Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Sporting and Collectors Auction, SC47, Exeter

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 09, 2025 - December 10, 2025
Page Size: 133 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
700

A collection of early 20th Century and later postcards.

early 20th Century and later GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Unknown
701

A collection of early 20th century and later postcards, mostly GB an foreign topographical,

early 20th century and later GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
702

A collection of early 20th Century photographs and negatives.

early 20th Century GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
703

An early 20th Century postcard album.

early 20th Century GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
704

Players, Wills and others.

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 Unknown
706

A collection of early 20th Century Napoleon themed postcards.

early 20th Century GBP 50.00 - 80.00 Unknown
707

1936 Olympic Postcards in three albums.

1936 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
708

A collection of photographs and postcards relating to Torquay, including Torre Abbey,

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Unknown
709

A collection of 'Modern Beauties' cigarette cards.

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 Unknown
710

A wooden four drawer cabinet full of old postcards, greetings cars, some stamps etc.

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 Unknown
711

Two boxes of tea card sets in albums,

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Unknown
712

A mid 20th Century postcard and photograph touring album.

mid 20th Century GBP 60.00 - 100.00 Unknown
713

A collection of WWI era postcards. With silk examples including Australia and England Forever etc.

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
714

A collection of early 20th Century and later postcards in two albums.

early 20th Century and later GBP 30.00 - 50.00 Unknown
715

A signed postcard of Lillie Langtry.

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
716

An accumulation of Wills, Players and other sets and part sets of cigarette cards,

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 Unknown
717

A collection of early 20th century and later postcards, mostly GB trains an GB topographical,

early 20th century and later GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
734

A PS500 Chinese Imperial gold loan of 1898.

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
735

Three Confederate States of America government bonds.

GBP 80.00 - 150.00 Unknown
736

A Confederate States of America Stonewall Jackson PS1000 Dollar bond.

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 Unknown
744

Poland banknotes 5000 Polish Mark Piec Tysiecy Marek Polskich 1920 x 27 notes in EF/UNC condition,

1920 GBP 80.00 - 100.00 Unknown
780 Sir Norman Hartnell

Sir Norman Hartnell, KCVO (9101-1979) British fashion Designer. A collection of ephemera

1979 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
1022

A collection of early 20th Century and later photographs of steam trains.

early 20th Century and later GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
1023

RAILWAYS. London and South Western Railway, Ilfracombe line.

1898 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 Unknown
1024

A mid 20th Century enamel London Underground station sign for Braunford TMD.

20th Century GBP 40.00 - 60.00 Unknown
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