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Lot 1835 Hobart Town, Four Spanish Dollars $1000-$1500 aVG Mounted on card with some edge detail missing, serial No. Q56, hand signed & dated 20th July, 1823, rare.

Lot 1836 J.P. Howard, One Pound $800-$1200 VG Uniface issue in the name J.P.Howard Hotelkeeper, Winton, Queensland. Serial No. A 415, with tears & old tape repairs, rare issued note.

Lot 1837 George Espie Commission Agent, One Pound $800-$1200 Fine Uniface issue in the name George Espie, Charleville, Queensland. Serial No. 2004, original note with some tone spots, hand stamped in heavy blue ink 'Angus Bros. Quilpill' & again faintly 'Queensland National Bank Limited', hand signed 1st July 1919, struck across in red marker, potentially a cancellation mark, rare. Lot 1838 James Burns, One Pound $800-$1200 Fine Uniface unissued note in the name James Burns, Normanton, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Serial No. a 1475, original note with some tone spots, hand stamped in leaving watermarked 'Queensland Stamp Duty - One Penny', unsigned with several pin holes, rare.

Lot 1839 John Frazer & Co., One Pound $200-$400 VF Uniface issued sight note in the name John Frazer & Co., Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Serial 'No. 4' with the latter '456' in red ink, original note with some tone spots & tears along old folds, hand signed & dated 31st May 1869,in the amount of 1-10-6, rare.

Lot 1840 John Frazer & Co., One Pound $200-$400 VF Uniface issued sight note in the name John Frazer & Co., Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Serial 'No. 289' with the latter '458' in red ink, original note with light toning & separation along old folds, hand signed & dated 'Mar 24th, 1869, in the amount of 6-12, rare.

Lot 1841 Fieldings Merchant & Importer, One Pound $800-$1200

Fine Uniface issue in the name Fieldings Merchant & Importer Boulia, Queensland. Dated 16 March 1928 in red ink, twice cancelled in heavy blue ink, rare.

Lot 1842 Alfred Skinner General Storekeeper, One Pound $500-$800

Fine Uniface issue in the name Alfred Skinner General Store Keeper & Wine & Spirit Merchants, Charleville, Queensland. Hand signed by Alfred Skinner on the 23, 1904, potentially countersigned or cancelled, rare. Lot 1843 Burnell & Jones General Store Keeper, One Pound, August 1891 $800-$1200 Fine Uniface issue printed by Sands & McDougall Ltd. Melbourne, in the name Burnell & Jones, Boulia, Queensland. Counterstamped twice, The Queensland National Bank, Rockhampton, 29 Sep 1891. Hand signed by Burnell & Jones & hand dated Aug 1891, rare.

Lot 1844 Whitman & Sons, One Pound $800-$1200 aUNC Uniface issue printed by Sapsford & Co. Brisbane, in the name E. Whitman & Sons Store Keepers, Stock & Station Agents, Birdville, Queensland. Taken from a book with the remaining perforated left column still attached. Unsigned & unissued, rare.

Lot 1845 E.F. Peel Storekeeper, Five Shillings, 1934 $800-$1200

EF Uniface issue printed by Lamson Paragon (W.A.) Ltd. E.F. Peel Storekeeper, Hall's Creek. Hand pressed water mark. Signed 1/3/34. E.F. Peel, rare.

Lot 1846 Howard's Australian Hotel, Five Shillings $800-$1200 Uniface issued by J.P Howard, Boulia, Queensland. Unsigned & undated, No. 521. Virtually uncirculated but for two tears which were once poorly repaired with sticky tape, tape stains have remained & the glue fused the tears.

Lot 1847 W.S. Weigh & Son, Five Shillings $500-$800 Fine Uniface issue printed by Diddams Printer Brisbane, in the name W.S. Weigh & Son General Store Keeper, Boulia, Queensland. Issued is I.O.U. of Five Shillings, counterstamped in blue ink & hand signed W.S. Weigh, rare.

Lot 1848 W.S. Jones Merchant & Importer, Five Shillings $500-$800

EF Uniface issue in the name W.S. Jones, Boulia, Queensland. Hand signed by W.S. Jones on 1 March 1940, 'Cancelled' hand stamped three times, heavy folds into thirds otherwise, fresh & rare. Lot 1849 W.M. Fielding Merchant & Importer, Five Shillings $800-$1200

VG Uniface issue in the name W.M Fielding Wine & Spirit Merchant & General Importer Boulia, Queensland. Dated Dec 1924 in black ink, cancelled in heavy blue ink, rare.

Lot 1850 Murray & Breene, Ten Shillings $800-$1200 aFine Uniface issue, in the name Murray & Breene, Eromanga, Queensland. Heavy folds which have separated in areas. Unsigned with hand stamped No. 406.

Lot 1851 McDonald, Fischer & Co., Ten Shillings $500-$800

Fine Uniface issue in the name McDonald Fisher & Co, Marble Bar, Queensland? Hand signed by Donald Fisher on July 19, 190o, 'Cancelled' handwritten twice, No 318.

Lot 1852 W.S. Jones Merchant & Importer, Ten Shillings $800-$1200

aFine Uniface issue in the name W.S. Jones, Boulia, Queensland. Hand signed by W.S. Jones on 1 December 1929, No. 1469, with rust paperclip stain to top right quarter, rare.

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