Catalogue
South African postcards, c1920s-1930s (9); unused books of 12 postcards (2) includes The Bay, Pier, & Table Mountain, Cape Town, Series 2 and Mountain Tramway Ride round Lion's Head, Series 6; Christmas cards (2, one unsigned from South African Consulate in Sydney and another from the South African Ambassador in Canberra, signed. Fine - very fine. (11 + 2 postcard books)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Esky Card sets, 1940s, from Esquire, The Magazine for Men, printed in full colour on special oversize deluxe stock and each set of six cards in original envelope, includes Set 1 The Varga Girl, 2 Bohl Outdoor Life, 3 Hurrell Girls, 4 Esquire Cartoons, 5 Dogs By Waxman, 6 Szyk Caricatures, 7 The Varga Girl, 8 Hurrell Girls, 9 Waxman Girls; also Esquire's 1945 Date Book GI edition, includes 22 photographs by George Hurrell, some items include, 'Rate Your Date', Dating Rhymes - For GI's', 'Dating Dictionary', Dating Calendar for individual months of October 1944 through to March 1946, and many other items, unused and in original cardboard holder. Some foxing on cover, front and back of diary and a few cards and a few card packets with edge tears, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (1 + 9 sets)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Oil share scrip, Baku Consolidated Oilfields, unused binder of 100 with 87 numbered unissued share script forms with attached butts; registered office Cannon St. London, c1920-1930. Very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company, No Liability, certificates for paid up shares (PAID UP stamped in red on front), ten (3), fifty (4), one hundred (5) and two hundred, for period 1897-1919, blue patterned paper with vignette at side and impressed company seal, each one to a different shareholder, all stamped CANCELLED in purple on front. Very fine. (13)
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
Convict love token, 'T J./E A' inside a heart with wreath below with diamond shaped leaves, engraved on a shaved down George III cartwheel penny, reverse features an engraved diamond shape in centre and above a crude spray featuring one diamond shaped leaf at the ends and two other smaller diamond shapes near top edge, in the centre of the large diamond is engraved, 'A/lovers gift' and below this diamond the date, '11 Sep 1828', holed at top. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Convict or love token, created from Great Britain halfpenny of George I (1719-1724), reverse shaved and in centre is engraved an eight-pointed star and emanating out from it is a floral display. Obverse worn, reverse very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Love token, on a shaved halfpenny size coin with pierced hole at top, obverse stippled with, 'S.B/Samuel/Barron/aged/22' and at right '1821' reverse, engraved around edge, 'May our two hearts unite together and Live' inside this is another inscription, 'In Love with christ forever' and in the centre is a heart with crossed arrows through it with scroll of leaves below. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal (58mm) (C.1853/2). Edge nicks and contact marks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal (58mm) by the Royal Mint, London (C.1853/2); HMAS Galatea, 1857, in white metal (47mm) by T.Stokes (C.1867/1, 1867/2 (2), 1867-8/1); Australasia 1875/Philadelphia 1876 Exhibition, commemoration medal in white metal (38mm) by Stokes & Martin (C.1876/1); Queen Victoria, Jubilee, 1887, Advance Tasmania (32mm)(C.1887/26). First and sixth medal with scratches in fields, all holed at top and with edge knocks or bruises, fair - fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
The Wreck of the Steamship 'Admella', 1859, electrotype obverse only in silvered copper (51mm) by DeGruchy and Leigh (Sydney), D G & L on truncation to ground, a scene of the wreck with 'Hope To The Last' on a ribbon, divided by an anchor, legend around rim 'The Admella Steamer wrecked on her passage from Adelaide to Melbourne off Cape Northumberland (6 Aug,1859)'. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $850
Passed in
Victoria Railways, c1870, Melbourne/Geelong, travel pass in voided aluminium (25x23mm). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Agricultural Society of New South Wales, undated (1877), Practice with Science, in bronze (90mm) by Hardy Brothers London & Sydney, inscribed on reverse 'T.C.Just/Launceston/Collection Iron/Sydney 1877'. Much mint red, one small area of oxidation, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Geelong Industrial & Juvenile Exhibition, 1879-80, award medal in silver (27x23mm) by E.A.Altmann, with loop mount, engraved on reverse 'J.F.Williams/Mt Duneed/Carving'. Toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
N.S.W. International Exhibition, 1879-80, in white metal (38mm) by Stokes and Martin, obv. Monogram with legend, rev. view of building (C.1879-80/9); N.S.W. International Exhibition, 1879 and Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880, in white metal (39mm), by Evan Jones, with views of buildings on both sides, (C.1879-80/15). Very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
The 'Cantata' Medal, 1885, in silver (25.5mm), uninscribed. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Departure of NSW Troops for the Soudan, 1885, in bronze (22mm), by Stokes and Martin, bust of General Gordon, rev. legend (C.1885/3); another in silver (24mm), by Stokes and Martin, bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. legend (C.1885/12). Extremely fine and good fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Portland Industrial & Art Loan Exhibition, 1889, award medal in silver (33mm) by E.A.Altmann, engraved on reverse 'Australian Brick &/Tesselated Tile Co.Lim/for/Tesselated Tiles'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $700
National Gallery of Victoria, For Benefactions and Services, in bronze (44mm), by Allan Wyon, obverse seated winged figure holding wreath and palm leaf, reverse legend. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
City of Hawthorn, 1890, in gilded bronze (22mm) (C.1890/2); Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 1897, silvered bronze (22mm) (C.1897/82); Honor to A.I.F. Anzac Day 1918, in silvered bronze (27mm) (C.1918/2); Royal Agricultural Society Souvenir of Show, 1921, in gilt bronze (31mm) (C.1921/2); Centenary of Melbourne, 1934-35, in silvered bronze (27mm) (C.1934-35/1). The first fine, the rest nearly extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, undated (1890), award medal in bronze (68mm), by J.S.&A.B.Wyon, obverse, farm animals and implements with hills in background, reverse, wreath of farm produce, edge inscribed, 'Awarded to J.G.Ramsay & Co for Reaper with Twine Binder Field Trial 1890'; St Peters & Prince Alfred Colleges, South Australia, undated (1912), prize medal in bronze (51mm), obverse, colleges' arms, reverse, wreath and legend, 'Intercollegiate Athletic Sports', inside wreath inscribed, '1 Mile Flat.Won by/J.McNeil/P.A.C./1912'. Both with edge nicks and bumps, the first with several digs on reverse, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
M(elbourne) L(iedertafel), handcrafted presentation pin backed badge, in gold (18ct, 12.6g, 47x42mm) inscribed on reverse 'Melbourne/Liedertafel/Presented To/Lieut Col./G.Napier Turner/27.6.92'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $650
Women's Work Exhibition, Sydney, 1892, in silver (39.5mm) by Amor, uninscribed. Edge knocks, very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Victorian St Bernard, Mastiff & Newfoundland Club, in silver (47.5mm) inscribed on reverse 'Won by/Geo King Esq/Best/Colonial bred/Newfoundland dog/'Crusoe III'/Club Show/Melbourne/1893'. Edge bump on obverse at 9 o'clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Tasmanian International Exhibition Hobart, 1894-5, award medal in gilt bronze (38mm), by Stokes & Sons Melb, obverse, crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, reverse, wreath and inside, Awarded/To/ and inscribed, 'Mrs G.A.Findlay/First Class Award/Water Colour/Painting'. Edge nick and gold test mark and dig in edge, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $240
Toorak and South Yarra Try Society Exhibition, 1895, in silver (31mm) by Stokes & Sons (C.1895/1), engraved on reverse 'T.& G.Dalgleish/for/Brushware'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $450
Australian Natives Association, in silver (25.5mm) by Newman, inscribed on reverse 'A.N.A.Fete/1902/Club Swimging (sic)/Juniors/Victoria Pk SS.2957/Mabel Worle'. Edge knocks, loop mount removed, fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
N.S.W. Sawmill & Timber Yard Employees Association badge 1902-15, in steel, unnumbered (Smith 502); Tail-Waggers Club dog tag no.15475; Inspection of Machinery Acts 1915 Queensland, machinery inspection tag numbered, '3/4941', oval (47x38mm) with pierced holes at ends; another oval tag (35x26mm) impressed 'Slop/Chest'; J/M.C tag with number 24 on reverse, in aluminium; other tokens for ADFC NSW 1d Bottle Token; Petersham Bowling Recreation Club 6d with holed centre; University of New South Wales photo copy token; another unnamed token with Box 2294 GPO Sydney on one side. Good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Tasmania Centenary Celebrated, Cape Raol, 1903, in silver (19mm) by A.Wittenbach (C.1903/4), obverse, map of Tasmania, reverse, Cape Raol and ship. Some dark stains on obverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $160
Prize fob medals, 1905-1909, won by L.Greive, five in silver a few with gold plating and all hallmarked, one of these inscribed, 'Public/Schools Swimming/Carnival. 1908./Dining Compt./1st Prize. Pres By./W Kerr. Won by/L.Greive' and one fob in 9ct gold (3.18g) with initials 'LG' on obverse and reverse inscribed, 'N.B.S.P.S./L.Grieve (sic)/Swimming Champion/1909.'; Royal N.S.W. Bowling Association badge with Official Umpire brooch bar; another identical badge without brooch bar; Warrawee Bowling Club badge with brooch bar marked 'Lou Greive'; Sydney Cricket Ground 1975-1976 Member badge; N.S.W. Leagues Club 1989 Member badge. Very fine - good very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, undated (1907), prize medal in silver (34.5mm), by S&M, reverse inscribed, 'W.Forsyth/1907' and edge inscribed, '3rd . Prize, Lincoln Ram, Over 2 1/ 2 Years Old'. Small edge bump, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60