Catalogue
Victorian Rlys (Railways) Union, VRU, 1911-1920, badge in voided sterling silver and blue enamel (25x30mm) (Smith 698), by P.J.King, Melb, ring top suspension, reverse numbered 2732. Fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $100
Municipality Of Hamilton Jubilee, 1921, in gilt (25mm) (C.1921/6), by Amor, Carlisle states struck in gold but tested as gilt silver, brooch fitting on obverse but pin missing. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Mildura Homing Pigeon race, 1921, prize fob in gold (9ct; 9.92g; 25.5x28mm), scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed, 'P.Wicks "Furious"/Winner Mildura, 1921.', reverse inscribed, 'Ryde & District/Homing Club'. Good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Royal Shipwreck Relief & Humane Society of N.S.W., illustrated and coloured award certificate under perspex and matt framed in timber (approx 58x48cm), for the award to Eric H. Cox of the Society's Bronze Medal for assisting at the rescue of Edwin Wiseman from drowning at Cook's River, Canterbury, Sydney, on the 31st May 1921. Some colour fading and spotting due to ageing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Royal Humane Society of NSW, unnamed, edge stamped, '925', no ribbon.; also Royal Humane Society of Australia, frosted silver replica medal, with buckle brooch bar suspender, unnamed. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Federated Engine Drivers & Firemen's Assn. of Australasia, membership badge in voided silver (25mm) (cfSmith 273), variety by C.Thomas, ring and scroll top suspension, reverse with impressed number 182. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Fedt (Federated) Engine Drivers & Firemens' Assn Of Australasia, tribute fob in voided gold (15ct; 6.75g; 26.5mm) (Smith 273), by Bridgland & King, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Presented to F.Shearing. Past President./1921-1922 term/for/services rendered.'. Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Victorian Fire Brigade's Ladies Auxiliary, badge in gilt and enamel (21.5x22mm), with ring top suspension attached to suspender brooch bar for 'President'; another identical badge with suspender brooch bar for '12 Years'; another identical badge without any bars, pin-back, all in gilt and enamel and all by Swann & Hudson. Very fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
South Australian Chamber of Manufacturers Incorporated 1869, All Australian Peace Exhibition 1920, prize medal in silver (51mm), no maker, reverse inscribed, 'Perry Engineering Co./Iron and Steel/Forgings'. Hairlines and a few spots, otherwise nicely toned and nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Marcus Clark & Co Ltd, Wollongong, 1921, uniface in gilt bronze (39mm) (C.1921/1), no maker. Extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
B.S.C. (Birchgrove Sailing Club), 1921, prize fob in gold (9ct; 12.32g; 31mm), no maker, ring and scroll top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'B.S.C./14 Ft. Skiff./State Championship./Won By/"Warrigal"/E. De Wall./19.2.1921.'. Small dent on convex back, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $340
Speedwell Cycles, 1922, prize fob in gold (9ct; 4.54g; 25x36mm), by W.Kerr, with ring top suspension, obverse, handcrafted with Australian arms in the centre and on a scroll above, 'SPEEDWELL' and below, 'CYCLES', reverse inscribed, 'Fastest Time 1.45.25./30 Mile H'Cap/Won by/B.Woodward/22.8.22/P.C.C'. Good very fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $160
To Commemorate The Centenary Of The Issue Of The Macintosh and Degraves Tasmanian Shilling, 1823-1923, in silver (31mm) (C.1923/4), design by A.C. (Alfred Chitty), minted by S & S. (Stokes & Sons). Nicely toned, uncirculated and extremely scarce with a mintage of only 50.
Estimate $350
SOLD $340
Combined Fire Brigades Demonstration, Geelong, 1924, in gilt (31mm) (C.1924/10), by Stokes, Melb, ring top suspension. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Combined Fire Brigades Demonstration, Geelong, 1924, in gilt (31mm) (C.1924/11), by Stokes, Melb, ring top suspension. Good very fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Combined Fire Brigades Demonstration, Warrnambool, 1925, in gilt (31mm) (C.1925/7), by Stokes, Melb, ring top suspension. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Hagley Show, (Tasmania), 1925, handcrafted in sterling silver and gold (31x34mm), no maker, ring top suspension (this broken but included with lot), obverse inscribed, 'JB', reverse inscribed, 'Hagley Show/1925'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
NSWR Railway Ambulance Corps, Efficient Medal 1925 with Efficient clasps for 1926 and 1927, all named to F.J.Eckford; New South Wales Government Ambulance silver medal, reverse inscribed, 'Frederick Eckford/Lithgow/Ambulance/Class/1930', and with three N.S.W. Govt. Ambulance Corps clasps, named as follows, 'Frederick Eckford/Lithgow Class 1931.', 'Frederick Eckford/Lihgow Class 1932.', and 'Frederick J.Eckford/Lithgow Class 1934.'. Toned good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
NSW Highland Society, fob handcrafted in gold (9ct; 4.62g; 27x34mm), by WNEW, reverse inscribed, '1st. Jan 1926./Tug of War/No. 2 Team./Fireman Gannon.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Bert Hinkler Airman Bundaberg, Australia, London to Darwin flight in 16 days, Feb 1928 in bronze (51mm) (C.1928/1), by CDR (C.Douglas Richardson for Stokes), issued by the Numismatic Society of Victoria. Toned, a small spot of oxidation at right obverse edge, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
F T Wimble & Co Ltd Diamond Jubilee, 1868-1928, in gold (9ct; 5.00g; 30x21.5mm) (C.1928/2, this item), pin-back removed. With initials scratched on reverse, otherwise very fine and rare
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Royal National Association C'ship, 1928, handcrafted prize fob in 9ct gilt and sterling silver (24x31.5mm), by F.W.Nissen, pin-back, reverse inscribed, '75 Y'ds./Skipping/under 14/2nd'. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Fourth Australian & New Zealand Philatelic Congress & International Philatelic Exhibition, Melbourne, 1928, prize medal in silver (38mm), by Stokes, Melb, reverse inscribed, 'A.S.A.Whelen/(DIVISION) XIV/(Class) 1/2nd Award'. Nicely toned, a few hairlines, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Centenary Of Western Australia, 1929, in copper (38mm) (C.1929/2), obverse design by BM (Sir Bertram Mackennal KCVO, RA), reverse design by K.G (G. Kruger Gray), struck at Royal Mint, Perth, together with original packet of issue. Most mint red, uncirculated and scarce in this condition and with packet of issue.
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Pharmaceutical Society Of N.S.W., Sydney, (1929), uniface award medal in gold (tested as 9ct; 16.22g; 32mm), by T Scherne, reverse inscribed, 'Award of Merit/To/Stuart Vincent Wyllie/Final Examination/in Pharmacy/1929'. Very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $630
Country Fire Brigades Demonstration, Bendigo, 1930, in gilt (31mm) (C.1930/1), by Stokes, Melb, ring top suspension. Full mint bloom, virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Country Fire Brigades Demonstration, Bendigo, 1930, in silvered (31mm) (C.1930/1), by Stokes, Melb, ring top suspension but lug not holed. Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $150
Be Rational Vote National, political badge in gilt and enamel (24mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, two lugs on back for wear. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
Passed in
NSW Railway Ambulance Corps, silver efficiency service cross with one bar 'Efficient 1932', this inscribed, 'R.J.W.Ewing', reverse of cross inscribed, '1930/Efficient' at the top and at the bottom, 'R.J.W.Ewing'; another cross in gold and enamel (9ct; tot wt 12.87 g), with one bar, the reverse of the cross inscribed, 'R.J.W.Ewing/Efficient/1935', and the reverse of the bar inscribed, 'R.J.W.Ewing/Efficient 1938'; another being a Life Member fob medal in gold (9ct; 10.69g), the obverse inscribed, 'R.J.Ewing', the reverse inscribed, '(Efficient) 1941'; Manchester Unity Oddfellows, Past Grand jewel in silver and enamel, reverse inscribed, 'P.G.L./38/A.W.Ewing/1932', ribbon with 'Past President' bar. The first cross without ribbon and the bar on the jewel with a small enamel chip, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $450
SOLD $340