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Canterbury Grand Stand, 1863 pass, uniface, struck in silver (32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'No.7/W.D.Barnard, Esq.' (G.8; TMR.p56-60). Old grey tone, good extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Canterbury Grand Stand, 1863 pass, uniface, struck in silver (32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'No.16/R.Chapman Esq.' (G.8; TMR.p56-60). Stained, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Canterbury Grand Stand, 1863 pass, uniface, struck in silver (32mm), no maker, pierced at top for suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/by the/Jockey Club/To/E.Wingfield Humphreys/1867' (G.8; TMR.p56-60). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Ch.Ch. (Christchurch) Tramway Board, Free Pass, c1903, struck uniface in voided gold (9ct, 2.9g, 30x17mm), no maker (possibly Moller & Young, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Free/Pass/A.W.Beaven/Member' (G.-; TMR.-). Very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $1,200
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Christchurch Tramway Board, pass, uniface, struck in silver (27x28mm), by M. & Y. Ch. (Moller & Young, Christchurch), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '18' (G.-; TMR.-). Good fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $750
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D.C.C.T. (Dunedin City Corporation Tramways), c1880s, hand engraved pass in gold (probably 9ct, 3.1g, 19mm), no maker, ring top suspension (G.-; TMR.-). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
Passed in
D.C.C.T. (Dunedin City Corporation Tramways), c1900, hand engraved pass in gold (probably 9ct, 2.5g, 18mm), no maker, ring top suspension; Dunedin Tramways, penny token (G.18); also, Masonic, Masters Lodge No.161, Founder's jewel, 1909, struck in brass (drop 58x37mm), by Moller (Dunedin), in pen on back 'R.Hosie/35 Wairoa St/Roslyn'. Very fine, the first illustrated and rare. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Dunedin City Tramways, Free Pass, c1900, hand engraved in silver (35x22mm), by Hislop (J.Hislop, Dunedin), ring top suspension (G.-; cfTMR.p101). Very fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, 1939-40, Pass, uniface struck in gold (9ct, 10.9g, 31mm) and blue enamel, reverse inscribed 'Sir Alexander Roberts/From/T.C.A.Hislop C.M.G./Chairman/Charles Todd Esq./Deputy Chairman' (M.-). Some damage to enamel, ring top missing, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
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N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Member of Parliament Free Pass, c1880s, patu struck in gold (probably 15ct, tot wt 11.8g, 60x18mm), no maker (possibly by S.Kohn, Wellington), ring top suspension, three strand 9ct gold chain with fob clip attached for wear, obverse inscribed 'Eden'. Extremely fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
N.Z. Rys. (New Zealand Railways), Free Pass, c1880s, handcrafted in gold (probably 15ct, 6.9g, 35x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Thames', reverse inscribed 'Member of Parliament'. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Member's Pass, c1880, struck in silver (22mm), by Kohn & Co (Siegfried Kohn, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Hon./J.Bryce/M.H.R.' (Member House of Representatives). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
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N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Free Pass, Member of Parliament, c1880s, trial struck in white metal (23x5mm), no maker (probably Siegfried Kohn, Wellington). Extremely fine and probably unique.
Estimate $750
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N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Member of Parliament Free Pass, c1890s, struck in gold (probably 9ct, 6.6g, 23mm), by S.Kohn (Wellington), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'M.L.C.' (Member of Legislative Council). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Free Pass, c1900, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 9.8g, 43x15mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.Z.R./Free Pass/Mr R.W.McVilly'. Good very fine and an extremely rare type.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Free Pass, House of Representatives, c1900, struck in voided gold (9ct, 9.5g, 33x24mm) and blue enamel, by B&K (Brown & Kerr, Nelson), ring top suspension, with attached fob chain in gold (15ct, 9.6g, 150mm), 'T' bar at other end. Some enamel missing from obverse, otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $850
N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Free Pass, House of Representatives, c1910, in gold (8.6g, 35x25mm) and enamel, no maker, ring top suspension, numbered 120. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
N.Z.R. (New Zealand Railways), Free Pass, House of Representatives, c1910, struck in gold (7.7g, 33x24mm) and enamel, no maker, ring top suspension, numbered 104. Missing some enamel from reverse, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $480
Railways of Australasia, Pass - Member Railway Board, New Zealand, c1870s, handcrafted in gold (probably 15ct, 11.3g, 35mm) and blue enamel, no maker, scroll and ring top suspension. Extremely fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Tiki, fob medal in gold (9ct, 3.3g, 30x23mm), English maker and hallmark for Birmingham 1913, attached to a cloth fob with 9ct gold fittings and base metal fob clip. Very fine.
Estimate $500
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W.C.C. (Wellington City Council) Tramways, in gold (9ct, 8.3g, 26mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '5/Councillors/Pass'. Original enamelling worn off coat-of-arms on obverse, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $600
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Commemorative dollar coin, (1967), production trial of the reverse design, uniface strike in white metal (possibly lead) (180mm), back with 'William Gardner' printed in black marker pen. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200
Wellington, St. John's Church, 1886 (L.367; GRW.130; C.6220; B.7142). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Christchurch (Canterbury), St Pauls Presbyterian Church, undated (c1860) (L.369; GRW.102; C.1244; B.1432). Very fine and very rare, with old ticket.
Estimate $1,250
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Featherston Canteens, (Featherston Military Camp, 1915-1927), fourpence chits, A 80116/7 consecutive pair (Y.p29). Extremely fine and very rare. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Miscellaneous tokens and checks; WWII Internment Camp threepence (red uncirculated); Farmer's Co-operatives five shillings for Wairarapa, United and Manawatu, also two shillings for last; Wanganui Cosmopolitan Club set of four; Dunedin Tramways penny section; car wash token (1989); PO slot machine test tokens (3), other test tokens (2); Avery Scales test token for penny scales, Tip Top bread token; milk tokens (8 different); North Dunedin Presbyterian Communion token 1871. All in envelopes with typed descriptions. Fine - uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Otago Constabulary, c1860, cloth badge, hand embroidered (60x53mm). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $4,000
An extensive collection of New Zealand military badges, WWI - 1980s, formed by a collector over many years, includes WWI Reinforcements (112), Mounted Rifle Regiments (82), Infantry Regiments (192) and Corps Units (234), all presented in groups and mounted on A4 size cards, each with a reference number, together with photocopies of each card annotated with 1997 values. Very good - extremely fine, many rare. (620)
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $7,500
Britannia Saloon, Aurora Tavern, Wellington, New Zealand, one shilling, Sept 24th 1845, No 88, signed Rowland Davies (S.-). Pin holes and old tear, otherwise full, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
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River Hutt, New Zealand, 1845, threepence, unissued form probably for use of J.Burcham (S.276c). A full note, toned, just two hinges on back at left, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,500