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    1913: Kangaroo £ 2 black & rose, Sperati Forgeries, Type A Sperati Die Proof of the Kangaroo only in black on glazed white card (signed) and ex the Carl Walske collection; and Type B, the British Philatelic Association negative card Proof of Kangaroo (handstamped Sperati Reproduction on reverse). An exceptional duo.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 280.00 CHF

    Lot# : 14 Australia

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    1913: Kangaroo £ 2 black & rose, Sperati Forgery, Type B with Mouth Closed, "used" and cancelled by barred NSW machine cancellation not found on genuine £2 adhesives, signed "Jean de Sperati" with Ceremuga certificate (2012). An exceptional example.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 15 Australia

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    1913: Kangaroo £ 2 black & rose, Sperati Forgery, Type A with the 'Roo's Mouth Open, "used" and cancelled by blurred circular datestamp (signed "Jean de Sperati" in pencil on reverse) with three 1 d. red values from Sperati's stockbook of 'raw material' for creating his forgeries from the genuine watermarked paper. An exceptional and extremely rare assembly.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 16 Australia

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    1918/23: 2 d. brown-orange and 4 d. violet tied to registered 1921 cover Gamboma, French Congo by Ballarat cds (Nov 14) in black with registration label at left. Underpaid 1 d. for the registered rate and charged on arrival with imperforate Postage Due 15 c. yellow-green (2, one sheet marginal) paying the minimum fixed charge on an under paid letter and tied by "GAMBOMA / MOYEN CONGO" datestamps (Feb 9, 1922). Reverse with Melbourne transit (Nov 15), Loanda / Angola transit (Jan 21), Matadi (Belgian Congo) cds (Jan 30), Makotimpoko cds (Feb 6) and Gamboma cds (Feb 8). Sensibly opened for exhibit display, a remarkable and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 17 Australia

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    1919 (Aug. 6): Adelaide to Minlaton flight by Harry Butler, special postcard depicting the plane in flight, the reverse with facsimile message and picture of Butler, addressed to Kilkenny, Ireland, franked KGV 1½ d. cancelled upon arrival by Minlaton squared circle, numbered "654". Unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 18 Australia

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    1931 ca.: Australian National Airways Time Tables for regular Air services as 'Sydney to Melbourne Passenger & Freight Service' and 'Sydney to Brisbane passenger service'. A rare six page leaflets without staples and opened for display, with an attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 19 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Aug. 19): Streaky Bay - Port Lincoln, First flight cover franked with Airmail 3 d. and King George V  1d. and ½ d. tied by "PORT LINCOLN AU 21" cds on arrival, endorsed: "I certify that this Cover was carried by me as above" signed by J.A. Mollison (Pilot). A scarce cover, illustrated in Australian Air Mail Catalogue by Nelson Eustis (1984) page 36 Eustis 143.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 20 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Aug. 20): Adelaide - Streaky Bay, 1½ d. stationery envelope tied on arrival by "STREAKY BAY 20  AU 29" cds, used on Mollison's first flight with endorsed type-written note: "I certify that this Cover was carried by me as above" signed by J.A. Mollison (Pilot). Stationery envelope little stained, but a scarce usage, only few known Eustis 143.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 21 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Aug. 20): Adelaide - Streaky Bay, first flight cover franked with King George V  1d. and ½ d. tied on arrival by "STREAKY BAY 20  AU 29" cds, signed by J. A. Mollison with type-written note: "I certify that this Cover was carried by me as above" signed by J.A. Mollison (Pilot). Envelope little stained, but scarce usage, only few known Eustis 143.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 22 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Aug. 19): Wallaroo - Port Lincoln, First flight cover, franked with King George V 1d. and ½ d. tied on arrival by "PORT LINCOLN AU 20" cds, endorsed: "I certify that this Cover was carried by me as above" signed by J.A. Mollison (Pilot). A fine and scarce cover from this leg Eustis 144a.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 23 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Aug. 20): Elliston - Streaky Bay, First flight cover franked with King George V marginal 1 d. and ½ d. tied by "STREAKY BAY 20 AU 29" cds. endorsed: "I certify that this Cover was carried by me as above" signed by J.A. Mollison (Pilot). A scarce cover and one of only two covers known from this leg Eustis 144a.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 24 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Aug. 19): Cowell - Wallaroo, First flight cover franked with Airmail 3 d. and King George V  1½ d.  tied by "ADELAIDE 20 AU 29" machine cancel, endorsed: "I certify that this Cover was carried by me as above" signed by J.A. Mollison (Pilot). A scarce cover and one of only two covers known from this leg Eustis 144c.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 25 Australia

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    Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. 1929 (Nov. 19): Streaky Bay - Adelaide, Special flight cover addressed to Melbourne, franked with King George V 1 ½ d. and posted after arrival by "ADELAIDE 19 NOV. 29" machine cancel and rectangle 'BY AIR via KYANCUTTA BY FAVOUR OF EYRE PENINSULA AIRWAYS LTD" special cachet in black. Only few covers known Eustis 145.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 29 Australia

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    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June): Typewritten large part of lettersheet dated Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin June 7th (1930) and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith as reply on a collectors request: "I very much regret that I am not allowed to carry Mail matter in the 'Southern Cross'...", together with envelope to London (June 11), taxed 4d.and signed by Evert van Dyk, the KLM co-pilot, possibly carried by favour of the crew on their positioning flight Croydon - Baldonnel (June 4).
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 30 Australia

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    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June 24): Airmail envelope endorsed 'UNOFFICIAL MAIL'  and addressed to '2313 Avenue Z, Brookyn NY', with handwritten note: "This envelope was carried acoss the Atlantic ocean from Dublin, Ireland to New York in the 'Southern Cross, June 23...26 1930" signed by Kingsford Smith, Van Dyk, Stannage (Radio Operator) and John Paddy Saul (Navigator). One of only three covers carried. Cert RPSL (1974) Eustis 163a = AU$ 12'500.
    Starting bid : 3,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 31 Australia

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    1931: First Flight cover endorsed 'Via Australian, London Airmail / via Calcutta', dispatched in Allahabad (May 1, 1931) to Waterford, UK and carried by Charles Kingsford Smith together with a complete correspondence telling about how they met Kingsford Smith at the time in India and how 'Smithy' offered to carry letters personally to London. Interesting background information written in a letter from 1971.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 32 Australia

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    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June 24): Group of six original photographs including one signed portrait photo of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Associated Press Photo (June 12) showing the crew and titeled 'Ready for Atlantic Flight' as well as four original pressphotos of the 'Independent Newspapers Dublin', further three autographed "City Hall Sta. N.Y. Jun. 27 30" covers together with some newspaper cut-outs of the 'Irish Times' and Dutch newspapers.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 33 Australia

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    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June 24): Group of five photocards depicting the crew members and the 'Southern Cross' monoplane of which one signed by J.P. Saul together with US - 'One Silver Dollar' banknote signed by all crew members: Kingsford Smith, Van Dyk, Stannage and J.P. Saul (Navigator).
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 34 Australia

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    First Transpacific Flight USA - Australia 1928: Signed original photograph of Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm, dedicated: "to C.C. Maidment from 'Smithy' and 'Charles' (1928)". Rare, cert. Robert Eaton, R&R Autograph Auctions, USA.

    Charles Kingsford Smith (known as ‘Smithy’) served as a pilot in the First World War. After the war many record-breaking flights took place around the world, and Smithy wanted to be the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean by plane. At the time many thought a transpacific flight was impossible, as no plane could fly far enough. Smithy formed a partnership with Charles Ulm, who had also served in the war and shared Smithy’s enthusiasm for a transpacific flight.
    Smithy bought a three-engined plane in the United States called a ‘Fokker’ that could fit four people, which he called the Southern Cross. He and Ulm hired two Americans, Harry Lyon and James Warner, to navigate and work the radio on the Southern Cross.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 35 Australia

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    Cecil Maidment: Lot of twenty seven unsigned photos taken during the career as Lindbergh's mechanic, showing 'Doc' Maidmant working on various aircrafts with many concerning the 'Southern Cross', including pictures taken with various crew members, from the private photo album of Cecil 'Doc'  Maidment. A rare offer.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 36 Australia

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    Transatlantic Flight Dublin - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland 1930 (June 24): Signed vintage photo of the crew and their plane 'Southern Cross', signed in pen by their respective images C. Kingsford Smith", C.P. Ulm, H.A. Litchfield and J.H.C. McWilliams, photo affixed to a 22 x 17,5cm card, in very good condition with some scattered surface marks. A very rare original photograph, cert. Robert Eaton, R&R Autograph Auctions, USA.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 37 Australia

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    Charles Kingsford Smith 1900/ 30: The fine collection with autographs, signed documents, air covers, all concerning the famous flight pioneer, incl. very early mail to Charles Kingsford Smith's Maternal Grandfather Richard ( Nov. 13,1900), rare and signed Menue card of dinner held on October 24, in Sydney 1930, Smithy's Driving Licence of State of Californi dated April 24, 1928, Hubert Wilkins signed souvenir cover, seven australian flight covers signed by Kingsford Smith, typed letter signed (Aug. 26, 1935) concerning the preparing of Lockheed 'Lady Southern Cross' record flight 'England - Australia' on which he got lost (November 8,1935).
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 38 Australia

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    Attempted Transatlantic Flight by Charles Ulm in his Avro X VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia' 1933 (July 28 / Oct. 12): Cover prepared on the occasion of a reception of Charles Ulm and his crew with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, bearing golden City seal signed by Alfred Byrne (Lord Mayor) with additional signature of Capt. C.T.P. Ulm on upper left corner of envelope and "Per 'Faith of Australia' / Australia - England / 6 days 17 hrs 56 min. / Oct. 33" written and signed upon arrival of the record flight back to Derby, Australia, thus breaking Kingsford-Smith's record.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 39 Australia

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    1933 (June 22): Special printed envelope 'Faith in Australia Flights' carried by Charles Ulm prepared for the attempted around the world flight in his Avro 10 VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia', dispatched at "Derby Australia  22 Jun. 33" addressed to Capt. J.P.'Paddy' Saul in Dublin bearing adhesives of Australia 2d. Persia 2ch. and Ireland 2d, with added customs handstamp of Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi and "Jask Branch 1 Jul.1933, all in violett, subsequently carried again on the record flight England - Australia, signed by Charles Ulm upon arrival: "Australia - England /June 1933 / England - Australia / Oct. 33 (Record) / 6 days 17 hrs 56 min. / Oct. 33", thus breaking Kingsford-Smith's record.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 40 Australia

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    1933 (June 22) -  1934 (April 14): Special printed envelope 'Faith in Australia Flights' carried by Charles Ulm prepared for the attempted around the world flight in his Avro 10 VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia, dispatched at "Derby Australia  22 Jun.33" bearing adhesives of Australia, Persia and New Zealand, with added customs handstamp of Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi and "Jask Branch 1 Jul.1933, all in violett, subsequently carried again on the record flight back to Australia, further additionaly dispatch to 'First Official Air Mail to New Zealand' (April 34) and back to Australia, backstamped "New Plymouth NZ 4.12.33" in Auckland (12.4.34), Sydney (17.4.34) on reverse, inscribed and signed on front by Charles Ulm upon each arrival. A scarce item.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 41 Australia

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    Attempted Transatlantic Flight by Charles Ulm in his Avro X VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia' 1933 (July 27 - Oct.12): Envelope addressed to New York franked with three Australian adhesives, after disaster at Portmarnock's Velvet Strand (July 27.33), carried back (Oct. 12.33) on Ulm's record flight to Australia with inscription 'Per Faith of Australia / England - Australia' signed by Charles Ulm on lower left upon arrival and dispatched at "Sydney NSW 6 Nov. 33" to New York with arrival mark on reverse (Dec. 7, 33). Fine and scarce, one of only two items known.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 42 Australia

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    Attempted Transatlantic Flight by Charles Ulm in his Avro X VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia' 1933 (July 27 - Oct.12): Lot two printed special envelopes with diff. topics in blue and red, 'Daily Mirror' frontpage: "PLANE CAUSES STAMPEDE - 4 Pinned Under Wing of Ulm's Machine" of the Portmarnock's Velvet Strand  disaster (July 27. 33), further two original photographs with one of the 'Tide washed over the aircraft, 'Certificate of Safety' for Charles Ulm's aircraft issued at Mascot (Aug. 28,1938) as well as three commemorative flight covers: "40th Anniversary of First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight" (June 15,1959), each signed by James Fitzmaurice and Paddy J.P. Saul.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF

    Lot# : 43 Australia

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    1935/70: Mrs. Jean Batten - 'The Garbo of the Skies', the only woman to have flown from England to Australia and back to England with a Gypsy aeroplane - Original photograph of the unique meeting taken at the De Havilland Aerodrome at Hartfield, dated May 3 1935 with 'Three Air Record Holders': H.L. Brook, James Melrose and Miss Jean Batten together with D.A. Adkins of the De Havilland Co., further 1938 (Feb. 8) Souvenir Program of Mrs. Batten's reception in Birmingham as well as signed card (1970) and two envelopes.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 45 Australia

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    1890/1955: Varied accumulation of Australia beginning with Australian States, containing over 180 covers and postcards, with a multitude of items originating in villages, postcards depicting rural life, Censor covers, Airmail and other items. One registered letter from Latham still contains a Bird of Paradise feather. Close inspection will be rewarding.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 46 Australia

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    1901/41: Collection of about 90 covers Australia with some Australian states, all addressed to Switzerland, including stationery, picture postcards, censor covers and quite a lot of earlier airmail, mostly commercial items in mostly good condition.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 460.00 CHF

    Lot# : 47 Australia

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    Gallipoli Campaign 1915/16: The collection with 1915 card with "A.I.F. / Passed by Censor No. / R. Waugh, Capt." in red and "FPO / T.10" from Australian Hospital on Lemnos, "ARMY POST OFFICE / SZ 5" skeleton cds covers, cover dated 4 Aug 1915 from FPO / 29 (day before landing), covers/ cards from "AUST & NZ ARMY CORPS / HEADQUARTERS / FIELD P.O." cover/cards (4) with one made from Army form, "1ST. AUST. DIV. FIELD P.O." cds on cards (4) and incoming cover from Melbourne, covers (2) with "APO / SZ 6" each from Mudros to Collingwood or Scotland and each with contents, 1915 covers (3) with "2 AUST LH BDE FIELD P.O." cds, card and cover with "3rd LIGHT HORSE / AIF / FPO" cds, card with "4th LH BDE / FIELD P.O." (in violet), "AUST. DIV. FIELD P.O." and BAPO / Z cds on cardboard (2), one from ration box from J.L. McKinlay M.M., "1st AUST. INF. BDE. FIELD P.O." on covers/cards (4) and "2nd AUST. INF. BDE. FIELD P.O." cds's on cards (7), "3rd AUST. FIELD BDE. FIELD P.O." on covers/cards (6), "4th AUST. INF. / BGDE / FIELD P.O." on covers/cards (3), and items from 5th., 6th., and 7th. Brigades, 1st. Divisional Train usages (2), Troops in Egypt usages incl. "B Details / On Active Service / Zeitoun" in violet; New Zealand FPO usages, real photos of Mudros Camp, NZ Force cover with Australia sideface 1 d. red tied "Hobart / Tasmania" in red, cover from Malta with rare circular "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / MEDTN." in violet, 1915 Canadian Hospital on Lemnos covers/cards; cover from Mudros ex 10th Irish Division with "FPO / 30" cds, card/covers (5) with "FPO / G.Z." cds, covers/cards from Imbros with "APO / S.Z.3" datestamps (5), Official cover from Maj. Gen. H.S. Horne to London, 1918 cover from Royal Naval Air Service at Island of Tenedos with Censor handstamp, HM NZ Hospital Ship Marama handstamp in red on Censored card (2), Indian Hospital Ship "Glengorm Castle" cover with violet cachets, Hospital Ship "Navasa" card with cachet, Hospital Ship "Devanha" card with violet cachet and "APO / SZ2" cds, Hospital Ship "Asturias" with red Censor cachet, Hospital Ship "Letitia" with violet cachet and BAPO / Z cds, Hospital Ship "Salta" card with violet cachet, Hospital Ship "Goorkha" with violet cachet, "BAPO / Y" cds on GB 1 d. on card ex Hospital Ship "S.S. Aragon", 1914 NZ Expeditionary Force 1st sailing cachet in violet (Oct 22, 1914) when at Hobart, another three items mailed a week later ex Albany, mailings home from Ceylon (4), group of further NZ Troopship cards/covers, Naval items with "FPO / D.N.L." cover to Harrods; "FPO / N.L.1." ex Helles to UK, cover ex "Simla" on way to Gallipoli to Maj. Gen. Sandbach, card with GB ½ d. with "Posted by Wounded / The Clearing Hospital / Eastleigh" in red, redirected cover with "NO TRACE / AT / MUDROS E" and "NOT MUDROS W", Convalescent Hospitals in Egypt, further covers from the Indian contingent with IEF frankings, Australian S.S. Warilda cover with AIF / PASSED CENSOR 69 in violet, card from S.S. Orvieto with Censor in violet, British Army covers/cards with APO's (9 different) and FPO'S: 29-D54 (30 different),  D.Y. (incl. three franked Parcel Post labels), E.Y, H.Y., 1.L.L. (three examples, in use for one month only), 2.L.L., 4.L., M.H.3, N.L.I., S.E.Y., S.W.Y.2, T.10, Telegram form (26) on white or pink paper, during retreat with "Army Telegraphs H0 / YA" datestamp and oval "First Aust. Div. / DHQ / AIF" cachets at base, with album of French Military and Naval forces at Gallipoli with card handstamped "Hopital Chirurgical Flottamt / Du C.E.O." and "Tresor et Postes / 194" cds (Oct 15), French Hospital Ship "Duguay-Trouin" cover, card from Battleship "Charlemagne" at Port Said, concessionary card with Flags handstamped "Cuirasse HENRI IV" and "Tresor et Postes / 198" cds (April 25), cover with "Croisseur Cuirassé / Latouche-Tréville" and anchor cachet in violet, cards/covers from the "Gaulois" (2), "Jeanne D'Arc" and "Suffren", covers from the French Airforce based on Tenedos, French Army with Tresor et Postes numbers 194, 198, 409, 505; autographs of General Sir Ian Hamilton, Official cover handstamped "Kitchener" in violet, together with Pte. Harold H. Hudson's shoulder, cap and collar badges of the 7th Battalion Australian Infantry and his medal ribbon (aged 16 he came ashore from the "Galeka" surviving the slaughter at Fisherman's Hut, later taking part in the charge at Krithia Spur and was invalided home in June 1915 - the rowing boat he landed in is housed in the Australian War Museum); the whole together with vast amounts of photographs or photographic copies, postcards, press-cuttings and the collector's notes and a great deal of relevant literature including the "Gallipolian" magazine volumes 1-50. A wonderful lot in two boxes. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 1,200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600.00 CHF
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