RAILWAY
PRINTED MATERIAL,
POSTCARDS,
PHOTOGRAPHS
All the lots in this supplementary auction will
be on view in a separate room at Myers Grove School, Stannington, Sheffield, (HOW TO GET THERE MAPS
& DIRECTIONS CLICK HERE) on Saturday 15th September from 7.30 am to 3.00 pm. Completed (yellow) bid forms may be sent to
the address below at any time before the closing date/time. They may also be handed over to the stewards
on duty in the viewing room at Sheffield if desired (together with your cheque
in accordance with Condition 7 overleaf).
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS APPLY TO LOTS 551-611
WHICH ARE BEING OFFERED IN A “LIVE” AUCTION – SEE INSIDE CATALOGUE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
As an alternative to lots being sent by post, they may be collected personally
at the following events:-
Bristol Railway Collectors’ Fair on Saturday 29th September.
Kidlington Railwayana Auction on Saturday 6th October.
This may be particularly convenient for heavier or bulky items. No additional
charges will be made for this service.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of
the description of lots but we hereby give notice that all statements whether
aural or in writing are those of opinion only and we do not hold ourselves
liable for any errors or omissions.
2. Carriage and packing will be charged extra at
cost. Items will be sent by Royal Mail
or Parcel Force or any other carrier at our discretion. If requested on the bidding form, we
will despatch items by Special Delivery (with insurance up to £2,500) or
Recorded Delivery (max compensation currently £27). It is also possible to insure items despatched by Parcel
Force. All additional costs for these
services will be passed on to the purchaser via the invoice. We always obtain a
Certificate of Posting, but do not hold ourselves liable for loss or damage in
transit once items have been handed over to Royal Mail (or any other carrier).
3. Bids must be made on the special Bidding Slip at the
centre of the catalogue.
4. All lots in this auction carry a reserve which is not published,
but in any case is no less than the minimum of £5. Bids may be for any amount in whole pounds
(pence will be ignored) and the highest bidder on any lot will be
successful. The amount to be paid by
the successful bidder will be whichever is the LOWER of the following.
The amount of the bid OR the value of the next
lowest bid, plus “bid increment” as
defined by the following scale:
Value of bid increment
Up to £10 £1
Between £10 and £50 £2
Between
£50 and £100 £5
Between £100 and £500 £10
Between £500 and
£1000 £20
Over £1000 £50
Where there is only one bid at or above the reserve,
the bidder will pay the reserve price.
In the case of equal highest bids, the lot will go to the first bid
received.
5. Bidders may indicate on the Bidding Form if they want
to limit their overall spend. In this
event, and unless we are instructed to the contrary, the order in which the
bids are entered on the Bidding Form will be assumed to be the order of
priority for the purpose of applying the overall limit.
6. If bidders wish to make conditional bids (e.g. if
unsuccessful with Lot XX then please bid on Lot YY, etc.), please append your
instructions clearly on a separate sheet attached to the Bidding Form.
7. All bidders must enclose with the Bidding Form a signed
cheque made payable to “Sheffield Railwayana Auctions” (DO NOT ABBREVIATE) with
the amount left blank, and endorsed “Not To Exceed £XXX” where XXX is the total
of all your bids (or your spending limit) PLUS an allowance for packing and
carriage. DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN YOUR
CHEQUE. Your cheque will be
returned cancelled if you are completely unsuccessful, otherwise we will enter
on the cheque the amount due and an invoice will be enclosed with the lots you
have successfully purchased.
ALL LOTS IN THIS
AUCTION CARRY A RESERVE.
NOTE: Estimates
of the likely realisation for each lot
are only given for lots 551 – 725.
Reserves are shown only against each lot in the “Alpha Section” at the
rear of this catalogue.
Lots 551 to 611 inclusive will be
sold under the hammer on Saturday 15th September commencing at 10.00
a.m. in the Art Room at Myers Grove School (entrance door adjacent to David
Parr’s railway clocks stall in the foyer). Potential bidders on these lots
should register and obtain a yellow bidding card from the stewards in the
postal auction room (NOT in the main hall). These lots may be cleared
immediately after the sale by payment to the cashier in the postal auction
room.
Commission bids (but not
simultaneous telephone bidding) are acceptable on these lots and must reach our
Bedford address (on the cover of this catalogue) before 9.00 p.m. on
THURSDAY 13th SEPTEMBER. The yellow bidding form may be used for
this purpose (in conjunction with other bids if desired BUT IN THIS CASE THE
FORM MUST REACH BEDFORD BY 9.00 P.M. ON THURSDAY 13TH
SEPTEMBER).
Viewing is strongly recommended as
no further details can be supplied prior to the auction.
Reference numbers for the
officials are from “The Official Railway Postcard Book” by John Alsop.
551* BASSETT-LOWKE. Poster
style corres. card “What the Engine Driver Sees” (V) Dated 1906. Minor edge
nicks and creasing only. (£20-£25).
552* CALEDONIAN. Early
Court card, “Caledonian Railway Company’s Central Hotel Glasgow”. c.1898 (dated
1901),(V) (500A). McCorquodale. Minor corner creasing only. (£20-£25).
553* CALEDONIAN.
“Caledonian Railway Company’s Hotels”. Poster style twin-view card, by
McCorquodale (501) (£20-£25).
554* CALEDONIAN. “Edinburgh
District. Holyrood Palace/St. Giles Cathedral”. 1903.VGC. (406/1). (£25-£30).
555* CAMPBELTOWN &
MACHRIHANISH LIGHT RAILWAY. Poster card. VGC. (001B). Very rare.
(£80-£100).
556* CENTRAL LONDON RAILWAY. Poster
card. “This Is The Best Way To Get About London”.(V). c.1908 (013).VGC.
(£40-£50).
557* CENTRAL LONDON RAILWAY.
“Power House”. (007) (V). c.1904. VGC. (£25-£30).
558* CENTRAL LONDON RAILWAY. “Motor
Car”. c.1904 (009). Minor edge wear. (£20-£25).
559* FESTINIOG. Poster card
“Switzerland of Wales. The Famous Toy Railway”. (V) (001). VGC. Very rare.
(£100-£120).
560* FRESHWATER, YARMOUTH and
NEWPORT RAILWAY. Early card “Freshwater. The Needles”(002/2). Unused, minor
corner creasing only. Very rare. (£80-£100).
561* FURNESS. Poster card.
“The English Lakeland” (V) (151). VGC. (£120-£150).
562* FURNESS. Poster card.
“New Steam Yacht Lady of the Lake, Coniston”. (V) (147) Minor corner wear only.
(£100-£120).
563* FURNESS. Poster card.
“All Roads Lead To Lake-Land”. (V) (149).VGC. (£120-£150).
564* FURNESS. “Furness
Railway & Steamer Routes” (006/3). Early, McCorquodale vignette, 1902.
Minor creasing, unused. (£30-£35).
565* FURNESS. “On Steam
Yacht “Swift”, Windermere” (V) (011/3). Early McCorquodale vignette, 1902. VGC.
(£30-£35).
566* FURNESS. “Lake Side
Station (Windermere) Refreshment Pavilion”. (010/3) Early McCorquodale
vignette, 1902. Very minor edge wear only. (£25-£30).
567* FURNESS. “Furness
Abbey Hotel” (007/3). Early McCorquodale vignette, 1902. VGC. (£30-£35).
568* FURNESS. “Furness
Abbey” (V) (004/3). Early McCorquodale vignette, 1902. VGC. (£30-£35).
569* FURNESS. “Ennerdale”.
(002/3). Early McCorquodale vignette, 1902. Side crease, otherwise vgc.
(£25-£30).
570* FURNESS. “Coniston
Lake & Old Man”. (001/3) Early McCorquodale vignette, 1902. One minor
corner crease, otherwise vgc. (£30-£35).
571* FURNESS. “Stybarrow
Crag – Ullswater”. (012/3) (V). Early McCorquodale vignette, 1902. VGC
(£30-£35).
572* FURNESS. Exhibition
card “Franco-British Exhibition London 1908”. (V) Full of glorious detail of
posters etc. (153).VGC. (£70-£90).
573* GREAT EASTERN. Early
non-official card “GER. The Cromer Express”. F. Moore. Green tint. LPC (008/3)
Minor spotting only. (£20-£25).
574* GREAT NORTHERN. Poster
card “Cheap Travel a Speciality”. (V). Ad. In corres. space. 1905. (047). VGC.
Very rare. (£150-£180).
575* GREAT NORTHERN. Early
non-official card “The Scotch Express/7'6” single/New Four Coupled Express”.
LPC 2147A. VGC. (£30-£35).
576* ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY.
“Cowes. Osborne House”. (001/2) Minor corner wear and some damage to the back.
(£70-£90).
577* GWR. Poster card
“North Wales. Golfing. Boating. Free Fishing In Bala Lake”. (V) Series 3.
(059). Good. (£60-£80).
578* GWR. Poster card. “The
Direct Route to Ireland via Fishguard”. (V) (314A). Corres. back. Dated 1907.
Minor wear only. (£80-£100).
579* GWR. Real photographic
non-official card “Motor Cars. Saltash to Callington”. Fabulous sharp, close-up
detail. Dated 1904. VGC. (£40-£50).
580* LBSCR. “Battle Abbey
Gateway”. Early sepia vignette. c. 1901. (064). Good. (£20-£25).
581* LMS. “Furniture
Removal Service”. Corres. c. 1933 (321). Removal wagon 1754B. One corner
crease, otherwise vgc. (£25-£30).
582* LNER. Poster card
“Cruden Bay Hotel, Aberdeenshire. The Golfers Hotel”.(V).(011). Mint.
£100-£120).
583* LNER. “Cruise of The
Northern Belle”. Mint. (£20-£25).
584* LNWR. “Tube Stations
At Euston”. Trade card (LNWR facilities listed) (994). VGC. Very rare.
(£40-£50).
585* LNWR. Exhibition card “L
& NW & Caledonian Railways’ Exhibit Franco-British Exhibition, 1908”.
(759) 8½ mill. Journey times ad. on back. VGC. (£40-£50).
586* LNWR. Early coloured
multi-vignette card for the 1900 Diamond Jubilee. Dated 1907. LPC 2148. Good.
(£20-£25).
587* LSWR. “Kew Gardens.
The Palm House”. Intermediate size early card in decorative brown frame. 1899
(104). Fair. (£20-£25).
588* LSWR. “Aldershot. 2nd
Dragoons (Scots Greys)”. Intermediate size early card in turquoise frame. c.
1900 (180). Minor creasing. (£20-£25).
589* LSWR. “Southampton.
Old Wall, Southampton”. Intermediate size early card in turquoise frame. c.
1900. (254). Minor creasing. (£20-£25).
590* LSWR. “Westward Ho!
Westward Ho!”. Intermediate size early card in turquoise frame. c. 1900 (258).
Q. good. (£25-£30).
591* LSWR. “Exeter. Exeter
Cathedral”. Intermediate size early card in turquoise frame. c. 1900 (210).
Fair. (£20-£25).
592* LSWR. “Southampton.
Western Shore, Southampton”. Intermediate size early card in turquoise. c. 1900
(255). Fair. (£20-£25).
593* LSWR. “Services to the
Continent and Channel Islands via Southampton. On Board SS Lydia”. Waterlow
untitled vignette of one funnel steamer. Holiday Tours ad. on back. 1906.
(022). Minor corner crease, otherwise vgc. (£25-£30).
594* LSWR. Early F. Moore
two-picture card “The Exeter Express/Bogie Express Engine”. LPC 006/5. Good.
(£20-£25).
595* MET & GC. “Rockstone
House, Pinner (Met. & GC Rly.)” 1915 (150). Good. Believed to be the only
known example. (£80-£100).
596* MIDLAND. Poster card
“Tourist Resorts In The Peak of Derbyshire”. (V) (055). VGC. (£120-£150).
597* NEWPORT GODSHILL and ST.
LAWRENCE RAILWAY. “St. Lawrence. Undercliff Road”. Early intermediate size
card. Decorative blue frame. (002).VGC. Rare. (£100-£120).
598* NER. Poster card. “Summer
Holidays. North East England”. (V) (051). VGC. (£80-£100).
599* RAVENGLASS & ESKDALE
RAILWAY. LPC non-official poster map card “The Eskdale Miniature Railway”.
Good. (£15-£20).
600* SOUTH EASTERN &
CHATHAM & DOVER RAILWAYS. “Dane John, Canterbury”. Early intermediate
size card 1899. (205). Some creasing. (£20-£25).
601* SE & C & DR.
“Lambeth Palace”. Vignette. London Views (861/2) VGC. (£20-£25).
602* SE & C & DR. “Regent
Street”. Vignette. London Views (867/2) VGC. (£20-£25).
603* SE & C & DR. “St.
Paul’s Cathedral”. Vignette. London Views (872/2). VGC. (£20-£25).
604* SE & C & DR. “Albert
Memorial, Kensington Gardens”. Vignette. London Views (850/2). VGC. (£20-£25).
605* SE & C & DR. “St.
Paul’s Cathedral” (interior). Vignette. London Views (873/2). 1902. Good.
(£18-£20).
606* SE & C & DR. “Bank
of England”. Vignette. London Views (851/2). 1902. Fair. (£10-£15).
607* SECR. “The Connecting
Lines Between London and the Beautiful Seaside Resorts On the South and South
East Coasts”. Poster map card (075). VGC. (£35-£40).
608* SER. “Collision
Tonbridge Junction. March 5th 1909”. Gothard multi-view accident
card. Real photographic card. Corner creasing only. (£30-£35).
609* WIRRAL RAILWAY. “Pictorial
Route Map-Wirral Railway District”. Corres. back. 1907. (001). Virtually mint.
Rare. (£100-£120).
610* “Verandah Lounge. RMS
Mauretania” (titled on back). 1909. A crease and minor corner wear. LPC 2481.
(£10-£15).
611* “Mine Fire Hampstead
Colliery, Great Barr, Birmingham March 4th 1908”. Gothard multi-view
disaster card. Real photographic card. Good condition. (£25-£30).
The following Lots 612-725 will be sold under the normal Postal Auction arrangements
612 BARRY official 013
(poor); 4 locomotive views; 10 viaduct views. TOTAL 15. (£15-£20).
613 BENNIE RAILPLANE. 3
real photo-views of the experimental railplane at Milngavie near Glasgow. Mint.
Plus a real photo card of the Brennan Mono Rail at the Japan-British Exhibition
TOTAL 4 (£15-£20).
614 CALEDONIAN officials
011;027; 113; 233; 373; Caledonian Steamers official 555 plus Caledonian
Railway Station Dundee (CE); 3 Caledonian col. Ships, and Ambulance Train (LPC
col.) TOTAL 11. (£30-£35).
615 CALLANDER & OBAN officials
604; 607; 609; 611; 612. All vgc. TOTAL 5. (£40-£45).
616 CAMPBELTOWN &
MACHRIHANISH LIGHT RAILWAY. 3 close-up train views (2 col.,1 ½tone). All
good. (£15-£20).
617 COMIC & GREETINGS. All
with a railway theme. TOTAL 50. (£20-£25).
618 CUMBRIAN MISCELLANY. Cleator
& Workington Junction (2); Cockermouth Keswick & Penrith, inc.
Bassenthwaite Lake and Embleton stations (5); Carlisle Citadel station (8).
TOTAL 15. (£30-£35).
619 EASINGWOLD RAILWAY.
Easingwold station RPI (mint); 2 loco. real photo cards. TOTAL 3 (£20-£25).
620 EAST COAST JOINT officials
002; 007; 009. TOTAL 3. (£10-£15).
621 EAST KENT RAILWAY locos
(4); CANTERBURY & WHITSTABLE views (mostly of “Invicta”) (13); KENT
& EAST SUSSEX officials – original 001; 3 Preservation; WEST SUSSEX loco
“Sidlesham” (1). TOTAL 22. (£25-£30).
622 FESTINIOG. 13
miscellaneous inc. stations and trains. (£20-£25).
623 FOREIGN. Locomotives
and Trains. TOTAL 96 (£50-£60).
624 FOREIGN. Locomotives
and Trains. TOTAL 83. (£50-£60).
625 FURNESS coloured
officials 018; 018B; 021; 021B; 022B; 023B; 027; 029; 033; 034; 036; 037; 053;
056. TOTAL 14. (£35-£40).
626 FURNESS officials 031;
032; 039; 045; 048; 053; 059; 061; 062; 119; 121. TOTAL 11 AND Original
Packet for Set 19. (£30-£35).
627 FURNESS photographic
officials of trains and boats. 074; 075; 078; 079; 080; 085; 086; 087; 088;
089; 090; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 135; 138; 139; 140. TOTAL 21.
(£80-£100).
628 FURNESS official
photographic steamers 079; 080; 081; 082; 087; 089; and complete Set 20. TOTAL
12. (£40-£45).
629 GCR officials.
Immingham Docks set (6) plus Faulkner cards 002; 004. TOTAL 8. (£20-£25).
630 G & SWR officials
002; 004; 007; 008; 013; 014; 017; 028; 033; 037; 040; 041; 042/3; 042/4;
043/1; 043/2; 044; 045; 058; 065; 073; 075; 076. TOTAL 23. (£80-£100).
631 G & SWR miscellaneous.
3 col. Station interiors (Annan; Castle-Douglas; Troon); 5 exteriors (Ayr,
Glasgow); 10 photographic trains and locos; 3 printed locos; 15 col. Locos and
trains; and 2 others. TOTAL 38. (£60-£70).
632 GREAT NORTHERN PICCADILLY
& BROMPTON officials. Sets 1 & 2 complete. c. 1906. TOTAL 12.
(£60-£80).
633 GNSR. 2 Hotel officials
(155/1; 161/3); plus 63 GNSR locomotives, the majority real photographic. TOTAL
65. (£80-£100).
634 GNSR. Views on the
system inc. station exteriors; harbours; bridges, etc. TOTAL 22. (£15-£20).
635 GREAT ORME TRAMWAY (37)
(£25-£30).
636 GWR officials. Series
1 001; 002; 004; 005; 006; 010; 011; 012; 014; 015; 016; 017; 018; 019; 020;
021; 022; 023; 025; 026; 028. Series 2 complete exc. 032; 038; 044; 050. Series
4 complete exc. 067; 075; 079; 080; 087. Series 5 complete. TOTAL 87.
(£200-£220).
637 GWR officials. Series
6 complete; Series 7 133; 137; 138. Series 8 147; 153; 160; 163. Series 9 165;
166; 168; 170; 172; 173. Series 10 179; 183. Series 11 194; 196. Series 12 210; 224; 225. Docks 327; 331; 335. Odds 280;
281; 282; 283; 284; 364; 367. TOTAL 42. (£150-£180).
638 GWR MISCELLANY. Burry
Port & Gwendraeth Valley (3); Liskeard & Looe (2); Midland & South
Western Junction (7); Stratford & Moreton (1); Taff Vale (7); Weston
Clevedon & Portishead (2). TOTAL 22. (£30-£35).
639 GWR. Views on the system
inc. viaducts, bridges and harbours (35) PLUS 2 BRISTOL & EXETER loco
close-ups. TOTAL 37. (£15-£20).
640 INDUSTRIAL inc
Blackpool ‘Sand Express’; Portland; quarries; museums; locos etc. TOTAL 37.
(£40-£45).
641 IRISH officials – Cork
Bandon & South Coast 001; 002; Belfast & County Down 004; 007; Great
Southern 001; 023; 025; 026; GNR (1) 038/2; G & SWR 003; 004; 005; 025;
036; 037; 038; 063; 072; 073; 074; 075; GS & WR & MGWR Jt poster 090;
LMS NCC 050; 051; 051A. TOTAL 25. (£150-£180).
642 IRISH stations – Cork;
Rosslare Harbour; Whitehead; Carrickmacross; Sutton; Queenstown; Vale of
Arklow; Clonsilla; Clifden; Cavan; Achill; Galway; Sligo; Longford; Helens Bay;
Mohill; Blarney; Monkstown; Greystones; Portrush; Ballydehob. TOTAL 24.
(£80-£100).
643 IRISH. Mainly
locomotives – Ballycastle (3); Ballymena & Larne (4); Belle Vue Miniature,
Belfast (1); Belfast & County Down (3); Belfast & Northern Counties
(4); Castlederg & Victoria Bridge (4); Cavan & Leitrim (12); CIE (4);
Clogher Valley (12); Cork Bandon & South Coast (19); Cork & Macroom
(1); Cork & Muskerry (8); Cork Blackrock & Passage (8); County Donegal
(5); Dublin & South Eastern (8); Dublin Wicklow & Wexford (2); Fintona
Horse Tram (1); Grants Causeway (14). TOTAL 117. (£80-£100).
644 IRISH. Mainly
locomotives. G & SWR (18); Listowel & Ballybunion (2); GNRI (8);
Londonderry & Lough Swilly (7); Midland Great Western (1); MR NCC (35);
Portstewart Tramway (3); Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties (2); Schull
& Skibereen (3). Timoleague & Courtmacsherry (4); Tralee & Dingle
(9);Ulster Transport Authority (6); Warrenpoint & Rostrevor (18); Waterford
Limerick & Western (4); Waterford & Tramore (1); West Clare (3). TOTAL
114. (£80-£100).
645 ISLE OF WIGHT. General
views inc. stations; locos etc. TOTAL 41. (£40-£45).
646 JERSEY. Views on
Jersey and Jersey Eastern Railways inc. stations. TOTAL 19. (£20-£25).
647 KEARNEY HIGH-SPEED TUBE
RAILWAY (a railway proposed in 1925 to link North & South Shields). The
illustrated prospectus, and 11 postcards. TOTAL 12. (£40-£50).
648 LANCASHIRE
MISCELLANY. Liverpool &
Manchester celebrations (6); Liverpool Southport & Preston Junction
locomotive (1); Preston & Longridge inc Fleetwood station (4); Wirral
Railway locos (3). TOTAL 14. (£20-£25).
649 LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD (14).
(£20-£25).
650 LLANDUDNO & COLWYN BAY
TRAMWAY (16). (£30-£35).
651 LOCO EXCHANGES (10).
All real photo postcards, mint. (£15-£20).
652 LBSCR officials 001;
030; 031; 032; 033; 034; 035; 036. TOTAL 8. (£15-£20).
653 LMS officials. Camping
coaches (300, 301);On An LMS Train “Bettws-y-Coed (310). VGC. TOTAL 3.
(£20-£25).
654 LMS officials. Ships
200; 201A; 202; 204; 220 (5) AND Locomotives (15) plus 2 non-officials.
TOTAL 22. (£30-£35).
655 LMS Hotel officials
001; 001/C; 002; 003; 016; 021; 023; 024; 031; 035; 037; 042; 048;
095;120A;122; 125; 125A; 126; 129; 130; 131; 134; 151; 151B; 153; 159. TOTAL
27. (£60-£80).
656 LMS official real
photo trains and engines 252; 256; 257; 258; 259; 260; 274; 277; 280; 281; 282;
290. TOTAL 12. (£35-£40).
657 LMS accidents. Winsford
1939 (7); Cynghordy 1939 (6); Ecclefechan 1945 (1). All real photographic.
TOTAL 14. (£25-£30).
658 LMS coloured
non-officials. TOTAL 18. (£15-£20).
659 LMS real photographic
named locomotives. TOTAL 122. (£80-£100).
660 LMS photographic
locomotives and trains (84). (£40-£50).
661 LMS photographic
locomotives and trains (84). (£40-£50).
662 LMS photographic
locomotives and trains (84). (£40-£50).
663 LMS photographic
locomotives and trains (89). (£40-£50).
664 LNWR officials. Tucks
St. Louis series. TOTAL 5. (£40-£50).
665 LNWR officials. Tucks
series. TOTAL 156. (£150-£200).
666 LNWR officials.
November 1904 series. TOTAL 74. (£60-£80).
667 LNWR officials.
January 1905 series inc horse-drawn vehicles (5). TOTAL 34. (£50-£60).
668 LNWR officials. March
1905 series (22) and April 1905 series (18) inc. ships. TOTAL 40. (£50-£60).
669 LNWR officials.
McCorquodale series. TOTAL 122. (£100-£120).
670 LNWR officials.
McCorquodale series road vehicles. Some picture duplication but not backs.
TOTAL 13. (£80-£100).
671 LNWR officials. 4½
millions series. TOTAL 73. (£60-£80).
672 LNWR officials. 8 and
8½ millions series. TOTAL 30. (£30-£40).
673 LNWR officials. 9¼ and
9½ millions series. TOTAL 22. (£30-£40).
674 LNWR officials. 10
millions series. TOTAL 104. (£150-£180)/
675 LNWR officials. 11
millions (2) and odd cards (22). TOTAL 24. (£60-£80)/
676 LNWR officials. Menu
cards with a perforated edge and black back. 10 millions series – 815; 817;
821; 828; 830. TOTAL 5. (£80-£100).
677 LNWR locomotives. Real
photographic, printed; coloured. TOTAL 249. (£180-£200).
678 LNWR stations –
Holyhead; Llanfair PG; Gorseinon; Crewe; Birmingham New Street; Manchester
Exchange; Manchester London Road; Nannerch; Alderley Edge; Gravelly Hill;
Liverpool Lime Street; Rhyl; Boxmoor; Kendal; Berkhamsted; Eccles; Coventry;
Bodfari; Euston; Watford; Stanmore; Preston; Penmaenmawr; Llanwrtyd Wells
noted. TOTAL 65. (£200-£250).
679 LNWR miscellany.
Expresses; hotels; accidents; bridges; trains; distant stations etc. TOTAL
118.(£100-£120).
680 LYR officials 002;
003; 004; 005; 006; 012; 013; 023; 032; 034; 061(French o/p); 061; 066 (French
o/p); 069 (French o/p); 071 (French o/p); 072; 073; 074; 077; 078; 079 (French
o/p); 079;080; 081; 082; 083; 084; 085; 086; 088; 089; 090; 091; 093; 098 PLUS
6 non-official locos & trains, & 2 viaducts. TOTAL 43. (£60-£70).
681 LYR officials 021;
022; 044; 046; 050; 054; 092; 094; 121A; 122; 123; 124; 125; 126; LYR official
1907 booklet listing the postcard sets; original packet for Set 9 New Series;
plus non-official RPI of “Ladies Tea Room, Station Café, Manchester”; & LPC
Ambulance Train. TOTAL 18. (£35-£40).
682 LYR Stations (10) inc.
Huddersfield; Bolton; Rochdale; Gothard photographic disaster card of the
Penistone Viaduct collapse Feb. 2nd 1916; and general views on the
system inc. viaducts; expresses; etc. TOTAL 53. (£120-£150).
683 LYR locomotives.
Photographic; printed; coloured. TOTAL 64. (£40-£50).
684 LT & SR .
Westcliff-on-Sea station (RPI and CI); locomotives and trains; col., collotype
and real photographic (30) and 4 general views inc. Plaistow shed. TOTAL 36.
(£40-£50).
685 LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE officials
003; 008; 009; 010; 3 printed ½tone interiors of Blackmoor Gate station; 2
different cards of Lynton station; 8 locos and trains (some duplication). TOTAL
17. (£80-£100).
686 MARYPORT & CARLISLE. Locomotives
and views. TOTAL 10. (£15-£20).
687 MERSEY RAILWAY officials
002; 003; 004; 006 (2 copies); MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD officials
(8). TOTAL 13. (£60-£70).
688 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT officials
001; 002 (2 copies); 003; 005; 006; METROPOLITAN officials 002; 003;
005; 006; 007; 008; 009; 012; 016; 025; 029; 030 and 28 non-officials inc.
Chalfont Road station. TOTAL 46. (£120-£140).
689 MIDLAND officials.
Early vignettes (1900-1903) 300; 301; 304; 314; 319; 325; 326; 327; 340; 352.
TOTAL 10. (£60-£80).
690 MIDLAND officials. Early vignettes (1900-1903) 327;
328; 329; 330; 337; 340; 342; 346; 352; 360. TOTAL 10. (£60-£80).
691 MIDLAND officials, all
with corres. backs 006; 007; 011; 012; 020; 021; 025. TOTAL 7. (£80-£100)
692 MIDLAND officials 004;
006; 007; 008; 011; 012. TOTAL 6. (£50-£60).
693 MIDLAND officials 017;
018; 020; 023; 024; 025. TOTAL 6. (£50-£60).
694 MIDLAND. 3 early F.
Moore non-official vignettes “Midland Ry. Dining Car Train”. LPC 004/3; 004/6;
376. (£30-£40).
695 MIDLAND officials 013;
014; 015 (corres. back); 016; 021 (corres. back); 044/2; 047/1; 049/2; 064;072;
087; Giants Causeway complete set 104-108; 170B. TOTAL 18. (£40-£45).
696 MIDLAND officials from
Sets 3; 5; 6; 7; 8; 10; 11; 12; 13; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21. TOTAL 61.
(£100-£120).
697 MIDLAND Hotel officials – Midland Hotel Manchester
col. 246; 249; 257; New Midland Hotel Manchester ½tone 258/1; 258/2; 260; 261;
263/1; 263/2; 264; 265; 266; 268; Midland Hotel Manchester col. 254; 255; 256;
257; Towle col. vignettes 235; 237; odds 210; 211; 211A; 211B. TOTAL 23.
(£60-£80).
698 MIDLAND Hotel
officials. Complete set 230-238; 214; 215. TOTAL 11. (£30-£35).
699 MIDLAND officials. 2
‘Nearest Station’ cards 143; 144; ships 170; 171; poster style 201. TOTAL 5.
(£25-£30).
700 MIDLAND stations. RPI
of Bath; Sheffield; Damens; Evesham; Glasbury On Wye; CI of Shrub Hill
Worcester; Gloucester; St Pancras; Ambergate; Heysham; Kings Norton;
Barnoldswick; Withington; Bradford; Moseley; Bedford; other interiors and
exteriors (54) and 46 general views inc. viaducts. TOTAL 100. (£200-£250).
701 MIDLAND locomotives
and trains. Real photographic (47); printed ½ tone (24); col. (58). TOTAL 129.
(£100-£120).
702 M & GNJR. Real
photographic locomotives (39); col. locomotives (18) and general views (5).
TOTAL 62. (£40-£50).
703 MISCELLANEOUS. Original
packets for Photochrom “Thoroughbreds of the Rail”; Salmon’s “Trains”; LPC
“Patent Combined Locomotive And Crane.
R & W Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd” (shows a crane tank) with F.
Moore photographs ad. on back; “Fry’s Chocolate Special” (4 sepia views);
“Daily Mail Special Train”. TOTAL 5. (£25-£30).
704 NER officials.
Panoramic view cards 002; 003; 006; 019; 020 (trimmed); 024. TOTAL 6.
(£50-£60).
705 NER officials.
Panoramic view cards 025; 032; 034; 035 (trimmed); 038. TOTAL 5. (£45-£50).
706 NER official Hotels
(15). (£40-£50).
707 NER officials. 072;
080; 100; 101. (4). (£40-£45).
708 NER locomotives.
Photographic (172); ½tone (21); coloured (39). TOTAL 232.(£150-£180).
709 NER stations and views
(52). (£60-£80).
710 NIDD VALLEY LIGHT
RAILWAY. Pateley Bridge station
(printed interior); and 3 views on the system. TOTAL 4. (£20-£25).
711 ROMNEY, HYTHE &
DYMCHURCH RAILWAY officials (50) and non-officials (120). TOTAL 170.
(£100-£120).
712 STATIONS. RPI of
Crofton; Perth; Crystal Palace High Level; Beeston; Bath (S & D);
Ribblehead; Rockscliffe; Cruden Bay; Aberdeen; Brighton; Carnoustie; Stewarton
(2); Oban; Helsby; Crewe; Paddington; Trumpers Crossing Halt; Tilbury;
Dinsdale; Wetheral; 5 unidentified; RPE of Royal Tunbridge Wells; Midland
Sheffield; ½tone interiors of Carlisle; Leeds New; Waterloo; Luncarty; Charing
Cross (3); Spettisbury; Victoria (SECR); ½tone exteriors of Liverpool Lime
Street; Victoria (SECR); Woodside Birkenhead. TOTAL 39. (£350-£400).
713 STOCKTON & DARLINGTON
RAILWAY locomotives and views inc Centenary cards. TOTAL 33. (£30-£35).
714 SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY. Reg
Carter Series 1 originals (4); no series Reg Carter originals (6) with the
original packet, and 6 views. TOTAL 17. (£35-£40).
715 SWANSEA & MUMBLES. TOTAL
38. (£50-£60).
716 TALYLLYN RAILWAY.
Mostly officials and all real photographic. TOTAL 44. (£40-£50).
717 TRAMWAYS MISCELLANY.
Hythe & Sandgate (1); Kinver Light Railway (1); Rothesay & Ettrick Bay
(9); Pwllheli & Llanbedrog (11). TOTAL 22. (£35-£40).
718 VALE OF RHEIDOL. TOTAL
50. (£60-£80).
719 VOLKS ELECTRIC RAILWAY,
BRIGHTON. TOTAL 30. (£15-£20).
720 WAR DEPARTMENT inc.
Woolwich Arsenal; Longmoor, and ‘Austerity’ locomotives. TOTAL 15. (£20-£25).
721 WELSH MISCELLANY. Dinorwic
Quarries (3); Penrhyn Slate Quarries (8); Welsh Highland (4); Welshpool &
Llanfair (3). TOTAL 18. (£20-£25).
722 WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY officials.
Complete set (6). 1904. (£35-£40).
723 WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY.
2 officials 002; 005; and 1 non-official. TOTAL 3. (£10-£15).
724 WISBECH & UPWELL STEAM
TRAMWAY.TOTAL 11. (£60-£80).
725 WOLVERTON & STONY
STRATFORD TRAMWAY. TOTAL 7. (£40-£50).
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726 John Mainwaring’s Articles of
Apprenticeship to Archibald Sturrock.
Large size indenture on vellum with embossed revenue stamp dated
1860. (1)
727 G&SWR and
Caledonian Railways joint Public Timetable of Coast and Clyde Services. Pictorial coloured cover showing ship and
sights, 32pp dated July 1911. Front
cover shows signs of use, some staining of inside front cover. (1)
728 L&YR official
publication “Brief History and Development of The Lancashire & Yorkshire
Railway.” 48pp reprint of an article
published in the Railway Magazine c.1912.
Paperback covers show company logo.
(1)
729 STRATFORD-ON-AVON AND
MIDLAND JUNCTION RAILWAY published booklet “My Railway and Me – Six of One
and Half-a-Dozen of the Other” by Edward S. Hadley. 48pp pub. 1922. Covers
show signs of wear but OK. S&MJR
publications are not common. (1)
730 Twenty early papers mostly
relating to the CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
Generally reports of meetings and circulars, mostly from the 1840s and
disbound from larger volumes. Some
interesting items. (20)
731 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY
hand-drawn book of sections. A long
narrow leather bound book (front cover detached) containing approx. 100 pages
of high quality sectional drawings, undoubtedly by a trained engineer. Many sections covered, probably
c.1870s. (1)
732 KILLIK’S MANUAL of The
Argentine Railway 1931. Thick card
covers, 75pp, plus fold out map. 26th
annual issue of the definitive guide to the railways of Argentina. (1)
733 LMSR internal report
“The German Railway Freight Rate System” compiled by Weiss & West. Card covers, foolscap size. 155 typescript pages plus map in rear
pocket. Dated October 1934. (1)
734 A.H. McMurdo’s personal leather bound copy of a paper by Joseph Mitchell read at the British Association in Dundee re- The Construction and Works of the HIGHLAND RAILWAY. 27 typescript pages, dated September 1867. VGC. (1)
735 L&YR internal
publication “List of Locomotive Rolling Stock.” 48pp detailing locomotives, date of construction, technical
details, etc. Issued c.1890s. Minor
annotations added much later. (1)
736 Two fully headed Letters and
an Articles of Association from the BRIDGEWATER NAVIGATION COMPANY
(Manchester). Letters pre-printed and
dated 1872, Articles 24pp foolscap size also dated 1872. (3)
737 Typescript document “Visit to
L&YR Company Creosoting Works at Castleton near Manchester with Mr
Lorimer, Stores Superintendent on 8th August 1901” by J.H.
Anderson. 12 pages also detailing
visits to GWR and Caledonian Companies creosote works. (1)
738 LNER “West Riding
Limited” Seat Reservation Chart (B890/7, B889/7). Unused, attached to card. A rare survivor. (1)
739 SR official Guide Book
publication “Isle of Wight” with pictorial covers showing bathers on
beach. 108pp pub. 1934 and in VGC; plus
Isle of Wight local council Guide Book dated 1954, worn with missing
pages. (2)
740 BIG “4” jointly
published booklet “Send Your Parcels by Rail” pictorial card covers with
illustration of “flying” parcel. 8pp pub. September 1938. (1)
741 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE
RAILWAY Co. decorative card welcoming Alderman and Councillors of
Stoke-on-Trent to the first meeting of the federated local councils 31st
March 1910. Reverse side shows coats of
arms of local councils. Unusual. VGC.
(1)
742 Collection of WAGON LABELS
including GWR Special Load, Felixstowe D&R Co. Malt, COD, BR, GWR Sailor’s
Luggage Label (9), plus collection of handbills including French
Railways, BR London-Paris service, small size LMS Timetable Dore & Totley –
Sheffield 1937, similar BR (M) St Albans-Watford 1955 and Marylebone-Aylesbury
1962 (15)
743 Eight disbound ACTS OF
PARLIAMENT mostly involving the GWR, Henley-in-Arden & Great Western
Junction Railway, SMJ Towcester & Buckingham Railway Companies. Dated 1873-1891. (8)
744 FREELING’S London
Birmingham Liverpool & Manchester Railway Companion c.1838 (2nd
edition). Green cloth bound covers with
gilt design on cover. Worn covers and
bindings and a few loose pages. (1)
745 Three LMSR folders
published in the “Scotland For The Holidays” series: Edinburgh and the Scottish
Borderland; Oban and the Land of Lorne; The Clyde Coast and Loch Lomond. Each 24pp centre folding with wrap-round
photographic cover, fully illustrated guide to the areas. Circa 1920s. (3)
746 LMSR published guide
book “Holidays in North Wales” coloured pictorial card covers showing young
girl against coastal backdrop. 154pp
with LNWR pull out map. Obviously a
transitional publication from the early 1920s.
VGC. (1)
747 LNER official
publication “The Trossachs via Aberfoyle and Loch Lomond.” Plain red card covers, 35pp plus
pull out map. Pub, c.1920s. (1)
748 Five LNER Guides
published in “The Holiday” series: Fifeshire and Forfarshire; Trossachs and
Clyde; Western Highlands (cover detached); Aberdeen and The Dee Don & Spey;
Morayshire and The Northern Highlands.
Each 24pp, centre folded with grey covers showing outline drawing of
views of the area. Circa 1930s. (5)
749 LONDON CHATHAM & DOVER
RAILWAY “Programme of Special Arrangements” dated July 1868. 40+pp of excursion arrangements, timetables
for Continental Services, etc. Covers
missing. (1)
750 PAISLEY BARRHEAD &
HURLET RAILWAY unused share certificate for five shares. Ornate design with company coat of arms down
r/h side. Date 184X. VGC.
(1)
751 ABERDEEN RAILWAY COMPANY
share certificate for one share. Ornate
design with company coat of arms down r/h side. Dated 1845. (1)
752 DERBYSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE
& WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY Co. share certificate for 20 x £20
shares with deposit paid. Ornate
scrolled title, printed in blue-green.
Not cancelled, dated 1847. (1)
753 WILTSHIRE RAILWAY Co.
share certificate for a £20 share dated April 1866. Ornate scrolled title, motif to left, embossed seal, not
cancelled, very attractive. (1)
754 HULL & SELBY RAILWAY
share certificate for one £12/10/0d share dated March 1845. Ornate scrolled title with motif to left
hand side. Embossed seal, not
cancelled. VGC. (1)
755 AYLESBURY & BUCKINGHAM
RAILWAY Co. £25 Preference Share Certificate dated 1867. VGC.
(1)
NOTE: Lots 756-759 are BR(M) Western Lines notices mostly
for introduction of
Multiple Aspect Signalling (MAS). All with plans unless otherwise noted.
756 Coventry April 1962,
Birmingham New Street stage 1 January 1966, Birmingham New St stage 2 June 1966
(plan detached), Erdington July 1966, Dudley Port, August 1965. (5)
757 Colwich February 1966, Grange
Junction to Meaford Crossing July 1966 (plan detached), Kidsgrove and Grange
Junction June 1966 (plan detached), Kidsgrove and Mow Cop July 1965, Cheadle
Hulme and Mow Cop March 1965. (5)
758 Long Buckby February 1965
(poor), Slade Lane Junction December 1959, Stoke July 1966 (spine taped),
Stafford May 1960, Nuneaton October 1963.
(5)
759 North Wembley July 1964,
Euston April 1964, James Street May 1977, Liverpool Lime Street January 1948,
Levenshulme to Stockport February 1955 (plan detached), Slade Lane Junction to
Manchester London Road November 1958.
(6)
NOTE: Lots 760-762 are BR(S) instructions for various
signalling works.
All foolscap size, with planes unless otherwise noted.
760 South Eastern Division. Canon
Street September 1974, London Bridge February 1973 (1pp no plans issued), New
Cross April 1976, Hither Green February 1976, Parks Bridge Junction November
1976, Ladywell September 1975. (6)
761 Central and South Eastern
Divisions. London Bridge July 1975, Victoria May 1979, Stewart’s Lane July
1978, Battersea Pier Junction October 1977; Central Division. East Croydon May
1955 (poor), West Croydon November 1972, Horley April 1978, Cooksbridge
September 1976, 12A Gatwick (1pp no plans issued). (9)
762 South Western Division. Christchurch December 1972, Bracknell February
1973, Barnes July 1974, Sunningdale May 1947 (SR), Farncombe December 1973,
Andover December 1973, Wood Lane Crossing September 1974, Camberley March 1973,
Botley May 1973, Haslemere December 1974, St Denys May 1975, Richmond November
1974, Brockenhurst October 1978 (typescript), plus 8 x 1pp “yellows” dated
1974/75. (21)
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763 The RAILWAY SIGNAL &
PERMANENT WAY Engineers Pocket Book,
Rule book sized cloth bound hardback book. 326pp plus pull out diagrams, pub. By The Locomotive Publishing
Co., 2nd edition c.1920s.
Contains photos and illustrations of various Tyer’s signalling
instruments. Signs of use, but
generally OK. (1)
764 CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS publication “Picturesque Wales – Hand Book of Scenery Accessible from Cambrian Railways.” 95pp plus advert pages and pu