Ephemera May 2005
MILITARY & AVIATION
1. SUPPLEMENTS TO THE LONDON GAZETTE detailing wartime operations 1939 – 45 with events, dispatches and reports including Battle of the River Plate 1939 with folding map, Battle of Narvik (Norway) 1940 with folding map, First Despatch 1939-40 (BEF), Ops of BEF in France June 1940, Evacuation from Dunkirk 1940 with folding map, Battle of Britain 1940 29pp with much detail and folding maps of Fighter Command Stations, AA Command’s guns deployed and chart of aircraft losses (RAF and German), Anti-aircraft Defence of UK 1939-45 22pp, Operations in Far East 1940-41, Ops in East Africa 1940-41 73pp, Ops in Western Desert 1940-41, Battle of Crete 1941, Ops in Hong Kong 1941 27pp, Ops in Middle East 1941 16pp, Middle East Air ops 1941, Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse 1941, Ops of Malaya Command 1941-42, Sinking of the Bismark 1941 21pp with very large folding map, Ops in Iraq, Syria, Iran 1941-42, Air Ops Malaya 1941-42 69pp, Dieppe Raid 1942 with folding map, Attack on St Nazaire 1942 with folding map, Attack on Tirpitz by midget subs 1943 with folding map, Conquest of Sicily 1943, Air Ops by Allies in NW Europe 1943-44 56pp, Air Ops SE Asia 1943-44, Ops NW Europe 1944-45 102pp, and others. Usual rusty wartime staples, otherwise very good. A fascinating lot from Official sources, 49 supplements £95
2. MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS Sixteen full page black and white prints by the artist Joseph Pennell contained in the Times History of the War 1917 including blast furnaces, making pig iron, the shell factory, finishing shells, gun shop, fitting guns in turrets, gantry, balloon shed etc. Very good condition. Would frame well £10
3. REPORT BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMISSIONER IN CRETE on the Provisional British Administration of the Province of Candia Presented to both Houses of Parliament July 1899, in its 14 pages the report states that the disarmament of 19,000 firearms has been achieved and a gendarmerie of 660 has been raised (all Cretans, about 240 Moslems, 420 Christians). Interesting document in good condition £12
4. GOVERNMENT LEAFLETS World War 1 Government insurance against air raids, premiums from six pence, World War 2 ‘How to Protect Your Home, Your Business, Your City’ (appeal for fire parties), and a 1939 City of Westminster leaflet authorizing vaults under pavements to be used as public air raid shelters. All three are single sheets in very good condition £5
5. COMBINED OPERATIONS 1940-42 HMSO 1943, 144pp, well illustrated, good condition £4
6. ROOF OVER BRITAIN The Official story of the AA defences 1939-42, prepared by the Ministry of Aviation, HMSO 1943, 88pp illustrated £4
7. BOMBER COMMAND CONTINUES The Air Ministry account of the rising offensive, HMSO 1942, 56pp plus aerial photoplates of damage to German cities £3
8. ATLANTIC BRIDGE The official account of RAF Transport Command’s Ocean Ferry during World War 2, HMSO 1945, 75pp illustrated, fair condition £5
9. DAILY EXPRESS WAR MAP – WESTERN ZONE c1944 taking in England, France, Low Countries, Germany, Denmark, Norway, a large folding map with protected areas marked in south and eastern England, pre-invasion bombing by the allies, strategic roads etc. Illustrated with allied military leaders. Very fair condition £4
10. THE POCKET PICTORIAL OF ST JOHN by the Scripture Gift Mission 1939, Active Service Edition, issued to service men in World War 2, complete gospel of St John with four colour plates, approx 3in x 5in, good condition £3
11. ARMY UNIFORMS OF WORLD WAR 2 by Andrew Mollo, published by Blandford Press 1974, 183pp plus colour plates with 257 illustrations by Malcolm McGregor, very good condition £4
12. DECORATIONS TO CHAPLAINS A collection of magazine cuttings of wartime prints, mainly World War One, relating to chaplains together with listings of medals and decorations awarded, roll of honour etc, all contained in a binder £5
13. HORSA SQUADRON by Will Morrison, publ by William Kimber 1988, 176pp illustrated, the 1st Independent Squadron of the Glider Pilot Regiment which ferried large equipment such as anti-tank guns and jeeps etc in World War 2, with a vital role in North Africa, Italy, Greece etc. Ex Library, fair £3
14. DO YOU WANT YOUR WIFE TO WORK AFTER THE WAR? 40-page booklet prepared by the American Historical Association in the series ‘G I Roundtable’. Many statistics included - nearly 5 million women in the U.S. were working in munitions and other essential industries at the end of 1943. This booklet tackles the whole question of working women and what was likely to happen at the end of the war. Some illustrations, good condition £6
15. THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL at Edinburgh Castle, 36-page souvenir booklet printed and published by Valentine & Son Ltd with sepia photographs of the memorials, attractive cover, no date but probably late 1940s, very good condition £4
16. WAR POEMS Poems from the Desert by members of the Eighth Army (foreword by Montgomery), published by Harrap 1944 (26 poems), also Dispersal Point and Other Air Poems by John Pudney, published by John Lane 1942 first edition (includes the famous For Johnny), boards worn, contents good. Pair £10
17. HERE WE ARE TOGETHER: The Notebook of an American Soldier in Britain by Robert S Arbib Jnr, published by the Right Book Club 1947, 211pp in fair condition £3
18. VICTORY BAZAAR 4-page programme for November 1945 at Palmers Green Baptist Church, creased £2
19. KIRKHAM PIE ANNUAL 1945 Published by Education Section, RAF Kirkham, 80pp with illustrated cover in colour by Raymond Malmstrom, a very professional job with good articles and well illustrated. In excellent condition £12
20. THE HAZARDS TO MAN OF NUCLEAR AND ALLIED RADIATIONS HMSO 1956, 128pp, presented to Parliament June 1956, including the nature of radiation, the effects on the health of the individual, genetic effects, radiation from natural sources, occupational exposure, contamination, nuclear warfare etc. Staples have rusted and now missing, otherwise good £5
NAVAL & SHIPPING
21. THE GRAND NAVAL REVIEW Illustrated London News Supplement April 26th 1856 with hand coloured engraving of a man-of-war, full page engravings of warships, Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth, Queen’s yacht, illumination of the Fleet, Manning the Yards, Portsmouth floating bridge and many smaller engravings and reports. Also a very large spectacular folding engraving (42ins in length) of the British Fleet at Spithead (a little foxed) with tax stamp in red. A fine lot for the naval collector £25
22. NAVAL LIFE AND WARSHIPS Loose pages from Illustrated London News 1850s – 1900s with engravings and prints including naval instruction on board HMS Britannia training ship, Greenwich Royal Hospital Schools, naval manoeuvres, various warships etc. Interesting lot, only £8
23. H M S BLENHEIM 8in x 6in black and white photoprint of her off Amoy 1901-1902 £5
24. PLYMOUTH NAVY WEEK 1934 Poster measuring approx 7in x 12in illustrated with a warship and inviting the public to ‘COME AND SEE US’ and listing attractions including Drake’s Golden Hind Afloat. Reverse has a map of Plymouth and local information. In remarkably fine condition £10
25. NAVAL COMRADESHIP YEAR BOOK 1951-52 Published by the Croydon branch of the Royal Naval Association. Card cover with portrait of the King, centre pages with decorations and medals in colour, illustrations, articles, adverts, fair/good condition £4
RAIL TRANSPORT
26. STATION NAMEPLATE ‘TAMWORTH’ Original metal nameplate from Tamworth station, maroon colour (Midland Region), 3 feet long in excellent condition, no chipping. A very desirable collector’s item, now becoming almost impossible to obtain £450
27. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY 1870s/1880s goods consignment notices from Yeovil, Brympton and Bruton, 3 for £3
28. SOMERSET WAYS A Great Western Railway publication of the 1930s, 108pp, with two folding maps including one of the Great Western system (often missing from the book) in good condition £9
29. SOUTHERN RAMBLES FOR LONDONERS by S P B Mais, published by the Southern Railway 1936, 144pp with sepia photos and maps, 20 rambles you could do in the thirties, but many could you do today? Good condition £8
30. BRITISH RAILWAYS WESTERN REGION System map c1948 just after nationalization. Shows complete system and connections and separate maps for more populated areas such as London, Birmingham, South Wales etc. Excellent condition £4
31. RUSSELL’S PORTSMOUTH ABC TRAVEL GUIDE for December 1942, gives services by rail and steamer to Isle of Wight, the Midlands and North with timetables, fares and map in this wartime year. Adverts for hotels, shops etc, fair condition £5
32. BATH & DISTRICT ABC RAIL AND BUS GUIDE 128-page handbook of timetables, rail map and adverts. I have two copies in fair but collectable condition, June and October 1950, each £4; or pair for £7
33. BLACKETT’S BATH RAILWAY GUIDE for August 1954 containing ABC tables, timetables and motor bus services, 64pp, also adverts. Cover loose, fair £3
34. AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL Illustrated booklet issued by the LMS in 1947 describing purpose and working of the signaling system £6
35. BRITISH RAILWAYS RULE BOOK 1950 includes amendments authorized up to October 1961, 280pp plus index, also various supplements £5
36. ALTERATIONS TO PASSENGER SERVICES commencing 6th February 1956, 44-page booklet affecting London Euston and St Pancras to the Midlands, North Wales and the North, very good condition £3
37. ABC OF SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES published by Ian Allan June 1945, illustrated, quite a lot of underlining of numbers (belonged to a keen spotter!), fair £5
38. ABC OF SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES published by Ian Allan January 1948, illustrated, underlining and some writing, fair £4
39. ABC OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES published by Ian Allan, 1946 edition, illustrated, just a few ink additions (mainly underlining) but most of the pages untouched – unusual for this book £12
40. ABC OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS published by Ian Allan January 1948, illustrated, with route maps, takes in London and suburban, Lancaster, Liverpool, Wirral, Manchester, Tyneside, Mersey, Manx, Swansea and others, a very interesting guide in quite good condition £10
41. ABC OF BRITISH RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES Part 2, Southern Region diesel and electric, published by Ian Allan 1954, additions in ink £6
42. BLUEBELL RAILWAY 1960s handbook, 32pp illustrated, with full history well produced in excellent condition. Also Southern Railway leaflet 1963 advertising cheap tickets to Sheffield Park (Bluebell Line) from London, Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne etc. Pair £4
STAGE, SCREEN & CIRCUS
43. FOLIES BERGERE 1937 Lavish programme with tipped-in colour print of a nude JOSEPHINE BAKER. Numerous black and white pictures of groups and individuals including La Fille Du Bled, Jungle Merveilleuse, La Plus Belle Nuit D’Amour De Don Juan, Rapsody, Kidnapping, Entre Les Blondes et Les Rousses, Circus etc plus several of Josephine Baker. A wonderful item in very good condition (approx 10in x 12in) £35
44. THEATRE POSTER Kings Theatre, Elmbank Street, Charing Cross, announcing final weeks of ‘Half Past Eight’, a musical cocktail of song, dance, laughter, October 1942, 13in x 25in, very good condition £5
45. NORMAN WISDOM illustrated on the cover of the 1954 London Palladium Show programme which contains about 80 portraits of leading entertainers of the day, good condition £4
46. MY FAIR LADY Souvenir hardback 1958 lavishly illustrated of the famous musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane with biographies of the cast: Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway, Robert Coote, Zena Dare etc. Excellent condition £7
47. BBC PROMENADE CONCERTS 1927 Programme of the 33rd season with Sir Henry Wood and his Symphony Orchestra. Centre page detached, rusty staples and small piece cut from one page but still very interesting, only £2
48. A MAP OF LONDON THEATRES Central area in colour with theatres marked and some with historical detail, 1950s £2
49. FILM WEEKLY Ten copies of this magazine from 1930 and 1931 including Winter Double Number Nov 1930. Articles and pictures of the early stars including How They Make Love in the Winter Films, What and What Not to See, Home Talkies in Daylight, Carl Brisson’s £400 a Week, The Mind of Greta Garbo, Cecil B de Mille Talks etc Fascinating lot in very good condition £24
| 50. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Issue for November 16th 1935, 8 pages, headlines: JEWS LOSE THEATRES: Hitler drive to complete removal of Jews from German Pic industry. Rusty staples, but contents good £4
51. FILM STAR PHOTOGRAPHS A very good selection mainly 1930s – 50s, chiefly postcard size including Pearl White, Pauline Frederick, William Iddon, Janet Gaynor, Ingrid Bergman, Van Johnson, June Alyson, Dennis Price, Mickey Rooney, Rita Hayworth, ‘Dottie’ Lamour, Douglas Fairbanks, Jean Simmons, Patricia Roc, Bob Hope, Trevor Howard, Pet Clarke, Esther Williams, Rex Harrison, Hedy Lamaar, Dickie Valentine and many nore, All black and white photos, many of them have printed signatures and a few have actual signatures. A few also have postcard backs. Good collection at a moderate price (103 photos) £95 52. HOLLYWOOD – LONDON FILM PARADE 1950 hardback 112pp sold exclusively by Marks & Spencer Ltd, very well illustrated with some colour, interviews and biographies with Kirk Douglas, Liz Taylor, Ava Gardner, Hope and Crosby, Robert Mitchum, William Bendix, David Tomlinson, Diana Dors, Donald Houston, James Stewart and many more. Very good condition £5 53. THE AMAZING ELVIS PRESLEY is the title of this 1958 magazine in the Fans’ Star Library series published by Amalgamated Press Ltd, 64 pages jam packed with news and information on Elvis backed up by dozens of pictures. Some wear to cover and some splitting at fold but very collectable £12 54. THE BABY AND THE BATTLESHIP Gala Charity Film Premiere 14th November 1957 by the British Women’s Club of Calcutta (founded 1956), impressive 52-page programme with a card cover of battleship and portraits of the Club members superimposed, most unusual. Numerous adverts including shipping. Good condition £7 55. BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS Programme for Olympia Season 1952-53, coloured cover with sea lion and penguins has become detached, otherwise good. Numerous black and white sketches of the acts by Joan Wanklyn £7 56. BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS Official luncheon preceding the opening of the Olympia Season 18th December 1963, Table Plan and list of guests, 49 tables, coloured illustrated cover, excellent condition £10 57. TOM ARNOLD’S HARRINGAY CIRCUS 1953 illustrated souvenir programme with Charles Shadwell and the Grand Circus Orchestra, Grand Elephant Octette, Swiss Stratosphere Sensation etc, good condition £7 58. TOM ARNOLD’S HARRINGAY CIRCUS Advertising leaflet for 1953-54 season £2 AUTOGRAPHS - STAGE & SCREEN 59. KEN DODD signed and inscribed colour photo 4in x 6in £4 60. LESLIE A HUTCHINSON (‘HUTCH’) cabaret star, signed booklet of ‘Coming Attractions’ at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, ‘Cordial wishes from Hutch 1933 £8 61. MICHAEL REDGRAVE signed piece £3 AUTOGRAPHS - POLITICAL 62. SIR RICHARD ACLAND Prominent Labour MP 1947-50s, signed album page ‘At Bournemouth West By-election, 10 February 1954’ (won by Conservatives with 11,000 majority), reverse with HAROLD DARKE signature, organist and conductor £8 63. CAPT RT HON FREDERICK BELLENGER Labour MP and Secretary of State for War 1946-47, signed album page, reverse with REV CANON ROGER LLOYD, Winchester Cathedral £5 64. SIR BERNARD AND LADY NORAH DOCKER Industrialist (BSA), socialites, signed album page, both inscribed to Gerald £12 65. ANTHONY GREENWOOD Leading Labour politician who held several ministerial posts 1940s-60s, also ELIZABETH (‘BESSIE’) BRADDOCK, Labour MP, signed album page £6 66. DR HORACE MAYBRAY KING Labour MP for Southampton Test 1950s and Speaker of the House of Commons, also RALPH MORLEY, Southampton Itchen MP, signed album page £7 67. JENNIE LEE Labour MP 1945-50s, wife of Aneurin Bevan, signed album page, reverse with BRIG OTHO PRIOR PALMER, Conservative MP 1945-50s £5 68. GERALD NABARRO Conservative MP for Kidderminster, industrialist and writer, a flamboyant character, signed album page at Bournemouth 23 April 1958 £10 69. RICHARD PILKINGTON Conservative MP for Poole 1950s, signed album page £3 70. GEORGE THOMAS Labour M P and Speaker of the House of Commons, album page signed and dated 28 June 1955, reverse with signatures of HELGA MAGNUSSON, RUBEN MAGNUSSON and REV JOHN HUXTABLE £7 71. VISCOUNT TONYPANDY (GEORGE THOMAS) Former speaker of the House of Commons, signed handwritten letter on headed notepaper lamenting that he has no photographs to send now he has left office (November 1989). However he has sent a newspaper photo signed and inscribed. Two items £8 SPORT 72. SIXTH BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMONWEALTH GAMES 1958 Athletics programme held at Cardiff Arms Park with all the details, some results have been penciled in, very good condition £6 73. SOUTHAMPTON v MANCHESTER UNITED Programme of match at the Dell 4th January 1964, good condition £7 74. LEEDS UNITED v MANCHESTER UNITED Programme of match at Elland Road 12th January 1966, good condition £7 75. ANGLO-ITALIAN INTER-LEAGUE CLUBS COMPETITION 1970 Two programmes, Swindon v Juventus May 2nd and Swindon v Napoli May 9th, both in excellent condition. Pair £7 76. 1970 FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL at Wembley, Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion, programme in very good condition, three team alterations made in ink £4 77. 1980 F A CUP FINAL Arsenal v West Ham, official souvenir programme in excellent condition £5 78. BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC F C Membership card for the Dean Court Supporters Club, season 1962-63, gives all the season’s fixtures £2 79. RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION Official programmes (Twickenham) for 1954 v Ireland; v New Zealand; 1955 v Scotland; 1956 v Ireland; also London Counties v South Africa 1960 and London Counties v NZ 1963. 6 programmes in good condition £12 80. RUGBY Llanelli RFC v Australia, January 17th 1967, official programme in good condition £3 81. CRICKET SCORE CARDS John Player League 1969-71 (10), Gillette Cup 1975-80 (5), Britannic Assurance Championship 1986 (7), some filled in (ink). 22 cards in mixed condition but quite collectable (22) £20 82. LORDS CRICKET GROUND Early score cards of matches played including four Eton v Harrow (1922, 1936, 1937, 1938) and Lord’s Schools v Rest (1931). Mixed condition but such early cards are very scarce. 5 for £20 83. LORDS CRICKET GROUND Score cards of matches played there 1946 – 1973 including several Oxford v Cambridge, Gentlemen v Players, England, Australians, Rest of World, Gillette etc. Some with scores filled in (ink). 29 cards in mixed condition £20 84. YORKSHIRE CRICKET CLUB 22 score cards of county matches 1950s-80s plus four of the Scarborough Cricket Club, a few with scores filled in (ink) £20 85. THE STORY OF GUNN & MOORE Brochure produced by the famous cricket firm in 1978, 16pp illustrated in nice condition £5 86. SOUTHAMPTON SPEEDWAY Five programmes for 1952, scores filled in in pencil, fair condition. Each £3 or all 5 for £12 87. WINDSOR LAD WINS THE DERBY Daily Mirror for June 7th 1934 reporting the event and devoting the whole of the front page to the report and pictures. Complete paper with more pictures inside, good condition £5 88. 1960 ROME OLYMPICS An Information Folder published by Hoover. Gives currency guide, what clothing to wear, shopping hints, customs, gratuities, sights of Rome, useful phrases etc, good condition £4 89. INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS ANNUAL 1972: OLYMPIC EDITION Jam packed with figures and statistics, illustrated, good condition £4 90. LADY GOLFER La Senora Silvia Garcia Victorica, a leading South American golfer in the 1930s, demonstrates driving, making an ‘explosive’ shot and putting on four photographs of the period, approx 9in x 7in with Press agency stamps and dates on backs. 4 for £15 91. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, BISLEY CAMP Annual reports and proceedings of the Association for the years 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, lot in fair to good condition £12 EPHEMERA & MISCELLANEA 92. PHILIPS’ PLANISPHERE: Showing the Principle Stars Visible for Every Hour in the Year Moveable cardboard disc with the constellations and months and days of the year; leather disc with clock time. Full instructions printed on back. Diameter of main disc is 10in. No date, possibly 1930s. Very good condition £25 93. VICTORIAN VALENTINE Lacy type in very good condition, ‘Love’s Remembrance’ with verse, unsigned £15 94. 19th CENTUARY PASSPORT to David Mackie, British subject traveling on the continent, issued 5th January 1881, signed and with various handstamps, good condition £15 95. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO LTD Elaborate brochure launching their new building in London’s Cornhill 1930. Sketches, plans and two tipped-in prints of the new building. Excellent condition £10 96. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION to Julia Beckielski (Polish), now residing at Chicago, 1st May 1963, with signed photo and seal, good condition £8 97. THE BEVERIDGE REPORT IN BRIEF HMSO 1943 64pp. The foundation of social insurance and our present day National Health Service. Good condition £8 98. NATIONAL INSURANCE CARD for 1949-50 with a name and address, no stamps but a Certificate of Exception, also a printed letter £3 99. THE BRITISH JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ALMANACK 1946 published by Henry Greenwood & Co Ltd, 412pp with 32 gravure pictures. Articles on Photography, Design and Planning, Industrial Photography with Miniature Cameras, Films for Children, Blue Prints – and Black, Portraiture, Photography of Lepidoptera and much technical information on photography. Numerous adverts. Excellent condition £10 |
| 100. PHOTOGRAPHY Nebro catalogue for 1952, 80pp well illustrated with photographic products (Aldis, Ferrania etc); 80-page ‘The Johnson Way to Better Photography’ 1950s; also 64-page Ilford catalogue of accessories from the same period, Lot for £8
101. 1935 SILVER JUBILEE A commemorative 36-page booklet issued by the Daily Mirror and Sunday Pictorial, life of King George V, pictures of the King, Queen, Prince of Wales and other members of the royal family, ancestors, family tree, important events etc. Very good condition £5 102. THE JUBILEE OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL 1939 Illustrated 12-page brochure showing model of new Waterloo Bridge, slums and the flats which have replaced them, firemen at work etc. Bottom of each page stained £5 103. THE JUBILEE OF THE SOUTH LONDON MISSION 1950 Illustrated 20-page brochure with pictures of their headquarters (Bermondsey Central Hall), events connected with the Mission, eventide homes, programme of events to celebrate the Jubilee etc, good condition £8 104. 1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN South Bank Exhibition catalogue publ by HMSO, 96pp plus 64pp of adverts, illustrated, plans etc, very good condition except for the usual rusty staples £10 105. 1953 CORONATION Folding map published jointly by London Transport and the Metropolitan Police showing processional route, Coronation Area closed to traffic, details how to reach the route, bus routes and all night services, Underground stations staying open etc. Very good condition £4 106. WADHURST CHARTER CELEBRATIONS 1953 Souvenir programme of events, historic Pageant and Exhibition catalogue, 3 items £6 107. CITY OF ROCHESTER CHARTER CELEBRATIONS 1961 Souvenir 56-page programme, well illustrated and including the Military Tattoo, excellent condition £7 108. DUNSTABLE 1906 Mayor’s Banquet with menu and toasts, 15th Oct 1906, slight staining £4 109. VENTNOR CARNIVAL Official programme and Order of Procession, August 31st 1949, 8pp including ‘The Mystery Man’ (you got two guineas if you challenged him correctly). Good condition £3 110. SUNSHINE HOLIDAY CAMP Printed menu for the week which appears to be lacking in choice although ‘extra bread will be served at all meals on request’, also 38 postcard-size photos of happy campers, entrants for the bathing beauty contest, waitresses and other staff, 1959. Location of the camp is not given but ‘Island’ is mentioned (Isle of Wight?). £5 111. ALEXANDER’S SCOTTISH BLUEBIRD TOURS 29-page illustrated brochure with extended tours from Glasgow c1950 such as 7-day John O’ Groats Tour for £16, fair condition £5 112. FOYLE’S LITERARY LUNCHEON 45th Luncheon at Grosvenor House July 1934, menu and toasts, good condition £3 113. FOYLE’S LITERARY LUNCHEON 50th Luncheon at Grosvenor House December 1934, menu and toasts, minor faults, also a Party invitation to the Tower of London Restaurant 2nd March (no year). Pair £4 114. POLITICAL CARTOON BY KEM Christmas and New Year card 1948 from Kem. folding cartoon shows Churchill, Atlee, Bevin, Stalin, Molotov, Marshall and others, some dressed as Santa Claus, good item in fine condition £10 115. ACHIEVE IT TOGETHER London Communist Special publication 1946 when the application of the Communist Party for the affiliation with the Labour Party came up, 8pp illustrated in fair condition £5 116. BRITAIN’S CRISIS A London Communist Special, 8pp illustrated, views of the British Communists in the 1947 crisis, fair £5 117. THE BATTLE FOR OUTPUT 1947 HMSO 1947, 48pp, full text of the White Paper ‘Economic Survey for 1947’ with a foreword by the P M (Atlee) with charts, diagrams, graphs, very good condition £5 118. WESTMINSTER CITIZEN 8-page illustrated publication from the Conservative Party, October 1948 £3 119. VACHER’S PARLIAMENTARY COMPANION July 1959 quarterly publication listing all the members of the Houses of Lords and Commons with constituencies and town addresses, also the cabinet, other ministers, public officials etc, 144pp in very good condition £3 120. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, MACHINISTS, MILLWRIGHTS, SMITHS AND PATTERN MAKERS Membership card of Albert Edward Hindley, fitter, with seal of the Southwark branch, January 1871, hardback, minor staining but good for age £7 121. ROYAL GLOUCESTER LODGE Installation Banquet of Bro Jas Fewings as Worshipful Master at the Masonic Hall Southampton 10th Jan 1889, menu and toasts, good condition £5 122. MASONIC Upton Cross Chapter Installation Meetings, June 1943 and June 1946, both four pages with principals and officers, names and addresses of members etc, also statement of cash account 1945-46, good condition, 3 items £5 123. UNITED GRAND LODGE Certificate with seal and signatures for an initiation into Freemasonry April 1935 in the Thalia Lodge London £5 124. UNITED GRAND LODGE Certificate with seal and signatures for an initiation into Freemasonry September 1986 in the Jubilee Lodge Bournemouth plus two related items £5 125. ORDER OF THE UNITED SISTERS (SUFFOLK UNITY) Work and Leisure Court certificate to Miss Isabel Mary Jarvis that she has been elected a member of the Court, October 1910, good £3 126. LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE Programme of the ceremony at the new Greenhithe Wesleyan Church, July 1st 1908, excellent condition £4 127. 1672 INDENTURE on skin for land in the City of Lincoln, very good condition for its age, with a transcript £15 128. THE LONDON GAZETTE ‘Published by Authority’, single sheet printed both sides February 25th to March 1st 1696. Two vessels just arrived bring news of the French fitting out galleys and Men of War at Toulon plus other military and shipping news and movements such as a Portuguese ship arriving in Plymouth laden with wine. In very good condition £10 129. NORTH WALES GAZETTE for June 30th 1808, four pages printed and published by John Broster of Bangor. Includes national and local news, political and shipping, also many adverts and a threepence halfpenny red tax stamp. Interesting item of expeditions to Holland and Egypt by parents whose children were killed in battle in those countries £10 130. BELL’S WEEKLY MESSENGER for June 21st 1829, 8-page issue including six drowned off Jersey, explosion of a gasometer, court reports of Violation of a child (death sentence), attempted assassination of a gaoler, arson, highway robbery etc. Plenty of gore as well as national and international news. Piece torn out at top left with a slight loss of text £8 131. ST JAMES CHRONICLE for January 14th 1832, 4-page issue including cholera reports from Newcastle area, arson of Nottingham Castle, madman jumps overboard on sailing packet from Jersey, national and international news etc. Has red tax stamp. Fair condition £7 132. ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS for May 25th 1850, 16-page issue with good shipping interest including views of U.S. steamer ‘Atlantic’, British mail steamer ‘Asia’, sinking of the ‘Cuckoo’ at Jersey, celebrations at Lichfield etc, good condition £8 133. ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS for February 13th 1875, 28-page issue with two complete pages of engravings ‘Sketches at the Post Office’ showing clerks facing letters, receiving, stamping, sorting, making up mail bags etc. Also numerous other engravings including St Valentines Day sketches, mining lock-out in South Wales, pit ponies at Dowlais, experiments with gun powder at Faversham and many more as well as reports. Fascinating issue in good condition £10 134. THE STRAND MAGAZINE An illustrated monthly edited and published by George Newnes, London. I have volume XVII January – June 1899 bound into one volume 820pp profusely illustrated with a wealth of articles and stories including A Wedding Tour in a Balloon, A Peep into ‘Punch’, The Training Ship Exmouth, A Funeral at Sea, A Town in the Treetops, The Longest Beard on Record, The Seven Dragons, A Great Railway Race, Railway Smash to Order, The Newest Flying Machine, Rearing a Derby Winner, Tax on Moustaches and others. There are also several episodes of Round the Fire by Conan Doyle. In original boards (worn), contents very good £30 135. SUGGESTIONS IN REGARD TO GAMES Board of Education publication 1922, 71pp. Details of games and activities approved in the syllabus of Physical Training, fair condition £4 136. THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER containing stories, articles and illustrations for the Victorian girl and adverts of female interest. Four weekly issues have been bound into one volume making a month. I have a few months in the 1890s, condition a bit mixed but all quite collectable. Complete month at £5 137. WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF HEALTH AND BEAUTY ‘The Romance of the League’ by Mary Stack published in 1933 giving history of the League, its aims and plans, 40pp illustrated with attractive card cover impressed with a female figure in silver, rusty staples and a few pages becoming detached but quite complete £4 139. THE PHONETIC JOURNAL Weekly publication devoted to the propagation of Pitman’s shorthand (Phonography), I have a complete run from 8th Sept 1888 to 17th November 1888 (11 copies) with articles and adverts including one for the phonographic edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 60 weekly numbers! A rare publication £25 140. JERSEY WEEK BY WEEK for July 21st 1906, 20-page magazine with local news including Battle of Flowers, list of visitors holidaying on the island, many adverts etc. Intact but some faults, fair £5 141. JERSEY TIMES June 7th 1954, 8-page weekly newspaper, fair £3 142. GUERNSEY EVENING PRESS 1945 special edition (visit of the King and Queen), and two other issues 1945/46, one with article ‘The Five Years of German Occupation’, some faults, fair, trio for £5 143. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MINIATURE EDITION for Monday May 11th 1925 with pictures of the State Opening of the EMPIRE EXHIBITION WEMBLEY. Plus other news and interesting adverts (Selfridges, Pontings, Barkers, Morris Cars from £175, Southern Railway etc). Usual rusty staples but good condition £9 144. DAILY MAIL FREE INSURANCE Certificate states Miss E Shephard is registered for benefits under the free insurance scheme 1931 such as £5,000 for being killed in a railway train accident, £50 if you are killed while riding a bicycle and numerous other awards £3 145. THE SHINING PRINCESS AND TWO OTHER STORIES One of Stead’s Books for the Bairns, 32pp illustrated, probably 1930s, folded down centre £3 146. THE NATIONAL YOUTH SONG BOOK published by Thomas Nelson 1942. The words to about 120 songs such as Shenandoah, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Quartermaster’s Stores etc. Fair condition £4 147. BILLY GRAHAM SONG BOOK 24pp compiled by Cliff Barrows for Empire Stadium Wembley 1955, all with words and music, cover splitting, otherwise quite reasonable £8 148. BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION Four booklets ‘Official Notices’ 1929-31 with news, members, camping, audited accounts etc, printed letters to parents (7 identical) and two permission slips £6 149. THE CUB BOOK by Lord Baden-Powell, published by C Arthur Pearson 1953 revised reprint, 80pp illustrated, good condition £4 |
| 150. HACKNEY SCOUT SONG BOOK Published by Hackney Local Association Boy Scouts May 1941 with 144 pages of songs and 32 pages of hymns (for use in Camp). Songs include Leader and his Patrol, Scout’s Hymn, Forty Years On, Boys Be Prepared etc. Good condition £7
151. BRYNBACH SCOUT CAMP Folding map of this Welsh camp based on Ordnance Survey showing contours, roads, entrances and exits, drinking water etc. Good condition £4 152. ABINGDON SCOUTS photograph 8in x 6in of a group of over thirty scouts with an advertising background for British Motor Corporation and MG cars, also tents £3 153. THE TRAVELLER’S POCKET REFERENCE to the 20th century Health and Pleasure Resorts of Europe, 1934 edition, published by Anglo-continental & International Publishing Offices Ltd, 264pp. The book you consulted if you were taking your hols in Juan-les-Pins, Freiberg, Carlsbad, Zermatt, Dinant or even Brighton. Hundreds of resorts are listed, with distances, climate, seasons, hotels, amenities (golf courses), garages etc. A mine of information, good condition £10 154. THE WHARFE Number one in the Yorkshire Rivers series c1890, 43pp 5in x 7in hardback with large folding strip map with birds eye view of the river and roads adjoining, slight wear to boards but contents very good, scarce £10 155. THE URE in the Yorkshire Rivers series, published by the Yorkshire Post 1891, 48pp with folding map of the river and adjoining roads, slight wear to boards, otherwise very good for its age £9 156. 31 VIEWS OF GUERNSEY Booklet of black and white views c1910 published by Valentines with island views, steamer Reindeer, French washerwomen etc. Staples rusted and missing but intact and a nice early item £5 157. DORSET AND ENVIRONS W H Smith’s Reduced Ordnance Map c1912, mounted on cloth folding to 4in x 6in, average condition for age £4 158. MECREDY’S ROAD BOOK OF IRELAND Volume 2, Northern section, 158pp, a road book for the touring motorist (rather than a guide book) with detailed descriptions of nine main routes including Dublin – Belfast, Dublin – Galway, Dublin – Londonderry etc. Info on angling and gold. No date but probably 1920s. Covers stained, fair £3 159. ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP OF BRITAIN drawn and printed at the OS Office Southampton, 1931, folding on linen in colour. Shows towns, villages, villas, inhabited caves, forts, mining sites, roads, milestones etc. Very good condition £6 160. BERGEN, NORWAY Folding panorama in colour, very nice £2 161. ELING (SOUTHAMPTON) FAIR AND INDUSTRIES EXHIBITION 1960 Official programme, 44pp with good adverts, fair £3 162. BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY Programme for Caledonian Market held at Heathfield (Sussex) 1961 signed by the opener, Charles Tingwell (Emergency Ward 10 actor) £4 163. BROADCAST ENGLISH: Recommendations to Announcers regarding the Pronunciation of Some English Place Names by A Lloyd James, published by the BBC in 1930, 83pp, contains hundreds of place names and how to pronounce them. Good condition £7 164. ELECTRICITY (FACTORIES ACT) SPECIAL REGULATIONS 1908 AND 1944 under the Factories Acts 1937 and 1948, very large poster setting out the detailed regulations for display in relevant work places, folded, excellent condition £4 165. ELECTRICAL YEAR BOOK 1939 313pp plus diary, damaged cover but contents good £3 166. THE PRINTERS’ POCKET GUIDE ALMANACK AND DIARY 1900 82-page booklet with information for printers, ready reckoner, paper sizes etc. Condition fair £4 167. PRINTER’S ADVERT IN COLOUR ON SATIN of James Walker (Dublin) Ltd, 4in x 5in, shows first six months of the year, early 1900s (Jan 1st was a Tuesday), folded but good collectable condition £4 168. CAMBRIDGE & DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD Rules of the Employees Thrift Fund, 12pp, 1931 £2 169. FREMLINS 56-page booklet listing all their pubs and hotels with location, proprietor, catering, parking, in South East England and East Anglia. Has a folding map of their hostelries, 1950s/60s. Amusing comic cover, very good condition £8 170. BUTCHER’S ACCOUNT BOOK Thos Reeve, Butcher, 198 High Road, Chiswick ‘Purveyor to Her Majesty’, in gilt lettering with coat of arms on front, late Victorian, unused in good condition £5 171. BAKING AND CONFECTIONERY Invoices, letters, leaflets from the 1890s including R C Uglow of Plymouth (best flours, wedding cakes), Paine & Co of St Neots (John Bull brands), two good leaflets for John Bull flour and Germ Bread, Harvest Ale leaflet, Brownett of Cirencester (order for malt flour), National Assn of Master Bakers and Confectioners Weekly typed letter etc. Some good headings. Lot of 9 items £10 172. PEDIGREE DAY-OLD CHICKS 40-page illustrated catalogue 1944 from Richard Rodwell of Helmshore, Manchester, ‘The World’s Premier Breeder of Pedigree Poultry. Whether you want black leghorns or Rhode Island reds you’ll find all the various grades here. Also a paid invoice for a dozen chicks £1 £6 173. GOVERNMENT SURPLUS GOODS Offered by Milletts of Portsmouth in their 8-page sales catalogue, February 1922. Includes great quantities of boots, clothing and linen at bargain prices: 2,500 part worn wool shirts at three shillings and sixpence each, a million pairs of brand new army socks at eleven pence a pair, and much, much more £4 174. CHILDREN’S FRIEND for September 1904, 20-page magazine for boys and girls. Stories, articles, pictures, including a full page LOUIS WAIN print with a dozen cats and a few birds, good condition £6 175. CHILD’S PARTY INVITATION for January 6th 1911 (no boys admitted, beds provided for girls from a distance) illustrated in colour with children, cut-away type, good condition £5 176. TUCK’S MAGIC STORY PAINTING BOOK Nursery rhymes with pictures to colour. Full instructions given to turn the blank pages into colour pictures. In almost mint condition – no child has been near this! c1950s £10 177. ‘NEVER ABSENT, NEVER LATE’ 19 certificates for regular attendance issued by Reckleford Council School Yeovil to the children of the Perry family between 1910 and 1916. Edward was awarded 6, Reginald 4, Cecil 5, Sidney 4. A remarkable lot in excellent condition – obviously much cherished £25 178. ABSTINENCE PLEDGE Two certificates, one from the Band of Hope (1908), other from the British Women’s Temperance Association (1906), both with signed Pledges to abstain from all intoxicating liquors, the latter has a small tear. Each £5 or the pair for £9 179. BLOTTER illustrated by C M Burd with children and cow entitled ‘Milking Time’, also a similar one with children in school ‘Spelling Match’. Both unused in good condition, each £4 180. COINS Great Britain Halfpennies 1902 – 1936 collection in special display wallet, mixed condition £7 181. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUE Important pictures and drawings and early English portraits at Christie, Manson & Woods, London, May 1925. Includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Gainsborough, Cuyp, Botticelli, Reynolds, Teniers, Rowlandson, Rubens etc. Hardback in good condition £6 182. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT 1839 on parchment (Kent), large with a large embossed seal attached, very good condition £5 POSTAL, TELEGRAPHY & NATIONAL SAVINGS 183. AN ACT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE POST OFFICE (CAP. XXXIII) 12th July 1837, 8pp in excellent condition. Also a photocopy of the 1837 Act for regulating the sending and receiving of Letters and Packets by the post free from the duty of postage. Pair £10 184. 19th CENTUARY POST OFFICE PRINTED CIRCULARS giving notices, regulations and information including Ship Letters (dates of sailings, ports of call), telegraphs (foreign and inland telegram charges), money orders, new post offices opened, Christmas arrangements, transmission of game (grouse season), field post offices etc. Dates of the circulars are July 12th 1875, Oct 25th 1875, July 2nd 1877, Dec 13th 1883, April 28th 1891, Aug 8th 1893. Two of the circulars are tatty, the others are fair/good. These are now extremely difficult to find. All six for £30 185. 1796 COVER No contents, addressed to the Early of Breadalbane at Teymouth with rather faint large FREE in red, backstamped with Scottish Bishop Mark, fair £3 186. 1823 FREE FRANKED ENTIRE Letter from Tonbridge and signed by the politician Joseph Hume and with a fair impression of the TUNBRIDGE/31 mileage mark, free frank dated 22 JY 1823, fair condition £7 187. 1829 ENTIRE LETTER from solicitor at Grays Inn with London dated backstamp JA 17 1829, addressed to Coventry, postage 1/6d £5 188. 1832 ENTIRE LETTER FROM GUERNSEY A lengthy and interesting letter (‘When the cholera subsides I wish that you would with some of your family take a trip here…). Backstamped GUERNSEY dated double arcs Oc 22 1832, also London date stamps and large handstruck ‘2’ and one shilling and sixpence to pay, addressed to Lasswade £25 189. 1834 ENTIRE Statement of account from London addressed to Rose Bros, Wellington, Somerset, 2/6 rate in ms, Lombard Street backstamp 17 Feb 1834 £6 190. 1839 ENTIRE LETTER from Belper to London with ‘10’ (pence) in ms and Derby and London cds cancels May 1839 £5 191. DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS 1843 entire letter from Malton to York with 1d Red imperf (just touched at right, otherwise very good margins) cancelled with a black Maltese Cross with very thick outer Cross and completely missing centre. Unusual and attractive with Queen’s clear profile £20 192. 1842 ENTIRE LETTER to Wem with a fair part strike of OSWESTRY cds and ms ‘1’ (one penny) in red £5 193. 1842 ENTIRE LETTER to Wem with SHREWSBURY dated double arcs backstamp, penny paid in manuscript £5 194. 1843 ENTIRE Itemised invoice (3 pages) from John and Joseph Dyer, Cabinet Brass Founders of Birmingham with nice printed note heading used with Birmingham date stamp and handstruck PAID mark and ms 1d. Addressed to Dublin, vertical crease £6 195. 1844 ENVELOPE used from Brackley to Winslow (Bucks) with date stamps of both towns, stamp missing £3 196. 1844 ENTIRE LETTER 3-page letter, a little stained and filing crease, addressed to Wem (Salop) with London and Shrewsbury dated backstamps July 1844 £5 197. 1854 ENVELOPE used with 1d Red imperf (3 margins) to Edinburgh, backstamped with STIRLING and EDINBURGH cds plus a part strike of BRIDGE OF ALLAN in blue £8 198. 1861 NEAT ENVELOPE postally used with 1d Red ‘Stars’ and Canterbury duplex, backstamped Margate cds £4 199. 1865 MOURNING ENVELOPE used with 1d Red Plate and BRIGHTON duplex, backstamped London cds £4 |
| 200. SIR JOHN HENNIKER HEATON 1st Baronet, 1848 – 1914, POSTAL REFORMER, part letter ‘With high regard, most faithfully yours, J Henniker Heaton’ addressed to C Wyndham Murray. A rare autograph £30
201. SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN 1863 – 1937, British statesman. Typewritten signed letter embossed with HIS MAJESTY’S POSTMASTER GENERAL and written from the General Post Office London 17th July 1903 to Wyndham Murray concerning extension of hours at Bath Telegraph Office. Excellent condition £25 202. EDWARD GEORGE VILLIERS STANLEY 1865 – 1948 17th Earl of Derby and POSTMASTER GENERAL 1903 – 05. Typewritten signed letter, embossed with HIS MAJESTY’S POSTMASTER GENERAL 14th January 1904 to Wyndham Murray concerning an appointment at a Bath sub post office. Excellent condition £18 203. THE POST OFFICE IN PICTURES published by HMSO 1935, 64-pages packed with sepia pictures of all the British Post Offices activities, sorting and delivering mail (by lovely old Royal Mail vans), ‘Hello’ girls at the switchboards, emergency calls (in Sheffield the operator dialed 22222 for Fire, 23051 for police, 23221 for ambulance), telegraphs, Rugby radio station, printing stamps, village post offices, research and experimental and much more. This is as it was 70 years ago! A little damage to cover but contents good £7 204. PICTURE TELEGRAPHY Two black and white photographs (10in x 7in, 8in x 7in), one from H B Lees-Smith, Postmaster General in London, to the German Reichpostminister in Berlin and the other from the Post Minister to Lees-Smith, both with portraits and messages on this historic event of sending pictures by telegraphy. A letter dated 8th January 1930 states that the photos could be used in canvassing for such traffic from newspapers between London and Berlin. Also a 1935 illustrated booklet (Post Office Green Paper no 17) with technical details of the different systems including Siemens-Karolus system which was used by the British Post Office, shows power switchboard, sender machine etc An important milestone in picture transmission £75 205. POST OFFICE LEAFLETS Small selection including Sharing a Telephone Line, Mechanising the Mails, Your Address Has a Postcode, Send Your Greetings by Radiotelegram, Franking, Franking Machines, Buy a Book of Stamps etc £5 206. POST BOXES 1967 letter from the GPO in reply to a request for a list of all their post boxes in Folkestone. Attached is their hand written list of 202 boxes giving location, type, cipher and date of erection. I wonder how many hours that took. Would you get the same service today? £5 207. STAMP COLLECTING – JUNIOR EDITION Monthly magazine from Vallancey Press with articles and adverts (approvals, offers, 1925 Wembley set mint for half a crown etc). 4 copies from 1932 £5 208. ACCELERATED SURFACE POST a complete sheet of 36 perforated labels used to affix to mailbags in transit, 1987 printing, fine £4 209. NATIONAL SAVINGS A selection of leaflets (7) 1941 – 1956 on National Savings certificates and Defence Bonds, also 1937 booklet on the Post Office Savings Bank, a bank account book with deposits and withdrawals (1970s), savings card for savings stamps and a couple of leaflets on the Bank. Lot for £9 210. BROADCAST RECEIVING LICENCES for 1924 (issued at Winchester) and 1929 (Chester), also three issued 1979. Lot for £7 211. POSTAL VOTES Small 10-page booklet on voting by post, illustrated coloured cover, issued by the Conservative Party in the 1950s £3 212. POST OFFICE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Booklet of Technical Pamphlets for Workmen, subject: Wireless Transmission and Reception, HMSO 1935, 75pp illustrated, good condition £5 PICTURE POSTCARDS 213. COLLIERY GIRL attired for the job and holding spade, very good photographic card by Millard of Wigan £10 214. SALVATION ARMY ‘Aspects of Salvation Army Work’ no.52 shows uniformed Salvationist reading Bible to prisoner in jail, coloured card in fine unused condition£5 215. GOLDSMITH’S TRAINING COLLEGE Photographic groups of men and women students published by Hellis & Sons of London. Many are named on the backs. Dates probably late 1920s. A few minor faults but condition generally good. Six cards £8 216. YMCA HUT No 2 Real photographic of the Hut with large notice outside: ‘Capt Cameron of Toronto at No 3 YMCA Hut, 7 o’clock tonight’. Also has two young ladies with cycles in foreground. Postally used 25 Jan 1918 with Burley Sorting Office Leeds circ date stamp. Small corner crease, otherwise good £5 217. BAND OF THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS 1st Battalion, b&w card by Gale & Polden, very good unused £4 218. MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL Three coloured cards of her cherubic children ‘Rocking Me Cares Away’, ‘There Was Something About You I Used to Like’ and ‘Fink of Me Enjoying Me-Self’’ all in good unused condition, c1940 (one has a wartime message from Churchill printed on the back) £14 219. BONZO arriving at the pawnbrokers to pawn his gold watch (‘Keep Nice and Bright Dear Till We Meet Again’) by George Studdy, good unused £7 220. DRESSED CAT ministering to a sick cat in cot, Token Kitten & Puppy series, no 15 ‘Do Keep Well’, used c1950, one corner heavily scuffed £2 221. CARL HAGENBECK’S WONDER ZOO AND BIG CIRCUS B&w of two chimps on a tandem appearing at Olympia, photo of Hagenbeck inset, a little foxing on back £4 222. BIG WHEEL Vienna’s famous big wheel (shades of the Third Man), real photographic, postally used in Austria 1945, good condition £5 223. CRICKET GROUNDS Two ‘Star’ series cards of Brighton cricket ground used 1906 and The Oval unused, both with matches in progress. Also a selection of modern cards of grounds including Old Trafford, Headingley, Worthing, Edgbaston, Arundel, Bath, Taunton, Trent Bridge, Lords, Bristol, Derby, and others, also South African (5) and Sydney, a total of 36 cards in good or very good condition £20 BRITISH TOPOGRAPHICAL POSTCARDS 224. PUBLISHED BY LL Houses of Parliament postally used to France, Canterbury (2), Exeter Cathedral (3), Saltwood Castle, Jersey etc, fair to good condition. 14 cards £6 225. LONDON Early write-away showing a busy scene with lots of old transport by the Royal Exchange, postally used with 1d lilac stamp to Bruges December 1901, good condition £5 226. LONDON Court card of the Tower, attractive coloured chromo, postally used to Hungary 1900, stamp removed, otherwise very good £4 227. LONDON The Hotel Cecil, three ‘Souvenir’ cards c1906, two are exteriors, one interior, all b&w and impressive £7 228. HAMPSTEAD Two cards of Church Row taken from the same position at different periods (one used 1903, other 1949), also a coloured card of Jack Straw’s Castle and Hotel used 1906. Trio £7 229. HAMPSTEAD Hampstead Heath after snow storm 24 November (no year, maybe c1910), also The Ponds, Hampstead Lane and The Avenue, one postally used 1910, fair to very good condition, 4 cards £9 230. SOUTHALL Police Station at Norwood Green, an imposing detached building with policeman outside, also a notice about desertion cases, b&w card by local publisher John King postally used 1905 in very good condition (minor corner crease) £15 231. UXBRIDGE AND DISTRICT Valentines real photographic multi-view with seven different views, postally used with Edward VIII stamp 1938, very good condition £4 232. ELTHAM Girl’s Hostels, four in a row, look like prefabs, two girls outside with two heavy horses ploughing, there must be a story here, could be first World War or just before. B&w card by Panora Ltd, good unused £14 233. ACTON High Street with shops, distant tram etc b&w used 1904 in fair condition plus coloured card of Bartons Pond used 1907 in good condition £6 234. PENGE Early write-away with a bird’s eye view in black and white used 1904, also a coloured card of Holy Trinity Church used in the same year, good collectable condition, pair £6 235. GREENFORD VILLAGE B&w by Stephen of Harrow showing houses, taken outside Greenford Lodge (according to message on back), traffic free, looks very quiet, postally used 1905, fair £5 236. ILFORD South Park Model Yacht Lake with a large crowd of men and boys sailing their yachts (could be a competition), b&w unused in the Recorder series, c1910, good condition £8 237. BRAINTREE Interesting view of the Market Place: the Nags Head offer Burton mild and bitter, stout and porter; Goslings have a notice about football; Tribble the harness maker has some of his goods outside; and Hawkes & Co premises are above the pub. B&w by Frith, a little scuffing £5 238. BARKINGSIDE Dr Barnardo’s Homes with a group of children in the middle distance, coloured card by Croucher & Howard of Ilford used 1909, a little wear at corners £4 239. WINDSOR Views of the town and Castle including six photographic, also a b&w of Blacknest Gate with uniformed attendant, good condition, 10 cards £8 240. CATERHAM Timbers Hill with families picnicking, coloured Frith card used 1907, a little creased £2 241. BEDS ARLESEY b&w of Church End with houses and shop (could be the Post Office) and a coloured of the Three Counties Asylum, also two BIDDENHAM of cottages and church. All postally used 1906-14, 4 cards £10 242. BERKHAMPSTEAD A rural view with horse and cart, real photographic used 1922, good condition £4 243. HUNTINGDON ST IVES with river scene, Church and Waits, coloured card used 1905, also ST NEOTS High Street by Frith, used 1906, average condition, pair £4 244. ROCHESTER, KENT Eastgate House Museum, photographic card used to Italy 1929 with a PUC stamp, crease £4 245. BRIGDEN VILLAGE near Bexley Heath, b&w with village children, man with donkey and cart etc, a charming olde worlde scene but a little stained £4 246. CRAWLEY Brighton Road c1904 with good shop views, Railway Hotel, horse and cart and a few people, b&w card in very good unused condition £7 247. FAREHAM West Street with tram outside the Commercial Hotel, postman with cycle in right foreground, b&w card by William Smith of Gosport, good used £8 248. HAMBLEDON The Mill – or what’s left of it. It is minus its top and sails and is described as ‘An old landmark’. Photographic card by Thomas Humphries of Portsmouth, in very good condition £9 249. PORTSMOUTH Illuminated tram ‘VIVE LA FRANCE’ at the depot with driver and mate, good unused, small corner crease £7 250. PORTSMOUTH The Old Copnor Crossing with signal box and approaching steam train. Gates are closed to horse and cart, men with cycles and a sailor. Fine unused coloured card by J Welch & Sons £12 251. SOUTHSEA South Parade Pier on fire, July 19th 1904 watched by large crowds. B&w card by J W Mills of Landport, good unused £12 252. SOUTHSEA New South Parade Opening Ceremony, photographic card showing the dignatories walking along the pier, very good unused £8 253. MILFORD ON SEA, HANTS Multi-view with 5 views, photographic by Sweetman, unused £2 254. CHRISTCHURCH Attractive chromo Court card of the Priory Church with a message used 1908, small corner crease £3 255. BOURNEMOUTH The Stream in Branksome Chine in Wade’s ‘Sunny South’ photographic series, fine unused £3 256. BODMIN Asylum, Carew Buildings, coloured card used 1910, a few small faults but quite collectable £2 257. CHIPPENHAM Post Office and Market Place, VR letter box, shops including Hutchings Outfitters, horse and delivery cart etc, photographic card in the Royal series used 1909 in good condition, light corner crease £10 258. CORNWALL A selection of real photographic views published by Overland Views (5 by Aero-Pictorial). Taken in the 1950s/60s, they are mainly of the coast, beaches and harbours although I note Crantock Post Office and Stores, Hale Towans P.O, St Mawgan village, Residence of Mr Edwards, the bonesetter at Sladesbridge, spectacular aerial views of Tintagel, Port Isaac and Polperro, others of Newquay, Porth, Polzeath, Porthcothan, Trebarwith etc. Condition very fine unused. 74 cards £50 259. CORNWALL Small selection with four street scenes (Penzance, Truro, Launceston, Rock) plus a few other cards, mainly coastal, fair to good, 28 cards £10 260. WORCESTER The Cross with shoppers and cyclists, shops include International Stores and a sign for the Arcade Cinema, Frith sepia card very good unused £4 261. BROADWAY, WORCS Opening Meet of the North Cotswold Hounds at the Lygon Arms, sepia card by Greens of Broadway, no date (1920s/30s?), very good unused £7 262. MALVERN Belle Vue Terrace with shops, Valentines photographic card in good unused condition £4 263. CLENT, WORCS Rural scene with the Vine Inn in middle distance, John Price & Sons Real Photo Series, very good unused £4 264. DERBYSHIRE DALES BY JOTTER Five Tuck’s cards by this artist including Plague House at Eyam, fair to good £5 265. STANTON BY DALE B&w write-away type taken near the signpost with horse and trap in view, used at nearby Sandiacre (Derbys) 1905, a few minor faults £3 266. WHALLEY, LANCS Two coloured street scenes by Constantines of Accrington, one shows the Swan Hotel and horse transport used 1916, the other a street scene with rather depressing houses, minor corner scuffing, otherwise good pair £7 267. HEYSHAM VILLAGE, LANCS Coach and two horses have pulled up at Seaview Cottage (‘Teas’) for the thirsty passengers while two little local girls pose in the foreground, used locally 1905, small corner crease £5 268. KESWICK The Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital standing in its own grounds, postally used 1907, fair/good condition £3 269. CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND Collection including street scenes at Rosthwaite (2), Keswick, Broughton, Carlisle, Cockermouth, and a couple of Seatoller village, also steamers on Lakes Windermere and Coniston, steam train with passengers on Ravenglass & Eskdale Rly, coach and horses descending Honister Pass, mill at Ambleside, churches, a religious gathering, country houses and Lakeland views, nice lot in good condition. 42 cards £36 |
