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Australia, pewter beer tankard, base stamped, "Kirra" Pewter, by Pewter Products P/L, Melbourne, Australia, one side inscribed, 'Presented to/Lt. Col. C.H.A.East MBE/Second Commanding Officer/by the/Officers 4 RAR/8th Jan. 68'. Needs cleaning, a few bumps, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
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Great Britain, pewter beer tankard with badge (QC) of the Grenadier Guards fitted to one side, base stamped, 'Buckingham Pewter/Made In England'. Needs cleaning and with some surface marks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
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Great Britain, Queen Victoria, The Regiment Award of Merit, in gilt bronze (44.5mm), unnamed. Very fine.
Estimate $70
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Air Combat Collection, a model aircraft collection (1:100 scale), each fighting aircraft on a plastic stand with identification name at base, a collection of 32 models. Some parts, mainly armaments, have come loose and need to be reattached, and some stands need to be refitted, otherwise extremely fine. (32)
Estimate $300
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Australia, military documents, includes parchment appointment document (Temporary) to Augustus Gibson Farleigh to 2nd Lieutenant in the Land Forces from 20 May 1916 signed and dated 20 August 1917; Form of Commission from AIF Base Records Office, Victoria Barracks dated 8 September 1919 sent to Hon. J.G.Farleigh MLC, the father of Lieutenant A.G.Farleigh, 34th Battalion; Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia Rifle Clubs, Marksman's Certificate certifying that No. 14325 Farleigh, A.G. a member of the Hawkesbury A. College Rifle Club qualified as a Marksman for year ending 30 June 1909; also b&w photos (2) of Hawkesbury Agricultural College 2nd XV, 1907, and another for 1st XV, 1908, both photos include A.G.Farleigh as a team member. The documents are framed in white cardboard on a white foam backing board, the first with an edge tear, the third with a small hole, all have age toning or foxing marks, the photos are framed individually on a large grey cardboard and have much foxing and one has a water stain on the cardboard, both photos are faded with age, otherwise good - fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Welcome Home and Thank You certificate, issued by The Camperdown Soldiers & Sailors' Welcome Home Association to James Scanlan, dated 26th Septr 1918 and signed by David Gilpin, President (former Mayor of Camperdown and later Mayor of Sydney) and the Hon Secretary, an illustrated and coloured certificate (24.5x30.5cm). Paper splits and loss of paper at edge as well as a small hole and age toning, the body of the certificate with age toning and other stains and marks, otherwise very good.
Estimate $50
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Certificate of Appreciation, The Call to Arms presented to Frank Miller by the Council of the Municipality of Newtown, signed on 7 December 1946 by the Mayor, W.F Bodkin and the Town Clerk, R.P.Hitchen, the illustrated and coloured certificate printed on cardboard (approx 30x42.5cm) and suitable for framing. Foxing around the unprinted outer edge, some very small foxing spots, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
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Queen Victoria, signed military commission, to Edward Owen Langham Esq., dated 26 June 1886, for the rank of Captain in the 2nd Sussex Volunteer Artillery Forces, countersigned and sealed, framed under glass, (51 x 43 cm). Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Great Britain, Sloper Award of Merit, profusely illustrated cartoon-like and coloured certificate named to Pte Rennie 'because he won the Queen's Prize at Bisley' and with this award he may use after his name the initials 'F.O.S.', sealed and dated Fourth day of August 1894, in a frame (approx 30x40.5cm), not under glass. Some age toning and a small water stain, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
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Germany, certificate dated 24 April 1918 for award of the Iron Cross II Class to Gefreiter (Private 1st Class) Karl Groll; Middle Eastern document, possibly Turkish, unissued; b&w photo of an unidentified Imperial Russian officer; another b&w photo of an unidentified WWI Australian soldier, both photos mounted in cardboard suitable for framing. Both documents with tears and missing paper as well as age toning, the first photo with a tear, otherwise good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
USA, Certificate of Appreciation To Colonel Henry K. Benson, Jr. From Offices of Commander In Chief And Chief of Staff Far East And United Nations Commands, a large certificate (approx 37.3x45cm) featuring a border of various countries' flags and in the centre, below the printed inscription are three columns of signatures (44). Some foxing at edges and a few light marks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $200
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The Cry Of The Mothers, Australians! Enlist Now! coloured recruitment poster (92.4x131.7cm), 1915, drawn by J.S.Watkins, printed by W.A.Gullick, Govt Printer, Sydney, features a semi-naked mother raising her fists to the sky and with two dead children prostate at her feet. With folds and some toning marks, a short edge split at one fold, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
WWII Naval autographs, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Goulburn St, Sydney cheque no. M 052950 dated 25th July 19?9 unused but with autographs of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, C.I.C of British Pacific Fleet and Captain P.V.McLaughlin of H.M.S.Swiftsure, mat framed under perspex in a small timber frame (21.5x16.5cm), with details written on the matting material including that the signatures were applied at Mark Foys' Empress Rooms, 25th July 1945. Some foxing and age toning on the cheque and what appears to be a water stain mark on the matting, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
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RAAF, coloured water painting of a 'Seagull' flying boat (approx 20x15.5cm), signed by the artist (appears to be J.Hayes 1937) in a timber frame that is too large (approx 26.5x22cm); This man is your Friend He fights for Freedom August 1942 You Invest In The War Loan, advertisement featuring an Australian Digger and the Australian flag in a metal frame with a small Rising Sun badge across the top centre, with fold-out timber leg stand; also a WWI postcard from France, dated Sept 1st 1916, the front of the card with a woven lion and the British and French flags, on the reverse is a handwritten short letter to the soldier's cousin. All items with foxing, otherwise fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Boer War, B & W reproduced photos, said to be NSW Mounted Rifles A, B, C, D, E and F Squadrons, each of the six photos with printed identification of each soldier; also a range of photocopied b&w photos and one reproduced photo, mostly with names of soldiers, also a few other Boer War related photocopied reports or documents (total items 11). Fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Boer War, very large laminated b&w medal roll charts (2), one features NSW Mounted Rifles with names and list of engagements and skirmishes as well as remarks e.g. wounded, invalided or killed; another similar for NSW Regt. of Lancers; large coloured chart of Decorations and Medals awarded to Australians as published in the Sunday Mail in Queensland for Anzac Day 2014; another large coloured chart of Orders, Decorations and Medals awarded to Canadians and illustrated in the Sequence of Order of Wear. Very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $100
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When The Empire Calls, New Patriotic Song dedicated to the Members of the Colonial Contingents in South Africa, Tenth Edition, words by Hugh Macdonald, M.L.A. and music by Alfred Hill, with signature of Alfred Hill beside his printed name, large document (27.5x36.5cm), with coloured soft cover, 5 pages, copyright to W.H.Paling & Co Ltd, Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Front cover loose, with foxing on front and back cover and spotting on other pages as well as some edge nicks, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
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WWI Souvenir of Cairo 24 Postcard, booklet containing 24 b&w postcards; also Nominal Roll of the Overseas Contingents for the Coronation 1911, first edition, 1978, soft cover, 34pp, includes Naval, Military, Commonwealth Countries as well as Australian Cadet Contingent. The first front and back cover frayed and some postcards with foxing, otherwise intact and fine, the second good very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
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World War II, a selection of photographs and an allied coloured cartoon page with six separate sections all relating to the 1939-45 war in the Pacific against the Japanese, this page used as an air-drop propaganda leaflet in New Guinea in 1943 and with all text in Japanese suggesting to the Japanese forces that they face humiliation, disease, death by drowning or bombardment and it implies that no good reason exists for a continuation of the war, and as well as the cartoon sheet there are photographs that show a Japanese officer being dragged from a culvert on Leyte Island, three photos show General Hatazo Adachi and other officers surrendering at Wewak, PNG, another photo shows Japanese in the act of surrendering being watched over by armed allied soldiers and another photo with descriptive text on the back shows the aftermath of a US Marine force battle with the Japanese in the Gilbert Islands with bodies strewn along the beach at Tarawa in November 1943 (5,700 Japanese soldiers were killed). Folds and foxing on the cartoon sheet, overall very good - fine, an interesting lot. (8 items)
Estimate $180
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Military newspaper cuttings, also includes a few newspapers, mostly relating to Australian forces, also a large poster depicting WWII artillery combat in Malaya and on the other side are full details and a map of 'The Long March To Hell' relating to Australians captured by the Japanese in WWII; original page (front and back) of The Illustrated London News No.1243 Vol. XLIV, Saturday, January 30, 1864, on the front page is an illustration relating to The War in New Zealand; a large coloured poster titled "Bravo", featuring a Lancer on horseback from the Supplement to the "Illustrated Sydney News" for September 1886. The last poster with some tears and foxing, the rest make for very interesting and informative reading, poor - fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Research documents and photos, compiled over many years by military historian and antique dealer, the late Len Barton, a massive volume of documents, noted a very large amount relating to Australians in the Waikato War in New Zealand, also research on the area of Windsor in outer Sydney and its contribution to the military forces as well as numerous other military research papers and other research into non-military related items such as a large volume of typed papers relating to a commentary of Alexander Brodie Spark's surviving manuscript letter-books, diaries and other papers outlining the life and times of Spark who was born in Scotland in 1792 and died in Sydney in 1856 including his rise to riches and leadership in Sydney and his later downfall. In one very large 45 litre plastic container and one small box, fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $500
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Australia, convex silver disc (28mm), inscribed in centre is the letter T (the symbol on the badge of 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company), pin-back; also two postcards from 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company 'Somewhere in France'. The cards with faded writing and foxing, the disc toned very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Architects copy of the layout of the Eastern Command Prisoner of War Camp, 20.2.42 (size 62x38cm); together with a Japanese copy of a map of the North West Pacific Approaches to Bering Strait (74x108cm) complied from the United States and British Charts of 1923. Second item with repairs to tears, fair - very good. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Sword and Lance, Northern Rivers cavalry, NSW 1885-1903, by Martin J.Buckley 1988, hardcover with dust jacket, 258pp with b&w and colour photos throughout and maps at front and back cover pages. Foxing on front and back cover pages and on page ends visible when book closed, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $20
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From The Australian Front, Shrapnel and Smiles, by Cassell and Company Ltd, 1917, soft cover, 128pp with b&w photos and drawings throughout; From The Australian Front, Xmas 1917, by Cassell and Company Ltd, 1917, soft cover, 128pp with b&w photos and drawings throughout (identical contents to previous book); British Artists At The Front, by C.R.W. Nevinson, published from the offices of "Country Life" Ltd, soft cover, 20pp including 15pp with photos of coloured paintings by the artist, C.R.W. Nevinson; The Enemy 1964, Notified in AAOs for 31st July 1964 and restricted publication at the time, soft cover, 184pp with information on typical Communist Asian military forces, some pages with handwritten alterations. The first three books with damage to front and back covers, otherwise very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
Queenslanders Who Fought In The Great War, by Owen Wildman, published by Besley & Pike Ltd, Brisbane, 1919 (never reprinted), hardcover, 273pp, with b&w portraits and biographies of Queensland soldiers who served in the AIF, cover page with name, Mrs Margaret Black, written at the bottom right corner. Cover with some damage and a little loose, transparent page on title page damaged, foxing throughout but does not appear to have affected the photos, otherwise very good and very scarce.
Estimate $140
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Daryl Lindsay's "Digger" Book, published 1919 at The Sun Art Studios, Melbourne with introduction by C.E.W.Bean, features 14 large coloured drawings of WWI soldiers and scenes by Daryl Lindsay, soft cover (approx 25x38cm), with cord binding. Foxing and some rough edges on cover, otherwise fine - very fine.
Estimate $150
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The 38th Battalion A.I.F., The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F. by Eric Fairey, foreward by Rt. Hon. W.M.Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, published 1920, card cover, 110pp, includes awards, Roll of Honour, officers who joined from other battalions and Nominal Roll of other ranks; together with an unused Christmas card and envelope from 4th Pioneer Battn., A.I.F., France. Some very light foxing areas on edge of book and much foxing on envelope and some on card, otherwise nearly extremely fine; the card very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Australian Army Badges, Part One, Two and Three as well as The Rising Sun Badge, all books by J.K.Cossum. With some foxing and also some stains on covers, some penned entries, otherwise fine and the standard reference works on the subject. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Medal News, issues from 2001 to 2014, most monthly issues, each year stored in a Medal News hard cover binder. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (approx 150 in 14 binders)
Estimate $300
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