Catalogue
New South Wales, Colonial Police Fund notes, ten shillings and one pound uncut on single sheet as printed by the Government Printer, George Howe on watermarked paper date 1813 (illustrated on page 22 of The Note Issues of the Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales 1810-1824,, published by the MCC in Sydney 1979, revised 1990 by Dr. W.J.Mira. Extremely fine and extremely rare, only two others known in private hands.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $32,000
Bank of New South Wales, one pound, Sydney 1st day of July 1856 A254648 (MVR type 7b). Minor pinholes through extensive handling with multiple creasing however original quality paper very good or nearly fine and very rare as such an early circulated note.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
The Bank of Adelaide, one pound, Adelaide, 1st June 1893, 1285781, two ink signatures of Powell and Newman (MVR.3). Punch hole 'CANCELLED' twice, multiple folds and creases, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $7,000
Cheques, Van Diemen's Land Bank, Hobart Town, August 2nd 1824, for the sum of sixty dollars; Bank of Van Diemen's Land, 15 Oct 1825, for the sum of fifty dollars; 26 June 1826 for the sum of eighty two dollars and forty cents; W.Knight, Hobart Town, February 3rd, 1857, for sixty eight pounds and eleven pence. With folds and pin holes, fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $800
Passed in
Van Diemen's Land, Hobart Town, handwritten "three months after date" pay to order Mr R. Burns, Hunter Street, ?26.6.11, dated 16 July 1835; another, Hobart Town, "promise to pay to Sarah Mitchell" ?20.0.0, 12 Dec 1854, first payable at the Derwent Bank, both endorsed on back. The Bank of Van Diemen's Land Limited, unissued cheque, Hobart, 18.., "for Hobart Savings Bank", with original counterfoil. Fine - extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
The City Bank of Sydney, 187-., bank logo/vignette at left, unissued cheque. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
Passed in
The City Bank of Sydney, 187-., Sydney Branch, bank logo/vignette at left unissued cheque; The Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, Melbourne Branch 19...; The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited, Moss Vale Branch 19.. unissued. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $90
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Pre-federation 'stage or theatre money', includes Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Geelong, 1850's (2), fifty pounds, Sydney, 1862 (3); The Bank of Australasia, one pound, Adelaide, 1847, ten pounds, Adelaide, 1857 (3); The Bank of Australasia, Adelaide (1847); Union Bank, one pound, 1850's?; The Union Bank of Australia Limited, ten pounds, Perth, 1905 (12), also includes Great Britain, Bank of England, twenty pounds, 1935 (2), fifty pounds, 1935 (2), one hundred pounds, 1935 (2), an interesting group. Fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $140
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