17th Lancers Victorian Coloured Art Postcard - Beamont

Postally unused, image is good but the card overall is in poor condition with multiple heavy creases evident, mainly when viewed from the reverse.

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Code: 64608

A WW1 Christmas 1914 postcard from King George V ( in Naval Uniform ) and Queen Mary for Overseas Troops

As well as the 1914 Christmas Gift Box, another Royal gift distributed to the BEF and Naval Forces on Christmas Day was a sepia coloured postcard. It carried a printed&8209;photograph (by W & D Downey ) of the King and Queen. On the back of it was this message, "With our best wishes for Christmas 1914. May God protect you and bring you home safe'. In very good condition. No central fold as of...  read more

Code: 57553

WW2 4th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (RNF) Motor-cycle / Reconnaissance Battalion - An Impressive Collection of Large Format Press / War Office Photos

15 black and white photos, 13 large format (circa 24cms by 20 cms / 9.5 inches by 8 inches) and two smaller sepia coloured ones (circa 16.5cms by 12cms). All the property of the former Commanding Officer and now being offered for sale by his son, Col D. R. Wood (author of the "Fifth Fusiliers and Its Badges"). All of the larger format photos are glossy and have a Central Press Photos Ltd, Flee...  read more

Code: 67379

Edwardian British Army Soldiers Small Book (Army Form B50) - William Pearless (3rd / Royal West Kent (Special Reserve) - 1909

Issued to either regular soldiers or those volunteering for the Special Reserve once attested and intended to be kept on the person of the individual and kept up to date during service by the commanding officer of the Squadron, Troop, Battery, or Company to which the man belonged. Printed by Gale & Polden fot the HMSO and dated 1908.

This one was issued to Regimental No 1958, P...  read more

Code: 68343

Edwardian Northumberland Fusilier 2nd / 3rd Volunteer Battalion Sepia Cabinet Photograph

In good condition. Some annotated notes to reverse in pencil. QSA ribbon, reverse claims Cyclist Coy.

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Code: 68545

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) Original Sepia Portrait Photograph in Uniform

A scarce original Cabinet full length portrait showing a rather smart trooper of the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders). His RR collar badges are clear in the image, the cap badge in the slouch hat, less so. Some minor wrinkling and creasing to image and minor damage to top edge. Decorative back board, London photographer.

I have previously sold a CDV of this chap as my ite...  read more

Code: 68544

Two WW1 vintage Postcards connected with HMS Neptune

Two postcards in this lot, one sepia photographic portrait of two sailors with HMS Neptune cap tallies, removed from album with remains of backing page stuck to it, but postally unused, and a side on view of the ship herself, postally unused. Both images in good overall condition.

She was the first Royal Navy battleship that differed in her gun turret layout from Dreadnought. Sh...  read more

Code: 55840

WW1 Propaganda Comic Card - The German Navy Taking Root!

Great fun, German battleship decked out like your local garden centre. Some minor corner wear, postally unused, some foxing to reverse, but an amusing cartoon. Love the spider, its webs, bird nests and the name of the ship " Stikphastz " !

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Code: 55837

WW1 Red Cross Ambulance No 7 - Gift from the Durham Miners!

Large original WW1 image mounted on card, British Red Cross Ambulance funded by the Denis Bayley Fund and presented by the Durham Miners Association, Ambulance No 7. Photo by Bartolle and Son, 268 Caldedonian Road, N. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Some corner wear to the mount, blank reverse but has four modern velrco strips for mounting on a display board. Image circa 8 inches wide and 6 1/4 inche...  read more

Code: 68143

WW1 Red Cross Ambulance No 6 - Gift from the Durham Miners!

Large original WW1 image mounted on card, British Red Cross Ambulance funded by the Denis Bayley Fund and presented by the Durham Miners Association, Ambulance No 6. To the side is a Red Cross VAD female driver in uniform. Photo by Bartolle and Son, 268 Caldedonian Road, N. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne). A lot of back staining and foxing on the mount, blank reverse. Image circa 8 inches wide and 6 ...  read more

Code: 68144