Australian Historical Medals

Sale 92    24–27 Nov 2009   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 1067    Session 4 (4.30pm Tuesday)    Australian Historical Medals

Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200

BICYCLE ROAD RACES, medallions, including Dunlop Road Race, Warrnambool-Melbourne, first prize in gold and enamel, inscribed on reverse 'Warrnambool-Melbourne 165 Mls, First Prize / Won by / G.E.Lessing 63 min / in / 7H 13Mins 18 3/5S / 3rd Oct / 1931, Donors Dunlop Perdriau Co.'; B.D.C.C. Ten Mile Road Championship Season 1923 sash won by G Lessing; Barnet Class Road Race 1923 Ballarat-Melbourne, medallion in gilt and enamel, inscribed 'G.E.Lessing'; Barnet Class Melbourne-Ballarat - Melbourne Road Race 1932 medallion in gilt and enamel, inscribed 'G.E.Lessing'; Cycle Traders Road Race 1923, medallion in gilt and enamel, uninscribed; Hatley Road Race, Melbourne-Bendigo 1931, in gilt and enamel, uninscribed; Dunlop Road Race 1923, Warrnambool-Melbourne Time medallion, in gilt and enamel, inscribed 'G. E. Lessing / 10hrs / 3mins / Sds'; Dunlop Road Race Warrnambool-Melbourne 1922, in gilt and enamel, inscribed 'G.Lessing / 10h41min'; Dunlop Road Race Warrnambool-Melbourne Time medallion 1932, in gilt and enamel, inscribed 'G.E.Lessing 7hrs / 22mins / 6sds'; Dunlop Cup, Warrnambool-Melbourne 1935, in gilt and enamel, inscribed G.E.Lessing 7h / 40min / 3s'. Very fine - extremely fine. (10)

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