Whytes The Eclectic Collector Sale 20 September 2014

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Cork Church photograph
A large photographic print of The Church of The Holy Trinity, Fr.
Matthew Quay, Cork, likely a photographic competition entry, (21” x
15”): together with a collection of prints and engravings.
€80-€120 (£60-£100 approx)
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1914 Antarctic Expedition, three large photographic prints after Frank
Hurley (2) and Herbert Ponting (1)
Framed.
€200-€250 (£160-£200 approx)
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c1920 Antarctica. Two photographic prints
Inscribed to the mount in Spanish. Framed 5½ x 9½in. (13 x 23cm)
€80-€120 (£60-£100 approx)
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19th century Japanese Photograph Album
Original 19th century lacquered and inlaid photograph album. Various
sizes, mainly 9 x 7 inches, some smaller. All except one are coloured.
Some images are captioned: Green grocers shop, Geisha, Toshogu
Chinnomon Nikko, A32 Cooper, Mukojima Tokio, Sanju Sangedo Kioto,
Nagasaki Harbour & more. (26 photographs)
€200-€300 (£160-£240 approx)
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John Watt Beattie, seven photographs of Tasmania
Other Notes: John Watt Beattie (1859 – 1930) was an Australian
photographer. Beattie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was elected as
a fellow of the Royal Society of Tasmania in 1890. He was appointed
Photographer to the Government of Tasmania in 1896.
€100- €150 (£80-£120 approx)
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1930s “The Culprit” Winning photograph in Daily Mail competition
“The Culprit” including Garda Denis Flynn. Photographer, Leo O’ Brien.
The picture titled “ The Culprit” won a £100 prize in The Daily Mail in the
1930s.
The picture was taken outside Gaffney’s shop on Burrin Street, Carlow.
Garda Denis Flynn had a unique career in the Garda Síochána in that he
joined the force in March, 1922 and trained in the R.D.S. grounds.
He was appointed to Carlow town Garda Station in September 1922,
remained attached to the same Garda station all his working life, where
he served until his retirement in November 1965. Leo O’ Brien joined the
R.A.F. and served in the Bomber Command as an aerial photographer, he
was killed on a flying mission.
€100- €150 (£80-£120 approx)
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Photograph album of trip to South America by German Family prior
to World War 2 on a doomed ship.
Containing images of tour from Germany to South America aboard the
ill fated German luxury liner Cap Arcona in 1938. Among the images are
photos of the ship itself, on board activities, views from the ship and on
land in Brazil, Uruguay, Cape Verde, also a large portrait of a German
soldier & a press clipping relating to the sinking of the Cap Arcona and
other ships. The photographs range in size from about 25 x 19cm
(approx.10 x 8.25 inches) to 6 x 6cms (approx.2.25 square inches). Pasted
to the front & rear pastedowns are two fabric strips with the name of
the ship “Cap Arcona” in gold lettering and with the logo of the
company HSDG (Hamburg-Südamerikanische
Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft) . A unique & important visual record of
the travels of this luxury liner just 7 years before it was sunk by the
Royal Navy in 1945 with the loss of 5,000 lives, mostly prisoners from
concentration camps who were being moved from eastern Germany.
(230 approx. photographs).
€300-€500 (£240-£400 approx)
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Collection of 11 Photos of Michael MacLiammoir
A set of black and white photographic portrait studies of Michael
MacLiammoir. The largest 15” high x 14.5” wide, on 20” x 16” stock.
Unframed.
€ 200-€400 (£160-£320 approx)
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A collection of early 20th century, mainly Irish language, Christmas
cards & postcards
by Fergus O’Connor, Brian O’Higgins, Richard King et al. Includes good
ranges of Irish postcards: Dundalk Football Club, c.1905; 1911 Irish
language procession, Dublin; 1940s series of Irish Saints by Richard King;
two Fergus O’Connor greetings card sample books.
€ 300-€400 (£240-£320 approx)
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Two early 20th century postcard albums containing Irish, British and
European postcards.
Good Irish topographical, including: Ballymena, Sneem, Waterford,
Dublin, Dundalk, Sligo, Wexford, Bandon; also Dublin Horse Show
advertising card; King Edward VII’s visit to Ireland; WWI patriotic types.
(280 plus)
€ 400-€600 (£320-£480 approx)
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Two albums of postcards, many of Irish interest, also World War I
interest.
Good ranges of early 20th century comic cards, novelties, including
leather pull-outs; WWI Naval photographic; and some later. (280 plus)
€ 200-€300 (£160-£240 approx)
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1968 Postcard Sales Album, Dollard Printing House
The 1968 range of Dollard postcards, comprising 165 postcards in a
presentation binder with “View Card Order Form”.
€ 150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
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A large collection of international postcards
An interesting lot including Aeroflot (4), K.L.M. (4): official postcards of
aeroplanes; Guinness: a set of 12 by Dollard, Dublin; good 1950s and
1960s British comic cards; good range of 1950s East African cards. (100
plus)
€ 100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
106
Postcards. All-world, including Britain, Germany, USA etc.
Postage Stamp Series by Zieher (15 unused), and Royal Air Force planes
1940s by Valentine (21), Carlswerk steelworks set in folder, and good
ranges of topographical etc. (150+)
€ 80-€120 (£60-£100 approx)
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Postcards. Irish topographical.
Includes good scenes of Skerries, Dublin Horse Show, Belfast, Cork,
Dublin Airport, etc., also a collection of mainly Irish made greetings
cards from 1930s to early 1950s and some other ephemera and some
family photographs circa 1890-1910. (200+ including 150+ postcards).
€ 200-€300 (£160-£240 approx)
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Album of postcards, Dublin, Belfast, Bantry, Killarney
Includes good ranges of topographical cards: Harland & Wolff, R.M.S.
Ulster and other ships; Temple Street, Dublin, good street scenes
including Youghal, Enniskillen, Cork, Warrenpoint, Belfast, etc. (80)
€ 80-€120 (£64-£96 approx)