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1947 Stamina Clothes (Australia) 'No.4 Series - An Ideal…

Stamina Clothes Cricket & Men Series Card Sets

1947 Stamina Clothes (Australia) 'No.4 Series - An Ideal Cricket Eleven', complete set [11 + Title Card], noted W.G.Grace, J.J.Kelly & Victor Trumper; plus c1949 'Men of Stamina Series', Series No.2, complete set [17+ Title Card], noted Captain James Cook…

British Empire: Uniform Insignia and buttons in box, range from…

British Empire Uniform Insignia and Buttons Collection

British Empire: Uniform Insignia and buttons in box, range from Boer War to World War II, strength in Rhodesia and South Africa insignia with 'Sjab' x2, 'Rhodesia' x2, 'Saapcc/Saabkd', 'Army Cyclist Corps' (no pin); British Indian Army '53/Sikhs', and…

World war I sheet music - Australian National Anthem. Words &…

Australian National Anthem for WWI

World war I sheet music - Australian National Anthem. Words & music by a G Stephens. Red, white & blue illustrated cover of a garlanded lady in the foreground beating a drum; marching soldiers carrying the Australian flag; field guns firing with shells…

Framed World War I Royal flying Corps printed card marked 'From…

WWI RFC Printed Card with Emblem (9 words)

Framed World War I Royal flying Corps printed card marked 'From one of the RFC from Farnborough, ' with hand written date 1916, and embossed gilt RFC emblem, 8.5 cm X 13.5 cm.

Australian World War II POW Internment Camp token 3d

WWII Australian POW Camp Token

Australian World War II POW Internment Camp token 3d

An English World War II childs Mickey Mouse Gas mask, circa 1939

Child's WWII Mickey Mouse Gas Mask (1939)

An English World War II childs Mickey Mouse Gas mask, circa 1939

Souvenir Silk Embroideries: Group of 4 patriotic embroided silk…

Patriotic Silk Souvenirs: WWI to 1930s

Souvenir Silk Embroideries: Group of 4 patriotic embroided silk souvenirs. World WarI to 1930s.

A 19th century Flag

Nineteenth Century Flag

A 19th century Flag

Weg: World War I Envelope from New Guinea to Australia with…

Weg's WWI Cartoon Envelope

Weg: World War I Envelope from New Guinea to Australia with Cartoon drawn & signed by Weg When He Was 20 Years old. 'When This B____Y War Is Over!! Shows a Young Aussie in Slouch Hat and What He Looks Forward to When He Gets Back Home - His Own Bed, Good…

Two World War I period patriotic handkerchiefs showing…

WWI Patriotic Handkerchiefs with Kitchener and French Portraits

Two World War I period patriotic handkerchiefs showing portraits of Lord Kitchener and Field Marshal Sir John French on Union Jack backgrounds, circa 1915, 32 x 31 cm

Lancashire County & Manchester cricket club Membership cards…

Cricket Club Membership Cards with Historical Ties

Lancashire County & Manchester cricket club Membership cards for 1935, 1937 and 1941, all endorsed to Harry H. Bullough, whose Son, John, played for Lancashire between 1914 and 1919]. The 1937 card is a rare 'Life Member' type, the 1941 card includes the…

Boonah Buzzer' printed and published for Lieutenant A.T.…

Boonah Buzzer: Last Troop Ship of WWI

Boonah Buzzer' printed and published for Lieutenant A.T. Penglase by J.L. Bonython &Co. Adelaide 1918 The souvenir of the last Troop ship to leave Australia in World War I, which turned back from Cape Town at the cessation of hostilities. On board was…

South Vietnamese military flag. Approx 55 cm x 45 cm. Vendor…

South Vietnamese Military Flag - 31st Ranger Group

South Vietnamese military flag. Approx 55 cm x 45 cm. Vendor states '31st Ranger Group'

World War II trench art POW tobacco box

WWII POW Tobacco Box Trench Art

World War II trench art POW tobacco box

1900s-2015 cigarette & trade cards in ten albums, including…

Cigarette & Trade Cards Collection: 1900s-2015

1900s-2015 cigarette & trade cards in ten albums, including Liebigbilder-Album (100+); 1929 Churchman 'Warriors of All Nations' [25]; 1931 Players 'Military Head-Dress' [50]; 1937 Carreras 'History of Army Uniforms' [50]; 1942 United Tobacco 'Our South…

Very large framed embroided Imperial German Naval souvenir of…

Imperial German Navy Far East Embroidered Souvenir (or simply "German Navy Far East Souvenir")

Very large framed embroided Imperial German Naval souvenir of the far east, approx 59 cm x 48 cm

A World War I Australian Soldier Autographed Handkerchief…

Autographed WWI Handkerchief from Australian Soldier

A World War I Australian Soldier Autographed Handkerchief Australian World War I souvenir handkerchief printed on troop ships whilst on way to France as part of the Australian reinforcement contingent, names of the reinforcements are printed on one…

Japanese Rising Sun World War II flag

WWII Japanese Rising Sun Flag

Japanese Rising Sun World War II flag

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II)…

US Plane Serviced by Indian Ex-POWs

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II) Pair of ink studies of a US plane being serviced by Indian ex POWs of the Japanese, mounted on original card approx 46 cm x 36 cm. Both signed Tony Rafty at lower right. Top sketch titled 'Hansa…

World war 1 Christmas 1914 Princess Mary tin with enclosed 1915…

Princess Mary Tin and 1915 Card from WW1 Christmas

World war 1 Christmas 1914 Princess Mary tin with enclosed 1915 Princess Mary card to interior, (width 13 cm approx).

A World War II Palestine campaign souvenir, flowers from the…

WWII Palestine Souvenir: Flowers, Views, and Olive Wood Covers

A World War II Palestine campaign souvenir, flowers from the holy land, olive wood bevelled covers with a painted scene of the Citadel enclosing a series of chromolithographs with views of Israel and 12 sheets of pressed flowers with tissue guards,…

Two 1939-1945 World War II Prisoner of war zinc Identity tags.…

WWII POW Zinc ID Tags from Stalag Viiic and Oflag Xiiid

Two 1939-1945 World War II Prisoner of war zinc Identity tags. One for Stalag Viiic (adjacent to the famous Stalag Luft III) near Sagan, Germany, now Zagan, Poland, built in September 1939, after the fall of Tobruk in December 1941, it housed Australian &…

Souvenir of Palestine Australian Commonwealth Military Forces…

Palestine 1941: Australian Military Forces Souvenir Banner

Souvenir of Palestine Australian Commonwealth Military Forces 1941, silk and cotton embroidery on black velvet banner, 33 x 78 cm

World war one - Union Jack: World War I British street flag,…

Distressed Union Jack: WWI British Street Flag

World war one - Union Jack: World War I British street flag, screen printed on unbleached cotton, distressed condition, 40 x 68 cm.

Korean war Ephemera, including propaganda, restricted sappers…

Korean War Ephemera from Major Brian Cooper's Estate

Korean war Ephemera, including propaganda, restricted sappers guide, V N prisoners of war command (in Japan) orders etc. Estate of Major Brian Cooper.

Giant Royal Australian Navy vintage flag, 350 cm x 176 cm…

Vintage Australian Navy Flag - British White Ensign (1911-1967)

Giant Royal Australian Navy vintage flag, 350 cm x 176 cm approx, some holes in fabric, the British White Ensign was used as the ensign of the Royal Australian Navy from 1911 to 1967

A table bell made from a 1941 brass 3.7 inch Howitzer shell, by…

1941 Howitzer Shell Table Bell

A table bell made from a 1941 brass 3.7 inch Howitzer shell, by the 'New Zealand Home Servicemen's Assn., Auckland Branch' the shell cut and inverted on a brass rod with stepped circular rimu base, detailed underneath. Height 18 cm.

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II /…

Troopship Ink Studies by Tony Rafty OAM

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II / World War II) Pair of ink studies scenes on a troopship, mounted on original card, approx 21 cm x 51 cm. Left study titled 'Troopship SS Taroona at lower right, right study signed Tony Rafty at…

A British World War II Union Jack Flag named 'W. A. Robertson',…

WWII Union Jack Flag with Original Chord & Casing

A British World War II Union Jack Flag named 'W. A. Robertson', with original chord & chord casing 118 x 217 cm

Possible Japanese Pow carved walking cane of flattened tapering…

Japanese Figural Carved Walking Cane

Possible Japanese Pow carved walking cane of flattened tapering form with figural top

E. La Monica, mixed media 'India 1944' Pow camp, signed lower…

India 1944 Pow Camp Mixed Media Artwork

E. La Monica, mixed media 'India 1944' Pow camp, signed lower left, 34.5 cm x 45 cm

Military silver table place card holder engraved 'Sergeants…

Silver Military Place Card Holder

Military silver table place card holder engraved 'Sergeants Mess, HQ London District,' and maker's mark verso for Mappin & Webb, height 6 cm

A World War II prisoner of War Medal

WWII POW Medal

A World War II prisoner of War Medal

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II).…

Tony Rafty's War Art: Troops Resting on Taroona

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II). Ink study of troops after tucker, mounted on original card, approx 23 cm x 51 cm. Left study signed Tony Rafty at right and titled 'Personnel resting of fwd. Sect. of Taroona', right study…

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II).…

Troops Washing Up on S.S. Taroona

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II). Ink study of troops after tucker, mounted on original card, approx 29 cm x 32 cm. Both signed Tony Rafty at lower right. Titled 'Troops 'Washing Up' Tucker gear Troopship S.S. Taroona' at lower…

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II).…

Allied Troops at Milne Bay

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II). Ink study of troops at Milne Bay, mounted on original card approx 26 cm x 35 cm. Signed Tony Rafty 45 at lower left. Titled 'Allied troops awaiting S.S. Taroona to be tied up to wharf before…

A German World War II envelope, postmarked 'Hamburg, 13/6/42'

WWII Envelope from Hamburg, Germany (1942)

A German World War II envelope, postmarked 'Hamburg, 13/6/42'

Rare World War 1 'Welcome Home' flag width 26 cm

Rare WW1 'Welcome Home' Flag (26cm width)

Rare World War 1 'Welcome Home' flag width 26 cm

A Douglas Jardine signed paper mounted on card, Douglas Jardine…

Douglas Jardine Signed Paper with Bodyline Cricket Connection

A Douglas Jardine signed paper mounted on card, Douglas Jardine was best known as the Captain of the 1932-33 Ashes tour of Australia, credited with being the first to implement the 'Bodyline' technique on this tour. He was famed for his dislike of…

Two French prisoner of war camp tokens.

French POW Camp Tokens

Two French prisoner of war camp tokens.

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II)…

Troopship S.S. Taroona by Tony Rafty

Tony Rafty OAM (Australian Official War Artist World War II) Ink study of a scene on board a troopship, mounted on original card, approx 22 cm x 34 cm. Signed Tony Rafty 44 at lower right. Titled 'Troopship S.S. Taroona' at lower right. A rare opportunity…

World war one: It's a long, long way to Tipperary' souvenir…

Tipperary Silk Scarf from WWI

World war one: It's a long, long way to Tipperary' souvenir silk scarf, printed by a Feldman & Co (London, 1918), 48 x 48 cm.

Peter Moore (Australia), 3 Vietnam War inspired images, texta…

Vietnam War Impressions

Peter Moore (Australia), 3 Vietnam War inspired images, texta on card, 27 cm x 16.5 cm (largest)

Vintage wooden hand painted naval flag

Hand Painted Vintage Naval Flag

Vintage wooden hand painted naval flag