New Zealand Banknotes

Sale 90    31 Mar–2 Apr 2009   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 2541    SESSION 9 (4.30pm Wednesday 1st April)    New Zealand Banknotes

Estimate $12,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $13,000

BANK OF AUCKLAND, first issue, one pound, Auckland, 4th July 1865, No. A 9326, imprint of Charles Skipper and East, London, ink and pencil signatures on back, (L.548, P.S106 [This Note illustrated], Robb 2a). Has been repaired across centre vertical fold, two rust holes and loss of upper corners, extensive creases and folds, many minor edge tears, otherwise very good, extremely rare, the only known circulated example in private hands.

Ex P. & M. Eccles Sale, July 1980 (lot 936), Spink Australia Sale 27 (lot 1778), Sale 32 (lot 917) and Noble Numismatics Sale 54 (lot 2993, The Ross Meads Collection) and Sale 69 (lot 3024), The Gary Lavin Collection.

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