1st-3rd century AD. An inset carnelian cloison intaglio of a man, probably Jason, ploughing with two bulls, temple or palace silhouette in the back; set in a sympathetic modern gold flat-section hoop with three ribs to the outer face with central filigree decoration. 3.41 grams, 21.35mm overall, 18.27mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 17) (3/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. The ploughing man may represent one of the most famous Greek heroes Jason. In his quest to obtain the Golden Fleece he sailed to Colchis, where King Aeetes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three nearly impossible tasks. However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to make Aeetes' daughter, Medea, the sorceress, fall in love with Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had to plough a field with fire-breathing oxen, the Khalkotauroi, that he had to yoke himself. Medea provided an ointment that protected him from the oxen's flames. Then, Jason sowed the teeth of a dragon into a field, which sprouted into an army of warriors . Medea had previously warned Jason of this and told him how to defeat them: before they attacked him, he threw a rock into the crowd. Unable to discover where the rock had come from, the soldiers attacked and defeated one another. His last task was to overcome the sleepless dragon which guarded the Golden Fleece. Jason sprayed the dragon with a potion, given by Medea, distilled from herbs. The dragon fell asleep, and Jason was finally able to seize the Golden Fleece. Very fine condition.
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1914-1919 AD. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX legend. Rev: smoothed and engraved with Royal Flying Corps wings over a badge over a ribbon inscribed with the PER ARDUA AD ASTRA motto. S. 4014 (for coin). 1.93 grams. The Royal Flying Corps, which served as the flying force of the British Army, was founded in 1912 and was amalgamated with the Royal Naval Air Service in 1918 to become the Royal Air Force. [No Reserve] Extremely fine; fine workmanship.
Dated 1674 AD. Year 5, bust 1, by Girolamo Lucenti. Obv: profile bust of pope with CLEMENS X PONT MAX AN V legend. Rev: Polish officer presents Turkish banner to the pope with TVRGAR A POLONIS RELATA legend with MDCLXXIV in exerge. Linc.1344; Bartolotti E 674b; Miselli 50; Börner 1187. 28.89 grams, 39.50mm. Ex St James sale 33, lot 719 (with ticket). Johann Sobieski (sometimes John III Sobieski, 1629-1696) was king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674; he achieved victory over the Turkish Ottoman army at Chocim which coincided with the death of Michael I and this war resulted in the delaying of John's coronation until 1676. Near as struck; from slightly rusty dies. Scarce.
Valuable balance of collection from 1897 to early 1970s with most issues present unused and used, better items incl 1897 opts to 10p, vals to 1p in blocks of 60 (10x 6) showing the six opt types, vars incl 1m, 2m, 3m and 5m pairs or other small multiples showing striking opt misplacement, good range of 'Camel Postman' types with most basic stamps present to 20p or 50p, some vars incl 1927-41 2m, 5m, 10m and 15m with misplaced centres, two 1m black and orange with '10m' typewritten surcharge, each used by Army Signals cds, 4m green and chocolate watermark inverted, 1942 1m on 3p currency stamp corner pair, 1931 Air incl a few flown covers, 1931-37 Air to 10p incl specimen opts, 1935 Air surcharge incl specimen opts, some striking surcharge misplacements and minor vars, 1935 Gordon to 50p, 1938 Air surcharge incl opt specimen, 1940-41 4½p surcharges, 5m on 10m incl listed vars (mostly used), 1941 Tuti Island, 1948 to 50p incl opt specimen, vals to 15m in pos blocks with 'nun' variety, School specimens (punched) to 10m in blocks of 6, 1951-62 to 50p, also some vals to 10p with School opts, in blocks of 6, post independence issues incl good selection of 1962 defins to £S1 with perf changes and 1962 Arab League in imperforate pairs, overall cond fine (Few Hundreds)
Army Service: 1905 (Nov) 1m brown and pink overprint type A1, variety "!" for "1" (SG A4a), fresh large part o.g., an excessively rare variety which occurred on pos. 29 of the setting of 30, it is stated that only four panes were overprinted and as three used examples of the variety are recorded this may be the only unused example extant, BPA Cert (1989), cat £6,000
Army Service: 1906-11 watermark star and crescent 2m green and brown, vertical strip of 5 with top and bottom margins, the overprint misplaced so that 'Service' appears in upper margin and the lower stamp is without overprint (SG A7a), large part o.g., a very rare piece as only 12 such strips existed, very few of which are likely to be still intact, BPA Cert (1989)4,750+
Army Service: 1906-11 watermark star and crescent 3m mauve and green, right marginal. error overprint inverted (SG A8a) , fresh and fine large part o.g., a rarity of which only six examples recorded, of these one is in the Royal Collection and another pair is badly creased, probably the finest available example, RPS Cert (1959), cat £2,000
Army Service: 1906-11 watermark star and crescent 5m scarlet and black, error overprint double, one inverted (SG A9e), upper right corner marginal, fresh and stamp lightly hinged (hinge remainders in margin), fine large part o.g., very rare as only one pane of 60 existed and most were used, ex King Farouk collection, BPA Cert (1955), cat £1,800
Army Service: Balance of collection incl 1905 (Jan) watermark star and crescent 1m brown and carmine block of 30 (6x3) showing complete setting of opt incl "!" for "I" and small opt, watermark quatrefoil 1m brown and carmine (large opt) unused and used, 1906-11 watermark star and crescent 1m to 10p and watermark quatrefoil 2p to 10p with presentation specimen opts, also former to 2p without specimen and forgeries of two higher vals, 1913-22 and 1922-24 punctured 'AS' to 10p, these not guaranteed, cond variable in places but many fine (96)
Telegraphs: Collection on pages incl 1897 overprints on Egypt with black 'TEL' overprints to 10p used and some unused, 5m block of 16 (8x2), pair in fourth column without 'TEL' h/s, those to left with h/s inverted, block of 8 plus vertical pair, one with 'TEL' double, blue h/s incl 5m and 1p used blocks of 6, 1898 Camel Train types, watermark rosette to 5p used complete stamps, 1898 watermark Egyptian Star and Crescent 10p bright rose and bluish green, complete unused (2) and used (2) stamps, 1898-99 watermark Sudanese Star and Crescent to 25pi incl blocks of 4 unused, also telegraph form bearing 5m, 1p, 2p and 5p complete stamps with Halha large violet d.s. and two part forms with used left halves, some 1897-1898 postage stamps with Army Telegraph c
Postal History: Collection of mostly KGVI covers in green album incl 1948 Ascension Silver Wedding set on plain fdc, Australia-BCOF 1946-48 set on envelope tied by unclear Army Post Office 214 cds's, Sarawak, South Africa, Tonga 1939 Tin Can mail envelope to Canada, 1937 Coronation fdc's etc, mixed condition (75)
Small but useful group incl 1856 Crimea cover endorsed "Balaclava May 11th" to Leeds f/w 1854-57 1d strip of 3 with London chief office "19" obliterators, reverse with Army Post Office cds for May 13, 1867 cover from St Leonards (6d rate) to Bonn, Germany, 1848 outer letter sheet from London to Usk, 2d rate, 1844 outer letter sheet to Carlisle, 1d red-brown tied by light mc, with fine "GRETNA/PENNY POST" alongside, 1885 public notice regarding swine fever in Wiltshire, two 1840 1d Mulready letter sheets, stereos A30 and A 237, one used by heavy black mc, the other in red, 1856 outer letter sheet from Sheffield to Philadelphia. franked by cut-square 1847-54 1s green, also a similar large piece addressed to Cincinnati, some faults but most good to fi
Selection of mostly colour or perf shifts affecting commems from 1960s to 1980s, these range from minor to very visible incl 1973 Christmas 3½p grey-black shift, 1972 3p Ross with shifted eyes, 1984 College of Arms 16p and 20½p with 5mm+ perf shift, 1982 Youth Organisations 19½p and 1983 Army Uniforms 26p with similar shifts, 1969 Ships 5d QE2 with 4mm black shift, almost all clearly visible and fine u/m (33)
Literature: Postal History: Selection of forty-six items incl British County Catalogues No's 1 to 5, many James Mackay publications incl Irish Postmarks, Official Mail, Parcel Post, Registered Mail, Surcharged Mail and Telegraphic Codes, Postal History Annuals from 1979 to 1990, British Army in World War I by Kennedy and Crabb etc, some with owners notes and with a slight musty smell but mostly good
Victoria Cross interest, a CDV of Colonel Richard Wadeson VC (31 July 1826 – 24 January 1885) wearing a Victoria Cross and Indian Mutiny medal, Wadeson was 30 years old, and a lieutenant in the 75th Regiment of Foot (later The Gordon Highlanders), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 18 July 1857 at Delhi, British India, for which he was awarded the VC: For conspicuous bravery at Delhi on the 18th of July, 1857, when the Regiment was engaged in the Subjee Mundee, in having saved the life of Private Michael Farrell, when attached by a Sowar of the enemy's Cavalry, and killing the Sowar. Also, on the same day, for rescuing Private John Barry, of the same Regiment, when, wounded and helpless, he was attacked by a Cavalry Sowar, whom Lieutenant Wadeson killed
Great War Mons group of five, awarded to Pte Albert Edwards Sandys, Royal Army Medical Corps the 1914 Star with bar, named 19835 Pte A.E. Sandys, R.A.M.C. together with Second War Defence medal and Long Service Good Conduct, named 7845558 CPL A.E. Sandys, R.A.M.C. together with conforming miniatures and ribbon bars, also with a postcard of the 14 General Hospital
Great War, Second War group of six , awarded to Frederick Victor Nelson Sandys, Great War pair 18533 Pte F.V.N Sandys Hamps R. Indian General Service, bar Afghanistan N.W.E. 1919, Second War 1939-45 Star, War Medal, Long Service Good Conduct medal, bar Regular Army, named, together with two cap badges, with research
A gentleman's silver bar and oval link watch Albert chain, a silver oval hinged bangle with engraved decoration, two Army Cyclist's Corps brooches, a gold and seed pearl set lace pin, with the initials G.E, two pairs of paste and imitation pearl set pendant earrings, with a case, a gilt metal curb bracelet, with a heart shaped padlock clasp, a colourless paste set brooch, a watch Albert chain, a small compass fob, dress buttons and further minor jewellery.
SILVER CIGARETTE CASE BELONGING TO LT COL ARCHIBALD CRERAR maker Charles Perry & Co., Chester 1928-29, parcel gilt interior engraved 'Archibald Crerar and dated 10-7-35, 51st Hghland Division and Royal Army Medical Corps,approximately 135g, with provenance Note: WIth WWII military record. This cigarette case was a 21st birthday present. He carried this case whilst serving with the 51st Highland Division in NOrth Africal, Sicily and the 'D-Day' Landings. He was born on the Isle of Bute. Includeed - London Gazette Military Record Medal Awards.
Ian Gow ALS dated 29/7/85 on House of Commons notepaper. 11 February 1937 – 30 July 1990) was a British Conservative politician and solicitor. While serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne, he was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who exploded a bomb under his car outside his home in East Sussex. Good condition
Lt Col Eric Wilson VC (1912 - 2008) signed Christmas 1914 Truce in the Trenches cover. Wilson won the Victoria Cross in 1940 in Somaliland with the East Surrey Regiment of the British Army. At the time of his death in 2008 Wilson was the last surviving British Army recipient of the Victoria Cross from WWII. His medal is now on display as part of the famous Lord Ashcroft gallery at the Imperial War Museum in London. Good condition
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