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Downies Australian Coin Auctions Sale No. 314 Image viewable on website www.downies.com/auctions

Australian Military Medals

666 Volunteer Long and Effi cient Service Medal Victoria type II c.1894-1901 impressed to No.1 Regt Sgt Major D.Sayer 10th ALH Regt, gVF and rare Est. $2,000

667 WWI Military Medal impressed to 22561 L.Cpl P.D.Phillips 3/DS Coy Aust E; together with George V Jubilee 1935 Medal and George VI Coronation 1937 Medal, the fi rst missing ribbon, the others as issued with ribbons and suspender barsPhilip David Phillips enlisted with the 3rd Divisional Signal Company, attached to the 8th Field Artillery Brigade 31st June 1916 and RTA 28th Feb 1919Military Medal London Gazette 16.7.18 p.8333 position 46; CofA Gazette 27.11.18 p.2264 position 47. The citation reads:Under hostile shell-fi re during the heavy enemy attack this NCO shewed initiative and courage on the 30th March 1918, in the vicinity of Vaux-Sur-Somme, in repairing quickly telephone lines (between Bde.Hd.Qrs and Batteries) which were frequently cut – thus enabling valuable enemy targets to be passed to the batteries at a critical time. He exhibited great devotion to duty and disregard of personal danger Est. $1,500

668 WWI Trio; 1914-15 Star, BWM and Victory impressed to 3229 Dvr H.Ackers 13Bn AIF with dog tag, RSSIA badge, colour bar, miniature early die struck Victory Medal, 5th Ambulance photo taken at the Somme and other research, the ribbons tatty else VFHarry Ackers enlisted 4th Aug 1915, embarked for the Middle East 13th Oct 1915 and saw service at the Somme, Pozieres, Ypres, Bullecourt amongst others fi elds, returned to Australia disabled in 1919 Est. $300

669 Order of Australia, WWII Pair and Coronation 1953 Group of Four to the late Emeritus Professor Wilfred Asquith Townsley, University of Tasmania:. Order of Australia Offi cer’s Medal (AO) civil issue in gilt silver and enamel pantographed to Wilfred Asquith Townsley with miniature and lapel emblem in case of issue with neck ribbons. WWII War Medal and Australian Service Medal impressed to TX6464 W.A.Townsley. Eliz II Coronation Medal 1953 unnamed as issuedIncluded in the lot are the original certifi cate for his AO along with a colour copy, three related photographs including after the awarding ceremony at Tasmania’s Government House 25th Aug 1977, and copies of two of his published works comprising “The Struggle for Self Government in Tasmania 1842-1856” and “Tasmania – Microcosm of the Federation or Vassal State 1945-1983”Slight enamel damage to central blue ring of the AO else EF or better and a seldom seen awardWilfred Townsley (often known as Mick) was born in Pontefract England 9th Dec 1909 and moved to Tasmania as a school teacher in 1939, just before WWII. Enlisting at Launceston 15th Jan 1943 Townsley served as Captain with Headquarters Northern Territory Force until his discharge 10th Jan 1945. Almost immediately Townsley, at the age of 36, joined the staff at the University of Tasmania as a lecturer in history and political science. His fi rst job, however, was to assist ex servicemen into the university by means of the Commonwealth Reconstruction Scheme. Townsley was appointed as the fi rst Chair of Political Science at the university and headed the school as emeritus professor from 1956 to 1975. As foundation professor of political science he was awarded an honorary degree. He was also awarded the Institute of Public Administration Australia National Fellow Award, recognising his outstanding contribution to the practice and study of public administration. He was the author of many papers and other publications of which two are included in this lot. He died in Tasmania 3rd Sept 2002 at the age of 92 years Est. $3,000

670 WWII period cased Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945 with miniature and ribbon bar; Pacifi c Star; cased ASM 1945-1975; plus cased Defence Force Service Medal 1982- with miniature, all unnamed, the fi rst medal scarce, Unc (4 items) Est. $175

671 WWII Miniature Group of Seven; 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army bar, Pacifi c Star, Defence, War Medal, ASM, and Eliz II Effi ciency Medal; together with Rising Sun sweethearts (4) and Women’s badges for WWI and WWII (the last with one star) VF-EF (7 items) Est. $100

672 Replica WWI 1914 Stars (5, no ribbons) and Victory Medals with ribbons (5) As New and high quality replicas (10 items) Est. $75

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Return and Other Fobs

673 WWI memorial 9ct gold handmade fob “For Duty Done” in fi ve parts by rare maker Kitchen & Bingham, reverse engraved “For War Services from Residents of Eastwood Municipality In Memory of J.R.Forrest” lovelyThe fob almost certainly concerns 3046 Private John Robertson Forrest of 54 Battalion, who was born in Scotland and served with the 6th Gordon Highlanders Territorial Force before enlisting with the AIF 5th July 1915, KIA 19th or 20th July 1916 in France and lies at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Cemetery. The Municipality of Eastwood is located in the greater Sydney area where John Forrest enlisted. Strangely, AWM records list another expatriate Scotsman, Archibald James Forrest who resided in Queensland with service number 3046; remarkably he also was KIA in France in early 1917 Est. $300

Australian Militaria

674 54th Infantry Battalion (Lachlan Macquarie Regiment) hat badge 45mm with lugs intact, VF and very rare Est. $500

675 Special School of Instruction Albury NSW enamelled 9ct gold Inauguration Universal Training Medal 1910-11 engraved to S.S.M. Hd. Chumleigh; with Australian Instructional Corps enamelled Rising Sun cap badge; plus hat badges (3) including ACMF Rising Sun, St Georges English Rifl es Regiment (NSW), and a British Manchester Regiment, the fi rst item Fine and rare and enhanced with particular interest in this notable and intriguing recipient (some printed biographical material included with lot); the second missing one lug and bent with minor enamel loss; the others with fi ttings intact (5 items)The Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for Harold Chumleigh states that he saw action in the South African War, then served in India until 1907 when he was discharged from the British Army for reasons unknown. Soon afterwards he migrated to Western Australia with a regimental comrade Henry Ransom, whom he persuaded to pose as his brother under the name Harry Chumleigh, an alias Ransom continued to use until his death (including WWI service in which he rose to the rank of Captain).

In 1909 both men enlisted in the Royal Australian Artillery in Perth and attended the fi rst Army School for Instructors at Albury NSW the following year. Harold was posted to the newly established Royal Military College at Duntroon where he served as regimental sergeant major for seventeen years. His private life is described as ‘colourful’; he married several times and there is evidence that he adopted and used several variations of his personal name.A similar item engraved ‘S.S.M.Hy. Chumleigh’ was sold at auction in Sydney in 2007 (Noble Numismatics Sale 86, lot 4217); presumably the corresponding medal awarded to his comrade Henry Ransom, alias Harry Chumleigh Est. $100

676 Senior Cadets; Commonwealth Military Competitions, Brigade Competitions Champion Team medal engraved “1912-13 Cadet J.Hetherington 5th Battn” toned aEF Est. $750

677 WWI Gallipoli cloth backed strategic fi eld maps, one 1:20,000 scale, the other 1:40,000 scale, remarkable condition (2 maps)For a nice group of Gallipoli landing and other WWI period postcards see lot 995 Est. $150

678 WWI death plaque 120mm in bronze to George Thomas Vidler, professionally mounted with uniformed photo in an attractive large glazed timber frame6396 Private George Thomas Vidler, 26th Infantry Battalion AIF, K.I.A. France 29 August 1918 aged 28 years. Vidler was a dairy farmer from Townsville Qld. He is commemorated on the Townsville Cenotaph and the West End School memorial. His brother Capt. Vidler survived the war. Est. $400


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680 WWI period Callard & Bowser butterscotch tin full of correspondence from Lieutenant Robert Valentine Whitehorn 27th Battalion c.1918-1919 incl war memorial research, a fascinating read. The lot also includes his printed AIF business card, Mixed Condition (16 items) Est. $125

681 WWII period aircraft identifi cation booklets (3); together with WWI period Bruce Bairnsfather booklet with comical depictions of British soldiers on the front (4 items)See lot 760 for an interesting item related to Australia souvenired from the London VE Day parade in 1945 Est. $75

682 WWII period ephemera relating to the closure of Higgins Airfi eld (formerly Jacky Jacky and other titles) Cape York Peninsula; personal diary, original photographs, records, newspaper clippings, badges, and RAAF folder and wallet all belonging to 166815 Leading Aircraftsman Leonard Francis Browne who was part of a skeleton crew for ‘mopping up’ operations at the airfi eld. The pivotal item in the lot is the diary that contains informative entries on the procedures undertaken during this operation. A fascinating group of documents that is worthy of museum retention (lot) Est. $200

683 WWII Army Topographical Survey Company ‘restricted’ foldout map of the Morotai base August 1945; together with similarly date map of nearby islands, plus roneo copies of General Blamey letter and other ‘top secret’ documentation leading up to the Japanese surrender in September 1945, a most interesting lot Est. $75

684 RAAF College Point Cook Victoria; Her Majesty the Queen’s medal 48mm in hallmarked 9ct gold (58gms approx) edge engraved to “Brian T.Sweeney” as Dux of the college and dated 1953, the fi rst year of the reign of Eliz II, EF and extremely rare Est. $2,500

685 Accumulation compr uniform buttons incl very early Queensland Police, WWII period Women of Australia badge with one star, enamelled sterling silver ‘good luck’ swastika; early Roman Catholic medallions and medalets (5) and small crucifi xes (5); Royal Life Saving Society bronze medallions engraved to S.Smith 1930 (2); Jones Ballaarat Penny; two early abstinence medalets; misc fob chain; and St John Ambulance Brigade member medal in bronze with 21 yearly service attachments named to James Watson no.150847, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $90

686 Misc group of Australian and British shoulder titles, buttons and Rising Suns, noted 7th Battalion “7” badge and German belt buckle; plus Victoria Racing Club membership badges 1970/71 to 1975/76 inclusive with lanyards, and Melbourne Cricket Club full member badge 1974/75 with lanyard, Mixed Condition (43 items) Est. $75

687 Mixture of items incl QSA miniature in silver, hat badges, titles, enamel badges etc, Mixed Condition (50 items) Est. $100

BADGES, BROOCHES & FOBS

688 5th Light Horse Regiment Queensland WWI period hat badge 30x38mm in bronze with lugs intact by Gaunt London (Cos 174) an excellent example in near mint condition Est. $400

689 12th Light Horse Regiment, Tasmania Mounted Infantry hat badge c.1900-1912, 35x45mm in white metal with lugs intact by Gaunt London (Cos 63) EF and lovely Est. $400

690 14th Light Horse Regiment, Queensland Mounted Infantry offi cer’s hat badge c.1900-1912 in silver and enamel 40x60mm with lugs intact (Cos 65) missing backing plate but Fine and extremely rare all the sameA similar (complete) badge sold in Colonial Auctions sale 14, 2009 for $4,000 Est. $900

691 WWI period “I Will Not Buy German Goods” badge, government copyright registered issue and extremely rare Est. $125

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692 WWI period “A” for Anzac in brass with lugs intact; silver mother’s badge with two bars; plus Australian and British titles, badges etc (10, incl cast Camel Corps collar badge) Mixed Condition (12 items) Est. $125

693 WWI period “A” for Anzac title in brass with lugs intact; 7th Battalion “A” sweetheart badge in enamel; plus a later 7th Battalion Assn badge c.1940s in enamel by K.G.Luke (3 items) Est. $200

694 WWI period Australian Flying Corps 9ct gold stick pin with Australian hallmark, VF and rare Est. $150

695 WWI period 1916 conscription badge, female relative’s badge (chipped), tinplate badges for General Foch and Allies; WWII female relative’s badges (3, with one, two and three stars); plus British ARP Warden’s badge and ARP muster whistle (10 items) Est. $125

696 WWI period Tank Corps hat badge; plus German silvered “Deutsche Kriegerbund” veterans badge, VF (2 items) Est. $100

697 WWI period 23rd Light Horse (Barossa Light Horse) Regiment collar badge, a faithful replica 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Tasmanian Mounted Rifl es) hat badge; plus box of related oddments incl pips, buttons, ribbons etc, the fi rst item genuine with lugs intact, Mixed Condition (approx 40 items) Est. $125

698 WWI period and later hat badges compr 46th Infantry (Brighton Rifl es); 51st Battalion (Far North Queensland Regiment); 1st Infantry Battalion (East Sydney Regiment); 54th Infantry Battalion (Lachlan Macquarie Regiment) all cast types, the last in a plastic-like material, VF (4 badges) Est. $100

699 WWI period 4th Field Artillery Regiment AIF unoffi cial hat badge, an early replica of a rare unoffi cial badge; together with mounted medalets etc incl AIF Return, shoulder titles and WWII period Coburg Brunswick Regiment enamel hat badge, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers cap badge, RA Signal Corps hat badge (14 items) Est. $100

700 WWI period League of Loyal Women of Australia comforts fund badge in blue enamel with later pin attachment; plus Union & Tariff Reform Women’s Association badge in gilt and multicolour enamel by Wilks Birmingham, minimal enamel loss on the second else VF or better (2 badges) Est. $75

701 WWI period Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corps 15ct gold and enamel badge, reverse engraved “Presented to W.M.Pearson Esq 1st Life Member VMC 26.3.18” EF and extremely rare Est. $500

702 WWI period Red Cross sweetheart enamelled brooch (possibly unmarked gold) dated 1918; plus similar period Rising Sun missing central slider and 1951 Federation Jubilee medallion, Fine-VF (3 items) Est. $75


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703 WWI and later enamel badges compr AIF Memorial 1918 by Angus & Coote Sydney; 9ct gold map of Australia over boomerang with 32nd Infantry and 43 Infantry enamelled and numbered bar attachments; Second Commonwealth Peace Loan “For the Diggers” 1920 worker badge by Simes Sydney, VF and better, a nice lot (3 items) Est. $90

704 Post WWI 34th Infantry Battalion (Illawarra Regiment) hat badge by Swann & Hudson Frankston, Melbourne University Regiment hat badge; plus VAD/Australia shoulder title by Stokes with lugs intact (3 items) Est. $150

705 Post WWI/WWII period 26th Logan & Albert Regiment hat badge and collar pair; plus similar period Rising Sun hat and collar pair by K.G.Luke, VF or better with all lugs intact (6 items) Est. $150

706 WWII period Civil Defence Queensland mixed yellow, red and black enamelled badges for Medical Services (3), Decontamination (2), “M” and “ARP” all reverse fi ttings intact, VF and much better (7 badges) Est. $100

707 WWII period RAAF sweetheart brooch; early plastic rising sun mother’s badge, Women of Australia (2, both with one star); French Foreign Legion uniform button; War Widows badge; boomerang/rising sun sweetheart; trench art rising sun bullet; French Lourdes souvenir; plus two misc items, Mixed Condition (12 items) Est. $150

708 WWII period sterling silver sweetheart fob with AMF Rising Sun engraved “To June from Norm 1943”; plus RAF sweetheart badge and USAF rhodium plated souvenir ring (3 items) Est. $75

709 WWII period Reserved Occupation badge by Wallace Bishop numbered A17924, two mother-of-pearl sweetheart badges; plus fi ligree silver amethyst set scimitar brooch with removable blade (4 items) Est. $100

710 Post WWII 7th Australian Division AIF Assn 9ct gold life member badge, reverse engraved to B(ruce) Ruxton, EF and rareBruce Ruxton, AM, OBE (died December 2011), enlisted in the AIF in February 1944 shortly after turning 18 and served in S.W.Pacifi c, the Indonesian Islands, Borneo and with the BCOF in Japan after the War. However he is best known for his time as President of the Victorian RSL (1979-2002) during which he became a champion for ex-Diggers and their families, particularly those in need, as well as weighing in on public and social issues Est. $400

711 Post WWII 9ct gold-lined sweetheart brooch with reverse pin intact, interesting Est. $75

712 Post WWII War Widows Guild badge 1951 fi rst type by Andor Meszaros and struck by John Pinches London with reverse pin intact Est. $75

713 A similar lot, Unc Est. $75

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714 Small group compr WWI period Rising Sun regimental sweetheart brooch; British WWII War Medal and Defence unnamed in original shipper with insert addressed to 3534507 Pte George Earnest Tinsley, with Private Tinsley’s personal pay book; plus a particularly nice Vietnam War bullion patch of the Royal New Zealand Far East Fleet 11th Frigate Squadron; and a bullion pre-Federation period shoulder title (6 items) Est. $100

715 Small framed and glazed display of 8th Battalion metal badges compr 70th Infantry Regiment hat badge, “8” shoulder title, “Australia” shoulder title, and “A” for Anzac in brass as worn on the white and red colour patch of Gallipoli veterans, all lugs intact, VF (4 items) Est. $200

716 Small accumulation of WWI period tin plate badges, all different (12 badges) Est. $75

PENNANTS

717 WWII period pennants for HMAS Macquarie and HMAS Moreton, minor mothing (2 pennants) Est. $100

TRENCH ART

718 WWI period ACMF ashtray in copper with inlaid silver Rising Sun and decoration; plus souvenir brass plated ashtray depicting French, British and Belgian soldiers shaking hands in unison, superb (2 items) Est. $100

719 WWI period 9ct gold ‘bullet’ brooch; pendant fashioned from Turkish coins c.1917; plus seed pearl and garnet-set gold brooch (3 items) Est. $90

World Military Medals & Militaria

BELGIUM

720 WWI Belgian Relief Medal dated 1914, 90mm in silvered bronze by G.De Vreese commemorating Belgium’s gratitude to the USA for their support during and after the war, VF and seldom seenThis is one of a series of (eleven?) medals executed by Godefroid De Vreese in gratitude of America’s generosity before and after the Great War. The reverse legend translates as “America’s Generosity Belgium’s Gratitude”. When Belgium was invaded by the Germans in 1914 the country faced famine when its already inadequate food stocks were diverted to the enemy force’s war effort. A largely US-led organisation, the Committee for Relief in Belgium, was established to supply food to the country and later to occupied France. The committee was chaired by future President Herbert Hoover Est. $100

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH721 Misc WWI and WWII shoulder titles, patches, ribbon bar etc, Mixed

Condition (approx 25 items) Est. $75

CANADA722 WWII and beyond compr Army Medical Corps collar pair, two

shoulder titles, infantry collar pair, WWII medal booklet, Scottish Rifl e Assn 1976 bullion patch (pictured), and misc Ontario pin, VF-EF (9 items) Est. $75

GERMANY723 WWI pressed steel combat belt buckle and Honour Cross 1914-18

with swords; partial Prussian helmet plate; plus 1939 Civilian War Merit Cross (4 items) Est. $75

724 WWII Gestapo or SS key tags (2 diff); plus Maltese Cross badge 37mm square in blue enamel with eagle and swastika, reverse impressed “Wolfschanze” (Wolf’s Lair) VF (3 items) Est. $100

725 WWII Wehrmacht shield for tropical helmet, West Wall Medal 1939, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Winter Campaign in Russia 1941-42 Medal, 1939 Gav Danzig commem badge for the invasion of Poland, plus propaganda badges, all housed in framed and glazed displays with related postage stamps laid in (26 items) Est. $300


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726 Waterloo Medal 1815 edge impressed to Daniel Conolly 10th Royal Reg Hussars, Fine and scarce

See lots 2313 to 2319 for earlier private issue campaign medalsAlso see lot 931 for a Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society silver medal Est. $750

727 Syria Campaign 1840, St.Jean d’Acre Medal 1840, edge engraved “Patk Gallineu Lee HMS Albion” gFineAwarded to British and other forces under the command of Sir Charles Napier for the liberation of the city of Acre on the Syrian coast after eight years of Egyptian occupation Est. $125

728 China War Medal 1842 engraved to Joshua Burridge HMS Melville, toned VF Est. $300

Lot 729

729 Gwalior Star 1843 Maharajpoor engraved Private John White HM 40th Regt on contemporary suspender, VF Est. $300

730 Crimea Medal c.1854 bars “Alma”, “Balaklava”, “Inkerman”, “Sebastopol” edge engraved to 3889 Pt Wm Connell 20th Regt, obverse edge bruise else VF, scarce with four barsSee also lot 733 for a Turkish Crimea Medal to the same recipient Est. $350

731 Crimean War; “Plan of the Attacks and Positions of the Allied Armies Before Sebastopol in 1854-5” linen backed map of 12 panels measuring 1000x675mm, engraved at the Ordnance Survey Offi ce Southampton 1858, scale Two Inches to a Statute Mile, most interesting Est. $150

732 Baltic Medal 1854-55 privately named to W.Webb GM HMS Dragon, aEF Est. $150

733 Turkish Crimea Medal c.1855 engraved to No 3889 Pt Wm Connell 20th Regiment VFSee also lot 730 for a Crimea Medal to the same recipient Est. $90


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734 Indian Mutiny Medal 1858 with bar “Lucknow” edge engraved Oliver Rattle 2nd Bn Rifl e Bde VFSee also the following lot likely to be to the same recipient Est. $200

735 Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Victoria type II small reverse lettering edge impressed to 2631 Pte O.Rattle 107th Foot, aEF Est. $175

736 Royal Naval LSGC Victoria type with narrow suspender impressed to Alfred Hyde Boatman HM Coast Guard, aUnc Est. $150

Lot 737

737 Abyssinian War Medal 1869 embossed on reverse 1606 J.Lloyd HM 45th Regt gEF, rare this grade Est. $300

738 Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 impressed to 1308 Private J.Wright 9th Lancers, VF and seldom seenSee also the following lot to the same recipient Est. $200

739 Afghanistan Medal c.1881 bars “Peiwar Kotal”, “Charasia”, “Kabul”, Kandahar” edge engraved to 1308 Pte J.Wright 9th Lancers, gVF and rare with four bars Est. $500

740 Khedive’s Star 1882 unnamed as issued, VF Est. $75

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2741 Khedive’s Sudan Medal 1896-1908 bar “The Atbara” edge stipple

engraved to 3287 Pte Young 1 Cam Highrs, gVFSee also lot 744 for a Queen’s Sudan Medal and 746 for a Boer War QSA to the same recipient Est. $175

742 Ashanti Star 1896 on correct ribbon unnamed as issued Est. $100

743 India Medal 1896 bars “Punjab Frontier 1897-98”, “Tirah 1897-98”, edge engraved 2762 Pte T.Barnes 2nd Bn Derby Regt gVFSee also lot 747 for a Boer War QSA/KSA pair to the same recipient Est. $175

744 Queen’s Sudan Medal c.1899 engraved to 3287 Pte W.Young 1/Cam HRS, toned gEFSee also lot 741 for a Khedive’s Sudan Medal and 746 for a Boer War QSA to the same recipient Est. $300

745 China War Medal 1900 in silver with silver clasp “Relief of Pekin” impressed to J.Henderson Sto HMS Centurion, aEF and scarceHMS Centurion was a predreadnought second class battleship of the Royal Navy that was launched in 1892 and assigned to the China Station in 1894 as its fl agship. She supported operations during the Boxer Rebellion and, apart from a refi t and rearmament from 1901 to 1903 remained in the Far East until 1905. She served in the Home Fleet until 1909 when she was decommissioned and fi nally sold for scrap Est. $300

746 Boer War QSA bars “CC”, “OFS”, “JB” impressed to 3287 Pte W.Young 1 Cam’n Hdrs EFSee also lot 741 for a Khedive’s Sudan Medal and 744 for a Queen’s Sudan Medal to the same recipient Est. $150

747 Boer War Pair; QSA bars “CC”, “OFS”, “TV” impressed to 2762 Pte T.Barnes Notts & Derby Regt, KSA bar “SA 1902” impressed to 2762 Pte T.W.Barnes Derby Regt gVFSee also lot 743 for an India Medal 1896 to the same recipient Est. $250


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748 Boer War QSA bars “Tegula Heights”, “Orange Free State”, Relief of Ladysmith”, Transvaal”, “Laing’s Nek” impressed to 2726 Sgt J.Burborough RL WT Surrey Regt VF Est. $200

749 WWI MM Group of Four; Military Medal George V type 1 edge impressed 48264 Bmbr H.Payne A.95/BDE RFA, 1914-15 Star impressed to 48264 Bmbr H.Payne RFA, BWM and Victory impressed to 48264 Gnr H.Payne RA; plus unnamed WWII War Medal and Defence Medal, all with ribbons VF-Unc (6 medals) Est. $400

750 WWI Pair; BWM and Victory impressed to D.M.James VAD in original shippers, plus mounted miniature pair; together with silver ‘dog tag’ named to Dorothy James AYUV 185-1, blood group ‘A’; British Red Cross cap badge, and her VAD cloth patch. The medals As New (lot) Est. $125

751 WWI death plaque pair 120mm in bronze to brothers James Douglas Tomblin and Harold Raymond Tomblin, professionally mounted side by side beneath uniformed photographs of the recipients in a glazed timber frame; comes with extensive photocopies of service records

Petty Offi cer James Douglas Tomblin served with No.12 Sqn Scott Maxim section RNAS Armoured Cars. He was commissioned into the Army Motor Machine Gun Service and died of wounds 13 Nov 1915 aged 27 whilst serving with 12 Coy, 12 Battery Machine Gun Corps (infantry). Interred at Poperinge.

Lieut. Harold Raymond Tomblin, Public Schools Battalion Royal Naval Division; K.I.A. 10 July 1916 aged 23 years in the storming of Ovillers la Boisselle whilst serving with the Manchester Regt. No known grave: named on the Theipval Memorial Est. $500

752 WWI death plaque 120mm in bronze to Frank D’Arcy Blofeld, professionally mounted in attractive glazed timber frame; comes with extensive photocopies of service records2nd Lieut Frank Darcy Blofeld, b. Somerset 1890 and educated at Eton. Joined the Gloucester Yeomanry at the outbreak of War and was sent to Flanders on 7 November (entitling him to a Mons trio). KIA 12th or 13th May 1915 near Ypres serving with the 2nd Life Guards of the Household Cavalry, aged 25 years (named on the Menin Gate Memorial) Est. $350

753 WWI death plaque 120mm in bronze to Edgar Daniel Gibson, professionally mounted in an attractive glazed frame and a rare Royal Flying Corps recipient2.Lieut. Edgar Daniel Gibson, Pilot with 2.Sqn R.F.C., killed in action 9 Oct 1917 aged 19 years. He was the son of Sir Walter Matthew Gibson; his brother M.R.Gibson, an offi cer with East Surrey Regt was also killed in action in 1915 Est. $300

754 WWI Royal Corps of Signals hat badges (2), collar badges (2) and other items (6) (10 items) Est. $75

755 WWI period Anson Battalion cap badge with lugs bent but intact, scarceAnson was one of several battalions created out of the Royal Naval Division (Marines) at the Somme. After earlier actions including the defence of Antwerp (1914), Gallipoli (1915) and Salonica (1916) the RFD spent the remainder of the War in France and Belgium including action at the Battle of Ancre (1916) on the Western Front. While it’s companion battalions were experiencing mixed successes and suffering heavy casualties, Anson successfully attacked and captured the strategically important “Green Line” position. Est. $75


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756 Post WWI period 23rd London Armoured Car Company cap badge 28x43mm in copper and nickel with lugs intact, VF and rareAs a junior London based yeomanry regiment, the ‘Sharpshooters’ had little prospect of retaining their horses and instead accepted the new role of an armoured car company of the Royal Tank Corps. After two years as the 5th County of London Armoured Car Company, their title was changed in 1922 to the 23rd London Armoured Car Company to avoid confusion with similar regular army companies Est. $100

757 WWI/WWII and later regimental hat and cap badges incl East Lancashire, Gloucestershire, Royal Engineers, Ordnance, RAF, Hampshire, Royal Scots etc (18 items) Est. $75

758 ARP badges in sterling silver with pin and lapel attachments (approx weight 110gms) VF-Unc, one with repair (11 badges) Est. $75

759 WWII Royal Air Force cloth wings and hat badges (3); together with ‘thunderer’ whistle, ornate briar pipe missing some features, 10 Year Safe Conduct road safety award with ribbon ad 1970 bar, Ceylon Fire Brigade helmet badge c.1920s, and Australian Education Department swimming/life saving medallion in silver plate (9 items) Est. $90

760 Australian red ensign 900x450mm with written inscription “Taken in Fleet St. V Day 1945” with unreadable signature/autograph, two rust holes in top left corner else in good condition and interesting Est. $75

761 Imperial Service Medal Eliz II type impressed to Alfred Charles Searle with miniature; together with French WWI service medal and miniature, all but the last with ribbons, EF-gEF (2 medals, 4 items) Est. $75

762 Small box of mainly buttons, titles etc, Mixed Condition (approx 50 items) Est. $75

ITALY

763 WWI Merit Cross with ribbon and Valour Cross with ribbon; WWII Italy Star with ribbon; plus Ministry of Defence 20 Year and 30 Year service medals in bronze and .800 silver respectively, all unnamed EF-Unc (5 medals) Est. $100

JAPAN

764 WWII period propaganda leafl et in colour distributed in the Pacifi c region aimed at forging animosity between US and Australian troops, a very rare type partly stuck down on board; plus part of another leafl et depicting an American soldier ‘at liberty’ with a Melbourne female (2 items) Est. $600

NEW ZEALAND765 WWI and WWII cap and hat badges, some missing lugs (12 items) Est. $75

766 WWI and WWII selection of hat, cap and collar badges incl miniature DCM George IV type, silver Return badge, and misc British types, some missing lugs (24 items) Est. $150

SCOTLAND767 Rifl e shooting patches compr 1965 MacKinnon National Match

Bisley, 1954 Scottish League Team Champions, Kolapors Cup 1965, Scottish Rifl e Assn 1967, Scottish 20 Club Aggregate 1965, RAF Rifl e 100 Bisley 1954, misc (2); plus very old Nassau Bahamas square rigger patch. A nice group of Scottish rifl e patches (9 items) Est. $75

SOUTH AFRICA

768 WWI period sterling silver and enamel Heavy Artillery Volunteer Unit lapel badge, later South African Engineers cap badge with brooch mount, General Service School Cadets hat badge c.1949-1954; plus New Zealand WWII 16th Waikato Regiment collar badge, all mounted on cards (4 items) Est. $90


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TURKEY

769 WWI Gallipoli Campaign offi cer’s star in red enamel with reverse pin attachment intact, VF Est. $200

USA

770 WWI Victory Medal and 1917-1919 Service Medal on board, later awards on boards and in frames compr Military Achievement Medal, Military Merit Medal (Joint service commendation), Purple Heart, POW Medal, lapel badge for Major; plus US Air Force wings sweetheart brooch in sterling silver, the last item illustrated, VF-mainly Unc (8 items)For a Belgian Relief Medal 1914 relating to the USA see lot 720 Est. $90

771 WWI period and later American Field Service ambulance driver’s hat badge 75mm in patinated copper/bronze, ex western front medal group and appears genuine (most reproductions made of iron/steel) VF and scarce Est. $75

772 WWII period OPA ration tokens for One Red Point prefi xes HC to YX (29) and One Blue Point prefi xes CC to YY (22) all different, the MM red point and WW blue point rare (51 tokens) Est. $150

WORLD

773 Germany 1914-1918 German Cross with crossed swords, WWII Iron Cross 1939, Third Reich Crosses (2, one with crossed swords); plus replica Gallipoli Medal 1915, Mixed Condition (5 items) Est. $75

774 Selection of world and Australian badges, titles etc, noted WWI 15th Infantry Brigade badge missing some enamelling and framed ribbon, many items priced (21 items) Est. $100

Australasian Tradesmen’s Tokens

775 Abrahams (2), Waterhouse Hobart Pennies (A1, 606); together with Thomas White restrike Penny; British minors (3) including Q.Vic Farthing 1838 (S3950) the last item fi rst year of issue, VF; others Fine-EF (7 items) Est. $75

776 Alliance Tea Christchurch Penny (A8) holed else VG and rare Est. $100

777 Anderson Wellington Penny and Halfpenny (A9, 10) the fi rst with scratches and cleaned, the second with small adhesion, Fine (2 tokens) Est. $75

778 Annand Smith, Miller Bros Melbourne Pennies; Hide & DeCarle Melbourne Halfpenny (A18, 374, 246), the second cleaned and lacquered on the obverse, the third is the scarce variety, Fine-VF (3 tokens) Est. $75

779 Brookes Brisbane ‘fancy letter’ Penny (A46) minor scratching and stain else VF and acarce Est. $600

780 Buxton Brisbane Penny (A56) VF and scarce Est. $350

781 Collins Bathurst Penny (A72) considerable surface deterioration from fi re or environmental exposure and cleaned otherwise Fine/VF Est. $75


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782 Hanks & Lloyd Sydney Pennies (2) and Halfpenny (A190, 193) ex Dunbar with some surface deterioration, one of the Pennies aUnc, others brown gVF-EF (3 tokens) Est. $150

783 Henry Hobart Town Penny (A225) aVF, the only milled edged token Est. $125

784 Henry Deloraine Penny (A226) Fine Est. $75

785 Hide & DeCarle Melbourne Pennies (A236, 237, 238?, 240, 241, 243, 244) includes duplication of A243, a useful lot, VG-VF (10 tokens) Est. $150

786 Josephs New Town Penny (A309) gVF with even dark patina Est. $75

787 Larcombe Brisbane Penny with 180° die upset (A313) aFDC with mirror-like surfaces, one of the fi nest known Est. $1,250

788 Merry Toowoomba Penny (A367) darkly toned EF Est. $350

789 Miller & Dismorr Melbourne Penny (A375) aVF Est. $150

790 Morrin, Petersen, Somerville, Wallace New Zealand Pennies (A388, 437, 497, 592) the fi rst holed, the second Poor, others cleaned Fine (4 tokens) Est. $75

791 Mulligan Rockhampton Halfpenny; Sawyer Brisbane Penny; Stewart & Hemmant Brisbane & Rockhampton Penny; plus Somerville Auckland Penny (A393, 469, 505, 497) Fine-VF (4 tokens) Est. $100

792 Parker Geelong Penny; Robison Melbourne Penny; Taylor Melbourne Halfpenny (A419, 461, 573) gFine-VF (3 tokens) Est. $75

793 Pratt Christchurch Penny (A444) cleaned aVF Est. $75


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794 Stead Brothers Sandhurst Penny (A504) gFine Est. $100

795 Stokes Melbourne Pennies (A508, 509, 510) VG-gVF (3 tokens) Est. $75

796 Stokes Melbourne Pennies (A519, 522, 526) the last brown EF, others VG-Fine (3 tokens) Est. $75

797 Thornthwaite Sydney Penny (A579) a particularly well struck example that is better than usually offered, VF or better for issue

Est. $3,000

798 Warnock Maldon Halfpenny, Wood Hobart Town Penny (A604, 641) gFine-VF (2 tokens) Est. $90

799 Halfpennies of Ashton, Kirkaldie & Stains; Pennies of Ashton, Barley, Beath, Hague Smith (2), Hobday & Jobberns, Licensed Victuallers, McCaul (2), Milner & Thompson, Somerville, United Services Hotel, all New Zealand issues in 2x2s with mixed Andrews and Renniks references, a few holed, Poor-aFine (14 tokens) Est. $75

800 Halfpennies of Dease, Marsh, Nicholas, Waterhouse, Wood, all Tasmanian (A100, 346, 403, 607, 642) Fine-VF (5 tokens) Est. $125

801 Pennies compr Flavelle, Hague Smith, Henderson, Hyde, Josephs, Milner & Thompson, Mulligan, Pettigrew, Smith Peate, Somerville and others, a good variety of generally lower grade examples (22 tokens) Est. $200

802 New South Wales Pennies of Flavelle, Iredale (2), Palmer, Toogood, Whitty & Brown; Queensland Pennies of Sawyer, Stewart & Hemmant; Tasmanian Pennies of Friedman, Fleming, Hedberg, Hutton, Jarvey, Josephs, Mather, Waterhouse; plus Abraham Halfpenny, all in descriptive 2x2s with references, a couple holed, Poor-Fine (17 tokens) Est. $75

803 Tasmanian Pennies of Fleming (2), Friedman (2), Hutton (2), Josephs (2), Mather (3), White (2) VG-VF (13 tokens) Est. $125

804 Tasmanian Pennies of Friedman, Jarvey balls on chains (2), Marsh, Mather (2); together with Martin & Sach Adelaide and Sawyer Brisbane Pennies, Fair-Fine (8 tokens) Est. $125

805 Victorian Pennies of DeCarle, Fenwick, Hide & DeCarle (4), Hyde (2), Holloway (3), Parker (2), Peace & Plenty, Stokes Vine Leaf, Warnock; plus Halfpennies of Andrew, Holloway, Hyde, Taylor, Poor-Fine in descriptive 2x2s (21 tokens) Est. $150

806 Misc lot compr Holloway Halfpennies 1857 and 1858, Holloway Penny 1858, Hyde Penny; misc items incl CTA Sixpence, Salter Scales token and nine others; plus nautical related prize medal 51mm in bronze dated 1884, Mixed Condition (16 items) Est. $75

807 Selection compr Halfpennies (7, noted Marsh) and Pennies (13) Mixed Condition (20 tokens) Est. $75

808 Small group compr Halfpennies of Hide & DeCarle and Holloway; and Pennies of Abrahams, Flavelle, Hide & DeCarle and Hague Smith (A1, 125, 227, 233, 472, 672) all housed in old tobacco tin, VG-gFine (6 tokens) Est. $75

809 Small group of Pennies compr Hanks & Lloyd, Holloway 1857, Hyde, Parker, Somerville (A188, 283, 409, 499, 660) Fair-Fine (5 tokens) Est. $75

COUNTERMARKED TOKENS & COINAGE

810 Holloway Penny 1858 countermarked “Roberts, Brisbane”, another with “J.Dalton” together with George III Halfpenny with crowned “W.R (William IV) each side, and Victoria bun head Penny with crowned “VR” on the obverse, Good-VG (4 items) Est. $100


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811 Lloyds Weekly Newspaper 3d on both sides of a George III Penny; Lloyds Penny Sunday Times on smoothed Cartwheel Penny (A1153, 1156); plus British counterstamps including ‘J.Guest’ and ‘Looker’ on Cartwheel Pennies, ‘Robinson Oxford Cutler’ on an uncertain host, ‘Shear Steel’ on a Bunhead Penny; and ‘G.Ward’ on an Irish Penny Token, Good-gFine (7 tokens) Est. $125

812 Cartwheel Penny 1797 edge engraved “James Beames Chipping-Sodbury”, VF with no edge disturbances Est. $100

813 Cartwheel Penny 1797 edge engraved “Lost B.N Nelson June 7 1813” minor edge bruises else gFine Est. $75

814 Cartwheel Twopence 1797 edge engraved “M.Gemmel” and crude maple leaf engraved on reverse above sailing vessel, minor rim disturbances else VF Est. $90

815 Cartwheel Twopences 1797 with countermarks, names or initials incl “W.K” on both sides of one, “T.Barrow” on obverse of one, “I.B” on reverse of another, and “1803 EDE” on the reverse rim of another, gFine-aVF (4 coins) Est. $100

816 Cartwheel Twopences 1797 with countermarks, names or initials incl “WC” twice on reverse of one with three rosettes, “WM” on reverse rim of one, “39” on the obverse of another with “S” on the reverse, and three ‘crowns’ on obverse with two more on the reverse of another, gFine-aVF (4 coins) Est. $100

817 Cartwheel Twopences 1797 with countermarks, names or initials incl J.Jessop and Holmes on one, “RS” both sides on one, “HC” either side of monarch on another, and chop marks on one coin, VG-gFine (4 coins) Est. $100

BREAD, MILK & OTHER TOKENS

818 Australian bread token collection in descriptive 2x2s with reference numbers (16); plus a rare R.G.New Adamstown One Pint milk token and West Wallsend Co-op Penny and Threepence dole tokens, Fine-gVF (19 tokens) Est. $100

819 Ice tokens in aluminium compr Cessnock Dairy Co Ltd for One Block, Cessnock District Co-op for Sixpence, A.Williams Cessnock for Sixpence and Newcastle and Suburban Co-op Society Limited, VF and scarce (4 tokens) Est. $100

820 Selection of transport, milk, bread and other mainly Australian tokens and checks in old shortbread tin, Mixed Condition (105 items) Est. $75

Checkpieces

821 Albury Club Sixpence in brass, Shillings in bronze (3); plus Stock Exchange Club Shilling in bronze, all 24mm, gFine-gVF (5 checks)

Est. $75

822 Maryborough & Wide Bay Club One Shilling check 24mm in copper, Fine or better Est. $100

823 New South Wales Leagues Club aluminium Threepence c.1920, VF Est. $75

824 Queensland United Services Club Threepence in copper, WWI Veterans travel pass for 1980 numbered 4047, Old Sydney Town adult admission token 29mm in copper, Back to Broken Hill 1933 souvenir badge in silver and enamel, Third Reich Ten Pfennig 194- error with last digit missing, VF-EF (5 items) Est. $75


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825 Renmark Club South Australia Shilling in brass, Gunsler’s Cafe Melbourne Shilling in bronze, Melbourne Savage Club Two Shillings in aluminium; plus E.A.Way card counter and three different ferry tokens, Fine-VF (7 items) Est. $75

826 Tasmania; P.A.Libert Devonport “Good for One Tune” token/check 23mm in brass, a very rare check (rated R8) – the fi rst we have handledRefer to Noel Harper’s “Tasmanian Passes, Checks and Club Tokens” page 64 Est. $75

827 Tivoli Rink check 26mm in copper by Australia, Hay St Perth, presumably pre-WWI, aVF and very rare with researchThe Tivoli Rink was located at 875 Hay Street Perth Est. $125

828 B.G.Wilson Ironmongers Brisbane check for One Shilling 31mm in brass (Dean 326) minor reverse scratches else VF, very scarce and seldom seen Est. $350

ADVERTISING TOKENS/CHECKS

829 Jas Prunier & Co Collins Street West, Melbourne Salvation Brandy white metal token 32mm; Levy Bros & Co Lonsdale Street East, Melbourne 1889 Cu/Ni token 30mm, Fine-gFine, the second plugged (2 tokens) Est. $75

Communion Tokens

830 Presbyterian Church of Victoria communion token, very slightly buckled otherwise gEF Est. $75

NEW ZEALAND

831 Communion tokens compr Presbyterian Church East Taieri 1864 (3), Whangarie Church, St Andrew’s Dunedin, Green Island Church, North Dunedin Presbyterian Church 1871 (2), St John’s Church Wellington 1886 (appears to be a cast copy), Presbyterian Church Anderson’s Bay Otago; plus Robert Raikes/Sunday Schools Bicentenary 1870 uniface medallions in Est. $125

Australian Internment Camps

832 WWII Hay Internment Camp Penny in brass struck without hole, EF and very rareA similar example sold in ACA sale 308 July 2011 for $1,250 (lot 913) Est. $1,250

833 Penny in nickel or similar alloy gVF Est. $350

834 Penny, light peripheral toning, attractive lustrous aUnc Est. $200

835 Penny VF Est. $75

836 Threepence brown Unc Est. $125

837 Threepence, subdued red, Unc Est. $150

838 Shilling, mainly red, Unc Est. $300

839 Two Shillings struck without hole, aUnc much original red lustre and extremely rareA similar example sold in ACA sale 308 July 2011 for $4,250 (lot 919) Est. $3,500


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840 Five Shillings, bent but aEF with much lustre Est. $300

Agricultural & Horticultural Awards

841 North Western Agricultural Society Newbridge Victoria unnamed and undated prize medal 38mm in bronze by Stokes & Martin, some obverse pitting and minor die rotation else VF Est. $100

842 National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Queensland prize medal 72mm in bronze engraved to “J.Hempsted for Aerated Waters 1878” VF Est. $300

843 Eastern Downs Agricultural & Horticultural Assn Warwick Queensland prize medal 32mm in silver engraved to “1902 (Awarded to) Marshall & Slade (for) Shorthorn Cow 3 Yrs” aUnc with mirror-like fi elds Est. $100

844 Arthur Yates & Co Reliable Seeds prize medal 39mm in silver, reverse impressed “T.H.Duffy Cleveland 1925” gVF or better Est. $75

845 Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria prize medallion with Edward VII portrait 54mm in bronze, uninscribed, EF with spotty patina

Est. $75

Exhibition Medallions

846 Victorian Exhibition 1872 medallion 47mm in white metal by Stokes & Martin with “Awarded To” reverse and faint crude engraving to what could be F.Stokes (not listed in Carlisle) unholed but with some minor rim disturbances else Fine or better, the fi rst this cataloguer has seenLes Carlisle writes that Stokes took their large Taylor medal press to the exhibition with a number of dies, striking and selling medals to order Est. $200

847 Melbourne Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition 1879 handmade octagonal medallion 29mm in silver, gFine and extremely rareThis exhibition is only represented a few times in Carlisle, with all examples dated 1879-80. The event was likely to have been conducted in Richmond Est. $175

848 Sydney International Exhibition 1879 medallion 22mm in silver, similar 1879-80 medallion 22mm in silver (C1879/1, 1879-80/13) the fi rst oddly holed and cleaned some time ago else VF and scarce (2 medallions) Est. $90


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849 New South Wales Juvenile International Industrial Exhibition 1879-80 medalet 22mm in brass by Stokes & Martin (C1879-80/5); plus Tasmanian Commercial Travellers Assn One Shilling check 29mm in copper with reverse die cud, Fine-gFine (2 items) Est. $75

850 Melbourne International Exhibition 1880 medallion 19mm in silver (C1880/8); Thorbecker’s Cigarettes token for the same exhibition 30mm in bronze (C1880/17); together with Colonial & Indian Exhibition medalets (C1886/6, 9) and New South Wales 1886/Coat of Arms 23mm in bronze (C1886/8) Fine-gEF (5 medallions)

Est. $125

851 Melbourne International Exhibition medallions compr C1880-81/9 variety, 1888/10, 1888/16 (unholed but with rim damage) and 1888-89/6 in annotated 2x2s, the fi rst in gilt bronze with the remainder in silver, a couple scarce, VF and better (4 medallions)

Est. $100

852 Melbourne International Exhibition 1880/81 Exhibition Medal 38mm in white metal by Stokes & Martin (C1880-81/1) obverse rim damage at 7 o’clock and signs of corrosion else gFine and scarce Est. $150

853 Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition 1887 medallions 19mm and 31mm in gilt bronze (C1887/2, 29); together with Melbourne Centennial Exhibition 1888-89 types 22mm and 17mm in silver, and Coolgardie Exhibition 1899 17mm in silver (CA/7, 1888-89/1, 1899/8) a couple unholed and most gilding present, Fine-EF (5 medallions) Est. $125

854 Geelong Jubilee Juvenile & Industrial Exhibition c.1887 uniface obverse of prize medal 27x23mm in silver by Altmann Melbourne on ornate suspender EF Est. $100

855 Melbourne Centennial International Bazaar 1888-9 Athenaeum Club voucher for Sixpence (C1888-9/8); together with three misc medallions 1887-1957, Armstrong Shoe Mart token, and brass 1975-1986 calendar medallion of Asian manufacture, VF-Unc (6 items) Est. $90

856 First Australian Exhibition of Women’s Work Melbourne 1907, award medallion 30mm in copper by Newman Melbourne, reverse engraved “Maypole Glenferrie BB” in case of issue Est. $75

857 All Australian Exhibition Adelaide 1925 prize medallion 32mm in bronze, reverse engraved “Miss G.K.Wood Leatherwork” aUnc with underlying lustre Est. $75

Commemorative Medallions

858 Resolution and Adventure Medal 1772 uniface obverse striking 44mm in copper (sim MH373; BHM 165) extremely rare with only a few known, all of which exhibit the same uneven surface on the reverse, neatly holed for suspension, VFThe obverse portrait designed for this medal was not used for any other Est. $2,000


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859 Captain James Cook memorial medal c.1784, 43mm in silver by L.Pingo for the Royal Society (BHM 258; MH374) has been cleaned some time ago else EF and rare Est. $2,500

860 Voyage of the “La Coquille” 1822-1825 medallion 50mm in copper by Andrieu & de Puymaurin (MH189) aUnc and a lovely exampleThe voyage visited Chile, Peru, Polynesia, The Molucca Islands (Indonesia), New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Australia. The vessel was commanded by Louis Isidore Duperry (1786-1865) a physicist and hydrographer. He had previously circumnavigated the world with de Freycinet on the “Uranie” from 1817-1820 studying meteorology and terrestrial magnetism Est. $1,250

861 Voyage of the corvette “Astrolabe” medallion c.1826 50mm in copper by Andrieu & de Puymaurin (MH190) EF and a lovely exampleUpon her return from the 1822-1825 voyage, the “La Coquille” was renamed the “Astrolabe” and was commanded by Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d’Urville who had been second in command of the “La Coquille” voyage. Much of the expedition was to the coast of New Zealand, however they managed to discover the remains of the La Perouse expedition that was lost on the Veni l’Oro Reef in 1788. During 1837 d’Urville commanded the “Astrolabe” and “Zele” on an expedition to the Antarctic and Pacifi c islands Est. $1,250

Lot 862

862 Cessation of Transportation medallion 1853 58mm in white metal (C1853/2); plus two misc British Nelson/HMS Victory medallions 17mm in copper on ribbon, the transportation medallion with only minor rim damage else VF with some lustre in the legends, much better than average Est. $200

863 A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year medallion 22mm in bronze reverse Lord’s Prayer in coin alignment (CA/6); together with Melbourne International Exhibition 1881/Lord’s Prayer 19mm in silver (C1881/11), and two other generic Lord’s Prayer medallions in silver (CH/1, H/2) the fi rst item cleaned some time ago otherwise Fine-gFine (4 medallionsThe fi rst is likely to be a muling of the reverses of the Billie Ex Rex medallions struck at the Victorian Exhibition of 1872, see the footnote of lot 846 for further information Est. $100

864 Monster Clothing Company 21 Bourke Street Melbourne 21st Anniversary 1878 medallion 27mm in silver (C1878/2) a nice gVF example of this scarce medallion Est. $75

865 Departure of NSW Troops to The Soudan medallion 24mm in bronze by Stokes & Martin (C1885/12) cleaned long ago else gFine and scarce Est. $90

866 General Gordon/Welcome Return NSW Contingent medalet 22mm in gilt, reverse impressed “1885” (sim Carlisle G/1); plus Good Luck to Australian Bushmen’s Corps medalet 22mm in gilt (C1899-00/6) both attached to small fob chain, Fine-gFine with much gilding intact and interesting, the fi rst scarce (2 medalets) Est. $75

867 International Fire Brigade Jubilee 1887 medallion 22mm in gilt bronze with suspender and ribbon (C1887/12); together with City of Hawthorn 1890 and Town of Essendon 1890 medallions both 22mm in gilt with suspension loops C1890/2, 7a) most gilding intact, VF-gEF, the fi rst is a beauty! (3 medallions) Est. $90


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868 Q.Vic Golden Jubilee 1887 medallions compr 31mm types in gilt bronze for Wimmera Shire, Shire of Hampden, and 24mm in gilt for Hobart; plus two generic types (C1887/57, 77, 85, 23, 54) much gilding intact and a useful gFine-gVF group (5 medallions)

Est. $100

869 S.A.Primitive Methodist Missionary Society 1894 medallion 29mm in silvered white metal (C1894/1 but not listed in this fi nish) a nice aEF example of a type this cataloguer hasn’t handled before

Est. $75

870 St David’s Cathedral Consecrated 1894/Children’s Festival Hobart medallion 29mm in bronze (C1894/2) a nice aEF with underlying lustre Est. $75

871 Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 Shire of Ararat 22mm in silver, Borough of Queenscliff 31mm in gilt bronze, Town of Brighton 31mm in bronze, Newtown/Chillwell/Geelong 22mm in gilt bronze (C1897/15, 18, 68, 83) the last unholed with full gilding – a beauty, remainder VF-EF with most gilding intact where applicable (4 medallions) Est. $125

872 Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 City of Ballarat and Shire of Cranbourne medallions 31mm in gilt (C1897/21, 51) unholed and with full gilding, gEF (2 medallions) Est. $100

873 Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 Shire of Traralgon and Shire of Ararat medallions 31mm in gilt (C1897/38, 47) unholed and with full gilding, gEF (2 medallions) Est. $100

874 Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 City of Melbourne and Town of Geelong medallions 31mm in gilt (C1897/66, 69) unholed and with full gilding, gEF (2 medallions) Est. $100

875 Q.Vic Diamond Jubilee 1897 Zeehan Tasmania 31mm in silver (C1897/74) EF and scarce this metal Est. $90

876 Larpent Jubilee 1899 medallion 31mm in aluminium with the ‘error’ text of “60th” instead of 50th Anniversary (C1899/9a) a stunning aFDC example Est. $125

877 Edward VII Coronation 1902 medallions compr Ballarat City Council in silver; Town of Geelong (unholed), Hawthorn City Council, City of Melbourne, Shire of Ballarat, Shire of Camberwell & Boroondara in gilt all 27x39mm; plus Town of Brighton 22mm in gilt bronze (C1902/2, 18, 23, 25, 27, 28, 37) the last medallion in low grade, remainder VF and much better with most gilding intact where applicable (7 medallions) Est. $125


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878 Eaglehawk West Methodist Sunday School Jubilee 1904 medallion 22mm in silver (C1904/1) almost As Struck and scarce Est. $75

879 Flemington & Kensington Presbyterian Church 1904 medallion 31mm in silvered metal (C1904/2) some rim damage else gVF and scarce Est. $75

880 St Paul’s Geelong Jubilee 1904 and St Andrew’s Bendigo 1904 medallions 22mm in gilt bronze (C1904/6, 7) all gilding intact and a nice aEF-EF pair (2 medallions) Est. $75

881 Empire Day 1909 Nunawading 25mm in bronze, Hawthorn Jubilee Empire Day 1910 31mm in bronze, Town of Kew Jubilee 1910 31mm in silver with ribbon (C1909/4, 1910/3, 1910/8) aEF-choice Unc, a stunning group (3 medallions) Est. $100

882 Town of Kew Jubilee 1910 31mm in gilt; George V Coronation 1911 for Municipality of Hamilton 23mm in gilt, Shire of Donald 31mm in silvered bronze, generic Victoria 31mm in gilt; plus Gippsland Hospital 1916 Jubilee 27mm in gilt (C1910/8, 1911/4, 14, 22, 1916/3) all full gilt where applicable, aEF-Unc and a quality group (5 medallions) Est. $90

883 Australian Church Congress/Children’s Demonstration Brisbane 1913 medallion 31mm in aluminium; plus St John’s Parramatta Centenary of the fi rst Sunday School in Australia 1913 silvered medallion 25mm (C1913/1, 1913/6) VF or better and scarce (2 medallions) Est. $100

884 Mt Gambier Old Residents Assn medallion 32mm in bronze (C1919/1) nice EF or better and very scarce, only 150 struck Est. $150

885 Lady Stradbroke’s Day badge c.1921, 27mm in gilt and 3-coulour enamel by Stokes & Sons Melbourne with reverse pin intact; together with Methodist Babies Home 1928 Foundation Stones silvered medalet 24mm (C1928/5) both in excellent condition, the fi rst not seen by this cataloguer (2 items)Newspaper reports of the time indicate that Lady Stradbroke’s Day was a charity event conducted in central Melbourne on 21st October 1921 under the auspices of the wife of the Governor of Victoria, the Rt Hon George Mowbray, Earl of Stradbroke. The aim of the event was to raise £25,000 for hospitals Est. $90

886 Bendigo Easter Fair c.1922 medallion 22mm in gilt bronze, Bendigo School of Mines and Industries 1923 Jubilee 31mm in silvered bronze, 1934 Country Fire Brigades Demonstration Bendigo 31mm in silver, Bendigo Centenary 1951, 31mm in gilt bronze (CB/1, 1923/5, 1934/2, 1951/2) the fi rst a little grubby else VF and much better, a nice Bendigo group (4 medallions) Est. $100

887 Western Australia Centenary 1929 medallions 39mm in bronze (2), sesquicentenary 1979 medallions 43mm in bronze and silver (the silver coin cased); together with SSB Cook Bicentenary 1970 medallions in bronze (2); loose Ten Dollars Bicentennial fi rst printing note, and three misc lower grade Romanian banknotes, Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $75

888 George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 and George VI Coronation 1937 pair unnamed as issued, as awarded to Mr Sydney Sims Anderson, Town Clerk, Port Melbourne with original letters confi rming these awards, scarce as a pair to Australians (2 medals) Est. $200

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889 HMAS Sydney; Sinking of the Bartolomeo Colleoni 19th July 1940 medallion 57mm in silver by Amor, edge engraved “L.D.Fitzgerald Stoker III ON 23604” possibly cleaned at some stage else virtually As Struck and extremely rare, most of the 640 struck having gone down with the ship and crew after their engagement with HSK Kormoran 19th November 1941Leonard Doolan Fitzgerald was born 29th Sept 1921 in Ipswich Queensland, enlisted Brisbane 22nd Sept 1939 and discharged 28th Sept 1951. Posting at discharge HMAS Penguin at rank of Petty Offi cer Stoker Mechanic. He saw service on HMAS Sydney from 27th Jan 1940 to 30th May 1941, subsequently served on HMAS Kuttabul from 31st May to 1941 (a vessel with the unfortunate fame of being sunk by a midget submarine in Sydney Harbour 31st May 1942) before transferring to other fl eet vessels and naval bases Est. $2,500

890 Royal Life Saving Society medallion 1946 named; plus various enamelled pins, badges (strength in Queensland types) and medalets etc (approx 40 items) Est. $75

891 Centenary of Government of Victoria 1951 medallion 55mm in bronze (C1951/4); plus misc early sterling silver unnamed football fob, Fine-VF (2 items) Est. $75

892 Melbourne Numismatic Society Decimal Currency Introduction 1966 medallions 38mm in antiqued bronze and antiqued silver struck by Stokes edge numbered “17” (C1966/4, only 80 of each struck) As Struck (2 medallions)See lot 927 for similarly numbered medallions for the Captain Cook Bicentenary 1970 Est. $75

893 Kodak Festival Award medallions 63mm in bronze by Andor Meszaros c.1958 and struck by John Pinches London, both engraved on reverse “Australian Film Awards/Kodak Award for Colour Photography”, one dated 1967 and engraved ‘Australian Commonwealth Film Unit “Is anybody doing anything about it?”’, the other dated 1970 ‘The Film House Pty Ltd “The Plus Factor”’ EF-gEF with research (2 medallions) Est. $150

Lot 894

894 Military Historical Society of Australia 65th Anniv of the Australian Army 61mm in cast bronze (C1968/5); plus similar medallion for the 50th Anniversary of the 1918 Armistice (CT/8) (2 medallions)

Est. $75

895 Numismatic Assn of Victoria 50th Anniv First Flight England to Australia 1969 medallion 51mm in bronze; Newcastle Numismatic Society Eliz II Silver Jubilee 1977 medallion 38mm in bronze; RAAF 75th Anniv 1996 medallion 32mm in antiqued silver fi nish on card; Numismatic Society of Auckland Metropolitan Fire Brigade Centenary 1974 medallion 42mm in aluminium with information card; plus cased Eliz II Royal Visit 2000 medallions in base metal (3) (7 items) Est. $75

896 Numismatic Society of Western Australia Inaugural Exhibition Perth 1972 medallion 46mm in gilt bronze (C1972/9); other Carlisle listed medalets compr 1887/85 (2), 1913/5, 1918/2, 1919/2 (3), 1937/10, 1938/5, 1938/12, 1945/9, 1954/12, 1980/8; plus Armstrong Shoe Mart token and scouting prize medallion (17 items) Est. $90

897 Australian State Medallions 1976, 6-piece sterling silver set for 75th Anniversary of Federation by Stokes in timber frame Est. $250

898 City of Bunbury 1979/Leschenault Lady medallion 38mm in silver (C1979/34) in case of issue with information leafl et; together with collector card containing two Churchill Centenary medals each 26.45gms in gold plated sterling silver, One Ounce silver saltwater crocodile medallion 1999, Staffa Royal Wedding 1981 stamp in gold foil, replica Olympic Victory coin for the Olympics Centenary 1996, and Sands of Gallipoli Leaving Australia medallion with vial of Gallipoli sand (6 items) Est. $90

899 Swan River Colony Founded 1829/Western Australia Sesquicentenary 1979 set of medallions 43mm in brass, Cu/Ni, bronze, silver and gold (64,6gms) by the Perth Mint in case of issue (C1979/21, 22, 23, 24, 25) only 1,500 of the gold type struck and rarely offered as a complete set, the gold medal virtually FDC, remainder aUnc-Unc with patchy toning (5 medallions) Est. $2,500

900 Swan River Colony Founded 1829/Western Australia Sesquicentenary 1979 medallion 28mm in gold 20.9gms by the Perth Mint in case of issue (C1979/25a), only 3,000 struck and rarely offered, FDC

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901 Victorian Sesquicentenary medallion 51mm in silver (C1985/82) in case of issue with tape damaged certifi cate of authenticity (only 500 struck); RAM Bicentennial Commemorative Medallion 1988; set of 20 base metal Bicentennial medallions 27mm in frame; plus other misc modern base metal medallions (8, some duplication) Est. $75

902 Telecom Australia cased uninscribed retirement medal 63mm in bronze by Michael Meszaros c.1987, Unc and rarely seen Est. $90

903 Westpac Banking Corporation 175th Anniv pin c.1992; misc mainly modern medallic items (23); together with two Red Cross enamel badges, two-up set, St Edward’s Crown replica, unused Lighthouse foldout magnifi er, two Royal Australian Mint tie pins, and unused VST coin album, Mixed Condition (lot)Ironically, the fi rst item was issued in the year that Westpac recorded a $1.6 billion loss – the largest corporate loss in Australia at the time – which resulted in the dismissal of staff, the near insolvency of the bank, and the re-ranking of the company from the nation’s largest bank to the third largest Est. $75

904 50th Anniv end of WWII commemorative 6-medallion set in perspex frame struck by the Perth Mint in conjunction with the Australian War Memorial, each medallion weighs approx 50.5gms Est. $250

905 Proofl ike One Ounce Australian Birds 5-pc medallion set struck by the Perth Mint c.1996 Est. $125

906 Centenary of Australia’s First Victoria Cross framed display featuring replica VC, 2000 maxicard depicting Captain Neville Howse (Australia’s fi rst VC winner) and medallion 60mm in antiqued bronze featuring Howse Est. $75

907 Sands of Gallipoli cased 6-medallion set 2005; plus similar 5-medallion set in cases of issue (2 sets) Est. $75

908 Sands of Gallipoli cased medallic sets featuring Victoria Cross and 1914-15 Star medallions, WWI trio metal replica medallion, and vial of Gallipoli sand with certifi cate, high retail value (15 sets) Est. $100

909 RAAF Airman’s Code base metal medallion and badge set in timber case of issue; together with other misc modern military souvenirs and replicas compr Sands of Gallipoli 1914-15 Star key ring and medallion; Vietnam War medallion, single pin, 6-pin set, Long Tan badge; and replica Rising Sun (8 items) Est. $75

910 Interesting group of mainly Australian and British medalets, checkpieces etc c.late 1800s to 1988, Mixed Condition (43 items)

Est. $100

911 Interesting group of Carlisle listed medalets, medallions plus badges etc incl 1916 Battle of Jutland medalet, engraved Shilling 1943S and other scarcer issues, Mixed Condition (55+ items) Est. $200

912 Interesting group of medalets and medallions incl 1985 Orienteering Championship, Bendigo 3-medal set, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Victorian sesquicentenary, University of NSW, Australian Gold Exchange, Centenary of Federation etc, VF to mainly Unc (30 items) Est. $75

913 Accumulation of Australian, British and world medalets, checks and advertising pieces c.1800s-1900s, Mixed Condition (42 items)

Est. $75

914 Accumulation compr Sunday newspaper 20-pc Bicentennial medallion collection with frame, vintage bread tokens (9, some scarce), misc souvenir medallions and tokens (32), carded Dollars from Ocean series (3), Five Dollars 1998 with phonecard, New Zealand cased Dollars 1974 Day and 1983; plus misc world club, ferry, telephone tokens etc (54) Mixed Condition (lot) Est. $100

915 Miscellaneous lot of medalets, coins, modern militaria, cigarette and trade cards, PNCs etc, noticed a couple of obsolete Victoria Police patches, Mixed Condition (100s) Est. $75

916 Mixed group of Australian, New Zealand and British medalets, traders’ tokens and coins (noted Pennies of Grundy, Josephs, Clarkson & Turnbull, Hall, Day & Mieville, United Services Hotel amongst the group) some of the tokens in poor condition (39 items) Est. $75

917 Small accumulation of medalets, tokens, military buttons etc, noted unnamed USA Purple Heart, Mixed Condition (approx 60 items) Est. $75

918 Small group of medalets and prize fobs c.1880 to 1960s incl Marcus Clark/Harbour Bridge (2), exhibition medalets (2), and wrestling award fob dated 1910, Fine-gVF and a useful lot (10 items) Est. $75

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919 Small group of modern medallic items compr Bathurst Philatelic Society Centenary/Bathex 95 medallions 33mm in bronze and white metal and Penny 1963 stipple engraved “Bathex ‘95 Centennial Exhibition”; cased NAA/Tasmanian Numismatic Society Coin Fair 1995 medallion 38mm in bronze and dinner pass for the same event 38mm in white metal (2 pairs numbered 20 and 38); Sydney Mint Museum 1996 token 27mm in gilt; ANDA Fair 1998 medallions for Melbourne (2) and Brisbane (2); plus other misc medallic items (9) (21 items) Est. $75

920 Tourist Dollar collection in copper and bronze with minor duplication compr generic types (2), Queensland (9), Tasmania, Victoria (3), South Australia (3), Western Australia (2) all in original capsules (20 items) Est. $75

FOBS

921 Bendigo Easter Fair 1908 “For Charity’s Cause” enamelled fob medalet by Stokes & Sons Melbourne, gVF Est. $75

922 NSW Railway and Tramway Ambulance Corps life member fob/medalet 35mm in gilt silver dated 1922 and impressed to “G.A.Stokes” the scarce larger type that is seldom seen today, VF Est. $100

923 Press pass 25mm with Victoria crown, VF and rare Est. $200

924 Shire of Werribee vintage 9ct gold fob 25x30mm with attached 540mm 9ct gold chain (total weight 13.68gms) EF and unusual, the fi rst we have seen Est. $400

Lot 925

925 Silver fobs mostly awarded to Ina Seager for dancing in the Geelong and Ballarat area 1928-1932 (8, one is gilt); plus 9ct gold fob awarded to J.R.Goodwin for dancing 1934, Fine-gVF (9 fobs) Est. $150

AUSTRALIA POST MEDALLIC COVERS

926 2009 Dolphins of the Australian Coastline, Earth Hour, Geelong AFL Premiers, Mary MacKillop, Micromonsters; 2010 Fishes of the Reef, Kokoda, Melbourne Cycling; 2011 Mythical Creatures (2 diff) (10 covers, 18 medallions) Est. $100

CAPTAIN COOK

927 Melbourne Numismatic Society Cook Bicentenary medallions 38mm in antiqued bronze and antiqued silver by Stokes both edge numbered “17” (C1970/5, only 75 of each struck); plus Cook Discovery 1970/Australian Bicentenary 1988 medallion 31mm in antiqued silver fi nish (not listed in Carlisle) As Struck (3 medallions) Est. $75

HMAS SYDNEY/SMS EMDEN

MEMORABILIA

928 Sydney/Emden medallion by W.Kerr Sydney (C1914/4) the host coin a Mexico Eight Reales 1891Zs of Zacatecas mint, a couple of small chopmarks, attractive VFThe issue limited to 1,000pcs, of which the majority of coins were struck at the Mexico City mint Est. $2,500

CENTENARY OF VICTORIA/MELBOURNE

929 Fob medallion 20mm in gilt and 2-colour enamel depicting the Melbourne General Post Offi ce (not listed in Carlisle); together with related City of Malvern silvered medallion 25x31mm and Shrine of Remembrance c.1934 medallion 32mm in silver (C1934-35/2, T/9) gVF-EF, the last scarce in silver (3 medallions) Est. $100


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930 Victoria Police 9ct gold medal with colour bar by Bridgland & King Melbourne , reverse engraved “Const Downes 5860” in original case of issue, EF and an extremely rare early police medalAt 2.45pm on 16th May 1916 Constables Bresnan and Downes saw two men behaving suspiciously in Manchester Lane, Melbourne. These two men were soon joined by another. Downes apprehended one of the men named Lane, by the shoulder and Lane produced a revolver. Downes grabbed his hand in time to divert the aim and the bullet him. They struggled further and a second round was fi red before Lane broke free. Downes followed in pursuit of Lane who was later apprehended by him at a nearby hotel with the assistance of a bystander. Another of the men (Rankin) had also run off with Bresnan in pursuit. Bresnan chased Rankin, although the latter was menacing him with a pistol in hand, and threatening to shoot. He was later caught and jailed in Collins Street Est. $5,000

GREAT BRITAIN

931 Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Marine Medal Type I in silver edge engraved “Willm B.Wright 3rd Offi cer SS Ambris for Having Rescued 18 of Crew of Barque Eagle December 2nd 1875” aEF with later suspender and ribbon Est. $300

Federation Commemoratives

932 Australia’s Commonwealth 1899 voided medallion 30mm in sterling silver and enamel by Stokes & Sons Melbourne (C1899/2) VF and scarce enamelled Est. $100

933 Hobart Tasmania; Invitation to meet The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at a reception in the Town Hall 5th July 1901, named to Mr & Mrs H.V.Bayley, top left corner missing else VF and most interesting – the fi rst we have seen Est. $100

934 Commonwealth Celebrations Victoria May 1901 badge 28x52mm in gilt bronze with “Victoria” bar and ribbon as presented to Commonwealth and state politicians (C1901/10) gVF and very scarce this completeEx John Chapman Collection Est. $350

935 Booklet “Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia 6th May to 19th May 1901” missing cover and with tape reinforcement on spine else complete; plus related full gilt medalet (C1901/2) (2 items) Est. $75

Aboriginal Breastplates

936 Aboriginal gorget or breastplate 203x130mm c.1850-1870, hand executed in brass with 580mm brass chain, embellished with hand engraved naive emu left and kangaroo right around spiked crown above, engraved lettering “King Peter, Peels River” in two lines with boomerang, nulla-nulla and spears between, foliage sprigs above suspension holes, VF with attractive aged patina. A unique and desirable piece of early AustralianaPeel River is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales and is named after Sir Robert Peel, a noted politician at the time the river was discovered by British settlers in 1818 Est. $4,000

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Documents

coronation medal

victory medal

australian service medal

wwi military medal

wwii war medal

military medal london

university of tasmania

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