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Click here to subscribeTwo 16th century carved wooden armorials one inscribed '1600 Esq. Sackvill. Crow. of Brad-sted in the Cunty. of Kent', the other 'RTC 1600 PTC', later painted black 11.75 x 8in. & 7.5 x 8in. Sackville Crowe was born in 1595 in Brasted, Kent. He lead an interesting life serving as an M.P, as Treasurer for the Navy and as ambassador at Constantinople before being imprisoned in the Tower. See our online listing for further details.
ROOSEVELT MARTHA: (1835-1884) American Socialite, mother of American President Theodore Roosevelt and the paternal grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt. A true southern belle, she is considered to have been one of the inspirations for Margaret Mitchell's character Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind. A good, lengthy A.L.S., Mittie, six pages, 8vo, Henderson, Herkimer County, 28th September 1882, to [Captain James D. Bulloch] 'My darling Brother', on mourning stationery. Roosevelt commences her letter stating 'I think of you tenderly & most lovingly as seated in that little room at Irvine's writing & thinking & looking so far away in yr. dear brown eyes', adding that she shall 'eagerly look for your book & read it with mingled feelings of pride, interest, love, all deeply permeated with the patient, thoughtful, painstaking truthful writer who tho' the revival of most of the incident must be painful in one sense must still remember thy interest such incidents will lend his book'. Roosevelt continues her charming letter with family news of their recent activities and many references to relatives and mutual friends, in part, '…the four or five months Theodore, Elliott & Corinne spent in Dresden in 1873 is always fresh in their memory - & it gave them such a spur in their German. Nannie being near Linlie will be a great comfort & advantage to her. I long to hear of her departure & first impressions….Bamie & I spend October at Tranquillity - hoping that Alice & Teddie, Corinne & Douglas & Elliott will spend some Saturdays & Sundays with us - November will find us all in the City for the winter. I wish you all could see the glorious view from The Mansion & the Farm House….clear atmosphere with every distant point & range, tree farm in view & blue either overall, then all in melting haze & great soft masses of clouds. Purple & gold sunsets, golden sun sets - then the heavens flecked with soft pink clouds & the distant hills steeped in depths of saphire (sic) blue….We took Tea with old Mr & Mrs Ward yesterday in their most comfortable Farm House which had the usual bead baskets large Bible in the best parlour & our tea was exquisite in its daintiness & brightly cleaned real silver….the Pastor of the primitive little church at the village of Henderson is a most agreeable man, a scholar & very fine preacher - Their House most pretty, cake & home made wine they refreshed us with when we called…..Douglas has gone in his dog cart for our mail at Jordanville. He is also ordering potatoes, buckwheat & maple syrup for all of our tables in the winter….Elliott is seated by Corinne reading Sidney Smith's Memoirs & Letters to her….& they are both laughing at some of the bon mots. Mr. Robinson rises at four a.m. after his toilette, he makes a little fire in his room, boils his water & makes his tea & partakes of it with bread & butter, reads & then has prayers at 7 am for the farmer….He again has prayers for us at half past eight after which we breakfast. Our table is waited on by a young girl formerly Mrs. R's Sunday School schooler. Her little brother Willie follows in John Martin's wake in overhauls far too large for him…..Elliott has been unfortunate in the illness of his horse Jack who foundered the other evening after coming in from the ride….the poor old Horse has his two feet done up & in saw dust while the Vet (as D & E say) from Utica visits him….' Roosevelt concludes by sending her love to Hariott, Jessie, Linlie, Jimmie and Stuart. A letter of wonderful content and quite scarce as a result of Roosevelt's untimely death at the age of 48 from typhoid fever. Some light creasing and very minor age wear, otherwise VG James Dunwoody Bulloch (1823-1901) American Naval Officer, half-brother of Martha Roosevelt. Bulloch served as the Confederacy's Chief Foreign Agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War. Based in Liverpool, he operated blockade runners and commerce raiders that provided the Confederacy with its only source of hard currency. Bulloch arranged for the unofficial purchase of Confederate cotton, and the despatch of armaments and other war supplies to the South. His secret service funds are alleged to have been used for the planning of Lincoln's assassination.Never pardoned by the American Government for his role in the Civil War, he spent the rest of his life living in exile in England.The book which Roosevelt refers to in the present letter was Bulloch's The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe which was published in two volumes in 1883.Hariott Foster (1829-1897) Second wife of Bulloch from 1857. They had five children together, James ('Jimmie'), Jessie, Henry, Stuart and Martha Louise.Irvine Stephens Bulloch (1842-1898) American Naval Officer, brother of Martha Roosevelt. Bulloch served with the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War and was the youngest officer on the famed warship CSS Alabama, firing its last shot before it was sunk off the coast of France at the end of the Civil War.Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) American Socialite, eldest daughter of Martha Roosevelt. Nicknamed 'Bamie', she was the older sister of Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American President 1901-09, eldest son of Martha Roosevelt.Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (1860-1894) American Socialite, third child of Martha Roosevelt. Father of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the younger brother of Theodore Roosevelt.Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) American Poet & Writer, the youngest child of Martha Roosevelt. Sister of Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt.Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861-1884) American Socialite, the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt from 1880-84. Less than two days after giving birth to their only child, Roosevelt tragically died at the age of 22 from Bright's Disease. Her mother-in-law, Martha Roosevelt, somewhat remarkably died on the same day and in the same house.
SCOTT KATHLEEN: (1878-1947) Baroness Kennet. British Sculptor, wife of Antarctic Explorer Robert Falcon Scott and mother of Painter and Ornithologist Peter Scott. A.L.S., K. Kennet, two pages, oblong 8vo, Lancaster Gate, London, 18th November 1943. Scott announces 'What a delightful & surprising present. How perfectly beautifully it is woven' and continues 'Now you may think I am inventing the following, but it is perfectly true - At the beginning of the war I vowed to myself that I would buy no new clothes at all till the end of the war. However not long ago I broke my vow & bought a red leather coat. Now yesterday I went out to lunch (with Lord Woolton) & found I had absolutely nothing I could put on my head, which didn't look horrid with red leather - & I thought "Serves me right for breaking my vow!"However this morning comes the lovely scarf & I have tied it round my head (the length exactly right) & it looks perfectly right & very nice. I am so very grateful that anyone likes my work enough to take so much trouble as to weave my tartan for me'. Scott further asks 'I wonder whether you have heard from my son, yet, if you have not please forgive him, he has been having a very hectic life, at sea night after night....' Some very slight, minor traces of former mounting to the left edge of the first page, not affecting the text, otherwise VG In the present letter Scott refers to her second son, Wayland Young (1923-2009) 2nd Baron Kennet. British Writer & Politician. Young served in the Royal Navy during World War II from 1942-45 as an Ordinary Seaman and Sublieutenant.
FITZROY ROBERT: (1805-1865) English Royal Navy Officer and scientist, famed as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage. D.S., Robert FitzRoy, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Auckland, New Zealand, 30th December 1844. The partially printed document being a Deed of Grant issued to James Bruce, authorising the sale of land, stating in part, '…one of our Commissioners appointed to hear, examine, and report upon claims to land obtained by purchase from the Aboriginal Inhabitants of the Colony of New Zealand has reported that James Bruce of Akoroa is entitled to receive a grant of (2) two acres of land…' The document further describes the location of the granted land. Signed by FitzRoy at the foot of the document in his capacity as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand. With the remnants of a red wax seal to the lower left corner. With a very small hole to the vertical fold, mild foxing and light age wear. G
FITZROY ROBERT: (1805-1865) English Royal Navy Officer and scientist, famed as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage. A.L.S., Robert FitzRoy, three pages, 8vo, Baths, n.d. ('Tuesday morning'), to Lieutenant Colonel Smith. FitzRoy informs his correspondent, in full, 'The day being so fine, will you honor the Beagle by your company (with your daughters if they will also honor us) at two o'clock - to eat a mutton chop & see the little vessel? A boat shall be at the Bathing Machines in Mill Bay at 1.30 pm. Mr. & Mrs. Harris will I hope honor us by their company & if so, will embark at the same place.' With remnants of a red wax seal to the verso. One small portion of page missing to the integral leaf, evidently caused when opening the letter and breaking the wax seal, very slightly affecting the signature. With very slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the verso, dust staining and age wear. GA pencil annotation in an unidentified hand indicates that FitzRoy refers to William Harris (1791-1867) English Physician and Electrical Researcher, noted for his invention of a successful system of lightning conductors for ships. One of the successful test vessels was HMS Beagle which survived lightning strikes unharmed on her famous voyage with Charles Darwin.
FRANKLIN JANE: (1791-1875) Lady Franklin, the second wife of English Explorer John Franklin. Her support and sponsorship of several expeditions to determine the fate of her husband following his disappearance added much to the world's knowledge of the arctic regions. A.L.S., Jane Franklin, one page, small 8vo, Spring Gardens, 24th April 1854, to Mr. Chathill (?). Franklin states 'I need to know how you are?' and adds that she hopes he is better 'or rather quite well' and in conclusion asks if he can provide her with an address for Captain Trotter. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Franklin most likely refers to Henry Dundas Trotter (1802-1859) Scottish Rear-Admiral with the Royal Navy who was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in 1854.
BRITISH NAVY: Selection of signed neatly clipped pieces (small slim oblong 12mo and slightly larger) and an 8vo page removed from an autograph album, most multiple signed, by various British naval leaders (and a few other famous individuals) including Charles Dundas of Dundas, Murray Sueter, Edmund Fremantle, Cuthbert James, Ion Hamilton Benn, Harry Shepard Knapp, Percy Scott, William Nicholson, Frederick Field, Frederick Tudor, Herbert King-Hall, Vincent Barkly Molteno, Walter de Frece, Colin Kenneth MacLean, Stanley Colville, John de Robeck, Henry Horne, Douglas Brownrigg, Algernon Boyle, Richard Williams-Bulkeley etc. Generally VG, 21Provenance: The present page and signatures were removed from a number of autograph albums featuring signatures acquired by Mr. W. L. White, Restaurant Manager of the Connaught in London's Mayfair.
BOYS WILLIAM: (1700-1774) British Royal Navy Officer, Commander-in-Chief of The Nore. A.L.S., W Boys, two pages, large 8vo, Deal, 8th July 1759, to Captain [Walter] Griffith, aboard HMS Argo. Boys requests that his correspondent joins him as soon as possible, further adding, '…the Danish ship is safe in the Downs, and your people on board her, I suppose you have acquainted the Admiralty what her cargo is & where you took her & that you have sent her into the Downs, I have let them know… she may be sent up to Sheerness or Dover for security but have had no answer' adding the postscript, 'Pray Sir, let me know how my son improves & don't hide his faults, let me know truly what hopes I may have of him as an officer…' With blank integral leaf. With two small tears to the horizontal folds, dust staining and light age wear. G
HOSTE THEODORE: (1819-1835) British Sailor, son of William Hoste, one of the great frigate Captains of the Napoleonic Wars. A.L.S., Theodore Hoste, two pages, large 8vo, Royal Sovereign, Chatham, 7th May 1832, to Harriet Walpole. Hoste informs his mother that he has arrived safely and continues, in part, 'There is to be a mess on board the hulk in a day or two but at present I am stopping on board the yacht with Capt. Bullen's nephew a very nice fellow… I have seen Sir Richard… a most excellent Officer very strict and smart and so is the First Lieutenant who came down with me in the coach.' Hoste continues to state how he won't be home for at least two weeks and hopes that the ponies are well. With the address panel completed in the hand of Hoste and further signed by Thomas Masterman Hardy to a clear area of the panel, and bearing a red wax seal. With areas of the letter having small portions missing at the folds, partially affecting the text but not affecting the signatures, with light age wear. GThomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839) British Royal Navy Officer, served as flag captain to Admiral Lord Nelson, and commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. Nelson was shot as he paced the decks with Hardy, and as he lay dying, Nelson's famous remark of 'Kiss me, Hardy' was directed at him.
RITCHIE HENRY PEEL: (1876-1958) Scottish Royal Navy Captain, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Dar-es-Salaam in November 1914. Ritchie received the first Victoria Cross awarded to Navy personnel in World War I. A good original colour pen and ink cartographic drawing signed ('H. Peel Ritchie'), one page, slim 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c.1893). The map drawn, in black, green and pale green inks, depicting southern Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and the northern coast of Tunisia, with shipping routes and distances, entitled, 'Plan showing strategical importance of "Biserta"', in Ritchie's hand and signed by Ritchie at the base. The Roman numeral II has been written within a circle to top right edge. Light signs of former mounting to verso, and a slight tear to the top left edge. VGBizerte (also known in English as Bizerta), a town of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia and the northernmost city in Africa.
[TRISTAN DA CUNHA]: A scarce original War date edition of The Tristan Times, one page, folio, South Atlantic Ocean, 24th April 1943. The mimeographed newspaper (originally sold at a cost of '3 cigarettes or 4 potatoes') was edited by A. B. Crawford and reports on various recent events during World War II including the general Allied offensive in Tunisia, the sinking of two Italian destroyers in the Sicilian Chanel, the war against Russia 'There has been some fierce fighting in the Kuban district and the Russians have made some advance, German losses in men have been heavy', and in the S.W. Pacific 'There has been no land - but usual air - activity in this part of the world. It has recently been revealed that the American pilots who were captured after an air raid on Tokio were murdered by the Japanese'. The paper also features a few paragraphs of news from Tristan da Cunha including 'Islanders are reminded that by 1st May no family may possess more than 3 geese'. VGDuring World War II Tristan Da Cunha was used as a top secret Royal Navy weather and radio station codenamed HMS Atlantic Isle to monitor Nazi U-boats and shipping movements in the South Atlantic ocean.
WORLD WAR II: An historically important original Cipher Message, one page, 4to, n.p., (Headquarters, British Main Second Army), n.d. (May 1945). The purple ink telex document, marked TOPSEC (Top Secret) and signed in facsimile by an unidentified Major General, Acting Chief of Staff, was sent to Main 8 Corps and states, in part, 'members of the so called German Government of Admiral DONITZ and of OKW at FLENSBURG will now be arrested by you as quickly as possible after consultation with head of SHAEF Control Party OKW…nominations of personnel to be arrested will be made by SHAEF Control Party OKW (.) total numbers of personnel for disposal are estimated to amount approximately to 470 off[ice]rs and 2400 OR (.) all arrested personnel should be held in a separate camp until such time as orders for their final disposal are issued by this HQ….certain special personnel nominated by SHAEF Control Party OKW estimated to number NOT more than 30 will be conducted to Main HQ Second Army for fwd transmission to ASHCAN….OKW personnel will not be arrested as yet(.)….archives at FLENSBERG will be seized and secured by you with a view to SHAEF intelligence exploitation(.) they will be disposed of as directed by the SHAEF Control Party(.)….treat as very urgent and report on progress of arrests as plans develop'. With various instructions at the base noting that the message is a priority and most immediate and is not to be signalled. A couple of pencil annotations appear at the head and the foot of the page. Two file holes to the left edge and with some light overall creasing, about VGAn historically important Top Secret Cipher Message issued at the end of World War II announcing the arrest of Dönitz and the end of the Flensberg Government.Karl Dönitz (1891-1980) German Admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II. Dönitz succeeded Adolf Hitler as the Reichspräsident of the 'Flensberg Government' (2nd May - 23rd May 1945).OKW - the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ('Supreme Command of the Armed Forces') was part of the command structure of the Wehrmacht (armed forces) of Germany during World War II. Created in 1938, the OKW had nominal oversight over the German Army, the Kriegsmarine (German navy) and the Luftwaffe (German air force).SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) - the headquarters of American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II. Eisenhower ordered General Rooks, G-3 of SHAEF, to establish the SHAEF Control Party at Flensburg. Its purpose was to impose the will of the Supreme Commander on OKW in the areas of Germany occupied by the Western Allies. General Rooks issued the orders, supervised their transmission through German command channels, and compiled information about the German command system through the collection and safeguarding of all OKW documents at FIensburg.Camp ASHCAN - the Central Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure No. 32, code-named Ashcan, an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in the Palace Hotel of Mondorf-les-Bains in Luxembourg during World War II. Operating from May to August 1945, it served as a processing station and interrogation centre for the 86 most prominent surviving Nazi leaders prior to their trial in Nuremberg, including Hermann Göring and Karl Dönitz.On the morning of 23 May 1945, General Rooks summoned Dönitz, Jodl, and von Friedeburg to the liner Patria. Here they were greeted by a large crowd of press reporters, alerted by speculation of a Control Party action and SHAEF correspondents leaving from Paris. On entering the ships' conference room, they found General Rooks who informed them that they had been summoned on instructions from General Eisenhower, who in agreement with the Soviet High Command, had decided the Acting German Government and OKW should be arrested. This officially ended the 'Flensburg Government'. Now as prisoners of war, and under guard, they were told to pack and were escorted to an awaiting aircraft. When asked by Rooks if he had any statement to make, Dönitz replied 'Any word would be superfluous'. Meanwhile, members of the government, unaware of the proceedings on the Patria, had gathered for their daily conference. Fully armed British soldiers burst into the room shouting 'Hands Up'. All the Germans were then strip searched for concealed weapons and documents. The arrests were intended to make the headlines, with over sixty reporters invited to record the scenes. In the New York Times of the 24th May, Drew Middleton wrote 'The Third Reich died today'. The American Diplomat Robert Murphy summed it up as thus, 'After the arrest of Grand Admiral Dönitz and his associates, not even a remnant remained of any German government. The conquerors of the Nazis were in complete control and the administration of Germany was their responsibility.' That struggle was about to begin.
BERNADOTTE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) Marshal of France under Napoleon Bonaparte, later King Charles XIV John of Sweden and King Karl III Johan of Norway, 1818-44. D.S., Carl Johan, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 24th January 1835, in Swedish. The manuscript document, issued by Bernadotte in his capacity as King of Sweden and Norway, appoints 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Ludwig Hasselberg to Premier Lieutenant in the Swedish Navy. With the remnants of a red wax seal beneath the signature. With two revenue/tax stamps neatly bound to the central fold. Blank integral leaf. With minor creasing and light age wear. About VG
AN EXTREMELY RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY LEMANIA AUTOMATIC PILOTS CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH DATED 1981Movement: Automatic, cal. 5100, numbered.Case: Width approx. 41mm, screw back, numbered, issue markings 11015-2-59 1981 6645-66-071-8382 ^, 60 minute rotating bezel. Strap: Textile. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in excellent condition.Movement: Working at present.Case: In excellent condition, matt finish to case middle, crown & pushers, some light scratches due to use.Strap/Bracelet: In good condition.
A GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL BRITISH MILITARY LEMANIA SINGLE BUTTON ROYAL NAVY CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH CIRCA 1940s, FIRST SERIESMovement: Manual wind.Case: Diameter approx. 39mm, screw back, fixed bars, issue markings H.S. ^ 9 1843.Bracelet: Stainless steel bonklip bracelet. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in fair condition, showing signs of age & patina.Movement: Not working at present, mainspring broken.Case: In excellent condition, with small scratches due to use.Strap/Bracelet: In good condition.
A RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL BRITISH MILITARY LEMANIA SINGLE BUTTON ROYAL NAVY CHRONOGRAPH WRIST WATCH CIRCA 1940s, FIRST SERIES LATER REISSUED WITH MOD PROMETHIUM DIALMovement: Manual wind.Case: Diameter approx. 39mm, screw back, issue markings ^ 0552/924-3305 2782 (H.S. ^ 9 crossed out). Strap: NATO. CONDITION REPORTDial: MOD dial in excellent condition, showing some small signs of age.Movement: Working at present.Case: In very good condition, with some light scratches due to general use.Strap/Bracelet: In excellent condition.
A VERY RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL BRITISH MILITARY CWC AUTOMATIC ROYAL NAVY DIVERS WRIST WATCH DATED 1980, WITH MOD DIALMovement: 25J, automatic, ETA cal. 2872.Case: Diameter approx. 42mm, screw back, fixed bars, signed Dodane France, issue markings 0552/9237697 ^ 1031/80, 60 minute rotating bakelite bezel, crown guards.Strap: NATO. CONDITION REPORTDial: MOD dial in excellent condition.Movement: Working at present.Case: In very good condition, with small scratches due to use, one crack to bakelite bezel.Strap/Bracelet: In very goodcondition.
A RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL BRITISH MILITARY CWC QUARTZ ROYAL NAVY DIVERS WRIST WATCH DATED 1985Movement: Quartz.Case: Diameter approx. 42mm, screw back, fixed bars, signed M.R.P. SA, numbered, issue markings 0552/6645-99-7573314 ^ 543/85, 60 minute rotating bakelite bezel, crown guards, screw-down crown.Strap: NATO. CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in very good condition, showing some signs of age.Movement: Working at present.Case: In fair condition, with corrosion inbetween the lugs.Strap/Bracelet: In good condition.
2002 Rolls-Royce New Corniche (last of line) Convertible One of 45 built, of which only nine were right hand drive. Includes car telephone. First registered 23 December 2002 by dealer (first keeper). Purchased by owner 8th March 2005 (second keeper). MOT to January 2018. Full service record with R-R specialist. Mileage 70,250 The last of line motor cars are distinguished by the following features: All in the colour 'Silver Ghost' with navy blue hood Red badged on radiator, boot lid and console Twenty spoke wheels with Spirit of Ecstasy indices Chromium plate finish door mirrors Badged on front wings 'Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Crewe, England' together with a Union Jack Rosewood burr and cabinet cherry fascia and Cotswold trim Spirit of Ecstasy inlaid to door cappings and waist rails Numbered plaque on centre console Embroidered head rests and veneered door panels
Four Corgi The Aviation Archive Military Air Power Models, AA34102 Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.2B No.12 Sqn 1:72 scale, AA34103 Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk.2 No 801 Sqn Royal Navy HMS victorious 1:72 scale,48703 HP Victor S.R.Mk2 RAF XL 161 543 Sqn 1:144 scale and 48503 D.H Comet C.4 RAF Transporter Command 1:144 scale all in near mint to mint boxed condition ( 4 items)
Britains Nelson's Navy Series, matt finish, sets 41118 Victory Deck Scene Limited Edition of 2,000 in original box with outer and packing carton, 41121 Marines, Corgi Forward March Trafalgar Series 59148, 59156, 59165, 59174 and 59175 (two) with various sailors and Marines, and Napoleonic Wars Corgi 59145 Wellington, Britains 00150 Matt Coldstream Guards in original boxes, King and Country NN04 and various other Napoleonic figures by Del Prado, HM of GB and others(VG-G, a few unfinished, arms loose etc. boxes VG-G) (70)
Boxed Britains Types of the Royal Navy 2080 Royal Navy with Officer complete with eight figures, excellent with minimal paint loss, box gd with original number sticker to top lid end and boxed Britains Drums and Bugles of the Line 30 Drums & Bugles with eight figures, excellent with minimal paint loss, gd box with original number sticker to box lid (2)
The Illustrated London News Diamond Jubilee Book Number 1897 Her Majestys Glorious Jubilee 1897 A Record Number of a Record Reign. In 1897 Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and the event saw the creation of the first of ILNs much-acclaimed Record Numbers. This was the issue entitled Her Majestys Glorious Jubilee 1897. The Record Number of a Record Reign and was published to coincide with Jubilee Day, June 21st. Each page of letterpress is printed in a form of gothic script and each page is contained within a gold decorated frame. There are 12 full page plates in rich colours protected by tissue guards. The eminent artist W. L. Wyllie was the author of most of the sumptuous plates. The 56 pages of the main text, the additional 16 pages were filled with advertisements were divided into sections under the following headings: The Queen as Wife and Mother; The Queen and her Statesmen; British Victories by Land and Sea; two Royal Christenings, Science of the Reign, the Queen in 1887; the navy in the Victorian Era; Sixty Years in Parliament; the Triumph of Steam and Electricity and The Queens Homes. The publication, measuring 30 x 40cm was priced at half a crown. This is the second edition was issued on July 5th. In November of that year the same publication was offered bound in royal scarlet or royal blue with gilt edges at a price of 7/6. Has the most stunning illustrated pages which we have seen mounted individually at £100+. A few fox marks and signs of age. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
RAF special signed WW2 cover collection. Nice Blue album containing 50+ VIP signed cover. Includes Official Navy, RAF Escapers, Test Pilots, SC, Squadrons, Bomber Command. JS 50th Ann WW2 series covers, with some special varieties. Retail of approx. £650. There are multiple signed covers, Great War veterans, aces. Better names include Hamish Mahaddie, Chesley Petersen, Michael Donnet, Harry Burton, Oskar Komm, Judith Chisholm, Terence Bulloch, Admirals Troup, Oliver, Dolphin, Leach, Hill Norton, Berger, Braye Nicholls, Collins, Sturdee, Dreyer. Edgar Percival, Alex Henshaw, Peter Twiss, Neville Duke, AVM Townsend, MRAF Boyle, Rex Hunt, John Cunningham, AVM Hodges, Lionel Casson, Desmond Sheen. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Keith Payne VC signed 1997 Royal Yacht Britannia official Navy cover Series 4, no 45. Only 45 issued. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Mountbatten of Burma and Mjr J Sampson signed 1978 official Navy cover RNSC212 comm. HMS Hibernia 1918 and 1st launch of an aircraft from a ship underway. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Admiral P Higham & Cdre J Redrobe signed Sinking of the Scharnhorst 1973 30th ann official Navy cover RNSC13. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Wing Commander W J Gregory DSO DFC DFM signed small signature piece. In June 1941 Gregory, now retrained as a Navigator Radar, teamed up with F/O JRD Braham. During the night of 23rd June they probably destroyed a He111, on 6th July they shot down a Ju88, on 12th September a He111, on the 28th they damaged a He111, on 19th October destroyed a Do17 and on the 24th another He111. Gregory was awarded the DFM gazetted 17th October 1941 and at the end of his operational tour in December 1941 he was posted to 51 OTU Cranfield as an instructor, as also was Braham. Commissioned in January 1942, Gregory revisited 29 Squadron in early June 1942 with Braham and during the night of the 6th/7th they shot down a Do217 into the sea off Sandwich. Later in the month they re-joined the squadron, then at West Malling. Gregory was awarded the DFC gazetted 4th August 1942. He and Braham destroyed a Do217 during the night of 9th August, damaged a Do217 in daylight on 19th October and destroyed a Do217 at night on 3rd October. In early January 1943 Braham was given command of 141 Squadron at Ford and Gregory went with him. During the night of 20th January they destroyed a Do217, on 14th June a Me110, on the 16th they damaged a Ju88 and on the 24th they destroyed another Me110. Gregory was awarded a Bar to the DFC gazetted 16th July 1943 and rested, taking a staff appointment at HQ ADGB. In February 1944 he was posted to 2 Group to assist Braham in the work of night-interdiction. Whilst there they flew occasional sorties in Mosquitos of 613 Squadron. On 5th March they destroyed a He177 on a daylight intruder operation, on the 24th they shot down a Ju52 and a Ju W-34 south of Aalborg, on 4th April they destroyed a Bv131 over France and on the 13th a He111 and a Fw58 in a Mosquito of 305 Squadron. On 12th May they went on an intruder flight to Denmark in a Mosquito of 107 Squadron and destroyed a Fw190 near Aalborg. On the way back, damaged and out of fuel, they crash-landed on the sea and were picked up by a Royal Navy trawler. The Fw190 was the teams last victory. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
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