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Ephemera — Militaria & Weapons - Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

$4,200
Hand-painted Boer War Certificate, 'Welcome home to Sergeant E.…
$4,025
Wwii & Australian Services Team: Keith Miller's unique collectio…
$4,025
Gallipoli Photographs: War photographer Robert Bruce's photograp…
$2,760
Military - WW2 Autographs: Fabulous life-time collection of sign…








Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 90
Lots with images: 90
Prices available: 90
Category: Ephemera



Lot Description Price Image
*** Hand-painted Boer War Certificate, 'Welcome home to Sergeant E.J.Cummings, B Squadron, NSWales Bushmen’s Contingent, after 2 years active service in South Africa, on behalf of your many friends, Darlington point, Septr 02', window mounted, overall 57 x 67 cm. A magnificent piece of primitive Art. Together with biography & photograph of Edwin J.Cummings. ***
*** Wwii & Australian Services Team: Keith Miller's unique collection of photographs, noted lovely Squadron photograph; Miller with his Mosquito aircraft; the wreck of his Mosquito when he crash-landed in 1944 (causing the back injury that plagued his bowling career); wonderful array of photos of the Australian Services team's tour of Britain & India. (126 items) ***
*** Gallipoli Photographs: War photographer Robert Bruce's photograph album, containing complete series of captioned photographs: Nos. 1-41 (each 16 x 12 cm); plus 7 other photographs including a portrait of Robert Bruce, one showing the ANZACs in front of the Pyramids, and more Gallipoli scenes. (48 items) ***
*** Military - WW2 Autographs: Fabulous life-time collection of signed photographs and letters, in album with copious notes, comprising (in alphabetical order): - Group Captain Max Aitken (2); Lt-Col.C.G.W.Anderson Vc (2); Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck (2); Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader (4); Wing Commander Roland Beamont (6); Air Commodore H.A.C.Bird-Wilson (4); Wing Commander Bob Braham (2); Group Captain Clive Caldwell (2); Group Captain Frank Carey (2); Flt-Lt.… ***
*** Lieutenant G.C. Matthews: Three Training Notebooks from the Royal Flying Corps School, Aboukir, maintained by Lieutenant G.C.Matthews, 9th Australian Light Horse, while in training in 1916. Each book contains notes from his lectures with each notebook individually titled on a printed label and completed in manuscript. One notebook has the printed heading 'Notes', another 'Notes, Rigging', and the last 'Notes. Engine'. Rare survivors from one of Australia's earliest aviators.… ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) An Australian rescuing a fallen comrade - Western front 1917 Silver gelatin photograph 16 x 21 cm Typed text & Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref no. E04599 ***
*** Boer War: Well annotated photograph album 1900-02, with over 200 photographs, featuring British, Ausralian, NZ & Boer troops; scenery, towns, camps & blockhouses; cricket & football; visit of Duke & Duchess of York with triumphal arches; artillery. The unit photographs include 7th Nzmr, Pay Staff, Apc Draft, O.C.& Staff Oversea Colonial Depot, Army Ordnance Corps & Army Pay Corps Cricket Club.… ***
*** Wwii poster 'For Exhibition in Brothels Only' - 'Sure, they're inspected, But They're Not Guaranteed! Don't Risk It Feller, Use a Sheath', colour lithograph, linen-backed and folded, size 65 x 78 cm The sexiest Wwii poster we have seen, extremely rare and attractive. Condition A-. ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) Fresh troops passing through the ruins of Ypres - Western front 1917 Silver gelatin photograph 16 x 21 cm Typed text & Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref no. E01124 ***
*** 1909 (Nov.3) autographed letter from Robert Falcon Scott to Conrad Fry, on "British Antactic Expedition, 1910" letterhead regarding a letter of endorsement Fry's proposed publishing regarding the fact that Fry's chocolates would be among the provisions to be taken to the Antarctic and thanking him for some samples.… ***
*** World War I Photograph Albums, ex Lieut. Ernest Dixon Dso, 3rd Anzac Battalion, four well-annotated albums with over 400 photographs including Lilydale Camp 1914, Egypt, Palestine, Lemnos, Papua, Colombo, South Africa, UK, General Monash, Turkish prisoners, Australian Flying Corps in training 1918. Also Australian flag; mint postcard 'The First Australian European Expeditionary Force 1914-15'; 1913 map of Lilydale & Yarra-Glen. ***
*** 1915 (Jan.17) autographed letter on "Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York" letterhead from Douglas Mawson, writing to Simpson for assistance in completing the preparation of his set of lecture slides. He also makes reference to his Expedition comrades Mertz, Ninnis & Capt. Davis, the "War eclipses everything" and that he is about to leave New York to deliver a lecture in Philadelphia.… ***
*** D L The 1925 American Navy visit to Australia: A fine collection of photographs, booklets, menus, invitations and other ephemera rpoduced on the occasion of this Visit. Includes a ticket for a visit to 'U.S.S. Pennsylvania' at Port Melbourne, together with a photo of the ship in dock; the 'American Fleet Number' of 'Aussie - The Cheerful Monthly' magazine (N.Z. edition); a photographic map entitled 'Across the Pacific with the U.S.… ***
*** WW1 'The Ideal Royal Flying Corps Loose Leaf Note Book' endorsed on front 'B.T.Piper, Altona' with copious hand-written notes and diagrams from his training courses, with chapters on the 303 Automatic Lewis Machine Gun, the Vickers Gun, Topography, Signalling, Military Law, Wireless, the BE2c, Clerget Engine, Beardmore Engine, Aerial (Maps), Navigation, General Flying, Compass, Instruments, Photography, Bombs, the Theory of Flight. 446pp. Sections of the notes are dated between 1914 and 1917.… ***
*** Military Wwi - Australian Army In France: 1916-19 collection of mainly photographic postcards in an album featuring scenes of Australian soldiers in France incl. Daily Mail 'Anzacs in France' series, Australian Comforts Fund set of 36 (excl. No.19) & addit. card No. 37, Tattersalls Hotel lunch menu for Victory Celebrations and interesting group showing Victory scenes in Sydney & London. Excellent collection in fine condition. (150+) ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) Wreckage at Westhoek Ridge near Zonnebeke in Ypres - Western front 1917 Silver gelatin photograph 19.5 x 15 cm Typed text and Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref no. E01265B ***

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