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Click here to subscribeA Spanish silver rounded rectangular card case by Pedro Duran, Madrid 1893, French swan import marks, embossed and pierced with an overall design of pine cones and scrolls within shaped lozenge reserves, 9cm (3 1/2in) long; and two Continental vesta cases, post 1893 French weevil import marks, one plain and inset with oval cabochon sapphires; the other with a linear design and a slow match wick (3)
A well-researched and written up collection of Great Britain postal history mainly concentrating on Mulready covers. The collection includes a Penny Black plate 9 on cover, Mulready envelope with Penny Black, Whittakers Almanac envelope, unused two pence Mulready envelope, Deraedmaker essays stage 1 & 2, a range of illustrated envelopes including The Temperance Movement, Fores hunting envelope no 4, The Lord Holland Forgery one penny Mulready envelope, various caricature envelopes including Fores Christmas envelope no 10, Harry Furness design envelope, ocean penny envelope, Medeley envelope no 4 (rejected design) and many others. Also hand drawn and pre-post envelopes
France Airs 1927-1954 collection of Airs on 3 printed Yvert and Tellier leaves ,mint and fine used with key stamps and good sets. We note 1927 2F & 5F Merson types o’printed with monoplane, mint pair, issued at the Marseilles aviation display. 1936 Paris Airs cds set to 50F green-difficult set to find in this condition. 1936 50F Banknote cds , Immediate post WW2 airs complete inc 1949 city views to 1000F fu,1954 Airs to 1000F mint and used sets. A very nice offering in excellent condition.(38) Cat £2100
1934 ‘RAILEX CVR’ only 8 cvrs are known. Under this service the Post Office undertook the entire transmission of a railway letter for an inclusive charge of 2/6d. Letters upto 2oz accepted and taken to the nearest railway station and sent to a station in Great Britain or Northern Ireland near to its destination where a PO messenger will pick it up and deliver it. The service operated in conjunction with the new Railway Air Service. This letter was taken by Air from Birmingham to Cowes and then by rail to Freshwater and messenger to the PO.
box of mixed GB postal history and ephemer in flat box incl Surrey pre-stamp envelopes with ‘Godstone Penny Post’ (3). 1890 bookmarks, illus Cherry Blossom balloon, 1911 1st Aerial Post ppc with Scweppes advert, 1926 India telegram with Trulife Golf Balls advert, 1929 Folkestone Agricultural Show, 1931 Warwick Royal Show (2) on reg receipts, 1941 ex Argentina ‘ damaged by seawater’ cachet, 1943-4 enlps (28) to Box 204 Glasgow for air transit to Stornaway, 1944 reg cvrs from RAF POs, airmail labels with 2 Imperial Airways bklts ( incomplete), Nat Savings gift cards, reg cvrs etc.. etc…
Post Office related items. Long service (more than 45 years) certificate dated 1934 & letter from Home Office recommending a Mr Charles Francis Hendrie to be awarded an Imperial Service Medal. Also over 100 PO PCs , modern featuring Royal Mail vans, post boxes etc., mixture of unused & 1st day issue pmk.
GB Military – Polish Squadron in RAF Correspondence 1945-46 A group of Field post letters, addressed to Polish airman at RAF Faldingworth Lincs, Polish Field Offices strikes, on action service etc, letters one franked, with h/s & 2 fronts. Interesting study group. Polish Embassy in London. Some wear. (10)
Polish Military 1945 Field Post OHMS letter to Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Pugh Lloyd, Polish Air Forces Association of Great Britain h/s certified official, boxed h/s office of Air Force Commanding Polish Squadron in Malta, with embossed crest. Evocative WW2 Empire item. Fresh appearance, slight creasing.
A selection of 1st / No. 1 editions early publications, all in good/unused order, undamaged except some foxing on a few, bound in purpose-made albums thus:- contains 15 mags: THE CANADIAN WAR PICTORIAL (no date but WW1), THE PASSING SHOW Mar 1915 ( satirical war news), LONDON OPINION Mar 1904, THE LIBERATOR Mar 1910 (pro- Republic),THE J.C.R. Feb 1897 (Oxford Uni), THE INTERNATIONAL RECORD Jan 1917 (for editors, writers, speakers), BOYS OF THE EMPIRE Oct 1900, THE SMALLHOLDER Mar 1910, THE BYSTANDER Dec 1903 (general), WOMAN April 1924 (beauty culture), MY HOME – no date but looks ‘20s (house & home), FRAGMENTS July 1919 ( post WW1 humour), NEWNES ILLUSTRATED May 1915 (to send to WW1 troops), THE NATIONAL INSURANCE GAZETTE May 1912, BLIGHTY May 1916 (WW1 humour).
A selection of 1st / No. 1 editions early publications, all in good/unused order, undamaged except some foxing on a few, bound in purpose-made albums thus:- contains 20 mags: THE MODERN BUYER Nov 1928 (advice for consumers), THE BELL April 1917 (industrial finance), ARTISTS’RIFLES JOURNAL Aug 1916 (for WW1 battalions inc. Rifles), THE MAGISTRATE July 1922 (journal of Magistrates Assn.),OLD FURNITURE June 1927, THE SCOUT April 1908 (Baden-Powell’s Boy Scouts), TRUE STORY – no date but looks ‘20s (women’s short stories ), THE WAYFARER IN PRAGUE Oct (promote relations btwn. British & Czechoslovakia), BETROTHALS April 1907 (announce engagements), TO-DAY May 1916 (general), SUNDAY HOURS Feb 1913 (‘the paper for the happy home’),THE ATHENAEUM Feb 1921 (literature, science, arts etc), LONDON MAIL Mar 1912, JOHN BULL April 1903 (humour), EVERYBODY’S WEEKLY Mar 1911 (general), IN ESSENTIALS UNITY – no date but post-WW1 for women, G.K.’s WEEKLY Mar 1925 x 2 copies (general), THE THESPIAN Oct 1913 (amateur dramatics), LITERATURE Oct 1897
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH OBLONG SNUFF BOX with rounded ends and niellowork decoration, with wild horses running free on the cover, post 1838, a small early 20th century American dressing table / toilet box by Tiffany & Co., an American book mark by S. Kirkeson of Baltimore, a small spoon by Alexander Ritchie of Iona (hallmarked Glasgow 1929) and a modern caddy spoon; the snuff box 3.9" (10 cms) long; 5.2 oz (5)
Pair late 18th century Chinese export armorial bowls painted with lion crest and 'JAC' monogram within green and gilt bands, 10.7cm diameter.See Howard page 709. This service was made for Captain John Goodall Canning (1756 - 1804), an East India Company Captain who was Captain of the Nonesuch sailing between Calcutta and Canton. In 1790 he ordered the service with the intention of sailing to England to marry Anne, who lived near Bristol but sadly all leave was cancelled due to the danger of War. He, in the meantime, held the post of Deputy Master Attendant in the East India Company until 1804, when he eventually sailed for England only to die on route on March 27th 1804 and was buried at sea. The service passed to his sister who married John Bawtree, a brewer of Wivenhoe and thence descended to Dame Catherine Hunt (1854 - 1948), a former Mayor of Colchester (1924 - 1925)
A 17TH CENTURY CLOSE-HELMET, the two-piece skull with turned and roped prominent comb, visor with one-piece sight with central division and peg raising post, drawn out upper-bevor pierced with circular breaths, rounded lower-bevor, all pivoting from two points surmounted with rosette terminals, all secured with swing catches, one shallow and one broad gorget, the latter with turned and roped edge and domed iron lining-rivets across.
A RESIN HAND PAINTED SCULPTURE of a swan and sygnets, approximately 33cm long within a glazed case, the case 44cm long x 36cm high overall together with a Border Fine Arts resin sculpture signed Geenty, 'Going for the Post', numbered 109/250, the sculpture 39cm long and within a glazed five glass case (2)
A collection of first day covers, from 1967 to 2014, including 20th November 1972 'Royal Silver Wedding', 26th September 1979 '1829-1979 Metropolitan Police 150th Anniversary', 29th November 1981 first day cover 'Official opening of the new Northampton Head Post Office by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales 20 November 1981', and 17th July 2014 'Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games'. (10 albums)
A Georg Jensen Silver Brooch, Designed by Arno Malinowski, model number 318, of square form, depicting a deer and squirrel amongst leaves, measures 4cm by 4cm see illustration The brooch is in good condition with very minor surface wear. It is hallmarked with maker's mark 'GJLD', for Georg Jensen, import London, 1964. It is stamped with the post 1945 Georg Jensen mark, 'STERLING', 'DENMARK', '318'. It fastens with a pin and safety catch. Gross weight 22.2 grams. Condition Report made 1st February 2018.
A Pair of Diamond Earrings, four round brilliant cut diamonds in rubbed over settings, total estimated diamond weight 0.20 carat approximately, with post fittings see illustration The earrings are in good condition. They are stamped '950 Pt', valued as platinum. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour G/H, clarity VS1/VS2. Gross weight 2.3 grams. Condition Report made 6th March 2018.
A Pair of 18 Carat Gold Diamond and Mabe Pearl Earrings, a cluster of three round brilliant cut diamonds in claw settings, suspends a pear-shaped mabe pearl, in a rubbed over setting, total estimated diamond weight 0.30 carat approximately, length 3cm, with post fittings see illustration The earrings are in good condition. It is hallmarked with sponsor's mark 'CRF', London, 1987. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour G/H, clarity SI1/SI2. Gross weight 11.0 grams. Condition Report made 6th March 2018.
A Pair of White Marble Earrings, kite-shaped marble plaques, suspended from two graduated drop links, measure 5cm by 3cm, with post and clip fittingsThe earrings are in good condition. They are stamped '750' and '18K', valued as gold. Gross weight 23.6 grams. Condition Report made 26th February 2018.
A Turquoise Necklace and Earring Suite, the necklace with a tumbled turquoise drop, in a pear-shaped frame, to a necklace of turquoise beads, spaced by textured bar links, chain length 51cm, the earrings with post fittings, measure 1.5cm long (2)The suite is in good condition, with some discolouration noted to some turquoise. They are not hallmarked or stamped, valued as gold. Gross weight 30.7 grams. Condition Report made 26th February 2018.
An 18 Carat Gold Jade and Diamond Pendant and Earring Suite; carved and pierced jade plaques depicting dragons, beneath a cluster of three round brilliant cut diamonds in claw settings, total estimated diamond weight 0.30 carat approximately, the pendant on a trace chain, the earrings with post fittings, pendant measures 5cm by 2cm, chain length 46cm, earring length 3cm (2) see illustration The suite is in good condition. They are hallmarked with sponsor's mark 'KJ', Birmingham, no date. The chain is hallmarked with sponsor's mark 'CC', Birmingham, no date. The jade plaque to the pendant measures 3.3mm x 1.5cm-2cm, the jade plaques to the earrings measure 2cm x 1cm-1.5cm. Gross weight 15.5 grams. Condition Report made 26th February 2018.
A Pair of Yellow Zircon and Diamond Earrings, an oval cut yellow zircon in a claw setting suspends a briolette yellow zircon drop from a diamond set scroll bar, total estimated diamond weight 0.40 carat approximately, length 4cm, with screw post fittings see illustration The earrings are in good condition. They are not hallmarked or stamped, valued as gold. The oval zircon measure 8.7mm x 7.4mm x 5.5mm approximately. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour F/G, clarity SI1/SI2. Gross weight 11.4 grams. Condition Report made 13th February 2018.
A 9 Carat Gold Iolite Pendant and Earring Suite, a pear cut iolite in a milgrain setting, to a rope frame, the pendant on a trace chain, the earrings with post fittings, pendant length 2.3cm, chain length 46cm, earring length 1.7cm (2) see illustration The suite is in good condition. They are hallmarked with sponsor's mark 'RBS', Birmingham, no date. The iolite to the measure 10mm x 7mm x 4.5mm approximately. Gross weight 6.3 grams. Condition Report made 22nd February 2018.
A Pair of 14 Carat Gold Amethyst Earrings, rectangular checker-board cut amethyst in claw settings, measures 18mm by 13mm, with post and clip fittings see illustration The earrings are in good condition. It is hallmarked with an illegible sponsor's mark, Sheffield, no date. The amethyst measures 17.9mm x 13mm x 8.2mm approximately. Gross weight 10.9 grams. Condition Report made 26th February 2018.
A Pair of 18 Carat Gold Multi-Gemstone Drop Earrings, a textured bead stud suspending a chain with aquamarine, ruby, citrine, peridot and amethyst drop beads, length 5cm, with post fittings see illustration The earrings are in good condition. They are hallmarked with sponsor's mark 'SUK', London, 2006. One earring contains ruby, peridot and amethyst, the other aquamarine, citrine and amethyst. Gross weight 3.6 grams. Condition Report made 20th February 2018.
A Pair of Green Tourmaline and Diamond Cluster Earrings, an eight-cut diamond in a square setting suspends an oval cut green tourmaline within a border of eight-cut diamonds, total estimated diamond weight 0.25 carat approximately, with post fittings, drop length 2cm see illustration The earrings are in good condition. They are not hallmarked or stamped but in our opinion would test as gold. The tourmaline is of good uniform colour, light wear to the facet edge. Tourmaline measure 8.30mm x 6.10mm x 3.25mm approximately. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour G/H, clarity VS1/VS2. No certificate. Gross weight 6.4 grams. Condition Report made 6th July 2017.
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