Catalogue
Cigarette cards, album, "The Castles", of cigarette cards including J. Millhoff & Co De Reszke, Wills various series featuring dogs, cats, birds and animals 1930's (94); Riders of the World, Capstan, Ardath various series, plus three loose (51); Sniders & Abrahams, Australian V.C's and officers (8); Wills Victoria Cross Heroes (10); John Player & Sons, Uniforms of the Territorial Army (33/50); W.D. & H.O Wills Nelson Series (1905) (7); W.D. & H.O Wills, Gems of Russian Architecture (30, some duplicates); Wills Vice Regal Mixture, Riders of the World (10); Players, Shakespearean Series (10); various issues. (17). Very good - extremely fine. (270)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
A group of Victorian family postcards (1935-36) all written (a few typed) by one man to his mother and sister during his travels around Melbourne and Victoria, giving details of some of the places he visited. All written in late 1935 and 1936. The cards feature pictures of Melbourne and country Victoria and were printed by the Rose Stereograph Co. Aramdale, Victoria. Includes several unwritten cards. Rare as group. Mostly extremely fine. (83)
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Postcards, c1920-1950, mostly City, churches and country views including Belgium, China, Egypt, Great Britain, Japan, New Guinea, South Africa, Thursday island. In an album and loose. Good - very good. (approx 225)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Ephemera, 1907-1950, including postcards, envelopes, letters, advertising brochures, The Nutriola Company, Ltd, 1907 share scrip, all in an album. Good - very fine. (approx 40 items)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
N.S.W. Government Tramways, early Sydney one penny cardboard Tram tickets (1890's-includes the design of a Queen Victoria old head penny), overprinted' OS in red, rare as a block of five with overprint. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge memorabilia, tram tickets, department of Road Transport and Tramways (1932-1940's) General Daily Issues 1d., 2d.; NSW Government Tramways tickets, (1940's) 3d. (two green bars), 3d. (two red bars), 6d., 7d., 8d. Department of Road Transport and Tramways (1932-1940's?) Sunday Issues 1d; NSW Government Tramways tickets, (1940's) 4d., 7d., 8d., 9d. all with additional red "S" "Sunday Surcharge". Complete(?) set of all the general daily and Sunday Surcharge issues used to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge up to the 1940's, rare as a set. Fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Sydney Harbour Bridge Memorabilia, car and vechicle toll tickets, Department of Main Roads 3d., 6d., 9d., 1/-, 1/3, set of five. Very good - very fine. (5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Australian Petrol Coupons 1939/40, 1945, 1946, 1949 - C.1950, one, two and five gallons, later issues include coupons from Tasmania, Queensland, N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia, all different. Fine-uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Melbourne Olympics, 1956, Hockey Official's badge, (31mm x 52mm) silver oxidised with blue enamelled border and Cambridge blue ribbon (faded) with imprint 'HOCKEY', by K.G.Luke, Melbourne, numbered 2852 on back, one of 80 issued. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $340
Royal Motor Yacht Club set of epaulettes (KC over anchor with KC securing buttons); Guide badge for NSW Government Tourist Bureau (KC); British Postal Order for five shillings issued at Devon, 20 October 1964; gilt and enamel badge for Australian & New Zealand Assn for the Advancement of Science with attached name tag for Dr L Dintenfass, NSW. Very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Australia, J.A. Lyons political satirical note produced for the 1931 election "Fiduciary Inflation Note", "Hands off the Note Issue or you will have a "Lang" wait for your money". "Follow Lyons and Vote Country National", authorised and printed in Brisbane. Scarce, small hole and edge tears. Good.
Estimate $270
SOLD $0
Funny money, mostly rescent issues. Mostly uncirculated. (66)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Traveller's cheques, money orders and letters of credit, c.1930's - 1970's, a group of specimen issues from Bank of New South Wales, American Express (1930's - 1940's) (includes facsimile signatures of officers authorised to sign), Barclays Bank, Canadian Pacific Express Company and National Provincial Bank Limited. Mostly extremely fine. (28)
Estimate $140
SOLD $0
Banking ephemera, including Commonwealth Bank of Australia, note wrappers (2), series of photographs of the production for banknotes including engraving, printing, guillotining, checking, counting and security, photographs of pre-federation notes, checker and confirmation cards for ten shillings (2), one (3), five (2) and ten pounds signed by Checker in Note Printing Branch and Officer of the Note Issue Department, 1944. Very good - very fine. (45 items)
Estimate $130
SOLD $170
Tobacco holder, with hinged lid, made from part of a tree from Ayshire, Scotland, c1815, handwritten on lid 'William Halbert'. Very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $70