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Lot 10157 - militaria books -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10157 - militaria books - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Australia: Vietnam War Literature collection with around 15 diff books inc 'The Team Australian Army Advisers in Vietnam 1962-1972' (McNeill), 2 books original hard cover (1984) & revised soft cover (1992) edition (both only good condition). Then Contact (Lex McAulay), Ghost Platoon (Walker), Mine Fields & Miniskirts (McHugh - 2 diff editions, inc omissions & corrections). The Battle of Coral (McAulay), The Battle of Long Tan (McAulay), The Vietnam Years (Caulfield), Tigermen (Barry Peterson) & Vietnam-The Australian War (Ham). Also other books inc SAS (Phantoms of War) - a history of the Australian Special Air Service (Horner), 'The Crossroad' (Mark Donaldson, VC), Victoria Cross-Australia's Finest & The Battles They Fought (Staunton). Mixed hard/soft cover editions. Mostly VG-near new. Retail $350. (26)
Estimate A$150

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Lot 10170 - militaria books -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10170 - militaria books - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Library reduction - 28 books inc 'The Russian Revolution 1899-1919' (940 pgs, Pipes 1990). 'The Secret War against the Jews' (656 pgs, Aarons & Loftus 1994), 'The Voyage of Their Life - SS Derna & its Passengers (480 pgs, Armstrong 2001), 'The Gehlen Memoirs (General Reinhard Gehlen'. Then a mixture of 'un-orthodox titles' inc 'Beer Glorious Beer' (Cyril Pearl, 1969), 'Aust Cigarette Cards & their Values' (Skinner, 1984), 'Tough 101 Australian Gangsters', 'South with Scott (Evans, 1956), 'The Ghost of Flight 401' (Lockheed Tri-Star Crash, Florida, 1972) & 'Good Morning Hanoi' (Findlay, 2006). Plus 18 others. Lots of good reading here & high original cost. Mixed good - VF condition. (28)
Estimate A$100

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Lot 10182 - militaria germany -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10182 - militaria germany - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Bayonet WWI Ersatz bayonet, all steel handle one piece, no separate grips, no obvious markings, overall length 46cm, blade 30cm. Part open muzzle ring, no marks visible. Steel scabbard, leather frog. Minor pitting & rust o/w quite presentable. Ref. The German Bayonet by John Walter, pg 16. Scarce bayonet.
Estimate A$200

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Lot 10198 - militaria germany -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10198 - militaria germany - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Luftfeldpost airmail cover with 2 blue Luftfeldpost stamps depicting Junkers transport plane cancelled Feldpost cancel, to Germany, violet swastika h/s. Minor aging o/w GC. Also interesting swastika seal in red & white. Post war insignia lot. 10 army cloth unit patches, 16 army Em's collar tabs & 10 rank badges. Excellent condition. Ideal collector or reseller. (38 items).
Estimate A$100

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Lot 10152 - militaria books -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10152 - militaria books - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Australia: Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, Vol XII, 12th Ed, 1939. Photographic record. VGC. Scarce. Official History of the War (British) Military Operations - Gallipoli, Vol I. Inception to may 1915, hard cover. Fair-Good condition. Minor damage to binding.
Estimate A$150

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Lot 10169 - militaria books -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10169 - militaria books - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Library Clear out (28) with Hard Cover (11) inc 'Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall' (Milligan, 1971, 1st edition), 'History of the United States Marine Corps' (A.R. Millett, 1980), 'Immediate Action' (McNab, 1995), 'Flames in the Sky, WWII Aerial Battles (Closterman, 1952), 'Naval Ratings Handbook' (1938) & 5 others. Soft Cover (17): 'Nancy Wake' Fitzsimons, 2001), 'Dusty Warriors' (Holmes, 2007), 'Sniper One (SGT Dan Mills, 2007), '3 Para, Afghanistan 2006 (Bishop), 'Inside the 3rd Reich (Speer), 'Origins of the 2nd World War (Taylor), 'True Stories of the SAS (Hunter, 1998) plus 10 others. Mixed VG-VF condition with more recent titles as new. Retail $300+ (28)
Estimate A$100

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Lot 10176 - militaria germany -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10176 - militaria germany - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Vehicle light WWI marked Herm Reiman, Phanomen, Chemniz-Gablenz. Powered by kerosene, oil or similar. This lantern reputedly captured from a similar WWI German vehicle by a WWI Digger. Appears nickel plated metal. Must be scarce.
Estimate A$150

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Lot 10193 - militaria germany -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10193 - militaria germany - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Headgear: WWII Water Ways Police Officer's side cap. Navy blue wool with full rayon lining. Post 1942 period gold cellulon Officer's piping. BEVO woven cap Eagle to front. Genuine Scarce. (P)
Estimate A$250

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Lot 10163 - militaria books -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10163 - militaria books - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Australia: Vietnam War Australian Regimental/Unit Histories inc The Team (AATTV) 1962-72, Ian McNeil, pub AWM 1984. Vietnam Task, 5th Battalion RAR 1966-97, PUB 1968. We Too Were ANZACs (6th Battalion RAR 1969-70) by Col B Avery, pub by Slouch Hat 2004. Vietnam Shots (A Photographic Account by McKay & Stewart, pub 2002). Mission Vietnam, RAAF Operations 1964-74 by G Odgers, pub 1974. Long Tan & Beyond, Alpha Company 6 RAR 1966-67 by Col CS Mollison, pub 2005. The Battle of Long Tan 1966, as told by the Commanders to Grandin. The Battle of Coral, 1968 by Lex McAulay, pub 1988. The Battle of Ngok Tavak 1968 by Bruce Davies, pub 2008. First to Fight -Australian Diggers, NZ Kiwis & US Paratroopers Vietnam 1965-66 by Bob Green, pub 1988. The Nasho's War - Australian National Servicemen & Vietnam by M Dapin, pub 2014. Ghost Platoon 1969 by Frank Walker, pub 2011. Vietnam, the comp story of the Australian War by Bruce Davies, pub 2012. Tiger Men by Barry Petersen & signed by author 1988. Viet Cong - The Organisation & Techniques of the NLF of South Vietnam, pub by M.I.T. Press 1966 & others inc 'Select Documents in International Affairs (No 18) Vietnam Jan 1968-Dec 1969, released by Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra 1972. Mostly VF-near new condition, retail $800+. (23)
Estimate A$400

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Lot 10188 - militaria germany -  Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Lot 10188 - militaria germany - Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 366

Bayonet: WWII era blade, handle, scabbard all in VG order. Ricasso marked '3679 + J. SCH' & '41'. Hilt marked 655 twice, faint German eagle at top. Scabbard marked ' BERG & CO 1940'. GC.
Estimate A$200

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