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Click here to subscribeA collection of coins and other ephemera, including several proof coins, modern crowns, Victorian and later loose coinage, other world coins, a collection of British and other phone cards, a collection of Bells Whisky gold bell labels in book and loose, a small collection of stamps and stamp collecting books, and more (parcel)
Rare Special Operations Executive (S.O.E) Forged Adolf Hitler Head Stamp, interesting forgery of a 3 Reichspfennig stamp produced by the S.O.E for the production of propaganda cards given to agents dropped into enemy occupied territory to distribute in the German postal system. Accompanied by a original German produced example for comparison. Full history of this item accompanies the lot.
MOTOR SPORTS: Kaye Don (1891-1981) English World Record breaking Car and Speedboat Racer. T.L.S., Kaye Don, one page, 8vo, n.p. (at sea), 12th August 1932, to Miss. Eileen M. Cond, on the printed stationery of RMS Majestic. Don thanks his correspondent for her letter and congratulations and has pleasure in forwarding his autograph. With blank integral leaf; Birabongse Bhanudej (1914-1985) Prince Bira of Siam. Thai Motor Racing Driver. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Bira') and date, 2nd May 1936, in his hand on a plain oblong 8vo sheet of stationery; Brian Lewis (1903-1978) 2nd Baron Essendon. British Motor Racing Driver. Brief A.L.S., Brian Lewis, one page, 4to, London, 17th May 1933, to Miss [Eileen] Cond, apologising for the delay in answering his correspondent's letter; Hubert Scott-Paine (1891-1954) British Record Breaking Power Boat Racer & Aircraft and Boat Designer. T.L.S., Hubert Scott-Paine, one page, 4to, Hythe, Southampton, 7th June 1929, to Messrs. F. W. Bridges & Sons Ltd., on the printed stationery of The British Power Boat Co. Scott-Paine ackniowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter and continues to explain 'I have been in Berlin with Sir Henry Segrave racing "Miss England" where we were successful in establishing this boat in the Championship of Europe and in establishing a new World's lap record for the unlimited class of motor boat'; Henry Segrave (1896-1930) British Land and Water Speed Record holder. T.L.S., de Hane, one page, 4to, London, 13th August 1929, to Hubert Scott-Paine ('Dear S.P.'). Segrave writes to his fellow racer regarding Miss England and their request to have the boat back in London by 26th September, explaining 'This I obviously cannot do because I do not know how long it will take to get the boat back from Venice. But I do promise you that she will leave on the night of the 15th., immediately we can get her packed after the race which finishes at 4.30pm on the afternoon of the 15th. More than this I cannot do'. Segrave further asks if the exhibitors will defray the extra heavy cost of the freight express. With a purple date received stamp to the lower left corner and a single blue indelible pencil stroke through the text; William Morris (1877-1963) 1st Viscount Nuffield. British Motor Manufacturer. T.L.S., Nuffield, one page, small 4to, Cowley, Oxford, 11th May 1936, to Mr. Cond, on the printed stationery of Morris Motors Ltd. Morris thanks his correspondent for their letter and photographs 'which will form very happy souvenirs of a pleasant voyage' and further remarking that he has returned from the trip 'feeling very much restored'. Some light age wear and a few letters with paperclip rust stains to the edges, G to VG, 6
SHUMING WANG: (1905-1998) Chinese General and Diplomat, Air Force Chief of the General Staff, 1957-59. Large vintage signed and inscribed (?) 14½ x 17½ sepia toned photograph, the portrait depicting Wang in a head and shoulders pose wearing his military uniform. With a small blue photographer's credit stamp from a Taiwan Studio to the lower photographer's mount. Signed, in Chinese characters, in bold black ink to the left border of the photographer's mount. There are some additional words, in Chinese, to the right border of the photographer's mount, presumably an inscription. With some light overall age wear, otherwise VG
[FLEMING IAN]: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of James Bond.A small selection of three printed Telegrams (received copies) sent by Ian Fleming, each one page, oblong 8vo, sent from London and received in Germany, n.d. (1950s, one bearing a date stamp at Berlin of 17th March 1951), to [Anthony] Terry. The telegrams read, in full, 'Grateful regular supply atticus paragraphs cabled or airmailed stop British angle desirable but unessential stop pungency newxworthiness fundamental = Fleming' (17th March 1951), 'Congratulations really splendid showing Sunday = signed Fleming' and 'Your recent coverage been splendid thanks = Fleming'. Each with multiple file holes at the left and/or upper margins, and with a few creases and very minor tears, not affecting the text, about VG, 3 Anthony Terry (1913-1992) British Journalist, a former European Editor of The Sunday Times who was first hired in 1949 by Fleming (at the time the Foreign manager for the newspaper). Terry's obituary in The Independent stated that he was 'one of the paper's most valuable assets, a one-man listening post, a fastidious checker of facts, a burrower into dark corners and a traveller who never complained of fatigue'.
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