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Commonwealth of Australia, World War I, orange War Savings Certificate, one pound, 1st Feb 1918, A444745, payable 1st Feb 1921, issued at 'Commonweath Bank/of Australia Hobart' stamped in red (WA1). Full bright colour, crisp note, horizontal and vertical centre folds, corner folds bottom left and right, good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,600
Commonwealth of Australia, World War I, green War Savings Certificate, one pound, 16th August 1919, C049556, payable 16 Aug 1924, issued at 'Commonweath Bank/of Australia Hobart' stamped in blue (WB1). Full bright colour, crisp note, horizontal and vertical folds, good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,600
WWI-WWII Memorabilia, includes quantity of War Chest funds 1917 cinderallas for shilling drive, liberty loans, war loans, war bonds together with pamphlets c.1918 War Chest Day, Soldiers day, Homes Day, Empire Day, War Savings Army of Australia; together with Active Service covers (4) and cards (2) for WWI, Church service Nov. 1918 for cessation of Hostilities; WWII and post war Motor Spirit Ration tickets to 10 gallons (7), plus a block of 8 each 2 gallons to 1949, letter on infringement use of car 4 May 1942, various quantities of ration tickets for meat, butter, sugar, tea and clothing with ration cards; WWII active servicepostal stamps, Identity card applications and cards; Sydney tramway and railway tickets c. 1930s-1940s, assorted sets of war cigarette cards by Wills etc illustrating 19th century warfare and WWI (150). All in a plastic display book, a few fine but mostly very fine - extremely fine. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
World War II, Camp Seven Bank, Hay, sixpence, Robinow/Stahl, Hay 1st March 1941, C40555. Centre fold, good fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
YMCA, meal coupon, Pitt Street, Sydney, Breakfast Only, No.C3837, possibly WWII period. Small stain lower left corner, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Midway Island, U.S. base, WWII, R & R Center beer ration chit 2, Good For One Beer. Some smudging along top edge, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Italy, WWII, USA, 956th Air Engineering Sqdn., Enlisted Mens Club, chit book cover for L.300, indecipherable signature at left edge, produced by 530th Spec. Ser. Prtg. Shop, with three loose chits for 5, 10 and 25 lire. Cover very fine, chits extremely fine - uncirculated. (3 + cover).
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
USA, First Marine Division Exchange, Cigarettes 2 Packages coupons, undated (1942), includes singles (4), joined pairs (5), joined trio of single and two blanks. Good very fine - nearly uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90