Catalogue
Germany, 1938, silvered and blue enamel mother's cross with ribbon. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Mongolia, People's Republic, Order for Combat Services, screw backed breast star in gilt and enamels, numbered '3491' on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Mongolia, People's Republic, Order of the Polar Star (1941 pattern), screw backed breast star in gilt and enamels, numbered '8342' on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Mongolia, People's Republic, Order of the Polar Star (1970 pattern), pin back breast star in gilt and enamel numbered '26819' on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Mongolia, People's Republic, Medal for Combat Services, silver and enamelled breat badge, numbered '16243' on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
United States, Group of Twelve, Bronze Star Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Medal; American Campaign Medal; European, African & Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two stars; World War II Victory Medal; Army of Occupatation Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; California National Guard Service Medal; California National Guard Good Conduct Medal. Chief Master Sergeant Harold Ruble Sisney U.S. Army and California Air National Guard. First award only, named 'Harold R.Sisney', others unnamed. Very fine. $$ Together with: Medal Ribbon bar showing an entitlement to seventeen awards (including the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal); Bestowal Certificate for Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Ribbon, Award Authority for the Bronze Redwood cluster to the California Service Medal, Honourable Discharge certificates dated 30 June 1946, 15 March 1949, 15 January 1962, 15 January 1968 & 21 March 1975, enlisted record of honorable discharge; Air National Guard reports of seperation; records of service; Dept. of Veterens Affairs Certificate of Eligibility; annual statements of service points; armed forces status certificates; Promotion Authority to Chief Master Sergeant; training schedules and movement orders; discharge clearance form; discharge qualification records; and official notification of death. Chief Master Sergeant H.R. Sisney, born 13 January 1923, enlisted 11 February 1943, awarded Combat Infantryman Badge 23 March 1945, died 21 March 1975 (whilst on service).
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
Military Badges and related items, 7th Battalion A.I.F. aluminium disc with suspender (335mm) arms of Australia with 'to Mother from Albion, 1916 on obverse and 14634 A.G. Whitworth, 7th Batt. A.I.F. C.E.' on reverse; Returned from Active Service,; Volunteered from Active Service - Medically Unfit; WW.II military dog tag, smoothed down engraved on the obverse of a Australian 1944 florin 'D/JX 292865 1 AB Y.H. McGarry'; New Zealand sweet heart badge 'N.Z.' surrounded by crown and ferns 'Onward' below. First item rare, mostly very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Australia, military insignia in metal attached to backing plates, trade badges and buttons. Very fine. (73)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Australia, World War I, Fifth A.I.F. Light Horse shoulder badge in bronze by J.R.Gaunt, London. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Australian Army Nursing Service, 1916, appreciation badge in gold and enamel (9ct) made by P.J.King, No.961. Some chipping to enamel, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $0
Stretcher bearer, cloth badge, Sydney manufacturer and date 1915 stamped on back. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Australian Camel Corps, hat badge, unofficial A.I.F. 1912-18 42mm sand cast brass complete with lugs and retaining pin. Fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $640
World War I, Mothers and Widows Ribbon (badge), one star, bar above and below, ribbon with sprigs of wattle above Australian Military Forces emblem and the words `for Australia' below. Extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
R.A.N., silver badge, enamelled letters, silver brooch clasp mount, by Stokes in maroon box of issue. Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Trench art, W.W.II., two brass ashtrays, made from anti tank shells and brass casings, both engraved 'To F.O.F. From Joe, Tobruk 1941'. Very good.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
British Gallantry Awards 1800-1950, catalogue of exhibition held in London 25 May to 5 June 1992 at Sotheby's, with full size colour illustrations of Gallantry Groups, 74pp., Royal North Shore Hospital Sydney - Service in War and Peace, war histories of staff members' service from the Maori wars to East Timor, 20pp. illustrated booklet, includes details of awards, Capt. William Leefe Robinson VC RFC, illustrated catalogue of exhibition relating to his awards, together with other related medals and memorabilia, 36pp., Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, spring, summer and autumn 1987. Fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
World War II, Commonwealth of Australia, ministry of Munitions, folder containing copies of letters, reports relating to the production of lenses, optics and the optical industry 1941-1946. (60 letters)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Briggs, F.S. and Harris S.H. Joysticks and Fiddlesticks. The Unofficial History of a Flying Kangaroo. A Fascinating Account of the Rise of Aviation in Australia, Hutchinson, London (N.D. C.1936), 222 pages, well illustrated, from the library of Lal E. Story R.A.A.F. Dustjacket a little worn otherwise fairly clean and complete, rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Mackenzie, S.S., Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, Volume X, The Australians at Rabaul, tenth edition, Sydney 1941, pp.412, with 55 maps and 91 illustrations.
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Military Literature, Wilkinson, Collecting Military Antiques, London 1984, pp.208; Rosignoli, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Insignia of the 20th A Comprehensive A-Z guide to the badges, patches and embelishments of the world's armed forces, London 1986, pp.224; Greene, War at Sea, Pearl Harbour to Midway, New York 1988, p.184; Bigold, Badges of the Canadian Forces (1940), Ryde, N.S.W., 1975, p.22; Calder, Glimpses of Colonel Tom, A Collection of Addresses and Letters by Colonel Tom Price, Melbourne, 1985, pp.56; Small Arms of World War I 1914-1918, N.S.W. Military Historical Society, Ryde N.S.W. 1970; Mottoes and Inscriptions on Orders and Decorations, Ryde N.S.W., pp.12; plus a group of the Despatch (10) the Journal of the N.S.W. military Historical Society 1986-1991, most books well illustrated. (18)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Spink and Son., Military General Service 1793 - 1814 (Canadian Recipients), Egypt Medal 1882 - 1889 (Canadian Recipients), North West Canada 1885, London, 1975, 191pp. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Murray, P.L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, 607pp. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $180
Print, in colour (350mm x 480mm) from the original painting by Castle, 1915, of the encounter by the HMAS Sydney and the German Cruiser Emden. Glazed and framed (580mm x 750mm). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
H.M.A.S. Watson, naval base, Sydney Harbour, Wardroom Mess, Canteen Chits for one cent (white), five cents (blue), and ten cents (yellow), all with black print, unpublished and very rare. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Australia, HMAS Penguin, naval base, Sydney Harbour, Wardroom Mess canteen chits for one cent (yellow), ten cents (blue), 'Valid for two months from...'; HMAS Kuttabul, naval base, Sydney Harbour, Wardroom Mess canteen chits, for one cent (white), five cents (blue), all with black print; Royal Australian Army Pay Corps '10' dollars (blue), 'Facsimile Currency for Training Purposes Only' in black print. Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
A group of military related documents, certificate of identity, war savings stamp book partly full, Red Cross message form, U.S. Jewish War Veterans cheque, air raid precautions manual; photographs, two photos from the trenches in Europe a group of military and naval cigarette and collector cards (122), certificate, home comforts badge; includes a coloured Japanese propaganda leaflet with the additional handwritten Ink message 'Your Convoy Has Been Smashed, Supplies From Rabaul has been Stopped'. The leaflet depicts a Japanese General? sitting at his desk with a ship being blown up in the background. Last Item damaged around edges but rare, poor - uncirculated. (138)
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Medal Sale Catalogues. A.H.Baldwin, Sep 1957, May, Nov 1971, Apr 1977, The Armoury 'Gazette' vol. 2, no. 2, Capital Medals, June, Christmas 1981, spring, summer 1985, Forman Medals & Militaria, vol. 4 (1972), no. 1, 4, 5, Kenneth Lovell, Apr, Jul, Nov 1982, Mar 1983, Heraldine Ltd., Nov 1979, Jan, Mar, May, Aug, Nov 1980, Gordons, Feb 1993, spring 2001, Imperial Medals, Feb, summer, 1980, summer 1981, Eugene Ursual, Jan 1980, list no. 126, Coins of Canterbury Medal List, no. 388, Neate Militaria, Feb, Mar 2001, Christopher James & Co., Nov 1974, Norman W. Collett, Jul 1983 and one undated, Toad Hall Medals, summer 1983, Charles Lusted, May 1981, Raymond D. Holditch, undated, Donald Hall Medals, Apr 1988, Dennis Henson, winter 1984, Stanley Gibbons, Jun, Sep 1979, London Stamps Exchange, Sep 1980, spring, winter 1981, spring 1983, spring, OMRS 1984, summer, OMRS 1985, summer, winter 1986, OMRS 1987, Jul 1988, Feb 1989, Glendining's Retail Catalogue, no 2/1997, also two book lists. Fine. (60)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Medal Auction Sale Catalogues.Buckland, Dix & Wood 12 Jun, 5 Nov, 4 Dec 1991 (Upfill-Brown Collection); 6 May, 20 Jul, 2 Dec 1992; 12 May, 28 Jul, 20 Oct, 1 Dec 1993; 7 Apr, 30 Jun, 27 Sep 1994; 8 Dec 1994, 19 Apr, 27 Jul, 10 Oct, 5 Dec 1995; 5 Mar, 11 Jun 1996. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Australian Medal Auction and Sale Catalogues. J. Burridge Perth, Jul 1974; Mar, Jul, Nov 1975; Apr, Aug, Dec 1976; Jun 1977; Feb, May, Aug, Oct 1978; Apr, Jul 1979; Feb, Jun, Jul, Nov 1980; Feb, Jun, Nov 1981; May, Jun 1982; Jan/Feb, May, Aug, Dec 1983; Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec 1984; Dec 1985; Apr, Jul 1986; Feb 1987; Apr, Dec 1988; May, Aug, Dec 1989; Jun, Dec 1990; Dec 1991; Jul, Dec 1992; May, Aug, Dec 1993; May, Jul, Sep, Dec 1994; Apr, May/June, Nov 1996; Apr, Jun, Sep, Dec 1997; Dec 1998 & two book lists; Graham Nettle Military Antiques, Dec 1986, Jan 1988, Medal Researcher Issues 1, 2; P.J. Downie Melbourne, illustrated sale catalogues of 16 Mar & 18 May 1979, containing a collection formed by the late Major Rex Clark, first catalogue with prices realised and annotated with notes and observations; Downies, spring 1994; Regal Coin Company Melbourne, medal catalogues, Jul, Oct 1972; Feb 1973, Apr, Jul, Oct 1974; Mar, Jul, Oct 1975; Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct 1976; Jan, Mar 1977; May, Jul, Sep, Dec 1978; Aug, Dec 1979; Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec 1980; 1/81; Apr, Jun 1981; Mar, Dec 1981; Jun 1982 & supplement; Aug 1982.(100)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Medal Auction Sale Catalogues. Dix, Noonan, Webb Medal Sale Catalogues, 29 Nov, 16 Oct 1996 (Douglas-Morris Collection pt.1); 12 Feb 1997 (Douglas-Morris Collection pt.2); 25 Mar 1997; 25 Mar 1997 (Stott Collection); 22 Oct, 3 Dec 1997; 25 Feb, 30 Jun 1998; 9 Dec 1999; 29 Mar 2000. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $140