Catalogue
1 RSU, Radar Surveillance Unit, enamel badge; other badges including Y.M.C.A. in Demobilisation, Liberation 1945-1995 Australia Remembers (Star of David behind barbed wire), Gardiner Central School (sew on type), Scots College white metal collar badge, Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol keyring, Greek Day 1941 (crossed U.S. & British flags), QVA inside wreath (Queensland Veterans' Association); Prussia - Hohenzollern Campaign Medal 1848-49, no suspension ring or ribbon; hat badges, Artists Rifles, Army Cyclist Corps (restrike); Foudroyant Medal struck from copper of Lord Nelson's flagship (medal damaged); small medical cloth badge; oval medalette (19mm x 13mm) in white metal with suspension loop featuring the word 'Cetewayo' above bust of Zulu warrior and on the reverse 'The / Zulu / War / Medal'. Poor - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
St John Ambulance War Service, badge in gilt and enamel (30 mm x 26mm) with 'Australia' suspender, '6096' impressed on reverse. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Sweetheart brooch, (29mm x 28mm) cut-out and engraved, gilt Rising Sun badge mounted into a sterling silver wreath with pin-back fitting; King's Silver War Badge, number A28915, stamped on reverse right side; a gilt commemorative brooch (41mm x 20mm) featuring three conjoined circles each containing an image, first George V, second, George VI and Elizabeth and third, Edward VIII, on the reverse in raised lettering is the inscription, 'Souvenir / of the coronation / of King George VI / and the historic year / of 1936, during which / England had three / kings'; sterling silver brooch (49mm x 16mm), comprising three English threepences joined together as follows, 190? (Edward VII), 1900 (Victoria), 1911 (George V). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Rising Sun badge, hat (2, one by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne), collar (7, one by General Plate, one by Stokes & Sons Melb.); Australia shoulder title (3, one by Tiptaft B'ham); FA (Field Artillery) title (2), all preceding in oxidised bronze; AFA (Militaria) collar badge, 1900-1912 (Cossum 93); 13 Battalion enamelled colour patch lapel pin by Angus and Robertson Ltd; Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, enamelled lapel badges, 1920-1930 period (3, two large, one small); For King and Empire enamelled lapel badge (23mm) by F.J.Killen, impressed no. 7788; WWI Peace 1919 medalet; medalet to commemorate WWII Victory 1945 (2); Visit of First Commonwealth Fleet to Sydney 1913 medalet; Coronation of King George V 1911 medalet; Australian Military Forces buttons (7, two large, five small) in oxidised bronze. Fine - very fine. (32)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Nazi/Facist, Labor Front badge; Female Relative badge WWII (2, one with one star, the other missing the bar); Returned from Active Service badge A.I.F. WWI numbered 47629; Air Force Association enamelled lapel badge; dog tags, set of two still on original leather cord, 'Sherlock F W / 67463 / RAAF / CE'; French commemorative enamelled badge featuring Rising Sun badge above an inscription in honour of the Australians who died at Villers Bretonneux 24-25 April 1918, pin missing; St John Ambulance Brigade Cadet cap badge; an unidentified, extremely worn, silver medal similar to the Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908 missing suspension jump ring and ribbon; a variety of buttons including one small N.S.W. Military Forces QVC, New South Wales Police KC (4, two large, two small); rank badges and other odd pieces. Poor - very fine. (81)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
The Boys' Brigade, The Queen's Badge (GV crown) (62mm x 38mm), pin-back; The Queen's Badge (GV crown) miniature; BB hat badge (43mm x 41mm); BB gilt and enamel lapel badge; a variety of BB proficiency badges (21, sixteen different types); various other BB hat and collar badges (10, two with missing pins); sterling silver BB fob, hallmarked on reverse. Very fine - extremely fine. (36)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
World War I, For Our Brave Boys, fob in bronze gilt and enamel (26mm x 23mm) by Bridgeland & King; World War II, A.I.F. 1941, Totally Incapacitated Soldiers, fob in bronze and enamel (31mm x 25mm) by P.J.King. Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
13 ALH QMI, metal shoulder title, lugs damaged, various other enamelled badges, some items are, Nurses Registration Board Queensland (KC), B.Newnham / 1062 / 10.10.19, engraved on reverse; Queensland Police badge (KC) one lug missing; RAOB lapel badge; London North East Railway, Railway Service badge by Fattorini number 75760 impressed on reverse; Diggers Association (Queensland) (KC) by Handford, lapel badge; Caledonian Soccer Club 1928 by C.Sheridan, Perth; TPI Life Member badge (KC) by Swann & Hudson, number LM201 impressed on reverse; various other badges including a few sporting related items. Fine - very fine. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
The Scots College Cadets, hat badge in white metal; another in bronze; Gladstone State School enamelled badge by McDonnell & East, Brisbane; Presbyterian Ladies College badge in sterling silver; Old Newingtonian Union enamelled lapel badge; Girl Guides lapel badge by Amor, Sydney. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
30th Battalion, Glengarry and badge; a varied selection of Army buttons, mostly British (161), RAN (QC) in gilt (3), silver buttons for merchant ships such as USS Co (16). A few small moth holes in cap, the badge is a modern issue, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (181)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Assorted World Badges, Hat badges (aprox 50); Collar badges; Trade Qualification and Rank badges; Shoulder Titles in metal; Rank badges in cloth; Epaulette and other items including 30th Foot Glengarry badge 1874-1881 (missing pin) and US Officer's cap badge gold-plated over sterling silver; Buttons (approx 60). The bulk of the items are British. Very good - extremely fine. (Approx 160)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
World War II, assorted military badges and buttons, including Australia, 1930-1942, hat badges, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Heidelberg Regiment in brass and enamel (52mm x 48mm), also collar badge; U.S.A. Marine Corps, efficiency badges for pistol and bayonet. Good - very fine. (36)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Australian metal badges, Australian Army Chaplain's Department (Christian), King's crown hat and collar pair, oxidised (2 sets); Australian Army Service Corps, King's crown 1911 pattern, hat and collar pair, oxidised (2 sets); Australian Corps of Signals, King's crown 1930-42, collar pair, brass (2 sets); Australian Engineers, 1930-42, collar pairs, oxidised (16 sets). Uncirculated. (56)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Australian Army qualification badges, WWI and WWII metal badges, all but ten bugler badges with backing plates, Marksman (crossed .303 rifles) (20); Machine Gunner (MG in wreath) oxidised (10); Lewis Gunner (LG in wreath) oxidised (10); Bandsman, oxidised (5); Bugler, oxidised (8), bronze (10); buttons, Australian Military Forces, small, blackened (20). Uncirculated. (83)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Australia, c1990, hat, cap, collar and trade badges, shoulder titles, buttons, including Volunteer Cadet Corps, 22nd Infantry Battalion (The South Gippsland Regiment), 59th Infantry Battalion (The Coburg-Brunswick Regiment); hat badges, 61st Infantry Battalion (Cameron Highlanders Western Australia). Good - very fine. (approx 200)
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Fire brigade, ambulance and essential services, fire brigade hat badges, A.C.T., Metropolitan F.B.Melbourne, N.S.W., Aviaton Rescue Fire Fighting, Country Fire Authority, CFA, S.A. Country Fire Services, N.Z. Fire Services (small); Ambulance services hat badge, Victoria (2, one large enamel and chrome, one medium enamel and gilt), St John Ambulance Association badge; emergency services hat badges, N.S.W., Victoria; metal shoulder title, MFB; various shoulder patches (22); and a Victorian Hang Gliding Association patch. Very fine - uncirculated. (36)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Fire brigade, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, set of brass shoulder boards and shoulder straps plus a quantity of brass MFB buttons (49). Very fine. (53)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Accumulation of badges, shoulder titles, rank badges, colour patches, buttons, Australian, British and U.S.A., in metal and cloth, includes Rising Sun hat badge by Amor, Sydney; Rising Sun collar badges (9); Australia metal shoulder titles (7); rifle oiler (WWI); also includes some Air Force items including South Africa, Womens Auxiliary Air Force hat badge; RAAF shoulder and cuff eagles, metal and cloth; RAAF sweetheart badge. Very good - very fine. (125)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Hat badges, collar badges, shoulder titles and rank badges, mostly British, George V - Elizabeth II, includes Rising Sun hat and collar badge and badges for RAF (KC), NAAFI (KC), Air Training Corps and a vast assortment of British regimental hat badges. Fine - extremely fine. (119)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, patch c.1946, worn in Japan; Rising Sun collar badges (2, one by K.G.Luke); metal Australian shoulder tiles (2); officer's blackened bronze pips (2); blackened bronze buttons (4, 2 large, 2 small); WWII emergency services tinnie badges (3, one for ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Warden, two for AFS (Air Fire Services); Naval Dockyard Police by Stokes Melb; U.S.A. patches, Department of Defence Police (2, one coloured, one black & white); another but semi-circular shoulder title; US Navy COMNAVBASE Norfolk Police; Combined Military Police, Pleiku RVN; CIA; FBI (2, one large, one medium); Secret Service; Ceylon officer's pip (KC) with elephant and enamel. Very fine - extremely fine. (27)
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
World Badges, a selection of hat badges, shoulder titles and qualification badges all in metal from Canada, Great Britain, U.S.A., Poland, South Africa, Netherlands, Italy and Thailand; Federated Malay States Prisons badge in white metal; Leeds Fire Brigade badge in white metal and enamel; matchbox holder in metal decorated in brass with emblem of 13th Hussars; British Signals Association commemorative tie 1925-1975. Very fine. (48)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
World Military and Police medals, badges, including Australia, Corrective Services N.S.W. cap badge,(EIIR) crown, some chipping on enamel; RAAF Police, cloth badges; Germany, Northern Westfalen Police, cap badge; Great Britain, Metropolitan Police, (EIIR) crown hat badge; Air Force Dept Constabulary, visor cap badge, (EIIR) crown; Ghana Police, Inspectors hat badge; U.S.A., Department of the Air Force, Security Police, hat badge. Fine - good very fine. (approx 100)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Police, a large collection from various states, includes hat badges, shoulder patches, buttons (26, mostly similar) and other accoutrements, over 100 patches but with much duplication, also stickers and promotional pieces. Very fine - extremely fine. (187)
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Police badges, all British Special Constabulary badges, one Special Police Cambridge and another being Special Constabulary Reserve Birmingham, all with King's crown except one but it is of same period, all but two are enamelled, a scarce specialised selection. Good very fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Police badges, world collection of helmet and hat badges, mostly all different, all metal but for two, mainly British, all but four are Queen's crown with two King's crown (these two for the City of Glasgow Police in bullion) from a large number of different County forces, other countries represented include Bahamas, Canada, Ceylon, China, Denmark, German States, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, U.S.A.; top metal dome of police helmet; metal rank badge. Very fine - uncirculated. (182)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Police badges, mostly U.S.A. but a few other countries, patches (26), small enamelled badges (31) other promotional and non-police related items (35) and stickers (9); a small interesting selection. Very fine - extremely fine. (104)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Japan, Aeronautic Imperial Airplane Association Member Badge, 1913 (Taisho 2). In case of issue, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Japan, Imperial Gift Foundation (Saiselcai) Member Badge, 1911; WWII Army badge, three legged black raven, red sun behind, raised star above, all on an oval yellow background in middle of a cross. Both in cases of issue, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Japan, WWII, Imperial Army badge for Military Affairs (30mm x 20mm), enamelled; Police badge (37mm x 27mm), enamelled. Both badges in the same timber case and the suspension pin on the reverse of both badges is broken otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Japan, belt buckle, Military Manoeuvres and Training, 1936, silver. In case of issue, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420