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Click here to subscribeA pair of Victorian glove stretchers, with hallmarked silver wrythen fluted handles and ivory blades, Birmingham 1892, 22.5cm long, a French carved bone dip pen holder with Stanhope viewer of L`Eglise de Sion, 17.5cm long and a novelty penknife/bottle opener in the shape of a champagne bottle with two folding blades and cork screw, the simulated tortoiseshell guards inset with a nickel plaque entitled ""Auf Deinwohl"", 8.5cm long (3)
A late 19th/early 20th Century drawing instrument set, in metal bound burr wood box of oblong form, the hinged lid opening to reveal two lift out trays above a fitted base containing pens with turned ivory handles inscribed Army and Navy, nickel plated and steel instruments, ivory parallel ruler and two other rulers, the lid inset with a presentation plaque for Apprenticeship Completion 1906, 21.5cm wide
A late 19th Century Malacca walking cane, with embossed white metal terminal, 79cm long, an umbrella with cane shaft, carved ivory handle and gilded embossed and inscribed white metal terminal, 91cm long and an umbrella with metal shaft, cane and curving chased white metal handle, 91.5cm long (3)
Couzens, Tim TRAMP ROYAL 22,5 x 15 cm xii, 623 pages: illustrations (portrait as frontispiece), maps. Illustrated cloth with gilding. Slight bump to lower corner. No. 151 of an edition limited to 200 copies. Signed by Couzens on title page. The story of `Trader` Horn (born Alfred Aloysius Smith, 1861–1931) who was an ivory trader in central Africa. His autobiography, TRADER HORN: A young man`s astounding adventures in 19th century equatorial Africa, was made into a film. Couzens was awarded the Alan Paton Prize for Non-Fiction in 1993 for this title. Fine Johannesburg Ravan Press 1992
AIRMAILS OF AFRICA collection of airmail covers 1919-45 incl. 1925 Feb Survey flight (Paris - Dakar), 1925 Dec 29th experimental flight by rail, air & car between Dakar (Senegal) & Zinder (Niger Coast), 1930 France - Morocco - France (Vicennes Aviation Meeting) round trip cover franking incl. the 1f50 Air used on 8th June (the first day), also 5c Blank & 30 Pasteur + Aviation vignette (all tied) with reg labels for BOURSET/AVIATION, 1937 March 1st Dakar (Senegal) to Cotonou (Dahomey) with cachet, 1937 March 4th return Service Cotonou (Dahomey) to Paris cacheted cover, 1937 March 6th Abidjan - Ivory Coast cacheted cover, 1937 May 17th Niamey - Pointe Noire via Cotonou cacheted cover, 1937 Oct Survey flight Kays - Dakar stage cacheted cover, 1937 Trial flight on Nov 15th Tambalounda - Bamako cacheted cover, 1938 Feb Bamako - Marseilles via Gao cacheted cover, 1936 Madagascar round island survey flight 28th Oct, 1938 July Madagascar Trial flight to Reunion cacheted cover, plus more to view. Attractive lot. (48) Symbol: HD
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