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Germany,?Kreuzer Emden (1920-35), kantine token for fifty (pfennig), in brass (25mm).?Oxidation tone spot on obverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
German South West Africa, 3 Kompagnie (Company), one mark mess token in brass (25mm), c1900 (Hern 26a; Theron p156). A few oxidation spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
World tokens, includes Ceylon telephone token in steel (15mm), issued during WWII when ten cent coin was demonetized and replaced by a banknote; France, Chambre de Bone ten centimes in aluminium (30mm); Scotland, Old Or East Parish communion token in lead (oval 28x22mm), reverse, 'This do in/Remembrance/of me./But let a man/Examine/Himself.' The second poor, the others good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Australia, miscellaneous items, includes medalets for British Transvaal War 1899-1900 in bronze (23mm) (C.1899-00/16), Lord Roberts and Commemoration of Peace in British-Boer War 1900 in gilt bronze (23mm) (C.1900/13); Peace 1919 in silvered bronze (27mm) (C.1919/2); tokens for Renmark Club (2), one shilling in brass (23.5mm), two shillings in bronze (23.5mm) and with pierced hole at bottom; plain steel disc (16mm), with suspension loop, one side inscribed, 'Horsham/Victoria/15'5'14'; 1927 Canberra florin with two loops fitted on two opposing sides to enable wearing as a piece of jewellery. Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Great Britain, Duke of York and Albany memorial medal in brass (25mm), obverse, head of Duke left, reverse, military figure at left leaning on a tomb with urn on top and with large overhanging willow at right, on the tomb is written, 'Beloved/By The/Army', around the top, 'Commander In Chief', around the bottom, 'Obt Jany5 1827'; Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal in silver (25mm), obverse young head Victoria left, reverse, old head Victoria left; King George V and Queen Mary, Peace Victory medal in bronze (38mm), 1919, pierced hole at top for suspension ring, obverse, busts of King and Queen left, reverse, facing Victory standing holding a palm branch and a wreath, battle scenes at left and right of her feet, below, '1919/The Great War'. The last with some small sections of oxidation, otherwise very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Bloomsbury Rifles, 5th Volunteer Battalion Rifle Brigade, Centenary Bronze Medal (33mm), 1897, Presented at Annual Inspection by Col. Smith Richards V.D., unnamed; Littlecote Roundhead Garrison, souvenir medal in pewter (25mm), medieval Roundhead soldier bust half facing, reverse, 'Presented at/The Roundhead Garrison/Littlecote/Hungerford/Berkshire'. The first toned, very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
The Cavalry Depot, prize medal in silver, ring top suspension with ribbon, hallmarked for Birmingham 1925 by maker 'NA&AFI' (Navy, Army & Air Force Institute), reverse impressed, ' "B" Group/Relay/June 1926/1st"; also Royal Tournament, duty disc in green plastic (oval 31.5x44mm), uniface with suspension hole at top, obverse, 'Royal/Tournament/1962/Duty/Other Ranks/606'. The first with contact marks, otherwise fine -good very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Light Infantry, prize medal, in bronze (38mm), obverse, Light Infantry badge, reverse, impressed, 'The Best Recruit', unnamed. Small edge bump and nicks, toned very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
British Services Tattoo's medal, Dortmund, Berlin, 1947, in brass (37x45mm), uniface, ring top suspension, no ribbon (Y&J MT2018S.p79). Good very fine.
Estimate $70
Passed in
British Forces Falkland Islands, competition prize medal in silvered (39.5mm), and another in bronze, uniface. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Great Britain, 17th Lancers, Free Museum Greetings medal in bronze (32mm), obverse, crowned bugle over 17th Lancers' badge, legend at top, 'Free Museum', around the bottom, 'The Bugle That Sounded The Balaclava Charge', reverse, Union Jack on standard draped in holly and with scroll, 'Free Museum', legend, 'With The Season's Greetings From T.G.Middlebrook'; The 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers medal in nickel silver (38mm), uniface, obverse, unit badge; Middle East Land Forces medal in silvered bronze (38mm), obverse, British Army badge, reverse, plain except for legend, 'Middle East Land Forces'. The last with silver coating missing in centre of obverse and hairline scratches front and back, otherwise very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
World medals and other items, includes Canada, New Brunswick Yeomanry Cavalry, 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) 125th Anniversary medal in gilt (36mm), 1973; Great Britain, medallic case (2),?in brass (22mm), obverse, Royal arms, reverse,?Windsor?Castle; Edward Duke of Kent Friend of Education and the Soldiers Friend, souvenir token in bronze (28mm), small pierced hole at top edge (well worn); USA, George Washington medal in bronze (36mm), obverse, Washington standing amid battlefield, reverse, month time clock. Poor - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Algeria, five francs, 1942 (P.4); Belgium, ten francs, 1943 (printed in England during WWII), Army issue to Belgian troops in Germany post WWII, 1946, one franc, ten francs (P.52, M1, 4) (3); Denmark, Allied Command in Denmark, (1945), one krone (2), ten kroner; Ministry of War, (1947-58), five ore; (P.M2 [2], 4, M7) (7); France, Military issue, WWI, fifty centimes, post WWII (1947), five francs, ten francs (2), fifty francs, one hundred francs (P.M1, 6, 7 [2], 8, 9); Tunisia, Bank of Algeria, five francs,1944 (P.3); also tourism promotional travellers cheques each for one hundred lire, issued by L'Instituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino (19.1976), Il Banco di Napoli (1.3.1976), and Il Banco di Chiavari e della Riviera Ligure (15.2.1977). The French fifty centimes with small edge split and the one hundred francs with two small edge splits, otherwise all notes very good - very fine, the last three cheques uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Australia,?Royal Australian Army Pay Corps, twenty dollars, facsimile currency for training purposes only, c1965-1966.?Uncirculated and very scarce.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Austria/Hungary, Hajmasker POW camp money, 1916, includes ten, twenty, and fifty heller and one korona; Germany, Allied Military Currency, Series 1944, includes half, one, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred mark (P.191a, 192a, 193d, 194a, 195a, 196d, 197d) (7). Fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Austria, Allied Military Currency, Series 1944, prepared by Great Britain includes fifty groschen (2), one schilling, two schilling, five schilling, 22H 078886, ten schilling, E 20 659092, twenty schilling, D 27 829701, twenty five schilling, 18777629, fifty schilling, C 18 877696, C 23 594733, C 24 484661, one hundred schilling, B 14 090185 (P.102b [2], 103b, 104b, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 [3], 110a). One fifty groschen with a small hole, good, the twenty schilling fine, the scarce twenty five schilling nearly uncirculated, the rest very fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
Burma, (1947), red overprint on India one rupee (P.30); Jersey, German Occupation WWII, (1941-42), sixpence (P.1); Malta, provisional issue, (1940 - old date 20.11.1918), one shilling (1943) (P.11, 16) (2); also Hawaii, WWII, USA silver certificate dollar overprinted 'Hawaii' (P.36) Philippines, Victory peso, Series No.66 (P.94). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $140
East Germany, Russian Occupation, one mark, 1948 being a one rentenmark, 1937 with affixed validation blue coupon stamp dated 1948, also a two mark, 1948 being a two rentenmark, 1937 with affixed validation green coupon stamp dated 1948 (P.1, 2); Germany, twenty reichsmark, (1939-45) (P.173, 174, R139); German Federal Republic, Series 1948, half (2), one, two and five Deutsche mark (P.1 [2], 2, 3, 4); Hungary, one hundred thousand adopengo, 1946 (P.144e); Lithuania, German Occupation WWI, twenty kopeken, 1916, one ruble, 1916 (P.R120, 122b); Romania, German Occupation WWI, fifty bani, (1917) (P.M2). One half Deutsche mark heavily stained, otherwise very good - nearly uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Fiji, Government of Fiji, WWII emergency issues, one penny, 1st July 1942 (2) P/I 443045, 648828, one shilling, 1st September 1942, No.65984, two shillings, 1st January 1942, No.168016 (P.47a [2], 48a, 50a). The first two uncirculated, the other two with creases and small edge tears, otherwise fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
France, Allied Military Currency, Series of 1944, First Issue, two francs (3), five francs (4), ten francs (P.49, 49a [2], 50 [3], 50a, 51) (8); Second Issue, fifty francs, one hundred francs (2) (P.56a, 57, 57a) (3); Italy, Allied Military Currency, Series 1943, one, two, five, ten lire, all without F and five and fifty lire with F (P.M10b, 11b, 12b, 13b, 12a, 14a) (6); Series 1943A, five (2, one serial A-B), ten (2), fifty and one hundred (2, both serial A-C) lire (P.M18a, b, 19a [2], 20a, 21c [2]) (7); also, Hungary, Russian Army Occupation WWII, one pengo (P.M1b); Poland, 1944 issue, one zloty (P.105a). Very good - nearly uncirculated. (26)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
Great Britain, British Military Authority, (1944), sixpence (2), one shilling (3), two shillings and sixpence (2), five shillings (3), ten shillings, one pound (P.M1 [2], 2 [3], 3 [2], 4 [3], 5, 6) (12); also two sets of the preceding notes (12 notes in total), sixpence to one pound, all notes are reproductions and the sizes vary from the originals. The reproductions are uncirculated, some of the rest have writing on the notes and the ten shillings has an edge split, otherwise very good - extremely fine. (24)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Great Britain, British Armed Forces, Special Vouchers, First Series (1945-46), sixpence (2), shilling (2), two shillings and sixpence, D/8 746569, five shillings (2), C/3 433882, C/5 140106, ten shillings, B/6 848880, one pound, A/2 568548 (P.M10 [2], 11 [2], 12, 13 [2], 14, 15); also threepence stamped diagonally on the front right corner with purple ink, 'Issued In H.M. Ships For Use Only In N.A.A.F.I. Canteens' (P.M9a). One five shillings with foxing stains and one of the shilling notes with writing on back, otherwise fine - extremely fine, the stamped note nearly fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $600
Great Britain, British Armed Forces, Special Vouchers, First Series (1945-46), all stamped on front, 'Issued In HM Ships Afloat For Use In NAAFI Canteens Only', includes sixpence, one shilling (2), two shillings and sixpence D 8 932805, five shillings C 8 884447 (P.M10a, 11a [2], 12a, 13a). One of the one shilling notes with a few foxing stains and a small centre hole and the other with stamping faded, otherwise fine - very fine, all scarce. (5)
Estimate $350
SOLD $1,300
Great Britain, British Armed Forces, Special Vouchers, First Series (1945-46), threepence; another stamped on front, 'Issued In HM Ships Afloat For Use In NAAFI Canteens Only'; another stamped diagonally on the front right corner with purple ink, 'Issued In H.M. Ships For Use Only In N.A.A.F.I. Canteens' (P.M9, 9a [2]). The last two with stains and the last stamping faded, otherwise very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $650
Great Britain, British Armed Forces, Special Vouchers, (1948) Second Series, threepence, sixpence, shilling (2), two shillings and sixpence, five shillings, five shillings unused and cancelled with two punch holes (3), ten shillings (2), one pound (5), five pounds (3) (P.M16a, 17a, 18a, b, 19a, 20b, c [3], 21a, b, 22 [5], 23 [3]). Five fine - very fine but the rest mostly uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Great Britain, British Armed Forces, Special Vouchers, (1956) Third Series, one shilling unused and cancelled with two punch holes (2), ten shillings unused and cancelled with two punch holes (2), one pound (5) (P.M26a [2], 28a [2], 29 [5]) (9); Fourth Series, one shilling unused and cancelled with two punch holes (2), ten shillings unused and cancelled with two punch holes, one pound (7) (P.M32a [2], 35a, 36 [7]) (10) One of the last type has a stain at one edge, otherwise uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $90
SOLD $120
Great Britain, British Armed Forces, Special Vouchers, (1972) Sixth Series, five new pence (8), ten new pence (7), fifty new pence (7) (P.M44 [8], 45 [7], 46 [7] ). Uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Greenland, one skilling trade certificate, WWII issue to US troops stationed on the island, with Gronlands (Greenlands) Administration stamp at left side. Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Japan, a collection that includes Allied Military Currency, Series 100, (WWII), ten, fifty sen and one, five, ten, twenty and one hundred yen; Japanese Invasion Money (JIM) notes for Burma (15), Malaya (14), Netherlands Indies (12), Oceania (4), Philippines (18), multiples of some issues; also Japanese Military Occupation of China puppet states (WWII), ten sen (P.M19) as well as occupation of Hong Kong issues (P.M25, 28-30) (4). Stored in a banknote album, poor - uncirculated. (80)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Libya, British Occupation, WWII, Military Occupation in Tripolitania, 1943, one lira, two lire, five lire (2), ten lire (2), fifty lire (2), one hundred lire (P.M1a, 2a, 3a [3], 4a [2], 5a [2], 6a). With creases and foxing, one five lire with an edge stain and one with small edge nick, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190