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Auckland Poultry Pigeon Cage Bird & Dog Society, 1890, 2nd Prize, struck in bronze (28mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Class/W.Rosser/240' (M.-; D&C.N6). Extremely fine and very rare, unlisted in Morel.
Estimate $450
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TFC (Thames Flying Club) (Pigeons), in hand engraved gold (15ct, 7.2g, 30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Te Aroha Match/Won By/H.Lowe/April 21st/1898'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $340
Ch-Ch P.P. & C.C. (Christchurch Pigeon, Poultry & Canary Club), Champion Medal, 1900, stock fob medal, hand engraved in gold (probably 9ct, 9.1g, 32x26mm), unidentified maker (possibly Frank Grady, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'For/Leghorns/Presented By/Mr J.Lillico/won by/Agennis'. Fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
SCPA (South Canterbury Poultry Association), 1900, fob medal, uniface struck in gold (15ct, 12.8g, 38x32mm), by B&F (Bower & Ferguson, Timaru), reverse inscribed 'Best Canary/won by/R.W.Thompson'. Good fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $600
O.P.S. (Otago Poultry Society), Pekin Duck, 1902, handcrafted fob medal in gold (15ct, 7.4g, 36x28mm), by J.Moss (Oamaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won by/E.Rielly'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
N.P.P. & C.A (Nelson Poultry Pigeon & Canary Association), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 40x28mm), by B&K (Brown & Kerr, Nelson), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.P.P. & C.A/White/Leghorns/Won by/W.Hockey/1906'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
MHC (Masterton Homing [Pigeon] Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.0g, 37x33mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'MHC/Won by/W.Drake's/Pride Petone/Peranga/1910'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Granity Poultry Show, 1915, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 33x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'GMcK', reverse inscribed 'Granity Poultry Show/1915/Best Dotte Cockerel/Won By/G.McKinley'. Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
NZPP & CA (N.Z. Poultry, Pigeon & Canary Association), c1920, handcrafted badge in gold (15ct, 7.1g, 32mm), by J. & Co., ring suspension on back, also pin-back, missing pin. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $340
D.H.C. (Dominion Homing Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.3g, 27x23mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'D.H.C./Won by/W.Brown's/B.B.H.Llewellyn/Hunterville/10-10-25'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Stock medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 8.8g, 27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Points/Fancy Pigeon/1926/Melville Bros.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $260
Fob medal, 1927, with representation of a pigeon, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.2g, 35x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
P.H.P.C. (Premier Homing Pigeon Club), uniface, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 10.0g, 29mm), indistinct maker's mark, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'P.H.P.C./Average Young Bird/Season 1927/Won By/J. & W.Green/Vel 817 Yds Per Min.' Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), c1930s, struck in bronze (49mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed 'No 3./Points/Novice/Yorkshire/A.McDonald./1st'. Minor edge nicks, good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in bronze (49mm), no maker (probably Mayer & Toye), c1930s, unawarded. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in bronze (49mm), no maker, c1930s, unawarded. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in bronze (49mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed '1936/No.2/Points/Champion/Budgerigar/H.E.Edmunds'. Extremely fine, in Walker & Hall, Sheffield case.
Estimate $300
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in bronze (49mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed '1937/No.2/Points/Champion/Budgerigars/H.E.Edmunds'. Extremely fine, in Walker & Hall, Sheffield case.
Estimate $300
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), uniface, struck in silver (25mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1937/Norwich/Breeders Stakes/C.F.Wilkie'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in silver (26mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1937/No 2 Points/Novice Yorkshire/W.Clements'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $50
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in bronze (49mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed ' No.2/Breeders Stakes/1940/Yorkshire/Canary/J & W. Taylor'. Good extremely fine, in a Walker & Hall, Sheffield case.
Estimate $300
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in silver (26mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed 'National 1954/Best Foreign/S.J.Gray'; another, reverse inscribed 'S.J.Gray/Best Foreign/1955 National', another, reverse inscribed 'S.J.Gray/Best Foreign/1957/National', all with ring top suspensions. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in bronze (48mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall); another, struck in bronze (25mm), both unawarded; another, struck in silver (25mm), inscribed on reverse 'Foreign/B.S.Manson/Southern/1957'. Extremely fine - uncirculated, the last two with ring top suspensions. (3)
Estimate $150
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in silver (26mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Champion Border/Port Nicholson/1961'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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The New Zealand Federation Of Cage Bird Clubs (Inc.), struck in silver (25mm), by W & H (Walker & Hall), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'H.Wright/Champion/Norwich/Te Awamutu/1963'. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $70
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