Private Bank Issues
Lot 2788 Session 10 (7.30pm Wednesday) Private Bank Issues
Estimate $1,200
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SOLD $1,200
GEORGE WATSON, Rankine River, Northern Territory, S.A. via Camooweal five shillings uniface currency note, July 1st 1919 (191 printed) rubber ink stamped Cancelled, imprint Watson, Ferguson & Co Ltd Brisbane signed by Geo. Watson in ink. A full note with some edge tears otherwise good fine and excessively rare.
Only the second example to appear on the market (see sale 79, lot 2901 for the other). A third example is in the National Library of Australia (ex John A. Ferguson) and is dated May 24th 1904, none of the survivors have a serial number (see CAB vol 8, no.11 Dec 2005 p68).
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