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Auction No 422, Category: Ephemera

13 Lots (displaying 1 - 13)

Carton of softback publications (many Lancashire related) and sundry ephemera, with Cigarette Cards, military photos, etc.

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £30
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Carton of softback publications (many Lancashire related) and sundry ephemera, with Cigarette Cards, military photos, etc. Early 20th Century to modern. (Qty) (5 kilos)

Carton of softback publications and ephemera, mostly 20th Century; with many programmes, guide books, trade catalogues, etc;

Lot: 8

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £92
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Carton of softback publications and ephemera, mostly 20th Century; with many programmes, guide books, trade catalogues, etc; 1960s football programmes & cuttings all laid down in two scrap albums; qty. of 1960s-2000s photographs of Lancs & Cheshire military associations, etc. Also few PPCs. Mixed condition. (Large qty).

Various including fine 1879 Sampler by Elizabeth Gray of the National School, Farnworth; 1915/1916 Overseas Club fund-raising certificates (3);

Lot: 9

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
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Various including fine 1879 Sampler by Elizabeth Gray of the National School, Farnworth; 1915/1916 Overseas Club fund-raising certificates (3); an embroidered bookmark; some post cards, & other items. (Qty)

Selection of late-18th Century County Maps comprising Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire Ridings (3), Essex, and Bedfordshire;

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Selection of late-18th Century County Maps comprising Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire Ridings (3), Essex, and Bedfordshire; plus various engravings and a Victorian woven silk bookmark. Fair-fine (18 items)    

An 1840s Valentine letter-sheet "Star of Constancy", hand-coloured engraving, addressed to Miss Agnes Andersen in the parish of Inverkeithny,

Lot: 28

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
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An 1840s Valentine letter-sheet Star of Constancy, hand-coloured engraving, addressed to Miss Agnes Andersen in the parish of Inverkeithny, 25 x 19cm, in an elaborate gilt frame, double-glazed, overall 34 x 29cm. Fine. A rare early Valentine.

Woven Silk by W.H. Grant of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. In original card mount, complete with descriptive back, c.1901. VG

Lot: 53

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
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Woven Silk by W.H. Grant of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. In original card mount, complete with descriptive back, c.1901. VG     

Knockaloe Internment camp, 1919: a letter from the Home Office to an internee, G. Kuhl, regarding his application to remain in the UK,

Lot: 54

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £16
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Knockaloe Internment camp, 1919: a letter from the Home Office to an internee, G. Kuhl, regarding his application to remain in the UK, exempting him from repatriation as an alien enemy. Stamped signature. Lower right corner torn away.

Scrapbook compiled by E. Dorothy Browne of Plumtree Rectory, Nottingham, 1897-1911, with some manuscript commentary of events in London,

Lot: 56

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £86
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Scrapbook compiled by E. Dorothy Browne of Plumtree Rectory, Nottingham, 1897-1911, with some manuscript commentary of events in London, e.g. the 1897 Diamond Jubilee celebrations, funeral of Queen Victoria, and 1902 Coronation Procession. Includes programmes, cuttings and few photos, laid down or tipped-in with interest in Royal Events, fox-hunting, Adelina Patti concert 1903, Epsom Races programmes for 1908 (2), Doncaster Aviation meeting 1909, EVII Funeral programmes (2). One page of commentary torn away.

The 1926 General Strike, pair of anti-strike posters, one issued in the name of Sir John Simon M.P., each 36 x 24”, with folds;

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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The 1926 General Strike, pair of anti-strike posters, one issued in the name of Sir John Simon M.P., each 36 x 24”, with folds; and a [Liverpool] Daily Post billboard poster concerning the Mersey Pilot Boat Disaster. VG (3)

George Bradshaw (1800-1853, founder of Bradshaw’s Railway Guides): an archive comprising 1853 In Memoriam card, dried foliage gathered from his grave

Lot: 112

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £100
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George Bradshaw (1800-1853, founder of Bradshaw's Railway Guides): an archive comprising 1853 In Memoriam card, dried foliage gathered from his grave in 1856, an 1853 memorandum issued by members of the Committee of the Manchester & Salford Peace Society expressing their sorrow at the death of “their much valued friend and colleague George Bradshaw”; a clerk's copy of Bradshaw's will; offprints of Press obituaries; a photogravure of his widow (d.1875); and 1870 printed documents concerning The War Victims' Fund Committee of which his son William Bradshaw was a member. The copy will and 1853 memorandum are split the along folds requiring repair.   

A Victorian ‘Prince Charlie’ Tunbridge Ware wooden stamp box with tartan decoration and image of a Penny Red. VG condition.

Lot: 193

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £24
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A Victorian ‘Prince Charlie' Tunbridge Ware wooden stamp box with tartan decoration and image of a Penny Red. VG condition.

GB 19th Century Post Office handstamps for Dove Holes / Stockport and Atherton (Manchester) for use on wax seals in connection with Registered Mail,

Lot: 213

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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GB 19th Century Post Office handstamps for Dove Holes / Stockport and Atherton (Manchester) for use on wax seals in connection with Registered Mail, together with impressions of the handstamps, and a selection of wax seals, unrelated.

Germany WW2 Official Luftwaffe metal handstamp ‘Luftwaffenkommando 3’ used on military mail, with wooden handle. A unique item.

Lot: 224

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Dec 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £58
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Germany WW2 Official Luftwaffe metal handstamp ‘Luftwaffenkommando 3' used on military mail, with wooden handle. A unique item. Also two impressions of the stamp.