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Royal Air Force, sixpence in brass (26mm), obverse, 'U.George/Hairdresser/R.A.F.Station/St.Athan', reverse, denomination within wreath; another identical but for eight pence (YMT.RAFT04, 05); (RAF Kirkbridge), twelve MU token in iron bracteate (29mm), in centre, '12/M.U', at top, 'Civilian', at bottom, 'Canteen' (Y&J MT2018S.RAFT11); sixpence in brass (24mm), obverse, 'R.A.F/Cinema/Padgate', reverse, denomination; uniface tag in brass (16x21mm), with suspension hole, obverse, 'CEO/4.ED/R.A.F/Ruislip' (the last two unlisted in Yarwood). The third with oxidation marks and the fourth with heavy oxidation, otherwise fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Miscellaneous unidentified tokens, includes H.E.Mess penny in brass (25mm), with pierced hole at top; another identical but twopence and no hole; 10th Canteen Batt. penny halfpenny in brass (26mm) (YMT. Mystery 8, 9, 16) (3); Aircraft Wages Token 1 in brass (25mm), with pierced hole at top; Canteen penny halfpenny in brass (hexagonal 23x25mm) (2), uniface; R.H/H.A penny halfpenny in brass (26mm) (Y&J MT2018S.Mystery 30, 31 [2], 38) (4). Very fine. (7)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
The Regiment Weekly, penny in silver (11mm), obverse, crown above crossed sabres, around bottom, '2 Southampton Street W.C.', reverse, denomination in centre, around top, 'The Regiment', at bottom, 'Weekly'; Scottish Filling Factory, halfpenny in brass (22mm), WWI, obverse, denomination at bottom, around the top, 'S.F.F. Georgetown', reverse, 'S' in centre; another for threepence in white metal (19mm); Ex-Service Men's Club, check in brass (25mm), uniface, obverse, around top, 'Ex-Service Men's', at bottom, 'Club', above this, 'Tredegar'; Chesterfield Club, check in black fibre (25mm), uniface, around top, 'Chesterfield', at bottom, 'Club', across centre, 'Kit/Bag'; Royal Army Clothing Factory, halfpenny in brass (25mm), obverse and reverse identical, denomination in centre, at the top, 'Tea Fund', around bottom, 'Royal Army Clothing Factory' (YMT.MMT001, 019, 021, 028, 034, 039). Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
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Fison Industries, halfpenny in off-white plastic (25mm), obverse and reverse identical, denomination in centre, above, 'F.I.', below, 'Canteen'; another for penny (rectangular 22x34mm); Munition Makers, penny in brass (29mm), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, around top, 'Munition Makers', at bottom, 'Canteen'; National Filling Factory, check in iron (29mm), obverse, struck incuse around top, 'National Filling Factory/Morecambe', reverse, impressed, '1522' (YMT.MMT002, 003, 007, 011). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Nottingham National Shell Factory,?WWII, uniface tokens, in plastic/or bone (29mm), halfpenny (pinkish early type, 3), penny and twopence (YMT.MMT004 (3), 005, 006).?Very fine and scarce.?(5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Y.W.C.A., tokens in plastic, WWI, penny (21.5mm), penny (red), twopence (blue), sixpence (white), obverse, across centre, 'Lister's', at top, 'Y.W.C.A.', at bottom, 'Canteen', reverse, denomination; National Aircraft Factory, twopence in pink plastic (25mm), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'N.A.F.', at bottom, 'Croydon'; Church of England Hut, tokens in plastic (22mm), halfpenny (black), penny (blue-grey), obverse, around, 'Church Of England Hut 1', reverse, denomination (YMT.MMT014, 015, 016, 042, NL, 077) (6); Air Raid Patrol, penny in orange plastic (22.5mm), obverse, across centre, 'Nottingham', around top, 'Corporation', at bottom, 'Transport', reverse, denomination in centre, below, 'A.R.P' (Y&J MT2018S.MMT121); Council of Voluntary War Work, half franc in red plastic (24mm), with centre hole, obverse and reverse identical, around top, 'C.V.W.W.', around bottom, '1/2 Franc'; Aberdeen Corporation Tramways, penny in pink plastic (22mm), obverse, Aberdeen coat-of-arms, around top, 'Aberdeen Corporation', at bottom, 'Tramways', reverse, denomination in centre, around top, 'On Military Duty'; Air Raid Patrol, penny in red plastic (rectangular 35x24mm), obverse, 'A.R.P.'"Bristol" ', reverse, denomination (Y&J MT2019S.MMT115, 123, NL [cfMMT150) (3). Very fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $150
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Scottish Filling Factory, penny in brass (28mm), WWI, obverse, denomination at bottom, around the top, 'S.F.F. Georgetown', reverse, 'S' in centre; Prince of Wales (battleship), tool check in brass (square 29mm with 3 rounded corners), uniface with pierced hole at one corner, obverse, centre impressed, '848', at bottom, 'P of W'; The Queen's Own Hussars, check in plastic (38mm), obverse, unit badge in centre, around the bottom, 'The Queen's Own Hussars', reverse, in the centre '1' (YMT.MMT020, 053, 074, NR). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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Vickers Armstrong Ltd, check in brass (26mm), uniface except for circle, obverse, at top, 'V.A. Ltd', at bottom, 'Naval/Yard', impressed above this, 'PP/711'; Whitehead Torpedo Works, penny in copper (25mm), uniface except for circle, obverse, denomination impressed in centre, around, 'Whitehead Torpedo Works'; another identical but for twopence; Universal Aircraft Ltd, check in brass (24mm), uniface with pierced hole at top, obverse, 'around the top, 'Universal Aircraft', at bottom, 'Ltd', in the centre, 'No/(impressed) 16' (YMT.MMT044, 046, 047, 051); Aircraft factory tool check in brass (35mm), uniface with pierced hole near top, obverse, around top, 'Tool Check', below, 'No. (impressed) 931', at bottom, logo of winged shield with initials 'SR' (not recorded in Yarwood). The first with some oxidation marks, otherwise fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Miscellaneous tokens, No 3 NAF Aintree Canteen penny in zinc (28mm) (heavy oxidation and piece missing at edge) (cf Y&J MT2019S.MMT055); other unidentified or unrecorded issues, includes 4 Coy B'Fast in brass (26mm), uniface; A.S.& S.C. Canteen penny in brass (21mm); R.A.Liquor Bar, Woolwich sixpence in brass (22mm); 2nd V.B. Royal Warwickshire Regt twopence in brass (octagonal 26mm) (heavy oxidation); Defence check piece, stamped '618/O (War Office arrow) D', uniface; untitled with field gun left on obverse and '10' on reverse, in dark brass (23mm); counterstamped Indian quarter anna with smoothed obverse stamped '2802/1 KRR/28(?)10'; untitled discs (3) in steel for penny (20.5mm), shilling (11mm), two shillings (19mm), with denomination in impressed figures on one side and in impressed text on the opposite side (similar in style to the New Zealand Featherston Camp tokens but stamped on both sides instead of one side only). Poor - very fine. (11)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
British Prisoner of War,?uniface, tokens in iron, sixpence (20mm), shilling (24mm), two shillings and sixpence (32mm), ten shillings (octagonal 26mm x 26mm), obverse, denomination with the initials, "P.W." above (YMT.MMT067-070), the third with impressed number 3 on the reverse and the last with what appears to be a partial X. The second item has some oxidation on the reverse, otherwise, fine - good fine.?(4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
British Expeditionary Forces, WWI, POW tokens in zinc plated iron, ten centimes (24mm) (2), fifty centimes (octagonal 26mm), one franc (32mm), obverse, 'P. of W./Token/B.E.F.', reverse, denomination (YMT.MMT071 (2), 072, 073). Fine - extremely fine. (4)?
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
British Prisoners of War Camp, penny in tin (31mm), obverse, across centre, 'Penny/Token', around impressed, '(image of swastika) &. Commandant. Prisoners. Of. War. Camp. Bvrnham. Norton. Norfolk.', reverse, in centre, 'Ten/Dozen Of These/Will Be Exchanged/For Five Florins/E.M.Beloe Capn', note that some of the letters are larger than others to spell the Roman numeral 'ILLXCDIVLIMLC', around impressed, 'Captivorvm Cvstos Captivvs' (YMT.MMT074). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
British Armed Forces, tokens in brass with centre hole, 1952, half unit (20mm), one unit (25mm), obverse, around, 'British Armed Forces', reverse, around top, 'Half or One Unit' (YMT.BAF3, 4); Malta, 1940s, token in aluminium with centre hole (25mm), obverse, at top, 'NAAFI', at bottom, 'Token', reverse, at top, 'Valletta', at bottom, '22' (Y&J MT2018S.NM06); NAAFI, tokens in brass, c2003, includes 2 (US dollars) (26.5mm) (2), 5 (US dollars) (29mm), obverse and reverse identical, '2 or 5 NAAFI/Token' (for use by allied forces in Afghanistan and Iraq on gaming machines and pool tables) (not recorded in Yarwood). Fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
British Restaurant, WWII, tokens in plastic (round 30mm) (2) and (dished oval 27x30mm) (3), obverse, 'British Restaurant' around centre hole, reverses, (blue), 'Soup' at top and 'ABC' at bottom, (red), 'B.W' (Borough of Watford) at bottom, the remaining three (red, yellow and green), with 'ABC' at bottom. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Australia, Victorian Artillery, canteen tokens, c1890, one penny (silvered bronze 23.5mm), penny halfpenny (brass 23.5mm), obverse, young head Queen Victoria left, around, 'Vic. Arty. Canteen', on truncation, 'S&M' (Stokes & Martin) (YMT.AUT01, 02). The second with oxidation spot on obverse, otherwise very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Australia, Victorian Artillery, canteen tokens, c1890, one penny (silvered bronze 23.5mm), penny halfpenny (brass 23.5mm), threepence (bronze 23.5mm), obverse, young head Queen Victoria left, around, 'Vic. Arty. Canteen', on truncation, 'S&M' (Stokes & Martin) (YMT.AOT01-03). Fine - very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Australia, Victorian Naval & Military Club,?tokens, type 1, sixpence in copper (24mm), obverse, 'V.N./&/M.C.', reverse, denomination, type 2, two shillings in cupro-nickel (24mm), obverse, crossed lances bearing British and Australian flags with crown above and flowers below and scroll with motto 'Uniter Acamus', above another scroll with name, 'Victorian Naval & Military' and below, 'Club', reverse, denomination; Garden Island Naval Dockyard, proof of attendance check in brass (35mm), uniface and centre hole, obverse impressed, 'G I/809' (Yarwood AUT004, 010, 016).?Very fine - extremely fine.?(3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Australia, WWI, Internment Camp (Liverpool, NSW), square threepence in aluminium (18mm), obverse, German eagle (YMT.AUT013). Plugged hole at top, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Australia, H.M.A.S.?Tingira, tram pass in cupro-nickel (31mm) by G.A. Miller, Sydney, reverse stamped 222 (YMT.AUT015).?Toned good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $280
2nd Australian General Hospital, Officer's mess tokens in plastic (24mm), c1942, penny (dark red), threepence (white), sixpence (light blue), shilling (2, one yellow, one cream), two shillings (red), obverse, Rising Sun badge in centre, at top, 'Officers Mess', below, '2nd Australian/General Hospital', reverse, denomination (YMT.AUT020-022, 023 [2], 024). The first repaired of a break, otherwise very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
Australia, WWII, Internment Camps (Hay, NSW), penny in brass (20.5mm) (YMT.AUT025). Small oxidation spot on obverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
Australia, WWII, Internment Camps (Hay, NSW), threepence in bronze (16mm) (YMT.AUT026). Much mint red, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Australia, Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory, checks in brass (33mm), uniface and all with pierced hole at top, the first impressed '304', and by Stokes, Melb, the second impressed 'Detonator', the third impressed 'Fuze/341' (YMT.AUT030) (3); also commemorative medal for Commonwealth Small Arms Factory, Lithgow, 50th Anniversary, 1962, in gilt bronze (31mm) (Y&J MT2018S.AUT53; C.1962/3). Fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Australia, Garden Island Naval Dockyard, proof of attendance check in brass (35mm), uniface and centre hole, obverse impressed, 'G I/955'; Naval Establishments, gate pass in iron (31mm), uniface with square hole in centre and with anchor above, around, 'Naval Establishments. Sydney.'; Australian Defence Force Canteens, penny tokens (2), one in brass and one in aluminium (both oval 27x22mm), obverse, 'A.D.F.C/N.S.W.', reverse, denomination at two sides, above, 'Bottle', below, 'Token'; Australian Canteen Service BCOF, one unit token in aluminium (21mm), obverse and reverse identical, 'ACS/BCOF/One Unit' (3); Australian Artillery, five cents tokens in brass (21mm) (2), obverse and reverse identical, denomination in centre, above, 'Australian', below, 'Artillery' (YMT.AUT016, 017, 019, 019A, 031 [3], 032 [2]) (8); Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, uniface tokens (2) in aluminium, twenty two cents (26mm), twenty five cents (27mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, 'R.G.H. Concord', below, 'Token' ( unlisted but cf Y&J MT2018S.AUT050). The second with oxidation marks, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Isle of Man, Onchan Internment Camp, WWII, tokens in brass, halfpenny (20mm), penny (18mm), sixpence (26mm), obverse, denomination, above, 'Onchan Internment Camp', reverse, triskeles (YMT.IOM01-03). Very fine - extremely fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
Canada, B.B. Canteen ('B' Battery, Quebec City), pre 1990, token in brass (24mm), five cents, obverse, 'B.B./Canteen', reverse, denomination in centre, around, 'Good For/In Trade'; Governor General's Foot Guard, (Ottawa),WWI, token in aluminium (22mm), obverse, in centre, 'G.G.F.G.', around top, 'Sergeants Mess', reverse, denomination; unofficial issue of coin club of No.4 Wing, Royal Canadian Air Force (stationed in Germany), token in aluminium (14mm), obverse, '4/Wing', reverse, maple leaf above 'RCAF'; The Royal Canadian Artillery, commemorative token in bronze (30mm) (2), (Yarwood states, 'probably used as a gambling token) uniface with centre hole, obverse, unit badge, around top is unit name, at bottom, '1871-1921' (YMT.CT002, 009, 018, 058 [2]). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Canada, Royal Canadian Engineers, tokens in white metal, WWII, twenty five cents (26mm), ten cents (20mm), five cents (23mm), obverse, '9/Field/Co./R.C.E', reverse, denomination above 'Souvenir', around, 'Ye Merry Sappers Tavern', the first token upset 180 degrees (YMT.CT020-022); Canadian Expeditionary Force,?5th Canadian Battalion, canteen token, WWI, one franc in white metal (26mm) (2), obverse, denomination in centre, around, '5th Can.?Battn/Canteen', reverse, plain (YMT.CT024) (2). The first three very good - fine, one of the last two with two digs on reverse and fine, the last poor. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Canadian Expeditionary Force,?5th Canadian Battalion, canteen token, WWI, half franc in bronze (22mm), one franc in white metal (26mm), obverse, denomination in centre, around, '5th Can.?Battn/Canteen', reverse, plain (YMT.CT023, 024). Good very fine.?(2)
Estimate $100
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Esquimalt Royal Naval Base,?c1950, token in aluminium (25mm), five cents, obverse, denomination in centre and around, 'Royal Naval Canteen', reverse, in centre, 'Esquimalt/B.C.' (YMT.CT028).?Fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Canada, Regimental Institute, 47 B.C. Canada, tokens in brass, 1915, five cents (19mm), ten cents (22mm), twenty five cents (25mm), obverse, badge of 47 Regiment (Vancouver) Canadian Expeditionary Forces in centre, at the top, 'Regimental Institute', at the bottom, '1915', reverse, denomination in centre, at the top, 'Good For', at the bottom, 'In/Trade' on the first and last tokens and 'In Trade' on second token (YMT.CT030-032). Toned, the last with a few oxidation marks, otherwise fine - very fine and very rare. (3)
Estimate $250
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