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| AUSTRALIAN BANKNOTES: AUSTRALIA - PRE-FEDERATION NOTES | ||||
| Lot | Description | Reserve | Estimate | Your Bid |
| 11545 |
Australian Joint Stock Bank £5 Brisbane 1-1-1881 Q76406. Imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London. Hand signed. MVR type 3a. Strong colour, gF/F, rust stains & vertical folds. Ex Geoff K Grays. All pre-federation Five Pound notes are very rare except Bank of Australasia, Commercial Bank of Sydney, Bank of NSW & Sydney Domicile A.J.S.B. Queensland Domicile issued notes are very rare. This note appears to be UNIQUE & can be considered as the rarest & most important note from the New England banknote hoard of 1971 (Armidale) which consisted of 123 Fine + Ten Pound noted dated 1876-84. (See A.N.S. Report 1974 Yearbook for Colin Pitchfork & Mark Greehill's excellent analysis of the hoard). Ex Dave Allen collection |
A$6000 (US$4260) (€3660) (£3240) |
A$10000 (US$7100) (€6100) (£5400) |
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| 11546 |
Australian Joint Stock Bank £10 Sydney 1-1-1903 Colour Trial Specimen without serials, perforated SPECIMEN in signature panel. Imprint Perkins Bacon & Co Ld London. gVF. MVR type 4b. Ex Christie's auction of Perkins Bacon archive, May 1995, lot 89, realised $1700 + comm. The note is UNIQUE. Ex Dave Allen collection. (P) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
A$3000 (US$2130) (€1830) (£1620) |
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| 11547 |
Bank of Australiasia £5 Parramatta 18-- opt SPECIMEN in Manager sig panel without serials, uniface. Imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate. gVF. MVR Private Banknote Pedigrees, 1st Ed, unadopted designs, pg 35. Ex Perkins Bacon archives. Sold by Christies in May 1997, lot 171p for $950 + comm. This note is UNIQUE. Ex Dave Allen collection (P) |
A$1200 (US$852) (€732) (£648) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11548 |
Bank of Australasia £10 Ipswich Moreton Bay 18-- Printers Proof, opt SPECIMEN in Managers sig panel, pencil notation in bottom left margin 'Engraved April 11th 1854'. Reverse imprint of Union Bank of Newfoundland on front. Imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London, Patent hardened Steel Plate. gVF. See MVR pg 58, type 1b. Ex Perkins Bacon Archive auction by Christie's May 1995, lot 127, realised $950 + comm. This note is UNIQUE. Ex Dave Allen collection. (P) |
A$1200 (US$852) (€732) (£648) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11549 |
Bank of New South Wales £1 Sydney 18-- punch cancelled SPECIMEN C SKIPPER & EAST in manager signature panel. Imprint Charles Skipper & East London. EF. MVR 7c. Ex Dave Allen collection. |
A$700 (US$497) (€427) (£378) |
A$1000 (US$710) (€610) (£540) |
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| 11550 |
Bank of New South Wales £10 Toowoomba QLD Printers Proof 18-- opt SPECIMEN in black in Manager signature panel. Notation in pencil in lower left margin 22nd April 1862. Imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London Patent Hardened Steel Plate. MVR type 7c. EF. Ex Christies auction of Perkins Bacon Archive May 1995, lot 529. This note is UNIQUE. Ex Dave Allen collection. (P) |
A$1200 (US$852) (€732) (£648) |
A$1800 (US$1278) (€1098) (£972) |
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| 11551 |
Bank of New South Wales £20 IPSWICH QLD Printers Proof 18-- opt SPECIMEN in black in Manager signature panel. Notation in pencil in lower left margin 26th April 1862. Imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London Patent Hardened Steel Plate. MVR type 7c. EF. Ex Christies auction of Perkins Bacon Archive May 1995, lot 485. This note is UNIQUE. Ex Dave Allen collection. (P) |
A$1500 (US$1065) (€915) (£810) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11552 |
Bank of New South Wales £1 Sydney 19-- Printers Proof opt SPECIMEN ONLY twice vertically on front, serial 35855. Imprint Charles Skipper & East, London. MVR 7f. gVF, cnrs sl clipped, glue marks, 3 pinholes. (P) |
A$500 (US$355) (€305) (£270) |
A$750 (US$533) (€458) (£405) |
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| 11553 |
Commercial Banking Company of Sydney £1, Sydney 18 March 1856 No 15218. Imprint Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London. Patent Hardened Steel Plate. MVR type 2 signature title Directors. Only 1 other later date note of this type is known (signature title Manager, instead of Directors). Few tiny air holes in wmk, gF. Very few notes of any bank as early as this exist. Unique. Mc PFB/27H/2 cat $35,000. (P) |
A$4500 (US$3195) (€2745) (£2430) |
A$6000 (US$4260) (€3660) (£3240) |
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| 11554 |
Commercial Banking Company of Sydney £10 Sydney 18 - Uniface Proof. Imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co London. SPECIMEN in black in Directors signature panel. Handwritten pencil date 24th August 1860 in bottom margin. Ex Christie's Auction May 1995, Lot 583 MVR type unadopted. Unlisted McD. No other notes exist with this design. Unique. (P) |
A$1500 (US$1065) (€915) (£810) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11555 |
Mercantile Bank of Australia £100 Melbourne 1 May 1890 Uniface black & white Perkins Bacon Printer's Proof on wove paper. Annotations in ink where normally signed, mount marks on back when note was stuck in printer's proof book. aU. MVR 1. Extremely Rare with no issued notes known. (P) |
A$4000 (US$2840) (€2440) (£2160) |
A$5000 (US$3550) (€3050) (£2700) |
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| 11556 |
Provincial & Suburban Bank Ltd £10 Melbourne 18-- (1879) No 03692 unissued. Imprint Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co London. aVF. Nicer than most. MVR-2a. (P) |
A$1500 (US$1065) (€915) (£810) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11557 |
Queensland Government £1 Brisbane 2-7-1906, s/n D/1 512266, imprint Perkins Bacon & Co Ltd London. Pick S1044. MVR Type 2. Very rare as issued note. Graded PMG '20 Very Fine', while obviously well circulated it is an attractive note with excellent colors. Unlike most pre-federation banknotes which were issued privately, this was an official issue of the Queensland Government. And as such a Treasury Note, it is of much greater historical importance & numismatic interest. (P) |
A$6000 (US$4260) (€3660) (£3240) |
A$9000 (US$6390) (€5490) (£4860) |
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| 11558 |
Sydney Deposit Bank £10 Sydney 18__ No G0471. (Issued 1890-91) Unissued. Pin hole, small repaired tear at base just extending into design, tiny repaired margin tear at top. MVR-1. VF with good body & good colour. Rare. (P) |
A$1500 (US$1065) (€915) (£810) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11559 |
Sydney Deposit Bank, Sydney £50 18-- no H0078. Imprint Sands & McDougall Limited. An unsigned issue note with no issued examples known. Some wear along folds but no holes. MVR Banks of Issue, 2nd Ed, pgs 218-219, his Pedigree book lists 5 other notes known, only one better than VG. Ex Dave Allen collection. |
A$1500 (US$1065) (€915) (£810) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11560 |
Union Bank of Australia Limited Adelaide £20 2nd April 1888 uniface printer's Proof on card. Imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co London. Handwritten Nov 24th 1888 in sig panel. Punch hole cancel in Manager's signature panel, EF. MVR type 2d. Ex Christies auction July 95, lot 906. Only 2 known with this domicile. Very rare. (P) |
A$1200 (US$852) (€732) (£648) |
A$2000 (US$1420) (€1220) (£1080) |
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| 11561 |
Union Bank of Australia, Goulburn, NSW £5 18-- opt SPECIMEN in signature panel, pencil annotation at base Sept 18, 1854, uniface. Imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate. MVR Type 2a. Ex Christies Auction of Perkins Bacon archives May 1995, lot 819 (dated 18th not 15th). This note is UNIQUE. Ex Dave Allen collection. |
A$750 (US$533) (€458) (£405) |
A$1000 (US$710) (€610) (£540) |
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| 11562 |
Union Bank of Australia £10 Adelaide 1st March 1890 imprint Perkins Bacon & Co London, black & white printer's proof. EF, minor imperfections having been removed from the printer's archive book. MVR Type 2c. |
A$900 (US$639) (€549) (£486) |
A$1200 (US$852) (€732) (£648) |
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| 11563 |
Western Australian Bank Perth £1 Jan 1844, with watermark, unsigned & unissued. Graded PMG '64 Choice Uncirculated'. MVR1. (P) |
A$600 (US$426) (€366) (£324) |
A$900 (US$639) (€549) (£486) |
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