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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opened 19th March 1932 Inaugural Celebrations, in bronze (51mm) by Amor (C.1932/5) edge impressed, 'Specimen Only'. Possibly unique, good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opened 19th March 1932 Inaugural Celebrations, uniface of obverse and reverse in copper (51mm) by Amor, made by Christies c1988 (C.1932/5). Good extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $300
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Opened March 19 1932, Municipal Council of Sydney, in oxidised silver (51mm) by Amor (C.1932/6). Uncirculated, rare, only two known.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $2,500
Sydney Harbour Bridge Opened March 19 1932, Municipal Council of Sydney, in silver (51mm) by Amor (C.1932/6), edge impressed, 'St.Sil'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,000
Harbour Bridge Sydney N.S.W. Opened March 19 1932, in silver (63mm) by Angus & Coote, designed by R.M.Phipps (C.1932/7). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
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Harbour Bridge Sydney N.S.W. Opened March 19 1932, in bronze (63mm) by Angus & Coote, designed by R.M.Phipps (C.1932/7). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $450
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, medals, tokens and coins, noted issues C.1932/1, 2, 3, 4, including a unique silver issue of the Sydney Harbour Bridge/Marcus Clark Big Store medal (C.1932/3), also a reworked version of a medal struck on planchet made from surplus Bridge rivets (C.ZS2), reworked on obverse and with Australia 1932 added, possibly unique, another scarce medal is the bronze Carl Veen/Sydney Harbour Bridge Jubilee Medal (C.1982/32) in 2x2 holder marked 'only 21 struck' and signed C.Veen, a further Carl Veen issue features the same design but detail under bridge altered to '1987/No Toll', various other medals, tokens and coins featuring the bridge, several in silver and a gold issue from the Perth Mint, one twenty fifth ounce fine gold twenty five dollars, 2007. Stored in a coin album, some very fine but mostly uncirculated. (44)
Estimate $1,000
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, commemorative badges, mostly made by Millers Ltd, Sydney, all with enamel, includes mainly contemporary issues and many scarce types. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Sydney Harbour Bridge, commemorative, souvenir and club badges, mostly enamelled and several tinnies, one a Souvenir of Australia's 150th Anniversary 1938, oval with a panoramic view of the Bridge from Blues Point; included is an oval tinnie-style ladies purse-size mirror with Bridge image on one side, also a gilt bridge commemorative sticker. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (45)
Estimate $750
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, souvenir and club badges, many enamelled, plus a large tinnie, includes a contemporary pair of silver cufflinks featuring the Bridge, also large and small Bridge uniform buttons by Stokes and Sons, Melbourne and a D.M.R. Toll Supervisor S.H.Bridge badge. Several scarce items, mostly very fine - uncirculated. (39)
Estimate $750
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening medals, 1932, in bronze (25mm), reverse, James Cook Baker, (C.1932/2); in bronze (40mm), reverse, Marcus Clark Store (C.1932/3) reverse upset about 80 degrees; 50th Anniversary of Opening, 1982, in silver (34mm), Australian Numismatic Society, (C.1982/11) edge number 499; another by Carl Veen, in bronze (30mm), (C.1982/32), mintage of only 21 in bronze. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
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 $100
SOLD $70
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 $80
SOLD $60
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 $80
SOLD $60
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 $130
SOLD $90
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 $80
SOLD $50
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 $80
SOLD $50
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 $130
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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 $150
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Victoria Centenary Celebrations, Melbourne, 1934, in bronze (64mm) by G.Rayner Hoff (C.1934/9). Sometime cleaned, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Aviator, 1935, in bronze (51mm) by Stokes,Melb (C.1935/6). Toned uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Group of Australian medalets, Queen Victoria - Elizabeth II, a few early issues but mainly 1937 including Coronation issue by the Citizens of Forbes (C. 1937/25). Some with mint bloom, very fine to extremely fine. (23)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia's 150th Anniversary, 1938, in antique silvered (51mm) by C.E. (Charles Eccles), Amor (C.1938/17). Minute edge bump at 12 o'clock on reverse, otherwise virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
City & Overseas Club, Melbourne, life member fob in gold and enamel (9ct, 6.3g, 35mm x 23mm), by K.G.Luke, loop top suspension, reverse inscribed 'E.A.Murrell/1949'. Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Adelaide Oval, member's badges, 1949-50 to 1970-71, in gilt and enamel, a number of decimal coins mostly uniface being coins that have split in half due to planchet flaws, also some bitten edge types and a few forgeries. Very good - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Lawn Bowls, extensive collection of metal lawn bowls badges, mostly from 1950 to 1980s, a wide selection from many clubs throughout Australia (322); plus a few official's pins (10), all attached to a large rubber base (69x52cm) used for display purposes. Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (322)
Estimate $230
SOLD $180
Civil Service Motoring Association (KC) badge, in silvered and enamel (26x28mm); Clifford Park Jamboree, Victoria, Australia 1955-1956, pin in enamel (27x18mm) by Bertram Bros; Master Builders 50th Convention, Australia 1956, Guest Badge, in gilt and enamel (35x29mm) by Angus & Coote; Retired Railwaymens Association, Lithgow, 1988, Life Member, in gilt (24mm), named to H.Delaney; NSWR Ambulance Corps Efficiency award, 1948, in silver and enamel (25x21mm), named to A.E.Harvey; Prohibition It Is Just, in enamel and bronze (21x22mm map of Australia shape); SMA 18 Years Service badge, in white metal (21.5x21mm) by Amor; Sailors Soldiers Airmens Assocn, Fathers badge in silvered and enamel (22mm) by K.G.Luke, numbered 9244B; Victorian Horticultural Society 1859, in gilt and enamel (26x25mm) by P.J.King, numbered 83; Volunteer Air Observer Corps badge, in gilt and enamel (29mm) by Stokes, numbered 6128. Some scarce, very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Australia's 175th Anniversary, N.S.W.Celebrations, 1963, in silver (58mm; 4.34oz) reverse by Charles Eccles (1938), Amor (C.1963/9). Hole on edge for swivel mounting, some light hairlines on obverse, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
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Royal Australian Mint, Decimal Coins, 1965-1966, in bronze (39mm) (C.1966/16) cased; 50th Anniversary of Nickel Coinage, 1969, in nickel (38mm) (C.1969/1) cased; Robert Gordon Menzies, 1969, in bronze (63mm) (C.1969/8) cased; 50th Anniversary of First Aeroplane Flight, 1969, in bronze (38mm) (C.1969/11a) cased; James Cook/National Trust of Australia, 1970, in bronze (52mm) (C.1970/32) cased; Ron Clarke, 1970, in bronze (51mm) (C.1970/64) cased; Rotary International 62nd World Convention, Sydney, 1970-71, in bronze (50mm) (C.1971/10); VFL Brownlow Medallist Ian Stewart, 1971, in silver (44.5mm) by Andor Meszaros, edge no.49 (C./-) cased; Sydney Opera House, 1973, in zinc (26x41mm) (C.1973/8); Broken Hill Centenary, 1983, in silvered (32mm) (C.1983/36) (2); Territory Day, 1983, in silver (47mm) (C.1983/38) cased; Bluebell Medallion, undated, in cupro nickel (40mm) by Royal Australian Mint; Northern Territory Tourist Dollar, undated, in copper (47mm); Evans Head Flying Prawns May 63 pennant. The last very fine, the rest uncirculated, some cases with foxing on lid lining. (15)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Sir Robert Menzies and Sir Winston Churchill, 1966, gold medallion set of two (18ct; combined wt 3.5oz; 44mm) by Matthey Garrett (C.1966/9, 10), both with edge number 0331. In case of issue with certificate number 331, uncirculated. (set of 2)
Estimate $3,600
SOLD $3,000