WW2 Scottish 5th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB) Soldier in Battledress Portrait Original B&W Photograph 52nd (Scottish Lowland) Division Combination plus proficiency badges
A rare original image removed from frame and mounted on paper. Not able to see any name to the reverse. WW2 or immediately thereafter, the combination is a square / diamond(?) of tartan, 52nd (Scottish Lowland) Division two part formation sign, three arm of service strips below indicating the 5th Battalion. Further down his sleeve is his signaller's arm badge, an "SP" in laurel wreath and h... read more
Essex Regiment (Territorial Battalion) Original Sepia Photograph Postcard
A fine original image of a Territorial officer, blank reverse but signs of having been glued into an album and removed. Regimental collar badge worn with a small 'T' below and regimental buttons. Presumably his rank was being worn on his cuff at this point. In very good condition.
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WW1 Large and Original Portrait Photo - Machine Gun Corps - large cloth "1" on left arm
A large original sepia portrait photo mounted on card of a Lance Corporal of the Machine Gun Corps (MGC) with ribbon bars for the 1914 or 1914-15 star and what looks like an allied decoration such as a Croix De Guerre Medal. Slight dent to photo to right side of his head otherwise in good condition, but mount appears to have been a bit crudely cut down. Image is 14.5cms wide and 24.5cms tall,... read more
45.00 GBP
Antique Edwardian Colour Book Print of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) by R Caton Woodville dated 1909, mounted
An original and attractive Edwardian pre WW1 coloured print of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) Artillery Company and colour party of the Infantry Battalion. Print size circa 27.3cm (10 3/4 inches) tall by 20.5cm (8 1/6 inches) wide. Mount size circa 35.5cm by27cm (14 by 10.5 inches). Some light foxing to reverse of print otherwise front and mount in very good condition.
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40.00 GBP
In Memoriam Printed Card for the Loss of the British Airship R101 - includes Roll of Honour
The R101 airship crashed in France during its maiden overseas voyage on 5 October 1930, killing 48 of the 54 people on board. Curiously, the memoriam card states only 47 killed, including crew and passengers. The killed included Lord Thomson, Air Minister and Sir Sefton Brancker, Air Vice Marshal of the RAF. A poignant and scarce reminder of this tragedy which put paid to British airship deve... read more
45.00 GBP
2nd Anglo-Boer War Silver Leaves Art Card - To My Dear Sister
Everlasting Silver Leaves From Table Mountain Cape Town South Africa. The silvered leaves are in good condition, with a stamped ink picture of South Africa's national flower, The King Protea. In good overall condition and scarce. "Everlasting" real leaves, certainly still good after 120 years! Rare in this condition. There is also a sepia photo of 5th Royal Lancers charge at Elandslaagte. Th... read more
40.00 GBP
Boer War Patriotic Art Postcard - Lord Roberts & Kitchener - Tuck Series No 840
Postally unused but a small mark to reverse otherwise in good clean undamaged condition.
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12.00 GBP
Boer War Memorial Coloured Postcard - Carter's Ridge Memorial 1899 (Siege of Kimberley)
A postally unused postcard in very good condition from the Edwardian era (c1907) - the panel with those who fell at this action is just about legible with an eyeglass despite my photo of it.
The memorial cairn commemorates the officers and soldiers killed during the second battle of Carter's Ridge in November 1899 during the Siege of Kimberley, Cape Colony (modern South Africa)... read more
15.00 GBP
Late President Kruger Boer War Leader Original Black & White Postcard - In his own Kingdom
A satirical postcard depicting the former leader of the South African Republics during the 2nd Boer War in exile. In good unused condition, very slight age foxing.
To avoid capture, Kruger and his family and aides escaped to the Portuguese territory of Mozambique and then went to Europe by boat. He took with him the Transvaal's gold reserves and their whereabouts are still unkno... read more
Original Photograph of Raffles Hotel Singapore, 1945
Original black and white photograph (this is not a postcard and has been removed from album containing a collection of WW2 RN photographs). This famous Singapore landmark seems to have faired well after it had been in the hands of the Japanese as it was their HQ (despite the grenade party described below). There is a British Army truck to bottom right of the photo. Vintage cars parked to th... read more