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Great Britain, Miniature Group of Nine: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) in gilt and enamel with double claw buckle to top; The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George in gilt and enamel with double claw buckle to top; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) Commander (Military) (Type 1) in gilt and enamel; Queen's South Africa Medal 1899, - four clasps - Cape Colony, Transvaal, Paardeberg, South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19 with MID; 1935 Jubilee Medal; Colonial Auxiliary Decoration (EVIIR). Court mounted as worn, all contemporary originals, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Miniature medals, WWI - Vietnam, includes WWI trio and WWII pair; MBE and WWII five; WWII seven stars, Defence Medal and Victoria Cross; WWII four; WWII three; Vietnam pair (2 pairs); singles, MBE and War Medal 1939-45; full sized medals for George Cross, War Medal 1939-45 and Australia Service Medal 1939-45, all replicas and South Vietnam Campaign Medal; also Rising Sun (KC) hat and collar badges in nickel, submariner's badge (QC) (2, metal with enamel and embriodered); Royal Life Saving Society bronze medal issued to E.C./Booth/10-3-48. Very fine - uncirculated. (42 items mainly in groups)
Estimate $90
SOLD $130
World miniatures, Belgium, Order of the Crown, arms and rays of cross set with diamonds (20 in total), Industrial and Agricultural Decoration in gold set with diamonds in the crown and suspension (16 in total) with blue stones around edge (14 in total), mounted together on a gold pin back suspension bar; Chile, Order of Merit in silver and blue enamel on old type ribbon (red, white and blue) with rosette; Denmark, Order of the Dannebrog (Christian X issue 1912-47) in gold with lapel button suspension. In Belgian jeweller's case, extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Replica medals: Distinguished Service Cross (GRI); Distinguished Flying Cross (GRI). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Australia, c1890-1960, metal and cloth cap and collar badges, shoulder titles, rank badges and buttons, including hat and collar Rising Suns, shoulder titles, Australia, 49th Infantry collar badge, 1930-42, also lapel badge; RAAF cap badges, Warrant Officer, buttons, Ivanhoe Grammar School Cadet Unit, cap badges (3) in gilt and enamel (two chipped); Volunteered for Active Service badge, 1914-18; Great Britain, cap badges, Cornwall, The Essex and Kent Scottish, Second Dragoon Guards Queen's Boys, RAC cloth wings (modern copies), shoulder title City of London, Royal Marines, buttons c1890. Good - very fine. (125)
Estimate $170
SOLD $170
Australia, Rising Sun badges (KC), hat badges (8), collar badges (18); Australia shoulder titles (16); other sundry metal shoulder titles (5); AAMWS shoulder title; Army unit metal hat/collar badges (9); RAS badge WWII; Services Rendered badge WWII; ARP badge; Marksman crossed rifles (.303) badge in metal; Signallers crossed flags qualification badge in metal; Kangaroo on a V chrome lapel badge, pin missing; Queensland Police Force button (KC); Voluntary Aid Detachment Australia button; Naval Officer's bullion hat badge and RANR Petty Officers night uniform hat badge; others (3). A few missing a lug, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (60)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Australia, WWI Rising Sun hat badges (2, one by Stokes, one with no maker's mark), Australia shoulder titles (2), all in blackened bronze. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
IV Battalion A.I.F., lapel badge in battalion colours of white over green and with original pre 1929 motto 'Nomine Quartus'; WWI dog tag in aluminium, obverse, die struck Australian arms with 'N.S.W.' stipple engraved below, reverse, stipple engraved, '1244/Dr L.N.Phipps/Mining Coy./A.I.F./C.E'. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Queensland Mounted Infantry, type 1, c1860-1890, hat badge in brass (53mm) (Grebert p212). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
New South Wales Military Forces, helmet plate (QVC 1881-1901 Pattern), in white metal (103mm x 85mm) (Grebert p78), together with a matching collar badge in white metal (31mm x 30mm). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Australian Commonwealth Horse, 1902, second pattern hat badge (45mm) oxidised and gilt. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,000
The King's Colonials, C Sqn (Australasia), 1903, hat badge in brass (appears to be a replica); buttons, British, 14th Regt of Foot (found at Victoria Barracks, Sydney and ex L.Barton Collection), 78th Highland Regt, and Australia, Corps of Staff Cadets (1920-1940); tokens in brass for Northern Territory Beef Roads, one stubloon, 1970 (4). Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
1st Australian Infantry Regiment (NSW), 1900-1912, hat badge in brass (voided). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
11th Australian Infantry Regiment (WA), 1900-1912, hat and collar badge (the collar unlike the image, Cossum 84, but same design as hat badge). Very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Australian Army Medical Corps, 1900-1912, hat badge in brass (voided cross); another, 1930-1942, hat badge in brass and collar pair in oxidised. The two hat badges with no lugs, otherwise good very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Australian Engineers, 1900-1912, hat badge in brass; Australian Army Ordnance Corps, 1930-1942, hat badge in brass. Very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Australian Field Artillery (Militia), 1900-1912, hat and collar badge in oxidised; another identical but in bronze (cleaned of oxidised coating); Australian Garrison Artillery (Militia), 1900-1912, hat badge in brass. The first hat badge with one lug missing and the the first collar badge with pin back fitting, the last badge with lugs missing, otherwise very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Australian Army hat badges, 1900-1912, Commonwealth Cadet Corps (Victoria), hat badge in brass; 1912-1918, NSW Defence Forces Staff, hat badge in brass (46mm); 13th Light Horse AIF, hat badge in oxidised; 1948-1953, 10th Western Australian Mounted Infantry, hat and collar pair in white metal. Extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Australian Army collar badges, 1900-1912, 13th Australian Light Horse Regt (Queensland Mounted Rifles), in white metal; 1930-1942, 5th Light Horse Regt (Wide Bay & Burnett Light Horse), in white metal; 18th Light Horse Regt (Adelaide Lancers), in oxidised; 6th Infantry Bn (Royal Melbourne Regt), in oxidised; 9th Infantry Bn (Moreton Regt), in brass; 15th Infantry Bn (Oxley Reg), pair in oxidised; 19th Infantry Bn (South Sydney Regt), in brass; 25th Infantry Bn (Darling Downs Regt), in oxidised; 36th Infantry Bn (St George's English Rifle Regt), pair in brass; 39th Infantry Bn (Hawthorn-Kew Regt), in enamel and gilt; Australian Staff Corps, pair in oxidised. Mostly extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
2nd District Guards AIF, 1912-1918, hat badge in oxidised brass (Cossum 167). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $520
Administrative and Instructional Staff Corps, 1900-1912, collar badge in enamel on gilt and silver; Australian Instructional Corps, 1930-1942, pair of collar badges in enamel on oxidised bronze. The first with lugs missing, otherwise extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
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Australian Camel Corps, hat badge and collar badge, unofficial AIF 1912-18 41mm sand cast brass hat badge and 28mm sand cast copper collar badge, lugs intact. Fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
Australian Staff Corps (1921), cap badge in enamel on brass (40mm). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Australian Army badges, 1930-1942, 6th Light Horse Regt (NSW Mounted Rifles), hat badge and collar pair in white metal; 23rd Light Horse Regt (Barossa Light Horse), hat badge (no lugs) and collar pair, all in brass; 30th Infantry Bn (NSW Scottish), hat badge and collar pair in white metal (all possibly restrikes); 43rd Infantry Bn (Hindmarsh Regt), hat badge and collar pair in brass; 47th Infantry Bn (Wide Bay Regt), hat badge and collar pair, the hat in brass, the collars oxidised, also 1953-1960 same unit's hat badge in brass. Very fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $300
SOLD $770
Australian Army badges, 1930-1942, 9th Light Horse Regiment, hat and collar badge in brass; 58th Infantry Bn (Essendon-Coburg-Brunswick Rifles), hat badge in enamel on brass; 59th Infantry Bn (Hume Regt), hat badge in enamel on brass; 60th Infantry Bn, hat badge in enamel on brass. All with lugs missing, the 59th with small enamel chip, otherwise good very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Australian Army badges, 1930-1942, 6th Infantry Bn (City of Melbourne Regt), hat and collar pair in brass; 1953-1960, 2/14th Queensland Mounted Rifles, hat badge in white metal; 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles, hat badge in white metal; 16th Infantry Bn (Cameron Highlanders of WA), hat badge in white metal; 27th Infantry Bn (SA Scottish Regt), hat and collar pair in white metal (hat and one collar with no lugs); 40th Infantry Bn (Derwent Regt), hat (no lugs) and one collar badge in bi-metal; 45th Infantry Bn (St George Regt), hat and collar pair in gilt; 59th Infantry Bn (Hume Regt), hat and collar pair in gilt; 1953-1973, Papua New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, hat badge in gilt. Good very fine - extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Australian Army badges, 1930-1942, 40th Infantry Bn (Derwent Regt), hat badge in bronze; 57th Infantry Bn (The Merri Regt), hat badge in bronze; 61st Infantry Bn (Cameron Highlanders of Qld), hat badge in white metal; 1953-1960, 38th Infantry Bn (Bendigo Regt), hat badge and one collar badge (no lugs) in white metal, also a 1930-1942 issue hat badge for the same unit in oxidised but no lugs; 41st Infantry Bn (Byron Scottish Regt), hat badge and collar pair in white metal. Good very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Australian Army badges, 1953-1960, 10th Light Horse, hat and collar pair in white metal and enamel; 15th Northern River Lancers, hat (no lugs) and collar pair in white metal; 2nd Infantry Bn (City of Newcastle Regt), hat and collar pair in gilt; 12th Infantry Bn (Launceston Regt), hat and collar pair in gilt; 13th Infantry Bn (Macquarie Regt), hat and one collar badge in gilt; 43rd Infantry Bn (Hindmarsh Regt), hat and collar pair in gilt; 58/32nd Infantry Bn (Melbourne Rifles), hat badge in gilt. Extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
Germany, Third Reich, Luftwaffe metal hat badge; Gebirgsjager metal edelweiss cap badge; RAD National Labor Service metal cap badge; Hitler Youth Young People's Proficiency metal badge, back marked M1/63; East Germany, Army metal hat badge. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Germany, Ex Servicemans Association, Committee badge with suspender bar, in gilt and enamel. Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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