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20058 Click for more photos | Olympics: 1936 Berlin Games souvenir hard cover coffee-table sized set of 2 albums produced by 'Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfold' (Germany) with 120+ variable size B&W picture cigarette cards featuring various aspects of the Eleventh Games. Vol 1 VGC, Vol 2 innder binding separation of front cover, both with original dust jackets, both with wear, flts. First album only 4 cards, second album 118 cards inc 4 photo of Jesse Owen Also 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games album produced by 'Reetsma Cigarettefabriken' (Germany) with near comp set of B&W or colour 'cards' featuring the various aspects of the tenth Olympic Games. Album has inner binding separation at rear cover, some cover marks, contents VGC. (3 albums, 300+ cards). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
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20217 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Western Australian Prisoner of War, Crete, 2/11th Inf Bn Ephemera lot. Comprising photo, letters, books & notebooks, POW Camp made patch & a 2/11th Bn colour patch etc. All attributed/named to WX561 Sgt John Charles Edwards, 2/11th Inf Bn. 1/ Hand embroidered in Rising Sun badge design wool on cotton pocket patch in brown & 'Saxon' blue with grey surround (ie colours of the Bn). 120mmx98mm. 2/ B/W photo in tin frame with AIF Rising sun badge at top of Sergeant in KD shirt & shorts wearing slouch 260mm x 205mm. 3/ Colour patch 2/11th Inf Bn. 4/ Book, 'Italian Conversion-Grammar' 1932 with stamp of 'Stalag VIIIB - Gepruft. Nr 53'. Named to Edwards. 4/ New Testament & two note books containing names & addresses & a register of parcels received whilst POW. 5/ Aust Red Cross Society Aid parcel label. 6/ Original copy of 'POW' Tues Feb 15, 1944 (incomplete), pub by Aust POW Relatives Assoc. 6/ Numerous pre-war letters. 7/ Various POW & rehab related doc's inc claim for Campaign Stars & Medals with handwritten details of Edwards' War Service. John Charles Edwards, born UK, resident Harvey, WA. Enl Northam, WA 9/11/39. To Middle East on SS 'Nevaja' 20/4/40. To Palestine 19/5/40 - 12/11/40. Egypt then Libya 31/12/40. Battle for Bardia 4-5/1/41. Tobruk 7-23/1/41. Derna 25/1/41 - 3/2/41. To Greece 10/4/41. Crete & Ops against German Para's 25-26/4/41. 2/11th Inf. Forced to surrender (535 All Ranks), Edwards amongst them, on Crete 30/5/41. To Stalag VIII B. Repatriated after POW exchange 1944. Mentioned & photographed in Bn History (Johnson, 2000). Overall VGC. A scarce & interesting ephemera lot to this much blooded WA Bn | SOLD at A$500 | ||
20309 Click for more photos | Trade Cards: Shell Oil: 1960s Project Card albums (5) with misc cards (1-60) inc Flowers & Native Wildlife. Shells, Fish & Coral (61-120), Birds (121-80), Butterflies & Moths (181-240), & Australian Beetles (301-360, missing 3). Some damage to covers, cards VF or better. CTC (2022) cat £175. (297) | SOLD at A$60 | ||
20422 | Stamps. 1937 Hitler's 48th Birthday & Cultural Fund miniature sheet of 4 stamps. No perforations. Scarce. SG cat £65=A$120 plus Propaganda Postcards 1938 Greater Germany (Annexation of Austria), head of Hitler & Occupation of Sudetenland, both used. VF. (3 items). | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
20449 Click for more photos | China Bond : £100 Imperial Chinese Government 5% Hukuang Railways Sinking Fund Gold Loan of 1911. First series for £6,000,000. (370 x 550mm) with 40 interest coupons. Signed by the Chinese Minister in Washington 15 June 1911. Usual edge flts, but these do not extend into the printed bond, overall VF. Scarce high denomination bond. Advertised retail $800 to $1200. Rare. | SOLD at A$300 | ||
21481 Click for more photos | 1897 Queensland Police Force QV Diamond Jubilee silver medal. Edge engraved 'ACT Sergeant R Hart'. Came with suspender & ribbon, so small hole at top, these no longer present. Silver, 35mm. C-1897/101 cat $1200 without suspender. Johnson cat $1400+ with suspender. Very scarce only 368 silver minted. | AVAILABLE at A$500 | ||
21863 Click for more photos | USA. Silver Star, name machine engraved Jack R Grieve for Service in Korea (citation Nov 22, 1951). Grieve single handedly assaulted a 120mm mortar emplacement & killed its 5 man crew. He was preparing to assault another position when he was felled by small arms fire (awarded Purple Heart which is no longer with the Star). Comes with copy of his US National Archives & Records Administration Record & details of the action. Previously offered ( & sold) at auction in the USA, est US$400-$500. | SOLD at A$350 |