Hiroshima as pilot of the instrument observation plane, The Great Artiste, which accompanied the Enola Gay commanded by Tibbets. He co-
piloted the United States Army Air Forces B-29 bomber known as the Bockscar during the mission which dropped the second atomic bomb on
Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 EST. £ 95-150
LOT587 - BATTLE OF BERLIN:
Cover dedicated to Dwight D Eisenhower, signed by German WW2 General Theodor Busse, charged by
Hitler with the relief of Berlin during the last days of WWII. Comes with Busse's card upon which he has written and initialed, dated 31st January
1979. I believe it is a short note saying he will not sign a photograph but is happy to sign a commemorative envelope although I may be a bit out
due to my very poor grasp of German! EST. £ 175-250
LOT588 - HMS HOOD MULTI-SIGNED:
Black & White 8x10 inch photo of HMS Hood signed by the last of only three survivors of Hood after
being sunk by the Bismarck, the late Ted Briggs. Also signed by former HMS Hood crew members Peter Heys, Dick Turner, Keith Evans and
Ken Clark plus a few other members of the HMS Hood Association EST. £ 50-75
LOT589 - RAYMOND BAXTER:
British Heritage Collectables 'Arnhem VC' cover, with Coningsby 22/10/2001 Postmark, signed by former
Spitfire pilot turned TV Broadcaster Raymond Baxter who had links to BBC's Blue Peter and actually commentated on the first flight of
Concorde! EST. £ 20-40
LOT590 - THE FLYING TIGERS:
8x10 inch photo signed by Flying Tigers aces Tex Hill, Chuck Older, Charlie Bond and Ken Jernstedt EST. £
50-60
LOT591 - PEGASUS BRIDGE VETERAN:
Commemorative envelope dedicated to and signed by D-Day veteran Jim Wallwork, who piloted the
first glider to land at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day, 6th June 1944 EST. £ 20-40
LOT592 - RARE PEGASUS BRIDGE SIGNED BOOK:
Hardback book entitled 'The Pegasus Diaries' written by Major Howard's daughter from
his war diaries. This is a fascinating account of the taking of the Orne River and Caen Canal bridges soon after midnight on D-Day by men in
gliders. Signed by Sergeant Mick Rayner No. 62 platoon 2Bn Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry. No. 4 Glider Coup de Main. This is a limited edition
of 1000 copies. This is numbered 424 EST. £ 60-75
LOT593 - RARE ONE OFF HMS HOOD SIGNED:
Commemorative envelope dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the launching of HMS Hood,
with matching 85th anniversary BFPO 2752 postmark dated 23 August 2003 with the ships crest inset and used by kind permission of the
current Lord Hood. This has been signed by Ted Briggs, who at the time of signing was the last living survivor of the sinking of Hood by the
Bismarck and this cover comes with an insert written by him. A limited edition of 500, this is numbered to reverse No 1 of that number and only
30 of the 500 were produced with the Naval Flags stamp affixed. ONLY THIS ONE EXISTS IN THE WORLD! EST. £ 150-200
LOT594 - BILL SPEAKMAN VC:
40th anniversary of the Malaya Emergency and Borneo Confrontation cover, signed by Victoria Cross
recipient, Bill Speakman VC who was awarded his VC in Borneo EST. £ 15-30
LOT595 - THE GREAT ESCAPE:
The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III cover signed by Sqn Ldr Bertram Arthur 'Jimmy' James MC who was
39th out of the tunnel and was recaptured near the Czech border and then to Sachenhausen concentration camp, before escaping again and
then being recaptured in Germany, returned to Sachenhausen and sentenced to death, the sentence was commuted to solitary confinement.
Also signed by Flt Lt Peter Ivo Tonder, who was 20th out of the tunnel, recaptured and held by the Gestapo for several weeks. Eventually
arriving at Colditz EST. £ 60-90
LOT596 - BLETCHLEY PARK CODEBREAKERS:
8x10 photograph signed by Bletchley Park codebreakers Mavis Batey and her legendary
husband Keith Batey who worked in Hut 6 on the German Army and Air Force ciphers. Keith Batey was responsible for breaking the German
Intelligence services Enigma codes. Mavis Batey was on the team reconstructing and rebuilding the Enigma Machine itself, these are two of the
most important names in the history of the Ultra/Enigma story during WWII and quite rare to have both signatures on the same piece EST. £
150-200
LOT597 - THE DAMBUSTERS:
8x12 inch photograph signed by George Johnson DFM who took part in the legendary Dambusters raid in May
1943 EST. £ 15-25
LOT598 - RARE COLDITZ ESCAPER:
Commemorative envelope dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of Colditz, signed by
Lt/Cdr W.L 'Billie' Stephens RNVR, captured 28th March 1942, arrived Colditz 3rd September 1942, escaped 14th October 1942. One of very
few to escape from Colditz and make a 'home run'. Also signed by Lt Mike Scott (Durham Light Infantry), captured May 1940, arrived Colditz
27th June 1943 EST. £ 125-175
LOT599 - COLDITZ BREWER!:
Commemorative envelope dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of Colditz, signed by Lt Colonel
George Young, captured 27th May 1940, arrived Colditz 30th June 1943. Also signed by Lt Michael Farr (Durham Light Infantry), captured 1st
June 1941, arrived Colditz 15th October 1941. Farr's family owned Hawkers's Gin, the sole purveyors with a royal warrant and he produced
home brewed alcohol at Colditz! EST. £ 60-75
LOT600 - COLDITZ DENTIST:
Commemorative envelope dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of Colditz, signed by Captain
Julius Green, captured 12th June 1940, arrived Colditz 19th February 1944. Also signed by Lt Cdr J Crisp RN, captured 1st June 1941, arrived
Colditz 1st September 1942. Capt. Julius Green – a dental officer from Glasgow – was exceptional in that he worked for MI9 in the prison and
sent coded letters to his wife. The information was forwarded by her to British Intelligence. It included material supplied to Green by recaptured
escapers about local German railway, troop and shipping movements and anything else gleaned whilst on the “outside”. He also advised on
what materials useful for escape could be smuggled into Colditz via parcels from home as well as advice on what officers should carry with
them in battle in case they were captured and sent to Colditz – hidden compasses for example – that would be useful for escapes. He
published a book about his experiences. Green’s other important act was to expose the English Nazi stooge in the prison, Purdy, who was
prosecuted for treason after the war EST. £ 90-150
LOT601 - PHILIP NEAME VC
: 150th anniversary of the Royal Engineers commemorative envelope signed by Lt General Sir Philip Neame VC
EST. £ 150-175
LOT602 - CUNARD QUEEN ELIZABETH:
Official Cunard Queen Elizabeth last visit to Las Palmas cover, with posted at sea Queen Elizabeth
Paquebot cachet, signed by Commodore Geoffrey Marr DSC who was Captain of the Queen Elizabeth as well as of the Queen Mary and
served on Board HMS King George V during the war, taking part in the chase to sink the Bismarck! EST. £ 40-75
LOT603 - WW2 FRENCH RESISTANCE:
RAF Escaping Society 'Maquis D'Auvergne' cover signed by Henri Tardivat, leader of the Resistance
group in the D'Auvergne region who fought with Nancy Wake EST. £ 50-75
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