Catalogue
Sydney Morning Herald, May - August 1899, extensive coverage on moves to Federation, State Referendums, advertisements for meetings for and against Federation, 6th June Referendum and results, reports on Australian cricket tour of england. Bound ex-library copy.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Sydney Morning Herald, January - March 1913, with coverage of Mawson's Antarctic Expedition, Captain Scott's Expedition and death in Antiarctic, foundation ceremony of Federal Capital, opening of Dungog-Taree section of NOrth Coast railway. Bound ex-library copy.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Sydney Morning Herald, October - December 1913, with coverage of 8 hour day celebrations and Australian Fleet visit 3rd October. Bound ex-library copy.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Sydney Morning Herald, November - December 1935, with coverage on loss of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Bay of Bengal on England/Australia flight, photos taken by Melrose and coverage of loss of Melrose's plane, women in the air, Broadbent flight, Batten's South American flight. Bound ex-library copy.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Coronation Book of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, London; The Life and Times of King George VI 1895-1952, Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne; The Modern Reference Encyclopedia Illustrated, Herald, Melbourne. Very fine-extremely fine.(3)
Estimate $20
SOLD $0
Various Olympics, lapel badges commemorating Athens 1896, Los Angeles 1932, Berlin 1936, Helsinki 1952, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964 issued by the Coca Cola Company. Extremely fine-uncirculated.(6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Share Script, France, Olympic Games Association, Stadium de Paris, 1934, blue with underprint vignette of proposed stadium, olympic rings at each side each with complete coupons. Unused. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Berlin, 1936, participants medal, in bronze (70mm) by Otto Placzek. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Berlin 1936, official publications, numbers 5, 6 and 7 (in English) 32 pages each; information and travel brochure for the Berlin Games; Berlin Olympic postcard; advertisement for 1936 Olympics inside booklet on Richard Wagner; series of Olympic cards for Olympia 1936(33); photo album containing photos of the highlights of the 1936 Games (19). Very fine-extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $540
Melbourne 1956, badge in silver and enamel (43 x 35mm) with map of Australia in centre, kangaroo to one side, emu to the other side, Olympic rings and 1956 below. Some chipping to enamel, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Melbourne 1956, book, The Olympic Games Melbourne 1956, a Colorgravure Publication (missing dust cover); Esso 'Olympic Action Collection' of cards describing the history of the Olympics to 1972 (31 cards, some duplication); 'Olympic Greats' picture card booklet produced by Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd. Good-fine (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Various Olympics, pins and badges, including Brunei, Munich, OSO, Poland, Great Britain. Pin mounts bent on two, otherwise very fine-extremely fine.(6)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
XI Winter Olympic GAmes, Sapporo 1972, set of three medals in gold (26-7 grams, 750 fine), silver and copper (33mm), issued by the organising committee and made by the Japanese Mint. In case ofissue. Uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Montreal, 1976, commemorative plate in delft blue (205mm) by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, depicting discuss thrower, map of the northern hemisphere and Olympic rings. Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
London 1948, information sheet containing Programme of Events and prices of admission (4 pages); Moscow 1980, British Equestrian team supporters enamelled car badge (90 x 55mm).Good very fine-extremely fine.(2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Los Angeles, organising Committee 1980, flag (144 x 270cms), stars in blue and red, Olympic rings in black, on a white background. Some mildew stains.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Melbourne bid for 1996 Games, street banners (6)(245 x 74cm) in PVC, one depicting Olympic rings and Melbourne 1996 on white background, others depicting athletes from different sports on coloured backgrounds, together with Melbourne 1996 venue information booklet and two tennis balls printed with 'Olympics for Melbourne 1996'. Last two items as new, banners with weather wear. (9 items)
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Melbourne bid for 1996 Games, street banners (2) nylon cloth, first with 'Melbourne 1996', Olympic rings and Melbourne Games bid promotional logo, second in Olympic colours and segmented. With some wear. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Melbourne bid for 1996 Games, official promotional book from the City of Melbourne used in the bid to obtain the Games in 1996, 120 pages, written in French. As new.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, 1958, commemorative medal in bronze (54mm). Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Africa, Ancient terracotta bead necklace (restrung) from Djenne in Niger, an ancient Timbuctu trade route, verified as being from 500-800 years old, also Tibet, skull necklace - beads handcarved from yak bone into the shape of skulls. Both each about 600mm long. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Africa, a metal blade axe in ornate pokerwork decorated haft, custom designs cut into blade which has a double tail, collected by American engineer in Addis Abbaba in 1960, 560mm x 300mm.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
China, A good quality large (235mms x 185mms) tea brick, used as money substitute in Tibet and nearby. Front has inscription in Chinese and is marked on reverse to enable to cut into sections to 'make change'.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Indonesian New Guinea, cassowary bone dagger of the cannibal Asmat warrior, old example bound with custom twine, 340mms.
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
New Guinea, cassowary bone dagger of the headhunters of the Sepik Area, has the carved figure of a snake twined around the blade, 275mms.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
New Guinea, Huli 'mankiller' or fighting pick, old weapon consisting of a sharpened cassowary claw attached to shaft with fine woven cane, this point is bound with cane to a normal haft. Very nice, 800mm x 390mm.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
New Guinea, Kina of the highlands, the most important of all New Guinea primitive moneys. Pearl shell crescent with native cord for suspension. A nice large example, illustrated in the Australian Coin Review, June 1990 (p.42) and on p.28 Mira, 'Cowrie to Kina', 170mm x 189 mm.
Estimate $110
SOLD $110
New Guinea, Rossel Island Ndap shell coin of the denomination Tebuda 'made before man came to Rossel by the supreme god Wonajo and given to man'. Rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Philippines, Campilan sword of the Mindanao warrior, unusually shaped and decorated metal blade. Ornately decorated hilt has been cast by the lost wax method, 700mms. long.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Mecixo City, immediately pre-Columbian, 'hoe' money, in copper (125 x 160mm), wide body and head.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0