Catalogue
Meccano set, number three, incomplete, c.1920s, in original box with some damage. Very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Airline and shipping ephemera, c.1950s, mostly flight schedules and promotional brochures; postcards, banknotes, c.1909 - 1950s, 35mm slide views. Good - very fine. (hundreds)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Cricket Memorabilia, team photograph mounted on card (36.5 x 29.5mm) of the Eastwood District Cricket Club, 'Undefeated Premiers, 1st Grade Competition, Northern District Cricket Association. Winners Wm. Thompson Shield 1934-35:, Another Dulwich Hill Hibernian Cricket Club, 'Winners Hibernian Challenge Cup and Competition, Seasons 1924-5-6-7' plus Sir Donald Bradman, Australian Legends Australia Post philatelic/numismatic first day cover (23 January 1997) tied with two Bradman 45 cents stamps and containing Bradman bi-metalic five dollars coin (McDonald 9th edition, page 135-1997d). Three items.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
World's Bantam Weight Championship, Sydney Sports Ground, Friday, Nov 13, 1953. Jimmy Carruthers (holder) V. Poppy Gault (challlenger). Ticket promotional leaflet in form of boxing gloves. Autographed by Jimmy Carruthers in pencil.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Australian 'Funny Money', a wide selection containing political, advertising, store, discount, entrance etc. Mostly different, also includes a few U.S. pieces. Mostly extreamley fine to Uncirculated. (85)
Estimate $90
SOLD $100
Australian railway, tramway, bus, taxi-bus and ferry tickets and passes, a wide selection including special tickets, first day of issue, pre-paid, VFL, souvenir, steam, Flying Scotsman etc especially from Victoria (87), Williamstown Short Road Ferry, Victorian Taxi-Bus Services (4) (including Melbourne to Lakes Entrance); Tasmanian Govt, Railways (14), Hobart Electric Tram Co. Ltd., Trans Derwent ferry (2); Queensland Railways (9), Brisbane Tramways (3) (one advertising 'Tin Hare Racing' at the Brisbane Cricket Ground), Queensland Railways seals (6); NSW Govt. Tramways (2), State Transit Sydney Buses, City Rail, Sydney Ferries (24). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated.(153)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Album of collectables, 74 tazos includes Simpsons no.s 141-180, 9 film strip types, four banknotes and United Nations twenty cents 1995(115). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (193)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
A large lot of world phonecards from many countries, contains a good selection including many pictorial cards in good condition. (Approx. 700)
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Captain Cook memorabilia, a selection of postcards, brochures, booklets, map, medal and badge relating to Captain Cook, includes 'Captain James Cook's Australia Landfalls' by W.D. Forsyth; 'Captain James Cook, the Wedgewood Portrait Medallions' by Richard Smith, 16 pages, No.265 of a limited edition of 300; Captain Cook Hawaii Bicentennial Commemorative medal; badge 'Captain James Cook, a man of Stamina' series; Shell Talking Map 'Rediscover Australia with Shell'. Fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Postcards, a large album containing a wide selection of mostly U.K. scenes in black and white and colour. (272)
Estimate $300
SOLD $90
Coin Postcards, a book of coin postcards of the world, titled 'The Coinage of Different Countries. A Scientific Statement Dedicated to His Excellency the President Calvin Coolidge by the Editor Alfred Joseph Blumel, Vienna VIII/2 - Austria, American Edition 1926', made in Austria, contains coin post cards from 45 different countries in correct colours (silver, gold. copper, brass etc), includes scarcer countries such as Danzig, Estonia, Latvia plus popular countries such as Japan. Thailand, U.S.A., Great Britain, Hong Kong/ Straits, China, Germany and Russia. Rare in original complete book form, very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Tramways Postcard and photographic Collection, extensive collection of postcards, photographs, ephemera, newspaper clippings, timetables, tickets and articles relating to Australia's tramways. Housed alphabetically by city in a large album containing sections on the tramways of Adelaide (34 items), Ballarat (13), Bendigo (5), Brisbane (47), Fremantle (25), Geelong (8), Kalgoolie (2), Melbourne (87), Newcastle (23), Perth (10), Rockhampton (1), Sydney (89), Toronto (1), General (11) including W.A. Government Tramways and State Ferries time tables. Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (356 items)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $950
Miners Rights, State of Victoria, Ballarat, complete set by year from 1898 to 1914, except 1899 and 1910, 1912, 1913; all issued for a fee of two shillings and sixpence. mostly very fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $130
SOLD $170
Bunk cheques; 187- The australian and European Bank; 188- The Australian Joint Stock Bank; 18- The Royal Bank of Australia Ltd.; The Bank of Victoria; The Western Australian Bank; The Bank of Australasia, Adelaide South Australian United Ancient Order of Druids, 19- Commercial Bank of Australia (20). Sharescrip, bond etc., Japanese, Russia, China, Ireland issued 1894-1913 (railway and other utility and mining purposes). In two folios. (42)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Great Britain, a selection of English 19th century cheques from private banks, 1862-1895 all different, a wide range very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
U.S.A. a selection of U.S.A. cheques 1872-1939 all different, from a wide range of states and towns. Fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
South East Asian and world cheques, especially from Malaysia (Penang, Labuan, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Johore, Selangor, etc.), Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Hong Kong, Phillipines, Japan, South Africa, Canada, U.K. and Australia. (one cheque noted payable to Stokes Australiasia Ltd.) Banks include the Chartered Bank, Overseas Union Bank, United Malayan Banking Corporation, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, United Asian Bank, Malayan Banking Berhad, Lee Wah Bank, Hang Seng Bank, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Philippine National Bank, the Tokai Bank, Sanwa Bank, Mitsubishi Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa, Nedbank, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank, the Toronto-Dominion Bank, Barclays Bank etc., issued 1979-1984. A very wide selection, very fine - extremely fine. (40)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Middle East, cheques, imperial Bank of Persia, Baghdad 19.., the Eastern Bank Limited, Baghdad 19... both with Iraq two annas impressed duty stamps; Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Asmara Eritrea, 19.., denominated in East African shillings; Barclays bank DCO, Cairo 19.. denominated in Egyptian pounds, unissued; Canada, Bank of Montreal, draft, second of exchange for 1257 dated 1st January 1896, payable at New Westminster, British Columbia, Very fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Postal Notes - Australia, World War 1 period, requisition form from the postmaster (distributing officer) at Hay. NSW, dated the 12 August 1914 to the postmaster at Carrathool returning supplies of postal notes/postage stamps to the amount of £040.14.11 as per the requisition; post office (money) order application form dated Carrathool 13.5.1916 payable at Batlow, NSW for seven pounds, compensation details printed on the back. Rare WWI postal note related forms. Nearly extremely fine; very good. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Postal Notes - Great Britain, George V, British Postal Order, one shilling, one penny poundage, issuing office (Buckingham, 14 April 1934). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Postal Notes - Great Britain, George VI, British Postal Order, two shillings, three half pence poundage, issuing office (Westbourne, Bournmouth, 6 May 1949); one shilling, three half pence poundage, (Brighton, 21 July 1955), both with original counterfoils. Very fine.(2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Postal Notes - Great Britain, George VI, British Postal Order, ten shillings, three pence poundage, issuing office (...ester? Hants. 29 August 1953), three small 'cancelation'? holes; five shillings, two pence poundage, (Upminster, 9 Oct. 1953). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $80
Postal Notes - Great Britain, George VI, British Postal Order, five shillings, two pence poundage, (all Issued at Rugby, Warwickshire and dated, 1953. 1954, 1955 and 1956) Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Postal Notes - Great Britain, Elizabeth 11, British Postal Order, ten shillings, four pence poundage, issuing office (Doncaster, Yorkshire, 25 Feb. 1967); five shillings, three pence poundage, (Rugby, Warickshire, 2 April l962); two shillings and sixpence (Western Rd. Dean St. Brighton, 13 March 1958), last with original counterfoil and additional three pence stamp affixed (two shillings and ninepence). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Postal Notes - Great Britain, British Postal Order advertising and memorabilia, includes British Postal Order Gift Card holder plus five different colour advertising brochures relating to the sale and use of postal orders including a fifty pence discount voucher, difficult to obtain now. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company, one five pound share, No. 8948, dated Oct 23rd 1857, to William Henty of Hobart Town. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company, one five pound share, No.8951, dated Oct 23rd 1857, to William Henty of Hobart Town. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company, one five pound share, No.8950, dated Oct 23rd 1857, to William Henty of Hobart Town. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company, one five pound share, No.8949, dated Oct 23rd 1857, to William Henty of Hobart Town. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
World scrip, a small collection in a folder with different share scrip from Russia 1869, 1880; Netherlands 1870, 1897, 1912, 1915, 1919 (2), 1921 (2), 1928, 1937, Belgium 1905, Mexico 1922, France 1928, Poland 1927, Hungary 1941 (4 these all very similar). Fiune - very fine. (20)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90