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Map of Van-Diemans Land, (Tasmania) in colour (approx 46cm x 37cm), printed in London, March 1834. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Map of France, in colour (approx 37cm x 46cm), printed in London, March 1834. Centre fold split, taped on back, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $90
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Map of Persia and Arabia, in colour (approx 37cm x 46cm), printed in London, March 1834. Very fine.
Estimate $80
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Map of Ancient Persian Empire (Iran), in colour (approx 37cm x 46cm), printed in London, March 1834. A top edge split on centre fold, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $70
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Map of Prussia with part of Poland, in colour (approx 37cm x 46cm), printed in London, March 1834. Very fine.
Estimate $70
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Map of Switzerland, in colour (approx 37cm x 46cm), printed in London, March 1834. Very fine.
Estimate $60
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Map of Turkey in Europe, in colour (approx 46cm x 37cm), printed in London, March 1834. Very fine.
Estimate $90
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Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12cm x 18cm plus border with title below), includes Devenish Island by J.C.Armytage (2) and The Valley of the Blackwater by H.Adlard, printed by Geo.Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
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Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12cm x 18cm plus border with title below), all by J.B.Allen, includes The Lower and Turk Lakes, Killarney; Leenane - Connemara (2); and Scene from Sugar-loaf Mountain (2), printed by Geo.Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London. Some foxing around border edges, otherwise very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
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Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12cm x 18cm plus border with title below), all by C.Cousen, includes Jerpoint Abbey; Cove Harbour; Rofs Castle - Killarney; Monument of General Rofs, printed by Geo.Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London. Some foxing or toning around border edges, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
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Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12cm x 18cm plus border with title below), all by J.Cousen, includes Turk Cascade; Ballybunnian; Delphi Lodge; Doonass Rapids near Castle Connell; The Eagle Mountain Killeries, printed by Geo.Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London. Some foxing on the third and toning around border edges, otherwise very fine. (5)
Estimate $80
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Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12cm x 18cm plus border with title below), all by J.C. Bentley, includes Plaiskin Cliff near the Grants Causeway; The Meeting of the Waters (Vale of Ovoca); Innisfallen, Lake of Killarney; Glengariff Inn; Glen of the Downs; Cromwell's Bridge, Glengariff, printed by Geo.Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London. Some foxing on the third and toning around border edges, otherwise very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
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Blue Mountains Panoramic Views, by H.Phillips, Katoomba, b&w 8pp booklet (approx 14.5cm x 49.5cm) featuring several full width panoramic photos. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Newspapers, 1857 The Empire (3, Sept 12, 18, 19), 1862 Evening Mail Aug 29, 1868 Australasian Nov 21, 1886 The Mercury, Hobart (2, Sept 29, 30); banking documents, 18- The Punjab Banking Company Limited, Mian Mir partly used cheque book and butts, one payable to Capt Peel and another for guns from England; 18- London & Melbourne Banking Co unissued cheque; 18- The Bank of NSW Sydney unissued cheque; 1912 The Union Bank of Australia issued cheque; 1922 Bank of NSW, Bowen issued cheque; 1925 Herren Goldman Sachs & Co, New York international bank draft; also 1917 Australian Repatriation Fund, silk acknowledgement ribbon - Gideway Skating Rink South Brisbane. Fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $150
SOLD $50
Historic newspapers, includes issues for Death of Diana, Sydney 2000 Olympics, Millennium editions, Don Bradman, Wedding of Princess Mary, Death of Steve Irwin, Pope Paul VI 1970 Visit to Australia, also Chuck & Di Have a Baby paper doll book, other Sydney 2000 Olympics memorabilia; Qantas and other airlines related books and history items; Two Hundred Years - Australian History issues 1 - 4, 7, 10, 14, 15 (2), 16, 17 (11 in total); Unique Cars, Special 50th Anniversary collector's issue, 1998 (370pp); also other car and motor cycle related memorabilia. Very fine - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $50
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Art prints and paintings, includes Michelangelo selection (14) of his drawings on matte finish art paper suitable for framing and stored in fold-over cover; Thailand, oil paintings unframed on canvas (3), two colourful river market scenes (250mm x 250mm) and (450mm x 590mm), the third an outrigger canoe (840mm x 495mm); Queen Elizabeth II, prints of young queen wearing evening dress, tiara and diamond necklace and Order of the Garter on matte art paper (675mm x 435mm) with border (865mm x 510mm) (89). The prints with some foxing around edges or on back but actual prints mostly unaffected, overall very fine - extremely fine. (106)
Estimate $80
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Collectable records, includes long play and 45s, many 1960s rock 'n roll including some Elvis albums. Very fine. (80+)
Estimate $80
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Australia mining, (NSW), Great Cobar Limited, share warrant for ten shares, 13 December 1906, English and French text, with attached dividend coupons 2-20, also, The New Victory Tin Mining Company, Poolamacca, certificate for fifty shares, 23 April 1888; (South Australia), Poolamacca Tin Mining Company, certificate for one hundred shares, 21 November 1887; (Queensland), The Big Hill Gold Mining Company, certificate for one thousand shares, 25 March 1896; (Tasmania), The South Mount Lyell Mining Company, certificate for twenty shares, 26 October 1897; (Victoria), The Bethanga Goldfields Limited, warrant for five shares, 10 November 1903, English and French text, with attached dividend coupons 1-18. Very fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Australia mining, King Solomon's Gold Mines, text in English and French with Australian coat of arms in centre, 18 July 1895, certificates for ten shares, numbers 4284, 4438, 4441/9 (nine consecutive), 4474/83 (ten consecutive), 28 December 1897, certificates for twenty five shares, numbers 4907/9 (three consecutive), all with interest coupons intact. Vertical and horizontal centre fold, very fine. (24)
Estimate $1,200
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NSW mining, Peel River Land & Mineral Company, five pound share, 16 February 1857, printed by R.Arnold, 6 Barge Yard, Bucklersbury City; Rawsthorne's Gold Mining Company, Hawkin's Hill, Tambaroora, certificate for one hundred shares, 31 May 1872, printed by John Sands, 392 George St, Sydney. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Queensland mining, Balmer's United North Gold Mining, Reedy Creek, certificate for one hundred shares, 21 November 1906, to H.H.Skinner, South Melbourne; The Chillago Railway and Mines Limited, debenture for one hundred pounds, 1 September 1900, with attached interest coupons 29-37; Hydraulic Gold Recovery Company, certificate for one hundred shares, 31 October 1894; Queensland Copper Company, certificate for five preference shares, 10 December 1906 and ten ordinary shares, 10 November 1906, the first with attached interest coupons 8-20, the second with interest coupons 5-20 but detached from certificate. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Western Australia mining, Bayley's Mines, certificate for fifty shares, 1 December 1903, stamped 'FULLY PAID'; The Conglomerate Goldfields of Western Australia, certificate for fifty shares, 10 July 1902; Esperanza Westralia Limited, certificate for one hundred and seventy shares, 30 October 1905; Great Boulder Gold Mines, certificate for one hundred shares, 1 March 1969; The Great Boulder No 1 Limited, certificate for five hundred shares, 14 June 1921; Hampton Plains Estate Limited, Coolgardie, WA, certificate for fifty shares, 31 May 1897; The Murchison Associate Gold Mines Limited, certificate for fifty shares, 3 September 1901, to Henry Augustus Paynter (solicitor of Northumberland, died 1919); The Whim Well Copper Mines Limited, share warrant for ten shares, text in English and French, 2 January 1911, with attached dividend coupons 5-20; Yuanmi Gold Mines Limited, certificate for fifty three fully paid shares, 23 July 1912. Fine - good very fine. (9)
Estimate $200
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Mining and others, Anglo-Australian Gold Development Limited, certificate for fifty shares, 12 June 1936; Holt-Sutherland Estate Company Limited, Sydney, certificate for fifty shares, 1 March 1900, to Edward Percy Simpson (distinguished commercial lawyer and company director); Commonwealth Oil Corporation, certificates for one hundred preferred ordinary shares (red), 24 November 1920 and another for one hundred deferred ordinary shares (black), 24 November 1919; Corona Consolidated Limited, certificate for thirty three shares, 18 September 1905; The Selected Gold Mines of Australia Limited, debenture for ten pounds, 6 July 1904. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $140
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Mining, (New Guinea), Upper Watut Gold Alluvials, certificate for one hundred shares, 30 October 1935; (New Zealand), The Blagrove's Freehold Gold Mining Company, certificate for one hundred and fifty shares, 8 March 1898, also, United New Zealand Exploration, certificate for one hundred shares, 28 July 1896; (Singapore Register), The Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, certificates for five hundred, one hundred, and thirty shares, all three dated 19 July 1939, issued to Avice Emily Edwards of Shanghai. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
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Finance, The Associated Financial Corporation, debentures for one hundred pounds each, consecutive numbers 2352/3, 18 July 1902 to Henry Kahn; The Australian Financial Agency and Guarantee Company Limited, certificate for fifty shares of five pounds each paid to ten shillings, 18 December 1888; Tasmanian Government Debenture for one hundred pounds sterling, 31 October 1867, signed personally by Colonial Treasurer Thos D Chapman, two red ink stamps 'PAID'. The first three good very fine, the last good fine. (4)
Estimate $140
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Australia shipping, Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation, certificate 23131 for one share, 9 September 1852, with impressed company seal; Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company, certificate 7471 for one twenty pound share, 12 October 1852, named to George Hudson Esq M.P. of Albert Gate, with impressed company seal. Nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Belgium, Autobus Belges, certificate for one hundred francs, 1924, features vignette of autobus in city square, professionally set into a marbled timber frame, under perspex with an olive green border around certificate. Uncirculated and attractive.
Estimate $100
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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 $120
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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 $120
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Banking, The Agra Bank Limited, share certificate for fifty ú6 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
SOLD $50