History, Literature & Collectibles 17 october 2015

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1914 - 1918WorldWar I British Army ephemera
A fine handkerchief, the borders printed with a band
of shamrock and allied flags the corners with Victoria
Crosses. The centre of the flag with the words and music
to It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” above marching soldiers;
together with a 19th Division Christmas card, after a
Heath Robinson design, dated 1918. (2)”
Estimate €100-€150 £70-£110
167
1915 A rare early photograph of General George
S. Patton, Mounted Service School, Fort Riley,
A programme of Mounted Service School, Fort Riley,
Kansas, Graduation Rides, 14 - 17 June, 1915. 2nd Lt.
George S. Patton Jnr., 15th Cavalry was Master of the
Sword at the school and is shown in four photographs,
including one in hunting dress. Published by the Mount-
ed Service School Printery and Bindery. N.D. (1915).
Pp104, including 94 illustrations of military equestrian
demonstrations.
The Mounted Service School was part of United States
Army Cavalry School from 1907 until America’s interven-
tion in the First WorldWar, when instruction ended for
the duration of the war.George Smith Patton, Jr.(1885-
1945), who features in three illustrations, was both a
master of swordsmanship and an equestrian student of
the Mounted Service School at the time of this publi-
cation. On graduation he participated in the campaign
against Pancho Villa on the US/Mexican border.
5_ x 8in. (13.34 x 20.32cm)
Estimate €300-€500 £220-£370
168
Kings Royal Irish Hussars postcards
15 real photographic postcards of the Royal Irish Hussars
in Aldershot and Sonnenberg, Germany. Rare.
Estimate €150-€200 £110-£150