Historical Documents, Autographs & Ephemera incl Important Documents & Art relating to India & the Punjab

Tobacco ? Cuba group of ms documents dated 1858/9 issued in Cuba and being patents for inventions for making Cuban cigars ...[more]

James Francis Stuart ? ?James III? ? the ?Old Pretender? interesting letter (probably a contemporary copy) dated Luneville November 26th 1713 add...

Ephemera ? Damian Hirst two metal coasters from the Pharmacy Bar & Restaurant in London^ designed by Hirst and bearing not only his iconic design...

Ephemera ? menus group of approx. six menus issued by the Pilgrims for their celebration dinners 1921-84^ guests include Lloyd George^ Joseph Ken...

Postcards ? large qty of postcards mostly early 20th c views^ mostly UK but some from the continent^ children?s themes^ portraits etc. Contained ...

WWII ? [Hitler] street scene^ probably Vienna showing a narrow lane flanked with houses leading to a Cathedral in the background. A number of fig...

Eva Braun Calling Card ? an example of her simple calling card^ printed on a tan coloured card approx 9x5cm^ and with the legend ?Eva Braun^ Munc...

Crime and Punishment the calendar of prisoners for the Kent Quarter Sessions in October 1880^ listing 16 prisoners^ crimes etc^ with ms insertion...

Ephemera ? Flanders ? early poster by the government of Austrian Brabant (now Belgium). Bruxelles 1788. Imperial Austrian Coat of Arms top centre...

Ephemera ? France pictorial advertising fan showing a large expensive restaurant in Paris c1870s-90s. Detailed engraved illustration of a large n...

Ephemera ? Crime and Punishment ?Highwaymen. Execution poster of two Highwaymen. Chelmsford 1819. ?Address delivered immediately before The Execu...

Ephemera ? Stamford horse races poster 1827. Featuring fine detailed illustration of horses racing. Listing all the races for these three days^ t...

Ephemera ? Leek^ Staffordshire. Poster advertising market stalls leases & tolls (commissions) of sales of animals 1832. To be let by Ticket at th...

Ephemera ? Ashford^ Middlesex proposed new school buildings^ Ashford^ Middlesex c1850s. Ticket for Charity Event to raise money for building this...

Ephemera ? Lancaster ? Lune Ship Building Company ? invitation to launch of iron ship ?Wennington? 1865. Attractive gold^ blue and red porcelain ...

Ephemera ? Royalty ? Windsor Castle. Baptism of Prince Victor 1867. A beautiful programme with gold leaf Royal Coat of Arms embossed at top and f...

Ephemera ? North London Railway first class free pass between any station. 1869. Made out to Mr Stainson of the Midland Railway Company. Imitatio...

Ephemera ? The Royal Train ? Great Eastern Railway. Beautiful time table for use on the Royal Train conveying the Prince & Princess of Wales from...

Ephemera ? Trade Calendar 1880. James Stephens? Ladder^ Barrow^ Step and Trestle Maker. 225 Pentonville Road^ London. Printed on card by Thirgate...

Ephemera ? Blenheim Palace November 1896. A most beautiful extensive 24 pieces of music Concert Programme. Must have had some important House Gue...

Ephemera ? Queen Victoria?s Diamond Jubilee special Diamond Jubilee presentation playing card pack by Goodall & Son Ltd London 1897. Complete pac...

Ephemera ? Great Central Railway Company. Certificate for £40 Preference Stock. 1898. Detailed Black printing with red seal. ...[more]

Ephemera ? Franco ? British exhibition 1908. Official daily programme. Saturday 16th August. A 16 page programme plus 10 pages of adverts. Detail...

Ephemera ? H.M.Y. Alexandra 1908-10. Menu Card with multicolour illustration of the Royal Yacht^ Plus Royal Emblem at top in gold and embossed. O...

Ephemera ? Largest White Star Line ship ?Majestic? c1920s. An impressive large 24 page quality publication with view of this 3 funnel ocean liner...

Ephemera ? Souvenir of the British Empire Exhibition 1924. An impressive printed cloth with aerial panoramic view of the exhibition buildings etc...

Ephemera ? East Kent Railway 1924. Hanging card timetable of passenger trains on the company?s line and with all the Colliery halts^ plus connect...

Ephemera ? Royalty ? Stockton and Darlington Railway ? Souvenir of the Royal Visit to the Railway Centenary. Darlington 1925. Large illustration ...

Ephemera ? Brooklands Automobile Racing Club ? official race card. Easter Monday April 6th 1931. A detailed and informative 32 page programme giv...

Ephemera ? Cunard line. Round the World Southern Hemisphere cruise on board the Carinthia 1933. Described as ?Specially built for World Cruising?...

Ephemera ? Manchester souvenir of the opening of the new library. July 17th 1934. Fine multi coloured printed cloth with view of the circular Lib...

Ephemera ? Royal Enfield motor cycles^ Works at Redditch. 1934. A very fine fold out Poster size sales catalogue illustrating and detailing with ...

Ephemera ? Television ? an early television brochure ?ultra television? c1938 4 page publication illustrating and detailing their 2 models of Tel...

Ephemera ? Empire Exhibition^ Glasgow 1938. An attractive printed Rayon handkerchief the Tower of Empire at the Exhibition and images of transpor...

Ephemera ? Royalty ? Short Brothers souvenir of the visit of their Majesties? visit. Rochester March 14th 1939. An attractive 16 page publication...

Ephemera ? Shrewsbury horse races ? large poster. Thursday June 8th   1939. Impressive large blue^ black and red poster advertising these races. ...

Ephemera ? Lichfield ? souvenir programme of the festival June 1945. In celebration of the 750th Anniversary of the Cathedral. An attractive 44 p...

Ephemera ? Coventry ?The city we loved? 1948. A large 56 page publication ?Produced to commemorate the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Eliza...

Ephemera ? Royalty gala performance on the occasion of the Coronation OF Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Royal Opera Covent Garden. Monday June 8...

Ephemera ? WWII Ministry of Information poster 1941. Showing as mentioned at bottom a ?Facsimile of a Letter from President Roosevelt to the Prim...

Ephemera ? the great football (board) game c1941-43. War time Utility boys board game with the 4 counters and ball printed in the corners of the ...

Autograph ? Fidel Castro^ revolutionary and President of Cuba commemorative picture postcard issued in 2002 for Che Guevara^ with autograph note ...

Autograph ? Fidel Castro^ revolutionary and President of Cuba greetings card showing a tropical scene and with the printed full name of Castro^ s...

Portrait of Edward VII signed by George V fine engraved Coronation portrait of Edward VII^ engraved by Joseph Pratt^ showing him in full regalia...

Music ? group including an als of Dame Clara Butt dated June 15th 1930 thanking her recipient for a brooch she has been sent ?...my maid now look...

Miscellaneous ephemera ? carton with a large qty of misc ephemera^ many items ...[more]

Dorset ? Beaminster small group of documents/ephemera relating to Beaminster including a photograph of a stage coach c1900^ an indenture dated 18...

WWII ? Free French in Britain small group of rare ephemera issued during WWII on behalf of the Free French^ including a group of five unused cork...

Medal a good example of a French Legion D?Honeur (Chevalier) medal^ in original box. ...[more]

Queen Victoria Jubilee attractive printed ticket for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria?s reign at the Guildhall^ London^ on Jul...

City of London ? The Corporation of the City of London and the first twelve of the Great City Guilds in the Diamond Jubilee Year of Her Majesty Q...

Oberammagau Passion Play ? autographs fine album of postcard photographic portraits of the major players in the 1934 passion play^ many signed. S...

Boer War ? Magic Lantern Slides two sets of magic lantern slides in original boxes^ each covering the Boer War ? the first set of 12 slides^ each...

Ephemera ? WWI ? Silks two panels of silks^ one clearly intended for cutting for cigarette cards by Cohen Weenen & Co^ and covering VCs of WWI (1...

Ephemera ? WWI ? silk panel featuring leading military figures in the British forces in WWI ? intended as an advertisement for Chadwick?s sewing ...

Autographs ? photographs ? Opera Singers good group of signed photographs of leading opera singers of the 1960s/70s era^ all signed to the opera ...

India ? Sikh history. A rare image of Raja Suchet Singh (1801-1844) mounted on an oval brass frame inset into a black leather covered bi-folding ...

India ? Ranjit Singh throne card c1937. This superbly illustrated and well produced vintage cigarette card depicts the throne of the Maharaja Ran...

India - Postcard of Sikh Soldiers in France Campaign 1914. A fine postcard of standing and seated Sikh soldiers being admired by the French publi...

India - Sikh Soldiers Disembarking from a ship arriving in France 1914. A fine postcard of Sikh soldiers disembarking from a ship arriving in Fra...