| 3800 | TRANSPORT: Good selection of (mainly British) vintage to modern PPCs illustrating various modes of transport - strength in railway engines with several good pre-WWI cards noted inc. official Company issues, several early tram cards, modern aircraft, range of cars, buses, hovercraft etc. An interesting lot. (200 approx.) *** | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3801 | UNUSUAL SUBJECTS: An accumulation of worldwide 'oddities' inc. unusual shapes & sizes (Edwardian 'Giant Card' of Llandudno noted), long, panoramic, concertina, various materials inc. wood, cork, silk, appliquÈ, glitter, booklets & packs, mechanical, jigsaws, 3-D etc. Vintage to (mainly) modern with many strange items noted! (200 approx.) **/*** | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3802 | "WEE MACGREEGOR": 1903 Postcard depicting a young Scotsman dressed in black & red entitled "Wee Macgreegor", offered along with a 151 page book (repair to spine) by "J.J.B." recounting the exploits of the fellow in question. ** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3803 | WEMBLEY EXHIBITION: Complete unused sets of series 1 to 6 of Raphael Tuck's "Queen's Dolls' House" cards (some thinned but many fine) with supporting photostats and research notes. (48 cards plus the latter). **/*** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PICTURES AND PAINTINGS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3804 | MISCELLANY: c1850 coloured French lithograph (265mm x 230mm) of Tientsing Fort (light foxing), two steel engravings (205mm x 160mm) of "Constantinople from above Scutari" and "View of Calcutta from the Esplanade", the latter with an elephant-led procession in the foreground and c1770 small engraving of Admiral Pocock. (4 items). **/*** FRAMED & GLAZED - UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING. | £15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3805 | REINEGAN, Lottie: Four fine, detailed cut-paper silhouette pictures, c1920 - (three) mounted against a two-tone lithograph background on art paper, in modern card mounts, ready for framing; believed to be by Lottie Reinegen. Designs inc. a fine mail coach in countryside, deer in a forest, a yacht & a Dutch canal scene (against white background). Most attractive & in very fine condition. (4 items).*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RAILWAY MEMORABILIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3806 | AIREY: 'RAILWAY JUNCTION DIAGRAMS': (1867) 20pp introduction & 135 Hand-coloured plates showing railway junctions where lines from different companies intersected , very detailed with additional ink annotations by the railway engineer J.W.Watts, the original owner of the book; 1883 supplement bound in. Some wear/thumbing, front cover detached etc. but a scarce item. A fine working copy. Also LBSCRy list of Telegraph Offices & Telephone Circuits at stations (1922)54pp, hard covers, well used. (2 items). **/*** | £85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3807 | AYLESBURY & BUCKINGHAM RAILWAY: 1867 £25 Share certificate issued to Sir Harry Verney of Claydon House; Forest of Dean Railway 1862 £10 share on pink paper & Mid-Wales Railway 1863 £10 share - all with fine embossed seals. (3 items). *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3808 | CORNWALL RAILWAY: 1846 £50 Share certificate attractively printed on green paper with embossed Company seal; also (1840s) m/s 2pp document detailing shares in the South Devon Railway. (2 items).*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3809 | DIRECT LONDON & HOLYHEAD & PORT DYNLLAEN RAILWAY : 1845 4pp Share Prospectus; Vale of Llangollen Railway Printed application to landowners, completed in ink with details of the proposed route across farmland at Maenturog ; Vale of Clwyd Railway 1856 Share prospectus. Some creasing/dustiness. (3 items). **/*** | £45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3810 | EARLY COMPANY LETTERS, 1844-79: Group of printed or handwritten letters inc. 1844-45 Norwich letters of objection (2, fine postally used with 1d Reds), Halesworth Beccles & Haddiscoe Ry. (1854), Stafford & Uttoxeter (1879), Cambrian Railways shareholder's notice (1877), NER (1876) etc. An interesting group. (10) *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3811 | PLATE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TAY RAILWAY BRIDGE, BEFORE & AFTER THE DISASTER (1879) two good quality photos, each 4‡" x 8", with captions and photographers' initials, neatly mounted on page from contemporary album: a) close-up view of the newly built bridge from the southern bank, initialled 'J.V.' (Dundee photographer, James Valentine), ref. no. 1511. b) view of the collapsed central span after the accident, initialled 'G.W.W.' (Aberdeen photographer, George W. Wilson), ref. no. 2323. The bridge was opened 31 May 1878 and collapsed as the mail train was crossing 28 Dec. 1879. Two mail bags were recovered. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3812 | EAST & WEST JUNCTION RAILWAY : 1882 Report to Stockholders (32pp) of the Managers of the Chancery Division plus 1871 - 1878 pair of single-sheet letters to shareholders. Folds. (3 items). *** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3813 | SHROPSHIRE: CLEE HILL QUARRIES & BITTERLEY YARDS: 6 PPCs c1909-20 of the Clee Hill Granite Co. inc. three views of quarry machinery (two used with local thimble c.d.s.) plus two truck tickets (1894) ex Titterstone Quarries via LNWR; also a group of six photographs (1959) of the Bitterley Yards, locomotives, wagons etc. (15 items). *** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3814 | L.N.E.R. GRESLEY LOCOMOTIVES, 1937-38: Three interesting publications inc. 4pp 'Silver Jubilee' menu card (3.11.37) printed in silver & blue, 32pp booklet 'On the track of The Coronation Scot' with very detailed route plan, timetable etc. and 36pp ill'd 'Notes for LNER Passengers' (1938) with details of the 'Streamline Train' services; all have minor faults, occasional spotting etc. (3 items) **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3815 | G.N.R. - GREAT NORTHERN PALACE COMPANY (1860) : 4pp Prospectus offering £10 shares in 'The Palace of the People' at Muswell Hill (subsequently Alexandra Palace) plus 2 further items ; also 1859 Prospectus for the Great Northern London Cemetary Company plus letter addressed to shareholders in the GNR. Dusty externally. (5 items). *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3816 | GOLDEN VALLEY RAILWAY (Glos.): 1878 £10 Share certificate printed in orange with vignette engraving of locomotive & embossed seal; light centre & corner creases. *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3817 | G.W.R. JIGSAW PUZZLE c1928: 400 Piece plywood puzzle depicting the Vikings landing at St. Ives, contained in original box (some wear) as sold by the Company - the puzzle is signed by Percy Spence; complete & fresh. *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3818 | HUDSON, George ('The Railway King') : 1844 Letter from Hudson in York to the GWR in London (stamp removed) concerning the expense of opposing the Government's Railway Bill; written by a secretary with an addition and signature in Hudson's hand. Toning around edges, filing folds. **/*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3819 | JOHNSTON'S RAILWAY MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES (10th Ed. c1920): Very fine colour-printed map showing the pre-grouping railway system in considerable detail with inset enlargements of some areas, dissected & mounted on linen, approx. 110 x 132 cm. Cover wear but map is v.fine & scarce. *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3820 | LIBRARY OF RAILWAY BOOKS inc. Hamilton Ellis: 'The Lore of the Train' (1977), Bulleid: 'Master Builders of Steam' (1963), Mountfield: 'The Railway Barons' (1979), Minns 'Model Railway Engines' (1973), van Riemsdijk: 'Steam Power' (1980) - all v.fine in dust-wrappers - plus a few paperbacks. (9 items). **/*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3821 | L.M.S. RAILWAY MAGAZINE Vol.1 No.1- Vol.2 No.6 (1923-25) - A run of this scarce magazine, complete but with ageing - staples rusting, paper covers discoloured, spine wear. (20 issues). ** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3822 | MAPS & BLUEPRINTS: c1910-50 Large bundle of assorted detailed, technical plans of railway stations, cuttings, track intersections, railway engines, rolling stock etc. with some fascinating items noted inc. Isle of Wight stations and a canvas-backed map of the LNER system, some are ex-Waterloo planning department. Rolled. (Several dozen) *** | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3823 | "HISTORY OF THE MIDLAND RAILWAY", Williams, 1878: A good 'working copy' of this scarce title - text mainly fine (light foxing to page edges, some thumbing etc.), missing title & last page of index, amateur rebinding - nevertheless, an opportunity to obtain the otherwise virtually unobtainable! Also facsimile editions of the July 1938 edition of Bradshaw's Railway Guide (David & Charles, 1969) plus 1903 Midland Railway Timetables (Ian Allen c1970, maps loose). (3 items). */*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3824 | OVERSEAS RAILWAYS: Cape Colony Grand Junction Railway 1897 share prospectus; Madrid & Santona Railway 1897 prospectus & Bay of Havana Railway directors' report & accounts (1884). (3 items). *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3825 | SMITH, Sydney of Nottingham, Inventor of the Steam Gauge (1847). Large (320x240mm) photograph on card mount with coloured drawings of the Steam Gauge & a printed letter from George Stephenson, to whom Smith supplied the Gauge, etc. Framed & glazed; damp marks at base. **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3826 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY: Group of 12 different, cancelled stock certificates of various denominations & dates (1926-47) together with a set of interest warrants with attached cheques. (30 items). *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3827 | STOCKTON & MIDDLESBOROUGH WATERWORKS : 1860 - 67 Pair of share certificates plus another (1873) of the Darlington Iron Company, all with embossed seals; these companies were linked with the Stockton and Darlington Railway. (3 items). *** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3828 | SWISS FEDERAL RAILWAYS, 1922 & '28: Two fine folding maps of Switzerland (1:450000) showing the lines run by SFR as well as other Swiss railways, attractive pictorial covers; slight splitting along folds of earlier example. (2 items) **/*** | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3829 | U.S.A. - CHICAGO, DETROIT & CANADA GRAND TRUNK JUNCTION RAILROAD : 1859 4pp Share prospectus, 1920 £1,000 share certificate for the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada and a 1905 prospectus for mortgage stock in the Tonoah & Tidewater Railroad. (3 items). *** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3830 | UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY 'The Overland Route': 1895 (June) 24pp folding timetable printed on the reverse of a fine coloured map of the system, showing all stations, plus advertisements inc. one for the British Midland Railway; a trifle worn where folded but generally very fine. *** | £25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3831 | U.S.A. - COLUMBUS, CHICAGO & INDIANA CENTRAL RAILWAY Co. : $100 share (1868) finely printed in mauve with superb design of a wood-burning steam locomotive in a station, 25c fiscal stamp attached; punched holes otherwise very fine. Also ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM Co. £10 share certificate finely printed with an embossed seal, issued to Head Pottinger Best of Newbury, Berks. with additional h.s. " A further call of two pounds paid up." (2 items). **/*** | £45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPORTING MEMORABILIA - CRICKET | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3832 | AUTOGRAPHS - AUSTRALIAN INTEREST: The eclectic accumulation including Melbourne Cricket Club Newsletter (March 1977) signed "Best Wishes Alec Bedser", a photograph of the Australian seam bowler E.L. McCormick signed by him in later years, individual signatures of Australian Test Players Ben Barnett, Hunter "Stork" Hendry, Bill Johnston, Craig Mcdermott, Jack Moroney, Wayne Phillips, Greg Ritchie, Barry Shepherd, David Sincock & Alan "Froggy" Thomson, seven modern signed Trade cards (Michael Bevan, Jamie Cox, Michael di Venuto, Shane George, Stuart Law x 2, Tom Moody), etc. | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3833 | AUTOGRAPHS - MISCELLANEOUS: The small selection comprising an official sheet for the England Tour of the West Indies 1986 signed by 14 including Botham, Downton, Edmonds, Ellison, Foster, French, Gatting, Gooch, Gower, Robinson, David Smith & Les Taylor, a piece of official Notts C.C.C. headed notepaper signed by ten Notts. & seven Middlesex players (probably 1967 - signatures include Deryck Murray, Barry Stead & Roy Swetman of Notts. plus John Murray, Eric Russell & Ron Hooker of Middlesex), an official team sheet signed by the Yorkshire squad of 1987 (many well known names including Bairstow, Blakey, Byas, Carrick, Jarvis, Love, Moxon & Sidebottom), an official autograph sheet for Warwickshire CCC (late 1970's - slightly cut down & mounted on lined paper) with many interesting names including Dennis Amiss, David Brown, Anton Ferreira, Geoff Humpage, Alvin Kallicharran, Andy Lloyd, Bob Willis, etc. (Small Qty.). | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3834 | AUTOGRAPHED CRICKET BAT: Gunn & Moore 'County' bat bearing the signatures of Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire County teams for the 1971 season inc. the legendary 'Bob' Taylor, the controversial but very rapid Alan Ward and overseas star Chris Wilkins for Derbyshire, Mushtaq Mohammad and Sarfraz Nawaz for Northants., Brian Bolus and the world famous Garfield Sobers for Notts. and the superb trio of Dennis Amiss, Lance Gibbs and Rohan Kanhai for Warwickshire. Excellent condition and no fading of signatures. **** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3835 | KENT: Small book containing pencil autographs (12) of the 1925 Kent side plus others inc. two England players & Bentley Beetham (1926 Everest Expedition), together with a RP postcard of the 1925 team and another of the 1926 Australian side. (3 items). *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3836 | KENT, c1926: Fine group of photographic postcards depicting the Kent side plus individual cards of Cornwallis, Wright, Woolley, Hubble & Hardinge (2); also another, later, team picture. Fine. (8). *** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3837 | WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANAC: The varied selection nc. 1950, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1976 & 1978 soft-backed editions, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 & 1977 hard-backed editions plus 1966/67 soft-backed and 1964 & 1970 hard-backed with the odd missing page or with photographs excised. (18 volumes). */*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPORTING MEMORABILIA - FOOTBALL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3838 | AUTOGRAPHS: The varied selection of signatures on plain white cards (mostly identified) with a good range of "names" including Viv Anderson, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, Gareth Barry, Mark Bosnich, Sol Campbell, Ray Clemence, Tony Dorigo, Dion Dublin, Ugo Ehiogu, Tore Andre Flo, David James, Martin Keown, Graham Le Saux, Lou Macari, Kevin Phillips, Graham Rix, Glenn Roeder, Bryan Robson, Paul Scholes, David Seaman, Dave Watson (both "recent" England internationals), Dennis Wise & Giafranco Zola. (Approx. 90 cards). | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3839 | DERBY COUNTY: Three cartons containing the extensive accumulation of programmes from Derby County matches, 1950's to the present day. (Frew 100's). */*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3840 | STANLEY MATTHEWS: Superb commemorative Wedgwood china plate issued in a limited edition of 110 (No.102) c1980 to celebrate the Sir Stanley Matthews Trophy - featuring a fine colour portrait of the footballer in action within a fine gilt & blue frame; superb quality in original packaging with certificate. **** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3841 | F.A. CUP FINAL TICKET: A ticket for the 1952 FA Cup Final (Arsenal v Newcastle) for the East Standing Enclosure (price 3/-). Light foxing. ** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPORTING MEMORABILIA - OLYMPIC GAMES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3842 | 1924 - PARIS: A large env. (14‡" x 11‡") from the 1924 French Olympic Committee to The Gibraltar Jockey Club with contents comprising a display board with a copy of the "BULLETIN DES JEUX OLYMPIQUES - No 8" and a complete sheet (split at edges) of fifty official black and green vignettes. Some faults but a rare survivor. | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPORTING MEMORABILIA - GENERAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3843 | 'RECORD OF SPORTS': Two pocket-size books with detailed, tabulated sporting data for 1905 (110pp) and 1910 (256pp), the latter with early biplane cover decoration and a 15pp section of aviation records from 1890; both covers worn but contents fine. (2 items) **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3844 | HORSE-RACING: Group of Race Meeting cards inc. Newmarket (1893 & '95) & Aintree (1926, '35, '40 x 2 & '56; annotations, staple rusting. Also an interesting group of Stud programme cards (16) c1925-35, offering stud servicing by a range of named stallions, outlining pedigrees & form and inc. two horses owned by the Aga Khan. Mixed condition; an unusual lot. (24 items). */*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3845 | HOCKEY INTERNATIONALS AT WEMBLEY, 1952-56: Official programmes for the All England Women's Hockey Association International matches at Wembley against Scotland, Belgium, Wales and Holland, most of them with complementary tickets plus a couple of autographs. Rusting around staples. (8 items). **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3846 | PROGRAMMES: Fine group of vintage match programmes inc. Football with very attractive & colourful 1932 Newcastle v Aston Villa & Arsenal v Sunderland (1937) examples; England-Scotland Rugby Internationals at Murrayfield (1935) and Twickenham (1947) plus 1932 Berwick Rowing Regatta. Light staple rusting. (5 items) **/*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STAMP BOXES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3847 | STAMP/VESTA BOXES : c1890 two plated stamp/vesta boxes in the shape of miniature books, one of them engraved "From Mother". Some plate wear. (2 items). | £20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3848 | EDWARDIAN desk-top stamp box (53 x 35mm) in leather-covered wood with sloping lid having two windows displaying KEVII ‡d & 1d stamps, the top with embossed silver casing (Birmingham 1904) and with two internal compartments; some wear but attractive. **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3849 | VENDING MACHINE: GPO coil stamp vending machine c1960s with 2-door light oak wooden case (420 x 560mm approx) and two metal vending plates for ‡d & 2d stamps; trade plate of Hall Telephone Accessories Ltd. Locked.The ultimate stamp box! *** HEAVY ITEM - BUYER TO REMOVE FROM OUR PREMISES. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TELEGRAMS/TELEGRAPHY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3850 | BOX with the interesting collection of telegrams & envelopes with a good variety of types noted. (Qty.). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3851 | EASTERN TELEGRAPH Co. : 1910 usage of a red printed telegram form at Cardiff to send a message from Portugal concerning the departure of the 'Carnbrea' from Lisbon ; small split at edge of fold. **/*** | £15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3852 | ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL Co. : 1858 Receipt for telegram sent from Redruth Station together with the printed envelope, addressed to West Bassett Mine, Redruth; plus similar printed envelope but with 'London' printed on address panel. Also an 1866 usage of a printed delivery form at Bath. (4 items). **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3853 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 1869 : Printed telegram form used at Rye Station with a message from London. *** | £15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3854 | WESTERN UNION, 1880 : Printed form (lilac) with message received at New York for a passenger on the 'Himalaya' at 'Bermuda Post, New York.' Fine *** | £15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THEATRE/BALLET/CONCERT PROGRAMMES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3855 | MISCELLANY inc. 4 examples of the small 'L'Illustration' with (1898) Sarah Bernhardt's ThÈatre de la Renaissance production of 'La Ville Morte', a 1900 'Rigoletto' plus two interesting examples featuring a mounted Boer soldier, one with portraits & details of a number of French actors. Also pieces clipped from programmes of similar date, 1937 Oxford Playhouse production of Coward's 'Hay Fever' and a programme from a charity concert (1987) given by members of the Hohenzollern family, signed by Prince Louis Ferdinand & Princess Marie-CÈcile von Preussen. (11 items). **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3856 | MISCELLANY: Selection of programmes c1933-65 for productions at London Theatres inc. Gielgud's 'Richard of Bordeaux' (1933), 'Oh What a Lovely War!' (1963), 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' , The Crazy Gang, The Black & White Minstrels etc. A good range in mainly fine condition except for occasional staple rusting. (43 items).**/*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3857 | WARDHAUGH'S THEATRE, BURTON ON TRENT: 1855 Pair of playbills for benefit performances on consecutive nights inc. 'The Wild Woman of Albi' & 'My Precious Betsy'; attractive range of typefaces. Slight edge wear otherwise good. Also Burton Opera House silk programme for the 1911 production of F.Anstey's "The Man from Blankleys" with photograph of the cast. Both framed & glazed. (2 items) *** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3858 | GILBERT & SULLIVAN - EARLY PERFORMANCES: Two magnificent chromo-litho programmes (175 x 130mm) printed by Hildesheimer & Faulkner and issued during the first year of each performance (m/s annotation) inc. 'Princess Ida' ( Sept.1884) 8pp, stuck to card (removeable), spine splitting and 'The Mikado' (Nov.1885) - 12pp v.fine with 6 full colour & 6 monochrome ill'd pp inc. advertisements. Fine & scarce. (2 items). **/*** PHOTO - see plate no. | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3859 | THEATRE: 1931 4pp prospectus for the Berliner Staatstheater with details of the establishments of the Staatsoper, Schauspielhaus & Schiller-Theater etc. plus a strip of 3 reply postcards for subscriptions; punched for filing etc. but unusual. Also a single-sheet programme for a production of 'Carmen' at the Vienna Hof-Operntheater in January 1898; folded but fine. (2 items). **/*** | £30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3860 | WOBURN ABBEY THEATRE - 1857 SILK PROGRAMME: Remarkably fine programme printed on white silk (190 x 210mm) with red borders sewn with gold lace, for a New Year performance at Woburn Abbey of 'Golden Eggs or Trees to Roost In' played before the Duke of Cambridge by members of the Russell family and aristocratic friends on 2.January 1857. One or two hints of foxing otherwise a stunning piece. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WRITING MATERIALS, ETC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3861 | BRASS MOUNTED ADJUSTABLE MAGNIFYING GLASS: c1900 70mm lens in brass frame with counterweight attached by adjustable screws to a 250mm column - probably originally used with a dissecting kit but admirably suited for philatelic purposes. *** | £36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3862 | DESKTOP EQUIPMENT: c1890 Fine silver-plated pen-wiper in the form of a boot-cleaner with bristle brushes in fine condition; slight wear to plating on one side. Also an unusual circular pierced brass pen-wiper c1870, circular cast-iron paperweight, 1920s oak rocking blotter and two address embossing presses, one with missing die. (6 items). **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3863 | OAK-BASED DESKTOP INSTAND c1890: (175 x 130mm) Oak base on bun feet with pen rests, pierced back for 150mm ebony ruler (present) and 3 brass studs securing a fine circular glass inkwell with gilt brass hinged lid; fine. Also circular & square glass 'office' inkwells with silvered or Arrt Nouveau cast brass tops plus a small silvered Chinese-influence double inkwell - all c1900. (4 items). *** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3864 | BEADWORK NOTEBOOKS c1830s: Magnificent large (160 x 110mm) notebook in fine claret leather binding dated 1839, with gold tooling, metal clasp and superb inset panel of floral beadwork (110 x 90mm); mainly empty except for 4 accomplished contemporary pencil portraits; very fine. Also a smaller (65 x 100mm) example with inset beadwork, gilt bird decoration & loops for pencil; some wear. (2 items) **/*** PHOTO - see plate no. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3865 | HANDSTAMP STANDS c1900: Two cast-iron rotary stands to hold 6 or 10 seals or office rubber stamps, elaborate designs with brass stems. Also a heavy, moulded glass square-section inkwell (corner chip) with japanned iron floral design hinged top. (3 items).**/*** | £45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3866 | VICTORIAN INKWELLS: Unusual octagonal cut glass inkwell (42mm diameter) with revolving glass top c1860; heavy square glass inkwell with gilt brass base & hinged lid depicting St George (as on UK sovreign pieces); silvered metal ship-board inkwell on gimbals with hinged lid (needs slight attention); unusual heart-shaped glass 'well with brass lid; lidded pewter office inkwell (dents) and a fine cut-glass roller-action stamp moistener. (6 items).**/*** | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3867 | TRAVELLING INKWELLS: Fine large example in red morocco case with gilt & chased brass fittings & glass liner c 1870; also c1890 heavy, monogrammed brass pocket inkwell with fine locking action and two others. In addition, a small 'trick' stamp case with crown - probably 1937 Coronation souvenir. (5 items) *** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3868 | CONTINENTAL DESKTOP INKWELL:Cast & chased heavy brass, urn-shaped inkwell on oval tray with handles & feet, elaborate finial, with glass liner (possibly a replacement) and some gilding; French or German c1880 (height: 140mm). Also an 80mm diameter pewter office inkwell with lid & original liner, Sheffield maker's stamp c1910. 92 items). *** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3869 | INK BOTTLES: Group of vintage bottles inc. c1910 fine stoppered bottle with coloured label for 'Stephens' writing fluid' & contents plus oval bottle of Stephens' scarlet ink, 7 glass & 2 pottery Victorian bottles, an early blown-glass office inkwell & a (damaged) pewter 'well. (14 items). **/*** | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3870 | ART DECO DESKTOP INKSTAND: Alabaster base (205 x 125mm) with two chromed inkwells having sprung, sliding covers & glass liners; would clean up well. Also a similar style single inkwell in brass with splayed base, glass liner & 'English Make' stamp; attractive. (2 items) *** | £45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3871 | MATCHBOX - 'IN MEMORIAM' (1901): Unusual souvenir of Queen Victoria's death - small composition vesta case, opening at both ends, with moulded & engraved head of the Queen plus national flowers etc.; one corner with small chip. Also an assortment of 6 matchbox covers inc. unusual silvered continental example plus a 20th century ivory paper-knife of Middle Eastern origin, pierced with a design of camels (290mm). (8 items). **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3872 | DESK SEALS: Group of six 19th century brass seals with plain geometric designs set in wooden handles (one in bone); some general wear, mainly fine. (6 items). **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3873 | DESK SEALS: Group of mainly 19th century seals with monogram designs set in wooden handles (4) or 20th century with mother of pearl or bakelite handles; fine gilt six-faced 'dice-shaped' seal with various designs c1850 plus a boxed Edwardian sealing-wax set with melting spoon , two seald etc. (8 items). **/*** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3874 | COALPORT PLATES: Superb pair of large display plates issued in 1989 in a limited edition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first passenger flight with very attractive designs based on paintings by Melvyn Buckley and showing the "Graf Zeppelin" over mountains & the "R34" flying over a Scottish loch. Both in mint condition with original packaging & numbered Certificates. **** | £36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3875 | ZR3 - THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC ZEPPELIN FLIGHT, 1924: 15th October 4pp issue of Nachtausgabe, the front page with red-underlined headline "Z.R.3 in der Luftschiffhalle Lakehurst" with full page report & map, continuing on to an inside page; paper ageing but remarkably fine. An essential for the collector of early zeppelin material. *** | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3876 | TWO CARTONS containing approx. 25 worldwde catalogues covering most countries, includes SG Specialised, Scott, Facit etc. HEAVY LOT. BUYER TO COLLECT FROM OUR PREMISES. | £18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3877 | LARGE QUANTITY of books, catalogues etc., in carton including : LANSPEARY - 1975 The World of Birds on Stamps. PHILLIPS & RANG - 1973 How to Arrange and Write-Up A Stamp Collection, d/j. WHALLEY - 1975 Writing Implements and Accessories. Ex-Library copy, d/j. MACKAY - Stamp Collecting, p/b. (Written for Marks & Spencers). MANTON - 2001 Something Funny Happened On My Way To The Rostrum, p/b. POST OFFICE ARCHIVES - 1986 Index To Minuted Papers 1839 - 1973. Post 33 (Part 5), Post 102 and Post 121, p/b. HEAVY LOT. BUYER TO COLLECT. | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3878 | MISCELLANY of Newsletters comprising SOC. OF POSTAL HISTORIANS "Postscript" : Nos. 115 to 167 (almost complete) and three special issues (1974 to 1986) and POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY "Postal History" Nos. 245 to 301 (1988 to 2002). HEAVY LOT. BUYER TO COLLECT. | £40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3879 | MISCELLANY in carton including : ROBSON LOWE - 1948 The EncyclopÊdia of British Postage Stamps, Vol. 1 - Great Britain and the Empire in Europe. COOPER - 1951 Stamps of India. ROWE - 1966 and 1974 The Forwarding Agents, Parts I and II. CASTLE - 1971 Cyprus : Postal History and Postage Stamps, Second Edition. D/j., boxed, as new. WILSON - 1990 History of the Post in Derby 1635 - 1941, p/b., boxed, as new. (14). | £24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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