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Jack Haley 16x12 mounted signature piece includes fantastic black and white photo pictured in his role as the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz and a Security First National Bank signed cheque dated 1967.John Joseph "Jack" Haley Jr. (August 10, 1897 - June 6, 1979) was an American vaudevillian, actor, comedian, radio host, singer and dancer, best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Butterfly McQueen 16x12 mounted signature piece includes fantastic black and white photo and signed The Bowery cheque mounted to a high standard. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

VINTAGE WILLIAMS CHEQUE PUNCH BY PETER HOOKER, LONDON & MILITARY STYLE POCKET TELESCOPE

Nastassja Kinski signed cheque for $100 in 1988 attached to A4 card, also 7x5 colour photo of Kinski during a glamour shot attached. Nastassja Aglaia Kinski is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with Stay as You Are (1978). She then came to global prominence with her Golden Globe Award-winning performance as the title character in the Roman Polanski-directed film Tess (1979). Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Nastassja Kinski signed cheque for $700 in 1998 attached to A4 card, also 7x5 colour photo of Kinski during a glamour shot attached. Nastassja Aglaia Kinski is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the Unit. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

A framed and glazed cheque from Buckingham Palace for £1.77, issued by Her Majesties Treasurer together with three patriotic flags including one with a portrait of Her Majesty The Queen.

The Protectograph Cheque Writer, by Halsby & Co Ltd; along with The Imperial Protectograph stamper, in case, and a selection of printing blocks.

A vintage early cheque writer

SOLZHENITSYN ALEKSANDER: (1918-2008) Russian Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1970. T.L.S., in Cyrillic, one page, 4to, Cavendish, Vermont, 19th August 1981, to Edward Bennett Williams. Solzhenitsyn congratulates his correspondent on their victory and thanks him, and his assistants, 'for having removed that obstacle from me with your talent and persistence', adding that he holds the friendly support and sympathy shown in high esteem and enquiring 'Will the decision be sent to us verbatim from the court?'. In concluding Solzhenitsyn remarks that he will be sending a cheque and one of his books in a few days. About EXEdward Bennett Williams (1920-1988) American Lawyer. In 1977 Solzhenitsyn retained Williams, a high-profile defence lawyer, to defend Alexander Ginzburg, an imprisoned dissident in the Soviet Union who had been arrested by the KGB, who was a close friend of the novelist.

LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer of Africa. D.S., David Livingston (an early example of his signature frequently used in the 1840s), one page, slim oblong 8vo, Kuruman, South Africa, 1st April 1842, being a manuscript cheque ordering Rev. Dr. Phillip in Cape Town to 'Eight days after sight please pay to John Maskell Esq or order, the sum of forty pounds Sterling, and place the same to the account of salary from the London Missionary Society'. With various annotations and endorsements to the recto and verso and a single ink stroke cancellation, partially running through a few letters of Livingstone's signature (although still perfectly legible). Some light creases and minor age wear, G David Livingstone's first posting as a missionary was at Kuruman in 1841

PIO OF PIETRELCINA: (1887-1968) Italian Priest & Mystic, famous for bearing the stigmata for most of his life, causing much controversy. Padre Pio was canonized in 2002. A very rare D.S., `P. Pio Cappuccino´, by Pio of Pietrelcina to the verso of a cheque. The colour partially printed attractive document being a signed cheque, drawn on the La Banca Toscana bank, 22nd August 1951, and is made payable to Padre Pio for the sum of 500 lire. Signed by Pio of Pietrelcina to the verso in bold blue ink, acknowledging receipt of the sum. Very small minor creasing. Accompanied by a 5 x 7 photograph of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, unsigned, showing him outdoors in a three quarters length pose wearing his Order of friars Capucin habits. VG

FAMOUS MEN: King George III (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. Ink signature ('George R', as King) on a slim oblong 8vo piece evidently removed from the head of a document, with a blind embossed paper seal affixed; Richard Byrd (1888-1957) American Naval officer, Pioneer Aviator and Polar Explorer. D.S., R E Byrd, being a signed cheque, Winchester, Virginia, 20th January 1932. The partially printed cheque, completed in another hand, is drawn on the Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co. and is made payable to E. W. Goodrich for the sum of $3.60. A perforated bank cancellation only very slightly affects Byrd's signature; Bret Harte (1836-1902) American short story writer and poet whose fiction is associated with the California Gold Rush. A.L.S., Bret Harte, two pages, 8vo, Upper Hamilton Terrace, London, 16th May 1887, to Miss. Alexander. Harte commences his letter stating 'This is not the photograph I promised you, but one that was taken in Bournemouth a week or two ago' and continues to add 'I find that the negative of the one I meant for you has been sent by Mr. Hall to Paris for engraving, and consequently I cannot get you a copy until it is returned'. Some slight traces of former mounting and very light staining to Harte's letter and the others with a few minor faults, G to about VG, 3

WRIGHT ORVILLE: (1871-1948) American Aviator who, with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17th December 1903. D.S., Orville Wright, being a signed cheque, Dayton, Ohio, 1st July 1921. The partially printed cheque is drawn on the City National Bank and is made payable to E. H. Sines for the sum of $1000. A perforated bank cancellation does not affect Wright's signature. One very small, minor tear to the upper edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

WRIGHT ORVILLE: (1871-1948) American Aviator who, with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17th December 1903. D.S., Orville Wright, being a signed cheque, Dayton, Ohio, 15th June 1943. The partially printed cheque, drawn on The Winters National Bank & Trust Co., is made payable to The Dayton Power and Light Company for the sum of $22.56. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink by Wright with a fine example of his signature, totally unaffected by the perforated bank cancellation. VG

GERSHWIN GEORGE: (1898-1937) American Composer and Pianist. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('George Gershwin') on a small oblong 12mo piece, evidently clipped from a document (most likely a cheque) and with a small circular cancellation only very slightly affecting the signature. Closely trimmed and neatly laid down, G

A cased pair of ballet slippers worn by the noted ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), the peach silk slippers signed in red ink verso, housed in a glazed display case, provenance: with a letter from Margot Fonteyn on her own private headed paper reading as follows and dated 12th October, "Dear Mr Summa, your cheque for the Royal Academy of Dancing came as a delightful and generous surprise. Thank you very much indeed for such kindness. The academy is going through a crisis but I am hopeful that we may be finding a solution now. In any case, it will certainly continue as so many teachers depend upon its activities to help them in their profession. Your goodwill is very encouraging. Yours sincerely, Margot Fonteyn de Arias." A further brief letter from Fonteyn to Mr Summa and on Peter Cooper Hotel of 130 East 39th St, New York, headed paper, and a purchase receipt from the Royal Academy of dancing No.1810 dated 2nd September 1970, 'Recieved of Mr T S Summa $125 (US), two pairs of Dame Margot Fonteyn's Ballet Shoes, autographed'

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR An official large cheque 9/12/1925 with a scene from White Hart Lane at the top and the club crest on the left, paid £13-10-0 to Elms, Phillips & Brown and their statement is included for travel to matches. Signed by 2 Directors and the Secretary. Two punched holes and minor tear. Generally good

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR An official large cheque 7/12/1925 with a scene from White Hart Lane at the top and the club crest on the left, paid £65-16-6 for Gate Expenses on the day Tottenham played Aston Villa. Signed by 2 Directors and the Secretary. Two punched holes and minor tear. Generally good

Collection of Victorian and later cheques relating to Portree Skye. To include a Bank of Scotland Portree Cheque date June 29th 1868 & a Caledonian Banking Company cheques date March 1st 1878. 

Photographs and Certificates relating to Detective Constable later Sergeant Gerald William Wallace. City of London Police Fraud Department and Cheque Squad 1975 & 1979, Group Photographs named, also Course of Instruction for Detectives 1955 & 1965 again all named, Course Certificates for Wallace as Detective for 1955 and 1965 both signed by Assistant Commissioner / Commandant and ATC Certificate from 1943 etc. (8 items in all)

An original Newcastle upon Tyne exhibition Artisans season ticket in wooden holder together with a small album containing 1948 Olympic Games stamps, a cheque issued by the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company, and a pewter bookend modelled as a Scotty dog.

Rod Steiger signed personal cheque. American actor. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Stefanie Powers signed personal cheque. American actress. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph cheque signed "Charles Dickens" paid to "Mr Nash" for the sum of "Eight pounds, Nine shillings, and Tenpence"drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co, receipt stamp of National Provincial Bank, 1 page, printed with manuscript insertions and crossed, folds, 2 very small holes, paper border, 94 x 187mm., London, 8th October 1868.

Diana, Princess of Wales & Charles, Prince of Wales Two letters thanking Duchy staff and residents each dated 7th October 1981, possibly autopenned, the first addressed to Mr and Mrs Stephens and the second (browned) addressed to Mrs Wakeham, typed letters thanking the recipients for the gift of a mahogany library table and a cheque, both inscribed "Yours most sincerely" in Diana's hand, and signed "Charles" "and Diana", on Buckingham Palace headed paper; and a plastic tote bag commemorating the marriage of Charles and Diana (3)

Rail Ephemera, to include 16 pages of loose mounted rail documents from assorted rail companies, 1880s to 1940s, memos, way bills, timetables, cheque, job application form, report forms, telegrams, labels etc. (Cheshire Lines Committee, Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, North British Railway, Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line etc.), 3 copies of the Great Western Railway Magazine (1906), together with 2 modern albums of tickets, leaflets, maps etc. to include a 1924 Map of the London General Bus Routes, Beck 1937 Underground map (No.2) and other rail ephemera (gen gd) (qty)

EARLY BANK NOTE/CHEQUE DATED 1796

* Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed 'Enid Blyton (Mrs Darrell Waters)', Green Hedges letterhead, 22 October 1948, to Mrs Stevens, 'Here are some books more suitable to Philippa's age! I hope she will enjoy them - I think it is such a good thing when a mother reads to a child. Philippa looks such an adorable little thing & has a most beautiful little face. I've never used that name in any of my stories, but I certainly must. It was so nice seeing you & Phillipa & we enjoyed talking to your husband on board. We shall hope to see you again sometime', one page on cream paper, letterhead printed in red, lightly creased, short split to edge of central fold, lower edge very slightly frayed, a couple of small pale marks, 8vo, together with: Autograph letter signed 'K.F. Darrell Waters', Green Hedges letterhead, 25 October 1948, to Mr Stevens, 'Herewith a cheque for the amount of duty undercharged. It was a coincidence that this should have happened after we had been talking about it ... It was very nice to have met your charming wife & your dear little girl. We both send our kind regards', two pages on blue paper, letterhead printed in red, lightly creased, 2.5cm split to central fold, with associated short closed tear, verso lightly toned with a couple of minor marks, 8vo, plus: Five Minute Tales, 16th edition, London: Methuen, 1947, inscribed by the author 'Philippa, love from Enid Blyton' on the front free endpaper, generally toned throughout, some marks and minor stains, one leaf with closed tear at head, small loss to one blank lower corner, stitching lightly strained, original cloth, marked and stained, some wear to extremities, 8vo, and one other related: The Third Holiday Book, half-title inscribed by author as above, defective (lacking cover)Qty: (4)NOTESMr. Stevens was a customs officer and in October 1948 was working on board the Queen Mary as it sailed from New York to Southampton. During this journey he became acquainted with Enid Blyton and her second husband Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters who were travelling home from the United States. On disembarking at Southampton, Enid went to meet Mrs. Marjorie Stevens and her young daughter Philippa, aged 4 at the time. Accompanying the two letters are two of the books preseumably given at the time to Philippa, as mentioned in the first letter, both with personal inscriptions by Enid Blyton.

Banknotes; an 1813 Bank of Stamford one pound note, framed, sixteen one pound notes including eight consecutive Page cashier, a collection of 26 provincial bank cheques, 19th Century and early 20th Century including The Nottingham Joint Stock Bank Limited; London JSBL, Woodhouse, nr. Sheffield; Castle Donington; The Leicestershire Banking Company Limited, Market Harborough; Staffordshire JSBL Bilston; Lincoln & Lindsey, Brigg; Birmingham Town & District Banking Company; Ashby De La Zouch; Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Company at Newcastle-Under-Lyne; Wilts & Dorset Banking Company Limited Boscombe; Barclays Bank Limited East Grinstead; 1871 Middleton, Craddock & Middleton, Bankers, Loughborough; The Cheque Bank Limited Specimen; Boston Lincolnshire, also a Bradbury 10/- note and 20 other banknotes

Gordon Forsyth for Pilkington, a Royal Lancastrian lustre jug, 1911, footed squat ovoid form with loop handle, inscribed Nil Sine Te Me Prosunt Honores, above a band of medieval women riding horses, between cheque and solid foliate shrubs, cream draining to green, impressed and painted marks, 2974, 15cm diameter

Gordon Forsyth for Pilkington, a Royal Lancastrian lustre exhibition plaque, 1908, circular, painted with lettering Salute, within a low relief border of Bacchanalian putti emerging from cornucopia, supporting cheque pattern shields, painted marks and monogram, 22cm diameter Provenance: shown at the Franco British Exhibition, 1908; Margaret Pilkington collection; Richard Dennis Pilkington's Pottery exhibition 1980, number 323; illustrated in A J Cross, Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery, p.51; illustrated in Corbett, A & B, 2016, Pilkington's Lancastrian and Royal Lancastrian Pottery, A Guide for Collectors, p.120;

Gordon Forsyth for Pilkington, a Royal Lancastrian lustre vase, 1914, squat ovoid form, painted with lions passant, between cheque and diaper poplar trees, copper over teal green, impressed and painted marks, 12cm high Provenance: Richard Dennis Pilkington's Pottery exhibition 1980, number 269

Banknotes, GB, Isle of Man: Ramsey & Isle of Man Bank, £1, [n.d.], (1); Douglas & Isle of Man Bank, £1, No. 101, inscribed, signed and dated * January 1847, (1); cheque, Bank of Mona, Isle of Man/Branch of the City of Glasgow Bank, blank, [n.d.], (1), [3]

Sir William Russell Flint RA (1880-1969) - Red chalk on paper - Dragon of Versailles, signed lower right, 19cm x 31cm, sold with a hand written letter from Sir Russell Flint to the purchaser of the drawing Eric King Esq receipting his cheque for £21 for the drawing purchased at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1958, letter dated 28/8/58 on the artist's headed paper, 37cm x 19.5cm, both framed and glazed, Artist Resale Rights May ApplyCondition report: General condition consistent with ageDue to ongoing Covid restrictions, bidders are able to view lots in this online-only sale on the specified viewing days, by prior appointment only. There is no viewing on the day of sale. Please therefore read the following:As this is a sale of second-hand and antique items, bidders should expect items to exhibit general wear and tear commensurate with age and use unless otherwise stated. Please carefully examine the images as they form part of the overall condition. Clevedon Salerooms are happy to provide further detailed information on request, if received by email or telephone at least 24 hours prior to the sale. The mention of a specific flaw or fault does not automatically mean that no other faults exist. Reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are a general assessment, not a forensic survey.Further category-specific condition information can be found in our Standard Terms and Conditions. The placing of a bid by you is taken by us as an indication that you have read, understood and agreed to these terms

Banking interest, a rare 19th century cheque book (nine cheque having been issued) of Sir William Forbes J Hunter & Company (of Ayr), the used stubs dated between 1812 and 1831, Grant of Arms certificate booklet for The Union Bank of Scotland Limited, Frank Haldane Allan booklet 1940, English Practical Banking by Thomas Bouchier Moxon 1888 fourth edition, Brief Historical Sketch of The Union Bank of Scotland Limited 1910, Banking in Glasgow During the Olden Time by Glasguensis 1884, The Bank Note Circulation of Scotland 1896, etc. 

Two boxes of assorted vintage cameras to include a Zenit EM, boxed Brownie, Bell & Howell cine camera together with a further box of vintage cheque stamper, Altai power control unit

A Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation share certificate, 1850; a Canadian Pacific Railway Company share certificate, 1911; a Confederate States of America 1000 dollar loan certificate, 1863; The Chicago Live Stock Exchange Certificate of Membership, 1896; a Canadian Bank of Commerce cheque, 1924; a Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay share certificate, 1929; a Lucky Mc Uranium Corporation share certificate, 1957; a Californian Gold Mines share certificate; a Nicaragua Company Limited share certificate, 1890; a River Plate Pressure Meat-Preserving Company share certificate, 1872; an Estados Unidos Mexicanos deuda interior 5% certificate, 1895; other North, Central and South American share certificates; plus Hans Braun, Historic Stock Certificates USA Vol 1.

Australian Agricultural Company share certificate, 1824, framed and glazed; other share certificates, documents and a plaster impress of the company seal; Australian Cordillera Gold & Copper Mining Company share certificate, 1852; Peel River Land & Mineral Company Limited share certificates, 1853 and 1857; Tasmanian Government Debenture, dated 1872; Bank of Van Diemen's Land cheque,1829; The London & New Zealand Exploration Company share certificate, 1896; Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company share certificate, 1852, inscribed to Thomas Baring, partner in the Baring Brothers & Co bank; plus various gold mines and other company share certificates.

Tottenham Hotspur cheque dated 28th September 1925 for £98.19.1 to Thomas Cook Ltd,sold with two rare invoices from Thomas Cook for travel arrangements, relating to travel during 1925-26 season to Sheffield United, Leicester City and Sunderland, signed by three club directors, each bearing minor wear, (3)

Autographed Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan 'smoking at Augusta in 1966' limited edition framed presentation,the photo with original signature of Palmer, the Hogan a scanned signature on a cheque, No.4 of 5 from the edition, mounted with other photos and title plaques, the image 40 by 50cm., overall 50 by 80cm.  

Three items of 19th Century ephemera relating to Turnpikes, comprising Tollgate tickets to clear 3 gates Biddenden, Kent, Dashmanden (now Dashmonden) & Woolpack on the Biddenden - Tenterden A262 road; Presteign Turnpike Trust Cheque like requisition for a Bank, 1819; York Scarborough Turnpike Cheque like requisition for a Bank, 181- (3)

Annie Besant (1847-1933), Theosophist, Women's Rights, active supporter of campaigns for Irish and Indian self rules. Cheque, 1881, drawn and signed by Besant as founder (with Charles Bradlaugh) of the Freethought Publishing Co.

A French style Card Table, on sabre legs with gilt mounts, cheque board inlaid top, green baize interior, 85cm W x 76cmH

Persönliche Schreibmappe Hitlers aus seiner Münchner Privatwohnung am Prinzregentenplatz 16/IIGroßformatige, lindgrüne Ledermappe mit goldgeprägtem und -umrandetem Hoheitsadler auf dem Einband. Cremefarbenes Leinenfutter, die linke Innenseite mit Dokumentenfach, die rechte Seite mit zwei dicken Bögen Löschpapier. Rückseitig schwer lesbarer Prägestempel "Pfaff ... Berlin" der bekannten Berliner Buchbinder-Werkstatt von Otto Pfaff und Otto Dorfner. Maße der Mappe ca. 43 x 33,5 cm. Die Ecken etwas bestoßen, die Kanten und Flächen teils berieben.Einliegend drei Blanko-Doppelbögen persönlichen Briefpapiers mit Hoheitsadler, Namenszug "Adolf Hitler" und "München, den" in Goldrelief sowie drei Blanko-Kuverts.Anfang Mai 1945 von Siegfried F. Brand, damals Angehöriger des US Military Intelligence Service, T-Force, innerhalb der US 7th Army, in Hitlers Wohnung am Prinzregentenplatz erbeutet.Dazu eine notariell beglaubigte Bestätigung sowie zwei ebenfalls beglaubigte Fotobestätigungen Brands aus dem Jahr 1977 für den damaligen Käufer Ben Swearingen.Zudem ein signierter Brief Albert Speers aus dem Jahr 1977, in dem er Swearingen aus seiner Erinnerung heraus die Zuschreibung dieser Schreibmappe an Hitler bestätigt, außerdem in Fotokopie ein Artikel über die Arbeiten Otto Pfaffs und Otto Dorfners aus "Die Kunst im Deutschen Reich", Ausgabe Juni 1942.Provenienz: Sammlung Malcolm Willits (1934 - 2019), verkauft durch Hermann Historica in der 43. Auktion, 19.10.2002, Los 5280, Zuschlag € 14.000. Erworben durch Willits 1994 von Ben Swearingen, dabei Korrespondenz zwischen den beiden und eine Fotokopie des Schecks über $ 12.500.Zustand: II -Hitler's personal writing case from his Munich apartment on Prinzregentenplatz 16/II The large-format, lime green leather case with a gold-embossed national eagle, also outlined in gold, on the cover. Lined in cream-coloured linen, a document compartment on the inside on the left, the right side with two thick sheets of blotting paper. A barely legible embossed stamp "Pfaff ... Berlin" on the back for the famous Berlin bookbinding workshop of Otto Pfaff and Otto Dorfner. Dimensions of the folder approx. 43 x 33.5 cm. The corners somewhat knocked, the edges and surfaces scuffed in places. Inside are three blank double sheets of personal writing paper with the national eagle, the inscription "Adolf Hitler" and "München, den" in gold relief, along with three unused envelopes. Seized by Siegfried F. Brand, at that time a member of the US Military Intelligence Service, T Force, in the US 7th Army in Hitler's apartment on Prinzregentenplatz at the beginning of May 1945.Includes a notarised confirmation and two photographic confirmations by Brand, also certified and dated 1977, for Ben Swearingen, the buyer at the time. Also comes with a signed letter from Albert Speer, dated 1977, in which he confirms for Swearingen that he remembers the writing case actually belonging to Hitler, together with a photocopy of an article on the work of Otto Pfaff and Otto Dorfner in "Die Kunst im Deutschen Reich", from the June 1942 issue.Provenance: Collection of Malcolm Willits (1934 - 2019), sold by Hermann Historica in the 43rd Auction, 19 October 2002, lot 5280, hammer price 14,000 euros. Acquired by Willits from Ben Swearingen in 1994, enclosed is correspondence between the two and a photocopy of the cheque in the amount of 12,500 US dollars.Condition: II -

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR An official large cheque 29/9/1925 with a scene from White Hart Lane at the top and the club crest on the left, paid £50 to A.H. Coleman who played 3 times 1893-1895. Signed by 2 Directors and the Secretary and by Coleman on the reverse. Two punched holes. Generally good

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR An unbanked cheque with tax voucher in 1994 for shares issued to Hunter Davies plus a share application form. Good

Zola (Émile, novelist, playwright, journalist, 1840-1902) 2 Autograph Letters signed to "Sir", in French, together 4pp., 8vo, Paris, 8th January & 23rd March 1892, "Mademoiselle Blaze de Cury has sent me the cheque for 10 livres, in payment for the exclusive rights of translating and publishing in English my novel The Attack of the Moulin", and sending a receipt, "But I do not wish to sign my contract in English. Please therefore send me a copy in French", folds.

Thomas Coutts & Company, a cheque for £34.9.9-, made out to Mr Robert Southgate, dated 14 July 1707, also John Kendrick, a payment order to the value of £11 and 7 Shillings, to be paid to Sir Richard Hoaraty at the Golden Bottle in Fleet Forest, dated 31 July 1708, both with mounting remains, good fine and very good respectively (2 notes) £120-£160

An Interesting Group of Financial Instruments, including a receipt for 35.12.10- for the Dundee Union Bank, 3 December 1835, four issued cheques from various London bankers, a Cardiff cheque, a payment order to Whites Club, two unissued American cheques from the Jefferson Bank and New York Riverside Bank, and an unissued proof London payment order, mixed grades but generally presentable (10 items) £100-£150

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, 100 Escudos, circulating bearer cheque issue, 29 April 1947, serial number 02820, central fold but superb original paper with lovely embossed seal, good extremely fine and a very scarce example of a short lived emergency issue Pick 35A £100-£150

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, St Thomas & Prince, 500 Escudos, circulating bearer cheque issue, 1 April 1947, serial number 06279, nice original paper, repaired partial split at central fold, thus good fine but an extremely scarce denomination in any grade Pick 35B £150-£200

Popular Culture. Will Smith and Jamie Lee Curtis. Framed photographs, autograph and bank cheque (2)

Edgar Rice Burroughs Signed Cheque. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

A fine Sea Gallantry Medal group of seven awarded to Temporary Lieutenant Nelson Watson, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine, who was awarded four medals for his services as Third Officer of the Oxonian at the rescue of the officers and crew of the Bradboyne, in the Atlantic, on 6 February 1920 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Nelson Watson, “Bradboyne.” 6th February 1920.) in fitted case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. N. Watson. R.N.R.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Nelson Watson) in original damaged Board of Trade paper envelope; Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, 2nd small type, silver (3rd Officer Nelson Watson, S.S. “Oxonian” 6th February 1920) in Wyon, London fitted case of issue; Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To Nelson Watson, Third Officer, S/S “Oxonian”, for Gallant Service. 6th Feby. 1920.) with silver brooch bar, in damaged Elkington, Liverpool, fitted case of issue; Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, 6th type, silver (Nelson Watson, 3rd Officer, S.S. “Oxonian”. February. 6. 1920.) with ‘double dolphin’ slip bar and brooch bar, in fitted Elkington case of issue, extremely fine (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- The Bradboyne, of Bideford, a 5,000 tons cargo steamer, left New York on 29 January 1920 for Cherbourg. During the voyage the ship encountered very wild weather and about 500 miles N.W. of the Azores the ship’s steering gear broke and became useless. The Bradboyne was helpless in a terrific sea. She took a heavy list over to one side and her cargo shifted. Wireless calls for aid were sent out and the steamship Oxonian, of Liverpool (Captain John Parry), came to her aid. On her arrival it was decided to abandon the Bradboyne but owing to that vessel's heavy list and the state of the weather, her boats could not be lowered. In spite of the terrific gale and heavy seas, the Master of the Oxonian called for volunteers to man the boats which he had previously got ready for lowering, and No. 2 boat, under the command of Mr Williams, and manned by Steele, O'Gorman, Rodger, Owen, Sheldon, and Starkey, was lowered and rowed towards the Bradboyne, with a special warning not to go alongside. Half an hour later No. 4 boat, under command of Mr Watson, and manned by Mr Malabar, Briscoe, Unthank, Owen, Fitzgerald and Simms was sent off. This boat went alongside the Bradboyne, and with considerable difficulty took off twenty men, who were safely conveyed on board the Oxonian. Meanwhile, No. 2 boat went alongside the Bradboyne, and fourteen members of the crew jumped in, leaving on the wreck the Master, two officers and a fireman, who was in a highly nervous state. With great difficulty the fireman was got into the boat, which, however, was washed away before the Master and Second Officer could get in. In a further attempt to get the boat alongside, she capsized. Some of the occupants clung to the capsized boat, but were washed off by a heavy sea and only four regained her - one being James Owens of the the rescue party - being afterwards rescued by the Oxonian, which in the meantime had been brought to windward. Others attempted to swim to the Oxonian, and ropes, buoys and rafts were thrown overboard from that vessel, Mr Wilkinson, Mr Watson, Mr Malabar, Mr J. T. Owen, Fulton and H. Owen going over the side of the vessel with ropes, attempting to rescue the men in the water, but Mr Williams, O'Gorman, Rodger, Steele, Sheldon, and Starkey, together with thirteen members of the crew of the Bradboyne were drowned. The Master and Second Officer of the Bradboyne afterwards managed to get into a boat and were rescued by the American Steamship Monmouth. In addition to these two men, 23 men of the Bradboyne had been saved by the men of the Oxonian while 13 men of the Bradboyne died. The Oxonian lost 6 men during the rescue. The Board of Trade awarded Sea Gallantry Medals to the following 17 men of the Oxonian: Stephen Wilkinson, Chief Officer; Owen Williams, Second Officer; Nelson Watson, Third Officer; Arthur Malabar, Third Engineer; James Thomas Owen, Chief Steward; George William Briscoe, Boatswain; James Unthank, Boatswain's Mate; Robert Archibald Fulton, Gerald O'Gorman, Henry Owen, and Peter Rodger, Quartermasters; John Steele, Lamptrimmer; and Joseph Fitzgerald, James Owen, Harry Sheldon, John Charles Simms, and Peter Starkey, Seamen, of the Steamship Oxonian, of Liverpool, are recommended by the Board of Trade for the award of the Silver Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea. In the cases of Mr Williams, O'Gorman, Rodger, Steele, Sheldon and Starkey, the award would be posthumous. The Master, John Parry, was also presented with a silver cup, value twelve pounds (some reports state that he also received the silver medal), the Master of the Monmouth also received a silver cup. In May 1920, the Committee of Lloyd’s awarded their Silver Medal for Saving Life at Sea to the following five men of the Oxonian in recognition of their particularly heroic services on the occasion of the sinking of the S.S. Bradboyne: Stephen Wilkinson, Nelson Watson, Arthur Malabar, James Thomas Owen and Robert Archibold Fulton. The Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society made awards to just four men of the Oxonian: The Master John Parry was awarded a silver medal, a pair of binoculars and an illuminated certificate; Stephen Wilkinson received a silver medal and a certificate of thanks; Nelson Watson received a silver medal and an illuminated certificate; and Arthur Malabar was awarded a silver medal. In September 1921, the Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society gathered to present their chief life saving awards for 1920. These awards bear the name of the late Mr. Emile Robin who provided the necessary funds with the stipulation that the interest should go to the captain and chief officer of the British vessel which had carried out the most meritorious rescue of the crew of another ship in that year. This was adjudged by the committee of the society to be Captain Parry and Mr Wilkinson, the Chief Officer. To the former was awarded an aneroid barometer and a cheque for £16 and to Mr Wilkinson, a silver medal and £4. All the other members of the Oxonian also received silver medals and monetary awards. The next of kin of four of the Oxonian’s crew who lost their lives during the rescue also received silver memorium medals. Nelson Watson was born in Sunderland, Co. Durham, in 1892. He qualified as Second Mate in a foreign going steamship of the Merchant Navy on 14 October 1912, advancing to First Mate in October 1915 and Master in November 1919. He was commissioned Temporary Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve on 8 May 1916, Temporary Acting Lieutenant on 23 December 1916 and Temporary Lieutenant on 8 May 1918. Watson served during the Great War in the protected cruiser H.M.S. Hyacinth from which vessel he was discharged in July 1919. He was demobilised on 8 November 1919. On 6 February 1920, Watson was present as Third Officer of the Oxonian (Master, John Parry) at the rescue of 23 officers and men of S.S. Bradboyne in the mid Atlantic. Having commanded the rescue boat which successfully saved 20 men of the Bradboyne in circumstances of tremendous risk, and also having subsequently ventured over the side of the Oxonian with ropes in an endeavour save further lives, Nelson Watson was one of just four men of the Oxonian to be decorated by all four organisations which bestowed medals on the men of the Oxonian (details above) for their life saving efforts on that occasion. The others being The Master, John Parry; the First Officer Stephen Wilkinson; and the 3rd Engineer, Arthur Malabar, the latter t...

CINEMA, The Wizard of Oz, signed cheque by Jack Haley, 15th Aug 1972, overmounted beneath colour photos of Haley (as Tin Man) with three others on the Yellow Brick Road, 14.5 x 18.5 overall, EX

George Harrison Cheques / Chequebooks, five cheques drawn on George Harrison Expense a/c and Harrisongs Ltd signed by Lucy Rigo and dated 1985 and 1988, together with a cheque drawn on Handmade films from 1984 - sold together with a book of unused cheques for G Harrison Expense account and two used Cheque books (stubs only) believed to be from the same or similar accounts

A cased pair of ballet slippers worn by the noted ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991), the peach silk slippers signed in red ink verso, housed in a glazed display case, provenance: with a letter from Margot Fonteyn on her own private headed paper reading as follows and dated 12th October, "Dear Mr Summa, your cheque for the Royal Academy of Dancing came as a delightful and generous surprise. Thank you very much indeed for such kindness. The academy is going through a crisis but I am hopeful that we may be finding a solution now. In any case, it will certainly continue as so many teachers depend upon its activities to help them in their profession. Your goodwill is very encouraging. Yours sincerely, Margot Fonteyn de Arias." A further brief letter from Fonteyn to Mr Summa and on Peter Cooper Hotel of 130 East 39th St, New York, headed paper, and a purchase receipt from the Royal Academy of dancing No.1810 dated 2nd September 1970, 'Recieved of Mr T S Summa $125 (US), two pairs of Dame Margot Fonteyn's Ballet Shoes, autographed'

David Niven, mounted display with photograph from his time playing Squadron leader Peter Carter in the film 'A Matter of Life and Death.' Below is a signed cheque book page from David Niven himself. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Nobelpreisträger - - Kipling, Rudyard. Brief mit eigenhändigem 10-zeiligen Text und Unterschrift. Briefpapier mit Blindprägung "Telegrams and Express, Brattleboro" und "Naulakha, Waite, Vermont". 30. April 1896. 17,5 x 11 cm (gefaltet).Begleitschreiben zu einem "cheque for five Guineas" für den "Newspaper Press Fund" (?). - Oben links offensichtlich mit dem handschriftlichen Vermerk des Eingangsdatums "11/5/96". - Leicht gebräunt, sonst sehr gut.

* Postal History. A collection of early British postal history, including an early banking letter, 1809 to Messrs Coutt's & Coy Bankers, another below dated 1809 containing 42 transfers from Glasgow to Royal Bank, Edinburgh, presented on card and typed descriptions, together with 11 further sheets all similarly presented including an example of the sealing of the letter sheets usually with banks crest, with an 1854 cheque beneath which would pass daily through the postal system, an example of an Irvine numbered obliterator, early 1844 type, the cover stamped on the opposite side with Irvine 1849 despatch mark and Kilmarnock 1849 arrival mark (red ink), 2 sheets displaying Victorian postcards used by the Foreign Mail circa 1892 and public and business postcards issued at Somerset House 1872, various sheets including blue envelopes 1879, details printed inside flaps 1855/56, letters and envelopes used by banking companies 1866, 1890, printed letter sheet from the Derby & Derbyshire Bank, Belper 1846 and othersQty: (12)