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The New Zealand Master Builders' Federation Incorporated, c1950s, award medal for Trade Certificate Examination (Carpentery & Joinery) struck in silver (51mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington) with both sets of maker's initials, designer 'GW', reverse inscribed 'Roderick W./McCallum/1970'. Slight edge bruising on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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A family group of awards, 1916-1952: The Royal Life Saving Society, Established 1891, struck in bronze (32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'A.S.Brewster/December 1916'; another but Award of Merit, struck in silver (28mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'A.S.Brewster.1917'; National Daffodil Society of N.Z., award medals to A.S.Brewster, bronze (4) and silver (2), all (32mm), no makers - includes, Wanganui, 1928 (B), Palmerston North, 1950 (S) (2) and (B), Gisborne, 1951 (B) and Lower Hutt, 1952 (B); also, New Zealand Friesian Association, uniface, struck in silver (26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Marton A. & P. Show/1936/Most Points/H.D.Brewster'; another, as last, reverse inscribed 'Feilding A. & P. Show/1936/Most Points/H.D.Brewster'. All with ring top suspensions, very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $600
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An extensive collection, mostly commemorative tin badges, c1900-1960s, includes school jubilees, township jubilees, religious themes, proposed Royal Visit (1949), Royal Visit (1953-54), other Royal events, 1940 Centennial, other metal badges and medalets included; also, prize cards from A&P shows. Fair - uncirculated, some annotated in 2x2 holders, many rare, a unique grouping nigh on impossible to duplicate today. (100s)
Estimate $2,750
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Medals and badges, a group from c1910-1960s, in silver and base metal, includes agricultural, cattlebreeders, Barnados, Buffalo Lodge, horse racing, lifesaving, Masonic, Oddfellows, orphans and skating. Fine - extremely fine. (46)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
The New Zealand Institute of County Engineers Inc., struck in silver (49x5mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'L.S./Donnelley/Secretary/Treasurer/1947-66'; another, struck in silver (49x3.5mm), by M&T Ld (Mayer & Toye, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'L.S.Donnelley/President/1969-70'. Toned, uncirculated and rare. (2)
Estimate $700
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Medals and badges, an interesting accumulation from 1906-1970s, in mostly base metal but a few silver and one gold piece noted, includes: boxing, bowling clubs, Caledonian Society, car rally, commemoratives, coronation, Druids, exhibitions, golf clubs, ice skating, I.O.O.F., jubilees, life saving, machine tokens, NZR tool checks, racing clubs, Red Cross, religious, RSA, Savage Clubs, schools, senior citizens and swimming. Fine - extremely fine. (105)
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Various, medals and badges, 1904-1970, B & D.A.S.D.L. (snooker & billiards), hand engraved in silver (40x30mm) with gold shield on obverse, by E.S., hallmark for Chester 1904, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1904-5/Won by/W.J.Hill'; N.R.A./Shooting, hand engraved in silver (27x27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won by/Col.Sgt.Hally/1913'; O.B.A.F.C., hand engraved in silver (30mm) with gold centre on obverse, no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/To/J.J.Fleming/For Merit/1920'; Sumner Boxing Assn, 1922, stock medal in silver (30x25mm), English make; Granity Contest 1935, stock medal in silver (30x29mm) with gold shield on obverse, by B.C.M./W.H.H., hallmark for Birmingham 1932, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st Quartette/A.Coe'; Dunedin Competitions Society, struck in silver (30x22mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'J.Fleming/Double/Quartette' [illustrated]; Rothmans Rugby League Final, struck in bronze (32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Under 19/Southern Winners/1970/P.Sturgeon'; rifle shooting, struck in bronze (35x30mm), by Mayer & Kean (Wellington), ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed '1960'; N.Z. Returned Services Association, District Bowling Champion, badge in silver and blue enamel (25mm), by Mayer & Kean Ld, Wellington; N.Z.B.A. (2), badges in silver, 'South Island' (23mm) and 'Referee' (25x18mm), the first by W&H (Walker & Hall); B.O.P. Croquet Assn/Championship Singles/1969, badge in silver (32x32mm), no maker; St Mary's Stratford, badge in silver and blue enamel (40mm), no maker; Q.B.B.T. Southland, 1962, badge in silver (25mm), no maker; N.Z.C.C. A 1970, badge in silver (22mm), by Bock (Bock & Son, Wellington); Waitahuna Golf Club, Life Member's badge, in silver (30x22mm), no maker; Wellington Caledonian Society, badge in silver (21x21mm), no maker; G.S.B. Life Honorary Member's badge, in silver (25x20mm), no maker; P.N.H.S. (Palmerston North High School), badge in silver (28x19mm), by J.B.G., all with pin-back suspensions. Fine - extremely fine. (19)
Estimate $550
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The New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated Founded 1905, struck in silver (39mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'E.M.Wainscott/1970'; another, struck in bronze, reverse inscribed 'E.M.Wainscott/City Architect & Design Staff/A.C.C. Workshops/1969'; another, struck with anitque bronze finish, unawarded. Virtually uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $600
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Queen's Service Medal, 1975, woman's shoulder badge. C.M.Ryan. Impressed. (O&D.13). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member (MBE type 2) (Civilian) ladies breast badge, in a Royal Mint case of issue with covering letter from the Governor-General (Denis Blundell) dated 26 January 1977 and addressed to Miss I.G.Eise M.B.E. (Auckland); also, The Bledisloe Landscape Medal, struck in silver (50mm), by A.Kohn Ltd (Auckland) (inscribed on edge), obverse inscribed 'Ida G.Eise/1936' (S.510); another, as last but no maker's name, obverse inscribed 'Ida G.Eise/1949', in a case of A.Kohn Ltd, Auckland (S.510). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $2,500
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Medal dies, steel, various sizes for medallions struck c1880s-1980s, probably ex a Wellington manufacturer, noted Ngahuranga Dining Rooms J.R.Smith (G.-), 1 pint milk (Zandi), stock agricultural medal (both side), Wellington Wollen Manufacturing Co and Lion NZ Whitbread (1982), includes a small hand press. Very good - fine. (13)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Medals and badges, 1940s-1980s, mostly base metal, a few silver, includes agricultural, birds, bowling, centennials, croquet, dancing, diving, Druids, golf, gun club, hairdressing, jubilees, life saving, lodge, municipal, orchestra, Red Cross, rugby, schools, senior citizens, shipping, skating, swimming, tourist and tramping. Fine - extremely fine, a diverse group, some scarce. (134)
Estimate $600
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Gold ingot, Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd, c1980, one ounce .999 fine (30x18x2.5mm). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,600
New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, Fulton Bequest Annual Prize Medal, struck in bronze (50mm), by M&K Ltd (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed '1980/I.A.Pringle' (S.501). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
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Medals and badges, 1911-1989, including bowling, daffodils, dogs, girl guides, jubilees, Maori, marching, Marine Dept, Orphans Clubs, RNZAF, rowing, RSA, Savage Clubs, schools, a Wellington City Council shopping list pad and three steel dies c1900. Very good - uncirculated, many scarce. (56)
Estimate $500
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Medals and badges, a collection from 1877-1990s, includes athletics, bowling, boys' and girls' clubs, Buffalo Lodge, cricket, cycling, darts, farm safety, health club, pipe bands, railways, religious, rugby, schools, softball, Special Olympics, senior citizens, Tall Women's Assn, telephone test tokens, ten-pin bowling and Victoria League. Fine - extremely fine, individually annotated and priced in snap-lock plastic bags, many scarce. (59)
Estimate $600
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Medals and badges, an accumulation of various genres spanning the period 1930s-c1990s, noted bowling clubs, Buffalo Lodge (4), Duke of Gloucester visit, Otago Rugby Union, PR Royal Tour badges (5), S.A.B.U. Contest Tauranga 1937, schools, St Andrews Scottish Society Invercargill (2) and Whangarei & Northland Scottish Society (7), several in silver, many scarce. Fine - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $800
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Badges, medals and tickets, 1930s-1990s, a wide range, mostly base metal, but a gold and (5) silver noted, includes NZ Railways, hat badges, c1950s for Guard, Porter, Attendant, Station Master and N.Z.Railways; school jubilees, WWII souvenir of Fiji, Wellington tram ticket, Lotteries Commission badges, Kiwipex 2006, bowling clubs, M.U.I.O.O.F., Empire Games 1950, Red Cross, NZ Centenary and Sydney souvenirs and other events. Very good - extremely fine. (59)
Estimate $700
SOLD $420
A large group, comprising medals, badges and tokens, dating from c1905 - 1990, mostly base metal, some silver, including A&P, athletics, bowling club, darts, exhibition, fire brigade, horse racing, jubilees, lodge, military, milk tokens, Mt Everest, Orphans club, special purpose tokens, Red Cross, rifle shooting, royal visits, rugby, Savage club, schools, other social clubs, swimming, tennis, tradesmen's tokens, union, 1990 commemoratives. Very good - FDC, a very diverse lot with many scarce items. (183)
Estimate $2,000
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The New Zealand Order of Merit (Member) (M.N.Z.M), woman's shoulder badge, by T.F. (Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham 1997. In a Thomas Fattorini fitted case of issue with descriptive card, toned, uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
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Medals and badges, 1920-1999, a diverse group mostly RAOB, grouped together and numbered in plastic bags, many in silver, also includes athletics, bowling, choir, croquet, cycling, dancing, religious, RSA, rifle shooting, royal visits, savage club, schools. Fine - extremely fine. (126)
Estimate $750
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Various medals, badges and other paraphernalia, 1882-2000, mostly in base metals but (3) in gold and (5) in silver, includes exhibition medalets, prize medals, jubilees, bowling clubs, sports, Masonic, noted a Dunedin Harriers greenstone tooth fob (1903), a dog collar from Mount Roskill (1936) and a cardboard Invercargill City Transport pass (1968). Fair - uncirculated. (40)
Estimate $800
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Badges and medals, c1915-2000, includes agricultural societies, basketball, bowling, Buffalo Lodge, centennials, jubilees, millennium, nursing, peace, racing, reunions, royal visits, rugby, schools, Scottish society, skiing, surf life saving, Teal, Victory souvenirs, Womens Land Service, yachting. Fine - extremely fine, a diverse group. (65)
Estimate $800
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The New Zealand Order of Merit (Member) (M.N.Z.M), breast badge, by T.F. (Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham 2009. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $950
Auckland Band Contest, 2nd Prize, 1882, fob medal struck uniface in silver (26mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, uninscribed on reverse (D&C.V5). Toned, extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Auckland Society of Arts, struck in silver with gold (44mm), by A.Teutenberg, Auckland N.Z., ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented by/Herr/Carl Schmitt/To/H.F.Edger/for Musical/Composition/for a Song/1886' (D&C.M.9). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Conductor's baton, in ebony with ornate silver fittings, length 60cm x 2.5cm wide, central panel with inscription 'Presented To/F.J.King Esq/By the/Wellington Working Mens Club/1897'. Very fine, in original felt lined case.
Estimate $750
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Bugle competition, fob medal, in voided silver (40x35mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'R.C.Ward/2nd/Bugle Competition/Dunedin/1905'; New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-26, uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 10.1g, 39x34mm), no maker, inscribed on obverse 'Band/Contest', reverse inscribed '1st/Flugel Horn Solo' (M.1925-26/16); fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.1g, 32x30mm), by G. & T.Y. (G. & T.Young, Dunedin), reverse inscribed 'R.Ward/Highest points in/Solo Competition/1926', obverse inscribed 'Given By/G & T Young Ltd'. All with ring top suspensions, fine - extremely fine, the last two illustrated. (3)
Estimate $900
SOLD $550
Auckland University College, struck in silver (38mm), by Skeates Bros (Auckland), swivel bar with ribbon and top bar with pin-back, reverse inscribed 'School of Music/Daisy Henry/1906/Advanced Division'. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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Ashburton Contest, 1907, uniface, struck in gold (15ct, 12.9g, 43x28mm), bar at top in gold (9ct, 2.2g, 38x7mm), by L.S.Mc (L.S.McClurg, Ashburton), reverse inscribed 'Special Prize/For/Quickstep/Presented By/T.Bullock Esq/to Drum Major/Won By/W.Tucker'; handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.0g, 33mm), no maker, fancy scroll and ring top suspension, inscribed on obverse 'Presented By/Chas.Begg & Co.Ltd' (Dunedin); N.I.B.B.A. (North Island Brass Band Association), 1911, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 12.5g, 45x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Quickstep/1st Prize/Won By/Drum Major/W.R.Tucker/15.2.11'. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,300