Prestige Philately Pty Ltd General Public Auction #171 Feb 17, 2012 90 DOCUMENTS and EPHEMERA Stamp

AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: Bank of Van Diemen's Land, three cheques all-different printings including two drawn in Spanish dollars and one in pounds, minor faults, rare. [Between 1822 & 1826 Van Diemen's Land used both pounds sterling and Spanish dollars because of the then shortage of British currency in the Colony. A similar lot realised $950 in our sale on 2/10/10] (Qty 3)