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International Autograph Auctions (IAA) - Two Day Autograph Auction - Day 2
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- Auction House: International Autograph Auctions (IAA)
- Date: 11:00, Sunday 15 July 2012
- Location: Radisson Edwardian Heathrow Hotel, 140 Bath Road, Heathrow, Middlesex, UB3 5AW, Great Britain
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Lot 627
- NEWTON ISAAC: (1642-1727) English Physicist, Mathematician & Astronomer. Rare D.S., Is. Newton, one page (vellum), slim oblong 4to (11.5 x 3), n.p. (London?), 23rd August 1699. The text of the manuscript document is severely faded and completely illegible, however Newton's signature (evidently penned in a different ink) remains perfectly legible at the foot of the document. Neatly laid down and framed and glazed in the original dark wooden frame to an overall size of 12.5 x 4.5. G An ink note to the verso of the frame, dated 23rd February 1911, offers an insight as to the content of the document, reading, in full, 'Memorandum, 23rd August 1699, signed by Sir Isaac Newton as Master of the Mint, as to witnesses in the case against a man and his supposed wife for counterfeiting the coin of the realm'. A further, somewhat indistinct, pencil note in another hand to the verso of the frame appears to indicate that the document may have passed through the hands of Maggs Bros. at one stage.
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Lot 628
- LISTER JOSEPH: (1827-1912) English Surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery. A.L.S., Lord Lister, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Park Crescent, Portland Place, 7th December 1898, sending thanks to the Master and Wardens of the Worshipful Company of Patternmakers for their kind invitation to dinner although regretting that he will be unable to attend. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor age wear and traces of former mounting to the integral leaf, G
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 629
- RAMSAY WILLIAM: (1852-1916) Scottish Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1904. A.L.S., W. Ramsay, two pages, 8vo, Regent's Park, 24th February 1907, to Dr. [H. Charlton] Bastian. Ramsay refers to a paper which he feels should have been submitted in his own name, remarking 'As a matter of fact, I sent it to Moissan, whom I asked to place it in the best hands for publication, and urged him to do his best to get it published. After the mere heading had appeared, he wrote regretting that it had not been accepted.' He continues 'You see I don't know the biological or medical set in Paris, & did what I thought would give your paper the best chance. I fancy that Pasteur's influence, as you say, still dominates the Academie des Sciences.' With blank integral leaf. Together with a small selection of other A.Ls.S., each to Bastian, by other scientists etc., including John Eric Erichsen, Humphry Rolleston, Samuel Gee, William Bateson etc. Generally VG, 7 Henry Charlton Bastian (1837-1915) English Physiologist and Neurologist.
- Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00
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Lot 630
- BRUNEL MARC ISAMBARD: (1769-1849) French-born English Engineer, famous for his construction of the Thames Tunnel. Father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. D.S., Mc. Id. Brunel, one page, oblong 12mo, n.p. (London), 1840. The attractively printed document is a Pass addressed to the Barrier Gate Keeper and allowing the bearer entry to the Shield at the Visitors' Archway. A statement at the base welcomes voluntary contributions to a Sick Fund. Signed and dated by Brunel to a clear area at the centre. Some very light, minor age wear, VG
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 631
- BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM: (1806-1859) British Engineer. D.S., I K Brunel, being a signed cheque, London, 10th October 1835. The partially printed pale green cheque is drawn on Messrs. Drummond and completed entirely in Brunel's hand, made payable to G. Hermit (?) for the sum of £100.0.0. Two small circular holes do not affect Brunel's signature. Some very slight, minor paper loss to the left edge, otherwise VG
- Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00
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Lot 632
- ARMSTRONG WILLIAM: (1810-1900) English Industrialist, Inventor of the Armstrong Gun. Signed sepia cabinet photograph, being a reproduction of a painting of Armstrong in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by John Worsnop of Rothbury. Signed ('W. G. Armstrong') in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG
- Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00
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Lot 633
- GAUMONT LEON: (1864-1946) French Inventor & Engineer, a pioneer of the motion picture industry. Autograph Statement Signed, L Gaumont, one page, folio, Paris, November 1929, in French. Signed in his capacity as Honorary Chairman of the French Federation of Film-Makers, Gaumont's statement reads, in full, 'The reign of peace will only be established in a lasting manner when the various peoples intermingle more, contrive to better know one another and strive toward a common mentality. Silent film has perhaps already done much along those lines. A universal language used in talking films would effectively continue this rapprochement'. One small, light stain just affects one word of the text, otherwise VG Gaumont prepared his statement for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 634
- HEDIN SVEN: (1865-1952) Swedish Geographer, Explorer and Travel Writer. A.L.S., Sven Hedin, on one side of a correspondence card, Stockholm, 7th June 1914, to Berndt Hage, in Swedish. Hedin informs his correspondent that he has forwarded a letter to Heidenstam and added 'a few warm obliging words saying that St. Skedevi is a place which assures happiness.' He continues 'Heidenstam is difficult to get a word out of, especially as he has so much work to do. But perhaps!' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Hedin. VG
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 635
- SCOTT ROBERT FALCON: (1868-1912) British Royal Navy Officer & Antarctic Explorer. An important, very fine A.L.S., R Scott, four pages, 8vo, Winter Quarters (Cape Evans, Antarctica), October 1911, to Mrs. [Edgar] Evans, on the printed stationery of the British Antarctic Expedition, Terra Nova, featuring an illustration of a penguin. Writing on the eve of his last journey southwards to the Pole, Scott expresses the high admiration he has for his correspondent's husband, 'Although I have never met you, your husband has told me a great deal about you so that I can imagine that you and the children will be waiting to see him home again next year….he is very well indeed, very strong and in very good condition.' The explorer continues to inform Evans, 'It is possible we may not finish our work this year and in that case he will stop with me for a second season' and reassuring her 'If so you must try and remember that he is certain to be in the best of health and that it will be all the better when he does come home. When that time comes I hope he will get some good billet and not have to leave you again. He is such an old friend of mine and has done so well on this Expedition that he deserves all I can do for him.' Scott concludes his letter by remarking 'So I must hope you won't be anxious or worried.' A poignant letter which, as with others written at this time, may not have arrived in London until 11th May 1912, three months after Evans's tragic death. Some very light age wear and minor traces of former mounting, about VG One of the most remarkable letters by Scott to have appeared at auction. Scott had evidently also given his encouragement and assurances to Evans himself that he would return from the expedition with a 'good billet' representing financial security, promotion and a comfortable retirement. Instead, with the tragic death of Evans, his wife and three children were awarded £1500 by the Lord Mayor's Committee and a pension of £48 per annum from the Admiralty.
- Estimate: £4,000.00 - £6,000.00
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Lot 636
- SHACKLETON ERNEST: (1874-1922) Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer. A.L.S., Ernest, three pages, 8vo, Wetherby Gardens, South Kensington, 29th July 1901, to 'My dear old chap'. The explorer explains his reason for not having written earlier to thank his correspondent for a gift, commenting 'I don't deserve to have people thinking of me in this way and I cannot tell you how much I value your links. I am wearing them now.' He also sends thanks for a splendid cushion and remarks that he will be thanking his correspondent's mother and sister separately. In concluding Shackleton writes 'I hope old chap that you are getting over the disappointment of your cricket tour. You had a lot of sympathy in Wetherby Gardens'. VG Shackleton's letter is written just over a week before the Discovery left Cardiff on 6th August 1901 at the beginning of Robert Falcon Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04. The Expedition launched the Antarctic careers of Scott and Shackleton, the leading figures in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
- Estimate: £600.00 - £900.00
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Lot 637
- SHACKLETON ERNEST: (1874-1922) Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer. Blue fountain pen ink signature ('E. H. Shackleton') to the verso of an 8vo folding menu card bearing the gold embossed crest of the Carlton Hotel to the front. The head of the verso is dated 4th October 1918 with the holograph sentiment 'In memory of our very merry meeting. May we all meet again.' Also signed by eleven other individuals including Frank Worsley (1872-1943) New Zealand Sailor & Explorer, Captain of the Endurance on Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-16 and Sailing Master of the Quest on Shackleton's final expedition of 1921-22, Leonard Hussey (1891-1964) English Meteorologist, a member of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-16 and Joseph Stenhouse (1887-1941) Scottish Antarctic Navigator, Commanded the SY Aurora during Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-16, etc. Some light overall age toning to the verso, otherwise about VG
- Estimate: £300.00 - £400.00
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Lot 638
- HUSSEY LEONARD: (1891-1964) English Explorer, a member of Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic and Shackleton-Rowett Expeditions. Signed printed 4to edition of the sheet music for Luna - Lure by Alfred Cammeyer, for the Banjo with Pianoforte accompaniment, published by The Cammeyer Music Company, with Hussey’s ownership signature at the head of the cover and also with a few ink annotations in his hand, pages and covers detached, together with a few other pieces of printed sheet music, copy of Banjo Mandarin Guitar magazine, May 1955, and a printed magazine article by Hussey entitled Exploring With A Banjo, dated October 1933. FR to G, 5
- Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00
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Lot 639
- SCIENCE & EXPLORATION: Selection of signed pieces, T.Ls.S., a few signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller etc., by various Scientists and Explorers including Bernard Lovell, Jonas Salk, Glenn Seaborg, Vivian Fuchs, Richard Richards (member of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition, 1914-17), Christopher Cockerell (interesting T.L.S. referring to his invention of the hovercraft and his contribution to navigational equipment fitted to bomber aircraft during World War II), Richard E. Byrd (T.L.S. sending thanks for an extremely rare voluntary donation to an expedition, 1933) etc. Generally EX, 8
- Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00
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Lot 640
- BLOUNT CHRISTOPHER: (c.1565-1601) English Soldier and Rebel, husband of Lettice Knollys. Blount was executed for High Treason for having plotted, with the Earl of Essex, to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. L.S., Chr: Blount, one page, 4to, n.p., April 1593. The letter appears to relate to some financial matters. Signed at the conclusion and with the remnants of the seal beneath the signature. Some light creasing and minor age wear, otherwise VG
- Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00
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Lot 641
- BLOOD THOMAS: (c.1618-1680) Irish Adventurer, known as Captain Blood, who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671. Rare D.S., Tho. Blood, one page, 8vo, London, 23rd February 1675/6. The manuscript document is a receipt for the sum of £300 from the Rt. Hon. Mr. Secretary Williamson. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and splitting at folds, G Sir Joseph Williamson (1633-1701) English Civil Servant and Diplomat, Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1674-79. Provenance: Previously part of the Ray Rawlins Collection of Historical Documents and sold at auction by Sotheby's on 2nd June 1980 (Lot 2, Estimate £100-150, Hammer Price £200).
- Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,200.00
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Lot 642
- BELLINGHAM JOHN: (c.1769-1812) British Assassin of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. Dark ink signature, John Bellingham, and date, January 1811, in his hand on a printed oblong 12mo piece neatly clipped from the conclusion of a document. The printed text states, in part, ‘during the time I continue a Member of this Institution, I will conform to the laws and regulations thereof, and particularly that I will not take any NEWS-PAPER, PAMPHLET, MAGAZINE, REVIEW, or any other publication, out of the Room, on any account or pretence whatever….’ Extremely rare. A small circular stain only slightly affects Bellingham’s signature and one word of printed text. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, about VG
- Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00
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Lot 643
- GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at St. James's, 4th April 1733. The manuscript document is addressed to Edward Hughes, Judge Advocate General of Our Forces, and is a Warrant following an Act of Parliament 'for Punishing Mutiny & Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army & their Quarters', declaring that a General Court Martial be held from time to time as necessary 'for the Trial & Punishment of Mutiny, Desertion, False Musters, and also for the Trial & Punishment of any other the Offences....or of any Misdemeanour or Misbehaviour of any Officer or Soldier against the Rules of Military Discipline' and outlining the Rank of Officers who should preside over the Court Martials. Countersigned at the foot by William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington (c.1690-1756) British Statesman, Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1730-42. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. With blank integral leaf. Some extensive (although neat) splitting to several of the folds, and a few small areas of thinning, only slightly affecting a couple of words of text, but not the signatures. About G
- Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00
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Lot 644
- [GEORGE II]: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. A good, large vellum document, with printed initial letter portrait of King George II and fine decorative borders, Westminster, 19th May 1760. The manuscript document relates to the recovery of ‘two shops, four gardens and one acre of land’ in Boxford, Suffolk, and refers to various individuals including Richard Crowfoot and John Powell. Seal removed (and with several neat cuts at the base) and with some light age wear at the folds, about VG
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 645
- GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, (a good, bold example), as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James's, 15th July 1791. The manuscript warrant refers to the augmentation of 'one Serjeant, one Corporal and Twenty four Private Men' to each of the ten Companies serving under various Regiments of Foot (listed in the margin as the 36th, 52nd, 71st, 72nd & 73rd) in East India and instructs the General Officers of the Clothing Board 'do pass and allow Assignments to be made by the respective Colonels of each of the Regiments of Foot...for the Clothing of the said Additionals viz: Ten Serjeants, Ten Corporals and Two Hundred and Forty Private Men in each Regiment...' Countersigned at the foot by Sir George Yonge (1731-1812) British Secretary at War 1782-83, 1783-94. Some very light, minor age wear, about VG
- Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00
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Lot 646
- GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, (a 'mad' example), as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Saint James's, 8th September 1808. The manuscript document is addressed to the Chairman and Justices of the Quarter Sessions for the County of Suffolk and is a remission document relating to Robert Tilley 'now in confinement in the House of Correction at Beccles in the County of Suffolk, he having been committed to the said Gaol for wandering as a Pedler without Licences' and grants him Free Pardon 'in consideration of some favourable circumstances presently represented unto us'. Countersigned at the foot by Lord Hawkesbury (1770-1828) Earl of Liverpool. British Prime Minister 1812-27, Home Secretary 1804-06, 1807-09. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear and a few minor, neat splits at the edges of the folds, about VG
- Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00
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Lot 647
- GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. A good, unusual D.S., George PW, as Prince of Wales, two pages, small 4to, n.p. (London), n.d. (April 1806). The printed document is a ticket issued by the Great Chamberlain for the thirteenth day of the trial of Viscount Melville at the House of Lords and states, in part, ‘NO LADY can claim Admission into the Seats called the Peeresses Seats by this Ticket, unless her Name is written on the Back thereof, on the Line denoting the State of her Claim’. Signed by the Prince at the head of the second page, above the five lines referred to (not completed). The ticket bears a printed coat of arms and red wax seal. Some light overall age wear, a minor split to the edge of one fold and slightly irregularly trimmed edges, about VG Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811) Scottish Lawyer and Politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom. In 1804 Melville entered office as First Lord of the Admiralty when he introduced numerous improvements in the details of the department. Suspicion had arisen, however, as to the financial management of the Admiralty, of which Dundas had been treasurer between 1782-1800. In 1802 a commission of enquiry was appointed, which reported in 1805. The result was the impeachment of Dundas in 1806, on the initiative of Samuel Whitbread, for the misappropriation of public money, and though it ended in an acquittal, and nothing more than formal negligence lay against him, Melville never again held office. This was the last impeachment trial ever held in the House of Lords.
- Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00
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Lot 648
- GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at St. James's, 3rd June 1829. The manuscript document is addressed to The Governor of the General Penitentiary for Convicts at Milbank and is a warrant for the Free Pardon of Ann Lowance, Mary Beresford and Sarah Williams, all under sentence of transportation, 'in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto us'. Countersigned at the foot by Robert Peel (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35, 1841-46, Home Secretary 1822-27, 1828-30. With blank integral leaf and a blind embossed paper seal affixed. The horizontal folds of the document have been neatly reinforced with clear tape to the verso, only very slightly affecting two lines of text on the second page. G
- Estimate: £150.00 - £200.00
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Lot 649
- VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Appd. Victoria R I, one page, slim 8vo (a folded 4to sheet, with two red wax seals intact to the verso), Admiralty, 17th September 1850. The manuscript document approves the outcome of a General Court Martial relating to John McGraw, a Private in the Chatham Division of Royal Marines, who was tried for desertion and neglect of duty and sentenced to seven years transportation as a felon. Signed by the Queen at the foot. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 650
- ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. Autograph Envelope signed, Albert, partially addressed in his hand to Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland in Staffordshire. The envelope bears a Penny Red postage stamp and several postmarks, one dated 17th December 1859. Accompanied by the red wax seal neatly cut from the verso. Together with a brief A.N.S., Albert, on a slim 12mo piece, evidently part of an envelope wrapper, n.p., n.d., in full, ‘Immediate, Sir James Graham, Albert’, annotated in ink in an unidentified hand below. Also including Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) Irish Political Leader. Autograph Envelope signed, Daniel O’Connell, addressed in his hand to Joseph Boyce, a merchant in Dublin, and dated London, 22nd June 1838 in his hand. The envelope has been neatly split and laid down to show the verso which bears a red wax seal. Some light age wear, G to VG, 3
- Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00
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Lot 651
- EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. A.N.S., with his initials ER, as King, in pencil, at the head of an A.L.S. by Bernard Holland, two pages, small 4to, Colonial Office, 21st June 1906, to Lady Knollys, stating 'Lord Elgin directs me to send to you this Petition (no longer present) to submit to the King. As events have moved since it was originally drafted, and since the South African Committee was sent out, the petition has not much present importance and Lord Elgin proposes simply to acknowledge its receipt and to say that it has been laid before the King.' The King's note shows his disagreement, believing the petition to be 'of more importance than Ld. Elgin says as it contains upwards of 41,000 signatures!' With blank integral leaf. VG
- Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00
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Lot 652
- GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. D.S., George R.I., as King, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 5th February 1926. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Ernest Edward de Winton Wills to be a Second Lieutenant in the Land Forces. With pale blue blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear and minor staining, a little worn at the folds, about G
- Estimate: £100.00 - £120.00
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Lot 653
- MARY: (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. Vintage signed 11 x 9 photograph, the image depicting Queen Mary stood outdoors in a full length pose alongside her daughter, the Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The group are lined together on the doorstep of Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the principal seat of the Duke of Beaufort. Photograph by W. Dennis Moss of Cirencester. Signed ('Mary R') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1942 in her hand. Framed and glazed in the original frame to an overall size of 12 x 10. VGAfter America entered the Second World War in 1941, Eleanor Roosevelt took on the role of a "universal mother" while visiting U.S. troops at home and abroad. In the autumn of 1942, Queen Elizabeth invited the First Lady to England where she could observe the British women’s contribution to the war effort, and visit U.S. troops. Even Winston Churchill, with whom she often clashed, acknowledged her extraordinary impact on Great Britain. The photograph was presented to the vendor's father who served as Queen Mary's bodyguard during World War II
- Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00
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Lot 654
- MARY: (1867-1953) Queen Consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Queen Mary standing in a formal three quarter length pose wearing a crown and sash. Signed (‘Mary R’) in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image and dated 1951 in her hand. With a few additional words in her hand to the verso. Together with a second postcard photograph of Queen Mary standing in a full length pose wearing a crown and robe, signed (‘Mary R’) to the verso with an additional holograph note, ‘…heartfelt thanks for the beautiful worked box which I much admire and also for the bonbons in their pretty bags’, dated 1916 in her hand and also with four facsimile words. Some silvering and minor age wear to the second image, G to VG, 2
- Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00
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Lot 655
- ROYAL CHILDREN: An 8vo stiff folding Christmas greetings card featuring a colour illustration to the cover of the baby Jesus and his mother, the Virgin Mary, signed to the inside by three of the children of King George V and Queen Mary, King Edward VIII (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor, King George VI (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 and their brother Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) Son of King George V & Queen Mary, Governor-General of Australia 1945-47. Each have signed their names ('Edward', 'Albert' and 'Henry') in bold black fountain pen inks, one adding the date 1908 in their hand. Opposite appears the printed music and lyrics to Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Some extremely light, minor overall foxing to the inside, otherwise VG
- Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00
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Lot 656
- EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A large 21 x 32.5 photogravure of the young Prince of Wales standing in a full length pose wearing ceremonial dress. Published by David Doig of London after a painting by A. S. Cope, 1912. Signed ('Edward P') in fountain pen ink to the lower mount and dated 1912 in the Prince's hand. Also signed in pencil by Cope to the lower mount with his name alone. Neatly mounted. Some light overall age wear and minor tears and discoloration to the extreme edges, G
- Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00
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