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Fire Brigade Commission of Tasmania Volunteer Service, Long Service and Meritorious Conduct Medal, with bars, 1939-1944 and 1944-1949, by Stokes, with brooch suspender, edge inscribed, 'Deputy Chief Officer G.A.Marshall - Ulverstone - 1924-1939. In official case, uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Fire Brigades Commission of Tasmania, and engraved 'Volunteer Service', Long Service and Meritorious Conduct Medal, by Stokes, with brooch suspender, edge inscribed, 'T.Crawford 1949-64'. Some mottled toning on reverse, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Fire Brigades Commission of Tasmania, Long Service and Meritorious Conduct Medal, with bar, 1964-1969, by Stokes, with brooch suspender, edge inscribed, 'B.Howell 1959 Launceston'. In Stoke's case with broken hinge, uncirculated.
Estimate $180
SOLD $140
Austria, 1935, fire service, cap badge, in bronze; Austria, c1930s, fire service, cap badge type 2, in metal. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Belgium, fire service medalet, first national firefighting competition, in metal, ribbon; Belgium, fire service medalet, second national firefighting competition, in metal, ribbon; Belgium, 1978, fire service medal, the 'Black Helmets' competition, Verviers fire brigade, in metal with gold gilt; Belgium, 1978, fire service medal, Ostend flood medal, issued for service in the disaster, in metal, ribbon. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Bermuda, fire service medal, for distinguished service in the city of Hamilton. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $240
Czechoslovakia, fire service, communist, good conduct medals, in metal, one with gold gilt, two with enamel (4); Czechoslovakia, fire service badge, for special merit, issued by Federal Bureau of Fire Protection Association, in metal, ribbon; Czechoslovakia, 1928, fire service fire service medal, long service, ten years, in metal with gold gilt; Czechoslovakia, 1925, fire service medalet, memoriam for Havlicek Volesna fire brigade, in aluminium; Czechoslovakia, fire service, replica, merit medal, in metal, brass plated, enamelled centre; Czechoslovakia, 1990, fire service medal, for life saving, in metal, ribbon; Czechoslovakia, 1983, firemen's plaque plate, in metal with gold gilt, firemen's center of exhibition Pribyslav. Very fine. (10)
Estimate $140
SOLD $80
France, fire service medal, long service, thirty five years, striped ribbon, suspension bar in shape of fireman's axes in front of ladder, in metal with gold gilt; Fire service medal of honour, 1929, in metal with gold gilt, ribbon with rosette, issued for exceptional service. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Germany, fire proficiency pins, circa 1985, in metal with gold gilt, enamelled centres, for equipment, machinist fire protection, vehicle (2). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Germany, 1935, fire service medal, long service, twenty five years, Westfalischer, in silver, ribbon; Germany, 1918, fire service medal, twenty five years, Anhalt, in silver, ribbon; Prussia, 1922, fire service medal, long service, twenty five years, type 2, in silver, enamelled. Prussia type 2, very scarce, very fine. (3)
Estimate $180
SOLD $100
Malaysia, fireman's hat badge, in metal with gold gilt, lugs on reverse, written, perkhidmatan bomba Malaysia (fire service of Malaysia). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
New Caledonia, fire service medal in metal, enamelled obverse, Noumea, plastic pocket suspender with pin. Extremely fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Romania, fire service medal, for merit, in gold gilt, ribbon, enamelled star on obverse, written, pentru paza contra incendiilor (merit for fire service), pin on ribbon clip; Fire safety medal, in metal with gold gilt, enamelled obverse, fire axes at top facing away from each other, fire engine in centre, written, fruntas in paza contra incendiilor (leading position in fire safety); Veteran fire service medal, in metal, enamelled obverse, issued by the ministry of interior, written, pompier veteran (fireman veteran), pin on reverse; Fire service medal, long service, fifteen years, in metal with gold gilt, enamelled obverse. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Russia, 1988, fire service medal, seventy years of Soviet rule, in metal with gold gilt, enamelled medal and suspension bar; Russia, 1978, fire service medal, sixty years of Soviet rule, in metal with gold gilt, enamelled centre; Russia, police award medal for fire protection, in metal with gold gilt, enamelled. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Singapore, civil defence medal, for good service, in metal, nickel plated, unnamed, ribbon; Singapore, fire service medal, long service and good conduct, twelve years, in metal, nickel plated, unnamed, ribbon. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Slovenia, fire service medal, for exemplary conduct, in bronze, enamelled centre; Slovenia, fire service medal, long service, ten years, communist, in bronze enamelled centre and star; Slovenia, fire service medal, good service and conduct, communist. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
United Kingdom, 1994, Petersborough VFB 110th anniversary, in brass with gold gilt, ribbon with pin. Uniface, scarce, very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
United Kingdom, fire service medal, for exemplary fire service, in metal, nickel plated, ribbon, United kingdom, fire service medal, long service, twenty years, for long service and efficiency, issued by the British Fire Services Association, named to, E. Youngman on reverse of suspension bar, in silver, ribbon. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
United Kingdom, British Fire Service Association, in metal, bent lug on reverse with one missing; States of Guernsey Fire Brigade, in metal and in gold gilt, enamelled centre, lugs on reverse with one lug bent; Shropshire Fire Brigade, in metal and in gold gilt, enamelled centre, lugs on reverse; London fire brigade, in metal, enamelled centre, made by Marples & Beasley, Birmingham, clip on reverse. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
Passed in
United Kingdom, 1948, Fireman's cap badge, Shropshire, in metal, lug on reverse; United Kingdom, 1948, army fireman's cap badge, Shropshire, in metal, lug on reverse; United Kingdom, fire service, army fire service, lapel badge, in metal, nickel plated, lugs on reverse, United Kingdom, fire service, works department, lapel badge, in metal, nickel plated, clip on reverse; United Kingdom, fire service, fireman's cap badge, Suffolk and Ipswich, in metal, nickel plated, lugs on reverse; United Kingdom, fire service, fireman's cap badge, Lincolnshire fire brigade, in metal, nickel plated, enamelled centre. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
USA, fire service, voluntary fire department, Ralston, Nebraska, in metal, one with gold gilt and enamelled, lugs and pins on reverse (2); USA, fire service, fire department, in metal, one with gold gilt; USA, 1896, fire service, 17th convention of the fireman's association of Pennsylvania, in metal, minted by Braxmar, 10 Maiden Lane, New York, Uniface, Wreck of the Conemaugh fire engine, delegate suspension bar; USA, 1860 fire service, fireman's union token, redeemable as proof of attendance at a fire, in metal. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Yugoslavia, 1979, fire service medal, long service, twenty years, in metal with gold gilt; Yugoslavia, 1981, fire service medal, ninety years jubilee medal, in metal with enamel, ribbon; Yugoslavia, 1939, fireman's congressional medal, in metal; Yugoslavia, communist order of the fireman's star, first class. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Auction sale catalogues, Spink Australia Sale 31, Spink Noble Sale 36, Noble Numismatics Sale 93; Bowers and Ruddy, 1975 (Scott), 1977 (Fairfield), 1978 (Branigan); Bowers and Merena, 1984 (Dodson), 1987 (Saunders), 1989 (Victoria with Bank Leu), 1991 (Matlock); Baldwin No 62; DNW 2001 (Saint Lucia Treasure); Heritage, 2011 September (2), 2012 January and May, some prices written in. Good. (16)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Auction catalogues, military related, includes fourteen Dimitri Markov sales (USA) including the New York sales featuring Russian Orders and Decorations; London Medal sales for Spink, DNW, Morton & Eden; also journals, all recent issues. A heavy parcel, fine. (approx 40kg)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Books, catalogues and albums, including Andrews, Dr A, Australasian Tokens & Coins, 1965 reprint (3); Dean, George D, A Handbook on E.W.Cole, His Book Arcade, Tokens and Medals; Harper, N, Tasmanian Passes, Checks & Club Tokens; McNeice, R, Coins & Tokens of Tasmania (2); publications on Australian coins, varieties, banknotes, medals, British coins; Dansco press-in albums for halfpenny, threepence and sixpence, shilling (2); Leuchtturm Moneta album; red plastic albums for 35mm slide transparencies (3). Used to good condition. (40)
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
Cameron, A & Hall, S, Eusebius, Life of Constantine, Oxford 2010, 395pp; Drake, H.A., Constantine and the Bishops, The Politics of Intolerance, Johns Hopkins University, 2000, 609pp; Lenski, N (Ed), The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine, Cambridge University Press, 2006, 469pp, 53 plates; Potter, D, Constantine the Emperor, Oxford, 2013, 368pp, illustrated. Very fine - as new. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Chaplin, Harry F., Norman Lindsay, His books, manuscripts and autograph letters in the library annotated by Harry F. Chaplin, foreward by Norman Lindsay, Wentworth Press, 1969, 90 pp. Stains on cover, otherwise fine, very scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Cooper, Denis R., The Art and Craft of Coinmaking - A History of Minting Technology; Spink & Son, London, 1988, 264 pp., illustrated throughout. Fine and out of print.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Craig, Sir John, The Mint A History of the London Mint, Cambridge, 1953, 450pp, 16 illustrations; Wilson, Alex and Rasmussen, Mark, English Pattern Trial and Proof Coins in Gold 1547-1968, 2000, 537pp, illustrated throughout; G.E. Challis, The New History of the Royal Mint, 806pp, 1992, Cambridge; Archibald,M.M., & Cowell, M.R., Metallurgy in Numismatics, Vols 3, Royal Numismatic Society, London, 1993; Numismatic Chronicle 1980; Royal Mint Report 1967; Proposed Coinage of King Edward VIII; Seaby, British Coins 1971; British Copper Coins, 1966. Fine or better.(9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Gold Coins of the World, by Robert Friedberg, Fifth Edition; Guidebook of Russian Coins, (1725 to 1970), by Robert P.Harris J.W.Scott's Standard Coin Catalogue, Coins of the World Silver & Gold, bound for Neil Langdon, undated (c1913), 180pp; another Coins of the World Copper, bound for Neil Langdon, 1913 edition; all books hard cover. The last two with foxing, otherwise very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30