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Lot 37
Colin Graham Frederick Hayes RA (British 20th Century, 1919-2003), Landscape, oil on canvas, framed. Measurements 50 x 75.5 cm, framed measurements 66.5 x 91.5 cm Colin Hayes was a British artist from London who predominantly painted in oils and watercolour. He served in the army during World War Two, being wounded in North Africa and during the Normandy landings. Post-war he studied art at the Bath School of art and Ruskin School of Drawing. He then took up a post at the Royal College of Art, teaching alongside Ruskin Spear and John Minton until his retirement. In 1962 he was elected to the council of the Royal Society of British Artists, becoming the President and in 1970 he was elected to the Royal Academy. He has works in the collections of the Arts Council England, Imperial War Museum, British Council and Government Art Collection.
Lot 113b
Paul Calle (American, 1928 - 2010) and Chris Calle (American, B. 1961) "1900s - Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers" Signed lower right. Mixed Media on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. Celebrate the Century Series 32? Kitty Hawk 1903 stamp issued February 3, 1998. December 17, 1903, was a bleak and chilly morning in North Carolina. On the windswept sand dunes of Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, a small group of curious onlookers had gathered to watch two intrepid brothers -- Wilbur and Orville Wright -- attempt to fly a 745-pound wheelless biplane they'd built in their Dayton, Ohio, bicycle shop. In the middle of the 40-foot-long lower wing lay Orville Wright, face down in a hip cradle. As the 12-horsepower motor roared and the aircraft moved forward, Wilbur Wright ran alongside holding the tip of the right wing to keep the plane steady. Approaching the end of the runway, the Flyer suddenly rose into the air and climbed to about 10 feet above the sand. For 12 memorable seconds it actually flew, covering a distance of 120 feet before nosing down and skidding to a rude landing. Orville later described the event as the "first in the history of the world in which a machine carrying a man had raised itself by its own power into the air in full flight, had sailed forward on a level course without reduction of speed, and had finally landed at a point as high as that from which it started." The Wright Brothers spent five years marketing their plane before signing contracts with both the U.S. Army and a French commercial concern. The airplane was poised to make a monumental mark on the 20th century. Image Size: 18.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 22.25 x 16 in. Unframed. (B15823 / B15829)
Lot 18
Charles J Lundgren (New York, Connecticut, 1911 - 1988) "U.S.S. Missouri" Signed lower right. Oil on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood Commemorative Cover for the U.S.S. Missouri. The last battleship completed by the United States during World War II, the U.S.S. Missouri was commissioned on 11 June 1944 with Captain William M. Callaghan in command. After her trials and battle practice, she departed for the Pacific on 11 November 1944. Transiting through the Panama Canal, U.S.S. Missouri reached San Francisco on 14 December and arrived at Ulithi in the West Caroline Islands on 13 January 1945. There she served as temporary headquarters for Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher. Her duties in the Pacific included screening for the U.S.S. Lexington carrier group of Task Force 58. On 16 February 1945, she supported the U.S.S. Lexington as the group launched the first air strikes against Japan since General Doolittle's raid in April 1942. U.S.S. Missouri then steamed with the carrier group to Iwo Jima where her guns provided continuous support to the invasion landings begun on 19 February. U.S.S. Missouri returned to Ulithi to be assigned to the U.S.S. Yorktown carrier group. She continued to provide bombardment and screen support throughout the Pacific into 1946. In Tokyo harbor, on 2 September 1946, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur came aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, and at 0902-hours the twenty-three minute ceremony began for the signing of the Articles of Surrender by Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific. Image Size: 13.5 x 15.75 in. Overall Size: 20.5 x 21.75 in. Unframed. (B11078)
Lot 108
Harry Schaare (American, 1922 - 2008) "Indians Scouting Army" Signed lower right. Oil on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared in the Fleetwood Trails West Collection of Fine Art Prints as "The Final Conflict" published in 1983. Primeval forces that shaped America's river valleys and mountain passes dictated the direction of the pioneers' Trails West. Thus, it was not the surveyor, but the easiest natural route, that led the white man across the North American continent. It was the early settlers' journey West in search of gold, silver, new land and a promise of a better life that led to a conflict of cultures. Thus began the inevitable and tragic confrontation between the white man and the native son of the western wilderness ... the Indian. Indians often watched cautiously from a distance as the Cavalry, destined to be the red man's worst enemy, moved westward. Since Indians were considered ruthless savages by the white man, there was never an objection to displacing them. Consequently, in the years that followed, frequent battles led to the deaths of thousands of white men and Indians. Then in 1868, weary of war, the U.S. government sought to make peace with the Indians. Under billowing tent folds at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, Indian warriors and military leaders gathered to talk ... and agreed to bring an end to war. Now confined in their own land by military forces, Indians turned inward, to new spiritual beliefs, in the hope of regaining their land and their freedom. It was a young Paiute prophet, Wovoka, who fostered the Ghost Dance ritual ... a spiritual rite that contributed to the last and most tragic conflict between Indian and white man which occurred on December 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Image Size: 17.75 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 17.75 x 20.75 in. Unframed. (B07358)
Lot 13
Shannon Stirnweis (B. 1931) "Army and Camels" Signed lower left. Oil and Acrylic on Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared in the Fleetwood Trails West Collection of Fine Art Prints as "The Camel Corps" published in 1983. With the discovery of gold in California, thousands of easterners set off to make the trip westward. But the transcontinental journey was long, arduous and dangerous -- and the need for an overland route was crucial. So the government sent soldiers and other military personnel to establish roads and protective military posts. However, the rugged, bone-dry deserts were devastating obstacles to the horses and mules the soldiers needed for overland travel. The animals' insatiable need for water, and their inability to carry heavy loads made the military look to another beast of burden that could hold up under the harsh conditions. One insightful man, Jefferson Davis, saw many of the difficulties presented by western deserts could be overcome with the use of camels ... animals already proven in deserts of the Far East. He convinced the United Staes govenment to procure a number of the beasts to see if they could provide the rugged and dependable transportation the military needed. By late 1856, thirty-three fine camesl were shipped from the Far East to Indianola, Texas, where the army reluctantly received the animals. At first, the soldiers despised the camels because of their extremely foul smell and unpredicatable temper. However, after the animals proved themselves as remarkably superior transportation over the vast, waterless deserts, the soldiers were proud to be a part of America's only Camel Corps. Image Size: 18 x 20.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 22.75 in. Unframed. (B07838)
Lot 52b
Howard Koslow (American, 1924 - 2016) "Distinguished Soldiers" Signed lower left. Acrylic on Illustration Board. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 33? Distinguished Soldiers Se-tenant Block of 4 stamps issued May 3, 2000. The first award of honor for the common soldier, rather than for high-ranking military elites, was given in the United States. In 1780, three "Andr?" medals were awarded to militiamen John Paulding, Isaac van Wart and David Williams for capturing British intelligence officer Major John Andr? who was carrying dispatches from General Benedict Arnold that betrayed the American cause. On July 12, 1862, Congress authorized the Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest military award -- to be presented to Army noncommissioned officers and privates who "distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action." Since the nation's founding, many American soldiers have distinguished themselves in the service of their country. Four of America's most notable heroes are Alvin C. York, John L. Hines, Audie L. Murphy and Omar N. Bradley. Alvin York was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his patrol during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star, John Hines was the only American officer in World War I to command successively in battle a regiment, brigade, division and corps. The most decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Murphy defended his unit in eastern France by single-handedly holding off six German tanks and over 200 enemy soldiers. During World War II, Omar Bradley was in charge of more than 1,300,000 men -- the largest American field command in U.S. history. In 1950, Bradley was promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20.75 x 18.25 in. Unframed. (B16693)
Lot 76d
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "German Invasion of Greece" Signed lower right. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29¢ Germany Invades Balkans stamp issued April 6, 1941. Mussolini's bungling invasion of Greece forced Hitler to assist his humiliated ally. As German bombers rained death in Yugoslavia, German troops advanced from Bulgaria into northeastern Greece. Seasoned Greek soldiers held the German Twelfth Army at the Metaxas Line, but the 2nd German Panzer Division swept westward and trapped all 70,000 eastern Greek forces. The Luftwaffe began a crippling air assault on Piraeus, and German Dornier 17Z-2 bombers filled the skies over the Acropolis. British and Anzac forces fought valiantly to stall the German onslaught but were forced to retreat to the island of Crete. On April 20, the First Greek Army surrendered and King George II fled to London. A week later, German soldiers entered Athens. Image Size: 13.75 x 16.75 in. Overall Size: 16 x 19 in. Unframed. (B12811)
Lot 152
Li Qingfa (Chinese, B. 1954) and Jiang Weijie (Chinese, 20th C.) "Terra Cotta Warriors - Kneeling Shooter" Signed lower right. Mixed Media on Silk. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.N. F.s. 0,70 The Terracotta Warriors stamp issued November 19, 1997. China's earliest emperors lived and died in the area of Shensi Province in the Yellow River Valley. From the time Qin Shi Huang conquered his enemies and became China's first emperor in 221 B.C., until the demise of the imperial dynasties in 1912, the Chinese emperors oversaw what they called Chung-Kuo, the "pivotal kingdom." The base of their power in Shensi Province is now an archeologist's utopia, with literally hundreds of unexcavated tombs holding countless riches. Archeologists believe that among these tombs Qin Shi Huang's will prove to be the most spectacular. Some 700,000 forced laborers spent 36 years constructing an underground palace in which the emperor could spend eternity. The terra-cotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang's army were entombed some 4,500 feet east of Mount Li, the tumulus where the emperor was buried. In 100 B.C. Ssu-ma Ch'ien, China's famed historian, described the emperor's exquisite burial chamber: " . . . the tomb was filled with models of palaces, pavilions, and offices, as well as fine vessels, precious stones, and rarities. Artisans were ordered to fix up crossbows so that any thief breaking in would be shot. All the country's streams, the Yellow River, and the Yangtze were reproduced in quicksilver and by some mechanical means made to flow into a miniature ocean. The heavenly constellations were above and the regions of the earth below. The candles were made of whale oil to ensure their burning for the longest possible time." Image Size: 11.75 x 9.25 in. Overall Size: 14 x 12 in. Unframed. (B15785)
Lot 192
Howard Koslow (American, 1924 - 2016) "St. Augustine Florida Lighthouse" Signed lower left. Acrylic on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 37? Virginia Old Cape Henry Lighthouse stamp issue of June 13, 2003. Lighthouses are sentries to men and women returning home from sea, and the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse was no different. A welcoming beacon to ships for nearly 90 years, the lighthouse stands on the grounds of Fort Story, a U.S. Army base in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Old Cape Henry was the first lighthouse to be authorized by the first United States Congress. John McComb Jr. was the designer who plotted a 90-foot-tall octagonal tower made of brick that became the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, and in October 1792, its lantern was lit for the first time. This historic lighthouse guided commerce and trade along the Virginia and Maryland coasts for nearly a century, but had to be replaced in 1881. The New Cape Henry Lighthouse stands some 350 feet southeast of the original, which remains the third oldest lighthouse in the United States. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 18 in. Unframed. (B17093)
Lot 189
Shannon Stirnweis (B. 1931) "Buffalo Soldiers" Signed lower right. Oil on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the 29? Buffalo Soldiers stamp issued April 22, 1994. An act of Congress, passed in 1866, opened the way for the recruitment of blacks into the U.S. Army. They joined for the same reasons other young men joined, to better themselves economically, since jobs were hard to come by in the post war slump. Some wanted to see the West, while others were running away from trouble. And some were simply looking for a change from the drudgery of everyday life. The Indians called them Buffalo Soldiers, because they saw a resemblance between the black soldiers' hair and the buffalo's thick, shaggy coat. Since the buffalo was a sacred animal to the Indians, the name was considered a badge of honor. Four black regiments were spread across the West, stationed at such remote sites as Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and Fort Concho, Texas. Wherever they served, they were considered some of the most dependable, steadfast and courageous soldiers to fight on the Plains. They fought frequently and hard, and military records show that their desertion rate was far less than that for white soldiers. They were extremely well disciplined and noted for their ability to maintain high morale during long winter marches. Still, they were kept cordoned off in their own units, segregated from the rest of the Army. No black man ever served as an officer in the Indian wars and white officers avoided duty with black regiments, considering it a form of exile. But to the Indians who fought against them, the Buffalo Soldiers were highly respected, honored adversaries. Image Size: 17.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 20.75 x 18 in. Unframed. (B14718)
Lot 113
Harry Schaare (New York, Arizona, 1922 - 2008) "Kittyhawk and the Wright Brothers" Signed lower right. Oil on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. From the beginning of civilization, man has been fascinated by the dream of flying. By the mid-19th century, the Union Army had used balloons for reconnaissance of the Confederate forces, and by the end of that century inventors everywhere in the Old World and the New were trying to construct airplanes. Wilbur and Orville Wright, two children born of a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren, were among these inventors. When scarcely grown out of kneepants, they built themselves bicycles and then balloons, and in the early 1890s they built a model biplane with a five-foot wingspread. A few years later, with their inventive minds dedicated now to the airplane, they moved to Kitty Hawk in North Carolina where they set up what amounted to an airplane laboratory. After hundreds of experiments with glider planes in a specially built wind-tunnel, they managed to build a plane powered by a motor which provided twelve horsepower, but had to be launched by a catapult. In 1903, Orville -- the elder and the leader of the two -- launched a gasoline-powered plane and sent an historic wire: "Success four flights Thursday morning against 21-mile wind. Average speed 31 miles. Longest 59 seconds." Though this first success attracted little attention at the time, the brothers were able to raise enough money to carry on their experiments. By 1905, one of their planes had stayed aloft for thirty-eight minutes and they took out a patent on their airplane -- soon to remake the world. Image Size: 12.5 x 16.5 in. Overall Size: 15.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05862)
Lot 77
Paul Calle (1928 - 2010) and Chris Calle (B. 1961) "1980s - Armed Conflicts Upset Peace" Signed lower right. Mixed Media on Illustration Board. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands The 20th Century Series 60c Armed Conflicts Upset Peace stamp issued January 15, 2000. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. Throughout the 1980s, armed conflicts shattered peace around the world. On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces invaded England's Falkland Islands. Harrier VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) jets and the British navy helped to bring about a British victory on June 14, 1982. On June 6, 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon. On October 25, 1983, U.S. Marines and Army Rangers landed on Grenada to prevent Cuba from communizing the island. On April 15, 1986, U.S. warplanes bombed Libya in retaliation for the terrorist bombing of a disco. In the fall of 1989, civil war erupted in Cambodia as Vietnamese troops left and the Khmer Rouge fought to regain control of the country. The same year, the Farabunda Martin National Liberation Front mounted its final offensive in El Salvador's decade-old civil war. On December 20, 1989, U.S. airborne troops invaded Panama to bring General Manuel Noriega to justice. Image Size: 9.25 x 13.25 in. Overall Size: 14 x 20.25 in. Unframed. (B16669 / B16670)
Lot 7
Marie Walker Last (1917-2017) Abstract Inscribed verso ''Marie Walker Last for St Johns Queens Rd Ilkley'', oil on paper, 43cm by 58cm Before lot 7 During a childhood in West Yorkshire, Marie showed an early inclination towards art encouraged by her father, a successful textiles manufacturer and art enthusiast. After a spell in the Land Army during the Second World War, Marie's early artistic inclinations leant towards capturing the landscape of West Yorkshire. In the mid-1950's she became a member of the Northern Federation of Artists, and whilst attending their summer painting schools met leading artists such as Robert Medley and Terry Frost. Here she was encouraged to move beyond representational depictions of landscape towards more abstract, personal expressions of her surroundings. In 1956 Marie was accepted into the Chelsea School of Art, where she produced bold abstract expressionist work often inspired by her fascination with the Universe and space exploration. Whilst in London, Marie threw herself into the vibrant art scene, working for the Molton Gallery, Annely Juda and New Vision Centre Gallery. Her first solo show in 1959 was at University Gallery, Newcastle, an offshoot of the New Vision Centre Gallery focusing on contemporary abstract art. This was followed by a solo show in the New Vision Centre Gallery in London. In 1961 Marie married lawyer Tom Last and moved to his home town of Ilkley, where she established a studio in nearby Menston. Here she gravitated back to her early fascination with the Yorkshire landscape, which once more became a strong focus for her work. Marie exhibited both locally and nationally, with her first major retrospective held at Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax in 1991. Throughout her long career, Marie Walker Last experimented widely with different movements and styles, but her diverse work is unified by a common emotional response to the landscape around her. Marie Walker Last held many solo exhibitions throughout the 1950's, 60's and 70's and her works can be found in the collections of the Bank of England, Bradford University, Leeds University, Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, The Open University, Halifax Building Society, York University, Arthur Haigh Collection, Granada Television, Yorkshire Television and numerous private collections. ''It is difficult to put into words my aims as a painter: to be able to do so would make painting unnecessary. In abstract painting one is searching in deeper then surface levels for something glimpsed ''beyond human ken'', translating this into shapes, forms, colour and space and always struggling to convey that extra mystical something which is the essence of all good paintings''. Marie Walker Last 1966
Lot 200A
A post War Parachute Regiment and SAS group, comprising Parachute Regiment maroon beret, two Royal Engineers issue black berets and a dress forage cap, Royal Engineers and Parachute Regiment stable belts, an SAS trouser belt, Parachute Regiment blazer, insignia Army Book 64 Pay Book etc, the Pay Book largely incomplete but bearing the name and number Jones 443. [Details proved by Ron Jones' family state "He started with the Royal Engineers in 1946, trained as a bomb disposal officer where later on he was asked to join 2nd Parachute Regiment, after showing his bravery and his excellent service to the Paras he was then asked to take the tests for the special forces, which he passed with flying colours. He served all over the world and one said place he was taken prisoner and tortured before is comrades went in and pulled him out, the scars on is body he was ashamed of till the day he died. Some of the places he served are Palestine, Korea, Jordan, Brunei, Malaysia-Indonesia and Northern Ireland a few times. He also done quite a few coverts with the SAS which he was not allowed to talk about"
Lot 475
STAMPS CROATIA : A substantial 1941 to 1945 mint and used collection written up on album pages, with many better sets, sheetlets, covers etc. Incl 1941 overprinted sets mint & used, 1941 Croatian Army set mint (less 50p & 1d.50 values), 1941-42 pictorial set mint in téte-béche pairs, imperf pairs, imperf between pairs, varieties etc. Commemorative sets with many in special sheetlets and 1945 Croatian Storm Division set mint & miniature sheet etc. A fantastic collection with many varieties, imperfs, proofs and unlisted items!!
Lot 19
Of Raj interest; a Victorian electroplated biscuit barrel, the hinged cover with tiger surmount, two elephant head hands, all over floral chased decoration, vacant cartouche, height 19cm, another biscuit barrel with bright cut decoration and a lidded tankard engraved with 106th L.I. , and three crests (3) The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881. In 1881 the 106th Regiment was joined with the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the Durham Light Infantry, as its second regular battalion.
Lot 472
A WWII period dress uniform jacket for S/Sgt Archie Gallon (clerk) of the Royal Army Service Corps - emblazoned with various badges and insignia including Eastern Command bulldogs, M. I. D oak leaf spray and three miniature medals: General Service medal with Lebanon clasp, Malta 60 Year commemorative medal and Arabian Service medal, together with Soldiers Service and Pay book
Lot 593
A folder containing WWII German Wehrmacht war medals, mainly 1939 - 1945 - all mounted or stuck on card with tape. Includes a 1914 propaganda iron cross struck for the shelling of Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby, a 1939 iron cross (second class) and bar, Sudetenland 1938 medal, Return of Menel 1939 medal, Anschluss medal 1938, War Merit medal, War Merit cross, medal for Winter Campaign in Russia 1941 - 1942, Spanish Volunteers in Russia medal, West Wall medal, Air Raid Protection silver Luftschutz medal (2nd class), Police Long Service Award medal, Nazi Faithful Service cross, Nazi four year Long Service medal, three honour roll clasps on Iron Cross ribbons (Army, Navy and Luftwaffe), the Mothers cross and SS eight years service medal N.B - The items in this Lot were from the private collection of Staff Sergeant Archie Gallon RASC (service 1939 - 1945), who amassed his collection of military medals and badges and insignia during the 1950's and 1960's. S/Sgt Gallon collected mainly original period items where possible, but we believe filled out the collection with later productions when the original item was not available. Therefore we advise careful examination of the items within this lot.
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