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India, Kirkee, Ammunition Factory, tokens in copper (20mm) (2), centre hole, obverse, around, "Ammunition Factory Canteen", reverse, at sides of centre hole, "AF / CS", scales above, around top, "Each For All - All For Each", at bottom, "Kirkee" (Yarwood IT045); Dockyard tokens in copper (21mm) (2), obverse, around, "H.M.I.Dockyard Co-operative Canteen", small unpunched circle at base, reverse, two hands clasped in greeting (Yarwood IT049); Victoria Depot, check in brass (19mm), obverse, goddess in centre, at top, "Wealth And Prosperity", at bottom, "Goddess Lakshmi", reverse, in centre, hands joined in prayer, below, "Vande Mataram", at top, "Victoria Depot", at bottom, Mylapore Madras". One of the Dockyard tokens has full mint red, fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $130
India, canteen token in copper (20mm) with centre hole, obverse, "AF / CS" at sides of centre hole, scales above, around, "Each For All - All For Each / Kirkee", reverse, around, "Ammunition Factory Canteen" (Yarwood IT045A); another in copper (21mm), obverse, around, "H.M.I. Dockyard Co-Operative Canteen", small unpunched circle at base, reverse, two hands clasped in greeting (Yarwood IT049); uncertain origin in brass (square, rounded corners, 27mm) possibly Indian Navy tool check, obverse, Imperial crown, reverse, "SUPS" in centre; uncertain origin in brass (31mm), obverse, stylised letters, "I.M" inside a beaded and bordered centre circle, reverse, fouled anchor inside an identical style of centre circle as on obverse (last two items not recorded). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
St Helena, Royal Artillery Canteen, uniface farthing token in zinc (25mm), c.1902, obverse, "One Farthing" in centre, "R.A.Canteen" above, "St. Helena" below, edge plain. Trace of corrosion, but very fine, excessively rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $500
South Africa, Soldiers Institute, tokens in dull white metal, penny (23.7mm), threepence (28mm), sixpence (22.3mm), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, around, "Soldiers Institute / Pretoria" (Yarwood SAT01, 02, 03). Corrosion on second item, very good, the rest good very fine, scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
South Africa, Pretoria Garrison Institute, tokens in bakelite (32mm), 1940-47, threepence (mottled dark red), one shilling (dark red), two shillings and sixpence (dark red) (split), ten shillings (dark green), obverse, "PGI", reverse, denomination (Theron 28) (Yarwood SAT05, 07, 09, 10); Government Printing Works Social Club, token in brass (31mm), one penny half penny, centre hole, obverse and reverse, "G.P.W. Social Club" around the top, denomination at bottom (Theron T.22); Post Office Tea Club, uniface brass token (23.5mm), centre hole, obverse, "P.O.T.C. Pretoria" around (Theron T.26); Soldiers Institute Pretoria, uniface token in white metal (28mm), threepence, obverse, denomination, name around; S.A.A. Canteen, in bronze (31mm), uniface, obverse, impressed, "S.A.A. / Canteen / 88". Soldier's Institute token with corrosion, good, the rest very fine - good very fine, the PGI token scarce. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
British Armed Forces, tokens in brass, one unit (25mm) (2), half unit (20mm), centre hole, obverse, crossed rose, thistle, shamrock and leek at base, around top, "British Armed Forces", reverse, same design but with denomination at top; English Canteen 6 D.C., token in brass (25mm), ten centimes, obverse, denomination in centre, around, "Cantines Anglaises 6 D.C.", reverse, plain; unnamed token in brass (21.5mm), centre hole,at top, "10", at bottom, "Centimes", reverse, "One" at top, "Penny" at bottom. Second last item with some edge creasing but rare, other items with some mint bloom, fine - extremely fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
N.A.A.F.I Austria, tokens in plastic, c.1946, (hexagonal 25mm x 28.5mm), ten groschen (yellow) (2), twenty groschen (red), obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, denomination in two lines (Yarwood NA1, 2). Two with purchase tickets, good very fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
N.A.A.F.I, beer token in aluminium (27mm x 50mm), uniface, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest with words "Beer" and "Token" at sides (Yarwood NC1). Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
N.A.A.F.I. France, tokens in brown laminated plastic (octagonal 24mm), 1944, two sets of four, type 1, obverse, "1/2 / Franc / 19 44 / N.A.A.F.I / Token" incuse, reverse, "1/2 / Franc / In N.A.A.F.I / Only" incuse; type 2, obverse and reverse, repeating inscription, "HALFFRANCTOKENNAAFIONLY" in block capitals 5mm high; type 3, identical design to type 2 but 1.5mm high; type 4, obverse, "NAAFI / Token" repeating, reverse, "1/2 FR" repeating (Yarwood NF1, 2, 3, 4). Some with purchase tickets, fine - extremely fine. (8) && One set ex Pridmore Collection, Glendining & Co, auction 21-22 September 1981, lot 773.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I. Egypt, tokens in plastic, 1952-55, quarter piastre (red) (22mm) (8, includes varieties, Institute not Institutes, no dot after Institutes (3), Inst tutes (2)); half piastre (green) (25mm) (3, varieties, no dot before Navy, scroll decorated with three lines, scrolls plain), obverse, (red) N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, denomination in centre, around, "Valid In N.A.A.F.I. Egypt Only", (green) obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, "Valid In / N.A.A.F.I. Egypt / Only" (Yarwood NE3, 2). Some with purchase tickets, very fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
NAAFI, Egypt, sample half piastre disc in green plastic (26mm), both sides plain, raised edge. Extremely fine and extremely rare, possibly unique.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
N.A.A.F.I. Egypt, token in brass, (octagonal 25mm), obverse, "N.A.A.F.I. / Egypt", reverse, "1 / Cup Of / Tea". Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
NAAFI, Egypt, sample token in black plastic (26mm), 1951, obverse, NAAFI crest, reverse, "Valid In / N.A.A.F.I. Egypt / Only". (Yarwood NE2). Uncirculated and rare, possibly unique. && Ex Pridmore Collection, Glendining & Co, auction 21-22 September 1981, lot 774.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Sudan, N.A.A.F.I. token in red plastic (22mm), c.1952, quarter piastre, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest, reverse, denomination in centre, at top, "Valid In N.A.A.F.I." at bottom, "Sudan Only" (Yarwood NE3). Uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
N.A.A.F.I Sardinia, tokens in aluminium, 1975-1983, five lire (23mm), ten lire (29mm), uniface, obverse, "5 or 10" in centre, at top, "NAAFI", at bottom, "Lire" (Yarwood NSL1, 2). Nearly extremely fine, the five lire very scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
N.A.A.F.I., tokens in laminated fibre, halfpenny (25mm) (2), penny (29mm) (2), obverse and reverse identical, repeating pattern of "British / Armed / Forces / (denomination)" (Yarwood BAF2, BAF1); No 1 Reserve M.T.Training Depot, Dinner token in white plastic (25.5mm), uniface (Yarwood Mystery #3); "Car / 10 / Mess", token in zinc (octagonal 28mm), uniface; bread token on same type of blank as early N.A.A.F.I. tokens (25mm), Frome Co-op Society Ltd, Half Quartern Loaf. Last item only good, the rest very fine - good very fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
N.A.A.F.I., token in cardboard (25mm), c.1950s, obverse, N.A.A.F.I. crest printed blue on white, reverse, plain blue. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
CPO Club Naples, brass (roughly scalloped 20mm), uniface (possibly Royal Navy); Royal Air Force Association, brass (26mm), obverse, "RAFA / Cockton Hill", reverse, "RAFA / 43", all lettering impressed; Airmens Bomb Wing, cupro nickel (21mm), threepence, obverse and reverse identical but 180 degrees upset, "3D / Airmens / Bomb Wing"; unidentified brass tokens (27mm), centre hole, obverse, type 1, "A.R / 1 (centre hole) 1 / B", type 2, identical but "3" and larger lettering, reverse, circle. Very fine - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
3 A.E.T.C., Basra, Iraq, uniface check piece in brass (32mm). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Mesopotamia, Orient Club Basrah, post WWII, token in cupro nickel (octagonal 23mm), twelve annas, impressed no.192 on reverse below denomination. Nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Australia, Victorian Artillery, canteen tokens, c.1890, one penny in silvered bronze (23mm), penny halfpenny in bronze (23mm), obverse, young head Queen Victoria left, around, "Vic. Arty. Canteen", on truncation, "S & M" (Stokes & Martin), reverse, denomination (Yarwood AUT01, 02); club badge in cupro nickel (21mm), obverse and reverse identical but upset 180 degrees, in centre, "Labour / League / Club", around, "Returned Sailors And Soldiers", hole pierced in centre (not recorded). The first item has verdigris especially on reverse, otherwise very fine, the second item is fine, both scarce, the last very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Victorian Naval & Military Club, tokens, type 1, sixpence, one shilling, obverse, "V.N. / & / M.C.", reverse, denomination (Yarwood AUT004, 005). Both coins with traces of mint bloom, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Victorian Naval & Military Club, tokens, type 1, sixpence, one shilling (Yarwood AUT004, 005); type 2, two shillings (Yarwood AUT010), obverse, "V.N. / & / M.C.", reverse, denomination. The first item has traces of mint red in lettering and is extremely fine, the last item has a light spot of verdigris on the obverse, otherwise the last two items are very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
G.C.C., (German Concentration Camp), Liverpool, N.S.W., in aluminium, 1914-1916 (C.1916/4). Some toning on the rim, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
Commonwealth of Australia, WWII, Internment Camps, one shilling. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Commonwealth of Australia, WWII, Internment Camps, threepence. Trace of mint red on obverse, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Commonwealth of Australia, WWII, Internment Camps, penny. A few carbon spots, traces of mint bloom on obverse, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Australia, Australia Defence Force Canteens, WWII, one penny bottle tokens (oval 22mm x 27mm) (4, two in brass, two in aluminium), obverse, "A.D.F,C. / N.S.W.", reverse, denomination at each side, above, "Bottle", below, "Token" (Yarwood AUT019, 019A); Australian Artillery token in brass (21mm), five cents (Yarwood AUT032); Australian Canteen Service, BCOF, token in aluminium (21mm) (2), one unit, obverse and reverse identical (Yarwood AUT031); Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, tokens in aluminium (26mm), twenty two cents, twenty five cents (2), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, below, "Token", above, "R.G.H.Concord". Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Australia, canteen tokens, Australian Defence Force Canteens, NSW, penny (oval 22mm x 27mm), pierced hole at left, obverse, "A.D.F.C. / N.S.W.", reverse, denomination left and right, above, "Bottle", below, "Token" (Yarwood AUT019); Repatriation Hospital Concord, twenty-two cents in aluminium (27mm), obverse, denomination in centre, above, "R.G.H.Concoord", below, "Token", reverse, plain (not recorded); Australian Comforts Fund, Womens Australian National Service Canteen, worker's tin badge, WWII, "ACF" inside six-pointed red star, above, "W.A.N.S.", below, "Canteen"; Garden Island RAN Dockyard, attendance token in brass (35mm) (2), uniface, centre hole, impressed above, "GI" on one, "G.I." on the other, below, impressed number "827" on first, "858" on the other (Yarwood AUT016). First item very fine, second item uncirculated, third item has white background discolouring with age, very fine, last two items good very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
2nd Australian General Hospital, Officer's mess tokens in plastic (25mm), c.1942, threepence (white), sixpence (blue), one shilling (yellow), obverse, Rising Sun badge in centre, at top, "Officer's Mess", below, "2nd Australian / General Hospital" (Yarwood AUT021, 022, 023). One shilling token is cracked the other two extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60