Catalogue
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, large size, New South Wales issues, two shillings and sixpence, H022240, date stamped 'Haymarket, N.S.W.-Aust.19JE47'; three shillings and sixpence, C420261, 'Royal Exchange, N.S.W. Aust. 28AU47'; four shillings, F082665, 'Lismore, N.S.W.-Aust.3FE48'; four shillings and sixpence, C457345, 'Haymarket, N.S.W. Aust. 19JE47?'; five shillings, Y836949, 'Lismore, N.S.W. Aust. 12DE4-?'; one pound, T947784, 'Lismore, N.S.W. Aust. 3FE48'; another, V050726, 'Money Order Counter No.45, G.P.O. Sydney, 11 AUG 1948'. Fine - very fine, some with pin holes. (7)
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, small size, New South Wales issues, two shillings, K644519, date stamped 'Bankstown, N.S.W. Aust. 30JA54'; another, N734833, 'Rushcutters Bay, NSW.Aust, 26AP63'; five shillings, 1C 622553, 'Walla Walla, N.S.W., 31JL50'; seven shillings and sixpence, H362607, 'Moruya, 24MY62'; eleven shillings, F166820, 'Post Office ---?, N.S.W. 23 JAN 1954'. The first and the last with pin holes, the third with worm hole, otherwise fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, large size, Queensland issues, one shilling, B813178, date stamp 'Money Order Office, Cairns, 19 OCT 1948' (Elsmore.QPN94); four shillings, A453048, 'M.O.O. Townsville, Qld. Aust. 5OC43'. Two pin holes, very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, large size, South Australian issues, two shillings, A108154, date stamped 'M.O.O. Adelaide, S.A. 19SE46'; three shillings, 683620, 'Underdale, South. Aust. 30AU43'; five shillings and sixpence, 674996, 'Adelaide Railway, S.A. 13DE45'; ten shillings, B392034, 'Mt. Gambier, S.A. 1SE47'. Nearly fine - very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, small size, Tasmanian issues, one shilling, 605486, date stamped 'Inquiry Counter, Launceston, 15SP50'; another, with threepence in postage stamps added, 760604, 'Queenstown, Tasmania, 22MR57'. Fine; two pin holes, very fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
Postal Note, Victoria, 'Victorian Postal Note', two shillings and sixpence, 5718, Queen Victoria, printed poundage vignette stamp at left for one penny, date stamp 'M.O.O. Melb. DE 8 06?', signature of the Postmaster at Melbourne. Pin holes and tatty top left corner, remnants of glue marks on back corners, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $4,500
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, large size, Victorian issues, one shilling, B618997, date stamp 'Kerang, Vic. Aust. 6FE42'; another, D 957344, 'Shepparton, 7FE49'; two shillings, E378266, 'Boolarra, Vict. Aust, 20JY48'; another, E366069, 'Footscray, Vic. Aust. 22JY49'; two shillings and sixpence, A 44537, 'Stamp Kiosk-1-, Eliz. St. Melb.'. Nearly fine - very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $500
SOLD $530
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, small size, Victorian issues, one shilling, G640868 and G653156, both date stamped 'G.P.O. Melbourne.1., Vic. Aust. 10NO61'; one shilling and sixpence, D508887, 'Mitcham, Vic. Aust. 20MY63?'; five shillings, 1X 133018, 'Warburton, Vic. Aust. 17NO50'; another, 2E 583185 'Port Fairy, Vic. 12MY52'; another, 2K 281671, 'Coburg N.13-3-, Vic. Aust. 13AP53'; another, 2W120044, 'Donald. Vic. Aust. 25JE56'. Nearly fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $280
SOLD $330
Postal Note, Western Australia, Queen Victoria, two shillings and sixpence, 169815, with signature of Postmaster at Kalgoorlie, date stamped at M.O. Office, Kalgoorlie, W.A., '6 Fe 12', heavy creases, folds and tears with some folds holed through, a complete note, good and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Postal Note, Western Australia, 1940 issue, five shillings, B561754, date stamped at Mullewa, Westn.Aust., '9 De 46'. Heavy creases and folds, with some holed through, rough edge at bottom, good and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Postal Notes, Commonwealth of Australia, small size, Western Australian issues, one shilling, A598551, date stamped 'Bruce Rock, Westn. Aust. 9MR59'; one pound, G629641, 'Coorow, Westn. Australia, 21AUG63'; South Australian issues, four shillings, A950201, 'Alice Springs, N-T-Aust. 8JE64'; ten shillings, D785793, 'Mt. Gambier, South. Aust. 6OC56'; two shillings and sixpence, C788625, 'Tranmere, South. Aust. 7SE61'. Nearly fine - very fine and scarce, the last with tone spot in top margin. (5)
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Postal Note, Commonwealth of Australia, small size, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, two shillings, 016619, date stamped 'Port Moresby, Papua & New Guinea, 18SE62?'. Staple mark and small tear in margin at left, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $420
Burma, British Postal Order, George VI, twenty shillings, poundage 3-1/2 annas, W/31 172715, with counterfoil intact, date stamped 25 Jan 49. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Postal notes and money orders, a small group including New Zealand (7), Australia (Victoria), British (George V - Elizabeth II) (8), Canada, unused (4), Hong Kong (2); also funny money, two dollars 'RAS 1968'. Fine - extremely fine. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250