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Lot 427

Fleming (Ian) The Blofeld Trilogy -  Thunderball Jonathan Cape, London, 1961, first edition, with skeletal hand in blind to upper cover, dust jacket priced 15s. net, ex-library copy with N.R.C.C. ink stamp to copyright page The Spy Who Loved Me Jonathan Cape, London, 1962, first edition, with commando dagger in silver gilt to upper cover, dust jacket priced 15s. net On Her Majesty's Secret Service Jonathan Cape, London, 1963, first edition (3) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 943

20th CENTURY SCHOOL  SCARBOROUGH  Watercolour, signed lower left, 26 x 36cm  Together with a print multiple signed by Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1954 (2) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 315

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)  The First Polymer Banknote £50 bearing post mark 23 June 2021 and COA C45-0281 together with The ER II Platinum Jubilee Collection coin set including Coronation Stamps 2022 and a decimal set 2009 Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 431

Johns (Capt. W.E.) Biggles A collection of Biggles books, to include first edition copies of Biggles Gets His Men (1950), Another Job for Biggles (1951), Biggles Takes the Case (1952), Biggles in the Gobi (1953) and Biggles and the Black Raider (1950) Together with further titles by Blyton, assorted children's annuals etc. (3 boxes) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 428

Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger Jonathan Cape, London, 1959, first edition, second impression, with skull impressed to upper cover, with eye sockets in gilt, dust jacket priced 15s. net Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 429

Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice Jonathan Cape, London, 1964, first edition, second state, dust jacket priced at 16s. net The Man with the Golden Gun Jonathan Cape, London, 1965, first edition, second state, with plain boards Octopussy and The Living Daylights Jonathan Cape, London, 1966, first edition, with first state dust jacket priced 10s. 6d. net (3) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 435

FOLIO SOCIETY Assorted works of classical philosophical literature, including Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Ethics, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic etc.; with further historical titles on the American West, the First and Second World Wars, the Scottish Highlands etc. Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 426

Fleming (Ian) Dr No Jonathan Cape, London, 1958, 12mo, first edition, second state, the black cloth upper clover having dancing woman silhouette in brown Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 506

Two Dapol 00-gauge Class 73 Diesel Electric Locomotives, in Intercity Airtour Suisse and First GBRf 'Charlotte' liveries; a D.J. Models Class 71 'HA' Electric Locomotive in BR Blue and a Hunslet J94/Austerity Steam Locomotive Backworth Colliery Lined Black locomotive, all boxed (4) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 495

A Penny Black on original letter, dated Jan 1841, a First Air Post air mail letter from South Africa to England, dated 27 Jan 32, together with a world wide stamp collection with 7 folders and a further 5 books, mostly used. This lot contains first day covers, British Coronation stamps, and stamps from all around the world Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 496

A boxed 8 folder and book stamp collection to include first day covers, Queen Elizabeth pre and post Decimal, British Commonwealth, Benelux countries etc. Also a photograph album of old Scottish landscapes and scenery  Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 424

Scott (Mary Monica Maxwell) Abbotsford: The Personal Relics and Antiquarian Treasures of Sir Walter Scott Illustrated by William Gibb, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1893, bound in gilt-titled blue cloth, 4to The Months in Scotland: Permanent Reproductions from a Series of Paintings by J. Denovan Adam R.S.A. R.S. Shearer & Son, Stirling, 1895, folio, no. 91 of 200 copies Together with a first edition copy of H.G. Wells' Apropos of Dolores, an L.S. Lowry 1976 Royal Academy of Arts exhibition catalogue etc. (12) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 359

UNITED STATES FEDERAL REPUBLIC (1776-DATE) 1 DOLLAR 1862 REPLICA Obverse First Nation princess with head-dress LIBERTY facing left, legend around UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reverse Value, date within wreath 1DOLLAR 1862 1.62 grams 15mm Ø  Condition Report:Replica coin.

Lot 400

A large quantity of stamps and covers, loose and in albums, to include a Victoria and George V British and Canadian examples, an album of 1970s Royal Mail First Day Covers, a Victoria Edition Postage Stamp Album, part-filled, Straits Settlements and Trinidadian examples etc. (2 boxes) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 423

Billings (Robert William) The Power of Form Applied to Geometric Tracery. One Hundred Designs and their foundations resulting from One Diagram. Published for the author by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1851 The Looking Glass for the Mind: or, Intellectual Mirror Printed for J Harris and others, London 1806, tenth edition with illustrations by Thomas Bewick, half-bound in tooled tan calf Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom Jonathan Cape, London, 1935, first public edition The Lyric Poems of Robert Burns Edited by Ernest Rhys, J.M. Dent & Co., London, no date, one of 250 copies on handmade paper, in Arts & Crafts vellum binding, 16mo Together with a manuscript book of legal notes, compiled by Alexander Stables (?), Elgin, 1790; and a bound volume of the Saturday Magazine for 1838 (6) Condition Report:Available upon request

Lot 636

Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies Original UK LP + Inner sleeve. First pressing with Embossed gatefold sleeve and inner sleeve. In Excellent condition throughout.

Lot 61

Rare first edition mis-printed Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince- adult version with rare mis-print on page 99 (pictured) 1/5-- Bloomsbury

Lot 60

 H M Queen Elizabeth II, Bible of royal intrest - singed Elizabeth R on January 18th 1953, an Oxford University Bible in a box (damaged) Presented to Cara Coleman (15 years old) for 'proficiency in religious knowledge during the year 1952' gained at the Dersingham school (near Sandringham) To include various newspaper cuttings  photographs and a letter of invitation. This was the first presented Bible of Elizabeth II reign, Only one presented each year. 

Lot 47

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: Commander's neck badge, first type (Britannia), attributable to Colonel John Penrice Langley, Royal Artillery, in case of issue with ribband, suspension loop detached but retained by ring on ribband, otherwise very fine or better. 62.2cm width of enamelled crossBy descentBorn 17th April 1860, youngest son of Major-General George Colt Langley, Royal Marines (see lot **). Commissioned Lieutenant Royal Artillery 30th July 1879, Captain 29th October 1887, Major 1st September 1897, and Lt.-Colonel 13th February 1905. Made brevet Colonel 13th February 1908 and retired 13th February 1910 with the rank of Colonel in the Army. CBE gazetted 3rd June 1919 "for valuable services rendered in connection with the war."

Lot 529

Two British pattern 1845 naval cutlasses, the first of standard form, slightly curved blade 29 in., sheet iron guard with brass oval plated punched with a '7', ribbed iron grip; the second with a blade adapted from a heavy cavalry trooper's sword, 29 in., stamped with opposed broad arrows, the back impressed 'I. GILL', regulation hilt. [2]87cm OAL eachThe George Geear Collection

Lot 68

The historic group of four awards to Ensign and Lieutenant (later Colonel) Charles Napier Sturt who was severely wounded carrying the Colours of the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards at the Battle of Inkermann: Crimea Medal 1854-56, 4 clasps: Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (ENSIGN & LIEUT. NAPIER STURT 3D BATN GRENR. GDS.), engraved in serif capitals, contact marks and much edge bruising, otherwise near very fine; Ottoman Empire: The Order of the Medjidieh, fifth class badge, light enamel damage, about very fine; Turkish Crimea Medal, Sardinian obverse, unnamed as issued, suspension hole plugged and swivelling ring fitted, about very fine; Kingdom of Sardinia: Medal of Military Valor (Captain Chas Napier Sturt Gren. Guas.), reverse engraved in cursive script, contact marks, particularly to obverse, otherwise very fine. [4] 36mm diameter of first medal By descent. Charles Napier Sturt was born in London on the 9th of August 1832 and on the 14th of February 1851 he purchased a commission as Ensign and Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. The Russian and Ottoman Empires went to war in October 1853 and in February of the following year three battalions of Foot Guards - including Sturt in the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards - sailed for Malta to form the nucleus of the British Army of the East. Sturt was present at the Battle of Alma, and was also at Balaklava - presumably as part of the small Guards detachment that occupied a fort in front of Kadikoi in support of the Turks. In the coming days his duties included service in the siege lines before Sebastopol.At the momentous Battle of Inkermann, on the 5th of November 1854, the 3rd Grenadier Guards are renowned for having been the only battalion that carried its colours into battle, and it was Ensign and Lieutenant Sturt who bore the regimental colour. The battle was famously hard fought, and Sturt stood courageously in the midst of intense close quarters fighting in an advanced position until he was shot through the body by a Russian musket. Although severely wounded he did not drop the colour, handing it to a Guardsman before he fell. After being carried to the rear he spent several weeks in the notoriously insanitary hospital at Scutari. When he was partially recovered, and having been promoted Lieutenant and Captain without purchase, he returned to England for service in a home battalion. The following year he returned to the Crimea as Aide-de Camp to Major General James Craufurd, who had been appointed to command the Brigade of Guards in the Crimea. Sturt remained in this role until the conclusion of the war.Following the war he was promoted Captain and Lieutenant Colonel 28th December 1860 and Colonel 9th September 1876*. He was to become Colonel Commandant of the Hampshire Regiment and serve as Conservative MP for Dorchester. He was uncle to Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington (see lot 42) and great uncle to The Honourable Gerard Philip Montague Napier Sturt of the Coldstream Guards (see lot 81) and The Honourable Napier George Henry Sturt, RAF, 3rd Baron Alington (see lot 80). Charles Napier Sturt died of bronchitis at Winchester on the 13th of March 1886.* Hart's Army List 1881

Lot 125

Edward I (1272-1307), two silver pennies: i) long cross type, London, rev. voided cross, PHELP ON LUND, near very fine; ii) new coinage, London, error obverse legend 'EDWR NGAL DNS', good very fine or better. [2]18.66mm first coin

Lot 151

A very large collection of Austrian and German notgeld, including: First World War and 1920s issues; issuing localities such as Alberndorf, Ardagger, Altenburg, Apolda, Ahrensbök, Bitterfeld, Bad Godesberg, Buchkirken, Fraustadt, Flensburg, Glauchau, Grossbreitenbach, Gifhorn, Gaming, Kremsmunster, Mitterndorf, Montabaur, Mainbernheim, Naumburg, Neubrandenburg, Papenburg, Paderborn, Suchsdorf, Suhl, Strausberg, Siedenburg and others; some early wartime examples (August 1914) of monochrome non-pictorial type for Bielschowitz; examples of collectors' serienscheine (some with envelopes of issue); a small number of fabric types, and others, mainly in very high grades. [more than 2,500]

Lot 182

China - Republic: silver dollars (2), Sun Yat Sen left, undated (1928), rev. legend 'MEMENTO BIRTH OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA' (KM Y318a.1), nearly extremely fine and very fine; Japan - Empire: Mutsuhito, silver trade dollar, Meiji Year 8 (1875), dragon within beaded circle (KM Y14), numerous chop marks, otherwise good fine; Japan - Empire: Mutsuhito, silver yen (3), Meiji years 20, 21 and 28 (KM Y A25.3), the first good fine, the next nearly extremely fine, the last good very fine or better; Japan - Empire: silver yen (6), vis.: Meiji year 15, large solder deposits to the reverse; year 16, edges drilled for mounting, otherwise nearly extremely fine; year 20, pierced for suspension, otherwise nearly extremely fine (KM Y A25.2); Meiji year 29, edged drilled for mounting, otherwise good very fine; year 30, much edge bruising, near very fine (KM Y A25.3); and Taisho year 3 (KM Y38), chop marks, otherwise very fine. [12]Not scale

Lot 105

A collection of silver agricultural prize medals, comprising: York Agricultural Society, Sir W. Anderson Bart. President, engraved, 61mm, a bull pawing the ground, rev. presentation details (TO STEPHEN CROFT ESQ FOR THE BEST TWO YEAR OLD BULL SHEWN IN THE YEAR 1776), good very fine; Society for Improvement of Agriculture Salford Hundred, struck, 48mm, Ceres standing with cornucopia in a rural landscape with farming tools, rev. engraved presentation details (TO THE REVEREND MR CROXTON JOHNSON OF WILMSLOW FOR RAISING THE BEST CROP OF WHEAT MDCCXCVII), edge blemish at 12 o'clock from missing suspension, otherwise very fine; Selby, Tadcaster & Market Weighton Agricultural Association, struck, 47mm, a group of livestock, rev. engraved presentation details (..Mr Dan Harland, Osbaldwick, for a Cart, Tadcaster 1861), very fine; Driffield and East Riding Agricultural Society, engraved, 50mm, for the best drag or cultivator (...JAMES TEAL, Holme on the Wolds 1871), fixed suspension loop hallmarked for London 1871, about very fine; '1ST PRIZE FOR PLOUGHING 2ND JANY 1873', engraved, 53mm, a ploughman, rev. (WILLIAM SYMMERS, KIRKTON), loose suspension ring, very fine; Yorkshire Coach Horse Society, Breeder's Medal, struck, 58mm, a horse standing left, rev. inscribed details (...John Lett, FOR MADELINE, BEST MARE OR FILLY...YORKSHIRE SHOW 1906), much surface scratching, otherwise very fine; Yorkshire Agricultural Society, struck, gilt, 55mm, Ceres standing right, rev. arms and engraved details (RICHARD DOUTHWAITE 43 YEARS FARM SERVICE 1892-1934), good very fine; The Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdon of Great Britain and Ireland, struck, 51mm, a bull's head quartering left, rev. engraved details within a wreath (1948..Champion Shorthorn Bull...ROYAL DUBLIN SPRING SHOW), nearly extremely fine. [8]61mm diameter of first medal

Lot 109

France - First Empire: Napoleon Bonaparte, gold twenty francs, 1812 (3), 1813, Paris mint (F 511, KM 695.1), near very fine. [4]21mm each

Lot 483

Three vintage brass bullet moulds for casting cannelured bullets, each with steel sprue cutter: the first with a single cavity for a 120 bore bullet with three cannelures, marked '120' and 'JG' (John Greenfield); the next with twin cavities for 54 bore bullets with two cannelures; the last with twin cavities for 120 bore bullets with single cannelures; together with three mould plugs for creating cavities on cast bullets, steel plugs on turned wood handles with brass collars. [6]The George Geear Collection

Lot 41

The order insignia of Major-General Sir George Colt Langley, KCB, Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines 1862-67 and decorated veteran of the 1st Carlist War: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, military division, Knight Commander's neck badge and breast star, the gold and enamelled badge hallmarked for 1814 with indistinct maker's mark and later cravat, the star in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, badge with two lions missing from the junctions of the arms, otherwise nearly extremely fine; Spain: the Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand, small breast badge, gilt and enamel with narrow bar suspension, together with another breast badge of reduced size with ring suspension, each with some wear and some damage to enamel, near very fine. [4]By descentGeorge Colt Langley was born in Bristol in 1810 and entered the service as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 30th June 1829. He served in the new frigate H.M.S. Castor from 4th May 1832, including the enforcement of the Dutch trade embargo of 1832-33. In May 1833 he proceeded to the Lisbon Station and was present at the sieges and attacks on Porto and Lisbon. In September 1834 he proceeded to the North Coast of Spain for participation in the First Carlist War. He commanded Castor's marines during the siege and blockade of Bilbao, and was part of the Marine detachment under Lord John Hay that landed and occupied the convent of Desierto in the Nervión river in the Spring of 1836. In May of that year a Battalion of Marines was formed under Colonel John Owen, C.B., and Langley was appointed Quarter Master, but he relinquished this "lucrative situation" to resume command of Castor's marines when they were sent to join the operations before San Sabastian. During the capture of Passages in late May he occupied the Eastern Heights commanding the harbour, and was attacked here by a superior force of Carlists on the 9th June. He was severely wounded, while leading a counter charge, by a musket ball that passed through his right thigh. He was mentioned in a despatch of Lord John Hay and awarded the Order of San Sebastian. Following a period of convalescence in Plymouth he returned to Spain until the end of hostilities and appears to have been granted a second award of the Order of San Sebastian. He rose in rank over the following decades, becoming Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines in 1862 and promoted Major General 10th November 1866. He was created C.B. in 1869, retired in 1877, and was elevated to K.C.B. 24th May 1881. He died on the 29th December 1896, having survived his eldest son, Major Lionel Langley, R.E. (see lot 74)

Lot 158

Elizabeth II, a collection of silver proof coin sets, all cased and with certificates, comprising: 1996, Silver Anniversary Collection, 7 coins, pound to penny; 2000, Millenium Silver Collection, 13 coins, five pounds to penny including maundy set; 2008, The Queen's 80th Birthday Collection, 13 coins, five pounds to penny including maundy set; 2008, Emblems of Britain and Royal Shield of Arms, two sets of 7 coins each in plastic tablets cased together, each pound to penny; 2008, Royal Shield of Arms Piedfort Collection, 7 coins, pound to penny; 2009, 12 coins, five pounds to penny, including Kew Gardens fifty pence and Darwin two pounds; 2010, 13 coins, five pounds to penny, including Girlguiding fifty pence and Florence Nightingale two pounds; 2015, Fourth Circulating Coinage Portrait and Fifth Circulating Coinage Portrait, two sets of 8 coins each in plastic tablets cased together, each two pounds to penny; and 2018, First World War, 6 coins, all five pounds, including T.E. Lawrence and Ypres; all as struck

Lot 26

A Second Anglo-Boer War pair of medals to Gunner W. T. Hart, Royal Field Artillery: Queen's South Africa, first type (b), 4 clasps*: Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Wittebergen (84229 GNR: W. T. HART, R.F.A.), ghost dates, good very fine; King's South Africa, both dated clasps (84229 GNR: W. T. HART. R.F.A.), good very fine. [2]36mm diameter eachServed with 77th Battery R.F.A. and subsequently with 7th and 4th Divisional Ammunition Columns.* Hart's Queen's South Africa Medal was originally issued with a different combination of clasps (Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen) but subsequent medal rolls confirm that the configuration was officially altered to that offered here.

Lot 80

The Great War trio to Captain the Honourable Napier George Henry Sturt, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force: 1914 Star (FLT. S. LT. H. G. H. STURT. R.N.A.S.), first initial in error, nearly extremely fine; British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (CAPT. HON. N. G. H. STURT. R.A.F.), good very fine or better, [3]; mounted for display and in a later Spink box with ivorine lable 'CAPTAIN THE HONOURABLE N. G. H. STURT R.N.A.S. & R.A.F. LATER 3RD BARON ALINGTON 1896-1940'.Round medals 36mm diameterBy descentNapier Henry Sturt was born on the 4th November 1896 and studied for the diplomatic service before entering the Royal Naval Air Service on the 12th May 1915. He was confirmed as Flight Sub-Lieutenant on the 29th November with seniority from the 12th May, and then promoted to Captain (RAF) on the 17th November 1918. Her served in coastal airships during the First World War. In 1919 he succeeded his father as (3rd) Baron Alington, his elder brother having pre-deceased them both (see lots 42 & 81). He re-entered the service for the Second World War, and died of Pneumonia while stationed in Cairo, on the 17th September 1940.

Lot 245

France - First Empire: a brass sabretache plate of an officer of the Imperial Guard, Imperial coat of arms with an eagle to a shield at the centre, the chain of the Legion de Honneur around, Imperial mantle with bees, crossed sceptres of justice and mercy, the crest a helmet surmounted by the imperial crown, 17 x 15 mm; together with a brass Imperial Guard cartridge box badge, a crowned eagle with lightning bolts; presented together in a glazed frame. [2] Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco, 6th of October 1980, lot 1050 (catalogue included with lot)Robert Florey CollectionRobert Florey, 1900-1979, was a French-American film director and actor.

Lot 54

The First Battle of the Somme double M.M. group to Sergeant Joseph Gregg, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment: Military Medal with second award bar, George V (13287 L. CPL J. GREGG. 10/L. N. LANC: R.); 1914-15 Star (13287 PTE J. GREGG. L. N. LAN: R.); British War Medal and Victory Medal (13287 SJT. J. GREGG. L. N. LAN. R.), later mounted for display, good very fine.36mm diameter of round medalsJoseph Gregg disembarked in France on the 31st July 1915, with the 10th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. On the 11th of August the following year his battalion attacked enemy positions opposite Bazentin le Petit, to the West of High Wood, capturing a section of trench in spite of inadequate artillery cover, and holding it against repeated counterattacks. It was for his conduct on this day that Gregg was awarded the MC (London Gazette 21st October 1916). His second award bar was gazetted on the 23rd March 1917.

Lot 81

The poignant Battle of the Marne casualty Great War trio to 2nd Lieutenant (later Captain) the Honourable Gerard Philip Montague Napier Sturt, Coldstream Guards: 1914 Star with 5th Aug.-22nd Nov. 1914 Bar (2. LIEUT: HON: G. P. M. N. STURT. C. GDS:), British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (2. LIEUT. HON. G. P. M. N. STURT.), nearly extremely fine, [3]; mounted for display and in a later Spink case with ivorine label 'CAPTAIN THE HONOURABLE G. P. M. N. STURT COLDSTREAM GUARDS 1893-1918'. Round medals 36mm diameter By descent Gerard Philip Montague Napier Sturt was born on the 19th of April 1893, at Alington House, South Audley Street, London; the eldest son of Sir Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington, KCVO (see lot 42) and the great nephew of Charles Napier Sturt, Grenadier Guards (see lot 68). He was educated at Eton College, where he was a member of the O.T.C., between 1906 and 1910, and upon leaving he applied for a place at the Royal Military Academy. He was commissioned in the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards in 1911.Upon the outbreak of the First World War the Battalion was assigned to the British Expeditionary Force, and marched out of Blenheim Barracks on the night of the 12th-13th of August 1914, with Sturt in 4 Company. They sailed on the Dunvegan Castle, disembarking in Le Havre early on the 14th. Less than one month later, on the 6th of September, Sturt's company formed part of the advanced guard of the 1st (Guards) Division of the B. E. F. in the Allied counterattack against the Germans that resulted in what was later known as the 'Miracle of the Marne'. Sturt was severely wounded - one of around 340 casualties in his battalion - being struck in the spine by a ball from a shrapnel shell.Though he was later "able to shuffle a few yards" wearing special splints and using crutches, Sturt never recovered the use of his legs. He had fought in the battle that turned the tide of the German advance in 1914 but he lived out the rest of the war as an invalid in England, having been evacuated from St Nazaire on the 11th of September 1914. He was promoted to Captain in October 1915, but in March 1916 his request to be assigned to some administrative work was declined. He finally succumbed to his wound on the 11th of November 1918, the very day on which the armistice was signed.

Lot 184

The Americas: various silver coins, including: Brazil: 960 reis, 1819 (KM 326.1), slightly buckled, good fine; Pedro II, 2000 reis, 1856 (KM 466), very fine; Mexico, Charles IV, 8 reales, 1800 (KM 109), very fine or nearly so; Ferdinand VII, 8 reales, 1816 (KM 111), near fine, reverse better; and other items; together with: European States: a small quantity of silver coins, comprising: Imperial Germany - Prussia: William II, five marks (2),1908 (KM 523), good very fine or better; three marks (3), 1912 (KM 527), two good very fine, the other extremely fine and encapsulated by the collector; Hamburg, three marks, 1914 (KM 620), good very fine and toned, encapsulated by the collector; Belgium: Leopold II, five francs, 1873 (KM 24), about extremely fine; and France - Third Republic: 5 francs, 1873 (KM 820.1), very fine. [16]40.1mm diameter of first coin / 38.1mm diameter of top left coin

Lot 287

C Ingram and John Rigby & Co.: a superb .451 percussion match rifle with provenance to the Captain Arthur Blennerhassett Leech, heavy round barrel 34 in. (an 1878 replacement numbered 14886), top inscribed 'J. RIGBY & Co. DUBLIN & LONDON', fore-sight block with dovetail, hooked breech with platinum blow-out plug, bolted lock with line engraved border and inscribed 'C. INGRAM', chequered walnut pistol grip stock with horn nose and grip caps, mounting points for the back sight above the wrist and at the back of the comb, removable sights in a small fitted case including two screw-adjustable fore-sights (one with a platinum line and the other of globe type) and a vernier adjustable aperture back sight; in a fitted oak case with accessories including: bullet mould with base plug, protective 'false muzzle' numbered to the barrel, powder flask, powder measure, main-spring clamp, powder funnel and other items.Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament. 127.9cm OAL The George Geear Collection Major Arthur Blennerhassett Leech (c. 1815-1894) Rifle Volunteer officer and pioneering competitive shooter.Born in Ireland into an old County Kerry family, Leech trained as a solicitor, before leaving for India, where he worked for a period of ten years. Upon his return to the British Isles he became an officer in the London Irish Volunteer Corps, partaking with enthusiasm in the the culture of rifle marksmanship that characterised the volunteer movement. In 1866 he founded the Dublin University Rifle Club at Trinity College Dublin, and the following year he founded the Irish Rifle Association. In October 1873 he wrote a challenge to the marksmen of America which was published in the New York Herald the following month and which resulted in the inauguration of a series of international matches shot in America and in the genesis of American long-range rifle shooting competitions.Leech was Captain of the Irish team that shot in the first Irish-American match at Creedmore in 1874, and he there presented a silver cup, the Leech Cup, which remained in use into the 21st century - the oldest such prize in American competitive shooting. He afterwards presented the rifle that he had used there to Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Leech again captained the Irish team for the return match - the famous Dublin Internation Match of 1875. It is supposed that it was with the rifle offered here, subsequently re-barreled by Rigby in 1878, that he shot on that occasion.

Lot 127

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver penny, 1602, seventh issue, mm. 2 (S 2587), good very fine; together with: James I (1603-25), silver penny, first coinage (1603-04), mm. thistle (S 2650), good fine. [2]13mm diameter of first coin

Lot 178

A small collection of proof sets and specimen coins, comprising: Great Britain, Elizabeth II, Millenium Silver Collection, 2000, thirteen silver coins, five pounds to penny including maundy set, cased with certificate and outer card box (PSS08), light toning to edges of fifty pence, otherwise about as struck; George V, crowns, 1935 (2), specimens in card boxes (S 4049), extremely fine; South Africa, George V, First Coinage of South African Mint Pretoria 1923, eight coins, half crown to penny, in Mappin & Webb case of issue, extremely fine; and two Icelandic silver two coin cased sets commemorating the 1,100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland, 1974, each 1,000 and 500 kronur, one set with a certificate, good extremely fine or better, one set toned.

Lot 276

Colt: a .41 rimfire First Model deringer, barrel 2.5 in., manufacturer's details to the top flat, combined all-steel frame and grip, the frame engraved with foliate sprays and the grip with panels of chequering. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.12.2cm OALThe George Geear Collection

Lot 49

The Great War Pals Battalion D.S.O. group of five to Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Ernest Wilford, 30th Lancers (Indian Army) and 13th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment (Barnsley Pals): Distinguished Service Order, George V; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, military division, officer's breast badge (O.B.E.), first type, London 1919; 1914 Star with copy clasp (MAJOR E. E. WILFORD 30TH LANCERS); British War Medal 1914-20 (LT. COL. E. E. WILFORD.); Victory Medal with MID emblem (MAJ. E. E. WILFORD.); display mounted, good very fine. [5] 36mm Diameter of round medals Noonans, Lot 811, 01/12/2010 D.S.O. London Gazette 01/01/1917 O.B.E. London Gazette 03/06/1919 M.I.D. London Gazette 04/01/1917Edmund Ernest Wilford was born in London in 1876, and educated at Clifton College. He entered the armed forces as 2nd Lieutenant in the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1896, before transferring to the Indian Army in 1898. Following various appointments in pre-war India he entered France in 1914 as Major & Squadron Commander, 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse), Indian Expeditionary Force. In November 1915 he was given command of the newly trained 13th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment (1st Barnsley Pals), taking over from Colonel Joseph Hewitt, who had raised the force.He commanded the 13th in Egypt, whence they sailed on the 29th of December 1915 in the S.S. Adania to join the Suez Canal defences. The battalion returned to France, landing in Marseilles on the 17th March 1916, where their duties included mining operations.On the 1st of July 1916 – the first day of the Battle of the Somme - the 13th York and Lancashire suffered notoriously high casualties, in common with other of the 'Pals' regiments. Wilford was highly regarded both by his men and by his superiors, and his D.S.O., awarded in January 1917, may be presumed to have been in recognition of his services on the Somme.On the 14th of May 1917 he was hospitalised by a wound caused by a fragment from a long-range shell that hit the Battalion H.Q., situated in a railway cutting near Gaverelle Windmill.

Lot 466

Two English percussion under-hammer guns, both Birmingham proof, the first a walking cane gun with 28 in. barrel, wooden grip and detachable wooden butt stock; the second a scarce Day's patent riding crop gun with 18 in. barrel and brass grip carved as a horse's head. [2] Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.114cm OAL (Longer item)The George Geear Collection

Lot 84

The Great War trio to First Battle of Ypres casualty Sergeant Francis Joseph Schollick, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps: 1914 Star (5964 SJT F. SCHOLLICK. 1/K. R. RIF: C.), good very fine or better; British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (5964 SJT F. SCHOLLICK. K. R. RIF. C.), nearly extremely fine, [3]; together with the Memorial Plaque issued in commemoration of this soldier (FRANCIS JOSEPH SCHOLLICK) in its card case, a small quantity of insignia, and part postal envelopes and slips for the medals, addressed to his widow.36mm diameter of round medalsFrancis Joseph Schollick was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, and attested for the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1904. He married Annie (née Riley) on the 25th of May 1912 and their daughter Winifred was born in January 1914. He arrived in France with the 1st Battalion K.R.R.C. on the 13th of August 1914, having been promoted to Sergeant six days previously. On the 30th of October Sergeant Schollick's battalion was involved in a major attack near the Passchendaele-Beselare road, part of the 1st Battle of Ypres, and it was in this action that he was killed.

Lot 31

A Queen's South Africa Medal to Private Thomas Williams, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, first type (b), 2 clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State (3118. Pte. T. WILLIAMS. 6. Drgns), engraved, ghost dates, much polished, good fine; together with another Queen's South Africa Medal to Private E. Twinn, Volunteer Company Middlesex Regiment, second type, 5 clasps: Transvaal, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (8407 PTE. E. TWINN, VOL: COY MIDDX: REGT), impressed, good very fine or better. [2]36mm diameter eachThe Paul Morrissey CollectionThomas Williams enlisted as a boy in May 1884. He served in his regimental band as a musician, and was discharged in 1905 after two periods of engagement. Offered with research.

Lot 309

William Parker: a British .704 First Model Brunswick percussion service rifle, browned twist barrel 30 in., back sight with one standing and one folding leaf, hooked breech, back action lock inscribed 'W. PARKER', full stocked with brass furniture, steel button head ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.118cm OALThe George Geear CollectionPart of the initial order placed with the London trade in 1838 when it became clear that Enfield would be unable to fulfill the urgent requirement to equip Colonel George Brown's battalion of the Rifle Brigade. William Parker, of Glasshouse Yard and Chamber Street, supplied only 80.

Lot 4

An Army of India Medal to Private William Whitton, 41st Foot, short hyphen reverse, clasp: Ava (W. WHITTON, 41ST FOOT.), irregular toning and some edge bruising, otherwise good very fine or better.36mm diameterWilliam Whitton was born in Stepnell, Derby, in around 1790. He first enlisted in the 34th Foot in 1809, serving with this Regiment in the East Indies, before transferring to the 41st Foot at Madras in 1822. Following his service in the Burma Campaign of 1824-26 he was discharged from the Army in 1827.

Lot 407

R.S.A.F. Enfield: a .577/.450 Martini-Henry Mk III service rifle, barrel 33 in., action body marked for Enfield 1882 and with first-class mark, military proof and inspection marks to action and breech, stamped Enfield butt roundel, butt also stamped 'B' over 'R.C.A.' and '108'. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.126cm OALThe George Geear collection

Lot 73

A Battle of Omdurman pair to confirmed charger and casualty Private T. Stevens, 21st Lancers: Queen's Sudan Medal (3881 P'TE T. STEVENS 21/L'CRS.), engraved in serif capitals, very fine; Khedive's Sudan Medal, clasp: Khartoum (3881 PTE T. STEVENS 21ST LRS), engraved in plain capitals, very fine. [2]36mm diameter of first medalPrivate Stevens is confirmed as having charged with A squadron of his regiment at the Battle of Omdurman on the 2nd of September 1898, in which action he received a severe spear wound to the chest.

Lot 140

Various numismatic interest, comprising: Isle of Man: George III, copper penny, 1786, first issue, pellet below bust (S 7413a), about very fine; penny, 1813, second issue, Soho mint (S 7415), very fine; together with an engraved British penny, 1797, second issue, the obverse filed flat and inscribed 'The Rich & Poor Meet Together The Lord is the Maker of us All'; Abolition of the Slave Trade, a Wedgwood pottery plaque, 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?'; a Petersfield halfpenny token, 1793, armed man on horseback, rev. stork, edge EAMES HOLLAND & ANDREWS (DH 48), good very fine; and three Victorian small denomination coins. [8]

Lot 346

A framed pencil signed Robert Taylor print of a hurricane first edition signed by wing commander Stanford-Tuck, together with a further framed aircraft print and an unframed signed limited edition print.

Lot 82

Collection of collectable coins, including 1992-1993 EU Presidency 50p first day coin and stamp covers (x2); a 1994 UK BU coin set; 1995 United Nations BU £2; 1989 Bill of Rights BU £2; 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday £5 Crown first day coin and stamp cover; 1992 Farewell to the Florin Florin and 10p commemorative cover sets (x2); and a framed 'British Heritage Coin Collection' with pre-decimal coins and banknotes.

Lot 416

Two conductor's batons and a metronome. The first by Callow and Sons, carved to appear as bamboo, with a silver handle hallmarked for London 1862. Length 35cm. The second of ebonised wood with silver mounts hallmarked for London 1925. Length 47cm. Both in silk and velvet lined leather cases. The metronome by Maezel of Germany, in oak case, with bell function and stamped internally 1964. By repute the batons were the property of Charles Boxall and the metronome was the property of his son Robert Boxall. (3)

Lot 90

Six (6) coin and stamp first day covers, including 1990 Queen Mother Isle of Man Crown, 1990 Jersey Crown, 1990 Alderney Crown, 1994 D-Day Anniversary Isle of Man (x3, different designs).

Lot 395

Cricketing interest - two late 20th Century prints signed by international cricketers: the first after David Gentleman 'Lord's Pavilion' signed by Angus Fraser, Alec Stuart, the late Graeme Thorpe and others (50cm x 40cm) framed and glazed (63.5cm x 53cm); the second after Martin Speight 'The Foster's Oval' a signed limited edition (163/250) print (55.5cm x 33.5cm) also signed by Alec Stuart, the late Graeme Thorpe and others, framed and glazed (67cm x 49cm), along with two signed cricket bats England and Surrey, along with a collection of related ties.

Lot 532

Knole drop arm 2 seat sofa first made in the seventeenth century and designed for the arms to drop so a lady could sit modestly when wearing a hoop-skirt. L155cm

Lot 85

Large collection of Jersey silver proof and BU coins, including 1977 Silver Jubilee silver proof 25p Crown (x5); 1977 Silver Jubilee 25p Crown sealed roll; 1981 proof set; 1981 Royal Wedding £2 (x2); 1981 Royal Wedding silver proof £2 (x2); 1981 Battle of Jersey proof £1 coins in red wallets (x44); 1981 Battle of Jersey silver proof £1 (x3); 1982 piedfort silver proof 25p; and a 1985 HMS Beagle Liberation silver proof £2, a group of 1990s Jersey first day coin and stamp covers; together with a 1989 Alderney Royal Visit silver proof £2; a 1986 Commonwealth Games BU £2; and three Gribraltar stamp collection sets, dated 1991, 1992 and 1993 with Gibraltar coins enclosed.

Lot 88

Collection of modern base metal coinage and stamp covers, including two complete US Presidents sets from the Windsor Mint, a commemorative British banknote coin set also from the Windsor Mint, seven numismatic philatelic first day covers, a Sovereign collection box (empty), and some loose commemorative Crowns.

Lot 124

Sterling silver hallmarked Silver Jubilee commemorative stamp in presentation case with first day cover and CoA; together with Railways Act 1921 hallmarked sterling silver limited edition commemorative medallion in presentation case with CoA; and a sterling silver hallmarked limited edition medallion to mark the 150th anniversary of the GWR, in presentation case with CoA. Total silver weight 131 grams. (3)

Lot 80

Collection of brilliant uncirculated (BU) UK coins and sets, including annual sets, £2 coins and £5 coins in original sleeves from The Royal Mint, as well as 3x proof sets and a first day stamp cover.

Lot 149

A BOUND COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVY SERVICE PAPERS 1898-1926, relating to James B Nicholson (First listed as 'Prob. Asst. Eng. retiring as Eng. Captain), along with a dog tag inscribed 'Engr Comdr J. B. Nicholson C of E'

Lot 302

TWO PAIRS OF WWII RADIO HEADPHONES, marked 5965-99-100, the first dated 1939, the second 1940, the later also fitted microphone, along with a set of vintage Actun headphones

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