AVIATION, MILITARY & TRANSPORT 18 MAY 2018
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Aviation, Military & Transport Medals & Coins 18 May 2018
COMMENCING VIEWING
10 am Tuesday 15 May - 9 am-6 pm Wednesday 16 May - 9 am-6 pm Thursday 17th May - 9 am-6 pm Morning of sale from 9 am
AUCTIONEERS
Henry Meadows Chris Albury
Mallard House, Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5UQ T: +44 (0) 1285 860006 F: +44 (0) 1285 862461 E: info@dominicwinter.co.uk www.dominicwinter.co.uk
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SALE INFORMATION All lots are offered subject to the Conditions of Sale and Business exhibited in the saleroom and printed at the back of this catalogue. For full terms and conditions of sale please see our website or contact the auction office. A buyer’s premium of 20% of the hammer price is payable by the buyers of all lots, except those marked with an asterisk, in which case the buyer’s premium is 24%. Artist’s Resale Rights Law (Droit de Suite). Lots marked with AR next to the lot number may be subject to Droit de Suite. For further details see Information for Buyers at rear of catalogue. BIDDING Bidding in Person: Customers are asked to pay cash or establish a credit with the Auctioneers prior to the sale. Payment may be made while the sale is in progress: please see the cashier in the auction office. For all other payment arrangements please refer to information at the end of the catalogue. Online Bidding: Live online bidding is available at the-saleroom.com and invaluable.com.
Commission Bids: Commission bids may be submitted for this sale in a number of different ways: T: +44 (0) 1285 860006 F: +44 (0) 1285 862461 E: info@dominicwinter.co.uk Via our website www.dominicwinter.co.uk Please ensure that all commission bids reach us by 10am on the morning of sale. Telephone Bids: Telephone bids accepted for lots with estimated value greater than £300, requests for which should reach us by 9am on the morning of sale
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Catalogue Produced by Jamm Design – 020 7424 7830 info@jammdesign.co.uk
Photography by Ben Cavanna – 07968 342013 bencavanna@gmail.com Marc Tielemans - 07710 974000 marc@tielemans.co.uk
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CONTENTS Day One (Thursday 17 May)
Day Two (Friday 18 May)
(see other end of catalogue)
Motoring
1-72
Motoring Magazines & Literature
73-164
Railway & Maritime History
601-614
Banknotes, Coins & Share Certificates 615-621
Further Brochures
165-182
Aviation Photographs
622-693
Hardbound Books
183-195
Aviation Artwork
694-733
Automobilia
196-220
Aviation Books
734-760
Enamel Advertising Signs
221-245
Aviation Memorabilia
761-840
Motoring Mascots & Badges
246-319
German & Allied Memorabilia
841-883
Military Ephemera
884-900
Militaria
901-923
Cycling Cycling Spares & Hardware
320-344
Advertising Signs, Posters & Photographs
Edged Weapons
924-931
345-366
Firearms
932-945
Bicycle Lighting
367-379
Indo-Persian Weapons
946-982
Orders, Decorations & Medals
983-1021
Promotional Material & Ephemera 380-459 Bicycle Literature
460-489
Bicycles & Tricycles
490-543
SPECIALIST STAFF
Chris Albury
Henry Meadows
Peter Card
Cover illustrations: Front cover: lot 703 Inside front cover: lots 933, 939 & 940
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John Speed. A New and Accurat Map of the World, published Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, [1676], fine hand-coloured double hemisphere map, 400 x 525mm. Estimate £5,000-8,000 (16 May)
FORTHCOMING SALES IN 2018 Wednesday 16 May
Printed Books, Maps & Documents British Topographical & Plate Books featuring The Jim Clarke Library of African Travel
Thursday 17 May
Motoring & Cycling Motoring Collectables, Literature, Bicycles & Models
Friday 18 May
Militaria, Aviation, Maritime & Railway History Medals, Coins, Arms & Armour
Wednesday 20 June
Printed Books, Maps & Documents
Thursday 21 June
Children’s & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
Wednesday 18 July
Fine Art & Antiques
Wednesday 25 July
Printed Books, Maps & Documents
Wednesday 15 August
Printed Books Online Catalogue
Entries are invited for the above sales: please contact one of our specialist staff for further advice
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RAILWAY & MARITIME HISTORY To commence at 10am 601* Bus Photographs. Approximately 2400 colour and black and white photographs of buses, mostly circa 1980/1990 (3 boxes)
£100-150
602* Coombs (Peter, 1929-2007). Full Steam Ahead, watercolour on paper, showing a steam train coming out of a tunnel, signed lower left, 16 x 21cm, framed and glazed (1)
£80-120
603* The James Venn Collection of Railway Photographs. A collection of approximately 1,750 black & white photograph negatives (120 size), mostly circa 1930s/1960s, all taken by James Herbert Venn (1921-2014), Stanley Harman Freese (1902-1972) and Herbert Edward Sydney Simmons (1901-1973), the collection neatly archived, with all negatives held in translucent or manilla sleeves, the majority annotated with subject, location, date and name of photographer, some packets grouped by railway company, largely contained in four shoebox-size tins and card boxes James Venn had interests in photography, windmills and transport subjects. He made contact with Stanley Freese and they subsequently worked together on windmill restoration projects in Buckinghamshire and remained friends until Stanley’s death in 1972, whereupon the railway negatives (and prints in following lot) were bequeathed to James. The Simmons negatives (and prints in following lot) were probably included in Stanley Freese’s bequest to James Venn. Freese and Simmons collaborated on various projects and were both published authors on English windmills. Copyright of those negatives that are attributed to J.H. Venn and S.H. Freese is held by the executors of the Venn estate, and is transferred to the purchaser of those negatives as sold here. It is not possible to give any assurances regarding copyright of negatives attributed to H.E.S. Simmons. (a carton) £500-800
Lot 603
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Lot 604 604* The James Venn Collection of Railway Photographs. A collection of approximately 3,000 black and white photographs (and postcards), mostly circa 1930s/1960s, taken by James Venn, Stanley Freese and Herbert Simmons, the postcard-size photographs mostly annotated on reverse with information including subject, location, date and photographer, mostly grouped in manilla envelopes by railway company but including approximately 600 photographs contained in five modern albums (mostly pasted to mounts) Provenance: Offered for sale by the executors of the estate of James Herbert Venn (1921-2014). Copyright of these photographs (largely taken from the negatives in the preceding lot) is not transferred to the buyer of this lot. (2 small cartons) £300-500
606 Midland & South Stafford Railway. Session 1872. Plan of Sutton Park shewing Projected Lines of Railways, oversize manuscript plan, pen and ink and watercolour on two linen-backed paper sheets with wooden runners, captioned at head and showing three railway lines for Wolverhampton, Walsall & Midland Junction Railway plus Midland & South Staffordshire Railway with proposed station, also detailing Streetly Wood, Westwood Coppice, Cumslade Valley Wood and Holly Hurst, etc., minor marks and some heavy soiling at head and foot not affecting legibility or image, 260 x 204cm
605 MacDermot (E.T.). The History of the Great Western Railway, Paddington Station, volume I (part I & II), II, in three hard bound publications, 1931, numerous illustrations and diagrams, brown cloth boards with gilt block, Volume I (part I) retaining dust wrapper, together with two pocket books, one inscribed ‘Cuttings re New Swindon Junior Engineering Society (1893-8)’, the other ‘Copied of Important Letters Feb 1900’, manuscript entries in the diary format, each in red cloth, 19.5 x 13cm, plus a large collection of Railway Platform and Bus tickets, circa 1930s (-)
(1)
607* Model Rail. A collection of Hornby railway track, buildings, platforms, etc, H0/00 gauge, plus controllers, etc, contained in a large metal trunk
£70-100
(1)
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£200-300
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£70-100
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608* Lamp. Edwardian copper mast/launch lamp, with maker’s plaque stamped ‘A C D L Improved Combination Launch Lamp’, green and red bullseye glass, the rear door enclosing bulb (converted for electrical use), 15cm high (1)
£50-80
609 Logbook. S. S. Rachel, built by W. Gray & Co., West Hartlepool, 2 volumes, 1910-16, together 2 volumes of detailed technical information on specifications, tonnage, cargo for each voyage, engineer’s abstracts, insurance information and several letters and related documents, the first volume with a folding plan of the ship laid down to front endpaper, original black half morocco and contemporary pale red cloth respectively, rubbed and scuffed to edges, second volume with some soiling and discolouration, 4to (33 x 28cm & 37 x 33cm respectively) The S. S. Rachel was a cargo steam ship of 3,672 tons, under the ownership of Thomas Stephens & Sons, which undertook numerous long distance trading voyages to India, South America, United States, the Middle East and elsewhere between 1910 and 1916. (2) £100-200
Lot 611
610 Manuscript Logbook HMS Gibraltar, May 1865 to January 1867, and HMS Minotaur, April 1867 to June 1868, manuscript in black ink on feint-ruled blue paper, 168 unnumbered leaves, additional manuscript rules and frames, occasional vignettes of ships, coastal views, and similar, 2 folding manuscript charts in black ink on white wove paper tipped in (‘H.M.S. Minotaur from Portsmouth to Bantry and Bantry to Queenstown’ and ‘H.M.S. Minotaour from Queenstown to Lisbon and Cruising’), lighthouses picked out in red and yellow, both slightly spotted, a few leaves apparently excised from the front, contemporary vellum, slightly marked, stain to rear board, folio HMS Gibraltar was a Duncan-class 101-gun screw launched in 1860; between 1864 and 1867 she was commanded by Captain Robert Coote, Mediterranean Fleet. The armoured frigate Minotaur was launched in late 1863, completed for experimental service in 1865, and later became flagship of the Channel Squadron. (1) £200-300
611* Model Ship. Large wooden model ship, circa late 18th/19th century, with three fully rigged masts, deck fittings, and green painted hull, approximately 120cm long x 92cm high, presented on a custom made stand with a section of a flag which was purchased with the ship (1)
£150-200
Lot 613 612* Model Ship. Wooden model ship, mid-20th century, with single mast, red painted wooden hull with black and white stripes, titled Cutty Sark GW217, 80cm long, presented on a wooden stand (1)
£70-100
613* Naive School. S.S. Ashfield, 19th century, gouache on paper, showing a cargo ship in stormy waters, unsigned, 38.5 x 57cm, framed and glazed, some spotting (1)
£150-200
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614* Wilkinson (Norman, 1878-1971). Cargo ship in stormy waters, black and white engraving inscribed ‘with best wishes for the New Year from Norman Wilkinson, 16 x 22cm, framed and glazed together with a pen and ink drawing of the tanker “British Major”, 20.5 x 30cm, framed and glazed (2)
£100-150
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BANKNOTES, COINS & SHARE CERTIFICATES
Lot 617 Lot 616 617* Chinese Share Certificates. Chinese Reorganisation Gold loan of 1913 £500 bond with 41 coupons, together with nine £20 certificates for the same year, with coupons, all signed by the managers of HSBC Banks (10)
£300-500
619* Phocas (602-610). Gold coin with Solidus, Constantinople, draped and cuirassed facing bust, wearing crown without pendilia holding globus cruciger, rev. angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by Christogram and globus cruciger, in excellent condition, 4.4g (1)
£200-300
615* Banknote. Northumberland Bank. Newcastle Exchange Bank, One Pound, For John Reed, Reed & Co, signed by William Watson, with a view of Bewick top left, 11 x 15.5cm, poor condition (1)
£100-150
616* Banknotes. Aylesbury, Uxbridge & Windsor Union Bank. Aylesbury Exchange Bank, Ten Pounds, For William Medlay, Son & Co 18th July 1836, No 2382, signed by Arthur Ouvry Menley and one other signature, with a strip pasted across the centre, Messrs Spooner Attwoods & Compy Bankers London, inscribed verso ‘This Bank appears to have come to grief in 1837, E Prisnall, 10 x 17.cm, together with a twelve cheques including five for Royston Bank (1852 / 1861 / 1862 (2) / 1868) plus a 19th century copper engraving plate for Pennant Cardiganshire, One Pound banknote, 9 x 17.5cm plus a letter addressed to Mr Prisnall dated 12 April 1930 from A.W. Deards, Dial House, Heathfield, Royston, giving reference to the cheques included in this lot (15)
618* Japanese Government. Japanese Government banknotes, comprising 13 Ten Dollar, 5 Five Dollar 9 One Dollar, 11 Fifty Cents, 8 Five Cents, 33 One Cent plus 1 One Hundred Dollar in poor condition, all in circulated condition
620* Roman Denarius. Geta (Caesar 198209); L. Julius Bursio (85BC); Vespasian (75AD); Hadrian (119AD); Septimus (204AD) plus one other, condition to Caeser and Septimus particularly good (6)
£200-250
The Japanese government-issued dollar was a form of currency issued for use in the Imperial Japan-occupied territories of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei, introduced between 1942 and 1945. The currency was also referred to as banana money, named because of the banana trees on the 10 dollar banknotes. (80) £100-150
£300-500
Lot 619
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621* Russian Banknotes. A collection of approximately 100 1912 500 Ruble Russian banknotes, together with 30 Russian share certificates all c.1896 and other items (approx. 100)
£70-100
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THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE OF PHILIP J.R. MOYES PART II The photographs offered here are all meticulously gathered in folders labelled by aircraft type and comprise vintage and non-vintage mostly black and white photographs. Many images feature single aircraft (air and ground), but there are also multiple aircraft shots, close-ups of aircraft interiors and some featuring aircraft personnel. Many have ink stamp credits to versos including manufacturer names, photographer stamps (e.g. Charles E. Brown), press photo caption labels and production mark-ups. Sizes vary, the majority being 20 x 25cm and smaller sizes. 624* Aircraft Photographs. A group of approximately 500 mostly military aviation photographs, mostly approximately 20 x 25cm, contained in 8 card photo boxes (approx. 500)
622* Aerospatiale, Aerospatiale Caravelle, Dassault Super Mystere, C.A.M.S., Caudron, Hughes XH-17, Kaiser Fleetwings, Kaman, Kaman K-3, H-43, HOK, HUK, Huskie, HOK (Lycoming T-53), HU2K-1 Seasprite, K-225, YH-22, K-240, HTK-I, K-600, Kellett, Keystone (including Huff-Dalland), Sikorsky R-6. HOS-1. Hoverfly II, S-38 & S-40, S-42, S-43, S-51 (Civil), Grumman WF-2 Tracer, Hall, Hall PH-I, 2 & 3, Helio, Hillier, Hughes, Hughes XF-II, Grumman TBF, TBM Avenger (Tarpon) (USA), (RN & Commonwealth), Grumman S2 Tracker, France - misc. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 500)
£200-300
£200-300
625* Aircraft Photographs. A collection of approximately 3000 large format photographs, including copy prints of military aviation aircraft, mostly approximately 12.5 x 18cm and smaller, partly organised in card photo boxes and manila envelopes (approx. 3000)
£300-500
£100-150
626* Aircraft. Approximately 1000 black and white aircraft photographs, 6 x 8 inches (6 boxes)
£200-300
629* BAC Jet Provost T5, HS Sea Harrier, HS Nimrod MR.1. & M.R.2, Heston Phoenix, Hillson Slip Wing & Slip-Wing Hurricane, Heston T9/37, Hunting H126, Hunting Jet Provost 1 Prototype, Hunting Jet Provost 1. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
627* Westland Wyvern S4, Westland Walrus, Yeovil, Westland 30, Westland / Aerospatiale Puma, Westland Whirlwind Helicopter, Westland Widgeon Helicopter, Westland Wizard, Westland Wyvern TF1/2. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 500)
Lot 624
(approx. 300)
£300-500
623* Aircraft Photographs. A collection of approximately 300 large format photographs, including civil and military aircraft, photographs mostly 34 x 25cm and larger (approx. 300)
628* Avro 748, BAC One-Eleven (ground / air), BAC Strikemaster, BAC (1935). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes
£200-300
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£100-150
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630* Bell 212 H40 Iroquois, Bell P-59 Airacomet, Bell X-I, X-2, X-5, X-14, XFMI Aircuda, XP-77, XP-83, XV-3, 47 (Civil & Military Models), Bell 206 Jet Ranger (& Military Variants), Bell HSL, L-39, AH-1 Huey Cobra / Sea Cobra, H-12, H-15, P39 Airacobra, P-63 Kingcobra. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 250)
632* Blackburn, B.48, Blackburn B-54 (YA.5 & derivatives), Brewster F2A Buffalo, Brewster SB2A Buccaneer & Bermuda, Budd, Beagle Terrier, Beagle 206, Beagle 242, Beardmore, Blackburn, BAC TSR 2, BAC 221, BAT, Beagle, Beagle Airdale, Beagle AOP 11, Beagle Basset, Beagle Bulldog, Beagle Husky, Beagle Pup. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 400)
£150-200
635* Cessna T-37, A-37, Chase XCG-14, ‘18, XG-20 & XC-123 Avitruc, C-123B, Chase YC-122, Columbia, Columbia XJLI, Consolidated, Consolidated B-24 Liberator (US etc). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
£100-150
631* Bellanca, BerlinerJoyce, Beech C45 & Variants, Beech King Air, Beech L-23, Beech Queen Air, Beech Super 18, Beech Twin Bonanza, Beech T-34 Mentor, Beech XA-38 ‘Grizzly’. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
633* Boeing 757, Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook, Boeing Vertol 107 Series (H-46, CH-113A, etc), Boeing 747 (Air), (Ground), Boeing 727 (Ground), Boeing 737, Boeing 720 (Air), (Ground), Boeing 727 (Air), (Ground), Boeing 707 AWACS Test Bed. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 600)
£300-500
£80-120
636* Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (US), Curtiss SBC Helldiver (Cleveland), Curtiss B2C Helldiver & A-25, Curtiss SC Seahawk, Curtiss SOC Seagull, Curtiss SO3C Seamew, Curtiss XBT & XBTC-2, XF15C-I, XP-55 Ascender, XP-87, Doak, Curtiss CW-20, CW-21, CW-22 Falcon, F8C Helldiver, Curtiss Hawk biplanes, H-12, H16, HS2L, NC-4, O-52 Owl, Curtiss P-36, 75 Mohawk, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, Kittyhawk. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
Lot 632
634* Boeing Fortress II (RAF B-17F) 11A (B-17E) III (B-17G), Boeing B-9, Boeing B17 Flying Fortress Prototypes, Boeing B-17C & D Flying Fortress (RAF Fortress), Boeing B-17E F’G etc Flying Fortress (US etc). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx.200)
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£80-120
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£80-120
£80-120
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637* DH 86, DH 108, DH 9/9A, DH10 & 10A, DH 10 A or Airco 10 A, DH 72, DH 77, DH Venom FB1 & FB4, DH Venom NF2 & NF3, DH 1, DH 2, DH 3, DH 4, DH 5, DH 6, DH Vampire 5, DH Vampire 9, DH Vampire Misc, DH Vampire NF10. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
639* Douglas C-47 Skytrain, R4D (US), Douglas C-47 Dakota (RAF & Commonwealth), Douglas B-19, Douglas B-66 Destroyer, Douglas Boston III-V (air/ ground), Douglas A4D Skyhawk, Douglas B-18 & 18A Bolo, Digby, Doman, Douglas A-20, P-70, F-3 Havoc (USA), Douglas A26, B-26, JD-I Invader, Douglas AD Skyraider (RN /USA), Douglas A2D Skyhark, Douglas A3D Skywarrior. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 400)
£150-200
£100-150
638* DH Tiger Moth and variants (except Queen Bee), DH Trident 1, 2, 3, DH Vampire I, II & III, DH Vampire Trainer DH Tiger Moth and variants (except Queen Bee), DH Trident 1, 2, 3, DH Vampire I, II & III, DH Vampire Trainer. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
642* Fairey Fox, Fairey Fulmar, Fairey Gannet Prototypes, Fairey Firefly TI, TII, TIII, TTI & TTIV, TTIV, TTV, TTVI, Fairey Firefly AS7 & T7, U8 & U9, Fairey Fleetwing, Fairey Flycatcher, Fairey Fawn, Fairey FC-1 Project, FD1, FD2, Fairey Firefly (biplanes), Fairey Firefly I. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
640* Douglas DC-3, XB-42 & XB-43, Edo, Douglas Skyrocket, Douglas Skystreak, Douglas Thor Missile, Douglas X-3, Douglas TBD Devastator, Douglas F3D Skyknight, Douglas F4D Skytray, Douglas F5D Skylancer, Douglas Havoc (RAF) & Boston I&II, Douglas DC-8, DC-9, DC-10. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
£150-200
£80-120
643* Fairey III to IIID, IIIF, Fane, Felixstowe, Folland, Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Ultra Light Helicopter, Foster-Wikner. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
£80-120
£100-150
Lot 639
641* Douglas DC-4, DC-5, DC-4E, DC-6, DC-7, C-54 & R5D Skymaster, C-74 Globemaster I, II, C-133 Cargomaster, DC-I & DC-2, DC-3. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
£100-150
644* Fairey Spearfish, Fairey Hamble Baby, Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Hendon, Fairey Jet-Gyrodyne, Fairey Long-Range Monoplane, Fairey N9 & N10, P4/34, Fairey Pintail, Fairey Rotodyne, Fairey Seafox, Fairey Seal, Fairey Gannet AEW3, AS4, AS1, T2 & T5, Fairey Gordon. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
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£100-150
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647* GAL 56 & 61, GAL Hotspur & Twin Hotspur, GAL Monospars (pressure cabin), GAL Owlet, General Aircraft Ltd, GAL Fleet Shadower, GAL Hamilcar I ,Gloster, Gloster AS31, E28/39, Folland Gnat Trainer. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
£80-120
645* Fokker, Fokker S-13, S-14, T.4, T.5, T.8.W, T.9, S.9, S.11, S.12, C.5, C.8, C.10, C.11W, C.14.W, D.1, D.16, D.17, D.21, D.23, E.1, G.1, S.4, Koolhoven FK 41, 43 & 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 150)
£80-120
648* General Dynamics F-111, FB-111, General Airborne, General Aviation, General Dynamics, General Dynamics F16 Fighting Falcon, Hawker Henley, Hawker Fury, Hawker Hind, Hawker Fury Biplane (High Speed / Export Variants), Hawker Fury Monoplane, Hawker Fury Trainer, Hawker Hardy, Hawker Hart & Hartbees. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 150)
650* Gloster Meteor F4. Gloster Meteor F4 (world speed record), Gloster Javelin (Gyron Junior), Gloster Javelin, Gloster Mars I (Bamel), Mars II, Gloster Meteor FI & F9/40, Gloster Meteor FI with Trent Turboprops, Gloster Meteor FIII, Gloster Javelin FAW 1, FAW2, FAW4, FAW5, FAW6, FAW7, FAW8, FAW9, Gloster Javelin T3. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 400)
£150-200
£100-150
646* Folland Midge, Folland Gnat Trainer, Folland Gnat Fighter. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
£100-150
649* Gloster Javelin FAW1 Prototypes, Gloster Gladiator, Gloster Goral, Gloster Goring, Gloster Gnatsnapper, Gloster Gorcock, Guan & Gambet, Gloster Grebe, Gloster Grouse, Gloster E1/44, Gloster F5/34, Gloster F9/37, Gloster Gamecock, Gloster Gannet, Gloster Gauntlet, Gloster Gladiator. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
£100-150
Lot 647
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651* Hawker Hunter GA9 & FR10, GA11, T.8, T.11 & T.12, T.66A, Hawker Hunter Export, F6 (Saw Tooth), F6 (Reverse Thrust), T7. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 250)
£100-150
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657* HS Hawk, HS Harrier (Spanish) ‘Matador’, HS Harrier T2, Hawker Tempest V (Annular Radiator), Hawker Tomtit, Hawker Siddeley. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
652* Hawker Hunter F1, F2, F4, F5, F6, Hawker Horsley & Dantorp, Hawker Hunter Prototypes of Mk1, Hawker Hart & Hartbees, Hawker Hart (engine test beds & export), Hawker Hart Trainer, Hawker Hector & Dagger Hart. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
655* HP Hastings, HP Hendon, HP Hampden, HP Handcross, HP Hanley, HP Hare, HP Harrow Monop, HP Halifax IX, III-VII (ground / military), HP Halifax 8 & Halton. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 250)
£100-150
£150-200
658* Hunting Percival Sea Prince, Lockspeiser LDA, Luton, Martin Baker MB1 & MB2, MB3 & MB5, Hunting Percival Pembroke, Hunting Percival Provost, Provost - Export Versions, Hunting Percival President, P74, Pembroke, Provost 2, 3 & 4 (air / ground). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 400)
653* Hawker Hurricane Trainer, Hawker Hurricane II, IV, (Canadian Built) I, Prototype. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 350)
£150-200
£80-120
659* Junkers Ju87, Ju88 & 188, Ju90, Ju287, Ju290, Ju352, Junker (Sweden), HFB Hansa Jet, Klemm, L.V.G., Udet, V-1, V-2, Siebel, Transall. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 80)
654* Heston A2/45, Heston NapierRacer, HS Nimrod AEW.3, HS Kestrel, HS Nimrod MR1 & MR2, HS Hawk, HS Harrier (USMC), HS Harrier GR1 Heston NapierRacer, HS Nimrod AEW.3, HS Kestrel, HS Nimrod MR1 & MR2, HS Hawk, HS Harrier (USMC), HS Harrier GR1. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes £200-300
£150-200
656* HP Jetstream (Civil), HP Hereford, HP Hermes, HP Heyford, HP Jetstream T.1, T.2, HP Manx, HP 0/100 & 0/400 (including military), HP Hyderbad & Hinaidi. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
(approx. 500)
£80-120
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662* Lockheed U-2, Lockheed Ventura (RAF & Commonwealth), Lockheed XF90, XF-104 Starfighter, XFV-I, 12, Loening, Luscombe, Lockheed Tristar, Lockheed T-33, TV-I, T2V-I, P3V Orion, Lockheed S-3 Viking, Lockheed SR-71 & YF-12, Lockheed Super Constellation (Civil). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
£100-150
665* Messerschmitt, Me108 Taifun, Bf109 up to and including D model, Me109E, Junkers Ju52, Messerscmitt Me110, Junkers Ju86, Ju388, Messerschmitt Me109E, Me109G, Me210, Me410, Me262, Me323. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes
660* Lockheed F-94, Lockheed F-104a Starfighter, Lockheed C-130 Hercules (RAF), Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Lockheed Constellation (Civil), Lockheed Costellation / Super (military), Lockheed Electra (Model 10 / Turboprop), Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (air). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 250)
(approx. 80)
£80-120
663* Lockheed C-130 Hercules (RAF), Lockheed C-130 Hercules (RAF), Lockheed A-28, A-29. AT-18 Hudson (Air), (Ground), Lockheed B-34, B-37 & PV-I, Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Lockheed C-130 Hercules (USA etc), Laister - Kauffmann, Ling - Temco -Vought, LTV A-7 Corsair II, LTV F8U-1 & 2 Crusader. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 400)
666* Mixed Aviation. An archive of approximately 1000 black and white military & civil aircraft photographs, 6 x 8inches, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (6 boxes)
£200-300
667* Mixed Aviation. An archive of approximately 1000 black and white military & civil aircraft photographs, 6 x 8inches, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (6 boxes)
£200-300
£150-200
668* Mixed Aviation. An archive of approximately 1000 black and white aircraft photographs, 6 x 8inches, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes
661* Lockheed P2V Neptune USN / RAF, Lockheed F-104B Starfighter, Lockheed F-104C ‘D’F’G’ Starfighter, Lockheed Jetstar (C-140), Lockheed & Sup Electra, Lockheed P-38 & F.5 Lightning (air /ground), Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon, Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (ground). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
£80-120
(6 boxes)
£200-300
669* Mixed Aviation. An archive of approximately 1000 black and white aircraft photographs, 6 x 8inches, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes
£100-150
(6 boxes)
664* Martin PB2M & JRM Mars, Martin Baltimore, Martin M-270, Martin Maryland, Martin M-130 & 156 Clippers, Martin MB-2, Martin B-10, B-26 (Marauder) (air / ground), B-57 (Canberra), Martin AM Maule. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 150)
£100-150
Lot 662
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670* Mixed Aviation. An archive of approximately 1200 black and white aircraft photographs, 4 x 6inches, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (7 boxes)
£200-300
671* Mixed Aviation. An archive of approximately 1200 black and white aircraft photographs, 4 x 6inches, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (7 boxes)
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£200-300
£200-300
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672* Aviation Glass Plate and Film Negatives. A large archive of glass plate and film negatives of civil and military aviation interest, largely WWII period, including approximately 600 glass plate (mostly) copy negatives (the majority 8.5 x 13cm), organised by name in manila envelopes, together with a large quantity of approximately 5,000 black and white film negatives of aircraft similarly arranged, 12.5 x 12.5cm and smaller formats From the aviation collection of Philip Moyes. Copyright for these negatives is not automatically assigned to the purchaser of this lot. While the majority of negatives do not credit the mostly unknown photographers, copyright ownership by the purchaser cannot be assumed. (12 small cartons) ÂŁ700-1000
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677* Ryan FR-1, FR-2 Fireball, Ryan Firebee, Ryan PT & ST Series, Republic RF-84F Thunderflash, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (USA & Non-RAF) (air /ground), Republic XF-12 Rainbow, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 150)
£100-150
675* Republic F-105 Thunderchief, Radioplanes, Republic, Republic 2PA Guardman & AT-12, Republic F-84 Thunderjet. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
£80-120
673* Northrop B-49, XP-79, YF-17, 2E, F5, F-15 Reporter, F89 Scorpion, N3, P-61 Black Widow, T-38 Talon, X-4, X-21A, XP56, A-17 (8A), BT, North American B-35, T-28 Trojan, X-15, YF-93A, NA-16 family (fixed u/c variants / retractable u/c variants except RAF & Commonwealth), 0-47, OV-10 Bronco, P-51 Mustang (USA & Non RAF) (air / ground), (RAF & Commonwealth), P-64, T2 Buckeye. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
(approx. 250)
£80-120
674* Piasecki 59, Piasecki PV-3, HRP-I Rescuer, PV-17, HRP-2 Rescuer, YH-16 Transporter, Piper, Piper Cub, Pitcairn, Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Auster IV & V, Auster III, Vickers. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
678* Short Sunderland, Spartan, Short Sunderland (Civil), Short 330, 360, Slingsby, Short Sturgeon TT2 & TT3, Short Stirling I-III (air / ground), Short Stirling V, Short Stirling (interior details), (production scenes), Short Sturgeon. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes
676* Republic XF-84H, XF-91, YF-96A, Rockwell, Rockwell B-1, Ryan, Ryan YO51 Dragonfly, Ryan X-13 Vertijet, Ryan XF2R-1 Fireball, Seversky, Stearman, Stearman PT-13 17,18, 27 Kaydet E USN versions, Stearman Hammond, Stinson, Stinson Reliant, Stroukoff, Swearingen, Taylorcraft, Temco, Thomas Morse, TIMM, Transland, Travel Air. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
£80-120
£80-120
679* Sikorsky H-3 (USAF), Sikorsky R-5 (S-51 variants HO35, H-5, HU-1, Sikorsky HSS-1, YHUS-1, H-34A, Sikorsky R-4 (Hoverfly I), Sikorsky Whirlwind HAR21 & HAS22 (RN), H-19, HO45-, HRS, H-53, S58 (civil), S-61/H-3 Sea King, S-64 Skycrane, VS-44, S-55 (civil), XH-39, XHJS-I, YH-18A, HO55. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
Lot 677
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£100-150
£100-150
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680* Sopwith Camel, Sopwith Dove, Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Snipe, Sopwith Triplane, Sopwith Dolphin. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 80)
£80-120
683* Supermarine Walrus (incl Seagull V), Supermarine 322, 508, 529, 510, 525, 535, Supermarine Swift F1 & F2, F3, F4, FR5, F7, 541 Swift Prototypes, Supermarine Stranraer. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 250)
£100-150
686* Westland Whirlwind fighter, Westland Whirlwind HAR 1-4 (inclusive) (U.S. Engines), Westland Wyvern T3, Mixed Formations, White & Thompson, Waco, Waco CG-4A Hadrian, CG-13 & CG-15, Waco XPG1-3 (inclusive), Wright (including booklet The Wright Replica Commemorating Fifty Years of Flight 1903-1953). An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 200)
681* Supermarine Attacker F1 & FB1, FB2 (including Prototype), Supermarine Channel, Supermarine F7/30, Supermarine Night Hawk, Supermarine S4. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 80)
684* Vickers Wellesley, Vickers Warwick I, II,III, V, Vickers Vildebeest, Vickers Vimy & Vimy Commercial, Vickers Vincent, Vickers Virginia. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
£80-120
£80-120
682* Supermarine Spitfire XVI, XVIII, XIX, 21 & 22, 24, XI, X, XII, XIV. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 100)
£80-120
£100-150
685* Vultee Vengeance, Vultee-Stinson Vigilant, Vultee-Stinson Sentinel, Vought FTU Cutlass, Vought O2U/O3U Corsair, Vought OS2U Kingfisher, Vought SB2U Chesapeake / Vindicator, Vought UO, FU, Vought XF5U-1 ‘Flying Flapjack’, Vought XTBU-1 Sea Wolf, Vultee, Vought F4U Corsair (air /ground), Vought F6U Pirate, Vertol (Piasecki) H-21, HUP, XHJP-1, H25, Vultee BT-13A Valiant, VulteeV-11 & V-12, Vultee Vanguard, Vertol T6. An archive of black and white photographs, some with manufacturer stamps and/or other marks to versos, various sizes (approx. 300)
£100-150
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687* Zeppelin Photos. A group of eight vintage gelatin silver print photographs of Zeppelin airships, circa 1918, including three airborne (two with markings Z33 & Z34), plus grounded airships including ZR2 at Luton (x2), Z50 and No. 108, approximately 30 x 48cm and smaller, plus a group of 12 Zeppelinrelated stereocards (8 x Realistic Travels, Underwood & Underwood, Keystone View Company, Reid Bros. & ‘Perfec’ Stereograph) The two photographs at Luton show the R38-ZR2 on its launch at Cardington Air Station, Bedfordshire, 21 June 1921. This was to be a short test flight to Howden, and a precursor to the long flight to Lakehurst Base in the USA. However, on 23 August 1921, after a successful speed trial over the North Sea the ship was practising turns over Hull when it caught fire and crashed into the Humber, killing all but six of the crew. (20) £200-300
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688* Aviation colour slide archive. A good, private archive of over 12,000 colour photographs, mostly Kodachrome slides, circa 19682005, the photographs largely of military aircraft, including RAF, USAF and other NATO countries, but also including some civilian aircraft shots and many of restored vintage aircraft, neatly organised and contained in Paterson and Boots type block files and annotated slide boxes, together with a file of handwritten notes containing the vendor’s detailed information and notes on some of the collection, plus a 500Gb Toshiba hard drive (and USB cable) containing scanned images of all the slides and prints, all fully catalogued and dated in the scanned image captions, plus a large collection of approximately 800 black and white aviation photographs by the same photographer (not scanned), mostly military aviation, circa 1950s/1990s, mostly RAR or USAF, postcard size and similar An impressive private collection that includes an invaluable hard drive of catalogued and dated images. Non-exclusive copyright for the whole archive will be transferred to the buyer of this lot. The vendor has retained digital copies of the images himself for his private use, and my continue to sporadically use the occasional image or two for aviation magazine articles. (an archive) £1500-2000
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AVIATION BROCHURES 689 Aviation Brochures. A collection of aviation brochures, manuals, technical information, etc., circa 1930s and later, aircraft include the Percival Provost, the Convair Liner, the Balliol, Lightning Multi-Mission Fighter, Vickers, Avro, BOAC, de Havilland, Hawker, etc. (a carton)
£300-500
692* Supermarine Aviation Works. An original chromolithographic decal, circa 1916, the circular design featuring a large seagull with outspread wings atop a red buoy with monogram SAW in gilt, white and black, the background in blue, black and white featuring a biplane and destroyer against a backdrop of clouds, gilt-titled within gilt border, ‘The Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd, Southampton, England’, a few small scratches with a little loss to the bird’s wing, top of back and cloud, 10cm diameter, adhered to a buff paper mount with old ink inscription at head, ‘This is the original trademark of Supermarine designed by Noel Pemberton Billing in 1916’
690 The Bristol Aeroplane Company. The Brabazon Project, circa 1950, 24 pp., illustrated publicity brochure with foldouts and colour cut-away centre spread illustration, original gilt-titled grey wrappers, together with Sycamore, Civil and Military Helicopter, circa 1950, 16 pp., illustrated publicity brochure with colour cutaway, original printed wrappers, a little creased and soiled, both oblong folio (2)
The firm that became Supermarine was founded by Noel Pemberton Billing (1881-1948), an English aviator, inventor, publisher, and member of parliament. Having become an MP in March 1916, and in order to avoid a compromise of interests, Billing sold his shares in Pemberton-Billing Ltd. to Hubert Scott-Paine and the other directors who renamed the company Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd. It was officially registered under that name on 27 June 1916. A rare survival. (1) £150-200
£150-200
693 Vickers-Armstrongs. Spitfire Trainers (Mk VIII & Mk IX Conversions), Specification No. 499/502, reprint, March 1948, 12 pp. illustrated brochure, typed amendment pasted to page 3, together with Attacker to A.M Specification E.10.44, Specification No. 507, circa 1950, 4 pp. printed on rectos only plus four gelatin silver print photographs (20 x 32.5cm), all held with a butterfly clip as issued, plus Sea Otter (Air Sea Rescue version), Specification No. 509, circa 1948, four leaves printed to rectos only, plus two gelatin silver print photographs, 20 x 32.5cm, all in original printed blue card folders, plus Viking Mk 1B Medium Twin-Engined Civil Transport, circa 1950, 28 pp. illustrated brochure, lacks related material from pocket at rear, original cloth gilt, a little edge wear, oblong folio
691 Handley Page. Hermes Civil Passenger Transports: Powered by Propeller Turbines or Piston Engines and Produced by Handley Page, [1950?], a scarce illustrated brochure, unpaginated, original wrappers with comb binding, together with Dart Herald, December 1959, 40 pp. brochure, colour and black & white illustrations including some from photographs, nine printed information sheets loosely inserted in pocket at rear, original stapled pictorial wrappers, both oblong folio (2)
£150-200
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£150-200
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AVIATION ARTWORK
694* Aviation Art. A group of four original drawings of Second World War aircraft in flight, circa 1960s, acrylic and gouache on wove paper, showing Lancaster, Liberator, Stirling and Catalina aircraft, each signed in pencil (?)Litak lower right, 38 x 51cm (except fourth one 28 x 38cm), aperture mounts (4)
£150-200
697* Aviation Prints. Lancaster Bale Out by Frank Wootton, limited edition colour print no. 214/850, produced for the Caterpillar Club and Bomber Command Museum, signed in pencil by the artist together with Norman Jackson VC and Bill Reid VC, 32 x 47.5cm, framed and glazed (frame size 54 x 64cm), together with Mosquito Mk VI by Terrence Cuneo, limited edition colour print no 446/850, showing Leonard Cheshire dropping markers on Gestapo Headquarters in Munich, 24th April 1944 signed by the artist and Leonard Cheshire VC, 33 x 44.5cm, framed and glazed, plus several other colour aircraft prints including B17 by Keith Watson, “Before We Go” by John Rayson, The Queen’s Flight by Edmund Miller, The Blackpool Spitfire by Carl Launchbury, Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B by Edmund Miller and Home and Tea by Philip E. West, all framed and glazed (7)
£100-200
699* Batchelor (John, born 1936). Hawker Fury I in flight, registration K5673, circa 1990, watercolour and gouache on board, signed lower right, 37 x 53cm, together with an original painting of a Tiger Moth in flight, registration G-AMHF, watercolour and gouache on paper, signed and dated by the artist lower right D.J. Scammell, 66, 32 x 48cm, pasted on board, plus an unfinished painting of three airborne US aircraft by Stanley Orton Bradshaw (1903-1950), oil on board, signed and dated 1945 lower left, 35 x 46cm (3)
695* Aviation Art. RFC Bristol Fighter biplane being pursued by two German Fokker triplanes, indistinctly signed John Hinch? lower right, 35.5 x 50cm, framed and glazed (1)
£100-150
696* Aviation Drawings. A group of 5 finely executed pencil drawings of military aircraft by R. Gordon, circa 1980s, including Spitfire, Mosquito and Hurricane, all in flight with background clouds and landscape, etc., all signed lower right, each 29 x 41cm (11.5 x 16in) and similar, laid on card, two framed and glazed, and others (23)
£300-500
£150-200
698* Barges at War. Barge Beatrice Maud off Dunkirk, 1940, watercolour on paper, showing a Hurricane of 3 Squadron flying over Kent Barges at Dunkirk 1940, titled lower centre and artist initials and dated (19)40 lower right, inscribed verso by the artist ‘Sgt Pane, Royal Fleet, Chatham 1940’, with a descriptive account of the aircraft and vessels featured in this picture, 26.5 x 34.5cm, modern frame, glazed
700* Battle of Britain. A profile picture of Spitfire MH434, by Gerard Bernardice, a signed colour limited edition print ‘In Memory of the Few’, signed by 40 pilots in various pens, signatures include Douglas Bader, Christopher Foxley-Norris, Dennis David, Geoffrey Page, Thomas Percy Gleave, Peter H. Fox, and many others, a few light spots, 41 x 69cm
Between 27 May to 4 June 1940 a fleet of Thames sailing barges along with the Royal Navy rescued a total of 338,266 soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. (1) £200-300
One of 500 prints produced, of which 400 were signed by various permutations of the pilots, this print having an unusually high number of autographs. (1) £300-500
701* Battle of Britain. A Signed Commemorative Print for the Battle of Britain Appeal Fund, numerous signatures of surviving pilots, with certificate of authenticity, mounted in glazed frame (1)
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£150-200
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704* Cree (Angus, 20th century). Hawker Woodcock bi-plane, watercolour on paper, the aircraft painted in flight with RAF livery and aircraft identification number J6988, signed and dated (19)25 lower right, 37 x 27cm, framed and glazed (1)
702* Coulson (Gerald). Overdue, 1990, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 74 x 100cm, framed with brass name plaque at foot The picture depicts an incident at sunrise on the morning of 26 July 1940 when a Vickers-Armstrong Wellington 1c of 99 Squadron based at Newmarket Heath was returning from a raid over Dortmund. The engine failed over the North Sea and the aircraft, captained by Squadron Leader Sarll, struggled to near its home base crashing just south of Cambridge; the crew survived. Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £1800-2200
£150-200
705* Cuneo (Terence, 1907-1996). A Man Climbing into a Tank, circa 1950, charcoal, pencil and gouache on paper, signed lower left, 26 x 41cm, tipped on to a contemporary brown paper sheet and inscribed by Cuneo with ink caption, ‘He suddenly dashed across and up on to it & down into the turret like a rabbit. Sketch 3, Gallery II’, framed and glazed Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £300-500
706* Denzil (N., contemporary). United States Air Force T33 and Sabre aircraft in flight, oil on board, signed and dated 2002 lower right, 59 x 89cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed (1)
703* Coulson (Gerald). Normandy Sunrise, 1984, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 75 x 100cm, framed This evocative picture captures one of the 26 Typhoon Squadron’s moving out for a busy day in the Normandy Landscape. Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £1800-2200
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£70-100
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709* Heaslip (William, 1898-1970). Airport, 1934, etching and aquatint in black on wove paper, signed, titled and numbered in pencil ‘ED/100’ to lower margin, plate impression 302 x 379mm, sheet size 388 x 472mm (1)
707* GPO Air Mail Poster. Use Air Mail, by Bruguiere & Bennett, G.P.O., 1934, colour lithograph poster, showing the outline of a monoplane on a black background, a few minor creases and marks, two short closed splits at head, horizontal centrefold crease, 50 x 38cm (1)
£200-300
£150-200
710* Heaslip (William, 1898-1970). The Caribbean Mail, circa 1935, aquatint on wove paper, signed, titled and numbered ‘ED/100’ in pencil to lower margin, plate impression 279 x 378mm, sheet size 379 x 450mm (1)
£200-300
708* Hancock (K.B., 20th century). For Valour, Cyril Barton VC, circa 1980, oil on canvas, signed lower left, brass name plaque to stretcher lower centre, framed The picture refers to the events on the night of 30 March 1944, when Pilot Officer Cyril Joe Barton (168669), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, no. 578 Squadron, Bomber Command, was a captain and pilot of a Halifax aircraft detailed to attack Nuremberg. When some 70 miles short of the target, the aircraft was attacked by a Junkers 88. The first burst of fire from the enemy made the intercommunication system useless. One engine was damaged when a Messerschmitt 210 joined the fight. The bomber’s machine guns were out of action and the gunners were unable to return the fire. In the event, Barton continued with his mission and managed to release the bombs. He, and three crew members, managed to return to England in spite of lacking a propeller, navigational aids and having leaking petrol tanks. With only one engine working Barton made a gallant attempt to land clear of some houses but the aircraft finally crashed and Barton lost his life, but his three comrades survived. Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £700-1000
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711* Lovesey (Roderick John, born 1944). A Harvard AT Flying Over English Countryside, circa 1990, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 39 x 54.5cm, framed Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. £200-300 (1)
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712* Nevinson (Christopher Richard Wynne, 1889-1946). Assembling Parts, printed 1917, lithograph on wove paper, unsigned, image size 40 x 30cm, sheet size 51 x 37.5cm Black 17. The second of six lithographs from a set entitled ‘Building Aircraft’, published in 1918 as part of the series ‘The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals’. It was published in an edition of 200 signed and 100 unsigned impressions. (1) £700-1000
713* Nevinson (Christopher Richard Wynne, 1889-1946). Banking at 4000 Feet, printed 1917, lithograph on wove paper, unsigned, image size 40 x 31.5cm, sheet size 51 x 39.5cm Black 20. The fifth of six lithographs from a set entitled ‘Building Aircraft’, published in 1918 as part of the series ‘The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals’. It was published in an edition of 200 signed and 100 unsigned impressions. (1) £700-1000
714* Nevinson (Christopher Richard Wynne, 1889-1946). Swooping Down on a Taube, printed 1917, lithograph on wove paper, unsigned, image size 40 x 30cm, sheet size 51 x 38cm Black 21. The last of six lithographs from a set entitled ‘Building Aircraft’, published in 1918 as part of the series ‘The Great War: Britain’s Efforts and Ideals’. It was published in an edition of 200 signed and 100 unsigned impressions. (1) £700-1000
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715* Orton-Bradshaw (Stanley, 1903-1950). Sopwith Camel, 1918, watercolour on board, signed and dated lower left, 37.5 x 26.5cm, unframed
718* Raemaekers (Louis, 1869-1956). Kingsnorth R.N.A.S., May 1917, Airship Station, Kingsnorth, [Kent], to Capel Le Ferne, [near Folkestone, also in Kent], 1917, watercolour and gouache on board, showing four airborne and tethered airships, with two biplanes, vehicles, hangars, buildings, masts and figures on the ground below, initialled and dated by the artist in black watercolour lower right, ‘LR 17, Kingsnorth R.N.A.S. 1917’, and the airships identified left to right in the artist’s hand in black watercolour to lower margin, ‘SS40 [the winner of the air race], SP14, RFC 42, SS39’, contemporary manuscript details on paper pasted to verso, 23.5 x 44cm
Provenance: Royal Aero Club collection. (1)
The race was won by the SS40, manufactured by RNAS Kingsnorth. (1) £700-1000
£300-500
716* Pannett (Denis, born 1939). A Short Sunderland Mk. I, circa 1990, watercolour on wove paper, signed lower left, 33 x 53cm, framed and glazed
719* Raemaekers (Louis, 1869-1956). Black Ship S.S. 40, Kingsnorth RNAS, 1917, Back from France, via Capel Le Fer[ne, Kent], 1917, watercolour and gouache on board, showing the tethered airborne airship with attendant figures and vehicle on the ground just below, buildings, masts and three further unidentified airships in the background, initialled and dated by the artist in black watercolour lower right, ‘LR, R.N.A.S 1917, Kingsnorth, Airship SS 40’, additionally inscribed ‘P.C. 14 R.F.C.’ to lower left margin with two black watercolour signatures above, ‘Lt C. Chambers, RNAS’ and ‘Capt. Gibbs RFC’, contemporary manuscript details on paper pasted to verso, additional pencil inscriptions in a bold unidentified hand, ‘Polegate, SS13, 1917’ and ‘60,000 cu[bic] f[ee]t, Painted black 1916, C[apel] Le F[erne], Hangar [?3]’. 25 x 51cm
Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. £250-350 (1)
The two pilots who have signed would appear to have been Charles Ferris Montagu Chambers, DSC (1892-1947) and Air Marshal Sir Gerald Ernest Gibbs KBE, CIE, MC & Two Bars (1896-1992). A similarly signed watercolour by Louis Raemaekers of the RNAS, showing Royal Navy airships flying in the 16-mile air race from Kingsnorth to Capel Le Ferne, is held by the Science Museum, London. (1) £700-1000
717* Pears (Dion, 1929-1985). Spitfire V B2, 121 Eagle Squadron, circa 1980, oil on canvas, 60 x 90cm, framed, artist and title details to verso Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. £300-500 (1)
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720* Reeve (I.H., R.A.F.). DH-4, watercolour on paper, showing this famous aircraft in flight, signed lower right, 34.5 x 52cm, together with another by the same artist of a Bristol M.1. Fighter in flight 34.5 x 52cm, both framed and glazed (2)
£100-150
722* Seago (Edward, 1910-1974). General Bernard Montgomery, circa 1940, pen and ink and watercolour on paper, half-length in battle dress with distinctive black beret displaying two military cap badges, signed lower centre and captioned in pencil to lower margin, some dust-soiling and marks, a few small damp spots including smudging of surname in signature, 22 x 16cm, framed and glazed Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £300-500
723*@ Shepherd (David, 1931-2017). Summer Harvest, 1985, oil on canvas, showing harvesting continuing around the wreckage of a Heinkel 3, [shot down in 1940], signed and dated lower right, copyright date and details inscribed by the artist to verso, 35 x 62cm, framed
721* Royal Flying Corps. A modern watercolour and gouache on paper showing a WWI aircraft R.E.8 aircraft in flight, unsigned, 32.5 x 50.5cm (12.75 x 19.75ins), framed and glazed together with another watercolour and gouache of a Harvard FT375 in flight, 27 x 41.5cm (10.5 x 16.25ins), framed and glazed (2)
Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. £2000-3000 (1)
£100-150
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724* Steer (Mary, 20th century). Evening Patrol, 1988, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 19 x 24cm, gilt frame, original exhibition label attached to verso Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £80-120
727* Steer (Mary, 20th century). Low Run In, circa 1990, oil on canvas, showing two Vickers Wellington Mk. IIs, signed lower left, 19 x 24cm, identification label to verso, gilt frame Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £80-120
728* Steer (Mary, 20th century). The Cornfield, oil on board, showing land girls waving to paratroopers, 30.5 x 25.5cm, framed Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £70-100
731* Ward (Graham, 20th century). DH 114 Heron 1B BEA Sir James Young Simpson (G-ANXB), gouache on board, 33 x 24cm Provenance: Royal Aero Club collection. (1) £200-300
732* Wright (Gordon F., 20th century). ‘New York Bound, July 1919’, watercolour on paper, showing the R34 airship over the Atlantic, signed and dated 1986 lower right, 22 x 33cm, framed and glazed R34 became the first aircraft to make an east to west transatlantic flight in July 1919 and by the return flight, completed successfully the first two-way crossing, and was decommissioned two years later after being damaged during a storm. Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £70-100
725* Steer (Mary, 20th century). Twilight Sortie, circa 1990, oil on canvas, showing the last Supermarine Stranraer flying over water, 19 x 24cm, gilt frame, caption label to verso Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £80-120
729* Ward (Graham, 20th century). A.S. 57 Ambassador 2, BEA Elizabethan Class, gouache on board, 33 x 24cm, unframed Provenance: Royal Aero Club collection. (1) £200-300
726* Steer (Mary, 20th century). Into Battle 1940, 1990, oil on canvas depicting a Supermarine Spitfire with enemy aircraft beyond, signed lower right, 19 x 24cm, original Guild of Aviation Artists exhibition label to verso, gilt frame Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. (1) £80-120
730* Ward (Graham, 20th century). A.S. 57 Ambassador 2, G-AMAD BEA Elizabethan Sir Francis Drake, gouache on board, 44 x 29cm Provenance: Royal Aero Club collection. (1) £200-300
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733* Young (John, born 1930). Boeing B47 Stratojet, registration 2373, with attendant pilots and ground crew, circa 1990, watercolour and gouache, two further aircraft and aircraft buildings in the background, signed in block capitals Young lower left, 39 x 57cm, together with two others by Young, one of an unidentified aircraft, signed lower right, 35 x 55cm, the second showing an RAF fighter pilot in his cockpit in flight with accompanying aircraft visible, circa 1970, oil on paper, mounted on board, 14.5 x 33.5cm, inscribed by the artist to mount verso. Part of front cover The Royal Air Force, Brockhampton Press, John Young, G Au. A. (3)
£200-300
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AVIATION BOOKS
734 Bowman (Martin W.). Legend of the Lancasters: The Bomber War from England 1942-45, 1st edition, 2009, black & white illustrations, signed by three Bomber Command airmen to title, John Bell, John Barfield and Dave Folkards, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with Mosquito, Menacing the Reich, Combat Action in the Twin-Engine Wooden Wonder of the World War II, 1st edition, 2008, black and white plates, multi-signed by 16 airmen to title, signatures include George Dunn, Dick Maywood, Charles Parker, Bill Lucas, Ken Oatley, Des Curtis and others, plus Gosling (Dennis), Night Fighter Navigator, Beaufighters and Mosquitos in World War II, 1st edition, 2010, multi-signed by the author and five other airmen to title, signatures include Brian Bramley, Ted Dunford and others, plus others similar, all published Pen & Sword, all signed or multi-signed, original cloth in dust jackets, VG (25)
737 Franks (Norman). Ton-Up Lancs: A Photographic Record of the Thirty-Five RAF Lancasters that each Completed One Hundred Sorties, 1st edition, Grub Street, 2005, black and white illustrations, signed by the author and three aircrew members to title, Ron Clark, Steve Bethell and Jack Harris, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with Feast (Sean), The Pathfinder Companion, War Diaries and Experiences of the RAF Pathfinder Force, 19421945, 1st edition, Grub Street, 2012, black & white illustrations, multi-signed by 13 aircrew members to title, including Jim Wright, Rupert Noye, G.L. Johnson, James Copas, George Cash, Doug Reed, Ken Calton, Edwin Perry, Jack Watson and others, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, plus Pond (Steve & Forder, Richard), Special Ops Liberators, 223 (Bomber Support) Squadron, 100 Group, and the Electronic War, 1st edition, Grub Street, 2011, black and white illustrations, signed by authors and Special Ops Liberators Andrew Barron & John Elliott to title-page, original cloth in dust jacket, both large 8vo, plus other signed and multi-signed World War II aviation history books, all but five published by Grub Street, original cloth in dust jackets, VG
£200-300
735 Bowman (Martin W.). Bomber Command, Reflections of War, 5 volumes, 1st editions, Pen & Sword, 2011-2013, black & white plates and illustrations, volumes 1-4 multi-signed by various Bomber Command airmen to title-pages, signatures include Arthur Smith, Blondie Foster, Jack Banfield, Eric Edmondson, George Cash, Geoff King, Ted Dunford, Joe Patient, Frank Leatherdale, Gwynne Price, and others, a total of 38 signatures, plus other signed and multi-signed World War II aviation publications published by Pen & Sword, authors include Chas Bowyer, Alan W. Cooper, Martin W. Bowman, Tom Doherty, Pat Cunningham, Roy Irons, Martin Middlebrook, etc., all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, VG (25)
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738 Gibb (Robin, Dooley, Jim & others). The Bomber Command Memorial: We Will Remember Them, together with Bond (Steve, Darlow, Steve & others), Bomber Command: Failed to Return, plus V-Weapons Bomber Command: Failed to Return, all 1st editions, published Fighting High, Hitchin, 2012, 2011 & 2015, all with colour and black & white illustrations from photographs, all multi-signed to title-pages, the first with seven signatures including John Bell, G.L. Johnson, Benny Goodman and Sydney Grimes of 617 Squadron, the second with six autographs, including George Cash, Doug Fry, Desmond Pelly and John Banfield, the last with five autographs, including signatures of George Dunn, John Bell, Jack Watson, Steve Bethell and Ken Johnson, all original cloth in dust jackets, small folio (the first oblong folio), plus other signed and multi-signed modern publications relating to World War II aviation, including some large format and a few paperbacks, but mostly original cloth in dust jackets, VG
£200-300
736 Deighton (Len). Fighter, The True Story of the Battle of Britain, 1st US edition, New York, 1978, black & white plates and text illustrations in red and black, multi-signed by 12 Allied and German combatants on title in various pens and pencil, signatures include Gollob, Fleig, Peter Townsend, Geoffrey Page, Hartmann-Grasser, Alan Deere, Bob Stanford Tuck, Max Ibel, Galland, Jabs, Franzisket and Nordmann, all neatly identified in pencil on page facing, surface paper loss to flyleaf, original cloth in dust jacket, together with Hannig (Norbert), Luftwaffe Fighter Ace, From the Eastern Front to the Defence of the Homeland, Edited and Translated by John Weal, 1st edition, Grub Street, 2004, black & white plates, signed by author and translator to title, original cloth in dust jacket, both 8vo, plus four related paperbacks about the Luftwaffe including three multi-signed with a total of over 70 mostly German pilot signatures to title and facing pages (6)
£200-300
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£150-200
739 Gibb (Robin, Dooley, Jim & others). The Bomber Command Memorial: We Will Remember Them, together with Darlow (Steve, Feast, Sean & others), D-Day Bomber Command: Failed to Return, plus V-Weapons Bomber Command: Failed to Return, all 1st editions, published Fighting High, 2012, 2014 & 2015, all with colour and black & white illustrations from photographs, each multisigned to title, the first with autographs of Charles Clarke, Gordon Miller and Igraine Hamilton, the second with signature of Geoff Packham, the third with autographs of George Dunn, Steve Bethell, Ken Johnson and John Bell, all original cloth in dust jackets, small folio (first volume oblong folio), plus other signed and multi-signed modern publications of World War II aviation interest, publishers include Fighting High, Sutton, Grub Street, Airlife, etc., all original cloth in dust jackets, VG
£200-300
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741 Lucas (Laddie). Flying Colours, The Epic Story of Douglas Bader, 1st edition, 1981, black & white plates, signed by the author and by Douglas Bader, dated 17 November 1981 to title-page, bookseller’s price sticker to flyleaf, together with Sarkar (Dilip), Bader’s Duxford Fighters, The Big Wing Controversy, 1st edition, Ramrod Publications, 1997, black & white illustrations from photographs, signed by the author, Joan Bader and Odette Dowding to title-page and multi-signed by 16 airmen to following half-title page, both original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, VG (2)
£70-100
742 Mason (Francis K.). Battle Over Britain, A History of the German Air Assaults on Great Britain, 1917-18 and July-December 1940..., 1st edition, 1969, black & white illustrations from photographs, multi-signed by eight airmen from various Squadrons to half-title and with nine further signatures on sticky labels pasted to half-title verso and title-page, signatures include J.A. Leathart, R.L. Jones, Peter H. Fox, Bill Kearsey and I. Hutchinson, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, together with Ziegler (Frank), The Story of 609 Squadron Under the White Rose, 1st edition, 1971, black and white plates, large printed book label with 19 signatures pasted to front free endpaper verso, neatly identified in ink to halftitle page facing, signatures including Ron Dunne, Raymond Lallemant, L.W.F. Stark, Tom Kerr, Joe Atkinson, Allan Billam, Howard Skett, Don Inches, Jimmy Stewart, and others, original cloth in dust jacket, plus Werner (Herbert A.), Iron Coffins, A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battle for World War II, 1st edition, New York, 1969, black & white plates, multi-signed by 14 mostly Knights Cross winners to front free endpaper verso and half-title page facing, autographs mostly neatly identified in pencil and including Kurt Baberg, Alfred Eick, Horst Schroeter, Kurt Dopratz, Hans Georg Hess, Klaus Scholtz, Erich Topp, Werner Kraus, and others, original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed, both 8vo, plus others similar, either signed or multi-signed, mostly British Second World War RAF interest, mostly original cloth and many in dust jackets, manuscript number sticky labels to spines (20)
740 Gunston (Bill & Golley, John ). So Many, A Folio Dedicated to all who Served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-45, published W.H. Smith, 1995, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, multi-signed by 13 crew members of Bomber Command to titlepage and with a Bomber Command large label pasted to half-title with an additional 15 autographs of Bomber Command crew members, autographs include Ted Dunford, Brian Bramley, Dave Fellowes, Reg Barker, Ian Brownlie, Tom Austin, Bunny Mason, Bill Farquharson, John Langston, George Dunn, Bill Lucas, Roy Akehurst, and others, original cloth in dust jacket, folio, together with Gibb (Robin, Dooley, Jim & others), The Bomber Command Memorial: We Will Remember Them, 1st edition, Fighting High, 2012, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, multisigned by 13 crew members of Bomber Command on title-page, signatures include Sydney Grimes, Ken Johnson, Bernard Mabey, Jack Smith, Reg Payne, Harry Parkin, Vic Farmer, Ron Priest and others, original rexine binding lettered in silver in cloth slipcase, oblong small folio, plus a dust-jacketed cloth-bound edition of the same work with 12 Bomber Command autographs to title, including Norman Gunn, Harry Hacker, Reg Barker, Joe Cook, Jack Lyon, John Wane, and two related multi-signed items published by Fighting High, plus other related signed and multi-signed modern publications about Bomber Command, publishers include Fighting High, Grub Street, Tattered Flag, etc., all but two original cloth in dust jackets, VG (20)
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£200-300
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744 Mitchell (R.J. & Gordon). R.J. Mitchell, World-Famous Aircraft Designer, Schooldays to Spitfire, Edited and in part Written by his son Gordon Mitchell, 1st edition, Olney, 1986, black & white plates and illustrations, contemporary dark blue half morocco gilt, large 8vo One of 100 specially bound copies, signed, numbered and dated in black ink to title: ‘Gordon Mitchell, 29/100, 5 March 1986’. (1) £100-150
745 Mitchell (R.J. & Gordon). R.J. Mitchell, World-Famous Aircraft Designer, School Days to Spitfire, Edited and in part Written by his son Gordon Mitchell, 1st edition, Olney, 1986, black & white plates and illustrations, signed by Gordon Mitchell, Arthur (Bill) Pond, 601 Squadron, and Canon David Davey, Flight/Lt RAF to title, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with Quill (Jeffrey), Spitfire, A Test Pilot’s Story, 1st edition, 1983, black & white plates, signed on title-page by Pingo Lester and Iliffe Cozens, bookseller’s printed description slip pasted above imprint beneath, together with a 1984 reprint of the same book, signed by author with bookseller’s sticker beneath imprint, both original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo (3)
£70-100
746 Olynyk (Frank). Stars and Bars, A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace, 1920-1973, 1st edition, Grub Street, 1995, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, (special de-Luxe edition, 121/200 copies), signed by the author and 13 US fighter aces including Joe Foss, Francis Gabreski, Davis McCampbell, Robert C. Curtis, and others, together with Cuneo (John R.), Winged Mars, 2 volumes, Harrisburg, [1942]-1947, black & white illustrations, volume 1 lacks title-page, original cloth, rubbed, volume 2 in dust jacket, plus Nilsson (John R.), The Story of the Century, 1st edition, 1946, black and white plates at rear, signed by the author to front flyleaf, original cloth, slightly rubbed, plus Clark (J.J. & Reynolds, Clark G.), Carrier Admiral, 1st edition, New York, 1967, black and white plates, signed by Admiral Clark to front flyleaf, original cloth, slightly rubbed, plus other US Air Force interest, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, most with manuscript number sticky labels to spines (11)
743 Middlebrook (Martin and Everitt, Chris). The Bomber Command War Diaries, An Operational Reference Book, 1939-1945, 1st edition, Viking, 1985, some black & white illustrations, multisigned by 13 aircrew to front endpapers, signatures include B. Randall, Roland Hammersley, John F. Chapman, Harold Swain, Charles Webber, Cliff Stewart and others, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, together with Ward (John), Beware of the Dog at War, An Operational Diary of 49 Squadron, Spanning 49 Years, 19161965, 1st edition, 1997, black & white illustrations, original cloth gilt with original wrappers retained, large 8vo, (special signed edition with 10 autographs to front flyleaf, signatures include T.G. Gatfield, L.J. Hay, E.B. Cachart, J. Flint, R. Soutar and others, plus another copy of the same work with stickers identifying this as limited edition 47/50 copies and signatures of Ted Cachart and John(?) Ward on sticky labels gummed beneath, original cloth lettered in silver, both large 8vo, plus Ward (Chris, Lee, Andy & Wachtel, Andreas), Dambusters, The Definitive History of 617 Squadron at War 19431945, 1st edition, Red Kite Books, 2003, black & white illustrations from photographs, original cloth in dust jacket, (limited edition, 90/100 copies with original signatures of 17 wartime 617 Squadron aircrew), small folio, plus two related with signatures (6)
£100-150
747 Putnam. British Aviation, The Adventuring Years 1920-1929, by Harald Penrose, 1st edition, 1973, together with Swanborough (Gordon & Bowers, Peter M.), United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911, 2nd edition, 1976, plus Francillon (Rene J.), Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, new edition, 1979, plus Barnes (C.H.), Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907, 1st edition, 1976, together with other Putnam aviation volumes, all with black & white plates and illustrations, original cloth, all but four in dust jackets, 8vo (56)
£300-500
748 Putnam. Hawker Aircraft Since 1920, by Francis K. Mason, 1st edition, 1961, Bristol Aircraft Since 1910, by C.H. Barnes, 1st edition, 1964, British Flying-boats and Amphibians 1909-1952, 1st edition, 1966, European Transport Aircraft Since 1910, by John Stroud, 1st edition, 1966, Soviet Transport Aircraft Since 1945, by John Stroud, 1st edition, together with 47 further volumes of Putnam publications, circa 1970s-2000s, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo/4to, and a collection of aviation history and reference, including publications by Blandford, P.S.L., and Leo Cooper, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (approx. 85)
£100-150
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£200-300
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750 Sarkar (Dilip). Battle of Britain: The Photographic Kaleidoscope, 4 volumes, Ramrod Publications, 1999-2001, black & white illustrations from photographs, volumes 1-3 with a total of 30 signatures to title pages, including the author, Peter Fox, Dennis David, L.G. Batt, G. Stevens, Willi Unger, Paul Moeller, F. Roberts, A.W. Kirk, and others, together with duplicates of volume 1 (2 copies) and 3, plus Fighter Pilot: The Photographic Kaleidoscope (volume 1), all but last with multiple signatures to title-pages, original cloth in dust jackets, oblong 8vo, plus two others by Sarkar, Angriff Westland and Missing in Action, Resting in Peace?, both with multiple signatures to flyleaves and title-pages, original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo (10)
751 Sarkar (Dilip). Battle of Britain, The Photograph Kaleidoscope, 4 volumes, 1999-2001, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, all original black cloth gilt in dustwrappers, oblong 8vo, the first volume one of 100 copies signed by the author, and with further signatures of Battle of Britain veterans, including Lady Bader, Squadron Leader L.A. Thorogood, Flight Lieutenants W.L.B. Walker, L.G. Batt, K.A. Wilkinson and T.G. Pickering, and others, the second volume signed by the author, and the third volume signed by the author and veterans including Eric Carter, Keith Lawrence, Peter H. Cox, G. Stevens, F.V. Roberts, Bob Morris, and others, together with Fighter Pilot, The Photographic Kaleidoscope, 2001, monochrome illustrations after photographs, original black cloth gilt in dust wrapper, signed by the author, and veterans (similar), plus Spitfire! Courage & Sacrifice, 2006 & Johnnie Johnson, Spitfire Top Gun, Part One & Part Two, 2005, each signed by the author, and veterans, monochrome illustrations after photographs, both similarly multisigned by the author and Battle of Britain veterans, original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo, plus other Battle of Britain monographs and biographies, including Simon St. John Beer, A Salute to One of ‘The Few’, The Life of Flying Officer Peter Cape Beauchamp St. John R.A.F., 2009, special limited edition of 6 copies signed by Jack Rose, Peter Olver, Peter Brothers, Norman Brown, Richard Summers, Mick Croskell, Richard Jones, John Freeborn, Derek Yapp, and others, each signed by the author, all original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo, VG
749 Ross (David, Blanche, Bruce & Simpson, Bill). ‘The Greatest Squadron on them All’: The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAauxAF, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Grub Street, 2003, black & white plates, title-pages multi-signed by authors and 12 aircrew of 603 Squadron, the signatures of Alasdair Beaton, James Douglas-Hamilton, B.G. Stapleton and Harold Bennett appearing in both volumes, original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, together with Cabell (Craig & Thomas, Graham A.), Operation Big Ben, The Anti-V2 Spitfire Missions 1944-1945, 1st edition, Spellmount, Staplehurst, 2004, multi-signed by seven of those involved to title-page, including Bob Large, DFC, M.C.B. Anderson, DFC, Wren Mrs Large, T. O’Reilly, P. Graham, Craig Cabell and Graham Thomas, original cloth in dust jacket, plus Earnshaw (James Douglas), 609 at War, An Auxiliary Fighter Squadron’s 72 Months of Active Service 1939-1945 Recorded in Photographs, 1st edition, Hailsham, 2003, black & white plates from photographs, signed by the author and 10 Squadron members to title-page, including P. Stark, Doc. G.A. Bell, Ken Adam, Joe Atkinson, Jimmy Stewart, T.L. Kerr, and others, limitation number 483/609 inscribed at foot, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus others similar, all but one multi-signed and including five further Grub Street publications, all in dust jackets, small manuscript sticky labels to spines or acetate covers, 8vo (10)
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£100-150
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£100-150
752 Shores (Christopher and Ring, Hans). Fighters over the Desert, The Air Battles in the Western Desert June 1940 to December 1942, 1st edition, Neville Spearman, 1969, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, original cloth gilt in dust wrapper, spine faded, large 8vo, together with Hunt (Leslie), Twenty-One Squadrons, The History of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force: 1925-1957, 1st edition, Crecey Books, 1992, monochrome illustrations after photographs, original cloth gilt in dust wrapper, 8vo, plus other World War II figher pilot monographs, biographies and histories, all modern publications, including Grub Street, Pen & Sword, Amberley, etc., all original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo, VG (30)
£150-200
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£70-1003
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753 Slater (Harry E.). Lingering Contrails of the Big Square A, A History of the 94th Bomb Group (H) 1942-1945, 1st edition, 1980, black & white illustrations from photos, a little spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, (limited edition, 395 of an unspecified number), together with Huntzinger (Edward J.), The 388th at War, 1st edition, 1979, black & white illustrations from photos, signed by the author to title, original rexine, a little marked, plus McCarter (Charles R.), Boeing Flying Fortress Known as Day’s Pay, 1st edition, 1992, two colour plates, black & white plates from photographs including some foldouts, original cloth, (limited edition, 66/175 hardbound copies), plus others similar relating to World War II US Bomb Groups, including six published by Turner, all but two hardbound, 4to/folio, manuscript number sticky labels to spines (28)
755 Thirsk (Ian). de Havilland Mosquito, An Illustrated History, volume 2 (only), published Crecy, reprint, 2007, black & white and a few colour illustrations, multi-signed by 23 airmen to title-page including Brian Bramley, Dick Maywood, Ken Lupton, Tom Bennett, Doug Gregory, Mike Randles, Charles Parker, Burt Winwood, John Ellacombe, Ken Tempest, and others, original cloth in dust jacket, small folio, together with Bond (Steve, Darlow, Steve & others), Bomber Command: Failed to Return, 1st edition, Fighting High, 2011, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, multi-signed by 10 Bomber Command airmen to title, including Dave Fellowes, Reg Barker, Bill Lucas, Joe Lancaster, Ian Brownlie, Roy Akehurst, George Dunn, Hal Gardner and others, original cloth in dust jacket, small folio, plus Sharp (C. Martin & Bowyer, Michael J.F.), Mosquito, published Crecy Books, 1995, black & white plates and illustrations, colour frontispiece with pencil signatures of Roy Ralston and Frank Wootton, original cloth in dust jacket, large thick 8vo, plus other signed and multi-signed similar publications, published Crecy, Leo Cooper, Arms and Armour, Greenhill Books, Cerberus, I.B. Tauris, Airlife, etc., all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, VG
£500-800
754 Steinhilper (Ulrich & Osborne, Peter). Spitfire on My Tail, A View from the Other Side, Ten Minutes to Buffalo, The Story of Germany’s Great Escaper, & Full Circle, The Long Way Home from Canada, 3 volumes, 1990-1992, monochrome illustrations, all original cloth gilt in dust wrappers, with slipcase, each with presentation inscription from Ulrich Steinhilper to front endpaper, 8vo, together with Rall (Gunther), My Logbook, Reminiscences 1938-2006, edited by Kurt Braatz, 2006, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, signed by the author to title, original printed boards, large 8vo, plus Hinchliffe (Peter), Schnaufer, Ace of Diamonds, the Biography of Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer: Germany’s top-scoring night fighter of World War II, 1st edition, Tempus, 1999, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, original red cloth gilt in dust wrapper, large 8vo, limited edition 1/100, signed by Rumplehardt, Greiner, Fengler, Drews and the author, and other World War II figher pilot biographies and histories, including Hinchliffe, The Lent Papers, 2003, Edward Shacklady, Butcher Bird, the Focker-Wulf Fw190, 2003, Norman Franks, Frank ‘Chota’ Carey, The Story of Group Captain Frank Carey, 2006, etc., all signed by the author and several special limited editions with veterans’ signatures, mostly original cloth in dust wrapper, all 8vo, VG (24)
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£200-300
756 United States Air Force. The History of the 364th Fighter Group by O.W. “Ollie” Joiner, 1st edition, 1991, black & white illustrations from photos, original rexine gilt, folio, together with Werrell (Kenneth P.), “Who Fears?” The 301st in War and Peace 1942-1979, published Taylor, 1991, black & white illustrations from photographs, original rexine gilt, plus 339th Fighter Group, published Turner, 1991, black and white illustrations from photos, original cloth in dust jacket, all small folio, plus others similar, all but five relating to US Fighter and Bomb Groups, mostly large format and all but two hardbound, manuscript number sticky labels to many spines (26)
£100-150
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758 Williams (Eric). The Wooden Horse, 8th impression, 1949, signed by author to title, original cloth in dust jacket, some heavy spotting to jacket and textblock edges, 8vo, together with Gunby (David), First Out in Earnest, The Remarkable Life of Joe Lancaster DFC, from Bomber Command Pilot to Test Pilot and the MartinBaker Ejection Seat, 1st edition, Fighting High, 2016, black & white plates, signed by Gunby and Lancaster to title-page, original cloth in dust-jacket, plus Hall (Marc), Bomber Command, Operation Hurricane, The Story of those who Flew, Fought and Failed to Return on 14 and 15 October 1944, 1st edition, Fighting High, 2013, a few black and white illustrations, multi-signed to title by eight aircrew members, including John Bell, John Langston, Harry Irons, Frank Tilley, Jack Watson and others, original cloth in dust jacket, plus Taylor (James & Davidson, Martin), Bomber Crew, 1st edition, 2004, a few black & white plates, multi-signed by 20 Bomber crew airmen to title-page, signatures include Taff Owen, Benny Goodman, Geoffrey Whittle, Tom Austin, Dave Fellowes, Harry Irons, Jeb Lewis, Andy Wiseman, and others, original cloth in dust jacket, plus other signed and multi-signed modern publications of World War II aviation interest, publishers include Macmillan, John Murray, Penguin, Deutsch, Collins, etc., all but six original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, VG (3 shelves)
759 Clark (W.O. William). One of the Many who Followed the Few, edited by Michael John Kent, 1st edition, 2008, photographically illustrated, signed by Clark in black in to title, ‘Will Clark, 274 Sqn. DAI, shot down 28 January 1942’, original printed wrappers, folio, together with Parsons (Leslie), Over Hell & High Water, 1st edition, Bognor Regis, 2001, black & white illustrations, multi-signed by five aircrew to title-page, original printed wrappers, 8vo, plus Holloway (Peter), Desert Wings, A Hurricane Pilot in the Western Desert..., 1st edition, Melverley Publishing, 2001, black & white illustrations, multi-signed by the author and four aircrew to title-page, including Jimmy James, Billy Drake, Ian Blair and Les Dennahy, original printed wrappers, 8vo, plus approximately 50 further similar signed and multi-signed World War II aviation modern paperbacks, plus related unsigned modern hardbacks and paperbacks, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, VG
757 Townsend (Peter). Duel of Eagles, 1st English edition, 1970, black and white plates, author’s signed presentation inscription to title-page, original cloth in dust jacket, a few splits and chips, together with Richardson (Anthony), The Crowded Hours, The Story of ‘Sos’ Cohen, 2nd impression, 1952, portrait frontispiece, author’s signed presentation inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth in chipped dust jacket, plus Hodgkinson (Colin), Best Foot Forward, 1st edition, 1957, black and white plates, author’s signed presentation inscription to front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, slightly chipped, plus Hough (Richard & Richards, Dennis), The Battle of Britain, The Jubilee History, 1st edition, 1989, colour and black and white plates, authors’ signed presentation inscription to half-title, original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed, all 8vo, plus other mostly author-signed Second World War aviation interest including some paperbacks, mostly with small manuscript number stickers to spines (2 shelves)
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£300-500
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£200-300
760 Merrick (Ken A.). Handley Page Halifax: From Hell to Victory and Beyond, 1st edition, 2009, numerous mostly black & white illustrations from photographs, together with Holmes (Harry), Avro Lancaster: The Definitive Record, 1st edition, Airlife, 1997, both original cloth in dust jackets, folio, plus Cotter (Jarrod), Living Lancasters: Keeping the Legend Alive, 1st edition, Stroud, 2005, colour illustrations, plus Wragg (David), Bombers, from the First World War to Cosovo, 1st edition, Stroud, 1999, black & white illustrations from photographs, both original cloth in dust jackets, 4to, plus other similar 20th-century military and aviation history, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, VG
£200-300
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AVIATION MEMORABILIA
764* Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.). WWII period steel helmet, painted black and stencilled in white AVRO and painted in white A.R.P., with chin-strap, together with a similar helmet painted red and stencilled in white P&P (Phillips & Powis), Fire Guard, the underside of the rim with provenance label, complete with chinstrap and adjustable leather head protector (2)
£100-150
761* 002 Concorde. First Flight at Mach 2 First Day Cover, signed by Test Pilots Brian Trubshaw and Co Pilot John Cochrane, together with five crew members, dated 12 November 1970, 11.5 x 20.5cm (1)
£100-150
762 Aeronautical and Motoring Magazines. A substantial quantity in varying conditions, The Aeroplane (60), Flight (11), and Aeronautics (4), all dating from the years of the First World War, and the others, such as The Commercial Motor (13), Motor Transport (5), The Motor (6), and The Motor Cycle (3), including issues from the 20s to 40s. The lot also includes single issues of The Car Illustrated, Flying, and The Passing Show, all from 1917, ‘The Graphic’ Souvenir of the German Navy’s Surrender, a Hampton Cars 1920 brochure. A detailed list accompanies the lot. (a quantity)
765* Aircraft Counterbalance. WWII Aircraft Counterbalance, inscribed ‘Sept 27th 1940 Me110 collided with PO Miller Spitfire over Doles Wood’, together with a Heywood Air Compressor SH6-2-P with stores reference label dated 24 November 1943 in original box, WWII Royal Air Force Battle of Britain commemorative ashtray made from an aluminium piston, 13.5cm diameter and other items
£80-120
Spitfire I, X4107, P/O R.F.G. Miller, 609 Squadron was killed, when his aircraft collided head-on with Bf110 and exploded over Chesilbourne, near Kingcome, the main wreckage fell east of Doles Ash. (6) £150-200
763 Aeroplanes Farman. Biplans & Monoplans Henry & Maurice Farman, [Paris, 1911], 20-page illustrated catalogue with price list at rear, original wrappers decorated in grey and silver with cover title ‘Aeroplanes Farman’ and spine tie, slim 4to (1)
766* Aircraft Grip. Inter-War aircraft control spade grip, circa 1920s, bound in cord and with one firing button, 19.5cm long, no markings or stamps (1)
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767* The Historic Green Avro Hangar. A rare and historic piece of early aviation heritage. Technical Information: The hangar is quite a small structure, the overall footprint is Width 67 ft (20.1 m) Depth 44 ft (13.2 m) Door/entrance ht. 11ft 6ins (3.45 m). (This can be increased by approximately 1 ft (30 cm) without difficulty). Overall height 18ft (5.4 m) Total usable floor area 360 square metres (2,900 square feet) approximately. The hangar is of steel girder construction, triangulation braced with steel angle and T-section lengths, all bolted together with the inclusion of fish plates, (no welds). The total structure is covered with corrugated iron sheet. There is a set of windows on the rear wall and the centre triangular roof section is also glazed. The hangar is both unique and visually appealing having two vaulted roofs joined by a triangular roof section. It is rectangular in shape, with an integral workshop area at the rear of width 67 ft by 10 ft plus. This “workshop” area is totally integral to the hangar and from the inside is one large open plan space without dividers or walls. It has a sloping corrugated iron roof and along the back wall are windows. The front of the hangar is composed entirely of four sliding doors. These are of bolted light girder construction atop a substantial RSJ girder which in turn supports the cast iron wheels in their own protective boxes. Each door is clad in corrugated iron sheet. On the RH wall of the hangar, (looking at it from the front), is a pedestrian steel door in steel frame. On the LH side of the hangar is an integral wind sock mast. Internally the structure is made up of a set of substantial vertical rolled steel joists (RSJs), 8ins x 6ins (20 x 15 cm), augmented by a set of medium vertical RSJs and vertical T section steels, the latter primarily to aid the covering sheet fixings. Around the tops are again substantial horizontal RSJs. Everything connects together by bolting with the use of steel fish plates.
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On top of the horizontal RSJs are bolted lengths of timber (pitch pine). These timbers act as a bed to attach the steel barrel roof and triangular sections. There is a decent size steel movable engine lifting block and tackle on one of the roof RSJs. We estimate a safe working load of 3 tons. Prior to dismantling the hangar we carefully measured all distances, heights, levels and other dimensions using laser. All measurements were double-checked, logged and then used to draw up a set of plans for re-build. These plans complement a previous set drawn up during 2014 by CgMs Consulting on behalf of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in conjunction with the airfield planning application. It is a simple, straightforward robust structure having been on the one site since 1924, though we believe the hangar to be 101 years old. Now it has been carefully dismantled and removed from site, suitable restoration can be achieved and forward shipped in a shipping container to a final destination. Naturally there is some surface rust after such a period of time, mostly confined to the steel structural pieces that abutted directly to the iron cladding. The team I employed to take the hangar down have done much work during the hangar restoration at Brooklands and Bicester heritage. They have all the correct equipment to shot blast the surface rust off, prime and finish painting the steel work and supply suitable replacement nuts, bolts and washers. The dismantled hangar is currently stored in a 40-foot container in Oxfordshire. The history of this piece of aviation heritage is unique. A.V. Roe, the earliest of Britain’s aeronautical designer, constructor, pilot and aircraft factory pioneers, built some of his machines during 1908 and onwards on the ground floor of his brother’s mill in Manchester. Prior to World War One he had successfully developed the Avro 504, which went on to have a production run of over 10,000 machines throughout WWI and up until the early 1930s. During WWI, the British government set up “Aircraft Acceptance Parks” (AAPs) throughout the country. One such AAP was established at Alexandra Park during 1917. This was used primarily by Avro to ship in sub-structures, build up Avro 504s, flight test and formally hand over the finished product to the RFC or RNAS. With the ending of the war Avro remained at Alexander Park constructing and repairing aircraft and starting embryo commercial flying activities until 1924 when he was “given notice to quit”. (1)
£100000-150000
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768* Aircraft Photos. A varied collection of approximately 5,500 aircraft photographs dating back to the 1960s, comprising approximately 4,200 colour and 1,300 black & white photographs varying in size from 5.5 x 3.5ins to 7 x 5ins, subjects are mainly military from around the world, however there are also some civil aircraft represented as well (approx. 5500)
£100-200
769* Aviation Archive. A small archive relating to Captain M.B. Clasper, Pan American World Airways, including a Student Pilot Rating Book dated 1941, five log books, log book 1 (30 June 1941 - 11 August 1941), log book 2 (5 September 1942 - 31 December 1947), log book 3 (2 February 1947 - 19 June 1951), log book 4 (July 1951 - 11 August 1954), log book 5 (September 1954 - 31 January 1955), other items include Employee Booklet from 1952, Annual Reports from 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955 and 1989, Jet Clipper Routes booklet, Outline of the History of the Latin American Services and History of the Transatlantic Air Services, puzzle books, luggage labels, menus and other related items together with a collection of aviation maps including an American Air Force escape map for No.17, New Britain (South West Pacific Area) and other American Air Force maps c.1946 plus a Navigational map of London dated 1976 Captain Matthew Boyd Clasper was a pilot with Pan American World Airways from 1942-1976. (a small carton) £200-300
770* Aviation Autographs. A collection of World War II aviation autographs and related ephemera, including approximately 42 autograph letters signed and 30 typed letters signed, signatures include Peter Townsend, Hugh Kennard, Douglas Badar, A.J. Voyle, H.M. Stephens, H. Bird-Wilson, S. Roath, Tom Gleave, J.A. Potter, E.G. Barwell, P.M. Brothers, A.V.R. Johnstone, M.H. ConstableMaxwell, C.F. Gray, P.M. Jewell, Desmond McMullen, etc., plus 15 further sundry photographs including signatures of R.J. Mitchell, R.P. Beamont, Robert Stanford-Tuck, Alan Deere and others, plus a group of 33 first day covers signed (some multi signed), autographs include Humphery Edwardes-Jones, Colin Gray, Hector McGregor, John Grundy, Alan Deere, John Thompson, Alexander Johnstone, Dennys Gillan, Edward M. Donaldson, etc., plus 14 further unsigned first day covers and some related aviation ephemera, contained in two modern ring binders (approx. 150)
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Lot 770
£400-600
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773* Aviation First Day Covers. Approximately 220 Military and Civil Aviation first day covers, many signed, including The Award of the Military Cross to Airmen, signed by Wing Commander Mike Gray and Flight Lieutenant John Potter, Marshal of the Royal Air Force signed by Group Captain J.H. Spencer, AFC, various Royal Flying Corps covers (unsigned), Concorde, etc
771* Aviation Autographs. A collection of assorted autograph material and ephemera relating to WWII, including nine first day covers signed, one for the disbandment of 617 Squadron signed on verso only by eight RAF crew members including David Shannon, Len Sumpter, Basil Feneroe and Douglas Webb, other first day covers signed by D.T.C. Bennett, L.H. Rochford, Michael Beavis, and one with three autographs of Hanna Reitsch, Elly Beinhorn and Gerd Achgelis, plus three zeppelin airship covers, six typed letters signed by A. Whitten Brown, Montgomery of Alamein, Mountbatten of Burma, Charles Grey, Dowding and Trenchard, plus autograph letters signed by Harold Penrose, Bill Kearsey (2) and Ian Blair (5), plus a multisigned 236 Squadron Second Reunion menu, 1 November 1947, and further mostly unsigned ephemera and photographs (approx. 80)
(approx. 220)
774* BAC - Sud Aviation Concorde. Airborne Weather Radar System, manufactured by EKCO Avionics as used on the Concorde prototype, with stores reference plate serial no. 66 267 00600, 15cm high x 15cm wide x 38cm deep By 1966 EKCO had embarked on what was to prove their last major civil development, the E390 system, being specifically designed to meet the challenge of producing weather radar for Concorde. The unique Concorde operational requirement meant that EKCO had to overcome many new problems. Of the notable challenges, one of which was that the radar signal being emitted and returned had to electronically compensated whenever the droop snoot visor was operated since the refraction angle changed. The second problem was that due to the heat within the nose, conventional soft solder could not be used for soldering connections etc, therefore a high temperature solder had to be developed. With the speed of Concorde, the conventional maximum range of 180 miles was deemed inadequate and therefore a special ‘pencil beam’ with a 360 mile also had to developed. Whille EKCO had always ensured duplication within its equipment, Concorde took this to new extremes whereby there were completely separate operating systems, literally everything was duplicated. (1) £300-500
£200-300
772* Aviation Ephemera. A mixed collection of 33 signed aviation prints by Keith Broomfield, circa 1990s, each showing a side profile of various military aircraft including Hawker “Hurricane I” (RollsRoyce “Merlin III” of 257 Squadron, Royal Air Force, 1940, signed by Bob Stanford Tuck, all 38 x 55.5cm, unframed together with 8 similar works by Arthur Sturgess and Ron Percy; WWI ephemera including Zeppelin Raids Public Warning for Borough of Ilkeston leaflet, 22 x 14.5cm, three Roy Nockolds aviation prints, one signed in pencil by the artist showing a seaplane above the Royal Fleet, 54.5 x 61.5cm, unframed, various signed Dexter Brown motoring prints, air recognition posters, reproduction Gamy motoring prints, etc (qty)
£100-150
£200-300
775* BAe-146. A collection of BAe-146 ephemera consisting of approximately 100 black & white and colour publicity photographs and press releases, including that covering the official handover of the first BAe-146 to the Queen’s Flight of the RAF on the 23rd April 1986 (approx. 100)
£75-100
776* Battle of Britain. A letter signed by Wing Commander Robert “Bob” Stanford-Tuck, DSO, DFC, dated 25 June 1980, detailing a visit to Los Angeles with General Galland, presented in a modern frame with copied photograph of Stanford-Tuck in the cockpit with a replica medal riband bar, 36 x 36cm overall (1)
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777* Battle of Britain. A section of a tail fin, believed to be from a from a Dornier 17M aircraft shot down over Blandford, Dorset on 21 July 1940, made of aluminium with a section of a large hakenkreuz (swastika) painted in black and white on green, with large tear and chipped paintwork, approx. 80 x 46cm (31.5 x 18ins) The panel was found by the current owner in the attic of 1 Markestone Cottages on the Child Okeford Estate in Dorset in February 1978. The cottage had previously been occupied by an estate gardener and his wife, and after their death the cottage was put up for sale and purchased by the current owner. According to their research the gardener had served in the Home Guard during WWII and the panel had been laid between beams in the attic until it was discovered by the vendor. It would appear the gardener was sent to guard the downed plane as part of his duties and then kept this piece as a “souvenir”. The crash is recorded in the book Images of War, Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain by Andy Saunders. Dornier 17M (Wnr.780, 5F+OM of 4(F)/14) had been conducting a reconnaissance sortie checking road and rail traffic along the south coast of England on 21 July 1940. The aircraft was shot down by Hurricanes of 238 Squadron at 15.00hrs and crashed in flames and burned out at Nutford Farm, Blandford, Dorset. The three crew members were captured, all of them wounded and subsequently became prisoners of war. Sold as seen and worthy of further research. (1) £2000-3000
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778* Battle of Britain Lace Panel. A Jacquard woven commemorative lace panel, designed by Harry Cross of Mapperley, woven by Dobsons and M. Browne and Co. Ltd., of Nottingham, circa 1942-46, depicting scenes of the bombing of London, with well known landmarks, various aircraft and servicemen, and floral emblems of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, with caption to lower edge ‘Never was so much owed by so many to so few, Churchill’, three edges scalloped (truncated top edge straight but with matching stitching), toned to cream, one or two small holes where a few stitches breached, 253 x 162.5cm (99.5 x 64ins)
780* Bomber Command. WWII aircrew ladder used on Lancaster and Wellington Bombers, green painted hollow steel with 5 rungs with aluminium hooks and pivotal feet, stamped AWA 32 and A 864 Z1311/10 A similar ladder can be seen in photographs of the Dambusters crew prior to the raid. (1) £200-300
Scarce lace panel, made to commemorate the Battle of Britain and as a tribute to those who fought; only thirty-eight were woven, after which the jacquards were destroyed. The design and weaving of the panels apparently took over three years to complete, and 40,000 jacquard pattern cards, 975 bobbins and 41,830m of cotton were required for each. Amongst those presented with a panel were King George VI and Sir Winston Churchill, Westminster Abbey, the City of London and the City of Nottingham, employees of the manufacturing company, various RAF units, and the Commonwealth countries of New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Australia. The panel offered here is most unusual, being without the upper portion and therefore shorter than usual, and yet the stitching along the top edge is uniform with the other three sides (although not scalloped), suggesting that the panel is as it came off the loom. (1) £700-1000
779 Blackpool Aviation Week. The Official Programme Souvenir of the Blackpool Aviation Week 1909, paperback publication, 30 printed pages with numerous illustrations and adverts, 23 x 14.5cm including an original rail timetable for Blackpool Flying Week October 18th to 23rd, together with Britain’s Greatest Aerial Display Blackpool Pageant July 6-7 1928 souvenir programme, both tatty plus Illustrated Official Guide to the “Deutschland”, Thrilling Story of German Super-Submarine, published by Odihams Limited 1920, paperback booklet, 24 printed pages with numerous illustrations, 21.5 x 14cm (4)
781* Bomber Command. WWII Navigators angle poise lamp, by Herbert Terry & Co, Redditch, a type used in Lancaster and Wellington Bombers, aluminium frame stamped ‘H.T & S’, the lamp shade with Bakelite compartment with Air Ministry markings and Ref No 5/C/793, approximately 90cm long (1)
£70-100
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782* Boultbee Monoplane, 1909, the unique 1909 Sidney Holland Monoplane propeller by Gardiner & Boultbee, of two-blade propeller of steel construction with conchoidal blades and concave on the driving side with traces of stencil markings ‘Gardiner & Boultbee Monoplane 1909, 22ft Span x Ft 6in Length 22.5ft’, with central boss united by metal struts, 183cm (72ins) long, general flaking and loss of paint commensurate with age Provenance: By family descent. The vendor’s grandfather (James Gardiner) of Woolton, Liverpool and his partner Harold Dalton Boultbee purchased the propeller for use on their monoplane aeroplane which they built in 1909. They designed a single seater, midwing monoplane, with a fuselage constructed of steel tubing in 1909. The wing was constructed of wood and warping was used for lateral control. The control system was covered by patent No.14990/1909. The undercarriage was fitted with long coil springs and was raked well forward as a precaution, owing to uncertainty about the fore or aft balance. It was to be retractable in flight and was covered by patent No.17291/1909. A strut with tail wheel was also fitted. The engine used was a 12 h.p. rotary built by Scott of Gloucester, with its two cylinders set at 180 degrees to each other and believed to be the first Scott engine constructed. When the time came for testing, terrific vibration shook the machine and the engine gradually stopped as the exhaust cams became circular owing to their not having been hardened. Boultbee and Gardiner’s operational HQ, a portable hangar, was on some ground across the River Dee, and a firm of engineers proposed that together they should set up a company there to manufacture aeroplanes. Gardiner would not agree and the partners separated with work on the machine stopped at an advanced stage. Boultbee later held various senior design positions at Bristol and Handley Page and for a time, between the wars, had his own company, The Civilian Aircraft Co. The aeroplane is featured in British Aircraft before The Great War by Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001). (1) £3000-5000
Pierre-Alexis Fletcher proudly holding the 1.84m propeller which belonged to his great grandfather James Gardiner who, with partner Boultbee, built their own monoplane in 1909. Wingspan 32ft x 6ft, and fuselage 22ft.
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783* British Aviation - 1960s. A nostalgic collection of approximately 320 5.5 x 3.5 inch black & white photographs depicting aviation in the UK during the 1960s, including many shots taken at Heathrow, RAF, Open Days, Fly-Ins, as well as a selection taken at the Hannover Air Show in 1962
787 The Cody Flyer. An original catalogue, printed by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, [1912?], 12 pp. on yellow, blue and white paper, original red wrappers lettered in gilt, staples rusted and contents loose, large slim 8vo in original unused Cody Flyer envelope, minor marginal damage from rusted staples
(a folder)
(1)
£70-100
£150-200
784* British West India Airways (BWIA). BWIA enamel badge, oval sterling silver enamelled in red, white and blue, sterling silver screw back by Clieges & Clust, 5cm wide, together with cloth BWIA pilots wings, plus Zeppelin items, a paperweight made from aluminium of Zeppelin L33 which wrecked near the Essex village of Little Wigborough on 24 September 1916, mounted on a wooden block, 13.5cm wide (4)
£70-100
788* The Cody Flyer. A collection of 5 items relating to the American pioneer aviator Samuel Cody, comprising a piece of cloth from a crashed aeroplane, inscribed ‘A remnant of Col. Codys aeroplane, died: August 7 1913 Aldershot’, 9 x 11cm, together with four original invoices from Brown Brothers, London, for materials purchased by S.F. Cody, including tubing and bolts (5)
785* Brooch. Gold aircraft brooch of a DC4, with four sets of articulated propellers, stamped 14K, 58mm wingspan, 14g
789* Colour Slides. A collection of approximately 25,000 original 35mm colour slides dating from the late 1970s, consisting mainly of shots taken in the UK but also including some aircraft photographed in Europe, many British registered civilian aircraft as well as a large amount of RAF/USAF and other air forces aircraft shot at various events
Presented to Captain M.B. Clasper, Pan American Airways (see lot 769). (1) £300-400
786 The Cody Flyer. An original catalogue, printed by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, [1912?], 12 pp. on yellow, blue and white paper, original red wrappers lettered in gilt, staples rusted and contents loose, large slim 8vo in original unused Cody Flyer envelope (1)
£200-300
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£150-200
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Lot 793 791* Concorde. A mixed collection of Concorde memorabilia, including brochures, 15 first day covers, (8 with multiple signatures of pilots & crew), luggage labels, inflight gifts including paperweights, note book and pen plus a porcelain plaque by The Bradford Exchange ‘Queen of the Sky’ signed by Mike Bannister, limited edition no. 295/1999, 29cm diameter, boxed with certificate (a carton)
£100-150
792* Corgi Aviation Archive. Avro Lancaster B.I. 1:72 scale model, together with Avro Lancaster Operation Chastise, Avro Lancaster Battle of Britain and Avro Lancaster B Mk.III (Special), all boxed (4)
793* Early Ballooning. A collection of 11 bronze Balloon School Royal Engineers medals, obverse with conjoined bust of Edward VII & Queen Alexandra, reverse with airship flying over a town, 32mm diameter, generally extremely fine
790* Colour Slides. A miscellaneous collection of approximately 7,500 unsorted 35mm colour slides covering the period mid 1970s to mid 1990s, mainly military subjects although including some civilian items, a lot of UK events as well as several visits to the USA, Europe and Asia are represented (1 box)
£70-100
Produced to commemorate the First Public Flight of the Military Airship ‘Nulli Secundus’ (Second to none) on 5 October 1907. It was flown by Colonel John Capper and the American aviator Samuel Cody from Farnborough to London. After flying over the city, the airship circled St Paul’s Cathedral but strong headwinds forced her to land at Crystal Palace. The flight covered 50 miles and lasted 3 hours, 25 minutes. The medals were presented to various members of the Royal Engineers who were involved in the project or serving at the Balloon School at the time. (11) £700-1000
£400-600
794* Flying Apparel. Post-WWII ‘bone dome’ liner, green cloth with Vantage 4 L.G.S. headphones with with a green rubber oxygen mask with MSA connector together with another Post WWII rubber oxygen mask plus Royal Air Force Mae West with label stamped 22C/1181 21265 (4)
Lot 791
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795* Flying Apparel. WWII period ‘Desert Type’ cloth flying helmet, with Air Ministry stamps, headphones removed but overall condition good, together with a pair of Mk VII flying goggles with chamois leather face pads plus two pairs of Night Familiarisation goggles, one retaining original pouch Night Familiarisation goggles were work by aircrew at dispersals to prepare their night vision. (4) £100-150
797* Flying Helmet. WWII C Type brown leather flying helmet and oxygen mask, chamois leather lining inscribed ROBB RB’ complete with earphones with stores ref no 10A/13466, together with an American pair of WWII M-1944 flying goggles The wiring has been professionally changed to allow connection to a modern aircraft radio. The former owner used the helmet up until recently when flying a De Havilland Chipmunk. (3) £300-500
796* Flying Helmet. WWII C-Type brown leather flying helmet, chamois leather lining with earphones and rubber oxygen mask and flying goggles, together with a copied group photograph of Tim Clutterbuck and the crew of 600 Squadron with Sir Winston Churchill Purchased from the family of Squadron Leader Tim Clutterbuck who served with the 600 (City of London) Squadron, he later went on to become a stunt pilot in various films including Blue Max, Lawrence of Arabia, The Red Baron and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines. (3) £400-600
798* Flying Helmet. WWII B Type brown leather flying helmet, chamois leather lining with Gosport stubs to the earpieces and connector with stores reference label stamped Type 2186 10H/5229, together with a pair of WWII MkIII brown leather goggles, the strap dated 1940 (2)
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799* Flying Helmet. WWII C Type brown leather flying helmet, chamois leather lining, the headphones replaced by wooden plugs, poor condition together with another C Type with Gosport tubes (2)
801* Flying Helmets. WWII period brown leather flying helmet, chamois leather lining with Bradd’s Inc tailors label, together with a similar flying helmet the apertures for earpieces replaced with sheep fleece patches, a blue cloth summer weight flying helmet by Airmed with broad military arrow, leather padded earpieces and connector, a green cloth helmet, plus three leather gun holsters (two with integral magazine pouch) and other items
£80-120
(11)
800* Flying Helmet. Rare Luftwaffe flying helmet, believed to have been worn by Lieutenant Ernst Guse, a former Me110 night fighter pilot, the LKpN101 summer weight flying helmet with brown cloth, brown leather and lamb’s wool earphones, original tailors label with stores reference number by Hersteller, bakelite throat microphone, rubber oxygen mask and flying goggles with two sets of spare lenses (clear and tinted) plus copied research including Log Book entries and photographs detailing the service of Lieutenant Guse (3)
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£100-200
802 Fokker Brochure, bi-lingual version in French and English, circa 1922, 19 printed pages with numerous illustrations, pictorial cloth covers, folio together with Das Flugzeug, Berlin 1919, spine deatched but present, poor condition but scarce plus four French aviation magazines, circa 1917 (6)
£400-600
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803* Helmet and Mask. WWII C Type brown leather flying helmet and oxygen mask, chamois leather lining compete with earphones with Air Ministry markings and stores reference number 10A/13466, with a pair of Mk VII flying goggles, the helmet inscribed ‘Manchip’ together with a Sidcup flying suit Size 2, with liner and collar, with tailors label stamped with stores reference numbers and 22C/838 and Air Ministry zippers plus original Flying Log Book and related paperwork including photographs of the recipient and bomb release photographs Sergeant RH. Manchip qualified as an Air Bomber (Navigation) on 10 December 1943 with No7 AOS, Royal Canadian Air Force, the log book commences from 27 August 1943, various training exercises in Anson and Bolingbroke aircraft (No.5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe). November 1943 stationed at La Prairie, Manitoba. Moved to 6 (O). A.F.U., Staverton 4 April 1944 further training including map reading and pinpointing etc, also stationed at Husbands Bosworth (Wellington), Market Harborough (Wellington), Conversion Unit at Wigsley, Nottinghamshire (Stirling), Syerston (Lancaster), transferred to 630 Squadron 22 October 1944; 24 operations from 1 November 1944 to 22 March 1945 including Landbergen (DortmundEmms Canal) on 4 November 1944, a further raid on the canal two days later, the lot includes bomb release photographs and a rare H2S map for these raids, he also took part in a raid on Dresden on the night of 13/14 February 1945, later service in May 1945 saw Manchip “ferrying prisoners of war”, last entry 15 July 1955, total flying time 536hrs 45mins. (4) £500-800
804* Hucks (Bentfield Charles). A collection of six black and white photographs, circa 1913, showing the flight of The Tornado, Bleriot aircraft of Bentfield Charles Hucks (the first English pilot to loop the loop) c.1913, each 10 x 14cm, in a period oak frame, glazed, frame size 35.5 x 55.5cm
Lot 803
Bentfield Charles Hucks (1884-1918) was a famous pioneer aviation test pilot. He was the first English pilot to perform a loop in an aircraft, which he performed in his Bleriot at Hendon airfield in September 1913. (1) £70-100
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807* Imperial Airways. The Greatest Air Service in the World, mid 1930s, full colour brochure / poster with artwork by Rowland Hilder, featuring cut-away details of Hercules and Hannibal, Atalanta and Scipio, 74 x 49cm (owners sticker to front lower left) together with another similar featuring Ensign Air Liner and Empire Flying Boat, 74 x 49cm, closed tear along the fold (2)
£200-300
805* Imperial Airways. Map of Empire Routes, printed Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, [1934], a rare poster map printed in red, green, black and silver, a little minor creasing and marginal dust-soiling, original corner pinholes, 63 x 102cm (1)
£150-200
808* Imperial Airways. “Victory” Jig-Saw Puzzle of the Imperial Airways Empire Flying Boat, in original card box, 23.5 x 52.5cm together two further of the same aircraft but without box, plus ZigZag puzzle “Croydon Airport” in original card box two others each unboxed of The Handley Page W8B and Imperial Airways G-EBBI (which made a forced landing in Dover in 1926) (6)
£200-300
806* Imperial Airways. The Greatest Air Service in the World, mid 1930s, full colour brochure / poster with artwork by Rowland Hilder, featuring cut-away details of Ensign Air Liner, overall size 74 x 49cm, together with another similar featuring Scylla, Atalanta and Scipio, 74 x 49cm, closed tear along fold (2)
£200-300
809* Imperial Airways. The Greatest Air Service in the World, mid 1930s, full colour brochure / poster with artwork by Rowland Hilder, featuring cut-away details of Ensign Air Liner, overall size 74 x 49cm, together with another similar featuring Scylla, Atalanta and Scipio, 74 x 49cm, closed tear along fold (1)
Lot 807
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£200-300
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811* Imperial Airways. Approximately 500 Imperial Airways and related aircraft photographs, including an album of Empire Flying Boat photographs comprising approximately 35 large images presented in an album with information and diagrams, 22 x 28cm and smaller (a carton)
£500-800
810* Imperial Airways. The Greatest Air Service in the World, mid 1930s, full colour brochure / poster with artwork by Rowland Hilder, featuring cut-away details of Ensign Air Liner, overall size 74 x 49cm together with a mixed collection of related ephemera including, samples of upholstery in Imperial Frobisher and Imperial Flying Boat, Imperial Airways Inspection & Maintenance Routine Instructions for “Hannibal” Class Aircraft, issued to F. Harris Rowan plus a sale catalogue of Sea Plane Depot, Hythe 1922 (Later Imperial Airways Flying Boat Depot) (a carton)
812* Imperial Airways. A collection of Imperial Airways ephemera relating to pilot H. Reeves-Hall, comprising three folders with extensive documents including The London Casino Restaurant 1938 menu card multi signed plus other signed menus, Imperial Airways Annual General Meeting reports c1930s, technical notes etc, together with four logbooks six pilots licences and related items kept by pilot Geoffrey Rose who flew with Imperial Airways from 1920s, logbook 1 (1929-1932, logbook 2 (1932-1937), logbook 3 (19371939), logbook 4 (1939), plus mixed ephemera including three logbooks kept by Sergeant R Rudd for 1931-1934, type of aircraft flown, Avro, Bristol Fighter, Atlas, Siskin, Bulldog etc, the logbooks bound together, Guide to the Airport of London (Croydon) issued by the Air Ministry c.1930s and other items
£200-300
(a carton)
£500-800
813* Lee (Kerry, 1902-1988). Set of finely detailed secret WWII German aircraft identification drawings, comprising Me210, He 177, Ju 88, Ju 88c and Me210 (later monochrome printing for USAF)
Lot 811
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814* LZ 129 Hindenburg. A fragment of fabric from the crashed airship, 1937, some rubbing and loss of silver surface, 13 x 8.5cm, framed and glazed with contemporary manuscript caption to lower wooden mount, ‘Fragment of fabric of LZ 129 Hindenburg, caught fire and crashed at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 6th May 1937’ The LZ 129 airship flew from March 1936 until it was destroyed by fire fourteen months later on 6th May 1937, while attempting to land at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester Township, New Jersey. This happened at the end of its first North American Transatlantic journey of its second season of service and resulted in the loss of 36 lives. This was the last of the great airship disasters. (1) £150-200
Lot 814
Lot 815
815* Mason (Frederick Howard, 19011930). An archive of material relating to the life and career of Imperial Airways mechanic Fred Howard Mason, including approximately 270 postcards, circa 1900/1920s, many real photo postcards featuring aircraft and Mason himself, many of the postcards written to Mason as he was growing up from his family and then many from Mason to his parents and sister in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, including approximately 90 postally unused postcards of aviation interest, together with over 200 postcard-size and smaller mostly family photos, some of aviation interest and featuring Mason, plus a pilot's logbook "No. 2" covering the period 1924-26, six small and worn pocket diaries of earlier dates, various certificates and documentation, including marriage certificate, will, pilot's certificate, various teacher's certificates and related, plus a small group of letters and manuscript documents, plus various Air Ministry and HMSO printed reports for air estimates, etc., eight technical engine manuals and similar, etc., largely unsorted but the postcards loosely contained in four modern plastic albums Fred Howard Mason died at the age of 29 while working as a mechanic for Imperial Airways, when the Handley Page he was travelling in stalled and crashed in fog after an engine fire at Neufchatel, Boulogne, France. (a large carton) £500-800
816* Me109. A pair of WWII Messerschmitt front wheels, each rubber tyre with various markings including ‘700 x 175 88013 C-1’, ‘U 10 7’ ‘8023846 074’, the rims have matching metal stores reference plates stamped Great Nr 8-2090 D, Werk Nr 605, Hersteller HLM,cm diameter, mounted on an old car axle, 66cm diameter, rare
Lot 816
Purchased from a Banbury auction house several years ago and believed to have been found in a local farm outhouse, therefore probably shot down during Battle of Britain. (1) £1000-1500
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817* Mixed Aviation. A collection of aviation ephemera, including various brochures, Air France 1936 brochure, Air France WorldWide Airline, Livre de Bord (inscribed 2 January 1920), Lignes Aeriennes Farman 1920, Deutsche Lufthansa 1926-1936, Air Union Official Handbook dated 1932, K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines Annual Report 1948, Guide Des Voyages Aeriens Paris-Londres 1921, KLM first day cover dated 1936, Qantas Airlines menus 1959, South African Airways 1934-1955, various timetables, etc (a carton)
819* Mixed Aviation. A collection of aviation ephemera, mostly BEA and BOAC related, including 1950s brochures, BOAC pennant, playing cards, compacts etc plus, G.V.R. Ordnance Survey Aviation Maps and other items (a carton)
820* Aviation Clothing. Blue garbadine flying suit, size 3, together with RAF cold weather flying trousers type Mk3, plus a pair of dark leather flying trousers
£200-300
(3)
818* Mixed Aviation. A collection of aviation ephemera, mostly relating to airports including Norwich Municipal Aerodrome 1933, two souvenir brochures plus luncheon menu, States of Guernsey Airport Official Opening guide 1939, Brighton, Hove & Worthing Airport (Shoreham) 1936, Heston and Isleworth Air Pageant 1932, Leicester Airport 1937, Bristol Airport Official Opening 1930, plus other related items including ADC Limited (Aircraft Disposal Co Ltd) booklet, circa 1920s, etc (a carton)
£100-150
£80-120
821* Mixed Aviation. A collection of 1920/30s aviation ephemera, including Croydon Airport Advertising Calender 1934 issued by CJ Rouse & Son, Kettering 25 x 37.5cm, Geoffrey Watson etching of Imperial Airways G-A XXC, 26.5 c 18.5cm, signed in pencil lower right, unframed, magazines including Air & Airways 1932, 1933, Aeroplot 1936, newspaper cuttings, reports, technical documents etc (a carton)
£200-300
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£200-300
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822* Mixed Aviation. A collection of early to mid-20th century ephemera, including a Pilot’s Log Book kept by A.C. Thomas from 1933-1934, mostly flying DH60 and DH84, another log book for Alexander Robb Herron, Imperial Airways Ltd from 1939-1940, various aircraft flown including G-AETX Empire Boat Aussie Airliners, Royal Flying Corps Xmas Card, Gloster Aircraft booklet, handwritten account of Transport aircraft operating data from observed flights and other items (a carton)
824* Pioneer Aviation. A rare 14K gold Aero Club of America Life Membership card, issued to G.F. Campbell-Wood, dated 1909, engraved with the signatures of G.F. Campbell-Wood and the current president approx. 50 x 80mm, fixed into an original faux snakeskin leather wallet, overall weight including wallet approx. 35g G.F. Campbell-Wood was the Secretary of the Aero Club of America and a member of the Aero Clubs of France, United Kingdom, Connecticut and Illinois, he was also the contributing editor of Air Craft Magazine and judge at the Chicago meet. The Aero Club of America was established in New York in 1905 and believed in powered flight despite naysayers. The requirements to become a member of the club were as follows - The applicant must be at least 18 years old and must pass three tests, namely - two distance tests, consisting of covering without touching the ground a close circuit not less than 5 kilometres (3.107 miles), the course to be indicated by two posts not more than five hundred meters (about 1,640 feet) from each other, and the aviator to change his direction at each post, so as to make an uninterrupted series of figure eights. Applicants were required to make an altitude flight to a minimum height of fifty meters (about 164 feet) above the starting point. He is also required as a further test in landing to stop his motor not later than the time when the machine touches the ground. (1) £700-1000
£200-300
823* Negatives. A unique collection of 10,000+ black & white negatives (both large format and 35mm), the lot consists of a comprehensive and extensive collection of British registered aircraft (G-AAAH-G-BEJZ) displayed in alphabetical order in annotated sleeves (approx. 10,000)
£700-1000
825* Pioneer Aviation. Louis Bleriot commemorative pocketwatch by Fides, the silvered dial with Arabic numerals and a bi-plane, with brass case the backplate engraved with Bleriot crossing the channel, Swiss movement, 5cm diameter Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) was a French aviator. In 1909 he became famous for making the first flight across the English Channel, winning £1000 which was offered by the Daily Mail. (1) £150-200
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828* Propeller. WWI RFC laminated wood propeller blade, painted white with No 32 Squadron R.F.C., Richthofen Souvenirs, with three oval apertures each individually titled and inset aircraft fragments, a piece of a flying coat and a button from a uniform, plus 9 additional pieces of fabric identified as ‘Kills Confirmed’, the tip with 13 Iron Cross “kill icons”, 127cm long, with later refurbished markings (1)
£300-500
826* Propeller. Clock made from boss of a WWI four blade propeller, stamped on the top D2610, P.2680, and on the underside ‘DRG LP.7909.LH, 80. HP. RENAULT, DE. HAVILLAND.6’, with modern quartz movement, 27cm high (1)
£80-120
829* Royal Air Force. WWI photograph frame, the hammered framed applied with RAF badge, enclosing a RFC commemorative postcard, 18 x 11cm together with a WWII period brown leather flying helmet, chamois leather lining and sheepskin earpieces, an art deco style spelter table lighter in the form of an airman, 28cm high plus a WWI RFC officers swagger stick with nickel top, 85cm long (4)
830* Royal Flying Corps. Tobacco box made from a propeller, the lid with inscribed RFC with wreath, with ivorene plaque stamped ‘Aero-Art Product, Guaranteed to be made from British Aircraft Propellers of the War Period 1914-1918’, 16.5cm diameter together with an RFC embroidered picture, showing RFC wings with motto Per Ardua Ad Astra, dated 1917, stitched in various colours on a hessian ground, 30 x 40.5cm, period oak frame, glazed
827* Propeller. WWI F.E.8 four blade aircraft propeller, laminated wood with various stamps including ‘F.E.8. T.7928 Vickers S.W. 10 100 H.P Mono Gnome, with original Vickers Limited decals, retaining some sheathing, 244cm diameter, in “Barn Find” condition, three blades detatched and a complete restoration piece (1)
£150-200
£300-500
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832* Royal Observer Corps. Rare Post or Micklethwait Instrument, together with tripod stand and original wooden box dated 1935, with accessories
831* Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. WWII brown leather flying jacket worn by Pilot Officer D. Westwood, with Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm cloth brevet sheepskin lined with Air Ministry tailors label inscribed ‘Westwood’, size unknown, fur lined collar, the cuffs with zips, under arm air vents, frontal zip with belt and buckle, in good condition with all zips working, with copied entries of the logbook kept by Westwood during WWII including photographs in uniform and flying various aircraft
These were the standard optical sighting system used by the Royal Observer Corps to determine the location of aircraft. Used in service from the 1930s to 1950s, this example is dated 1935 and would have almost certainly been used during The Battle of Britain in 1940. The operator was required to estimate the altitude of the aircraft and enter that into the device, then point a mechanical indicator, or sight, at the aircraft. The motion of the sight moved an indicator on a small Ordnance Survey National Grid map. The grid indicated by the pointer was then telephoned to central control rooms, where several such reports were combines to produce a more accurate location estimate. Later models added the Micklethwait Height Corrector, which allows the posts to measure altitude with some accuracy and this improve the quality of the measurements. (1) £700-1000
Pilot Officer David C.W. Westwood served with 759 and 772 Squadron of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm from 31 January 1945, he flew a total of 349hrs55mins in various aircraft including Harvard and Corsair III. The copied photographs included in the lot shows him in the cockpit of a Corsair wearing his flying jacket, another showing him and a Corsair being retrieved from falling over the edge of an aircraft carrier. According to his family, Westwood’s favourite saying was ‘They say in the RAF that a landing’s ok if the pilot gets out and can still walk away, but in the FAA, the prospects are grim if the landing is poor and the pilot can’t swim’. (1) £400-600
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833* RAF Scramble Bell. WWII Air Ministry station bell, plated with AM and crown motif dated 1940, 30.5cm high, with clapper and rope Provenance: Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh. Originally from RAF Sealand, formerly The Queensferry Flying School, Flintshire. (1) £1800-2200
834* Vickers Viastra. A superb collection of original black & white photographs of the Vickers Viastra, including photographs of the prototype G-AUUB, one of the 12seater variants for West Australian Airways and G-ACCC, the seven-seater VIP version for the Prince of Wales, also including various manufacturing, internal and control panel shots (49)
£100-150
835 WWI 'Combats in the Air' Report. An original pre-printed report (Army Form W.3348), with typed insertions, concerning an enemy attack on an Armstrong Whitworth aircraft (A.W. 4195) from Squadron No. 8, carrying one Vickers and two Lewis, with Second Lieutenant W.L. Chapman as pilot and Second Lieutenant H.R. Steele as observer, dated 24.9.18 at 7am in locality M5a&b while on tank contact patrol duty at a height of 2000ft 'while dropping bombs over the line we were attacked by an enemy no. 2 seater, apparently new type L.V.G. he came on us from the sun, flew over us, and then turned and made E. he fired over 20 rounds between pilot's and observer's cockpit. Observer fired 200 rounds from a distance of about 30 yards. His observer immediately stopped firing and the machine dived vertically into the mist. We lost sight of him at about 50feet, when he was still diving vertically. One of our elevator controls was shot away. Considered driven down out of control. Confirmed by No. 73 Squadron, R.A.F., Major T. Leigh-Mallory, signed Commanding 8 Squadron, in the field, 24.9.18’, four hole punches affecting two letters of narrative to verso, oblong 8vo, together with a (secondary?) pilot's flying logbook for an unidentified pilot serving in No. 43 Squadron, R.F.C., July to November 1916, including some mentions of bombings in Northern France, original cloth-covered boards, soiled and ownership signature now illegible, 8vo, plus a small group of unrelated WWII aviation reports, copy letters, etc., mostly one or two pages, 4to (10)
£200-300
836* WWII Relic. Tail fin from a German 250kg bomb, in excavated condition, 63cm high (1)
838* Zeppelin Covers. A group of six Zeppelin airship covers, including one 1936 Olympiafahrt Hindenburg Zeppelin cover with red special cachet, two others with German posting frankings and cachets, plus two US Airmail and one US postcard with stamps and frankings, the postcard with a grey Hindenburg cachet
£50-80
Lot 833
(6)
£150-200
839* Zeppelin. Two WWI brass trench art letter openers, each made from the aluminium of LZ85 which was shot down over Salonika on 5 May 1916, each with brass bullet handle and aluminium cutlass style blade stamped LZ.85. M.19. 5.5.16., the other with similar stamps, each approx. 16cm long
Lot 836
The German Zeppelin LZ85 was shot down by the Royal Naval ship HMS Agamemnon over the marshes at the mouth of the River Vardar, Salonika on 5 May 1916. The framework was taken by the allied forces and reconstructed in an effort to learn about the enemy. It was also exhibited near White Tower, Salonika from May 1916 onwards. (2) £70-100
837* WWII Spitfire. WWII period aircraft tail wheel, probably from a WWII RAF Spitfire, with solid black rubber tyre stamped 400-3 ½ WJ14, the alloy hub stamped with various stamps including DH10141, approx. 25cm diameter together with a similar wheel approx. 30cm diameter (2)
£70-100
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840* Aviation photographs and ephemera, mostly Second World War and later, including military and civil aviation interest, some in albums and some on loose mounts, plus other aviation ephemera including prints and memorabilia (2 cartons)
£200-300
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THE PUTNAM GREENE COLLECTION OF GERMAN & ALLIED MEMORABILIA
Lot 842
Lot 843
841 Airborne Division. WWII American 101st Division book, published towards the end of the war, including the unit and campaign history of one of the most famous US Airborne Divisions fighting in Europe, some wear but overall condition good (1)
£100-200
842* Barter Kit. Scarce WWII U.S. Issued Escape and Evasion Barter Kit, the black vulcanized rubber case with raised lettering ‘If Found Return to ComNavAirLant (CNAL 34) Norfolk, Viginia’, the number ‘5332’ is inserted to the interior, containing 1 full gold Sovereign (1927), 3 half gold Sovereigns (1873/1908), French gold 20 Franc (1907), gold 10 Franc (1857), all good grades, together with a 9ct gold wedding band (stamped 375) plus two yellow metal wedding bands, the total weight of the coins is 25.5g These were issued to pilots and paratroopers during WWII to barter their way out of trouble if they were downed in unfriendly territory. They were also used by the SOE or OSS. (1) £1000-1500
843* Blood Chit. WWII British Issued Blood Chit, circa 1940-41, produced for the Pacific Theatre of War, with red stamp and number ‘009826’ Blood Chits were carried by military personnel and shown to civilians which they may encounter if they were for example shot down behind enemy lines. As well as identifying the force are friendly the notice displays a message requesting that the service member be rendered every assistance. (1) £80-120
844* Camouflage Helmet. WWII German M1935 steel helmet with Normandy three colour camouflage, the inner rim of neck faintly stamped B165, typical three colour camouflage mixed in with sand to give it a striking appearance, with an earlier style liner for this type of helmet, some loose paint and dings, otherwise a good original helmet (1)
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£750-1000
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848* Holsters. WWII US pistol holster, the brown leather US .38 M3 Shoulder Holster stamped ‘Enger Kress’, together with another brown leather holster US M1916 1911 .45, for a Colt pistol, stamped with maker and year of construction on the back
845* Combat Helmet. WWII German Luftwaffe M35 steel battle damaged helmet, with Luftwaffe eagle and tricolour decals, brown leather liner, bullet entry and exit hole, the inner rim of neck stamped ‘insert markings and size’
(2)
£100-200
849* Ike Jacket. WWII US 101st Airborne Ike Jacket. An original issued jacket with period machine stitched 101st Airborne Insignia and rank insignia on the arms. Probably a large, retaining original makers tag in the pocket and dated 1944. In good condition
Reputedly acquired in the 1970s from a farmhouse in Belgium. (1) £550-650
(1)
£100-150
850* Map Case. WWII German Issued Map Case, early-war construction in natural brown leather, marked with the company’s name, location & date on the flap and contains insert (which is often missing), in excellent unissued condition (1)
846* D-Day Jacket. WWII US issued 29th Division D-Day M41 jacket, constructed from windproof and water resistant cotton poplin with a complete and light green flannel wool based lining, retaining all brown buttons, factory applied Talon zipper in working order, missing cutter tag, the U.S. 29th Infantry Division patch applied to the top left shoulder, in generally good wearable condition and getting increasingly difficult to find (1)
851* Medics Helmet. WWII US MI Combat Medics Fixed Bale Helmet, green painted with red cross painted decal, with original straps, the lining inscribed with owners name ‘Kelley’ and with a piece of paper blued to the front with the same name, the liner stamped ‘CAPAC Manufacturing Co’, some wear commensurate with age
£350-450
847* WWII Gasmask. WWII U.S. Standard Issue gasmask, with serial number JT B7\4\42, in its green canvas bag stamped and dated 1942 and with shoulder strap (1)
£150-200
Reputedly found outside on the ground with the liner in the grass which has resulted in some water staining. (1) £1000-1500
£40-60
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852* Officer’s Cuff Title. WWII German Hermann Göring Division Officer’s Cuff Title, 1943-45, period issue, approximately 50cm long, dark blue wool construction, centering machine embroidered, in block script “Hermann Göring”, in silvery thread, bordered in machine woven silvery braid, and has on reverse typical opened back construction A rare cuff title in excellent unissued condition. (1)
854* Pennant. SA - Scarce Sturmabteilung Car Fender Pennant, retaining original case and cover, fender pennant is in overall very good condition, early bakelite type, with plastic weather covering, correctly marked with ‘RZM’ code, some minor cracking
£600-800
Commonly used on vehicles throughout the Reich, this particular example was for members or staff in the SA - Sturmabteillung. Purchased in Germany in the 1970s. (1) £400-600
853* Overcoat. SA - Sturmabteilung Political Rain Overcoat, brown rubberized fabric construction, scarce Commonly seen in use during parades or ceremonies. (1)
855* Police Tunic. WWII German Issued Police Tunic (for former Waffen-SS Member), issued service blouse for Police service men, of green wool construction with aluminum pebbled buttons. Retains its collar tabs and shoulder boards. Shows slight overall use and retains a period applied insignia for former Waffen-SS member under the left pocket, made from a green wool backing and featuring the SS insignia in bullion, marked on the interior with maker and size
£150-250
Rare example. (1)
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856* Pouches. Pair of late war MP38-40 Pouches in tan canvas marked CLG43, manufactured by (clg) (Ernst Melzig Lederwaren) in 1943, the belt loops marked “ MP38u40 “, the other marked with the maker’s code (clg), the date (43) and the Waffenamt, complete (2)
858* Shoulder Boards. Group of DAK Tropical Shoulder Board Sets, comprising four matching pairs, tropical black pipped Pioneer/Engineers enlisted mans set, tropical red pipped Artillery enlisted mans set, pink pipped Officers Dress Armored Panzer troops set, plus pink pipped Armored Panzer troops enlisted mans set
£600-800
Purchased from a British veteran in the 1980’s from Bristol, UK. (8) £500-600
857* Shoulder Boards. Group of DAK Tropical Shoulder Boards, comprising five single shoulder boards, yellow Luftwaffe pipped flight single, red non-commissioned officer’s artillery single, blue pipped non-commissioned officer’s candidate medical board single, pink pipped panzer enlisted man’s shoulder board single, red pipped non-commission officer’s candidate artillery single, two of the boards retaining their original buttons
859* Shoulder Boards. Group of Waffen-SS Shoulder Boards, comprising single and cut examples, light blue officer’s transport shoulder board, yellow cavalry officer’s shoulder board, red noncommissioned officer’s artillery shoulder board with cut tongue, orange non-commissioned officer’s Police shoulder board with cut tongue, white non-commissioned officer’s shoulder board, green non-commissioned officer’s mountain troops shoulder board with cut tongue, two higher ranking insignia printed on green thin fabric
Purchased from a British veteran in the 1980s from Bristol, UK. (5) £180-220
Purchased from a British veteran in the 1980s from Bristol, UK. (8) £500-600
860* WWII Shelter Quarter. WWII German Camouflage Shelter Quarter (Zeltbahn), with bright vivid colours, retaining all buttons, makers marks faded but overall condition is good (1)
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864* Third Reich. WWII German P38 holster, comprising black pebble grain leather holster for standard issue Walther P-38 pistol in 9mm, stamped cxe 4 (Britzer Eisenwerk Paul Szubinksi, Britz Kreis Angernmunde) c.1944, the other holster stamped ‘RBNr 0/0833/0007 probably constructed by Hans Romer of Neu-Ulm, Donau, additionally stamped P38 with Police style eagle (2)
Lot 861 861* Third Reich. Rare WWII German Glider Balkan Cross Section, made of reddish canvas material, some fold marks, the Balkan cross is well painted in white and black with green and blue blending in, 50 x 40cm The Luftwaffe employed gliders for assault and supply during WWII, more so than any other country, and these pieces were highly prized by American troops. (1) £1000-1500
862* Third Reich. WWII M1940 Waffen-SS helmet, with single decal, stamped ‘ET64’ and ‘680’, retaining some exterior paint with surface rust and pitting, painted interior and liner, lacking chin strap, named in red paint along the back edge ‘SS Pz. Gun Ern’, the remainder illegible
£150-200
865* Third Reich. WWII German P38 holster, comprising black pebble grain leather holster for standard issue Walther P-38 pistol in 9mm, stamped cxe 4 (Britzer Eisenwerk Paul Szubinksi, Britz Kreis Angernmunde) c.1944, the other holster stamped ‘RBNr 0/0833/0007 probably constructed by Hans Romer of Neu-Ulm, Donau, additionally stamped P38 with Police style eagle (2)
£150-200
Reputedly recovered from Normandy in the 1980s. (1) £600-800
863* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe cut eagle souvenir, eagle is machineembroidered on a blue backing and factory zig-zag stitched to a green fabric, approx 3.5 inches x 2 inches Most likely cut from a Paratrooper’s smock. (1) £150-200
866* Third Reich. WWII German Podium Flag, black cross on white and red cotton with white cord fringe to the bottom, minor storage wear (1)
Lot 862
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869* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe belt, brown leather with early Luftwaffe aluminium belt buckle retaining two K98 pouches Reputedly recovered from a barn in Normandy in the 1980s. (1) £150-200
872* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe Officer’s Legion Condor Cuff Title, constructed in navy blue doeskin wool with machine embroidered ‘Legion Condor’ in Gothic script in silver bullion thread, approximately 41cm long, rare and in unissued condition (1)
£400-500
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867* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe Tropical / DAK Service Blouse, tan coloured canvas construction with brown pebble buttons, with factory applied Luftwaffe eagle in zigzag stitching, with matching shoulder boards for an enlisted man each with red piped border for Flak or Artillery, size is probably a medium (1)
873* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe Officer’s Cuff Title, of general weaver construction, on navy blue wool with Gothic script ‘Geschwader General Weaver’ in silver bullion thread, approximately 40cm long, rare piece and in unissued condition
£1000-1200
(1)
£400-500
871* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe Enlisted Man / NCO M43 field cap, ribbed blue grey lightweight wool construction, with grey coloured rayon lining, stamped in black ink with RB Nr, size and date, the cap insignia embroidered on a blue wool trapezoid with two small blue grey aluminium buttons, some wear but overall condition good (1)
£200-300
868* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe Summer Blouse, constructed in HBT cotton twill material, retaining factory applied zig-zag stitched national emblem on the top right pocket, the lining in two shades of blue grey, with all blue painted pebble buttons, lacking a size but probably a medium, scarce example commonly used in tropical or warmer climates (1)
874* Third Reich. WWII Luftwaffe (Hermann Goring Division) Fliegerbluse (blouse), factory produced blouse for flight personnel constructed in wool and nap wear, retaining an original eagle, a Hermann Goring cuff title and with collar tabs, no makers marks or size but probably a modern day medium size
£800-1200
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875* Third Reich. WWII German DAK Tropical uniform, comprising service blouse, breeches and shorts, the olive coloured cotton twill blouse faded (presumably due to the sun) with pleated pockets and open collar and eagle insignia, well sewn with maker stamps in black ink, the breeches and shorts similarly constructed and the shorts with two slashed hip pockets and an field done modification to make them smaller with the addition of two straps on each side A good set that show service in the North African Theatre of War. (1) £1400-1800
Lot 877
877* Tunic and Shorts. WWII German “Splinter” Camouflage Tunic and Shorts, field made service blouse and shorts from camouflage material in “Splinter” pattern, both pieces are very well tailor made, showing normal use with wear, several small tears, and soiling 876* Third Reich. Hitler Youth belt, with aluminium buckle on a green canvas web belt, the buckle with contemporary hand inscribed markings and markings on the belt, together with another with later model M44 belt, overall condition good (2)
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Period photographs show such items in use through out the European campaigns by the German armed forces. Both items were originally acquired in the early 1980’s from the Normandy, France region. (2) £200-300
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880* USAAF Fighter Squadron. WWII USAAF Original USAAF Fighter Squadron Artwork from Walt Disney Artist “Decker”, Original period painted on plywood US Squadron emblems for various divisions of the USAAF - U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES. High quality detail, hand painted on blocks measuring 4inches by 4 inches. Of special note is the desirable Eagle Squadron emblem. The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF), formed with volunteer pilots from the United States during the early days of World War II (circa 1940), prior to America’s entry into the war in December 1941 following the attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Three Eagle Squadrons were formed between September 1940 and July 1941. They existed until 29 September 1942, when they were turned over to the Eighth Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Forces and became the 4th Fighter Group. Of the thousands that volunteered, only 244 Americans served with the three Eagle Squadrons; 16 Britons also served as squadron and flight commanders. Overall condition is excellent with minimal abreactions. These were directly obtained from the estate sale of the artist in the United States in early 2014 (7) £400-600
878* US Air Force Box. A rare WWI US Flyers Squadron Painter’s Box, adorned with the squadron emblems of the US Air Forces in World War I, circa 1917-1918, made from wood and featuring brass closures, the hinged lid displaying staining and wear, 26.5cm high x 57cm wide x 16,5cm deep, the art work on the exterior is in very good condition with minimal wear (1)
£150-250
881* V-1 Section. This particular section was original recovered sometime after the end of 1944 in Belgium by the British Army. Was purchased through a sale of a UK museum decommissioning in 2014. Other than the fact of being extremely rare this particular section is not a ground-find and retains the vast majority of its original paint. Markings for the aluminum manufacture can be seen as well as factory stamps. Two tones of camouflage spray paint can be clearly seen. Size: 25x50cm. Unique opportunity to own an original section of the infamous “Vengeance Weapon / Buzz Bomb“
879* US Roundel. WWII American Military Glider Roundel, constructed from heavy cotton duck canvas material, in excellent condition with the majority of its original paint in tact, the US star emblem painted on the dark blue background, with white star touching all edges and the red circle in the middle (prewar to May 1942 manufacture), 78cm diameter
(1)
The section comes from WACO CG-4 (the most widely used glider in the USAAF). They were used in operations from July 1943 during the allied invasion of Sicily and also the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. (1) £600-800
£600-800
882* WWII Bags. Two WWII Allied Forces canvas bags, comprising an American M1936 Musette bag with shoulder strap and a British issued gas mask bag with strap bearing the name ‘R.L. Hewson’, both dated 1942 Reputedly recovered from Normandy in the 1980s. (2)
£80-120
883* WWII US Issued Equipment. Featuring an early all canvas gas mask bag, grenade carrying pouch, and aviators sunglasses in leathered case. All in excellent unissued condition (1)
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£100-150
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MILITARY EPHEMERA 884 9th Jat Regiment Typescript journal of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Leslie Hailes MC, 3 volumes in 2, 1914-40, 210, 203 and 101 numbered leaves, typed rectos only, photographic group portrait cornermounted to an initial leaf in volume 1 (one faint crease), with facing typescript description, contemporary maroon cloth, spines lettered in gilt, slightly rubbed, 4to, together with Hailes (Walter Leslie), War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment, 1st edition, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1938, 4 colour plates (1 with laid-in proof), 6 folding maps, frontispiece tape-repaired verso, printed presentation plate from the regiment to Hailes, signed by Major General C. F. G. Young, mounted to front pastedown, laid-in typed letter signed to Young on Buckingham Palace letterhead concerning the presentation of another copy to King George VI, plus Ross (John, & Walter Leslie Hailes), War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment, Volume II, 1937-1948, edited by N. St. J. Becher, 1st edition, 1965, colour frontispiece, 1 photographic plate, 6 maps, and Hailes (Walter Leslie, & John Ross), The Jat Regiment, A History of the Regiment, 1803-1947, 2 volumes in 1, 1st collected edition, published by Col. R. N. Banerji, Commandant, The Jat Regimental Centre, Bareilly, 1967, 12 plates including frontispiece, 13 maps, inscribed in pencil ‘For Lieutenant Colonel Walter L. Hailes - Military Cross’ on the front free endpaper, each work in original blue cloth, slightly rubbed, mottled or cockled, the 1st collected edition with the chipped dust jacket, 4to Unpublished journal of service by the official historian of the 9th Jat Regiment. Hailes was initially with the 6th Jat Light Infantry, who fought in the Mesopotamian Campaign and the Third Afghan War before their absorption into the newly-formed 9th Jats in 1922. The new regiment’s notable engagements include the Waziristan campaign (1936-9) and World War Two service in the Western Desert Campaign, Burma and Malaya. The second volume of War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment was printed in a run of 100 copies only. Provenance: by direct descent from Hailes to the present owner. (5) £300-500
885* Balloon Squadron. An archive of letters and documents (secret papers) relating to Wing Commander E.N. Adlington RAF, who served with 910 Balloon Squadron, comprising approx. 60 letters, Airgrams, postcards etc, many from his brother Lt.Colonel R.E. “Bill” Adlington, R.A.S.C., GHQ MEF, written from USA, Normandy and Middle-East theatres, the lot also includes approx. 250 items of correspondences from other serving officers, various photographs, school reports etc 910 (County of Essex) (Balloon) Squadron Auxiliary Air Force were based at Chigwell. In 1939 there were 47 Barrage Balloon Squadrons, with the purpose of obstructing German aircraft from delivering their bombs accurately. Balloons were tethered from barges, drifters, mobile lorries as well as fixed static sites, Balloon Command was disbanded in 1945. (a small carton) £150-200
886 Burrows (John William). The Essex Regiment, 1st Battalion (44th) 1741 to 1919 [9th, 10th, 11th, 13th & 15th Battalions], 6 volumes, 1st editions, Southend-on-Sea: John H. Burrows & Sons, Ltd., 1923-35, numerous photographs and maps, many folding, some light spotting to endpapers and prelims, contemporary ownership inscription to volume 2, bookplate to volume 6, faint spotting to edges, original red cloth, front boards gilt with Essex arms, series title (‘Essex Units in the War 1914-1919’), and individual volume titles, trivial rubbing to extremities, together with Fortescue (J. W.), A History of the British Army, 13 volumes in 14, with 6 map volumes, 1st editions, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899-1930, profusely illustrated with colour maps and plans, many folding, occasional browning to endpapers, volume 1 slightly shaken, volume 2 rear map loose, contemporary gift inscriptions to volumes 1-3, volumes 9-11 blind-stamped ‘presentation copy’ on the title page, volumes 9-10 with ink stamps of The Field to rear pastedowns, original red cloth, spines sunned and rubbed, headcaps nicked, together with The British Army 17831802, Four Lectures Delivered at the Staff College and Cavalry School, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., 1905, 3 folding maps to rear, blind-stamped ‘presentation copy’ on title page, original red cloth, spine faded, headcap frayed, rear board sunned, and Martin (Thomas Alexander), The Essex Regiment 1929-1950, 1st edition, The Essex Regiment Association, 1952, photographic plates, folding maps (browned), original red cloth, sunned, spine rolled, all 8vo The second volume of Burrows’s work is dated 1927, two years later than the third, which is dated 1925, but we can trace no earlier printing and the set appears to have been issued in this order. (31) £300-400
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887* Desert Storm. Three operational maps for the combat days 25th, 26th & 27th February, 1991, printed by 14th IndepTop Sqn. R. E., 1991, three copies of the declassified operational maps showing the coalition forces response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, each headed ‘FWD FMA PIC SITREP’, showing symbols for operational strength, demarcations of allied and enemy forces with the relevant keys and the external and internal distribution list, each map approximately 630 x 900 mm, mounted, framed and glazed Probably printed as a souvenir of the conflict. (3) £70-100
888 Lubbock (Basil). The Down Easters, American Deep-water Sailing Ships 18691929, 1st edition, 1929, numerous black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, The Last of the Windjammers, volume 1 only, 1st edition, 1927, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, both in original gilt decorated blue cloth, 8vo, together with Doyle (A. Conan), The Great Boer War, 9th impression, 1901, 5 colour folding maps, period inscription to head of the title page, some minor spotting, original cloth, spine faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Gordon (Lawrence L.), British Battles and Medals, 1st edition, 1962, colour frontispiece plus black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, ex-library copy with associated marks, original blue cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th century Boer War and military reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
£300-500
889 Military. A large collection of late 19th century to modern military reference and related, including The Annals of the Yeomanry Cavalry of Wiltshire, by Henry Graham, 1886, and publications by Putnam, Arms & Armour Press, P.S.L., Pen & Sword, and Osprey, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folio, together with 16 WWI embroidered ‘sweetheart’ greetings cards, mounted on blue backing board, framed and glazed (12 shelves+framed items)
£200-300
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890 Montgomery of Alamein (Bernard Law, Viscount ). A History of Warfare, 1st edition, Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1968, profusely illustrated with maps and photographs, many in colour, limitation leaf bound to front (see note), all edges gilt, original black morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, 4to Number 205 of 265 numbered copies, signed by Montgomery on the limitation leaf. The book was originally published in the USA by The World Publishing Company in 1968. The following year a set of 265 sheets were specially bound by London binders Zaehnsdorf for the Arcadia Press, with a limitation leaf signed by Montgomery bound in, rather misleadingly describing the book as a separate edition, with the imprint ‘The Arcadia Press, London, 1969’. (1) £200-300
891* North Russia 1919. A collection of approximately 450 snapshot black and white photographs, showing allied forces in North Russia in 1919, many showing the Dvina River and RAF hanger at Beresnik, various seaplanes and bi-planes including a DH9A (E8765) bi-plane with Captain James Ira Thomas “Taffy” Jones in the cockpit, others showing Cossacks, dead bodies, captured bears and prisoner of war camps, many inscribed verso, mostly curled together with a WWI Victory Medal awarded to 3802 Private W.C. Goddard, 11th Battalion, London Regiment The North Russian Intervention also known as the Northern Russian Expedition or Archangel Campaign (as inscribed on many of the photographs) was the Allied Intervention in Russia after the Revolution in October 1917. British and allied troops intervened on the side of the White movement. The campaign lasted from 1918 to 1920. (a small carton) £200-300
892* Photograph Album. WWII Japanese surrender photograph album, compiled by a British soldier, containing 55 black and white captioned snapshot photographs, including the Japanese surrender in Singapore and Mountbatten making the announcement of the surrender, marching armies, Japanese prisoners of war, etc. (1)
893* POW Archive. A collection of 30 pencil drawings by Sergeant Arthur Charlton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, drawn during his time as a Prisoner of War in Italy and Germany, the sketches include life under canvas in North Africa, camp life including fellow prisoners, many of them with captions for example ‘13th Sept at night RAF bombed lasted 2 hours, The tent after torrential rain’, many 17 x 12cm, plus two drawings of Wellington’s in the hangars dated 1941, 24 x 32cm together with related items plus copied photographs of the recipient and fellow prisoners believed to have been taken is Stalag IVB, framed and glazed, sold on behalf of the family Arthur Charlton (1917-2007), was born in Hartlepool, he studied at Hartlepool College of Art before volunteering for service in the Royal Air Force in 1940 (service no. 945616) and serving as Aircrew. He was promoted to Sergeant as a Wireless Operator and took part in 45 operational flights mainly in Wellington bombers over Germany and North Africa. He was serving in North Africa in 1943 when his aircraft was shot down and he parachuted into the sea off Benghazi. After being captured by the Italians in North Africa, he spent some time in a POW camp in Bari, Southern Italy and was subsequently relocated by the Germans to Stalag IVB for the remainder of the war. During his time in camp Charlton recorded daily life using whatever materials he could find, including bitumen paper, biscuit wrappers and the backs of labels from tins. Many of these works were bequeathed to the Imperial War Museum in 1984. On 23 April 1945 he was released by the Russian army and flown back to England where he resumed his art education at the Royal College of Art in South Wales. (an album) £700-1000
£100-150
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895* Wellington’s Victories. A commemorative bronze circular box, the cover with a profile of the Duke of Wellington, the base in relief BY HIS CONSUMMATE SKILL AS A GENERAL, HE HAS RAISED THE BRITISH ARMY TO THE HIGHEST EXCELLENCE, & HIMSELF THE MOST NOBLE, & EXALTED HERO, IN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY, enclosing 14 paper discs each inscribed with location and date, 50mm diameter (1)
£200-300
896 WWI - Nursing. A small album compiled by Nurse Nancy Johnson while at the Auxiliary Military Hospital, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, circa 1917-19, containing approximately 50 leaves with pen and ink and pencil illustrations and cartoons, crests, many signed and dated, plus a few photos and a postcard (pasted in and loose), including one photograph of Nancy, one with several nurses and one of the inside of the hospital, small oblong 8vo (1)
£70-100
894* Truss (Lieutenant T.E.). A collection of photographs and ephemera relating to the military service of Lieutenant T.E. Truss, MC, Royal Air Force, comprising approximately 90 snapshot and larger photographs of the recipient in uniform, bi-planes, aerial reconnaissance, service in the Middle East etc, a framed black and white photograph of a bi-plane captioned ‘I. Sequeira, Kerachi’, 15.5 x 20cm, another of an aerial view captioned ‘Quetta Club, Q328 1500FT 18-10’, 15 x 19cm, large group photographs one captioned ‘Port Depot R.A.F. 1919’, 20 x 28cm plus a framed scroll titled ‘The King’s Message to the Royal Air Force dated 11 November 1918’, 27 x 20cm in a period moulded frame, plus two Observers cloth wings and related items MC London Gazette 19 September 1920 ‘For bravery against the enemy in the field on 27 July 1919, between Lorali and Quetta’. Lieutenant Josiah Edward Truss was born in Madras, India in 1891, and joined the Searforth Highlanders in 1908. He served during WWI in India and with the Expeditionary Force in Egypt from 5 April 1918 and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force in October 1918. He saw active service as an Observer Officer in B.E.2s of No.114 Squadron in the Third Afghan War and was awarded the Military Cross whilst employed as the Acting Stores Officer at Loralei. Whilst moving stores by road the Queta to Loralai, his RAF tender was attacked by a gang of bandits. The official account states ‘Small parties of tribesman had penetrated as far as the Harnai-Loralai road, and on 27 July, a gang captured a tender belonging to the Royal Air Force near Raigora, 6 miles north west of Smallan. They got away with two Lewis guns, but on officer and 2 British other ranks escaped to Harnai, and 2 British other ranks escaped to Smallan.’ His medal group was sold at DNW on 19 July 2017 (Lot 39). (a small carton) £200-300
897* Black Soldiers in WWI. A group portrait of 54 Sappers and Royal Engineers, circa 1916, gelatin silver print photograph on original card mount, uncaptioned and unidentified, the photograph showing the face of a black sapper (4th row, 5th from left), photograph 11.5 x 16cm, some spotting and a little soiling to mount The black soldier is believed to be William Stephen Palmer Tull (1882-1920), who served as Sapper No. 545340 in the Royal Engineers during the Great War. Research undertaken has not identified any other AfroCaribbean in the Royal Engineers participating in this War. William was the eldest brother of Lieutenant Walter Daniel John Tull (1888-1918), a professional footballer who became the first British-born black army officer and the first black officer to lead white British troops into battle. He fought on the Somme in 1916 and became the first black combat officer in the British army, despite a military rule excluding black soldiers from exercising actual command. William was also a casualty of the Great War, dying at home in Folkestone, Kent, on 12 March 1920, from tuberculosis, probably an effect of the gas poisoning he sustained in the trenches on the Western Front. (1) £200-300
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898* WWII Archive. A group of original documents relating to Frederick Dawson, British Army, who following the war worked as a translator at the military trials in Germany, including several photographs of executed Nazi leaders, passport, newspaper cuttings etc Frederick Dawson was an Austrian citizen prior to WWII and changed his name on coming to the United Kingdom. (a small carton) £200-300
899* WWII Posters. Yours to Command, Directorate of Air-Sea Rescue Services lithographic poster Frederick Gordon Crosby, with two images one showing AirSea Service vessel flying the RAF Ensign, a motor launch flying the White Ensign, and a RNLI lifeboat at sea, with four RAF aeroplanes patrolling from above, the other image showing two RAF airmen, wearing life jackets, standing on a navigational buoy at sea, with a stamp lower left ‘For official use only, Air Diagram 1360 5/41’, printed for H.M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd, London. W.C.1. 51279, 75 x 49.5cm (29.5 x 19.5ins), browned throughout and some creases, framed and glazed together with another poster by Maurice Randall, Do Your Bit, Save Food, showing a sailor with a three ships, printed by Hill, Siffken & Co Ltd, F.C.56., 74 X 50cm (29 x 19.75ins), creases and tears (2)
£100-150
Lot 898 900* WWII Propaganda. A group of five colour lithographic posters by KEM [Kimon Evan Marengo], [Published by the British Ministry of Information, 1943], each showing Hitler as Satan in a turban, with two snakes growing from his shoulders, plus other figures, each 30 x 20cm, together with two further propaganda posters published by Farsi, probably in Tehran circa 1942, plus Lines of Attack (KEM), circa 1943 These posters were produced for use in Iran and neighbouring areas in 1943, at the time of the Teheran Conference, when Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met. Imitating classic Persian art, the printed text of each of these small posters is in Farsi. (8) £200-300
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MILITARIA
901* Armour. 19th century German bronzed burgonet helmet and breast plate, both elaborately decorated with satyrs and military soldiers and other classical figures, the helmet typically hinged with visor and raised comb, 33cm high, the breast plate approx. 50cm long (2)
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ÂŁ2000-3000
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905* Field Gun. WWI British 6 inch Howitzer gun wheel, heavy cast brass stamped ‘B.L. 6” HOW V/S.M. 1918, REG. NO. C. 14574’ with winding handle, 30.5cm diameter, and scarce (1)
£150-200
902* Campaign Box. A Victorian campaign writing box, green leather, the lid stamped in gold ‘Colin J.L. Halkett, 73rd Perthshire Regt’, with Bramah lock and recessed brass handle , enclosing fitted interior and two ink bottles, 12 high x 30.5cm wide x 23.5cm deep, sold with extensive research 2nd Lieutenant Colin James Love Halkett (1858-1880), served with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot from 1879, he was later killed whilst trying to save people from a landslip at Naini Tal, India on 18 September 1880, 2nd Lieutenant Halketts body was never recovered. (1) £150-200
906* Helmet. American M1C paratrooper’s front seam swivel bail helmet, with Divisional insignia for 506 PIR together with an American M1 paratrooper’s helmet, rear seam probably refurbished with new liner and straps
903* Campaign Trunk. WWI period wicker and canvas covered trunk, with brown leather straps stamped ‘Cooper Maker, Westminster’, the lid inscribed Colonel D. Denis with old luggage labels, enclosing original makers label, 36.5 high x 55cm wide together with an enamel wash bowl with brown leather cover stamped ‘Moffatt’, with Cunard White Star label, 42cm diameter
(2)
£80-120
Colonel D. Denis served with the 4/7th Dragoon Guards and was stationed in Secunderabad, India in 1923. (2) £70-100
907* Helmet. German M42 steel helmet, probably refurbished with brown leather lining and chin strap together with a German M40 steel helmet, refurbished with brown leather lining and chin strap, with Luftwaffe decals
904* Cigarette Case. An unusual WWI cigarette case for The British West Indies Regiment Christmas - New Year 1917-1918, made in tin with embossed lid, enclosing two elasticated straps, 15 x 9cm together with a Boer War chocolate tin, scratched with the soldiers details ‘9973 Cpl G Roberts, 4 Coy, 1st C.G.’ , 2.5cm high x 15.5cm wide x 9.5cm deep
(2)
£200-300
The Christmas tin is very much in the style of the Princess Mary Christmas tin, probably issued to 2nd Battalion and they were still on active service in East Africa during 1917, whereas the 1st Battalion. (2) £70-100
908* Helmet. WWII period British Paratrooper’s steel helmet, the leather sweatband stamped ‘BMB 1943 7 3/4’, with webbing chin strap (1)
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£200-300
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909* Helmet. WWI French Adrian helmet, brass with helmet plate, lacking liner, together with an Edwardian hunting bowler by Woodrow, Piccadilly, London, in original brown leather hat box (2)
£100-150
912* Militaria. A mixed collection of militaria, including a WWII Iron Cross, 2nd Class breast Badge, the suspension ring stamped ‘55’ (J.E. Hammer & Sohn), 45mm x 45mm, together with a Cross of Merit, with swords, 50mm x 50mm, WWI period biscuit inscribed ‘From Ration biscuits, J.B. Taylor 1916, keep this & you will never be hard up for a meal’, 7.5 x 10.5cm, plus approximately 100 regimental cap badges, buttons and shoulder badges and cloth badges, many line regiments and corps including Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, Royal Berkshire Regiment, Tank Corps, 9 Lancers etc, (some restrikes)
910* Helmets. WWI French Adrian helmet, with RF badge and brown leather lining and chin strap, WWII period German Luftschutz helmet plus a modern British Kevlar helmet with DPM cloth cover (3)
(a small carton)
£100-150
911* An unusual Hoof Snuff Box. A 19th century scrimshaw snuff box, the hoof engraved ‘The Hoof of the head prize Hereford Ox Fed by H.R.H.PRINCE ALBERT exhibited at the Smithfield Cattle Show 1846 London, Bought by MR N BUDGE LAMBETH’, the base of the box engraved ‘Lines, Two Brothers of the name of Bridge so full are esteemed by men, That which is best would pose a judge, Brother Nathan or Brother Ben, C.H. Wood’ with white metal cover engraved with a thistle and monogram, 10cm long (1)
£200-300
913 Mixed Militaria. WWI German M1898 “butchers” bayonet, the 36cm blade stamped ‘Carl Eickhorn Solingen’, wooden grip and hooked quillon, 49.5cm long overall, lacking scabbard together with a French Gras bayonet with scabbard plus a 1907 pattern Wilkinson bayonet and leather scabbard (mildew on scabbard), French Adrian helmet lacking liner (rusted), four whistles including WWI officers whistle by J. Hudson & Co dated 1915, and a collection of trench art including four letter openers and four shell cases and similar items
£200-300
The Christmas tin included in this lot is a Daily Mail reproduction. (a carton) £100-150
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916* Regimental Silver. George V silver tazza by Sibray Hall & Co (Charles Clement Pilling), London, 1911, engraved ‘Presented to The Officers Mess The Hampshire Depot by the Officers NonCommissioned Officers & Men of the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps in Appreciation of the Services of Major A.E. Andrews while acting as Adjutant 1914-1917’, within pierced shaped edge on conforming pedestal stand, 20cm diameter x 10cm high, approx. 12.5oz
914* Nursing. A collection of items relating to nurse Ethel M. Fowler, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Services, comprising nursing tippet or cape with Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Services tippet rank cloth badge and medal ribands Royal Red Cross Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star and Defence Medal with tailors label inscribed ‘Miss Fowler 205614’, together with another (unworn) a WWII period black and white photograph of Nurse Fowler with other nurses taken at Royal Navy Sick Quarters, Cullercoats, Northumberland, plus related paperwork including photographs of nurse Fowler, a letter from Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood dated 1938, another letter from the Admiralty for the appointment as a Member of the Royal Red Cross dated 1944 plus other related items
The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps was a regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force from 1900-1949, it was a volunteer (reserve) regiment based in Kandy, Sri Lanka and was made up of only Europeans, who were tea and rubber planters of Sri Lanka. (1) £200-300
Miss Ethel Mary Fowler (b.1889), trained at St Mary’s Hospital Paddington, served as a Nursing Sister Reserve RNH Chatham 1916 and RNH Malta 1918, continued service during the inter-war years, 1939 served as Acting Superintending Sister at Sea Hospital Carrier No1, transferred to RNH Stonehouse Plymouth April 1940 and Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital at Minterne Magna in February 1941, retired from service July 1946. (a carton) £200-300
915* Officer’s Sword. Victorian officers sword, the 80.5cm slightly curved blade with traces of etching, brass guard with VR cypher, fish-skin grip and stepped pommel, 94.5cm overall, lacking scabbard together with The Webley Falcon .22 air rifle (operable) (2)
£50-80
917* Royal Naval Division. WWI Prisoner of War wooden photograph frame, inscribed RND 1916 Groningen with a windmill decoration below, oval aperture containing a black and white photograph of a soldier with an mansuscript label verso inscribed ‘Pris War, Groni Year 1916’, 21 x 12.5cm On 11 October 1914, 1500 men of the 1st Royal Naval Brigade arrived at Groningen. They had been deployed in early October to assist the Belgian army against German troops attacking Antwerp. However, during their retreat in Belgium, their escape route was cut off and the Brigade were captured and interned in a newly erected prisoner of war camp at Groningen. (1) £80-120
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918* Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Post WWII uniform of the Regiment, comprising Army great coat with E.II.R. staybright buttons, tunic with tailors label for Polikoff Universal Ltd Size 29 with E.II.R staybright buttons and trousers, together with two post WWII Royal Artillery Tropical uniforms each with E.II.R. staybright buttons one inscribed with the name Mileham 510039, plus two berets and other items (7) £70-100
Lot 921
921* Third Reich. A huge WWII Reich State flag, red cotton with printed with Kriegsmarine eagle to upper left corner and black swastika in white circle to the centre on a red ground, with hoisting ropes stitched through the sleeve with loops, some moth holes commensurate with age (1)
£500-800
919* Third Reich. WWII Iron Cross, 1st Class, stamped ‘20’, 45mm x 45mm in original box (1)
£100-150
920* Third Reich. WWII Kriegsmarine Battle Flag, stamped in black ink ‘Kr.Fl.80x135’ and ‘Lorenz Summa Sohne Oberkotzau’, with rope lanyards, 135 x 75cm, some minor staining (1)
922* Tins. Four Princess Mary Christmas WWI tins, together with two scarce bullet pencils each with sterling silver nose cone, the case with the official ‘M’ crest (6)
£100-150
£150-200
923* Trench Art. WWI brass trench art shell case converted into a milk churn, dated 1917, with brass plaque stamped ‘Souvenir de Dunkerque’, with cover and tap, swing mounted on a stand, 20.5cm high together with a French 2nd Empire M1860 helmet plate, 96th Regiment, 14cm long, another for 45th Regiment, 12.5cm long plus two reproduction helmet plates (5)
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EDGED WEAPONS
Lot 927
Lot 928
Lot 929
Lot 930
924* Bayonet. Swiss Schmidt Rubin bayonet, the 30.5cm straight steel blade stamped ‘Waffenfabrik Neuhausen’, the straight crossguard with serial no ‘126570’, wooden grips, 43cm long overall, in its metal scabbard with leather frog stamped ‘J.C.S. Wiesli, Sattler, Oberwil’ plus a Hornby Train set by Meccano in original card box, comprising an engine, two carriages and track (2)
Lot 931
928* Naval Officer’s Sword. 1805 Pattern Naval Officer’s sword, the 81.5cm straight steel blade retaining some blued and gilded decoration, engraved with GR cypher and military trophies and fouled anchor, gilt metal guard with langets and stirrup hilt, ivory wire-bound grip and lions head pommel, 94.5cm overall, lacking scabbard (1)
£200-300
£50-80
929* Officer’s Sabre. A George III period Officer’s sabre, the 69cm curved steel blade with brass cruciform crossguard, chequred and carved ivory with brass lions head pommel, 82.5cm overall, in its leather and brass scabbard (1)
925* William IV Dirk, probably a private purchase Midshipman’s dirk, the 17.5cm double edge blade stamped WR AHES RODGERS JUSTLY CELEBRATED DIRK, ivory grip, in its engraved steel scabbard, 27.5cm long overall, together with sheath knife with bowie style clipped blade and woven grip, 25cm long overall, in its leather sheath (2)
£70-100
926* Folding Knife. A fine 18th century folding knife, the 11.5cm steel blade stamped ‘Mauguin’, with ivory and gold grip, the back strap finely detailed with gold tendrils, 25cm fully open (1)
£400-600
927* Mameluke. Victorian General Staff Officer’s Mameluke, the 76cm curved steel blade etched with VR cypher and foliate scrolls, gilt metal cruciform crossguard, ivory grips with two roundels, 89cm overall, in its brass scabbard (1)
£200-300
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930* Officer’s Sabre. 18th century French Officer’s sabre, the 62cm curved steel blade with engraved S-shape gilded crossguard with classical mask head to each side, ivory grip united by chain, 76.5cm overall, in its black leather scabbard with elaborately engraved mounts with lion masks sword hangers (1)
£400-600
931* Officer’s Sword. George III Officer’s sword, the 78cm curved steel blade with clipped point, etched with floral tendrils, the top edge with watered steel decoration, gilt metal cruciform crossguard engraved with a star roundel, ivory grips with two roundels, 91cm overall, in its steel scabbard (1)
£700-1000
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932* Bugbear. A fine 19th century coconut bugbear powder flask, carved in relief with animals, military trophies, instruments, shield shape cartouche and fox and the stork fable etc, the top hollowed with a feathered mask, 13cm long (1)
935* Flintlock Pistols. A fine pair of 18th century cannon barrel flintlock pistols by Isaac Barber, Newark, the 15cm turn off barrel numbered 1 beneath, engraved ‘Barber, Newark’ amongst foliate scrolls, flintlock action, push-safety and trigger guard, the walnut stock finely inlaid with silver wire-work including military trophies, plain silver escutcheon and grotesque butt cap, 33cm long overall (actions operable but sticky, general pitting and repair to one stock and buffed)
£200-300
933* Duelling Pistols. A fine cased pair of flintlock saw-handled duelling pistols by William Parker, 233 High Holborn, London circa 1815, the 25.5cm octagonal barrel engraved ‘W. Parker Holborn London’, gold line inlay near the foliate engraved tang and gilded sight, side lock signed ‘W. Parker’, push safety catch, three quarter walnut stock with chequered grip inset with oval silver plaque bearing the same initials as the case, long spurred trigger guard with ramrod, 41cm long overall, in mahogany box, the lid inset with a circular brass name plate engraved with initials and recessed handle, the hinged lid enclosing green baize, gunsmiths trade label to inner lid, and various accessories including a copper and brass pistol flask 12cm long, turn screw and bullet mould, one with replacement ramrod
Isaac Barber is recorded in the market place in Newark, Nottinghamshire circa 1773-1823. (2) £1500-2000
William Parker (1790-1841), produced guns at 233 High Holborn from 17931839, Parker was Gunmaker to the Duke of Kent, Prince Edward and King William IV. (2) £12000-15000
936* Flintlock. Early 19th century four barrel flintlock pistol by Isaac Riviere, London, the barrels numbered and with Damascus twist figuring, brass lock signed Riviere amongst military trophies, the other side similarly engraved with London, push safety catches, flat walnut grip inset with engraved silver family crest of the Bankes family of Winstanley Hall, Wigan (see lot 941), with chequered back and hallmarked silver butt cap Birmingham 1799, 20.5cm overall Isaac Riviere (1781-1851) and his sons Henry & Augustus were based at Oxford Street, Piccadilly, Union Street, Bedford Street & Berkeley Square between 1809 and 1866. (1) £1200-1500
934* Flintlock Pistols. Pair of early 19th century flintlock overcoat pistols, with 16cm octagonal barrel with flared muzzle, plain side lock, fully walnut stocked with chequered grip and engraved brass furniture, each with ramrod, 31cm long overall, actions working, tang screw missing on one and general wear (2)
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£400-600
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Lot 939 939* Pepperbox Revolver. Victorian percussion Pepperbox revolver by George William Bales, Ipswich circa 1840, the 7.5cm six-shot barrel with various proof marks, German silver casing engraved with foliate scrolls and signed GW Bales, Ipswich, the other side engraved ‘Improved Revolving Pistol’, engraved percussion hammer, trigger guard and backstrap, the walnut stock inset with engraved studs, 20.5cm long overall, in a fine mahogany case with brass name plate and corners, the hinged lid enclosing fitted interior with various accessories including copper and brass pistol flask by Sykes with sprung nozzle and pivotal base for two measures, 8cm long, two turnscrews, shot mould and percussion caps in lacquered tin, the inner lid of the box with original gunsmiths trade label, 6cm high x 26.5cm wide x 16cm deep George William Bales, Ipswich, Suffolk, 1838-1870. (1)
940* Percussion Pistol. A 19th century French Officers percussion pistol by J Manceaux, Paris, the 23.5cm octagonal sighted barrel retaining some twist figuring, three quarter walnut stock the side lock signed ‘J. Manceaux A Paris’, the other side inlaid with an oval silver plaque engraved ‘Le Ministre de la guerre a Jean Cabrie Capitaine d artillerie Novembre 1856’, with spurred trigger guard and rounded butt with lanyard ring, 38.5cm long overall, concealed in the secret compartment of a Victorian brass-bound writing slope, the drawer with various accessories including a copper and brass powder flask with three stage nozzle, the body with a hunting scene and the base with hinged percussion cap compartment, 22.5cm long, turnscrew, bullet mould and other items, box measures 17cm high x 51cm wide x 26cm deep
937* Gunpowder Box. Edwardian leather Gunpowder box, the lid with original label for ‘Curtis’s & Harvey’s “Honker” Gunpowder for Cartridges, London & Hounslow’, with brass lock and mounts, the front panel with later label for ‘Examination and Packing Note for Freedom from Live Ammunition, other Explosive Matter or Chemical Contamination’ dated 1977, with leather carrying strap, 27.5 high x 48.5 wide x 29cm deep (1)
£700-1000
£80-120
(1)
£3000-5000
941* Pistols. A fine pair of 18th century Queen Anne silver mounted flintlock pistols by J. Johnson of Wigan, each with 13cm turn-off cannon barrel, signed Wigan on the top and J. Johnson on the lower side of the barrel, the walnut stock inlaid with silver military trophies and carved with shell motifs, with engraved family crest and silver grotesque mask butt cap, 30cm long overall The crest is of a Blazon on the stump of a tree with a stork statant is that of the Bankes Family of Winstanley Hall, Wigan. (2) £3000-4000
938* Napoleonic Cannon. Fine early 20th century scale model of a Napoleonic cannon, the 24cm steel barrel with flared muzzle and engraved with Napoleonic crest, on a steel carriage with two large brass 8 spoke wheels, 37cm long overall (1)
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£500-800
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942* Powder Flask. 18th century flattened horn powder flask, each side carved with geometric roundel plus initials AMT, with hole near stopper for a sling, 24.5cm long, lacking stopper, together with a similar with wooden stopper, 25cm long (2)
£150-200
943* Powder Flask. 19th century Italian Musketeers powder flask, in the 16th century style, triangular form with sprung nozzle and chain securing it to the main wooden body, each side with fine brass panels pierced with classical figures and decoration, 20cm high x 18.5cm wide (1)
£400-600
944* Shotgun. Purdey 15-Bore percussion double barrel shotgun, circa 1826, the barrel with Damascus twist figuring engraved ‘I. Purdey No 315 Oxford Street London ‘, dolphin engraved hammers, with external patent safety, the side plate engraved Purdey amongst foliate scrolls, walnut stock inlaid with silver escutcheon and with safety grip, 117cm long, with ramrod Lot 943
Purdey were operating at Oxford Street from 1826 which were the former premises of Joseph Manton whom James Purdey first honed his skills. (1) £2000-3000
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INDO-PERSIAN WEAPONS 946* Chamfron. Elephant chamfron in brass, with nine bands each with roundels, leather fastening straps, approximately 56cm long (1)
£70-100
948* Chinese Sword. Ancient Chinese sword hilt, retaining only 8cm of the blade, with Archaic jade crossguard engraved with a Taotie mask and elongated grip with pierced circular terminal, 29.5cm long overall (1)
£500-800
949* Helmet. 18th century East Asian helmet, probably Mongolian, of steel hemispherical form with gilt metal varja finial and shaped visor engraved with scrolls, retaining its original silk cloth lining embroidered with clouds and Mon symbols, 23cm diameter (1)
£800-1200
Lot 949
947* Chinese Sword. Ancient Chinese sword, the 87cm straight blade, with circular metal cross guard, wooden grip and lozenge shape pommel inset with copper and brass bands, 102cm long overall, in “relic” condition (1)
£300-500
950* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian shield (Dhal), circular leather concave form with four stylised bosses, the leather stained green and overpainted with circular geometric rings, the reverse painted in red with similar overpainting with remains of leather pad, 32cm diameter (1)
£200-300
951* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian (Dhal), circular concave form with four stylised bosses, surrounded by applied raised tendril metal work with gold koftgari, the reverse with red velvet padding and four rings for the pad, 40.5cm diameter (1)
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952* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian (Dhal), circular concave form with four stylised bosses, surrounded by applied raised tendril metal work with gold koftgari and foliate engraved ground , the reverse with red cloth lining and four rings with cloth straps, 36.5cm diameter (1)
£300-500
954* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian leather shield, of circular form with four elongated bosses each with brass bases, the whole piece with applied brass crescents and shaped decoration, the metal rim with brass roundels, the reverse with leather pad and remains of straps, 33.5cm diameter (1)
953* Indo-Persian Shield. An unusual 19th century Indo-Persian tortoiseshell shield, of circular form with four stylised bosses and banded edge, the reverse with leather pad and four rings retaining leather straps, 28.5cm diameter (1)
£200-300
957* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian shield of circular concave form, with four stylised bosses, engraved with kufic script and arabesque decoration with shaped rim, the reverse with red cloth and four rings, 30.5cm diameter (1)
£200-300
£200-300
955* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian leather shield, of circular form with four elongated bosses each with brass bases, the whole piece with applied brass crescents and shaped decoration, the metal rim with brass roundels, the reverse with leather pad and remains of straps, 29cm diameter (1)
£200-300
956* Indo-Persian Shield. 19th century Indo-Persian shield of circular concave form, with four stylised bosses, inlaid with koftgari and arabesque decoration with four rings, 36cm diameter (1)
£200-300
Lot 956
958* Indonesian Sword. Dyak Mandau, the blade broken and retaining 14.5cm, the grip typically carved in bone with a monster with cord binding and hair, unusually inset with a Dutch East Indies Gulden silver coin dated 1802, 30cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard bound in cord and bone panels, with a beaded rope tasselled cord with carving in the form of a hornbill, polychrome decorated in red, the scabbard 52cm long (1)
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959* Japanese Jingasa. Meiji Period Japanese lacquered jingasa, richly decorated with gilt dragons amongst clouds and bronze pommel, the interior in red laquer with cord chin strap, approx. 36cm diameter, some damage (1)
£300-500
962* Katar. 18th century Indo-Persian Katar, the 31cm blade with chiselled foliate decoration, with two parallel bar handle and pierced steel sides with geometric decoration, 49cm long overall (1)
965* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 43cm wavy blade blackened and heavily watered, with “jewelled” cup and wooden hilt, 53.5cm long overall, in its rosewood scabbard (1)
£200-300
£400-600
963* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 33cm wavy iron blade with watered effect and inlaid with gold, with carved wood Garuda hilt, 44cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard wrapped in foliate engraved white metal (1)
£200-300
960* Japanese Jingasa. Meiji Period Japanese lacquered jingasa, richly decorated in gold with a floral wreath to the front, bronze pommel and crimson cord attached by a loop, the interior in silver lacquer, 36cm diameter (1)
£300-500
961 No lot
964* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 35.5cm wavy blade with gilt metal cup and finely carved mythical beast hilt, 45cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with white metal foliate engraved sleeve (1)
£200-300
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966* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 33.5cm wavy blade with white metal cup and dark hardwood carved mythical beast hilt, 43.5cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with elaborate white metal sheath (1)
£200-300
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967* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 37.5cm wavy blade with gold decoration, gilt metal cup, vegetable ivory carved hilt, 47.5cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with engraved metal sleeve, some damage to the hilt (1)
969* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the straight blade, blackened and heavily watered, gilt metal cup, carved wood hilt, 46cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with white metal sleeve (1)
£200-300
£200-300
971* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 29.5cm straight blade filigree work cup inset with “jewels”, carved wood hilt, 41cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with white metal sleeve (1)
968* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 33.5cm straight blade blackened and heavily watered, gilt metal cup, carved wood hilt, 43.5cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with white metal engraved foliate sleeve (1)
970* Kris. Indonesian Kris, the 35cm wavy blade with green “jewelled” cup, with finely carved hilt, 44cm long overall, in its wooden scabbard with white metal collar (1)
£200-300
£200-300
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972* Indian Spear. An Indian spear, probably 18th century, the 31cm steel point with heavily watered decoration leading to engraved brass cup and wooden haft, 96cm long overall (1)
£100-150
973* Miquelet Gun. Fine 18th century Turkish miquelet long gun, the 121cm barrel with chiselled spiral twist muzzle, inlaid with gold damascene and gold proof mark towards the tang, the action with collection number ‘181’, the ivory stock heavily embellished with “jewels” and micromosaic work, 158cm long overall, with ramrod (1)
974 No lot
£2000-3000
975* Perang. 19th century Borneo perang, the 51cm swollen blade with traces of geometric engraving, engraved white metal circular cross guard, the carved wood grip in the form of a mythical beast inset with white metal and with semiprecious stone mounted to the top, 67cm long overall, together with another with 53cm curved watered steel blade with elaborately carved grip wooden grip, 65cm long overall (2)
£300-500
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976* Pia Ketta. 19th Sinhalese Pia Ketta, the 21cm blade engraved with foliate scrolls and traces of gilding, with gilt medal and white metal collar, carved wood grip inlaid with white metal roundels, 33cm long overall (1)
£200-300
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980* Tibetan Stirrups. Pair of Tibetan brass stirrups, embellished in red and blue decoration, the bases with stylised knot, 14.5cm high together with a brown leather horse bridle with white metal mounts and stylised mon mark to central roundel, approx. 46cm long (2)
£80-120
977* Saddle Gun. 19th century Portuguese saddle gun, the 77cm octagonal barrel inlaid with various proof marks in gold towards the tang including ‘MARNO ARA CON’ and three Fleur de Lys, the percussion action heavily engraved with foliate scrolls, half stocked with long spurred trigger guard and belt clip, the butt shaped squared off butt, 116.5cm long overall with ramrod, embellished in the African style (1)
£700-1000
981* Tiger Skin. Victorian tiger skin, retaining paws and tail, with shaped felt backing, approximately 260cm long (1)
£200-300
978* Sinhalese Sword. 18th century Sinhalese short sword (Kastane), with 42cm curved steel blade, engraved copper tang guard and carved wood mythical beast grip and conforming guard, 56.5cm long together with another similar (possibly earlier) overall length 55cm long plus a 19th century Indian dagger (Jambiya), the 29cm curved steel blade with snake running down the blade and etched with mythical figures, birds and foliate scrolls, steel grip, 41.5cm long overall (3)
£200-300
979* Tibetan Harness Mounts. A fine collection of seven Tibetan horse harness mounts, probably 18th century, various forms and decoration including shaped with silver and gold metal work, approx. 11cm long and smaller
982* Turkish Shamshir. 18th century Turkish shamshir, the 75.5cm curved steel double fullered blade engraved with an armourers mark towards the tang, gilt metal cruciform crossguard and ivory grips, 90cm overall, lacking scabbard
(7)
(1)
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS & MEDALS 986* Medals. Three to Gunner H.T. Vining, Royal Field Artillery, 1914-15 Star (94891. Gnr. H.T. Vining. R.F.A.), British War and Victory Medals (94891 Gnr. H.T. Vining. R.A.), good very fine with related regimental cap badge and silver identity bracelet belonging to the recipients daughter engraved ‘Daphne P. Vining’, together with another group of three to Private H.G. Arnold, Army Ordinance Corps1914-15 Star (013398 Pte. H.G. Arnold. A.O.C.), British War and Victory Medals (013398 Pte. H.G. Arnold. A.O.C.), extremely fine (6)
983* Belgium. Croix de Guerre with swords awarded to 27292 1st Air Mechanic Percy James, No.16 Balloon Section, Royal Flying Corps, in leather box with scroll and extract from London Gazette dated 23 July 1918, extremely fine and scarce
£70-100
987* Medals. A Boer War & WWI group of four to Private G.F. Jackson, 2nd Dragoon Guards Later Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (5244 Pte G.F. Jackson. 2nd Dragoon Gds.), 1914-15 Star (M2-048124 Pte G.F. Jackson. A.S.C.), British War and Victory Medals (M2-048124 Sjt. G.F. Jackson. A.S.C.), very fine and better with a Royal Life Saving Society award engraved to J.J. Jackson Jan 1947 probably awarded for a herioic deed during the “Winter of 1947”
London Gazette 2.7.1918 ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign’. (1) £100-150
(4)
£100-150
984* Family Group. British War and Victory Medals (37066 Pte. W.J. Corkett. Bedf.R.), very fine, together with regimental cap badge, together with WWII medals comprising Defence and War Medals in card box of issue with transmissions slip addressed to Miss M Corkett,3 Aylesbury Rd Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Beds with Soldier’s Service and Pay Book to the recipient plus A.T.S. and V.A.D. Release Book, cloth A.D. Corps badge and other related items (a small carton)
£70-100
985* Medals. Pair to Air Mechanic G.C. Wright, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (219851. 1.A.M. G.C. Wright. R.A.F.), extremely fine together with another pair to Sergeant J.O. Brooks, Royal Air Force, British War and Victory Medals (208628. Sgt. J.O. Brooks. R.A.F.), extremely fine plus a pair to Private H.W. Finch, Royal Scots Fusiliers, British War and Victory Medals (266238 Pte H.W. Finch. R.S.Fus.), extremely fine in card box of issue with three related London County Council King’s Medals each boxed inscribed to the recipient
988* Medals. WWI group of three to Driver W.C. Beaman, Royal Artillery 1914-15 Star (92572. Dvr. W.C. Beaman. R.F.A.), British War and Victory Medals (92572 Dvr. W.C. Beaman. R.A. ), very fine, mounted for wear with Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘William Charles Beaman’, letter of condolence from the King, card envelope and scroll plus notification from Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery, Woolwich Dockyard Office dated June 1918
(6)
92572 Driver William Charles Benson, Royal Artillery served on the Western Front from 31 March 1915 and died on 30 May 1918. (4) £100-150
£70-100
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990* Medals. A Great War Prisoner of War pair to 2nd Lieutenant H.K. Skrivener, Royal Air Force Late Royal Naval Air Service British War and Victory Medals (2/Lieut. H.K. Scrivener. R.A.F.), extremely fine sold with a large quantity of copied research 2nd Lieutenant Hayter Kembrall Scrivener was born in Leytonstone in 1898, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service as Aircraftsman in 1916 (80424), transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 1 April 1918 and posted as a pilot to No208 Fighter Squadron flying Sopwith Camels at Serny France. Scrivener left the aerodrome at 7am on the morning of 8 July 1918 armed with two Vickers guns, there were 10 aircraft in total, the patrol engaged the enemy at 7.50am and Scrivener’s Sopwith went down with engine failure due to flying below his squadron. Scrivener was taken prisoner of war and repatriated in December 1918. He was discharged from service with the Royal Air Force on 14 March 1919. (2) £100-150
989* Medals. A good but unattributable group of 10 miniature dress awards, comprising The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type Military issue, Commander’s (C.B.E.) breast Badge, 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Burma Star with Pacific clasp, War Medal with MID oak leaf, 1935 Jubilee Medal, 1937 Coronation Medal, mounted for wearing together with WWII Campaign Medals, comprising, 19391945 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, War and Defence Medals, extremely fine (15)
£100-150
991* Medals. WWI group of three to Corporal R. Ballam, Dorset Regiment 1914-15 Star (3-8843 Cpl R. Ballam. Dorset.R.), British War and Victory Medals (3-8843 Cpl. R. Ballam. Dorset.R.), good very fine, with Silver War badge reverse stamped ‘101263’, together with a WWII group of medals, comprising, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star with France and Germany clasp, Burma Star with Pacific clasp and War Medal, good very fine, mounted for wear plus Dorset Yeomanry and Royal Flying Corps cap badges 3-8843 Corporal Robert Ballam, served in the Balkans from 14 September 1915 and discharged through sickness on 1 December 1916. (7) £100-150
Lot 990
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992* Medals. A historically important DSM group to Able Seaman Arthur Frederick Fisher, Royal Navy who served in HMS Marlborough from 1914 to 1920, fought at Jutland and was part of the crew who evacuated the remaining Romanov family members from the Crimea in 1919. Later service saw Fisher win his DSM whilst serving in HMS Alacantra when the ship was engaged in a bitter duel against the German raider Thor on 27 July 1940. Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.163835 A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.F.R.), 1914-15 Star (J.9264, A.F. Fisher, A.B., R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (J.9264 A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.N.), Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (J.9264 (DEV.B. 12997) A.F. Fisher. A.B. R.F.R.), 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, contact marks to third and fifth, therefore WWI medals very fine, WWII generally extremely fine, presented in a glazed display case with silver cigarette case engraved ‘A. Fisher from The Empress Marie, The Grand Duke Nicholas and the Imperial Family of Russia on board HMS “Marlborough”, April 1919.’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1918, with original paperwork and photographs of the recipient including a large black and white portrait photograph of the recipient c.1919 taken whilst serving in HMS Marlborough in Malta, 38 x 27.5cm, plus another proudly wearing his DSM DSM. London Gazette 27 December 1940 ‘For good services in action against an enemy raider’. J.9264 Able Seaman Arthur Frederick Fisher, DSM, Royal Navy was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire in 1894, he joined the Royal Navy on 17 August 1917, served in various ships including HMS Marlborough from 2 June 1914 to 1 November 1920. He re-engaged for service during WWII on 7 September 1939. His service saw him taking part in two historical events, one being the evacuation of the Romanov family in 1919, the other the duel against the German raider Thor in 1940. HMS Marlborough. After the 1917 Russian Revolution members of the Imperial Russian family had fled to the relative safety of the Crimea, but nine months after the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and five children, King George V ordered the Royal Navy to evacuate the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (mother of Tsar Nicholas II and sister of Queen Alexandra), Grand Duke Nicholas and 15 other members of the Romanov family. On 7 April 1919 HMS Marlborough arrived in the Crimean city of Yalta. The voyage lasted 14 days, arriving in Malta on 21 April. An account of the presentation of the cigarette case included in this lot is recorded in the book Close of a Dynasty (1956) by Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Pridham K.B.E., C.B., who was in command during the voyage from Yalta to Malta: ‘The day after the departure of the Dowager Empress Marie, Prince Youssoupoff and Admiral Viassemsky came on board to present, on behalf of Her Majesty and the Grand Dukes and others, £125 to be distributed to the thirty-five cooks and attendants who had, as they put it, so efficiently and cheerfully looked after the needs of the Imperial party It was decided not to present the whole sum in cash but to present each man with a cigarette case inscribed to commemorate the occasion.’ HMS Alcantara was an armed merchant cruiser (ex-Royal Mail Line) commanded by Captain J.J.P. Ingham, R.N. who won a D.S.O. at Jutland. In January 1940 the Alcantara was sent to the South American coast where she was ordered to patrol the “Pernambuco Watch” and keep an eye on the island of Trinidad. In mid-July 1940, Naval intelligence were alerted that a German raider was due to arrive in the vicinity. On the morning of 27 July, the German raider Thor (commanded by Kapitan Otto Kahler) was spotted and this soon escalated into a ferocious duel. A shell burst over the Alcantara’s quarter deck, killing the trainer of the P4 6-inch gun and knocking out the ship’s wireless transmitter aerials. Another shell hit the deck causing considerable damage, two more then hitting the starboard side, tearing gaping holes. The Thor continued its attack leaving the Alcantara severely damaged but able to return fire, causing the Thor to flee. The Thor went on to become the most successful commerce raider of the war, claiming 22 victims. A total of 6 DSMs were awarded for this action, including one to Petty Officer W.C. Mudge which was sold at DNW on 13 December 2007 (Lot 77). (8) £3000-5000
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994* Medals. A Great War DCM group of three to Sergeant F. Bunstead, DCM, Rifle Brigade Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (B2079 Sjt: F. Bunstead. 9/Rif:Bde:), 1914-15 Star and British War Medal (B-2079 Pte F. Bunstead. Rif:Brig:), generally extremely fine London Gazette 15 September 1915 B/2079 Sergeant Bunstead F. 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade ‘For conspicuous gallantry and determination to duty near Hooge, during operations from 31st July to 2nd August 1915. He carried out his duty as stretcher bearer under heavy shell fire with the utmost bravery. On several previous occasions his coolness and gallantry have been noticed’. ’B-2079 Sergeant Frederick Bunstead enlisted with the regiment on 29 August 1914 served on the Western Front from 21 May 1915, he was wounded in action and is entitled to silver War Badge (506549), Bunstead was discharged on 30 June 1916 presumably as a result of his wounds. (3) £500-600
996* Medals. Group of three to Stoker Petty Officer W. Mason, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (294897, W. Mason, S.P.O., R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (294897 W. Mason. S.P.O. R.N.), very fine or better with a Defence medal riband bar attached, mounted for wear with copied service papers 294897 Stoker Petty Officer William Mason was born in Oxford 1881, he joined the Royal Navy in 1912, served in various ships including HMS Pembroke II during WWI. (3) £60-80
997* Medals. Group of four to Private A.V. Greenfield, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1914-15 Star (PO.13921, Pte. A.V. Greenfield, R.M.L.I.), British War and Victory Medals (PO.13921 Pte. A.V. Greenfield. R.M.L.I.), Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (PO.13921 (B.1338) A.V. Greenfield. Pte. R.F.R.), very fine or better
993* Medals. WWI group to Shipwright C.N. Chesney, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (345721, C.N. Chesney. Shpt.1., R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (345721 C.N. Chesney. Shpt.2. R.N.), Naval Long Service & G.C. (34521. C.N. Chesney, Shpt.1.Cl. H.M.S. Actaeon.), mounted for wear, very fine, with three black and white photographs of the recipient in uniform plus related cloth cap badge
(4)
£70-100
The recipient was the brother in law of Able Seaman Arthur Fisher (see Lot 992). (4) £100-150
Lot 994
995* Medals. 1914-15 Star to a Civilian Motor Driver later commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps 1914-15 Star (F.G. Sherlock.), good very fine and scarce, sold with a copy of the Medal Index Card Civilian Motor Driver Francis George Sherlock served on Western Front driving for the King’s Mess, Central Headquarters, Royal Flying Corps, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the RFC on 5 April 1917. The medal index card included is unusually detailed as it would appear that Sherlock made an application for his Star in 1919 being listed on the Roll of Civilian Motor Drivers (R.A.C. Owners Drivers) for which there were 226 members and 24 staff, 3 winning the VC and 12 DSO’s. He resided in 8 Hyde Park Place, London. (1) £100-150
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998* Medals. Group of three to Private J. Pithers, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War Medal (16601 Pte J. Pithers. R.Berks.R.), 1914-15 Star (16601 Pte J. Pithers. R. Berks:R.), Victory Medal (16601 Pte. J. Pithers. R.Berks.R), good very fine, mounted in this order 16601 Private James Pithers served on the Western Front from 7 August 1915. (3) £70-100
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999* Medals. A WWII group of eight to Warrant Officer J. Marsh, M.S.M., Northumberland Fusiliers Later Royal Artillery General Service 1918-62, G.V.I.R., two clasps, Palestine, Palestine 1945-48 (4267247 Cpl. J. Marsh. R. North’d Fus.), 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with 1st Army clasp, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (4267247 W.O.Cl.1. J. Marsh. R.A., Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (4267247 W.O.Cl.1. J. Marsh. R.A.), first, seventh and eighth with minor official corrections, good very fine or better and scarce to see two Palestine clasps to one man, sold with copied research Warrant Officer J Marsh served with the Northumberland Fusiliers, he transferred to South Staffordshire Regiment in 1940 and was serving with the Royal Artillery in Palestine from 1945 onwards, Marsh was awarded the MSM in December 1953 and retired from service the following year. (8) £200-300
1003* Medals. WWII group to Private George Stewart, Durham Light Infantry, Later Palestine Police 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, General Service Medal 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (1431 B/Const G Stewart Pal Police), Dunkirk Medal and International Prisoner of War Medal, very fine and better, presented on a velvet board with two related badges, sold with copied paperwork
1002* Medals. A WWI Nursing group to Staff Nurse M. Relph, Territorial Force Nursing Service British War and Victory Medals (S/Nurse M. Relph), extremely fine together with a St Pancras Infirmary tribute medal, bronze, engraved ‘S.P.I. North M. Relph 30th January 1910, a Territorial Force Nursing Service Cape Badge, Guild of Service 1903 badge plus related silver and enamel badge, sold with copied research Staff Nurse Margaret Relph was serving with Territorial Force Nursing Service at 5th Northern General Hospital in Leicester at was later posted for active service overseas during WWI being promoted to Staff Nurse. Post war service saw her in King’s Lynn with The Queen’s Nursing Service. (6) £200-300
1000* Medals. Great War group of three to Private F. Lee, Royal West Kent Regiment, 1914-15 Star (TF-1177. Pte. F. Lee. R. W. Kent. R.), British War and Victory Medals (TF-1177 Pte. F. Lee.R.W. Kent R.), good very fine, together with another group comprising 1914-15 Star (10148 Pte. V. Levett. E. Kent.R.), British War and Victory Medals (10148 Pte. V. Levett. E. Kent.R.), good very fine
1004* Medals. WWII group of six to Signalman H.A. Thomson, Royal Signals, India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, North West Frontier (2316891 Sgln. H.A. Thomson. R. Signals.), 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, first toned, good very fine or better (6)
£60-80
1005* Medals. Group of five to Private R.P. Smith, Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (1869 Pte. R.P. Smith 2Lond.R.), British War and Victory Medals (1869 Pte R.P. Smith. 2-Lond.R.), General Service Medal , G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (115116 Pte. R.P. Smith. R. Fus.), Defence Medal, very fine, mounted for wearing
TF-1177 Private Frederick Lee served in the Asiatic Theatre of War from 26 August 1915. 10148 Private Valentine Levett, served on the Western Front from 12 March 1915 transferred to The Queens Regiment (157763). (3) £100-150
1001* Medals. Volunteer Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2286 Clr:Sjt: J. Southgate. 2nd V.B. Wilts:Regt), good very fine, sold with research
4453401 Private George Stewart, joined the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry in 1938 and served with the regiment in France during WWII. He was captured in France and taken prisoner of war and taken to Lamsdorf Camp in Poland (Stalag 344) his POW number was 595. According the the debriefing report Stewart and another inmate Guardsman Fletcher of Coldstream Guards tried to escape by trying to tunnel from the hut but as they neared the wire the guards were awaiting After his release he joined the Palestine Police in 1947. (5) £100-150
Lot 1003
Colour Sergeant Joseph Southgate (1859-1938) was born in Kirdford, Sussex, and was a journalist by trade, he joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment and resided in Marlborough, Wiltshire. (1) £50-80
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115116 Private Robert Percy Smith, served on the Western Front from 6 January 1915, various regiments including London Regiment (2nd 1869 / 3rd 230342), Royal Irish Regiment (13937) and Royal Fusiliers. (5) £100-150
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1006* Medals. WWII group of four to Flight Lieutenant A.E. Dukes, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1939-1945 Star, Defence and War Medals, Cadet Force Medal (Act.Flt. A.E. Dukes. R.A.F.V.R.) , good very fine, mounted for wearing 110448 Flight Lieutenant Alan Edward Dukes commissioned Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) 31 October 1941, Flying Officer on 1 January 1943, Commissioned Flying Officer in RAFVR Training Branch, 30 October 1950. (4) £50-80
1007* Medals. Well documented WWII group of four attributed to Captain N.M. Taylor, Royal Engineers 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine with an archive of original paperwork including Soldiers Service Book, Officers’ Release Book, Reports, letters, photographs etc Captain Neville Marshman Taylor was born in 1916 and enlisted in the Royal Engineers in June 1940, he was commissioned in 1941, he commanded the 8 Railway Workshop in 1943 before transferring to Italy, Levant and Palestine. He was promoted to Captain in 1943 but was evacuated to England after being injured in an accident. He was demobbed in 1946 and returned to the family home in Royston, West Yorkshire. Taylor was killed in a road accident in the summer of 1967. (4) £80-120
1008* Medals. General Service Medal 1962-2007, one clasp, Borneo (080945 W.W. Bach. S.A.(S).) R.N.), extremely fine, together with 1914 Star with rosette and tailors copy clasp (9859 Bndsmn F. Wilson 2/A.&S. Highrs), tortoiseshell and silver Royal Army Service Corps sweetheart badge with hallmarks for London 1939, 29mm diameter plus Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Alfred J. Riggs.) and Pakistan Kashmir War Medal 1948 (5)
£70-100
1009* Medals. Family Group. 1914-15 Star (10662 L.Cpl F. Conway. R.Ir:Fus:), Victory Medal (10662 Cpl. F. Conway. R.Ir.Fus.), Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Frederick Conway’ with card envelope, extremely fine Victory Medal (7022. W.O.Cl.2. E. Meagher. R.Ir.Fus.), in card box of issue with Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Edward Meagher’, with card envelope, extremely fine Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Joseph Meagher’, extremely fine with card envelope, the lot includes family research and scanned photographs of the recipients in uniform 10662 Corporal Frederick Joseph Conway was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1893 and was brotherin-law to the Meagher brothers, he served on the Western Front from 19 December 1914, killed in action on 9 July 1917, Conway is commemorated in the Crump Trench British Cemetery, France. 7022 Warrant Officer Edward Meagher was born in Dublin in 1881, served on the Western Front (as John Doyle) from 19 December 1914, died 14 April 1918, Meagher is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. 11294 Private Joseph Meagher born in Dublin 1884, served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion from 22 August 1914, killed in action on the Somme on 10 October 1916, Meagher is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Belgium. (6) £200-300
John Rinkel 1010* Medals. Collection of prize medals awarded to Olympic sprinter John W.J. Rinkel, circa 1926-28, comprising six medals (two hallmarked silver and four bronze), all engraved with the recipient’s name apart from two for Atalanta Athletics Club 1926, each 52mm diameter John William John Rinkel (1905-1975), was born in the Netherlands and resided in the United Kingdom, he was a Cambridge University graduate and an English sprinter, he competed in the 400m and 4 x 400 relay events at the 1928 Summer Olympics and placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Rinkel won the 400yd Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) medlay relay in 1926 and the 4 x 400yd relay in 1928-29 for which the medals are included in the lot, he passed away in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire in 1975. (6) £100-150
Lot 1008
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1011* Medals. Group of five to Sergeant F.W. Taylor, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (28989 Pte. F.W. Taylor. Som.L.I.), Royal Air Force Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (370346 Cpl. F.W. Taylor. R.A.F.), correctly engraved in the RAF style, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, last two in Air Ministry card box of issue addressed to ‘F.W. Taylor, 159 Elm Park Road, Reading, Berks’, with large WWI black and white photograph of the recipient in full dress, 29 x 23.5cm mounted on a card stamped Lucknow, another large photograph of Photographic Section, Royal Air Force Station, Danesfield Court, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, 28 x 50cm, framed and glazed, plus Royal Air Force Service and Release Book and original Certificate of Service and Discharge in OHMS envelope addressed to the recipient and other related items 370346 Sergeant Frederick William Taylor was born in St Mary, Reading in 1898 and was originally a printer by trade, he joined the RAF as a photographer in 1919 having WWI having served with the Somerset Light Infantry, his service records have a special mention for duty with “RAF in action” dated 21 August 1942, and he was discharged from service 5 July 1945. (3) £150-200
Lot 1012 1012* Medal. Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Christian Denicke. 1st Light Batt. K.G.L.), with original steel clip and ring, good fine The King’s German Legion (KGL) was a British Army unit of mostly German personnel during the period of 1803-1916. They achieved the distinction of being the German force to fight without interruption against the French during the Napoleonic Wars. At the Battle of Waterloo, members of the battalion along with 2nd Light Battalion plus 5th Line Regiment defended the farmhouse and road at La Haye Sainte, after a six hour defence, without ammunition, or reinforcements, the Germans were forces to abandon the farm, leaving the buildings in shambles and their dead behind. (1) £1500-2000
1013 Medal. Crimea 1854-56, two clasps, Alma, Balaklava (T Manning 13th LD), contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals, fine (1)
£150-200
1014* Medal. South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1878 (421 Pte F Eley. 80th Foot.), edge bruises, very fine, sold with copied research 421 Private Frederick Eley served during the Zulu Wars with 80th (Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot. (1) £400-500
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1017* Miniature Medals. A fine group of unattributable miniature dress awards, comprising The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Commander’s (C.B.E.) breast Badge, Italy Order of the Crown, Belgium, Order of the Crown, France, Legion d’Honneur, Norway, Order of St Olav, minor damage to the enamel, mounted by Spinks and in Spink & Sons Ltd leather covered box (5)
£100-150
1015* Chargers Medal. A Turkish Crimea Medal to Private John Bow, 17th Lancers who was wounded during the Charge of the Light Brigade on 25 October 1854, Turkish Crimea, British Issue, pierced with silver ring for suspension (*1039*John*Bow*H*M* 17th *Lancers*), neatly impressed in small serif capitals dispersed with stars, very fine, sold with copied research 1039 Private John Bow was born in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1832 and served with 17th Lancers during the Crimean War and confirmed as a charger. Bow was mistakenly shown on the casualty roll as killed, however he was wounded and sent to Scutari Hospital on 26 October 1854 and subsequently invalided on 16 February 1855. Bow is entitled to a Crimean War Medal with two clasps, Balaklava and Sebastopol. Although this medal seems to be entirely as issued, a Crimean War pair to the same recipient was sold at Bonham’s on 12 March 2014 (Lot 251). However, the Turkish Crimea medal was a Sardinian Issue and it may well be the case that a mistake was made at the time of issue and there are two medals, certainly worthy of further research. (1) £500-800
1018* Nursing. WWI pair to Nurse A.L. Fowler, The British Committee of the French Red Cross British War and Victory Medals (A.L. Fowler.), extremely fine in card box of issue and with envelope addressed to Miss Fowler plus enclosure from The British Committee of the French Red Cross together with a small archive of orginal paperwork and black and white photographs including a scroll from the Comite Britannique de la Croix Rouge Francais dated 10 May 1920, various correspondence to the recipient addressed to Hospital de L’Alliance, Yvetot, a scroll from Allies Hospital Benevolent Society to the recipient acknowledging service as a Probationer at Yvetot between January to April 1916
1016* Medals. WWI DCM group to Colour Sergeant Major T. Waite, East Lancashire Regiment, Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8740 C.S. Mjr T. Waite. 1/E.Lan.R.), 1914-15 Star (8740 Sjt T. Waite. E.Lan:R.), British War and Victory Medals (8740 W.O.Cl.2. T. Waite. E.Lan.R.), light contact marks to first otherwise good very fine
Nurse Anne Louise Fowler (b.1886) and served as a nurse on the Western Front from January to April 1916, she also served with the Land Army from 1917. (a small carton) £100-150
DCM London Gazette 11 March 1920 8740 C./S./M. Waite, 1st Bn., E. Lanc. R. (Bristol) ‘For continuous good work and devotion to duty. He served in France since early 1915. By his consistent gallantry and coolness under fire he has always set a fine example to the N.C.O.s and men in his company.’ (4) £600-800
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1019* Regimental Silver. Victorian silver cigarette case by George Unite, Birmingham, 1899, engraved ‘Imperial Yeomanry Trooper S. Wilcox from Staff Sergt. Farrier E. Perkins in recognition of his kindness in South Africa 1901’, gilded interior with elasticated straps, 9.5 x 7.5cm, approximately 3.5oz (1)
£70-100
1020* WWI. Kemp brother medals both casualties British War Medal (2) (9465 Pte. G.E. Kemp. Sco.Rif. / G-22199 Pte. A.E. Kemp. R.Suss.R.), generally extremely fine 9465 Lance Corporal George Ernest Kemp served on the Western Front from 5 November 1914, he was killed in action on 31 December 1915, Kemp is commemorated in the Cambrin Churchyard Extension, France. G/22199 Private Albert Edward Kemp died on 1 August 1918, he is commemorated at Soissons Memorial, France. (4) £50-80
1021* R.N.A.S. WWI group of three to 2nd Lieutenant S.T. Fowler, Royal Naval Air Service Later Royal Air Force who played a vital role in the sinking of SMS Konigsberg on 11 July 1915 1914-15 Star (F.4655 S.T. Fowler. A.M.1. R.N.A.S.), British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oakleaves (F.4655 S.T. Fowler. P.O.M. R.N.A.S.), extremely fine, mounted for wear and presented in a period frame, glazed together with an archive relating to the recipients military service and engineering career including Temporary Commission certificate dated 13 October 1919 (2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force), a WWI watercolour of Short Seaplane No.1087 with Fowler and a Flight Lieutenant, the mount inscribed ‘SHORT SEAPLANE N.1087. Grain to Plymouth. June 5th. 1917. Flt. Lieut V.R. Scriven. Petty Officer S.T. Fowler.’, artist monogram lower right, 19.5 x28cm, framed size 32 x 39cm with details of this trip to verso, pocket diary kept by the recipient for the period of January to June 1916 with approx. 50 pages inscribed in pencil including diagrams another for 1915 (Siemens Brothers issue), pocket notebooks for 1917 and 1918, Soldiers’ Pay Book for Use on Active Service dated 1915, manuscript list of Signal Signs in envelope addressed to Mr Fowler R.N.A.S., G.R. Army Book with memoirs written by the recipient in later life, a photograph album compiled by the recipient for service in East Africa, containing approx. 130 snap shot size black and white photograph, many captioned including J.T. Cull Station Commander RNAS, 14.5 x 8.5cm, Caudron GIII aircraft, Maktau, Tauga Campaign, Lieut Watkins Pilot with Major Keen Observer, aerial reconnaissance over Taveta Camp (taken by Gull with his own camera), a photograph of Miss Anne Louise Fowler (recipient’s sister, see lot 1018 ), newspapers, magazines including The Air and Sea, January 1917 etc 2nd Lieutenant Sidney Thomas Fowler (1871-1970 was born in Bexley, Kent, prior to his military service Fowler worked at Bexley Power Station but in May 1915 he joined the Royal Naval Air Service where he played a small part in the sinking of SMS Konigsberg on 11 July 1915 in East Africa where he carried out work on one of the seaplanes which took part in the sinking of Konigsberg. The photograph album included in this lot has photographs of many officers and friends who Fowler served with including Flight Commander Cull who was the pilot of one of the spotter planes involved in the attack and which crashed after it was hit by enemy fire. Both Cull and his Observer survived after being picked up by a small boat, an extensive eyewitness account of this action written by Fowler is included in the lot. (a carton) £500-800
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CONDITIONS OF SALE AND BUSINESS 1. The Seller warrants to the Auctioneer and the buyer that he is the true owner or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. 2. (a) The highest bidder to be the buyer. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen he has absolute authority to settle it or re-offer the lot. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of bidding or refuse a bid, divide any lot, combine any two or more lots or withdraw any lot without prior notice. (b) Where goods are bought at auction by a buyer who has entered into an agreement with another or others that the other or others (or some of them) shall abstain from bidding for the goods and the buyer or other party or one of the other parties is a dealer (as defined in the Auction Biddings Agreement Act 1927) the buyer warrants that the goods are bought bona fide on joint account. 3. The buyer shall pay the price at which a lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer to the buyer (“the hammer price”) together with a premium of 20% of the hammer price. Where the lot is marked by an asterisk the premium will be subject to VAT at 20% which under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme will form part of the buyer’s premium on our invoice and will not be separately identified (the premium added to the hammer price will hereafter collectively be referred to as “the total sum due”). By making any bid the buyer acknowledges that his attention has been drawn to the fact that on the sale of any lot the Auctioneer will receive from the seller commission at its usual rates in addition to the said premium of 20% and assents to the Auctioneer receiving the said commission. 4. (a) The buyer shall forthwith upon the purchase give in his name and permanent address and pay to the Auctioneer immediately after the conclusion of the auction the total sum due. (b) The buyer may be required to pay down during the course of the sale the whole or any part of the total sum due, and if he fails to do so after such request the lot or lots may at the Auctioneer's absolute discretion be put up again and resold immediately. (c) The buyer shall at his own expense take away any lot or lots purchased no later than five working days after the auction day. (d) The Auctioneer may at his own discretion agree credit terms with a buyer and extend the time limits for collection in special cases but otherwise payment shall be deemed to have been made only after the Auctioneer has received cash or a sterling banker’s draft or the buyer's cheque has been cleared. 5. (a) If the buyer fails to pay for or take away any lot or lots pursuant to clause 4 or breaches any other condition of that clause the Auctioneer as agent for the seller shall be entitled after consultation with the seller to exercise one or other of the following rights: (i) Rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the buyer who defaults and re-sell the lot or lots whereupon the defaulting buyer shall pay to the Auctioneer any shortfall between the proceeds of that sale after deduction of costs of re-sale and the total sum due. Any surplus shall belong to the seller. (ii) Proceed for damages for breach of contract. (b) Without prejudice to the Auctioneer's rights hereunder if any lots or lots are not collected within five days or such longer period as the Auctioneer may have agreed otherwise, the Auctioneer may charge the buyer a storage charge of £1.00 + VAT at the current rate per lot per day. (c) Ownership of the lot purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he has paid to the Auctioneer the total sum due. 6. (a) The seller shall be entitled to place a reserve on any lot and the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the seller for any lot on which a reserve has been placed. A seller may not bid on any lot on which a reserve has been placed. (b) Where any lot fails to sell, the Auctioneer shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot and may be asked to pay a commission not exceeding 50% of the selling commission and any special expenses incurred in cataloguing the lot. (c) If such arrangements are not made within seven days of the notification the Auctioneer is empowered to sell the lot by auction or by private treaty at not less than the reserve price and to receive from the seller the normal selling commission and special expenses.
7. Any representation or statement by the Auctioneer in any catalogue, brochure or advertisement of forthcoming sales as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgement as to such matters and neither the Auctioneer nor his servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions. No warranty whatsoever is given by the Auctioneer or the seller in respect of any lot and any express or implied warranties are hereby excluded. 8. (a) Notwithstanding any other terms of these conditions, if within fourteen days of the sale the Auctioneer has received from the buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within fourteen days after such notification the buyer returns the same to the Auctioneer in the same condition as at the time of the sale and satisfies the Auctioneer that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue the lot is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. "A deliberate forgery" means a lot made with intention to deceive. (b) A buyer's claim under this condition shall be limited to any amount paid to the Auctioneer for the lot and for the purpose of this condition the buyer shall be the person to whom the original invoice was made out by the Auctioneer. 9. Lots may be removed during the sale after full settlement in accordance with 4(d) hereof. 10. All goods delivered to the Auctioneer's premises will be deemed to be delivered for sale by auction unless otherwise stated in writing and will be catalogued and sold at the Auctioneer's discretion and accepted by the Auctioneer subject to all these conditions. In the case of miscellaneous books, the Auctioneer reserves the right to extract and dispose of books that, in the opinion of the Auctioneer at his absolute discretion, have no saleable value and, therefore, might detract from the saleability of the rest of the lot and the Auctioneer shall incur no liability to the seller, in respect of the books disposed of. By delivering the goods to theAuctioneer for inclusion in his auction sales each seller acknowledges that he/she accepts and agrees to all the conditions. 11. (a) Unless otherwise instructed in writing all goods on the Auctioneer's premises and in their custody will be held insured against the risks of fire, burglary, water damage and accidental breakage or damage. The value of the goods so covered will be the hammer price, or in the case of unsold lots the lower estimate, or in the case of loss or damage prior to the sale that which the specialised staff of the Auctioneer shall in their absolute discretion estimate to be the auction value of such goods. (b) The Auctioneer shall not be responsible for damage to or the loss, theft, or destruction of any goods not so insured because of the owner’s written instructions. 12. The Auctioneer shall remit the proceeds of the sale to the seller thirty days after the day of the auction provided that the Auctioneer has received the total sum due from the buyer. In all other cases the Auctioneer will remit the proceeds of the sale to the seller within seven days of the receipt by the Auctioneer of the total sum due. The Auctioneer will not be deemed to have received the total sum due until after any cheque delivered by the buyer has been cleared. In the event of the Auctioneer exercising his right to rescind the sale his obligation to the seller hereunder lapses. 13. In the case of the seller withdrawing instructions to the Auctioneer to sell any lot or lots, the Auctioneer may charge a fee of 12.5% of the Auctioneer's middle estimate of the auction price of the lot withdrawn together with Value Added Tax thereon and any expenses incurred in respect of the lot or lots. 14. The Auctioneer’s current standard notices and information (i.e. Collation and Amendments) will apply to any contract with the Auctioneer as if incorporated herein. 15. These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.
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INFORMATION FOR BUYERS AFTER THE AUCTION Online Results: If you weren’t present or able to follow the auction live, you can find results for the sale on our website shortly after the sale has ended. Payment: The price you pay is the amount at which the auctioneer’s hammer falls (the hammer price), plus a buyer’s premium (a percentage of the final hammer price) and vat where applicable. You will be issued with an invoice made out to the name and address provided on your registration form. Please note successful bids made via live bidding cannot be invoiced or paid for until the day after an auction. A live bidding fee of 3% + vat will be added to your invoice.
METHODS OF PAYMENT Cheque: Cheques will only be accepted on the day of the sale by prior arrangement (please contact our office for further information). Cheques by post will be accepted but a period of 5 working days will be required for the cheque to clear before purchases can be collected or posted. Cash: Payments can be made at the Cashier’s Office, either during or after the sale. Debit Card: There is no additional charge for purchases made with debit cards in the UK. Credit Cards: We accept Visa and Mastercard. It is advisable to let your card provider know in advance if you are intending to purchase. This reduces the time needed to obtain authorisation when the payment is made. Bank Transfer: All transfers must state the relevant invoice number. If transferring from a foreign currency, the amount we receive must be the total due after the currency conversion and the deduction of any bank charges. Note to Overseas Clients: All payments must be made by bank transfer only. No card payments will be accepted unless by special prior arrangements with the auctioneers. Collection/Postage/Delivery: If you attend the auction in person and are successful in your bid, you are free to collect your item once payment has been made. Successful commission or live bids will be invoiced to you the day after the sale. When it is possible for our in-house packing department to send your purchase(s), a charge for postage/packing/insurance will be included in your invoice. Where it is not possible for our in-house packing department to send your item you will be required to make your own arrangements or to contact Mailboxes etc (tel: 01793 525009) or Pack and Send (tel: 01635 887237) who may be able to help. We provide a monthly delivery service to Central London, usually on Wednesday of the week following an auction. Payment must be received before this option can be requested. A charge will be added to your invoice for this service.
ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT LAW ("DROIT DE SUITE") Lots marked with AR next to the lot number may be subject to Droit de Suite. Droit de Suite is payable on the hammer price of any artwork sold in the lifetime of the artist, or within 70 years of the artist's death. The buyer agrees to pay Dominic Winter Auctioneers Ltd. an amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay such amount to the artist's collecting agent. Resale royalty applies where the Hammer price is 1,000 Euros or more and the amount cannot be more than 12,500 Euros per lot. The amount is calculated as follows: Royalty For the Portion of the Hammer Price (in Euros) 4.00% up to 50,000 3.00% between 50,000.01 and 200,000 1.00% between 200,000.01 and 350,000 0.50% between 350,000.01 and 500,000 Invoices will, as usual, be issued in Pounds Sterling. For the purposes of calculating the resale royalty the Pounds Sterling/Euro rate of exchange will be the European Central Bank reference rate on the day of the sale. Please refer to the DACS website www.dacs.org.uk and the Artists’ Collecting Society website www.artistscollectingsociety.org for further details.
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Fine Art & Antiques Modern British & European Art WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 2018
Herbert Gurschner (1901-1975). Altar des Lebens, 1938, oil on canvas triptych, central panel 131 x 79cm, side panels 122 x 66cm ÂŁ20,000-30,000
For further information please contact Nathan Winter (Fine Art) or Henry Meadows (Antiques): nathan@dominicwinter.co.uk henry@dominicwinter.co.uk 01285 860006
Children's & Illustrated Books Modern First Editions 21 JUNE 2018
Please contact Paul Rasti or Susanna Winters: paul@dominicwinter.co.uk or susanna@dominicwinter.co.uk 01285 860006