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Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables — Abacus Auctions

Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:623
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & CollectablesLots with images:623
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:380
Date:20-Oct-2019
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2000 Sydney Olympics: 'Australian Olympic Legend - Dawn Fraser' Dna Authenticated Collector Pins, set of 5 pins in case. Limited edition 3779/5000.
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2000 Sydney Olympics: 'Australian Olympic Legend - Dawn Fraser' Dna Authenticated Collector Pins, set of 5 pins in case. Limited edition 930/5000 with signed CoA.
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Edwin Flack: Collection including transcripts of 1896 letters from Edwin Flack to his father; invitations (2) re 1914 Olympic Congress in Paris; 1914 letters to Flack from British Olympic Association & Gordon Inglis (head of the Australian delegation); range of letters to Edwin Flack (25), receipts (42 - many for antiques & art), photographs (38 - some original, others reprinted), postcards (2); copy of death certificate; 1935 auction catalogue for his antique furniture & paintings. Many of the photographs…
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Edwin Flack: Signature with 14 others on reverse of a 1912 menu 'Dinner. Given by the Passengers to Captain St.John George & Officers, RMS 'Empire'. Oriental Hotel, Kobe, Japan'. (Australia's first Olympian and first Olympic gold medallist; very rare signature)
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Murray Rose: Group of trophies and souvenirs in carton, including serving dish engraved for 1957 Melbourne Herald Swimming Carnival 200m Freestyle; stone plaque honouring Murray Rose; pewter plate honouring 1500m swimming legends; Northern Territory plaques (2); ashtray for 200th Test Match at Lords; 1972 Munich gold medallion in case; Jamaica 1966 Commonwealth Games 5/- coin. (Qty 8 items)
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Cards 1996 Intrepid 'Atp Tour Signature Blitz' set (4) Andre Agassi, Mark Philipoussis, Pete Sampras & Goran Ivanisevic, each with signature card, redemtion card & CoA card.
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Pat Cash: Display with headband & T-shirt both signed by Pat Cash & endorsed 'To Eddie', window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 90 x 110 cm.
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Collection balance noted booklet 'The Sentry and the Shell Fairy' with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite; 'Jm Barrie's Peter Pan & Wendy' with illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell; autograph book with Hubert Opperman & Bruce Small (founder of Malvern Star); album of 'Punch' magazines; 1977 Silver Jubilee items including metal tray; ship's menus from Orion & Marconi; range of boxes & tins; also coins including Florins (15) & tokens (2). (Qty)
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Balance of collection including tazos, discs, phone cards, basketball cards & AFL cards; also bag of stamps plus some FDCs & Post Office Packs. (Qty)
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Carton of 'family heirlooms' including two carved statuettes & a small chest all from Korea, a Royal Doulton plate & stand, a hand-painted mug from Portugal, etc. No Reserve. (Qty)
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Balance of collection with maps including 'Philips War Map of the Pacific'; National Bank calendars (17); prints & posters.
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Australian Historical Documents in carton with Victoria Government reports on 1856 Immigration, 1857 Population Tables, 1864 Mining Surveyors, 1810-1910 mining information including Gold Find reports, also Ballarat related magazines and some Insurance Policies and sheet music etc. Weighs 10kg. (Qty 100s)
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Books carton including 'Down & Out in Paris & London' by George Orwell (1953 Edn), 'The Cruel Sea' by Nicholas Monsarrat' (Book Society Choice), NSW 'Official Report of the National Australasian Convention Debates' (Mar-Apr 1891; needs rebinding), a good range about Mining in Australia including histories of Broken Hill South, Mount Isa & Moonta and 'The Eureka Stockade: the Original Account by Carboni Raffaello' (1947 reprint), etc. No Reserve. (Qty)
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Books (11) including 'Gallipoli' by Les Carlyon (Sydney, 2001); 'Relations in Records' by Australian Archives (Canberra, 1989); 'Human Anatomy' (Surrey, 2006); also 2005 voyage of Queen Elizabeth II passenger list, daily programmes (26) & menus (47). (Qty 84)
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Ephemera 1880s Victorian scrapbook including 3 large photographs of Oban, Scotland; small album of 1896-1910 ephemera; c.1939 Trooping of the Colours booklet; 1958 Hobart Regatta silk programme; advertising postcards & ephemera (27 items) including Swallow & Ariell's Pure Jams; Australian military postcards & photographs (26 items) plus 'The Aussie Wallet, Xmas Wishes from Australian Ymca 1918'; 1930s-40s NSW/Qld survey maps (8). (Qty)
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Ephemera carton including racebooks (3) 1938 VATC, 1948 VRC Spring Carnival - Last Day & 1956 Royal Ascot with invitation to visit the Queen's Stables; ephemera from 1950s & 1960s trips to Europe; ticket for 1958 Kooyong 'Tournament of Champions'; travel documents (2) with facsimile autographs of Robert Menzies; range of magazines; book 'Lalique par Lalique' (Paris, 1977); collection of cook books; P&O menus; old family bible; also range of postcards mostly 'European Vacation' including some Great Britain…
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Newspapers 'The Illustrated Times, Weekly Newspaper' (London) bound volumes for July to December 1856 and January to June 1858, covers poor and some faults, however wonderful range of engravings throughout.
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Silver group including 'Talisman Rose' silver & crystal plate by Frank Whiting & Co. (USA 1878-1940); hairbrush hallmarked London 1927; clothes brush & hand mirror hallmarked Birmingham 1947; tongs hallmarked Whiting Sterling Pat.1891 (USA); tongs marked Ep. (Qty 6)
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Watches Railway pocket watch (Swiss-made) for A.A.Keysor, 702 George St, Sydney; plus silver pocket watch hallmarked Birmingham 1884, both need servicing. (Very scarce Australian named pocket watch) (Qty 2)
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Great Britain - William Shakespeare: 1876 'The Complete Works of Shakespeare, including Biography, Plays, Sonnets and other Poems', hard-bound 441pp, published by John G. Murdoch London, illustrated throughout with Kronheim & Co. colour chromo-lithograph plates, spine separation and cover damage requiring re-binding otherwise very fine.
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Great Britain - Shipwrecks: Collection of Grace Darling material including rare 1838 'Bamburgh Castle' broadsheet raising funds for an Annuity for the Heroic Grace Darling and her Father; books (3) including 'Grace Darling - The Heroine of the Farne Isles' (Southampton, 1875); postcard; and Rowntree chocolates tin. (Grace Darling (1815-1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter, famed for participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838: the paddlesteamer ran aground…
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Great Britain - Titanic: 'The Wreck of the Titanic (In Memoriam), Descriptive Fantasia, arranged by F.W.Owers', hand-written sheet music, 10pp, with postcard showing Titanic decorating front cover, fine condition.
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Great Britain - Suffragette Movement: 'Votes For Women' original Wspu sash in movement's colour scheme (designed by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence in 1908) of purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity and green for hope. The Women's Social and Political Union was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1917. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and policies were tightly controlled by Emmeline…
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Australia - Anti Suffragette Os & P Co 'Shut Up Series' postcards comprising 'Muzzled Up' (damp-spotting on address side), 'Muzzled Up/(In Vain)', 'Sealed Up' all unused & 'Plastered Up' postally used. (Rare Australian edition). (Qty 4)
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Great Britain - Anti Suffragette: Postcards by various publishers ridiculing women wearing harem pants & other masculine attire, generally fine to very fine but three are badly stained (and not included in the estimate). (Qty 13)
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Great Britain - Anti Suffragette: Mostly British PPCs by various publishers including ridiculing female domination, hen-pecked husbands, 'fallen women', harem pants, etc, plus a few European types including particularly offensive French & German cards, condition variable but generally fine. (Qty 41)
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Great Britain - Anti Suffragette: National Series postcards 'The Ideal Wife', 'The Ideal Husband' & 'The Bachelor' complete sets of 6, mostly fine to very fine unused. (Qty 18)
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Great Britain - Anti Suffragette: Corona Publishing Co postcard (artist W Stocker Shaw) depicting women doing traditional men's jobs and their Achilles Heel, a baby in a cradle, fine unused.
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Great Britain - Anti Suffragette: Valentines Series postcard showing a Suffragette in the Dock, fine unused.
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Japan: Passport issued 1897 at British Consulate in Hiogo, Japan to Miss Tennant with a British Two Dollars Consular Service revenue stamp attached (scarce and attractive document); also vintage photographs (7) of the Ainu indigenous people of northern Japan; plus scrap album of cigarette packets. (Qty 9 items)
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USA - Guns & Rifles: 'The Winchester Book', by George Madis (Texas, 1985), 656pp. Wear to covers, though excellent reference book.
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Advertising Blotters collection c.1930s-40s noted Exide Batteries (3; one featuring rugby), Shell Tox, Caltex Gasoline, Opex Polishing Wax, Perfect Circle Piston Rings, Olympic Tyres, National Safety Council, Cor Kerosene, The Dogs' Home & Animal Hospital. (Qty 13)
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Advertising Cards 1880s-1940s collection, mostly Australian, noted Leinster Estate (North Footscray); Rosella (2); Lion Coffee; Brooks, McGlasham & McHarg (hats); Stower's Lime Juice Cordial; Goodyear Tyres; California Chocolates (Sydney); Pennsylvania Drill (Auckland). (Qty 12)
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Badges 1930s-90s collection including 'Australian Glass Working Union'; 'Electrical Trade Union of Australia'; 'Home to Colac 1937'; 'Motor Transport Union'; 'Queensland Fire Services'. (Qty 32)
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Badges including 'Sydney 2000/ Olympic First Aid' (x 3); 'Australian Red Cross Q'land Div'; 'Ski Council NSW'; 'The Doll Collectors Club NSW'; 'The Bromeliad Society of NSW'. (Qty 64)
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Beer labels c.1890s Coghlan & Tulloch's Ballarat Brewing Co labels for Extra Stout & Genuine Malt Ale, fine condition. (Qty 2)
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Books 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia', by Andrew Garran in 3 volumes (Sydney, 1886) with over 800 engravings throughout, all maps appear to be included. Covers poor & some tone spots
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Books cartoon booklet 'Mr Melbourne - Day by Day' by Mitchell (Melbourne, 1948) some toning; plus Infant Welfare Booklet 'Our Babies' with front cover illustration by May Gibbs (Melbourne, 1946). (Qty 2)
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Books including 'Victorian Icon - The Royal Exhibition Building' by Dunstan (signed) deluxe limited edition 84/200 (Melbourne, 1996); 'Windows on Collins Street - A History of the Athaneum Club, Melbourne' by Pacini & Adamson (with 7 signatures) (Melbourne, 2001); 'Charles Darwin in Australia' by Nicholas & Nicholas (with 2 signatures) (Melbourne, 2008); 'Victoria the Golden' by Strutt (Melbourne, 1980) (signed Fred Grimwade). (Qty 7)
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Greeting Cards 1880s 'Australian New Year Card Series' showing kangaroo with swag & billy can, published in Sydney by Gibbs, Shallard & Co., beautiful colour chromolithography, edges trimmed slightly. Very early example of an Australian themed Christmas/New Year greeting card.
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Newspapers box full of 1860s-1920s newspapers & pages, noted 'The Illustrated London News - Australasian Edition'; 'The Ballarat Courier' including Christmas Supplements for 1904, 1905 (missing covers), 1907, 1909 & 1910; 'The Graphic'; 'Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News' Christmas Number 1906; 'The Bulletin'; 'Punch'; 'Table Talk'. Also 1896 French confirmation certificate. Poor/Fair condition, though interesting group with some attractive illustrations.
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Newspapers noted Man on the Moon, 9/11, deaths of Elvis, John Wayne, Graham Kennedy & Darren Millane; range of football stories.
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Signs 1961 tin sign 'Today is Holden's 13th Birthday, Since November 29, 1948 882,804 Holdens have been built', and depicting the first six models Fx, Fj, Fe, FC, Fb & Ek, size 30 x 45 cm, extremely scarce.
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1901 Federation Invitation to The Royal Review at Flemington on 10th May 1901, small tape mark at top.
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1907 Australian Exhibition of Women's Work postcards 'Souvenir of the Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, 1907' 1) decorated with hand-painted bell, fine condition; 2) decorated with hand-painted map of Australia, minor tone spots. (Qty 2)
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Birds: 'The Gould League of Bird Lovers of NSW', membership cards/certificates (13) for 1933, 1935 (2), 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 (2), 1941, 1944 (2) & 1954; plus c.1953 Liebig set of 6 trade cards showing Loopvogels/flightless birds. (Qty 19)
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Cartoonists: Collection including Stan Cross original 'Wally and the Major' cartoon artwork (2), various drawings (28) housed in 11 sheets, 'Wally and the Major' cartoon books (15) from issues 2 to 16 (1943-57); Carl Lyon 'Wally and the Major' cartoon artwork (77) including 3 pencil drawings from soon after taking over the strip - one with note from Stan Cross, c1938-39 cartoons for 'Shaver', proposed comic strips 'Jim Marston - Secret Agent', 'Chris of the Air Training Corps', 'Boys of St Crispins' &…
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Masonic: Case named to D S McHutchison, containing apron, cuffs, sash, medals & tie pin, generally fine condition.
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Municipal: 'Certificate of Competency/Municipal Clerks' (1949), Fellowship of the Insitute of Municipal Administration (1954) & 'Commission of the Peace Certificate of Assignment' as a Justice of the Peace (1963), all framed. No Reserve.
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Railways: Medal 'The Legendary Ghan/Inaugural Journey 2004/ Adelaide - Darwin', window mounted in attractive display, framed & glazed, overall 33 x 53 cm; together with commemorative bottle of Crown Lager & book 'The Adelaide to Darwin Railway - A Vision Fulfilled' by Hancock.
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Railways: 'Victorian Railways - Ticket Checkers' Manual' (Melbourne, 1961), thick book illustrating every type of VR ticket.
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Schools: Scotch College (Melbourne) archive of ephemera c.1937-51 including 1951 Centenary programme & Order of Service; 1937 Stamp Club Magazine (Vol.1 No.1); 1938 dinner menu; 1937-40 programmes for Athletics (8), swimming (2), rowing (5) & Anzac Day (3). Condition varies, though interesting history. (Qty 51)
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Television: publicity photographs (black & white) of Graham Kennedy for 'In Melbourne Tonight', including four with sidekick Bert Newton. (Qty 14)
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Military: Group of photographs from an American soldier from the 37th Division in the Pacific campaign, noted New Zealand (31) with scenery & Maoris; Solomon Islands (9), and a few of an unidentified Chinese family. Plus a real photo postcard of natives fishing endorsed Noumea. (Qty 45)
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Military: 1903-14 Victoria Military Camp group photographs on backing card comprising 'East Camp of Rangers Sunbury 1903', 'First Light Horse Camp Lancefield 1904', 'Sgts Mess 10th Alh Kilmore Camp 1912', 'Sgts Mess Wallan Camp 4th to 15th March 1913' & 'Officers 10th Alh' (undated), condition variable. Rare & appealing. (Qty 5)
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Military: Three large photographs of World War II minesweeper/corvette P.47, each mounted on board 45 x 35 cm, fine condition; also two football press photos showing 1950s Vfa team about to leave to play South Australia & 1960s Victorian VFL footballers visiting an oil refinery (they look bored!), both with some creasing. (Qty 5)
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Music: Photograph titled on reverse 'Jenny Fabian London 1963', with 'Jeremy Fletcher' photographer's handstamp on reverse. (Jeremy Fletcher is known for his photographs of the 1960s music scene; Jenny Fabian was a famous groupie)
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Sports: Roy Battley in boxing pose (amateur lightweight champion of Victoria 1911, severely wounded during World War I); c.1898 Parisien Panel photo of an Adelaide team on a 3-man tandem bicycle; an Adelaide Lacrosse team, good condition. (Qty 3)
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Sports: Team photographs comprising Geelong College Running Team 1920; Melbourne Teachers College athletic team 1928; St Peters athletic team; North Footballers Cricket Club 1929-30; Teachers College Football Club 1928. (Qty 5)
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Tasmania: c.1950s photographs showing manufacturing, agriculture & few town scenes each with 'Produced by The Teaching Aids Centre, 57 Brisbane Street, Hobart' handstamp on reverse. (Qty 19)
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Range comprising Sydney 2000 Australian Gold Medallists sheetlets (16 - one signed by Andrew Hoy); Olympics poster with 16 signatures of gold medal hockeyroos team; Everlast sweatshirt signed by George Foreman; cricket cards 'The First Australians' (16). Fine condition. (Qty 34 items)
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Autograph Books (3) with c.200 signatures, the best a c.1946-48 book with theatre & ballet signatures including Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Tommy Trinder & Borovansky Ballet; c.1908-13 autograph book with several sketches & watercolours; 1960s autograph book with 1960s pop including page signed Peter, Paul and Mary.
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C.1914-33 Autograph Book with 40+ signatures, including Snowy Baker (Olympian & movie star), cartoon of a monkey by Jimmy Bancks (best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs), cricketers Bill Ponsford & Len Darling; footballer Wallace 'Jumbo' Sharland; singer Peter Dawson; actor Thurston Hall; sketch of a jockey by Len Reynolds.
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C.1946-50 Autograph Book with c.74 signatures, the highlight Alex Gurney with an original 'Bluey & Curley' sketch, also noted a watercolour by Roy Hodgkinson, signatures of tennis player Harry Hopman and various radio personalities.
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Ballet Russe: c.1937-40s Autograph Book with c.80 signatures, including 49 members of Colonel W de Basil's Ballet Company from the 1939-40 tour of Australia, and some theatre performers including Roy Rene (Mo) & Peter Dawson. (The 1939-40 Ballet Russe were stranded in Australia during World War 2, and many decided to stay in Australia, including Kira Bousloff who went on to found the West Australian Ballet).
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Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop, signature on front cover of booklet 'The Sir Wallace Kyle Oration 1989'; plus Norman Banks signed letter on 'Carols by Candlelight' letterhead. (Qty 2)
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1944 menu 'State Dinner to Overseas Delegates of the Empire Parliamentary Association, on their Visit to Tasmania' with 35 signatures including Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Wickham (leader), Earl of Listowel, Spencer Summers & Joe Harris (Canada).
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Sir George Gipps, signature on 1840 land purchase document for 4 acres in Alexandria near Sydney. (George Gipps was the 9th Governor of NSW. Gippsland was named in his honour).
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Albert Namatjira, signature on front cover of brochure from Princes Restaurant in Sydney.
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Hubert Opperman: signature on card 'Hubert Opperman 'Oppy', window mounted with colour picture from 'The Australasian', framed & glazed, overall 55 x 46 cm.
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Politics: Signed books by politicians/leaders or authors, including 'Decision Points' by George W.Bush (signed) (New York, 2010); 'John Howard - Lazarus Rising' by John Howard (signed) (Sydney, 2010); 'East and West' by Chris Patten (signed) (London, 1998); 'The Forgotten People' by Robert Menzies (Melbourne, 2011) signed by Tony Abbott, John Howard & David Kemp. (Qty 12)
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Signed Books, noted Charlton Heston, Michael Caine, Jeffrey Archer (7) & Bryce Courtenay. Condition very good. (Qty 49)
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Victorian Politicians: Archive of letters to Northcote Council c1890-1937 with duplicated range of signatures including Sir Graham Berry (11th Premier of Victoria), John Cain Sr (34th Premier of Victoria), James Hume Cook, James Membrey, Henry Beard, Frank Brennan, William Evans, Esmond Kiernan, Frank Anstey, Frederick Hickford, William Beckett, Frederick Gray & David Methven. (Qty 280)
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Accumulation of cigarette & trade cards in tin, noted cricket cards (217) including Cruising Toffee & Boys Captain (4). Poor/Fine. Inspection will reward. (Qty c.1000)
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Group including 1915 Wills 'War Incidents' 1st Series (50) & 2nd Series (50); 1915 Wills 'Victoria Cross Heroes' (25); 1935 Carreras 'Kings and Queens of England' (50). Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 175)
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Accumulation including 1912 Wills 'Birds of Australasia' (100); 1912 Sniders & Abrahams 'Animals & Birds' (34); 1915 Wills 'Modern War Weapons' (50); Godfrey Phillips 'Test Cricketers 1932-1933' (36/38); Kornies football cards (31); 1989 Scanlens card signed by Peter Knights. Condition varies, though inspection will reward. (Qty c.800)
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Accumulation of cigarette & trade cards, noted 1926 Wills (NZ) 'English Cricketers' (25); Players 'Cricketers Caricatures by Rip' (50), 'Football Caricatures by Mac' (50), 'Cricketers 1934' (50); c1958 Nabisco 'Tailwaggers' (64); Mac Robertson ½d Champions (6). Fair to Fine. (Qty 560)
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1950 Victorian Nut Supplies (Australia) 'Caricatures of Australian Sportsmen by Bob Mirams', part set (5/36), comprising 8.Joe Louis, 9.Mike Tollis, 11.Darby Munro, 15.Scobie Breasley & 36.Tommy Burns. Mainly Fine/Very Fine. Scarce.
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1950s Golden Maid 'Wyatt Earp Adventure Cards', almost complete set (24/25 + one spare). Very Fine condition.
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1992-94 R-Rated cards in album, noted cards from 'Olivia II', 'Olivia 3' & 'Fantazy Cards'. Mainly Fine/Very Fine condition. (Qty 160+)
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Movie Posters 1950s from Pakistan, noted 'Flash Gordon' (2 different, starring Buster Crabbe, originally issued in 1936); 'The Charlie Chaplin Festival', 'Jungle King' (2 different), 'Jungle Queen' & 'Zorro's Fighting Legion'. Each about 51 x 76 cm. Fair/Good condition. Striking images. (Qty 7)
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'Laurel & Hardy's Laughing 20s' (1965), Australian daybill movie poster, framed & glazed, overall 39 x 76 cm.
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Autographs 1998 Australia Post displays set of 6 containing FDCs signed by Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Masters Apprentices, Normie Rowe, Sherbet, Russell Morris, Col Joye, each framed & glazed, overall 39 x 47 cm. (Qty 6)
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Music Videos (16) including Pink Floyd (3); plus CDs (40) including Pink Floyd (2), Roger Waters (6) & Jethro Tull (17). (Qty 56)
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Posters group with Pink Floyd (7) including superb 'Pink Floyd, The Wall/ Berlin 90'; also 'AC/DC The Razors Edge'; plus other artists, all laminated. (Qty 15)
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Records - Singles diverse group with 'America's First Man in Orbit'; 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'; 'Noddy' (2); advertising records produced by Ampol, Amoco & Anz; picture disc 'The Goondiwindi Grey'. Nice start to a collection. (Qty 15)
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The Beatles: Picture of the band members air-brushed onto distressed foil, framed & glazed, size 92 x 60 cm. Fabulous item of c1970 folk art. Also an Elvis mirror, 56 x 71 cm. (Qty 2)
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Madonna: 'Madonna - The Girlie Show' (London, 1994), book wtth CD of 3 unreleased tracks from the concert tour x15 copies. Good lot for the re-seller.
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The Monkees: Scanlens card wrappers from 1966 & 1967 (very scarce); plus membership kit from the TV Week official Monkee Club. (Qty 3)
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Pink Floyd: Riaa gold record for 500,000 sales of 'The Dark Side of the Moon', framed & glazed, overall 43 x 53 cm.
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Pink Floyd: Riaa gold record for 500,000 sales of 'The Wall', framed & glazed, overall 43 x 53 cm.
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Pink Floyd: Laminated posters for 'The Wall' (marching hammers); 'The Wall' movie; 1988 Pink Floyd concert at Wembley; 'The Wall Berlin 90' concert, each about 98 x 138 cm. (Qty 4)
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World War I Trio, Wounded at Anzac Cove, 1914-15 Star, Bwm and Victory all impressed 'Pte Trew 8/Bn. A.I.F.' with supporting documentation including Casualty Form, War record, Transfer Papers, etc. medals re-mounted, original ribbons included. (Qty 3)
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World War II medal group comprising 1939-1945 War Medal, Australia Service Medal, 1939-1945 Star & Pacific Star, all named to VX150005 Aw Negus. Good condition with ribbons. (Qty 4)
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Germany: Carton containing accumulation of World War I and World War II medals & insignia (including copies), documents, medallions, pins, regalia, decorations and banners etc. plus catalogues covering aforementioned and other literature titles covering German miltary World War II history, uniforms, helmets, etc. also framed poster (640 mm x 800 mm) 'Decorations, Medals and Badges of the Third Reich', condition mixed. (Qty 100+)
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18th Battalion AIF Archive with 1914 staff photograph; 1916 Memorial Service for men who fell at Gallipoli; Reunion programmes for 1928, 1929 & 1938; photographs (3) of Japanese surrender at Brunei 1945; also 1917 group photograph of School of Technical Training, Royal Flying Corps, Reading (including Australians). Condition varies, though scarce group. (Qty 8 items)
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Aviation 'World War I Dogfight' original oil painting by B.Drever, signed at base, framed, overall 51 x 504 cm; plus Spitfire print 'Guardians of the Top End' by Robert Taylor (signed), framed & glazed, overall 51 x 40 cm. (Qty 2)
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World War II Rifle Bayonet/Sword (570 mm) with leather sheaf, Skennerton/Richardson 'British Commonwealth Bayonets' #B235, ex Green-Howards, Palestine 1945-48.
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Box of oddments, noted c1970 Russian dagger in moulded plastic scabbard; Vietnam whistle; rifle cleaning brushes; military patches; first aid dressing; Mortar carry case 'Cont No. 373 Mk1'; 1991 Topps 'Desert Storm' cards (88); 'Robert the Bruce' biscuit tin.
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France: 1810 silver medallion (48.8 mm x 4.8 mm), 'Neapolo.Magnvs.Imp.Et.Maria.Lvdovica .Avstr' surrounding twin busts facing left, 'Mercie.F.t Lug' in truncation, rev. 'Ob.Felicitatem Hymenaei.Avg' surrounding woman writing on plate above plinth with Lion, 'Consilii.Mvnicip. Lvg/Ivssv.Percvssvm/Kal. Apr.M.D.Ccc.X.' below, two opposing rim dents otherwise gEF. Rare.
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