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MM Group of Four: Military Medal (GVR); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 107 Sjt: A.D.Burns. 30/Aust: Inf: on first medal, 107 Pte A.D.Burns. 30 Bn. A.I.F. on second medal, 107 Sgt. A.D.Burns. 30 Bn. A.I.F. on last two medals. All medals impressed. Fine - very fine.
Estimate $4,000
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Trio: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19. 26 Dvr. W.D.Oliver. 3/ L.H. Bde. HQ. A.I.F. on first medal, Lieut. W.D.Oliver. A.I.F. on second and third medals. All medals impressed. Very fine.
Estimate $10,000
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MC Group of Seven to a Chaplain: Military Cross (GV); British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration (GRI) with Australia clasp. First medal unnamed, Chaplain A. Mc E. Stevenson. A.I.F. on second and third medals, N373078 A. M. Stevenson on fourth to sixth medals and N.373078 Chap. Gen. Stevenson, A. Mc. E. on last medal. The first five named medals impressed and the last medal engraved. Toned and contact marks, swing mounted with some damage to ribbons, otherwise fine - very fine.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
KBE, CBE, MID Group of Nine: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander (KBE) (Military) breast badge and star (type 2); The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion (CB) (Military) neck badge; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45 with MID; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1953. The first two unnamed as issued, NX346 A.R.Garrett on third to eighth medals, ninth medal unnamed as issued. The named medals impressed. The first and second (two items) awards in cases of issue, the last seven medals court mounted. The Orders uncirculated and the court mounted group very fine - good very fine.
Estimate $15,000
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VC Group of ten and two singles: Group of Ten: Victoria Cross for Australia; Australian Active Service Medal 1975-, - two clasps - ICAT, Iraq 2003; Afghanistan Medal 2004; Iraq Medal 2004; Australian Service Medal 1975, - clasp - East Timor; Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012; Defence Long Service Medal; Australian Defence Medal; United Nations Medal (UNMISET); NATO Service Medal, - clasp - ISAF; Singles: Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022; King Charles III Coronation Medal 2024. 8214572 Cpl D.A. Keighran, RAR chisel engraved on back of suspension bar and 24th August 2010 chisel engraved on the central circle on the reverse of first medal, 8214572 D A Keighran on second to fifth and seventh and eighth medals, the sixth, ninth and tenth medals unnamed as issued, also the two loose single medals unnamed as issued. Apart from the first medal, all named medals pantographed. Ten of the medals are court mounted and the last two medals with pin-back suspension are loose, overall nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $800,000
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Belgium, Order of the Crown in case; Great Britain, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953 in case; Netherlands, Order of Orange Nassau IV Class Officer in case; Mobilisation Cross 1914-18; Vatican, the Papal Order of St Sylvester, Knight Grand Cross with neck ribbon and also breast star, both by Tanfani & Bertarelli and in case; other lapel pins and bars; also mounted miniature medal group comprising Netherlands, Order of the Netherlands Lion; Netherlands, Order of Orange Nassau IV Class Officer; Vatican, Order of St Sylvester; Belgium, Order of the Crown IV Class Officer; Great Britain, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953. Mostly extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $4,000
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Great Britain, 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, 1830-55, officer's shoulder belt plate in gilt and white metal. Some hairlines and marks on back plate, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Changi, Prisoner of War Camp Staff signatures on textile, centre title CHANGI / P.O.W / CAMP STAFF, surrounded by camp staff signatures in Japanese and English; with the book Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific by Gavan Daws. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
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Fiji, Reserve Bank, Elizabeth II, specimen set, (1980) (P.76s2-88s2). Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,100
Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency Malaya and British Borneo, Elizabeth II, five dollars 21st March 1953, A/25 122018 (P.2a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
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New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, first issue, coloured specimen one pound, Nelson, 18, No A 087001, imprint Bradley Wilken & Co Engravers London, perforated 'Specimen/B.W & Co/London' (P.S181i). Wide left margin, perforated for removing from book, good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
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New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, fourth issue, coloured specimen one pound, Wellington 18 discordant numbers A000001/A050000 imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers London, perforated 'Specimen' (P.S202). Wide margin on left, perforated for removing from book, uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
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New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, fifth issue, coloured specimen one pound, Wellington 190 discordant numbers No 650001/750000, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co (P.S206). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, sixth issue, coloured specimen one pound, Wellington 19 discordant numbers 050001/150000, imprint Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers London, pencilled top left '22nd October 1902' (P.S212). Wide left margin perforated for removing from book, good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
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New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, seventh issue, one pound, Wellington 1st day of Jan 1916, No 329661 (P.S225), imprint on back Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Engravers London. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
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New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, five pounds, Wellington 1st April 1917 discordant serials, 080001/120000 inked top left '073356 30.12.16', perforated cancelled, imprint on back Bradbury Wilkinson & Co London (P.S227). Wide left margin perforated, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,500
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New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, R.N. Fleming (1967-1968) specimen set one, two, five, ten and twenty dollars, (P 163as-164as). Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
World banknotes, a collection of odd and curious notes includes USA Colonial Maryland six dollars 1770, (P.S); Pennsylvania, groat or fourpence, 1777 (P.S2574); French Revolution Assignats 1790s(9); Great Britain, private bank notes 1805-1882 (11), notgeld (60), USA, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand (15), Fiji (10), Rhodesia (3), Singapore (17), Hong Kong (8), China (29). Fair - uncirculated. (approx 350)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,100
The Australian Banking Company of Sydney, one pound Sydney 18-, No A 3517 (MVR 1b), crossed in red no value. Nearly very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $4,000
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The Australia Join Stock Bank, one pound, Sydney 1st January 1907 A641151A (MVR 4a). Pin holes otherwise nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
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Australian Joint Stock Bank, five pounds, 1st July 1881 S 129265 (MVR 3). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,800
The Bank of Australasia, black and white printer's proof five pounds, Brisbane, 11th August 1863, stamped SPECIMEN in signature reserve, pencilled July 20th 1843 bottom margin (MVR). Stains on back, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds Sydney, 1 April 1879 A/A 153466 (MVR 7c). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $1,800
Bank of New South Wales, five pounds, Sydney 1st April 1882 A/A 213307 (MVR type 7c, Pedigrees p.79). Very good.
Estimate $2,000
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Bank of South Australia, one pound, uniface, Adelaide, 1st May 1872, No. S 92822, imprint of Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Sc. London (MVR 2b). Many creases and folds some holed through, several margin tears, a full note, good and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
Bank of South Australia, specimen one pound, Adelaide, 1st July 1879, No V30001, "specimen/BW & Co/ London" perforated (MVR.2a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $850
Bank of South Australia, one pound, Adelaide, 1st January 1883, No B71073, punch hole cancelled in signatures (MVR 3a). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $8,000
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The City of Melbourne Bank Limited, one pound, Melbourne 1st April 1877 overprinted in red 19th June 1893, no A343173 (MVR type 2, Pedigrees p.126). Small perforation at vignette, otherwise very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $10,000
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The Commercial Bank of Australia Limited, specimen set one, five, ten, fifty and one hundred pounds, Melbourne 18- (MVR pp133-5), missing twenty pounds to complete, last four perforated 'Specimen/B.W & Co'. Uncirculated and excessively rare. (5)
Estimate $60,000
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Commercial Bank of Sydney, printer's proof ten pounds, Sydney 18- (MVR 3), six small punch hole cancellation on manager reserve, printed on thin card. Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,500
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