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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 18th July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 17 July 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
| 3051 | |||
| 1827 (17 September) "£100 Reward. Whereas a Forgery of the One Pound Notes of Galtons & James, Bankers, Birmingham has been committed". Then giving details regarding the differences between the forgery and the genuine banknote. Printed on watermarked paper 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 |
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| 3052 | |||
1830 Illustrations of the Site and Neighbourhood of the New Post Office of St. Martin's-le-Grand; published in London by Smalles and Tuck, 138 Aldersgate Street. A fascinating account of the history of the area and includes a steel engraving of Williams' New Post Office and Coffee House Tavern & Hotel (on the site of the old Mourning Bush Tavern), showing the new Post Office in the background, a hand-coloured plan of the new building showing the streets and land which were formerly on the site. There is also an appendix concerning the Mourning Bush Tavern with further illustrations and plans. The book is with the original, card cover which exhibits some soiling but still in a very good state of preservation. A remarkable source of information and a valuable reference for the postal historian. Photo £350-400Highway Robbery Notice |
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| 3053 | |||
| 1834 (26 February) "The Atrocious Murder of Mr. John Richardson". With large woodblock illustration showing the robbery in progress. Extensively detailing this murder of Mr. John Richardson who was Steward to John Perkins of Bletchley. He travelled to Epsom Corn-Market, received £23.3s mostly in Bank of England notes from Mr. Stokes of Ewell that day, upon traveling back to Bletchley was attacked by two men at Purchell's Gap on Epsom Downs. He fired a pistol at one but missed. One of the robbers then fired at him and killed him. A £100 Reward was offered that evening which was increased to £300 the next day. There is an eye witness account and a Coroner's report. But this poster ends with the words "But not withstanding the great reward of £300 and the exertions of the Police, it is generally supposed the perpetrators will not be discovered, unless one of the accomplices should split". Printed by G. Smeeton, 74, Tooley St. Southwark. Advertising they print these Broadsides of Executions & Murders etc. Also they offer Hawkers of these advantageous terms. Size 10 x 14 1/2 Highway robbery with murder was becoming quite rare by the 1830s, so this event created quite a sensation, the Home Secretary Lord Melbourne was informed the next day, thus the Government added £100 to the Reward. Over 1,000 people attended the funeral of Mr. Richardson at Ashtead Church. Upwards of 30 people were taken into custody and questioned. One of the Bank of England notes was recovered in Brighton. Several months passed then in August one John Young confessed to the murder while awaiting execution at Winchester for violent Burglary The Royal Vauxhall Balloon |
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| 3054 | |||
| 1836 (19 December) advertising poster of the "public ascent of this celebrated balloon". A delightful poster in English in black on pale yellow and featuring several type founts including some which would have been quite avant guard at the time. Small fragment of upper corner missing, otherwise in a very good state of preservation. 10 x 14 1/4 This ascent took place from The Barracks in the Rue de Faubourg in Paris with eight persons. Admission was 5 Francs. Tickets for ascent in the car (gondola) was 600 francs (some £28). The Balloon was in Europe because this was directly after the famous journey it made from Vauxhall Gardens in London crossing the channel and descending at Weilburg in Nassau, Germany, having travelled some 500 miles in 18 hours, a record that stood for another 70 years Charles Green (1785-1870) was the United Kingdom's most famous balloonist of the 19th century. He experimented with coal gas as a cheaper and more readily available alternative to hydrogen for lifting power. His first ascent was in a coal gas balloon on 19 July 1821. He became a professional balloonist and had made 200 ascents by 1835. In 1836, he set the long distance record in the balloon "Royal Vauxhall", flying overnight from Vauxhall Gardens in London to Weilburg, Duchy of Nassau (Germany) a distance of 480 miles (770 km). By the time he retired in 1852, he had flown in a balloon more than 500 times |
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| 3055 | |||
| 1838 (4 September) pictorial handbill announcing Royal Gardens, Vauxhall Double ascent & Night Entertainment with the Royal Nassau Balloon and the Coronation Balloon. Both Balloons are well illustrated particularly the car of the Great Nassau balloon. Also stating a full afternoons and evenings programme of Concert, Exhibition, Panorama and Fireworks, "There will be seats for Ten Persons in the car of the Nassau Balloon". Black printing on olive paper, size 9 x 5 1/4 |
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| 3056 | |||
| 1837 (18 October) an entire letter to Thomas Peacock at Kensington Palace. The letter includes, "The day after the races the Duke of Wellington dropped by on his return from Newcastle and Sunderland & was met by the affairs of the North York Militia with their fine band & staff & by the Richmond Cavalry which he reviewed ... to see the Great Hero attracted many hundreds that his reception was by no means very flattering. When he visited Stockton, small loaves of bread were handed to him on forks to remind him ... of the part he took in the late discussion on the Corn Laws on the House of Lords. I was surprised to see him appear so old. He bore the marks of fatigue in his countenance ...". With faint boxed Guildford St. handstamp and a fine handstruck "3" with oval London backstamps. Some soiling and paper split £80-100 |
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| 3057 | |||
| 1839 sales catalogue for MECHI, 4, Leadenhall Street, London. Very early catalogue of 18 pages featuring British and German silver plate cutlery, tea & coffee pots; the most expensive being a splendid tea urn on silver mountings for £14.2s. 0d. Also Billiard Tables complete with cues and balls etc., for £10. Various Writing and Dressing cases etc. The front cover with attractive illustration of the shop front with security printing border by Whiting who printed Banknotes and Lottery tickets. Size 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 John Joseph Mechi was an Alderman of the City of London, he started the business in 1826 The Duke of Wellington |
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| 3058 | |||
1840 (1 January) A.L.S. entire to W. Booth, Ordnance Office, Dublin, written from Stratford Saye, "My Dear Sir, I have received and am much obliged to you for your memorandum of the 27th. As you are aware I have long been advisor of the state of things in Ireland. I read every syllable that O'Connell writes or that as related as having been spoken by him. I didn't think that he can be so fooled as to believe that he can bully Mr Robert Peel or me that there may be some moderate Whigs, who do not much like what he is doing. Lord Melbourne certainly thinks that there are. I think that his language is directed to these classes. It is certainly much more plain than it ever was! I shall be glad to hear from you whenever you can send me a line". Signed on the address panel "Free Wellington" with Hartfordbridge despatch c.d.s. on reverse (1.1), Crowned London "FREE" (2.1) and Dublin arrival (3.1) on flap. Some minor soiling. Photo £400-500Queen Adelaide |
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| 3059 | |||
| 1840 (3 January) autograph letter written from Funchal, " ... I am much better than I was last winter in England - tho' I still have my cough.". Also a second letter, dated 14th September to the same addressee, " ... It seems a very good plan to pass the winter in Funchal ...." Both letters with initial signatures. Photo £200-250 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792-1849). At the time of their marriage, William was not heir-presumptive to the throne, but became so when his brother Frederick, Duke of York, died childless in 1827. Given the small likelihood of his older brothers producing heirs, and William's relative youth and good health, it had long been considered extremely likely that he would become King in due course. In 1830, on the death of his elder brother, George IV, William acceded to the throne. She had a tragic childbirth history and the couple remained without heirs. Their niece, Victoria, ascended the throne. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her Stage Coach Waybills |
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| 3060 | |||
1840's (16 June) printed waybill for the coach "L'hirondelle" from the Crown Hotel Worcester to the Lion Hotel Shrewsbury showing the Royal coat of arms at top and with manuscript details of the passengers and stops with other annotation; also 1839 (13 October) large waybill for Independent Coach to and from Brampton and Carlisle with details of items carried, printed by H. Scott of Carlisle; very fine £160-200Sir Walter Scott |
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| 3061 | |||
| 1841 (31 March) parcel front (170 x 125mm) addressed by Sir Walter Scott, addressed to Robert Cadell Esq., Bookseller, Saint Andrews Square, Edinburgh. Large manuscript "10d" in ink and endorsed by the recipient, "Edinburgh 31 March 1841. I hereby Certify that the address to me on this piece of Cartridge Paper is the hand-writing of Sir Walter Scott.". Photo £150-180 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish novelist and poet Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was a bookseller and publisher closely associated with Sir Walter Scott. Cadell took care of Scott in the writer's last years, profiting handsomely from arrangements made with Scott's family after his death such that they were absolved from debt in return for Cadell's exclusive right to republish Scott's novels and biographical material (The Duke of Wellington) |
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| 3062 | |||
| 1843(c.), letter from John Watts, "I have much pleasure in forwarding you an envelope of the Dukes writing and the bit of hair which you requested me to get. I can warrant them both genuine. Many thanks for the tickets for the Haymarket just received - I shall have more of the Dukes writing very shortly, yours obediently, John Watts". There is also a blue envelope marked "The Duke of Wellingtons Hair" and two folded pieces of paper, one containing the pieces of hair, the contents of the second packet have degenerated to dust. Unusual memorabilia £150-200 Captain John Watts was the aide de campe to the Duke of Wellington, Captain of Walmer Castle, where the Duke died, and Governor of the Cinqe Ports. He accompanied the Duke's coffin at the funeral Queen Victoria Proclamation |
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| 3063 | |||
| 1849 (13 July) a large poster announcing the introduction of the new florin coin with details of design, weight etc. Royal Arms at top and impressive letter press printing by Spottiswoode Printers to the Queen, size 17 x 22 |
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| 3064 | |||
1850 (3 Aug.) Paper Tax Label in red and black, printed by the Congreve security printing and affixed to a large piece of soft blue paper (outer wrapping). From mill number "242" for twenty-two pounds of paper and signed by the inspecting officer. The label is tied by the crowned Paper Duty handstamp. Some creases and repaired split at left. These labels are quite scarce, especially on such a large fragment of the outer wrapping. Photo £250-300(Sir George Everest) |
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| 3065 | |||
| 1850 (c.), a glass figurine of the god Vishnu, given by Sir George Everest, on his retirement, to Mrs Mary Legh of High Legh, Cheshire. The figurine was originally wrapped in a piece of Whatman paper with the note, "Penates from Nepaul. Mrs Legh of High Legh gave it to me who received 3 from Capt Everest on his return from thence". It is thought that the recipient was Eleanor Avena Blackburne £100-150 Sir George Everest (1790-1866), Surveyor-General of India, after whom Mount Everest is named. He retired to England in 1843 Mrs Legh is Mary (1785-1856), daughter of John Blackburne of Hale Hall, and the widow of George John Legh, High Sheriff of Cheshire. He served with Sir George Everest's uncle, John Cole Everest Crystal Palace Exhibition |
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| 3066 | |||
1851 (in Hyde Park), a "SEASON TICKET" in black on white featuring detailed printing with security engine turned border in the style of the first postage stamps of the period. Also 1854, a Family Season Ticket, the first Year at Sydenham in black on blue. Both are made out to William Bagshaw and signed by him and both have been affixed in period leather backed folder. Unusual and appealing. Photo £300-350Charge of the Light Brigade |
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| 3067 | |||
| 1857 (28 January) A.L.S. without year date, written from Hartrow Manor in Somerset. "My dear Mr Hankey, Enclosed is a letter from Colonel Douglas which I received this morning in which he states that unless I 'pay the sums demanded I must immediately return to Canterbury'. To return now would be very inconvenient and entails some expense. I fancy that what is required of me, will turn out correct, though at present I cannot see it quite clear but if you would kindly advance me the requisite sum ... making a total of £95.5.9 1/2d of which I hope to refund the greater part, and as soon as I do, I will give you both a clear account of the whole matter, and also the money received. I intend leaving Hartrow on the 10th of the month when I will go down to Canterbury ... and as soon as I return I will call upon you in Mincing Lane after this I intend paying Sir Walter Trevelyan a visit at Wallington, & Remain about a week or ten days, and then return to Hartrow to the end of my leave". Filing pin hole, fresh. Photo £250-300 Colonel Harrington Astley Trevelyan (1835-1900). Colonel Trevelyan was the last but one survivor of this famous charge. He was 19 years old when he took part in the famous battle of Balaklava. He was then a lieutenant in the Eleventh Hussars. When Lord Raglan, commander-in-chief of the British army, gave the order to the Six Hundred to charge and endeavour to retake the guns that had been captured by the Russians, there were 20,000 of the enemy posted at the end of the narrow valley, with mountains back of them and batteries of guns in their front. But the Six Hundred, since immortalized by Tennyson's thrilling lyric, boldly rode "Into the Jaws of death, into the mouth of hell," the Lancers shaking their weapons in the air, the young Earl of Cadogan at the front as cool and Intrepid as if going to a hunt with the hounds. Colonel Trevelyan, whenever he spoke of the "charge of the Six Hundred," modestly referred very little to himself. In his opinion had the Seventeenth Lancers and the Eleventh Hussars been ordered to advance when a disorganized force of Russian cavalry crossed the plain to reach the shelter of their forts, the Russians would have been routed and the disaster that befell the British army would have been averted. "At the opportune moment," so related Colonel Trevelyan a few years before his death, "the officer in command of the Seventeenth Lancers, said to the young Earl of Cadogan, 'There, my Lord, Is an opportunity never likely to return'" When Captain Nolan came from Lord Raglan with the order to charge there were no Russians in sight. But off we went around the end of the valley and charged half a league straight through the batteries of guns in front, with guns on both flanks and riflemen lining the hills. Captain Nolan, who brought the order to charge, had not gone far when he gave a fearful yell and dropped dead. The grapeshot was tearing holes in us. One of our seniors was literally blown up, and we found no trace of him afterward" This is the substance of Colonel Trevelyan's version. When the survivors rode back Colonel Trevelyan was congratulating himself upon not being dead, when a bullet struck his headdress. That night he went to the hospital with a bullet wound in the calf of his left leg, a sword cut on his right wrist and several minor cuts and wounds to attest to the fierceness of the fray Sir Benjamin Pine |
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| 3068 | |||
| 1859 (28 November) duplicate contract of marriage between Sir Benjamin Pine Knight, Lieutenant Governor of the Islands of St. Christopher and Anguilla and Marguretta Anna Simpson. A long and elaborate, thirteen page document. With Scotland Crown datestamps, 5/- embossed revenue and embossed duplicate stamp. Unusual £100-120 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809-1891). In 1848 he acted temporarily as governor of Sierra Leone, and displayed much military capacity. He was present at the expedition to the Sherbro River, and helped to destroy a strong stockaded fort, whence the natives had harried the neighbourhood. In the following year his vigorous policy put an end to the civil war in the same district This success led to his appointment in 1849 as second governor of the infant colony of Natal. During the Kaffir war in the south-west he preserved peace within his territory, and received the thanks of the home government. In 1855 he led a force of volunteers against the Amabacas and enforced their submission. In 1856 Pine returned to the west coast as governor of the Gold Coast Colony, and was knighted. In May 1859 he went to the less trying climate of St. Christopher, West Indies, as lieutenant governor At that time each of the Leeward Islands, of which St. Christopher's formed part, was governed practically as a separate colony in a loose confederation, with a governor-in-chief at Antigua. Pine recommended that the government should be made federal, with a central authority at Antigua. In 1866 he was temporarily acting as governor of Antigua, and helped to persuade the legislature to reform the constitution. He did the same in his own island of St. Christopher. The home government adopted his views, and in February 1869 he was appointed governor-in-chief of the Leeward Isles, with a mandate to carry out his scheme. On 23 June 1870, in an exhaustive address, he laid his project before the council of Antigua, and in the course of the year carried it in all the islands. He was thus the first governor under the federal constitution of the Leeward Islands. He was made a K.C.M.G. in June 1871 for his services. In 1873, before he had finished his term as governor-in-chief at Antigua, he was sent back to his old colony of Natal. He retired on a pension in 1875 He was twice married: first, in 1841, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Campbell, who died in 1847; secondly, in 1859, to Margaretta Anne, daughter of Colonel John Simpson of the Bengal army 1862 International Exhibition |
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| 3069 | |||
| 1862 silk panel souvenir of the Exhibition featuring a coloured coat of arms and "london International Exhibition 1862"; woven by Wahl & Socin, Machinists, Basel; a couple of minor tone spots. Fine. Photo £100-120 |
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| 3070 | |||
| 1864 (25 April) a Power of Attorney drawn up between William Forbes Gibbon and Thomas Mitchell Gibbon by Watkins and Stokoe of Calcutta with the appropriate revenue and other embossed stamps. William Forbes Gibbon was a clerk at Coults Merchants in Shanghai and the document signed and sealed in Hankow by the British Consul with a good strike of the great seal of the consulate in red. In extremely fine condition. Photo £120-150 The Consulate in Hankow was only opened in 1861 with the first Consul, W.R. Gingell The Anglo-Boer War |
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| 3071 | |||
1881 (16 May) A.L.S. from General P.J. Joubert, Boer General and politician, written on notepaper with the Royal Arms, from Heidelberg, then capital of the Transvaal, to Major (Redvers) Buller, V.C., advising, "The Carthorses having given up, we are obliged to proceed on horseback. - Will you kindly be ready in an hours time?". Written in the aftermath of the First Boer War, following the signing of a peace treaty in March 1881. A rare letter between former adversaries. Photo £120-150Queen Victoria |
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| 3072 | |||
| x 1893 (2 January) official document appointing Charles Louis St. John as Consul for the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Signed at top "Victoria R", signed at foot "Rosebery", with a fine wafer seal. Usual folding creases. A fine and important American document. Photo £200-250 Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (1847-1929) British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny King George V |
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| 3073 | |||
| 1895 autograph letter from Prince George as the Duke of York on mourning letterhead and envelope from York House, St. James's Palace to his uncle, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar at Portland Place. "Saturday, Dear Uncle Edward, It would give both Mary and I great pleasure if you and Princess Edward would dine with us at 8.15 tomorrow evening to meet Papa, quite a small party. Believe me yr affecte cousin, George" the envelope is stampless and marked "Express Delivery" with faint "express" cachet in large oval and with St. James St. (12.1) datestamp on the reverse. Letters between members of the Royal family are scarce. Photo £300-350 Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar (1823-1902) was a senior Army Officer and nephew of Queen Adelaide The Chitral Campaign, North India |
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| 3074 | |||
An album of ten photographs of activities in Chitral in 1896, after the 1895 relief, and features the officers and men of the 2/3rd Goorhars including the huts at Kila Drosh, clearing snow off the road over Lowari Pass (damaged), Chitral River from Camp Kila Drosh, Camp Ziarat (2), and an informal group of officers. Also a collection of old U.S.A. stamps at the other end of the album. Most photographs are 6 1/4 x 4 1/2Mary of Teck |
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| 3074A | |||
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 1867-1953) Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King George V Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught |
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| 3074B | |||
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1850-1942). Queen Victoria |
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| 3075 | |||
1899 (29 July) commission promoting Archibald George Smith to second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery; fine detailed black printing with manuscript annotations and signatures; signed "Victoria RI" at top with wafer seal and Edward Stanhope at foot; usual folding creases. Photo £200-250Colonel Baden Powell |
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| 3076 | |||
1900 (13 October) short A.L.S. from Pretoria, signed, "R Baden Powell", the note reads, "Dear Miss Buckley, I will do what I can for Corpl. Hillier. Yours try."; heavily folded and with some paper splits and re-enforcement. Also a double-sided silver locket containing a photograph of Robert Baden-Powell, the reverse with a photograph of John French. Photo £150-180The Anglo-Boer War |
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A small group including 1903 A.L.S. signed "Roberts" with an associated letter to him from the War Office, photograph of Lord Roberts in full military dress signed "Roberts F.M.", fragment signed "RSS Baden Powell, Xmas 1901" and photo card of General Horace Smith-Dorrien, signed by him in 1917. Photo £150-180King Edward VIII and King George VI |
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| 3078 | |||
| 1901 (27 December) autograph letter (in the hand of the young Prince Edward), signed by both 'Edward & Albert' (aged 7 1/2 and 6 years respectively), to Mrs. Colman in Leeds, thanking her for the Christmas presents. The letter (8 x 8 inches) is written in pencil, folded, in good clean condition. With the original envelope with York Cottage, Sandringham on the flap, addressed in an adult hand, postmarked Sandringham, (27.12). The message reads, "Dear Mrs. Colman, We thank you very much for the books. Mary thanks you for the doll. We wish you a Happy New Year. From Edward & Albert.". Photo £450-500 Edward VIII (1894-1972) reigned 1936. George VI (1895-1952) reigned from 1936 For a 1938 letter from King George VI to King Farouk, please see lot 3127 (King Edward VII) and Queen Alexandra |
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| 3079 | |||
1902 (c.) photograph of the King and Queen, on the occasion of the opening of parliament after their accession, signed below the picture "Edward VII, Alexandra", both by the Queen. Framed with a label on the reverse, "This photograph of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra was presented to me in memory of the late King just before Her Majesty left Buckingham Palace ... Walter Thomas Ivimey - Gentleman of H.M. Chapel Royal" £300-400Roger Casement |
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| 3080 | |||
| 1915 (25 August) menu from the Preysing-Palais restaurant, Munich signed by Roger Casement, the Consul-General, Maude Fay and others; water stain in one corner. Photo £300-500 Roger David Casement (1864-1916) – known as Sir Roger Casement Kt. CMG between 1911 and shortly before his execution for treason, when he was stripped of his knighthood – was an Irish nationalist, activist, patriot and poet. He spent some time in Germany during the First World War organising support for the Irish cause Maude Fay (1878-1964) was an American operatic soprano King George V and Queen Mary |
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| 3080A | |||
| 1922 two portrait, full length photographs, 7 x 11 1/2 inches, by W. & D. Downey, mounted on boards and signed "George R.I. 1922" and "Mary R 1922" at foot of each; some silvering around the edges, otherwise fine. Photo<\t> £500-600 King George V |
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| 3080B | |||
| 1926 studio portrait in naval uniform, 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches, by W. & D. Downey, signed on the mount "George R.I. 1926"; framed. Fine. Photo £350-400 For a King George V Bestowal document, please see lot 3123 The Munich Agreement |
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| 3081 | |||
| 1938 (28 September) the British Airways Ltd. flight ticket for, "The Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain", completed in pencil capitals for the flights London to Munich and return. The first flight was scheduled to take off at 08.30 from Heston and the box for the price is marked "Special Flight". On landing back at Heston, the Prime Minister was met by a large contingent of the press. This is the top copy of ticket BA/WS "18249" which is self-carbonated. Included with this is a manila envelope marked "The Prime Minister's ticket on his last visit to Munich at which an agreement with Hitler was reached. 29.9.38". This was in the papers of George William Denny, one of the founders of British Airways. There were only two pages to these tickets (the under half was sold by Christie's in 1992). This was one of the most significant and iconic moments in twentieth century British and European history. Photo £12,000-15,000 The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, which was called the Sudetenland Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact, which sealed the fate of Czechoslovakia, virtually handing it over to Germany in the name of peace. Upon return to Britain, Chamberlain would declare that the meeting had achieved "peace in our time" Although the agreement was to give into Hitler's hands only the Sudentenland, that part of Czechoslovakia where 3 million ethnic Germans lived, it also handed over to the Nazi war machine significant percentages of Czechoslovakia's coal, iron and steel and electric power. It also left the Czech nation open to complete domination by Germany. In short, the Munich Pact sacrificed the autonomy of Czechoslovakia on the altar of short-term peace. The Czech government was eventually forced to surrender the western provinces of Bohemia and Moravia and finally Slovakia and the Carpathian Ukraine. By the time of the invasion of Poland in September 1939, the nation of Czechoslovakia no longer existed. Neville Chamberlain would be best remembered as the champion of the Munich Pact, having met privately with Hitler at Berchtesgaden, the dictator's mountaintop retreat, before the Munich conference. Chamberlain, convinced that Hitler's territorial demands were not unreasonable (and that Hitler was a "gentleman"), persuaded the French to join him in pressuring Czechoslovakia to submit to the Fuhrer's demands. Upon Hitler's invasion of Poland a year later, Chamberlain was put in the embarrassing situation of announcing that a "state of war" existed between Germany and Britain. By the time Hitler occupied Norway and Denmark, Chamberlain had lost much credibility Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark |
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| 3081A | |||
| 1944 photograph with her children, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent, 9 x 6 1/4 inches, signed on the mount, "Marina 1944". Endorsed on the reverse, "Given to Madam Croft for Christmas 1944". Fine. Photo £250-300 Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906-1968). The wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck Field Marshal Montgomery |
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| 1961 (30 December) A.L.S. on letter head to Miss Baird, secretary of the South Africa Club, concerning his speech at a dinner in his honour at the Savoy. The letter includes the names and addressed of others who he would like invited the dinner, his brother Brian and his wife and a fellow officer and his wife. Written in turquoise ink and signed, "Yrs sincerely, Montgomery of Alamein". Included with this lot is the carbon copy of the letter from Miss Baird to Lord Montgomery. Filing pin holes in upper left corners. Photo £200-250 The letter head is from Isington Mill, Alton. This ruined watermill on the River Wey in Hampshire was bought by Bernard Law 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in 1947. He lived there until his death on 24 March 1976 A Book of Signatures of Recipients of Medals |
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| 3083 | |||
| A leather bound ledger with its original leather case, created by Lt. Col Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker. Each medal, whether for honour, gallantry or a campaign is identified with a piece of the medal ribbon, details or illustrations of each medal and as many signatures of the recipients as could be acquired. It appears that this book was carried to suitable events or was sent to different recipients to be signed, representing a long and dedicated passion for this subject. Although those who have signed this book tend to be from the higher ranks of the army and navy, with countless generals and many field marshals and admirals, there are also several members of the Royal family and other foreign recipients The book commences with Order of the Garter. The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, honours those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally Signatures include Queen "Alexandra", King "George V", Prince "George" (Duke of Kent), Prince "Arthur" Duke of Connaught, Prince "Arthur" of Connaught, "Wellington", Earl "Roberts F.M.", Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes "Crewe", Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice "Lansdowne", John Campbell "Argyll", Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound "Minto", Henry Percy "Northumberland", Henry Fitzalan-Howard "Norfolk", Herbrand Russell "Bedford", Augustus Fitzroy "Grafton", George "Cadogan", William Palmer "Selbourne", Charles "Hardinge of Penshurst", "Montgomery of Alamein" Order of the Thistle with King George V and others. Order of St Patrick with King George V and others including Wolseley F.M. and Roberts F.M. Order of the Bath The Order of Bath is mainly awarded to officers of the Armed Services, as well as to a small number of civil servants. Numbers may be increased in times of war or in the event of any military or civil action or service which merits 'peculiar honour or reward'. Seven pages including Wolseley F.M., Evelyn Wood F.M., D.M. Probyn Gen., Geo S. White F.M., E.R.G.R. Evans (Scott Expedition), Col. Edward Thackeray VC, Montgomery of Alamein, Roberts F.M., Hardinge of Penshurst, Claude M. Macdonald, Earl Grey, Duke of Richmond and Gordon, Robert Baden Powell (Lt.Gen.), Douglas Haig, Alex Godley Colonel, D.M. Probyn Gen., C.H. Brownlow F.M., Lt. General Baron Y. Fukoshima Vice Chief of General Staff, Vice Admiral Baron M. Saito I.J.N. (later Governor of Korea and prime minister of Japan), Marquis Katsura Prime Minister Order of the Star of India including Roberts F.M., Geo S. White F.M., Lansdowne, Curzon of Kedleston, D.M. Probyn Gen., Minto, Harding of Penshurst, Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, Hardinge of Penshurst, Francis Younghusband, H.M. Durand Order of St. Michael and St. George The Order of St Michael and St George is awarded to men and women of high office, or who render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country. It can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs. Signatures include Frowd Walker (himself), Argyll, George White F.M., Minto, Marquis Matzukata, Wolseley F.M., Geo S. Milner F.M., Evelyn Wood, J.D.P. French F.M., Clarendon, Gleichen Col., Sydenham of Combe, Cromer, Knutsford, Landsdown. Order of the Indian Empire including Roberts F.M., Minto, Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, Hardinge of Penshurst, Minto, Lansdowne, Douglas Haig Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order is given by The Queen to people who have served her or the Monarchy in a personal way. These may include officials of the Royal Household, family members or perhaps British Ambassadors who have helped organise a State Visit to a particular country. Signatures include Prince "Arthur", Prince "George", Prince "Christian", Wellington, Argyll, Redesdale, Hardinge of Penshurst, Douglas Haig, Gleichen, Norfolk, David Beatty, Robert Baden Powell St. John of Jerusalem including Princess Helena, Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Roberts F.M., Hardinge of Penshurst, George Milne F.M., Sydenham of Combe Royal Red Cross including Princess Helena, Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Lady Roberts Distinguished Service Order including Montgomery of Alamein, E.R.G.R. Evans, Webb Gillman, Arch W McDonald 1st Lovat Scouts Order of Victoria and Albert signed by Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Princess Helena, Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Patricia of Connaught Order of the Crown of India signed by Nora Roberts (wife of F.M. Roberts), Mary (4th countess of) Minto, Lady Napier of Magdala, Princess Helena, Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Order of Merit a special honour awarded to individuals of great achievement in the fields of the arts, learning, literature and science. This page with W. Holman Hunt, S. Alma Tadema, Kitchener, Cromer (Evelyn Baring), Roberts F.M., E.H. Seymour Admiral of the Fleet, George S. White F.M., J. Smuts, Admiral Count H. Togo, Prince "Oyama" Iwao with note "Field Marshal Commander Japanese Army in Russia War" Victoria Cross for the Navy with "Israel Harding, H.M.S. Alexandra" (1882) and "Chas D Lucas Rear Admiral. Inscription on Cross 'HMS Hecla 21st June 1854'. This is prior to all other dates CDL" Victoria Cross for the Army with Percy S. Marling (1884), H.H. Lyster Lt. Gen., (1857), Lord Roberts F.M. (1858), A.S. Cobbe (1903), H.L. Reed (1899), George S. White F.M. (1879), J.E. Gough Col. (1857), HND Prendergast, general (1857), W.A. Kerr, July 1857, Mahratta Horse (1857), Evelyn Wood F.M. (1858), D.M. Probyn Gen. (1862), John Watson (1848), Alfred S Jones the first C E (1857), Anthony D. Home Surgeon Gen. (1857), Edward Pemberton Leach General R.E. (1879), Frederick William Bell 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards (1901), Luke O'Connor (Late R.W. Fusiliers) (1856), T. Cadell, Colonel (1857), J. Hills-Johnes 23 years (1857), E.J. Phipps-Hornby (1900), A.J. Hammond Col. (1879), Henry T. Sylvester, late asst. surgeon, 25 RWF (1856), Henry M. Jones (1857), Edward J. Thackeray Col. (1857), J. Manners Smith Lt. Col. (1892), W. Babtie (1900), O'M Creagh Genl. (1879) and P.A. Kenna Br. Gen. (1898) Imperial Service Order Imperial Medal of India including Roberts F.M., Geo S. White F.M., B. Blood Gen. Kaisar-I-Hind. Hind Medal with Mary Minto, Ganga Singh, Marahrajah of Bokaner, Francis Younghusband The Albert Medal with E.R.G.R. Evans Diamond Jubilee Medal with numerous signatures including Prince Arthur, Wolseley F.M., E.H. Seymour Admiral of the Fleet, Minto, Roberts F.M., Hardinge of Penshurst, Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Cromer, Roberts Delhi Durbar including G.H. Younghusband, General Oku, Curzon of Kedleston, Francis Younghusband King's Coronation with numerous signatures including Evelyn Wood F.M., Minto, Wolseley F.M., Richmond & Gordon, Arthur Lyttelton-Annesley, Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Hardinge of Penshurst, Roberts F.M., Cromer, Waldegrave, Prince Arthur, W. Baptie, Ganga Singh, Waldegrave, Cementi Smith, Robert Baden Powell, French Gen. Order of the Black Eagle signed by Prince Arthur and Roberts F.M. The Legion of Honour including S. Alma Tadema, Evelyn Wood F.M., Wolseley F.M., Hardinge of Penshurst, Geo. F. Milne F.M., E.R.G.R. Evans Order of the Rising Sun and Order of the Chrysanthemum including Prince Yorihito, Prince Oyama, Admiral Count H. Togo Order of the Medjidj including Minto, Wolseley F.M. Evelyn Wood F.M., Luke O'Connor V.C. C.B., C.C.P. Fitzgerald Admiral Order of the Osmanie including Wolseley F.M., E.H. Seymour Admiral of the Fleet, Claude M. Macdonald Col., N.G. Lyttleton Gen., Harry H Rawson Admiral 1882, Chas C. Drury Admiral The Scinde and Jellalabad medals with accompanying letters and notes plus other Indian campaigns Various Crimea medals including French and Turkish, Baltic, Sardinian and Conspicuous Gallantry Indian Mutiny 1857-58, China 1857-60, Abyssinia 1867-68, New Zealand (1845-46), West Africa (1873), South Africa (1834-79) with Cape General Service (1880-97), Afghanistan (1878-80), Robert's Star (1880), Egypt (1882-89), Khedive's Star (1882-91), Canada (1885) including T Bland Strange Major General com. Alberta Field Force, Canadian General Service (1899), Eastern and Central Africa (1891-95), Matabeleland (1893-97) including Earl Grey, Baden Powell, Ashanti Star (1895-96), Indian Medal (1895-98), East and Central Africa (1897-98), British Soudan (1899) including Douglas Haig, Khedive Soudan, numerous signatures for South Africa (1900) and King's South Africa (1902), Kimberley Star (1897-1900), Order of Murmat (1893), Ashantee (1900), West Africa (1900), East African General Service (1900), Indian General Service (1908), Tibet (1904), Order of the Red Eagle including Prince Arthur Other foreign medals include Russia Order of St. Anne signed by Webb Gillman B.G., The Star of Roumania signed by Geo. F. Milne F.M., Serbia Order of the White Eagle, Order of Naval Merit (Spain), Order of Merit Pyrmont-Waldeck signed by Alban Wilson 8th Gurkha Rifles, Order of the Crown of Italy, Order of the Crown (Belgium), Order of Leopold including S. Alma Tadema, Order of the Redeemer (Greece) including Prince Arthur, Hardinge of Penshurst, Aberconway of Bodnant Royal Humane Society and the Stanhope Gold Medal, Transport, Artic Medal, King's Coronation (1911) includes Princess Helena Military Cross (1915) and numerous signatures for the Great War, France Croix de Guerre, Belgium Croix de guerre The final page is of the British rowing eight in the 1908 Olympic Games gold medal team and signed by A.A. Gladstone, F.S. Kelley, B.C. Johnstone, Guy Nickalls, D.C. Burnell, R.H. Sanderson, R.R. Etherington-Smith, H.C. Bucknall and cox G. Maclagan. Photo £15,000-20,000 Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker (1850-1917). He went to the Royal Military College Sandhurst where he excelled at sport, representing the college at athletics in 1869 and 1870 and for the Cricket XI in 1869 becoming their Captain the following year. On his graduation from Sandhurst he was awarded the Sword of Honour which was presented to him by the Duke of Cambridge He was a keen footballer and, on leaving Sandhurst, joined Clapham Rovers Football Club and later Wanderers Football Club. In November 1870 he was selected to play for England against Scotland where he scored the only goal in England's 1-0 victory. On the 25th of February 1871 he again played for England against Scotland in a 1-1 draw, again scoring England's only goal. On the 18th of November 1871 he scored twice for England in their 2-1 victory over Scotland. He was also selected to play for the England Rugby XV against Scotland in the test match of 1873 but in the event he didn't play in the match He was commissioned as an Ensign in the 28th Regiment of Foot (Gloucester Regiment) on the 28th of October 1871. In December 1872 he was promoted to Lieutenant with effect from the 28th of October 1871. He served in Gibraltar and Malta with his regiment. In 1874 he was posted to Perak in Malaya but later transferred to Hong Kong In 1878 he moved on to Singapore where he was Aide-de-Camp to Sir William Robertson, Governor of the Straits Settlement In early 1879 he entered the service of the Federated Malay States, becoming Deputy Commissioner of the Perak Armed Police in 1880. He was promoted to Captain in 1881 and by 1884 he was Commandant of the 1st Battalion of Perak Sikhs with the local rank of Major On the 1st of July 1888 he was promoted to Major. On the 27th of November 1889 he was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel while with the Perak Police. In 1896 the Perak and Sengalor Police Forces were merged into the Malay States Guides and Walker was appointed as their first commandant He had the reputation of being something of a disciplinarian with a fierce temper, and was known to the local Malays as the "Black Panther". He has been described as "at the best of times very much a martinet" and "a difficult man to work with" He was made a Companion of St Michael and St George in the King's New Years Honours List of the 1st of January 1901 and has placed his signature in this volume. On the 3rd of May 1902 he was granted the local rank of Lieutenant Colonel on his appointment as Commandant of the Malay States Guides In 1907 he married Beatrice (nee Ireland) the widow of Colonel Richard George Bolford Bolton, Royal Horse Guards He retired from the army on the grounds of ill health in 1910 and returned to the UK, living at Scott's Lodge, Knockholt in Kent On his retirement a bronze statue of him was erected outside the Perak Museum in Taiping which was paid for by public subscription of the Sultans of Perak and Johore, friends of the principal Chinese Towkays and by the officers and men of the Regiment of Malay State Guides. The inscription reads, "For his hospitality and encouragement of all branches of sport and his success in raising the Regiment of Malay States Guides to the highest excellence this statue will serve as a continued remembrance" He rejoined the army during the Great War when he was appointed as Commandant of the prisoner of war camp at Alexandra Palace where German and Austrian nationals were interned from March 1915 He died from prostate cancer and is commemorated on the war memorial at Knockholt Royal Christmas CardsQueen Victoria |
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| 1882 Christmas card to her granddaughter, Princess Irène of Hesse, a chromo-litho card showing a page boy presenting a posy of flowers, the reverse with "To dear Irène from her beloved Grandmama ... Christmas 1882". Photo £200-240 Princess Irène of Hesse (1866-1953) She was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Princess Elizabeth of Hesse, Russia |
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| 1890 Christmas card to her sister Irène, "To my darling Irène, Merry Xmas & Happy New Year ... Ella. 1890". In a superb state of preservation. Photo £400-500 Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1864-1918) She was the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. After her husband was assassinated in 1905, she founded a convent, became a nun and devoted her life to the care of the poor and sick. She was later murdered by the Bolsheviks, together with other members of the Imperial Family by being thrown alive down a mine shaft The Royal Collection of Mr. S.M. Watson of Hawes Curtis (Tailors), Dover Street, LondonH.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh |
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1950-84, a group of Christmas cards signed "Philip", several with the original Official Paid registered envelopes, 1980 autograph envelope, postally used, sundry ephemera relating to the Royal Warrant Holders Association and a photograph of the Duke by Baron (1953), with programme and ceremonial for the 1972 Silver Wedding. (46 items). Photo £1,000-1,200H.R.H. The Prince of Wales |
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| 1969-81 a collection of 12 Christmas cards signed "Charles" plus a typed letter, signed, expressing appreciation for Mr. Watson's services on his retirement. The message in the 1979 card reads, "Mr Watson - and all those who struggle to make my clothes fit ...". (13 items). Photo £900-1,200 Lord Mountbatten of Burma |
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A group of four Christmas cards signed by Lord and Lady Mountbatten, two as Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, eight with printed signatures, two from Lord Brabourne & Patricia and with their wedding invitation (1946), four typed letters signed by Mountbatten (1946-56), programme for the unveiling of the Mountbatten statue by the Queen in 1983 on Forest Office Green. (21 items) £350-400King of Thailand |
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| 1966-81, a group of greetings cards signed "Bhumibol R" (1977-78), two personally signed, three with printed signatures (1966, 1979, 1981) with original envelopes and a telegram from the Queen of Thailand acknowledging birthday greetings (1970). (6 items) £200-250 Passports |
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| x 1720 (c.) Austrian pass issued in Palermo, headed "george oliver/des heyl. rom. reichs/graf von wallis", in a mixture of Italian, Latin and German, with wafer seal in lower corner and signed by Leopold von Trell and another; usual folding creases. Photo £120-150 George Olivier, Count of Wallis (1671-1743). A field marshal of Irish descent in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and last regent of the Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia (1738-1739). Born into an Irish family, he distinguished himself in Sicily by his capture of Messina. He then commanded on the Rhine (1733), then in Italy and Hungary. He lost the decisive Battle of Grocka against the Ottoman Empire in 1739, thus leading to the peace of Belgrade, which was unfavourable to Austria and thus led to his disgrace. In the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-20) he fought in the Austrian army on Sicily, being wounded in the struggle for Messina but later becoming governor of that city's fortress until 1727, when he returned to Austria |
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| 1790-1824, a group of passports in the name of John Tarren (Gentleman) of London (born 1768) with 1790 British French passport with signatures including "Gower"; 1792 Ostende pass, 1792 Bruxelles pass signed "Elgin", 1792 German pass, 1792 large Dutch pass with handstamped signatures of Marie Christine, Princess Royal and Albert Prince Royal of Poland and Lithuania (before the couple fled to Vienna in 1793); also a group of 1817-24 French passes which include the travel stamps and endorsements on the reverse. There is also an embossed London Institution lecture ticket. A fine and very interesting group of an unusually well travelled gentleman. (10 items). Photo £500-600 George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833). Known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as The Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts. He is estimated to have been the wealthiest man of the 19th-century. He remains a controversial figure for his role in the Highland Clearances. Between 1790 and 1792 he was Ambassador to France, despite not having any previous diplomatic experience Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766-1841) was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures (also known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon in Athens. In 1791, he was sent as a temporary envoy-extraordinary to Austria, while Sir Robert Keith was ill. He was then sent as envoy-extraordinary in Brussels until the conquest of the Austrian Netherlands by France |
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| 1814 (8 September) French pass for a Mr Williams, signed "Wellington" with red wax seal; horizontal creases and some light soiling but fresh and in a good state of preservation. Photo £300-350 The Duke of Wellington was made Ambassador to France after the Battle of Waterloo. Foreign-Office, July 5, 1814 His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to appoint the Most Noble the Duke of Wellington, K. G. to be His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Court of- His Most Christian Majesty Louis XVIII British Passport in France |
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1824-26, an unusually large passport with several additional pages affixed underneath in a column, with numerous entries including Paris, Florence, Rome, Naples, Sicily, Bologna, Berne, Milan, Geneva and others. Typical creasing and soiling with some strengthening along the central fold. Very unusual with approximately 71 entries, some wax and wafer seals £120-150U.S.A. |
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| 1831 (8 June) a passport from the Legation of the United States of America in England numbered "262" for James Bowen, with secretary signature for Washington Irvine. The passport is endorsed by various cities in France and Switzerland; usual folding creases and some soiling. Unusual £80-100 For Hejaz and Nejd, Saudia Arabia passport, please see lot 3140 EUROPE |
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| 1371 entire letter to the Bailiff of Soller (a town in Mallorca) on thick, heavily laid paper with ram's head watermark; there are a few stains but still in a very good state of preservation. Also a later letter, also on thick. laid paper, to the Baillie of Soller and features a shield device on the front below the address, some water damage had removed some of the ink but still very unusual and interesting. Photo £500-600 |
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| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 18th July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 17 July 2014 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
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