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Click here to subscribe1960s Emco Unimat SL tabletop lathe, housed on a oak custom-made cabinet with a lockable drawer containing machine vice, face plate, tool post (Boxed), plus vertical milling column and mounting bracket, including various tools, bits, chucks and centres, vendor states working orderVendor has brought a new drive belt in for this.Cabinet measures overall 56x30cm (over handles) x 26cm height. Appears lubricated and free-running, but we have no means of testing.
§ Sir Eduardo Paolozzi R.A. (British 1924-2005) Maquette for Great Ormond Street, 1993 bronze, on a wooden baseDimensions:28cm x 24cm x 22.5cm (11in x 9 1/2in x 8 3/4in) including baseProvenance:ProvenancePrivate Collection, UKBonham's Knightsbridge, 4 June 2013, lot 182, where acquired by the previous ownerTheir sale, Sotheby's, London, Modern & Post-War British Art, 21 November 2017, lot 165, where acquired by the present owner
§ † Trevor Bell (British 1930-2017) Untitled, 1958 signed, dated and inscribed to Mabel & Victor - for a belief / Saint Ives 1958 / from Trevor (verso) oil on canvas Dimensions:61cm x 51cm (24in x 20in) Provenance:Provenance Private Collection, UK Sotheby's London, 20th Century British Art, 13 December 2007, lot 93 Paisnel Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 2008 (as Black and White Abstraction)Exhibited Paisnel Gallery, London, 25 Years of Post-War British Art, 1952-1976, Summer 2008, un-numbered exhibition, illustrated
Lalique CALENDAL SCENT BOTTLE, MOLINARD executed Post-War clear and frosted, boxed, with contentsengraved Lalique, stencilled MOLINARD PARIS FRANCE, paper label Calendal MOLINARD GRASSE PARIS, box printed MOLINARD PARIS GRASSE, applied labels CALENDAL MOLINARD 21 RUE ROYALE PARIS Dimensions:11.5cm (4 1/2in) high Note: This lot includes perfume/liquid which may be designated as “dangerous goods” under transport legislation. Please note special arrangements will be required when shipping and additional costs may apply.
Middle East.- Kazan (William) The Coinage of Islam, limited edition, in Arabic and English, illustrations, many full-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, slipcase, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Beirut, 1983 § Pfieiffer (Judith) and Sholeh A. Quinn, editors. History and Historiography of Post-Mongol Central Asia and the Middle East: Studies in Honor of John E. Woods, frontispiece, bookplate, original cloth, Wiesbaden, 2006 § Fanning (Leonard M.) Foreign Oil and the Free World, first edition, plates, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, New York, 1954; and others similar, v.s. (c.70)
England and Wales.- Laurie & Whittle (publishers) Laurie and Whittle's New Traveller's Companion: Exhibiting a Complete and Correct Survey of all the Direct and Principal Cross Roads in England, Wales and Scotland: As far North as Edinburgh and Glasgow, fourth edition, title, advertisement page, index, explanation, key map and 25 double-page engraved maps with fine hand-colouring, presented in original wallet-style red morocco with flap, sympathetically rebacked, slightly worn, 4to, 1806 corrected to 1810; together with John Rocque's 'The Traveller's Companion, or the Post Roads of England and Wales', in original slipcase, 1771, and four Ordnance Survey maps, all held together in book-style slipcase, covering Essex, Kent, and Surrey, 8vo, c. 1820 (3)
Europe.- Arrowsmith (Aaron) Map of France, Belgium, and part of Switzerland. From Cassini, National Atlas, Ferrari, Weiss, &c., large six sheet map, engraving with hand-colouring, each sheet 775 x 1000 mm (30 1/2 x 39 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some offsetting and surface dirt, each folding with publisher's key label to endpanel, presented in marbled slipcase, worn, 4to, James Wyld, 1817; together with four other folding maps, including James Wyld's 'Post Map of Europe...', Stockdale's 'New Map of Spain and Portugal', and Auguste Logerot's 'Carte Itinéraire Complete de La France', 8vo, 19th century (5)
Germany.- Arrowsmith (Aaron) [...] Map Of The Physical Divisions Of Germany, Exhibiting The Post Roads, Canals &c., large folding map of Germany in six parts, engraved map, each section approx. 670 x 1150 mm (26 1/4 45 1/4 in), the lower two parts slightly larger with extending flaps, dissected and mounted on linen, edged with light blue silk, some minor off-setting and light browning, presented in modern green cloth drop-back box, 4to, [1812]; together with a folding map of Germany published by Homann in 1786 'Nouvelle carte geographique des Postes d'Allemagne et des Provinces limitrophes', engraved map, 765 x 950 mm (30 1/8 x 37 3/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, folding into early blue slipcase, 8vo, 1786 (2)
Five West Country Friendly Society brass staff heads, comprising one of trowel form with scroll projections for South Brewham & Longwell Green, 25cm high; another with scroll projections for Butleigh, Somerset, 22cm high; one of globe and shaft 'bed post' type for Barrington, Somerset, 17cm high; together with two unidentidfied 'bed post' examples, 14cm high and smaller (5)
Four West Country Friendly Society brass staff heads, comprising one of trowel form pierced 'B S', 24cm for Bitton [S. Gloucs]; another of scythe form, 16cm, for Coalpit Heath [S. Gloucs], one of horseshoe form for Siston [S. Gloucs], 15cm high; together with an unidentified 'bed post' example, 16cm high (4)
Five West Country Friendly Society brass staff heads, comprising one modelled as an acorn under two oak leaves, 16cm for Oakhill [Soms.]; another of acorn form, engraved 'S H 1821 No. 87' on turned wood base 10cm, for Glastonbury [S. Gloucs], one with pierced crown over cross, 19cm high; together with two unidentified 'bed post' examples (5)
Four West Country Friendly Society brass staff heads, comprising one with a dove atop a sphere, 16cm, for Blagdon; another pierced with a crown over scrolled design, 14cm, for Redhill; shaped lancet form, 22cm high, for East Harptree, together with an unidentified 'bed post' example, 10cm high (4)
Four West Country Friendly Society brass staff heads, comprising one of shaped triangular form pierced with a crown over pierced diamond and hearts, for Yatton, 22.5cm; another of shaped triangular form with cast foliate decoration, possibly Nailsea or North Cadbury, 22cm; together with two unidentified 'bed post' examples, 14cm high and smaller (4)
Four West Country 'Friendly Society' brass staff heads, for Combwich, Somerset, in the form of an upended anchor, 20.5cm high; Woolavington in the form of a cross over shaped and pierced projections, 21.5cm high; another of trowel form with diamond shaped piercing and scroll projections, 17cm high (unidentified); and a 'bed post' type with acorn finial 14cm high (4)
Four West Country Friendly brass stave heads, Dowlish Wake, Somerset, with pierced decoration beneath a crown, 24.5cm high; Wincanton, Somerest, with scroll projections 31cm high, together with a pole head cast as a dove with outstretched wings 13cm high (unidentified); and a 'bed post' type example 17cm high (unidentified) (4)
Lunas. 1909-12 Stamps (5) and pieces (9) comprising 3c with violet oval Post Office Lunas datestamp (7, six on piece, two pieces from the same cover together forming a virtually complete cancel), and double ring c.d.s on 1c strips of three on piece (2 pieces), 3c (3, one on piece) and 4c. S.G. Z271/4, £1,690. (18 stamps). Photo on Pages 154 & 158.
1919 (Apr-Oct.) Covers (2), pieces (10) and a stamp, with July 30 commercial cover from Alor Star to London bearing straits 1c + Kedah 3c, Sep. 19 cover from Alor Star to Penang bearing Straits 1c block of four, pieces with Straits + Kedah stamps (8, three with oval Post Office Padang Serai datestamp), etc. (13).
Padang Serai. 1918 (Nov. 1) Cover to Singapore franked 1c + 3c cancelled violet oval "POST OFFICE / PADANG SERAI" datestamp, a second strike alongside, backstamped at Lunas and Singapore. Some toning, two file holes at left and a little roughly opened at upper edge, nevertheless superb strikes of this very scarce cancellation. Photo on Page 156.
British Military Administration. 1945-46 Covers (8) and a front, pieces and stamps (43) with B.M.A stamps cancelled by temporary handstamps, including two line "POST OFFICE / B. BHARU" on cover franked 2c + 3c (2) to Penang and on pieces (3); similar "POST OFFICE / SERDANG" on covers to Penang or Singapore franked 8c or 3c + 6c + 8c + 10c, an airmail cover to England franked 25c (2) and on stamps and pieces (10); single line "P. SERAI P.O" on local cover franked 8c, air mail cover to England franked 10c (5) and on a front, pieces or stamps (15); straight line "YEN KEDAH" on stamps (4); unclear circular occupation cancels on registered covers from Bandar Bharu and Padang Serai; pieces with circular violet handstamps of Lunas (8), Jitra, Sungei Patani, etc., most with manuscript dates. (52).
British Military Administration - Sungei Patani. 1946 Air Mail covers to G.B franked 5c pair + 8c (4, another removed) or 10c (2) + 15c pair cancelled circular intaglio "REGISTRATION & PARCELS / KEDAH / SUNGEI PATANI", local cover franked 2c and stamps or pieces (7) cancelled violet circular "SUNGEI PATANI / KEDAH / POST OFFICE", all undated, scarce. (10). Photo on Page 162.
1924 $1 Green and brown, strip of three each overprinted "SPECIMEN", tied to piece cut from the Madagascar Post Office U.P.U Specimen book by red circular "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR", also a piece from the same page with signature and cachet of the Director of Posts. Unique. S.G. 23s. Photo on Page 158.
1922 (June 26) Registered On Postal Service cover with "POST OFFICE / KOTA BHARU / (KELANTAN)" cachet, to USA, bearing 1c green and 2c brown vertical pairs and 6c claret vertical strip of three tied by Kota Bharu datestamps, edge faults but an interesting cover showing the 2c and 6c stamps were issued more than a month earlier than the date given by Gibbons.
1923-37 Covers (17) and a front from Kota Bharu all bearing 1921-28 issue stamps, including air mail covers franked 25c (2) or 55c to England, registered mail (5), cover franked 5c to England with "T" handstamp charged 1½d postage due, registered cover franked 30c to Austria with Kota Bharu Post Office wax seal, also a cover with 5c tied by Paquebot Singapore c.d.s, some faults. (18).
1937 First Day Covers, comprising July 7th covers from Kota Bharu bearing 1c + 2c + 5c or five 1c stamps or from Kuala Krai to South Africa bearing 1c + 2c + 4c, and October 16th covers from Kota Bharu franked 2c + 6c to Canada or 10c to India. Also two registered covers to England bearing the twelve 1c - 50 values, both with wax seals impressed "KOTA BHARU / R / POST OFFICE". (7).
1941 (Dec. 8) Cover to England endorsed "By Clipper via New York Air throughout", signed on the reverse by an Officer in The Malay Regiment with embossed regimental crest on the flap, franked 1940 $2 to pay the clipper rate. Cancelled by "F.P.O / 30B c.d.s at Kuala Krai, with Base Post Office 4 backstamp (Dec. 10) and triangular army censor No. 2727. A fine and scarce use of the $2 on a clipper cover. Photo on Page 168.
c.1915-76 Stamps and pieces (53+) and covers (23), selected cancels including single ring Kalantan c.d.s (eleven 3c stamps, including block of four), first type Batu Mengkebang c.d.s (6), double ring Kota Bharu Parcel Post (3), 1928 Nal c.d.s on piece (earliest recorded date), Gual Periok, Kuala Gris and Kuala Pergau single ring datestamps, Tumpat arrival c.d.s. on 1917 postcard from Singapore and 1940 censored cover from USA, the remainder postwar. (76+). Photo on Page 164.
River Post. 1919-21 First issue stamps (12, one on piece) with double ring River Post c.d.s Proud type D1 (4) or single ring c.d.s Proud type D2 (8 stamps, including 1c pair, 3c strip of three and 4c on piece). Very rare cancels, used on the River Kelantan T.P.O service between Kota Bharu and Tanah Merah/Kuala Krai, only in operation 1917-21. (12). Photo on Page 158.
Cancellations. c.1930-80 Covers (17), pieces or stamps (110) including Kedah 4c, 5c and 8c stamps cancelled at Kangar or Padang Besar (75), 1950 Kedah stamps cancelled at Kangar (2), 1952 cover from Kedah with Kedah and Perlis stamps, covers with datestamps of Kangar Mobile Post Office (4), skeleton datestamps of Bukit Keteri or Kuala Perlis, Arau first day of Post Office, etc. (127).
1c - $25 Study on pages with mint set to the $5, the 1c - $3 (except 4c carmine) all in plate number singles or pairs, some additional shades and blocks, 1c - $1 used, $1 - $25 fiscally used. Also 1c, 2c, 8c ultramarine, 10c green and red, 10c purple (2), 20c, 25c (2), 30c, 50c, $1 and $3 overprinted "SPECIMEN, all with circular handstamp applied by the Gabon Post Office, the 2c and 10c fine, the others all with some surface rubbing, nevertheless a unique group. S.G. £1,200+. (131). Photo on Page 178.
1919 (Jan. 25) Long cover with printed bilingual heading "NO POSTAL SERVICE", the English word "ON" inverted in error, "General Post Office / Trengganu" in the lower left corner, addressed to Switzerland franked 10c tied by the bilingual Trengganu c.d.s, a further strike below. An extraordinary official Post Office envelope error, possibly unique. Photo on Page 182.
1918 (Feb. 17) On Postal Service cover endorsed from the General Post Office, registered to the Bahamas bearing five 2c + 4c orange stamps, one with comma after 2c variety, bilingual Trengganu datestamps and boxed Registration handstamp, backstamped at Singapore, London and Nassau, unusual. Photo on Page 182.
1935 Silver Jubilee stamps and postal history, collection on pages including 2/- and 3/- booklets, control blocks of six, booklet panes (9), 1/- postal order with issuing c.d.s of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, May 7th F.D.Cs to South Africa franked 1d + 2½d pair (+ 6d) or to USA franked ½d + 1d + 1½d (3) and redirected back to G.B with U.S stamps, other covers (45) with first flights and commercial air mails, T.P.Os, 1d used in Tristan da Cunha, Paquebots and maritime mail, cover with 2½d tied by Deutsche Seepost cancel, cover to Peru sent by air via New York paid 2/3 with Silver Jubilee ½d (2), 1½d (7) and 2½d (6) + definitive ½d, etc., also May 1st Post Office Circular with news of the issue of the Jubilee stamps. (64).
1940 Stamp Centenary ½d - 3d set of six in vertical strips of three, all affixed to a piece cut from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U Specimen collection, tied by violet "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION/ MAURITANIE" handstamps. A unique archival piece, that proves these stamps were sent as Specimens to the U.P.U for distribution to member countries. (6 strips). Photo on Page 22.
Picture Postcards - Kuala Trengganu. 1925-36 Real Photo postcards (11) including views of the General Post Office, 1935 King George V Silver Jubilee celebrations (2), a Boy Scout gathering at the Royal Palace, a busy river view, celebratory arch, etc, two with stamps on the picture side cancelled to order, one posted to Java with 2c - 20c stamps on the picture side, five posted to G.B (4) or Switzerland franked 4c (3) or 6c (2), three unused. Also c.1930-55 original real photographs (11) and a few more recent postcards. (11+).
1914 (April 14) Post Office Notice "Surcharges, Introduction of "Postage Due" labels", announcing the issue of four values of postage due stamps on April 20th, no surcharges to be paid on delivery of any letter or parcel on and after that date that does not bear due stamps. Light horizontal fold, otherwise fine, very few examples known of this notice.
1940 Second Buenos Aires Peace Conference 50c - 100p set of eight all in strips of three, affixed to three archival pieces from the Mauritania Post Office Specimen collection, all overprinted "MUESTRA" by Waterlow & Sons and handstamped violet "SPECIMEN COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" upon receipt, unique. (8 strips).
Rhodesia - Nyasaland Field Force. 1916 (Dec. 21) Stampless cover with enclosed letter, from Acting Capt. James H.L Vaughan, British South Africa Police, to his wife in Portugal, with "F.P.O / 1" c.d.s used at Old Njombe, censored, delivered without charge. The enclosed letter, headed "B.S.A Police, c/o Army Post Office, Broken Hill" (suggesting mail for the Rhodesia Column was still being forwarded via A.P.O 1 in Broken Hill) includes "Our aeroplane has just arrived, tremendous excitement, especially amongst the native troops as they have never seen one before, as a matter of fact many of my men have not either. Just as he passed over our camp he looped the loop, excitement was intense then, natives could not understand it. They say a bird can't do it, how then can a white man". An interesting letter, to an unusual destination.
Post Offices Abroad. 1863-1913 Mint and used collection in an album including 1863 6k on medium paper unused, 1865 ROPIT first issue 10pa and 2pi mint (10pa with Mikulishi certificate), 1865-67 second and third ROPIT issues (11), 1872-90 vertically laid paper 10k mint, 1876-79 surcharges (4), covers (4) including 1909 ROPIT anniversary 70pi on registered cover from Constantinople, etc. Also 1920-21 Wrangel Refugee Post issues with a cover from Constantinople, 1918 Polish Corps in Russia (4, with 3k, 25k) used on pieces, 1919-21 Polish P.O in Constantinople with 1920 15f postcard used, Polish L.O.P.P air post stamps, etc. (c.400). Photo on Page 184.
First Day Cover. 1914 (Apr. 19) Stampless postcard posted within Folkestone with a 1d charge mark, a 1d postage due applied the following day on the first day of issue, tied by Folkestone P.P (Parcel Post) c.d.s., the message refers to the new stamps. Pinhole (with surrounding white circle) at upper edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 10.
1819 (Oct. 17) Entire letter from Frome to "Q.M Serjt Rayside, H.M 66th Regt, Saint Helena" prepaid 1/11, with light Frome handstamp, London Paid datestamp and red oval "Post Paid Ship Letter / (crown) / LONDON" (Jay 1248a, Robertson S41, only recorded in red in 1819), backstamped with the very scarce double oval datestamp (Jay 1424, only recorded 1818-19 on covers passing through London with a London Ship Letter handstamp). The letter is from a former soldier discussing money, debts and pensions. Tear at lower left edge, otherwise fine, two scarce handstamps and an unusual destination, sent shortly after the Packet Service to St. Helena had ceased. Photo on Page 220.
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