GERMAN ARMY OF WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed pieces, T.Ls.S., D.S., etc. by various individuals, in German, all to Franz Boehme (1885-1947) Austrian General in the Wehrmacht during World War II, Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Plenipotentiary Commanding General in the Balkans, and commander-in-chief in German-occupied Norway. Boehme stood trial in Nuremberg and later committed suicide in prison. The selection including a typed letter from the Burgermeister's Office at Brandenburg, 19th July 1940, sending Boehme congratulations for his award of the Knight's Cross; two typed documents, from the NSDAP and NSV, Salzburg, October and November 1942, sent to Boehme, bringing local news for Salzburg party members serving at the front; a typed letter from Ortsgruppenleiter Mosel of the NSDAP, Salzburg, to Boehme, thanking him for the congratulations on being awarded the Blood Order Medal; a typed letter from Ortsgruppenleiter Mosel of the NSDAP, Salzburg, to Boehme, thanking him for the signed and inscribed photograph which will take pride of place in the NSDAP office; a signed Christmas greetings card, sent to Boehme, 24th December 1942, from seven members of the Head Quarters staff; a signed 'Get Well Soon' card, 1944, sent from the Commander of the 82nd Mountain Pioneer Battalion, accompanied by the envelope; a signed greeting card from four members of staff of GI (ops) to Boehme, congratulating him on the award of the Knights Cross (1940); a printed invitation to Boehme, requesting that he attend the Reich Party Day on 6th September 1938, at the Mitropa-dorf in Nurnberg, together with a travel timetable for the event; a hand written invitation from the Squadron Commander of 2.(H)/14 for Boehme to attend a dinner on 16th July 1940, signed by the Commander. Together with four signed pieces taken from military documents, including the signatures of Colonel Walter Uhrhahn, Colonel Metz and Colonel Helmuth Schultze; a rare British Prisoner of War Information Sheet, 6th January 1942, completed in German by Major Wilhelm von Gradl at Alexandria POW Camp etc. With a few with pencil annotations, and light age wear, generally G to VG, 18
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FASCIST ITALY: Selection of signed pieces, T.Ls.S., A.Ls.S., a few telegrams, postcards etc. by various individuals in relation to Italian political, military, and civil organisations to various correspondents, all in Italian. The selection including a telegram, 15th September 1938, addressed to all Ministers and others, drafted in highly legalistic terms, and dealing with the withdrawal of exemption from mobilisation from certain categories which had previously been granted it; a telegram, handwritten, 19th December 1934, from the Supreme Defence Commission stating that Mussolini orders that drivers of cars belonging to governmental authorities are not to use horns within the Rome city area; a typed letter, signed by Renzo Garrone, to the President of the Council of Ministers asking for clarification of the date of the next meeting, with a holograph notation, 'postponed to a day to be fixed in July', initialled 'M' by Mussolini; a typed letter, signed by Renzo Garrone, 5th November 1923, from the Supreme Defence Commission, to the Minister of Colonies, Rome; a typed letter, 1st March 1925, from the Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Public Works, Rome, to the President of Council Ministers; a letter, signed by General Angiolini, accompanied by the envelope and his calling card; a postcard, 26th July 1924, from an unidentified correspondent; a typed letter, 6th January 1942, from the Italian Air Attaché, Bucharest, to General Speidel, written in German, the correspondent congratulates Speidel on his promotion to Air General; a plain postcard, signed by General Francesco Zocconi, 12th December 1965, to Rolando Sensini, regarding the autograph of Pope John XXIII, of which Zocconi is unable to supply; a letter, signed by Albino Pagliano (Hotel Proprietor), to an Argentinian correspondent; a visiting card signed by General Sorabanch, 23rd July 1944; two postcards to Roland Sensini, one being signed by General Luigi Trigone; a typed letter, signed by General Adriano Oliva, 2nd April 1962; a postcard signed by an unidentified Minister of Naval Defence; a typed letter, signed by Ferruccio Palazzi, Director at the School of Ceramics, giving his view on the national need to start a Centre of Ceramics; a letter, signed by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli, 3rd December 1928 etc. Some of the letters have file holes to the left edge, a few with pencil annotations, and light age wear, generally G to VG, 21
WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed pieces, cards etc., by various members of the British War Cabinet who served under Winston Churchill between 1940-45, comprising Clement Attlee (Deputy Prime Minister 1942-45), John Anderson (Lord President of the Council 1940-43, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1943-45), R. Stafford Cripps (Lord Privy Seal 1942), Kingsley Wood (Lord Privy Seal 1940-42), Viscount Halifax (Foreign Secretary May-December 1940), Anthony Eden (Foreign Secretary 1940-45), Herbert Morrison (Home Secretary 1942-45), Lord Beaverbrook (Minister of Aircraft Production 1940-41, Minister of State May-June 1941, Minister of Supply 1941-42 & Minister of War Production February 1942; T.L.S., Beaverbrook, one page, small 8vo (neatly trimmed), Leatherhead, Surrey, 14th May 1942, to Mr. Sanger, thanking him for having given him the opportunity of seeing the Newsreel of the Daily Express Pageant), Ernest Bevin (Minister of Labour and National Service 1940-45), Oliver Lyttelton (Minister Resident Middle East February-March 1942, Minister of War Production 1942-45; signed as Viscount Chandos) and Lord Woolton (Minister of Reconstruction 1943-45). Some light overall age wear and a few with neat annotations in the hand of a collector, G to about VG, 11
BROWNING FREDERICK: (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. Husband of the novelist Daphne Du Maurier. Three T.Ls.S., FAM Browning, three pages (total), 4to, Clarence House and Buckingham Palace (2), September 1948 - October 1949, all to Mr. Lewis of F. Lewis Publishers Ltd. Browning informs his correspondent, in part, 'Please go ahead as you suggested. Although I have not yet been able to ask the members of the Household how many they want. I think we had better say straight away 500…' (23rd September 1948), 'Thank you very much for your letter of the 9th November, and for the 500 Christmas Cards… I showed one to Her Royal Highness who commented very favourably on it. I am most grateful to you for making these available at the price which all members of the Household and staff can afford… These cards in the open market are somewhat prohibitive these days' (11th November 1948), '…Although both coloured reproductions you enclosed are very nice, I do feel that they are hardly suitable for Christmas time… Here we have in one picture Katherine of Aragon pleading for her life, and the other, another Queen of England already deceased! We are now thinking, subject to Their Royal Highnesses' approval, of having a coloured photograph of them with Prince Charles as our more expensive Christmas Card and a cheaper card with a photograph by Country Life of the Clarence House offices' (10th October 1949). With light creasing, otherwise VG, 3
OPPENHEIMER J. ROBERT: (1904-1967) American Theoretical Physicist, known as the 'father of the atomic bomb' for his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. T.L.S., Robert Oppenheimer, one page, 4to, New Jersey, 25th June 1956, to Marjorie Robinson, on the printed stationery of The Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton. Oppenheimer thanks his correspondent for her letter, and for the invitation to lecture at Douglass College, informing her, 'I wish that it were possible for me to accept, however, I have agreed to give the William James Lectures at Harvard in the spring of 1957…' With three file holes to the left edge, and light age wear, otherwise VG
WORLD WAR II: An historically important original Cipher Message, one page, 4to, n.p., (Headquarters, British Main Second Army), n.d. (May 1945). The purple ink telex document, marked TOPSEC (Top Secret) and signed in facsimile by an unidentified Major General, Acting Chief of Staff, was sent to Main 8 Corps and states, in part, 'members of the so called German Government of Admiral DONITZ and of OKW at FLENSBURG will now be arrested by you as quickly as possible after consultation with head of SHAEF Control Party OKW…nominations of personnel to be arrested will be made by SHAEF Control Party OKW (.) total numbers of personnel for disposal are estimated to amount approximately to 470 off[ice]rs and 2400 OR (.) all arrested personnel should be held in a separate camp until such time as orders for their final disposal are issued by this HQ….certain special personnel nominated by SHAEF Control Party OKW estimated to number NOT more than 30 will be conducted to Main HQ Second Army for fwd transmission to ASHCAN….OKW personnel will not be arrested as yet(.)….archives at FLENSBERG will be seized and secured by you with a view to SHAEF intelligence exploitation(.) they will be disposed of as directed by the SHAEF Control Party(.)….treat as very urgent and report on progress of arrests as plans develop'. With various instructions at the base noting that the message is a priority and most immediate and is not to be signalled. A couple of pencil annotations appear at the head and the foot of the page. Two file holes to the left edge and with some light overall creasing, about VGAn historically important Top Secret Cipher Message issued at the end of World War II announcing the arrest of Dönitz and the end of the Flensberg Government.Karl Dönitz (1891-1980) German Admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II. Dönitz succeeded Adolf Hitler as the Reichspräsident of the 'Flensberg Government' (2nd May - 23rd May 1945).OKW - the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ('Supreme Command of the Armed Forces') was part of the command structure of the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Germany during World War II. Created in 1938, the OKW had nominal oversight over the German Army, the Kriegsmarine (German navy) and the Luftwaffe (German air force).SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) - the headquarters of American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II. Eisenhower ordered General Rooks, G-3 of SHAEF, to establish the SHAEF Control Party at Flensburg. Its purpose was to impose the will of the Supreme Commander on OKW in the areas of Germany occupied by the Western Allies. General Rooks issued the orders, supervised their transmission through German command channels, and compiled information about the German command system through the collection and safeguarding of all OKW documents at FIensburg.Camp ASHCAN - the Central Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure No. 32, code-named Ashcan, an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in the Palace Hotel of Mondorf-les-Bains in Luxembourg during World War II. Operating from May to August 1945, it served as a processing station and interrogation centre for the 86 most prominent surviving Nazi leaders prior to their trial in Nuremberg, including Hermann Göring and Karl Dönitz.On the morning of 23 May 1945, General Rooks summoned Dönitz, Jodl, and von Friedeburg to the liner Patria. Here they were greeted by a large crowd of press reporters, alerted by speculation of a Control Party action and SHAEF correspondents leaving from Paris. On entering the ships' conference room, they found General Rooks who informed them that they had been summoned on instructions from General Eisenhower, who in agreement with the Soviet High Command, had decided the Acting German Government and OKW should be arrested. This officially ended the 'Flensburg Government'. Now as prisoners of war, and under guard, they were told to pack and were escorted to an awaiting aircraft. When asked by Rooks if he had any statement to make, Dönitz replied 'Any word would be superfluous'. Meanwhile, members of the government, unaware of the proceedings on the Patria, had gathered for their daily conference. Fully armed British soldiers burst into the room shouting 'Hands Up'. All the Germans were then strip searched for concealed weapons and documents. The arrests were intended to make the headlines, with over sixty reporters invited to record the scenes. In the New York Times of the 24th May, Drew Middleton wrote 'The Third Reich died today'. The American Diplomat Robert Murphy summed it up as thus, 'After the arrest of Grand Admiral Dönitz and his associates, not even a remnant remained of any German government. The conquerors of the Nazis were in complete control and the administration of Germany was their responsibility.' That struggle was about to begin.
WORLD WAR II: Johnnie Johnson (1915-2001) British Air Vice Marshal and Flying Ace (34 victories) of World War II, the highest scoring Western Allied fighter ace against the German Luftwaffe. Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting Johnson in a three quarter length pose, wearing his RAF uniform, climbing out of the cockpit of his aircraft. Signed in blue ink to a clear area at the head of the image; Robert Stanford Tuck (1916-1987) British Wing Commander, a Flying Ace (29 victories) of World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain. Signed and inscribed 10 x 7 photograph of Tuck in a head and shoulders pose wearing his flying cap and goggles, seated in the cockpit of his aircraft. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image, adding 'O.C. 257 Sqdn: 1940-41' in his hand beneath his signature. Both images are very slightly grainy. VG, 2
BADER DOUGLAS: (1910-1982) British World War II Ace (22.5 victories), recognized for his important role during the Battle of Britain. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Fight For the Sky - The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane, First Edition published by Sidgwick and Jackson, 1973. Neatly laid down to the front free endpaper is an unusual triangular beer mat issued as part of an RAF series illustrating officers badges, the present example being number 33 from a series of 48 and showing the badges of a Group Captain, signed by Bader in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. The front pastedown opposite features a neatly laid down oblong 8vo printed invitation card for the official opening of the New Bar at the Coventry Branch of the RAF Association by Bader on 16th November 1976, and a trimmed photograph of Bader signing the beer mat appears below. Two further photographs of Bader, one showing him behind the bar at the Royal Air Forces Association Club in Coventry on 16th November 1976 and the other showing him standing in a full length pose alongside his step-daughter on the occasion of her wedding, are neatly laid down to the endpaper and pastedown at the end of the book. Accompanied by the dustjacket. A light (beer?) stain only very slightly affects Bader's signature. Together with James Lacey (1917-1989) British World War II Ace (28 victories), the second highest scoring RAF Fighter Pilot of the Battle of Britain. Two individually signed First Day Covers by Lacey, one issued in commemoration of Lord Dowding and the Battle of Britain and the other on the 44th Anniversary of the winning of the Battle of Britain. Both feature attractive colour designs and images and and are signed by Lacey in blue ink with his name alone to clear areas. VG to EX, 3
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[BURNS STEPHEN]: (1921-1943)British Flight Sergeant, Rear Gunner of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943. An original embroidered Royal Air Force Air Gunners brevet issued to Burns, his 'wings' featuring the off-white thread embroidered letters AG at the centre of a brown thread wreath and with an off-white thread wing to the right, all embroidered to a plain black cloth. Some light age wear, G Provenance: Accompanied by a copy of a typed inventory of the Burns Archive prepared by a previous owner in 2001 when he acquired the material from Dorothy Mundon, the sister of Stephen Burns. The present brevet is listed on the inventory, and also included in the lot is a copy of a handwritten letter from Mundon to the previous owner explaining that she has been through the inventory and that it is correct.
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[BURNS STEPHEN]: (1921-1943)British Flight Sergeant, Rear Gunner of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943. A most emotive original wooden painted model of an Avro Lancaster bomber, made by Richard MacFarlane and given by him to his friend and colleague Stephen Burns as a gift. The model features four engines with propellers (one now missing) and windows for the crew, bomb aimer, mid gunner and rear gunner, the wings and tail fins featuring painted Royal Air Force markings and with the squadron code DX-X to each side. The model measures 8" in length and has a wingspan of almost 12" and stands on a plain wooden plinth loosely attached by a piece of thin metal. Some light overall age wear, minor damage to one tail fin and the paint scratched in places (most notably to the underside of the aircraft and the plinth), G Provenance: Accompanied by a copy of a typed inventory of the Burns Archive prepared by a previous owner in 2001 when he acquired the material from Dorothy Mundon, the sister of Stephen Burns. The present model aeroplane is listed on the inventory, and also included in the lot is a copy of a handwritten letter from Mundon to the previous owner explaining that she has been through the inventory and that it is correct.Also included is a copy of a newspaper article written about Burns, prior to his involvement in the Dambusters Raid, in a provincial newspaper in which it states that the Rear Gunner has returned home to Dudley on leave with a model of the Lancaster in which he regularly flies. Richard MacFarlane (1921-1943) Scottish Flight Officer, Navigator of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943. MacFarlane joined 57 Squadron on 9th December 1942 where he met up with Rear Gunner Stephen Burns (who had been attached to the Squadron a month earlier) as well as wireless operator Bruce Gowrie, bomb aimer John Thrasher, flight engineer Edward Smith and air gunner William Maynard. The crew were without a pilot until Geoffrey Rice arrived in February 1943. MacFarlane, Burns and their colleagues flew on nine operations before being posted together from 57 Squadron to the new 617 Squadron being formed to undertake training for a special mission. Whilst at 57 Squadron Burns flew in the Avro Lancaster DX-X W4252 upon which the present model is based. Included in the lot is a copy of a page from his log book recording his flight, as a mid-upper gunner, on 5th February 1943 from RAF Wyton to RAF Scampton, piloted by Flight Sergeant Langley. Avro Lancaster DX-X W4252 remained with 57 Squadron although was shot down in an operation over Kiel on 4th/5th April 1943 whilst being piloted by Squadron Leader S. N. T. Wallace. He and the six crew members all lost their lives and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial (Source: RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1943, edited by W. R. Chorley, Volume IV, 1996)
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[SUMPTER LEONARD]:(1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943. An original embroidered Royal Air Force Bomb Aimers brevet issued to Sumpter, his 'wings' featuring the off-white thread embroidered letter B at the centre of a brown thread wreath and with an off-white thread wing to the right, all embroidered to a plain black cloth. Some light age wear, VG Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter's daughter attesting to the fact that the item included in the present lot was the personal property of her father.
SUMPTER LEONARD: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th – 17th May 1943. The Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book belonging to Sumpter and recording his service during World War II, the 8vo hardbound log book issued by the Royal Canadian Air Force and containing over 140 pages of entries in Sumpter’s hand dating from 15th October 1941 to 2nd September 1945, covering his participation in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) of 16th-17th May 1943 as well as other important operations, and also featuring a number of significant signatures of his superiors, including those of Guy Gibson VC, Henry ‘Dinghy’ Young, David Maltby, David Shannon and James Tait. Completed in Sumpter’s typically neat hand, in a variety of colours of ink, the Log Book details the dates of flights, types of aircraft flown, names of pilots and other crew members, various observations and remarks and numbers of hours flown etc., commencing with his training in Canada and completion of his Air Observers Advanced Navigation Course, Bombing Course and Gunnery Course, his posting to 57 Squadron in September 1942 and bombing operations over Genoa, Turin, Stuttgart, Berlin, Nuremberg, St. Nazaire, his subsequent transfer to 617 Squadron at RAF Scampton as one of David Shannon’s crew from April 1943 and various training operations including night and day cross country flights, low level flights etc., the flying summary for April 1943 approved and signed by both Gibson and Young individually; a number of other exercise flights in the days leading up to Operation Chastise, the historic flight of 16th May 1943 recorded by Sumpter as departing at 21.50 in Lancaster L-929 and listing his fellow crew members of Shannon, Walker, Goodale, Buckley, Henderson and Jagger (the latter entry later annotated by Sumpter ‘killed o.a.s. 4.5.44’), with the remarks ‘Op. No. 14 via Holland to the Hun. Satisfactory attack on Eder Dam 18 miles west of Kassel. Average ht. 100 feet’, the same page featuring the flying summary for May 1943 signed by Maltby; Sumpter’s flights resume on 2nd June 1943 and detail many flights as part of Shannon’s crew including a bombing operation over Bologna (‘uneventful excursion’), a sweep over the North Sea in search of a lifeboat, his posting with 617 Squadron to RAF Coningsby in September 1943 and various tactical exercises, his participation in Operation Garlic on 14th & 15th September 1943 (a failed attempt at a low level raid on the Dortmund-Ems Canal in which Maltby was killed) Sumpter remarking ‘Ops recalled. Circled S/Ldr Maltby’s crash. Ops. Dortmund-Ems Canal. Visibility nil but target found’, many other low and high level bombing exercises, as well as several operations over a ‘Special Target’ on 16th & 22nd December 1943, an operation over Limoges (‘complete devastation’) and one over the Antheor Viaduct in February 1944, as well as St. Etienne (‘considerable damage’) a Michelin rubber works (‘large fires’), a Powder Explosive works in South France (‘Demolished’) during March 1944, Sumpter’s flights with Mosquitoes following their introduction to 617 Squadron in April 1944 including operations as a marking aircraft over Paris, Brunswick and Munich, Special Duty operations on D-Day, 6th June 1944, an operation in the Pas du Calais area (‘Good raid on rocket installation’), Sumpter’s return to flying Lancasters as part of Marshall’s crew in February 1945 including attacks on ‘E’ boat and midget submarine pens, an abortive attack on a rail viaduct at Bielfeld and two later attacks on the same target (‘50% successful’), as well as a raid on Berchtesgaden (‘The Eagles Nest. Hitler’s Chalet in the Bavarian Alps, Austria. Load 1 x 5 tons’) on 25th April 1945, etc. Sumpter’s last flight is recorded on 2nd September 1945 in a Lancaster and he concludes the entry with his signature (‘L J Sumpter F/L his mark’) beneath the word Finis and a total of 900 hours and 10 minutes flying time. With several other pages of summaries of operations towards the end of the log book. Signatories throughout include Guy Gibson VC (1918-1944, British Wing Commander in the R.A.F. during World War II. Gibson was the first Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, the ‘Dambusters’, and in June 1943 became the most highly decorated serviceman in the country), Henry Melvin ‘Dinghy’ Young (1915-1943, British Squadron Leader of World War II, Young was second in command during Operation Chastise, the ‘Dambusters’ raid, and part of the attack on the Mohne dam. On the return journey, Young’s aircraft was brought down by anti-aircraft fire, resulting in the death of Young and his entire crew), David Maltby (1920-1943, British Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. during World War II. Maltby flew in 617 Squadron during Operation Chastise, the ‘Dambusters’ raid, being killed a few months later during Operation Garlic; 3 signatures), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Flight Officer in the R.A.F. during World War II. Shannon flew in 617 Squadron during Operation Chastise, the ‘Dambusters’ raid; 7 signatures), James Tait (1916-2007, British Group Captain in the R.A.F. during World War II. Tait conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. He succeeded Leonard Cheshire as commander of 617 Squadron),A. S. Palmer (3 signatures), C. H. Johnson (2 signatures), Walter H. Shaw, Donald George Long (1919-1943, British Squadron Leader with 57 Squadron who was killed at the age of 24, along with his entire crew, during an operation to Hamburg when his Lancaster crashed near Luneberg; 2 signatures), G. W. Curry (3 signatures), J. H. Leland, Ralph Allesbrook (d.1943, British Flight Officer in the R.A.F. during World War II. Allsebrook’s 617 Squadron Lancaster was shot down during an attack on the German Dortmund-Ems Canal in September 1943; 2 signatures), William Suggitt (1920-1944, British Flight Commander in the R.A.F. during World War II. Suggitt joined 617 Squadron in 1943, tragically being killed less than five months later, his plane crashing in poor weather just north of Chichester; 3 signatures), J. Ward, A. G. Ward, Eric Gray-Ward etc. An extremely rare and historically important Log Book belonging to one of the Dambusters and recording Operation Chastise, one of the most famous and significant actions carried out against Germany during World War II. Some light overall age wear, the front and back boards a little loose and with some wear to the edges of the spine and dark blue cloth binding. About VG
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[SUMPTER LEONARD]:(1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943. Sumpter's folding maps of Europe - Code AF Foldex No. 1. Europe (Air) 1/500,000, Directorate of Military Service, War Office, March 1945.Three large folding maps of Europe, double sided, and varnished so that 'courses can be marked in chinagraph pencil and subsequently erased with an ordinary rubber'. With various towns and cities within Holland and Germany circled in blue ink. Attached to 6 x 10½ hardback covers. With some minor tears to the vertical folds, water spots to the cover and age wear. Together with an unsigned 8½ x 11½ Navigators Log Book folder. The empty folder bearing various ink annotations to the inside cover, including telephone numbers and addresses, including that for his relative Lt. Kenneth Sumpter of South East Asia Command, with a document holder to the inside panel, with printed conversion charts for nautical miles, statute miles, kilometres, and metres/feet affixed. With a loose spine, light staining, bumped and frayed corners and age wear. Also including an unsigned 23 x 22 double sided silk escape map, the locations centring around Tbilisi, Georgia, to one side and Tabriz, Northern Iran, to the other. The map, with the word Restricted in red at the head and foot, detailing major towns and cities, railways etc. Published by the Geographical Section, General Staff, 1951, Fifth Edition. With Minor frays to the edges. G to VG, 3Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the items included in the present lot were the personal property of her father.
DAMBUSTERS THE: A printed 8vo menu for a Celebration Dinner to mark the 90th Birthday of Sir Barnes Wallis at the Thatchers Hotel, East Horsley, Surrey, 24th September 1977, organised by the wartime aircrew of 617 Squadron, signed to the verso by nine individuals associated with 617 Squadron, some of them crew members of the Dambusters Raid, comprising Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943) and his wife Ann, Leonard Sumpter (1911-1993, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Bill Townsend (1921-1991, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943) and his wife Eileen, Lancelot Howard (1913-1989, Australian Pilot Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943) and Jack Buckley (1919-1990, British Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Rear gunner of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943). The menu bears the ownership signature of Sumpter's wife to the front cover. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by Leonard Sumpter’s daughter attesting to the fact that the item included in the present lot was the personal property of her father.
DAMBUSTERS THE: A good printed 8vo menu for the 40th Anniversary Reunion Dinner of No. 617 Squadron Royal Air Force at RAF Marham, 16th May 1983, signed to the verso by twenty two individuals associated with 617 Squadron, many of them crew members of the Dambusters Raid, including Robert Kellow (1916-1988, Australian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Wireless Operator of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Kenneth Brown (1920-2002, Canadian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Harold Hobday (1912-2000, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Frederick Sutherland (1923- , Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front Gunner of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), William Howarth (1921-1990, British Royal Air Force Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front Gunner of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), David Rodger (1918-2004, Canadian Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Rear gunner of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Harold Martin (1918-1988, Australian Air Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P, 16th-17th May 1943), Donald MacLean (1916-1992, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Daniel Walker (1917-2001, Canadian Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Les Munro (1919-2015, New Zealand Flight Lieutenant of World War II, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Bertie ‘Toby’ Foxlee (1920-1985, Australian Pilot Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front gunner of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P, 16th-17th May 1943), George Chalmers (1921-2002, Scottish Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Wireless Operator of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943), Stefan Oancia (1923-1999, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Grant McDonald (1921-2012, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Rear gunner of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Dudley Heal (1916-1999, British Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Harry Humphries (1915-2008, British Flight Lieutenant of World War II, Adjutant to 617 Squadron) and Leonard Sumpter (1911-1993, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943). Two of the signatures (one being a second signature of Sumpter) have been neatly crossed through. The head of the verso is annotated in ink Return to Len Sumpter. A few light, minor stains and some age wear, not affecting the signatures, about VG
GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of Great Britain & Ireland 1760-1820. D.S., George R, (a little light in places), as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 18th June 1867. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John Allen Bell to be a Lieutenant in the 89th Regiment of Foot commanded by Lieutenant General John Whitelocke. Countersigned at the foot by Robert Jenkinson (1770-1828) 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British Prime Minister 1812-27 and Home Secretary 1807-09. Signed ('Hawkesbury') using his title as The Lord Hawkesbury (1801-08). With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. Early example of a D.S., Albert, one page, 12mo, Bonn, 1838, in German. The Prince's composition appears to be part of a university exercise, possibly in Latin or Philosophy, writing, in part, 'To the friend of friends, one will find friends in good times, but those are not my friends, but friends of my good times… These friends disappear in bad times… a great friendship… a strong defence against the power of misery. Real living friendship has its roots in striving and working for it together' further adding, 'Bonn, finishing work… Summer Semester, 1838' at the foot of the page. With a neat horizontal tear across the length at the head, not affecting text or signature, and very light age wear, otherwise VGAlbert attended the University of Bonn, 1837-38, where he studied law, political economics, philosophy and the history of art. He played music and excelled at sport, especially fencing and riding. His tutors at Bonn included the philosopher Fichte and the poet Schlegel.
VICTORIA: (1868-1935) British Princess, fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the image depicting Victoria in a three-quarter length pose dressed for cold weather with a hat, scarf and hand muffler. Photograph by W & D Downey, London. Signed ('Victoria of Wales') in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, and dated 1898 in her hand. With light age wear. G
GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. Vintage signed sepia carte-de-visite photograph, the image depicting the King, as a teenager, alongside his brother, sisters, and mother, in a family portrait. Photograph by W & D Downey of London. Signed ('George R. I') as King, in fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image, and dated 1935 in his hand. The King has also added the year 1879 beneath his signature, evidently an indication of when the photograph was originally taken. One heavy vertical crease to the centre of the photograph, only slightly affecting the signature. About G
GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A very fine vintage signed 7.5 x 10.5 photograph, the image depicting the King in a formal half length pose wearing his military uniform and cap. Photograph by W & D Downey of London and bearing a blind embossed Royal Coat of Arms to the upper photographer's mount. Signed ('George R. I.') by the King in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount. Some very minor, light silvering to the extreme edges of the image, otherwise VG
GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH: GEORGE VI (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 & ELIZABETH (1900-2002) Queen Consort, the Queen Mother. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth individually, the stiff cream 4to folding card featuring an image to the inside of a view of Windsor Castle taken from distance and with the trees of Windsor Great Park visible in the foreground. Signed ('George R') by the King and signed ('Elizabeth R') by the Queen, each with their names alone in bold blue fountain pen inks beneath a printed greeting. With a gold embossed crown to the front cover. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
DIANA, WILLIAM & HARRY: DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales, WILLIAM (1982- ) Duke of Cambridge, elder son of Prince Charles & Princess Diana, & HARRY (1984- ) Prince Henry of Wales, younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. An extremely rare D.S., Diana, William and Harry, by all three members of the British Royal family individually, one page, oblong folio, n.p. (Buckmore Park, Chatham, Kent), n.d. (August 1992). The partially printed document, completed in ink by the two Princes and ten other individuals, presumably school friends, is a disclaimer document issued by Playscape Pro Racing Limited of Hackney, London, for a Go-Karting session. The two Princes have signed their names within a printed grid, also entering their names in the left column (Prince William as ‘P. William’ and Prince Harry as ‘Harry’) and Prince William has also provided his address as ‘Kensington’. The other individuals have also signed and entered their names in a similar fashion, three of them also providing their addresses. Signed by Princess Diana with her name alone in black ink to the right margin alongside the signatures of her two sons and their friends, evidently in acknowledgement of being the parent responsible for their safety. An extremely rare and desirable trio of signatures. Some light creasing and minor age wear and with a few very small areas of paper loss to the right edge, not affecting the signatures. About VG
COWARD NOEL: (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Coward in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. Some light overall dust staining and minor corner creasing, G
WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal & British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A.L.S., Wellington, one page, 8vo, London, 6th June 1834, to a Gentleman. Wellington informs his correspondent, in part, 'I am not exactly aware of the arrangements made by the Authorities of the University in the theatre. But Mrs. Barring (?) and her friend may reply upon it that if she should go to Oxford upon this occasion I will do everything in my power and enable… her stay there agreeable…' With signs of former mounting to the verso, and light age wear, otherwise VGThe letter refers to the Duke of Wellington's installation as Chancellor of the University of Oxford, which took place in the University Theatre on the 10th, 11th and 13th June 1834.
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, one page, 8vo, n.p., 27th May n.y. (c.1921/22), to Mrs. Alec Tweedie, on the blind embossed stationery of the Colonial Office and also unusually featuring the blind embossed emblem of the National Scheme for Disabled Men. Churchill politely writes, in full, 'I am so sorry we cannot lunch with you on Saturday week as we have people lunching with us. Many thanks for asking us'. A letter of interesting association. Two very light, minor stains to the upper two corners caused by previous mounting, otherwise VG Ethel Brilliana Tweedie (1862-1940) English Author, Travel Writer, Biographer, Historian, Editor, Journalist, Photographer & Illustrator who published herself as Mrs. Alec Tweedie. From her home at Devonshire House in Mayfair, London, Tweedie hosted popular weekly receptions that brought together important people of her era. The present letter undoubtedly refers to one such occasion. Churchill served as Secretary of State for the Colonies from February 1921 to October 1922.
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Typed manuscript, unsigned, with holograph corrections, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1934). The page of corrected proof is from Churchill's book Marlborough: His Life and Times and bears four ink corrections in Churchill's hand (the holograph corrections indicated in bold text), comprising, 'In this work weI have reprinted from Coxe only those documents which are essential… WeI have sought rather to throw a new light upon Marlborough's character…and who were also his most trusted colleagues… all the intricate relationships toof the heads of states and governments…' With several other more minor corrections in indelible pencil, most likely in the hand of a proof reader. With one file hole to the upper left corner and some dust staining to the left and bottom edges, light foxing and minor age wear, G
BERNADOTTE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) Marshal of France under Napoleon Bonaparte, later King Charles XIV John of Sweden and King Karl III Johan of Norway, 1818-44. D.S., Carl Johan, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 24th January 1835, in Swedish. The manuscript document, issued by Bernadotte in his capacity as King of Sweden and Norway, appoints 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Ludwig Hasselberg to Premier Lieutenant in the Swedish Navy. With the remnants of a red wax seal beneath the signature. With two revenue/tax stamps neatly bound to the central fold. Blank integral leaf. With minor creasing and light age wear. About VG
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[TAHITI]: A small, interesting collection of manuscript letters relating to Tahiti and Queen Pomare IV and the French-Tahitian War of 1843-47, most being contemporary English translations of letters sent by the Queen and other individuals, nineteen pages, mostly folio, various places (Paofai, on board HMS Basilisk, Papeete harbour etc.), February 1843 - March 1844, to various correspondents. The collection comprises four contemporary translations of letters from Queen Pomare IV stating, in part, 'I wish to inform you the words Mr. Morenhaut verbally said to me yesterday morning before my face shaking his head at me, throwing about his hands and staring fiercely at me, violently ordering me thus, "order men to hoist the new flag and that the new Government may be respected…" I protested against his conduct and told him that he was a troublesome man, if he had anything to say why did he not have a meeting convened…' (to Captain Thomson, 10th February 1843), 'I have been troubled by the French Consul, and because of his threatening language I have forsaken my house. His angry words to me have been very strong….But now I clearly make known to you the Commodore my desire through this letter. Do you shield me that the French Consul may not at all trouble me again. I look to you to protect me quickly….' (to Commodore Nicolas, 4th March 1843), 'There is here a small ship of war to watch over us. Another is coming. Do not listen to the men who will pain you by reporting that we shall not be assisted. Britain will not cast us off. Let our conduct be good…. do not on any account cause evil to grow, by no means ill treat the Frenchmen….' (n.d., c. January 1844) and one other; two lengthy contemporary copies of statements made by Tati the Great, a head Chieftain in Tahiti and counsellor to the Queen, upon having met with the French, in part, 'These were the words of the Admiral - "This is my reason for coming to Tahiti. The flag of the priests having been insulted and hauled down. The Frenchmen having been ill used….and the Queen's authorities in conniving at and supporting crime….The money I received formerly I have still on board the ship. The money received from the Sandwich Islands also remains on board the ship, and that also which I shall now demand will be kept on board the ship as redress for the evil treatment of Frenchmen by those of Tahiti…' and in the second stating, in part, 'We…declare…that Morenhaut the French Consul did truly dictate and write the letter said to be written by the Queen Pomare and her Governors requesting protection of the King of the French. Through fear we signed it….and we signed it also because Morenhaut said "If you will sign your names to this document I will give you one thousand dollars each when the French Admiral's ship returns to Tahiti. We also clearly declare that Pomare had not signed her name when we signed our names. The Queen's name was signed at Moorea, and it was because she was frightened by the French that she signed it…'; an A.L.S. by Commodore Nicolas, one page, folio, HMS Vindictive, Papeete harbour, 7th June 1843, to George Pritchard, the British Consul at Tahiti, stating, in part, 'Captain Mallet of the French….arrived at this port yesterday, having offered a most unprovoked insult towards Great Britain by saying when at my table at dinner, that "England was the most Infernal Nation in the World"; I have to request of you not to make the usual official visit to that officer….until Captain Mallet has made atonement for this gratuitous offence'; and an A.L.S. by Eliza Pritchard, one page, 8vo, Paofai, 5th March 1844, to a gentleman, stating, in part, 'I beg to inform you that three French sailors did….wantonly kill a small pig (belonging to us) close to our gate. Our servant remonstrated with them but they would not attend to him. He will be able to identify the sailors should he see them again'. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with neat splitting at the folds, G to generally VG, 8
FEODOROVNA ALEXANDRA: (1798-1860) Empress Consort of Russia 1825-55, wife of Emperor Nicholas I and mother of Emperor Alexander II. An unusual and intriguing manuscript poem, in an elegant but unidentified hand, in Cyrillic, with the holograph addition 'Name to be spoken' in the Empress Consort's hand at the foot, also in Cyrillic, above what appears to be a monogram, possibly incorporating the initial A, one page, small 8vo, n.p., n.d. The fair copy comprises eighteen lines and is the text of a poem by Vasily Zhukovsky dedicated to Prince Orlov, in part, 'There lives a Count Orlov in the Russian Kingdom, He is kind, clever, good-looking and healthy, But the bad thing is that for a whole year, He has had a good time, In his white peak cap....His Excellency Count Orlov, He has no money to buy a new one, But a charitable soul, Bought a new peak cap, And gave it to the Count'. With blank integral leaf. With a couple of contemporary pencil annotations and some very minor, extremely light staining, otherwise VG Provenance: the present poem originates from the archives of the Orlov family including Prince Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov (1787-1862) Russian Diplomat and one of the most trusted agents of Tsar Nicholas I, to whom the poem is dedicated. Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852) Russian Poet, a leading figure in Russian literature during the first half of the 19th century. Zhukovsky held a high position in the Romanov court as tutor to Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, and later to her son, the future Tsar Alexander II.
KENNEDY JOHN F.: (1917-1963) American President 1961-63. A vintage folio printed page removed from an unidentified magazine featuring an article with the headline Jack Kennedy: Heir to Power - Grandfather was a politico; father struck it rich by Joe McCarthy, a large portion of the page featuring an image of Kennedy in a relaxed half length pose reclining in a chair, signed and inscribed by Kennedy, 'To Linda Best Wishes, John Kennedy', in blue ink to a light area of the image. With numerous small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the edges and some light overall creases and folds, only very slightly affecting the image but not the signature. About G Provenance: The lot is accompanied by a small oblong 12mo printed admittance ticket for an address given by Kennedy, whilst U.S. Senator from Massachusetts at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, Illinois, on 25th October 1959, and it is at this event that the signature of Kennedy is believed to have been obtained.
SINGH PRABHU NARAYAN: (1855-1931) Maharaja of Benares 1889-1931. An attractive L.S., Prabhu, one page, folio, n.p. (Benares), n.d., to Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught. The manuscript letter is written on stationery featuring an elegant gold printed border and states, in part, 'Allow me to seize this opportunity of conveying to your Royal Highness my sincere congratulations on the occasion of happy Christmas and the New Year's Day and I fervently pray to God that your Royal Highness with your illustrious consort Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught may continue to enjoy many many happy returns of the same….'. With blank integral leaf (mounted to the verso). Accompanied by the original envelope, also featuring a gold printed border. Some very light staining and minor age wear, otherwise VG Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) British Prince, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Governor General of Canada 1911-16. The Prince performed various royal duties throughout his life which involved several visits to India.
CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English Film Comedian, Academy Award winner. Book signed, a hardback edition of My Autobiography, published by The Bodley Head, London, 1964. Signed by Chaplin in later years in bold black ink to the dedication page, 'Hallo! - Hope you'll enjoy this book. Charlie Chaplin'. Accompanied by the dustjacket (some tears to the edges). Some light overall age wear, about VG
FAIRBANKS SNR. DOUGLAS: (1883-1939) American Actor, Academy Award winner. T.L.S., Douglas Fairbanks, one page, 4to, Hollywood, 14th November 1928, to Angelo Guidi of the Fascist League of North America. Fairbanks informs his correspondent, in full, 'Thanks so much for sending me the photographs of Comm. Bartolini's busts of Mrs. Fairbanks and me. It was a thoughtful courtesy and we highly appreciate it. The photographs convey a fine impression of the excellence of Comm. Bartolini's work. As you may know, my picture output is very limited and as I have in hand the material for an extended program, I am not seeking new material. I value the compliment you pay me in your suggestion.' With two very small tears to the head, and light age wear. About VGThe Fascist League of North America (FLNA) was an umbrella group for fascist Italian-American organizations founded in 1924.
GARLAND JUDY: (1922-1969) American Actress and Singer, famous for her portrayal of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Garland seated in a full length pose on a table, resting one arm on the actor Mickey Rooney, who is seen in costume as Lorenz Hart, in a scene from the MGM biopic film Words and Music (1948) which was loosely based on the creative partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Signed by Garland in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Some light surface and corner creasing to the white borders of the photograph, G
MOTOR RACING: A Bank of England Ten Shilling bank note individually signed to the verso by five motor racing drivers, mainly British and some of them Formula One World Champions, comprising Jim Clark (1936-1968, British Formula One Motor Racing Driver, World Champion 1963 & 1965), Graham Hill (1929-1975, British Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion 1962 & 1968), Bruce McLaren (1937-1970, New Zealand Motor Racing Driver, founder of the McLaren Racing Team, one of the most successful in Formula One Championship history), Innes Ireland (1930-1993, Scottish Motor Racing Driver) and Stirling Moss (1929- , British Formula One Motor Racing Driver). Also signed by Dennis Lotis (1925- , South African-born British Singer, Actor & Entertainer). All have signed in blue inks with their names alone, some with slightly weaker contrast. An unusual grouping of signatures, featuring the rare examples of Clark and McLaren. Some light overall creasing and age wear, G
STURGES JOHN: (1910-1992) American Film Director whose movies included The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963). Scarce A.N.S., John Sturges, on a plain white oblong 12mo index card, Hollywood, (March) 1984, to Fred Bowman. Sturges thanks his correspondent 'for all the nice things you said'. Penned in the director's typically neat hand and in bold black ink, with some very minor, light ink blotting to the recipient's name. EX
HAMILTON MARGARET: (1902-1985) American Actress, best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Hamilton in a half-length pose. Signed in green ink to a light area at the base of the image, 'For Worldwide Educational Services, I hope this is what you wanted? Best wishes Margaret Hamilton'. A few very light corner creases. VG
CLARK JIM: (1936-1968) British Formula One Motor Racing Driver, World Champion 1963 & 1965. Vintage signed 7 x 5.5 photograph depicting Clark seated in his Lotus racing car as he drives around a circuit, being closely pursued by another driver. Signed by Clark in blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Autographs of Clark are scarce as a result of his tragically early death at the age of 32 in a motor racing accident. A few minor stray ink marks to the image and some very light, extremely minor surface creases, otherwise VG
ARMSTRONG LOUIS: (1901-1971) American Jazz Trumpeter. A printed 8vo programme for a performance by Armstrong and his Concert Group at the City Hall and African Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, 4th & 5th November 1966, signed by Armstrong in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the inside cover, and further signed by band members Barney Bigard, Danny Barcelona, Mort Herbert, Trummy Young, and Billy Kyle, in ink, with their names alone to the inside cover. With several annotations, in pencil and ink, to the programme page, comprising additional songs the band performed. Together with the original concert ticket, stating, 'No. 716, City Council of Nairobi, Doonholm Road Stadium, advance booking entry fee 5/-'. Also including twelve, 4½ x 3, unsigned photographs from the concert, taken of the band and the venue, including six which feature Armstrong. With light age wear and minor creasing to the programme, about VG, 4
WHO THE: An excellent official printed folio programme issued for The Who's Tour of 1982, individually signed by all four members of the English Rock band, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Kenney Jones. All have signed with their names alone in bold blue inks to clear areas of the centrefold image which depicts the band standing in a row together in three quarter length poses. Some light creasing and minor age wear, largely evident to the covers, VG The Who Tour 1982 was originally intended to support their album It's Hard (1982) although it was later announced that it would be a farewell tour (however The Who went on to reunite twice and toured again in 1989). It was the last tour with the band's drummer Kenney Jones. The tour dates took place entirely in the United States and Canada with the exception of two warm up shows at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 10th & 11th September 1982. It was at one of these two English concerts that the signatures were obtained in person and the programme is accompanied by a typed statement from a previous owner explaining that he was invited to the concert by John Entwistle's father, Bertie Entwistle, who worked as a relief van driver with the previous owner and who also arranged for him to meet the band backstage in the green room after the concert.
MADONNA: (1958- ) American Singer & Actress. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the singer in a half length pose with her arms raised to her head, in a study dating from the mid-1980s and the Like a Virgin stage of Madonna's career. Signed ('Love Madonna') in blue ink to a clear area of the image. The signature is a little light in places. About EX Provenance: Accompanied by a typed letter of provenance signed by a previous owner of the photograph stating that the signature was obtained at Ashcombe House in Salisbury in December 2009.
SULLIVAN ARTHUR: (1842-1900) English Composer. L.S., Arthur Sullivan, two pages, 8vo, Victoria Street, London, 24th June 1889, to Mr. Mundy. Sullivan informs his correspondent that he has 'to hear two or three singers today….sent to me from Madame Marchesi' and may not be present at a meeting, therefore writing to 'recommend to the committee in the warmest manner the three candidates whom I have the honour of supporting' and continuing to provide a brief introduction to each of them, 'Mr Crabb is well known & is an old “Garrick” friend of mine of twenty years standing. Mr. Reiss is another friend also well known - for his kindness & generosity are proverbial, and his claims to membership are increased by the possession of a most charming wife and daughter. Mr. Monson is the son of the Honble. Captn. Monson, Equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh; he is in every respect a most desirable member of the club.' In concluding Sullivan expresses his hope that the committee will give all three a favourable reception. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the left edge and with some light staining, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature, G Blanche Marchesi (1863-1940) French Mezzo Soprano and voice teacher whose pupils included Emma Eames, Nellie Melba and Emma Calve.
CARUSO ENRICO: (1873-1921) Italian Tenor. A good, original pen and ink self caricature drawn and signed by Caruso, one page, 8vo, Strand, London, 1904. On a sheet of printed stationery from the Hotel Cecil the tenor has boldly penned a self caricature depicting him in a profile head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Enrico Caruso') and dated in his hand at the foot of the drawing. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
PAVLOVA ANNA: (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Pavlova standing in a full length pose, en pointe, in costume from one of her most famous roles for the pièce d'occasion The Dying Swan. Signed by Pavlova with her name alone in fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image. Some light age wear and a few minor corner creases, about VG The Dying Swan was a short ballet, lasting four minutes, choreographed as a solo by Mikhail Fokine in 1905 to Camille Saint-Saen's Le Cygne from Le Carnaval des animaux. Pavlova performed it around 4,000 times.
LEAR EDWARD: (1812-1888) English Artist, Illustrator and Poet. A.L.S., Edward Lear, two pages, 8vo, Villa Emily, San Remo, 15th March 1881, to Miss. Cobden. Lear explains that he had to write a hurried answer to her note, as he did not want to keep her messenger, and now writes again 'to say that a visit from you, as well as from any of your friends, will give me pleasure', further suggesting a convenient time for tomorrow and also commenting 'There are some Greek views belonging to Earl Derby shortly going away - which I should like to show you, as well as 2 others….& various other Geographies or Topographies'. Some overall age wear and a few light smudges to the text and signature and with a horizontal tear to the centre of the letter, repaired with tape to the recto and slightly affecting two lines of text, about G
LEAR EDWARD: (1812-1888) English Artist, Illustrator and Poet. A.L.S., Mr Lear, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, n.d. (c.1853), to Mrs. Bond. Lear thanks his correspondent for her obliging letter and the Post Office order for eight shillings, continuing 'The set of songs was sent, yesterday: & Mr. Lear hopes it may arrive safely, though he now wishes he had kept them till he had heard from Mrs. Bond. Mr Church was his adviser, & the address was said to be sufficient to ensure their safety. Should there be any difficulty, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Lear's landlord, will answer any enquiries after Mr. L. has gone'. With integral leaf, the verso of which bears a printed advertisement for the publication of Poems and Songs by Alfred Tennyson, set to music and inscribed to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson by Edward Lear, inviting applications for copies at a price of eight shillings for the set of four. Some light overall age wear, a few minor spots of foxing and a few neat splits at the edges of the folds, G
MOTOR RACING: A rare vintage printed 8vo official programme for the Fourth International Donington Grand Prix Car Race at Donington Park, near Derby, 22nd October 1938, organised by the Derby & District Motor Club, individually signed to the inside pages by various motor racing drivers who participated at the event comprising Rudolf Caracciola (1901-1959, German Motor Racing Driver, winner of the European Drivers' Championship 1935, 1937 & 1938), Hermann Lang (1909-1987, German Motor Racing Driver), Manfred von Brauchitsch (1905-2003, German Motor Racing Driver), Richard Seaman (1913-1939, British Motor Racing Driver; a rare signature owing to Seaman's tragically early death at the age of 26 in an accident during the Belgian Grand Prix, 1939), Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953, Italian Motor Racing Driver, winner of the European Drivers' Championship 1932), Rudolf Hasse (1906-1942, German Motor Racing Driver), Hermann Muller (1909-1975, German Motor Racing Driver) and Christian Kautz (1913-1948, Swiss Motor Racing Driver; a rare signature owing to Kautz's tragically early death at the age of 34 in an accident during the Swiss Grand Prix, 1948). Each of the drivers have signed their names alone in light blue fountain pen ink alongside their portraits, the signatures of Brauchitsch and Muller both with somewhat poor contrast. A rare collection of signatures to find on one item. The soiled covers of the programme are detached (the spine sellotaped together) and a few inside pages are loose. Some overall age wear and staining, about G
MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter. A fine A.L.S., Claude Monet, four pages, 8vo, Giverny, 24th September 1911, to Genevieve [Hoschede], in French, on mourning stationery. Monet writes in his characteristic purple fountain pen ink following the death of his second wife, Alice, and commences 'Thanks for having thought to write to me, and thanks to my good Jean Pierre for having taken a moment to come to visit me, so sad when I see the house so empty, and no longer see your dear faces. You have so kindly accustomed me to your daily visits' continuing, 'Nothing much new here except for the fact that I have decided to fire that drunkard, Durthenuy, and it is good riddance… I keep corresponding in search of a suitable servant, but have had no success in finding the pearl that I require' and further adding, 'Last Thursday I was paid a visit by my dear friend Geoffroy together with Doctor Vaquez, his brother, and Ajalbert. This was a cheerful distraction from my usual sad thoughts.' Monet concludes his moving letter with thoughts of his son, 'I leave you now, my good Genevieve. I embrace you most tenderly…I shall write one of these days to J[ean] P[ierre]. Your old father who loves you, Claude Monet.'Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Monet. A letter of important content in which the artist implicitly acknowledges his own son. Some very light, minor age wear, and with some show through of ink to the pages, otherwise VGGenevieve Hoschede, the wife of Jean-Pierre Hoschede (1877-1961) Monet's second wife, Alice Hoschede (1844-1911) had died in May 1911. The couple were married in 1892 although had lived together since 1879 when the artist's first wife, Camille, had died. Monet raised Hoschede's six children by her husband, Ernest Hoschede (a department store magnate and art collector), and they were all devoted to Monet. Blanche Hoschede married Jean Monet, the son of Monet and his first wife. Jean-Pierre Hoschede was Alice Hoschede's youngest son, born in 1877, and was in reality her son by Monet as the result of an affair. The artist implicitly acknowledges this in the present letter. Genevieve Hoschede, the wife of Jean-Pierre Hoschede (1877-1961) Upon the death of his wife, Camille, Monet married the widower Alice Hoschede (1844-1911). It is speculated that her youngest child, Jean-Pierre, was in fact Monet's and not by her husband. Alice Hoschede was both a model and mistress to Monet.
EPSTEIN JACOB: (1880-1959) American-born British Sculptor. Collection of ten A.Ls.S., Jacob Epstein, nineteen pages (total), 8vo, Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, 28th October 1953 to 10th June 1954, each to David Hardman, secretary of the Sir Stafford Cripps Memorial Trust. In the first letter Epstein invites Hardman to come and see the bust of Cripps, explaining that it is not finished however adding that Lady Cripps is also keen to see it, and explaining 'I am a little uncertain about showing it yet to Lady Cripps who of course will have a not unnatural anxiety about it & I want really a decision from you before I show it [to] her'. The sculptor also comments on being shown an unsuitable place in St. Paul's that had been allocated to the bust although adding that he now understands he can choose any place he wishes for the memorial. In his second letter Epstein thanks Hardman for a payment of £337 and announces 'Tomorrow I am showing the bust to Lady Cripps, not without some trepidation! I think I have interpreted Sir Stafford in the right spirit.' and in further letters discusses the inscriptions to appear on the bust, preparations for sending the work to the foundry ('I have been today to the foundry & the more I think of it the less I like the idea of glasses on the bust. After all God made Sir Stafford without spectacles'), also requesting the final payment from the committee, updating Hardman on the progress at the foundry, discussing his thoughts on the pedestal ('Dove silver grey will look very fine & show up the bronze.'), and also commenting on a meeting at the foundry ('The reception….was somewhat curious I thought. The ecclesiastic talked as if we were attempting a crime when I asked about the site of the bust & Mr. Attlee was like a frozen turnip. A somewhat chilling affair.'), stating that he hasn't the heart to battle with the Cathedral authorities and also asking for confirmation of the date of the unveiling and requesting 5 or 6 tickets to give to friends who would like to attend ('I recall that the Dean hinted that a crowd would not be welcome! What a silly idea….I don't mind in the least the vagaries of the ecclesiastical mind. Of course it is their cathedral.') and in the final letter Epstein thanks Hardman for 'photographs of [the] great event, when we were shoved out after half an hour' and asks if he saw Tom Driberg's account? An interesting series of letters. One letter has some light age wear and another has a minor tear, a few with ink annotations (presumably in Hardman's hand), otherwise G to generally VG, 10 Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (1889-1952) British Labour Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1947-50.
HARING KEITH: (1958-1990) American Pop and Graffiti Artist. An excellent book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Eight Ball, First Edition published by Kyoto Shoin International Co. Ltd., Japan, 1989, as part of the Art Random series. The book features a preface by Haring, in both English and Japanese, and is illustrated throughout with full page colour plates. Signed and inscribed by Haring to the half title page in bold black ink, 'For Sean - Thanks for the drawing. Our collaboration is really turning out great. Nice working with ya', Keith xxx' with an additional pen and ink self caricature drawn by Haring beneath his signature, depicting himself in a head and shoulders pose. With decorated boards and no dust jacket as issued. An excellent example, enhanced by Haring's original self caricature. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
FLAGG JAMES MONTGOMERY: (1877-1960) American Artist and Illustrator, remembered for his propaganda posters, including the famous Uncle Sam recruitment poster. An excellent, rare vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Flagg in an engaging head and shoulders pose smoking a cigarette. Photograph by Pirie MacDonald of New York. Signed by Flagg in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Signed photographs of Flagg are rare, and this is a particularly fine example. Some very slight, extremely minor corner creasing and a very small area of paper loss to the upper right corner, only affecting the white border, and a very small, minor tear to the lower white border. About VG Pirie MacDonald (1867-1942) American Portrait Photographer whose subjects (some 70,000 of them) were all male.
Officially bound volume of the 1920 London General Omnibus Company LEAFLETS 'LISTS OF MOTOR BUS ROUTES', the approx weekly series during and immediately after WW1. This is the complete volume of issues 1-49 (Jan-Dec) 1920 and is in very good condition, light wear to the cover. [Volume of 49 issues]
A GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL YEMA "DAYTONA" CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH CIRCA 1969Movement: 17J, manual wind, Valjoux cal. 7730. Case: Diameter approx. 39mm, screw back, ref. 9312, numbered, 60 minute rotating bezel.Strap: Leather, racing style. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in excellent condition.Movement: Working at present.Case: In excellent condition, with some light scratches due to general use.Strap/Bracelet: In very good condition.
A GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL YEMA RALLYE CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH CIRCA 1969Movement: 17J, manual wind, Valjoux cal. 7734. Case: Diameter approx. 39mm, screw back, ref. 93012, numbered, tachymetre bezel.Strap: Leather, racing style. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in good condition, showing some signs of age.Movement: Working at present.Case: In excellent condition, with some light scratches due to general use.Strap/Bracelet: In good condition.
A RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL LEJOUR SUPER RALLY CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH CIRCA 1970Movement: 17J, manual wind, Valjoux cal. 7736, signed LeJour Time Co.Case: Diameter approx. 39mm, screw back, signed LeJour Time Co, numbered, tachymetre bezel, original crown.Strap: Leather, racing style. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in excellent condition.Movement: Working at present.Case: In excellent condition, with some light scratches due to general use.Strap/Bracelet: In very good condition.
A VERY RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL YEMA RALLYE "BROWN SUGAR" CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH CIRCA 1970Movement: 17J, manual wind, Valjoux cal. 7734.Case: Diameter approx. 41mm, screw back, crown guards, ref. 850737, signed Yema with crest, numbered, 60 minute rotating bakelite bezel.Strap: Leather, racing style. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in excellent condition.Movement: Working at present.Case: In excellent condition, with some light scratches due to general use.Strap/Bracelet: In excellent condition.
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