Queen Elizabeth, Winston Churchill, Admirals signed Royal Tournament Visitors book held at Olympia attended by Princess Elizabeth {Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip on the 14/06/1948 followed by other royalty, politicians and high ranking military personnel. 29 autographs include Winston Churchill, Field Marshall W J Slim, Gen Sir Dallas Brooks, Clement Atlee, Queen Mary, Lord Hull, Lord Atholl, Newell, Admiral Sir Phillip Vian, Lord Mountbatten of Burma and Edwina, Montgomery of Alamein, Fraser of North Cape, Lord Mayor, Sir Harold Scott Police Commissioner, Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, Sir Geoffrey De Freitas, Arthur Henderson Baron Rowley, Baron E Shinwell, and couple not identified. In excellent condition, some back to back pages QEII page on back Pound and Monty, Churchill page on back, Lord Mayor, Scott. Condition 9/10
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Military.- Montgomery (Field Marshall, Viscount) El Alamein to the River Sangro, limited edition, no.3 of 265, signed by author, portrait frontispiece, plates, coloured maps, original black morocco, facsimile of author's signature to upper cover, gilt, dentelles, aeg, original black-cloth slipcase, 8vo, 1971.
NO RESERVE Thomas Woolner's copy.- Godwin (William) The enquirer. Reflections on education, manners, and literature. In a series of essays, first edition, half-title, errata f. at end, some marginal water-staining, occasional spotting, antique style boards, lightly soiled and marked, 8vo, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1797.⁂ 'the most remarkable and advanced treatise on education to appear at the end of the eighteenth century' (Peter H. Marshall, William Godwin, pp. 163-71). Godwin favoured a bold system based on the desire of the autonomous learner rather than the will of the authoritarian teacher. Provenance: Thomas Woolner (1825-1892) English sculptor, poet, founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and friend of Tennyson (ink name to head of title).
NO RESERVE Gregynog Press.- Jones (T. Gwyn) Detholiad o Ganiadau, one of 500 copies, wood-engraved illustrations by Robert Ashwin Maynard and Horace Walter Bray, occasional spotting, endpapers browned, original cloth, faded, Newton, Powys, Gregynog Press, 1925 § Lee (Marshall, editor) Erté at Ninety-Five: The Complete New Graphics, number 6 (VI) of 100 copies for the UK signed by Erté, colour illustrations, original cloth, transparent dust-jacket, slip-case, cloth coming unstuck on edges, 1987; and 7 others, Press & Modern Illustrated, v.s. (9)
1- Walker, John: Key To The Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names. 1798. PP: Frontis, title page, xi-xxxii, 168. C19 full leather, rubbed; 2- Marshall, C: Plain & easy introduction to the Knowledge & Practice of GARDENING. 1805. Cont. full calf; rubbed and hinges cracked; ink stain to upper margin of pages 1-30 affecting 2-3 lines in few of them; The Antiquarian itinerary-Specimen of Architecture. Vol. 2 Only. 1816. Numerous plates; cont. full morocco; rubbed; dosing. (3)
5th-3rd century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a slender hoop with applied figure of Eros standing nude with hands resting on the hips, granulated baldric running from the right shoulder across the body. See Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911. 2.02 grams total, 20mm each (3/4"). From a Mayfair collection, pre 2000 [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-3rd century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a slender hoop with coil detailing, lion's head finial with securing loop beneath the chin. See Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911. 5.58 grams total, 17-18mm (3/4"). From a Mayfair collection, pre 2000 [2] Fine condition.
3rd-1st century BC. A necklace composed of gold and lapis lazuli spool-shaped beads, all with gold loops and links; each terminal formed as a stylised beast head amphora comprising a garnet bead with sheet gold foot and beast-head top, the animals' horns forming the vessels' handles; each beast head is executed in detail, with a cranial ridge, nose, whiskered muzzle, textured fur and wide circular eyes; one terminal holds the necklace hook in its jaws, the other its loop. Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery Greek, Etruscan and Roman in the Departments of Antiquities British Museum, London, 1911, for a near identical specimen, cat. no.1974, p.219, pl. XXXVI; Despini, A., Greek Art. Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996, particularly p.142, for a comparable example of a gold necklace composed of spool-shaped beads; cf. Higgins, R.C., Greek and Roman Jewellery, London, 1961, plates 51 and 53, for very similar Hellenistic examples of such terminals dating between the 4th-1st centuries BC. 13.92 grams, 43.5cm (17 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the private collection of an English lady previously living in Oxford; acquired on the UK art market from the mid 1980s; accompanied an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.164809/7/10/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10130-164809. This kind of necklace begins to be used between the 4th and the 3rd century BC; specimens are known from Crete and the Greek Pontus. With the conquests of Alexander, the precious stones of the East, especially the Syrian garnet, come to be more freely used. This jewel is one of the many examples of the use of precious stones in Greek jewellery of late fourth and third centuries. Fine condition.
A large collection of antique and art reference books Including: A History of English Furniture by Percy Macquoid Volumes 1-4, The Dictionary Of English Furniture by Ralph Edwards volumes 1-3, Oak furniture by Victor Chinnery, The History of Old Sheffield Plate, Antique Silver and White or Britannia Metal Trade by Frederick Bradbury, Coloured Worcester Porcelain by H Rissik Marshall and Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World by G H Baillie, (39)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SOUTHERN ROCK/ CLASSIC AMERICANA - LPs. A wonderful collection of around 52 of classic 70s Americana and southern rock LPs, does include a small amount of 12". Artist/ titles include Georgia Satellites inc Keep Your Love To Yourself, Myth of Love and Self-Titled. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends inc To Bonnie From Delaney, The Best Of, McKendree Spring - Too Young To Feel This Old, Commander Cody - Flying Dreams, The Marshall Tucker Band - Carolina Dreams, Eagles inc One OF These Nights, Hotel California. Elvin Bishop, Larry Raspberry, Molly Hatchet, Johnny Van Zant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doobie Brothers, Stillwater, Dobie Gray, Dr Hook, Bellamy Brothers, Kris Kristofferson. Condition is generally VG to Ex.
A. In a Kentish Hop Garden (framed) - hand coloured wood block engraving from The Illustrated Lond News published 13th September 1884. Marker on rear "This antiquarian print is guaranteed to be over 100 years old"B. Hop Picking (framed) hand coloured wood block engraving from The Illustrated London News published October 2nd 1858. Marker on rear "This antiquarian print is guaranteed to be over 100 years old"C. Filling the Pockets (framed) wood block engraving from The Illustrated London News published October 3rd 1874. Marker on rear "This antiquarian print is guaranteed to be over 100 years old"D.The Beggars Opera (framed) published Jan 1838. Enscribed "to the Most Noble Marquis of Lansdowne"E. Rustic Hospitality - published Jan 1812 and Enscribed with engraver John Marshall
French Fabric Sample Book, circa 1890's Enclosing printed silks in stripes, tartans, checks, some with cut velvets in vibrant colours and varying sizes, first page handwritten with Ete 1897 and Hiver 1897 later on, also included are two handwritten pages in ink titled Répertoire, names include Marshall & Snellgrove, Debenham & Freebody, Dreyfuss, Hitchcock, Laroche, Swan & Edgar, Kahn, Dupont, Printemps, Bonne Marche, Louvre etc, the samples have hand written codes and names of the companies listed by specific fabrics 28cm by 38cm by 6cm 69 double side pages and 1 blank page, approximately 396 samples and 80% are missing altogether In a black fabric mounted ledger, labelled to the spine D Annee 1897 A Similar French Album With samples from the same factory, enclosing silks, ribbons, trims etc with a handwritten page titled Repertoire to the back 28cm by 38cm by 6cm 22 double sided pages, approximately 251 samples and less than 40% are missing In a black fabric mounted ledger, labelled to the spine D Hiver 1897 Another Similar Album of Fabric Samples Enclosing embroidered fabrics, silks, woven and textured silks 28cm by 38cm by 6cm 71 pages, 115 samples all with handwritten pencil codes, approximately the same amount are missing In a black fabric mounted ledger, labelled to the spine E7 Classe 13 Printemps 1923 Another Albums of Silk Checks and Tartans In a variety of colours 29.5cm by 40cm by 5cm 50 double sided pages, including 11 blanks, some are partially glued together, approximately 101 samples of varying sizes, 35% of samples missing In a black and brown mottled paper mounted ledger (4)
Robert Taylor Moral 24x20 Support Restricted Edition of 1500 print published in 1985, signed by Peter Townsend with Certificates of Authenticity. Condition slight crease on edge image and signature not affected. Published in 1985, this moving piece has become one of the most recognisable aviation art prints published. With outstanding clarity, the simple composition instantly conveys the moral support given by an extraordinary leader and commanding officer to one of his men who is in trouble. That leader was the highly decorated and much respected Group Captain Peter Townsend CVO DSO DFC who commanded 85 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. In August 1940, just as the battle was reaching its height, he spotted one of his Hurricane pilots, Flying Officer Marshall, in a serious predicament. After suffering a mid-air collision with a Heinkel 111 during an intense air to air engagement over Kent, Marshall had lost a good part of his tail and port wing and was struggling to stay airborne. He was a sitting duck for any preying Bf109, but his CO came to the rescue. Providing protection and encouragement, Peter Has original Military Gallery Certificate. Townsend stayed with the young Flying Officer and escorted him all the way back to their base at Debden. It's a moving story to go with a beautiful print thats signed by the legendary Peter Townsend. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Battle of Britain Print 22x30 titled Chariots of Fire signed in pencil by the artist Gerald Coulson and Air Vice Marshall Johnnie Johnson CBE, DSO DFC. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Lady Harris signed Marshall of the Air Force Sir Arthur Harris Air Officer Commanding in Chief Bomber Command 1942 1945 cover with a 16th September 1986 50th Anniversary of the Operational Reorganisation of the Royal Air Force postmark. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Bomber Command Air Vice Marshall F S Hazlewood CB CBE AFC & Bar, 99 Squadron RAF Newmarket 1940, signed Barnes Wallis Wellington No. 99 Squadron RAF 71st Anniversary 50th Anniversary of the Vickers Wellington cover with Newmarket 24th September 1988 postmark, certified no. 24 of 40. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Hans Rossbach cover Lt. Gen. Hugh M Elwood USMC VMF 212 1943 44 signed Air Marshall William Avery Bishop attack on Jasta 5 dawn 2nd June 1917 cover, the rear of the cover is marked Nr 10 von 13 Exemplaren (certified 10 of 13 so signed) and the cover contains the usual Hans Rossbach historical enclosures. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
WW2 RAF Marshall of the Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet GCB, OBE, AFC commonly known by the press as Bomber Harris but within the RAF as Butcher Harris, a signed Sopwith Tabloid No. 1 Royal Naval Air Service Department Eastchurch cover with historical information sheet and a black white photograph of Harris. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Heraldry, Law & Parliament.- The Statutes and Ordinances of the most noble order of Sainte George named the Garter..., opening lines of manuscript, Pot watermark, [c. 1680] bound with Touching the Jurisdiction of the Court of Constable and Marshall..., [17th century] bound with Parliament Anno 4 Edw 3 Apud Winton, [17 century] bound with The most Excellent and notable Instructions of Cardll Sermonetta to his Cousin the Lord Pedro Caicvano att his first goeinge into Flanders to serve the Kinge of Spaine under the Duke of Parma, "Now firsyt printed", [17th century], together 6 works in 1, 6 manuscripts in different cursive hands, together 145pp. excluding blanks, bound in differing order, central folds, a few small stains in margins, a few ink stains, slightly browned, new endpapers, modern calf-backed boards, Phillipps no. 8877, sm. folio, [17th century].
Carrington (Dora, painter, 1893-1932).- Brenan (Gerald, writer and Hispanic scholar, 1894-1987) Diary and Papers Relating to D[ora] C[arrington] 1925-1926, duplicated typescript with autograph corrections and signed by Brenan, presentation copy from the author to Ralph Partridge, inscribed "This copy left with R.S.P." [Ralph Sherring Partridge], 124pp., slightly browned, browned, spring loaded cloth boards, sm. 4to, [c. 1920's].⁂ Gerald Brenan's impassioned account of his unhappy relationship with Dora Carrington. The root of all this unhappiness lay with the relationship of Dora Carrington with Lytton Strachey, who had met during during the First World War and developed into a close and unbreakable bond, despite Strachey's homosexuality. In 1917 they set up home together, and in 1918, Ralph Partridge came to live with them. Strachey fell deeply in love with Partridge and Carrington married him in 1921 in order to stay close to Strachey. Partridge's closest friend was Gerald Brenan who became Carrington's lover, and whose relationship seems to have fluctuated according to Carrington's feelings about Strachey's and Partridge's behaviour. Lytton Strachey died in January 1932 of undiagnosed stomach cancer and a few weeks later Dora Carrington shot herself."CRD made love to me because R[alph] was in love with her; when I fell entirely in love and R. out, she left me for him, assisted by an unconscious jealousy of Frances [Marshall]. She [Carrington] will always be the same, restless, irritable, loving only those who do not love her, and turning quickly away from those who do. No one more unfit for social life could be found, and yet why do I still say that she is good, affectionate, gentle?" - Brenan.Brenan's diary mentions other members of the Bloomsbury Group, including Virginia Woolf, on her character, "Wherever Virginia goes, she undoes a knot like a Lapland witch and lets out a war", and her novels, "She conceives the characters clearly, different thoughts occupying their minds, yet they all speak in one tone. The peculiarity of V's novels lies in no part of the book being adapted for action...her characters are bundles of images - mostly memories: those abstracts qualifications which throw light on how they may be expected to behave under varying circumstances are absent: and, as nothing whatever does happen in the course of the book, and in V.'s conception of the world nothing, apparently, ever can happen, one does not miss anything".Provenance: (1). Reginald Sherring Partridge (1894-1960), worked for Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf, married first Dora Carrington and then Frances Marshall (2). Richard Heron Ward (1910-69), writer.
Dmitriev-Mamonov (A.I.) & .F.Zdziarski. Guide to the Great Siberian Railway, translated by Miss L.Kukol-Yasnopolsky, revised by John Marshall, first English edition, 2 portraits, 3 phototype plates, one chromolithographed plate heightened with gold, 4 folding maps (3 colour) and 3 town plans, illustrations throughout, a few printed in colour, 12pp. advertisements printed on pale green paper at end, bookplate of Graham Noble, original blue cloth, gilt, spine slightly rubbed and faded, a very good copy, 8vo, St.Petersburg, Artistic Printing Society, 1900.⁂ Luxurious and comprehensive guide to the newly-built Trans-Siberian railway which connected Moscow with the Far East. The Russian, French and English editions were published simultaneously in 1900.
Graves (John, Rev.) The History of Cleveland, In the North Riding of the County of York ..., Carlisle, printed by F. Jollie and sold by J. Todd et al, 1808, quarto, engraved title, frontis, hand-coloured folding map, eight engraved plates as called for (Boyne p.189), some staining and tanning, particularly of frontis and title, later half calf; Ord (John Walker), The History and Antiquities of Cleveland ..., Simpkin and Marshall, 1846, quarto, fourteen plates as called for, including large folding map, some plates stained, diced calf (worn, upper board detached); Atkinson (J.C., Rev), History of Cleveland, Ancient and Modern, Vol I, Barrow in Furness, J. Richardson, chromolitho plates, A.L.S. from the author tipped in, plain cloth (worn copy with loose pages); idem, A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect ..., John Russell Smith, 1868, top edge gilt, quarter leather (rebacked retaining original back-strip) (4)
Ord (John Walker) The History and Antiquities of Cleveland, comprising the Wapentake of East and West Langbargh, North Riding, County York, Simpkin and Marshall, 1846, quarto, large folding map, small geological map, plates present as called for (Boyne p.190), folding pedigrees, some educated anotation, diced calf (re-backed)
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Anon. [Fenn (Eleanor), pseud. Mrs Lovechild] The Rational Dame; or, Hints Towards Supplying Prattle for Children, John Marshall and Co. at No 4 Aldermary Church Yard, in Bow Lane, no date [1779-1789], first or second edition, [4], 115, [1] pages, engraved frontis, nine plates of animals (one torn without loss), quarter calf
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A Distler Figuren (Germany) Waterloo Series 1/.24 scale white metal military figure boxed group to include a French Imperial Guard standing First Carabiniere Officer with horseback, Mameluken French Cavalry mounted figure, together with one other, mounted Marshall Murat Officer, together with an Australian Cavalry 3rd Uhlan Regiment mounted soldier, all housed in the original polystyrene packed boxes
Large tray containing a variety of items from a modellers workshop, un-made Airfix kit, schools class "Harrow" contents not checked, Dublo footbridge and level crossing, Hornby marshall and A2 controllers. H & M safety minor controller, Packet Peco LK -742 GWR spear fencing, six water cranes, 4 Dublo wagon chassis and more.
A Wilkinson Ltd., Royal Staffordshire Pottery, Military Character Jug, after a design by Sir Charles Carruthers Gould, depicting Marshal Foch, he seated, holding a glass of champagne, a bottle to his left inscribed, ''Au Diable Le Kaiser'', the circular base relief with animals representative of the Allies, printed marks to the underside, circa 1918, 29.5 cm high; and another, depicting General John French, seated holding a jug, inscribed, ''French pour les Francais'', circa 1918, 25 cm high (2) . Marshall Foch - Slight flaking of enamels on bottle. Small flake chip to base rim. General John French - Overall firing faults including crazing and glaze pitting. Some enamel colours - particularly reds and browns - have also misfired.
Mark Schuler (American, B. 1951) "First Docking in Space 1966" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 45c First Docking in Space stamp issued November 24, 1989. On July 18, 1966, exactly 101 minutes apart, two rockets were launched flawlessly into space from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Timing was critical (a leeway of only 40 seconds could be allowed) because the two spacecraft were to attempt to rendezvous miles above Earth. The manned craft was Gemini 10, piloted by John Young and copiloted by Michael Collins. Their key objective was to dock Gemini 10 with the unmanned Agena spacecraft launched less than two hours earlier. It was important to the entire Gemini Project that the mission succeed; previous such flights had experienced disappointing failures in attempting to accomplish such a rendezvous. After 40 minutes of maneuvering, the Gemini 10 astronauts successfully docked their vehicle with its target. Young and Collins then proceeded to approach Gemini 8's derelict Agena, which had been left behind in an emergency. Collins reached the marooned craft with a 27-minute space walk. Loud cheers could be heard in Mission Control when the astronauts' spacecraft finally splashed down in the Atlantic, for Gemini 10 was the first mission to accomplish all of the objectives required for a lunar mission in the upcoming Apollo program: orbital rendezvous, docking, orbital maneuvering of the composite vehicle and controlled work during extra-vehicular activity. Image Size: 12 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 20 in. Unframed. (B12180)
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "HMS Ajax at the Battle of the River Plate" Original Oil painting 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 45c Battle of the River Plate 1939 HMS Ajax stamp issued December 13, 1989. Within minutes of the first sighting of Germany's Graf Spee at 6:14 a.m., British Commodore Henry Harwood aboard the Ajax deployed his three-cruiser fleet to attack. HMS Exeter split to the left; the lighter HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles to the right. This way, Harwood hoped to foil the German's heavier guns. Despite expert maneuvering, Ajax lost both after turrets during the battle. But she also inflicted heavy damage as her invaluable spotter plane directed fire. Together, the Ajax and Achilles shadowed the Graf Spee as it fled. Image Size: 11.25 x 17.5 in. Overall Size: 14 x 20 in. Unframed. (B12241)
Shannon Stirnweis (B. 1931) "Japanese Defeated at Truk" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Japanese Defeated at Truk 1944 stamp issued February 17, 1994. Just 10 hours from Tokyo, Truk was a major Japanese stronghold -- one reputed to be invincible. Yet planes from U.S. carriers quickly disproved that myth, eliminating more than a dozen Japanese warships, over 270 aircraft and a number of merchant vessels in a potent two-day raid. U.S. losses were minor by comparison -- only about two dozen aircraft. The 50,000-man Japanese garrison on Truk was left virtually untouched, yet without a means of easily leaving the atoll. Thus, what might have been a real threat to Allied forces in the Pacific was quickly and effectively neutralized. The painting portrays victorious U.S. Admiral Spruance and Vice Admiral Mitscher above an American torpedo plane. Below is a Japanese freighter being devoured by flames in Truk lagoon. Image Size: 22.25 x 15.5 in. Overall Size: 25.75 x 18.75 in. Unframed. (B14578)
Mark Schuler (American, B. 1951) "First Man-Made Satellite 1957" Signed lower left. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork was originally published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 45c First Man-Made Satellite stamp issued November 24, 1989. By the early 1950s, rockets were widely employed in studying the upper atmosphere. Scientists realized, however, that artificial satellites could perform the same duties much more efficiently. On July 29, 1955, President Eisenhower announced that the United States planned to launch "small unmanned earth-circling satellites." On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union became the world's first nation to successfully launch an artificial satellite --Sputnik 1. On January 31, 1958, the U.S. launched Explorer 1, the first American space satellite. Explorer 1 discovered Earth was surrounded by ionized particles of energy. On March 17, 1958, the U.S. orbited Vanguard I, which demonstrated that Earth is almost imperceptibly pear-shaped with a slight bulge in the Southern Hemisphere. On October 1, 1958, the U.S. established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to manage the country's fledgling space program. On February 17, 1959, NASA launched Vanguard II, which was designed to provide information about Earth's cloud cover. Vanguard III followed several months later and was used to map Earth's magnetic field. The birth of the Space Age provided mankind with new insights into the mysterious universe and our place in it. Image Size: 12 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 20 in. Unframed. (B12235)
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Santisima Trinidad" Signed lower right. Oil 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 History's Greatest Fighting Ships sheetlet issued December 1, 1998. One of the many ships opposing the outnumbered British at Trafalgar in 1805 was Spain's Santisima Trinidad -- the world's largest warship -- which had been launched in Havana in 1769. During the fierce battle, the Santisima Trinidad was demasted and forced to surrender to the British -- along with what remained of its crew of nearly 1,000 men. Image Size: 10.5 x 13 in. Overall Size: 14.5 x 17 in. Unframed. (B15833)
Herb Kawainui Kane (American, 1928 - 2011) Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board titled, "Marshall Islands Christmas Carolers" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the First Day Cover for the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Silent Night stamp issued October 25, 1993. On Christmas Eve of 1818, in the town of Oberndorf, Austria, Pastor Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics to one of the best-loved carols of all time, Silent Night. Without Mohr's tenacity there would have been no music for his parish's Christmas services because the church organ was in disrepair. Inspired by a mother and baby that he had visited earlier in the day, and with the aid of the local schoolmaster Franz Gruber, Mohr created a song that could be performed by guitar. Although the hymn was forgotten among the choir manuscripts for many years, it was rediscovered and made popular by a family of singers who toured Europe and America more than 20 years after its debut. Today, 175 years after it was written, Silent Night has become a Christmas tradition. In the Marshall Islands, where it's known as Bon Emman, this stirring hymn is often heard echoing through the island palms on a moonlit evening. Image Size: 17.5 x 21 in. Overall Size: 20.75 x 24.25 in. Unframed. (B14543)
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "HMNZS Achilles at the Battle of the River Plate" Original Oil Painting 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 45c Battle of the River Plate 1939 HMNZS Achilles stamp issued December 13, 1989. New Zealand's light cruiser HMNZS Achilles was one of the three Allied warships that caught the German pocket battleship Graf Spee near Uruguay's River Plate on December 13, 1939. She followed her orders to "Attack at once by day or night." Masterful maneuvering during the battle kept her damage to a minimum, while her six-inch guns pockmarked the German. When the Graf Spee fled, Achilles became the major pursuing craft, exchanging final salvos at 10,000 yards as the Graf Spee slipped into what was to prove her final resting place -- the neutral Uruguayan harbor at Montevideo. Image Size: 11.5 x 17.75 in. Overall Size: 14.25 x 19.75 in. Unframed. (B12242)
Herb Kawainui Kane (American, 1928 - 2011)Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board titled, "1800s Life in the Marshalls - Tattooed Warrior" Signed lower left. 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 Warrior with Canoes stamp issued Septemer 15, 1993. Since most warfare in the Marshalls took place between neighboring islands, canoes were significant part of the fighting. Warring factions heavily depended upon these vessels to wage attacks on their enemies. The weapons thought to have been fashioned from the spiny tails of stingrays lashed to pointed wooden shafts. Undoubtedly, a skilled spear thrower could win many a battle with such a fierce weapon. The attire of the warrior was similar to that of all ancient Marshallese men. He wore a kilt of narrow pandanus leaf strips over a loincloth of plaited pandanus matting, and his torso was profusely tattooed with intricate patterns. Image Size: 14.75 x 17.75 in. Overall Size: 18 x 21 in. Unframed. (B14474)
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Fall of Singapore" Original Oil painting on Canvas. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting originally appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Fall of Singapore 1941 stamp issued December 10, 1991. Nestled against the Kra Peninsula, the tiny island of Singapore sparkled like a jewel in the British colonial crown. Protected by the strongest naval base in the world and by seemingly impregnable coastal defenses, Malaya ground commander Lt. General A.E. Percival and his compatriots smugly ignored early indications of a Japanese ground invasion -- with fatal consequences. By December 10, 1941, more than 55,000 soldiers under Lt. General Tomoyuki Yamashita were advancing from the north. By mid-January the Japanese had gained control of the peninsula and isolated the ragged remnants of the combined British forces and a contingent of civilians on Singapore. For more than 45 days, the last vestige of Britain's eastern empire held fast. On February 15, with starvation looming, the forces surrendered. Image Size: 13.25 x 16.25 in. Overall Size: 17.25 x 20.25 in. Unframed. (B13314)
Jack Fellows (Washington, B. 1941) "A-10 Thunderbolt II" Signed lower right. Original Oil on Masonite painting. 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 A-10 Thunderbolt II stamp issued July 19, 1997. The tank-killing prowess of the Fairchild Republic Co. A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" came to the world's attention on February 25, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War. Armed with 30mm cannon and carrying 16,000-pound loads of mixed ordnance, one "Warthog" made a number of sorties and succeeded in destroying 23 Iraqi tanks and damaging 10 others. First Flight Date: October 1975 Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 16.25 x 14.25 in. Unframed. (B13182)
Chris Calle (B. 1961) "John Glenn 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery in Orbit" Signed lower right. Mixed Media 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 John Glenn - Hero in Space 60c Shuttle Discovery STS-95 in Orbit, 1998 stamp issued October 29, 1998. The flight plan for Discovery shuttle mission STS-95 lists seven crew members. These include mission commander Curt Brown, pilot Steve Lindsey, payload specialist Chiaki Mukai, and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephen Robinson and Pedro Duque. The seventh member of the crew is John Glenn. A living legend, Glenn is an inspiration to many Americans, not the least of which include his fellow astronauts aboard Discovery. "He's an adventurer, an experimenter, a space pioneer," said the mission's commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curt Brown. "If it wasn't for him, I'm not sure I would be doing what I'm doing today." NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin concluded, "There is only one John Glenn. (After this mission) Americans of all ages will be reminded that we still have heroes." Image Size: 9.75 x 12.25 in. Overall Size: 13.25 x 18 in. Unframed. (B16200)
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