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Fallshaw Bros. Queen Street, Melbourne, check, cupro-nickel?, (22.5mm), reverse blank. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Gunslers Cafe, Melbourne, two shillings, two shillings and sixpence, five shillings, silver plated brass, (24mm). Young head portrait of Queen Victoria on obverse, denomination on reverse, by Stokes and Martin. Very fine - extremely fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Gunslers Cafe, Melbourne, nine pence, one shilling, one shilling and threepence, two shillings and sixpence, silver plated brass, (24mm). Young head portrait of Queen Victoria on obverse, denomination on reverse, by Stokes and Martin. Some stains on first two pieces, fine - extremely fine and rare. (4)
Estimate $180
SOLD $100
Gunslers Cafe, Collins Street, Melbourne, one shilling, another (bronze), one shilling and sixpence, all with same obverse and reverse design. Different type, one shilling and sixpence with obverse legend `Gunslers Cafe, Collins St.' and denomination only on reverse, silver plated brass, (24mm). Some stains as usual, very good - very fine and rare. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Newcastle Tattersall's Club, tokens (14), bread tokens (17), milk tokens, Indian temple tokens (20 classified with Brotman numbers), medalets (4), Holloway penny 1858, 1902 Coronation medal, Cambridge (UK), Territory of New Guinea pennies 1944 (7), shilling 1938, recent U.S. coins (5), others (9). Some cleaned otherwise fine - uncirculated. (79)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Royal Queensland Yacht Club, set of checks consisting of nine pence and shilling (24mm), shilling (31mm), two shillings (24mm), two shillings (34mm), five shillings (29mm), and ten shillings (24mm) all in aluminium, plus no stated value check, cupro-nickel, (16mm), reverse blank (16mm). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
St Kilda Yacht Club, collection of early membership badges, includes four early undated (19th? Century) aluminium membership badges, one round, three different shield shaped, red and white enamel on gilt metal 1908-9, 1876-1926 (50 years), 1926-27, 1929-30, 1930-31, all numbered on the back. Nice lot. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tasmania, Hobart, Masonic Club check 2/6 in brass, 1/6 and 1/- (2, one holed) in aluminium signed by Miller & Morris and no value stated in brass (blank / M.C.). Very fine - extremely fine and rare. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Masonic Club, Tasmania, one shilling and sixpence, aluminium, (22mm) holed at top; Launceston Corporation, aluminium check, (31mm) (N.H. 47, 59). Extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Tattersall's Club Melbourne, sixpence, brass (officially holed in five places); one shilling, cupro-nickel; Renmark Club, one shilling, brass; T & W. C(lub?) (conjoined) S.A. (South Australia), one shilling, brass (all 23-24mm). Mostly very fine. (4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Victorian Naval and Military Club, sixpence, bronze (23mm); shilling, brass (23mm); Renmark Club, brass, (23mm). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Watsons Bay, ferry token, threepence, (Watsons Bay to Sydney), aluminium (25mm), Die 1 (Seckold WSB 6), accompanying attached ticket states 'Token found on Ferry 'Greycliffe', Sunk in Collision 1927', the token is holed, damaged and has surface encrustation similar to being under water for a period. Interesting piece of memorabilia from a tragic event on Sydney Harbour, fair.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Australian checks, a wide selection, also includes several bread and milk tokens. Very good - uncirculated. (98)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Bread Tokens, issues mostly from the Newcastle area. Very good - uncirculated. (114)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Car Wash tokens, a collection of car wash tokens, includes Car Lovers numbers 1 to 18 (20) some duplication; BP (3); Amoco (2), Car Wash, plus a selection of Military, club, ferry and amusement tokens including Sea World (25) all housed in a small black 'coin album'. Very good - uncirculated. (55)
Estimate $170
SOLD $0
Casino and Gaming tokens, consists of a group of early tokens and chips used in Australia (40) plus a few modern Australian and world casino tokens (5). Very good - extremely fine. (45)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Milk tokens, including Dairy Farmers, Canterbury, one pint bulk, one pint bottled round (2), general issue one pint bulk, oblong (Williams D1, D6e, D6f); F.J.Bruyn, one pint; Peter Sunderland one pint; Newcastle Co-op five different; Cessnock Co-op large triangular one quart milk; selection of milk and cream stoppers (15) plus a group of U.S.A. milk and cream stoppers and cardboard one quart of F.P.Tate. Very good - uncirculated. (32)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Newcastle, a small collection of Newcastle and District tokens, checks, badges and related items (18), Also contains several Newcastle area badges from the Amor Archives attached to their original work cards. Very good - uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Railway and Tramway, medals, tokens, badges, passes, tinnies and related items. A wide selection including Brisbane City Council Tramways Department, conductor's badge (43mm), another with leather strap for attaching to uniform, oblong conductor's badge; Public Transport Commission of NSW oval employee's badge; Municipal Tramways Trust Adelaide oval employee's badge, another State Transport Authority Bus and Tram Division with three small numbers in centre, another with four large numbers in centre; Tramway Board (T.B. logo) badge; Brisbane Tramways transport badge; Victorian Railways, four different rail passes in aluminium; V.R. badge; Eveleigh Carriage Works, Sydney, aluminium control pass; South Australian Railways, brass control pass; medalets for NSW Railways centenary 1855-1955; Royal Silver Jubilee Exhibition Train 1977, brass and nickel plated brass; Indian Pacific Passenger Service 1970; W.W.I Veterans travel pass, also several bus and tram badges including State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Electricity Supply Department for provincial Tramways (28mm) enamelled badge by Amor. Last item rare (38). Plus a group of tram, ferry and taxi-bus tickets (21) and wax seals (4). Fine - uncirculated. (63)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
18th Century halfpenny, smoothed and engraved both sides 'Only / The Just / Smells We / And Blofsom / In The / Earth', reverse 'Dieu / Et Mon / Druit' and skull below (death). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Agricultural and Horticultural Society of N.S.Wales, Instituted 1822, in silver (38mm) handcrafted by Samuel Clayton (unsigned but in his style) reverse inscribed 'To/ Sir John Jamison/ for/ Bennelong/ Blood Stallion/ 1827' (22.3 grams). Reverse slightly beaten otherwise very fine and exceedingly rare, of great historical importance.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $7,300
Reward of Merit, For Writing Xmas 1833, hand engraved uniface disc in silver (shaved down coin?) (30mm). Pierced for suspension otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Cessation of Transportation 1853, in white metal (58mm) by the Royal Mint (C.1853/2). Very fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $120
Melbourne Exhibition 1854, in white metal (38mm) by W.Barclay (C.1854/3). Uneven patination, slight tin pest otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Royal Wedding commemoration in Victoria, 1863, in white metal (34mm) by T.Stokes (C.1863/2). Attempted piercing otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
Universal Exposition, Paris 1867, in silver (51mm) by H.Ponscarme, reverse die, Commission of L'Australie du Sud (Commission of South Australia) participation medal. Toned, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $370
SOLD $720
Visit of H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh to Australia, H.M.S. Galatea 1867 in white metal (48mm) by T.Stokes Melbourne (C.1867/2). Another for visit to Tasmania 1868 (1868/1). Extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Acclimatization Society Victoria (1868) in bronze (58mm) by J.S. & A.B. Wyon after Sir Edwin Landseer (C.1868/3). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
The National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Queensland, in silver(51mm) by J.S.Wyon & A.B.Wyon, uninscribed; struck circa 1870. Extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Ricketty Dick medalets, 1872-1877, as per Carlisle in gilt bronze unless stated (Victoria C.1872/1, 2, 2 silver (holed), B/2 (holed), B/2 unc, silvered, NSW (1873) mule of two reverses 1/2, R/5 (holed), R/5, 1873/2, 2 (holed), Queensland 1876/3, 1877/3, 3 (holed)). Fair - nearly uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400