Mel Crawford (Canadian, B. 1925) "British Columbia" Signed lower center. Original Mixed Media on Cold Press 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 Canada 17c Flags of Canada British Columbia stamp issued June 15, 1979. British Columbia is Canada's westernmost Province, with shorelines washed by the Pacific Ocean. European contact with British Columbia dates from a much earlier time than that of the other western Provinces because the discovery was made by sea. Sir Francis Drake sighted Vancouver Island in 1579, but no explorers landed on the coast until 1778, when Captain James Cook landed at Nootka Sound during the long search for the Northwest Passage. The furs that Cook's men took in trade from the Indians -- especially the sea otter pelts -- caused a sensation, and soon the waters off the coast of present day British Columbia were crowded with trading ships from England and the newly-founded United States. From the time of Cook's landing until 1795, the ownership of the British Columbia coast was in dispute. But in 1795, Spain gave up her claims to the Pacific coast lands north of her California colonies. British explorers had reached the Pacific by the overland route from Montreal in 1793, and British domination was clearly established. But that domination was not to bring widespread development. In 1855, the total European population was still only 774. That was changed by the discovery of gold in 1858. Suddenly, the population grew to more than 25,000, and the quiet trading center of the Hudson's Bay Company became a crowded frontier. The British Parliament took control of British Columbia in that same year, establishing it as a Crown Colony, and British Columbia joined the Dominion in 1871. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 17.25 x 15 in. Unframed. (B05360)
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Shannon Stirnweis (American, B. 1931) "U.S. Marines Land on Saipan" Signed middle right. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The upper portion of this painting originally appeared as the cachet on the First Day Cover of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c U.S. Marines Land on Saipan 1944 stamp issued June 15, 1994. The lower portion of this painting appeared as the stamp itself. The U.S. wanted Saipan, in the Marianas, as an advance base from which B-29 bombers could strike Japan's home islands. On June 15, 1944, hundreds of U.S. planes and warships bombarded the beaches. It took only 20 minutes for 8,000 Marines from the 2nd and 4th Divisions, commanded by Lieutenant General Holland M. "Howling Mad" Smith, to land. Although the Japanese fought back with fanatical banzai attacks, thousands more U.S. Marines were ashore by nightfall. On June 16, reinforcements from the Army's 27th Division were called in. By June 20, the remaining Japanese troops were trapped, but their defensive positions in caves and hills made progress over the next two weeks difficult. On July 9, Saipan was finally declared secured. Image Size: 25.75 x 16.75 in. Overall Size: 28.75 x 18.75 in. Unframed. (B14720)
Steve Ferguson (American, B. 1946) "Mirage 2000C" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 32c Mirage 2000C stamp issued November 10, 1995. The French Mirage 2000 first flew in March 1976. The only combat use to date occurred during the Persian Gulf War. Image Size: 16.5 x 14 in. Overall Size: 20 x 15 in. Unframed. (B14897)
Basil Smith (British, B. 1925). "The Cow Jumped over the Moon" Original Mixed Media painting on Hot Press Illustration Board. Signed lower left. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Westminster Collector's Society 20p The Man on the Moon stamp issued February 6, 1990. The Moon, Earth's satellite and closest astral neighbor, has been a source of inspiration to poets and dreamers throughout the centuries. Its craters and mountains were first studied by astronomer Galileo, but weren't actually mapped until 1837 by Johann von M?dler. Because of their eerie resemblance to the human face, lunar spots have afforded an especially rich subject for the play of human fancy. Perhaps the oldest myth relating to the man in the moon originates in the Old Testament. In the Book of Numbers, a man is caught gathering sticks on the Sabbath, and as an example to mankind, he is condemned to stand forever on the moon with a bundle on his back. Chaucer and Shakespeare also allude to the man in the moon as an individual who was banished to the lunar surface as punishment. Even so, people throughout the centuries have seen the man in the moon as a more benevolent presence in the night sky, evoking the mysteries of the universe and of love. Many nursery rhymes have also been inspired by the moon. One credits the man in the moon with visiting earth: "The Man in the Moon came down too soon and asked his way to Norwich..." and another popular nursery rhyme conjures up a cow jumping over the moon. Image Size: 6 x 7 in. Overall Size: 9 x 10 in. Unframed. (B12343)
Basil Smith (British, B. 1925). "The Laughing Policeman" Signed lower left. Original Mixed Media/Watercolor painting on Hot Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Westminster Collector's Society 20p Laughing Policeman stamp issued February 6, 1990. In 1829, British statesman Robert Peel succeeded in reforming the criminal laws of Britain and established the London Police Force. Its members, known as Bobbies or Peelers, were viewed with suspicion from the very beginning. There was much opposition at the time from the laboring class because policemen were seen as enforcers of an unjust and restrictive society. With their tall hats, stiff uniforms, and menacing billy clubs, the stern-faced Bobbies were thought to be inept, surly, and decidedly humorless. So, in some respects, the term "laughing policeman" is an ironic misnomer. Policemen were rarely seen laughing. Such light-hearted behavior would be considered unseemly and might cause a policeman to lose his job. The only place it appeared safe for a policeman to laugh was on stage in the Music Hall. An entertainer who got his start in the Music Hall and who was known anonymously as the "Laughing Policeman," was celebrated for singing a lively comic song broken up by fits of raucous laughter. Indeed, there is nothing funny about many of the crimes policemen are required to enforce. But for smaller offenses like parking violations or jaywalking, policemen have been known to have a sense of humor. Image Size: 6 x 7 in. Overall Size: 9 x 10 in. Unframed. (B12344)
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "Peace Bridge/America" Signed lower left. Original watercolor painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for Peace Bridge issued August 4, 1977. In large measure, the 4400-foot-long steel bridge that spans the Niagara River from Fort Porter, Buffalo, New York, to Fort Erie, Ontario, -- where the final shots of the War of 1812 were exchanged -- is a monument to an almost-forgotten patriot of the early United States, Richard Rush. Born the son of famed physician Benjamin Rush, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the younger Rush was the U. S. Assistant Secretary of State following the War of 1812. A spillover from a struggle between Britain and France, it left in its aftermath a feeling of great suspicion between Canada and the United States. Nervous citizens on both sides of the 3,989-mile-long border called for a wall of fortresses. And Canadians warned that they planned to gird the Great Lakes with a fleet of warships. Rush expressed his fears that a border manned by armed soldiers and sailors could only lead to future hostilities, and suggested that the border remain unprotected -- a revolutionary idea! The Canadians vowed they would agree not to defend the border if the United States would agree as well. Rush was eventually successful in convincing the United States government to place no forts, no ships, no sailors, no soldiers on the long border. To this day the world's longest undefended border and the fifty-year-old Peace Bridge stand as a testament to the fact that two great nations can live together in peace. Image Size: 11.5 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 18 in. Unframed. (B05477)
Clarence Wells (B. 1950) "Thunderbird" Serigraph. Pencil dated (July 20th, 1978), titled, signed and numbered (123/150) lower margin. Clarence Wells is an acclaimed contemporary Pacific Northwest Coast First Nations artist and carver. Wells has become an internationally renowned artist whose Haida style paintings are often painted onto hand-crafted shaman drums. Sight Size: 18 x 29.5 in. Overall Framed Size: 21.5 x 33.25 in. Framed behind glass.
Housed in a display box, the hair clipping comes from the actress's hairdresser Kenneth Battelle and is dated June 14, 1959. The paper box features two glass framed pieces: one which contains a lock of hair and, next to it, there's an image of the iconic actress in the middle of her signature laugh. Kenneth Battelle, famous as 'Mister Kenneth.' Batelle was known as the world's first celebrity hairdresser, and in addition to Marilyn Monroe, he counted Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy as his clients. He worked mostly in New York City, from the 1950s until his death in 2013. Small photo on top of the box features Kenneth Battelle and Monroe. The boxes with the hair and small photos do show their age of their fifty years. Preserved in a 1 x 1.5 in. glass case. - This item does not come with any additional documentation and is being sold as-is.
Syd Solomon (Florida, 1917 - 2004) "Wake" 1976 Oil on Canvas. Signed upper right, along with being inscribed verso on canvas. Syd Solomon was an American abstract artist. He spent most of his time in his homes in both East Hampton, NY and Sarasota, Florida which influenced many of his paintings. His works have been featured at The Guggenheim, The Whitney, Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Wadsworth Athenaeum and several others.Solomon was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family. And this is where he also got his start painting, in high school. Later he went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1935 to 1938.[2] In 1940 he enlisted in the Engineer Aviation Regiment, First Camouflage Battalion of the military. During this time Solomon helped design camouflage for the California coast near the San Francisco area. Later he was assigned to the Royal Engineer Camouflage Corps in London where he designed camouflage to be used against the Germans in World War II. He even went on to earn the Bronze star for his contributions during the Battle of the Bulge. During his time in London he mostly performed aerial reconnaissance which inspired his ideas of abstract art. After leaving the military he went on to attend classes at the French art school L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1945.Sight Size: 42 x 40 in. Overall Framed Size: 43 x 41 in.
George Catlin (1796 - 1872) "View of West Point" Watercolor/pen/ink on paper. Provenance: Sotheby's lot 47 (11/21/2016) (Estimate: $15,000-$25,000) When Catlin was 8 years old, his mother had been captured by Indians. Therefore, his early life was influenced by family legends and frontier guests. He was educated at home, was outdoors oriented, and collected Indian relics. In 1817, he began studying law in Litchfield, Connecticut and at the same time teaching himself to paint portraits. He practiced law in Luzerne, Pennsylvania until 1823 when he moved to Philadelphia to devote himself to portrait painting, as a friend of Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Sully, and John Neagle. His portraits up to 1829 included New York and Washington politicians. His Constitutional Convention painting in 1829 contained 115 figures. In 1824, Catlin had seen a "delegation of dignified Indians from the wilds of the West, tinted and tasseled off exactly for the painter's palette." This and his background resolved him "to use my art and so much of the labor of my future life as might be required in rescuing from oblivion the looks and customs of the vanishing races of native man in America." He began in 1830 in St. Louis as the first artist of real stature to paint the tribes on the lower Missouri. In 1831 he traveled up the Platte River, and in 1832 headed up the Missouri to Fort Union. From 1834 to 1836 he painted among the Indians in the summers and in the winters he would return East to earn funds for the coming summer. From 1829 to 1838 he painted his collection of about 600 Indian portraits and sketches of the Indian civilization including exactly how they lived. The collection was offered for sale to the Congress but was not accepted. It was exhibited in the US and in Europe between 1837 and 1852, was taken as security for a loan, and eventually donated to the National Museum in Washington DC. Sight Size: 11.5 x 18 in. Overall Framed Size: in. Framed behind glass.
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Lord Trenchard, Father of the Royal Air Force" Original Watercolor on paper painting. 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 Great Britain RAF 50th Anniversary block of four stamps issued September 16, 1986. Great Britain's Royal Air Force was created in 1918 when the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were officially combined. In 1986, Great Britain celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the reorganization of the RAF into the commands which carried the service through its most challenging years. In honor of this anniversary, Great Britain issued five stamps featuring five of Great Britain's greatest fighting planes and men who helped build the RAF into the force it is today. This artwork honors Lord Trenchard, the Father of the Royal Air Force, a modern British fighter plane, the Tornado and historic British aircraft. Image Size: 11.75 x 14 in. Overall Size: 14.25 x 18.5 in. Unframed. (B10539)
Famous Crimes (1899-1902) 1-14, 16, 34-42, 47-57, 68-75, 79-103. Illustrating the first murder by Burke and Hare, the trial and execution of Captain Kidd, the capture of Ned Kelly, the execution of the Cato Street Conspirators and ongoing series, 'In the Times of Torture'. Published by Harold Furniss, these penny dreadfuls focused on sleazy journalism and graphic description, their gory and sometimes semi-pornographic illustrations appealing to a large, male, working-class readership. All issues trimmed/retrieved from bound volumes [vg-/vg] (68). With 3 booklets (1895-1925) The Brides in The Bath, Burke & Hare the Vilest Criminals Ever Known and The Great Glasgow Poison Mystery [gd/gd/fn]. Total items in lot (71)
WHAM! (1964) 1-10. Leo Baxendale lets rip with Biff, General Nitt and his Barmy Army, The Wacks, Eagle Eye Junior Spy, Danny Dare, The Humbags, The Pest of the West, Georgie's Germs and first Frankie Stein by Ken Reid. Nos 1, 3 staple rust marks to spines [vg], 5 [vg+], balance [fn/vfn] (10)
Beano (1948) 326-351. Complete year in bound volume (issued fortnightly). No 326 last Big Eggo cover, No 327 first Biffo the Bear cover by Dudley Watkins. Peter The Penguin begins, the last Beano artwork by Reg Carter. The Christmas issue has over 20 Beano characters on the cover. Bright covers, cream/light tan pages. A few [vg/vg+], balance [fn/fn+] (26)
![Wonderman (Paget Publ. 1948) 1 [fn], 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13. Starring Mick Anglo's first super-hero character, John Justic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e82e0b15-d03a-40cc-918e-ae3800983176/db890562-aa2b-4a03-94ea-ae3800a2169e/468x382.jpg)
Dandy (1953) 580-631. Coronation year celebrated with No 602 Dandy Coronation Holiday Paper as Desperate Dan cheers the congregation from Big Ben. Westward Ho with Prince Charley's gold by Paddy Brennan with ads for the first (and only) Desperate Dan Annual. No 589 half-inch horizontal spine tear to all pages [vg+], 592: 3 x 1 inch lower cover margin piece torn away (not affecting illustrations) [vg]. A few others [vg], balance [fn/vfn] (52)
Beano (1952) 494-545. Complete year in bound volume. Dennis The Menace first front cover appearance with Biffo in issue 540, Sparkling 500th Number, first Kat and Canary by Charles Grigg and Leo Baxendale. Industrial action in June caused the Beano's distribution to be severely disrupted and complete years are subsequently scarce. Issues 523-528 had newsagents scarcity message to top front covers. The highest graded complete year to be offered at auction. Bright, fresh covers, cream pages [vfn/nm] (52)
![Beano (1958) 807-836, Jan 4 - Jul 26 unabridged run. First Jonah by Ken Reid [vg-/vg+] (30)](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e82e0b15-d03a-40cc-918e-ae3800983176/770c380b-b4c3-4109-985c-ae3800a25ad4/468x382.jpg)
Dandy No 1 (1937). The first adventures of Desperate Dan, Korky the Cat, Keyhole Kate and Freddie the Fearless Fly. Good cover colours with three cover tears (by Bellboy's head and to panels 4 & 5). Some foxing spots to cover margins. Supple light tan/tan pages with minor edge tears and some back cover wear. Approximately 25 copies are known to exist [vg-]
Buster (1961) 7 Jan - 30 Dec. Complete year. 25 Feb issue first 'Buster and Radio Fun' with Superman, Buck Rogers and Wagon Train U.S. comic strip reprints with free gift Buster's Twelve Men of Danger Folder with all cards inserted (given away in 3 following issues). Bright fresh covers, flat creamy-white pages - the highest grades ever to be offered at auction [vfn/nm] (52)
2 X 20TH CENTURY ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS ONE LISKARD GLASS Mixed lot of 2 art glass paperweights. The first of which is a large Liskard Glass example with 2 factory stickers on it. Clear and green glass combination, 10x10cm. The second piece has an encased blue flower and is smaller at 9x7cm. Both are in good condition.
BOOKS - 1930s RELIGIOUS PEARLS OF PRAYER CHILDS PRAYERBOOK A beautiful piece. In a simulated mother of pearl cover, a 1930s copy of Pearls of Prayer. A catholic child's prayerbook with colour plates and icon type inside cover. Inscription to a french little girl on her first communion in 1939 from her mother. Good condition with exception of cracking to the plastic on the spine. In its original box which is tired. 10x7cm.
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