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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:225
Sale Title:Christmas Collectables AuctionLots with images:222
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:143
Date:16-Dec-2012
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Corgi Major Rocket Age models Set No.6 including 1108 Bristol Bloodhound on Launcher with Loading Trolley, nose cone perished; 350 Thunderbird Guided Missile on Trolley; 351 RAF Land Rover; 352 RAF Staff Car; 1106 Decca Airfield Radar Van; and 353 Scanner, in box with illustrated lift off lid including internal packaging and two illustrated booklets (VG-E box P)
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Rare Australian Export issue Corgi 468 Routemaster Bus in NSW livery, green lower body, cream upper body, brown roof, cream interior, yellow stairs, in yellow and blue illustrated box (E box G)
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Three models of Yesteryear Gift Sets including 2 x G-6 sets, each comprising Y1 Allchin Traction Engine; Y2 'B' Type Bus; Y5 1929 Le Mans Bentley; Y13 American 4-4-0; and Y10 1908 Mercedes; and G-7 set, composing Y3 'E' Class Tramcar; Y8 Bullnose Morris Cowley; Y9 Fowler Big Lion Showman Engine; Y12 Horse Bus; and Y14 Duke of Connaught, all three in yellow boxes with outer sleeves (VG-E boxes P-F) (3)
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Dinky Pre-War 28F Delivery Van 'Palethorpes' type 1, grey lead body, blue wash to bare metal wheels, tinplate grille, 'Palethorpes Royal Cambridge' transfers to sides and 'Palethorpes Model Factoery Tipton' to rear doors, front wings slightly bent, slight rust to grille (G-VG)
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Micro Models GB/13 Morris Fire Engine red, with two ladders (G box P, heavily restored); and GB/15 Vanguard Estate Car, red (E box F) (2)
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Two Micro Models Commercial Vehicles including GB/11 Commer Dump Truck, red and green (VG box P, heavily restored) and GB/19 Heavy Duty Trailer, red (E box G) (2)
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Dinky Toy Meccano Mirror Light, France, mirror with 'Dinky Toys C'est Une Fabrication' Meccano' to front, with painted silver body and Meccano manufacturer label to back, plug missing, chip to one corner of mirror, unboxed and untested (VG) 10 cm x 35 cm x 10 cm
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J.R.D 294E Grande Benne Basculante (Large Dump Truck), France, tinplate, red cab and chassis, silver spring-loaded tipper, light globe headlights, boxed (G box F) 19 cm x 45 cm x 17 cm
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JRD tinplate 405 Tracteur Remorque (Tractor and trailer), France, metallic blue cab and trailer, cream trailer roof, yellow 'J.R.D. Transcontinental Express' decals to sides, red plastic battery operated 'Tele Bloc' untested (G box F) 19 cm x 48 cm x 12 cm
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Rare clockwork JRD 404/E Simca Cargo Truck 'Toile Dickson', French, orange pressed steel cab and chassis, green back with green cloth canopy, white printing to side 'Toile Dickson 25 ans de metier' (Dickson canvas 25 years of experience), battery operated headlights, key not present, in illustrated box (VG-E box G) 33.5 cm long
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CIJ clockwork tinplate Briare (Loiret) 218, France, yellow cab and lorry, green fabric covered wagon and lorry, red inner cab, with key (G box P-F) 16 cm x 52 cm x 15 cm
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Large CIJ tinplate Renault Fire Engine, France, red with brown seats and rope hose to rear, steerable front wheels, unboxed (G) 14 cm x 40 cm x 16 cm
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Large CIJ tinplate clockwork Renault Milk Churn Truck, France, red with '4748-Rng' sprayed number plate to front and rear, Renault yellow decals to bonnet sides, black tyres, gloss black hubs, and 6 x aluminium milk churns with lids and cardboard insert to lorry, missing key, untested, unboxed (VG-E) 18 cm x 43 cm x 17 cm
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CIJ 4/50 Renault Betaillere 2.5 Tonne Lorry, France, blue and red, in red, blue and white illustrated box (VG-E box F)
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CIJ Europarc Large Scale battery operated 9/31 a Ciment Container Lorry, French, red tinplate cab, black chassis, white cement containers with red lettering to sides 'Ciment' (cement), in white box with illustrated label to lid and instructions (E box F) 40 cm long
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Joustra autocar Electrique 686 (Electric Bus), France, cream, red, black and white lithographed outer, colourfully lithographed inner with bus driver and 4 x paper suitcases, clear moveable plastic sunroof (VG-E box G-VG) 14 cm x 39 cm x 10 cm
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Two Joustra battery operated Fire Engines, France, red lithographed outer with colourful lithographed inner, one with metal ladder to roof, one with plastic ladder to roof (VG boxes F-G) (2) 16.5 cm x 33 cm x 10 cm
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Joustra 300EA remote control Cadillac, French, 'Gama' badged Cadillac with black tinplate body, cream roof, plated parts, colourful lithographed interior, with wired blue remote control unit, in blue, yellow and red illustrated box (E box G) 31 cm long
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Joustra Battery operated Deauville Convertible, French, red and cream body, plated parts, driver, flag to front, in illustrated box with instructions (E box F) 29 cm long
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Joustra clockwork 432 International Transport Lorry, French, red and cream tinplate with red lettering to sides' Transports Internationaux', driver, battery operated headlights, permanent key, in illustrated box with instructions (E box F) 33 cm long. Provenance: Collectoys, France, lot 426, 17 & 18 December, 2004
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Joustra 472 International Transport Lorry, French, clockwork red tinplate cab with driver, detachable silver and red tinplate back with orange lettering 'International Transport', in repaired illustrated box, two flaps detached (E box P)
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Joustra 600 friction powered Air France Bus, French, blue and white tinplate, plated parts, driver, friction powered front wheels with operating windscreen wipers, 3 x card suitcases to roof, in illustrated box (E box G) 38 cm long. Provenance: Collectoys, France, lot 436, 17 & 18 December, 2004.
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Joustra 466 auto Service Recovery Lorry, French, clockwork orange tinplate cab and body, plated parts, plastic driver, operable winch to rear, key not present, in repaired illustrated box, one flap detached (E box P) 28 cm long
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Joustra Air France 'Croix Du Sud' (Southern Cross), France, 1940-70, red and yellow-cream lithographed tin with friction powered propellers that rotate when tyres are in motion, box with cello tape to one end flap (E box F-G) 12 cm x 52 cm x 60 cm
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Jep 7585 clockwork Saloon Car, French, blue tinplate, plated parts, chrome hubs with yellow painted rims, opening driver's door, key present, in illustrated box with guarantee dated (E box G) 33.5 cm long
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Chad Valley clockwork Delivery Van, English, circa 1940s, green tinplate with colourful detailed lithography to sliding roof, showing a checker board of advertisements for board games and other pastimes, opening rear door with yellow printing 'The Chad Valley Co. Ltd. Harborne', registration number 'Cv10032', balloon tyres, key not present (G-VG) 25 cm long
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Arnold Tin Lizzy remote control car, German, deep yellow tinplate convertible, with novelty graffiti to body, four passengers, dickey seat, steerable front wheels via cabled wind-up manual controller, in repaired illustrated box (E box F) 24 cm long
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Arnold friction powered Daf, German, two-tone green and white plastic outer, lithographed tin inner, plastic steering wheel, white wall tyres, unboxed (G) 8.5 cm x 19.5 cm x 6.5 cm
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Smitty Toys Hollywood film-Ad Truck and Searchlight, U.S.A., California, large diecast, off-white cab with 'Smith Miller California Famous Trucks in Miniature' decals to doors, red lorry with cream 'Hollywood Film-Ad' decals to sides, red trailer with silver hook and beautiful off-white battery operated searchlight with 'Hollywood Film-Ad' decal to back, searchlight with transparent yellow plastic cover, large black tyres, unboxed (VG-E) 67 cm x 22 cm x 13 cm
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Bandai '63 Cadillac Special Sedan and One Other, Japan, Gold, Colour Lithographed Inner and Plastic Steering Wheel, Box Lid with Tear and Water Stains to Corners; and Black Cadillac with Colour Lithographed Inner, Metal Steering Wheel, Bubble Wrap Residue to Roof, Unboxed (VG-E Box F) (2)
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Cragstan Mobil Gas tinplate battery operated power unit white, red, blue and yellow with driver in buggy to front and 2 x petrol pumps to rear, some touch ups, unboxed (F-G) 11 cm x 29 cm x 9 cm
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Yonezawa tinplate battery operated Ford Mustang, Japan, metallic red with blue, cream and green lithographed interior, retractable hard top, black roof and blue windshield, white plastic steering wheel, stop and go action, siren and light up bonnet, untested, cello tape to corner of box lid (E-M box G) 10 cm x 35 cm x 14 cm
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Bandai tinplate Cadillac Eldorado V8 and Ford Fairlane Convertible, Japan, black Cadillac with cream plastic steering wheel and red and pink lithographed inner; and turquoise Ford Fairlane with orange, cream and yellow lithographed interior, both unboxed (VG-E) (2) Largest 19 cm x 29 cm x 11 cm
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Japanese tinplate secret Agent's Aston-Martin action Car and others, Japan, circa 1950s, secret Agent's Aston-Martin action Car, silver with colourful lithographed inner, with revolving license plate and other features; Marusan Toys Hit friction Car Ford Sedan two-door, grey with beautifully coloured lithograph inner; Nomura Venus Ford friction operated, red with colourful lithographed inner and battery operated visible piston action; and Aoshin friction R.C.A. Tv. television news service car (G-E boxes…
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Minic No.1 Pre-War Construction Set comprising metal parts for 6 x clockwork Minic vehicles including Delivery Lorry; Transport Van; Cabriolet; Streamline Saloon; Limousine; and Tractor; with motors, tools, brushes, paint and instructions, in compartmentalised wooden box with colourful picture label to sliding lid, contents unchecked (a lot)
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Rare Charbens Set 1550 'Jack's Band' and Taylor & Barrett 'Set 33 Jazz Band' 'Jack's Band' circa 1930s boxed set includes piano, cellist, cornet player, saxophonist, conductor, banjoist, bassoonist, accordion player, 9 x gold coloured chairs, missing piano player; and 'Jazz Band' circa 1924 includes saxophonist, banjoist, trombonist player, 2 x drummers, clarinettist and 6 x black chairs, 3 x chairs missing legs, unboxed (F-VG box G) (lot)
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Twelve Britains Footballers oval bases, painted in Carlton Football Club colours, some with '7.9.1904' to base, in plain buff card box including Britains return slip (VG-E box F) (12)
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Britains 8F Horse Rake and 144F Haystack horse rake with white horse, red wheels, and green painted farmer; and papier mache haystack, graduating colour from yellow to brown (G-E boxes G) (2)
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Britains 1,400 Bluebird Land Speed Record Car 1935, blue, cast-in driver, removable chassis, six white tyres, perished, in blue illustrated box (G box P)
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Exceptionally Rare Britains Part Set 1550 'Noah's Ark- With Noah and His Wife and 22 Animals' 1937-1941, paper lift off top ark, includes Noah, Noah's wife x 2, 2 x pandas, 2 x bears, 1 x stork, 1 x snake, 1 x pelican, 1 x flamingo, 3 x monkeys, 1 x cheetah, 1 x cat, 1 x penguin, 1 x dog, 1 x fox, 1 x polar bear, 2 x wart hogs, 1 x camel, 1 x lion, 2 x elephants, 1 x rhino, items appear to be a combination of first and later issue animals, box is coloured with printed detail, lid lifts off to house animals…
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Britains No.11 42ND Highlander Sets the blackwatch with 7 x charging figures, with rectangular base and Whisstock lid (VG box F)
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Britains No.320 Royal Army Medical Services and No.213 the Highland Light Infantry No. 320 with 2 x nurses, man on stretcher, guard, and 2 x men holding stretcher; and No. 213 with 5 x infantry with green and red striped pants, 6 x infantry with green and yellow striped pants in Whisstock illustrated lidded box (G-VG boxes G) (2)
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Britains Set 1470 the State Coach George VI 1937, coach with red sprayed interior, George VI holding sceptre, 8 x Windsor Greys, 4 x beefeaters, 14 x extra figures, 2 x extra reign attachments and 4 x gate segments, some chips to paint on horses and carriage reign attachments, box with original purple lining, rip to lid (E box VG-E)
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Four Britains Military vehicles including 1512 Army Ambulance, 1959, army green body and hubs, stickers to sides and cab roof, silver trim, patient on stretcher and driver, black tyres, some crazing to paintwork; 1877 Beetle Lorry, army green body, brown cab roof, driver; 1455 British Army Covered Tender, army green with brown tinplate canopy and driver; and 1335 Six Wheel Army Lorry, army green, silver detail, with driver (VG-E boxes F-G) (4)
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Le Petit Culbuteur & Le Pochard (The Little Rocker and Pochard) tinplate clockwork Acrobat Performer, France, early 18th century, red fabric unitard with 6 x gold painted buttons, hand painted face and shoes, key present, with some chips to paint and holes in fabric, unboxed (G) 21 cm x 8 cm x 4 cm
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Kenton Overlands Circus and Wilkens Monkey On A Stick, U.S.A., Ohio, circus with 2 x white horses with red and gold painted riders, red cart with yellow and silver wheels and attachments, blue and gold driver on top of cage holding string reins and polar bear, unboxed; and Monkey dressed in green jacket, red shirt and yellow pants and fez, arms and legs move when pushed along, paint loss and metal tarnish, unboxed (F-G) (2) Circus 16 cm x 33.5 cm x 9 cm, Monkey 16 cm x 15.5 cm x 10.5 cm
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Very Rare clockwork Ives Toy Co. Loco and Tender U.S., circa early 20th century, red, black, green and brass-coloured livery, with 'United States' stencilled to sides, bells chime when running, beautiful heart spoked front wheels, key present, paint loss, unboxed (G) 13 cm x 35 cm x 10 cm
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Tinplate Gunboat, Gibbs Seesaw and Schuco Examico 4001 German tinplate gunboat, red, white, grey, black and brass lithographed sides with mechanism that moves boat as if on waves when pushed forward, some metal tarnish, unboxed; American Gibbs, seesaw with 2 x painted figures and painted reversible seesaw pillar, functions well, paint loss to figures, unboxed; and German Schuco Examico 4001, magenta with red wall tyres, orange beautifully lithographed dash board, some chips to paint, unboxed (F-G) (3)…
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Toonerville Trolley and Arnold Grinder tinplate clockwork models, German, circa 1922, trolley chugs up and down when rolling forward, permanent key, some scratching to surface and metal tarnish, unboxed; and Arnold Grinder, German, flat tin figure grinds knife on rotating wheel when wound, permanent key, some scratches and metal tarnish, unboxed (G) (2) Trolley 18 cm x 13 cm x 8 cm, Grinder 10 cm x 12 cm x 9.5 cm
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Chiming Happy Hooligan solid metal figures, hand painted clown and horse reins and mane, beautiful heart spoked wheels with two chimes to base that ring when wheels turn, some paint loss and metal tarnish, unboxed (F-G) 16 cm x 26 cm x 9 cm
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Tinplate Dog Crashing Cymbals and Clown Playing Violin tinplate cream painted dog on hind legs on plinth, cymbals crash when wheel is turned, some paint loss and repainting, unboxed; and Japanese tinplate clown playing violin, arm with bow plays violin when wound, with permanent key, colourful lithographed face, unboxed (G) (2) Dog 16 cm x 11.5 cm x 7 cm, Clown 22.5 cm x 6 cm x 8 cm
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Les Voltigeurs Gravitational Acrobats, France, Paris, Le Plus Amusant, composite figures and metal frame with original box, acrobats in hand painted magenta unitards, chips to composite (F-G box P-F) acrobats 11 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm
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Tinplate clockwork carousel, German, with permanent key, swings spin when wound, paint loss and tarnish throughout, unboxed (F) 29 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm
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Tinplate Three Horse Ferris Wheel, German, hand painted horses and riders, handle to side which rotates wheel when turned, paint loss and tarnish to metal, unboxed (F-G) 20 cm x 16 cm x 10xm
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Collection of Books Relating to Toy Collecting including book on History of Martin Mechanical Toys, Collector's Encyclopaedia of Metal toys, and others and 15 x reprint catalogues including Hubbley, Ives and Bing (28)
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Collection of Books Relating to Toy Collecting including Presslands Great Book of Tin toys, signed, and 17 x other titles including books on cast iron and tin toys, Marklin, Guide to Metal toys and automata and others (18)
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A Rare Renou Musical automaton of Little Girl with Puppet Theatre, French, circa 1900, the bisque head with partly legible red stamp 'Depose Tete Jumeau', with open mouth, fixed brown eyes, pierced ears, later blonde wig attached to cork pate, later blue dress and shoes, painted composition hands, one holding a wand, the other holding a string attached to a curtain which raises to reveal a puppet standing on a stage mounted on a red velvet covered rectangular base containing a key-wound stop-start musical…
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Shop Window Display automaton of a Drunkard, French, probably by Roullet and Decamps, circa early 20th century, the man dressed in top hat and tails and spats, white painted 'Gloved' composition hands, painted articulated face, blue glass eyes, holding a walking cane in one hand, standing on a rectangular wooden base housing an electrically operated mechanism, which when activated causes the man to become quite animated with several movements: his eyebrows move up and down, his lower lip moves in a talking…
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Hornby O gauge E320 20-volt Electric Royal Scot Locomotive and Tender Lms, No. '6100', restored and repainted, in respective green and red boxes, including test label and other paperwork (E boxes P-F)
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Hornby 00 Gauge clockwork Loco, Tender and Three Pullman Carriages U.K., green livery loco and tender with gold and red 2526 to sides, key present, pullman carriages lithographed cream, brown, black, red and brass coloured, some scratches and metal tarnish, unboxed (G-VG) (5)
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Number Plate For Victorian Railways 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive J514 cast iron with raised number 'J514', raised lettering to reverse '2054', paint loss and wear commensurate with age 28 cm x 81 cm
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Number Plate For Victorian Railways 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive J551 cast iron with raised number 'J551', raised lettering to reverse '2054', paint loss and wear commensurate with age 28 cm x 81 cm
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Victorian Railways advertising poster No. 61 'Take the Family to the Zoo' by H. Jack circa 1920s, lithograph in colours, 'travel by/ fast electric train/ to/ Royal Park', signed lower right corner 'H. Jack', printed by ' J.E. Hackett, Print. Melb.', paper-backed, framed, some repairs mainly to borders, Condition B+ poster 101 cm x 63 cm
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Southern Rail Travel poster by Jean D' Ylen (1886-1938), circa 1937, lithograph in colours, 'London-Portsmouth/ Isle of Wight/ Now 4 corridor trains per hour by/ Southern Electric', signed 'Jean d'Ylen' upper right corner, 'Printed in Great Britain by J. Weiner Ltd. London. W.C.1.' to lower margin with print run and date '1500/1938, framed, lower left corner creased, Condition B+ Overall 107 x 68 cm
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Duke of Wellington Picture Medal 'Edited, published and sold by Edwd. Orme, Bond St., London', 1815', including thirteen prints on circular card discs of 'The Battles of The British Army in Portugal, Spain and France From the Year 1808 to 1814', with descriptions of the battles on the reverse, contained in a case in the form of a bronze medal showing in relief on the obverse a bust of 'England's Great Captain Arthur Duke of Wellington' and on the reverse, in original red leather covered hinged card case,…
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Group of Four to Major General (Hon.) William Richardson 44th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry including Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military), silver gilt and enamel, hallmarked for George IV, with maker's initial's 'A.J.S.'; Sutlej Medal Moodkee 1845, with two bars for Sobraon and Ferozeshuhur, impressed to rim 'Capt. W. Richardson 73rd Regt., N.I.'; Punjab Medal 1845, impressed to rim 'Captn. W. Richardson, 73rd Bengal N.I. Indian General Service Medal 1854 with one bar for…
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Group of Six Medals including Crimea Medal with three bars for Baklava, Inkerman and Sebastopol, impressed 'J. O'Brion Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Algiers; Baltic Medal 1854-55, impressed 'J.A. O'Brion R.M.'; Turkish Crimea Medal, second China War Medal with bar for Canton 1857; Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (E VII R) impressed 'Thos. Cockrem Ch. Sto., H.M.S.Cambrige'; and Special Constabulary Medal (Gv) impressed 'Peter Masrchall'; and two miniature World War I…
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Six World War II Asian Escape Maps American, circa 1942, printed on both sides on rayon, areas covering South East Asia including Burma, Siam, Java, Borneo and French Indo-China, folded, generally excellent condition (6) 63 cm x 95 cm
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