Worldwide - Sale 609
Saturday 20 October 2001
SALE 609
* = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM
HEAVY CARTONS, BOXES, SUITCASES, ETC.
	1000		TWO CARTONS containing an extensive accumulation of stamps and covers, chiefly G.B. with a large quantity of decimal presentation packs with practically no duplication and in an almost complete run from 1975 to date, miniature sheets, etc. Face value of mint decimal stamps alone is £331.51. ## (Large Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£280
	1001		TWO CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in nine stockbooks. Something of an emphasis on Great Britain. (Large Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£150
	1002		TWO CARTONS containing a highly eclectic accumulation of stamps & covers (philatelic & commercial with some useful items noted). Well worth careful inspection. (Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£150
	1003		THREE CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in a quantity of albums. Something of an emphasis on Commonwealth inc. Australia, GB & New Zealand. (Many 1,000's). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£100
	1004		TWO CARTONS containing the extensive & varied World-wide accumulation in a quantity of albums, stockbooks & pocket books. (Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£90
	1005		TWO CARTONS containing the varied accumulation of stamps & covers in various albums & loose. An emphasis on GB with some £42 worth of "Face" value and a range of FDC's. (Large Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£80
	1006		THREE CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of stamps, covers & accoutrements inc. a Perfotronic & a Signoscope. (Large Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£75
	1007		LARGE CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of chiefly modern British Commonwealth issues inc. useful defins. (Large Qty.). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£100
	1008		CARTON containing the extensive World-wide collection housed in five albums. (Sev. 1,000's).	£100
	1009		CARTON containing the interesting World-wide collection in four albums inc. a useful old-time collection in a "Century" album. (Few 1,000's).	£75
	1010		CARTON containing the World-wide collection in seven albums. Strength in Commonwealth. (Qty.).	£75
	1011		CARTON containing the varied early to modern World-wide accumulation in an album (Guernsey, Jersey & IOM with many useful mint sets) and on leaves. (Qty.).	£75
	1012		CARTON containing an early to modern accumulation of covers, stamps and research notes with emphasis on G.B. in general and the Hull area in particular. (Qty.).	£60
	1013		CARTON containing the modern accumulation of booklets & covers housed in four albums/cover albums. Chiefly GB & Commonwealth with some interest in Channel Islands. (Qty.).	£60
SMALLER CARTONS, BOXES, ETC.
	1014		CARTON containing two albums & a stockbook with a World-wide accumulation including a useful range of pre-decimal GB inc. Festival high value set mint, useful mint Wildings, etc. (Qty.).	£100
	1015		CARTON containing the early to modern mint & used collection in three albums. Also an album of cigarette cards (chiefly 1930's) plus a few loose cards & a small group of GB FDC's. (Qty.).	£90
	1016		CARTON containing the interesting World-wide accumulation on stockcards & on leaves. Much useful noted - careful inspection recommended. (Many 100's).	£300
ALBUMS, STOCKBOOKS, ETC.
	1017		CARTON containing the extensive early to modern World-wide collection housed in five loose-leaf albums. Much of merit throughout with particular strength in British Commonwealth inc. good Bermuda & Rhodesia and a very good range of Hong Kong. (Few 1,000's).	£600
	1018		ALBUM containing the interesting mint & used World-wide collection with a heavy emphasis on Morocco Agencies including many useful sets and singles plus a good selection of French Morocco. (Sev. 100's).	£150
	1019		ALBUM containing the mint & used World-wide collection including Falkland Islands KGVI set to £1 Ship and FID Ships set to £1 mounted mint plus a few useful covers. (Sev. 100's).	£75
	1020		STOCKBOOK containing duplicated, mainly used accumulation of chiefly middle period (but some QV) Commonwealth stamps with strength in Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan (incl. much postmark interest) and incl. better items plus Switzerland 1960 postal messengers & buildings series 40c purple (Geneva) tÍte -bÍche with interpanneau grille [Z S68], 10c green (messenger - plate 2) & 10c blue (N”fels - plates 1 & 2) in tÍte-bÍche pairs with grille strips between [Z S73/74] all in complete mint sheets folded in half. (100's).	£70
	1021		STOCKBOOK with the chiefly QEII range inc. useful Pacifics. Also sundry stamps on leaves, a few covers, etc. (Small Qty.).	£40
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS
	1022		CARTON containing the fascinating QV to KGV mint accumulation in five stockbooks. Much useful noted. Careful viewing recommended. (Very many 100's).	£900
	1023		CARTON containing the extensive mint accumulation of QEII issues housed in five stockbooks. (Very many 100's).	£200
	1024		CARTON containing the extensive QV-KGVI mint & used accumulation on a large quantity of album leaves culled from a variety of collections. (Few 1,000's).	£200
	1025		CARTON containing the extensive predominantly used QEII accumulation in six stockbooks. (Very many 100's).	£150
	1026		CARTON containing the extensive early to modern mint & used ranges of Canada, India, Rhodesia, S.Africa & SWA. (Very many 100's).	£150
	1027		CARTON containing the early to modern collection in four albums, three of which are one-country collections of Canada, India and South Africa. A useful lot with a number of better items noted. (Very many 100's).	£150
	1028		CARTON containing the varied ranges of GB & Commonwealth in albums/stockbooks & on leaves. (Qty.).	£100
	1029		BOX containing the varied QV to KGV mint & used ranges in five stockbooks. (Qty.).	£150
	1030		BOX containing four stockbooks with an interesting range of chiefly used early to middle period issues. (Very many 100's).	£100
	1031		TWO IMPERIAL ALBUMS containing the extensive mint & used collection including many useful items. (Approx. 3,600).	£500
	1032		TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive QV-KGV used accumulation. (Approx. 2,400).	£400
	1033		NEW AGE ALBUM containing the mint & used collection including many useful mint definitive sets or part sets. Better areas include Ascension to 10/-, Bahamas, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Canada, Falklands to £1 Arms, Gibraltar, Leeward Islands, St. Helena, etc. A good lot - well worth careful examination. (Many 100's).	£500
	1034		STOCKBOOK with a wide range of Commonwealth mint & used "bits & pieces" inc. two Cape triangular 1/- vals. , Falklands KEVII & KGV to 1/- mint, South Georgia first set unmounted to £1 whale, St.Helena KGV vals to 5/- used, India KGV 15r used, Ceylon incl. imperfs, QV Rhodesia to 10/- used, etc. Majority fine/very fine. Good pickings to be had in this one!	£460
	1035		STOCKBOOK containing the mint accumulation of KGVI issues; plus a small album with a quantity of 1937 Coronation issues. (Approx. 1,500).	£150
	1036		LEDGER containing the interesting early to modern collection with particular interest in the West Indies. (Some 100's).	£150
	1037		STOCKBOOK containing the used accumulation of QEII definitive issues from a wide range of countries. (Approx. 1,800).	£90
	1038		STOCKBOOK with the extensive accumulation of modern unmounted mint issues inc. useful S.Atlantics. (Qty.).	£50
FOREIGN COLLECTIONS
	1039		BOX containing the extensive and valuable early to modern accumulation on stockcards. Chiefly Europe including useful ranges of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia & Switzerland. (Qty.).	£800
	1040		BOX containing the extensive & valuable early to modern accumulation on stockcards. Useful German Group, China & Japan. A very interesting and highly Catalogued lot. (Qty.).	£240
	1041		MISCELLANY on leaves and stockcards with mainly used DANISH WEST INDIES stamps inc. 1855-66 3c rose (2), 1873-1902 5c (2 different shades) and 50c lilac (some short perfs.), 1895 10c surcharge, 1900 5c & 8c, 1902 optd. 3c & 10c and 1905 1f both mint and used, selection of ITALY 1877-1949, FIUME with ranges of optd. issues to 1924, small group of 1949 AMG opts. inc. Trieste SG.114 fine mint and a few early SAN MARINO. High Cat. value. (Qty.).	£75
	1042		EUROPE - FRANCE/PORTUGUESE COLONIES: 1806-74 Range of French pre-stamp and stamped covers incl. s/l and instructional marks, rural boxes, T.P.O.'s, NapolÈon 20c blue on green paper, a group of later covers c.1937-57 (10) & 21 "silk" FDCs of 1970-72 plus a stockbook containing mint and used range of Portuguese colonial issues c.1870-1980 such as useful earlier material from Angola, Angra, Azores, St. Thomas & Prince Islands and Zambezia; mixed condition but well worth inspection. (100's).	£120
**	1043		MIDDLE EAST MISCELLANY incl. 1922 Palestine fine used 1p deep indigo (SG.42) with double silver ovpt. (unlisted by SG.), 2 covers and 12 pieces of varying sizes franked with stamps from 1927 pictorial set, the pieces including various combinations, registered, etc., and all ex Roosevelt collection with authenticating h.s.'s on reverse of each piece, Gaza 1948 covers (2) with ovpts. on Egyptian stamps and 1953 1m, 3m, 4m & 13m mint with double bars ovpt. (again not listed by SG.) and Kuwait 1981 Seif Palace 250f value unmounted mint with light green trees omitted (SG.909a; Cat. £180). An interesting and highly catalogued group. (Small Qty.).	£75
OMNIBUS COLLECTIONS
	1044		LARGE CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of chiefly Royalty orientated omnibus material inc. five volumes devoted to the wedding of Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer. (Large Qty.).	£75
THEMATICS
	1045		CARTON containing three stockbooks with the extensive mint collection of thematic issues comprising Animals, Birds, Space Travel & Sport. (Qty.).	£200
	1046		MISCELLANY: Small box containing a wide range of mint sets/min. sheets covering many themes inc. aircraft, birds, flowers, paintings & sport. (Qty.).	£80
	1047		TRANSPORT: Leaders of the World series. 1,300 sets of Cars and Trains from Tuvalu & Grenadines of St. Vincent. All in blocks of 10 pairs, fresh & fine, ideal for packet maker.	£50
	1048		U.P.U. - The interesting selection with Israel SG.27a/28a mint tete-beche pair plus SG.27/28 each in tete-beche gutter pairs mounted on the margin, Liberia 1949 set marginal imperforate, the set perf. & imperf. with sloping "U.P.U/JUBILEE/SPECIMEN" opts. & the min. sheet both perf. & imperf. with sloping "U.P.U./JUBILEE/SPECIMEN" opts. plus Poland 1949 SG.652/54 in a black proof strip. (Small Qty.).	£100
CLUB BOOKS
	1049		BOX containing the World-wide miscellany in a number of approval books. (Qty.).	£75
	1050		BOX with the predominantly Commonwealth miscellany in a number of approval books. (Qty.).	£75
LITERATURE - PHILATELIC
	1051		CARTON containing the miscellaneous accumulation of reading material inc. RL Encyclopaedia of British Postage Stamps vol. I, Proud's "History of the Indian Army Postal System" vols. I & II, Post Office Regulations 1839 (reprint), Wilson's "History of the Post in Derby", sundry Local Post handbooks, etc. (23 items). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.	£40
WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY
	1052		BOX with the varied accumulation of covers & cards. chiefly middle period with particular interest in West Germany including some good frankings. (Approx. 100).	£120
	1053		MISCELLANY inc. WWI/WWI items, USA inc. 1861 3c pink env. , FFC's & advertising envs. plus a range of unused & used postal stationery items with something of a Caribbean bias. (68).	£90
	1054		MISCELLANY: 1840-19 Covers (17) inc. 1904 card to Manchester franked with Austrian 20p tied by a good "JERUSALEM/OESTERREICHISCHE POST" c.d.s 1904 card to Manchester franked with Turkish 20p tied by a bi-lingual "NASRE" c.d.s. 1840 EL from Truro with a poor 1d black. Airmail covers inc. 1st Toronto-Hamilton flight and 1929 1st Tehran to Bushire flight. 1868 & 1869 E to Spain franked with GB 6d plate 8. Mixed condition. (17 items).	£60
	1055		ADVERTISING COVERS - TYRE-MAKERS EX CYPRUS, FIJI, THAILAND, etc.: 1905-68 range (all but two pre-1945) incl. 1905 Swiss, 1919 Australian multi-coloured "Firestone" design on KGV 1‡d brown env. (creases), 1920's types from Australia, Fiji & Kenya, 1930's designs ex Cyprus, Dutch East Indies, Indo-China, Jordan, Lebanon, Northern Rhodesia & Thailand and 1940's examples from Finland, Thailand, etc. Attractive and fascinating lot. (20 covers).	£150
	1056		AIRMAILS - SCANDINAVIA: The small range of (mostly) flown covers from the 1940's with sundry frankings of Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden inc. 1946 cover ex Oslo to Hong Kong with black/pale blue "MED LUFTPOST" etiquette tied by large red bars cancellation of London (ending air transit), 1948 cover ex Bryn (Norway) to the USA with blue/white "MED LUFTPOST" etiquette tied by unusual black bars cancellation (ending air transit), 1946 cover ex Denmark to the USA with black boxed "PAR AVION/Copenhagen-London" & violet boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/BY AIR TO......ONLY", 1947 cover from Denmark to Uganda with a further example of the violet boxed mark inc. m/s "Athens", etc. A good little lot. (10)	£150
	1057		AIRMAILS: Binder with the fascinating accumulation of covers & cards, predominantly of military/airmail interest inc. WWII Censored items from Egypt & Palestine, Australian airmail covers, etc. (24 items).	£120
	1058		CANCELLATIONS - AFRICA: Stamps on stockcards chosen for postmark interest comprising NIGERIA 1900-59 (such as issues of Lagos with s/l "IBADAN", village c.d.s.'s, fine KEVII 2‡d tied to piece by oval Hamburg-Westafrika d.s. of HAPAG line, Southern Nigeria issues with cancellations of T.P.O.'s & villages KGV-QEII issues with various postmarks of Cameroons and small group of Togo marks on Gold Coast stamps), ORANGE FREE STATE 1868-90 (incl. barred numeral obliterators on single stamps, pairs, blocks & strips, coloured alphabetic obliterators, c.d.s. cancellations of sub-offices and villages, 1880 piece with O.F.S. 1d (4) & C.G.H. 6d overseas mixed franking, 1896 block of 6 x ‡d on 3d with 2 fine strikes of large oval Bloemfontein registered d.s. and fine examples of mystery 'B.E.'obliterator on ‡d orange x 2) and SUDAN (mainly on large camel postman issues incl. m/s and complete or nearly complete village strikes such as Atbara, Ed-Duem, Tewfekia & Wadi-Halfa and pair of 1898 Egypt postal stationery cards ovptd. "SOUDAN" unused but with superb cancellations of Atbara & Wadi Halfa). Fine lot. (207 items).	£300
	1059		CANCELLATIONS - PACIFIC ISLANDS AND ST. HELENA, 1865-1930: Stockcards of stamps chosen for postmark interest incl. village c.d.s.'s of Papua on Iakatoi issues, Samoa with 1/- bisect tied to piece by 1895 "APIA" c.d.s., Solomon Islands with various s/l ship cancellations of Kulambangra and Opolu and various Tonga incl. barred cancellations of Keppels, Niuafoou & Vavau. Also St. Helena incl. fine strikes of scarce 'dumb' obliterators such as 1868 4d carmine with fine Gothic "T", 1/- green (2) with "H" or oval of diamonds, Maltese Cross and various 'cork' types incl. some unrecorded by Robson Lowe. Fine lot. (41).	£180
	1060		CRASH/WRECK MAIL: 1914 Env. (stamp lost) from Canada to England endorsed with s/l "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S. Empress of Ireland" in green; the ship left Quebec bound for Liverpool on 29 May, 1914 but early the next day collided with the Norwegian ship 'Storstadt' and sank inside 15 minutes with the loss of 1,014 souls. A scarce item in remarkably good condition given the circumstances.	£120
	1061		DISINFECTED MAIL: 1843 E from Constantinople with good "NETO DI FUORA ET DI DENTRO" in black with red wax seal of Semlin lazaret, "AT" & "TURQUIE", via Huningue to Lyons, fine & attractive; 1835 E with good "PROVINCIA DI BOLOGNA/disinfettata" & 1844 from Constantinople to Genoa with fine "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" in black; also two relevant illustrations. (3 covers).	£80
	1062		EUROPE: 1945-54 group of covers, chiefly early post-War Airmail Instructional markings inc. Bulgaria, East Germany, Greece, Luxembourg & Yugoslavia. (14).	£150
	1063		FREE/O.H.M.S. MAIL: 1839 EL (tatty but rare) written in London and sent post free to India under the franking privilege given to Court of Directors of East India Company; posted on arrival at Bombay and re-directed from Madras to Calcutta. Also 1868 env. with embossed India Office seal on flap with fine red "LONDON OFFICIAL/L/PAID/C/21 AU 68" to Major-General Russell in Aden with contents concerning his part in the "late Expedition" (with Lord Napier of Magdala in Abyssinia) and advance news that he is to receive "the Second Class of the Star of India". A scarce pair.	£100
	1064		INSTRUCTIONAL MARKINGS: Group of covers with markings such as "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR TRANSMISSION BY AIRMAIL - DIVERTED TO SURFACE MAIL", "NOT IN AIR MAIL" and their foreign language equivalents from a wide range of countries incl. Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ireland, Nicaragua, Peru & Zimbabwe and some also with postage due charges, etc. (60 covers). Part proceeds to PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH 'SPOTLIGHT' APPEAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH, ST. ANDREW'S, FIFE - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY.	£75
	1065		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT, 1798-1801: 4th Oct., 1799 EL (small part of flap, just alongside signature inside, has been cut away) addressed to "Citoyen/Reynier Directeur des/Revenues en Nature/Au Kaire" with a very fine red "BENESOUEF" (very few examples known, all in red, of which this is believed to be the earliest recorded) well placed on the front. Charged "4" in m/s when posted but crossed out in transit when official status of addressee was noticed. One of rarest of all French Occupation of Egypt marks. [Ex Firebrace]PHOTO PLATE IBC.	£800
	1066		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT, 1798-1801: 26th April, 1799 EL (some hinged folds and overall toning, but with fine printed "ADMINISTRATION SANITAIRE.....BLANC, Ordonnateur des Lazarets" heading inside) from Cairo to "Conservateur de SantÈ A Rhamanie" (rare destination) with a very fine (for this) strike of the rare "ARM. DE LA MED.nÈe /1re DIV.on" mark (few examples known; rarer than town marks) on the front with blurred but rare cachet of "Commissaire Ordoneur/du Service de SantÈ". No postal charge being on official business but rare exhibition item. [Ex Firebrace].	£400
	1067		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT, 1798-1801: 16th Oct., 1800 EL (1 side flap partly removed) to General Sanson in Cairo charged "4" (?) in m/s exactly matching ink of m/s P.O. "Rahmanie" marking at top left of address. Believed to be sole example recorded of this French P.O.'s marking in m/s and thus an important exhibition item. Also a small print of General Sanson. (1 cover + 1 print). [Ex Firebrace].	£800
	1068		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT, 1798-1801: Fine 13th July, 1800 EL (printed "HECTOR DAURE, Commissaire Ordonnateur en Chef" heading inside and signed by him at foot of second page) addressed "Au Commandant du Forte de Rosette" (received 6 days later) with 2 strikes of red "LE CAIRE" mark (one faint, the other fine but inverted) on the front along with a poor Type I kidney-framed "Commre. Ordr./en Chef" mark. Few examples of this Cairo mark are known in red and thus very rare. [Ex Firebrace].	£500
	1069		MILITARY - FRENCH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT, 1798-1801: 10th Oct., 1800 fine EL from "Syouth" (the "Payeur du 1er Arrondissement") to "Reynier Directeur des Revenues/en Nature/Au Caire" with a very fine Post Office m/s "Siouth" marking on the front exactly matching ink of m/s "8" charge (crossed out, presumably on arrival in Cairo where official status of addressee was noted). Very few examples of this m/s town mark are known.. [Ex Firebrace].	£500
	1070		MILITARY - 1808 EXPEDITION TO PORTUGAL: Letter from William Eliot to his father containing an eye-witness account of the Battle of Vimiero and incl. "...obliged to write in the field on my hat......I had the satisfaction of convincing (the enemy) that nine pounders are not to be laughed at, dispersing both cavalry and infantry by 16 round shot in the midst of them.....A French General and many prisoners just come in, I am bound to conclude....". Mail from this Expedition is much scarcer than that from the later Peninsular War. A rare item complete with a typed full transcript. [Ex Sybil Morgan collection].	£150
	1071		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR: 1854 (8 April) EL addressed to Lt. Robert Lindsay (1st Fusilier Guards) - in transit to the Crimea on board the 'Simoom'- at Malta from his mother in Ashridge (Herts), franked with 10d Brown (cut to shape) with another stamp missing, s/l 'INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED' alongside; Lindsay won the V.C. at the Alma later in the year (print included). Also (May 1855) a stampless EL to London with partly fine uncoded black Army PO c.d.s. and m/s '3' charge. (3 items).	£100
	1072		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - CAMP SCUTARI: 1854 (25 May) 5pp EL (wrapper strengthened, toning) headed 'Camp Scutari' & addressed to London by an officer in the Light Division in which he describes his embarkation orders for Varna, French reinforcements, troop strengths, suspicion surrounding the issue of the new Minie rifles etc.; m/s '3 & 3' double rate charge, French PO in Constantinople c.d.s. & Paris transit.	£100
	1073		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR: 1854 (6 June) EL written on board the troopship 'Himalaya' off Varna and addressed to Bushmills, Ireland by Lt. Thomas Leslie (Royal Horse Guards), describing the troops shopping in Valetta, the discomfort of life on board, French ships disembarking troops at Athens etc. Illegible French c.d.s. (Constantinople?) plus Marseille & TPO transits with Coleraine receiver (23 June) and '1/4' charge.	£100
	1074		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - EARLY USE OF UNCODED DATESTAMP: 1854 (24 June) substantial, partly cross-written EL (some splitting beginning along folds) from Ensign Francis Michele at 'Camp Alidja', Varna to his father, General Michele, in London recounting details of the voyage, the original camp at Varna etc. Fine strike in black of the Varna Type I uncoded c.d.s. (28 June); m/s '6' charge.	£200
	1075		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - VARNA TYPE I C.D.S.: 1854 (10 July) 4pp EL to Ireland from Varna with very fine strike in black of the uncoded British Army PO c.d..s (slightly overstruck); m/s '3' charge, s/l blue 'CASTLETOWNROCHE' & red Mallow d.s. Tear/ink corrosion at top of address panel otherwise fine.	£90
	1076		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - TYPE I UNCODED DATESTAMPS: 1854 (19 August) env. to Ireland from Cornet Houghton (11th Hussars - injured in the Charge of the Light Brigade in Oct. 1854) with fine strike in black of the uncoded c.d.s. of Varna and m/s '3' charge; also an 18 October env. ex Black Sea Fleet to Hampshire with the Type I c.d.s. of Constantinople in blackish-green and '6' charge. Both opened out for display. (2 covers).	£80
	1077		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE: 1854 (27 Oct.) 4pp letter (no env.) from Lt. Douglas Dyneley (23rd Welch Fusiliers) at Sebastopol to his sister - "Wednesday our Friends the Russians endeavoured to force in our rear and by some mistake the Light Cavalry were ordered to charge, the part of the Enemy...was not clearly specified and instead of charging a battery of four guns they charged 17 guns & they only mustered afterwards 183, some number like 800 went to the charge". Also a 4pp letter (10 Sept. 1855) from Capt. Edward Dyneley at Balaclava describing the assault on the Redan, the subsequent death from wounds of his brother Douglas and the courage of the 23rd's Surgeon, Henry Sylvester in braving fire to treat him. (He was later to receive the V.C. for this action.). Also copies of service records, prints etc. (2 letters etc.).	£100
	1078		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR: 1854 (6 Dec.) Letter headed 'Before Balaclava' from Lt. Thomas Leslie (Royal Horse Guards) to Ireland, dissuading his mother from coming out to Scutari - "we have no chance of wintering anywhere except in the Crimea, unless some enterprising Cossacks should persuade us to go with them to Simferopol or Moscow" and describing the construction of a stove in his tent etc.; env. (opened out) with faint/overstruck Army HQ Type I c.d.s. in green-blue, strip of three 1d Reds affixed with sealing wax & with numeral (34) obliterator.	£75
	1079		MILITARY - CRIMEAN WAR - LORD RAGLAN: 1855 (16 Feb.) 2pp memorandum in Raglan's hand - "Yesterday evening riding considerably to the front of the 90th Regt and about ‡ a mile to the right of Mr Rickets house and in advance of it, on a track leading to the right I found a gun apparently a 32 Pounder with its ships carriage and a sling carriage. I was told that it had been there some time. Are you aware why it has been left? There seemed to be nothing wrong in the sling carriage. Raglan." Folds otherwise fine.	£100
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