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Royal Canadian Air Force Association,?tokens in plastic (28mm), ten cents (white), twenty five cents Happy Hour (blue), one dollar (100) Happy Hour (red), obverse, type 1, R.C.A.F.A./# 767 Wing', type 2, 'R.C.A.F.A./767 Wing/Happy Hour', reverse for both types, denomination (YMT first item not recorded, CT051, 052, 053); Royal Canadian Legion, uniface, tokens in plastic (42mm), (red) Col. Moore ALTA #26 Banff (Banff Branch), (blue) Boyle ALTA No. 169 (Boyle Branch), (red) Morinville ALTA No. 176 (Morinville Branch); Newfoundland Club, uniface, Liquor token in plastic (red 38mm); also Canada Meat Ration token, 9.9.1945-26.3.1947, in blue coated wood pulp fibre (22mm), with centre hole, obverse and reverse identical, 'Canada/Meat/Viande (French word for meat)/Ration'.?Very fine - extremely fine.?(8)
Estimate $100
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Newfoundland,?Sergeants Club, Newfoundland Base Command, WWII, token in brass (21mm), obverse, centre star, at top, Sergeants Club/Newfoundland', below, 'Base/Command', reverse, 'Good For/5c/In Trade' (YMT.CT066).?Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
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Canada, Canadian Forces International Deployment Operations, Afghanistan, twenty five cents token in brass (25mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Op Depl Intel Des FC', below, 'Aucune Valeur En Especes', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Op Intl Depl Ops', below, No Cash Value' (YMT.CT067). Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
1st Canadian Brigade,?canteen token in zinc (25mm), WWII, obverse, '10' in centre, around, '1st Can Bde/Canteen", reverse, denomination.?Punched suspension hole at left edge, some oxidation , otherwise fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Canada, souvenir dollars (3), all in cupro-nickel, includes The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Diamond Jubilee 1961, The Royal Canadian Regiment Reunion/100 Years of Service 1983, 408 Squadron Reunion/40 Years of Operations 1984; France, Town of Mons, medal in aluminium (22mm), with holed suspension, obverse, arms of the town and below, 'Ville De Mons', reverse, 'La/Ville De Mons/A Ses Vaillants/Liberateurs/Du/Corps Canadien/11 Novembre/1918' (The town of Mons has its valiant Liberators from the Canadian Corps); British Army & Navy Leave Club, Paris in brass (34x35mm), uniface, around the outside features symbols representing the various British forces (Rising Sun, Rose, Maple Leaf, Shamrock, Eland, Thistle and NZ in a wreath); Sheffield, halfpenny in copper (29mm), holed at top, obverse, bust of Lord Nelson left with legend, 'England Expects Every Man To Do His Duty', reverse, ship sailing right with legend, 'British Naval Half (f looks like p) penny' (YMT.TT039; Davis 150). The last very good, the rest very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $100
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India, 18th (Victoria Mary Princess of Wales' Own) Hussars, canteen tokens in brass, two annas (23mm), four annas (25mm), eight annas (28mm), obverse, unit badge, reverse, denomination in centre, around at top, 'Coffee Shop', decorative scrolls at bottom (YMT.IT005-007). Second token with a dig on obverse near bottom edge, otherwise very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
India, Durham Light Infantry, six pies in bronze (28mm), uniface, obverse, '6' in centre, above, 'D.L.I', below, 'Pies'; Lancashire Regiment, three pies in brass (19mm), uniface, obverse, in centre, '3/Pies', above, 'Refreshment Room,' below, 'North Lancashire Regt.'; Retreat Club Canteen, one anna in brass (octagonal 19mm), obverse, around, 'Retreat Club Canteen 1', reverse, 'at top, 'Silchar' at bottom, 'Assam'; identical token for four annas in brass (circular 22mm); another identical worn token for one rupee in brass (octagonal 25mm), ink stamped '1R' on obverse; (Assam), Shillong, Soldiers Club, four (annas) in brass (octagonal 19mm), obverse, at top, 'Soldiers Club', at bottom, '4', reverse, at bottom, 'Shillong' (YMT.IT (unlisted but cf 022), 030, 035, 036, 038, 041). One poor, the rest very fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
India, army contractors' tokens, half anna in brass (21mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Regtl Institutes', at bottom, 'Credit Ticket', reverse, in middle, '(NSD.)/[impressed] 1052', around, 'K.B.A.G. & Co./Army Contractors'; another but no value in copper (20mm), with central hole, obverse, around, 'Ammunition Factory Canteen', reverse, around top, 'Each For All All For Each', at bottom, 'Kirkee'; another identical but no central hole and in brass; another but no value in copper (21mm), obverse, around, 'H.M.I. Dockyard Co-Operative Canteen', reverse, in the centre are two hands clasped; another for four annas in brown plastic (32mm), obverse, 'As:4' in recessed circle, above, 'Supper/Ticket', around top, 'Shamshuddin & Sons', at bottom, 'Army Contractors', reverse, across centre, 'Ashak mr' (YMT.IT044, 045, 045A, 049, 093). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
India, (Madras), Royal Artillery, canteen token in bronze (31mm), eleven dubs, uniface, obverse, across centre, '11 Dubs', around, 'Royal Artillery General Canteen' (Pridmore 344); another identical but for 10 Dubs (assumed value as 10 worn away but struck on thinner planchet than 11 Dubs) (Y&J MT2018S.IT085); Royal Artillery Institute, Kirkee, token in bronze (29mm), obverse, field gun left, above, 'R.A.I', below, 'Kirkee', reverse, impressed '1A' (Y&J MT2018S.IT086). The second item poor, the others fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $400
India, Army Temperance Association medal, in silver (35mm), no suspender (Y&J MT2019S. p88); USA 5th Army, Commemorative of Allied Armies Entrance in Naples, 1943, in silver (30.5mm), ring top suspension. Hairlines and handling marks, otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $60
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6 A.E.T.C.,?Basra, (Iraq), uniface, check piece in brass (33mm).?Some worn details, otherwise very good and very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Ireland, (British Army Camp), Curragh, twopence in brass (24mm), obverse, 'Civilian/Canteen/Curragh', reverse, denomination within wreath (Y&J MT2019S.p72) (2d not listed in Irish Tokens by S.B.Woodside). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
Italy, Allied Officers' Club, tokens in brass, five cents (21mm, reverse upset 45 degrees), ten cents (17.5mm), twenty five cents (24mm), twenty five lire (21mm), the first three with identical obverse and reverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'Allied Officers' Club', at bottom, Naples, Italy', the last obverse with denomination in centre, around, 'Allied Officers Club', reverse, winged lion of St Mark holding sword and resting on Book of Peace (US Army shoulder patch 1946-54) (see Y&J MT2019S.p28-29); also WWI American Red Cross in Italy, soup kitchen token in brass (25mm), obverse, at top, '15' with 'C' and to right 'MI', below, 'Minestra', reverse, across centre, 'Croce Rossa/Americana'. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I., Austria, tokens in plastic (hexagonal 25x28.5mm), c1946, ten groschen (yellow), twenty groschen (red) (2), obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination; Egypt, quarter piastre in red plastic (22mm), c1952, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'Valid In N.A.A.F.I.', at bottom, 'Egypt Only' (YMT.NA1, 2 [2], NE2). Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
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N.A.A.F.I,?beer token in aluminium (50x27mm), uniface, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest with words "Beer" and "Token" at sides (YMT.NC1).?Good fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
N.A.A.F.I.?Egypt, token in brass, (octagonal 26mm), obverse, 'N.A.A.F.I./Egypt', reverse, '1/Cup Of/Tea' (YMT.NE1).?Toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
N.A.A.F.I., Egypt, token in green plastic (25mm), obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, 'Valid In/N.A.A.F.I.Egypt/Only' (YMT.NE2); Egypt, Gezira Sporting Club, ten milliemes in brass (26mm), c1950, uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, around, 'Gezira Sporting Club'; Egypt, Splendid Bar, five milliemes in cupro-nickel (23.5mm), c1920s, obverse, around top, 'Splendid-Bar', at bottom, 'Minieh', reverse, denomination. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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N.A.A.F.I., tokens in brown laminated plastic, '1/2 Franc/1944/N.A.A.F.I/Token' type 1 (octagonal 24mm) (2); 'NAAFI Only Half Franc Token' type 2 (octagonal 24mm) and type 3 (octagonal 24mm) (2); 'NAAFI Token/1/2 Fr' type 4 (octagonal 24mm) (2); 'British Armed Forces/1/2d' (25mm) (2); 'British Armed Forces/1d' (29mm) (3) YMT.NF1 [2], NF2, NF3 [2], NF4 [2], BAF1 [2], BAF2 [3]. Very good - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I., tokens in brown laminated plastic, '1/2 Franc/1944/N.A.A.F.I/Token' type 1 (octagonal 24mm) (2); Austria, tokens in plastic (hexagonal 25x28.5mm), c1946, ten groschen (yellow), twenty groschen (red) (2, one faded colour), obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination; Egypt, (half piastre but not indicated on token) in green plastic (25mm), c1952, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, 'Valid In/N.A.A.F.I. Egypt/Only'; Sardinia, ten lire in aluminium (29mm), 1975-83, uniface, obverse, '10' in centre, at top, 'NAAFI', at bottom, 'Lire'; South Africa, Pretoria Garrison Institute, shilling in dark red/brown plastic (32mm), raised border on both sides, obverse, in centre, 'PGI', reverse, denomination (YMT.NF4 [2], NA1, NA2 [2], NE2, NSL2, SAT07) (8); also CFB (possibly Canadian Forces Base), five cents in zinc (octagonal 19mm), with centre hole, both sides identical, denomination at bottom, around top, 'Mess C.F.B' (recorded in Y&J MT2019S.p94 as Belgium Railway token ??); Ex-Imperial Sailors' & Soldiers' Club, token in cupro-nickel (18mm), centre hole, obverse, around top, 'Ex-Imperial S & S Club', reverse, around, 'For Amusement Only' (not recorded in Yarwood). Fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
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N.A.A.F.I., Sudan, quarter piastre in red plastic (22mm), c1952, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, denomination in centre, at top, 'Valid In N.A.A.F.I.', at bottom, 'Sudan Only' (YMT.NS1). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
N.A.A.F.I., Sardinia, tokens in aluminium, 1975-83, five lire (24mm), ten lire (29mm), uniface, obverse, '5 or 10' in centre, at top, 'NAAFI', at bottom, 'Lire' (YMT.NSL1, 2). Hairlines, otherwise very fine, the five lire very scarce. (2)
Estimate $150
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New Zealand, WWII, N.Z. YMCA, token in brass (27mm), five milliemes, uniface, obverse, 'N.Z/5M/M/Y.M.C.A' (YMT.NZMT08); others (2), in brass (28mm), obverse, 'N.Z/Y.M.C.A/5 M/M' (YMT.NZMT08a) (2); another identical to previous but thinner lettering (YMT.NZMT08b). Good fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
161st Battery RNZA, (Royal New Zealand Artillery), military canteen token in brass (21mm), five cents (assigned value not shown on token), 1965-72 with reverse upset 180 degrees, obverse and reverse with the word 'Kiwi'; another identical but (24mm), twenty five cents (assigned value) (YMT.NZMT09, 10). Very fine and very rare with only a small number known. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, medal in oxidised bronze (41mm), obverse, unit badge, reverse, '1' in diamond above a raised plaque for inscribing a name, around the top, '1 RNZIR WO's & SNCO's Mess', unnamed; Royal New Zealand Engineers, 2 Engineer Regiment, medal in oxidised bronze (42mm), uniface, obverse, unit badge, around top, '2 Engr Regt', around bottom, 'WO's & Sgt's Mess'; Royal New Zealand Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, medal in oxidised bronze (40mm), uniface, obverse, unit badge. The last with hairlines and several small oxidation spots, otherwise good very fine - good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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South Africa, Soldiers Institute, Pretoria, uniface, penny token in zinc (24mm), pierced hole at top; another for sixpence in zinc (22mm); Union Internment Camps, WWII, penny token in pressed fibre (32mm), obverse, 'Slleen/Geldig/In' in centre, around, 'Unie Interneringskampe', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Een Pennie'; another, sixpence token in pressed fibre (oval 19x24mm), obverse, 'Valid/Only/At' in centre, around, 'Union Internment Camps', reverse, denomination in centre, above, 'Six', below, 'Pence' (YMT.SAT01, 03, 11, 13). The first heavily oxidated, the second lacquered, otherwise very good, the rest good very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
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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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