Catalogue
Australian Transportation Tickets, a large collection of various tickets used on tram, bus, ferry and train, including Metcards, from across Australia, dated from 1900s to modern day; 'Ford's Bus Service' 2/8 & 6d ticket booklets; a cigarette album with Edmondson tickets from mainly 1987 (500). Including shoe box, two business card folders (95) and an album, a wide selection, mostly fine - extremely fine. (approx 600)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Australian, a large collection of various transportation tickets from around Australia, housed in a large box and not catalogued or organised and could have rare finds included. Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Australia, a large box full of various transportation paper tickets, over various years, including Dept. of Road Transport & Tramways application forms, unused light and dark pink; Dept. of Government Transport NSW., Anzac Day Celebrations form Tuesday 25th April 1961; The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Annual Exhibition, Cliff & Chinside Stands, 2/- from September 1954 (3); NSW, Lindfield Motor Service (A.J.Wagg) weekly tickets grey & orange (2) and many more. Some tickets in envelopes and some in Hagners, but all very fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian, a large collection of various States and Cities transportation paper tickets, including tram, bus, ferry and other interesting tickets from the 1900s. Mounted in Hagners and stored in a shoe box, very fine. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $50
Australia, Department of Railways collection of country travellers' tickets, including Refeshment Car Service 1/- (2); Meal tickets, one shilling, rare; Special Rail Tour, c1955, First Electrically Hauled Train, Sydney to Blacktwon, No: 291; Rover Motors P/L, Cessnock tickets 1/- to 9d (4); Commercial Travellers' Club, Perth W.A. 1952, No:1837, housed in red leather booklet, including many more country tickets from 1949 to 1984. A very interesting collection and many rare, but all very fine. (31)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Australian Train Tickets, a large collection of single and periodical adult and child tickets, from Sutherland, Liverpool, Cronulla and a mixed box of assorted tickets. Good - very fine. (approx 100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian Train Tickets, a large number of used NSW country train tickets, adult and children periodical and single trip tickets, various years. Housed in shoe boxes, not organised and fine. (approx 600)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Australian Train Tickets, a wide selection of both single and periodical adult and children tickets, from mostly NSW, but as they are not organised a special find could be present. All housed in shoe boxes and fine. (approx 100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
New South Wales, R.R.R. (Railway Refreshment Rooms) probably a toothpick holder, in nickel silver, bell shaped (37mm Hx55.5mm W at base), with lift-out central cylinder, impressed on one side is a garter with the words, 'New South Wales', and in the centre is a crown above R.R.R. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
N.S.W., collection of various tickets and permits from 1901-60s, including Ellis' Coffee Palace, 50 King Street, room receipt, dated 14 March 1901, a rare collectable; Broken Hill South Limited, No:569, dated 15 July 1929, permit to visit the surface of the mine, quite rare; Parramatta National Park Trust, No:0819, 2/- day of issue ticket to visit; Kangaroo Point, No:5373, parking fee 6d, c1940s; B.U.F.S. Dispensary coupon for one medicine bottle, block of four and block of two (6); Kuring-Gai Chase Koala Sanctuary, adult admission 2/-, rare and a collection of Hospital Staff Bus tickets from Lidcombe Hospital, State Hospital and Mental Hospital to Newcastle 8d and Royal South Sydney Hospital 3d. All housed in Hagners, some quite rare and all very fine. (19)
Estimate $200
SOLD $20
N.S.W., Cinema and Theatre tickets, c1953-60, Tivoli Theatre, Liberty Theatre, Prince Edward Theatre Beautiful Castlereagh Street and Theatre Newtown (15); together with a collection of various tickets for things such as, Federal Capital Territory (ACT) Dept. of Home Affairs, 3 shillings Golf Links; Dept. of Railways Childrens concession authority, c1962; Dept. of Railways Bicycle Rack ticket, c1960 and rare; Dept. of Railways NSW, Excess Fare ticket c1957 (2); Dept. of Railways Soldier's ticket, c1946 between Central and Turramurra; NSW, Defence Personnel in Uniform, Second Class tickets (2) c1945 between Otford to Cowan and S.S. Lady Northcote, 'The Jolly Rovers' ferry party excursion from 1914 and very rare. All housed in Hagners and very fine. (24)
Estimate $150
SOLD $40
Duckworth & Co., Manchester, soft drink labels, a small collection of 69 drink labels, unused and all different types of labels, all non-alcoholic. Beautiful labels still with glue on the reverse, mint condition, rare find and very fine. (69)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Captain James Cook's H.M. Bark Endeavour, a piece of timber (22cm long x 2cm wide) being part of the keel retrieved from the wreck of the ship at Newport, Rhode Island, USA., in a gilt timber framed display case with label attached, written in 18th century hand (probably that of Sir Joseph Bank's sister, Sarah) that reads, 'This is part of the keel of the Ship Endeavour which, under the command of James Cook, Esq, circumnavigated the Globe in 1768-1770, Broken up at Newport, Rhode-Island, U.S.A. 1796.' There are only two pieces of this historic ship in private hands, this one and the other is in a Sydney Collection, excessively rare and of the highest importance to Australian history.
Estimate $400,000
Passed in
Convict token, 1807 penny with reverse shaved smooth and stiple engraved 'R.W.Cook/1832/FORGET ME NOT'. Fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,500
Convict love token, created on a shaved down Great Britain 1797 cartwheel penny, stipple engraved on obverse, 'John/Deceive/Me Not/My Lad/May 3/1833', and on the reverse, 'Excuse/My/Freedom/My Lass', and with a small X at the bottom between the last two words. A few edge bumps, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $850
Convict token, on a British 1797 cartwheel penny completely shaved smooth on both sides, one side stipple engraved, 'Henry Wilton/AE, 18/March/22/1836', the other side stipple engraved at edge, 'S&T' (probably Sentenced & Transported). Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $750
Convict era love token, created on a shaved down Great Britain halfpenny, inscribed on obverse, 'Dolly/is a sweet/Girl', and on the reverse, 'and a/Lafs to/my/Mind'. Small edge nick, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $650
Convict era token, created on a shaved down Great Britain halfpenny, inscribed on one side, 'Helen./Allcock/1797'. Some pitting, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $950
Convict era token, created on a shaved down Great Britain cartwheel penny of 1797, impressed on obverse, 'Louisa/Lamb/1842'. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $500
Fort Academy, Kent Street North, Sydney; handcrafted in silver with ornate surround mount (55x68mm), reverse inscribed "The Prize/for/Diligence/Awarded to/George Bolton/May 6th 1843". Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,600
International Exhibition London, Products of Queensland, 1862, in bronze (64mm) (BHM2748), by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, reverse inscription, 'Queensland Offers/Her First Fruits/To Britain'. Edge nicks and some marks in reverse field, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $380
Irish National League S.A. (South Australia), Est.1864, in silver (31mm) (C.ZI/1, this medal), no maker, ring top suspension with ribbon and suspender bar, reverse inscribed, 'G.A.W./Alexander/1887'. Nicely toned very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Australasian Holy Catholic Guild of St Mary and St Joseph, 1863, in brass (55mm) with loop mount (C.1863/1) (2); International Eucharistic Congress, Sydney, 1928, silvered [40mm] (C.1928/3) (2); Papal Visits, 1970, (C.1970/54 gilt) (2), (1970/56 bronze and silvered) (40mm), (C.1970/79 proof silver) (32mm) (2); 1986 (C.1986/67 bronze and silvered); together with Roman Catholic Total Abstinence Pledge medal, in white metal (42mm), undated, by Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, holed at top; Stations of the Cross - Christ's Second Fall, uniface medal in bronze (63mm), 1947, by Andor Meszaros. Some discolouration to one of the first medals, otherwise fine - nearly FDC. (14)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Visit of The Duke of Edinburgh, H.M.S. Galatea, 1867, in white metal (47mm) (C.1867/2), by T.Stokes, Melbourne, holed for suspension. Reverse with usual oxidation stains, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Burrangong Pastoral & Agricultural Association, in bronze (38mm), by Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, inscribed on obverse, '18th April 1871', reverse inscribed, 'Wm Scott/1st Prize/Collection/of Fruit'. Toned, good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
Commemorating the Opening of the Victorian Exhibition, 1872, prize medal in white metal (47.5mm) (see C.1872/3 reverse for this medal's obverse), by Stokes & Martin, unawarded. Toned, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
International Exhibition Victoria, 1873, in silver (47mm), by Stokes & Martin, Medallists, reverse inscribed, 'Robert L.J.Ellery/for/an Essay on the/Climate of Victoria/1873', and the edge is impressed, 'For Services Rendered'. Hairlines and a small cut on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare as a service award and a prize medal.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
International Exhibition Victoria, 1873, in silver (47mm), by Stokes & Martin, Medallists, reverse with the words, 'PRIZE/MEDAL' in relief, and the edge is impressed, 'F.R.GODFREY, STUFFED BIRDS.'. Hairlines, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
New South Wales Intercolonial Exhibition, c1873, in white metal (47mm) (C.T/4, also cf C.1873/3), by Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, holed for suspension. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $140
National Agricultural & Industrial Association Of Queensland, (1877), in bronze (72mm) by R.Capner, reverse inscribed, 'N.Lade/for/Mach:Belting/1877'. Dark toned, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400