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Clevland (John, c. 1707-1763). A signed Naval Commission, 16th January 1752, appointing Lieutentant Robert Morgan to the Ship The Winchelsea, paper seal torn from left margin, signed by Clevland as Secretary to the Admiralty, somewhat browned and soiled, together with a cheque for Messrs. Marsh, Stracey, Fauntleroy & Graham for 5 signed by William Leadman (?), 24th January 1824, possibly a Henry Fauntleroy forgery, plus a 1776 lottery ticket and a Daily Post newspaper for 13th April 1724 (4)

Messrs Robert Francis & William Gosling, cheque, for the sum #27, payable to Rundell & Bridge or bearer, signed by Warren Hastings, London 9th January 1793.

A late 18th century cheque, for Sir James Esdaile, Esdaile, Hammet, Esdaile & Hammet for December 13th 1797 (circular cancellation in centre), a Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 1852 cheque, other 19th century and 20th century cheques, six Bills of Exchange from the 1840's, some American cheques, and other ephemera including share certificates

A Halsby & Co Cheque Writer, and a quantity of saucy postcards (box)

A part used cheque book from The Imperial Bank, Westminster Branch, Victoria Street, London

* Alcock & Brown. An historic black and white press photograph showing Winston Churchill presenting the prize cheque for (10,000 to Alcock & Brown at the Savoy Hotel, June 20, 1919, light crease to lower lefthand corner, approx. 15 x 20 cm. Captain John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur Whitten Brown set off from St. Johns, Newfoundland, on 14 June, 1919 and just under sixteen hours later, on 16th June, they crash landed in a bog near Clifden in County Galway, Ireland, after a flight of some 1890 miles - they had completed the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic. (1)

W.Belch, coloured engraving, Brighton Chain Pier, 6.5 x 11.5 ins, 6.5 x 11.5 ins, a Brighthelmston Suspension Pier Company share dividend cheque (blank) 4 x 9.75 ins. and three other images of the Chain Pier.

John Lennon A cheque dated 13th January, 1967, drawn on the account of J.W. Lennon, made payable to The Inland Revenue in blue ballpoint pen in an unknown hand for the sum of Ninety five thousand, seven hundred and eighty-two pounds, no shillings, no pence, signed in blue ballpoint pen by John Lennon

A Titanic Relief Fund cheque for 15 shillings issued to Mr G. Lobb by The Capital & Counties Bank Limited 27th May 1917. Purple rubber-stamped "Titanic Relief Fund". VGC.

Rossetti (Christina G.). Signed cheque for two hundred pounds, made out to her brother Wm. M. Rossetti Esq., on a London & Westminster Bank form, dated 7th October 1893, perforated cancellation stamp touching first name and middle initial (1)

Rossetti (Christina G.). Signed cheque for fifty pounds, made out to Miss Read on a London & Westminster Bank form, dated 28th September 1893, perforated cancellation stamp touching first name and middle initial, together with Rossetti (W.M.), signed cheque for sixty pounds, made out to his sister Miss Christina G. Rossetti on a London & Westminster Bank form, dated 3rd March 1894, ink and perforated cancellation stamps, the first affecting Christina's surname, the latter touching William's first initial (2)

Rossetti (D.G.). Signed cheque for twenty?five pounds, made out to himself, on Union Bank of London form, dated 21st May 1880, perforated cancellation stamp lightly touching a few of the cheque details (1)

Rossetti (Maria Francesca, 1827?76). A Shadow of Dante, being an Essay towards Himself, his World and his Pilgrimage, 1st ed., 1871, wood?eng. frontis. and four folding charts, some spotting at front and rear, inscribed on front free endpaper by author, 'To my dear Brother & chief helper in this work, William Michael Rossetti, 13th October 1871', with a handwritten note by William beneath, 'The Frontispiece, tho' actually drawn by Dunn, was designed by DR ? The Binding was designed by me, & set right by DGR, & the actual working?drawings done by Dunn, W.M.R., 1905', hinges sl. cracked, orig. gilt?dec. maroon cloth, spine torn with sl. loss at head, 8vo, together with a cheque for fifty pounds to H.T. Dunn, made out and signed by D.G. Rossetti on the printed form of the Union Bank of London, 10th February 1879, with perforated cancellation stamp across signature Henry Treffry Dunn (1838?1899) was Gabriel's studio assistant for twenty years. (2)

A cheque signed by Rocky Marciano, dated May 16 1966, a rare example signed with the boxer's full name Rocco F. Marchegiano, mounted with a b&w photograph of the 'Brockton Blockbuster', 40.5 by 30cm, 16 by 11 3/4in, sold with a COA (2)

A cheque signed by Rocky Marciano, dated May 16 1966, a rare example signed with the boxer's full name Rocco F. Marchegiano, mounted with a b&w photograph of the 'Brockton Blockbuster', 40.5 by 30cm, 16 by 11 3/4in, sold with a COA (2)

Cruikshank (George, 1792-1878). Autograph letter signed on letterhead, 263, Hampstead Road, [London], N.W., 13th November 1874, to George Routledge & Sons, concerning the publishing history of "More Mornings at Bow Street" and "Mornings at Bow Street", with a PS saying 'Neither of these works have the frontispiece described by our friend G.A. Sala, and a further note observing that Septimus Prowett was the publisher of his illustrated edition of "Punch and Judy", 2 pages on integral leaves with inner pages blank, 8vo, together with Weir (Harrison, 1824-1906), Autograph letter signed on letterhead, Hinwick, Lansdowne Road, Tonbridge Wells, 6th January 1888, to J. Harwood and enclosing a cheque for .11s.6d. for a ticket, 1 page, 8vo

Tennyson (Alfred, Lord, 1809-1892). Autograph letter signed ('A. Tennyson'), Farringford, 27th January 1865, thanking [the publisher Routledge] for the cheque and requesting that 'the little error in the account' is corrected, 1 page, 8vo (1)

Tennyson (Alfred, Lord, 1809-1892). Autograph letter signed ('A. Tennyson'), Farringford, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 8th February 1871, thanking [the publisher George Routledge] for the cheque for 75.4[s.] 'due to me on account of my Illustrated Poems after January 1870', regretting a problem concerning a medallion portrait and continuing, 'There is a full-faced photograph of Mr. Woolmer's bust of me which is very good but then I fear it would have to be paid for', thanking Routledge for the interest in his 'little set of unpublished poems "The Window"' which were not intended for publication except with music by Sullivan, explaining that Mr. Payne, his then publisher, had taken the poems from his drawing-room table and subsequently published them in his Tennyson Concordance without the author's permission, and concluding 'the composer and his brother wrote such pathetic letters that I agreed not to put a stop to it by withdrawing "The Window"', with an initialled postscript written vertically at the letter's head offering to supply the name of the American publisher to whom "The Window" was offered, 4 pages, 8vo.

CRIME Bravo, Florence. Letter to Lady Antrim, written by her husband Charles owing to her illness. The Priory, Balham, March 27th, 1876 2pp., 8vo. Concerning "the counterpart of the lease", and inviting Lady Antrim to lunch. Sold with a signed cheque of Joseph Hunton, 26th July 1825 - the last man to be hanged for forgery in England. (2)

Early 20th century Protectograph cheque protector in domed tinplate outer case.

A William IV style brass and steel club fender, the cheque upholstered corners over square and cylindrical supports with acanthus decoration, labelled Robin Gage, 210cm wide.

Robert Taylor Carson HRUA (b.1919), ASHFORD CASTLE, signed lower right; original cheque payment dated 1950, pasted on reverse, oil on canvas, 51 by 61cm. 20 by 24in. Euro 2,000-3,000 (IR £1,600-£2,300 approx.)

Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph note in the third person to "Mr. Pearse", 1p. with signed envelope and a visiting card all mounted on a sheet, Gads Hill Place, Kent, 4th October 1868, sending a cheque in payment and thanking him "for the care taken of his sons at the Royal Hotel", folds; and 2 others, a small photograph of Dickens and a T.L.s. from the editor of the Pilgrim Edition of The Letters of Charles Dickens, v.s.

Kerensky (Aleksandr Fyodorovich, socialist revolutionary, head of the Russian provisional government, July-October 1917, 1881-1970) A.L.s. to "Dear Sir Ronald", 1p., 4to, Cadogan Square, 2nd April 1950, sending a cheque as a member of the British Institute for Political Research, folds.

Stevenson (Robert Louis) More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter, first edition, autographed cheque of R. L. Stevenson, signed, tipped in, armorial bookplate, inner hinges weak, original cloth, bubbling slightly, soiled, corners bruised, spine faded, resedue of plate on front cover, in modern half morocco slip-case, 8vo, 1885.

'The Williams Cheque Punch made by Peter Hooker, London, England', in gilt detailed black finished metal, latest patent 1890, width 19.5cm.