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Lot 600
A 19th century Italian school watercolour by Achille De Dominicis showing a bearded male figure in Italian national costume incorporating a hat, sheepskin coat, sheepskin breeches and shown whittling a fence post, with a distant Rome cityscape, to the background incorporating the dome of St Peters and signed bottom right initial DE Dominicis and inscribed Roma, 41 x 26 cm in moulded gilt frame
Lot 169
An assortment of 20th century Commonwealth stamps, used and unused, mostly from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Jersey, Guernsey, etc in one album.Books of Royal Mail stamps: Life of Queen Mother, Stamp Show 2000, Travelling Post Office, A Gracious Accession (seven books in total), 5-10 postcards and Sri Lanka telephone cards, approx 10, all in one album.A selection of approximately 20 First Day Covers in album
Lot 228
A large collection of pre and post decimal UK coins, to include: The Coinage of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1970-1982), Royal Mint proof coin collections, various years and others. Condition Report: Pre-decimal coin collections, approx 10.Coinage of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 sets, various years.Seven sets Royal Minty proof coins, £5, £3, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p.Sixteen sets Royal Mint proof coins, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p.
Lot 501
Marillion signed album page. Signed by all 5. British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s
Lot 145
POLIZEI GEMEINDEPOLIZEI - NATIONAL SLEEVE EAGLE (ARMELHOHEITSABZEICHEN) machine embroidered wine-red rayon police eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed canted swastika, within a vertical oval oak leaf wreath on a police green wool backing; Gendarmerie - NCO's Sleeve Eagle (Armelhoheitsabzeichen) Post - November 1941 Pattern machine embroidered orange rayon police eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed canted swastika, within a vertical oval oak leaf wreath on a police green wool backing, (2).
Lot 21
An interesting collection of assorted militaria, all presumed to be related. Comprising of a WWI First World War Victory medal to a 1789 Private DK Clark Scottish Rifles, a WWII Second World War photograph of the Central RAPC (Royal Army Pay Corp) 1941 Glasgow unit (signed to reverse), and an ARP First Aid Post architectural drawing for Dundee.
Lot 1369
Adolf Hitler Award Plaque For NSDAP Officials The Fuhrer plaque was an officially recognised NSDAP award, it was presented to middle ranking political and state officials in recognition of special achievement. Fashioned in copper plated feinzink with hanging hook to back. Fuhrers portrait embossed to front with embossed German quotation that translates 'The prerequisite for doing is the will and courage of truthfulness' Approx dimensions 3.7 x 5.5 inches. Also a set of military travel dominoes in small leather pouch and a collection of vintage magazines (16) in total to include 12 copies of Picture Post ranging from 1940 - 1945.
Lot 4011
Dinky: A collection of unboxed, playworn Dinky Toys to comprise: 10-Ton Army Truck 622, Hudson Commodore Sedan 171 (2), Austin Shell 470, Austin Covered Wagon 305, Daimler 253, MG Midget 108, Telephone Service Van 261, Estate Car 27F, Electric Van 490, Observation Coach 280 (2), Pullmore Car Transporter 582, Loading Ramp 994, Duple Roadmaster, Luxury Coach 281 (2), Fire Engine 555, 'Speed of the Wind', Trojan Beefy Oxo 453, Austin Atlantic 106, Bedford Kodak Van 480, Vanguard 153, Austin Devon 152, 20 Ton Crane 972, Dinky Road Signs, Police Box and Post Box. (2 small boxes)
Lot 409
A mixed group of boxed and carded diecast models by Corgi, Matchbox and others including six carded models from the Johnny Lightning USPS range a boxed Vivid Imaginations 'Spectrum Command Team' set and a Lledo 'An Post Collection' containing five models. Models appear overall G+ in packaging ranging from P to VG. Seven unboxed vehicles are also included as part of this lot. (59)
Lot 252
FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of the secret agent James Bond. T.L.S., Ian F., with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, Kemsley House, London, 18th August 1959, to Ant[h]ony Terry ('My dear Tony') in Bonn. Fleming announces 'The time has come when, after four years, I think I must consider giving up my Thunderbird, and I am toying with the idea of investing in a Mercedes 220 SE - the fuel-injection model which sounds very good' although adds 'But at the present moment I gather these are only being made with saloon bodies and I would greatly prefer a convertible or sports type'. He continues to ask 'Would you be very kind and find out from Mercedes if they propose to make a convertible in the near future because, if so, I would hold on until it appears. Could you also obtain a prospectus for the 220 SE and send it along?' In concluding Fleming remarks that he hopes everything is well with his correspondent and comments 'I don't see any conceivable likelihood of a change in your life as a result of the arrival of Mr. Thompson and I personally guess that very few changes will be made, even in the lowest ranks at home, at any rate for some time to come'. With a couple of ink annotations, presumably in Terry's hand, to the lower edge. Two file holes to the left edge, a couple of small staple holes to the upper left corner, not affecting the text or signature, and some extremely minor, very light creasing, about VG Anthony Terry (1913-1992) British Journalist, a former European Editor of The Sunday Times who was first hired in 1949 by Fleming (at the time the Foreign manager for the newspaper). Terry's obituary in The Independent stated that he was 'one of the paper's most valuable assets, a one-man listening post, a fastidious checker of facts, a burrower into dark corners and a traveller who never complained of fatigue'.As the present letter demonstrates, Fleming was passionate about motor cars and in an article he wrote for The Spectator in 1958 he declared that the Ford Thunderbird was 'by far the best car I have ever possessed'. The article also provides a history of the vehicles Fleming owned prior to his Thunderbird and, interestingly, he reveals that before purchasing the car he 'dickered and wavered. Why not a Mercedes? But they are still more expensive and selfish and the highly desirable SL has only room beside the driver for a diminutive blonde….Moreover, when you open those bat-like doors in the rain, the rain pours straight into the car'. Fleming's letter is written just a few months after the publication of his seventh James Bond novel, Goldfinger. Cars were, of course, an important part of 007's life too and in Goldfinger the MI6 operative is issued with an Aston Martin DB Mark III in which he famously trails the gold smuggler Auric Goldfinger, in his vintage Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, driven by Oddjob.
Lot 33
STEICHEN EDWARD: (1879-1973) Luxembourgish American Photographer, a pioneer of modern fashion photographer. Signed First Day Cover issued in honour of John Wesley Powell to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Geologist and Explorer's historic trip along the Colorado river, and featuring an oval portrait of Powell. Signed by Steichen in black ink with his name alone to a clear area. Post marked at Page, Arizona, 1st August 1969. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Lot 199
DAHL ROALD: (1916-1990) British Novelist, remembered for his children's books. T.L.S., Roald, with one line of holograph text and subscription, one page, 4to, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, 28th October 1971, to Mrs. Blanche Campbell of Campbell's Book Store in Los Angeles. Dahl thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks 'The paperback has not yet arrived but in any event I would like you to send my (sic) by airmail parcel post the new Rhyming Dictionary by Burges Johnson - the one that has words across the page'. He continues to inform Campbell that he has no plans to come to Los Angeles at present, explaining 'I must get on with this Charlie book I am trying so hard to write'. Letters by Dahl making even the briefest references to his works are scarce and desirable. One very light, extremely minor, small stain just affects a few words of text, but not the signature. Two very small staple holes to the upper left margin, otherwise VG In the present letter Dahl refers to his children's book Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator which was first published in the United States in 1972 and in the United Kingdom the following year. The book is the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) and continues the story of the young Charlie Bucket and the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Dahl had intended to write a third book in the series, but it was never completed.
Lot 162
'He used to go and stay at Jamaica Inn…' DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A lengthy A.L.S., Daphne, four pages, 4to, Alexandria, Egypt, 7th November 1936, to Foy [Quiller-Couch]. Du Maurier writes a social letter to her close friend, expressing her sympathy that her correspondent's brief stay in London 'gave you such a poor colour' and adding 'It makes me tremble to think what Mother will say to my appearance, after an Egyptian summer!'. Du Maurier states that she intends to return to Plymouth around the 28th January and asks 'Perhaps you could meet me at Plymouth, and we could train it quietly to Fowey' and also comments on her health and other matters, 'I'm now feeling tons better, and am inclined to wonder if the height at Cyprus had anything to do with my excessive sickness. We've returned to beastly heat, I really did think it would begin to cool in November. I thought of you on the 5th and wondered if you had a bonfire at the Farm. I insisted on having one in barracks, and it was quite a good show, with chestnuts and baked potatoes handed in a barrow afterwards! Have you made any sloe gin? Apparently they've tried a new recipe at Ferryside.' Du Maurier further recounts a tragic incident relating to a Major in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and his family, whom she knew in Frimley and was very fond of, 'The most appalling tragedy took place this year. He died of acute appendix, 3 weeks before their baby was born, and the poor little wife has been left almost pennyless (sic) and heartbroken. A Fund has been started as a memorial, to insure for the future education of the little boy, and just for interest's sake I enclose you a chit (no longer present) about it, in case you know any D.C.L.I. people who might be interested. It is the most awful thing, and they were so devoted. He used to go and stay at Jamaica Inn, such a nice man'. Du Maurier also looks ahead to Christmas, 'Would you and Mother and Father eat Jaffa oranges if I sent you some for Xmas? I couldn't bear you to have anything Egyptian! But the Palestine oranges are rather good, and the grape fruit too' and writes of her experiences in Egypt, 'I have spent a week in Cairo, and there is very little to choose between the two cities. All the Cairo thoroughfares are like Hammersmith Broadway. I was taken to the famous Moushe or Bazar, and found it an inferior Burlington Arcade. The view at sunset from the Citadell (sic) was impressive, but of course just every post card that ever came out of Egypt. I feel rather sorry for Egypt. A dull and not particularly interesting country has been so overwritten and discribed (sic) that it has lost any genuine feeling it once may have had. You ought to read a book “In The Steps of The Master” by H. V. Morton about Palastine. It really does make one want to visit those parts.' With some small areas of paper loss to the upper corners and edges of the pages, and a few to the folds of the first two pages, now professionally repaired and only slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature. G Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn, mentioned in the present letter. In 1930 the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. Du Maurier found herself in Egypt as a result of her marriage to the British Army Officer Lieutenant General Frederick Browning (1896-1965) in 1932. Browning had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in February 1936 and was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, which was deployed to Egypt in 1936 and returned in December 1937.
Lot 158
BELLOC LOUISE SWANTON: (1796-1881) French Writer and Translator. A.L.S., Louise Sw-Belloc, three pages, 8vo, Paris, 8th April 1845, to a Gentleman [Mr. Hall]. Belloc thanks her correspondent for the book he has sent, and in return is sending him, 'our friend's book, Emile Souvestre's Foyer Breton, I hope it will interest Mrs. Hall, and perhaps recall to her retentive mind, some of the legends or fairy tales of her native country' further adding, 'I send a parcel for Mr. Murray which I beg you to forward to him on your arrival in London. The letter to Miss Edgeworth is for the post office. I will feel most grateful to you, if you can by any means send my dispatches to Mr. Dickens. I am very anxious to get an answer from him, as soon as possible' continuing, 'This morning I received a letter and two tickets for the Chamber of Deputies' further commenting on the recommendations of the Secretary, Baron Lagarde, concluding, 'Mr. Belloc thanks you for your kind information and sympathy about Galignani's Messenger…' Belloc finally adds the postscript, 'Had I known the name of your young adoptive daughter I would have inscribed it on that little book, instead of Mrs. Hall's for it is written for children, and would prove tedious, I am afraid, to other readers.' A letter of interesting content. With light age wear and minor creasing. GEmile Souvestre (1806-1854) French novelist.Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) Anglo-Irish Writer of adults' and children's literature. Belloc translated many of her stories into French.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English Novelist. Belloc translated four of Dickens novels into French.
Lot 63
HUGHES THOMAS: (1822-1896) English Author of Tom Brown's School Days. A.L.S., Thos. Hughes, one page, 8vo, n.p, 19th October 1865, to Stanhope, on the embossed stationery of the House of Commons. Hughes writes, in full, 'Will you kindly see our implacable first whip (whom I can't see about the lobby) & get him to find me a pair after 7 tonight as I have 4 children ill with whooping cough & want to get home & help my wife - Do this & earn the prayer.' With blank integral leaf. With light age wear, otherwise VGIn British parliamentary practice, pairing is an informal arrangement between the government and opposition parties whereby a member of a House of Parliament agrees, or is designated, by the party whip to abstain from voting while a member of the other party needs to be absent from the House due to other commitments such as illness or travel problems.The present letter is written in the first year of Hughes's parliamentary career having been elected as Member of Parliament for Lambeth in 1865. He served in this post until 1868 and later also served as Member of Parliament for Frome from 1868-74.Hughes was father to a total of nine children, five sons and four daughters (the eldest of whom, Lilian, was to perish in the RMS Titanic disaster in 1912).
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