I.C.S. worldwide community, educational institutions, family, friends and prominent members of government including Governor Sir Roden Cutler, Premier of New South Wales R.W.Askin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, S.D.Einfeld, all stored in a scrap book album with six unrelated graphics in front pages. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
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Frank Sinatra signature, on FS notecard of thanks dated November 5, 1975 addressed to Mr Spiegel, in an envelope addressed to Mr Harold S. Spiegel, Hollywood, California, postmarked Nov 5 '75, return to sender address on back flap in gold print, Frank Sinatra, 1041 North Formosa Avenue, Hollywood, California 90046. The card extremely fine, the envelope very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Miners rights, Colony of Victoria, Ballarat, 1896, 1897 and 1898 (2) for five shillings; Western Australia, Yilqarn Goldfield, 1894, issued to Patrick (Paddy) Hannan. First four modern copies, last modern facsimilie, very fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $50
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Victoria, Rutherglen, Electric Light Proposal, two printed pages dated 1911 from Rutherglen Borough Council recommending an Electric Light System in Rutherglen and another undated single page, 'Reasons Why You Should vote against the Electric Light Scheme' by Councillor R.Ready. Tears on folds and corners but interesting and historic documents, very good. (2)
Estimate $50
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Australian Repatriation Fund, June 4, 1917, silk lapel badge issued by Glideway Skaterink, Brisbane to raise funds for repatriated soldiers (2); treasury bond No.480 for one hundred reales issued by Bayona region of Spain Treasury Office, 1 November 1873. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $50
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Footrot Flats, comic books, numbers 1-3, 5-13 and Footrot Flats 'Weekender'. Very fine. (13)
Estimate $30
SOLD $10
Royal Mint Melbourne, an important accumulation of reports, newspaper clippings, books and a catalogue relating to the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint including, Catalogue of Exhibits shown at the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880, with Explanation, published by authority of the Deputy Master, V.Delves-Broughton, printed by John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 42pp.; Record Books (2) of Persons Visiting after working hours, 16/6/1910 - 22/10/1925, 22/10/1925 - 9/11/1937, noted number of entries by Le Souef; reports including 'Order in Council Constituting a Branch Mint at Melbourne' at the Court at Osbourne House, Isle of Wight, 7th August, 1869 "That a Branch of the Royal Mint be established at or near Melbourne, in Victoria ..."; Annual Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint for 1925, 1965 and 1967; book, T.K.Rose., The Metallurgy of Gold, London, 1894, 462pp.; notebook with handwritten notes dated 1898-1963 detailing staff promotions, leave, increase to working staff, constitution of working staff, security, chimney sweeping, 60pp.; newspaper clippings, The Age 12/7/1890 'The Coinage of Silver and Bronze Operations at the Melbourne Mint'; 5/6/1907 'Startling Robbery at the Mint'; 7/1/1901 'Silver Coinage in the Colonies'; The Australian Mining Standard, 26/10/1897 'The Perth Mint'; The Herald, 26/2/1891 'Should Australia Mint Silver'; together with an Imperial Service Medal (GVR)(1931-37) impressed to James Alexander, awarded for forty eight years service at the Royal Mint, Melbourne; also photographs. Fair - extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
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 $30
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Bank of Australasia, vellum covered book with brass securing latch, Checks on Teller's Cash, Stamp a/c & Charges from 23/2/37, inside a list of the bank's Australasian offices. Fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
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State Savings Bank of Victoria, locking Code Book, 1923, for telegraphic remittances to Central Banks and branches, 522pp, with fitted brass lock and key. As new condition and scarce.
Estimate $100
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State Savings Bank of Victoria, locking Code Book, for telegraphic remittances to Central Banks and branches, 263pp, with fitted brass lock and key. As new condition and scarce.
Estimate $80
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A group of "Warrants for Interest", Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, 30.9.1891 for ?12.18.7; another, 30.9.1896 for ?3.4.7; another, 31.12.1899 for ?0.8.8; another, 31.3.1900 for ?0.18.3; The Australasian Joint Stock Bank Ltd, 21.2.1895 for ?11.19.3. Mostly fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $90
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Australian cheques, a wide selection including, the City Bank of Sydney 187 ; Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, Melbourne; The English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd, Moss Vale; Bank N.S.W., Dunedoo; another Forbes; another "On Account of the Public Service NSW"; Commercial Bank, Melbourne; Commercial Banking Co of Sydney Ltd; The National Bank of Australasia Ltd (for the Broken Hill Proprietary Co ltd), used and unused; 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. Fine - uncirculated. (41)
Estimate $150
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World cheques, Great Britain, Lloyds Bank, Eastbourne, 1906, Mansfield, 1973 for Mansfield Standard Sand Company, Margate, 1966 for Cobb & Co (Brewers); Canada, Banque de Montreal, Three Rivers, 1932, Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, 1934, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Fort William, 1965, Royal Bank of Canada (6, Halifax [5, 1945-1949], Saint John [1947]); U.S.A., Bank of Farmington, Farmington Mo., 1910 for St Francois County Railway, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, O., 1922 for Columbus & Xenia Railroad, First National Bank (2, Cooperstown, NY, 1904 and Reading, 1912 for Reading Brewery), National Bank of Salem (3, 1871, 1872, 1873 all different), National Bank of North America, New York, 1898, San Francisco Savings and Loan Society, Park-Presidio, unissued; promissory note, St Louis, Mo., 1922. Some with duty stamps, some cancelled as paid, some endorsed, nice clean lot, most with vignettes, very fine. (22)
Estimate $50
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U.S.A., bearer bills, State Stock Bank, Logansport, one dollar, Octr 20th 1852; Summit County Bank, Cuyahoga Falls, O., ten cents, 1862 (unissued); The Valley Bank, Hagerstown, Maryland, five dollars, 1855, 1856 (overprinted in red 'Five'); The Store at Indiana Iron Works, one dollar, Jan. 1st, 1856; cheque, Wells Fargo & Co, Virginia City, Aug 24 1864; bonds and notes, State of Louisiana, five dollars, five attached coupons, due January 1st 1886; State of Mississsippi, cotton pledged, three dollars, 1st May 1862; State of North Carolina, County of Guildford, Revenue Anticipation Notes, due 1933, twenty five cents, fifty cents (2), one dollar, five dollars; Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Company, interest coupon, Jany. 1910; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Coupon, one dollar (3, 1982A, 1982B [2]); Daniel Boone Days Celebration, one wooden nickel (wooden note), 1939; Wholesale Liquor Dealers Stamp, Series of 1910, unissued; International Response Coupon, Jan 31, 1967, Wilmington, Del. Greenville. Good - uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $150
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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 $100
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Travellers Cheques, a group of Australian and world travellers cheques, includes Savings Bank of South Australia, twenty and fifty dollars; National Bank of Australasia Ltd, twenty and fifty dollars; Thomas Cook, fifty dollars and ?20; Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, ?5 (2) and ?10 (2); Lloyds Bank, ?10 and ?20; Japan, specimen 10,000 yen; National Provincial Bank Ltd, various types, ?5 (2), ?10 (2), ?20 (2); American Express Co. cheque specimen; Hong Kong, Kowloon Cricket Club coupons and chits plus some Australian cheques. All housed in FDC pages, mostly very fine - uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
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 $80
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Reserve Bank of Australia, note parcel control cards with certification signed by Note Printing Branch and also Note Issue Branch and all dated 1965, cards for ten shillings (orange) AH/63 022001/023000; one pound (green) (2) HK/58 232001/233000 and HK/58 264001/265000; five pounds (blue) (2, Royal blue and Navy blue) TD/05 833001/834000, TD/06 192001/193000; ten pounds (red) WA/60 081001/082000. Fine - very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $150
Australia, decimal currency computer for converting ?.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; another Amalgamated Wireless Valve Company PL; another ANZ Bank Currency Conversion Guide. Good very fine - good extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $130
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Funny money, Australian political notes, Bob Hawke, fifty five and half cents on one dollar; Billy Snedden, ten cents on ten dollars (2); Malcolm Fraser, three dollars on two dollars (2); John Hewson, four dollars twenty five cents on five dollars (2); John Howard, no value on one hundred dollars (2); Confederate States of America, Richmond 1862, one hundred dollars, overprinted 'Red Garter, S.F., Suds Rakeoff' with advertising for sale of beer; U.S.A., one million dollars note. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Australian "funny money", a wide selection, including political, advertising, store, auction, food vouchers, discount and gift vouchers. Mostly uncirculated. (96)
Estimate $160
SOLD $120
New South Wales mining. Vimy Ridge Gold Mining Company, near Bega, 1924; Bega Mines, 1933; Broken Hill South, 1925 and 1936 (different types); Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company, 1916; North Broken Hill Limited, 1927; North Broken Hill Mining Company, 1909; Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Limited, 1949. A few with edge tears, very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60