Catalogue
150th Anniversary Celebrations, 26 January- 25th April 1938, including N.S.W Celebrations invitation leaflet containing aerial photograph of Sydney Harbour Bridge and city; colour booklet entitled 'An Historic Retrospect on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Founding od Australia'; illustrated souvenir booklet in colour of the 'Exhibition of the Coronation Robes, Australia 1938'; Colesanco', G.J Coles employees magazine for January 1938 also with aerial photograph of Sydney Harbour Bridge, and details of the 150th anniversary plus several other leaflets, Christmas greeting card and brochures about ANZ banking Museum, Melbourne. Very fine- uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Masonia memorabilia, including membership cards, photos, manuals and guides, menus including Farewell Luncheon to Lord Gowrie VC, Sydney 1938. Fine - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Lodge documents, including United Grand Lodge of Victoria constitutions and rule book 1927; City of Prahan Lodge Masonic Installation 1913; another 1914; another Queanbeyan Installation and Investiture 1930; NSW Lodge Capital No. 612 Visitor's Card; City of London, South London District IOOF rules 1888. Fine- extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Victorian Government Parliamentary Papers, reports relating to the establishment of the Royal Mint in Melbourne and various Victorian exhibitions. Contains- 1869 Royal Mint, Melbourne establishment and salary costs; 1880 Silver and copper coinage sent to Deputy- Master of Mint; Melbourne; 1879 First report Melbourne International Exhibition 1880; another Second Report; 1883 Rules and regulations made by the Exhibition Trustees; 1877-8 despatch respecting the space applied for by Juvenile Industral Exhibition; 1887 Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne VIC 1888, First Report; 1877 Report of the Victorian Commissioners to the Sydney Exhibition of 1876; 1869 expenditure relating to the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown. Mostly very fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Numismatic society memorabilia, Association of Australian Numismatists, Special Number of 'The Australian Numismatist' October 1947, giving details of Australia's numismatic societies at the time; also infomation and membership cards for 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42; The Numismatic society of south Australia programme 1945-46, Syllabus 1949-50; Numismatic Association of Victoria, souvenir leaflet for an 'Exhibition of Coins, Tokens & medals Commemorating the Centenary of the Issue of the Annand Smith & Co. Tradesmen's Token' held in Melbourne on 21st & 22nd October 1949'; N.A.V Association Dinner menus for 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 plus 500th meeting (5th April 1977) special programme and souvenir ticket. The first four items rare. Mostly extremely fine- Uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
German New Guinea, coin postcards depicting a complete set of German New Guinea coins from twenty marks to one pfennig, another with same design but different printer. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Facsimile Collection of Historic Australian coins, issued in 1970 by Ibis Imprints Sydney.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Victorian Football League, cigarette cards, mostly 1933, including Collingwood, S.Coventry; Fitzroy, H.Bunton, H.Moriaty; North Melbourne, S.Barker, J.Lewis; South Melbourne, W.Mohr, H.Comte; Carlton, St Kilda, Hawthorn, Essendon, Melbourne. Good - very fine. (80)
Estimate $100
SOLD $290
Cigarette Cards, Complete set of fifty Will's 1908 cigarette cards 'Time & Money in Different Countries', each card shows a person, a coin and the time in each country. Mostly extremely fine- uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $180
SOLD $140
George VI, Royal Mint proof Centennial halfcrown, 1940. Brilliant, FDC and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,200
SOLD $3,100
George VI, Royal Mint blasted or matte proof crown, 1949 (Royal visit). Grey toned uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
George V- Elizabeth II, crowns, 1949, 1953, halfcrown 1934, South Africa halfcrown 1927, Great Britain crowns 1965, 1972, 1977 (Isle of Man), halfcrown 1948, florin 1936. Fine- uncirculated (9).
Estimate $30
SOLD $40
George V - George VI, halfcrowns, 1934, 1935, 1944, 1948. Extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
George V - Elizabeth II, 1933 - 1986, halfpenny - fifty cents, date set, incomplete. In a brown album. Good - uncirculated. (277)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
George V - Elizabeth II, 1933-1965, date sets in press-in albums (7), shillings and florins, threepence and sixpence, penny and halfpenny (5), missing 1935 threepence. Fair - extremely fine. (approx 370)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Elizabeth II, proof sets, 1973, 1974, 1975; proof crowns, 1972, 1975 (KM.38.1), 1974 (2) (KM.44a, 45), 1980 (KM.49a), 1981 (KM.50a), 1986 (KM.56a). FDC. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Elizabeth II, proof sets, 1974, 1975 (2), 1976 (2), 1977 (2), 1978 (2), 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982. FDC. (13)
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Elizabeth II, proof crowns, 1973, 1974 New Zealand Day (KM.45), 1975 (2), 1976 (2) (KM.38.2), 1977 (2), (KM.46a), 1978 (2) (KM.47), 1979 (KM.48a), 1982 (KM.51a). FDC. (12)
Estimate $170
SOLD $0
Elizabeth II, proof Day dollar, 1974. Also Great Britain, proof Royal wedding silver jubilee crown 1972. In cases of issue. FDC (2).
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Elizabeth II, proof sets and crowns plus many proof talas of Western Samoa, Singapore mint sets, all in one small carton. In cases and packs of issue, uncirculated - FDC. (approx 60-70)
Estimate $350
SOLD $300
Elizabeth II, mint sets, 1965 (3), 1967 (3) blue wallet, 1967 (5), 1968 (4), 1969 (3), 1970, 1972 (3), 1973 (3), 1974 (2); mint dollars, 1969 (16), 1970 (2), 1971 (4), 1972 (4), 1973 (2), 1974 (5) Games, 1974 (2) New Zealand Day; also mint sets, Cook Islands, 1972 (2), 1973; Fiji, 1969 (2); mint crowns, Cook Islands, 1970, 1972 (3); Fiji, 1969 (4); Western Samoa, 1972 (2). Some New Zealand sets missing card folders, uncirculated. (77)
Estimate $170
SOLD $180
Elizabeth II, mint sets and crowns with some other Pacific Island issues etc. much duplication all in one small carton. Mostly in rigid plastic cases, uncirculated. (approx 100)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
New Zealand International Exhibition, 1882, award medal in copper (64mm), uninscribed (Morel 1882/23). Mount hole in top edge, rim bruise, some porosity of obverse, fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Christchurch Archconfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament 1911, in silver (35mm) by T.O (hallmarked Birmingham 1911) (M. 1911/1 unlisted in silver). Edge damage, otherwise very fine and very rare in this metal.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Knox's Church, Dunedin, 1860 (GRW.106; L378; C.1918; B.2178). Nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Longbush (Southland) undated (circa 1864) (GRW.112, L.392, C.3924, B.4442). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $240
SOLD $300
Nelson, Trinity Church 1849 (GRW.114; L.368, C.6073, B.6953). Fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $170
Oamaru (Otago) (St. Paul's Church) undated (circa 1868) (GRW.117; L.370; C.4707; B.5355). Struck with a broad flat rim (36mm) 'Otago/NZ' inked on obverse field, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Free Church of Scotland (Otago) undated (circa 1848) (GRW.118; L.371; C.6457; B.7503). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Free Church of Scotland (Otago) undated (circa 1848) (GRW.118; L.371; C.6457; B.7503). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80