Internment Camp

Lot 99 Government Note, One Hundred Pounds $600-$1000

gEF Watermarked with South African Government seal, hand signed & dated 28.5.1900, rare & interesting.

Lot 100 Australia, Officer’s Dining Chit $200-$300 With Admission to Wings Parade, 1943 pass (2).

Lot 101 Colony of Fiji, 1942 $300-$500

VF Letter of authorisation requesting the export of Fijian banknotes of the time from Colony of Fiji, ‘The Defense (Finance) Regulations 1939, addressed to Jack Sutherland, brother of prominent Australian Numismatist Alan Sutherland. With accompanying letter from Jack highlighting the difficulties he faced in finding his brother some local banknote specimens, potentially the group of 8 Fijian notes listed in this sale, interesting lot.

Lot 102 Aussies Surrender Pamphlet $300-$500 Fine 1940 Battle of Tobruk pamphlet dropped by the Nazis, interesting ‘AUSSIES’ to surrender or face dive bombers sinking their transport ships, stained & worn but important piece of Australian North African Campaign history.

Lot 103 Hitler’s Confession Pamphlet $100-$150 Poor 1944 pamphlet translated to English purporting to be Adolf Hitler’s deathbed confession, possibly a Russian propaganda item. Unusual item, split & taped back.

Lot 104 Papuan Industries Ltd. c/1907 $1000-$1500 VF Ex Ron Stewart collection, attempted piercing in centre, partial hole to obverse. Exceptionally rare. Lot 105 Liverpool NSW Internment Camp, Threepence, WWI $1500-$2500 VF Rare type unconfirmed issue from the Liverpool, NSW Internment camp.

Lot 106 Liverpool NSW Internment Camp, Threepence, WWI $1500-$2500 gEF German souvenir of time spent in Liverpool, NSW Concentration Camp, aluminium square type, with subdued lustre, rare this fine.

Lot 107 Liverpool NSW Internment Camp, WWI $1500-$2500

aUNC German souvenir of time spent in Liverpool, NSW Concentration Camp, rare in copper, some toning, nearly uncirculated.

Lot 108 Liverpool NSW Internment Camp, WWI $1000-$2000

VF German souvenir of time spent in Liverpool, NSW Concentration Camp, the most common Aluminium type, still scarce.

Lot 109 Hay Internment Camp, Penny $100-$150 VF Commonwealth of Australia, WWII Internment Camp Penny, brass type.

Lot 110 Hay Internment Camp, Penny $100-$150 VF Commonwealth of Australia, WWII Internment Camp Penny, copper type.

Lot 111 Hay Internment Camp, One Penny, WWII $800-$1200

UNC Unholed variety, struck in Brass, rare as such.

Lot 112 Hay Internment Camp, Threepence $100-$150 VF Commonwealth of Australia, WWII Internment Camp Threepence, (2). Lot 113 Hay Internment Camp, Threepence, WWII $800-$1200

UNC With some lustre remaining, red & brown uncirculated.

Lot 114 Hay Internment Camp, Shilling $200-$300 EF Commonwealth of Australia, WWII Internment Camp Shilling, scarce.

Lot 115 Hay Internment Camp, Shilling, WWII $800-$1200

EF Underrated in terms of scarcity, better than extremely fine.

Lot 116 Hay Internment Camp, Two Shillings, WWII $1500-$2500 UNC Red & brown, near choice uncirculated.

Lot 117 Hay Internment Camp, Five Shillings, WWII $4000-$5000 UNC Unholed variety, rare in five shillings, red & brown uncirculated. Lot 118 Hay Internment Camp, Sixpence, 1941 $4000-$5000

aUNC The Camp Seven Bank, Sixpence, dated 1st March 1941, Mendel/Stahl, C39183, light handling otherwise nearly uncirculated.

Lot 119 Hay Internment Camp, Sixpence, 1941 $5000-$6000

UNC The Camp Seven Bank, Sixpence, dated 1st March 1941, Mendel/Stahl, C39306, archival ‘specimen’ with two cancellation punch holes, superb uncirculated.

Lot 120 Hay Internment Camp, One Shilling, 1941 $4000-$5000 VF The Camp Seven Bank, One Shilling, dated 1st March 1941, Mendel/Stahl, D22306, light circulation, minor tear to the bottom margin on the centerfold otherwise better than very fine.

Lot 121 Hay Internment Camp, Two Shillings, 1941 $4000-$5000 gEF The Camp Seven Bank, Two Shillings, dated 1st March 1941, Epstein/Stahl, E39247, light circulation with a two tone spots otherwise natural original note. Lot 122 Hay Internment Camp, Two Shillings, 1941 $5000-$6000 UNC The Camp Seven Bank, Two Shillings, dated 1st March 1941, Epstein/Stahl, E39306, archival ‘specimen’ with two cancellation punch holes, superb uncirculated.

Lot 123 Hay Internment Camp, One Penny, WWII $4000-$5000

UNC Camp Seven Bank, One Penny (1941) No. 5020, unsigned (Bullus recorded eight examples, including this piece). Superb uncirculated, like the day it was made & extremely rare.