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Liberia, (assumed to be this country), Club Bong Range, chits for five, fifteen, thirty and fifty cents. All with staple hole at left edge, the last with some foxing, otherwise uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Middle East, U.N.E.F., c1959, chit for 10 PT, serial no. E18431. Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
N.A.A.F.I., Imperial Court Restaurant, vouchers for twopence, threepence, four pence, sixpence, eight pence and one shilling; also N.A.A.F.I. Entertainments, Syria, Sy.Pt.25, ticket no. A 33441, intact, with written details dated 5.4.43 on back of one half. The last intact but perforated centre line is fragile and on verge of separating, otherwise very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Palestine, 24 Aust. Inf. Bde., WWII, Officer's Mess, chits for five mils and ten mils, with butts intact. Each chit with staple hole on butt from when padded, very small foxing spot on ten mils, otherwise uncirculated and scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $230
Panama, Canal Zone, (US Army), N.C.O. Open Mess, Fort Amador, chits for ten (2 different), twenty and thirty cents, all punch cancelled, Fort Clayton, twenty and twenty five cents, also Ft. Wm. D.Davis, five and ten cents, both punch cancelled. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Singapore, R.N. Fleet Canteen, c1945, chit for Issue One Bottle of Beer, unused, a single and a block of four. All with spotting and one in the block of four with pin-hole and others with thinning spots, otherwise extremely fine. (1+block of 4)
Estimate $60
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USA, Bases in America, chits for Alabama, N.C.O. Open Mess, Fort Rucker, twenty five cents, and N.C.O. Club, Fort Rucker, five cents; also Officers' Open Mess, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, five and twenty five cents, both numbered 1501 and void after 31 Jan. 1968; Alaska, Ft. Wainwright, 49 Open Mess, five and twenty five cents, both numbered 2251; Arizona, NCO Open Mess, Yuma Proving Grd., five and twenty five cents, both numbered 251; California, N.C.O. Open Mess, Sacramento Army Depot, five, ten and twenty five cents, all numbered 376; Pennsylvania, Officers' Open Mess, New Cumberland Gen. Depot, five cents; Texas, N.C.O. Open Mess, William Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, five, ten and twenty five cents, all numbered 3751D; Washington D.C., N.C.O.Open Mess, W.R.A.M.C. (Walter Reed Army Medical Center), five cents; Wisconsin, Officers' open Mess, Milwauke Defense, five and twenty five cents, both numbered 1876, twelve chits punch cancelled. Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
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USA, Bases in America, chits for Kentucky, Officers' Open Mess, Lexington Army Depot, Lexington, twenty five cents; Louisiana, Fort Polk, Officers' Open Mess, five cents and N.C.O. Open Mess, five cents; Maine, N.C.O. Mess, Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, five and twenty five cents; Nebraska, Officers' Open Mess, Lincoln A.F.B., twenty five cents; New Jersey, Fort Monmouth, Officers' Open Mess, five and ten cents, both numbered 2876B; New Jersey, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, NCO Open Mess, five and ten cents; Maryland, Fort Holabird, N.C.O. Mess, twenty five cents; Missouri Ozarks, NCO Open Mess, Fort Leonard Wood, twenty five cents; New York, Fleet Reserve Club, five cents; Pennsylvania, Officers' Open Mess, I.G.M.P. (Indiantown Gap Military Reservation), Indiantown Gap, five and twenty five cents, both numbered 876; Texas, Officers' Open Mess, Laughlin A.F.B., five, ten and twenty five cents, all numbered 704A, eleven chits punch cancelled. Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
Passed in
USA, Bases in South East Asia, chits include Burma, Rangoon, American Embassy Recreation Association, twenty five cents (piece missing at top edge where punch cancelled); Japan, Misawa Air Base Airmen's Open Mess, five cents, Tachikawa Air Base Airmen's Open Mess Complex, five cents, Tokyo Ordnance Depot N.C.O. Mess, five cents, Yokohama Commissioned Officers' Mess (Open), five cents; Laos, Vientiane, Commissary Lounge, five cents; South Korea, Katusa, NCO Open Mess 20th GSG (Ground Support Group), five, ten and twenty five cents, all numbered 1251, Pusan Officers' Open Mess, five cents (2), attached and numbered 3376; Thailand, Camp Friendship, NCO Open Mess, US Army Support, ten and twenty five cents, both numbered 3751, Udorn, Ramasun Station, NCO & EM Open Mess, ten and twenty five cents, Loki's Den, Det. 6-621st TCS (Tactical Control Squadron), twenty five cents, 46th Special Forces Mess Association, five cents; Vietnam, Bienhoa, Special Forces Open Mess, twenty five cents, twelve chits punch cancelled. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
USA, Bases Overseas, chits for France, Dependent School Mess, General Depot, Toul, forty cents, another Dependent school Mess, US Army Toul Post, five cents; Germany, Bremerhaven, NCO & EM Open Mess, five, ten and twenty five cents, Hof, N.C.O. Open Mess, Hof Air Station, twenty five cents, punch cancelled (Kaserne), Top 5 Graders Open Mess, Nellingen Bks., five and ten cents, both numbered 2501, and another ten cents, all three punch cancelled, Wiesbaden Area, Officers' Open Mess, 7101st A.B. Wing, ten cents; Japan, Fort Buckner, NCO Open Mess, twenty five cents; (Panama), P.A.N.C.O. (Pacific Area Non-Commissioned Officers) Open Mess, Ft. Clayton, C.Z. (Canal Zone), twenty five cents (2 different, both punch cancelled); Turkey, N.C.O. Open Mess, Manzarali Station, five and ten cents, also Allied Officers' Club, Tuslog Det. 20, five and ten cents, both numbered 6376. Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $100
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USA, Bases Overseas, chits include Antilles, Officers' Open Mess, five and ten cents (different designs); Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kagnew Station Officers' Mess, five cents, Oasis Club, Asmara, five and ten cents, United States Mapping Mission, L'American Club, five (2 different) and ten cents (2 punch cancelled); USARJ (USA Research Journal), five and ten cents, both numbered 2501B (both punch cancelled); also U.S.G.E.R.A. (US Government Employees Recreation Association) Tunisia, five cents (punch cancelled). Good extremely fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $100
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USA, Bases Overseas, chits include Amer.(ican) Samoa, Talofa Lounge, Pago Pago, five cents, punch cancelled; Brazil, Family's Assn., Rio de Janeiro, five and ten cents; Jamaica, Fort Tuna Post Exchange, Fort Simonds, one cent; Puerto Rico, Reserve Officers' Assoc. Beach Club, five and ten cents (punch cancelled), The Cane Patch Club, Navradsta (T), Isabela, five and ten cents, both numbered 1876A. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $70
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USA, Mediterranean Bases, chits include Black Sea NCO Open Mess, five and ten cents, both numbered 5001; Cyprus, Nicosia, Bitten End Lounge, fifty and one hundred mils, both numbered 251 (punch cancelled); Greece, Athenai (Athens), NCO Open Mess, 7206 Support Gp. Five and twenty five cents, both numbered 8751A; Rhodes, Courier Club, five cents; Kifissia, The American Club, ten cents. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $80
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USA, military chits for N.C.O. Open Mess, I C.A., five, ten, twenty five and fifty cents, all numbered 15002C; N.C.O. Open Mess, Hq. & Hq. Battery, 1st Misl. Bn., 60th Art., five cents; Hammonds NCO & EM Open Mess, ECN-202, twenty five cents; Mortar Inn, Adv. Team 67, ten cents, punch cancelled; Officers' and Civilians' Open Mess, ECN 588, five cents; 4th PSYOP Gp (Psychological Operations Group) Open Mess, twenty five cents; Veterans Administration, Veterans Canteen Service, one, four, five and ten cents, all numbered M232251; L.A.M.C. (Letterman Army Medical Center), Officers' & Civilians' Open Mess, five cents; 1 Corps (GP) Arty. Officers' Open Mess, five cents (2 joined and both numbered 626), both punch cancelled; 2nd Inf Div Con, N.C.O. Open Mess, five cents (2 joined and both numbered 52501), both punch cancelled; also US Naval Base chits for Navy 157, 16, Beverage (2). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $100
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USA, Enlisted Men's Club, USN Radio Facility, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, coupon book no. 5883 B for five dollars, issued to (handwritten Hayes), first page I.O.U. intact, contents, twenty five cents (15 with 7 remaining), ten cents (5), five cents (15 with 9 remaining). Cover very fine, coupons uncirculated.
Estimate $100
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USA, Pacific Architects & Engineers, chits for Club No. 1, five and ten cents, Messhall (sic) & Club, five and ten cents, both numbered 13376, Open Mess, five and ten cents, both numbered 251, Pacific Inn, ten cents, Tay Ninh, twenty cents; MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Group), chits for NCO Open Mess, Club 63 - Taipei, five and ten cents, N.C.O. Open Mess, Kaohsiung, ten cents, NCO Salateen, Merchandise Only, five cents, nine chits punch cancelled. Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $70
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USA, various military club chits for Air America Club VTF (Veterans' Trust Fund), five cents; Air Free Golf Club, ten cents; Chargers NCO-EM Club, HHC (Headquarters & Headquarters Company) 196th Lt. Inf. Bde., five and ten cents; Coco Solo Enlisted Men's Club, twenty cents; EUSA (Eighth U.S. Army) Golf Club, ten cents; OL-E Club, five cents; White Elephant Club, five and twenty five cents, both numbered 501; "The Trade Winds", Wallace AS Consol' O.M., five cents (2 different); also US bases in Europe, includes England, N.C.O. Club, Alconbury, five cents, Officers' Open Mess, Bentwaters - Woodbridge, five cents, another, but different style, for N.C.O. Open Mess, five cents, N.C.O. Open Mess, High Wycombe, five cents, Airmen's "21" Club, Lakenheath, five cents; North Ireland, Enlisted Men's Club, U.S.N. Radio Facility, Londonderry, twenty five cents; Scotland, Club 22, U.S. Navradsta, Thurso, five cents', ten chits punch cancelled. Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
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Vietnam, Longxuyen Country Club, chits for ten (written in pencil on back 'Bob 3 cans'), and twenty cents, and its Peaceful River Bar, chits for five (2 different), and ten (2 different, one spelt Pieceful), and twenty cents (spelt Pieceful) (YMC.p27-8); also Medical NCO/EM Open Mess chit for five cents. A few with a spot of foxing, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Chits and other miscellaneous items, includes undesignated chit books (2), one containing chits to the value of five shillings and the other to ten shillings, both books printed by Gale & Polden Ltd, Portsmouth; British Motor Fuel ration docket for one unit, unused detachable section; U.S.Submarine Ling, Boarding Pass No.3600, good for one tour; Denmark, 25 ore voucher (1951) for use on hospital ship Jutlandia; People's Republic of China, food ration note for one kilo of grain, 1987; British Forces in Egypt stamps (3,one for NAAFI and two with postage marks), Xmas seals (3), New Zealand, Otago Infantry Brigade Mobilisation Cinderella stamp, and British (GVRI) 'Foreign Bill' two pounds revenue stamp, stamped and initialled; colour photocopy of threepence note for use only in British canteens and organisations laid down in G.R.O.s of the theatre (many dark toning spots), also another copy being of an H.M. Forces Overseas (In Uniform), Combined Leave And Railway Ticket from France to (written Glasgow), 5-15 October 1917. Fine - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $50
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Australia, 50(th) C(ivil) A(ffairs) U(ni) Australia's Army Military Corps, Ingleburn, canteen units, set of three, threepence, sixpence and one shilling c1943 (Yarwood p9). With butts intact, staple holes, otherwise virtually uncirculated and very rare. (3)
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, - eleven clasps - Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes D'Onor, Cuidad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse. George Belfour, 52nd Foot. Impressed. Good very fine.
Estimate $8,500
SOLD $12,000
Military General Service Medal, 1793-1814, - three clasps - Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive. John Drummond 3rd Foot Gds. Impressed. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
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Crimea Medal 1854. Unnamed. Ribbon faded, toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Afghanistan?Medal?1878-80. 908. Driv: T.McCall. D/2nd Bde R.A. Chisel engraved. Hairlines and some minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Singles:?Egypt?Medal?1882-89, (undated reverse), - clasp - The Nile 1884-85; No 1544 Pte R.Cornick. 1st Dorset Regt. Engraved.; Khedive's Star 1882. 2708/J.M'C/1Rif. Number impressed, the rest engraved. Two single medals, the first with many contact marks, otherwise very good - very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, (type 2 reverse), - two clasps - Cape Colony, South Africa 1902. 5560 Pte B.Wallenger. Northampton:Regt. Impressed. No ribbon, toned very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
1914 Mons Star. 9867 Pte J.Cain.2/R.W.Fus. Impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Singles: British War Medal 1914-18. 4277 Pte. A.G.Evans. Hamps. R. Impressed.; Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18. William L. G. Riley. Impressed.; Italy Star (2), both unnamed.; also Egypt, Khedive's Star 1882 (missing suspension). Y&L/244. Appears to be impressed. Five single medals, fine - very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Singles: British War Medal 1914-18. 14228 Pte A.M.Cussens North'n R.; Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18. William Bent. Both medals impressed. Two single medals, first medal with contact marks, very good - very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Singles: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. Both with naming removed.; also WWI trio of miniatures, modern issues swing mounted. Two singles and trio of miniatures, very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80