Catalogue
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Crowned May 12 1937, The Three Kings Of 1936, in silver (51mm) (C.1937/21), by Amor, Sydney. Toned nearly uncirculated and rare in silver.
Estimate $500
SOLD $340
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Crowned May 12 1937, The Three Kings Of 1936, in darkened bronze (51mm) (C.1937/21), by Amor, Sydney. A later striking but very scarce, a few small spots, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Crowned May 12 1937, uniface strike of The Three Kings Of 1936 medal, in antique bronze (51mm) (C.1937/21). A later striking but very scarce, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Royal Agricultural Society Of N.S.W., Sydney, Royal Easter Show, 1937, prize medal in bronze (54mm), by Stokes, Melb(ourne), reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/I.J.Sloan & Co.', in Stokes & Sons case of issue. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Australia's 150th Anniversary Philatelic Exhibition, Sydney, 1938, prize medal in gilt sterling silver (32x45mm) (C.1938/11), by Amor, obverse, Sirius under full sail to left with 1788 below, reverse, a Catalina flying boat on water and facing left, at the bottom inscribed, 'C'wealth - A./E.Graebner.' Toned good very fine with a low mintage of 19.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Australia's 150th Anniversary Philatelic Exhibition, Sydney, 1938, prize medal in bronze (32x45mm) (C.1938/11), by Amor, obverse, Sirius under full sail to left with 1788 below, reverse, a Catalina flying boat on water and facing left, at the bottom inscribed, 'U.S.A/E.Graebner.' Toned good very fine with a low mintage of 73.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
British Empire Games, Sydney, Australia, 1938, participant's medal in antiqued bronze (62x75mm) (C.1938/22), engraver, D.E.Morden, by Stokes, Melb, unnamed, in scarce box of issue, this with some damage. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Fiftieth Anniversary Amor, 1888-1938, in sterling silver (39mm) (C.1938/1), die by C.E (Charles Eccles), minted by Amor. Uncirculated and very scarce in silver.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Tasmania Commemorates Franklin And Tasman, Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in oxidised silver (57mm) (C.1938/13), by Stokes & Sons. A few toning spots, otherwise uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Tasmania Commemorates Franklin And Tasman, Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in bronze (57mm) (C.1938/13), by Stokes & Sons. A toning spot at top edge, otherwise uncirculated and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Australia, 150 Years, 1788 to 1938, in bronze (32mm) (C.1938/14), by Amor, ring top suspension but hole not pierced right through. Toned good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
150th Anniversary Of Australia, (1938), in appears to be oxidated silver (32mm) (C.1938/16b, obverse of C.1938/16 and reverse of C.1937/8), by Stokes, ring top suspension. Hairlines and a few very small edge nicks, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
150th Anniversary Of Australia, 1938, in bronze (32mm) (C.1938/16), by Stokes, ring top suspension. Toned, traces of mint bloom, nearly uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
150th Anniversary Of Australia, (1938), in gilt (27mm) (C.1938/16c), by Stokes, Melb., ring top suspension. Unlisted in this metal by Carlisle and possibly a pattern, uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Australia's 150th Anniversary, 1938, in darkened bronze (51mm) (C.1938/17), engraved by C.E (Charles Eccles), struck by Amor. Nearly uncirculated and scarce in bronze.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Australia's 150th Anniversary, 1788-1938, tinnie badge, stick-pin back, together with an official card, 'With the Compliments of/The Lord Mayor and Aldermen/of/The Municipal Council of Sydney/26th January, 1938'. The badge with some toning spots, otherwise good very fine, the card extremely fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Fed. Felt Hatting Emps Union Of Aust'sia (Federated Felt Hatting Employees Union of Australasia), N.S.W., badge in gilt and blue and white enamel (24x29mm) (Smith 279), by Angus & Coote, Sydney, ring top suspension, with graffiti on reverse, '3HrOct' and '3rd Oct??38/'. Good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
The Amateur Sports Club Of S.A., 1939-1945 War Memorial Trophy, in silver (50.5mm), no maker, unnamed. Heavily dark toned and one very small edge nick, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Prudential Building Sydney, Opened May 1939, in silvered (64mm) (C.1939/4), by Amor, edge impressed, 'Kenneth B. Noad, M.B., M.R.C.P. (Lond.), F.R.A.C.P. Principal Medical Officer'. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
WWII, Bartolomeo Colleoni Medal, 1940, restrike in bronze (57mm) (C.1940/2), by Amor. A few small edge marks, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Australia Will Go On To The End, 1940, in bright copper (57mm), by Amor (C.1940/1). Nearly full mint red, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Australia Will Go On Until The End, 1940, uniface striking in bronze (57mm) (C.1940/1), by Amor. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Large collection of tinnies and metal badges, mostly fund raising issues, some noted items include Buy a Spitfire tinnie; V For Victory tinnie; A.W.L.A. (Australian Women's Land Army) Welfare Appeal tinnie; Prisoners of War Appeal, in metal; The Missions to Seamen, in metal; Red Cross Appeal Day 1940, in metal; Greek Day 1941 (5, 3 different) in metal; Jack's Day (3 different) in metal; France Libre (Free France) (2 different) in metal; Red Cross Crusader 1944, in metal; Royal Visit 1954, in metal; Torch Bearer, in metal; also some world pins in enamel, mostly foreign flags, noted one China badge for 'Ren Min Da Hui Tang' (The Great Hall of the People) and a New Zealand Tiki badge. Mostly fine - extremely fine. (151)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
Red Cross Day, Committee badge, 1941, in gilt and enamel (25mm), by Amor, Sydney, features a Red Cross medal suspended below a pin-back suspender marked, 'Committee', and this pinned to a white silk ribbon with red print, 'Red Cross/Day/20th June/1941'. The ribbon aged and with a few pin-holes, the badge very fine and scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $190
Aussie whistle, in chromed brass with long chain, side impressed, 'Aussie/Rider & Bell/Sydney/1942'. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Chinese Comforts Fund, five pounds donation badge in sterling silver and enamel (22.5x205mm), by Amor, Sydney, pin-back, bottom obverse legend in Mandarin Chinese translates as, 'The war of resistance will be won and the founding of a nation will be achieved', on the reverse in relief is the amount of the donation, namely, '£5'. Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $850
Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Bronze Medal with buckle bar suspender, reverse inscribed, 'C.F.B.Gregory/18.12.44'. Toned, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
M.B.W.S.S. (Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage) Employees Association, Salaried Division, (NSW), Life Member fob in gold (9ct; 8.45g; 25x33mm) (not recorded in Emblems of Unity by Greg Smith), by G.A.Miller & Sons, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'G.W.Adams/Elected/January 1948'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $370
Victoria Police, Auxiliary Force, hat badge (KC), c1942-53, in chrome and enamel (43x48mm), by K.G.Luke, Melb, with two lugs on reverse, numbered on front, '2212'. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Police Association N.S.W, Services Rendered, badge (KC) in sterling silver and blue enamel (22x27mm) (Smith 520), by Amor, ring top suspension, reverse numbered 132. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220