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A circa. 1940's naval propaganda poster - 'Mightier Yet!'

Late 20th century Japanese bird cage carved cork, propaganda posters, early 20th century chopsticks, three Buddha elephants, two dogs, three bronze weights, Location: 9:4

DREYFUS ALFRED: (1859-1935) French artillery officer of Jewish ancestry whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason became one of the most polarising political dramas in modern French history. Known as the Dreyfus Affair, it ultimately ended with Dreyfus's complete exoneration. An interesting A.L.S., A Dreyfus, one page, 8vo, n.p. 9th February 1918, to a Colonel commanding the 168th Regiment of Infantry, on Dreyfus's printed stationery as Le Chef d'Escadron, 20 Corps d'Armee, in French. Dreyfus reports on some airdropped propaganda, 'J'ai l'honneur de vous rendre compte qu'il est tombe aujourd'hui.....venant d'un ballon, des exemplaires en allemand du dernier message de M. Wilson au congres americain ainsi que des exemplaires de l'appel ci-joint de la Russie aux soldats allemands' (Translation: 'I have the honour to inform you that it fell today…..from a balloon, copies in German of Mr. Wilson's last message to the American Congress together with copies of the attached appeal from Russia to German soldiers'). With a few official stamps and ink annotations, only very slightly affecting the text. Together with the piece of Russian propaganda referred to by Dreyfus, being a small printed oblong 12mo card issued in the names of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, dated at Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) on 5th December 1917, with German text to the recto and verso, stating, in part, 'Russia's appeal to the German soldiers. The provisional government has been overthrown, power is now in the hands of the Russian people, and the new government regards immediate peace as its foremost task. We have taken all measures to ensure that the text of our peace offer is communicated to all belligerent powers. We now call on you soldiers to support us in the struggle for peace and socialism, for only socialism will bring lasting peace to the working class…..Soldiers, our brothers! The shining example given to you by your leader Liebknecht, the struggle that you are waging in the assemblies and in the press, and finally the revolutionary events of the German fleet give us the assurance that your battalions of workers are ready to fight for peace. Brothers, if you support us then the work of peace will be assured…..If you help us in the fight for socialism, then your organisational spirit and your experience will help socialism win everywhere. Our soldiers have laid down their arms, now it's up to you to follow the flag of peace. Long live peace! Long live the social and international revolution!' An unusual pairing of items linking two major events at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century: the Dreyfus affair of 1894 and the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1917. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2

QUEEN MARGOT - MARGARET OF VALOIS: (1553-1615) Popularly known as "La Reine Margot". French Princess of the Valois dynasty. Queen of Navarre 1572-1599 as spouse of King Henry III of Navarre, and later Queen of France 1589-99 at her husband´s accession to the French throne as Henry IV. Margaret was the daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de´ Medici, and the sister of Kings Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Extremely rare A.L.S., `Marguerite´, two pages, folio, n.p., n.d., to Henry, in old French. Margaret of Valois writes in her hand twelve lines of text at the base of a letter, stating `Faites que Mr Rigaut me [fasse] [trouver]… et faites que ie vous trouve plus veritable en Celle que ne l´avez été au bois de lezoux et… s´en donner ce que j´en… et vous assure que je suis touiours… Vre bonne… Marguerite´ (Translation: "Make sure that Mr. Rigaut find for me… and let me find you more true on the one the you have not been in the Bois de Lezoux… give him what I do… and assure you that I am always… Your good… Marguerite") The letter written text states in part `Henry, le bon commencement que je crois de mes affaires me promet que dieu fera enfin le reste aussi heureusement. J'ai beaucoup d'obligation à monsieur d'Here de la Bonnerusher, rien ne lui manque en son voyage et qu'il reste content de vous et écrivez moi souvent tout ce [qui] s'y fera. Vous m'écrivez qu'avec mes… de notre affaire dieu veuille… ainsi vous ne me mandez rien de votre mariage et crois que mes affaires vous font oublier les vôtres. Je serais bien aise qu'il [vous] réussisse. Monsieur Richaud m'écrit qu'il ne pourra pas… de l'argent des bois de Lezoux. Ce n'est pas ce que vous m'avez dit, prenez garde que vous soyez plus véritable aux autres espérances que vous m'avez données. Je me réjouis infiniment de la bonne intelligence qui est entre monsieur Richaud et monsieur Savaron, maintenez-la toujours afin que mes affaires en aillent mieux. J'écris à monsieur de Savaron. Rendez-lui mes lettres. Je le remercie de la bonne volonté qu'il m'a témoignée et lui représente combien je reçois de contentement de la bonne intelligence qu'il a voulu avoir pour mes affaires avec monsieur Richaud et le prie de faire entendre à ceux de Clermont combien il me ferait paraître de bonne volonté à ne permettre plus que les gens de mon neveu demeurent à Clermont qui n'ont plus prétexte d'y demeurer à cette heure que j'en ai pris possession…´ (Translation: "Henry, the good start I believe in my affairs promises me that God will finally do the rest as happily. I have a lot of obligations to Monsieur d'Here de la Bonnerusher, he has everything he needs for his trip and that he remains happy with you and write to me often about everything that will happen there. You write to me only with my… of our business, that I hope God grant… so you don't tell me anything about your marriage and I think that my business makes you forget yours. I would be glad if he succeeds. Monsieur Richaud writes to me that he will not be able to… money from the woods of Lezoux. That's not what you told me, take care that you are truer to the other hopes you gave me. I am infinitely delighted with the good understanding that exists between Mr. Richaud and Mr. Savaron, always maintain it so that my business will go better. I am writing to Monsieur de Savaron. Give him my letters. I thank him for the goodwill he has shown to me and tell him how pleased I am with the good understanding he wanted to have for my business with Monsieur Richaud and ask him to make those of Clermont understand how much he would make me appear willing to no longer allow my nephew's people to live in Clermont, who no longer have a pretext to live there at this time that I have taken possession of it…") To the verso, a hand written short paragraph refers to Charmont and to the deliberations of the Council of State, also referring to a cause of a problem, to wisdom and behaviour. The Queen's text is scattered with small holes as a result of the iron gall ink having reacted with the paper over time, although most words remain legible and the signature is only very slightly affected. Some light overall foxing and a few minor, small tears to the edges, GMargaret of Valois refers to Monsieur Savaron, most probably Jean Savaron (1566-1622) French Historian and Magistrate of the city of Clermont. The letter refers to the city of Clermont and to the one of Lezoux.Margaret of Valois was a woman of letters, an enlightened mind and a generous patron. She was one of the most fashionable women of her time and influenced many other European Royal courts. During her imprisonment she wrote her memoirs, the first woman to have done so.Margaret´s union with the King of Navarre which had been intended to contribute to the reconciliation of Roman Catholics and the Huguenots in France, was tarnished six days after the marriage ceremony by the St. Bartholomew´s Day massacre.Margaret´s infertility and the political tensions led to the end of her marriage. She consented a Royal divorce in 1599 and lived in exile.Alexandre Dumas père wrote his well-known historical novel La Reine Margot in 1845. Although the novel is based on real characters and events, certain aspects of La Reine Margot may be inconsistent with the historical record; historians have attributed that to artistic licence and to the fact that Dumas might have been influenced by propaganda against certain historical figures.

China, The Shanghai Municipal Police. The Shanghai Municipal Council August 12 - November 12 1937 Emergency bronze medal, three court miniatures, 1933 Sports white metal bar badge, another, 1939 with ribbon, two Cultural Revolution period propaganda textile 'posters', each illustrating the Mukden Incident, 18th September, 1937, a S.M. Police 1938 miniature ebony truncheon, another, similar, with handcuffs, a silver cap badge, hallmarked S* within a rectangle, approx. 25 uniform buttons, a softwood and polychrome armorial, a Shanghai Cathedral School 1935 Relay Race-Open medal, etc Mixed condition. The armorial with some losses.

Two World War II War medals, a Defence Medal and two Third Reich propaganda booklets.

A collection of mixed WW2 & later militaria to include: WW2 British Royal Navy shoulder boards in pairs x 2, WW2 ATS Propaganda film "The Gentle Sex" magazine, RAF Evidence in Camera Magazine x 3, WW2 Escape & Evasion Visor Knife, 4 WW2 Third Reich Tailors advertising note pads all with mirrors and pencils, post war RAF Lifejacket light, Post War MOD booklet "Treachery is still their trade" published 1975, model cannon in cast metal, Polish Veterans blazer badge.

A set of "The War Papers" reprinted British WW2 Newspapers published in 1977. Complete with the additional reprinted colour wartime propaganda posters which came with each edition.

The Wartime Scrapbook - from Blitz to Victory 1939 - 1945 hardback book compiled by Robert Opie. Drawn from Opie's unrivalled collection, this scrapbook illustrates song sheets, magazine covers, comic postcards, fashion and food, games, propaganda posters and a wealth of wartime ephemera whose very survival is remarkable. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A vintage 1977 Soviet Union Marx/Engels/Lenin propaganda poster

WW2 military archive of 8th Army and Anzio interest relating to a Bombardier in the Scottish Horse (Royal Horse Artillery, 80th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery). Includes original medal ribbon bars, cap badges and patches; leaflets and other 8th Army ephemera including scarce "Special Message from the Army Commander" (Italian campaign); "The Beachhead News', VI Corps, Anzio news sheet; US Army and other propaganda leaflets and newspapers; confidential aerial photographs and other photos; large folding 1945 road map of Italy; large folding 1942 military map of Egypt (8th Army interest) (qty)

* French Revolution.The Fête de la Fédération, 14th July 1790, circa 1790, double-sided folding paper fan, the recto with hand-coloured etching depicting the fête of the French Federation, with a view of the altar in the Champ de Mars in the centre, flanked by numerous spectators and the National Guard, with the royal box on the left, and triumphal arch on the right, within a patterned border stencilled in blue and brown, verso with printed key to the illustration, lettered in centre 'le serment fait du Roi, le 14 Juillet 1790', some tiny splits to fold edges, and a little faint creasing, mounted on wooden sticks, 28 cm (11 ins) QTY: (1)NOTE:Not in Schreiber, and we have been unable to trace another such fan at auction.An extremely rare propaganda fan, in very good condition, commemorating the Fête de la Fédération which was held exactly a year after the Storming of the Bastille, as a symbol of peace and a celebration of the unity of the French nation. Bearing in mind what was to follow, it is hardly surprising that this is a very scarce fan indeed, since, with its rallying cry in favour of the king, it undoubtedly became a dangerous object to own.

A quantity of prints and engravings, mainly 18th and 19th century to include: Sir Peter Lely after Isaac Beckett; 'Hebe' after Sir Joshua Reynolds; further miscellaneous topography, some continental; a Chinese scroll picture decorated with landscape; and a World War II propaganda poster, all unframed

A propaganda poster "The Result of Uncensored Thoughtlessness", printed of newspaper paper by The Mobile Map Printing & Printing Co.y, 57.5 x 41cm.

Russian Soviet Patriotic Banner: Large propaganda banner quality made with head of Lenin to one side and writing to other side,136 cms wide.

Russian Soviet Patriotic Banner: Large propaganda banner quality made stitched velvet with head of Lenin to one side and writing/party slogans to other side,160 cms wide.

This lot comprises 51 original newspapers printed in Guernsey during WWII, dates ranging from the early days of the Occupation including editions with Kommandant's Orders through to the liberation in May 1945 plus one in June 1945 referring to the return of evacuees. Also included is a 5 May 1945 edition of Nachrichten Fur Die Truppen which was a German language propaganda newspaper dropped by the Allies over the Channel Islands. Mixed condition but a very interesting lot.

The Government of Muslim Unity, India, a propaganda note denominated 550, c.1925, serial number EN/50, issued for the Muslim festival of Eid, printed in Lahore, about uncirculated to uncirculated, extremely rare Pick not listed £300-£400

Bank of Goodluck, Jai Hind, a propaganda/political note denominated 1000 good wishes, c.1942, serial number AH/&C 10000, green and blue, Mother India (Bharat Mata) holding a flag and map of undivided India at left, Colonel Gubaksh SIngh Dhillon at right, hole at centre, tape repair, no hard folds, multiple light folds, extremely fine and scarce Pick not listed £100-£150

Bank of Goodluck, Jai Hind, a propaganda/political note denominated 1000 good wishes, c.1942, serial number AH/&C 10000, green and blue, Mother India (Bharat Mata) holding a flag and map of undivided India at left, Jawaharal Nehru at right, no hard folds, multiple light folds, extremely fine and scarce Pick not listed £100-£150

Bank of Goodluck, Jai Hind, a propaganda/political note denominated 1000 good wishes, c.1942, serial number AH/&C 10000, green and blue, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal at left, Subhas Chandra Bose and mother India (Bharat Mata) at right, multiple light folds, about extremely fine and scarce Pick not listed £100-£150

Pakistan Bank Limited Jinnah Abad, a propaganda/political note denomination 1000, c.1942, Muhammad Ali Jinnah at right, pro Pakistan and Islam slogans, Indian map with proposed East and West areas highlighted, proposed Pakistan flags on reverse, printed in Lahore, very fine, interesting and rare Pick not listed £200-£300

Pakistan, propaganda note issued for the Muslim festival of Eid, c.1958, no serial number, red print, President Ayub Khan at centre, AllamaIqbal at right, Jinnah at left reverse Holly Kaaba in Mecca, similar to the pick 18 design, graffiti on reverse, fine and scarce Pick not listed £100-£150

Pakistan, a propaganda note issued for the Muslim festival of Eid, c.1958, no serial number, brown print, President Ayub Khan at centre, AllamaIqbal at right, Jinnah at left reverse Holly Kaaba in Mecca, similar to the pick 18 design, graffiti on reverse, about extremely fine and scarce Pick not listed £100-£150

Pakistan, a propaganda note issued for the Muslim festival of Eid, c.1958, no serial number, purple print, President Ayub Khan at centre, AllamaIqbal at right, Jinnah at ;eft reverse Holly Kaaba in Mecca, similar to the pick 18 design, graffiti on reverse, about extremely fine and scarce Pick not listed £100-£150

World Map. Imperial Federation, Map of the World showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886, published as a supplement to The Graphic, London, Maclure & Co., 24 July 1886, colour lithographed map, relined on thin paper, a few minor marks, 60 x 82 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:A nice example of Walter Crane's subversive map of the world, published to coincide with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886. Superficially, the map appears to be a standard piece of Imperialist propaganda but is overlaid with Socialist motifs. These include Phyrgian, or liberty, caps on the heads of the figures of Freedom, Fraternity and Federation, and the words 'Human Labour' on the sash of Atlas at the foot.

Two cased Queen Victoria commemorative medals, one by Spink and Son, London; a boxed R.M.S. Lusitania propaganda medal, lorgnettes, brass-cased pocket compass, variety of small shells etc. Condition Report:Available upon request

Collection of Third Reich Propaganda Photographs, Militaria German

The Beano Comic #190 October 1942. Propaganda war issue Musso the Wop with an advert 'Spare No Effort in Collecting Waste Paper Pound the Hun with Paper'! together with a The Beano Comic #392 January 21st 1950. (2)

The Beano Comic #180 May 23rd 1942. Propaganda war issue Pansy Potter and the Strong Man's Daughter, Tin-Can Tommy Luftwaffe.(good condition)

The Beano Comic 156 July 19th 1941. Propaganda war issue. Henry Dan brings down a Jerry and A New Secret Weapon - The Flying Bomb! (*cr)Condition Reportvertical tear on pg 3 and 5; a cut out of the last page too. 

The Beano Comic #167 (1941). Propaganda war issue. Doubting Thomas directs the lighthouse beam onto the attacking Luftwaffe and they all get shot down. Tin Can Tommy magnetises a German mine (good condition)

Dandy (1941) 165-168. Propaganda war issues with Addie and Hermy the Nasty Nazis [vg/vg+] (4)

Dandy (1941) 169-172. Propaganda war issues with Addie and Hermy and the first adventures of Boomerang Burke by Jack Glass and Centipede Pete by Jimmy Clark [vg] (4)

Dandy (1941) 173-177. Propaganda war issues, including April Fool and Easter issues. First Jock McSwiper, Podge flies a Hitler Kite in the park. No 173 [fn], balance issues [vg] (5)

Dandy (1941) 179-183. Propaganda war issues. Desperate Dan brings down a Nazi fighter. Freddy the Fearless Fly tattoos a Nazi Spy, Korky captures a U-Boat [vg/fn-] (5)

Dandy (1941) 183-186. Propaganda war issues [vg/vg+] (4)

Dandy (1941) 187-189, 199. Propaganda war issues. Desperate Dan goes fishing and captures a shoal of U-Boats! 189 front cover 1 x 1½" piece torn away [gd], balance issues [vg/vg+] (4)

Dandy (1944) 257-282. Complete year of D C Thomson file copies in card covered bound volume. Propaganda war issues 'Be like Desperate Dan and collect all the waste paper you can'. No 273 introducing The Amazing Mr X (The Mysterious Superman) the first superhero comic strip in UK comics and No 280 the first Black Bob by Jack Prout. Cream/light tan pages [fn] (26)

Beano (1940-42) 105, 145, 184, 186. Propaganda war issues. Nos 105, 145 [gd], 184: ¼ ins RH edge trim [vg-], 186: Churchill thanks Lord Snooty for chasing Hitler back to Germany [gd+] (4)

Dandy (1940) 113-117. Propaganda war issues with Addie and Hermy the Nasty Nazis [vg-/vg] (5)

Period bound issues of the German Third Reich army propaganda journal "Signal", covering the years 1941 to 1943. [Signal was an illustrated photo journal and army propaganda publication issued fortnightly and distributed to neutral, German-allied, and occupied countries. It was published to a very high standard for its time, each issue including numerous colour photographs.]

The Big Birthday (1959) - Original Bound Annotated Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden,1958, released as 'Broth of a Boy', 83pp. typescript with colour revision sheets, a 2pp. production unit list, a 2pp. cast lists with addresses, telephone numbers and Mr. Alec Snowden stamped in red ink on first page, a 2pp. location movement order with Mr. Snowden in blue ink manuscript to top left of first page, a 1pp. location sites and contacts list, a 7pp. shooting schedule and a loosely inserted 20pp. marketing brochure for Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and a cutting from the Radio Times showing the film featured as The British Film Comedy on BBC1, May 7, 1968, A4 and folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, with a white printed Hatchford Films Ltd. label (writer, Julian McLaren Rosss company) to front pastedown, blue cloth, folio, 35. x 23.5cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Broth of a Boy is an Irish comedy directed by George Pollock, starring Barry Fitzgerald, Harry Brogan and June Thornton. The screenplay written by Blanaid Irvine and Patrick Kirwan is an adaptation of the 1956 play, The Big Birthday, by Hugh Leonard.Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story, A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: staining to upper and lower covers top corners and red camera tape across top right hand corner, toning and light foxing to leaf edges, internally clean and showing signs of use on the production.

Evita (1996) a small group of props.- screen used collection, comprises: a Peron propaganda placard with illustration of Jonathon Pryce as 'Peron, such placards can be seen in several sequences in the film being carried, and also as wall decoration; a 'Fundacion Eva Peron' box lid; two prop large sugar bags, bearing the distinctive likeness of Madonna as Evita, which were made for production; and a Theatre Programme which can be seen held by 'Peron', Jonathan Pryce, and accompanying guests during the Gala theatre night where he first meets 'Evita', Madonna, printed card covers, gilt, 16 pages, the programme retaining the original gold tassel topper, but lacking the joining chord for the topper; with two Certificates of Authenticity. (5)

Escapement (1958) - Original Bound Annotated Third Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec C. Snowden, written by Charles Maine (novel) Julian McLaren Ross (additional dialogue) 71pp, typescript with coloured revision sheets, including the 4pp. dream sequence at end, a 4pp. unit list, with 4 related press cuttings loosely inserted, folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, titled and numbered Y. 545 on spine, folio, 35.5 x 23.5cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Escapement is a British horror, science-fiction film, directed by Montgomery Tulley and David Paltenghi (dream sequences) released in the US. as The Electronic Monster. Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story, A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: folder spine ends and corners a little bumped. light foxing and marks to a few pages and showing signs of use on the production.

Fullt title: Seven Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Each: 77 x 53 cm (outer size) Provenance:- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin.

Fullt title: Six Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Two posters in the middle: 77,5 x 35 cm (outer size)Harbour view (bottom left): 53 x 38 cm (outer size)Village view (top left): 77 x 53 cm (outer size)Two posters on the right: 77 x 53 cm (outer size) Provenance:- The collection of Thomas Ulbrich, Studio Tho, Hanoi-Berlin.

Fullt title: 29 Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Dim.: 77 x 51,5 cm (the largest, outer size)

Fullt title: Eleven Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Dim.: 106 x 77 cm (the largest, outer size)Dim.: 77 x 53 cm (the portrait of Mao)

Fullt title: Eight Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Dim.: 106 x 77 cm (the largest, outer size)

Fullt title: Ten Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Dim.: 77,5 x 54 cm (the largest, outer size)

Fullt title: 21 Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda postersDescription: Dim.: 77 cm x 53,5 cm (the largest, outer size)

WW2 pictures including a water colour depicting a Spitfire by Barrie. A.F. Clark approx 110x60cm & British propaganda reproduction print posters 82x56cm approx.

Collection of eight pre-WW2 German Propaganda poster style cards each printed in black and red with sayings by NSDAP leaders and German historical leaders, featuring quotes by Adolf Hitler, von Goethe, Rosenberg, Magnus Wehner, Moltke, Kolbenheyer etc, each dated 1938 35 x 23.5cm unframed (8)Condition Report:Slightly discoloured and a little grubby from being stored unframed but generally reasonably good.One or two with slight foxing.

A Collection of Antique/ vintage postcards to include WW1 Propaganda, Set of 6 military postcards and various comical etc

A collection of propaganda posters and reels / films to include China, Soviet Union, French revolution, Karl Marx, Russian revolution, Nazi, etc.

A Chinese propaganda poster of Mao Zedong, the former President of the People's Republic of China, 76cm x 49cm, unmounted

WWII photograph album, 1945, of soldier's unpublished snapshots of Kiel, including the U-boat pens, ships and wrecks, motor transport and HQ of 406 (RCAF) ASP Eckenforde, mounted on corners only, captioned and other larger format published photographs and postcards, including Nazi propaganda In unusually pristine condition

*Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956) oil on canvas - Tangier, 51cm x 76cm, apparently unsigned, framed. Gerald Spencer Pryse was born in Ashton and educated at Eton. He was largely self taught but with spells under artists in London and Paris. He won first prize at the Venice International Exhibition in 1907. Early in his career he contributed work to The Strand Magazine, The Graphic and Punch, he produced illustrations for E Nesbit, Henry Fielding and others. A staunch socialist and an active member of the Fabian Society, his work was often politically charged and with humanist themes, demonstrated in posters for various humanitarian relief agencies throughout the first world war and its aftermath. Pryse initially focussed on print-making and was well versed in the techniques of lithography by the outbreak of The Great War. He captured scenes from the battlefields from 1914 and ultimately became the most prolific lithographic artist of World War I. Working initially under the patronage of The Queen of Belgium as a dispatch rider on the Belgian front, his fine draughtsmanship and technical assurance permitted him the freedom to record his observations directly onto huge lithographic stones, which he carried around the Western front line in his Mercedes, commentators at the time described him as ‘’looking like he’d looted a graveyard’”. He later wrote a memoir of this time ‘Four Days: an account of a journey in France made between 28 and 31 August 1914’ published by John Lane in 1932. Pryse also worked with the Indian Army in France and several of his lithographs depict scenes of Indian troops (Indian colonial troops were otherwise almost entirely unreported in the visual records of the conflict). He subsequently served as a Captain in the Queen Victoria’s rifles, during the conflict he lost the sight in one eye and was shot in the hand. He won the Military Cross at Passchendaele, was awarded the Croix de Guerre and was Mentioned in Dispatches. He was, however, torn between his obligation as a soldier and his potential value as an artist in the propaganda unit. His repeated petitions to become an official war artist were protracted, largely due to his military successes and the reluctance of his superiors to release him, his socialist leanings were also a significant stumbling block. In 1917 he finally became an official war artist, one of just 26 British artists to have been awarded the honour during WWI. When his sketches were later exhibited in London they were said to have ‘a freshness and authenticity that were not always apparent in the work of official war artists’, unfortunately much of his work was destroyed during the 1918 German Offensive, and even more destroyed when the Spencer Pryse house was bombed in World War II. Pryse secured prestigious commissions during the war period, including poster designs for military recruitment, the British Red Cross, London Underground and The Labour Party. In 1924 he did a large series of work for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, working alongside Frank Brangwyn to produce the official accompanying publication and on a monumental series of posters covered ‘the whole of the Empire in 24 pictures’, designed to convey the extent and marvels of the British Empire. He also produced images for the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1925 he travelled and worked extensively in Morocco where his brother was based. In 1928 he toured West Africa by car and river steamer to record scenes on the Gold Coast and Nigeria for The Empire Marketing Board and in 1930 was commissioned for further works by the Gold Coast Government. Throughout his career he exhibited widely including at the Alpine Gallery, Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Gallery, Leicester Galleries and the Royal Glasgow Institute of Art. His work was acquired by and is held by The British Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Louvre, The Uffizi, The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Collection and others. He career was curtailed by the injuries he suffered in the Great War and by the outbreak of WWII he had ceased to paint. Gerald Spencer Pryse, MC died at Cranford House, Stourton, Worcestershire on 28 November 1956 aged 74.Original untouched condition, some water stains to rear, one area coinciding with an area of crazing and inconsistent finish, far left (see images) otherwise ok

*Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956) watercolour - Lokoja Market, 54cm x 78cm, titled verso, unframed.Gerald Spencer Pryse was born in Ashton and educated at Eton. He was largely self taught but with spells under artists in London and Paris. He won first prize at the Venice International Exhibition in 1907. Early in his career he contributed work to The Strand Magazine, The Graphic and Punch, he produced illustrations for E Nesbit, Henry Fielding and others. A staunch socialist and an active member of the Fabian Society, his work was often politically charged and with humanist themes, demonstrated in posters for various humanitarian relief agencies throughout the first world war and its aftermath. Pryse initially focussed on print-making and was well versed in the techniques of lithography by the outbreak of The Great War. He captured scenes from the battlefields from 1914 and ultimately became the most prolific lithographic artist of World War I. Working initially under the patronage of The Queen of Belgium as a dispatch rider on the Belgian front, his fine draughtsmanship and technical assurance permitted him the freedom to record his observations directly onto huge lithographic stones, which he carried around the Western front line in his Mercedes, commentators at the time described him as ‘’looking like he’d looted a graveyard’”. He later wrote a memoir of this time ‘Four Days: an account of a journey in France made between 28 and 31 August 1914’ published by John Lane in 1932. Pryse also worked with the Indian Army in France and several of his lithographs depict scenes of Indian troops (Indian colonial troops were otherwise almost entirely unreported in the visual records of the conflict). He subsequently served as a Captain in the Queen Victoria’s rifles, during the conflict he lost the sight in one eye and was shot in the hand. He won the Military Cross at Passchendaele, was awarded the Croix de Guerre and was Mentioned in Dispatches. He was, however, torn between his obligation as a soldier and his potential value as an artist in the propaganda unit. His repeated petitions to become an official war artist were protracted, largely due to his military successes and the reluctance of his superiors to release him, his socialist leanings were also a significant stumbling block. In 1917 he finally became an official war artist, one of just 26 British artists to have been awarded the honour during WWI. When his sketches were later exhibited in London they were said to have ‘a freshness and authenticity that were not always apparent in the work of official war artists’, unfortunately much of his work was destroyed during the 1918 German Offensive, and even more destroyed when the Spencer Pryse house was bombed in World War II. Pryse secured prestigious commissions during the war period, including poster designs for military recruitment, the British Red Cross, London Underground and The Labour Party. In 1924 he did a large series of work for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, working alongside Frank Brangwyn to produce the official accompanying publication and on a monumental series of posters covered ‘the whole of the Empire in 24 pictures’, designed to convey the extent and marvels of the British Empire. He also produced images for the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1925 he travelled and worked extensively in Morocco where his brother was based. In 1928 he toured West Africa by car and river steamer to record scenes on the Gold Coast and Nigeria for The Empire Marketing Board and in 1930 was commissioned for further works by the Gold Coast Government. Throughout his career he exhibited widely including at the Alpine Gallery, Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Gallery, Leicester Galleries and the Royal Glasgow Institute of Art. His work was acquired by and is held by The British Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Louvre, The Uffizi, The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Collection and others. He career was curtailed by the injuries he suffered in the Great War and by the outbreak of WWII he had ceased to paint. Gerald Spencer Pryse, MC died at Cranford House, Stourton, Worcestershire on 28 November 1956 aged 74.