| ** | 3320 | MILITARY: 1913 German Centenary poster stamps depicting scenes from the Napoleonic Wars plus a few Balkan War & WWI items. (46). *** | £70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3321 | POSTMEN OF THE WORLD: Scarce German poster stamps, large chromo-litho designs depicting postmen of different countries in typical scenes, with flags. One or two small faults but a most attractive & scarce group. (27). **/*** | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3322 | REVENUES, FISCALS etc.: Stockbook with quantity of mint & used revenue stamps, judicials, fiscals, local delivery, telegraphs etc. with emphasis on British Empire material c1870-1930 with values to £5.00; many better items noted inc. Chinese express label, National Telephone Co. to 1/-, English & Irish Magnetic Telegraph pair, Keble College strips etc. (250 approx.) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3323 | SCOUTS: Two scarce blocks of six different large & colourful poster stamps printed in Stuttgart c1912 and showing 'Pfadfinder' & 'Junges Deutschland' activities; toning & perf. folding but unusual. (12) **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3324 | SPORT: 1905-33 Poster stamps advertising German & Austrian sporting events inc. 1926 & '27 Vienna & Aussig Turnfest labels of the Deutscher Turnerbund depicting their swastika-like symbol (block of 6 & strip of 3) etc. (26) *** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3325 | SPORT: An attractive set of large, German poster stamps c1912 featuring different sports inc. firefighting - included as a sporting event in the early modern Olympic Games. (20).*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3326 | SPAIN: 'Socors per a la Vaga Forcosa' - fund-raising stamps issued in Barcelona (1914) featuring a variety of attractive designs printed in orange, blue & black - a complete sheet of 20 large stamps. Slight paper toning; most unusual. (20).*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3327 | THEATRE: c1909-30 Selection of German & French poster stamps advertising theatrical performances, stars & buildings inc. 1913 Residenz-Theater Christmas production (1913), the 'Musical Horse', 'Manon', 'La Boheme'. Vienna 1910 Theatre Exhibition etc. Unusual. (40).*** | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CIVIL AVIATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3328 | A.B.AEROTRANSPORT, 1948 (April-Oct.): Detailed 30pp timetable book in Swedish - the last beforethe outbreak of WWII, with routes covering much of Northern Europe; attractive pictorial cover with name & date written in blue pencil. Fine. *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3329 | CANADIAN PACIFIC AIR LINES, 1943 (Dec.): 'Timetable No.1' - 8pp folded booklet of routes & fares with a fine route map & advertisements ('Air Mail Helps Speed the Victory'); very fine apart from light discolouration on back cover. *** | £65 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3330 | R. Dallas Brett "HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914" (1933) xxiv, 388pp., 64 plates, cloth. Very detailed history of the early years with much information unavailable elsewhere. Classic reference volume. *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3331 | "IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: THE GREATEST AIR SERVICE IN THE WORLD" (c.1935) poster-type, full colour, folding brochure 10"x 10", opening to 30"x 20" on thick paper. On one side a superb poster, depicting cross-sections of aircraft of the 'Heracles', 'Hannibal', Scylla', 'Atalanta' and 'Scipio' classes. On the reverse, cross sections of the 'Empire' flying boat and the 'Diana' aircraft with photos of passenger accommodation. On the cover, the 'Canopus' flying boat on the Nile. Very minor 'rub' on reverse, otherwise *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3332 | IMPERIAL AIRWAYS: ENGLAND - EGYPT - SUDAN - EAST AFRICA - SOUTH AFRICA (March 1936) timetable & passenger information brochure 9"x 3‡" opening to 9"x 22", with detailed route map. *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3333 | John Stroud "ANNALS OF BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH AIR TRANSPORT 1919-1960" (1962) 675pp., 364pp. photos, 8 maps. Superb, detailed, chronological listing of significant events in the history of British civil aviation. Elusive volume, still unsurpassed as a reference. *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3334 | HONG KONG AIRWAYS, 1948 (April); 4pp timetable for routes to Canton & Shanghai plus Company regulations & information, printed in red on pink paper; corner fold otherwise a fine item from this short-lived service. *** | £25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3335 | K.L.M. AIRLINES, 1927 (Summer): 8pp booklet with timetables, map & 2 ills.inc. interior, fine coloured cover with ill'n of Fokker VII monoplane; some water marking to front cover plus corner fold, the rest is fine. **/*** PHOTO - see plate no. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3336 | K.N.I.L.M., 1934 (Nov.): 8pp folding timetable (English) for flights within the Dutch East Indies with fares, freight rates etc. Fine black & orange art deco cover depicting a 'plane as an arrow; punched for filing , with 'FILE COPY' rubber-stamped on the front, otherwise fine & attractive. **/*** | £65 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3337 | K.N.I.L.M., 1941 (May): Small format 8pp concertina timetable issued in the interim between the outbreak of WWII in Europe and its spread to the East; clear route map & attractive front cover. Filing holes punched through 2pp otherwise fine.**/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3338 | NORWEGIAN AIR LINES DNL, 1947 (Apr.-June): 8pp Norwegian/English 'concertina' folding timetable printed in green and issued in the last days of DNL, inc. flights by DC-4. An unusual transitional item. Some light toning to front page. *** | £45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3339 | PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS, 1933 (Dec.): 20pp folding timetable booklet featuring a cover illustration of an S-42 and covering West Indies & Latin American routes; good ills. of 'planes, route maps & detailed timetables/tariffs. Light central fold but an attractive, scarce item in fine condition. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3340 | SABENA, 1934 (Summer): Fine 12pp European timetable brochure in English inc. ills plus details of other lines with services on the same routes; very fine art deco cover with faint rubber-stamp impression of Cook's (Leeds). *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £65 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3341 | SABENA, 1935-36 BELGIAN CONGO ROUTE: (Oct.1935) 8pp French concertina timetable in collaboration with Air Afrique listing flights to Leopoldville & Brazzaville; art deco style cover; Unusual & very fine.***/**** PHOTO - see plate no. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3342 | ZEPPELINS - LZ 127 'Graf Zeppelin': 1931 Scarce set of official Zeppelin Company RP postcards printed concertina-style within a card folder, showing detailed views of a bedroom, kitchen, radio-room, bridge etc. with information about the airship printed inside the covers and with a handstamped message on the front, stating that the cards were sold to commemorate the return of the LZ 127 from its around-the-world flight. The first card (Count Zeppelin himself) has a light crease, the others are fine. (10 cards).*** PHOTO - see plate no. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3343 | ZEPPELINS: "Amtliche F¸hrer durch den Flug= und Luftschiffhafen Rhein=Main" - 1937 34pp illustrated guide prefaced with portraits of Hitler, G–ring & Sprenger, with articles on the Air Base, entry charges, Lufthansa & Air France, flight timetable, many zeppelin & aircraft ills., advertisements inc. that for a Nazi exhibition etc. Generally fine condition with some light toning to cover, staples slightly discoloured. A very scarce item. **/*** | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| COACHES AND COACHING | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3344 | ROYAL HOTEL COACH OFFICE, CHELTENHAM (1820's) copper engraved, pictorial handbill 8"x 5", issued by Thomas Haines & Co., proprietors. Detailed listing of 23 daily coaches with times, routes & destinations. Headed by attractive vignette of the 'Magnet' London coach. *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3345 | PLOUGH HOTEL COACH OFFICE, CHELTENHAM (1820's) copper engraved, pictorial handbill 8"x 5", issued by James Neyler & Co., proprietors. Detailed listing of 17 daily "Royal Mails & Light & Elegant Post Coaches. Headed by attractive vignette of the Oxford & London mail coach. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3346 | G.C. Oake "THE LAWS OF TURNPIKE ROADS" (2nd edn. 1861) 669pp. cloth. Extensive survey of parliamentary acts and case law on the operation of turnpikes. Pub. by Butterworths, Strand. *** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CRESTS AND MONOGRAMS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3347 | ATTRACTIVE COLLECTION housed in an album c1870 with hand-drawn, elaborately-designed frames, back cover lost, fine coloured bookplate inside detached front cover; contains a substantial collection of crests & monograms inc. royalty, military, Oxbridge etc. with many unuusal noted. Also a box containing a further range of cut-out pieces in packets. (Qty). | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3348 | ALBUM c1875 containing a fine & varied collection of cut-out crests mounted within elaborate, hand-drawn frames on 52pp of an oblong scrap-book , bound in ‡ leather (spine splitting) with the card of the compiler - a Miss Rawlinson of Croydon - pasted on the flyleaf. A better than average range of crests inc. royalty, aristocracy, ships, regiments, clubs, colleges, commercial etc. (600+). **/*** | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DIECAST MODELS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3349 | ROLLS ROYCE trio (Lledo 'Vintage' Series c1985) of different models on polished wooden base in presentation box with numbered certificate. Also a most impressive mahogany casket housing Matchbox 'Models of Yesteryear' group of 6 vintage cars (1984 limited edition) with all original packing. (9 models). ***/**** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EXHIBITIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3350 | AMERICAN EXHIBITION IN LONDON: 1887 (22 Sept.) "The American" - a four page official daily programme in newspaper format for the 1887 American Exhibition held in London. Some small tears & folds. ** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3351 | WEMBLEY, 1924: B.E.E. Official Guide 128pp inc. fold-out plan & further map in pocket; spine tear, rusting staples & a few spots but mainly fine in fresh paper covers. Also 1924 'Pocket Guide' 32pp small guide book highlighting main events; toned cover. A scarce pair. (2 items). **/*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3352 | WEMBLEY, 1924: 50mm Bronze medallion with superb design of the Wembley Lion (signed 'P.M.') & head of George V; extremely fine in original case. Also three small medallions inc. Nobel Industries, 'Commerce & Industry' and the Prince of Wales, the first two cleaned. (4items). **/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3353 | WEMBLEY, 1924: Cauldon Ware chine souvenir plates - 220mm diameter heavy white plate with (worn) gilt edge and fine coloured transfer-printed design of Britannia & flags surrounded by Exhibition inscription; fine. Also small (120mm) blue plate with black edge & transfer/hand-painted design of 'Lucky Black Cat From British Empire Exhibition, Wembley'; well-repaired chip on reverse.. Unusual pair. (2 items) *** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3354 | WEMBLEY, 1924: 'The Port of Liverpool: A Brief Review of its Past, Present & Future...' well-illustrated booklet issued by the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board as an Exhibition souvenir; 28pp plus detailed folding plan of the Mersey Docks, folded inside (stained & repaired) card covers, staples rusted. Unusual B.E.E. item. **/*** | £25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3355 | WEMBLEY, 1924: Fine chromo-litho postacrd advertising 'Grimble's Vinegar' of Batley (Yorks) and showing 3 fine scenes of the vinegar brewing industry; used with Exhibition machine cancellation. Attractive. *** | £20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3356 | WEMBLEY, 1925: B.E.E. Offical Daily Programme (Saturday 26th September) 12pp in paper covers with attractive colour design of pavilions, map, band programme etc; staples light rusting otherwise v.fine. *** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3357 | WEMBLEY, 1925: 'A Great Western Railway Signal Box' - 30pp ill'd souvenir guide-book with large-scale folding map of GWR routes & stations in fine sepia cover; slight staple rusting. An uncommon item. *** | £25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LETTER SCALES | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3358 | COUNTER BALANCE & SPRING BALANCES: c.1870 Counter balanced sextant type marked to weigh up to 7‡oz., c.1940 pedestal spring balance (not working) by M.M. & S. Ltd. and plastic pedestal type spring balance made in U.S.A. (also c.1940) by Hansen both calibarated to weigh up to 1lb. (3 items). ** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3359 | FINE SET OF DESK SCALES c1914: Attractive brass scales on a heavy oak base with spaces for weights - ºoz - 8oz (6 present), the weighing platform stamped with postal rates for the period 1897-1915. Fine. *** | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3360 | Set of varnished brass letter scales on an oak base c1970, complete with set of 7 weights from 5gr - 200gr. A useful piece of desk equipment. Fine. **** | £45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3361 | SALTER BALANCE: A good example of the Salter letter balance no. 11 (c.1890) weighing up to 24 oz. and calibrated by the ºoz. **/*** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MAPS/ATLASES | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3362 | EAST INDIES AND INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT/INDO-CHINA: 1778-79 pair of large (630mm x 520mm) hand coloured maps by Santini of Venice; some foxing & worming. FRAMED AND GLAZED - UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING. ** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3363 | John Ogilby "BRITANNIA: AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE KINGDOM OF ENGLAND & DOMINION OF WALES 1675" (reprint 1939) volume containing 102 coloured plates, depicting strip maps of all the major roads. Printed by Waterlow & Son. The original was the first survey of its kind. *** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3364 | "CARY'S SURVEY OF THE HIGH ROADS FROM LONDON" (1790, reprinted 1990) reproduced in colour, from the original publication in P.O. Archives. Contained in two printed folders, Superb, detailed 'strip' maps with names of coaching inns, landowners, turnpike gates, etc. *** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3365 | EGYPT & SUDAN, 1883: 'A Map of the Nile from the Equatorial Lakes to the Mediterranean embracing the Egyptian Sšdan & Abyssinia' published by Stanford (London), with hand-coloured boundaries etc., dissected & mounted on linen (toned, one or two insect holes, the map itself fine) in cloth boards with label (outside dusty/worn). An unusual map, contemporary with the British military campaigns of the 1880s. **/*** | £45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3366 | GERMANY: 1800 Postal map of Germany & neighbouring countries by Ignaz Heymann, Postmaster at Trieste - dissected panels mounted on canvas, with coloured boundaries - 3 large sections (1.72m x 1.06m total size), some damp staining / loosening of panels. Attractive. **/*** | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3367 | GERMANY: "Post= und Reise=Karte von Deutschland und den anliegenden L”ndern" (Perthes, Gotha 1835) - fine, detailed folding map (960 x 940mm) dssected & mounted on linen with coloured boundaries, showing post roads & distances, covering a large area of central Europe; original card wallet (worn, missing corners). **/*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3368 | INDIA: c.1770 Large scale hand-coloured map (14" x 12‡") of Kingdom of Bengal by Schley and c.1780 detailed coloured French map (13" x 10") "ThÈ’tre de la Guerre sur la CÙte de Coromandel". (2 maps). *** FRAMED AND GLAZED - UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING. | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3369 | INDIA AND INDO-CHINA, 1821: Splendid large map (660mm. x 550mm.) by BruÈ of Paris for 'Atlas Universel' engraved in much detail with embossed authorising impression & showing the then independent states in coloured outlines. FRAMED AND GLAZED - UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING). *** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3370 | POLAND: 'La Pologne dressÈe sur ce qu'en ont donnÈ Staravolsk, Beauplan, Hartnoch...' corrected version by Guillaume de L'Isle, Paris: a fine, detailed map of Poland with parts of Russia, Hungary & Prussia, dissected & mounted on blue canvas (640 x 480mm); some light staining & pin holes but attractive, early & unusual. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3371 | TURKEY: Unusual 1959 War Office military map printed in colour on both sides of a silk panel (625 mm square) showing Erzurum & Batumi on a scale of 1:1,000,000, marked 'RESTRICTED'; apparently unused, folded with light damp-spotting on top surface, otherwise very fresh. **/*** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3372 | U.K - BEDFORDSHIRE: 1808 County map (106 x 183 mm) engraved by Cooper, published by Philips, London; hand-coloured, detailed map with turnpikes, railways, canals etc. Fine. *** | £25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3373 | WORLD-WIDE: Accumulation of colour printed maps removed from atlases, c1870-1940, many double-sided, with an emphasis on European countries. Fine. (73 pages). **/*** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MERCHANT SHIPPING (WORLD-WIDE) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3374 | ITALY - GENOA, 1741: 4pp notarised agreement whereby the Venetian Captain Giorgio Francovich agreed terms for a delivery of goods to Palermo; neatly handwritten in Italian on paper stamped with a 3 sols. revenue stamp in the form of a magnificent baroque woodcut of the Arms of Savoy. Very fine. *** | £25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MILITARY - PRE 1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3375 | CRIMEAN WAR: Series of contemporary steel engraved views (265 x 180mm) published by the London printing & publishing Co., c1857 as book illustrations, most featuring animated battle scenes inc. Baltic, fine engraving of the interior of the Redan based on a photo by Robertson of Constantinople, etc. Most have some water staining but could be improved. Also a finely engraved map of the area (265 x 340mm) produced as a book illustration, c1857 with positions of Allied & Russian forces, ships, movements, etc. Some hand coloured detail, set in a patterned border; some general ageing and dustiness, central binding fold, otherwise sound & attractive. **/*** (23 items). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3376 | "VICTORIA CROSS GALLERY" BY ARTIST HARRY PAYNE (1887) four large chromo litho scraps, each 5"x 6", depicting different episodes, leading to award of V.C. Few minor blemishes. **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MILITARY - BOER WAR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3377 | CHESHAM, Major-General the 3rd Baron: Short note & fine ink signature 'Chesham Maj.Gen.' on single sheet of notepaper with coronet ex 'Latimer, Chesham', dated 1st May 1902; Chesham was Inspector-General of the Imperial Yeomanry, 1901-02. Typewritten label stuck to top of letter. *** | £25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3378 | CRONJE, Piet: Fine ink signature of the Boer General on a blank calling-card; light stain at top otherwise fine & unusual.*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3379 | DR. RICHARD HAMILTON, MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BURGHER (CONCENTRATION) CAMPS IN THE ANGLO-BOER WAR (1892-1902) 26 personal documents, mounted and written up on 18 card pages, incl. rail permits, camp & military passes, Z.A.R. doctor's certificate, Natal doctor's licence (with £5 revenue stamp), appointment as superintendent, wages a/c as medical officer on Castle Line R.M.S. 'Garth Castle' in 1896, etc. Plus, 5 original photos, incl. 3 mounted cabinet cards. Hamilton supervised the medical services for the infamous camps from Feb. 1901 to the end of the war. Unique archive of great historical interest, in fine condition. Ex George Crabb. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £500 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3380 | PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS: Trio of unused cards c1900 printed in Germany or Austria, inc. a coloured illustration of a flag-wielding Boer (Die Boerenkrieg) trampling a British soldier, with the Boer Hymn alongside and two similar monochrome ill'ns of Boers evacuating civilians & gunning down a British charge. Fine. *** (3 items). | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3381 | "SPHINX ALBION" - Anti-British propaganda postcard magnificently designed in gold, black & red by H.W.K¸ntzhof, showing a sphinx with the features of Queen Victoria averting her gaze from a figure ladling the blood of the Transvaal into a weighing scale with dead figures of Morality, Humanity & Liberty. A product of the Schweizer Grafischen Mittheilungen and posted from St Gallen to Leipzig. Very fine & unusual. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3382 | MANCHESTER P.S. WAR FUND: Scarce block of 6 mint examples of the 1d lilac & blue War Fund stamp, with margins on 3 sides, attached to a small piece of card; some perf. splitting otherwise fine. (6) **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3383 | MILNER, Alfred: Governor of Transvaal & ORC - fine ink signature on torn off piece of letter, glued to a piece of card. *** | £25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3384 | NEWSPAPERS: Two handwritten notes from aides to Lord Roberts concerning Press matters inc. one with printed heading, dated at Pretoria (10 March 1901) from ADC Major J.K.Watson denying the truth of a newspaper story and a typed letter discussing the award of the S.Africa Medal to newspaper correspondents, signed by Major I.Crutchley. Also a third (part) letter from the British politician W.H.Smith (c1878) which mentions the S.African situation. (3 items).**/*** | £35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3385 | PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM containing 32 proofs of photographs taken for the 'Cairo Times' by H.Wade (1901), each with a typewritten label, inc. shell-damaged Ladysmith Town Hall, Spion Kop, Talani Hill, various monuments, KRR group on railway bridge etc. Binding worn & pages heavily foxed but prints fine. [Ex Hart]. (32 items). **/*** | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3386 | ROBERTS, Lord: Fine ink autograph 'Roberts, F.M.' dated 29th January 1902 on a piece of Portland place notepaper; also a typewritten letter on C-in-C / War Office notepaper (Aug. '03) acknowledging a letter to the Field Marshal & signed by a military secretary. (2 items). *** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3387 | ROBERTS, Lord : Fine ink signature 'Roberts, F.M.' on a half sheet of notepaper with monogram & Portland Place address, dated March 1904. *** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MILITARY - WORLD WAR ONE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3388 | POSTCARDS - ESSAY ETC.: 1888-91 "THREE" on 3c brown, an unused essay. Fine. Also issued unused examples on buff (2, one with misplaced overprint) and cream, two used examples inc. one to Germany and a rarely seen C.T.O. example. Fine. HG. 24. (7 items). Mu | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3389 | CHRISTMAS CARDS: Woven silk greetings postcards inc. two less common opening cards & 3 pocketted examples; also a group of printed cards inc. an unusual example from the Duchess of Sutherland's Ambulance etc. A useful group; usual small faults. (14 items). **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3390 | GERMAN PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS: 1915 Set of 6 unused coloured comic cards depicting John Bull as a spider devouring Europe watched by the German Eagle or entrapping 'Royal' birds, under the title Entente Cordiale etc. Lively, colourful designs in virtually mint condition with original illustrated envelope, itself very fine. (7 items).***/**** PHOTO - see plate no. | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3391 | PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS - CHILDREN AS SOLDIERS: Group of 7 coloured German cards inc. 5 from the same series drawn by A. Hofmann showing miniature soldiers in romantic or patriotic situations, the remaining pair being Dondorf chromo-lithos of children in German, Austrian & Turkish uniforms. Three used throughthe German feldpost, the others with notes on reverse. (7 items).*** | £36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3392 | GERMAN PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS: Fine sepia card depicting British troops over-run at Antwerp by German marines, with coloured reverse declaring proceeds for Veterans' Association; also a card depicting U-Boat 'Der Kampf' pursuing British ships, with an inset portrait of Admiral von Tirpitz used with 'Marine Schiffspost No 59' c.d.s.; tiny corner crease. (2 items). *** | £25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3393 | GERMAN PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS: Series of nine monochrome postcards produced by Kladderdatsch in 1916, featuring their cartoons showing John Bull being blown out of the water or cowering in the Tower of London while an airship holds the Sword of Damocles overhead, gigantic German soldiers terrifying the enemy etc. All fine unusued examples; scarce. (9 items) *** | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3394 | KING GEORGE V: "D.S.O." BESTOWAL TO MAJOR A.H. WILSON, EAST SURREY REGT. (1 Jan. 1916) printed document 13"x 8" with ms. inserts, signed in ink by George V, counter-signed (faint) by Lord Kitchener. Plus, Wilson's biographical details and two notifications of his mention in Despatches, 30 Nov. 1915 & 13 Nov. 1916, both with facsimile signature of Winston Churchill. Wilson was invalided out in 1917 with rank of Lt. Col. and died at Worthing in 1919. *** | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3395 | 'THE FRIENDSHIP CHECK-BOOK POSTCARD', c1917: Set of 12 different, unused postcards featuring patriotic illustrations or quotations, inc. portraits of General Pershing & President Wilson, with a 'cheque stub' at the left on which to record the addressee etc.; the reverse bears an advertisement for Friendship Bonds. Unusual. (12 items). **** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3396 | ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA: c1917 German postcard printed in green & featuring a caricature of a terrified & incontinent British naval gunner - entitled Hosenboden mit Schottensystem; printed by Baron Verlag, Berlin. Very fine unused with minute closed edge nick. *** | £20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3397 | "SERVED WITH HONOUR (IN THE BRITISH ARMY) AND WAS DISABLED IN THE GREAT WAR" (22 May 1918) pictorial certificate 13"x 15" designed by 'Punch' artist Bernard Partridge, depicting Britannia greeting her soldiers. Superb design in khaki & black with facsimile signature of George V. Issued to Pte. James Harris, Durham Light Infantry. *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3398 | "SERVED WITH HONOUR (IN THE ROYAL NAVY) AND WAS DISABLED IN THE GREAT WAR" (22 May 1919) pictorial certificate 13"x 15" designed by 'Punch' artist Bernard Partridge, depicting Britannia greeting her sailors and marines. Superb design in blue & black with facsimile signature of George V. Issued to Petty Officer Harry Hilton Lee. Contemporary mounting on thin card. |*** PHOTO - see plate no. | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 3399 | SEMAPHORE SIMPLIFIED or How to Learn It in a Few Hours: c1910 Set of instructional cards (90 x 90mm) printed by Gale & Polden each with a photograph of an army sergeant demonstrating a letter of the alphabet, the reverse of the card showing a line ill'n of the same signal from behind, housed in original ill'd envelope (some wear, ink address in Wanganui!) with two leaflets; lightly used. (32 items). **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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