Aust Banknotes - Specimen Notes
Lot 4368 Session15 (7.30pm Thursday 22nd November) Aust Banknotes - Specimen Notes
Estimate $25,000
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FIVE POUNDS, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939), an officially issued specimen note, R/20 338025, serial numbers in black and signatures in blue, watermarked with Captain Cook at centre bottom, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.45s). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Ex Caldwell Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 118B (lot 4397), previously private purchase from John Pettit.
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Lot 4366
TEN SHILLINGS, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), an officially issued specimen note, C/26 282021, serial numbers in black ...
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FIVE POUNDS, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), an officially issued specimen note, R/0 000031, serial numbers in black ...
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FIVE POUNDS, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939), an officially issued specimen note, R/20 338025, serial numbers in black ...
Estimate $25,000
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TEN POUNDS, Sheehan/McFarlane (1940), an officially issued specimen note, V/3 076023, serial numbers in black ...
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Lot 4370
TEN SHILLINGS, Coombs/Wilson (1961), specimen note, AF/20 000014, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and ...
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