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Lot 1242
Audrey Lewis Hopkins ( 1914 - 2011) A stunning unframed oil on canvas on board painting of an abstract painting being signed on reverse bearing incomplete label to verso. Measures 40 x 51 cms Cost to post UK on a tracked and recorded service £15.99+ VAT Cost to Post Ireland, France & Germany £35.00 Other locations, please enquire
Lot 124
A good quantity of Corgi/Export Corgi-Lledo. 12 ‘Fire Heroes’ series – 1960 American La France, 3x Mack B open pumper, 4x 1951 Seagrave pumper and a helicopter. Renault car transporter ‘Richard Lawson. An ‘Airport’ 5 item set including Concorde and 4 road vehicles. Plus a ‘Carters’ soft drinks company issue Volvo artic ‘Carters Lemonade Liner’ white/orange livery. 2 ‘BHS Wheels’ Mercedes-Benz ‘Guinness’ tanker and a Leyland ‘Yorkie’ artic. ‘The Breakdown Collection AA’ two vehicle set. Ford Sierra twin pack ‘Texaco’. 11 French export issue ‘Camiones 1956-2002’ vehicles including – 2x MAN van, Bedford lorry, Chevrolet van, Scammell truck etc. Liveries include – ‘Parmalat’, ‘Gondolo’, Cirage Crème’, ‘Sumol’, ‘Volvic’ and ‘Motta’ etc. Plus 15 unusual Finnish export issue Post vehicles, ‘Posten Aland’ all with Aland related liveries and all presented in special liveried boxes. Vehicles include Bedford OB coach, Morris LD van, Triumph Spitfire, 1939 Chevrolet, Austin Mini Cooper, Morris Z van and a Bedford 30 CWT delivery van. 3 ‘Corgi Trucks’ series – 2x Mercedes-Benz ‘Weetabix’ and ‘Zanussi’. Plus Scania ‘Securicor Parcels’. Etc. All boxed, minor wear. Contents Mint. (50 plus items)
Lot 130
A quantity of Corgi. 50th Anniversary model Jaguar E-Type series 1 3.8 litre in BRG. Famous Hauliers Scammell Highwayman dropside trailer ‘Pentus Brown’. Classics – 2 vehicle set Bedford OB ‘From Korkills to Kasteel’. Plus individual examples, ‘Grey Green’ and ‘Fred Bibby’. Bedford OB Pantechnicon ‘Watts Bros’. Scammell Scarab ‘Watneys’. Bedford O Series with dropside trailer ‘British Railways’. Plus an Aviation Archive series Douglas DC3 ‘American Airlines’. Ford Escort van ‘Red Star’, BMW 325i in maroon. Land Rover ‘Royal Mail Post Bus’. London Taxi ‘Computer Cab’, Pewter Bentley Le Mans, etc. All boxed, minor wear. Contents Mint. (22
Lot 132
A quantity of Corgi. A Classics Scammell Highwayman ‘Shell Mex/BP. 2x Bedford OB coach ‘CC’ (Classic Coaches) in grey/maroon livery and a ‘British Railways’ example. ‘The Beatles’ Taxi in black. Buick Century Police Car (416) in metallic blue. Ford Escort vans – ‘McVities’, ‘AA’, ‘Red Star’, ‘GAS’, ‘RAC’ and ‘Royal Mail. Plus a Porsche Style E 911 GT1. 2x Volvo curtainside trucks ‘The Mirror’ and ‘Christian Salvesen’. 2x Scania curtainside trucks – ‘Sunpride’ and ‘Knauf’. A 150th Anniversary of the Penny Post double deck tram. ‘40th Anniversary of Land Rover’, Range Rover in maroon. Etc. All boxed, minor wear. Contents Mint. (19
Lot 174
A good quantity of various Corgi. AEC Refrigerated box trailer set ‘Stewart’. AEC fire pumper ‘Herts’, AEC fire appliance ladder ‘Bristol’, Bedford ‘O’ series van ‘Post Office Telephones’. Jaguar 1953 RAC Rally set – 3 XK 120’s. OOC Guy Breakdown ‘Southdown’. Morris Minor convertible, 5 vans - Bedford CA ‘Pickfords’, 2x Morris J ‘R.M.’ & ‘P.O. Telephones’. Plus a Ford Popular ‘R.M.’ and a Morris Minor van ‘P.O. Telephones’. 2x Eddie Stobart – Volvo SWB lorry with close coupled trailer and a Scania with curtainside trailer. Plus 10 Plaxton coaches including – ‘Nottingham’, ‘Southend’, ‘National Express’, ‘Stagecoach’, ‘Finnair’ and ‘Shearings’. Also a few other items including – a Vanguards 2 Police vehicle set, Anglia and Mini. And a Scania ESSO Road Tanker. Many boxed, minor wear. Contents VGC-Mint.
Lot 437
12 Journals of the Military Antiquarian Society (The badge collectors quarterly) founded in 1921 by Capt P Durand. Profusely illustrated and a mine of information for the military collector of badges, medals, shoulder belt ovals and plates , original photographs, etc. Note: Capt Durand circulated these hand made journals to members of the Society and encouraged them to contribute articles, photographs, paintings, drawings etc. each member forwarding them to the next member by post. Some of the watercolour (foolscap size) are by well known member artists such as B.T.A. Griffiths, Harry Payne (died 1927), P.W. Reynolds etc. The membership included well known names of the past such as A.E. Campbell, A.R. Cattley (collections sold by Glendenning in 1953), H G Parkyn, H Alridge, Lt. Col Templar (later Field Marshal) etc. This lot is for the serious collector of militaria and should be viewed. As a point of interest Capt Durand’s badge collection was sold by Wallis and Wallis in the early 1970s and the H.L.I. section of the collection was donated to the Glasgow Museum, Roy Butler was requested to go to Glasgow to value it for insurance purposes.
Lot 453
An oil painting of a De Havilland Tiger Moth, in the colours of Southend Flying Club, flying over open countryside, by Geoff Perrot, 22” x 16”, and another painting of 2 Gloster Meteors on the concrete apron in front of a hanger, by the same artist, dated 1984, 22” x 16”, glazed in matching frames, also a post war grey/blue canvas flying helmet with earphones, oxygen mask/microphone, and lead with plug; and a silver/grey composition helmet with sliding perspex visor. GC (4)
Lot 573
† 27 Indian Army cast cap badges, including pre 1947 5th Mahrattas, 10th Baluchis and Rajputana Rifles, post 1947 6th D of Connaughts Own, Probyn’s Horse, 9th Jats, 2nd/15th Punjab, Chamar Regt, N Scouts, Garhwal Rifles, Burma Rifles, 2nd Punjab Regt, E Bengal, Engineers, ASC, Medical, etc; and 2 Pakistan. GC
Lot 2016
1959 Morris Minor Convertible Registration Number RRV 895 VIN Number FCB1-664261 Engine Number H-249261 With V5 listing eight former keepers Arguably the fondest-regarded of all Britain's post-war saloons, the Alec Issigonis-designed Morris Minor was launched at the 1948 Motor Show. The first new post-war Morris design, the unitary construction Minor boasted torsion bar, independent front suspension, rack and pinion steering, and a four-speed syncromesh gearbox. Powered initially by the company's 918cc side valve four, the Minor received its 803cc overhead valve engine in 1953. A pair of two-door models were offered initially, a saloon and a convertible. The four-door saloon appeared in 1950, with estates and commercials following later. The Minor 1000 appeared in 1956 with a 948cc AC series engine. By the time production ceased in 1971 more than 1.5 million Minors of all types had been sold. This beautifully presented and charming Morris Minor has been lovingly restored to a very high standard. Finished in lovely cream paintwork over a red interior, and fitted with a folding convertible top. Various invoices for spares included. MOT valid until 2nd July 2016. Fully restored and re-painted (recent) to a reasonable standard however it has signs of filler throughout the bodywork. Bars around the windows not painted. Would benefit from a new bumper, good chasis, drives well. Interior seats have been recoloured. Driver's seat is split. Has had a new hood but this has some nicks at the front above window. This car is condition 2. Engine has been painted. Has had approximately £3000 worth of repairs (receipts). No known oil leaks. It has a 948cc engine. Seats are vinyl. Rear bumper - chrome is pitted. Front bumper - minor pitting.
Lot 101
WELLES ORSON: (1915-1985) American Actor & Film Director, Academy Award winner. T.L.S., Orson, with holograph salutation, one page, 4to, n.p., 29th March 1966, to Leonard Lyons of the New York Post. Welles thanks his correspondent for their prompt reply and remarks 'I am hoping to get to London on the 16th or soon afterwards to see your friend Mr. Levine'. A light crease and very small tear to the right edge and a very slight paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner, none of which affect the text or signature. About VG
Lot 110
LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed 4 x 6.5 photograph of Leigh in a head and shoulders pose. Signed with her name alone in fountain pen ink, partially across a darker area at the base of the image, although perfectly legible. Accompanied by the original envelope post marked at Chelsea, 17th February 1938. One very slight, extremely minor corner crease, VG
Lot 161
LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 5 photograph by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually, the image depicting the duo in smiling head and shoulders poses together. Signed by each with their names alone in bold blue fountain pen inks to the lower border. Accompanied by the original printed Laurel and Hardy Feature Productions envelope post marked at California, 29th January 1945, and bearing a colour printed vignette of the duo. Some corner and surface creasing and light age wear to the photograph and some age wear, staining and paper loss to the envelope. G
Lot 178
CINEMA: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., by various film stars including Conrad Veidt, John Mills, Anton Walbrook, Anna Neagle, Raymond Massey, Griffith Jones, Mary Ellis (an original photograph by Angus McBean, also signed in pencil by the photographer to the lower border and bearing his credit stamp to the verso) etc., also including seven vintage postcard photographs and slightly larger, each unsigned or with facsimile and secretarial signatures, subjects include Leslie Howard, Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer etc. The majority are accompanied by the original envelopes post marked in the 1930s. VG, 18
Lot 391
LICHTENSTEIN ROY: (1923-1997) American Pop Artist. Blue ink signature, inscription and date, 1984, in his hand, to the verso of a colour 4 x 6 postcard reproduction of the artist's work entitled Still Life with Green Vase (1972). Addressed in another hand to the recipient and with two post marks, one very slightly affecting Lichtenstein's inscription, but not the signature. One very slightly corner crease, otherwise VG
Lot 421
WELLS H. G.: (1866-1946) English Writer of Science Fiction novels. T.L.S., H. G. Wells, one page, 4to, Easton Glebe, Dunmow, 21st December 1918, to [George Horace Lorimer] the Editor of The Saturday Evening Post. Wells writes, in full, 'In an article I contributed to The Saturday Evening Post upon the League of Nations some weeks ago, I contrasted what I called the “weak” League with the “strong” League project, and cited the well-known Marburg scheme as the type of the former. I said that; “Germany undefeated and unregenerate will for instance be admitted to such a league on the expression of a few pious sentiments”. In saying this I gather I exaggerated the weakness of the weak league proposal, and Doctor Marburg writes to me and makes it abundantly clear that from the outset of the war, he and the American League to Enforce Peace have been firm in their insistence upon the regeneration of Germany as a preliminary to any world league. May I make amends to him therefore by this acknowledgement in your columns?' With a brief pencil annotation at the head of the page and a couple of minor corner creases, otherwise VG George Horace Lorimer (1867-1937) American Journalist and Author, Editor of The Saturday Evening Post 1899-1937.
Lot 456
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. A lengthy, early A.L.S., Daphne, eight pages, 8vo, The Nook, n.d. ('Tuesday' December 1932 or 1933), to Foy (Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier writes a social letter to her friend, stating that she has 'various little trials' awaiting her, 'No.1. being the Battalion Xmas Tree, presents etc., and 3 cheers for Mr. Browning' and continuing to comment on her correspondent's recent activities, 'Your noble work for The Cause staggers me, and I am hoping you will not go prematurely grey. I have seen Anna, and heartily approve all your suggestions. I am so sorry I shall miss the Committee meeting on the 21st. Consider Broadcasting an appeal as being (a) splendid suggestion. The idea that you should make the appeal in person on the wireless not perhaps so good. In fact, (I) shall definitely oppose this measure…! Photograph in Western Morning News also excellent; but hesitate about enclosing snap of members of Committee in jingling colours…Would like to put foreward (sic) tentative proposal of Mr. Hony joining Committee, as letter writer in chief? Anna rather against this. But I met him in post office and thought he was inclined to be looking sad. Seriously though, wouldn't he be invaluable with pen and ink?'. She continues to refer to being able to raise £100 ('I can promise £75 for certain in February, and you can let me know whether to send to you or direct to N.T.') and also mentions having had tea with her parents who were 'Both rather excited at prospect of digging at Castledore, and both equally disturbed at personal appearance of a certain Mrs. Singer (nee Cohen) of Kilmarth, who Father says “Comes at you with her teeth“ and Mother declares is “the plainest person I ever saw in my life, with no figure for a bicycle“! I feel this lady will be in need of mackerel later in the year..Mother also declared firmly that “all the lodes were a little mad“ This apparently , bearing relation to some sausage party in the rain that didn't take place..' Du Maurier further sends news of her husband, Frederick Browning, 'The Guardsman gave me a fright on approaching the Haven, by saying in loud tones (there were several people passing by) that “Sir Arthur was due for his annual scrubbing, and about time too“. I looked up to see if he had gone mad, but found him gazing calmly sea ward at the Pilot Boat..What the little Sunday passers-by thought, time alone will tell. I fear the worst..perhaps anonymous bars of soap at Xmas' and of their recent activities on a boat, 'I, hanging about with cold ham sandwich in pocket and torn between 5 mile walk and a coal fire….Boats to me are summer pastimes! I would like to hew down a tree for choice, rather than face the mud flats at Mixtow, which is the Guardsman's Paradise'. In a postscript Du Maurier recounts an amusing anecdote, 'P.S. Am very embarrassed by new card game of Miss. Roberts - a sort of modern happy families - with the appalling title of “Bob's Your Uncle“. One has to keep saying this apparently throughout the game, like snap. This sort of thing has always covered me with confusion. What about you?' and in a second postscript returns to the subject of the committee, suggesting Mrs Singer 'as Financial Assistant?? Perhaps not….' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG 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. In 1930, apparently around the time of the present letter, 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. Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. Husband of Du Maurier from 1932. Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934) English Actor, wife of actress Muriel Beaumont (1881-1957), the parents of Daphne du Maurier.
Lot 487
KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. A.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, two pages, small 8vo, Rottingdean, 18th October 1897, to [D. W. Carmalt-] Jones. Kipling thanks his correspondent for an invitation and wishes that he could accept 'to see how you mark the Blue degrees' although adds that 'with my usual sweet luck' he cannot come. Kipling further states 'You've been having simply divine weather for the last two weeks - clear cold or clear warm but, cold or hot, there was always God's own sun to look at….' and concludes 'Every one seems to have packed up & gone back to town and there is a great silence in R'dean'. Accompanied by an envelope hand addressed by Kipling to D. W. Carmalt-Jones at The Athenaeum although post marked in France, 1913. VG, 2 Dudley William Carmalt-Jones (1874-1957) British Professor of Systematic Medicine.
Lot 488
'…all there is to see is a groggy old skeleton…' SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. A.L.S., G. Bernard Shaw, one page, 4to, Ayot Saint Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, 3rd January 1950, to Mr. Grimwood. Shaw sends his correspondent a vivisection book (no longer present) for Stanley Dollar and continues 'As to the robe I cannot ask you to come to this inaccessible village until after Easter. Car from door to door is the only tolerable transit. I am never free until after 4, when the lanes are dark and dangerous, and in fog impossible. Even in summer it takes three hours out of the day: too much for a busy man. And all there is to see is a groggy old skeleton (93 ½) who was G. B. S. some twenty years ago.' He concludes 'Why not send the robe by parcel post, and choose your own time later on, if you would like to see the animal'. A couple of minor, light stains and some age wear to the edges, not affecting the test or signature, otherwise VG
Lot 672
Directly relating to the murder of his first victim HAIGH JOHN GEORGE: (1909-1949) English Serial Killer of the 1940s, known as the Acid Bath Murderer. Rare T.L.S., J. G. Haigh, two pages, 8vo, South Kensington, 11th October 1945, to Miss. A. V. M. Bishop, on the printed stationery of the Onslow Court Hotel. Haigh writes to his correspondent in his capacity as Attorney for W. D. McSwan, and thanks Miss Bishop for a letter confirming that an appointment next Monday evening at 7pm will be convenient, continuing 'Mr. McSwan in July of this year completed a Power of Attorney to me vesting caretaker rights over his properties in his absence. I will bring the official Law Courts Office Copy of this with me on Monday so that you may see it'. Haigh also states 'Would you be good enough to apprise the tenant upstairs of my intended visit so that I may see him/her following you. The rents will presumably have accumulated from the beginning of July, and I trust that it will be convenient to bring this matter up to date on Monday'. Some light creasing and a few pinholes to the upper left corner, only very slightly affecting one word of text. About VG John George Haigh had moved to London in 1936 and found work as a chauffeur to the McSwan family, wealthy owners of an amusement park. However, this employment did not last long as Haigh soon found himself imprisoned for fraud and stealing. In the summer of 1944 he happened to meet William Donald McSwan and the two men went for a drink at The Goat public house on Kensington High Street on 6th September 1944. They then went to visit Haigh's workshop at 79 Gloucester Road. Here Haigh murdered McSwan, smashing his skull and placing his body in a gallon drum of sulphuric acid. Following this Haigh visited McSwan's parents, with whom he got on well, and informed them that their son had gone into hiding in Scotland to avoid being called-up for military service. By sending the couple letters, purporting to be from their son, Haigh was able to maintain the deception until July 1945 when he then murdered Donald and Amy McSwan, again at the basement workshop of 79 Gloucester Road and in the same manner as he had murdered their son. As the present letter illustrates, Haigh then assumed Power of Attorney for William McSwan and as well as obtaining money from rents from their property portfolio, he also sold properties, posed as William McSwan and cashed his pension cheques, and in all made around £8000, a significant amount of money in post-war Britain (close to being £250,000 today).
Lot 701
FREUD SIGMUND: (1856-1939) Austrian Psychiatrist. Autograph Envelope, unsigned, addressed in Freud's hand in bold fountain pen ink to Mr le Docteur T. Schnierer at 34 Avenue de Wagram in Paris. The envelope bears Freud's printed name ('Prof. Dr. Freud') to the verso and is post marked at Hampstead, 16th August 1938. Some extensive tears to the edges and some areas of paper loss, a few crude tape repairs etc., very slightly affecting a few letters of text. FR Freud's correspondent was Tobias Schnierer, author and personal doctor of Theodor Herzl.
Lot 705
SMEATON JOHN: (1724-1792) English Civil Engineer who was responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses including the Eddystone Lighthouse (1755-59). A.L.S., J. Smeaton, two pages, 4to, Austhorpe, 22nd August 1786, to Dr. [Charles] Blagden at Whitby. Smeaton states that he has received a minute of the Longitude and Latitude of York, remarking that he looks upon it ‘as the best determination we have had: and York being pretty central to the County; and so far as I have had occasion to examine Jeffereys Large map, being a reasonably exact topographical survey, it immediately occurred to me that the Longitude of this place might be very well compared with what had resulted from former determinations: the best of which was, as I told you, one that had been put down in the Connoisance de temps deduced from a very accurate observation I had of the suns eclipse the morning after the Transn. Of Venus of 1769, which was 5’, 43” ‘ , continuing to provide his calculations for Austhorpe and explaining that they agree better with his own observations than those of the French, commenting on the effect that the recent weather has had on his observations, ‘I kept my letter open in hopes to have got a transit of the sun; to have ascertained the going of the clock since the 16th and this morning afforded some transitory gleams….and then came on a great black cloud….’ In a lengthy postscript Smeaton refers to his correspondent’s visit to the Pier and works at Whitby, where he should meet Mr. Pickernell, the engineer, remarking ‘I recommended him to the trustees upon the merit of his having acquitted himself, not only to my own, but every ones satisfaction, as resident surveyor to my unfortunate work of Henham Bridge’ and further writing ‘Ruswarps Mill near Whitby has been esteemed one of the most curious in the Kingdom; it was built about the time I first begun to direct works of that kind, and is one of the best specimens of the state of the art, about the year 1754: it has many very ingenious contrivances about it: but it is totally deficient in that branch of the art, that I have principally cultivated; that is the art of producing the greatest degree of Power, with a given quantity of water and fall’. With integral address leaf post marked at Ferry Bridge and bearing a good red wax seal (small area of paper loss where broken). A letter of excellent content. VG Charles Blagden (1748-1820) British Physician and Scientist, Secretary of the Royal Society 1784-97.
Lot 712
SCOTT ROBERT FALCON: (1868-1912) British Royal Navy Officer & Antarctic Explorer. An attractive vintage postcard issued for the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901, the image depicting an artist's impression of a group of five explorers pulling a sledge through heavy ice and snow, with the printed Latin words Vive Valeque in the upper corner, also with printed captions to the edges indicating that the present card is number 3 (of 4) from Series 3 of Wrench's Links of Empire postcards, and further stating This card was posted from the “Discovery” at the last port of call before sailing for the South Pole, bearing the circular cancellation of the Antarctic Expedition, S. S. Discovery, 1901, hand addressed by Scott in fountain pen ink to the verso to Miss Eleanor Warrender at 87 Eaton Square, London SW, England, and bearing a New Zealand postage stamp and post mark dated 23rd December 1901. Some light age wear and a few minor surface creases, about VG Eleanor Warrender and her family were friends with the Churchill family, Eleanor herself being particularly close to Winston Churchill's mother Jennie, with whom she had served as a nurse on a hospital ship during the Boer War.
Lot 729
GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good, early D.S., George R, just two days after becoming King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saville House, 27th October 1760. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Anthony St. Legor (sic) to be a Major in the 21st Regiment of Dragoons or Royal Forresters commanded by John Manners, Marquess of Granby. Countersigned at the foot by William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. 1st Earl of Chatham. British Prime Minister 1766-68, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1756-57, 1757-61. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining and a few very small, extremely minor tears at the edges, not affecting the signatures. About VG Anthony St. Leger (c.1731-1786) British Army Officer and Horse Racing Enthusiast. Founder of the St. Leger Stakes horse race. Established in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classics. It is the last of the five to be run each year, and its distance is longer than any of the other four. John Manners (1721-1770) Marquess of Granby. English Lieutenant-General. Granby served in the Seven Years' War as overall commander of the British troops on the battlefield and was subsequently rewarded with the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. He was popular with his troops and many public houses are still named after him today.
Lot 796
PEEL ROBERT: (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35 & 1841-46. A.L.S., Robert Peel, two pages, 8vo, Drayton Manor, 5th January 1852, to Lord Augustus Loftus ('My dear Loftus'). Peel states that he has learnt of his correspondent's secretary ship at Stuttgart and continues to congratulate him 'on your success in attaining the post you coveted'. With blank integral leaf. VG Lord Augustus Loftus (1817-1904) British Diplomat and Colonial Administrator, appointed secretary of legation at Stuttgart in 1852.
Lot 799
BALFOUR ARTHUR JAMES: (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Balfour standing in a full length profile pose on a golf course, with a club in his hands. Signed ('Arthur James Balfour') in fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. An unusual image to find signed. Some foxing to the image and a partial post mark only very slightly touching the first letter of the signature, G
Lot 811
THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Bi-Centennial of the Union Flag 1801-2001 and featuring a colour image. Post marked at Birkenhead, 22nd October 2001. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to a clear area. Together with Edward Heath (1916-2005) British Prime Minister 1970-74. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Conference of the Inter Parliamentary Union and featuring a colour illustration of the Houses of Parliament. Post marked at Edinburgh, 3rd September 1975. Signed by Heath in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. About VG, 2
Lot 812
THATCHER MARGARET (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. An original printed copy of a speech entitled South Africa - A New Dawn, eleven pages, 4to, n.p. (South Africa), n.d. (May 1991), evidently prepared for release to the press (marked 'Not for use before 1400 hours on 21 May'). Signed ('Margaret Thatcher') with her name alone in black ink to a clear area at the head of the first page. The speech was delivered by Thatcher at a joint meeting of the South Africa Foundation, South African Chamber of Commerce, The Institute of Directors, The Urban Foundation and The South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg and begins 'There is nowhere better than Johannesburg to discuss the economic future of Africa. For my theme today concerns not just the future of South Africa but the future of Africa as a whole' and continues to deal with the problems of Africa in the post-colonial period, agriculture, the economy of South Africa in contrast to other African countries, misgovernment in Africa and Thatcher's hopes for the future, concluding 'I believe that South Africa is now seeing a new dawn. I have met more dedicated, impressive and great hearted people working to change things for the better here than almost anywhere. South Africa is coming out into the sunlight to rejoin the world. And the International Community must warmly welcome her. For this is a cause of rejoicing not just to South Africa's friends, but to all the friends of Africa.' Unusual in this form. A couple of light stains to the head of the first page, not affecting the signature, VG
Lot 819
WILBERFORCE WILLIAM: (1759-1833) British Politician and Philanthropist, a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. L.S., W Wilberforce, three pages, 8vo, Highwood Hill, n.d. ('Saturday night'), to Miss Hannah Foy. Wilberforce states that he is sorry to discover that a mistake has occurred which he fears will cause his correspondent 'much uneasiness' until it is corrected, adding 'You will learn what it is by the letter which I trust you will receive together with this' and further explaining 'My letters were all gone to the Post office when I discovered my error and had only just time to make up and transmit the cover containing the Power of Attorney, which I trust will have reached you in safety'. In a postscript to the third page Wilberforce states 'The weakness of my eyes compels me to write to you by another hand'. Some light staining and age wear and a couple of neat splits to the edges of some folds, only very slightly affecting the text, but not the signature, G
Lot 833
O'CONNELL DANIEL: (1775-1847) Irish Political Leader. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in O'Connell's hand to Messrs. Colnaghi & Company at 23 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, London, and dated Dublin, 16th October 1835 in his hand. Signed ('Daniel O'Connell') to the lower left corner. With two post marks, only very slightly affecting the address, but not the signature. Corners clipped and neatly mounted, otherwise VG P & D Colnaghi & Co of London, the oldest commercial art gallery in the world, occupied premises in Cockspur Street from 1799 and later moved to Pall Mall.
Lot 855
ZAMBECCARI FRANCESCO: (1752-1812) Italian Aviation Pioneer and Balloonist, the first to conceive the idea of controlling the course of a balloon. A.L.S., Francesco, two pages, 4to, London, 20th August 1783, to his father ('My dearest and beloved father'), in Italian. Written in his typically neat and attractive hand, Zambeccari states that he is sending his letter with the Prince of Caramanico who is travelling to Naples and also sends news of his recent activities and his desire to find a post with the East India Company with the assistance of Lord North, although if this is not possible he will go to Venice, where he will be closer to his father. Zambeccari also refers to a war with the Ottoman troops which may give him the opportunity of a post with the navy or engineers, as he has previous experience, and further writes of the generosity he has received from the Prince, but does not dare ask for any more and must face new situations now. Rare. Some extremely minor, very light age wear to the edges, VG
Lot 860
WINDHAM WALTER: (1868-1942) British Aviation Pioneer who established the world's first airmail services. Vintage signed 7 x 10.5 photograph, the image depicting Windham standing in a three quarter length pose. Signed ('W. Windham') in bold black fountain pen ink, largely across the lower photographer's mount, adding the words 'Founder of the worlds first aerial post 1911' in his hand beneath his signature. Scarce in this form. A small area of thinning and paper loss to the left edge of the photographer's mount and some slight corner creasing, otherwise about VG
Lot 872
ERSKINE WILLIAM: (1770-1813) British Major General who achieved important commands in the Napoleonic Wars under the Duke of Wellington, although ended his service in insanity and suicide. A.L.S., Wm Erskine, two pages, 4to, Torry House, 9th October 1802, to Lord Pelham. Erskine refers to the death of a minister in the parish of Logie, and the position which has now become vacant, and recommending an individual to Pelham to fill the post. With blank integral leaf. Some heavy dust staining to the edges of the letter and some neat splits to the edges of the folds, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signature. FR
Lot 876
SOMERSET FITZROY (1788-1855) 1st Baron Raglan. British Field Marshal who served as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington and was present at the Battle of Waterloo (where he had to have his right arm amputated). Somerset is most famous for his role as overall commander of the British Forces during the Crimean War, where he gave the fateful order which led to the Charge of the Light Brigade. A.L.S., Fitzroy Somerset, two pages, 4to, Villa Toro, 26th September 1812, to Charles Stuart. Somerset responds to Stuart's official letter to Lord Wellington regarding some Post Office claims and explains 'I think it best to acquaint you that there is a very considerable sum due by us to the Portuguese Govt. on account of that service and Colonel Scovell and myself are making every exertion to put the accounts in such a form as that they can be passed by the Commissary of Accounts, but they are made out so irregularly that it will I apprehend be some time before the whole can be paid'. In concluding Somerset asks that no more applications on the subject be made to Wellington. With remnants of a small circular red seal alongside the signature. VG Charles Stuart (1779-1845) British Diplomat, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil 1810-14, British Ambassador to France 1815-24, 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia 1841-44. Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal & British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. George Scovell (1774-1861) British General and Code Breaker who played a pivotal role in some of Wellington's victories over the French.
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ROMMEL ERWIN: (1891-1944) German Field Marshal of World War II. D.S., Rommel, in bold pencil, one page, 4to, Geffechtsstand (Command Post), n.d., on the printed stationery of the Panzerarmee Afrika. The printed document, in German, is a form letter to an unknown recipient, explaining that he receives so many messages daily from Germany that he cannot answer them all personally, and continuing to refer to the German troops under his command in North Africa, as well as the 'extremely brave and dutiful' Italian comrades fighting at their side 'for the common victory' which will 'contribute to the final victory of the axis'. In a typed postscript Rommel states that he has no photographs available at present. Some very light, extremely minor foxing, and one small tear to the lower edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
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WORLD WAR II: An historically important document, two pages, folio, n.p. (Washington DC), 8th May 1945. The original mimeograph document, marked Hold for Release and with the cautionary statement 'The following address of the President, to be broadcast in connection with the surrender of Germany, MUST BE HELD IN CONFIDENCE until delivery of the address HAS BEGUN….The same restrictions as to release apply to radio announcers and news commentators' was prepared by Jonathan Daniels, Secretary to the President, is numbered 46 COF in the upper right corner. The document provides the text of American President Harry S. Truman's V-E Day Proclamation and states, in part, 'This is a solemn but a glorious hour. I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day. General Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany have surrendered to the United Nations. The flags of freedom fly over all Europe….Our rejoicing is sobered and subdued by a supreme consciousness of the terrible price we have paid to rid the world of Hitler and his evil band. Let us not forget, my fellow Americans, the sorrow and the heartbreak which today abide in the homes of so many of our neighbors….We can repay the debt which we owe to our God, to our dead and to our children only by work….We must work to finish the war. Our victory is but half-won. The west is free, but the east is still in bondage to the treacherous tyranny of the Japanese. When the last Japanese division has surrendered unconditionally, then only will our fighting job be done….The job ahead is no less important, no less urgent, no less difficult than the task which now happily is done. I call upon every American to stick to his post until the last battle is won. Until that day, let no man abandon his post or slacken his efforts. And now, I want to read to you my formal proclamation of this occasion:….The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free-born men….Our Armies of Liberation have restored freedom to these suffering peoples, whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave. Much remains to be done. The victory won in the West must now be won in the East. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed….The power of our peoples to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved in the Pacific war as it has been proved in Europe….' A document of superb content. Some very light, minor creasing and a few small areas of paper loss to the left edge, none of which affect the text, otherwise VG Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) American President 1945-53.
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A quantity of First Day Cover Stamps including American Revolution, Bi-centennial, Mothers Union Centenary, The voyage of Odin's Raven, 'Manx Pioneers to Cleveland, Ohio', 'Votes for Women', Winston Churchill etc., the majority with Isle of Man postmark, a few post marked Birmingham - some multiples.
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