World group incuding Brunei 1996 to 100 Ringgit, Cambodia Unc runs, Ceylon 1951 KGVI 10 rupees, 2022 20 rupees x82 (Unc); Egypt 1950 £E10; Hong Kong 1935 $1, 1939 KGVI $1 purple 'Caine'; Indonesia Solid Serial 2009 2000 rupiah 'QTT111111', 10,000r 'UAJ333333'; India 2007-14 to 1000 rupees; Ireland 1943 £5; Thailand various; etc, condition variable.
(200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 1,100.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3253
Symbol:
'Short Snorter' collection comprising mostly WWII period miltary personnel signatures on banknotes from Algeria 1944 5 Francs 11 signatures; Argentina 1945 5 Pesos (1954); Australia KGVI 10/- 1938 Sheehan/Macfarlane with 17 signatures from ATC Flight 288 "Port Moresby to San Francisco 7th June 1944", 1942 Armitage/Macfarlane x3 one with 16 signatures, 1938 £1 Sheehan/McFarlane; Belgian Congo (no signatures) 1943 20F; Brazil (2); British Guiana 1937 KGVI $1; Canada 1923 KGV £1 Campbell/Clark P33p with approx 30 signatures; China 1938 Central Bank of China 1938 1 Yuan, 1941 10 Yuan; Ceylon 1942 KGVI 1 Rupee; France (1917) Le Havre 50 centimes, 1934 10 Francs (1944); French West Africa 1942 25 Centimes "Roberts Field Liberia", 1942 100 Francs with 9 signatures; Japan 1943 100 Yen "Hiroshima from Johny B. 1946"; Netherlands 1938 1 Guilder "Holland 1946"; New Caledonia 1943 20 Francs; condition variable. Opportunity for research and expansion.
The tradition of signing banknotes when traveling together on an aircraft as a keepsake to convey good luck (a 'Short Snorter') was started by Alaskan bush flyers in the 1920s and adopted during World War II by flight crews crossing the Atlantic. The term derives from pilots jokingly calling each other 'short snorter', that is a person who imbibes alcohol in small measures, any more not being conducive to a safe landing.
(28) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3254
Symbol:
Worldwide accumulation in carton with singles, sets and sequential runs from Asia, Carribean, Middle East, Europe, Pacific Islands, South America, high thematic content, lots of sequential runs, all in protective plastic sleeves, all Uncirculated. For the Africa component, see the next Lot. Weighs 7kg.
(approx few 1000) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 4,200.00
Sold...AU$ 6,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3255
Symbol:
Africa accumulation in box with 1980s-2010s Uncirculated banknotes with singles, sets and duplicates from Botswana, Kenya, Gambia, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique (100s), Liberia, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, high thematic content, lots of sequential runs, all Uncirculated.
(1000+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 1,600.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3256
Symbol:
World banknotes in box including Australia 1985 Johnston/Fraser $5 OCR-B pair (Unc); German East Africa 1916 1 Rupee, Germany Reichbanknote's to 1922 100,000m; Estonia 1935 100k; Euro's €5, €10 x3, €50; Great Britain 10/- 1967, £1 x4, £5 x4 (3 different) including 1963 Hollom, £10 1980 (Unc), & 2017; Scotland £1 x9, £5, & £10 Clydesdale Bank 2017 (Unc); USA f.v. $28; Japanese Invasion Money (JIM) including Burma 10 Rupees x80; condition variable.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 320.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Sep-10-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 265
Lot No: 3257
Symbol:
Remainders with Nepal 1 Rupee x6, 2r x31, 20r x2, & 50r; Netherlands 1968-73 5 Guilders, 10g x2, 25g x3, and 100g P93 x2; all circulated; plus American Express £20 Traveller Cheques x6 (one face different).
(54) (Image1)
