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Australia, Rising Sun collar badge; Returned from Active Service badge WWII (KC), numbered AF44906; Air Force Association lapel badge dated 1949, numbered 33489; Royal Corps of Australian Signals collar badge 1948-53; large assortment of uniform buttons in metal, noted Military Forces N.S.W. (QVC), Australia Navy (KC), New Zealand Forces, many others mostly Merchant Navy and shipping line issues (large 34, small 37, also black enamel buttons 7) (78). Fine - good very fine. (85)
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Australia, RAAF Airman's hat badge (KC) in silvered bronze (Bandsman); Australian Military Forces buttons, large brass (5), others in oxidised bronze, large (2), medium (5), small (12), also small silvered (2), plastic buttons, large (5), small (7, two unmarked), and Defence Dept metal small buttons (2), another unidentified; oxidised bronze officer's pips (4) and one in enamel, Major's oxidised bronze crown; Signaller's oxidised bronze badge; epaulette for RNSWR with 3 pips, all anodised; pair of officer's epaulettes each with 2 woven blue and white pips; yellow lanyard; two belt buckles, one brass and one oxidised; brown leather waist belt with brass buckle, maker's mark inside 'W.T.Weeks/Sydney/1916' and numbered 1937 1; modern puggaree with colour patch for Royal Army Medical Corps; RSL Club lapel badges (3 figure type), one with fitted date for 1968 and the other 1982; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, no clasp, unnamed; Australian National Medal case with riband bar only; French commemorative medalet for D-Day 6 Juin 1944 Le Memorial De Caen, 2011; Australian medalet for Anzac Day 1994; also Far West Children's Health Scheme keyring tag. Good - extremely fine. (65)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Collection of Army hat badges, collar badges, metal titles and metal qualification badges (7), these last mostly with metal backing plates, mostly Australian (28) later issues and Great Britain (30) metal types, also includes a few other countries, namely Belgium, East Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, Luxembourg and USSR; also AIF Returned from Active Service badge (WWI), a Submariner's badge (QC), an RAAF Airman's hat badge (KC) and a timber plaque bearing crest for 77 Squadron RAAF (KC). Fine - uncirculated. (74)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Royal Australian and Royal Artillery, c1900-c2000, hat and collar badges, buttons, including Field Artillery (Militia). Housed in a green two ring binder, very good - extremely fine. (71)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Australia, c1930-c1970, metal and cloth, rank and collar badges, shoulder titles, including Instructional Corps, 1928-1940, pair of collar badges, brass and enamel (42x28mm); Rank badges, Staff W.O.2; W.O.Class 1; Senior Cadets, July 1911-June 1914; silver war badge, Returned from Active Service badges, RSL, TPI. Housed in a black two ring binder, very good - extremely fine. (52)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Australia, WWI-c1970, assorted Rising Sun hat and collar badges, includes, 1930-1942, 29th Infantry Battalion (East Melbourne Regiment) pair of collar badges. Some badges with single lugs, or with safety pins, good - very fine. (23)
Estimate $130
SOLD $160
Russia, Alexevsky Military School, Moscow, badge in bronze gilt, silvered bronze and enamel, with screw back suspension, reverse numbered 2917. Enamel partly missing from top arm, bottom and left arm missing part of eagles's feathers, fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $280
South Africa, 8th Transvaal Scottish Infantry hat badge in brass, pin-back, 1920 onwards. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Australia, WWI, 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, pair of original opposing woven cloth colour patches. Condition as issued, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Australia, WWI, 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, pair of original opposing woven cloth colour patches. Condition as issued, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Australia, WWI, 3rd Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance, pair of original opposing woven cloth colour patches. Condition as issued, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Australia, WWI, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, pair of original opposing woven cloth colour patches. Condition as issued, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Australia, WWI, 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, pair of original opposing woven cloth colour patches. Condition as issued, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Australia, WWI, 14th Battalion, original colour patch. Lightly glued to card in one part, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, WWI, 23rd Infantry Battalion, original colour patch. Lightly glued to card in one part, small loss of thread in one spot, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, WWI, 3rd Field Artillery (Army) Brigade, original colour patches by different makers. One lightly glued to card in one part, otherwise good very fine, the other on felt backing cloth, extremely fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
Passed in
Artillery placements at Bare Island and George's Head, Sydney, NSW Legislative Council report, 1891 (Second Session) detailing reports between 1882 and 1891 by various military officers of investigations and titled, 'Works at Bare Island and Casement Battery at George's Head', foolscap size, 17pp. Original document and with age minimum toning, large figure 8 written in red pencil on front page, good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
To Commemorate the Arrival of the First Fleet, Sydney, October 4th, 1913, coloured programme including the Welcome, a painting of the Australian Fleet and a full listing of the fleet with chronology and ship's under construction; also booklet, Pioneers of the Royal Australian Navy, by Lofty Batty, 1967, soft cover 108pp. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Memorial Certificate WWI, from Outtersteene British Military Cemetery, France, for Pte James William Victor Bush, 7239, 12th Australian Inf. Some creases and a few spots of paper loss at edges, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
WWI original paper map of Koja Chemen Tepe, Gallipoli (known as Hill 971) in b&w, signed at bottom, 'JMA Durrant'; and on back marked, 'G.O.C. 13th Division' and initialled 'JMAD'. Taped on back to repair tears, especially on folds, and some other tears along edges, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
WWI large maps, all but three in vellum, most marked with name of D.S.Mulley, includes Abbeville 14; Avesnes Sheet 57a; Belgium Sheet 28 N.E. Edition 5a trench map; Belgium Hazebrouck 5A; Belgium Ypres 28 N.W.4 Edition 3; Brie Sheet 62c S.W.; Caestre Sheet 27 S.E.; France Sheet 28 S.W. Edition 6A trench map; France Sheet 57c First Edition; France Sheet 57d S.E. Edition 4A trench map (marked with name 'N/Jarvis'); France Sheet 62B First Edition; France Albert Combined Sheet 57D S.E., 57C S.W. and 62D N.E., 62C N.E. First Edition; France Mezieres 19; Ovillers 57d S.E.4 Edition 2D trench map; Nesle Sheet 66d N.W.; Peronne Sheet 62c N.W.; Ploegsteert 28 S.W. 4 Edition 5A trench map; St Quentin 18; St Quentin Sheet 62b S.W.; Vieux-Berquin Sheet 36A N.E.; Villeret; Zonnebeke 28 N.E.1 Edition 6A trench map; and Special Sheet 8150/4 showing Hollebeke area and Special Sheet 8150/5 showing Messines area. Mostly fine - very fine. (24)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Australia, WWII New Guinea/Bougainville maps and documents, includes large, double-sided, printed maps/photomaps, XIV Corps Hasty Terrain Maps, 1944, for Torokina, Torokina River, Magine Islands, all 1st edition, and Upper Sava River, 2nd edition; another large paper map being a copy of Aitape-Wewak Campaign 1944-45, 2/6 Aust Cav (Commando) Regt, incorporating a Roll of Honour for various Commando Squadrons; GSI 2 Aust Corps various Weekly Intelligence Summaries, all marked 'Secret', one with hand-written in one corner, 'Capt Jensen for information'; The Katoomba at Sea news sheet 15 May 45; Xmas 1944 New Guinea locally printed cartoon sheet; one page hand-written letter in pidgin English; news cutting re Australian Commandos on Bougainville Island; three different reprints of articles for problems relating to Malaria and Encephalitis in New Guinea and Australia & Australian Pacific Territories. Mostly fine - very fine for age. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
WWII original paper maps of New Guinea, all in colour, includes New Guinea, Merauke; and another for Merauke but with Dutch language details; New Guinea, Nassam, First edition; New Guinea, Merauke River, First edition, the first and last two stamped Netherlands East Indies Grid Southern New Guinea Zone. The first torn, otherwise fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Australia, WWI & WWII papers relating to 521 and S212239 Edward Richard Maxwell, Pte 10th Batt and WOI, 4th Australian Adv Amm Depot, including Certificate of Character (1914), identity card, AMF Warrant (1941), character reference from Lt Col Oke (1943), WWII Certificate of Discharge (1943) showing service from 3Oct1939 to 3Oct1943, leather wallet c1940s. Very good. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
WWI 'Short Snorter', on a Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Mehmed V (1909-1918), State Note of the Ministry of Finance, half livre, AH1332 (1917), Serie C, No.832828, signed Cavid and Huseyin Cahid on front, (P.89; Gaciroglu RS-5-3-1), written on front 'Xmas Greetings/From-1918-Palestine' '10/- 10/-', and on the back 'To Dear Jack, Wishing him a Merry Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year with love from T.Little (?)/P.S. This is a Turkish 10/- note a bit of a curio from Palestine'. Good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
NSW Govt Railways, 'Defence Personnel in Uniform Only' fortnightly ticket, second class, fare 3/- No.22341 expires 22.4.1943, between Otford, Campbelltown, Kenny Hill, Penrith, Richmond and Cowan; Williambong Shire Patriotic and War Fund ticket No. 3560, authorised at Leeton, NSW. Fine - very fine, the first rare. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
National Rifle Association of New South Wales, Newcastle Tramway Institute Rifle Club medal to R.Staples/P.Staples 1929 (30mm); Falkland Islands, Elizabeth II, 'With the Compliments of 365' Islands Company 365, aluminium (32mm); Japan, U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka, Yokohama juke box token; Vietnam, military canteen token, U.S. Naval Support, Danang, ten cents in trade; another, United Seamans Service; another, 101st A.B.N. Division, 25 cents; Australian Defence Canteens (A.D.F.C.) bottle token, one penny. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Navy deck watch, keyless lever open face in stainless steel (60mm), in stained oak deck case with fitted tag, 'Issued from H.M.Chronometer Depot, Bradford-on-Avon, 27 Mar 1944', together with Abstract of Rates Form 205B for Watch E.M.T.99863, Pattern HS 3, also dated 27.3.44., lid of case with impressed upright arrow. Case very fine, watch uncirculated and in perfect working order.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Naval cocked hat, 19th century (c1820), folding 'chapeau bras' style made of knapped beaver felt and silk lined with black cockade at right side, also at side decorated with short ribbon suspended from chainwork attached to metal emblem. Two chain strands need fixing, one is missing loop and the other needs to be sewn onto ribbon, hat lining intact, wear at ends and around band, aged, good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
British/Australian naval officers hat, (KC), with label for F.R.Tripler & Co, Madison Ave at 45 Street, New York, by Churchill. Appears to be unworn, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60