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Bank of New Zealand, seventh issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 1st April 1920, No. B 012260, words and figures omitted from back, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ld. London (Robb.D.711d; L.458; P.S224). Toning spots bottom right edge, otherwise very good.
Estimate $700
SOLD $600
Bank of New Zealand, seventh issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st Dec 1917, No. 719335, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Engravers, London, plain edge, written date (Robb.D.721b; L.459; P.S225). Many folds and creases, very good.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,200
Bank of New Zealand, seventh issue, specimen five pounds, Wellington, 1st October 1918, discordant serials No.260001 and No.360000, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ld. London, printed date, text and figures on back, CANCELLED perforated at bottom, '0/3490 15.5.18' written in pen at top (Robb.D.471; L.461; P.S227). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 1st October 1928, No. B273,838, £1/2 omitted from corners, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (Robb.D.811c; L.466; P.S232a). Bank stamp on back, very good.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, one pound, arched bank name, 1st October 1924, No. 816,402, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (Robb.D.821a; L.467; P.S233). Some ink loss from being stored in a plastic album, crisp body, very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $600
Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, one pound, straight bank name, 1st October 1928, No. E045,515, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (Robb.D.821d; L.468; P.S234a). Nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,500
Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, one pound, straight bank name, 1st October 1927, No. D768,122, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (Robb.D.821d; L.468; P.S234a). Still crisp, good fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, one pound, straight bank name, 1st October 1929, No. F299,011, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (Robb.D.821d; L.468; P.S234a). Nearly fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $350
Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, five pounds, arched bank name, 1st October 1927, No. 711,549, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (Robb.D.841b; L.469; P.S235). Creases and folds, nearly fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Bank of New Zealand, hand drawn cheques for £1130.00, 31 January 1874 and £100.0.0, 12th June 1874 both drawn in London on New Zealand branches; receipt for £25 for twenty five shares in the bank, Sydney, 27th October, 1888; paid cheques (7), Dunedin, 1915 and 1920; Bank of New South Wales, unissued cheques (2) Kohu Kohu, 19..; Union Bank of Australia, unissued cheques (2), Sydney, 18..Very fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
The Bank of Otago Limited, fifty pounds, front and back black and white uniface trials on card, Dunedin, 186. No., front with imprint of Batho & Co. London, and 'Sept 4.1863' written in pencil at bottom (Robb.-; L.-; P.S-). Both with glue marks on back corners, extremely fine and rare, a fifty pounds being unrecorded from this bank. (2)
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Bank of Otago, The Otago Banking Company, unissued, one pound, Dunedin, not numbered, no imprint, signed with two signatures, 'BANK OF OTAGO 1851' etched on back (Robb.P.T.U.14a; L.-; P.S337, Sutherland p.185 and other pages, Hargreaves p.65-75). Missing top right corner, numerous holes, fair.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Bank of Otago, The Otago Banking Company, unissued, five pounds, Dunedin, undated 185-, not numbered, no imprint or watermark, with counterfoil (Robb.P.T.U.14b; L.-; P.S338). Toned with rough edges, very good.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, second of exchange for £58.13.4 sterling, London (to Dunedin), 30th Jany 1893. Corner cut off left bottom, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
The National Bank of New Zealand Limited, third issue, one pound, uniface, Wellington, 1st July 1920, B274080, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co.Ld London (Robb.J.321e; L.506; P.S307). Crisp original body, very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,800
The National Bank of New Zealand Limited, uniform issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 1st July 1933, A/C 057745, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ld. London (Robb.J.81b; L.511; P.S316). Heavy centre fold, tear top edge, good colour, nearly fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $650
The National Bank of New Zealand Limited, fourth issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st June 1926, D425417, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ld. London (Robb.J.82; L.512; P.S317). Flattened of folds, nearly very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
The National Bank of New Zealand Limited, uniform issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st August 1930, H 200414, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co. Ld. London (Robb.J.82; L.512; P.S317). Holed near E of ONE, several pin holes, washed, ink faded to blue, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
The New Zealand Banking Compy., Kororarika, unissued sterling cheque form dated 184. Extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $450
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, fourth issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st March 1905, 4/N 467714, imprint of Waterlow & Sons Ld. London (Robb.M.42; L.533; P.S362b). Quarter folds, tone spot holed in right margin, slightly trimmed at left, bank stamp and discolouration on back, still with good body, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,650
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, fourth issue, five pounds, Wellington, 1st March 1905, 3/N 133827, imprint of Waterlow & Sons Ld. London Wall, London (Robb.M.44; L.535; P.S363b). Tears and pin holes, nearly very good and very rare.
Estimate $2,300
SOLD $1,800
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, fourth issue, ten pounds, Wellington, 1st March 1905, No. 3/N 43178, imprint of Waterlow & Sons Ld. London (Robb.M.45; L.537; P.S364b). Two pin holes, three heavy bank stamps on back, otherwise fine and excessively rare, only four known in private hands.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,600
The Union Bank of Australia Limited, uniform issue, one pound, Wellington, 1st October 1923, No. 5/N 883679, imprint of Waterlow & Sons Limited, London (Robb.M.82; L.543; P.S372a). Good body, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,500
Troopship Card Currency, issued on the M.S. 'Sobieski' (Gdynia-America Shipping Lines, Ltd.) for one penny, Serie C, XI 1943, 'Redeemable only during the voyage for which issued' No. 4986 (Sutherland cf.273 [p.193-4]. Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
L. Lefeaux, uniface specimen five pounds, 1st August 1934, SPECIMEN/DE LA RUE & CO LTD/CANCELLED in red within oval medallion at bottom, SPECIMEN No.123 in red in bottom margin (Robb.R.142; L.605; P.156). Light glue remnants on plain back, virtually uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,600
R.N. Fleming (1956-67), specimen ten shillings, with security thread, number letter, 8Y 000000, SPECIMEN/OF NO VALUE perforated in two lines at bottom (Robb.R.217b; L.628; P.158d). Handling marks, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $800
R.N. Fleming (1956-67), specimen ten shillings, with security thread, number letter, 8Y 000000 (Robb.R.217b; L.628; P.158d) SPECIMEN in red diagonally, and de la Rue medallions in opposite corners both sides, single punch hole cancellation at signature, SPECIMEN NO 4 in lower left margin. Minor glue spot on lower back corner, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $800
R.N. Fleming (1956-67), specimen one pound, with security thread, three numbers, 280 000000 (Robb.R.228; L.629; P.159d) SPECIMEN in red diagonally, and de la Rue medallions in opposite corners both sides, single punch hole cancellation at signature, SPECIMEN NO 4 in lower left margin. Minor glue spot on lower back corner, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,050
R.N. Fleming (1956-67), specimen five pounds, with security thread, number number letter, 11E 000000 (Robb.R.246; L.631; P.160d) SPECIMEN in red diagonally, and de la Rue medallions in opposite corners both sides, single punch hole cancellation at signature, SPECIMEN NO 4 in lower left margin. Minor remnants of glue on back right margin, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200
H.R. Hardie (1981-85), type II, specimen one dollar, three numbers, AAA 000000, first serial prefix. Large SPECIMEN in red above signature and in smaller letters below top serial number and above bottom serial number, SPECIMEN perforated at both ends of note (Robb.R.411; P.169a). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000