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Collection of badges, clubs, employees and others, noted Commonwealth of Australia Munitions Establishment worker badges (3 types) also a Visitor badge, noted also Industrial Workers Overtime Pass and a Junee Loco Depot Jubilee 20.2.35 tinnie. An interesting selection mostly very fine. (20)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Collection of medals, includes trial pieces, mules and errors, all modern issues made by Bruce Canning's mint, mostly advertising but some commemoratives, noted items re QNS, George Dean, Spink & Son, Spink-Noble, Tas Medals, and The Canning Mint, many low mintages such as the lead trail piece 'Keep Coming Back' with incuse CV (Carl Veen), mintage of 1. In a coin album, uncirculated. (48)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Australia and world, medals and tokens, some packaged, noted City of Perth dog registration metal tag No.113, 1945-46; seven sterling silver pudding tokens by Royal Australian Mint in Christmas Pudding Coin Co packet; Sydney 2000 Olympics Handball pin; various casino tokens; Bicentennial Memento medal for students, packaged; Cole's Arcade token and many other medals and tokens. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (56)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Checkpieces and medals, mostly Australian but includes some world and casino tokens, noted British commemorative medal for Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, 1935, in silver (32mm), the official issue in original box. Mostly fine - uncirculated. (approx 180)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Kelly family photo album, photos of bridge under construction, Vince Kelly at work on the bridge and family photos around the period of construction, all b&w photos, a few enlargements. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (approx 150)
Estimate $500
SOLD $750
Sydney Harbour Bridge postcards, all for opening celebrations, Castleton Series in b&w, Nos 2, 8, 13, 15, 20, 23, 24, 29 and 30, includes scarce Aboriginals passing Dais (No.20). Number 8 with tear at top edge, otherwise extremely fine and scarce. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Sydney Harbour Bridge, booklets and other souvenir items from the 1932 opening period, also a souvenir booklet for the ceremony of setting the Foundation Stone of the Southern Abutment Tower, Dawes Point, 26th March 1925, included are two admission tickets to Reserve Section C for the official opening on 19 March 1932. Mostly very fine or better. (13)
Estimate $200
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, opened 19th March 1932, Inaugural Celebrations, in silver (51 mm) by W.J.Amor (C.1932/5) edge impressed 'N.S.W. B.A. Rink Championship. J.Clark, S.Glenister, W.Armitage, G.Sargent'. In case of issue, good extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Big Store/Marcus Clark, 1932, in bronze (39mm) (C.1932/3), reverse upset to 5 o'clock. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW Government Tramways, set of twenty tickets consisting of 1d red print, two yellow bars; 1d black print, two yellow bars; 2d blue print; 3d black print, two red bars; 3d black print, two green bars; 4d black print, two green bars; 4d red print, two thick green bars; another, two thin green bars; 5d red print, two green bars; 6d black print, three red bars; 7d black print, three red bars; 7d black print, four green bars; 8d red print, four green bars; 8d red print, three red bars; 8d black print, five orange bars; 9d red print, five orange bars; 9d black print, four green bars; 10d red print, four green bars; 10d black print, four orange bars; 11d red print, five orange bars, all from the North Sydney depot (S over letter). A very rare set, mostly very fine - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW Government Tramways, set of twelve tickets consisting of 1d, 1d (child), 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 7d, 8d (black print), 8d (red print), 9d, 10d. Scarce set, mostly fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW Government Tramways, set of five tickets all with red 'S' (Sunday surcharge), 1d, 4d, 7d, 8d, 9d. Scarce, fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, souvenir tickets, 2d (child); 4d (adult), issued for the 'Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 1932-1982', both with low matching serial numbers 0003. Very rare, very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, toll tickets, second issue (wide tickets with wide colour bars), set of six, 3d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/3, 1/6. Rare set, very good - good fine. (6)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, toll tickets, third issue (wide tickets with narrow colour bands), set of six, 3d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/3, 1/6. Scarce set, mostly fine. (6)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, toll tickets, fourth issue (narrow tickets with narrow colour bands), set of five, 3d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/3. Scarce, very good - good fine. (5)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, selection of photographs showing various stages of the construction of the bridge and some of its workers (12); large size modern postcards and views (21); first day covers (4); 'Pylon Lookout' descriptive illustrated booklet; photographs of the Oronsay passing under the bridge and 'North Sydney Olympic Pool Opened 4th April 1936', (with bridge in background), (2). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (40)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Sydney Harbour Bridge, group of postcards featuring the Sydney Harbour Bridge, contains black & white real photo postcards (18); modern black & white cards (5); colour postcards (52); miniature cards and photographs (12). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (87)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Cash, Frank, M.A., B.D. 'Parables of the Sydney Harbour Bridge setting forth the preparation for, and progressive growth of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to April 1930', Sydney 1930, pp 518, illustrated throughout, hardbound. A little damage on spine otherwise fairly clean copy, rare.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Sydney Harbour Bridge, 'Sydney Bridge Celebrations 1932', published by Ure Smith, Sydney for Art in Australia Limited, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, includes articles about the bridge, Sydney's sites and institutions, and the programme of the official opening and celebrations 19.3.1932 to 1.4.1932, (80 pages); also 40 pages of period and historical advertisements, 'The Official Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by the Honourable J.T.Lang MLA Premier of NSW on 19th March 1932', 50th anniversary facsimile copy reproduced by the Department of Main Roads, March 1982, illustrated throughout in b&w, pp 32. First item a nice clean example, second mint. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Sydney Harbour Bridge, match box holder commemorating the opening of the bridge, 19th March 1932, depicts the bridge, locking of the arch (19.8.1930), and the Honourable John Lang MLA. Minor rust on two edges, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch penny, 1866 (A.7). Even red brown patina, minor rim damage on reverse at 7 o'clock, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch penny, 1866 (A.7). Red brown patina, very fine.
Estimate $270
Passed in
Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch penny, 1866 (A.8). Severe edge cuts and dents, otherwise brown patina, good fine and a very rare variety.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Andrew, John & Co., Melbourne halfpenny, 1860 (A.12). Glossy brown patina, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Annand Smith & Co., Melbourne penny (1849) (A.17). Cleaned and retoned, tooling on corrosion spot of 'S' of grocers, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Beath, G.L. & Co., Christchurch penny, undated (A.38); Clarkson, S., Christchurch penny, 1875 (A.66) Clarkson & Turnbull, Timaru penny, 1865 (A.69); Milner & Thompson Christchurch pennies, undated and 1881 (A.378, 380, 381); Smith, S. Hague, Auckland penny, undated (A.477). The A378 holed, A69 damaged, fair - good extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Brickhill, Joseph, Campbell Town penny, 1856 (A.45); Hanks & Lloyd, Sydney pennies, 1857 (A.190[3], 191). All with corrosion, good - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Buxton, J.W., Brisbane penny, undated (A.56). Planchet flaw on reverse at 1 o'clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $370
Clarkson, S., Christchurch penny, 1875 (A.67). Some mint red, good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $220
SOLD $220