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A FRAMED AND GLAZED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY ROBERT TAYLOR 'FRONT LINE HURRICANES', signed by Roland Beaumont, Peter Brothers, Frank Carey, Dennis David, John Gibson and Kenneth Lee, 11/800 with certificate of authenticity

Books - Association Football and The Men who Made it, by Alfred Gibson & William Pickford, The Caxton Publishing Co. c. 1905 - 1906 - four volumes, plus The Book of Football (fortnightly magazines) (qty)

Egypt - 1881 India Office Appointment of Mr. Gibson to Egypt Govt as Surveyor

Egypt - 1882 Telegram Mallet (Alex) to Gibson, Cairo.

* STEVE KAUFMAN (AMERICAN 1960 - 2010),LAUREN BACALLcharcoal on yellow paper, signed and dated '9390cm x 67cmMounted, framed and under glass.Note: Steven Alan Kaufman (also known as Steve Kaufman, December 29, 1960 - February 12, 2010) was an American pop artist, fine artist, sculptor, stained glass artist, filmmaker, photographer and humanitarian. His entry into the world of serious pop art began in his teens when he became an assistant to Andy Warhol at The Factory studio. HIs collectors include Al Gore, Al Pacino, Alice Cooper, Alec Baldwin, Amsterdam Museum, Andy Warhol Foundation, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton, Bruce Willis, Calvin Klein, Campbell's Soup Co., Citibank, Coca Cola Inc, Cohiba Cigars, Donald Trump, Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Murphy, Francis Ford Coppola, Hugh Heffner, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, MTV, Muhammad Ali Estate, Nicholas Cage, The Picasso Estate, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Sinatra family, Spike Lee, Stan Lee, Sylvester Stallone, The White House Collection and Warner Bros.

A Moorcroft Pottery Collectors Club vase decorated in the Blue Rhapsody pattern designed by Philip Gibson, printed marks, signed in brown Philip Gibson and numbered 519, height 25cm

A small Moorcroft Pottery vase decorated in the Trout pattern designed by Phillip Gibson, impressed and painted marks, height 10.5cm

A Moorcroft Pottery trumpet vase decorated in the Fountains Abbey pattern designed by Philip Gibson, printed and painted marks, numbered 240 of 250, signed to the base, height 26cm S/D

A Moorcroft Pottery vase decorated in the Lizard Orchid pattern designed by Philip Gibson, impressed and painted mark, three star collectors club mark to the base, signed and dated 27/2/01, height 20.5cm

A boxed Moorcroft Pottery vase decorated in the Dawn Mist designed by Philip Gibson, impressed and painted marks, dated 2003, height 20.5cm

Epihone 'Gibson Les Paul' electric guitar with hard carry case Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

19th century polychrome woolwork sampler by Janet Gibson, Twathats, indistinctly dated 1830 or 1860, with alphabet, verse, animals, trees, cottage and flowers, surrounded by a floral border on natural hessian ground, 53cm x 43cm. Condition Report. Not stretched. Some browning overall, small holes and loss of stitches, as images.

Author Geoff Simpson Personally signed for collector by author Geoff Simpson Guy Gibson Dambuster. Pen & Sword Books 1st Edition 2013. Excellent modern biography of the legendary leader. His childhood is charted to the picturesque Cornish fishing village Porthleven where in his honour a commemorative plaque was unveiled in 2012. The author reveals a remarkable schoolhood coincidence shared by three of the greatest most decorated RAF pilots of WWII. Guy Gibson VC DSO* DFC*, Douglas Bader DSO* DFC* and the great Malta reconnaissance pilot and latterly confirmed fighter ace Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** all attended St Edwards School Oxford. A very good read in excellent condition. Good condition

Space Shuttle STS 27 crew signed 10 x 8 colour photo. Signed by Robert L. Gibson, Guy Gardner, Mike Mullane, Jerry L. Ross, William Shepherd slight smudge to B and S. STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Launching on 2 December 1988 on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 1986. STS-27 carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defence. The vessels heat shielding was substantially damaged during lift-off, but it returned successfully to Earth. Good condition

A Royal Crown Derby Imari Paperweight "Appleby Mare", modelled by Hugh Gibson, number 989/1500, commissioned for Sinclairs, date code for 2002, printed marks, gold stopper, with certificate and box, 20cms high.

Thirteen 17th century documents, on vellum, one with remains of seal, including one relating to Aleander Gibson, 1641, one to Patricius Comes de Kinghorn, 1676, one to Charles Erskine, 1674, one to John Gordon relating to the Lands of Myreton, 1625, Instrument of Resignation of the Lands of Baronie of Painsland in favour of Sir Alexander Gibsone of Alderstoun, 1688, and others, similar, various sizes

Camden, William Britannia, revised.. with large additions by Edmund Gibson. London: R. Ware [&c.], 1753. Third edition, 2 volumes, folio, titles printed in red and black, engraved portrait, 9 plates, and 50 maps (8 general, 42 county maps), contemporary calf, armorial bookplate of Sir John E. Swinburne Bart. of Capheaton, head of spines worn

A Royal Crown Derby Black Swan paperweight, limited edition number 208 of 300, probably signed Hugh Gibson, B. Brindley, with gold stopper, dated 2007, 26cm high, boxed.

A Royal Crown Derby Gump's elephant paperweight, part of the signature edition for Gump's, 39/100, designed by Hugh Gibson, Managing Director of the Royal Crown Derby porcelain company, with red marks, dated 1990, Gold stopper, 23cm high

A Royal Crown Derby Golden Eagle paperweight, limited edition 198/300, signed Hugh Gibson, D. Brindley, with gold stopper, dated 2006, 26cm high, boxed.

A quantity of early 20th Century golf clubs with hickory shafts, by Dick May; LB; Gibson Niblick; etc.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibson, Vol 1-V, 1853

A SET OF SIX GEORGE III IRISH PROVINCIAL TABLE SPOONS, Cork c.1800, mark of Joseph Gibson, the plain pointed end handles crested, (c.435.4g). 25cm. (6)Joseph Gibson, Goldsmith, Jeweller, Clockmaker & Watchmaker; began work in 1784; 2 Grand Parade, 1804, 1810, 1817; married Catherine, daughter of John Nicholson, Silversmiths, 3rd June 1788, registered Dublin 1797, died 1820. (Bowen and O’Brien, 2005 pp180-186)

PHOTOGRAPHS. thinly filled album incls Gibson Cadgwith.

After Pierre Giffart (1643-1723)Coloured engravingspages from 'Costumes of Religious Orders'"Soeur Converse..." Religieuse Hospitaliere de L'Ordre du St. Esprit...""Religieuse de L'Ordre de St. Basile" 21 x 26 cms (3)Unattributed Pair watercolour drawingsGirls in National DressMap after J. Gibson (1750-1792)The World agreeable to the latest Discoveries

Gibson (Alfred) and Pickford (William) Association Football & The Men Who Made It,4 vols, published by Caxton 1905, reasonably good condition

Alfred Gibson & William Pickford's Association Football & The Men Who Made It,published in 4 vols by Caxton, 1905, reasonably good condition; sold with the 1960 4 vols set Caxton's Association Football, complete with the 1959-60 & 1960-1 Supplement, and Caxton Football Annuals 1962, 1963 & 1964; the lot also including Len Shackleton's Clown Prince of Soccer, with applied signature; and five photo album booklets issued by The Triumph

Chinese Gibson Epiphone Black SG electric guitar complete with hard case

A mixed collection of ceramic tea pots to include Sadler, Gibson, Price, Sudlow, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton and Linguard. (16)

Two volumes, Britannia, or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland, revised by Edmund Gibson, second edition, rebound

A modern Moorcroft Wyevale pattern jug, designed by Philip Gibson, 27cm (boxed)

*Aviation Games. A board game, "Aviation" Aerial or Tactics by H.P Gibson & Sons, circa 1920s, with original card box, board, pieces and instructions, together with a jigsaw puzzle by J.W. Spear & Sons, with a four Boer War period puzzles in original box (tatty), plus 11 as new WWII American military Christmas cards from original paintings, with envelopes and original card box (3)

BOB DYLAN - 9 x Bob Dylan posters to include Bob Dylan and His Band at Newcastle Telewest Arena advert (101x152cm) and 2002 (35x50cm), 'Tell Tale Signs' (28x43cm), 2 x performance with The Wild Feathers in 2013 (both 46x61cm), Dylan with a Gibson (49x70cm), Dylan smoking (49x70cm), 2 x Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 2007 (both 34.5x48),

*Ferrari (Enzo, 1898-1988). Signed sentiment on notecard, 24 December 1969, card signed and inscribed in thin blue felt-tip pen, 'Grazie e saluti, Ferrari, 24/12/69', embossed Ferrari black horse motif upper left, together with a second identical card with typed note signed 'Ferrari', Modena, 27 September 1977, thanking them for their letter and being sorry not to have met with them on their visit to Italy, both with remains of adhesion marks to versos, 10.5 x 16cm, with a matching Ferrari envelope, postmarked 4 January 1982, with typed address for Neil Gibson of London (3)

Football, mixed selection inc. programmes, noted FA Cup Finals 1953, 54, 57, 67, England v Rest of the World 1938 at Highbury (poor) etc, books inc. Association Football & the Men Who Made by Gibson & Pickford (set, volumes 1-4, mixed condition), FA World Cup Report 1966, Databook of Wartime Football 1939-46 etc, various cigarette & trade cards, cuttings (some with signatures), a Peter Shilton commemorative plate etc, plus a few non-football items (mixed condition, fair/vg) (1 large box)

Herefordshire. A collection of approximately sixty-five maps, 17th - 19th century, engraved maps, several with hand colouring, including examples by Van den Keere, Van Langeren, Owen & Bowen, Leigh, Miller, Darton, Pigot, Cary, Badeslade & Toms, Cowley, Gibson, Wallis, Butters, Seller, Ramble, Mercator, Collins, Morden, Rocque, Kitchin and Blome, some duplicates, various sizes and condition (approx.65)

Oxfordshire. Blaeu (Johannes), Oxonium comitatus vulgo Oxford Shire, published Amsterdam, circa 1645, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, slight showthrough, 385 x 505 mm, Latin text and a hand coloured engraving of the Rollright stones on verso, together with Morden (Robert),Oxford Shire, [1695 or later], hand coloured engraved map, 420 x 360 mm, with Gibson (John), Oxford Shire, [1759 or later], hand coloured engraved map, 110 x 65 mm, plus two other county maps by Robert Morden and John Cary (5)

Wiltshire. Saxton (Christopher & Kip William), Wiltoniae comitatus herbida planicie nobilis vulgo Will Shire pars olim Belgarum, [1610], hand coloured engraved map, 280 x 355 mm, together with Blome (Richard),A Mapp of Wiltshire with its Hundreds, circa 1673, hand coloured engraved map, old folds, closed tear to lower right corner, repaired on verso, 326 x 260 mm, with Morden (Robert),Wiltshire, circa 1701, hand coloured engraved map, 225 x 175 mm, plus Gibson (John),Wiltshire, [1759 or later], hand coloured engraved map, 110 x 65 mm, with four other county maps of Wiltshire by John Cary, John Aiken, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Moule (8)

[Hicks, George]. Grammatica Anglo-Saxonica ex Hickesiano Linguarum Septentrionalium Thesauro Excerpta, Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1711, additional engraved title, letterpress title in red & black with engraved illustration, errata slip pasted to rear free endpaper, contemporary decorative paper covered boards, upper joint split and spine a little torn, worn, slim 8vo (ESTC T109106), together with [Cottonian Library], A Report from the Committee Appointed to View the Cottonian Library, and such of the Publick Records of this Kingdom, as they think proper, and to Report to the House the Condition thereof..., [1732], drop title, edges untrimmed, 20th century quarter reversed calf, marbled boards with vellum tipped corners, red morocco title label, folio, with Henshall (Samuel), The Saxon and English Languages Reciprocally Illustrative of each other; the Impracticability of Aquiring an Accurate Knowledge of Saxon Literature, though the Medium of Latin Phraseology, Exemplified in the Errors of Hickes, Wilkins, Gibson, and other Scholars, and a New Mode Suggested of Radically Studying the Saxon and English Languages, London: Printed for the Author, 1798, advertisement leaf before title, some dust-soiling and spotting, edges untrimmed, original wrappers (detached), stitched as issued, slim 4to, plus one other early 20th century related pamphlet (4)

A collection of predominantly Nazi-related books, particularly biographies including Borman, Himmler, Hitler's Hangman and Guy Gibson, Rommel and Hess

BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Reunion Dinner at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on 13th May 1978, in the RAF Diamond Jubilee year, individually signed by seventeen individuals, many associated with Bomber Command as well as 617 Squadron and The Dambusters, including Harold Martin (1918-1988, Australian Air Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P, 16th-17th May 1943), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Roderick Learoyd VC (1913-1996, British Wing Commander of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the attack on the Dortmund Ems canal, 12th August 1940), Leonard Trent VC (1915-1986, New Zealand Group Captain of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions in a bombing attack on the power station in Amsterdam on 3rd May 1943), William Reid VC (1921-2001, Scottish Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot of World War II with 617 Squadron, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during an attack on Dusseldorf, 3rd November 1943), James Tait (1916-2007, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who conducted various missions including the one which finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. Officer Commanding 617 Squadron July- December 1944), Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II), Don Bennett (1910-1986, Australian Air Vice Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who led the Pathfinder Force), Augustus Walker (1912-1986, British Air Chief Marshal, a bomber pilot during World War II and a pioneer of jet aircraft), Fay Gillon (d.2009, British Women's Auxiliary Air Force Intelligence Officer affiliated to 617 Squadron, flew with Mick Martin and his crew on the final dress rehearsal on the Friday before The Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943), Eve Gibson (1911-1988, Welsh Show Dancer and Actress, wife of Guy Gibson VC from 1940), Ted Willoughby (Leading Aircraftsman of World War II, associated with the Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar, the oldest surviving Lancaster bomber and the first to complete 100 operations during World War II, now restored and on display at the Royal Air Force Museum), David Shepherd (1931- , British Artist, famous for his paintings of wildlife, locomotives and aircraft) etc. All have signed in bold blue or black inks throughout the menu and a few have added brief inscriptions. VG

GARAGE/PSYCH/INDIE 7" SINGLES - An alluring collection of 10 x 7" singles in immaculate condition, all Ex+/Ex+. Artist/titles are: The Knockouts - Aeba Suki Suki (MAD's 005); The Great Mongoose - She's A Bad Motorcycle (GCS-012); Gibson Bros. - Emulsified (S. B. 003); Feeling Sad - Why Did You Lie? (CORD 041); The Strokes - Reptilia (RTRADES155); Rabbi Joseph Gordon - Competition (NRICO 30); Sun Dial - Fireball (PF2, Pre-FLight promo); The Fe-Fi Four Plus 2 - I Wanna Come Back (101-A); and, Crystalized Movements - Crystallized Mvmnts (KAR010, two copies, one red and one ruby vinyl).( VINYL RECORDS )

WILLIAM ALFRED GIBSON (SCOTTISH 1866 - 1931), LANDSCAPE WITH COWS AND WINDMILLS oil on panel, signed 28.5cm x 43cm Framed

Mad Max and Mad Max 2. British Quad posters. 1979 and 1981. Mel Gibson in his breakthrough role as the cynical loner in a self-destructing world. 30 by 40in. (76.2 by 101.6cm)

AS Gibson (20th Century)'Sea View from Hillside'Oil on board, signed lower left, 35 x 45cm, together with AS Hartwick (?) pastel of 'Horse and Cart Stacking Hay', 35 x 39cm (2)

A Royal Crown Derby Imari Paperweight "Appleby Mare", modelled by Hugh Gibson, number 989/1500, commissioned for Sinclairs, date code for 2002, printed marks, gold stopper, with certificate and box, 20cms high.

Moorcroft Collectors Club Modern Tubelined Vase. 'Yellow Wisteria' design. Designer Phillip Gibson, circa 1990's. 6.5 inches in height. First quality, mint condition.

A Hallmarked Silver Mug, William Gibson & John Langman, London 1890, of Middle Eastern style, allover engraved, 140grams.

Theatre costumes, to include: three capes; a Briggs Jones & Gibson Ltd. overcoat; and a floral jacket. (5)

A Gibson SG Sixties Tribute Special Edition 2013 chocolate mahogany bare wood finish, made in USA, serial no.127731336, Burstbucker pickups, in working order, with Gibson soft case.

A signed record; 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome', signed in pen to sleeve by Mel Gibson and Tina Turner (sleeve af).

A FRAMED MEZZOTINT BEHIND GLASS - PORTRAIT HENRICUS SACHEVERELL AFTER T GIBSON ENGRAVED P SCHENK 1720 TOGETHER WITH A SELECTION OF ENGRAVINGS ETC (9)

GIBSON GUY: (1918-1944) British Airman of World War II, Wing Commander of 617 Squadron. Victoria Cross winner for his actions during Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the Mohne and Eder Dams in Germany, 16th May 1943. An extremely rare, early A.L.S., Guy, one page, 8vo, Oxford, n.d. (1932), to his grandmother ('My Dear Granny'), on the printed stationery of St. Edward's School. Gibson thanks his relative for their letter and a tin of cream, remarking that 'it was very nice and I enjoyed it very much, though I didn't get sick'. Gibson further apologises for not having written earlier as he has been 'very very busy' with Summer activities during the week and concludes 'Well now as the Chapel Bells our (sic) running down I must stop, and I hope that this gets to you as it leaves me - very well'. With some smudging to a few words of text, which Gibson apologises for in a postscript. Some very minor, extremely light foxing, VG Gibson started at St. Edward's School in Oxford in 1932 and one of his fellow pupils was the future Battle of Britain fighter pilot Douglas Bader. Indeed, Gibson and Bader were both placed in the same house, Cowell's. Gibson's housemaster was A. F. 'Freddie' Yorke who became Gibson's guardian.

GIBSON GUY: (1918-1944) British Airman of World War II, Wing Commander of 617 Squadron. Victoria Cross winner for his actions during Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the Mohne and Eder Dams in Germany, 16th May 1943. An excellent vintage signed 5 x 3 photograph by Gibson, the image depicting the Wing Commander standing in a three quarter length pose in an open top Royal Air Force vehicle, the car surrounded by several officers and pilots, each wearing their uniforms. Signed ('Guy P Gibson') by Gibson in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. With a typed caption to the head of the image, 'Llanishen Gliding School, A.T.C. March 4th 1944'. Signed photographs of Gibson are extremely rare as a result of his untimely death at the age of 26 when he lost his life as his aircraft crashed at Steenbergen in the Netherlands during an operation. VG          Gibson is recorded as having visited the trainees at the Air Training Corps base at Llanishen during World War II. Situated close to Gibson's wife's family home at Penarth, Llanishen served as a camp where the young A.T.C. members received basic training as glider pilots. Gibson was very popular with the young airmen who were delighted when he did two circuits of the area in one of the gliders.

SUMPTER LEONARD: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943.An extremely rare original mimeographed document previously belonging to Sumpter, unsigned, one page, oblong folio, n.p. (RAF Scampton), 16th May 1943, entitled No. 617 Squadron Night Flying Programme 16.5.43, being the complete crew list of the nineteen Lancaster bombers which flew in the three waves of Operation Chastise, detailing the Captains of each of the aircraft, including Guy Gibson, Mick Martin, Dinghy Young, David Maltby, David Shannon, Joe McCarthy, Les Munro etc., as well as the Flight Engineer, Navigator, Wireless Operator, Bomb Aimer and Front & Rear Gunners. With a number of ink annotations in the hand of Sumpter, recording the fate of each of the crews (OK marked alongside the crews of Gibson, Martin, Maltby, Shannon, Knight, McCarthy, Townsend, Brown and Anderson, various ticks alongside others and a red line struck through the crews commanded by Munro and Rice). With some very light age wear and a couple of neat splits to the left and right edges of the central folds, only very slightly affecting the text. Together with an excellent A.L.S., Len Sumpter, three pages, 8vo, Luton, n.d., to Derrick. Sumpter thanks his correspondent for a ‘grand selection of photographs, which are of excellent quality’, although remarking ‘My dear wife had a moan because her “best friend” Cheshire wasn’t there, but never mind’ and further continuing ‘I have sent you the crew list on which I marked up the score next morning, OK’s, losses and returns. Geoff Rice hit the North Sea, and couldn’t go on, and Les Munro was shot up, and put out of action’. Sumpter continues to reflect on Guy Gibson VC, 'About 'Gibby', he didn't suit everyone, being rather strict and a bit regimental, but I didn't find that any drawback, having transferred to the R.A.F. from the Grenadier Guards in early ’41…otherwise I can’t say a lot, because only being a N.C.O. our paths only crossed down at the flights. In fact I can only remember speaking to him once' and further remarking, 'As to the raid itself, we just missed getting called in to the Mohne attack, but on both Dams it was a case of hold your breath for about two or three minutes on the run in, and you were either lucky or otherwise. Much better I thought, than for instance Berlin or the Ruhr. I once went to Berlin two nights together and over there you were committed to a straight run across, so what with the outer and inner defences, one had about 25 miles of flak, heavy and light to contend with. But all in all, plenty of “butterflies” all round. I think the audacity, and all that, of the Dams raid made it one spectacular effort, and I am glad I was there (and here!)' A letter of superb content relating to the Dambusters Raid. Original documents relating to, and used, during Operation Chastise are of the utmost rarity and the present 617 Squadron crew list is enhanced by the accompanying impeccable provenance from Sumpter. G to VG, 2

TEES FREDERICK: (1922-1982) British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Rear Gunner in Lancaster ED910/G AJ-C, 16th-17th May 1943. The aircraft, piloted by Warner Ottley, was shot down and crashed before reaching the target and Tees was the sole survivor from the crew, spending the rest of the war as a Prisoner of War. An unusual signed and inscribed 9 x 11 photograph, the image depicting the original letter sent from Wing Commander Guy Gibson to Mrs. E. Tees, the mother of Fred Tees, on 20th May 1943 informing her of her son being missing in action following the Dambusters Raid and stating, in part, 'Your son was Front Gunner of an aircraft detailed to carry out an attack against the Mohne Dam. Contact with this aircraft was lost after it took off, and nothing further was heard from it.' Signed ('To Derrick, Fred Tees') by Tees in blue ink to a clear area at the base of the image. VGTees should indeed have been the front gunner on Lancaster ED910/G but had changed places with Sergeant Harry Strange in the rear turret. Tees later recalled that as the aircraft began to rapidly descend Pilot Officer Warner Ottley announced over the intercom 'I'm sorry boys, they got us'. The aircraft then crashed. Tees managed to escape from the rear turret and was quickly taken prisoner. He was the sole survivor from the crew of seven and received serious burns. He required extensive treatment and remained a prisoner of war until the end of the war.

DAMBUSTERS THE: An exceptional multiple signed Commemorative cover issued by the Royal Air Force museum in honour of 617 Squadron and The Dambusters and featuring a colour image of an Avro Lancaster bomber in flight, individually signed by twenty individuals, most of whom are associated with 617 Squadron and also featuring several individuals who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943, including Barnes Wallis (1887-1979, English Scientist & Inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943), Geoffrey Rice (1917-1981, British Royal Air Force Pilot officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H, 16th-17th May 1943), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), Frederick Tees (1922-1982, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Rear Gunner in Lancaster ED910/G AJ-C, 16th-17th May 1943), Kenneth Brown (1920-2002, Canadian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), James Clay (1911-1995, British Royal Air Force Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), George Johnson (1921-     , British Squadron Leader, the last British survivor of the original members of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Edward Johnson (1912-2002, British Royal Air Force Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Harry O’Brien (1922-1985, Canadian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Rear Gunner of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Bill Townsend (1921-1991, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943), Eve Gibson (1911-1988, Welsh Show Dancer and Actress, wife of Guy Gibson VC from 1940), H. K. ‘Duke’ Munro (Radar Operator on night of Dambusters Raid), Robert Knights (1921-2004, British Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot with 617 Squadron who participated in the three major attacks on the Tirpitz during World War II, culminating in the sinking of the German battleship on 12th November 1944) etc. All have signed in blue or black inks, most with their names alone, and all to clear areas of the cover. Post marked 3rd December 1970. An impressive selection of signatures which are rarely encountered together on one item. VG 

HARRIS ARTHUR T.: (1892-1984) British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II. A printed 8vo menu for the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Reunion Dinner in honour of Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur T. Harris at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. London, on 30th April 1977, signed ('Arthur T. Harris MRAF') by Harris in bold blue ink to a clear area of the back cover, and also signed by Eve Gibson (1911-1988, Welsh Show Dancer and Actress, wife of Guy Gibson VC from 1940) in bold blue ink with her name alone, also to a clear area of the back cover. About EX

BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Reunion Dinner at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on 13th May 1978, in the RAF Diamond Jubilee year, individually signed by seventeen individuals, many associated with Bomber Command as well as 617 Squadron and The Dambusters, including Harold Martin (1918-1988, Australian Air Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G AJ-P, 16th-17th May 1943), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of  Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Roderick Learoyd VC (1913-1996, British Wing Commander of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the attack on the Dortmund Ems canal, 12th August 1940), Leonard Trent VC (1915-1986, New Zealand Group Captain of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions in a bombing attack on the power station in Amsterdam on 3rd May 1943), William Reid VC (1921-2001, Scottish Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot of World War II with 617 Squadron, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during an attack on Dusseldorf, 3rd November 1943), James Tait (1916-2007, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who conducted various missions including the one which finally sank the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. Officer Commanding 617 Squadron July- December 1944), Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II), Don Bennett (1910-1986, Australian Air Vice Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who led the Pathfinder Force), Augustus Walker (1912-1986, British Air Chief Marshal, a bomber pilot during World War II and a pioneer of jet aircraft), Fay Gillon (d.2009, British Women's Auxiliary Air Force Intelligence Officer affiliated to 617 Squadron, flew with Mick Martin and his crew on the final dress rehearsal on the Friday before The Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943), Eve Gibson (1911-1988, Welsh Show Dancer and Actress, wife of Guy Gibson VC from 1940), Ted Willoughby (Leading Aircraftsman of World War II, associated with the Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar, the oldest surviving Lancaster bomber and the first to complete 100 operations during World War II, now restored and on display at the Royal Air Force Museum), David Shepherd (1931-     , British Artist, famous for his paintings of wildlife, locomotives and aircraft) etc. All have signed in bold blue or black inks throughout the menu and a few have added brief inscriptions. VG

BOMBER COMMAND: A good printed 8vo menu for the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Reunion Dinner at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on 12th May 1979, individually signed by thirteen individuals, many associated with Bomber Command as well as 617 Squadron and The Dambusters, including David Shannon (1922-1993, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of  Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Ted Willoughby (Leading Aircraftsman of World War II, associated with the Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar, the oldest surviving Lancaster bomber and the first to complete 100 operations during World War II, now restored and on display at the Royal Air Force Museum), Hamish Mahaddie (1911-1997, Scottish Group Captain, a bomber pilot during World War II associated with the Pathfinder Force), Don Bennett (1910-1986, Australian Air Vice Marshal, a bomber pilot of World War II who led the Pathfinder Force), Roderick Learoyd VC (1913-1996, British Wing Commander of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the attack on the Dortmund Ems canal, 12th August 1940), Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II), Eve Gibson (1911-1988, Welsh Show Dancer and Actress, wife of Guy Gibson VC from 1940), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), William Reid VC (1921-2001, Scottish Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot of World War II with 617 Squadron, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during an attack on Dusseldorf, 3rd November 1943), Tony Iveson (1919-2013, British Fighter Pilot of World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain and later joined 617 Squadron, taking part in operations to sink the German battleship Tirpitz) etc. All have signed in bold blue inks throughout the menu. Some slight creasing to the upper right corner of the front cover, only very slightly affecting Shannon's signature, otherwise VG