Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues
Lot 3949 Session 15 (7.30pm Thursday) Aust. Banknotes - Private Bank Issues
Estimate $1,000
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SOLD $1,000
UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, black and white uniface printer's proof, on card, first issue, five pounds, Portland, 18.., imprint Perkins, Bacon & Co. London, Patent Hardened Steel Plate, stamped 'SPECIMEN' across signature reserves, with '18th of January 1853' penciled in lower margin (MVR 1). Glue spots on back corners, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 105 (lot 2837) and S.N.Agnew Collection.
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