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Click here to subscribePostcards, 2 vintage albums containing a mixed selection of cards, one with approx. 240 cards inc. good social history, with family portraits, soldiers, some topographical, also churches, architecture, views etc, some modern, second album containing various loose and corner mounted cards inc. hold-to-light, cut-outs, comic, New Zealand Maori, Edwardian Actresses, artist-drawn animals etc (100+) (mixed condition, fair/gd) (approx. 370 cards in total)
Cigarette cards, Ogden's, Guinea Gold, vintage slot-in London Cigarette card album containing a collection of 450+ cards from various series including Cricketers Base M (69), Pantomime & Theatre Artistes (43), Cyclists, (7), also Boer War, miscellaneous, Actors and Actresses (thick white frame line) (60) plus numerous others (fronts appear good, backs not checked)
Postcards, a box of approx. 600 mixed age postcards, inc. vintage RP cards of Shoreham Camp, Rayleigh Rd, Kingston, Hitchin, Bancroft Hitchin, Forest Hut series (3 WAF), Town Hall St Albans, Denver Church, West Drayton Scouts, Chipping Sodbury (2) and Horse Drawn Fire Engine (no horse evident). Also a few subject and many modern (mxd cond)
Railwayana, Luggage labels, an album containing approx. 475 vintage luggage labels, various destinations and railway companies inc. many London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, also London & South Western Railway, Southern etc, all neatly presented in stock album pages (many gd/vg)
Cigarette cards, Ogden's, Guinea Gold, vintage slot-in London Cigarette card album containing a collection of 542 cards, New Series 1 (set 400 cards) comprising Cricketers, Ships, Military, Actors and Actresses, Royalty, etc and also numbered cards 1001 - 1148 missing only 6 cards 1002, 1030, 1033, 1066, 1081 & 1082 (fronts appear good, backs not checked)
Vintage Trains and Toys a quantity of Hornby toys to include train buffers, carriage, flat bed wagon, level crossing etc, Wells of London clockwork locomotive 'Golden Eagle' with key, German locomotive '1209' with key, tin bridge, 1963 Triang Railways Science Series Catalogue (vg), boxed Chad Valley Tom and Jerry 'Give A Show' Projector, Chad Valley tin drum circa 1970s, Victory Ludo box containing counters and dice, leather satchel, tin yoyo, vintage school cap, Disney ceramic rabbit, lead toy wheelbarrow and Beatrix Potter figures, The Vista Screen 3D viewer with slides of The Royal Pavillion, Brighton, Waddington's circular jigsaw puzzle of Alice In Wonderland, vintage boxed children's games, model yacht on stand (gen gd) (qty)
Postcards, Rossiter Family, Cholwell Farm, Woolston, Devon, original collection of approx. 110 cards (removed from distressed vintage album) containing a collection of various cards inc. Family Portraits, Houses, St Hilda's Girls' College Exeter (9) also horse riding, fire disaster cards, Stowford and Leigh Mills Ivybridge also High Barnet (4 RP's and 1 printed) together with nursing and hospital cards and others (mixed condition, fair/gd)
Ephemera, a large quantity of assorted ephemera covering the 1940s to the 1980s to include Home Guard instructions, WW2 army passes and Registration cards, GPO certificates, Ministry of Fuel and Power certificates, 1954 plans of Southampton Docks, photographs, letter heads, diaries, insurance documents, 27th June 1969 Lawn Tennis Championships programme etc. together with a 1940s vintage small card suitcase (gen gd) (qty)
Postcards, Comic, a good selection of approx. 100 vintage comic cards. Artists include Ludovici, Thiele (6), Cynicus, Hamish, Tom Browne, Spurgin, Christie, Fuller, Sydney Carter, A.E etc. Themes include addled adverts, underground station, novelty (toilets), transport, seaside, marriage, limericks, hen-pecked husbands, servants, crazes, write-away, coffin, military etc (mainly gd)
Postcards, Comic, a selection of approx. 100 vintage comic cards, many Tuck published. Artists include Lewin, Sternberg, McGill, Thiele, Bradshaw, Fuller, Shepheard, Parlett, Sancha, Maurice etc. Themes inc. Black Humour, seaside , motoring, marriage, teatime, limericks drink, animals, etc (mainly gd)
PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French Singer. Vintage signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph of Piaf, the promotional Columbia image depicting the French artist in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Richard de Grab. Signed in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image. To the verso a printed list of Piaf´s records edited by Columbia. Small overall age wear, with a pinhole to the upper left corner. G £100-150
RUBINSTEIN HELENA: (1872-1965) Polish-American Businesswoman & Philanthropist, a cosmetics entrepreneur. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph by Helena Rubinstein, the Irving Chidnoff early image depicting her in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in silver ink at the base of the image. Creasing to the lower left corner not affecting the signature, and minor age wear, otherwise G £120-200
HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed printed 8.5 x 10.5 engraved portrait of Hugo, depicting him in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Hugo `A Mr. Jean Destrem - Victor Hugo´, in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. Matted in purple and framed and glazed to an overall size of 13 x 17. Only frame damaged, otherwise VG £600-900
DEMPSEY JACK: (1895-1983) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph showing Dempsey standing in a full length boxing pose. Photograph by Apeda of New York. Signed `Jack Dempsey´ in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image, with very small ink stains beneath the signature. Two very small creases, otherwise G to VG £100-120
HAVILLAND OLIVIA DE: (1916- ) American Actress. Academy Award winner. Attractive vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph by Havilland, the image depicting the golden age star in a half length pose. Signed in bold blue ink to the lower and clear area of the photograph `Very best wishes, Olivia de Havilland´. The present photograph was obtained in person by well-known French autograph collector Pierre Goulliard. Extremely small damage to left corners, otherwise G £60-90
MONTAND & BRASSENS & FERRE: Yves Montand (1921-1991) French-Italian Actor and Singer, Georges Brassens (1921-1981) French Singer, Poet & Songwriter, and Léo Ferré (1916-1993) French Poet and Composer. Three vintage signed 10 x 12 attractive programmes, signed to the front covers in bold dark ink, showing close and attractive portrait photographs of the French artists. The Montand programme, 1965, includes a three pages lengthy poem by Jacques Prévert entitled Yves Montand. The Ferre ones, inscribed, is dated 12th November 1971 in his hand. The Brassens one, 1969-70, includes to the inside pages several additional signatures by contemporary French artists. The first letter of his signed name being damaged and scratched. G, 3 £80-120
TOLSTOY LEO: (1828-1910) Russian Writer of the masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina. A rare, large vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 15 photograph of Tolstoy seated in a three quarter length pose wearing his familiar dark peasant's tunic. Photograph published by Joseph Daziaro of Moscow and with his small printed label neatly affixed to the base of the verso. Signed by Tolstoy in Cyrillic across the lower part of the image and dated Yalta, 26th December 1901 in his hand. Signed photographs of Tolstoy of this size are particularly rare and desirable. The signature and inscription partially run across a darker area of the image and the text is a little light although legible. Some light overall age wear and minor scuffing to the image, G £4000-6000 The present photograph is inscribed to Pavel Alexandrovich Boulanger (1865-1925) Russian Railway official, a friend of Tolstoy and Tolstoyan Disciple. Boulanger was employed by the Moscow-Kursk Railway company and helped to arrange transport to the Crimea in the summer of 1901, where Tolstoy had been ordered to convalesce by his doctor following an illness. Tolstoy signed this photograph in 1901, the year that he was selected to receive the first Nobel Prize for Literature. In October he had turned down the honour believing that the prize money would bring unwanted complications to his life.
HALLYDAY JOHNNY: (1943-2017) French Rock´n Roll Singer. Rare and excellent vintage signed colour postcard photograph, the image showing a young Hallyday, seated outdoors, in a three quarter length pose. Signed in bold black ink across the image. VG £120-200
FRANK HANS: (1900-1946) German Lawyer who worked for the Nazi Party and as Hitler´s personal lawyer. He was appointed Nazi Chief-Jurist in Poland, after invasion, and instituted a reign of terror against civilian population. Sentenced guilty of war crimes at the Nuremberg trials, Franck was executed. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Frank in a half length pose. Photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann of Munich. Signed by Franck in bold dark ink to a clear area at the base of the image. With a white 8vo page lightly affixed to the verso. Accompanied by the original envelope post-stamped. Extremely small crease to the lower left corner, otherwise VG £300-400
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A good vintage signed 8 x 11.5 photograph, the Hugh Cecil image of London depicting the Duke of Windsor standing in a formal three quarter length pose. Signed `Edward´, as Prince of Wales, in bold black fountain pen ink to a partially dark area to the lower right corner of the image, adding the date, 1927, in his own hand. To the verso bearing a printed stick, stating it is a portrait by Hugh Cecil, numbered, and a 12mo printed card stating "H.R.H. The Prince of Wales K.G. - to Alderman Herbert Hicks J.P - in remembrance of H.R.H´s visit to Sandwich during his Mayoralty. Christmas 1927." Matted to the photographer slightly larger mount, to an overall of 10 x 13.5. VG £400-600
HEUSS THEODOR: (1884-1963) First President of the Federal Republic of Germany after WWII, 1949-59. A good signed vintage 4.5 x 7 matte-finish photograph by Heuss, the Ebieber image from Berlin depicting the German politician in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink `Theodor Heuss´ to the lower white border. With very small remnants of former affixing to the verso, otherwise VG £80-120
COPPI FAUSTO: (1919-1960) Italian Cyclist, Winner of the Tour de France 1949 & 1952. Vintage signed 7 x 5 photograph, the “Alger Republicain” journal, E. Cardenas image, showing Coppi seated alongside a large number of persons, including Algerian cyclist Abdel-Kader Zaaf, Algeria in the early 50´s. Signed (´Coppi´) in bold dark ink to a partially clear area, above his own image. Accompanied by a 7 x 9.5 printed image of Il Campionissimo in a head and shoulders pose. Overall age wear, with a crease to the lower border, not affecting the signature. Autograph provenance from Thierry Dehayes collection. About G £100-150
HOPE BOB: (1903-2003) British-born American Actor. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph by hope, the promotional Paramount image showing the American comedian in a half length pose, in costume, in a scene of `Off Limits´, released in England as `Military Policemen´ (1953), alongside Marilyn Maxwell. Signed in his hand in bold blue ink to the upper left clear corner of the mage. The present photograph was obtained in person by well-known French autograph collector Pierre Goulliard. Few very small ink stains otherwise G £60-90
PAGNOL MARCEL: (1895-1974) French Filmmaker, Novelist & Playwright. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 9 x 11.5 photograph by Pagnol, the image depicting him in a head and shoulders pose looking directly towards the camera. Photograph by Henri Moiroud. Signed ('Marcel') by Pagnol in bold, black fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image and further inscribed ('a toi, mon cher Tintin, avec ma meilleure affection') in French and dated 1943 in his hand. Signed photographs of Pagnol of this size and quality are rare and desirable. VG £800-1200Henri Moiroud (1911-1999) French Photographer who served as still photographer at Pagnol's film studios in Marseille from 1941-56.Pagnol became the first filmmaker to be elected to the Academie francaise in 1946 and is widely regarded as one of France's greatest 20th century writers and is notable for excelling in almost every medium - memoir, novel, drama and film.
POWER TYRONE: (1914-1958) American Actor. Unusually large vintage signed and inscribed 11 x 13.5 photograph of Power, the attractive image depicting the actor seated in a three quarter length smiling pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Extremely small creases to corners, otherwise about EX £120-200
MAZZINI GIUSEPPE: (1805-1872) Italian Politician who spearheaded the Italian Revolutionary Movement. An excellent vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph, the sepia image print by L. Caldesi & Co of London, depicting the Italian leader seated in a full length pose. Photographer´s imprint to the lower mount and verso. Extremely small area clipped to the upper left corner, otherwise VG £100-120
CLASSICAL MUSIC: A good selection of signed pieces removed from autograph albums, 8 x 10 and oblong 8vo, signed photograph(1) and A.L.S.(1) to a 12mo card, by classical composers and musicians, including Bronislaw Huberman (1882-1947) Polish Violinist and founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, dated 7th December 1939; Victor Herbert (1859-1924) Irish-born American Composer, Cellist and Conductor; Guilhermina Suggia (1885-1950) Portuguese Cellist; Cleofonte Campanini (1860-1919) Italian Conductor; William Kapell (1922-1953) American Pianist, killed at the early age of 31 in a flight crash, an excellent vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph, etc.. G to VG, 7 £80-100
MARSHALL E.G & STEVENS CRAIG: E.G. Marshall (1914-1998) & Craig Stevens (1918-2000), American Actors. Two vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photographs, the first showing Marshall in a close-up portrait pose, in a scene of The Journey (1959), the second depicting Stevens seated in a half length pose. Both signed in bold dark fountain pen inks to clear areas of the images. Both inscribed to French autograph collector Pierre Goulliard. VG, 2 £80-100
EYTHE WILLIAM: (1918-1957) American film Actor. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph by Eythe, the 20th Century Fox promotional image showing the artist in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to the upper left clear corner of the image. Signed photographs or Eythe are scarce after his early death at the age of 38. Very small age wear, otherwise, about VG £60-90
CINEMA: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various film actors and actresses, comprising Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) Italian actor; Claudia Cardinale (1936- ) Italian actress. An attractive youth image; Ava Gardner (1922-1990) American Actress; and Viviane Romance (1912-1991) French Actress. All are signed to clear areas of the images. Very small overall age wear. VG, 5 £80-100
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. An excellent vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Hitler in a profile half length pose, wearing his Nazi military uniform. Photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann of Munich. Signed by Hitler in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a partially clear area at the base of the image. With remnants of former affixing to the verso, otherwise VG £1500-2000
WESTERN FILMS: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs, two slightly smaller, few vintage, by various film western actors comprising Randolph Scott (1898-1987), Alan Ladd (1913-1964), Victor McLaglen (1886-1956), Bruce Dern (1936- ) in a scene of Posse (1975), Bruce Cabot (1904-1972) in a scene of Angel and the Badman (1947), and Tina Louise (1934- ). All are boldly signed to clear areas of the photographs, and most are inscribed. G, 6 £80-100
FUNES LOUIS DE: (1914-1983) French Comedy Actor. An excellent vintage signed 4 x 6 photograph by Funes, the Harcourt image from Paris depicting a young Funes in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower white border, also adding two wishing inscriptions `Bonnes études - Bonnes vacances. Louis de Funes´, (`Good studies - Good holidays. Louis de Funes´). Vintage photographs of Funes are rare and desirable. About EX £200-300
FOSSE BOB: (1927-1987) American Dancer, Choreographer and film Director. Academy Award winner. Best known for directing Cabaret in 1972, and Chicago in 1975. A good vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph, the image showing Fosse in a half length pose, alongside Debbie Reynolds in a scene of Give a Girl a Break (1953). Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Inscribed to French autograph collector Pierre Goulliard. VG £60-90
GOEBBELS JOSEPH: (1897-1945) German Politician, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany 1933-45. Rare vintage signed and inscribed sepia 11.5 x 15.5 photograph, unusual in this size, the image depicting Goebbels in a profile head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Dr. Goebbels') in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image, with a three line inscription in German, the Nazi salute ('Heil Hitler') and date, 18th October 1935, in his hand. Partially written across a darker area of the image although legible. Signed photographs of Goebbels of this size and quality are extremely rare. VG £800-1200
DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English Novelist. An excellent vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph, the sepia image print by John & Charles Watkins, photographers to the Queen, London, depicting the novelist in a profile head and shoulders pose. Photographer´s imprint to the lower mount and verso. Extremely small tear to the lower edge, otherwise VG £120-150
CARACCIOLA RUDOLF: (1901-1959) German Racing Driver. A multiple awarded racing driver who won over 30 major championships, including the first German Grand Prix. An excellent vintage oversized signed and inscribed glossy 9 x 12 photograph by Caracciola, the Adolf Lazi from Stuttgart image depicting the German champion wearing his racing suit and goggles in a half length pose. Signed Rudolf Caracciola and inscribed in fountain pen ink in German, also dated 1938 in his hand. Poor contrast to signature and inscription and small overall creasing and spot to the white borders, otherwise G £250-350
PIUS X: (1835-1914) Pope of the Catholic Church 1903-14. A fine vintage signed 10.5 x 13.5 photograph by Pius X, featuring an Apostolic Blessing, dated in the Pope´s hand `Vatican, 24 January 1909´. The image shows Pope Pius X seated in a full length pose. The lower photographer's mount bears a six lines holograph note, in Italian, stating in part 'To the beloved son, Priest Pius Stievano.. on his first day at the parish church..´ Small overall age wear and staining, otherwise G 500-800
BAKER JOSEPHINE: (1906-1975) African-American Dancer and Singer. A good vintage signed postcard photograph of Baker, the image depicting the artist standing in a full length pose, wearing an attractive show costume. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink (`Josephine Baker´) to a partially clear area of the image. Very small overall age wear. About VG £60-90
BREGUET LOUIS: (1880-1955) French Aviator and Pioneer Aircraft Designer. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image showing the Breguet type IV airplane. Bearing to the upper left corner a portrait of Breguet, and to the lower right corner a French post-stamp, postmarked Douai-Gare, 5th December 1910. Signed by Breguet with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Small overall age wear, otherwise G £150-200
HOLLYWOOD´S GOLDEN AGE: A good selection of three vintage signed 8 x 10 photographs by various American film actors, comprising Glenn Ford (1916-2006) Canadian-born American Actor. Signed `good wish - Glenn Ford´; Joseph Cotton (1905-1994) Signed `Best wishes - Joseph Cotton´; and Robert Cummings (1910-1990) With a lengthy good wishings inscription. All are boldly signed to clear areas of the images. Very small overall age wear. VG, 3 £80-120
FRENCH CINEMA: A good selection of signed photographs, few vintage, various sizes, postcard photographs (3), few slightly larger and 8 x 10 (3), by various French film actors and actresses comprising Brigitte Bardot (2), Genevieve Page & Sophia Loren in a scene of `El Cid´ (1961), signed by both, Marine Carol, Jean Paul Belmondo, Jean Pierre Cassel, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Poiret and Michel Galabru & Lyne Chardonnet in a scene of `L´Oeuf´ (1972). The last two being inscribed to French collector Pierre Goulliard. About VG, 9 £100-150
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. An excellent vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph, the image depicting Hitler in a head and shoulders pose, wearing his military uniform. Photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann of Munich. Signed by Hitler in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image. Accompanied by three original T.Ls.S., by Albert Bormann, one page, oblong 4to, dated 3rd of March, 18th October and 29th December 1933, on the Munich and Berlin (last) Chancellery printed stationery, to Walter Burri, in German. Also including original envelope, post-stamped, sent from the Berlin Chancellery. Extremely small trace of former staple to the upper edge, otherwise about EX £2000-3000Albert Bormann (1902-1989) German Gruppenfuhrer Officer who served as Adjutant to Adolf Hitler. Albert was the younger brother of Martin Bormann.
FORD GLENN: (1916-2006) Canadian-born American Actor. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, an engaging image of Ford in a three quarter length pose, in costume as Julio Desnoyers in a film scene of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962). Signed by Ford in bold dark ink `Best Wishes - Glenn Ford´, to the clear right border of the image. The present photograph was obtained in person by well-known French autograph collector Pierre Goulliard. VG £80-100
PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French Singer. Vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of a young Piaf, the image depicting the French artist in a head and shoulders pose. The Studio Star photograph is issued as a promotional image by Polydor. Signed and inscribed to P. Savinaud in bold fountain pen ink `Avec toute ma sympathie, Edith Piaf´. G £100-150
Twenty-eight modern die-cast models, including four large scale, by Burago, Tonka Polistil, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, Lledo Days Gone etc, including cars, vintage and commercial vehicles etc Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Vintage cameras, lenses and accessories including 'Asahi Pentax' camera body, 'Pentax Super Program' camera fitted with 'SMC Pentax-M 1:2 50mm' lens, 'LM YASHICA-MAT' camera, Ricoh 'XR RIKENON 1:2.8 28mm' lens, various other lenses and other camera acessories, in one box Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Eight reference books on wine including Clive Coates Encyclopaedia of the Wines and Domaines of France 2000, Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine 2006, Hugh Johnson The World Atlas of Wine 3rd edition, Robert Parker The Wine Buyer's Guide 1996 etc Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Various vintage cameras and equipment including 'Praktica LTL' in protective case, Canon 'EOS 650' with 'Canon Zoom Lens EF 35-70mm 1: 3.5-4.5', box brownie 'Model D' etc, in one box Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
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