Lot: 3
19th Century to 1930s portrait and family photographs, including Victorian carte-de-visite (9, one hand-coloured) and cabinet size (5); later mostly with PC backs. Mostly VG/Fine. (42)
Lot: 26
All-period mix including Railway Officials (32) and Shipping. The Railway Officials include L.B. & S.C. (11, French issues, with two poster types); Cork, Bandon & Sth.Coast (2); Great Southern & Western, Ireland (2); Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Line (6, sepia, one creased); Cambrian; and Caledonian; also UK views including nice early RP of Wesleyan Chapel at Richmond Hill. Varied condition. (180)
Lot: 27
UK & Foreign selection in small album with many better items; includes Fry’s poster advert, German chromos, RPs of Hull Fair (2), foreign railway scenes, UK court cards (3, coloured), Florence Upton dolls (2), good RP Tram close-ups including Hobart, good Shipping adverts, Sarah Bernhardt (2), Gothard 1909 Railway Disaster at Saddleworth, UK Railway Stations, the S.S.’King Orry’ beached at New Brighton 1921, Belfast Strike scene, coal diggers on Amber beach, canal barge at Trent Lock RP, Laurel & Hardy RP, good RP street scenes and processions, Motor Bus smash at Brighouse RP, Falkland Is (3), and Wigan R.F.C. team. Mostly good/fine. (100). Also an autograph album.
Lot: 28
Interesting selection including German Boer War political satire (3), scarce London court card PU 1896, RP horse-drawn delivery cart (said to be from Tabley, Knutsford), coloured art views of Umtali (7, Southern Rhodesia), a curious American bedroom marriage ceremony RP, and scarce RP of a German Gipsy Wedding. Mainly VG/VF (38)
Lot: 29
Modern selection with much 1980s especially Political, plus some glamour, social comment, etc. Fine throughout. (136)
Lot: 30
Early to 1940s ranges in album with many GB views, plus aircraft, few greetings, comic, composers and others. Fair to fine. (96)
Lot: 31
British & Foreign views and subject cards, greetings etc; mostly pre-WW2. Varied condition but mostly good to VG. (c.550)
Lot: 32
GB topography in plastic sleeves with ports & harbours, street scenes, many rural views including villages, etc. Mostly pre-WW2. Coloured, RPs, b/w. Mostly VG/VF (145)
Lot: 33
Assortment in box with various GB & Foreign views, greetings, some social history interest. Fair to Fine. (c.350). Also qty of heavily duplicated comic cards (3 different).
Lot: 34
Foreign selection with interest in Fiji (4, one PU 1935), Singapore (3, two with writing on front), Morocco (2) and European royalty. Fair to VF (28)
Lot: 35
UK selection with main interest in Somerset, Sussex, Comic (21) and Royalty (32); includes street scenes of Burnham-on-Sea (3), Fleet, Horsted Keynes, Hastings (RP), Wedmore (3); and Braid Hill Golf Club House, Edinburgh, 1905; one PU with circular POSTED ON / LA MARGUERITE but stamp removed. Fair to fine (95)
Lot: 36
The Hydroplane America 1914, group of eight RPs depicting trials of this amphibious Porte & Curtiss aircraft at Lake Keuka, New York, three with the blindstamp of photographer H.M. Benner. The intention was to attempt an Atlantic crossing and to compete for the Daily Mail $50,000 prize but WWI interrupted. VG (8)
Lot: 37
Alcock and Brown, aviators. A selection of RPs, mostly PU 1911-12, sent by John Alcock to a friend in Heaton Chapel (Stockport), the messages signed “Jack”; the photos (mostly by Fuller of Amesbury) mainly depict aviators engaged in trials of monoplanes for the British Army on Salisbury Plain including a crash landing. The most interesting message however concerns a trial flight in Manchester: Dear Charlie, We are going to make a trial flight on Sunday morning at the Manchester Race Course with the aeroplane. Hoping you will be able to come down & see it. I will write and let you know the time & where I’ll meet you. Jack. Five have messages signed by John Alcock, the others are simply addressed by him to his friend. The cards show wear at the corners (one with a corner chipped away), are a little grubby, and one is ink stained on reverse. (8)
Lot: 38
Channel Islands topographical, all periods with about 40% continental size. Some duplication. RPs, b/w, coloured. Mainly good to VF (c.650)
Lot: 39
Comic selection, all showing Isle of Man Censorship cachets on reverse, 1948 to 1985, comprising 44 with Approved cachets on reverse, and 3 with Disapproved cachets. Also a commemorative card of 1983 marking the 50th Year of the Censorship Committee. VG/VF (48)
Lot: 40
Comic selection, 1950s to 1980s covering good range of themes, some PU. Mainly VG/VF (125)
Lot: 41
Birchinlee Workers’ Village Derbyshire, c. 1910, pair of RPs of workers’ Football teams, 1st & 2nd eleven, one with light creasing. Fair-Fine. (2)
Lot: 42
Black American singers in the UK, 1907, comprising the Fisk Jubilee Trio (2), and a touring troupe pictured at St. George’s Hall, Liverpool (2). Three are RPs. VG/Fine (4)
Lot: 43
Fire Brigade group RPs, Edwardian, four identified as Manchester (one PU 1904), another as Kent, a sixth unidentified. Good/Fine (6)
Lot: 44
Isle of Man shipping selection, all RPs; includes two small cargo vessels. Some light duplication. VG/VF (24)