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Sydney: Australia Post, 1981. Ephemera, envelope, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, rubber stamps, memento sticker. Plus: photograph, very good condition, sepia (brown-coloured), minimal edge tear, annotation rear side. N/A pp. First-day cover: Has sticker signed by Capt. R. Ockenden, and J. Koch (Re-Enactment Party). Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first east-west solo crossing of the Tasman Sea by Chichester in 1931: Auckland to Norfolk Island, then to Lord Howe Island, then to Jervis Bay, NSW. Photograph: Shows picture of aircraft ZK-AKK plus onlookers, perhaps on Lord Howe Island, plus autograph of Chichester (copy, possibly dated 1967 according to annotation rear cover).

Germany: Publisher Not Stated, 1928. Ephemera small oblong, good condition, colour ship drawing front & rear cover, corners creased front cover, five paper pockets (needles missing), small square of brown paper with cover (has 3 needles), needles are slightly rusted, minor edgewear. n/a pp. A scarce German Navy and Army needlebook. The needlebooks apparently were never given to the Army or Navy, they were used at home. The front cover has a colour image of 'The Bremen' and the rear cover of 'The Europa' (passenger ships). The pockets for the needles have a gold plate with a green lion image and the words: 'Extra good large eye needles registered Peerless Sharps made in Germany'. The numbers 1, 1/2, 5, 3/9, 6 are on the gold plates. 'Silver steel' is in black writing at the top of the card and 'Hardened in Oil' at the bottom of the card. They are in paper folded pockets in a oblong folded card. Only 3 needles out of 12 in total are present. The Bremen was… Read More

Adelaide: Savings Bank of South Australia, No Date. Blotter small, very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) sketch & text, corners creased reverse side, minor edgewear. N/A pp. This blotter advertises the Savings Bank of South Australia. The sketch (left side of blotter) is two horses pulling a plough, with farm buildings in the background. The test includes the phrases: 48 branches; 370 agencies; 1200 school bank agencies; "The People's Bank”.

Paris: Schmidlin, Gr. 9, Rue Vignon, 1918. 1st ed.. Each card: Ephemera small thin card, folded once, gilt edges, very good condition, minor edgewear, light toning, light foxing, tiny piece missing top edge one card, small mark one card. 4 pp. These two small cards are the menus for Christmas Dinner at the Y. M. C. A. Hotel Windsor, Paris. The menus are the same on both cards. The menus are mostly in French with a few words in English. One card has the name Lucie E Boyd hand written on it, the other card is slightly smudged and hard to read, the name is possibly Frank Wright Tic-Toc.

Sydney: Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd, No Date. Brochure, single folded sheet, good plus condition, colour drawings, small repairs archival tape, minor edgewear. N/A pp. This advertising brochure contains cereal information and nursery rhymes. Front text: "Clap hands. clap hands / Till Mother comes home./Mother has Pep / and Father has none./ Tear all along cut lines." The sheet (13 x 26 cm) is folded into three panels. The two outer panels are cut into three horizontal parts that can be folded over onto the middle panel to produce different scenes.

Brisbane, New Farm: Sydney G. Hughes, 1965. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, colour photos, hole near centre top edge (for hanging), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. 12 pp. A scarce self-published pictorial calendar for Queensland. January to June are turned over, then the calendar is reversed, and the other six months are turned over. The photos (Jan to Dec) are: Double poinsettia - Aerial view of Brisbane from New Farm - Surfing area, Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta - The cloisters of the University of Queensland - Aerial view of Surfers paradise - Mena Falls, Innisfail - Aerial view of Rockhampton - Illuminated city fountain, Townsville - Prize winning home garden in Toowoomba - Fossicking on the Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island - Cane train at the Moreton sugar mill, Nambour - Waltzing matilda memorial, Winton.

Sydney: Wogan Pty Ltd, 1978. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, colour cartoons, small edge tear front cover, tiny holes bottom edge some pages (not affecting text), edgewear. 32 pp. Australian edition. Cover design: Ducks marching. Three stories: A Bucket of Scones - The Mysterious Soap Bubbles - Moby Dock and Dimwitty: Undersea Swindle.

London: Barnes & Noble Publishing. Inc., 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, corner tips covers little scuffed, few corner tips slightly creased, minor edgewear. 12 + 3 pp. This calendar is illustrated by cat photos, with a full page colour plate on one side and the days of the month on the other. Each photo has a little story about the cat's breed and markings. These beautiful photos would keep any cat loving person happy for ages.

San Francisco: Browntrout Publishers, 2002. 1st ed.. Paperback oblong quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, tiny hole first two pages, tiny tear one hole used for hanging, corner tips covers little creased, minor edgewear. 12 pp. This calendar is illustrated with cat photos, with a full page colour plate on one page and the days of the month on the other with two small photos and a notable piece of literature about cats. Includes one bonus image with 4 month (Sept. - Dec. 2001) planner. These beautiful photos would keep any cat loving person happy for ages.

Sydney, Silverwater: Topmill Pty Ltd / Distributed by: Gordon & Gotch, 2006. 1st ed.. Paperback oblong small quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, tiny tear on hanging holes, few holes scuffed. 24 pp. A charming calendar with photos of early Australia. A good way to look back at some early Australian history.

Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate Communications Inc., 2000. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, tiny scuff front cover, minor edgewear. 12 pp. This calendar is illustrated by cat photos, with a full page colour plate on one page and the days of the month on the other, with a notable piece of literature about cats. Each photo has the cats name and the part of the garden they occupy. These beautiful photos would keep any cat loving person happy for ages.

Sydney, Silverwater: Aussie Calendars / Topmill / Distributed by Gordon & Gotch, 2010. 1st ed.. Paperback oblong quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, few corners slightly bent, small tear on three hanging holes, first three holes scuffed, January and February have a few dates marked with a cross. 24 pp. A collectors edition: limited quantity, only 1,000 copies available. A charming calendar with nine full-page colour adverts, and a few small photos on each page. A fun way to look back at some early Australian history.

London: WPL, 2016. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. 12 pp. This calendar is illustrated with kitten photos, with a full page colour plate on one page and the days of the month on the other. These beautiful photos would keep any cat loving person happy for ages.

Sydney, Windsor: Hawkesbury City Council, 2010. 1st ed.. Paperback oblong small quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour & black & white photos (one sepia, brown-tinted), light foxing front cover, minor edgewear. 24 pp. A calendar with photos of this fascinating area in New South Wales. A good way to look back at some Australian history.

Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Office, 1939. Ephemera, document, quarto, very good condition, page lightly toned, folded three times, rubber date stamp. 1 pp. A single-page document that assigns the copyright of the book "Victoria in Pictures" from the former owner to the media publisher "The Argus and Australasian Ltd"

City Not Stated: Publisher Not Stated, 1905. Ephemera tall trade, folded card, good condition, serrated edges, three single colour illustrations, light toning & foxing, tiny piece missing bottom edge front cover, tiny pin hole bottom edge rear page, minor edgewear. 4 pp. This program of entertainment in aid of seamen charities is dated Thursday, April 27th, 1905 at 8.30 p.m. There is a story of The Liverpool Seaman's Orphan Institution on the page opposite the program.

UK: Timothy Whites, No Date. Envelope, good condition (notably creased), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos. N/A pp. This is an envelope by an English chemist shop (NOT a book). Cover words: "Toilet necessities at little cost. Timothy Whites where everyday necessities are cheaper. The reliable cash chemists. Branches throughout the south of England". Words on flap, reverse side: "Less cost - greater satisfaction at Timothy Whites".

City Not Stated: Oceanic Steamship Company, 1956. 1st ed.. Two oblong envelopes, very good condition, embossed illustrations, faint foxing rear side each envelope. pp. Two white embossed envelopes from Matson Lines/The Oceanic Steamship Company. Both envelopes have the same details: S.S. Mariposa First sailing, October 26, 1956. The ship visits San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia.

London: Clerkenwell Press (Printer), 1914. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, light toning, spotted foxing pages, staples rusted, foxing front cover, small mark last page, rubber stamp front cover, minor edgewear. 12 pp. This pamphlet is the authorised edition of The Great War Speech delivered by The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, M.P. (Chancellor of the Exchequer) at the Queen's Hall, London on September 19th, 1914. He spoke about: "Why Our National Honour is Involved, France and Belgium in 1870, A Scrap of Paper, Germany's Perjury, Belgium's Crime, The Right to Defend its Homes, The Case of Serbia, Serbia Faced the Situation with Dignity, Russia's Turn, The Little Nations, The Test of Our Faith, German Civilisation, A Philosophy of Blood and Iron, The Road-hog of Europe, Through Terror to Triumph, A Welsh Army in the Field, The Sacrifice, The New Patriotism, and The Vision." (Rubber stamp of Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamers.).

City Not Stated: Publisher Not Stated [Valentine], 1945. Paperback narrow quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (novelty design, human shape), colour & sepia (brown-coloured) drawings, corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear, owner's written name. 10 pp. Peggie and her dog Laddie and companions play on the beach. Text in verse. (Not listed in Trove. Estimated date, 1940s. This novelty booklet has drawings that are similar in style - but not shape - to the book "A Holiday at the Seaside" by Penelope Malcolm, published by Valentine Publishing, Melbourne, 1940s, 3 copies of which are listed in in Trove.).