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1080 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - NEWS OF SHIPWRECK & THE WAR WITH FINE "CADIZ/F" D.S.; 21-22 Mar. 1810 EL from "Cadiz" to Manchester "Pr. Princess Mary Packet" charged "2/9" with a very fine blue-green "CADIZ/4 AP 4/1810/F" Falmouth d.s. (top just crossed by fold; distinctive ink of the early period) nicely placed on the front. The letter gives news of the wreck of a ship that fell into French hands on the beach; "...the Experiment...was drove on shore, and the Capn. & Crew...were made prisoners of the French, the vessel entirely lost and the cargo that remained on board either lost or plundered by the French...The French have not gained any ground since my last...I don't think they can starve us out; we have a very respectable British Force in the Bay and on the Island." Attractive item. PHOTO |
£150 |
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1081 |
|
NAPOLEONIC WARS - CAMPAIGN COVER EX "URROGNE" WITH GREEN "FALMOUTH/PACKT. LRE" UDC; 26 Nov. 1813 EL (minor dusting; long cross-written contents written in black ink one way and then in red across) from "Urrogne" to Portsmouth charged "2/2" with a mostly very fine scarce green "FALMOUTH/PACKT. LRE" UDC mark nicely placed on the front. Interesting contents inc. "...the very fine weather we have had lately may perhaps induce Lord Wellington to advance. This village...is more interesting from its being the scene of our last Battle - we have all around us the fortifications which the French had erected to stop our progress and which but for the skilful manoeuvres of Lord Wellington...would have occasioned us an immense loss...Poor Johnson...was killed in this village - he had been with me the night before". [Possibly referring to the Battle of San Sebastian of 31 Aug. 1813.] Good Campaign Letter.PHOTO |
£150 |
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1082 |
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NAPOLEONIC WARS - THE "HUNDRED DAYS" - MAIL RE-ROUTED FROM SPAIN TO G.B.; 25 Apr. 1815 EL from "Corunna" to London (sent by "Packet Snake") charged "1/4" in error (cancelled by fine red London Foreign Branch Inspector's "Crown") and then "2/2" with a near fine red oval-framed "GALICIA/CORUNA" mark on the front. Scarce thus; sent during Napoleon's "100 Days" when the route via France was severed due to general chaos throughout France. Spanish mail of this period is seldom seen. [See also cover under Gibraltar heading.] PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£120 |
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1083 |
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CRIMEAN WAR - RARE COVER FROM TROOPSHIP "OFF VARNA" ENDORSED"THROUGH THE BRITISH EMBASSY" TO CORFU; 19 June 1854 EL headed "Steamer Cambria off Varna" and sent to the writer's wife via a the Governor General of the Ionian Islands at "Palace, Corfu"; exceptionally endorsed above the address "Through the British Embassy, Constantinople" and apparently sent entirely free of postage, due to its addressee. Interesting contents (full transcript) about army life and the quality of the Troopship in particular. Rare Free Mail from the Crimea. Plus signed print and coloured photo of the writer in old age. (3 items). PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£150 |
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1084 |
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CRIMEAN WAR - SCARCE PICTORIAL NOTEPAPER OF BATTLES OF ALMA/SEBASTOPOL, ETC.; Attractive 1854 set of four small (116x186mm) unused sheets of writing paper published by Rock & Co. & all dated Oct.Dec. 1854, showing "The Battle of Alma", "Attack of Sebastopol", Cronstadt Forts & the Alma Valley. All very scarce. [All ex Frank Staff.] PHOTO. |
£100 |
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1085 |
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BOER WAR - EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE BRITISH DEFEAT AT SPION KOP; Remarkable War Correspondent's cover - 27/31 Jan. 1900 env. (some wear & flap lost; contents v. fine) to London with Natal 1d tied by indistinct 2-ring *-code British APO c.d.s. with London arrival c.d.s. The Long contents were written by W. H. Hartland, headed "The War Correspondents Camp, Potgieters Drift, Upper Tugela, Natal, with the Ladysmith Relief Column(?)", and give a graphic account of the incompetent attempt to take (and retain) Spion Kop three days before; "Last Wednesday we got another bad defeat, worse than Colenso I think...Warren's Division crossed the Tugela...he had to attack a mountain called Spion Kop...he fought hard every day up to Wednesday midnight with losses varying from 40 to 350 per day...we went for this Kop on Tuesday night & took it; an absolutely wonderful performance...We actually caught 8 Boers in the trenches on top who were bayonetted & all the rest fled. When morning broke, we found ourselves under the fire of all the Boer guns...Woodgate was mortally wounded...the command devolved on...Col. Thorneycroft, who physically behaved magnificently, but mentally like an ass...I have seen horrible things since I have been out here, but never the like of that..." Important unguarded insight into the British forces' problems of the first months of the War. Rare. |
£150 |
|
1086 |
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EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY MISCELLANY: Group of cards etc. ex military camps c1910-16 inc. fine & unusual concertina-type PPC ex Whittington Barracks (1915), Storncliffe, Curragh & Brocton, scarce ABPO cds from September 1913 manoeuvres, WWI APOs/FPOs, scarcer 1935 FPO 10 (Saar) pair, 1937 Hampton Court (Coronation) Camp reg'd E etc. (27 items)-
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£120 |
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1087 |
|
WWI MISCELLANY: Commercial cover ex Tiflis to UK with 3-line PART OF A MAIL/CAPTURED BY/GERMANS AND DELAYED, 1918 UK-Russia e with boxed SERVICE SUSPENDED cachet, 1916 USA- Germany cover with French and German censorship, 1915 Persia 2ch postcard (two stamps removed) with cds of Indian PO at Koh-i-Malik-Siah, use of captured German d.s. on British mail ex Windhoek & Swakopmund etc. (38 items)
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£150 |
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1088 |
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WWI - CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPEAN CENSORED MAIL: A group of WWI period censored covers & cards inc. 1915 (26 March) card from a Briton serving on the "Serbian Front" to Sheffield, 15 other Serbian items (3 of which are from the Austrian Occupation period), 6 items from the German Occupation of Rumania & 3 other Rumanian items plus 7 from Bulgaria. A useful lot. (32) |
£90 |
|
1089 |
|
WWII - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Interesting group of covers inc. (1945) censored E to Tasmania with 3d stamp cancelled by scarce AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/373 used on Mono Island, NZ APO 150/7 (3) inc. captured Japanese card with 2d stamp and two others with different censors; also RNZAF use of US stamped cover ex Guadalcanal plus US Navy (2) and USAPO 709 (2) censored covers. (9 items)
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£160 |
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1090 |
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WWII - U.S. FORCES IN HAWAII: Well written up study on leaves, illustrating the US presence in the Islands following Pearl Harbor, 1941-444 inc. USAPOs 33, 455, 952, 955, 957, 958 & 960, US Navy covers (13) plus 10 V-mails from or to forces in Hawaii. Useful lot. (34 items) |
£140 |
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1091 |
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WWII - US FORCES IN THE PACIFIC: Group of covers inc. items ex APOs 7, 27, 241 & 243 (Marshall Islands), 246 (Guam) & 730 (New Guinea) plus material from Hawaii and scarce Aleutian Islands, various Naval covers (Submarine Base 128 noted), V-mails etc. Good specialist lot. (42 items) |
£120 |
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1092 |
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WWII - US FORCES IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS : Good group of covers ex USAPO 182 (Bomber Squadron), 234, 237 & 244 plus extensive range of items ex APO 246 - all from servicemen stationed at Guam, 1944-45; also six items of US Navy mail from the same region. (34 items) |
£120 |
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1093 |
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WWII US FORCES IN NEW CALEDONIA: 1942-45 Mail from US servicemen stationed in New Caledonia inc. range of different USAPO 502 marks and an example of mail ex APO 81, with variety of censor types inc. scarcer numbered 2-ring types (5), two with anti-Japanese cartoons. (13 items)
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£120 |
|
1094 |
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WWII - NEW CALEDONIA: Two covers from NZEF in New Caledonia with two different types of NZAPO 150 marks (codes 7 & 10) and triangular censor h.s. Also a group of censored civilian mail inc. attractive 1942 E ex Houailou to USA with New Caledonian & US censor tapes , the former tied by fine 3-ring numbered censor h.s. plus six local covers from different POs all with similar censor h.s. (9 items)
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£120 |
|
1095 |
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WWII - DUTCH P.O.W. IN JAPAN: 1943 Netherlands 5c card addressed to a Dutch sailor held at Fukuoka Camp, Japan with German and Japanese censorship, endorsed as having arrived 16 months later; toning to one side. Very scarce.
PHOTO. |
£120 |
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1096 |
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WWII - DUTCH POW HELD IN JAVA: Plain E addressed from Den Haag to a Dutch soldier held by the Japanese on Java; German (Munich) censor tape and two Japanese censor chops. Scarce. PHOTO and PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£100 |
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1097 |
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WWII - NEW HEBRIDES: Pair of 1945 pictorial OAS covers (roughly opened) with NZAPO (C or D coded) cds; also three US forces covers (1944) ex APO 27 or 708 (both Espiritu Santo) or with US Navy machine cancellation ex New Hebrides. (5 items) |
£100 |
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1098 |
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WWII - GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS: Fine boxed 4-line 'CENSOR NO.1' h.s. on 1944 E ex Fanning Island; 1945 E ex Tarawa with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No.8'; 1943 reg'd Bank cover with boxed, 3-line censor. Also covers from USAPOs 459, 914, 915 & 967 plus a v-mail ex APO 27 (Butaritari). Useful group. (9 items) PHOTO |
£180 |
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1099 |
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POST WWII - JAPANESE SOLDIERS INTERNED IN DUTCH EAST INDIES: 1947-48 Three different stationery cards addressed to Japanese soldiers held in prison camps in the Dutch East Indies; two with light horizontal folds otherwise fine and scarce. (3 items) PHOTO |
£180 |
| AIRMAILS |
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1100 |
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PRE-WWII MISCELLANY: Good group of worldwide (mainly) commercial airmail covers inc. G.B. (India & Australia noted), Empire with emphasis on Africa, India & Ceylon, various European items, covers from Madagascar & Senegal, trio of attractive art deco Condor-Lufthansa advertising cards used from Argentina etc. (107 items)
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£180 |
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1101 |
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AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND AIRMAILS c1940-78: Interesting group of airmail covers on leaves with Australia from 1940 censored cover to UK, 1960s QANTAS items, Kingsford-Smith commemorative covers etc. Plus New Zealand material inc.TEAL and Air New Zealand FFCs inc. mail to Fiji and Hong Kong etc. Useful basis for development. (48 items) |
£100 |
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1102 |
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FRANCE - EARLY 3-FRANC FEE PARIS-LONDON "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" COVER; 1 Apr. 1920 env. (edge wear and internal sellotape but with original contents, a Birthday greetings letter) from Paris to Bedford franked by France 25c+1f(3; some faults) tied by "PARIS 8/BD. DES ITALIENS" c.d.s.'s with red "Par Avion" label and mostly very fine red London "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" mark on the front. Rare early commercial cover. PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£100 |
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1103 |
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K.L.M. - EARLY FLIGHTS: Interesting group of mail to the East Indies inc. October 1928 card to Weltevreden (2 ½c interrupted perfs noted), 1929 Amsterdam-Karachi item & card to Bandoeng (1930); also four items of commercial mail from the E.Indies to Holland (1929) franked with overprinted air issues. (7 items) |
£120 |
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1104 |
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K.L.M. - SWEDISH MAIL: Group of covers flown froom Sweden to the U.K. by KLM inc. August 1928 E with pictorial cds and cachet, 1929 reg'd Es (3) with night-flight cancellations and (1930) commercial cover. (5 items) |
£100 |
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1105 |
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K.L.M. - MAILS TO GOLD COAST & AUSTRALIA etc: 1931 Reg'd E to Netherlands Consul in Sydney, flown via Batavia with obligatory 1g label and 'Abel Tasman' cachet; also (1937) commercial air-letter ex Hengelow to Kadé, Gold Coast - unusual destination! In addition, 1928-34 covers ex Iraq to India or UK, the former a FFC with attractive multiple franking. (4 items) |
£100 |
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1106 |
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K.L.M. - EUROPEAN MAIL: Group of covers 1929-39 inc. (1929) emergency flight cover ex Vlieland with 12c due, 1933-37 pair to or from France, both returned to sender, 1939 FFCs to Oslo & Kristiansund etc. (8 items) |
£100 |
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1107 |
|
K.L.M. - MAIL TO / FROM U.K.: 1929-38 Group of covers inc. (1929) commemorative FF card for the Rotterdam-London service, commercial mail from Amsterdam inc. FFC to Liverpool plus 1938 FFC to Manchester and 1931 commercial cover ex Batavia by the first weekly flight. Also UK mail to Sweden by KLM (1930), FFCs to Amsterdam & Rotterdam ex Hull & Liverpool plus 1936 Summer Service timetable (11 items). |
£100 |
|
1108 |
|
K.L.M. - MAIL FROM BRITISH MALAYA: Group of commercial covers 1931-34 carried by KLM inc. 1931-32 pair to UK ex Penang & Ipoh with uncommon deep blue air labels, 1933-34 pair ex Singapore to Holland and 1934 items ex Penang - most with KGV mixed frankings.(5 items) |
£100 |
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1109 |
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K.L.M. - EAST INDIES MAIL TO EUROPE: Diverse group of covers from the Dutch East Indies inc. 1930-35 items to UK, Austria & holland (ex Soerabaja) plus a group of 1937 cacheted covers inc. DC3 FFC, new tariff cachet and 500th flight (two different types). Interesting lot. (9 items) |
£100 |
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1110 |
|
K.L.M. - 'POSTJAGER' MAIL, 1933-34: Interesting study of items flown on the outward and return trips of the Pander Postjager, December 1933 - January 1934 inc. four commemorative postcards, three with both types of 30c air stamp, two with additional PELIKAAN/BANDOENG cds plus five items carried back to Europe inc. Postjagercds of Batavia (2) & Bandoeng plus two with Pelikaan cds. (10 items) |
£100 |
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1111 |
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TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHTS, 1934-41: Substantial group of covers, well written up on leaves, illustrating the development of air services from the West Coast of the USA to New Zealand, the Philippines and Hong Kong via Hawaii, Canton Island, Fiji, New Caledonia etc. with various stages represented by cacheted covers carried in both directions. Inspection essential to appreciate the variety of material. (62 covers and a few stamps) |
£180 |
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1112 |
|
TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHTS: Collection of covers on leaves illustrating the post-WWII reopening of Trans-Pacific flights between the USA, Australia & the Philippines etc. via various Pacific Islands (useful Fiji noted) 1945-75, many attractive cacheted covers noted, with particular emphasis on the earlier part of the period. (61 covers plus a few PPCs and stamps)
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£100 |
|
1113 |
|
ZEPPELIN MAIL: 'Graf Zeppelin' cards carried on the 1930 & 1932 Netherlands Flights with appropriate cachets, both franked with German air values with either Friedrichshafen or 'on board' cds cancellations respectively. Fine and attractive. (2 items) |
£80 |
|
1114 |
|
ZEPPELIN MAIL - 1933 CHICAGO FLIGHT COVER: 1933 cover to the USA bearing Chicago Flight 2m bright blue plus Hindenburgf 25pf and 1926 Air 50pf showing a fine strike of the triangular commemorative pictorial cachet and endorsed "Via Graf Zeppelin/From Friedrichshafen, Germany, To Miami, Flo, USA".
|
£50 |
| AUTOGRAPHS |
|
1115 |
|
MISCELLANY: Group of signed photographs etc. inc. YTV 'Countdown' stars Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman, Ken Dodd (programme), Doris Day (printed?), Sir Rex Hunt of the Falklands Islands, King Hussein & Queen Noor, fine portrait of Ronald Reagan but signature printed etc. (12 items) |
£80 |
|
1116 |
 |
ACTORS & ACTRESSES: Small group of Benham and other superior FDCs (one of them philatelic-numismatic) from limited editions (some as few as 10) each with highly relevant specially commissioned cancellations and each autographed by a famous actor or actress namely Ray Alan, Ronnie Barker (sadly now deceased), James Bolam, Bernard Cribbins, Ken Dodd, Rolf Harris, Jeffrey Holland, Ian Lavender, Bill Oddie, Jean Alexander, Nerys Hughes, Ruth Madoc, Su Pollard and June Whitfield. Pristine in all respects and very colourful. (14 covers).
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£150 |
|
1117 |
|
AVIATION - "CLASSIC AIRCRAFT": Group of lavishly illustrated covers depicting a Lancaster & Concorde, each bearing 26p Machin definitive cancelled by special Heathrow Airport pictorial cancellation of 6 Oct. 1996, signed by a variety of relevant people including several members of 617 Squadron. We note Sydney Grimes, Arthur Joplin, Bunny Lee, Joe McCarthy, Dave Rodger James Tait, etc. A scarce group - only 24 or 25 of each were signed. (22).
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£100 |
|
1118 |
|
AVIATORS, NAVIGATORS etc.: Group of Benham & other special covers (nearly all limited editions) all autographed by relevant aviation and naval personalities with up to five signatures per cover inc. two philatelic-numismatic covers, one signed by 'Titanic' survivor Millvina Dean & the other by Admiral Sir Hugo White. Most of the covers are G.B, but two bear Pitcairn Islands stamps and cancellations. (15 covers).
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£100 |
|
1119 |
|
CRICKET: A large menu front on thinnish card mounted on a slightly larger piece of card inscribed "VICTORIAN SHEFFIELD SHIELD 1977-78 - 50 NOT OUT/F.I.L./INTEGRITY/WE SUPPORT CRICKET" signed by 34 Australian and 3 (Barry Knight, Tony Lock & Frank Tyson) emigrant English cricketers. A veritable host of famous names including Don Bradman, Alan Davidson, Ross Edwards, Neil Harvey, Neil Hawke, Arthur Morris, Bill O'Reilly, Norman O'Neill, Ernie Toshack and Doug Walters. |
£120 |
|
1120 |
|
CRICKET: An extremely eclectic group of signed official team sheets from around the World comprising New Zealand (1997-98), Sri Lanka Under 19 (1992), NSW v Tasmania 1990 (24 signatures), Queensland v Western Australia 1983 (20 signatures), Tasmania 1987, Victoria 1996-7 & 1997-8, Northern Knights (NZ) 2000-20001 & Central Districts 2000-2001, Signatures include Russel Arnold, David Boon, Damien Fleming, Stephen Fleming, Larry Gomes, Brad Hodge, Geoff Lawson, Greg Matthews, Jacob Oram, Greg Ritchie, Gavin Robertson, Mark Waugh, Dirk Wellham, Michael Whitney, Graeme Wood & Tim Zoehrer. (10 sheets). |
£100 |
|
1121 |
|
FOOTBALL: A group of signed Trade cards/Press Photographs depicting a wide range of Footballers including Darren Anderton, Nicky Barmby, Ivan Campo, David Ginola, John Hartson, Roger Hunt (member of 1966 England World Cup winning team), David James, Gary Kelly, Paul Merson, Ray Parlour, Niall Quinn, Sergei Rebrov, Paul Robinson, Mikael Silvestre, Edwin van der Sar & Dennis Wise. (55).
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£100 |
|
1122 |
|
FOOTBALL - MANCHESTER UNITED: A black & white team photograph of the 1964-65 Championship winning squad signed to the foot by most of the players depicted including George Best, Shay Brennan, Noel Cantwell,Bobby Charlton, John Connolly, Pat Crerand, Tony Dunne, Bill Foulkes, Denis Law & Nobby Stiles. Some damage to the photograph (generally well clear of the signatures) but a wonderful period piece with the autographs of seven of the team who famously won the European Cup against Benfica in 1968. |
£100 |
|
1123 |
|
MATHEW HATTON ARCHBISHOP OF YORK AND CANTERBURY:1749 (24 Oct) EL from London to Brompton near Malton with m/s "Free/Matt Ebor", on reverse a split seal of the Bishop plus "24/OC" Bishop mark. Mathew Hatton was Archbishop of York (1747 -57) and of Canterbury (1757-58) but never lived at Lambeth Palace. PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£140 |
|
1124 |
|
MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN:1970 (8 May) 25th Anniversary of VE day illustrated env. unaddressed but signed "Montgomery of Alamein F.M." Fine.
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£80 |
|
1125 |
|
MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA/FIELD MARSHALL AUCHINLECK:1970 (15 Aug) printed 25th Anniversary of V.J. Day env used From London to Plymouth bearing 1946 Victory 21⁄2d & 3d x 3. The cover is signed "Mountbatten of Burma A.F." and "C Auchinleck F.M." plus a third signature of "Jackie Smith VC" (this name does not appear under VC winners - it could stand for Vancouver Canada !!!). The cover has been taped around three edges and has some adherence on reverse. Also four Mountbatton related postcards. PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£120 |
|
1126 |
|
POLITICIANS, ETC.: Small but interesting group of G.B. limited edition special covers bearing commemorative stamps, relevant cancellations and the autographs of well known figures inc. Rev. Dr.Colin Morris (famous broadcaster and former President of the Methodist Conference), politicians such as Sir David Steel & former Speaker of the House of Commons 'Betty' Boothroyd, Lord Astor of Hever and two philatelic- numismatic covers, one signed by former trade union leader 'Bill' Morris and the other by Alderman Michael Oliver when Lord Mayor of London. (8 covers).
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£75 |
|
1127 |
|
POLITICIANS: Group of signed photographs / letters from British politicians of the 1980s inc. Jim Callaghan, Harold Wilson, Neil Kinnock, Michael Foot, Tony Benn, David Steel, David Owen, Mrs.Thatcher, John Major (2), Nigel Lawson, Norman Tebbit, Lord Hailsham, Bernard Weatherall, Willie Whitelaw and Lord Havers, all in original envelopes. Some signatures are printed but the majority are hand-written. Unusual lot. (18) |
£200 |
|
1128 |
|
R.A.F. - OPERATION DYNAMO - DUNKIRK, 1940: A group of modern covers signed by different participants of Operation Dynamo (May-June 1940). The covers bear GB 25p Ben Arkle adhesives and are cancelled by special commemorative postmarks of Dover. (24).
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£150 |
|
1129 |
|
R.A.F. - BATTLE OF BRITAIN/THE SPITFIRE: A group of covers dated 12 Sept. 1993 commemorating the Battle of Britain signed by a wide array of participants - a number being signed by two individuals. A scarce lot with most of the items in question being part of limited editions of ten or twenty. (39).
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£200 |
|
1130 |
|
R.A.F.- BATTLE OF BRITAIN/THE SPITFIRE: Group of 1993/96 signed illustrated covers celebrating the "First and the last", all bearing Machin definitives cancelled at Duxford Air Shows of Oct. 1993 7 May 1996. A good range of signatures including Robert Beardsley, Ben Bennions,. James Gadd, Douggy Hunt, Air Commodore Jamie Jameson, Johnie Johnson, Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone, Gordon Mitchell, Desmond Sheen & F.M. Thomas. (31).
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£150 |
|
1131 |
|
R.A.F. - BATTLE OF BRITAIN/THE HURRICANE: Group of covers dated 3 July 1993 and cancelled at the Classic Fighter Air Show, Duxford, each bearing 24p definitives and signed by various people who had links with the Hurricane. Signatories include Dennis David, Clive Hilken, Tony Holland, Jan Kowalski, Peter Parrott, etc. A scarce group with only 30 of each cover signed by the respective pilots. (19).
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£120 |
|
1132 |
|
R.A.F. - BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Group of modern (1994) covers commemorating the Battle of Britain, each bearing a set of 25th Anniversary of the Investiture adhesives tied by various Welsh pictorial cancellations and signed by a variety of relevant personnel. Signatures include Donald Jack, Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone, Richard L. Jones, Terence Kane, Anthony O'Neill & Laurence Thorogood. (15).
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£90 |
|
1133 |
|
R.A.F. - EL ALAMEIN: Group of covers commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battle of El Alamein, each bearing 24p 40th Anniv. of the Accession adhesives tied by special pictorial cancellations and signed by a variety of relevant dignatories including Air Commodore Ronald Berry, Dennis David Neville Duke, Colonel Henry Lafont & Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rosier. Additional cachets on reverse of each include blue pictorial "FLOWN/CONCORDE". (30).
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£150 |
|
1134 |
|
R.A.F. - SKIES TO DIEPPE; Group of 1992 covers commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, each bearing 24p 40th Anniversary of Coronation tied by special pictorial cancellation and signed by various relevant personnel inc. Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling, Hugh Dundas, Johnie Johnson, Robin McNair & Wing Commander J.E. Storrar. (14).
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£75 |
|
1135 |
|
R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON - IN MEMORY OF FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DAVID SHANNON: A group of modern covers in memory of Flight Lieutenant David Shannon (1923-93), signed by a range of people who were members of the famous "Dambusters" Squadron including a number of participants in their most well known raid (George Chalmers, Jim Clay, Johny Johnson, Grant McDonald & Doug Webb). A scarce group - many of them being one of only forty signed - and in some cases one of considerably less! (43).
|
£200 |
|
1136 |
|
R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON/RAID ON THE DORTMUND-EMS CANAL: Group of covers dated 28 Oct. 1996 with pictorial cancellations of Woodhall Spa relating to the Dortmund-Ems Canal raid by 617 Squadron in 1943, signed by a variety of relevant personnel inc. John Bell, "Cas" Castagnola, Les Ford, Bill Gordon, Sydney Grimes & Tony Iveson. A unique group, all certified "1" of "1". (19). |
£150 |
|
1137 |
|
R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON/FLEET AIR ARM - THE SINKING OF THE TIRPITZ: Group of 1994 covers commemorating the sinking of the "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord fifty years earlier (two different types of cover - 617 Squadron & Fleet Air Arm) signed by a variety of relevant personnel. Signatures include Tom Bennett, Gilbert Clark, Basil Fish, Sydney Grimes, Frank Hawkins, Tony Iveson, Bob Knights, Dennis Oldham, Herbert Pethick, Geoffrey Priestley, George Riley, James Tait, Arthur Topliss, Mick Vaughan & Ted Wass. Largely limited editions of 40. (30).
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£150 |
|
1138 |
|
R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON/WING COMMANDER GUY GIBSON: A group of modern covers (1994) commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his death, signed by a wide range of relevant personnel from the Squadron. We note Colin Cole, James Henry, Gerry Hobbs, Stan Jones, Bernard Kent, Edward Mace, Alex Phillips, Laurence Rasmussen, Frank Richards & Joe Warburton. (23).
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£100 |
|
1139 |
|
SPORTSMEN & WOMEN: Interesting group of Benham 'gold' and similar covers, most depicting & all signed by famous British sportsmen and women inc. David Davies, the Yorkshire & England fast bowler Fred. Trueman (sadly now deceased), Campbell Walsh, Clare Francis, Sally Gunnell (1994 European Athletics Champion and World Record in Helsinki), Georgina Harland, Dame Kelly Holmes (two covers, one from 2000 Olympic Games & the other 2002 Commonwealth Games), Tessa Sanderson (1996 Atlanta Olympic Games) and Alison Williamson. (13 covers).
|
£100 |
|
1140 |
|
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES: Fascinating selection of special covers (all but one G.B. and mainly limited editions) bearing commemorative stamps, relevant cancellations & autographs of such well-known celebrities as Kate Adie, Sir David Attenborough, David Bellamy, Cilla Black, Judith Chalmers, Wendy Craig, Jill Dando (later tragically murdered), Dame 'Judi' Dench, 'Charlie' Dimmock (2), Lady Antonia Fraser, Hannah Gordon, 'Sue' Lawley, Dame Vera Lynn (2, one alone on a G.B. cover, the other with three R.A.F. personnel on an Isle of Man cover), Magnus Magnusson x 2 (sadly now deceased), Sir Patrick Moore, Wendy Richard, Angela Rippon, 'Debbie' Thrower, Alan Titchmarsh & 'Pete' Waterman and two philatelic-numismatic covers, one signed by Professor 'Mick' Aston & the other by Alan Whicker. (32 covers).
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£220 |
|
1141 |
|
TELEVISION/FILM: A small group of signed covers comprising Jenny Agutter, Honor Blackman, Glenda Jackson, Joanna Lumley, Deborah McAndrew, Hayley Mills & Bill Oddie. (7).
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£75 |
|
1142 |
|
WORLD WAR TWO - OPERATION MERCURY: Group of covers commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Fall of Crete in 1941. All bear 22p defins. tied by special 50th Anniversary cancellations and are signed by relevant personnel. including Lieutenant General John Eaton-Hall, Major General Forrester, Colin France, Edward Howell, Lieutenant Colonel Jellicoe, Basil Keeble, Robert Lawrence, Major Patrick Leigh, Arthur Ramsey, Kenneth Stone, etc. (26). |
£120 |
|
1143 |
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WORLD WAR II - GREAT ESCAPE (STALAG LUFT III) COVERS: A group of covers commemorating the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III signed by a variety of members of the RAF Escaping Society, etc. A scarce lot - only 20 of each were signed. (21).
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£150 |
| CIGARETTE CARDS |
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1144 |
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BIRDS: Group of complete sets comprising Ogden's 1905 & 1909 "British Birds" First & Second series, (50 cards per set), Ogden's 1908 Birds Eggs (50), Challis & Co. 1935 "Wild Birds at Home" (36), Carreras "Birds of the Countryside" (50), Gallaher's 1937 "British Birds" (48) & Players 1932 "Wild Birds" (50).Condition fair to fine. (334).
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£100 |
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1145 |
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CRICKET: The small selection comprising 1926 Godfrey Phillips "Famous Cricketers" set of 32 (an elusive set), 1926 Players "Cricketers Caricatures" set of 50 and 1950 Carreras "Famous Cricketers" Turf Slides (49 cards, one short of a complete set). Condition generally good to fine. Also a few other cricket related cards. (137).
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£100 |
| CINDERELLA |
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1146 |
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IAN HAMILTON - THE LOCAL STAMPS OF "JEZALI" AND "CESTODA" PLUS PAPERS RELATING TO HIS SPOOF "WELFARE STAMP CLUB": A remarkable group of display collections formed by the late Ian Hamilton & Donald Patten plus sundry "New discoveries" of Cestoda locals (1998) including these truly "unique" issues on covers, in Die Proof, Essay & Specimen Form, etc. An incredibly bizarre lot - ideal for bemusing and amusing today's minds with the products of a genuinely eccentric earlier generation of students of things philatelic. (Qty.). |
£100 |
| PICTURE POSTCARDS |
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1147 |
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LARGE ALBUM with the extensive collection of largely post-WWII British topographical views. Also a small group (24) of cigarette "silks". (Approx. 450). |
£50 |
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1148 |
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JAPAN - LACQUERED ALBUM & CARDS: Unusual, large album with painted and embroidered silk pages housed in black lacquer covers with dragon motif - some small faults to lacquer / cloth spine missing - housing the original collection of 72 PPCs c1905 showing tinted photographic views of Japan with several uncommon items noted inc. villages, paddy field, peasant in straw cloak etc. Worth restoration. |
£120 |
| ADEN |
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1149 |
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"SEA POST OFFICE" C.D.S.'s - BOTH POSTED ON BOARD AND SECONDARY USE: 1905 (March) long env. (slightly reduced) addressed to U.S.A. bearing India KEVII adhesives (½a, 1a, 2a x 6 & 4a) all very weakly cancelled by Tisri "B" ovals and also all tied by mainly fine strikes of Type 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s (5) with "C" code matching the backstamp; rare thus. Also five 1902/5 PPCs (2 with faults) addressed to England franked with single India 1a or 3pi x 4 adhesives all tied by mostly very fine Type 8 "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s.'s alone with codes "A" (2) or "B" (3), two of them written from Aden, one ex Bombay and two in transit, from S.S. 'Arcadia'(2), S.S. 'China' (2) and unknown; rare as these early c.d.s.'s were not generally used for cancellation duties. (6 covers).
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£75 |
| AUSTRALIA |
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1150 |
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TWO ALBUMS with the mint & used early to modern collection. Also a binder with some Royal Omnibus issues. (Qty.).
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£90 |
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1151 |
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BLUE F.G. 'GRADUATE' ALBUM containing an extensive mint & used collection from SG.1 written up in the earlier stages with much of merit inc. 'roos to 10/-, Sydney Harbour bridge 5/- value, Silver Jubilee set, wmk. varieties, some postmark interest, a wealth of more modern material with values to 5/- & $20, a few miniature sheets and lots of thematic interest throughout. (Several 100's). |
£220 |
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1152 |
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1915-28 10/-, £1 & £2 with "SPECIMEN" opts. The £1 has a sharpish crease and the £2 a pulled perf. or two at the left. Cat. £500. (3). |
£75 |
| AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY |
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1153 |
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MISCELLANY of covers/cards from the 1950s to the 1980s with a number of covers bearing Australian adhesives and a good selection of later covers bearing both definitive and commemorative issues. (Approx. 85). |
£150 |
| AUSTRALIAN STATES COLLECTIONS |
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1154 |
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ALBUM with the mint & used collection of Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria & Western Australia. Some useful types noted. (Few 100s). |
£120 |
| NEW SOUTH WALES |
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1155 |
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COLLECTION on leaves with values to 5/- (3), 10/- (2) & 20/- used and useful mint ranges inc. 8d Lyrebird imprint block of six. (Few 100s). |
£200 |
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1156 |
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1851 2d dull blue with central "95" cancellation of Brisbane, Queensland. Fine.
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£60 |
| QUEENSLAND |
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1157 |
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COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit including a useful range of Chalons from an apparently unused yet defective SG.1. Mixed condition but a highly Catalogued lot. (Approx. 140). |
£240 |
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1158 |
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NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS ON COVER:1903-06 The collection of covers to Tasmania (mostly ex Tattersalls) franked with QV 1d & 2d values to make various rates inc some registered items with an interesting range of numeral cancellations. The majority are fine strikes but the covers have the characteristic "spike" hole associated with this correspondence. (36 covers).
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£180 |
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1159 |
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THURSDAY ISLAND - EARLY REGISTERED MAIL etc: 1876-77 Pair of registered envelopes to the UK endorsed 'Via Torres Straits' and franked with Queensland 4d strip of four (folded over edge) or 4d & 6d cancelled by numeral '84' with Springsure cds nearby and 2-line REGISTERED/SPRINGSURE. Also 1893-1909 trio inc. 11⁄2d postcard with Thursday Island cds (first & second types). (5 items) PHOTO |
£200 |
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