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| Lot | Description | Status | ||
20002 Click for more photos | Autograph book c1950s containing a range of Sporting signatures. Cricketers inc Maurice Leyland Yorks + England Postcard personally endorsed 'To David Best Wishes' (played in bodyline series), Herbert Sutcliffe, Wilfred Rhodes Yorks + England, Eric + Alec Bedser Surrey, England, Peter May, Colin Cowdrey, Somerset CC, Hampshire cc 1954 Teams. Athletics Royer Bannister (first man to break 4 minute mile), boxing Randolph Turpin (boxer, World Champion). Personally signed postcard, various others. (40+ autographs). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
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20029 Click to enlarge photo | Cricket: 1950s Australian postcard-size real photos (3) all with contemporary ink Autographs with Ian W Johnson (VIC) inspecting the wicket (45 Tests 1946-56), Graeme B Hole (SA) walking out to bat (18 Tests 1951-55), Gilbert R Langley (SA, Keeper) in the field (26 Tests 1951-56). Rev stain to Langley plus minor cnr creases o/w VF condition. (3) | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
20030 Click for more photos | Cricket 1952-2000 Team Autograph selections inc South Africa 1952-53 Touring side to Australia signatures on pg out of autograph book in John Cheetham, Hugh Taxfield etc, Mosman 1st XI 1950s inc Ian Craig, Doug Ford etc, (with boxer Jimmy Carruthers autograph on reverse), Natal team sheet signatures 1979/80, Indian Touring team to New Zealand signatures inc Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev etc & India 1999-2000 Tour of Australia team signatures (inc Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh & Kapil Dev). (5 sheets, 73 auto-graphs). | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
20087 Click for more photos | Rugby League. Parramatta signed Footballs comprising 'Parramatta Eels Football' 1995 squad inc Paul Dunn, Justin Morgan, Chris Lawler & others, 2003 squad signed footballs inc Nathan Cayless & others. Parramatta Player's Reunion, Football signed inc 1950s-60s Players inc Brian Cox (also played for Cronulla in their first game in 1967), Matt Johnston, Peter Linde also a referee Laurie Bruyeres in presentation case etc. All need air. VGC. (3 footballs). | AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
20105 Click for more photos | Rugby League News. 1950 vol 31 comp hardbound volume of programmes for the NSWRL 1950 Season inc Grand Final Program Souths v Wests (Souths Premiers), also Great Britain tour two test programs. G-VGC. (28) | SOLD at A$250 | ||
20198 Click for more photos | Swimming: Vintage amateur Swimming Club pennants (9) in red & white from Collaroy 1960-63 all 50-60cm long & in GC, also 3 Granville Swimming Club pennants in blk & white awarded 1943-45, some mothing. Plus Australian Surf Life Saving handbook. 1950s (??) Sydney edition. All diff. (13 items). | AVAILABLE at A$60 | ||
20200 Click for more photos | Varied Collection of Sporting related items inc framed Boxing Ted 'Kid' Lewis signature, two time World Welterweight Champion, Max Schmelling autograph on card with photo (famous for fighting Joe Louis), Kostya Tszyu signed photo, Larry Holmes signed card, AFL collection/accumulation of trading cards, Tazos (mostly 1990s) part sets. Some programs, Magarey medal (SAFL award) autographs inc Michael Aish (1981) Tony Antrobus (1983) George Johnston (1934). Soccer 1982 World Cup collection of photos in album (67 of) various Sporting Life. Mags 1940s to 1950s. Various others inc Athletic autographs on pg from 1940s inc John Treloar (Aus Sprinter). John Bartram both Olympians. Baseball inc Don Mattingly autograph, 'The Babe Ruth' collection of trade cards. Plus 100s of tinny badges many with expletives etc. (large carton - qty). | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20222 Click for more photos | ca 1950-90 Headgear (3). ca 1950 Royal Australian Navy cloth topped Rating's cap with tally band 'HMAS ACUTE' named; slouch hat, civilian contract type with pugaree, unblocked, size 59; ; ca 1960 Scottish Balmoral/Tam-O'-Shanter cap in khaki wool, Victoria, size 6 7/8 (less the tourle); plus selection of over 50 diff mostly defence cloth patches & insignia (Army, Navy, Airforce, cadets etc). (53+) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20223 Click for more photos | 1950s Australian Soldier's North Korean Army Souvenired Flag. Red silk with Gold threaded Star, Hammer & Sickle. Minor mothing which does not detract. Brought back by Pte K McGregor VX140924 & 3400570. With service details. Size 620mmx400mm. Fair-GC. A rare surviving example. | SOLD at A$525 | ||
20267 Click for more photos | Fire Brigade items: Black leather axe head cover. Black leather spanner frog. 1950s brass hydrant point spanner (2). 1 marked hose couplings p/l. Axe cover, fair - good, other items G-VGC. (4). | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20283 Click for more photos | Navy 1950 photograph collection of 'Brian Donnelly' sailor on HMAS Sydney in the Korean War. Over 200 photographs, mostly service related. Come in 3 photograph albums, 2 of which have picturesque hand painted Japanese cover but are mostly empty. Many good photos in this group. Very nice. A must for the Korean War collector. (200+photos). | SOLD at A$210 | ||
20451 Click for more photos | Cigarette Cards, The Story of (M Murray) 1987. Collecting Cigarette Cards (D Bagnall) 1973. Directory of British Cigarette Card Issuing Firms (pub circa 1950), Glossary of Cartophilic Terms (referring exclusively to cigarette cards, pub ca 1950). Plus 7 dated Card catalogues from 1947-95. (11) | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20457 Click to enlarge photo | French Colonial 1950 Algerian War Tuareg camel saddle 'RAHLA', Saharan Meharist Companies (serving alongside French & French Foreign Legion troops in Algeria). Made from palm wood overlaid with goatskin (dyed with green & red vegetables dyes) & gazelle skin. Studs & mounts of brass & nickel. Traditional pommel shape representative of the Southern Cross. Height 810mm, depth 770mm. Together with a set of tribe made iron camel hobbles (reminiscent of leg irons). Minor damage to areas. VGC overall. Saharan Meharist Companies were recruited from Tuareg tribesmen from the area of El-Oued / Tougfourt (Tunis/Morocco border). RARE. | SOLD at A$375 | ||
20496 Click for more photos | Postcards. Europe, Great Britain mainly , plus scattered USA accumulation with approx 1800 cards from Edwardian era colour cards to 1950s black & white real photo types. Vast quantity inc City/Town/Urban Areas, Rural Views, Seaside Scenes, plus odd Glamour, Comic or Ship, plus 8 booklet types inc 1917 Kriegs album. Then another 2300 1970s-80s mostly full colour from Australia to USA inc GB, Europe, plus Asia, Africa & Pacific Islands sighted. Mostly Postally U with great variety of Tourist Destinations. Also box with 1960s Souvenir booklets, oversize cards & assorted ephemera. All neatly packed in 4 boxes for comfortable viewing! (4100 + cards) | SOLD at A$500 | ||
20510 Click to enlarge photo | World. Wonderful group of scarce cloth patches etc, mostly Australian, GB, Canada & USA, c.1950-2000 inc many with retail prices up to $20 each, some even higher, ranks slides, trade & specialist badges, unit identification badges & more. Too numerous to list. EF. (About 250 pieces in total). | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20525 Click to enlarge photo | Army. Cadets. Manuals & documents dating from 1908-80. Also inc a manual on Army Rifle Clubs Reserves & on Bugle Calls. Manuals are all used although some are near new (mostly WWI manuals). There is also a Cadet Parade Card from 1929 & a Record of Service book (Cadet) from 1950s. Unissued ATC identity/Service book. One manual (British issue) badly damaged. (19 items in total). | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20546 Click for more photos | Canada. 1873-93 'The North West Mounted Police' 2 vols, by John Peter Turner, 1950. Rebound H/C, vols 1 & 2, text with photographs & illustrations & fold-out map. Vol I: 686 pgs, Vol II: 610 pgs. Together with a US Civil War Novel, 1903.' The Southerners' by Cyrus Townsend Brady. VGC. Early history of the 'Canadian Mounties'. Scarce. (3) | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20552 Click for more photos | Great Britain/Australia. Special Air Service Regiment collection (32) from foundation in WWII to operations in Iraq 2005 inc David Stirling, The Authorised Biography of the Creator of the SAS (Hoe, 500pgs hb pub 1992), Ghost Force, the Secret History of the SAS (Connor, 375pgs hb, pub 1998), Who Dares Wins, The SAS 1950-Gulf War (Geraghty, 600pgs, pub 1983), Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS (Ratcliffe DCM, 336pgs, pub 2000). The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS (Barry Davies, BEM, 375pgs, pub 2001), SAS - The Soldiers Story (Ramsay, 250pgs hb, pub 1996). SAS Sniper (Rob Maylor, 330pgs, pub 2010). Seven Troop (A McNab DCM, 420 pgs hb, pub 2008). Warrior Bros, My Life in the Australian SAS (Fennell, 334pgs, pub 2008). General Sir Peter de la Billiere - Storm Command, a Personal Account of the Gulf War (350pgs hb, pub 1992). Willie Apiata VC - The Reluctant Hero (Little, 255pgs hb, pub 2008). Also contemporary books (18) inc Phantom (Warner, 200+pgs hb, pub 1982). PARA! Fifty Years of the Parachute Regiment (Harclerode, 400pgs hb, pub 1992). 3 PARA - Afghanistan Summer 2006 (Bishop, 280pgs, pub 2007). Squaddie - A Soldier's Story (McLaughlin, 320pgs, pub 2006). SBS, The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service (Parker, 310pgs hb, pub 1997). First into Action, A Personal Account of the Life of the SBS (Falconer, 338pgs hb, pub 1998). The Gurkhas (Parker, 276pgs hb, pub 1999). The Gurkhas-Special Force (Bellamy, 414pgs, pub 2011). A great lot of military history from WWII to recent Middle Eastern conflicts. Mostly VG to near new, total retail/original cost $1650. (50 books) | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20553 Click to enlarge photo | Great Britain: The Household Cavalry H/C 1952;The Brigade of Guards H/C 1952; 'The British Army' S/C 1980 by Jock Haswell; Biographical Dictionary of World War 2, H/C D/J 1972 by Christopher Tunney; 'Manchester Photographic Collection' S/C 2003 by Chris Makepeace; 'It Can Now Be Revealed' S/C 1950; 'Liddell Hart's History of the First World War' S/C 1972; 'A Bridge Too Far' H/C D/J 1974 by Cornelius Ryan. VGC. Good lot. (8 books) | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20606 Click for more photos | RAAF 1950s Officer's peaked cap with KC buttons holding chin strap & gilt brass QC RAAF badge. Size 7½. GC. | AVAILABLE at A$60 | ||
20735 Click for more photos | Army Cadet Unit plaques (15) , some are attributed to a Senior Officer. 6 Cadet serviette rings, 1 match holder. Cadet or school pennants (7), 2 of which date to the early 1950s, some mothing & age wear. 30 pieces in total. Fair-GC. Scarce lot of Cadet memorabilia. (30) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20800 Click for more photos | Army. post 1950 Artillery Officer's blues uniform with Staff gorgets to collar, these with KC AMF buttons. All Staybrite KC gun buttons throughout. Gilt rank of Colonel to epaulettes, matching belt. Ribbon bar for 1934-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal & efficiency decoration. With a pair of red striped Artillery Officer's jodhpurs. Also RAA cap for ranks below Major, this heavily mothed. Also with KC mess dress vest in dark blue & another unknown with gold bullion edging on a scarlet vest. Braid mostly detached. Blues tunic is GC, other items Fair-Average. Nice tunic. (5 items) | SOLD at A$80 | ||
20801 Click for more photos | Army. Lieut Colonel ca 1950 4 pocket, dark blue wool dress blue jacket for an Artillery Officer. Tailored by 'Randall Tailoring 199 Castlereagh St, Sydney'. No date or owner's name. Has all KC map of Australia buttons & enamel KC gilt rank badges & gilt Artillery collar badges. Ribbon bar shows WWII service: Pacific Star & Africa Star, Defence Medal & BWM, ASM efficiency medal. The jacket has an open neck collar & retains its cloth belt. Excellent condition with no mothing or damage/stains. Desirable jacket. | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20812 Click for more photos | Army. Battle dress jackets (3) & 1 pair trousers. 1st to a Captain in the Royal Australian Artillery. 3 red backed pips to right, only 1 remaining on left. RAA titles, MTX label, size 15. With 3 pairs 1950s dated battle dress pants. 2nd Royal Australia, Infantry Corps, named & numbered on 1968 Dunlop label. R.A.I. title to sleeve. 3rd by Evercraft Clothing, named to W01 Physician, no insignia. 4th battle dress trousers by A.D.I. 1990. 3 nice condition battle dress jackets. (7 items) | SOLD at A$80 | ||
20815 Click for more photos | Army Cadet wool, khaki 4 pocket service dress tunic worn in the 1950s-60s to a cadet lance corporal from Taroona High School. The jacket is made in 1941 by "Korn & White" & is the pre 1942 pattern. A soldier's name has been blacked out but is readable. Has wool shoulder titles for Taroona High School & the blue QC "Australian Cadet Corp" arm badges. The buttons are oxidised KC map of Australia. The collars are KC oxidised rising suns. With 1946 dated service dress trousers. VGC. (2). | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20820 Click for more photos | Army Tunic Officer's dress blues tunic with belt & slip on epaulettes. Made by Randall tailoring, Sydney. WW2 medal ribbons for Africa & Pacific theatres. With RAASC trousers plus a white summer tunic for office cadet or corporal attached to RMC Duntroon. Corporals stripes removed both arms. 1 collar badge only & a Korean Era battledress blouse to RAA early type embroidered RAA titles, made by J Sackville very neat condition. With 1950 dated battle dress trousers. GC. (5 items). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20828 Click for more photos | Army. Korean War era Battledress tunic & trousers dated 1951 & 1950. Royal Australian Army Service Corps threaded & bordered shoulder titles. A few minor moth holes but they do not detract. Large Warrant Officer's Crowns to both lower sleeves & medal ribbons for 1939 star, Pacific star, Defence, War & Australian Service medals. Overall VGC. (2 items). | SOLD at A$60 | ||
20830 Click for more photos | Army. Light Horse Officer's mess dress jacket & vest/tie to a Lieutenant in the Northern River Lancers. Maroon coloured shell with black lapels & cuffs. Maroon vest & maroon bow tie. Tailored jacket by H. G. Newton, Uniform Tailors Sydney'. Complete with all white metal rank, KC buttons & QC collar badges for N. R. Lancers (bottom tip of lance broken or mis- struck on one collar). Included is a vest (with all KC buttons) & a bow tie. The vest has the rear bottom of the seam open. 3mm moth hole to front of jacket. Vest has 1 pin-head size moth hole. Maroon bow tie in vest pocket, unnamed. A Light Horse Officer's (LT) mess dress jacket & vest. Badges to this unit have become difficult to find. KC buttons, QC unit collar badges, hence 1950s/60s vintage. | SOLD at A$200 | ||
20834 Click for more photos | Army. Post WWII uniform lot inc 2 1950s battle dress jackets, Kings School Cadet jacket, Auscam Cadet shirt, trousers & a bush hat, polyester uniform jacket with Royal Australia Infantry Corps buttons. Plus pants. Mostly GC. Bargain basement lot. (8 items) | SOLD at A$80 | ||
20840 Click for more photos | Army RAAC 1950 dated Korean War era dress blues tunic & belt, with Bullion crown above sergeants strips. Only 1 button. No other insignia. Plus a 1997 poly blend tunic & trouser to RAAPC missing 4 buttons from front. Cpls stripes & all other insignia attached & a 1968 Vietnam era greatcoat with brown plain AMF buttons, size 5. (GC). (3 items). | AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
20860 Click for more photos | Army Great Coat, 3 x Wool khaki, first with MTX label, bakelite AMF buttons some minor moth holes. Second has all staybright RAEME buttons, 1946 patterns with label dated 1950 plus. Officers pattern with green poly lining. Only 2 plain brown buttons remain. Fair-GC. (3). | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
20885 Click for more photos | Navy, ca WWII uniform items inc M + X labelled battledress jacket, 2 pairs dark blue trousers, 2 pairs Navy bell bottoms, navy blue jumper, pair tropical khaki bell bottoms, blue jeans collar. All pre 1950. GC. Inc some scarce items. (8 items in total) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20888 Click for more photos | Navy, Australia, 1950s Captain's dark blue cotton tunic. Bullion lace to cuffs for Captain. Australia & anchor Stokes gilt metal buttons. Made by Glenstace Menswear, George St, Sydney. Unattributed but has ribbon bar for Distinguished Service Cross, Atlantic, Pacific, Korea & UN Korea Stars & other WWII medals. Shoulder board attachment point on left shoulder only. No shoulder board present. With a pair later trousers. GC. A beautiful tunic which it may be possible to attribute. (2 items) | SOLD at A$120 | ||
20947 Click for more photos | Bundesmarine. ca 1950-60 'U-Boat' Officers Leather Deck jacket. Similar design to the WWII. grey leather issues, but in black leather. Scalloped front seam. All gilt alloy buttons by Overhoff & CIE. Black blanket type material lining (elasticised wool inner cuffs) with internal zipper to add further lining. Rank boards of aluminium wire braids with 1 x gilt pip on (Lieutnant-sur-zee) backing of light 'cornflower' blue. VGC | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
20948 Click for more photos | Bundesmarine.. ca1950-60 Officer's Full length leather 'great' coat. similar design to WWII issue. Dark grey, near black, leather with quilted, polished cotton lining. All gilt alloy buttons by Overhoff & Cie. Almost identical in cut to WWII issue examples. Rank Boards of twisted aluminium wire cords with gilt 'pip' (Korvetten Kapitan) with light 'cornflower blue' underlay. Impressive. VGC | AVAILABLE at A$400 | ||
20963 Click for more photos | Navy. Chaplain's jacket to Commander rank. Double breasted - buttons Tailor's off the rack tag to Monnerys Ltd of London, Liverpool, South Hampton. Wool-cashmere blend. Possibly RN chaplain on visit or exchange to RAN. Pr late issue trousers. VGC. Commander rank, circa 1950s. | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20998 Click to enlarge photo | Army Officer shoulder boards & insignia. Inc mostly WWII era, a few later. Inc 4 pairs of khaki cotton slip-on Officer ranks, 2 pr bullion dress boards, pr removable boards khaki cotton, pair sew-in boards khaki cotton. Also single shoulder boards, 2 diff khaki cotton Officer boards, 3 diff khaki cotton slip-ons, 1 dress blues removable board ca1950/60s & 2 diff 1950s/70s slip-ons (one is Pacific Island Regt, the other possibly Nursing). Also 2 cloth KC crowns on red & blue & an Australia slip-on. Mostly used condition, some showing wear or staining. Useful lot of insignia for display or restoration of uniform. Mostly diff (19). | SOLD at A$200 | ||
21408 Click to enlarge photo | USA. Pocket Knives. Three are Military issue (WWII Corp of Engineers, another with no name plate & a post WWII Army issue) & 3 are Commercial versions. The US Army Engineer's pocket knife is marked 'USA' on the bone handle name plate. It has the pre 1943 can opener (old style) & is complete & undamaged. Blade is faintly maker marked (?Camillus?). Another US Army knife has the 1943 2-piece can opener. It has no name plate. All steel construction (war time) & bone handle. The blade has been well sharpened. Marked made in USA. This type was sold in Army PX stores & possibly used in Air Force survival kits. The third pocket knife is 'US' marked, all metal type dated 1975. Serial production began in 1950s. The bail is broken. The 3x Commercial pocket knives are versions of the US Boy Scout knife, which is what the US Army knives in WWI & WWII are a copy of. The first is an official US Boy Scout knife of WWII vintage, bone handle. Has the 1943 bone handle. Has the 1943 can opener & the Scout emblem name plate. Blade is shortened by sharpening. The other two are based on this knife but one in British made (IXL branded) & the other is unmarked (but has metal handles in simulated bone). All knives are used & show wear. Interesting group of knives showing the history of US Army knives. Instant display. (6) | SOLD at A$190 | ||
21464 Click to enlarge photo | USA. 1950 USAAF Pilot Wings by 'N.S. Meyer Inc, New York, Sterling', full size in oxidised silver with clutch-grip reverse, 78mm. Together with a miniature set, also for pilot. Reverse stamped: 'Sterling/S21'. Clutch-grip, oxidised silver, 52mm. EF | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21483 Click for more photos | 1950-83 Cadet Forces Medal, QEII, Type II Die Gratia. Scarce unnamed example. Mint condition. | SOLD at A$240 | ||
21491 Click to enlarge photo | 1985 Jewish Veteran's medal (unofficial) top clasp 'Australia', service clasp 'Korea 1950-53' by Sole Badges, gilt. EF Scarce. | SOLD at A$50 | ||
21546 Click for more photos | 1950-53 Korea pair. Korea Medal impressed ('1/1193 D. S. IRLAM') UN Korea medal (unnamed), US Presidential Unit Citation. Pte Douglas Irlam enlisted 20/11/49. Operations Korea with RAR from 28/9/1950. . C/W research notes. EF. | SOLD at A$500 | ||
21547 Click for more photos | 1950-53 Korean War Group of 4 to Royal Australian Navy. Aust Active Service Medal 1945-75 clasps: 'KOREA' & 'MALAYA'; Aust Service Medal 1945-75 clasp: 'PNG'; South Korea War Medal; Pingat Jasa Malaya, 1st, 2nd & 4th medals pantographed officially, 3rd medal engraved: 'A.A. MARTIN, R27948'. Alan Albert Martin, Leading Ships Cook, born Brisbane 1927. Service aboard HMAS 'Sydney' 31/8/1951-22/2/1952 in Korean waters. EF. Unusual group. | SOLD at A$350 | ||
21827 Click for more photos | 1939-50 Efficiency Decoration / Africa Star group of 5 to Welch Regt. 1939-45 & Africa Stars; Defence & War Medals (all unnamed as issued); ED, GVIR Type 2, rev engraved officially: '1950' together with associated ID tag pr (fibre, on cord) To: '71331 RV Jones, CE/ Blood group 04', a cap, collar & shoulder title & association lapel badge of the Welch Regt; 3 x brass crown & 2 brass 'pip' rank insignia, ribbon bars & a miniature set of medals as above, but with addition of 'Territorial' clasp to ED. Mounted as worn on original ribbons. gVF. All contained in a small ca 1920 cash tin. Unresearched but attributable via the ID tags. | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
21828 Click to enlarge photo | 1950-53 Korea pair to Royal Army Service Corps. GB Korea impressed officially: 'T/22111063 DVR M DUFFY, RASC'; UN Korea unnamed as issued. gVF. Unresearched. | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||