Catalogue
Australia and world badges, includes hat, collar and qualification badges, noted Australia 11 Infy Bn hat badge 1930-42, 10th Light Horse hat badge 1960-85; various Rising Sun badges (one a replica); officer's pips in various styles; RAN Petty Officer badges, bullion type (KC) and red embroidered (KC), also issues of Germany, Great Britain, New Zealand and USA and an Australian Our Boys boomerang brooch by Stokes & Sons. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (47)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Australian Naval Dockyard Police, hat badge in white metal (46x52mm) c1940; also a Dockyard Police uniform button in white metal (KC). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
RAN metal badges, (all QC), Submariner (full size and miniature), Pilot (full size), Observer (miniature), Aircrew (full size and miniature), Petty Officer (Mess Dress); Merchant Navy badge (WWII) by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane; assorted metal Naval buttons (22). The first seven uncirculated, the rest mostly very fine - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Australia, WWII, metal shoulder titles, Australia, non voided (138) and voided (24). Very fine - extremely fine. (162)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Australia army shoulder titles, embroidered, all different, pairs (57), singles (25). With collector's itemised list, mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (139)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Australia, WWII, AWAS metal shoulder titles, voided. Very fine - extremely fine. (120)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Australia army, metal shoulder titles (WWI), AAMC (2), AWAS (3), ASC, Australia (2), RE; (WWII), RAE, SUR; post 1960 plastic, QUR (2), RTR (2), RAR (2), AACC, ASCO, CDO, PR; also, 1900-12 Corps of Engineers metal collar badges (5, one enamelled); Officer's enamelled pips, pre 1948 (3), 1953 onwards, large (7), small (3), standard pips, pre 1948 (2). Very fine - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $60
SOLD $140
New Zealand Regular Forces Artillery, helmet plate (QVC) pre 1901, in brass. Missing one lug, some oxidation, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
New Zealand army badges, 1914-18, 3rd Auckland Regt; 4th Otago Regt; 12th Nelson Infantry (cap and two collar badges); 15th North Auckland Regt (hat and one collar badge); 22nd Reinforcements 1st Expeditionary Force; Maori Pioneer Battalion; Ordnance Corps; also NZ fern leaf hat and collar badge used by Staff Corps and NZ Squadron of King Edward's Horse; single collar badges, 3rd Auckland Regt (cast); NZ Expeditionary Forces; shoulder titles, NZMR; NZE; NZR; NZFA; NZRB (2); also New Zealand Volunteers (QVC) helmet plate, a modern striking. Some missing lugs, otherwise fine - very fine. (21)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
New Zealand army badges, 1st (Canterbury) Regt (KC) cast in brass, with slider fitting; 1st Armoured Car Regt (NZ Scottish) WWII, cast in white metal; 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force (KC) (2, one with lugs and one with slider), also a sweetheart badge featuring an enamelled badge on a circular nacre disc set into a silver pin back brooch; New Zealand Regt (2, one in brass [KC] with one lug missing, one in white metal [QC] with pins missing); NZ Signal Corps (WWI); NZ Corps of Signals (KC); Royal NZ Signals (KC); Royal NZ Infantry (QC) in enamel, gilt and white metal (pins missing); NZ Women's Land Service. Some with missing lugs or pins as indicated, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $200
British army hat badges, in brass and white metal, Army Service Corps (KC); British Africa Imperial Yeomanry; Cheshire Regt; East Yorkshire Regt (missing lugs); North Stafford Regt; Royal Inniskilling Regt; Royal Scots; Royal Tank Corps (KC); Royal West African Frontier Force (collar badge) (missing lugs); The King's Own Malta Regt (KC) (missing lugs); The King's Own Royal Regt (Lancaster); The King's Regt (Liverpool); The King's Royal Rifle Corps (KC); Women's Royal Army Corps (2, both KC, one with lugs, one with slider). A few missing lugs as indicated, otherwise fine - good very fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Great Britain, Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry (B Sqn) cast hat badge, WWI; On War Service 1915 badge type 2 by J.R.Gaunt & Son; On War Service 1916 Women's badge by J.R.Gaunt & Son (brooch pin fitting damaged); Lovat's Scouts shooting fob medal (KC), unnamed; uniform buttons, 74th Highlanders Regt of Foot, Mysore Lancers (QVC), Royal Artillery (QVC) small button; Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, enamelled cap badge (KC) pre 1932; also, France, SAS, 2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regt hat badge. Very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Buttons, Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) in brass by Jennens & Co, London, large (50), small (68, four with screw lug); 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) in brass by Pitt & Co, 31 Maddox St, London, large (4), small (15); 93rd Sutherland Highlanders in brass, no maker, small (2); various others, large and small, many in brass (21, nine large by H.J.Nicoll & Co, London, featuring a falcon with bell in beak and Mercury beside). A few with verdigris or white marking but mostly very fine - extremely fine. (160)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
World uniform buttons, a collection of buttons, large and small, from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, New Zealand and USA, includes military, naval, government services and private issues such as shipping lines. Stored in numbered packets with collector's detailed listing, fine - extremely fine. (66)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Allied Occupied Germany, post WWII, Displaced Person's Worker's ID badge 2410. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $190
Hong Kong Military Service Corps, first pattern hat badge in white metal (40x49mm); 2/HKVA (2nd Hong Kong Volunteer Artillery) title in white metal. Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Police badges and patches, noted metal badges for Ghana Police, Metropolitan Special Constabulary London (KC), Royal Papuan & New Guinea Constabulary (KC), Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (enamelled oval), South African Police (2 different), Uganda Police (KC); various cloth shoulder patches and some rank badges, mostly Australia and USA; also Metropolitan Police football competition medal, 1988, in cupro nickel. Mostly uncirculated. (34)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
USA, Armed forces, cloth shoulder and sleeve insignia, including Supreme Headquarters Expeditionary Forces; USFET Berlin; Hungarian Occupation; Army Paratroopers; 34 Sandstorm Division; 3rd Ranger Bn; American Field Service; 5th Air Force. Very fine - uncirculated. (297)
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
USA, Military unit badges, mostly in metal and enamels, all mounted on heavy duty card (660mm x 430mm). Fine - extremely fine. (190)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
USA, WWII - c1970, Army, Navy, Air Force and US Marines, metal hat, collar and rank badges, buttons, USA, British and Australian manufacturers. Mounted on cards in a black folder, very fine - uncirculated. (114)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
World military, WWII - c1970, cloth shoulder titles, rank badges, unit citations, including Australia, Royal Australian Engineers, First Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Medical Corps; Canada, UN Korea, Infantry Brigade Germany, Netherland Indies, Pakistan, USA, Air Force and Army ribbons, Medal of Honor, Presidential Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf, DSM, DFC, Bronze Star, Air Medal. Fine - extremely fine. (174)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Medal ribbons, Queen's South Africa Medal (approx 10 metres) and Queen's South Africa miniature medal (approx 6 metres); King's South Africa Medal (approx 15 metres) and King's South Africa miniature medal (approx 20 metres). Uncirculated. (4 part rolls)
Estimate $120
SOLD $280
Medal ribbons, Australia, Cross of Valour 1975 (approx 20 metres in 2 rolls) and miniature (approx 20 metres); Australia, Distinguished Service Cross 1991 (approx 20 metres) and miniature (approx 20 metres); Australia, Medal for Gallantry 1991 (approx 18 metres) and Military (approx 12 metres). Uncirculated. (7 part rolls)
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
Medal ribbons, Australian Active Service Medal 1991 (approx 12 metres); Australian Service Medal 1991 (approx 25 metres) and miniature (approx 25 metres); Australian Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal 1999 (approx 22 metres); Australia Defence Force Service Medal 1982 (approx 7 metres) and miniature (approx 22 metres); Australian Reserve Force Decoration 1982 (approx 25 metres) and miniature (approx 25 metres); Australian Defence Long Service Medal 1998 (approx 20 metres) and miniature (approx 8 metres). Uncirculated. (11 full and part rolls)
Estimate $350
SOLD $270
Medal ribbons, Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal 1999 (approx 20 metres) and miniature (approx 10 metres); Australian Logistics Support Forces Medal Vietnam, unofficial medal (approx 20 metres); Australia, HMAS Sydney Vietnam Commemorative Medal 1965-1972, unofficial medal (approx 40 metres) and miniature (25 metres). Uncirculated. (6 mostly part rolls)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Australian states, a small collection with duplication on sheets, collection formed in the mid 1950's. includes a range of mint and used, noticed Queensland (71) including perf Chalon heads (10) mostly duty issues, mint 2/- 1882 second sideface; NSW (64); South Australia (66) including long type thick postage (8) to 5/- mint; Tasmania (46) noted 1/- - 5/- tablet issue mint, used 10/-, mint set of pictorials etc; Victoria (85); Western Australia (61), including 1902 QV definitive 5/- mint, used 10/- (2), 5/- (2), 2/6 (2); lot includes 7 1/2d 1956 Olympics block of 40 MUH. Mint and used. (approx 400)
Estimate $250
SOLD $900
Australian states; an accumulation with duplication of mostly used issues, stored on Hagner sheets in cliplock binder; issues from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia (including 1850-1860s several imperf and roulette issues), covers 1883, 1891, Late Fee on piece on 2d violet; Tasmania, Chalon heads to 1/- (49) many pen date cancel; Victoria, half lengths (2), full lengths (5); Western Australia; another similar less important lot in two other stock books, duplicates of the above. Mostly used, some mint. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $800
Australia, 1/2d - 10/- kangaroo set, 1st wmk., some with minor faults, off centred (10/-), short perf (5/-) and most with heavy hinge remains, (2/-, 5/- and 10/- illustrated). Mint, hinged with some gum disturbance. (13)
Estimate $150
SOLD $550
Australia, 1/2d - 2/- kangaroo set, 1st wmk., with large OS perf, 1/d - 10/- and pound grey mixed wmks. 10/- and pound 3rd wmk., 5/- small mult. wmk., some with minor faults, off centred etc., and most with hinge remains, (2/-, 5/- and 10/- illustrated). Mint, some with no gum, others hinged a few with some gum disturbance. (27)
Estimate $350
SOLD $2,100
Australia, 10/- - two pounds kangaroo Specimen set, 1st wmk., 10/- - two pounds Specimen set 3rd wmk. some with minor faults, off centred, no gum or with heavy hinge remains, (pound and two pounds both wmk. illustrated). Mint, hinged with some gum disturbance. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,300