Historical Archive

Paul Tibbets Autograph Signed Photo - blue ink autograph of American Paul Tibbets who was the pilot of the Enola Gay which dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945

Chris Bonington Autograph Photo - black ink autograph of British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington on a superb photo of Mount Everest

PG Wodehouse Autograph Display - vintage pencil signature of popular English novelist PG Wodehouse who is best known for his Jeeves and Wooster stories. The autograph is on an irregularly cut piece of paper and attached to black card - hence the lower than usual price

Rudyard Kipling Autograph Display - authentic autograph of prolific British author Rudyard Kipling who is best remembered for The Jungle Book, Just So Stories and the poem If. The signature has been cut and attached to black card

Thomas Hardy Autograph Signed Display - black ink signature of English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy mounted with a black and white portrait.  The signature has been cut from a letter and attached to black card

Edgar Wallace Autograph Signed Display - black ink signature of prolific author Edgar Wallace who is best known for the screenplay for the classic movie King Kong

Charles Dickens Autograph Display - blue ink autograph of renowned English author Charles Dickens mounted with a classic black and white portrait. 

Richmal Crompton Autograph Display - vintage blue ink autograph of British author Richmal Crompton who is best known for her hugely popular Just William series of books

Anne Rice Autograph Signed Photo - black ink autograph of American author Anne Rice who is best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles

Edward Lear Autograph Letter Signed - extremely rare one page letter handwritten and signed by Edward Lear who is best known for his nonsense poetry and especially his limericks. The letter has some minor loss to the lower margin (left of the signature), some vertical creasing and remnants of an album page to the reverse

Rudolph Hess Typed Letter Signed - black ink autograph of prominent Nazi politician Rudloph Hess at the foot of a typed letter which is on Adolf Hitler headed paper. The letter is dated Munchen 31 Oktober 1928 and refers to personal invitations for Adolf Hitler. Hess was, at this time, employed as Hitler's private secretary having helped him write Mein Kampf in the preceding years. Hess was later to become Deputy Fuhrer. Very rare in this format

W Somerset Maugham Autograph Display - blue ink autograph of renowned British playwright, novelist and short story writer W. Somerset Maugham mounted with a black and white portrait

John Leech Autograph Signed Letter - a letter handwritten and signed by Victorian illustrator John Leech who was best known for his work for Punch magazine and creating the illustrations for Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Georges Simenon Autograph Signed Display - vintage black ink autograph of prolific Belgian author Georges Simenon who is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret

PG Wodehouse Typed Letter Signed - black ink autograph of PG Wodehouse on a nice typed letter dating to May 1968 in which he discusses cricket and the weather

T S Eliot Typed Letter Signed - a letter typed and signed by Thomas Stearns Eliot who is widely regarded as one of the major poets of the twentieth century. The charming letter addressed to the Dean of Ely, dates to September 1939, provides a reference for an applicant for a Minor Canonry

Mad Frankie Fraser Autograph Signed Photo - black ink autograph of notorious English gangland criminal Mad Frankie Fraser on a colour photo. Signature obtained at "An Evening With Frankie Fraser" in Southport

King Olav V of Norway Autograph - blue ink autograph of King Olav V of Norway, The People's King, who in 2005 was voted "Norwegian of the Century". Olav adds the date 31 december 1942 after his name

Albert Speer Autograph Signed Letter - blue ink autograph of German architect Albert Speer, who was the Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich, on a typed letter dated 10 May 1971. Speer writes in full - "I apologise for the fact that I can only answer in German, but my secretary does not speak your language. I am glad to send you a small dedication, which you can perhaps paste into your book.'

Charles and Diana Typed Letter Signed - a typed letter on Buckingham Palace headed paper, dated 7 October 1981, hand signed by Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The letter is addressed to Mr & Mrs Hopwood and thanks them for contributing towards their wedding present. The letter has been signed by Charles in black ink and in blue by Diana who adds "Yours most sincerely." 29th July 2021 marks the fortieth anniversary of the ill-fated marriage. Please note that the thank you letter is hand signed (NOT autopen) by the royal couple

Glenn Miller Autograph Signed Photo - vintage blue ink autograph of legendary musician and bandleader Glenn Miller on an excellent sepia photo. Many of Miller's recordings - including In The Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo - are still popular today

Princess Diana Autograph Signed Letter - a brief letter handwritten and signed by Princess Diana. The invitation to lunch is on Kensington Palace headed notepaper, dated 7 November 1994, and is addressed to a personal friend Roger Bramble. A highly collectable item

WG Grace Autograph Letter Signed - a letter handwritten and signed by WG Grace the English cricketer who is generally regarded as the greatest player of all time. The letter is on Thrissell House headed paper, dated 9 November 1890 and addressed to Lord Bessborough (wo played cricket fro the MCC). The letter reads - 'Many thanks for your kind letter. The circular I sent you, is for an Edition de Luxe of the cricket book I am getting out, and is nothing to do with the painting, which I have no interest in. The book will be got up very well and I think will be very useful. Your very truly'. A unique piece of cricket memorabilia with great investment value

There is a small loss the right margin which does not affect the text

Queen Elizabeth II Autograph Letter Signed - a letter on Windsor Castle notepaper handwritten and signed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The letter, dated April 27 1967, is addressed to Mrs Tanner who was the widow of Hubert Tanner the headmaster of the Royal School, Great Park, Windsor who notably produced wartime pantomimes in which Elizabeth and Princess Margaret starred. The letter is in thanks for "a little china figure" given on her birthday. Also included in the sale is the original transmittal envelope hand-addressed and initialed by the Queen