Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 942 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $1,250
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SOLD $1,000
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1880, Foundation Stone, commemoration medal in gold (22mm, 8.1gms) by (E.Altmann), inscribed on reverse 'W.B.Jones Esq. / J.P. / Commissioner / 19/2/79' (C.1880/12). Peripheral die break on obverse, good fine and rare in gold.
See article by John Sharples in the NAA journal vol 1, 1985, p.55.
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Lot 940
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Lot 941
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Lot 942 This lot
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1880, Foundation Stone, commemoration medal in gold (22mm, 8.1gms) by (E.Altmann), inscribed ...
Estimate $1,250
Lot 943
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1880, pass with photograph of Exhibitor A.B.Wells (Belgium Courts) and his signature, ...
Estimate $150
Lot 944
MELBOURNE EXHIBITION TRUSTEES PASS, 1881, in gold (31mm, 10.7gms) with loop mount and hollow cast ...
Estimate $1,000