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A silver photograph frame, by Asprey and Co, London 1915, rectangular form, with a silver mount, leather easel back, height 28cm, plus an unmarked American photograph frame, possibly electroplate, upright rectangular form, engraved foliate scroll decoration, applied with an enamel and silver badge of two crossed baseball bats and R.I.B.L 1926', height 25.7cm. (2) The R.I.B.L is probably for The Rhode Island Baseball League.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: an Asprey cigarette case, London 1928, the cover decorated with a Chinese dog of war, with green borders, plus a cigarette case, the cover engraved with a golfer, a cigarette case, the cover enamelled with a lady, a sovereign case, a small spirit flask, and a cigarette box, plus an American electroplated vesta case, enamelled with the flag 'Princeton', the reverse applied with two baseball bats and inscribed 'Championship 1891 from Princeton Club N.Y', approx. weighable 14oz. (7)
ATHLETICS Twenty two Athletics programmes from the 1920's and 30's. 4 x Stamford Bridge, 5 x Chatham, 2 x White City, 4 x Greenwich, 3 x Uxbridge and others held at Portsmouth, Reading, Southend and Queen's Club London. Also inc is a rule book from the 1920's from Portsmouth Athletic Club and a Baseball programme from Stamford Bridge in 1997. Generally good
617 SQUADRON: An extremely rare, complete set of vintage signed cards by the seven Commanding Officers of No. 617 Squadron RAF during World War II comprising - Guy Gibson (1918-1944) British Wing Commander, the first Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 21st March - 3rd August 1943. Victoria Cross winner for his actions during Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the Mohne and Eder Dams in Germany, 16th May 1943. Rare, bold pencil signature ('Guy P Gibson W/C') on an oblong 12mo card. George Holden (1913-1943) British Squadron Leader, the second Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 3rd August - 16th September 1943. Extremely rare, dark fountain pen ink signature ('G. W. Holden S/Ldr') on an oblong 12mo card. Harold Martin (1918-1988) Australian Air Marshal, the third (Temporary) Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 16th September - 10th November 1943. Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943. Martin was a crew member of the third aircraft to attack the Mohne Dam. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Mick Martin') on an oblong 12mo card. Leonard Cheshire (1917-1992) British Group Captain, the fourth Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 10th November 1943 - 12th July 1944. Victoria Cross winner for his flying operations during World War II. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('G L Cheshire') on a 12mo card. James Tait (1916-2007) British Group Captain, the fifth Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 12th July - 29th December 1944. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('J. B. Tait') on a 12mo card. John Fauquier (1909-1981) Canadian Air Commodore, the sixth Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 29th December 1944 - 28th March 1945. An amusing fountain pen ink signature ('J. E. Fauquier, Bomber Command') on an oblong 12mo card, with the additional words 'vs. P. McLaughlin, Coastal Command' beneath his signature, alongside a small original pen and ink colour cartoon sketch by Fauquier showing him standing in a full length pose, in uniform, heavily hitting McLaughlin, also in uniform, over the head with a baseball bat. John Grindon (1917-2002) British Wing Commander, the seventh Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 28th April - 8th August 1945. Blue ink signature ('John Grindon, C.O. 630') on a small, slightly irregularly clipped piece, neatly laid down to an oblong 12mo card. Each of the signatures are professionally and attractively matted together in blue, each above individual commemorative covers issued for the Commanding Officers of 617 Squadron and featuring their colour oval portraits. Also included within the frame is a colour reproduction of 617 Squadron's badge, depicting the bursting of a dam, in honour of Operation Chastise, and the amusing double entendre French motto Apres moi le Deluge ('After me, the flood'). Framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 34 x 28. VG to EX The present unique set of signatures represent the only time a complete set of autographs of the Wartime Commanding Officers of 617 Squadron have ever appeared at auction. Provenance: The present signatures originated from the Wartime collection of Wing Commander W. J. Cleasby O.B.E. Two copies of newspaper articles from 1949 relating to the collection are included with the lot.
DAMBUSTERS THE: Small selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. etc., by various relatives of crew members who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, including Mrs. M. A. Gowrie (relative of Bruce Gowrie 1918-1943 Canadian Warrant Officer, Wireless Operator of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943) Two A.Ls.S., Mrs Gowrie and Mrs M A Gowrie, each one page, 4to and 8vo, Saskatoon, 5th October 1977 & 5th October 1978, both to [Alan Cooper], stating that Gowrie was born on the 15th April 1918 and never worked for any one, 'Just finished his Radio course when he joined the army forces', also reporting that she can not locate Gowrie's log book ('I must have destroyed it at some time') and that she received $900 from the Government at the time of his death, 'He had not spent any of his pay'; May Hopkinson (sister of Donald Hopkinson 1920-1943 British Flight Officer, Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED864/G AJ-B of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943. Hopkinson was killed in action on the raid) A.L.S., May Hopkinson, two pages, 8vo, Oldham, Lancashire, 29th September 1977, to [Alan] Cooper, explaining that she is Hopkinson's youngest sister, 'I was only 16 when he was killed, but I would like to help in any way I can....', and with an 8vo page of holograph biographical notes confirming Hopkinson's date of birth, education and employment before joining the RAF in 1941; Edward McFadden (pupil of Kenneth Earnshaw 1918-1943 British Flight Officer, Navigator of Lancaster ED925/G AJ-M of 617 Squadron on the Dambusters Raid, 16th May 1943. Earnshaw was killed in action on the raid) Lengthy A.L.S., Edward McFadden, seven pages, folio, William's Lake, Canada, 10th July 1977, to [Alan] Cooper, discussing at length his experiences of being taught by Earnshaw in Canada, in part, 'He was our teacher for only two short terms, but he has left an impression exceeding that of all the others...He pitched for the village baseball team...it was wonderful to have a person like this, a baseball player, and a man of the world, within reach - he was our boss, our leader, but always remained on our level. Ken Earnshaw was not only athletic and strong, but was physically tough as well...(he)...had a volatile side to his nature, and was known to erupt violently from time to time.....To my knowledge Ken Earnshaw never attended church....On the day of Ken's death, May 16, 1943, my mother also passed away. The shock and sorrow of those distant days was deepened by the word of Ken's untimely end. We had received word some time before that his tour of duty was complete and that he would soon be back in Canada. The loss of our greatly respected teacher was a bitter disappointment'. Some light age wear, G to about VG, 5 Alan Cooper - Aviation Historian and Writer whose works include The Men Who Breached the Dams: 617 Squadron The Dambusters (1982).
*A Canadian WW2 and Korean War Group of 7 awarded to Petty Officer 1st Class Josephy Slusarenko, Gunnery Armourer, Royal Canadian Navy, comprising: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-1945; Korea Medal, 1950-53 (J. Slusarenko 5512 ‘H’); UN Korea Medal; U.N.E.F. Medal; Coronation Medal, 1953; Canadian Forces Decoration (PO 1/C J Slusarenko), medals swing-mounted on bar with brooch pin, some surface marks, very fine (7). Petty Officer Slusarenko was featured in ‘Crowsnest’, the journal of the Royal Canadian Navy (Vol 7, January 1955), as follows: ‘ARMOURER NAMED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR. PO Joseph Slusarenko, a husky Polish-born gunnery armourer from Winnipeg, was named ‘Sportsman of the Year’ in the Quebec near the end of her South American cruise. Since he joined the training cruiser in February 1953, PO Slusarenko has taken part in every sport...he has played hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, with softball his favourite… Born on November 30, 1926, in Tloumach, Poland, he was brought to Canada four years later by his family who settled in Winnipeg. He left the technical high school there to join the Navy in January, 1946, as an ordinary seaman. He served successfully in the Uganda, Ontario, Cayuga and Swansea, transferring to the ordnance branch in mid-1950. Since then he has served in the Portage, in Korea with the Nootka and now is concerned with the maintenance of secondary and close range armament in the Quebec.’
FOOTBALL, selection, inc. Club handooks (30), 1960s onwards, Forest, Chelsea, Brighton, QPR, London Amateur, Watford (5); Derby County Baseball ground sample (1975); vanished clubs, Nottingham Forest, Celtic; books, Alliance to Conference, Football League Tables; trade cards, The Sun, Match Attax etc., G to EX, Qty.
A comprehensive Commodore 64 System, Games include Pinball Wixxaerd, Pub Games, 6 Games Program, Golf Course Construction, Star League Baseball, Grandmaster Chess, Computer Rap, Decathlon, Escape MCP, Waterski, Rock n Bolt, Toy Bizarre, Tour de France, Flight Path 737, Patrick Moore Astonomy Programme, Arcade Extravaganza, Tony Hart's Art Master.
Nicaragua : 1862-1982 an exceptional mint and used collection on Scott printed pages in a binder, with extensive Postage, Air and Official issues throughout; note 1862 yellowish paper 2c mint, 5c used, 1869-80 white paper set mint, rouletted set mint, 1896 watermarked set to 2p mint, 1897 no watermark set mint, watermarked 50c, 1p and 2p mint, 1898 set mint, plus no watermark later printing set mint, 1900 Mountain set mint, loads of overprinted and surcharged issues, 1932 GPO set mint, both Railway sets mint, 1933 Columbus set mint, 1949 Baseball sheetlets of four set mint, and solid other issues mainly mint; Airs again very well represented incl. many better incl. 1948 Baseball sheetlets set mint, plus Officials and Air Official issues again fairly solid. A really good lot of this interesting country, and in generally very fresh condition. (approx 2500 stamps and 80 miniature sheets). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US1]
A COLLECTION OF SPORTING PROGRAMMES AND EPHEMERA, to include various autographed photographs and pictures, majority are 1980's/1990's, footballers but does include Jimmy Greaves, a quantity of West Midland and other football programmes from the 1960's onwards, various other football ephemera including a quantity of Charles Buchan football monthly magazines from the 1970's, a quantity of signed and unsigned sporting pictures, a quantity of other sporting memorabilia and programmes (Equestrian, Rugby, Baseball, Cricket etc), together with two Limited Edition artist signed prints 'Headingley' Home of the 2005 Carnegie World Club Champions - Leeds Rhinos No.431 and No.432 of 500, signed by Peter Watson (two boxes)
Joe DiMaggio autographed book. Interesting paperback Japanese book of photos of Marilyn Monroe, autographed on the inside back page by Joe DiMaggio, the famous New York Yankees baseball legend who was married to Monroe. Good condition. All signed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be shipped worldwide.
Grandstand Electronic Pocket Pacman, big screen LCD, with instruction manual and in original box, together with Grandstand Invader from Space Electronic Game (unboxed) together with Mego Corp. Fabulous Fred, The Ultimate Electronic Game in original box, instruction manual, playing pieces for baseball and roulette etc. (3) CONDITION REPORT: Condition report on request, none is tested if working.
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