A framed and glazed early 20th century (1903) travel document ordering 'In the name of His Majesty, all those whom it may concern to allow Mr George Ramsbottom Warburton (a British subject) travelling to Moscow to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him every assistance and protection of which he may stand in need, given at the Foreign Office, London, the 24th day of January 1903, bearing (facsimile) signature of Marquis of Lansdowne and signature of the bearer George R Warburton. The document has been stamped by Russian Authorities with possible further details to reverse (unseen).
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A WWI bronze Memorial plaque, awarded to William Hitchens together with his WWI General Service medal for Civilization numbered 132236, Sapper W Hitchens, Royal Engineers together with a WWI General Service medal awarded to 39207 Private R Ellwood, Suffolk Regiment and another awarded to 3486 Private H Trethewey R. 1 Devon Yeomanry, two WWII General Service medals, a Faithful Service in the Special Constabulary medal and a four bar miniature set of WWII medals.
Late 19th century French carriage clock with eight day timepiece movement and lever escapement, back plate signed - R. R. Co. Made in France, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed - Wynne & Co. Gloucester Road SW., in an ornate gilt metal case with fluted columns, floral borders and four flower-head finials, swing scroll carrying handle, on four scroll feet (no key)
HM Queen Mary - two signed and inscribed portrait photographs of Her Majesty holding her Grandchild and Great Grandchild, inscribed - Mary R and Little William 1942 and Charles 1948. Sold with nine signed and inscribed Christmas cards / calendar tops from Queen Mary, including a family card dated 1925 - 'From your devoted May' (11)
HM King Edward VII - signed portrait photograph of His Majesty wearing Scottish costume with a badger head sporran, signed in ink on mount - Edward R, in original green leather easel frame, 24cm x 15cm overall. Provenance: Purchased from the dispersal sale of the contents of Oakley Street, the property of The Late Lord Lucan
HM Queen Victoria - Presentation copy of her book 'Leaves from the Journal of our life in the Highlands From 1848 to 1861', personally inscribed in ink on an inner page by The Queen - 'To The Rev: G. Prothero from Victoria R Osborne Jan: 31 - 1868', in original gilt embossed green board binding. (Rev George Prothero was chaplain to the Queen)
Rare 1960s / 1970s Royal internal dictograph telephone from Buckingham Palace, in teak case, with six buttons and various labels for The Queen, Prince of Wales, Mr. R. Fellows (The Queen's Private Secretary) and other courtiers and servants, 24.5cm wide. Provenance: Removed from Buckingham Palace during a re-fit
Chanel J12 white high-tech ceramic diamond and steel Automatic wristwatch with twelve diamond hour indicators and the dial centre with pavé set diamonds, automatic movement with 200 meters water resistance, rotating bezel and screw-action crown, with ceramic bracelet, with extra links and original receipt from Chanel of Brompton Rd. London. SW3, dated 04.26.09 at a cost of £5,450, in original box and outer box, case ref. J. R. 18203
HM Queen Elizabeth II - handwritten two page letter to Miss Creina Murray Brown, dated April 26th 1960 and written on Windsor Castle headed notepaper - thanking Creina for her letter regarding the Wedding present which the Windsor Sea Rangers (of whom both the Queen and Princess Margaret were members) were giving to Princess Margaret and discussing what fun the reunion of the Rangers was. She also enquires after another former member, signed - 'Yours Sincerely Elizabeth R'. Sold with original envelope
Gold Coast1895 (12 June) 2d. F size registered envelope "Via Accra" to Germany bearing, on reverse, 1884-91 2½d., [59] with short "y", twice cancelled with appam/gold coast" Code A c.d.s. (Type 5) in reddish brown with a further strike alongside, also showing "R" in oval h.s., Liverpool (11.7) and London (11.7) Registered oval d.s., the face panel with Accra (14.6) and Hamburg (12.7) c.d.s.; attractive provenance:"Ashanti", 1991Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Morocco AgenciesMazagan1898 (30 May) envelope registered to Tangier, bearing 1889-96 5c., 10c., 20c. olive-green and brown, 25c., 40c., 50c., 1p. bistre and ultramarine and 2p. black and carmine, all cancelled "A26" and showing "R" in oval and superb Mazagan oval registered datestamp, arrival c.d.s. (4.6). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Morocco AgenciesBritish Post OfficesTangier1895 (8 Jan.) envelope registered to U.S.A., bearing 10c. pair and 25c. twice cancelled "A26" and showing "R" in oval handstamp, Tangier and London oval registered datestamps, New York (19.1) and arrival (21.1) datestamps on revers; most attractive. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Niger Coast ProtectorateOil Rivers Protectorate1893 (7 Nov.) OHMS envelope to Transvaal, bearing 1892-94 5d. tied by Old Calabar River c.d.s.; also 1894 (28 Jan.) similar envelope (somewhat distressed) to Liverpool (?) bearing 1d., 2½d. pair and 1/- (faded), 1893 (28 Dec.) envelope registered to Manchester, bearing 1892 1d. block of four and single, all tied by "old calabar river" c.d.s. (Type D2), showing large "R" h.s. (Type R1) and Liverpool transit (28.1), 1895 (7 Feb.) envelope (opened for display) registered to England bearing 1892-94 ½d. to 1/-, all lightly tied by Opobo River c.d.s, Liverpool, Colchester and London hooded (20.3) registered datestamps alongside, the reverse with Witham, Colchester and Ipswich Sorting Tender c.d.s.; also postal stationery ½d. brown card (3), all uprated with Jubilee ½d. orange and cancelled at Bonny River (different types). Mostly fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Rhodesia— 16c. marginal pair from the left of the sheet on non-fluorescent paper, the right-hand stamp with "?" flaw above beak (Cyl. 1B, R.2/2), fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. 541 var. Photo Note: A small number of these were discovered in the stock of the Salisbury Stamp Company at the time of issue. Presumably a sheet existed , though by the timer the variety was discovered only about six mint examples remained, the balance possibly being used for postageSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Seychelles1902 (8 Feb.) envelope registered to France, bearing 1900 75c. tied by Seychelles c.d.s. with code "A", showing "R" in oval with arrival d.s. on reverse; the envelope with central vertical crease. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Sierra Leone1891 (9 Jan.) envelope registered from Freetown to New York, bearing 1884-91 ½d., 2d., 4d. (2) and 1885 6d., all cancelled "B31", showing "R" in oval, London transit d.s. (27.1) and, on reverse, despatch and arrival datestamps; the envelope a little soiled. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
South Africa1930-45 Issue1d. Type I block of seventy-two, being the complete top six rows of a sheet with control "E" opposite English stamp and sheet number "8807", R.5/12 with broken mainmast and columns seven and nine with thin doctor blade lines, fresh mint; folded between in places for display purposes. A rare and impressive multiple Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Sudan1898 (26 July) 5m. carmine envelope "From No 3364 Sergt G R Simms 1/R War R" at Darmali to England, marked "Nile Expeditionary Force" at foot and "Army of Occupation Soudan", cancelled by "darmali/s.p.s." c.d.s. (Stagg Type 28, rare, having a short life as a Base Camp during the build-up of troops for the final assault on Omdurman) and showing Wadi Halfa, Alexandria and Birmingham (10.8) c.d.s. on reverse; some light foxing though a rare item from the Nile Expeditionary Force. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Virgin Islands1887-89 Crown CA Issue1d. rose (5) in combination with 1867-70 4d. lake-red on pale rose paper, all cancelled by Tortola c.d.s. on 1889 (4 Dec.) envelope registered to Germany, showing "R" in oval and a further strike of the despatch c.d.s. with arrival datestamp on reverse; the envelope with stain at top though a scarce mixed-issue franking. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Afghanistan1876-77 First "Post Office" issue, mint and used collection on pages, ninety-five stamps, including reconstructed composite sheet of forty, Kabul greenish grey abasi (2), ½r., 1r., Tashkurgan brown Sanar on watermarked paper, three covers, etc., mixed condition Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
AfghanistanLiteratureSelection of eighteen items contained in a carton, including "The Postage Stamps of Afghanistan" by Masson and Jones (1908, softbound, missing plates II, III and IV), also a reprint, "Afghanistan Revisited" by Wilkins & Divall (2005), "History of the Indian Army Postal Service Vols I, II and III by Proud, "Afghan Philately 1871-1989" by Uyehara and Dietrich (1995), "1840-2002 Postal History Handbook" by Wilkins (2002), "The Revenue Stamps and Printed Paper of Afghanistan" by R. Jack (2009), Specialised Catalogue parts 1-4 by R. Jack (2011-14, signed by the author), etc., good to fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Mexico1856-1903 mint and used collection on pages, hundreds, including 1856 4r. without district name, 4r. with district name (2), 8r. lilac with red boxed cancellation, 1861 4r. rose on yellow, 8r. black on brown without district name used pair, 8r. green on brown, 1864-66 ½r. and 8r. used, 5Provisional Issues Chiapas 2r. on cover from S. Christobal to Mexico, etc., also a selection of Ecuador from 1865, unused and used, mixed condition Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Collections and Ranges1937-53, a well presented, specialised King George VI, mint British Empire collection arranged in five boxed Philatelic albums, contained in a carton, with scarcer perforation types, printings and shades including Aden 1937 Dhows to 10r., Ascension, Australia 1938-51 3d. (6), Bermuda high values with better line-perfs. to 10/-, Canada, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Hong Kong 1938-52 $1, chalk-surfaced paper, short right leg to "R", India (no states) 1948 Gandhi, K.U.T., Malayan States, Pakistan-Bahawalpur 1949 U.P.U. imperforate pairs with Officials, South Africa and Sudan; also selected postage dues. Generally good to fine with some unmounted. A good lot worthy of closer inspection. (thousands) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1891 (20 Jan.) envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1888-91 10c. on 4d. and 50c. on 1/- plus 1888 CA 2c. on 1d. (4), all tied by "O" in oval of bars, showing Belize c.d.s., "R" in oval and "registered/belize" h.s., both in red, and London transit d.s. A colourful franking. Photo provenance:Simon Richards, October 2005Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
British Honduras1892 (30 Mar.) envelope registered to Germany, bearing 1891 6c. on 3d. ultramarine (2) cancelled by "O" in oval of bars, showing Belize c.d.s. and "R" in oval with arrival datestamp on reverse. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) British Levant1906 (3 July) envelope registered from Assouan, Egypt and redirected back to Beyrout, bearing 1906 (2 July) "1 Piastre" on 2d. grey-green and carmine horizontal pair neatly cancelled by central oval registered datestamp, showing "r"/fee paid" handstamp at lower left, "aswan" c.d.s. (18.7) at left, Assouan and Cairo c.d.s. on reverse; envelope with a couple of vertical creases well clear of the adhesives. Brandon Certificate (2004). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) CanadaCanadian Contingents in the Boer War, 1899-1902The John Wannerton Collection, Part 1The Second Contingent, 1st. and 2nd. Battalions, Canadian Mounted Rifles, The Royal Canadian Field Artillery and othersRoyal Canadian Field Artillery1900 (26 Mar.) Allen Line crested envelope from Capt. R. Costigan of "E" Battery at Van Wyks Vlei to Montreal, bearing Cape 1d. with c.d.s. and additionally tied by "recovered from/wreck of mexican" cachet in red, and showing a superb strike of the oval-framed "canadian contingent/en route/south africa" datestamp (30.1) alongside, arrival c.d.s. (7.5) on reverse; sellotape stain at left though a very rare "held over" example of the En Route cachet and the only example recorded in combination with the Mexican wreck cachet. Photo Note: "E" Battery were at Van Wyks Vlei for three days from 25-27 March as part of the Kenhardt Flying Columnprovenance:Grant Glassco, 27 November 1969Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
CyprusCovers and Cancellations1893 (19 Mar.) 2pi. G size registered envelope to London, bearing 1882-86 4pi. pale olive-green cancelled "942" and showing a superb strike of the rare double-lined "r/registered/cyprus" datestamp in red (only recorded in use in 1883) and London Registered oval datestamp (27.3) at right; envelope with small tear at right clear of the adhesive. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
A pair of silver-plated four branch candelabra, by William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield c.1900, the angular branches on a leaf capped column stem with circular base on four leaf capped scroll feet., inscribed with coronet above `R&H Gaiety`,56cm high By repute the R & H Gaiety was a restaurant in Sheffield.
A Burmese silver bowl, late 19th century, of circular form decorated with a continuous scene of dancing figures, with a stiff leaf frieze below and scrolling foliage above, with peacock signature to base, 16cm diameter See page 41 in `Indian Silver 1848-1947` by Wynyard R T Wilkinson. The peacock signature was used in various forms by different silversmiths, all of whom were indirectly claiming past royal patronage. Their work is always of top quality. CONDITION REPORT: Approximate weight: 18ozFour solder repaired splits to rim.Additional images available on request.
A framed and glazed early 20th century (1903) travel document ordering 'In the name of His Majesty, all those whom it may concern to allow Mr George Ramsbottom Warburton (a British subject) travelling to Moscow to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him every assistance and protection of which he may stand in need, given at the Foreign Office, London, the 24th day of January 1903, bearing (facsimile) signature of Marquis of Lansdowne and signature of the bearer George R Warburton. The document has been stamped by Russian Authorities with possible further details to reverse (unseen).
A WWI bronze Memorial plaque, awarded to William Hitchens together with his WWI General Service medal for Civilization numbered 132236, Sapper W Hitchens, Royal Engineers together with a WWI General Service medal awarded to 39207 Private R Ellwood, Suffolk Regiment and another awarded to 3486 Private H Trethewey R. 1 Devon Yeomanry, two WWII General Service medals, a Faithful Service in the Special Constabulary medal and a four bar miniature set of WWII medals.
A sealed onion bottle dated 1699, the squat body of a mid green tone, with a short tapering neck and string rim, bearing a seal of a King`s head facing right with the initials W R E and date 1699, some damages to the neck, 16cm. The engraving can be attributed to the King`s Head tavern in the High Street, Oxford, the initials relating to Richard and Elizabeth Walker who kept the tavern between 1694 and 1704. 1699 is the first year since 1688 that R W included the initials of his wife on the seal. Cf. E T Leeds, 17th and 18th Century Wine-Bottles of Oxford Taverns, pl.X, p.39.
A large Spode blue and white transferware meat platter 19th century, printed in a pale blue with the Castle pattern, with figures passing through a castled gateway to a bridge beyond, impressed mark, 51cm. The pattern derives from two aquatints of 1796, `The Gate of Sebastian` and `Ponte Molle`. Cf. A W Coysh & R K Henrywood, The Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780-1880, p.73.
An H & R Daniel part dessert service c.1823-25, finely painted in pattern 3820, with sprays of English flowers and single scattered blooms, including poppy, rose, forget-me-not, foxglove, and convolvulus, within gilt band rims, one plate restored. Comprising: two shaped dishes and four square plates. (6) Cf. Michael Berthoud, H & R Daniel 1822-1846, p.63, which references the pattern number in a traveller`s price book.

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