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Click here to subscribeSIX FOLDERS CONTAINING SETS OF COLLECTORS CARDS BY FRYS, EMBASSY, KNOCKOUT, CADET, CASTROL, KELLOGGS, LAMBERT AND BUTLER, TYPHOO, MOBIL ETC. including rare Laceys Chewing Wax Footballs, Frys- Days of Wellington.*Please note not always full sets of cards.The "Singleton" cards are reprints, marked to the back "The Nostalgia Classic Collection".
FOUR ALBUMS OF COLLECTORS CARDS CONTAINING BOTH COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE SETS by Colinville, Weetabix, Walls Ice Cream, Mills Cigarettes, Primrose Confectionary, Ching Cigarettes, Horniman's Tea, Brooke Bond, Glengettie tea Etc., to include rare sets "'ABC Chewing Gum - Sports Stars"', "'Barratt & Co. - Famous Footballers"', "'Mirrorcard - Star Soccer Sides"', also an album of foreign banknotes from Zimbabwe, Yugoslavia, Botswana, Brazil, Bolivia, Italy, Spain etc. and an album of First Day Covers from the 1970s and 1980s
FIVE ALBUMS OF COLLECTORS' CARDS containing complete and incomplete sets by Churchman, Ogdens, Wizard, Cope Brothers, PG Tips, Brooke Bond, Turf Cigarettes etc. to include rare sets "'Sun- How To Play Football - Tilt Cards"', Wizard "'County Cricketers"', Barratt & Co. "'Giants In Sport"' etc. together with an empty album and Murrays Valuation Guide 1984
HJALMAR SCHACHT - 'THE MAGIC OF MONEY', translated from the German by Paul Erskine, published by Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd. 1967, rare hardback book in a dust jacketCondition Report:Dust jacket has marks on back and discoloured on edgesBook has a slight crease down spine but otherwise very good
PETER COLLINGWOOD (1922-2008); a rare triangular cream and black macrogauze hanging, M. 127, No. 2, woven linen on stainless steel rods, signed and stamped on metal tag, made 1980s, height 145cm, maximum width 73cm. (D)Provenance: The artist's own collection. The Collingwood family have confirmed that Collingwood only had three of his macrogauzes hanging in his home. This was one of those three. Additional InformationOne thread re-tied bottom right, otherwise appears good with no further signs of faults, damage or restorations. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk orhttp://artistscollectingsociety.org
GLENMORANGIE 25YO COTE DE NUITS WOOD FINISH As hen's teeth go even this one is rare! A great bottle of the limited edition Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Cote De Nuits Wood Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky. 70cl 43% abv. A great bottle of whisky matured for 25 years and finished in second fill Grand Cru Burgundy casks. Distilled in 1975. Level low neck. Bottle no. 1021. Excellent condition. 1 bottle.
MACALLAN GRAN RESERVA 18YO - 1980 A rare and sought after bottle of the famous Macallan 18 Year Old Gran Reserva Single Malt Scotch Whisky. 700ml. 40% abv. Distilled in 1980 and bottled in 1999. Matured in specially selected Spanish Sherry casks. Level mid-low neck. Excellent condition. 1 bottle.
LIVERPOOL Red club binder 1972/3 for aways including UEFA Cup & Final. Set of 33 x Liverpool away official programmes for the 1972/73 season. Rare UEFA Cup programmes include BFC Dynamo, Dynamo Dresden & Borussia Monchengladbach (FINAL) plus others. Also includes League, League Cup & FA Cup (Includes all the Replays) plus Testimonial & Liverpool County Cup programmes. The binder has ''LIVERPOOL F.C. AWAYS 1972/73'' embossed in gold text along the spine. Good
CHELSEA 1964 Paques (Cannes) International Youth Tournament organised by AS Cannes. Rare VIP 16-page official tournament programme. 8-team tournament held 26-30 March 1964 in Cannes, France which included Chelsea, AC Milan, Barcelona & Vasas Budapest. Includes two further tournament information sheets stapled inside. Results neatly filled to fixture page inside, small annotations on inside page. Generally good
063 - - Galya Feiermann. Nevada Landing (Burning Man). 2007. Inkjet auf Hahnemühle pearl. 1/3 + AP. 40x60 cm. Aludibond, kaschiert hinter Acryl, signiert. The rare moments of rain in bright sun add to the euphoria, as an art vehicle passes through the outskirts of Black Rock City, Nevada. The spirit of American myth situates perfectly in the western desert landscape. The experience of Burning Man Festival and the cross-country road trips to arrive there in the early 2000s were very formative to the photographer Galya Feierman in learning the flight of imagination, freedom and collective work. - Galya is a photographer from New York, currently living in Berlin. She is searching for feelings between cities and people and the myth that speaks them. Her photography mostly features creative individuals in relation to a metropolis. In this case, the temporary metropolis is left unseen, only the desert that hosts it.
377 - - Iain Ball. Stabilised Sample (Oxide13 / Symptoms). 2020. Bobble Pure Wasserflasche aus Glas mit Silikonhülle, Tequila Blanco, Baby Oktopusse, Lebensmittelfarbe. 1 + 1 AP. Mit Zertifikat. Diese ornamentale Assemblage-Arbeit geht aus Iain Balls konvergierenden Medienprojekten "Oxide13" und "Symptome" aus den Jahren 2008 und 2009 hervor. Zu dieser Zeit entwickelte der Künstler ein Interesse an mutierten und alternativen Perspektiven auf Konsumgüter und technologische Objekte, die er mit Aspekten der digitalen Kultur verschmolz. - In seinen Skulpturen, digitalen Collagen, rekontextualisierten Objekten sowie Text- und Sound-Arbeiten, befasst sich der Künstler mit den Auswirkungen des raschen technologischen und gesellschaftlichen Wandels, und mit dem Einfluss neu entstehender Online- und Netzwerkkulturen. Seine im Jahr 2011 begonnene fortlaufende Serie "Rare Earth Sculptures" ist bekannt für ihre Untersuchung der Auswirkungen globaler Geopolitik, des New-Age-Mystizismus und des Spätkapitalismus auf den Planeten und die menschliche Psyche.
The Macallan 10 Year Old, Speaker Martin's Whisky Limited Edition In presentation box 1x70cl This rare Macallan was released by the House of Commons and sold in the gift shop to celebrate Michael Martin's tenure in the speakers chair. Very shortly after the bottles appeared on the shelves they were withdrawn due to the speaker being embroiled in the expenses scandal and his subsequent resignation. A historic bottle of whisky.
The Dalmore 40 year old 1x70cl The Dalmore is a 'triple-matured' 40-year-old single malt, to celebrate master distiller Richard Paterson's 50th anniversary in the whisky industry. Matured in ex-bourbon casks before spending seven years in sherry butts used to age González Byass' 30-year-old Matusalem Oloroso, and finally returned once again to first-fill ex-bourbon barrels. It is presented in a decanter designed by French crystal house Baccarat, featuring Dalmore's 12-point Royal Stag emblem. Richard Paterson believes he has created something 'very special indeed'. 'It has been a great privilege to release two of our greatest ever aged expressions - first the Champagne-finished 50-year-old and now this exceptional 40,' he said. 'It takes time, effort and vision to create an expression as complex as the Dalmore 40, moving the rare stocks of whisky between casks to build layer upon layer of character.' Up to 750 bottles of Dalmore 40 will be released over the next four years through selected specialist whisky retailers.
Piper-Heidsieck 2008 & NV (3)(Rare 2008 (1); Cuvée Brut Red Label NV (1); Essentiel Cuvée Réservée NV (1): disgorged 01/2019)Gala, Gold Brut 2010 (1)Jean-Charles Boisset Collection(US import integrated back label)Victoire, Fût de Chêne 2010 (1)Veuve Clicquot 2012 & NV (3)(Rosé 2012 (1): disgorged 01/2019; Rosé NV (1) & Brut NV (1))Alfred Gratien, Cuvée Paradis 2013 (1)(Disgorged 9/07/2019; US import integrated back label)A.D. Coutelas, Cuvée 1809 NV (1)Boizel NV (2)(Blanc de Noirs NV (1): disgorged 09/2019; Ultime Zéro Dosage NV (1): disgorged 05/2020, nicked label)Laurent-Perrier, Cuvée Brut Rosé NV (2)Moët & Chandon, Brut Impérial NV (1)Paul Berthelot, Blanc de Blancs NV (1)(Disgorged 02/2019)16 bottlesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
de Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 1999/2000/2007/2008 (4 half-bottles)(1 half-bottle of each vintage)de Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 2009 (1 x 50cl)de Bortoli Black Noble Barrel-aged 10 Year Old(1 x 50cl)Seppeltsfield Para 21 Year Old Tawny 1987 (1)Seppeltsfield Para 18 Year Old Rare Tawny (3)Seppeltsfield 10 Year Old Grand Tawny (1)Barossa ValleyTen Minutes by Tractor Pinot Noir 2008 (2)(lightly bin-soiled labels)Yabby Lake Pinot Noir 2008 (4)Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009 (5)Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Pinot Noir/Chardonnay 2010 (2)Mornington Peninsula(1 bottle of each)18 bottles, 2 half-litres & 4 half-bottlesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Midleton Fine Rare Irish (1)bottled 2015 Midleton Fine Rare Irish (1)bottled 2018 Jameson Irish Whiskey (3) Wild Turkey (2) Dewars Whisky (1) J&B Whiksy (2) Bushmills-10 year old (3) Arbikie Rye Whiksey (2) Famous Grouse (2) Bells (1)18 bottlesThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
William James Audsley (1833-1907) and George Ashdown Audsley (1838-1945) for W.M.H and G.H Dreaper - a rare Victorian Egyptian revival ebonised upright piano, circa 1880, the parcel gilt and scratch carved case with a folding music stand and fabric backed fretwork panels with Greek key borders, the keyboard flanked by a pair of shinxes over square columns with foliate carved cappings and a panelled footboard, the frame stamped 'Dreapers Patent L'Pool 4017/2642', the interior fall board with brass inlay inscribed 'WM.H. & G.H. Dreaper, 96 Bond Street Liverpool, inlaid medallions for the 1878 Paris Exhibition, 61" wide, 49" high. depth 25.5" - ** William James and George Ashdown Audsley were Scottish architects who practiced in Liverpool from about 1860 to 1883, designing many churches and public buildings. - ** A piano of this design was exhibited at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle where it was awarded a bronze medal - ** See this link for further similar reference
Interesting and rare long boarded oak coffer, probably 16th century and dated '1527', the plain top over a multiple arcaded carved front, with plain panelled sides, fitted with an antique iron lock and hinges, upon stile supports, 80.5" long, 16.75" deep, 26.5" high-** Provenence - ex. Abbey House, Malmesbury
Rare Elizabeth I and later oak inlaid coffer, the planked moulded top opening to reveal a candle box over a triple panelled freize inlaid with chequered squares and further geometric decoration, over a triple arcaded panelled and foliate carved front inlaid with floral panels divided by tapering foliate carved brackets over a similar geometric inlaid section complimentary to the freize, with plain panelled sides and upon stile supports, 54" wide, 23" deep, 29" high - ** Provenence - ex. Abbey House, Malmesbury
THE FOLLOWING LOT RELATES TO THE CAREER OF CELTIC LEGEND AND CLUB CAPTAIN BILLY MCNEILL A RARE WHITE AND GREEN CELTIC AWAY SHIRT No.5, with button-up collar and shamrock badge, the front autographed by Billy McNeill This rare design known as the "Political" or "Shamrock" shirt was worn by Billy McNeill in a match. The shirt was give to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception by McNeill and then subsequently given to the aunt of the current vendor. They met Billy McNeill later and he confirmed that this was his shirt and autographed at that time also. Condition Report: The white areas of the shirt show discolouration, also collar, there are some catches also to the sleeves.
An arts & crafts silver plated spirit kettle on stand, by WAH Benson, with rare three light burner, the kettle base and feet both stamped, 32 cm high. Footnote: See another similar design in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York.Condition report: In good condition, with no apparent damage or repair. Some light surface scratches throughout, with scorch marks to underside of kettle. Minor plate loss to underside of feet, otherwise good.
A rare Icon of "Madonna and Child" in possibly a ceramic and relief within a frame of tiny beadwork surrounded by intricate silk leaves and flowers, also framed by tiny beadwork within an oak/gilded glazed frame with a gilt wood rococo finial (top piece missing) this has not be removed from its frame for closer inspection. some old woodworm holes in oak frame and some tiny holes within the fabric. Possibly C 17/18. 29 x 25 cm excluding frame
Rare Arnhem multiple signed 1972 Operation Torch Historic Battles cover. Autographed by Major General John Dutton Johnny Frost CB, DSO , MC, DL Military Order of Malta. Brigadier Alistair Stevenson Pearson CB DSO OBE MC TD Brigadier Edwin William Conquest Flavell DSO MC Legion of Merit, Brigadier Kenneth Rowland Swetenham Trevor CBE DSO. Comes with superb A4 descriptive page. Condition 8/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
Rare 1600s political autograph Lord Carteret signature piece, rare early political autograph. Condition 6/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
World Cup 1966 FDC signed by Alan Ball, Alf Ramsey, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks rare Harrow and Wembley FDI postmark. Condition 7/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
WW2 Charles De Gaulle Typed Signed Letter TLS dated 1944 on personal letterhead. Letter signed "C. de Gaulle", with 3 autograph words, addressed to Mr. Gabriel Le Bail. Paris, October 9, 1944; 1 page in-4 on letterhead engraved with his name. Rare letter of October 1944 mentioning his family: "I thank you for your card which I have been very sensitive to. My wife has returned to join me and I have overall good news from all of mine. Unfortunately, many of them continue to suffer from captivity and exile. Condition 8/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
Great War fighter ace Max Immelman signed rare 6 x 4 inch b/w postcard in uniform. He was the first German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was actually performed on 15 July 1915 by German ace Kurt Wintgens. He was the first aviator to win the Pour le Mérite (colloquially known as the "Blue Max" in his honor), and was awarded it at the same time as Oswald Boelcke. His name has become attached to a common flying tactic, the Immelmann turn, and remains a byword in aviation. He is credited with 15 aerial victories. Condition 9/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
Hans Rossbach complete collection of 80 Luftwaffe commemorative covers. We have just acquired a complete set of the Hans Rossbach Luftwaffe aces collection. It is the first complete set I have seen in over five years and is exceptionally rare. This is quite an incredible set of covers with over 270 signature of top Luftwaffe VIP's. It would be a great shame to break up these wonderful collectors' items so we would like to sell it complete. It took Hans over three years to assemble back in the 1970's. He personally visited all aces including great names like Willy Messerschmitt, Werner Von Braun, Herman Oberth, Albert Speer, Erich Hartmann, Adolf Galland, Gerd Barkhorn plus many more. There is even a cover signed by five members of Richthofen's original flying circus. Many of the individual covers are now worth well over £200 with the Von Braun and Messerschmitt now worth £1500. Other rare signatures include Rudel Batz, Hanna Reich, Hans Baur (Hitlers pilot), Matoni, Skorzaney, Kurt Tank. Full list of RAF Museum Rossbach signed variations. 1 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Romm, Grasser, RaIl, Huy, Josten, 2 SC 37 HALIFAX signed by Meister, Kraft, Jabs, Hadeball, 3 SC 34 BEAUFIGHTER signed by Schroer, v. LoBberg, Peltz, R. Nacke, Helbig, 4 SC 28 LYSANDER signed by Rudel, Kennel, 5 SC 17 BULLDOG signed by Hartmann, Barkhorn, Rall, Graf, Batz, 6 SC 6 CAMEL signed by Galland, Hubrich, v. Hippel, Jacobs, 7 SC 39 MOSQUITO signed by Herget, Falck, Schmidt-Barbo, Kollak, 8 SC 23 WALRUS signed by Osterkamp, v. Rettberg, Biihligen, Hahn, 9 SC 34 BEAUFIGHTER signed by Ketscher, Bromen, Helbig, Schlund, Borngen, 10 SC 32 DAKOTA signed by Morzik, Kraft, Rudel, Bodenschatz, 11 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Eder, Galland, Schopfel, Batcher, Kaiser, 12 SC 35 SUNDERLAND signed by Dahmer, Rossmann, Batz, Kowalewski, 13 SC 36 LANCASTER signed by Schoenert, Herget, Streib, Bahr, 14 SC 23 WALRUS signed by Jope, Helbig, Dillberg, 15 SC 37 HALIFAX signed by Hoffmann, Greiner, Rokker, Kammhuber, Husemann, Schierholz, 16 SG 13 S. E. 5a signed by Junck, Jacobs, v. Schoenebeck, 17 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Hrabak, Batz, Rodel, Steinhoff, Speer, 18 SC 28 LYSANDER signed by Peltz, Hartmann, 19 SC 39 MOSQUITO signed by Glunz, Kammhuber, Kohler, Dahl, Graf, 20 SC 19 FURY signed by Hermann Oberth, Willy Messerschmitt, Werner v. Braun, 21 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Wittmann, v. Beust, Kuntz, Hogeback, Noske, 22 SC 5 NIEUPORT signed by Baur, Jacobs, Osterkamp, v. Teubern, 23 SC 35 SUNDERLAND signed by Conrad, Wilke, Hornung, 24 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Lion, Prominski, Boos, Biihligen, Wiese, 25 SC 29 HURRICANE signed by Rodel, Biihligen, Matoni, Galland, Dahl, Reinert, 26 SC 37 HALIFAX signed by Rumpelhardt, Gansler, Jabs, WeiBflog, Johnen, 27 SC 21 GAMECOCK signed by Reitsch, Beinhorn, Achgelis, 28 SC 39 MOSQUITO signed by Benning, R. Milller, Eder, Hanns Heise, H Schmidt, 29 SC 23 WALRUS signed by Osterkamp, Hartmann, Peltz, Geismann, 30 SC 26 WELLINGTON signed by Rossiwall, Losigkeit, Grislawski, Grabmann, 31 SC 37 HALIFAX signed by Pfeiffer, Radusch, v. Gienanth, Zorner, Schoenert, de Fries, 32 SC3 SHORTHORN signed by Keller, Schnitger, Jacobs, v. Gorrissen, 33 SC 27 WHITTLE JET signed by Ibel, v. Bonin, Wosnitza, Ebener, 34 SC 35 SUNDERLAND signed by Gollob, Tegtmeier, Kroschinski, E. Fischer, Duttmann, 35 SC 13 S. E. 5a signed by Mai, Rumpel, v. Hippel, Nebel, v. Bullow, 36 SC 29 HURRICANE signed by Korner, Hrabak, Galland, Pingel, Bendert, 37 SC 21 GAMECOCK signed by Schauble, v. Koenig-Warthausen, A. Fischer, Poelke, O. Fink, Lindpaintner, 38 SC 35 SUNDERLAND signed by Harlinghausen, Storp, 39 SC 25 WHlTLEY signed by Hecht, Huebner, Prentl, Cleve, Eggers, 40 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Blasig, PreBler, Schroer, Joswig, Reinert, Roell, 41 SC 26 WELLINGTON signed by Rauh, Scheer, Krause, 42 SC 38 DOMINIE signed by Breu, Antrup, Bechtle, Broich, 43 SC 39 MOSQUITO signed by Pockrandt, Jope, Biihligen, Haugk, 44 SC16 S0UTHAMPTON signed by v. Gronau, Zimmer, 45 SC 13 S. E. 5a signed by Knofe, Piechulek, Leichtle, Zink, Strahle, 46 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Tank, Hermichen, Galland, Trautloft, 47 SC 3 SHORTHORN signed by Janus, Grotzinger, Kollmer, Hug, Rosch, 48 SC 26 WELLINGTON signed by Putzkuhl, Rokker, Doring, Radusch, Rasper, 49 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Seeger, Bertram, Stolle, Karch, 50 SC 27 WHITTLE JET signed by Wendel, Messerschmitt, Olejnik, Ziegler, Spate, 51 SC 38 DOMINIE signed by Trautvetter, Ritter, Stahl, 52 SC 37 HALIFAX signed by Becker, Johanssen, Greiner, Streib, Schulte, 53 SC 34 BEAUFIGHTER signed by Kless, Barkhorn, Altrogge, Schenck, 54 SC 33 HORSA signed by Witzig, Skorzeny, Delica, 55 SC 23 WALRUS signed by Kuhlmey, Hozzel, 56 SC 5 NIEUPORT signed by Stor, Jacobsen, Fleischer, Hermann Heise, v. Baudissin, 57 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Plewig, Steinhoff, Kessel, H. Nacke, J. Fink, 58 SC 26 WELLINGTON signed by Herrmann, Zorner, Lehmann, Thimmig, 59 SC 13 S. E. 5a signed by Delang, v. Haine, GroBmann, Zahn, v. Grone, 60 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Meimberg, Galland, Rollwage, Schroer, Unger, 61 SC 27 WHITTLE JET signed by Kindermann, Nitschke, Schurmeyer, 62 SC 40 METEOR signed by Ihlefeld, E. Neumann, Schob, Rammelt, 63 SC 20 HEYFORD signed by Brauer, Ruhl, Schulz, 64 SC 39 MOSQUITO signed by Falck, Glunz, Steinhoff, Litjens, 65 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Ebeling, Jahnert, Huy, Millahn, Mossdorf, S. Fischer, 66 SC 3 SHORTHORN signed by Ross, Zimmermann, Berr, Hintz, Loose, 67 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Zindel, v. Riesen, Steffen, 68 SC 30 SPITFIRE signed by Seiler, Gollob, Hogeback, Glasner, Lehnert, Dipberger, 69 SC 20 HEY FORD signed by Broch, Marquardt, Lipfert, Wolfrum, 70 SC 27 WHITTLE JET signed by Schnorrer, K. Neumann. Gronberg, 71 SC 17 BULLDOG signed by Brocker, Barkhorn, Wulff, 72 SC 26 WELLINGTON signed by Mertens, Hackl, Lange, Fleig, 73 SC 25 WHITLEY signed by Beier, Streib, Hillshoff, Forster, 74 SC16 SOUTHAMPTON signed by Merz, v. Schiller, 75 SC 40 METEOR signed by Buchner, Lippisch, Loos, Knoke, 76 SC 13 S. E. 5a signed by Haase, Petersen, Benz, Thasler,77 SC 29 HURRICANE signed by Franzisket, Hahn, Fo~o, Galland, Osterkamp, Leppla, 78 SC 24 BLENHEIM signed by Mersmann, Kammhuber, Wittmer, Graubner, 79 SC 37 HALIFAX signed by Modrow, F. K. Milller, Handke, Drewes, 80 SC 34 BEAUFIGHTER signed by Rudel, Gadermann, Hartmann, Keller Hans only did 100 sets of all 80 covers. Each cover has a biography of the signatures printed on the cover, plus numerous b/w photos inside. He originally stated that there are only 20 or so complete sets anywhere in the world. You can't imagine how much time and effort went in to getting the photos that are inside the covers, the travelling, overprinting of envelopes etc. Condition 8/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
Rare John Hannah VC WW2 signed RAF dinner menu on 20 Mar 1941, with well-researched provenance. John Hannah VC, Rob Learoyd VC signed RAF Dinner menu. Signed in ink to reverse of the printed typed menu with RAF logo. Hannah's signature is much scarcer than Guy Gibson's and an early Learoyd signature is rare; and rarer still having both on the same menu for an important RAF event. John Hannah VC - On 15 September 1940 over Antwerp, Belgium, after a successful attack on German barges, the Handley Page Hampden bomber (serial P1355) in which Sergeant Hannah was wireless operator/air gunner, was subjected to intense anti-aircraft fire, starting a fire which spread quickly. The rear gunner and navigator had to bail out and Sergeant Hannah could have acted likewise, but instead he remained to fight the fire, first with two extinguishers and then with his bare hands. He sustained terrible injuries, but succeeded in putting out the fire and the pilot was able to bring the almost wrecked aircraft back safely. The Canadian pilot of the aircraft, Flying Officer Clare Connor, recommended Hannah receive the Victoria Cross. Connor himself was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. King George VI presented the decorations to Hannah and Connor at an investiture in Buckingham Palace. Eighteen years old at the time of his Victoria Cross action, Hannah was the youngest recipient of the medal for aerial operations and the youngest for the Second World War. Flight Lieutenant Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd VC - This officer, as first pilot of a Hampden aircraft, has repeatedly shown the highest conception of his duty and complete indifference to personal danger in making attacks at the lowest altitudes regardless of opposition. On the night of 12th August 1940, he was detailed to attack a special objective on the Dortmund Ems Canal. He had attacked this objective on a previous occasion and was well aware of the risks entailed. To achieve success it was necessary to approach from a direction well known to the enemy, through a lane of especially disposed anti-aircraft defences, and in the face of the most intense point-blank fire from guns of all calibres. The reception of the preceding aircraft might well have deterred the stoutest heart, all being hit and two lost. Flight Lieutenant Learoyd nevertheless made his attack at 150 feet, his aircraft being repeatedly hit and large pieces of the main plane torn away. He was almost blinded by the glare of many searchlights at close range, but pressed home this attack with the greatest resolution and skill. He subsequently brought his wrecked aircraft home and, as the landing flaps were inoperative and the undercarriage indicators out of action, waited for dawn in the vicinity of his aerodrome before landing, which he accomplished without causing injury to his crew or further damage to the aircraft. The high courage, skill and determination, which this officer has invariably displayed on many occasions in the face of the enemy sets an example which is unsurpassed. Condition 8/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
Colditz Castle WW2 rare multiple signed cover. Escape from Colditz Castle signed by 27 former inmates including John Davies, Hugo Ironside, Francis Flynn, Tommy Elliott, Peter Story Pugh, Jimmy Yule, Derek Gill, T N Catlow, C Hargreaves, J Wilkins, J M B Stein, J Butcher, T Beets, H G Bruce, Micky Wynn, G W Courtice, J Tukki, Pierre LeBrun, Kenneth Lockwood, Dick Lorraine, Mike Harvey, Jack Best, Mike Moran, Richard Farr, Skelly Ginn, Dominic Bruce. Condition 8/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
Rare VC10 politics double signed cover JS CC 18 PMK 28/8/1995 Signed Sir Denis Thatcher & Henry Kissinger. Condition 8/10. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.
A rare Soviet porcelain chess set 'The Reds against The Whites'State Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, USSR, 1933-1934, after design by Natalia Danko (1892-1942)On the White side: the King is designed as Death draped in black ermine-lined cloak and holding a sword and long bone; the Queen as Fortuna with a cornucopia spilling gold coins: the Knights as White Army officers dressed in gold and black uniforms; the Bishops as armoured horses surmounted with double-headed eagles, the Rooks as sail boats with crowed masts and sails decorated with pole axe within chain garland; and the Pawns as chained serfs; on the Red side: the King is designed as a blacksmith leaning on a large hammer, the Queen as a peasant maiden holding stalk of wheat and field flowers in one arm and a sickle in the other; the Knights as soldiers dressed in uniform of the Red Army and standing next to the hammer and sickle on the star-shaped pedestal; the Bishops as horses rising from overlapping red stars; the Rooks as sail boats of two slightly varying designs with masts supporting sails in shape of pink stars; and the Pawns as young male peasants holding golden stalks of wheat and silver sickles, all marked underside with blue factory mark height of the White King: 11cm (4 1/4in) and smaller (32)Footnotes:ProvenanceAcquired by American Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and writer Edgar Ansel Mowrer in Russia, 1936Thence by descentEdgar Ansel Mowrer (1892-1977), a renown foreign correspondent, write and lecturer, was often referred to as 'the most distinguished of all reporters on world affairs' of his generation. He began his illustrious career as a foreign correspondent for Chicago Daily News and was dispatched to Paris in 1914. There he reported on events throughout the First World War, often sending riveting reports from the front-lines. By spring 1915 Mowrer was sent to cover events in Italy. He made personal acquaintance with Benito Mussolini and reported on devastating events at the battle at Caporetto. As a journalist Mowrer often sounded alarms about growing threats of rising fascism in Italy.In January 1924 Mowrer moved to Berlin where he worked with a distinguished group of correspondents, such as Herbert Knickerbocker, Dorothy Thompson, Walter Durranty and Eugene Lyons - who elected him president of the Foreign Press Association. He later remembered that: 'Berlin in the nineteen twenties was a kind of stopping off place not only for Russians heading West, but for the Americans entering or leaving the Soviet Union, including those who lived there and needed occasionally to come up for air.' No doubt that cosmopolitan group of friends with ties to the Soviet Union to some degree triggered Mowrer's fascination with socialist state which a decade later culminated in a long trip to Moscow and Leningrad. In Berlin Mowrer watched with growing concerns the growth of fascism in Germany as well as a consolidation of political power under Stalin in the Soviet Union. His unapologetic opposition to fascism expressed in articles and a book won him the highly acclaimed Pulitzer Prize in 1933 and essentially made him 'persona non grata' with regime in Germany after Hitler took office. In 1936 driven by his journalistic curiosity and sensing the inevitable escalation of the tensions in Europe, Mowrer and his wife embarked on a month-long trip to Moscow and Leningrad. It is believed that the present porcelain chess set was acquired during that trip. Given Mowrer's distrust of all totalitarian regimes and his critique of the Soviet system, he must have found this chess set to be a curious and rare examples of unapologetic socialist propaganda and a precious travel souvenir to cherish later on.Upon his return to the USA Mowrer continued his journalistic career both as columnist and later as a TV commentator and magazines editor, as well as the author of several critically claimed books on foreign affairs, future of diplomacy and global political balance.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
St Simeon of Verkhoturyemaker's mark Cyrillic 'NG', Moscow, 1896 realistically painted in chased and engraved oklad, 84 standard 31.5 x 27cm (12 3/8 x 10 5/8in).Footnotes:The offered lot is a rare example of iconography of St Simeon. He is the patron Saint of the Ural region. Born to a noble boyar family in the European part of Russia, after the death of his parents Simeon moved to the Ural Mountains and settled in the town of Verkhoturye. In summer, Simeon cloistered himself for prayers along the bank of the Tura River, obtaining his living from fishing. In winter he sewed coats for the village peasants of the Verkhotursky Uyezd. Simeon preached humility, and even during his lifetime displayed the asceticism and honesty of a righteous person.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Very Rare Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 3rd Battalion of Infantry Regiment Nr 96 (6th Thuringian) Officers Parade Belt Buckle, worn exclusively by only this battalion. Gilt finish Crown over monogram of Prince Gunther of Schwartburg-Rudolstadt, and with laurel leaf border. Reverse with makers mark ‘D.R.G.M No.115221’. Almost mint condition.
German M-16 Steel Combat Helmet Captured at the Battle of Montauban 1918, untouched example of a model 1916 steel combat helmet which retains much of the original field grey paint finish to the exterior of the shell and interior. Helmet has the correct leather liner band and three brown leather liner pads. Helmet is also complete with its original chinstrap which is very rare to find. Written to the rear skirt of the helmet is “Montauban 1918”. Shell is stamped to the side “ET 64”. Some pitting to the exterior and leather liner pads are dry and slightly damaged in places. The capture of Montauban was of importance to the allied forces during the Battle of the Somme, with it being captured on the 1st July 1916, it would later be re-taken by the Germans during the Spring offensive in 1918 and then re-taken by the British 18th Eastern Division on 26th August 1918 during the second battle of Bapaume.
Imperial German Pickelhaube 1.Nassauishes Infanterie-Regiment Nr 87, untouched example of a leather bodied helmet with its original other ranks helmet plate in the form of the Prussian eagle with the additional scroll “LA BELLE ALLIANCE”. Brass front trim, rear spine and circular spike base with domed rivets and other ranks pattern spike. Helmet is fitted with original Reichs and Prussian state cockades, with brown leather chinstrap. Interior of the helmet retains the original leather liner. Rear peak is stamped “BA IV”. Some crazing to the shell, all fittings with matching patina. A very good overall example of a rare helmet. This plate only worn by this regiment.
Rare WW1 German 4.Hannoversches (Hanoverian) Infanterie-Regiment Nr 164 Enlisted Mans Pickelhaube, fine untouched leather bodied helmet with brass other ranks Prussian eagle helmet plate having the additional “WATERLOO” battle honour scroll. Helmet with brass front trim, rear spine, circular spike base with domed rivets and other ranks pattern spike. Helmet is complete with original other ranks pattern cockades. Interior of the helmet has its original leather liner. Rear peak has ink regimental stampings for “J.R. 164” and 1899 stamp, further stampings “3.B 1915” and “IC. C II”. Original owner name label to the interior behind the helmet plate “WALLNER 10.Komp Inf. Regt.164”. Good patina to the exterior fittings of the helmet.
Scarce WW1 German Prussian Pioneer Battalions Ersatz Pickelhaube, good example of a felt bodied pickelhaube which is complete with its original white metal Prussian helmet plate as worn by Pioneer troops. White metal circular spike base with domed rivets and other ranks pattern spike. Helmet retains its original leather chinstrap with Prussian state and Reichs other ranks pattern cockades. Interior of the helmet retains its original leather liner system. Rare to find helmets to the Pioneer battalions, especially ersatz example.
Imperial German Bavarian M-1908 Other Ranks Field Grey Ulanka Tunic, good untouched example of an enlisted ranks Ulanka field grey combat tunic with crimson piped plastron front, piped collar, cuffs and rear. Tunic is complete with Bavarian state tunic buttons to the front, rear and pockets. Iron cross medal ribbon to one button hole. Complete with the original field grey enlisted ranks Uhlan pear drop shoulder straps with chain stitched “2” to the centre of each. Bavarian pattern rank chevron to one arm. Two piece cloth lining to the interior of the tunic. Lower section with wound dressing pocket. Large ink regimental stamping in block “2.U.L R 1908”, underneath this stamp is “5 E 1908 III”, large pink stamp with the letter “Q” and the other side stamped “BA 108”. The tunic does show some wear and has some moth damage to the rear, couple of Bavarian buttons also absent. A rare WW1 German field grey tunic.
Scarce Imperial German Baden Eratz Steel Pickelhaube, superb untouched example of a blackened steel shallow form shell with brass front trim, rear spine, circular spike base with domed rivets and other ranks pattern spike. Baden enlisted mans helmet plate with one fixing to the reverse missing making it not sit flat to the helmet shell. Original other ranks Reichs and Baden state cockades and the original leather chinstrap. The helmet is complete with its original, however loose other ranks liner. The helmet is in sleepy untouched as found condition. Very rare to find Baden steel pickelhaubes.
WW1 German Jager Shako with Original Trench Cover, near mint condition example of the Imperial German Prussian Jager shako with grey metal Prussian eagle front plate. Original Reichs cockade and leather strap. Shako has its original Prussian state field cockade to the front. Shako has its original fine officer quality trench cover. Interior retains the original liner. Ink stampings to the interior with makers mark and date, the date being partially incomplete “191-“. Overall a fine example and rare to find with original trench cover.
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