Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues
Lot 4497 Session 15 (7.30pm Thursday) Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues
Estimate $36,000
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UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, one pound, dated 1 Jany 1876 (187- printed), No.F452590, uniface note issue, signed Davids (?) for manager and entered by W.Anderson, no watermark, imprint of 'Perkins Bacon & Co. London Patented Hardened Steel Plate', vignette of Britannia and colonial wharf scene, with ships between in background, all within scroll border which includes MELBOURNE at the sides, two vertical overprints of ONE in five blue circles, blue and black on white, (Vort-Ronald, Type two (a), Fig.228, [p224], similar note, further comments pp223-8). Creases and folds, scattered light stains, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Ex Spink Australia Sale 12 (lot 1304), Dr. Alan Nicholson Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 49 (lot 1610) and Sale 79 (lot 2890).
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