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Scotland - Hydraulic Engineering, Glasgow Water Works, a Victorian sammelband of four monographs &/or tracts: Gale (James M.), The Glasgow Water Works: Papers Read During the Session 1863-64 [...], Glasgow: Printed by Bell & Bain, 1864, 56pp, additional lithograph title-page, 1 fold-out map and 3 fold-out charts; Glasgow Loch Katrine Waterworks, Banquet to Mr. Bateman [...], Westminster: Vacher & Sons, 1860, 47pp; a further sequence of six connected papers from a periodical, lacking title-page and a contents, paginated from [121]-266 and illustrated with 52 full-page engineering plates; Gale (Mr. James, C.E.), On the Port-Glasgow Water Works [...], Glasgow: William Munro, 1868, 8pp and 4 fold-out plates, contemporary half-morocco over moiré boards, red-stained edges, 8vo, (1); Sinclair (Catherine), Sketches and Stories of Scotland and the Scotch, With Corrections and Additions, London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., [n.d. 1868], contemporary three-quarter calf, marbled edges, 12mo, (1); Beeton's Dictionary of Useful Information [...], two-volume set, London: S.O. Beeton, [1859], volume I with fold-out chromolithograph chart, further b/w fold-out charts and plates, in-text illustrations, contemporary green quarter-calf, marbled edges and endpapers, 8vo, (2); The National Encyclopædia [...], volume I only, London: [n.d.], 8vo, (1), [5]

An 8" b/b d/t saw by MARSHALL & CHEETHAM London G

ALBERT WAINWRIGHT (1898-1943) - A study of Field Marshall and Officers with a drummer boy, also a sketch of a young man riding a horse, to the reverse sketches of young men in various poses, pen and ink, 1930s, unsigned, 23cm x 18cm.

A collection of Victorian and later Regimental teaspoons each with assorted finials to include Boer War Soldier, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, King's Royal Rifles, Field Marshall Lord Roberts etc., sizes ranging 10cm-15cm, total weight 14.2oz, various assays, dates and makers. (22)

WORCESTER PORCELAIN. HOBSON (R L) WORCESTER PORCELAIN A DESCRIPTION OF THE WARE FROM THE WALL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT DAY  PLTS, BLUE CLOTH, 1912, A MOORE, THE COLLECTION OF OLD WORCESTER PORCELAIN FORMED BY THE LATE MR ROBERT DRAINE FLS, WRAPPERS, MAY 1922, H RISSIK MARSHALL, COLOURED WORCESTER PORCELAIN OF THE FIRST PERIOD 1751-1783, L BRANYAN [ET AL] WORCESTER BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 1751-1790, G A GODDEN, CHAMBERLAIN-WORCESTER PORCELAIN 1788-1852, H SANDEN, FLIGHT & BARR WORCESTER PORCELAIN 1783-1840 AND - ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN FROM 1862 TO THE PRESENT DAY (7)

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Surgeon Major-General W. M. Webb, Army Medical Department, attached 19th Foot Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (W. M. Webb. 19th. Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, fitted with post and small ring suspension, lacquered, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £400-£500 --- William Marshall Webb was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire in 1833 and was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Army Medical Department, attached 19th Foot, in March 1854, seeing active service during the Crimea War. He was advanced Surgeon-Major in January 1864, and held the post of Assistant Professor of Medicine at Netley from 1873 to 1878. He was promoted Brigade Surgeon in November 1879; Deputy Surgeon-General in July 1881; and Surgeon-General, afterwards Surgeon Major-General, in December 1887. He retired in July 1893, and died in Cairo in 1899. In 1901 his widow founded the Marshall Webb prize in his memory - awarded to the Lieutenant on probation in the R.A.M.C. who obtained the highest marks in the examination on Military Medical Administration at the Royal Army Medical College.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteSix: Stoker Petty Officer E. Marshall, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (K.61697 E. Marshall. A/S.P.O. H.M.S. Hussar) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Edward Marshall was born in Deptford, London, on 6 March 1905 and enlisted in the Royal Navy on 19 July 1923. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 27 June 1938, he was advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 16 March 1939, and was released Class A on 6 November 1945.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteFive: Attributed to Flight Lieutenant F. G. Marshall, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all contemporarily engraved ‘R.A.F. 116726 F/Lt. F. G. Marshall.’, mounted as worn, good very fine Pair: K. W. Freeman, Australian Forces War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45, both officially named ‘Q265578 K. W. Freeman’, good very fine 1939-45 Star (6); Africa Star; Burma Star (2); Italy Star; France and Germany Star (2) Defence Medal (8); Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; War Medal 1939-45 (8); War Medal, Canadian issue in silver, generally good very fine and better Miniature Awards: 1939-45 Star (2); Atlantic Star: 2); Pacific Star (2); Defence Medal (2); War Medal 1939-45 (2), good very fine (47) £100-£140

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteSouth Atlantic 1982, with rosette (RO2(G) R Marshall D182704L HMS Hermes) mounted as worn, good very fine £400-£500 --- The 28,000-ton aircraft carrier H.M.S. Hermes was launched in 1953 and served during the Falklands War as the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sandy Woodward, under the command of Captain L. E. Middleton, D.S.O. Hermes shared in the provision, alongside H.M.S. Invincible, of almost all the air power of the campaign, her operational capacity amounting to 15 Sea Harriers and six Harrier GR3’s, in addition to assorted helicopter types.

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThe Order of the Bath Chapel Stall Plate of Major-General Francis Hepburn, C.B., 3rd Foot Guards, severely wounded at Barrosa, and one of the Heroes of the Defence of Hougoumont at Waterloo The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted badge of a companion, inscribed ‘Francis Hepburn Esquire, Colonel in the Army and Second Major of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Nominated 4th June 1815.’, 191mm x 115mm, corners pierced for attachment, light tarnishing, otherwise extremely fine £600-£800 --- Francis Hepburn was born on 19 August 1779, the second son of Colonel David Hepburn of the 39th Foot and 105th Highlanders, by his wife Bertha Graham of the family of Inchbrakie, Perthshire. His grandfather, James Hepburn of Brecarton and Keith Marshall, spent his fortune in the Stuart cause. Francis was appointed ensign in the 3rd Foot-Guards (later Scots Guards) on 17 December 1794; became Lieutenant and Captain, 23 April 1798; Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, 23 July 1807; brevet Colonel, 4 June 1814; regimental 2nd Major, 25 July 1814; and Major-General, 19 July 1821. He served with his regiment in Ireland in 1798 and in Holland in 1799; was aide-de-camp to General W. P. Acland at Colchester, and afterwards in Malta and Sicily; but was laid up with fever and ophthalmia during the descent on Calabria and battle of Maida. He joined his battalion at Cadiz in 1809, and his leg was shattered at the battle of Barossa, 5 March 1811. He refused to submit to amputation, and by the autumn of 1812 had recovered sufficiently to rejoin his battalion, although his wound remained open and caused frequent and severe suffering during the subsequent campaigns. He was placed in command of the detached light companies of the Coldstream and 3rd Guards in 1812; was present at Vittoria, Nivelle, and the Nive; and at the end of 1813 was ordered home to assume command of the 2nd battalion of his regiment in the expedition to Holland. Delayed by contrary winds, he arrived after the expedition had sailed, but followed the battalion to the Low Countries, and commanded it there during the winter of 1814–15. Hepburn joined the Duke of Wellington’s army in April 1815, and was in temporary command of the 2nd Brigade of Guards until the arrival of Sir John Byng in May. He commanded his battalion at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. The light company of the battalion was sent with other troops under Lord Saltoun to occupy Hougoumont on the night of 17th June. Other companies of the battalion were sent to reinforce the farm soon after the battle had commenced next day, and later Hepburn was sent with the rest of the battalion. From 1 o’clock he commanded the troops posted in the orchard and woods of the Chateau, an important service, the credit of which, by some official blunder, was given to a junior officer, Colonel Home, who had in fact held command only within the Chateau itself late in the day. This mistake was explained officially, but never notified publicly, and, it is said, was the means of depriving Hepburn of the higher honours awarded to other senior officers of the division of Guards. He had been made a companion of the Bath on 4 June 1815, and for his services at Waterloo he received the fourth classes of the Order of St Vladimir of Russia, and of Wilhelm of the Netherlands. He was promoted to Major-General in July 1821, and died at Tunbridge Wells on 7 June 1835, aged 56 years.

Royal Air Force Scampton club ticket autographed by George (Buddy) Catlett to front, Sonny Payne to reverse, together with autographs on paper including Count Basie, Marshall Royal. The lot also including a selection of colour photographs all annotated to the rear

Bewick.- Marshall (George) Epistles in Verse, between Cynthio and Leonora, in Three Cantos Descriptive of a Voyage to and from the East Indies, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece with small stain in corner, coat-of-arms and 10 plates, including a large engraving of the Cape of Good Hope by Thomas Bewick (creased), list of subscribers, clean tear in plate at p.42 without loss, half calf, corners rubbed, rebacked, [Tattersfield TB2 154], 4to, Newcastle, printed for the author by Preston and Heaton, 1812.⁂ Often wrongly attributed to Falconer, and actually largely plagiarised from a poem titled "Cynthio and Leonora" published in the Gentleman's Magazine.

NO RESERVE [Marshall] Catalogue of Five Hundred Celebrated Authors of Great Britain, now living, first edition, previous owner's ink signature to title, occasional spotting, short tear to foot C4, later diced calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1788.⁂ Including figures such as; John Adams, James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Charles Burney, Frances Burney, Robert Burns, William Cowper, Benjamin Franklin, Edward Gibbon, William Godwin, John Jefferson (ie. Thomas Jefferson), Thomas Paine, Joseph Priestley, Joshua Reynolds, Anne Seward, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Adam Smith, Horace Walpole and George Washington.

Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk" Artist notes in margins. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 50c German Battleship Tirpitz Sunk 1944 stamp issued November 12, 1994. The German battleship Tirpitz was a sister ship of the ill-fated Bismarck, sunk by the British in May 1941. With a full displacement of more than 52,000 tons and an overall length of 822 feet, she was one of the largest battleships afloat during World War II. Adolf Hitler was paranoid about losing the Tirpitz because of the serious effect it could have on German morale. Since the ship was also a deterrent against British invasion in the north, Hitler ordered it to be kept in a protective Norwegian fjord. One British bomber attack after another failed to sink her -- until November 12, 1944, when 32 Lancasters managed to drop 29 "Tallboy" bombs on the behemoth. In a matter of minutes, the great battleship capsized and sank, taking nearly 1,000 men to their deaths. Image Size: 13.5 x 16.25 in. Overall Size: 16.5 x 19.5 in. Unframed. (B14852)

Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Battle of Java Sea - Sinking of the de Ruyter" Artist notes in margins. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Battle of the Java Sea 1942 stamp issued February 27, 1992. After a triumphant sweep through Malaya and Burma, the Japanese imperial war machine turned its sights toward Java, a Dutch East Indies island rich in manganese and oil. On February 27, 1942, a massive Japanese task force engaged the Allied Combined Striking Force commanded by Dutch Admiral Kar Koorman. Hampered by language and communication problems, the hastily-organized Allied effort lacked air support -- a fatal error. Doorman and his flagship were lost almost immediately. The rest of the strike force struggled to withstand the Japanese juggernaut, but the battle was over in two days. The enemy destroyed all but five of the 15 Allied warships, securing for Japan a resounding victory and another island stepping stone toward Australia. Image Size: 13.25 x 16.5 in. Overall Size: 17.25 x 20.25 in. Unframed. (B13567)

Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Battle of Barents Sea - H.M.S. Sheffield" Artist notes in margins. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Marshall Islands Battle of the Barents Sea 29c H.M.S. Sheffield stamp issued December 31, 1992. Shortly after 7 a.m., the Admiral Hipper opened fire on the convoy and within hours had sunk the destroyers Achates and Onslow. As the German battleship Lutzow sailed into the midst of the merchantmen, two British light cruisers -- the Sheffield and Jamaica -- appeared on the horizon, fired on the Hipper and scored a direct hit. Vice Admiral Oscar Kummetz, the ships's commander, ordered his cruiser to withdraw. The Lutzow followed posthaste. Enraged by the fleet's failure, Hitler ordered it scrapped. A compromise introduced by the new Grand Admiral, Karl Donitz, ultimately saved Germany's navy. Image Size: 13.5 x 16.25 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20.25 in. Unframed. (B14033)

David K. Stone (American, 1922 - 2001) "HMS Buxton" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 45c HMS Buxton ex-USS Edwards stamp issued September 3, 1990. Great Britain's Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill had been at his post only a few days when he made an urgent request to the United States for military aid. Thus was born the agreement which would send some fifty older U.S. destroyers to help fight the swelling Nazi empire. Several months after Churchill's request, the first of the ships made its way across the Atlantic into British hands. The USS Edwards was transferred on October 4, 1940 and renamed the HMS Buxton. Shown here flying the White Ensign of the British Royal Navy, the HMS Buxton was used primarily as a training ship for Canadian sailors. She also escorted convoys of troop and cargo ships to protect them from enemy attack, especially by the dreaded German U-boats. She survived the war to be scrapped in 1945. Image Size: 14.75 x 23.75 in. Overall Size: 23.75 x 27 in. Unframed. (B12586)

Dean Ellis (New York, 1920 - 2009) "Marshall Islands Becomes U.N. Trust Territory" Original Tempera painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 55c Marshall Islands Becomes U.N. Trust Territory, 1947 stamp issued May 2, 1996. World War II catastrophically upset the lives of the people of the Marshall Islands, and dramatically changed their perceptions of the world and their places in it. The aftermath of the conflict found the Marshalls suffering from various degrees of devastation and want. Food and medical supplies were either scarce or nonexistent; communications and services were disrupted; many islanders had been displaced; boats and structures had been destroyed; savings invested in Japanese banks were wiped out; bombardment had even depopulated the reefs of marine life. A long-range redevelopment plan was clearly needed and it came in April 1947 when the United Nations Security Council approved a trusteeship agreement for the Marshall Islands designating the United States as the administrative authority. Image Size: 8.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 9.75 x 16.75 in. Unframed. (B15344)

Herb Kawainui Kane (American, 1928 - 2011) "1800s Life in Marshalls - Breadfruit" Signed lower left. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the First Day Cover for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Woman with Breadfruit stamp issued September 15, 1993. The memorable HMS Bounty, which saw Captain William Bligh ousted by mutiny, was originally on a mission to retrieve breadfruit trees from Tahiti. This starchy fruit was a vital source of sustenance for many islanders, including the Marshallese. Breadfruit not only provided nourishment, but the tree itself was a valuable source of wood used in the construction of canoes. Even the tree's sap was employed, after being rendered over a fire, as glue and caulk. In 1817, French artist Louis Choris sketched the people of the Marshall Islands, often portraying them in the midst of their day-to-day activities. Image Size: 14.75 x 18 in. Overall Size: 18 x 21.25 in. Unframed. (B14470)

Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "German Invasion of Yugoslavia" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Canvas. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Germany Invades the Balkans stamp issued April 6, 1991. The invasion of Russia was to be Hitler's major offensive for 1941. Success required a stable southern flank, and the Balkan nation of Yugoslavia remained stubbornly uncooperative. Coerced into signing the Tripartite Pact, Yugoslavia regent Prince Paul announced the alliance to his people, who staged public displays of outraged defiance. Hitler reacted with swift and savage fury. On April 6, Palm Sunday, German bombers appeared over Belgrade and released a torrent of destruction on the unsupecting city. When April 6 dawned, seventeen thousand residents lay dead. Belgrade's proud parliament building survived the bombardment, but German Panzers moved in to ensure that little else remained. Operation Punishment had begun. Image Size: 13.75 x 16.75 in. Overall Size: 16 x 19 in. Unframed. (B12810)

Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Invasion of Norway" Oil on Canvas Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 25c Invasion of Norway 1940 stamp issued April 9, 1990. At first glance, Norway would hardly seem worth the attention of World War II's powerful rivals. Still, this Scandinavian country, along with Denmark, rated high in the plans of Adolf Hitler, and by extension, Winston Churchill. Hitler saw in Norway a perfect base for raids against England and a pipeline for raw materials imported from Sweden. The Germans attacked on the morning of April 9, 1940, and although the Norwegians and their allies fought valiantly to repel the Nazis and protect the country, Hitler's attack squelched the resistance and forced Norway into the oppressive stranglehold of Germany's powerful embrace. Like Denmark, the country would remain occupied until 1945. Image Size: 15.25 x 18.25 in. Overall Size: 16 x 18.5 in. Unframed. (B12352)

David K. Stone (American, 1922 - 2001) "Battle of the Bulge - Abrams and McAuliffe" Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 50c Battle of the Bulge 1944 - Lt. Col. Creighton W. Abrams and Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe stamp issued December 16, 1994. At 11:30 a.m. on December 22, 1944, Lieutenant Hellmuth Henke and four other Germans approached the beleaguered Allied lines at Bastogne under a flag of truce. Word spread among the Americans that the Germans were surrendering. When Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe realized the Germans were asking him to surrender, his disappointed comment was "Aw, nuts!" In preparing his written reply, the same words seemed appropriate. When the Germans asked for an explanation, the response was even more salty. McAuliffe's confidence inspired the men of the 101st Airborne Division, who held Bastogne until General George Patton's tanks arrived. By December 26, the tide of battle had turned. McAuliffe earned the Distinguished Service Cross for his conduct at Bastogne. The 101st Airborne Division received the rarely awarded Presidential Unit Citation for their heroic defense. Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe is pictured here with Lieutenant Colonel Creighton W. Abrams. Image Size: 24 x 14.5 in. Overall Size: 27 x 23.75 in. Unframed. (B14902)

Paul Calle (American, 1928 - 2010) and Chris Calle (American, B. 1961) "25th Anniversary of the First Man on the Moon" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media Painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands Legends of Discovery Ceremony Program and Booklet of Stamps issued May 23, 1992. For centuries they have faced the unknown with courage and an iron will... determined to learn what's over the hill, on the next island, across the ocean -- and even beyond the clouds. To them the horizon has always been a beginning, not an end. Truly, these are men and women who fascinate us as much as they act of discovery fascinates them. We call them explorers and we salute those intrepid adventurers who navigated by using the stars for guidance. Image Size: 11.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 16 x 18 in. Unframed. (B14746 / B14747)

Jack Fellows (Washington, B. 1941) "F-111 Aardvark" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 32c F-111 Aardvark stamp issued July 19, 1997. Perhaps the most famous mission involving the F-111 Aardvark occurred on the night of April 14, 1986. Eighteen U.S. F-111s took off from a base in England and successfully attacked Libyan terrorist bases, with 2,000-pound laser-guided "smart" bombs. Image Size: 16.5 x 14 in. Overall Size: 18.5 x 16 in. Unframed. (B13332)

R.G. Finney (Wyoming, B. 1941) "Cheetah" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 55c Cheetah mint stamp issued March 8, 1997. The cheetah is best known for being the fastest of all the land mammals capable of attaining speeds in excess of 70 miles per hour! However, it displays other characteristics that make it unique not only among big cats, but in the entire cat family. Most notable is the cheetah's inability to retract its claws, as it lacks the protective sheaths possessed by all other cats. It is also considered to possess certain canine traits such as a greyhound-like build, an inability to climb trees and the ease with which it can be tamed and trained. The cheetah once inhabited the savannas and semi-deserts of Africa and Asia from Morocco to India. It is believed that this big cat is probably Asian in origin since no fossil remains have been found in Africa. Sadly, it is now extinct in much of its former range. Size: 12 x 12 in. Unframed. (B15295)

Howard Koslow (1924 - 2016) "Marshall Islands" Signed lower right. Original Oil Painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 25c Compact of Free Assocation stamp issued September 28, 1990. Change has been a way of life for the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Over the centuries, the people of the islands have adapted to the subtle changes in nature, but life in the last one hundred years has been much more dramatic. In the final years of the 19th century, the islands were claimed by Germany and governed by that faraway country for over two decades. By the end of the First World War a new government had laid claim to the islands: Japan. Held for three decades by Japan, the islands were liberated by U. S. forces in World War II, and were designated a United Nations Trust Territory in 1947. Under this umbrella, the Marshall Islands moved to a much-desired independence. Today, after more than one hundred years of dealing with one distant government after another, the people of the Marshall Islands are in control of their own destiny. The first of many important steps was taken in that direction in 1979, when the Marshallese adopted a constitution. In 1982, the people signed an agreement, called the Compact of Free Association, which envisioned complete self-government. The compact came into force when the Trust Territory was dissolved in 1986 and the Marshall Islands became independent. The people of the islands elected a thirty-three member parliament, called the Nitijela, to oversee matters on the islands. The parliament, in turn, elected a president. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20.5 x 17.75 in. Unframed. (B12429)

Paul Calle (American, 1928 - 2010) and Chris Calle (American, B. 1961) "Battle of Verdun Defines the Savagery of War" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 60c Battle of Verdun Defines the Savagery of War stamp issued October 15, 1997. The carnage of war has been a major blot on the 20th century, sometimes dimming the glory of mankind's great achievements. The Battle of Verdun, one of the most devastating engagements of World War I, epitomized the horror and destruction of war. On February 21, 1916, the German army began shelling the French city of Verdun and its surrounding fortresses. Advancing along a 20-mile front with little opposition for four days, the Germans captured Fort Douaumont. At this crucial juncture, French reinforcements arrived. General Henri Petain took command and managed to slow the German advance by several French counterattacks. The savage fighting lasted until July and both armies suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. Image Size: 10 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 15.5 x 22.25 in. Unframed. (B15769 / B15770)

Chris Calle (B. 1961) "John Glenn 1998 in Space" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands John Glenn - Hero in Space 60c Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, 1998 stamp issued October 29, 1998. A genuine hero, John Glenn has served America as a marine pilot in World War II -- including flying an F4U Corsair fighter plane for 59 missions in the Marshall Islands -- and the Korean War, a pioneering astronaut in the space race with the Soviet Union and, for the last 24 years, as a senator from Ohio. On Octoer 29, 1998, Glenn is scheduled to return to space aboard the shuttle Discovery. At age 77, Glenn will be the oldest person ever to fly in space -- nearly twice the age of the average astronaut. In an attempt to better understand the aging process, Glenn will be subjected throughout the flight to numerous tests monitoring, among other things, his heart rate, respiration, blood volume and pressure. Glenn looks forward to the challenges that await him, declaring, "This is another adventure into the unknown." Image Size: 9.25 x 10.5 in. Overall Size: 12.25 x 17.75 in. Unframed. (B16199)

Chris Calle (American, B. 1961) "Buzz Aldrin" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 25c First Men on the Moon Astronaut Buzz Aldrin stamp issued August 1, 1989. Buzz Aldrin has the distinction of being the second man in history to set foot on the moon. A veteran astronaut of Gemini 12 and an Air Force Colonel at the time of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, he had graduated third in his class from West Point and earned a Ph.D. from MIT in astronautics. As he stepped out onto the barren world that man had long dreamt of reaching, he remarked on how breathtaking the view was. And surely it must have been thrilling for Aldrin to stand upon the moon and admire the beauty of the blue and green sphere we call Earth. Image Size: 9.75 x 12 in. Overall Size: 16.5 x 23.25 in. Unframed. (B12123)

Charles J Lundgren (New York, Connecticut, 1911 - 1988) "U.S.S. Iowa" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which appeared on the Fleetwood Commemorative Cover for the U.S.S. Iowa. One of the most powerful battleships ever built for the U.S. Navy, the U.S.S. Iowa was commissioned on 22 February 1943 with Captain John L. McCrea in command. In the fall of 1943, the U.S.S. Iowa carried President Franklin Roosevelt to the Teheran Conference. As Flagship for Battleship Division 7, U.S.S. Iowa made her combat debut in the campaign for the Marshall Islands. Her next assignment was to support air strikes against the Japanese in the Carolines. On 18 March 1944, the U.S.S. Iowa -- flying the flag of Vice Admiral Will A. Lee, Commander Battleships Pacific -- joined the bombardment of the Mili Atoll. U.S.S. Iowa then participated in the Marianas campaign, protected various U.S. aircraft carriers during the "island hopping" campaign, and was part of the battle line of Fast Carrier Task Force 58 during the decisive Battle of the Philippines in June, 1944. Her actions in World War II earned her nine Battle Stars. When Communist North Korea attacked its southern neighbor, U.S.S. Iowa was called again to active duty with Captain William R. Smedberg in command. Perhaps her most memorable action occurred on 8 April 1952, as she led combat operations off the East Coast of Korea. Her actions helped stem North Korean aggression. For her service as Flagship for the Seventh Fleet in Korea she received two Battle Stars. Image Size: 13.5 x 15.75 in. Overall Size: 20.5 x 21.75 in. Unframed. (B10555)

Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Viking Longship" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was c published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands History's Greatest Fighting Ships sheetlet issued December 1, 1998. Displaying a high stern and high prow adorned with the figure of an animal, sleek longships filled with fierce Norsemen raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles throughout the 9th - 11th centuries -- even venturing as far as Greenland and North America. For 400 years the Viking longship was the key to Norwegian unification. Image Size: 10.5 x 13 in. Overall Size: 14.5 x 17 in. Unframed. (B15849)

Dean Ellis (1920 - 2009) "History of the Marshall Islands Evacuation of Bikini for A-Bomb Tests" Titled lower margin. Original Tempera painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 55c Bikini (Pikinni) Atoll Evacuated for Nuclear Testing, 1946 stamp issued May 2, 1996. Immediately following World War II, America recognized the need to understand the effects of atomic weapons. Needing a location to conduct "safe" atomic tests, it selected Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. These tests, code named Operation Crossroads, assumed the size of a wartime campaign -- involving 242 ships and 42,000 military and technical personnel. Designated Able Day, July 1, 1946, witnessed the first Bikini nuclear test. Although the explosive damage of the bomb was frightening, it was the deadly radioactive residue left in the target area that was most destructive. Over the next 12 years, 23 atomic devices would be detonated at Bikini Atoll, turning the once-beautiful island into a nuclear nightmare. Bikini's 160 residents had been persuaded to relocate "temporarily" while the testing was conducted. It was the beginning of an odyssey that still continues 50 years later. Image Size: 8.5 x 15 Overall Size: 10.5 x 16.75 in. Unframed. (B15305)

Chris Calle (B. 1961) "Traditional Tipnol Canoe" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on The Republic of the Marshall Islands 50c Traditional Tipnol "Reaching For New Horizons" stamp issued May 23, 1992. For centuries, Marshallese kings and chiefs built canoes for fishing, travel and transportation of their families and retainers. Sizeable sailing canoes called Walaps carried as many as 50 people and their provisions over vast distances. Mid-sized Tipnols, built for rapid transportation and fishing, accommodated up to 10 people. Breadfruit trees caulked and fastened with coconut fibers originally comprised the basic structure, although today's Marshallese canoe builders utilize modern construction materials such as plywood and epoxy. Image Size: 11.75 x 15.5 in. Overall Size: 15 x 22 in. Unframed. (B13827)

Dean Ellis (1920 - 2009) "History of the Marshall Islands Japan - Seizes Islands from Germany WWI" Titled lower margin. Original Oil Painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 55c Marshall Islands Seized by Japan, 1914 stamp issued May 2, 1996. Although the Marshall Islands were officially recognized as an Imperial German Protectorate in 1885, Japanese traders and business interests continued to make significant inroads in the region. Politically, Japan had long been interested in establishing predominance over the Marshalls and its opportunity came in August 1914 with the outbreak of World War I. Entering the war on the side of the Allies, Japan quickly sent troops to subdue German forces and occupy the islands. The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 affirmed this occupation and the Marshall Islands were assigned to Japan under a League of Nations mandate. Japan soon incorporated the area into its empire, removing all but a few Westerners and eliminating foreign commerce. It was the dawn of a dark era for the Marshall Islands as they were gradually converted into a supply source fueling Japanese aggression. Image Size: 11.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 14 x 16 in. Unframed. (B15303)

A framed WW1 Despatch note awarded Machine Gun Corps 62086 Pte. J. R. Moore regarding a mention 15th April 1918 from Lieutenant General W. R. Marshall KCB, KCSJ for distinguished & gallant services in the field & related ephemera

Tenant Cuneo print "Operation Plunder", signed in pencil to margin and also signed by Field Marshall Lord Carver and Major General GC Hopkinson. 39 cm x 63 cm. CONDITION REPORT: Some marks to the frame and some slight fading mainly to signatures, otherwise good.

Great Britain FDC's 1992 (13 oct) Single European Market - Benham, flown FDC, Westminster swi datestamp, signed Air Chief Marshall Sir Michael Graydon (BLCS 78)

Marshall Islands 1984-1998 batch of clean FDC's by Aircraft, many with WWII connection (15)

Four vintage suit cases(one leather) in various sizes and a Marshall and Snelgrove hat box.

A Marshall MG50- DFX combo amplifier with digital effects

Antiquarian. Craven. Montagu, F. - Gleanings in Craven: in a Tour from Bolton-Abbey to Ambleside. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co. 1838. Original cloth. With; Horae Momenta Cravenae, or, the Craven Dialect. London: 1824. (2)

A Jay Turser electric guitar with Marshall MG Series '10CD' amplifier and a Kinsman guitar case

A monumental Victorian Scottish silver ewerMarshall & Sons, Edinburgh 1883 The sides embossed and chased in high and low relief with a Classical battle scene, further ornamented with applied swords, spears, shields and reins, the lid with floral decoration and surmounted by a lion supporting a shield, height 50cm, weight 208.5oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Five 1960's ladies' hats, grey mink and velvet, faux leopard, Trikki by Edna Wallace, layered petal effect, white skull cap with fur and diamante detail, in two vintage Marshall & Snelgrove hat boxes, four pairs of shoes, Marshall & Snelgrove black patent sling-backs, Rayne beige courts, Bally Suisse black patent and grey felt and gold lace effect Russell & Bromley, all boxed

PARKINSON (JOHN)Theatrum botanicum: the Theater of Plants. Or, an Herball of a Large Extent, FIRST EDITION, additional engraved allegorical title by Marshall incorporating portrait of the author, approximately 2600 woodcut illustrations, errata leaf, without initial blank, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked [ESTC S121875; Henrey 286; Hunt 235; Nissen BBI 1490; Pritzel 7749], folio (350 x 220mm.), Thomas Cotes, 1640Footnotes:A large, clean and crisp copy of Parkinson's Theatrum Botanicum, with some 2700 woodcut illustrations describing over 3,800 plants.Provenance: Richard Isted (1605-1654) of Framfield and Lewes, contemporary purchase inscription on title and a handful of marginalia; Magnus Byne, also of Sussex, contemporary inscription 'ex dono consanguinei et amici mei'; Ambrose Isted (1717-1781) of Ecton Hall, Northamptonshire, bookplate on verso of title; by descent to Major-General Fredrick Edward Sotheby; his Ecton Hall Library sale, Sotheby's, 21 November 1955, lot 357, sold to Hammond for £19.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

FORSTER (E.M.)MARSHALL (JOHN) and others. The Bagh Caves in the Gwalior State, India Society, 1927--ANAND (MULK RAJ) Kama Kala, Geneva, 1958]--RANDHAWA (M.S.) Kangra Valley Painting, dust-jacket, Bombay, [1954]--DEY (MUKUL) Birbhum Terracottas, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED TO FORSTER, dust-jacket, New Delhi, [1959]--Lionel Wendt's Ceylon, anonymously inscribed to Forster on 20 May 1951, photographic plates, dust-jacket (clipped), [1950]--NATWAR-SINGH (K., editor) E.M. Forster: A Tribute. With Selections from His Writing on India, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED TO FORSTER 'To E.M.F. with love from Natwas, New York, Dec. 1963 for 1st Jan. 1964', dust-jacket, New York, 1964--ZIMMER (HEINRICH) The Art of Indian Asia, 2 vol., dust-jackets (with piece cut away from spines), slipcase, New York, 1955, excepting the fifth mentioned all with the library label of E.M. Forster, the second and both volumes of the final mentioned title with additional ownership inscription 'E.M. Forster, Kings College Cambridge', 8vo and 4to; and 3 others relating to India, 2 with Forster's bookplate, the other inscribed to him by Calcutta Group artist Nirode Mazumdar, most with additional inscription by Forster noting 'For Eric Fletcher' (11)Footnotes:Provenance: E.M. Forster, gifted to his friend Eric Fletcher.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Field Marshall Lord Roberts of Kandahar Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs bronze shooting medal, engraved 'L.H. 1900' on the obverse, 30mm; a Queen Victorian Golden Jubilee Medal; two Conduct and Attendance Medals for Burdett Coutts and Tanzen School; other badges and medals, various; and a vintage embossed old Swiss scene William Tell and Lion pocket knife 'Helvetiorum Fidei Ac Virtuti'.

A collection of 28 silver Crown-size aircraft thematic coins, issued by the Marshall Islands, as well as a variety of Commonwealth countries. Most housed in a purpose case.

* Valo (John C., circa 1963-). Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX, pilot Squadron Leader Henry Wallace 'Wally' McLeod, 443 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, profile painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper, laid on card, signed in pencil by over 50 former WWII Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilots, signed in pencil by artist and dated '98 to lower right, sheet size 38 x 63.5 cm (15 x 25ins)Qty: (1)NOTESSignatures include: Air Vice Marshall James E. 'Johnnie' Johnson (an English fighter pilot who made commander of No. 127 Wing RCAF), Danny Brown, Larry Robillard, Colonel Donald Blakeslee, Andy McKenzie, and Hart Finley. John C. Valo is an American illustrator, based in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, specialising in aviation art. He produced this artwork in 1998, and it was signed at a RCAF reunion held in Ottawa in that same year. For more details, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95NL5sDCFk (a copy of this short film accompanies the object).

* Battle of Britain. Lancaster Mk1 PA 474 (City of Lincoln) aluminium aircraft wing structures, comprising three wing structure plates, comprising one mounted on a wooden block, 8.5 x 16cm, two others 15.5 x 12.5cm each identified by a printed label plus a certificate of authenticity for the Battle of Britain "At Home" Day, 16th September 1978, signed (printed signature) by James Marshall, Group Captain Officer Commanding Royal Air Force AbingdonQty: (3)NOTESRemoved from Lancaster Mk1, No PA 474 (City of Lincoln) the last flying Lancaster in the Royal Air Force during the mainplane structural repair work carried out in the summer of 1978 by the Field Repair Squadron, Royal Air Force, Abingdon. Avro Lancaster PA 474 was a heavy bomber which was used by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as a tribute to all member of Bomber Command during WWII.

* Haig (Field Marshall Sir Douglas, 1861-1928). Autograph Letter Signed, dated 4 January 1917 on General Headquarters, British Armies in France headed paper, 1 pp., "My dear Humphreys, one line to thank my old R.S.M. very much indeed for his kind congratulations which have pleased me very much. I am very glad indeed to all that you are helping me to beat the Germans. Good luck to you & Happy New Year, yrs. v. sincs. D. Haig", old fold and light soiling, together with other military-related letters, notes and autographs, 19th and 20th centuries, including a copy letter from Major J. Hutchings, 33rd Regiment of Foot, Madras 18th January 1851 to Isaac Howard relating news of the death of his son Captain Henry Howard and that he would supervise the sale of his effects (4 pp., folds), a letter from Captain W. Siddons, 3rd Madras Cavalry settling an invoice, a 2 pp. letter from 'Jack' to his sister 'Queenie', 3rd October 1917, thanking her for mascots and ordering photographs and 'It is blowing hard here & promises to be wet - rain will do my garden a lot of good but I am sorry for the fellows up the line if it rains hard' and 'You may have been having a rather rotten time in London recently with air raids, I do hope nothing has been near Potters Bar in the shape of Bosch aeroplanes & that they are not getting windy or worrying at home', and three dried poppies framed and glazed and labelled 'Flanders Poppies taken from German trenches in front of Arras 1917'Qty: (25)NOTESThere was a Regimental Sergeant Major Humphries, who served with Douglas Haig in the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars, who Haig recalled on his departure from the regiment in 1892 that 'Humphries wrung my hand and said I was the best sort he had ever had to do with'.

* Royal Naval Air Service. A WWI RNAS operations board, the carved mahogany board with eagle insignia, with two vertical rows with 66 slots for brass markers, with 26 brass name markers and 26 for either Aboard or Ashore, some damage to the eagle and veneered divisional strips, 66 x 23cm, an interesting lot and worthy of further researchQty: (1)NOTESThe names on the board include the following, Capt. W.J.Dew; Mr A.E. Case. W.O.11; Lieut. H.W.K. Jennings; Sub Lieut G.V. Udale; Mr H. Buxton, W.O.11l; Lieut. A.J. Dronsfield; Lieut. R.F. Osbornl; Lieut. E. Stroud; Mr W. Marshall. W.O.11; Mr E. Hickman. W.O.11; Lieut. E.W. Sharp; Mr G. Smith. W.O.11; Mr H.J. Phillip. W.O.11; Lieut G. Baxter; Sub Lieut E.H. Albrow; Lieut C. Horsefield; Lieut J.J.M. Anderson; Lieut A. Hayes; Lieut Flt Observer V.H. Greenwood ; Mr W.G. Barnes Act War Schoolmaster.Further information has come to light regarding this piece. It is understood to have been at Royal Air Station Wormwood Scrubs. The station had a very large airship shed and was used during WWI to train airship pilots as well as RNAS armoured car crews.

COLLECTION OF SILVER COINS, including three 1oz American Eagle silver coins, the 1992 silver proof ten pence two coin set, the 1986 Commonwealth Games silver two pound coin and the 1986 Marshall Island two coin proof set

Food & Drink.- Marshall (Agnes B.) The Book of Ices, fourth edition, 4 chromolithographed plates, tissue guards, wood-engraved illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, very slight water-staining to outer margin of plates, original cloth, [Bitting p.310], [1880s] § [Skuse (E.)] The Confectioners' Hand-book and Practical Guide to the Art of Sugar Boiling, third edition, wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations, 30pp. author's price list and advertisements at end, title browned, ink names to front free endpaper, original cloth' [Bitting p.437; cf.Cagle 993, third edition], [1880s] § [Rundell (Maria)] New System of Domestic Cookery...By a Lady, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, a little browned and stained, a few leaves defective at lower corner affecting final line, modern morocco-backed cloth, spine gilt, 1857; and a bundle of 28 printed wrapping sheets for Folley & Sons High Grade Coffee c.1920, v.s. (a bundle)

NO RESERVE Military.- Fortification.- Noizet-De-Saint-Paul (Field Marshall) Traité Complet de Fortification, 2 vol., third edition, 77 folding engraved plates, some spotting, lightly browned, 1830 calf prize binding of The Royal Military College, gilt, covers with Royal arms, rebacked, preserving majority of backstrips in compartments, corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, Paris, Barrois, 1818.⁂ 'Presented to Gentleman Cadet M.R. Pilfold, for, Attention to, and Progress in, Fortification, December 1830' (inscription to front endpaper of vol.1).

A 19th Century Double Barrel 18 Bore Percussion Sporting Gun by Marshall of Northallerton, the 75cm damascus steel barrels with three hinged leaf rearsights, the rib engraved NORTHALLERTON, with signed foliate engraved lock plate, walnut half stock with steel ramrod pipes, trigger guard and butt plate, with nickel escutcheon and chequered grip, with cupped brass tipped wood ramrod, 116cm CONDITION REPORT: . Action works, hold at full and half cock. Some pitting to metal mounts. Muzzle of left barrel with two nicks. Fore-end with a small split which runs from the ramrod pipe mount.

A Dinky Austin 1800 taxi #282, a universal Jeep #405 and a Field-Marshall tractor #301. All boxed.

A Dinky Caravan #190,a Land-Rover Trailer #341, a Trailer #429, a Harvest Trailer #320, 2 x Trailer (Large) #428, a David Brown Tractor #305 and a Field-Marshall Tractor #301 all boxed.

* Military Officers. An album containing 23 window-mounted cabinet cards, mostly of high-ranking British officers and some medal winners, c. 1870s/1900s, including Lord Roberts, Lady Roberts, Lieutenant General G.L. Goodlake VC (not in uniform), Quartermaster Sergeant W.T. Marshall, 19th Hussars, General Sir George Graham VC, (x2, wearing medals including Crimea medals), Major-General Herbert Stewart, General Sir Garnet Wolseley and a group of 4 young men in suits and bowler hats depicting officers of the 49th Regiment including 2nd Lieutenant A. Honywood (killed at Maiwand, July 1880, carrying the Queen's colour), contemporary padded morocco with gilt clasp, rubbed and some wear, 4to (23 x 18 cm), together with a group of 7 later photographs of VC and other medal-winning British soldiers, including Viscount Gort, VC, Corporal James Welsh, VC, General Neville Smyth, VC, Sergeant John Ripley, VC, Lieutenant General Sir W. Stirling and Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny, all but one larger than cabinet size, loosely contained in a plastic folder, plus a bromide portrait of Frank Crowther Roberts, VC, DSO, by Dorothy Wilding, c. 1920ss, framed and glazedQty: (3)

A mink fur jacket, label for Marshall and Snelgrove, and another labelled for Weald Furriers, (2).