A postcard depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction will be a major highlight of Mossgreen’s stamps, coins and postal history auction from 2.30pm Wednesday June 25 at 926-930 High Street, Armadale.

To commemorate the opening of the bridge on March 19, 1932, Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith flew a party of senior engineers responsible for its construction over the bridge on the day.

Signed by the pilot and his 14 passengers, the card was carried in the “Southern Cross” plane and cancelled at the special Bridge Post Office.

Items from a local church including pews and chairs will be a highlight of Young’s Auctions latest sale from 9.30am Friday June 20 at 229 Camberwell Road, East Hawthorn.

The auction contains a range of contemporary dining furniture and modern and ornate imported lounge suites, along with antique Australian and English furniture.

Other items of interest include vintage mantle radios, porcelain, glassware, paintings and jewellery.

Retro and period furniture items sourced from luxurious estates in and around Melbourne are E.J. Ainger’s latest auction highlights from 9.30am Tuesday June 17 at 433 Bridge Road, Richmond.

Many of them are fine antique furniture pieces from France, England and Australia.

The auction also contains elegant Italian style pieces along with genuine Persian and Turkish rugs, paintings, prints and porcelain.

Other items to interest auction goers include sterling silver, crystal, brass and copper and dinner and tea services.

From 6.30pm Monday June 16, Leonard Joel has a jewellery auction featuring a loose fancy vivid yellow diamond weighing 2.2 carats with a catalogue estimate of $25,000-$35,000.

Other strong attractions include a diamond riviere necklace, a diamond ring by Canturi and diamond line bracelet.

There also is a range of wristwatches including a Piaget gold example, a Patek Philippe, a Chanel and ladies Jaeger, Cartier, Rolex and Tag Heuer specimens.