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Olympic Games, Official Emblem Medallion Set, 1896-2000, twenty four medallions in gilt bronze and enamel, presented in a beautiful timber picture frame display board for wall hanging, this being set no.2293 of 5000. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia, Olympic Games, pins, a wide assortment most with RRP of $9.95, many mounted on sale cards as issued. Uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Vintage AWA Radiola 6 portable radio, c1958, maroon and cream body (approx 30x22x15cm), with black lift up handle. In working order, very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Boxing Glove, Kostya Tszyu signed leather glove. In original packaging, unused.
Estimate $50
Passed in
German New Guinea, gilt reproductions of ten and twenty mark issues together with other modern reproductions of one, two and five and twenty marks in base metal, together with a large silver medal with a gilt five mark German New Guinea commemorating 1200 years of German money, and a modern reproduction US cent of 1877. Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Postcard, German New Guinea, coin postcard, depicting the complete set of German New Guinea coins one pfennig to twenty mark; together with a similar set for German East Africa, one heller to one rupee, and a scenic post card for Arapokina - The entrance to New Guinea. Extremely fine, scarce, first two illustrated. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Original photographs, c1890-1920, including Victorian Police personnel, Henry Sandford Palmer; A.G.Sainsbury, Chief Commissioner of Police, Melbourne; Inspector Mackay of Victoria; E.B.Ryall; Authur G.Beaver, Superindent of Police (copy photograph); W.Beckwith, Inspector (2); Mounted Constable; South African Constabulary, photograph reproductions, Sergeant James Rogers V.C.; Surgeon Captain Arthur Martin-Leake V.C. Fine. (12)
Estimate $500
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Gould, John, Birds of Australia, Orthonyz Spaldingi, Ramsay, (Spalding's Orthonyx), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm, Walter Imp, [1875], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Gymnophaps poecilorrhoa, (Rusty-banded fruit-pigeon), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm, Walter Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Manucodia Comrii, Slater, (Curl-crested Manucode), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 560x340mm, Walter Imp, [1877], framed without glass, overall size, 690x550mm. Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Carpophaga Van-Wyckii, (Van Wyck's Fruit pigeon), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm, Mintern Bros Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Gould, John, Birds of New Guinea, Pachycephala Collaris, (Golden Whistler), original hand-coloured lithograph, heightened with gum-arabic, 530x350mm., Mintern Bros Imp, [1875-88], framed, overall size, 720x550mm. Framing glass broken, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
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Anzac Cove print, in colour (approx 12.5x9cm), mapped framed under glass in a timber frame (22x18cm), below the painting is written in ink, at the left 'Anzac Cove' and at the right it is signed, 'Sapper. H Moore-Jones.', probably one of a series of prints of his watercolours which he sold as he toured New Zealand. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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Print of The "Anzacs" Landing at Gallipoli 25 April 1915, a b&w print (approx 36x20cm) by Philip G Hunt & Co, London, mat framed under glass in a timber frame (approx 49x34cm). Small grazing to one corner of glass, barely visible when in frame, loose at back and needs re-framing, print extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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Cabinet photos, USA, c1860s-1870s, all portraits, mostly (100x65mm) size, also a daguerreotype of two people (120x85mm). Very good - very fine. (39)
Estimate $100
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Australia, Melbourne, 188-, calling card (cabinet photo size 92x60mm), for Mr J.E.Tepper, Sands & McDougall, photograph of Tepper on one side. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Gent's antique wallet, made of soft elephant skin dyed black, with latch closer, inside lined with green satin and on one side an elephant skin purse with compartment behind and on the other side is a note compartment, on front is a sterling silver shield marked for Birmingham 1905 with maker's initials, 'FM', inscribed in the centre with initials, 'J.M.A'. Some wear around outside edges, fine, inside virtually unused.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Bank of New South Wales travellers cheque display board unused; Hong Kong Thomas Cook set of four travellers cheques; Australian paintings specimen stamp folder issues (2); Telecom Calendars 1991 and 1992, featuring coloured banknote images from Vort-Ronald collection (2); collection of sixteen medallions for Shell 'Man in Flight'. In packs of issue, uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $70
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Captain Cook's Cottage, Melbourne, small, coloured, wall-hanging plate (10cm); small, plate (10cm) featuring Cook's Endeavour; Australia First Fleet plate (15.2cm) with 24K gold trim; large porcelain coffee mug by Denby, England, features various scenes of Yorkshire, Cleveland & Humbershire, including a bust of Captain Cook; small porcelain coffee mug featuring Captain James Cook's bust on one side and H.M.S. Resolution on the other side, base marked 'Decorated in Canada 22k gold'; small blue and white porcelain coffee mug, marked on one side 'Launch of the Endeavour 9 December 1998 Fremantle' and on the other side an image of the Endeavour; tall porcelain coffee mug featuring the name 'Captain Cook' under a small cameo image of the Endeavour and on the other side the name 'Endeavour' under a large cameo image of the Endeavour. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $50
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Japanese paintings on rice paper, various sizes, featuring flowers, water scenes, houses, village, birds and mountains, all with artist's red seal stamp at base. A few with some light foxing, otherwise very fine. (10)
Estimate $50
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Muswellbrook, coupon vouchers, c1930s (see example, Leichardt MVR p42) five green coupons, Penrith; ten, Arnotts, Corpiun Store, Mrs Henderson, A.Weidman, Any Fruiterer and Greengrocer, Any Food Store. Frail with some damage, otherwise fine or better and rare. (7)
Estimate $150
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Cigarette card sets, Victoria Cross set by John Player & Sons (25); War Incidents set by W.D. & H.O.Wills in 1915 (50); Army Badges set issued by Gallaher Ltd (48); Military Uniforms set by The House of Craven (Craven Black Cat) (proprietors: Carreras Ltd) (50). Each set in an individual folder, noted one with missing corner but generally extremely fine. (173 in 4 sets)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Cigarette cards, a large interesting collection or accumulation of sets of cigarette cards stored in five large book (albums) and three boxes these are stored in old cigarette cardboard packs, note most sets (about 200) are complete (sets noted with 25, 48, 50/set etc), sets included are by Player, Wills, Churchman, Phillips, Gallaher, Ogdens, LLoyd, Boguslavsky, Murray etc. Most sets appear to be original. Generally fine condition all stored in a large box. (100s)
Estimate $500
SOLD $560
Great Britain, Bedford, Articles of Agreement for a Lease dated 7 January 1734, a 3-page fold over thick paper document from Mr Thomas Smyth of Sharpenhoe (a manor) in Parish of Streatley, County of Bedford, gentleman and Ashton Field of Mepsall in County of Bedford and in County of Hertford, yeoman, signed under seal by Ashton Feild and with witness signatures and impressed duty stamps. Tears on most folds, otherwise good and a scarce document written during the reign of King George II.
Estimate $60
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Great Britain, Indenture of Lease for a year dated 20 December 1779, for property at Banbury, a large vellum document between Randle Jones of Chester, saddler and Sarah Yearsley of Hawarden, spinster and their attorneys William Yearsley and John Lloyd to John Lloyd of Stafford, Yeoman and George Jones, servant and Richard Fairfax of Banbury, Oxford, innholder, signed under seal by Sarah Yearsley, George Jones and with the mark of Randle Jones and other witness signatures and affixed duty stamps. Foxing as can be expected on a document of George III vintage, otherwise fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Great Britain, Oxford, Indenture for Surrender of Mortgage dated 23 October 1781, a large vellum document between Edmund Derby of Banbury, Oxford, gardiner (sic) to Richard Fairfax of Derby, innkeeper, signed under seal by Edmund Derby with his mark and with various other signatures, endorsements and affixed duty stamps; another Indenture for a Mortgage dated 27 October 1781, a large vellum document between Richard Fairfax of Banbury, Oxford, innkeeper to John King of the same place, gentleman, with small Royal arms drawn at top left of document, signed under seal by Richard Fairfax with his mark and with other signatures, endorsements and affixed duty stamp and government stamp. Foxing on outside, otherwise good fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Great Britain, Somerset, Indenture of Release dated 24 June 1800, for sale of messuages, cottages or dwelling house, orchards and premises, a large vellum document between Thomas Ricketts of West Knoyle, brother and heir of Nathaniel Ricketts late of Barwick in County of Somerset and William Willmonton of Stafford in Parish of Barwick, yeoman, signed under seal by Thomas Ricketts and with various other signatures, endorsements and affixed duty stamps and government stampings. Some foxing on outside, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $70
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Great Britain, Oxford, Indenture of Conveyance dated 23 April 1802, for premises in Banbury, Oxford, a large 2-page vellum document between Richard Fairfax, yeoman to Richard Roberts, wine merchant and trustee and his brother, John Roberts, leather cutter, signed under seal with the mark of Richard Fairfax, with witness signatures and affixed duty stamps and government stampings. Some foxing, mainly on the outside, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $70
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Great Britain, Oxford, Indenture of Release dated 15 October 1819, a large 3-page vellum document between Myrry Wilson of Banbury, Oxford, carrier of first part, Elizabeth Wilson of Adderbury, Oxford, widow and administrator of the will of Sussanah Wilson of second part, Thomas Wilson of Adderbury, Oxford, yeoman of third part, Catherine Gulliver of Banbury, Oxford, widow of fourth part, and Charles Wyatt, esquire of the same place in respect of the will of Walter Wilson of Adderbury East, grazier, signed under seal by all parties, with affixed duty stamps and government stampings. Some light foxing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Great Britain, parliamentary Free Post letter covers with names of addressee and at bottom left the name of sender, 1823-1833, one is a complete envelope with wax seal on back, some of the addressees include Sir Robert Lister G.C.B. (British diplomat and ambassador), John Sturges Martin Esq (of the Colonial Office), Josiah Oake Esq (officer in RN), J.T.C.Fawcett (Vicar of Kidwick) at Ch: Ch: Oxford (Christ Church College at Oxford University), and some sender's include N.C.Tindal (Sir, a celebrated lawyer who defended Queen Caroline against a charge of adultery in 1820), and Aylesford (Heneage Finch 5th Earl of Aylesford); also an unidentified signature on a plain piece of paper; printed card In Loving Memory of Maud Alice Bean who lost her life in the disaster of the "Cloud of Iona", July 31st 1936, aged 29 Years and 10 Months, in original envelope; Holborn Empire, Stalls 3/- First House theatre tickets (3, nos 0024, 0178, 0193); Findlay, The Chemist, Blenheim, Discount Coupons nos 1596 and 1824, handwritten and initialled; German cigarette card check No.7; card stamped 'New Zealand Y.M.C.A.' and written 'Two Bottles 2D Refund', and another card stamped 'Y.M.C.A. Refund 2d'. Good - very fine. (21)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30