Promissory Notes
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Lot 2856 Session 10 (7.30pm Thursday) Promissory Notes
Estimate $6,000
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SOLD $11,200
KEMP & GATEHOUSE, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, currency note, five shillings, 10 June 1824 (date entirely written), No. 132, hand signed as Kemp & Gatehouse (untrimmed size 187x115mm), dark green on white, on unwatermarked (McNeice illustrates a similar note p.12). Probably not released into circulation. and in superb condition, in far better than average condition, nearly extremely fine and very rare, probably unique with full counterfoil.
Kemp & Gatehouse issued two different series of notes, one in the sterling series (5/-, 10/- and one pound) and a dollar series (half, one and ten dollars). See note below.
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