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Online General Sale No. 87 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 7th August 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, GENERAL
| Lot 1101 | [ LIT ] |
Small group of books and pamphlets, including Australian War Memorial 'Western Front Battlefield Tour' and 'Historical Guide to the Battlefields of the Gallipoli Campaign', and 'Recipients of the Victoria Cross in the Care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission' (9)    | ||
| Lot 1102 | [ LIT ] |
'Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18' by C.E.W. Bean, twelve volumes including one volume of photographs, the famous work that provides the most comprehensive account of Australia in World War I. Some wear and with foxing at edges of Pages  | ||
| Lot 1103 | [ LIT ] |
'Australians Awarded : A Concise Guide to Military and Civilian Decorations, Medals and other Awards to Australians 1815 to 2007 with their valuations', by Clive Johnson (2008), hardbound, 359 pages in colour  | ||
| Lot 1104 | [ LIT ] |
1920 Australian War Museum 'Official War Photographs' complete set of 72 photographs (67 x 43mm cigarette card size) with printing on reverse for the supply of enlargements or mounted in album. Also with leaflet announcing the availability of the photographs and prices for enlargements. Wide range of subjects, some rather gruesome. Very fine condition, and a rare set      | ||
| Lot 1105 | [ ALB ] |
1920 J.J. Schuh Magpie Cigarettes 'Official War Photographs' (as supplied by the 'Australian War Museum' full set of 72 glued into album. Wide range of scenes, some rather morbid. Fine condition and rare as a complete set     | ||
| Lot 1106 | [ LIT ] |
Publications: 'Aussie', the Australian Soldiers' Magazine, Issue No. 13 (April 1919), 'printed in the field by the AIF Printing Section', 20 pages, somewhat fragile and with ragged edges, and with inscription at top of front cover indicating this to be the final issue. A scarce survivor  | ||
| Lot 1107 | [ LIT ] |
Literature: 'Orders for Australian Imperial Force', issued by the Military Board for units included in Personnel Table No. 2 and Subsequent Tables, published by the Government Printer, Melbourne, 1915, 87 pages. Some minor spotting, but otherwise very fine condition  | ||
| Lot 1108 | [ PPC ] |
Picture Postcards: Real photo cards of single or groups of posed soldiers, mostly unidentified, couple with minor blemishes (5)   | ||
| Lot 1109 | [ PPC ] |
Picture Postcard: Real photo card showing ten Australian Victoria Cross winners - Cpl. Jensen, Sgt. Peeler, Cpl. Kenny, Sgt. Whittle, Pte. Carroll, Lieut. Dwyer, Lieut. Keysor, Lieut. Ruthven, Sgt. Inwood, and Sgt. McDougall. Fine and very rare  | ||
| Lot 1110 | [ PPC ] |
Picture Postcards: Artist cards featuring England's Call to Empire, Sons of Empire, the Allied Nations and similar, lots of flags and chest-beating, includes several beautiful chromo-litho cards, artists include 'Harold/Janes' and 'Stuart/Shaw'. Condition variable but generally fine to very fine, many are unused (42)     | ||
| Lot 1111 | [ PPC ] |
Picture Postcards: Patriotic and propaganda types, with many different patriotic verses, all manner of greeting cards including 'Hands Across the Sea' types, mint to 'The Absent One', lots of flags and Australian iconography, several are handpainted. Condition variable, many are unused, an excellent group (92)     | ||
| Lot 1112 | [ LIT ] |
Greetings Cards: A fine group mounted on pages, mostly Christmas including undated for 11th Field Ambulance, 1917 for the Railway Operating Division, 1917 Australian Army Service Corps (Superb), 1918 for the Railway Operating Coy, 1918 AIF and others, also 1917 for New Zealand Engineers, mostly fold-out types, generally fine to very fine (12)       | ||
| Lot 1113 | [ LIT ] |
Literature: 1918-19 Christmas and New Year printed pamphlet from the 57th Battalion with coloured insert showing the Battalion's battle honours, attractive and very fine and scarce  | ||
| Lot 1114 | [ LIT ] |
Documents: Folder for 'A GIFT from/The Australian Comforts Fund', being a folded and stitched card designed to contain letters and photographs, some soiling and ageing  | ||
| Lot 1115 | [ LIT ] |
Documents: Group of papers for Peter Kenworthy Clark, who enlisted in October 1915 as a gunner in Field Artillery Brigade 2, comprising his Certificate of Discharge, his Soldier's Pay book, and a Railway Warrant 2nd Class for free travel from Melbourne to his home in Mildura. A fine lot, which includes details of Gunner Clark's service    | ||
