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Click here to subscribeMontserrat. 1953-62 set Plate block collection (31 blocks), unmounted mint. Complete original set with extra numbers. The ‘COLONY’ values with the 6ct shade. A very difficult range to assemble. SG 136a-49 (£358) TO NOTE - 12 OF THE 31 BLOCKS HAVE LIGHT MOUNTING ON ONE OR MORE STAMPS IN THE BLOCK. TOP VALUE IS FINE. ONE BLOCK OF THE $2.40 AND $1.20 BOTH HAVE A MOUNTED STAMP (ONE) WITHIN IT.
Northern Rhodesia. 1938-41 1½d carmine-red, mint with R7/1 ‘tickbird’ flaw. Fine appearance and centred slightly low, clearly showing the positional guideline at top left. There is a little gum loss at top, and some slight discolouration of the gum further down the stamp, but this is a very acceptable example of this popular variety. SG 29b (£6000)/CW 5b
St Helena. 1863 4d carmine, bar 16½mm, double surcharge. BPA Certificate (1973) observing ‘small part original gum, soiled’. The soiling is not serious and in our view there is quite a lot of gum. The stamp is cut though the value tablet at base, as are all recorded examples (12 originally existed). SG 5a (£15000)
St Helena. 1893 2½d ultramarine mint vertical strip of 3, central stamp with surcharge double. RPS Certificate (1959) with submitter`s name excised. Of wonderful appearance but is heavily reinforced and the variety stamp has a central horizontal crease. 6 exist, one in the Royal Collection, and all are creased to some degree. SG 40a (£23,000)
St Helena. 1887 3d deep reddish lilac, used with double surcharge, a little pink staining around the periphery. BPA Certificate (1964) mentions this (‘stained in the lower corners’) but does not mention the thinning which affects the right side, resulting in a missing perforation. A rare stamp. SG 42a (£6000)
Phillimore (Col. R.H.). Historical Records of the Survey of India, vol. II (1800 to 1815) only, pub. Survey of India, 1950, twenty-four colour and b&w maps and plans etc., many folding, with single withdrawn stamp from the National Army Museum collection, dated 2011, to front endpaper, orig. green cloth gilt, some minor marks and lightly damp flecked to edges, small folio. With a partly hand written presentation slip from Brigadier G. F. Heaney, Surveyor General of India, to Brigadier H. Bullock, presenting this work, dated 17th August 1950, and two leaves of typescript copy of a note to the author Colonel Phillimore, dated New Delhi, 6th September 1950, but unsigned, providing some minor corrections to the publication (possibly from Brigadier Bullock), loosely inserted. (1)
Evelyn (John). Sylva, Or, A Discourse of Forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty`s Dominions ..., Terra, A Philosophical Essay of Earth ... to which is annexed Pomona: Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to Cider ..., also Kalendarium Hortense; Or, The Gard`ners Almanac, 3rd ed., much inglarged, and improved, printed for John Martyn, 1679, title printed in red and black, four additional titles to each part, ownership stamp of W. Barrett 1790 to front endpaper, 18th century qtr. calf, heavily rubbed and some wear to corners, with joints partly cracked, folio. Wing E3518. Keynes 42. Henrey 134. (1)
* Verdi (Giuseppe, 1813-1901). Head and shoulders portrait of the composer by A. Ferraria, Milan, c. 1890, mounted gelatin silver print, 145 x 100mm, photographer`s embossed stamp to mount beneath, signed by the composer in ink at foot of mount "Milano 9 Feb: 1893, G. Verdi`, a little waterstaining to lower part of mount affecting signature but with no loss or running of ink, framed and glazed with lower loops of autograph flourish hidden, framemaker label of F.J. Salisbury to verso, 24 x 18.5cm overall (1)
* Victoria (Queen of England, 1819-1901). Document signed, Buckingham Palace, 25th January 1838, pre-printed document on vellum with wafer seal and duty stamp to left margin, completed in manuscript and appointing Captain Francis Perry to be Major in the Royal African Colonial Corps, a little soiling, signed "Victoria R` upper left, countersigned lower right, 29 x 38cm, together with a vellum military commission signed by King George III, appointing William Hamilton to be Ensign in the Eighty-Eighth Regiment of Foot under Thomas Keating, 21st March 1783, signed upper right (sl. creased), countersigned at foot, some spotting and soiling, 24 x 34cm (2)
* Film Stills and British Lobby Cards. A collection of over 700 items relating to actors with surnames beginning with the letter S and T, c. 1950s/1990s, including some individual lobby cards and the majority of film stills including many reprints and duplicates, actors` names include Sam Shepard, Brooke Shields, Simone Signoret, Phil Silvers, Alistair Sim, Frank Sinatra, Madeleine Smith, Sylvester Stallone, Terence Stamp, Harry Dean Stanton, James Stewart, Sharon Stone, Donald Sutherland, Meryl Streep, Patrick Swayze, Elizabeth Taylor, etc., filed in labelled envelopes and folders in a full filing cabinet drawer (a drawer)
Calvin (John). Opera Omnia; in Novem Tomos Digesta, Editio omniium novissima..., 9 vols., Amsterdam, 1671-1667, red ink stamp to titles, occasional light dampstaining to margins of few leaves, library bookplate to upper pastedowns, contemp. vellum with blind stamped arabesque to boards, gilt monogram to centre of boards and spine panels, some corners neatly repaired, slight dust-soiling and occasional minor wear, lacking ties, folio. Brunet I 1499. (9)
Chrysostom (John, St.). Tou en agiois patros emon Ioannou Chrysostomou apanta ta euriskomena. Sancti patris nostri Ioannis Chrysostomi opera omnia, 6 vols., Paris, 1636, first line of title translated from the greek, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, titles in red & black, double-column text in red & black, 18th c. half sheep, joints cracked, worn, folio, together with Commentaria in Novum Testamentum in sex tomos distributa..., 6 vols. in five, Paris, 1636, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1 (near detached), titles in red & black, vol. 1 with blind library stamp to frontis. and title, 18th c. half sheep, joints cracked and some wear, folio, with Jerome (Saint), Sancti Hieronymi Stridonensis Opera omnia quae reperiri potuerunt..., 4 vols. in three, Paris, 1609, some margins frayed at front and rear, contemp. calf, gilt dec. spines, joints split and some wear, folio, plus Sancti Hilarii Pictaviensis Episcopi Opera..., 2 vols., Verona, 1730 and Q. Septimii Florentis Terulliani Carthaginiensis Presbyteri, Opera Omnia..., 4 parts in one, Rouen, 1662 (11)
Clare (John). [Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, 2nd or 3rd ed., 1820], pp.xxiii(Introduction)+[i]+220+[4](pubs. ads.)+[v]-viii(Contents), lacking half-title and title-page (never present?) and with original ms. ownership name "Frederica S. Davy Sepr. 1820` (probably Frederica Sara Davy, 1802-1889) on first printed leaf (b1), i.e. p.[i] of Introduction, 4pp. Contents misbound at rear, foxed, front free endpaper with ink stamp title, ink stamp book ticket of E. Goodfellow Helpston above, and similar ticket stamped "Life of Clare` on front pastedown, hinges split, contemp. half calf gilt, joints cracked & extrems. rubbed, large 12mo, together with The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems, 2 vols., 1st ed., printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1821, half-titles present, eng. port. frontis. (offset to title), first vol. with intermittent foxing, second vol. with extensive pencil annotations by Mrs. Emmerson, many initialled "E.L.E.`, both vols. with Goodfellow`s book ticket on front free endpaper, covering ms. signature of Edward Goodfellow dated 1888, untrimmed, orig. pubs. boards with printed title labels to spines, joints cracked, vol.1 spine slightly torn & worn, with slight adhesive residue, large 12mo, plus The Shepherd`s Calendar; with Village Stories, and Other Poems, 1st ed., John Taylor, 1827, half-title present, eng. frontis., frontis. and title-page foxed, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, front free endpaper becoming detached and with Goodfellow`s book ticket, hinges split, rough-trimmed, orig. qtr. cloth with printed paper title label to spine, large 12mo, plus The Rural Muse, 1st ed., Whittaker & Co., 1835, eng. frontis. and title-page (stained), frontis. with Goodfellow`s book ticket on reverse, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, prelim. leaves lightly foxed, rough-trimmed, endpapers foxed, orig. blind patterned cloth, with printed title label to spine, some damp soiling to upper board, 8vo. A set of John Clare`s scarce first four works in original condition, and with intriguing provenance. Authoress Eliza Laura Emmerson, whose annotations appear in the second volume of "The Village Minstrel`, was introduced to John Clare by Lord Radstock. At their first meeting Mrs. Emmerson burst into bitter laments at the rustic poet`s Òdesolate appearanceÓ and wept that Òso much genius and so much povertyÓ should go together. Clare was stung by her reaction, which compounded the angst he felt about his labourer`s garb as he moved amongst the smart and fashionable of London. However, subsequent interviews modified Clare`s first impression of Mrs. Emmerson, who became a close friend and helper of the "Northamptonshire Peasant` as she called Clare. Indeed John Clare became quite obsessed with Eliza at one point, until their relationship cooled, writing her scores of passionate letters, calling her his Laura, addressing verses to "E.L.E.`, and asking for her portrait. Mrs. Emmerson is full of praise for Clare`s poetry in her annotations to "The Village Minstrel`, with notes such as: Òfull of sober Christian feeling. I think like you my dr. Clare, E.L.E.Ó; ÒAn astonishing effort this - for such a man as Clare! - full of lonely, and sweet feelingÓ; ÒThis lovely poem was first written to me, in a Letter from the Author. E.L.E.Ó; ÒThou art indeed the Inspired poet of Nature my dear friend! - E.L.E.Ó. The subsequent ownership of E. Goodfellow, Helpston, is curious, as the last private owner of John Clare`s cottage in Helpston was owned by a Mrs. Robin Goodfellow, who sold the property to the John Clare Trust in 2005. See Frederick Martin, The Life of John Clare, 1964. (5)
Fleming (Ian). You Only Live Twice, 1964; The Man With the Golden Gun, 1965, 1st eds., previous owner signature and shop stamp to You Only Live Twice, original cloth, one or two corners bunped, d.j.s, You Only Live Twice price-clipped, Golden Gun with loss at foot of spine, folds splitting, 8vo, with other Fleming and Enid Blyton (9)
Boaden (James). Memoirs of Mrs Siddons, 2 vols, 1827, mezzotint portrait frontispiece, title to volume one detached, library stamps to titles, contemporary dark-green half morocco, rubbed, 8vo, together with Mackenzie (Sir George), Memoirs of the Affairs of Scotland from the Restoration of King Charles II, Edinburgh, 1821, library stamp to title, contemporary quarter sheep, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, and others various (a carton)
A yellow and black tin for “Albrechts Airport Vacuum Packed Coffee”, c1928. Distributed by “The Fred W Albrecht Grocery Co., Akron, Ohio”. Featuring a large airship secured to mooring mast and another later version showing the airport buildings with airship and mast on one side, monoplane landing on the other. Both complete with originally vacuum sealed lids. Price stamp 85c on bottom of second item. GC .Plate 1.
An interesting Zeppelin postcard desk weight ornament. 2 heavy glass plates enclosing a coloured photo card view of Friedrichshafen with Zeppelin flying above, man in rowing skiff in the foreground. Front of card with date 1900 and pre-printed 5pf. stamp, alloy twin pedestal handle stamped DRGM No. 376325, 100x150mm. GC (minor wear & corner chips). See website.
An Imperial German Zeppelin crew officer’s peaked cap. White cloth top, black composition peak, gilt lace headband bearing gilt embroidered on black badge with red, white and black roundel within an oak wreath surmounted by a solid gilt Imperial crown. Silk lining with leather headband (replaced), printed maker’s mark of C.W. Borchert, Berlin W., and a retailer’s stamp (unclear). GC (very minor surface moth traces to cloth and a little discolouration). Plate.5
“Zeppelin, The Story of a Great Achievement”. By Harry Vissering, 1922. Chronicling the development of Count Zeppelin’s airships and aircraft from the first to the last, with numerous photographs and diagrams. The fly-leaf signed by the author and dated 1923. Also bearing stamps of the U.S. Post Office Department Library and surplus stamp of the U.S. Library of Congress. Also “Airship Design” by Charles P Burgess, Ronald Aeronautic Library 1927, with Smithsonian Institution Office Library cancellation stamp, being a technical work on the construction of airships. GC. (The latter with some damp stains). (2). Plate.6
A printed certificate for silver service award. To a member of an airship unit, Wilhelm Otto Maier, dated 8th Oct 1918, with typed details, Baden state stamp. 17 x 21cm. Also a blue-tinted photograph of a Zeppelin being moored to a mast. Framed. Plus a small alloy plate marked “Graf Zeppelin 1C Nr 208, Uberhitzer-Ausb-Vorrichtg. K3”. 21 x 25cm. Together with a silk bookmark “Vivat die Luftkreuzer!” showing the L3 over rocks and waves. Sold on behalf of the Red Cross. 40 x 6.5cm. GC. (4). See website.
A small fragment of fabric. From the gas bag of a Zeppelin brought down in France, March 1918. 210x55mm. Plus a coloured post card of a Zeppelin over a town entitled ‘Count Zeppelin in his Air Ship Zeppelin 111’. Together with a cashet cover from R.100 (1 Canadian stamp) in St. Hubert Airport Montreal Canada 1930. With piece of silvered fabric from the R.100 approx 110x50mm. GC See website
11 pre WW1 postcards of Zeppelins. 8 franked. Including- Zeppelin crashes in floating hanger, 15.7.08. Zeppelin over Lindau, Bodensee. Early Zeppelin in flight. Zeppelin on the ground/landing with crowds of onlookers. Zeppelin over Strasburg, 23.2.09. Amusing tale on reverse. Zeppelin over Zurich 1.7.08 etc. 8 franked (1 stamp missing). Good close views. Average GC 2 on Plate.27
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