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WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed First Day Covers by various military leaders etc., most of whom served in World War II, many associated with 617 Squadron, including Reginald Blagdon, Hughie Evans, Gerry Hobbs, John Cockshott, Rowland Smith, Bill Gordon, Lettice Curtis, Albert Cherrington, Benny Goodman, Harry Humphries, George Johnson, Jack Sockett, Lord Carver, George Jameson, Douglas Thomson, Anthony Rawlinson etc. Generally VG, 23 £80 - 100
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LINDBERG CHARLES W.: (1920-2007) American Marine of World War II, one of the flag raisers during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 1945. Signed 5 x 7 photograph of Lindberg standing in a full length pose with other members of his combat patrol on Mount Suribachi as the first American flag is raised during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image and additionally annotated in his hand beneath his signature, '1st Flag Raising, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945 - 10.30AM'. EX £80 - 100
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ENOLA GAY: Signed 8 x 10 photograph by four crew members of the Enola Gay individually, comprising Paul Tibbets (pilot), Tom Ferebee (bombardier), Dutch Van Kirk (navigator) and Dick Nelson (radio operator), the composite image showing the Little Boy bomb dropped by the Enola Gay and its subsequent effect on Hiroshima. Signed by all four in bold blue ink to clear areas of the image. EX £100 - 120
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ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN D.: (1882-1945) American President 1933-45. A large vintage signed 17 x 9.5 photograph depicting Roosevelt seated in a half length pose at the head of a table accompanied by seven other men seated to either side. The verso of the photograph bears the stamped date 2nd April 1942. Signed ('Franklin D Roosevelt') in fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. The photograph has a heavy vertical fold at the centre (reinforced with sellotape to the verso) and extensive light surface and corner creasing. Only FR £100 - 150
On the day previous to the present photograph being taken, 1st April 1942, sixteen modified bomber aircraft, their five men crews and army maintenance personnel were loaded onto the USS Hornet in preparation for the Doolittle Raid on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The following day, 2nd April 1942, when the present photograph was captured, the Hornet left the port of Alameda and a few days later rendezvoused with Task Force 16 commanded by Vice Admiral William F. Halsey. The Tokyo Raid, planned and led by James Doolittle, took place on 18th April 1942.
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EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. Wartime Autograph Envelope Signed ('Eisenhower'; in the upper left hand corner, with his rank added in a different hand), addressed by Eisenhower to his wife ('Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower') at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC. Post marked at Washington DC, 15th September 1942. The envelope bears the printed words Headquarters United States Army Forces in The British Isles to the verso. VG £100 - 150
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EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. T.L.S., Dwight D Eisenhower, one page, 4to, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 6th December 1966, to Chaplain Walter H. White, on Eisenhower's personal printed stationery. Eisenhower states that he is pleased to know that Dr. Daniel A. Poling will be honoured at a Testimonial Banquet 'in recognition of his years of dedicated service to people throughout the world' and continues to confirm that he will be happy to have his name listed as Honorary Co-Chairman of the banquet, although will not be able to attend. Eisenhower concludes 'Please convey to Dr. Poling my warm congratulations and to all those in attendance my best wishes for an enjoyable and profitable evening'. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, VG £150 - 200
Dr. Daniel A. Poling - President of the World's Christian Endeavour Union.
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WORLD WAR II: Small selection of signed hardback (3) and paperback (4) books by various individuals, most relating to World War II, including Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain signed by Battle of Britain pilot John Ellacombe, The Routledge Atlas of The Second World War by Martin Gilbert, D-Day by Stephen E. Ambrose, signed by J. Curry, a Normandy Veteran, Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation by Muriel Emanuel & Vera Gissing, signed by Winton etc., also including two books relating to World War I, each signed by a veteran. Two of the hardback editions are accompanied by the dust jackets. Generally VG, 7 £80 - 100
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HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) German Nazi official of World War II, Reichsfuhrer of the SS. German Nazi official of World War II, Reichsfuhrer of the SS. D.S., H. Himmler, one page, 4to, n.p., 23rd October 1943. The typed document, in German, is a memo addressed to SS Gruppenfuhrer von Herff and states, in full, 'As SS officers who are capable, should the need arise, of becoming higher SS and police officers, the names of SS Group Leaders Thomas and Jurs and SS Brigade Leaders Harm, Thier and, with strong reservations, Jaegy should be taken down. In regard to SS Group Leader Thomas, I ask that a detailed assessment again be sought from SS Group Leader Gebhardt. Is he once again stable enough to be of use in such a position? If he is stable and reasonable, he is of course fully fit for the position of a higher SS and police officer. There only needs to be a reasonably sure certainty that he won't deviate again'. Boldly signed in blue fountain pen ink by Himmler at the conclusion. With a number of blue and red indelible pencil annotations to the margins, some possibly in the hand of von Herff. Two file holes to the left edge and some extremely minor, light foxing, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG! £400 - 500
Maximilian von Herff (1893-1945) German Army Officer and SS General of World War II. Knights Cross winner. von Herff served as Chief of Personal Staff to Himmler and in this capacity dealt with internal and financial SS matters.
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[GOEBBELS JOSEPH]: (1897-1945) German Politician, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany 1933-45. An unused 4to sheet of Goebbel's printed stationery, featuring the black printed heading Der Reichsminister fur Volksaufklarung und Propaganda beneath a blind embossed Nazi eagle and swastika, also with the printed address at Wilhelmplatz, Berlin. Together with an unused small 4to sheet of stationery featuring the black printed heading Kanzlei des Fuhrers der NSDAP beneath a blind embossed Nazi eagle and swastika in the upper left corner and the address in Berlin, and two telephone numbers, in the upper right corner. Some light creasing, about VG £100 - 150
Provenance: Accompanied by copies of statements of origin signed by Richard O. Rex stating that he personally removed the stationery from the Reich Chancellery in Berlin in July 1945 after having been flown in to help establish a medical dispensary for use during The Potsdam Conference. Also signed by a Notary Public as a witness. Together with copies of further supporting detailed documentation relating to Rex and his acquisitions.
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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. JUNGE TRAUDL (1920-2002) Hitler's personal Private Secretary 1942-45, present with Hitler in the Fuhrerbunker during his last days. An unusual 4to Souvenir copy of Adolf Hitler's Political Testament, ten pages, 4to, Fuhrerbunker, Berlin, 29th April 1945. The Testament, dictated to and typed by Traudl Junge, consists of two parts, in the first referring to Hitler's motivations since volunteering in World War I, also stating 'It is untrue that I or anyone else in Germany wanted the war in 1939. It was desired and instigated exclusively by those international statesmen who were either of Jewish descent or worked for Jewish interests', giving his reasons for his intention to commit suicide, praising and thanking the German people for their support and achievements, and in the second part Hitler lays out his intentions for the government of Germany and the Nazi Party after his death, further naming the individuals whom he wished to be "leaders of the nation", including Karl Donitz as President of the Reich. The original document was signed by Hitler at the conclusion and witnessed by Joseph Goebbels, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Martin Bormann and Hans Krebs. The souvenir copy signed to the final page in blue ink by Junge, 'Typed by Traudl Junge, Hitler's Secretary'. EX £400 - 600
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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. JUNGE TRAUDL (1920-2002) Hitler's personal Private Secretary 1942-45, present with Hitler in the Fuhrerbunker during his last days. An unusual 4to Souvenir copy of Adolf Hitler's Private Testament, three pages, 4to, Fuhrerbunker, Berlin, 29th April 1945. The Testament, dictated to and typed by Traudl Junge, acknowledges his marriage to Eva Braun, and also refers to his possessions and art collection (to be given to a 'gallery in my hometown of Linz on Donau') and names Martin Bormann as his executor, before concluding 'I myself and my wife - in order to escape the disgrace of deposition or capitulation - choose death. It is our wish to be burnt immediately on the spot where I have carried out the greatest part of my daily work in the course of a twelve years' service to my people'. The original document was signed by Hitler at the conclusion and witnessed by Joseph Goebbels, Martin Bormann and Nicholaus von Below. The souvenir copy signed to the final page in blue ink by Junge, 'Typed by Traudl Junge, Hitler's Secretary'. EX £400 - 600
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LIST WILHELM: (1880-1971) German Field Marshal of World War II, Knight's Cross winner. Vintage signed postcard photograph of List in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and Knight's Cross. Photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann of Munich. Signed ('List') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone at the base of the image, partially across a darker area although legible. VG £150 - 200
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SKORZENY OTTO: (1908-1975) German SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer of World War II, commanded the rescue mission to free the deposed Benito Mussolini from captivity. Knights Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Signed First Day Cover, the Royal Air Force cover commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the formation of The Royal Flying Corps and featuring a colour image of two aircraft in flight. Post marked 13th April 1972. Signed by Skorzeny in bold green ink (a slightly unattractive example with a thick nib pen) with his name alone to a clear area. VG £80 - 100
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BARKHORN GERHARD: (1919-1983) German Luftwaffe Pilot of World War II, the second most successful fighter ace of all time. Signed First Day Cover commemorating Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen and featuring a colour image of two aircraft in battle and with an inset portrait of the Red Baron. Post marked 21st April 1977. Signed ('Gerd Barkhorn') in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area. Together with two Royal Air Force covers commemorating the 30th & 31st Anniversaries of the Battle of Britain, each featuring colour images of aircraft, individually signed by the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces Erich Hartmann and Adolf Galland. Signed in bold blue and black inks with their names alone to clear areas. VG to EX, 3 £100 - 120
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JAGDGESCHWADER 2: A First Day Cover issued to commemorate Royal Air Force museums individually signed by various Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, some of them Knights Cross winners and most associated with Jagdgeschwader 2 (Freiherr von Richthofen Nr.2) comprising Adolf Galland, Kurt Buhligen, Georg-Peter Eder, Hans 'Assi' Hahn, Erich Hohagen, Walter Matoni, Julius Meimberg, Erich Rudorffer, Hugo Dahmer, Fritz Karch, Siegfried Lemke, Bruno Stolle and Gunter Seeger. All have signed in blue or black inks with their names alone, largely to clear areas. VG £100 - 120
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LUFTWAFFE: Selection of multiple signed First Day Covers by various Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, some of them Knights Cross winners, including Gerhard Barkhorn, Gunther Rall, Erich Hartmann, Gunther Batz, Hermann Graf, Alfred Keller, Josef Jacobs, Heinrich Schnitger, Carl-August von Schoenebeck, Werner Junck, Josef Mai, Rudolf Nebel, Theodor Rumpel, Harry von Bulow, Hans Joachim von Hippel etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers commemorate various anniversaries and events etc., and all feature colour images of various aircraft. All are boldly signed, many adding their ranks and squadrons beneath their signatures and most have biographical details to the verso and photographs of the pilots inserted. VG, 5 £100 - 120
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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS: Selection of multiple signed First Day Covers by various Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, all of them Knights Cross winners (some with Oak Leaves & Swords etc.), including Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Fritz Morzik, Josef Kraft, Karl Bodenschatz, Walter Loos, Oskar Romm, Walther Dahl, Rudolf Nacke, Victor von Lossberg, Werner Schroer, Joachim Helbig, Wilhelm Batz, Edmund Rossmann, Robert Kowalewski, Hugo Dahmer, Heinz Rokker, Josef Kammhuber, Hermann Greiner, Werner Hoffmann, Herbert Kuntz, Hermann Hogeback, Hans Henning Freiherr von Beust, Herbert Wittmann, Gordon Gollob, Hans-Joachim Kroschinski, Fritz Tegtmeier, Erwin Fischer, Peter Duttmann etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers commemorate various anniversaries and events etc., including V-E Day, and all feature colour images of various aircraft. All are boldly signed, many adding their ranks and squadrons beneath their signatures and all have biographical details to the verso and photographs of the pilots inserted. VG, 7 £100 - 150
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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS: A good selection of individually signed First Day Covers by various German Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, all of them Knights Cross winners (some with Oakleaves & Swords etc.) including Gerhard Barkhorn, Adolf Galland, Dieter Peltz, Anton Hackl, Herbert Ihlefeld, Adold Glunz, Hermann Greiner, Herbert Rollwage, Rolf Pingel, Johannes Steinhoff, Hermann Hogeback, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Martin Harlinghausen, Kurt Buhligen, Reinhard Kollak, Erich Hartmann etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers were issued in small limited editions (individually numbered to the versos) and commemorate various events and anniversaries including the Battle of Britain etc. All feature colour images of different aircraft and most are boldly signed to clear areas. VG, 17 £100 - 150
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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS: Selection of multiple signed First Day Covers by various Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, all of them Knights Cross winners (some with Oak Leaves & Swords etc.), including Adolf Galland, Herbert Kaiser, Gerhard Schopfel, Georg-Peter Eder, Hannsgeorg Batcher, Ralph von Rettberg, Theo Osterkamp, Hans Hahn, Josef Kraft, Ludwig Meister, Heinz-Martin Hadeball, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Dieter Schmidt, Reinhard Kollak, Wolfgang Falck, Wilhelm Herget, Joachim Helbig, Ernst Dullberg, Bernhard Jope, Josef Kammhuber, Walther Dahl, Adolf Glunz, Hermann Graf, Armin Kohler, Johann Boos, Hans Prominski, Karl Hermann Lion, Johannes Wiese etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers commemorate various anniversaries and events etc., including the Battle of Britain, and all feature colour images of various aircraft. All are boldly signed, many adding their ranks and squadrons beneath their signatures and all have biographical details to the verso and photographs of the pilots inserted. VG, 7 £100 - 150
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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS: Selection of multiple signed First Day Covers by various Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, all of them Knights Cross winners (some with Oak Leaves & Swords etc.), including Adolf Galland, Walther Dahl, Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, Walter Matoni, Erich Weissflog, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Wilhelm Johnen, Wilhelm Gansler, Fritz Rumpelhardt, Martin Harlinghausen, Walter Storp, Erich Hartmann, Theo Osterkamp, Dieter Peltz, Johannes Geismann, Fritz Losigkeit, Alfred Grislawski, Walter Grabmann, Theodor Rossiwall, Anton Benning, Hanns Heise, Hermann Schmidt, Georg-Peter Eder etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers commemorate various anniversaries and events etc., including the Battle of Britain, and all feature colour images of various aircraft. All are boldly signed, many adding their ranks and squadrons beneath their signatures and all have biographical details to the verso and photographs of the pilots inserted. VG, 6 £100 - 150
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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS: Selection of multiple signed First Day Covers by various Luftwaffe pilots of World War II, all of them Knights Cross winners (some with Oak Leaves & Swords etc.), including Gunther Rall, Oskar Romm, Hartmann Grasser, Wolfdietrich Huy, Karl Kennel, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Wilhelm Bromen, Franz Schlund, Hans Ketscher, Joachim Helbig, Werner Streib, Wilhelm Herget, Rudolf Schoenert, Erich Hartmann, Dieter Peltz, Gerhard Conrad, Gustav Wilke, Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin, Alois Wosnitza, Max Ibel, Kurt Ebener etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers commemorate various anniversaries and events etc., including the Battle of Britain, and all feature colour images of various aircraft. All are boldly signed, many adding their ranks and squadrons beneath their signatures and all have biographical details to the verso and photographs of the pilots inserted. VG, 7 £100 - 150
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KNIGHTS CROSS WINNERS: Selection of multiple signed First Day Covers by various Luftwaffe pilots and other individuals of World War II, many of them Knights Cross winners (some with Oak Leaves & Swords etc.), including Dietrich Hrabak, Johannes Steinhoff, Wilhelm Batz, Adolf Galland, Hans Joachim von Hippel, Gerhard Hubrich, Theo Osterkamp, Josef Jacobs, Gunther Radusch, Rudolf Schoenert, Paul Zorner etc., some of the covers also signed by non-Knights Cross winners including Hans Baur, Karl Georg Pfeiffer, Heinz de Fries, Ehrhardt von Teubern, Josef Jacobs, Albert Speer etc. Each of the Royal Air Force covers commemorate various anniversaries and events etc., including the Battle of Britain, and all feature colour images of various aircraft. All are boldly signed, many adding their ranks and squadrons beneath their signatures and most have biographical details to the verso and photographs of the pilots inserted. VG, 5 £100 - 120
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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A small oblong 4to autograph album containing over 100 irregularly clipped signed pieces, a few signed cards, some signed postcard photographs (most vintage) etc., by various entertainers, sportsmen and other famous individuals including Laurence Olivier, Malcolm Sargent, Gerald Kelly, Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, Angus Ogilvy, Nancy Spain, Rod Steiger, Enid Trevor, Giles (2), Eunice Gayson, Tommy Steele, Janette Scott, Robert Helpmann, Terry Waite, Terry-Thomas, Arthur English, Peter Brough, Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels, Herb Reed & The Platters, Errol Garner, Stanley Matthews, Jackie Milburn, Bobby Cowell, Ron Batty, Jimmy Scoular, Tommy Casey, George Hannah, Bobby Mitchell and other members of the Newcastle United team who won the FA Cup in 1955, Bert Williams, Alf Ramsey, Leslie Compton, Tom Finney, Nat Lofthouse and other members of the England football team of 1950, Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs, Keith Miller, Ted Kid Lewis, Randolph Turpin, Jack Solomons, Lennox Lewis, John Conteh, Mal Anderson, Alex Olmedo, Greg Norman etc. Most are laid down (some a little crudely causing tape stains etc) in multiples to pages. FR to G £150 - 200
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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 60 by various actors, actresses, entertainers and some other famous individuals including Mick Jagger, Geoffrey Palmer, Andrew Sachs, Jack Nicholson, Maggie Smith, Jackie Mason, Peter Hall, David Essex, Jackie Collins, Terence Stamp, Millicent Martin, Wendy Craig, Brian Keenan, Liza Goddard, Pat Boone, Barbara Dickson, Judi Dench, Thora Hird, Gareth Hunt, Roy Hudd, Kathy Staff, Desmond Tutu, Bruce Kent, Robert Runcie, Fred Perry, Julia McKenzie, Kenneth Cranham, Jenny Seagrove, Tony Bennett, Debbie Gibson, John Challis, Herbert Lom, Ron Moody, Gemma Craven etc. Most are bold examples to individual pages and some have neatly attached magazine portraits. All of the pages are neatly annotated at the base in the hand of a collector. VG £100 - 150
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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 60 signatures by various actors, actresses, entertainers and some other famous individuals including Peter Cushing, Honor Blackman, Chris Evert, Donald O'Connor, Tom Jones, Michael Bentine, Simon Callow, Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean, Rod Steiger, Doris Hare, Pauline Collins, John Major, Norman Wisdom, Roy Castle, Julie Andrews, Kiri te Kanawa, Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth, Peter Shilton, Lennox Lewis, Floyd Patterson, Paul Anka, Ronnie Corbett, Jane Asher, Glen Campbell, George Cole, Peter O'Toole, Stockard Channing, Jason Connery, Nigel Mansell, Sharon Gless, Roger Moore, Adam Faith, Peter Davison, Cliff Richard, Helena Bonham Carter, Harold Pinter, John Cleese etc. Most are bold examples to individual pages and some have neatly attached magazine portraits. All of the pages are neatly annotated at the base in the hand of a collector. VG £100 - 150
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AUTOGRAPHS: A miscellaneous selection of signed programmes, album pages etc., by a variety of famous individuals (mainly classical musicians and sportsmen) including Malcolm Sargent, Albert Sammons, Boyd Neel, Frederic Lamond, Surrey CCC (13 signatures including Stuart Surridge, Peter May, Alec Bedser, Eric Bedser, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Michael Stewart etc.), Graeme Hick, Ian Botham, Syd Owen and other Luton Town footballers, Geoff Hurst etc., also including an autograph album containing five signed pieces and cards (each mounted to pages) including Harry Secombe, Ray Ellington, Edmundo Ros etc. Generally G to about VG, 9 + album £80 - 100
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AUTOGRAPHS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, album pages, 4to sheets, handbills, a few signed postcard photographs etc., by a variety of famous individuals, entertainers etc., including Margaret Thatcher, Gene Pitney, David Gower, Tim Rice, Joseph Cooper, Madhur Jaffrey, Humphrey Lyttelton, John Mortimer, Trevor Nunn, Jonjo O'Neill, Simon Rattle (self caricature), Wayne Sleep, David Vine, John Virgo, Acker Bilk, John Dankworth, Julian Lloyd Webber, Deborah Bull, Darcey Bussell, Patrick Moore, John Conteh, Denise Van Outen, Sheila Hancock, Dora Bryan, Tony Hart etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 96 £100 - 120
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FIRST DAY COVERS: Small selection of individually signed First Day Covers by a variety of famous individuals including Glenn Seaborg, Johnnie Johnson, John Howard (Operation Overlord), Helena Bonham Carter, Donald Sinden, Edward Fox, Geoff Hurst etc. Facsimile (1). VG, 11 £80 - 100
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FIRST DAY COVERS: Selection of individually signed First Day Covers by a variety of famous individuals including Spike Milligan (3), Vera Lynn (2), Larry Adler, Shirley Eaton, Lionel Jeffries, Neville Duke, Andy Green & Richard Noble (2), Raymond Briggs, Arthur Scargill etc. VG to EX, 18 £100 - 120
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FIRST DAY COVERS: A miscellaneous selection of signed First Day Covers by a variety of famous individuals, some associated with World War II, including Louis Mountbatten, Desmond Dreyer & Ronald Sturdee (Battle of the River Plate), Richard Attenborough, Rex Hunt, Robert Runcie (as Archbishop of Canterbury), Nicholas Monsarrat, Archbishop Makarios, King Hussein of Jordan, Bernard Lovell, Prince Georg of Denmark, Richard O'Connor, David Stirling, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Werner Schroer & Eduard Neumann etc. All have different colour designs, some relating to various events of World War II. VG to EX, 14 £100 - 150
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AUTOGRAPHS: A small, miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., a few signed pieces etc., by a variety of famous individuals including Lady Frances Balfour (regarding acquiring two Scotch terriers for her sister, the Duchess of Northumberland), Charles Dilke, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (mother of Queen Victoria; book signed and inscribed, January 1855; front board and spine detached), Princess Beatrice (daughter of Queen Victoria), George Alexander, Anthony Trollope, Peggy Ashcroft, Kingsley Amis etc. FR to generally G to VG, 10 £100 - 150
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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 30 signatures by a wide variety of famous individuals including Douglas Bader, Robert Stanford Tuck, Billy Wright, Stan Cullis, Eddie Stuart, Bill Crook, Bill Shorthouse, Bert Williams, Jimmy Mullen, Dennis Wilshaw, Jimmy Dunn, Roy Pritchard and other Wolverhampton Wanderers footballers (some of them FA Cup winners, 1949), Bobby Charlton, Richard Todd, Michael Caine, Simon Weston, several members of the Asas de Portugal ('Wings of Portugal') flight demonstration team etc. Some pages are multiple signed and a few are neatly annotated in the hand of a collector. Also including a football magazine and poster (rolled) each bearing facsimile signatures. Generally VG, 3 £100 - 150
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HISTORICAL: Miscellaneous selection of vintage signed cards and pieces etc., by a variety of famous individuals including Arthur James Balfour, Roger Keyes, Fritz Kreisler, Viscount Leverhulme, James Bryce, Harry Bodkin Poland, George Adam Smith, J. E. B. Seely, William Robertson Nicoll, Cosmo Lang (as Archbishop of Canterbury), James Caird (sponsor of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition), Dwight L. Moody, Edwin Hughes etc. Some are laid down to pages, a few alongside magazine portraits. G to about VG, 19 £100 - 120
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AUTOGRAPHS: Miscellaneous selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, a few signed cards, signed hardback books (6) etc., by a variety of famous individuals including Jerry Hall, Jeffrey Archer, Frank Bruno, Carl Hooper, Geoff Capes, Montserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Michael Chang, Roger Bannister, Chris Brasher, Brian Lara, Sri Lanka cricket team 1991 (official signed team sheet by 16 players), My Olympic Ten Days by Kelly Holmes, Grand Prix Year - The Inside Story of a Formula One Season by Damon Hill, Some Other Rainbow by John McCarthy & Jill Morrell, Yours Till The End by Jackie & Sunnie Mann, The Great Betrayal by Ian Douglas Smith etc. Each of the books are accompanied by the dust jackets. Generally VG, 20 £80 - 120
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AUTOGRAPHS: A miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S., signed greetings cards, a few vintage signed photographs of various sizes etc., by a variety of famous individuals including Muhammad Naguib (First President of Egypt), Noel Coward (signature slightly faded), Mischa Elman, Juan Antonio Samaranch (T.L.S. to Dr. Ruben Acosta on the 100th Anniversary of Volleyball, 1994), Elton John, Tim Roth, Hilary Duff, Peter Ustinov (A.L.S. relating to Audrey Hepburn, 'Everybody knows the charisma which surrounded her public image...Far fewer knew the woman of quiet heroism, of understated courage, of inflexible humanity. I was privileged to be one of those', with original envelope, 1999), Roger Moore (original copy of a fax signed by Moore, relating to Audrey Hepburn, in part, 'Audrey inspired me as she inspired so many others. Yes she was a wonderful actress but more than that she was a wonderful and remarkable woman', 1999), Andre Maurois, Johannes, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Henri d'Orleans, Count of Paris, Fina Gomez Revenga (signed folio edition of her book of photographs and poems, limited edition number 2944 of 3055) etc. G to generally VG, 33 £200 - 300
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