Sporting, Military and Historical Memorabilia (#422) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 101-200 of 667. Previous|1234567|Next Lot 901 "DOUBLE TROUBLE", artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen and ink with crayon and white highlights, captions within image, signed lower left and titled in pencil below image, 25x34cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot 902 "WHEN FURNISHING REMEMBER WE ACCEPT WAR GRATUITY BONDS", c.1915 colour lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: B. 102x76cm. Text includes "Richmond Furnishing Co. Pty Ltd, Under authority from the Secretary to the Treasurer. F.W. Niven & Co., Melbourne". View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$675StatusSold Lot 903 "MORE AND STILL MORE MEN - KITCHENER'S MESSAGE", c.1914 letterpress poster, backed on linen. Condition: A. 100x63cm. View details Estimate$750 - $1,000Price Realized$565StatusSold Lot 904 "THE CRY OF THE MOTHERS. AUSTRALIANS! ENLIST NOW!", artist J.S.Watkins (Australian, 1866-1942), printed by W.A.Gullick, Government Printer, Sydney, colour lithographic recruiting poster, signed in lower right, backed on linen. Condition: B. 91x60cm. View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,000Price Realized$1,350StatusSold Lot 905 "CAN YOU FIGHT? THE EMPIRE NEEDS EVERY FIT MAN", linocut poster, backed on linen. Condition: B. 94x62cm. View details Estimate$750 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot 906 "AUSTRALIA'S DUTY", letterpress poster printed by A.J.Mullett, Melbourne, backed on linen. Condition: A. 102x77cm. Text continues "We must reinforce those brave soldiers who are fighting the battle of freedom and justice. The call is now upon every man that is capable". View details Estimate$900 - $1,200Price Realized$675StatusSold Lot 907 "THE KING [GEORGE] INSPECTS THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCES IN ENGLAND", c1914-18 silver gelatin photograph, typed caption on slip and photographer's stamp verso, 14.5x19.4cm. [two small stains to centre]. Caption includes "The King chatting to the staff officers." View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot 908 "GENERAL BIRDWOOD", c.1914-1918 silver gelatin photograph, titled in pen verso, 13.2x19.7cm. General William Birdwood as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and was officially confirmed as commander of the AIF on 14 September 1916, while also commanding the First Anzac Corps. View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusUnsold Lot 909 "TYPICAL HUN TYPES. Captured on the 4th by the Australians", c.1914-1918 silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil in an unknown hand, with stamp verso, 11.2x15.7cm. Stamp reads "Australian official photograph, copyright". View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 910 "A VISITOR FROM THE AIR. A HANDLEY PAGE MACHINE VISITS AN AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL IN FRANCE", c.1918 silver gelatin photograph, titled in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 14.5x19.4cm. View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot 911 WW1/WW2 INSTRUMENTS: set of 3 brass WW1/WW2 bugles. British marching bugle from the 13th Australian Light Horse engraving with demon emblem; British marching bugle with engraving, "A.I.F. battle honours 1914-1918, Gallipoli Middle East Western Front", with rising sun emblem; WW2 Japanese brass bugle. Good condition View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$280StatusSold Lot 912 "50,000 MEN WANTED" recruiting poster printed in red. Issued for the Commonwealth of Australia N.S.W. Recruiting Campaign. Laid down on linen. Condition: A-. 89x57cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 913 "TO THE WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA WON'T YOU HELP AND SEND A MAN TO JOIN THE ARMY T-ODAY?", 1915 Walch and Sons Ltd, Printers, Hobart, letterpress poster, date in printer's line lower right, backed on linen. Condition: B-. 74x49cm. View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot 914 "3RD AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL LEMNOS" [GREECE], 1915 silver gelatin photograph, 3 panel panorama, titled and dated in ink on mount below image, laid down on original backing, 10.3x41.2cm. The 3rd Australian General Hospital was set up in response to a request from the British War Office by Thomas Henry Fiaschi, a well-known Italian surgeon who had a distinguished career as a military surgeon serving with Australian forces during the Boer War. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot 915 "THE FIRST OF THE SEASON", artist Harry Rountree (NZ/British, 1878-1951) 1916 original artwork in ink and brush, signed and dated lower right, captioned lower centre, 22.5x39.1cm. Caption continues "O! Ow! Ow! Gee! Bill, I've got one in the leg. Well, what are you fussing about - and you never been hit before? Yes, but this is the first this winter. Well, did you wish a wish?" View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$375StatusSold Lot 916 "VOLONTAIRES AUSTRALIENS" [FIRST AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE IN FRANCE], c.1916-1919 silver gelatin photograph, titled in ink upper right, and captioned in ink verso, 13x18cm. Caption (in French) reads "Volontaires Australiens visitant les Invalids avant de rejoinder le front Francais". View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusUnsold Lot 917 "COME ON BOYS, FOLLOW THE FLAG!", artist James Northfield (Australian, 1888-1973), colour lithographic poster in 6 sheets. Published by Troedel & Cooper, Melbourne. Issued by the Recruiting Committee of Victoria. Illustrated in Hetherington, James Northfield and the Art of Selling Australia, 2006, p14. Backed on linen. Condition: A. 76x102cm (each sheet). Extremely rare Northfield billboard-size poster in excellent condition, never used for display. Held in the Australian War Memorial collection View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000Price Realized$25,000StatusSold Lot 918 "SPORTSMAN'S RECRUITING DAY, QUEANBEYAN", 1917 pair of silver gelatin photographs postcard format, titled and dated "15/8/17" in negative lower centre, and photographer's [G.S.?] Percival stamp verso, 8.7x13.7cm. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot 919 WW1 BLASTING MACHINE: DuPont No.30, vintage mining detonator tool with leather carrying strap, manufactured in USA, good condition. View details Estimate$300 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 920 WW1/WW2 ALLIED METAL INSIGNIA: assortment of US, British, Australian & New Zealand WW1/WW2 military medals, badges and pins, excellent condition. View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot 921 WW1 BINOCULARS: British pair of binoculars, Binoprism No.5 MK 1, with original brown leather casing, including all straps and fasteners. Reg No.31493. Fair condition. View details Estimate$50 - $100Price Realized$55StatusSold Lot 922 WW1/WW2 ALLIED METAL INSIGNIA: assortment of US, British, Australian & New Zealand WW1/WW2 military medals, badges and pins, excellent condition. View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot 923 WW1 upright wooden propeller clock and mini dresser. This marvellous piece contains a mirror compartment with 6 small drawers and a built in working pocket watch. Marking on the side reads, "Pegasus". Good condition View details Estimate$500 - $1,000StatusUnsold Lot 924 WW1 CERTIFICATES: set of framed Australian military service certificates (50cmx30cm) that read, "Served the Empire and Australia in The Great War for the sacred cause of freedom liberty and justice and thereby has the grateful recognition and appreciation of the citizens". Signed by the Mayor and Town Clerk of each Australian council. Both in excellent condition View details Estimate$300 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 925 WW1 SOLDIER ORNAMENTS: set of 2 hand painted ceramic Australian 'Digger' soldiers, 30cm, includes weapons; 1 ceramic Australian pilot Bust, all 3 items in good condition. View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSold Lot 926 WW1 framed photo, postcard set & child's toy: Original photo of Private J.Reid from the 39th Infantry (27cmx36cm) and set of 8 postcards and 3 European bank notes(37cmx48cm); Postcards include 4 gracefully handcrafted floral designs, 1 embossed card with floral Australian emblem, 1 AMF postcard that reads, "Healthy Xmas & New Year", 1 card that reads, "My Hearts Greetings" & 1 folded fabric handkerchief; 0ne German Mark banknote and a one and a two Franc bank note; handcrafted wooden biplane chi View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot 927 WW1 MAHOGANY PROPELLER: Genuine Sopwith Camel 2.59m mahogany propeller, manufactured by the Air Board (later the Air Ministry). Used on the 130HP Clerget rotary engine. Very few propellers from this well known British fighter remain in existence today. Excellent condition View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000StatusUnsold Lot 928 WW1 TRENCH ART: collection of trench art shell cases. 75mm Japanese brass shell with Australian Commonwealth Military Forces emblem; 18 Pounder MKII brass shell jar with lid, dated 1916; 4.5-inch Howitzer brass shell ash tray, dated 1915;.50 caliber M2 machine gun bullet bottle opener. Items in good condition. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot 929 WW1 FRENCH MEDALS: group of 5 French military medals. Médaille Commémorative de la Grande Guerre 1914-1918; Military Medal (Médaille Militaire), 3rd Republic, 1870 to 1951; Inter-Allied Victory Medal, French official issue, (Médaille Inter-Alliée de la Victoire) 1914-1918 by Morlon; Combatant#s Cross (Croix du Combattant) 1914-1918; War Cross (Croix de Guerre) 1914-1915. View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot 930 WW1 MEDAL: silver First World War campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World War 1. Awarded to 487 CPL.D.ROSE 21 BN. A.I.F., served in Gallipoli. The obverse shows a King George V bareheaded effigy, facing left, with the legend: GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP. The reverse shows St. George naked on horseback, armed with a short sword. The horse tramples on the Prussian shield and the skull and cross-bones. Just off-centre, near the right upper rim, is the sun of Victory View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusUnsold Lot 931 WW1/WW2/RUSSO-JAP/SINO JAPANESE WAR MEDALS: collection of 5 Japanese military medals. Japanese Manchurian Incident Medal, 1931-1934; Russian-Japanese War military medal 1904-1905; WW1 Taisho Enthronement Medal, 1915; WW2 1937 Japan-China incident medal in box; The Order of the Rising Sun ("Kyokujitsusho") medal in box. Items in excellent condition. View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusUnsold Lot 932 WW1 PRUSSIAN HELMET: original First World War Prussian boiled leather picklehaube helmet. Standard issue ear rosettes and leather chin strap. Original eagle helmet plate that reads "MIT GOTT F.FUERST. U. VATERLAND" (Prince with God and Homeland). Rare item in excellent condition. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot 933 WW1 ITEM: silver WW1 trench pocket watch, inside bares engraving, "examined by the Geneva observatory and found correct". Diameter 40cm, fair condition. View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 934 WW1 COLLECTION: Australian soldier mess tin, manufactured by Simpson Pty. Ltd, dated 1916; silver telescopic drink cup with brown leather case; Colmont French binoculars with canvas case; brown leather field compass watch; brass pocket compass, possibly used in the navy; Australian A.M.F. emergency ration kit, metal tin; Princess Mary brass Christmas gift tin, dated 1914; Sands of Gallipoli Rising Sun keychain, includes small vile of authentic sand from the beaches of Gallipoli and plastic casin View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$280StatusSold Lot 935 WW1 OPTICAL EQUIPMENT: Telescope sighting No.24B MKVI with markings that read Taylor Hobson 1911. Includes original brown leather case with fastening straps, excellent condition View details Estimate$300 - $350StatusUnsold Lot 936 WW1/WW2 SHELL CASING: assortment of first and second world war brass shell casing, including the large WW1 Austrian Berndorf 15cm M14 howitzer Shell case and set of 5 .50 Caliber rounds in original feeding chain. Excellent condition. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$170StatusSold Lot 937 WW1/WW2 METAL INSIGNIA: assortment of Australian WW1/WW2 badges, buttons and pins. Included in the collection are a range of Australian military 'Rising Sun' insignia, good condition (100+ items) View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 938 WW1 GERMAN SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA: Rare German wooden pipe with original tassels and fixed Artillery Regiment badge, excellent condition View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot 939 WW1/WW2 MISCELLANEOUS: collection of Australian military items, includes ornaments, patches and various items. View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot 940 WW1/WW2 PLAQUES: assortment of Australian military plaques from World War 1 and 2, Good condition (28 items) View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 941 WW1/WW2 EPHEMERA: large assortment of World War 1 & 2 operation guides, letters, photographs and other related items, good condition View details Estimate$180 - $200StatusUnsold Lot 942 WW1 HELMET: original First World War French infantry M15 Adrian helmet. French army in WW1 issue. The Adrian helmet was the first French combat helmet and the first modern steel trench warfare helmet, good condition. View details Estimate$320 - $420StatusUnsold Lot 943 WW1 HELMET: original First World War Swiss infantry M18 combat helmet. Includes standard issue liner with leather pads and chin strap. Very good condition View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 944 WW1/WW2 FRAMED PHOTOS: assortment of various Australian framed photographs and print from the First and Second World War,good condition View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 945 WW1/WW2 MISCELLANEOUS: collection of Australian and British military items, includes ornaments, patches and other similar items. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot 946 WW1 EDGED WEAPON: First World War German naval small sword 93cm, elaborate engraved detail along the blade. Brass handle, sheath with more elaborate detail. Anchor with crown emblem shown on tip of sheath and on the sword handle, excellent condition View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 947 WW1 EDGED WEAPON: original British Cavelry 120cm King George V Sword. Made during the reign of King George V which dates 1910 to 1936. The makers mark reads, "J.R. GAUNT & SON,LIMITED LATE EDWARD-THURKLE LONDON & BIRMINGHAM". Excellent condition. View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 948 WW1 EDGED WEAPON: Japanese Cavalry 94cm trooper's sword, pattern 1899 (Type 32), c1899 through to the Second World War. Serial No. 121548, good condition. View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 949 WW1 EDGED WEAPONS: assortment of First World War bayonets; British Enfield bayonet with dark brown leather sheath 58cm; French bayonet with brass handle and metal sheath 72cm; French needle bayonet with metal scabbard 65cm. Good condition View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 950 WW1 EDGED WEAPON: Belgium/German military bayonet from the First World War. Handle is dark wood and metal, includes original metal scabbard. Serial No.39915, 39cm excellent condition View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusUnsold Lot 951 WW1 EDGED WEAPON: Belgium/German military bayonet from the First World War. Dark wood and metal handle, metal scabbard markings on the blade reveal 2 crossed swords and the letters 'ZSS'. Serial No.14151, 44cm excellent condition View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 952 WW1/WW2 EDGED WEAPONS: assortment of 8 First and Second World War military swords manufactured in India, Pakistan and China, fair condition. View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$480StatusSold Lot 953 c1914 navy blue Swiss visor with leather front and back peaks. Fixed on the visor are 2 brass badges, one with the number,'81' and a separate badge with 2 rifles crossing. Topping off the visor is a small green and white fabric ball or "pom pom", excellent condition. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot 954 "I WANT YOU for THE NAVY. PROMOTION FOR ANY ONE ENLISTING. APPLY ANY RECRUITING STATION OR POSTMASTER" U.S. recruiting poster. Printed by Forbes, Boston. Artwork by Howard Chandler Christy, dated 1917. Laid down on linen. Condition: A. 104x66cm. View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,750Price Realized$1,125StatusSold Lot 955 "GET A MOVE ON OLD MAN" recruiting poster. Printed by W.A.Gullick, Government printer, Sydney. Artwork by Harry J Weston. Laid down on linen. Condition: B+. 90x59cm. View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot 956 "BRITISHERS, YOU'RE NEEDED. COME ACROSS NOW" very scarce poster recruiting US residents for the English Army. Printed for the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission by Albert Frank & Co, New York. Artwork by Lloyd Myers. Laid down on linen. Condition: B+. 104x71cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 957 "DEFEND YOUR HOMES. YOUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. ENLIST! NOW!" recruiting poster. Printed by W.A.Gullick, Government Printer, Sydney. Artwork by J.S.Watkins. Condition: A. 90x56cm. View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,250StatusUnsold Lot 958 "FOLLOW ME! YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU" recruiting poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Poster No.11. Printed by Hill Siffken & Co. London. Laid down on linen. Condition: A. 74x50cm. View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot 959 "COME ALONG, BOYS! ENLIST TO-DAY" recruiting poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Poster No.22. Artwork by W.H.Caffyn, published by The Haycock-Cadle Co. London. Laid down on linen. Condition: A-. 75x50cm. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot 960 "YOUR COUNTRY'S CALL. ISN'T THIS WORTH FIGHTING FOR? ENLIST NOW" recruiting poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Poster No.87. Printed by Jowett & Sowry, Leeds. Laid down on linen. Condition: A. 75x50cm. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot 961 "LATE NURSE CAVELL. SHE GAVE ALL, YOU BUY PEACE BONDS", artwork by E.B. Studios (Australian, 1910s-1920s), colour lithographic poster, backed on linen. Condition: B-. 75x48cm. Edith Louisa Cavell (1865-1915) was a British WWI nurse who became a heroine and martyr for helping hundreds of allied soldiers escape from German occupied Belgium. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot 962 "BEATTY. HE KEPT HIS PLEDGE, YOU BUY PEACE BONDS", artwork attributed to E.B. Studios (Australian, 1910s-1920s), colour lithographic poster. Condition: C. 75x48cm. Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty (1871-1936) was one of the youngest admirals in the British Royal Navy. He is known for his remark at the battle at Jutland, "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today" when two of his battle cruisers sank under German fire. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot 963 "His future is in your hands! BUY PEACE BONDS", artwork by James Northfield (Australian, 1888-1973), colour lithographic poster, signed in image, centre right. Printed by Mason, Firth & McCutcheon Pty Ltd. Backed on linen. Condition: B+. 71x48cm. Illustrated in Hethrington, James Northfield and the Art of Selling, 2006, p.15. View details Estimate$3,000 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot 964 "HAIG. HE KEPT HIS PLEDGE, YOU BUY PEACE BONDS", artwork E.B. Studios (Australian, 1910s-1920s), colour lithographic poster, backed on linen. Condition: B-. 74.5x49cm. Field Marshall Douglas Haig (1861-1928), son of John Haig of the famous whisky company, was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of Ypres and the Hundred Days Offensive which led to the armistice in 1918. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot 965 HURLEY, Frank (Australian, 1885-1962), AUSTRALIANS OF THE ANZAC MOUNTED DIVISION PASSING THROUGH JERUSALEM 1918, hand coloured silver gelatin photograph, publishing annotations in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 31x38cm. Shows Major Donald Gordon Cross on the left and Lieutenant Ronald Nicholas Hopkins on the right. Ref: Australian War Memorial, B01520. View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000StatusUnsold Lot 966 1919 HM Troopship "Cluny Castle", taken at Adelaide, silver gelatin photograph, captioned, autographed and dated "May 21st 1919" in ink on backing below image, laid down on original backing, 15.x20.5cm. Autograph reads "Dvr [Driver] G. Ferguson, 39th Battery AFA [Aust. Field Artillery]." Ferguson is listed in a group portrait of the battery taken in France in 1918, which is held in the NLA. View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusUnsold Lot 967 [The Digger] "1914-1918" by Ambrose Dyson (Australian, 1908-1952), original artwork in ink and wash, initialled "D" upper right, publishing annotations in pencil in lower margin. 19x27.5cm. Annotation includes "SALT [Aust. air force and army journal]." View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot 968 NAVY: Two albums of navy photographs, first album with 57 photographs, with one warship identified as HMAS Swordsman, and also noted a four-funnel Australian warship; other album with 19 photographs of E.G.O. Beuttler cartoons. View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot 969 BURKE, Keast "WITH HORSE AND MORSE IN MESOPOTAMIA" The Story of Anzacs in Asia: 1st Edition [1927, Sydney] Hard cover, 200pp; minor foxing to edges of text pages and early text pages; photographic plates in excellent condition. Contains histories of the 1st Australian Pack Wireless Signal Troop, the New Zealand Wireless Signal Troop, the 1st Australian and New Zealand Wireless Signal Squadron, the 1st Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron, the Light Motor Wireless Sections, the Australians of Dunst View details Estimate$1,250 - $1,500Price Realized$940StatusSold Lot 970 "AIR CREWS WANTED NOW! WANTED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE R.A.A.F" colour process lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: C+. 74x49cm. View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$725StatusSold Lot 971 "Help them ATTACK! Keep on BUYING WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES AND NATIONAL SAVINGS BONDS", colour lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: A-. 76.3x50.5cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot 972 "IF YOU ARE WORKING HARDER THAN EVER BEFORE....", colour process lithographic poster, backed on linen. Condition: A. 76x50cm. View details Estimate$700 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 973 "MATTER OF TIME BOMB", artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen and ink with crayon and white highlights, captions within image, signed lower right and titled in pencil below image. Old stain in upper margin. 24.5x33.5cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot 974 "WAR ON WASTE. Save your scrap for the Big Scrap" colour lithograph, hand stamped "J.P.Sullivan" in lower margin, artwork by Cochrane. Issued by the State Controller of Salvage Mines Department Treasury Gardens, Melbourne. Printed by H.E.Daw, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne. Condition: A-. 49.5x33.5cm. View details Estimate$750 - $1,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot 975 "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE IMMEDIATE VACANCIES FOR COOKS, MESSMEN, MESS STEWARDS, FABRIC WORKERS, DENTAL MECHANICS" colour lithographic poster, label affixed centre left, backed on linen. Condition: A. 63x45cm. View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusUnsold Lot 976 "On to VICTORY....., AIR CREWS WANTED. R.A.A.F - urgently", colour process lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: C. 101x76cm. View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 977 "AS YOU SOW, BUY £10 NATIONAL SAVINGS BONDS", by Fullarton Studio (Australian, 1940s) colour process lithographic poster, backed on linen. Condition: A-. 51x38cm. View details Estimate$700 - $800Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot 978 "THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS! ENROL NOW AS A BLOOD DONOR WITH THE RED CROSS", c.1940 colour process lithographic poster for Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Red Cross House, Swanston St. Melbourne, backed on linen. Condition: A. 46x30cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot 979 "Safe Journey thank to HIM. Express your thanks by giving to the AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND", colour process lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: A. 37.5x25cm. View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusUnsold Lot 980 "H.M.A.S SYDNEY which sank Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Crete 19th July 1940", silver gelatin photograph by W.A.Shearon (Australian, active WW1 & WW2), autographed by 12 crew members in ink on upper portion of image, inscribed, signed and captioned by R.B.Abernethy in ink on lower portion of image, photographers stamp verso, 18.2x28.1cm. Inscription reads "[To] Residents of Wellington District". The sinking of the HMAS Sydney was an unsolved mystery for 66 years. On 19 November 1941, View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 981 "CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES. You never know who's listening!" British anti-rumour/gossip campaign poster for the Ministry of Information. Artwork by Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird). Laid down on linen. Condition: B-. 75x51cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 982 "CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES" set of 8 colour lithograph posters for the Ministry of Information. Artwork by Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird). Condition: A. each 32x20.5cm. View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 983 "CUTTING OFF", artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen and ink with white highlight, captions within image, signed in ink lower right and titled in pencil below image, typed title on a slip of newsprint and stamp verso reading "17 Jul., 1941. Used, Daily Telegraph". Minor discolouration. 35.6x38.7cm. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$460StatusSold Lot 984 "TIME MINE", artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in ink with white gouache and pencil, captions within image, signed in ink lower left and titled in pencil below image, handstamped verso reading "18 Jul., 1941. Used, Daily Telegraph". 35.7x38.6cm. View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot 985 "GAD, THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING ALL NIGHT", artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen and ink with pencil, captions within image, signed in ink lower left and titled in pencil below image, typed title on a slip of newsprint and handstamped verso reading "3 Jul., 1941. Used, Daily Telegraph". Minor faults. 35.5x38.5cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$675StatusSold Lot 986 "THE NEW DISORDER", artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen and ink with pencil and white highlight, captions within image, signed in ink lower right and titled in pencil below image, typed title on a slip of newsprint and stamp verso. Minor faults. Image size: 42x46cm. Backstamp reads "USED 25 Jun., 1941. Daily Telegraph". View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot 987 "PRISONER OF WAR! DID YOUR CARELESS CHATTER PUT HIM THERE!", artwork by Ralph M. Warner (Australian, 1902-1966), colour process lithographic poster, signed in image centre right, backed on linen. Condition: C. 51x38cm. Text continues "Issued by HQ Vic. L of C Ar[ea]." View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot 988 "PUBLIC AIR RAID SHELTER WARNING", 1942 letterpress poster printed by Alfred Henry Peffier, Acting Government Printer, Sydney for R.H.Hicks, Director of National Emergency Services, backed on linen. Condition: A. 44x57cm. View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusUnsold Lot 989 "SMOKING HERE IS SABOTAGE!", artist Tom McCowann, colour lithograph poster, signed in image lower right, backed on linen. Condition: A-. 61x48cm. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot 990 WW2 CLOTHING: Australian RAAF navy blue jacket with original insignia and buttons, includes RAAF pin. Made in Australia, dated 1942, excellent condition. View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot 991 "This is a Man's job! Join the R.A.A.F" recruiting poster. Printed by Colourtone Pty Ltd. Artwork by Walter Jardine. Laid down on linen. Condition: B. 49.5x64.5cm. View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 992 "STOP! WASTE PAPER HAS VITAL WAR USES", colour process lithographic poster, backed on linen. Condition: A-. 76x50cm. Text continues "Issued by the Commonwealth Salvage Commssion. SC3-43". View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot 993 "R.A.A.F BEAUFIGHTERS IN ACTION WITH R.A.A.F AIR CREWS", colour process lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: A-. 50x63cm. View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot 994 "SABOTAGE. IT IS UP TO YOU TO STOP THIS", printed by Harris Williams Press Pty Ltd, process screen with letterpress poster, issued by the "Work to Win" Campaign, Howey Court, Collins St. Melbourne, backed on linen. Condition: A. 45x30cm. View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot 995 "REMEMBER HIM? HE FOUGHT FOR YOU!" colour lithograph poster, backed on linen. Condition: C. 97x69cm. View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,750Price Realized$1,125StatusSold Lot 996 "AERIAL MINES USED BY AXIS FORCES", colour process lithographic poster issued by the Department of Homes Security in collaboration with the Department of the Navy, backed on linen. Condition: B. 101x61cm. Text continues "The mines illustrated in this sheet have not so far been used by the Japanese against Australia". View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusUnsold Lot 997 "LEARN TO EARN THROUGH THE RAAF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES", colour lithograph poster, dated "1944-45" in image lower right. Condition: A-. 38x25.5cm. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$650StatusSold Lot 998 "CIVVY STREET. CAN YOU TAKE IT?", colour process lithograph poster, dated "1944-45" in image lower right. Condition: A-. 23x32.5cm. Text continues "Consult your RAAF education officer. There's a correspondence course for your post-war job". View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot 999 "PREPARE FOR PEACE R.A.A.F EDUCATIONAL SERVICES", colour lithograph poster, dated "1944-45" in image lower right. Condition: C [missing portion to upper edge of image]. 38x25.5cm. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot 1000 WW2 NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: This interesting collection includes a P4 aeronautical pilots on-board compass from the mid-1930's, with original wooden box, serial number 21451B; Australian Navy lantern signalling portable electric, Serial 4298, R.J Parsons Engineer, Enfield N.S.W; US Airforce 1944 drift meter model B-5 with original componentry and wooden container. Serial No. AF 44 49449, made in USA by the Eastman Kodak Company; Pilots leather belt with fire axe, working metal buckle and axe pouch View details Estimate$1,000 - $2,000StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234567|Next Previous 1234567 Next Previous 1234567 Next
