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Road trial, trophy in silvered bronze (ht 295mm, dia 225mm, wt 4.45kg), with Niki finial on top, inscription on plaque reads 'R.A.C.V. 24 Hours Trial/Melbourne to Sydney 1929/1st Class Award/A.Barber Junr.'; also car clock, Swiss Made, 8 Day (ht 62mm, dia at base 95mm, wt 670gm), white enamel or metal dial with black outlined white numerals and subsidiary seconds hand, manual wind, encased in a brass fitting for attachment to car dashboard. Very fine for the first, the second in working condition but not tested for accuracy, fine. (2)
Estimate $5,200
Passed in
Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in tombac gilded (57mm) (C.1938/13), by Stokes & Sons. In case of issue, uncirculated and rare, only 50 struck in this metal.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Q(ueensland) A(mateur) C(yclists) U(nion), Junior Teams Premiership, fob in gold and enamel (9ct, 4.2g, 22x28mm oval) inscribed on reverse 'Barnet Glass/Trophy/14 miles/1932/won by/L.V.Mason'; Q(ueensland) R(ailway) A(mbulance) C(orps) Long Service Medal, in gold and enamel (9ct, 6.2g, 24x27mm) reverse inscribed 'H.S.Hassal/1946'; NSW Railway Ambulance Corps, in gold and enamel (9ct, 5.7g, 28x28mm) inscribed on reverse 'P.A.McTiernan/Efficient/1937'. Some slight chipping to enamel on second and last fobs, good very fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $230
SOLD $300
Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in oxidised silver (57mm) (C.1938/13), by Stokes & Sons. In box, uncirculated and scarce, only 150 struck in this metal.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Australia's 150th Anniversary, 1938, in silvered bronze (57mm) (C.1938/7); R(oyal).A(gricultural).S(ociety). of N.S.W. Steward medals in gilt and enamel (2), one with 1938 ribbon bar and the other with 1939 ribbon bar. The first in Amor case of issue, this with some damage, one RAS brooch bar with spot of oxidation and thin scratch, otherwise all virtually uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
World War II, War Worker Navies and Labourers, stamped 2170 with lugs; War Savings Certificates Voluntary Worker enamelled badge by Wallace & Bishop, stamp A4162. Good very fine; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia, gilt badges, one enamelled, both to Brother F.Roth, 1947 and 1963, Lodge 27, Mudgee. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Numismatic Association of Victoria, Burke & Wills Centenary, 1961, in silver (38mm) and bronze (2) (C.1964/4); Annand, Smith & Co, in antique finish (42mm) (C.1949/5); also, Adelaide Assay Office commemoration, 1986 in gilded silver (33mm) (C.1986/30); Advance Australia, cast Melbourne penny, undated; R G T & S, checkpiece for 1/6; Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, souvenir tokens (3) series 1, 2 and 3, in copper (35mm). Very good - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956, commemorative medal in bronze (63mm) by Andor Mezsaros (C.1956/5); pin-back badge (40x40mm) in gilt with coloured Olympic rings and map of Australia. First in plastic holder, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Melbourne Olympics, 1956, 5352 Staff tinnie badge, Staff Identity Pass No.4321 for Olympic Village, inside marked for Badge 5352, issued to S.Kelson, Interpreter for Russian Chef Demission, with signature of bearer and also signed by P.P.Miskin, Commandant of the Olympic Village; also Daily Staff Duty Pass for admission on 8-12-56, no seating rights, written on reverse, Mrs Kelson. Some foxing, otherwise very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
University of New South Wales, prize medal, For Distinguished Service To Industrial Design, undated (c1960), in dark oxidised bright bronze (63.5mm), by Paul Beadle, a sample strike. In John Pinches London case, uncirculated.
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
K.G.Luke, display board of medals, 1962-63, glued to board bearing gold blocked descriptive text, on the left side are issues for British Empire & Commonwealth Games, Perth, Western Australia, 1962, of Participant's medallion (obverse and reverse), Prize medallions, Gold (obverse) with metal laurel decorated neck chain, Silver (reverse), and Bronze (obverse), Official's badge, and on the right side are issues for First Asian Cycling Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, 1963, Participant's medallion (obverse), Prize medallions, Gold (obverse) with neck ribbon, Silver (obverse), and Bronze (reverse). The last bronze medallion with some dark spots, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $750
SOLD $900
Anzac 25th April 1915 medal, 1965, by Numismatic Association of Victoria, in oxidised silver (38mm), with edge no.54 and in oxidised bronze (38mm), with edge no.212 (C.1965/2). Rubbing on high point, otherwise uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Sir Winston Churchill/Sir Robert Menzies, 1966 in gold (18ct, tot wt 108.9g in two medallions) by Matthey Garrett (C.1966/9, 10). FDC. (2)
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,750
Various medallions and small medals, 1970-2002 period, including Australian Numismatic Society 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, Railways Union badge, 1883-1993 (cased); Battle of Long Tan (1991) in silver by the Royal Australian Mint (cased); bronze and silver of Numismatic Society South Australia Flinders/Baudin Encounter, 1802-2002, also a few commemorative coin issues, including PNC 'Weary' Dunlop fifty cents, 1995, 2009 mint set, 2015 Gallipoli dollar 'C' mm, all in one small David Jones box. Uncirculated - FDC. (22)
Estimate $300
Passed in
Captain James Cook Bi-centenary, State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1970, in silver (38mm) (C.1970/22), cased; HMAS Canberra Commissioned, 1981, in cupro nickel (40mm) (C.1981/19), cased with certificate from City Ship Liaison Committee, Canberra; Cairns International Airport, 1984, in silvered bronze (57mm) (C.1984/9), cased, issued to commemorate opening of airport; Kodak Holey Dollar, 1988, in copper (31mm) (C.1988/18), on card; Australian Bicentenary/Education, 1988, in cupro nickel (40mm) (CB.178), in Bicentennial Memento for School Students folder; Australian Bicentennial, the official commemorative medallion, 1988, in bronze (50mm) (CB.195), by Royal Australian Mint, cased; State Rail Celebrates the Bicentenary, 1988, in silvered bronze (44mm) (CB.293) (2); 200th Anniversary of the Sailing of the First Fleet, 1988, in nickel silver (38mm) (CB.299), in plastic case. Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, For Service, in oxidised silver, by Amor, inscribed Daniel Bird P.G.F.E.U (Plumbers and Gas Fitters Employees Union) in case of issue; National Trust of Victoria, James Cook 1770-1970 in bronze (51mm) by Stokes; Sydney 2000 Olympics, Linderman commemorative pin, set of four (cased), also album with medalets and check pieces, including Wagga Sports Club 4/-, by Miller & Morris, dog tags, City of Perth and Sandringham, eight Cook medals; Athenean 1888-9 (c1888-9) holey dollar replica, Port Macquarie 175th Anniversary, 1821-1996, by Westpac Bank. Very fine - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
The Voyages of Captain James Cook, 1977 series of twenty proof medals in sterling silver (38mm, each 20.2g) by Franklin Mint, each medal in a transparent display holder in official album. Some foxing on album dividing pages, otherwise FDC. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Dick Smith Electronics Antarctic Expedition 1977, in pewter (65mm), with fitting for ribbon at top, reverse with 11-lines of text, 'This medal was struck/in commemoration of the/DICK SMITH/ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/to the/Admiralty Mountains/and was presented to a/GALLANT COMPANION/for outstanding comradeship/on a long and eventful/journey'. With reverse edge bump, otherwise toned extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Dick Smith Lasseter's Reef Expedition, 1977, in pewter (51mm), reverse with 10-lines of text, 'Presented/To A/Fellow Explorer/For Good Mateship/On The Arduous Search/For The Gold Reef./Dick Smith/Lasseter's Reef/Expedition/1977'. A few minor edge bumps, otherwise toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Visit to Australia, 1977, in silver (39mm) (C.1977/6) (2), both in postal cover and one with folder; America's Cup Eyewitness Medal, 1983, in silver (39mm), with display stand, by Franklin Mint; The Spirit of Australia, medallion collection of 20, 1988, in cupro nickel, in folder (2 sets), Heroes of the Socceroos, official medallion collection of 15, 2006, in cupro nickel and enamel, in folder (2 sets); Steve Waugh Medallion, undated (2004), in bronze (35mm), in holder; also Argentina, world Cup Soccer coins set of 3, 1978, in card holder; Taiwan, Year of the Rooster, undated (2017), in fine silver (38mm), in case with certificate; USA, Bicentennial Day, 1976, in silver (31mm), in postal cover and folder. The Spirit of Australia sets and folders damaged, otherwise uncirculated. (6 + 5 sets)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Geelong Numismatic Society, bronze medals, 1985 (2), 1986, 1988; Australian Coin and Banknote Magazine cartwheel penny trio in case of issue (2000), with certificate 28/200; Australian War Workers badge/Navies & Labourers, by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, stamped 2260. Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Paul Edmund Strzelecki, important Polish explorer of Australia, (undated) 1988, in bronze (69mm), obverse, profile of Strzelecki with map of Australia behind, reverse, Sydney Opera House in the centre with Australian coat-of-arms below, issued for 200 years of Australia. In case of issue, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Bicentennial Commemorative Series 1988, proof silver medallion collection, set of six medallions in .925 sterling (tot wt 426g, 50mm). In presentation case with certificate number 01850, FDC.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Bicentennial Commemorative Series 1988, proof silver medallion collection, set of six medallions in .925 sterling (tot wt 426g, 50mm). In presentation case with certificate number 02538, FDC.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Australia's Numismatic History, 1788-1988, in silver (44mm) (C.1988/B.303), commemorative medal in sterling silver (35mm) with Royal Australian Mint Opening by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 1965 on obverse and Australian New Decimal Coins Issued in 1966 on reverse, edge numbered 2313 (C.1966/16), Bicentennial of the First-Fleeters, 1787-1987, in gilt bronze (51mm) (2); Australian Bicentennial, the official commemorative medallion, 1988, in bronze (50mm) by Royal Australian Mint. In cases of issue, uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Bathurst Stamp and Coin Club, 1788-1988, steel die of the obverse; Rising Sun, Australian YMCA die for medal or badge; George V and Queen Mary, May VI 1935 (Silver Jubilee) steel die for the obverse of a medal; Royal Dragoons steel die for a badge or button; steel die for the obverse of a double rupee counterfeit. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
New South Wales Railways plaque, with NSW Railways crest in gilt and enamel on timber shield (20x22.5cm), with brass nameplate below, this inscribed, 'Evan Worthington/For Dedication/To State Rail', in official fitted leather case; 1st Commemorative Token Issue, 1988, for TNT monorail featuring nine tokens with Australian native animals on one side, in official pack of issue; also Collection of 1981 Australian Stamps album and loose stamps for placing into album as well as a Ships of the Antarctic Series III pack, a vertical block of three x Australian $2 painting stamps, two gutter blocks of twenty 1982 50th Anniversary of ABC 27c stamps, FDCs for Bicentennial Giant Pandas Visit 1988 (3). Uncirculated, stamps MUH. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian Chamber of Manufacturers, Resolution Adventure, 1788-1988, proof silver medal (45mm). FDC.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian War Memorial and Royal Australian Mint, Battle of Long Tan, 25th Anniversary, 1991, in sterling silver (70mm); Vietnam Memorial, 1992, in bronze (70mm). In cases of issue with certificates, outer box of second medal torn at bottom, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90