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An album of approx 200 WWI postcards, including 4 series of “Sketches of Tommy’s Life” by F Mackain, cartoons of troops and army life by Donald McGill and others, flags of the Allies, cartoons of children dressed in Allied uniforms, 15 “Out for Victory” cards by C Ravenhill, etc. GC to VGC

An interesting album of large sepia photographs and watercolour sketches, 1886-96, of Egypt, the Nile, the desert and the pyramids, with troop formations and exercises, also the Norwegian Fjiords, Versuvius, E Africa and L. Albert, mostly identified and dated with pencil notes, in a black leather gilt album, 14½” x 11”, with name on cover “A B Thruston” (Lt A B Thruston, The Oxfordshire Light Inf, on attachment to the Egyptian Army). Basically GC (binding loose, some wear, tears and browning to edges, generally not affecting the contents)

A German Army officer’s tunic, with white piping to collar and cuffs white backing to shoulder straps, and silver bullion aigulettes, the breast with sewn on third Reich silver bullion eagle (worn). GC

A German Army Assault Gunner’s special pattern cross over tunic, field grey with BeVo breast eagle, special type “Sonder Fuehrer” collar patches and shoulder strap insignia, and rayon lining with size stamps. GC (a few tiny moth holes)

A German Army pattern Panzer black serge cross over jacket, all insignia removed but marks still visible, traces of maker’s size stamps also partly visible. GC (grey rayon lining somewhat worn, one shoulder strap button missing)

3 Durham Classics white metal models. A 1938 Lincoln Zephyr – Top Down in bright red (DC9B). A 1953 Ford Pick-Up ‘Salvation Army’ in metallic blue and red livery. Plus a 1953 Chevrolet Pick-Up (DC16C) in ‘Shell Oil’ bright yellow livery. All boxed, with packing. Vehicles Mint. See internet

A German Army Assault Gunner officer’s special pattern field grey cross over tunic of the Grossdeutschland Division, with silver bullion breast eagle, red piped silver bullion Oberleutnant’s collar patches and shoulder straps with metal “GD” emblems, the silver bullion cuffband with “Grossdeutschland” in German running script, with cotton lining. GC (a few tiny moth holes and very slight wear to the material)

A German Army Panzer officer’s peaked cap, field grey with dark green band and pink piping, with silver bullion insignia and chinstrap, maker’s celluloid label marked “Deutsche Industrie” and original owner’s metal initials on sweatband. GC Plate 2

3 Durham Classics white metal models. 1941 Chevrolet Panel Delivery van (DC12B) ‘Labatt’s’ in red and white livery. 1939 Ford Delivery Panel Van in green ‘Salvation Army’ livery (DC3J). Plus a 1941 Chevrolet Deluxe Coupe in black ‘Idaho State Police’ black livery with white flash to bodywork (DC5E). All boxed, with packing. Vehicles VGC-Mint. Small chip to left side of sun visor to Police car. See internet

Approx 60 WWII and later formation signs, 8 types: 1st Army, 7th Armoured black/white, black/beige, black/khaki and red/black; 2nd Inf Division, 78th Div and bayonet on black/red; approx 50 cloth titles, mainly infantry and airborne. GC to VGC

† 27 Indian Army cast cap badges, including pre 1947 5th Mahrattas, 10th Baluchis and Rajputana Rifles, post 1947 6th D of Connaughts Own, Probyn’s Horse, 9th Jats, 2nd/15th Punjab, Chamar Regt, N Scouts, Garhwal Rifles, Burma Rifles, 2nd Punjab Regt, E Bengal, Engineers, ASC, Medical, etc; and 2 Pakistan. GC

3 Durham Classics white metal models. 1941 Chevrolet Panel Delivery van (DC12A) in ‘CCM Joycycles’ cream and dark brown livery. Toronto toy show April 1993, with certificate. 1939 Ford Delivery Panel Van (DC3C) in red and yellow ‘Shell’ livery. Plus another 1939 Ford Delivery ‘Salvation Army Disaster Relief’ white livery. August 1990 issue. All boxed, with packing. Vehicles Mint. See internet

Approx 45 Russian post Soviet badges, oval cockades and enamelled flashes, some incorporating the Russian eagle, mostly navy and army. GC to VGC

12 Pacific islands etc badges: Fiji Defence Force brass and ERII staybrite, ERII Fiji Artillery, Tonga forces WM staybrite, Mauritius Gds and ERII Mauritius Special Mobile Force, Maldive Islands Forces, cast Papua New Guinea Defence Force (spike fitting), staybrite Gilbert Islands Defence Force and Seychelles Peoples Liberation Army (2 types); 4 other items. GC to VGC

6 Cyclists cap badges: blackened E Yorks, blackened Welsh, WM Kent, Hampshire brass (2) and Army Cyclist Corps 12 spokes. GC to VGC

A quantity of various makes. 4 Russian made cars – Volga Army Police car in mustard in white. Moskvitch saloon in red, Moskvitch hatchback in white with light blue doors and bonnet plus a Lada in mid blue and white ‘ZOOL’ livery. An ERTL Chevrolet ‘Olympia Toy Fair 1996 Plus a Matchbox Jaguar SS and stand. 2x early Matchbox Yesteryear – Y-1 1911 Model ‘T’ Ford and a Y-6 1913 Cadillac. Avantgarde Collection Matchbox ‘Miele Miele’ 1937 GMC van. 2x Matchbox Dinky – Commer 8CWT van ‘Motor Fair 1991’ and a Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Plus 13 Matchbox MB17 etc double deck buses and a similar Berlin Bus. Liveries include ‘Deutschlands Autopartner Nr.1’, ‘Impel 76’, ‘Laker’, ‘Jacob’s’, ‘Berger’, etc. Solido Paris bus, ‘Point-Of-Sale’ Audi TT in red. Rextoys Cadillac V16 in pink. Plus 2x Solido PUB 205 GT racers, RN57 & 76. Etc. Many boxed, some light wear only. Vehicles VGC-Mint. (approx 40 items)

A 6 shot .44” Starr Arms Co DA Army percussion revolver, barrel 6”, number 1773, the frame marked “Starr Arms Co New York” on right side of frame, and “Starrs Patent Jan 15 1856” on the left side, the walnut grip with carved owner’s initials (no trace of inspector’s initials). GWO & C (slightly worn overall). Plate 11

A 6 shot .44” Colt Model 1860 Army percussion revolver, number 51007 on all parts (1862), with New York address on barrel and naval scene on cylinder (faint), London proved and with retailer’s name engraved on the backstrap “E M Reilly & Co, New Oxford Stt, London”, the frame cut for shoulder stock, with varnished walnut grips (pierced for lanyard). GWO & C, the barrel retaining faint traces of original blueing (barrel and cylinder lightly worn overall). Plate 11

75 DelPrado military figures. Including – Naval Infantryman USSR 1941, Female Sniper Red Army USSR 1943, Corporal Rifle Brigade UK 1914, Company Commander Russia 1919. Private 1st class 13 Inf Div Romania 1941. Air Service Instructor USA 1918. Corporal Military Police 9th Airforce USA 1944. Hurricane Ace Battle of Britain UK 1940. Black Watch Piper UK 1914. RAF Fighter Pilot UK 1940, Legionnaire French Foreign Legion 1914. Sergeant Egyptian Camel Corps, Egypt 1915. Nieuport Ace Captn. Guynemer France 1916. Commandant FAFL (Russia) France 1943. Oberfeldwebel Ski-Jager Brigade Germany 1943. U Boat Officer Germany 1914-1918. Russian Lieutenant Germany 1914. Dafadar 1st Jodhpur Lancers India 1916. Capt Royal Fusiliers (Desert Army) UK 1952. Medic 94th Infantry Div USA 1945. Etc. All but one in sealed blister packs. Plus copies of associated magazines for the series, Mint

A Soviet Army military Winter Ushanka hat.

A Victorian British Army Medal,Toulouse and Vittoria Bars George Clark Artilliery

TOP HAT CASE, early 20th century brown leather with brass fittings and fitted interior, 'Army and navy store' label with JC initials, 36cm x 50cm x 30cm H.

A framed limited edition Print, no. 185/1000 entitled ''Dad's Army'' by Keith Turley, signed in pencil. 16'' x 22''

Elizabeth II Appointment to Roger William Nicholls to the rank of second lieutenant in the Land Army 22nd June 1976

A rare King Edward VIII Cypher 1937 British Army Infantry Officers sword manufactured by Wilkinson Sword Ltd, with original leather field scabbard and original chromed parade scabbard. Originally purchased by a Lieutenant in the Staffordshire Regiment. Condition report: Sword and parade scabbard fully refurbished by Wilkinson Sword in 1995, with some minor pitting to blade

BRITISH COMEDY: Selection of signed cards, album pages, a few signed 8 x 10 photographs etc., by various British stage and television comedy actors including Tommy Cooper, Joanna Lumley, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden & Tim Brooke-Taylor, Leslie Phillips, Max Wall, Jimmy Edwards, John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth & Andrew Sachs, Frankie Howerd, Ronnie Corbett & Ronnie Barker, Norman Wisdom, Clive Dunn, Bill Pertwee, Ian Lavender, Pamela Cundell, Frank Williams & Jimmy Perry (together on an FDC commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Dad's Army), Les Dawson, Ken Dodd etc. All are matted (some in multiples) to various sizes, most alongside photographs. G to generally VG, 20

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A lengthy, early A.L.S., Daphne, eight pages, 8vo, The Nook, n.d. ('Tuesday' December 1932 or 1933), to Foy (Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier writes a social letter to her friend, stating that she has 'various little trials' awaiting her, 'No.1. being the Battalion Xmas Tree, presents etc., and 3 cheers for Mr. Browning' and continuing to comment on her correspondent's recent activities, 'Your noble work for The Cause staggers me, and I am hoping you will not go prematurely grey. I have seen Anna, and heartily approve all your suggestions. I am so sorry I shall miss the Committee meeting on the 21st. Consider Broadcasting an appeal as being (a) splendid suggestion. The idea that you should make the appeal in person on the wireless not perhaps so good. In fact, (I) shall definitely oppose this measure…! Photograph in Western Morning News also excellent; but hesitate about enclosing snap of members of Committee in jingling colours…Would like to put foreward (sic) tentative proposal of Mr. Hony joining Committee, as letter writer in chief? Anna rather against this. But I met him in post office and thought he was inclined to be looking sad. Seriously though, wouldn't he be invaluable with pen and ink?'. She continues to refer to being able to raise £100 ('I can promise £75 for certain in February, and you can let me know whether to send to you or direct to N.T.') and also mentions having had tea with her parents who were 'Both rather excited at prospect of digging at Castledore, and both equally disturbed at personal appearance of a certain Mrs. Singer (nee Cohen) of Kilmarth, who Father says “Comes at you with her teeth“ and Mother declares is “the plainest person I ever saw in my life, with no figure for a bicycle“! I feel this lady will be in need of mackerel later in the year..Mother also declared firmly that “all the lodes were a little mad“ This apparently , bearing relation to some sausage party in the rain that didn't take place..' Du Maurier further sends news of her husband, Frederick Browning, 'The Guardsman gave me a fright on approaching the Haven, by saying in loud tones (there were several people passing by) that “Sir Arthur was due for his annual scrubbing, and about time too“. I looked up to see if he had gone mad, but found him gazing calmly sea ward at the Pilot Boat..What the little Sunday passers-by thought, time alone will tell. I fear the worst..perhaps anonymous bars of soap at Xmas' and of their recent activities on a boat, 'I, hanging about with cold ham sandwich in pocket and torn between 5 mile walk and a coal fire….Boats to me are summer pastimes! I would like to hew down a tree for choice, rather than face the mud flats at Mixtow, which is the Guardsman's Paradise'. In a postscript Du Maurier recounts an amusing anecdote, 'P.S. Am very embarrassed by new card game of Miss. Roberts - a sort of modern happy families - with the appalling title of “Bob's Your Uncle“. One has to keep saying this apparently throughout the game, like snap. This sort of thing has always covered me with confusion. What about you?' and in a second postscript returns to the subject of the committee, suggesting Mrs Singer 'as Financial Assistant?? Perhaps not….' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. In 1930, apparently around the time of the present letter, the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. Husband of Du Maurier from 1932. Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934) English Actor, wife of actress Muriel Beaumont (1881-1957), the parents of Daphne du Maurier.

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, four pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 22nd June 1968, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier states 'I should have written to you before now to thank you for the brandy and the peppermint' and continues to send news of her recent activities, 'My sang-froid was complete. And talk about not being known at Boconnoc. I shall probably never speak to anyone lower than a Field-Marshal again my life. I might have been the Queen. The whole regiment of parachutists drawn up on parade at Aldershot before me. A General at my side who made a speech in praise of Guardsman (her husband, Frederick Browning) I followed with a modest word, and then - lo and behold - three Free Fall champion parachutists dropped from three thousand feet above my head and to my feet, and one of them rushed up and saluted, and presented me with a statuette of a parachutist in battle order. I was then given three cheers, and walked to a dais, where the entire regiment marched past me with bands playing, all saluting and “eyes right“ and the regimental mascot, a pony, bringing up the rear. Now, what do you think of that? Luckily, Flavia had found me a hat (which Tessa had borrowed for Ascot) and my outfit might have been from Christian Dior, but as I told you, it has been hanging in my cupboard for years….Lunch at the Officers Mess with champagne. Tessa acted as my Lady-in-Waiting and Kits was also present to support me. I thought he might be a little out of his element in an Officer's Mess, but perhaps it was the champagne, anyway, I looked across the table and saw him holding forth in a steady spate of words to an ex-colonel and I think a general about who should be the future President of the United States, so I presume he was at ease. We were then taken to the garrison church at Aldershot to be shown another very nice plaque, next the pulpit, in honour of Guardsman. I really think I am a little above myself, and you must come along some time and take me down a peg or two'. Du Maurier continues to refer to her own work ('Meanwhile, I am hard at work on my book, and all goes well'), rioting students in France ('I don't know what the world is coming to, it's time we went and sat under an azalia') and several family members including her cousin Dora, 'She hopes to fly to Switzerland for a holiday, and I have had the greatest difficulty in preventing her from taking a boat to the Black Sea. At 91 its rather far, I felt. I could just manage Paddington, and that was enough for me'. About EX Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. In 1930, apparently around the time of the present letter, the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. The event of which Du Maurier writes about in the present letter was most likely in recognition of the Browning Barracks receiving a Civic Trust Award in 1968. Built in 1964 as part of the new military town of Aldershot, the Browning Barracks were named after Frederick Browning and were the depot for the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces.

[GORDON CHARLES GEORGE]: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. Vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph, the albumen print by Adams & Stilliard of Southampton of Gordon in a head and shoulders pose. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. Some minor, light spotting to the image, otherwise VG

EVEREST EXPEDITION 1953: An oblong 12mo postal souvenir miniature issued to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of The Conquest of Mount Everest in 1953, individually signed by Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) Nepalese Indian Sherpa Mountaineer, the first man, with Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953 and John Hunt (1910-1998) Baron Hunt. British Army Officer, Leader of the successful British Expedition to Mount Everest, 1953. Both have signed with their names alone in blue inks to clear areas above and below an attractive printed design. With a limitations stamp to the verso, numbered 157 of 500. EX

[CHARLES I]: (1600-1649) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1625-49. Manuscript Document, two pages, folio, n.p. (London), 5th November 1640, being a contemporary fair copy of a speech made by King Charles I to Parliament, and stating, in part, 'I doo expect that you will make a effort relation to the house of commons of what I said this last daie & to comend to your care those great affaires for which I have called you hither & to express what wish I have imposed in them having freely put my self on their love & affections at this time & that you maie....know my intentions. I will now explain one point that I spoke of last daie I told you that the Nobles were to be put out of this Kingdome. I must make all them soo, soo long as they have an Army to invade us. Although because of this Treaty under the great Seale I call them onlie my Subjects & they are too. Now you....want to doo it by force or by fair means but the last is that I wish & hope may be effected. Therefore, that you maie not....that I have exported or brought you a War as those words might seem to import, I will....show you....state of my affaires as they stand at this present. First therefore I must tell you that when I did call my....great counsell at Yorke& there did declare this Parliament. I did expect to have met you at that time only to have given you a gracious Answer....How I was in good hope by your Lords wisdome....to have made an end of our New Year trouble. But I must tell you yet my subjects of Scotland did finde out such shift & delaies as it was not possible for us to end this Treatys power and in this I can not....blame my Lordes who went to Rippon, but on the contrary I must thank them....It was thought fit to....cessation of Arms & so to transforme the Treatie from Rippon to London whence I shall conclude nothing without your knowledge & I doubt not but likewise with your approbation & likewise I desire you all my actions....should be....understood (as having not bin done....) I shall in time leave upon unto you from the beginning all the heedings of this weighty business & how those great misunderstandings have grown....between mee & my Scottish subjects, And I doubt not but in this treatie with your assistance that I shall make them either know their justice by submitting to what is reason, or if they shall still persist in their rebellious humour....' With blank integral leaf. Some small tears and areas of paper loss to the edges and light dust staining, G The Treaty of Ripon was an agreement signed by Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters on 26 October 1640, and was a major setback for the King. The terms of the Treaty were humiliating; it stipulated that Northumberland and County Durham were to be ceded to the Scots as an interim measure, that Newcastle was to be left in the hands of the Scots, and that King Charles was to pay them £850 a day to maintain their armies there. This treaty was a factor leading to the calling of a session of Parliament, now known as the Long Parliament. The present manuscript dates from this session, which was one of the major stepping stones to the outbreak of the First English Civil War.

CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. An excellent D.S., Charles R (a fine example), as King (in exile), one page, folio, Louvre at Paris, 25th June 1652. The elegantly penned manuscript document states, ‘We have received so good information of your affection and zeale to our service, that we are most confident you will gladly embrace any opportunity to contribute your utmost endeavours to the advancmt. thereof, and to the recovery of yo. Countrey from the oppression, misery and dishoner it now groanes under by the insolence and tyranny of our English rebells, who propose to themselves the absolute change of the whole Government thereof, and the extirpation of the ancient Nobility and Gentry of that our Kingdome, and the entire subjecting of it to their Arbitrary and Lawlesse Jurisdiction; which every true Scotchman must from his heart abhorre;’ and continues to inform the unknown recipient ‘…we have appointed Lieutent. Generall Middleton (to whose fidelity and conduct we have committed the managery of that great affaire) to communicate our purpose unto you, that we are resolved to leave no way unattempted on our part, whereby we may suppresse those wicked rebels, and relieve our good Subjects of that Kingdome….We desire you to give him your best assistance, in such manner, as upon conference with him….And whatsoever part you shall beare in this good worke, upon information given us by our said Lieutenant Generall, We shall for the present acknowledge, and gratify and reward assoone as it shalbe in our power….’ With blank integral leaf bearing a few minor remains of the wax seal. Professionally cleaned and restored to a very high standard. VG John Middleton (c.1608-1674) 1st Earl of Middleton. Scottish Army Officer who joined King Charles II when the monarch reached Scotland in 1650. Middleton was a captured following the Battle of Worcester, where he commanded the Royalist cavalry, but he escaped from the Tower of London to Paris. In 1653, Middleton was chosen by Charles II to head the projected rising in Scotland. He reached Scotland in February 1654, but the insurrection was a complete failure. Its leader, who could not be held responsible for the result, remained in Scotland until 1655, when he rejoined Charles II, who created him Earl of Middleton in 1656.

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good, early D.S., George R, just two days after becoming King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saville House, 27th October 1760. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Anthony St. Legor (sic) to be a Major in the 21st Regiment of Dragoons or Royal Forresters commanded by John Manners, Marquess of Granby. Countersigned at the foot by William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. 1st Earl of Chatham. British Prime Minister 1766-68, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1756-57, 1757-61. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining and a few very small, extremely minor tears at the edges, not affecting the signatures. About VG Anthony St. Leger (c.1731-1786) British Army Officer and Horse Racing Enthusiast. Founder of the St. Leger Stakes horse race. Established in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classics. It is the last of the five to be run each year, and its distance is longer than any of the other four. John Manners (1721-1770) Marquess of Granby. English Lieutenant-General. Granby served in the Seven Years' War as overall commander of the British troops on the battlefield and was subsequently rewarded with the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. He was popular with his troops and many public houses are still named after him today.

GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. D.S., George P R, as Prince Regent, at the head, three pages, folio, Court at Carlton House, 25th March 1818. The largely printed document (marked Duplicate at the head) is a Warrant addressed to the Officer Commanding for the time being a Body of His Majesty's Forces employed in the Island of Jamaica and follows an Act of Parliament having been passed entitled An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters and authorising General Courts Martial for the Trial of any Officer or Soldier of His Majesty's Forces charged with Mutiny or Desertion, or with any other offence against the rules of military discipline. Countersigned at the conclusion by Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844) British Prime Minister 1801-04. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some extensive, neat splitting at the folds, largely (and a little crudely) repaired with sellotape, just affecting the text but not the signatures, and with some small tears to the upper edge and a few light stains, FR

CATHERINE II: (1762-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, Catherine the Great. A fine L.S., Ekaterina, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, Tsarskoye Selo, 15th August 1790, to the Prince of Anhalt-Schaumburg ('Dear gentle Cousin-in-Law'), in Cyrillic. The attractively penned letter states, in part, 'With deep regret we participate in the loss which you have suffered by the death of your youngest brother. We can feel the sorrow devoted to his memory due to the acknowledgment of the accomplishments of this hero whom we conveyed appropriately into eternity, and the respect of all the world and the recognition from our side of the diligence and services to us and our State by which he was remarkable during his life....' With blank integral leaf. An attractive, very clean example. EX Charles Louis of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1723-1806) German Prince, elder surviving brother of Prince Victor Amadeus. Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1744-1790) German Prince and Russian General under the service of Catherine the Great. In 1790 the Prince joined the army of Count Ivan Saltykov in Finland, the theatre of the Russo-Swedish war. This was his last military action; at the beginning of hostilities, Victor Amadeus sent a detachment to drive the enemy from Pardakoski and Kernikoski and, on 18th April, while the troops were attacking the Swedish, he was fatally wounded in his right leg, and was forced to leave the field of battle, dying several days later on 2nd May 1790.

[ROBIN HOOD]: EYRE ADAM (1614-1661) British Yeoman and Parliamentarian Army Officer. D.S., Ad Eyre, one page, folio, n.p., 1st June 1659. The manuscript document refers to a warrant issued by Sir Thomas Andrewes, Alderman of London, dated 4th March 1658, authorising a payment of £200 to Eyre 'for surveying ye Forrest of Sherwood in the Countyes of Notingham and Derby' and for his 'rideing charges and salary', further 'clearly and absolutely' assigning the said warrant to Adam Baynes. Signed by Eyre at the foot alongside a small blind embossed paper seal and countersigned by two witnesses, Ellinor Richardson and Jonathan Hardy. With blank integral leaf. An attractive document relating to Sherwood Forest, famous for its historical association with the legend of the heroic outlaw Robin Hood. VG Sir Thomas Andrews (d.1659) English Financier who supported the Parliamentary Cause during the English Civil Wars. Lord Mayor of the City of London 1649-1650. Adam Baynes (c.1622-1671) English Politician and Parliamentarian Army Officer. Adam Eyre kept a 'dyurnall' of great interest to social historians which covered the period 1647-49. Amongst other details of his life, it records Eyre's mediation in local quarrels and assistance to needy neighbours - somewhat reminiscent of Robin Hood himself who is often portrayed as 'robbing from the rich and giving to the poor'.

TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Russian Marxist Revolutionary, founder and first leader of the Red Army. A good fountain pen ink signature and inscription, 'To Mr. William Rich, Leon Trotsky', and place and date, 3rd January 1940, in his hand on a small 8vo partially printed piece, evidently neatly clipped from the half title page of an edition of The Revolution Betrayed. Scarce. Some very light, minor staining to the right edge, only very slightly affecting the signature and inscription, about VG The Revolution Betrayed: What Is the Soviet Union and Where Is It Going? was first published in 1937. The work analysed and criticised the course of historical development in the Soviet Union following the death of Lenin in 1924 and is regarded as Trotsky's primary work dealing with the nature of Stalinism.

STEWART WILLIAM: (1774-1827) British Lieutenant General, served as Division Commander under the Duke of Wellington. Stewart was also an acquaintance of Lord Nelson having earlier been stationed on the quarter-deck of Nelson's flagship HMS Elephant throughout the Battle of Copenhagen. Stewart was chosen for the honour of carrying to London the despatches reporting the victory and Nelson wrote praising 'Colonel Stewart who is an excellent and indefatigable young man, and depend upon it, the rising hope of our army'. A.L.S., W Stewart, two pages, 4to, Horsham, 24th October 1800, to Thomas Falkener. Stewart states that he has received his correspondent's letter 'respecting the claims of your deceased son Enoch Falkener, who dies in St Domingo under my command' and adds that he remembers Falkener as a drummer and that all deceased soldier's accounts 'were regularly made up to the period of their deaths, & the balances either of credit or debt transmitted home to the agents'. Stewart advises Falkener to contact the London agents who will 'examine your sons accts sent home for the period, & let you know whether you have anything to receive, or from whom'. A couple of light stains and some minor age wear, only slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signature. About VG

GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. A good, interesting series of sixteen A.Ls.S., C G Gordon, thirty one pages (total), mainly 8vo, various places (Mauritius, Jerusalem, Cape Town, Southampton etc.), November 1881 - November 1882, all to Charles Button in the Seychelles. The letters relate to the botany of the Seychelles, in particular the Coco de Mer and tortoises, and state, in part, ‘I got your paper on the Coco de Mer…if it was you who sent me the little tortoise, many thanks for it’ (20th November 1881), ‘I sent your remarks on to Mr. Broome about the Coco de Mer, and he writes that he takes the greatest interest in them. The great officials at Kew are also very much interested in the subject and you may expect that orders will come out, for a much more careful surveillance over there….I have asked Mr. Brodie to do some commissions for me, and feel sure you will help him’ (20th December 1881), ‘I am also glad that you are looking after the Coco de Mer….Glad to hear of your success in curing Cocoa Nut tree disease by the tests. Get the case or any you have given Brodie, for me, for he is too busy to attend to anything. Look after the two tortoises in the Govt. Plot…’ (5th February 1882), ‘I want the four little tortoises alive not dead. You may have to pay more for them than I put down however I will repay you. I send you a little box enclosing two brooches (neither the box or brooches still present) for Mrs. Button, one is the arms of the Seychelles when it gets free of the Mauritius, the other is the Hindoo representation of Universe. The Hindoos think that Curuman one of the incarnations of Bhudda, and which name signifies Tortoise when the flood came took the form of a tortoise and placed the Ark on his back & took it to Ararat with Noah. The tortoise eggs take six months to hatch. The flood lasted four months so that I think the flood covered them and that when it subsided, the eggs were hatched, they never could have walked down from Ararat. You see none of these isles have much animal life on them. NB. I forgot to ask you to get me in a bottle of spirits one of the little snakes, which are found on Praslin’ (10th February 1882), ‘I want the two or four Tortoises to be little ones and alive’ (16th February 1882), ‘Your letter was very interesting and I hope you will keep an eye on everything connected with the Coco de Mer, especially its mode of germination….this will be closely looked into….’ and ‘I would like a short bit of Common Cocoa nut wood, as well as of the Coco de Mer wood’ (both 7th March 1882), ‘If I do not come, keep the little tortoises for me. I may send for them at some future time’ (15th March 1882), ‘The vessel for Zanzibar which I had hoped to catch has not been able to await the coming in of mail, so that I may after all, have to come by the April mail. Please have everything ready….’ (19th March 1882), ‘I hear all the first class passages are taken for the mail leaving here on 18th April, so I may consider it almost certain I cannot come through Seychelles, so kindly see the things packed safely and ready to go….Mr. Broome….has no objection to you making the collection of things I want, and of taking specimens from the Govt. lands. I fear you will have trouble to get the two roots. If you have enough money, get a double set of each….’ (21st March 1882), ‘Many thanks for all you have done for me….Let me know how you go on at Seychelles in which place I take a great interest….This colony is a smart one & there is plenty of vigour in it’ (Cape Town, 17th June 1882), ‘Tell me about the Coco de Mer and anything you can think of in the way of curious things, for I shall take a great interest in Seychelles & Praslin….How is the Coco de Mer in the Govt. garden….and how are the Tortoises. I hope that they are looked after. Remember you are to keep two little ones for me of the Brood which came out last October. I wish I could come and settle out at Seychelles but it is too far off and I am thinking of settling down in Palestine’ (22nd October 1882), ‘Here is a letter (no longer present) from Mr. Dyer who evidently considers you to be what I know you are, a most valuable botanical ally….You know the buds sprout [here Gordon has illustrated his letter with two small ink drawings of clusters of buds]…put some of these up for me, but do not send them…for fear they should be stolen. I am sorry I lost the small cooped backed tortoise, in fact all the small things were stolen….Write me how the two big Tortoises are, also anything new about Coco de Mer’ (25th November 1882), ‘Thanks for your kind offer of the small Tortoises. I hope you will not give any away at all. A time will come when they will be very valuable and it is a great pity to give any of them away, they are only neglected’ (n.d.). Also including an autograph manuscript, unsigned, in Gordon’s hand, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. The manuscript is a list of seven numbered repairs which Gordon wishes to be carried out, including fixing roofs to outbuildings, repairing water pipes, placing double sashes in the windows, fixing an iron stove and slightly expanding a stable for three horses etc. A small original ink drawing in Gordon’s hand appears to the verso, detailing the rooms of the buildings and identifying the kitchen and stables. With some further pencil calculations and a small diagram in an unidentified hand. A fascinating archive of letters. Some of the letters have small, neat splits at the folds (a few slightly more extensive, and with contemporary repairs with small pieces of tape) slightly affecting some words of text, a few letters with small holes just affecting a few words of text etc. FR to generally G, 17

[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. A small (2.5 x 0.5) swatch of gold coloured and patterned upholstery fabric removed from a chair in Adolf Hitler's Fuhrerbunker by Sapper Billingsby of No. 2 Platoon, 672 Army Company in July 1945 and sent home to his parents. Accompanied by a copy of an A.L.S. by Billingsby, two pages, 4to, Berlin, 14th July 1945, to his Mother and Father, on the printed stationery of Hitler's Chancellery ('Kanzlei des Fuhrers der NSDAP'). Billingsby writes, in part, 'I am very pleased to say we are getting along much better now. We have got rid of the bugs alright....last night our Company arranged a trip sight seeing into Berlin, me and about 20 of our fellows went....we visited the place where Hitler spent the last few hours. The Hitler Chancelery (sic) a most wonderful building I have ever seen. The Russians are keeping guard over it but they allowed us in to inspect the inside. We found quite a lot of usefull (sic) stuff. I gathered quite a lot of the old boys writing paper....you will see a bit of German on the top. The whole place has caught a most severe battering, most of the place is all ruins....I can tell you the Coventry people can certainly rest assured that those German swine were repaid with a little interest for what they did to them....I am sending you a little of materials out of the chancelery (sic) The bit of green off his sette (sic) and the other bit off his chair out of his sound proof room '. A rare and unusual artefact from the place where Hitler was to kill himself by gunshot on 30th April 1945. VG, 2 Billingsby's reference to removing the present swatch from Hitler's 'sound proof room' must clearly be taken as a reference to the Fuhrerbunker where Hitler was to commit suicide. Billingsby's further comment in his letter in regard to visiting the place where 'Hitler spent the last few hours' reinforces this.

[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. A small (2 x 1) swatch of green coloured and patterned upholstery fabric removed from a sofa in Adolf Hitler's Fuhrerbunker by Sapper Billingsby of No. 2 Platoon, 672 Army Company in July 1945 and sent home to his parents. Accompanied by a copy of an A.L.S. by Billingsby, two pages, 4to, Berlin, 14th July 1945, to his Mother and Father, on the printed stationery of Hitler's Chancellery ('Kanzlei des Fuhrers der NSDAP'). Billingsby writes, in part, 'I am very pleased to say we are getting along much better now. We have got rid of the bugs alright....last night our Company arranged a trip sight seeing into Berlin, me and about 20 of our fellows went....we visited the place where Hitler spent the last few hours. The Hitler Chancelery (sic) a most wonderful building I have ever seen. The Russians are keeping guard over it but they allowed us in to inspect the inside. We found quite a lot of usefull (sic) stuff. I gathered quite a lot of the old boys writing paper....you will see a bit of German on the top. The whole place has caught a most severe battering, most of the place is all ruins....I can tell you the Coventry people can certainly rest assured that those German swine were repaid with a little interest for what they did to them....I am sending you a little of materials out of the chancelery (sic) The bit of green off his sette (sic) and the other bit off his chair out of his sound proof room '. A rare and unusual artefact from the place where Hitler was to kill himself by gunshot on 30th April 1945. VG, 2 # Billingsby's reference to removing the present swatch from Hitler's 'sound proof room' must clearly be taken as a reference to the Fuhrerbunker where Hitler was to commit suicide. Billingsby's further comment in his letter in regard to visiting the place where 'Hitler spent the last few hours' reinforces this.

MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. L.S., B. L. Montgomery, General, Eighth Army, one page, 8vo, Italy, 30th November n.y. (1943), to an unidentified correspondent. Montgomery thanks his correspondent 'for the drawing of myself' and adds 'I hope you will be seeing your father once again in the near future. Good luck to you'. Some extensive age wear, light creasing and small tears to the edges, not affecting the signature, G Montgomery commanded the Eighth Army in Italy during the Autumn of 1943.

WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed pieces, letterheads etc., by various British military officers of World War II comprising Miles Dempsey (on a sheet of 4to stationery from Headquarters, Second Army, dated June 1945 in his hand), Archibald Wavell, Arthur Tedder, Henry Maitland Wilson and William Slim, also including a card signed by Jan C. Smuts. Most are accompanied by covering letters and all have the original envelopes, addressed to Gordon Cotton in Birmingham. Generally VG to about EX, 6

Patton's personal gift of a Third Army patch to his last correspondent [PATTON GEORGE S.]: (1885-1945) American General of World War II. A folio hardbound scrapbook compiled by Mary Jane Krieger of Pennsylvania and dedicated to her hero, General George S. Patton, with whom she regularly corresponded during World War II, the first page featuring an original circular blue red and white embroidered patch of the United States Third Army, evidently personally sent by Patton to Krieger, the scrapbook further containing numerous newspaper clippings, images and articles (largely dated 1945-46) relating to Patton and his service during World War II, with headlines including Patton Demands Spit and Polish, 750,000 Cheer Patton in Boston etc., also covering his car crash and subsequent short time in hospital before his death on 22nd December 1945, also including a number of original 8 x 10 press photographs of Patton, some showing him with other military leaders including Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and B. L. Montgomery, and further including two T.Ls.S. by Lt. Sue Lynch, Patton's secretary, the first one page, 4to, Headquarters Fifteenth US Army, 10th January 1946, to Mary Jane Krieger, stating, in full, 'Mrs. Patton has asked me to thank you for your cable and many letters addressed to the General during his illness and to tell you that she deeply appreciates your thoughtfulness. I should like to tell you that the General always enjoyed your letters immensely and was particularly pleased with the book of poems you sent him at Christmas' and in a holograph postscript, signed with her initials SL, remarking 'I hope you will like the enclosed poem which has just been sent me from a Californian paper', the poem still present, entitled Farewell to General Patton by Joseph Auslander; and the second, one page, 4to, Munich, 19th June 1946, to Mary Jane Krieger, on the printed stationery of Headquarters II Constabulary Brigade, thanking her for an Easter card and commenting on having visited Oberammergau, remarking that it was 'pleasant to leave this badly bombed city for a few hours in such a pastoral atmosphere'. Both letters are loosely inserted into the scrapbook and are accompanied by the original envelopes. Most of the news clippings and photographs are attached to the pages by selloptape at the corners and many pages bear dates and brief ink annotations in Krieger's hand. Some overall age wear and the edges of most pages with small areas of paper loss. Generally G Mary Jane Krieger (d.1982) American Telephone Operator who corresponded with Patton during World War II. Indeed, Martin Blumenson states in The Patton Papers 1940-1945 that Krieger was one of the last four people to whom Patton wrote a letter, on 8th December 1945, before his untimely death.

PATTON GEORGE S.: (1885-1945) American General of World War II. Brief T.L.S., G S Patton Jr., one page, 4to, Headquarters, Office of the Commanding General, 25th July 1945, to Gordon R. Cotton, on the printed stationery of the Third United States Army. Patton writes, in full, 'The signature to this letter is the autograph you requested'. Accompanied by the original envelope. About EX

[EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.]: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. An unusual First Day Cover commemorating Eisenhower and featuring his portrait, individually signed by each of the twelve Honorary Pall Bearers at his funeral, comprising Edgar Eisenhower (1889-1971) American Lawyer, elder brother of Dwight Eisenhower, Milton Eisenhower (1899-1985) American Educational Administrator, younger brother of Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American General of World War II, J. Lawton Collins (1896-1987) American General of World War II, Lauris Norstad (1907-1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Wade Haislip (1889-1971) American General of World War II, Alfred Gruenther (1899-1983) American General of World War II, Leonard Heaton (1902-1983) American Surgeon General who served in World War II, George W. Anderson (1906-1992) American Admiral who served in World War II, Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) American Businessman & Philanthropist, a major figure in the development of nuclear weapons and power in America, G. Gordon Moore ( - ) American Colonel, brother-in-law of Eisenhower and John Moaney (1914-1978) American Army officer, Eisenhower's personal valet. All have signed in bold blue or black inks with their names alone, largely to clear areas. The cover bears a postage stamp featuring Eisenhower's portrait and is postmarked at Abilene, Kansas, 14th October 1969. VG Eisenhower was interred on 2nd April 1969 in a small chapel in the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in his hometown of Abilene in Kansas. He was buried as a General of the Army. There were ten Honorary Pall Bearers at Eisenhower's funeral service in Washington DC on 31st March 1969, all but one of whom also served as Honorary Pall Bearers for Eisenhower's interment. Milton Eisenhower fell ill and was hospitalised for the latter event and was replaced by General Andrew Goodpaster.

WORLD WAR II: An historically important original Cipher Message, one page, 4to, Headquarters, British Second Army Main, 7th May 1945. The purple ink telex document is an original copy of Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order, as transmitted by SHAEF Forward at 0410 on 7th May 1945. The present document, marked Confidential and Most Immediate is the first and original copy of FWD-20801 as received and printed by Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey's Second Army less than one and a half hours after the formal German surrender had taken place at Rheims and comprises three paragraphs, in full, 'PARA 1. A representative of the GERMAN HIGH COMMAND signed the unconditional surrender of all GERMAN land, sea, and air forces in EUROPE to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the SOVIET HIGH COMMAND at 0141 hours Central European Time, 7 May under which all forces will cease active operations at 0001B hours 9 MAY. PARA 2. Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions. Moves involved in occupational duties will continue. Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken. PARA 3. Down to and including DIVS, TAC AIR COMMANDS and GROUPS, BASE SECTIONS and equivalent. NO repeat NO release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments…Signed EISENHOWER'. Interestingly the document is printed to the verso of an incomplete printed German invoice with various columns, one headed Gegenstand. An extremely rare surviving example of Eisenhower's historic message to the troops under his command. Some light creasing, largely to the edges, and a few very small, minor tears to the edges, not affecting the text, about VG The present message was the fourth and final one sent by Eisenhower following the German surrender, which had been signed at 0241 hours. The previous three had all been addressed to the British and American Chiefs of Staff, however the three million men and women of the Allied Expeditionary Force were still unaware that World War II was effectively over. The present message, the first to all members of his command, gave details of the German surrender but, in addition, ordered all SHAEF offensive operations to cease immediately. Another, less handsome, copy of the present document was sold at Bonhams, New York, on 29th April 2015 (Lot 160, $4750/£2999). Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) British General of World War II who commanded the British Second Army during the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 and throughout the rest of the campaign in North-Western Europe.

WORLD WAR II: An historically important original teleprinter copy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order message, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (7th May 1945). The original black ink teleprinter document is a copy of Eisenhower's SHAEF Forward message (FWD-20801) transmitted by the 1st Canadian Army to all of its subordinate units at 0430. Authorised by R. Austin and marked OU Top Priority at the head, along with an abbreviated list of the recipients ('Polish Armd Div' etc.) the document comprises three paragraphs, in part, 'PARA ONE PD. A representative of the German High Command signed the unconditional….. surrender of all German land…and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command at zero one four one hours Central European Time… seven May under which all forces will cease active operations at zero sero zero one Baker hours nine May….Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions….Moves involved in occupational duties will continue…Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken. PARA THREE. All informed down to and including Divisions CMA, Tactical Air Command and Groups…Base Sections… and equivalent…no repeat no release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments'. With the standard series of file holes to the left and right edges, not affecting the text. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, otherwise VG The present message was the fourth and final one sent by Eisenhower following the German surrender, which had been signed at 0241 hours. The previous three had all been addressed to the British and American Chiefs of Staff, however the three million men and women of the Allied Expeditionary Force were still unaware that World War II was effectively over. The present message, the first to all members of his command, gave details of the German surrender but, in addition, ordered all SHAEF offensive operations to cease immediately. Recipient formations re-transmitted the signal to their own subordinate units.

'there is NO longer an enemy to defeat' WORLD WAR II: An extremely rare, historically important document, one page, oblong 4to, Cipher Office, Second Army, 8th May 1945. The original black ink teleprinter document, marked Immediate and Secret is a copy of the final Intelligence report of World War II issued by G-2 section of General Courtney Hodges 1st United States Army to all subordinated G-2 sections via cipher at 0420 on 8th May 1945. The message reads, in full, 'SECRET This is the final ISUM from HQ FIRST US ARMY. For the first time in ELEVEN months there is NO contact with the enemy. The victory which was won on OMAHA and UTAH beaches has reached its climax. Today belongs to the men of this army who fought and conquered the enemy from NORMANDY to the ELBE. There is NO enemy situation to report for there is NO longer an enemy to defeat'. This example bears the purple oval Cipher Office stamp and date of the British Second Army commanded by Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey. With the standard series of file holes to the left and right edges and with a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the upper and lower edges, not affecting the text. Some very light overall creasing, about VG THE EMOTIVE FINAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT OF WORLD WAR II DECLARING '…THERE IS NO LONGER AN ENEMY TO DEFEAT'. Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) British General of World War II who commanded the British Second Army during the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 and throughout the rest of the campaign in North-Western Europe. We can find no records of another example of this signal having ever been offered for sale at auction before.

WORLD WAR II: An excellent, historic document, two pages, 4to, n.p., 8th May 1945. The original mimeograph document, signed in facsimile by Brigadier General T. J. Davis, Adjutant General, was issued by General Dwight D. Eisenhower in his capacity as Supreme Commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, and is his Victory Order of the Day, APO 757 (Forward), distributed to Chiefs of all General and Special Staff Divisions and the Commanding Officer, Headquarters Command, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, and states, in part, 'The crusade on which we embarked in the early summer of 1944 has reached its glorious conclusion. It is my especial privilege, in the name of all Nations represented in this Theater of War, to command each of you for valiant performance of duty. Though these words are feeble they come from the bottom of the heart overflowing with pride in your loyal service and admiration for you as warriors. Your accomplishments at sea, in the air, on the ground and in the field of supply, have astonished the world….You have taken in stride military tasks so difficult as to be classed by many doubters as impossible. You have confused, defeated and destroyed your savagely fighting foe….You did not pause until our front was firmly joined up with the great Red Army coming from the East, and other Allied Forces, coming from the South. Full victory in Europe has been attained. Working and fighting together in a single and indestructible partnership you have achieved a perfection in unification of air, ground and naval power that will stand as a model in our time. The route you have travelled through hundreds of miles is marked by the graves of former comrades. From them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice; blood of many nations - American, British, Canadian, French, Polish and others - has helped to gain the victory….Let us have no part in the profitless quarrels in which other men will inevitably engage as to what country, what service, won the European War. Every man, every woman, of every nation here represented, has served according to his or her ability, and the efforts of each have contributed to the outcome. This we shall remember - and in doing so we shall be revering each honoured grave, and be sending comfort to the loved ones of comrades who could not live to see this day'. A document of exceptional content. A few small pinholes to the upper left corner and some extremely minor, light age wear, VG In March 1945 American and British forces moved eastward into Germany in large numbers, stopping at the Elbe River in mid-April in accordance with pre-negotiated agreements with the Soviet Union. The Red Army, meanwhile, had moved westward, reaching Berlin by late April as Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker on 30th April 1945. On 7th May, Allied efforts forced Germany's unconditional surrender, ending the war in Europe after nearly six years of fighting. Future American President Eisenhower, as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, issued the present document, his Victory Order of the Day, to commend the victorious Allied troops. As the stirring and emotional text shows, Eisenhower encouraged troops to celebrate their hard-won victory, also urging them to recall the horrific casualties and universality of destruction wrought by the war. Between America's entrance into World War II in 1941 and V-E Day on 8th May 1945 (the date of the present document) more than 300,000 American soldiers had died in combat. Other Allies had suffered even greater losses, with nearly 500,000 British troops and a staggering 7.5 million Soviet troops dying in battle. Hoping to preclude factionalism among the Allies, Eisenhower also emphasises the shared nature of both Allied losses and the ultimate victory in the present document. Provenance: The present document was Major General George 'Bobby' Erskine's personal copy of Eisenhower's Victory Order of the Day and originates from his personal archives. General Sir George Erskine (1899-1965) British General of World War II, Head of the SHAEF mission to Belgium from June 1944 - August 1945.

WORLD WAR II: A good, historic document, one page, folio, n.p. (Washington DC), 8th May 1945. The original mimeograph document, marked Immediate Release and numbered 48 to the upper right corner, is an original Press Release issued by the White House and detailing the messages sent by President Harry S. Truman to Winston S. Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Charles de Gaulle, stating, in part, (to Prime Minister Churchill) 'With the unconditional surrender of all the armies of Nazidom and the liberation of the oppressed people of Europe from the evils of barbarism, I wish to express to you, and through you to Britain's heroic Army, Navy and Air Forces, our congratulations on their achievements. The Government of the United States is deeply appreciative of the splendid contribution of all the British Empire forces and of the British people to this magnificent victory….' (to Marshal Stalin) 'Now that the Nazi armies of aggression have been forced by the coordinated efforts of Soviet-Anglo-American forces to an unconditional surrender, I wish to express to you and through you to your heroic Army the appreciation and congratulations of the United States Government on its splendid contribution…You have demonstrated in all your campaigns what it is possible to accomplish when a free people under superlative leadership and with unfailing courage rise against the forces of barbarism' (to General Eisenhower) 'In recognition of the unconditional and abject surrender of the Nazi barbarians, please accept the fervent congratulations and appreciation of myself and of the American people for the heroic achievements of your Allied Army, Navy and Air Forces. By their sacrifices, skill and courage they have saved and exalted the cause of freedom throughout the world….I send also my personal appreciation of the superb leadership shown by you and your commanders in directing the valiant legions of your own country and of our allies to this historic victory….' (to General De Gaulle) '…this is an appropriate time to send through you America's congratulations to the people of France on their permanent liberation from the oppression they have endured with high courage for so long. I wish also to send to you this expression of our appreciation of the contribution made by valiant soldiers of France to our Allied victory'. A document of fine content drawing together each of the Allied leaders. Some very light, minor creasing and a few small areas of paper loss to the left edge, none of which affect the text, otherwise VG Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) American President 1945-53.

VISITORS BOOK: A good large 4to hardbound Visitors Book previously belonging to the Grand Hotel International at Brindisi, Italy, containing over 80 signatures by a variety of individuals including King Umberto II of Italy, Roger S. Loomis, Arthur Kingsley Porter, Eleftherios Venizelos (2), Ivy Chamberlain, Eric Drummond, Luigi Luiggi, Wing Commander J. N. Fletcher A.F.C., Air Vice Marshal Conway Pulford, Tito Schipa, Giacomo Acerbo, Pietro Badoglio, Jacopo Gasparini, Italo Balbo, Winston S. Churchill ('Winston S. Churchill', dated 14th January 1927 in his hand), Xhemil Dino, Edda Mussolini, Benito Mussolini, Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, King Albert I of the Belgians, Princess Marie Jose of Belgium (Queen Consort of Italy), King Leopold III of the Belgians, Princess Astrid of Sweden (Queen Consort of the Belgians 1934-35; rare following her tragically early death in a car crash at the age of 29), King Faisal I of Iraq, Guglielmo Marconi, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Princess Marie Louise of Hanover, Princess Olga of Hanover, Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden (killed in a United States Army Air Forces raid on Frankfurt during World War II), Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Maxwell D. Taylor and other members of the Allied Control Commission, 1944) etc. The book dates from 1923-45 and all of the pages are multiple signed. Bound in dark leather with attractive and elaborate gilt embossed decorations to the cover and spine, gilt stamped title and emblem of the Grand Hotel International, Brindisi, to the cover. Two metal clasps and top edge gilt. VG

A 19th Century leather and studwork decorated dome top trunk of small proportions, the top decorated with studwork "MS" flanked by a pair of wrought iron handles and lock, the interior bearing original paper label inscribed "William Chapple.... Camp equipage.... Manufacturer to His Majesty's Army & Navy, 14 High Holborn ...", 76 cm x 35 cm CONDITION REPORTS Leather all over with various marks, scratches, tears, missing sections, bubbling, scuffs, etc., all studs with similar wear, woodworm holes throughout, base showing signs of wear, leather to back completely ripped off to one section, left-hand hinge is broken, interior generally poor with stains, rips, missing sections and foxed, paper label to interior foxed, with small missing sections, all over showing significant signs of wear and tear.

A framed and glazed black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) signed "Elizabeth R" and dated Jan 18th 1941, a Christmas card depicting Henry Duke of Gloucester and Alice Duchess of Gloucester dated 1937 signed "Henry" and "Alice", an unframed black and white photograph of Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy inscribed "To you both with our good wishes, Alexandra and Angus" (1973), another inscribed "All good wishes, Happy New Year, Alexandra and Angus" (1974), an unframed postcard depicting General Georges, Commander of the French Army inscribed "A M A Commodore Fielden en Souvenir d'un Voyage Movemente 19.5.43 G R Georges" (given to Group Captain E.H. Fielden after picking up General Georges from France and delivering him to Maison Blanche, North Africa), and a framed and glazed photographic portrait study of gentleman in white tie and tails signed "Rusty" (Provenance : Air Vice Marshall Sir Edward "Mouse" Fielden GCVO, CB, DFC, AFC [deceased], personal pilot to Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, Chief Air Pilot and Extra Equerry, then Captain of the King's Flight/Queen's Flight - for further information please contact the Auctioneers) CONDITION REPORTS The photograph of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has some fading and creasing, frame with some wear and scuffs and stamped "Jarrolds (Sloan Street)..". The Henry and Alice card has wear, dirt and scuffs, some creasing and fading and foxing. The photo inscribed Rusty has some wear and fading and frame has some stains and scuffs. General Georges postcard has wear and slight browning/discolouration and some slight creasing. 1973 card has extensive creasing / folds vertically through centre and is mis-shapen. The 1974 card has some small creases and some light wear and scuffs.

Royalty.- - George III Order to pay "Our late Regiment & Independent Company... George III ( king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and king of Hanover, 1738-1820) Order to pay "Our late Regiment & Independent Company of Invalids", D.s. "George R", manuscript on paper, folds, slightly browned, folio, 5th December 1798 § Frederick ( Prince, duke of York and Albany, army officer and bishop of Osnabrück, 1763-1827) Letter signed "Frederick" to Lt. Col. Anstruther, Quarter Master General, 1p. with conjugate blank, folio, Head Quarters, [Holland], 28th October 1799, "In consequence of the great hardship & fatigue sustained by the Troops, I am directed by the Commander in Chief to desire that you will issue to the several Regiments, the shoes received from England at the Rate of one Dollar for each Pair", folds, browned ; and 7 other pieces relating to Royalty, including a commission signed by George IV, as Prince Regent, v.s., v.d. (8 pieces).

Postcards.- - Album of Great War Postcards, over 200 cards plus a few Second World War cards, includes silks, humour, sentimental, army scenes, battlefield scenes, etc., plastic sleeved album, plus an album of matchbox covers, early 20thC. (2)

CIGARETTE CARDS; Gallaher: Complete set, 1939, Army Badges - a series of 48 UK POSTAGE & PACKING £2.99 1ST CLASS POST ( NON TRACKED ) COMBINED POSTAGE AVAILABLE ON ALL LOTS WORLDWIDE POSTAGE ALSO AVAILABLE AT COST - PLEASE ENQUIRE

The Reverend William Bradford (19th century): 27 hand coloured aquatints from 'Sketches of the Country, Character and Costume in Portugal and Spain, made during the Campaign and on the Route of the British Army in 1809 and 1809', pub. John Booth (27)

Commemorative Booklets - The Two Types by Jon, produced by the British Army Newspaper Unit Platoon Handbook; The Sunday Statesman Jubilee Supplement, Calcutta; Computer, Air Navigation; etc

Books - Celebrities of the Army; Practical Atlas of Modern Geography; prints; frames; etc