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Australia, Boer War letters from 309 Tpr M.Stewart (Haynes), A Sqn 6th Infantry Battalion (NSW Imp Bushmen), a typed transcript of Tpr Stewart's letters to his parents, Mr & Mrs Haynes at Curra near Parkes, NSW while he was on service, a total of 26 letters in a folder cover; a collection of Anzac Day appeal badges (79), and Anzac Day ribbon for 1958 and other related badges (9), also a Lest We Forget miniature 'A Book of Memories'; and a Kokoda Track keyring by Legacy. Many uncirculated, several still with card of issue, overall fine - uncirculated. (89 + Transcripts)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Allied photo and postcards, WWI, includes Canada, studio photo (8.8x13.8cm) of an RFC/RAF Observer and a 16th Canadian Light Horse Sergeant wearing a Military Medal ribbon, at the bottom left corner is written diagonally, Sincerely Yours/'Flieger'; WWI unused Tuck's Post Cards featuring General Pau (France), Field-Marshall The Rt Hon Earl Kitchener (Great Britain), General von Rennenkampf (Russia); other unused post cards featuring The Russian Flags (in colour), H.M.S. Good Hope armoured cruiser, and Britain and Her Allies with images of five rulers; Cinderella stamps for Otago Infantry Brigade Mobilisation, Auckland Provincial Wounded Fund, and Disabled 1914-15 Service War Seal. A few foxing or other marks on some cards, otherwise good very fine. (10)
Estimate $100
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Postcards, Bruce Bairnsfathers, Fragments from France, part series 5(6), 8(5), 9(1), series 5 and 6 unused, series 9 with handwritten note on back 'Dear Sis some rather good cards to help fill your album to show me when I come back home, Alf'. Very good - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $120
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Australia, King's Certificate (aka Disabled and Honourably Discharged Scroll) WWI, Army type, variety with second line, 'Honourably discharged on.', unissued. Small 2cm tear at right edge and a small area of foxing on back bottom right edge, actual certificate detail area as new, good very fine and scarce as an unissued document.
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Australia, WWI Leave Pass for Pte W.Fowler 10/2/18, with research including copy of Service File; WWII Identity Card for Margaret Alexandra Kerr, H.M.Prisons (Quarters), Annerley Road, Sth Brisbane; Post WWII Clothing Ration Card Q A 077912, 1947 issue (some used) and QH 36612, 1948 issue (unused), both named to Margaret A.Kerr; Germany, WWII National Socialist's Party, Local Group, Member's card, unused; various WWII Occupation notes (21) and military payment certificates (11). Poor - good very fine. (37)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Military maps, WWII Middle East - Desert Campaign, includes French issue for Tripoli 1942, and Australia/British issues for Gaza 1936 (No.48), (No.49), (No.51), Wadi Ghazza 1942, Ghazal 1941, Haifa 1941, Lattaquie-Hama 1937 (2), Lattaquie 1941, El Makh-Khad 1942, El Wiska 1942, Sidi Abd El Rahman 1942, Sidi Barrani West 1942, Damas 1940, El Daba 1941, El Hamman 1941, 1942, Qaret Somara 1942. Some with loss of paper at edges or edge splits and some with light foxing, otherwise overall fine - very fine. (19)
Estimate $250
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Propaganda items, World War II, news pamphlets that were air dropped on the Philippine Islands, includes copies of Pewarta Serikat, January 1945 (2); the Jinamoo Journal, 2 March 1945 issue 7 (2); Island XPress Philippine Islands, 11 March 1945 Vol 4 No.10; Australia, colour patch chart, c1930,cut into smaller cards (8). Good - very fine. (27 items)
Estimate $250
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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 $50
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Australia, Greek certificate issued to commemorate 50th anniversary of Allied soldiers at the Battle of Crete in 1941, features busts of uniformed soldiers and flags of Greece, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, text in Greek and English, signed personally under seal by Greek Prime Minister (1990-93) C.Mitsotakis, naming area unnamed; booklet titled Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1940-41 Epic and the Battle of Crete, soft cover, 26pp with b&w photos, text in Greek and English; booklet titled 115 Years of the Greek-Australian Alliance 1899-2014, soft cover, 15pp with colour and b&w photos and a colour map; a mapped b&w photo (27x16.5cm) of Heraklion Port, Crete in 1905, ready to frame. The certificate with some small edge tears, creases and centre fold, foxing and also some stains on back, otherwise fine, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $60
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Adcock, A.St John, Australasia Triumphant, With the Australians and New Zealanders in the Great War on land and sea, London, 1916; Bairnsfather, Captain Bruce, 'The Bystanders' Fragments from France, London; The Anzac Book, Written and Illustrated in Gallipoli by the men of Anzac, 1916. First and last books with bookplates inside cover, second book inscribed front page in ink 'To Emily from Billy, Xmas 1917'and with some loose pages and damaged spine, otherwise condition fair. (3)
Estimate $120
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Australian Army Badges, 'The Rising Sun Badge', by J.K.Cossum, first edition, 1986, stiff card cover, 40pp, fully illustrated, the standard reference work on this subject. Mark at top right corner where a price sticker has been removed, normal handling use, very fine and scarce in good condition.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
For those in peril, by Vic Cassells, 1995, soft cover, 269pp with b&w photos, features a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the RAN who have paid the Supreme Sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century; Kit Muster, Uniforms, Badges and Categories of the Australian Navy 1865-1953 by John Perryman CSM, 2012, hardcover, 305pp with colour and b&w photos throughout. Some light foxing on first, otherwise very fine, the second with light toning on edges, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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Australian Service Longarms, by Ian D.Skennerton, 1975 first edition, number 585 of 2,000 copies, hardcover with dust jacket, 213pp with b&w photos, with former owner's name stamped on cover pages and on opposite side of spine when book closed, also a short strip of white stickers on front and back of cover page over what appears to be a crossed out signature; Australian Service Longarms and Bayonets by Ian D.Skennerton, 1976 first edition, soft cover, 213pp, with b&w photos; 200 Years of Australian Military Rifles & Bayonets by Ian D.Skennerton, 1988 first edition, hardcover with dust jacket, 124pp with b&w photos, with former owner's name fitted into holders at cover page; Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Firearms in the Museum of Applied Science of Victoria by Edgar Howard Penrose C.E., 1949 first edition, hard cover, 161pp with b&w photo plates, with former owner's name and Army service number written on inside of front cover and with a rifle related Army and Navy Gazette article glued at front. The last with foxing on cover pages, the second with some stains on front edge of pages, otherwise very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
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The Australian Roll of Honour, Honoured by the Queen 1952-1998, by Alister Taylor, 1999 first edition, hardcover, 1,086pp, includes citations and biographies of many recipients and some photos; The Australian Roll of Honour, Justices of the Peace, by Alister Taylor, 1998 first edition, hardcover, 421pp, also includes biographies of many recipients and some photos. The second book with a small edge stain on first 20 pages and a group of three written abbreviations on p33, both with some light foxing on outer edges when books closed, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
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Military booklets, documents and photos, includes a large poster for 1981 British Army employment featuring all regimental badges in colour; small pamphlets featuring Australian Army unit badges (3) and a similar peel-off sticker pamphlet of Army Corps badges; an uncut printed sheet in colour of Australian Army unit badges to be used for Federal safety matches boxes; a folder with separate colour photos of types of military uniforms (5 different); a coloured guide booklet to Rank and Badges in the Australian and U.S.A. Navy, Army and the R.A.A.F. and Auxiliaries, 32pp; an EP45RPM record of Bugle Calls from Reveille to Lights Out, in its cover; Army Book 152 Correspondence Book (Field Service), several front pages removed; Aids to Good Shooting booklet; Bayonet Battle Training booklet by C.J.Twine, 44pp; b&w postcards featuring Australian soldiers (3 different); studio portrait photos of Australian soldiers one marked Boer War. Good - good very fine. (18)
Estimate $60
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Militaria books, The History of the German Steel Helmet 1916-1945 by Ludwig Baer, 1st edition, 1985, hard cover, 448pp with b&w and colour photos and drawings; Militaria A Study of German Helmets & Uniforms 1729-1918 by Jan K.Kube, 1990, hard cover with dust jacket, 235pp with b&w and colour photos; German Headgear in World War II, Army, Luftwaffe & Kriegsmarine, A Photographic Study of German Hats and Helmets by Pat Moran & Jon Maguire, 1997, hard cover with dust jacket, 308pp profusely illustrated with colour photos on almost every page; German Headgear in World War II, SS, NSDAP, Police, Civilian, & Misc., A Photographic Study of German Hats and Helmets by Pat Moran & Jon Maguire, 1997, hard cover with dust jacket, 145pp profusely illustrated with colour photos on almost every page; Imperial Japanese Good Luck Flags and One-Thousand Stitch Belts by Michael A.Bortner, DDS, 2008, hard cover with dust jacket, 286pp, profusely illustrated throughout, mostly in colour; World Swords 1400-1945, An Illustrated Guide for Collectors by Harvey J.S.Withers, 1st edition, 2006, signed by the author, hard cover with coloured illustrations, 296pp, profusely illustrated throughout with several colour photos on almost every page; also WWII b&w photos of Japanese soldiers, family and wartime scenes, some with Japanese text written on back. The photos good - fine, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (6+12 photos)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
L'Illustration weekly magazine, No.3837, Samedi (Saturday) 16 Septembre 1916, published in France with all text in French, large format, 20pp with b&w and colour photos, this whole issue is devoted to war news and articles including one on the Anzacs at Suvla with one page featuring three photos in colour at Gallipoli depicting large scale Turkish shelling on the slopes of Anafarta, the beach of Suvla with Lala Baba at left and the hill that the English called Mont Chocolate at the right, and finally the cliffs of Anzac being the point of landing of Australians and New Zealanders on 25 April 1915, and on the back page is a feature on the shooting down of a German zeppelin with photo of Captain William Leefe Robinson VC, the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over Britain in WWI. Small piece of corner missing from one page, otherwise in excellent condition, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Kenneth, Jack (1924-2006) pair of watercolours on paper, WWII, 'The Convoy' passing an island off the west coast of New Britain 19.4.44, signed and dated lower left (16x11cm), glazed and framed (28.5x25cm); 'The Invasion of Tadji' this shows small barges crammed with men, storming the beach while allied bombers dive-bomb the Japs along the coast towards Aitape, 23.4.44, signed and dated lower right (16x11cm) glazed and framed (28.5x25cm). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $500
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Kenneth, Jack (1924-2006) pencil on paper, WWII, 'Bivouac - Tadji' The view shows the camp, the morning after landing (24.4.44) - in the background are battle scarred coconut palms, signed lower right (19.5x14cm), glazed and framed (31.5x27.5cm). Very fine.
Estimate $170
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Kenneth, Jack (1924-2006) pencil on paper, WWII, 'Surveying' The survey party is here shown blazing the boundary line (26.4.14), signed lower right (19.5x14cm), glazed and framed (32.5x26cm). Very fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $200
The Bank of Australasia, second issue, black and white specimen, five pounds, Christchurch, pencilled October 20th 1863 (P.S112). Good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
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The Bank of Australasia, uniform issue, ten shillings, Wellington, 2nd June 1930, 899231, imprint of Perkins, Bacon & Co Ld, London (P.S131; Clifford 811h). Folds, creases and small hole at centre, original body, nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,000
Bank of New Zealand, black and white specimen, one pound, Picton, 18- (P.S181). Good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
Bank of New Zealand, second issue, specimen one pound, Dunedin, 18-, inked in broad left margin 3 July 72 (P.S191). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,500
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Bank of New Zealand, third issue, specimen fifty pounds, Wellington, 19-, No. 015001/019000 (P.S195), inked in top margin 5/3743 8.6.20. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,700
Bank of New Zealand, fourth issue, specimen one pound, Wellington, 18-, No. A 050000/000001 (P.S202). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
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Bank of New Zealand, uniform issue, one pound, Wellington 1st October 1932, I 636,812, straight bank name, imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ld, New Malden, Surrey (P.S234b; Clifford D921g). Small tears in margins, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $600
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The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, second issue, five pounds, Dunedin, 1st April 18-, S/X 29001/39000 (P.S268). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
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The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, second issue, specimen twenty pounds, Dunedin, 1st June 18-, pencilled top left margin Oct 30 89, S/T 5001/6000 (P.S269Ae). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $7,000
The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, second issue, specimen ten pounds, Dunedin, 1st May 18-, pencilled top left margin Oct 30 89, S/W 10001/13000 (P.S269c). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
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