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| Lot | Description | Status | ||
20004 Click for more photos | Autographs. Collection in 2 autograph books both begun in Sydney in the 1940s. One inc Boxers noted Vic Patrick, Frank Kennedy (boxer, & Sport broadcaster), Cricketers inc Paddington 3rd XI noted Jack Pollard (Sports author), St George cricket team inc Bill O'Reilly. Then the other book including St George cricket team inc Ray Lindwall & Bill O'Reilly, underworld hit 1951) Johnny King British boxing champion & others. (3 books). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
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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 | ||
20218 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 An interesting RANR officer's commissioning certificate with connection to the French Merchant ship Pierre Loti who was taken over by Free French force in 1940. Commission certificate to Allan Creswell Keating Esq. to be a Engineering Lieutenant (Temp) in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. Dated 14/9/40. together with a rare original tally band 'Pierre Loti' (almost in mint condition) stuck to a 'Messageris Maritimes' (Merchant Shipping Company) official letter head, with a hand written message addressed to Mr Keating. 'From Pierre Loti Oct 17 1940' - From & signed by the Chief Officer, Chief engineer, Purser & the ships doctor. The 'Pierre Loti' Built 1913- Ex-Russian Emperor Nicholas I, purchased by Messageries Maritimes in 1921 & renamed Pierre Loti, Seized by the Free French in 1940, grounded on operations in the Gabon estuary 1943. VGC | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
20219 Click to enlarge photo | ca1940-71 RAAF oriented lot. Inc post war peak cap, naval avionics instrument, blue enamel water bottle, spare lens kit for aircrew goggles 22C/167,'R.A.A.F. Log', WWII Christmas Book & 'RAAF SAGA' companion volume. Also inc extremely rare 'PERT-O-GRAPH II' critical path computer. Average - GC. (7 items) | SOLD at A$80 | ||
20258 Click to enlarge photo | Badges. Tinnies, mostly 1940s-50s inc Patriotic, other WWII related, Red Cross, 'Rose Day' etc few stick pins type. Mostly GC. (100+) | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20259 Click for more photos | Badges. Tinnies collection 1940s-60s inc Patriotic, Charity, some political etc. Mostly GC, appear all diff. (118). | SOLD at A$130 | ||
20265 Click to enlarge photo | Communications equipment lot: 1940-60 Radio Set CPRC-26, 1954 by Rogers Majestic, Canada. Complete & in its web case with instructions, receiver/transmitter, collapsible antenna, hand piece & head set; 1940 dated Lamp, Signalling, Daylight, Short-range, Projector MK II by Stromberg Carlson (only partial cord attached); ca 1960 large bakelite telephone handset incorporating dialling disc; ca 1960s miner's headlamp & battery pack for wear on belt 'Oldham type' T megalite UK made. Overall VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$200 | ||
20290 Click for more photos | Photographs: Army Cadets, 20 pre Federation to 1940s photos ranging in size from 250x200mm to ½ postcard size. Many great Cadet photos, some are group shots & some portraits. Selected for quality of uniform shots. Some surrounds damaged as are a few of the photos. Overall Fair-GC. 20 great photos plus 5 reprints. | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20319 Click for more photos | WWII Female Relative Badge with bar & 2 stars. A second bar attached below with additional 2 stars. Badge A48100 by G & E Rodd 1940 with vendor's research with 4 family member's name & details of their service. Additional badges with one Star, one Angus & Coote 1942 & other Amor, Sydney WWII 1939-45 War medal officially impressed VX51723 C.A. NEWTON. Miniatures WWII Defence medal, a GSM Malaya clasp & 1991 ASM. Plus period Korea 2 place ribbon bar. | SOLD at A$200 | ||
20329 Click for more photos | Imperial Flag. An original Imperial German naval flag mounted on a short tapered wooden staff with ropes & bronze fitting to screw to boat. The printed German flag is made from a coarse linen white, colour is now a deep shade of cream. There is an attached auction label from Wallis & Wallis in England. Flag 560x370mm, staff 940mm. GC. Very nice item especially with original staff. Rare. | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20333 Click for more photos | WWI magazine of the War Victims Welfare Organisation February 1935. The organisation assisted those whose needs were related to WWI. Inc full length photo of Goering. Comes with a stamped envelope dated August 1940 from a cookery supply company. Magazine printed on newsprint, bit aged overall GC. (2 items). | AVAILABLE at A$60 | ||
20351 Click for more photos | WWII POW Camp ID tag 'F Stalag 133 Nr 929'. Frontstalag 133 was a temporary German POW camp near Rennes in German occupied Northern France operating from late 1940 to October 1943 housing French Colonial Forces. | SOLD at A$160 | ||
| 20360 | Luftwaffe 1941 large Certificate of Promotion from Government Inspector to Senior Government Inspector. Large embossed seal with Nazi Eagle in wreath, hand signed, central fold, VGC. Also an untranslated 1940 certificate in fairly clean condition with swastika underprint, minor creases. Size approx 390x290mm. G-VGC. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20373 Click for more photos | Concentration Camp. Auschwitz, 1944 dated folded official printed lettersheet with long message with Auschwitz postmark (stamp removed by censor to ensure nothing forbidden underneath). Aged, water stain & edge bit tatty but scarce plus 3 Polish 1940s postal cards depicting Auschwitz Camp, another with map of the camp plus 2 postcards postmarked Litzmannstadt (site of another camp) & 5th Anniv of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising cover. Unless mentioned all VF. (7) | SOLD at A$160 | ||
20375 Click for more photos | Concentration Camp. 1940 Sachenhausen - Oranienburg Concen-tration Camp official printed letter sheet with long message in ink. Postmarked Oranienburg, stamp removed from front, probably to check no message underneath. Camp censor hand stamp on front. Ink stain overall GC. | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20376 Click for more photos | Concentration Camp. 1940 Sachenhausen - Oranienburg Concentration Camp official printed folded letter sheet (4 pgs) with long letter in ink housed in official printed camp provided envelope, stamp partially removed to check nothing forbidden written underneath. Bit roughly opened, with camp censor mark. Aged, overall GC. | SOLD at A$170 | ||
| 20381 | 1933-45 Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) detachment flag. 1940mm x 1180mm double thickness red field with applied white bordered black Swastika. Heavily embroidered wheat wreath circlet to centre, both sides, with RAD Emblem within. Aluminium braid fringe to edges. No moth, only minor stains evident. Scarce & impressive | AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
20385 Click for more photos | Interesting collection. ca1939-60 Inc original WWII officer's shoulder boards (4) inc a panzer officer's, plus one other shoulder board also the following badges - cloth panzer cap cockade, cloth panzer cap eagle. A repro 'Hermann Goring' cuff title patch, w/m Nazi hunting association badge & a N.S.D.A.P golden party badge. 2 original brass 'tinnie' badges, 2 ribbon bars, 1940 dated 'Beobachter' newspaper, great coat with fire police officer's shoulder boards, a West German visor cap plus 3 WWII German books. All German text & an English S/C book titled 'Herr Hitler's self-disclosure in Mein Kampf'. (21 items). | SOLD at A$150 | ||
| 20417 | Propaganda Postcards. 1940-41 Hitler & Mussolini cards, 1 with glue mks on reverse. All VF. (3). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
| 20435 | WWII 1940 Deutsche Bank Berlin Saving book with Reich Mark 1000 donation from Herman Goering for children of dead Airmen plus 1937 German federation for physical exercise blue book. Both with cover soiling, first with ink name, contents GC. (2 item). | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
| 20439 | WWII medals. 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class with magnetic centre. 1940 General Assault badge unmarked (has possibly been buried). Wound badge blackened, magnetic. 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords & without swords this maker marked 77 for Bayer Hauptmunzamt, Munchen, 1939 Eastern Front medal (Ostmedaille). 1939 West wall Medal in packet of issue for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen. 1938 Commemorative medals 13 March 1938 & 1 October 1938. 1939 War merit medal with replacement ring. 1938 Mothers Cross Gold class (enamel damage). (11 items). | AVAILABLE at A$500 | ||
| 20441 | WWII Panzer enlisted rank's sidecap. Date 1940, manufacturer Robert Lubstein. Africa Korps WWII DAK side cap, stamped 842 (August 1942), by Hans Brandt, Magdeburg khaki green. Red lined for turning inside out to be recognised from the air, size 54. WWII Army Bread bag & black leather & bayonet frog. No makers marks on dates. 1938 Luftschutz medal. SS 4 years loyal service medal in oxidized bronze. Reich's Luftschutz badge, white metal & enamel. Also a Deutches Yungvolk badge for 10-14 year olds. Both marked Gesch to the rear. Hitler Youth cloth triangle arm badges (11) all diff district badges, 4 in yellow thread for HJ & 2 in silver/white thread for BDM. Plus 5 diff slightly smaller cloth arm badges, with near consecutive numbered paper RZM labels to rears. All reproductions. VGC. (19 items). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20467 Click for more photos | Great Britain. Army. WWII Royal Artillery soldier pay book & soldier's release book. Served 1940-45 entitled to 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star & War Medals together with a 1944 dated Australian ration card to a female inc a quantity of unrelated post WWII literature, with approx ½ of this related to Northern Ireland in the mid 1970s & Battle of Britain booklet plus a small frame with 4 badges of the Royal Observer Corps. Fair-GC, typical of age. (20 items) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20468 Click for more photos | Great Britain. RAF, 1940 Battle of Britain commemorative plates, complete set of 6, by Franklin Mint. All individually numbered, excellent condition. High original cost. 2 brass WWII Spitfire trench art type pieces. 1st is climbing Spitfire, 2nd is a small Spitfire mounted on a 1940 One Shilling coin, all on a brass column. Plus 3 golden era collector's cards displaying the Avro Shackleton, Short Stirling & Avro Lancaster, in a well displayed glass & timber frame. GC. (9 items) | SOLD at A$110 | ||
20517 Click to enlarge photo | 1914-18 . Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 by C W Bean et al. Complete set of 12 volumes. Some fading to maroon covers of some volumes & insect damage to Vol VI cover, minor edge stains o/w reasonable condition. Vol XII published 1935, others 1940-42, mostly 1941. Monumental work with page numbers varying between 500 up to more than 1000. A must own for anyone who has an interest in, or who collects, WWI Military items. (12 volumes) | SOLD at A$400 | ||
20523 Click for more photos | Military Training Pams WWII era - Demolitions - Field Engineering PAM. 1940 named to VX50143, 14x21cms. Manual of Field Engineering (RE) Part VI Accom + Water Supply, 1942. Engineer Training Part I, 1940, Australian Edition. Engineer Training Part II (WAR), 1941. Australian Edition. Manual of Field Engineering (RE) Part III, 1943 Bridging & Watermanship. Royal Engineers Training Memorandum No I, 1942. Manual of Elementary Drill (All Arms), 1935, H/C. Staff Duties in the Field, 1949. Generally GC. (8) | AVAILABLE at A$60 | ||
20524 Click to enlarge photo | Military Training Pams WWII era: The Complete Lewis Gunner, 1941, first published 1918. Training in Field craft and Elementary Tactics, 1940. Manual of Elementary Drill, 1935, hard cover. US Rifle, Calibre .30, M1, 1943, 190pgs. Small Arms Weapon Training, 1937, Aust edition. Small Arms Practices, 1943 (Australia). Small Arms Training - Vol I Pam 3 Rifle, 1943 (Australia). Training in Handling of Mines and Traps, 1943, 88pgs (Australia). Mostly GC. (8) | AVAILABLE at A$80 | ||
20527 Click to enlarge photo | Australia: Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, Vol III, 'The AIF in France 1916' of C E W Bean's Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18. 11th edition 1940, 1036 pgs, hard, cloth bound. Covers practically unmarked but some toning to pages. Overall VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20550 Click for more photos | Great Britain: WWII RAF group of 10 with Bader-The Man & his Men (Burns, 1990). Bomber Crew - Taking on the Reich (Sweetman, 2004). Claims to Fame - The Lancaster A History of the 34 Aircraft that Flew 100+ Missions, (Franks, 1994) Churchill's Few - Battle of Britain Remembered (Willis, 1985). Fight for the Sky - The Story of the Spitfire & Hurricane (Douglas Bader, 1973). Fighter Boys - Saving Britain 1940 (Bishop, 2003. Fly - True Stories from the Airmen of WWII (Veitch, 2008). The Few - Americans Who Fought in the Battle of Britain (Kershaw, 2006). With Wings Like Eagles - A History of the Battle of Britain (Korda, 2009). The Reconstruction of Warriors (Mayhew, 2004). Also Tigers - The Story of No 74 Squadron RAF (Cossey, 1992). Whirlwind - The Air War Against Japan 1942-45 (Tillman, 2009). MIG Pilot (J Barron, 1980), The Story of the Escape & Defection of Lieut Belenko with his MIG-25 from the USSR to USA via Japan. Hell-Fire (Ed Macy, 2009) plus 3 paperbacks inc Bomber Offensive Sir Arthur Harris Marshall of the RAF & The Spitfire 50 Years On (1986). Except for the last 3, all hardcover with dust jacket, mostly VF-near new, retail $500+ (17) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20558 Click for more photos | Library reduction - 28 books inc 'The Russian Revolution 1899-1919' (940 pgs, Pipes 1990). 'The Secret War against the Jews' (656 pgs, Aarons & Loftus 1994), 'The Voyage of Their Life - SS Derna & its Passengers (480 pgs, Armstrong 2001), 'The Gehlen Memoirs (General Reinhard Gehlen'. Then a mixture of 'un-orthodox titles' inc 'Beer Glorious Beer' (Cyril Pearl, 1969), 'Aust Cigarette Cards & their Values' (Skinner, 1984), 'Tough 101 Australian Gangsters', 'South with Scott (Evans, 1956), 'The Ghost of Flight 401' (Lockheed Tri-Star Crash, Florida, 1972) & 'Good Morning Hanoi' (Findlay, 2006). Plus 18 others. Lots of good reading here & high original cost. Mixed good - VF condition. (28) | AVAILABLE at A$50 | ||
20566 Click for more photos | Army. Berets All different colours & ages. Of note 1940s Army beret in khaki with leather edging. Light blue aviation coloured beret with square dark blue patch. Average-GC. (9 berets) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20572 Click for more photos | Army Peaked Barathea cap unissued WW2 era missing 1 button. KC map. 1940 sidecap KC map button, unissued. Indian pattern pith helmet in white cloth some stains. Made Grose Bros. Average - GC. 3 WW2 hats. | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20574 Click for more photos | Army. Peaked cap , WWII with separate chin strap, no buttons to sides, unusually of Officer quality with leather trim around front peak. Small moth holes to top. Also 1940 dated Army wool sidecap plus Navy rating caps (2). Post war with grey lining 1940/50s with owner number & name but hard to read. No buttons to front, heavy mothing. Fair-VG condition. The peaked cap nice. (4) | SOLD at A$160 | ||
20600 Click for more photos | Navy. Cap WWII Ratings cap round shape with grey lining. This type of cap was used between 1939-45 & for some years prior. No sweatband ever fitted, cotton top. Plus Navy peaked cap, cloth top by Segraves Sydney. Another peaked cap, vinyl top by Keepshape dated 1940 & a Navy Ratings cap by Mountcastle. Discolouration on 3 of the 4, Fair-GC. First is quite hard to get. (4) | AVAILABLE at A$120 | ||
| 20626 | Army. WWII Panzer Afrika Korps 1940 peaked cap, service faced made on cotton twill, lined in red for air recognition, size 56 Schlesische, Mutze fabrik, company logo & Frankenstein 1942 stamped to interior 3 out of 4 air eyelets retain their olive finish. Pink colour soutache is factory stitched, inside of cap shows wear & the peak is somewhat misshapen with minor stains but o/w undamaged. An almost identical cap with similar characteristics & markings was sold retail on the web for US$10500. | SOLD at A$10000 | ||
| 20633 | Army. 1939-45 Mod 1935 single decal steel helmet. Retains near all of the original pea green parade finish. Tri decal removed as per regulations of 1940. Army eagle decal with some light wear. Maker marked ET64. Good original liner but missing chin strap. A very good original example of the type. EF | SOLD at A$1100 | ||
| 20634 | Army. 1939-45 Mod 1940 Steel helmet. Single decal, army. Paint finish toned to rust brown. Army shield with toning that makes it appear to be a Navy shield (still a possibility) approx 60% intact. Size 56 liner. chin strap comp (dated 1940). Shell inner flare stamped: '4850-ET64'. Light fracture evident to front. Overall GC | SOLD at A$500 | ||
| 20656 | Luftwaffe. 1939-45 Mod 1940 single decal steel helmet. Q66 - batch run DN257. Size 59. Liner & chin strap comp showing little wear. 99% original blue/grey paint finish intact, decal 99.9% intact. Light scuff to surface paint areas. VGC. | SOLD at A$1250 | ||
| 20657 | Luftwaffe. 1939-45 Mod 1940 single decal steel helmet. Size 64. Liner comp, only partial chin strap in situ. 70% original Luftwaffe dark blue/grey finish & 85% original 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Eagle decal. Overall VGC, presents well. | SOLD at A$600 | ||
| 20660 | Luftwaffe WWII Model 1940 double decal helmet. Eagle to one side, shield to the other. Dark green to grey paint with brown leather liner. Stamped ET68 & 546. Chinstrap stamped Berlin 1939. A well made copy of heavy steel construction with aged liner. VGC. | SOLD at A$180 | ||
20687 Click for more photos | Army. WWII 1940 dated leather leggings (2) for mounted troops & motor cycle despatch riders named to 2 diff people & an unmarked officer pattern WWI pr leggings. G-VGC. (2 prs) | SOLD at A$50 | ||
20721 Click to enlarge photo | Army WWII Lot, pr 1940 Stohwasser leggings. One is size 14 other size 15. 4 rifle slings. 1941 D^D torch. Pistol lanyard. WW2 pattern pocket knives (2). Pr MTX khaki jodhpurs. WW2 khaki Australian sidecap. WW2 gas mask & bag. Pr WW2 Australian boots with jungle cleats. Overall GC. (15). | SOLD at A$325 | ||
20752 Click to enlarge photo | 1939-45 Model 1935 Dispatch Case ('map case') in pebbled finish black leather. Early buckle-strap fastening. Maker stamp under flap indistinct, but date '1940' clear. Comp with rear belt-loops & buckles. VGC. Scarce | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20796 Click for more photos | Army Greatcoat WWII. 1940 dated coat, faint name to label H.G. Sturday. Number NX31939. Herbert Gwynne Sturday final unit was 2/6 survey battery. He joined in 1940 from Paddington NSW. Another coat 1968 dated with brown bakelite AMF buttons. Made by Dunlop NSW. GC. WWII dated coat not easy to find. (2). | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20802 Click for more photos | Army. ca WWII/Korean War, Royal Australian Artillery Officer's great coats, wool (2) with buttons updated. 1st has all Staybrite KC RAA buttons, is made by H.J. Cooney, Sydney, D D with name. Has RAA titles & previous rank for Lieutenant no longer present. GC. 2nd has Staybrite QC RAA buttons to front & Staybrite KC buttons to rear, rank holes to epaulettes, stitched closed. Considerable wear & small faults. Originally named on 1940 tailor's label FW24461 E.SYKES ESQ (label no longer present). Some minor mothing does not detract. Potentially researchable. (2) | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
20831 Click for more photos | Army. Lot of 3 cotton khaki WW2 jackets. One is a 2 pocket patrol jacket, the other 2 are work/giggle jackets. Unissued 2 pocket patrol jacket made by Chic Mfg Co 1940. With tear out stores label stating 'khaki drill jacket, permanent forces size 14' No insignia or button. Used khaki cotton fatigue (giggle) jacket. Label present bun not very readable. Shows wear. Unissued, khaki cotton fatigue jacket. Dated 1943, with tear-off stores label. Beautiful condition. VGC-GC. (3). | SOLD at A$100 | ||
20845 Click for more photos | Army. Royal Australian Infantry scarlet wool tunic of a Bandsman. All insignia has been removed & epaulettes no longer present. Aged CGCF label & D arrow D. Looks 1940s/50s, perhaps earlier. With Infantry trousers. Service wear but reasonably good condition. Scarce tunic. (2) | SOLD at A$150 | ||
20886 Click for more photos | Navy. WWII (ca 1940s) Officer's dark blue wool mess type jacket to a Lieutenant. Fine wool, quality short double breasted jacket with all RAN gilt buttons. Rank has white underlay for Paymaster. No provision for shoulder boards. Never had gold loop above rank bars. The double button closure is made form 2 Dutch? Naval buttons. No label or name found. Rank cuffs may have been period altered. Clean & undamaged, no mothing. Slight aging to gilt fittings. Wear to one button hole. Nice, clean RAN jacket. Interesting variant. | AVAILABLE at A$150 | ||
20922 Click for more photos | RAAF WWII 1940-45 Flight Sergeant's medical department service dress jacket & trousers. MTX size 15 label named to 33128 Sheidow. Plus trousers in VGC named as above. Tunic, with matching belt & all insignia still present. Minor mothing to right sleeve. Basil Sheidow enlisted RAAF 1940. | SOLD at A$210 | ||
20940 Click for more photos | Army. 1939-45 Army WWII mod 1940 great coat to an infantry Lieutenant ca 1942. Tailor made in Munich, it has a plain field grey collar & provision to wear a sword/dagger. It is in beautiful condition with no apparent signs of mothing or damage of any kind (except for 1 broken should board button - now in coat pocket). The front buttons show almost no wear, & the cloth has almost all of its nap. Quality made. There is a 'name' stamped twice on the internal lining 'HEILLER'. VGC. | AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 20942 | Army. 1939-45 Original WWII Officers wool tunic with medals to a Colonel Signals Reg 604. Fine gabardine wool with only very minor moth grazing, full lining. Tunic is named & dated 1940. It has provisions to wear a dagger. Fine quality made. Breast eagle is pre-war type in great condition & quality. The ribbon bar is for 8 medals. Comes with EK 1 class (unmarked) Inf Assault badge (L/10) & black wound badge (unmarked). Small size, which is typical. VGC. | SOLD at A$1500 | ||
21036 Click to enlarge photo | Army. 1940-45 colour patch 2/22nd infantry battalion (moth nips) & 2/19th Infantry battalion colour patch . These 2 patches are quite scarce. GC. (2). | SOLD at A$400 | ||
21078 Click for more photos | Navy RAN/RN cloth insignia 1940s through to current times. Inc rank badges, shoulder titles various trade badges & service stripes. Noted 2 KC badges (Gunnery & Physical Training), 5 QC badges for trades such as Artisan, Communications & Aviation. Also a Torpedo Man's rate badge, a pr of Midshipman's gorget patches, & 3 x Bullion 'AUSTRALIA' titles & nice lot of communications related. Some are used & show wear, mostly in un-used condition. (55). | AVAILABLE at A$100 | ||
21086 Click for more photos | Navy: RAN/RN. Collection of cloth insignia dating from the 1940s to modern times. Inc a nice selection of women's uniform badges. Badges inc many rate badges (some with a small puncture hole, having been a sealed pattern), rank badges & shoulder titles. Inc 8 women's RAN badges, 5 with KC, 7 bullion wire rate badges & 4 additional badges with KC. Interesting grouping of WWII & post badges inc many scarce/rare types. (33) | AVAILABLE at A$180 | ||
| 21186 | WWII 1940-42 Black Wound Badge Type II (tombac) with maker's mark L/11 for Wilhelm Deumer in Ludenscheid, in LDO box of issue. 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with swords, also War Merit medal. Plus Commemorative Medal for 1 October 1938 (Sudetenland Medal). EF. (4). | SOLD at A$180 | ||
| 21213 | ca 1940-44 Hitler Jugend belt plate. 1x Piece nickel plated iron. By 'RZM-M4/30' (Berge& Norte AG). gVF/aEF. | SOLD at A$130 | ||
| 21230 | ca 1940-45 Army belt plate enlisted ranks. 2x Piece aluminium, not maker marked. gVF. | SOLD at A$65 | ||
| 21237 | 1939-45 Panzer Assault Badge 1940 in 'silver'. Grey alloy with silver wash. Flat back, not maker marked. gVF. | SOLD at A$200 | ||
| 21261 | Kriegsmarine.1939-45 War Badges. U-Boat War Badge, 1939. Lead alloy with gilt wash (85%) & horizontal pin; Destroyer War Badge 1940. Lead alloy with oxidised wash finish; Blockade Runner War Badge 1941. All postwar reproductions. Grey metal with oxidised & silver wash finish. All pins intact. gVF. (3) | SOLD at A$85 | ||
21321 Click to enlarge photo | Army.1940-90 Royal Marines Insignia: Cap badge, King's Crown, brass on lugs (K&K 2100); Cap badge, 1954 to current in oxidised brass, Queen's Crown; Cap badge, Queens Crown; gilt anodised aluminium (last 2 x both K&K, 2101); Para Qualification Wings, red embroidered on khaki-drill cloth ground; curved cloth titles, red on black wool 'Royal Marine Commando, 1 x with original 'Sealed Pattern' no. still intact; another, straight line embroidered, 'Royal Marines'. Lug damage to 1st. gVF/aEF. (7) | AVAILABLE at A$75 | ||
21324 Click for more photos | Army. Cavalry related badges (15) inc a mix of original with some later struck badges. Of note are post 1952 Fifth Dragoon Guards silver plated Officer's badge. Machine Gun Corps, Tank Corps, post 1940 17th Lancers Sgt's arm badge. Also a Royal Tank Regiment feather OR's plume. Comes with a pair of Officer King's crown Cavalry shoulder chains, scales. GC, shoulder scales would benefit from a clean. A good group to Cavalry Regts. (18) | SOLD at A$150 | ||
| 21366 | Hewer. 1933-45 Red Cross DRK subordinate's Model 38 Hewer with original scabbard. The scabbard is in VGC. Painted finish has numerous light scratches .Checkered grip GC. Nickel plating on knife and scabbard is GC. The sawback blade has a squared off tip and is in excellent near unused condition (no obvious runner marks). The saw teeth are sharp. Comes with original leather frog by Carl Busse, Mainz, dated 1940. Except for the light scratches to the scabbard paint, a very nice knife. | SOLD at A$1050 | ||
21380 Click to enlarge photo | Pocket Knives. GB/Aust Army & Navy folding pocket knives spanning 1800s-1970 (Vietnam War). All are Military with the early Royal Navy knife being rare. There are 2 naval neck knives. The white bone handles knife is made by Hunter, Sheffield. Michael Hunter & Sons was in operation from 1870-ca1910. It never had a marlin spike. The blade has some edge nicks. In quite nice condition with no damage to the bone & some light age pitting as is to be expected. Blade is nice & tight. Rare knife probably dating to around 1860s. The second deck knife is a WWII pattern Sailor's knife as issued to the Royal Navy & RAN (& some 2/AIF Units). Nice blade that is tightly fitted. Steel bail. Made by Rogers, Sheffield. The last two knives are British Army issue. The Bakelite handled knife is well used. Blade has been sharpened. Dated 1940 (last digit faint). Copper bail. The last is an all metal clasp knife by Joseph Rogers, dated 1970 (Vietnam era). Nice condition. The early Royal Navy deck knife is impressive & presumably rare. (4) | SOLD at A$250 | ||
21393 Click to enlarge photo | France. Fighting Knife: 1939-45 Vichy French alloy fighting knife. 1940/41. Cast alloy hilt & short steel blade stamped 'Depse'. No scabbard. nEF Very Rare. | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
21418 Click to enlarge photo | Rhodesia. ca 1940-60 Rhodesian Regt Hat badge lot: King's crown in blackened brass with red cloth backing to centre; King's crown in silvered brass with red cloth backing to centre; Queen's crown in blackened brass with 'Royal' in title, with red cloth ground; large (53mm) black anodised aluminium 'The Rhodesia Regt'; as previous but in silver anodised. (5) | SOLD at A$100 | ||
21428 Click for more photos | 1940-45 Danish Resistance Armband 'Saxon' blue felted cloth (140mm) overlaid centrally with red wool cloth band (43mm) with central white tape stripe (11mm). Applied to the centre of this is a white bronze disc bearing the 3 lions & hearts within a shield from the Danish Royal Coat of Arms (40mm dia). A scarce & original armband from a Resistance Veteran who later settled in Sydney (name withheld by family request). gEF. Scarce & desirable | SOLD at A$150 | ||
21446 Click for more photos | Romania. 1940-45 Pilot badge, Coat of Arms variety. Silvered bronze & enamels. 2 x piece construction. Solid, vertical pin rev with safely catch (locking 'C' catch). gVF. Scarce | SOLD at A$350 | ||
21468 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Air Force Cross & King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air recipient Log Book, original citations, pilot licence & investiture documents. To Wing Commander Egbert Ralph Griffith, 260440, RAAF. Log Book with entries from Jan 1942 to Sept 1945 indicating a grand total flying hours of 2555hrs, 20mins. Born 1905, resident Mosman. Gained Pilot Cert/Licence Feb 1937. Enl RAAF 1940 as Flying Instructor at Parafield, Narromine & Benalla. S/Ldr 1/10/42. Wing Commander 1944. Disch 21/9/45. Awarded King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air per citation: 'Griffith Egbert Ralph, Squadron Leader (260440), 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF. After a 6 mth conversion at Camden in Feb 1942, he was posted to No 3 SFTS & on the 5th Apr 1942 to No 1 SFTS. On the 1st Oct 1942 he was posted to No 11 EFTS as Chief Flying Instructor & Officer Commanding Flying Squadron. In this post, his skilled judgment & experience together with his keenness & determination have made a most valuable contribution to the high std of training achieved. Squadron Leader Griffith's devotion to duty has at all times been outstanding. (LG 8/6/1944 p2647)'. AFC awarded per citation: ' Griffith Egbert Ralph, Squadron Leader (260440), 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF. After 6 wks conversion in Feb 1942, he was posted to No 3 SFTS & on the 6th Apr 1942 to No 1 SFTS. In Oct 1942 he was posted to No 11 EFTS as Chief Flying Instructor & in this post, his sound judgment, long experience & skill have contributed considerably to the excellent std of training achieved. Squadron Leader Griffiths has at all times displayed outstanding enthusiasm, determination & devotion to duty. (LG 1/9/1944 p4077).' Paperwork inc original signed copies of the above (with further detail); Comm of Aust Pilot Licence 1937-40 (with ID photo); letter of congrats & signed by Air Vice Marshal G. Jones, Chief of the Air Staff & enclosing an original length of AFC ribbon; letters relevant to his investiture & of notification of awards; Co No I (T) Group address 11/5/45 (5 pgs). Griffith's medals (AFC, War & Australia Service medal) were donated to the Australian War Memorial by the family, who later sold this paperwork. VGC. Extremely scarce documentary grouping to double decoration RAAF pilot. Only 146 GVIR AFC awards & 145 WW2 Commendation awards | SOLD at A$500 | ||
21507 Click for more photos | 1914-45 Tobruk Mentioned In Despatches Major's 2 Wars group of 7: 1914-1918 BWM (also entitled to Victory) impressed officially:'3955 A-CPL. H. E. D. ROGERS, 52 BN. AIF'; 1939-45, Africa & Pacific Stars; Defence, War (bronze MID oak leaf) & Australian Service Medals. All impressed officially:'QX6080 H. E. D. ROGERS'. Harold Edward David Rogers, born 1898, Irvinebank QLD. Enl AIF, Cairns May 1917. To France with 52 Bn April 1918 and to 49th Bn May 1918. To Aust Army Pay Corps Oct 1918 & AIF HQ London 1919. Ret to Aust & disch Brisbane Nov 1919. Enl 2/AIF 1939 as Lieut. Middle East 1940 9 Div, Ops North Africa inc Tobruk. Major. To New Guinea 1943-44. Disch 1945. MID for the period Feb-July 1941 with 9 Division at Tobruk. gVF. Lot comes with a ribbon bar, WWI Silver War Badge and Rank Badges. Also, research notes. | SOLD at A$2000 | ||
21514 Click for more photos | 1914-45 Australian Army Medical Corps & 1st Australian Railway Survey Company Africa Star group of 7. British War & Victory Medal pr impressed officially '18718 PTE. E. J. MULCAHY, 2 AGH, AIF.' 1939-45 Star & Africa Star unnamed as issued, Defence, War & Aust Service Medals impressed officially 'NX12695 E.J. MULCAHY' - Defence Medal unnamed as issued - an unusual, but recorded happening. Together with a set of miniatures as above, card, boxes of issue & comp with Dept. of Army cards & official eligibility slips confirming awards. Edward James Mulcahy, born 1898, Kyabram, Vic, enl Bendigo 2/5/1917, Army Medical Corps, August 1917 Reinforcements, to UK, via Taranto, Italy 21/11/1917, to France & 2 Aust General Hospital 2/4/1918, RtA 12/7/1919, re-enl 13/4/1940, Cootamundra, NSW, disch 10/10/1947 as Sergeant, 1st Aust Railway Survey Company. With Research. Miniatures mounted as worn, all on original ribbons. gVF/aEF. Provenance - by direct family descent. | AVAILABLE at A$450 | ||
21516 Click for more photos | 1914-45 Father & 3 sons groups, inc Wounded In Action, 2/7th Infantry Bn, Buna & a Darwin Air Raids Trio. (1) Father: 1914-18 British War & Victory Medals impressed officially: '4883 DVR. S.F. PHILLIPS, 11 FAB. AIF' - Stephen Frank Phillips, born Callington, SA 1892, enl AIF 11/10/15, 6th Inf Bn to Egypt & 4 DAC, France & Flanders inc Pozieres, Somme, Ypres & Hindenburg Line, 43 Bty, 11 FAB 4/12/17, RtA & disch 23/7/1919. (2) Son No 1: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars, Defence, War & ASM, all impressed officially ' VX 37046 E.J. PHILLIPS' - Eric John Phillips, born Windsor, Vic, 1920 enl 11/7/1940, 2/7th Inf Bn, to Palestine 3/5/41 to 12/3/42, Ceylon from 28/3/42 to 12/7/42, to New Guinea 13/10/42, Wounded In Action at Buna 21/12/42, disch med unfit 9/10/1944. Medals issued 1954. (3) Son No. 2: Defence, War, ASM, all impressed officially: 'V186047 R.T. PHILLIPS'. Roy Trevor Phillips, born 1923, Prahran, Vic. A munitions worker, enl AIF 6/1/1942, to AASC, to Qld 12/5/42, 130 Aust Gen Transport Coy 8/3/43, to Darwin during Air Raids 5/5/43, to 118 GT Coy 18/4/44, disch 3/7/45. (4) Son No.3: War medal 1939-45 impressed officially: '147916 N.C. PHILLIPS'. Norman Charles Phillips, born South Yarra, Vic 1926, enl RAAF 17/3/1944, 9th Transport & Movements office, RAAF, disch 11-4-16. All on original ribbons. gVF/gEF. Scarce Buna WIA. (10) | SOLD at A$700 | ||
21520 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Africa/Pacific, group of 6 to 2/25th Infantry Bn. 1939-45, Africa & Pacific Stars, Defence, War & Australian Service medals. All impressed officially: 'QX7995 A Walker'. Albert Walker born Lawnton QLD 1901. Enl Cairns 2/7/1940. To Middle East 7/4/1941. Suez & Egypt May 1941. To Palestine 25/5/1941 & Ops in Syria against the French 10/6/1941. RtA 10/3/1942. To New Guinea 31/8/1942, L/Cpl 1/2/1943. Disch med unfit 27/1/1944. On original ribbons. gVF. With copies of service records. | SOLD at A$350 | ||
21526 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Tobruk, Wounded in Action El Alamein, Died on Service 2/17th Infantry Bn & 9th Carrier Coy group of 6 with Mother's Badges & paperwork. 1939-45, Africa (with '8th Army' clasp) & Pacific Stars; Defence, War, Australian Service Medals. All Impressed officially: 'NX 17385 A.F. Booth'; 1936 Amateur Athletic Assn, NSW bronze medal named to Booth; Mother's & Widow's badge No. 'A 10342' Bar with 1 x star; Female Relatives Badge, Bar & 1 x star; 2/17th Inf Bn Colour patch, original type (Glyde #954) 1940-42; Miniature colour patch & an enamelled Sweetheart brooch of an (unlisted in Glyde) Armoured Unit. Anthony Felix Booth, born Rose Bay, NSW 1919. Enl Militia 1939, 30th Inf Bn. To AIF & 2/17th Inf Bn 27/5/40. To Middle East 19/10/40. To Palestine (Camp Kilo 89) Nov/Dec.1940 Ops North Africa inc Cyrenaica & Tobruk from 27/1/41. L/Cpl 7/6/41. To Syria 7/1/42 thence to Nth Africa from 2/7/42. WIA, GSW left foot, 24/10/42 at El Alamein. RtA 27/2/43. To 9th Carrier Co 31/5/43. New Guinea & Ops. Lae & Finschaffen from 9/8/43. Cpl 24/1/44. Died from Scrub typhus 9/2/1944. Buried Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby. Together with original Dept of Defence Award documents x 3. gEF. Scarce complete lot including attributable Mother's badges & research | SOLD at A$850 | ||
21530 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Mentioned In Despatches & Killed In Action, Syria group of 4. Late, but only issues. 1939-45 & Africa Stars, War Medal, with MID oak leaf, pantographed officially; Australian Service Medal, impressed officially:'NX34521 C. E. STOPPS:. Medals issued to daughter 1974. Claude Ernest Stopps, born 1900, Gundagai. Enl AIF, Paddington, 1940. To 2/15th Field Company Engineers Nov 1940. To Middle East Feb/Mar 1941. Ops Syria/Palestine against Vichy French from 19 June 1941. Killed in Action, Battle of Darmour, 10 July 1941. Awarded MID per Comm Gazette 17/42 for service in Middle East 1941. No citation available. Buried British War Cemetery, Mezze. With copies of service docs/archive file confirming medal issues. Extremely scarce to Syria fatal casualty. Near mint condition. | SOLD at A$800 | ||
21535 Click for more photos | 1939-45 RAAF Flying Officer Pacific Star group of 5, together with his original set of miniatures, disch certificate & Dept of Air Eligibility letter 1949: 1939-45 & Pacific Stars; Defence, War, Australia Service medals all impressed officially: '11299 C B Searl'. Clifford Burton Searl, born Croydon NSW 1913. Enl RAAF 25/7/1940. Appointed Pilot Officer 24/4/1943. Disch 'surplus to present personnel requirements' 20/8/1945. Disch certificate lists campaigns Stars & medals, dated 6 Dec 1945. Dept of Air Medal Eligibility letter dated 5/1/1949. Miniatures with wear. All on original ribbons. Stars retaining original gilt wash. | AVAILABLE at A$350 | ||
21536 Click for more photos | 1939-45 Tobruk/El Alamein group of nine. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, WM, ASM (all impressed to 'QX7738 I. E. PICKETT'), Tobruk Siege Medal 1941 (T-shape) engraved to 'I. PICKETT'. Infantry Frontline Service Medal engraved to 'QX7738 PTE I. E. PICKETT 9TH AUST DIVISION HQ COMPOSITE INFANTRY PLATOON'. All mounted as worn, c/w Replica Dutch War Cross engraved to 'QX7738 PTE I. E. PICKETT 9TH DIV HQ'. Pte Ian Pickett enlisted in the AIF, June 1940. Operations Tobruk March -October 1941, operations El-Alamein July-November 1942. RTA & later operations New Guinea, Tarakan Amphibious Operations & Inland Advance & Morotai. C/W research notes. | SOLD at A$2000 | ||
21540 Click for more photos | 1940-51 Tasmania 40th Infantry Bn, Darwin Air Raids & British Commonwealth Occupation Force Japan & 'BCOF Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes' group of 9: Pacific Star (unnamed); Defence, War, ASM (all impressed officially: 'TX10245 L.L. CARR'; UK, Korea Medal (impressed officially); Aust Service Medal 1945-75 clasp 'JAPAN'; Aust Defence Medal (last two pantographed as issued). Together with a scarce Japan BCOF Chapter RAOB, GLQ, GLE. Medal in gilt & enamel & a Grand Lodge of Qld, Jewel named to Carr, 1951. ASM & ADM, issued 2009 & in boxes of issue. His RAOB. GLQ, membership card dated Kure, Japan 21/6/51. Leonard Luke Carr, born Castle Forbes, Tas, 1916, enl Geeveston, Tas. 21/8/1940, L/CPL, 30/5/41, to Darwin (during Air Raids) 24/6/43. To Japan & 66th Inf Bn, BCOF 18/11/46, St/Sgt, 13/3/48, BCOF Press & Printing Unit 1949. WO II 25/10/51, disch in Japan 20/12/51 - club manager of Kobe Country Club. First 5 mounted on original ribbons as worn. EF. With research. Scarce complete lot including current issues. | AVAILABLE at A$600 | ||
| 21616 | 1939-45 Pioneer, Killed in Action Ukraine Grouping, with photographs & letter. Iron Cross 1939, 2nd Class; 1941-42 Russian Front medal; Mother's Cross of Honour 3rd Class (Bz) & (inexplicably-but came as part of the grouping from vendor) a Panzer Assault Badge in 'bronze' (hollow back, war metal, vertical round pin damaged but hinge & 'C' catch intact). All attributed to Reichs Arbietsdienst (RAD) Pioneer Johann Jankovi, born 11/9/20, killed 27/8/41. 9 x original photo's inc photograph of Jankovi's original grave. The other photos are all of Jankovi ca1940 in RAD Uniform in the field, barracks etc. With original letter from an Army Catholic Padre, Dr Alois Beck to Jankovi's family dated 4/9/41. Letter states that Jankovi was wounded by Grenade fragments in the back & thigh at Cherkasy, Ukraine on 27/8/41, dying the same day. He describes Jankovi's place of Burial & states that a photo fo the grave will follow - evidently he followed up on that promise as the photo of Jankovi's grave (along with other comrades) is included. A poignant & interesting group. aEF. (14 items) | SOLD at A$500 | ||
21846 Click for more photos | Japan.1914-15 Parade or Court mounted group of 11: Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th class; Order of the Rising Sun 8th class; 1914-20 War Medal; Taisho Enthronement 1915; 1st National Census 1921; Showa Enthronement 1928; Manchurian Incident 1931-34; China Incident 1937; 2600th National Anniv Commem Med 1940; Manchukuo National Foundation Merit Medal 1933; Red Cross Member. All on original ribbons with rev hooks/eyes. All mounted on aluminium pin back 'parade frame' for wear. The whole contained in their unique velvet lined leather wallet with hook suspension & chromed clasps. gEF. A scarce & impressive long service group, probably for a Junior Army Officer or Senior NCO. | SOLD at A$900 | ||