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USA, WWI, General Infantry, token in zinc (hexagonal 28mm), obverse, in centre, 'G.I.', reverse, 'Mess/Section'; US bases in South Vietnam, Qui Nhon Army Depot, ten cents token in white metal (17mm), obverse, at top, '84th Engineer', at bottom, 'NCO Club', reverse, '10' in centre; another for Tan Son Nhut Air Base, twenty five cents in copper (24mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Tan Son Nhut', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'AF NCO Club' (all unlisted in Yarwood). The second with oxidation stain, the last cleaned, otherwise very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
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USA, air force bases in UK, post WWWII, RAF Alconbury, twenty five cents (29mm) (2) in brass and another in aluminium, fifty cents (32mm) in aluminium, obverse, around, 'N.C.O. Open Mess/R.A.F. Alconbury', reverse, denomination, in centre, 'In Trade'; RAF High Wycombe, twenty five cents (29mm) (2) in brass and another in aluminium, one hundred cents (35mm) in brass, obverse, 'High/Wycombe' in centre, at top, 'NCO Open Mess', below, 'England', reverse, denomination, in centre, 'In Trade'; RAF Wethersfield, twenty five cents in pale blue plastic (28mm), obverse, 'Wethersfield/NCO/Club', reverse, denomination (YMT.UST02, 02A, unlisted, 12, 12A, 14, 20). Very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
USA, air force bases in UK, post WWWII, RAF Alconbury, twenty five cents in aluminium (29mm); RAF Chicksands, five cents in brass (22mm), obverse, around, 'NCO Mess/Chicksands', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Good For', below, 'In Trade', fifty cents in aluminium (32mm), obverse, around, 'Airman's Annex/Chicksands', reverse, denomination in centre, 'In Trade'; RAF High Wycombe, five cents in brass (22mm), twenty five cents (29mm) in aluminium, and in brass (2), obverse, 'High/Wycombe' in centre, at top, 'NCO Open Mess', below, 'England', reverse, denomination, in centre, 'In Trade'; RAF Upper Heyford, fifty cents in brass (35mm), obverse, 'NCO/Club' in centre, above, 'Upper Heyford', reverse, denomination, in centre, 'In Trade' (YMT.UST.02, 08A, 07, 13, 12, 12A [2], 18). Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
USA, air force bases in UK, RAF Bentwaters, fifty cents in aluminium (29mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, 'NCO Open Mess/Good For', below, 'In MDSE./Bentwaters', reverse, identical to obverse except at base is 'Woodbridge'; ; RAF High Wycombe, one hundred cents in brass (35mm), obverse, 'High/Wycombe' in centre, at top, 'NCO Open Mess', below, 'England', reverse, denomination, below, 'In Trade'; RAF Lakenheath, twenty five cents in aluminium (hexagonal 25mm), obverse, at top, 'N.C.O/Club', at bottom, 'Lakenheath', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Good For', below, 'In Trade'; Sculthorpe NCO Club, gaming chip for five dollars in compressed clay (39mm), obverse, club emblem, reverse, denomination (YMT.UST05A, 14, 16, 29) (4); RAF Chicksands, fifty cents in brass (32mm), obverse, 'NCO Mess/Chicksands', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Good For', below, 'In Trade'; others in bronze (octagonal 28mm) (3), obverse, 'NCO Club/Chicksands', reverse, denomination in centre, below, 'In Trade'; RAF Lakenheath, twenty five cents in brass (hexagonal (25mm), obverse, at top, 'N.C.O/Club', at bottom, 'Lakenheath', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Good For', below, 'In Trade' (Y&J MT2019S.UST12A, 30 [3], 31); also Office of Price Administration, WWII ration token in fibre (16mm), obverse and reverse, 'I' in centre, above, 'OPA', below, 'Red Point'. Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
USA, a collection of Mess, Club and Machine tokens for American air force, army and navy bases and postings around the world, noted issues used in Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Panama Canal Zone, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, also various defence force bases across America, noted an American Red Cross token for one franc (France); also a British token for V.S & M. Ld (Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd), Barrow in brass (octagonal 28mm), uniface, all tokens stored in 2x2 holders in a coin album, mostly with John Yarwood's notations. Fine - nearly uncirculated. (142)
Estimate $1,500
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