DUNKIRK: A COLLECTION OF FLAGS FROM THE "LITTLE SHIP": PADDLE STEAMER...
[The blue ensign flag flown on board during the Dunkirk crossings, May 26th to June 4th. A fine Grouping of relics from the Paddle Steamer Medway Queen, comprising: 1. The Medway Queen's Royal Navy Auxiliary Service woolen Blue Ensign, the canton a Union Jack with a royal naval blue ground, with the
Lot #: 25
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 29 Jan 2021
DUNKIRK GROUPING: THE STERN RED ENSIGN AND OTHER RELICS FROM THE SS ARULUEN.
Turner, Robert, Chief Officer SS Aruluen, during Dunkirk. [The red ensign flown from the stern of the SS Aruluen on her trip to Dunkirk.] An interesting grouping collected by Chief Officer Robert Turner on the Aruluen during Operation Dynamo, comprising: 1. The British woolen Red Ensign that flew
Lot #: 26
Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: RAF SCRAMBLE BELL.
[British, manufactured 1939, and in use 1939-45.] A Cast Brass bell, with dark varnished wooden handle, stamped with government marks, a crown and initials AM below, and a contract Number B20306/39, slightly tarnished, a few light knocks, and miscasting slurs. Height 240 mm, diameter 145 mm. (6
Lot #: 27
Estimate: US$1,000 - US$1,500
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR I: ROYAL AIR FORCE ENSIGN.
[Ministry of Defense, England]: dated [19]39. A woolen RAF ensign flown from RAF Debden, in Essex, England, presumed to have been flying during the Battle of Britain. The flag with the Union Jack at upper left canton, light blue ground with the RAF roundel in red, white and blue, with a short
Lot #: 28
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
40th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 1940-1980. Bath: The Military Gallery, 1980. 4to, folder style album, comprising an introduction signed by Douglas Bader, 28 biographies of the most celebrated living pilots of the Battle of Britain, each signed by the subject, one loosely inserted, with a
Lot #: 29
Estimate: US$500 - US$800
Date: 29 Jan 2021
GERMAN U-BOAT CHART OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
Quadratkarte Nord Atlantischer Ozean. Nr 1870 G. Kartengruppe, Kriegsmarinewerft, Kiel: Dated 1938, with manuscript note 11/41. A 3-color lithographed German chart of the North Atlantic, official stamps on the verso, the chart with a red line delineating the North Atlantic zone for U-Boat cover, the
Lot #: 30
Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: WALT DISNEY. "THE VANISHING PRIVATE."
Walt Disney Productions. Three preliminary pencil sketches of Donald Duck marching in uniform, taken from the short cartoon, Vanishing Private. [Los Angeles: c.1942.] Three preliminary pencil sketches from a Donald Duck marching sequence, that ends a short cartoon titled "the Vanishing Private
Lot #: 31
Estimate: US$1,000 - US$1,500
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: BRITISH HOME FRONT PROPAGANDA POSTERS.
A collection of eight Home-Front British propaganda posters. Britain, Ministry of Health and Others: [1939-44]. Including "Every Rivet a Bullet," "Post much earlier this Xmas," "Dig for Victory," "Caring for Evacuees is a National Service," "Make Nursing your War Job," "Mothers let them go," "She is
Lot #: 32
Estimate: US$1,000 - US$1,500
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: US RADIO WAR NEWS BROADCASTS.
Raborg, Major Paul. 1886-1956. A volume of radio broadcast news scripts on the Progress of the War, written and read by Major Raborg. Broadcast on the International News Service, and Radio WINS, New York, March 26th 1943 - May 22, 1945. A bound volume containing 182 scripts for radio broadcasts
Lot #: 33
Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
STARS AND STRIPES NEWSPAPER, MEDITERRANEAN ISSUE.
Italy Issue: June 1 - November 9 1944. A Bound volume of c.130 issues of the Stars and Stripes, in either 4 or 8 sheets versions. Folio. The newspaper documenting the progress of the War in Europe and in the Pacific, some issues with a special supplements for Readers Digest or Colliers Overseas. The
Lot #: 34
Estimate: US$1,200 - US$1,800
Date: 29 Jan 2021
USAAF: THE NORDEN BOMB SIGHT.
A Mark XV model Norden Bomb Sight, M9 sighthead. Carl L Norden inc, USA: in production 1932-1950, this example, number 2458 of the 1942 order. A Norden Bombsight Mk XV M9 with observation eyepiece and eye cushion, gyro, and various dials and knobs to turn to calibrate. the instrument. Mounted on the
Lot #: 35
Estimate: US$1,200 - US$1,800
Date: 29 Jan 2021
D-DAY: HISTORIC 48 STAR AMERICAN FLAG. CARRIED BY EDWARD ZANE MCFADDEN...
McFadden, Edward Zane "Mack". 1922-2002. [carried by McFadden into Normandy late May 1944.] A 48-star American flag, lightweight cotton. 990 x 1500 mm. (39 x 59 inches.) Slightly discolored through age, the fly blown out at upper right corner. Provenance: Edward "Mack" McFadden; by descent to his
Lot #: 36
Estimate: US$8,000 - US$12,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
D-DAY: OMAHA BEACH VETERANS GROUPING.
A Collection of relics belonging to Alfred Wenham, a British sailor on a British LCA operating in support of the American landing at Omaha Beach. [British and American: June 6th 1944.] An important Grouping of relics collected by Alfred Wenham, a British sailor on a LCA at Omaha Beach. The
Lot #: 37
Estimate: US$10,000 - US$15,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: 48 STAR US NAVY JACK FLOWN FROM LST 420 ON THE NORMANDY BEACHES.
[USA: c.1943-44.] A United States Navy Jack, woolen construction with 48 cotton stars, double appliqued with a zig zag. Hoist stenciled "Union Jack", and "LST 4[20]," with an added HMS. Four war period brass grommets. Some discoloration, the fly partially blown out with minor loss. 810 x 1160mm. (32
Lot #: 38
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: THE US ENSIGN FROM USS PLUNKETT.
[USA: 1941-45.] A United States woolen Ensign (Stars and Stripes), from USS Plunkett DD-431, a Gleaves Class Destroyer, 48 linen stars sewn on each side, the hoist stenciled "US ENSIGN 9 DD 431". 4 oxidised grommets. Some staining and a few holes through age. 1110 x 1980 mm. (43 x 66 inches.) A fine
Lot #: 39
Estimate: US$3,000 - US$5,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
LIBERATION OF PARIS GROUPING.
A French National Flag and several booklets relating to the Liberation of Paris. [The flag reputed to have been brought to Paris and flown during the Liberation Parades by a British soldier on August 25th 1944.] An interesting grouping, comprising: 1. A 1940s National French woollen flag of British
Lot #: 40
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: OMAR BRADLEY IN WESTERN EUROPE.
Cutler, Nathan, Official Photographer to Omar Bradley. The Nathan Cutler archive of Photographs of Omar Bradley in Western Europe. [Europe: November 1944-July 1945.] A collection of 279 photographs of Omar Bradley in Western Europe (including approximately 30 duplicates), taken by Nate Cutler
Lot #: 41
Estimate: US$6,000 - US$8,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
BATTLE OF BASTOGNE: Acting Commander of the 101st Airborne defending Bastogne.
McAuliffe, Anthony Clement, 101st Airborne Division. 101st Airborne Shoulder Patch together with a typed letter signed by McAuliffe, in ball point pen, 8vo, to Mr Georges (a resident of Bastogne), dated June 13, 1956, thanking him for his letter of June 2nd, and thanking him for sharing his
Lot #: 42
Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: BATTLE OF THE BULGE.
Directional road sign "BANDE 1K". [Belgium: Recovered from a cross roads near Bande after January 1945.] Double-sided enameled road sign, white letters on dark blue enamel ground, taken from a road junction 1 km from the hamlet of Bande. possibly from the junction were Rue Tahee and the main road to
Lot #: 43
Estimate: US$5,000 - US$8,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
BATTLE OF THE BULGE: DIRECTIONAL ROAD SIGN, "NEUFCHATEAU 49K."
[Recovered from a road junction north of Neufchateau, in the German occupied sector of the Ardennes, after January 1945.] Double-sided enameled metal road sign, taken from a major road junction north of Neufchateau, probably from a main road north of Bastogne due to distance from Neufchateau. The
Lot #: 44
Estimate: US$5,000 - US$8,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: BATTLE OF THE BULGE.
Directional road sign "Libramont 3K." [Recovered from the area outside of Libramont, Belgium, after January 1945.] Double-sided enameled road sign, taken from a road junction 3km from Libramont, possibly from a cross roads east of Libramont at Presseux. Dark blue base with white enameled letters, 9
Lot #: 45
Estimate: US$5,000 - US$8,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
BATTLE OF THE BULGE RELIC.
Stone, Charles Eber. Artist and cartoonist. 1923-2000. Cartoon of a German General and young private. Gifted to the Knopes family in Arlon, Belgium by Private Charles Stone: dated January 4th [1945.] Cartoon of a German general and a young Private, pencil on sepia paper, signed "Pvt. Chic Stone
Lot #: 46
Estimate: US$1,500 - US$2,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
BATTLE OF THE BULGE: WATERCOLOR OF THE 17th AIRBORNE DIVISION'S ATTACK ON...
Blair, Robert Noel. Artist. 1912-2003. "Battle for Monte in the Ardennes." Painted in a Liege Hospital, Belgium: A Battle Scene for January 5th, 1945, painted in the "3rd week of Jan. 1945" A dramatic and vivid battle scene, in watercolor on thick grey paper, of a wintry daylight scene in the
Lot #: 47
Estimate: US$10,000 - US$15,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
48 STAR AMERICAN FLAG.
[Annin and Co.] with Sterling all wool bunting label, c.1940s. A World War II period 48 star woolen American Flag, linen stars sewn to each side, z stitched, canvas hoist with the Sterling label and marked "4 x 6"(feet). 1170 x 1700mm. Slightly faded and stained through use, upper and lower right
Lot #: 48
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II RUSSIAN ANTI-GERMAN PROPAGANDA POSTERS.
[TASS News Agency, Moscow: 1942-45.] A fine collection of 3 wartime Russian propaganda posters issued by the News Agency TASS, and distributed to be pasted on walls or hung in a home or office, comprising; 1. Plotnov, Andrei Ivanovich. 1916-1997. Breslau vzyat1 [Take Breslau]. OKNO TASS No 1167
Lot #: 49
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WARTIME SECRET SERVICES: OSS EXPANDABLE STEEL SPRING BATON AND LEAD...
[USA: 1942-45.] An OSS (Office of Strategic services) expandable steel spring baton (cosh), with its original green leather handle and rope lanyard. Length of baton extended 420mm. Together with; An OSS lead weighted "Sap," or truncheon, the lead covered in woven rope, and painted black, with its
Lot #: 50
Estimate: US$800 - US$1,200
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: AN OSS DUMMY "OTTAWA" FOUNTAIN PEN/DAGGER
A clandestine fountain pen, containing a steel spike weapon. [USA: 1942-45.]. A normal-looking green-cased clandestine fountain pen, marked Ottawa, and "made in U.S.A." on the brass banding, hiding inside a concealed metal spike with blood groove. Total Length 135 mm. 5.5 inches; spike length 70 mm
Lot #: 51
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: A CLANDESTINE OSS WRISTWATCH WITH COMPASS.
An Office of Strategic Services compass/wristwatch. [USA: 1942-45.] An OSS wristwatch, with a false face, the letters somewhat crudely marked in brown, with winding knob, one hour hand, but lacking the minute and the second hands, the watch set in a cheap metal case, the back plate hinged to open
Lot #: 52
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
WORLD WAR II: CLANDESTINE OSS PIPE DAGGER.
[USA: c. 1942-45.] An American OSS (Office for Strategic Services) secret agents' pipe dagger, length 143mm. 5.5 inches. An apparently regular wooden pipe, the mouth piece detaching to contain a steel stabbing spike, the blade length 60mm. 2.5 inches. An unusual and rare OSS agents' secret dagger
Lot #: 53
Estimate: US$2,000 - US$3,000
Date: 29 Jan 2021
GERMAN POLICE STAHLRUTE (steel whip).
[Germany; 1939-45.] Steel handle enclosing two steel coils with a weighted head, marked "Sipo" on the handle cap, the steel whip extending from 165mm to 415mm. (6.5. to 16 inches.) Provenance: War Museum. One of the basic weapons for a German police officer, which could be held in the hand out of
Lot #: 54
Estimate: US$600 - US$800
Date: 29 Jan 2021
