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Lot 1652
THE EGYPT MEDAL 1882, awarded to Pte. J. Ager, along with the Khedive's Star Medal 1882, the South Africa Medal awarded to Tptr Cpl. J. Agor. 30th Coy. 9th IMP. YEO., suspended from ribbon with clasps reading 'Orange Free State' and 'Cape Colony', also to include three WWI medals comprising the Victory Medal, awarded to Pte. J. Agar. Berks YEO., the British War Medal, awarded to Pte. J. Agar. Berks. YEO. and the 1914-1915 Star, awarded to L-Cpl. J. Agar, Berks YEO, each with ribbon (6) Note: The Egypt Medal was awarded for military actions of the British Army in the conflict of the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War. All recipients of the Egypt Medal were also eligible for one of the four Khedive’s Stars.
Lot 413
Bruce Campbell The Evil Dead hand signed 10x8 photo. This beautiful hand signed photo depicts Bruce Campbell as Ash in the hit movie The Evil Dead: The Army Of Darkness. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 614
Bill Pertwee signed Dad's Army - the making of a television legend hardback book. Signed on inside title page. Dedicated. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 696
General Sir Peter de la Billiere signed Special Operations cover Army Communications 12 JS(AC)90. 25p D-Day GB stamp. Liberation of Paris BFPS 2404 25th August 1994 postmark. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 697
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in 1994 signed The Battle of El Alamein cover Army Communications 13 JS(AC)93. The Armoured Command Vehicle. 33 GB Autumn stamp. 52nd Anniversary of the Battle of Alamein BFPS 2413 13rd October 1994 postmark. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 699
Sir Anthony Rawlinson signed The Battle of the Somme cover Army Communications 7 JS(AC)77. The Cable Wagon. 28p QEII GB stamp. 77th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme BFPS 2370 1st July 1993 postmark. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 1510
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN A small collection including a reprint of "The Hearts And The Army" booklet from 1917-18, handbook 1963/4, Farewell Souvenir for Tommy Walker, Falkirk v Hearts 64/5 Summer Cup and 2 signed home programme from 63/4 v. St. Mirren X 6 signatures and Falkirk X 9 signatures. Also includes 7 St. Mirren autographs. Generally good
Lot 794
WARTIME - ITALY Programme from the Jesse Pye collection, 55 Area v Florence Command, 4/2/45 at Arezzo Stadium. Pye played for the 55Area team who included several players from professional clubs. Comes with a booklet about Florence distributed to soldiers in the Eight Army. Pye scored three goals in this game. Minor faults. Fair-generally good
Lot 799
WARTIME - ITALY Programme, S.E.Italy v Army F.A Touring XI, 27/5/45, played at Bari Stadium, signed on front cover by 14 players from the touring team and 12 players on the reverse from the S.E.Italy team . Signatures include Sidlow, Bacuzzi, Busby, Britton, Hunt, Swift, Macaulay, Winter, Elliott etc. Slight fold. Generally good
Lot 1280
WAR-TIME FOOTBALL Programme for the 5 Army Team v RAF Touring XI 28/2/1945 in Florence. Guest players from Birmingham, Wolves, WBA, Leicester, Fulham, St. Johnstone, Charlton, Hearts, Aston Villa, Dundee, Albion Rovers, Bradford, Aldershot, Swindon, Swansea, Sunderland, Luton and Queen's Park. Slightly creased and slightly worn. Fair
Lot 307
JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. Selection of hardback and paperback (3) books, all signed and inscribed by Jimmy James and presented to his wife, Madge, as gifts on various occasions including Christmas and Easter, titles include Dad's Army - The Defence of a Front Line English Village edited by Arthur Wilson, Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock, England Your England by George Orwell, At Home with Flowers - The Principles of Flower Arranging by Tamaris Ryan, The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde, centenary edition compiled by Maria Leach, Basil Hume - The Monk Cardinal by Anthony Howard, How to Live with a Neurotic Cat by Stephen Baker, A Book of Epitaphs by Raymond Lamont Brown (with an additional verse by James, in full, 'Most of these you have not seen/ Only that on page one fifteen/ This is an epitaph fitting for you/ It is hard to find one quite 'in lieu'/ Should one wish to give me an epitaph/ I should also require to raise a laugh') etc. All are signed ('Jimmy') with his first name only and are dated between 1949 - 2006. Together with a further three hardback and three paperback books, each bearing the ownership signature of Madge James (one bearing her husband's name in her hand), titles include Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald, Eyeless in Gaza by Aldous Huxley etc. Some are accompanied by the dust jackets. All with visible signs of use and age wear, FR to generally G, 18
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Lot 314
[JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY']: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. JAMES PATRICK (1952-1978) German-born British Civil Servant, the only child of Jimmy and Madge James. Selection of A.Ls.S., signed greetings cards, a few documents and photographs etc., relating to Patrick James and covering the period of his life from being at school in Ireland in 1962 until his tragic death at the age of 26, including over fifty letters written to his parents and a few other relatives, the social and family letters dating from 1962-78, sending news of his education at Headfort School, including participating in sports activities (cricket, rugby, athletics etc.), debates (including one on the Common Market which was 'quite fun' and in which 'Most people voted against the Common Market, though I voted for it' and another with the motion 'This house fears America more than Russia'), music, apologising for not scoring very high marks, playing conkers ('conkers are played in the winter term only. The trouble with conkers is that they take such a long time to play. When I play I usualy [sic] take wild swipes at the other conker. I usualy [sic] miss or get tangled up in the string above the other conker…..'), also discussing the differences between the BBC and Irish television, commenting on watching the Festival of Remembrance on television ('There were acts from the Army, Navy and Air Force. It was rather like the Royal Tournament'), enquiring whether his father has secured a job, asking for a car racing set for Christmas, informing them that he looks smart in a uniform and has done some 'square bashing', 'left, right, and all that sort of thing. You can't go wrong if you obey every order and do everything in a machine like fashion', expressing concern at the difficulty he is having at school in Canterbury ('I think I told you that we've go[t] Robertson for Latin who is [as] a slippery 'Bastard' as they make them'), discussing his employment with the Home Office ('without knowing more about working at a prison or borstal entails, I haven't committed myself one way or another….the establishment section….are arranging for me to have a tour around Canterbury Prison one day to give me more of an idea as to what “penal” work would involve') and in immigration ('I have become a very suspicious person these days - everybody is guilty until proved innocent; a natural premise for immigration work. To be more precise, this would appear civil service philosophy in all departments - except perhaps in H.M. Lighthouse service….'), referring to his father's trip to Regina in Canada ('It sounds as though you had quite a time of it…..You couldn't have failed to with gentlemen such as 'Wings' [Day] & 'Red' O'Neill in your party - I'll bet there was liquid refreshment'), as well as his own trip to Ulster ('….a depressing enough place at the best of times…..'), seeking his father's advice on investing in South African gold, mentioning being received into the Catholic Church and listening to a lecture on reincarnation, suggesting a trip to see Peter Sellers in the Return of the Pink Panther during his parent's proposed visit to see him in Eastbourne, referring to his father's short story being rejected by a newspaper ('It's not easy to publish creative writing; perseverance is the key in that sphere. Compensation has come to you in other forms - your invention, “the canine vacuum securer”. Your account of the patenting process sounds very technical'), informing his father that he has taken a summer job as a bus conductor, and later in a nursing home for the disabled, before being unemployed for a short time towards the end of his life, and in one of the final letters commenting on his parent's forthcoming trip to Canada, 'I am quite sure that you will have a lovely time. If it is your intention to lay a basis for a more permanent move later on, I hope you have success - as this seems to be what you both wish for', most of the letters accompanied by the original envelopes, seven greetings cards sent to his parents etc., on the occasion of their birthdays, Christmas etc., a small selection of official documents relating to James including his signed Passport for the period 1974-84, recording visits to New Zealand and Australia, his signed International Certificates of Vaccination (2), Learner's Permit to Drive a Motor Vehicle, featuring his photograph, issued in August 1970, several examination certificates for his O and A (1) levels, a school exercise book containing various manuscript notes relating to Social History lessons, a selection of hardback (6) and paperback (3) books, each either bearing the ownership signature of James or with presentation inscriptions to him from his parents (two in the hand of Jimmy James) or with presentation inscriptions from him to his parents, titles include The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, The Ascent of Man by J. Bronowski, Winston Churchill - His Wit and Wisdom with an introduction by Jack House, How to Unite Nations by George Mikes, The Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter etc. Some are accompanied by their dust jackets. Also including a group of letters and sympathy cards etc., written to Jimmy and Madge James by various relatives and friends etc. following the death of their son. FR to generally G to VG, Qty
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Lot 315
[JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY']: (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A small collection of personal belongings and artifacts etc. previously owned by Jimmy and Madge James including a large original pen and ink caricature of Jimmy James signed by the cartoonist Brian Platt, 25th May 1986 (folded and with some extensive surface creasing) an original pastel and chalk portrait of Madge James signed ('Dowse') by the artist, a small wooden box with floral carvings and an inlaid oval floral design to the top, a roughly cut stone paperweight (?), small leather wallets (2), letter and document folders, an insurance certificate and driving licence holder bearing the coat of arms of Canterbury to the cover, The Book of Common Prayer bearing a presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'Bertram A. James from his Mother & Father', 22nd September 1924, several notebooks of various sizes bearing miscellaneous notes in the hands of Jimmy and Madge James including his notes on Christian unity, the remission of sins etc., a small pocket-sized hardback edition of Celtic Prayers of Yesterday and Today with a presentation inscription from Jimmy James to his wife, November 1998, a Swiss made wrist watch with leather strap, paperback edition of The Lazy Man's Way to Riches with several loosely inserted notes in the hand of Jimmy James, a guide book to Prague, a large folded colour map of Hannover in Germany, Army/Air First Edition photolithographed at the War Office, 1943, a small cardboard box annotated by Madge James with her husband's name and the additional words 'Military Cross & other medals', also bearing a partial red wax seal and Jimmy James's initials, the contents now including a small number of Remembrance Day poppies and an envelope annotated by both Jimmy and Madge James individually, 'MC Ribbon', and including two pieces of purple and white vertical striped moire ribbon, presumably those issued with James's original Military Cross awarded in May 1946. FR to G, Sml Qty.
Lot 325
JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A comprehensive collection of correspondence, notes, documents, manuscripts and typescripts etc. relating to High Noon of Empire - The Diary of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tyndall 1895-1915, edited by James and published in 2007. The archive includes the original photocopies of Tyndall's diary from which James worked, the neatly penned entries with occasional pencil annotations in the hand of James, an extensive selection of manuscript notes made by James whilst editing the diaries and researching the subject matter, covering the Indian Mutiny, the Malakand Field Force, Winston Churchill, the Afghan War etc., James's manuscript footnotes to the diaries, details of the historical background to the diaries, manuscript index to the book, biographical details relating to Tyndall etc., some newspaper articles and maps, three original typescripts of the manuscript with numerous corrections and annotations by James, a large collection of correspondence relating to the research and publication of the book, most of the letters accompanied by James's carbon typed copies of his correspondence (some signed) and dating from 1990 onwards, including letters to and from the India Office Library and Records, the Ministry of Defence, the Principal Registry of the Family Division, the National Army Museum, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, The British Library, the Illustrated London News, the author Evelyn Hart, Sir Bruce Stirling Hamilton, Joanna MacKinnon (great niece of Tyndall), John Laffin (who wrote the introduction to the book) as well as many publishing houses, largely being letters of rejection although some also adding positive and constructive comments, including Cassell, Routledge, John Murray ('I have now read a good deal of it, and I must say I enjoyed it, but despite that I'm afraid I don't see how we could promote and sell it effectively in today's crowded and difficult market'), The Memoir Club ('I read of your work with interest…..with a foreword by such an eminent military historian, [it] should prove to be a very credible book'), Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Andre Deutsch, Constable ('You have done a very good job of providing a background to British rule in India and the diary is certainly a useful and unusual document…..I am not convinced that we would be able to sell it in sufficient quantities - the passing of the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence makes me even more doubtful'), Oxford University Press, Jonathan Cape, Penguin etc., also including the original Memorandum of Agreement between James and Pen & Sword Books Ltd. agreeing to the publication of the book and detailing the royalty payments etc., signed by James and dated 27th September 2006, and an unsigned hardback First Edition copy of the book, accompanied by the dust jacket. FR to generally G to VG, Qty 'Henry Tyndall served as an officer in the 40th Pathans from 1895 to 1925 on the North West Frontier and India, including three years in East Africa in World War II. During this time he kept a diary up to 1915. This contains a good account of the Malakand Campaign of 1897, one of the biggest operations ever against the tribes of the Frontier in which Tyndall describes meeting the young Winston Churchill…..He goes on to describe the life in cantonments in India. It was the high noon of Empire and the diary casts an interesting light on the mind [of a] typical Indian Army Officer of the time and on the customs and social life of the military and civilian elite…..' (extract from the synopsis to Tyndall's Diary prepared by James).
Lot 327
JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A spiralbound feint ruled 8vo Silvine notebook belonging to James in the 2000s and containing various notes, mainly in his hand but also including some in the hand of his wife. Madge, and other individuals, including a draft of a speech entitled The Great Escape - 60 years later and stating, in part, 'I am standing at the entrance to 'Harry'. The route of the tunnel is traced on the surface by a line of neat stones which seem to stretch out for a very long way. Below this and 30' down the diggers would work all day pushing the tunnel out……To me, it seems incredible now that I was hauled 360' underground to the exit, crawled out across the snow lit up by the searchlight….& escaped into the woods…..', preparatory notes for an interview stating, in part, 'This is Jimmy James speaking. I was shot down in June 1940 and met Wally Valenta at at Stalag Luft I Barth soon afterwards. He was the navigator of a Czech Wellington crew…..I got to know Valenta quite well as he started to teach me Russian at Barth, a good but strict teacher he gave me a good grounding in the language. Later in Stalag Luft III at Sagan his intelligence contact organization was very successful and obtained some extremely useful passes for escaping……', various addresses and telephone numbers of different individuals, mostly relating to orders for Moonless Night, (most marked Paid alongside by James) etc., the notes by James's wife mostly relating to her health etc. About VG Ernst 'Wally' Valenta (1912-1944) Czechoslovakian Army Officer who served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a Pilot Officer. Valenta played a significant role in the Great Escape and was one of the fifty Prisoner of War escapees who were recaptured and executed by the Gestapo on the personal orders of Adolf Hitler in March 1944.
Lot 1
BRADDOCK JAMES J.: (1905-1974) Irish-American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1935-37. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the Cinderella man in a full length boxing pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background 'To my good friend Bill Isenberg, Best Wishes, Lt. Jim Braddock'. Some very light staining and overall surface creasing, otherwise about VG Braddock enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and became a First Lieutenant, serving in the Pacific theatre and training enlisted men in hand-to-hand combat.
Lot 229
JAMES II & VII: (1633-1701) King of England & Ireland and King of Scotland (as James VII) 1685-88. A good A.L.S., with his initials J R, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to the Duke of Lauzun, in French. The exiled King writes, in full, 'The Queen and I have forgotten to ask if we could see the flags and banners when we were in Marle, even though we intended to do so. I don't know if the King would like to send them to us, for us to see them before they are sent to Paris'. With integral address leaf (small area of paper loss and a couple of neat tears, the latter professionally repaired, evidently caused by the breaking of the seal). A letter of good association. VG Antoine Nompar de Caumont (1632-1723) Duc de Lauzun. French Courtier and Soldier noted for his command of a French Expeditionary Brigade which served alongside the Jacobite Irish Army during the Williamite War and at the Battle of the Boyne. In 1685 the Duc de Lauzun travelled to England to seek his fortune under King James II, whom he had served as Duke of York in Flanders. Lauzun rapidly gained great influence at the English court and in 1688 he arranged the journey into exile of Mary of Modena, whom he accompanied to Calais under strict instructions from King Louis XIV. After the defeat at the Battle of Boyne in July 1690, King James II had returned to France where he spent the rest of his life in exile at Saint-Germain, protected by King Louis XIV.
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Lot 249
[CARY ROBERT]: (1898-1979) British Politician, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India and Burma 1942-45 and later to the Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons 1951-55. An interesting archive of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. written to Cary from the 1940s onwards by various British politicians and some other famous individuals, including Edward Heath, Winston S. Churchill (grandson of the Prime Minister), Clementine Churchill (torn in two at the centre, not affecting the signature), Christopher Soames, Randolph Churchill (referring to subscribers to the Duff Cooper Fund, 1955) Emanuel Shinwell (in part ‘Thanks for your comments on my reference to Monty; I am furious about the snide remarks by some people. They can say what they like, I knew him for a human being’, April 1976), John Stonehouse, Bernard Weatherill, Leo Amery (3; in part, ‘We must only hope that it will not be many weeks before our victorious army will have disposed of all the doodlebug launching sites. The news certainly is wonderful and the landslide is moving with increasing velocity every day. The interesting question now is whether Japan will follow suit or will offer a prolonged resistance alone’, August 1944, ‘For the last couple of years I have begun to do what Winston has done for the last forty years, put in an hour or so in or on my bed after lunch. Also take to breakfast in bed’ May 1954), Roy Jenkins (regarding income tax and interest on bank overdrafts, 1969), Willie Whitelaw (to Lady Cary on the health of her husband, 1969), Horace King, Selwyn Lloyd, Michael Heseltine (in part, ‘Anxiety, as you rightly say, has become the national characteristic for too many people’, 1976) etc., also including a small selection of autograph letters and notes in the hand of Cary, some typescripts and various printed ephemera etc. relating to his career, including an A.L.S., Robert, three pages, 8vo, Westminster, 18th December n.y., to fellow politician Patrick Buchan Hepburn, referring to Winston Churchill, in part, ‘I ran into the P.M. who was clucking about like a worried hen trying to get a question put down….He wanted a peg on which to hang a suitable answer to the speech of Marshal Zhukov. The Table had refused already a question sent over by hand. There was something slightly Grockish in our most ancient Parliamentarian being refused (as if he were a new Member on his first day) his first question – which was declared completely out of order…..The P.M. & myself…..went to his room…..& ways were examined to make a question possible which would go down in my name….A messenger arrived saying the Mr. Speaker wished to see me…..Shakes remained quite adamant, & said that Winston’s proposed action would only provoke a lot of boisterous & unwanted supplementaries……The Prime Minister’s proper course was to issue from No. 10 a statement of contradiction of the Marshal….’, memorial service programmes for Sir Harold Bowden, Viscount Crookshank etc., General Election pamphlets etc., a letter addressed to all Members of Parliament on the conduct of Lord Beaverbrook in authorising his newspapers to publish adverse comments on members of the British Royal family, manuscript copy of a speech regarding a proposal to televise proceedings in the House of Commons and stating that he wished a visual record had been made of various historic moments in the House including the abdication debate of 1937, the declaration of war in 1939 and ‘Sir Winston Churchill coming to that box & delivering his immortal speech “I have nothing to offer but blood, tears & sweat”’, menu for Cary’s 70th Birthday Dinner at the House of Commons on 27th May 1968 etc. Some light overall age wear, generally G to about VG, 125
Lot 274
CUSTER GEORGE: (1839-1876) American Army Officer and Cavalry Commander in the American Civil War and American Indian Wars. A good, small D.S., G A Custer, one page, 12mo, (3 x 2.5; evidently neatly clipped from a larger document), Headquarters, 25th November 1864. The manuscript document states, in full, 'Respectfully forwarded approved and recommended'. Signed by Custer at the foot in his capacity as Brevet Major General. With some partial text to the verso dated 30th November and referring to the 3rd Cavalry Division (which Custer was commanding at the time). VG The year 1864, in which Custer signed the present document, was an important one for the American military hero. He had married his wife, Elizabeth Clift Bacon, on 9th February after having finally gained the approval of her father. Custer was promoted four times in 1864 following various battles and attained the rank of Brevet Major General on 19th October. He had commanded a division of the Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Cedar Creek, a decisive engagement of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 which effectively ended the Confederate invasion of the North. The Confederacy were unable to again threaten Washington DC and the Union's victory greatly aided Abraham Lincoln in his re-election.
Lot 280
DODGE J. B. 'JOHNNIE': (1894-1960) American-born British Army Major of World War II, known as 'the artful dodger'. A prisoner of war from 1940-45, Dodge was a close friend of Wings Day and participated in the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in March 1944. Dodge created diversions, such as choir singing, during the preparations in order to help mask the noise involved in digging the escape tunnels. An extremely rare War date A.L.S., John Dodge, one page, 8vo (feint squared graph paper removed from a notebook and with small torn perforations to the upper edge), n.p. [Dulag Luft], 28th August n.y. (1940), to Major [Theodor Rumpel]. Dodge states that yesterday the doctor had given him Rumpel's kind message 'about my staying up here for the present' and adds 'I want you to know how much I [a]ppreciate this gesture on your part - and also the walks', concluding by remarking 'The more I see of this place, the more I admire the way it is run'. A letter of extraordinary association. Two file holes to the left edge, only affecting one letter of the text, otherwise VG Theodor Rumpel (b.1897) was the Kommandant of Dulag Luft from 1939-41 and had previously been a flying ace of World War I credited with five victories. Described as aristocratic, engaging and courteous, Rumpel was not regarded as a Nazi and held no sympathy or loyalty towards Hitler. However, he was the Luftwaffe's best intelligence officer and spoke English to an exceptional level. Maintaining a spirit of chivalry, Rumpel was always attentive to the prisoner's needs, as illustrated by the present letter.
Lot 294
JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. Two pale blue small 4to feint ruled Royal Air Force notebooks belonging to James, both containing extensive notes and diagrams made by James (the majority in ink, and some in pencil) whilst a Flight Lieutenant (December 1952) and Squadron Leader (November 1955), the first entitled Notes on RAF Regt Weapon Training and Fieldcraft and including notes on the theory of small arms fire, the recognition, mechanism and packing of bombs, small arms ammunition, grenades, stalking ('Defeat the enemy:- 1. By killing 2. By capturing. To do this:- 1. Observe 2. Come to close quarters.'), electrical method of demolition, smoke, field firing etc. (the back of the notebook also including several pages of notes dedicated to a trip James made with his wife to Scandinavia) and the second notebook entitled No.2 SROC and containing notes regarding RAF installations, the threat of Cold War, chemical warfare, the general effects of Atomic and Thermo-Nuclear warfare etc. One of the notebooks contains three loosely inserted printed 8vo Royal Air Force Staff Qualifying Examination sheets dated March 1953 and featuring questions regarding Current British and International Affairs, Principles of Strategy and the Employment of Air Power and the Organization and Role of the Royal Navy and of the British Army. Both notebooks bear the ownership signature ('B. A. James', with rank alongside) of James and date etc. to the front covers. Some slight staining and age wear, G to about VG, 2
Lot 156
British Army Interest - Tommy Atkins his Calendar for 1895 - 7 cards with images of cavalry and foot soldiers with months of the year charts, vignettes include 2nd Life Guards; Royal Scots Greys; 17th Lancers; Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, the vignettes signed G.G. card 11 x 8.5cm, framed and glazed, 31 x 42cm approx
Lot 201
Clarence Edward Brett Binns, RFC, RAF. Large Collection of his Working Reports and Aerial Photographs used while working for SEPIC, (South East India Intelligence ) in Central Photographic Intelligence in Delhi.Among this large archive are Photographic guides "compiled chiefly with the object of assisting (photographic) interpreters" Other images show local people and some interesting panoramic images etc. A letter signed by a Major Crawford to F/Lt Binns dated February 45 confirms his role CPIC.Some hundreds of aerial photographs in a named contemporary suitcase. (Note Clarence E.B.Binns served initially in the Army in WWI,seeing action at Passchendael, later joining the RFC as an Observer at the end of 1917, seriously injured in a crash he served with the RAF until 1919. He worked in Malaya and later Burma escaping the Japanese invaders by walking through the Naga Hills to India. It was there he rejoined the RAF (SEPIC), where he was able to put his knowledge of Burma to use)
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