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BREITLING Herrenarmbanduhr Modell Crosswind mit Chronograph, Schweiz um 2000, Automatik, Ref. B13055, Edelstahl/Gold komb. inkl. Pilotband m. Faltschl., Boden & Krone verschr., Lünette m. 60er Teilung eins. drehb., bomb. Saphirglas entsp. beschichtet, schwarzes Zifferbl. m. röm. Leuchtzahlen, gold. Leuchtzeiger, 12h- & 30 Min.-Anzeige, kl. Sek. b. 9, Datum b. 3, Basiskal. ETA 7750, 25 St., D. ca. 44 mm, L. ca. 19,5 cm, Service-Beleg v. 2015 anbei, Nutzsp. sonst EZ 2-3BREITLING gents wristwatch model Crosswind with chronograph, Switzerland around 2000, self winding, reference B13055, stainless steel/gold combined including pilot-bracelet with deployant clasp, screwed-down case back & winding crown, bezel with 60-minutes graduation unidirectional revolving, sapphire crystal with anti reflective treatment, black dial with Roman luminous numerals, gilded luminous hands, 12h- & 30 minutes-display, constant second at 9, date at 3, base calibre ETA 7750, 25 jewels, diameter approx. 44 mm, length approx. 19,5 cm, service-receipt of 2015 enclosed, signs of use otherwise condition 2-3

The A-Team - an original vintage Galoob made Combat Attack Gyrocopter. The model with spinning rotor, working bomb release and 6" articulated figure of Murdock. Appearing mint and unused within original box.

Wallace & Gromit - Robert Harrop - WGYP01 ' Gromit & The Bomb - A Matter Of Loaf & Death '. Limited to 750. Highly detailed resin figure / statue from the classic Aardman Animations made film. Figure appears mint and undamaged. Within original box. Note; from a large collection of Robert Harrop & other statues / figurines. Condition is stated within each description, however buyers are reminded that such statements are not forensic reports and all items will remain sold 'as is'. As a rule, statues do appear mint and undamaged, but this is not guaranteed. Boxes range in condition, and some have wear from storage. In all instances buyers are required to satisfy themselves. Certificates / paperwork are present if photographed, if there are no photographs of certificates then one isn't present.

An artist's proof "Enemy Coast Ahead" limited edition print after Philip E. West, signed by Flight Engineer Ray Grayston and the last surviving Dambuster George Johnny Johnson, bomb aimer, 20/50, with Certificate of Authenticity and signed by the artist. 48.5cm x 68cm, framed and glazed

An artist's proof "Night of Heroes" limited edition print after Philip E. West, signed by Flight Engineer Ray Grayston and the last surviving Dambuster George Johnny Johnson, bomb aimer, 20/50, with Certificate of Authenticity and signed by the artist. 48.5cm x 68cm, framed and glazed

An artist's proof print "The Dambusters" after Simon Smith, signed by the artist, numbered 486/500, signed by 5 Dambusters Crew members present on the night of the raid 16th-17th May 1943: Edward C Johnson (bomb aimer), Ray Grayston (Flight Engineer), Frederick Sutherland (RCAF rear gunner), George Chalmers (flight sergeant) and George J Johnson (bomb aimer).

A 1980's Nintendo Game & Watch Donkey Kong JR game, together with a Nintendo Game Boy circa 1989, a Nintendo Bomb Sweeper and an Epoch Pocket Digit-com Monster Panic game, three in original boxes (4)

Vinyl - Four Groundhogs LPs to include Split LBG83401, Who Will Save the World? UAG29237, Thank Christ for the Bomb and Hogwash UAG29419, sleeves and vinyl vg+ to ex

A post-War ‘Minesweeping’ B.E.M. group of four awarded to Engine Room Artificer J. Dunsmore, Royal Navy British Empire Medal (Military) G.VI.R., 1st type (E.R.A.Cl.2 John Dunsmore. C/MX57370); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Minesweeping 1945-51 (C/MX57370 J. Dunsmore, E.R.A.2. R.N.) ‘R.N.’ corrected on last, generally very fine and better (4) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 1997. B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1948: ‘In recognition of Operational Minesweeping and Mine and Bomb Disposal since the end of the War.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘Engine Room Artificer Second Class John Dunsmore, H.M.S. Bramble, has displayed outstanding qualities of zeal and devotion during operational minesweeping work, and by his personal example has inspired a similar effort in his subordinates. He carried out some particularly good repair work on one LL Diesel generator when a serious breakdown occurred.’

A Fine Second War Fleet Air Arm Barracuda pilot’s campaign group of seven awarded to Lieutenant Commander E. M. Britton, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Navy, who was twice mentioned in despatches - firstly for leading anti-shipping operations with 828 Squadron out of Ta Kali, Malta in 1943, during which time he scored a direct hit on an Italian destroyer; and secondly as a Wing Leader during the strike on Emmahaven Harbour, Sumatra, 26 August 1944, when he once again secured a direct hit on a motor vessel. After commanding the 12th Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Wing, as part of the British Pacific Fleet, Britton was posted to the command of 728 Squadron at Malta. It was whilst serving with the latter that he suffered fatal injuries when his Beaufighter crashed on take-off in June 1946 Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (Sub-Lieut. E. M. Britton. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, mounted for wear, generally good very fine or better (7) £900-£1,200 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 5 October 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘Lieutenant Britton arrived in Malta on 11 April 1943, and commanded 828 Squadron for a period of four weeks. Subsequently he flew as a senior pilot showing great keenness for operational flying. During his tour of duty in Malta he has taken part in 11 sorties, several of which he has led, and has now completed 60 operational hours. He secured a direct hit with a bomb on an Italian destroyer, scored near misses on E-Boats, and bombed a number of land objectives.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 2 January 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘He was Wing Leader of the strike on Emmahaven harbour, Sumatra. This strike achieved an estimated six hits on two motor vessels and considerable damage to harbour installations. He has always shown zeal and fighting spirit and led this strike in a most competent manner. He himself scored one hit and one near miss on a motor vessel.’ Edwin Michael Britton was born in 1920, the son of Brigadier E. J. J. Britton, C.B.E., D.S.O., and was educated at Cheltenham College (Hazelwell House 1933-37). He was appointed a Midshipman in the Royal Navy in May 1938. Subsequently qualifying as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm, he was advanced to Lieutenant in June 1941. In his subsequent wartime career, Britton held several Squadron and Wing commands, his first such appointment occurring on 7 August 1942, when he became C.O. of 788 Squadron in East Africa for a few weeks. He took command of 828 Squadron on 12 March 1943, and led his unit’s Barracudas on anti-shipping operations out of Ta Kali, Malta, gallant work that won him his first “mention”, not least for successful strikes in the Sicilian Channel. In May 1943 the squadron carried out attacks on shipping along with 821 squadron, and provided flare illuminations for bombardments of Pantellaria island. Then followed a few weeks at Monastir in Tunisia. In total 828 and 830 squadrons had accounted for sinking 30 enemy ships and damaged another 50 ships. 828 squadron disbanded at Monastir in September 1943, and Britton assumed command of 831 Squadron during the same month. Britton advanced to Acting Lieutenant Commander, and was appointed to command 52 Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance (T.B.R.) Wing, 5 January 1944. The latter comprised of 829 and 831 Squadrons, and was one of the first to fly the Fairey Barracuda. Britton was appointed Wing Leader of the newly formed 2 TBR Wing (828 and 841 Squadrons), 24 January 1944, and later the same day took over 12 TBR Wing (815 and 817 Barracuda Squadrons). The Wing sailed east with HMS Begum to join the British Pacific Fleet and on arrival in August joined HMS Indomitable. Flying off HMS Indomitable they dive bombed oil storage facilities and airfields at Sabang, Sumatra, then on 26 August 1944, targets on Emmahaven (Operation Banquet). Flying with 815 Squadron as Wing Leader, Britton won his second “mention” for gallantly leading a successful Barracuda strike from the carrier Indomitable against enemy shipping and installations in Emmahaven harbour, Sumatra. Britton scored a direct hit on a motor vessel during the raid. Britton was subsequently posted to command 778 Squadron in February 1945, and remained in this posting until the end of the war. At the start of the following year he was appointed to command 728 Squadron at H.M.S. Falcon, R.N.A.S. Hal Far, Malta. Britton suffered multiple burns and injuries as the result of an aircraft accident when his Bristol 156 Beaufighter TF.X S/No. NV483 crashed on take-off during the first week of June 1946. He died as a result of these injuries whilst trying to recuperate on the Hospital Ship Maine, 21 June 1946. Lieutenant Commander Britton is buried in the Capuccini Naval Cemetery, at Kalkara. Southern Harbour, Malta. Sold with copied recommendations for both M.I.D.s and operation report for the strike on Emmahaven harbour.

Various records 45rpm, etc., to include Cliff Richard, Expresso Bongo, various other popular music, Elvis Presley, Johnny and the Hurricanes, to include Time Bomb, various other 45rpm, EPs and singles, some in sleeves, Tom Dooley, etc. (a quantity)

WW2 RAF 250lb Bomb Casing 28 1/2 inch, long, green repainted casing.  The top fitted with steel lifting bracket.  Fin and nose fuse absent.  Contained on a polished wooden base.  The front with engraved panel "This World War II Bomb Was One Of Several Uncovered During The Construction Of The Horsham Sport and Leisure Complex, Broadbridge Heath Sussex" PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY.BUYER TO COLLECT OR TO ARRANGE OWN SHIPPING

Vinyl Records - 45rpm singles various genres and artists including Madonna, 5 Star, Kim Wilde, Joe Cocker, Dave Clark 5, Marc Bolan, Michael Bolton, Bon Jovi, Bomb the Boss, Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, Wizzard, Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald, Frankie Lane, Lieutenant Pigeon, Tom Jones, Gordon Lightfoot, Marmalade, M People, Paul McCartney, Men at Work, Cat Stevens, Strutt, Stylistics, Sweet, Smokey, Labi Siffre, Sonny & Cher, The Scaffold, Bob Segar, The Seekers, Roxy Music, Elvis, Sailor, Prince, The Ramblers, Cozy Powell, Righteous Brothers, The Police, Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Osmond's, Billy Ocean, Modern Romance, Kenneth Williams, etc (*over 300)

THE JAM - 7" COLLECTION. A top notch collection of around 56 x 7". Titles include Start, Town Called Malice, The News of the World, All Around the World, The Jam Live!, The Modern World, The Bitterest Pill, Absolute Beginners, Bomb in Wardour Street, Funeral Pyre, Beat Surrender, The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow), In The City and When You're Young. Please note this lot contains many duplicates. Condition appears to be VG to Ex+.

BRITISH BLUES ROCK - LPs. A superb selection of 12 LPs, mostly British blues rock. Artists/ titles include Martha Valez - Fiends & Angels Again (S 7-63867, UK stereo on Blue Horizon. Record Ex/ sleeve strong VG+). The Groundhogs inc Thank Christ For The Bomb (LBS 83295, Black Liberty label. Ex/ strong VG+), Who Will Save The World? The Mighty Groundhogs (UAG 29237, Ex/ foldout sleeve Ex). Blind Faith - S/T (583059, Ex/ strong VG+), Vinegar Joe - S/T (ILPS 9183, printed inner. Ex/ Ex). Taste - On The Boards (583 083, Ex/ textured sleeve Ex), Fanny Hill - S/T (K44174), Fanny - Mothers Pride (K44233), Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green (SML 1065), Wild Turkey - Battle Hymn (CHR1002), Cream - Full Cream (2447 010) & Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits (69011). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex.

INERT WW2 German Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg SD 2 (Butterfly Bomb)

Playboy and Fetish model Cherry Bomb signed 8x10 photo. Est.

An engine turned silver cigarette box, a silver mounted scent bomb, a silver and cut glass salts jar and various other silver items

° ° Greene, Graham - 14 works, all 1st editions, in d/j’s:- Monsignor Quixote, 1982; A Sense of Reality, 1963; Travels with my Aunt, 1969; The Tenth Man, 1985; Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party, 1980; May We Borrow Your Husband?, 1967; Reflections, 1990; A World of My Own, 1992; The Return of A.J. Raffles, 1975; An Impossible Woman, 1975; Getting to Know the General, 1984; The Potting Shed, 1958; Ways of Escape, 1980; The Last Word, 1990

Willem Hendrik van der Nat (1865-1929)Figures at a bomb barge on the beach, watercolor back dated 1906 and title "The old bomb barge", 30x47 cm

Collection of Triang Hornby OO gauge Battle Space to include Strike Force 10 set with locomotive, boxed R562K Catapult Plane Launching Car, R341K Anti Aircraft Searching Wagon, R567 Radar Tracking Car, R239 Red Bomb Transporter, R566K Spy Satellite Launching Car and 2 unboxed examples, vg overall and appearing complete/very near, plus a group of track

Written four days before his assassination – ‘It has always been a mystery why the lunatic right suppose that I am one of them’ NEAVE AIREY: (1916-1979) British soldier and politician, the first British prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from Colditz Castle during World War II. Following the war Neave served with the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials. The politician was assassinated in a car bomb attack at the House of Commons. T.L.S., Airey Neave, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, House of Commons, London, 26th March 1979, to Donald McCormick. Neave thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks 'Your book should be very fascinating. Like you, I am always being contacted by mysterious Colonels', further adding 'It has always been a mystery why the lunatic right suppose that I am one of them, but they have said similar things about a number of my colleagues who are moderate in every respect!'. A letter of good content. VG Donald McCormick (1911-1998) British journalist and historian who also wrote under the pseudonym Richard Deacon. As a journalist on the foreign desk of the Sunday Times McCormick worked alongside Ian Fleming at one stage.Neave's assassination at the hands of the Irish National Liberation Army, on 30th March 1979, came just two days after the vote of no confidence which brought down James Callaghan's government and a few weeks before the general election, which brought about a Conservative victory and saw Thatcher come to power as Great Britain's first female Prime Minister.

WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English scientist & inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid), 16th May 1943. A brief T.L.S., B. N. Wallis, with holograph salutation, one page, 4to, Effingham, Surrey, 28th December 1978, to Alan Cooper. Wallis thanks his correspondent for their Christmas card and good wishes and continues 'My wife and I join in sending to you our very best wishes for a Happy New Year'. VG Alan Cooper - British author of The Men who Breached the Dams - 617 Squadron 'The Dambusters' (1982) and other books on aviation history.

OPERATION CHASTISE: A good multiple signed commemorative cover issued in recognition of the 90th year of Arthur T. Harris and featuring an image of a Lancaster bomber flying over Lincoln cathedral, individually signed by fourteen pilots and other personnel associated with 617 Squadron and Operation Chastise (The Dam Busters Raid) of 16th May 1943, including Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984) British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II, Harold 'Mick' Martin (1918-1988) Australian Air Marshal with the RAF, Officer Commanding 617 Squadron September - November 1943, Leonard Cheshire (1917-1992) British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II, David Shannon (1922-1993) Australian bomber pilot of World War II, pilot of Lancaster ED929/G on the Dam Busters raid, Bill Townsend (1921-1991) British bomber pilot of World War II, pilot of Lancaster ED886/G on the Dam Busters raid, Danny Walker (1917-2001) Canadian Flying Officer, navigator of Lancaster ED929/G on the Dam Busters Raid, and a crew member of the first aircraft to attack the Eder Dam, David Rodger (1918-2004) Canadian Flight Lieutenant, rear gunner of Lancaster ED825/G on the Dam Busters Raid, Les Munro (1919-2015) New Zealand Flight Lieutenant, pilot of Lancaster ED921/G on the Dam Busters Raid, Fred Sutherland (1923-2019) Canadian Flight Sergeant, front gunner of Lancaster ED912/G on the Dam Busters Raid, Joe McCarthy (1919-1998) American Flight Lieutenant, pilot of Lancaster ED825/G on the Dam Busters Raid, Ken Brown (1920-2002) Canadian Flight Sergeant, pilot of Lancaster ED918/G on the Dam Busters Raid, Steve Oancia (1923-1999) Canadian Flight Sergeant, bomb aimer of Lancaster ED918/G on the Dam Busters Raid, Grant McDonald (1921-2012) Canadian Flight Sergeant, rear gunner of Lancaster ED918/G on the Dam Busters Raid, and one other. Post marked at Fylde Coast, Blackpool Air Pageant, 31st May 1981. All have signed in blue or black inks to clear areas of the cover. VG

ENOLA GAY: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by three crew members of the Enola Gay individually, comprising Paul Tibbets (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945, Thomas Ferebee (1918-2000) American Colonel in the United States Air Force, bombardier of the Enola Gay and Theodore J. Van Kirk (1921-2014) American Major in the United States Army Air Forces, navigator of the Enola Gay. The cardstock photograph features four different images of Tibbets, the Enola Gay, and its crew. Signed by all three in blue inks with their names alone to the image. EX

PENNEY WILLIAM: (1909-1991)Baron Penney. English Mathematician. Penney was at the head of the British delegation working in the Manhattan Project, and had a leading role in the development of Britain´s nuclear programme, a clandestine programme which started in 1942 during WWII and which produced the first British atomic bomb in 1952. Signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph, `W.G. Penney´, a newspaper photograph carefully affixed to a postcard.  Signed in bold black ink to the lower white border. Overall age wear. F to G

‘Mrs. Thatcher herself was in favour of the reinstatement of capital punishment for terrorism’ NEAVE AIREY: (1916-1979) British soldier and politician, the first British prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from Colditz Castle during World War II. Following the war Neave served with the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials. The politician was assassinated in a car bomb attack at the House of Commons. An interesting T.L.S., Airey Neave, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, House of Commons, London, 17th December 1975, to Mr. A. Pancott, on the printed stationery of The Rt. Hon. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, M.P. Neave replies at the request of Thatcher and informs his correspondent 'Mr. Ian Gilmour is the Shadow Home Secretary, and he spoke in the Debate on Capital Punishment as Mr. Jenkins' opposite number. As there was a Free Vote on Mr. Ivan Lawrence's motion, speeches represented the personal judgement of Members. Mrs. Thatcher herself was in favour of the reinstatement of capital punishment for terrorism', further remarking 'Mrs. Thatcher also asked me to thank you for your comments at the end of your letter, and assures you that she and other Conservative Members will do all they can to ensure strong opposition to the Socialist Government'. A letter of excellent content. A few small, minor staple holes and two light rust stains, VG Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. At the time of the present letter Thatcher was Leader of the Opposition (1975-79).  Airey Neave had agreed to be Thatcher's campaign manager as she successfully attempted to become leader of the Conservative Party. Neave became Head of her Private Office following her election as leader in February 1975. Neave's assassination at the hands of the Irish National Liberation Army came just two days after the vote of no confidence which brought down James Callaghan's government and a few weeks before the general election, which brought about a Conservative victory and saw Thatcher come to power as Great Britain's first female Prime Minister.

JERVIS JOHN: (1735-1823) 1st Earl of St. Vincent. British Admiral of the Fleet, a patron of Horatio Nelson. An excellent series of twenty-three A.Ls.S. and twenty-four Ls.S., J Jervis (4) and St. Vincent, 84 pages (total), 4to and folio, HMS Ville de Paris, off Cadiz, and Gibraltar, June 1797 - April 1799, to James Matra. The Admiral writes to His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier on various subjects, making several references to Nelson and Napoleon, and in some letters expressing typical bravado, in part -'You will very much benefit His Majs. Service and oblige me by sending a fast rowing boat to Gibraltar with the inclosed, the early delivery of it being of great importance to the King's service. I beg you will make my Compliments to Mrs. Matra & Miss Ainslio & tell them if they have the smallest curiosity to see the Fleet in the proud position it has taken I will send a Frigate for them, ignorant whether your instructions will permit you to be of the party I can only say I shall be glad to see you at all times……Should you be able to purchase a few ostrich feathers of the finest quality for me I shall be much obliged to you' (12th June 1797)'The Falucha named the Embark with your Passport escaped the vigilance of the advanced Squadron and got into Cadiz…..but had not the same good fortune coming out. I cannot entertain the smallest doubt of the vessel and cargo being Spanish…..yet from political motives and consideration of your character I have directed her to be carried into Tangier…..making the Spaniards who navigate her Prisoners of War' (20th June 1797)'Rear Admiral Nelson gave Don Joseph de Mazzarredo an alert on Monday night, three or four shells into Cadiz took two Bomb Vessels carrying each an 84 ½ inch Mortar & a Launch with the Commandant of the Flotilla who lost sixteen or eighteen men and was himself wounded before he surrendered. Another visit was intended last night, but a strong Northerly wind prevented its being carried into effect. If Don Joseph really means to give us Battle he has lost several favourable opportunities when our Force was much smaller than it is at present' (6th July 1797)'…..the French will certainly acquire a great addition to their Marine, by this stroke at Venice, but I am under no apprehension for the effect of it here. I see no difficulty whatsoever in the way of a negotiation for peace. Although I think a total change of men and measures in England absolutely necessary for the salvation of the Country. I fear a great deal of mischief will ensue before that event takes place, it being evident to me that those in Office will cling to the last moment and the King hads been taught to dread reforms' (27th July 1797)'I have detached a sufficient force of frigates to overcome the Spaniards…..The order for the departure of the Christians owes its origin probably to the intrigues of the French, who are busy & active in every quarter of the Globe, to disturb the peace of mankind and unhinge all government' (29th July 1797)'The nerves of all Spaniards are so shattered that they will not believe they shall ever be at peace until the definitive Treaty is signed. My firm opinion is that we shall have the preliminaries in a few days. A Spanish officer of the Neptune who came on board the Orion…..with a flag of truce held the same language I do and gave sound reasons for it' (8th August 1797)'A letter of the 22 of July recd. at Cadiz from Lisle says the negotiation is going on satisfactorily & cannot fail' (10th August 1797)'Your communication…..of yesterday certainly is indicative of a continuation of this devasting war; yet from intelligence brought by a Lieutenant of the Neptune sent out by Mazzarredo yesterday & by every appearance here such as fishing boats innumerable coming out, many of them with refreshments for our Fleet, beyond anything I have observed since the first of April, I adhere to my opinion that we are on the eve of Peace……the distractions in France are much more likely to accelerate Peace than to prolong War. The Portuguese are sanguine that they shall succeed in their negotiations, which my correspondent asserts is a separate one' (23rd August 1797)'Spain is languishing for Peace on any terms and Holland shews great jealousy of the attempts made by France…..to make her a slavish province of the French Empire' (26th August 1797)'A Moorish vessel….was captured by the boats of the Spanish Ships of War Yester-Morn and towed into Cadiz, there was a sharp cannonade between their Gun and Mortar Boats and our Launches on the occasion; I have stated to Don Josef de Mazzarredo that if the Master of the Vessel is not permitted to sell his Cargo to the best advantage I will retaliate on every neutral vessel from Barbary' (10th September 1797)'Many thanks for your interesting letters..with the Table of Laws the Tyrants, in the Directory, have cram'd down the throats of the two Councils, if a great, numerous people like the French submit to this abominable violation - Liberty is but a name' (6th October 1797)'Many thanks for the cymbals, the louder they are the better for a Marine Band' (27th November 1797)'We have intelligence by the Fishing Boats that a Line of Battle Ship and some Frigates escaped out of Cadiz during the Easterly gale in the night of Monday or Tuesday last. I shall be very glad to ascertain the truth of this report' (14th April 1798)'It may not be amiss to convey to the Emperor that if he prohibits the exportation of live cattle to Gibraltar and to the Fleet it may occasion a total stop to the export of any commodity from his dominions….I wish His Imperial Majesty not to be impressed with an idea that either the Fleet I have the honor to command or the Garrison of Gibraltar is at all dependent on supplies from His territory; we certainly can obtain them from other quarters without any difficulty…Should the Emperor become decidedly hostile I always have in my power to annihilate Tangier as a place of Export, and I can do him more mischief to the Southward than he is aware of' (20th April 1798)'His Imperial Majesty of Morocco will come to his senses very soon if His Majesty of Gibraltar will persevere, the revocation of the Order not to admit Moorish vessels to Practique at Gibraltar was an unfortunate measure…I enclose a list (no longer present) of Admiral Nelson's squadron to which the Lion will be added in a few days. I am under no apprehension for the event of a meeting between them and the Toulon Fleet, it is a consummation devoutly to be wished' (24th June 1798)'[Thomas] Troubridge joined Nelson off Toulon...and they proceeded in quest of the French Armada..it was spotted..a few leagues to the Westward of Sicily steering for that Island' (3rd July 1798)'The Barbarian Language held by the Emperor towards Lord Henry Paulett has I am sure been retorted in a dignified manner by you. It may not be amiss to convey to His Imperial Majesty and His Ministry that I can fill up the entrance to all his Ports, without the loss of a Man, and with great facility put an entire stop to the whole of the Trade of His Subjects. When I receive an official of Nelson's action with Buonaparte you shall have an authentic copy to thunder in the ears of these wretched deluded people' (24th July 1798)OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED HERE. Please contact us directly for further information.    

LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic from Paris to New York in the Spirit of St. Louis, May 1927. T.L.S., Charles, one page, 4to, n.p. (Darien, Connecticut), n.d. (February 1954), to Miss. Emily Davie. Lindbergh sends his correspondent some letters (no longer present) regarding a bomb inscription and asks 'How about using some quotes from William Ernest Hocking?', continuing 'They're pretty good - - I think he is top, in philosophy and otherwise - - Anne discovered him for me, as usual'. Lindbergh further states 'I see you have Whitehead's name in the outline, now. have (sic) you read his Adventure of Ideas? I think the first two or three and the last chapters are wonderful. The middle of the book is too much for me - - or at least it was the last time I attacked it, several years ago. I enclose a book (no longer present) Hocking gave me the last time I saw him. Please be very careful of this one. I went up to Cambridge to talk to Whitehead once, years and years ago. He was an extraordinary man'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Lindbergh. Some light age wear and creasing, otherwise VG Emily Davie (1915-1989) American author of Profile of America: An Autobiography of the U.S.A. (1954) for which Lindbergh wrote the foreword.  William Ernest Hocking (1873-1966) American idealist philosopher at Harvard University.  Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) English mathematician and philosopher, best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process philosophy.

WW2. John Sweetman Multi Signed Book Titled 'The Dambusters Raid'. Signed on Title page by the Author John Sweetman, The Son of Bouncing bomb inventor Sir Barnes Wallis and Margaret Dove( Daughter of Roy Chadwick who invented the Lancaster) Published in 1990 by Arms and Armour Press of London, Printed in England by Clays Ltd of St Ives. Spine and Dust Jacket in fair condition. 219 pages. Fantastic signatures. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Mixed ephemera including multiple 1940s/50s signed pictures of glamour / film stars, large format pictures of buildings, some bomb damaged, probably London, RAF interest photograph album including aeroplanes in flight and Canada/North America c1940s/50s etc

*After Banksy Tesco Value 'Petrol Bomb'offset lithograph in colourssheet 51.5 x 41.5cm*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Slight creases to the upper edge, otherwise in good order.

An album of WWII German photographs, banknotes, letters, coins, and ephemera, together with RAF Bomb Disposal photographs.

HEYDENBOYMANGA DA BOMB PINKImpression digitale sous plexiglas. Signé et numéroté sur 6 ex. Edition à 6 exemplaires. Tableau en caisse Américaine.80 x 60 cmUn certificat d’authenticité accompagne l’œuvre, ainsi que sa caisse d’origine.

BRAIN ROY (MR&ROY, Né en 1980)Bomb girl after banksyPanneau de signalisation Impression digitale sous verre acrylique. Signé et numéroté sur 6 ex. Edition à 6 exemplaires.Diam. : 39 cmUn certificat d’authenticité accompagne l’œuvre, ainsi que sa caisse d’origine.

1993 Land Rover 110 2.5TDiMake: Land Rover Model: 110 TDYear: 1993Mileage: 56000VIN: SALLDHAF7KA927747Configuration: Right Hand DriveRegistration: L819CFXTransmission: manualRegistered in October 1993, this is a genuine armoured police Land Rover Defender, although its current 'Police Bomb Disposal' appearance may be more down to it recently being owned by a TV and movie vehicle supply company. While little is known about the 110 2.5TDi's first few years, the Penman Engineering-converted vehicle was was acquired in 1996 by Birmingham-based rail consultancy firm Aegis Engineering. It stayed there until 2000 when it was purchased by South Yorkshire Police. There is a record of its time there, chronicling servicing, other maintenance, and safety checks, from 2000 to 2010, during which period the mileage went from 42,404 to 53,226 miles. Two former keepers are recorded, and there's a fresh MoT valid until February 2023. The paperwork file includes the V5C, plus MoT certificates from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022. The current mileage is recorded as 56,824 miles, although this isn't warranted. The Land Rover, which is in generally good order throughout, comes with its police-fitted equipment such as side skirts, front bull bar, roof lamp and emergency lights still in place. It drives as it should, although, as an armoured Land Rover, it is a heavy vehicle to pilot.

A white metal model of a V1 flying bomb, a trench art model of a WWI German bi-plane and a metal model of a Supermarine Spitfire

A collection of RAF cloth badges, emblems, shoulder flashes and buttons worn by Flight Lieutenant Warren. Including 206 Squadron emblem, Navigator badge, wires to bomb badge etc.

A 1970's or later Mk. 1 bomb fin

MARK POSTLETHWAITE (1964): An acrylic on canvas "Lancasters Attacking The Mohne dam" depicting Guy Gibson in AJ-G drawing fire away from Mick Martins' aircraft (AJ-P) as he drops his upkeep bomb, framed, dated 1997, 49.5cm x 74.5cm.

An artist's proof "Enemy Coast Ahead" limited edition print after Philip E. West, signed by Flight Engineer Ray Grayston and the last surviving Dambuster George Johnny Johnson, bomb aimer, 20/50, with Certificate of Authenticity and signed by the artist.

A German Mauser bayonet, the ricasso stamped Jos. Corts Sn, 7170b, with bakelite grips and a 25cm fullered blade, in a steel scabbard with leather frog stamped Paul Klopper, Berlin, No: I./K.G.153; A Ghurka Khukri with implements in leather scabbard; a bomb fuse and housing, 16.5cm high, two brass shell casings, 19cm & 29cm; a fantasy German Soldatenheim St Helier 3RM token, (believed produced in the 1970's) and an 18th century single grapeshot ball, 40mm

World War II Signed FDC Titled The Flying Bomb Site At Flixecourt. Signed by Squadron Leader J. Les Munro CNZM DSQ QSO DFC. Post Mark 16th December 09. Wing Commander Cheshires First Action with 617 Dambuster Squadron. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

World War II Norman Spud Boorer OBE signed 617 Squadron RAF Leghorn The Raids on Northern Italy 60th Anniversary FDC PM 60th Anniversary Year 617 Squadron The Dambusters Scampton Lincoln 24 Jul 03. Norman Boorer was part of Barnes Wallis handpicked three man team of specialist design engineers who developed UPKEEP, the code name for the famous bouncing bomb. Sadly, Spud Boorer passed away in May 2004. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Dambuster World War II Fl Sgt KW (Ken) Brown signed The Dambusters 617 Squadron Royal Air Force 44th Anniversary of the Dams Raid FDC PM Dambusters Memorial Woodhall Spa Lincs 17 May 1987. Kenneth William Brown was born on 20 August 1920 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. He enlisted in the RCAF in 1941 and was selected for pilot training. He was recommended for fighters but after arriving in England, he was posted to a bomber training unit in Kinloss. There he crewed up with navigator Dudley Heal, bomb aimer Stefan Oancia, wireless operator Herbert Hewstone and gunner Grant McDonald, all of whom would stay with him for much of the rest of his career. Their first active posting was however to Coastal Command, flying Whitleys out of RAF St Eval on Channel patrols. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Ai Weiwei (Chinese 1957-), 'Bomb', 2020, Inkjet print on Hahnemule German etching paper, signed in black ink, numbered from an edition of 100 in pencil; sheet: 129.5 x 94cm

Banksy (British 1974-), ‘Tesco Value Petrol Bomb’, 2011, offset lithograph in colours on smooth wove paper, from an un-numbered edition of 2000; sheet: 50 x 40cm ARR

WW1 1918 Grenade (Mill's Bomb) by JMD & SL decommissioned and converted into a desktop money box.

Collection of Groundhog albums to include Who Will Save The World 29237. Matrix A1U/B1U (1st pressing), Thank Christ For The Bomb, Split, matrix A1U/B1U (early pressing) and another (4)

A Large Collection Of 7 " Singles Covering Decades 1950's to 2000's Artists To Include, Abba, A-Ha, Donna Allen, Rick Astley, Bruce Springsteen, Marc Almond, Herp Albert, Bananarama,  Shirley Bassey,  Beach Boys, Bay City Rollers , Matt Bianco, Big Country, Big Fun,  Cilla Black, Black Box, David Bowie , Bros, Sarah Brightman, Bucks Fizz, Boy George,  Bolton, Blancmange, Bronksi Beat, Brotherhood Of Mann,  Bomb The Base, Boomtown Rats, Clash, Chubby Checker, Nat King Cole, Rita Coolidge,  Culture Club, Randy Crawford, Chris De Burgh, Neil Diamond, Cutting Crew, Darts, D - Train,  Duran Duran, Sheena Easton, Earth Wind & Fire, David Essex,  Gloria Estefan,  Eurythmics, Everly Brothers, Gloria Gaynor, Samantha Fox, Fleetwood Mac, Flying Pickets, Fine Young Cannibals, Four Seasons  Falco,  Genesis , Eddy Grant, Paul Hardcastle, Whitney Houston,  Billy Joel, Elton John, Michael Jackson,  Kool & The Gang, Nik Kershaw, Tom Jones,  Huey Lewis & The News,  Johnny Hates Jazz, George Michael, Paul McCartney,  Kylie Minogue, Alison Moyet,  New Kids On The Block, New Seekers , Suzi Quattro, Chris Rea, Dolly Parton + Many MoreOver 1000 Records In The Collection 

Historical and Medical Interest: An earthenware culture vessel for the large-scale production of penicillin, circa 1941, oblong in shape with cylindrical spout, glazed in the interior, 22.5cm x 28cm x 6cm, signed and enscribed in pen - 'The Penicillin culture vessel was designed by Norman Heatley 1940 - a member of the team who developed the drug administered later that year Sir William Dunn Pathology lab University of Oxford', with a letter of provenance from the vendor: A similar vessel was recently shown on the Antique Roadshow with a valuation of £15,000 to £20,000 .Dr Norman Heatley, OBE DM - Penicillin's Unsung Hero In the early 1940s, a team of Oxford University scientists, led by Professor Howard Florey, carried out pioneering research work which led to the large-scale production of penicillin - the 'miracle drug' that saved thousands of Allied troops' lives and literally millions since. Dr Norman Heatley was a key member of that team. Born in 1911 in Woodbridge, Suffolk and with a doctorate from Cambridge, Heatley joined Florey's research team at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in Oxford in 1936. Soon after the start of World War II, work began on penicillin after Sir Ernst Chain read Sir Alexander Fleming's 1929 paper on penicillin and thought the subject worthy of further research. With limited resources in wartime Britain, the Oxford team's ingenuity was taxed to the full. Heatley was responsible for many of the technical innovations that were necessary to carry out the extremely difficult processes of purification and extraction of penicillin. He also became expert at growing the mould from which penicillin was extracted. Initially all kinds of containers were used ranging from sheep-dip tins to gallon juice bottles, biscuit tins and bedpans. The solution was a stackable rectangular ceramic vessel designed by Heatley who organised their immediate production. Heatley also monitored the experiment on mice in 1940 which first showed penicillin's great potential, and grew the penicillin for the first clinical tests on human patients in Oxford in 1941. Britain's full engagement in the war meant that further development and large-scale manufacture of penicillin could not realistically take place here; the collaboration of the USA would be needed. Ignoring the danger, Heatley and Florey flew to the US in 1941 to share their knowledge and to try to enlist American support. Fortunately this was forthcoming, and treatment of soldiers began in North Africa in April 1943. Soon, increased production of penicillin became the second highest priority at the American War Department. Only the development of the atom bomb was considered more important. The US government encouraged chemical and pharmaceutical firms to collaborate without fear of potential antitrust violations with the result that penicillin became available in time for the closing stages of the war. Fleming, Florey and Chain shared the Nobel prize for their work on penicillin in 1945. Various studies since the 1980s have argued that Heatley's contribution was seriously underestimated. In apportioning the credit for penicillin's development, Professor Sir Henry Harris linked the four principal scientists: 'Without Fleming, no Chain or Florey; without Chain, no Florey; without Florey, no Heatley; without Heatley, no penicillin'. In 1990 Heatley was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Medicine - an unprecedented award from Oxford University - in recognition of his great contribution. Norman Heatley, a kind, much loved, and self-effacing man, died in January 2004

Robert Driessen - Art Forger - Banksy - An ink and watercolour on paper drawing / painting of Banksy's 'Bomb Hugger' graffiti street art. Signed in pen to the lower edge 'Made By R. J. C. Driessen In The Style Of Banksy'. Unframed with slight staining to the paper. Artwork measures approx; 560mm x 380mm. Robert Driessen was born in Arnhem in the Netherlands. Like many artists he struggled to sell his own work, but found he could easily copy any other artists style. Over the last 20 years he became one of the most successful art forgers in the world. He has fooled museums, galleries and every major auction house. He came to specialise in the work of Alberto Giacometti. Robert emigrated to Thailand where he opened a small restaurant and moved away from the world of art. He has recently taken up the brush and sculptors tools once again, producing original reproductions, all of which are signed by Robert Driessen.

TWO WORLD WAR 1/2 RIFLE BAYONETS AND SCABBARDS, to include US Army 1917 pattern Remington brand Rifle bayonet, with exploding bomb logo, belt hanger is stamped D.H.& G. 1940 and British WW1 S.M.L.E. Rifle Bayonet and scabbard, by Sanderson with markings etc

A COLLECTION OF WORLD WAR I CRESTED CHINA, manufactured by Arcadian, Diamond, Shelley, Sussex, Carlton, Savoy and others, items include a dispatch rider 'Maidenhead', Shrapnel Villa 'City of London', We've kept the home fires burning 'Ryde', bust of a sailor 'Birkenhead' German Zeppelin bomb, Tommies Bungalow 'Birmingham', H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 'Newmarket', Lusitania 'Eastbourne', Super Zeppelin 'Kidderminster', clip of bullets 'Heath Hayes', search light 'Chester', etc, tallest piece height 9cm (16) (Condition report: search light has a firing crack, HMS Queen Elizabeth has a broken turret, otherwise in good condition with some wear to the gilding)

WWII, Fred Olivi, signed 10x8 black and white photograph pictured in the cockpit. Olivi, best known as co-pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The crew of the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima. Three days later, on Aug. 9, 1945, the crew of the B 29 bomber nicknamed Bockscar dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Japan surrendered six days later, ending World War II. Good condition Est.

WWII, Thomas Ferebee signed 10x8 black and white photograph. Ferebee (November 9, 1918 - March 16, 2000) was the bombardier aboard the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The crew of the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima. Three days later, on Aug. 9, 1945, the crew of the B 29 bomber nicknamed Bockscar dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Japan surrendered six days later, ending World War II. Good condition Est.

TRIAL OF 1909 - THE CURTIS BENNETT PAPERSCollection of fifty-seven letters and postcards to Sir Henry Curtis Bennett from family, friends and members of the public, some anonymous, congratulating him on his imminent knighthood and his promotion to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, showing their support after the '...recent dastardly & diabolic attempt on your life...' and concerns for his safety ('...do be careful of all letters, parcels & visitors to your house...'), all speaking in the strongest terms against the 'vile' and devilish suffragettes ('evil... hysterical maniacs... Let all militants 'starve' themselves...'), supporting his strong stance ('...more power to your elbow...') and suggesting ways he can deal with them ('...the glory of a woman is her hair, if she won't keep quiet cut it off. You would soon put a stop to all this violence...'), several from women ('... I am heartily ashamed of my own sex... if I thought that my little girl (aged 9 months) would grow up like one of these, I would rather lay her to rest, at once... I grant that women should have the vote but they are hindering the good of the Cause...'), one letter from a maid giving the names of suffragettes hiding from the police ('...they are hiding Miss Lillian Linton... I will come forward for the Truth if necessary...'), c. 140 pages, dust-staining, small tears and marks, 4to and 8vo, [various addresses], May 1913; with a copy of the order of service for Curtis Bennett's burial service on 6 June 1913 (quantity)Footnotes:'IF THEY WON'T EAT, LET THEM DIE': letters to the suffragettes' nemesis, Bow Street Magistrate Henry Curtis Bennett.The issue of female suffrage was part of a much wider debate on the equality of the sexes at this time (the so-called 'Woman Question') and this correspondence, prompted by an attempt on the life of the Bow Street Magistrate, serves to demonstrate the widespread public feeling against suffragism in general: '...the anti-suffragists could plausibly claim to speak for a silent majority of men and women who feared that valuable gender differences would be diluted by too much political equality...' (www.bl.uk). What is particularly evident here, however, is their distaste for the militant tactics of the suffragette wing of the movement, whose extreme behaviour certainly isolated many supporters of female suffrage, such as the suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett, who believed that votes for women would and should be achieved by peaceful means. To them, these women are 'savages', 'horrible female miscreants', 'misguided' and 'villainous', displaying 'very un-English' uncivilised behaviour. They are diabolical 'female fiends' and clearly mad ('militancy is another word for insanity'). One correspondent, the architect of Buckingham Palace, Sir Aston Webb, writes of '...the evil machinations of these disgraceful suffragists...'. The women correspondents write just as vociferously as the men. There are several letters from women who are ashamed of their sex - one self-proclaimed 'septuagenarian spinster' suggests flogging, another 'peaceable quiet woman' suggests deportation to the remote island of Staffa in the north of Scotland. On 21 October 1908, at Bow Street Magistrates Court Sir Henry Curtis Bennett (1846-1913) famously tried Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst and Flora Drummond for inciting a breach of the peace by circulating a handbill during a demonstration in Trafalgar Square on 13 October urging their WSPU supporters to 'rush' the House of Commons. After a four-day trial, all three were found guilty and sentenced to three months imprisonment. After that he was a marked man. As well as the failed parcel-bomb attempt discussed here, he survived another assassination attempt when two suffragettes attempted to push him over the cliffs at Margate (see London Evening Standard article transcribed on historyoffeminism.com website) after he convicted several suffragettes following a window-smashing raid on the West End, necessitating constant protection from officers of Scotland Yard. In May 1913 he took over as Chief Magistrate from Sir Albert de Rutzen who issued the arrest warrant for Dr Crippen and Ethel Le Neve. His son Sir Henry Honywood Curtis Bennett became a celebrated barrister and politician.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

EGYPT - BRITISH SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BRANCH AND STUDENT INSURRECTION, 1945-1946An archive of 'Top Secret' materials relating to Egyptian actions against British rule in 1945-6, compiled by Capt./Major L.B. Mountford, S.I.B., C.M. Police, including: 'Assault by Egyptian Mob on C.M.P. Outpost in Ramleh Square, Alexandria, on 4th March, 1945' [...'culminating in the death of two British Miliary Policemen...'], 'Confidential' investigation report carried out by Mountford, upwards of 100 typescript pages, 60 gelatin silver print photographs, including the 'mob' attacking, the aftermath showing the damage to C.M.P. building, forensic images of the deceased soldiers, the bullets, a suspect, etc., a sheet of fingerprints of the victims, hole punched, some pages loose, in original cloth-backed boards, O.H.M.S. label on upper cover, folio, [4-12 March, 1946]'Death of Sayid Abbas Sayid Ritha, an Iraqi of Karbala, from a Revolver Shot Wound Inflicted by 2326931 Sign... of No. 3 Coy., 4 G.H.Q., Signals, Paiforce', 'Confidential' investigation report carried out by Mountford, approximately 70 typescript pages (some signed ink), one photograph of the bullet used in the shooting, annotated in ink, hole punched, in original stiff wrappers, printed 'On His Majesty's Service' label with report subject on upper cover, folio, Baghdad, 1 December 1945'Secret Reports', folder of 'Top Secret' reports, mostly drawn up by Mountford, including: 'Unlawful possession of W.D. firearms. Arrest of four natives', 'Bomb outrages by Egyptian Civilians', '... Hand-made bomb in Sharia Dar El Shifa', 'Arrest of five natives for conspiracy and receiving three Mills Grenades from a B.O.R.', 'Discipline - Officers' [relating to obtaining of a ring from a Greek spinster 'under the promise of marriage... now believed to be false...' by a British officer] , arrest of Salem Abdel Aziz Weheba, a member of the Misr El Fatat (Young Egypt) Society, upwards of 100 typescript pages, some pencil notes and transcriptions of evidence from the Arabic, several photographs of a member of the Young Egypt Society (and S.I.B. informer, noted 'Frequents native brothels in Berka'), loose in contemporary cloth-backed portfolio, inked 'Political Dept., C.C.P.' on upper cover, folio, [1946] Folder of printed ephemera, including hotel and travel receipts (Alexandria, Tripoli, Cairo etc), and 6 pages of 'fairly confidential' typescript instructions relating to drills and allowed usage of words for corresponding with wives of soldiers, hole punched, in original stiff portfolio wrappers, folio, [1946]Miscellany including: 2 letters written by Mountford, from Cairo in July 1946, to his wife ('... Apart from the local bomb outrages things are quiet enough... I have decided I do not like this country, its people or its climate...'); three original caricatures, 2 seemingly portraits of Mountford; six photographs of deceased persons, one captioned in pencil on the verso '28 Aug. 45... soldier murdered by rifle fire by his friend, after an argument. Syrian type, from Transjordan'; metal cigarette case, with 'Oriental' view engraved on upper cover, engraved 'Capt. L.B. Mountford, Baghdad 1945' inside lid, items loose, various sizes, [1945-1946] (collection)Footnotes:'BOMB OUTRAGES BY EGYPTIAN CIVILIANS... UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF W.D. FIREARMS... ARREST OF FIVE NATIVES FOR CONSPIRACY...' - A remarkable archive of top secret case studies kept by a high ranking member of the Special Investigation Branch during the student riots against British occupation in Egypt in the 1940s. Includes reports into the deaths of British military personnel, riots on 4 March 1946 (supported with a series of photographs showing the movements of the 'mob' attacking a police station), the murder on a train of an Iraqi student by a drunken British soldier, illegal sale of weapons, double-crossing Egyptian civilian police officers, visits to brothels, and an understanding of the wider political picture. Mountford, the S.I.B. who wrote up most of the cases, wrote his wife (12 July 1946) that 'I think that the whole shoot of international politicians are actuated by something more than mere patriotic fervour. Big business has got it's finger in the pie again'.Mountford was the source of many of the dramatic true cases written up by Norman Phillips in Guns, Drugs and Deserters. The Special Investigation Branch in the Middle East, Werner Laurie, 1954, a dust-jacketed first edition of which is included in the lot. Mountford is named often in the text.Provenance: Leonard B. Mountford, Special Investigation Branch ('S.I.B.'), Cairo District. In these papers he is referred to either as Major in his role as Assistant Provost Marshal, or Captain in the Military Police. The letters written home to his wife are sent to addresses in Catford, or Bromley, South London, and it is known that on his return to England Mountford joined the Flying Squad.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Quantity of Militaria, including a set of Underwood & Underwood stereoscopic cards 'The South African War' in fitted box as two volumes of books, together with a hand held aluminium and wood stereoscopic viewer, a model of a signal cannon on a wood carriage, a Pith helmet with leather chin strap, four wood swagger sticks with badges to Royal Artillery, London Rifle Volunteer Brigade, Rifle Brigade and Royal Army Service Corps, an inert Mills bomb, a wooden copy of a stick grenade, a photograph album relating to the Rifle Brigade and various pieces of ephemera etc.

An Air Ministry Camera Type G45 by Williamson Mfg. Co. Ltd., stamped with broad arrow and with a spare film magazine; an Air Ministry Twin Handled Camera by Williamson Mfg. Co. Ltd, circa 1940's; a Swan Generating Set, used by the RAF for charging aircraft radio batteries, circa 1950's; a Second World War RAF Air Tank for a Lancaster Bomber, in galvanised steel, used for opening the bomb bay doors; two Military Field Telephone Sets MKII F, in green painted wood cases (7)