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Click here to subscribeA collection of four 19th century Chinese oriental Asian porcelain plates. Famille rose pattern with polychrome painted floral / foliate birds and insects to top in a green ground. With Chinese stamp in blue to base. With a tiered bowl / dish with hand painted floral pattern. Measures approx. 18.5cm diameter.
A collection of late 20th century and early 21st century Royal Mail stamp booklets. The lot to include, seasons greetings designs by Tony Meeuwissen, Michael Wolff, Newell and Sorrell, also booklets from 'The Farmers Tale set', 'Millenium 1999', 'The Stamp Show 2000', amongst other examples. Face value approximately £1000.
A collection of 20th century train / locomotives / steam engine related ephemera. Lot to include multiple photo albums to include the following steam trains, King Edward I, County of Carmarthen, Earl Bathurst, Firefly, Union of South Africa, Lord Nelson - black & white / colour. Along with signal box examples. Also include 6 x Stanley Gibbons, Stamps of the World simplified catalogues numbers 1-6 also (2015 editions). Along with 2 x Stanley Gibbons brand new old stock stamp albums with 100 extra leaves.
A collection of approximately 400 early to late 20th century black & white, coloured postcards. Subjects include; collection of Penguin Science Fiction, When Potters Pot Stoke on Trent, Kents Cavern Torquay, Wilton House Salisbury, Plymouth Hoe, Royal Mail Stamp Issues, Bathing Pavilion Folkestone, The Spaniards Inn Hampstead Heath, Westminster Abbey, Art Interest. Also includes 2 x 1924 British Empire Exhibition official postcards.
Don Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Pheasant Sitting in Field" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 25c Pheasant Booklet issued April 29, 1988. From the ancient land of Colchis, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains on the Black Sea came the colorful pheasant. Proving to be an epicure's delight, the bird was eventually brought to ancient Greece and raised for food. From there, it was transported to Rome, and then to western Europe. As America's thirteen colonies became a nation, the pheasant was introduced in the western hemisphere as well. Perhaps the most successful of these introductions was engineered in the 1880's by Judge Owen Denny. Denny was serving as United States Consul General in Shanghai at the time. He sent several dozen Chinese pheasants to Oregon where they were released in the Willamette Valley. As a result of this and other plantings, the pheasant has dispersed into almost every state of the Union. Today, American grain fields -- particularly in North and South Dakota and Nebraska -- are alive with the Ring-Necked Pheasant. Literally, millions of these beautiful birds scurry through the low cover, feasting on the grains, seeds, and berries of the northern plains. When roused, they cackle noisily, taking to flight on whining wings. It is a beautiful sight, the handsome male raising his iridescent head toward the sky, his long tail sporting plumes of color, bright against the firmament. The stamp on this First Day Cover depicts a Ring-Necked Pheasant taking to the air. It was issued as part of the rate change in 1988. Image Size: 13 x 10.75 in. Overall Size: 21 x 19.25 in. Unframed. (B11593)
Don Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Red Squirrel Sitting on Pine Tree Branch" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the First Day Cover for the U.S. 29c Red Squirrel Self-Adhesive stamp issued June 25, 1993. No wild animals are more familiar to city dwellers than the ubiquitous squirrels. Common throughout North America, these bushy-tailed rodents are often seen in urban areas, where they frequent parks and can become nearly tame. Many a bold squirrel will even approach humans to beg for a tasty handout. Curious and entertaining, these semi-tame animals are often rewarded for their efforts. Yet no matter how much food the squirrels gather, they always seem to be looking for more. Squirrels are notorious boarders, hiding food in hollow trees and even underground. In fact, many trees are thought to be planted when a forgetful squirrel buries a nut which later germinates. The relationship between squirrels and nut trees is almost symbiotic. By burying nuts and then forgetting them, squirrels assure future generations of their kind nutritious food source. Folklore about squirrels and their habit of hiding surplus food abounds. Over the centuries, men have believed that when squirrels hide more food than normal, a harsh winter is on the way. Taking the cue, they too would save extra food for the cold months ahead. It was once thought that squirrels slept all winter but, in fact, most species are not true hibernators. They're simply less visible in the winter because they sleep for longer periods. Yet on a sunny midwinter day, energetic squirrels often emerge to explore their snow-covered surroundings. Image Size: 17 x 15 in. Overall Size: 21 x 19 in. Unframed. (B14400)
Brian Sanders (British, B. 1937) "Girl Guides Association" Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork originally appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain Girl Guides stamp issued March 24, 1982. When in 1908 Robert Baden-Powell's tremendously successful book "Scouting for Boys" was published, girls all over the country began to borrow their brothers' copies and to form small groups, calling themselves Girl Scouts. Powell's original intention was that Scouting should be for boys only. But girls, seeing the fun and adventure their brothers were having as Boy Scouts, began asking to join too. Robert Powell soon realized that if girls continued to call themselves Scouts , the boys, for whom the training was originally intended, may lose interest. He also knew that parents at that time would not approve such a tomboyish image for their daughters. He therefore chose for the girls a new name ... Girl Guides. Powell's sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, adapted "Scouting for Boys" as the basis of a parallel program for girls and, in conjunction with her brother, wrote "How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire" -- the official handbook for Girl Guides which was published in 1912. Due to popular demand the "Rosebuds," later re-named the Brownies, was added to the girls' movement to serve girls eight to eleven years old. Since their inception, the Girl Guides and Brownies have increased membership dramatically every year, with a combined total today of over 300,000 Guides and Brownies in the United Kingdom alone and millions more throughout the world. Image Size: 12 x 14 in. Overall Size: 13.25 x 19.5 in. Unframed. (B06220)
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