Catalogue
U.S.A. Civil War, copper tokens, patriotic type, Army and Navy / The Federal Union It Must And Shall Be Preserved; Liberty 1863 / flags and arms within wreath; store type, Hussey's Special Message Post (CWT 630AK-1a); C.Nobel / Steam Mills / Sauk City, Wis, 1863 (CWT 770A-1a). Second item very good, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
U.S. Air Force, bases in U.K., post WWII, RAF Alconbury, twenty five cents in brass (28mm), obverse, around "N.C.O. Open Mess / R.A.F. Alconbury", reverse, denominaton, in centre, "In Trade" (Yarwood UST02A); another similar but in aluminium (32mm) for fifty cents, additionally obverse features "50c" in centre (not recorded); RAF Bentwood, fifty cents in brass (28mm), obverse, "Bentwood / NCO / Complex", reverse, "Good For / 50c / In Trade" (Yarwood UST06); RAF Upper Heyford, fifty cents in brass (32mm), obverse, around top, "Upper Heyford", in centre, "NCO / Club", reverse, denomination, in centre, "In Trade" (Yarwood UST18). Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
U.S. Air Force, bases in U.K., post WWII, RAF Lakenheath, twenty five cents in brass (octagonal 28mm), obverse, around, "NCO Club / Lakenheath", reverse, denomination in centre, above, "Good For", below, "In Trade" (Yarwood UST15); RAF High Wycombe, twenty five cents in brass (28mm), obverse, "High / Wycombe" in centre, at top, "NCO Open Mess", below, "England", reverse, denomination in centre with "In Trade" through; another identical but for five cents (22mm) (Yarwood UST12A, 13); other pieces, USAF in Japan, ten cents in brass (17mm) with centre hole, obverse, around, "Camp Gifu Officers' Mess", reverse, denomination; US Military in Thailand, five cents in brass (21mm), obverse and reverse identical, denomination in centre, at top, "NCO / SPO Club", at bottom, "Bangkok"; USS Alabama, five cents in aluminium (21mm), obverse, in centre "Alabama", at top, "U.S. Battleship", at bottom, "Canteen", reverse, denomination, these last three not recorded. The High Wycombe tokens have a few spots of verdigris, fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
U.S.A., military clubs, Club Castle, one drink, Frankfurt, brass (27mm), uniface; Pauline's Club, US Naval Base, Subic Bay, Philippines, brass (24mm), twenty cents; Allied Officer's Club, Naples, Italy, brass (23mm), five cents, twenty five cents; Flamingo Club, Naples, Italy, brass (21mm), five cents, twenty five cents; other tokens, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, brass (25mm) (3, Okinawa, Ft.Eustis, Langley AFB. VA); Fort Leonard Wood Post Exchange, aluminium (25mm), five cents bottle return; NCO Open Mess (RAF High Wycombe), twenty five cents (2, one in aluminium, one in brass) (Yarwood UST12, 12A); U.S.A.F., March Field, N.C.O. Club California, brass (19mm); Neubrucke NCO & EM Open Mess ECN1646, aluminium (28mm), twenty five cents; NCO Open Mess Osan Korea, aluminium (30mm), twenty five cents; Fred.Smith, brass (scalloped edge, 28mm), good for five cents drink at bar; disc in brass (28.5mm), uniface, beaded border, five cents, impressed "CC" above. Very fine - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Bluejacket Club, token for one beer in red-brown fibre (44mm), obverse, "Good For / One Beer / Bluejacket / Club", reverse, plain (Yarwood Mystery # 13); Schoofield Barracks, Hawaii, tokens in brass, pre 1959, five cents (21mm), twenty five cents (24mm), obverse, "N.C.O. Club / First / Three / Grades / Scho. Bks., T.H.", reverse, denomination in centre, around, "Good For In Trade"; ONG, token in brass (20mm), five cents, obverse, across centre, "O.N.G.", reverse, denomination in centre, around, "Good For In Trade"; U.S. Department of Justice internee token in fibre (22mm), five cents, obverse,"Internee / Canteen" across centre, above, "Dept of Justice", below, "I. & N. Service", reverse, "Five / 5c / Cents". The ONG token has several scratches otherwise all tokens very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
U.S.A., 3rd Surgical Hospital, in brass (24mm), obverse and reverse identical, unit badge; 3rd Engr Bn NCO Open Mess, in white metal (21mm), five cents; HQ & HQ Co 24th Inf Div APO 24, Officer's Open Mess, in white metal (20mm); Sub-Post K-6 NCO Open Mess, in white metal (21mm); K-8 APO 64 NCO Open Mess, in white metal (20mm), five cents; 177th ASA Co NCO Open Mess, in white metal (21mm), five cents (2); Camp Sasebo Officers O.M., in white metal (21mm), five cents; Eighth Army Exchange Service, one P.X. token, white metal (21mm); ASCOM NCO Open Mess, ANCOOM (Army Nurses Corp Officers Open Mess), white metal (20mm) (Korea); Camp Drake Officers Open Mess, brass (21mm), five cents (Japan), NCO Open Mess Long Binh, white metal (24mm), twenty five cents (Vietnam); Qui Nhon Mess Association, white metal (21mm), five cents (Vietnam); Naval Support Group Saigon, obverse "777", reverse, "SEMO" / 5c, brass (20mm) (Vietnam); 1st MAW / S (Marine Aircraft Wing), brass (20mm), five cents (Japan); Kuk Dong Hotel Pusan, brass (21mm), ten hwan (Korea) (2); unknown tokens, 49.F.L. rock and play coupon (20mm) (2, one brass, one in white metal). Very fine - extremely fine. (19)
Estimate $80
SOLD $170