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Bradfield, Dr. John J.C., metal tube containing leads and pen nibs (late 19th century) 6cm; Draftsman's retractable metal pen, (late 19th century), 10cm.; Survey instrument (Goniometer) in brass inscribed Turner & Henderson, Sydney, held within a satin and velvet lined box with a broken hinge (late 19th century). Very good. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Slide Rule, marked DRGM No.400076 + No. 17284, together with a contemporary case, European 20th century, Length 28cm. Fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Pottery liquor jugs, 24 fl oz size. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Gramophone records, mostly 1955-1965 period, some scarce. Very fine. (approx 80)
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Melbourne, 1956, XVIth Olympiad, souvenir book key ring, gilt and leatherette, made in Italy, features ten coloured pull-out views of Melbourne. Fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
S.S.British Trade, World Trade Exhibition 1922, enamel badge mounted on the lid of a small brass container, inside is a carved ivory image of the Arc de Triomphe set into a brass, oval frame as a brooch. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, an accumulation of postcards, some used a few with stamp attached and addresses, mostly housed in a large postcard album, c1930s - 1990s, some feature buildings and historical places but most with human interest subjects (animals, people, etc). Many fine or better. (approx 400)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Cigarette cards, many pre 1940s. Very mixed condition. (500)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Cigarette cards, of the German Colonies c1936 Bilderdiensft in printed book to hold the cards, a collection of 270 cards stuck in a book with extensive textual description. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Cigarette cards, Wills's cigarette cards in damaged cliplock folders (2) of nearly complete or complete sets of Household Hints 50/50; Flowering Trees & Shrubs 50/50; Australian Scenic Series 25/100; The Nation Shrines c1928 25/25; Railway Equipment c1938 49/50; Garden Flowers 50/50; Millhoff & Co 'De Reszke' cigarette cards, real photographs No.3 set 27/27; Kensitas cigarette cards, Coronation set c1927, 50/50; Carreras cigarette cards, Believe it or not, c1934 50/50; Gallaher cigarette cards, The Navy c1937 48/48; John Player c1923 Minatures 25/25. Many fine, some toned. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Cigarette cards, Wills's cigarette cards in damaged cliplock folders (2) of nearly complete or complete sets of Fish of Australasia 50/50; Wonders of the Past, 48/50; Wonders of the World, c1926 25/25; Engineering Wonders c1927 50/50; Old Pottery and Porcelain c1934 30/30; The Nation Shrines c1928 23/25; Garden Flowers 50/50; Carreras cigarette cards, Orchids c1925 24/24; Gallaher cigarette cards, Racing Scenes 48/48; Millhoff & C 'De Reszke' cigarette cards Gallery Pictures of JMW Turner 25/25; Brooke Bond Teas etc cards, Adventurers and Explorers 50/50. Many fine some toned. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Cigarette cards, album full of cards, mostly Australian, some scarce issues, noted series for Australian History, Movie Stars, Wild West, Shipping Liners, Australian Birds, Early Aviation, Dogs, Cricketers and Australian Sporting Personalities; also a Chesterfield Cigarettes Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co, 1960s vintage zippo cigarette lighter in steel with enamel advertising panel front and back, in original box. A large number of cards glued into album, some series fitted into photo holders, mostly very fine; lighter extremely fine. (500)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Cigarette cards, 1924 Army Corps & Divisional signs set of fifty plus 1950 regimental standards and cap badges set of fifty, both sets on cigarette card pages. In good condition. (100)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Cigarette cards, set of fifty 1934 Players Cricketers on cigarette card pages. In good condition. (50)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Studio portraits, Elite Studio, Newcastle; Bradley Studio, Broken Hill; Tasma, Sydney and Melbourne; McNeills, Adelaide; Hammer & Co, Port Adelaide; David Scott, Carl & Lemaire, Sydney; W.H.Carl Burrows & Co, Launceston; Alfred Winter, Hobart Town (5); L.Bishop Osborne, Hobart (3); Henry Jones, Yeoman & Co, Stewart & Co, Johnstone & O'Shannessy, Melbourne; sizes 6.5cm x 10cm (25), approx 11cm x 17cm (16). Good - very fine. (41)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Portraits, original engravings of notable sea explorers, including Captain James Cook (John Tallis & Company), Sir Joseph Banks, Jacob Von Heemskerck, Admiral Dupetit Thouars, all laid down on card, one hand engraved. Extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Views of Ireland, 19th century engravings (approx 12cm x 18cm plus border with title below), these by C.Cousen, includes Jerpoint Abbey; Cove Harbour; Rofs Castle - Killarney; Monument of General Rofs, Turk Cascade; Ballybunnian; Delphi Lodge; Doonass Rapids near Castle Connell; The Eagle Mountain Killeries; the following by J.C. Bentley, includes Plaiskin Cliff near the Grants Causeway; The Meeting of the Waters (Vale of Ovoca); Innisfallen, Lake of Killarney; Glengariff Inn; Glen of the Downs; Cromwell's Bridge, Glengariff, printed by Geo.Virtue of 26 Ivy Lane, London. Some foxing or toning around border edges, otherwise very fine. (14)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Van Diemens Land, detailed charts by M.Flinders 1798-9, South Coast sheet VI, two variations, first published by Capt Hurd 1814 corrected to 1843, second by Capt Hurd 1814 later additions, (64x46cm), one backed on paper, one on linen. First extremely fine, second discoloured, rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $380
Port Jackson, large engraved chart, Hydrographic Office, London 1859, showing detailed survey of the harbour from North Head to the Parramatta River, with soundings and place names, (61x96cm), backed on linen. Minor foxing, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $450
Territory of New South Wales, map of known parts by William Dawes, London, 22 September 1792, photo-lithographed at the Government Printing Office, Sydney, (30x39cm), backed on linen. Very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Chart of New South Wales, East coast of New Holland (Cote Orientale de la Nle Hollande), in French, charted by Captain James Cook, published 1770, from Cape Howe to Cape York, (38x78cm), laid down and backed on linen, (Tome III, Pl.16). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Maps, Africa, Egypt, Public Works Ministry, Irrigation related charts, detailed studies of the following areas, Asyut Province, Giza Province, Beni Suef Province, Minya Province, c1890, various sizes (Asyut map 200x80mm), backed on linen, numerous notations presumably by Captain Charles Marriott. Some foxing, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Antarctica region, quantity of charts and maps including, Cartes des explorations executtee Par Les Corvettes L'Astrolabe et La Zelee (1840), De La Marine Depot General, large engraved chart watermarked 1945; Sud-Polar-Karte von.A.Petermann (c1882); a large number of charts from the Hydrographic Office London, many oversized, laid down on linen or paper. Fine - extremely fine, some scarce. (approx 50)
Estimate $500
Passed in
Australia, collection of banknote memorabilia, some items includes Reserve Bank of Australia bundle serial number identifier cards for one, two, five, ten, twenty and fifty dollar notes; five shillings vignette, 1989; IBNS Perth Chapter second souvenir card No.2; Australian Banknote Convention and Exhibition, Sydney, October 2007 souvenir card No.42; Treasury, Rabaul, one hundred marks No.0001, facsimile 1998 issue No.100; various funny money, cheques and other advertising vouchers as well as some Reserve Bank letters relating to specific old Australian currency issues; also booklet 'The Australian Nugget' by Western Australian Development Corp. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (approx 150)
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
Australia Telecom phonecard packs, includes Xmas 1992, Australia Day 1993, Summertime II, Stamp Classics No 1 (2), State series for Northern Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania, Cardex 94 Amsterdam (2), Commonwealth Games 1994, Australian Life Saving, Xmas 1995, Homecoming 50th, Red Cross. All in folders of issue, some scarce, uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Cohen, Henry, Description Historique der Monnaies Frappees sous L'Empire Romain,....., Buffalo NY, Scorpion Publishers, reprint 1976 (1880-1892), seven volumes (missing Vol.8 mid 4th century to end of 5th century), (C-S 4015). Edges and covers slightly attacked by insects, soft covers, otherwise fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Folkes, Martin; Tables of English silver and gold Coins, Society of Antiquaries, London, MDCCLXIII (1763), in two volumes, iv + 216 pp., 42 + 6 + 19 + 2 plates, rebound with full leather binding, gilt spine with title and bars and Latin hand written inscription on inside leaf. Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $150
International Banknote Society (IBNS), a large range in two boxes of the IBNS journal from 1973-2006 appears to be about complete, together with a large file binder of the Melbourne Chapter of the IBNS Newsletter the issues covering the period from Feb. 1995 to Nov.-Dec. 2002. Mostly very fine, scarce as such a lengthy series. (approx 200)
Estimate $150
SOLD $350
Krause Publications on Paper Money, Albert Pick, Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, 1st edn 1975; 2nd edn. 1977; 3rd edn. 1980; 4th edn. Vol.2 1982; 5th edn. general issues, Vol.2, 1986; 6th edn. general issues Vol.2, (1987); George S. Cuhaj, 10th edn. general issues Vol.2 2003; Modern Issues 1961- date, Vol.3 2004; 11th edn. modern issues 1961- date, 2005. Very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
McDonald, Greg, Australian Coins and Banknotes For Pleasure and Profit, 1986 edn., hardback and soft cover (2 both signed); Australian Coin and Banknote Market Guide, 1987 No.9/100 hard back edn., another soft back edn., Rigby's Australian Coin and Banknote Guide No.9/150, 1983, another; Collecting and Investing in Australian Coins and Banknotes, No.9/150 hard back edn, signed copy, 1990; Pocket book guides to Australian Coins and Banknotes, editions 1 (2, one signed), 2 (signed), 3 (2, one signed), 4, 10, 11, 12 (hard back), 14. Mostly fine or better. (17)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120