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Ferry ticket, P.J.S.S.Co.Ltd (Port Jackson Steamship Company Limited) day of issue ticket, H.7., Manly to Sydney, ticket No.8040, reverse date stamped, 5 OC 89, (5th October 1889), customer's half of ticket. Very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Ferry tickets, late 1930's, Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company Ltd, (6) adult tickets for combined use by ferry and bus between Manly and The Circular Quay, white with red printed rectangular marker indicates period of seven days in and out, green numerals 1 on serial no.244, 2 on serial no.549, 3 on serial no.294, 5 on serial no.249 and 8 on serial no.85, another ticket has a blue 8-spoked wheel pattern indicating the period and the green numeral 1 on serial no.143; Sydney Harbour Ferries Ltd, adult ticket for Combined use by ferry, bus or tram between Circular Quay and Cremorne, Musgrave St or Mosman Wharf, Zone J, overprinted with blue number 76, dated 15th January 1956 and holes punched on days used; N.S.W. Government Transport, two tickets joined, seven cents each, purple on white, black overstamped OS, Official Service. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Ferry tickets, The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd, WWII era weekly ferry tickets overprinted, various designs and colours, red, purple and green, all between Sydney and Manly, Gent's (3), Lady's (4). Good very fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Ferry tickets, The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd, WWII era weekly ferry tickets, all between Sydney and Manly, overprinted in various designs and colours, red, dark yellow, purple, bright green, khaki, all for Gent's fare. Good very fine. (8)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Ferry tickets, The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd, WWII era, weekly ferry tickets, all between Sydney and Manly, all for Lady's, overprinted in various designs and colours, seven different designs in purple and one in blue. Good very fine. (8)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Ferry tickets, The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd, WWII era, weekly ferry tickets, all between Sydney and Manly, all for Lady's, overprinted in various designs and colours, pink, red, green and peach, seven different designs, three with cancelled stamps and one with the word 'Combined' in pencil. Good very fine. (8)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Ferry tickets, The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd, WWII era, weekly ferry tickets, all between Sydney and Manly, all for Gent's, overprinted in various designs and colours, purple, khaki, grey, green and dark yellow, seven with cancelled stamp, one with pin hole damage, eight different designs. Very fine. (8)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Ferry tickets, Watson's Bay and South Shore Ferry Co Ltd, ticket No.218, Garden Island to Sydney; Sydney Ferries Ltd, Workman's Ticket, Garden Island. The last item has a missing corner otherwise fine - very fine and very scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Ferry ticket, Sydney Ferries Ltd Parramatta River Service, weekly ticket No.154, one shilling and sixpence, for travel between Wharf and Park Gates, Parramatta, hand-written date 24.2.15. Very fine and very historic and rare.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Travel Pass, a letter note (204mm x 126mm) from The University of Sydney dated Dec 5th 1922 and issued to Dorothy Hunt, a year II arts student, to enable her to travel on the Sydney ferries between Circular Quay and Longueville, signed by Dorthy Hunt and by the University Warden and Registrar. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Ferry tickets, 1940's, Sydney Ferries Ltd, weekly tickets (2), Man's between Circular Quay & Mosman, Neutral, Taronga Park, blue with green no.32, ending 3rd April 1949, woman's between Circular Quay & Mosman or Cremorne, white with red H, ending 5th November 1944; The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd and the Department of Road Transport and Tramways N.S.W., combined weekly ticket, Gent's (3) Circular Quay & Manly by steamer and between Manly Wharf and Ethel Street, Balgowlah, by Omnibus on Routes 141, 144 only, dark blue 5 (on one 147 green 5 replaces 144) (2) and another green no.6 is similar except Balgowlah replaced by Sydney Road Jctn. and the Routes 141, 144 replaced by 132, 137; Ladies' Combined Weekly Ticket, green 2, similar except Omnibus route shown as Manly Wharf and Cemetery Road by Omnibus on Route No.140 only, these last four tickets overprinted in different designs in red and blue and three with cancelled stamps. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Ferry tickets, five books of Sydney Ferries tickets c.1990's for State Transit, all for Inner Harbour Service, green single fare $2.50, yellow adult single fare $2.60, blue concession adult fare $1.30 (all 38mm x 99mm), green books almost full, the rest with about 10-20 tickets in each; four books plus loose tickets all issued by Urban Transit Authority of N.S.W., books for Intermediate Wharfs (all 34mm x 95mm), dark cream concession .50c, blue concession .60c, green adult $1.00, yellow adult $1.20, all books of 100 but apart from the green all have 10-40 missing, loose used tickets for Harbour Cruise, white adult (38mm x 82mm) (46). Very fine - uncirculated. (9 books 46 loose)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Ferry tickets, early card-style turnstile tickets, four are original trial types as illustrated in Frank Seckold's book (1993 issue), State Transit Sydney Ferries, (1) red and yellow, (2) Ferry Travel + with waves, (3) white arrow on red, (4) white arrow on blue, (5) black and white arrowhead on blue and (6) four green arrows on white. Extremely fine and some scarce. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Ferry tickets, Urban Transit Authority of N.S.W., c.1999, partially used books of tickets for single trip only, Mosman - Neutral Bay - Taronga Zoo - Valentia Street, yellow concession .60 cents, green adult $1.20; State Transit Authority of N.S.W. partially used books of tickets for single trip only, Circular Quay - Darling Harbour - Darling St - McMahons Point, green concession $1.10, orange adult $2.20, Inner Harbour, blue concession $1.20. Apart from the top ticket on each book, all tickets uncirculated. (8 books)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
N.S.W. transport tickets, book of fifty tickets, Lindfield Omnibus Service, Lidfield to Newport Beach, grey coloured (50mm x 100mm) return fare for children under 12, two shillings and sixpence all overwritten in red, one shilling i.e. 1/-, c.1950's; book of two hundred tickets, 2601-2800, ten missing, The Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Co Ltd, Palm Beach to Patonga, white (38mm x 75mm) imprinted with red letter C for child fare; book of two hundred tickets, 12602-12800, five missing, Stockton Ferries Pty Ltd, pink coloured with image of ferry in background (38mm x 79mm), Stockton to Newcastle, child fare. Apart from the top ticket on each book, all uncirculated and scarce. (3 books)
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Ferry tickets, a large selection of various types of ferry tickets such as Brisbane City Council Queensland Vehicular Ferry Service, Brisbane Cross River Ferry Services, Neale Cruises (2 types), Short Road Ferry (Williamstown), Austins Ferry, Hayle's Magnetic Island Pty Ltd freight, Bundeena & Port Hacking Ferry Service Pty Ltd, State Transit Authority (Sydney 15, 14 different) (Newcastle - Stockton 4 different), Sydney Ferries (2 different), Stockton Ferries Pty Ltd (4 identical), Urban Transit Authority of N.S.W. (17 different), Rosman's Ferry Service (6, 4 different) and The Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Co Ltd (2 types), Stradbroke Ferries. Very fine - extremely fine. (59)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Trains and Tramways Tickets, various States, many scarce issues all mounted on sheets in an album as well as two Weekly Ticket books issued by A.J. Wagg Lindfield Motor Service, one red and the other grey. An interesting selection. Very fine. (196)
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Government Time Table and Fares, (68mm x 88mm) from 28th January 1890 comprising 81 pages of detailed information for Sydney tramway network at the time; Tram Timetables Waratah Line (Newcastle) 1950 commencing February 27. Very fine, the first item very scarce. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
South Australian Railways & Tramways Assn, badge (37mm x 25mm) in enamel and copper-plated bronze, ensigned by a crown with loop suspension, impressed on reverse with number, 1640, by P.J.King, Melbourne; Municipal Tramways Trust, Adelaide, South Australia, employee passes, oval green enamel and bronze badge (30mm x 20mm) loop suspension, impressed no.0070 on reverse, made by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane; another circular red and white enamel and bronze badge (23mm) loop suspension, impressed no.2385 on reverse, made by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane. Very fine - extremely fine, the first rare. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Brisbane Tramways, employee pass, hexagon shaped with black and yellow enamel (9, two with enamel missing, one of these stamped DUP) impressed number on reverse, two also impressed with DUP (duplicate) and one with A (apprentice); another but round with blue and white enamel (5) impressed number on reverse; another but oval with blue and yellow enamel (7, three impressed with D.U.P.), impressed number on reverse of four, three impressed with D.U.P, one with impressed number and two with engraved number; Municipal Tramways Trust, Adelaide, South Australia, oval bronze badge with green enamel, by A.J.Parkes, impressed serial number on reverse; another but round, gilt with red and white enamel (3) by A.J.Parkes, impressed number on reverse. All badges with suspension loop, two broken. Fine - very fine. (25)
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Invercargill tram pass, for gas worker, 1912-1920, rectangular brass plate (38mm x 20mm) impressed T/25 with attached leather button-hole strap for wearing; Corporation of Invercargill, NZ, 1871, Tramway pass in silver (26mm) impressed no. 12 on reverse, holed for suspension. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Dog registration tags, all different, five enamelled, 1928-1984, includes South Australia District 5 1948-49, engraved and impressed design; Strathfieldsaye 1975; Heidelberg 1941-42; Wyong 1986; Holroyd 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984; Monaro 1976; South Australia District 90, 1937-38, leather strap attached; South Australia District 128, 1928-29 leather strap attached. Fine - very fine, some very scarce. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
South African tokens, Mine Stores (Natal) Ltd subsidiary store, red celluloid (23.5mm) ZNC monogram (2) (Theron N22, 10C); Duchen Brothers, celluloid tokens with DB monogram pre 1945, two shillings, black (31.2mm) (3), one shilling, red (28.4mm) (9), threepence, black (18.6mm) (3) (Theron N5); City Tramways Co Ltd, celluloid tokens for joint use, halfpenny, yellow (25mm) (2) reverse, 'Cape Town Tramways / Private & Picnic / Parties / Catered For / Motor Buses', halfpenny, pink (25mm) (2) reverse, 'Cape Town Tramways / Cape Point / and / Hout Bay / Motor Bus Trips'; City of Dartmouth ferry passes, adult fare (2, one brass (28mm) and one in aluminium (23mm)); Delaware River ferry and riverbus token in brass (25mm); Camden Ferry Co. Philadelphia in brass (20mm) centre hole and suspension hole; Norfolk County Ferries in nickel (20mm); Mare Island Ferry in bronze (23mm); Hampshire Transport Scheme for five pence in green plastic (24mm); Honolulu Rapid Transport Company in nickel (22mm); Toronto Harbour Commission / Toronto City Airport token in nickel with copper centre (25mm); Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Co Ltd, Manly Ferry turnstile token in nickel (30mm) (4); Mortdale Car Shed pass in aluminium (35mm) with E.T.R. at base, holed for suspension, impressed 3032; VR (Victoria Railways) Duty Pass no. 155 in bronze (42mm) holed for suspension, reverse N.Melb / and / Flinders - S. The last item corroded with a gouge in obverse, others fine - uncirculated. (36)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
South Africa, Cape Town, City Catering Department, sixpence, shilling, two shillings and sixpence (Theron C.2), J.W.Irwin, halfpenny, 1879 (Theron C.5) traces of mint red, Katberg Sanatorium, Katberg Cross Award of Merit (not listed); Orange Free State, Jagersfontein Municipality water token (Theron O.5), DAH (Die Afrikaanse Handelshius) bakelite tokens, threepence, shilling, two shillings (Theron O.14). Fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Transport tickets, an assorted collection, mostly train tickets, but also some bus tickets and a few railway parcel stamps, many unusual names of stations, includes adults, economy, childs, excursion, weekly and souvenir tickets, some for Australian Railway Historical Society trips and New South Wales Transport Museum, an interesting lot mounted in an album. Very fine. (252 pieces)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Train tickets, a large quantity of mostly Queensland - New South Wales, also selected special items such as Deniliquin & Moama Railway (first private railway in N.S.W.), free pass - first class, issued to J.G.Evans Esq. M.P., 1st January 1902; Wynyard to Gordon Via Bridge, ticket no. 000, 20 Mar 32 (this is first ticket from Gordon used on that date to Wynyard to cross the Harbour Bridge which was only opened on the previous day 19 March); souvenir ticket for 50th anniversary vintage train tour, Telgraph Point to Kempsey 25 November 1967; souvenir ticket for Eastern Suburbs R e 1979; souvenir ticket for Tangara 31 January 1988; souvenir ticket for Olympic Park Station Opening 8 March 1998. The first two items very scarce, fine - extremely fine. (107)
Estimate $150
SOLD $50