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Mary MCCROSSAN (1865-1934)Still life with marigoldsOil on canvas24x34cmSigned and dated 1922Together with two 1934 newspaper articles about the artist from the St Ives Times & the Liverpool Post & Mercury.

17 Isle of Man Presentation Packs in a Isle of Man Post Office Binder, Plus over 20 Loose Isle of Man Stamps, Including Royal Geographical Society 1830-1980, Christmas 1979, 1978, Captain John Quillian R.N. 1771-1829, Odin's Raven, Queen Elizabeth II to Tynwald, Millennium of Tynwald, Europa 79, Natural History Antiquarian Society Centenary, 1978 Definitive Issue High Values, Golden Jubilee North American Manx Association, XI Commonwealth Games Edmonton 1978, 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Manx Crosses, Diamond Jubilee Royal Air Force 1918-1978, Landmarks 1978 Definitive Issue Low Values, Landmarks 1978 Definitive Issue High Values. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

29 Isle of Man Presentation Packs in a Isle of Man Post Office Binder, Including Thomas E Brown Manx poet and Scholar, Visit of His Majesty King Olav V to the Isle of Man 1979, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Linked Anniversaries, Europa 77 Landscapes, Bicentenary of the visit of John Wesley to the Isle of Man 1777-1977, Christmas 1980, Silver Jubilee of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II 1952-1977, Centenary of the Mother's Union 1876-1976, Europa 76 Ceramic Art, Douglas Horse Drawn Trams Centenary 1876-1976, Commemorating Colonel William Christian of Virginia, Pictorial Postage Stamps Definitive Issue New Values, Bi Centenary of the Manx Bible 1775-1975, Commemorating Sir George Goldie Founder of Nigeria, Tourist Trophy Races 1975, Pictorial Postage Stamps Definitive Issue New Values 1975, Commemorating Manx Pioneers to Cleveland Ohio 1825-1975, Pictorial Postage Stamps Definitive Issue New Values 1975, Centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1974, Historical Issue 1974 King Magnus Haraldson 974 AD Bishop Russell 1374 AD, Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races, Royal National Life-Boat Institution 150th Anniversary 1824-1974, Marriage of HRH Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips 1973Golden Jubilee Manx Grand Prix 1923-1973, Centenary of Isle of Man Steam Railway, Pictorial Postage Stamps First Definitive Issue Low Values, Pictorial Postage Stamps First Definitive Issue Medium Values, Pictorial Postage Stamps First Definitive Issue High Values, Inauguration of Isle of Man Post Office 1973. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

17 Guernsey Presentation Packs in a States of Guernsey Post Office Binder, Including The Twelve Days of Christmas 1984, Guernsey Post Office Mint Stamps Sir John Doyle 1984, Guernsey Definitives 1984, The Commonwealth 1984, Europa 1984, Birth Centenary of the Dame of Sark 1984, Centenary of the Boys' Brigade 1983, Europa Great Works of Human Genius 1983, Christmas 1982, 75th Anniversary of Scouting 1982, Guernsey Post Office To Pay 1982, Guernsey Post Office La Societe Guernesiaise/Europa 1982, Old Guernsey Prints II 1982, International Year of Disabled People 1981, Inter-Island Transport Stamp Issue 1981, Royal Wedding 1981, Guernsey Post Office Five Pound Definitive 1981, Europa 1981, Butterflies of the Bailiwick 1981. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

24 Guernsey Presentation Packs in a States of Guernsey Post Office Binder, Including Peter Le Lievre Paintings 1980, Golden Guernsey Goats 1980, Guernsey Police 1980, Europa 1980, Guernsey Public Transport 1879-1979, 10th Anniversary of Postal Independence 1979, Europa 1979, New Definitives (Coins) 1979, New Definitives (Coins) 1979 (Different Values), New Definitives (Coins) 1980 (Different Values), Festive Season 1978, Birds of the Bailiwick 1978, H.M. The Queen's Visit to the Bailiwick of Guernsey 28-29th June 1978, 25th Anniversary of H.M.'s Coronation 1978, Europa 1978, Old Guernsey Prints 1978, St John Ambulance Centenary 1977, Prehistoric Monuments 1977, Postage Due Labels Second Series 2nd August 1977, Europa 1977, Silver Jubilee Issue 1977, Buildings in the Bailiwick 1976, Bailiwick Views 1976, Europa Crafts 1976. . Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

28 FDC with Various FDI Postmarks in a Post Office First Day Covers Binder, Featuring The Queen's Silver Jubilee Tour 1977, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Windsor, Manchester, Liverpool, Bangor, Cardiff, West Glamorgan, London, Ipswich, Norwich, Leeds, York, Cleveland, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Plymouth, Truro, Bristol, Belfast, Londonderry, The Silver Jubilee of the Queen's Accession 1977. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

58 Isle of Man FDC with Stamps and Various FDI Postmarks some duplicates, Including Postman Pat 1994, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company LTD 1982, The Commonwealth 1984, Speediest Ferry up Douglas Head 1990, Manx Fire Engines 1991, Fishermen's Year 1981, Manx Photography 1991, Isle of Man Post Office 1996, Centenary Snaefell Mountain Railway 1995, 50th Anniversary of the First Official Airmail Service 1984, Europa 80 T E Brown 1980, The Splendour of Steam 1995, Lighthouses 1996, The Bounty 1989, Europa 1978, Victorian Scenes 1987, XI Commonwealth Games 1978, Union Pacific Railroad 1992, Douglas Horse-Trams Centenary 1976, The Voyage of Odin's Raven 1979, Christmas 1978, 1983, 1984. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

54 Jersey FDC with Stamps and FDI Postmarks some duplicates, Including The Railway Steamers 1989, Jersey Post Office Independence 1994, Non Value Indicator Stamps 1997, Europa Jersey 1978, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1994, Royal Golden Wedding Anniversary 1997, Jersey Lifeboats II 1999, Tales and Legends 1997, Jersey Sports II 1996, Years of the Comet 1986, Greetings from Jersey 1995, Additional Definitive Values 1974, Year of the Dog 1994, World Communications Year 1983, Non Value Indicator Stamps 1993, Jersey Postal History, Christmas 1981,1982, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

52 Various FDC with Stamps and FDI Postmarks, Including Modern University Buildings 1971, Post Office Technology 1969, Big Stars from the Small Screen 1996, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977, Nobel Prizes (Typed Address) 2001, Ocean Liners 2004, Inland Waterways 1993, Roman Britain 1993, Tales of Terror 1997, 2 x Science Fiction (Different Postmarks) 1995, Commemorating the Millionth New Ford Escort 1982, Roses 1991, Dinosaurs 1991 Cats 1995, RSPCA 1990, Kew Gardens 1990, Dogs 1991, Urban Renewal 1984, Art in the 20th Century 1992, Camel Mail Re-enactment 1981, Scientific Achievements 1991, Sherlock Holmes 1993, Sailing 1975. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

20 FDC in a Post Office First Day Covers Album with 17 Leaves, Hand written Addresses Covers Include London Landmarks, New Definitive Values 1978, 1979, The Coronation 1953 - 1978, Horses 1978, Christmas 1978, Cycling 1978, Historic Buildings 1978, 1980, Horseracing 1978, Police 1979, British Flowers 1979, Dogs 1979, Energy 1978, Year of the Child 1979, 80th Birthday Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1980. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

59 FDC in a Royal Mail First Day Covers Album with 15 Leaves, Typed and Hand Written Addresses, Covers Include 2 x Christmas 1967, Science Fiction 1995, BBC & Broadcasting History 1972, European Communities 1973, British Explorers 1973, County Cricket 1973, Nineteenth Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 1973, Royal Wedding 1973, Post Offices 1997, Charity Stamp 1975, Body and Bone 2000, Sailing 1975, Railways 1975, Cattle 1984, Enid Blyton's Famous Five 1997, London Economic Summit 1984, Greenwich Meridian 1984, The Royal Mail 1984, Famous Trains 1985, Insects 1985, British Films 1985, Industry Year 1986, Nature Conservation 1986, Medieval Life 1986, Sport 1986, Jersey Artists VII 1986, Sir Issac Newton 1987, Studio Pottery 1987, Scottish Heraldry 1987, Birds 1989, Verse for Children 1988, Food and Farming 1989, Games & Toys 1989, Microscopes 1989, The Lord Mayor's Show 1989. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Over 55 FDC in a Stanley Gibbons Avon Stamp Album Binder with 16 Leaves, Various FDI Postmarks, Typed & Hand Written Addresses, Including British Trees 1974, 3 x British Birds (Different Postmarks) 1980, British Birds Pictorial Issue 1966, 2 x Roses (Different Postmarks) 1976, 2 x Horses 1978, International Year for the Disabled 1981, British Wildlife 1977, Centenary of the T.U.C.1968, Commemorating the first British Post Office Charity Stamp 1975, Charity Stamp An Experimental Issue 1975, Great Britain First Official Charity Issue 1975, International Year of the Disabled 1981, The International Year of Disabled People 1981, We call it technology But to Pamela it's the chance to live a full life 1990, Year of the Child 1979, The London International Stamp Exhibition 1970, London 1980 International Stamp Exhibition 1980, The Royal Mail 1984, 25th Anniversary British Philatelic Bureau 1988, British Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh 1990, Post Office Tower 1965, Rowland Hill 1979, The Telephone 1976, Centenary of the Telephone 1876-1976, Insects 1985, The Bicentennial of American Independence 1976, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award 1981, IX British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 1970, Sport 1988, Cycling 1978, The British Army 1983, The National Trusts 1981, Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1980, Famine in Africa Appeal 1985, British Polar Explorers 1972, British Explorers 1973, 1975, Royal Institute of Chemistry 1877-1977, British Achievement in Chemistry 1977, British Discovery 1967, British Discoveries 1967, British Technology (with Rare CDS Postmark). Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

60 FDC in a Post Office First Day Covers Album with 18 Leaves, Various FDI Postmarks, Typed & Hand Written Addresses, Including Famous People 1980, Music British Conductors 1980, British Wildlife 1977, British Polar Explorers 1972, Year of the Child 1979, Christmas 1978, 1979, 1980, Direct Elections to the European Assembly 1979, Sport 1980, 25th Anniversary of the Coronation 1978, Energy 1978, Cycling 1978, The Twelve Days of Christmas 1977, Centenary of Test Cricket 1977, Wedding of H.R.H. Princess Anne & Captain Mark Phillips 1973, Historic Buildings 1978, 1980, Horses 1978, Dogs 1979, 25th Anniversary of the Coronation 1978, British Wildflowers 1979, Police 1979, Guernsey Liberation 25th Anniversary 1970, Horseracing 1979, Rowland Hill 1980, British Anniversaries 1972, The Turner Bicentenary 1975, 2 x International Stamp Exhibition 1980, British Birds 1980, London Landmarks 1980, Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1980, 2 x Folklore 1981 (Different Postmarks), 2 x The International Year of Disabled People (Different Postmarks) 1981, 2 x The National Trusts (Different Postmarks) 1981, 2 x Butterflies (Different Postmarks) 1981, 3 x The Royal Wedding (Different Postmarks) 1981, 2 x The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Different Postmarks) 1981, 2 x Charles Darwin (Different Postmarks) 1982, 2 x Fishing (Different Postmarks) 1981, 2 x Christmas (Different Postmarks) 1981. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Approx 150 FDC with Stamps and Various FDI Postmarks, may contain Duplicates, Includes Guernsey Post Office International Youth Day 1985, Golden Era of Shipping 1983, Jersey Railway History II 1985, Christmas 1975, Industrial & Social Reform 1976, Inter Parliamentary Union Conference 1975, The First Flight of Concorde 1969, Battle of Hastings 1066 1966,General Anniversaries 1970, British Architecture Series 1970, British Postal History The Mail Coach 1969, British Architecture 1969, Fish of the Bailiwick 1985, Social Reformers 1976, High Value Decimal Issue 1970, National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen 1981, Great Britain 1968, Wales and Monmouthshire 1968, Philympia 1970, Westminster Abbey 1966, Pope Paul VI 1969, 150th Anniversary of the first Public Steam Railway 1975, Centenary of the Telephone 1976. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Approx 150 FDC with Stamps and Various FDI Postmarks, may contain Duplicates, Includes Post Office Technology 1969, St John Ambulance 1987, International Philatelic Exhibition Olympia London 1970, Scrooge and the Spirit of Christmas 1973, Historic Buildings 1978, Racket Sports 1977, Centenary of Election 1968, Votes for Women 1968, Post Office History and Activities 1969, Post Office Technology 1969, British Paintings 1968, British Paintings 1967, 1968, 50th Anniversary of the first Transatlantic Flight 1969, 50th Anniversary of Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown 1969, Christmas 1967, 1969, 1970, British Bridges 1968, Charles Darwin Foundation 1982, The Story of Stanley Gibbons 1983, British Architecture 1969, Victorian Britain 1987, The Royal Air Force 1986, British Polar Explorers 1972, Fisherman's Year 1981, Motor Cars 1982, Youth Organisations 1982, British Discoveries 1967, County Cricket 1973, Notable Anniversaries 1969. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Ptt Post leather messenger bag, together with a cased Cowley level and a cased gold meter (3)

A collection of post 1947 British coins including half crowns, Two shillings, three pence pieces etc

A pair of emerald and diamond earrings, set with a pointed oval emerald surrounded by ten round brilliant cut diamonds to a yellow metal setting and post, approximately 2 grams

A pair of ruby and diamond earrings, set with an oval faceted ruby and round brilliant and baguette cut diamonds to an 18ct white gold setting and post , approximately 3.5 grams

A pair of ruby and diamond earrings, set with a central oval faceted ruby surrounded by two tiers of diamonds to a 9ct yellow gold setting and post, approximately 2 grams

A pair of ruby and diamond earrings, set with an oval faceted ruby surrounded by sixteen round brilliant cut diamonds to an 18ct white gold setting and post, approximately 2 grams CONDITION REPORT: The earrings are approximately 10mm x 7mm

A pair of sapphire and diamond earrings, set with an emerald cut sapphire and two tiers of round brilliant cut diamonds to a 9ct yellow gold setting and post, approximately 2 grams

A pair of ruby and diamond hoop earrings, set with princess cut rubies and round brilliant cut diamonds to a 14ct gold setting and post, approximately 5 grams

A pair of ruby earrings, each set with four princess cut rubies to a white metal setting and post, approximately 1.5 grams

A REGENCY MAPLE AND PARCEL-GILT HARPCIRCA 1820The brass plate with engraved inscription 'Sebastian & Pierre Erard's Patent No. 6539. Great Marlborough Street, London', the upright with applied gilt-gesso Gothic decoration together with a wood case with a harp maker's label for I.G.Morley and with canvas and linen coversThe harp 179cm high, 93cm wide Provenance:Christie's, London, 10 May 2011, Lot 132Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use,Old splits and cracks,Knocks and indentations to to the body,The gilt with chips, losses and wear all over, the front post capital with numerous old losses and breaks to the composition frieze, the decoration with various knocksThe majority of the strings are not present, this will require stringing and an overhaul by a professional instrument restorer, the pedals are stiff but appear to be moving at time of report - again Dreweatts can give no guarantees as to the overall working condition of the action and stress this will require professional attention and probable restorationPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

A MID 18TH CENTURY IRISH SILVER BALUSTER COFFEE POT BY STEPHEN WALSH OF CORK DUBLIN NO DATE, CIRCA 1770With a turned finial to the high domed cover, a leaf-capped S-scroll handle, a scale and shell neck band, embossed with two reserves on a shellk and flower matted ground, on a circular foot29.5cm (11 1/2in) high, 1194g (38.4 oz) Catalogue Note: The blazon of the crest: a cubit arm vested azure and cuffed erminois, the hand holding a jaw bone argent.The crest was used by the BAYNES family of Harefield Place, Middlesex who in 1801 were created Baronets. Although this post dates your assay by possibly 50 years, the 1st Baronet was Sir Christopher Baynes (1755-1837). His father was William Baynes (1719-1798) of Kilburn Hall and Harefield Place, Middlesex and it is he who is likely to be the owner of the engraved crest, his father Christopher Baynes had died in 1731.Condition Report: The cover unmarked. In good condition, hinge a little loose, cover sits well, nicks and scratches commensurate with age and use, minimal wear, no faultsCondition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF RUBY AND DIAMOND HEART SHAPED EARRINGS, set with polished bead rubies and brilliant cut diamonds, approx 1.70 carats total, with post and clip fittings, 3.2cm long

VICTORIAN POST OFFICE SCALES AND BRASS WEIGHTS

A 20th century Morocco leather red Government despatch box, with post 1902 cypher to lid, probably George VI reign, with key, the inner lining stamped John Peck & Son 7 Nelson SQ Southwark R E1, 24.5cmWx22.5cmDx7cmH

A selectin of pre 1946 GB Sixpences, post 1900, (qty)

A German ‘Harmonie Symphonion’ mantle clock and musical box, mahogany case with gilt brass mounts, with ‘Washington Post March’ disc S.73, 29cmH

Bath. Donne (B.), A New and Correct Plan of the City of Bath from a recent Survey, published by and for H. Goodwin and sold by the Principal Map and Booksellers in Bath, Bristol and London, August 1st. 1810, uncoloured city plan engraved by D. Wright, sectionalised and laid on linen, the cartouche set below a view of the Royal Crescent, compass rose and the coat of arms of the city, slight staining, 450 x 525 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with publisher's label to upper cover, slight staining and wear to the extremities, together with A New and Correct Plan of the City of Bath and Places Adjacent, circa 1750, unattributed and uncoloured engraved map, sectionalised and laid on linen, the map surrounded on all four margins with descriptive text including rules for the Pump Room and the times of the post coaches, some staining, 490 x 400 mm, contained in a modern card slipcase with a printed label to the upper cover and an owner's bookplate to the versoQty: (2)NOTESThe second item described is essentially a guidebook and map, all on one sheet, with useful information for the visitor - such as the rules for using the Pump Rooms - as well as historical facts, all printed in the margins.

France. Senex (John), A New map of France shewing the Roads and Post Stages thro-out that Kingdom as also the errors of Sanson's map compared..., 1719, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large uncoloured cartouche, inset map of Catalonia, occasional marginal closed tears, 510 x 570 mm, together with Sayer (Robert, publisher). A New Map of the Kingdom of France Divided into its Governments with all the Post Roads..., 1792, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 480 x 585 mm, with Jansson (Jan). Champagne comitatus Campania, Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, 375 x 490 mm, plus Touraine. Turonen sis Ducatus, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, circa 1650, uncoloured engraved map, slight text show through and offsetting, 380 x 490 mm, German text on verso, and Coronelli (Vicenzo Maria). Ducato di Normandi, circa 1690, hand-coloured engraved map, 460 x 615 mm, with two other similar of a plan of Bordeaux by J. Henshall and a regional map of L'Argiège by LevasserQty: (7)

* Postcards. A very large collection of over 6,000 mostly post-Edwardian picture postcards, including 3 cartons partly sorted by country or English county, plus 2 cartons of partly sorted genre subjects including transport, natural history, costumes, modern novelty cards, and including some postcard collecting reference, etc.Qty: (5 large cartons)

Reid (Anthony). Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce 1450-1680, 2 volumes, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988, black & white illustrations, publishers original wrappers, 8vo, together with, Lieberman (Victor), Strange Parallels Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800-1830, volume 1 only, Cambridge: University Press, 2003, publishers original wrappers, 8vo, plus Godement (François), The New Asian Renaissance, from colonialism to the post-Cold War, London: Routledge, 1997, publishers original wrappers, 8vo, and Smith (Thomas C.), Native Sources of Japanese Industrialization 1750-1920, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989, publishers original wrappers, 8vo, and other modern & scholarly Asia & Oriental reference paper, all in original wrappers, G/VG, 8voQty: (6 shelves & a carton)NOTESEx libris Dr. Nigel J. Brailey (1942-2008), Lecturer in History, University of Bristol, and specialist on Thailand and South-East Asia. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews, as well as books, including Thailand and the Fall of Singapore: A Frustrated Asian Revolution (Boulder, 1986), The Satow Siam Papers: The Private Diaries and Correspondence of Ernest Satow (Bangkok, Historical Society, 1997), A Diplomat in Siam - Ernest Mason Satow (Bristol & Tokyo, 1998), Masanobu Tsuji's 'Underground Escape', edited by Nigel Brailey (Folkstone, 2008), Imperial Amnesia: Britain, France & "The Question of Siam", (2009).

Ten: Stoker Petty Officer W. Farmer, Royal Navy, later Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1914-15 Star (LZ. 2213. W. Farmer, A.B., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (LZ. 2213 W. Farmer. A.B. R.N.V.R.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 3 clasps, Palestine 1936-1939, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (K. 58391 W. Farmer. S.P.O. R.N.), the second and third clasps both tailor’s copies to which the recipient is not entitled; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (K. 58391 W. Farmer. Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) good very fine (10) £240-£280 --- Walter Farmer was born in Maidstone, Kent, on 10 September 1896, and served during the Great War in both the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He transferred to the Royal Navy on 8 September 1919 as a Stoker Second Class, and was Advanced Stoker Petty Officer on 23 February 1934. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 25 June 1937, he was shore pensioned on 2 December 1937, but was recalled for further service during the Second World War. Note: There is no evidence to suggest that the recipient was entitled to either of the post-War clasps to his Naval General Service Medal.

Four: Captain A. B. Cluckie, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for rescuing a French Officer under fire, was wounded, and was subsequently taken Prisoner of War at Kemmel in 1918 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. B. Cluckie. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. B. Cluckie.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1917, with bronze star on riband, good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Alexander Beck Cluckie was born in 1886, the son of a Glasgow ophthalmic surgeon, and graduated M.B. from Glasgow University in 1908, after which, following in his father’s footsteps, he was house surgeon for three years at the Moorfields Eye Hospital before settling in Greenock where he was assistant ophthalmic surgeon at the Greenock Eye Infirmary. Completing his Doctor’s Degree at the University of Oxford, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 April 1915, and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for the rescue of a French officer under fire (London Gazette 10 October 1918). Wounded during his gallant rescue, he was subsequently taken Prisoner of War at Kemmel, Belgium, on 25 April 1918, and held in captivity for the rest of the War (copied research with lot refers). Post-War Cluckie settled in Bath, and was appointed ophthalmic surgeon at the Bath Eye Infirmary. A keen rugby player, he played as full-back for Bath Rugby Club. He died in tragic circumstances in Bath in June 1938. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II T. G. Hogg, Calgary Regiment British War and Victory Medals (435464 Pte. T. G. Hogg. 31-Can. Inf.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Sgt. T. G. Hogg. Calg. Regt.) edge bruise to last, nearly very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- Thomas George Hogg was born in Lancaster, England, on 24 November 1891, the son of Sergeant Major G. Hogg, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Calgary, Alberta, on 25 June 1915, having previously served with the 15th Light Horse Militia. He served with the 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry during he Great War on the Western Front from 20 March 1916, and, remaining in the Colonial Auxiliary Forces post-War was advanced Warrant Officer Class II and was awarded the Jubilee Medal in 1935. Sold with the named Certificate for the Jubilee Medal; and copied research, including a group photographic image featuring the recipient.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (C. L. Haygarth,) good very fine £200-£300 --- Provenance: J. McPhail Massie Collection, Glendining’s, September 1961. C. L. Haygarth was Superintendent of the Government Mail Cart Department at Agra and served with the Agra Militia Infantry (Medal). These initials are as per the medal roll but his correct initials were C. S. When the official decision was made in 1861 to take a series of photographs for the book titled ‘The People of India’ normally amateurs, military and civil officers who had the necessary skills carried out this work, and were not paid for it. At Bharatpur the political agent was unable to find a suitably skilled individual and the task was carried out by Shepherd & Robertson of Agra, the only time that commercial photographers were commissioned. In Gwalior Captain Staden, who was an amateur photographer, had recently left the station and thus Mr Haygarth made his own offer to Major Meade, in temporary charge of the Gwalior Agency. Meade reported: ‘I addressed the only other available Photographer in the neighbourhood, Mr Haygarth, Inspector of Mails on the Agra Bombay Line, who has intimated his readiness to undertake the work.’ Haygarth’s suggestion that he undertake the work ‘on the terms customary with professional photographers’ was met with a swift response to halt all photography on such ‘preposterous terms.’ Haygarth died at Ghazipore on 16 May 1902, late Superintendent of Post Offices, retired, aged 72.

The interesting Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Henry Dubois, late Lieutenant in the King of Oudh's Cavalry who was dismissed to pension on the Company's annexation of Oudh in 1856; despite this he supported the British and served throughout the siege of Lucknow. Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Henry Dubois.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, small edge bruise, otherwise toned, good very fine £2,000-£2,600 --- Henry Charles Duboist (note spelling) and his twin sister Ellen were born at Agra on 10 September 1819, son and daughter of Charles Duboist, assistant to a Mr Bathurst, and his wife Sarah née Luckstedt. Charles Duboist was variously a writer, accountant and by 1831 was the Bandmaster to the King of Oudh. The Dubois family were of Huguenot descent who had come to India in the 18th century to escape the persecutions of their Protestant faith in Europe and had found employment in the non-regulated states of India. The Kingdom of Oudh was made a British Protectorate in May 1816 and had served the British faithfully. However, successive British Residents at Lucknow became increasingly alarmed at the King's profligate expenditure, chaotic administration and hedonistic lifestyle of the Court. After several warnings Lord Dalhousie annexed the province on 7 February 1856, using an egregious political device called the Doctrine of Lapse. The India Political Consultations 13–20 June 1856, No. 178–334, list all the remaining officers belonging to the King of Oudh's army. A letter from Captain Fletcher Hayes, of the military office, advised the British authorities that the European and East Indian officers had served the late King for long periods with zeal and great ability and were now facing unemployment. Hayes requested liberal consideration should be given to granting these officers pensions and gratuities. The Consultations show that Lieutenant Dubois had served 26 and a half years and made no application for further employment. Dubois joined the cavalry in 1836 and served 20 years, indicating that he had held other employment prior to joining the cavalry, possibly as a bandsman where his father was the Bandmaster. Henry Dubois retired with a settlement of one third pay or Rupees 50 per month. While low it was well known that the King showered gifts and monies on all his army officers with sums that dwarfed their salaries. The Oudh army had fought no wars since the Mahratta uprisings and were used solely for ceremonial duties and to collect revenue which invariably was pocketed by the army. The annexation caused the redundancy of over 66,000 troops, made up of 52 regiments of infantry, cavalry and artillery. Some 30,000 were accommodated in the new Oudh and police battalions but over 31,000 were dismissed. Disagreements about pay followed and the seeds of a rebellion were firmly implanted into the minds of the many soldiers who suffered the humiliation of dismissal. Furthermore over 14,000 civilian contractors attended to the King's army and it is therefore unsurprising that they did not welcome annexation and the Company's arrival. Among those dismissed was a regiment of African infantry known as the Black Regiment. They were the sons of slaves brought to India by Arab traders and became favourites of the King. One of its number was to have a devastating effect on the defenders in the Residency and was given the soubriquet “Bob the Nailer” because of his accuracy with the musket. Henry married Caroline Hare in 1842, daughter of Thomas Hare, and by the annexation he had raised six children, two of whom were deceased. He also legally adopted a George Masik (probably Maseyk) in 1845. The church record describes him as a “man” with unknown parents. In 1855 Caroline died leaving Henry with 4 offspring. He remarried in January 1856, Amelia, a Eurasian and daughter of Lieutenant Alexander Campagnac, a strong Huguenot dissenter, also of the Oudh service and his wife Taj. The outbreak of the Mutiny split the loyalties of the ex King of Oudh’s officers. Henry Dubois and the Campagnac family made the conscious decision to side with the British. Many of their friends took the decision to support the mutineers. One case in point was the Rotten family. Captain Rotten, dressed in “local garb” was seen urging on the rebels at the battle of Chinhut and spent the whole of the siege in the home of his concubine in Lucknow. He even had the audacity to claim Rupees 28,000 for losses suffered! Henry Dubois entered the Residency accompanied by Sarah, his mother, and wife Amelia although surprisingly his four children from Caroline were left in Lucknow town with their adopted brother Mr Maseyk. The odds of survival in the Residency looked bleak so Dubois, who would have had high standing in the Lucknow community, took the calculated decision that his children would be far safer with friends in the Lucknow environs. The children did indeed survive. Henry Dubois, like so many other defenders, is not mentioned in any of the main narratives of the Lucknow siege but would have taken an active part. One of his in-laws was severely wounded when going on a sortie outside the Residency and another young ex Oudh man and two Sepoys managed to secure a breach at the Innes Post earning great respect for their bravery. On the relief of Lucknow in November 1857 the non-combatants together with the women and children of the former garrison were escorted to Allahabad where Amelia immediately gave birth to George Napoleon on 10 December 1857. Henry and Amelia continued living in Allahabad where further children followed. In October 1870 wife Amelia together with children Grace and Arthur Edwin were baptised into the Church of Scotland, a Reformed Church in the Calvinist tradition. Sometime between 1870 and 1875 the family moved to Calcutta. No death of Henry Charles Dubois is recorded but it is reasonable to assume that Amelia and her children moved to Calcutta on the death of Henry to be close to her own family. Amelia died in Calcutta on 4 July 1897, aged 67, of malaria and cirrhosis of the liver. IOR/P/203/36 shows that Dubois made a claim for losses during the mutiny of Rupees 16,000. The claims were divided into lists of either “accepted”, “doubtful” or “inadmissible” with Dubois' claim considered “doubtful”. He was given a succour payment of Rupees 1,000 later reduced to Rupees 200 and eventually received Rupees 15,000 as a full settlement. Dubois would have acquired a large number of assets while working for the King. Certainly one of his in-laws, Charles Campagnac, had amassed a large property portfolio which had been destroyed. Other claims were so outrageous that one was rejected as being that of an “opulent speculator”. The factual accounts of the House of Oudh in the books Engaging Scoundrels and The Last King of India by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones are enlightening as to the financial affairs of the Royal Oudh Court. Those officers and Vakils in authority just “filled their boots” with little regard to the King. Dubois was probably somewhere in the middle hence the British accountants rather sceptical view of his claims. Sold with a file of comprehensive research including a digital disc of the 56 pages of transcripts of a court case in which Charles Duboist, the King's Bandmaster, accuses a Mr Hunt of murdering his daughter Ellen, Henry's twin sister, by beating her to death. Ellen, aged just 12, had married a Mr Derusett. On his death she remarried Mr Hunt. A fascinating account of how Ellen was nothing but the chattel of an abusive husband.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14690682 Spr. S. A. Minshull. R.E.) good very fine £100-£140 --- Stanley Albert Minshull was born in Mussouri, India, on 20 August 1925 and served with the 9th Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers in post-War Palestine. He was killed on 5 January 1946 when the jeep in which he was travelling collided with a car on the Gaza-Rehovoth Road; the driver of the jeep, a sapper in the same unit, and two other occupants were slightly injured. He is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Ramleh War Cemetery.

The War Medal 1939-45 awarded to Flying Officer R. E. Dowson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve War Medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued, extremely fine £70-£90 --- Ronald Eric Dowson was born on 20 April 1925, at Reigate, Surrey, the son of George Dowson and Maud Elizabeth Dowson (née Ellis). He was Cadet 166 with III Flight , 311 Squadron Air Training Corps, Brentford & Chiswick, and joined the Royal Air Force, becoming 1812038 Leading Aircraftman R. E. Dowson. He was at R.A.F. Tiree in Scotland between 1943-44, and attended Navigation course No. 114 at No. 1 Central Navigation School, Royal Canadian Air Force Station at Rivers, Manitoba. He attended the No. 1, C.N.S. Graduation Dinner on 27 March 1945, and gave the Toast to The King. He was given a commission as a Pilot Officer with a new service number of 16839 on, 29 March 1945. He began training as a Navigator and flew on Anson V 12383 on 25 November 1944 as 1st & 2nd Navigator, and qualified as an Air Navigator on 30 March 1945. On 24 May 1945, he was at No. 6 Officer Training Unit at Comox, British Columbia. On 30 September 1945, he was posted to 232 Group, flying from Lyneham to Castle Benito, then on 1 October to Lydda, 2 October to Shaibah, 3 October to Karachi, 10 October to Calcutta and finally, on 13 October, to Rangoon. He was then promoted to Flying Officer, 29 September 1945. On 14 October 194,5 he was posted to No. 96 Squadron, Transport Command, on Dakotas at Bilaspur, and on 1 May 1946 No. 96 Squadron was renamed No. 110 squadron, flying Dakotas. His logbook shows his last flight as a navigator was on 20 April 1947. In 1949 he was living at 10a Boston Manor Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Sold with original R.C.A.F. Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot for the period 6 November 1944 to 29 March 1947; Graduation Dinner Menu from Navigation Course, Rivers, Manitoba; Notification of passing Navigation course; Certificate of qualification as Air Navigator dated 30 March 1945; and a quantity of photographs of time training and stationed at R.A.F. Transport Command No. 3 Staging Post; together with related Gazette notices and other research, mostly copied to CD.

Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Star issue (Joseph Hudson) nearly very fine £50-£70 --- Joseph Hudson was awarded the Imperial Service Medal as Skilled Workman Class II., Engineering Department, General Post Office (London Gazette 14 September 1920).

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (103 Sjt: W. A. Avann. 4/W.L. (Hwtzr:) B. R.F.A.) good very fine £60-£80 --- William Alfred Avann was born in Everton, Liverpool, in 1873 and served with the 4th West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), being awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal on 1 January 1909. A Post Office clerk by profession, following the outbreak of the Great War he enlisted in the Royal Engineers Postal Section in London on 2 November 1915, and served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 21 January 1916. Sold together with a photographic image of the 4th West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) pulling their guns through a town, July 1908.

The Poignant, Historically Important Manuscript Journal, Peking Siege Commemoration Medal and Archive of Doctor Wordsworth Poole, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his devoted and gallant services as Physician to the British Legation during the Siege at Peking, having previously served as Principal Medical Officer in Central Africa and Southern Nigeria. Poole’s Journal, lavishly illustrated by sketches, diagrams, and tables, is a fascinating account of the rising tension between the foreign Legations and the Qing Court, the appearance of anti-foreigner ‘Boxers’, and the daily struggles of the defenders of the International Legations, all from the perspective of ‘the fighting doctor’ who set up and ran the improvised International Hospital and was a close confidante of, and advisor to, Sir Claude Macdonald, British Minister to the Qing Emperor, and his wife Ethel, Lady Macdonald. i) Peking Siege Commemoration Medal, 57mm, bronze, the obverse featuring the Ch’ien Men engulfed in flames, in the exergue a cannon, ‘junii xx - augusti xiv’, the reverse featuring Britannia and Germania standing facing, clasping hands, a Chinese female standing behind; below a dragon, ‘mene. mene. tekel. upharsin. ichabod!’ impressed on the edge (Dr Wordsworth Poole C.M.G.) ii) Dr Poole’s Personal handwritten Journal (marked ‘Private’) in two volumes, the first (rebound) running from January 1896 to May 1901, the second covering the period May 1901 up to November 1901, when he fell ill prior to his death in January 1902, the several hundred pages of acute observation and commentary contain much of historical, medical and mental health interest iii) Dr Poole’s personal photograph album, covering the period 1895-1901, a fascinating companion to the Journal, 26 pages with hundreds of images in excellent condition, annotated and covering many of the personalities and places mentioned in his Journal and letters, including the Siege of the Legations iv) Dr Poole’s personal letters to his family, mostly typed transcripts but some of the later ones from 1900 onwards are handwritten originals v) Two framed original portrait photographs of the recipient vi) Obituaries, notices, and much other ephemera relating to Wordsworth Poole, generally very good condition and an important and rare archive (lot) £12,000-£15,000 --- Dr Poole’s medal group, comprising The Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s breast badge; Central Africa Medal 1891-98 with clasp Central Africa 1894-98; East and West Africa Medal 1887-1900, with clasp 1897-98; and China Medal 1900 with clasp Defence of Legations, was sold in these rooms in March 2021. Wordsworth Poole was born at St. Paul’s Cray, Kent, on 7 December 1867, the son of Samuel Wordsworth Poole, an M.D. of Aberdeen and Vicar of St. Mark’s, Cambridge, and the grandson of Richard Poole, an eminent physician, psychiatrist and phrenologist, who practised in Edinburgh. He was educated at St. Olave’s School, London, where he won several scholarships, and St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. Completing his medical training at Guy’s Hospital, an organisation to which he developed a lifelong loyalty, qualifying as an M.B. and B.C.H. and serving time as house surgeon, he went overseas in search of adventure, first to Africa, then to China. Africa Poole kept a private Journal and wrote many letters to members of his family, providing a rare insight into an important period of British rule in the interior of Africa, dealing with the final overthrow of the armed forces of the African and Arab leaders who conducted a huge traffic in slaves. They also contain much of interest from a medical and mental health perspective and many references to the life led by the early Europeans in the interior of Africa (and subsequently, China). One of Poole’s first tasks was to make and fit a prosthetic for an African whose leg had been bitten off by a crocodile. Poole found his work with the indigenous peoples highly rewarding; he considered many of the European missionaries and soldiers less likeable as patients and companions. The sickness and mortality rate amongst the Europeans must have been one of the highest in the world, an overall annual death rate of around 10%. The death rate among officials was particularly high. In 1897-98 out of the total of 65 in the country around Lake Nyasa there were 12 deaths (18%), practically all in the prime of life. Kinetic injuries abounded, especially in rural areas. Dr Poole joined Major C. E. Edwards on his campaign against Zirafi, a powerful slaver chief based on a steep, easily defended hill covered with boulders, which was tough to approach ‘with people potting at you from good cover.’ The skirmishing en-route was described by Poole in a letter to his mother: ‘I and my hospital carriers were passing a clearing when about 70 yards away from us two guns blazed off from behind rocks. The porters threw down their loads and hooked. My boy ran up to me with my rifle, and I was trying to catch sight of someone to fire at (I’m fairly steady with the rifle now) when I saw a flash and some smoke, followed by another, and a bullet fell near my feet, knocking up dust into my face.’ Poole performed several operations in the field: ‘Last Saturday I took off a man’s hand. He had been shot through the wrist by one of Zirafi’s men about six weeks ago. Since then he has had Tetanus… He is doing well now and it has all healed up by primary union.’ On 24 November 1895, Poole accompanied Major Edwards, Smith and Bradshaw of 35th Sikhs on the German Steamer S.S. Hermann von Wissman on their way up to subdue the Arab slaver strongholds of Mloze, Kopa Kopa and Kapandanser; their force of 400 soldiers arriving in detachments. Stopping on the way at Likoma, a missionary station, Poole reflected on the psychology of Europeans who came to Africa: ‘There is a peculiarity about the men who have been in Africa some time. You get into a groove of your own and can’t bear anyone else to be running the show with you. Look at Livingstone and his fearful temper and quarrels with other white men. Kirk, Stanley and all of them the same. One’s temper must become ruined. It is so noticeable with every head of out-stations; they are all bears in one way and brook no interference. I see that one must make enormous allowances for people out here. The circumstances are so adverse. There is no public opinion and such a fierce light of criticism beats upon the actions of a handful of white men out here.’ Poole described in his letters the appalling outbreaks of severe dysentery, malaria and blackwater fever and the difficulties he had in dealing with them single-handed: ‘Just now there is a great deal of sickness about. In the last fortnight I have had about 40 cases of very acute dysentery, some cases of pneumonia and other minor ones.’ He too succumbed to recurrent bouts of fever in the Nyasa region and in Nigeria, to extent that he had to return to England as a convalescent. He recorded his options in his Journal on 6 June 1899: ‘1. Another billet from Colonial Office in a healthy climate. Such a billet as would be worth my while accepting would probably be a long time turning up. 2. Stay at home and try and get on Tropical School of Medicine - but pay poor. 3. Foreign Office said there was a possibility of post of physician to Legation at Peking falling vacant. Worth about £700 a year. Climate good. Drawbacks to this appointment not allowed private practice… and no further advancement. But an easy well-paid billet. My prospects in Nigeria were good...

Royal Air Force officers mess presentation items comprising three silver tankards, a pewter tankard and a double handled silver cup presented in memory of five highly decorated officers from the elite No. 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group, all of whom were killed on active service during the Second World War Double handled silver cup, hallmarks for London 1944, engraved ‘Presented to the Pathfinders in memory of “Pluto” W/Cmdr. Alan Cousens. D.S.O., D.F.C. No. 635 Squadron. By his mother and Rhona 22nd April 1944’ Pewter tankard, engraved ‘John White Wg. Cdr. D.F.C., P.F.F. with all in “S” for Sugar 156 Sqdn who were unable to keep their appointment in London. Berlin 18 Nov. 1943.’ Silver tankard, hallmarks for Sheffield 1944, engraved ‘To 7 Squadron in appreciation of W/Cdr. R. G. Barrell, D.S.O., D.F.C. & Bar. Given by Winifred J. Armstrong.’ Silver tankard, hallmarks for Sheffield 1944, engraved ‘To 7 Squadron in appreciation of F/Lt. Stickell, D.S.O., D.F.C. Given by Winifred J. Armstrong.’ Silver tankard, hallmarks for Birmingham 1943, engraved ‘To 7 Squadron in appreciation of S/Ldr. J. A. Hegman, D.S.O., D.F.C. Given by Winifred J. Armstrong.’ minor denting throughout and some damage to bases, generally good condition (5) £300-£500 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 6 November 1942. The original unabridged recommendation states: ‘Wing Commander Cousens was posted to No. 115 Squadron as a F/Cdr in April 1942. In this capacity he was outstanding and owing to his leadership when flying on operations he obtained splendid results from his crews in the flight by his personal example and untiring efforts. In July 1942 he was promoted to A/W/Cdr. And given command of No. 115 Squadron, and such is his personality that although he was an Air Observer, and the first one to command a Bomber Squadron during this war, by sheer devotion and leadership he has maintained all the traditions of the Service, keeping a very high standard among the crews in the Squadron. W/Cdr. Cousens has taken part in 67 operational sorties, and his untiring efforts in the Squadron as Navigator, combined with his terrific keenness and enthusiasm to get at the enemy has played no small part in the very successful results of these sorties. I have no hesitation in strongly recommending him for an award of the D.S.O.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 30 January 1941. The original unabridged recommendation states: At the beginning of the war this Officer was serving as an Air Observer in No. 38 Squadron, R.A.F. Station, Marham. At first he served as a navigator in that Squadron where he did most of his operational flying. Later he was transferred to Nos. 218 and 115 Squadrons. Towards the end of his time at Marham he became the Station Navigation Officer. Squadron Leader Cousens left Marham in June 1941, having completed some 32 operational flights, mostly against heavily defended targets in Germany. No less than 3 of these flights were to the German capital, and when returning from an operation on the night of 20 February 1940 this officer was forced by reason of fog to abandon his aircraft and in doing so broke his ankle. In June, 1941, Squadron Leader Cousens was selected to be Group Navigation Officer. In this capacity he has set an admirable example by seizing every opportunity to take part in night operations with various units in this Group. He has in this way completed a further 7 operations, bringing his total up to nearly 40, this representing some 238 hours of operational flying. Squadron Leader Cousens skill as a navigator and total disregard for his own safety has been quite outstanding, and I recommend him for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’ Czechoslovak Military Cross London Gazette 14 April 1942. The letter of recommendation from the Czech Minister of National Defence states: ‘British Officer S/L Allan George Seymour Cousens, co-operating with the Czechoslovak Group, showed several times a great personal courage in the face of enemy.’ Wing Commander Alan George Seymour Cousens, D.S.O., D.F.C., (Czech M.C.), Royal Air Force was killed in action while serving with 635 Squadron as one of the Master Bombers on the Laon raid on 22 April 1944. Having taken off from Downham Market at 21.23 on 22 April, his Lancaster III (ND508 F2-P) was shot down over France and all the crew were killed with the exception of the pilot, P.O. D. H. Courtney, who evaded capture. Those who died, including Cousens, are buried in Roye British Cemetery, France. ______________________________________________________ D.F.C. London Gazette 10 September 1943. The original citation states: ‘(Pilot; sorties 24; flying hours 142). This officer has flown on many operational sorties against targets in Germany, Italy and enemy occupied territory. He has held the post of flight commander in his squadron since May 1943. In that capacity and as captain of aircraft, Squadron Leader White has shown powers of flying skill and leadership which have set an outstanding example to the other members of his squadron.’ Wing Commander John Henry White D.F.C., Reserve of Air Force Officers was killed in action on a raid to Berlin on 18 November 1943. Having left Warboys with 156 Squadron at 17.05, the Lancaster III (JB363 GT-K) - “S” for Sugar - which he was piloting crashed near Döberitz and all the crew were killed. Unusually, the entire crew of “S” for Sugar were decorated airmen. ______________________________________________________ D.S.O. London Gazette 11 June 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘(Flight Commander; sorties 54; flying hours 406) This officer has completed a large number of operational sorties against German and Italian targets, 23 of which have been on pathfinder duties. He is an outstanding operational captain who has consistently displayed courage and devotion to duty in the face of the enemy. His repeated successes on operations have set a very fine example to the rest of his squadron. He has commanded a flight with great distinction and has had much success in training air crews. Wing Commander Barrell is a most efficient and valuable officer and pilot. He has completed 6 sorties since the award of the D.F.C.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 6 June 1941. The original unabridged recommendation states: ‘This officer has completed twenty five operational sorties over enemy territory since October, 1940, involving a total of 217 flying hours. Targets attacked include Berlin (4), Mannheim (3), Brest (3), Bremen (2), Bordeaux (2), Hanover, Turin, Hamburg, and Kiel. From these distant flights P/O Barrell’s crew have returned safely, a fact largely attributable to his skill and devotion to duty on all flights. He has inspired confidence in every crew which he has captained, by complete disregard of enemy action and difficult weather conditions. He has unfailingly shown great courage and gallantry in the face of the enemy, and nearly all his sorties have been models of operational efficiency and captaincy. I have no hesitation in recommending that his fine record be recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Remarks by Station Commander - 23 April 1941: This officer has a fine record of achievements. His quiet efficiency and regularly successful results are the measure of his skill and courage in finding and bombing his primary targets. He has set a great example and is one of the captains who can always be relied upon to get there. I feel there is no higher recommendation.’ D.F.C. Second Award...

A German Second War Luftwaffe Battle of Britain Pilot’s Grouping. A very nice small grouping of paperwork and award to Feldwebel Karl Heinz Wilhelm, who served with Jagdgeschwader 77 (Ace of Hearts Fighter Wing) during the Battle of Britain, and was shot down and captured at Waldron, Sussex, on 20 October 1940. The documents comprise his A4 size once folded award certificate for his Pilots Badge dated 1 April 1940, A4 size once folded promotion document from Feldwebel to Unteroffizier whilst a member of JG77 dated 31 May 1940 just prior to the Battle of Britain, a letter dated 15 November 1940 from a Luftwaffe officer to his family presumably confirming capture and perhaps more information on the action. A very interesting postcard size photograph of a group of German Kriegsmarine, Army and Luftwaffe prisoners of war, Wilhelm at the extreme right of the photograph still wearing his flight blouse with full insignia and still wearing the Luftwaffe Pilots Badge, which is offered here. The postcard is stamped Examined by Censor Prisoner of War Mail sent to his parents in Oldenburg, Germany, unfortunately at one stage of its life this card has been adhered to a collectors display and traces of gummed paper are on the back of the card. A small quantity of six photographs being of Luftwaffe interest showing a high ranking Luftwaffe officer exiting a JU52 and shaking hands with Luftwaffe personel, plus three pre war photographs, which we believe are images of the unit within the Condor Legion in Spain. Standard enlisted ranks breast eagle still sewn to a section of uniform cloth. The very fine condition C.E.Juncker produced Pilots Badge seen being worn in the photograph, excellent detail to the oak and laurel leaf wreath, all of the patinated finish remaining to the eagle, complete with its original hook, hinge and thick needle pin, which is at present located in a post war Pilot Observers Badge box. A pair of Luftwaffe Unteroffiziers shoulder boards, which again we presume are the ones being worn in the photograph. On close inspection of the prisoner of war photograph it can clearly be seen that his shoulder boards are of the stitch-in variety, which these are with their correct matching rank configuration of lace and pip. A post war plaque for the Association of Fighter Pilots from Jagerkreis Nord with his named label to the reverse side dated 1990. Three photographs of the crash site of his BF109 in Sussex, plus extra research material. Lastly a 175 page book plotting the history from WWII to date of the fighter group in North Germany at Flying Station Oldenburg, good condition (lot) £800-£1,200

Navy Lists from the 1850s. A Selection of 10 Navy Lists, comprising January 1851; July 1853; January, July, and October 1854; January 1855; April 1856; April 1857; April 1858; and January 1859, the three for 1854 contemporarily bound in a single volume with brown calf spine and marbled board covers, the others all rebound post-War in blue cloth covers, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (8) £80-£120

Navy Lists from the 1870s. A Selection of 14 Navy Lists, comprising July 1870; July and October 1871; January and April 1872; January and April 1873; July 1874; April 1875; April 1876; January and April 1877; January 1878; and January 1879, those for the same years all bound in single volumes, all with a variety of bindings, both contemporary and post-War, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (10) £80-£120

Navy Lists from the 1880s. A Selection of 14 Navy Lists, comprising July 1880; July 1881; January 1882; January 1883; January and April 1884; July 1885; January and April 1886; January 1887; January and April 1889; and July and October 1889, those for the same years all bound in single volumes apart from those for 1889 when bound in two volumes, all with a variety of bindings, both contemporary and post-War, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (10) £80-£120

Navy Lists from the 1890s. A Selection of 15 Navy Lists, comprising July and October 1890; January, February, and March 1891; January, February, and March 1892; October 1893; July 1894; January 1895; January 1896; October 1897; October 1898; and January 1899, those for the same years all bound in single volumes, all with a variety of bindings, both contemporary and post-War, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (10) £80-£120

Navy Lists from the 1900s. A Selection of 12 Navy Lists, comprising April, May, and June 1900; July 1901; July 1902; July 1903; December 1904; January 1905; January 1906; January 1907; October 1908; and April 1909, the three for 1900 bound in a single volume, all with a variety of bindings, both contemporary and post-War, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (10) £80-£120

Navy Lists from the 1910s. A Selection of 10 Navy Lists, comprising October 1910, July 1911, October 1912, July 1913, January 1914, July 1915, October 1916, September 1917, November 1918, and May 1919, all with a variety of bindings, both contemporary and post-War, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (10) £80-£120

Navy Lists from the 1920s and 1930s. A Selection of 10 Navy Lists from the 1920s, comprising October 1920; July 1921; April 1922; July 1923; April 1924; October 1925; July 1926; January 1927; October 1928; and January 1929; and a single Navy List from the 1930s, comprising April 1930, all with a variety of bindings, both contemporary and post-War, a number with ex libris stamps, generally good condition commensurate with age (11) £60-£80

An original Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Books appertaining to Flight Lieutenant E. A. G. Rumbelow, Royal Air Force, who flew Spitfires in North Africa and over the Balkans, 1943-45, R.A.F. Form 414 types (3), covering the periods March 1942 to December 1943; December 1943 to May 1947; and June 1947 to January 1954, this latter logbook including civil flying from October 1948; together with part of a fourth logbook unused and unnamed and a 1942 copy of the Meteorological Handbook for Pilots and Navigators, covers and spines of log books in very poor condition, edges of pages often in state of disintegration, contents broadly sound (4) £160-£200 --- Eric Allen Goff Rumbelow was born in 1923 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and commenced his R.A.F. pilot training in the U.S.A and Canada (August - November 1941) and continued as a Sergeant in March 1942 on Tiger Moths at No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Hatfield and later at R.A.F. College, Cranwell (Oxfords and Masters). Selected for Spitfires he continued training at No. 52 O.T.U. at Aston Down from November 1942, qualifying on 28 January 1943 and was posted to No. 66 Squadron (Spitfires) at Skeabrae, Orkneys. His log book for the following six months records numerous dawn patrols, dusk patrols, scrambles, convoy patrols and sweeps flying the Spitfire VB and VI. Posted to No. 1 A.P.D., Fort de l’Eau, Algiers, North Africa in August 1943, he flew Spitfires from Maison Blanche to Setif in a series of one way flights returning as a passenger (possibly delivery flights) before joining the Advanced Flying Unit at Setif (Hurricane IIc and Spifire VB and VC) in October, his logbook noting army co-operation Hurribomber attacks, sweeps, low level attacks in this period. Rumbelow was posted to No. 73 Squadron at Foggia, Italy on 7 December 1943 and received an emergency commission as a Pilot Officer on 16 March 1944. Flying the Spitfire mark VC, IXc, XI, he participated in offensive sweeps over the Balkans, long range escorts, road and railway strafing, naval action cover, dinghy searches etc. Many trucks, locos, railyards, MTBs are strafed, bombed or destroyed - his logbook usually giving location details (mostly Jugoslavian targets). A belly-landing is noted on 6 October 1944 after an air sea rescue search and on 13 November 1944 Rumbelow records ‘a scrap with 109s. Strafed Aerodrome Zagreb. Bad day’. Offensive patrols cease around February 1945 and two months later he returned to North Africa. The remainder of the war was spent testing and instructing between North African and Italian locations. Post war, Rumbelow remained in the R.A.F., based in the Middle East. He was with the Delegation Communication Squadron Hassani in 1947 and the same year he commenced civil flying in Grumman Widgeons for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the American Mission for Aid to Greece. He resigned his commission on 11 March 1949, retaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant and continued to fly in a civil capacity. In June 1951, having undertaken test flights on the Short Sealand, he reported his findings in a detailed article for Flight magazine the same month. His remaining flights, concluding January 1954 are all in the Sealand. Sold together with the recipient’s certificate of validity for private pilot’s license, dated 20 July 1949 and its renewal dated 23 August 1951. Also with a 2 page typed document (damaged) stamped ‘SECRET’ entitled ‘Messerschmidt 109 v Spitfire’. The opening paragraph of which states: ‘As a result of a visit to Farnborough on 17 June 1940 for the purpose of carrying out a dogfight with an M.E. 109, the following conclusions were arrived at:’ - a series of tests are then described followed by the following conclusion: ‘It therefore seems evident that the M.E. 109 is easily outclassed by the Spitfire as a fighting aeroplane, and that is is possible to follow any manoeuvre a M.E. 109 carries out, providing the correct action is taken.’

Australia and New Zealand Military Buttons. Six carded displays including 178 Australian examples, these include some Victorian and Edward VII issue as well as a good representation of post WW2 patterns. 100 New Zealand examples, pre and post WW2, good overall condition (278) £80-£120

Six: Quartermaster Sergeant A. L. Bromley, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (7337075 Pte. A. L. Bromley. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) minor official correction to unit; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Lt. A. L. Bromley R.A.M.C.) good very fine and better (6) £140-£180 --- Arthur L. Bromley attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with them in India and Burma, and during the Second World War. Advanced Quarter Master Sergeant, he was appointed Lieutenant (Quartermaster) in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 25 March 1945, and saw further service with the R.A.M.C. in post-War Palestine.

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (3206 Pte A. Evans 2d Bn. Oxf: L. Infy.) repair to central post, suspension fixed, very fine £70-£90

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Lt. I. H. Miller. Oxf. & Bucks.) nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- Ian Howard Miller was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 7 April 1946 and served as a War Substantive Lieutenant with the 2nd Battalion in post-War Palestine.