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481 |
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CATAPULT MAIL: 1929 (20 Aug.) env. to Paris franked with U.S.A. 20c airmail adhesives (3) plus 5c Civil Aeronautics (2) carried on the first 'Ile de France' catapult flight, 1934 env. to Southampton catapulted from the S.S.'Bremen' and 1935 env. from Germany to U.S.A. catapulted from the S.S.'Europa'. Also 1936 env. from Frankfurt to U.S.A. carried on the inaugural 'Hindenburg' service. (4 covers).
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£100 |
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482 |
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CATAPULT MAIL - S.S. 'BREMEN': Three covers expedited from the S.S. 'Bremen' by catapulted aircraft between 1929 & 1935 with three completely different U.S. frankings and cachets inc. scarcer 'Cherbourg/Berlin' (28 August, 1929) circular type and 1935 pictorial cachet of Southampton. (3 covers).
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£60 |
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483 |
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CRASH MAIL 1921 U.S. AIRCRAFT FIRE & 1924 CANADIAN CRASH: Charred 1921 2c postal staionery env. from Salt Lake City to Omaha endorsed in m/s 'Pilot/Bunting/Lost his life/in this accident' plus label to effect that this item was 'salvaged from the Air Mail/Plane which was destroyed by fire at/Rock Springs, Wyoming, May 5, 1921./POSTMASTER, Cheyenne, Wyo.' and 1924 (1 Oct.) pair of FFCs from Estevan to Winnipeg franked with 3c and 3 x 1c adhesives respectively all tied by very fine special violet "VIA AEROPLANE/ESTEVAN, SASK" cachets; the 'plane crashed at Bienfait but happily the pilot was not badly injured and was able to carry the covers to the nearest railway station whence they were transferred to Winnipeg; Nierinck 241001. (3 covers). |
£100 |
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484 |
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CRASH MAIL - ASIAN & MIDDLE EAST INTEREST: Small group inc. newspaper wrapper from Glasgow to Iraq with red ink 'Received this/news paper/in damaged/condition with/water' in m/s, 1931 Imperial Airways Alor Star-Port Darwin cover franked with Kedah 2c, 4c & 40c adhesives (all on back) recovered from the 'City of Cairo' (which was forced to land at Koepang due to a fuel leak), 1935 O.H.M.S. cover with 'Envelope salvaged/from the "City of Khartoum"/ wh. crashed near Alexandria/on 31 Dec. 1935. 12 lives lost' in m/s and a 1964 Indian 15np postal stationery env. bearing a violet circular "UNIT CENSOR/INDIA" cachet and black rectangular "SALVAGED MA[IL]/17 FEB 64 AIR CR[ASH]". (4 covers). |
£120 |
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485 |
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CRASH MAIL - U.S..A.: Small group comprising piece of fabric with printed "PART OF FABRIC OF Z.R.I/SHENANDOAH, WRECKED ON - /3 SEP 1925/DURING A STORM", another (albeit smaller) piece of fabric with 'original fabric USS Shenandoah, Herman Herst Jr.' in m/s, 1934 'Adamowicz Brothers' cover signed by the two pilots and a 1918 cover from New York to Kentucky franked with a 6c Washington adhesive tied by duplex cancellation. (4 covers). |
£75 |
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486 |
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CRASH MAIL - 1931 CHICHESTER 'KATSUURA' COVER: 1931 (27 July) cover addressed to Chgichester c/o German Embassy in Tokyo franked with Philippine Islands 2c & 16c adhesives signed by Chiochester and numbered '417' of the speciaally flown official covers. Although the 'plane flown by Chichester arrived safely in Japan, the next day it was destoyed when he flew into telephone lines at Katsuura. Nierinck 310815. |
£75 |
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487 |
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Similar signed cover but franked with 2c, 6c & 8c adhesives, numbered '310' and addressed to Canada. |
£75 |
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488 |
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CRASH MAIL - 1934 SMAALAND (SWEDEN): 1934 PPC & env. franked with Finnish and Swedish adhesives respectively both carried on what proved to be the ill-fated Stockholm-Malmo flight operated by a Northrop Delta 'plane; the pilot and radio operator bailed out from an altitude of 3,000 metres and the mail was eventually recovered (in slightly charred condition) before being forwarded to the relevant addresses. Nierinck 340706. (2 items). |
£90 |
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489 |
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CRASH MAIL - 'SCIPIO' & 'CYGNUS' DISASTERS: 1936 Env. addressed to Birmingham bearing fine boxed "DAMAGED BY WATER" h.s. and (on back) an official "Found open or damaged" label; an adhesive stamp has apparemtly floated off. Also 1937 env. to London with fine boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" h.s. and part official label on reverse. (2 covers).
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£75 |
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490 |
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EGYPT/INDIA: 1927 Env. from Cairo to India with a pink label tied by m/s "Per 1st Air Mail/to India". 1929 PPC carried on the 1st Alexandria to Crete flight. 1934 env carried on the 1st Calcutta to Madras flight and another carried on 1st Madras to Calcutta flight. 1932 env. carried on the 1st Madras to Bombay flight. 1936 envs. (2) carried on the 1st Indo Ceylon Xmas flight. (7 covers).
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£120 |
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491 |
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HONG KONG -E.A.M.S. STAGE 3 TO HONG KONG, ETC.: 1936-38 selection inc. 1936 covers (2) carried on the 1st return flight from Hong Kong to London with boxed "FIRST THROUGH/FLIGHT/HONG KONG-PENANG-LONDON-VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" violet d.s., 1937 env. to the UK per air accelerated service via Australia, 1938 env. from Hong Kong to Germany carried at the EAMS rate of $1.20c, etc. (11 covers).
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£180 |
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492 |
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - KARACHI-LONDON/DELHI: 1929-31 group with 1929 (1 May) illustrated env. carried on the fifth return flight from Karachi-London signed to reverse by Stephen H. Smith, 1929 envs. (4) flown on the 1st flight from London to Karachi extended via Jodhpur to Delhi, 1929 env. to UK per 1st Delhi-Karachi flight, etc. (15 plus sundry cuttings). |
£100 |
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493 |
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - LONDON-KARACHI SERVICE: 1929 group of six covers carried on the 1st London-Karachi service inc. one flown on the Basrah-Karachi intermediate stage & another registered card to Mandalay. One contains an official letter from H.Burchall, the manager of Imperial Airways. (11 items).
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£75 |
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494 |
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - LONDON-RANGOON EXTENSION SERVICE: 1933 (Sept.-Oct.) group of covers carried on this extension service inc. two ex Rangoon (soiled) sent by officials to London, three with special violet cachets, one ex Rangoon to Cawnpore & one ex Rangoon to Akyab. A useful group. (15 covers plus official letter). |
£150 |
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495 |
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - EXTENSION OF THE SERVICE TO CALCUTTA: 1933 (March-July) group of covers carried on the Calcutta extension service inc. first flight from London to Calcutta, first Indian Trans-Continental Airways cover from Karachi to Calcutta, 1st. India-Palestine, 1st India-Iraq & 1st Calcutta-Karachi. (9 covers). |
£90 |
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496 |
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - FAR EASTERN SERVICE: Selection inc. 1935 ex Hinaidi to Washington carried on the first twice weekly Calcutta-London service, 1935 env. ex Cawnpore to the UK with correct franking but with boxed "TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/CAWNPORE" boxed d.s.,1936 env. from Iraq to Letchworth franked at the 33f rate, 1936 envs. from Colombo to Madras, London-Colombo & Bombay-Colombo with violet "INDO-CEYLON/SPECIAL FLIGHT/XMAS/1936/AIR MAIL" cachet, etc. (11 covers). |
£120 |
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497 |
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INDIA - FIRST AERIAL POST FLIGHT: 1911 env. to Scotland franked with 1a red tied by a good strike of the large "FIRST AERIAL POST/U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD" red cachet. Also another example franked with ½a used internally. Some cover faults. |
£100 |
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498 |
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IRELAND: Group with 1932 (22 Oct.) FFC to Berlin, 1939 Shannon-N.York cover via Botwood & Shediac with large violet pictorial cachet, 1946 FFC to Paris, 1951 First Irish Sea Night Service cover to Manchester, 1958 Dublin-Lourdes, 1958 Dublin-N.York, etc. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
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499 |
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NORTH AMERICA - CRASH & CRASH RELATED MAIL: 1921-30 Group of covers inc. 1921 env. recovered from forced landing at Deer Lake, Newfoundland bearing "AIR MAIL/HALIFAX,N.S./1921" cachet, 1926 'ELKO-PASCO' covers (2), 1926 cover sent from Minneapolis to Chicago bearing cachet to effect that the mail had been delayed on account of Elmer Lee Partridge's fatal crash at Mendota, Minnesota & two other covers carried on the same fateful flight, 1930 Elmer Partridge memorial cover, 1927 Cordoba carsh cover and further 1927 cover bearing (on reverse) "AIR MAIL FLIGHT FAILED TO/S.S. LEVIATHAN' cachet etc. (12 covers). |
£120 |
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500 |
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NORTH ATLANTIC ROUTE: Group of covers, 1937-77 carried via the North Atlantic route inc. 1937 env. carried on the 1st Bermuda-USA service, 1939 env. flown on the 1st postal flight from Marseilles to the USA, 1939 covers (5) per 1st westbound flight by Imperial Airways plus six covers per 1st eastbound route, etc. (26 covers). |
£180 |
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501 |
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PICTURE POSTCARDS OF EARLY AVIATORS: 1913 & 1914 Photographic cards of Gustav Hamel one postally used and the other (which is signed) showing his 'FLYING VISIT TO PENZANCE' plus cards depicting Leblanc and Paulhan. (4 cards). |
£60 |
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502 |
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SOUTH AFRICA: 1925 (28 Feb.) env. carried on the S.African Air Force 1st Durban-Capetwon flight, 1925 (8 June) card carried on the experimental East London-Pretoria flight with violet "S.A. AIR MAILS/S.A.LUGPOST" c.d.s. plus 1929 (29 Aug.) env. flown on the 1st return flight from Durban to Cape Town regular flight by Union Airways. (3). |
£60 |
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503 |
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U.S.A.: - TRANSATLANTIC MAIL: Binder with the interesting range of covers, 1939-73, to & from the States with a wide range of frankings, etc. (65 items). |
£150 |
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504 |
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U.S.A. - INTERNAL FLIGHTS: Binder with the collection of flown covers, 1924-34 inc. 1924 Experimental night flight 24c card, pilot initialled cover from the 1926 Cobham flight to Philadelphia, various CAM routes with attractive cachets, etc. (39 items). |
£150 |
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505 |
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U.S.A., 1926-72: Good selection of covers written up on album leaves inc. 1920s FFCs (13), various transatlantic flights, WWII censored & A.P.O. covers and an attractive range of special cachets etc. A fine basis for further expansion. (65 covers). |
£120 |
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506 |
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U.S.A. - FOREIGN AIRMAIL, 1927-46: Attractive selection of covers written up on album leaves inc. FFCs to Argentina, Bahamas, Canada (Montreal), Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, fine pilot signed E from the 1934 Abramowicz flight to Poland, post WWII FFCs to Berlin & Rome and 1945 A.A. London to Chicago flight. (21 covers). |
£80 |
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507 |
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U.S.A. - AMELIA EARHART SIGNED COVER: 1930 FFC from New York to Los Angeles bearing 5c airmail adhesive signed to lower left by Amelia Earhart. Photo plate 16B. |
£100 |
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508 |
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ZEPPELIN MAIL: Well written up group of covers from the U.S.A. inc. 'Graf Zeppelin' first return flight pair to Switzerland, one being a PPC @ 53c rate, 1929 round the world env. addressed to Los Angeles, 50c franking on fine exhibition cover from Miami to St. Loius flight and trio from first return flight of the 'Hindenburg'. (9 coves). |
£100 |
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509 |
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ZEPPELIN MAIL: Written up covers carried from U.S.A. to Europe comprising 1929 'Graf Zeppelin' FFC, August, 1929 round the world flight cover, 1936 'Hindenburg' FFC to England with attractive four colour franking of the 1926 set plus 1934 6c and April, 1932 env. from Rio de Janeiro to England with green pictorial cachets "SERVICO AEREO TRANSATLANTICO" and "VIA CONDOR-ZEPPELIN". (4 items). |
£75 |
| HAND DRAWN PICTORIAL COVERS OF THE WORLD |
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510 |
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AFRICA - NATAL/TRANSVAAL/GERMAN EAST AFRICA; Stampless 17 Jan. 1901 O.A.S. env. to GB (London "PAID" transit c.d.s.) from a British soldier depicting "The Missing Link" [Kruger complete with pipe] carrying the address as a billboard having a fine octagonal "ARMY POST OFFICE/STANDERTON/VR/NATAL FIELD FORCE" d.s.; plus 1905 usage of the German East Africa 4h P. Stat. PC with a fine coloured drawing of the Mombo trading post on the message side; plus Travsaal 1906 PC & 1907 env. with fine drawing of a homestead, or (the env.- minor faults) an address dominated by two characters boiling/freezing in "PRETORIA" & "TIENTSIN". Scarce group. (4 items). Photo plate 16B. |
£120 |
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511 |
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AUSTRALIA - QUEENSLAND - QV COVER WITH GUN-CARRIAGE & CREW DOMINATING ADDRESS; 24 Nov. 1898 long env. (complete but glued to part original scrap-book page) to Hobart franked by Queensland 4d orange tied by "GPO" oval with fine Brisbane c.d.s. alongside; the address panel is dominated by a fine drawing of a gun-crew on whose gun-carriage are the words "FROM H.M.S. DART". Rare and attractive. Photo plate 16B. |
£150 |
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512 |
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AUSTRALIA - QUEENSLAND - QV COVER DEPICTING "THE SYDNEY TERRIER RATTING"; 13 July 1898 env. (complete but glued to part original scrap-book page) to Hobart franked by QV 2d blue tied by "172" numeral with near fine c.d.s. alongside, having a proficient and attractive drawing of a dog and a dead rat (!), inscribed "The Sydney Terrier ratting" alongside the address. The scrap-book page reads "Our HQ, Morris I[sland]...was full of rats..." Rare thus. Photo plate 17A |
£120 |
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513 |
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AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - NAVAL & FLORAL HAND-DRAWN DESIGNS; 23 Dec. 1893 env. to Malmsbury with Victoria 2d tied by Queenscliffe duplex, having a fine drawing of a naval officer inscribed "WOMEN DECEIVERS EVER WERE" at left! Plus 1895 internal NZ env. with daffodils drawn at left of address franked by NZ 2d lilac tied by Dunedin c.d.s. Goos pair. (2 covers). Photo plate 17A |
£120 |
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514 |
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BELGIUM - ANTI-BRITISH BOER WAR PERIOD COVER WITH GIN-DRINKING QUEEN VICTORIA; Remarkable internal 31 Jan. 1900 mourning env. to a "Boer Veldcornet" instructor at Ypres with 10c brown tied by c.d.s., having a colurful drawing of Queen Victoria (nose dripping) in a corner with a gin bottle and crown! Gruesome piece of anti-British propaganda during the first few months of the Boer War. Rare thus. Photo plate 17A |
£120 |
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515 |
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CHINA - GERMAN POST OFFICES, ETC.; 1906 env. to GB (enclosed photo of cricket team!) with China 10c tied by "TIENTSIN" c.d.s. having a very fine drawing of a baby and elderly gent at left of address; plus 1898 usage of the China 1c red PC to Canton (fine arrival c.d.s.) with German "China" o.p. 10pf tied by v. fine "TSINTANFORT" c.d.s. having coloured drawing of a Chinese lighthouse, and 1900 PC to Germany with China 1c tied by Tientsin c.d.s. having v. fine "TIENTSIN/DEUTSCHE POST" c.d.s.'s (2; one cancelled due to wrong date) with coloured drawings of Chinese flautists. Scarce lot. (3 covers). Photo plate 16B. |
£140 |
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516 |
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CHINA - BOXER REBELLION CARD WITH RARE EMBOSSED "AMOY" CONSULAR SEAL; Attractive 29 Jan. 1905 usage of the China 1c red PC (from "Yangtsun", but headed for a German soldier at "Tientsin, China") to Berlin, uncancelled but with v. fine blue embossed "KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE CONSULAT/AMOY" seal to qualify for free German postage, having boxed "S. L./2.0.J.R.I.K." regimental mark and light arrival c.d.s. on the address side; there is a fine coloured drawing of a Chinese scene on the reverse. Rare Postal History and an attractive illustration. Photo plate 17B |
£120 |
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517 |
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EUROPE - COLLECTION OF HAND-DRAWN/PAINTED PPC's/ETC. -MALTA, DENMARK, FRANCE & ITALY; 1884-c.1920 lot inc. 1884/92 pair of envs. ex Austriawith decorated coloured backs, and finely coloured/drawn/painted PPC's from Malta (fine 1907 watercolour), Denmark, Austria (1899/1915 coloured pair), Italy (one a watercolour), and France (two fine Mucha-type cards, hand-coloured, and 3 others). Plus fine 1904 pair ex GB and a 1905 card ex Uruguay. Good variety. (16 items).
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£150 |
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518 |
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GERMANY - FINE HAND-COLOURED POSTCARDS COLLECTION; 1892-1917 lot inc. many different line-drawings or hand-coloured paintings of many different scenes/characters, inc. US naval view, castles, girls, etc. Generally very high quality. Good lot. (12 cards). |
£120 |
|
519 |
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G.B. - JERSEY (CHANNEL ISLES) SAILING SHIP DESIGN; Attractive 21 Mar. 1881 env. (minor wear at top) to Oxford (redirected with m/s "1" charge to Cheshire) franked by 1d venetian red, having a small but fine watercolour vignette of a ship at sea on the front. Rare from the Channel Isles. PHOTO. |
£120 |
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520 |
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G.B. - HAYCART WATERCOLOUR COVER WITH OVAL-CUT 1d LILAC, ETC.; Attractive 26 Aug. 1886 env. with exceptionally cut 1d lilac taking the place of an oval wheel in a colourful all-over watercolour design of a horse and cart being loaded with hay, having a v. fine "BALCOMBE" c.d.s. (Sussex) on the front, with the 'stamp' tied by a v. fine Haywards Heath duplex. Very rare to see a stamp cut to form part of a design. Plus a c.1881 env. to Dublin with 1d venetian red tied by Newtown Butler c.d.s., having a neatly hand-coloured printed motif of a dancing couple on the flap. (2 covers). Photo |
£150 |
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521 |
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G.B. - WALES - TUNISIAN STREET-SCENE COVER WITH 1d LILAC EX CARDIFF; Attractive and proficiently drawn 1 Feb. 1895 env. to London with 1d lilac tied by superb Cardiff c.d.s., having the address dominated by a fine view of a street-scene, inscribed "TUNIS". Photo plate 17A |
£120 |
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522 |
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G.B. - THEATRICAL PICTORIAL 1d LILAC COVER (+ NON-PICTORIAL NAZARETH/JERUSALEM COVERS, ETC.); 1895 env. (printed "THOMAS THORNE...Repertiore Company ON TOUR" note on front) to Kent franked by 1d lilac (bend) tied by "BERWICK" Squared Circle,having the address incorporated into a suitcase on a porter's cart with dubious character alongside. Plus group of 9 unused hand-drawn coloured Oriental PPC's, a related (?) env. and 1900 pair of PPC's with Turkish/Austrian (fault) stamps tied by v. fine scarce 2-ring Turkish "NAZARETH" or 2-ring Austrian "JERUSALEM" c.d.s. (13 items). Photo plate 17A |
£150 |
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523 |
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HONG KONG - HAND-DRAWN/COLOURED COVERS + SHANGHAI CARDS; 1900/1 pair of envs. to GB/US with hand-drawn caricature of a British soldier ("KRUGER'S TERROR") or an oriental view; plus 1902/13 pair of PC's with coloured drawings of Chinese characters having HK QV 2c (2) pen-cancelled (to Switzerland) or US 1c (on China 1c green PC to US) tied by v. fine "SHANGHAI CHINA/U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/1" duplex. Good lot. (4 covers). Photo plate 17A |
£150 |
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524 |
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INDIA - COMIC GRAFITI-ARTIST SCENE ON INTERNAL QV COVER; Amusing and attractive 1859 env. (laid down on scrap-book page but correctly folded and only top flap lost) to Chunar with India QV ½a blue tied by fine blue "174" numeral, depicting two 'artists' drawing war-like cartoons on a wall! Exceptional item from so early a date, only a couple of years after the Indian Mutiny. Rare. Photo plate 17A |
£120 |
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525 |
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NEWFOUNDLAND - UPRATED USAGE OF THE QV 5c POSTAL STATIONERY ENV. WITH PAINTED FLAP; Unusual 1 July 1899 usage of the 5c env. to Germany uprated with 1c green (3) + 2c red (3) all lightly cancelled by St. Johns c.d.s.'s and tied by "R" in oval; the flap has a neat watercolour painting of a seaside house, and there is a matching painted crowned "V.R./REGISTERED" motif on the front among the stamps in which the P.O. has apparently written the letter's reg. no. "280". Rare thus. Photo plate 17B |
£100 |
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526 |
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SWITZERLAND - SPECTACULARLY COLOURED VIEW OF A LAKE, ETC.; 22 Nov. 1912 env. to La Tour de Peilz with 10c red on tied by v. fine "CHATEAU-D'OEX" c.d.s. and a further strike on the front, with the address tucked into the corner of a very attractive watercolour of a lake with yacht, swans, etc. by "W.D.B.". Plus unposted 1902 usage of the 10c red P. Stat. PC with a fine watercolour view of "The Museff, Lucerne" by "C.F.W.". (2 items). Photo |
£120 |
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527 |
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U.S.A. -CIVIL WAR - HAND-DRAWN OR COLOURED PATRIOTIC COVERS; 1862/4 envs. (5) all with 1861 3c's, inc. one with Unionist printed design but hand-coloured (ex Washington), and the others with artistic addresses (one "REBEL FLAG", one with messenger bird, and two caligraphic wordings) ex Washington, Alexandria (Va.) & Ervine (Mass.). Scarce lot. (5 covers). Photo plate 17B |
£150 |
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528 |
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U.S.A. - CIVIL WAR & LATER HAND-DRAWN COVERS, ETC.; 1863 pair with 1861 3c tied by "NORFOLK/VA" duplexes in blue, having their addresses attractively inscribed on pencil-drawn bouquet & curtain designs (+ two illustarated letters - no envs. - from the same corresp.), c.1863 env. with 3c ex New York with fancy "U.S.S. OSWEGO" motif in pencil beside the address, 1889 env. with the stamp carried in a wheelbarrow, 1906 usage of the 1c P. Stat. PC with large drawing of a belle on the message side, etc. (4 covers, 3 letters & 2 PPC's). Photo plate 17B |
£140 |
| AUTOGRAPHS |
|
529 |
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BEATLES, THE: Black & white postcard of the Beatles issued by the "Official Beatles Fan Club" (Monmouth St., London) signed to reverse by all four members of the Band. Vertical crease barely detracts from this rare item. PHOTO. |
£1500 |
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530 |
|
ROYALTY: Useful group inc. 1760 military commission with signatures of George III & William Pitt the Elder, c1811 piece with the Regent's 'George PR', long letter from Edward, Duke of Kent (1816), 1821 copy of marriage & birth records of Princess Olive of Cumberland, 1838 Coronation Order of Procession etc. (13 items). |
£120 |
| CIGARETTE CARDS |
|
531 |
|
AVIATION: Wills 'Aviation' set (1910) - scarce and attractive set with airships and early 'planes, mainly v.fine; Murray's 'Types of Aeroplanes' (1929), v.fine set (25); 'Morning Oats' b&w set of photo cards of British aircraft (1953) (25); Beulah's 'Modern British Aircraft' (1953) - 24 cards plus scarce advertising card. Also Player's 'Motor Cards' (2nd) set stuck down in special album. Good lot. (174) |
£50 |
| CINDERELLA |
|
532 |
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MISCELLANY of forgeries, reprints, oddities, etc. including a useful range of German Group related material such as the Hitler "Skull" miniature sheet. Worth careful examination - a real "fun" lot. (Small Qty.).
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£100 |
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533 |
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POSTER STAMPS: The extensive accumulation/collection of poster stamps in a stockbook and on stock leaves. (Approx. 1,300).
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£120 |
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534 |
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REVENUES & PERFINS: Accumulation of items on pages inc. GB perfins with better QV noted, various British Empire revenues inc. KGV S.Africa, good variety Australia inc. railway, St Vincent QV opts, India etc. extensive GB inc. receipt, Inland Revenue, consular, foreign bill, police, blue & embossed tax stamps and cypher labelsetc. (Qty). |
£100 |
| COINS/MEDALS/TOKENS |
| ** |
535 |
|
ROYAL ROADS TOKEN, 1731: Two copper tokens (30mm) inscribed THE /KINGS /PRIUATE /ROADS /17/RA/31 with the Royal cypher and crown on the reverse, the designs differing slightly; very fine; pierced for suspension. Also a very poor counterfeit (?) example in brass. Scarce. (3 items).
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£75 |
| EPHEMERA/MANUSCRIPTS |
|
536 |
|
MISCELLANY: Large bundle of items inc. newspapers with 1852 Railway Times (2), 1814-18 papers with report on Napoleon, various 1926 general Strike issues; qty. of mid-Victorian billheads from Edinburgh tradesmen, New Zealand 1858 plan on linen of East Whau, various 18th century legal documents, Russian kopek notes etc. (Qty). |
£60 |
| ** |
537 |
|
MISCELLANY: Various items inc. (1827) fine mourning card and folding panorama of the Duke of York's funeral, 1862 promotions to Ensign & Lieutenant in the Middlesex Militia (2), 1757 issues of The LondonChronicle (4) with military news, 1807 Acts concerning mutiny &billeting, 1846 piece on The Hounslow Flogging Scandal etc. 9Qty). |
£60 |
|
538 |
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COACHING INTEREST ETC.: Various pre-WWI PPCs featuring coaching scenes (45) plus two early 19th century prints, Rowland Hill signature cut from a letter, bundle of Acts 1746-1860 inc. 1801 postal rates,fine George II black-letter act (24pp) for duties on alcohol, 1840 naturalistion of Prince Albert etc. Also 1718 document on stamped paper, 1809 handbill for Sherborne (Dorset) races etc. (Qty).
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£100 |
| ** |
539 |
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DIARY, 1855: Small notebook kept as a detailed diary throughout 1855 by the daughter of the International Press Correspondent in Brussels; she shows considerable awareness of current affairs, commenting on the Crimean War & the French & Russian Emperors as well as many other contemporary celebrities. Extensive transcript & research notes accompany. Also a poor but complete copy of the 1896 Handbook of the Surrey County Cricket Club (no covers, 156pp), 1828-33 posters advertising property sales in London (4) and an 1866 share certificate. (7 items).
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£75 |
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540 |
|
HANGING OF A MURDERER, 1864: Ballad sheet by Disley, St Giles, with a woodcut of a hooded man hanging from a hangman's noose, with verses telling the story of the notorious Franz Muller's murder of a passenger in a North London Railway carriage, his flight to the USA and arrest in New York. Light folds, fine and scarce. |
£60 |
|
541 |
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MARITIME: Group of Acts, contracts, etc. inc. 1784 (May) copy of the London Gazette with PO notice for prepayment of postage to N.York & Halifax, 1854 listing of the colonies with whom the uniform 6d rate had been established & those with whom it had not, four King George III period acts inc. June 1815 act re the postage of ship letters to & from Ireland, etc. Ex John Gunn. (9 items). |
£90 |
|
542 |
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MARITIME - LOFTIE ORIENT LINE GUIDE: 1894 (5th edition) Loftie Orient Line Guide with 8 full page reproduction of Wylie shipping watercolours, etc. Minor spotting & some sellotape repairs do not detract from this scarce & attractive book. Plus the Nautical Magazine, A Journal of Papers in four volumes, 1873-76 bound in marble boards with over 1,000pp per volume, inc. illustrations, diagrams, etc. (5 items). |
£40 |
|
543 |
|
MARITIME - "A VOYAGE WITH THE MAILS": 1920 illustrated guide book "A Voyage with the Mails between Brisbane and London" described as "intended to serve the travellers as a Memento of his voyage between the Old and New Worlds" with tipped in plate of RMS "Ormuz" signed below by the Master, etc. plus 1918 "Liverpool It's Trade and Commerce", First issue an illustrated and detailed account of the Trade in Liverpool post WWI. |
£30 |
|
544 |
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MARITIME:Interesting selection inc. 'The Penny Magazine' dated 31 Aug., 1839 with articles on Barbadoes (sic) and Tunis, 1877 part printed letter informing a Mr. Ruthven of his appointment as second officer of the S.S. 'John Elder', a few typed or handwritten letters on official Cunard, Dominion & Elder Dempster Lines headed notepaper, superb sixteen page brochure for the 'Australia, New Zealand/,Honolulu and Fiji/Canadian Australasian/Line', three Elder Dempster share certificates.and much besides. [Ex John Gunn]. (c.40 items).
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£100 |
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545 |
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MARITIME: Group of pamphlets etc. inc. 1895 'Pacific Coast/Steamship Company's/Dinner Bill of Fare', 1921 'Ocean Records' travelers' (sic) pocket handbook, 1934 Henderson Line passenger list for a voyage Burma-Sudan-Egypt, details of 1937 P.& O. and British India Steam Navigation Companies' sailings, fares & notices and various Hamburg-Amerika Line publications. A good group. [Ex John Gunn]. (15 items). |
£150 |
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546 |
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MILITARY / NAVAL MISCELLANY: Shoebox containing an interesting family miscellany inc. WWII photograph album with naval interest inc. seaman's snaps of the sinking of the 'Graf Spee' (5) & the 'Ark Royal' (6) , Russian Convoy, naval attacks & aeroplanes inc. crash on aircraft-carrier etc. Also (1933) Duke of York's Camp ephemera inc. signed card of Prince Albert (later George VI) plus invitation to reception in Clarence House, photos etc. WWII medals, Mayor of Daventry's jewel in silver-gilt & enamel (damaged), 1893 Spanish silver 5 pesetas coin etc. (Qty). |
£100 |
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547 |
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POSTAL NOTICES, ETC.: 1871 (30 Oct.) notice number 50 concerning the reduction from three to two per month of French mail steamers conveying mail between Marseilles & Malta. Framed & glazed. Also 1856 (1 April) printed Royal Navy Commission (14" x 10", original folds) strangely enough appointing a senior Commander to the rank of a "Retired Captain In Her Majesty's Fleet". Embossed with Admiralty anchor at top left with 5/- duty seal just below. Framed & glazed. (2 items). |
£60 |
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548 |
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POSTAL NOTICES - MAILS FOR THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, NATAL, ST.HELENA AND ASCENSION: 1872 (23 Dec.) notice number 34 giving details of an increase from two to three in the number of packets leaving Southampton for the Cape and making up mails for outbound & homeward journeys. Minor repairs. Framed & glazed. |
£50 |
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549 |
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POSTER & U.S. CONSERVATION STAMPS: An attractive collection inc. useful German & Hungarian issues and a useful selection of U.S.Conservation stamps. (Qty.). |
£50 |
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550 |
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RAILWAY INTEREST - SURREY IRON RAILWAY COMPANY SHARE, 1802: Very fine, large (340 x 170 mm) and early share certificate for the Surrey Iron Railway Co. issued in December 1802 to a Mr Hoare of Mitchum, fine copper-plate security engraving with pictorial vignette of railway wagon and embossed red paper seal. Fine and very unusual.
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£75 |
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551 |
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RECEIPT DUTY: Collection of documents dating between 1798 & 1975 bearing embossed receipt stamps inc. blind embossed "VI PENCE", etc. (1798-1863) & many 1d orange and 2d blue stamps on a variety of receipts (Waterlows noted), cheques, death certificate, insurance policies & proxies. (Approx. 50 items). |
£75 |
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552 |
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SIDNEY STREET SIEGE: 'In Memoriam' card printed in black & silver with portraits of the three policemen shot during the Sidney Street Siege in 1910; some foxing otherwise fine. Also a similar card comemmorating Field Marshall Lord Roberts (1914) with portrait. (2 items). |
£100 |
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553 |
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STOW'S "SURVEY OF LONDON & WESTMINSTER" : Matched pair of large folio volumes (1720 & 1754) with supplements inc. a guided tour of the city & a five page listing of coaches & carriers. Virtually all plates and maps have been removed, one or two pp are loose and one volume has detached cover.
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£40 |
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554 |
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COUNTY DURHAM: Scarce and very fine example of John Cary's map of County Durham (1801) (680 x 550 mm), superbly detaled and hand-coloured within tinted, graduated frame-line; central fold and usual light off-setting, a couple of small edge-tears well away from the printed area. Lovely example of a scarce map, crying out to be framed.
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£75 |
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555 |
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WARWICKSHIRE: Two attractive county maps: 1)1828 Ebden's 'New' map (370 x 500 mm) of the County inc. Hundreds & considerable detail, hand-coloured, printed at Warwick; large corner tear professionally (and almost invisibly) repaired. 2) 1874 map prepaared for White's Directory, printed by Bacon; mass of detail inc. railways, hand-coloured, original folds and some foxing, professionally re-backed. Good pair. (2 items). |
£75 |
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556 |
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MISCELLANY: An interesting miscellany of British cards inc. novelty, advertising, silks, In Memorian, etc. Also a small range of mourning envelopes, cards, etc. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
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557 |
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MISCELLANY: Interesting group of Edwardian period cards inc. good group of French cards showing 1907 funerals of the Iena explosion victims, 1923 bull-fighting scene, various topos, comics, flower cards etc. Most used. (approx. 70)
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£70 |
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558 |
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MISCELLANY: Shoebox full of cards, vintage-modern with better items inc. RP police funeral & parade c1910 (2), wreck of hospital ship 1914, WWI silks (4), much Yorkshire interest inc. street scenes, postmarks etc. (Qty). |
£100 |
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559 |
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ANIMALS/BIRDS: Selection of cards in special album featuring many different birds complete with feathers, donkey, mule & robin barometer cards, various novelty cards inc. Foreign, etc. (Approx. 110 cards). |
£90 |
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560 |
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ENGLISH MIDLANDS: Group of topographical cards in album inc. RP types, cards made of cork, metal & wood, etc. (Approx. 125). |
£70 |
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561 |
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SILK CARDS: Special album housing an interesting collection of WWI and greetings types. Also 1915 Edith Cavell card, Bamforth hymn & song cards in sets, mechanical cards, animals/birds with glass eyes & tails, etc. (Approx. 95). |
£80 |
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