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Australian Military Forces, Athletic And Military Competitions, prize medal (23mm), in silver and enamel, ring top scroll suspender, reverse inscribed, '(State/Championships)/S.C. (Senior Cadets)/Physical Training/B.C.A.Sundstrom/10.4.26'. Small enamel chip, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Presentation medal, in gold (hallmarked 14ct, 29mm, 15.5g) by Vaughton, Birm, Presented by the Family in Memory of their brother B.S.M. Frank Abraham, 'A.Baty H.A.C.' won by 'L/Cpl S.W.B.Steven H.Q.Wing 1934'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Australia, Masonic jewel for Mark Lodge No.122, in gilt and enamel with Remembrance suspender and armed forces wreath emblem affixed to ribbon, stick-pin suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Presented to/Wor.Bro. E.R.Given/by the/Members as a/Token of Esteem./20.7.64'. Toned very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Australian Senior Cadet Competition, (1921-29), Battalion Champion Team embroidered badge, undated variety (O'Connor Type 3BN fig.270); WWII Nearest Female Relative's badge with one star, reverse numbered N8055, a scarce Navy issue by G&E Rodd 1940. Uncirculated; very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Australia, I Go To Return, lapel badge in gilt (26x15mm), by K.G.Luke, Melb, pin-back, features small Rising Sun badge on a boomerang; War Savings Certificates Voluntary Worker enamelled badge by Millers Ltd, Sydney, pin-back, reverse numbered 5529; Boy Scouts Memorial Appeal 2/- fundraising badge (to build a memorial to scouts who served in the war); Honor to Our Splendid Men of A.I.F. Who Fought in the Great European War, 1914-18, in gilt (27mm) (C.1914-18/2), ring top suspension; To Commemorate The Victory, 1918, in silvered bronze (24.5mm) (C.1918/3), ring top suspension, tribute medal presented to (unnamed) 'By/Mr. & Mrs. T.Bragg/Mungeribar/1918'; Victory medalet, 1945, in silvered (27mm) (C.1945/9) (2), as issued to school children; also United Nations Command Military Assistance Commission, JSA/Pan Mun Jom/Korea, medal/key tag in brass (30mm), reverse silvered, with ring top suspension. Very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Rising Sun sweetheart brooch (KC), in oxidised bronze on pin-back brooch bar (16x45mm); RAAF sweetheart brooch in shape of pilot's wings, in gilt and enamel (KC) (20x57mm), by TLM (Thomas L Mott) England, pin-back. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
RAN, sweetheart brooch, a polished stone set into a brass frame (41x25.5mm), with miniature brass RAN badge in centre, pin-back; also a scarce pre-federation naval gilt button (19.5mm) for HMQN (Her Majesty's Queensland Navy), c1890s, (Cossum p55, c), by Green & Baker, Birmingham. The brooch with an enamel chip at the top left corner, otherwise toned very fine, the button very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Merchant Navy sweetheart brooch, in 9ct gold (3.95g), in fitted case of the manufacturing jeweller, Wallace Allen, Newmarket Street, Ayr. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Australia, WWII, S.P.F. (School Patriotic Fund) badge, in gilt and enamel (28mm), by Schlank, Adelaide, with three suspended 'Service' clasps pin-back, with grafittied name on reverse; Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League Australia badge (small 2-figure type) (KC), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, with two lugs on back and backing plate, reverse numbered V68032. The first with some scuffing to enamel, otherwise very fine, the second extremely fine and scarce in this condition. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australia, WWI, League Of Soldiers Friends, Take Care Of Him, badge in gilt and enamel (25.5mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb., pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Australia, WWI, Soldiers Church Of England Help Society, badge in sterling silver and enamel (26mm), pin-back, securing lug resoldered. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Incapacitated Sailors' Soldiers' & Airmens' Assn of Q'Land, member's lapel badge in gilt and enamel, 72 overlay on King's crown, by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane, pin-back, reverse numbered 3015; Queensland Diggers Association, member's lapel badge (KC), in bronze and enamel, by Myers & Co, double lug back; Tramways & Omnibus S.S. & A. (Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's) Assn, member's lapel badge (KC) missing year overlay, in gilt and enamel, by Angus & Coote, double lug back. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $130
SOLD $80
Australia, RPF (Rockhampton Patriotic Fund), badge (KC) in silvered and enamel (18.5x25mm), pin-back, reverse inscribed with number 248. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Australia, 9 M.G. Coy. Ass (9th Battalion Machine Gun Association), lapel badge in gilt and enamel (20x26mm), by Handford, Brisbane, double lug back. The double lug back resoldered, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, Combined Association badge, featuring five different colour patches in the form of an enamel and brass cross (24x24mm), by Bridgland & King, 358 PO Place W, pin-back, the colour patches featured are 6 Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 21 Battalion, 22 Battalion, 23 Battalion and 24 Battalion. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Australia, Incapacitated & Wounded Sailors & Soldiers Assn. of Q(ueensland), lapel badge in gilt and enamel (KC), by Bishop, Brisbane, double lug back, reverse numbered 1063; RSL Younger Set, lapel badge in gilt and enamel (KC), by Amor, Sydney, pin-back; USA, WWII, Army Warrant Officer cap badge in gilt, by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane, pin-back. The first with toned reverse, otherwise good very fine; the second extremely fine; the last fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
The Australian Legion of Ex-Service Clubs, Cabra-Vale, lapel badge in bronze and enamel (19x29mm) (KC), by Angus & Coote, double lug on back. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Australia, WWII, Volunteer Air Observers Corps, Observer badge in gilt and enamel (29mm) by Stokes, pin-backed, numbered 25680 on reverse; also New Zealand, WWI National Reserve, Malborough N.Z. badge in gilt and enamel (28mm) by Bock, Wellington, lapel button on reverse. Very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Sands of Gallipoli, Gallipoli Centenary, lapel badge that includes small vial of sand from the Gallipoli landing beach, in case of issue; Australian Air League, 5/- appeal tinnie badge, c1935, pin-back, on original card of issue; N.S.W. Div. Red Cross lapel badge in voided silvered pressed metal and enamel, with stick-pin; War Chest Day lapel badge in gilt and enamel, c1940s, by Angus & Coote Ld, Sydney, with stick-pin. Very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Australia, Sands of Gallipoli 2012 limited edition of cast bronze figure of a Gallipoli Digger standing holding a rifle at guard, mounted on a timber base that contains a glass vial of sand from the Gallipoli beach (tot ht approx 30cm). A bit dusty, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Military unit shields, lacquered timber shields with affixed unit badges with blank name plaque below for inserting unit member's name, one for University of NSW Regiment (approx 15.5x17.5cm) and one for Aust Army Catering Corps (approx 14.5x17cm); also an enamelled metal plaque (approx 6.5x10cm) for HMAS Stuart removed from a timber shield; AMF Record Book for George Julian Fowler (schoolboy) dated 25 June 1925 in Training Area No 18A Artarmon, no entries in book; AMF 18th Battalion (The Kuring-Gai Regiment) Programme of Parades for half year ending 31st Dec 1939; Australian Corps of Signals, Programme of Drills for half-year ending 30th June 1930; leaflet for AMF Discharge Depot Rehab Unit, cNov1945; book titled Rising Sun Badge, Origin Theories and Evolution, by Rick Grebert, 1994, soft cover, 38pp with b&w images and photos, signed by author. Good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI, On War Service, H.M.N.Z. Transports lapel badge in brass (26mm), by C.M.Bay, with lapel button on back. Very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
New Zealand, RAF gold locket, 9 carat, sweet heart, (3.9g) by Frank Grady, Wellington 30x23mm. Very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Challenge Cup shooting trophy, in form of a sterling silver goblet (16.25cm high; 8cm diameter at top; 215g), hallmarked near lip for London 1870, made by artisan silversmith Samuel Smily of the renowned Goldsmiths Alliance, goblet intricately engraved all over with displays of flowers and ribbon bows, one side inscribed, '4th LINCOLNSHIRE/RIFLE/VOLUNTEERS/Challenge Cup/1871', and on the other side, 'Won by/James Eley/Octr 9th/1871'. Small bump near naming, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $170
Great Britain, Queen Victoria, The Regiment Award of Merit, in gilt bronze (44.5mm), unnamed. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Birmingham City Tribute Medal, 1899-1902 Boer War, in white metal (38mm), by (H.B.) Sale, with pierced hole for suspension, obverse, head of Edward VII and Alexandra to right, reverse, Birmingham coat-of-arms, around the outside, 'In Grateful Remembrance Of Service Nobly Done', with ribbon marked 'ER' and pin-back gilt suspender bar '1899 Crown 1902'. A few small scratches, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Great Britain, Royal Navy prize medal, in silver and enamel (25x37mm), hallmarked for London 1931 by maker 'J-P.' (John Pinches), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'R.N/Barracks/Portsmouth/Autumn/Cross Country/1931/Winning Team'; another for Inter Part Football, Stokers, 1932, handcrafted in silver (27x31mm), unidentified hallmark by maker 'WN', ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'H.M.S.Medway/IV S.F.'. Fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
British sailor hand decorated medallion, in brass (38mm), with bracket suspender, obverse, three leaf clover over a shield with a pair of dice in one quarter and a cup for throwing the dice in the opposite quarter, reverse, a battle ship and a laurel wreath and inside the wreath are the words, 'Fortuna/Vin-Cit/Omnia' (Fortune Wins Everything). Some tone spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $30
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WWI, Royal Naval Air Service, Russian Armoured Car Division, a souvenir Russian twenty kopeks, 1915-17, with reverse shaved smooth and stipple engraved, R.N.A.S./P.O./H.S.Boyd./No.9562. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
British Merchant Navy, car bumper badge in chrome and enamel, by J.R.Gaunt, London. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90