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Keenan, J. J., Commonwealth of Australia Inaugural Celebrations Sydney, Government Printer, N.S.W., 1904. Hard bound. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Commonwealth of Australia Jubilee Celebrations 1901-1951. An official Record. The Advertiser Printing Office, Adelaide, hard bound.; Official Commemorative Book Jubilee of the Commonwealth of Australia, Australian News and Information Bureau, 1951. Hard bound with dust jacket. Some edge damage to dust jacket to the last book and some foxing to front and back pages of both but generally very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Tasmania, Government House, specially bound leatherette book with gilt lettering containing an invitation from the Governor Sir James Plimsoll, a 12 page colour brochure featuring Government House plus an official notice of the death of the Governor and news clippings Royal Tour Tasmania Febuary 1954 Official 40 page illustrated booklet; about the tour; Large mounted sporting photograph (30cm x 25cm) of the West Hobart Draught Club Southern Tasmania Premiers, Seasons 1934, 1935, 1936 & 1938. Three items, the first rare. Fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Tench, Capt Watkin, A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay, Third Edition London 1789. The Australian Limited Editions Society, Sydney, 1938. Hard bound number 353 of 500 printed, signed and rare. Scuffing to spine, generally very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
La Nauze, J.A., Alfred Deakin - A Biography, Vols I and II, Melbourne University Press, 1965. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
McCormick, Tim, First Views of Australia 1788-1825, Longueville Publications, 1987, hard bound, slipcase, gold embossed, limited to 2000 copies. Near new.
Estimate $80
SOLD $240
Penzig, Edgar, Guns and Gold, Stories, Artifacts and Crime of the Australian Diggings 1850-1900, Tranter Enterprises, 1993. Limited Edition No 327 of 1350, signed by author. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Plans: New Parliamentary Buildings, Modified Design No 4 stamped and signed by Public Works Government Architect's Office 26 October 1996. This is a plan for an expanded parliament showing a much broader Legislative Assembly unlike the close adversial quarters of the "Bearpit", whereas the Legislative Council was proposed to become octagonal. Plus Arms of the State of New South Wales and the Badge of the State of New South Wales, both in colour (23x20cm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Cluton, Cecil & Daniels, George; Watches, A complete history of the technical and decorative development of the watch, revised and enlarged third edition. Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications 1979. With dust jacket. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Cricket, Autograph Book, containing a collection of autographs of the touring West Indies team obtained in Brisbane on 21st January 1931 at the end of the third test, includes G.C.Grant the captain, G.Headley, L.Constantine, O.S.Wright, I. Barrow, O.C.Scott, Geo. Francis, F.R.Martin, H.C. Griffen, E.L. St.Hill, and others; the book also includes Sheffield Shield players Bill Brown, and others; a small drawing "Forward" of E. Rees WO II AIC; together with various verses and dittys by about twenty writers.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Cricket, 1934 Australian Tour of England, collection of autographs of players, framed and signed on an ship note paper inscribed with vignette and "Orient Line England Australai". The signatures of captain Bill Woodfull, Donald Bradman, Bill O'Reily, W.H.Ponsford, Bert Oldfield, Stan McCabe, Allan Kippax, W.A. Brown, Fleetwood-Smith, T.W. Wall, Charlie Grimmett, Arthur Chipperfield, Ern Bromley, and others.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,100
Cricket Memorabilia, a group of Season Fixture books of the Willoughby-Kuring-gai Cricket Association 1935-36, 1936-37, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52 and 1952-53; plus the First Annual Report and Financial Statement season 1928-29 of the Willoughby Cricket Association plus Reports for 1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1947-48, 1948-49, Gordon District Cricket Club 1953-54 and 1972-73. Mostly fine - very fine. (18 items).
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
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
Victoria, Melbourne, bills of exchange (1887-1903), Tatlow Bros £19.5.0 dated 1.1.1887 "For Collection and Return by Warrant" sticker attached; C.L. Thos Smith £70.11.4 dated 16.6.1892 (includes Victorian stamp duty adhesive stamps for sixpence and one shilling and Tasmania one shilling); M.Coote & Co £5.6.6 dated 5.8.1896 (with National Bank of Australasia "For Acceptance and Return - Collection" sticker attached); Duck River Farmers Co-op Assn £53.11.3 dated 18.1.1904. most with impressed or adhesive duty stamps. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Tasmania, Launceston, bills of exchange, cheques (1888-1918), A Ferguson £8.4.6 dated 1.2.1888; Dodgshun Sons & Co £11.9.8 dated 1.5.1895; Johnstone & Wilmot, £9.5.4 dated 1.7.1899; Irvine & Mc Earchern £7.14.9 dated 1.7.1897; P.O. Fysh & Co £8.1.7 dated 1.7.1918 (with purple impressed sixpence duty stamp); The Commercial Bank of Tasmania unissued cheque form 19.... Others with impressed or adhesive duty stamps. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Victoria, Melbourne, bills of exchange, (1889-1904) James McEwan & Co £22.4.5 dated 1.2.1889; Eliza Tinsley £7.9.3 dated 21.4.1904; T. Brumton & Co £15.0.0 dated 31.10.1904. All with impressed or adhesive duty stamps. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90