Public Auction 249 - Status International
Public Auction 249 - Status International
Public Auction 249 - Status International
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930 Bus Tickets NSW early 1970s "Urban Transit Authority" bus, bus &<br />
ferry concession comp bundles of 250 from 15c to 80c & bundles of 100<br />
special services 50c to $1.50. Total 40 bundles, scarce as comp units plus<br />
GB 1950s-60c tickets in packet & Aust? 1946 Forces Tramway pass. All<br />
bundles appear diff. Ideal internet dealer lot. (ca.7000)................$100---$200<br />
931 The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" legendary "Butcher Cover"<br />
featuring the band with cut chops & decapitated dolls. Withdrawn on day<br />
of issue. Expertly peeled (no damage to cover, which is almost split in<br />
half) with original record. The immediate "Cabinent" 1965 re-issue<br />
which now is quite scarce also included. A badly minced damaged cover<br />
was sold in Adelaide for around $1000 many years ago. This is the holy<br />
grail for true Beatles collectors! (P)...............................................$500- $1000<br />
932 Badges: Button Day, Appeals, charities, commemorative etc. 1920s<br />
onwards. Wide variety. (100)...........................................................$50---- $75<br />
933 Entertainment: A Pictorial History of the Talkies by Daniel Blum, A<br />
Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum, Bumper Film<br />
Book, The Western Film on TV Annual, Who's Who in Show Biz,<br />
Hollywood album (2 diff), The New Film Star album, Stars of the<br />
American Musical Theatre 1981. (361 Portraits from the 1860s to 1950).<br />
Plus Qld Agricultural Journal Sept 1901, Jan-Jun 1930 Jan 1941 & Sept<br />
1949 also 1950s? Harry Seidler brochure -stains (14 items)...........$50---$100<br />
934 Gold: Victorian Miner's Rights for 5/- series E, F, I issued in Ballarat<br />
in 1879, 83, 88, under the Mining Statute 1865 & 2/6 issued in Walhalla<br />
1906 under the Mines Act 1890. gVF-EF. Very scarce group. (4)$400---$600<br />
935 Newspapers: Hobart Mercury 1st Jan 1890 to 30 Jun 1890 ex State<br />
Library of NSW bound in 1 volume. Fascinating reading. Damage to<br />
spine, VGC. (78 papers).................................................................$150---$300<br />
936 Newspapers: Hobart Mercury 1st Jan 1940 to 31 Mar 1944 ex State<br />
Library of NSW bound in 1 volume. Inc coverage of WWII. Fascinating<br />
reading. VGC. (78 papers) ...............................................................$60---$120<br />
SCOUTS<br />
937 Scouts: Asia & North Pacific District Badges inc Singapore (20),<br />
Malaya (5), Cook Islands (10), Gilbert & Ellice (un-named RRR), New<br />
Hebrides (RR), Fiji (6), PNG (40), plus National badges, provincial<br />
Jamborees & similar. Now hard to find. (110+)............................$300---$500<br />
938 Scouts: Australian Proficiency Badges to 1972, extraordinarily near<br />
comp with cubs set of 16 "Squares" plus World Friendship & Homecraft<br />
(very rare). Scouts comp set of 60 inc Bookbinder, Helmsman, Linguist<br />
inc French & German "sub-titles", Mines Rescue, (manufacturer's<br />
prototype -only 300 made, most not awarded), Rider, Wireless Man &<br />
unknown type -possibly botanist. Also 1st & 2nd class in blue or khaki<br />
both bound & unbound plus extra 1920s felt 1st class. SENIOR<br />
SCOUTS (60+) inc Ambulance on blue (not issued), Anthropologist,<br />
Civil Glider Pilot, Leading Piper, Map-maker, Master Mines Rescuer<br />
(even more unpopular in Newcastle -find another!), pilot (salt-water),<br />
Speleologist, Venturer & 3 unknown types (possibly Civil Defence,<br />
Debater & "Your guess is good as the vendors!". Also seaman's badge &<br />
Queen's scout (unfinished manufacturers prototype). ROVERS with<br />
Ramblers badge, Project badge, Service star silver (gold are cub badges)<br />
& "Rover-Scout Instructor". Also some booklets on the subject. Easily<br />
the most complete collection in existence with very little missing. (250+<br />
booklets).......................................................................................$2500- $3500<br />
939 Scouts: Hat c.1930s "Lemon Squeezer" hat original hard "Rabbit Fur"<br />
leader issue comp with inner liner, hat band, "Wood-badge" beads &<br />
purple plum signifying "DISTRICT STAFF" behind metal "Fleur-De-<br />
Lis" badge. Original & contemporary in all respects. Pre 1940 hats now<br />
difficult to find. ..............................................................................$200---$300<br />
940 Scouts: Jamboree Badge & ephemera collection 1935-85 with 1935<br />
Frankston, 1948 Yarra Brae, 1952 Sydney, 1955 Clifford Park. These all<br />
in excellent to as new condition! Then 1961 Screen print on silk comp to<br />
1989 (ex 1971). Corroborees (2) with 1936-37 National Park (highest to<br />
extreme rarity!!) & 1966 Woodhouse. SENIOR SCOUTS National<br />
Ventures 1965 Perth (1st), 1969 Nunawading (2nd) & 1972 Pine Rivers<br />
(3rd); Rover Moot 7th World, Australia 1961 & Tasmania 1965 (rare -<br />
event cancelled). Then Area/district gatherings inc 1957 Croudace Bay<br />
(NSW), 1960 Inveraic or Newcastle & 1964 Canabolas. Plenty of<br />
National Jamboree "extras" inc original metal badges, 1948, 1961, 1964<br />
& 1967 Commonwealth Bank & NSW Bank private issues, Ephemera<br />
inc extensive 1955 Clifford Park, paper work inc routine daily orders<br />
(rare), letter heads, maps, bread wrappers & other souvenirs. Plus much<br />
more inc 1936-37 National Park Corroboree aluminium badge (superb &<br />
rare), 1987 World Jamboree (NSW), un-issued Kangaroo publicity label<br />
& a variety of equally interesting items. (quantity).....................$2000- $3000<br />
941 Scouts: New Zealand Jamboree 1926 Dunedin, NZ original green &<br />
yellow badge. Excellent condition. Highest rarity believed to be one of 5<br />
in Australasian collections. (P) ......................................................$600- $1200<br />
942 Scouts: New Zealand District badges, majority 1950s-60s with around<br />
200 diff inc Mt Maunganui (RR), Waitemata Nth (Cotton RR), Manukua<br />
(RRR), Waimate (blue & yellow backgrounds -both with Kangaroos),<br />
Marsden, Awarua, Palmerston Nth (RRR), W.Otago (name tape with<br />
Gore badge -both RRR), New Plymouth (un-named RRR & named pr),<br />
Hawkes Bay (RR), W. Hamilton (RR), Te Aroha & Heretaunga (RR).<br />
All sorted by area. Vendor notes RRR (4), RR (16), R (17), extinct (16) -<br />
these ratings dated 1986 & now have almost certainly changed up, plus<br />
cotton types (22). Also Jamborees & similar 1962-87. Some staining (ex<br />
manufacturer's work book) o/w VF or better. A very difficult misunderstood<br />
assembly. (approx 200) (P) .......................................$1000- $1500<br />
943 Scouts: NSW district badges. Early 1950s display cards (6) with 6<br />
woven arm badges on each (all long "extinct"), inc Tweed, Wyoming,<br />
Bellorara, Newcastle & Hunter, Canobolas, Lachlan, Canberra, Hartley,<br />
South Western Riverina (Bird) & Billabongs. All now quite scarce with<br />
some rarities sighted. All in excellent condition. (36+)................ $220 -- $300<br />
944 Scouts: NSW District badges, all pre 1990 majority "Family Look"<br />
(now apparently discontinued) but does contain earlier pre 1970s issues<br />
with "Lone Scout NSW" tape, ribbon types (24) inc "Central Southern<br />
District", unusual "City of Newcastle" (orange on black -British?, still<br />
very scarce), "Far North" (total enigma "RRR"?), Murrumbidgee,<br />
Macquarie, Barrier & an even more bizarre example featuring "Sturt's<br />
Desert Pea" on Khaki background & a very scarce "Cumberland" trio.<br />
Bound non "Family" types (35). A few stains, mostly VGC. Overall a<br />
very comprehensive group with good scarce to very rare items. See<br />
photo. (approx 200) (P) ................................................................. $900 -$1500<br />
945 Scouts: South Australia District badge collection with around 80 pre<br />
1990s badges, many "extinct" with Ribbon types (43) inc Alice Springs,<br />
Central Eyre, Gilles Plains, North Para, South Para, Woodville,<br />
Campbelltown, Eastern Suburbs (un-named), Holdfast, Southern Hills &<br />
Western suburbs (3 diff). Similar number bound inc Centralian,<br />
Arnhemland & Casuarina (all Nthn Terr), Lones, Pine Forest, City of<br />
Adelaide, Unley & Western. Mostly excellent condition. (86) (P)$325 -- $500<br />
946 Scouts: Tasmania District badge collection mostly pre-1980 with 30<br />
diff inc varieties, noted Bowen, Glenorchy-Norfolk (RRR-RRRR),<br />
Leven (RR), Launceston North (red badge), Launceston & Tamar (RR+),<br />
Macquarie-Fingal District (RRR) & West Tamar (yellow & green). Odd<br />
flts, mostly excellent condition. (30+) (P) .................................... $450 -- $600<br />
947 Scouts: Victoria District badge collection 1950s-1989 semi-specialised<br />
with technical varieties or design changes, housed in 2 large albums, the<br />
first with Melbourne metropolitan districts, arranged by area, inc<br />
Hobson's Bay, Moorabbin (all), Mornington (un-named with seagull on<br />
black, 2 diff), Seaford (extinct 1973), City of Camberwell (ext 1965),<br />
Nunawading (black horse), Sunshine Central, Dandenong (on yellow<br />
background), Fern Tree Gully, Springvale, Latrobe & Camberwell<br />
Central. The 2nd vol with country districts inc Ballaarat (3 inc unnamed),<br />
Bunyip, Warragul, Westernport, City of Mildura (black),<br />
Wentworth, Bendigo district & Wannon County (Whale -very rare). Also<br />
selection of group badges (some identified) & a few name tapes. A few<br />
older ones ex uniform, most excellent to near new. An excellent wellbalanced<br />
group which took the vendor over 35 years to amass. Note that<br />
all badges have been EXTINCT for nearly 20 years due to re-structure &<br />
re-naming of the districts! (430+) (P) ......................................... $3000 -$4000<br />
948 Scouts: Western Australia District badge collection appears all pre<br />
1980 (many are 1950s-60s issues!) inc Bayswater District, Helena<br />
District (2 diff colours) & Hyde Park District. 1950s-60s types all with<br />
"North Metropolitan Area" appendages & as such extremely scarce. Also<br />
Gosnells, King's Park, Victoria Park & Lakes all UN-NAMED. Plus<br />
other scarcer items. Odd flts, generally F-VF. Hard to find, a difficult<br />
assembly. (52) (P).......................................................................... $500 -- $600<br />
949 Scouts: Queensland District badges collection all pre-1990, strength in<br />
1970s issues inc Ribbon issues for Brisbane West, Charles Snow,<br />
Cavendish, Waterloo Bay, Toowoomba District (RR+), Oakey District<br />
(RR), Charters Towers, Limestone, Clark District, Port Curtis District<br />
(RRR), Border Rivers District & near North Coast (RRR). Some very<br />
rare items can be seen in this hard to obtain group. Mostly excellent<br />
condition. (110) (P) ....................................................................... $500 -- $800<br />
950 Sport: Rugby Union 1981 Wallabies Tour of England, pictorial<br />
envelope (13/40) for visit to Exeter. Signed by 25 players plus 2 special<br />
cachets. ............................................................................................ $80 -- $150<br />
OLYMPICS<br />
951 1956 Melbourne Participants Medal. AE 63mm in plastic case of<br />
issue. UNC. (P).............................................................................. $300 -- $400<br />
952 1956 Melbourne Games Playing Cards Full deck of 52 with 2 Jokers<br />
& 2 Spares. Near new cond in box of issue. Very scarce. .............. $80 -- $140<br />
953 1956 Melbourne Games Tickets for Swimming Nov 29, Nov 30 &<br />
Wrestling Nov 29, Dec 5. Used, cancelled by cnr removal, with original<br />
1956 Games Bank of NSW ticket folder. Now very scarce. All diff (5<br />
items) ............................................................................................. $100 -- $150<br />
954 1964 Tokyo Games tickets for Athletics, Clay Shooting, Equestrian,<br />
Rowing, Swimming (2) & Yachting, 2 w/o stubs, one with stub reattached,<br />
others comp UN. 2 folded, other 5 fresh & flat. In original<br />
folder. Scarce. (8 items) ................................................................ $100 -- $200<br />
955 2000 Sydney Olympic pin collection & other memorabilia. Large<br />
variety of pins inc Torch Relay, Countdown (days, years, months, weeks,<br />
sleeps), Phonecard, Welcoming, Mascots, Businesses etc. Mostly<br />
different. Retail/cost $1350+ (79). Plus a Torch Relay pin album<br />
containing 16 pins & a spare album. Olympic Gold Medalist Collection<br />
almost complete (19 medallions) plus a spare album. Official Poster<br />
Collection 1896-2000 inc a spare album. High original cost -$1600+.<br />
(quantity) ....................................................................................... $200 -- $300<br />
PHONECARDS<br />
956 Australia: Mainly Telecom/Telstra U magnetic cards strength in earlies<br />
with plenty of Opera House/Roo Tourist series, many others with values<br />
up to $20 in 30 small plastic card folders. Some duplication. Excellent<br />
trading stock, many thematics, majority good condition, rarely seen in<br />
such qty these days. (2000) ........................................................... $150 -- $250<br />
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.