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WWI trench art, bronze statue of Christ being crucified, a .303 bullet used as the cross upright and this seated on an ornate, raised base; also WWII RAAF airman's hat badges (KC) (2). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $600
WWI, a matching pair of 50 calibre shells mounted on circular 3-tier stepped brass base (2); 20 calibre shell fitted with a circular, domed base decorated with a helmeted, armoured bust design, affixed at one side of the casing is an image of a cathedral (Notre-Dame de Reims) and below this reads, 'Reims', fitted into the tip of the bullet is a bronze piece (tip broken) probably for use as a letter opener (probably could be repaired); also Australia oxidised bronze titles (7), Major and Warrant Officer metal crowns (KC) (8); Officer's metal pips of various styles (28); Army metal buttons (all KC), large (7), medium (5), small (8). Mostly fine - extremely fine. (66)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
WWI German 18 pounder shell casing, markings on base, ST (Stark or strengthened case), G/161 (identifier marks), JULI 1917 (date of manufacture), 67% Cu (67% copper), HL (Haniel Leuge of Dusseldorf [maker]), 25 (inspection mark), probably used on the standard German field gun of WWI, the 77x230R Feld Kanone 96; also a trench art vase (14cm high) cast from the brass of shell casings, thin stem with a bulbous base. Fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Japanese internment camp in Singapore ID tag, nickel plated tag (64x22mm), Japanese text at left and 39 at right, affixed to torn part of jacket; Singapore Identity Card No. 134939, for Dr Mackay. A.F. (M), Sea View Hotel, S'pore, British age 42 with stamp of Defence Security Registrar, reverse with stamp of Headquarters Malaya Command around 'Curfew Pass', signed by A.F.Mackay and authorising signature, written below, 'Next of Kin, Mrs H.Mackay (mother), 33 Duthie St, Karori, Wellington W3, New Zealand; The Automobile Association of Malaya Membership Card no.917 valid until 19-4-50 and on reverse named to Dr A.F.Mackay, Tampin, and stamped Automobile Association of Malaya, Negri Sembilan - Malacca Branch; Singapore Identity Disc (S.I.D.S.), in enamel and nickel plate (28mm), named to Dr. A.F.Mackay, Male, British, C. of E., 20124, Dunlop Malayan Estates, reverse with recipient's mother's details scratched on, holed at top for suspension ring; also a first edition book titled Singapore: The Japanese Version, by Colonel Masanobu Tsuji, Chief of Operations and Planning Staff, 25th Japanese Army, Malay, edited by H.V.Howe, Military Secretary to the Australian Minister for the Army 1940-6, published 1960, 358pp. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
WWII surrender and propaganda leaflets, includes 'The Bearer Has Ceased Resistance' surrender leaflet (25.5x16.2cm), dropped by air to Japanese soldiers, features a scene of Japanese POWs working in a field and Japanese and English text, on one side is a pair of stickers stuck to the leaflet, these stickers contain illustrated instructions to the Air Dispatcher on dropping the leaflets; leaflet (21.5x16.2cm), in Japanese text with a Red Cross in the centre; another leaflet (21.1x13.6cm), with Japanese text on both sides. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Instrument of Surrender, between Japanese Armed Forces and the Australian Military Forces, signed at Morotai on 9 September 1945, representing Japan are the signatures of Lt General Teshima, Commander of Japanese 2nd Army, and Japanese naval officers, Captain Toru Oyama and Captain Minoru Toyama, and accepting for Australia the signature of General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander in Chief of Australian Military Forces, a facsimile of an historic document that ended the war in the Pacific, the document (approx 31x19cm) is framed under glass in a timber frame; another a silk handkerchief with a representation of the Nippon Times and indicating the 'Unconditional Surrender' headlines at Selma ALA, Sept. 2, 1945, this behind glass. Fine and both very scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
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World War II maps, as used by the RAAF for South East Pacific region, on this detailed grid are all these different maps (about 30-40 maps) all fitting into the RAAF grid, produced by the Dept. of the Interior, this is an extraordinary collection of great historical importance, together with additional maps and cruising chart for 24,400 pounds, etc. Very good - fine. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
WWII, Leave Ration Cards No. A 49922-9 (8 consecutive numbers), stamped Headquarters 2nd Field Coy, N.Z. Engineers, 25Mar1943; Vietnam War, Safe Conduct Pass to be honoured by all Vietnamese government agencies and allied forces; slow motion colour photos (6) of what appear to be rockets and other items; Poems of the Diggers including 'The Landing at Gaba Tepe' by Returned Soldiers, soft cover, 15pp. Fine - nearly uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $100
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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
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Australian military postcards, set of 75 different cards from the series, 'Soldier-Uniforms of the Australian Army and the soldiers who wore them' by Major Phillip Rutherford Ph.D. Uncirculated. (75)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Australia, WWII greeting cards (2), one features a marching goose in army uniform with rifle on shoulder with caption, 'Birthdays are just a lot of "Proper-Gander", the other from a wife and son to an airman, on the front shows two bombers with crossed Australian and British flags above and with Cupid at the top wearing an air force cap and flying on a bee with roundel markings on wings with a heart between each image and across the card is written, 'To my Air Man Good Luck With Love', inside is a small map of Australia and at the side a koala in dress suit and top hat 'Dr Koala Prescribes Greetings And All Good Wishes'; also unused small envelopes from WWII, one for Commonwealth of Australia Department of the Army, the other with symbols at left bottom of Salvation Army, ACF, YMCA. The first card with small loss of paper at bottom right corner, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
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Survey Corps books, includes Australia's Military Map-Makers, The Royal Australian Survey Corps 1915-96, by C.D.Coulthard-Clark, 1st edition 2000, hard cover with dust jacket (16x23.5cm), 246pp, with photos and illustrations; Military Map Makers in Northern Australia 1943-1945, No. 1 Section 6 Aust. Army Topographical Survey Coy. How, Why, Where and When They Operated, compiled and edited by J.F.Hunt, 1st edition 1998, hard cover (21.5x30.5cm), 125pp, with photos and illustrations; Soldier Surveyors, A History of the 3 Australian Field Survey Company (A.I.F.) 1940-1945, by Heather McRae & 3 Australian Field Survey Company (A.I.F.) Association, 1st edition 1996, soft cover (20.5x29.2cm), 154pp, with photos and illustrations; Mapmakers of Fortuna, A History of the Army Survey Regiment, by Valerie Lovejoy, 1st edition 2003, hard cover with dust jacket (22x31cm), 232pp, with photos and illustrations; The Royal Australian Survey Corps Handbook, An Introduction to Topographic Mapping, author unknown and date of issue unknown but modern, soft cover (29.5x21.5cm), 13pp; The Australian Surveyor, Vol 39 No 4, December 1994, soft cover (21x29.5cm), 237-325pp + 7 pp ads. The third with pencil notes, otherwise extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
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Australia's historic forts, barracks and defence buildings selected from original artwork, includes 18 individual prints (approx 49x34cm), several in colour, issued in 1992, suitable for framing; various other research material and copies of regulations, some items include New South Wales Contingents to South Africa Oct 1899 to March 1900; First Victorian Contingent for South Africa; Kings SA Medal Army Order 232 of 1902 (UK); Victorian Military Forces General Orders 1901 extract from Army Orders:- South African Medal First Tasmanian Contingent's Medals & Clasps; Some Peninsular Names in Australia Felix by Major T C Sargent RASC; Sabretache journal April 1964; 48th Regiment of Foot in Van Diemen's Land 1818-24; various other research material and historical articles; Medals to Australians by M.Downey, 1971. Good - virtually uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $50
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Marshalls and Fleet Admirals of the USSR, by A.Kutssenko, 2001, hard cover, 375pp, copy no.603/6, print run of only 1,000, includes information on awards of all Soviet Marshalls and Admirals with many photos, text in Russian. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Large quantity of British medal ribbons, in single medal or multiple medal lengths, mostly QSA - WWII but noted various other types for coronations, orders and so on; medal mounting bars of various styles for standard medals and miniatures, ranging from singles through to multiples of at least five; numerous riband bars ranging from single to three, mostly WWII; Australian tinnie badges (4); Australian commemorative medalets (5); Volunteered for Active Service Medically Unfit badge (WWI), numbered 62286 (one lug missing). Very good - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $80
SOLD $200
Timber medal cabinet, for display and storage, cabinet (70x42x43cm) with clear glass panel (59x30cm) in top, side handles and two open-out doors with keylock, 8 medal drawers (62.5x34cm) with green felt lined base, this cabinet fitted into a table (75x47cm) with one central pull-out draw with handle, and the table has four legs (approx 63cm high). Privately made by Ken Lyon, craftsman quality, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force, crest in metal and enamel, mounted on a timber wall hanging shield; Air Force Association gold bullion embroidered circular patch; light blue ladies business jacket by Target (size 16), with embroidered Air Force Association badge sewn onto left breast. Some small foxing on jacket, otherwise good very fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $50
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RAAF, WWII service dress uniform jacket with belt, with Flight Sergeant metal and embroidered badges on each sleeve, also embroidered air force eagle on each shoulder, Wireless Operator embroidered badge on right arm and Air Gunner half wing badge on left breast above riband for Defence Medal 1939-45; also service dress peak cap, marked on inside band, 'Real Roan Leather', size 6 7/8, with Flight Sergeant 3-piece metal dress badge. Lining on cap loose at front, otherwise very fine original WWII items. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Australian Army uniforms, of Major Pat Donovan AM, RFD, ED, with ceremonial dress uniform including trousers belt and with shirt and woollen tie, also black woollen beret, tie with Australian Army pin and tie bar for Royal Australian Artillery, buttons on uniform for Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), epaulette with metal Major's crowns, on each lapel of the jacket are metal collar badges for 1/15th NSW Lancers, also with yellow lanyard and name badge with ADF badge at one side and beside it the name, 'Major (Rtd)/Pat Donovan/Deputy Chairman DRSC NSW', also riband bars (2), one with Order of Australia and Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 and the other with Vietnam Medal and Efficiency Decoration with rosette; white Mess Jacket with epaulette buttons for RAAC and metal Major's crowns and on each lapel is collar badge for 1/15th NSW Lancers, as well Australian Army Centenary 1901-2001 badge and another unidentified badge as well as ribands (2), one for Order of Australia, Reserve Force Decoration with clasp and Efficiency Decoration with rosette, the other Vietnam Medal, Reserve Force Decoration with clasp, Efficiency Decoration with rosette, and Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal; winter Mess Dress uniform includes red violet jacket with black lapels, waist coat, black trousers with two yellow stripes on outside of each leg and red violet cummerbund, epaulette button for RAAC and metal Major's crowns with R for Reserves, RAAC Life Member badge, also Provincial Councillor miniature medal as well as a court mounted set of miniatures for Order of Australia, Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp Vietnam, Vietnam Medal, Reserve Force Decoration with bar, National Medal, Australian Defence Medal, Efficiency Decoration (EIIR) with Australia brooch bar and clasp (EIIR), Anniversary of national Service 1951-1972 Medal. Very fine - extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $300
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Australia, Army button 'stick' in brass, a guard used to prevent cleaning agent getting on uniform when cleaning buttons, with impressed letter R on one side; Rising Sun collar badges (5), three missing a lug and one missing brooch pin; tinnie badge featuring b&w photo of an Australian soldier; Ordnance Survey map in colour of War Department Land on Salisbury Plain, published by Director General of the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1908 with Railways revised to August 1912 and further revisions by War Department 1914, on front top is written a name, very faded but appears to be '(??) G F Malley'. The map with a few small sections of paper loss at fold, foxing, otherwise overall very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
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HMAS Sydney hat tin, a black enamel hat tin (diameter 268mm, high 152mm), hinged lid with lockable latch, on top of lid is hand painted in white enamel, '(image of an anchor) HMAS SYDNEY/1914.', underside of lid is an oval impression with name, 'COLTON PALMER & PRESTON Ltd ADELAIDE, this around MAKERS'; inside the tin is a sailor's hat with maker's label, 'Keepshape/R.A.N./Herman & Jospe/Sydney, Australia', on the underside of the top and on the inside head band is written, 'HAES/W125562', with chin band, the tally band on the hat is for H.M.A.S. Harman. The white hat is age toned and with a lighter spot (20mm) in one place, the tin with some oxidation on lid, otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
RAN, sailor's cap tally bands for H.M.A.S. Canberra and H.M.A.S. Perth, both original WWII period issues that have been worn, not modern issues. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Australia, Royal Australian Infantry Officer's No.1 dress hat, inside marked, 'L.Silberston/& Sons Ltd/London' and 'Real Roan Leather' on band, size 7, metal buttons holding chin strap are KC, with affixed badge of Royal Australian Infantry in gilt brass, as new (1948-53 issue) (Cossum 324); also dark green aiguillette with two tassles at end. Good very fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
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Australia, WWII, slouch hat, army fur felt, sweat band marked 'N.196/Sydney Aust/Size 6 3/4/1943/fur felt hat', with Rising Sun hat badge, oxidised, and brass press-stud button left brim, original seven fold khaki cotton puggaree with sewn colour patch for 2nd Divisional Artillery RAA 1941-1944 and AIF grey backing, leather chinstrap. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $280
Australia, Army slouch hat with puggaree (stained) and oxidised bronze Rising Sun badge, some moth eaten areas and a few tears on inside band which is branded 'Dunkerley Ltd/"Akubra"/7/1953/Made in Australia'; also Army green shirt of Malaya Campaign style marked BR and 6 in circle and other indistinguishable mark, damage below left pocket and to right arm at about elbow area and the other arm with stained area (reddish brown). Defects as mentioned, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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Australia, Army slouch hat with puggaree (stained) and oxidised bronze Rising Sun badge, some moth eaten areas, inside band is branded, 'John Bardsley & Sons Pty Ltd/Size 7/1955/Pure Fur Felt'; Army peak cap with oxidised bronze small Rising Sun badge, inside with label, 'Commonwealth/Government/Clothing Factories/Melbourne' and stamped on, 'S56 6 7/8' , metal buttons holding chin strap are KC, a couple of small moth eaten spots and a small stain on top. Defects as mentioned, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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Victoria Police, helmets, white cloth pith helmet, size 7, c1955; white fibre glass pth helmet, size 7, c1960; blue felt summer hat, size 58, 1994. Second hat missing dome cover, very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
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S.M.S. Emden, naval cadet's tally band pre WWI. Damaged, torn in three places and some edge loss but all details visible, poor but scarce early cap tally.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Assortment, East and West Germany, caps, hats, elastic ties, marksman arm sash, belts and coat badges. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (47)
Estimate $300
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WWI-WWII British Army, Lee Enfield SMLE rifle barrel telescope in brass, used when cleaning rifle barrel. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $200