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Visit of the Prince of Wales to India 1921-22, by Elkington, 51mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1921, unnamed, ref: Puddester 921.2.1, slight edge bruising and contact marks, very fine, scarce £260-300
Hammer Price: £370
Edward Prince of Wales Visit to Bombay 1921, oval bronze medal, obv. head of Edward Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII), surmounted by Prince of Wales’ feathers; rev. inscribed, ‘Visit of His Royal Highness, Bombay, November 1921’, ref. Puddester 921.3, very fine £30-50
Hammer Price: £25
Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Livingstone Gold Medal, by Macgillivray, obv. bust of Livingstone right, ‘David Livingstone’; rev. Angel supporting a torch and olive branch above a three masted vessel moored at an African shore, above, ‘Fiat Lux’ (Let there be Light) (Field Marshal The Right Hon. Viscount Allenby in Recognition of his Services to the Study of Geography in the Nearer East 1926), gold, 63mm., 193.44g., in J. A. Restall, Birmingham case of issue, extremely fine ...
£2,000–£3,000
Neville Chamberlain Commemorative Medal 1938 (2), by Morlon, 72mm., bronze; another by Demanet, 70mm., bronze - French medallions commemorating the ‘Munich Agreement’ of September 1938; Canadian War Memorial, Vimy Ridge 1936, 50mm., bronze; Battle of Arnhem 1944, 60mm., bronze, in card box of issue, B.H.M.4405; Battle of Arnhem Souvenir, obv. Equestrian figure on Pegasus; rev. ‘... this souvenir ticket is made of metal from one of the crashed gliders which carried the British 1st...
Hammer Price: £110
New Zealand Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (501287 Gnr. J. B. Elliot) nearly extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
A quantity of original career photographs and other memorabilia appertaining to Air Vice-Marshal J. B. Russell, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Air Force, comprising approximately 60 photographs, mainly of the post-war era and including images taken at a “Royal Visit”, but also one or two earlier wartime portraits; together with his original commission warrant for the rank of Acting Pilot Officer, dated 24 May 1935, this last creased but generally in good conditon (Lot) £40-60
An original commission warrant appertaining to Wing Commander A. H. Turner, A.F.C., Royal Air Force, late Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, for the rank of Flying Officer, dated 3 February 1948, framed and glazed £20-30
Hammer Price: £15
A quantity of original documentation appertaining to Air Commodore P. E. Warcup, C.B.E., Royal Air Force, comprising letters covering the period 1957 to 1963 (16), telegrams (4), a copy of the recommendation for his C.B.E., and his Instrument Rating Cards (Green, dated 10 April 1959 and White, dated 28 September 1960), much of the correspondence from officers of Air Rank, generally in good condition (Lot) £40-60
Hammer Price: £60
Fighter Pilot Profile Collection, an album containing the profiles and signatures of 27 fighter pilots, including: Peter Townsend, Bob Stanford-Tuck, Alan Deere; Johnnie Johnson, Don Kingaby; added to which is a 25th Anniversary Battle of Britain First Day Cover bearing the signature of Douglas Bader and two 40th Anniversary Battle of Britain covers signed by a number of pilots; one of a limited edition of 2,000, good condition £60-80
Hammer Price: £150
Bomber Aircrew Profile Collection, an album containing the profiles and signatures of 26 Bomber Command Pilots and Aircrew, including: Bill Reid, V.C., Derek Tulloch, Roderick Learoyd, V.C., Leonard Cheshire, V.C., Leonard Trent, V.C., added to which is a signed photograph of Arthur T. Harris, one of a limited edition of 2,000, very good condition £60-80
Hammer Price: £140
Prints (2). Hurricane, by Robert Taylor, published by Universal Promotions Ltd, (Military & Marine), Bath, signed by Wing Commander R. R. Stanford-Tuck, D.S.O., D.F.C., R.A.F. (Retd.), 61 x 51cm.; another, The Last Hurdle, by R. B. Rutherford, published by K. W. Enterprises, signed by R. B. Rutherford, Ken Brown, C.G.M. and four others, the picture depicts Flight Sergeant Ken Brown’s egress over the Zuider Zee after the ‘Dams Raid’, 16/17 May 1943, 69 x 49cm., good condition (2) £60-80
Hammer Price: £40
Prints (3), Desert Storm, Squadron Prints Gulf Collection, depicting a Tornado GR.1 and bearing the newspaper pictures of captured British airmen Nicol and Peters, print signed by John Nicol, John Peters, Dave Waddington, Rupert Clark and Robbie Stewart, framed, 51 x 41.5cm.; another, the same; another, unframed and without newspaper pictures, signed by John Peters only; together with two cards signed by John Peters and another, good and better condition (lot) £60-80
Framed Prints (4), Hawk T.1A, The Red Arrows; Su-27 “Flanker-B”, The Russian Knights Aerobatic Team; General Dynamics F-16A; SR-71A Blackbird, 51 x 41cm.; Prints (unframed) (9) Tornado GR.1; Tornado F3, XXV Squadron; Phantom FGR.2 (2), 29 and 56 Squadrons; Hawk T.1A, 151 Squadron; F-14 Tomcat (3); F-117A Nighthawk, 44 x 29cm., all bearing a various number of signatures, good and better condition (13) £40-60
R.A.F. Postal First Day, Special Flight and Anniversary Covers (23), some bearing signatures, including: R.A.F. Golden Jubilee First Day Cover 1968 (3); Duxford Spitfires - signed by Peter Townsend; Opening of the R.A.F. Museum, 1972; 60th Anniversary of the Royal Flying Corps, 1972 - First Official Glider Mail; also two ‘Princess Diana commemorative covers; together with official sets of Royal Mint ‘Royal Air Force’ and ‘Gallantry’ postage stamps, very good condition (lot) £40-60
Hammer Price: £30
Documents and Photographs mostly of Air Force interest, including: R.A.F.Certificate of Service, to A.C.2 R. Hurst, discharged March 1953; Framed N.A.A.F.I. Testimonial Certificate to R. Hurst for 25 Years Loyal and Valuable Service; R.A.F. Service and Release Book, to Airwoman/Acting Corporal K. Holdsworth, discharged May 1946; Defence of the Realm, Permit Book, to Elsie Hannah Warren, dated 1917; Certificate of Registration booklet with photograph to A. P. de Pauw, Royal Netherlands Air...
Hammer Price: £35
A presentation wall plaque of the Central Treaty Organization (Combined Military Planning Staff) appertaining to Group Captain J. A. Hemingway, D.F.C., Royal Air Force, comprising a wooden shield bearing the organization’s crest, with lower wooden plaque and gilt plate, attached by two chains, bearing the inscription, ‘Presented to Group Captain John Allman Hemingway, R.A.F., by the Chief of Staff and Officers of the Combined Military Planning Staff, CENTO, upon Completion of his Tour of...
F. W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd. 21 Years Faithful Service Medal (1930 M. J. Davis 1951), silver, with red enamelled diamond motif immediately below the obverse and reverse suspension loop, bearing the inset letter ‘W’, in red leather fitted case of issue, good very fine and scarce £25-35
Hammer Price: £45
Copy medals (7), including Victoria Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross; 1914-15 Star (2), erased naming; Victory Medal 1914-19 (M-339971 Pte. G. H. Barker, A.S.C.); Defence and War Medals; U.S.A. Victory Medal 1918, 1 clasp, Defensive Sector; Germany, Winter Campaign Medal 1941-42; other badges and medals (8), some copies; British dress miniature medals (15), including: Military Cross, G.V.R.; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R.; Queen Mary’s Christmas Tin 1914, lid...
Hammer Price: £200
Defective Medals (3): Military General Service 1793-1814, no clasp (Timothy Kenny, 11th Foot); Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed, these two with edge bruising, contact marks, fine and better; British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, for Matabeleland 1893, no clasp (Troopr. P. Forrestall, Victoria Column), note: all three lacking suspensions, this last nearly extremely fine (3) £180-220
Hammer Price: £390
Waterloo 1815, naming erased, refitted steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising and contact marks, very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £380
Defective medals (4), Cabul 1842, erased naming, with replacement scroll suspension; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, erased naming, replacement claw; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow, erased naming, marks to claw, suspension slack, 1914 Star, erased naming, about very fine and better (4) £280-320
Hammer Price: £310
Defective medals (2): Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Lister Snowden, 40th Regt.), scroll suspension, renamed; Punniar Star 1843 (Private James Watson, H.M. 50th Regt.), hook and ring suspension, reverse rubbed and possibly officially re-engraved naming, some contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £160-200
Defective medals (2): India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 (Cpl. F. Sims, 24th Mounted Infantry), renamed; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (No.5439 Driver J. McDonnell, A.S.C.), renamed, last pitted and with edge bruising, good fine and better (2) £60-80
Hammer Price: £120
Defective medals (2) Baltic 1854-55 (Gr. Wm. Stevens, A. Troop. R.H.A.), privately impressed naming; British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Troopr. S. H. Blackmore, N.T.) signs of brooch mounting to obverse, both with suspensions crudely re-affixed, heavy edge bruising, fine (2) £160-200
Hammer Price: £240
Copy, Renamed and Defective Medals (5), Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Lieut. M. N. Woodard, 88th Regt.), replacement ring suspension, renamed; India General Service 1854-95, no clasp (1456 Pte. Md. Masoom, 1st Madras Lcrs.), claw refixed and slack, slight edge bruising; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (871 Sergt. H. T. Youe, 2/15th Foot), renamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (5601 Pte. A. Strong, Rifle Brigade), renamed; Air Crew Europe...
Hammer Price: £230
Copy and defective medals (3), Turkish Crimea 1855 (3), British issue, crudely inscribed around edge, pierced with ring and straight bar suspension, signs of brooch mounting to obverse, good fine; another, a Sardinian issue copy, unnamed, with ball and ring suspension, very fine; another, a Sardinian issue better quality copy, unnamed, with scroll suspension, extremely fine (3) £100-140
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp, naming erased, good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
India General Service 1895-1902, no clasp (Subdr. Lakha Singh, 25th Bl. Infy); Coronation 1902, bronze; Delhi Durbar 1911 (3736 Sepoy Allah Dad, 53rd Sikhs F.F.), lacking suspension; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, unofficial, silver; Bombay Presidency Rifle Association Medal, V.R., bronze, unnamed; Leinster Regiment Sports Medal, by Spink, London, 31mm., bronze, rev. inscribed, ‘Aldershot Bronze Medal, Tournament, Tug of War (110st.) Pvte. J. Mahoney’, lacking suspension; Pakistan Army...
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1813, 2nd Class, an old copy; Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class, very fine (2) £20-30
Hammer Price: £170
Abbott, P. E. & Tamplin, J. M. A., British Gallantry Awards, Nimrod Dix & Co, London, 1981; Creagh, Sir O’Moore & Humphris, E.M., The V.C. and D.S.O., 2 volumes; Smyth, Brig. Sir John, The Story of the George Cross; Bissett, I., The George Cross; pamphlets and booklets on the V.C. (8); The Register of the George Cross; Webb, J. V., Recipients of Bars to the Military Cross 1916-1920; Henderson, Major D. V., Dragons Can be Defeated; Fevyer, W. H., The George Medal, hard bound, signed by...
Bulloch, John Malcolm, Territorial Soldiering in the North-East of Scotland during 1759-1814, Aberdeen, New Spalding Club, 1914, copy number 55 of 400 printed, lxviii, 517pp, green cloth with gilt crest on front cover, covers a little worn, good condition, scarce £70-90
Burke, Sir Bernard, The Book of Orders of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of all Nations, Hurst & Blackett, London, 1858, vii, 411pp., with hand-coloured plates, rebound, half calf, good condition £100-140
Hammer Price: £100
Chatterton, E.K., The Story of the British Navy, London, 1911; McMurtrie, F.E. (ed), Jane’s Fighting Ships 1946-47, London, 1947; other naval-related books (9), by Tute, Masefield, Dimbleby, etc., generally fine, but first with cancelled library stamps (11) £30-40
Hammer Price: £20
Churchill, Randolph S., Winston S. Churchill, 2 volumes: Youth, 1874-1900; Young Statesman, 1901-1914; Churchill, Randolph S., Winston S. Churchill, 5 volumes: Companion Volume I, Part 1 1874-1896; Part 2 1896-1900; Companion Volume II, Part 1 1901-1907; Part 2 1907-1911; Part 3 1911-1914; Churchill, Randolph S., Into Battle, wartime speeches; Churchill, Winston. S., Frontiers and Wars, signed by Clementine S. Churchill; other Churchill related books and booklets (25), generally good...
Churchill, T. O., The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte &c., illustrated by engravings of its’ most striking and memorable incidents, T. Bensley, London, 1st edition, 1808, viii, 100pp., plus 12 engraved plates, 2 folding plates,1 facsimile letter, boards, spine torn, front board almost detached, some browning throughout, interior condition fair, scarce £80-120
Hammer Price: £50
Churchill, W.S., My Early Life, London, 1947, and others similar (3); Churchill, W.S., The Second World War, 6 vols, 1st edn, London 1948-54, djs; Churchill, W.S., A History of English Speaking Peoples, 4 vols, London, 1956-8; Cosgrave, P., Churchill at War, London, 1974, dj; Gilbert, M., Finest Hour, Winston S. Churchill 1939-1941, London, 1983, dj., generally fine; some with the signature of E.R. Lax (16) £30-50
Cook, F. & A. (compilors), Casualty Roll for the Crimea; Tavender, I. T., Casualty Roll for the Indian Mutiny 1857-59; Farrington, A., The Second Afghan War 1878-80 Casualty Roll; Clark, R., N.S.W. Soudan Contingent 1885; Farrington, A., Indian General Service Medal 1895 Casualty Roll; Forsyth, D. R., Die Medaljerol; Forsyth, D. R., Medals for Gallantry and Distinguished Conduct awarded to Natal, Cape Colony and Union Defence Force Units (2); [Roberts Publications], South African Roll of...
Hammer Price: £85
Elvin, Charles Norton, A Hand-Book of the Orders of Chivalry War Medals & Crosses ...., Dean & Son, London, 1892, with colour plates, rebound, half calf with marbled boards; Steward, W. Augustus, War Medals and Their History, London, xviii, 407pp., with b/w plates, original cloth; Carter, Thomas, War Medals of the British Army and How they were Won, revised by W. H. Long, London, 1893, xv, 653pp., with colour plates, this last with some pages detached, fairly good and better condition (3) ...
Gun, W. T. J., The Harrow School Register 1571-1800; Dauglish, M. G. & Stephenson, P. K., The Harrow School Register 1800-1911; Stogdon, J. H., The Harrow School Register 1845-1925, Vol 1 1845-1885; Stogdon, J. H., The Harrow School Register 1845-1937 (2), Volume 1 1845-1898; Volume 2 1899-1937; [Who’s Who], The Old Public School-Boys: Eton, London, 1933; Eton School Register (7), 1841-1899; Barker, G. F. et al, The Record of Old Westminsters, 3 volumes, earliest times to 1960; Marlborough...
Hammer Price: £80
Hamilton, N., Monty, 3 volumes: The Making of a General 1887-1942; Master of the Battlefield 1942-1944; The Field Marshal 1944-1976, all with d.j.; Montgomery, Field Marshal Viscount, El Alamein to the River Sangro; Normandy to the Baltic; Montgomery, Field Marshal Viscount, A History of Warfare; Joslen, Lieut-Col. H. F., Orders of Battle, Second World War 1939-1945; Hart, Sir Basil L., History of the Second World War, 1980; other W.W.2 related books (8), good condition (15) £30-40
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