Catalogue
Tasmania mining, Douglas River Coal Company, Hobart Town, one share of twenty pounds, no.731 dated 31 August 1852, to J.H.Westbrook of Hobart Town, on back marked for transfer to Francis Butler of Hobart Town, dated 19 June 1855. All printing and writing faded but a rare, early mining document, fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $900
Tasmania mining, The East New Chum Gold Mining, Nine Mile Springs, 188[2], twenty £1 shares, blue and red on white, capital and share amount altered in pen, embossed company seal top right. With light horizontal centre fold, pin hole, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Tasmania mining, The East Pinafore Gold Mining Co., Lefroy, 21st January 189[5], fifty 10s shares, brown and gold on buff, with Union Bank of Australia Limited Hobart stamp in red; New Land o'Cakes G.M.Co., Lefroy, 2nd February 189[5], fifty 2s shares, red on buff; New Bendigo Gold Mining, Lefroy, 29th Jany 189[5], twenty 2s 6d shares, blue on blue and buff. First with 12mm tear on bottom edge, pin holes, folds, very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
Tasmania mining, The Full Moon Tin Mining Company, Blue Tier, 188[1], one hundred 20s shares, blue on white, company stamp in blue top right. With folds, pin holes, rust spot, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Tasmania mining, The Leopold Tin Mining Company, Gould's Country, 188[2], one hundred 2s 6d shares, mauve on buff, company stamp in blue ink. With horizontal centre fold, pin holes, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Tasmania mining, The Louise Tin Mining Company, Gould's Country, 188[2], one hundred 2s 6d shares, green on buff, company stamp in blue ink top right. With pin holes and folds, good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Tasmania mining, New Providence Gold Mining Company, Beaconsfield, 188[1] (date written), ten £1 shares, black on pink, overstamped 'Fully Paid Up' in black, embossed company seal lower right. With folds, good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Tasmania mining, New White Boy Gold Mining, Black Boy, 18[78], ten £1 shares, black on grey. With light folds, pin holes and a 60mm x 35mm piece cut away from top right corner, very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Tasmania mining, The Pearl Gold Mining Company, Back Creek, Piper's River, 1870, one £10 Promoter's share, of fifty six on offer, aqua and gold on buff. With folds and three holes caused by silverfish, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $550
Tasmania mining, The Rosetta Tin Mining Company, Gould's Country, 188[2], one hundred 2s 6d shares, brown on buff, company stamp in blue ink. With horizontal centre fold, light foxing down right side edge, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Tasmania mining, The Shallamar Tin Mining Company, 188[2], one hundred 10/- shares, blue and red on white. With pin holes and folds, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Tasmania mining, The South Garibaldi Tin Mining, Wyniford River, 188[8], one hundred 2s 6d shares, mauve on buff. With folds, tear to top edge of centre fold, very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Tasmania, High School of Hobart Town (est.1848), share certificate no.18 for twenty five pounds, in name of William Roberston, undated. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
Banking, The Agra Bank Limited, share certificate for fifty £6 shares, 1900, No.1215, attractive scrollwork at left with coat of arms in centre, endorsed on face. Pin holes, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Banking, Alliance Bank of Simla Limited, share certificate for 300 shares of one hundred rupees each, No.446, 3rd November 1916. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Banking, The Indian Specie Bank Limited, share certificate for one share of 100 rupees, 16th May 1911, No.80580. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Banking, The New Oriental Bank Corporation Limited, Calcutta, share warrant, eastern issue, one hundred rupees, 7th May 1891, No.59392. Split in centre fold, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Banking, The New Oriental Bank Corporation Limited, London, share warrant, ten pounds, 11th September 1885, No.16731, with fourteen coupons still attached. Very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Japan, war bond, fifty yen, Showa year 15 (1940) 122171, with coupons, issued by Minister of Finance. Extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $280
Russia, State Bond, one hundred rubles, 1949, No.20/No.063706. Good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
The Sumatra Syndicate Limited (formerly the Java Syndicate Limited), ordinary share certificate for 4,500 shares of one shilling, No.19, 19th October 1904; another, 1,350 preference shares of one pound, 6th October 1905, No.7. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Debentures, oil companies, Phillips Petroleum Company, debenture, 25,000 dollars, No.R20403, Feb 18 1977; another for 5,000 dollars, RV 9222, Feb 14 1977; Belco Petroleum Corporation, debenture for 10,000 dollars, RX 5323, Mar 02 1978; another for 1,000 dollars, RM 29875, May 15 1974; Penzoil United, Inc, debenture for 10,000 dollars, RX 2546, Mar 31 1971; another for 1,000 dollars, RM31232, 07/11/73; Standard Oil Company, debenture for 4,000 dollars, RU01168, Aug 2 1968; another for 5,000 dollars, UF10974, 22 July 1984; another for 5,000 dollars, Sep 05 1972, RV15764; another for 10,000 dollars, Mar 23 1977, RB 01739. Mostly extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $500
Passed in
Army of India Medal 1803-1826, - clasp - Ava, type with short hyphen between dates. Captn. H.Piper, Depy Ass. Adj. Gen. Impressed. Minor obverse edge nick, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,000
Khedives Star 1884-6. Without suspender, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
India Medal 1895-1902, - clasp - Relief of Chitral 1895 4061 Pte. J.T.Troughton 1st Ben E Lane.Regt. Engraved in crude running script. Very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, (type 2 reverse with sharp ghost dates), - three clasps - Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein. 13159 Dr: S.Jackson, A.S.C. Impressed. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, (type three reverse), - three clasps - Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal. 2218 Sapr J.Sweeney. RL:Engineers. M. Impressed. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
T.R.H'S The Duke & Duchess of York's Visit to the Colonies 1901, in silver (34mm), by E. Fuchs, with ornate silver surround, ring top and ribbon with bar suspension (cf.BHM 3722; Whittlestone & Ewing 4035). Extremely fine and rare, probably a presentaion piece.
Estimate $450
SOLD $900
Coronation (Metropolitan Police) Medal (EVIIR) 1902; P.C. A.Barrett K.Div; P.C. H.Raines X Div; Coronation (Metropolitan Police) Medal, (GVR) 1911; P.C. E.Saines. All medals engraved. Very fine, three single medals.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
India General Service Medal 1909, (GV Kaisar-I-Hind), - one clasp - Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919. 1381 NK. Gyan Singh, 20 Bk.Cps. Impressed.; Africa Service Medal 1939-45. 20180 O.A.Meintjes. Impressed.; Campaign Service Medal 1962, - one clasp - Northern Ireland. 24188175 Gnr. E.Barker RA. Impressed.; also, Victoria Cross, cast copy. Fine - very fine, four single medals. (4)
Estimate $140
SOLD $110