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1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes |
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A total of 8,000 $10 Fraser/Cole Blocks of 4 Paper Notes were sold by Note Printing Australia in 1991. Each note in the block is a Fraser/Cole Paper $10 Note. 2,000 of the blocks were issued for sale through NPA's mailing list. Valuation :
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| CFU | |
| 1999 | 70 |
Notes:
These valuations are for blocks cut from the centre of a full sheet. Blocks featuring a top or bottom 'selvedge' command a small premium.3,000 blocks were released at the Melbourne Coin Fair in a folder overprinted with the fair details - valuations of this issue are as follows:
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes - Melbourne Coin Fair
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| 1999 | 75 |
A further 3,000 blocks were released at the Sydney Coin Fair in a folder overprinted with the fair details - valuations of this issue are as follows:
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes - Sydney Coin Fair
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| 1999 | 75 |
Reprint Variations and Errors:
A number of different reprint variations and errors have been found in 1991 Blocks of 4.Approximately 20 blocks have been found which originally came from the same sheets that were used to produce the error type superceded Fraser/Higgins uncut pairs. This signature combination has been removed and reprinted for the Melbourne coin fair. The notes in the blocks have serial prefixes of MFQ, MFS, MFU and MFX with numbers between 600106 and 600110. Valuation details are:
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes
Reprinted for Melbourne Coin Fair
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| 1999 | 1,150 |
A further 19 blocks have also been found which originally came from the same sheets that were used to produce the error type superceded Fraser/Higgins uncut pairs. Again, the signature combination has been removed but this time they were reprinted for the Sydney coin fair. The notes in the blocks have serial prefixes of MGS, MGU, MGX and MGZ with numbers between 600100 and 600110. Valuation details are:
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes
Reprinted for Sydney Coin Fair
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| 1999 | 1,450 |
A number of blocks released at the Sydney coin fair were found to have creases and other defects. Buyers who returned these blocks to NPA were sent replacements which varied slightly from the originals in the placement of the coloured dots in the selvedge (commonly called 'traffic lights'). Some were returned with the security identification plate number. Approximately 25 to 30 of these replacement blocks have missing security identification plate numbers. The remaining 10 to 15 replacement blocks have the plate number. Valuation details for these two types are:
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes
Defective Block Replacement - Sydney Coin Fair - Without Plate Numbers
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| 1999 | 1,150 |
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes
Defective Block Replacement - Sydney Coin Fair - With Plate Numbers
| CFU | |
| 1999 | 1,450 |
Finally, a unique double printed Sydney coin fair block with the serial number 600106 exists which exhibits both the reprint characteristics from the original Fraser/Higgins issue, and further printing when it was returned to NPA as a defective issue by an unhappy buyer. Valuation details of this block are:
Valuation :
1991 $10 Uncut Fraser/Cole Block of 4 Paper Notes
Double Printed Defective Block - Sydney Coin Fair
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| 1999 | 4,250 |
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