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THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Bi-Centennial of the

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Lot 811

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Bi-Centennial of the Union Flag 1801-2001 and featuring a colour image. Post marked at Birkenhead, 22nd October 2001. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to a clear area. Together with Edward Heath (1916-2005) British Prime Minister 1970-74. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Conference of the Inter Parliamentary Union and featuring a colour illustration of the Houses of Parliament. Post marked at Edinburgh, 3rd September 1975. Signed by Heath in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. About VG, 2

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THATCHER MARGARET (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. An original printed copy of a speech entitled South Africa - A

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Lot 812

THATCHER MARGARET (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. An original printed copy of a speech entitled South Africa - A New Dawn, eleven pages, 4to, n.p. (South Africa), n.d. (May 1991), evidently prepared for release to the press (marked 'Not for use before 1400 hours on 21 May'). Signed ('Margaret Thatcher') with her name alone in black ink to a clear area at the head of the first page. The speech was delivered by Thatcher at a joint meeting of the South Africa Foundation, South African Chamber of Commerce, The Institute of Directors, The Urban Foundation and The South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg and begins 'There is nowhere better than Johannesburg to discuss the economic future of Africa. For my theme today concerns not just the future of South Africa but the future of Africa as a whole' and continues to deal with the problems of Africa in the post-colonial period, agriculture, the economy of South Africa in contrast to other African countries, misgovernment in Africa and Thatcher's hopes for the future, concluding 'I believe that South Africa is now seeing a new dawn. I have met more dedicated, impressive and great hearted people working to change things for the better here than almost anywhere. South Africa is coming out into the sunlight to rejoin the world. And the International Community must warmly welcome her. For this is a cause of rejoicing not just to South Africa's friends, but to all the friends of Africa.' Unusual in this form. A couple of light stains to the head of the first page, not affecting the signature, VG

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GODOLPHIN SIDNEY: (1645-1712) 1st Earl of Godolphin. British Politician who served as First Lord of the Treasury 1700-01 and

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Lot 817

GODOLPHIN SIDNEY: (1645-1712) 1st Earl of Godolphin. British Politician who served as First Lord of the Treasury 1700-01 and was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union (1707) with Scotland, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain. Bold ink signature (‘Godolphin’) on a slim oblong 8vo portion of a document, Whitehall Treasury Chambers, 3rd October 1709. The portion of the document bears four lines of manuscript text to the verso and is addressed to Lord Charles Halifax and to the recto appears thirteen lines of printed text relating to an Act of Parliament entitled ‘An Act for Granting an Aid to Her Majesty, to be raised by a Land Tax in Great Britain’. Some slight traces of former mounting and age wear, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Charles Montagu (1661-1715) 1st Earl of Halifax. English Poet & Statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1694-99, First Lord of the Treasury 1697-99, 1714-15 & Auditor of the Exchequer 1699-1714

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LANSING ROBERT: (1864-1928) American Lawyer & Politician, United States Secretary of State 1915-20. T.L.S., Robert Lansin

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Lot 832

LANSING ROBERT: (1864-1928) American Lawyer & Politician, United States Secretary of State 1915-20. T.L.S., Robert Lansing, one page, 8vo, Paris, 18th January 1918, to Whom It May Concern, on the printed stationery of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace. The letter states, in full, 'This is to certify that Mr. Joseph Clark Grew is Secretary-General of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace and as such is entitled to attend the Peace Conferences'. With blank integral leaf. Some extremely minor, light age wear, VG Joseph Grew (1880-1965) American Diplomat, Under Secretary of State 1924-27 and 1944-45. In his first term of office Grew oversaw the establishment of the United States Foreign Service. As the present letter indicates, Lansing was a member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace at Paris in 1919.

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O'CONNELL DANIEL: (1775-1847) Irish Political Leader. A.L.S., Daniel O'Connell, three pages, 4to, London, 3rd May 1830, to Al

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Lot 834

O'CONNELL DANIEL: (1775-1847) Irish Political Leader. A.L.S., Daniel O'Connell, three pages, 4to, London, 3rd May 1830, to Alderman McKenny (?). O'Connell writes concerning his friend George Frasor (?) and suggests his name for the office of sub sheriff, remarking 'If you think it right to countenance his claim I well know what an effect it will have on Alderman Harty who I rejoice to see is to be the next Lord Mayor', further providing testimony to his friend's qualities, 'I can testify that he was the first sub sheriff I knew of in latter times who gave fair and impartial (?) in cases when such (?) were wanted but not given. The period too when he showed his impartial discharge of duty was one of great excitement' and also remarking 'I feel a deep intent that some person of this description should be in the Sheriffs office during the Mayoralty of a gentleman whose conduct as High Sheriff was marked by constitutional demeanour of the most high and dignified nature'. Some light foxing and age wear, very slightly affecting the text and signature, and with a number of small tears and creases to the edges and folds, G Sir Robert Harty (1779-1832) British Politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin 1830-31.

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PERON EVA: (1919-1952) First Lady of Argentina 1946-52, second wife of President Juan Peron. A good vintage signed 9.5 x 13.5

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Lot 842

PERON EVA: (1919-1952) First Lady of Argentina 1946-52, second wife of President Juan Peron. A good vintage signed 9.5 x 13.5 photograph, the image depicting Peron in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Eva Peron') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, beneath a calligraphic inscription and date, Buenos Aires, 7th August 1951. Peron's signature is a little light although legible. Some light age wear, minor creasing to the photographer's mount and slight silvering to the image, about VG

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MICHELET JULES: (1798-1874) French Historian, the first to use and define the word Renaissance as a period of Europe's cultur

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Lot 847

MICHELET JULES: (1798-1874) French Historian, the first to use and define the word Renaissance as a period of Europe's cultural history. A.L.S., Michelet, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to a friend, in French. Michelet states that he would have enjoyed his correspondent's kind invitation were he not 'confined to bed at home', further explaining 'I have a violent cold that doesn't allow me to teach this week'. In a postscript he also remarks 'I envy my father for the pleasure he will have to listen to you'. Some light creasing and a few small tears to the edges, not affecting the text or signature, about VG Michelet's father was a master printer.

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LIE TRYGVE: (1896-1968) Norwegian Politician, First Secretary-General of the United Nations 1946-52. Vintage signed 5 x 7 pho

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Lot 850

LIE TRYGVE: (1896-1968) Norwegian Politician, First Secretary-General of the United Nations 1946-52. Vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of Lie in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to the lower white border. One very small, extremely minor corner crease, VG

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TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Russian Marxist Revolutionary, founder and first leader of the Red Army. A good fountain pen ink si

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Lot 852

TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Russian Marxist Revolutionary, founder and first leader of the Red Army. A good fountain pen ink signature and inscription, 'To Mr. William Rich, Leon Trotsky', and place and date, 3rd January 1940, in his hand on a small 8vo partially printed piece, evidently neatly clipped from the half title page of an edition of The Revolution Betrayed. Scarce. Some very light, minor staining to the right edge, only very slightly affecting the signature and inscription, about VG The Revolution Betrayed: What Is the Soviet Union and Where Is It Going? was first published in 1937. The work analysed and criticised the course of historical development in the Soviet Union following the death of Lenin in 1924 and is regarded as Trotsky's primary work dealing with the nature of Stalinism.

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ZAMBECCARI FRANCESCO: (1752-1812) Italian Aviation Pioneer and Balloonist, the first to conceive the idea of controlling the

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Lot 855

ZAMBECCARI FRANCESCO: (1752-1812) Italian Aviation Pioneer and Balloonist, the first to conceive the idea of controlling the course of a balloon. A.L.S., Francesco, two pages, 4to, London, 20th August 1783, to his father ('My dearest and beloved father'), in Italian. Written in his typically neat and attractive hand, Zambeccari states that he is sending his letter with the Prince of Caramanico who is travelling to Naples and also sends news of his recent activities and his desire to find a post with the East India Company with the assistance of Lord North, although if this is not possible he will go to Venice, where he will be closer to his father. Zambeccari also refers to a war with the Ottoman troops which may give him the opportunity of a post with the navy or engineers, as he has previous experience, and further writes of the generosity he has received from the Prince, but does not dare ask for any more and must face new situations now. Rare. Some extremely minor, very light age wear to the edges, VG

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MONTGOLFIER JACQUES-ETIENNE: (1745-1799) French Balloonist who, along with his brother Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, succeeded i

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Lot 856

MONTGOLFIER JACQUES-ETIENNE: (1745-1799) French Balloonist who, along with his brother Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Jacques-Etienne, into the sky in a hot air balloon in October 1783. A.L.S., Montgolfier, three pages, 4to, Annonay, 2nd January 1786, to Monsieur de Malesherbes, in French. Montgolfier states that if he has delayed so long to thank his correspondent for the clarification and guidance he has been kind enough to provide, 'it is only because I wanted you to know how successful it has been', explaining 'I immediately wrote to the Duke of Castrian, the only courtier with whom I had kept some relationships and to Monsieur Dormesson who had been generous with me during my stay in Paris. Imbued with the situation of my brother and with the unfortunate circumstances that had taken him away a beloved wife, I hoped to get across in their soul the feeling I had. I talked to them about his nine children, who are all at an early age, and have become because of this irreparable loss almost orphans. I also wanted to engage them to make my request before the throne', Montgolfier further writes 'Monsieur Dormesson, in a letter that showed the pain of his heart and virtues, told me with the deepest regret that...he cannot be helpful for me, although he agreed that the regulations have sometimes suffered extremely rare exceptions. I knew, consulting the rules and oaths, that I was not allowed to obtain seats in military nobility for my brother's children, but with the exceptions to these rules, I thought at least that I could place myself beside my fellow citizens whose rights, that are not better established than mine, are holding them as an act of grace. Here is the foundation, Sir, on which I had based my hopes. It is sad to see them overthrown. However the interest you took in the sad position of my family is very flattering to me...' Rare. About EX Guillaume-Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794) French Statesman and Lawyer, counsel for the defence of King Louis XVI

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LATHAM HUBERT: (1883-1912) French Aviation Pioneer, the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane.

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Lot 857

LATHAM HUBERT: (1883-1912) French Aviation Pioneer, the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure on his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water. Vintage signed postcard photograph, an engaging image of Latham in a head and shoulders pose wearing a flat cap and with a cigarette in his mouth. Signed with his name alone in bold fountain pen ink, largely across a clear area at the centre of the image. Autographs of Latham are rare in any form following his early death at the age of 29 in somewhat uncertain circumstances whilst on an expedition of the French Congo. EX

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WINDHAM WALTER: (1868-1942) British Aviation Pioneer who established the world's first airmail services. Vintage signed 7 x 1

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Lot 860

WINDHAM WALTER: (1868-1942) British Aviation Pioneer who established the world's first airmail services. Vintage signed 7 x 10.5 photograph, the image depicting Windham standing in a three quarter length pose. Signed ('W. Windham') in bold black fountain pen ink, largely across the lower photographer's mount, adding the words 'Founder of the worlds first aerial post 1911' in his hand beneath his signature. Scarce in this form. A small area of thinning and paper loss to the left edge of the photographer's mount and some slight corner creasing, otherwise about VG

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ALCOCK JOHN (1892-1919) English Pilot who, with navigator Arthur Whitten Brown, completed the first successful non-stop trans

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Lot 861

ALCOCK JOHN (1892-1919) English Pilot who, with navigator Arthur Whitten Brown, completed the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, June 1919. A good fountain pen ink signature ('J. Alcock. Capt. D.S.C.') on a plain postcard bearing the small printed name of the collector Augusta Hughes at the head. VG Alcock's Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) was announced on 19th December 1917, almost exactly two years before the pilot died in a flying accident in France on 18th December 1919 at the young age of 27.

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ALCOCK JOHN (1892-1919) English Pilot & BROWN ARTHUR WHITTEN (1886-1948) British Navigator, together they completed the f

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Lot 862

ALCOCK JOHN (1892-1919) English Pilot & BROWN ARTHUR WHITTEN (1886-1948) British Navigator, together they completed the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, June 1919. A printed oblong 8vo invitation card issued by The Lord Mayor and the Corporation of Manchester to Miss. E. Cox and friend to attend a formal reception to meet Alcock and Brown in the Town Hall, Manchester, on 17th July 1919, signed by both Alcock ('J. Alcock') and Brown ('A. W. Brown') in dark fountain pen inks with their names alone to clear areas at the head of the card. A light area of discoloration appears at the centre of the card, otherwise about EX

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LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21s

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Lot 864

LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21st May 1927. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Spirit of St Louis, First Edition of the Presentation Edition published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1953 (First Issue with the Scribner's A printed on the copyright page). Signed by Lindbergh in bold black fountain pen ink to the colophon page and numbered 621 of an unspecified (although 1000) limited edition. Bound in red cloth with silver stamped title to spine and accompanied by the glassine jacket. VG

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ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. A printed 8

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Lot 866

ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. A printed 8vo programme for the Christening Ceremony of the Cunard Countess at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 8th August 1976, signed by Neil Armstrong in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area at the centre of the cover and also signed by Janet Armstrong, the first wife of Neil Armstrong from 1956-94, also in blue ink with her name alone above her husband’s signature. Unusual in this form. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains, not affecting the signatures, about EX The programme states that Mrs. Janet Armstrong performed the Naming of the Ship and adds that she therefore became the ‘First American to christen a Cunard Line passenger ship’.

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APOLLO XI: An excellent set of three individual signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by the three crew members of Apollo XI (1969

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Lot 869

APOLLO XI: An excellent set of three individual signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by the three crew members of Apollo XI (1969) comprising Neil Armstrong (1930-2012 , Commander, the first man to walk on the moon) Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting him standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit and with a large image of the moon in the background. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone across a clear area of the image; Buzz Aldrin (1930- , Lunar Module Pilot, the second man to walk on the moon) Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image showing him standing in a half length pose wearing his white spacesuit and with a large image of the moon in the background. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, with an additional quotation in his hand, 'We Came in Peace for All Mankind', adding Apollo XI in his hand beneath his signature; Michael Collins (1930- , Command Module Pilot) Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image showing the astronaut standing in a half length pose wearing his white spacesuit and with a large image of the moon in the background. Signed ('M Collins') with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Sets of Apollo XI signed photographs not featuring inscriptions are rare and desirable, and the present set is enhanced by Aldrin's quotation. Some light surface creasing to Armstrong's image, otherwise VG to EX, 3

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[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: HILL ROWLAND (1772-1842) 1st Viscount Hill. British General who served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trus

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Lot 881

[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: HILL ROWLAND (1772-1842) 1st Viscount Hill. British General who served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trusted brigade, division and corps commander under the Duke of Wellington. At the Battle of Waterloo, Hill commanded the II Corps and led the famous charge of Sir Frederick Adam's brigade against the Imperial Guard towards the end of the battle. A.L.S., Hill, two pages, 8vo, Horse Guards, 18th September 1839, to General Dunne. Hill acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter and informs him 'The only vacancy in the 10th Regiment of which I have received a report is one occasioned by the death of Ensign D'Oyly and for that which will be filled without purchase I have selected a gentleman cadet who recently passed a publick examination at the Royal Military College'. Hill concludes by remarking that he will not 'lose sight of your desire for your nephew Mr. Samuel Adams's appointment to that Corps'. Some slight traces of former mounting to the left edge of the first page, only just affecting a few letters of text, and with the small circular label of the Rawlins Collection neatly affixed to the lower right corner of the second page. About VG

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NELSON HORATIO: (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. A fine L

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Lot 888

NELSON HORATIO: (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. A fine L.S. Nelson & Bronte, two pages, folio, Victory at Sea, 11th June 1805, to Rear Admiral Alexander Cochrane of HMS Northumberland. Nelson writes, in full, ''Having ordered Captain Tobin to receive the black General and Servant named in the margin [Joseph Chretien and Petit Desiree] on board the Northumberland and victual them the same as his Ship's company 'till an opportunity of sending them to Jamaica, in the very first Vessel of War going there, and to be borne as Supernumeraries for Victuals only as above. I have given the said black General a letter for Rear Admiral Danes which he is directed to deliver to him personally, in order that himself and servant may be sent to St. Domingo as early after their arrival at Jamaica as possible'. With blank integral leaf. An attractive, clean letter with a good, bold example of Nelson's signature. VG Alexander Cochrane (1758-1832) British Admiral of the Napoleonic Wars. Little appears to be known about the black General Joseph Chretien, although Nelson did make a further reference to him in a letter of 19th April 1805 sent to William Marsden (1754-1836) English Orientalist, First Secretary of the Admiralty.

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GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. A good, interesting series of sixteen A.Ls.

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Lot 894

GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. A good, interesting series of sixteen A.Ls.S., C G Gordon, thirty one pages (total), mainly 8vo, various places (Mauritius, Jerusalem, Cape Town, Southampton etc.), November 1881 - November 1882, all to Charles Button in the Seychelles. The letters relate to the botany of the Seychelles, in particular the Coco de Mer and tortoises, and state, in part, ‘I got your paper on the Coco de Mer…if it was you who sent me the little tortoise, many thanks for it’ (20th November 1881), ‘I sent your remarks on to Mr. Broome about the Coco de Mer, and he writes that he takes the greatest interest in them. The great officials at Kew are also very much interested in the subject and you may expect that orders will come out, for a much more careful surveillance over there….I have asked Mr. Brodie to do some commissions for me, and feel sure you will help him’ (20th December 1881), ‘I am also glad that you are looking after the Coco de Mer….Glad to hear of your success in curing Cocoa Nut tree disease by the tests. Get the case or any you have given Brodie, for me, for he is too busy to attend to anything. Look after the two tortoises in the Govt. Plot…’ (5th February 1882), ‘I want the four little tortoises alive not dead. You may have to pay more for them than I put down however I will repay you. I send you a little box enclosing two brooches (neither the box or brooches still present) for Mrs. Button, one is the arms of the Seychelles when it gets free of the Mauritius, the other is the Hindoo representation of Universe. The Hindoos think that Curuman one of the incarnations of Bhudda, and which name signifies Tortoise when the flood came took the form of a tortoise and placed the Ark on his back & took it to Ararat with Noah. The tortoise eggs take six months to hatch. The flood lasted four months so that I think the flood covered them and that when it subsided, the eggs were hatched, they never could have walked down from Ararat. You see none of these isles have much animal life on them. NB. I forgot to ask you to get me in a bottle of spirits one of the little snakes, which are found on Praslin’ (10th February 1882), ‘I want the two or four Tortoises to be little ones and alive’ (16th February 1882), ‘Your letter was very interesting and I hope you will keep an eye on everything connected with the Coco de Mer, especially its mode of germination….this will be closely looked into….’ and ‘I would like a short bit of Common Cocoa nut wood, as well as of the Coco de Mer wood’ (both 7th March 1882), ‘If I do not come, keep the little tortoises for me. I may send for them at some future time’ (15th March 1882), ‘The vessel for Zanzibar which I had hoped to catch has not been able to await the coming in of mail, so that I may after all, have to come by the April mail. Please have everything ready….’ (19th March 1882), ‘I hear all the first class passages are taken for the mail leaving here on 18th April, so I may consider it almost certain I cannot come through Seychelles, so kindly see the things packed safely and ready to go….Mr. Broome….has no objection to you making the collection of things I want, and of taking specimens from the Govt. lands. I fear you will have trouble to get the two roots. If you have enough money, get a double set of each….’ (21st March 1882), ‘Many thanks for all you have done for me….Let me know how you go on at Seychelles in which place I take a great interest….This colony is a smart one & there is plenty of vigour in it’ (Cape Town, 17th June 1882), ‘Tell me about the Coco de Mer and anything you can think of in the way of curious things, for I shall take a great interest in Seychelles & Praslin….How is the Coco de Mer in the Govt. garden….and how are the Tortoises. I hope that they are looked after. Remember you are to keep two little ones for me of the Brood which came out last October. I wish I could come and settle out at Seychelles but it is too far off and I am thinking of settling down in Palestine’ (22nd October 1882), ‘Here is a letter (no longer present) from Mr. Dyer who evidently considers you to be what I know you are, a most valuable botanical ally….You know the buds sprout [here Gordon has illustrated his letter with two small ink drawings of clusters of buds]…put some of these up for me, but do not send them…for fear they should be stolen. I am sorry I lost the small cooped backed tortoise, in fact all the small things were stolen….Write me how the two big Tortoises are, also anything new about Coco de Mer’ (25th November 1882), ‘Thanks for your kind offer of the small Tortoises. I hope you will not give any away at all. A time will come when they will be very valuable and it is a great pity to give any of them away, they are only neglected’ (n.d.). Also including an autograph manuscript, unsigned, in Gordon’s hand, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. The manuscript is a list of seven numbered repairs which Gordon wishes to be carried out, including fixing roofs to outbuildings, repairing water pipes, placing double sashes in the windows, fixing an iron stove and slightly expanding a stable for three horses etc. A small original ink drawing in Gordon’s hand appears to the verso, detailing the rooms of the buildings and identifying the kitchen and stables. With some further pencil calculations and a small diagram in an unidentified hand. A fascinating archive of letters. Some of the letters have small, neat splits at the folds (a few slightly more extensive, and with contemporary repairs with small pieces of tape) slightly affecting some words of text, a few letters with small holes just affecting a few words of text etc. FR to generally G, 17

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GRIMSTON ROBERT: (1816-1884) English Cricketer who made over 60 appearances in first-class cricket from 1836-55 and is associ

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GRIMSTON ROBERT: (1816-1884) English Cricketer who made over 60 appearances in first-class cricket from 1836-55 and is associated with Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club. A.L.S., Robert Grimston, one page, 8vo, Grosvenor Square, 10th February 1861, to a gentleman. Grimston informs his correspondent that he will not be able to attend a meeting at Great George Street tomorrow and remarking 'I shall be happy to aid in carrying out the resolutions that may be passed'. Together with a second A.L.S., Robert Grimston, three pages, 8vo, Mount Street, 10th May 1883, to R W Routledge. Grimston writes 'In order to justify the Committee of the MCC in taking a candidate out of his turn, over the heads of so many others, his proposer must testify to the candidate's superior excellence as a cricketer, and also that, if elected, he would be able to play a reasonable number of matches for the club. Without these limitations the power would be open to great abuse, but I think that Mr. F. Lee might fairly ask for your son, who was in the Harrow Eleven in 1881, to be put forward as complying with the necessary requirements, and I shall be happy to support him' and further adding that he receives applications each day with the same request, including one from his brother, which he is obliged to refuse. Both letters are annotated in ink in another hand to the upper left corner of the first page. VG, 2

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BERESFORD CHARLES: (1846-1919) British Admiral. A.L.S., Charles Beresford, four pages, 8vo, H.M.S. King Edward VII, Channel F

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Lot 905

BERESFORD CHARLES: (1846-1919) British Admiral. A.L.S., Charles Beresford, four pages, 8vo, H.M.S. King Edward VII, Channel Fleet, 28th September 1907, to Mr. Luard of the Salters' Company in London. Beresford states that it will not be possible for him to be present to receive the distinguished honour offered by the Salters' Company, explaining 'I have received orders to hold myself and the Fleet under my command in readiness to do honour to the German Emperor….and I should not be able to get away from the Fleet while His Majesty remains in the country. The programme for the reception of the Emperor is not yet complete so that I cannot tell you when H.M. leaves…' and concludes by asking his correspondent to keep the information confidential, 'as my orders are headed “confidential”'. With an oval received stamp of the Salters' Company at the head of the first page. Together with a second A.L.S., Charles Beresford, three pages, 8vo, H.M.S. King Edward VII, Channel Fleet, 29th May 1908, to [Rennell Rodd] ('My dear Minister'). Beresford thanks his correspondent for their charming letter and states that he will be delighted to see him and Lady Rodd again although can not be certain about dates, adding 'If H.M. intends to visit Fleet will you kindly let me know' and further explaining that he will go in Surprise with 'my flag flying' and that he has just finished entertaining the French. Also including a vintage signed postcard photograph of Beresford in a half length pose wearing his naval uniform and cap. Signed with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image. Generally VG, 3 Rennell Rodd (1858-1941) British Diplomat & Politician.

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A few days before Hitler's first public speech in Berlin
HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) German Nazi official of World War II,

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Lot 911

A few days before Hitler's first public speech in Berlin HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) German Nazi official of World War II, Reichsfuhrer of the SS. T.L.S., H. Himmler, in bold pencil, two pages, oblong 4to, Munich, 26th April 1927, to [Philipp] Bouhler, on the printed stationery of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei), in German. Himmler's letter comprises four numbered paragraphs and states, in part, '1.) Briefly for your information, Herr Hitler will speak on 11th May this year in the Burgerbrau Cellar provided we don't enter into the election campaign in Mecklenburg. 2.) Until 30th April this year the report from Hildebrandt in Mecklenburg, together with documentation, must have arrived stating that we have 3,000 officially stamped signatures….If this report does not arrive by 30th April, I ask for a reminder by telegram. If both conditions are not fulfilled by 30th April, we will not take part. 3.) Please tell the Photograph Dept. of the Schutzstaffel (S.S.) that I can't use their lectures in Lower Bavaria until the second week of May - from 5 - 10. 4.) Please schedule Director Reinhardt for Monday, 9th April, at the central evening meeting, along with Herr Hitler. Herr Hitler would like to take this opportunity to speak personally with Director Reinhardt on various things….' A good letter, not least for its references to Hitler and the S.S. Two file holes to the left edge and with various stamps and pencil and ink annotations to the left margin. VG Philipp Bouhler (1899-1945) German Nazi Party official who had joined the NSDAP in July 1922 with membership number 12. Deputy Manager of the NSDAP 1922-25 and Business Manager of the NSDAP 1925-34. Adolf Hitler had been barred from public speaking by the Bavarian authorities since 1925, however just a few days after the present letter was written the future Fuhrer, in his capacity as Chairman of the NSDAP, made his first public speech in Berlin on 1st May 1927.

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JANNINGS EMIL: (1884-1950) German Actor, the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor and the first person to be p

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Lot 93

JANNINGS EMIL: (1884-1950) German Actor, the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor and the first person to be presented an Oscar. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of the actor in a semi-profile half length pose smoking a cigarette. Published by Ross. Signed ('E. Jannings') in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower border. EX

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[D-DAY]: RENAULD ALEXANDRE (1891-1966) French Mayor of Ste. Mere Eglise who witnessed the first paratroopers land in Normandy

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Lot 932

[D-DAY]: RENAULD ALEXANDRE (1891-1966) French Mayor of Ste. Mere Eglise who witnessed the first paratroopers land in Normandy and liberate the first French town on D-Day, 6th June 1944. Vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph of Renauld walking outdoors in a full length pose. The church of Ste. Mere Eglise can be seen in the immediate background. Signed in black ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated September 1963 in his hand. Again signed and inscribed to the verso, to the noted autograph collector Rev. Cornelius Greenway, 'In respectful Homage to Rev. Cornelius Greenway D.D. Alexandre Renauld, War-Time Mayor of Saint Mere Eglise' and again dated September 1963 in his hand. One very slight, minor corner crease, VG Alexandre Renauld is portrayed by Georges Wilson in the 1962 war film The Longest Day, based on the book of the same title by Cornelius Ryan.

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WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed First Day Covers and cards etc., by various American military leaders of World War II compr

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Lot 933

WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed First Day Covers and cards etc., by various American military leaders of World War II comprising Chester Nimitz (attractive example on a small crested card, accompanied by the original envelope, 1945), Walter Bedell Smith, Alfred M. Gruenther, William F. Halsey and Douglas MacArthur (blue fountain pen ink signature at the head of a letter to him from an autograph collector, 25th October 1945, and accompanied by the original envelope). A little light age wear to the signed First Day Covers, generally VG, 5

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Patton's personal gift of a Third Army patch to his last correspondent
[PATTON GEORGE S.]: (1885-1945) American General of Wo

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Lot 935

Patton's personal gift of a Third Army patch to his last correspondent [PATTON GEORGE S.]: (1885-1945) American General of World War II. A folio hardbound scrapbook compiled by Mary Jane Krieger of Pennsylvania and dedicated to her hero, General George S. Patton, with whom she regularly corresponded during World War II, the first page featuring an original circular blue red and white embroidered patch of the United States Third Army, evidently personally sent by Patton to Krieger, the scrapbook further containing numerous newspaper clippings, images and articles (largely dated 1945-46) relating to Patton and his service during World War II, with headlines including Patton Demands Spit and Polish, 750,000 Cheer Patton in Boston etc., also covering his car crash and subsequent short time in hospital before his death on 22nd December 1945, also including a number of original 8 x 10 press photographs of Patton, some showing him with other military leaders including Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and B. L. Montgomery, and further including two T.Ls.S. by Lt. Sue Lynch, Patton's secretary, the first one page, 4to, Headquarters Fifteenth US Army, 10th January 1946, to Mary Jane Krieger, stating, in full, 'Mrs. Patton has asked me to thank you for your cable and many letters addressed to the General during his illness and to tell you that she deeply appreciates your thoughtfulness. I should like to tell you that the General always enjoyed your letters immensely and was particularly pleased with the book of poems you sent him at Christmas' and in a holograph postscript, signed with her initials SL, remarking 'I hope you will like the enclosed poem which has just been sent me from a Californian paper', the poem still present, entitled Farewell to General Patton by Joseph Auslander; and the second, one page, 4to, Munich, 19th June 1946, to Mary Jane Krieger, on the printed stationery of Headquarters II Constabulary Brigade, thanking her for an Easter card and commenting on having visited Oberammergau, remarking that it was 'pleasant to leave this badly bombed city for a few hours in such a pastoral atmosphere'. Both letters are loosely inserted into the scrapbook and are accompanied by the original envelopes. Most of the news clippings and photographs are attached to the pages by selloptape at the corners and many pages bear dates and brief ink annotations in Krieger's hand. Some overall age wear and the edges of most pages with small areas of paper loss. Generally G Mary Jane Krieger (d.1982) American Telephone Operator who corresponded with Patton during World War II. Indeed, Martin Blumenson states in The Patton Papers 1940-1945 that Krieger was one of the last four people to whom Patton wrote a letter, on 8th December 1945, before his untimely death.

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[EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.]: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. An unusual First Day

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Lot 937

[EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.]: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. An unusual First Day Cover commemorating Eisenhower and featuring his portrait, individually signed by each of the twelve Honorary Pall Bearers at his funeral, comprising Edgar Eisenhower (1889-1971) American Lawyer, elder brother of Dwight Eisenhower, Milton Eisenhower (1899-1985) American Educational Administrator, younger brother of Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American General of World War II, J. Lawton Collins (1896-1987) American General of World War II, Lauris Norstad (1907-1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Wade Haislip (1889-1971) American General of World War II, Alfred Gruenther (1899-1983) American General of World War II, Leonard Heaton (1902-1983) American Surgeon General who served in World War II, George W. Anderson (1906-1992) American Admiral who served in World War II, Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) American Businessman & Philanthropist, a major figure in the development of nuclear weapons and power in America, G. Gordon Moore ( - ) American Colonel, brother-in-law of Eisenhower and John Moaney (1914-1978) American Army officer, Eisenhower's personal valet. All have signed in bold blue or black inks with their names alone, largely to clear areas. The cover bears a postage stamp featuring Eisenhower's portrait and is postmarked at Abilene, Kansas, 14th October 1969. VG Eisenhower was interred on 2nd April 1969 in a small chapel in the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in his hometown of Abilene in Kansas. He was buried as a General of the Army. There were ten Honorary Pall Bearers at Eisenhower's funeral service in Washington DC on 31st March 1969, all but one of whom also served as Honorary Pall Bearers for Eisenhower's interment. Milton Eisenhower fell ill and was hospitalised for the latter event and was replaced by General Andrew Goodpaster.

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VE Day
A rare group of original historic documents relating to Victory in Europe Day, the 70th Anniversary of which was cele

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Lot 938

VE Day A rare group of original historic documents relating to Victory in Europe Day, the 70th Anniversary of which was celebrated recently, in May 2015. Eisenhower's total cease fire order ending World War II in Europe. WORLD WAR II: An extremely rare and historically important document issued by Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61, to all of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) General and Special Staff Divisions, being Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order of May 1945. The telex document, three pages, 4to, SHAEF headquarters, 7th May 1945, printed in purple ink on official telex sheets with the red printed headings Confidential Confidential/ SHAEF Forward/ Staff Message Control/ Outgoing Message, is a Book Message marked Copy No. 2, prepared by SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major General John Whiteley, and comprising three paragraphs. The historic document states, in full, 1. A representative of the German High Command signed the unconditional surrender of all German land, sea, and air forces in EUROPE to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command at 0141 hours Central European Time, 7th May under which all forces will cease active operations at 0001B hours 9th May. 2. Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions. Moves involved in occupational duties will continue. Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken. 3. All informed down to an including Divisions, Tactical Air Commands and Groups, Base Sections, and equivalent. No release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments'. The remaining pages of the telex comprise the complete distribution list, again headed Confidential and Urgent. With several official G-3 Division stamps and pencil annotations. A truly significant document marking one of the 20th centuries most momentous events. Some light overall foxing and minor age wear, about VG COPY NO. 2 OF ONE OF EISENHOWER'S FOUR IMPORTANT PERSONALLY AUTHORISED MESSAGES RELATING TO THE GERMAN SURRENDER Following the German capitulation at Rheims in the early hours of the morning on 7th May 1945 General Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, personally authorised four important messages relating to the German surrender and its implementation. The first message (FWD20798 - SCAF355 Top Secret) was transmitted at 0325 to 'AGWAR for Combined Chiefs of Staff, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff' (All General and Special Staff Divisions) and was prepared by Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Moore. Eisenhower's succinct message simply read 'The mission of this Allied Force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th 1945'. Eisenhower, now feeling that he needed to expand upon his previous cipher then sent a further cable urging the need for a tri-government announcement as soon as coordination between all three countries could be achieved. This second message (FWD20799 - SCAF356 Top Secret) was transmitted at 0320 (although it was intended to have been sent simultaneously with SCAF355). Distribution was also to 'AGWAR for Combined Chiefs of Staff, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff'. Although a Russian General had participated in the signing of the surrender agreement, the Soviets began pressing for a further ceremony to take place in Berlin on 9th May. At this point Eisenhower formally notified the British and American Chiefs of Staff of the German surrender and that General Susloparoff had signed on behalf of the Russians. Eisenhower also sent the message to the Allied Military Mission to Moscow asking them to notify the Soviet High Command that all active operations would cease at 2301 hours CET on the 8th May (effectively 0001 on the 9th May GMT). This third message (FWD20800 - SCAF357 Confidential) was transmitted at 0410. Distribution was to 'AGWAR for Combined Chiefs of Staff, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff, Military Mission Moscow' (AFHQ, SHAEF Main, SHAEF Rear). It was prepared by SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major General John Whiteley. However, it was now after 0400 am and the surrender had been in effect for nearly one and a half hours but, most importantly, the three million men and women of the Allied Expeditionary Force were still totally unaware that World War II was over. Realising this Eisenhower issued his fourth message, represented by the present document, but this final message was of even greater significance as it was the first to be directed to the troops under his command. This was Eisenhower's personal 'Cease Fire Order' and the fourth message (FWD20801 - Confidential) was transmitted simultaneously with the third message at 0410. Distribution was to every major battle formation serving under SHAEF and required a two page listing, as shown in the present document. It again was prepared by SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major John Whiteley. The first three messages were all directed to the American and British Chiefs of Staff, but the present document, Eisenhower's fourth message, was the first which the Supreme Commander personally addressed to the men and women under his command and the only one directing them to cease offensive operations. SHAEF messages were despatched by cable with recipients located outside SHAEF Forward distributing them internally by teleprinter. The number of documents printed on SHAEF Forward stationery, as the present example is, for internal distribution was restricted in accordance with the designated circulation, however 'Book Messages' were usually limited to no more than several hundred copies. Indeed, the G-3 Division itself was limited to just eight copies for its 61 staff. As such, the present document is of extreme rarity. We can find no records of a SHAEF Forward copy of the present document as having ever been offered for sale at auction. An example of Eisenhower's first message was sold at Bonhams, New York, on 29th April 2015 (Lot 158, $18,750/£11,838). Provenance: The present document was presented to General Eisenhower's Chief of Intelligence, Major General Kenneth Strong (1900-1982) by the cable originator, SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major General John Whiteley (1896-1970), as a souvenir of the historic event. Strong and Whiteley were two of three key British staff officers Eisenhower brought in to assist him at SHAEF, and Strong played a leading part in the negotiations for the unconditional surrender of Germany in 1945. The present lot is accompanied by a photocopy of the main page of the document signed twice in blue ink by Strong ('Kenneth Strong, Major General') and a copy of a photograph showing Strong escorting Alfred Jodl, Chief of the Operations Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, in to the 'War Room' at Rheims in order to sign the surrender terms on behalf of the Nazi state.

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WORLD WAR II: An historically important original Cipher Message, one page, 4to, Headquarters, British Second Army Main, 7th M

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Lot 939

WORLD WAR II: An historically important original Cipher Message, one page, 4to, Headquarters, British Second Army Main, 7th May 1945. The purple ink telex document is an original copy of Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order, as transmitted by SHAEF Forward at 0410 on 7th May 1945. The present document, marked Confidential and Most Immediate is the first and original copy of FWD-20801 as received and printed by Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey's Second Army less than one and a half hours after the formal German surrender had taken place at Rheims and comprises three paragraphs, in full, 'PARA 1. A representative of the GERMAN HIGH COMMAND signed the unconditional surrender of all GERMAN land, sea, and air forces in EUROPE to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the SOVIET HIGH COMMAND at 0141 hours Central European Time, 7 May under which all forces will cease active operations at 0001B hours 9 MAY. PARA 2. Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions. Moves involved in occupational duties will continue. Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken. PARA 3. Down to and including DIVS, TAC AIR COMMANDS and GROUPS, BASE SECTIONS and equivalent. NO repeat NO release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments…Signed EISENHOWER'. Interestingly the document is printed to the verso of an incomplete printed German invoice with various columns, one headed Gegenstand. An extremely rare surviving example of Eisenhower's historic message to the troops under his command. Some light creasing, largely to the edges, and a few very small, minor tears to the edges, not affecting the text, about VG The present message was the fourth and final one sent by Eisenhower following the German surrender, which had been signed at 0241 hours. The previous three had all been addressed to the British and American Chiefs of Staff, however the three million men and women of the Allied Expeditionary Force were still unaware that World War II was effectively over. The present message, the first to all members of his command, gave details of the German surrender but, in addition, ordered all SHAEF offensive operations to cease immediately. Another, less handsome, copy of the present document was sold at Bonhams, New York, on 29th April 2015 (Lot 160, $4750/£2999). Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) British General of World War II who commanded the British Second Army during the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 and throughout the rest of the campaign in North-Western Europe.

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WORLD WAR II: An historically important original teleprinter copy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order me

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Lot 940

WORLD WAR II: An historically important original teleprinter copy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order message, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (7th May 1945). The original black ink teleprinter document is a copy of Eisenhower's SHAEF Forward message (FWD-20801) transmitted by the 1st Canadian Army to all of its subordinate units at 0430. Authorised by R. Austin and marked OU Top Priority at the head, along with an abbreviated list of the recipients ('Polish Armd Div' etc.) the document comprises three paragraphs, in part, 'PARA ONE PD. A representative of the German High Command signed the unconditional….. surrender of all German land…and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command at zero one four one hours Central European Time… seven May under which all forces will cease active operations at zero sero zero one Baker hours nine May….Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions….Moves involved in occupational duties will continue…Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken. PARA THREE. All informed down to and including Divisions CMA, Tactical Air Command and Groups…Base Sections… and equivalent…no repeat no release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments'. With the standard series of file holes to the left and right edges, not affecting the text. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, otherwise VG The present message was the fourth and final one sent by Eisenhower following the German surrender, which had been signed at 0241 hours. The previous three had all been addressed to the British and American Chiefs of Staff, however the three million men and women of the Allied Expeditionary Force were still unaware that World War II was effectively over. The present message, the first to all members of his command, gave details of the German surrender but, in addition, ordered all SHAEF offensive operations to cease immediately. Recipient formations re-transmitted the signal to their own subordinate units.

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'there is NO longer an enemy to defeat'
WORLD WAR II: An extremely rare, historically important document, one page, oblong 4

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Lot 941

'there is NO longer an enemy to defeat' WORLD WAR II: An extremely rare, historically important document, one page, oblong 4to, Cipher Office, Second Army, 8th May 1945. The original black ink teleprinter document, marked Immediate and Secret is a copy of the final Intelligence report of World War II issued by G-2 section of General Courtney Hodges 1st United States Army to all subordinated G-2 sections via cipher at 0420 on 8th May 1945. The message reads, in full, 'SECRET This is the final ISUM from HQ FIRST US ARMY. For the first time in ELEVEN months there is NO contact with the enemy. The victory which was won on OMAHA and UTAH beaches has reached its climax. Today belongs to the men of this army who fought and conquered the enemy from NORMANDY to the ELBE. There is NO enemy situation to report for there is NO longer an enemy to defeat'. This example bears the purple oval Cipher Office stamp and date of the British Second Army commanded by Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey. With the standard series of file holes to the left and right edges and with a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the upper and lower edges, not affecting the text. Some very light overall creasing, about VG THE EMOTIVE FINAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT OF WORLD WAR II DECLARING '…THERE IS NO LONGER AN ENEMY TO DEFEAT'. Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) British General of World War II who commanded the British Second Army during the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 and throughout the rest of the campaign in North-Western Europe. We can find no records of another example of this signal having ever been offered for sale at auction before.

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Einstein, Gandhi, and a remarkable host of other famous individuals
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A fine oblong 8vo (5 x 4) leather bound

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Lot 950

Einstein, Gandhi, and a remarkable host of other famous individuals AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A fine oblong 8vo (5 x 4) leather bound autograph album containing over 140 signatures by an outstanding selection of famous individuals of the 1920s and 1930s, including (listed in order of appearance within the album) - Edward C. Elliott (1874-1960) American Educational Researcher & Administrator. John J. Pershing (1860-1948) American General of World War I James H. Doolittle (1896-1993) American Aviation Pioneer who also served in World War II as Commander of the Doolittle Raid Nancy Cox-McCormack (1885-1967) American Sculptor, Writer & SocialiteCharles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21st May 1927.Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890-1958) Granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.Emile Coue (1857-1926) French Psychologist & Pharmacist; Autograph Quotation Signed, 'Tous les jours à tous points de vue je vais de mieux en mieux' (Translation: 'Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'), dated Nancy, 1st July 1924 in his hand)Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929) French Sculptor and Painter; Autograph Quotation Signed, 'Tous les jours a tous les points de vue jewie plus et mieux de moi' (Translation: 'Every day, in every way, I demand more and better of me'), dated Paris, 1924 in his hand and with a small additional drawing of a star alongside his signature) Ezra Pound (1885-1972) American PoetWilliam Williams Keen (1837-1932) American Surgeon, the first brain surgeon in the United States. Keen attended to six American PresidentsJames Rowland Angell (1869-1949) American Psychologist & Educator, President of Yale University 1921-37.William Tilden (1893-1953) American Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1920, 1921 & 1930.Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer.Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) American SopranoPhilip Merivale (1886-1946) English ActorJane Cowl (1883-1950) American ActressAdolphe Menjou (1890-1963) American ActorW. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English Playwright & Novelist.Walter Hampden (1879-1955) American Actor & Theatre ManagerAmos 'n' Andy - Freeman Gosden (1899-1982; Amos) and Charles Correll (1890-1972; Andy) American Radio Comedians famous for the Amos 'n' Andy show.Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) American Actor, Academy Award winnerHenry Morgenthau (1891-1967) American Politician, US Secretary of the Treasury 1934-45.Mary Pickford (1892-1979) American Actress, Academy Award winnerRoy Byford (1873-1939) English ActorElias Burton Holmes (1870-1958) American Traveller, Photographer and Filmmaker who coined the word travelogue.Mischa Elman (1891-1967) Russian ViolinistElena Vladimirovna (1882-1957) Russian Grand Duchess, wife ofPrince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) Cousin of Tsar Nicholas II and husband of Elena VladimirovnaManuel II (1889-1932) King of Portugal 1908-10Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) French Composer; A.M.Q.S. of one bar from his most famous opera Louise.Emile-Rene Menard (1861-1930) French PainterLouis Bleriot (1872-1936) French Aviator, the first man to fly across the English Channel, 1909.Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887-1956) English WriterEdith O'Shaughnessy (1876-1939) American Journalist & BiographerNoel Eadie (1901-1950) Scottish SopranoHenri de Regnier (1864-1936) French Symbolist Poet.Herbert Witherspoon (1873-1935) American Bass Singer & Opera ManagerCosmo Hamilton (1870-1942) English Playwright & Novelist.Maurice Rostand (1891-1968) French Author, son of Edmond Rostand; attractive A.Q.S. from La Gloire.George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish-born American Philosopher & Novelist; a good A.Q.S., eight lines of French text, with an holograph explanation in English beneath, 'I wrote these words of Le Misanthrope in my first manuscript book of verses, and I think they still apply to my poetry and to that of most other people', August 1926.Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935) Polish SopranoAlbert Spalding (1888-1953) American Violinist.Emilio de Gogorza (1872-1949) American BaritoneNoel Coward (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner.Ferdinand I (1861-1948) Tsar of Bulgaria 1908-18.Frieda Hempel (1885-1955) German SopranoMrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940) English Stage ActressSybil Thorndike (1882-1976) English ActressWalter Damrosch (1862-1950) German-born American Conductor & Composer; an attractive A.M.Q.S., four bars, with words, 'To Wagner the prize!', beneath, Paris, 1927.Clara E. Laughlin (1873-1941) American Writer & Radio Personality.Josef Hofmann (1876-1957) Polish-American Pianist; A.M.Q.S.Connie Mack (1862-1956) American Baseball Player & Manager.Titta Ruffo (1877-1953) Italian Opera Singer.Helen Hayes (1900-1993) American Actress, Academy Award winner.Ernest Dimnet (1866-1954) French Priest & WriterHenri Bremond (1865-1933) French Literary Scholar, one of the Theological Modernists.Ganga Singh (1880-1943) Maharajah of Bikaner 1888-1943, the only 'non-white' member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I.Nellie Melba (1861-1931) Australian Soprano.Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) American Soprano.Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) Russian Opera SingerJohn Drinkwater (1882-1937) English Poet & DramatistLeopold Godowsky (1870-1938) Polish American Pianist & Composer; A.M.Q.S., Paris, 1929Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) American Artist & Illustrator. Original pencil drawing of the head of a Christy Girl in profile, signed and inscribed in pencil, November 1928.Richard Strauss (1864-1949) German Composer.Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) Russian-born American ViolinistFerdinand Foch (1851-1929) French Marshal of World War I; vintage signed postcard photograph of Foch's birthplace at Tarbes, signed in blue crayon with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image.Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) American Writer & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1938. Ink signature with an oval red ink stamp featuring Chinese characters beneath.Margaret Matzenauer (1881-1963) Romanian Mezzo-Soprano.Jose Iturbi (1895-1980) Spanish Conductor & Pianist.Ethel Leginska (1886-1970) British Pianist; attractive signed image of a silhouette of a pianist.Mahatma K. Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian Political and Spiritual Leader during the Indian Independence Movement.Rene Lacoste (1904-1996) French Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1925 & 1928Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) English Poet.Ernest Schelling (1876-1939) American Pianist, Composer & Conductor; A.M.Q.S. from his most popular work A Victory Ball.Marcel Dupre (1886-1971) French Organist & Composer.Violet Oakley (1874-1961) American Artist, the first American woman to receive a public mural commission.Olga Samaroff (1880-1948) American Pianist, wife of Leopold Stokowski.Walter E. Edge (1873-1956) American Politician, Governor of New Jersey.Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) American Statesman, Governor of New York.Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937) American Banker, Industrialist, Philanthropist & United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.and many, many othersOWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE-SALEROOM WE CAN NOT PUBLISH A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT - PLEASE CONTACT IAA LTD DIRECTLY FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION

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A first edition book ''Thoroughbred Racing Stock and it's Ancestors'' signed by the author Lady Wentworth. Published by Geor

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Lot 1098

A first edition book ''Thoroughbred Racing Stock and it's Ancestors'' signed by the author Lady Wentworth. Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.,1938

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S474 RNP; a Saab 9-5 Saloon, 2.3 T SE, 4dr automatic, Silver with black leather upholstery, 125,000 approx. miles showing. F

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Lot 1143

S474 RNP; a Saab 9-5 Saloon, 2.3 T SE, 4dr automatic, Silver with black leather upholstery, 125,000 approx. miles showing. First reg'd 1/09/1998, Mot expired 06/02/2014. Has been unused for some time but with a fully charged battery started immediately and was driven 12 miles to the Saleroom on Trade plates. SORN in place (Battery not included in sale)

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An album of First Day Cover Stamps from Isle of Man

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Lot 1281

An album of First Day Cover Stamps from Isle of Man

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A quantity of First Day Cover Stamps including American Revolution, Bi-centennial, Mothers Union Centenary, The voyage of Odi

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Lot 1294

A quantity of First Day Cover Stamps including American Revolution, Bi-centennial, Mothers Union Centenary, The voyage of Odin's Raven, 'Manx Pioneers to Cleveland, Ohio', 'Votes for Women', Winston Churchill etc., the majority with Isle of Man postmark, a few post marked Birmingham - some multiples.

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A quantity of First Day Covers with Isle of Man postmarks including Manx Cats, Wildlife Conservation Christmas 1980, Royal Ge

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Lot 1295

A quantity of First Day Covers with Isle of Man postmarks including Manx Cats, Wildlife Conservation Christmas 1980, Royal Geographical Society, Wild Flowers, Birds etc., and one for British Trees marked Birmingham - some multiples

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A quantity of First Day Cover Stamps for sporting events, including Isle of Man TT racing, Golf, Commonwealth Games etc., Lif

Nigel Ward & Company

Lot 1296

A quantity of First Day Cover Stamps for sporting events, including Isle of Man TT racing, Golf, Commonwealth Games etc., Lifeboats, Steam Railway, etc. all postmarked for the Isle of Man - Many multiples

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A quantity of First Day Covers with postmarks for Isle of Man, Bethlehem, Llandeilo, Birmingham, Edinburgh, etc., subjects in

Nigel Ward & Company

Lot 1297

A quantity of First Day Covers with postmarks for Isle of Man, Bethlehem, Llandeilo, Birmingham, Edinburgh, etc., subjects include Christmas, Royal Anniversaries, Jubilee, Fire Service, Historical, etc.

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A quantity of First Day Covers including Northern Ireland, Links with the past, Churchill centenary with Woodstock, Oxford po

Nigel Ward & Company

Lot 1298

A quantity of First Day Covers including Northern Ireland, Links with the past, Churchill centenary with Woodstock, Oxford postmarks etc., some with Channel Island postmark - some multiples

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A quantity of First Day Covers including Century of Motoring, Isle of Man TT, Guiding, Manx Electric Railway. Nigel Mansell,

Nigel Ward & Company

Lot 1299

A quantity of First Day Covers including Century of Motoring, Isle of Man TT, Guiding, Manx Electric Railway. Nigel Mansell, etc., all with Isle of Man postmark - all in multiples

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A quantity of First Day Covers including ''The Bounty, 'B' is for Butterflies, King William College, etc. with Isle of Man po

Nigel Ward & Company

Lot 1300

A quantity of First Day Covers including ''The Bounty, 'B' is for Butterflies, King William College, etc. with Isle of Man postmark and many multiples

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A quantity of Books including ''A Child's Garden of Verses'' by R.L. Stephenson, ''Enchanted'' by Curtis Yorke, A First book

Nigel Ward & Company

Lot 1350

A quantity of Books including ''A Child's Garden of Verses'' by R.L. Stephenson, ''Enchanted'' by Curtis Yorke, A First book of Modern Poetry by H.A. Treble, The Children's Treasury of English Song Second Part by F.T. Palgrave, etc.

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MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS [AMERICAN, 1908-1998], BRONZE PLAQUE, H 10", W 8", "COTTON PICKERS": First cast as part of a series

DuMouchelles

Lot 2045

MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS [AMERICAN, 1908-1998], BRONZE PLAQUE, H 10", W 8", "COTTON PICKERS": First cast as part of a series for the 1939 New York World's Fair.

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MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS [AMERICAN, 1908-1998], BRONZE PLAQUE, H 10", W 8", "GOLD MINER": Signed on underside; first cast as

DuMouchelles

Lot 2046

MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS [AMERICAN, 1908-1998], BRONZE PLAQUE, H 10", W 8", "GOLD MINER": Signed on underside; first cast as part of a series for the 1939 New York World's Fair.

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MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS [AMERICAN, 1908-1998], BRONZE PLAQUE, H 10", W 8", "STEERS": Signed twice on the underside; first c

DuMouchelles

Lot 2047

MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS [AMERICAN, 1908-1998], BRONZE PLAQUE, H 10", W 8", "STEERS": Signed twice on the underside; first cast as part of a series for the 1939 New York World's Fair.

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1763 DETROIT MAP FROM BELLIN'S 1764 ATLAS, H 8", W 12" [ARTWORK]: "Depuis le lac Saint Claire jusqu'an Lac Erie" "Echelle

DuMouchelles

Lot 55

1763 DETROIT MAP FROM BELLIN'S 1764 ATLAS, H 8", W 12" [ARTWORK]: "Depuis le lac Saint Claire jusqu'an Lac Erie" "Echelle de deux Lieues Communes. Tome1 , No. 12. French. Dated by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles and described in their July 9, 2011 catalogue as: "First Printed Map of Detroit, c. 1764. La Rivière du Détroit Depuis le Lac Sainte Claire jusqu'au Lac Erié. Engraved for Jacques-Nicolas Bellin [1703-72] after Ensign Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry.___ Date depicted: 1749. Published in Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Le Petit Atlas Maritime [5 vols., Paris, 1764], vol. 1, map 12 [at upper right: 'Tome I. No. 12']. A plan of the fort of Detroit designates the Commandant's quarters, the guardhouse, the church, the powder magazine, and the quarters of the chaplain."

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DETROIT IN 1820 LITHOGRAPH, H 17", W 23",: Published by A. Tryon; Printed in color by The Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit. From

DuMouchelles

Lot 56

DETROIT IN 1820 LITHOGRAPH, H 17", W 23",: Published by A. Tryon; Printed in color by The Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit. From an original sketch made in 1820 by George H. Whistler C.E.; Depicts the "Walk-in-the-Water" which arrived in Detroit, May 20th, 1819. Mr. Job Fish Commander. The first steam powered ship to sail the Great Lakes.

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Two 9ct gold Waltham keyless lever watches, the first by AWW Co, Riverside, with screwed chatons and micrometer adjustment, i

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 2025

Two 9ct gold Waltham keyless lever watches, the first by AWW Co, Riverside, with screwed chatons and micrometer adjustment, in a Dennison case, Birmingham 1936, 49mm diameter; the other by AWW Co, Traveller, in plain Dennison case, Birmingham 1929, 49mm diameter. (2)

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An interesting silver presentation watch from The Lovat Scouts, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, Swiss nickel keyless leve

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 2109

An interesting silver presentation watch from The Lovat Scouts, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, Swiss nickel keyless lever movement in a rectangular case with canted top corners, triangular bow, Import marks Glasgow 1923, 60mm long, in a fitted green leather case from Debenham & Freebody, Wigmore St, London. (2) Tooled inscription on case top: 'W.S.S. from The Lovat Scouts in grateful and affectionate remembrance 1914-1918'. The Lovat Scouts were the British Army's first sniper unit, being known as the Sharpshooters.

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COLLECTION OF FIRST DAY COVERS, ROYAL MAIL COLLECTOR'S STAMPS, WORLD FAIR SOUVENIRS ETC

McTear's

Lot 69

COLLECTION OF FIRST DAY COVERS, ROYAL MAIL COLLECTOR'S STAMPS, WORLD FAIR SOUVENIRS ETC

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A Very Rare Automatic Centre Seconds Royal Navy Military Issue Diver's Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 660ft=200m

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 106

A Very Rare Automatic Centre Seconds Royal Navy Military Issue Diver's Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 660ft=200m, model: Submariner, ref: 5513, made in 1972 and issued in 1975, (calibre 1520) lever movement, black dial with luminous dagger, dot and baton markers, sword hands, painted with a T within a circle, screw down winding crown, 60-minute marker revolving bezel, fixed bars, screw back engraved with the Ministry of Defence number 0552/923-7697 430/75 broad arrow, inside case back numbered 5513 and the case serial number 3926951, dated I.72, 42mm wide, later stainless steel bracelet with a deployant fliplock clasp numbered 62523H Nicknamed ''milsubs'' by the collectors these military Submariners are one of the most collectable divers' watches on the market. The Royal Navy ordered a series of watches from Rolex and issued them to their specialist divers. These watches have several distinctive features: the painted T within a circle on the dial (international symbol for Tritium); sword shape hands which can be seen clearly under low light conditions; inside the case back engraved with a serial and reference number; and outside the case back engraved with the Ministry of Defence issue number. This watch was made in the first month of 1972 and issued in 1975. 10.03.15, Case with surface scratches, case sides and lugs with small dents, case back engraved with the Ministry of Defence numbers, bezel with minor scratches and very minor discolouring, bezel 12 o'clock triangular marker with luminous missing, crown is winding down correctly, later bracelet, fixed bars have been changed to attach the new bracelet, plexi glass with scratches and minor chips which is noticeable under an eyeglass, dial in good condition, hands with slight staining marks, movement is clean, in going order.

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A Georgian Ring, three green step cut stones spaced by pairs of rose cut diamonds, in yellow claws within a decorative mount,

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 251

A Georgian Ring, three green step cut stones spaced by pairs of rose cut diamonds, in yellow claws within a decorative mount, on a scroll decorated mount, finger size G1/2, in box The ring is in good condition, commensurate with age. One of the green stones has a noticeable chip. All bear scuffs and scratches. They are hard to get a definite test result on, but are probably emeralds. It bears no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion it would test as gold. The rose cut diamonds are each estimated to weigh 0.03ct. Their colour and clarity have not been assessed as the ring ought to be professionally cleaned first, and this condition, alongside closed back settings does not allow for accurate judgement. Gross weight 1.8 grams. CR made 27th April 2015

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A Matched Set of Six George III Neo-Classical Silver Salts, Robert Hennell, four London 1776, two London 1791, navette shaped

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 355

A Matched Set of Six George III Neo-Classical Silver Salts, Robert Hennell, four London 1776, two London 1791, navette shaped, the pierced sides with drapery swags, a beaded border and turn-over ends, on a pierced domed foot, later clear glass liners, 12.5cm wide, 19oz 7dwt all in First four with VERY worn makers marks and pierced other marks but date letter clear. Other two have clearer marks. Some rubbing to decoration.

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A Victorian Silver Snuff Box, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1840, the rectangular bombe shaped body with flowers and scrolls an

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 362

A Victorian Silver Snuff Box, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1840, the rectangular bombe shaped body with flowers and scrolls and acanthus capped corners, the hinged cover with a similar shaped border around an inscription reading Brother John Millward, Their First Master, presented by the Members of The Phoenix Lodge of St Ann No 1235 on the expiration of his year in office, February 19th 1870, with a gilt interior, 10cm wide, 6oz 3dwt, in a fitted leather case with gilt tooled square and compasses Good overall condition.

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Three Early 18th Century English Brass Seamed Candlesticks, circa 1715-20, the first with a square base with re-entrant corne

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 377

Three Early 18th Century English Brass Seamed Candlesticks, circa 1715-20, the first with a square base with re-entrant corners, the second with an hexagonal base and the last with an octagonal base, the tallest 18cm high The second candlestick is illustrated in Fire and Light, pg.106, fig.203 No obvious damage.

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A Worcester First Period Vase and Cover, circa 1770, of hexagonal section and shouldered form, with domed cover, decorated wi

Tennants Auctioneers

Lot 7

A Worcester First Period Vase and Cover, circa 1770, of hexagonal section and shouldered form, with domed cover, decorated with the Bengal Tiger pattern, with alternate panels of fantastic beasts and antiques all picked out in colours and gilding, on simulated shagreen ground within painted and gilt diaper borders all picked out in gilding, 38cm high Restoration to rim. Some rubbing to gilding. 100615

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J** R** BLACK (Fl.c.1858) THE PRIORY, HOMERTON, LONDON Signed, inscribed and dated 1858 verso, oil on board 21.5 x 29cm.; wi

Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne

Lot 1548

J** R** BLACK (Fl.c.1858) THE PRIORY, HOMERTON, LONDON Signed, inscribed and dated 1858 verso, oil on board 21.5 x 29cm.; with a small landscape in the style of Alfred Stannard, 11 x 16cm.; and a rocky river landscape view in Snowdonia in the style of Harry Watson, canvas on board, good gilt frame, 22 x 28.5cm. (3) ++ The first with some small retouched losses at edges; the others in need of a light clean

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