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Horse spurs, one single spur in brass with strap buckle attached to one side lug; vintage very large single spur in silvered bronze, elaborately decorated and with securing leather strap, the large spur wheel in bronze with oxidation and missing a few spikes and one broken; also acrylic map of Australia suspended by chains from an overhead beam between two columns on a rectangular timber base (23x8.5cm), there appears to be something missing from the top of the overhead beam. Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Timor-Leste, traditional woven tais fabric scarf/shoulder cloth, various colours. As new.
Estimate $80
Passed in
North Vietnam, Viet Cong conical plaited cane sun hat as worn by workers in the fields. Small opening at top tip, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Germany, fire brigade 'Feuerwehr' visor cap, with internal lining, no chin strap. Marks where front badge has been removed, cap is dusty and needs cleaning, otherwise fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
Afghanistan, pale yellow woollen Pakol hat with flat top and rolled up bottom edge, lined with grey cotton material, with maker's label on inside. With a few moth holes, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
H.D'Arcy, 20th century, watercolour on paper, "Mt Shasta, California", depicting a scene of Mount Shasta with lake foreground, (25 x 35cm), unframed. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Plaster casts of classic gems of the Renaissance, in a frame. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Various items, includes framed Australian 1927 Canberra florin; Australian 1950 penny made into slouch hat with ring top suspension; small stirrer with Australian 1902 threepence at handle end; Great Britain Queen Victoria pennies with ring top suspension (3), also 1855 shilling and 1903 threepence, both with ring top suspension; France 1850 five francs brooch but pin missing at back; South Africa 1894 two and a half shillings and 1896 two shillings, both with engraved alterations to Kruger; modern issue Augustus Caesar copy of a coin; ancient copper finger ring; 1905 First Russian Revolution badge in zinc; Switzerland 100 Years Swiss Confederation 1848-1948 badge; various other bits and pieces (10). Poor - extremely fine. (25)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Miner's helmet lamp, vintage Demon carbide strike light in brass with flint strike wheel on shield and with helmet bracket soldered on back instead of a hook (9.5cm tall); another in brass but without flint strike wheel on shield and with helmet hook on back (1.5cm tall). The second lamp heavily toned, otherwise very good; the first lamp with some dents on top, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Miner's hand lamp, c1920, cast aluminium miner's carbide lamp (approx 19cm tall), name in relief on back, 'Pinnacle/5', made by Pinnacle Engineering Works, Melbourne, Victoria, with attached carry handle and also suspension hook. The shield with several dings, otherwise very good and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Miner's hand lamp, vintage brass miner's carbide lamp (approx 15cm tall), with fold-down carry handle, on the base is impressed, 'H.T.J.' Heavily toned with dent on top edge and the base resoldered, otherwise fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Australian, collection of pre-decimal 1913 - 1965, album of George V neatly described includes paper shade and die varieties commemorative includes 5/- bridge MH bottom selvege with part imprint, used ?2 roo small multi; fine used ?2 C of A; and a leaf of States issues; housed in three albums. Used to mint unhinged. (100s)
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,300
Australia, 5/- Bridge 1932, left bottom edge from sheet. MUH.
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Stamp album, The Triumph Stamp Album, 4th edition c.1920, containing world stamps including Australia, kangaroos issues mostly mint and used sets to 1/- noted 1d cut 3mm into next stamp, also 2 1/2d used block of 4, OS/NSW; 3d 3rd wmk mint pair; KGV mint and used to 1/4, noted 1d red mint pairs, 1d violet, 1 1/2d (2), 2d red, 2d orange, 4d violet all as joined pairs, several blocks of 4, also 1/4 3rd wmk. mint; noted some OS perfs and OS/NSW perfs; 6d 1913 kooka used etc; N.W. Pacific Islands as over prints on Australian kangaroos (84) values to 2/-, KGV to 5d, singles, pairs and strips of 3, MUH, mint and used, noted 1/- kangaroo strip of 3 perf OS (SG O11 [cat ?330]); 2 1/2d Perf 2 x pairs [SG 07, cat ?1000] (one pair illustrated); many others noted 2/- kangaroo OS perf [SG 012, cat ?200]; 6d Kangaroo greyish ultamarine OS perf singles (2), pair and block of 4 mint / used [SG 010, high cat, some with faults], 1d red OS pair fine mint (SG 016 [cat ?1200] and others; album also includes Australian States c.1890s-1910s, Great Britain to 1924, includes 1d blacks (2) fair condition; other issues from 1880s to 2/6, 1d plate numbers (36), late QV - early KGV low values, others include Canada, Ceylon, France, Germany, Ceylon KE VII mint and KGV used, India Late QV-KGV, Palestine mint and used and a range of O/P; Papua, Lakatoi (10), mostly used, USA (@100 to 1920); a range of other countries with issues to 1920s; and a British Postal order for 1/-, April 1922. Mint/MUH and used some duplication, some loose in album. (100's)
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Australia, assorted part sheet and blocks of mint/MUH and a few single, 1920's - 1932 of 2d/1d KGV (25), WA centenary (14); 2d K/Smith (73), 6d (2); 2d Sturt (69) including plate block of 8 (No.3); 3d Sturt (4); Canberra (89); 3d kooka (13); 6d Kooka (2); 1d KGV (2), 2d orange (4); 1 1/2d (1); 2d bridge both types (39), 3d (5). all laid up on sheets partially described. Mint/MUH. (342)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Australia, 1913 - 1981, includes ?1, ?2 roos, some as photos, including blocks, sheet 3 1/2d, all in Lighthouse stockbook album. Used - MUH. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Australia, some pre decimal, stock books (3) includes New Zealand collection, two albums of decimal Australia neatly described includes blocks and panes; three albums of FDC 1950 - 1976, Europa Rocket Woomera 1967, P.O. packs and bundles of stamps all in one plastic bin. Used to mint unhinged. (1000s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Commonwealth of Australia, postage stamp booklets, George VI, 3/6, 1952-53 issue (BW B56A); Queen Elizabeth, 4/-, 1957-59 ISSUE (BW B60A). MUH. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Australia Post, year Collections of Australian Stamps, 1976 - 1980, by Sherwood; Australia Post Year Books, 1981 - 1991, 1994 - 2003. In a large heavy carton, MUH. (23)
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Australia Post, Year Books, 1981 - 2001 inclusive. MUH. (21)
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Australia Post, Year Books, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2013 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017, 2018 (2), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (2), 2023; New Zealand Post, Year Books, 1984 (2), 1985 (2), 1986, 1987. MUH. (29)
Estimate $450
SOLD $750
Australia Post, Year Books, 1988, 1988 Bicentennial Collection, 1990 (2), 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005 (2), 2006 (2), 2011, 2012, 2014 (2), 2017, 2019 (2). MUH. (18)
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Australia Post, three books of Commonwealth Engraved Stamps; Australia Post Year Books, 2004 - 2007; one large book of FDC's; three small books of FDC's. In a large heavy carton, MUH. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Australia, Bi Centennial Stamp Collection, 1988; small assortment decimal sheets and FDC's; Emergency Services, twenty dollars, Macfarlane/Evans (1997) (R.418) note and pane of ten $1.20 stamps in folder. MUH. (lot)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Australian Bicentenial Collection, 1988; Decimal album, by Seven Seas (some cancelled); an album of mostly cancelled world stamps c1935 - 1985; USA, mint sheet of 20 x 32c, James Dean; mint sheet of 50 x 20c, States. Used - MUH. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, Bicentennial Collection, 1988 (3); Bicentennial themed stamps including mint packs, FDC's and stamped covers (7 albums); Naru, an album of mint packs, various denominations and issues; Norfolk Island, an album of mint packs FDC's, various denominations. Except for the Bicentennial Collection, all in well kept Lighthouse albums. MUH. (1,000s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australia Post, decimal mint packs, various themes and denominations, date range, c1990's - 2023, (approx F.V = $1000.00). In a carton, MUH. (approx 5.70 kg including packaging)
Estimate $300
SOLD $950
Australia Post, decimal mint packs, various themes and denominations, date range 1990's - 2023. (Approx F.V = $1000.00). In a carton, MUH. (approx 5.35 kg including packaging)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Australia Post, mint packs various themes and denominations, includes a small proportion of FDC's and collection folders, date range c1990's - 2003, (approx F.V = $1100.00). In a carton, MUH. (approx 5.90 kg including packaging)
Estimate $350
SOLD $850
Australia Post, mixed dates, mint packs, FDC's, themed collections, date range c1990's - 2023, (approx F.V = $1100.00). In a carton, MUH. (approx 6.10 kg)
Estimate $350
SOLD $700