* Postal History. A collection of early British postal history, including an early banking letter, 1809 to Messrs Coutt's & Coy Bankers, another below dated 1809 containing 42 transfers from Glasgow to Royal Bank, Edinburgh, presented on card and typed descriptions, together with 11 further sheets all similarly presented including an example of the sealing of the letter sheets usually with banks crest, with an 1854 cheque beneath which would pass daily through the postal system, an example of an Irvine numbered obliterator, early 1844 type, the cover stamped on the opposite side with Irvine 1849 despatch mark and Kilmarnock 1849 arrival mark (red ink), 2 sheets displaying Victorian postcards used by the Foreign Mail circa 1892 and public and business postcards issued at Somerset House 1872, various sheets including blue envelopes 1879, details printed inside flaps 1855/56, letters and envelopes used by banking companies 1866, 1890, printed letter sheet from the Derby & Derbyshire Bank, Belper 1846 and othersQty: (12)
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* Webster (Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967). Collector and dealer of manuscripts, fine art and ethnographic artefacts associated with Oceanic Peoples. A small archive of Webster's papers and diaries, mostly mid twentieth century, comprising approximately 85 letters to Webster, mostly 1950s, the majority concerning replies to his various adverts seeking ethnographic artefacts, books and manuscripts, together with 12 of his pocket diaries (1940, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1956-62), the majority giving details of meetings, payments, etc. plus six related accounts pocket books for 1943-45, a notebook giving names and dates for correspondents in the 1950s, three used cheque books, 1943/44, Webster's New Zealand driving licence for 1936 and a notebook titled 'Reports to Internal Affairs' with draft manuscript notes in unidenfied hand, plus a group of eight photographs of drawings and artworks, plus two watercolours en Grisaille, one copy of a drawing of Hongi Hira 14 x 10.5cm, the second of the President of Transval 'decorated by the late Maori King' 17 x 13cm, and a magazine reproduction portrait of Hori Ngatai pasted on paper mount with an autograph sentiment signed on a separate paper strip pasted beneath, translating as 'good wishes to you and regards from your friend Hori Ngatai', the paper strip with horizontal crease at foot and vertical split running through autograph but without loss, all three portraits showing facial tattoos (moko)Qty: (A small carton)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR An official large cheque 23/12/1925 with a scene from White Hart Lane at the top and the club crest on the left, paid £50 to A.H. Coleman who played 3 times 1893-1895. Signed by 2 Directors and the Secretary and by Coleman on the reverse. Two punched holes and minor tear. Generally good
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR An official large cheque 2/12/1925 with a scene from White Hart Lane at the top and the club crest on the left, paid £47-10/- to James Burrough plus his original invoice for spirits. Signed by 2 Directors and the Secretary and by Burrough on the reverse. Two punched holes and minor tear. Generally good
LOUIS VUITTON; a vintage monogram brown canvas wallet/money purse with calfskin interior, with space for six credit cards and a pocket for coins, 11 x 9 x 4cm, and a mono brown canvas cheque book holder, 12 x 8 x 2cm (2).Additional InformationThe wallet is in fair condition. On the exterior there is a rip to the leather at the base of the wallet, internally the leather is discoloured with minor scratches and signs of wear along with the cheque book holder which also has signs of wear internally and some rubbing to the external leather.
FLEECE PRESS; KNOWLES (R), intro, CATS AND LANDLADIES’ AND HUSBANDS, T.E. LAWRENCE IN BRIDLINGTON, tipped in plates, blue cloth, Huddersfield; DE FREITAS (DR LEO), WING COMMANER R.G. SIMS, THE SAYINGS & DOINGS OF T.E. LAWRENCE, limited edition of 300, blue cloth, Huddersfield, 1994; EILERS (C), A SHY BIRD, The U.S. copyright edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, tipped in and folding plates, limited edition of 225, ½ imitation vellum with blue boards; HERBERT HODGSON PRINTER, worked for T.E. Lawrence & at Gregynog, limited edition of 340, ¼ cloth with striped boards, Huddersfield, 1989; SMITH (C), THE GOLDEN REIGN, THE STORY OF MY FRIENDSHIP WITH ‘LAWRENCE OF ARABIA’, limited edition of 500, blue cloth, Huddersfield, 2004; KNOWLES (R), TWO SUPERIORS, the motor-cycling friendship of George Brough & T.E. Lawrence, limited edition of 300, beige cloth, Huddersfield, 2005; KNOWLES (R), PRECIOUS CASKETS, the friendship of T.E. Lawrence and William McCance, limited edition of 240, booklet and facsimile cheque tucked in at back, ¼ cloth with marbled boards, Huddersfield 2003 (7).Additional InformationSome very light surface wear, minor discolouration to some of the board exteriors, the copy of Herbert Hodgson has two dents to the covers at the lower section. Further light general wear. Footnote: This lot forms part of The Library of a Cheshire Gentleman collection, see lot 2317 for more details.
Small Selection of Various Items including brass matchbox cover stamped A Jones 5th Welsh Swansea ... Copper matchbox cover Jerusalem ... Brass button stick stamped 1Wel. 4221 ... Similar item stamped Wel 655 ... Composite button stick ... GWR pay cheque token ... 2 x white metal whistles ... Medal ribbon bars.
Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph cheque signed "Charles Dickens" paid to "W Seagrove" for the sum of Fifty three pounds, three shillings, drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co, receipt stamp of National Provincial Bank, 1 page, printed with manuscript insertions and crossed, folds, London, 14th January 1867.⁂ A payment made out to Seagrove's, Royal naval and military outfitters in Portsea, probably for Dickens seventh son, Sydney Dickens (1847-72), who joined the Navy in 1860.
AFTER LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976) 'Mill Scene' Colour print signed to the mount lower right From the edition of 750 published by The Sunday Observer 1972 Cheque dated 1972 and framing label verso 30.5cm x 40.5cm (image) Condition Report : good condition, no issues, colours remain strong, no foxing, gilt frame in good condition Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
A folio containing a variety of documents and newspapers including a Stamp Office certificate for Annual Hair Powder Duty, 1799, an 1840 American bank note for $1000, insurance policies, receipts, cheque books and newspapers from mid 20thc marking for example WWII and the Queen's Silver Jubilee (a lot)
General Omar Bradley signed 1951 First National Bank Cheque for $600. Comes with some unsigned photos. Slight paper loss to top. But rare. 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.
Signed and Dedicated from the AuthorMac Greevy (Thomas) Pictures in the Irish National Gallery, 4to Cork (Mercier Press) 1945, illus., inscribed on f.e.p. "To Father Senan (Moynihan)," with a photograph of both together tipped in, later inscription also to the Warrens, as well as a typed letter addressed to P.H. Pearse St. Enda's requesting a cheque from Wm. Warren, an unusual association. (1)Provenance: The Warren Family.
Offered from preservation within a single ownership for the past 51 years - The ex-Sir Robert Ropner/Rodney 'Connaught' Clarke/Bill Turnbull1937 Bugatti Type 57 Surbaisse 3.3-Litre Four-Seat Sports Grand Routier 'Dulcie'Coachwork by Corsica of Cricklewoood, LondonRegistration no. DUL 351Chassis no. 57503Engine no. 16S*Based from period upon the main rails of an ex-works team 1936 Bugatti Type 57G 'Tank' sports-racing car, lightweight chassis frame*The T57S - Bugatti's finest combination of performance, comfort and drivability*Only five highly capable and competent owners from new*The last known Type 57S with Corsica coachwork in remarkably original order*The vast majority of mechanical restoration complete and ready to run*The magnate's supercar based on works Bugatti 'Tank' streamliner chassis railsHere BONHAMS is delighted to offer not only one of the most significant Bugatti Type 57 Grand Routier cars to have survived from period, but also one with an outstandingly significant history.Most notably this uniquely important Bugatti has, in effect, been preserved for the past 51 years within the single ownership of an exceptionally well-qualified British-based engineer and Bugatti marque enthusiast – the late Bill Turnbull – and it has now been established that its distinctively lightened chassis – adopted as its basis by the Bugatti factory at Molsheim during the winter of 1936-37 - re-uses mainframe members of the type designed for the renowned works-entered Bugatti Type 57G 'Tank' streamlined sports-racing cars. These super-successful aerodynes dominated both the 1936 French Grand Prix and subsequent Marne GP before setting astonishingly high-speed class world records over a range of distances and durations.While this important car's long years in Mr Turnbull's ownership have seen it mechanically restored and rebuilt to his uncompromising personal standards – since he was Chief Engineer of the renowned JCB company's Hydrapower Division during this period – its British-built Corsica bodywork, dating from 1937, has been preserved virtually untouched. In fact '57503' as offered here is believed bodily to be the last surviving 'unrestored' Type 57S. Only some 42 of these Bugatti Type 57S cars were produced in their limited run at the Molsheim factory. They were powered by an unsupercharged 3.3-litre, twin- overhead-camshaft straight-8 cylinder engine with dry-sump lubrication, and magneto ignition.This power unit drove to the live rear axle via a two-plate clutch and 4-speed manual gearbox. The rear axle was mounted on the forward ends of two reversed quarter-elliptic leaf springs and, unique to this model, passed through two large apertures in the deep-section chassis side members instead of being slung beneath them. This feature lowered the car considerably, reducing its centre of gravity height and enhancing its roadholding compared to that of the far more numerous longer, taller and heavier standard Type 57 . In fact the 'S' suffix of '57S' is generally accepted to indicate 'surbaissé' – the French term for 'low' or 'lowered' - while the alternative 'Sport' is also widely applied. The hollow front axle was suspended upon two leaf springs, each passing through the axle tube in typical Bugatti fashion. However, the Type 57S front axle was built up from two halves, with a centreline joint featuring external left- and right- hand threads supported internally by a double-ended tapering mandrel. These two halves are joined by a double-threaded external collar, permitting a limited degree of independent rotation as the springs flexed.Highly efficient, sophisticated and complex De Ram shock absorbers damped suspension front and rear. Large-diameter finned brake drums housed cable-operated alloy brake shoes. Bugatti '57503's electrics were principally by Scintilla, the windscreen wiper motor a Bosch WS12. As delivered to its first owner ex-works in 1937 the car was equipped with Scintilla headlamps, Lucas front side lights, an Ace Cornercraft rear light box, and a chrome-plated Notek 'Drive Master' driving lamp. The car also featured a Ki-Gass starting system. As discussed by Turnbull correspondents (and fellow Bugattistes) Leonard Potter and Ronnie Symondson, it seems probable this system initially had only two jets adjacent to the carburetor, subsequently altered to four - as surviving on the car today.Factory records show that Colonel Sorel - Bugatti's UK agent based in Brixton, London - placed an order with the factory on November 7, 1936, to fulfil a sale just secured by Jack Barclay Ltd. A copy of the original Jack Barclay Sales Record Card survives in this car's accompanying history file – a rare provenance document indeed. Their new customer was Mr Robert Ropner (later knighted in 1959 as Sir Robert Ropner), 28-year-old scion of the Ropner shipping-line family.Bugatti shipped 'Chassis Nu' ('unbodied rolling chassis') '57503' to England on January 29, 1937, £850 being the invoiced sum paid by Jack Barclay Ltd on February 2. They took Mr Ropner's Mercedes-Benz 540K in part- exchange valued at £800, plus a balancing cheque of £450 9s 3d - Sir Robert's 1969 memory of the price having been £1,250 being correct to within a few shillings and pence.
NO RESERVE Worsley (Francis) Itma, cheque signed by the cast loosely inserted, 1948 § Ballesteros (Mercedes) Nothing is Impossible, inscribed by the translator Francis Partridge to front free endpaper, 1956 § Wolfe (Gene) The Fifth Head of Cerberus, 1973 § Taylor (Peter) Happy Families Are All Alike, 1959, first editions, first original wrappers, others original boards or cloth, dust-jackets, the last spotted; and 55 others, literature, v.s. (59)
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