Military & Political Ephemera & Collectables (Section 1)

ID - 472519 - A rare WWII Frogman 'naval commando' waterproof backpack - interesting old piece.
Sold as found - back straps have detached from bag, otherwise all other pieces appear intact and in fairly good condition.

ID - 472520 - An American WWII type M1940 Air Force uniform coat, in olive with gold tone American eagle buttons and label for 'Brownie's' of Buffalo, New York, in excellent condition with minimal wear, no belt

Width from shoulder seam to shoulder seam:

ID - 472521 - A collection of ephemera relating to the Cambridgeshire Regiment (c.1908-1961), including a sweetheart brooch and compact and a typewritten travelogue; the brooch in polished tortoiseshell with an inlaid silver castle and laurel with banner above with 'The Cambridgeshire Regt.', hallmarked for Collet & Andersen (London), c.1939, and a gold tone machine turned powder compact with an applied Cambridgeshire Regt. badge

Compact approx.:

ID - 472522 - An British RMS Lusitania medal, with original box and paper pamphlet, produced as a replica of a satirical German original by Karl Goetz, reffering to the sinking of the passenger liner RMS Lusitania on the 5th of May, 1915

In good overall condition, wear and tear to box and paper, some patination
Box approx.:

ID - 472523 - A beautiful rolled gold RAAF sweetheart photo locket, with bee 'Atrice' mark for R. B. MacDonald & Co. (American) and etched RAAF emblem to front

Some patination, residue, loss of gold to exterior

ID - 472524 - A very rare English language copy of 'Hiroshima Photograph', a photo album with accompanying information on the devastation of Hiroshima after its bombing in 1949, soft cover, ribbon bound, with colour pages and sepia photographs, published by Hiroshima Peace Society, Japan

As found in good vintage condition; with overall yellowing, some creases and small tears; presented in professional cardboard storage box with tissue paper leaves between

Further reading: 'Remembering Hiroshima in Photographs' by Barbara Orbach Natanson, 6 August, 2015

ID - 472525 - A vintage commemorative Zippo lighter, marked for the 108th Field Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery, nicknamed 'The Devils', decorated with a colourful enamel devil riding an artillery shell below a boomerang marked '108 FD. BTY. R.A.A.', the reverse marked with the badge of the RAA and 'South Vietnam 1967-1968', in original box

Beautiful condition with minimal wear and original box and pamphlet
Box approx.: 8.5cm (L) x 6cm (W) x 1.5cm (D)
Lighter:

ID - 472526 - A large sterling silver cigarette case, presented to an E. E. Moorhouse Esq. by the members of the R.S. & S. I.L.A., Lithgow, NSW, c.1920-1921, made by Patterson & Sons LTD (Birmingham), c.1918

Total weight approx. 135.78g

Likely Private Edward Ernest Moorhouse (4244, b.1876 - d.1931), who settled in Lithgow after WWI and became a fixture in the community through his local work in what would become the RSL, and Masonic temple

Further reading: 'Edward Ernest Moorhouse' via. Illawarra Remembers 1914-1918 (blog), http://www.illawarraremembers.com.au/node/5305

ID - 472527 - A signed copy of 'Two Steps to Tokyo' by Gordon Powell, a story of the RAAF in the Trobriand and Admiralty, with illustrations and over 80 illustrations, published by Oxford University Press; Melbourne, c.1945, signed to front

Some overall wear and tear, foxing, signature presumed authentic

ID - 472528 - A hardcover copy of 'Lesotho 1970: An African Coup under the Microscope' by B. M. Khaketla, an analysis of the Lesotho coup d'��tat of January 1970; published by the University of California Press, in very good condition with very minor discolouration and wear to sleeve, with dedication to front, possibly from King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (b.1938 - d.1996), authenticity unconfirmed

ID - 472529 - A flag, attr. Germany, WWII vehicle recognition flag, purportedly captured by troops of a US Engineers Combat Battalion and subsequently signed by US soldiers of that group, plus the patches, buttons, and two medals with a copy of the Honourable Discharge papers of one of the purported soldiers, a Private 1st Class Carlyle W. Merrick (b.1921 - d.1992) of the 112th Engineer's Combat Battalion, including a European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign medal, with medal bar with arrowhead device (likely for Normandy), and an Army Issue good conduct medal with ribbon and bar

Some signatures identified, in part, as the following:
J. V. Cuthbertson, Monroe? M.C.
Delroy L. Dunlop, Cincinnati
Victor Britton, Chicago
Bill Coop, Bluejacket? Okla. (Oklahoma)
Indistinct, N.Y.
W. P. Mc. Elwray?
Izzi (Medic), Chicago, Ill.
L. J. Cook, Cincinnatti
Francis J. Drabelis?, Superior, Wis. (Wisconsin?)
Allen M. McMath? [indistinct]
H. G. Beresford or Berefield

Authenticity unconfirmed; flag single sided with metal eyelets, appears in very good condition with some small spot stains, other pieces in very good condition

Flag dimensions:

ID - 472530 - A selection of boxed military collectables, including set of replica medals by Macquarie Mint, silver proof coins, and a metal plaque

Dimensions of largest case

ID - 472531 - KW Brereton, a figure depicting a soldier from the first World War, wax over a wooden armature, signed to base 'Brereton', rare example of a wax model ready for casting in bronze

minor loss of wax to base, minor marks to wax elsewhere on the figure

ID - 472532 - An Australian Army United nations sleeve, two epaulettes and a United Nations beret

ID - 472533 - An antique Col. Baden Powell Relief of Mafeking medal, a rarer variant issue with image of Baden Powell, the reverse marked 'MAY 1900/Relief of Mafeking/ and Baden Powell, the hero who kept the flag flying for over 215 days', with good copper tone surface and light patina

ID - 472534 - An antique Anglo-Indian cane sword, circa late 19th-early 20th century, with silver tone lion's head pommel, horn grip with carved bone and silver tone brass collar, and ebony sheath revealing a blade with hammered decoration and 'India' to ricasso

In good overall condition, some wear

ID - 472535 - An antique copy of 'The Anzac Book', written and illustrated in Gallipoli by the Men of Anzac, c.1916, published by Cassell & Company, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia, in fair antique condition; with some staining, tears, and losses to sleeve, some damage to papers

ID - 472536 - A set of four cups and five saucers bearing the 'Australian Parliament' coat of arms plus a trio and one saucer bearing the 'Commonwealth Parliament' coat of arms, from makers including Wedgwood and Grafton, very good condition, slight rubbing to some saucer rings

ID - 472537 - An early 20th century brass assaying kit in parts, supposedly belonging to a Robert Bruce Taylor; who worked in the Magdala mine, Stawell, Victoria, and then with his father, Robert Bruce Taylor, until he was enlisted in WWI; R. B. Taylor, service no. 528, enlisted on the 4th of May 1915, and listed his age as 19 and his home town as Stawell, serving in France, was wounded with a gunshot to the thigh, and achieved the rank of Company Sergeant Major and a distinguished service medal for 'conspicuous gallantry and skill in leading patrols'; for further information, including a lovely preserved letter from his father stating he is fit to enlist, see record no. NAA B2455

With three weights, balance bar, and scale bar, as found
Largest piece:

ID - 472538 - A rare copy of 'Soldiers of Many Lands' by Edgar Alfred Holloway (British, b.1870 - d.1941), a large form children's book with some colour plates depicting the soldiers of Europe and Asia, with beautiful detailed scenes and descriptions, published by Gale & Polden; London, c.1917

In good overall condition; significant wear and tear to covers, some creasing, folding, yellowing, loose leaves, some pencil and pen additions, as found

ID - 472539 - A quality array of military and community forces pins, including a Female Relative badge, an Australian Women's Army service badge, a Merchant Navy badge, a Russian 'River Fleet' badge, an Australian fusilier's badge, a South African Air Force badge, two Australian dog tags for a 'RJ Copley, 17087', a Royal Flying Corps badge, and much more

ID - 472540 - A rare Grimwades (England) 'I Likes Me A Drop 'O Rum' teacup, with a famous Bruce Bairnsfather (b.1887 - d.1959) illustration of a cosy soldier with a jug of rum and a lunch box, marked to back 'A Memento of the Great War' with key dates

In very good condition with no chips or cracks detected

ID - 472541 - An assortment of vintage badges and pins, many predecimal, including 'Boy Scouts/Girl Guides Memorial Appeal', 'The Salvation Army', an Anglican 'Australia' badge, 'Hospital Saturday Fund Appeal', and various other examples

Largest ('Blood and Fire' Salvation Army badge):

ID - 472542 - Two Australian Commonwealth Military Forces WWII commemorative medals for the Kokoda track and Battles in the Pacific

ID - 472543 - Three Australian Government delegate medallions on ribbons

ID - 472544 - An assortment of Australian Royal Artillery buttons, a large badge c. early 20th century, and a large later badge, many buttons marked for Gaunt London or Stokes & Sons, Melbourne

Largest (plastic badge) marked for Hawke, dimensions:

ID - 472545 - An assortment of collectable Australian military medallions, including a 'Commander-in-Chief' ADF medallion issued by the Governor General in presentation box, a Vice Chief of Defence medallion presented by the Vice Admiral Rag Griggs AO CSC RAN, a Chief of Navy RAN medallion, and two Chief of Army RAA medallions

All appear in very good condition, two in protective cases
Largest

ID - 472546 - An assortment of mixed military ephemera, including seven Will's Cigarette cards from the 'War Incidents' series, a British Remington RA 300Z 30.06 trench art style fork, a Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers hat badge, an assortment of medal ribbons and patches, and a 1944 179 RAF Christmas card

All in good to well used condition

ID - 472547 - An Eduard limited edition 1:48 scale model aeroplane kit, 'Wilde Sau, Episode Two: Saudammerung' featuring parts for models of Bf 109G-10 and G-14/AS planes, appears in unused condition

ID - 472548 - A black and white framed photograph of dignitaries including PM John Gorton, A photograph mounted on board of the National Press Club featuring Bob Hawke, Andrew peacock and other notaries, signed Heidi Smith (photographer) 1984, A silver metal presentation plate, signed and two Australian Prime Minister mugs

ID - 472549 - Six Australian signal corps WWII canvas satchels with shoulder straps, c.1940-1945

ID - 472550 - Two khaki jackets/shirts, including a shirt, attr. WWII, American, with a US Army Western Pacific Forces patch to sleeve, and a replica 2nd Boer War khaki tunic with replica Australian pre-federation military buttons

Replica khaki with small interior label; US short shirt with some wear, staining and discolouration, one patch removed, otherwise very good
US shirt shoulder seam to shoulder seam:

ID - 472551 - A signed hardcover copy of 'Duntroon: The Royal Military College of Australia 1911-1986' by Chris Coulthard-Clark, c.1986, published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney; Australia, with owners name and authors signature, in very good condition with some wear and creasing to sleeve

ID - 472552 - A presumed signed hardcover copy of 'The Media and the Military: From the Crimea to Desert Strike' by Peter Young and Peter Jesser, c.1997, published by Macmillan, Melbourne; Australia, with dedication and signature to front, likely from Peter Young (author), in very good condition with very small tear to sleeve

ID - 472553 - Three full sized new flags for East Timor, United Nations and Australia flags

ID - 472554 - A signed copy of 'Internment: The Diaries of Harry Seidler, May 1940 - October 1941' by Harry Siedler (b.1923 - d.2006), translated by Judith Winternitz, published by Allen & Unwin; Sydney, Australia; signed, inscribed, and dated for October 1987

In very good overall condition, some minor wear to cover

ID - 472555 - An EE-8A field telephone in leather satchel, with a dial up side and marked to side 'Telephone EE-8A'

As found, age related damage

ID - 472556 - A collection of political books including 'the ANZAC's treaty 1951' and 'Colombo plant 1949-1957' and more

ID - 472557 - A British WWII canvas water bucket, still appears in good usable condition, displays tiny hole to canvas wall.
Dia: 30cm, H: 21cm (excluding handle)

ID - 472558 - A Heng Long German Tiger I 1/16 scale radio control battle tank
as found, damage to box
Box measured

ID - 472559 - A collection of commemorative items presented to the owner by political and naval notables

ID - 472560 - A first edition copy of 'The Twenty Thousand Thieves', a narrative of Australian soldiers in the fictional 'Second X' battalion in WWII, by Eric Lambert (Australian, b.1918 - d.1966), c.1951, published by Newmont; Melbourne, with original dust jacket (some wear, losses), some yellowing, owner's name and retailer's sticker to interior, otherwise good

ID - 472561 - Six interesting, quality books about military history

largest measured

ID - 472562 - A collection of political books including 'facing north' volumes 1 and two and from third world to first, each including personal notes from political departments,

Largest measured

ID - 472563 - Nine Australian 1960s (Vietnam Era) giggle hats, includes nine wire-framed mosquito head nets (c.1943), and five elastic head nets

ID - 472564 - Four first edition books of military history, including 'The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery', Colins 1958, 'The Longest Day' by Cornelius Ryan, Gollancz 1960, 'The Lost Digger' by Ross Coulthart 2012, and 'Channel Dash' by Terence Robertson, Evans Brothers 1958, good vintage condition

Dimensions of largest

ID - 472565 - A five-piece place setting marked Australian Military Forces, with crest

Dimensions of bowl

ID - 472566 - Two Eduard limited edition 1:48 scale model Spitfire WWII aeroplane kits, including Spitfire Story models 'The Few' and 'Southern Star' with Mk.I, Mk.Vb and Vc models, both appear in unused condition

ID - 472567 - A dually signed hardcover copy of 'Hassett: Australian Leader' by John Essex-Clark DSM, a biography of Sir Francis 'Frank' George Hassett (b.1918 - d.2008), c.2005, published by Australian Military History Publications; Loftus, NSW; Australia, with two dedications and signatures including one from Peter Cosgrove and another from the author; in very good condition with some owner's annotations, wear to corners, creases to sleeve

ID - 472568 - A signed and numbered limited edition hardcover copy of 'Australians in the Waikato War, 1863-1864' by Leonard L. Barton, c.1979, published by the Library of Australian History, Sydney; Australia, with author's signature and numbered 37 of 100 in a signed/numbered edition, with a total of 1,000, in very good condition with minor creasing and small tears to sleeve

ID - 472569 - A presumed signed hardcover copy of 'The Black One' with supplemental, an autobiography of Joseph Eric Hewitt (b.1901 - d.1985), a senior commander of the RAAF, published by Langate Publishing, Victoria; Australia, with presumed author's signature and date for 9th of November, 1984, copy no. 23, in excellent condition with very minor rubbing

ID - 472570 - Ten entrenching tool covers, unissued pieces from 1943-1944 (WWII).
All pieces appear in good condition, display broad arrow markings

ID - 472571 - A signed hardcover copy of 'A Special Kind of Courage: 321 EOD Squadron - Battling the Bombers' by Chris Ryder, c.2005, published by Methuen, London; England, with author's signature and dedication to front, with additional papers and photos inserted, in very good condition with some wear to edges

ID - 472572 - A signed hardcover copy of 'Atlantic Odyssey' by Michael Thwaites, discussing the actions of the HMS Wastwater in WWII; c.1999, published by New Cherwell Press, Oxford; England, in excellent condition

ID - 472573 - A hardcover copy of 'Thompson: the American Legend, the First Submachine Gun' by Tracie L. Hill, c.1996, published by Collector Grade Publications, Ontario; Canada, in very good condition with minor creasing to sleeve and exterior stain

ID - 472574 - A signed hardcover copy of 'Designed to Kill: Bomb Disposal from World War I to the Falklands' by Major Arthur Hogben, c.1987, published by Patrick Stephens, Northamptonshire; England, in excellent condition

ID - 472575 - A WWII era canvas satchel bag with leather straps and wooden base,
leather displays some wear, otherwise piece appears in good used condition.