Lot: 46
British Naval Ships interest with many photographs & ships' plans, Gun Trials programmes 1905-1910 (11), and sundry ephemera; plus some merchant ship items including few company brochures. Mainly good to fine with many useful items. (Qty) (6 kilos)
Lot: 49
Selection of c.1900 Photographs showing ships en route to South Africa, scenes on board the vessels, and colonial life in Durban, most with descriptive annotations on reverse. Postcard size or slightly larger. One damaged o/w VG (30)
Lot: 56
Maidstone & District Motor Services 1960s/70s PC size photographs, largely b/w, many issued by the M&D. and East Kent Bus Club, with their handstamp on reverse. All fine quality close-ups. (241)
Lot: 57
Collection of 1960s/70s Photographs of English & Welsh Buses & Coaches, wide variety of companies represented, very largely b/w, all PC size, mostly fine quality close-ups. Emphasis on Southern England. (approx. 650)
Lot: 58
Collection of 1960s/70s Photographs of English & Welsh Buses, notably Thames Valley, Bristol and South Midland. Largely b/w and PC size (some smaller), middle distance to close-up. Some mixed quality. (approx.400)
Lot: 59
Collection of 1960s/70s Photographs of English Buses & Coaches, notably Hants & Dorset, Eastern National, and East Kent. Largely b/w and PC size, mostly fine quality close-ups. (approx. 680)
Lot: 60
Carton of Shipping prints, ephemera, correspondence etc, both Naval and Merchant, late-18th Century to modern; including philatelic covers, photographs, greetings cards, timetables etc. Mainly 20th Century and mostly good to fine. (Large qty.) (over 6 kilos)
Lot: 62
Shipping Photographs (142) and Negatives (131), plus further photographs of naval uniforms, and much related ephemera; many of the photos large format and mostly merchant vessels, mixed quality with approx 5% damaged. Includes a pamphlet by Edmund Blunden A Retired Naval Man, 1955, inscribed and initialled by the author, in VG condition. Generally good to fine. (6 kilos)
Lot: 65
Photographs of UK Coaches from a countrywide range of private operators, plus a selection of double-decker buses, all 4x6”, modern printings from earlier negatives, mostly b/w. Excellent quality with many fine close-ups. (708)
Lot: 66
Photographs of London Transport single-decker buses, 1950s to 1970s, various types, all b/w PC size. Many fine close-ups. (111)
Lot: 67
Photographs of mainly South & West Wales buses, 1960s/80s, all b/w PC size, with many fine close-ups, both municipal and independents. (277)
Lot: 68
London Transport Routemaster and RT buses, a collection of PC size b/w photographs, 1950s/80s, with many fine close-up studies. (207)
Lot: 69
Photographs of Welsh private operator coaches, 1950s/70s, b/w PC size, with many fine close-up studies. (208)
Lot: 70
Photographs of London Independent Coach operators, mostly b/w PC size, including Grey-Green, Valliant, Birch and variety of others, plus 139 4x6” photographs. Many fine close-up studies. (482)
Lot: 71
Photographs of London Transport buses, various types, all b/w, mostly 1960s/70s PC size, plus 78 later 4x6” printings; many fine close-up studies. (273)
Lot: 72
Photographs of countrywide private operator coaches, 1950s/70s, all b/w PC size, including 90 of the various Smith companies. Many fine close-up studies. (325)