WW1 Original Coloured Art Postcard H.M.T. Dongola - Gallipoli connection

Postally unused, some wear to reverse and corner bumps, especially bottom right. P&O steamer taken up into Admiralty service as a troop ship. The Dongola was involved in evacuating the 29th Division and wounded from Sulva Bay Gallipoli on 25th April 1915, and served generally in support of the forces in the campaign thereafter.

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Code: 56553

WW1 Buckingham Palace Letter ( from Memorial Plaque ) and Envelope marked

'WW1 Memorial plaque accompanying printed letter' from Buckingham Palace, folded and worn, with envelope passed by sensor date November 1917, which is addressed to 6 Hudons Buildings, Hendon, Sunderland. I cannot make out the name of the lady to whom it is addressed. On the reverse it states "Last letter but one" - How sad. Searching on the address only I came up with:

SEHMAN, J...  read more

Code: 56367

Scarce WW1 Home Front item - Ration Book, partially used

It is easy to forget that rationing was also a major feature of live on the home front in WW1. The indiscriminate and relentless German U-Boat campaign against merchant shipping in 1917 almost brought this country to its knees.

This ration book was issued in 1918 to Annie Dent of Bellingham. There is some damage to it (coupons torn out) but coupon stamps remain for essential food...  read more

Code: 56366

The Leicestershire Regiment 1668 - 1938, 250th Anniversary Celebrations Booklet

A 1938, 16cm by 12cm sized card booklet, 8 pages plus attractive coloured cover. It was stuck in an album so to avoid damaging it has been cut out with the album page still stuck to the reverse. The other side of the album page had a newspaper article picture of the Princess Royal inspecting an ATS detachment.

Includes brief history of the Regiment and lists its units, its Victor...  read more

Code: 56365

WW2 Home Front interest Newspaper cutting - Men Who May Be Called Up 1941

Typical yellowed paper with pencil addition of date to top right 13/8/41. Issued by Ministry of Labour and National Service. Slight tear on the right centre otherwise in good condition. Circa 23cm by 11cm.

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Code: 56363

WW2 Rationing Notice taken from an original newspaper ( The Observer June 1st 1941 )

Details the number of rationing coupons required for various items of clothing, which varied between adults and children, including spats!. It also details the goods for which coupons were not required, which included Clogs! fascinating piece of wartime social history for the home front historian. Has been fold and yellowed with age, but otherwise good condition.

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Code: 56362

Sharpe 's Rifleman Harris Signed Publicity Photograph, 95th Rifles Green Jackets

Large original signed black and white publicity photograph (circa 20cm by 15cm) of Jason Salkey, the actor who plays the erudite soldier Rifleman Harris in Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe, signed by him for me when I met with him. In great condition.

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Code: 56340

Article extracted from Flight Magazine March 1944 - New 36.7 litre 12 cyclinder Rolls Royce Griffon Engine as fitted in the Spitfire

2 pages (folded), 4 sides of covering the development of the latest and greatest Spitfire engine. There is also a feature on Axis airforces "Behind the Lines" with a photo French trainees at Nancy in France (working for Junkers). I am not sitting pulling these magazines apart, these extracts were found in a book I have also listed on aircraft maintenance.  read more

Code: 55934

No 75 ( New Zealand ) Squadron Royal Air Force ( RAF ) Original Image from Flight Magazine 1944

No. 75 ( NZ ) Squadron of the RAF was the first Commonwealth squadron to be formed in Bomber Command.

For sale here is an interesting image of the squadron dressing one of its Stirling Bombers. It is a one of two pages (four sides), folded, but otherwise in good condition and extracted from Flight Magazine dated 20th January 1944. The other pages are concerned with engine devel...  read more

Code: 55933

West Riding ( Duke of Wellingtons ) Regiment Portrait Postcard

Most probably post WW1, but a great image of cap badge and elephant collar badges. Postally unused. Blank reverse. Corner wear, some corner creasing and a bit grubby, but useful reference shot for the badge collector.

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Code: 55926