23rd Mar, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
3096
An Interesting Collection of Nine Pre and Second World War Photograph Albums, pertaining to Mrs Vera Armstrong M.B.E., nee Marshall, who married Captain Andrew Armstrong (later Brigadier) Royal Engineers 26th May 1934 at Christ Church, Cheltenham. The albums contain numerous photographs covering her sporting life in the 1920's, early married life in England and India, activities of the 7th Wiltshire M.T.Coy. Bulford A.T.S. in the Southern Command, showing how in many varied ways the A.T.S. did valuable work which allowed the release of thousands of men to do other duties, including the “Blood Drive”, showing blood donation, preparing and drying the plasma for transportation to the Far East, and packing bottles of plasma into parachute baskets to be dropped by air on to the battlefields, also family snaps and related letters and ephemera, together with the enamelled gilt miniature to the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George Companion (C.M.G.) breast badge in case of issue.
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 23rd Mar, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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Tuesday 22 March 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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