Auction 314 - Session 3

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Autographs

937 Dinner menu in honour of Squadron Commander Charles Kingsford Smith and Flight Lieutenant Charles Ulm held at Australia Hotel Sydney 26th July 1928 adorned with pen autographs of Kingsford and Ulm, and assorted pen and ink signatures of other guests at the function, the original ribbon missing and some foxing else in excellent condition Est. $75

938 Three autograph books from the same owner in the Caulfi eld/Balaclava area with a host of autographs and messages from local and overseas signatories incl some VFL signatures, Stawell Gift 1932 winner, speedway competitors etc hours of fun for the serious autograph collector (3 books)For autographs of Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier obtained during their visit to Australia in 1948 see lot 953 Est. $75

Documents, Printed Items939 Commonwealth of Australia vintage cloth and suede bound

ledgers, one with blue cloth, one with red cloth and both with “CofA” symbol; plus additional ledger in cloth and leather, all unused (3 items) Est. $75

940 Expired British/Australian passports, Scottish passport; “The Book of Dogs” vols 1 and 2 edited by R.Chambers 1883 (both complete but in need of repair); Linguaphone French language complete set of sixteen 45RPM records and book for home learning; other small publications and ephemera (approx 60 items); plus selection of British and Australian postcards c.1907-1970s (approx 80) Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

941 Tasmania; collection of letters, bills, receipts etc from various commercial entities 1837-1891 arranged in chronological order in ring binder (60+ items) Est. $90

942 Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1897; W.D & H.O Wills colour souvenir of the procession held in London on 22nd June to mark the occasion, the covers little loose but otherwise complete

Est. $125

943 Western Australian mortgage document 1915 with Five Shillings Swan duty stamp, plus a British indenture document 1882, both nice condition; together with Florin 1927 Canberra aUnc (3 items)

Est. $75

944 Renault “Dauphine” sales brochure/booklet c.1956 printed in France; together with three vintage Walt Disney jigsaw puzzles of “Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs” (2) and “Lady & the Tramp”, nice nostalgia group (4 items) Est. $75

945 Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board unused booklet of 50 single trip tickets for the “Salute to Australia” Pageant Melbourne 25th January 1982 Est. $75

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946 Interesting group of ephemera compr Melbourne Olympics book and plan, Qantas tickets and baggage tags, ABC TV fan cards of Maurie Fields from “Bellbird” c.1970s (30), vintage magazines and newspapers, pack of ‘girlie’ playing cards, matchboxes etc, Mixed Condition but well worth a look (lot) Est. $200

947 Group of miscellaneous items compr regional Victorian wholesale and insurance receipts, banking documents, bonus certifi cates, school reports, mining receipts, Northcote ephemera, Empire Day bookmarks etc; plus a nice group of early 1900s Victorian Government Gazettes, Mixed Condition but a most useful resale group (lot) Est. $150

948 Large accumulation of magazines, books and other mainly printed items, includes Royalty interest: noted pictorial books for the 1953 Coronation, Royal Visits, Charles & Di etc; other British, Australian and domestic themed material (lot) Est. $75

949 Misc documents and books incl travel maps, Communist Chinese propaganda etc in box, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

950 Miscellaneous publications and stationery incl royalty, Playboy magazines, comics, cigarette card albums, coin albums, USA “Red” books, coin catalogues, postcards, PNCs, plastic and metal ships etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

Stage, Screen & Musical

Memorabilia

951 Melbourne; incredible accumulation of A4 size photos of stage celebrities and other artists performing in Melbourne c1906-1920s, all extracted from “Table Talk” magazine and housed in quality elephant fi le bound in calf and marbled board with calf corners and gilt block title “Table Talk”. Noted Queenie Paul, Charlie Chaplin, Madame Melba and Miss Dorothy Dix amongst the names, a magnifi cent pictorial record (100s) Est. $200

952 WWI period Melba’s Patriotic Concert Melbourne 10th Sept 1914 souvenir fl ag 245x172mm on 645 dowel fl agstaff by Atlas Press Melbourne, complete and the fi rst example we have seen, very rare and worthy of museum retentionNellie Melba raised large sums of money for the war effort by hosting concerts and selling fl ags of this type after each concert. Proceeds were donated to the Melba Red Cross Patriotic Fund Est. $200

953 Old Vic Theatre Company tour to Australia 1948; autographs of Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier on piece in ink as obtained by an Australian fan at the time. The lot comes with a facsimile of the original fl yer (2 items) Est. $75

954 Early publicity photos of Robert Mitchum and Jerry Lewis, each approx 125x180mm and signed (the second in facsimile); together with older AWA mantle radio (3 items) Est. $75

955 Souvenir Elvis Viva Las Vegas coloured JFK Half Dollars (20 items) Est. $90

Cigarette Cards

956 Wills’s Time & Money in Different Countries 1907 Vice Regal backs complete set of 50, mainly Very Good Est. $90

957 Wills’s A Tour Around the World 1907 mixed Capstan and Vice Regal backs complete set of 50, mainly Good and seldom seen complete Est. $125


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958 Wills’s Arms of the British Empire 1910 Specialties backs complete set of 50; Victoria Cross Heroes 1915 Specialties backs complete set of 25, Very Good to Excellent (2 sets, 75 cards) Est. $100

959 Wills’s Aviation 1910 Capstan black backs complete set of 75 cards, Good to Very Good Est. $125

960 Wills’s Arms & Armour 1910 mixed backs complete set of 50, Good to Very Good Est. $90

961 Wills’s Australian and English Cricketers “A” series 1911 nos.51-59 of 59 cards, Very Good and rare, usually found in poor condition (9 cards) Est. $175

962 Wills’s Types of the British Army 1912 (all but one card with Capstan backs) complete set of 50, mainly Good with a few better Est. $100

963 Wills’s Royal Mail 1913 mixed Capstan and Vice Regal backs complete set of 50 (noted Post Offi ce at the Gold Diggings Australia (illustrated); plus Wills’s Signalling 1912 mixed Capstan and Vice Regal backs complete set of 50, Good to Very Good (100 cards) Est. $75

964 Wills’s Specialities Australian Wildfl owers 1913 complete set of 50; part sets of Dogs large format (41), Birds of Australasia (23); misc silks (37); and collection of mainly c.1950s playing/swap cards (127, appear to be different) Mixed Condition (270+ items) Est. $75

965 Wills’s Royal Mail 1913 Capstan backs complete set of 50 cards, Good to Very Good Est. $125

966 Wills’s Three Castles Merrie England Studies 1916 complete set of 40 cards on plastic pages, one back almost entirely obliterated else Good to Very Good and scarce (Murray’s C/V=£280) (40 cards) Est. $100

967 Wills’s Australian Scenic Series 1925 complete set of 100 photographic cards on plastic pages, Very Good to Excellent (100 cards) Est. $75

968 Wills’s English Period Costumes 1929 complete set of 25 cards; plus John Player Dandies 1932 complete set of 50, Very Good to Excellent (2 sets, 75 cards) Est. $75

969 Wills’s Crest and Colours of Australian Universities, Colleges and Schools 1929 complete set of 68, Good to Very Good Est. $75

970 Accumulation compr Sniders & Abrahams Peter Pan Cigarettes Birds 1912 with a couple of the Animals series in the mix (104, with duplication but close to 60 bird cards); MacRobertson’s Halfpenny Movie Stars c.1930s, 25/96 with one spare (not listed in Murray); plus misc oddments with various themes and including some VFL types (150+) all housed in shortbread tin, Mixed Condition (280+ cards) Est. $100

GREAT BRITAIN971 Ardath State Express British Born Film Stars 1934 complete set of

50, mainly Good Est. $75

972 Ardath Cricket, Tennis and Golf Celebrities 1935 grey backs, 38 of 50 cards, missing 24, 29, 41-50; plus John Player Cricketers 1938 complete set of 50, Very Good to excellent (88 cards) Est. $75

973 Gallaher Film Episodes 1936 complete set of 48 cards in Wills’s Cigarette Picture-Card non-adhesive album; plus Portraits of Famous Stars 1935 complete set of 48 in plastic pages, Excellent condition (2 sets 96 cards) Est. $90

974 Gallaher My Favourite Part 1939 complete set of 48 cards in plastic pages; plus Godfrey Phillips Film Favourites 1934 complete set of 50, generally Very Good (2 sets, 98 cards) Est. $90

975 Millhoff De Reszke Cigarettes Real Photos 1931 complete set of 27 cards; plus 4th, 5th and 6th series of the same theme complete sets of 27, Excellent condition (4 sets, 108 cards) Est. $75

976 John Player ‘Cries of London’ 1916 blue backs complete set of 25; plus Past and Present 1916 complete set of 25, Very Good (2 sets, 50 cards) Est. $75

977 John Player Shakespearean series 1917 complete set of 25, Kings & Queens of England 1935 adhesive backs complete set of 50, Very Good to Excellent (2 sets, 75 cards) Est. $100

978 John Player Drum Banners and Cap Badges 1924 complete set of 50; Boy Scout & Girl Guide 1933 complete set of 50; National Flags and Arms 1936 (Aust) complete set of 50; plus Wills’s Gardening Hints 1923 complete set of 50, Good to Very Good and a nice lot (4 sets, 200 cards) Est. $100

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3979 John Player Straight Line Characters 1926 by Ritchie complete set

of 50 cards, Very Good and seldom seen (50 cards) Est. $75

980 John Player Cricketing Caricatures by RIP 1926 complete set of 50 cards; plus Churchman Boxing Personalities 1938 (20 of 50) mainly Good to Very Good with only a couple down in grade (70 cards) Est. $90

981 John Player Cricketers 1934 complete set of 50 cards incl Bradman, Good to Very Good (50 cards) Est. $75

982 John Player Cricketers 1934 missing card 36 (Bradman) else complete, the Bradman card has been substituted by the Bradman card (no.38) from the 1938 Cricketers set, Good to Very Good (50 cards) Est. $75

983 John Player National Flags of Arms 1936 complete set of 50 cards; plus RAF Badges no motto 1937 complete set of 50, mainly Very Good with a few better, a nice lot (2 sets, 100 cards) Est. $75

984 Wills’s Household Hints 1927 complete set of 50; The Sea Shore 1938 complete set of 50; together with Tuckfi eld Tea bird card albums for cards 97-192 and 193-288, and four misc S.T.Gill prints (approx 290 cards) Est. $75

985 Wills’s Cricketers 1928 complete set of 50; plus John Player Australian Cricketers 1938 complete set of 50, Fair to Very Good (2 sets, 100 cards) Est. $90

986 Accumulation of mainly British cigarette and trade card sets and part sets in two old albums, pockets and loose bundles compr full sets of John Player Curious Beaks 1929 (50), Wills’s Household Hints 1930 (50); part sets incl Wills’s Lucky Charms (38/50), Modern War Weapons (24/50), Birds of Australasia (64/100), Garden Flowers (49/50), The Sea-Shore (49/50), John Player Hints on Association Football (37/50); fi ve Brooke Bond Tea part sets; plus many singles or smaller part sets. The lot also includes a small quantity of Indian matchbox label of various sizes, Mixed Condition but worth a look (100s) Est. $90

NEW ZEALAND987 Wills’s Motor Cars 1923 (approx 85) and Motor Cycles 1926 (approx

55) with duplication, Poor-Very Good (approx 140 cards) Est. $75

988 Wills’s Coaches and Coaching Days 1925 partial sets and duplicates, condition quite mixed, some Very Good to Excellent examples

(approx 200 cards) Est. $90

989 Wills’s New Zealand – Early Scenes and Maori Life 1926 complete set of 50; Regimental Standards and Cap Badges 1928 (30/50), Ships and Shipping 1928 complete set of 50, and other local and overseas partial sets (70 cards incl Beauties and Film stars) all housed in quality Three Castles album, Very Good to Excellent (200 cards) Est. $100

990 Wills’s New Zealand – Early Scenes and Maori Life 1926 (approx 100); plus De Reszke Famous Test Cricketers 1927 (approx 25) Poor-Very Good with the cricketing cards in nice grade (approx 125 cards) Est. $75

991 Wills’s Motor Cars 1926 complete set of 48 cards, mainly Good to Very Good Est. $90

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992 New Zealand Footballers 1927 complete set of 50, Units of the British Army and RAF 1928 complete set of 50; John Player Ships Flags and Cap Badges 1930 complete set of 50, Whaling 1930 complete set of 25; plus anonymous Modes of Conveyance printed backs c.1920s complete set of 25, all housed in Three Castles alum, generally Very Good (5 sets, 200 cards) Est. $200

TRADE CARDS

993 Sweetacre Cricketers Minties backs c.1926 complete set of 36 cards, mixed Australian and English cricketers, some crudely numbered else generally Good but scarce complete (36 cards) Est. $90

Postcards994 Tasmania; small group of pictorial cards pre 1910, all used and

featuring cancelled One Penny Tasmania stamps, noted Derwent Lighthouse and Hobart Post Offi ce (5 cards) Est. $75

995 WWI Gallipoli landing and other Anzac Cove scenes (12, some duplication); plus other WWI period types (3) mainly unused and an excellent group (15 cards) Est. $200

996 First Australian autogiro fl ight Melbourne to Portland 16th November 1934 card; together with used cards c.1905-1910 with local and overseas addresses, Mixed Condition (6 cards) Est. $75

997 WWII period postcard album full of mainly Egyptian cards, Australian servicemen etc, Mixed Condition (approx 90 cards) Est. $75

998 Interesting group of early picture postcards, small studio photos, comic cards, greeting cards, cartes de visit etc, Mixed Condition (66 items) Est. $75

999 Accumulation compr earlier issues c.1904-1920s (approx 100 incl a few nice celluloid greeting cards) and modern issues to the 1990s (approx 220) the majority of the older issues relating to England, Scotland and Ireland, Mixed Condition (approx 320 cards) Est. $75

1000 Album full of mainly Australian and British postcards and greeting cards c.1891-1910, all used cards to the same address in Katunga Victoria and including a very interesting private photographic card showing family members on a 2,397 acre block of land they purchased for Six Shillings and Sixpence!, A great lot in Mixed Condition (approx 450 cards) Est. $500

1001 Group of early issues 1871-1918 mainly French and German cards including military, patriotic, propaganda cards and ‘carte d’album’ pieces, some scarce, WWI fi eld postcard, Mixed Condition (30 cards) Est. $75

1002 Group of mainly Australian types c.1903-1950s including several foldout types, mainly topographical and with little duplication, Mixed Condition but a most useful group (approx 200 items) Est. $100

1003 Group of mainly pre-WWI Victorian cards (Melbourne, suburbs etc) mixed new and used (110 cards) Est. $100


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3GREAT BRITAIN1004 Latin-British Exhibition London 1912 cards in colour (7, incl scenic

and mountain railway); misc novelty cards 1900-1920 (9), and a group of Art Nouveau, Parisian and American glamour cards 1900-1940s (16) Mixed Condition (32 cards) Est. $75

1005 Selection of cards 1904-1953, a really nice group with several royalty types and very little duplication, mixed used and unused housed in “Moon Cake” tin, generally Fine Used and better (approx 200 cards) Est. $75

BooksART & ANTIQUES

1006 100 Popular Pictures in Colour, a fortnightly large format subscription publication c.1911 in 25 parts by Cassell & Co Melbourne, issues 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24 (2), 25; together with similar publications compr The World’s Famous Pictures (2 diff), Masterpieces of Modern Art (2 diff), and c.1890s-1910 scrapbook, Mixed Condition (16 items) Est. $75

MILITARY1007 Abbott, P.E: “Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-

1909, being a list, with other details, of all those who received the Medal before the outbreak of the First World War”, published Hayward & Son London 1975, 88pp, hardbound, some entries underlined with red pen; plus R.W.Walker: “Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920, being a list arranged regimentally and alphabetically of all those awarded the D.C.M. Between August 1914 and June 1920” published Midland Medals Birmingham 1981, 219pp, hardbound with dust jacket; Abbott, P.E. and Tamplin, J.M.A: “British Gallantry Awards”, Nimrod Dix & Co London 1981, 316pp, hardbound with dust jacket; D.V.Henderson: “Dragons Can Be Defeated – A Complete Record of the George Medal’s Progress 1940-1983”, Spink & Son London 1984, hardbound 120pp, some entries marked with highlighter pen; R.W.Gould and K.J. Douglas-Morris: “The Army of India Medal Roll 1799-1826”, Hayward & Son London 1974, 123pp, hardbound; unbound photocopy of London Gazette Extract of George Cross and George Medal Citations 1953-1957; plus two sundry leafl ets including USA War Offi ce “Decorations and Awards, Illustrations of Awards”, July 1967; Wilson, Sir Arnold and McEwan, Capt. J.H.F: “Gallantry: Its Public Recognition and Reward in Peace and in War at Home and Abroad”, Oxford University Press, undated facsimile (c.1980’s) of the 1939 fi rst edition, blue cloth hardcover gilt, 498pp; W.M.Lummis: “Honour the light Brigade”, Hayward & Son London 1973, hardbound with a chipped and bumped illustrated dust jacket, 320pp; W.H.Fevyer: “The George Medal”, Spink & Son London 1980, printed card cover, 114pp; Maton, Michael: “(Index to) A Roll of Imperial Honours Bestowed On Australians 1901-1989”, published by the author ND (1999), an alphabetically listing of recipients by surname with their award entitlement, includes a useful table analysis of awards from the Boer War to Vietnam plus other post-WWII awards including civilian (12 items)Ex Reg Williams collection Est. $150

1008 Alfi eri Picture Service, “The Dardanelles, An Epic Told in Pictures” 10pp; “Ypres and the Battles for Ypres 1914-1918, An Illustrated History and Guide” by Michelin (Tyres) France, 144pp with dust jacket; “From the Front – Shrapnel and Smiles” by Cassell & Co; plus “The Anzac Book” with dust jacket (4 volumes) Est. $90

1009 Dean, E.T: “War Service Record of the First Australian Field Artillery Brigade 1914-1919”, fi rst edition by W.K.Thomas & Co printers of Adelaide, no publication date (c.1920), hardcover, 250pp, includes the foldout maps of Ypres and the Somme, a couple of pages with adhesive tape reinforcement on the bottom edge; Australian Military Forces Graduation List of Offi cers 18 January 1945 Active List, 7 March 1946 Active List and Reserve/Retired List; Army List of Offi cers 1st October 1950 Active List, 31st December 1951 Reserve List, all hardbound; plus card cover lists (2) including 1961 Corps Lists of Offi cers Regular Army & Special Reserve, and 1977 Army List of Offi cers: Field Marshals to Brigadiers; plus Jeffrey Hopkins “Selected New Zealand War Medal Rolls of Entitlements, Rejections and Applications Granted up to 1900” published 1997 by the author with the Victoria Barracks Historical Society Brisbane, 134+16pp, hardbound (9 items)Ex Reg Williams collection, the fi rst item rebound but a rare publication Est. $200

1010 Harding & Macdonald: “War in South Africa and the Dark Continent From Savagery to Civilization, including the War With the Boers, With a History of The Australian Contingents in the South African War etc” printed by Dominion Co Chicago for the Australian Publishing Co Melbourne (c.1902), 699pp, a poor copy with the spine detached (just a portion remaining with the book), the bindings extremely loose and frail; together with “The Century Cyclopedia of Names, The Times London & New York 1902 edition, hardbound half leather, the spine and leather-work extremely worn but the binding and contents surprisingly good; plus This England Publications: “The Register of the Victoria Cross”, Cheltenham Gloucestershire 1981, hardcover with dust jacket, 303pp, errata list laid in; with companion volume: The Register of the George Cross” 1985, hardcover with dust jacket, 151pp; W.H.Fevyer: “The Distinguished Service Medal 1939-1946”, Hayward & Son Polstead UK 1981, hardcover 163pp (5 items)Ex Reg Williams collection, the fi rst two items useful for Boer War research Est. $75

1011 Oldham, Geoffrey P; Badges and Insignia of the New Zealand Army 1867-1997 fi rst edition 1997; Sutherland, James; Gallantry Awards to New Zealanders in World War Two c.1989 signed by the author; O’Shea, Phillip P; Honours, Titles, Styles, and Precedence in New Zealand 1977 signed by the author with additional enclosed correspondence (3 volumes) Est. $75


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1012 Prisoners of War (WWII): two volumes comprising “Armies and Other Land Forces of the British Empire 1939-1945”, and “Naval and Air Forces of Great Britain and the Empire 1939-1945: Alphabetical Nominal Registers of Prisoners of War of All Ranks Held in Germany and German Occupied Territories”, pages unnumbered, hardbound with matching printed dust jackets, some very infrequent red pen underlining of several entries; Smith, N.C: “Worth a Mention: Members of the Australian Army Mentioned in Despatches in World War Two”, Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications fi rst edition Gardenvale Victoria 1994, 111pp, hardbound, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, couple of related printed items laid in; Kirkland, Frederick and Cary, W.G.: “Order of Australia 1975-1993” 1st edition Cremorne NSW 1993, hardcover with dust jacket, 782pp; Lionel Wigmore “They Dared Mightily” AWM Canberra fi rst edition 1963, hardcover with dust jacket, 317pp; together with Neville Poulsom “The White Ribbon: A Medallic Record of British Polar Exploration”, Seaby London 1968, hardcover with dust jacket, 216pp; Pillinger & Staunton :Victoria Cross Locator” card cover 58pp; and a copy of British “Who’s Who” 1945 edition; Johnston, E.S: “the RAAF Ground Staff of the Desert Air Force Squadrons” 1992, hardcover, 246pp; Lew Lind “Historic Naval Events of Australia Day By Day” hardcover ex-library 272pp; Colin Burgess: Destination Buchenwald: The Allied Airmen Including Australians and New Zealanders Sent to Buchenwald”, card cover 184pp; RAAF: “Defence Instruction (Air) AAP598 The Air Force List part B: Citizen Air Force and Retired List 1977, card cover, ex-library 73pp; assorted militaria works including By Skill & Valour, Alfresco Flight (RAAF Antarctic), They Dared Mightily, Australia in Arms, Proudly We Serve, the Golden Eagles, High Latitude, Oxford War Atlas, British & Foreign Ribbons, several other assorted items including Royal Humane Society of Australasia Annual Reports for 1982 and 1991; and a copy of Medal Yearbook 2008 edition (lot)Ex Reg Williams collection Est. $150

1013 “Victoria’s First Expeditionary Force to the Motherland Roll of Honour” with illustrations and names of all participants; “The Illustrated War News” parts 25, 26, 92 and 96 complete; “Fragments from France” by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, Mixed Condition (6 volumes) Est. $75

1014 Group of mainly hardcover books pertaining to military medals and related orders published from 1935 to the 1990s, a good mix of overseas reference publications along with the odd Australian release, most with dust jackets intact and some scarce, viewing recommended (29 volumes) Est. $100

1015 Group of militaria collection-themed publications and related subjects, noticed a couple of auction catalogues and several Australian volumes, plus assorted books on maritime themes with some concerning the making and collecting of model ships, noted Uniforms of Trafalgar; Villiers: Captain James Cook; Norman Lindsay’s Ship Models (Sydney 1966); Steam on the Waitemata, Great Age of Sail, Decorative Arts of the Mariner etc (lot) Est. $90

1016 Selection of mainly hardbound books related to military medals, orders and related subjects mainly published from the 1930s to the 1980s but some earlier volumes noted, noticed some of the publications signed by author and some including price guides, viewing strongly recommended (29 volumes) Est. $100

1017 Selection of scarce military and civilian publications relating to mainly British Commonwealth and European military medals and orders published from the 1970s to the 1990s with some earlier items noted, an excellent lot that demands viewing (18 volumes) Est. $90

NUMISMATIC1018 Andrews, Dr Arthur; Australasian Tokens and Coins 1965 reprint by

the Mitchell Library Foundation, excellent condition Est. $75

1019 Andrews, Dr Arthur; Australasian Tokens and Coins 1965 reprint by the Mitchell Library Foundation; Seaby British Tokens and Their Values 1984; plus Renniks Australian Coin & Banknote Values 21st edition 2004 (3 volumes) Est. $100

1020 Australian Coin Reviews vol 1 nos. 1 to 12 July 1964 to June 1965 hard bound in red cloth with gilt blocking (ex Daryl F.Walscott); P.J.Downie public auction catalogues nos.99 to 139 complete incl Roy Brook sale; Auction of the Gold Coins of the Reserve Bank of Australia November 2005 catalogue; plus two misc catalogues, all with prices realised listings and an invaluable resource (45 volumes) Est. $75

1021 Davenport, John S; German Talers 1500-1600, European Crowns 1484-1600, German Secular Talers 1600-1700 all hard back editions; plus Pick World Paper Money Volume Two 13th edition, and Volume One 8th edition (5 volumes) Est. $100

1022 Morel, Leon G; Medallic Commemoratives of New Zealand 1865-1940 soft cover edition c.1996, copy no.408 of 1,000; plus the supplement c.2000, copy no.500 of 500, As New (2 volumes) Est. $75

1023 Spink “Standard Catalogue of British and Associated Orders, Decorations and Medals with valuations’ by A.R.Litherland and B.T.Simpkin, London 1990, hardbound with dust jacket, 222pp, illustrated; Spink: “British Battles & Medals” by E.C.Joslin, A.R.Litherland and B.T.Simpkin, London 1988, hardbound with dust jacket, 298pp, illustrated; Krause World Coins 1801-1900 4th edition, 1901-Present 2005 2nd edition; Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money General Issues Vol 2 10th edition; Davenport Standard Price Guide to World Crowns & Talers; Mira “From Cowrie to Kina”; Seaby “English Coins” 1995 edition; US “Red Book” 1984 edition; Alan Nicholson “Australian Banknote Catalogue”; George Dean “Handbook on E.W.Cole Tokens & Medals”; Mira “James Cook: His Coins & Medals”; Roger McNeice “Tasmanian Promissory Notes”; P.J.Downie “Roy Brook Collection” Public Auction sale catalogue 1978, with monochrome illustration of 1937 Shilling reverse laid in; Australian Numismatist publications (3); misc paper-covered related items (2); together with Dion Skinner “Cigarette Cards: Australian Issues & Values”; Kornan “Australian Postcard Catalogue 1984”; Vukovic “Collecting Australian Postcards”; Westcott “Australiana & Collectables Price Guide” 1986; and Trustees of the British Museum “Grains and Grammes: A Table of Equivalents for the Use of Numismatics” 1920 edition (24 items)Ex Reg Williams collection Est. $75

1024 Spink & Son (Aust) auction catalogues for sales 2 with late entry fl yer; 3 with prices realised; 10, 12, 14, 20 and 22 without prices realised; 23, 24a, 25, 28 and 29 with prices realised; 30, a couple with notations; together with prices realised lists for sales 7, 13, 16, 22, 25, 27, 31, 33, 36, 38, 61; and Max Stern sale November 1976. A good early selection (lot) Est. $75

1025 Spink & Son (Australia) auction catalogues 1979-1989 comprising sales 3, 5, 7 to 15 inclusive, 18 to 23 inclusive, 24 (both parts), 28, 29 some with prices realised, hard to assemble in such clean condition (21 catalogues) Est. $75

OTHER

1026 The Australian Portrait Gallery and Memoirs of Representative Colonial Men, with Appendices: Constitution Act (for NSW), and History of the Soudan Expedition c.1885; quarto, 311 gilt edged pages in half calf hard gilt blocked covers and marbled end papers, published by the Southern Cross Publishing Co Sydney and printed by W.M.McLardy Sydney, with illustrations of the 24 profi led individuals. The fi rst few pages loose and some spine splitting and damp damage to covers but a most interesting historical work. The lot also comes with a small group of P.J.Downie and Australian Coin Auctions catalogues (lot) Est. $90


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1027 Holy Bible c.1694 Gentry type, red ruled with engraved sterling silver cornices and diamond shaped attachments front and back, edge gilt pages and original gilt block covers with marbled endpapers, complete Est. $250

1028 “Birthday Greetings” a pocket-size book published by William P.Nimmo & Co Edinburgh 1881 with edge gilded pages, leather bound covers with gilt blocking and reinforced edges, internal handwritten salutation dated 1st Dec 1881; plus cased Newcastle Numismatic Society 1966 decimal currency changeover medallions in bronze and silver (the silver edge numbered “162”) the fi rst item is in glorious As New condition – it has to be seen to be appreciated (2 items) Est. $150

1029 Defoe, Daniel; “The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner as Related by Himself” published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin London c.1860s; quarto, 394 edge gilt pages in gilt blocked cloth bound hard covers, extensively illustrated throughout and with pen ink salutation dated 1867 on title page; together with selected Australian Stamp Bulletins c.1970s-1980s, mail order coin brochures c.1990s, and three small format stamp albums with mixed world collections. The fi rst volume with spine and inner cover damage from use else nice (lot) Est. $75

1030 Devens, R.M.; USA “Our First Century 1776-1876” 1876 (fi rst edition?) 1007pp, half leather and cloth boards with gilt blocking, edge marbled pages; together with other publications compr Antique Bottle Collector and Antique Bottles and Collectables (31 diff), (WWII) The First Year of War in Pictures, Front Line Dispatches, The Coronation Book of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, “Crown” series valuation guides (5), and Old Australian Signs valuation guide (41 items) Est. $75

1031 Hodgson & Eaton, “The Royal Academy and Its Members 1768-1830 with portraits and illustrations”, London 1905, 412pp, hardcover with elaborate red and gilt embossed armorial on the front, 11 interleaved illustrations with several nicely engraved portraits including King George III (frontis), Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough and others; Carson & Pagan “History of the Royal Numismatic Society with Record of Members and Fellows” London 1986, card cover 143pp; other booklets or pamphlets by the Royal Numismatic Society (2), British Museum Society (4) and Royal Naval Museum; National Geographic (Dec 1987) featuring the Oldest Known Shipwreck; together with Who’s Who in Australia 1944, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1993, 1999, 2000, some ex library (23 items)Ex Reg Williams collection, the early editions of Who’s Who becoming hard to fi nd Est. $100

1032 “In and Around Sydney” souvenir photograph booklet complete with 30 plates c.1900 (not a car in sight!); plus “1938 Coronation Robes Australia” illustrated souvenir, and three Lindner coin drawers (lot) Est. $100

1033 Lloyd, John; The Story of ERA (English Racing Automobiles) 1949 fi rst edition, 46pp with card covers; plus South Australia SG66 Threepence on Fourpence Prussian Blue 1868-79 watermark large star type 2, used with some thinning (2 items) Est. $75

1034 Solomon, R.C; “The Convicted Gunsmiths of New South Wales 1788-1950” hard back published 1990; plus misc numismatic books (6, incl Medals to Australia 3rd edition, English Milled Coinage, Pageant of World Coin Commemoratives), and Thailand cased 33-coin set One Srang to Twenty Baht (missing one coin) (8 items) Est. $75

1035 Sunbeam Annual 1937; plus other interesting and useful publications incl “Neighbours” unused calendar for 1989, tour maps etc, Mixed Condition (approx 60 items) Est. $75

1036 Virtue’s Imperial Shakspere (sic) edited by Charles Knight c.early 1872; a large format subscription publication in parts of Two Shillings apiece, parts 1 to 18 inclusive, and 22, 23, 26 of 40(?) each containing a single steel engraving; together with a similar but larger publication at Ten Shillings apiece, division 8 and Knight’s Biography of Shakspere (the “Supplement to the Imperial Shakspere”) each with multiple illustrations. Mothing and foxing evident but the contents largely clean, and several volumes with incorrectly cut pages at the top. Interesting and comes with a biography of the editor (23 volumes) Est. $100

1037 Three cartons of hardback fi ction, all used but generally a clean lot, many full sized, many with dust jackets, a useful lot for resale (dozens) Est. $75


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1038 Interesting accumulation of old car manuals, novels, technical books, bookmarks etc, noted 42 unopened cellophane packets containing size 10½ seam-free nylon stockings!, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

1039 Accumulation of vintage publications mainly relating to British royalty; together with misc comics, useful art books etc, Mixed Condition (60+ items) Est. $75

1040 Group of hard and soft cover publications on militaria and sports themes including autobiographies of Dawn Fraser, Raelene Boyle, Viv Richards, Betty Cuthbert and Ian Healy (24 items) Est. $75

1041 Group of mainly religious books, mostly non-Christian themes, mainly Hebrew but also includes a couple of Islam, Hindu and Buddhism plus Dead Sea Scrolls etc, mixed hardcover and paperback (lot) Est. $75

Australian Stamps

AUSTRALIAN STATES

1042 Western Australia internal revenue set Penny to Ten Pounds c.1893-1899 all with company or bank cancels, Fine Used (14 stamps) Est. $500

1043 Small group of mixed mint and used issues from most states compr mint issues (34, noted NSW Twopence veiled head pane of nine, specimen NSW “OS” Threepence, some hinged); used issues to Two Shillings (34, noted some South Aust “OS” overprints); used Victoria Railways parcel stamps for Fivepence and Sixpence and NSW Gov’t Railways Threepence; Western Australia Supreme Court probate Threepence and Sixpence for fees; minor mint issues 1929-1946 (11) all housed on clean Hagners in album. The lot comes with British Wills’s Safety First 1934 complete set of 50 cigarette cards in custom Penny album, a nice collection (lot) Est. $100

PREDECIMAL1044 Twopence and Threepence 1932 Harbour Bridge mint with full

gum; Twopence 1934 Macarthur used; Eighteen Cents 1978 Kingsford Smith/Ulm minisheet; misc decimal postage 2011 related to royalty (F/V=$17.10); Australia Post agricultural shows 2000, Trans-Australia Railway and Girl Guides 2010 numbered fi rst day covers; together with Austria Swarovski 2004 crystal art stamp minisheet, Denmark 5.25 Kroner 2007 royal family charity stamp, and pair of silver plated napkin rings (lot) Est. $75

1045 Threepence 1928 Kookaburra minisheet with gum intact Est. $90

1046 Collection 1913-1967 hinged on Seven Seas pages in album, the predecimal issues used and missing most key issues but contains One Pound Grey ‘Roo and Two Pounds Arms, some decimal issues mint. The lot includes several 1903 and 1906 postage dues, worth a look Est. $75

DECIMALS1047 Accumulation of mint singles, strips, multiples and PSEs mainly

in post offi ce packaging (F/V=$136); together with misc stamp booklets (F/V=$77 approx) and eight misc world stamp booklets, fresh (lot) Est. $125

1048 Accumulation of postage, mainly in strips and blocks, values generally Eighteen Cents to One Dollar roughly broken down in bags but with a few lower denominations; together with some minisheets incl low numbered Stamp Show sheets, and stamps in Australia Post publications (F/V=$450+) (100s) Est. $275

1049 A useful accumulation of reusable postage products compr PSEs values Twenty to Thirty-Six Cents (203, F/V=$57 approx), aerogrammes and lettergrams (30, F/V=$11 approx), stamp booklets (19, F/V=$22.50 approx), stamp packs (29, F/V=$42 approx and incl $2 and $5 Painters), partial sheets values Eighteen to Sixty Cents (F/V=$86.50) total face value in excess of $200 (lot) Est. $125

POSTAL COVERS

1050 Postcard from Turner & Henderson (publishers) of Sydney dated 6th Nov 1907 notifying addressee of parcel arriving by rail, with affi xed New South Wales One Penny stamp cancelled 7th Nov 1907, a nice early example Est. $75

1051 First air mail to New Guinea cover with May 1933, June 1938, July 1949 cancels and additional unreadable cancel, unopened with contents intact, quite odd; together with ship-letter cancelled 30th Jan 1862 with further Melbourne 28th Jan 1862 and Colac 1862 (date unreadable) cancels; plus Salvation Army souvenir cover with “Passed by Censor” stamp; Gladstone Meatworks cover 1935; Men, Munitions, Material 1940 fi rst day covers (2); and embossed Penny-Halfpenny cover for Dennys, Lascelles Ltd Geelong, Mixed Condition but an interesting lot (7 covers) Est. $90

1052 Large collection of fi rst day and souvenir covers mainly 1950s-1980s with a few others dated 1937-1949, most of the pre-1980 issues in two albums, the remainder loose. The lot also includes a vast array of state and Australian stamp exposition souvenir sheets, replica issues, specimen issues and other stationery, inspection will reward (100s) Est. $90

1053 Small collection of FDCs 1938-1973, souvenir covers and other postal stationery; together with British postcards and covers c.1908-1990s, the lot loose or housed in two albums (236 items) Est. $100


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together with quantity of FDCs, souvenir covers and other postal stationery (approx 200 items) Est. $75

SHEETS1055 Sheets, half sheets and part sheets values Thee Cents to Forty-

Five Cents; plus the odd PSE and other stamp releases (F/V=$380 approx) (lot) Est. $225

AUSTRALIA POST YEAR BOOKS1056 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 two of each year (8 volumes) Est. $90

1057 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 all executive editions (5 volumes) Est. $90

AUSTRALIA POST PUBLICATIONS1058 America’s Cup Cup-Ex 87 cover collection in custom album (40

covers); Australian Bicentennial collection complete; Expo 88 cover collection (63 covers); Australia Post 22 Club cover collection (45 covers); together with “Links” collection, and several useful philatelic and numismatic reference books, Mixed Condition (lot)

Est. $75

1059 Small accumulation incl Bicentennial Collection 1988 unopened, Golden Days of Radio, Australia Under Fire, Forty Royal Years; plus America’s Cup gift packs (2) and Year Book for 1986 (9 items)

Est. $75

AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES1060 Postage in singles, strips and blocks compr AAT, Christmas

Island, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Nauru and Norfolk Island (F/V in excess of $180); together with similar issues of New Zealand (incl predecimal miniature sheets) and PNG, a nice accumulation with duplication (100s) Est. $90

1061 Christmas Island decimal issues c.1970-1990 mainly in blocks and multiples and most in original post offi ce shippers (F/V=$775 approx) a fresh lot Est. $250

1062 Cocos-Keeling Islands mint multiples etc c.1980-1990 in original post offi ce shippers (F/V=$875 approx) Est. $350

1063 Nauru mint singles, blocks and multiples etcc.1979-1990 in original post offi ce shippers (F/V=$450 approx); plus some misc world issues, a very fresh lot Est. $175

1064 Norfolk Island accumulation of mint singles, blocks, multiples and minisheets c.1969-1990 in original post offi ce shippers (F/V=$1,200 approx) fresh and useful (lot) Est. $350

COLLECTIONS1065 Collection 1913-1979 mixed MLH and MUH neatly mounted on

graph paper with annotations incl a selection of ‘Roos to Two Shillings (9), George V Heads (23, incl some OS overprints) and most issues thereafter (no 5/- Bridge, 2/- Jubilee or any Coat of Arms types) and including all Navigators and 1971 Christmas pane of seven; plus unmounted decimal issues (F/V=$11+) a useful resale lot (100s) Est. $150

1066 Collection 1913-1986 on old Seven Seas pages in ring binder, predecimal issues used and decimals mint, incl some Australian States; plus schoolboy world album and some FDCs etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $100

ACCUMULATIONS1067 Accumulation of Australian and world issues in several albums

and loose in packets including some stamp packs; plus album of maxicards and album of fi rst day covers, Mixed Condition (1,000s) Est. $90

1068 Quantity of stamp packs, FDCs, Australia Post America’s Cup 1987 booklets and stamps and some Franklin Mint covers etc; together with a useful selection of world minor coins and medallions incl World Cup Italy 1990. The coins mainly Unc, the stamps mainly mint (lot) Est. $75

World Stamps

GREAT BRITAIN1069 The Kings and Queens of Great Britain set of gold and white

gold overlays from Edgar (959-975) to Eliz II in slip case album (49 items) Est. $900

ISLE OF MAN1070 Queen Elizabeth Coronation Jubilee 2003, full sheet of mint stamps

(F/V=£12 each) in pictorial collector folders (14 folders) Est. $75

NEW ZEALAND DECIMALS1071 Lord of the Rings Trilogy Collection c.2004 featuring stamp issues

with values Forty Cents to Two Dollars for each episode (18 stamps, F/V=$NZ20.70); together with Australians in the Australian Antarctic Territory sheetlet c.2001 (F/V=$4.25); Australiana Classic Children’s Books 1985 fi rst day cover set of fi ve; Australian Fifty Cents 1995 in private fl ip and One Dollar 2005C in original packaging; Card Phone Ten Dollars Subzero magnetic phonecard; New Zealand proofl ike One Dollar 2005 King Kong pack; Jersey Uncirculated Half New Penny, New Penny and Threepence 1966; and China silver Half Dollar and Dollar, the last two coins Fine, remainder Unc/As Issued (lot) Est. $75

1072 Year albums 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987; together with misc Australian FDCs, loose mint and used decimals etc (lot) Est. $75

PAPUA NEW GUINEA1073 Collection of mint blocks, multiples etc in PNG Philatelic Bureau

shippers and loose mainly multiples in cellophane, mainly c.1970s-1990 (F/V=$1,000+) (lot) Est. $250

WORLD1074 British Royal Mail stamp packs 1986-1990 (44 diff, high F/V);

Australia Post year album 1981; misc world stamp packs; together with British Proof sets 1970 (3), 1981, Mint set 1985, misc base metal world Crowns (7), and four minor Roman bronzes, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $100

1075 USA early issues 1847-1940s all used, some in descriptive frames, noted Washington Ten Cents 1847 on Hagner pages; plus British and German issues on sheet and in stock album and some useful Australian States issues c1850s-1900 mixed mint and used with hinge traces. Note that some earlier issues are facsimiles but viewing will reward (100s) Est. $200

1076 World issues A-Z from old time collection c.1850s-1940s incl covers, postal stationery, mixed mint and used stamps plus some on piece, some items damp affected but a useful lot Est. $75

1077 Year albums for Canada 1981 (2); New Zealand 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987; US Postal Service 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986; plus British Commonwealth HRH Princess of Wales 21st Birthday 1982 minisheet collection in custom album, high face value (lot) Est. $75

1078 Collection c.1850-1938 that includes Australian States, mainly used on vintage album pages and loose in packets, somewhat disorganised but with many useful types (100s) Est. $400

1079 Large collection of stamps in retail packs, empty philatelic Hagners, banknote pages, coin cases etc, all housed in two cartons, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

Sports Memorabilia

OLYMPICS

1080 Melbourne 1956; two badges presented by the Swedish government to the Swedish Consul General Mr Howard Sydney Lamburd, both with reverse attachments intact, gVF with research about Mr Lamburd and fi ve different ticket stubs to Games events (7 items) Est. $150


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1081 Melbourne 1956; visitor’s enamel badge,, weightlifting badge, enamel badge with “YCL” monogram with engraved boomerang and “XVI Olympiad 1956 Melbourne” VF-EF, the last rare Est. $75

1082 Melbourne 1956; group of fi ve tickets for different days during the Games, all missing stubs; plus Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta medallion 35mm in silvered tombac with original ribbon and envelope of issue (C1938/12) Est. $75

1083 Tokyo 1964; Games entrance pack with silk scarf/handkerchief and other ephemera; plus Los Angeles 1984 items of ephemera (4), and Sydney 2000 medallion set for the Herald Sun newspaper (7 items) Est. $75

1084 Mexico City 1968; participation medal 50mm in copper Unc Est. $175

1085 Calgary Winter Olympics and Seoul Summer Olympics 1988; pair of medallions 40mm in silver commemorating each event, possibly struck by the Canadian Mint (2 medallions)For collector plates pertaining to the 1976 Montreal and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics see lot 1267 Est. $75

1086 Sydney 2000; AMP corporate pin “I Carried the Flame” on original card, one of the rarest Sydney badges there are Est. $75

1087 Sydney 2000; group of pins, badges etc (some scarce); plus misc mainly modern AFL, soccer, cricket and other items (82 items) Est. $75

Lot 1088

1088 Assorted oddments compr “Australian Olympians” enamelled fob c.1952 with some chipping; Northern and North Western District Racing Assn 1911-1912 jockey check 26mm in aluminium numbered 85; misc enamel swimming and life saving badges (6); plus sterling silver prize fob engraved “Sword Dance Won By R.Hanson Abbotsford 13.4.18” Fine-EF (9 items) Est. $150

EMPIRE/COMMONWEALTH GAMES

1089 Edinburgh 1970; 9th British Commonwealth Games cased participation medal 58mm in bronze by Alec Brook Medallists London, aFDC Est. $90

CRICKET

1090 15ct gold appreciation fob with local hallmarks engraved “Presented to A.Jameson, Esq August 1895”, reverse engraved “By Members of the Cricket and Football Clubs of Deniliquin in Recognition of the Services Rendered by him in Connection with Improvements to the Recreational Ground” VF and an interesting early colonial piece Est. $500

1091 Melbourne Cricket Club shield-shaped award 38x41mm in nickel engraved “Presented to E.Stoneham by the members of the Melbourne CC for the Highest Batting Average 1888” scratch on left hand side else VF and interesting Est. $75

1092 Melbourne Cricket Club member badge 1909-1910 in voided enamel by Stokes & Sons numbered 3597, has seen little use and very scarce Est. $175


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1093 South Melbourne Cricket Club enamelled member badges 1925-26, 1951-52; plus similar badge for Waratah Football Club (Darwin) 1977-78, no chips (3 badges Est. $75

1094 Australia Tour to Sri Lanka 1983 fi rst test match souvenir plate 210mm by Lanka Porcelain with attached wall-hanging fi tting, the reverse with player names of each participating side Est. $75

1095 Bradman base metal medallions 27mm as issued by the Sunday Herald-Sun newspaper (188) together with a few misc football types, Unc (194 medallions) Est. $75

FOOTBALL

1096 Essendon F.C., autograph book c.1980-81 with players signatures incl Paul Van der Haar, Gary Foulds, Max Crow, Ron Andrews, Roger Merrett and coaches Barry Davis and Kevin Sheedy; plus two Chips Rafferty signatures on note paper in a frame, scrappy but interesting Est. $75

1097 Hawthorn Football Club woollen scarves (one for 8 years and one for 9 years membership); book “The Great John Coleman” by Wayne Miller 1995; together with Asbury & Co stainless steel automatic wristwatch with four subsidiary dials, date and sweep second hand, all As New (4 items) Est. $75

1098 Norwood Football Club member badge for 1957; plus Central Broken Hill Football Club member badge 1947 and North Broken Hill Football Club member badges for 1938, 1946, nice grade with no chips (4 badges) Est. $75

1099 North Melbourne Football Club Legends Club Sam Kekovich 1968-1975 medallion 51mm in bronze, Unc and scarce Est. $125

1100 Sydney Swans 1993 AFL trade cards of players David Strooper, Darren Kappler, Craig Nettlebeck, Paul Kelly, Mark Bayles and Dale Lewis, all signed by the players and excellent condition, now in the nostalgic category and a great lot for any dedicated Swannies fan (6 cards) Est. $100

1101 West Adelaide Football Club enamelled member badges 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1978 nice grade with no chips (7 badges) Est. $90

1102 Accumulation of Victorian Football League Football Records 1978 to 1990 with some duplication (132 items) Est. $150


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OTHER SPORTS

1103 Angling; British prize medallion 47mm in sterling silver by W.J.Taylor London, reverse engraved “Roach Angling Prize Won By Mr C.Davis at Henley Sweepstakes Augt 29th 1875” gVF and a lovely high relief example Est. $200

1104 Baseball; Mickey Mantle Outfi eld slabbed card, Topps card 50 for the New York Yankees, very minor faults but with sharp corners Est. $175

1105 Baseball; Nolan Ryan slabbed cards compr Topps card 533 for the New York Mets; The Leaf Set “Heading for the Hall” 1993 series for the Texas Rangers; Upper Deck series 1993 “The Express’ Last Run” also for the Texas Rangers, three high grade and scarce cards Est. $300

1106 Baseball cards; hundreds of US cards mainly 1990 to mid 1990’s, unsorted but all in good collectable condition (1,600+ cards) Est. $125

1107 Cycling; NSW Cyclists Union Century badge 1899 in silver, missing part of suspension loop else gFine and rare Est. $75

1108 Pigeon Racing; 9ct gold prize fob hallmarked Birmingham by maker J.M, 9.7gms, scroll mounted with suspension loop and central enamelled cabochon with bird standing, engraved on reverse “Presented by Sparkhill FC to G.Griffi n – Winner of Combined Average – 1937. Vel. 1064.”, in case of issue and a most attractive item, UncSparkhill Flying Club is part of the Federation of South Birmingham Pigeon Racing Clubs Est. $250

1109 Rowing; 9ct gold fob by Willis of Melbourne with monogrammed initials MRH” and initials “RCRC (Richmond City Rowing Club)”, reverse engraved “G.Telford’s Scratch Fours 1907-8 Won by M.R.Hair”; together with Education Department Victoria Swimming and Life Saving medallion 50mm in silver or silvered edge impressed “Walter Dudley 1928-29” VF-EF (2 items)The Richmond City Rowing Club (now formally known as the Richmond Rowing Club) was established on the 17th of June 1863 and is celebrating its sesquicentenary this year. It is the fourth oldest continuously operating rowing club in the world Est. $100

1110 Shooting; National Rifl e Assn of WA silver shield 81x80mm inscribed “1911 Won by Boulder Rifl e Club” and “1922 Won by Geraldton Rifl e Club” with reverse pins for attachment to trophy, VF and interesting Est. $100

1111 Tennis; Killara Open Tennis Tournament 15ct gold fob 42x34mm (9.4gms) engraved within obverse shield “Won by H.T.Hicks” reverse engraved “Singles Handicap 1923” EF and attractive Est. $350


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1112 Vintage photographic/camera club enamel badges compr Australian Photographic Society in sterling silver by Amor Sydney; Preston Photographic Club by Bertram; Victorian Amateur Photographic Society by Stokes; Eastern Suburbs Camerateurs by Miller & Sons Sydney; Kodak Melbourne Camera Club by K.G.Luke (2); Essendon Camera Club (reverse pin missing); plus WWII period New York Institute of Photography lapel badge depicting movie camera and operator in military uniform, no damage (8 badges)

Est. $90

1113 Melbourne Eight Hours Committee 1915 badge in sterling silver and enamel by C.Bentley, a voided type with conjoined “8s” and legend “Labour, Rest, Recreation”, excellent condition with no enamel chips Est. $500

1114 Voided enamelled silver badge or medallion 33mm by Stokes & Sons with motto “Ohne Hast Ohne Rast” (“without haste without rest”) some enamel loss and toned, uncertain origins, interesting

Est. $75

1115 Accumulation compr vintage Coca-Cola tin plate badges (7, four diff), CBC ‘Skippy’ bank badge, Collingwood Football Club 1999 membership badges (11), Western Bulldogs member badge 2004, rosettes for Footscray and North Melbourne Football Clubs, other misc vintage and modern badges, some military items, as new Bank of NSW and Commercial Bank of Australia coin wrappers, portion of 1956 Melbourne Olympics athletics ticket 27th Nov, Italian-style earrings, misc Australian and world medallions etc, inspection recommended, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

1116 Accumulation of vintage enamel badges with a few coins and some modern cricket and Sydney 2000 types included (approx 80 items) Est. $75

1117 Album of vintage enamel badges c.early 1900s to recent times incl military, sport (incl racing and lawn bowls), YMCA, agricultural etc, all in priced 2x2s with some in silver, Mixed Condition but a nice lot (105 badges) Est. $100

1118 Group of assorted badges and other paraphernalia compr WWII AMF collar pair, ARP lapel badge, RAAF Citizen Air Force enamel badge, RAC voided badge, National Emergency Services NSW enamel badge; SS Orcades enamel badge; North Adelaide Football Club enamel member badge for 1921 reverse impressed “975”; misc Red Cross (incl long service award on ribbon), Young Australia League and YMCA badges; plus misc ferry, milk and other tokens, Mixed Condition with some interesting items (30+ items) Est. $75

1119 Large quantity of enamel badges etc (approx 250) together with six misc WWII regimental cloth patches, Mixed Condition (lot)

Est. $75

1120 Vintage enamel badges incl union, rugby, RSL, bowling clubs etc, Mixed Condition (approx 200 badges) Est. $75

1121 Selection of carded and priced badges, military titles, medalets etc, Mixed Condition (60+ items) Est. $125

BOY SCOUTS/GIRL GUIDES

1122 Boy Scouts 1924 Australian Corroboree Adelaide badge by Stokes & Son Melbourne with pin intact, the fi rst of this type we have seen Est. $75

1123 Accumulation of mainly Australian plus some overseas Scouts and Guides cloth patches and scarves, a huge variety including vintage types covering most states (100s) Est. $100

1124 Mixture of scouting badges (60 approx), jamboree cloth patches (28), jamboree scarves, decal, medallion, FDCs; together with a misc selection of cigarette and trade cards c.1920-2001, Mixed Condition (100+ items) Est. $125

CAR BADGES

1125 Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Centenary 2005 badge with bolts for bumper bar attachment; together with tin of British Halfpennies 1800s-1950s (55), misc football cards (2), St Vincent’s Home Mudgee key ring and misc Sydney turnstile token, Avge Circ-Unc (61 items) Est. $75

GREAT BRITAIN

1126 Collection of mostly hallmarked sterling silver fob badges c.1880-1930s, most with inscriptions and some with thin 9ct gold additions, noted nice 1950s union badge amongst the mix, all in nice grade (total weight 175gms approx) (16 badges) Est. $150

Union Badges & Memorabilia

1127 Amalgamated Certifi cated Enginedrivers Assn of Queensland member badge in silver by A.J.Parkes Brisbane numbered “91” (Smith 5) very scarce, esp as an issued and numbered piece, VFFor a WWI period watch with possible links to an Australian union see lot 1182 Est. $250


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1128 Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia in enamel with clip-back; Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia NSW Branch enamel badge with lapel lug; together with an uncertain enamelled 9ct gold brooch by Willis of Melbourne, possibly union related or worker’s long-service (3 items) Est. $100

1129 Federated Engine Drivers & Firemen’s Assn of Australasia sterling silver fob; Federated Carters & Drivers Industrial Union of Australia lapel badge, both by Bridgland & King c.1920s or earlier, VF-EF (2 badges) Est. $75

1130 Federated Timber Workers Union Western Australia branch enamelled fob, some chips to the enamel, Fine; together with For God and the Empire enamelled badge; and a replica WWII mounted group of fi ve miniatures (3 items) Est. $90

1131 Printing Industry Employees Union of Australia badge in 9ct gold by A.J.Parkes Brisbane engraved “H.E.Comley President S.A Branch 1944-5-6”; plus early school badge in silver and enamel “Honour the Work” by Stokes & Sons Melbourne (2 items)“Honour the Work” is the motto of Melbourne High School Est. $175

1132 Railway Workers & General Laborers’ Association of NSW silver fob, the reverse engraved “Hugh Gallagher President 1908”; Federated Marine Stewards & Pantrymen’s Association enamelled silver fob by P.J.King Melbourne; Australian Letter Carriers Association enamelled brass fob by Bridgland & King; pinbacked enamelled badge of the NSW Public School Teachers Federation 1920; and an enamelled lapel badge of the NSW Storemen & Packers Union 1948-49, the fi rst Fine and a desirable President’s fob, the second lacquered and a bit battered else Fine and scarce, the others VF or better (5 items) Est. $150

1133 Waterside Workers Federation of Australia enamelled brass Melbourne branch member’s fob by Wittenbach; Australian Timber Workers Union No.2 Branch Victoria enamelled brass fob; Federated Gas Employees Industrial Union 1911 enamelled brass fob by Bridgland & King; together with sterling silver school badges (2), Marcus Clark 1932 Harbour Bridge medal, and silver prize fob “Seed Merchants Picnic Frankston 1913”; Cork Exhibition 1883 medalet in white metal with view of Blarney Castle, Mixed Condition (8 items) Est. $75

1134 Waterside Workers Federation of Australia Brisbane Branch badge by Bishops of Brisbane c.1930s, reverse impressed “175” a most diffi cult type to obtain with only a handful seen, aVF and quite rare Est. $100

1135 Small accumulation of union and council badges incl Waterside Workers Federation of Australia Brisbane Branch oval sew-on type in brass, sterling silver WWFA, stevedores badge and Brisbane Council badges, aVF-VF (10 items) Est. $150

Police/Protective Services

1136 Queensland Police Force Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 medal 36mm in silver designed by Capner and struck by Stokes on correct suspender without ribbon (C1897/101) edge engraved to “Act Sergeant A(lex) Fraser” a couple of edge bumps else VF and rareThe silver version of this award was issued to still serving members who were offi cers or were sworn-in prior to 21st June 1887. 368 in silver were awardedFor a Victoria Police bravery medal 1916 see lot 930 Est. $600


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1137 Queensland Police Force Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 medal 36mm in bronze designed by Capner and struck by Stokes on correct suspender without ribbon (C1897/101) edge engraved to “Constable J.Phillips” VF and rareConstable Phillips was sworn-in as a constable 27th May 1896 and was stationed at Ayr. The award in bronze was issued to members of the force sworn-in after 21st June 1887 and still serving as at 21st June 1897. 450 bronze medals were presented Est. $400

1138 Queensland Police obsolete cloth patches (7), Liaison Offi cer shoulder titles (two pairs), enamelled Prison Service hat badge; Tasmania Police obsolete patches and cloth titles (9), metal shoulder title, and two different hat/cap badges, Mixed Condition (22 items) Est. $100

1139 Obsolete police cloth patches and shoulder titles from various states; plus belt buckles, hat badges etc, Mixed Condition (approx 40 items) Est. $100

1140 Obsolete police cloth patches and shoulder titles from overseas forces incl New Zealand Prison Service and police badges and other items, Mixed Condition (approx 50 items) Est. $75

1141 Small group compr obsolete Victoria Police title, modern NSW Diligent and Ethical Service Medal, Queensland Prison Service belt buckle; ; together with modern merchant navy service medal, other misc metal and cloth items, Mint set 1973, misc numismatic publications and softback “125 Years of (The) Age”, Mixed Condition (approx 20 items) Est. $75

FIRE BRIGADE FOBS/MEDALETS

1142 New Zealand United Fire Brigades Assn award medal in sterling silver by Anton Teutenberg Auckland on original ribbon with honorary member bar, reverse engraved “From the UFBA to Fireman W.Pringle Chiltern F.B. Napier NZ March 1903” EF or better and most attractive Est. $750

GREAT BRITAIN

1143 Leicestershire Constabulary, night watchman’s cloak with original brass chain and clasp decorated with lion’s heads, “6LC5” and “1804” printed inside, superb condition with no moth holes, comes with eight unattached Gaunt brass buttons, four small and four large, a most impressive item Est. $200

1144 British Metropolitan Police, blackened bronze and chrome George VI “Bobby” helmet badges 92x115mm, both with lugs intact (2 badges) Est. $75

SOUTH AFRICA

1145 Police Star for Merit stamped on suspender Luitenant-Kolonel J.K.Van Schalkwyk, Police Medal for Faithful Service edge impressed Lt-Kol J.K.Van Schalkwyk both c.1963, gVF-EF and interesting (2 medals) Est. $100

Lodge Memorabilia1146 Large sized black leather Masonic cases by Melbourne maker

Blashki for the same high ranking member, both crammed with a huge quantity of regalia, aprons, jewels etc. The lot includes a superb cased 9ct gold Malvern Mark Lodge No.35 jewel in fi ve parts engraved “Presented to Wor Bro A.S.Bailey Master 1942-43 By Members as a Mark of Esteem 10.4.44” and other cased jewels named to the same recipient. All items used but in great condition, the fi nest lot of masonic regalia we have offered (lot) Est. $300


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1147 Foresters appreciation jewel in gilt silver engraved “Court Rose of Enfi eld No.6902 AOF, presented to Bro. J.Wilton in honor of the First Dress Foresters Sept.9 1889”, lovely ornate embellishments, gVF; together with a 9ct gold presentation fob for the Hall Rugby League Football Club A.Grade Premiers 1927 engraved to W.Bruce (2 items) Est. $150

1148 9ct gold masonic jewel with ribbon by Everitt in case of issue engraved “Presented to Bro R.S.Muir by the Brethren of the Mt Gambier Lodge 20.9.04” total weight 21gms approxSee the next lot for his other masonic paraphernalia Est. $200

1149 Masonic aprons and other paraphernalia relating to Brother R.S.Muir of Melbourne University Lodge No.171 UVC; and to his son Brother J.S.A.Muir of Caledonian Lodge No.113; together with cased unhallmarked gold and cameo masonic pin (the lack of markings suggesting continental manufacture). The lot also includes some research relating to the two individuals and their forebears (3 items)Robert Sibbald Muir was born 1873, became a medical practitioner in the Mount Gambier area (refer to the previous lot for his lodge jewel) and died of pneumonia in 1911. He was a grand nephew of the often controversial John Dunmore Lang. His eldest of fi ve children was John Sibbald Allison Muir who was born in 1904 and became an electrical engineer, and later a poultry farmer Est. $90

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1150 Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australia gilt and enamel badge with ribbon and bar, reverse engraved “Presented to Bro H.A.Moore for Services Rendered Duke of Richmond Lodge No.27 29.8.22, reverse pin attachment intact and an attractive and colourful item Est. $75

1151 Group of assorted lodge jewels in silver and silver-gilt, noted Yarrawonga Lodge Exaltation to the Roll of Honour 1953, a nicely enamelled Equator Lodge Singapore 1957, misc Appreciation and other jewels 1928-1947 (3), later items (3), some with original boxes (8 items) Est. $250

Geological Specimens

1152 Polished blue agate and quartz gedde 97mm with exposed and impressive crystalline structure Est. $125

1153 Astrophylite (golden thread) mineral sphere 100mm Est. $125

1154 Polished deep green river jade sphere 105mm, impressive Est. $150

1155 Polished yellow jasper sphere 105mm Est. $125


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1156 Polished Brazilian quartz sphere with dramatic rutile inclusions, 62mm Est. $300

1157 Polished smoky quartz sphere 115mm with remarkable light ‘play’ Est. $125

Jewellery/Cosmetic Accessories

1158 Victorian three colour 9ct gold bracelet set with seed pearls, Birmingham hallmarks by maker A & C c.1880, lovely condition

Est. $300

1159 Continental gold and garnet brooch 28x21mm c.1940s with locking pin intact, a most attractive item Est. $100

1160 9ct gold and porcelain brooch with hand painted kookaburra by R.Austen produced by Royal Worcester of England, horizontal brooch pin and safety chain intact EF Est. $200

1161 Brooch in the shape of a wombat in sterling silver by Katie Cairns in Makers Mark Melbourne box of issue, lovely Est. $75

1162 Brooch in 15ct gold and split pearl in the shape of a ‘lucky’ horseshoe c.1910 Est. $200

1163 Sterling silver crucifi x and neck chain, Morgan Dollar 1899O in suspension frame for neck chain (the coin undamaged), silver heart-shaped photo locket and chain (no hallmarks), Thai silver and enamel bracelet, small stone set brooch, Indian silver amber and freshwater pearl set crucifi x pendant (6 items) Est. $175

1164 Tiffany sterling silver heart-shaped locket and oval link neck chain with Tiffany & Co silver identity tag, little wear evident Est. $250

1165 18ct platinum and solitaire diamond Art Deco style engagement ring size N c.1930s-1940s in Newman’s Jewellers Melbourne case of issue, the diamond with about 35 points Est. $250

1166 Huge quantity of costume jewellery etc in various jewellery boxes and other containers, (100s) Est. $75

1167 Misc items compr oval shaped white opal 37x25mm, fancy base metal neck chain, vintage Accutrex silver and marquesite ladies wristwatch (not working), gilt silver lodge jewel, old Cheshire County Fire Brigade hat badge, and vintage dog registration tag with Australian coat-of-arms dated 1st July 1889 to 30th June 1890, Mixed Condition (6 items) Est. $125

1168 Misc group of costume and sterling silver jewellery items, noticed quality ‘tigers eye’ and river pearl choker, and As New sterling silver bracelet, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $90

1169 Vintage fold-out jewellery box crammed with costume jewellery, watches etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

1170 Useful quantity of costume jewellery and oddments, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

Toys and Games1171 Playing cards; unused bridge double pack set, each deck sealed

with USA Ten Cents tax stamps dated 1932; De La Rue unused double deck; lightly used half-size “Blue Bog” card deck; together with British Florins (2), Jubilee Crown 1891; French Five Francs 1874K and Belgium Five Francs 1869, the coins Avge Circ-VF (lot)

Est. $100

1172 Playing cards; Early Holden Series set containing two decks of playing cards depicting FX and FJ Holdens; fi ve poker-dice in tin with card outer case by Webb; together with an original unused Philco series 6207D photographic postcard depicting Australian 1907-8 test team, lovely grade Est. $75


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MODEL TRAINS

1173 Hornby locomotive no.359 “The Fitzwilliam” with coal tender, electricity-driven, unused in original plastic inner case Est. $100

MODEL CARS/TRANSPORT VEHICLES

1174 Dinky Toys die cast cars and trucks mainly c.1950s types in army green, some with accessories, all well used but some rare incl Slumberland Mattress truck, Dinky Toys Delivery Service car transport, Donald Campbell speed record car; plus a few Lesney toys, some missing wheels and other faults but a nice resale lot (20+ vehicles) Est. $300

1175 Lledo London Ltd boxed “Days Gone” die cast vehicles displaying motifs or advertising slogans, all different (41 items) Est. $250

Scientifi c/Technical Instruments1176 Cased compass and accessories by Beco of Germany; together with

misc household items, Vietnam War presentation plaque, postcards, Shell project card albums etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

1177 Student’s cased microscope 30x50; together with misc photographic equipment incl fi lters, Moore & Wright product manual for 1957; misc hardware and misc household items, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

1178 Sterling silver 12” ruler c.1914 by listed US silversmith Samuel Kirk & Sons, gVF Est. $175

1179 Casella’s garden or seed microscope c.1876, disassembled in wooden box of issue, requires an adept hand to put together, uncertain if all components are present thus sold as is but an attractive display piece nonetheless; together with a WWII period military map (2 items) Est. $100

Weights & Scales

1180 Coin weights mainly George II, George III and William III period and incl some European (18); plus apothecary weights (18) a couple holed (36 weights) Est. $200

Watches and ClocksWatches, instruments and devices with working mechanisms are verifi ed to be accurately described. Whilst every care is taken to provide secure packaging for all items in transit, no responsibility may be assigned to the Auctioneer for lots that are described as being ‘in working order’ but are found to be not working at the time of receipt. Such lots are sold “as is” and are not subject to return

GENTS WATCHES1181 Citizen 21-jewel watches (2, both cased); together with Cortbert

automatic wristwatch, possibly with gold case (not tested) all c.1950s-1960s, usual faults but all in working order (3 watches) Est. $100

1182 Elgin 10ct gold crown wind full hunter pocket watch missing seconds hand and front cover else intact, engraved on inner back cover “Presented to S.Phillips Esq by Contractors of the AIMEU Ross River as a token of esteem 26th Oct 1917”, in need of repairs and a full service otherwise an interesting lotPossibly union related – the initials could relate to the Australasian Institute of Marine Engineers (Union) or a mis-engraving of Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union Est. $300

1183 Elgin heavy gold plate wristwatch c.1930s, Arabic numerals, recessed seconds, radium hands and a later leather strap, working but in need of a clean; two Swiss 1950s marquesite sterling silver ladies wristwatches, both not working and missing some stones, one with hinged watch-face cover; and a 1950’s white plastic Casecraft case (4 items) Est. $125

1184 John Forrest London (Chronometer Maker to the Admiralty) sterling silver open face key wind pocket watch c.1870s including key, not working but incl movement dust cover Est. $125


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1185 Hamilton 14ct gold automatic wristwatch c.1960s-1970s with sweep seconds, recently serviced and in good working order Est. $400

1186 New York Standard Watch Company open face crown wind pocket watch in attractive gold plated case c,1890s, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, screw back front and rear, not working but complete with minimal brassing Est. $200

1187 Omega gold plated open face crown wind pocket watch, the winder is loose and the watch not working, though it is complete and in nice condition Est. $175

1188 Open face 8 Day nickel plated Swiss lever escarpment pocket watch c.early 1900s in good working order Est. $175

1189 Early 20th Century pocket watches compr two nickel cased open face crown wind types, and Fairfax & Roberts crown wind full hunter 10 Year gold plated pocket watch, the fi rst two watches tick over with loose winder on one, the last in good working order (3 watches) Est. $150

1190 Royler 18ct gold Incabloc automatic 17-jewel wristwatch with date window, recently serviced and in good working order Est. $400

1191 Waltham nickel cased open face railway lever pocket watch c.late 19th Century with engraved locomotive on backplate, the working lever movement signed by William Ellery Est. $250

1192 Small group c.1970s with Swiss movements compr Alpha 25-jewel auto day/date with expandable band, Roamer Mustang auto day/date, Omega Seamaster, the fi rst two in good working order, the third ticks over (3 watches) Est. $90

LADIES WATCHES1193 Emporio Armani quartz cocktail watch; plus lacquered hardwood

watch box designed for housing six wristwatches c.2000, both in superb condition (2 items) Est. $125

1194 Marquesite wristwatches, one in sterling silver, the other marked 9ct gold on back plate, both 17-jewel Incabloc types with Classique and Pierport Swiss movements, in good working order (2 watches) Est. $250

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1195 Rolex 9ct gold wristwatch with original 9ct gold band and safety chain, the back plate engraved “Celia June 11th 1948” in good working orderThe lot was presented as a prize at a Victorian country race meeting Est. $1,500

1196 Rotary 17-jewel Incabloc pendant/wrist watch c.1980s in case with six different removable cases, three neck chains and fi ve different wrist bands, in good working order; plus two Swiss clockwork pendant watches that tick over but need a service (3 watches) Est. $75

1197 Small group of mainly quartz wristwatches, most in working order with some nearly As New (8 watches) Est. $75

MIXED LOTS1198 Group of vintage quartz wristwatches compr Casio (5), Citizen (8),

Gucci (5), Pulsar (4), Seiko (8), Tag Heuer copy, and others (10) most in need of batteries and some require repair but a useful group all the same (41 watches) Est. $75

1199 Useful group of vintage jewelled watch movements (16); plus ladies and gents wristwatches (13 incl nurse’s watch, mainly Swiss jewelled types) and a box of misc bands and other parts, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $150

1200 Selection of mixed clockwork and quartz wristwatches and Pocket Ben incl an interesting 17-jewel ‘crucifi x watch in good working order, all previously used and most not working, some loose parts also included (17 watches) Est. $75

CLOCKS

1201 Anonymous (possibly German) brass and glass cased mantle clock 465mm high driven by ball bearings with visible escapement in hand painted porcelain dial (no chips) and drawer for the ‘falling’ ball bearings, a faithful early reproduction of the original in good working order, most impressive Est. $750

1202 Timber two train chiming mantle clock “555” brand with bone embellishments c.1970s with box (missing pendulum otherwise in working order); plus 17-jewel clock with magnifi ed crystals both sides (working) both of Chinese origin (2 clocks) Est. $75

1203 Timber and brass clock 650mm high by Thwaites & Reed England driven by two chain link brass weights c.1950s-1960s in good working order, impressive Est. $600

WATCH CHAINS1204 British sterling silver curbed link double Albert pocket watch chain

with attached Roman coin fob (60gms approx) nice Est. $175

Photographic/Projection

Equipment & Materials

1205 Canon Ixus 55 digital camera in original box complete with battery charger, software disk and instruction booklet; plus Pioneer stereo headphones c.1970’s in the original box (2 items) Est. $75

1206 Group of equipment incl 35mm SLR camera bodies with lenses in various states of disrepair (13, incl Canon T70 that seems okay); Aldex 2000mm telephoto lens in case, Zenith wide angle lens, adaptors, fi lm processing tank, a large quantity of photographic instruction books etc; together with large accumulation of Wireless World magazines c.1950s-1970s housed in three heavy cartons and Wireless World magazines c.1950s-1970s possibly complete in three heavy cartons (100s), Mixed Condition (lot)NB: Heavy lot, buyer’s responsibility for the removal of this lot from premises Est. $75

Paintings, Maps & PrintsMAPS

1207 Asian Archipelago 1849 revised 1858, 270x200mm showing New Holland, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, and islands eastwards to the New Hebrides, with insets of NSW and South West Australia, the text in Dutch and with coloured outlines, nice Est. $75

PAINTINGS

1208 Lants, Gerrard George (1927-1998) watercolour featuring Edwardian scene of the Williamstown promenade pre 1910 720x520mm in glazed timber frame 1030x850mm, no faults and a signifi cant work of this Melbourne artist Est. $750


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1209 Michelangiolo Buonaroti self portrait and Hercules and Antoeus etchings printed by W.Y.Ottey Kensington May 1st 1818 in framed and glazed display 285x530mm Est. $175

1210 Oil on board 600x430mm in frame 650x500mm depicting river and forest scene, signed L.Ruiz, well executed Est. $125

1211 Two rural landscapes in oil on board, one 330x165mm, the other 440x270mm in original frames by Italian artist Giuseppe Salvi (1836-1905) one damaged and the other would benefi t from a careful clean (2 paintings) Est. $175

Lot 1212

1212 “Sunset at Eildon” oil on board 365x265mm by Bernice E.Edwell in original gilt and glazed frame 460x360mm; together with some researchBernice Edwell was born in Newbury England May 1880 and died in Melbourne 1962, she studied principally in Paris and Sydney and is represented in several Australian galleries. Her work was also represented at the Exhibition of Women’s Work Melbourne 1907, the NSW Society of Arts and Crafts 1908-1912, and the Athenaeum Gallery Melbourne 1915-1934 Est. $350

1213 Framed painted velvet depictions of young Aboriginal women (2); “Dignity and Impudence” an ink drawing of kookaburra and wren by Minnie Visick (some damage); plus framed lodge certifi cate (4 items) Est. $75

PHOTOGRAPHS

1214 A lovely group of sepia carte de visites all approx 60x105mm from a variety of 19th Century photographic studios compr single cards by William Bardell and George Richards (a drawing of Tom Pearce – The “Loch Ard” Hero), both of Ballarat; T.W.McAlpine East Richmond; W.B.Burrows Launceston; J.Bawdon and J.Weller of Maryborough (17 cards by Weller); and Melbourne photographers Burman (4), Stewart & Co, and Johnstone, O’Shannesy & Co, a further two are unidentifi ed, Good to Very Good (30 cards) Est. $100

PRINTS

1215 Norman Lindsay political cartoon taken from “The Bulletin” 3rd July 1913 depicting a crab and the new Prime Minister Joseph Coot, on the back of which is a scathing article relating to the then Liberal Government, an interesting political/social commentary from exactly a century ago, enhanced with the Norman Lindsay illustration Est. $75

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1216 Small accumulation of 19th and 20th Century prints and book extracts incl View of Hobart Town from Kangaroo Bay VDL extracted from the Illustrated London News 1847, German illustrations incl two images of Indigenous Australians on single page (possibly Tasmanian aboriginals), boxing kangaroo, land sale in the Colony of Victoria, Fort Macquarie, and other scenes, nice condition (approx 10 items) Est. $150

Other Artworks/Ornaments

1217 Art deco style ballerina holding hoop aloft on circular base approx 950mm high, appears to be cast and polished, impressive Est. $75

1218 Pair of semi-opaque speckled jade rice bowls 100mm diameter with timber stands in original box of purchase, a couple of old cracks else a nice pair, purchased in Hong Kong some 30 years ago Est. $100

1219 Martin Boyd coffee cups depicting aboriginals c.1950s-1960s in pastel green and pink, both signed on base and in excellent condition (no chips, cracks or restorations) (2 items) Est. $75

Lot 1220

1220 Cast bronze bust of an offi cer in dress uniform wearing a bicorn hat, epaulettes with braid tassels and two simple rosette insignia, unsigned, on a tiered plinth set on a round marble base (total height approx 120cm) a very large and impressive showpiece. Identifi cation of the subject person will add signifi cant appeal and interestNote: very heavy, full freight charges will apply. Est. $500

1221 Carlton Ware jazz stitch pattern Rivo bowl 250mm c.1936 (pattern 3655) usual crazing and small restoration on rim but no chips or cracks Est. $200

1222 Glazed bust of a clown holding a rose 285mm high; plus bust of Shakespeare 200mm high in cream coloured stone, both undamaged and in excellent condition (2 items) Est. $100

1223 Sterling silver claret jug 315mm high (685gms) by colonial silversmith William Edward hallmarked “WE” and fl anked by his early kangaroo and emu marks, hand engraved design incl cherubs, parrots, cockatoos, kangaroos, sailing vessel, vine leaves etc, the handle adorned with applied vine tendrils and vine leaves. A superb and rare example with no dents or other damage Est. $3,750

1224 Taxidermist’s study of an adult peacock with tail in full splendour, nice condition and unusual, an interesting display piece of rather immense proportionsNote: due to the size and delicate nature of the item, we cannot pack or ship the item from our offi ce. Suitable only for personal collection from the auction room Est. $75

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31225 Porcelain violinist, English porcelain prancing pony, pair of old

Chinese vases and teapot; plus other misc items (10 items) Est. $75

1226 Small accumulation of carved jade amulets (2), swimming carp (8), other fi sh (13) and a carved and pierced bone pendant 51mm, an excellent resale lot with each item holed for neck suspension, no damage (24 items) Est. $125

INDIGENOUS ARTEFACTS

1227 Hand painted owl approx 70mm tall carved from single piece of timber by Barry Kantilla of Ngarunwanajirri Inc, Nguiu, Bathurst Island Est. $125

1228 Trio of hand painted timber jabirus 2445mm, 380mm and 435mm high by Barry Kantilla, Bathurst Island, the shortest with part of beak missing (3 fi gures) Est. $125

1229 Bark paintings depicting fi sh (300x500mm) and kangaroo and emus (270x600mm) older Northern Territory types, the second with splits but complete (2 paintings) Est. $200

Other Ephemera/Collectables1230 Two pairs of very old binoculars in operating condition; plus three

small candlesticks in brass, Mixed Condition (5 items) Est. $90

1231 British Georgian sterling silver and cut glass or crystal wine decanter 295mm high with early 19th Century London hallmarks by IF & Son Ltd, no chips and a impressive heavy piece Est. $400

1232 Apprentice’s timber 4-drawer dovetailed cabinet 320x325x245mm with lovely aged patina Est. $250

1233 Gunpowder tube 590mm high, 265mm diam made from leather and a papier mache-type material with British coat-of-arms from an early Victorian sailing vessel, a most impressive free standing item Est. $175

1234 Collection of vintage and antique hat pins incl four in gold housed in old leather box (6 pins) Est. $100

1235 Antique oak screw-type linen press 65x38x62cm complete with original fi nial Est. $100

1236 Oil lamp in sterling silver with dolphin fi nial, continental silver Zippo lighter; plus late Victorian soap case (total weight 130gms approx) (3 items) Est. $250

1237 Cased pair of Schaeffer pens for Qantas Airlines; plus cast polymer male and female Aboriginal heads by Del’Mace for Custom Arts Australia, Gold Coast (3 items) Est. $75


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1238 Sterling silver calligraphy pen, button hook, and two plain sterling silver oil lamps in good condition (total weight 135gms approx) (4 items) Est. $175

1239 Porcupine quill pen c.1850 (top of quill broken); two other antique writing instruments; Arthur Yates & Co Reliable Seeds prize medallion 1909; silvered British Coronation medallion 1911; US Golden West Exhibition uniface medalet 1909; group of gambling chips for Mindi Beach, Wrest Point, Burswood (2) and misc; and an interesting vintage metal clip with bust of an African-American youth, the last photographed (13 items) Est. $75

1240 Collection of 78RPM records, mainly 1940s-1950s popular incl some early Australian jazz (28 records); together with several 33RPM LPs incl Edward Woodward (2) and Bless The Bride (rare) (8 LPs) (36 records) Est. $75

1241 45RPM 7” singles and EPs c.1950s-1980s mixed Australian and US with mixed genres incl pop, instrumental, jazz and classical, half without paper sleeves. Mixed Condition with some better (approx 160 records) Est. $75

1242 Seals; collection of antique types compr hallmarked silver and banded agate, two different black onyx types, brass oak and acorn, and fob chain type; together with Stanhope ‘peep’ fashioned from carved bone in the shape of a begging dog (missing tail) in timber box, the peep with multiple images (6 items) Est. $90

Lot 1243

1243 American-made pair of western-style Los Altos boots size 11 (US), made from genuine lizard teju, purchased in the early 2000s and never worn Est. $175

1244 Vintage sterling silver and continental silver oddments compr fruit scissors, sugar shaker (damaged), Hong Kong souvenir spoons (2), money clip, gilt 10gm .9998 silver ingot, rings (11, incl zirconia set gent’s ring); plus other oddments (total weight 280gms approx) Mixed Condition (22 items) Est. $250

1245 Tibetan hand fashioned religious or ceremonial blackened gong on wooden stand with double dragon carving at top, height 71cm, the dragons with a hint of the original pigment, the original hooks and twine suspension missing and replaced with modern materials otherwise complete with striker, a rare relic from the days before the Chinese annexation when the country was still shrouded in mystery and largely unknown to the outside worldThis unusual item was discovered wrapped in old hessian in a shed of a suburban house which was bought in the late 1950s. The original owners are believed to have brought the gong back from Tibet perhaps as late as 1949-50 when the Chinese occupation closed the borders to foreigners, or (more likely) during the 1930s when European research exploration and travel was still happening on a very limited basis. Whatever the circumstances, the item is at least 60 years old and quite possibly older still Est. $200

1246 Ornate silver presentation tankard hallmarked London 1779 by maker GS, engraved in the cartouche “W.D.Bedlingon from his couzin (sic) R.Bedlington 1852”, a few knocks but an attractive piece, seemingly made much earlier than the time of the dedication inscription, height 124mm Est. $400

1247 Green marble piece with preliminary shaping suitable for a bench top or table top, 98cm x 60cm, 17mm thick, a few paint splashes on the surface which can be removed but no other signifi cant impairmentsNote: very heavy, buyer’s responsibility for removal of the item from the premises Est. $75


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1248 French vintage spelter lamp, broken but nice; group of plates, some from the Pro Hart 1987 series including a nice Australian Aboriginal Westminster example; plus German lidded pottery box with hinge damage and a broken Gooda vase (12 items) Est. $75

1249 English News Chronicle broadsheet newspaper 21st July 1944 reporting the ‘Operation Valkyrie’ assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler; plus The Bulletin, Christmas edition 1899, 48pp with red tinted outer cover, the second item with usual signs of age deterioration although the contents generally quite clean, interesting (2 items) Est. $75

1250 Edward VII Coronation Day commemorative sweets tin by Rowntree & Co York; plus a smoker’s pipe by maker C.Crop of London with the bowl moulded with the features of the King, nice (2 items) Est. $90

1251 WWI period, child’s miniature tea set compr tray, teapot, creamer and two cups and saucers, each with printed colour effi gy of Field-Marshall Paul von Hindenburg, no chips or restorations, extremely rare

Est. $200

1252 WWI period Crested Ware objects incl Nurse Edith Cavell (executed by the Germans for spying), Cambridge Borough in the shape of an artillery shell, Hull in Arcadian china, and Blair China bottle “Bravo Belgium” with facsimile of cartoon extracted from “Punch’” magazine, no chips or restorations (4 items) Est. $100

1253 Post WWI Victory beaker “A Memento of the Great War – Dunstable Peace Celebrations 1919”; plus glass tumbler “The Flags of Allies 1914 in Freedoms’ Cause”, superb with no chips or restorations (2 items) Est. $100

Lot 1254

1254 1954 Royal Tour pennant with offi cial portrait of the Queen, missing the original stick otherwise nice condition and a rare souvenir; plus two undated (late 19th century?) Dutch inter-university award or participation medalets in silver, EF (3 items) Est. $75

1255 H.L.Savory & Co of 47 Piccadilly London ‘American’ cigarette pack for the Midland Railways Hotels with contents intact (6 cigarettes) silver-embossed “by Appointment to His Majesty King George V and H.M. The King of Italy” with royal coats-of-arms; plus an unopened decorative pack of mustard plaster spread by Seabury & Johnson, most interesting (2 items) Est. $75

1256 Stomberg-Carlson bakelite mantle radio c.1940s, needs new valve otherwise ‘lights up’ and housed in old Thai Airways carry bag Est. $75

1257 Mixed group of items incl ‘Rolls’ bakelite razor box, two steel dies, pocket knife, cuffl inks etc housed in sweet tin; plus a pretty base metal and enamel trinket box, Mixed Condition (approx 15 items) Est. $75

1258 Small group of tribal artefacts (spear heads, souvenirs etc) some damage (5 items) Est. $75

AUSTRALIANA1259 16mm fi lm footage on reels incl Australian troops to Vietnam,

Harold Holt in Vietnam, Anzac Day 1966, and other Cinesound reels (3); plus some religious themed short clips on 35mm, misc postcards and old newspapers etc, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $100

1260 Souvenir spoon sets in plush cases incl predecimal coins, Army, Navy, Air Force, Federation, Royalty and Phar Lap, As New (10 sets, 50 spoons) Est. $75

1261 Copper and brass gavel engraved “Chairman Heddon Greta (Cliftleigh) Progress Association” nice condition and interestingHeddon Greta and Cliftleigh are neighbouring towns on the outskirts of Kurri Kurri in the former South Maitland coalfi elds region of the Hunter Valley Est. $75

BREWERIANA

1262 Collection of vintage and antique cork screws (5, incl pocket folding type and another with whale or walrus tooth/tusk handle); plus old British bottle opener (6 items) Est. $150


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COLLECTOR PLATES

1263 Mona Lisa Cabinet plate 260mm marked “Copie de Limoges Porcelaines Tres Fines” on the back; Franklin Mint “Faberge” champagne fl utes in original shippers c.1980 (one cracked); acrylic faux-bronze sculpture of Tom Morris 190mm; and a plated-cast trinket box c.1930s (7 items) Est. $75

1264 Royal Horticultural Society Flowers of the Year complete set of twelve gilt-trimmed collector plates representing the months of the year by Franklin Mint, each 272mm diam; together with Sunicrust Bread Christmas Plate, 256mm by Bendigo Pottery; and a novelty drink dispenser, the plates in perfect condition (14 items) Est. $75

1265 Royal Doulton Sydney Harbour Bridge/Australian Sesquicentenary 1938 cabinet plate 267mm as retailed by Prouds Pty Ltd Sydney, a rare transfer print souvenir that has been sold now and then from $1,000 to $2,000 over the years, no chips, cracks or restoration; plus Franklin Mint “Wishing Well Cottage” cabinet plate, As New (2 plates) Est. $250

1266 USA cased commem glass plate 228mm with acid etched cameos of 1960s era coin designs, issued in 1971 by Imperial Glass Corporation Bellaire Ohio for the last silver coin issue, As New Est. $75

1267 Los Angeles Olympiad 1984; Bing & Grondahl (Denmark) porcelain commemorative plates 183mm (2) depicting stadium & fl ame (2); plus similar item for the Montreal Olympics 1976, As New with no chips (3 plates) Est. $100

HOMEWARES1268 Antique ship’s serving platter 350mm in pewter by Erget Porto of

Portugal on timber stand; plus antique nickel plated candlestick (2 items) Est. $75

1269 Vintage ‘kookaburra’ book ends; Hampden pewter ballpeened beer mug c.1825 (rather the worse for wear); plus antique wax seal in screw top circular box with 18th Century maker’s paper attachment “Searle Seal Engraver 32 Grace Street London” (3 items) Est. $75

1270 Continental silver and acid-etched glass wine or beverage decanters 300mm high, no damage and a nice pair (2 items) Est. $150

1271 Desk set in sterling silver compr two ink wells, shoe horn and leather tool; plus continental silver lidded and hinged snuff or trinket box (total weight approx 350gms) all in good serviceable condition (2 items) Est. $300

1272 Haros Homer model 195 electric water boiler in copper and brass 350mm high by Haros Boiler Company Hobart Tasmania, unused and, apart from water connection hose, complete, a magnifi cent ‘retro’ piece Est. $500

1273 Quantity of vintage napkin rings, souvenir spoons etc, Mixed Condition (82 items) Est. $75

1274 Silver Teapot by maker James & Jonathon Angel hallmarked London 1832 with bone or ivory insulators on handle (weight 800gms approx) a lovely piece purchased by the vendor nearly 40 years ago Est. $750


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31275 Vintage gilt sterling silver footed serving tray 179mm with London

hallmarks; together with other sterling silver items compr plain bangle, bracelet, and hallmarked prize fob on 330mm silver chain (total weight 240gms approx) all in good serviceable condition (4 items)

Est. $250 1276 EPNS drinks, hors d’oeuvres and serving trays plus related items

including water jug and ice bucket, some locally made by K.J.Luke, Drummonds, Strachan etc, all with signs of use and some with a little brassing but no dents and a good working group (32 items) Est. $75

INDIGENOUS ARTEFACTS1277 Fishing, hunting or ceremonial spears 81-86cm (7 different); plus

North American arrow with stone arrow head (8 items) Est. $250

1278 Souvenir aboriginal artefacts including boomerangs (16), carved items (3) and framed and glazed prints by P.Maltby (6); two timber framed Brownie Downing-style Aboriginal paintings on velvet with book “Tinka and His Friends” by Brownie Downing and John Mansfi eld c.1969; souvenir boomerang c.1938; timber plate with Aboriginal motifs; comical timber pipe; Vealls lamp-style aluminium bottle opener; advertising clothes brush; plus ABBA carry bag and notebook (35 items) Est. $75

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS1279 Two vintage Yamaha and Sonata recorders; together with brass

horse tags on leather display holder (6), Ghurkha knife in leather sheath; plus other bits and pieces, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $100

NAUTICAL MEMORABILIA

1280 Wreck of the Dunbar 1854; small circular hinge-lidded box 67mm, the inside with inscription in gold paint ‘Wood from Wreck of “Dunbar” 1854’ interesting Est. $90

SOVEREIGN AND RELATED CASES

1281 Double sovereign case in Birmingham hallmarked sterling silver by Dennison, minor dents Est. $100

1282 Sovereign case 32mm in plated brass in good working order; together with misc badges and militaria, and gents Seiko 17-jewel automatic wristwatch (not working) Mixed Condition (approx 20 items) Est. $75

1283 Sovereign/vesta case in hallmarked sterling silver with attractive foliate design with blank cartouche, minor faults and catch needs attention Est. $175

SMOKER’S PARAPHERNALIA

1284 Cased souvenir spirit lighter and cigarette case with incuse enamel design of early Bank of England Five Pounds note designs c.1950s, attractive Est. $75

1285 Cigar tip cutter in heavy gold plate c.1910 with fob watch chain attachment, nice condition Est. $100

LOVE TOKENS

1286 Halfpenny-size blank stipple engraved “When this you see remember me/ Now I’m depriv’d of liberty” Fine Est. $350

1287 George II Halfpennies smoothed and engraved “R.Emery aged 52 1795/ born in the year 1743”; another “JH 1786” rev heart pierced by two arrows; another “A.N. A.N/1791” an interesting group (3 items) Est. $100

1288 Cartwheel Penny 1797 smoothed and engraved (with spelling errors) “When this you se remember me and bar me in your mind. Let them say what tey will. Speak of me as you fi nd” Fine or better Est. $500

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