Australian Superscribed Banknotes

1065 Australian Joint Stock Bank, Sydney NSW 18--. Black and white single sided specimen mounted on card, corners cut. SPECIMEN stamped over signature panel with 3 punch marks, old adhesion and mount marks on back. By Perkins Bacon and Co. Light paper tone. Ex Downies July 1999, Lot 1569. Rare. EF $2,000 - $2,200 Start Price $800

1066 The Bank of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 1-6-1893 (printed) (MVR 2a). Full colour single sided specimen. Perforated CANCELLED above signature panel with 17th May 1904 written in top margin in ink. By Bradbury Wilkinson and Co. Toning at extreme edges. Ex Spink Sale March 1999, Lot 4. Rare. EF

$9,000 - $10,000 Start Price $3,800

1067 The National Bank of Australia, Melbourne Vic 1-5-1909 (printed) (MVR 4m). Full colour double sided specimen. Perforated SPECIMEN over signature panel. Tiny edge split bottom left, minor paper adhesions. By Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co. Ex Spink Sale March 1999, Lot 83. Very rare. gEF $10,000 - $12,000 Start Price $4,200 1068 The National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne Vic 1-2-1896 (printed) (MVR 4m). Full colour double sided specimen. Perforated SPECIMEN over signature panel. Three pinholes, pencil notations top left margin Dec 1895. Printer not stated (but is B.W and Co, London). Very rare. gEF

$12,000 - $14,000 Start Price $4,800

One Pound

1069 One Pound Collins-Allen 1-12-1910, superscribed issue on The Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited, One Pound Hobart 1st January 191-. (S 33). Old folds and creasing, paper worn and dirty on back with some foxing and holes/tears through folds and edges. Ex Nobles Sale 97 Nov 2011 Lot 2965 (unsold at an estimate of $65000). Very rare with only four such examples known. VG

$15,000 - $16,000 Start Price $7,000