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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
Abbott, P.E., & Tamplin, J.M.A., British Gallantry Awards, London 1981, 316 pp, illust throughout; Helfgott, David., Australian Awards of the Coronation and Jubilee Medals 1897-1977, North Bondi, 1994. Fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Murray, Lt. Col. P.L., Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa, pp.607, 1911, reprint. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Stanley, Peter; The Remote Garrison, The British Army in Australia, Kenthurst, NSW, 1986; Chaffey, A.O., Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to the Permanent Member of the Royal Australian Navy 1902 to 1956, nd; Chaffey, A.O., Long Service and Good Conduct Medals, Issued in the Commonwealth of Australia 1901 to 1978, West Launceston, 1986; Smith, Neil. Lt.Col. Mostly Unsung, Australia and the Commonwealth in the Malayan Emergency 1948-1960, Melbourne 1989 (2); Smith, Neil C., Lt.Col. Royal Austrealian Air Force Honours and Awards for World War Two, Melbourne 1996. All very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Talbot-Booth, E.C., The Royal Navy, Some account of Her Manners, Customs and Privileges, London, 575 pp. with some illustrations, nd. c.1942; Lloyd's Registrar of Ships, 1975-1976 Volumes A-L (2170 pp), M-Z (1955 + 279 pp) and supplement June 1976 (435 pp). First ex libray copy, otherwise others fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Australia, kangaroos, 1st wmk, 1/2d - 2/- includes 1/2d and 1d as extras with inverted wmk., ASC 1-11 and SG 1bw and 2cw. Mint, several with tone spots. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Australia, kangaroos, 2nd wmk, 2d - 5/-, ASC 16-22. Mostly with heavy hinge marks. Mint. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Australia, kangaroos, 3rd wmk, 1/2d - £1 grey (OC), includes £1 (grey as a specimen), ASC 23-33, 35. Mint. (13)
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Australia, kangaroos, Small mult. wmk, 6d , 9d (2), 1/-, 2/- and 5/-, ASC 37-41. 5/- well centred. Mint. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
Australia, kangaroos, C of A wmk, 6d , 9d, 2/- and 5/-, additional 6d with OS overprint, strip of three 2/- centre stamp ASC K37a (flaw on S), Specimen set 10/- - £2, ASC 45-47, 49, 5/- well centred and MUH. Mint. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $520
Australia, kangaroos, perf OS large, «d, 1d, 4d and 1/-; perf OS small, «d, 1d, third wmk., 2d, 3d, and 1/-, KGV Crown over A, OS perf issues to 1/4 (13); Large Mult. wmk. «d perf OS, small mult. wmk. perf 13«x12«, perf. OS «d to 4«d (10), others (3). A few MUH, mostly Mint. (34)
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Australia, KGV single wmk, engraved 1d red (3), set «d to 1/4 with additional varieties include inv. wmk on «d orange and 1«d black brown and 1d RA joined (2), no wmk. 1d & 1«d, etc. ASC 54-72, 84-85, high RV. Mint & MUH. (33)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Australia, KGV large mult. wmk, to «d - 1«d, (6); small mult. p.14 «d to 1/4 (10) including 1d varieties dot befoe 1 and inverted wmk.; small mult. p.13«x12«, set «d to 1/4 (18) with additional varieties include inv. wmk on 2d red, and die types; C of A wmk. «d to 1/4 (10) including inv. wmk 2d (2); surcharges and OS overprints (10) «d to 5d, ASC 79-83, 86-93, 94-110, 113-120, O125-6, O128-132, high RV. Mint & MUH. (56)
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Australia, KGV, forgery of 2d red no wmk, ASC (p.D46) for full discussion. MUH and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Australia, 3d blue kookaburra minature sheet block of 4, MUH; and a single item mint, (ASC 128, SG 106, 106a). (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Australia, Sydney Harbour Bridge, forgery of 2d red letter press type, no wmk, ASC (p.E6) for note on issue. MUH and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Australia, collection of pre-decimal housed in premier loose leaf album, issues from 6d kooka (ASC 126) (mint), commem. sets complete for 1930's incl. 5/- bridge (mint), robes set to £1, arms set to £2, another set of specimens to £2 (MUH), navigator set to £2, appears about complete, album also includes framas printed stamps echidna 0.01 - $1.00 (14) one with Sydpex 88 O/P; another sets platypus 0.01 - $1.00 (18), possum (17); kangaroo (19) these all with no postcode and unnumbered Cliche; others numbered cliche (12), emu, koala, frill-necked lizard. etc. Mint,MUH. (100's)
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Australia, pre-decimal collection in Seven Seas hingeless album, from 1913 mostly used; another of the Australian Antarctic Territory in Seven Seas hingeless album appears complete from 1957-2004, all MUH; another album of territories Annual Collections, 2000-2003, MUH; another album of Lighthouses of the world on stamps, another of empty leaves for Samoa, Christmas island and part Nauru; packets of used world and Australian stamps, a few FDC, uncirculated Korean war coin dollars in packs from RAM (5), etc. MUH and used. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Australia, used in three large stock books from kangaroos issues to late 1990's; together with nine (9) springback folders of covers (a few as FDC), cards (including Flight covers), PSE's and assorted philatelic material from APO including photcardss with stamp attached on that subject and as a FDC for that issue. Used. (100's)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Australia, Decimal collection in Seven Seas hingeless album, 1966-1990 appears complete and MUH. (lot)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240