Aust. Specimen Banknotes
Lot 3158 SESSION 10 - 7.30PM Wednesday 30 July Aust. Specimen Banknotes
Estimate $350,000
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TEN SHILLINGS, one pound, five pounds and ten pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) specimen note set, serial prefixes, G/85 (R.14) K/97 (R.31), R/85 (R.47) and V/15 (R.60), all numbered 000004, diagonal crossed lines, the first two perforated 'CANCELLED' once at lower centre and the last two twice at lower left and right, a unique set in gilt full leather presentation album inscribed 'GPN Watt Esq' by Commonwealth Bank, signed by GPN Watt. An outstanding historic set of notes, uncirculated as issued and mounted. (4)
Sold with a typed book 'GPN Watt And his Forebears' 65pp.
Ex IAG Sale 77 (lot 200).
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