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Australian Army Survey Corps, 1930-42, hat badge (41mm), trial strike in copper (Cossum p32, c). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Australian Army Survey Corps, 1930-42, pair of collar badges in oxidised bronze (29mm) (Cossum p32, c). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Australian Army Medical Corps, 1930-42, hat badge in brass (66mm), and a pair of collar badges in oxidised bronze (32mm) (Cossum p33, c). Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $70
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Australian Army Service Corps, 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised bronze (45mm), and a pair of collar badges (30mm), one in brass and one in oxidised bronze (Cossum p33, d), also an ASC title in brass. Very fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Australian Engineers, 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised bronze (47mm), collar badge in brass (29mm) (Cossum p34, b); Royal Australian Artillery Regiment, 1930-42, hat badge in oxidised bronze (49mm) (Cossum p34, d); Royal Australian Artillery Regiment, 1930-42, collar badge in brass (32mm) (Cossum p35, a); Royal Australian Engineers, 1948-53, officer's collar badge in gilt (49mm) (Cossum 327); Royal Australian Engineers, 1953-60, hat badge in bi-metal (46mm), officer's collar badge in oxidised bronze (49mm) (Cossum 394). Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Staff Corps Jewish Chaplain, post 1930, in copper (80mm) (not in Cossum), presumably the attribution is correct, perhaps a trial specimen. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
WWII Rising Sun collar badges (4), 'Australia' shoulder titles (2), assorted buttons (9) in brass, together with Royal Australian Navy, pin backed sweetheart badge in sterling silver and enamel (ht 30mm anchor); RAAF, pin backed badges (3) non uniform, in clear resin. Two Rising Sun badges with one lug missing, good - very fine. (19)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
1st Royal N.S.W. Lancers, 1948-53, hat badge in white metal (46mm) (Cossum 303); 2/14th Queensland Mounted Infantry, 1953-60, hat badge in white metal (45mm) (Cossum 347); Royal Australian Engineers, 1953-60, hat badge in bi-metal (46mm) (Cossum 394). Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
42nd Infantry Battalion (The Capricornia Regiment), hat badge, 1948-53, in brass (56mm) (Cossum 316). Good very fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $90
St George Regiment (45th Infantry Battalion), 1948-53, test strike on copper plate (badge size 63mm) (Cossum 317). Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
3/9th South Australian Mounted Rifles, 1953-60, hat badge in white metal (51mm) (Cossum 348); The Royal Australian Regiment, 1953-60, hat badge in gilt brass (2, most gilt worn off) (45mm), and collar badge in gilt brass (30mm) (Cossum 357); The Sydney University Regiment, 1953-60, hat badge in blackened brass (54mm) (Cossum 385); The Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1953-60, hat badge in gilt brass (most gilt worn off) (51mm) (Cossum 395); The Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1953-60, collar badge in bi-metal (32mm) (Cossum 406); also Rising Sun hat badge in oxidised bronze (KC), modern striking with solid back, also a pair of collar badges in bronze (KC), and a pair of Australia metal titles in bronze. Very good - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Australia, Royal Australian Army Nursing Service, collar badge, 1953-60, in white metal and enamel (36mm) (Cossum 411), fitted to a brooch bar (missing pin); also a pair of collar badges, 1948-53, in white metal and enamel (35mm) (Cossum 340). Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
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Australia, Barker Cadet Corps, NSW, c1970s, hat badge in white metal (49mm). Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Royal Australian Air Force, Training Corps, cap badge in brass (28mm); also lapel badge in bronze (28mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, button back; RAAF other ranks' silvered hat badge (46mm) (KC); Leading Aircraftman (LAC) rank badges (2) in bronze, both with backing plates. Very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
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Australia, cloth insignia for Parachutist badge (2) (Cossum 68a, b); Volunteer Defence Corps (2) (Cossum 76b); Commando shoulder title; Australian Cadet Corps title; General Service badge for use in South Vietnam (Cossum 92d); Australian Cadet Corps c1950 (3) (Cossum 98e); also Air Force shoulder eagle. Fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australia, Marksman arm badge of crossed rifles with King's crown above, in gilt with backing plate. Some spotting on backing plate, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Armoured Car Proficiency Trade Badge, 1930-42, in oxidised bronze, with two lugs. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Australia, a pair of Army field uniform epaulettes as worn in North Africa in 1941, with two oxidised bronze pips for a Lieutenant as well as oxidised bronze Australia titles, also a tinnie badge with 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion colour patch. Some loss of material at tip of one epaulette, otherwise fine - very fine. (pair with pips and titles + 1)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI, Army Medical Service cotton armband with wool flannel red cross, this with a neatly pierced hole in top arm, with 3 mother-of-pearl buttons, at the left side of the band is a circular stamping in black ink, 'Army Medical Service' around the outer circle and in the centre, '25/10.10.16'; also First Field Dressing pack, unopened. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Great Britain, Royal Marines Light Infantry, 1830-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt, with incuse maker's mark of 'fleur-de-lys' on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $800
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Great Britain, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) hat badge, 1898-1921, in white metal (Kipling & King 631), mounted on plaid cloth under perspex in a timber frame (17x24.5cm). Badge good very fine.
Estimate $40
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Great Britain, Royal Flying Corps, 1912-18, hat badge in oxidised bronze (44mm) (Kipling & King 977) (2, one flat and one with a convex centre [illustrated]); also RFC silver wings sweetheart badge, pin-back. Very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
Great Britain, 2nd Yeomanry Bn Imperial Camel Corps, hat badge in cast brass (36mm). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Great Britain, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, badge (KC), in voided gilt and silvered (32mm), two lugs on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Great Britain, collection of mostly hat badges and mostly king crown issues, some items include East Surrey Regiment, Territorial Force, Rifle Brigade, Sherwood Foresters, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, York and Lancaster Regiments, 11th County of London Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Army Ordnance Corps, Middlesex Regiment, Royal Irish Rifles, 7th Dragoon Guards, Tank Corps, Royal Scots Regiment, Northumberland Fusiliers, The Buffs, Royal Artillery, Yorkshire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Royal North Lancashire Regiment, 10th Royal Hussars, The Queen's Lancers, Royal Corps of Signals, Machine Gun Corps, Royal Engineers, South Staffordshire Regiment, and others, also Royal Army Service Corps silver and enamel collar badge (GVIR), pin-back. On collector's hand-written cards, mostly fine - very fine. (35)
Estimate $500
Passed in
Great Britain, a collection of Army hat badges (38), almost all King crown issues, also one South African issue, and a Signaller qualification badge, all under perspex in a timber frame (approx 39x59cm; approx 3.4kg), also at the bottom centre is an Egyptian vintage Tutankhamun double sided souvenir watch fob chain featuring various panels of ancient designs relating to King Tut, c1900, in silvered brass. Fine - very fine. (41)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Great Britain, collection of mostly hat badges and mostly king crown issues, some items include Royal Highlanders Black Watch, Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, Lovat Scouts (Yeomanry - 2nd pattern), Scottish King's Borderers, Cameron Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, Cameronians, Tank Regiment, Royal Scots Greys, Artists Rifles, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Royal West Kent Regiment, 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers, Welsh Guards cap badge, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry), missing back slider, Royal Sussex Regiment, REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers), SAS, Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders officer's collar badge with pin-back, various other hat or collar badges (13), also RAF hat badge (KC) in brass. A few good but mostly very fine. (33)
Estimate $250
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Royal Malta Artillery, first pattern hat badge in bronze and silvered (42mm) (KC), with slide suspender. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Russia, Imperial, double headed eagle lapel badge in voided gold (tested as 18ct; 5.98g including back screw pin fitting; 21.5x28mm), hallmarked on front '56 and flying horse', screw back. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $590
World badges, includes Great Britain, Edward VII Royal Malta Militia, helmet plate in brass and silvered (95mm); Italy, WWII Infantry Officer's hat badge in brass (77mm). The second badge missing top securing wires, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160