Catalogue
Miniature medals. Group of Seven: OBE (Civil); British Empire Medal 1922; China War Medal 1900; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; India General Service Medal 1905-35 - bar - N.W.Frontier; Coronation Medal (GVIR) 1937. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Miniature Coronation Medal, 1937. In original wrapping and envelopes, some unopened. Uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Miniature service medals. W.W.II, Vietnam, also L.S.G.C. Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Miniature medals. Pair (EIIR) Distinguished Police Service; Exemplary Police Service. Also, Metropolitan Special Constabulary (GVR) hat badges (2), Metropolitan Special Constabulary 1914, Long Service Badge, A.R.P. badge, Metropolitan CS 1914 collar badge. Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
1st A.L.H. Lancers Regt, hat badge (1903-12) in white metal (49mm x 44mm), pin backed for use a brooch. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
H.M.A.S. Tingira, pass in nickel (31mm) by C.A.Miller Sydney), No.24 engraved on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
AFC sweethearts pin backed brooch in gold gilded and enamel; Rising Sun sweethearts brooch in 9 ct gold. Enamel chipped on first brooch, very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, group of Rising Sun badges, mostly different (5); The Australian Army (1); Royal Australian Army Pay Corps and RAAF badges. (2). Fine- uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Assorted Rising Sun collar badges, shoulder titles, R.S.L. badges, Coronation Medal 1937, French commemorative medal 1914-18. Good - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Pre World War I Collar Badges, 29th Battalion (4), 43rd hindmarsh Regiment (10), 22nd South Gippsland Regiment (10), 49th Battaliion (10). Very fine. (34)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Australian Military Insignia - Trade badges; Rifles (20), Australian Corps of signals (10), World War I Artillery Cap Badge, World War I Artillery Collar 95), World War I King George V Engineers Cap Badge, four SETS Padre/Chaplain Hat and two Collars (12), Engineers/Artillery Collars (20), 5 Bandsman, five bugler (10), World War I Lewis Gunner (5). Fine - extremely fine. (84)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
World War I - c1990, hat, cap, collar badges, shoulder titles, buttons and female relatives badges including WWI Rising Sun hat badge by J.W.Tiptaft & Son Ltd Birmingham, Darling Downs Infantry, collar badge and shoulder titles. Very good - extremely fine. (27)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
British Commonwealth, hat, collar badges, shoulder titles including Royal Welsh Fusiliers, New Zealand Cadet Corps, Australian Rising Sun badge, Female Relative badge two stars, gold plated heart shaped sweetheart badge with Rising Sun emblem. Good - very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Buttons, badges, patriotic tin badges, promotional cigarette lighter, small gold samples, toy soldiers, Indians. Good - very fine. (approx 70)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Assorted medals, badges, buttons including Zimbabwe Independence Medal, 1980; Russia, specialist badge grade one, Anniversary of Lenin, 1970 medal; penguin cigarette lighters, one inscribed '1st Bn 11th Arty / US Army / Capt R.G.Althaus / Gunner / 1st A.T.F. / Vietnam / 1967 / Opn 'Port Sea', also a variety of scout badges, pins, belt buckle; Australian Red Cross Society Q'land Div badge. Good - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $110
SOLD $0
Camp Ticket, No.1445 Francis W.C. Feb 4 1902. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
ANZAC commemorative medallion in bronze (51mm x 71mm), inscribed 'W.E.Carpenter'; Recreational Training, Australian Senior Cadets, 1922, medalet in bronze (27mm x 23m), inscribed on reverse 'S.C.State Champ / 1922 / Physical Training / 8th Battn / 2nd / G.Elford'. Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Memorial Plaque. James Peter Grant. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Memorial Plaque. Thomas John Ross. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
World War I, RAF peak cap, cloth, bullion braid on peak, makers name on inside headliner Hawkes & Co Saville Row W Piccadilly, as worn by Major G.A.N.Mitchell. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $850
Post World War I, Royal Fusileers cap with badge as worn by Major G.A.N.Mitchell. Headliner stitching part missing, slight mothing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Telescope, 19th century, wood and brass handheld reflecting telescope, signed and engraved by J.P.Cutts Sutton & Son, Opticians to Her Majesty. Sheffield & London. Extended length 110cms. Front lens mount loose, otherwise good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
World War I, Souvenir of Egypt, silk table cloth with sequin embroided border; World War I, Camp pocket candlestick, a soldiers friend, rectangular tin with photo print of camp scene on lid. Extremely fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Trench art, W.W.I., Artillery shell base 115mm (4.5 inch) Howb, made into an ashtray with engraving M.T. [Motor transport] Bapaume - Sept 1918 together with Army Service Corps badge attached; together with another shell base attached to stand, 80mm. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Trench art, W.W.II., Small Japanese naval anti-aircraft shell base 25mm, decorated with palms and 'Moratai May 1945' engraved on casing; another similar with 'Balikpapan Borneo July 1945' engraved on casing, another similar on 48mm shell case engraved 'Buna Finschhafen New Guinea 1943-4'; and a small fish knife 130mm blade and 80mm handle, engraved 'Sattelberg New guinea '. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Australia, Naval caps for H.M.A.S. Sydney and H.M.A.S. Cerberus; two photo albums of mostly original photos of WWII and post war era of various war planes in flight on land including crashes and a RAAF Museum 1985 calender. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Australia, assorted military and other correspondence with covers of letters, with various censorship stamps, and all with postal markings etc from active service man from AASC c.1941-1945 from Middle East to UK etc. A researchers dream on correspondence. (Approx 60)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
New Britain, World War II souvenir, original artwork in watercolour and crayon? of the Lords Prayer in Pidgin with Greetings from New Britain (165x112mm) (signed) 'Pte Cox R.' nice souvenir item. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $180
World War II, Tarawa, folder with book by Robert Sherrod, 'Tarawa, the Story of a Battle' (1985 edn), 207pp. 12 pages of plates; another publication, 'After the Battle, Tarawa and Operation Galvanic', 53pp, many illustrations, (1977): map; photos and other memorabilia; Iwo Jima, various, newspaper clippings, Grenada stamp with flag raising, similar postcard; Badges (8), including HMAS Sydney, Royal Corps of Australian Army Ordinance, AIF WWI, Kiribati & Tuvalu Police badges etc.; Germany, copies of Testimonal document to S. Brigadefuhrer - Major General Hermann Fegelein, commander 8th SS Kav. Division, commemorating 33 days of a continuing action the award of the 'Nahkampfspange' (Close combat clasp Grade II silver), Dec. 5, 1943 signed by General of Panzargroup 1st Pz Army; and another award of Knight's cross of the Iron Cross, 22 December 1942 to the same person as SS Oberfuhrer, (printed signature by Hitler) (both documents with stamps); Other German documents from Hesse Will of 1888, postman's book of deliveries 1893 and a land title document of 1907; Barnes 'Discount and commission tables' booklet. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
H.M.A.S. Sydney, small booklet entitled 'H.M.A.S Sydney. An Epic in Australian History' relating to the sinking of the 'Bartolomeo Colleoni'. Includes a listing of decorated officers and ratings e.t.c, illustrated in colour and black and white, rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60