SOLD FOR £1050
Stamps, Great Britain decimal mint commemoratives, 1970's-2009 many cylinder blocks, miniature sheets, some varieties including 2002 Christmas 2nd class imperforate pair, plus used, contained in 14 stock books, high face value
SOLD FOR £220
Stamps, Great Britain decimal Machins in 6 stock books 1/2p - 97p in cylinder blocks, varieties, scarce cylinder numbers, plus used
SOLD FOR £520
Stamps, Great Britain decimal Machins in 5 stocks books, with cylinder blocks, 1st and 2nd class, high values plus regionals, some used and some commemorative mint blocks and booklets
SOLD FOR £190
Stamps, Great Britain pre-decimal definitives from 1952, wildings with cylinder blocks, varieties, perforation flaws, graphics, phosphor graphics with 2d error (5G605A), castles high values, 1967 Machins cylinder blocks, contained in 5 stock books
SOLD FOR £340
Stamps, Great Britain pre-decimal commemoratives in 7 stock books from 1953 Coronation to 1971 - cylinder blocks including 1963 Red Cross phosphor block of six, varieties, large blocks, plus used stamps
SOLD FOR £240
Stamps, Great Britain from 1840 - 1d black used (4 margins), 1 d Mulready envelope used August 1841, 1d Reds, George V Seahorses used, quantity low values used, George VI cylinder blocks up to 1 shilling, 1948 Silver Wedding, one pound unmounted mint block of 4 plus some war time Channel Islands, contained in 2 stock books and a large folder
SOLD FOR £80
A Victorian silver mounted mother of pearl trowel book mark, fruit knife, dish, stamp box, tooth pick, holder
SOLD FOR £250
A mahogany 5 tier Globe Wernicke bookcase the upper 2 sections enclosed by lead glazed panelled doors, the 3 base sections with plain glazed doors, raised on cabriole supports 174cm h x 86cm w x 26cm d
SOLD FOR £9200
Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer. The Second World War in 6 volumes, Cassel & Co London , bound in red morocco by Bumpus, gilt lined with Persian Lion and Sun motif to centre cover, gilt book block, 8vo, Vol I - The Gathering Storm, signed and dated 1955, 2nd ed. 1949, Vol II - Their Finest Hour, initialled WSC, 3rd ed. 1951, Vol III - The Grand Alliance, initialled WSC, 1st ed. 1950, Vol IV - The Hinge of Fate, initialled WSC, 1st ed, 1951, Vol V - Closing The Ring, initialled WSC, 1st ed, 1952, Vol VI - Triumph & Tragedy, initialled WSC, 1st ed, 1954.
Included is a letter dated 14 January 1947 on Chartwell headed paper signed by Churchill to F. Burrows of the Law firm Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Co thanking the recipient for a 5000 pound cheque and their services.
Provenance - The books were given to the vendors Grandfather by Winston Churchill as thanks for legal services undertaken when the vendors grandfather was a legal clerk at Nicholl, Manisty and Co Solicitors.
SOLD FOR £65
An album of GB stamps including Penny Black, Penny Reds, Victoria to Elizabeth II, together with a collection of first day covers, 3 albums of Commonwealth and world stamps - Ascension, Nigeria, India, Kenya, Japan, Israel. etc and 2 small stock books
SOLD FOR £100
A mahogany 3 tier Globe Wernicke style bookcase, the 2 upper sections enclosed by lead glazed panelled doors, the base enclosed by plain panelled doors 114cm h x 89cm w x 36cm d
SOLD FOR £100
A mahogany Globe Wernicke style 2 tier bookcase enclosed by lead glazed panelled doors 79cm h x 89cm w x 26cm d
SOLD FOR £170
An oak Globe Wernicke style 4 tier bookcase 139cm h x 86cm w x 27cm d
SOLD FOR £90
An oak Globe Wernicke 2 tier bookcase 99cm h x 86cm w x 31cm d
SOLD FOR £75
Strickland Agnes, "Lives of The Queens of Scotland and English Princesses" Blackwood and Son Edinburgh 1850 (8 vols) and "Lies of The Queens of England From The Norman Conquest" Colburn London 1840 (12 vols), quarter bound in red calf and marble boards, marbled book block, spine gilt decoration and 5 raised bands, 8vo.
SOLD FOR £200
A Victorian carved rosewood bookcase with raised back fitted adjustable shelves enclosed by 4 panelled doors, 98cm h x 232cm w x 44cm d
SOLD FOR £55
A pair of marble and steel book ends formed from hip replacement joints marked "Whittington Hospital Presented to F N Marshall From the Whittington MMC Staff February 1971", 1 marked Thackaray 17/8MkIS 15cm x 13cm x 9cm
SOLD FOR £300
A Globe Wernicke oak 4 tier bookcase 167cm h x 87cm w x 36cm d
SOLD FOR £90
An Art Deco walnut stepped bookcase, the upper section fitted cupboard enclosed by a panelled door, raised on shaped feet 112cm h x 61cm w x 22cm d
SOLD FOR £220
An oak two tier Globe Wernicke bookcase 88cm h x 86cm w x26cm d
SOLD FOR £360
An 18th Century Chinese blanc de chine figure of Guanyin holding a child on her lap, sitting on a rustic base with bound book beside her, 39cm. Provenance Sothebys, The Leverhulme Collection 26/27/28 June 2001 Lot 110
SOLD FOR £110
A limited edition bottle of Camus Napoleon Cognac contained in a Limoges Castel ceramic book-shaped decanter with 22K gold decoration in a presentation box, bottled to commemorate the bicentenary of the L'Empereur Napoleon 1769-1969, no. 0775, sealed and with Napoleon hat stopper
SOLD FOR £85
A penny black, 8 penny reds, a black album of mint and used Elizabeth II GB stamps, 2 albums of mint and used world stamps, 2 stock books of Elizabeth II mint and used stamps, 2 stock books of world stamps - Denmark and Iceland
SOLD FOR £70
A Victorian carved oak secretaire bookcase with moulded cornice, the shelved interior enclosed by astragal glazed panelled door, the fall front revealing a fitted interior with stationery rack to the centre, pigeon holes and 2 drawers, above 2 drawers and cupboard enclosed by a panelled door 227cm h x 123cm w x 41cm d
SOLD FOR £240
A pair of Compton Pottery bookends in the form of a galleons, impressed marks 16cm