CARRY ON: A good selection of small vintage signed album pages, signed postcard photographs (most vintage) and some letters by various comedy actors and actresses, all of whom starred in Carry On films, including Kenneth Williams (4), Sid James (2), Charles Hawtrey (3), Terry Scott (3), Kenneth Connor etc. Generally VG, 17
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MENUHIN YEHUDI: (1916 - 1999) American-born British Violinist. Vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph, the image depicting Menuhin in an informal side on pose. Signed in bold black ink in the lower white border. Also signed by George Enescu (1881-1955) Romanian composer, Violinist, Pianist and Conductor, regarded as Romania's most important musician. Two creases to the foot, very slightly affecting both signatures. GEnescu had taken Menuhin as a pupil in 1927. In 1995 Menuhin accepted the invitation to come to Romania to open the George Enescu International Festival. Menuhin accepted the position of President of Honor of the Enescu Festival in 1998.
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various stage actors and entertainers, mainly 1920s, including Tommy Fields, Tom Gamble, Billy Nelson, Alexander Prince, Tommy Mostel, Reg Bolton, Tom Newell, Jim Jessiman, Webster Booth, Leslie Fuller, Harry Herbert, Arthur White, Billy Bennett, Joseph Victor, Frank Cochrane, George Clarke, Alfred Lester, G. S. Melvin, George Formby Snr. (2), Horace Hodges, Stanley Lupino, Sam Mayo, Tom Finglass, Shaun Glenville, Nixon Grey, Rob Daymar, George Bass, Freddie Forbes, Walter Amner, Fred Kitchen, Garry Lynch, Arthur Lowrie, Nor Kiddie, Charles Wyndham etc. Generally G, 111
CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English Film Comedian, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photograph by Chaplin, the image depicting the comedian in a full length pose, seated on a bench, looking down at the dog by his side. The scene being one from the film Modern Times (1936), written, produced and directed by Chaplin. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. Some very slight, minor creasing to the image, otherwise VG
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various Edwardian stage actors including Seymour Hicks, Robert Evett, Harry Welchman, Shiel Barry, James Welch, Lewis Waller, Harry Fragson, Henry Herbert, Harley Granville Barker, Edward Compton, Eric Thorne, John Martin-Harvey, Johnny Fuller, Percy Hutchison, Roland Cunningham, William H. Kendal, Ambrose Manning, C. Hayden Coffin etc. Unsigned (4). A little duplication. G to VG, 55
POPULAR MUSIC: Selection of signed postcard photographs, most vintage, by various male vocalists and popular musicians including Edmundo Ros, Roger Whittaker, Frank Ifield, John Hanson, Danny Williams, Joe Brown, Roger LaVern, Tom Jones, Dennis Lotis, Sacha Distel, John Barry, Craig Douglas, Mel Torme, Al Martino, Toni Dalli, Hoagy Carmichael, Kenny Baker, Bill Kenwright, Max Jaffa, Ray Ellington, Billy Fury, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Bart, Trini Lopez, Allan Jones etc. Generally VG, 50
HAIGH SCHOFIELD: (1871-1921) English Cricketer. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Haigh standing in full length pose, at the crease, bowling a cricket ball. Wearing the cap of Yorkshire Cricket Club. Signed in black ink with his name alone to the clear margin at the foot of the card. With a minor crease to the top right corner and small ink line to the right arm, otherwise VG
WOOD HENRY: (1869-1944) English Conductor, known for his association with the promenade concerts, the 'Proms'. A vintage signed sepia 4 x 6 ½ cabinet photograph of Wood facing right, in a head and shoulders pose (c.1905). Photograph by The London Stereoscopic Company, Regent Street, and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed to the clear lower left edge of the photograph. Some very slight mottling to the photograph and minor age related wear. Together with a fine 5 ½ x 7 ½ photograph depicting Wood in head and shoulders pose, wearing a dark heavy overcoat and homburg hat with bound edge trim. Photograph by Alexander Corbett, Baker Street, London. Bearing the signature and annotation 'To Mrs Phyliss Pullinger, Sincerely yours Henry Wood, Feb: 1935'. Attractively framed and glazed in a contemporary narrow oak frame to an overall size of 10 x 14. VG
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Miscellaneous selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, some 8 x 10s etc., a few vintage, by a variety of famous men and women, some of them fighter pilots of World War II, including Max Aitken, Alan Deere, Harry Broadhurst, Freddie Mills, Henry Cooper, Brian Johnston, Russell Braddon, Angela Morley, Ernest Gold etc. Generally VG, 14
BEATLES THE: A good pair of individual vintage ink signatures by both John Lennon ('love from John Lennon x x x', also adding 'Beatles' in his hand, in bold fountain pen ink) and George Harrison ('George Harrison x x') together on a page contained in an autograph album. Not signed by Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr. The album also includes a few other signatures by Rock 'n' Roll singers and musicians of the 1960s including Billy Fury, Gerry Marsden, Acker Bilk as well as other signatures and verses etc., by friends and family of the collector. Lacking the covers and spine and with a few loose pages. Some light overall age wear, not affecting the signatures of Lennon or Harrison, about VGProvenance: The signatures of Lennon and Harrison were obtained in person by the vendor (whose youthful ownership signature appears on one page of the album) when she met the two Beatles at the Elizabethan Ballroom in Nottingham on 7th March 1963 ahead of the band's performance at the venue. The vendor's mother was Kay Kophamel, the restaurant manageress at the Elizabethan Ballroom.
DAMROSCH WALTER: (1862-1950) German Conductor and Composer, long-time director of the New York Symphony Orchestra, conductor of the world premiere performances of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F (1925) and An American in Paris (1928). Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph by Benjamin J. Falk, Broadway, New York (c.1900). Damrosch in a thoughtful three quarter seated pose. Signed in a bold black ink to area below the image. Some mottling to the photograph and minor age related wear, otherwise VG
EDWARD & WALLIS: EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. Vintage signed 9.5 x 7 photograph by both the Duke and Duchess of Windsor individually, the image depicting the Duke in a half length pose seated behind his desk and the Duchess in a three quarter length pose seated close to her husband on the arm of his chair. Signed ('Edward') by the Duke and signed ('Wallis Windsor') by the Duchess, both in fountain pen inks, and dated 1939. Both signatures have very poor contrast and are only partially visible at the base of the image. Matted in cream to an overall size of 13 x 10.5. Accompanied by a T.L., unsigned, from the Duke's private secretary, one page, 4to, Boulevard Suchet, 11th February 1939, to Alex Bridge, thanking him on behalf of the Duke for their letter and good wishes and continuing 'The Duke and Duchess have been pleased to autograph your photographs [see also lot XXX] which are returned herewith'. Some creasing and a few small tears to the right edge of the letter, G to VG, 2
SPORT: Small selection of vintage signed clipped pieces, small signed album pages etc., by various sportsmen, mainly boxers and tennis players, including Jack Dempsey (3), Primo Carnera, Freddie Mills, Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Joe Davis etc. Generally G to VG, 10
LEIGH & OLIVIER: LEIGH VIVIEN (1913-1967) English Actress & OLIVIER LAURENCE (1907-1989) English Actor, both Academy Award winners. Vintage signed sepia 6 x 5 magazine photograph by both Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier individually, the image depicting the couple in head and shoulders costume poses from the film That Hamilton Woman (1941). Signed 'Vivien Leigh, Emma Lady Hamilton' by Leigh and signed 'Laurence Olivier, Capt. Horatio Nelson' by Olivier, both in blue fountain pen inks beneath their images. Neatly laid down, G
COOPER GARY: (1901-1961) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of Cooper in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Greetings! Gary Cooper') in bold purple fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image. One very slight, extremely minor corner crease, VG
HEROES OF OUR TIME: Selection of vintage signed colour 11 x 18 prints from the Ronald Searle series Heroes Of Our Time as published by Punch Magazine (1956), by various famous individuals comprising Bertrand Russell (1972-1970) British Philosopher; Hewlett Johnson (1874-1966) British Clergyman, Dean of Canterbury; Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964) Canadian Businessman, Publisher; Sir Malcom Sargent (1895-1967) British Conductor; Lord Goddard (1877-1971) British Lord Chief Justice; Marquess of Salisbury (1893-1972) British Politician; General Sir Brian Robertson (1896-1974) British Army Officer. Together with four unsigned prints from the series comprising Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) British Actor; Princess Margaret (1930-2002) British Royalty; Aneurin Bevan (1897-1960) British Politician; Mr Gilbert Harding (1907-1960) British Journalist. Accompanied by four type written letters from the offices of Beaverbrook, Salisbury, Sargent and Russell (signed by his wife Edith Russell), all acknowledging that the pictures have been signed. With creasing to the edges, a small tears and mild water stains, not affecting the signatures. G to VG, 11
MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team, 1966. A vintage signed colour 1.5 x 2.5 trade card issued by Tiger as part of their Star Footballers of 1963 set, the image showing Moore in a full length action pose. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone across a clear area of the image. Together with a multiple signed colour 10 x 8 photograph by ten members of the England World Cup winning team of 1966 comprising Nobby Stiles, Roger Hunt, Gordon Banks, Jack Charlton, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Alan Ball and Bobby Charlton, the image depicting the players, alongside Moore, standing and seated in two rows. Signed by each in bold black inks with their names alone to clear areas of the image. VG, 2
ACTRESSES: Selection of signed postcard photographs and a few slightly larger, most vintage, by various stage and screen actresses including Betty Grable, Diana Decker, Anne Rogers, Patricia Lambert, Megs Jenkins, Sheila White, Linda Hayden, Pamela Franklin, Beatrice Lillie, Barbara Murray, Heather Sears, Bessie Love, Helen Cherry, Lana Morris, Gladys Cooper, Moira Lister, Claire Bloom, Leslie Caron, Yvonne Arnaud, Jean Kent, Peggy Cummins, Lilli Palmer, Ursula Jeans, Anna Massey, Eleanor Summerfield, Billie Whitelaw, Susan Hampshire, Dinah Sheridan, Phyllis Calvert, Celia Johnson, Dawn Addams, Ruth Dunning, Maureen O'Sullivan, Joan Bennett, Jean Simmons, Glynis Johns, Sarah Miles, Juliet Mills, Joan Greenwood, Geraldine McEwan, Muriel Pavlow, Constance Cummings, Evelyn Laye, Janette Scott, Mary Ellis, Linda Thorson, Anne Aubrey, Wendy Craig etc. Generally VG, 75
[GOERING HERMAN]: (1893-1946) German Nazi Politician, President of the Reichstag 1932-45. RABES MAX (1868-1944) German Artist. An unusual vintage signed and inscribed 9.5 x 13.5 photograph, being a reproduction of Rabes' painting of Goering, depicting him standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his uniform and medals. Photograph by Hermann Boll of Berlin and bearing his blindstamp to the lower right corner of the photographer's mount. Signed by Rabes in black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1935 in his hand. Framed and glazed in the original gold coloured frame to an overall size of 10 x 14. EX
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Selection of small signed album pages, a few vintage signed pieces and signed photographs of various sizes by various classical musicians, composers, opera singers, ballet dancers etc., including Eric Coates, Andres Segovia, John Barbirolli, Yehudi Menuhin, Nellie Melba, Anna Pavlova, Anton Dolin, Antonio etc. G to generally VG, 16
CULT ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger (1), most vintage, by various film and television actors, all of whom have starred in various cult roles in horror or science fiction films and television series of other genres (James Bond, screen detectives etc.) including Peter Cushing, Jon Pertwee, Donald Pleasence, Geoffrey Keen, Edward Woodward, George Baker, Rupert Davies, Francis Matthews, Vincent Price, Michael Gough etc. Generally VG, 13
ASTAIRE FRED: (1899-1987) American Actor & Dancer, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Astaire in a head and shoulders pose with one hand raised to his mouth. Signed with his name alone in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. A couple of corner creases run across darker areas of the image, otherwise about VG
TAYLOR & BURTON: TAYLOR ELIZABETH (1932-2011) English Actress, Academy Award winner & BURTON RICHARD (1925-1984) Welsh Actor. A good pair of vintage blue ink signatures by both Elizabeth Taylor ('Best wishes Elizabeth Taylor') and Richard Burton ('Richard Burton') individually to the plain verso of a printed compliments card issued by Les Ambassadeurs Club on Park Lane, London. Neatly dated 28th March 1963 in ink in an unidentified hand to the upper corner. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
YOUNG WILFRED: (1891-?) British Fighter Ace (11 victories) of World War I, recipient of the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross). Vintage fountain pen signature (W.E. Young) on an oblong 12mo piece, n.p. (France), n.d., evidently neatly clipped from the conclusion of a document and with the typed and printed rank of Major, Commanding 74 Squadron alongside and beneath the signature. VG
LENNON JOHN: (1940-1980) English Singer & Songwriter, a member of The Beatles. Vintage bold black ink signature ('John Lennon') on a page removed from an autograph album. Annotated in blue ink to the upper right corner of the page and dated 'R[oyal] V[ariety] S[how] 63'. VGProvenance: The present signature was obtained in person by Ernest Barber, the father of the vendor. Mr. Barber was employed by Associated Television (ATV) in their lighting department and worked on the production of the Royal Variety Show (Royal Command Performance) broadcast of 4th November 1963.The Beatles were seventh on the bill for the Royal Command Performance held at the Prince of Wales theatre in London on 4th November 1963 in the presence of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. Their last song was introduced by John Lennon, who poked fun at the audience as he announced 'For our next song, I'd like to ask for your help. For the people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands ... and the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery'.
MARSEILLE HANS-JOACHIM: (1919-1942) German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II, Knights Cross winner with Swords, Oakleaves and Diamonds. With 158 victories, no other pilot claimed as many Western Allied aircraft. Vintage 3 x 5 photograph of Marseille in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and Knights Cross. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across his uniform and dated 'Afrika 4.9.42'. With signs of the former mounting to verso. VG
LAUREL & HARDY: LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually, the image depicting the duo in a characteristic head and shoulders pose together wearing their bowler hats. Signed by each in bold blue fountain pen inks to the lower border, Laurel adding an inscription in his hand at the head of the image. Some light age wear and a few minor surface creases at the edges, G
WILHELMINA: (1880-1962) Queen of the Netherlands 1890-1948. Vintage signed sepia 2 ½ x 4 carte de visite photograph of Wilhelmina, the image depicting the 17 year old Queen in a three quarters pose. Photographed by Kameke of La Haye (The Hague). Signed and inscribed 'Koningin der Nederlanden, Wilhelmina, 8 Juli 1897' in bold black fountain pen ink. There are three tears which have been repaired to the verso with adhesive tape, affecting the image of the face and the left and right bottom corners, but not affect the signature. About G
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of small vintage signed album pages, pieces, T.Ls.S., A.Ls.S. etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women including Coco the Clown, Ossie Noble, Charlie Cairoli, Max van Embden, Richard Beeching, Hugh Gaitskell, Randall Davidson, Roy Plomley, John Snagge, Phyllis & Francois Tussaud, Brian Johnston, Stanley Unwin, Malcolm Muggeridge, Reg Smythe, Jacqueline du Bief etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 157
TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932- 2011) English Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph, an early half length study of the actress holding a pair of garden shears in her hands. Signed 'Best wishes - To Bill from Elizabeth Taylor' in pale blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. With minor traces of former mounting to verso. VG
GRACE W. G.: (1848-1915) English Cricketer. A large vintage signed 16 x 21 photogravure by artist Archibald Stuart-Wortley, the image depicting Grace standing in a full length pose, with his cricket bat slightly raised, at the crease at Lord's Ground. Grace wears his MCC cap and the old tennis court can be seen in the background. Printed in Berlin and published by Messrs. Manson, Swann and Morgan of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st May 1891. Signed by Grace in bold pencil with his name alone to the lower border and also signed in pencil by the artist A. Stuart Wortley alongside a remarque of a cricket ball. Matted in pale green and framed and glazed in the original wooden frame to an overall size of 26 x 32. Some light creasing and minor staining, only very slightly affecting Grace's signature. The slightly irregularly cut mount may hide further defects (not inspected out of the frame). About VGArchibald Stuart-Wortley (1849-1905) Portrait Painter, a pupil of Millais. The present photogravure was reproduced in a limited edition of 200 from a large oil painting by Stuart-Wortley which was commissioned by the MCC in 1888-90 and funded by subscriptions.Interestingly, a vintage printed label is tied to the verso of the frame and originates from the Harrods Depository in Barnes and bears the name of Sir Stanley Jackson and the date 18th June 1946. From this it may be safe to presume that the photogravure of Grace was previously owned by Sir Francis Stanley Jackson (1870-1947) English Cricketer and Politician who captained England in five Test matches in 1905, retaining the Ashes.
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of small vintage signed album pages, signed clipped pieces etc., by various stage actors and actresses, entertainers etc., including Sarah Bernhardt, Marie Lohr, Frank Ifield, Gwen Berryman, Leslie Henson, John Hanson, Johnny Morris, Norman Evans, Michael Flanders & Donald Swann, Dickie Valentine, Arthur Askey, Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, Terry Hall, Elsie Randolph, Acker Bilk, Winifred Attwell, Russ Conway, Eddie Calvert, Helen Shapiro, Ralph Lynn, David Frost, Eve Boswell, Violet Carson, Beatrice Lillie, Kathy Kirby, Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder, Albert Chevalier, Harry Tate, Ellen Terry etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 77
EDWARD & WALLIS: EDWARD, DUKE OF WINDSOR (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936 & WALLIS, DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (1895-1986) Wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor. Vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photograph by both the Duke and Duchess of Windsor individually, the image depicting the couple seated opposite each other in full length poses before a large fireplace. Signed ('Edward') by the Duke in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image and dated 1939 in his hand and signed ('Wallis Windsor') by the Duchess with her name alone in fountain pen ink at the base of the image. The Duke's signature is legible, although the date is less clear, and the Duchess has signed across a darker area with very poor contrast. Matted in cream to an overall size of 10.5 x 13. Accompanied by a T.L., unsigned, from the Duke's Private Secretary, one page, Cande Monts, June 1937, to Alex Bridge, sending thanks on behalf of the Duke of Windsor for their good wishes. Accompanied by the original envelope post marked at Epsom, Surrey, 9th June 1937 (less than a week after the Duke and Duchess had married), and bearing a 1 1/2 D postage stamp with the image of the former King Edward VIII. VG, 2
BRITISH TELEVISION & RADIO: Selection of signed postcard photographs and some slightly larger, many vintage, by various British television and radio actors (including cast members of The Archers and other television soap operas), presenters and personalities etc., including Richard Baker, Bob Arnold, Edgar Harrison, Ted Moult, Gwenda Wilson, Anne Cullen, Gwen Berryman, Patricia Greene, Angela Piper, Lesley Saweard, Philip Garston-Jones, Betty Driver, Andrew Cruickshank, Harry Carpenter, Jimmy Young, Harry Corbett, Alan Melville, Michael Miles, McDonald Hobley, Peter West, Jean Metcalfe, John Snagge, Millicent Martin, Desmond Carrington, Cliff Michelmore, Catherine Boyle, Terry Wogan etc. Generally VG, 44
BRITISH COMEDY: Selection of small vintage signed album pages and a few pieces by various British comedy actors and comedians including Tony Hancock, Alastair Sim, Tommy Cooper, Wilfrid Brambell, Dick Emery, Leslie Phillips, Roy Kinnear, Kenneth Horne, Jimmy Edwards, Bob Monkhouse, Pat Coombs & Irene Handl, Frankie Howerd, Richard Wattis, Ian Carmichael, Ernie Wise, Charles Naughton & Jimmy Gold etc. Generally VG, 23
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of small vintage signed album pages, signed pieces, A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. etc., by various stage and screen actors, entertainers, popular singers and musicians etc., including Edith Evans, Flora Robson, Dennis Price, Kenny Baker, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Ainley, Donald Wolfit, Kenneth More, Juliet Mills, Julia Lockwood, Sarah Churchill, Diana Churchill, Phyllis Calvert, Kathleen Harrison, Jessie Matthews, Bessie Love, Evelyn Laye, Brian Rix, Athene Seyler, Vera Lynn, Sybil Thorndike, Gordon Harker, Richard Murdoch, Richard Goolden, Lilian Braithwaite, Georgie Wood, Bransby Williams, Cedric Hardwicke, Ken Dodd etc. Generally G to VG, 73
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: A miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, A.Ls.S., a few vintage signed photographs of various sizes etc., by a variety of famous men and women including John Betjeman (A.L.S. to the verso of a picture postcard of Port Gaverne beach in Cornwall, 5th March 1973, to Douglas Jay M.P., stating that he is honoured to be a sponsor of L.M.A.G.), Graham Hill, Don Budge, Audrey Erskine Lindop, Paul Robeson, Jack Hobbs, Alfred Noyes (two A.Ls.S. regarding the purchase of antiquarian books, and two further letters on the same subject by his wife, 1935), Oliver Wendell Holmes (A.L.S. with two large areas of paper loss, affecting the text but not the signature, 1881), Lord John Russell, Thomas Huxley, Bret Harte, John Van Druten etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 24
WORLD LEADERS: Small selection of four vintage signed sepia postcard photographs by various political leaders comprising Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919, Canadian Prime Minister 1896-1911), Leander Starr Jameson (1853-1917, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1904-08, remembered for his involvement in the Jameson Raid), Alfred Deakin (1856-1919, Australian Prime Minister 1903-04, 1905-08 & 1909-10) and Robert Bond (1857-1927, Prime Minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland 1907-09). Each of the images are boldly signed by the subjects in dark fountain pen inks with their names alone. Bond and Jameson have also signed their names to the verso. VG, 4
DAD'S ARMY: Small selection of signed postcard photographs and a few smaller, some vintage, by various cast members of the British television sitcom Dad's Army comprising John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Wilson; an unusual image of the actor alongside Arthur Lowe, signed by Le Mesurier in red ink to the lower white border, also adding the 'signature' of Lowe in his hand in black ink on behalf of his colleague), Edward Sinclair (Maurice Yeatman), Bill Pertwee (ARP Warden Hodges), Arnold Ridley (Private Godfrey), Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jones), John Laurie (Private Frazer), Frank Williams (Rev. Timothy Farthing), Campbell Singer (Sir Charles McAllister & one other role) and Bud Flanagan (sang the opening theme). G to generally VG, 9
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, a few 8 x 10s etc., by various stage entertainers, Music Hall acts, Variety stars, popular musicians, some magicians etc., including David Devant, Horace Goldin, Gracie Fields, Kitty Bluett, Randolph Sutton, Rob Wilton, Wally Patch, Richard Goolden, Will Fyffe, Max Miller, Jimmy Wheeler, Albert Whelan, Peter Brough, Kalanag, Frank Titterton, Ernest Lotinga, George Clarke, Sonnie Hale, Duggie Wakefield, Michael Flanders & Donald Swann, Geraldo, Reginald Dixon, Jack Hylton, Stanley Holloway, Fred Barnes, Turner Layton, Clarence Johnstone, Fred Terry etc. A few only FR, generally G to about VG, 104
HOUDINI HARRY: (1874-1926) Hungarian-born American Magician and Escapologist. Vintage signed postcard photograph, an unusual image showing Houdini piloting his Voisin biplane. Depicting the occasion of the first aerial flight in Australia which took place at Melbourne on 15th March 1910, for which Houdini was presented the Australian Aero Leagues Trophy. A small inset portrait shows the magician seated in his aircraft. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink across a light area of the image and dated 4th January 1911 in his hand. A rare signed photograph. Slightly neatly trimmed, about VG
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various Edwardian stage actresses including Ruth Vincent, Winnie Browne, Lilian Braithwaite, Marie Studholme, Dorothy Dix, Audrey Ford, Alice Oppitz, Sylvia May, Sybil Walsh, Annie Hughes, Isabelle Dillon, Kathleen Courtney, Ethel Cadman, Nina Sevening, Mabel Love, Frances Dillon, Zena Dare, Eleanor May, Grace Lane, Mabel Hirst, May de Sousa, Thelma Raye, Constance Drever, Ellaline Terriss, Jessie Broughton, Julia Neilson, Lily Elsie, Ethel Newman, Lily Brayton, Carrie Moore, Gertie Millar, Madge Kendal, Margaret Cooper, Hetty King, Pauline Chase (in costume as Peter Pan) etc. A little duplication. G to VG, 84

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