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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Ephemera
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*** Padre Walter Ernest Dexter, (British/Australian, 1873-1950), Anzac Cove Gallipoli, Turkey [Looking North To New Zealand Point], 1915/1925 hand-coloured silver gelatin photograph, signed 'Colarts [Studio, Sydney]' in ink on image lower right, 73 x 99 cm in… ***
*** Australian Prime Ministers: World War II period Australian flag (Red Ensign) with (13) signatures including John Curtin, Billy Hughes, Robert Menzies, John McEwan, Arthur Fadden & War time Govenor General Lord Gowrie. Most signatures appear to be… ***
*** A full-size Australian flag from World War I signed 'J.Foch', by Marshal Jean Marie Foch, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies The flag is mounted within a large timber frame with an engraved plaque at centre base, overall 89 x 150 cm The plaque reads… ***
*** A full-size Australian flag from World War I signed 'J.Foch', by Marshal Jean Marie Foch, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies The flag is mounted within a large timber frame with an engraved plaque at centre base, overall 89 x 150 cm The plaque reads… ***
*** John Alfred Sears, Photographer (1866 - 1947), First Expeditionary Force Passing Our Doors. March of First Expeditionary Force Through Melbourne, Sept. 25. 1914, Sears Photo, Superb original photograph showing the men marching past, Buckley & Nunn's (who… ***
*** Second Lieutenant Alexander John Robertson - Killed in action at Gallipoli, August 1915, a group of items associated with Robertson's death, shortly after his arrival at Gallipoli, together with some Robertson family items: 1: the 'Dead Man's Penny'… ***
*** Boer War: well annotated photograph album 1900-02, with 213 photographs, featuring British, Ausralian, New Zealand & Boer troops; scenery, towns, camps and blockhouses; cricket and football; visit of Duke & Duchess of York with triumphal arches; artillery… ***
*** Hand-painted Boer War Certificate, 'Welcome Home to Sergeant E.J.Cummings, B Squadron, New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, After 2 Years Active Service in South Africa, on Behalf of Your Many Friends, Darlington Point, Septr 02', window mounted, overall… ***
*** World War II and 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… ***
*** 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… ***
*** Hungary: Hungarian Flag, in silk, bearing at centre the Kossuth coat-of-arms without the Crown, given to the Commandant of the Olympic Village to replace the vandalised flag (which had the Stalinist Rakosi coat-of-arms at centre). Flag apparently made by… ***
*** World War I Generals: Very attractive menu 'Farewell Dinner to General Sir Wm Birdwood London July 1919' with (20) signatures; Noted, Gen. Sir John Monash, Gen. Sir William Birdwood, Prince of Wales Edward VII, Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton & Gen. Sir J.J.Hobbs.… ***
*** Gallipoli - 'With The Camera At Anzac': group of 40 photographs (each 11.5 x 16 cm) taken by three young Australian soldiers Henry James Lowe, Arthur James Cook & George Downs at Anzac Cove and surrounding areas in 1915. This is an almost complete… ***
*** Joseph Herman RAAF '466' Squadron - 'Caterpillar Club': Personal effects of miracle World War II survivor Joseph Herman who on the night of November 4, 1944 was piloting a Handley Page Halifax B III bomber over Germany when hit by anti-aircraft fire.… ***
*** Military - World War II 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… ***
*** 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… ***
*** World War I Turkish P.O.W. (prisoner of war) bead work bag emblazoned 'Turkish Prisoner, 1918, Advance Australia', adorned with Australian crest with emu and kangaroo over 'George' on both sides. A rare survivor in excellent condition. 38 cm high overall,… ***
*** Frank Hurley, (1885-1962) an Australian rescuing a fallen comrade - Western front 1917 silver gelatin photograph 16 x 21 cm Typed text and Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref No. E04599 ***
*** Boer War: well annotated photograph album 1900-02, with over 200 photographs, featuring British, Ausralian, New Zealand & Boer troops; scenery, towns, camps and blockhouses; cricket and football; visit of Duke & Duchess of York with triumphal arches;… ***
*** 1932 Australian Tour to North America, rare team photograph with 11 signatures - Don Bradman, Victor Richardson (captain), Alan Kippax, Hanson Carter, Dick Nutt, Phil Carney, Edward Tolhurst, Ed Rofe, William Ives, Leslie Fleetwood-Smith & Stan McCabe,… ***
*** 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… ***
*** World War I bronze Memorial plaque: inscribed 'He Died for Freedom and Honour', in the name of 'Leo Alphonsus Kennedy, and issued to his next of kin; pierced at top, blank on reverse, 120 cm diameter, weight 14.7gr. Leo Alphonsus Kennedy born in 1895 in… ***
*** Boer War - S.S. Salamis - 'Sports Meeting': Attractive hand-drawn and coloured souvenir poster, captioned 'Advance Australia/S.S. Salamis' at top and 'Souvenir/South Africa' at base, with a central listing of events and winners; framed & glazed, overall… ***
*** 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… ***
*** SMS Emden / Battle of Cocos Island: Kodak photograph album, titled ‘Wreck of Emden, Cocos Island, Nov.9.1914’, with 19 photographs, some with manuscript captions. Put together by one of the Telegraph staff who was (briefly) made a prisoner-of-war by the… ***
*** 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,… ***
*** Navy crew: World War I era real-photo selection, many are of Australian crew of HMAS Melbourne, Cerberus, Tingira or Yarra, few group shots including navy marching band; photographers include Eden Studios (J. Yeoman, Melbourne) & electric Studios (Sydney)… ***
*** 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… ***
*** Richards, Lieutenant Edward John, Australian Airmen. History of the 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. [Melbourne, Bruce & Co. Printers, circa 1919], Quarto, 80 pages plus 26 pages of photographic plates. Pictorial papered boards; with original cloth… ***
*** World War I 'The Ideal Royal flying Corps loose leaf note book' endorsed on front 'B.T. Piper, Altona' with copious hand-written notes and dia grams from his training courses, with chapters on the 303 automatic Lewis machine gun, the Vickers gun,… ***
*** World War I Turkish P.O.W. beadwork bag emblazoned 'Turkish Prisoners, 1917', adorned with an image of the prison. A rare survivor in excellent condition, only the second example seen in our rooms. 25 cm high overall, 12 cm wide ***
*** HMAS Melbourne: collection of World War I era real-photo postcards (plus a few photographs) taken by crew members, mostly whilst the HMAS Melbourne was deployed in the Caribbean, many are annotated and dated on the reverse, stating where the images were… ***
*** Military World War I, Australian army in France: 1916-19 collection of mainly photographic postcards in an album featuring scenes of Australian soldiers in France including Daily mail 'Anzacs in France' series, Australian Comforts Fund set of 36 (excl. No… ***
*** H.M.A.S. Australia silver gelatin Imperial War Museum photograph, framed with silver plaque 'H.M.A.S. Australia, First Flag Ship of The Royal Australian Navy 1913-1920, Sunk Under Terms Of The Washington Treaty, 12th April 1924. This Frame Is Of Teak From… ***
*** World War one Diaries & documents - 50th Brigade machine gun Company, 1916-18: the hand-written diaries are the detailed operation records/reports belonging to the estate of the late William B. Martin of Ballarat, Victoria. Martin's name first appears in… ***
*** 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 ***
*** Boer War, New Zealand mounted Rifles: photographs of Hawkes Bay mounted Rifles one (61 x 48 cm) showing them mounted on their horses; another (61 x 48 cm) showing troopers unmounted, in two rows with their horses and equipment; third (30 x 25 cm) showing… ***
*** Major General Walter Adams Coxen Cb, Cmg, DSO (22 June 1870 - 15 December 1949): A collection of postcards sent by Coxen to his daughter, 1915-19. The Coxen family lived in South Yarra during the First World War. (170+). In May 1915 Coxen was ordered to… ***
*** Australian 3rd Pioneers, 1916 panoramic photograph in original oak frame with gold slip. 3rd Pioneer Battallion includes ex Prime Minister John Howard's father, (see accompanying newspaper article). 118 x 33 cm overall. In wonderful original condition ***
*** A photograph album, of ten hard-card sheets, containing 147 original photographs, mostly 6 x 4 cm of Pte Hal Hooker's time in the Light Horse, 7th Regiment 1918-19. Mostly in Palestine, showing troops in full dress at Ismalia, Mungarie, Rafa, Kantara,… ***
*** Boer War stereoscope view cards and viewer, including view of Colonial Troops leaving cape Town for the front and many other military and battlefield scenes. Published by Keystone Piero Co. (60) ***
*** World War I photograph album, Palestine 1917-18, with 48 photographs including Cairo, Beersheba, Camel Corps ***
*** An Albert Jacka, VC Tribute, an attractively mounted and framed display, of army badges, ribbons and buttons, combined with battlefield finds - bullet, cases, a bayonet, trench art and a 9ct gold, and pearl 'Mother/A.I.F.' boomerang, brooch, together with… ***
*** '3rd Australian Hospital Lemnos' (Greece), 1915 silver gelatin photograph, three panel panorama, titled and dated in ink on mount below image, laid down on original backing, 10.3 x 41.2 cm. The 3rd Australian General Hospital was set up in response to a… ***
*** 1948 Australian Team, official team photograph, with title '20th Australian Team to Great Britain, 1948', and players names printed on mount, and with 19 signatures - Don Bradman (captain), Ron Saggers, Ray Lindwall, Keith Johnson (manager), Ron Hamence,… ***
*** Tanks And Other Military Reference Books including. Australian Militry Equipment, After The Battle (magazine series), British and American Artillary, Armored Fighting Vehicles of Germany and many others. Huge selection all in good+ condtion, great value.… ***
*** Advance Australia antique red ensign flag, circa 1900 45 x 85 cm ***
*** World War I period military photograph in carved timber frame, titled 'The Word War', 36 cm high ***
*** Piece Created By Captain John Edward Dowling (Swan Hill) VX6835 : A.A.S.C. 6th Australian Division. A wall hanging created from discarded parts of Army uniforms and other material to hand, 50 x 138 cm and affixed to backing card, the ima A Remarkable… ***
*** Boer War 'For Empire Queen and Flag, South Africa, 1900' set of 70 stereoview cards housed in original khaki cloth covered box. [Published by Underwood & Underwood]. ***
*** 'Anzac - Australia and New Zealand Army Corps', large photograph of the 11th Battalion of the AIF on the Cheops Pyramid in Egypt, prior to their landing on the wrong beach at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on the morning of the 25th April 1915, window mounted with… ***
*** King Edward VIII (1894-1972, King from 20 Jan. 1936 until his abdication on 11 Dec. 1936, to marry Wallis Simpson), signature 'Edward' (signed as Prince of Wales) on 3-page letter headed 'Magdalen College. Oxford' and dated 'Le 9 Mai1913', to Monsieur… ***
*** Postcards World War I Australian soldiers including 4th Anzac camel Regiment, Light Horse, etc, 29 cards in a tartan album ***
*** 1914 (May 7) autographed letter (2 sides) from Harry Pennell, on 'H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh' letterhead (at Trieste) to 'Dear Silas' (Wright). 'We Are Doing a 4 Day Stint at Trieste Being Entertained Royally and Soberly By the Austrians, They Have Too Much… ***
*** Great White Fleet: Group of booklets pertaining to the U.S. Navy visits to Australia in 1908 & 1925. Noted 'Programme For Melbourne 29th Aug to 5th Sept 1908' & 'Australia Greets America, Souvenir Programme Visit of the American Fleet to Australian Waters… ***
*** 1909 (Sept.22) autographed letter on 'British Antarctic Expedition, 1910' letterhead from Edward Evans to Conrad Fry, regarding the preparation of provisions lists for the forthcoming Expedition and advising that he '..Will Let You Know Exact Quantities… ***
*** Captured Japanese silk battle flag, World War II period, 65 x 95 cm ***
*** Gallipoli souvenir scarf 'A souvenir of the Great World War and the glorious part played by Australia and New Zealand' with flags and scene of the Gallipoli landing and the wreck of the Emden after her fight with the Sydney off the Cocos Islands. Housed… ***
*** 1913-21 dated entries in a large format autograph book featuring a double-page spread signed by Australian soldiers, also identifying their battalions; several pages with delightful drawings; the P.L.C. Class of 1913; and a series of four illustrations… ***
*** Pilot Officer Esmond Speedy's Diary, 30 Squadron RAAF: Very detailed diary January-August 1945, with prolific information of 30 Squadron's day-to-day missions and their pilots, mentions Beaufighters, Hudsons, Kittyhawks; leave in Melbourne, trip back to… ***
*** World War I silk handkerchiefs: Each emblazoned with military scenes, flags and patriotic limericks, 'Till the Boys Come Home', and 'Fall In'. 50 x 50 cm, Framed and in G/VG condition. (2 items) ***
*** Boer War: Stereoscope View cards and Viewer, c1900 including view of Colonial Troops leaving cape Town for the front and many other military and battlefield scenes. All in good condition. Published by Keystone Piero Co (60) ***
*** 'Zeppelin-Weltfahrten' Buch I (Zeppelin world Cruises), published by Bilderstelle Lohse (Greiling), Dresden, 1933, first volume, complete with all 264 black and white glossy photos of the development, building and voyages of German airships, from their… ***
*** Anzac & Military: Attractive & colourful group of military booklets & programmes. Noted, 'Peace-Anzac Memorial Day 1919'; 'Souvenir Programme Victory Celebrations Signing of Peace Sydney NSW 1919'; 'Sunny South Souvenir'; 'The Fighting Forces' Hostel… ***
*** 'Supreme Sacrifice, He Gave his life for his friends, Greater love Hath no Man', World War I period framed military photo portrait, 33 x 28 cm overall ***
*** Gallipoli souvenir scarf 'A Souvenir Of The Great World War And The Glorious Part Played By Australia And New Zealand' with flags and scene of the Gallipoli landing and the wreck of the Emden after her fight with The Sydney off the Cocos Islands. Housed… ***
*** Collection of postcards in album & loose, c1905-20, noted greeting types; World War I Egypt & Middle East; New York ; Durban; Australian scenes; nice card from Williamstown, theatre advertising Charles Chaplin; 1916-17 World War I real photo Christmas… ***
*** World War I photographs Australian 6th Light Horse Regiment companion to collection of various size photos all depicting aspects of the 6th LHR's campaigns and activities in Egypt and the Middle East mostly in the latter stages of World War I. Subjects… ***
*** C1915-16 Middle East group, commercial set of 31 and a set of 14 headed 'British Official Photograph' both 87 x 60 mm, by 'cm Cairo' plus a group (155+) of mixed sizes, up to 110 x 72 mm taken by an Australian soldier (H.M. Irwin?). Besides general scenes… ***
*** Military Memorial photograph, Pte Arthur Holmes, killed in action Sept 27 1917. In original oak frame glazed and with gold slip, hand painted flags on each side of image. Overall 68 x 58 cm in fine original condition. ***
*** World War I postcards, Australian 6th Light Horse Regiment collection of unused mainly RP types depicting Australia's presence in the Middle East/Egypt. Aside from the usual topographical types (Pyramids, sphinx etc), noted a group portrait taken in 1915… ***
*** Union Jack: Impressive World War I period British flag souvenired by Harry Bryce of the Royal Artillery Bryce purportedly carried the flag with him & served at Gallipoli & on the Western Front Full of character with many repairs, patches & rips. 260 x 135… ***
*** Window mounted watercolour titled 'H.Q., A.E.M.E., 1st Aust Army, L', New Guinea, 1945', by N.F.Suhr, signed at the lower left ***
*** Collection of postcards, autograph albums, photographs and ephemera, many military related items, World War I and World War II period, inspection will reward, too many items to list ***
*** World War I and World War II period photo albums (3), many photographs attractively mounted and captioned, early to mid 20th century ***
*** Nice group of real photo postcards, mainly scenes in and around Sydney. Noted 'Mail Steamer at circular Quay', 'Show boat Sydney Harbour', 'F.M.S. Commisaire Ramel', 'Military Road Mosman', 'Suspension bridge, North Shore', 'Collaroy', 'Narrabeen Lagoon',… ***
*** Queen Victoria (1819-1901, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 until her death - 63 years), handwritten letter (unsigned) dated Sept.9 1854 from Osborne house, on letterhead embossed with Royal coat-of-arms, to her army chief Lord Hardinge regarding Lieut… ***
*** Album of carte de visite photographs predominantly Australian photographers including military and commemorative photographs, 19th century, (50 photographs) ***
*** The Australian station 1859-1913: in 1859, Australia station was established as a separate command of the Royal Navy, responsible for all the waters around the Australian continent, in addition to the British and Australian colonial possessions in the… ***
*** Postcards, Maritime and naval: Australian Interest: interesting group of real photo cards including several different views of the 'Australian convict Ship - Success'; the 'Port Hacking'; the 'S.S. Paparoa'; the 'S.S. Anchises'; the 'S.S. Tango Maru';… ***
*** Flags: full flagpole size for Australia; Governor General - 'Commonwealth of Australia' in words, a lion over crown on a blue ground; 'City of Canberra' / 'Australian Capital Territory' in words and Coat of Arms on a red ground with a gold fringe; 4th… ***
*** Geelong: group comprising 'Prince of Wales 1920 Visit' pennant 'Centenary Souvenir' Union Jack flag 'Welcome Home Geelong and District Returned Sailors and Soldiers Reception Committee', and 4 photos. Among them an unusual duo mounted in gray board 'A.N.A… ***
*** World War II Tobruk, Egypt and Palestine album of photographs belonging to Capt. L.L. Smith, 2nd A.I.F. together with an attractive album of photographs (many with captions) detailing Capt. Smith rural life before World War II. ***
*** Boer War: tapestry (68 x 68 cm) embroidered in red & blue silk, headed '1899 - Boer war - 1900 - 1901 - 1902' with the dates of major conflicts bordering the embroidered signatures of Colonial combatants usually showing their brigade/regiment beneath -… ***
*** Military Subjects: an album containing a very broad range, many World War I issues with some Australian content; mainly English and French; also, later items including non-Pc material. (approx. 300 items). ***
*** Douglas Bader (World War I flying ace), signature on print of his Hawker Hurricane MkI, limited edition 932/1000, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 57 x 37 cm. Together with a framed photograph of the famous RAF 'Red Arrows'. (2 items) ***
*** Military Scarves, both framed and loose c1918 including, 'Souvenir of Egypt' framed and glazed 65 x 65 cm, 'Souvenir of Cyprus' framed and glazed, 'Souvenir of Egypt', 70 x 67. Also, 9 loose World War I scarves of varying condition. (12 items) ***
*** Military: original photograph, 'Duntroon Rifles 1901, officers & Non-Comm's', with names in manuscript on mount, overall 38 x 30 cm; plus World War II New Guinea - selection of 4 pencil drawings & 4 pages of sketches by Benjamin Arthur Barnett dated 1944,… ***
*** Boer War St. Helena P.O.W. Handicraft group: c.1902 comprising miniature wooden carpenter's plane with 'P.O.W.' and 'H.S.Havenga' carved in the wood, a bent bone spoon, a long fl at bone spoon, a carved & highly decorated crochet hook with inlay 'S.T. H.… ***
*** 'Australia Day 30th July, 1915 Souvenir in Aid of Funds For Wounded Soldiers' folio published by The Trustees of the Art Gallery of N.S.W.'30 x 24 cm; containing seven lithographic images from the Art Gallery collection, each mounted on a card with gilt… ***
*** World War II Photographs - Labuan & Japanese Surrender: album of black & white photographs (mostly 6 x 9 cm, some larger) taken in Labuan in 1945, included are images of Lieutenant-General Masoa Baba, Commander of the 37th Army in Borneo on arrival in… ***
*** 1901 Federation: group ex Captain W.Davis of army service Corps, comprising note-book/diary from 12-4-01 to 1905; 15-3- 1901 memo re enclosed invitation; 22-4-1901 'Commonwealth Celebrations, Programme' sheet; envelope with 'The President/Legislative… ***
*** The 1925 American Navy visit to Australia: collection of postcards including Semi-officials 'Issued.to the officers and men of the American Fleet. July-August, 1925'; ships, march pasts, Admirals at Town Hall Melbourne, 'Scenes taken after the collapse of… ***
*** Fall of Singapore: Remarkable autographed letter dated Feb.25th 1942, signed by Captain Lord Claud Hamilton (former Equerry to King George V, then Comptroller of Queen Mary's Household), to 'Dear Brett' on Marlborough house letterhead, discussing in… ***
*** The Australian Expeditionary Force 1914: A collection of 11 'Rose' stereographs depicting 'Broadmeadows, Dinner Time - Assembling at the Camp Kitchen', 'A View in the Artillery Lines....in Camp at Broadmeadows, 'Ready for the Front', 'A City of Tents...at… ***