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Special School of Instruction, Albury, 1910-11, in gold and enamel (tested as 9ct,7g, 23mm) with scroll suspender, inscribed on reverse 'S.S.M./P.J.H.Nathan'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $400
Anzac Leave Rosette, c1918, of red, white and blue felt, worn home to Australia by soldiers on furlough who had embarked from Australia in 1914/early 1915 (Cossum 57a); together with Edward VII souvenir lapel badge with red white and blue plastic ribbon attached; 'Our Boys' tin boomerang with ribbon; ladies compact case with mirror with small Rising Sun badge on front. Good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
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Australia, WWI War Service badge (type 2, c1918), in voided silver and enamel (44x26mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1917 by maker W.J.D (W.J.Davis), pin-back. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Australia, War Worker, Navvies & Labourers, badge in bronze (38mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, lug back, reverse impressed with number 595. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $480
Department of Navy (RAN) Home Service, badge in gilt and enamel (24x31.5mm) impressed on reverse '65'. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,200
Australia, WWI Nearest Female Relatives' badge (AIF), with three bars, by Stokes & Sons, Melb, pin-back, reverse numbered 163387 and bars numbered 50406, 50407 and 50408. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
Australia, WWI, Voluntary Ballot A.I.F. badge (28x33mm), by Angus & Coote Ld, Sydney, with B in blue enamel, pin-back, reverse with impressed number 37. Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $500
Australia, WWI Volunteered For Active Service, Retained For Home Service, Issued By The Navy Department, in gilt bronze (29.5mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, lug back, reverse impressed with number 521. Extremely fine and scarce Navy issue.
Estimate $100
SOLD $2,400
Australia WWI, Volunteered for Active Service, Medically Unfit, reverse impressed '55969'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Australia, WWI, Volunteered For Active Service, Medically Unfit badge in silvered, lug back, reverse numbered 20018; King's Silver War badge, in silver, pin-back but missing securing clip, reverse numbered A97572; Returned From Active Service (AIF) badge, in bronze, by Amor, Sydney, lug back, reverse numbered 4726; WWII, Volunteer badge (KC), in bronze, by G&E Rodd, 1940, lug-back, reverse numbered A5209. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Australia, Enlisted On Sportsmen's Recruiting Day, July 27, 1917, badge in gilt bronze and enamel (28x37mm), by Angus & Coote Ltd, Sydney, pin-back. Fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
For Our Armidale Boys, 1916, badge in silver and enamel (22mm), no maker, pin-back. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $220
African War Veterans Association Queensland, badge in gilt and enamel (22x29mm), pin-back, impressed 337A on reverse. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Australia, Demobilised Soldiers Association WWI, small sized version (KC) (23x32mm), by Schlank, Adelaide, two lugs on reverse and with impressed number 2620. Very fine.
Estimate $80
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Australia, Demobilised Sailors Soldiers & Airmens Assn, badge (KC) with QC/66 clip-on at top, in gilt and enamel, maker's name illegible, lug back, reverse numbered S1906; Partially Blinded Soldiers Assocn, badge (KC) with 76 clip-on at top, in gilt and enamel, by K.G.Luke, Melb, lug back; The Australian Legion Of Ex-Service Clubs, badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by Angus & Coote Ltd, Sydney, button back; The Eveleigh Railway Returned Sailors & Soldiers Club, badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by Amor, Sydney, lug back with backing plate; N.S.W. Railway & Tramway Ex-Services Assoc., badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by Angus & Coote, lug back; United Imperl Navy & Army Veterans' Assn. of N.S.W, badge (QC), by G.A.Miller, Sydney, pin-back, reverse numbered 397; Sailors & Soldiers Assocn of Vict, Fathers badge in silver and enamel, by P&J King, button fitting, reverse numbered 598; Sons Of Sailors And Soldiers League of Australia, badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by K.G.Luke, Melb, lug back. Good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Diggers Association (Queensland), badge (KC) in gilt and enamel (23x29mm), by Handford, double lug back. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Diggers Association (Queensland), badge (KC) in gilt and enamel (23x29mm), by Handford, double lug back. Very fine.
Estimate $70
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Returned Soldiers Assn Q(ueensland), Est.1916, lapel badge (KC) in silver and enamel (19x33mm), by P.J.King, Melb, button back, reverse with impressed number, 610. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $640
Australia, Royal Australian Navy Reserves, lapel badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by K.&D.Bertram Bros, Melbourne, lug back, reverse numbered 6884; Naval Association Of Australia, lapel badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by K.G.Luke, Melb, button back, reverse numbered L4264; Ex-Naval Men's Assn. Of Aust., lapel badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by Angus & Coote, Sydney, lug back, reverse numbered 14690; Aust. Legion Of Ex-Servicemen & Women, lapel badge (KC) with clip-on 46, in gilt and enamel, by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane, lug back, reverse numbered N/2199; another variety in gilt and enamel, by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane, pin-back; Air Force Association, lapel badge (KC) with clip-on 66, in gilt and enamel, by K.G.Luke, Melb, pin-back, reverse numbered 93442; The Rats Of Tobruk Association, lapel badge (KC) with clip-on QC/85, in gilt and enamel, by G.A.Miller, Sydney, lug back, reverse numbered 197; BCOF Assn Australia, Associate lapel badge (KC), in epoxy covered gilt and enamel, pin-back; British Commonwealth Forces Association, lapel badge (KC), in epoxy covered gilt and enamel, pin-back. Very fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League Australia, slip-on 1919 over KC, large two figure type membership badges (2), both with double lug back, one by Simes, Sydney in red, white and blue enamel and reverse is numbered, Z/11433; the other by C.C.Roeszler & Son Pty Ltd, Melb in red, white and black enamel, and reverse is numbered R3053. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, two figure large lapel badges in gilt and enamel, each fitted at top with year, includes 1919, by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, reverse numbered 66351; 1920, by Simes, Sydney, reverse numbered Z14955 (one lug broken but included with lot); 1921, by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, reverse numbered 40090. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $160
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Returned Sailors Soldiers & Airmens Imperial League Australia, badge (KC with 50 slip-on), in gold (9ct; 5.16g ; 19x26mm), by Amor, double lug back, reverse inscribed, 'F.G.Leslie/Life Member', together with slide-on back plate for Life Member in gilt and enamel, by Simes, Sydney, and impressed with number 131. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $220
Australia, RSL badges (3 figure type), in gilt and enamel with lug backs, all with year slip-on fittings, includes 1961, Q52483 by Stokes, Melbourne; 1961, Q72434 by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane; 1962, Q8031, no maker; 1963, Q12966, no maker; 1965, Q13448, no maker; 1966, Q13582, no maker; 1966, 29699 by K.G.Luke, Melbourne; 1967, unnumbered, by Myers & Co, Brisbane; 1968, Q11735, no maker; 1969, Q19061 by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane. Very fine. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Naval Comrades Association, fob badge (KC), in silver and enamel (28.5x30mm), no maker, ring top suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $250
United Imperl Navy & Army Veterans' Assn of N.S.W, badge (QVC), in gilt and enamel (25x22.5mm), by Millers Ltd, Sydney, pin-back, reverse with impressed number 492. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
H.M.A.S. Australia Veterans Assn., badge (KC), in gilt and enamel (28x31mm), no maker, pin-back. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Submarines O.C.A. (Old Comrades Association), 1902-1918, lapel badge in gilt and enamel (23x21mm), no maker, button screw back, reverse with impressed number 66. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
Australia, NSW Ex-Prisoner of War Assn badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by A J Parkes, Brisbane, pin-back; NSW Ex-Prisoners of War Assn Life Member badge (KC), in gilt and enamel, by Millers Ltd, Sydney, pin-back, reverse with impressed number 1007. Both badges pinned to a overlapping purple and yellow silk ribbons, good very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $200
Naval Military Forces Nepean Recreation Club, (Victoria), 1917, membership fob, in voided gilt and enamel (32x29mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, ring top suspension. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
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Australia, Newcastle And Northern District Naval And Military Association, N.M.V. (Naval and Military Veterans), badge (KC), in gilt bronze (26x37mm), no maker, button fitting. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $650