THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
Rare Tunnellers COY NZE collar badge - as a flaming grenade with 'I NGA WAHI KATOA' (Everywhere) in the base scroll,
Realised: $240 plus premium
Lot Details
Two lugs to the reverse. Provenance: The Laurie Osborne Collection Listen to the AMP Auckland Museum Podcast ‘Tunnelling Under Arras: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-amp/id1769958344?i=1000738585273
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10 Various WW1 NZEF Reinforcements Badges
10 Various WW1 NZEF Reinforcements Badges,
Two NZ engraved WWII brass 'trench art' gongs,
Scarce New Zealand Division / British Expeditionary Force bronze medallion by Spink London to a Signaller who died on the Western Front,
Estimate: $200 - $400
18 Various NZ Cap/Collar Badges; Pins; etc
15 Various NZ Cap/Collar Badges; Pins; etc
9 x WW1 NZEF Reinforcements Badges with Kiwi Pattern including uncommon J/XIV. (Oldham $1625),
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15 Various NZ Cap/Collar Badges; Pins; etc.
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Two early 20thC shooting medals with a medal case marked W.R. Bock Engraver Wellington,
Two NZ engraved WWII brass 'trench art' gongs,
10 Various NZEF Rifles; Signal; Artillery & ASC Cap/Collar Badges
NZ engraved WWII brass 'trench art' plate,
Two NZ engraved WWII brass 'trench art' gongs,
Medals and miniatures to one of the distinguished MacKenzie family of Walter Peak Station Queenstown: WWI Trio with Colonial Aux. Forces Decoration and LS medal; NZ LES and Territorials medals plus Jubilee medal and RSA badges to Peter - one of three brothers who served,
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,800
11 Various NZ Cap/Collar Badges incl: ASC
16 Various NZ Cap/Collar Badges; Title; etc.
Rare Shooting Match Trophy sterling silver pocket flask by William Augustine Shanly (NZ silversmith) to the short lived Napier Engineer Volunteers inaugural meeting prize winner,
Estimate: $240 - $500
12 Various NZEF Rifles; Signals (Lemon Squeezer Mount); Artillery & ASC; W.O.1 Cap/Collar Badges
7 Sets Of Various NZ Cap & Collar Badges
