BURGDORF WILHELM: (1895-1945) German General of World War II, Knight’s Cross winner. In October 1944 Burgdorf was appointed chief of the Army Personnel Office and chief adjutant to Adolf Hitler, playing a key role in the forced suicide of Erwin Rommel. Burgdorf committed suicide himself in the Fuhrerbunker on 2nd May 1945 at the conclusion of the Battle of Berlin. D.S., Burgdorf, in bold blue indelible pencil, one page, 4to, Head Quarters, Oberkommando des Heeres, 26th September 1944, in German. The typed document, with a few corrections in Burgdorf’s hand, states that the Fuhrer had ‘rejected the proposal to award the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to the Chief of General Staff of an army corps’, noting that no outstanding act of bravery had been specified and that Hitler wanted to reserve the high honour for troop commanders who were solely responsible, ‘The Fuhrer further stated that he will generally only award the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to his command assistants if they are temporarily deployed as responsible leaders of troop formations and demonstrate independent decisions and outstanding bravery in particular’. With a number of annotations to the margins in Burgdorf’s hand, including one initialled by the General stating that the Fuhrer had read and approved the text. Scarce and with interesting content relating to the non-award of a Knight’s Cross. Two file holes to the left edge (filled to the verso) and with a few small tears and areas of paper loss, most noticeable to the upper edge, G
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R. C. Thomas. 'A Road in the Duchy,' First edition, 22 pages, blue textured paper boards with blue cloth spine, paper title label on front board, post WW2 poetry ‘’Whilst the horrors of war were threatening to destroy Plymouth and the neighbouring district, the author residing in a nearby Cornish village determined to preserve the memory of one of nature’s treasures by describing the beauties of the coastal countryside and the quiet, decent lives of the Cornish inhabitants, in a poem which is reproduced in the pages of this volume', pubs notes, very slightly rubbed otherwise a good copy, a rare work, Hocage House Publishing Co, London, 1946.P. J . Kislingbury, 'Cornwall ‘The English Riviera’, first edition, 59 pages, in original binding with gilt lettering to the front cover, a good copy of a scarce work, J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd, Bristol, 1911.Wesley Chapel, Camborne/St Mary Magdalene, Launceston/The Salvation Army Truro 81ST Corps, Anniversary with The Treviscoe Male Voice Choir, 3 pamphlets, 1970’s in boards. (5)
Three boxed Dinky Supertoys military diecast models to include 660 Tank Transporter, 622 10 Ton Army Truck and 689 Medium Artillery Tractor plus a Dinky 697 25 Pounder Field Gun Set with box lid, 8 x play worn unboxed examples and an empty 661 Recovery Tractor box, all diecast showing some play wear, boxes fair
Six boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 622 10-Ton Army Truck, 692 5.5 Medium Gun, 623 Army Covered Wagon, 676 Armoured Personnel Carrier, 641 Army 1-Ton Cargo Truck & 626 Military Ambulance. Diecast gd-vg overall - some light wear to edges/ridges; boxes show storage wear (creasing/denting/grubbiness)
15 Boxed Dinky military diecast models to include, 621 3 Ton Army Wagon x 2, 692 5.5 Medium Gun, 677 Armoured Command Vehicle, 688 Field Artillery Tractor, 643 Army Water Tanker, 673 Scout Car, 670 Armoured Car, 693 7.2 Howitzer, 674 Austin Champ x 3, 626 Army Ambulance ,676 Armoured Personnel Carrier and 623 Covered Wagon, diecast in gd-vg condition, boxes vary with some poor examples
Collection of around 100 playworn Army related plastic and diecast models to include Tanks, Hovercrafts, medical vehicles, planes, helicopters, etc, featuring Dinky, Matchbox Battlekings, Corgi, Mira, etc, all playworn with some showing signs of heavy play wear, plus a selection of Triang Quay Straights and diecast battleships
Seven boxed diecast models to include 3 x Corgi TV-related (09002 Dad's Army Thornycroft Van & Mr Jones, 00802 Fawlty Towers Austin 1300 Estate & Basil Fawlty, CC07301 Morris Commercial Truck), Corgi The Showmans Range 09901 ERF Dodgem Truck & Box Trailer, Corgi Royal Mail 05605, ERTL, etc, diecast generally ex, boxes vary but gd overall; plus a Thunderbirds wallet (boxed)
Seven boxed and unbuilt army related plastic model kits to include 4 x Takom examples featuring 1/16 scale 1008, 1/16 scale 1016, 1/35 scale 1006 and 1/35 scale 1007 and 3 x Amusing Hobby Das Werk examples featuring 1/32 scale DW 32001, 1/35 scale DW 35013 and 1/35 scale DW 35007, all appearing complete and ex, some boxes showing some signs of squashing but mostly vg-ex
Six boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 697 25-Pounder Field Gun Set, 660 Tank Transporter, 622 10-Ton Army Truck, 651 Centurion Tank, 621 3-Ton Army Wagon (box shows some tearing) & 643 Army Water Tanker (diecast shows some paint chipping - possible repainting, boxes show storage wear); plus 4 x unboxed examples to include 626 Military Ambulance, 641 Army 1 Ton Cargo Truck, 674 Austin Champ & 673 Scout Car (diecast gd)
Collection of various remote control cars and accessories to include blue Mini Cooper, white body racing car, US Army Jeep type car together with 2 x boxed Acoms Techniplus remote controller and 1 x unboxed example and various other related R/C car bodies, wheels and parts, all heavily play worn (2 Boxes)
Eight Boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 626 Military Ambulance, 641 Army 1-Ton Cargo Truck, 676 Armoured Personnel Carrier, 673 Scout Car, 670 Armoured Car, 674 Austin Champ, 735 Gloster Javelin Fighter & 736 Hawker Hunter Fighter. (Diecast gd; boxes show some creasing/storage wear)
Six boxed & unbuilt Tamiya plastic model kits to include 1/48 De Havilland Mosquito, 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I, 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang 8th AF, 1/72 McDonnell Douglas Harrier II & 2 x 1/35 Military Miniature sets (British Army 6 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun & Sand Bags Set). Set contents vg, boxes show some storage wear
Collection of five boxed collectible action figures to include 4 x Elite Force examples featuring British Paratrooper Sergeant Neil Williams, The Green Beret US Army Special Forces Eagle, Freedom Force US Navy F-14 Tomcat Pilot and WW2 RAF Fighter Pilot Squadron Leader Keith Gordon and a Peter Jackson Collection Bayonets and Barbed Wire German Rifleman, all unopened and ex, boxes showing some signs of storage wear
23 boxed and cased diecast models to include 8 x Vanguards examples featuring VA07201, VA04603, VA07901, VA01116, VA00413, VA06604, VA06302 and VA00119, 6 X Corgi vanguards examples featuring VA07406, VA13905, VA00518, VA10710, VA03407 and VA13904, Solido War Master Army Tank, 3 x Atlas Editions Best Of British Police Cars featuring Ford Transit Metropolitan Police, Austin 1800 MKII Cheshire and Ford Zephyr Mk2 Lancashire, etc, all boxed and diecast ex, boxes vg
Six boxed Tamiya 1/35 plastic military model kits to include 35050 German 8ton Semi Track Sd.kfz 7/1, 35017 German 88mm Gun Flak36 37, 30057 WWI British Tank Mk IV Male, 33154 British Main Battle Tank Challenger 1, 35068 British Army Main Battle Tank Chieftain Mk 5 and 35363 M3A1 Scout Car, all unbuilt and appearing complete
22 Mid 20th C play worn military diecast models to include Dinky, Britains, Lone Star, Budgie, Benbros & Matchbox Lesney, featuring Dinky Supertoys 660 Tank Transporter, Dinky Supertoys 651 Centurion Tank, Dinky 677 Armoured Command Vehicle, Dinky 623 Army Wagon, Lone Star Bren Gun Carrier, etc
Collection of 11 carded film and TV related figures to include 11 x McFarlane Toys Movie Maniacs 3 figures featuring Army Of Darkness Evil Ash and Ash, Escape From LA Snake Plissken, Psycho Norman Bates, Scream Ghost Face, Pumpkinhead, Shaft John Shaft and The Fly Brundle Fly, Edward Scissorhands, The Thing Norris Creature With Spider and Blair Monstrer, all unopened and ex, bubbles gd overall with some slight discolouration to some and cards vg overall with some bending to some and signs of slight edge wear
Six boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 623 Army Covered Wagon, 692 5.5 Medium Gun, 670 Armoured Car, 674 Austin Champ, 621 3-Ton Army Wagon & 673 Scout Car. Diecast gd-vg overall - some light wear to edges/ridges; boxes fair-gd (showing surface grubbiness); plus 4 x unboxed Dinky military diecast models (621 3-Ton Army Wagon, 677 Armoured Command Vehicle, 734 Supermarine Swift & 692 5.5 Medium Gun) and a small quantity of plastic & metal military figures (featuring Cherilea examples)
A small collection of early 20th Century stereoviews depicting Indian soldiers and military, images include Indian troops in WW1 (signal corps putting up telegraph line along a Flanders canal; Indian soldier by shattered remains of a Howitzerblown up by a direct German hit; troop of Jodhpur Lancers dismounting before going into action), plus others Indian Officers at Buckingham Palace, Gurkhas at Hampton Court Palace, Indian Army at Hampton Court, Medals awarded at Hampton Court (9)
William Broadfoot: 'The Career of Major George Broadfoot, C.B. (Governor-General's Agent N.W. Frontier, 1844-5) in Afghanistan and the Punjab. Compiled from his Papers and those of Lords Ellenborough and Hardinge.', London, John Murray, 1888, 1st edition, portrait frontis + 2 maps as called for, 445,[3]pp + publisher's 28pp catalogue of adverts at end dated October 1888, original cloth gilt (spine faded, slightly worn.) First edition of this uncommon memoir of the man described by his fellow political officer, Colin McKenzie, as "the foremost man in India". Broadfoot (1807-1845) first served in India in the late 1820s with the 34th Native Infantry Madras Army. After returning to Britain to study at Addiscombe, he rejoined the Madras Army, commissariat department, in 1838 serving with distinction during the latter stages of the First Afghan War, famously prevailing against the majority to insist on the defence of Jalalabad; "and thus the firmness of one man, and he nearly the junior in the council of war, preserved his country's arms from suffering another deep and disgraceful blow" (Durand, The First Afghan War, p400). After the lifting of the siege, Broadfoot joined the relieving army under Major-General George Pollock "and distinguished himself in the actions at Mamu Khel, Jagdalak, and Tezin. In October he was promoted brevet major and made a CB" (ODNB). He had caught the eye of the governor-general, Lord Ellenborough, for his inspirational role as part of the "illustrious garrison" at Jalalabad, and was made commissioner at Tenasserim in Burma, but his health suffered in the climate, and he requested a transfer. "In 1844 Sir Henry Hardinge, the new governor-general, appointed him his agent for the north-western frontier: an important position when war with the Sikhs seemed likely. He reported on the Punjab situation, negotiated with the Sikhs and, when war seemed imminent, gathered supplies for the army. In December 1845 the Sikhs invaded British territory. Broadfoot served on Hardinge's staff and was at the battles of Mudki and Ferozeshahr. At the latter, on 21 December, he was killed, shot through the heart".
(China, Hong Kong, Asia, British Royal Navy, British Forces Overseas Hong Kong), two photograph albums c.1903-1904 containing 400+ mounted photographs mainly of Hong Kong & China, a few Singapore, Macau etc, both albums with "H.J.A. McCaffery" in gilt to front covers, images depicting architectural, street amd topographical scenes, images of local populace/inhabitants, members of British army and navy at leisure, British Navy and other warships, various other ships and boats, etc etc., larger album (leaves approx 25 x 32cm) containing approx 275 mounted photographs, all with contemporary manuscript pen & ink captions, images includ Hong Kong harbour, "prisoners in the canque Wei-Hei-Wei", prisoner in the stocks, "Kennedy Town Hospital West Point - Hong Kong", junks at Wei-Hein-Wei, H.M.S. Blenheim, Kowloon City, skipping drill on deck of unknown British Navy ship, "Loading junk with lime near Taikoo", village of Taikoo, "Interior of a Chinese Joss House (Temple)", fishing village, Chinese junks, Shau Kei Wan bay and village, sampans at Shau Kei Wan, several images of Japanese and Russian ships, Battle of Chemulpo bay, Russo-Japanese War, February 1904, including "Russian cruiser Varyag deserted & abandoned. On fire at sunset", "Group of Russian Sailors on board HMS Talbot", "Varyag keeling over to port at sunset", "Japanese cruiser Chyoda proceeding to sea prior to fight", "Sunken cruiser Varyag at low water", "Blowing up of the Koretz by Russians" etc, various images Hong Kong including Hong Kong gardens, Cap-si-mun, Dockyard gates, view from the peak, near Stanley, mount Kellett, "A blind beggar", "Grasscutter at work (Chinese girls in background)", several images of a visit to Tai Mo Shan mountain, various local inhabitants working incl. water carrier, rickasha coolie, farm labourers at work, grass cutter etc., Indian tailor's shop, various images of Dragon Boat festival, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, 1904, "deformed labourer at Ti Mo Shan digging up pineapples", group photograph of British Officers captioned "Group of Ex-Buglers & Boys of R.E. N.C.O.'s Mess Hong Kong. May 1904", m/s names to mount of the 13 men including "S. Sgt McCaffery", another image overleaf of H.J.A. McCaffery seated on rickshaw, two photos of electric trams in Hong Kong, 1904, Des Voeux Road, and crossing Bowrington canal, large image inspection of the Hong Kong police force at Central Police Station Hong Kong, Lai Chi Kok including harvest, Kowloon, large photo "Hong Kong Harbour 1904 (Kennedy Rd ... A Block)", prisoners HM naval yard Hong Kong, King's Birthday Parade Happy Valley 1904, "V.R.C. aquatic sports . Kowloon 1904", "A high class Chinese school near Macao, South China (Portuguese Colony)", various images Royal Engineers regatta Hong Kong 1904, a few images Singapore, Port Said, Ismailia Suez canal, "Blake Pier Hong Kong decorated for reception of Sir Matthew Nathan RE Governor of Hong Kong 1904", etc etc, oblong album, contemporary boards gilt, images various sizes approx 6 x 10cm-20 x 28cm, later rebacked half leather gilt; the smaller album leaves approx. 16 x 25cm, approx. 128 mounted images, mainly approx 10 x 14cm, Hong Kong images including Queen's statue, Praya central, City hall, Peak Disctrict, Queen's Road looking West, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Des Voeux Road, harbour, trams, old city of Kowloon, Yan-Ma-Ti, etc, then a series of images of Canton, including nine storey Pagoda, "Examination Hall Canton", library at Canton, five storey Pagoda (City Walls of Canton), "Temple of the 500 Geneii Canton", Shameen Canton, joss house, Shameen canal, "native sawyer at work", Chinese soldiers, photograph of five men shackled in foreground, soldiers in background, captioned "Awaiting execution", the photograph beneath captioned "After" showing men posing next to decapitated bodies, the following photograph captioned "heads on posts - bodies mutilated", "prisoners in stocks (hanging by their chins)", "bodies of murderers cut into pieces", farmer, lady spinning yarn, family/social trip to Chin Wan good friday 1903, street scene Chin Wan, several images of Macau including Boundary Arch, landing stage, gardens, Chinese street, Praya Grande etc., some family photographs, one captioned "wedding group Miss Olive Blake and Captn. Arbuthnot M.V.O. Scots Gds", photograph of Pagoda in distance on Pearl river, first bar Pagoda, second bar Pagoda and Tiger Island, Pearl River, field workers near Chin San, "H.J.A McCaffery & his cat", a few images Tai Hang Joss House, close up photograph of nine storey Pagoda Canton, machine gun practice at stonecutters, etc etc, all with contemporary m/s pen & ink captions beneath to mount, oblong, original boards, later rebacked leather/leather corners gilt (2)
Soviet Agitation Propaganda Porcelain plate, Designed by Mikahil Adamovich, Centered with a signed portrait of Trotsky by Mikhail Adamovich on the background of a pentagram with a hammer and sickle. Below a banner inscribed "1917 The Red Army 1922" and "Protecting the Workers" flanked by two red army soldiers and centered by a golden wreath. The rim hand painted in gold on a cobalt ground and inscribed "Welcome Red Army". The underside marked with a Russian Porcelain factory mark dated 1904 and a hammer and sickle and cog mark dating 1923, Plate diameter 24cm
SELECTION OF AIRFIX MILITARY FIGURE SETScomprising British Infantry Support Group, British Eight Army, British Commandos, British Paratroops, Japanese Infantry, Afrika Korps, two German Paratroops, Modern German Infantry, German Mountain Troops, U.S. Paratroops and American Infantry, all boxed
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