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Lot 4012 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia: WWII Armed Forces O.A.S. Books written by still serving members & pub by the AWM comp set of all 20 diff with 2nd AIF "On Active Service" (1941), RAN "HMAS I-VI" (1942-45), AMF "4" from "Soldering On" (1942) to "Stand Easy" (1945), RAAF (4) from "These Eagles" (1942) to "Victory Roll" (1945), Communications Branch "Signals" (1944), VDC "On Guard" (1944) & "As You Were" (1946-1950). Most with original paper DJ, 3 still in AWM Mailing boxes. Difficult assembly, cost vendor around $400 to put together! (20) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4003 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaBoer War Picture/Fob Souvenir card. Folded card with 'A Souvenir From South Africa' & inscribed 'To Mrs J Dunlop From Trooper M Dunlop, Reg no.449 A Squadron Victorian Imperial Bushmen' Cover has gilt oval framed photo of General Buller 46mm. Nice scarce item. Minor foxing overall GC. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4007 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaRoyal Military College Duntroon Cadet Uniform striped blazer with RMC Kings crown buttons, red satin lined with RMC patch on front pocket, shirt & trousers. Blazer size 40 short, Shirt by V&F Tailoring Sydney 1991, Trousers by Venio Tailoring, 80 long. Has been dry cleaned. Excellent condition. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4024 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaWWII: Individual/Campaign Histories 1950s/60s paper-back editions (30) with "PAN" (14) inc "Cockleshell Heroes" (Lucas-Phillips), "Dam Busters" (Brickhill), "Desert Generals" (Cornelli Barnett), "Enemy Coast Ahead" (Gu Gibson VC), "Escape of the Amethyst" (Lucas-Phillips), "Escape or Die" (Brickhill) & "Full Circle (Johnnie Johnson). Mixed array (16) inc Spike Milligans Military Memories (boxed set of 5), "Rats of Rangoon", with Rommel in the Desert, "Path finder" (Bennett), "Phantom Fleet", "Blamey the Fighting Field Marshall", "The Rats in New Guinea", & "Battle for Britain" (Dizzy Allen DFC). Then others (25) inc "Boer War-Ladysmith & Mafeking 1900", Kitchener-Portrait of an Imperialist, Fighter Command 1938-68, Vietnam (5) inc the Ten Thousand Day War & "Seven Firefights in Vietnam" & more recent conflicts inc "Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS" (Ratcliffe) & "Real Bravo 2 Zero" (Michael Asher). Some of the 1950s/60s Editions showing their age, generally VG/Excellent condition, many titles now hard to find. (55) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4019 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia Royal Australian Navy Collection (17) inc Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol IX the RAN (Jose, 1928, UQP 1987 reprint), "Pioneers of the RAN" (Lofty Batt, 1967) rare tome describing Pre-WWI Navy Life from Senior Officers to ordinary seamen. "The RAN in WWII" (Stevens 1996), Scrap-Iron Flotilla (Moyes 1943), The Price of Admiralty (McGuire 1944, Inscribed & Autographed, RARE as such). The Silent Service (Jones & Idriess 1952). Cruiser-The Life & Loss of HMAS Perth (Carlton 2010), HMAS Sydney-Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy (Frame 2008). No case to Answer-Melbourne/Evans Collistion (Stevenson 1971), One Minute of Time-Melbourne/Voyager Collision (Hickling 1965), Breaking Ranks - The HMAS Voyager Scandal (Cabban & Salter 2005), plus 7 others inc Peronal Histories. Also other books (9) inc The First Fleet (Mundle 2014), The Rise & Fall of Captain James Cook (Dugard 2001), The Coast Watchers (Lindsay 2010), The Silent Victory-September 1940 (Grinnell-Milne 1958) & Sea War-Great Naval Battles of WWII (Pearce 1990). Plus "Hellfire, The Story of Australia, Japan & the Prisoners of War". Mostly F-VF Condition recent editions generally near new. Retail $550. (27). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4013 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia: WWII 1939-45. "Australia In The War of 1939-45" Official AWM Publications. Army set of 7 comp with "To Benghazi" (Long), Greece, Crete & Syria (Long), Tobruk & El Alamein (Maughan). The Japanese Thrust (Wigmore), South West Pacific Area - First Year Kokoda to Wali (McCarty). The New Guinea Offensives (Dexter). The Final Campaigns (Long). Mixed 1st/2nd editions, all with DJs (faded). Plus "Clinical Problems of War (Walker). All Official Histories, pub by AWM, G-VGC. Now hard to find as a comp group. Retail $600+. (8) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4004 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militaria1901 Victorian Mounted Rifles, Commonwealth Celebrations Railways Transport Time Table large poster with above title, for all Country Victoria to get to the VMR to Melbourne. Produced by the A.Q.M.G. Alfred Freeman Colonel. Has penciled amendments, fold marks & pin holes to corners. Very scarce. Grade II- GC. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4008 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaRoyal Military College Duntroon Cadet Uniform striped blazer with RMC Kings crown buttons, red satin lined with RMC patch on front pocket, shirt & trousers. Blazer size 40 short, Shirt by AGFC VIC 1986 size 110s, Trousers by AGCF 1985 size 81R. Has been dry cleaned. Excellent condition. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4025 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaLarger "Coffee Table" size books (12) inc Australians at War - A Pictorial History (McDougall 2002), German Military Aircraft (Philpott 1981), Rust in Peace - South Pacific Battlegrounds Revisited (Adams 1976), Bomber Command 1939-45 (Overy 1997), Spitfire - A Complete Fighting History (Price 1991), This is the SAS (Geraghty 1982), The Art of War (Churcher 2004, pub AWN/SBS) & World War II on Land (Chandler 1990). Then others (14) inc Norfolk Island & its 3rd Settlement 1856-1956 (Nobbs 2006, brand new retail $60), Images of Air War 1939-45 (Bowyer 1983), WWII The Axis Assault 1939-42 (Brinkley 2003), Amazing (Australian) SAS (McPhedran 2005), SAS Sniper (Maylor 2010), Bomber County - The Lost Airmen of WW2 (Swift 2010 retail $50) & Eureka - Unfinished Revolution (Fitzsimons 2014, as new retail $60). Mostly F-VF condition inc near new as noted, total retail around $600. (26). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4020 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaGreat Britain/Australia. Special Air Service Regiment collection (32) from foundation in WWII to operations in Iraq 2005 inc David Stirling, The Authorised Biography of the Creator of the SAS (Hoe, 500pgs hb pub 1992), Ghost Force, the Secret History of the SAS (Connor, 375pgs hb, pub 1998), Who Dares Wins, The SAS 1950-Gulf War (Geraghty, 600pgs, pub 1983), Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS (Ratcliffe DCM, 336pgs, pub 2000). The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS (Barry Davies, BEM, 375pgs, pub 2001), SAS - The Soldiers Story (Ramsay, 250pgs hb, pub 1996). SAS Sniper (Rob Maylor, 330pgs, pub 2010). Seven Troop (A McNab DCM, 420 pgs hb, pub 2008). Warrior Bros, My Life in the Australian SAS (Fennell, 334pgs, pub 2008). General Sir Peter de la Billiere - Storm Command, a Personal Account of the Gulf War (350pgs hb, pub 1992). Willie Apiata VC - The Reluctant Hero (Little, 255pgs hb, pub 2008). Also contemporary books (18) inc Phantom (Warner, 200+pgs hb, pub 1982). PARA! Fifty Years of the Parachute Regiment (Harclerode, 400pgs hb, pub 1992). 3 PARA - Afghanistan Summer 2006 (Bishop, 280pgs, pub 2007). Squaddie - A Soldier's Story (McLaughlin, 320pgs, pub 2006). SBS, The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service (Parker, 310pgs hb, pub 1997). First into Action, A Personal Account of the Life of the SBS (Falconer, 338pgs hb, pub 1998). The Gurkhas (Parker, 276pgs hb, pub 1999). The Gurkhas-Special Force (Bellamy, 414pgs, pub 2011). A great lot of military history from WWII to recent Middle Eastern conflicts. Mostly VG to near new condition, total retail/original cost $1650. (50) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
