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(ian) toler dfc, td, colonel patrick de burgh, colonel j. l. waddy. with insert card. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"10","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316490/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:06:50.104Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":316490,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":40,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316491/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 o'leary line founder albert guerisse aka pat o'leary signed cover dedicated to the o'leary line, also signed by resistance agent pat cheramy who was captured and sent to concentration camps. rare french stamp variety rafes sc22. pat o'leary was the wartime alias of major general count albert-marie edmond guérisse, a belgian resistance leader and medical officer. he ran the pat o'leary line, a major world war ii escape network that helped hundreds of downed allied airmen and soldiers escape occupied france into neutral spain. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"11","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316491/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.706Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - 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between 1868 and 1894. he also served four times as chancellor of the exchequer, five times as leader of the house of commons, and mp for over 60 years, from 1832 to 1846 and from 1847 to 1895, representing a total of five constituencies. his political career thus spanned nearly the entire victorian era. gladstone was born in liverpool to the prominent scottish merchant and slaveholder sir john gladstone. a graduate of eton and oxford, gladstone first entered the house of commons in 1832 as a high tory, a grouping that joined the conservative party under sir robert peel in 1834. gladstone served as a minister in both of peel's governments, and in 1846 joined the breakaway peelite faction that merged into the new liberal party in 1859. he was chancellor under lord aberdeen (1852-1855), lord palmerston (1859-1865) and lord russell (1865-1866). gladstone's own political doctrine - which promoted equality of opportunity and the repeal of taxes and protectionist trade barriers - came to be known as gladstonian liberalism. in 1868, gladstone became prime minister for the first time. his ministry passed many reforms, including the disestablishment of the church of ireland and the introduction of secret voting. after electoral defeat in 1874, gladstone resigned as leader of the liberal party. from 1876 he began a comeback based on moral opposition to the ottoman empire's massacres of revolting bulgarians. gladstone's midlothian speaking campaign of 1879-1880 is considered the first modern political campaign in britain, and his popularity among the working class earned him the sobriquet \"the people's william\". after the 1880 general election, gladstone returned as party leader and formed his second ministry (1880-1885), which saw the passage of the third reform act as well as crises in ireland - where his government passed repressive measures but also improved the legal rights of tenant farmers - and egypt, where public outrage at the death of general gordon in the siege of khartoum forced him to resign. gladstone's brief 1886 premiership was dominated by his proposal of home rule for ireland that was defeated in the house of commons and caused liberal unionists to break from his party. this helped keep the liberals out of office for 20 years, barring the minority cabinet gladstone formed in 1892. this time, the government of ireland bill 1893 passed through the commons but was defeated by a wide margin in the house of lords. gladstone resigned in march 1894, aged 84, as the oldest ever prime minister. his successor, lord rosebery, was defeated in a landslide in the subsequent year's election. gladstone left parliament in 1895 and died three years later. a powerful orator, gladstone was called by some the \"g.o.m.\" (to his supporters, the \"grand old man\"; to his rivals, \"god's only mistake\").historians often rank gladstone as one of the greatest prime ministers in british history. his devoutness, charitable work (particularly with fallen women) and nonfiction texts on subjects ranging from the oxford movement to classical civilisation have also attracted attention. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":110,"lotNumber":"13","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316493/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_Ephemera","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":90,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.708Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£90 - £110","currency":"GBP","id":316493,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":90},{"startPrice":30,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316494/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"prime minister great war lloyd george signed card large autograph, a little smudged in places. autograph 10cm long on larger card 25 x 18cm. david lloyd george, 1st earl lloyd-george of dwyfor (17 january 1863 - 26 march 1945), was prime minister of the united kingdom from 1916 to 1922. a liberal party politician from wales, he was known for leading the united kingdom during the first world war, for social-reform policies, for his role in the paris peace conference, and for negotiating the establishment of the irish free state. born in chorlton-on-medlock, manchester, and raised in llanystumdwy, lloyd george gained a reputation as an orator and proponent of a welsh blend of radical liberal ideas that included support for welsh devolution, the disestablishment of the church of england in wales, equality for labourers and tenant farmers, and reform of land ownership. he won an 1890 by-election to become the member of parliament for caernarvon boroughs, and was continuously re-elected to the seat for 55 years. he served in henry campbell-bannerman's cabinet from 1905. after h. h. asquith succeeded to the premiership in 1908, lloyd george replaced him as chancellor of the exchequer. to fund extensive welfare reforms, he proposed taxes on land ownership and high incomes in the 1909 people's budget, which the conservative-dominated house of lords rejected. the resulting constitutional crisis was only resolved after elections in 1910 and passage of the parliament act 1911. his budget was enacted in 1910, with the national insurance act 1911 and other measures helping to establish the modern welfare state. he was embroiled in the 1913 marconi scandal but remained in office and secured the disestablishment of the church of england in wales. in 1915, lloyd george became minister of munitions and expanded artillery shell production for the war. in 1916, he was appointed secretary of state for war but was frustrated by his limited power and clashes with army commanders over strategy. asquith proved ineffective as prime minister and was replaced by lloyd george in december 1916. he centralised authority by creating a smaller war cabinet. to combat food shortages caused by u-boats, he implemented the convoy system, established rationing, and stimulated farming. after supporting the disastrous french nivelle offensive in 1917, he had to reluctantly approve field marshal douglas haig's plans for the battle of passchendaele, which resulted in huge casualties with little strategic benefit. opposed by british military commanders, he was finally able to see the allies brought under one command in march 1918. the war effort turned in the allies' favour and was won in november. following the december 1918 \"coupon\" election, he and the conservatives maintained their coalition with popular support. lloyd george was a leading participant at the paris peace conference of 1919, but the situation in ireland worsened, erupting into the irish war of independence, which lasted until lloyd george negotiated independence for the irish free state in 1921. at home, he initiated education and housing reforms, but trade-union militancy rose to record levels, the economy became depressed in 1920 and unemployment rose; spending cuts followed in 1921-22, and in 1922 he became embroiled in a scandal over the sale of honours and the chanak crisis. the carlton club meeting decided the conservatives should end the coalition and contest the next election alone. lloyd george resigned as prime minister, but continued as the leader of a liberal faction. after an awkward reunion with asquith's faction in 1923, lloyd george led the weak liberal party from 1926 to 1931. he proposed innovative schemes for public works and other reforms, but made only modest gains in the 1929 election. after 1931, he was a mistrusted figure heading a small rump of breakaway liberals opposed to the national government. in 1940, he refused to serve in churchill's war cabinet. he was elevated to the peerage in 1945 but died before he could take his seat in the house of lords. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can 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politics, heath was a yachtsman, a musician, and an author. born in broadstairs, kent, heath was the son of a chambermaid and a carpenter. he became a leader within student politics while studying at balliol college at the university of oxford. during world war ii, heath served as an officer in the royal artillery. he worked briefly in the civil service, but resigned to stand for parliament, and was elected for bexley at the 1950 election. he was promoted to become chief whip by anthony eden in 1955, and in 1959 was appointed to the cabinet by harold macmillan as minister of labour. he later held the role of lord privy seal and in 1963, was made president of the board of trade by alec douglas-home. after the conservatives were defeated at the 1964 election, heath was elected as leader of the conservative party in 1965, becoming leader of the opposition. although he led the conservatives to a landslide defeat at the 1966 election, he remained in the leadership, and at the 1970 election led his party to an unexpected victory. during his time as prime minister, heath oversaw the decimalisation of british coinage in 1971, and in 1972 he led the reformation of local government, significantly reducing the number of local authorities and creating several new metropolitan counties, much of which remains to this day. a strong supporter of british membership of the european economic community (eec), heath's \"finest hour\" came in 1973, when he led the united kingdom into membership of what would later become the european union. however, his premiership also coincided with the height of the troubles in northern ireland, with his approval of internment without trial and subsequent suspension of the stormont parliament seeing the imposition of direct british rule. unofficial talks with provisional irish republican army delegates were unsuccessful, as was the sunningdale agreement of 1973, which led the mps of the ulster unionist party to withdraw from the conservative whip. heath also tried to reform british trade unionism with the industrial relations act, and hoped to deregulate the economy and make a transfer from direct to indirect taxation, such as with the introduction of value-added tax in 1973. however, a miners' strike at the start of 1974 severely damaged the government, causing the implementation of the three-day week to conserve energy. attempting to resolve the situation, heath called an election for february 1974, attempting to obtain a mandate to face down the miners' wage demands, but this instead resulted in a hung parliament, with the conservatives losing their majority. despite gaining fewer votes, the labour party won four more seats, and heath resigned as prime minister on 4 march after talks with the liberal party to form a coalition government were unsuccessful. after losing a second successive election in october 1974, heath's leadership was challenged by margaret thatcher and, on 4 february, she narrowly outpolled him in the first round. heath chose to resign the leadership rather than contest the second round, returning to the backbenches, where he would remain until 2001. in 1975, he played a major role in the referendum on british membership of the eec, campaigning for the eventually successful \"remain\" vote. heath would later become an embittered critic of thatcher during her time as prime minister, speaking and writing against the policies of thatcherism. following the 1992 election, he became father of the house, until his retirement from the commons in 2001. he died in 2005, aged 89. heath has been described by the bbc as \"the first working-class meritocrat\" to become conservative leader in \"the party's modern history\" and \"a one nation tory in the disraeli tradition who rejected the laissez-faire capitalism that thatcher would enthusiastically endorse good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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became foreign secretary aged 38, before resigning in protest at neville chamberlain's appeasement policy towards benito mussolini's fascist regime in italy. he returned to that position for most of the second world war, and held it for a third time in the early 1950s. having been deputy to winston churchill for almost 15 years, eden succeeded him as the leader of the conservative party and prime minister in 1955, and a month later won a general election. eden's reputation as a skilled diplomat was overshadowed in 1956 when the united states refused to support the anglo-french military response to the suez crisis, which critics across party lines regarded as a historic setback for british foreign policy, signalling the end of british influence in the middle east. most historians argue that he made a series of blunders, especially not realising the depth of american opposition to military action. two months after ordering an end to the suez operation, he resigned as prime minister on grounds of ill health, and because he was widely suspected of having misled the house of commons over the degree of collusion with france and israel. eden is generally considered to be among the least successful of british prime ministers in the 20th century, although two broadly sympathetic biographies have gone some way to shifting the balance of opinion. he was the first of fifteen british prime ministers to be appointed by queen elizabeth ii in her seventy-year reign. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"16","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316496/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_Ephemera","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"soldPrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:10:07.086Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - 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edinburgh university before entering parliament in 1813. in 1828 he took a leading role in the repeal of the test acts which discriminated against catholics and protestant dissenters. he was one of the principal architects of the reform act 1832, which was the first major reform of parliament since the restoration, and a significant early step on the road to democracy and away from rule by the aristocracy and landed gentry. he favoured expanding the right to vote to the middle classes and enfranchising britain's growing industrial towns and cities, but he never advocated universal suffrage and he opposed the secret ballot. russell was outspoken on many issues over the course of his career, advocating catholic emancipation in the 1820s, calling for the repeal of the corn laws in 1845, denouncing pope pius ix's revival of catholic bishoprics in 1850, and supporting italian unification during the 1860s. russell's ministerial career spanned four decades. in addition to his two terms as prime minister, between 1831 and 1865 he served in the cabinets of earl grey, viscount melbourne, the earl of aberdeen, and viscount palmerston. russell's relationship with palmerston was often stormy and contributed to bringing down russell's first government in 1852 and palmerston's first government in 1858. however, their renewed alliance from 1859 was one of the foundations of the united liberal party, which would go on to dominate british politics in the following decades. while russell was an energetic and effective minister during the 1830s and helped to commit the whigs to a reform agenda, he proved less successful as prime minister. during his two periods as prime minister he often suffered from a disunited cabinet and weak support in the house of commons, meaning he was unable to carry out much of his agenda. during his first premiership, his government failed to deal effectively with the irish famine, a disaster that saw the loss of a quarter of ireland's population through 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guernsey stamps and special postmarks. sir john major (born 29 march 1943) is a british statesman and former politician who served as prime minister of the united kingdom and leader of the conservative party from 1990 to 1997. he previously held various cabinet positions under margaret thatcher. major was the member of parliament (mp) for huntingdon, formerly huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. since stepping down, major has focused on writing and his business, sporting, and charity work, and commentating on political developments. major left school before 16, worked as an insurance clerk, joined the young conservatives in 1959, and became a highly active member. he was elected to lambeth london borough council in 1968 and, a decade later, to parliament as a conservative mp at the 1979 general election. major held junior government positions under thatcher from 1984 to 1987, including parliamentary private secretary and assistant whip. he served as chief secretary to the treasury from 1987 to 1989, foreign secretary in 1989, and chancellor from 1989 to 1990. following thatcher's resignation in 1990, major stood in the 1990 conservative leadership election and emerged victorious, becoming prime minister. major's mild-mannered style and moderate political stance contrasted with thatcher. major created the citizen's charter, replaced the poll tax with the council tax, committed british troops to the gulf war, took charge of the uk's negotiations over the maastricht treaty, led the country during the early 1990s economic crisis, withdrew the pound from the european exchange rate mechanism on black wednesday, promoted the socially conservative back to basics campaign, privatised the railways and coal industry, and played a pivotal role in creating peace in northern ireland. two years into his premiership, major led the conservatives to a fourth consecutive electoral victory, winning more than 14 million votes, which remains the highest won by a british political party. in 1995, major resigned as party leader, amid internal divisions over uk membership of the eu, parliamentary scandals and questions over his economic credibility. despite winning the 1995 leadership election, his government remained unpopular, and lost its majority. the labour party pulled ahead of the conservatives in every local election during major's premiership, which increased after tony blair became labour leader in 1994. the conservatives were defeated by labour in a landslide in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of conservative government. after blair became prime minister, major served as leader of the opposition while the leadership election to replace him took place, won by william hague. major remained in the house of commons as a backbencher, regularly attending and contributing in debates, until he stood down at the 2001 election, to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. major has maintained a low profile, occasionally making political interventions. he supported the unsuccessful britain stronger in europe campaign for the uk to remain in the european union, and has often criticised brexit since the 2016 referendum. major was appointed a knight companion of the order of the garter (kg) in 2005 for services to politics and charity, and became a member of the order of the companions of honour in 1999 for his work on the northern ireland peace process. though public favourability of major has improved since he left office, his premiership is viewed as average in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. since thatcher's death in 2013, he has been the oldest living former british prime minister. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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admiral isokuru yamamoto head of the combined japanese fleet. also 3 us aces inc john w mitchell, alex vraciu, george chandler barber received his commission as a us army officer and his pilot's wings on october 31, 1941. he joined the 70th pursuit squadron, which arrived at guadalcanal, solomon islands, in december 1942. flying a bell p - 39 airacobra, he scored his first victory by downing a japanese bomber on the 28th. upon transfer to the 339th squadron, he began flying p - 38 lightnings and claimed two zero fighters on april 7. on april 18, lieutenant barber figured prominently in the yamamoto interception, also known as operation vengeance. intelligence sources had learned that yamamoto would be flying in a betty bomber on an inspection tour of japanese bases in the northern solomon islands. most military historians credit barber with the sole kill of yamamoto's aircraft. previously, barber and captain thomas george lanphier jr were officially credited with half a kill each in yamamoto's bomber. barber also shared a second betty destroyed on the same mission. in 2003, he was officially credited with the sole kill after an inspection analyzed the crash site and determined the path of the bullet impacts, thereby validating barber's account and invalidating lanphier's claim. after his tour of duty ended in june 1943, then-captain barber requested a return to combat. late that year, he joined the 449th fighter squadron in china, still flying p-38s. he claimed three further japanese planes probably destroyed and damaged, but he was shot down on his 139th mission, bailing out near kiukiang on april 29. he was rescued by chinese civilians, who treated his injuries and escorted him to safety five weeks later. at the end of the war, barber attained the rank of major and commanded one of america's first jet squadrons. he retired as a colonel in 1961. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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1964 and again from 1970 to 1974, and a member of parliament (mp) from 1945 to 1983. wilson is the only labour leader to have formed a government after a general election four separate times. born in huddersfield, yorkshire, to a politically active lower middle-class family, wilson studied philosophy, politics and economics at jesus college, oxford. he was later an economic history lecturer at new college, oxford, and a research fellow at university college, oxford. elected to parliament in 1945, wilson was appointed to the attlee government as a parliamentary secretary; he became secretary for overseas trade in 1947, and was elevated to the cabinet shortly thereafter as president of the board of trade. following labour's defeat at the 1955 election, wilson joined the shadow cabinet as shadow chancellor, and was moved to the role of shadow foreign secretary in 1961. when labour leader hugh gaitskell died in january 1963, wilson won the leadership election to replace him, becoming leader of the opposition. wilson led labour to victory twice over the next half a decade; first with a narrow victory in the 1964 election, followed by another with an increased majority in 1966. his first term as prime minister saw a period of low unemployment and economic prosperity that was hindered by significant problems with britain's external balance of payments. his government oversaw significant societal changes, abolishing both capital punishment and theatre censorship, partially decriminalising male homosexuality in england and wales, relaxing divorce laws, limiting immigration, outlawing racial discrimination, and liberalising birth control and abortion law. in response to the intensifying sectarian violence in northern ireland, he sent over british troops to contain the violence in 1969, which contributed to further escalation of the troubles. after unexpectedly losing the 1970 election to edward heath's conservatives, wilson remained as leader of the party, resuming the role of leader of the opposition for another four years before once again leading labour to victory in the february 1974 election albeit with a hung parliament. he was appointed prime minister for a second time, calling a snap election eight months later, giving labour a small majority. during his second term, he oversaw the referendum that confirmed the uk's membership of the european communities, and his government set up the northern ireland constitutional convention as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding northern ireland. wilson resigned as prime minister in march 1976, citing his steadily worsening mental and physical health. he remained in the house of commons until retiring in 1983, when he was elevated to the house of lords as lord wilson of rievaulx. suffering from alzheimer's disease, he would maintain a relatively low profile in his later years until his death in may 1995. while seen by admirers as leading the labour party through difficult political issues with considerable skill, wilson's reputation was low when he left office, and is still disputed in historiography. some scholars praise his unprecedented electoral success for a labour prime minister and holistic approach to governance, while others criticise his political style and handling of economic issues. several key issues which he faced while prime minister included the role of public ownership, whether britain should seek the membership of the european communities, and british involvement in the vietnam war. his stated ambitions of substantially improving britain's long-term economic performance, applying technology more democratically, and reducing inequality were to some extent unfulfilled. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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to 1974, and a member of parliament (mp) from 1945 to 1983. wilson is the only labour leader to have formed a government after a general election four separate times. born in huddersfield, yorkshire, to a politically active lower middle-class family, wilson studied philosophy, politics and economics at jesus college, oxford. he was later an economic history lecturer at new college, oxford, and a research fellow at university college, oxford. elected to parliament in 1945, wilson was appointed to the attlee government as a parliamentary secretary; he became secretary for overseas trade in 1947, and was elevated to the cabinet shortly thereafter as president of the board of trade. following labour's defeat at the 1955 election, wilson joined the shadow cabinet as shadow chancellor, and was moved to the role of shadow foreign secretary in 1961. when labour leader hugh gaitskell died in january 1963, wilson won the leadership election to replace him, becoming leader of the opposition. wilson led labour to victory twice over the next half a decade; first with a narrow victory in the 1964 election, followed by another with an increased majority in 1966. his first term as prime minister saw a period of low unemployment and economic prosperity that was hindered by significant problems with britain's external balance of payments. his government oversaw significant societal changes, abolishing both capital punishment and theatre censorship, partially decriminalising male homosexuality in england and wales, relaxing divorce laws, limiting immigration, outlawing racial discrimination, and liberalising birth control and abortion law. in response to the intensifying sectarian violence in northern ireland, he sent over british troops to contain the violence in 1969, which contributed to further escalation of the troubles. after unexpectedly losing the 1970 election to edward heath's conservatives, wilson remained as leader of the party, resuming the role of leader of the opposition for another four years before once again leading labour to victory in the february 1974 election albeit with a hung parliament. he was appointed prime minister for a second time, calling a snap election eight months later, giving labour a small majority. during his second term, he oversaw the referendum that confirmed the uk's membership of the european communities, and his government set up the northern ireland constitutional convention as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding northern ireland. wilson resigned as prime minister in march 1976, citing his steadily worsening mental and physical health. he remained in the house of commons until retiring in 1983, when he was elevated to the house of lords as lord wilson of rievaulx. suffering from alzheimer's disease, he would maintain a relatively low profile in his later years until his death in may 1995. while seen by admirers as leading the labour party through difficult political issues with considerable skill, wilson's reputation was low when he left office, and is still disputed in historiography. some scholars praise his unprecedented electoral success for a labour prime minister and holistic approach to governance, while others criticise his political style and handling of economic issues. several key issues which he faced while prime minister included the role of public ownership, whether britain should seek the membership of the european communities, and british involvement in the vietnam war. his stated ambitions of substantially improving britain's long-term economic performance, applying technology more democratically, and reducing inequality were to some extent unfulfilled. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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russell was educated at westminster school and edinburgh university before entering parliament in 1813. in 1828 he took a leading role in the repeal of the test acts which discriminated against catholics and protestant dissenters. he was one of the principal architects of the reform act 1832, which was the first major reform of parliament since the restoration, and a significant early step on the road to democracy and away from rule by the aristocracy and landed gentry. he favoured expanding the right to vote to the middle classes and enfranchising britain's growing industrial towns and cities, but he never advocated universal suffrage and he opposed the secret ballot. russell was outspoken on many issues over the course of his career, advocating catholic emancipation in the 1820s, calling for the repeal of the corn laws in 1845, denouncing pope pius ix's revival of catholic bishoprics in 1850, and supporting italian unification during the 1860s. russell's ministerial career spanned four decades. in addition to his two terms as prime minister, between 1831 and 1865 he served in the cabinets of earl grey, viscount melbourne, the earl of aberdeen, and viscount palmerston. russell's relationship with palmerston was often stormy and contributed to bringing down russell's first government in 1852 and palmerston's first government in 1858. however, their renewed alliance from 1859 was one of the foundations of the united liberal party, which would go on to dominate british politics in the following decades. while russell was an energetic and effective minister during the 1830s and helped to commit the whigs to a reform agenda, he proved less successful as prime minister. during his two periods as prime minister he often suffered from a disunited cabinet and weak support in the house of commons, meaning he was unable to carry out much of his agenda. during his first premiership, his government failed to deal effectively with the irish famine, a disaster that saw the loss of a quarter of ireland's population through death and emigration. during his second premiership, he split his party by pressing for further parliamentary reform and was forced from office only to watch derby and disraeli carry a more ambitious reform bill. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":55,"lotNumber":"25","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316505/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_Ephemera","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.725Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - £55","currency":"GBP","id":316505,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":28,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316506/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"prime minister john and norma major signed colour portrait card 17 x 11cm. sir john major (born 29 march 1943) is a british statesman and former politician who served as prime minister of the united kingdom and leader of the conservative party from 1990 to 1997. he previously held various cabinet positions under margaret thatcher. major was the member of parliament (mp) for huntingdon, formerly huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. since stepping down, major has focused on writing and his business, sporting, and charity work, and commentating on political developments. major left school before 16, worked as an insurance clerk, joined the young conservatives in 1959, and became a highly active member. he was elected to lambeth london borough council in 1968 and, a decade later, to parliament as a conservative mp at the 1979 general election. major held junior government positions under thatcher from 1984 to 1987, including parliamentary private secretary and assistant whip. he served as chief secretary to the treasury from 1987 to 1989, foreign secretary in 1989, and chancellor from 1989 to 1990. following thatcher's resignation in 1990, major stood in the 1990 conservative leadership election and emerged victorious, becoming prime minister. major's mild-mannered style and moderate political stance contrasted with thatcher. major created the citizen's charter, replaced the poll tax with the council tax, committed british troops to the gulf war, took charge of the uk's negotiations over the maastricht treaty, led the country during the early 1990s economic crisis, withdrew the pound from the european exchange rate mechanism on black wednesday, promoted the socially conservative back to basics campaign, privatised the railways and coal industry, and played a pivotal role in creating peace in northern ireland. two years into his premiership, major led the conservatives to a fourth consecutive electoral victory, winning more than 14 million votes, which remains the highest won by a british political party. in 1995, major resigned as party leader, amid internal divisions over uk membership of the eu, parliamentary scandals and questions over his economic credibility. despite winning the 1995 leadership election, his government remained unpopular, and lost its majority. the labour party pulled ahead of the conservatives in every local election during major's premiership, which increased after tony blair became labour leader in 1994. the conservatives were defeated by labour in a landslide in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of conservative government. after blair became prime minister, major served as leader of the opposition while the leadership election to replace him took place, won by william hague. major remained in the house of commons as a backbencher, regularly attending and contributing in debates, until he stood down at the 2001 election, to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. major has maintained a low profile, occasionally making political interventions. he supported the unsuccessful britain stronger in europe campaign for the uk to remain in the european union, and has often criticised brexit since the 2016 referendum. major was appointed a knight companion of the order of the garter (kg) in 2005 for services to politics and charity, and became a member of the order of the companions of honour in 1999 for his work on the northern ireland peace process. though public favourability of major has improved since he left office, his premiership is viewed as average in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. since thatcher's death in 2013, he has been the oldest living former british prime minister. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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1979 to 2001. since stepping down, major has focused on writing and his business, sporting, and charity work, and commentating on political developments. major left school before 16, worked as an insurance clerk, joined the young conservatives in 1959, and became a highly active member. he was elected to lambeth london borough council in 1968 and, a decade later, to parliament as a conservative mp at the 1979 general election. major held junior government positions under thatcher from 1984 to 1987, including parliamentary private secretary and assistant whip. he served as chief secretary to the treasury from 1987 to 1989, foreign secretary in 1989, and chancellor from 1989 to 1990. following thatcher's resignation in 1990, major stood in the 1990 conservative leadership election and emerged victorious, becoming prime minister. major's mild-mannered style and moderate political stance contrasted with thatcher. major created the citizen's charter, replaced the poll tax with the council tax, committed british troops to the gulf war, took charge of the uk's negotiations over the maastricht treaty, led the country during the early 1990s economic crisis, withdrew the pound from the european exchange rate mechanism on black wednesday, promoted the socially conservative back to basics campaign, privatised the railways and coal industry, and played a pivotal role in creating peace in northern ireland. two years into his premiership, major led the conservatives to a fourth consecutive electoral victory, winning more than 14 million votes, which remains the highest won by a british political party. in 1995, major resigned as party leader, amid internal divisions over uk membership of the eu, parliamentary scandals and questions over his economic credibility. despite winning the 1995 leadership election, his government remained unpopular, and lost its majority. the labour party pulled ahead of the conservatives in every local election during major's premiership, which increased after tony blair became labour leader in 1994. the conservatives were defeated by labour in a landslide in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of conservative government. after blair became prime minister, major served as leader of the opposition while the leadership election to replace him took place, won by william hague. major remained in the house of commons as a backbencher, regularly attending and contributing in debates, until he stood down at the 2001 election, to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. major has maintained a low profile, occasionally making political interventions. he supported the unsuccessful britain stronger in europe campaign for the uk to remain in the european union, and has often criticised brexit since the 2016 referendum. major was appointed a knight companion of the order of the garter (kg) in 2005 for services to politics and charity, and became a member of the order of the companions of honour in 1999 for his work on the northern ireland peace process. though public favourability of major has improved since he left office, his premiership is viewed as average in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. since thatcher's death in 2013, he has been the oldest living former british prime minister. sir anthony charles lynton blair (born 6 may 1953) is a british politician who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and leader of the labour party from 1994 to 2007. he was leader of the opposition from 1994 to 1997, held shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994, and was member of parliament (mp) for sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. he is the longest-serving labour prime minister and only person to lead labour to three consecutive general election victories. blair founded the tony blair institute for global change in 2016 and serves as its executive chairman. blair attended the independent school fettes college, studied law at st john's college, oxford, and worked as a barrister. he became involved in the labour party and was elected to the house of commons in 1983 for sedgefield. blair supported moving labour to the political centre of british politics. he was appointed to neil kinnock's shadow cabinet in 1988 and as shadow home secretary by john smith in 1992. following smith's death in 1994, blair won the labour leadership election, and went on to rebrand the party as \"new labour\". he became the youngest prime minister of the 20th century after labour won a landslide of 418 seats in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years in opposition. it was the first labour victory for 23 years. during his first term, blair enacted constitutional reforms and increased public spending on healthcare and education, while introducing market-based reforms in these areas. he introduced a minimum wage, tuition fees for higher education, devolution in scotland and wales, expansion of lgbtq rights and significant progress in the northern ireland peace process with the landmark good friday agreement. he oversaw successful interventions in kosovo in 1999 and sierra leone in 2000. blair secured a second term with another landslide victory in 2001. these years in office were shaped by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, resulting in the war on terror. blair supported the 2003 invasion of iraq and had british forces participate in the iraq war, on the false beliefs that saddam hussein's regime had weapons of mass destruction and ties with al-qaeda. the invasion was controversial and attracted widespread opposition. as the casualties of the iraq war mounted, blair was accused of misleading parliament and his popularity dropped. he won a third term in the 2005 general election, but with a reduced majority. he pushed for more public sector reform and brokered an agreement to restore power sharing in northern ireland. amid the cash-for-honours scandal, blair was interviewed as a witness. in 2006, blair announced he would resign within a year. he resigned as party leader and prime minister in june 2007, and was succeeded by gordon brown, his chancellor; on the day he ceased to be prime minister, he gave up his parliamentary seat. blair was immediately appointed special envoy of the quartet on the middle east, a post he held until 2015. he has been chairman of the tony blair institute for global change since 2016, made political interventions, and been an influence on keir starmer. in 2009, blair was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by george w. bush. blair has been among the most popular and unpopular politicians in british history; as prime minister, he achieved the highest recorded approval ratings in his first term but one of the lowest after the iraq war. the 2016 iraq inquiry report gave a damning assessment of blair's role in the iraq war. blair is rated as above average in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on 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parliament (mp) for huntingdon, formerly huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. since stepping down, major has focused on writing and his business, sporting, and charity work, and commentating on political developments. major left school before 16, worked as an insurance clerk, joined the young conservatives in 1959, and became a highly active member. he was elected to lambeth london borough council in 1968 and, a decade later, to parliament as a conservative mp at the 1979 general election. major held junior government positions under thatcher from 1984 to 1987, including parliamentary private secretary and assistant whip. he served as chief secretary to the treasury from 1987 to 1989, foreign secretary in 1989, and chancellor from 1989 to 1990. following thatcher's resignation in 1990, major stood in the 1990 conservative leadership election and emerged victorious, becoming prime minister. major's mild-mannered style and moderate political stance contrasted with thatcher. major created the citizen's charter, replaced the poll tax with the council tax, committed british troops to the gulf war, took charge of the uk's negotiations over the maastricht treaty, led the country during the early 1990s economic crisis, withdrew the pound from the european exchange rate mechanism on black wednesday, promoted the socially conservative back to basics campaign, privatised the railways and coal industry, and played a pivotal role in creating peace in northern ireland. two years into his premiership, major led the conservatives to a fourth consecutive electoral victory, winning more than 14 million votes, which remains the highest won by a british political party. in 1995, major resigned as party leader, amid internal divisions over uk membership of the eu, parliamentary scandals and questions over his economic credibility. despite winning the 1995 leadership election, his government remained unpopular, and lost its majority. the labour party pulled ahead of the conservatives in every local election during major's premiership, which increased after tony blair became labour leader in 1994. the conservatives were defeated by labour in a landslide in the 1997 general election, ending 18 years of conservative government. after blair became prime minister, major served as leader of the opposition while the leadership election to replace him took place, won by william hague. major remained in the house of commons as a backbencher, regularly attending and contributing in debates, until he stood down at the 2001 election, to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. major has maintained a low profile, occasionally making political interventions. he supported the unsuccessful britain stronger in europe campaign for the uk to remain in the european union, and has often criticised brexit since the 2016 referendum. major was appointed a knight companion of the order of the garter (kg) in 2005 for services to politics and charity, and became a member of the order of the companions of honour in 1999 for his work on the northern ireland peace process. though public favourability of major has improved since he left office, his premiership is viewed as average in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. since thatcher's death in 2013, he has been the oldest living former british prime minister. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"29","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316509/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.734Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £30","currency":"GBP","id":316509,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316510/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"apollo 13 astronaut fred haise signed nasa photo inscribed enterprise lmp. colour 10 x 8 inch photo. rare to tony and inscribed best wishes fred haise apollo 13 lmp enterprise cdr. fred wallace haise jr. (born november 14, 1933) is an american former nasa astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the u.s. marine corps and u.s. air force, and test pilot. he is one of the 24 apollo astronauts to reach the moon, having served as lunar module pilot on apollo 13. he was to have been the sixth person to walk on the moon, but the apollo 13 landing was aborted en route. haise flew five space shuttle approach and landing tests in 1977. he retired from nasa in 1979. he is the last surviving crew member of apollo 13 and the last surviving apollo astronaut that reached the moon without landing. in 1966, haise was one of 19 astronauts selected for nasa astronaut group 5. he had already worked with nasa for several years as a civilian research pilot. he was the first astronaut in his group to be assigned to a mission, serving as backup lunar module pilot for both apollo 8 and apollo 11. according to the rotation of crews during apollo, haise was originally assigned as lunar module pilot for apollo 14, but his crew was switched to apollo 13 so that alan shepard could have more training time. he flew as lunar module pilot on the aborted apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970. due to the distance between the earth and moon during the mission, haise, jim lovell, and jack swigert set the record for the farthest distance from the earth ever travelled by human beings, which stood until the artemis ii lunar flyby in 2026. haise and jack swigert were the first astronauts from group 5 to fly in space. during this flight, haise developed a urinary tract infection and later kidney infections. these caused him to be in pain for most of the trip. haise was slated to become the sixth human to walk on the moon during apollo 13 behind lovell, who was to be fifth. alan shepard and edgar mitchell eventually became the fifth and sixth respectively on apollo 14, which completed apollo 13's mission to the fra mauro formation. haise served as backup commander for apollo 16. though there was no formal selection, haise was prospectively slated to command apollo 19 with william r. pogue as command module pilot and gerald p. carr as lunar module pilot. however, the mission was cancelled in 1970 due to budget cuts. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":55,"lotNumber":"30","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316510/view","tags":["ukArt_Photography","ukArt_all","ukArt"],"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.735Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - £55","currency":"GBP","id":316510,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316511/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"star wars luke skywalker stunt double colin skeaping signed rare action photo. 10 x 8 inch action scene crashing through round window. colin skeaping (born 18 june 1944) is a stuntman with a long career in hollywood stunts. he was the stunt double for mark hamill's role as luke skywalker in all three original star wars films. he was also a stunt double in other noteworthy film series such as the james bond and superman movies. star wars skeaping was mark hamill's stunt double for star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi. in addition to his stunt work, he also played a death star trooper in star wars and a gunner for the second death star in return of the jedi. james bond skeaping performed stunts in the james bond films live and let die, the spy who loved me, and octopussy. he also played monorail driver in the spy who loved me. superman skeaping was a stunt performer in the three first superman films. he also played the pilot of the bell jetranger helicopter that crashes atop the daily planet building in the first superman film, causing superman to reveal himself to save lois lane. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"31","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316511/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.737Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":316511,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":30,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316512/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"rare victoria cross ww2 mini-sub heroes signed cover. james magennis vc and ian fraser vc signed official 130th ann vc navy cover. magennis was part of several operations involving x-craft midget submarines in attacks on axis ships. in july 1945, magennis was serving on hms xe3 during operation struggle. during an attack on the japanese cruiser takao in singapore, magennis showed extraordinary valour and bravery by leaving the submarine for a second time in order to free some explosive charges that had got caught. his commanding officer, lieutenant ian edward fraser, was also awarded the victoria cross for his actions during the operation. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"32","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316512/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"soldPrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:17:30.671Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - £40","currency":"GBP","id":316512,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":30},{"startPrice":16,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316513/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"battle of the falklands 1914, pair of rare navy 1986 covers signed by vips. limited edition covers rncc 91 signed by lady elizabeth ashmore, grand daughter of 1914 vice admiral sturdee and the other by grandson admiral sir william staveley gcb first sea lord admiral of the fleet sir william doveton minet staveley gcb, dl (10 november 1928 - 13 october 1997) was a royal navy officer. staveley saw service as a minesweeper commander on coastal patrol during the indonesia-malaysia confrontation before commanding a frigate and then an aircraft carrier and ultimately achieving higher command in the navy. he served as first sea lord and chief of naval staff in the late 1980s. in that role he fought hard for a fleet large enough to meet nato commitments. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":18,"lotNumber":"33","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316513/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":16,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.739Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£16 - £18","currency":"GBP","id":316513,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":16},{"startPrice":18,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316514/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid les munro dfc dso signed ww2 raf lancaster cover. new zealander les munro was the captain and pilot of lancaster aj-w assigned to attack the sorpe dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. squadron leader les munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the dambusters raid, which attacked the ruhr dams in may 1943. his lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of may 16. their target was the sorpe dam. flying at very low level over the dutch island of vlieland, the bomber was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire. the radios and electrical system were disabled but, crucially, so was the intercommunication system between members of the crew. without this it was impossible to carry out the precise attack from a height of 60 feet, so with great reluctance, munro turned for his home base at scampton, near lincoln, still with his bouncing bomb on board. john leslie munro was born on april 5 1919 at gisborne, new zealand, where his scottish father had emigrated in 1903. he worked as a farmer before joining the royal new zealand air force in july 1941. he trained initially in new zealand and then in canada, where he completed his qualification as a pilot. on arrival in england he trained on bombers before joining no 97 squadron, which had recently been re-equipped with the lancaster. after an operation to drop mines in the sea-lanes to german occupied ports, munro attacked industrial cities in germany during the so-called battle of the ruhr when essen, dusseldorf and cologne were among his targets. he also flew on two raids to berlin and attacked targets in italy. he and his crew were approaching the end of their tour of operations (30 sorties) when volunteers were called for to form a new squadron for a special operation. munro discussed it with his crew and they agreed to apply. a few days later, on march 25, they arrived at scampton to join x squadron on its formation, later to become no 617. soon after leaving no. 97 squadron, munro was awarded the dfc for pressing home his attacks with great courage and determination. within days of arriving at scampton, all the crews were practising intensive low-level flying including runs over lakes and reservoirs when high-tension cables, barrage balloons and birds were an ever-present hazard. during a trial flight with the upkeep bouncing bomb designed by barnes wallis, munro was flying below the prescribed height of 60 feet when a great plume of water made by the bomb as it made its first bounce damaged the tailplane of his lancaster. after the dams raid, munro remained on no 617. the squadron suffered further heavy losses and morale was badly affected. under the leadership of its new commanding officer, wing commander leonard cheshire, munro was made a flight commander. the other two flight commanders were dave shannon, an australian, and the american joe mccarthy and these three, under cheshires inspiring leadership, created one of the most effective squadrons to serve in bomber command. cheshire described his three flight commanders as the backbone of the squadron. of the three, the slow speaking, taciturn new zealander was the least flamboyant, but his rock steady dependability and utter reliability were an inspiration to his young crews. cheshire was dissatisfied with the marking of targets by the pathfinder force and he developed his own low-level marking technique that proved highly successful. munro dropped flares from high level and cheshire dived beneath them to accurately mark the targets for the following bombers. on the eve of d-day on june 5 1944, no 617 flew operation taxable, a complex flight requiring extremely accurate flying, navigation and timing. munro, with cheshire as his co-pilot, was flying one of the lead aircraft, which flew a series of orbits as it advanced across the english channel towards the pas de calais dropping window (reflective metal strips) to simulate an amphibious landing force approaching the area. this deception created doubt in the germans minds as to where the allied landing was taking place and delayed the despatch of reinforcements to normandy. after the landings, the squadron flew in support of troops establishing the bridgehead. on the night of june 8 , it had a spectacular success when munro dropped one of the new 12,000-lb tallboy bombs, which completely destroyed the saumur railway tunnel. on the following nights he dropped tallboys on the e-boat pens at le havre and boulogne before attacking the v-weapon sites at wizernes and mimoyceques. after this latter raid, his 55th, he and his fellow flight commanders were retired. he had recently been awarded the dso, his citation concluding with the words, his achievements have been worthy of the greatest praise. munro finished the war in command of a bomber defence training flight. he returned to new zealand and left the rnzaf in february 1946 as a squadron leader. munro made a major contribution to community life in new zealand and was mayor of tekuiti from 1978 to 1995. he was awarded the queens service order in 1981 and appointed commander of the new zealand order of merit in 1997 for services to local government and community. munro retained strong links with his old squadron and made a number of trips to the united kingdom on special anniversaries. he was present when the queen dedicated the bomber command memorial in green park in 2012. in 2015 he placed his medals with an auction house to raise money for the maintenance of the memorial. at the last minute, lord ashcroft stepped in to stop the sale, offering to donate £75,000 to the memorials upkeep if munro gifted his medals to the museum of transport and technology in auckland. squadron leader les munro, born april 5 1919, died august 4 2015. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":20,"lotNumber":"34","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316514/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":18,"soldPrice":22,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:18:31.137Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£18 - £20","currency":"GBP","id":316514,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":18},{"startPrice":40,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316515/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316515/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid k w ken brown signed ww2 raf 50th ann cover rare only 111 issued. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. kenneth william brown was born on 20 august 1920 in moose jaw, saskatchewan, canada. he enlisted in the rcaf in 1941 and was selected for pilot training. he was recommended for fighters but after arriving in england, he was posted to a bomber training unit in kinloss. there he crewed up with navigator dudley heal, bomb aimer stefan oancia, wireless operator herbert hewstone and gunner grant mcdonald, all of whom would stay with him for much of the rest of his career. their first active posting was however to coastal command, flying whitleys out of raf st eval on channel patrols. brown was then selected for heavy bomber training at 1654 conversion unit, where one of his instructors was mick martin. the low flying specialist was reportedly impressed by his pupil's abilities in this challenging activity. brown also formed a complete crew at this unit when engineer basil feneron and gunner don buntaine joined him. the seven were then posted to 44 squadron to begin operations on 5 february 1943. on 11 february, brown flew as second pilot on a raid to wilhelmshaven in an aircraft captained by sqn ldr r g whitehead dfc. he then had to wait for nearly a month until 9 march to fly his own crew on their first operation, to the tough target of munich. the trip was a fierce baptism, with their aircraft coned by searchlights which meant brown had to perform a corkscrew in order to escape. four more operations followed and then on 27 march they were briefed for their first trip to berlin. before they left, brown was pulled aside for a meeting with the squadron co, wg cdr john nettleton vc. because the new squadron had been formed so quickly, there was a shortage of aircraft on which the crews could train. brown and his crew, however, were relatively lucky and did a low level cross country flight on 31 march, two days after their arrival. training went on apace for six more weeks and during it the pugnacious brown had some run-ins with his new co, guy gibson, who he regarded as a staunch disciplinarian. once, after brown was accused with being late for a briefing, gibson made him wash all the windows of the briefing room. but the co recognised his skills as a pilot, especially at low flying, and demonstrated his playful side by one day pushing him into the water when they met by chance in the public swimming pool in lincoln. brown and his crew were allocated to the mobile reserve. sometime the day before, his regular gunner don buntaine had reported sick. divall's crew had been taken off the flying schedule as someone else was ill, so daniel allatson was hastily reallocated to the front turret of aj-f. brown was due to take off third. at dispersal, he smoked his usual two cigarettes and then was shaken when lewis burpee came up to him and took his hand. \"goodbye ken,\" was all he said. grant mcdonald saw this and said to brown: \"skip, you know those guys aren't coming back, don't you?\" \"yeah, i know,\" brown replied. all mcdonald could say then was \"well, damn it!\" two hours later, brown and his crew witnessed burpee's fate, as he strayed too close to gilze-rijen airfield, and was shot down. aj-f pressed on, keeping so low that at times they were below treetop level. they shot up a train which travelled across their path and just avoided crashing into a castle. having received the signal that both the möhne and eder dams had been destroyed, they diverted towards the sorpe. on their arrival, they found that the mist which had hampered the only previous attack, by mccarthy two and a half hours previously, had thickened considerably. working out a line of attack was difficult, and they made several abortive attacks. one of these nearly ended in disaster when they flew into a valley, but quick thinking by brown and a stall turn got aj-f out of trouble. eventually they hit on a plan of marking a circuit with flares, and they dropped their mine successfully at 0314. they had cleared the hill beyond the dam and turned to port when the explosion occurred. steve oancia noted a large waterspout, and the crew observed crumbling of the crown of the dam. but no breach had occurred. flying back over the möhne, they saw the extensive damage but were themselves fired on by the one gun emplacement still active. mcdonald returned fire with gusto, and was pleased to see that the flak went silent. with dawn approaching, brown got down as low as possible and in basil feneron's words \"opened up the taps\". aj-f came through intensive fire at hamm and at the last danger point, the helder peninsula on the dutch coast. the cockpit was flooded with light from searchlights and flak crashed through the perspex. feneron crouched as low as possible, and could see brown above him to his left, hunched over the instruments. somehow, they had all survived, and landed at scampton at 0533 in an aircraft full of holes. debriefing followed, with arthur harris sitting in. although there was an impromptu party going on in the officers mess, the all-nco crew in aj-f seem to have had a quieter celebration. but they were up and about early enough in the morning for a series of photographs. the pilots were all pictured outside the officers mess, and then brown, oancia and mcdonald took their place in the shot of the canadian survivors. when the decorations were announced, all the officer pilots who dropped their mines successfully were awarded dsos. ken brown and bill townsend, both flight sergeants at the time, were given the rarely-awarded conspicuous gallantry medal. stefan oancia and dudley heal both got dfms. brown was commissioned in june 1943 and went on to fly on another nine operations in 617 squadron before being posted out in may 1944. he spent the rest of the war in instructional roles. after the war he stayed on in the rcaf, rising to the rank of squadron leader. he retired from the service in 1968, but carried on flying in the canadian department of transport. he had married an englishwoman, beryl blackband, in 1944 and she accompanied him to canada, where they had five children. ken brown died in white rock, british columbia on 23 december 2002. awarded cgm for his part in the dams raid. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"35","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316515/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"soldPrice":40,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:18:54.874Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - £50","currency":"GBP","id":316515,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":40},{"startPrice":30,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316516/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316516/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid jim clay dfc signed ww2 raf 50th ann cover rare only 111 issued. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. james henry clay, born on 2 february 1911 in north shields, tyne and wear, was the fifth of 12 children of stonemason robert clay and his wife, mary. after qualifying as an air bomber in the raf, clay in the daylight raid on the le creusot works and joined 97 squadron at woodhall spa in october 1942. clay completed nearly 30 operations together until march 1943, when he volunteered as bomb aimer for the new 617 squadron, joining les munro's crew for the dams raid. their aircraft, aj-w, was hit by flak over the dutch coast. clay attributed the damage to a flak ship. two months later, clay sustained a nose injury during an attack on an italian power station but recovered and flew 17 more missions until may 1944. he was commissioned in november 1943 and awarded the dfc in july 1944 for completing 46 operations. after serving in training units, he left the raf in december 1945. post-war, clay returned to tyneside, marrying patricia butcher in 1944. they had one daughter together, alongside patricia's daughter from a previous marriage. he worked as an accountant and passed away in gosforth on 6 august 1995. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"36","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316516/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"soldPrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:19:13.990Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - £40","currency":"GBP","id":316516,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":30},{"startPrice":14,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316517/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"d-day pegasus bridge mjr john howard dso signed parachute regiment raf cover, js(ac)44 training at raf ringway, flown and dropped by parachute. major reginald john howard dso (8 december 1912 - 5 may 1999) was a british army officer who led a glider-borne assault that captured the caen canal and orne river bridges on 6 june 1944, as part of the d-day landings during the second world war. these bridges spanned the caen canal and the adjacent river orne (about 500 yards to the east), and were vitally important to the success of the d-day landings. since the war, the bridge over the canal has become known as \"pegasus bridge,\" a tribute to the men who captured it. the bridge over the river orne later became known as horsa bridge after the horsa gliders that carried troops to the bridges. howard initially joined the british army before the war, serving as a private soldier and then a non-commissioned officer for six years before discharging in 1938 and joining the oxford city police. in 1939 he was recalled to the army following the outbreak of the war and quickly rose through the ranks to become a regimental sergeant major in the king's shropshire light infantry. in 1940 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and eventually rose to be a major in 1942, at which time he took over command of 'd' company, 2nd battalion, oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry. before d-day, howard's company was selected to carry out the assault on the caen and orne river bridges and he became personally responsible for their training and the planning of the assault. during d-day he led the company in a successful coup-de-main assault that gained control of the bridges and then held them until relieved. after d-day, howard commanded his company until september 1944 when they were withdrawn from the line. due to the injuries he sustained in a car accident in november 1944, he took no further part in the war and was eventually invalided out of the british army in 1946. after this he became a public servant before he retired in 1974. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"37","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316517/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:19:35.384Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":316517,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":14},{"startPrice":20,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316518/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316518/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid dave rodger signed ww2 raf 50th ann cover rare only 111 issued. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. david rodger was born on 23 february 1918 in sault ste marie, ontario, canada. he went to the local technical school and then worked for the algoma steel company. he joined the rcaf in october 1941, and trained as an air gunner before leaving for the uk. by then he had also been commissioned. in september 1942, he joined 97 squadron at raf woodhall spa and took part in one operation on a trip to bremen in an aircraft piloted by squadron co wg cdr g d jones. he then suffered a broken kneecap in an accident, and had a spell in hospital. in january 1943, rear gunner sgt ralph muskett was forced to stand down from joe mccarthy's crew after prolonged bouts of air sickness, and dave rodger was selected in his place. he thus became the third member of the rcaf in this crew. he went on to take part in 15 operations with mccarthy in 97 squadron before they were all transferred to 617 squadron in march. before the dams raid, all the rear gunners had set up the turrets of their scheduled aircraft in the way that suited them. most chose to have the perspex windshields removed, believing that they had better visibility without them and each would have made further adjustments to their seats and gun positions. when the mccarthy crew had suddenly to switch from the allocated aj-q to the spare aj-t, none of these refinements had been made. fortunately, rodger was given a few minutes extra while mccarthy himself went off in hunt of the missing compass deviation cards so he was able to remove the perspex, with the help of ground staff. when they reached the sorpe dam, rodger's droll wit was tested to its full by the repeated attempts by mccarthy and johnson to get into the correct position to drop the upkeep mine. as johnson recalled later: sitting in the rear turret, dave rodger was getting the worst of all this. he could not see what was coming, but he could feel the aircraft diving, running level and then, without warning, pulling up sharp. because he was furthest from the aircraft's centre of gravity, every movement was exaggerated for the rear gunner. in a tight turn, a steep dive or a harsh climb, dave had to put up with a g-force that made his life very uncomfortable. it was hardly surprising after the sixth or seventh dummy run that we heard dave's voice grumbling from the tail: \"will somebody please get that bomb out of here!\"\u2026on our tenth run in, both joe and i were satisfied that we were right on track. i pushed the button and called \"bomb gone!\" and from the rear turret was heard, \"thank christ for that!\" as we pulled away, dave rodger now had the ringside seat. he said \"god almighty,\" as the explosion threw a fountain of water up to about 1,000 feet. \"jesus, that spray has come right into the rear turret. not only have i been knocked about all over the place by you buggers, now you're trying to drown me! \"rodger continued to fly with mccarthy throughout the rest of the crew's tour. he became 617 squadron's gunnery leader on 11 september 1943, was promoted to flight lieutenant and received the dfc in 1944. the citation noted \"his calm resolution in the face of the heaviest opposition, which has been an inspiration to his crew\". when he was stood down from operational flying, rodger was offered the chance to return to canada and work as an instructor for the rest of the war. he decided to take the opportunity, and on his return he married his canadian girlfriend nell barbet. whilst in the uk he had secretly been taking dancing lessons in order to impress her. after the war, he returned to work at algoma steel in his home town of sault ste marie, and stayed there until retirement. he and nell went on to have nine children. dave rodger took an active part in many dambuster reunions in canada and travelled to the uk on several occasions. joe mccarthy and he last met up at rodger's 80th birthday party in 1998, shortly before mccarthy's death later that year. dave rodger died on 1 september 2004. good condition. part of single 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cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. harry basil feneron was born in london on 14 may 1920, the eldest son of harry and edith feneron. after school, he worked in his father's electrical business before joining the raf in 1940 as ground crew. in 1942, he trained as a flight engineer, qualifying in october and joined 1654 conversion unit. on 5 february 1943, feneron was posted to 44 squadron, flying six missions in march before moving as a unit to 617 squadron on 29 march. feneron played an integral role in low-altitude training before the dams raid, helping spot obstacles and sharing forward vision responsibilities. during the raid, feneron witnessed burpee's crash and suspected their aircraft had been too high. at the sorpe dam, he feared night fighters but none appeared. after dropping their mine, aj-f's crew passed the devastated möhne dam before narrowly escaping danger near hamm and the helder peninsula. once safely over england, brown let feneron take the controls briefly while inspecting aj-f's severe damage. feneron flew nine more operations with 617 squadron before receiving a commission and moving into training in march 1944. he served in instructional roles until his 1946 demobilization, then returned to the family business in london. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":18,"lotNumber":"40","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316520/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":16,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:21:58.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£16 - 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of afghanistan. he was born on 1 july 1914 in multan in the western punjab. after completing his schooling, he joined the army of bahawalpur state. when the second world war broke out, he accompanied his battalion, which was dispatched to north malaya in march 1941, in anticipation of the looming war with japan. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"41","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316521/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:22:13.087Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":316521,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":14,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316522/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316522/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"football jimmy greaves at 70 signed book with coa spurs legend. james peter greaves (20 february 1940 - 19 september 2021) was an english professional footballer who played as a forward and is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of england's best ever players. he is england's fifth-highest international goalscorer with 44 goals, which includes an english record of six hat-tricks, and is tottenham hotspur's second-highest all-time top goalscorer. greaves is the highest goalscorer in the history of english top-flight football with 357 goals. he finished as the first division's top scorer in six seasons, more times than any other player and came third in the 1963 ballon d'or rankings. he is also a member of the english football hall of fame. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"42","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316522/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.743Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":316522,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":14},{"startPrice":16,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316523/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316523/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"football 1966 world cup geoff hurst signed hardback book 1999 and all that. sir geoffrey charles hurst (born 8 december 1941) is an english former professional footballer. a striker, he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a world cup final, as england recorded a 4-2 victory over west germany at wembley in 1966. with the death of sir bobby charlton in october 2023, hurst became the last living player from the team that won the 1966 final. hurst began his career with west ham united, where he scored 242 goals in 500 first team appearances. there he won the fa cup in 1964 and the european cup winners' cup in 1965. he was sold to stoke city in 1972 for £80,000. after three seasons with stoke, where he won the watney cup in 1973, he finished his football league career with west bromwich albion in 1976. hurst went to play football in ireland (cork celtic) and the united states (seattle sounders), before returning to england to manage non-league telford united. he also coached in the england set-up before a two-year stint as chelsea manager from 1979 to 1981. he later coached kuwait sc, before leaving the game to concentrate on his business commitments. in total, hurst scored 24 goals in 49 england appearances, and as well as success in the 1966 world cup he also appeared at uefa euro 1968 and the 1970 fifa world cup. he also had a brief cricket career, making one first-class appearance for essex in 1962, before concentrating on football. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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dambusters raid postmark. new zealander les munro was the captain and pilot of lancaster aj-w assigned to attack the sorpe dam, but was forced to turn back en-route to the target after heavy flak damage over holland had rendered his aircraft unable to carry on with the operation. squadron leader les munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the dambusters raid, which attacked the ruhr dams in may 1943. his lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of may 16. their target was the sorpe dam. flying at very low level over the dutch island of vlieland, the bomber was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire. the radios and electrical system were disabled but, crucially, so was the intercommunication system between members of the crew. without this it was impossible to carry out the precise attack from a height of 60 feet, so with great reluctance, munro turned for his home base at scampton, near lincoln, still with his bouncing bomb on board. john leslie munro was born on april 5 1919 at gisborne, new zealand, where his scottish father had emigrated in 1903. he worked as a farmer before joining the royal new zealand air force in july 1941. he trained initially in new zealand and then in canada, where he completed his qualification as a pilot. on arrival in england he trained on bombers before joining no 97 squadron, which had recently been re-equipped with the lancaster. after an operation to drop mines in the sea-lanes to german occupied ports, munro attacked industrial cities in germany during the so-called battle of the ruhr when essen, dusseldorf and cologne were among his targets. he also flew on two raids to berlin and attacked targets in italy. he and his crew were approaching the end of their tour of operations (30 sorties) when volunteers were called for to form a new squadron for a special operation. munro discussed it with his crew and they agreed to apply. a few days later, on march 25, they arrived at scampton to join x squadron on its formation, later to become no 617. soon after leaving no. 97 squadron, munro was awarded the dfc for pressing home his attacks with great courage and determination. within days of arriving at scampton, all the crews were practising intensive low-level flying including runs over lakes and reservoirs when high-tension cables, barrage balloons and birds were an ever-present hazard. during a trial flight with the upkeep bouncing bomb designed by barnes wallis, munro was flying below the prescribed height of 60 feet when a great plume of water made by the bomb as it made its first bounce damaged the tailplane of his lancaster. after the dams raid, munro remained on no 617. the squadron suffered further heavy losses and morale was badly affected. under the leadership of its new commanding officer, wing commander leonard cheshire, munro was made a flight commander. the other two flight commanders were dave shannon, an australian, and the american joe mccarthy and these three, under cheshires inspiring leadership, created one of the most effective squadrons to serve in bomber command. cheshire described his three flight commanders as the backbone of the squadron. of the three, the slow speaking, taciturn new zealander was the least flamboyant, but his rock steady dependability and utter reliability were an inspiration to his young crews. cheshire was dissatisfied with the marking of targets by the pathfinder force and he developed his own low-level marking technique that proved highly successful. munro dropped flares from high level and cheshire dived beneath them to accurately mark the targets for the following bombers. on the eve of d-day on june 5 1944, no 617 flew operation taxable, a complex flight requiring extremely accurate flying, navigation and timing. munro, with cheshire as his co-pilot, was flying one of the lead aircraft, which flew a series of orbits as it advanced across the english channel towards the pas de calais dropping window (reflective metal strips) to simulate an amphibious landing force approaching the area. this deception created doubt in the germans minds as to where the allied landing was taking place and delayed the despatch of reinforcements to normandy. after the landings, the squadron flew in support of troops establishing the bridgehead. on the night of june 8 , it had a spectacular success when munro dropped one of the new 12,000-lb tallboy bombs, which completely destroyed the saumur railway tunnel. on the following nights he dropped tallboys on the e-boat pens at le havre and boulogne before attacking the v-weapon sites at wizernes and mimoyceques. after this latter raid, his 55th, he and his fellow flight commanders were retired. he had recently been awarded the dso, his citation concluding with the words, his achievements have been worthy of the greatest praise. munro finished the war in command of a bomber defence training flight. he returned to new zealand and left the rnzaf in february 1946 as a squadron leader. munro made a major contribution to community life in new zealand and was mayor of tekuiti from 1978 to 1995. he was awarded the queens service order in 1981 and appointed commander of the new zealand order of merit in 1997 for services to local government and community. munro retained strong links with his old squadron and made a number of trips to the united kingdom on special anniversaries. he was present when the queen dedicated the bomber command memorial in green park in 2012. in 2015 he placed his medals with an auction house to raise money for the maintenance of the memorial. at the last minute, lord ashcroft stepped in to stop the sale, offering to donate £75,000 to the memorials upkeep if munro gifted his medals to the museum of transport and technology in auckland. squadron leader les munro, born april 5 1919, died august 4 2015. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"44","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316524/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:23:31.216Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":316524,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":14},{"startPrice":30,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316525/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ali haidar vc signed 1970 national army museum group 5 no 8 the indian mutiny medal cover. served as a sepoy in the 6th battalion, 13th frontier force rifles, in the british indian army. in april 1945, his battalion was tasked with a difficult assault crossing of the senio river, which only haidar and two other men managed to cross under heavy fire. despite being wounded he charged two enemy posts, allowing the rest of the company to cross and establish a bridgehead. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":34,"lotNumber":"45","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316525/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.745Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - £34","currency":"GBP","id":316525,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":30},{"startPrice":14,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316526/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316526/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"football england manager bobby robson signed englishman abroad hardback book, his autobiography. sir robert william robson (18 february 1933 - 31 july 2009) was an english football player and coach. his career included periods playing for and later managing the england national team and being a uefa cup-winning manager at ipswich town. robson's professional playing career as an inside forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs: fulham, west bromwich albion, and, briefly, vancouver royals. he also made 20 appearances for england, scoring four goals. after his playing career, he found success as both a club and international manager, winning league championships in both the netherlands and portugal, earning trophies in england and spain, and taking england to the semi-finals of the 1990 fifa world cup, which remained the national team's best run in a world cup since 1966 until they reached the semi-finals of the 2018 fifa world cup. his last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the republic of ireland national team, while his final official club job was at boyhood club newcastle united, which he left in 2004. he held several managerial positions outside of england, most notably one year at barcelona in 1996-97, as well as stints at psv, sporting cp and porto. he was the last english manager to win a european competition in 1997. robson was created a knight bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the english football hall of fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of ipswich town. from 1991 onwards, he had recurrent medical problems with cancer, and in march 2008, put his name and efforts into the sir bobby robson foundation, a cancer research charity which had raised over £12 million as of march 2018. in august 2008, his lung cancer was confirmed to be terminal; he said, \"my condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy.. i am going to die sooner rather than later. but then everyone has to go sometime and i have enjoyed every minute.\" he died just under a year later, in july 2009. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"46","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316526/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:24:16.092Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":316526,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":14},{"startPrice":14,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316527/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316527/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid grant mcdonald signed ww2 raf 50th ann cover only 111 issued. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. grant mcdonald was the rear gunner on lancaster aj-f flown by ken brown. on the way to the ruhr, the gunners shot up and damaged three trains in an eventful trip before reaching the sorpe dam. sadly, we have learned that grant s mcdonald passed away in may 2012. grant mcdonald was born in grand forks, british columbia in 1921. by the time he left school, the war had already started and he applied to join the rcaf. at that stage it was not accepting new recruits, so he went first into the canadian army, but was able to transfer to the air force a few months later. after training in canada as an air gunner, he crossed the atlantic on a troopship in may 1942. after some more training in bournemouth and at a gunnery school near stranraer, he was posted to an operational training unit at kinloss, where he crewed up with fellow canadian, ken brown and navigator dudley heal. their first operations were a number of anti-submarine patrols from st eval in cornwall, but they were then transferred to a heavy conversion unit for lancaster training. here a full crew of seven was formed. it was made up of three canadians, brown, mcdonald and bomb aimer steve oancia, and four britons, heal, flight engineer basil feneron, wireless operator harry hewstone and gunner don buntaine. they were posted to 44 squadron in february 1943 and had only completed a handful of operations before being transferred to the newborn 617 squadron at the end of march. (one of the persistent myths about the dams raid was that the crews were all highly experienced and handpicked by guy gibson. in the case of the brown crew, this is wrong on both counts.) brown had a number of run-ins with his pugnacious commanding officer during training for the dams raid, but the crew survived and were detailed to fly as one of the five mobile reserve aircraft. they were directed to the sorpe dam, and attacked it at 0323. after flying across the width of the dam, they dropped their mine in the middle and it exploded satisfactorily, sending a waterspout many hundreds of feet into the air. the dam, however, remained intact. before leaving the area, aj-f took a detour to the rapidly-emptying möhne dam and were impressed by the damage that their comrades had done a couple of hours earlier. one of the anti-aircraft guns was still operating, however, and mcdonald opened fire on it, 'really giving him hell' as brown later recalled. as dawn broke during the return flight it was very dangerous, particularly as they recrossed the dutch coast, but thanks to brown's skilful low flying they landed safely at scampton at 0533. grant mcdonald did another 22 operations with 617 squadron, before being posted as an instructor to an otu in the summer of 1944. on being demobbed at the end of the war, he joined the canadian customs service in vancouver. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"47","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316527/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:24:46.042Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":316527,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":14},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316528/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"rare 6 victoria cross winners multiple signed cover inc. g ghale vc, g lama vc 1970 national army museum group 5 no 2 the victoria cross cover. autographed by gaje ghale vc, ganju lama vc, rod learoyd vc, philip gardner vc, eric wilson vc, edward kenna vc. a scarce and highly collectable piece of ww2, military memorabilia. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":60,"lotNumber":"48","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316528/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.746Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - £60","currency":"GBP","id":316528,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316529/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316529/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid dave rodger signed ww2 raf 45th ann cover rare only 75 issued. flown by lancaster pa474, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. david rodger was born on 23 february 1918 in sault ste marie, ontario, canada. he went to the local technical school and then worked for the algoma steel company. he joined the rcaf in october 1941, and trained as an air gunner before leaving for the uk. by then he had also been commissioned. in september 1942, he joined 97 squadron at raf woodhall spa and took part in one operation on a trip to bremen in an aircraft piloted by squadron co wg cdr g d jones. he then suffered a broken kneecap in an accident, and had a spell in hospital. in january 1943, rear gunner sgt ralph muskett was forced to stand down from joe mccarthy's crew after prolonged bouts of air sickness, and dave rodger was selected in his place. he thus became the third member of the rcaf in this crew. he went on to take part in 15 operations with mccarthy in 97 squadron before they were all transferred to 617 squadron in march. before the dams raid, all the rear gunners had set up the turrets of their scheduled aircraft in the way that suited them. most chose to have the perspex windshields removed, believing that they had better visibility without them and each would have made further adjustments to their seats and gun positions. when the mccarthy crew had suddenly to switch from the allocated aj-q to the spare aj-t, none of these refinements had been made. fortunately, rodger was given a few minutes extra while mccarthy himself went off in hunt of the missing compass deviation cards so he was able to remove the perspex, with the help of ground staff. when they reached the sorpe dam, rodger's droll wit was tested to its full by the repeated attempts by mccarthy and johnson to get into the correct position to drop the upkeep mine. as johnson recalled later: sitting in the rear turret, dave rodger was getting the worst of all this. he could not see what was coming, but he could feel the aircraft diving, running level and then, without warning, pulling up sharp. because he was furthest from the aircraft's centre of gravity, every movement was exaggerated for the rear gunner. in a tight turn, a steep dive or a harsh climb, dave had to put up with a g-force that made his life very uncomfortable. it was hardly surprising after the sixth or seventh dummy run that we heard dave's voice grumbling from the tail: \"will somebody please get that bomb out of here!\"\u2026on our tenth run in, both joe and i were satisfied that we were right on track. i pushed the button and called \"bomb gone!\" and from the rear turret was heard, \"thank christ for that!\" as we pulled away, dave rodger now had the ringside seat. he said \"god almighty,\" as the explosion threw a fountain of water up to about 1,000 feet. \"jesus, that spray has come right into the rear turret. not only have i been knocked about all over the place by you buggers, now you're trying to drown me! \"rodger continued to fly with mccarthy throughout the rest of the crew's tour. he became 617 squadron's gunnery leader on 11 september 1943, was promoted to flight lieutenant and received the dfc in 1944. the citation noted \"his calm resolution in the face of the heaviest opposition, which has been an inspiration to his crew\". when he was stood down from operational flying, rodger was offered the chance to return to canada and work as an instructor for the rest of the war. he decided to take the opportunity, and on his return he married his canadian girlfriend nell barbet. whilst in the uk he had secretly been taking dancing lessons in order to impress her. after the war, he returned to work at algoma steel in his home town of sault ste marie, and stayed there until retirement. he and nell went on to have nine children. dave rodger took an active part in many dambuster reunions in canada and travelled to the uk on several occasions. joe mccarthy and he last met up at rodger's 80th birthday party in 1998, shortly before mccarthy's death later that year. dave rodger died on 1 september 2004. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"49","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316529/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £30","currency":"GBP","id":316529,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316530/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316530/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dambuster raid h humphries adjutant signed ww2 raf 50th ann cover rare only 65 issued. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. he was the founder adjutant of 617 squadron, and one of the people centrally involved in getting the aircraft and crews ready for the dams raid in under two months. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"50","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316530/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:26:11.419Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316530,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":30,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316531/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"dr edgar mitchell nasa astronaut apollo 14 moonwalker signed 2010 space fdc. stunning isle of man stamps and cover. personally signed by edgar dean ed mitchell (september 17, 1930 - february 4, 2016) was a united states navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and nasa astronaut. as the lunar module pilot of apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the fra mauro highlands region, and was the sixth person to walk on the moon. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":34,"lotNumber":"51","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316531/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"soldPrice":26,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:27:06.659Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - 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pilot/observer training, but was returned to university to continue combined studies for his bsc degree and initial training wing for the royal air force. in the summer of 1942 he obtained the first part of his degree. he also passed the initial training wing examination and entered the raf full-time. he was directed to navigator training and sent to south africa to follow this course. on 21 august 1943 he qualified as an air navigator at no 42 air school, port elizabeth. he returned to the united kingdom and was posted on a course at no 8 advanced flying unit, raf mona, anglesey and in april 1944 he was posted to no 17 operational training unit at raf silverstone, northamptonshire, where he crewed with a new zealand pilot, flying officer arthur joplin from auckland. the crew continued through the bomber training schedule via no 1660 heavy conversion unit, raf swinderby and then to no 5 lancaster finishing school at raf syerston, to be posted in mid-august 1944 direct to join 617 squadron at woodhall spa. there was much to learn and absorb, especially the proper use and demands of the stabilized automatic bomb sight and the dominant role that accurate bombing played in the lives of all 617 aircrew. at the end of august their bombing results on the wainfleet bombing range reached the standard required of crews operating with 617. on 27 august 1944, the crew carried out their very first bomber operation, a daylight raid in the 'gaggle' formation favoured by 617, against the u-boat pens at brest. their operations were to include two of the tirpitz raids, the kembs barrage across the rhine near basle, the e-boat pens at ijmuiden, holland and two operations against the urft dam in germany before the crash on their ninth operational sortie left basil the only member of the crew able to continue his operational career. after a very brief spell in hospital, basil was back on 617 and flew further operations with flying officer bill carey, flight lieutenant 'stew' anning and squadron leader ward, his last and twenty-fourth operation being the berchtesgarten raid on 25 april 1945. he had been recommended for commissioning by group captain johnny fauquier, the 617 commanding officer, and duly became a pilot officer on 21 april 1945. he moved to raf waddington with 617, to commence training for tiger force - the scheduled bomber command contribution to the war against japan. for a while he was also employed on assistant squadron adjutant duties. with the japanese surrender in august 1945, the tiger force concept was abandoned. basil had been under considerable strain since the crash of december 1944 and after the cessation of hostilities, was given a short spell of hospitalization and a period of leave during which his promotion to the rank of flying officer was gazetted. towards the end of 1945 basil decided to apply for accelerated demobilization, in order to prepare for the resumption of his studies at manchester university. this was subsequently granted and his official demobilization was notified to him on 19 april 1946. in october that year, basil commenced his third and final year at university, obtaining a bsc in municipal engineering in june 1947. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"52","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316532/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:27:35.269Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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transport command in 1944. he died on 21st june 2008. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"53","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316533/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:27:58.194Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316533,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316534/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316534/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"mac colyer 617 sqn tirpitz raid signed ww2 raf dambusters 50th ann cover rare. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special scampton 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. flight sergeant m. a. \"mac\" colyer was a world war ii raf air gunner who served in no. 617 squadron (the famous dambusters) as part of pryor's crew, participating in later historic operations including anti-shipping and anti-v-weapon strikes such as the attacks on the german battleship tirpitz. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"54","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316534/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:28:22.789Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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vice-marshal sir ralph cochrane, air officer commanding no. 5 group, taking a few novice crews who were rated above average and who might quickly be able to assimilate the skills required to achieve no. 617 squadron's high standards. his first operation with no. 617 sqn was on 18 august 1944, against the u-boat pens at la pallice. flying as a second pilot with one of the squadron's veteran crews, he familiarised himself with operational procedures. his first operation with his own crew, to brest on 27 august, began eventfully when, shortly after take-off, the wireless operator announced that his set was on fire. it was soon extinguished without significant damage and the crew continued on to their target. goodman flew on many notable operations. while waiting to take off for the squadron's second attack against the german battleship tirpitz (29 october 1944) his aircraft narrowly avoided being hit on the ground by another aircraft which swung severely on take-off. returning from a deep penetration raid on the oil refinery at politz (21/22 december 1944), goodman alone brought his aircraft safely back to a fog-shrouded woodhall spa while the remainder of the squadron was forced to divert to other airfields, one of them subsequently crashing owing to poor visibility. during an operation against hamburg (9 april 1945), the squadron was attacked by messerschmitt me 262 jet fighters. while most of these operations were carried out using the tallboy 12,000 lb bomb, goodman got the opportunity to drop a 22,000 lb grand slam deep penetration bomb during an attack against the arnsberg viaduct (19 march 1945). his bomb scored a direct hit. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"55","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316535/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:28:55.745Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316535,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316536/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"1982 maritime heritage rare missions to seamen official fdc signed richard baker. cat £50+ unsigned scarce cover. baker served in navy ww2. richard douglas james baker obe rd (15 june 1925 - 17 november 2018) was an english broadcaster, best known as a newsreader for bbc news from 1954 to 1982, and as a radio presenter of classical music. he was a contemporary of kenneth kendall and robert dougall and was the first reader of the bbc television news (in voiceover) in 1954. baker's undergraduate years were interrupted by war service in the royal naval volunteer reserve during world war ii. he was on a minesweeper that protected the allied arctic supply convoys to the ussr. he was awarded the royal naval reserve decoration. in may 2015 he was awarded the ushakov medal for his service in the arctic convoys of world war ii. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"56","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316536/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.750Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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november 1946. granted an extended service commission he went on to the bomb ballistic unit at martlesham heath flying lancasters, lincolns and mosquitoes on experimental work. he left the raf in 1949 to return to farming, for which he was originally trained. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"57","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316537/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:29:31.100Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"58","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316538/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:29:58.553Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316538,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316539/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"nasa astronaut kathryn d sullivan signed 1981 kennedy space centre us fdc. kathryn dwyer sullivan (born october 3, 1951) is an american geologist, oceanographer, and former nasa astronaut and us navy officer. she was a crew member on three space shuttle missions. a graduate of university of california, santa cruz, in the united states, and dalhousie university in nova scotia, canada-where she earned a doctor of philosophy degree in geology in 1978-sullivan was selected as one of the six women among the 35 astronaut candidate in nasa astronaut group 8, the first group to include women. during her training, she became the first woman to be certified to wear a united states air force pressure suit, and on july 1, 1979, she set an unofficial sustained american aviation altitude record for women. during her first mission, sts-41-g, sullivan performed the first extra-vehicular activity (eva) by an american woman. on her second, sts-31, she helped deploy the hubble space telescope. on the third, sts-45, she served as payload commander on the first spacelab mission dedicated to nasa's mission to planet earth. sullivan was under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) after being confirmed by the us senate on march 6, 2014. her tenure ended on january 20, 2017, after which she was designated as the 2017 charles a. lindbergh chair of aerospace history at the smithsonian institution's national air and space museum, and also served as a senior fellow at the potomac institute for policy studies. on june 7, 2020, sullivan became the first woman to dive into the challenger deep in the mariana trench, the deepest part of earth's oceans. in september 2021, president joe biden appointed her to the president's council of advisors on science and technology. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"59","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316539/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.752Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":316539,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316540/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"1968 british anniversaries fdc with rare hendon fdi postmark cat £80+. pretty good condition, slight crease on lh but tough to find. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"60","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316540/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.754Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £30","currency":"GBP","id":316540,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316541/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316541/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316541/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"football legend sir stanley mathews signed vintage book feet first 1940s. some signs of age to cover and odd fox marks inside. not sure of date, says first published in 1948 inside, so we believe it would be around this date. no dust cover. sir stanley matthews (1 february 1915 - 23 february 2000) was an english footballer who played as an outside right. often regarded as one of the greatest english players, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as being the first winner of both the european footballer of the year and the football writers' association footballer of the year awards. his nicknames included \"the wizard of dribble\" and \"the magician\". matthews kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50. he was also the oldest player to play in england's top football division (50 years and 5 days) and the oldest to represent the country (42 years and 104 days). he was an inaugural inductee to the english football hall of fame in 2002 to honour his contribution to the english game. matthews spent 19 years with stoke city, playing for the potters from 1932 to 1947 and again from 1961 to 1965. he helped stoke to the second division title in 1932-33 and 1962-63. between his two spells at stoke, he spent 14 years with blackpool, where, after being on the losing side in the 1948 and 1951 fa cup finals, he helped blackpool to win the cup with a formidable personal performance in the \"matthews final\" of 1953. in 1956, he was named the winner of the inaugural ballon d'or, a prize given to the best european footballer each year. between 1934 and 1957, he won 54 caps for england, playing in the fifa world cup in 1950 and 1954, and winning nine british home championship titles. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"61","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316541/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.755Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":316541,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":40,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316542/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"eric morecambe comedy legend multiple signed charity fdc trishaw marathon. also signed by cfo kent, dumfries, clwyd fire brigade r doyle cbe, r holland - thomas, k hayton, keith castle. the term trishaw marathon refers to the historic 1982 round britain trishaw marathon undertaken by 16 kent firefighters to raise money for charity. 1982 round britain trishaw marathon: organized by the kent fire brigade to benefit the fire services benevolent fund and british charities, featuring specialized commemorative covers signed by celebrities like eric morecambe. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"62","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316542/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.758Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - £50","currency":"GBP","id":316542,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":40},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316543/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 double victoria cross winner charles upham vc signed 1980 ve day fdc colditz. charles hazlitt upham vc & bar (21 september 1908 - 22 november 1994) was a new zealand soldier during the second world war. he is one of three people to be awarded a victoria cross (vc) twice and the only fighting combatant to be so honoured, the others being doctors arthur martin-leake and noel godfrey chavasse. born in christchurch, new zealand, he attended christ's college and later the canterbury agricultural college, where he earned a diploma in agriculture. before the outbreak of the war, upham worked as a sheep farmer and a manager of a high country station and later at the government valuation department. in 1939, with the advent of war, he enlisted in the second new zealand expeditionary force, where he quickly rose through the ranks, from private to officer. upham's first victoria cross was awarded for his actions in the battle of crete in may 1941, where he displayed remarkable courage and leadership under fire. despite being wounded, he led multiple attacks against enemy positions and helped evacuate wounded soldiers. his second was from his actions during the first battle of el alamein in july 1942, where once again he demonstrated bravery and resilience in the face of intense enemy fire, despite being severely wounded. after the war, upham returned to new zealand, where he continued to farm and became involved in veterans' affairs. he famously rejected offers of financial assistance, preferring to live a quiet life dedicated to his family and community. he died on 22 november 1994 at the age of 86. a state funeral in christchurch cathedral on 25 november 1994 was conducted with full military honours, and he was buried in the graveyard of st paul's anglican church. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":55,"lotNumber":"63","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316543/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"soldPrice":65,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:32:32.474Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - £55","currency":"GBP","id":316543,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316544/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316544/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"m l mac hamilton tirpitz 617 sqn signed ww2 raf dambusters 50th ann cover rare only 65 issued. flown by lancaster pa474 over the derwent dam, numbered on the back with flight details on cachet. special derwent dam keswick 50th ann dambusters raid postmark. after joining coastal command in 1943, mac converted to lancasters, and was posted to bomber command, joining 619 squadron at woodall spa for his first tour. here he flew sorties mainly to berlin and the ruhr. for his second tour he joined cheshires 617 squadron, again at woodall spa, where he flew precision operations, including the raids on the saumur rail tunnel, the u-boat pens, v1 sites and v2 rocket bases, and the raids against the german battleship tirpitz. he died in april 2008. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"64","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316544/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:33:11.219Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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in the three thousand force raids on cologne, essen and bremen in 1942. commenced 2nd tour with 103 squadron, at elsham wolds as warrant officer pilot on lancasters, 27th march 1943 completing end june. awarded dfc 517/43. took crews and lancaster to wright field, dayton, ohio via gander to do experimental work for usaaf ( dropping two bren gun carrier type vehicles by parachute from various heights to target zone. returned to england and commenced third tour as p/ 0 with 617 squadron october 1943 at coningsby and woodhall. spa until july 1944. as flying officer was awarded dso (immediate award). released from service asf/ltin 1946. nicky ross passed away on 18th april 2008. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"65","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316545/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:33:36.642Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316545,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":20,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316546/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316546/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"football 1966 world cup alan ball signed hardback book playing extra time. alan james ball (12 may 1945 - 25 april 2007) was an english professional football player and manager. he won the 1966 world cup with england and scored more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. after retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of english football with portsmouth, southampton and manchester city. one of the best midfielders of his generation, he was inducted in the english football hall of fame in 2003. he is also one of the few footballers with over 1,000 competitive appearances. following a brief non-league spell at ashton united, ball started his professional career at blackpool at the age of 17 in 1962, becoming the club's star player and ensuring blackpool's first division status. he signed for everton in 1966, winning the first division in 1970 and the charity shield the same year. after five and a half years and over 250 appearances for the club, he signed with double winners arsenal in december 1971 for a record fee of £220,000 before being sold to second division side southampton in december 1976. whilst with southampton, he captained the side to promotion in 1978 and the 1979 league cup final. he spent time on loan managing philadelphia fury in the nasl and was transferred to the vancouver whitecaps for two seasons, before returning to blackpool as player-manager and then southampton for two years as a first division outfit. brief spells at floreat athena, eastern and bristol rovers concluded his career in 1983. ball played 72 games and scored 8 goals for england between 1965 and 1975. first called up at age 19, he established himself in the national team, becoming a starter at the 1966 fifa world cup. england won the competition, with ball playing in the final and being the team's youngest member at 21 years of age. he also was starter for england at uefa euro 1968 and the 1970 fifa world cup. ball briefly captained england in 1975 before retiring from international football the same year. he died in april 2007, aged 61. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"66","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316546/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":34,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:34:38.652Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":316546,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":30,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316547/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"mraf sir arthur harris oc bomber command ww2 great war signed on his own cover, great war pilot. marshal of the royal air force sir arthur travers harris, 1st baronet, gcb, obe, afc (13 april 1892 - 5 april 1984), commonly known as \"bomber\" harris by the press and often within the raf as \"butcher\" or \"butch\" harris, was a british-rhodesian air officer commanding-in-chief (aoc-in-c) raf bomber command during the height of the anglo-american strategic bombing campaign against germany in the second world war. born in gloucestershire, harris emigrated to rhodesia in 1910, aged 17. he joined the 1st rhodesia regiment at the outbreak of the first world war and saw action in south africa and south west africa. in 1915, harris returned to england to fight in the european theatre of the war. he joined the royal flying corps, with which he remained until the formation of the royal air force in 1918. harris remained in the air force through the 1920s and 1930s, serving in india, mesopotamia, persia, egypt, palestine, and elsewhere. at the outbreak of the second world war in 1939, harris took command of no. 5 group raf in england, and in february 1942 was appointed head of bomber command. he retained that position for the rest of the war. in the same year, the british cabinet agreed to the \"area bombing\" of german cities. harris was given the task of implementing churchill's policy and supported the development of tactics and technology to perform the task more effectively. harris assisted british chief of the air staff marshal of the royal air force charles portal in carrying out the united kingdom's most devastating attacks against the german infrastructure and population, including the bombing of dresden. harris's orders from the war cabinet to focus on area bombing rather than precision targeting remained controversial owing to the large number of civilian casualties, destruction of civilian infrastructure and cultural landmarks the strategy caused in continental europe. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"67","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316547/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"soldPrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:35:14.963Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - £40","currency":"GBP","id":316547,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":30},{"startPrice":40,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316548/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316548/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"prime minister margaret thatcher signed hard back book downing street years, signed on house of commons bookplate fixed inside. margaret hilda thatcher, baroness thatcher (née roberts; 13 october 1925 - 8 april 2013) was a british stateswoman who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the conservative party from 1975 to 1990. she was the longest-serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. as prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as thatcherism. a soviet journalist dubbed her the \"iron lady\", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. thatcher studied chemistry at somerville college, oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. she was elected member of parliament for finchley in 1959. edward heath appointed her secretary of state for education and science in his 1970-1974 government. in 1975 she defeated heath in the conservative party leadership election to become leader of the opposition and the first woman to lead a major british political party. on becoming prime minister after winning the 1979 general election, thatcher introduced a series of economic policies intended to reverse high inflation and britain's struggles in the wake of the winter of discontent and an oncoming recession. her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised greater individual liberty, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. her popularity in her first years in office waned amid the recession and rising unemployment. victory in the 1982 falklands war and the recovering economy brought a resurgence of support, resulting in the conservative party being returned to government in a landslide victory in 1983. she survived an assassination attempt by the provisional ira in the 1984 brighton hotel bombing and achieved a political victory against the national union of mineworkers in the 1984-85 miners' strike. in 1986 thatcher oversaw the deregulation of uk financial markets, leading to an economic boom, in what came to be known as the big bang. thatcher was re-elected for a third term with another landslide in 1987, but her subsequent support for the community charge (also known as the \"poll tax\") was widely unpopular, and her increasingly eurosceptic views on the european community were not shared by others in her cabinet. she resigned as prime minister and party leader in 1990, after a challenge was launched to her leadership, and was succeeded by john major, her chancellor of the exchequer. after retiring from the house of commons in 1992, thatcher was given a life peerage, which entitled her to sit in the house of lords. in 2013 she died of a stroke at the ritz hotel, london, at the age of 87. a polarising figure in british politics, she is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. her tenure constituted a realignment towards neoliberal policies in britain; the complex legacy attributed to this shift continues to be debated into the 21st century. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage 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outstanding second world war no. 617 (dambuster) squadron 'special duties' 1944 d.s.o., 1943 'pathfinder's' d.f.c., 1943 d.f.m. group of nine awarded to wellington, lancaster and mosquito pilot, squadron leader r. s. d. 'terry' kearns, royal new zealand air force. a veteran of at least 87 ops, he flew 30 of them with the famous \"dam busters\"; kearns shared in the first 'thousand-bomber raids' and became a \"tallboy\" specialist. arguably his finest hour came when he scored a direct hit, with the \"earthquake\" bomb, on the entrance of the saumur tunnel on 8 june 1944; having obliterated leonard cheshire's marking flare he caused the squadron commander to remark \"..hold on chaps, i'll have to mark it again.\" after a brief flirtation with vampire jets over the malayan jungle - in which he flew on nearly 50 'strikes' - kearns returned to bomber command to take part in operations during the suez crisis in november 1956. dambusters: completed 30 operations with no. 617 squadron flying mosquito fbvis on precision low-level target marking through 1944, including raids on the saumur rail tunnel and v-1 rocket sites. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"69","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316549/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.761Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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(born november 22, 1942) is an american aerospace engineer, retired united states air force (usaf) officer and fighter pilot, and former nasa astronaut, in which capacity he became the first african american to go to space. while assigned to nasa, he remained a usaf officer rising to the rank of colonel. he participated in four space shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. in 1983, as a member of the crew of the orbiter challenger on the mission sts-8, he became the first african american in space. he is also the first african american to return to space for a second, third, and fourth time. he is the first african american to be awarded nasa's coveted gold astronaut pin and the united states air force command pilot astronaut wings. he was inducted into the international space hall of fame in 1997, the u. s. astronaut hall of fame in 2010, and the national aviation hall of fame in 2019. . good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"95","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316575/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:47:46.766Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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(born november 23, 1957) is an american nobel laureate physician-scientist. he is a professor of medicine at harvard university and the dana-farber cancer institute where his laboratory studies tumour suppressor proteins. he is the recipient of numerous awards including the albert lasker award for basic medical research and the aacr princess takamatsu award. in 2019 he won the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in with peter j. ratcliffe and gregg l. semenza for their work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"99","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316579/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:49:22.534Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":316579,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":10,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316580/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 battle of britain rare c bamberger multi signed raf flown cover jsf9. 16 sept 86 bfps 2126. 46th anniv. battle of britain. signed by 6 battle of britain pilots & crew. c.s.bamberger 610 & 41 sqn pilot ace 6 victories, john booth 600 & 23 sqdn's sqn blenheim's air gunner, a l winskill 72 & 603 sqn's, pilot ace, j a a gibson 501 sqn new zealander ace with 12 pilot, sqn ldr j g p millard nos 1 & 242 sqn's pilot. john keatings, british air gunner with 219 sqn. . good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"100","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316580/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:49:46.365Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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(clarence) eaker one of america's great air pioneers. the ira eaker aviation museum in dallas is a fitting tribute to the son of a texas tenant farmer who enlisted as a private in 1917, got his wings at kelly field in san antonio, and ended his career as a four-star general in 1947. the museum is also another in a long list of honors for the man who commanded both the 8th air force and the mediterranean allied air forces during world war ii. eaker was commander of 8th air force when it deployed to england in early may 1942. by april 1945, he had accomplished his task by helping defeat nazi germany and freeing western europe. before the end of the war, eaker, like many other army air force leaders, had made up his mind that the military should be reorganized. he wanted the services unified and the air arm to have parity with the army and navy. on april 13, his 49th birthday, eaker was satisfied that the war in europe was over, and made plans to go back to washington, according to his biographer. after returning to aaf headquarters in april 1945, eaker \"was in the forefront in developing force structure, redeployment plans and organizational plans for the postwar air force, \" stated an air force history report. the history report also points to eaker as one of the top men at aaf headquarters in 1945-47, when the aaf fought the successful battle for a separate air force. eaker's executive officer during world war ii writes that even before it was fashionable, the general had a nameplate on his desk that read \"air force spoken here. \" in 1977, when eaker was 81, he received the wright trophy, given annually to a civilian for aiding the cause of aviation. two years later, at age 83, he received the congressional gold medal an award first given to george washington in 1777, and regarded ever since as the noncombatant equivalent of the medal of honour. details and photo of eaker. eaker died on aug. 6, 1987. raf ref no b33c. good condition. part of single vendor 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best manchester united signed autobiography blessed. softback book in good condition. george best (22 may 1946 - 25 november 2005) was a northern irish professional footballer who played as a right winger, spending most of his club career at manchester united. a skilful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. he was named european footballer of the year in 1968 and came fifth in the fifa player of the century vote. best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, the ability to get past defenders and goalscoring. in 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the bbc's sports personality of the century. he was an inaugural inductee into the english football hall of fame in 2002. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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internetstamps soccer fdc. rare numbered 3 of 55 issued. sir geoffrey charles hurst (born 8 december 1941) is an english former professional footballer. a striker, he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a world cup final, as england recorded a 4-2 victory over west germany at wembley in 1966. with the death of sir bobby charlton in october 2023, hurst became the last living player from the team that won the 1966 final. hurst began his career with west ham united, where he scored 242 goals in 500 first team appearances. there he won the fa cup in 1964 and the european cup winners' cup in 1965. he was sold to stoke city in 1972 for £80,000. after three seasons with stoke, where he won the watney cup in 1973, he finished his football league career with west bromwich albion in 1976. hurst went to play football in ireland (cork celtic) and the united states (seattle sounders), before returning to england to manage non-league telford united. he also coached in the england set-up before a two-year stint as chelsea manager from 1979 to 1981. he later coached kuwait sc, before leaving the game to concentrate on his business commitments. in total, hurst scored 24 goals in 49 england appearances, and as well as success in the 1966 world cup he also appeared at uefa euro 1968 and the 1970 fifa world cup. he also had a brief cricket career, making one first-class appearance for essex in 1962, before concentrating on football. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"105","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316585/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.787Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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played club football for west ham united, tottenham hotspur, norwich city and sheffield united. he briefly managed sheffield united before retiring from professional football in 1981. peters was known as \"the complete midfielder\" as he could pass the ball well with either foot, was good in the air and difficult to mark because of his movement. a free kick specialist, he was described by england manager sir alf ramsey, after a game against scotland in 1968, as being \"ten years ahead of his time\". his versatility was such that while he was at west ham he played in every position in the team, including goalkeeper in his third game, replacing an injured brian rhodes. with his transfer from west ham united to tottenham hotspur in 1970, he became britain's first £200,000 footballer. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"106","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316586/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":12,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:52:02.941Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£12 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":316586,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":12},{"startPrice":10,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316587/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316587/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316587/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316587/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"football 1966 world cup nobby stiles signed 2006 internetstamps soccer fdc. rare numbered 3 of 55 issued. norbert peter stiles (18 may 1942 - 30 october 2020) was an english professional footballer. he played for england for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. he played every minute of england's victorious 1966 fifa world cup campaign. stiles also played in the final, which england won 4-2 against west germany. his post-match dance on the wembley pitch, holding the world cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, was widely broadcast. stiles spent the majority of his club career at manchester united, spending eleven years at old trafford, where he became renowned for his tough tackling and ball-winning qualities. jonathan wilson, writing for the guardian in 2013, labelled stiles as a type of holding midfielder he described as a \"destroyer\", a player who is primarily tasked with running, winning back possession and distributing the ball to other players. with the red devils, he won two league titles and one european cup. stiles is one of only three englishmen, alongside bobby charlton and ian callaghan, to have won both the world cup and european cup. stiles also had short spells with middlesbrough and preston north end. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"107","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316587/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:52:48.159Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, the ability to get past defenders and goalscoring. in 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the bbc's sports personality of the century. he was an inaugural inductee into the english football hall of fame in 2002. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":55,"lotNumber":"108","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316588/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"soldPrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:53:08.108Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - 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setting aside more areas for natural preservation. on his broadcasting and passion for nature, npr stated that attenborough \"roamed the globe and shared his discoveries and enthusiasms with his patented semi-whisper way of narrating\". he is widely considered a national treasure in the uk, although he does not embrace the term. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"110","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316590/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukArt_Photography","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukArt_all","ukArt"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:54:06.174Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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longest-serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"112","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316592/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"soldPrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T17:55:09.254Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - £50","currency":"GBP","id":316592,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":40},{"startPrice":14,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316593/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316593/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"tom sopwith legendary aviation pioneer signed on his own historic aviators cover. sopwith taught himself to fly in 1910 and in that year won the de forest prize for the longest flight to the european continent. two years later he founded sopwith aviation company, ltd. , and won the first aerial derby flying a blériot monoplane. during world war i his firm produced many military aircraft, including the pup, camel, 1 1/2-strutter, and triplane. sopwith was chairman of the society of british aircraft constructors from 1925 to 1927. he was chairman of the hawker siddeley group, ltd. , from 1935 to 1963. during world war ii this company built the hurricane fighter and the lancaster bomber. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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'maplin' by a hurricane fighter 3 august 1941. rnsc(3)10. single stamp plus single post marked 3 aug 81. m a birrell battle of britain. 3 aug 81bfps 1751 40th anniv. of the 1st shooting down of an enemy aircraft from catapult ship maplin by hurricane fighter. personally signed by cdr m a. birrell 79 sqn, battle of britain pilot, ( died 1990) later 1st pilot shot from catapult ship 1941. in response to churchill's request to the admiralty for pilots birrell was one of those loaned to the raf in mid - june 1940. after conversion to hurricanes he joined 79 sqn at biggin hill. when the squadron was rested he was posted to 804 ( faa ) squadron at hatston. after a short spell with 802 squadron he returned to 804 sqn when it became a catapult fighter unit. birrell was the first pilot to be catapulted from a cam ship. he sailed in the michael e on 28th 1941 bound for new york. five days out from belfast they were torpedoed by a u boat and birrell was among the survivors picked up after 20 hours in the boats. his next ship was the ariganuam. on 26th august he was shot off in a fulmar to deal with a fw condor. he fired one burst before it vanished into cloud. later the ariganuam was sunk by u boat. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"115","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316595/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.795Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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others. alan james ball (12 may 1945 - 25 april 2007) was an english professional football player and manager. he won the 1966 world cup with england and scored more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. after retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of english football with portsmouth, southampton and manchester city. one of the best midfielders of his generation, he was inducted in the english football hall of fame in 2003. he is also one of the few footballers with over 1,000 competitive appearances. following a brief non-league spell at ashton united, ball started his professional career at blackpool at the age of 17 in 1962, becoming the club's star player and ensuring blackpool's first division status. he signed for everton in 1966, winning the first division in 1970 and the charity shield the same year. after five and a half years and over 250 appearances for the club, he signed with double winners arsenal in december 1971 for a record fee of £220,000 before being sold to second division side southampton in december 1976. whilst with southampton, he captained the side to promotion in 1978 and the 1979 league cup final. he spent time on loan managing philadelphia fury in the nasl and was transferred to the vancouver whitecaps for two seasons, before returning to blackpool as player-manager and then southampton for two years as a first division outfit. brief spells at floreat athena, eastern and bristol rovers concluded his career in 1983. ball played 72 games and scored 8 goals for england between 1965 and 1975. first called up at age 19, he established himself in the national team, becoming a starter at the 1966 fifa world cup. england won the competition, with ball playing in the final and being the team's youngest member at 21 years of age. he also was starter for england at uefa euro 1968 and the 1970 fifa world cup. ball briefly captained england in 1975 before retiring from 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spanned eight decades; it includes the nine nature documentary series forming the life collection, natural world, wildlife on one, the planet earth franchise, the blue planet and blue planet ii. he is the only person to have won bafta awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3d and 4k resolution. over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three emmy awards for outstanding narration. attenborough was a senior manager at the bbc, having served as controller of bbc two and director of programming for bbc television in the 1960s and 1970s. while attenborough's earlier work focused primarily on the wonders of the natural world, his later work has been more vocal in support of environmental causes. he has advocated for restoring planetary biodiversity, limiting population growth, switching to renewable energy, mitigating climate change, reducing meat consumption and setting aside more areas for natural preservation. on his broadcasting and 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cook, moore collaborated on the bbc television series not only.. but also from 1965 to 1970. in their popular double act, moore's buffoonery contrasted with cook's deadpan monologues. they jointly received the 1966 british academy television award for best entertainment performance and worked together on other projects, such as the hit film bedazzled (1967) and the derek and clive series of comedy albums. moore and cook ceased working together regularly after 1978, by which time moore had settled in los angeles, california, to concentrate on his film career. following bedazzled, moore's work as a comedy film actor was marked by further hit films, particularly foul play (1978), 10 (1979) and arthur (1981). for arthur, moore was nominated for the academy award for best actor and won a golden globe award. he received a second golden globe for his performance in micki & maude (1984). moore was awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1987 and was made a cbe by queen elizabeth ii at 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1990 and leader of the conservative party from 1975 to 1990. she was the longest-serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. as prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as thatcherism. a soviet journalist dubbed her the \"iron lady\", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. thatcher studied chemistry at somerville college, oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. she was elected member of parliament for finchley in 1959. edward heath appointed her secretary of state for education and science in his 1970-1974 government. in 1975 she defeated heath in the conservative party leadership election to become leader of the opposition and the first woman to lead a major british political party. on becoming prime minister after winning the 1979 general election, thatcher introduced a series of economic policies intended to reverse high 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subsequent support for the community charge (also known as the \"poll tax\") was widely unpopular, and her increasingly eurosceptic views on the european community were not shared by others in her cabinet. she resigned as prime minister and party leader in 1990, after a challenge was launched to her leadership, and was succeeded by john major, her chancellor of the exchequer. after retiring from the house of commons in 1992, thatcher was given a life peerage, which entitled her to sit in the house of lords. in 2013 she died of a stroke at the ritz hotel, london, at the age of 87. a polarising figure in british politics, she is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. her tenure constituted a realignment towards neoliberal policies in britain; the complex legacy attributed to this shift continues to be debated into the 21st century. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and 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cover. brigadier general charles elwood yeager ( february 13, 1923 - december 7, 2020) was a united states air force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in october 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. yeager was raised in hamlin, west virginia. his career began in world war ii as a private in the united states army, assigned to the army air forces in 1941.[a] after serving as an aircraft mechanic, in september 1942, he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the world war ii army air force version of the army's warrant officer), later achieving most of his aerial victories as a p-51 mustang fighter pilot on the western front, where he was credited with shooting down 11.5 enemy aircraft (the half credit is from a second pilot assisting him in a single shootdown). on october 12, 1944, he attained \"ace in a day\" status, shooting down five enemy aircraft in one mission. after the war, yeager became a test pilot and flew many types of aircraft, including experimental rocket-powered aircraft for the national advisory committee for aeronautics (naca). through the naca program, he became the first human to officially break the sound barrier on october 14, 1947, when he flew the experimental bell x-1 at mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m), for which he won both the collier and mackay trophies in 1948. he then went on to break several other speed and altitude records in the following years. in 1962, he became the first commandant of the usaf aerospace research pilot school, which trained and produced astronauts for nasa and the air force. yeager later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in germany, as well as in southeast asia during the vietnam war. in recognition of his achievements and the outstanding performance ratings of those units, he was promoted to brigadier general in 1969 and inducted into the national aviation hall of fame in 1973, retiring on march 1, 1975. his three-war active-duty flying career spanned more than 30 years and took him to many parts of the world, including the korean war zone and the soviet union during the height of the cold war. yeager is referred to by many as one of the greatest pilots of all time, and was ranked fifth on flying's list of the 51 heroes of aviation in 2013. throughout his life, he flew more than 360 different types of aircraft over a 70-year period, and continued to fly for two decades after retirement as a consultant pilot for the united states air force. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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cover signed by margaret thatcher ltd to 100, rare internetstamps official cover. margaret hilda thatcher, baroness thatcher (née roberts; 13 october 1925 - 8 april 2013) was a british stateswoman who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the conservative party from 1975 to 1990. she was the longest-serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. as prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as thatcherism. a soviet journalist dubbed her the \"iron lady\", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. thatcher studied chemistry at somerville college, oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. she was elected member of parliament for finchley in 1959. edward heath appointed her secretary of state for education and science in his 1970-1974 government. in 1975 she defeated heath in the conservative party 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in the 1984-85 miners' strike. in 1986 thatcher oversaw the deregulation of uk financial markets, leading to an economic boom, in what came to be known as the big bang. thatcher was re-elected for a third term with another landslide in 1987, but her subsequent support for the community charge (also known as the \"poll tax\") was widely unpopular, and her increasingly eurosceptic views on the european community were not shared by others in her cabinet. she resigned as prime minister and party leader in 1990, after a challenge was launched to her leadership, and was succeeded by john major, her chancellor of the exchequer. after retiring from the house of commons in 1992, thatcher was given a life peerage, which entitled her to sit in the house of lords. in 2013 she died of a stroke at the ritz hotel, london, at the age of 87. a polarising figure in british politics, she is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of british prime ministers. her tenure constituted a realignment towards neoliberal policies in britain; the complex legacy attributed to this shift continues to be debated into the 21st century. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":60,"lotNumber":"152","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316632/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.825Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - £60","currency":"GBP","id":316632,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":30,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316633/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 d-day ultra rare piper bill millin signed internetstamps fdc double pmk. amazing cover highly collectable. isle of man stamps and special postmark, doubled with french stamp and caen postmark. william millin (14 july 1922 - 18 august 2010 ), commonly known as piper bill, was a canadian-born british soldier, and the personal piper to simon fraser, 15th lord lovat, commander of the british 1 special service brigade at d-day. millin is best remembered for playing the pipes whilst under fire during the d-day landing in normandy. the use of bagpipes was restricted to rear areas by the time of the second world war by the british army. lovat, nevertheless, ignored these orders and ordered millin, then aged 21, to play. when private millin demurred, citing the regulations, he recalled later, lord lovat replied: \"ah, but that's the english war office. you and i are both scottish, and that doesn't apply\". millin played \"highland laddie\", \"the road to the isles\", and \"all the blue bonnets are over the border\" as his comrades fell around him on sword beach. millin stated that he later talked to captured german snipers who claimed they did not shoot at him because they thought he had gone mad. millin, whom lovat had appointed his personal piper during commando training at achnacarry, near fort william in scotland, was the only man during the landing who wore a kilt - it was the same cameron tartan kilt his father had worn in flanders during world war i - and he was armed only with his pipes and the sgian-dubh, or \"black knife\", sheathed inside his kilt-hose on the right side. lovat and millin advanced from sword to pegasus bridge, which had been defiantly defended by men of the 2nd bn the ox and bucks light infantry (6th airborne division) who had landed in the early hours by glider. lovat's commandos arrived at a little past one p. m. at pegasus bridge although the rendezvous time in the plan was noon. to the sound of millin's bagpipes, the commandos marched across pegasus bridge. during the march, twelve men died, most shot through their berets. later 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during world war i - and he was armed only with his pipes and the sgian-dubh, or \"black knife\", sheathed inside his kilt-hose on the right side. lovat and millin advanced from sword to pegasus bridge, which had been defiantly defended by men of the 2nd bn the ox and bucks light infantry (6th airborne division) who had landed in the early hours by glider. lovat's commandos arrived at a little past one p. m. at pegasus bridge although the rendezvous time in the plan was noon. to the sound of millin's bagpipes, the commandos marched across pegasus bridge. during the march, twelve men died, most shot through their berets. later detachments of the commandos rushed across in small groups with helmets on. millin's d-day bagpipes were later donated to dawlish museum. a set of pipes he used later in the campaign, after the originals became damaged, were donated to the now \"pegasus bridge museum\". good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots 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\"butcher\" or \"butch\" harris, was a british-rhodesian air officer commanding-in-chief (aoc-in-c) raf bomber command during the height of the anglo-american strategic bombing campaign against germany in the second world war. born in gloucestershire, harris emigrated to rhodesia in 1910, aged 17. he joined the 1st rhodesia regiment at the outbreak of the first world war and saw action in south africa and south west africa. in 1915, harris returned to england to fight in the european theatre of the war. he joined the royal flying corps, with which he remained until the formation of the royal air force in 1918. harris remained in the air force through the 1920s and 1930s, serving in india, mesopotamia, persia, egypt, palestine, and elsewhere. at the outbreak of the second world war in 1939, harris took command of no. 5 group raf in england, and in february 1942 was appointed head of bomber command. he retained that position for the rest of the war. in the same year, the british cabinet agreed to the \"area bombing\" of german cities. harris was given the task of implementing churchill's policy and supported the development of tactics and technology to perform the task more effectively. harris assisted british chief of the air staff marshal of the royal air force charles portal in carrying out the united kingdom's most devastating attacks against the german infrastructure and population, including the bombing of dresden. harris's orders from the war cabinet to focus on area bombing rather than precision targeting remained controversial owing to the large number of civilian casualties, destruction of civilian infrastructure and cultural landmarks the strategy caused in continental europe. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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at the time. whittle's jet engines were developed some years earlier than those of germany's hans von ohain, who designed the first-to-fly turbojet engine as well as austria's anselm franz. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":55,"lotNumber":"159","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316639/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukVehicles_AviationMarine","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all","ukVehicles","ukVehicles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"soldPrice":40,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T18:17:48.337Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - £55","currency":"GBP","id":316639,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":30,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316640/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"germany, 1939. zeppelin lz129 landing flight to 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battle of britain 20 raf pilots signed rafa complete 50th ann covers. reads like a who's who of bob fighter pilots and aces. all flown cover series to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the of the legendary battle in the summer of 1940 signed by some of churchills few. each cover has information inside and has been flown by the raf in a variety of aircraft. the covers inside and all in good condition. ww2 raf battle of britain signed collection. 50th anniversary complete set of rafa 1-20 codes fdc's signed by battle of britain pilots. great signatures within this lot include bunny currant, dennis david, george unwin, rod learoyd, paddy barthropp, bob doe, harold bird-wilson, tom gleave, avm desmond hughes, de gillam, ih cosby, george darley, hav hogan, charlton haw, john cunningham, alan deere, trevor williams and roland beamont. fantastic collection. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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british airways boeing 747 g awng from london to rome, rome to bombay by capt jacobs, bombay to hong kong by capt bradley, hong kong to melbourne capt harper, melbourne to auckland by capt lambert. flown from auckland to christchurch in boeing 737 214 zk nak by capt miller. personally signed by miss jean batten cbe 1936 solo record 5 days 21 hrs e. t. in addition to capturing 5 important records and establishing 4 world records for any type of aeroplane, jean batten was the first woman to make a return flight to australia to fly solo to south america and to new zealand and cross the south atlantic ocean and the tasman sea alone. details enclosed. certified by gp capt w s randle ww11 wellington pilot also evader. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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gcvo, cmg (24 april 1882 - 15 february 1970) was a senior officer in the royal air force. he was air officer commanding raf fighter command during the battle of britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of operation sea lion, adolf hitler's plan to invade britain. born in moffat, scotland, dowding was an officer in the british army in the 1900s and early 1910s. he joined the royal flying corps at the start of the first world war and went on to serve as a fighter pilot and then as commanding officer of no. 16 squadron. during the inter-war years he became air officer commanding fighting area, air defence of great britain and then joined the air council as air member for supply and research. in july 1936, dowding was appointed chief of the newly created raf fighter command. during the battle of britain in the second world war, dowding's fighter command successfully defended the uk against the attacks of the luftwaffe, thanks to his prudent management of raf resources and detailed preparation of britain's air defences (the dowding system). he subsequently came into conflict with proponents of the big wing tactic, most notably trafford leigh-mallory and douglas bader, which along with the inadequacies of raf's night-time defence during the blitz led to his eventual downfall. in november 1940, dowding was replaced in command against his wishes by sholto douglas, another big wing advocate. after further appointments in the us and then back to the uk, dowding retired from the royal air force in july 1942, he was made a peer in june 1943. dowding subsequently became an influential member of the british spiritualist, theosophical, and animal rights movements. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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the winner of the 1966 fifa world cup, the eighth fifa world cup. the match was contested by england and west germany, with england winning 4-2 after extra time to claim the jules rimet trophy. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"172","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316652/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T18:22:53.985Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£250 - £300","currency":"GBP","id":316652,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":250},{"startPrice":60,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316653/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"soyuz 4+5 official kniga crew 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1 yearbook 1997-98 signed by 19 inc michael schumacher, damon hill, jean alesi. formula 1 yearbook 1997-98, conception and text by luc domenjoz. published 1997, hardback. 19 autographs michael schumacher, damon hill, jean alesi, jacques villeneuve, heinz harald frentzen, pedro diniz, eddie ervine, gerhard berger, mika hakkinen, david coultard, ralph schumacher. giancarlo fisichella, olivier panis, johnny herbert, jos verstappen, mika salo. ukyo katayama, tarso marques. rubens barrichello, jan magnussen. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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to everest, which was led by john hunt. wallace george lowe cnzm obe (15 january 1924 - 20 march 2013), known as george lowe, was a new zealand-born mountaineer, explorer, film director and educator. he was the last surviving member of the 1953 british mount everest expedition, during which his friend edmund hillary and sherpa tenzing norgay became the first known people to summit the world's highest peak. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"175","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316655/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.854Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£100 - 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two of his assailants. at another time, in single combat with a sepoy, he was wounded in the wrist, by the bayonet, and his horse also was slightly wounded; but, though the sepoy fought desperately, he cut him down. the same day he singled out a standard bearer, and, in the presence of a number of the enemy, killed him and captured the standard. these are only a few of the gallant deeds of this brave young officer. despatch from major-general james hope grant, k. c. b., dated 10 january 1858. 4 page hand written letter sandringham. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":80,"lotNumber":"176","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316656/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":60,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.855Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£60 - 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early 1941 during the second world war. in july 1941 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the middle east theatre, but after initial successes, the war in north africa turned against the british-led forces under his command and he was relieved of the post in august 1942 during the north african campaign. in june 1943, he was once again appointed commander-in-chief, india, where his support through the organisation of supply, maintenance and training for general william slim's fourteenth army played an important role in its success. he served as commander-in-chief, india, until the partition in 1947, when he assumed the role of supreme commander of all british forces in india and pakistan until late 1948. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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the bbc and the dark is light enough and radio show. signed with his nickname kit. christopher fry (18 december 1907 - 30 june 2005) was an english poet and playwright. he is best known for his verse dramas, especially the lady's not for burning (1948), which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. fry was then commissioned to write a play by alec clunes, manager of the arts theatre in london. the result, the lady's not for burning, was first performed there in 1948, directed by the actor jack hawkins. due to its success, it transferred to the west end for a nine-month run, starring john gielgud and featuring richard burton and claire bloom among the cast. it was presented on broadway in 1950, again with burton. the play marked a revival in popularity for poetic drama, most notably espoused by t. s. eliot. it is the most performed of all his plays and inspired british prime minister margaret thatcher to declaim, \"you turn if you want to - the lady's not for turning,\" at the conservative party conference in 1980. in 1950, fry adapted a translation of jean anouilh's invitation to the castle as ring round the moon for director peter brook. he also wrote venus observed, which was produced at the st james's theatre by laurence olivier. a sleep of prisoners followed in 1951, first performed at st thomas' church in regent street, london, in 1951 and later touring with denholm elliott and stanley baker. the dark is light enough, a winter play starring katharine cornell and edith evans in 1954, was third in a quartet of \"seasonal\" plays, featured incidental music written by leonard bernstein. the production also featured tyrone power, lorne greene and marian winters. christopher plummer had an understudy role that he wrote about in his memoir. this play followed the springtime of the lady's not for burning and the autumnal venus observed. the quartet was completed in 1970 with a yard of sun, representing summer, presented at the nottingham playhouse in 1970. his next plays were translations from french dramatists: the lark, an adaptation of jean anouilh's l'alouette (\"the lark\"), in 1955; tiger at the gates, based on jean giraudoux's la guerre de troie n'aura pas lieu, also in 1955; duel of angels, adapted from giraudoux's pour lucrèce, in 1960; and judith, also by giraudoux, in 1962. although fry lived until 2005, his poetic style of drama began to fall out of fashion with the advent of the angry young men of british theatre in the mid-1950s. despite working mainly for the cinema in the 1960s, including scripts for ben hur, barabbas, and the bible: in the beginning..,[10] he continued to write plays, including curtmantle for the royal shakespeare company (1961). good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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from 1962 to 1986, boycott established himself as one of england's most successful opening batsmen. he was a part of the english squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 cricket world cup. boycott made his international debut in a 1964 test match against australia. he was known for his ability to occupy the crease and became a key feature of england's test batting line-up for many years, although he was less successful in his limited one day international appearances. he accumulated large scores - he is the equal fifth-highest accumulator of first-class centuries in history, eighth in career runs and the first english player to average over 100 in a season (1971 and 1979) - but often encountered friction with his teammates. he was never highly popular among his peers, and journalist ian wooldridge commented of him that \"boycott, in short, walks alone\", while cricket writer john arlott wrote that boycott had a \"lonely\" career. others have said that the extent of his introverted nature has been exaggerated, and that while he was obsessed with his own success he was not by nature a selfish player. after 108 test match appearances for england, boycott's international career ended in 1982 when he was the leading test run scorer with more than 8,000 test match runs, earning him an obe for services to cricket. when dropped from the yorkshire team in 1986 he was the leading run scorer in first-class cricket. in 1965, while still a young player, he had been named as one of five cricketers of the year by wisden cricketers' almanack, and he was inducted into the international cricket council's hall of fame in 2009. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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serial the way we live now (2001). international acclaim and recognition followed his performance as agatha christie's detective hercule poirot in agatha christie's poirot (1989-2013), for which he received a 1991 british academy television award for best actor nomination. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"180","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316660/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.857Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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winning the 1927 and 1928 grand prix de boulogne in france driving a bugatti t37a. land speed record campbell broke the land speed record for the first time in 1924 at 146.16 mph (235.22 km/h) at pendine sands near carmarthen bay in a 350hp v12 sunbeam, now on display at the national motor museum, beaulieu. he broke nine land speed records between 1924 and 1935, with three at pendine sands and five at daytona beach. his first two records were accomplished whilst driving a racing car built by sunbeam. in 1925 campbell set a new lap record of 100 mph (160.93 km/h) at brooklands in a streamlined chrysler six. on 4 february 1927, campbell set the land speed record at pendine sands, covering the flying kilometre (in an average of two runs) at 174.883 mph (281.447 km/h) and the flying mile in 174.224 mph (280.386 km/h), in the napier-campbell blue bird. he set his final land speed record at the bonneville salt flats in utah on 3 september 1935, and was the first person to drive an automobile 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(february 15, 1907 - january 1, 1994) was an american actor. he was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. his wide range of screen roles included latin lovers, historical figures in costume dramas, characters in light domestic comedies, and the joker on the live-action batman television series of the mid-1960s, who was included in tv guide's 2013 list of the 60 nastiest villains of all time. romero was the first actor to play the character. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"183","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316663/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.859Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £30","currency":"GBP","id":316663,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":30,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316664/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"rab butler (1902-1982) signed typed letter dated 1975, on trinity college, cambridge headed notepaper. richard austen butler, baron butler of saffron walden also known as r. a. butler and familiarly known from his initials as rab, was a prominent british conservative party politician; he was effectively deputy prime minister to anthony eden and harold macmillan, although he only held the official title for a brief period in 1962-63. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"184","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316664/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.861Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - 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he would go on to write in his log book 'crashed into a load of sheep. what a bloody mess!' after the battle of britain, richard jones became a test pilot for de havilland at witney in oxfordshire, and test flew thousands of hawker hurricanes and other types, including civil types. after the war richard jones joined the rafvr and started a long career in the motor industry. sadly richard jones passed away on 7th march 2012. inch magazine photo copy hand signed with row of 19 sqn pilots. richard jones was born in 1918 and in july 1940 richard jones was posted to 64 squadron at kenley, flying spitfires. he was involved in heavy fighting over the channel during the battle of britain, with the squadron suffering many losses during july and august. towards the end of the battle of britain, in october, he moved to 19 squadron flying spitfires from fowlmere, and was heavily involved in the fighter sweeps taking place at that time. near the end of the battle of britain, pilot officer richard jones was shot down during a dogfight over kent with me 109s. jones crash landed his spitfire in a field, colliding with a flock of sheep - he would go on to write in his log book 'crashed into a load of sheep. what a bloody mess!' after the battle of britain, richard jones became a test pilot for de havilland at witney in oxfordshire, and test flew thousands of hawker hurricanes and other types, including civil types. after the war richard jones joined the rafvr and started a long career in the motor industry. sadly richard jones passed away on 7th march 2012. . good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"186","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316666/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T18:29:27.128Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316666,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":20,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316667/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"space astronaut claude nicollier flown shuttle insulation trading card, coa on back. sts-61, sts-103, sts-46, sts-75. claude nicollier is the first astronaut from switzerland. he has flown on four space shuttle missions. his first spaceflight was in 1992, and his final spaceflight was in 1999. he took part in two servicing missions to the hubble space telescope. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"187","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316667/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_TradingCardsNonSport","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T18:29:57.773Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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april 2004) was a british flying ace of the royal air force (raf) during the second world war. he was credited with least six aerial victories. from gosport, morfill joined the raf in 1933 as a metal rigger. he volunteered for pilot training three years later and on completion of his flight training was posted to no. 65 squadron. a few months after the outbreak of the second world war, he was posted to no. 501 squadron. he flew in the battle of france and in the subsequent battle of britain, during which he destroyed a number of aircraft. commissioned in 1942, he spent most of the remainder of the war as an instructor in the united kingdom and southern rhodesia. remaining in the raf in the postwar period, he continued to serve in instructing posts as well as staff roles. he left the raf in 1958 and worked in the automotive industry until 1977, when he retired. in april 2004, he died at the age of 89. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":8,"lotNumber":"200","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316680/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":6,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T18:35:31.318Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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leader les munro, who has died aged 96, was the last surviving pilot to have taken part on the dambusters raid, which attacked the ruhr dams in may 1943. his lancaster was one of the first to take off on the night of may 16. their target was the sorpe dam. flying at very low level over the dutch island of vlieland, the bomber was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire. the radios and electrical system were disabled but, crucially, so was the intercommunication system between members of the crew. without this it was impossible to carry out the precise attack from a height of 60 feet, so with great reluctance, munro turned for his home base at scampton, near lincoln, still with his bouncing bomb on board. john leslie munro was born on april 5 1919 at gisborne, new zealand, where his scottish father had emigrated in 1903. he worked as a farmer before joining the royal new zealand air force in july 1941. he trained initially in new zealand and then in canada, where he completed his qualification as a pilot. on arrival in england he trained on bombers before joining no 97 squadron, which had recently been re-equipped with the lancaster. after an operation to drop mines in the sea-lanes to german occupied ports, munro attacked industrial cities in germany during the so-called battle of the ruhr when essen, dusseldorf and cologne were among his targets. he also flew on two raids to berlin and attacked targets in italy. he and his crew were approaching the end of their tour of operations (30 sorties) when volunteers were called for to form a new squadron for a special operation. munro discussed it with his crew and they agreed to apply. a few days later, on march 25, they arrived at scampton to join x squadron on its formation, later to become no 617. soon after leaving no. 97 squadron, munro was awarded the dfc for pressing home his attacks with great courage and determination. within days of arriving at scampton, all the crews were practising intensive low-level flying including runs over lakes and reservoirs when high-tension cables, barrage balloons and birds were an ever-present hazard. during a trial flight with the upkeep bouncing bomb designed by barnes wallis, munro was flying below the prescribed height of 60 feet when a great plume of water made by the bomb as it made its first bounce damaged the tailplane of his lancaster. after the dams raid, munro remained on no 617. the squadron suffered further heavy losses and morale was badly affected. under the leadership of its new commanding officer, wing commander leonard cheshire, munro was made a flight commander. the other two flight commanders were dave shannon, an australian, and the american joe mccarthy and these three, under cheshires inspiring leadership, created one of the most effective squadrons to serve in bomber command. cheshire described his three flight commanders as the backbone of the squadron. of the three, the slow speaking, taciturn new zealander was the least flamboyant, but his rock steady dependability and utter reliability were an inspiration to his young crews. cheshire was dissatisfied with the marking of targets by the pathfinder force and he developed his own low-level marking technique that proved highly successful. munro dropped flares from high level and cheshire dived beneath them to accurately mark the targets for the following bombers. on the eve of d-day on june 5 1944, no 617 flew operation taxable, a complex flight requiring extremely accurate flying, navigation and timing. munro, with cheshire as his co-pilot, was flying one of the lead aircraft, which flew a series of orbits as it advanced across the english channel towards the pas de calais dropping window (reflective metal strips) to simulate an amphibious landing force approaching the area. this deception created doubt in the germans minds as to where the allied landing was taking place and delayed the despatch of reinforcements to normandy. after the landings, the squadron flew in support of troops establishing the bridgehead. on the night of june 8 , it had a spectacular success when munro dropped one of the new 12,000-lb tallboy bombs, which completely destroyed the saumur railway tunnel. on the following nights he dropped tallboys on the e-boat pens at le havre and boulogne before attacking the v-weapon sites at wizernes and mimoyceques. after this latter raid, his 55th, he and his fellow flight commanders were retired. he had recently been awarded the dso, his citation concluding with the words, his achievements have been worthy of the greatest praise. munro finished the war in command of a bomber defence training flight. he returned to new zealand and left the rnzaf in february 1946 as a squadron leader. munro made a major contribution to community life in new zealand and was mayor of tekuiti from 1978 to 1995. he was awarded the queens service order in 1981 and appointed commander of the new zealand order of merit in 1997 for services to local government and community. munro retained strong links with his old squadron and made a number of trips to the united kingdom on special anniversaries. he was present when the queen dedicated the bomber command memorial in green park in 2012. in 2015 he placed his medals with an auction house to raise money for the maintenance of the memorial. at the last minute, lord ashcroft stepped in to stop the sale, offering to donate £75,000 to the memorials upkeep if munro gifted his medals to the museum of transport and technology in auckland. squadron leader les munro, born april 5 1919, died august 4 2015. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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performance as a combat pilot and his activities as a liaison officer and personal aide to his mother-in-law, queen wilhelmina, during the conflict, and for his work during post-war reconstruction. during the war, he was part of the london-based allied war planning council, and saw limited active combat service as honorary wing commander in royal air force (raf), flying both fighter and bomber planes. he was also an honorary general officer in the dutch army and was an observer in negotiating the terms of surrender of nazi forces in the netherlands. officially for proven bravery, leadership and loyalty during his wartime efforts, he was appointed a commander of the military william order, the netherlands' oldest and highest honour. after the war he was made honorary air marshal of the raf by queen elizabeth ii. in 1969, bernhard was awarded the grand cross (special class) of the order of merit of the federal republic of germany. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we 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with no. 17 service flight training school at raf cranwell. he was commissioned on 14 july 1940 and joined no. 1 squadron raf at raf northolt a day later and flew hawker hurricanes during the battle of britain. his first confirmed \"kill\" came on 15 august 1940, downing a messerschmitt bf 109. a day later he was shot down and wounded on 16 august 1940 (research shows that he was shot down by helmut wick). after recuperating at the royal west sussex hospital at chichester he rejoined no. 1 squadron on 1 october 1940 at raf wittering. after a spell with no. 55 operational training unit as an instructor, in late may 1941 he joined no. 601 squadron raf at raf manston. he was promoted to flying officer on 14 july 1941. from there he joined no. 134 squadron raf at raf leconfield in july 1941. on 12 august 1941 the squadron embarked on hms argus and took off from the carrier on 7 september for an airfield near murmansk. until mid-october 1941 elkington took part in escorting bombers and also trained russian pilots to fly the hurricane. on 6 october 1941 elkington together with sgt. b. barnes from the no. 134 squadron[citation needed] shot down a german bomber junkers ju 88 over vayenga. he returned from russia in january 1942. in april 1942 he joined the merchant ship fighter unit (msfu) at raf speke until august 1942. after a short period with no. 1 squadron again, in september 1942, elkington joined no. 539 squadron raf at raf acklington flying hurricanes alongside douglas a-20 havoc aircraft on night operations. he was promoted flight lieutenant 14 october 1942. after 539 squadron was disbanded in late january 1943, he joined no. 197 squadron raf at raf drem flying the hawker typhoon. after operations from raf tangmere he was posted to no. 67 squadron raf at alipore, calcutta in december 1943. when the tour expired, elkington spent three years commanding afdu at raf amarda road and he returned home in october 1946. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"233","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316713/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.941Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316713,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316714/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-09-09","available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 raf flt lt a mcinnes 238 sqn signed hawker hurricane bookplate. 7 x 5 inch limited special edition printed card with border, perfect for matting or use as bookplate. flight lieutenant archibald \"archie\" mcinnes (1919-2019) was a distinguished raf pilot who served with 238 squadron during the battle of britain and in the north african campaign. he became one of the last surviving members of \"the few\" and continued to inspire others even after a severe combat injury resulted in the amputation of his left arm. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"234","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316714/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T18:47:46.975Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316714,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316715/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 raf wg cdr peter ayerst 7 sqn battle of britain signed spitfire bookplate. 7 x 5 inch limited special edition printed card with border, perfect for matting or use as bookplate. ayerst was commissioned into the royal air force on 14 december 1938 as an acting pilot officer on probation. in august 1939, he was posted to no. 73 squadron to fly hurricanes. he was regraded to pilot officer on probation on 3 september 1939 and his commission was confirmed on 6 october 1939. he was sent to france with the squadron and scored his first victory in april 1940. after a spell instructing, when he shared in the destruction of a heinkel he 111 medium bomber with two other pilots, he had postings with both nos. 145 and 243 squadrons. in july 1942 he went to north africa with no. 33 squadron, before being promoted to flight commander with no. 238 squadron, both postings with further combat success. after a period in south africa, he returned to the uk, joining no. 124 squadron flying spitfire mk viis in defence of the invasion ports, where he scored his final victory; then flew spitfire mk ixs on bomber escorts to germany. he later became a spitfire test pilot at castle bromwich with the instruction of alex henshaw. in november 1944, he was awarded the distinguished flying cross. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"235","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316715/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.942Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316715,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316716/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 raf sqn ldr d brocklehurst 176 sqn signed bristol beaufighter bookplate. 7 x 5 inch limited special edition printed card with border, perfect for matting or use as bookplate. squadron leader d brocklehurst (derek brocklehurst) is best known in aviation history as a flight lieutenant who led the 176 squadron raf night-fighters during world war ii, famously taking off in hurricane aircraft to intercept enemy targets. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"236","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316716/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.944Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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to kar, e africa; 1 oct 1935 capt; 18 aug 1936 returned to glosters as adjt 7th bn; dec 1938 emb with bn for burma; may 1940 coy comd in 7th bn; then staff college; 3 sept 1942 maj; 1942 staff appt madagascar (mid); 1943 t/lt col; 1943 co 26th bn, kar; 1944 svd burma (mid); co 3rd bn kar, somaliland until kar disbanded; co 5th glosters (ta); 7 feb 1949 lt col; 1949 co 1st bn glosters as part of 29th inf bde gp, hong kong; late 1950 29th bde to korea under brig t brodie; jan 1951 communist counter-offensive drove un forces s towards seoul leading bn almost to sinanju; 16 feb 1951 dso action at attack on hill 327 se of seoul; 22-25 apr 1951 vc action on imjin river, korea; 19 mths pow at camp no 2, pi-chong-ni, nr manchurian border; 15 oct 1953 arr uk; 1953-57 comdt army apprentices coll, chepstow, mon; 29 mar 1954 col; 28 aug 1956 hon col 5th bn glosters; 30 nov 1957 retd; 1960 dl glos; freedom of gloucester and falmouth; 11 apr 1964 disch from res of offrs. final rank: col. died: 19 apr 1986 cheltenham, glos. cremated: ashes buried at cranham churchyard, glos; 30 apr 1986 memorial svce presided over by padre s j davies who had been pow with carne. commemoration: headstone; stone cross he carved for use at prison camp services now in gloucester cath; name on haileybury coll memorial and on memorial panel in chapel and cloister memorial; memorial panel, haileybury coll library; oil portraits by cecil jameson at iwm london and by f cadogan cowper in offrs' mess, the rifles (1st bn r glos, berks and wilts regt). other awards: dso (1951); 1939-45 star; burma star; defence medal 1939-45; war medal 1939-45 with mid; korea medal 1950-53; un korea medal 1950-53; jubilee medal 1977; dsc (usa). vc investiture: 27 oct 1953 with dso by queen elizabeth ii, buckingham palace. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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following deed took place for which he was awarded the victoria cross. on 16 february 1942 north of crete, in the mediterranean, hm submarine thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked. thrasher was subjected to a three-hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing. when after dark the submarine surfaced, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. petty officer gould and lieutenant peter scawen watkinson roberts volunteered to remove the bombs, which were of a type unknown to them. they removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. roberts and gould entered the confined space (which was no more than 2 feet (61 cm) high in places), and lying flat, wormed past deck supports, battery ventilators, and drop bollards. the petty officer then lay on his back with the 150 lb bomb in his arms while the lieutenant dragged him along by the shoulders. \"it was then a matter of the two of us, lying horizontally, pushing and pulling the bomb back through the casing. it was pitch black and the bomb was making this horrible ticking noise while the submarine was being buffeted by the waves\". they pushed and dragged the bomb for a distance of some 20 feet (6. 1 m) until it could be lowered over the side. every time the bomb was moved there was a loud twanging noise as of a broken spring which added nothing to their peace of mind. thrasher was surfaced, stationary, and close inshore to enemy waters. if the submarine was forced to crash dive while they were in the casing, they must have been drowned. it was 50 minutes before they got the bomb clear, wrapped it in sacking, and dropped it over the side. in august 1943 gould received a mention in despatches after the submarine truculent sank u-308 off the faroes on 4 june 1943. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning 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overall. hughie edwards was born at fremantle, western australia, and joined the raaf in 1935 before transfer to the raf. he was appointed to command no. 105 squadron in 1941. on 4 july 1941 edwards led 12 twin-engine bombers in a low-level attack on the heavily defended port of bremen. the aircraft had to fly under high-tension wires, through a balloon barrage, and into intense fire. all his bombers were hit, and four were shot down. in 1943 edwards became commanding officer of the bomber base at binbrook, lincolnshire, where no. 460 squadron, raaf, was based. the most highly decorated australian of the war, edwards also had a distinguished civil career, including an appointment as governor of western australia, 1974 75. edwards was awarded the victoria cross, the distinguished service order, the order of the british empire, the distinguished flying cross, service medals for the second world war, and coronation and silver jubilee medals for queen elizabeth ii. his honours include the knight commander of the order of st michael and st george, the companion of the order of the bath, and the knight of the order of st john of jerusalem. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"239","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316719/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.948Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":316719,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/316720/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"great war victoria cross admiral victor crutchley vc signed piece and biography. admiral sir victor alexander charles crutchley vc, kcb, dsc, dl (2 november 1893 - 24 january 1986) was a british naval officer. he was a first world war recipient of the victoria cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces, and a senior royal navy officer during the second world war. in september 1915 crutchley was promoted to lieutenant and posted to a battleship of the grand fleet, hms centurion. centurion participated in the battle of jutland. after the battle captain roger keyes assumed command of centurion and acquired a highly favourable impression of crutchley. keyes selected crutchley for the zeebrugge raid of 23 april 1918; he was assigned by keyes as first lieutenant to commander alfred godsal, also of centurion, on the obsolete cruiser brilliant. brilliant and sirius were to be sunk as blockships at ostend. the germans had moved a navigation buoy, and so the ships were beached in the wrong place under heavy fire. but crutchley performed well and was awarded the distinguished service cross. crutchley volunteered for the second ostend raid on 9 may, and was posted to the cruiser vindictive, again commanded by godsal. when godsal was killed and the navigating officer incapacitated, crutchley took command. when a propeller was damaged on the quay, preventing the vessel fully closing the canal, crutchley ordered its scuttling and personally oversaw the evacuation under fire. crutchley transferred to the damaged motor launch ml 254. when its wounded captain lieutenant geoffrey drummond collapsed, crutchley took command. crutchley oversaw bailing operations, standing in water up to his waist, until the destroyer hms warwick, carrying admiral keyes, came to its aid. although the second raid also failed fully to close the bruges canal to submarine traffic, crutchley, drummond and rowland bourke were awarded victoria crosses for the action. when there were more worthy recipients than vcs to award, the men were allowed to elect those to receive a vc. crutchley was one of the last elected vcs. during the final months of the war, crutchley served on hms sikh in the dover patrol, the channel force commanded by keyes. good condition. part of single vendor collection. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"240","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/79869/lot/316720/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-09-09T19:12:29.949Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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1965. on the morning of december 7, lt. rasmussen had awakened in his barracks when a group of japanese airplanes dropped bombs on the field. he strapped his .45 calibre pistol to the outside of his purple pyjamas and ran to get an airplane. most of the planes were destroyed, but lt. rasmussen found an unscathed p-36 hawk and taxied it to a revetment where he had it loaded with ammunition. during a lull in the bombing, he took off with three other pilots. they received orders by radio to fly to kaneohe bay on the north-east side of the island. the american pilots subsequently engaged 11 japanese aircraft. despite having a jammed .30 calibre gun and only limited capability with his .50 calibre gun, lt. rasmussen managed to shoot down a mitsubishi a6m zero. several other japanese pilots attacked, including one who apparently tried to ram him. 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