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Cardinal Moran Golden Jubilee, 1854-1904, in bronze (51mm) (C.1904/5), by W.J.Amor, Sydney. Uncirculated.
Estimate $280
SOLD $170
Cardinal Moran Golden Jubilee, 1854-1904, in silver (51mm) (C.1904/5), by W.J.Amor, Sydney. Uncirculated.
Estimate $380
SOLD $320
Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, Jubilee Apl. 1908, prize medal in silver (53mm) (C.1908/2), by S.&S. (Stokes & Sons), reverse inscribed, 'C.W.Franklin/1st/100 Yds./Under 16'. Some hairlines, otherwise beautifully toned and nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, Jubilee Apl. 1908, prize medal in bronze (53mm) (C.1908/2), by S.&S. (Stokes & Sons), unnamed. Small edge bump and nick, otherwise toned extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Scotch College Melbourne, prize medal in bronze (46mm) (C.D/1), by Stokes, unnamed. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 1909, prize medal in silver (35mm) by S.& M., inscribed around edge '1st Prize, Set of Double Buggy Harness (English) and on reverse 'Alexander/Morrison/1909'. With some edge nicks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, prize winner rosette badges, blue and red enamel (48mm) by K.G.Luke, Melbourne, with fold over pins on reverse. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Melbourne 8 Hours Committee, 1910, fob in silver and enamel (25mm) by Wittenbach & Co, with scroll mount; together with Melbourne Cricket Club, season (19)55-56, member's fob in gilt and enamel, No.6962; Victoria 150, 1984-5, medalet in gilt (32mm) (C.1985/79). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
People's Liberal Party For Australia, fob badge voided in gilt and enamel (23x27mm), by Bridgland & King, 378 P.O. Place W., with scroll suspender. Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Medalet, 'Dunbar' Broadway theatre 1912, enamelled badges (8, mostly by Parkes), airforce buttons (5), NSW Public Works 25 Year Service Award, and 1910 threepence mounted with silver case, chain, and cricketer, also Liberia brass label 'The New Superb/France'. Fine - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
For Australia And Empire, I Will Maintain, fob badge in gilt and enamel (21mm), by Simes, Sydney, pin-back, features a white map of Australia with a question mark (?) in the centre. Some spotting on the map, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Australian Patriotic Badge, I Will Not Buy German Goods, kangaroo standing left on a British Empire shield, in gilt and enamel (22mm), by Angus & Coote Ltd, button hole lug. Small chip in enamel at edge, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Australian Comforts Fund, c1915, in bronze (51mm) (C.ZN/1), by Stokes & Sons, with ring top suspension, edge impressed, 'Australian Comforts Fund S. A. Division'. Toned, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
ANZAC In Eternal Remembrance, 1914-18, in bronze (60mm) (C.1914-18/1), by Dora Ohlfsen. Some light rubbing on a few high spots, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
S.A.R. (South Australian Railways), Islington, worker's badge, in gilt nickel (44x31mm), pin-back, 1919 in clear window; also Tasmanian Govt Railways, Hobart, parcels stamps for 3d, 4d, and 1/-, 1917 issues and all with cancelled stamping (Garratt type 3). The badge with most gilt worn off, otherwise very fine and rare, the stamps affixed to brown paper, used. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
All Australian Peace Exhibition, 1920, staged by South Australian Chamber of Manufactures Incorporated, in silver (51mm), reverse inscribed, 'Aust. Implement/& House Furnishing/Co./Dining Room Suite.' Nicely toned uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $300
Passed in
E.W. Cole medals, 1918 (C.1918/I) and aluminium; aluminium medals Kurri Kurri (Alcan 1976); Wollongong, Port Kembla, apprentice used 1973; 1959 medalets (2); Canada, Alcan, Western Australia medals 1979 (4 different medals), Capt. Stirling; Ballaarat Tourist Dollar; tinny, medalets; Meissen porcelain 1922 (2), Stephensons Rocket 1829-1979; School medal 1890-1990 (non-metal); Lloyds Bank toy coins in envelope; Sweden 25 kronor medal 1993. Fair - uncirculated. (36)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Centenary of Western Australia, 1929, in bronze (39mm) (C.1929/2); RAAF 36 Squadron 50th Anniversary, 1942-1992, in dark bronze (48mm). The first with scratches and edge bumps, otherwise very fine, the second with some tone spots, otherwise uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Roo Club, medal in nickel-plated copper and enamel (62x76mm) by Amor, obverse, Kangaroo suspended from parachute, reverse inscription, Presented/By/Light Aircraft Pty Ltd/To/....../On Qualifying For/Membership In The Roo Club/Having Made/A Compulsory Bale-Out/on/..../Using A/Dominion/Parachute'. With some chipping to enamel, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $650
SOLD $800
International Air Race, England to Australia, May 1930, brass pin-back badge stamped on aircraft's side, 'Jason'. A few oxidation spots, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Sydney Harbour Bridge bottle opener, 1932, cast in brass (57.5x120mm), with suspension ring; I (heart [for Love]) Sydney Ferries tinnie badge; The Australian Classic Series pin badges (5), by Nu-color-Vue, on cards of issue (issue price $5.95 each), all different for Kangaroo, Koala, Wombat, Kookaburra, and Cockatoo, struck in metal with enamel (25mm), clip-pin back; also Australia, one dollar, 1984, with wide rim. Fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Victoria Centenary Celebrations, 1934, in silver (63.5mm) (C.1934/9), by C.Rayner Hoff. Toned, a few light hairlines, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Victoria Centenary Celebrations, 1934, in bronze (63.5mm) (C.1934/9), by C.Rayner Hoff. Toned, a few minor spots, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, 1935, in bronze (51mm) by Stokes, Melbourne, NAV (c.1935/6). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
The Surf Life Saving Association of Aust, Meritorious Award For Bravery, in silver (36mm), reverse inscribed, 'Charles Denniss/The Entrance Beach/27th March, 1937.'. Some light hairlines, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
N.S.W. Division A(ustralian) R(ed) C(ross) S(ociety), Red Cross Appeal Day, 1940, in gilt and enamel (23mm), by Amor, Sydney, with pin-back suspender bar, 20/- on reverse. Scarce high value appeal badge, very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
HMAS Sydney, Bartolomeo Colleoni Medal, 1940, in oxidised silver (58mm) by Amor (C.1940/2), obverse, HMAS Sydney advancing at full speed with the smoking and disabled Italian cruiser, Bartolomeo Colleoni, in background, reverse, a representation of the plaque presented by the City of Sydney to HMAS Sydney. Unnamed. With two parallel scratches across medal rim, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
Red Cross brooch (KC), in enamel and gold (15ct; 4.16g), by A&C Ltd (Angus & Coote), pin-back, reverse inscribed, 'A/Small/Token/of/Appreciation/From The/Red Cross Day/Committee/1941', in a fitted case by Angus & Coote Pty Ltd, Jewellers, Sydney. Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
RAN Relief Fund & King George's Fund for Sailors, July 30, 1942, Guaranteed Souvenir from the Japanese Midget Submarine Sunk in Sydney Harbour, Sunday, May 31st, 1942, a rectangular brass (?) off-cut (38x24mm), with two Japanese characters on one side, with a pierced hole at edge for attaching 'Guaranteed Souvenir' card with details printed in blue, on the reverse is the hand-written name and address of the original buyer. Good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Australian Industries Fair, Buyer badge, 1940s, in gilt and enamel (25mm), by K.G.Luke, Melb., pin-back. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60