Sale #166

ROYALTY - FOREIGN album of approx. 340 cards, mostly European noted Kaiser Franz Joseph I, Ferdinand Tsar of Bulgaria, King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Kaiser Wilhelm II, King George of Greece, Victor Emmanuel of Italy, H.I.M Harnko Empress of Japan, H.M. The Queen of Portugal, Crown Prince of Romania, Czar Nicholas II, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, Crown Prince & Princesses of Sweden etc. useful lot.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE album of approx. 250 cards incl. theatrical individual actos or groups in costume, Stratford monuments, streets, birthplace etc.

AUTOGRAPHS - CINEMA selection of signed postcard photos and slightly larger signed by various actors & actresses incl Michael York, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Tommy Steel, Robin Williams, Tony Curtis, Tom Courtenay, Steve Martin, Herbert Lom, Richard Todd, Dick Van Dyke, Norman Wisdom, Robert Powell, Ian Richardson, Edward Fox, Ron Moody, Honor Blackman, Bill Nighly, Judi Dench, John Hurt etc. very fine throughout. (39)

LIVINGSTONE, DAVID (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer - undated piece (4½" x 2") written in a bold hand in dark fountain pen by Livingstone 'Wilbraham Taylor Esq, to be called for', annotated at the head in an unidentified hand 'David Livingstone', together with another piece (4" x 1½") signed Henry. M. Stanley (1841-1904) British Journalist & Explorer, dark fountain pen signature. Scarce pair, 1925 P.P.C of Livingstone...

TWO AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS containing a substantial collection of mainly signed cards of predominantly British artists of stage & screen, music, ballet & others amongst which we noted Herbert Lom, Margaret Lockwood, Margaret Rutherford, Richard Attenborough, Dora Bryan, Margot Fonteyn, Sybil Thorndike, Phyllis Calvert, John Gielgud, John Barbirolli, Ralph Richardson, Beryl Reid, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Bette Davis etc. Also incl. signed...

1940-43 WWII flight covers (12) incl. Italy & Italian Colonies, Mozambique, Ethiopia and a Philippines cover.

BRITISH AFRICA WWII flight covers (12), the majority censored, written up on pages with explanatory route & rates. Lot incl. a cover from Nigeria to South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (3) - all very interesting, South Africa (2), an M.E.F cover registered to Switzerland, Sierra Leone (2) & Sudan (3). An interesting group that needs viewing.

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA 1940-45 WWII flight covers (16) written up on pages with explanatory routes & rates, from Guatemala (3), Honduras (3), Haiti & Mexico. A number have been censored. From South America there are covers from Argentina (3) Brazil (2) Chile, Guyana & Peru.

FOREIGN COVERS (80) incl. many Airmails, Europe incl. Austria, Greece, Monaco, Spain, South & Central America etc.

INDIA, MALAYSIA & THAILAND WWII flight covers written up on album pages with explanatory rates & routes. Censored covers from India (7) with interesting rates, from Malaysia (7) - incl. one from Johore & one from Trengganu, all censored. Covers from Burma (5) & from Thailand (3) - incl. Rangoon to Penang & two from Bangkok, one to Germany and one to the USA. Interesting frankings. Clean condition. (22)

SCANDINAVIA 1940-45 WWII flight covers (13), many censored, written up on pages with explanatory routes & rates. Denmark (5), Finland (5), Sweden (2) & Norway. A number going to the USA but two from Denmark going to Morocco.