Promissory Notes

Sale 106    29–31 Jul 2014   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2592    SESSION 9 - 4.30PM Wednesday 30 July    Promissory Notes

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $400

JENKINS, William. No ( ) Sydney (12) 18(12) W.Jenkins. I Promise to Pay the Bearer the Sum of Nine Pence on Demand, in ( ) 9d (Wm Jenkins) (MVR type AW, note mentioned and illustrated in Vort Ronald Colonial Currency & Promissory Notes p.31), on watermarked ribbed paper. In tatters but set with backing paper, cut high showing guide to bottom of ornament border of preceding note, poor but previously unknown for this denomination, believed to be unique.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 91 (lot 2971) and Sale 89 (lot 1886) the W.G. & L.M.Wright Collection.

Backing paper has script ink writing (top of a letter?) 29th July 1807 Court opened Masses Hold J (?).

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