World War I Artifacts
Photographs of World War I Planes
	One lot of 64 glossy copy print photographs made some time between 1930 and 1960 all of World War I planes. The sizes range from 4 ½" x 3 ¾" to 8 ½" x 6", all mounted on a flexible board 10" x 8". Many are identified on the mounting, some in the photograph. Very nice, sharp images. (17640) $650.00
Autograph Album Containing 183 Royal Naval Air Service Officers
	Autograph album containing approximately 183 clipped autographs glued in, mostly officers of the Royal Naval Air Service. Autograph album containing approximately 183 clipped autographs glued in, mostly officers of the Royal Naval Air Service. The signatures, many including rank, were clipped from a booking ledger at an aircraft depot, possibly Dover, from January 1916 through June 1917. Green leather autograph album 5 ¾" x 4 ½" with gilt-stamped "Autographs" on front cover, all edges gilt. 90 pages of which 43 contain anywhere from three to six autographs. Two pages contain accomplished sketches/cartoons, one by A. G. Rowe dated "11.17" of an artist with portfolio standing in front of an enlistment poster, "A Call to Arms Your Country Needs You Enlist". The other is a pen sketch by Len Alker [?] of a smartly dressed lady and gentleman which is captioned, "Blighty". On the verso of the front endpaper of the album is written, "NOTE / All the following are the signatures of RAF Offices during the War 1914-1918." Fifteen of the signatures have been clipped out and moved to a new page with the new page location noted next to the gap in the paper. Two of these removed signatures are no longer with the album, R. D. Casey, and Grange. Included is a six page spreadsheet with the officer's name, rank, autograph book page location, location in Bowyer's, Airmen in World War I; location in Cross & Cockade Vol 19, #4; and other reference works.  Among the signatures represented are- Maj R. S. Dallas. DSC with Bar (32 victories) Maj. Thomas Gerrard, DSC (10 victories) Flt Lt Edward Grange, DSC (5 victories) Capt Robert Little, DSC with Bar, DSO with Bar (47 victories) Maj. Lloyd Breadner, DSC (10 victories) Col. Redford, Mulock, DSC (5 victories) (17636) $1,850.00